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OEORCIA 1 Ordinary’* Offl e
Meriwe'ber County. | Aog., 4t, I<?7V
M re. Martha A. Farr. Ina epn'ted f. r
exemption ol pet* a ally and ratling *Mt
and Taiwan -a M homestead aid l aril)
l * upon tl- ***i*i 10 o’eiock a. m. •
lbt 1 *t day >1 8 p*-, ISlf. *1 my
A. i HINTON.
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s3oo .iTfl L' raK&i?'
ustrious. C*oiUl a>4 seqoir
(>l; rr ill start y. Men, (oiMt. boy e
and girls mwe money tore* at werk ter or
than at anything else. The work it light
ard r lenaent, and net as anyone cat go
light at. Thaw who are vise who ace tMt
notice wiii asad aa Mr aMiowi at ooer
ecd aw foe thamwhw. Coatry Outfit and
terms few. Now to the time. Thaw
ready at woik are lnsiag a? large aw ol
money. kdJre.i TRUE 4 CO., Augusts,
Maine-
GREENVILLE, MERIWETHER AUGUST 22. 187.1.
y What Makes a Woman.
Nol costly drew u.ir queenly air,
Not jeagded complexion fair ;
Nat gr*Wful fom, nor lofty tread .
NoT prints, *to*Mris, nor spk'iidid head ;
Not pearly teeth, nor sparkling eye*.
Nor voice that nightingale outvies ;
Not btvath as sweet, as eglaiuim ;
Nat gaudy gernt. nor fabrics fliic ,
Not all the blandishments of art .
I Not one nor all these cantoned
. Can make a woman refined
• 'Tie not the casket that we pri/e.
Hut that which in tin 1 casket lies ,
■ These outward charms that phase the sight
Are uaughty, unless tin- heart to' right,
! For the VtsntcATOK. ]
(lav. 4'.iq tin <ml Ilia "Em
mies f —No I
■
= An article under Uh* la-ad of
Ci.lqiiiii aial his enemies", which
♦Wel l appeared to the A Hama tjJfaatßutiou,
has attract(4l some attenllan ; we ronfesa
<>ur inability in the exereiae of all Ihe pow
era of criUeistu, we arc master of to aeoNint
I for it. We are at fault aa to Ute objixi and
do not know how to treat it whether as the
.(SMitainiais outlmrst of the outraged feel
ings of the editor, or an "utoeestowaiesl"
that w ill find Its objective jmit in an ef.
fort to nominate his excellency for a second
term II was news to us that the Governor
luid enemies of the chans ter ihscrilied.
‘Ulvrc; were.* am tdiu when Gen.
’■( ■.dip.Ttf r.s-.lv.st the uonifnatlim, that |M
win- .alien, of e.|iud, it tea su|snir quail-
Ih'iitloiM they may still think so, hut that
then has Isa ii any factious, "unprincipled,
iinacntpillok* opposition" in the Democrat
!ic party to the (Jowrmir we l<wttod only
Irom the article to which .ilteiilioii is called,
and we think the editor Is fighting a “wind
mill". The "enclitic*" eclat in Imagination
and Um C<institution's herculean blows are
usi'less and iinflnless If it will do tin eili
sny g.ssl <■ will admit he lias e.Mnpletely
dciiioUslusl lii> UK ii of struw, and all t|ie nr
tide In. ks .if ineril Is n alilv.
H-his- the simple nllritleil
lie sigtil dial tic. agin, in her
wivrii ignlv, had iinawmiuisl against
w hat was called ‘state aid" to rail WiimM
and private cor|*initio"* and were f.>ilsh
enough to la-licve that tioveiisn t'olipillt I
Was rn r.i jutrt with tin- |ss|iU‘ ll|S at that
■|ucKtinu If we icinc! lis t rightly lie tisih
high griHind ho.iiliMt slat, mj in Ids inaugii j
ml addles lei! ten shortly then after If
w. a|e n*H Miistala .1. hi' gave Ida sanction
to a toll to aid in toiilding a mil road from 1
NfaimUa in ia thnjWitc ly convict j
latoa. and again to-mg iwli.si b(s>n hv the l
N hoftdd isanpanv and other private Infer |
cats, he endorsed Ihe llonds of the North |
East It.illi'snl < ianpaiiy under adiue fnaii i
varhaiN f.i/do.g ./Uni sft. \S i do iug
know w 110 llg’ N'faifleid (*<an|Mtny west*, Jf!
luigfd not he aioiss to Irf tw know wiiO-warr
tie at.s khoiilers tliat w. Inight to- utile to,
ij | re. inti- tile disinter.•sted eiainw I.if wane j
■ f lie... saint leading stalest!muj" wh"|Hiiil
iftshijng f*sw" Ui ufsauin-cli-rks of l|tnus
Minis of iMlars to iki m/nr /.'/., ineoiniis tion
a iffi lilts WHIM’ emlcH'Selllcnl.
Jim Hu- K<liiii iluugiw lluti tlirn*- Muiim
litr Imvi- not only wisilonly *l:in<l<red the
Govi-mo, lH li-ivi* ln-#!mriii' il tlii- iD-nvt
r.iitli parly lii their unjiritw l|iD-il abuse of
•iw> G<rvTnnr. Miiy I* A tlitM rulouliti-d
i haiiifri-in of hi* Ktit'ilt'wy I* slightly mis
tol-.ro hlbhu Uii* i Tin great lA.miioriitu
|nHjr of llil* country is aliovc art<l Ih voi <1
all m any atlemptsijuuk- In coma i lDm with
lot individual name* to 1 *r}itjr into ion
UiMif* It* great priiKi|We or iugmir tin-
Ilili'Crill of it* orgsnlMtion. fouinicd s* it I*
upon tin ( rinMiliitioti a* well it* Um- great!
priiw tples of irivi| lilirrty ami tin- right* if
man. .
The Constitution spHW- la of OfArrton Mi Ml
tin- moral r-ltarar U-r of bin Kxiilliray. his
nigh nUmding a* a man, out to jirn-luiW' at)
impiiry into hi* art* aa an nfller-T, anil fa
(H-rhdly sir Slid we hr Stopped from any dif
ference in 'n<mion in nsftn mi to Um- l.ly
<f< imaalanry if li* mlminiatralDm W*
roarltfr aataK Mt in tlt*-a' piftinK liima,
UMirala, inUarrii v ami Jfiaalnnta in if a full
j{ffi*Tir mnaninir aft-niDI Itavt- f[tmt wrtfjbt
with thf pfoptr. tan. taawHhmamJing (te
vxalUal patraaatm, honor ami, [tli;ii re-
UKVtn flf Ma JB*Unry, <■ miirtit la- j*t
initual Ui <SfffT wHti Inrn in inatU-r*of mw*-
P'Aky. at erm cal] in tyueation tin- oonaiat
rwry of Ma rwonnL witbmit aobjrrfin)? .r
--aelraa to Uar icrare chargi of waging an nn.
amupubaja and ooprinCiftM warfare upon
bit mbninMnUon. Again, tbia writer ei
fltiuia, “tank at Her aUmtfng. her
credit, her ream urea," thtw by irripliiaiioo
attributing the preaent high poaition of the
Hi ate, mainly to what baa tieen done by liia
Kacelleaejr —We do not at-e Hin that fight. 1
The preaent high poaition of (tie Mate is
mainly doe to the administration of bia pre
rf eerwaor. Grrr. Hmhh. and the winingmaw
and ability of the eHizent to pay all their
honest debts.
We could nay more in thia connection tail
enough for the preautl. we hag however to
certainly not hia enemy, > nod if he kaa not
naaifralrif ar nrh r-grriT for the interest
aod welfare of thla pmrrritaa w aww Uriah
he riboeid here done, none wiH charge hint
with a want of Mercs* in the Wring gtmerm
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ARISTIDES.
When a thin* is oitee begun it is always
half finished
.3*
aid gives some inlenwting mminiacences of ,
i the atteniplesl due! lietween Jefferson Davis •
! a.ri * Uf r hytf i
1 -As farm Mlirir* %> the pMpntsri'
maeting of the shove, named individuals
! wen- never made ptiWfe. and ns one of Hie
principals yet 'ires, and several others who
w|re actors in the matter survive, ! will *t
fogth. to the hefit of my recollection, hdw
' tig- challenge >rigliutc<l, and how tile affair
■ tefudnatrai shortly after the Hi-xicaii war
.leffersmi Davis, of Mississippi, and W If,
lUkscll, of Illinois, Iwo (Xiaspieuisis ottlee-rs
in that enm|wign, were, In Ihe I'm ted
States ('ongtvt*, one occupying a seat in
tld Mouse of Uepresentalives and Uie other
in the United States Senate. In a diarusa-
I iog of the relative on bat
; tlellelds by the *
j gageal, it way
: troops iriglorl(Hisly Oral from the field of en
gagemeul Ot Buena Vista. This bold asser-
I tion was denied, and !h the debate, as if to
throw odium upon the conduct of other
1 Slate troops In relaliatiiai for the charge
i made, the conduct of the Mississippi troops
: was severely atiimailvi-rted Oil. Tills
eltarge tmiehcil so sensitively the cuinman-
I d>* of the MimMpid troops that a retme
liqtt "a* demanded outside the Hmlls of the
halls ot Congreas, and on a n-ftisn) thereof
tto usual |>reMmlnarf<at were nwgt.st to.
Among those who witc partfei|<aut> In the
affair were Senators A. (1. Brown, Holiert
Tismilw, James C Dawson and (hut. James
Shields. Repnwniatlve Amilstea.l Burt, of
South t'arollna. amt several otlu iv xvli.ste
names do nto recur to me at present Home
of these friends were endistvoripg to bring
about a rts-oiM-iliatlon, tglUie others wen
tiuikiug p/e] strut ions fur tlie coming morn
Mi. Davis wa then .sciipying r.sails
iu the large I.air sbay liouae of (he late Col
oucl John It Ilona ItOC, next west of the
prudent Continental Hotel. Mr, Bissell hud
rooms unwind the eonsr, on Fi urwml n
half aliisa 'nie w riter hereof, then a hoy,
rOomial in Ii(i■ aaiiie luutse with Colonel
Davis, and was a close observer of what w its
transpiring, and wus to have been a witness
In the affair and had strict Instructions not
to allow any imv hr cuUn without first nub
milling hto name to Senator Brown, who
was acting as uegf friend to Mr. Davis
General Shields writs the most active parly
to the affair Me It was who was a friend
.if Is/lh principals, and was many times
tknaighout tin- night I awkward and forward
to the endrwvdr to effect a aettlnMuti. I
was pul n guard to watch Ihe door* in the
■q.|K i | mit lol"' v Ith the risan darkened,when
ntomt tjn hour of 2 a. m. a ring of the hell
was heard, and on carefully I.silting tail I
discovered the bill form of Captain Htisldard
and a short stout man, with a dusty, brown
.Hereout itintwliaady fitting cap, who prov
ed to to I'iesideot Taylt/r The bell was
rung re|M-utedl} . Still no answer. I alrp
|s el to the rear part of tin- liotiat' and turti
fied (iovernor Brown who Ua- callers were.
i Tin- principal tvtifiil wi h* to iivobl thetnor
lilinill-iii <4 inr-al. ami (lu- imllira Mug ifl
hi.Hi .1 Himotiiii’iil lliiil tbe nm-at of ftol
IMhm II Im-1 Ix'i-ii i oio' oiitmli-il. mnl tliiU
■wulioiiury iiii-iuHiiia bait Iki-ii I liken to pm
vi ol a lioHillr mu-ling. 'rin- ib-lrrinlnailon
<ni tin pari of Mr Davlw to vlmllian- tbe
lamor <d hh fitiite n*wl tint of her l**vi
lr<Hi|- aa wi iiiiooulrtnlly earm-at that )ie
writ bia wifi 1 anil two nlraa-a to JVltfMylva
ui on a vlalt lo lh< boine of Henalor llnl
-la-ml, ii ri Inllvi- of Mr*. Ilnvia Tima wit*
ijiiit-tfi! fbi* eplaiab- In the events Dial have
tranapireil in tlu- <-iipilit] of Hie nation.
A I’lli-iJUIUfUOM.
Wi- it(• li.foriin 'l ifiiit a gentleman r<-abl
ing in Wiiloillii eiamty, by the nalm'of Cox,
i who ia eullivaling a atnall farm, upon aria
j ing orn- morning last week wna *ur|iria< <1 to
flml llial ilhring lla- nigtit liia ridilence bit*
| teen i-tui.igiil from a n-gton wla-n- water
could mA ia: seen km I waa aituatnl on Utc
lewiler of a lake. Wlien he nAlrcd <a> the
evening la-fore hia ienjse waa far away from
any poad, take ar river, but upon going out
ip-xt morabif Ma aurpriae esn be Imaginad
ulien, Inati-ad of bia garden, an immense
•ink, fifty or Ut/ yis tip Mjtiftne, filled with
water, miming op within eighteen or twen.
ty feet of his rwsidenee, met bis gage. Dur
ing tbe night this transframation occurred,
leaving rot even a vestige of the tallest pine
trees which ware ataariing In thrir full maj
esty only twelve hours lief ore. Tlw-ae sink*,
however, ace sot iafraquent in that county
It baa only been a short time since thni a
•ink rjccurred near KavenfWs Mill, rm/rf
remarfcatiie tlian tbe one alluded to starve,
in that it oocuiTed upon the very top irf a
hill our of tire highest point* of iaju] in
that country. Will not someone explain
them occurrence* ?• [Tallahassee rtriridi
an.
No Whitewash Needed.
r Oglethorpe Echo. ] /
Mr. Barnett, Secretary of State, is 'me
official to whom the Unger of nourn has nev
er pointed. While many of hia colleague*
are dressing like kings and living in palaces
n pen wnaO salaries, Mr B. walks around the
streets in a flB wit of clothe* and rents an
bumble cottage at sl4 a month. We hon
or an integrity that has so nobly stood the
teat in the foal air of Atlanta.
It is with life aa with coflee—he who
drinki It pore must not drain it to the
'dreg*.
C*p& Klow ami tiio Convicts.
The ofS*Wf prior-ipri tneper of tine peri,
tctghwy It ra#lifthF fear *UM ortVcoa that
UK mwMg tfif BtfmurUUvaa laal week w
-imivttd W> hav* kfvwritgHfl. A oommitUm
of nine nfteHtfipr* wa appntoied ti> give the
iteportiWM* a thneough rifting out. The
Hon. Tj. F. Gkrrwrd rff this county is on
this eoUMttfttel, and Iw will st that the
work Ii wriHlne. The principal kw|ver
of the to dipt. Nelms. Me
haa held tfcto ilftkv for arvernl yewrs, and
until now it hfia novir horn ovrrhauk-d by
the authority ff the togtolatur*. The (top.
twin, wh take % dnea tint much relish this
raid upon the Inwardness of his affairs, for
no sooner dtattlte feel the chilly sitadows
of the eotnmlltor approach his oilier; iksir,
that he nptn afttlc alsowr for an interview.
The CouaUtiiti<i|t reporter enters and takes
dowu hia atatWcnta aril gives them to the
world to hi* litMirito. bat hto stautnteuU
will hardly help him.
Indeed should not, In an 'interview"
at stu b a time, Iwve made any statements.
It shows a w ish to anticipate the report of
of the committee, anil to reach the public
eye with a version, colored with lutes, dif
ferent from those he ttomghl the (xanmittee
would give. This step, If not din'espariful
to the legislature and its committee, was at
least, In queatiianifile taste. But as W 0 sold,
his atateiijenta. w itli all the coloring he
ctsild give wUI not help hint. On the con
trary tlmy condemn him, for lie ncknowl
edges "Jobbery” In the matter of trans|s>rt
ing convlcta frian the start. His claim to
the riglit to make atteh eontrnets as he men
’Fians, will not avail him for be luuUuu,, sufh
righto. Hla salary la a fixed one, and no
right to s)>c<ailatc In transpor ting eonvh-ts
uppertuliiK In hla offlix;. in leasing the
(XMivtela the lesueea agtred with the state to
pay at) ex|H-nae of their transportation from
jails lo camps, and no right was given to
('apt. Neluta to change the conditions of
this engagement. Thai he lost money, as lie I
says he did, In some of Ids deliveries, doeti j
nto change the faet lit the chuc It only
shows that hit friend, Ex Governor Brown,
whose judgment hits never forsaken hint
in a trade was shrewder than himself.
Theft, he mode money inti of smite of hla
toher deliveries some that were nol atonal,
toil eonxtrutolve only wltieli he says about
halamx'd Ids liaises ; hut Irrjustbxt was dona
hem to one isatqtany ol lessees, for they
were rs|tillW<l to muke paymi'iiU that the
stale never contemplated that ('apt. Nelms
might not lose In Ids commi t* with another
company, The whole "InUrvinw” allows
''Jotitn.iy ' iu aflUc, ami whether it reaulUrd
prolllahly to ( apt. Nelms or not, ll* pur
puas wa* <o yyake nvuu-y by it, ami it
should, and doubtless will, Ire dealt with fry
the committee on that line. Wit do not
know ('apt. Nelms ; he la mdd by those
wlki know him to In’ a pliiln and clever
man, Ihil from Ida own acoounl of lilnia<-lf,
aided In It ami Inwked jup aa (n- w* by Gov.
Brown, lie has lawn doing wrong In oflice
to the great detriment of tin- stale, If in A di
rectly In lh*- l.w* of money, lo the Tnatsury,
Iry proalilutliig her ofllces mnl Introducing
muthods uiiknnwn to the law, in tnumiu-t
Ing public huaitioaa, for gaip, Uiviug (Jnpt
Nelms’ ststniiw-.nl lie- Ireneflt gf tlm lust
lesaktrie Mglit Is whsh It nan Ire Viewed, ft
inniMS a had ewe for him, and If Hie com
milter flmla mAhlng worse against him Hem
lie baa puhMslwd against himself, they will
Mcsrrrly do kAs Ilian hi start the macliine in
nuAton that will grind <*it a aum-wtor for
llw present iiw umlienU -{Columlnis Dally
Times.
Of Gen. Alla rt HWuey dolmartn, It la re
iiitnl i list one day hr I'tali, wlien Id* omn*
mand was two day • distant from a mailing
at at lon, he found iliml a ea|Aain had retnnt*
ed to the (mp fiTgcttliig to post a UAU-r
which tbe General had entrusted to him.
But all the commander said waa : “I can
Imagine no excuse fur such careleaaiies*,
Captain.” N<A long after the General him
self datooverud, in a winter coat, which had
been packed away, a letter which a long
time ago lie bad racrivad from dm anrgeon,
with tbe rurjurat that he poat it. Tie had
taken it to the station, forgotten to post It,
sod it had remained in tbe pocket for six
months. The eonaclentlou* General Aral
apokiglzcd to the surge.m, and then he sen t
and" tor t<* f pH*... in
which I inysrlf *A the examine.
The Origin of Dixie.
Sons- yi-ara ago, long before tin- war, a
very iconic*] family by the name of Dlrie
lived in Worcester, Masa. One of the
br'ithcrs, Walston Dixie, we Is-lleve, decid
ed U> *pply his talent in the negro minstrel
line, and soon the famous Dixie minstrel
wss known (rent one end of the country to
Ok- other.' The same founder of the troupe
wrote the cektwmtod song “Dixie’s I nod,"
which attained such popularity. It waa the
land for him, aa hs found in the Soathem
States the germs of the quaint negro sang
which be liruabed up and placed In bis pro
gramme. -rfc r c r-ntT ~l‘iflrtl |V *t~r and
Enceiaiowad of Mam*
chuaetts to give that section of the country
anew name, which will always stick. Many
songs were adopted and tectiooslhsed In (hia
way. Oar own "Yankee Doodle" was
written by an SagfiaMnan as a Mire, hot
our ancestors picked It right tip and gave It
a home.— [Cleavetaad Banner.
Men’s mtaadea more better when their
soul*, are making merry mode.
THE RED ROSE.
How a Gentleman Recognised
Hi Affianced Whom He
Had Never met Before.
Carson Appeal.
< >it Juno 98th a gentleman doing business
at Benton, California, whs marritol at the
(litnfthy House to a liHitdaome and ehann
ink young lialy from Hnabm. (She was very
attrta five, posts'ssing a great (tun) of refined
humor and fasdnaUtig nouvorsationri facul
ties. On Hie train from the East ahe said
tliat situ ennte front lktshat, and luul no
hestfaney alssit Informing those who asked
resptx'ting her destination, that she expeto
ed to meet gentleman friend at Wads
worth, with wliom she would pmowed lo
Carson. One thing seemed lo pnacle her
fellow pasaengera, ami that was a large
farigri radrnanfiamn it J In Urn toft aria of
! her bat. which waa far from Itamtoutoiiig
with tlie remaimk'r of her nKideat ami taste
ful attire. When Ute train retuthml Wails
worth, gentieman boarded it. lie was
neatly attired, with oue exception, and that
waa a flaming red silk handkerchief envel
oped his neck. Tlie young tody front Hoa
pm cordial lv greeted the gentleman, as jf
they had been lifelong friends.
Neither the tody nor the gettUeumn hod
ever into beforo, in foot luasl uto cvett ex
(itaiigmi pictures, Imt c.irruspomlrd will)
each toher f.r a long while, until they
formed a boigi of affect ion which laaaultixl
in Uteir marriage . It was stipulated tliat
the. gentleman should meet ids utllanccd at
yi'sesl-.-.' rtojQir and, Ux enable litem to reeog
nl/e each toiler, the lady was to w ear tlie
rod tear in Iter hat and he to clothe his neck
iu a similarly colored silk handkerchief.
This bit of romance si .mi made the rounds
of flu! whole train, and there being no
question as to tlie high res|M-ctahilliy of
the couple, they were the recipients of the
warmest congratulations and csprtnxiims
bi'st w iahes fiiutt the toher ladies and gen
tlemen on the cars. Mr. H. and Miss G.
were united In marriage by Ihe rector of
Mt. I‘eU'i'a Episcopal Church here. The
newly weddixl couple are now living ut
Ih'iitou.
The Tut Game.
They lave anew game lu Virginia City,
Nevada, it to called llat "|Rg game."
Tim Chronicle of that city says it la very
simple j th.it almost any Issly wlut has a,
I stir of legs, a big club and a pot etui play
it. ’'ln tins first plaec you lay an eartluni
pot oil llte grnsss. next you blind fold a la
dy and give her a aewii-foot club. Vou
then lead lug off ulsnit twenty |>m cs and
turn Iter round and round until she thinks
tliat uorlltcaal to aoutliwcst. Having cul
lected her srnses, slut Is-gins to hunt Hie
|lot, and wlien she gets on to Ihe |Mdcli of
grass where she su|>|sss s it is, strikes vigor
imsly with her club generslly missing it by
about twelve yards. The iglier day
a lady who was taking a hand lu lbs
pasttbue strm k hllmlly In the air, kooeklng
down a torn dialer lie wss ctsnplelely
•tunned for a few saas/inls, and os Ids buck
was turned towaril 11l woman wlien the
blow was struck, lie had no Idea wliot had
hit him. Wlutn lie recovered hto aruaea,
however, the woman luul lisraled tto; club
hi tint maslnr of rcrcimniies, who was bold
ing tto; hlmlgioii in his iinnd wtom the fa
ro uuin turned round. Tile fare man at
once assaulted the master to cerctmaiies.
The |sg game. m*m Iwesme a rioi, Mid
Ihe furo expert ami his crowd luul tiiraslieil
seveil men Is foru the sptal was wilisfuetori
ly explained.
A flint for Prudent \Vivc.
A Nevada girl is Ixmml to get on in the
worid. 'A Gold flfll lam married a man
who had worked alcadily at hia trade for
ten yvara, and yet Had n>ailing to allow for
hia lator, for at the end of carry month he
would Invariably hale at the gaining table
all he had earned. Knowing her husband'*
weakness, she determined to turn it In good
account fur Die bem-flt of the family. Her
plan was to start s faro lamk. Accordingly,
she jtrornrnd a layout, box, eaac-koeper and
Dm- ncccaaiiry <hecks. At this point her
greah-at difficulty wa* ciiooiinb red. Hhc
I Mil no capital, truing to an experienc
ed gambler, otul alallng the ease to him,
xbe wax aide to burnrw S3OO. Tlx- prelimi
naries tiring arranged. the lius-
Inmml readily agreed to play agalnat hia
wife's bank, provided alie would agree to
ring the Ml for the drink* oner In a while.
The fair ucoler acquiesced, and the game
began. At the end of an hour and a half
■hr had posaesaion of the montli'a wages.
The next month the same experience waa
repeated. In a abort time the S3OO had
been repaid the gambler, and a floe em
broidered lay-tad was made by the thrifty
wife. Ho>*> after she began to buy din
mood* and to InrwM hr atneha. Her oegt
stroke waa h> hirtld an elegant mjuMkm :
then die kept her own carriage, and finally
made a tone of the world, accompanied by
her husband arid three children.
TV mother** yearning, that complete*!
type of the Me hi another Me wMeti Is the
eaaence of real human lore, feels the pres
cone of the cherished child even In the haaa
degraded man. awl ski! saes again her baby**
face. *
Htatlstlrhsas affirm that countries raising
nvwt onion* have the fewest marriage*.
Sharper ThWin bayryer.
A wag of a lawye r was totting fa Ua of
ffex' the other day, deapip engaged in (tavaa
elllng some knotty qaoMloaa when a gebtie •
man etrtcrid and ixiqxrijwd t
'•fa tltfs Mr. B r
Tlw atiKlent of Blitekatona, raising his
eyes front the legal book bx-forc hint, re
plied :
If you owe me anything, or have any
Imsineas in my fine, then B. to my name •,
If you Itave a elniitf to present, 1 am wot the
man. if you call simply for a social chat,
you may call me any name.
"I pnijswe to present you with some to mi -
ness in your linn. I have a auto of #OS I
wont yon to collect ," and giving tlw lawyer
a nolo he departed to Call the next day. Aa
•non aa he whs gene the lawyer aanertaiuad
t hat it was one of his own promises.
The next day lilt client appeared and in
quired;
j "Well, what suecxwa f
“Alt right ; 1 have coltorted the money.
Here it is, Itws my fee," handing him #lO.
"Good," said the client, “I have made
#3 60 by this operation."
"Mow si' isaid the lawyer.
"Well," replied Ute chcnt, "I tried all
over the city to sell your note tor #12.50, but
could not do R." | lowa Htate liegiater.
Leu* m Ttadr.
1 never look at my old steel composing
rule tliat 1 ik> not bless uiyaeii that while my
strength lasts, lam nto at the mercy of the
world. If my jien is uto wanted, I can go
I >ock to the type cm Vtd be sure to find
work, for 1 learned tlie printer’s trade thor
oughly newspaper work, job work, book
work and press work. lam glad I have a
gtssl trade. It Is a rock upon which Uto
IHwauNoor enn stand firmly. There to health
and vigor for Isitli Issly and mliul In an
ltoncal trade. It to tig! strongest and aureri
j/orl of a self-made tuau. Go front the
academy to Hit; priiiUttg office (V Ute arti
/ati’a ls in c,h or if y<ai pleaae lo tha farm—
for Ui to-sure, gocsl fanning to a trade, am!
a gram I oue at llutl. lay thus a sure foun
dation, and after that, ItraucU off Into what
ever profession you pleaae.
Vou have heard, periiapa, of the clerk
who luul faithfully served Htephcn Oirartl
from boyh/sxi. On the tweqfy-flrat annl
vt;raary of his birthday he Went U> hla mas
ter and Udd him hto time wtm up, and ho
certainly cxjiet led iniportanl promotion In
litc nicrduuit'a service. But Btephen 01-
mrd said to him ; "Very well, now go and
learn ulrado."
"What trade, tor i"
"(lishJ liurr/'la inttat lie In tlcmand white
you live. Go and ioarn the eisijs'r’s trade,
and when you have made a gissl barrel
bring It to me.
Tin-young man went a way and learned
tlie trade, ami in time laought Ids old mas
ter a s|>lmdhi laurel of his own make.
Gli art 1 examined it, and gave the maker
two thousand dollars hr It, and than aald lo
him ;
"Now, air, I waul yrai in my donating
mum ; toil hemsdi/rth you will not be (lr
pcndi to ti)s>n the wliini of tkepbsn Girard.
It wltal will (state, you have a good trade
always in ruaurve.”
Tlw young rinßi saw the wisdom and on
deist, s si.
Vears ago, when the middle-sgad men of
Ut day ware totya, lluraoe Grueley wrote ;
"It to a great nonce ot (xaisotoUuu Ul us,
tliat wlien the public shall to; tired of us as
ediur, we can make a aattofariury livaii
houd at setUug ty|M; ir farming i tw that
while our strength toata, ten lisa wand block -
heads, taking offence at soute article they
(k> mg umierstiutd, could mg drive ua into
the f**or tomts:."
Who are Our. <,’• per*
aern or* !
Editor* Dispatch Every few days I sec
Iti tlie papers indignant reference* to Gov.
Colquitt’s enemies ami persecutors. Fol
lowing the sentimental lead of our young
friend, Mr. Henry W. Grady, who does the
heroic* for two papers, a daily aod a weakly,
a tolerably transparent effort If bring made
to get up a cry of persecution. Pray, will
not leant- one tell ux who those persecutors
are T Who are tlu- “aort--heads,” the "ene
mies," the “persecutor*,” and the “slander
ers’' of am most excellent and Christian
Governor 1 I must confess than I do not
know uue. Governor Colquitt want Into
office with HO,ooo majority—ad the white
peopls and many of the negroes lu tha state
throwing up their hats and voting for bint.
Why should tkeae friends and supporter*
suddenly bacons “asm-heads, "and “*ne
miaa," and “persneutuur’’ of their own Oov.
eraor 1 Went somebody explain this polit
ical phenomenon 1 And mono especially,
won't auase oae put hie finger on thane
"ahmderesa” awl ' persecutors," and tell aa
their name* t If not, than Ist tha aj s<
“persecution” slop, as bring bath uqJiMt
and aenseleas- unjust to the danspfiuUo par
ty, and naaarieas inlhura who utter U.—
[Atlanta Dispatch.
Dshocbax.
Highwaymen stepped Bernard Aoothwick
on a lonely Indiana mad, aad demanded
his money or Ms life. Re fought with ex*
cenß ng valor and rigor, bruising hffi asaofl
anU seriously with a chib, and was mm
quiahrd only after a quartor of aa hear ft
desperate mdatance. On wanWaß kh
rtorketa, tn the expectsrion of getting Talua
ble booty, they found exactly strain
rent*
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