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About Weekly Gwinnett herald. (Lawrenceville, Ga.) 1871-1885 | View Entire Issue (June 28, 1882)
The G IV J NN E TT ft E RA L D PUBLISHED EVERT WEDNESDAY BY • VEEPLES &■ BOWLES. SUBSCRIPTION KATES : 1 copy 12 raos., §1.50 in advance. 1 copy <> mos., .75 in advance. 1 copy 3 mos., .50 in advance. Low Enough for Everybody Poifil’UY. WRITTEN FOR Tilt HERALD. Then and Now. I with 1 was n little girl, with rosy cheek and lair Like when my mother used to roll, and curl nij flaxen hair. And dressed me so like u child with my apron ull r filed round, And then 1 wore such little shoes, too dainty for the ground. 1 wish 1 was a little girl, with little girls when we * l’layed keep honse and one would serve the other ones with tea, Hut even then 1 had my trials, and was olten inude to cry, For my brother was the greatest tease, and always on the sly, He’d olten spoil my play house and hide my pietticsi doll, Or make her face all black with soot,and eali her ugly Moll, And switch her with the biggest switch, and tousle up her li .iq Andoltcn throw her just us high as he could up in the air ; Sometimes 1 thought He’d break my heart—that 1 could'nt live at ull. Especially when he beat my doll, and culled her ugly Moll. 'I hen my mother she would cotnc, and to make him do me right, She would jiut him in the closet, as dark as any night. lint that only made Inin do me worse when Ma was not about, lor it seemed that no otic on the place but me could liud him out. At last papa, he tool: it up and in anger 1 heard him say, <1 wili buy. ytm a kite, my boy, with girls you shall not play. And ofl he went am! bought the kite. and it had the longest tail And the strongest string 1 ever saw, to huld to let it sail' 1 saw it when he brought it home, it war bled rouud and round, Hat pa he could not let it fly, he laid it on the ground. Then Kdjum|>ed right away and threw it to tlie bie. /. , And up it went, and up it wetrt til! high er than tiie tr es. I watched toe kite gymg up, a going up 'so high Till I really thought my brother’s kite would go piuin through the sky. 1 thought about my gmn.imaiiiu, and little sister du •, And wondered j; they'd see the kite, and vvliat they botu would do , For ma slit said iiiey .1 go ue to dwell. as ay b yond the sky Where no one was ever sick, and no one there could die, That God bud built a city, -That city out ol sight ’ Where the suu luivver shone, nor did they know of night. And in the city weie ma .sions, and the streets were paved with gold, Wlme flowers could never lade, or die Irom heal or cold. On then 1 was so happy, with childish thoughts m weight. Hut now my brow is iu-rowed ocr with trials small and great. My brother I ought, m oa.tle for the cuu a <. he tr.ed to shield, . For the cause he thought was honest, he died upon the held. And then my parent j they followed him, never to re uni. And now one is gone more dear than all, for wnour i 'll ever mourn. I see no dear ones 1 u i-d to see, not one when l look aromW, And time, my once gentle steed, has dashed me to the ground. It was but tins veiy morning i was all in black array, And stood before the mirror, I saw my hair was growing gray. At first I d d not know myself,[ thought a iady was in my room And wondered where she come fr»:n and why *he came goon, For there she stood and she looked at me .She wore a long black veil And I saw her brow was fraught with care, and her face was very pale, I moved to get a better v ew, I sti-ped one step apace. And saw it was my own dear self, my own sad brow and face, 1 wept, 1 could but weep, so deeply did 1 feel, To see that age and grief on me had set their signet seal, On time ! mysterious time ! thou hast ever whiled And blightened all beneath the sky, and and will all that's in Hi's world. —Mrs. Drt. Wm. Warner. ‘Now, nay boy, take those eggs to the store and if j'ou can’t, get a quarter for a dozen bring them track.’ The boy wont as directed, and came back, flaying ‘Father, it takes me to make a trade They all tried to get ’em for -40 cents, but I screwed ’em down to 25., The latest anti burglar machine thrown upon the market fires off a small cannon, lights the gas, catch es and binds the thief, wakes up the family, and then gees to the next corner and rouses the slum boring policeman. It is also n?ed as a witness in court. , A clergyman who had just mar | ried a couple, felt indignant when [ the bride groom gave him a fee ol -jly half a dollar, smiled grimly ! d said: ‘Never mind. You’l to pay a lawyer £IOO for ur hat 1 have done.’ Weekly Gwinnett Herald. TYLER M. PEEBLES. ) Eotroa and I’uofuiktim. ( MISCELLANY THE LOST WILL A STORY OF LOVE. Old 6'erald Lush ford was dead mid buried, and all the dear five hundred friends were in a state of astonishment and consternation over his will, for it named his pet and protege, Marian Gray, his sole heiress, while his nephew, Rob ert Rush ford," was not oven men tioned. ‘There it; some strange mistake,’ Mr. Wild, the lawyer, said. ‘There was a later will than this drawn up after Mr. Robert came home, and leaving the bulk of the prop erty to him. In it Miss Gray was generously mentioned, too j but this one, which makes her heiress, was made while Mr. ltushford was ignorant that his nephew had cs caped. I supposed that this will had long since been destroyed.’ ‘AVhat caused him to suppose so?' was Robert Rushfords very natural question, to which his la.v yer replied that his client told him —on the occasion of his drawing up the second will—that it was his intentiou to put the first one in the fire. • ‘And I thought he done so. I never doubted but that this was the latest will. It seems, Lowevor, that we have got, hold of the wrong document; the other is still in ex istence somewhere. We will have a thorough search for it—’ ‘And until you find it, or if you fail to find it, this one stands,’said Robert ltushford quietly, stating a fact which the lav; yer was forc ed to admit. Meantime the heiress by the first will and legatee by the sec ond had sat quiet and still. Sho listened, with her eyes cast down. but spoke no word. While her friends and acquain tances discussed her—not always quite inaudibiy— ‘ IFhat a very awkward and peculiar position for Miss Gray! What an opportuni ty—to show her magnanimity and sor.se of honor, by making over the fortune to young Eushford t Doubtless, in such case, be would be most generous to her, and real ly, you know, to a girl of Miss Gray’s birth and former position,a few thousands would be a fortune. What was her position ? A daugh tor to old Rushford’s housekeeper, my dear, brought up for a govern css, or something—-came on a v isit to her mother while the old man was sick, and nursed him so ten derly and skillfully that he could not bo pursnaded to part from her again. She had been as a daugh ter in the house ever since, and i? young Rushford had never turned up—if he had really been lost at sea, as was so long supposed—why you know, rich old men were ec centric, and there would havo been nothing very astonishing in his making her his heiress after all. But now—it would be terrible. Utter ruin to the yonng man’s prospect in life. Of course his en grgement with Florence Uuntly would be broken off. Florence | was not fit for a poor man’s wife— a lovely creature—and he so infat | uated, my dear ; it will break his | heart to lose her !’ And so on, the stream of gossip flowed—some portions of it find ing its way to Marian’s ears—un til the searching party returned, and announced that, as yet, they had not found the second will. There was a marked increase o respoct to M:ss Gray after this in telligence, and some whould have ! congratulated her, hut she checked i them. •It is too early yot,’ she raid with *i sad smile. I But the gossips agreed that her ! c%nces w»re favorable. dml if she really is the heiress, inv yar, of course it's dreadful for \ ySung man—Urrihle—hut Lawrenceyille, 3a. Wednesday, June 28, 1882 still Public opinions were disposed to bs kind to the heiress in any case. •She is not over eager—she bears her honors meckly-shouldn’t wonder if she turns the fortune over to 1 10 nephew after all !’ was tho comment of many after they left the house and wont their sev oral ways, They would have judged differ ently if they could have seen her that night, locked securely in hoi own room, the blinds and shut ters closed, no eyes save those of Heaven upon her. She unfasten ed her dress and drew a sealed and folded parchment from her bosom —it was the missing will ! She gazed Upon it long and ear nestly. ‘Miserable document,’ she whis pared. ‘lf I should give you to liijn now what rain you would work me. Yes, you would rob mo of all I prize, and place it in the keeping of another! And will he lose Miss Huntly for being poor ? What is her love worth, tl.°n? And is she so dear to him that it will break his heart to lose her—as it would mine io lose the one whom I love ? Whom I love ! Whom I love !’ she went on. in tho same low whisper, clasping her hands in a burst of anguish. ‘Whom I ’ove! but who has no thought for mo! Only for her—and .sill my action part them? Is it a sin? Will he ever, ever forgive me? Is it a sin to part truo lovers, but are these true? Wo shall see?—for, if they arc, poverty will not part them. When she lay down to sleep that night the lost will lay undtr her pillow, ami a sealed letter beside it, addressed to Robert ltushford ; Marian kissed that name bafore slip went to sleep. ‘He will forgive my sin when he* reads this letter,’ she thought. ‘I do but obey the dead.’ And all next day the v.ill lay warm in her bosom, while Hubert and Mr. Wiide searched carefully and wearily through all tLo house. It was hard to seo his disappoint ed face, and fell that she could make all well so easily. ‘I must obey the dead,’ she told herself. ‘I must obey the dead !' At last they gave up all hope of the lost will. Robert resigned himself to what seemed a hard fate, acid Miss Gray was declared Herald Rushfoid’s lawful heir- Mr. Wilde made no secret of his disgust. ‘There might be some arrange ment made by which you could ful fill the wishes of the dead Miss Gray,’ ho said. ‘I judge you arc hardly ono to play the cuckoo bv pushing the true bird out of its nest in order to occupy it your self. I can remember the terms of the second will.’ ‘To this broad hint she answer ed quietly : ‘The will may yet be found, sir. Excuse me if I hesi tate to tax your memory while that chance remains. Believe me, my most earnest wish and endeavor is —to obey the dead.’ Ho did not understand. ‘Shs pnzzels me,’ l.e said to Eob ert, *but somehow I fancy she’ll give you your money after all; yes, I do believe it.’ ‘So do not I,’ replied Itobert. — ‘Women are mercenary. See how quickly Florence Huntly has thrown me over. It was worth the los3 of the fortune to find her out. Fancy marrying a girl in the belief that she loved you, and af terwards discover that she only wanted your purse. Thai would havo been m y f.ito if I’d got the fortune. I was hard hit, too, while I thought her a woman with a loving heart, but I survive my disappointment. If I thought there was any da; gor of Miss Gray's indulging in any acts >i rcnunciaUuu I suoiud-Aak** measures- to pievent it; but you won’t find much of that kind of thing among women here, believe mo.’ And Mr. Wilde began to think the same as time went on. For (5 months Marian went quietly on her wav, obeying—while the law yer accused her of ignoring - the wishes of the dead. Robert was an apt writer and bad obtained employment on the press, whereby ho made a living Marian rode by him in his uncle’s carriage in tho street. It seemed as if the ungrateful cuckoo bad pushed the true bird out of tho nest, after all. ‘Mercenary—mercenary to the core!’was Robert’s reflection, as lifted his hat to his uncle’s heiress as she rode by, and admired, in spite of himself, her sweet, pale face. ‘Looks as : f there might bo a heart and a soul behind those dark eyes—looks like a woman to love and be loved, but they aro all alike—mercenary to the very core !’ Ho was sensible of a feeling of disappointment over Marian. ‘She should be a higher, truer better type of a woman than Flor enoe was, if appearances go for anything at nil. She should have been willing to give up to me the fortune. I wouldn't have accept ed the sacrifice; but I could have admired an I respected her fur be ing ready to make it. Rut they’re all alike.’ Reaching his lodging lie found Mr. Wiide waiting for him in a tremendous state of excitement, and holding an open letter in bis lian d. ‘Look here! Just receired this. Listen !' Dear Sir : Bo good enough to call ”pon me at 7 o’clock p. m., and bring Mr. Run!iford with you The will is found. I have sincere pleasure in placing the true heir in possession of his own at last. Very respectfully, Marian Gray. ‘Where was it found? Where was it found? cried Mr. Wild, as Malian gavo the document into his hands. ‘Whore on earth was it found, my dear. ‘lt was never lost,’ said Marian? quietly. And th»n she to!d them all. ‘Old Mr. Rnshfor l knew of his nephews love fer Miss Huntly,and did not aprova of it. Y’ot he feared that to oppose It would only con firm the fancy. He had great con fulenco in me, gentlemen, and ro vealed to me his plans. / knew the contents of both tho wills.— During his last illness he gavo the true one into my care, with instruc tions to conceal it six months.— ‘By taint Urns my nephew will bo thought of as a poor man,’ said he •and the girl who fools him with a pretense of love will show herself in her true colors.’ This letter Mr. Rushford, will confirm my words; and if,’ she added timidly, ‘if 1 have sined in parting you from your lover, oh. pardon me! Per haps she may yet bo won, now you are rich again, and I—l but obeyed tho wishes of the dead.' ‘And in so doing earne 1 my last ing gratitude,’ cried Robert,warm ly. ‘Florence is not worth win ning. I can imagine no more mis erab’e life than that which must fall to the lot of her husband.— And it is worth more the fortune to know that in you I find a true woman at last, whose heart and mind do not belie her face, but one is as lovely as the other.’ Ho stopped short, for Wilde’s hand was ou his arm. ‘Read your letter first.,’ said that gentleman, c 001.,, ‘and then we’ll read tho will.’ Robert obeyed him. ‘The letter con Arm’s Marian’s statement,’ he said, ‘and contains the expression of a wish* Do yon know what that wish is ?’ ho usk ... ‘7 do not.’ ‘But you would advise me to on dcavur to comply with it of course —yen who fulfilled his wishes so religiously ’ and this wish is also my own. Yes, my most earnest desire.’ Marian laughed sweetly. ‘lt should bo easy to comply with then,' she said. ‘lt will l;e upon mo, but it de pends upon another—upon you !' ‘Upon mo ?’ ‘Yes, dearest Marian, upon you. Mr. Wild here is going to inform me, I know, that this new will gives ti e fortune all to mo. I can re ceivo it upon one condition. Can you guess what it is ?' Her eyes full ben oath his—tho conscious crimson dyed her fair soft cheeks. ‘I will not guess,’slWsaid. ‘You shall toll mo.’ Ho caught her little fluttering hand and raised it to his lips. ‘lf I ake fortune from this pro cions hand, give me the hand as well,’he said. ‘Darling Marian, I love you! I have loved you long er than I knew. Bo my sweet wife ?' She shrank back, blushing, tram bling. ■I am so poor.' ‘No, no; rich, rather- rich in goodness, wisdom, neautv, love, and I adore you! Nay, you will consent—it is my undo’s wish.— You must obey tho wishes of the dead, yon know. Must olio not Mr. Wild?’ he added, with a sal den recollection—but that, discreet gentleman hud stolen from t,ho room. will obey tho wishes of rav own heart first,’ Kiti 1 Marian. — ‘D«*ar Hubert, can it bo that you really love :ue V ‘U iLli my wliolo heart ? Anil you Marian V ‘Oh, I have loved you ho long,’ fcho whispered on his breast. They wore married, and the find ing the long lost will made little difference, siuca they uhared the fortune together. itailway Signals, Ono pull of bell cold signifies “tdop.” Two pulls moans ‘go ahead.’ Three pulls means ‘back an.’ Ono whistle bignilies ‘down brakes.’ Tiro whistles signifies ‘off breaks.’ Three whistles signifies ‘back up.’ C-mdriuod whistles indicate ‘Jan ger.’ Short rapid whistles, 'a cattle alarm.’ A sweeping parting of the hands on a' level with the eves means ‘go ahead.’ A slowly sweeping meeting of the hands ov«r too head signifies •back slowly.’ A downward motion of the hands with exten led arms, sigui ties ‘atop.’ A beckoning motion with one hand indicates ‘buck.’ A red flag waved up the track indicates ‘danger.’ A rod flog by the road side means ‘danger ahead.’ A rod flag carried on a locomo tive signifies ‘an engine following’ A red fla: raise 1 ut a station means ‘stop ’ A lantern swung at right an gloa across the track means‘step.’ A lantern raised and lowered vertically is a signal to ‘start.’ A lantern swung in a circle sit; nifics ‘back the train.’ ‘What made the mule Lick you ?’ they askedofa gentleman who had been seen flying through the roof of tho barn. And he answered : ‘Do you think I wns fool enough to go back and inquire ?’ One year ago a noodle entered the wrist of a young lady in Mlmi ra, and tho other day it was remov ed from the right arm of her fel low, who is her “steady couipx nj‘" The lmstlo is nbmit to assume proportions again, but, lunn alive! you .uuian -t call it bustle. The new fangled idea is a i. ,o. D jVol. XII.—No. 16- Returned from Iloaven. Boston, May 2d. — A sirftngo slo ry is just reported from cast J>«s ton. Recently there died at the residence of a Mrs. R. Lovejoy, No. 1"7 Webster street, Hattie G. Craig, about twenty four years ohl. Iter detbU wan produced by sickness of nearly a yet r, and tue disease of whit?!; elm died was clearly of a consumptive, nature.—. The deceased was a most estima ble your.,; lady in every respect, and was an active member of (he Sunday school of tho Warren American Baptist church. On the motnin;; of the 1 2th tha long suffering patient appeared to have breathed her last. Tho body war laju out and w parations mado lor the funeral. Some hours afterward? tho woeping father, who was about leaving the room, was startled by i movement of the body, and an exclamation aimnlta neoualy of “i‘upa, papa, please don’t leave mo !’ When ho turned aroun 1 he saw, with delight and astonishment, that his daughter whs not ii corpse, but ail actual living and conscious being. Of course there was now groat jAy and consternation throughout the household. When she bueamo somewhat calm, Miss Craig, with a smilu and countenance aagolio loyoud description, asked: “Oh, papa, donr, do you know where I have been ?’ “F•>, II ittio, tell iuo wliero you have been. .Let me know till about it,’ answered tho overjoyed father. “Oh, papa, Iliavo seen henven, and am to havo my health roster - ed to mo on (I'M conditions,’ she answered in great glee “\\ lmt are these conditions and are you willing to submit to them ?’ asked the father. “Yea, father, certainly I nm.’ “But what aro they !' enil quer ied tho parent. “I cannot reveal them to you new ; bug oh, I saw such beauti ful things'in heaven, and am go ing to heaven again, and when 1 go don’t let thorn put mo in tho ground until yon aro sure I am iL.id.’ During the rest of the day up to (5 o’clock in the evening the poor girl was alternated uncon scious and in a swooning condi tion. In her lucid moments, which were frequently prolonged, she all tlifi while insisted that she had been in Heaven. But no induce ment could tempt her to raveal the splendors and delights of wlmt she saw on the golden shore. She is said to havo been Impress ed with an indescribable dosiro. even an absolute longing to return Soon after thin she had live or six spasms, and in the last one she w.n iu the mostexcruciating ago ny, and piteously begged to be killed. Soon after she died. In view of wlmt had happened in the morning, it wan determined to have the most absolute proof of death before making any arrange tneuU fur tho obsequies or burial. A close watch of the remains do tec tad a movement of the balls at frequent intervals, aud one of the eyes permuted in keeping open in spite of nil efforts to close it. Dr. Id. A. Gilman, of South Boston, made a careful examination find advised against interment until there was unmistakable signs of decomposition. The funeral took j place Sunday afternoon, tho 14th | inst., the services being conducted i by Rev Mr. Gifford, of the War ren nvenuo church. At this timo tho appearance of the body had not changed, and one of tho near relatives is firm in the belief that Miss Craig heard every word of ■ the exorcises. Subsequent to the funeral Dr. Taft, of Worcester, said the case was wholly different 1 from any he had ever witnessed. There were nono of tho usual evi deuces of death, and yet he could not believe that the girl was living Four days after the first supposed dissolution tho inns? unmistnble evidences of mortifications were apparent, and the remains of the poor girl were on that day taken to Andover for fined interment. If you are ruined in health from any cause, especially from the use of any of the thousand rostrums that promise so largely, with long fictitious testimonials, have no fear. Resort to Hop Bitters at once, and in a short time you will have the moA robust and bloom ing health .*. lm. There is a story told of u fine old , Cornish bus re wno aai»,..***«■** * AS An Advertising Mcdiui The /l hit A IjD is t reason o fils ' i tensive cia ttiala v a\ niniirlcubly low rales. Husnus md should renumber t/tis. ' | blanks! Blanks * clank! (am, kinds nbati.v fhintkd) FOK SALE AT THE! UEIIA LD JOII.OFFICm 1 bo Stock l.nw. But one more month and stock mw by a vote of the citizens | of Pike county will go into eff’actj in that coon iy. Ah i any of ourj reader * have not tho law to read 1 amt construe, we give the follow-1 iug synopsis of tho ‘No Fence ? Law .' ‘No horse, mule, cow or other i domestic animal shall be permit ted to run at largo beyond the lira its of the land of the owner, an I if such animal or animals commit any trespass or dftmugo, or bo found going at largo on the prein isos of any other person tin u the owner of the same, whether said lands aro closed or unclosed, the owner of the premises, or tho owner of tin crop trespassed upon (if th« land be rented out) has the right to impound said animals and to detain thorn until the owner thereof makes full satisfaction or reparation dor **li damages com mitted, including all costs and ex pen sen. And the law is the same if stock from an adjoining county cornea into I’ike and commits tho damages. When dock is impounded itu-* - dor this law, it is the duty of tho party impounding to give the nee essury feed, enro and attention to the stock impounded j fur which just and reasonable compensation shall be paid by the owner of the ■ took. Luo parly impounding shall, within twenty fern* hours as ter tlio impounding, give notice of the impounding to tho owner of the deck. If the owner is not known and cannot bo ascertained in three days after the impound, then said stock shall be advertised and sold an os trays, nuder the os tray law, and the proceeds of the sale applied to the paymout of tno damages sustained. If after tho notice of impound ing has boon given, the parties cannot agree among themselves about tho damages done or tho expenses that may have been in curred in keeping thN stock, the aggrieved party may make com plaint to the .Justice of the Pence in his district setting forth the amount of damaged claimed, an I tiio justice) shall then issue a sum mon.*, as iu other suits, which may ho tried in live days thereaf ter. Tho summons must be serV 8i! three dayS beforo the hearing. The justice nt the trial hears the evidence and gives judgment against tho owner of the stock for such damages as shall appear read onablo and just, including the ex ponses of keeping the stock and all the costs of suit, widt h judg ment may be enforced by execu tion, levy and sale, as iu other ca box. If the judgement should bo lor more than fifty dollars the de feudant may appeal ; if under that amount lie cannot. The judgment thus rendered for tho keeping of the stock, etc,, is a special lion up on the stock impounded, until paid except for taxes—superior even exemptions under the oxemu tion and homestead law 3 of the State. * The First Page of an Almanac Very few oeople know the sig nification of tho various sighs pe culiar to tho title page of the alma nno, and. soma of them aie not very clear to us. In the first instance, tho man who stands in ine center with his vest unbuttoned iij such a manner as to expose his alimentary canal, ban always been a mystery to ns. Why, in every almanac for the past century this man—with all hia works exposed to the cold night air—should be given tha promi nent place in a literary work like the nlmanic, v.e are unable to clearly understand, Ho certuinlv can claim uo great degree of con sideration for the act. It does not entitle him to any amount of prominence, for the public do net thirst for a viowof the man who ha.; made an autopsy of himself ami is apparently proud of W at the planets have to do with the cardiac orifice, we do not at tb s moment know positively, or why astj ouomy- and the gastric jn cea should have anj tiling iu common. Again we must come cut and confess our ignorance as t.o the bearing that the ram, or the tsran | tula, or the twins, or the crab may • have upon the weather. Of course j ft in stupidity and we gut to be I ashamed of it, but we are in that j and cannot help it. When our ; Sian guts qld,ou,u.«*’ *- • • * ’ i lV - • —*—' —•
