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IIA WKINSVII ,LE, GA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1870
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**«• wrote tlir Mlowlng loticlilnj llnm ~Kr
mUit K**lfe/ )
On ft *I « b«t 1 law fi 11.
lin lir»r what I Inn fawn*—
Mtik nmib a Mow a father (Imll.
I Att l tit* roitl wttnTa |trmul worn j
Then Midfer «n ftwn )«w to jrenr—
Tfej ante rdMlte arorekinf tear.
On k*«wt a* I hart k«ril,
I l»|»ltwa, femwrh. nu.l fwny -
i .Atw* Hu ktawfiwt mini in nrmtt
’ Thr <ktwn«rartt nntra* to May—
Ha Aaahnt. with <AU<-* ennw. a«Wr,
1 Yaw (trayrta Imrlfutuftl, jrwtr Iran daflwl
(la loft a* I hit* wt'|>t,
tfar a lured fitiher*a fall—
Sntrtrry (Wontl ed Mraainc awrpl—
Yotitli'a awertneat United to Rail;
I lAfit'a fa-line fiotatwa Mfeartl all llie war,
I Thai tirtniffttl me Ufi to t» »man*a day.
Mo **•• a feat I hare arm,
Ifetodd the limit# man bntffed—
Wl»h #n*<*hin# teeth—ll|talMlbad In Hood
Amt ' ■•Vil ami llrld Itmw t
M<t ea'iifc hit wliherins: flatter, and are
lli'ii i >mt I.M «<i tile lalfpjr.
t,.» tot! e tot'l' Vii! !e *
An * h-if ftttiUrtl lent-nil chore;
Tfelire Ml tlaep stißtilah bid# ;
Vt (row t er rh*”h tlw Wilrr tenr;
Mark 1 rt, urn 'Vtma and wIU - ivd toow-
ITto j r<if that *tti aka her dark hair now—
With ffedo<4 fhnne anti trrmtiHn,; limb,
And Iratv tlw- min Intek to Itiui
Wmw jtlljfhtrd fialth. in early youth.
PamM ft' r»al h>te anti truth.
Hut nl.n. dan •w orn, hath ylcldeit up
That int-mfee t« therttp,
And led her rhtwn through lore and light—
AH that made Iter pmwtw hright—
A tsd e,s•' and he* there mid rvanl and atrlfe,
That t»a ly Udti#. * tlrunkanl'a arllf,
And limnjml ott fltUdhttod** heow.ao mild,
Thai atito Hnf Idighl, llie drunkard** rhtld
t !■» tear, end fret, and we. ami krntw.
All that my **td hath' felt and known;
Then fetok tijitn the wlnr-rtip'a flow; '
(fete ts ita lieantv ran atonr;
Think ts It* flame you will try.
Whm all prut-taint, *lia drink and dirt
Tell m* I feu* the Imwlf
Hate la a feeble word!
| loathe, ahltor—my very ami I
With atmn# dl«#t»t la Mlrwd,
When I are, or hear, or tell,
Os that dark hewn#* of hull.
WHAT SHU BUOI'UUT ME
ThU fitde.l flower that you acr,
Wan #t«en m* a year ago.
Hr tmr whoa* dainty little hand
la whiter than the mow.
Her f|«**retdue a* violet*,
And *he‘» a blonde, and eery fidr.
And wnwt tint* are not at bright
Aa b her yofelen hair.
A 1,4 ilteie are roaea In her chaoka,
That rotne and go like llvlitg ihlnga:
Her totre la aufter than tb# hrutk'a
That flowa flrnnt hbldcw ajiriitg*.
She #ae» It tne with dtiwncnal *r*n.
And ro»v flntheti of the rlteek,
That toid of tender itornght. her tongnt-
IU I never homed to ajteak.
The tilting word* had Jttal been aaid,
And ale* waa Mine aa km# aa life;
I gently Uhl tin- flower aafelr,
And ktotrd tny blualting wife.
She to* It up, talth tender hr*.
And aakt," Oh. pH** the flower I**—
And tender fe ara were In Iter ayaa—
** It U wy only dnwer."
f«h» brought me faith, and hope, ami tmlb,
Mm brought ma grotto Uimight* and love,
A awtd aa pure aa thorn that float
Around Ilia throne aborw
Hut earthly thin#* *he nothing had.
Krcept till* faded flower jroo am;
And though tto worth lew In your eyea.
Tto wry dear to m.
EIOIITEKK HUNDRED AND SEV
ENTY.
in n. k roam
A flower unknown 1 a bunk unread;
A tore with fruit tmharvrated;
A path untold j n houaa whom room*
lari ynt the bmrt'i divina perfrunm.
A iamtarwpo whom branter lira
In atteu! ahade ‘nralh ailent tklrai
A ntmdmua fe- num yet uuaeatoil j
A trinket n felt It < gift* nwiWmtod
Thia to the year that few you walla
Itoynant tiHUMKa'i toy a tie fair*
Oh. aw) fed* Sower unfold to you
YiMona us twwoty meet and now;
Thl* honk mi gaklen pagm tram
Your aarred )oya and deed* of grace;
May cH the fruHa of ltd* Mrangv tern
Umetofeaand t*wy-tinted bat
Thia path through fltdda of knowledge gu
Tkto hour* with tom's nmtenl o'erflow;
Thia tondwpe tha da w
Thfe eaaket with ark gem* bo fettml
A* *htn* In Uvaa that tom the l/wd
jEßmctllana.
From the Weatcm World.
TilF. FATAL SHOT.
MY Til go. W. Hit’ll.
“ Haiti! help!”
Thai tlcapernlc, hopi>U-#a cry echoed
(tilt faintly nmottg the wild, craggy
rocks that attound on the cast aide of
a ainall island on the const of Maine,
for the splashing of the waves upon
tin* lteach bciow, and the sighing of
the wind through the wide rifts ami
over the ledges, partially drowned it.
Br the aid of the fttll, round moon,
which scented to be rising directly
out of the geutly-rutllt'd waters, that
stretch away as far as the eye can
reach, we discover the form of a
togm wl#ti* tomyikg **» l»wu*
the shore, wltlia struggling female in
his arms.
“There, my pretty one,** he aaid,
“tlffl’t make so much noise, for I
doubt if your voice will Im hoard in |
thia wild region. We'll reach the
boat aoou, then you may cry or sing
to the at roke of the «»ar« till you are
tired 1“
Finally, he paused, and playing
his finger* to his lips, gave a shrill
whistle, which was quickly answered.
Seemingly satisfied, he proceeded on,,
presently' reaching the beach, aloug
which he rapidly strode with bis bur
den.
“Be lively, lads,” he said, ppou
nearing a place where the rock* pro
jected some distance into the water,
not far from which two men stood
waiting with a I'Oftt drawn up a little
way on the sand. ** Let us get away
from here as soon ns possible. Hist!
Who Corneas
Scarcely had he reached the boat,
when a tall, athletic youth bounded
forward, and pushed one of the aston
ished men into the water, a retreating
wave earn ing him far out into the
little bay before he was able to make
a stroke to save himself; thou, spring
big upon the other, lie dcsil him a Mow
whirh sent him sprawling into the |
boat, and dasho>J his head with such
violence against one of the thwarts,
that insensibility instantly ensued.
The abductor quickly placed the
maiden on her feet, and, drawing a
pistol, leveled it at the head of the
intruder, but ere he could discharge
it, his throat was grasped by the baud
of his opponent, the weapon wrested
from him, and himself rudely prostra
ted.
“Now." said the youth, pointing
llie pistol to the fallen mnu. and slowly
retreating backward, with one arm
clasped about the waist oftho maiden,
“ if you attempt to rise I'll send a bul
let through your brain. 1 w ill do you
no further iujury, though, if you will
allow us to depart in |>citcc."
“ You seem to have the advantage
nt present,’’ returned the other; “ but
1 shan't forget this 1 You shall rue
the time you crossed my path 1”
“ 1 tha’n|c you for your very friendly
warning, and will perhaps profit by it;
hut, t«kc llis advice of a young fricud,
and leave thi* neighborhood as soon
as possible, for I perceive, yon don't
lielong -here, and you are certainly
gaining no friends."
Slowly the young couple moved
away from the place where the short,
decisive struggle had occurred, till at
length a huge boulder hid them from
view; then they turned and hurried
up the steep ascent which led townrd
the home of the girl.
“Oh, Walter," ahe said, as they
proceeded rapidly up the treacherous
path, hand in hand, “ how can l ever
repay you for this jcindness ?" #
“ Thu ou!y reward I ask is a con
tinuance oftho same wnrin love which
you have lately shown ine,” replied
the youth; “you can bestow it, Rachel,
can you not f"
“ Certainly I can. Have 1 not assur
ed you of my devotedness loug ere
this>
“ Yes, yes; but 1 thought perhaps
your sentiments had changed, since
you were Just now trying to elo|»c with
that fellow whom we left down on the
beach," and the young man laughed
lightly at hia facetious remark. “ 1
happened to be on my way to pay you
a visit," bo continual, “when I heard
yon call for help, sO 1 turned my steps
in the direction whence came the cry,
and overtook you just in time to pre
vent your being carried away from
me, |*erhaps forever. But who is that
fellow 7 aud how came he to get bold
of you TANARUS"
“ I don't know who he is, but I think
he is the captain of that strange ves
sel, which you have |terhaps seen an
cliored at the entrance to the bay for
100 last two days. I met him yester
day, ami he insulted me, but I passed on
without seeming to notice him. This
evening he cams to the house. Mother,
ss you know, had l»een very ill for the
last few days, and this morning site
was somewhat worse, so fsthcr started
up to L to get Doctor Benton and
Uncle William to come and sec her.
He tuts not returned vet, eo when thi*
man camu in 1 was atone with mother.
Without a word of warning, he caught
me up in bis arms, and hurried away
with tne. You know the rest."
The two soon reached the girl's
horns—a plain, lull substantially-built
hut, the interior of which, though
scantily ftirnialicd, looked neat and
comfortable. Upon a small table
which stood between the door and one
of the windows, was a lighted candle,
nearly burned to the socket, and a
large wood fire burned In the broad
r fireplace,while various little arti
shich lay upon the mantel, or
wore hung behind tho door, indicated
that the male occupant was a fisher
man.
In one corner of the apartment was
a bed, upon which reclined a middle
aged fetnale, whose pallid clteeks and
wasted form bespoke long and terri
ble suffering. When the latch was
lifted, aud tho door swung ojjen, she
raised her head witli a nervous terror
to see who had come.
“Mother, it is I,” said Rachel, step
ping quickly towards the bed, and
bending over her. “How do you feel
now’" ** - «•, ** -■ *■ - «■&«
“ Oh, my dear, dear child," said the
invalid,stretching forth herthiu hands,
“ I feared you were gone forever.
Where is that villain that was hero?”
“ We left him down on the beach.
Walter, here, rescued me from his
clutches just as lie was lifting me into
liis boat."
Tho young man approached the bed
side, and suffered his toil-stained hand
to l>o grasped by the sick woman.
“ Bless you, Walter!” shesaul, fer
vently. “God bless you, my dear
boy! and, when I am gone, 1 hope
you will take good care of Rachel.”
“ But you must not talk of leaving
us.vet, Mrs. Chester,” said Walter,
soothingly. “Arc you not feeling
better now."
“ No; I believe I am growing worse.
I am so nervous to-night that the
slightest noise startles me, and causes
my heart to throb so violently, that
it seems at times as if it wquld burst
from my bosom. Rachel, isn’t it time
your fatiier returned ?”
“ Yes, mother; but 1 do not see him
coming j et."
Rachel looked out through the win
dow upon the moonlit waters, hoping
to sec licr father’s boat coming around
the point at the entrance to the little
bay, but in vain; "so she returned to
the Itcdside of her mother, and care
fully arranged the pillows beneath her
head, and brushed the long black hair
away from her face. Presently the
invalid dropped intoa quiet sleep, and
the young couple seated themselves
before the fire, ami began to converse
in low tones, occasionally turning and
lookiug out at the window, expecting
to discover the approach of the old
fisherman, and wondering what could
keep him so long.
Slowly tho tnoon rose toward the
zenith, still shedding a mellow light
over the face of nature, and presently
the old clock on tho mantel struck
eleven, causing the sufferer to start
nervously in her sleep, but site sank
back again without waking.
“ Rachel, I must leave you now,"
said the young man, pushing his chair
away from the fire, “for I was up late
last night, and 1 promised Dnn Dun
can I would be ready to go to L——
wjth him at four o’clock to-morrow
morning. I'll not be fit to do any
thing unless I have a few hours’ slscp.
You are not afraid to be alone, are
you 7"
“Oh, no 1” replied the girl; “there’s
nothing to fear except that man who
tried to carry ino away this evening,
and it eeems to me you have better
reason to fear him than 1 have.”
“ Don’t be alarmed about me, Un
did, for I shall las on my guard,
though 1 hardly think lie will show
himself around here again. Bea good
girl, and don’t forget me in your
dreams. Good night.”
“Goocl-night, Walter.”
The lover’s lips met in a long, affec
tionate kiss; then the young man
passed out, and started toward his
humble home. Rachel watched him
till his form mingled with the shadow of
a high, jagged rock, and then turned
aud closed the door, and perceiving
that her mother was still sleeping, sea
ted herself before the fire again, wait
ing anxiously for the coming of her
father.
Half an hour had passed quietly
but tediously by, when, upon looking
out at the window, as she had done
nearly a huudred times before, she
bounded to her feet with a cry of ter
ror; but, quickly recovering her self
possession, she slammed to the window
shutter, which opened on tho inside,
and fastened it, and then barred the
door.
“ Rachel, Rachel! what is the mat
ter? Where is Walter?” cried her
mother, nervously starting up, but
sinking back again upon her pillow,
with I Kith hands pressed over her wild
ly-throbbing heart.
“ Oil, mother, I saw two hideous
faces peering in at the window just
now, and one of them belongs to that
man who was here this evening!
What shall ldo ? Oh, mother, what
shall—"
Her utterance was interrupted by a
loud knock at the door, to which she
deigned no response, but in an agony
of terror kept close to the bedside of
her mother. The knock was repeated,
and the blood seemed ready to freeze
in her veins as the latch was impa
tiently lifted, and a heavy weight
pressed against the door till it seemed
the l*ar that held it shut must give way.
and place her at the mercy of the ruf
fians.
“ Hallo, neighbor, let us ill, won’t
you ?” after a time came a voice from
outside; “we are travelers, seeking
shelter for the night.”
This, Rachel was positive, was a
falsehood, for no one ever came to the
little island except to transact busi
ness with those who lived there, and
it was not so large but that one might
traverse through it from end to end
in a couple of hours; so she maintain
ed her position without uttering a
word.
“ 1 say» there, my lino girl,” contin
ued the speaker, after waiting a few
minutes, liis tone of voice and manner
of rattling the latch showing that he
was getting exasperated at not being
admitted; “if you don’t open this
dqpr pretty suddenly, we’U buret it
opeirr’ ntw again Hie bar seemeuroa
dv to give wsv under the heavy body
pressed against it.
“ Rachel,” said the nervous invalid,
iu a hoarse whisper, while her eyes,
the pupils of which had grown unnat
urally large and bright with terror,
seemed to be on the point of starting
from their sockets, “what if they
should get inside 1 They would kill
me, and carry you away! Shoot them!”
she cried, horrified at the thought to
which she had given expression;
“ take down the gun, and shoot the
villains !”
Ready to adopt the first plan that
came to mind, the girl sprang upon a
clmir before the fire, and took down
from the hooks in the wall, over thi
mantel, her father’s old gun, together
with the powder-horn and bullet and
cap pouches. These latter she carried
to the table, and then, with the ex
pertness of an experienced hunter,
drew the ramrod and sounded the
depth of the barrel, to discover if thy
weapon was loaded. It was not; so
she blow into the muzzle, and found
that, though it had not been used in a
long time, it was still in go# and condi
tion.
With a look of fierce determination,
she poured a quantity of powder into
the palm of her left hand, and slipped
it into the barrel, ramming the wad
down upon it with an energy that fair
ly made the weapon ring. The bullet
was next dropped in, and, as it did
not fit snug, a wad of paper was pushed
down upon it to keep it in place;
the hammer was then raised, and the
cap carefully adjusted; then,with her
finger on the trigger, the resolute girl
at once advanced toward the middle
of the room.
Meanwhile, the knocking and rat
tling at the door had ceased, blit pre
sently it was resumed, though not
with the seeming impatience that it
was before.
“ Father,” ventured the girl, hoping
it might be her parent who had re
turned, “ if it is you, speak, and I will
let you in.”
She waited, but no response came,
other than a nervous clinking of the
latch, and a pressure like tlmt of a
foot against the bottom of the door.
With an inward prayer that God
would forgive the deed, she raised the
gun to her shoulder and pulled tho
trigger, the ball passing through the
door a little below where the bar cros
sed it. A groan from without, as
some heavy body sank upon the door
step—a shriek of agony from the lied
in the corner—aud all was still, save
the sharp ringing in her ears which
the report had occasioned.
Hastily dropping,the weapon on
.no iloor, Rachel sprang to the bed
side of her mother, but, to her horror,
found her lying' upon her side, her
pulse silent, her heart silent too !
“Oh,mother,mother! Speak-speak
to your wretched child, and tell me I
have not murdered you! Oh, tell me,
I have not murdered you!”
The words ended iu a wail of des
pair, and as the purple lips still kept
silent, the poor girl sank upon the
floor bereft of consciousness.
At length she was aroused by a
loud knock, and a voice, which she
recognized with a glad cry, called:
“ Rachel, open the door, quick !
For heaven's sake, what is the matter
here ? Opdft the door 1 say!”
Rachel sprang forward, and took
down the bar, and admitted the old
fisherman, her uncle, and Dr. Benton,
who bore in their arms the form of a
man, bound hand and foot and gag
ged, and from a small red spot in the
forehead a tiny stream of blood trick
led down over his face.
“Oh, my God, Walter!” cried Ra
chel, rushing to the side of the woun
ded man, and carefully removing the
gag, “have I done this?”
“It was not your fault,” answered
the young man, speaking with great
dilliculty, and looking with a sad
smile into the face of the maiden;
“ that man who sought to carry you
otf this evening is the cause of it.
He aud one of his pals caught me on
my way home, but I managed to es
cape, bound as I am, and while they
searched for me, I approached tho
house, and pressed the latch with my
chin, hoping l might be able to, some
how or other, let you know who was
there. But, never mind; it will soon
be over I Kiss me, Rachel, for—for
1 feel as if I would not last a great
while. I Imd ho|>ed we might some
day be happy together in a little home
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of our own, but it’s all over now! It’s
all over now!”
Rachel pillowed liis head in her lap,
but did not press her bloodless lips to
liis as she had been requested to do;
and nftcr a brief period of silence the
sufferer gasped for breath, liis hoad
sank back, and the lower jaw dropped
and the physician, who was looking
silently on—for ho could do noth
ing—knew that the soul of Waltor
Kelsey had left its tenement!
A wild, maniacal shriek burst from
the lips of the poor girl when she made
the discovery, and she pushed tho
warm corpse from her, as if It had
been so much poison, and sprang to
her feet, her eyes gleaming like balls
of fire.
“He’s dead! 1 ’ she shouted, clutch
iug her father by the arm ; “ he’s dead,
Isay; and so is she I” pointing toward
the bed; “ and I did it! Ha, ha, lia!
I did it! Dare you say I didn’t?”
The old fisherman disengaged him
self from her grasp, with a shudder;
and it would be impossible to tell the
anguish that racked his soul when he
realized that naught but a maniac
daughter was left to cheer his once
happy home!
Rachel’s shot had, indeed, Leon a
fatal one.
flfnrrlugcs Extraordinary.
On Thursday, by the Rev. Thomas
8. Hastings, Mr. Julian Bottsto Miss
Harriet Bishop.
We thought llie horses' ailments
Fell not to human lota;
The Church is not exempt, it seems—
A Bishop's got the Bolls.
Oil the Ist instant, the Rev. Thomas
D. Bell to Miss Harriet Bare.
He once was deemed a bold man
In Scotland dared to “ boll the cat,"
But now-a days e'en churchmen dare
Far greater fi-als, and bell the bare!
Which merits most renown? prithee tell;
He bells the bear—she bears the bell.
On Wednesday, Mr. William Neil
to Miss Jane Tier.
A sad event wc rather fear,
She turned to kneel, and dropped a tear.
On Monday, by the Rev. Seals,
Henry W. Wright, to Miss Orila Buck.
The parson seals their fate—'tis clear
She's right for once—the buck has got its
dear.
Last week, Mr. John Cobb to Miss
Kate Webb.
A gruff old fool, who now sits just beside
us,
Says in our ear, ‘ Look out for little spiders.'
On the 4th ult, Dr. Thomas Lamb
to Miss Matilda Lyon.
MilKrnnial advocates may sound
Their Gabriolic horns;
The end oftime. the reign of peace.
This simple notice warn*.
For In! the lion licth down
Together with th« lam!),
And soon, perhaps, a little child
Shall lead them by the hand.
On the 9th instant, Thomas Steed,
Esq., to Miss Sarah E. Curry.
Said B.rown, “ Tom Steed’s so very small,
I fear lie will l»e flurried."
“ Oh, no," said Stone, “ a steed’s a horse,
And a short one is soon carried.”
On the 14th, Mr. Joseph Turn to
.Miss Mary Turn.
“ Let’s hope they were good children both,
A ml, honored well their loving mother s
Wo can't complain in such event,
For one good turn deserves another."
On the Ist, Mr. William Moore to
Miss Mira Moor.
The happiness they will enjoy,
Is great beyond‘degree—
But when they have a little “ more,"
Oh, won’t it grentor be?
Oil the 29th ult., Mr. Williams to
Miss Lizzie Williams, both of Wil
li must own.
“ For further particulars sec small
bills.” —Native Virginian.
Where Spicks Grow.— The nutmeg
is the kernel of a large, handsome nut
like the walnut. It is inclosed in the
same sort of s|>ongy coat as the wal
nut ; the husk opens at one end when
the fruit is ripe.
Mace is that which is found between
the coat of the nutmeg and the kernel.
Cinnamon is the dried bark of a
tree which grows in the East Indies
and the Island of Ceylon.
Pepper is the product of a creeping
plant which grows in Java, Sumatra
and Malacca.
Ginger is the root of a plant that
grows in the East Indies.
Clo Yes are the bud of a tree which
grows in Malacca.
Caraway is the seed of a plantgrow
ing wild in this country and many
others.
.13T The daughters of Chief Jus
tice Taney, are now earning a living
in Washington ns copyists.
HT A lieifcvorcow will make beef earlier
than a steer. An old cow, or an old sheep,
will not fatten nearly so well with hay as
witii grass.
jgy Going out with the tide—leaving tho
church witii a w edding parly.
- W Din the ends of nails into grease, and
they will ilrivc easily into hard wood, where
they' would otherwise double and break.
'
ts Always tie a halter by first making
a single loop, and thrustingtlie end of the
halter through this loop. This is quickly
untied, and will never come untied of Itself.
jy “ Don’t trouble yourself to stretch
your mouth any wider, said a dentist to
his patient “ I intend to stand outside to
draw your tooth."