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About Weekly Gwinnett herald. (Lawrenceville, Ga.) 1871-1885 | View Entire Issue (July 28, 1880)
Tiie a )YINSE T T 11 ERA LD J>l W/KWHO KVBUY WKD.NKSDAY KY PEEPLES &. BOWLES. SUBSCRIPTION RATIOS: 1 oopy nios., $l5O in advance. ! Col jy (3 moa., .75 in advance, j 3 mos., -50 in advance. Former rates charged if not paid in advance. FA ril HR Oli SON ? •Who in that. Deacon V a[fh. Larose, seated in the ./<>r toy ‘carryall’ that belongod to the •Deacon "Harland place,’ looked across the fertile fields of her old friend's farm, and fixed her eyos with a certain interest on the tall, well developed young man who was coming down the lane, lead jut* a handsome horse by the fore lock, while the colt affectionately rubbed his velvety nose against liia master’s shoulder and licked his hand. ‘That is my son Joe, Mrs. La Hose —mv only child,' replied the farmer. ‘How much he is like you, as you wero in your 18th yoar, when I camo from teaching school to visit your sister Hetty, at the old place in Now Hampshire !’ said the fashionable widow, speaking for once without affectation, and ending the sentence with a sigh. The deacon locked uneasily at her, and then at her 1G yoar old daughter, who sat on the front seat, beside bis hired man, who was driving the party homo from the railway station at Eilintown. Iu his 18th year, a poor far mer's son, he had been this wo man's lover. Now, in Lis 55th year, the weal thy proprietor of a most valuable and extensive fruit farm in New Jersey, be was troth plighted to his old love's beautiful daughter, and she was earning with her moth er to pay her first visit to her fu ture home. The worthy man was not de ceived. He fully understood that she was about to wed him at the entroaty of hor mother, and in the hope of securing for that mother the wealth, the freedom from all pecuniary care, and luxurious life aud home, which she had never yet enjoyed. All these things he meant to se cure toiler. In return, he hoped and believed that she would learn in tiai6 to love him. Gratitude would surely teach hor that les son ; ir.ee (as her mother declared) she had loved no ©ue else. Hut it would be fatal to hia hopes to lot hor gain the least knowledge of the early love that had existed between her mother and himself. And Wi blessed his lucky stars when his matehod chestnuts, scouting the stable, and scoing Joe’s bay colt, prancing beside his master in the lane, broke into a run that tested the strength aud skill of Mike, the driver, and fright enod the widow entirely out of all her reminiscences by the time they condescended to pause by the ver andah steps. /oe Harland viewed the arrival with profound disapproval from afar. He hail loved his mother tender ly. He reseated whirl iia conoid eied a slight to her memory. Ho was wrong fcnoro, however. Too dtaeon had been a widower for more than five years, and all the widows and old maids in Eilintown had long since given up in despair trying to keep house for and to sympathize with him. A maiden sister of the deacon's had managed the affairs of the household binee the wife’s death. Biie, as well as Joseph, Lad been greatly surprised when the farmer had announced the speedy coming of the lady gue3ts from New York. And she, as well as Joseph, had supposed the elegant, widow to be the bride elect. In the old days on the boms farm in New Hampshire, this sis ter had bean the liotty whom Jul ia (Jarlyon had visited, aud know ing so much of the early love as fair, she naturally supposed that it was now about to be renewed. Mistress Hetty welcomed the mother and the daughter very cor diaily to Harland's, deeming it well that she should keep on the host of terms with its future mis tress. Joseph did not appear until the lata tea—which was ordered in eompl'ment to the travellers —was on the table. Then ho came for war ! at his father’s request, was introduced to the guests, made two sulky bows, and studied his future stop mother's face during the whole meal, from under a pair °f dark eyebrows, with a pair of deep blue eyes. He scarcely look e l at little Esther, who sat beside him. Hat she stole many a shy, side iong glance at him—wondering why ho lo ikod so stern—wonder ing why ha was so silent—wonder 1 ig if his father had been so hand unj at 18 yamrs of age. Trying Weekly Gwinnett Herald. TYLKK VI. PKKPLES. I Karros and Pkopkiktor. j to imagine the gray headed dea con a tall, erect figure, with dark blue eyes, aud jet black hair, aud frank, handsome face, with sun burned, crimson cheeks, and a forehead white as enow—trying, but failing miserably ! And then wondering again whether tiie dea con at 18, had not been more agree able as a lover than he was now at 55. ‘lf only—’ thought little Esther, glancing once more, musingly, at the young man and the old. And thou she blushed hotly all over hor beautiful face. For the young man had turned toward her to offer her a sliee of golden honey comb, and bis dark blue eyes seemed to read the thought of which she was bat half con scious herself, until he looked at her. ‘Why did she blush like that ?’ was Joe’s first thought. And his second was, ‘What a lovely little creature she is ! I must try and make this place endurable to her, while our elders are making geese of themselves by fancying that, at iheir age, they can fall in iovo.* From that evening the funni est kind of a ‘Comedy of Errors’ began in the Harland house, j The deacon was forever finding I Joe in his way when ho wished to | say sweet things to his prospect I i> e bride. j Sister Hetty wondered why her brother took such pains—unheard of pains—te please his future daughter in law: when her approv ai was of ne consequence whatev er. ‘I wonder Julia stands it! I wouldnt if I were in her place,’ she continually murmured to her self, as she noted the daily increas ing attentions that the poor man tried his best to pay. While the widow looked on in sore dismay, and finally (being urged thereto by the deacon) gave ier daughter so severe ‘a talking to’ about what she termed her ‘dis graceful coquetry’ that Esther’s heart was nearly broken. Joe saw her that very evening as he was coining home from the village with his celt and buck board. Hor mother’s lecture was not jet one hour old; and Esther was crying down under the lane, so that she did not see Joe till he had hastened the colt to the next tree, and was kneeling down be side her, asking in the kindest of voices had gone wrong. Esther gave a little scream and sprang to her feet when she saw him there and so very near. ‘Oh, go away, please, and never let mo see you agaiu,’ she sobbed. •Mamma says that I have been so very wrong and immodest, too — oh. dear, oh, dear !—becaueo I ha\ o talked so much to you. Oh. won’t you go and live somewhere else, pieme, where I never shall sea you 9 I’m sure I never cun marry your father, Joe, if you stay here.’ ‘What!’ shouted Joe so loudly that the bay colt gave a tremen dous jump, and nearly broke his halter. In five minutes he hid coaxed the whale story from the weeping, trembling girl. ‘Well, of all the— However, I won’t swear about my own fath er 1’ he exclaimed. ‘Now, Esthoi, this mustn’t go on another hour, you know. It is an ab nninable nonsense!’ ‘lsn’t it, Joe ?’ she sighed. ‘On ly think of my being your mother in law.’ ‘You can bo something better than that, darling, if you will be guided by me,’ said Joe, as his arm stole around her waist,and his bearded cheek rested against her smooth one. They talked long and earnestly in that shaded lane, whilo the young moon rose, and the bay colt listened, with his head over Joe’s shoulder, and looked remarkably wise. Finally, the coli and the buck board were turned toward Ellin town once more, and the eight day clock in the deacon’s hall was on" llie stroke of 9 when they rc turned. Iu the lans they met tko dea con, driving the widow in his one horse chaise, drawn by the Barrel mare. * The y had missed Joe and Es ther at last and were just sotting out to search for them. ‘Esther, leave that disgraced carriage at once, and come homo with us !’ cried the widow, as she caught sight of the buck bo ird and its double freight. ‘How dare you ! As for you, Mr. Joe—-’ •Ao for me. Mrs. Laliose, Esther j Lawrenceville, Ga., Wednesday, July 28, 1880. is my wife, and you must not speak to her unless you speak kindly, said Juo. ‘Wo were mar ried by Parson Willis,at his house, at 8:30 this evening.’ Joe drovo on toward home with out another word. The widow gasped for breath ; the deacon turned pale, then grew red with anger. ‘Oh, hush !' cried the widow, as ‘unparliamentary’ words poured by the dozen from his lips. ‘Per haps he was only joking. You might go to Parson Willis ami I see.’ ‘Jee never jokes. He has taken the girl from mo, and 1 shall be the laughing stock of the coun try,’ stuttered the deacon, who was quite wild with rage, ‘un less— ’ lie paused and looked keenly at his companion. She was a handsome woman still. She looked up, then down, and colored beneath his gaze. The days of old seemed sudden ly to come back to the old deacon. He was a farm lad of 18, ©n the j old homestead once more, and Jul |ia Carlyon was all the world to him. ‘l’ve been an old fool, Julia !’ jha exclaimed. ‘What did I want [of your daughter 1 Let Joe take ! her ! lam glad of it; and there’s ! room for them both in the old house. But you, Julia—l do want you. What do you cay ? Shall we go and see Parson Willis on our own account, being as wo are already on the way!’ There was a little pausA Then —the sorrel mare trotted on, and Parson Willis pocketed* another marriage fee that night The good man wondered, c. 3 did his wife, and in due time the neigh bors, why the happy couples chose to coma and be married separate ly. Wlion they read this story they will know why. They Blissed tlie Roy After All. Jack was not a bad boy, but he was a terribly mischievous one, and Ills parents really felt relief at the thought that he was to start for boarding school the next day. His father thought of it when he found that Jack i ad used Ids razor to whittle a kite stick. lie thought so again when lie discovered that Jack’s ball had gone through the parlor window. Jack's mother thought so whan she found mud dy footprints all over the parlor carpet and a great scar on the pi ano leg. They both thought so when their chat at the supper ta ble was interrupted by whistling aud the up setting of tLe milk pitcher, and they told Jack so when, after having driven almost wild his father, who was trying ta read the evening newspaper, by getting up a fight between the dog aud cat, he sat down on his mother’s new bonnet she had just been fixing and utterly ruined it. Early the next morning Jack was packed off. Oh 1 what a relief from noise aud trouble it was. His father’s razors remained un lit; turbed, no sound of breaking glass was heard, the parlor carpet was unstained by mud But somehow the hours did’nt seem very cheer ful to its occupants. It was along day. Tea was served. There was no whistling and upsetting of dishes to interrupt the conversation, hut the talk oidu’t seem to run so smoothly after all. A.nd when it came to reading the evening pa per and fixing up anotlicr bonnet, the dog and cat slept serenely on the hearth rug, and no disturbance interrupted the proceedings. That’s the difference between having a boy in the house and hav ing him away, and the gentleman put down his paper and remarked as much to his wife, when he no ticed a quivering about her mouth and two big drops on her cheeks, and there was a kind of mistiness about his eyes that bothered him mightily about seeing. ‘‘Yes,” Bho answered, ‘‘it—is nice—and quiet, uh, üb, on, a u ! and he-got up and went to tho i window and looked out and blow his nose for twelve minutes stead ily. J John Burnside is tho moist ex tensive sugar planter in Louisiana. I He owns and operates eight plan | tations located in the parishes of ! Ascension an 1 St James. On i these fine estates, over an area in j excess of six square miles, tho su- I gar eano now waves in the breeze. i.Tiie statistics of his last year’s op i orations are as follows : Acres of ! cane ground, 3.2N7 : pounds of su ! gar produced, G,081,009 : burrs s •of molasooc produced. ■ 1 >O. Proceedings and Constitution Gwinnett 8. S. As sociation. Lawrencevillb, Ga., ) Jut;/ 11th, 1880. i The Gwinnett S. S. Association mot in the Presbyterian Church of this place in annual mooting, President S. J. Winn in tho chair. The Association was then enter tnined by Music under the manage mont of S. A. HagooJ, Musical 1)1 rector of tho Association, followed with an appropriate prayer by Rev. J. L. King, Chaplain. The roll of schools having then been called, was responded to by tho following delegates, viz: Duluth School—ll W Howell, Supt; W E Jones, J J Litilo, Del egates. Lavrreucevillc Methodist—S J Winn, Supt; Dr L A Lee, Mies Ada Stanaell, delegates. Jlawrance ville Presbyterian—\V D Byrd, Supt; W A Bowles, Mrs Eva Graham, delegates. Level Creek—J M A rmstrong, Supt. Lebanon School—J T MaElva ney, Supt; J T Banks, JV/ McEl vaney, delegates. Mt Carmel— W (> Wigloy, Supt Now Hope—VV E Brand, Supt; John Robinson, John T Brand, Franklin Wynn, Silas Pato, dele gates. Oakland School—W F Jones, Supt ; J T Dunn, E C Quinn, del egates. Rock Spring No I—J C Hughes Supt; Bliss Woody,mid, Henry Pa tillo, delegates. Suwannee—A <> Harris, Supt; B F White, Miss V O Brown, del egates. Farmers’ Academy—G I Smith, Supt ; Martin C Mowbom, John W Harrison, delegates. Zoar School—Frank McDonald. Norcross— V C Sparks, J J Glover, dologa’ es. Midway J O Hawthorn, Supt; A N Thomas, delegate. Harmony * -ruve—Geo W Thom as. Appalachee—T O Maughon, A J Edmonson, delegates. Pleasant Hill—S II Freeman, snpt; James W Wilson, J H May lioid, delegates. Buford Methodist—A T Patillo, snpt ; J T J ohnston, Mies Lizzie Power, delegates. Betties' la —J T Wilson, snpt; S S Peden, J S Jackson. Duncan Creek—M S Williams. Rock Spring No. 2—) C Hughes supt ; Marshal Gunter, Owen Pharr, delegates. Report of committees being next in order, the committee appointed to got up an order of business, submitted through J. T. Baxter, the following report which was adopted : Tho following Order of Busi ness shall lie observed at the meet ings of this Association, viz : 1. Reading Scriptures aud sing ing. 2. Prayer. 3. Calling roll of Schools and enrolling list of delegates. 4. Reading minutes of lust moot ing. 5. Reports from Special Com mittees. G. Statistical Reports of Super. intendents. 7. Unfinished Business. 8. Reports of Standing Commit tees. 9. Reports of Officers. 10. New Basilicas. 11 Election of Officers. 12. S'lggesCo .s for the good of t ie Association. 13. Closing Exercises, Doxolgy and Benediction. The schools having been callod on for verbal and statistical ro ports, were responded to by the delegates of tho respective schools showing that tho Sunday School work throughout tho entire couu ty had received a now impetus dur ing tho present year. Dr. Free man in his report said that in 1849 Gwinnett county had one school with eighteen scholars, now per haps it has 3,500 scholars. The officers of the Convention having made their reports showed the Association to be in a prosper i ous, healthy and growing condition j (Ja motion of llov. ./. L. King, the following amendments to the j Constitution were adopted by the Association, viz : (1) That the term “Convention’ be strickon whorovor it oa curred, and “Association” inserted in its stead. (2) That tho word “Chorister” bo ‘changed to |“Musical Di rector” wherever it occurs in tho Constitution. (3) That section 11 of the Con stitution bo amended by adding “The President shall bo ex-officio a inombor and chairman of tho Ex eentive Committee.” On motion of W. E. Jones, tho following section was added to the Constitution, viz: “All rosi dent Presidents as Sunday School Associations shall bo ex officio members of the Association.” Tho dinner hour having arrivod tho delegates were conducted to the homes of tho members of ilia Lawroncevillo Schools, where they doubtless made way with the re sources of tho District meeting with that avidity which is always characteristic of hard workers in tLa S. S. eau i>. Tho afternoon session was open ed with singing led by tho Musical Director. The question of ha ring a colobra tion having been mentioned in the morning session, was next taken up. Tho Association was unanimous in its dosiro to have a celebration at tho camp ground, but the time of having it tailed forth a lively discussion. On motion of Dr. Moore, Thurs day before tbo 3rd Sunday in Aug. at 11 a. m., was appointed as the time for the opening exercises of the celebration, it being tho day before the camp meeting begins. Thu following resolution was of sered by J. T. Baxter, and adop tod by the Association, viz: Resolved, That the Coustitu tion be so amended that all minis ters of the gospel wiiose residence is within this county, snail be ex officio members of this Associa tion. On motion of W. O. Wigloy, the following resolution was offered and adopted, viz : ; Resolved, That there bo four committees consisting of three each, appointed by tho President, viz—one in the Buford Associa tion, one in the Norcross Associa tion, and one in the Boil Smith’s Association, and one in tho terri tery not included in those throe Associations, whoso general duty it shall be to visit and iu some way aid and encourage tuo schools already organized and at work, and whose special duty it shall bo to organize or aid in the organiza tion of new schools in their terri tory aud report resulle at the next annual meeting of this Associa tion. On motion of W. E. Jones, a committee consisting of three per sons, was appointed by the chair to precede the schools at the camp ground, and make arrange meuta for tho celebration. Dr. J. R. Mooro, >V. D. Byrd and S. A. Ilagood were placed on the com mittoo. The following officora wore elec ted by tho Association: S. J. Winn, President. J. T. McElvaney, Vice President It. E. Mitchell. Secretary, J. It. Moore, Treasurer, S. A. Hagood, Musical Director. J. O Hawthorn, Marshal. J. L. King, Chaplain. W. K. Jones. J. J. Glover, It. E. Mitchell, W. W. Parks, J. C. Hughes, W. G. Wigloy were elect ed as delegates to tho next .State Convention. On motion of J. T. Baxter, each delegate was allowed to appoint an alternate iu case he could not at tend. Bliss Woodward offered the fol lowing resolution which was adop tc-1 by the Association : Resolved that the thanks of this Association be and are hereby ten <iored to Miss Stansol Ur sweet music discourse! upon tho organ. After which W. E. Jones, with his accustomed gallantry, offered the following resolution in behalf jVol. X.—No. 19. of the schools: Resolved, That the thanks of this Association are hereby tender 0:1 tho good ladies of Lawronco ville for the very hospitablo man nor in which they entertained tho delegates—they will live forever in the hearts of this association. The President then announced the following Executive Commit toe : J. T. McElvaney, H. W. Howell, Dr. J. R. Mooro, l>r. 8. 11. Freeman, B. A. Blukoy. On motion of J. T. Baxter, tho Gwinnett Hmald was requested to publish the proceedings of the Association together with the Con stitufion as amended. ;v After singing and the benodio tion tlio President announced tho Association adjourn od. R. E. Mitchell, Secretary- CONSTITUTION. Preamble.—The better to pro moto the Sunday School cause, and thereby advance tbo Kingdom of Christ on earth, wo, ‘lie unde signed delegates, do ordain and establish this Constitution: Section I.—This organization shall be known as the Gwinnett Sunday School Association, and choll ba composed of the several Sunday Schools iu the county of Gwinnett Sac. 2.—The officers of this As sociation shall bo a President, Vice President, a Secretary, a Troasur er, a Musical Director, a Marshal and a Chaplain ; and they shall be elected at tho annual meeting. Sec. 3.—The President, with the assistance of the Vice Prosi dent, shall preside at all meetings of tho association, and have gener ul superintendence and oversight of the several schools. In tko ab sence of tho President tho Vico President shall discharge tho du ties ; and in the absouce of tho President and Vico President, a president pro. torn, shall be elect ed from the delegates present. Boc. 4—lt shall bo tho duty of the .Secretary to make, and keep iu if book for that purposo, a cor root and neat record of tho pro ceedings of the Association, aud to keep annually revised, a roster of the several sfchools and tho officers of tho came, and to conduct tiie general correspondence. Bec. s.—lt shall bo tho duty of the Treasurer to collect and dis burse tho funds of tho Aaiocia tion. Sec. G.—The Musical Director shall conduct tho musical ontor taiiiment nt all meetings of the Association and give advice upon the character and state of tho mu sic in our schools, and to act with the Executive Committee in ar ranging the programme for cole brati/*nii. Sec. 7.—Tho Marshal, acting nn dcr tho direction of the President, shall conduct processions, seat the schools at celebrations, and goner ally to conserve the good order at our assemblies. Sec. B.—The Chaplain shall con duct tho devotional exercises of tho Association. Sec. 10—Tho several officers shall make annual reports upon the state of their work—and they shall hold thoir offices for ono yoar and until their successors are el act ed and installed. Sec. 11.—The President shall annually appoint an executive com milteo of live, whose duty it shall be to procure speakers, select the music, prepare a programme of ex ercises for celebrations and to fur nisli the superintendents with cop ies thereof, and to discharge such other duties as may be imposed by the Association from time to time. The President shall be ex officio member and chairman of the executive committee. Sec. 12.—There shall bo an an miul meeting of the Association at Lawreneovillo on Saturday before the 3rd Sunday in July, aud such other meetings at such time and place as the President, with the advice and consent of a majority of the executive committe, sees fit to call after duo notice thereof, to discuss such subjects as pertain to tho Sunday School cause ; to ex amine and compare the different methods of instruction and pro ceednre ; to gather the statistics of each school, and generally to take such action as will tend to promote the work. Sec. 13.—T0 the meetings of | the Association each school shall •be entitled to send two delegates AS Ati Atlrtrtisitif/ Midiurn lit? //ERA hi) is i/ftfijV't!ed hi/ reason of its e.i/n.sive circulot'o n and remarkably low rates. Jiuthies* rnen should nmember llns. BLANKS!BLANKS!BLANKS (am, KINDS NKATI.Y 1-KlhTkD) Foil SA L E A T T 11 E KfiRAJLH JOB OFFICE in addttionto the superintendents who are cx officio members and delegates. The delegates at ouch i annual meeting will furnish writ ten reports, embodying the statis fical information necessary to tho full undostanding of tho condition and status of their respective schools in conformity with the proscribed form to be made by the Secretary of tho Association. Sec. 14.—Nine delegates shall constitute a quorum for the trans re tion of business. Sec. 15.—Thors may be annual ly a public celebration of the schools at such time ainl place as the Association may determine. Sec. IG.—All resident Presi dents of S. S. Associations shall bo ex officio members of this Asso chiton. Sec. 17.—A1l Ministers of the gospel whose residence is within this county, shall ho ox officio lnombeniof this Association. Sec. 18.—This Constitution may bo amended only at the annual meeting arid by a vote of a major ity of the delegates present. Sec. 19.—The Secretary shi.ll furnish each school with a copy of tlila Constitution, and, as the same may be alterod or amended, ho shall in like manner give prompt notice thereof. llonry Clay aud the Coat. The following story of Henry Clay will doubtless recall the man who caught a boar by the tail—-it was dangerous to hold on but it was death to let go: As Mr. Clay came out of the capitol at Washington, ouo day, seeing u frightened woman iu tho street vainly trying to ward off tho attack of a sportive goat, he gallantly, in spite of his years and office, seized tho goat by the horns. The woman thanked him warm Iv and sped hnrriedly on. Mr. Clay would liavo liked to move on also, but the goat bad its own views about the interference with his innocent amusement. As soon as the woman's deliver erloosod his hold on tho goat’s horns, tho goat roso majestically on his hind logs and prepared for a charge. In his own defense Mr Clay now took tho animal as be fore by the horns, and thus for a time they sto-d, whilo a crowd of street boys gathered about, iin mensoly amused in the unusual spectacle of s Senator and a goat pitted the cue against the other in a public street. As long as Mr. Clay hold tho goat all was well enough, but tho moment lie was free, came a fresh preparation for a charge. Not a boy offered assistance ; but ester a while one ventured to suggest : “Throw the Billy down, sir.” Mr. Clay at onco accepted and adopted the report of the commit tee, and tripping tho goat up, ca saved to pass on. Before he could fairly turn any way, however, tho goat, was up in lofty preparations for a new charge. Mr. Clay gave his enemy tho floor once more, and keeping him there, turned to his now adviser with the question : “And what shull I do now!” •‘Cut and run, sir,” replied tho lad. So much interest and sympathy have been elicited ia Philadelphia by the hardships of tho shop girls who are not allowed to sit down during business hours that one of the leading dry goods houses of that city-is out in a card saying : “The large number of salesladies in our employ tiro allowed to ba seated at all times when not actu ally engaged so as to render it im possible. To compel saleswomen and girls to remain standing from morning until night—as has been repeatedly charged—would be sheer inhumanity, which, speaking for ourselves, we have never enter taiued. Public sentiment, it is thought, will soon lea 1 other es tablishments less considerate than this to adopt the same rnlo. An e litor having read in anoth er paper that there is a tobacco which, if a man smoke or chew, “will make him forget that heowes a dollar in the world,” innocently concludes that many of his sub scribers have been furnished with the iirti>' o. N ov York Herald, Independent: “If l!.e Garfield boom cannot be held together except by assessing the poorly paid women clerks in tho departments at Washington, and hinting at dismissal in case of non payment, the said boom isnot worth saving.”
