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TIIi\F. T- MOORE.
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GEORGIA— Haeru Coustt.
Wm I Hudson, administrator of Lovick
Graddick, dec’d, makes application for leave
to sell the land belonging to said deceased—
All persons concerned are hereby notified
to show cause, if any they have, by the first
Monday in August next, why said applica
tion should not be granted. Given Bnder
my hand officially, June 16, 18i4.
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 pavment ; and those haviDg claims
against said estate are requested to present
them duly authenticated within the time
prrescribed by law.
jullO fit THOMAS J. NEAL, Adm’r.
DEBTORS & CREDITORS’NOTICE.
All persons indebted to the estate of John
Pattillo, deceased, are hereby notified to
make payment; and those having claims
against said estate are requested to present
them within the time prescribed by law.
jullo-6t R. 8. PATTILLO, Ex'r.
GEORGIA— Harris Cooirrr.
Thomas J. Neal, administrator upon the
estate of John McKay, late of said county,
deceased, applies for leave to sell the real
estate belonging to paid deceased —
All persons concerned are hereby notified
to show cause, if any they have, by the first
Monday in August next, why said applica
tion should not be granted. Given under
my hand and official seal, July 6, 1874.
jullO-td J. F. C. WILLIAMS, Ord’y.
GEORGIA— Harris Copxtt.
Whereas the estate of Philip Richardson,
late of said county, dec’d, ia unrepresented,
and not likely to be represented—
All persons concerned are hereby notified
to show cause, if any they have, oy me uHt
Monday in August next, why some suitable
and proper person should not be appointed.
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HAMILTON, HARRIS CO., GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4,1874.
WHY I EXCHANGED.
AM INTERESTING SITUATION.
Some five years ago I was a sub
altern in a marching regiment, and
quartered in a large garrison town in
England. My duties consisted of
the nsual round of morning and aft
ernoon parades, Visiting the men’s
dinners and teas, and 'other regular
work. In addition to this, we occa
sionally had to mount guard, and to
pass twenty-four hours in a Bort of
half imprisonment.
It is one of the regulations of the
service, that when officers or men
are on guard, they should always be
in a state of readiness to “fall in ” on
parade at a moment’s notice. If you
feel very sleepy, and desire rest, you
must take it while you are buttoned
up to the throat and strapped down
at the heels, A lounge in an arm
chair or upon a sofa is the extent of
rest which an officer on guard is sup
posed to indulge in.
Among my brother subalterns in
garrison it was onr usual practice to
infringe upon this strict letter of the
law; and when the principal part of
our duty had been accomplished, we
used to indulge ourselves by divest
ing our limbs of their armor, and
seeking refreshment between the
sheets of a little camp bed that was
placed in an inner guard-room.
It was part of the duties of an offi
cer on guard to visit all the sentries
during the night—the time for visit
ing them being usually an hour or so
after the field officer bad visited the
guard, who was on duty for one day,
and who came once by day and once
by night to see the guard, and to see
that all was as it should be. There
Was no exact limit to the number of
times that the field officer might visit
the guards, hut it was the usual thing,
and it had become almost a custom,
for him to come once by day and
once by night, so that after the first
visit the subaltern usually waited an
hour or so, walked round the limits
of his post, visited all his sentries, and
then turned into bed.
It was a bitter cold morning in
January that my time for guard came
on. I marched my men to the post,
relieved the old guard, and then, hav
ing gone through the regular duty
and dined, endeavored to pass the
time until the field officer had visited
me. The previous night I had been
at a hall in town, and, in consequence,
was very tired and sleepy, and looked
with considerable longing to the pe
riod when I could unrobe and enjoy
a good snooze.
At length I heard the welcome
challenge, “ Who comes there ? ”
which was answered, “Grand rounds,”
and “Guard turn out!” was a sig
nal which I willingly obeyed, for I
knew that in an hour afterwards I
would be asleep.
Slipping on my cloak and cap, and
grasping my sword, I placed myself
before the guard and received the
field officer, who briefly asked me if
everything was correct, directed me
to dismiss my guard,'and rode off
without saying good-night —a pro
ceeding that I thought very formal.
Giving directions to the sergeant
to call me in an hour for the purpose
of visiting the sentries, I threw my
self into my. arm-chair and tried to
read a novel. The time passed very
quickly, as I had a nap or tWb, and
the sergeant soon appeared with a
lantern to conduct me round the sen
tries.
It was a terrible night—the wind
blowing hard, while the snow and
sleet were driving along before it.
The sentries were very much scat
tered, and I had to walk nearly two
miles to visit them ,all, I accom
plished my task, however, and re
turned to the guard-room, whore I
treated myself to a stiff glass of grog,
and throwing off my regimentals, I
jumped into bed, feeling that I de
served the luxury.
In a few moments I was fast asleep,
not even dreaming of my fair part
ners of the ball. Suddenly I became
consciong of a great noise, which
sounded like a dram being beaten.
At first I did not realize my posi
tion, and could not remember where
I was, but at last it flashed across me
that I was on guard, and that some
thing was the matter. Jumping out
of bed, I called to know who was
there.
The sergeant answered in a great
burry, saying, “ Sir, the field officer
of tbe day is coming, and the guard
is turning out.”
I rushed for my boots; pulled them
< '•*A * f ' *•’“s o f.
sword-arm into my large regimental
cloak, which I pulled over me; jammed
my forage cap on my head, and grasp
ing my sword, looked, to the outward
observer, as though “ fit for parade.”
I was just in timo to receive the
field officer, who again asked if my
guard was correct. I answered, in
rather a tone of surprise:
" Yes, sir; all correct.”
I could not imagine why my guard
should be visited twice, as such a
proceeding was unusual; and perhapß
my tone seemed to imply that I was
surprised. Whether it was that, or
whether a treacherous gust of wind
removed the folds of my cloak and
exhibited the slightest hit of the end
of my night-shirt, I know not; but
the field officer, when he had received
my answer, turned his horse’s head
in an opposite direction, saying:
“Now, sir, I want you to accom
pany me around the sentries.”
Had he told me that he wanted me
to accompany him to the regions be
low, I could not have been more hor
ror-struck, for already I had found
the change of temperature between a
warm bed in a warm room and the
outside air, and to walk two miles on
a windy, frosty night, with no rai
ment besides boots, night-shirt and
cloak, was really suffering for one’s
country, and no mistake. I dared
not show the slightest hesitation,
however, for fear the state of my at
tire might be suspected, although I
would have given a week’s pay to
have escaped for only five minutes.
A non-commissioned officer was
ready with a lantern, and we started
on our tour of inspection.
The field officer asked several ques
tions connected with the position and
duties of the sentries, to which I gave
answers as well as the chattering of
my teeth would permit me. The
most nervous work, however, was
passing the gas lamps, which were
placed at intervals of one or two
hundred yards. The wind was blow
ing so fresh that it was with diffi
culty I could hold my cloak around
toe. Every now and then an extra
gust of wind would come around a
corner, and quite defeat all the pre
cautions I bad adopted to encounter
the heavy gale. I managed to dodge
in the shade as mnch as possible, and
more than once ran the risk of being
kicked by the field officer’s horse, as
I slunk behind him when the gas re
vealed too much.
I had a faint hope that the field
officer might think I belonged to a
Highland regiment, and if he did ob
serve the scantiness of my attire,
might believe that the kilt would ex
plain iti *
I struggled and shivered on, know
ing that all things must have an end,
and that my “ rounds ” must come to
an end before long. But I feared
that I could not get warm during the
night.
We had nearly completed our tour,
and were within a few hundred yards
of the guard-room, when we passed
the field officer’s quarters. I fondly
hoped that be would not pass them,
hut 1 was rather surprised to see a
blaze of light come faom the win
dows, and to hear the sound of music.
It was evident tfeat there was a “hop”
going on inside, and I already began
to feel that even worse misfortune
was yet to attend me.
My premonitions were true, for on
reaching the door, my persecutor, in
a cheerful tone, said:
“We have had a cold tour: you
must come in and have a glass of
wine; and perhaps a waltz will warm
yon.”
I hastily answered: “I’m really
much obliged, but I should not like
to leave my guard.”
“ Nonsense, nonsense, man—the
guard will be all right—you must
come in.”
This “ must” he said in quite a de
termined tone.
I felt desperate, and again declared
that I thought it was wrong to leave
my guards
“I’ll take the responsibility, so
come along.” Saying which, he
grasped my arm and almost dragged
me into the poreh of hiß quarters.
When we entered tbe house and
were exposed to the light of the hall
lamps, I fancied I saw a slight twin
kle in tbe eyes of the officer, and I
began to wonder if he really knew
of my predicament, and wished to
have his joke. He gave no other in
timation, however, that I saw, but
quickly took off his cloak, and said 1
had better do the same. Seeing me
hesitate, he said:
■‘■'vbv Irotu. any luu.iliiich oi Ham I
Farther rferdohstrance I found would
be useless, so that there was no help
for me but a full confession. Sum
moning my courage, and fearing tc
hesitate, I blurted out i
“Colonel, I’ve no trousers on! ”®
“The douce you haven’t! Well,
you’d better go and put them on, and
then come here as soon as possible
and have a glass of warm drink.”
I rushed out half determined not
to return. I was fully awake now,
and shivered like a half drowned
dog, but no sooner had I dressed my
self than the Col. came over to say
that a quadrille was wailing for me.
I determined to put a bold face on
the matter, and entered the drawing
room, where a party of about fifty
had assembled. It was evident by
the titters of the young ladies; the
grins of the inen and the subdued
smiles of the dowagers, that my story
was known.
The Col. had told it as a good joke
to the Major; he had whispered it to
his wife, she had breathed into the
ear of two of her friends, and iu about
ten minutes every person in the room
knew a young subaltern had very un
willingly gone his rounds in a night
shirt.
As long as I stayed in that garrison
I was a standiug joke. When the
girls saw me they always looked
away and smiled, and it soemed as
impossible for me to obtain a serious
answer from any of them as for a
clown to preach a sermon. They
eveu seemed to he afraid to dauce
with me, fearing, I afterward heard,
to look at my legs, lest I might be
deficient in some article of raiment.
I soon exchanged and went into
another regiment, and years after
ward heard my owu adventure re
lated in a crowded drawing-room, all
of the details of the story being true,
except the name of the subaltern—
my misfortune having been attributed
to another unfortunate fellow.
I never went to bed on guard af
ter that night.
Twenty Impolite Things.
1. Loud and boisterous laughter.
2. Reading when others are talk
ing.
3. Reading aloud in company with
out being asked,
4. Talking when others are read
ing.
5. Spitting about the house, smok
ing or chewing.
6. Cutting finger hails in company;
7. Leaving church before worship
is closed.
8. Whispering or laughing in the
house of God.
9. Gazing rudely at strangers.
10. Leaving a stranger without a
seat.
11. A want of respect and rever
ence for seniors.
12. Correcting older persons than
yourself, especially parents.
13. Receiving a present without
expression of gratitude.
14. Making yourself hero of your
own story.
15. Laughing at the mistakes of
others.
16. Joking others in oorapany.
17. Commencing talking before
others have finished speaking.
18. Answering questions that have
been put to others.
19. Commencing to eat as soon as
you get to the table; and, —
20. Not listening to what one is
saying in company.
fciF" Wheu you see a man going
home at two o’clock in the morning,'
and know that his wife is waiting up
for him, it is likely to be “stormy.”
' ■
nerWhen a man receives a hill
for goods his wife Sought unknown
to him, Itfbk out for “ thunder and
lightning.”
- tST" When a man goes homo aod
finds no supper ready, the fire gone
ont and his wife crusading, it is likely
to be “cloudy.”
90- When a man promises to take
his wife to a party and changes his
mind after she is diessed, you may
expect a “ shower.”
IST" When a man uvea his cigar
money to boy his wife anew bonnet
and the children new shoes, it indi
cates a spell of “ sunshine.”
W hen a man dies and leaves
a nice young widow with plenty of
money, and you see her walking out
with one of the executors on Sunday,
a “ change ” is imminent.
\3T Lovely flowers are the smiles
u fitH* jv* luVuty y j/Uj iifrt
$1.50 A YEAR.
WIT and HUMOR.
The retort of a little boy to aL at
torney in a police court, not long
ago, created sora6 amusement. The
lad, being a witness, was questioned
concerning a certain cheap novel al
leged to have been stolen. “What
was the picture on the cover?” askefil
the attorney. “Two Indians,” was
the reply. “ What were the Indians
doing?” “I didn’t ask ’em,'” an
swered the boy. The attorney sud
denly discovered that he had no fur
ther use for the young witness.
Noah Connt Bays he had thought
of getting a copyright on his name
till he found that Judge Davis had
appropriated the whole of it.
An old lady, who insisted on her
minister’s praying for rain, had her
cabbages out tip by a hail storm, and,
on viewing the wreck, remarked that
■lie “ never knew him to undertake
anything without overdoing it.” .
A farmer’s lad was crpssihf a field
where a Very wild and fer'oeions bull
was allowed to run at large. When
the boy had about reached the mid
dle of the field he suddenly saw the
bull, with head lowered, ruehing fu
riously at him. Being accustomed
to managing cattle,’ lie w*s in no
way disconcerted, but ran to a tree
near by and commenced running
round it with the hull after him.
Presently he caught the bull by the
tail and commenced belaboring him
unmercifully with a stick. The bull,
finding that “tail” was
started off at a run, (the boy swing
ing on to him) but the faster he ran,
the more the boy belabored him, un
til finally he commenced bellowing.]
“Oh,” says the boy, jnoreasing his
blows, “you may bellow, but I’d
like to know who in the h—ll started
this?" , ,
At a hotel table one hoarder re?
marks to his neighbor,' u This must
be a healthy plaoe for chickens.’ 1
“Why?” asked the other. “Bef
cause I never see any dead ones here
abouts.”
An Oxford tih&er-graluate was
asked to point out which were the,
greater and whioh were the lesser
prophets.' For a moment this was a
“poser” to young hopeful. He
fcodh rallied, however, recovered life
self-possession, and answered, with',
the utmost nonchalance, “I pbvet
like to make invidious distinctions.”
Why is an Industrious wonian like
a clock ? Because her hands are in
cessantly at work.' , / .
Felt slippers: Those flslfi by 6bfl
dren iti tbelr rtide yonng days.
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Some poets at a literary club were
recently discussing the best time to
bring out new poems, when an editor
volunteered this remark, “ About th§
year 3,006' will be a first-rate time. 4 ’
Why are the ladies the biggest
thieves in existence ?—Because tfcej
steel their petticoats, Lone their
stays, crib tbeir babies and hook'
their dresses. , ,
“ Pat, if Mr. Jones comes before I
return, tell him that I will meet him*
here before two o’clock.” “Aye,
aye, sirbut what shall I tell him ff
he doesn’t come ? ” t
Inscription on a tombstone in Cos?
lumbia, Tenn.: “ Escape# (he fettl
lets of the enemy th feci fssksidfiatkcf
by a cowardly kind husband,’
an affectionate father.”
Affecting sight—Barrels In tiers.''
A Sabbath school teacher, desirous
of waiting the dormant powers of k’
scholar, asked the question, “ What
are we taught by the historio inci
dent of Jacob wrestling with the an
ge),?” The cautions reply came:
“ Dunno, ’zactly, but s’pose ’twas to'
tell us that we musn’t rastle.”
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“An ox does not taste as good as
an oyster, but it can ran tVice as
was the result of a hoy’s efforts"
to write a composition on oxeni.*
Another defined panegyric as “some
thing good for a baby when' 5 it had'
the stomach-ache.”
A near-sighted Irishman, about to'
fight a duel insisted that he should'
stand six feet nearer to bis
nist than his antagonist did to him.'
Mr. Edgar Basoom was taken to
tbe insane asylum at Hartford, re
cently—just three months" from' the*
day his son Joseph' purchased a
fiddle.
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When a Tennessee father waft/
into a newspaper office with a
shot-gun on his shoulder and says:'
“My darter has writ some poetry,
which I want you to publish,”
how’s a feller to plead press of
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