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A J. Moore, K II Heir ill. W Li 1-irowu
Sr J Brown
IRKIVU, AND DKI-ARTIRM OF I kus
Arrives I'ioui Suwannee. 5 ui» j». m
Leaves lor Su waiime, 7 a- rn
aßrivai anu iiM ARri kk nr sains.
Jm'KßsoN-t-Arrives I 2 m, il“par(s !
|>.ui., Monday and I'bniSil .y.
TtAot.ij.A Stoss iJejuris 0u in ar
-rives g piu, Monday and Thursday.
l.nuANViu.K. Arrives 111 a m. de
parts I p m. I tally
Yri.uow Hivfk. Amves 12 ni., de
parts 6 a- n)„VVe Juesday ami Saturday.
W. II H.aRYKY, I* «.
Mkj'hodikt—Krv .I R King, Pastor.
Services on the Ist and 41It Sundays.
SraPAV Si Hocr..— A T Pattillo, Supt
Kverry Sunday at 3 p in
, % PspNBrTFRiAN--Kev J K Met lellaud,
Push*!', Services on 3rd Sunday in each
month, **
Susi)AV*‘Si iiooi.--T It Powell. Supt.
Every Snuday at 5.3 I a nr
F aWRKJjCKVIU.B MasonlO LoDUR.— 0
n Winn, ft M., S A llagoml, S W.,
f> JW. Meets on Tuesday
“ight on or liela e lull moon in.each
month.
Mt V RRNOJi Lhapter, No 39, li A
M.--J Lt Spence II P, a T Pattillo.
See. Meets 3rd Fiiday in eaeh month.
tiWISNKTT ScPFRIOR Col-RT —X. L.
Hutchins,.ludge. Convenes on the Ist
Mokday in March and September.
OOUHTY OKFIORK*.
('omiijhsionkks-—J I) Spence, (.hair,
am) Clerk, N Heuftcti, Jeflersonltritr, J
H Hopains, J K Cloud.
Shbrikf—J M Putieißon.
Urdinaky--J T Luuiktu.
.Ci.krk S C--l> T Cain.
Tax U*< KmtH-lqW Pliarr.
Tax (Joi.i.kctor— -I C Loweiy.
Trkarcm*.—K N Eohiitson
Tkos&sLFowler, M.D.
Having rut'll!ly localetl iri (jwin
n«tt County tender* hia professional
service* as a Physician to the eitiy.en.-
Prompt attention to all ctllls will hr
given. Office and resicjence at the resi
Ueuuraf W A ('sin on the tiurrieaue
Shoals road. * 1
March Mth Isa* >llO
Farm Loans,
Five year loans on improved
farms 111 Middle and Northern
Georgia, negotiated on cheaper
terms than any one iu Atlanta.
Add res,
FRANCIS FONTAINE,
Fitter UuitdiDg, *»
Atlanta (la.
April 19th. —lino.
OLQSE HflTEl
I L4 mi flEYf&f 7£ L Jfc\ GA
(5n Monday the 2tith inst., ihe
tjjiui‘d«rH«ignad will open the Ololie
Iffrtelin Liwrenceville. for the ar
Icommodfttioß of the
((And will be prepared to offer first
jyhws accommodations and prompt
■Mention to all who patronize die
House.
A. Jk L. HATES.
Nov. ’B3-tf.
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TIIE WEEKLY GWONETT HERALD
Poetry.
THE t LKAKI.Hi tllhltl
When the mists have rolled in spleu
dor.
From the tieauty of the hills,
And the sunshine warm aud tender,
Palis in splendor outlie rills.
We mav read love’s shining letter
Iti the rainbow of the spray
w. shall know eaeh other Dal let
Wlieu 1 lie mists have ideal ed aw ay
true err in human blindness
Aud forget that we are du->l.
If we miss the law of kindness
When we struggle to be just,
Showy wings of peure ahull cover
AH the paiu that clouds our nay.
When the weary watch is oyer
And the mists hare cleat d away.
" hen the silvery mists have veiled us
Prom the faces of oiit ow n,
i i iff we deemed their love has tailed us
And we tread our path atone
We should see them near and truly
Wr should trust them day by day,
| Neither love nor blame unduly ,7
It the mists have cleared away.
When the mists have risen above us.
As our Father knows Hisown.
i I ace to Ike with those tliul love us.
We shall know as we :ue know 11.
1 l.ove, beyond the Orient meadows,
Floats the golden fringe of day.
Heart to heart vvehide the shadows,
Till the mists have cleared t-way.
MI SC I LI s ANY
AFTF.It 1 HE STOItM
"Hark I what is that V
Jievton grasped Lie arm of his
friend aa he spoke, atm both pans
|ed to listen. Front the low wall
jed hut before which they were
I standing the sound was repeat
j ed.
The speaker loosened Ids grasp
j with a sigh of relief.
“Why, bless yon, its Lita," lie
! said. “What music, the li tie or
j gan ie making to-night."
j “Poor little blind girl ! How
! ranch comfort site takes with it,"
remark jd his com; anion.
“Yes. When these miners
bought that little music bo* they
made a good investment. Lis
ten!”
The ma&ic began. At first ii
1 came stealing out with such a low
; plaintive sound, one might easily
I hare fancied that it was only the
| night wind creeping softly around
! the walls of the little cahiu; then
I it. swelled into something louder,
! deeper and more solemn; bid
1 there was a subtile, yet indefina
ble something in its nature which
■ caused the listeners to thrill with
’ exultation and grow cold with
! dread. It seemed as 1 hough a
spirit more than mortal, had tak
en possession of the little instru
! ment, and through its deep voice
I was breathing out a prophecy of
! approaching disader.
Leyton tell a sudden breeze
tgeinsl bis cheek aud noticed whb
! alaim, that a dark stoim cloud
1 had atiseij in the west. There
had been one storm sinee his arri
val fiorn the East, and he dteaded
to see another. A heavy sigh at
lus elbow caused both men to
turn in that, direction. I,ame Jee
had come up noiselessly behind
j them and stood leaning against u
: rock. He, too was listening, and
' wiping an occasional teat from
' tiis eye; for the mush.- had grown
sad and dirge-like as a funeral
hymn. With a lingering, a quiver
! tog anguish echoing through it
! which betokened that, the soul of
the musician wasjspeaking through
' her music.
But, even as t hey listened, the
I character of the melody under
j weut a complete transformation,
and from the depths of sorrow
aud despair it burst forth iu a
glad, exultant strain- a wild, free
Hood of music. It was like ‘lie
triumphant song of sente capiiie
bird which has beaten long its
weary wings against the iron bats
iof a cruel-honse, hu 1 , finding it
self at liberty again, breaks forth
into song as its wings its way to
ward heaven, above the clouds and
3 or ms.
That was the end.
Leyton and Mark Spencer pass
ed on. The lit tie girl’s present
mood seemed to them too sacred
for intrusion: but lame Joe stup
ed for the good nig lit kiss which
the child was accustomed to lie
stow upon him.
Poor old Joe! he was very lame.
One leg*had been left upon the
battlefield of Fredericksburg, and
its substitute was a rude wooden
Lawrencevilie Georgia, Tuesday May 6. 1884
s ump: but such as it was, he
would gUdlv have worn it to split)
tern el Lita Cohen's service. Imd
the child permitted it
In spite of his affliction .loeMin
iou was a genial old man. with a
kind word and helpiug hand sot
everybody; yet half the miners in
that little c>mp could have told
of a tune when there was not a
more intemperate man or hardet
character among them all than he
That was before the death of lid;
wile, t dings of which had been a
teriible blow Like a thunder
boll, it had sundered the barriers
of pride and seltishness and pens
traied Ids iron heart.
lula was comforter then. It
was she who look him in liund,
and pelted and talked with him
until his companions began to no
tice wid; wonder that lie was grow
ing’ into a very different man; for
sorrow had made the child sytupa
thetic, and her strong intlueme
over Joe was in a great measure
due to this fuel.
When John Cohen war killed
by the fulling of a bowlder. Lila,
liltle more than a bubo then, had
become an adopted child of the
camp. Later, when an accident
shu l out forever (lie light from
her beautiful eyes, she seemed
suddenly to have grown nearer
and dearer to each one and to lie
come the object of especial care :
yet. in spite of their kindness,there
weie times when she grew sad
and loftesomt. She used then to
fly for consolation to het dear
frierd, the little organ, and draw
from its bosom a melodious re
sponse to het mood.
In strong contrast withtliegray
and faded old woman who was
her attendant, or the bruized,
weather bea'en men about her,
was this child of seven ytars.
Like a rare, sweet Llossom she
was growing up in that wild place
with a halo of beauty and purity
about her young life thateomman
ded almost adoration from the
few rough, yet kind hear* ed peo
pie,
Nature was kindly, too. The
sun never kissed her "soft little
cheeks too roughly, and its most
schorchirg ray only added a hr ght
er tint to the long, fair hair which
hung in waves below her waist
the pride and admiration of her
friends.
Y r etit was hard, even for a
stranger, to look unmoved upon
the great blue eyes, so pathe ic in
their blindness, and know t bat
Lita Cohen could never see again.
I think Lita herself minded it
most after Warren, the poet of
the caiui). had bernt telling her of
the rugged granduer of the conn
try about them, and described the
singulat beauty of the flowers
which he brought her day after
day, or when one of her big, bur
ly friends laid in Iter hand tin
pictures of the children the chit
Jreu whom she had learned to
love as brothers and sisteis. She
had known about them all a long
itce, ever since she could remem
her, aud they often sent her friend
ly messages and little presents
which she used to sit, holding in
her hands, a strange wistfulness
in the big blue eyes, a great ache
in tlie litile tender heart, at tho’t.
that site must always feel Inti could
never see.
The little girl caret! a great ileal
about all her frienfs; but lame
•Toe was her prime favorite, pet
baps because be was lame, He
had grown lamer than ever of la e
and was failing very fits*; yet no
body had told Lita of it ; nobody
could bear to break the, news to
her. She used to sit at his side
by the hour, listening to him or
repeating the cbildishstories which
Warren had read to her. One
day whi e lie was sitting thus,
patting his wrinkled heeks with
her soft hands, she stopped slid
denly, with a puzzled look in her
face, a.» though a new thought
had s ruck her.
“The men say that the ttiiues of
this district don't pay well enough
and they will shortly break up
ami go into a new country What
will you and I do then,Uncle Joe?’
A tear trickled down the old
man’s wan cheek. He, too, was
thinking of u journey into a not h
er country, aud it wrem bed his
DKYOTI) TO NEWS, LITEHATUMb AND LOCAL AL I'AUCS
heart strings to think of having
Lita behiti d, but he wiped away
the bright drops with the ragged
sleeve of his coal, aud answered,:
“You will go with them. Lita.
my child."
"And you, too. Unde Joe. w* at
would yon do here without mi?”
she asked, laughingly, as she
clung Ughter to his Itaud.
“Not ranch, to he sure, bllle
one not much lie stroked her
long, silken hair tenderly, wish
ing that he might be able to tell
het what no one else wanted (o ;
but be had not the courage, and
presently the little girl said :
"It is getting chilly. Unde Joe:
let's go in."
but the old man went away and
did not see her again until even
ing'. lie bade her "good night. 1 '
and slowly followed the retrea-ing
forms of the two gentlemen. Lev
ton and Spencer, wondering wnv
site looked so pale to night, and
dung so lightly around his neck
at parting.
He felt a strange chill puss over
him whenever he thought of the
music, lmt, bv-aiid-by, he fell
asleep and forgot it all.
The ‘hreatened storm came ;
such a tempest as ha 1 not swept
the valley since its settlement,live
years before. But flip sun shone
out brightly the next morning,
and there was one, at least, who
hailed its advent with a sigh of
relief; that one was Joe Minion.
Crushed, bruised and sorely woun
dtd, he dragged himself from a
heap of debris and looked about
him. No one was stirring. Near
ly nil the others had chosen safer
places than l.e aud were sleeping
soundly, now that the wild strife
wh en had taken place so lately
between tha elements had ceased.
How was it with little Lita *
With an effort poor -foe sat up
and looked.
Where had stood a dwelling
place last night was only a heap
of ruins now.
“Lita! Lit,ft!’’ called the old man
piteously, hut there came no an
swer.
On his hands, with til It in re
maining strength mustered into
the effort, he crept to the spot.
No child was there. Slowly, ev
ery breath a pain almost uu-endu
fable, lie drew himself to the top
of a log to look. He saw her.and
was not. long in gaining the spot.
faking one limp baud in Ins
mid clasping it tightly, he sank
down at her side, though there
was a smile upon his face ; the
puin was all over. He had follow
i d his little friend in her long,
long journey, had gone into that
other country,
A little later the miners, awak
• nttl by the faithful Nanuon, who
had jns re n overed sufficiently to
.rawl from the ruius, begun a
search for the missing.
Away beyond the scattered re
mains ot the cabin they found
them the two so strangely con
Iras -lug: one so old and gray, the
other like a gleam of light as she
lay upon a bed of tangled grass
aud shining baud, the pa lor of
.tenth upon her fair, young face,
aud the glory of tue sunshine iu
her golden hair-
What is wanted with munv
young men, is imiepoudentisiu
•get up and get.’ Ho w many
young nett are wasting a vigoi
ous in tuliood, it would be hard to
tell. We know of many. They
seem to lack the mantiojd to 'face
the world. Whi e hands, a * few
stray hairs on the upper lip, and
ttie make up of a dude, seems to
be tbe"height of their ambition.
Young man, we won’t say young
dude, yet the last ‘appellation
would be more appropriate to you
—strike out for yourself. Re a
man. Don’t say I can’t, for you
cau. Then you will be your own
master. Businessmen wdijrespect
you, aud opportunites will be con
stantly offering ;o better yourcoa
dition. This road may appear a
litile rough at first, but you will
shortly like it and wonder why
you did not start on it sooner.
“My brudders, ’ said a waggish
colored man to a crowd; “In all
afflict ion. iu all your troubles, dar
is one place you ear always fiud
sympaty.” . ;
“Wharf Wharf’’ scouted sever
al.
“In de dictionary,” he replied.
Lillie Br»« Ke«t Jacket
The little brass howitzer known
aa “Red Jacket, which has been
used by Mr. James. W. Godfery
arms and animation uiunafacturer
cf 72 Catharine street, iu hieing
salutes at the city hall at every
public demonstration since 1865
has suddenly loomed into histor
ical prominence through a para
graph printed iu the *un in its
acount ot the celebration of last
evacution day. The paragraph
is ah folowors ;
“All the salutes were dully res •
ponded to by little pony howitzer
aboardKauilSloun,concerning which
the story is told that it was niter
that it was the war, ishedjupou
fluke or anchor iu the Chatta
hoochee river, where it had been
thrown by fleeing Guards of |t'ol
umbus to wkom it Imd heeu pre
settled. '
This paragraph was read aw ay
down in Georgia, and Lieutenant
Chappell of the Guards wrote to
Association of Owners and Agents
of steam and Sail Vessels of tne
Port of New York asking for in
formation concerning the gun.
Commander and sect ret ary I). M.
Munger began an investigation,
and louad.tlie gun in the] poses
sion ofMr. Godfrey. *lt was
readily idenitie 1 >v the folowing
inscription;
KED JACKET.
; Presented to tlie Columbus ;
; Guards by Lieut. Clements, ;
; July 1861.
The iucription was nearly effac
ed, but could be traced with a
magnifying glass Comman
der Munger reported to the Cotum
bus Guards, and wrote that Mr.
Godfrey was willing to restore to
its proper owners. Answer m was
duly returned from the captain
of the Guards i t inclosed a reso
lntion of the common council
of the city of Columbus, thank
ing Mr. Godfrey for his offer to
restore the gun, and defruy all
expeir.e forpurchase and sending.
A Sun reporter called upon
Mr. Godfrey yes'erday, and from
him learned the history of Ked
Jacket. “I bought the howitzer,"
he said, “from captain George M.
Wh’iesidein 1860. Captain While
side was then commander of the
Shamrock, und afterward com
manded the Rebecca Everingliuu.,
recently burned on the Chatiu
choochee river. I purchased it
for a mereaong in a general in
voice of obi tank. It was coated
with verdigris and not uutil it
was cleaued some time afterward,
was indeeipberab.e. Capt. White
side drew the gun and car
riage from Ihe bottom of Jbatta
hoochec river on the lluke of the
anchor of the Suamrock. aud had
no idea of its historical record."
Red Jacket began tiring sa
lutes 1861 at ttie inauguration of
Jefferson Davis as president of
the Southern confederacy Mon
gomery, Ala. On that occasion it
was handled by the Columbus
Guards, who were stationed on
Capitol Hill and tired it 100 times
when the Guards weie ordered
to front and became company U.
of the Second Georgia regiment
and joined Toomb’s brigade, Ited
Jacket was left in care of' the cit
izens es Columbus and did duty
ia firing salutes for the Coufeder
ate Victories. At die close of the
war, when General Cunby penetra
ted through Alabama to Columbus
the Columbians who had not heard
of General bee s surrender, plan
ted lied Jacket on the bank of the
Chattachoochee river and prepared
to beat back the invader. They
were soon convinced of this error,
but to save there little howitzer
they spiked it and tumbled it to
l be bottom of the stream.
Since Red Jacket has been in
New York it has belehe 1 forth sa
lutes for inauguration of each pres
ident of the United States, begin
iug General Grant, "except,” said
Mr. Godfrey “the inauguration of
Hayes. It fired 100 guns in the
city Hall square on receipt of the
news of President Tilden’s elec
tion, and I trust the little gun
will lire another salute for his elec
tion this year.”
The Columbus Guards will cele
brale their fiftieth anniversary on
April 28. On tint day the howi -
ster will be resumed to them by J.
W Woodford, president of the
Board of Trade of Colm, bus, in
behalf of Mr. Godfrey, who has
engraved upon the howitzer this
inscription : “Restore! to the Col
umbus Guards, April 28, 1884 by
James W. Godfrey, of New York”
Red Jacket leaves the city to
to dpy on board the steamer Chat
tahoochee for home.-W. Y. Sun.
Ifbw to catch a husband.- - Grab
him by the hair.
Of tug H Dials
Emperor Sever its. 1 have *esu j
all tlnugs and all things are of
but littls value
Jultau the Apostate O (tali!
lean ! though hast conquered
Cicero Here, veteran, if you
think it right! strike. (Bowing'
his head to the assassios.i
l!y,us the Gieal Adieu, deal
children, may *,oiu lives be happy
carry iuy lasi remembrance iu your
mother, and for you, my faithful
friends, a- w ell absent as present
receive this lasi farewell, and may
you live iu peace
Henry 11., —O •'Lame ! shame!
lam a conquered king a conquer
ed king ! Cursed he the day ou
which I was born, be the children
that l leave belli ml ms !
Queen Elizabeth All iuy pos
sessions for a moment of time,
Mary Queen of Scots—O Lord
in thee have I hoped, and into thy
hands I commend my spirit.
Aline Boleyu.—lt is small, very
small indeed (cjus; ing her neck.)
Empress Josaplnne.—l shall die
regretted; I have always dssiied
the happiness of Ernies. I did
all in my power to contribute to it
l etui say witli truth that the first
wife of .Vapoleon never caused a
tear to he shed.
Madame Roland. -O Itberiy!
liberty! how many crimes are com
mit'ed in thy name
Cardinal Beaufort, What! is
there no bribing death.
Rev. John Newton.— Mors light
more love, more liberty. Hereal
ter, I nope when I shut my eyeN
ou the things of tune, 1 shall open
them in a better world. What a
thing it is to live under the shad
ow of the Almighty ! 1 am going
ttie way of all flesh. lam salisti
ed with the Lord’s will.
Rev George Whitefield.— 1 am
dying
Christopher Columbus. —Into
thy hands, O Lord, 1 commend my
spirit.
Sir Themas Moore—lpray you
see me safe up, am l for my eome
iiig down let me shift for myself
(Ascending the scaffold.)
William Pitt, the younger.—My
country, Oh, how I leave my conn
try!
Lord Palmerton —The treaty
w’tb Belgium! yes, read me dial
sixth clause aguiu !
Marco Bozurris.—To die for lib
erty is a pleasure, and not a paiu.
Marshal Murat.—Save my faee
aim at mv heart.
Lord Nelson. Thunk God, I
have done my duty.
Alfieri.- Clasp my baud, my
dear friend, / die.
Haller The artery cease* to
beat.
Mirabeail- Let me die to the
sound of delicious music.
Micheal Angelo My soul I re
sign to God, my body to the
earth, aud my worldly posessions
to my friends.
Jean Paul iti letter.- .My beauti
ful flowers.
Schiller Many thiuge are be
coining clearer to me-
Addison. See in what peace a
Christian can die.
Dr. Johnson. —1 am about to
die.
Dr, Andrew Combe.—Happy!
happy!
Headley Vicar.—Cover my face!
Cover my face.
Robert Burris.—Don’t let dial
awkward squad fire over my grave
Wuahing'on Irviug.—Well, I
must arrange my pillows ftr an
other weary night; ,f this could
only end.
Urauklin.—A dying man can do
noithug e»sy.
Washington.—lt is well.
John Adam*—lndependent pow
er.
Thomas Jefferson.—l resign my
soul to God, and my daughter to
my conmry,
John Quincy Adams.—lt is die
last on earth; I am content.
Andrew Jacksuu.—What is the
mutter with ruy dear children
//a ve 1 alarmed you! Oh, do no
cry. Be good children and we
l will all meet iu heaven
Daniel Webster 1 still live
Johu Randolph. Ki morse! re
morse' Write itl write it larget lar
ger,
Jilouewell Jackson. Let u*
croat over the river aud'tesi iu the
shade of the trees
Mn'srt Yon speak of refresh
went, my Etuilie: take my last
notes, sit down to m» piano hers
sing them with the hymn of your
sainted mother; let me hear once
more those notes which have so
long been my solaceraent and de
light
Empetor Adrian Oh. how mis
ersblc a thiug it is le seel deadi
and uot to tiud it.
Stephen A Douglas* IVII
them to obey the laws aud Con
stitutiou,
Lord Teuterdeu.- -Gentlemen
of the jury, you will uow consider
your verdict.
Rachael, the French AclresM
And must 1 part with these so
so»u ! (Contamplai ing her jewe/s )
“I leaf poy Shake in dor slitore
while T come down town," lie be
, gan as he halted a patrolman,
“and pooty queek a man vhulks
in and lookH all around! and
saye :
“ ‘Poy, I godt, some badt news
for you.’
“‘How vog dot?' asks Shake.
“ ‘Veil, your ladder falls dows
on der street und preaks his leg
und I vhas here to get a dol
lar to pay for a hack to bring him
home.’
“ ‘No!’
“ ‘Dot vIIAS SO.'
| “Vheel, dot makes my poy
I Shake feel like a load falls on him,
; doan'go quite grazy. He links
oafer and asks ;
** ‘So my ladder broke his leg’’
“ ‘Yes.'
“ Vich Jeg vitas it V
“ ‘Der left leg.’
“ ‘Are you sure?’
“ ‘Of course; I help to carry him
unto der city hall.’
“Gen my poy Shake laughs oafer
ihust so—, uml chuckles in his
poots like die—; und den he plows
bolice vhistle mil all li i s, might
und dit scliiudlar run away."
“So Jake doubted liis story,’
eh?”
“Of course.”
“Why!”
“Veil you laok hers a few
times."
He reached down ami pulled
up the left pant, leg, aud the offi
eer saw a neat handy wooden
limb.
“Vou don’t fool poy Nliuko on
woodeu legs, uml you forger
him!" chuckled the old man as he
waved bis hand for a street car to
lake him übeard Gttoil Free
Press.
The Heckles BHUm Thiel
We have lost all confidence in
our favorite of fettibeied songster
the mocking bint, since the lib
told ou him by Ueorge M. Jordan
yesterday. He says that .Hunduy,
while sittiug ou tils front p inch
bi« attention was called to two
birds occupying asperate trees in
tiis front yard, one a mocking bird
and tin other a jay. The trees
were dole together amt the move
Inent* of the birds coulJ be easily,
observed. The jaybird, lie ilisrov
ered was building a nesf, and
wlnle thus engaged the mocking
bird was in the top of the tree
singing away for dear life. It was
noticed, however, turn after ibe
jay had brought a twig and put it
in its place and Hew awtiy in
* search of another, the mocking
j bird gradually became less noisy
• with his song uni ill he descended
j to “very piano.” then peering away
in the direction the jay had taken
iasif to assure himself tliul bit
; neighbor entirely out of view,
ihe hopped down from his lofty
perch ami raided the home of the
jay, taking the twig just br night
and transferring it to his own
nest iu the other tree When this
was done ho took the guilt out of
his countenance and soared aloft,
t i his tree top again and sang
away as if noihing hail happened,
until the jay came and went again
when the same perfoimalices re
peated. We liave lost all eoufl
dec* and respect for the burglar!
nis mocking bird.--A 'u/ula t’iiiirti
A fool my make money but it
requires a wisemau to epeiul
jVol. XIV.— No e
Miss l ulu Harm
Pursuant to announcemsai,
Miss Lula Hurst, the Georgia
wonder, gave exhibitione at the
college Hall in this city »a
Thursday and Friday evenings of
Uat week Miss Lula was eccem
pained by he. parents and Prof.
M B Atkinson -the lattar being
a very good elocutionist and some
thing of a mimic aud comedian.
Miss Lula in appsaisnre is a little
above the average hightb, with a
finely developed person, end while
11 »i a br*uty, is what most people
would call good look tug |u j,*!-
nmenerH she is easy and uatuiet,
"holly tree from everything like
utleclaiiou s* well a« diseimula
or deception
M si Lula's performance was
tirst with an timbrel! which was
held by a geniiernan, and soon st
• ci- she put her band upon the
stall' begun to sway to and fro.
which agitation was increased uu
til in the effort of the genilemmi
10 keep it hi ill, it was turned in
i-iile out and finally broken to
pieces. .Veil a billiard cue was
held by two gentlemen and soou
after she placed her hnuds upon
it the agitation commenced, am!
pretty soon she had them flying
around over the stage as if they
were in t''« hands of a giant. The
same thing was tried by several
gentlemen with the tame results.
I In* next and las' act was per
formed with an 01'dinury cane hot
tinned chair. This was tried 111
various wavs and by a number of
gentlemen. First one gemleieau
anil then there would be two or
three, trying to hold the chair
still, bill Upon I lie. ouch olMissbu
la e h uids they would us tluown
around and over the stage as if
they were hut Jitile heavier thau
feathers. Thia act in various
forms was repeated until there
were a <b'zen or more gentlemen
completely exhausted aud out of
breath, while the young lady w«h
as quiet and composed as if she
had been a mere spectator.
IVe attended the exhibition, not
from idle curiosity, but for tie
purpose cf'Ohiaining a clue to the
mystery, if possible, and after wit
nessing the varied displays of pow
cr or force, candor compels us to
state that we are as far from a sat
isfactcry solution as ever. That
it is not wholly muscular power,
ws ire convinced, but what ii is,
must be left for the future to
envoi ve,-Gainesville Eagle.
* Urunkeu Hiiabwud
The .Supreme Court of lows re
fused to grant a divorce to a wfl
min who hail a drunken husband
for the following reasouH: “She
does not show iha I her personal
safety or even her well being re
quires her to leave him She
doubtlees would hive lived more
comfortably iu the society of a
sober man, but she ought' to have
considered, and doubtlei* did con
sider, the dmcomfoits of a dlimit
en hust.aud when she married the
i efendaiit. But, vhe urges he
premised retuimadon bslors mar
i iage Hie failure „o keep hm
promise did uni justify her iu de
erliug him. All the world knows
thai such promises made by a
drunken man are always broken
In a lew words as bite knowingly
married u drunkard, she must be
content to be a drunkard's wife."
Ii is said that the common prac
tise of scalding chickens before
picking detrucks from the flavor
i f the flesh. They should be pick
e l dry.
There is either a bright or dark
future ahead for every farmer iu
this county, to lie determed by a
proper excercise of of common
sense.
The .Sheriff and jailor of Burk*
county have been unnoted in the
U S. Court, for charging illegal
fees for feeding prisoners.
The Railroads have patched up
tht-ir breaks and trains are now
running regular on all the roads.
A convict guard killed a man
named Mack at Oedertown on the
24st lost.
I f w hisky wers a girl it wouldn’t
get old as fast as it does.
The wife of a Jewish Rabbi cow
h cled a man on the streets of Dal
las, Texas the other day for slau
dering her huabaud.