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GEORGIA —Harms Codrtt.
Wm I Hudson, administrator of lovicfe
Graddick, dec'd, make? application for leave
onlh+i.. InnJ hnlnrteGtddfißGAftsd '
All persons concerned are hereby notified
tion should n6t be granted. Given unc ,r
my band officially, June 16, 1874.
junl9-td J. F. C. WILLIAMS, Ord’y.
DEBTORS & CREDITORS’ NOTICE
All those indebted to the estate of John
McKay, deceased, are hereby notified to make
immediate payment; and those having claims
against safd State are requested to present
them duly authenticated within the time
prescribed by law. . . . . ;
jullO. 6t 'JHOMAS J. NEAL, Adm 1.
DEBTORS & CREDITORS’ NOTICEr
All persons Indebted to the estate of
Pattillo, deceased, are hereby notified to
make payment; aiid those having claims
against said estate are requested to prewnt
them within the time prescribe! by law
jUllo-6t B B. PAITILtd, Ex'r.
GEORGIA— Harris Countv.
Thomas J. Neal, administrator upon the
estate of John McKay, late of said cointy,
deceased, applies for leave to sell the real
estate belonging to said deceased—.
All persons concerned are hereby nainea
to show cause, If any they have, by thenrst
Monda/ih August next, tfjty sad apflica
tion should not be granted. Given under
my taMd and official sea), July 6, 1874.
jullO-td J. F- Q-- WILLIAMS, Ord f.
GEORGIA— Harris Cotncrr.
Whereas the estate
°L'?}iaif’fe n fi'r^nte*- P ’
All persons concerned are hereby notified
to show cause, if any they have, by the first
Monday in August next, why some suitable
xnd proper person should not be appointed.
I j.Jven under toy hand officially, July 6,
J. F. C. WILLIAMS, Ord'y.
HAMItTON, HARRIS CO., GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 7,1874.
‘1 DfeATH-UNITED.
Not a trirtatter little craft sailed
out of the port of Sterling than the
Se% Nymph.
i She was a pretty, sohOGfter-rig&etl
sloop, of considerably oyjgr one hun
dred tons burden, that rode- the bltfe
waters as daintily as..a fairy’r’rose
leaf barque, and, with canvas set,
bounded before the wind with, a grace
and speed that made her the admired
&f. ad Sterling’s mariners and; the
pride of her captain’s heart.
Her captain—big, burly, weather
bronzed, smiling-faced—was - Oliver
Arfo. JdHy and kind-hearted, he
had always been a favorite with his
towhiiitifen—well liked by his crew.';
He wak A iiianSf, pefhap., fifty years.
and Kls life had known but one call
ing, that 'of'fteathan. Though he bad
a sailor's ifcltiVeLy-reqklesa generosity
and ferftvagance, he had
contrived to purchase him a snug lit
tle home and lay A modest little
sum, wherewith to support the
buxom-faced wife and two merry
eyed daughters who ‘dNrelt there.
Many a long trip had he taken, in
his youth, Oh far-away whaling Voy
ages. In later years, many a suc
cessful cruise in liis own trim
schooner. Lastly, unable tokcep a
riesolve to quit his dearly-loved pro
fession, he purchased the Sea Nymph,
plying it, for several years, between
his Northern home and the West
Indian ports.
But this was to We his last trip;
He was getting old, lie told his
neighbors, laughingly, though few
grey hairs were discernible among
his curly brown locks. Yes, his
last trip; he had promised Catherine
so, and the little ones—he called
them that yet, despite their sixteen
and eighteen years—and they came
down to the pier to see him off.
Their aniifi Clung about his neck,
their kisses fell sweetly on his Cuddy
lips and browned cheeks.
M Good-by, Kate. Good-by, girls.
Only bight weeks and I’ll be home,
to settle down into a great, lubber
bead of „ a er* v
cheeries, good by.”
Ons last, warm hug, and ho sprang
aboard the tossing craft.
Slowly she srtuflg loose from her
tnoorings And fell away from the
pier. With ft “ heave—ho 1 ” the
white sails slid np the masts at the
will of the siiiewy-armed sailors,
For a moment they flapped, and
throbbed, and bt&t about, in the fcviSp
November gale; then, like white
wings, they were spread Rill to the
winds. Away, through the shafts
of cold, pale sunlight, that fell
athwart the gray, foam-tipped waves,
tne Sea Nymph sped down the bay.
On the pier white handkerchiefs
fluttered, and faces were unclouded
by any dreatti that this parting migVft
be unlike those that bad been before.
Oh the sloop live rough, kind-hearted
sailors, and one passenger, lonely
Jessaline Cannon, watched the re
ceding shOrfes.
Jessaline Cannon—tall, supple, slen
der, beautiful, With beauty of grace,
Of forth, Of face—black-robed Jessa
line Cannon, shivering at the bitter,
merciless breath of November
leaned against the hatchway, tears
on her cheeks, dull, aching misery in
her heart.
Captain Ario found her thus.
“ Why, Miss, yon ain't sea-sick or
hum-sick, a’ready ? ” „ /;
“No, neither: 4, >' qnJy home ,
“ WelS, wo won’t be *93% gitlihg
there, ef we hev good winds*, and ef
we should have a spell o’ rough
weather, this ’ere craft’s as taught ft
little ’un as is going. You ain’t
afraid, are you?”'
“ Oh, no, and I’ll try not to he
any trouble.”
“ Lor’ bfeti you ( you won’t be
any o’ that 1 My gals have ben many
a trip on the Sea Nympb. Blazes 1
how it blowsl ’Tain’t fit for you up
here,” and the kind captain escorted
her below.
Upon the low berth in her little
state-room, wrapped in shawls, Jessa
line, with closed eyes, lay still and
idle most of the day. Her fingers
were intertwined convulsively across
her breast, and over her ereamy-hued J
face, marble-like in its pallor and re
pose, great hot tears dfdpt dUfcftßlbn-f
ally from between* the heavy black
silked fringes 6f her closed eyes.
She had tried not to think fbr the
past few days—she had no choice
now. The thud, thud,
thud, and sadden great splashes of
the water against the sloop’s side—
i the mournfnl creak of boom and cor-
dage—the shrill circlings of the rush
ing wind—the dreary monotony of
every thing about her—forced Jessa-
Ime’sUhoughts, by vividness of like
ness, to the dreariness of heir own
life. . „
. Poor jessaline! How she sighed
for the happy days pf her childhood
and budding youth, when her life
one bright summer visionj
oh M sunlit shores of Cuba ! How
shanaonrned for the dead father who
had ever been to her a playmate,
companion, and lover!
‘i*Why, why,” she moaned, agftiil
and again, “did he ever send me
awiNif He loved me l he loved me I
one—no one—does now! ”
were wmns from, the
j girl’s quivering lips with a wail like
the Baddest shriek o£ the wind among
the canvas. “ Reynale l Reynale i
you were so kind and tender, how
could you be so false! I loved you
so! I believed in you so! ” and the
girl’s low passionate tones died away
in great, dry, heart-breaking sobs;
until, by-and-by, she lay quite still
again, thinking over all her life, since
her father sent her. to Boston, to at
tend Madam Whitney’s school. How
miserably homesick Bbe was at first
with Aunt Addie. How coldly un
kind rtfts cousin Blanche. How
welcomely And soothingly had come
the friendship Of Reynale Rodine—
Reynale, with his grave, sweet face
and ( passionate eyes. How he had
comforted her when news came of
her father’s death, calling her his
own little Jessaline. And when
Aunt AddiU iodt hut away from
school and she found life almost un
bearable with her unloving relatives,
how patiently she had waited forhim
to release her from her thraldom, to
the freedom of his love and protec
tion. And—oh! would she ever for
get it?—that day when Blaqgbe read
her a letter from Mr. Rodine, to his
“ darling Blanche;” Asking her to re
ward his love with a promise to be
come his wife. What a passion
seized her; and how she vowed Roy
lianohe laughed, and shorted
her anew ring glistening bh her fin
ger, while she asked, mockingly:
‘•Po you think Mr. Rodine has
ever bared fof you ? If my hncle Asa
could so far forget himself as to
marry a Creole slave, pray don’t be
such a precious little fool as to think
that Mr. Rodine will forget the fact;
dr that he—one of the richest and
proudest men in Boston—rtitl stoop
to marry a penniless bride.”
Jessaline cab feel her blood surging
lik hot lava-tides throngh her veins,
now) as it surged at Blanche’* words f
the same deadening, sickening pain
at hfer heart; the same intense; mur
derous desire in her brain that she
felt when she tamed away with set;
white face and clenched teeth—to
seek silence, seclusion, flight.
penniless—she ? How could it be ?
Surely her father had been wealthy!
She would fly to that little seaport
town Sterling, where her old nurse
lived, and coax her to accompany
her back to Cuba.
Tiut she reached Sterling a few
days late. She, who could have told
Jessaline of that will, which, at her
father’s death, made her an heiress,was
dead! Friendless, indeed, the girl
felt; and when she heard some peo
ple talking of the Sea Nymph, just
about starting on a yoytfgA to Cuba.
( hastened to secure a place as
’*• ?cn fc*t.. ü br'n ld Blanche little
i;arocJ,- when it was discovered that
JeasSllne had fled. Probably the girl
ftoalcl take care of herself, and if she
didn’t —well—Blanche would be bSVJ
era! hundred thousand richer. And
now Blanche w| sure eh* should win
Reynal Rodine before he should dig-'
cover that her wondrously beautiful
cousin was Co-heiress with herself.
When fie Came, he was told that
Jessaline had returned to Cuba.
Probably she had, the ladies thought.
Blanche Cannon, little dreamed
thit when she sent Reynale -Rodine
from her home, with that fie upon
hejr lips, she Jftnt him to certain
death. „ ...
'He wasifopehidog, auu'lbVed Jessa
line with the wild, fierce love of at
tained manhood. He had read more
of Blanche’s intrigues and Jestaline’s
tnhappiness than either had known.
Be returned to his office, moodily,
and was met by his shipping clerk
with a message from Captain Arlo,
of the Sea Nymph. The captain had
stopped there a day for 'orders from
this firm, for whom ho was to bring
.back merchandise. Reynale wrote
an answer and turned away. A swift
thought came to turn—a sudden res
olution. Two hours later, wrapped
in a heavy cloak, he paoed the deck
of the Sea Nymph, as she sailed out
of -Boston harbor.,
A dfty and a half the sloop had been
Out from Boston, and Heavy winds
had driven bet far out to sea. The
e&tly November twilight was sotting
fast over the gray, dreary, foam-cap
ped rtaters; the horizon wds otte
great dome of desolate, storm-dark
hues; the wind blew heavily, and
the Ballots ib wafrm jackets and oil
skins, looked forward to ft bitterly
cold, stormy night. Captain Arlo
came on deck and found Reynale
Rodin*, stamping his feet for warmth,
where he stood clinging to some
rigging. , , , . ,-
* Bottler !|6 down below, Mr. Ro
dine arid got some hot supper, and
Btajr tlieie, for it’s goih’ to be a wild
night; X have pdrßbaded my other
passenger to come out in the cabin
where she’ll hftVe Some cbinpany.”
Reynale went dowti tii’e perpen
dicular stairway, Bwdhg the hatch
ways closely after him, and stood
face to face with Jessaline Cannon;
“ Jessaline, my darling i ’*
“ Reynale I ”
It didn’t matter in the least that
the mate sat at the table drinking
steaming coffee and eating hot oniotk
stew —into which a few salt tears
fell, as he blunderingly acknowledged
years afterward; tho lovers had suf
fered too much during their brief
separation to think of formalities
bow; With those gtad, surprised
dries, they rtere 61ose clasped in
each other’s arms. Explanations
were scarcely needed. It was enough
that they oould cling closely to each
other, whisper sweet, loving words,
and feel each other’s heart beating in
unison;
For lioujfa tfiey heeded hot the
thick darkness of the night; that the
vessel reeled and tossed and flung
itself about like some wild animal in
horrible misery;’ tlmt their voices
grew loiidef- fthd louder, to be heard
above the wild t>iiottiings of the wind;
that the atmosphere in the tiny cabin
grew like the icy breathings of win
ter. But midnight came on; cold,
Beething tides of water, washing over
the vessel, extinguished the fires, and
stole gradually into the cabin; the
vessel fell with drunken reelings
from wave-tops to wave-abysses J the
atmosphfeth grert like the breath bt
the god Thanatos; the ihrieks 6f
Boreas became even more Wild, and
shrill, aiid fiendish, in their cry for
human victims.
Gradually jessaline’o facd grew
pale with the blue pallor Of death,
and she clung more closely to Rey
nale where he had lashed them side
by side. A tottder sound breaking
through the din, a rash of icy tides,
and Captain Arlo, bruised and bleed
ing, forced bis way into the cabin.
His face was blanch j, bis eyes had
in them a look as of a dream of home
—of floating handkerchiefs, laughing
faces, a sunlit November day;
“We can’t guide the draft any
longer. She may outlive the storm;
the chanCes are we shan’t t The men
a rtf all fashed to the rigging; it is
their only hope of life. Shall I help
yon there ? ”
“ Why not stay here 1 ” Reynale
asked with the calmness of despair.
The eantain pointed silently to the
pools of water that wars circling up
m>4 over their feet.'
Ere Mf,' Rodine could t'bfiij; the
wind tore the hatchway wide, and
sfiefh&g, itfy waters rushed over
them.
The daf titote Gn. The ntfbntide
came. The afternoon wofe sldrtly
away. The storm ceased;- a great
blaze of red came in tfie slcy * a rffster
schooner brought help to the Sea
Nymph.
Help almost' tdo late. One seaman
had been washed overboard. Of
the six souls found lashed to the rig
ging, two only lived—the mate and
the cook—to tell of the short, sweet
romance that found' its death on the
Sea Nymph.
Captain Arlo'Wflfe frozen, stis life
less —with that fir-awsy, home look
in bis open, sightless eyes.
Reynale Rodine and his benutifnl
Creole were locked tightly in cabh
Other’s arms. The fltiger of death
first the bounding jftftses of
Jee'rfSslrffie’s /Ofmg blood. The lifeless
head, With ihw iee-wreafhtfd, raven
hair, was pillowed on the heart that
loved it truly; and Keyrifle’* urate
lips pressed hers to the last, kissing
death from the month H first sealed.
$1.50 A YEAR.
*M HUMOR.
During the recent ISeshel &n editor
telegraphed to another at the soene
of action, “Sfind.AJnfe lull particulars
of the flood.” The, answ|r fc came;
“ You’ll find them in Genesis.” .
A spread eagle orator of* New
York wanted the wings of a bird to
fly to every village and hamlet in
tHe broad land; but be wilted when
a naughty , boy in the crowd sang
out, “ You'd be shot fpr a goose be
fore you find flew a half a mile.” ? ]
“ I come to steal,”. As the rat said
to the trap. “ And I spring to em
brace you,” as the trap replied td
the rat. ,
An ambitious debating society Is
recommended to take as its next
subject, “ 'Which is the biit-end of a
f /
A gentleman called on a rich mi
ser, and found hnvi at .the table en
deavoring catch a fly. Presently
he succeeded in entrapping one',
which he immediately put into the
Sugar bowl, and shut down the cover.
The gentleman asked for an expla
nation of this singular sport. “ I’ll
tell you,"” replied tfie Miser,' a trium
phant grin overspreading his coun
tenance as he spoke. “ I want to as
certain if the servants stftftl the
sugar.” , , „
“William Shot and J onisitlisin Welli**
is the business sign of a house in a
Northwestern town.
“He handled his gun carelessly,'
and put on his angel plumage,” is
tho last Western obituary notice;
These are tho days when one bears
the pliancy pharmer philosophizing
over his phosphate phertilizers.
After our defeat at Nashvili'e, rthen
evety thing was retreating for dear
life, one of Forbst l s lca 4 )a!ry; ridifig iijS
to an infantry Soldier, broken down
nhd unable to beep lip, accosted him
as follows: “ Hello i web foot, look
here, sir, ain’t you tired of walking.'*
Poor foot soldier’s face brightened ujl
at the prospect of a ride S hfc replied;
“Yes mister; iliighlytired." “Well,”
says cavalry, •• give me ten dollfth!
and I will teach yon how to paoe; ”
And rode on, leaving poor infantrjf
abusing the “ Butter-milk Rangers
to his heart’s content.
A highly intelligent typo’
setter.
A Germah Jew rtas eating a pork
chCp in a thunder storm. On hear
ing an iifliisual loud clap, he laitt
down his knife and fork and bb
served: “Yell, did any jioty efer
hear such a fuss about a little biece
bV bork ? ”
A Cairo man dropped dead last
week immediately after drinking ft
glass of ginger ale. But then it
wasn’t the ginger ale that hurt him—
it was a bullet fired from the other
side of the the street.
“I wish you woulct’rtt giro toe'
such short weight for my money,”
said a' Customer id a groefer who had
an account against him of lohrf stand
ing. “ And I wish yon would hot
give me such long time to wait fot
mine,” replied the grocer.
An old Sctftfch beggar, removing
bis bonnet, advanced to a clergyman
for a bit of charity. After receiving
a piece of silver, he said, “ Thank ye;
Mr, O thank ye 1 I'll gie ye an after*
noon’s hearing for this; offe o’ these
days.”
A -t—Uw ing mode aAvomif
attempts to reform a profligate; was*
at length repulsed with: “It is all
in vain, doctorj yotr cannot £et me
to change my religion.” “I do not
want that/* replied the good man;
“ f wish religion to change you.”
“Ifnf. Miffin,” sard' a Visitor,'
“ Emma has your features, but I think
She Ims got her father*# fi air.” “ Oh;
now I see,” Safd (fid dear little Em
ma; “it’s beosasC I have papa’s hair
that he has to Wear a Wig.”
A clergyman being applied to; in
less thSn a year after his appoint
ment, to put a stove in the church;
asked how long Ms predecessor had
been there, and when' answered
“twelfC ?ars,” h* said, “Well,
you never had a fire in the church
during his tinae?” “No, sir,” re
plied the applicant, “but wo had a
fire in the puipft then.”
“ That’s & tid cold you’ve got,”
said a man to bis troublesome neigh
bor at a lecture. “ Sdrry, sir, bat
it’s the best I have.”
“lean always tell water when I
see it,” remarked Toddy
the other day; “ it looks so mnch like
gin.”
On the contrary—riding on amulet