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THE HAWKINSVILLE DISPATCH.
V OL. 5.
■A negro end horse were killed by
a stroke of lightning in Thomas coun
ty last vwSKjMHFO YQ
The Brunswick and Albany Kail
road ia completed within thirty miles
of Albany.
The Georgia trotting horse, Bis
mark, is training on one of the trot
ting parks in New York, lie is ex
pected to get away with everything
in that burg. *
C. M. Clark was convicted of vol
untary manslaughter by l>ougherty
Superior Court last week, for the
killing of Robert Zacharios in May
Mr. Samuel B. Hunter, a venera
ble and well known citizen of Bibb
county died at his residence on Sat
lurday, alter a .protracted and most
painful illness, in the seventy-tilth
year of his age.
1 Rev. Ur. Wills, of Atlanta, has re
ceived an invitation to deliver an ad
dress on the religions state of the
South, at Saratoga Springs, the last
of this mouth.
Clement L. Yallaudigham did not
die poor, as has been frequently sta
ted. His estate, when all the debts
are paid and incumbrance removed,
will be worth at least $40,000.
Atlanta says she is worth $12,730,-
000 in real estate. The expenses of
running the municipal machine for
%he quarter just ended was just SB,.
739.87. __
Chief Justice Lochrane gave a
grand dinner to J udge W oods, ot
the United States Circuit Court, at
the Kimball House, Atlanta, Friday
last.
It is said that butter milk lias a
strange effect upon good Templars in
Elbert county. It makes them twist
and squirm like as if a little ben
zine was in it.
The following is the most sensible
remark Bard or Atlanta ever made :
’•The fools of this generation have
a silly habit of parting their hair in
the middle, in order to balance a
small amount of brains.
Three ttegro children iu Brooks
county drowned a baby of the same
sable hue in a well so as to get rid of
it and go black berrying.
The census of New \ot_ eity
shoWs natives—white, 510,553 ; col
ored 12,645 ; foreigners, 418,646 ; col
ored foreigners, 448. Os the foreign
born population Ireland has 201,909 ;
Germany, 151,222. Total popula
tion of the city, 942,292.
Death or Oku. Lee’s Wab Horse.
—Gen. R. E. Lee's gray horse “Trav
eler” died of lock jaw on the night of
the 26th tilt. Many of the “hoys
who wore the grey" will remember
Ikhis noted war horse.
The editor of the Dahlonega Signal
went gold digging and turned up last
Saturday, alter four days’ work, with
three hands, and a four stamp mill,
with eighty-three penny weights of
the precious stuff, and declares that
he has found a black diamond worth
a half million dollars.
Three ex-confederate generals were
on Thursday at the Yarborough
House, in Raleigh, N. C. The name
of each commenced wi’h H; each
had but four letters in his name, and
each is now agent of an insurance
company. They were Generals Heath
Hoke, and Hood.— Sav Neu>*.
Affairs at Fortress Mosboe.—
A correspondent writing from For
tress Monroe, Virginia, states that in
accordance with instructions from
the War Department, pursuant to an
act of Congress for the reduction of
the army to 30,000 men, some 75 or
80 men were discharged from that
post Friday. They have been selec
ted as far as possible from the most
indifferent material tq command,
ifont many good men, who had but a
a short term to serve, have also been
■discharged. The only class of men
Kko will suffer from the operations of
I this act are those who have served
for 15 or 18 years, ami who have be
come incapacitated from gaining a
•übsistence at anything else.
HAWKINSVILLE, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1871.
WON BY PROXY.
‘No, sir, I cannot consent to your
marrying my daughter.*
‘But why not, Mr. Merrill, shy
not? Have you any reasonable ob
jection to my person—character ?
‘ Your person ? O no—excepting
that you aro two confoundedly good
looking. If it had been otherwiee,
Eva might he a little more docile
now.’
* But my character, Mr. Merrill, have
you any fault to find with that ?’
‘No, you seem honest enough. I
do not suppose that you would steal,
that is anything besides my daughter,
and I shall take pretty good care that
yon do ndt steal her.’
‘ Then what is it, may I ask ?’
‘ Eva, Mr. 'Beldou, baa been spoiled
and pampered and 'potted. She docs
not know how to do a useful thing.
What kind of a wife would she make
a poor man ?’
* But I am not poor. I have a
large salary. 1 could not of course
give her a carriage quite yet nor a
box at.the opera, but she would not
be obliged to exert herself at all. I
shall be perfectly able 16 keep ser
vants and dress her handsomely, even
richly.’
‘ But you may lose j’our fine sal
ary at any taoment.’
‘I have the confidence of thy em
ployers, Mr. Merrill, and they are ex
ceedingly kind ’
‘ Well, don’t say anything more, 1
am very decided about this, and I
beg that you will drop the subject.
I want you to discontinue j our vis
its to my daughter at once. I shall
be very glad to hear that you are
prospering in this world, but I can
not give you Eva. The comlort and
happiness of my daughtersare my last
consideration.'
4 But she loves me, sir.’
‘ Sho will get over it; young girls
are not reliable. Good morning, Mr.
Beldon. 1 have told you my wish—
pray do not oppose it.
The young man seized his lint and
quickly withdrew; but as lie was
passing the parlor door, a little white
hand was laid upon his arm, and lie
was drawn into the room nml eAgerly
questioned by the lovely owner of l lie
aforesaid hand.
‘ What did lie saj, Henry— what
did lie Bay.’
‘ lie forbade my coming to the
house at all, Eva.’
6he laid her head against liis nrm
and bunt into tears. Drawing her
closely to him, lie talked in low
soothing tcucs, until suddenly rais
ing her eyes to his, she said, ‘I can
not give yon up Henry—l will not
give you up. If yon cannot come
to see me, 1 shall go to you.’
* Oh my darling that will never do.’
‘Then you are willing to relinquish
me so easily ? she asked, drawing her
self away from him.’
* No, Dearest never, never; but we
shall be obliged to resort to strata
gem and I have a friend who will as
sist me. 1 must go now, for if your
father should find me with you, he
would be very angry,’ and after press
ing his lips to hers he tore himself
away.
Will’am Curtis was seated in his
office, hat on, and resting upon the
mantlepiecc, in regular bachelor
fashion, when Henry Beldon entered
looking eager and excited.
‘Glad to see you, old fellow,’ ex
claimed the former; but, see here,
what’s the matter ? You look a little
down in the mouth, it appears to
me.
* Will 1 want your assistance.’
’ How, where and when ?’
‘I want you to woo and win a lady
for me.’
’ What’s that?’
‘Just what 1 said exactly.'
‘But supposing she should lie like
the fair maiden in olden times and
say, ‘Why dost thou not speak for
thyself? You know, Harry, I’m not
such a bad looking fellow.’
‘I know that Will; but I’m not
afraid—my little Eva, ia as true as
steel.’
‘O, it’s fair Ets, is it? Why what'a
the matter there that you do not woo
and win her yourself?
‘Her father has forbiden me the
house because I haven’t money
enough, but be will never object to
you, as you are oge of fortune’s fa
vorites, you know. Sol want you
to devote youiself to Eva, and give '
me a chance to meet her when her
father thinks she is with you.’
‘Well, I don’t know Henry, it is put
ting me in s pretty dangerous place.
Miss Eva is a very fascinating young
lady. However, if your heart is set !
upon it, I’ll run the risk. What
shall I do first ?
‘Go and invite her to ride, then
when you get to Meriden’s lane I’ll
relieve you for a while of your charge.’
‘ Why, Harry, you arc bettor
manasuvering than 1 imagined; when
shall ft lie?’
' Call upon her to-night, and invite
her to ride with you to-morrow after
noon, then I will meet you at the
place mentionod.’
’ All right, but what am I to expect
for this service ?’
* There’s a younger sister coming
on Will.’
‘Yes, and she is prettier even than
Eva.’
* Well, tliat,isaccordingto taste, you
know. Maude is a very pretty girl,
and will soon make her debut in soci
ety ; so you had better have your eyes
wide open.’
That evening the gentleman called
as requested, upon Miss Merrill, and
invited her to ride the following day.
At breakfast next morning, her futli
cr said to her, ‘Eva, I ani quite will
ing that you should encourage Mr.
Curtis attention, he is a very promis
ing man.
‘And has plenty of money,’ she ad’
ded dryly ; ‘parents are always will
ing to encourage the attentions of
young men that have a fortune, or
the expectation of one. Money re
deems a multitude of sins. They
may drink, cheat or steal, if they
are only rich. But if a man is relying
u|>on his own exertions to make liis
way in the world, no matter how
good and honorable he may be, lie is
treated like a vagrant or felon. 1 bate
such injustice.’
’Don't grow ill-natured, it will soon
spoil your beauty.’
‘1 had rather be ill-natured Ilian
mercenary, sh: retorted.’
‘I suppose you think your father a
terrible old licnr because lie won’t let
yon play at love in a cottage—scrub
bing floors, washing disheft, Woking
salt pork, Ac.’
‘I think you a c very cruel,’ she
said; and bursting into tears, rose
from bfef seat and left the room.
Her mother’s eyes followed her full Os |
tenderness ai'd sympathy, but Ml.
Merrill only jbed, saying :
‘.She will lie in love with Curtis iu a
week ; you see if she isn’t.’
•O, no sai 1 the mother, ‘Eva is
very constant in her loves and friend- ,
ships, she will not change I know.’ j
‘Mr. Curtis is not in love with Eva,
nor she with him,’ exclaimed Maude,
a beautiful girl of seventeen years.
‘lndeed, Miss, and what do you
know about it?’
The young girl blushed rosy red,
and then laughing a little, answered :
I can see, papa, as well as other
people.’
‘You had 1 letter attend to your
books, and not trouble yourself about
your sister’s affairs.’
‘I shall soon be through with the
tiresome old books and have some af
fairs of my own,’ she retorted sauci
ly-
‘l beg, Maude, that you will wait
until Eva is settled before you begin
your flirtations. I shall certainly go
crazy if I have two to look after.’
'I am going to parties this winter,
papa, and of course I shall look my
prettiest, and then and then.’
‘lt ia time to go to school, so no
more nonsense, but come and k ss
me good-by; and the young lady did
as requested.
That afterneon Mr. Curtis called
with a dashing turnout, and took Eva
off in triumph, the young girl looking
bright and happy enough to warrant
her father’s predictions; but at Me
ridan’s lane another young gentleman
took his place by her aide and in
dulged in certain demonstrations that
his predecessor had not dreamed of
They passed one deiighttul hour to
gether, the horses being allowed to
take their own pace, meanwhile, and
upon returning to the place appointed,
Henry sprang out and young Cnrtia
again sprang in and drove the lady
home.
This same programme was repeated
week after week, Eva of course losing
neither health nor spirit under such
a regimen At length one day, when
Harry Beldon was with her, who
should they see coming hut Mr. Mer
rill himself.
‘What shall we do? ‘What shall
we do ? asked the frightened girl.
Uavn’t-you a thick Veil, darling ?
‘Yes, yes;’ and immediately the ar
ticle in question was drawn closely
over her face, and shivering with apre
hension they met the severe parent,
who gave them both a searching
glance as he proceeded by.
‘O, Horry, do you think he knew
me?’
‘Not unless he recognized your
dress.’
‘Then I’m safe enough, for papa
never knows, whether I am clothed in
purple, green or yellow. Fortunate
ly I had this veil, 1 shall regard it iu
future as my kiudesl friend. Wasn't
it funny V and she went otf into a fit
of joyous laughter, s < contagious tl-at
her companion soon joined in her ’
merriment.’
That evening Mr. Merrill turned to
his daughter, saying, Eva, 1 do not
think you need to wear the willow any
louger for Mr. Beldon, he seems to be
consoling himself.’
'What do you mean, father?' sho
inquired very demurely, but almost
with suppressed laughter.’
‘I met him riding with a lady to
day, so closely veiled that I could
not sec her face—-but they seemed to
be enjoying themselves very much.
‘1 dc not suppose Mr. Beldon will
be silly enough to make a hermit of
himself, and renounce the society of
ladies.’
‘I think, Eva, that you had better
find consolation in the society of the
gentleman you were with to-day.’
‘The gentleman I wa* riding with,
papa ?’
; ‘Yes, dear.’
‘Why, wouldn’t you olject to m.v
marrying him ?’
4 1 should be most happy to sec you
liis wife.’
! ‘Well, I’ll tell him then.’and laugh
ing mischievously, she ran out of the
room.
*So much for a girl’s love! Wlint
did 1 tell you mother ? I knew she
would he fascinated with the next
good looking follow thdt came along,’
exclaimed the gentleman, trium
phantly.
‘I have not changed my opinion
yet of Eva,’ she replied.
‘ Have not changed your opinion ?
You do not tliat she is still
in love with Beldon, do you ?’
‘ Wait anil see.’
‘ Why IJhavcJust given her my eon
scut to marrying William Curtis—
and She went off, happy as a bird.’
The mother smiled incredulously,
but said notlilhg ttiorfe.
The next day, Mr. Merrill was sit
ting in his office, when suddenly
the door opened, and Eva, entered;
leaning on Mh llcldon’s arm, lookin,
' very happy but a little nervous.
‘ My husbaiid, father !’ said the au
dacious little lady.
‘ What’s that ?’ he Inquired, push-
ing back his chair.
‘ Don’t scold now, papa,’ she con
tinued,’ you said I might marry the
gentleman I rode with yesterday
and this is he. I was the vsiled lady
you saw consoling him.’
Mr. Merrill looked very grave for
a moment, and then said,
‘ Well, children, your two young
heads were more than a mitcli for
lily old one; go and see your moth
er.’
And the happy couple were very
sure that they heard a sound strong,
ly resembling laughter, as they left
the room.
‘ Papa,’ said a sweet voice, a few
moments afterwards,’ * yon were anx
ious you know, to have Will Cu.tis
in the family; and—and—he ia wil
ling.’
‘ What do you mean, Mande ? Yon
haven't commenced your affair * in
good earnest, have you?’
‘Eva is settled—and Mr. Curtis
wants me to marry him.’
* Not for two years yet.’
I *He is willing to wait.' And kiss
ing her father a dozen times, she al
so left him, to join her impatient
lovsr.
i Blank land deeds for sale at this
office.
Sto Vnu l.oVc nv'l
ll you love me tell me so;
I have read it in your eyes,
l hare heart) it in your sighs,
But ray woman's heart replies,
“ If you love me, tell me so."
Should I give you Yea or No ?
Nny a girl may not confess
That her answer would be " Yes,"
To such questioning, unless
He who loves her so.
If yon love me, tell me so;
Love gives strength, to watch and wall,
Trust gives heart to any fate;
Poor or rich unknown or great,
If you love me, tell niu so.
A Georoia Heroine. —We clip the
following from the last Louisville Cou
rier-Journal General Gordon, of
Georgia, and his wife arc at the Galt
House. General Gordon rose rapid
ly and high in Confederate confi
dence, but liis wife is as remarkable
in military annals as many a hero
ine of olden story. She with her two
boya, in a barouche, followed the ar
my of her husband, and she was nev
er a hind iGhcc or an embarrassment
to liis movements. At Winchester,
in the Valley of Virginia, when, for
the first time, liis trodps fell back
before vastly siqierior nuniliers, she,
who was supposed by her husband to'
be many miles in the rear, happened
to lie iii tile town ami saw the critical
condition of the Confederate cause.
She descended from her carriage and'
amidst the rush of retreating men,
the bursting of shells and the whiz of
bullets, seized hold of the very per
sons of soldiers and turned them back
to the fight. Her resolution, eool
ness and heroic spirit rallied hun
dreds and returned them to her hus
band in the front. The incident was
known all over Virginia at the time,
and in the army.
A Killing Case of Love. —Miss*
Della Roberts, a Kentucky school
cacher, twenty-two years of age.
mug herself last week Imeause of her
love for one of her boy pupils, not yet
fourteen. On the evening lieforc her
lentil she went to the boy’s house,
mil calling him out to the gate,
.aid;
“Ned,you will never see me again.
When you grow up to lie a man and
marry, tel! jour wife about the wo
man old enough to be j'our mother
«vlio died on your account.” Thus
my I tig, she clasped the object or her
Hrange passion to luw bosom, and
was never seen alive again.
WII IT V ALANIII IIIIAM M EDITATFI)
- The ft Mow ing is an extract from
correspondence of the I'iiicinnati (ia
/elf: -
1 had a talk with one of Mr. Yal
lamlighaui's near relatives, to whom
he often spoke freely. He said liis
new departure idea was two y> a s’
old, mid had liecn thoroughly studied.
His papers were voluminous. He
had written a complete autobiogra
phy. One of his favorite bo|ies wns
to make a 4th of July oration at the
centennial anniversary in 1876, and
lie commenced the preparation of it.
He loved the Calhoun theory in poli
tics, but thought it died with the
echoes of the last gun at Appomat
tox Court House. He wanted ne
gro HiitlVage kept out of polities. It
was on us. Let us see how it
worked. If well, why, well. If not,
let the |K*ople remedy i!. He blieved
that they were ready for anew Con
stitution, and feared some times a
military dictatorship. The new de
parture was against his prejudices,
but lie lielieved it the best for the
country.
Tlic Tower of Unite!.
A writer describee the present ap
peurnnee of the place where language
got mixed :
“After a ride of nine miles we
were nt the foot of the Bier Nifii rood.
Our horses' feet were trampling oil
the remains of liriek which showed
here and there through the accumula
ted dust and rffbbish of ages. Be
fore our eyes uprose n great mound
of earth, barren and bare. This was
Bier Nimrood, the ruins of the Tow
er of Babel, by which the first build
ers of the earth had vainly hoped to
scale high Heaven. Here, also, it
was that Nebucliadnezer built—for
bricks bearing liis name have been
found in the ruins. At the top of
the mound a great mass of brick
work pierces the accumulated soil.
With jour finger you touch the very
bricks—large square* diaped, ami mas-
H ive—that were “thoroughly” burned,
the very mortar, the lime now hard
as granite, handled more than four
thousand j’ers ago by earth’s impi
ous people. From the summit of the
mound, far away over the plain, we
see glistening bright as a star, the
gilded dome of a masque, that caught
and reflected the bright rays of the
morning sun. This glittering speck
was the tomb of the holy Ali. To
pray before this at some period of his
life; to kiss the earth around there at
some time or other ; to tiend his body
and count liis beads, is the daily de
sire of every devout Mnhomedau.’
It is stated that there are six hun
dred Goal Templars in Putnam
county. The first lodge was organ*
ixed only six months ago.
NO. 28
HAWKINSVILLE DISPATCH
I'l'uusnßO uvair nit : Bsnv¥.
|y ijuitcri/ition : $2 00 a Tear, in ad<u/«'<■.
Rales and Rules.
IST Advertisements $1 00 per square for
the first insertion, and 75 cents lor f* h
subsequent inserliou. (A square is the
space ol one inch in depth of (lie column,
irrespective of the number of lines.)
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2 “ 0 8 tl 10 20
3 “ 7 11 15 20 30
4 •• ... 9 14 18 20 35
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A liltcral deduction will be made with
those who advertise by the year.
The money for advertisements is due on
the first insertion.
Tributes of Hes|iect, Resolutions by Soci
eties, Obituaries, etc., exceeding six lines,
to In- charged as transient advertising
Sulmcribers wishing their papers changed
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the name of the post-olllce from which they
wisli it changed, as well as iliut to which
they wish it sent
LEGAL ADVKIITIsmo.
Okuinaiiv’s —Citations liir I .utters
id Administration, by Administra
tors, Executors, Guardians, Arc... .$ S 5
Application for Letters of Dismis
.ion from Administration 4 00
Application for Letters of Disntis
liott from Guardianship 5 50
Application for leave to sell Land 4 00
Not lee to Debtors uml Creditors 6 50
dales of personal ur perishable
property, per square 1 50
Sales of Lands, per square 5 50
Sheriff's —Per lew. 3 50
Mortgage sales, ten lines or less.. 6 0()
Tax Collector's sales, per square, 5 00
CLerk's—Foreclosure of Mortga
ges and other Monthly advertise
ments, $1 per square of one inch for
eaeli insertion.
Announcing County Candidates.. 800
Announcing District Candidates, 12 00
For a man advertising liis wife, in
advance 20 00
ty Sales of Land, liy Administrators,
Executors or Guardians, are required by
law to he held on the first Tuesday in the
month, between the hours of ten in.the.fqre
noon and three in the afternoon, at tin
Court-house in the county in which the
property is situated.
Notice of these sales must be given in a
public gazette 40 days previous to the day
of sale.
Notice lor the side of personal property
must b” given in like manner, 10 days pre
vlott- to sale day.
Notice to debtors and creditors of nn es
tate must also be published 40 days.
Notice that application will be made to
the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell laud
must be published for four weeks.
Citations on letters of administration,
Guardianship, Ac., must lit published "0
days; for dismission from administration,
monthly three months; for dismission from
Guardianship, 40 days.
Rules tor the foreclosure of Mortgages
must be published monthly, lour mouths:
for establishing lost papers, for the full
ipit.ic of three months; IbrconijieUilur titles
from Executors or Administrators, where
bond lias been glvl'rt bvjhe deceased, the
ftlll space of three iiKmtliM. • „ » (
Slierifi's sales must lie published for font
weeks.
Publications will always lie continued
according to these; Ihe legal requirements
unless otherwise ordered.
L A. HALL,
Attorney & Counaollornt Law,
EASTMAN, GEORGIA
WILL give prompl at lon lion to all
business entrusted to liis tare.
mnrlU-tf
A. C. PATE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HAWKINSVILLE, GA.
WILL practice in the counties ol ‘l
laski, Houston, Dooly, Wilcox, Tel
fair, Irwin, Laurens mid Dodge, and, by
special contract, in any Court in lbs State
mny2s-tf
L. C. RYAN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HAWKINSVILLE, GA
WILL practice In the counties of l*u
)a.-ki, Houston, Dooly, Wilcox, Tel
fair, Laurens and Dodge, and by special
contract, in any Court in the Slate
OFFICE—Over.!. O Jelhs & Brother's
store, in old hotel buildlm*
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CHAS; C. KIBBEE,
Attorney and Counsellor at I,aw,
HA WKINB OA.
Will practice in the Circuit and District
Courts of the United Hwif*. for the fVibth
ern District of Georgia, and in the Superior
Courts of Houston, Oooly, I’id.iski, Lau
rens, Wilcox, Telfair, Irwin and Dodge
Counties. june2b-ly
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LEMONS I LEMONS i
During the season, 1 will keep on band
for the accommodation of eitir.sus in W>wn
and country, ICE and L6MONB, at either
w holesale or retail. Families ran snpidy
them selves at short notie«. Terms cash
A. WATERMAN,
inavl6-3m At the Old Stmnfl
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