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#. P. SAWTELL,] IH. H. JUNES,
Proprietor*.
TtiKMK OP HUHSCIllPTIONl
F**r npitlbe ...«.• •«•••#! ®0
Oseje-r f3 00
Invariably in ji^jxnt. All pupcra «R*-
•uiiUum-<l on rxinratiou of time |>»h1 lor.
SA VAAWAtt CAR US.
-^wholesale
Drug Home!
A. A. Solomons & Co..
(ReUb iehed la IMS.)
Direct Importers of and Wholesale Dealers in
drugs, iiBDimm,
OnltflOAM. pbrpumkSY.
TOII.RT ARTICLE*. PAINTS. OILS.
▼ AkNISIIKS. HUKUKO.N'S IN8TIILMKNTS,
HKOHUES, Q A It DM HBKDS, tie., tie.,
Carter of Whitaker. L'nngr*m anti St. Julian St",
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
QT Retail Hi ora at Ik* olJ .tend, Marten Square
• |>a am
ROBERTS & TILLMAN.
GE9EHAL COMMISSION HEBGHAITS-
A.4 VjOiSMl. 0.4.
S HE GUTHBERT APPI
voi. in.
Cuthhert, Q-eorgin, THURSDAY, December 534, 1868.
No. 8.1
s.t r.is.v.i// cj mix,
J. W. HvoaaeaT, Humr II Law,
Lair ol lltaftm.ori*. Saw York.
J, W. STANSBERRY & CO.,
jSttccwai r» to the late linn < f K D.Burma A Co
iMPonTBna
ANT) PR A Lints IN
CROCKERY,
OPTIN'A,
and Glassware,
No. IOO DROrfiMTON ST.,
Sntitiniati, : i t (acorgiii.
S PKCIAL aKea'ion gifea t» lha iroripl and «"le
•f lha prodntila or iba country, and in loiward-
i»f it itirougk tki* piuea to altiar maik la, either
Im, aola or on oooa'gamanl. We hate lha rerj beat
airangameata fur
oriiins eottmi in uvfrpW(|,
t.d will haft it anld ia that market when owner*
ao iNatrncI. aad tiara Gold iriwmed fai the procred* 1
wb»n ao ordered.
ir Oil the rrrtifit of Cotlou literal
CAS// A OVA SC Ka • riU bt maJt uhrn
fr/Mir#/,
ROBERTS k TIM.MAN.
UlU*» Ntnlh Side Itar at'r'l.
t) •• Poor Waal City Lichaegr.
• OM " T, |s.,.nnab.
n. u. aoaasTa, t
jaaiPN tillsas, Midton county, Fla.
W.’ii.SXAKK& CO.,
WHOLESALE 0 KOI 'EES,
COMMISSION MEIICHi.NTS
And COTTON FACTORS,
Agent* fur th* **le nf Onllrli'a Steel Uriah
COTTON OI NS.
A'an. K. F. (Wa Superidliwpliala of Lima.
(kliful allrntion ffirre In S.lea or Sbi|iaico!a of
Coltoo, and all kind* nf Prndura.
Libtral alii a nett Mia Jr ou Com!film fait.
BA6GING. ROPlfimd ARROW TIES
Caaalaaily on hand. aepS-Sm*
TISO.M & GORDON,
Cotton I'notoru,
Comraiaaion and Forwarding
MERCHANTS.
96 Day Street. : SAVANNAH. GA.
I > tUGI.NW a ad ItOI’K or IKON TIER adraitced
f Co!*
Ura'olol lor liber.l pa'rnoag* in lha pi»t. ererr '
»B»rt will bo ■»»*• to oimtlnua to merit public con
lionoe.
Kpeoial atlealioa will bo gitea In iho aa'e of
J.amber, fleam, Tuipauliae. eie.
ImiitM—H. H. Joaea, J. MeK. liana. Calk-
berl Ua e*pA *m»
ptHPBWINO grealrr hrflltiea, and liaviag
L mure abundant Capital than any other
CROCKERY HOUSli
In the Sonrfi. wr gnanmtre In eel I aa l»w and girr
aa general oalielaciMM> aa nuy houae in ibe t o imy
NOTIOH.
The tm-i eannf the hile Hnn of K. I). SMYTH K
k l <)., will be l)qiHltled b, na only.
U. jilvADLLV SON.
srnrrm;,‘i on hKninsa
COM MISSION" M HRCJIA NTS,
Slmldard'n l.navrr Itange.
lilt'll A III) HtlADl.FY. lain «.f W. IV. C, ilea A Or
IlK'll AKI> IIKaDI.KY, Jr., til Sarannali, O*.
-i -. I - •
P. H. BEHN,
cottos amt hick fa (mu:
a an
General Coinniinnioii Merchant
IYM nf the Kxidtanr’.
PAY STI5KFT. : : SAVANNAH, GA.
CLAGHORN CUNNINGHAM,
onoosna
Ship ('Imnillci'N,
fi.rurr llay hih! Pr^ylnn Slrerln.
Jna. H. ( i.*on.'ea, I SAVANNAH, OA.
J P" vtanr;" «a ( aej>* if
Vf.Wr’.nrwf S'..'?. S- U.mKim
DUNCAN & JOHNSTON,
COTTOS FACTORS
ASP
General Commission Merchants
7« DAY STRKRT. SAVANVAH. f!\.
»«|-1 >T*
SLOAN, UROOVER & CO.,
(OTTUX PACTOH8
ana
COMMISSION M KltCl 1A NTH,
Cltfho'H k Com ni nf bum'* Raoft,
HAY STRF.LT. : Snvanuali, (>a.
MNrral t’Kanrea an I’niHtignt tl
|o our C .iir*pontleiiii in New York anil l.jt ir-
|4>1.
AM HI.OAN^ Rnwte, (la..
F STI lilts. )|.run. U« .
U F._ GIOnVKK, llinnka Gruatr, fla.,
A. T. MU 1.NTYKE, Tbomawille, Ga.
aej^-ly j
Wa I. flaaanoaaa,
William lira,
BURROUGHS, FLYE & Co, j
COMNIkKWN, Hill 1 . PIKG
in
Forwarding Merchants,
Nn » Sloddard i Lover Haagr,
EAVANNAH. . . • - GA.
Mr- ('oiuifMintuit mprrlful/f la/ifii'J \
aepj lo*
HAdTRIDGE & NEFF,
(fata H'ran, flartiMgt k Co.)
Commission Slerclmnts,
CITY HOTEL HUILMSG,
Bay Street, haraunnli, <«n..
RCLlClf CUNSIGNMKMS OF I
Cotton and Staple Produce,
Which will meet prompt attention.
JJronrtt in C*th. Haem, /fiwyymy, Hope,
Tin, Kle., on Cropt nr Conngn- .
huh!i a! tquUnblt ralet.
\%T Libeml Adraucea made oa Callnu to our'
fr,*nde. aa Inllowa:
Ralltbiioe. U»n« k C’tv, l.irerpnnl; Cticbruo. R«a-
Mli 4 Oa.. rhiladelphit; Fenner, Hannrt A Ib.w-
man. New Yurt; Jacnh Hocrer, Baalim; Hail,
Heora k Tbotnaa. Halliamro. auy> ly
WM. W DANIELS,
GENEUAI.
Commission Merchant
BAY BTIIKETa
EAVANNAH GEORGIA.'
*■%. l.iliet nl nilvhiici'A (umitf oh coo-
hi^miMjutB nf CuiUiu, Vruduc,-, etc. ,
aej.-,.<!m*
JOHN W. ANDERSON'S SONS & Co
il.VNKKIlS, F.VCTOUS
General CanimisUoD Mrrrhnuls.
A*frfmi\i /U’A. Orai/oH ${4 neif ike Hay
SAVANNAH, Ok.
J ff~ Agruta Empire Lino td Hid* Wb-rl 8 a m
■hip*. »'p5 t^*
V U. II. KKilillM.,
A X. WKALOW.
FERRILL & WESLOW,
GEHEEAL IliSIl] MEBCUA .TS,
KAI'TOIIS and HROKKUS,
Bay Street, : Savannah, Ga
J4f" Will aid! and purcliaet, on Cuinmiaalon, Util
toi, TnnU-r, Prndltec and Mrrrli.mil-se.
(inleia auj c«>neignnie»ia Mihci'ed.
Kap»aaaces —R-hi llaVmbam k Kona, dec
W Antleram. Ilrlgha-n. Uniat k (it. Hunter A
Oaminrll, rtarauuab , A l'uullain, U. II. Warraa,
Anguala. aep)-ly*
i». J, GoiLuaaei*, Jma Kuxam
Id. J. OriliMAHTlX Si CO.
LOTTOS FACTORS
in
EESEBAL CQMMISSIOSlIERGeASTS.
SAVANNAH, C.KORGIA.
J W l.'kerat ad*anre» made on Ctmalgnmenta.—
Oidara i»uin,>ily tilled, at Inweat market rate#.
M.fting. Rap* and *-— ’ r ‘“
hantt
Iron Tire, etmalanlly oa
NnMwAjaH
w. VV. KiaklT
N. A. HARDEES SON & CO.,
(Utcceaanra rtf the lete Arm of N. A. Hardee k Co.)
COTTOS FACTORS
AND
General Commission Merchants
(llruae Katablialmd ia ItM,)
No. 6 dtodAuM a I |»|ht ll.Mige,
HAY STfttttT, s : : SAVANNAH. GA
i*T L'heral advaaerw a,a la An all Conaignmenla
eejtg.1 e
WM. I». K A IN, J NO. X. FAIN,
Late Fain A King. late Temple, Tnrlry A Fain,
I>4n4ridgr, Tenn Mrtn hia, Term.
ueo. w. parrott, Atlanta, Ga.
FAINS & PARROTT,
Wholesale Grocers,
AND
Coiiiiniasion Mcrcbauls,
Gra'iiilr Front, Peach Tree Street,
ATI.AXt.l. ga.
f.lF Ml Corvii^umcplit iaeuri'il utilnj ullcr-
nUeoitlrr.U- auj'/T-Inf*
AN AUTUMN JOY.
nv tlKORt|K AltN0l.lt.
II l< n fair autumnal day.
Ibe ground ia alivnru uith yellow InavcH 5
111' maplr airina glunm bare ami gray.
Tin' Kiwin ii I) itiml in golden ahoavoa ;
Afir i hear the aprc'lletl quaila
IVpt- tin illy 'in'tl Iho rtuhMe dry,
Anl ninlflotl Ih-hIs from lltiay flail*
Within the bnrn near by."
The i ato-l rove now aro rtrvd,
Tholr p.itaK eoutterc l far and with,
Th • aumac lternea, richly red,
If.tlcck the lane ou either aide ;
A tlreoiity eitlm i* in the air—
A dreamy eeho on the m-a 5
Ah. neror waa a day more fair
Than thla, which Idumea me t
I a.*- the ahorka of ripened corn —
The yellowed moenea on Ihe roof.
T ie diatnoiul dew drop* of the atorn,
That at ring with gciua the epitler'a woof
An attire Iihto i» linngiiig low
Atmut the tmlliue of lt*e hilla,
A <1 i'hnntiii( aea fowla aoiithwanl go
From 11 grille*, tlata. ami kill*.
For many year*, the autumn brought
A aolemn amine** to my stuil—
It wimlmril e’rn my Dghtr*t thought.
And on my grartwt momenta Mol« ;
‘Tw o *nd. yet awerl a atr.uige nlloy
11| hope and ant row iotrrlw itirtl -
Tin- ntitumn urtngn me only joy,
So shadow haunt* my mind
Ami why ia thi»? the dead leave* fall -
The iifoailrtiiii wither a* ol old ;
And winter comm, with anowy ImH,
To wrap the earlli wi chill and cold :
Tie-fowl, atru ig athwart the »kv.
Mill rhnitl llitdr iilniutive mounlone--
And #h*. when (egret and IduAtntn* die,
b'loiild I fuel Jiy glone!
Ob. u*k me nU I iiiuM not t. U ;
1 dare not all my heart dl-clnae -
A G rv wove 11 magic *|*ll
A "omul in *, when tleeayed the ruK :
I,wo ■ilia il d la ting aumnier firing
Tw.. •yiuhwla of nnrgding hlita
I'pm my linger gIowa n ring,
l'po» my Vtp* a ki**i
IETH HATH RON'I FOURTH.
I ttlwny* w«u n ltliifk-ltrowetf, l»ron«l-
Bliouldero'l lii'iilo tif h fclluvr, ulwuyn fmm
h boy.
At M'ltnol, (not Ilia! 1 bntl milolt of
1h.1t M>rt t*f tiling) bill nt acliotil, if Mies
l’i'j.'gy fniil.tl nut nuy H1itK.l1 icf, hl.g lititl
il to my molt) Itcnttigu of my lookn,
w hen i.ftcii iiikI oflcit, while I wan hold
ing out my b .ml In bo ruled, thu put
ti. nl bnv ill tho eehtMil wit* gritihing over
hia giiotl I tick ill getting ulV aoanfely.—
Site lutd lie.' |n ueoiiucivml holiona <<f n
vtlhiiu, I pruauiiip, tiiul I nuitwuiod tho
tli‘arti|dion.
For lliu mntlurof that, of nil the
bnokn ntitl alorien l*v« read *inee, ett) 0
cinljy lluntf w lit ten by luditfl, I'vo no
ticod there ien't on* whom the htifgltir,
or forger, or pirate, or wlmt not, who
d«»'H nil thu vviukcduuHH of thu book, uw
th<digit hc'ii taken it on uotitrnct, wntt’H-
nol 1I11 fm me on n ptmaport, while their
peta, w In* do the p ratwl and noble lltillg*,
are geiternlly flU-ntfur, nml fair,nml pret
ty. Now, the worel wretch 1 cviTmuw,
one wlio wn* aflerwnrda hung, nnd win*
duserved hanging tidily, evon on bin
own rlimving, had blue eyea, white luali
en, grill u pilik month, I ke a girl'd.
1 never witg a favotilo with imy wo
man bilt my mother, nnd alio died when
I wag eight yea fa old. 80, iimteml of
growing up with tl««) idea tlnat ino-t men
have, that evt ry girl they min t i« rot dy
to full 111 love with them, I never liml
the alightent hope that my one would
ever like mu well enough to let me full
i.i love with her even Ami 1 liked gill*
go. it waaodd for M follow like lilt*,
but how I did like the girl* !
I eittihl never hour l«> nee one cry, or
to hear of their being imposed upon or
hurt I eouldn't pans one with n heavy
huekctnr bundle without nt lead want
ing to offer to tmrry it for her. I never
could bring myself to nit in stages or
cars when out! was standing.
Something >‘* a man might linva fe't
just in »ight of the angels, wl o went too
much above him to he spoken to or
touched, I felt about all girls That is
good, pure girl*. When a woman wn*
intoxicated, or in any way debased, ahe
never seemed a woman to me, blit a
dreadful sort of crcntnre, all the wnrtki
for having something of the pretty wo
manly look alNiut her.
I w as the maker of fire-work*, ft* my
father hud been l*efoio mo. I don't
know that I likod the business particu
larly, but there I was nnd there I *tnid.
imnde good wages, and saved I hem, for
I didn't think enough about my looks
to dress much, ami 1 never drank. *' Sul
ky,” the other men ettlled ms. Wlmt
..I that? It wus bolter to bo sulky limn
raving mud, as some of tlmui were, so
Niirely a* Satuidny night none around.
Men with nice, go«*d hhiking wives, too,
whose children wnutrd for blend and
nhoua wlmt limy spent in drink. I nev
cr expected to liar.: u w ife and ehildren,
Iml knew how I buy ought to be Used
better fInin they did.
I suppose I hud eftitio to bo twenty-
eigiitor so, nml no girl hud ever looked
at ino, except us sh • might at n tumi-di
|*olar bear, when, one day old Mr. W il
liatns, tile |e-oprietor Ilf the plane, Cltmo
I to mo ns I wn* going home to dinner,
I nnd said in his own tpiick way :
*• llathron, can rmi driver"
“ Yes, sir,” saiif I.
' i want you to take the wagon and
I go over to the railroud depot nt Haiti-
win, and bring down 11 new Imml slid
her trap*," hu /‘aid.
“Hlmll Im there about liftlf past
twelve, so you’d have barely time to get
a bitt» and go ; and yon run have tho
vest of the d -y to yourself, 11 you like,
as it's .Saturday. Her name is Annin
M ay.”
I Before you understand what ho
I meunt I most tell you that our place
(•(they called it the “ .Vc Hut Vllr% Pyr
otechnic Establishment," bless ymt !)
employed some live and twenty girls,
nnd that they generally came from a
distinc, and bourdod while they staid,
with an old woman close by, all in opt*
place, to keep thorn out of harm's way.
Mr. Williams insisted on that, and a
lot of rules about the hours they
were to keep, nml lire way they were to
hriutve; good rules, and not sa right hut
that there wn* plenty of Innocent court
ing nnd more tluiu one wrdd’mg in n
nenson. As for us men, wo went where
wo chose. Some put up nt the tavern,
some with people who would take 11 low
hoarders, ami those who lived in the
pluco with 1 licit liunilics. There wore
Very few girls who had homes there to
goto; for the vilhigs was an uppish
kind of place, full id uuimlry scats and
villas, nml the factory stood nil ulono by
itscll, iptite a distune* nwuy, and the
tavern and thu few common houses
worts grouped close about it, as if othets
wore too genteel to mix with them. 80
Mm. Munson’s pluco was always full.
It was a day to tempt n man out—n
beautiful spring day, with tender green
grans on tho earth nml lender pink lunl*
on tho branches, nnd in the sky ther*
were only two or throe llcocy bits ol
clouds, like carded wool, amidst tho
hlili'licas. It took only half au hour |o
got to llutdwin.
The train had got in, nnd there wtjfe'
people waiting in tin* litllo house at the
depot—a couple 1 f »t"iit old ladled, a
gentleman who looked like a minister,
nml a young woman. I looked III her
and made up my lililid she couldn't be
thu new hand, not because she was more
dressed than they usually were, but be
enlise she wasn't diceaed half so much
(ieneially they had oil their InigliteSt
gown, and big buuds around their
necks, and 10s s enough in their bon
nets to till a garden. Tins girl was nil
in gray ami wmo a veil to match. The
tilings were cheap and not new, but
they made her look like 11 lady. I
walked up and down and waited. Thu
fat worn.hi went away in a wagon; the
eleigvimiii had a gig sent for him. unit
there the girl sat beside her trunk, look
ing ii.iW and theft out or the window
and beginning to seem anxious. I took
off my Iml nml stepped up with a how.
”1 beg your pariioii, Miss,” said I,
** but Ima there been unybwly hero ask
ing about being taken to Mr. Williams’
place V”
*‘ I want to go there myself,” she nn
swered : " that is, if you mean tho fire
work factory. 1 in AtinioMny.”
'* 1 <le mean thu tire-woik factory," I
said. "Mr. 80th llathron, one of the
hands, Tho wagon is outside; will
yoy.gtt inf Walt a bit; I’d put in the
trunk first.”
'• Shan’t I help you ?” aim said; and
she put her little hand 011 llm limidl*
iictuMlIier. Il haiked so small I burst
out laughing.
“ I d. u't need nuy help," sniil I, but
I thought I could carry both the trunk
ami its owner together, if j chose, mid
she'll let me. nho wan the smallest
creature to lie u full grown woman that
1 ever aaw.
Alter I had helped her in and had ta
ken llm reins in my bauds, I kept steal
ing looks nt ber, and thinking how
beautiful *lm was; and I tried to tslk
about things (lint would please Imr, mid
lelt Unit, blight as thu day had been
before, it was somehow a groat deal
brighter now with her Itesidi' mo.
Wu stopped at Mrs. Munson’s and
said g<*»d bye. I carried her trunk into
the hall, and called thu 1 Id lady, ami
drouo thu l.orso back to the stables —
Then, having a holiday, I got a news
paper, and went out Into the woods,
Baldwin's woods they called them, mid
I think 1 knew every tree by heart.
Holm how I f. It io o-oni i utid unhap
py, nnd couldn't rend my paper, nml
sut down with my head on my Imtals,
sulkier than ever, I sup|si*r, to look nt.
Mnyho it was au hour, tmtybw two, that
I sat tliero, before I beard a step com
ing over tho grnss, mid looking up, iuw
tho gir! I hud driven over from Baldwin
—Annie May— coming toward in*.—
8I10 did not *co me ut first, but when
ahe (lid she started nnd alop|M'd, and
smiled at mu just ss 1 ha I seen other
girls mu h often nt other men, but never
once at m > Imfom that moment—I 1 av
er thought wlmt I was doing, but held
out my greut brown bund, and shook
hands with her us if w e had been friends
for years
" I found there was nothing for mo
to do in the factory until Mondayshe
said, and 1 came tail to sco what these
woods were like. It s a pretty place.”
• Prettier in glimmer,’ 1 said, 1 mid
pie'tiest of nil in autumn, when the
leaves lire burned gold i.nd soul let.’
‘ I like spring Isstl,' she said ; ‘ every
thing is new and fresh, and ju-t began.
In autumn everything i* nemly over—
ami is and.’
‘ I don’t mind it, 1 haven't a gny dis
position, 1 suppose,’ I st.id. 1 Hut look
hero—if you like some lresli young
things, l'|| sln-w you Noinul\pug,’ mid I
took her to where, behind n fuilcii log,
the first spring violets always grow —
There were a tlo/uu there now, nml she
went down on her knee* to smell tla m.
Htie would only pick one, though it
Keemed wrong, she said.
That one, tiller we bud walked for
an hour or so, somehow or oilier, drop-
nod out of her h.dr. She did n it know
ji, but l did, and wh n she It id gon*
home I wont back a"d found it lying in
thu path, and put it in my bosom. It
wa* so sweet, and fresh, mid beautiful
that 1 could but think it watt like her.—
I like to think so. Olt, wliat a day tt
was for 11101 What u night when I
dreamed it over.
Next day was tho Sahhath, and I
did what I never done before. After 1
was dressed, ungry with mysulf for not
looking hmiilsomur all the while I stood
before tho glass, I went over to Mrs.
Munson s and naked for MU* May.
Sho came down prettily attired, nnd
1 remember stammering out something
about thinking she might like to go to
church, and would imt know the wny.
I am afraid I could tint have remember
ed tlm text to save my life, and tho ser
mon was thrown away on m». Hat I
was very happy—happier than l had
ever been I o:ot e. Only a day line# 1 took
her over in a little wagon, but I loved
iter, and told her so. It may not seem
such a mighty mutter to other men to
have otto woman's love, but l bad no
one el*o 011 earth to care for. 80 when
she said ' Yes,' nnd let mu kitw her, it
was only slmmo that kept mo from cry
ing outright for joy. Slut had promised
to marry mu in the autumn, and alter
that she would work 110 more in the
factory. I was saving to buy a three-
loomed cottage ia tho village*, aud to
furnish it—humbly, of course, but so
that it should be u homo for her j mid
when she >vu* its mint less, I should hot
envy any king in his paluuc.
One week wo Imd been more than
UDiiully busy, for it was ileal Urn end of
Jane, and wo wore making firework*
for the celebration of tho *itli «‘f July,
and the fust that I had seen ol Annie
tlist Jay 1 *nw- in the great Ridosroom
whore wu were always gathered to re
ceive our wage*. The men oil one aide,
tho girls on the other, stepping up to
the great desk, one by one, a* old Grif
fin, thu cleik, called our names. I look
ed across tho line of gill'* faces, nnd
saw her smiling at me, but I could not
got neur her. Besides, nt that moinout
my name was called— llathron '—ar,d
l stepped up to tho desk. Than, for
tho liiHt time, I noticed that old (iii.lin
was not tliciu. A nophc.v of Mr, Wil -,
liuni*, whose name I know to hu Uiuli-
ard Junes, was paying llm hands in
stead. Iln was n handsome young fel
low, and very gentlemanly—on# of the
fair kind.
lie hud a sort of am ate 11 r way with
him, very different Irotn the business
like inuanor of old Grilliu, and when it
came to the gill*, Im bsd something ;
pleasant to say to each one, instead of j
ill* old mail's uiuiiipiiig sl\lu. What he
said to Annie 1 don’t know, but she j
blushed like a wild rose Iroiu brow to
chin.
W nlkiQg homo together, she askod mp
who Im was.
'Mr. Janes,'I answered, ’ did you
never sco him before 1’
• Ko,’ said Annie. ‘Ilowvery bund-
some lie is —don't you think so V
i have a grudging • Yea.’ 1 couldn’t
hear to hear her pi'ince him- Bhc
might lor all I knew, be contrasting him
with me. That was Ihe first puiu, but
there was more to c 1110.
Beside* tier daily work, Annie bsd
got into the way of doing some line
sewing and embroidery for n Miss Itoil-
ford, u beautiful young Indy in tlm vil
lage, and once a week aim carried it
home- Generally 1 went with her, but
there was overwork for llm men to 1J0
one night, and I could not gut off. I
fruited nnd fumed about it, am), wlieu
llm |imo came, couldn't for tho lilo of
mu help slipping a wny ton stairhead
window, to catch a glimpse of her —
Sure enough, 1 did see her a good way
on tlm toad, with her little basket on
her urin, but there wus some one with
her. It was too for to see faces, but I
knew the coot lie wore, nnd It was Mr.
Uichsrd Junes. 11 o was talking to tier
usrnvstly, nml, when I could siny no
longer, they were still together—her
fncu inelinod towards his.
I thought of this metnre until it seem-
■MiHiiiH f h»'
»<l to burn into my heart. It was like
my milky, brooding'nut are, never to s.i y
one word about it to Annie. One day,:
when I made an excuse to enter the
Women's workroom, alter Mr. Janes
had gone th ru, I plainly saw him slip a
little note slowly into Annie’s pockrt.— I
Tlm li no hud gome around for her to
go over to Miss Bedlord's with her
work ; but that evening, instead of go-'
ing with her, I watched her —hiding'
like u thief behind trues and buildings
mi tlm rout!. 8'ho went alone, ruin')
back alone, mid 1 saw nothing for my
pains, I did at church next 8iibballi,
though. When the hymn was given
out, Mr. Junes, sitting m tho handsome
family pew, seeing Annie iii doubt as to
the iiumt er- for tho old clergyman did
not always speak distinctly—reached
over and took her book to find the
place. VVlitm lie gave it back I ouw |
there wa* Moinolhing between llm leavo*,
uud, Oolite what might, would have,
snatched it, Imt ul that moment Miss
bi ilfoid, wljo Hut in the side aisle, whis-j
perod to Aimm to show her tin-number, 1
and I lost thu ehatica, for in passing the ,
hisik it was hidden, i knew it wan a
note by llm white glimmering of the;
edge of the pu|*T,
Miss lied ford looked at Annie as if j
she knew something of tho matter, too,!
ns elm stopped after Imr father nn il mo
ther into the cmiiage. There was a
feud between tlm old folks and llm pro
pricturs of the luotory, nml the old Bed
fords scowled and looked haughty tin-
til they were fairly shut in uud driven
away. Not Mr. Janus—ho was too
gentlemanly ; nut Miss lledioi'd—she
: was too hwvuI.
The factory hand* who. were at the
church, 11 iloftcn in all, I mippimo, hur
ried home pell mull, by short cats, nnd
»f them all, only Annie and f were left.
She was waiting for me to join her—a
thing I did not mean to do.
T leaned against the iron railing of
tho churchyard, wishing I was sound
asleep under out* of tho green monads,
looking dark ns usual, until I saw her
turn towards mu, Thau I loupud over
the railing and went nwsy.
On Monday 1 was at work. It was
tho thiid ol July, and the fourth was of
course, to bo n holiday. It was hard
to keep the younger humls nt work.—
They were omr.y about llm Foutb; and
I suppose every one of then, had n pis
tol. I never eared for banging at any
thing, nnd 1 should not have had one
evon had l felt differently.
After nupimr I was coming back,
when among the shadows, 1 mw two
figures standing together. I felt in a
moment who they must be, nnd got
close enough to Imnr their voices. On*
was Annie May, tho other llichnrd
Julies, I heard enough in their purling
words :
1 Klevoli will be the best time; the
moon will be up by then. I'll have the
carriage waiting tinder tho two elms in
Baldwin's wotnl*. Ii* certain about
tlm hour, for the down train starts utu
•pinrter to twelve. Good bye; God
bhtrfR toil!’
Not itiiolher word, but I know the
whole. She was going off with Richard
Janes. Shu whom 1 loved no. The
one of all tlm world who had seemed to
love. 1 heard his firm tread die away.
I heard her light footstep ru-tlo ovm
tlm grass, and went hnck to lliu work
room, for wo wore to work until n lute
hour that night.
I wanted to get rid of my tiresome
life.
There wag nothing left to livu for—so
it seemud to nia.
At half-past ten I got the chance I
winded, nml slipped out. 1 was goinj.
to kill myself 111 Baldwin's wckvTs, on
tlm dead log behind wldeli thu first
Npf'iig violets grew, unit whole wo had
sat so often since together.
Tho moon was just rising, round nnd
yellow, behind the black trees, and tile
factory windows were a Id are. As 1
slunk by tho otfioo, I saw Mr. Richurd
Junes there alone, lie wh* standing
exactly under n swinging lamp A
trying lamp for anybody but n pretty
f icu. but Ins was not hnrt by it. Grunt
heavens ! ItuW handsome lie looked, and
liovv happy ! My blood boiled with
j 'Uloimy mid grief. I was as mad for n
moment 11s n lunatic could be. M)
hand went dnlo my bosom nnd caught
at a pist-d hidden tliero. Tho next in
stunt I had fired, taking uim ut the
handsome bond But it \yns not a good
aim. The ball pas*orl oVer its mark,
nml straek the nwinging lump. I saw
it fall, and a great blaZ'i spring up on
tlm instant, aud I kuuw that thu tire
work factory was on fire. That factory
filled to tho roof with explosive sub
stances, nml with a hundred nnd fifty
men and bays, nml pretty, immotMp
girls, shut up within its walls. I do
not know whether 8ntaa rVer full re
morse, but If lie does it mint be such us
I fslt—hopeless, ninderting, scorching.
The next moment there was a horri
hie report, and I was thrown in*o tho
nir.
Not hurt, though. I piekid myself
ftp Irofn the grass, and stood looking nt
my work. Hundreds nf rocket* nml
bide lights and wheels totting and
II lining. 11 limit' >ds of < nations seemed
to be roaring, and over it all yon could
hoar screams—women's screams—nml I
went down on my knees and prayed.
‘ Oh, save her, save her—to Im hi*
wife to hate mu—otily save her!’
People were floating in from tlwv vil
lage. Iii tho midst of tho wildest tu-
u u’ts some ou> caught my arm I
ttirjied— it was Annie, and beside her,
wldto and trembling, stood Miss Hud
ford.
' Oh, Seth— thank God fur this!'—
died Annie; 'you are safe. Oh, door
young lady, try t» hope—he may ba
too.’
And then that beautiful Miss Bed
ford w ink ou Imr kaues before mu, and
clasped her hand* and prayed mo to
anve her Bichitrd !
1 I should have been hit wife in nn
hour,’ she nuid. 1 Oh, save my husbaud
—my love, my life, my thirling-’
Tho tru h rushed into my mil d then
—1 saw all in my blind folly. I 10
memborvd tlm feud between Urn lied-
fords' uud William*' family, and knew
that my Annie hud only buon helping
M’hh Bedford to meet and correspond
with her lover ; that it wmild have boon
better for mu to hu dead.
1 Go out of danger !’ 1 panted. ‘ I'll
b.iag him fo you or die with him !’ nnd
with Annie's s -.roam ol terror in my our,
I dashed uWuy.
‘ Are tl 0 women in there?’ I jelled.
‘No, thank Heaven,’ he answered.—
‘ Didn’t you know tlm wojuuii wore dis
missed five minutes before llm explosion
took plaeo ? All the men are not to,
I guess, but them ll;|t WUIO Setting the
lust show-piece in thu room next to the
otfice—about a doz -n. Tlm rest jump
ed out of tho window. Tuore’it a bro
ken limb or two, l gnos*. But that's
bettor than tbu poor h llotv* inside roast
ing uljvu or being blown to piece* —
Young Mr. Janos i* tliero, b n. 111*
uncle is off-ring anything to have him
got out. Life's wi rth more limit money,
though it -body can do it-'
For li> .111 h wc worked at the lire bo-
foie.it Wu*.out, ami llwn a great-heap,
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of lumber was pilud over tho bodies of
dm th'rleen men who must be inside—
load, we supposed - nnd f beard sumo
ono any Alisa Bedim d was going from
one swoon into another nt the Wil
liamses, nnd tlmt it had come out that
ilm wn* to h ive eloped with Mr. Junes
tlm night bcfm’h.
It was tlm Fourth of July; but no
gnus wore fired nml no bells rung at
Baldwin: All the people wcie about
the fnetoiy, helping as best they could.
We lifted groat charred legs and heaps
of bourds nnd molten cans, nnd nt Inst
Oim stopped. ' Hudi 1' ho cried | * for
God's n.ikc make 110 noise. 1 heard a
voice I’ Aud tin'll, amidst hrcuthlriw si
lence, wr hoard a moan under otlr feet.
We work'd with n will now, nnd ut
lust heard more.
One of the men put his licud nhi.o
down and crittl:
"Aro nay of you alive ?" ami some
one groaned, "Ye*.’’
Black with sin-.kr, scorched by tho
cinders we bnndlnl, we went nt it
again, and at last came to a spot wliuro
thu bt-uuiH had made a kind of pent
house. There jammed together and
half aufibonted, but n!ive, were four
moil. And such n yell went up as tnnr-
ti 1 e nr never Imurd Ihdbro Four
saved ! four saved ! And wo drew them
mt and gave them to doctors. Then
Micro win another shout not so loud,
for we Inal come to one insensible,
jammed between two logs. Ho breathed
though us ouoo a* wo brought him to
the air.
It was a time nn ono tVur forgot.
Judge wlmt It was to me.
At last all were out hut Mr. Janos,
and somebody cried oir that they could
sco him iiiubr so;uj b.uma. It was a
unugcrmi* p'uce to get nt, but l forced
myself into that harrow aperture, and
Bet to Work. I ra'led but there WaA 110
answer. At lust I aumo to him, lying
with a grunt beam across hi* cliyat.
His beautiful golden hair uud hoard
wcrttBingod anu nenrehed and ono of
Ids hands were blistered. I touched’
hi* and screamed in his oars, but tl.oy
were do f to m , I got tlm log off
rtoimJiow, and dragged him to the liglu,
and then l Imd help enough. They Vo-.k
him between them nml laid him nil tlm
grass, and tho doctor unfastened hi*
vest.
"Is he dead P I asked, and I meant,
as I live, if lliu answer was yen, to tell
tile crowd before mo wlmt I had done,
knowing Well that if I did, no law could
sure me.
There was no answer for a moment,
and I spoke again : " Is he dead ?”
And God bless Urn dear, white-headed
old man, who mnworod so kindly :
'• No, my man he isn't dead. I
think lie’s coming to.”
Oli, tho nmrey of the good Lord—
think of i‘ I Of th i whole, not 0:10 tmi
killed. There wore burn* and broken
limbs, and black eye*, hut there ' TUN nn
du..t 1; and ooon T saw Richard Janet—
pale and f.iint, but nut of danger—
standing before mo. I couldn't believe
God Imd bt-uu so good to in*.
Then that old w kilo-haired doctor
m muted 011 a pile of burned logs, nn I
lifted his li it, und tlioro were throe hiiuIi
cheers ns were never heard before nnd
a doxati boy* spud into Baldwin to ring
llm boils ; ami women came crying, to
thank 111) fill- helping to save their dear
ones—so that for shame I went and hid
myself in Maid w>In'* wood*, and cried,
with my head hidden ia my arms, 011
lliu log whore the violet* lay.
Then somebody came softly up tho
path art 11 mil beside me, and hunt over
me, and took me, singed mid’ smoked-
stained as I wii-t, In two white arm*--
and only one of all llio world could do
that—nml, without looking, 1 knew it
was Annie.
"My noble brave darling,'' sho said ;
"My own dear tlmt I am so proud of V
nml sobbed nnd kissed tut.
"They are ho happy, too,” she said ;
"Mr. Jane* is only scorched and burned
a very fit th*, aud old Mr. Bedford ia
reconciled to old Mr. Williams, and
they will bo m trried aftsr all. They
lire m> fond of each other, 80th—at
fond ns you and I."
And then I stood up and put l.or
gently from me, and made atonement
lor my till by nn awful sacrifice. 1 told
hor the truth ; wh*t I was, and what I
Imd done, and why, nml waited to hear
her renounce mu. Bite did nut do it.
Shi* was shocked and grieved, but sho
pitied m \ and I dare not take her in my
arm* and call her mine again J be
lieve tlmt all my life thor* Imd been an
evil spirit in my breast, and that lie
left forever at tlmt moment.
It wus some time before tho factory
was rebuilt, and some Imd been injured,
uud in iny were out of w »rk. I ktxrw
my duty. To those in need came Irtflo
gifts of money cv *ry week, with no cftle
to his donor, until my savings wire all
gone
80 we did not buy Iho three roomed
cottage,and perhaps never shall;-but
pcnnilu-rta* I wus, she married me, uml
wo art* happy.
Mr. Junes nnd Mis* Bedford nro mar
ried, too ; nnd when wo sit in cbtfftjli,-
she smiles across the pew to that little
w ife of min-', an-l I think, with a paog
of terror, yet, from what God’s merejr
saved ino.
VK Lord Wilton, in a book- on
national sport*, says tlmt no nation' enh
flourish for any length of time, or erfijoy
political freedom, unless it is devoted t-»
i manly spirts, and tlmt no nation do Voted-
to innnty'-upoj'Ui cun’ furl to ff'misli or
enj >y political Ircudoin.-