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llY TtllA DAM.
MORAL OJlIJOATI 0!t8.
Tt is snid (hot every one owes a duty
to liis country find to posterity. • Bo fur
its tho country is cbficerMed, I tun ready
to itytilo witli it at any time. A coun
try that is infested exclusively \VftTi f»f-
fufo Inti tie rd atld ofiVoseokors ; a tjoun-
try that hi governed by a Uongrusx eum-
posed of aiiuii Radical Uiflba iis^Steveus
andUrownlow ; a country that lms h
l’relfdWft With no more spinnl teoftlhitf
tllWi a nonl'd tnffc^y-— for such a coun
try to claim a duty of 'a respectable
newspaper man in ii piece of irnpudonco
iiiiparnllelei| einco tho lust meeting of
Congrosfti ^onceroing posterity, \ think
the litial thing One can do for that, is to
keel) fl! irttlbh of It as pusaiblo out of
such n Godforsaken comdry. * 1 ^
and-in order to quiet the still dlfitill hike
of e.ouHcionco, I, tlm other chterud
upon went might, l>y a forced coastruc-
'on, bo torrrtid a dlselitirge of lh6 duty
nm SupfjMcd to’ owe my country? &fe.
I Willed upon some of my Indy acquain
tances for t|m purpose of holding a; jh.de
social converse vyith them, and for the
mutual elevation, of ri it r imbdili/tlieln-
k'tVhnngo rtf Ihfty sentiments '
My first cab waa upon
KtrrwoLnvr.nTof, •' ; » . • -^*
wlioao charming picture of n chashting
home hua horn bothering mooter sine*> I
road it. Tfuuuft it all tlilft aha bad pic
tured, and more, It Wad ft perfoci bow
er of Eden,' where hfeppirtirck will vnilMe,
titnl iilmont tailgiWo, She was tho 8Au
>f tlilfi little tonmmaysttfrfi, ftliero ftverv
thing sftertlua to be solicited hud gilded
by tlio light of lief, ditucing uv\'s. Qtir
conversation pus Upoh general topica lit
first, lint ift'ghou lime we ftnttte' fey bbr
oivif twri Solves 1 suppose) yon would
like iu know what was said on that ,qc-
ouf.oo, uad I should lie glad tu tylfyqu,
luit tlio ti oih is wo did not buvq a short
hand reporter. Tho conclusion of ’thp
whole mutter war; that Kitty had made
hor home bo delightful and every way
pleasant, that she politely docliupfl to
cxchungo it for a boarding-house. I
Clip t8UY tint I Mumed tho yttlb Curly-
hoalled Vbiillft hiilcff; fhr ufltlf thrtt fiWht
I never realized tho perfect state of des
olation which reigue iu the Imro-uuiUftJ,
singfo-bedod, lonely cell where ,1,,.urn
nightly put uway to ba kept untiOpofn-
' $t)c <£ntt)bm Appeal.
J. P. SAWTELL,] [H. H. JONES,
Propriotora.
TUK'tS OF qUUSCUli'i'rDNi
rUr«i*tls.' I. -.i.'.Jfl **
Oat rear 42 00 •
'Bt. Invariably la auvaxok. , All paper* **k-
euntUiued on expiration of time pu'ul lor.
CUTHBERT AFPEXE
Vol. it.
Cuthbert, Georgia, THURSDAY, February 20, 186.$:
TSTo. 16.
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SAVANNA ff CARDS.
THOMAS M. NORWOOD,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
5.4 VAXS’AH, GA.
an *‘J-r.m
I. w. xaviTT, C. w. Ml **■, «• » uni lOP
LATHROP &. COm
1X'J ami HI Coiujreu SD., Sdcvnnnh, (7a.,
Whu'atale and Halatl Dealer* In
Dry Goods, ftoady Made Clothing,
Boots, 8hoets, Hats and Cape,
Carpets, Oil Cloths, Lace
Curtains, Shades, etc..
&Im *e»nu Tor S*wiii(r iUiilil'ias
I^T Whnlaaala Rooms up stalts..fn siifrl-lm
\ G. T1LDKN,
WBslaaaU and Retail Daular in
«mlly »roo«ri«*,
T*a. Oaffss, Sapr, Bottar. Chaw*, Urd,
Bmm, F.hi Ttaitr. Csn-tif*. Fp'etg’n and iVoftn-
lia Fruit*, Split and WitW Bsskuta, etc..
HM OS-o^lon St., - - 5.4 VAXXAU, OA.
aufft <m
DcWlTI S’ MUKUAN,
'Wbulreala ami Retail Btaitfni in
»ET ROODS.
(R*tat>ILbe1 tOjmt)
137 t’l'npwWiwl Sntiimmli. flaitfRln.
K KKPfl couslnnllt on band a tin* stock of La-
die,’ Dress tlnoda, Il.«i»e Kerpiiqr Oood*,
l’i/t-«jY»00>*s. Tir.lery. |.««e (BhJ..
Whfa «• d* and 0omaalic* b»ibtiiPdie«n** tnd
'latponMr ” T ' »HWU
John llc.l’iiliou &('o„
Groceries,
COItX, O.O’S, iur, FEED, Be.,
6sr. Hrovyhlxn nml Jrfmon Su.,
BATAXBAH, - - - - 010RQIA.
MttlAHUl
HOLCOMBE & CO.,
tTtana. lMcoaibs -Ks'ablisbed 183C.)
W hot exalt- Grocers,
Vans. IM.SOSII,
Mil u noil,
III a. lusr
No. 181 //uy Stmt, » a
■AVAMNAH. 04.
aiq(td Sin
TISON A GOKDOS,
Cotton JPnotor*,
Commission and Forwarding
MLRCHANT8,
06 UayfilrebU **':» s f4*wnwiA, (U. I
UT Hpeeisl attention will ba gi«SU to tba Ml* of
Luuibtr, Roam, Tuipantiue, etc.
Rrraasxea—U. IT. Jonsa A Go., J. MrK. Ounn,
Caibberl (ia. *ng\9\f
A. M. ai.ata,
Rome, (I*.,
I. r. srease,
Meoon, «*.,
C. a. o boot at.
Riuoka On., (la.,
*. T MAC IXTTSB.
Tlionistnl r, Oa.
81.0AN, OKOOVER & Co„
Cation Factorx
A SI)
CIMMISSION MERC1IATS,
4 STODDARD'S LOWER RASUE,
HAY STIIRKT, SAVANNA II, OA.
| IDERAL ADVASCES ON t'OTTON c»nsbn
I j ed lo our e,irre*|trtnden(a in Nan York andLiT-
eriwel. , , ,
llarine h#<n arpoisM Aseot* for Ihf **>* i f Hi*
AJ.OAKY ST.mI BUTTON BIN *»d t'ONDKSS •
IRS, w# (ak* pleisilieiu iflcfinfr' 11 ®
pablia.
Tbasa (iin* hariiif been (rs(c I. snow a msise l
sapa ioHir o»er nit otbefs. both is to tl.e f cititr of
•rerk --r Ad ttr» Impfored appearance of tb* Llr*.
(Jir«sUn> Kirtpf lull io(o* mu' urn can be obtaimd
br aepli'Aiioo to Hie tindeis gned
Hl.OAN. OUOOVKU *430..
No. 4, Siodderd's lower Rspge,
i»|*l,«i* S*T«Bpsb. ( 0*.
P. H. BE UN,
flCTQS k COMMISSION MISHIT
5A VANS A If. (I A.
)tr Ha* r*tnor*d to First Door Tfe*t of th* Ei
•he*l' Jtt _ M f“- *«
RAND-ELL & CO.,
Wlsoloainlo Orooorfi,
toi 4 *03 Bay Bt, B4VEBB4H, 04.,
H AVE turn in store a Ur** and complete jMort*
ment of GROCERIES, wbieh ther-offer to
tb* trad* a< prices le'* Ilian they run b« Lid down
from tb* Northern Markets, consisting in part of
RADON —.Shoulders, Side*, Hams. Fori;
SIM AILS—All grades, Mined and raar;
COFFER—Rio. J*»* *»d Cerloo;
TEAS—Breen »nd lllack, different nualilics;
CHEESB. RUTTER and LAUD ;
MACKEREL. UODFISII and HERRING ;
CANDLES, .SOAR end STARCH;
TOBACCO, of taHoiis gradr*. rte . etc.
Hueeiel aitmitiaa gireti to ordare with remittance
ar short city acce|>te*ce.
Prices furnished when desired. aorl-Sm
" mcdowell & dickinson,
Importers and Jobber* of
FOREIGN Mid DOM EMTIO FED ITS,
Htrmtfrirn’h/ StnM C,r*tb,
rrturrt». JAIiti, Flavoring Mrlrmit, tie., r'c'
287 Washington ft., (Cor. of Chamber*,)
j. r. ucBowaLt, I Bew Yerk.
t. r. uicaixsew. i oeWMy
ED. SAKDOLPH HABDEN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CVT/IDFRT, ■ ■ UKORfi lA
■fTTH.L practice in sit the Court* of the PsUnl*
YY Circnit, aad iu Callmnn eoenlT ol the Souih
we*tera Cimnt, and in ihe SaiiTeoie’ Court of (Is.
He h»s made arranMtmeot* wilh Hon. Fdw»rd .1.
Harden, who reside* in BaTtnnah, O*.. tnatleod his
esses in the Federal Court si Ssnmiuh, (hit*raving
irsveliog expense i sod Uutel bills. eegdt-ly
SAVANNAH CAHD8.
FAIMER & DEPPISH,
Wholesale end Retail Dealera ia
Hardware
CUTLERY, FILES, EDGE TOOLS,
ACtnrcui nit a i mvimients,
RUBBER BELTING,
POWDER. SHOT, CAPS and I.feAD,
1811' Cottyrffi $■ 07 SI. Julian Streets,
n. v 1-m.miii, I SAVANNAH, OA.
j. n. om-i-imi. 1 , auglO 6m
r. asouahitM, Havannsh, Us. n. a. Turosu.M. r.
h- i7 topham & co.,
CLOTHI 1ST O-
AK1>
Men's Furnishing Goods,
.. . HATS onU CA 1*9,
188 ConyreHi fc 5ft St, Julian Sis.,
SAVANNAH, 04.
liT PLnUilnu Goods always on hand,
•b^ld-tim
CLAGHORN & CUNNINGHAM
- | Wholesale *nd Retail
GROOHHS,
Ibnier Hay mnl Drayton Fts., Havaunab, (ia.
tFisiabdidifl in 1816.)
K EEP ennOsMlv on band a Urgaand varied aa-
aoriuientul OODIM, suitable ler Fuui ly or
t Imitation n*e. A'ao. a g-'iirral asaortincnt Clone
liri|«>ripd WINKS. 1.11)1)0118 «ad SKGAKS.
tjr Country uidata carefully atteuded u>.
i
CHAMPION Hi FREEMAN
TV hole sale (Jroccrs,
^ 'Cor. lititj <rni foHyton Sts.,)
lAVABNAH, <1*1 GEORGIA
ang2-4m
holjtT uiim
Importing House
HONE & GORDON,
.ImpoU^kHh
Asa . .
Wholteastlo Destlera
IK
VVlllt-w. !/k4|U<ll't IIIMl fScgurs.
149 Huy «Wt*L itaviHiuuli, (Ju.
JOHN LYONS,
WbhlMulo Ami Ue|i»H Denier In
Choice Family Groceries,
Liquors, Wines, Alos,
rrtrrrx, j elites mt ftckles,
Tobacco, 8C|*rs, dr.
(brmr BfnssghtM find H'A*inker Streets,
I4VANNAH, OEOhGlA.
House!
FALL ■>»<! WINTER.l!
^ng»Aam
VYliolesiil.'
JOHN C. MAKER & CO,
IMPORTERS and JOHIILUS of
NO TffLVS, MILL IN Jill Y
ANII
m Tn A W GOODS
Corrnr liruiigulon and Wliitnkei fit*.,
5.1 r.bv.v.t/y; ga.
AGENTS FOR '
OROVEII 6c ILV KICK’S
Elastic Stitch Sewing Machines
augWAtni
ROBERTS & TILLMAJT,
SEJM Mill UElCHITSi
5.4 VASX All. G 4.
S PECIAL aiten*i«,n girco to the recefpl and sale
of the product* of Hie country, and to lorwnrd-
inf il through tin* place to other irmik'la, either
for sal* or on c«n*if nrneot. We have the very best
arrangement* lor
acinus Cotton In Liverpool.
and will have it eold in that market when owuers
so tMatmet.
rsr On thr receipt of Colton lilieral
CASH ADVANCES trill bemads when
r a ill had.
UOUKRTH * TIM-MAN,
Office North Side Day M'eet,
One Door Weet City Kxchange.
. l. D ,,, "" h '
usri-k tui.ha.m, M»<l son county, Fla. awgld-Sm
r. ii. mux, U. r. RiiiulriND.
m*AH toeaa-ra,)
W. H. STARK & CO,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,'
Commission Merchants
AND
Forwarding Agents,
Corner of Lincoln and Hay Sfretle,
oeti-Mnl* IAYAKBAH. 64.
From tho .Mt-tro|hililau Uvpoal.
Thu Lightning steed.
Oar ftiond And contlbutor from Geor
gia, whom we are hnppy to introduce
to tlio Portfolio circle| brings, us a pnaa
port, tho following Rplritcd poem. Ah
our rcndaifr will porcoivo at onoe, ,4 8.”
Is but tho medium of transmitting it to
Uib Keciird, for it is autobiographic, and
cornea dircot front tho MlcctrraTeJoghnph
via Augtiiitt. Lot no captioue cHtic
find HUllt With it bocatiHo Boll-laudatory,
wlion it in trite to tho letter, nor cavil
with the wmit of gentroeity ovincud in
its stirring relerouco to l, Uld Btbum. ,, -
Old Steam bofore now lias aiiortod forth
oonlemptbbua allusions tb rneb boraes
and Arab steeds, and never paused lest
be mi^lit hurt the feelings of some too
sensitive Hounyhym. Why, then;
should ho be treated with more consid
eration ? "We pause fur arcply.** Tho
krVur who modestly petitioned gods
••amiihilat# both time and apace” for bis
•special benefit would bo forced to ac
knowledge that in tbs Him ti iu Tula-
grupb liia prnyor was all but granted,
and Pack, wore ho living now, would
find bis occupation gone. Wbut marvel
that the wondrous tluid should sound
iu own praises, or thut its uinunucusis
sbotrid exclaim :
"IJttrnAT hurtub! for the Lightning Steod."
thr Electric Ttr.Rdfurtr.'
Uni the Lightning SfCvtl—I go like a Hush I
On my ntir pnth of wire,
Mr wind Is k'imuI nml my usee Is licet,
Aud my leg* ilu never tire.
I tii-vtl no inistllllon lo guide ms right,
Or to urge ine faster along,
For 1 abrave go at Ills top of my speed,
Aud 1 never was known logo wiong.
No weather can slop hty traveling,
Neither rain nor nt»l nor snow ;
Only keep my road in ordur good,
And I'm alwuys ready logo.
I never ri fnae when onlered Wt start,
And I never atop by the wuv ;
In the darkest nigut I hurry along
As that aa I go in tlio duy.
Kft wtoe*. no hnrtit h*, no-Lr'dle or roln,
No Farrier’s skill need I,
Home copper anil sold for food and drluk,
Do all toy want* supply.
Old Strain Is n strung and iiheful horse,
To luiiil n heavy load,
Tiitrglng along nt a anail-like paco,
Un hkt cBnibroim iron tund.
lie tnidge* on where t)i* earth is Ann,
lint must atop when he dottle* to the strand.
Willie my pace la a* lie* tnrwtlgh the depths ut
the sea
Ah it Ik on tho solid land.
I ittn the Lightning Uonrler.
Who cull far outstrip the wind,
('an leuve the lagging unifier dove,
And the hurrieamt fur livhind.
I'm Hath Might that’* khoWn on earth,
By mountain, Yalluy **t- aliWatBi
Tlran even the l>o««thil retry, •l^uolt,**
In .SliukaiH-nru's .Summer'* Night .Dream.
Tliroiighowl the tatttAtOvM Itnivereu *
W hilhiimlras, liittillees apacu,
Thouglit and light ttau Urtly tnatch
My ethereal, aplHblinu pftijc.
Age cennot dhwlt <ny wild career,
) liid deffem e to lime ;
When tho ealth shall he ten thousand years
old.
1 still will be in my primo.
Thr Lord has many blowing* showered
On hl» ciralures here Ih Iow j
But few. tn niin an condiicivn lo good,
Ah I Im ve the power tu bestow.
I'm sent to hasten the happy time,
That’* promised anro lo lie,
Wjnm knowledge shall covur all the earth,
Ah the waters tover tho *ca.
Wlu-n tile eWord shall he Dtfnrtl to the plow'
all'lle good,
And the pruniug-liook made of thr spenr,
And liio lion nm! Iamb In peace shall live
Through each succeeding year.
When th* Maid of wnr alinll he hennl ut) tnbre,
And IVflee r.htlll dkscenil llitc ildovo ;
And all the nations of earth he hound
With a clmiil of eternal love,
L mind lo mind together join.
Aud heart do hind to heart |
An I I wlgUlnir* make of those Who UV«
A thousand mills apart.
Thaw, hurrah I hurrah! for t|io l.ightginp
Hired I
To whom Tlfite hrlAn no tltfaoy,
Whose epevd, liken a riiUllon ol yetre barf
passed
Will he great as it .I* to-diyy
'Yuba Dam,' asripns sundry rea-
snnn for (leelining to be a Candida to for
tbo J ’residency. Among them are:
I don't know bow many stara there
arc on the American flag, uad I don't
core o cuss.
When my term of office should bo ter
minated by pistol or person, I don’t
Want Mnry Jane nnettsod of stealing tho
silverware, the shoe**; towels, table
cloths, diapers, napkins arid other ttsblo-
witre of tho White Honao.
1 cannot bear the thought of bnving
that angelic being compelled to allow
her old clothes for a living.
F don't want to bo pumped .evory
qtnirter of un hour by ‘Hack/of tiio Lin*
cidBitti Commercial.
A man stolo a dog recently, and
the owner detected the thief, who prom
ised under a fair threat, to return the
animal next day. Tho individual re
ceived a pnekoge at tho Appointed hou ,
on which was written, 'Tie ih vour dog;’
but on opening it, the astonished umn
discovered ten pounds of freshly mude
sausage.
1^. Tbo Winchester JTome Journal
says a countryman enme into thut city
tlio other day, in a little ,cnr(, drawn by
a little bull calf^and halting on the pnb
-lie r<)naro, anxiously inquired) 'Ts this
town 7
A cl V4* ill lire* with » Thug.
Not long sgo n party of six gontlo-
men were nssfmbled at d pHVuto table
in one of the pleasantest hotels in Man-
bhbstor. Ut this number I happened to
bo brie, ana tho guest of tho giver of the
dinner. A pleasanter and inure socinl
gathering I ilbvtxr witnessed, and al
though wo sat down to the titblo at a
little after six o’clock, it waa near mid
night when we rose from it.
When the doth whs removed and the
wines were set, the real enjoyment of
tho evening began. Toasts, speeches
and storien followed un ill quick eutv
cession, and with n brilliancy Hint I
have hardy seen equalled.
AiiHiBg those ptbseut wni Onnct'a 1 l
L- ■ ■■ , h votenin.awho bad icffn set vice
in Indin until bis fnoc was brour.od and
his-huir was bleached white by the sin
of thut burning sky. 1 was enpceinll,
charmed with hint, lie was a fraiti
outspoken, gonial mint, nml nt onr
gniited bulb ybtir .rbSphct and fYid..U[-
bliip. ■ . d
It was late in the evening, when some
of the company called on hint for a atd-
ry. . 1
‘A story V bo said, with a smile. 'I
am but n poor baud, gvntlcuien r Ht siuty
idling.' ptij
'Surely, Oonoml,’ remitrked our liopj,
‘yott buVc seen! t»K» much active setvltj-
in tho Hast not to bnvu passed through
some remarkable adventurer’
‘Uh, if that is what you want, I call
oblige you. 1 have Irad sumo strung*
udventoros in my lile,’ said the Gener
al, thoughtfully. 'Let nm sue. What
shall it bef Suppoao I toll you uiy ud-
venlure with a Thug I"
‘By nil moan* !’ wo rxdaimed/
‘Well, then,’ begun General L*
loaning back in his ebttlr, ‘yon must
know that I went out to India In tin
service of ‘The Company’ nearly folly
years ngo. 1 was a mere lad nt the time,
being hardy eighteen. I lull-Knglantl
with u determination t.> make something
of ntyself in tlio land to whrdi l was go
ing, and when I reached my destiftati.yi
I began immediately to apply myself to
tlio dutiuH of my profession. 1 labored
bard nud soon Iniulo progvoss. I stud
ied closely the manners, diatoms and
language of the unlives, nml spared tie
effort to make myself us thorough tin In
diitti an possible. 1 wanted to tit myatdf
for«ny station m the' oni|inny’sservit-b.
for 1 meant to risn, and 1 know 1 luul
no political iiilliieace tb sustain mu!)
would hnvo to depend orfnly own merits
for prdmoifbn. ' It wnff slow work (tt
first, but 1 persevured; ami when I w-as
forty-three, just, fifteen’years agb, I Wiis
u Colonel of cavuly, and I llatter my self
I wue the best inlhrmed offloer in tlje
service, with regard t«l Urn eotmit’y.I
was serving. 1 do not say this through
vanity, but simply to let you know what
fuJIows.
‘About that tifns tba authorities of
Calcutta werW nltlkli'g Htfong Fflbt'U b
suppress tin- sect of Thugs; wild, you
well know, are u band of lalintics, who
made murder a part of their religion.
They rarely molest an Knropenn, on ac
count of Die grent (lunger in which it
would huvu placed them, but tlnty cur
ried on a regular system of operations
ugaitist the nii|lvcH, and osposrinlly those
who wero friendly to us. Certain son-
tforis of the country were kept in a state
of the most complete terror by thorn, and
tbor atrocities increased to so great tin
extent thut tho niithoriticA tliotight it nee.
ossnry at onoo to Inaugurate tho most
prompt and decisive tnoiiHUrcs for their
suppression.
‘In tlio distdet. (.f Umpires the trouble
was very great and :b« Thugs tnanogod
their udttirs with so m'ticlt tlexieiity ilint
for a time they’complntely balllid tho
authorities, Tho command of this dis
trict wus now given to mo, mi account p!
my knowledge of Indian aff.iirs, and my
long experience in tho an untry. J diii
not uoed the latter of tbu Goyeruor-tjcfi-
ciul to (iHstiru mo that it w«s a dtjipaie
and ijillicgty ttjsk that was Rtwiaiied uto,
and thut I wi|s exposed to (Jiaulutfim It.
J accepted tlip uppuialiuejit, imigudiatUi
ly. I wan givel) n regiin> at of <imigi)t4d
men, picked for iLtir lu/ig experjeuce la
ihe country, and nt once se t out fig ifiy
comimold, bci.ag tlcturminod to.line oo
ijulf way iiioasuics tVltun I got there,
'Upon reaching tho iiciglibuilio >d of
Benaroa wo hultud and uneliniped near
the UuugcH, about live miles from the
city. I lintl two reasons fur doing this.
One thut I would bcuble, by rinvnnpiiig
there, to inoveoutho insiunt wliwo oc
casion required, tlm other, that I would
be freer there front tho spies of Thugs
than 1 would bo in the oily. 1 snid
nothing, ami permitted my-men lotciy.,
nothing of the cuilautl -our coming but
at pmie set -my spies tb work. A« I
have said, I resolved to attempt no half
way rm itfiiircs w'flh the flssauins, but to
proceed against them with the* utmppt
vigor, and to sjiaro none that offered ro-
s atanco to mo'. Ill effort, I Was deter-
mined to capture or exterminate them.
Such as f captured \vej*o td bo sent to
Cufcutta for trisl, luit it was my inten
tion that these should bo very few in
number, as I knew thut stern measures
on my park Would,do more to striae typ
ror to tlio sect Lima a hundred civil tri-
uIh and executions.
Through tlio''instrumentality of my
spies I learned that my district was in
fested with a band of XliMgs, quite Jorge
in number, and under the direction ot u
lender named KnnMio-1. Ho was de
scribed to Tfin ns the most rrctiVe of all,
mid ns orte of fh'o most dnirgorotis men
tbo country had ever known. I set to
work at ouee. I scoured my i}i*-trict
right nml loft, by night nml by duy, and
with good effect, too
‘By the time 1 had boon there nix
weeks 1 htui aent six priaoncra to Uul-
cutta with their families, bad ‘hung
twenty oniiglit in tho act of strangling
tliejr viftims, nml haddentrtiyed one ol
their towns nml a temple. With ttiy
own hand I broke tliu imugo of their
gotltlduss Kali into a thounniul pieces,
knowing that this would lie a stroke to
them. This uct; together with tho rest
of my ourffer there, cnlne neur beitfg fu-
tul to mo. The Thugs begun to cuiiaitl-
er mu the cuttso as well as the weans.(«f
thi^ir ‘ mihfortuues, ngd tit length maim
BIO tlid object of utcjf fipbliial vengeam o.
'When I bind bbt'n ib camp for ubotit
tw‘d nlonllls; my orflt rly infoi inotl mo
Uiat thure was n native waitingiat- Uiff
iloti^ of tny tynt to nm me. 1 badJuii^
shown iu ut once, lie was a auialf,
sDitre Iliah of nbuut thirty, and my tir«t
glance told mo that he wua poastmsed ol
more (hull ordlunry strength. There
was «o|ji^|ting .unusually quirt «l)t|
stealthy about “mil, and ut lirst I loos}
oned (uy pistol and rog'm tled him with u
flttspiolntis gliifteb. He did not seem to
notice till-*, but saluted mo hutuhly umj
.respectfully. In reply to my deumnd it)
know his business, bo eluted that, b-
wished to enter tny Soi Vico us a spy.—
Hu wus well.acquainted With tlm renin
try, nud was Hire lie eOuld make him
Mdrufcful. lie gave iis his misuu lha
his nitlier and brother liu^l boon reyetit
ly tnuulbrod by Thugs aful that ho
wired to uttfhgb theiii. I* looked at tin
fellow senir.hingly, hut could ignhi linllj
ing from his countenance, which was fix
ed mid devoid uf expi vsni'in, save a
strangi) and perplexinu flitter in Iph
eyes. Ho tultl me that Ins nutne was
Alt,'and that he was n MoTitimmodnn. 1
said to bim that if lie would comb lump
ut the same lime next day I would give
him my umjwor.
*A|Y» r he K ft, me I thought long ami
senotisly of Ids request. I did iibt like
his locks, f ut T thouglit ho linglit be uf
tcrvico to me. I felt confident thut, jf
fuilldul, he woulJ i make an oxoullent
spy, and I thought mysejf.^ymputqut to
the tusk of watching him so closely that
hu would have no onpoitunfly of play-
iug mo lulso. So after weighing the
matter wuJI ii) my osn ni'uiui l detel-
minod tq tniguge him, but not to .trust
him Uuljl he almuld have been fully
‘NY'lten 1 gavo him mV httsWet* ibe
next day, I huw his eyes Hash aud n
smile play Ri<>ti|ul his iikmUIi, In, mi in-
stupt bis,face resumed it stolid uxiwes-
kioh. I wfffi startle.f ut tills, ttUlP Was
mure than evel* fWtblVril to watch the
man closely. I gavo him sitnplu and oa-
sy tahks nt first, lib performed thepi
with so much skill and icl^ly that 1
begun lo place more confidence in him,
ami gave liitii mbro dillloult and iinnor-
Unt tluties to pbrfi.nn. -/Tints Ion days
passed away. At the end of that timed
went out one day at tlio Ijot^d of a small
parly to follow up ,n scent which AH
nud (lUuoyoiTm. Towiird midday I
chanced to ho nldne, having sent'the
men away on vurmua m rands. The bout
wus intutiHo, and l disulnuiitod froiq .my
Imrse ami hLooiI for u short whilb under
a largo true to enjoy the shades Which
looked so templing to me. I had been
there Hcuruuly leu minutes when a rust
ling in the leaves ubove caused tmt to
look up. I saw a dark figure leap to
wards me from the tree, ami from a
handkerchief, which he held III Ids hand,
I know he wns n Thug and bent upon
tny usHassiiiatioti. Ho wus so sudden
and unexpected in his movements that
lie alight have succeeded but for a time
ly interposition. Ho had hardly sprung
from H c tree when I heard the sharp re
port of n rifle, ami tlio next instant tho
Thug full crushing at my fcH i looked
around, in lulpnialunent lo discover
whence emno ties timely aid, and saw
Ali running toward mo with full speed,
with his tlisi-htif-gt'd rlffo in bis 'hUmth—
Ho naked mo anxiously us lie climb *up
if I was fiufu, and mitniqid grptiljed,wlien j [! l " ' u 1 , ,»
J assured him that I was unhurt, H9 1
by a powerful hand, and n linridhtirbldbf,
which is the instrument Used by the
Thugs iu their wurk, was twisted around
my neck. I managed to thrust my
left hand between tlio fold of tho hand
kerchief and my throat, nml thus pre
vent tho scoundrel ’ from strangling me
at once. By a powurAll effort 1 suc
ceeded in gaining my feet, but tlio ful-
low hung on to me with almost i*upor-
luinian strength. I Whs cdUHttW oiiti bf
tho most powerful rilou in tho army, and
I was iHbelt larger ami heavier Ilian my
antagonist, but it wus just us much iih I
could do to keep , bun from mustering
•mo l|y tlio dim ligltf of the moon
which fetrngglud in through the bhl'llliig
of tho tent, l reebffnHoil in my mlvoi sa-
ry iny native spy Ali. Like lightning it
Husked Hmms my mind that the whole
affair was a plot. Ali hail been soiit to
win iny confiddnec and throw me off my
guard. The ahootiug of tho Tlilig u
week back had been simply a part of tbo
pint. I know that Uiftd W powuifid ami
desperate man to deal .with, and I
nerved Inysdlf tU lllu tn*k before mu.
‘The fellow’s grip oil tho lit/ndLcfuldef
was like that of u vice, mid ft steinetl
that lie would crush my left hand. The
strain on ttiv throat u us teriible, and I
roll that unless ft Wus rolcimeil very
speedily I wrftila lib ht 1 llih ffiohiy.
‘A novel'nfid doftpevutb plnfi present-
eft itself.to me in this emergency, dml I
ut cnee piocebd'ud to put it ihtU vtoUU
tloo.
‘Wftfdthg Wj-«birr.H-. a mighty dibit, I.
trank back slowly, uk if ben.g grmlually
•iveretnno, ami Ali, with a triumphant
IgluRco, tightened lijs grip on my Itmiat,
uml bent ti\’er until liia fishing cyes
wero just ubove my face. With u sud
den bound I sprang Ii rwsrtl recovering
myrtolf and throwing All baclcwnrd. At
the same instant I spit, with u trite aim,
a mouthful of tobaueo juice r.lhiiglu into
his eyes. Tliorougbly tiktrthlsneu anti
tnrown off his giittid, Ini kelmquisliud liib
bold on flui haiidkercliicf; uml with a
yell of ptdir bltfpped Ms hands to bis
eves. This wuh Just tiff 1 Imd expected,
ami iu Hiiothor .inaluct I put kiiii but bf
the way qf doing more hurm, by solid-
ing u pistol bullet clear Ihrotigli his
Head.
The nwxt morning tho expedition 1
hud sent out returned, bringing two
prisoners with tiiem. l'rom tlieqv 1
learned that my would-be pssBsin wns
i)6 other thmi tlio npfortous bfftilf t)f the
Thugs, ltuiitlieot, who had sworn tjn
take my life ui ix-rcngo for dainitgo
which l Had indicted upon hie sect.
'In k mouth mure I returned to Uni
cilltu; having thoroughly accomplished
(he wdiV nMlffffed me.'
BI’ban anY» ilka Rust;—Summ Tfiyhjr
wits'll very discontented girl; she was
never pleased with anything; always
looking put for wjiat was disagreouble,
and nia for what Usk pleasant in kny-
1 thing. Bho wns going Away from liotfie,
mid her gra'tldinother asked her if slio
would huvu U4'04o to stick in the bosom
of bee druM, so, being fond of flowers
she told her that she would like to hnvo
one.' Awuy wont her grandmother, with
her carte in htik lioHd; Itttu tho gnrdoti
•lid gntliered the finest roses that, grew
there. Thera wur« two budu, grmving
on tho same stem with tho rose, uml the
leaves wore us fresh nml green uh tljcs
leaves of a rosebush could ho. You
may suppoao Hint Susan was a llttlo sur
prised wiiuu her grandmother dippod off
tlio rose, tho two bmle and tflu green
lonvia, with her scissors mid offered Su-,
nan Taylor tho stem alone al! Covcrai
With tltoHls., 1 1 ’
”0 grandmother thin is Hot a rosp.
Do you think 1 will stick that ugly ntcni
n my drtisa, without tv jingle flower or
eaf ilium it? No, ttinl I never will.—
Y'on do not (loserVo lo hnvo touch grow
ing in your gurdoii, if you spoil them
in this wuy.’)
‘SL’eihup* out, mildly Replied her
nmlmoiner ; but tin re ure other pco
lo fu tho world besides me, who spoil
mom dS8* I« my o*f,(o.«lbn ,.i; fi..u n ,"TI,ey muM to
tlmnks, and srthl lift was glad to be nb’e I v **.^ E* ,, , , • .
*to-« Jtoto'imy •u.pWkm.rf Milily J^^Ana m.w IwiH (ill yo® (ho
oflhom Jli. Mi., SJ,! V
I could noLbulp .blushing with (ftPHi- j Jor."
%-t'wr> «" .to «|»'to, Ulij 1 loll l.enrlily | „ddimo,| (.. tor ,uf t-nl-i «MW
net tuned or htiytng lunipocteq Hiln at all. j |, or grunduialbei' said, “It hits ploujcd
I told liini lid Hliotsrn Mivo no ocdftfimi to rtjunn.to mark ' tiar life will) mwiy
loci hurt at my (fondurt ngidn, mrl.e kml blessings, mingled with a few cures. If,
that day given mo tUc best proof of his then, you mpHt wilfully 1 deipwc your
l>«yulty that I could desire. I could not! comforts, atid repine ovcrynttr trebles,
see Ins fubft ns Ife sjyiko, fur Ills eyes w ffnt is tlii* but ibruwing awuy tlio flow-
were bentou the ground aud his. ,|ftn(d elrt glm . n |, UV us of your life, and
lowered, 1 ; Htjpking |he tlioraq jn your ho^eifi,C U
'A week passed' away nfler llils ami Who is like Susan Taylor ?
tho 4UCCQSA whigh had Httemleft, our qf- ' L ■ ««► ■
fiivts suddenly diverted us. I <-nuld not bsi.Tic Wit.—An Irish luninsollor littv.
"ccoiint fur it My ffI7.Vri/iit?nts'Kniiw ms j ingToAt Iris cuufto, which litui been fried,
secroj,' mid etiftrgciic ire furinftrly, and I, |,y iitroo jgdgus, one of whom wns os-
fell satisfied that we had n«(t yet dutfi- .teemed u very Rblo lawyer, though the
nged the I bugs to a sulJiricnt extent, to j other two were indifferent, eotno <if the
Warrant our departure, but cacti day re oilier barristers wore inorry on tbo oo-
corded new failures for us. Somehow | ( . n9 j 0 „.
I ooiild not help connecting Ali with j •« Well, now ’’ snid hd “whocould help
>nr want of gwtfw, though fur lire life! it> w | l9D t|,« r „ a j- 0 » hitfiUlcd Judges ou
hyijtaiidcr,
of me 1 eonld not tell why I should fr.
so,.mid I diil my host to banish the ntin-
picion us both tingenerouH and unjiibt.
Towurd tlio close of the week 1 Sent
out a party with a better pnnqiect uf
success limit h id been vouciiSufed tu us
dirug ihe past sevun d.»ys.' That
night, feeling souicwbut worn down by
constant exertions, 1 relired early With
out niidfcssiiig.
‘f coirhl rrot have boon sleeping very
snnmlly, for I was awakened by a slight
rustling in my lent. I endeavored to
spring up, but in an instant 1 was sci/.cil
the bomb V , l( ,
“A hundred 1” stud
“there were blit three."
"By Bt. Patrick ?’’ replied he, '‘there
werft Onft ami two cipliera."
■“"•■7— <•» - " ^ #>
ttnrX young l\ui$iun recputiy ftnler-
od a confession id and flndftrtook tlt«
part of priest. Tho girf to wlfotfr ho vvuh
aflianftod catfto ffrto cCTifftsfi, nml uegan
to tell tlio pNwuirfed father of her iittu
ntiutinessis, wliicft were, induct, su Jmd
thut theafiain prre»t und veritable JoTcr
llnl ciiusing
mg.
T iSt me .town Ih (ltini^Ii pVofi/tlW f'
Till* maxim arise I Uri'WJ il
T*a r**ier fur to love * girl,
Thun lirekri a gftf love /ftir." *
bllN'TV ttfex.
I felt ttHtrtc misgivings in cffllirf^'tfffon
tbiH little ISdy, which Wni the first tMng
I 8rtw iff iter bhio’uyo Ah she cahib*. iblo
tlio pnrloh fllio is pretty afttlUib wibk-
edast coquolto ili.thb Jvbi'lll. No\^ tho
most uwk ward and liulplo*s creature on
i unit is a givat,.t arn •st,bliiudiit-pg JftuR
in tbo hands of (mo qf tliosq liltlo tormefittf.
I sopti discovered that hor oblcb^ iff get
ting m'o tocftll fill nip \vnK to nnve rilfl ait
Corn comhi poem, to a fun* tonkin* ertmo
inquiries about-tin) origin ol Bt. Vulen-
titie’s duy I sidltd off, As I oloBftd the
front door I heard hor ringing laugh;
and I look for tfiroo or foffr ndtitMtlrdt
her wicked poetry ahyhoW.
K11TT KATT) 1 *»d r
I dropped id upon tliis Inricyt but
more fur form’s sake tl/nn rifiything dtf:
Wffofi H y.riliig Indy xniiouccfl her vleter-
miiintion to live nud lie and- old intid,
you tuny bet your lust dollar hor wed
ding day is fixed, Kitty Kiitt riovftr
fooled tne with her •sbloffiii nubnllffiiS
of celibacy. ! did not soo boh Bite lent
wunl tliut nor bend wan swelled tip with
bronchitis, and tied up with rt
her maid told mu that h^r iifiir pus,-In
curl 'panorsj end that a Ibng leggud fel
low mirti Now Alb'nny was exftfcitfl
over the next night. 1 aupflosff Kitty
caught him with gingerbread nfid eOfll.
txhMixo/ Bxpjty.—A Yanked riding
iu a railroad car, seemed PitrtiettlUrly
dispuHod to astunisli the other naMun-
gernwitb t<dgli stor'd'. At fast lie
incnfdned thut oho of his iteighbdfs
owhed en ffnmeftte dary; and made n
m llioh pounds of butter and a million
pffunds uf cbevso yearly. The story
nrodiicea some sBasatloD, nfid the Trim
koo perceiving Ihqt his verflclty wait h’n
iluQger qf being questioned, appealed to
u friuud as follows;
“True, ftht it Mr. I'—? I Bpnak of
TMttcoft Brown "
¥ 6<t/ , VtepitMhthe fri9od; "thut ifl,- I
know Deudoii Brown, tliough l dbfi't
know ns I ever—heuid precisely how
Why ptAinda of butter and cbeeis lio
made n your; but 1 know hedlustwelve
JiiW'tniUe that all go by butteP (Milk.
13 ro or a to ut Kxcuaao,—A uewaong,
fiiitilled 'kiss Mo;’ it being publislieft iu
Douisville. A/Hweftt anilbl calling injuid
Iqtving board of it pfocftuued ty ft music
store, and Hiiid to ft rnoflyst clerk— 1 'I
want ‘ltoftk Mb to Bleftp.’,’. Tho piece
of music wua laid before her. /Now/
aft id she, ‘l want tlio 'Wandering Refu
gee/ / and it w«h ptodueud; ‘nnu,’ tfhb
i-utiiinfied, ‘now, *KissM,c ” Thyyotihg
man blushed, and stuimucrud, niul beg
ged tQ.be excused. -. k ; .. ,
„QU‘M|'8> Jonkins,’ said o littfft neigh
bor.. io T that lady,‘uioffior sa^s'you'll
obloegb. bt-‘t wi h a stick of firowoqd, till
this cruet with vinegar, put a little dab'
ol soft soap ip this pun, und please not
let your old tot'Kby roost' on our fihioo
any more,’ ,
' r; ‘ l/ - if nt .;lffdk».,*A
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