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Hawkinsville Dispatch.
PUUUSHKt) EVKHr TItt'MDAT BT
DENIS W. D. BOULLY,
EDITOR AKD PKOPRIRTO*.
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they wish it sent.
JAOAI. AOWSHSIJIO.
irttmuAnFs- ntntions for Letters
of Adiui#tot#»Uou, by A.liniurstm
tora, Executor*. Guardian* Ac *.l 50
Application tor Letters of Disrals
•lop from Admim*4r**ion 4 00
Application Tor Letter* of DWmto
•ion front Guardtnnslitp
Appltnltfni for leave to nil I,mi l 400 j
Notice to Debtor* and Creditor 530
!jal.w (HT pc corns I or perbOratee
property, |>er«ooare 1 |
Sale* or Lands, per square ;’ •*
SttRRiKK*s —Per lew • •’ £ ;
Mortgage sales, U:u line* or less. , 5 tsl
Tar Collector's salts, per square, 0 00
CLrhk's —Ktffnwnrr of Mortg*-
gr all d other Monthly adiertise
inents, i I |kt square of one inch <° r
melt insertion. |
Announcing Countv Candidates., 8 00 1
Announcing DUtri. t Candidate*. »2 00 ;
For a man advertising Ida wife, hi
advance 20 00
•gr Wales of Uand, hv Administrators,
Executors or Guardians’ are renter- <I by
law to la‘ held on the tiral Tuesday in Hi*
mouth, between the hoursol' ten in the lore
him.n and thru in tile nftemoon, at the
Court holts.- in the eounty in which tlm
property is situate*! '■
Notice of tile*., sales must la- given in a
public gasetle 40 days previous to U« day
of sale.
Notfce for the sale of personal property
must be given in like manner, 10 days pre
violin to sale day.
Notice to debtors and creditors of an os
tale must also la* published 40 days
Notice ’that application will be made to
Hie Court of Or.fiuary for leave to sell land
most lye pnhUslied Otr four wi-eks
Stations on letter* cf admini-tmtinn,
Ou trdianslilp. &e must be published 30
day* for dismtosion from administration,
monthly three monllis ; for dismission from
Guardianship, 40 days
Union tor the lhreelosnre • { Mortgages
nmst be published nionthly ""r month* ;
for eatahnshlng lost pspere. ww fee foil
space of three months; furts* opening Uth>
from Executors or Admtni-l tutors, where
bond has hecu given hr Ute ikwessnl, the
foil apace ofthree months
sales must he published for four
wJrk* . , .
l'.iinicaiiouK will always !»«• continued
.•*.c.,rd'l>c *hese the legotl p-qtercini-iitl,
vn-le -s oienv***. onlereil
Bufeir.cs* Cards
rtTi-sri VA’. a. I.*S am t. ■ aw.:
PATE & RYAN,
VrtOKMtl'h IT I-AAV,
HAY, EINfiVILLE .f.tiOEOKGIA
tETILL pra. tier in the i ouutb'- « r Pu
Vv laski, lionet on IXady, Wile”*, lr
wiu audftlfldr. I ”
f'rrttK: In the rooms formerly occupied
by Judge ScariKinaigti jan 8 ts
Law Card.
S'HaRI.KS t KlilHlfP Kfllpmet'etto tkcroaa-
I < Its* of It-sSr sad ttau.toa. of the Mscus Ctr
cats; talhs counties of Pula.Si Wilcox. Tolfxlr.
Irwin aad ('«•»«, of the Hontkera CUcall and will
at "#d to sot htislpes* ex.tnt.lrd to Mm la "the.
eaaatteeo.' the atetu, a t »m .paetal coatraO.
Ofbee at Hawk aevtlk. Ua. Jew tt-tf.
Eu Wswuts VV. U Otut r
WARREN Sl CRICE,
A TTOHtiE YH AT LAW,
Perry, O-a.,
Will prnrtie* in the e >.mtlea of the Micron
nod xnttteni Circuit*, inti in Hie bistriet
and Circuit Courts at ttuvannali.
any 1* fiat*
LANIER HOUSE,
Ix/faoon, Oa
COLT. 1R li .St IIOYH
Having asauracd the laaaageuiaßt of tina
Uoifwe;respectftlllv solicit a share of pubHt
, 1 to hud tarn, the MR.
Attentive porters ucc 2te-tr
* 1 r * n * ~
Georgia,— i*rt.A*Ki aan.-B. b
Dykes applies to me for letter* of
aduilathtrsikto an the estate of David 8.
Dvkes:
Thaar are, therefore, to cite and admon
ish all persona concerned to be and appear
at my office within the lime prescribed by
law, W show cause, if any they have, why
! said letters Mtrmld not he granted.
J J. BPARROW, Ordinary
P jan j.V-30d prfre3» _
Notice.
> Thirty davs after date application will
-be made to the Ordinary of PnlMki eounty
• for leave to sell the lead hsianging to the
estate of Jobs ft Waßaee. daaamii. lata
° f R WALL ACE, Adm r
i taw 7 3-4 w Pr fee 4 flfi
HAWKINSVIELE, GA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1870.
ANOTHER LBTTHKIt HOME.
BT EX-fW!tcn.lgA!r TRItKWCR O’TORBR.
IVar Dlnnis, me ditrlint, I take up me pin
To ax ye yer health aa’ to urge yu agin
To lave Car behind ye the Uity ay Cork
An’ to cross the big say for the town av
New York
If this letther don’t naehc ye, te aura ye
don’t fail
To answer me back in the followin’ moll;
For Al(heiiueu,RcUly—guod lute ’Uil his
sowl—
Last month pat your ntunc on the city’s
pay rowl
Teltfrieods whoentpitte, alt* the bye*, terry
owe.
That this is tlie foiue*t place onthcr the sun,
That an Irishman here is received wid res
pect
An' hischtinss loan office noneiver rejict.
That Amerikias all—may they niver grow
low!
Enthertabt oich regard fur the powers we
possess,
That the divil the hit do Ibcy'oflcr to vote,
Hut iaTC us to sail the |t»lilical lioat.
: Yer counthrymln here have the t-rame av
j the land,
' An’ ye see tiilm the rulers on Ivery hand;
1 Tbey*ro law -makers, law-brenkcfs, Judges
I an’ juries!
I Falx, to find what they’re not would dis
thract nil the furies.
| Ylt the mvson tlielr sarvloe* hsvc sich do-’
ittand,
I On me sowl, I, as ylt, cannot well under
stand ;
1 Fur bechuxl you an’ me there aru sunir
rather ilnll.
While tin- fatal hate a wnkcnvs* to a lUiei
new ar skull
: iu Utc great City jlall, where the hut
makeni mate,
, T* evpind public money an’ tight fit ilstelr.,
Twool.l make yer eyes glisten to wllues*
lmw grand,
Yer couiilhrymin look, ranged on iasiy
hand.
There’* Conian an Cndrly. O’Rrien an’
Jloore,
O’Connor an’ Haley, nglit home from yer
door,
With ChrishcliK li Farltyr, O ftelllv an’ Fay,
t» M.n atnt stlke Notion the (toys for it
fray.
l livsc have doorkeepers grand, witi no
doors to keep,
Whose s-irvii-e for nothin' would hanlly Iw
cheap,
Yet they're paid by the Connell Board here
in New York,
As niueh a* the Queen pays the Mayor av
Cork.
An’ the Boonl has a " Manual" published
eaelt year,
, Wherein tludr giand signatures Ih.| l!y
appear
. To refulc, widuut doubt, to their inunyV
I si.attic,
, The charge that an Alderman can't write
his name.
In v f; icitdly diacuss’-.u ar slicks w id a foe,
t iouM y. ,aie oiiu fur and -a«i t<y an tutiucky
hIOW,
•'■irere t’ierf'» i!or'->ne» Keenan an’ Con -ter i
, Wf.. -. lit t w ill he tw.ts a justified »io. <
Os, should ye be tliriod fur yer life by a
i
Id tst k<-ep op yer cuarrge, me lad—niver
Imdge,
( Fur the LisUtricl Attorney, one Garun by
name,
is, like Dick O Gorman, a man most hu
mane
But alas 1 me dear bovhU, should Ivery thing
| fail,
An’ Ute Judge should say death, let yer
cheeks Hirer pale,
i Far the Bherlff Is Sbamus O'Brien, an’ he
' r* opposed to tnforcin' tlie death penally,
do Dm ids, am'-, take a friudly advice,
An' lave tlie auld dart, wid yer IHentls, in a
Ukg ;
Fur at bouse r.uogbi IM p- .n-rtv start * in
I yer face, .
i While here ye’ll lie honored, an' get a good
place.
Hf Aa ambitious youth wh'isr edn cat tom
lias been sadly neglcetod, or who has been
greaaly misled as to farts, onboaoms his
aspirations tbusly:
If f wss a lokile etlltor.
Wouldn't I have a time !
I wouldn't priDt a corned word
For !«OT*n a $ a line
' I'd get my grub and Sicker free,
A tickets to the shows.
1 I wouldn't pay for boggy bier,
A wouldn’t I wear good clothes:
THE BROOK
I wind about, and in and out,
} With here a blossom sailing,
t And here and Users a lusty trout,
And here and tberu a grayling
(And here and there a foamy flake
Upon me, as 1 travel. .
With many a silvery water brook,
Above the golden gravel.
And to draw them all along I flow.
To join the brimming river,
For men may come and men may go.
But I go am forever
JftistcUim!!.
From the Western World.
THE lOI.YU BLOOD OF
RANT A IS.
A few miles out of Santa Fe, New
Mexico, ou tlie road to Albuquerque,
there stood, many years ago, an ex
tensive and gratia old residence—the
home of Don Juan Ellas. Ills hacien
da embraced several square leagues
of beautiful mgsn, which both nature
and art had rendered attractive to the
eye and profitable to its owner. The
valleys and hillsides resounded with
the bleating* of vast herds of sheep,
which siTOURlty brought i* Bliw* not
only a lal^" income, but steadily In
creased in number*.
Don Elias was rich, prosperous and
happy. Throughout all that region,
he watt loved anti respected for bis
kind nett* of heart, his unstinted hos
pitality, and his many acts of public
and private lmnclkeace. His sump
tuous table, his elegant parlors, his
baths. Ilia gardens, groaning with lus
cious tropical fruits—in short, every
comfort ami luxury he possosaed were
shared in common by a numerous cir
cle of ft tends and acquaintances, who
were ever welcome guests.
Don Elia* was blessed with an only
daughter, whose first hreath was drawn
simultaneously with her mother's
dying gasp. The life obtained at
such a painful sacrifice was thus dou
bly sacred to the father, who watched
over her tender years, and saw with
fond delight the ravishing beauties of
the mother being reproduced In the
daughter.
At the time our story opens, the
fair young Isabel had attained tlio
age of sixteen Her dark, lustrous
eyes and still dnrker^hair; her fair
brunette fare, tinged with the fnint
vermilion of the pure blood of Cas
tile ; her elegant and voluptuous form,
than nil, her grneefttl aceom
pflNnent* ami Intellectnal attain
in' nt*—wet* themes of favorable com
ment far and near. Many an aristo
cratic and noble cavalier from Iks
Mexican capital, and from abroad,
bail eaeuved to capture tins citadel of
Isabel * heart; but sbc'rcceivcit them
nil with coitsu inmate tact anti skill, pen-
Ml.**lsM|g- «M» 4/-S»y it.atiMCl the SCltisll
and mercenary motive* which in near
ly every indauce prompted their ad
vances and shajied their pro|>o**ls.
Don Elias was not an iudifli-reul
observer of all these eiforis to win the
afieotiolM of his child, lint he hail!
never by word or look sought to in- 1
filletin' her course, lie knew she
wouhl not think of marriage without |
first consulting him, ami he bail seen
to many evidences of the good sense
and sound judgment of Isabel, that
he bail entire confidence in her ability
to study the character ami motives
of those who sought her friendship
and favor.
lint wliil- Inala-l had shown no de
cided preference for any particular
one of her numerous admirers, it was
noticeable that her morning ride*
were more frequent nnd more pHltrao
ted with young San f.'arlos, the son j
of the alcalde of Santa Fc, than with
anv Other cucort. It may have beep
that liis more extended acquaintance
with the country roundabout gave
him sn|M-rior faculties for escorting
Label to Vbc most romantie tutu pic- .
turesqm* spots; 1 tut for thia or some
other teasou he at length came to tie j
regarded Ity the public as a favorite
suitor, although nothing was really j
known of the relations existing lt«-
twecu them.
San Carlos was famous as one of
the most daring and accomplished
riders In all that region. His horses |
were noted for their wonderful powers
of endurance, their flectness, and the '
thorough training they had attained j
at the hand* of their young master. (
The young man was well supplied '
with money by bis indulgent father,'
but on one or two occasions be bail
been known to lose large sums, vastly i
in excess of wbat ha was accredited
w ith receiving from the paternal hand.'
lie sometimes absented himself from >
borne for days together, and once, j
after an absence of this kind, his I torse
dropped dead in the public plaza on
his return. The young man attribu
ted this accident to the result of dia-1
ease ; but there were those who shrug-'
ged their shoulders and mentally in
sisted that the poor horse had been 1
ridden not less than thirty leagues!
without food or rest Vague whispers
were also heard, expressing enrioa*
speculation concerning the plethoric
condition of San Darios’ purse inline- j
diately after hfs return from one of,
thcue journeys.
One evening there was sn unusually
large and lirilliant assemblage in a
then famous gamhiing-aaloon at riant*
Fe. A dozen tabiesof Spanish monte,
the favorite game of the Mexieans,
were in full operation. Atone of
these, partly hidden from the main '
hall by a screes, eat oan Carlos, dec p
ly excited over a game which had as
sumed a magnitude of stakes rarely
hazarded at* single setting. Near
Ban Carlos sat a stranger, who, though
conversing fluently in the Spanish
tongue, was evidently * native of the
temperate rather than tropical zone.;
He had wavjr auburn hair, light bine
eye*, high cheek bones, and was des
titute of oven the shadow of a mus
tache or whisker. His dress and de
meanor were evidently those of Utc
highest wafts of life, and save a pe
culiar curve at either corner of th«
mouth, there was nothing in hie ap
pearance denoting determination or
even decision. He was betting coolly,
seeming entirely indifferent to the
chances of the game, save that he
invariably awaited the betting of San
Carios, a»d then bet a similar amount
against him. Accidentally of other
wise this plan had resulted -tuccess
ftdly to the stranger, and equally dis
astrously to San Carlos.
At last * aery peso which the young
and WMstmood had been
-slaked, fail hatred Stranger
had won it all. Qulcktf rising from
tho table, the latter tossed two or
three doubloons to the game dealer,
and thenturniug to Ban Carlos, asked
tho youqg man to join him over a bot
tle of wine. Although smarting un
der his losses, San Carlos could not
decline an invitation so politely given,
and soon after they were chatting
familiarly over a lxtUlo of choice Bur
gundy. But Carlos was ill at ease,
fits new-made acquaintance had asked
many questions, which, although un
important iu themselves, had betrayed
the young Mexican into sevoral ad
missions which were regretted when
too late to recall them.
Among other matters there dis
cussed wss the fkmfly of Don Klin*.
Upon this Subject Carlos was, under
the influence of the wine, especially
animated. lie spoke eutliusiasUcaliv
of the Iwauty and charms of Isabel,
and boastingly of his own relations
with the handsome heiress at whose
feet even royalty itself had pleaded
in vain.
With all this the stranger appeared
only politely interested, but a more
keen observer than the half-intoxica
ted Carlo* might have discovered ail
exultant flash of the eye when the
yutiug boaster alluded so confidently
to bis own status at tho hacienda of
Don Elias.
The day following the meeting In
tlie gambling-boose, Ban Carlos onco
more rode away, and was not heard
of again for nearly a week. During
his absence alarming report* of tlie
operations of a band of guerrillas, in
an adjntninx' district, hat! reached
.Santa Fc. Tills band had on several
previous occasions committed gross
iml rages upon tlie i>eo|>le,but this lust
exceeded in flcmlishncs* and atrocity
all the rest. Tlie family carriage of
an old and highly respected public
frinctionary had been stopiicd in a
mountain pass, aud its uccupauts,
consisting of a fattier, a mother, anti
two daughters, were found barbarous
ly murdered and horribly mutilated.
A large sum of money and much val
uable Jcwelery wore taken l>y the au
aassius.
This revolting outrage was the
tlierao of general discussion when Kan
Carlos returned from his journey.
That afternoon lie repaired to the
haciwnda of Don Elias, when hc_ was
not a little surprised to fiud tlnrfair
haired stranger, ivhom lie had first
encountered at the gaming-table. Isa
bel and llte stranger were evidently
perfectly at home with each other, anti
San Carlos was in nowise relieved
from his embarrassment when the
stranger bowed coldly anti haughtily
upon un introduction by Isabel. Carlos
fouutl it impossible to take part in
the conversation which followed. The
stranger—or rather Mr. Van Ness,
from Berlin, now that be had been
introduced—so completely occupied
the time when Isaliel was not speak
ing, that the now irate Mexican soon
bowctl and withdrew to the garden.
u Curses upon the flaxen-haired
craven; but h« shall not long annoy
me with hi* presence t" and as Ran
Carlo* thus muttered, his hand ner
vously sought a stiletto which lay
concealed in bis bosom.
At the dinner table the subjeet of
the recent outrage was freely discus
sed by all save' Ban Carlos. He had
“ heard so little about it,” that ha
was not prepared to speak of it in
such indignant term* as those who
knew all Ute particulars, but he pre
•umed the report was grossly exagger
ated. As soon a* dinner was orer, be
excused himself upon pretense or an
important engagement in town, and
mounting his horse rode rapidly sway.
Mr. Van Ness and Isabel were soon
after in earnest conversation. The
former—whom Isabel had met in
Europe a year before—gradually un
folded to her the true character of
young Carlos, upon whom it was only
too evident site had begun to look
with much favor. His habit* of dis
si pat ion and vice, which he had suc
ceeded In disguising from Isabel, his
mysterious periodical journeys from
home, his sudden acquisition of large
sums of money when it was well known
he was never fortunate at play—all
these were freely descanted upon,
until finally, Vsn Ness boldly pro
claimed his belief that San Carios eras
a member of the notorious bandit gang
whose deeds had thrilled the country
with horror.
Isabel was shocked, but she was
calm. Many strange utterances and
still stranger acts on the past of San
Carios bow serened clear to bar sober
reflection, and she quietly resolved to
receive his attentions bo more.
The next day, when Carlos rode
' out to the hacienda, he wss informed
of Isabel’s decision, and went away,
vowing vengeance upon Mr. Vsn Ness,
i whom he well knew to be the cause
j of his summary dismissal
A few hours later Van Ness received
a peremptory challenge from Ban
Carlos, which he promptly accepted,
naming the same evening as the time
of meeting. The weapons were pistols,
and the spot selected for the encoun
ter was a deep gkm at the rear of Don
Elias’ residence, not a half mile away.
At the time appointed Van Nens was
promptly ou the ground, but a half
hour, then an hour passed, without
the coming of Bsu Caykw. Just as
the Impatient waiters were about to
leave the spot, Ran Carlos arrived in
breathless haste, muttered some pal
try excuses, anti, although it was then
nearly dark, insisted that the affair
should proceed.
Var. Ness, in nowise concerned, con
sented to the arrangement, remarking
that as the moon was already coming
up, there would be light enough for
the work in hand, lit afewmoments
all the preliminaries were arranged,
and tlie principal.* and seconds took
their places. When the word was
given, Van Ness fired in the air, but
the ball from Ban Carlos’ pistol
tore away a (lortion of the lapel of tho
German’s coat.
“Are you satisfied, sir!”’ asked
Van Ness.
“Not curses on your craven heart
—nothing but your life satisfies me!”
replied the infuriated Mexican.
“ Then your blood be upon your
own head!"
The pistols were reloaded, the par
ties look their stations, the fatal word
was given. The explosions were so
nearly simultaneous that it was be
lieved but one weapon had been fired.
Young Carlos became for a mo
ment rigid and pale as marble, then
with a shower of blood gushing from
liis mouth aud nostrils, he fell heavily
forward—stone dead. Tlie ball had
passed through from side to side, pen
etrating both heart and lungs. The
Uerman was uninjured, but the shat
tered butt of his pistol, from which
his adversary's ball had glanced, tes
tified to the accuracy of the young ban
dit’s aim.
A half hour later, as the full moon
was bursting forth from a passing
cloud, the hotly of San Carlos, borne
upon a litter by two men, was convey
ed to the house of Don Elias. As the
solemn cortege entered the hall, the
fair isaliel appeared, bearing a light,
and anxiously inquired what had hap
pened. The litter was set down, and
for an instant the pallid face of Rati
Carlos was exhibited. The calm
ngony of the poor girl, as she looked
upon tlie face of one she had so recent
ly loved, was not the less inteuse be
cause of no more outward manifesta
tion. Hut the developments of Vfiq
Ness Imd exposed tlie bad cha’Frtcter
of tier admirer, and with a terrible
heart-struggle she had withdrawn iter
love.
Hut the fair Isabel never married,
and soon after the duel, she retired to
a convent, and is now a leading supe
rior and a worthy sister in the Holy
Church.
The deal!i of Ban Carlos led to de
velopments proving him to b« a prom
inent altar he of the guerrilla bauds of
that region, from whom lie drew large
sums for information given.
A Cmui’ Hard Soap. —Many hoosekrep
era is the country know how difficult it is
to obtain a good article of bar oosp. The
yellow soap sold at the store* cuts soft aa
cheese, rubs away a* easily, and unites the
housewife buys a box of soap at a time, ami
plies It up in stacks in tlie atticor some dry
pisce, the yearly record will show a goodly
sunt paid oat for soap purchased by the
bar. Tho following receipt will prove a
desirable item of economy:
Four large bars of yellow soap; two
pounds of aal ioda j three ounces of borax;
one ounce of liquid ammonia. Shave the
•osp in thin slices ; put it Into eight quarto
i of soft water (rain water I* best) When
i the soap 1* nearly dissolved, add the borax
: and sal-soda; adr till all is melted. Pour
| it into a large tub or shallow pan; when
j nearly cool and the ammonia slowly, tnis
, ing it well. Let it stand a day or two, then
cut it into cakes or bars, and dry in a warm
place. No better soap can be mode to wash
white clothes, catieoea, and flannels, and
it ia excellent for honaehold purposes It
costs but three cents per pound, and to
made in iesa than half an hour. This recipt
hu been sold for five dollars, and will be
-of service to every family.
Educated Burrra.uk.— The Penn
sylvania Anti-Slavery Society passed
the following resolution at a recent
(■ meeting:
That the ballot presupposes some
public system of education, and fits the
people to uss it; that ouc chief cause
' of the rebellion was the ignorance of
the masses, who were therefore easily
misled by designing men; hence it is
clearly the duty of Congress in recon
structing the South, to claim that the
States shall establish a system of pub
lic free schools, and to insist that if
say Bute neglects or refuses to do So,
the nation will establish such schools,
and tax the Btate for their support.
NO. (!.
X YVnitHng to Mothers.
nv roiiN o"rt.L. erfV
The following accoupt of the latest
nitroglycerine acukknl is t^o: uttuy Id
withhold;
This horrible talc was related
to me by Archibald Haggerty, tlie
young gentleman who bla> Its boats.'.
•‘Mr. Quili, you see, Joe McGinnis'
and me, and a lot of us fellers, was a
playiu tuarvcls down to Pine streak
wharfoue day, and Joe MeOinnlt jjqd
no luck. He blowc-.l "ii liis alley, tqftl
said conjurin’ over it, and Spit Oft jS,
and said * leu every things.* but ’tflrijjp
no use, for us fellers won
era, and hi* bull’s eye, and
agate, aftd his white 'alleys, fitduTjoc
just busied out a cryiu’, and went aud
set down on a board, and rubbed his
fist into hts eyes like he wax tryin’ to
gouge ’em.
“ And ns fellers, we didn’t pay no
’tentiou to Joe McGinnis, aud ws
went on playin' aud playin', aud never
saw that Joe had goue and sot down
on a place where some feller had been
shippin’ this yer nitro-glyeerine. And
that '.hero stuff, you kuow, Mr. Quill,
it hod becu and leaked out all over
that there hoard ou which Joe Me
Gimiis was soilin', aud the first thing
Jo* McGinnis knowed, his pants wa*
soaked with nitroglycerine, like he
had sot down in the river. Yea, it
was. And Joe McGiunis, when he
full it gotten' damp, he pranced home,
aud thought In'd dry them pants of
his’n by the stove. Hut, you know,
old Mrs. MeUtnnia, when she seed
Joe, she was mad as fury, and she
rose right up aud snorted:
“ ‘ 1 say, you Joe, you outrageous
villin, whcr’ve youbiu with them there
pants ?’
“And then old Mra. McGinnis situ
just mails a rush for Joe, Mr. Quill,
and she grabbed a bold of Joe and
lay him across her lap, teas here
way, you kuow. Then she lifted that
there numlter sixteen hand o' hern,
intendin’ to spank Joe McGinnis like
siu. Hut wheu she struck that nitro
glycerine, Mr. Quill, wasn’t there a reg
ular bustin' out of things! Je-ru-ss
lcin 1 I guess so.
“There wn* a kind of a rumble anil
a roar, and a rarin’, tarin', thunder
and iufhtnin’e'FteM«w*,»uO ttootiatami
thirty billion of earthquakes all run
into one, aud Joe McGiunis was
blowcd out through the winder, nnd
out of the door, and the fireplace, in
little. Ditw of chunks about the size of
a marvel, and lie never knowed what
ailed him, while Mrs. McGinnis went
a pitcliiu' tit rough the ceilin’ ami lip
garret about ten thousand miles,
along with chairs and stove pi|>e, ami
pans aud cats, ami soup tureens, and
one thing another; and she never
came down again, she didn't And
that was what ailed Joe McGinnis
and Mrs. McGinnis, os sure as you’re
born. Aud now, Mr. Quill, couldn’t
Tou give a feller a quarter for Christ
mas f”
It was n sad fate, that of young
Joseph McGinnis ; and wlmt a solemn
wattling it conveys to mot Iters. How
careful should every parent be to ex
amine her child's trowsers with cltcm-
V-'il tr-t*. for nitroglycerine before in
foeritv punishment. I.et mothers lay
| the lesson to m art, and resolve here
aftt U> exercise loving vigilance, lest
they, , ituuld perish as this
wretchi I Mry. Mi Ginnrs did, without
a chance to get oif nny last word*
Tnr. Hini.z.—There are sixty-two
books in the Itible, written by forty
different inspired men. Romo were
written by statesmen, some by kings,
some by shepherds, some by herds*
men, some by vine-dressers, some by
prophets and apostles, some by phy
sicians. Tlie authors lived in differ
ent countries, and wrote in different
ages of the world, there having been
1J»00 years from the writing of the
first l>ook to that of the last- Yet
there arc no sjiecial contradictions,
but a wonderful harmony through the
whole.
OF The Atlanta Typographical Union
numbers sixty-four mcinlwn, of which fifty
are In constant employment. The Union
tat Savannah finds steady employment for
all of iu members, aud there to uow exist
ing b*rc a great scarcity of com|>o«ltore.
We wish that a lew more rebate*, good
printers, find class workmen, would come
to this city. They would find remunera
tive employ inent alwnys open to them, and
would be well apprectot.*! In place of some
who now disgrace the “ art preservative of
all orto." and those who endeavor to uphold
It in all Its purity end moral strength—Air
Adsorb*/-.
tW A farmer who had engaged the
services of n son oftlie Emerald Isle,
sent him out one morning to barrow
a piece of ground. He had not worked
long before newly nil the teeth come
out of the harrow. Presently the far
mer went out into the field to take
notice of Pat’s progress, end asked
him how he liked harrowing. “Oh I”
replied Pat, “it goes s bit smoother
now since the pegs arc out.”
XW ” Peter, what are you doing to Butt
hoy 1" said the schoolmaster."
lie wanted to know if you take ten Item
seventeen, how many will remain ; so 1 took
ten of Ms apples to show him , and sow he
wants me to give them hook to htaa-’’
“ Well, why doot you do hr"
“Why, became he wo*M fr-rget how
many »T* left ”