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Mine. ,le Lorgend Aware of her extreme fondness tor Ho wars, I mokwith me a bunch of yellow rosea, her especial favor ites. On this evening.aa on mauy auo her, I found her with au old geutiemau who a yem before come.iu'o that neighbor hood to take paasessftirf of an ad joi iug property, left him by a distant relative on coudniou he would change his name to that of Destoudrai*. I was qui e jealous to the intimacy that soon had sprung up between him and mv old fneud. On the eveumg in question they were buay over a game of “tric trac ’ I entered softly, so us not to disturb them, and wailed uutil the game was over to present my roses. Mine de Lorgerel’s face was biigl.teneo with genuine d«- ligbC but, to my astouishmeu', M Descoudrais became mu»t strange •y abstracted and thoughtful. “Would you believe it, my ftieud, be said, at length, “taose flowers have evoked, as if by tn chanimeet, a whole epocli of my youth. For a few moments 1 was again AO years of age and in love with a woman who, if living, must now be fully t>o yt are old. I will tell you the whole stojyi. one that influenced my whole after-life— [ evtn now, when old age has left uie barely energy enough to play iric-trac; the remembrance of my youllTf'd love htls me with emo-! lion. “Ove- forty years ago, just as ter 1 had left college, nay fattier, without consulting me. nought t> obtain a post for me iu .a certain regiment quartered iu the little town of X , for which place I received urdeis to start at once- This was distressing news for more than one reason; I had uo special love for the army, though thalobjectiou was uo great ot.e, as at that time of my life the mere sight of a gay uuiform or the soun 1 of martial music sufficed to tire my ambition into becoming a Cwsar or au Achilles, Bnt worst of all, I was iu love, and dared not tell my father, whose answer I knew would have been an order hastvning iny departure. Fortu nately, I had an uncle—aud what auuucle! Atihu time he was as old as lam now, though still retaining ail the vigor ami fresh ness of youth. He was the confi dent of our follies, loves, debts aud aspiraiions, /went to him .’ “Uncle, I am most unhappy." “I bet tw.uty louis you are not!’ “Ah, uucle, do not jesi—besides you would lose your bet “If t lose 1 pay. Perhaps that nigh help to console you “iVo: money has nothing to do with illy wretchedness Father has just accepted a lieutenancy for i e in the regimeni.” “Misfortune, indeed! The un‘ form, is most becoming, and all the officers are geu t lemeu. “But, uucle, I do uot wish to be a soldier.” ' ‘•Not be a soldier ! Are you a coward by chance T” •*I do not yet know, uncle; nev ertbeleus, I know von are tbe only urau might dire doubt my eour **••” “Well, Eid, my boy, wbat is your objection to J lie army < *ll wish to marry ."■ * * * “Nouseuse F , . “Nonsense or uo nonsense, I am in love.” “And you e ill that a misfortune! I wish 1 were m love myself. Who is she t' “Ob, uucle 1 An angel. ‘‘Of course —I knew that before; they always are augels. What 1 ask is to wbal n*i*o, yot*r angel auawers when they call her “Naomi.” * ® “Humph! Naomi may be enough for you, but 1 would like to k*ow to whit family this angel belongs. “She is a Miss Amelot. “Indeed! Then she is truly an angel A tall, graceful brunette, with dark eyes, soft as velvet. 1 approve your choice ” Lawrenceville Georgia, Tuesday August 86 1884 "And if you knew her ” “1 do kuo v her. Does she love you f” I *•/ do not know." It hat ! not knov ! you are un worthy of me. At her house ev cry evening and yet not know if she loves you 1” ~.<■■ “.She does not evtu kuow of my love.” “Pshaw! little know about it. She kucw you loved her at least fifteen mint]'es before you knew it yourself.’’ “\Nhat / do kcow, at all events, is that I die if she be not mine ! ’ “Oh, uo, my boy. Tuere ate many reasons why she should not be your t. Your fatuer is far rich er tbau hers and would nt ver con sent to the match “ “In that case, uncle, I kuow what 1 will do—’’ “Nonsense! do tvclhing sil/y. Jfiis en io me. You cannot marry at twenty " t “Why not T” "Because /il i noi wish it ano without me this man iage cau nev er take place.'’ “• 'll, dear uncle, I '.eg—” “If the girl loves you, and is wdliug to wait thiee years— ’’ “Th>ee years !’’ “Peace, or I shall say four. If she is willing, then, to wait ihree yens, you will join your regi ment—” ‘Oh, I ncle!” “But wot this one. I will have yon exchanged into onequanered within a few miles, and you may come home for ti ne months every year nn il the term of piobation is ever. “Well, if i' must l>e—But how shall I know if she loves inef’ “Why ask her, of course." “Oli, I should never dare.” “Well, then obey your father and pack off at once.”' “Ah, uu de, you do not kuow Naomi. A hundred times have I tried to declare my passion; I have even composed speeches, and learn ed them by heart; b.t at the me - ment of spenking my courage wines, and each word chokes me. tfe r impression is so sneel, but yet so grave The man worthy of her is not born! Writing was useless. When my effusions were penned and ready to be sent, their utter foolishness struck me *o forcibly that I was at pains to tear my notes into.small pieces.' “Nevertheless, you must make up you*- mind to speak at o<ace. Your father has no* told ;on all: he sends you to Clermont breau e his friend the colonel's daughter, is destined to become your bride. It would not indeed be a good match —no protestations—this is as nothing, if you are really in lo7e with Naomi Love is folly— but ii is a kind of folly I should regrtt never having been guilty of. Old people may call <t uou seuse, but perchance the nonsense is their*, if the girl loves you, you must sacrifice all for nei—’tie s upid, maybe, but right We must first ascertain if she loves yon aud now is the time, for they seek to marry her. Ah, ha! that makes you shudder and grow pale! You long lo have your ri val a 1 sword’s poiu', as we used to say in my young days. You are not prepared; go to ler, de clare your love - she knows it. but one is expected to make tire declar atioh. If she loves you—she must, for yon are handsome young and devet. If she is wiling to wait, write me so in a letter which I may keep; heu I will prevent this other affair, get your exchauge and iu three years mail'}' you to Naomi in spite of your father—in spite of the devil himself. “Unde, I have an idea “Well t” “I will write to h«r.’' ‘Very well.'’ “After leaving my dear uncle I set about writing tl at note. The writi i g was no difficult matter, for / had done it a huudred times before ; the puzzle was how to give it to Ler. However there was no time for indecissiou, so I soon made up my miud. aud, hav ing purchased a bunch of yellow roses, I slipped my declaration in among the ti< wers. I stilt re call the words of that note. As EVOIFI) I*o NEWS, LITERATUHK AM) I.OI'AI. AFFAIRS ter leclaring my passion, I be sought Naiomi to love a little injre mm, and to wait three years for tne.if she consented, laskcd her as a sign.'o wear one of my loses''* “t veuing. Then would I dare u, speak of my—of our future olana.'' “ ’Ah ! you hid that note in the bouquet breathlessly interrupt ed Mine. Lorgerel. “Y es, raadame ” “And then*” “Well, Naomi wore no flower that evening. I was desperate, and iu my ulisery sought to take my life. My good uncle took me to Clermont, stayed there two mouths, and did all iu his power to distract my thoughts from Naomi declaring she never could have really cared for me.” “But uncle,” I used to object ; “she always seemed so pleased to see me, and repproached me wo gently when I came 'aterthan u»u al. “Women seek the love of all meu, but care for very few.” “At leugh I tuceeded in banish in" Naomi's image from heart. I married ihe Colonel's daughter who, eight years later, left me a childless widower ; my uncle has long heeu dead. I am now .done in the world. Would you believe i\ my friends ?” I often to ibis day tnink of Naomi ;and she i s still to me, though now quite au 1 old lady, the Nomi of my story— ! my first love —a tall, graceful, j girl with auburn hair, and as my uncle used to say, black, velvet 1 eyes ” “Y r ou kuow not wl>at became of her ?” “No, tnadam.” “Then your name is not ‘Deseou dm is ?' “No ; tLat is the name of my j uncle's estate ; mine is d’Atbeim.” j ‘ I knew it P “W'i.y—//ow ?” “1 will tall yon what became Na-1 omi—she loved you. “But the note—the roses ?” “She i ever found your note. | Four sudd.n departure cost her j mauy bitter tears, and then she parried M. de Lorgerel.” “M. de Lorgerel! “Whose widow I am.” “Then yon--you are Naomi Arnelot t” “Yes ; just as you are, or rather as you are not, the Eduiuud d’Al theim of my youth.” “To think we should meet one day as sti augers !” “Y'es, and then only to play at tric-trac.” “The rosds ’’ “Are here. I always kept them.” And Mure, de Lorgerel, with hamis ihat trembled slightly, drew from an ebony cabinet oear by, 1 ihe withered hunch of yellow ros es. “Unfasten them, quick ! ex-; claimed M. Deacuudrais- She did so, and there among the flowers, now almost dust, tound the note, where it had lain for two and forty years. .4 UoiMi Heraes Pwtuts We are told, and with truth, that a thin, clean, good Lead aud diet r ful eye are indicative of au amiable and gendroua temperament aud disposition. A head well put on, with a yielding and somewhai arch ed neck, suggests that the head may be carried well, and also that such a horse has a good mouth — (hat it has not been hardened or spoiled by useless endeavors to bring the head iu the place design ed for ii. Long, oblique shoulder* usually betoken fieedom of action so far as ihe fore parts are concern n,\ as a deep ginh and long back ribs do strength, and good, broad loins and hips freedom of action ; long, full thighs, and large, clean hocks, with hind legs well put on, indicate siroig propelling powers. With these points, without enquir ing into causes and eftec s, ws will say a horse ha* got what indicate# goodness of temper, cheerfulness auil courage, carrying himself hand souiely and pleasen ly to the driv er or rider, goodness of action, strength, speed and safety.—Her ald. _ If tbe king of Siam has 286 children—as the exchangee unaa imously declare —tbe readiness wit which he parting with bia wlii e elephauts ia explained. He is obliged to sell to meet house hold expenses A Uuli kuiau'ailuia I Cut i itizeus ir* all acquainted with tm fad of how Mr Jim Parr i a gallant member of the Sri i)» ngimtht, wl.tla hnuiiug for a <atl bvuiJ fer u diU)! comrade, discovered s 10, of specie bidden ■ beneath the heartl of a bake oven iu ihe tpwn of (iettysburg, and sti reeded iu getting it home • here, he bought a suLstiiut, wilt* a nan and used the rest to statt himself in bueiuesw after the war From Mr. Jamea O'Farrell a member of the same company with Parr, we learu the following singular story of the discovery of this money. The day before ihe light a member of their company, named Dickson, whom the boys dubbed “Dixie," as gallant % man as ever follow* d the fortunes of ‘he immortal Lee, came to Mr. O' Farrell and stated to him that he had a presentiment, that there would be a great battle soon, and that he would be killed early iu the engagement. “Dixie” was laughed at for Kj* superstition, but he persisted in his story re peating it to other mein hers of the mess, and seemed very low spirited The next day the great battle begun, and sure enough the gallant “Dixie'’ was among the first to fall, shot dead in his useks He was a general favorite with his company, and after nigb’fall a squad was detailed to bnry heir dead, under Mr. Parr. After this sad duty bad been discharged, Parr hunte up Jim O’Farrell and proposed tha 1 they go out and get. a head board to mark the grave i f their comrade. O’Farrell een«ent ed, but just as he started off with >hat end in view he was detailed for some special duty, and l’trr found as other member of the mess to assist him, Near the grave was a bake o»en, used bv an old Dutchman, and the two Cou feds, decided that they could prob ably find among ihe atones of wli ch it was built someth mg suita ble for their purpose. While Pan was rumaging among the flat rocks of the floor of this oven, be heard a jingling sound, and striking a light discovered a pile of g dd and silver, and a number of paper bills on Ihe bank of Gettysburg. He secured about $1,200 of this m on ey us in il'll! as he could conveu iet.lly carry eff, intending to re turn for the remamder. But wheu he got back it was gone, some one else also discoveriug the mine, 7’hu spnie made quite a heavy bulk aud Mr. Parr, belong ing to the infantry, entrusted the money lo Mr. It K Reaves to ca ry oft for him. Mr. R- tells u» tl at they conn eo it carefully on ihe but’le-field, by the light of their caiup-fire, and he got ii safe ly over the Po ounuuc, when tie delivered every ce> t to Parr, tak ing not Ling for histi onbie. When the Federal tro ips were raiding through llris section they heard through some means of this money and going out to Mr. Parr's house demanded it 7’hia ordtr was re fused aud they subjected that gen tl> m in‘o all uauner of D.digui ies and punishments, but if th.-y •ecovtned tmy it was a very small sum During uur iate visit lo (leUyS 'iirg we met au old cili/eu of tha* lowu, wheu the converse turn turned upon the deportment of the Confederate troops in P«uu sylvan in. and the subject of go d found iu a bake oven waa touched up n. iVh u we informed the pirty thill, we knew the soldier who found the ihe gold, “Are you sure of what you »iy Sir?” Why I mu well acqua uted with all the facts in the case, ,ud au iu i ceut muii huu long labored uiuier tbe sui-pic.biou of taking the mon ey. Yt edo not wish a ceut of it back, but I would like to know the u one of the soldier an 4 his address, as it would clear au mno ceut mau of an uujust susuicioc. I will visit A hens shortly to iuvesti ga l she ruai’er .borotighly.” He th m ptoce.ded to give us a histo ly of the ownei of the money. He w s au i IdDutchman who distrust ed banks and decided the place to deposit his money would be uu der the hearth of his hake even,as no one wou’d ever think of look iug in such a place for treasure. Only one man, a Neighbor, kmw where the uioi ey was hidden, and *his prison was always kU<pecied if roll! iug bis frieud, andknowD g tuHtbe blame would prooubly rett upon the soldier. It was certain ly a singular chaiu of circums’au i s that first discovered this mooey and how mystery was unraveled after overtwenty yeers by the mer : esl acc den’. — banner watchman. Carter Harrison, the democrat ic ni mines for Governor of Illi nois, K entered actively upon the canvass He insists ibat the state will be captured front the re publicans this fall. Pruning enl Seer Uvmprm It Use not been many yeers since everybody summer pruued their out door grape vibes to death They hardly left leaves and shoots enough to keep the vine alive and growiag at all. As a coneequaace the irrajms badly mildewed, many fell off, the hunches diminished, and the berries became premature ly ripe, with loss of ti7.e and qual ity. At last the growers took ihe slat m and iu couucil resolved on ly on a little summer pruning— some even advioaliug the vines run niug up trees ed libitum! But it w as soou found that ■ bin was ruu niug to the other extreme, hence moderate pruuiug waa agreed upoa 7’he trut h is, the pruning of grape H is like every other thing done up on the premises, it should be varied according to circumstances. Some rampart growers like the Concord, most of Rogers' hybrids, the Tele graph, etc., should be pruned in 'lie fall or winter, sharply, and in flie summer have their great wan dering leaders considerably lopped off and reduced to a moderate sixe When done judiciously this will add to the size of the bunch and berry, sr well as tbr quality of the fruit. The o’faer verities—slew growers-should he only sparing ly reduced, cr rather “pinched,” u accordance wiih the ! r habits of growth, There is little or no doubt ibat. when this pruning, in both winter and summer, is performed careful ly and with judgement, it will add to, if uot completely secure, the general sttcess of grape collar 3. B'-y.—Mother, who are these men with blue clothes on aud big brass outtons? They stay round ihe salloons. and look fat and ls zy- Mother.—They ar*; policemen my son. What do policemen do? They take ca’e of the men whom the saloonkeepers nave wade drunk or they protect the saloon-keepers from trouble and annoyance. 7t must cost the saloon keepers a heap of money to hire eucb nice looking men. O the saloon keepers don't hire them. The city government pave the*r salaries. Why. the government does not p’’V father’s hired nu t ! X in '* “: 1 "l In g,v r m ut, D kin i oa.O' ke ,i i, . ;ij to deserving workingmen. “My darling, you never have kissed me yet,” he said. “Haveu’t I T ’she answered, with a gurgling laugh. “Nevei,” he repeated “and I wish you would now. Will you ?” She did. “Ah,” he sighed, “how sweet it is to feel the pressure of your warm dps on my c heek “Do you know why my lips are eo v aun ?” she asked. “Because - because,” he etamer e J. “Because ehe broke in, "uo ice cream has passed th ein lor ever so long ” He took th-- hint. • MB • Old man Pettigrew, of Austin,! is very precise iu bis statement, and is also a stricl constructionist One morning w neighbor rushed in on Pettigrew while the lattei was eating bis breakfast and ex claimed excitedly: “Your horse is ob fire.” “Sir »” “Your house is burning up,” ‘ You are wrong sir.” “Wrong ?" “Yes, sir, this is not my house I only rent it. A guest, entering hurriedly, eur prises a man and wife flushed, in dignant and disheveled. What's the matter ? he asks. Hutband, triumphantly—We ■re settling as io who is boss! Guest—Have you settled it? Wife, victoriously—W'e have! Gues’—Which is it? Both—lie! A man Las just started t > walk from Chicago to Ban Francisco —- I He was a dslega’s io the Cenvsn j tion aud met an agreeable young , mau who waa a nephew es a prom ! iuent banker of his town. 1 MR EDITOR Y\ hat ia this 1 Tbi4, dear, it that suffering an anal, tha editor. But wbai is the editor ? He la tha mau darliug. that ruus tha paper My! I though the paper ran it self That is the gsueral impression, But not noitect f Not emirsly so. 1 thought the tileuted contribu tors wrata the stories The) do. Aud that the fuuuv man built all the jokes ? He does. Aud that the dyspeptic geuitiß wrote the poem - 1 Certainly/ And the poor compositor—l thought be pnt things into type ? Yus. And that the printer, he worked off the edition ? You are right. Then what iu the mine of good ness does the editor do ’ 7/e talks. With whom f With people who come in to help him pass sway the time Oh, then the editor lias plenty of time to waste 1 Lots Who is the leng haired lunatic with the roll as paper ? He is the gifted poet. Wha' does he want ? He wants te know what became of that “Ode io a withered Vio/ot” in 47 stanzas, which he sent last last spring. What did become of it 1 It was filed away in the stove. Does the ediior say that 1 Ob, no. What does he say ? I He says that be seut it hack. My! but ist't that a twist ? Yes, dear. What does the poet say t * lie says he is so sorry ; because the Century offered him sti. r > for il. W hat is that ? It s a lie. Whe is that geutiemau with the club ? 7/e is the “Constant Reader.” Aud he wants— To iuquire why his last coiumu nicaiion was uot answered. Why was it not T Because it was seven col urns long aud only in the interest of one man. Who was that ? Himself. And that fashionable geutiemau sucking his cane He is the delight of she editori al room. What is his business 1 He has none Why then does he come Because it is too late for lunch eon and too early to walk on the avenue. But I don’t nuders am l . Neither deee the editor. How long will he stay ? A coaple of hours. And that last man —the uuder takeu ? B-h-h- 1 dear. That is uot an undertaker. Who is it then ? The funny insn. Ob, what does he want ? He want ts read the editor his last joke. Where did ho gel it 1 From a work on the “Tombs of tue Early Egyptian Eiugs ’ Myl Then this is the way the editor spends his dine ? Ftiocipally. •tie long, delightful reception. Yes, dear. Then the eduor has aothiug iu the worl 4 to wish or pray for. Ob, yes; ene tbiug. What is that ? Death- “Well my dear,” said deacon Jores, as he turned his paper, “did you see this obituary notice of Elder Smith’s death ?” “I glanced over it a minute, out didr’t examine it minutely,' said the deacon s wife. “What is f there about it that strikes you V “Why do tAey put this Latin or Ohoctow in an obituary noine ? ’ “I didn't see any thing of that kind. What ia it my dear. “Why it closes with ‘Requiescai in pace ’ Now, what in Sam Hill does that uisan ?" “Pshaw ! that’s easy, old man. It means that be required .is cat t > pice." “Oh, !so it dues so it does,’ add 'he old mill. “How easily one can he mistaken ! I thought ‘Requieecat iu pace' was the brand of the liquor that killed him. Yellow corn contains wore oil rhau tha white, but the latter is 1 richer iu gluten jVol. XIV.—No 22 General NEWS. ' protracted drouth has injur ed the cotton h’ml corn crops of Texas. I f not overloade I Esquimaux dt gs will easily draw a sledge six ty miles a day. An indian mound iiftten miles front Alapahn is to be excavated this week. •fames Hay, col., of Carro’l coun ty, has just died leaving t n estate of #4 000 or $6,000. /he deparimeut of agiicnlture reports a general improvement of the crops for the month of July. I lie ('clnmbua (Ga) cotton fac tories have reduced wages of oper slots ten per cent. Nix hundred and ninety women voted at a recent election in Seat tle, \\ aslnngton Territory. A number of Italians lmvo been shippid into the Hockey Valley to tuke the place of striking coal miners. The mines of Tombstone, Ari zomt, are said to have yielded $6,000,000 worth of meinl since their opening in 7878-79. The negroes in Terrell county have nominated E It Fitzgerald, colored, as their candidate for rep reseiuntive in ihe legislature. A company hns been termed to lay a cable between Brazil and New Orleans via, Ht Thomas as io connect with the Bennett-Maek ay cable. Tliere are now on the pension rolls eighty-two widows of revolu lionary soldiers, and forty eight of these come from the southern states. John B Hoffman, convicted of murder in the first degree at Ciu cinuali. for the killing of his son, is sentenced to be banged Octo ber 24. '/ he figures show a shrinkage of the currency in cir dilation .during the seven months prior to July 1, amounting to about *22,000,000. The first reference to red sun sets is in a communication ad dressed in 157• by Tych Bracbe, the celebrated Danish astronomer to H Brucaeus, a Flemish physi cian . A San Francisco woman is sue ing a man for siO,ooo damages, because, on the 2.lst of last month be premised to marry her within “» reasonable length of time," and has not yet filled the agreement. It is claimed that cholera ban never become epidemic in the inte rior pine and freestt ne water re - gions of the South. Rotten lime stone wa'ei is peculiarly favorable to its propagation. Captain Me. Garrh lias on exhi bition at the Grange warehouse, Americus, a watermelon root that measures 19 feet, in lergtb. It is said that, watermelon roots ix teud as far out as the vines. A meeting of independent re publicans was held in Phila<lel phis, and a permanent organiza tion effected under the name of the association of republicans and in lepemleiits of the city of Phil adelphia. Ex Governor St. Jolir., of Kan sas. and William Dauiel, of Mary land, the Prohibition candidates for President and V*?» President, were both radical Republicans be fore before they became radical trmperance men. “l'irst come the missionaries, •hen the consuls, and after them the armies,” said King Theodore, of Abysinia, some years ago to a French traveler, explaining his ab horenceof explorers and missiona ries. A Now Orlennß gentleman says that very few. if any, persons who win considerable prizes in the lot tery keep their money beyond a year or two. Sudden weilth turns their brains and the fools and their cash are soon parted. The democrats will tight this year not only for the doubtful stater, but for Ohio, Illinois aud Wisconsin, and other slates which have formerly been considered re liablv republican. The Indica tions are that this will be a great year for the democrat.