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1 Yienna, Ga.
'r I*“' nt tT " llg ;
ton, Dqpix* Pulaski, Macon, Sumter and
Wortlif InaAia th iupififle OouTft 8f
Geotgii, aan inllie Trilled tStares Circuit
and Diltrilt' Bbde. All
business emrusted l his cure will receive
prompt attention. fehl If
0. C. HORNE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Hawkinsville, Ga.
The CriniMiiteva.epecirity.,
January Afty iffit TU
G. W. BUSBEE,
ATTORNEY 4 T L A W,
• VIENNA, GEORGIA.
novls tf
C. C. SMITtiT*
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
And Sollcitoe in Equity,
McVILLE, y - - - GEORGIA
Refers Capt
Jolin C. Rutherford and Walter B. Hill,
Esq., Protessors of Law, Mercer Universi
ty Law School, Macon, Ga.
Promut attention given to all business
entrusted to my care. mar 22 6m
A- H- WOOTTEN,
Attorney and Councellor at Law,
■ Mount Vernon, Ga.
Will "practice in the Middle and Oconee
Circuits. Umuinal defence a specialty.
Prompt given to the collection
of claims. , sept 27 tf
ELIAS 11ERR>iXn,
attcTreet r M latv,
* EASTMAN, fcA.
Practices in the counties adjacent to the
M. &B. If. R. Collections made a_ spe
cialty oct2s tt
“XTXvTmjMPHREYS
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
EASTMAN, GA.
Will practice jn the Superior Courts of
Podge and adjejntng counties, and will
buy and sell Real Estate, pay taxes for
uon-ieshfeuts, make collections, etc.
oci2s tf
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P„ JT. HODGE,
Attorney and Connsellor at Law,
Hawkinsnille, Ga.
Will piactice in the Superior Courts of
Houston, Dooly, Pul iski, Twiggs, Dodge
and Wilcox. Special attention given to
collections. W
’ ROLLIN Jl. STANLEY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Dublin, Georgis.
Will practice in all the counties ot the
Oconee Circuit. From long experience
in the Criminal Practice, mue.li of his
time will be specially to that
branch of Ids profession. feb24 tf
JACOB WATSON,
A’T tor ne y at law,
Hawkinsville,
Will practice in the counties of Pulaski,
Dooly, Wilcox, Dodge, Telfair, Irwin, and
Houston.’ < i“j t g givea ( a ( i
f LJITJIJER a. .hall,
ATT cfR SET AT -LAW
AND BEAL ESTATE AGENT,
Eastman, Ga.
Will practice in all counties adjacent
to the Supreme.
Court of We sW%rtd the fedefcl Court
of the SodtlielQAUcdbf\co#tVV>ri
parties Duy, selror leaSßTin y
real estate, or pay the taxes upon the
same ill the counties of Dodge, Laurens,
Wilcox, Telfair and Appling. Office in
the Courtis | A j agrlS^y
J. 11. WOODWARD,
attorney at law,
Vienna, Ga.
WILL practice in the Superior Courts
iu tlie counties of Kooly, Worth.
Wilcox, Pulas-i and Houston, and by
speciul coutract iu other cqur ts. Prompt
attentiou given to all collections.
mcti4 tt
t 0. SXAN. T. B- MITCHELL.
HYAN & MITCIiELL,
attorneys at law
AND REAL.KSTATE AOENTS,
Hatfkinsville, Ga.
Mt ill practice in the counties com
prising the Oconee Circuit, and in
the Circuit and District Courts ot tlie
United States lor tlie Southern District of
Georgia. feblltf
,1. M. DENTON,
attorney at law,
i>IIACTICES in the Bjunswick Circuit
and elsewhere- by special contract.
Office t residence, Coffee county, Ga. P.
O. address, llnzlehurst, M. & B. R. R.,
Georgia. feb4tt
' AV. IRA BROWN,
attorney at law,
Vienna, Ga.
i, >ft ACTI CBS in the Superior Courts ot
H. Oconee Circuit, and elsewhere in the
Slate by special contract. Collections
and other business promptly attended
to " 8-18-ly
.TORN If MARTIN,
iT-MOEY AT RAW
AGIR**,
Hawkinsville, Ga.
ORACTICES 81 tb* Courts ofulaski,
I Houston. DoSty, Wfiorx, Irwin,
Felfnir, Dodge and Laurens. mny-it
CHARLES 0. KIBBEE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Ilawkinsville, Ga.
WILL piacliee in tlie Circuu and Dis
trict Courts of tlie United States
tar the Southern District of Georga, and-'
a the Superior Courts of Houston, Duoly,.
(uliwhiy Laurens, Wilcoi, Irerin aad'i
Bodge couArtW. * junc2oly
HAWKINSVILDE DISPATCH.
JOHN F. DELACBYy
• *'.t * ?f vWf t rfV r ft ’
ATTORNEY A T W,
Eastman, Georgia.
“ Will practice In the counties of Dodge,
W ilcox, Dooly, Pulaski, Telfair and Lau
rens Special attention given to all
branches of the practice. nov29-tf
LBwis; Leoyarh
Bankers and Brokers,
- ■ • GA.
Buy and sell Exchange, Bonds, Stocks,
Gold and Silver, and sttenu promptly to
all collections loft wiffi us. w _ _ ...
Will also muko foaoiun gbod SticSP Bids.
sJL ,Z£± -
Drs. Walker & Jordan,
Having associated themselves in the prac
tice of medicine, would respectiully offer
their professional services to the citizens
of Cochran and vicinity. Office on Second
Street, next door to postoffice. At night
Mr. ,luWa4a*ttiß>e his room in
The retlr bfhis* office! mar 22 ly
L- M. WARFIELD
CO TTO N
Commission Merchant,
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
COMMISSION, 50 CENTS PER BALE.
Cash Advances made on Consignments,
at best Bank Rates.
, Instructions carefully followed, and sat
isfaction guaranteed.
KT’Otllcc opposite Cotton Exchange.
aupßo-6rii
1877. ~ _ 1877.
FALL AND WINTER
Millinery Goods (
I have received from New York and
Baltimore my. smelt, of Millinery Goods,
for the Fall and Winter trade, embracing
tile latest styles of Ladies’ Hats, Ribbons,
Flowers, and all goods that may be de
sired in tlie millinery line.
The indies are respectfully invited to
call and examine my stock. 1 am pre
pared to show .ny customers some new
uud attractive styles, and I am sure as
cheap as they could expect.
Dresses made in the latest ‘ styles, and
satisfaction guaranteed in prices.
Mitt- N. WESTCOTT.
Hawkinsville, Ga , Sept. 11, 1877.
septlS 3m
JULIUS ITIHfi’S
Xpflioii
OOIL KctSCTH
—6ffice of—
W. I). KING,
Jeweler, ajnd Watchmaker,
. m'W&INSVILLE, GA.
Clocks, Wat<?he9, Jewelry, Guns, Pis
tols, etc., repaired at short notice and up
on the mosureasonable terms. All work
guaranteed. oct4 tf
Christmas'Roods.
tmnmim, m Jw- '%*,
Toys, Imported C ndies,
GOpDS, ETC.
Mrs. Jacoby calls the attention of the
people of Hawkinsville and surrounding
country to her new stock of beautiful
Toys, imported Candies, Canned Fruits,
Musical Instruments, and many other
goods to please the children. I think I
can please my customers this season in
prices and styles of goods, and respectful
ly invite everybody to call and see my
stock. MRS. A. JACOBY,
nOY22-lm Hawkinsville, Ga.
KELSOE’S
Bar and Restaurant,
—At
WATERMAN’S OLD STANDI
I-have opened -at Waterman’s old stand
a neat Bar and Restaurant. Tables sup
plied with tbe best the market affords.
Fresh Flsli, Oysters, Game,' Etc. Meals
at all hours. At my Bar will always be
lound- the best of. Liquors, Cigars, &c.
Bctis furnished when desired. Farmers
and others visiting Hawkinsville are in
vited to cull. Satisfaction guaranteed.
D. KELSOE,
Hawkinsville, Ga., (late of Montezuma.)
sepf> if
Fancy and Family
GROCERIES!
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Confectioneries. -Etc.
I have pn itand ns cheap, if not the cheap
est stock of Fancy and Fami y Groceries
to be found in.UalrliinsviUe. A make a
specially bf * * * . ’
Tobacco, "Whislcy,
AND FLOUR,
Anti guarantee all my goods to be as rep
resented. -CaU at my store in tbe bottom
on Commerce street, westof Hawkinsville
Bank and Trnst Cos. Tliunkfui for past
patronage, 1 hope to merit a continuance
of your favors. VAN BELL.
ootlß tf
Drugs and Medicines for sale at
the Book Store. tfOyi-tf
HAWKINSVILLE. GA.. THURSDAY* MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1871
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.
The Hawkinsville Dispatch will
be mailed (postage free) to subscri
bers in any pait of the United States
one year for two dollars. Si* months
for one dollar.
A deduction of 25 cents will be
allpwnri each subscriber in a club of
-sjx, and in a club of ten an extra
eppy of the paper will be sent gratis
No credit subscribers taken. The
Dispatch the largest bona fide
circulation of any weekly papet in
the State.
Geo. P. Woods,
tf Editor and Proprietor.
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JiO PAPER NEXT WEEK MERRY
CHRISTMAS TO ALL.
According to custom, there will be
no regular issue of the Hawkinsville
Dispatch next week, as we have de
cided to allow the printers of our
office a brief respite from their labors
during Christmas holidays. A full
issue of the Dispatch will appear on
Thursday, January 3, 1878, after
which it will appear regularly each
week as heretofore. A half sheet
will be published next week for the
benefit of county officers and to ful
fill the law in the publication of legal
advertisements.
We tender our thanks to our
friends everywhere for their liberal
patronage in the past. We are proud
to say that the circulation of the
Dispatch is now larger than any
other country weekly in Georgia, and
that our list of subscribers is in
creasing. Many new subscribers
have been received for 1878, and
many old ones have renewed.
Our aim is to conduct the Dis
patch upon an honest schedule, and
to give our subscribers the worth of
their money. We duly appreciate
their many evidences of esteem and
friendship in the generous patronage
extended the Dispatch.
We wish our friends a merry
Christmas and a happy, prosperous
New Year.
Hon. T. N. Whittle, of Bibb coun
ty, has been commissioned by the
Governor a trustee of the Lunatic
Asylum to fill the unexpired term of
Dr. J. F. Bozeman, deceased.
Thomas Grant, convicted at the
October term of Laurens county, in
1874, of the offense of murder and
sentenced to five years in the peni
tentiary, has been pardoned by the
Governor on a general petition of
the citizens of the county, the Judge
and the jury signing.
For the first time since the war,
Glynn county has elected a Demo
cratic member of the Legislature.
James Blue, colored, has represented
that county since 1868, and was the
oldest member of the last House.
He sustained, at the hands-of Mr. T.
W. Lamb, his first defeat.
The Albany News says : “Again
the news reaches us that the Bruns
wick and Albany Railroad has been
sold, papers all signed and the prop
erly turned over to the purchasers.
We have made the announcement
before, and we must ask of our read
ers to remember that it is street ru
mor, and that we cannot vouch for
the truthfulness of the report. It
is Skid this statement, of facts comes
through the office in Brunswick, and
that the officials report an advance
movement in January. We will see
what we will see, if wef will wait long
enough, and the pool don’t gobble
us up.”
According to the Fairburn News
“Mrs. Elizabeth Whatley, of Fayette
county, Ga., is 104 years of age,
reads without glasses, and walks
visiting a quarter of a mile and re
turns the same day. She was mar
ried in her sixteenth year, and has
reared three sets of children, eleven
in all, five of whom are living, the
oldest a daughter, 8T years of age.
She has reared three pairs of twins
of her own, and two sets of grand
children. Never did a day’s washing,
nor made a pot of soap, has cooked
but few meals, and milked a cow a
few times. Her hair is black; she
has been a widow over fifty years,
converses fluently, and is anxious to
move to Texas. Had the small-pox
a few years ago.”
Alexander Hamilton once said to
an intiogate friend: “Men -give me
some credit for genius. All the ge
nius I have is just this—when I have
a subject on hand 1 atudy it pro
foundly. Day and night it is before
me. I explore it in all its bearings.
My mind becomes pervaded with it.
Thed the efforts which I make is what
the people call the fruit of genius. It
is the fruit of labor and thought.”
Seventeen hundred Sioux! Indians,
enroute to the Missouri river, for
permanent residence upon lands re
served for them, stampeded* and
left the main body. They are detef-r
mined to continue their war upon
tbe United States troojjs.
A PLAYFUL AFFAIR.
At Auburn, Indiana, the'other day
a young man named Squires picked
up a loaded gun and playftilly said,
“your money or your life.” The gun
went off playfully, of course, killed
the lady and wounded the husband.
The jury acquitted Squires, as he did
the whole thing in a play. If such
idiots were playfully sent to a State
prison for life the world would be'
belter off. Until this can he done
any man who points a gun or revolv
er at another should be immediately
knocked down with a chair, club, po
ker, or any other weapon that maybe
handiest. It is no excuse to say that
the gun is not loaded; that only ag
gravates the. case.— Exchange. fi
AN APPALLING CURSE.
Carefully prepared statistics show
that there are over six hundred thou
sand drunkards in the United States,
and that seventy-thousa’nd die annu
ally who go to the grave of a drunk
ard. Every year one hundred thou
sand men and women are sent to
ptison under the influence of intoxi
cation, while three hundred murders
and four hundred suicides occur from
the same cause. Two hundred thou
sand orphans are annually thrown
upon the charity of the world by this
curse of intemperance. Nine-tenths
of our crime and not less than seven
eights of the pauperism is the imme
diate result of whisky, and that at a
cost to the government—besides in
dividual want—of not less than $60,-
000,000 every year.
CAUSE FOR THANKFULNESS.
On one occasion Charles Dickens
was upholding the theory that what
ever trials and difficulties might stand
in a man’s path, there was also some
thing to be thankful for. “Let me
in proof thereof ” said Dickens, “re
late a story. Two men were to be
hanged at Newgate lor murder.
The morning arrived; the hour ap
proached ; the bell of St. Sepulchcre’s
began to toll; the convicts were pin
ioned ; the procession was formed;
it advanced to the fatal beam ; the
ropes were adjusted round the poor
men’s necks. There were thousands
of motley sight-seers of both sexes,
of all ages, men, women and chil
dren, in front of the scaffold, when,
just at that second of time, a bull,
which was being driven to Smithfield,
Broke its rope and charged the mob
right and left, scattering people ev
erywhere with its horns, whereupon
one of the condemned men turned to
his equally unfortunate companion
and quietly observed,‘l say, Jack,
it’s a good thing we ain’t in that
crowd!’ ”
HOLD ON BOYS.
Hold on to your tongue when you
are just ready to swear, lie, or speak
harshly, or use an improper word.
Hold on to your hand when you are
about to punch, strike, scratch, steal
or do any improper act. Hold on to
your foot when you are on the point
of kicking, running off from study,
or pursuing the path of error, shame
or crime. Hold on to your temper
when you are angry, excited or im
posed upon, or others are angry with
you. Hold on to your heart when
evil associates seek your company
and invite you to join in their mirth
games and revelry. Hold on to your
good name at all times, for it is of
more value than gold, high places,
or fashionable attire. Hold on to
truth, for it will serve you well
throughout eternity.
MEN WITHOUT OCCUPATION.
The man who has nothing to do is
the most raiserablo of beings. No
matter how muuh wealth a man pos
sesses, he can be neither contented
nor happy without occupation. VVe
were born to laber, and the world is
the We can find a field of
usefulness almost anywhere. In oc
cupation we forget our cares, our
worldly trials, and our sorrows. It
keeps us from constantly worrying
and brooding over what is inevitable.
If we have enough for ourselves, we
can labor for the good of others; and
such a task is one of the most de
lightful duties a worthy and good
man can possibly engage in.
AMBUSH SCALES.
“Reckon that air scales of yourn is
an Ambush scales, ain’t it ?” said a
countryman to his grocer, as he took
the sugar and handed over the mon
ey.
“Ambush scales? Who do you
mean ?” replied the merchant.
“Who’s Ambush ?”
“Ambush—why, ye know—reg’lar
Ambush—ye understand what ‘Am
bush’ means, don’t ye?”
“Wa-al, I should hope so, Mr.
Woodruff. Ambush means hid—
means somethin’concealed—means—
wait, here’s the dictionary; I’ll just
read to yer exactly what it means,
so’s’t yon needn’t never use it wroug
after this. Here ’tis. A—am—am
bush—to lie in wait for—”
“Yes, that’s it, squire 1 Don’t go
no further. To lie in weight for two
cents 1”
When you hear a rO'w next door it
is a sign that the mother-in-la# lW
paying a Visit to'the family.
Tile Httsband’s Lesson.
■ w ringing of the door bell has a
pleasant sound to me, more particu
laiwin my idle moods. Like an un
opetted letter, there is a mystery
about it, aud one waits with a pleas-,
urable excitement to see wh.it is
coming.
Upturning horns one day earlier
thSHlisual, I found that my wife had
gowout ; and while idly waiting her
ret>b the door bell rang. I waited
expectant until Mary appeared with
a note, containing a fequest from
mSold friend, George L—to ride
ou® his residence in the country
thjjStext day, and to bring my wife
wit® me. ■ 1 was much pleased, not
so much on account of any pleasure
which it might give my wife, but be
-Astise J thought I needed a day’s rfc,
creation, and in the lovely summer
time the country has peculiar charms
for me.
But the next morning everything
seemed to go wrong. Alice could
not accompany me and I could not
get off as early as I wished ; conse
quently I was fretful and peevish,
and Alice seemed to reflect my hu
mor, for she never seemed so unamia
ble. At length, however, I drove
away, though not in a very pleasant
mood. It was a lovely day, and as I
rode along, noting the beauties of the
landscape, my memory went back un
bidden to the time when I wooed and
won my bride. How happy Alice
was then ! I thought. Aud how hap
py we were! But that was long ago.
No ; is it possible, we have been mar
ried only three years I And I felt a
sharp pang, as I contrasted the past
with the present, to think that we
could settle down into the common
place life we now lead.
We had no serious trouble ; we did
not quarrel; though when I felt cross
or things did not suit me, I took no
pai.is to conceal it, and often spoke
harshly to Alice, who sometimes re
plied in the same spirit, and some
times with tears. Yet we were gen
erally good friends. Still, the charms,
the tenderness of our early love had
imperceptibly vanished. I had be
come careless about my personal ap
pearance at home, and Alice was al
most equally negligent. Her beauti
ful brown hair, which she wore in the
most becoming curls, was now usual
ly brushed plainly behind her ears,
unless she was going out or expected
company.
I dismissed the subject with a sigh,
as I drew up at my friend’s gate,
with the reflection that it was the
same with all married people—must
b 1 so in fact; for how could romance
and sentiment find a place among so
many prosy realities ? I suppose we
were as happy as anybody, and yet
it was not the kind of life that I had
looked forward to with so many
bright anticipations.
My friend greeted me with great
cordiality. In the hall we met Mrs.
L , looking fresh and lovely in
her pink muslin wrapper, with her
jetty hair in tasteful braids. She re
pioved me playfully for not bringing
my wife with me, chatted a few min
utes, and then flitted away, while my
friend lead the way to ths library.
As we entered the room I noticed
a vase of bright flowers on the table,
imparting an air of taste and cheer
fulness to the apartment. I made
some remark about it, to which my
friend responded :
“Yes; I am very fond of flowers,
and like to see them in the house,
and as I spend much time here, my
wife always keeps a' vase of them
on the table as long as, they
last.”
After dinuer we walked out into
the grounds, which were quite exten
sive, and most tastefully arranged.
There was a variety of flowers in
bloom, and I noticed that L se
lected here and there the finest, until
he had a handsome boquet.
When we reached the house Mrs.
L was on the steps. Her hus
band, still continuing the conversa
tion, gave her the flowers with a
smile, and holding up a spray of
crimson berries, which sh had bro
ken off, she bent her head while he
fastened it among the dark braids of
her hair.
It was a trifling incident, yet their
manner arrested my attention. Hd
I been a stranger I would have pro
nounced them lovers, instead of sober
married people. All through the day
I noticed the same delicate attention
and deference in their deportment to
each other. There was nothing of
which the most, fastidious guest could
complain ; yet, while showing me the
most cordial attention, they did not
ignore each other’s existence, as mar
ried people too often seem to do.
I had never before visited my
friend at his country home, and was
very much pleased with it. I said so,
after dinner, as we strolled out into
the woods.
“Yes,” he said, “I think it is pleas
ant he added, “and I think lam a
contented man. So far, I am not
disappointed in life.”
“How long have you been married,
L—— ?” I asked.
“Ten years.”
“Well,” I pursued, “can you tell
me whence is the blight atmosphere
that surrounds your home ? Tell me
how you and your excellent wife
manage to retain the depth of your
early love as you seem to do? I
should think the wear and tear of
life would dim it somewhat. I never
before saw a home where my ideal of
domestic happiness was realized. It
was what I dreamed of, but have not
vet been permitted to enjoy.
My friend smiled, and pointing to
a thrifty grape-vine climbing over a
neat lattice, and loaded with fruit,
said:
“The vine needs careful attention,
and if cared for, is what you see it;
but if neglected, how soon it would
beeonqe a worthless thing! So the
love which to *ll,-at some period, is
the most precious thing iu life, ami
which needs so much care to keep it
unimpaired, is generally neglected.
Ah I my dear fellow, it is little acts
—trifles—that so often estrange lov>
ing hearts. I have always made it a
point to treat my wife with the same
courtesy that characterized my de
portment in the days of courtship;
and while I am careful not to offend
her tastes and little prejudices, 1 am
sure that mine will be equally re
spected. Moreover, instead of treats
ing her as an inferior—as a mere
slave, bound to obey my every be
hest—l realize the fact that she is
my equal, and as such, has a right
to a voice in the management of onr
daily affaits as I have. By this
means, my dear friend, we live hap
pily together, and show to those
around us that thcro is still in the
world such a thiag as domestic hap-
PiUfiS
That night I rode homeward, pon~
dering over what I had seen and
heard; and reviewing the years of
our married life, I was surprised at
my own blindness, and determined,
if possible, to recall the early dream.
The next morning, at breakfast, I
astonished Alice by a careful toilette,
chatted over the dinner, and after
tea, invited her oat to take a walk.
When she came down, arrayed in my
favorite dress, with her hair in
shining curls, I thought she never
looked lovelier. I exerted myself as
of old to entertain her, and was sur
prised to find how quickly the even
ing passed.
I resolved to test my friend's the
ory perfectly, and the result exceed
ed my most sanguiuc expectations.
For all the little nameless expecta
tions, so gratifying to a woman’s
heart, and so universally accorded by
the husband, I find myself repaid a
thousand fold, and I advise all who
are sighing over the non-fulfillment
of their early dreams, to go and do
likewise; remembering that what is
worth using is worth keeping.
HOW TO GET MARRIED.
Youna ladies between sixteen and
twenty-five cannot be expected to
understand this curious machine
called “the world;” a complete
knowledge of which is often not ob
tained until we are too old to make
use of it. The following hints, there
fore, may not bo unacceptable or
without their Use:
All fish are not to be caught with
the same bait nor with the same
hooks—neither are all men to be
caught by the same means and meas
ures. Some young gentlemen are of
the gudgeon species ; they .are cap
tured without much trouble. Others
are of the mullet family ; they Are
not to be taken without a great deal
of manceuvering.
Neither of these sorts make the
best husbands; for if a man has not
sense enough to discover artifice, or
to despise it when it is discovered,
he is scarcely worth the trouble
which must be employed in captiva
ting him. Plain dealing is the best
policy in matters of love and court
ship, as well as in everything else.
Elegant accomplishments, music,
painting, dancing, etc., are often con
sidered as tliQ strongest attractions
to young men who ate in search of a
partner for life, and yet, perhaps, a
good husband is seldom obtained bv
dancing, drawing or singing. These
things are well enough if substantial,
like the dessert after the dinner—by
themselves they are all dessert and
no dinner.
Young ladies should be recom
mended not to lay too much stress on
these accomplishments—few of them
can hope to become eminent in such
elegant arts—and gentlemen who at
tend operas, theatrical dances, and
exhibitions of paintings, are not like
ly to be overwkelmned by a mere
amateur display of skill in the parlor,
boudoir, or ball-room.
Do you wish your husband to be a
man of sense, or a coxcomb? If the
first, hold every species of affectation
in dread and abhorrence. Be, if pos
sible, what you would wish to appear,
but never attempt to seem what you
are not. The affectation of wealth
by dressing beyond one’s means is a
very common folly, and one replete
with mischief.
If a female can reconcile it to her
conscience to deceive a man in re
spect to her worldly circumstances,
she will seldom find it practicable to
mislead him on that ground into an
offer of wedlock.
Suitors, with whom fortune is a
primary object, are generally scruti
nizing and circumspect in such mat
ters. If you wish to get married and
to marry well, keep not too much
company, uor be too often away from
home, at parties and other places of
amusement; study to be amiable, not
merely to seem so; give some atten
tion to domestic economy ; avoid ex
travagance in all things; cultivate
your mind ; shun all levity of man
ners, preserving at the same time a
proper degree of cheerfulness.
If these rules will not avail, sup
pose the facts to be against you, and
resign yourself patiently, remember
ing always that it is better to be a
happy old maid than a miserable
wife. Never expect felicity from any
marriage which is brought about by
improper means, or by any kind of
deception or artifice.
“Facts are stubborn things,” said
a husband to his wife. “Are they,”
she answered. “Then what a fact you
must be.”
A while ago a party of lynchers
postponed the hanging five minutes
to allow the victim to finish smoking
a cigar. This proves that the user of
tobacco prolongs life.
“Why do you attack roe 7” Said a
brilliant glow worm to a vile little in
sect as ugly as it was venomous.—
“Becaaso you shine so brilliantly.”
This reply is the explanation of a
great many dislikes and ranoorous
feelings.
A strange story.
Thirty-three years ago a family
nafned Benton, Consisting of father,
mother, son and daughter, resided in
one of the Western States near a
small town called Blank. The father
was wealthy and lived in style, and
his daughter Mabel, a child between
two and three years of age, was al
ways elegantly dressed, and George,
the son, a boy seven, was prepared to
enter an Eastern school. One day
little Mabel disappeared, and her pa
rents never heard of her again, al
though they spent thousand's of dol
lars in search for her. The heart
broken mother died soon after the
loss of her darling, and the father
wandered over this country and Eu
rope, and finally settled in New York,
where he died. George grew to man
hood, and the memory of his lost sis
ter was.almost effaced from his mind.
In his twenty l -seventh year while vis
•ting a married friend, he fell in love
with the governess of his friend’s
children, a beautiful girl of about
twenty-three, and after some months
they were mairied and lived happily
for five or six years, a boy and a girl
being born unto them during that
time.
By the death of an uncle in San
Francisco George was left a consid
erable and the lawyer who
conveyed tbe intelligence to him also
stated that his sister’s career had
been traced. A tramp on his death
bed in a St. Louis police staliou con
(cssed that he and two companions
had stolen little Mabel Beulon for her
clothes and a locket which she wore,
and that she had continued with them
for several years, when her bright,
pretty face attracted the attention of
a kind-hearted lady in Ohio, who
adopted her and sent her to school,
where she remained until her pat
roness died. Mabel then became a
teacher in a large school in Cincin
nati, but ns her health began to fail
she applied for a position as govern
ess, and was now in the family ©f Mr.
M., or at least that was the last place
he had heard of her being in.
“What was the name of the family
she was with ?” asked George.
“M ,” was the answer.
“What name did my sister have ?”
“Mabel Ferris.”
“My God 1” cried George, in ago
ny, “she has been my wife for live
y. ars.”
Upon further investigation this
proved to be the truth, and,the girl
nearly went crazy, as she was devout
Episcopalian. A separation ensued,
all property being equally divided.
The children were placed with
friends, as neither parent could bear
the sight of what was to them the
fruit of a crime against God and man.
Tire poor girl is still living in a quiet
city in New England, while the hus
band and brother, after spending all
his property, save a few hundred dol
lars, in dissipation, shut himself otf
from all communications with his
friends, and is to-day a poor farmer
in a country among strangers, and
where few know his sadly remarkable
Story.
TOUCHINU INCIDENT OP MATERNAL
LOVE.
The Staunton Vindicator relates
the following:
Some months ago a lady was com
mitted to the Western Lunatic Asy
lum as a patient, one phase Of her
insanity being almost complete
silence. She appeared to know or
notice no one. A few days ago her
little daughter, a prattler rot yet two
years old, which she had not seen
since she was bereft of her reason,
was brought to see her. The mother
had greatly alteied in appearance,
her hair being cut off and the change
in her mental health had been re
flected in the features, but the child
sprang to her at once, and clasping
her round the knees buried her face
in her dress,crying, “It’s my mamma
—my own, own mammal” The
mother hardly noticed the child,
but the little one climbed into her
lap and commenced stroking her
hair with its little hands, all the
time crooning, “My own mammal”
In a little while the mother began to
notice it, and shortly the maternal
feeling fully re-asserted itself in close
clasps of recognition and affection.
Since the visit the patient has under
gone marked improvement.
“My son, would you suppose that
the Lord's Prayer could bo engraved
in a space no larger than the area of
a nickel cent?” “Well, yes, father,
if a cent is ns big in everybody’s eye
as it is in yours, I think there would
ho no difficulty in putting it on about
four times.”
The Chicago Times publishes a
iist.of fifteen banks and eighteen in
surance companies which have burst
np in Chicago within a few years,
and which, it declares, “were proved,
by an examination of their remains,
to have been little better than swin
dles.” Among the banks it men
tions the Franklin, which could' not
pay ten per cent; the Bank of Chica
go, with liabilities about one-third
of a million and assets nothing; the
State Street Saving Bank, with liabil
ities forty tbousond dollars and
assets tiro hundred dollars, and so
on through the list. The insurance
companies make no better show, the
highest dividend being sixteen per
cent., the lowest 0.
“Madam,” saW a trance medium,
“your husband’s spirit wishes to com
municate with you.” “No matter,”
said the widow; “if he’s got no more
spirit in the other world than he had
in this, it’s not worth bothering
about.”
—
A boy undertook to tortfirC'a wasp
by touching a lighted match to its
body. The wasp applied its warm
side to the boy's hand, and as it flew
away it gave the boy these words of
wisdom: “NCref try to beat a man
at his own game.”
NO. rA
A MAN WttO SAW A MULE DlE*'
“Ain’t it a curious thing that no-*
body ever sees a mule die ?” remark
ed an old teamster in Gumbert
& Webber’s saloon. “No man living
ever saw a mule die, I spose ?” °
Thus remarked Dr. Daniels, light
ing a fresh cigar. “In 1850 I was
mining in the South fork of the 1 '
tuba, and it came my turn to cook
for ray gang. We took turns each
week, yon know. Well I was goind
to show how economical 1 could’ run
the commissary. I went and bought
a peck of dried apples; they were
all stuck together in a lump, but I
got ’em jammed in to the pot, poured
in some water and started the
lire. Presently a few of ’em begau
to rise up to the top qf the pot, and
so I skimmed ’em off and put ’em in
a pan. Pretty soon some more
bulged up, and I skimmed them off
and put ’em in the pan. The first
thing I kucw, after I had skimmed
that blasted pot for awhile, I had td
get another pan, and then another,
and by the time I’d got four pans
heaped up full, dang my skin if there
wasift more apples in the pot than
there was in the pans. That is, I
thought so at the time. I kept get
ting more pans and baskets and
lard cans, and all the while plumb
frightened to death for fear some of
the boys would come in and see
how extravagant I was, for I had
been Wowin’ on how cheap I Could
run the moss. The blasted apples
still kept a cornin’out of the pot. I
put some papers out on the floor and
covered ’em wilh fruit, and by Jove,
the place looked like a Santa Clara
fruit-drying establishment, and the
pot was still lutin' full.”
“What has that got to do with a
mule dyin’ ?”
“Wait a minute, I’m coinin’ to the'
mule. Finally I got desperate and 1 ,
dumped over twelve bushels of
apples back of the cabin, behind a
tree. In about an hour I heard a
devil of a noise, and ran out. What
do you suppose I found ? Why, a
lour hundred dollar mule kickin’ in
the agonies of death. The apples afl
goue, the mule nearly so. He was 1
swelled up like a balloon, and the'
first thing I knew he busted. Pledgo
my word, gentleman, he exploded
like a giant powder blast,- and
brought the whole camp to ihe
place. I kept still; they eould not
find the mule, and it cost ’em $lO to
advertise a reward for him in the
Sacramento Union. About two 1
weeks afterwards they caught a
couple of Greasers hanging round,
and they put it up that they stole
the mule, so they hung ’em. I was
there, but did not say a word for
four the boys would find ont hoiV ex
travagant 1 had run the commissary.'
Let’s have something.”
The sweetest, the most clinging'
affection is often shaken by the
slightest breath of unkindness, as the
delicate rings and tendrils of the
vine are agitated by the faifftesfc aif
that blows in summer. An unkind
word to one delayed often draws blood
fiom many a heart which would defy
the battle-axe of hatred or the keen
est edge of vindictive satire. Nay,
the shade, tho gloom of the face fa
miliar and dear, awakens grief and
pain. These are the little thorns’
which, though men of rougher form
may make their way through them
without fcelt.ig much, extremely in*
coVnmodc persons of a more refined
turn in their journey through life,
and make their traveling irksome'
and unpleasant;
A recent advertisement contains
tho following: “If the gentleman
who keeps the shoe shop with the red
head will return the umbrella of a
young lady with whalebone ribs and
an ivory handle to the slate-roofed
grocer's shop, he will hear something
to his advantage, as the same is the
gift of * deceased mother now nc/
more with the name engraved upon
it.”
“You’re a smart fellow,” sneered ii’
lawyer to a witness the other day.'
“I’d return the compliment if I
was not under oath,” replied the wit
ness.
Don’t moralize to a man who is off
his back. Help him up ; set him firm
ly on his feet and then give him ad
vice and means. Tho means by all
means.
Ifyouliavca long day’s journey
ahead of you, spare your horse at
the start; let him frequently walk to
recover his wind. Continue this un
til he has sweated and dried three
times, and you may ask of him what
ever you please, he will not leave
you in difficulty.
An Irishman went to the tlieatef
for the first time. .Just as the cur
tain descended on the first act, an
engine in the basement exploded,
and he was blown through the roof,
corning down in the next street. Af
ter Coming to his senses, he asked r
“And what piece do yez play nixt?”
. “Cotlie, pa,” said a youngster just
home from school, “how many peas
are there in a pint ?” “How can
anybody tell that, yon foolish boy ?”
“I can, every time. If you don’t be
lieve it, try me. “Well, how many
aire there, then?” “Just one ‘p’in
every pint, pa*.”
A woman’s skeleton sells for more
than a man’s in Philadelphia, bfft ft*
a week’s extra work to wire the jaws,
yen set*.