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AUTOS'r C. PATE. LAWKENCK C. RYAN
PATE fit RYAN,
ATTOBI' TYS AT LAW,
HAWKINSVILLE .GEORGIA .
WILL practloe in the counties of Fu-!
las 1 -!. Houston, Dooly, Wilcox, Ir- j
win and Telfair. |
. OTPick: in the rooms formerly occupied
Judgo Scarborough. Jan 8-ts ■
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Eu WARtUta*. W. L. GniCE. ;
WARREN <Sc GRICE,
A TTORNJS 78 AT LAW,
Ferry, Oa.,
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•nd Circuit Courts at Savannah.
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J/W MASJIBUR.V, Den Otd’y.
fan 13-21 pr foe 6 00
HAWKINSVIIXE, GA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1870
she lufldul and lil» ilauguler.
“The lamps of death are Cdtuing fast,
My fitther, o'er my brow;
The past, with all its scenes, has tied,
Acd I must turn me n'<Vw
To th.»rdim future which, in vain,
My eyes seek to deccry:
Tell me, my father, in this hour,
In whose bcl’cf to die.
“In thiue? I’ve watched thy scornful
•entile,
And heard thy withering lone,
Wheuc’er the ChiJstian s hutnble hope
Was placed upon thine own;
I’ve hetird thee speak of comiDg death
Without a shade of gloom,
Aud laugh at ail the childish fears
“Oris It In my mothei's faith l
How fondly do I trace,
Through many weary years long past,
This calm and saintly fucc;
How often do I call to ruind
(Now*'-.he's beneath the sod)
The piaec, the hour, in which she drew
My eager thoughts to Clod.
“ 'T was then sho took the sacred Book
Atad ilom its bunting page,
Read how its truths support the soul
In yonth and failing age,
And hade me in its precept* live,
And by its precepts die,
That I might share a homo of love
In worlds beyond the sky.
"My fattier, shall I look rfodve,
Am<d the gathering gloom,
To Him whose promises of love
Extend lieyond the tomb?
The course the Being who ba* blessed
Till Aciuvtferud heart of mine—
Must 1 embrace my mother’s faith,
Or die, my sire, by tLinc?”
The frown upon that warrior brow
l’u sed, like a cloud, aw Ay.
And tears coursed down the rugged
VlnHts,
T.ia- flowed not till that tiny.
“ No, no! not mine!” with choking voice
T.ie skeptic made reply,
“ II.U n thy mother's holy faith,
>ly daughter, muy’st thou die!’’
Sumter or l.mV.i*-.
Sooner or frier the storm sli.tll bent
Over my slumbers om head to feet;
Sooner or later 1 lie winds shall wave
In lac longgnfll above my grave.
I shall not heed them where I lie,
Nothing their sounds shall signify.
Nothing the head -tone s fret of rain-,
Nothing tome the dark day’s pain.
Sooner or Inter the sun shall shine,
With tender wkrtAtll, on that mound of
mine;
Sooner or later, in summer air,
Clover and vioicl blossom there.
1 shall not feel, in the deep-laid rest,
T.ia sheeted light fall ove, my breast,
Nor uvejr notei in those hidden hours.
The wind-blow ing breath of to-.sing flowers.
Sooner or later the stainless snows
Shall add their liush to mv mule repose; *
Sooner or later shall slaut and shift,
Aati heap my bed wltli daxr.ling drift.
Cbill though that frozen pall shall sec-ra,
Its touch no colder can make tiie dream
That wracks not the sweet and sacred dread
Shrouding the city of the dead.
Sooner or inter the bee shall come
And fill the noon with its golden hum;
Sooner or later, on half-poised wing;
The bluebird’s warble about me ring—
Ring, and chirrup, and whistle with glee;
Nothing his music shall seem to me;
None of ihcse lovely things shall kndwt
Ilow soundly their lover sleeps below.
Sooner or later, far out in the night,
The stars above shall wing their flight;
Sooner or later, by darkling dews.
Catch the white spot in their silver ooze.
Never a ray shall part the gloom
That wraps me round In the kindly tomb;
Peace shall be perfect for lip or brow,
Sooner or later—oh! why not now?
I’d be a Farmer’s Wife.
I am a wild and laughing girl, just turned :
of sweet seventeen,
As full of mischief and of fun as ever you
have seen;
And when 1 am a woman grown, nd city
beau for me:
If ever I marry in my life, a wife
I’ll be.
I love a country life; I love the joyous
breeze;
I love to hear the singing birds among the
lofty trees;
The lowing Herds, the bleating flocks, make
music l wcci for me;
If ever I marry in my life, a farmer’s wife
I II be.
1 love to see tbs chickens skip; I lovo to
milk the cows;
I love to see the farmer’s boys a whistling
Ei the plows;
And fields of corn and waving grain are
i , pleasant sights to me—
i If Wer I marry in my Hie, a fanner s wife
I I’ll be.
Let oilier girls, who love H best, enjoy the
gloomy town,
’Mid dusky walls and dusty streets to ram
ble np end down;
But fliArery banks, and shady woods, and'
1 sunny skies for me—
If ever 1 many In my life, a farmer's wife
I'll be
jjlisrtllanjt.
u »S Ml! GUILTY t
1
“Sheriff, remove thfs prisoner
commitmictl the Judge.
44 Five ydnrs, five long years in the
penitentiary! Great God! lam not
guilty! I am not!” cried Reginald
Forreater, as he was led away.
He had been sentenced to five years
hard labor for the ertYrte of breaking
thcdjpn of John Cluny’a flouring mill.
Two brothers, James aud Charles
6)‘oekcr, wore the principal witnesses.
They swore that late oue night about
six iuouttis before, jus they were walk
ing home, they saw Forrester walking
rapidly along the path leadiug to the
dura, 'flunking that something had
about tolfoTfoivMorder to assist, when
they saw that he began to ent away
the prop's that upheld the timbers.
Horror struck they stopped. It was
too late. The dam gave way. Rush
ing down tho road towards the mill
they shouted.
44 The flood I the flood.”
The miller hgord tiie shouts anti
had. just time to save himself and his
family; shortly afterwards the flood
reached the mill and swept it away.
A merchant of the village close by,
swore that Forrester bought an axe,
a shovel and a pick ou the evening
previous to the breaking of the dam.
The qxc was found hidden in some
bushes close to the path, and was
identified by the merchant to be the
same which Reginald bought of him.
The miller swore that Forrester had
been seen several times lurking about
tt*.e mill. The miller ftirllier stated
that at tin; time he discharged him he
(Forrester) swore that he would be
cvcu with him.
“Ami be destroyed my property
because 1 discharged him for daring,
against ttiy wishes, to make love to
my daughter, Amy.”
Onlo one person beiiered Forrester
to be innocent—Amy t’iuny, the mil
ler’s daughter.
ii
It was twelve at uoon, just four
years after the conviction of Forrester,
when the door of the Slate prison
opened to him. A pale, bowed ilowu
man whose eyes were constantly seek
ing the ground, walking down the road
to the ferry-boat. The crowd that
stood ou the wharf quickly moved
aside as tho man tottered towurds a
bench.
• 4 A pardoned convict!” ran from
month to mouth.
Yes, Forrester, for it was he, had
been pardoned by the Governor. Four
long years he had toiled in tiie brick
yard of the prison. Thoughts of self
destruction often flitted across iiis
weary mind. Often, as he stood near
the furnace of tiie brick kiln, lie
thought that only out! bold leap into
the roaring flames, and bis misery
would lie at an end.
lie had received only two letters
during his imprisonment. Otic wa»
from Amy.
The other letter came from New
York. It was from a lawyer and
read: “This is to inform you that
Allexi Forrester, Esq., you! uncle, has
departed this life, lie died intestate,
and you are tire heir to—” Tiie let
ter was received two days before he
was pardoned.
‘ Fortune avails mti nothing; the
world thinks me guilty,’ cried he.
11l
4 Forrester has come back. I won
der why in the world he wants to come
back to this place again. He’s rich,
and has threatened to shoot Jim
Crocker if he cailcd him ‘convict’
ngaiu.’ Such were the reports that
spread over the villlfee like wild-fire.
At last the news came to the cars
of the miller. With a muttered curse
upon his enemy, as he colled Forres
ter, he ascended tiie stairs leading to
the second story of the new mill that
he had erected in the place of the
one swept away. His steps-were noise
less as he approached Amy’s bed
room. He looked through the key
hole. A minute afterwards he wrench
ed open the door and rushed into the
room. He had seen Amy signaling
somebody. As he rushed to the win
dow he caught the glimpse of the fig
ure of a man as he disappeared behind
a projecting cliff—it was the form of
Forrester. He caught hold of Amy’s
arm.
‘Who was that man? Quick, tell
me! came from between his clenched
teeth.
A my uttered a shriek of pain.
He dropped her arm and rushed
from the room, but soon returned with
a loaded gun in his hands, and drag
ged her to the open window. The
head of a man could be plainly seen
rising slowly from behind the cliff
Amy sank upon her knees. The mil
ler released her arm and slowly raised
his gun. He recognized the features
of Forrester.
• Signal 1’ shouted the father, 4 so
that 1 can be sure of him. I want to
shoot him through his black heart I’
‘ Mercy 1’ shrieked Amy raising her
hands.
Forrester, who only saw Amy, now
crept slowly toward a projecting shelf
of the cliff, not more than fifteen or
sixteen feet frofrs aliorizontnl line from
her window. Thirty feet below hitu
the water of theeanoii roared over
huge boulders, aqd behind whs a solid
wail of granite twelve feet high. The
shelf was only two feet wide.
4 Die,convict!’shouted John (Jinny.
Forrester heard the word ‘convict,’
saw the old matt, saw the bright bar
rel of the gun as St was pointed to
wards him, beard the report, then all
was blank.
tV’lieu his consciousness returned, j
he fouud himself lying on the top of
the cliff, ft was night. A form was
itending over him. By the Jim star
light he could dbSlngtdsh tho features
but a cold shudder passed through
his body as he felt a baud upon his
la.ee, and heard the well-known tone of
the miller.
‘ lie’s dead ; and T ain’t a bit sorry
dor it either. atn I going to
do with the body ? I can’t throw it
over the cliff Well, 1 guess it’s best
to stick to my first plan.’
Tito miller took a rope from his
pocket, passed it beneath the arm-pits
of Forrester, ami dragged the body to
a cave only kuown to himself. This
cave was situated close to where one
end of the mill dam was fastened by
means of heavy timber to tiie cliffs ;
the opening was concealed by a clump
of bushes.
4 No one will ever find him there,’
muttered he.
When he entered the bedroom of
his daughter, he found her lying upon
the floor iusensible.
IV
When Forrester awoke from his
deathlike swoon, darkness was around
him. I’aiuftdiy lie lifted himself upon
iiis elbow. Bending aside the houghs
he saw the glimmer of a lantern' which
stood upon the dam close to the sluice
gales. When Forrester’s eyes be
came more accustomed to tiie dark
ness, he perceived-the form of two
tneu who were beudiwg over the breast
work of the gates. Soon the sound of
voices came to his ears—he heard his
name mentioned. Me was about to
creep through the opening of the bush
es when tiie men began to walk toward
him. About four feet from where lie
was lying they stopped.
• What time is it, Jim ?' said one of
them.
4 ’l line enough for our little job.'
replied the other.
4 This time he’ll be cooped up for
life—you bet,’ said Jiui.
4 Or else lie’ll swing for it,’ remark
ed the oilier.
‘lie'll switig for it,’ echoed Jim.
4 Look there, Jim,’ interrupted thi
ol her.
4 What the devil's up t you fool ?’
4 1 thought I saw a man’s face peep
ing at me from the mauzanita.’
Forrester had protruded his head,
lie saw by the light of the burning
match the bloated faces of James and
Charles Crocker.
4 Stull'autl nonsense. Goto work.
Have you fixed the plank so that you
can shove it across the gulch to her
window V
* Yes,’ growled the brother, but it ,
was devilish hard work.’
4 Then we are sure of the gal. Now j
for the dam,’ said Charles, moving \
away.
Like a flash of lightning the plot of j
the villains was revealed lo Forester. -
They first intended to cut the dam; j
then they would rescue the family of
the miller bj' means of the plank. Os
course this latter would insure the
gratitude of the miller. The break
ing of the dam would agaiu he charg
ed upon Forrester, who, as oue of the
brothers remarked, would be senten
ced to the penitentiary for life"r else
would swing for it.
A look towards the dam showed
that the water was nearly level witli
the path. He heard the screaking of
timbers and planks as the two men
were prying with an iron at one end
of the beams. A rumbling soutid
was heard—it was the pent up water
as it began to overflow the dam. lie
rose to his feet, and drawing aside the
bushes, Jic stepped out upon a shelf
like path whiclt ran alongside the cliff
* Villains I* he shouted. The two
brothers looked up, but saw no one,
for the light of the lantern was illumi
nating the sluiee-gates. They resum
ed their work. Again Forrester shout-.
cd, and again they lifted their beads,
when there came a terrible crash min
gled with tho roar of the water. For
rester heard a cry of despair, and saw
James Crocker fall headlong over the
dam into the seething water below.
With 8 prayer upon his lips for the
safety of her he loved, he ran along
the narrow path until he came oppo
site the mill.
‘The flood! the flood ! For God’s
sake save your lives 1 The water is
comiug! They have cut the dam!’
he cried.
The window of Amy’s bedroom was
thrown open and the miller with light
ed candle in hand was standing be
fore it Too late. The rushing water
had already encircled the mill, which
was now swaying to and fro.
‘ Help 1 help 1’ shouted John Cluny,
raising the light above his head. A
cry of terror escaped from his Ups as
tbe light shone upon the pale face of
the man whom he thought he had
killed. The candle dropped from his
hand as he ssnk upon the floor. Mean-
while Forrester was searching for the
plunk. At lsst luffound it. lie tried
to sitovu it across the gulf, but hi.s
strength failed him.
‘Oh God ! is there no help hero to
assist me? Help, help!’ lie carted, still
tugging on tiie plank.
‘ Come on, boys,' shouted a voice.
Soon a dozen men with lanterns
were rushing towards Forrester.
4 The convict!' cried tlit: foremost;
as he held the lantern to the face of
the prostrate man.
•He hau cut the dam again;' cried
a miner. 4 J'm ante of it-.'
4 iinpo&dblc ; see, he ha.-, been woun
ded,’ cried the first speaker. Forres
ter pointed to the plauk and thin to
wards the mill.
The loan understood his gestures.
Soon oue end of tin- pl-tnk found a
resting place upon the window sill,
man with tatHevu in hamVwaik*
ed across tht* swaying bridge and dis
appearedthrough the window. Anoth
er and another followed: A fufe min
utes after two men craw led buck across
the plauk, bearing between them the
insensible form of the miller: auotlicr
followcd carrying the brother of Arty.
But where was the miller’s daughter?
Tiie last man came across empty hand
ed. She could not be fouud.
4 Amy, dearest Amy 1* shouted For
rester. His shrill Voice wounded
above tiie awful roar of witters.
A white form was seen at the win
dow. It lifted its hands us if to w arn
some oue uway. The light of a half
dozen lanterns illuminated iter long
black tresses.
Forrester saw her. With superhu
tnau strength he rose to liis feet aud
staggered toward the plauk.
Amy stepped upon the win.low sill.
.She had hoard the voice of him she
loved. Slowly- she walked across the
plank until she was in a few feet of
the men. Site stopped agaiu. Her
lover pronounced her name. She re
cognized liis voice. A cry of Joy cuiue
from her lips as she gave a liofind
which brought her within the reach
of the outstretched hands of the men.
Another ery answered IYoul tile gulf
below—a ery of help. Immediately
ufoer the mill sank with a fearful crash
into the canon. But soon the Hsiug
Wider overcame that slight obstruction
and carried it down the channel.
Toward;! morning, when tiie water
had subsided somewhat, a party of
men found tiie mangled body of James
<!rocker, which had lodged between
two boulders. Close by they fouud
hi* brother with both legs broken.
He was yet alive. A ery of iutense
pain came from bis swollen lips us the
men lifted hint upon a rude stretcher.
* Let me die here!’ let me die here!’
cried he. 4 1 feel that lam hurl inside:
Put me‘down. 1 have 4 Only a Short
time to live, and 1 want to confess.
Reginald Forrester is inuoccut of the
crime ior which he suffered. It was I
and my brother who cut—'
Those were Charles Crocker’s last
words. A -tlream of lilood fell from
iiis mouth O ice more lie tried to
raise himself; then lie breathed his
last.
An entire week passed away before
lite village doctor pronounced Regin
ald out of danger. The ball fired from
the rifle of the tngller had glanced from
the temple. It had made an ugly but
not h mortal wound. His over-exer
tions on that terrible night bad great
ly increased iiis illness, but lie gradu
ally regained liis former strength.
Three mouths after the breaking of
tiie dam, Amy, her brother, father
and Forrester, left California for ever.
~M ♦ ►-
1 hrcc l*cr Cent i* Vlouili.
A merchant once entile to Air. Jas.
G. King, of New York, in great dis
tress, to borrow SIOO,OOO for a year,
saying be must have it, and that his
business would justify hint in juyim,
any rate of interest.
Mr. Kiug told him that no business
could stand a premium of three per
cent a month, but finding H’ih hard to
convince, took the following method:
4 Why discouut for so short a time ?’
asked Mr. King. 4 Why not make it
up for two or three years? I will
discount your note for SIOO,OOO, if
you will make it three years.’
‘Thank you, Mr. King; I #i!l draw
it at once. It is very kind in ycrtl—
but don’t you want collateral ?’
‘No, sir. Mr. Miller (turning to
the accountant), take off the discount,
at throe per cent, a month, on $190,-
000, for three years, and draw a check
for the balance for Mr. D. Wait a
moment, D. Give me your note for
8100,000.’
Th« conversation became general.
Both were seated, when the account
ant handed the following note to Mr
D., for $100,000:
‘Payable three years after date.
Discount at 3 per cent a month is 36
per cent, a year, and, for three years,
108 per cent.—sloß,ooo. Balance
duo to Prime, Ward & King, $8,000.’
‘D., have you a blank check with
you?’ pleasantly asked Mr. King.
‘A check! What for?’
‘Why, Miller handed me a state
ment, and I find, if we discount or
shave your note for three years, for
SIOO,OOO, at three per cent, a month,
you will have to pay $8,000.’
‘Why, this is absurd. I will give
; you my note for SIOO,OOO, and get no
I cash in return, but have to give you
1 SB,OOO in cash. Bah!’
NO. 3.
‘Be cool, D., aud listen. I have
done this purposely to give you a
lesson—to show you where your tuer
' cantih- career will end if you submit
to such extortion. Now, if )*>u will
pledge me your word of honor that
yon will curtail yoitr business, aud
never pay any more than seven per
cent, interest to carry on voiir trade,
I will tell j uti what I will do. You
want SIOO,OOO. Draw your note for
' that sum at ninety days; leave me
$ 100,000 of your liest notes receivable,
and 1 will give you the money, less
the ordinary discount of seven jter
cent.’
% I’leturf »r
Steadily lh<3 brave fellows ascended
i the range of hills, two ranks deep,
utidrt- a. furious fire of artillery flatili
. big ■.ieatli's ierrota undey the most
’ fbariW ImM
the numerous feuees in their way.
-Moil dropped, the gaps Were made in
the tanks, blit the lines were immedi
ately closed—all wore compact as be
fore. The wounded sitently fell. All
bosh about the screams of the woun
ded that we read of in the .books. On
they went until a blazing fire of mus
ketry stormed upon them from the
rifle-pits, hitherto invisible, aud in
duced a halt. Firmly they stood aud
returned the fire. Up went tile swords
of the field cilleers wildly cheering
them on. Agaiu they udvuuced.
Again they hailed. Line officers ran
behind the men, picking up cartridge
boxes of the dead to repleutsh those
of tiie living.
Back aud forth they went; iu the
rear of their companions, asking men
if llteir a munition held out, indicating
localities where shots might he effec
tive, and encouraging them with hope
ful words:
“Mtoady, boys, steady; give ’em
thunder. Smith, are you hurt?”
•• Yes, sir ; my arm’s broke.”
•• Go lo the rear, my boy.”
Another boy Ml.
•• Where are you struck, Robert?”
44 1 u tiie thigli, sir. I c&u’t move.”
44 Lie still, aud keep cool then, they’ll
take vott away soon.”
l> Dennis, what’s the matter with
you ? Why the devil don’t you lire V
• 4 The ball’s banged tiie top o’ me
ntuskcl together, sir, and broke tbe
bagueL”
•* Pitch it away, there’s another.
Fire faster, Jones. That’s right, Ro
berts. Give it to ent! Splendid I
Down with vou, anew battery open
itlg?”
So it goes, encouragement and re
proof by turns, in quantities varied
by the individual vitality of the. offi
cer, interspersed With constant orders
to lie down aud avoid the fire of bat
teries.
44 D—n this knapsack 1 1 can’t
stand it 1” says one; and it is forked
Off.
‘•This coat is as hot as ,” stiys
another, ami off it goes.
Terrible is tiiis work of death! The
enemy in the rifle-pits have the ad
vantage of three to one. They put
their heads up, lire, aud down they
go to load.
“Oh, blast it! (lap’u, we ain’t got
no chance against them fellers; we
ought to have reinforcements.”
This ery extends along the lines. Colo
nels, in their visits to their regin.cnbt. lipar
it from their line officers, soon it comes to
the knowledge of the Generals, and after
nn hour’s lighting, un order to fali back Is
given, which is obeyed tfitb it iteddy pace,
iiud hut little struggling, tow ard the city.
A I-’koehai. MonstkuTkavkmko South
—The rennessee pupers report that one
Captain G. 11. Aid, tin: brutal wretch who
had charge of the Confederate prisoners at
Fort Delatf' rc during the war, is now u
member of the slice linn of R. M Pomeroy
A Cos.. New York, and, with brazen hupu-
I'nnei , is intro.ing through the SOutli on an
<. . : -mcering tour for his house. He will;
ao dodiii, do asmashfttt 4 h'uMticfe wherever
he is known. 44 Pass him around.”
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InronTAvr Decision. —The Supreme
Court of New York lias decided that an ar
rest by telegraphic order is illegal. It or
dered the release of a prisoner arrested irt
nccordnnce with a tcltgraWi froirt the Chief
of Police at Charleston, promising a re
quisition from the Governor. The prison
er wies accused of JUlathing SIO,OOO by
fraudulent drafts.
jgp For tiie first tliitc Slflcfc “ reconstruc
tioit" began, the Conservatives carried
Tulahasscc, Fla., at the municipal election
of last week. T. P. Tatum, was elected
Mayor, and a Conservative Council was
eliosen
tST Ka-bcsh-co-da-way advertises for a
wife in u Minncssoia paper. He already
has three, but sayshis “ wigwam and heart,-
very big.”
ts* Aei ss deserving legislation upon
“ abstract principles"—Pickpockets.
E3T Fashionable light weights—Those
used by suburban tradesmen.
tW~ Why is Croquet like Terpsichore ?
Because it’s a-Muse-meant
Iff If a man be a teetotaler, be need not
always be out of spirits
HT Pride gneth before a fall It also
gueth before a watsrfatt