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HA rj.XNAU CARRS.
THOMAS M. NOltWOOD,
Attorney and Counxlor at Law,
fyrjtivM BA.
■ Ay*-9» '
tTw. iimr, c. w. tfttsmeri.
LATHROP A CO..
t It < HI CanjIW pi„ C.„
Whul.Ml, ...! Rrt.il IWkr. I.
Dry Goods, Ready ltade Clothing,
Boots, Shoes. Hals and Caps,
Carpets, Oil Cloths, Lace
Curtains, Shades, eto.
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John EcflakMftfclV,
dralkra m
Groceries,
CORK, OATS. It AY, FEED, ED.,
(V. ItrotfAtom end Jrfnsem Ah.,
HOLCOMBE & CO.,
^TW UuleoBtb*—B*uMi»h#d ISM.)
W holesule Grocer$,
THE CUTHBERT
Vol. II,
Crlthbert, Georgia, Friday, February 7, 100$.
iSfd. 14.
SAVA.Yirjit CARPS.
* PALMER ft DEPP18H,
Wholewb ud Rctsll Dealers In
Hardware
CUTLERY. FILES, EDGE TOOLS,
AGRICULTURAL IXTl-SMSHTS,
HtIUBBK BBI.T1NO,
POWDER. SHOT, CAPS urt 1.R1D,
184 Cmfrm J- 67 91. Juliim SDnii,
iaYamrah, u.
su*lMm
V Uw
H- A. TOPHAM k CO.t
OLOTHIN <3-
ANU
Hcn’i Firubfaiis Goods,
HATS and 0X1*8,
138 CoH^rcaa J.) *S7. ./m/r/r
SAVANNAH, 0A.
HT PUntaUon QlmhIi atwaj* tm hand,
aa^lfi «tn r
CLAGHORN A CUNNINGHAM
WboltaaU and Mail
G-RO OBRS,
i'«raur Bay and Drayton SU., Savauuuh, Ga.
(Kalabtinbad in ISIS.)
K KBI* ooatta'itljr on band a Urn and rarUd an-
aortmoat of (SOOIH, atiilabla lor Fain lv or
PUntalUo ara. A'ao a aancral a*anrlmsnt of Ina
In.pnnad WINKS. MgOOHS mad HKUAIU}.
yr Country otdara car.fully alNoded to.
CHAMPION & FREEMAN,
Wholesale Grocers,
(Cur. /toy and DrrnjUm SU.,)
IAVANMAK. I I t I
BOUTUEHlsr
Importing House
T ,t...^Ml8AAwi$<rrt n
M rtrtm I SAYlMAI. «*.
MH a ■•tin 1
Jan a. aa*#r J angld «m
»•••. I
x r
TISON l G0KD0N,
Commission end Forwarding
MERCHANTS,
Mr Saanal audition will ba firta to Iba aala af
Laober, RMln.TiiFpawtiao.al*.
Imrnneaee—U. H. Co., i. MfK. Oaaa,
'Caibb-rt (i*. ftwgis iy
a. a. aiaaa, I o. a. oaoofaa,
Hama. 0a., | Itrcka Co., Oa.,
I. t. !*•«. I * » 4C ■?*-.
**- 1 *" -Til.a, On.
SLOAN, 01100VEIV A Co„
Cotton Factors
AJTO
CMM18N0N KERCH ATS,
4 wponwAiiBTi wnrw iawon,
mi STREET, J9AVAN.NAII, oa.
L IHKHAL ADVAKCKS ON COTTON araaig*
U to mm e»na<»—d.aU mi lawVorb and Ur-
Kawiaft bwMi apyu>uii«A A gran foe Iba aala *4 the
AI.9ANV-HTAlt COTTON CIIN and UINDKAH
ID,«i lake pleoure la off.rwg Iba eaata la iba
arartlM tba inarured appearance of iba l.ial.
g * ifin * , “ l “* * obUtoc<l
■ " elSoVlT IAHoVer * oo..
Liiimum
r. II. BEI1N,
fisTHysipiiiipp
A A YAKS An, HA.
yr Ilea rewtared (o Kirai Door West of Iba Ka
•baegijH
It AN DELL <fc C(),
Wlxoleoatlo
S91 b SOS Bay it, IAVLIVAH, 04.,
H IATB bow la ainea a Urge and oompleU aaeorb
mewt of QRQCKRIB.-L which ther nff.r to
the trade ai prlrue leak tbanlbey Cad ba Lid 4«wa
fcpm the Northern Market!, coneieting la pari of
fIIACOS—Hboaldcra, 8idaa, Ham., I'orb {
BU0AR8—All gradaa, reSaed aad raw ;
. COFFEIC—Kiii, Jam aad Ceylon ;
5“^“-
JIACbKRK.L CODFIHIl and IIKRRINU ;
CANDI.KH, 80AP and HT A KCH ;
TOBACCO, of renown grades, eic., etc.
8 uncial alien tioa givea la erdere with rr ml Manat
^ ^MfgU|Ma|Mea
iPrieea f-r.khe'd wken deairad. aorl^m
McDowell a dickinbon,
A "> ltt f toBMere kwl Jnbbart of
iVr*r
s
POKKKJN and R0MKSI10 FROTH,
' ")tmmtriftiUif &mM (lomdt,
Jdhm, Fhtmrimf ErfrmtU, dr., dr
ST WaebiagUat It, (Cyr. af Chamber^)
Mi i. ib xeemat, I Baw T eck.
Sjj. r. Mcxineow- f aatSS-ly
tDj MlNpOUrH HARDEN,
ATTOIUnEV at law.
mn»KMT,
GJSOMCIA
-tir M.I. praeice in all tba Conrtf af the PalenU
VV Oircwb.aad iaCelbown aowatyofibedoo b
Waalvrw Cw»«, and tn Use Hwpraeae Cowet of Oa.
Me baa neb amr-gemeota w.tb Ho*, kdwerd J.
Murdea. wboe-Udeata Marananh. Oa., <o attend bit
eaaanin AdManl Peat A Mwenaaah, Ibnaaiwing
DaTcling eipcstci and hotel bill*. aag'.’J l?
HONE & GORDON,
IMFOHTKH8
a»»
Whies. I.iqiioru mill Srg»r»
140 Bay SUei t, Savannah, Ga.
—glA-Aiw .
“ JOHN LYONS,
Wbolraala and KeUII Dealer in 4
Choice Family Groceries,
Liquors, Wines, Ales,
FRUITS, J ELITES mi PICKLES,
Ttbseea, Srgars, etc.
Comer BrowjhUn and Whihtltr Strut*,
•AVARBAB, CBOMIA.
eng'd.«m
Wholesale* House!
18E7.P ALL and WIUTER.lEfil
JOHN C. MAKER & CO,
IMPORTERS aad JODHERS of
xorroxs, millinery
AMO
Corner Drougnlon and Whitakrr Bta.,
SA VANN Alt, 04,
a'oknth res
GROVER ft IMKEIt’H
Elsetio Btiteh Sewing Haohines
■rtu. ~
K0BEKT8 ft nLLMAB.
■ tnimmiKttims
ha Vann Ah, a a.
S PECIAL allen'lon glean to tba reeeipt aad aala
of Ibe priKlncta of Iba country, aad to ftwwerd-
ing it thniugh this place to other maikrta, either
for aala or on cooeignmant. Wa bar# Iba eery bast
arrangement* for
Selling Cotton In Liverpool,
and will bare U eold la that market when owner*
J3C* Oh lUt rscript of Cmtlou liberal
CASH ADVANCES \rUl to mad* when
ROHERTH 4 TILLMAN,
Ofliea North Rida lUy street,
One Door Want City Kacbaage.
Savannah.
B. L. eonsbts, t
joaera till# a a, Madiaoa county, Fla. aaglMaa
vr. H. tfA«*, it. r. gmiMoxn.
W. II. STARK k €0.
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
Commission Merchants
4JD
Forwarding Agents,.
Corner rf Lincoln and Jlay Streete,
otl^Sm SATARNAH, OA.
1 " . "IL ..■■'■J
The Golden Side.
tlnTu la many a real In Ibc road of Ufa,
It wo wbttld only Mop in take H |
And many a tom fro hi tho bolter Istltd)
If the qnornloui heart Would make ill
To ike itimiy aoul that ia full of hope,
And whose beautiful trust ne’er failrlhi
Tlie pram Is green ami the Howard are bright,
Though the wintry storttl prtvaileltL
JtollW lb liopo though Uir eJoodv hang kiw,
Anil to keep the ryut still lifted j
Fig the aweet Wne aky will aoon peep through,
When tba ominous clou Is are rifted I
There wan never a night without a day,
Ur an evening without a morning |
Aod the darkest hour, aa tint proverb goea,
Is the hour before lira dawning.
Thera is many a grot In the pntli of life.
Which *« paaa > u our idle pleasure,
That ia richer (hr than th« jeweled crown
Or tbu tblwr'a boarded Irenmire ;
ll may be the lora of a little child,
Or a mother's prayer to Heaven,
Qr nuly a beggat '• grateful thauka
Fur a cup of wafer given.
IWttrr lo weave la the web of lift
A bright and golden tilling,
And to do God's will with a ready heart,
And hands that are swill anti willing,
Thun lo map the delicate, minute threads
Uf our curious life aaumler ;
And ilten blatno Meavsn for tae tangled ends,
And ait and grtevu and wonder.
lUuiutlMir !l»« l’oor.
Uesucmber th* poor, for bleak wiuda art blow
ing,
And brightly the frost-pearla are gHst'nlng
around ;
Th« atrenmlets have ceased all their musical
Sowing,
And snow drift* lie scattered all over the
ground.
lirtnetnlirr the poorinthelrcomfnrtlcisdWelllng,
Ill-clad and Ml-fctl, o’arburdoued with care,
Ob. turn not away with a look imi repelling.
Thy kindness tuay save them, perlupa, froiu
despair.
Kvmwnber tha poor when the hear that ooc U
. ti. • t Inl.
And happy hearts gather around lla blase ;
There are (Marts that aru sad aod eyes that are
tearful,
A* (right as thins awn iu Ibeit suaalrr days.
Mislurtun* way soul ter tby presen l poaausaioM,
And plenty to poverty leave thee a prey ;
llow bitterly Iben wilt thou think of the blea-
■inga
That ch.irlty i'b from thy ricbea tt>day.
Uemeialwr the poor aa ye thankfully gather
Each tound ula rich table with luxury apr.ad
Thou, too, aft a penalowr on ft rich Father,
Ptw keaRh and for frkutdabip, for raiment and
brand ;
If b«t bath been bountiful, with a like spirit
Diapenaa of that boutily what charily claims ;
Far greater the treasure tby aoul atiall Inherit
When Shy bread on the- waters retururtb again.
Remember tb« poor this thou art commanded-♦
The n«v iour thuv kindly rcmeiniiervd the poog.
‘•The destitute thoa shall not send ' iuj»tr handed.
I'nelad and on warned and unk it from lli)
Tby paaia in thD Ufa atiall be Ilk* th* deep tit
vr,
And dying thy web owe to heaven shall be -
**Yt lailhtul and blesaad of tuy FatbvT—come
hither ;
Ta did it lu other* - ve did U to we.”
HiiMk* cm*r
Tlic etutimeDt that an onterprining
Yunkou hae iMiught an I *lund in tli«
(Mik» river, Mid Ims ■tocktid the same
with bluvk outn, intending to go inte the
fur trade, huh called forth the following
ucoiunt of a uiititlar eiperimont which
wua tint tie ninny yeara Hgn l»v a gentle*
inun w ho reaidca in Maryland The Idea
»truck him that us the far It ado wne
hicrutivd it would bu much better to
raiae animals nearer home than the re
gnma of tlio North, und accordingly pur
chnaeti an inland in the Chaaiipciike Hay,
atocking it with the blackeai of -hitick
cat*. He paid extruvugaot pricea for
the folinca, and all tlie'btrr* Hi the ndju-
Cfht country went extthmivefy Into the
buaineaa of entrupping nmnt»perling
Tommiee ami TaUhiea, wliirb were im
mediately diapont-d uf' und aunt to the
diWepald hlund
The gentleman found (lie enta w^r*
prolific, arid was soon ct»mj>elled td* ritii*
ploy (wo tnen to live on the Vfnnd und
tieh with a seine, in older tc supply theta
with fbod. At first, tho fiahermen had
quite on easy time, and readily supplied
Hah In iibudnnce for their charges j but
the numbera daily increnacd, unlfl whole
legions of Wack cats trooped ovor tlio
iafutid homo, devouring everything in the
shape of footl, nnd tho men found h im
possible to furnish the requisite amount
of nourishment At last, it was deter
mined that one of the men should toko a
boat and Mturing to the mainland, re
port tho alarming state of nffarra. Dur
ing tho absence of the messenger, the
cuts bocome exceedingly bold, arid the
remaining party, fearing for his life,
kicked liimacM up iu bis cubit) aad pre
pared for a liege.
The enemy, cmboldgnud by this dis
play of fear, and urged on by hunger,
surrounded the Itouse, climbed, up tlio
sidos, atarting in at tho affrighted man
through Hie windows and apertures,
keeping up the while the runet hid •
bus caterwauling, lie carefully stop-
d upeviyoroviceaave the chimney,
awing and hearing oinirKiua falling
of aoot, which disclosed a determination
on tire part of the besieging force to ef
fect a surprise, be closed that opening
also, and *M,icawher-like waited for
“ something to turn up.” For two days
and nights be was kept in this aiogular
prison, with the dreadful bowls of furn
ishing cats over resounding in his oars,
aud with aavuge eyes glaring at him coa-
linuttlly.
At langth a party arrived with guns,
and succeeded in iiiucoringtlie man irorn
hie truly awTbl ppeition/ btitao nturferoua
were tlm eeta, so fields their aaiiect, aud
threatening their demeanor, that both
tlie rescocre and tho reecuod were otily
Lm> glad lo Ifave this paudernonium of
j*t bluck cats, gaunt uml ferocious os
they wwufrom starvation.
The animals all perished, etrl thus
ept’ei one of the most extensive cat rear
ing veoturee ever recorded.
Prom Warerly Map^alne.
The Mnldcn nnd the Maniac.
If our memory serves ns, and we a}-e
r»t anmihronletic, it wu« H. C. fortv-two
years, whrin good "Champagne Chnrlie,”
tho three times Wall reigning mohnrch
of the "Hcutttlful Islo of tho Boa"—0i»
aeeit. However, whethor right or
wrong, wo will proceed with our story.
About tho time referred to there dwelt
on the Island we have just named two
youths and n "youthenthe last nomod
of whom was n girl, mid tho two former
were young men. Asa description of
these individuals is indispensable to th*
successful handling of tine our thrilling
romance, we will of them take a photo
graph for tho reader’s benefit.
The girl whs, at the time wo write,
about Ht the puzr.ling ago of aJjWrT.—»
l’etit* in form, and in inoviug how like a
god. with inky tresses which hung lu
wild confdsion on her nluhuster shoul
ders. Slut wnA well caJculflted lo in-
spire the behblder with emotions of re*
s|>ect, oateem and admiration. She wria
un a facetious writer has it, "r gusher.f
Her eyes ever und anon shot forth love-
glances completely demoruliriug in their
effeot upon the tender youth who
chanced to bo within fhuir rnngo. Ifyf
name was Maria, and she was culled the
“Killer ol Oiseeit.”
Fuss we on to the Young men. One
was called Johnny M'Cornoll, and the
other Daniel .WeUator Shielding. The
Brat was of the'nge of twenty or so, of
medium height, compactly built, nnd
with—oh, my !—such it Iqvo of a mous
tache 1 from his love of oysters our
sketcliee hud earned the sobrifuH of
“Oyster Johnny."
The other, whom wo will call for
shortness Dun, had not the winsome
ways of Johnny. He wns below medi
um height, not very stoutly built, am)
minus the birsiiticul disiderutum on Ini)
upper lip—though lie wus live and thir
ty. Uy reason ol his well-balanced und
finely cultivated mind, und iKH-iiohlly
excursive imuginutiiiu, be was known
by the soin de aumre ot ••Lexicon.” He
wus invariably putting grammatical
“puzzlers,” opening up thuorieH long
since oetlled, mid asking questions In an
cient dreil n»ytliol»*gy which took the
faculty of Oistq-it Instjiute runny days to
arrive at even an hypothesis of theii
enunciation, lie wus very rich, howev
er, and fumec found his wny into tlio
first society of (jiscuii. bo much tut
description ; no.W f«ir ‘oirlilory, , j
Doniieiled 'adatli the hamo roof, Irt dbl
mestio felicity and tranquiljty. abides
Marie and her father, Krad Johns, n
Cromwellian hero. They at the time
we enter, ure breaking their night'A last.
Listen, gentle reudur, to their eonvursn-
lion.
"No Marie, my child' vfliiUj I have
every thought for ymir buppiuosa, nnd
wlnle I would not willingly marry you
to the man you detest, sl.ll meet it is
that you many the wealthy und talent*
ed Shielding. I pray you think Well of
it, dulling. I would like to aco you
happily married ere I, footnote and wea
ry, plod the way to dusty death."
"Well, pa, I do not love Sliioltling,
and I know I never cun. I love John
ny, und though he is not so rich as his
rival, 1 know I would bo fur happier
were I to share liia lot. Willi lutn by
( me, always eucouruuirig mo with bis
■ sweet voice of love, I Would w illingly
endure life’s severest trials ami meet
destiny fuee to fuoo. With his loving
arm uliput me. urii) my bead am pi I lowed
on his breast, I \v,>utd bo lispjiy—ye*,
very, very happy.”
"I am sorry, my child, we enrinpt
agree upon tfiTef subject, uiu| with my
bencdictiou I dir.miss you io your stud
ies. *
Mario retires, and in a short tirno is
siiBimousd by a servant torc|mir to the
ceofption-room.to sea a. visitor. On en
tering Mario is met by MCornell, who,
•cquuintuneo with Shielding, Wt» fnitst
■Wet*p Ibh Maris, Hut 'tie* destiny. In-
oxplicsble destiny, canst thou not relent
n little f Do, und the blessing of many
will follow you through the serpentine
msandoringtf of the present and ahaso
you through M'O lATtyrinthian maxes of
tho to oopie. Frithso, relent. i
CIIAITEH.II.
The mellow ruya of the gonial Italian
sun, sinking to Test in the arms of the
blushing Occident, metamorphosed the
beautiful isle of Oiscoit into one huge
muss of gold, and cunt translucuntly ef-
fulgent rays upon tlio contiguous island
of Uownnus. All ulong the highways
of Oiseeit innumerable people wore
wending thair way. Cunnoos wate
Itoiuniiig malodiously ; sky-rockets were
explodihg spontaneously, und ull rintUro
seemed to be dressed us for u holiday,
l’rotuchnicully speakigjj, every thing wus
it) dftngtet 4 of ltnmeaiute, spbnhtnepua.
and axplosivt-umiihilittion. m Yhitiwe'
ask the villagers tho tneuning of nil this.
They are so wrapt iu anticipatory hup-
piiuws that ^lie prerogative c[ speech is
lost uhlo them. In our frantic liusto to
act our minda at rest wo rush into tlie
church, into which we see nutnberlcas
■ people going, Audio I the solution is
givuu.
Standing at the altar wo son Marie
‘anil her husband (Tjuit’s premature;
he isn’t her husbtibd yet. "There’s
ninny u alip," otc., la 1 the old truism,)—*
The minister has not yot arrived. Sup
posing wo scan the (rousuuu of the fair
bride. Over a dress pfwlutp tulle, and
pertilant from her angelic craniuiiL tk-
Aoends, itt graceful folds, u veil 6f honi-
ton lace, fostonsd at tho top of her head
by a crown of Howurs. Qvur her awan-
like bust, in cluirming oonfusien, drops
a profusion pf curls, beld at the buck by
a diiufrodd pin. Around Her slender, ta-
paring waist ia clnsped a belt of hngo
proportions, fastened in front by a buck
le studded with diumuuds. Fi'om be*
neuth the folds of Iter dress roguishly
peeps a tiny foqt encased in u satin
omhroiddred slipper, ornamented with
emorulds, garnets and rubies. Around
her faultless form the rosy god of day
threw oscintiluting halos ; typical, may
hap, of the halos of happiness to chase
her through life-
Bo ipuch for the bride—now for tho
groom. He Was got up in the feigning
fashion of the dny. Ho had on n oont,
a vest, and a oollur encirohid by A nedk-
tiu, together with shoes and stookings,
and pants to tliy knees. Tbo.vie^r from
tlio fliurch dpor wus simply magnificent,
grand atid atodirisjilHng. Lobkiiijj |h
to the bride's face'We see it White na
monumental alabaster. Thie, however,
may be usual on such occasions.
The clergyman qt length nrrivei. He
gloom on'Morio’a face increases The
Shadows play bide and seek in H«r mng-
iiificMiit hair. Tho groom looks an amil-
ingly as though nothing whs the matter.
The clergyman is about prooouucing
them man nnd wife when the. jhndowa
depart, und immediately thereafter tliere
ia heard n auceoesion of terrific'thunder-
bolts, paralyzing the Hudierica with fear.
Tlio eureniouy prnueeds, They are
made one—w hich one the future is to
decide. The bride faints. Kindling to
the Itifcnaible one goes a young man,
saying,
"Btnnd nside, ye knaves, stand rtslde I"
The husband, not liking the wuy the
intruder-iiugs his w ife, uur tlm coutident
manner in which she reposes in his
nrrn*, ntebs IMWard and says,
"WfnVwrts yriul’sii 1 thatldiirok to strip
between man; and wifo t Tho duty of re-
auacitntioii dufvivuM upon me, sir; stand
aside
"Who arp you ?” asks tlio other,
"I nm thiit lady's husband.’’
"Thrill she bus—her bus—you—I—
bn ha I" - , !
Saying which lie rushes out of the
church. Poor youth I The suddenness
of the blow has quitq overtaxed his men
tal capacity und made him insane. Th
^ | Indy Is taken home. Poor Marie
ceptrJ lover, imprinta a kiss upon Imr well thoa knoweefc not what tranapired
lips, while she lingeringly tarries in his ut the church, «»r thou, too, might be nr-
• i ruye)|. * u,ol, 0 Mio ‘'liiny" ol tins world.
J)ruw we the curtain
loving embrace
"Marie, my lova, I have come fptyour
answer. You ImVe betrothed yourself
to me, vet Unlay, you ure to be married
to Bhieldiog. Is if your wish, pet ? Is
it the desire of your heart ?”
"No i” sobbinglyYesponds Marie.
"Then why not fly with mu to Gownn
chai'Txr irt.
Mat ie Very soori rccoverod. tier do
ting husband hung over her, saying ca
ressingly,
.‘n."L"i' v .T.7 «’ 7, “^IHsnW to me, darling I Speak to
, us * Oh Mane 1 1 foul myself capable of .. ()Ur <t,ubby I’ ”
11e»in» you will' * tonjui uo»8 mid duvo-. J As wo | 10v0 Bllid| rc ,i VL ,J, Bin.
| tiou seldom, if over, equalled in this re q UM t e d to bo left alone. It wuM t'oin
world of faitliJesaueas. \\ hat any you,, f ,jj w |
durlins; r • j . i. ■'» ■*« ,*. i, .
"Julmuy, you knm- I Ue yDu riu- Preparation* were l.eing citunriuuly
cerely, but pu aaya I must marry Shield- , nu j 0 in tho muiision for tho murriagu
Ing." . feast, U) take place that evening. Tlio
"Shielding bo—’ | hour fuat approaches, but mi Mario—
"Tut, tut, love I" interpoaingly crics^ She is not disturbed. Tha linger of time
Marie ; "do not exasperate yourself. Ho punts to the hour of ten. No Mnrle.
firm are my convictions of ti.iul love that, | TI
firm are my c _
though it will make ine miserable for
lifs, I must do ns my father aays and
give my hand to Shielding, my heart I
have already give*.to yon. Oo ; find in
another woman's love the happiness de
nied you in mine. My father’s coming
—fly, darling ! Farewell fjort-ver l’’
Thus hastily disposed of Johnny ex
ercises Ids pedal extremities, nnd is soon
bpyond tho rriitch cf the exaeperuted pa-
rent.
From the above the intelligent reader
wifi glean that Marie is to be oflored an
unwilling sacrifice to her father's indom
itable will. Metaphorically apeukiu£,
June is to be wedded to November.—
Mdhinks I see tho ruder a eye* over
flow. Well they might, for, from our
l’hc guests have all arrived. A domes
tic is dispatched to Murie’a room, and
tupa furiously on the door. AH partukee
of the ominous stillness of death. A
horrid suspicion creeps over the mind of
the domestic. She frantically rushes in*
to her master's pi esence, her eyes dilat
ing with fear. Tho husband nml fath
er repair to Marie’s room and forcibly
njien the door. Oh, horrible, most bor*
rihle.1 On the couch of snowy whiteness
lies the inanimate form of Mafic, and
from a gaping wound in her breast
flows life’s current I The father staggers.
’The husband clutches nl'tbe air us if hi
bad hits hands upon the eluyer of bis
happiness, lie route; clasps his hand
upon flirt heart, gives a lugubrious sigh,
and, like a scusiblu man, then aud there
prigs out.” The father huving recover
ed from his shock, makes for ft pistol'ly-
itlgcm a table, when a note att metis hm
attention. Tremblingly opeuiug il ho
reads as follows:
To My IIi'spasD : The coldness of
(ho nbovo caption ought not.to starlln
you, as my fitlief must have told you,
ere thin, that I nevttr.did nor never
could, lprip yort. I gayu you my hand
but not my nearly for 1 had uono—it
having boon given long since td bno I
love better thun life, and who, (D. Y.,)
I htipa to meet in heaven. 1 pray your
forgiveness for what may seem to you a
rush not; but sooner than ho culled en
dearing names, petted, caressed and
cared for by one I cun never, never love,
I will , take my own life. Hence my self-
murder. Tho disparity in our n^ea in
alone r sufligient bur to our happiness.
My heart is being cruahsd. I saw bo-
foiq mo nothing but shadowy joys.—
Where tho heart Is not there content
mint nor hupp'meea never can bo. My
lieurt is ia beaten—there only will I
seek joy. Bpuco yoqr rcprouohca.—
Think of me often, un«| sfiotl a few tours'
at tho Untimely sovuriug of iho bud ol
life from its patent stem. Adieu I adieu!
' Your broken-hearted wifeof an hour,
Mario.
"L’y8. Dh?nV it gently.to my pa,
pnd bury iqe wbQre.tho flowerets droop."
After perusing the nbovo epistolary
adieu, Marie's father raised thwpiHtol to
hi* head and pulled tho trigger. The
cap only exploded. Nothing dauuted,
huwevor, by this failure, he put another
cap on und again presented the pistol
to his lioad. This timo it Went off. So
did the old man.
He dropped a lifeless corpse at the
/cot of Mario mid hop husband.
The author would fuin yield to nn al
most overpowering sense of faiatneos
brought about by tlio above scenes, but
nervea himself to bring the curtain upon
tho above sad rocital by giving ot»t that
“Oyator Johnny" now rourtis throrigh
the furt-at wild* of Gowonus, acated tip-
on it fiery unturned atoed, helpleaaly in
sane.
A Ctt«e of Conscience.
Tho Danville Sxpreaa rotates the fol
lowing:
Borne tlmo Biro, while a prominent
Inwyor of this place Was attending court
in an adjoining ooftuty,ho WaI applied to
by A singular specimen of humanity,
charged with grand larceny, tQ defend
him. The lawyer very paturnlly inqrilr-
cdwhnt crime no wua nricnaod bf The
AArly neeuaed rcplietl that somebody had
bean mean enough to ohargo him with
stealing $150 in bank nutea, and had gut
him indicted.
‘Are you guillv ?' asked the lawyer.
•That’s none of your buxinees,' replied
the accused. 'They say that It make*
no difference to you whether a mao is
S ilty or not, you will eoutrive to dig
n out in aome way. So don't aAy any
fl*e about guilt till you hetir what the
jilry says.’
4 Well, what about the pay T aaid the
.lawyif.
‘You just hold on till tho trial !i over.
Give the pluntiff tliqnder on the crola
cxaininutinn, nnd that other follow he
ha* got to buck him up, and you'll huva
no trouble about Ibc pay.’
The trial coimnenvod, aud proved to
bo a somewhat protracted, and exciti^d
ono. Tlie district attorney proved thnt
tha money in question was compf«ed of
two $50 bills ou ti curtain bank, und the
lent iu 810 bills, all of which, were
wrapped up in a pleco of oil silk. The
jury, after listening to the counsel In the
Case, nnd reoeiving the uhurge of the
Judge, retired and soon returned with
a verflict of not guilty. The n«ouse<l,
who was greatly elated with the result
or tho trial, and tlio effort of hl« counsel,
invited the latter Into one of the Yacaiit
jury room*. As soon as they were alone
A Most fetnuiBO Criiipt er.
A correspondent writea ua from Water
loo, Iown, asking if we know of on®
Edgar Burnham, and of his history.
We do. And ns it }s nstrange, true
one, known to hundreds, we give In the
Democrat ns it ia, that w* may correct
soma error® thoso Who speak ofhiiu liuvs
fallen into. Eight yenrs ijooe, when »b
were engaged ns city editor of a Mil
waukee pujier, there hv«M hi Ihfs Btute
tin editor named Pow«l(, now ooriuecStnl
with a Chicago paper, wy think. IU to,
uuioei he bus qu(V.VHir. . r .... . ,,
In 1802 Potyell wus married tpaMiM
Ellon Burnhnnqbf HfFraanUaf*VlAfcdmn n,
utter a courtship of Home nioiflhs. Mian
Burnham's parents were old Yveidenta ol
Uroadhead, and of high rASpectubility.
Thu daughter taught muaip, had a large
number of pupila, ami waa very attract
ive. Powell lived Wltb Ibk as a hus
band two y«ar<, she betatf all that iMm
a gtmd wife in all rsApeeta, preaefrtlflg
him with but one ohild. At the expira
tion of two years, when about twenty-
oho years of ago, Mrs. Powell's Voice
changed, she grew light whiskers, and
gruduully changed hef set, duVefophig
iaio u man, in ail respects, us if nytttte,
anxious for a freak, had turned u pof
tion of herBelf wrongsido out.
Tho husband and wife separated when
the wife became a man, and Mra. Elian
Powell took the name of Edgar Wdrrt-
ham, donned male attiro, Bought and ob
tained employment a* a clerk in Chica
go, and lived a single young man for
ono year. . i
During tho time lie fell in love with a
niece of Senator Morgan, ol NoW York,
but did not marry her, lor reaeonS nbt
pertiocxrt Co thhr artlofe. Sul aWl the
end of the year he did many A J.0«H)g
lady ofBroadhead, Wis , a Afisf Gerta
Everett, who was a music pupil of his
when lie was n Misa Ellen Burnham,
ovor three yeare previoua to the ammt-
riage. This aecond marriage was about
two years ago. Sood after this marriage
"Edgar" Burnham and wife removed to
W aterloo, Iowa, wher^ they now reriide,
or did, not long since. > • t
The former girl k « map, tho former
wife is cow a husband, the former moth
er fa now a fatner, the former yoftng
lady teacher of a young lady Is IWW
that yowhg lady’* h wbaed I Troth la
indeed stronger then ftetkm, and the
above liinplo statYmeut of foptf WJera
so upon the inarvelroue Ve could j»et
believe it drd We not pereomdly xioW
nearly all Ihri parties. 1 ' l* f
Any one cari bo oonvigasd, bv writing
to tho parties in either of Che places wa
have primed, o< the full and entire truth
of this most wonderful transformation,
which puxdea not only tb# medical hot
tlie entire eciontiio world, aad which
fact appear® now for the first tip^e lu
S rint, though the particulate have long
L*en known to ua and to many other
newspaper men and prominent ditiaias
of this State, as wall aa to nearly atttka
citizens ol Hiomlhead, when) the parties
so long resided.Creese Democrat.
thing* to He Thought of
lien droppipge. mixed with plaeter
muke tbo ntrongeat home-made manure.
For iitnie purposes it is worth's! forieh
os guano, ousliel lor bushel. They will
be much richer in phosphorus if tUm^ens
oatplomy of grain ana some fresh meat.
Il'ave rotton straw, or cfitp dirt, of
spent tnnlmrk, or sawdust or dfy porit,
to absorb the blood of slaughtered ani
mals. It has a great deal of virtue ®s
manure when oom|»oeed, but Very Jltfle
When spilled upon the gttuind irt' tlie
usual enroleaa w«y«
There is on* simple tost n® to wheth
er tho tnunurce about ypttr stublos and
outhouses are mixed nml composted as
they Should be to preserve the .whole of
their fertilising power. Da tbvy emit
a bad smell Y If your peps or stable
give o foul report to tin “™Oll«, you
he slMpiwd hiaeouuael oothe shoulder, nre'Dot Using absorbent® enough, Afowal
... tl... rrt.nl ..r rnlt.in naVna *11,1 auntlkl).
und uxcliiirnvd ; ..... , ■
‘'•'roe us wuter, ain't IV What's the
use in trylrtg a Wian 'for stealing when
you arri nrooiLU . Now I e*po»e you
w ant ywtp pay-V
‘Yqp} hava you anything to pay with F
euM the hiwyer.'
'Lend me your knife and wo'll see
about thnt.’
The lawyer, slightly slartleil at such n
proposition, rut her ruliielautly complied.
Tlio accused immediately comiuenued
ripping mid cutting away at the wai*t
band of Ills pantaloons,and soon produced
tlio roll qf bills, for the stealing of Which
he had jnnt fxwi tried, wrapped Up lo
the identical piece of oil silk daticrlbnd
by tlio witnesses for the prosecution,
and throwing it down upon tlie table
before tlio u*toni*lied lawye^exclaimod :
‘Tticic, tuko your pay out of thnt) I,
gnriss there i* enough to pay you tulern
bly well/
‘ Why, vou villain ! you stole that
money, after all,’ aaid tho lawyer. ‘Do
you expect that I Can take any of thnt
money ?'
•Stole that monriy t Why, wliat are
you tulking about ? Didn’t them twelve
moo up stairs there Just say 1 didn’t steui
it ? What’s tbo use of Dying to raise a
question of conscience, alter twelve re-
epectnblo men have given their opioid)
Upon the subject 1 Tula fotlt vn} olJt
nnd nek uo question®, Dyu't pq
pf.thati.i-
modest in taking j I got It tfrtsy rinrtugh,
and yi/ti'Ve worked tniW’hhOhgh for It/
Our informant did not Mat® how imnfh
the lawyer touhj but wt> pres»jtho the fol
low diuu't have much change left after
our friend had satisfied hi* ‘comcicoce*
lu the premitOH.
ip the jwat or rotiou loavi-a, and sprinkle
with plaster till tho dung heap I® *• fn*
odorous us a gulden pen.
Don't lliIda of using any of the
straight groined body timber of All nab,
9 whif* a chestnut or » hickory for
firewood. It win not pay to cut any
young growing tree of the description
tor any purpose, unleita you live tttrtre
(haft twenty mlloa frt)« a railroad or n
navigable ••.roam. The demand for
such timber for building and piuking
machines is largo npw, and rapidly { jtv
croqaing.
tf yotl lmve ri cedar thicket Ptff ydur
place lot It grow for fencing timber, ami
if you have no louuats growing It i*fiH
put to plant them out.
WhOti Yuli see farmpfalo any part of
the QOQntry sbriliahlhg their old Virgin-
iu snake-fences and putting up walls,
post and tsili board or wire enclosarea,
you may kriow tho prioe of farms k Ter J
much on the rise.
tlii.i.Y.—A Indy ht Mt. Vernon,
0hio, having given birth to five diil-
dtrn at a single birth—thtri® boys and
two, girl*—all of Whottt are doing well,
and it having been ascertained that/the
family at-e all democratic, and intend ta-
moving th Bulivan County, a forty Mere
tract of latid Wks Immediately «MAtcd
for their benefit by some at the a '
•Huptt, please bny m* n tbuff
When you to Boston,’ e«W little three
year old HUtb. Her eistrit Minnie hear
ing this said : ‘you are too little to have
a muff'.’ ‘Am I too HUIe to t* cold ?'
rejoined the indignant little Hath.