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F. R. FILDES, Editor.
VOL. TV.
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OHi.inrv r-otices*. Tributes of Respect, un<t ill l
Rriichpfl of a personal eluiraeter, charged for r. ;
a'Fvn tpenier.ls.
F > iiuvxanelivr candidates for office, SIO.OO
mmmlm.
List of
. K n<Z J»JBL 58 S3. J J\SES
’i HE AWARDED AT TUB
B FOKSttOTYi AIR.
i • • \ \ X ... s‘l< >.,
. ; ■ i,yg W‘rl:K*h>j - v ", 17, 1809.
... : yield of Cot‘on, groan on
r . .;id (aiuoetttt to be certified to by
•« reiiaUle citizens, and fair samples of the
co- ton delivered oil the ground,) one silver J'ii-
Ciier, valued a* Ten Dollars.
2. For the hugest yield of Corn, grown on < ne
acre of land iroiio-n's us above,) one
Silver Tiic •- a ’> on Dollars.
3. For il - -> ...<• \ h-1.-I < f N'.ve. t Potatoes,
grown on one acre. < ert in and to by three ivl: >b«e
citizens ami r.ampb-s of s.nwe iurnishod. one t
Silver-plated Foil;.-, valued at Five Do rs.
•t. For the lava a ! v’old (\‘ Irish Po, v rats
rd on one acre of land, .-atupi. s to ’ c delivered
and certificates furnished, one Silver Cup, valued
n: Five Dollars.
5. Forihe largest yii ld of Oats, raised on one
ae;e of land, game conditions as above, one set
of Spoons, valued at Five dollars.
fi. For the largest yield of Rye. raised on one
acre of land, sample.: and certificates to be fur
nished, one Silver Cup, valued at Five dollars.
7. For the largest yield of Turnip*, raised on
one acre, same conditions, one set Spoons, val
ued at Five dollars
8. For the best bale of Cotton, to be deliver-'
odxnr the ground, and sampled l>y iffe Judge,
one set of Forks, valued at Five dollars.
!). For the best Sugar. 5 pounds to be deliver- j
<d, one set of Spoons, valued at Five dollars.
10. Fertile best quality of Syrup, one gallon ;
to be deliver' and, set .ipomis valued at I- i'e«e>ll s.
1!. For the best Cabbage, one tjdend* and gar
den hoe, valued at Three dollars.
12. For the finest Reels, one splendid spade, j
valued at Three dollars.
13. For the largest Colew ort, one garden rake
valued at Three dollars.
14. For the best train' J Fuggy Horse, one sil-,
ver cup, valued at Five and da.s.
15. For the bes air and ■ :.-.ddle one !
• ih. . ... , - -•
17. For (he fin'- C leh Cow, ■nc silver pitch
er, valued at Ter. della- .
IS. For the finest Yearling; one splendid knife i
v*« lat Two dollars and fifty cents.
i • For 'he finest Bull, one silver pitcher, val
ued -t. Ten dollars.
Su. idt the largest and best Brood Sow, one
get rdver-T] oor.?. valued .at Five dollars.
21. For the largest and lest Hale lieg, set of
giver fork!), v 1 >ed ai Five dollars
22: For th* to s Sheep, one pah sheep shears
valued at 'two dollars and fifty cents.
23: For the best Plow Stock, ehi.-scl and au
ger valued at Tv, o dollars and fifty cents.
24: I or she best Plow Sweep, Two dollars and
fifty’ cents ia C *h.
20. For the best and neatest Coverlid, one
goid thiinbh . varied at ien dollars.
il,: F . hi j:- Quilt, cne gold thimble
valued at Ten dollars.
27: For the neatest Counterpane, one silver
third-I ted a. Two dollars ands y cents.
>; y.or .. i.caiest article of Embroidery, one
g ruble, valued at Ten dollars.
or 'he neatest pair of Socks, cne silver
t- . valued at Two dollars and fifty cents.
. ; <,r the bust Essoy on general agriculture
r 1 : ks county, to be read by the author, and
cl - -..tiered by beaudiunce, one gold pen
::.ra!t:c-v .'A f:. *her suggest,
ia*: day of the Fair, all tC- Ladies of
iuty be r-.q letted to exhibit lireir lia
.. ica: committee of five, mem
i..t - a.. -y, be appointed by the Presi
... ;i. : ci< - g-LiUi-i ihn Sues* and prettiest, who
;_i.. . ■ 1 1 a premiuia of a Silver Cup,
\aiue-i at Ten dollars.
% uCtUffl.
I.OVK I.HUITCNS LABOI!
A good wife rose Rum ht*r liv'd one morn,
| And ill right, with a nervous dread,
jOf the piles of clothes to be washed, and more I
Than a dozen met ;F,s to be led.
! There are omuls to be got for the men in the fit Id. j
And the children to fix away
T-> se.‘ 001. mid ;hu mb.; ’o ski:u and churn,
And ell to be done that day.
| It has nnuet in the tight, and all the wood
I Was wet us it could l n > ;
| And there were pudding and pies to bake,
! i « sides a loaf of cake for tea.
| The day wil* hut, mat k- r aching lead
Throbbed w urily as slie said—
“if maidens but knew what good wives kuow,
They would be in uo hurry to wed.”
“Jeuuie, what do you think I told Ren Brown ?” ;
Called the farmer from the well ;
And a flash crept up to his bronzed brow,
| And his eye halt bashfully fell ; J
“It was this,*' lie . aid, and coming near,
| lie smiled, and stooping down,
Kissed her check--“ Twas this, that you were the |
best
And dearest wife in town ’
* The farmer#.ent back to the field, and the wife,
In a smiling and absent way,
She'd am sung for many a day.
-Inti the pain iu her bead ,sus gene and tl
Were w bile as foam of the sea ;
iier bread was light, : n.l her butter was sweet
And golden as it could be.
Ee-: think, ’* the children ail called in a bicath,
: ia Wood has run oft to sea!
»i wwaidii’t. we know, if he only had
Ik v iiigiit came down,, and the good wife smiled ;
* To herself, as she softly said :
“ "ii.- .sweet to labor for those vve love,
li is not strange, tba! maids will wed 1”
a mrum.m; siamii;AM-
A nV- Fng in the iitde crib,
A v it hand laid upon my head,
“Mainiiia. lm i into bed !”
•‘Oh, no!” 1 said. *• ’twill never do ;
Now shut those little ju-t-per.-: tight,
And sleep and dream till morning breaks;
Then you may come—when comes the light.”
Again a nestling in the crib,
As down to rest, my birdie lay;
l'listened, for I thought shekpoke -
‘•Ruddy up, Light!” 1 heard her say.
TfiCn all was still. We slept again
'Till (lawn lit up the eastern sky;
Then sang my birdie sweet and clear,
“Now light has turn, and so has 1 V 1
(lI.U'.COUO.
I. .Ui \G FROM FATE.
liY jisjio STRONG.
It is now mote th ut tw.-n'.v y ■ !
► •i.ee I in sole the acquaintance ->f (J. Toni
Moo'.:■ -in' ;y.
| At that time ho \v> • tw; - P-.
lie was a. V.i inian by l.irili, nn-1 Ins
j i ii. :!y wcro'nte'iid'-i :m-l t in
| t Joii patrician Si ;< t
110 was hands)>Mi<- J-ravo and gcticr a: .
'sp rited—and in 1 1 i- I . lends (. a■as ■ i.
i Wl.v lie siaici.! oiiia eve a iVi> nils ip Ii
j i pi'i'.r s*ri: v, ,v Ilk. 1
I nnioss he ioii wod tii<‘ law wire!) toauli-
Il it os that v i arc happiest with li.-Hc
. who arc mfisi mi! : •• i lie was strong
land si !f rollout, alrnid • •' nothin.--—trus
i licit in tin' s 11 1 111 , • w-iiiout doilies or ap
! pr. ir ls •v. i< 1 was p‘ ysioally wak
i uoi votic a. an oid woman * } and full id
! vaeno doir .. and fears tor what was
We met fir t, at college where wo
«i re classmates and when our acquain
tance had ripened into intimacy we
re med together at Mrs. Heck's.
At tin: close of the year, for onr vaca
tion occurred about the last of Novem
ber Montgomery invited me to go home
with him. I was only too 'Had to ac
,crpt the invitation, A i I had no home,
. xcc|jt a ffreat s ately iiiansi >n in ne I
our X ;iv Eng and citie p .'sided over
:by a housekeeper, cold an ! stao'y as
the hoiißtf itseif. My parents were li U
i dead and brothers sh ters I never
; liad a.N. I was rich in houses and
lands, and money, hut ah Hint rarely con
i stitutes liappimss—the love of those
whom we love—l was pm r as p'ov. rly.
M ntgorneiy’s liome \s in just what 1
j h-.nl been led to expect from the I'i lin and,
sesti etic nature of-the man.
Jiis p.no uts were and: niiied aristocrat
' poll!
and nospoalde to a fault.
‘1 ■ -•••• corn dme warmly and before;
Ila - . oti o r gut .Ms ' all an hour, I
was entirely at home with th in
(ieraid was the only living child; but
i.e e were tnrec graves on u green i.il- .
lock a l.tth way i.oin th.* luiuse, whero;
to tw I. .-isters and his elder brother lay:
sleeping,
i. r.a- at a Christmas o-siival, at tl>-■,
use . fa in iglden ing gentleman, that
we Him met E :na Carr.
h i ki> and teeble as I was in h alth, I
fell strong y the sp and and power of her
, resnice how much more di cidediy tlien
must olio nave affected Gerard, who was
overflowing with brilliancy and spirit of
H SHALL TilE P33SS XtlS PBOPi.3'3 UISHTS MAINTAIN, UNAWED BY TEAR AND UNBHIEDD BY GAIN.
QUITMAN. GEO., AUGUST 13, ISfiO.
he .’th and shenirlh.
I 1 describe her? Keeling keenly
imy inability to paint her as she was, I
| yet believed that some deserption sliou'd
jbe I ven else you will fail to ro d.v even
1 :im!v w hat 1 grand : .•.■inc ■■ . f wee ai
J ii .o.i she was
I She v;as Alii »■ and: I •t. Wll'l a to
' exq ;i t v Ino de !, a : . ' e..
jII 15Vli f r s', nil'ti \ II 1 : lan ’ f... '
were peifeet, the turn .1 lit-r w.-t w -
j ■'Hough to set a sculp >r or, a . with ™ -
| vy. lier comp'exioti w, s ilmost wliite,
j Ihislied slightly in the chee s— .or lips
iw.re a thread of pe irl l- aid the whir
, forehead wu. shndowed by hair black
ad gloss ■' as polish’d ebony, il r eyes
were v. ondei fill— so black, so soft, so
deep— so lull of some!iiieg which was
not quite sadness but unutterable long
ing’ I t that sweetness whieh Alto had
not yet given her.
Eookii g into her eyes, 1 A It tluil sbe
i had never loved, and looking into the
| eye of ray ft lend I believed that her time
| of-s\vee: madness'’ was'iiear.
| 1 I'l'inomlier that slit; wore crimson
i that, night and had over her shoulders a
1 shawl of snowy zephyr A simple dress,
enough, Ant one which bears her troph
ic,il beauty strangely.
All that was known of her.l soon learn
ed f rom onr h stess. She was the adnp
ted. daughter of Mrs. Col. Carr, a weal
thy widow lady, who was present C v
c- mug as Elma’s < ap "'mi.
V.he.. ,• M • c , .ad found her m |
„he inj in Om. id did nit ku w, but
si.e b In veil it was generally known
that Ema was the daugi t-r of a dear
friend of her adopted mo her.
The 1( suit "f ihe meeting of G raid j
and Miss (.'.or was vvli.t 1 looked lor
Wor hip on his parl a ,and such adoration
as only a pure s'rong him ifi won. n
can give to tic liiao win, euiit '.i.uU e tjci
world.
(Jerald made m, seciet .( his love |,
me. I think lie looked upon me mud. as
be m>glit a dear sister, ; :<1 that il v,
in the same way that lie came to me
with his joys and grids
And u tii a boy's love of talk; 1 c.-ed
to lie awake nights and chatter to him
of Elnni's wondi rful beauty and grace,
ands eet ess, until after a while lie
would put nis arm over uki ml say kind
“T 1' i'bp, thill, will do for one
to , in .beep lor 1 shall actually
Ac i !ou i' y u.' .
0 ,■ e, alter I had been more than ttsu
aily enthusiastic in my praise ol her, lie
a kod suddenly
“S • r u think her beautiful, do von?
!! .•. t l’,;| enough to gi aco any man's
"15 . urlcl is no wid Sfe is niu-.ni
Ii „t. A queen. OhUma.d, il 1 were
, I and sn oi g. aml In, mi ..n,. li lie yon, |
■; would l>. Il . Veil to 111." to l.ea, IIVI SIV
she lov.d me.”
“It will be to me Philip," he era and pas |
,-ionate'y. “1 lovelier as woman never
we ; b.v lln fore. And I'iid'p if aiiyifiivg ;
siioul'l Inipne i to peperate um—good
lleae < n! iether th-r.i me an thoi-jpossesu
her 1 In lirve 1 would kill lier, well as 1
love her, di urns she is to nu .”
“Oh, and I.V’ (•■;. and !; “you make me a-
Aaid of you Gerard."
lie laughed, and called me a little Cnw
ai■!, and lb" snbj ct. dropp'd.
A few nights 'afterwards lie came to
me fl sin-1 and radiai t. I knew just
tw t liadoeeu' ied ami wa.. piepared ,
e e.gi.itu! ite hi.,,.
•O' ve me j y :■ ok:, '
el-1 ..o' iiw-'j’ ;i ' um, i :i;. to
end I card her so at lips o,.;l ! ,v. y -u
'-(• lari.’ 11l IWO IligiliS, if a ceil •aiding
I sympathiz'd with him and v s ,p-i
p'. ill II s happilies... oi I ! Il p
be was still silting by my be Is.d ■ -a
dr, amy look in his - yes his lips hall ‘
parted in a smile—thinking --flier.
Afterward 1 saw them together. In \
all my life I have never seen s icli a per
lection of devotion to that existing be- |
tween tiieui. She dwelt upon his eveiy, !
word and gesture and his sunlight came 1
■ nil,in him only when lie smiled Id ,
not think that at that time lie aclcnowl
! edged any other divinity than that he;
found in her.
When 1 I >ok-"l at t c-fi so very n on
It. s long- xsi in ■ a world at; out 1 1
A was to. in tic , like l.e.a v, ai—loo near-!
;ly akin to that state ol bmi' lihide t ,
\ whi we li pa to attain when flesh and
spiiit are separated, and we - lit- r in at
t:,e gates of toe city e i!'"d Beautiful.
They b."l hi- u tw- weeks eng god
when X u 1 it. tax ; • n into the vieii'
lie c! imied aa anc.e.'' ""q , liuia .<:o w ia
Mr. Morns at w " ' n • Mis. Cos. and
Kami were passing toe wif.rer, and hail ,
ail- time V ‘.vs q m -• ml lir're tho, gh !
! is !.jd ; ■ g.-r.' .. on a y at the P , ••
saw Fa.'l X i if ■ o and h ri . ' a
youth I .aw in i tie; .mbit of ta . eg li :
’ and das.iiies 1 I |n* p 1 • ' it ..ut lieii g ■
bin* to give any tea ... !p so <! beg, i 1
. ti.is Was a vn-.v Str ■ •_ c eof dislo-.e
Il became in -r« c u ir n and when I ho- ■
t ci-(l toil lie ’ eg>. , y. lug p ii.
atiem ion to Em a C .rr.
•lie w.is a ivj-i x.: gr-y eyed mau'
with bristlingyeiiirw hair and wh skers,
and all the jewelry and line clotoes in
the woraicould noi make him look like a
gentleman.
At every morni: g party i.e hovered
\ constantly about il.ua—sue cguid not
move without his following her like a
shadow • If she sang lie wan by her
side t ■ turn the leaves of the music —if
, she rode lie managed to get between her
] and Gerard-—if she walked he was ever;
present— ft disgusting and officious marl i
: plot.
\ !o -k of pain and distress grew on ,
! K tea's 1 ice iice! 1 fancied that her eves j
, re at times an expression ol terror, as ;
■ " < xpected something dreadful to I
! .'"lee upon her at any moment. But 1 j
said nothi >g alx-nt it to Gerard—ho was |
so happy I w.nild in no wise mar his. on :
joyment
i oie night he came home to mo in a
! dread In! stale of excitement.
It was a dark stormy night, end Un
wind blew almost a gale, and shrieked
and moaned around the tall chimneys of
Montgomery Lodge like some human
thing in distress.
1 had grown nervous and fidg-'ty with
listening. >'lo it and greeted Gerard’s
steps outside with jy. But the liivt
glimpse of his. face tohl me that he had
'(raver m .tiers to think of then quieting
a silly hoys I r mors.
“Pnilip Lee,” said lie, I b 'lion; that
you are brave, and 1 have need for your
help. I come to yon because 1 know
you love mo and will da all von can for
me!”
“I would serve you with my life!” I
answered eagerly.
“1 hope there may be no dan "-or, but
A tlo ro should tie then I’ll lb , i, ;'ll
ugh death and the Devi] bland iu the
“What is it ? yii! I.atc not fold me,”
saidJl.
“X". Aston, and then toll mo if 1
am to blame in wishing Asa Fairfax was
in his grave I his moment!”
‘ Ilosh U said I —“yon are not yon r
svA, Gerard—you will tec I differently by
; ’1 Ay when yon have had time to think
of i:; h'l it be what it will.”
If. h iiih'A incredulously and wont on
- pc iking ii, a. horse hurried on e,
“F.oi fax is a 1 ."uisiai.a planter. Twcn
ty years ago he owned a quadroon girl
named Henrietta. She was very le anti
(nl and bad been well brought up by Ikv
mistress. F,lnv was betrayed by one e|
Fairfax’s friends—n young man of good
blood but. nll or iil a led passions ■ and w . n
her child waa born the mpther died The
ohi'd was taken into Fairfax's family j
and remained there until she was six
years , fag..’ wheh she inyslerioilsly d.s
appealed. Fairfax set. on (bad various
investigations cal nlated to lead to a
discovery of ln-r wlicrealaonts but time
p'issed on and nothing was hen id of her.
ife was satisfied that sli- had been sto
lon and lie had never given up the hope
of finding • or. For--i.e said vr |h a
leer for which I could have Uirottlrd Ibin
thal lie knew she would grow up Inind
s.trne as her m ,!lier was in-fore lier, ad |
for that reason she would bring him a |
hi * price when he put her into iho mar
11. p ius -d and wiped Ims.forehead and
1 who did not see what tho drift of all
this disco'i'so was asked:
“15ut what has this to do with tr.y
helping you? ’
“A.e vvl thin si slow nl: guessing?
i’ii l lip Ivina Uurr is tho child of the slave
Henrietta and the property of Asa Fair
fax !”
“Good II” ” n l But you can liny her
Gerard that is—if your pride will per
mit, you to—to
“A curse upon pride ! Philip I love
that end. •mid though the blood of all
Mini p’.i ran in tier veins I would make
, i* iii'iie just the Kamel Bay her I would
civ.' me world for tier il it were mine to
give! But I have offered him money—
- a- i.glf’of my fortune and he
. , ied inyfa ■ 'll ■ lev "I her hiin
i.i'lf lie said—lie meant she should he hi,s
and the s.iiile on Ihs face as lie spoke
was fiendish!
‘ But Miss Carr? D >es she know of it
How does .a he take it?’’
“Yes die knows it. There was a dis
tressing scene today when Fairfax made
tli; affair known. Mrs. Carr, confessed
very k Inciaiitly that at the tim ; of ad
opting Übii t (We guessed slm might have
been a slave but she knew nothing po-i
live. Her own daughter had died and
: this child was brought to her by an old
cohned woman just arrived from the
.south. T St. was all i " knew ail sue
m sib . ably '
i'o'i ■ i ■ : ! • - 1 ‘ vie over t i word,
' Ii: ■ il" u" iiaiiutins property.”
“VV. ii?'’
“I wi l not give her up! He shall nev
ct lay a finger on her! she is waiting to ;
fly l" another land where slavery's curse
is not. A v.-s-el lies imw in Hampton
K .ads that wil! sail in thirty six hours
s rli ir po. : wish to reach th.,, an i
take hvr w,:h me. Once upon Bri.ish.
. HI and we an saf V
“A ! when will you go? ’
“Now! Tins very hoar! Kisfr and dress,
.f y..u wi -a t> i:"lp me. fare is not a :
a mut t . lose. Kim a, is below waiting. 1
]Jr ought her home with me. You see
woe is wilfmg to tni .t me utteily; will
ing to run all lisks except Hie risk of.
ia A g ut'i his hands.”
la a moment I was on rny feet ; and
ag aiy .'lollies on hurriedly, I went 1
be.ow with nim. Elina was there, sit
ling ia the and irk, aud I tnought she had
be-n weeping
Gerard took o r in his arms aad kiss
ed her passi mat-ly.
‘ Cneer up my darling,” be sa.d hope
fully “ail wi i be weli and we will bes
i happy when ouce we are sate.”
“I have been thinking it over, Gerard,’
•
i said s’i tri'timlously, “and lam afraid 1
I otic!,t to g.ve von np.”
“Not anoll er Wi.rd, Elina, mv br'oved;
; life would be worildess t . m i if I ib l u u
J sbare it V.itli yon. II me liml ill, ••
j friends and fortune what arc t'.rv to
your love?”
We h 'J a brief coii-uiltui io ■, nod
j found that Gerard’s' plans wore all lad
i lie would take horses for hi i-oand
Klni.i from the idables and I was to ae j
company them in their flight and bring |
the Inn' es back.
! Gar ir.l and T wi'iit out to sadip 1 tbeni, '
] and just as ive broiigbt them t i the gate
way xi 'ien Elina waited I In aid a sharp
dick click of hoofs on the frozen earth of
the pike
A cold shudder ol apprehension won'
oYor.m..
'“:s!: yl"sa'd I “il may be Fairfax!’’
It was F iii fax. We knew that, fill‘
non for we heard hi" hoarse voice cal!
lug out to the constables who acconipa
lli.'d him to i ida fas ter.
Garal'd turned toward me and drew
hi;; breath in hard. I knew he wa
inaki' g up his mind to fight il out even
to il mh
Ehnu's hand was on' ids arm, and she
whispered something in his ear.
He strained her coiivu'sivciy to his
heart.
“Yes,” said he solemnly “I promise
It 1 e worst, e unes to Ike Von-:. 1 will
doe ,UU desire. My dai gi mine on
v 1’
Tiiey wre ii; -u: ny e dliug inf fr ns
to Kiirieiidi-r the person of v, slave
known a.‘i Elina Carr or take the cotisn
q".;:
Gerard npl ed (i'rreiy Ik.it he would
deff'ud tim girl with his life if necessary
There were three < ('Fairfax party mid
they were well armed. I had nothin;,
nnt. my weak hands; Gerard 1 knew had
his pistols
Fairfax with tin obscene oath, made
■m attempt to seize Elma, and Gerard
dashed him aside with a furious blow
that sent him reeling to the earth.
In an instant he recovered ami sprang
upon Gerard with the fury of u wild
'lda-two omitabies came forward arid
izeil Gerard i y the shoulders, lint he
shook them off and then it was that Fair
j lax drew hi ids!,el i.
He Hied quickly and the shot too’: ef
fect in my friends breast,
Mad with agony and despair, I snatch
ed I e other from the hand of Fairlax
aid tired bill 1 was too agitated to take
aim and the bullet sped aside of the
ma and: and but i ,1 bso’f in a To
Weak ami ling Gerard stood
shielding vr*tii liis body the shrinking
fi.rm <’t El. a.
Fieldi'tily he turned pa'o and clasped
iier in his aniw.
“My darling!’said he fmdiy, ‘'choose!;
.hull it b■ rr you said? Jam dying—a
uio.nent longer and y.uj wiil he left to i
his mercy.”
“I, I il be as T said! ' cri< and she rag : -
: ly. “Gorani! L'.fo of my life! Thank
I Heaven tmil the p iwur is given me to I
triumph at la.it I”
Her asm ■ weie ii and his . neck her
! lips foit'died his—they sp-.ii.-a few itiaud i
j ible words and then I heard him say:
“Goer.ige, dearest, it is but for a mo- !
meet 1”
Then I In aid the sharp report of a pis j
to! and saw then sink down together
Gerard ad E'tna nod toen eons; ms- j
ness left me and 1 knew nothing more.
I ha 1 In en ill three wei ks, they told
me., when I cam ■ to mys ■'!', and I dal
not dare f,> ask the n any parth'nlars.
In my tlien weak and i xhaiined state I
did not A"I equal to hearing them.
AAerward 1 knew that G rar.l haO
shot his lietrothcd in obedience to her re
: quest. S’ c had preferred death with him
;to life which would consign her to the
posse- sioti of Fairfax.
j They were both buried on the green
■ hillside and already the warm spring son
shine had coaxed the voilets into bloom ■
on their graves when I was able to go j
j about.
: Gerards 'parents were si ricken by the
blow and did not long survive their son.
The old place has passed into the hands
of strangers and the sad story is forgot
tea by every on • except tli" fold
boy, t remembers with tender af
. . Irieml of *ii youth; and weeps
i v {•" trag' ly of his early death.
Ch,tiling made A o n anew kind of pa- !
> r has ben j a ent< din En • lan 1. The |
components of tho matcri tl are said to ho ,
some animal and vegetable substances j
ii ver before used. When reduced to a :
pu'p, and bleached, tho completed fabric
is »rt. f feit, of extraerdinaiy pitancy ;
ih::. b.hty .and strength. It can bn new- j
ml .itii the needle as tightly an woven
fabrics, ae i already table cloths, quilts, j
j shoes and petticoats are in market, all
; made Iron) the new material.
Miociable is bn who slumbers on in
idleness. Miserable 15 the workman <Uu>
Ble -pa before tiio hour oh rest, 01 sits
.down in the shadow, while his biclhrcu
wi-iiv in the sun. There a.o always du
ties to perform and functions to exercise
—lunotfons which are ovcrenlarging and
extending, in proportion to Uie growth
ot our mural and mental station. Man
is ban to work, and he must work while
1 is day.
iiorso thieves are now drowned in
Missouri, just for variety, li e cats, with
i a -tone tied to the neck to prevent mis
; take!
| Y.OO per Annum
NO. 30
\ 'l'Gtv.tt!, —i'l'rrii Red's Station
*’ , ' 1 M -‘ ! 'P :|l 't enlnrs of a most sin
■’ ' 1 "1 ■ '*iii -n. It spr> n ; (hat a you lur
man l.y t : nlu>. (1; . w „;i ..p ,|p M j> l!t
1 ' Vl ! : ' Btnl 1 I-uly deaf and dumb
Y" r‘ ■ ' : ;! • '•lirnit* •to M on—
,,|,M li; ' pla 0 of residence. It
■seems t out o: *,v s.mrt when the
'"''Ye f'V n * 1 ’ -v
1 ' ''' :i !" f " 'I '' If b-,tl. deaf and
';.7Ym I.' I ,’ '■ f, w *' “‘""'tycd tin* veil—
-1 ; ' "up' 1; h nap ira no lit ■
' " ■> > v na (at ~i| imt the tin
l" , '■ !; P dm again. When
oe he go the train, hound for
-; Y; s •' " ! > «nd t„„k t h..
■ ; Y l '' 1 - On the ears he indulged
1 ul,ui n-oti'a;ions as i; surely distress-
i.ue nlbur exeited intense intermt n«
; ,'; s 1 Basingers, and < m |,'s
’ ll !*””/ soon UK he stepped out
j,]; 7' ,a ‘ a l>'‘"“H nn.l a
i , ’ , f ■ ! ! •' 1 *i«' 11 ) ;i anrj wrolo
' ;; :it ah 1 '>"'»!.» on accouut of
' ,' ’.' ■ <'oritimi",l weeping in
i'"':-' A It wis at this
tnformunt saw hint and ho
ml/; 1 that the community was stirred
' ’ utmost depths by the uamis—
V| -“a “on of the \V":i tli ~f (},,q
I! . ins 1.1 le* nid ,u!>t nbnnt tlie
II a a y nil' Rowell left (bat
1 ! 1 o .a c niid both hear
'. '' ’ IA v -I* 'hi a ty, an I his loss
' '•'* ; ,J | 1 uth • c ren nstanoes,
;ls ' 1 'la.: i ici hnt.-NmheiUe
n.i in r.
'5 t II Ii re ; n
horns tin,l th ronydl Cultivation.
1 elmve the r..i| Ives ~: , t as
as the owner, aud ought, tl efore,
' e w "I niuiinri.' I
55 ' believe in gohig to the bottom of
:lli V” h 1 “• ' 1 in d.'ep ploughing
and enough it. All the better if it be
:i S'»tl j>Jovv,
, U '° b<,|i vt! 111 b'rge crops, wldch leave
tne greimd better than tiny found it—
makjng both tne farm and ia „, C r rich at
OllCt*.
i\ e bc.icve-that every farm should
■'Wi, i good tanner.
55'e Mil vo that the best fertilizer of
any soil -s the spirits of indu -try. enter-
I’ 11 ''' 1 ai ‘I "i! A.' 'lie,'-—without this line,
.' Util and pi III,) will le; of little use
55’e h - ve in 1 f-nees, g ,„d ban,a
mill g ",! farm houses, good orchards
and chi!dr n enough to g.uhcr the fruit,
iv’ieve ill il clean kitchen, a neat
- '''' c-'pb iid, a clean cUi
ry and a clean iMtisc ea.e"
1: (,il l, :;a':.-',-,—Many a child
' “‘' ,r:i y. ,|,i; .' a tli r-is a want
. ‘ I l ' *3' ! ' or i"u • : i.ouip, but simply
b ::1 ° I“ ; ‘ "n: shine A child
" 1 'mi. s as wed as dowers needs
‘ • ' "'■ ■ A, di iren ! .-.k little bevond
.ae p., H ut inanien . ll a thing pleases
diey are apt to : it; ii j t displeased
1 : m prone toav .and it. If home is the
i 1 1 w, ere (aces are soar, aud words
hm b, and Auiit-fi ~ling is ever in the
“ ' 1 T 1 t.v w B sih'ii las many hours
l 1 '■ "■' ’ ! re f. t every father
an t mother, t' en, try to ho happy. L't
i"",n talk to their children, especially
'io Atlle in ;s, in such a way as to make
tiiein happy.
God mode men to take care of princi*
p .’s —women to take care of persons.—
55 - :iet ! :"i :: x thrusts itself into tho
: - work, I;:.- r.'sails b»- hi- arnfiil.
*5 ieu w.iaimi and unmanly m•» s"t
themselves up to judge of g.meral truths
:a y n v :ys fid t; and stinguisii between
the m m and in's opinions. ffenc-' tliore
is n , bitt"iness in religion or p dit es like
tli-ir bit'ei'iie-s. Tiro abi'ity to mako
the distinct i, .n specified is the crucial
test of manliness.
A young German merchant of B is ton,
lately urlo'd a young lady ia Austria a
* very interesting question, and received
I the “happy yes,” by .the Atlantic cubic.
| A Vienna paper, in chronicling tho fact,
; says; • Perhaps th" bride an 1 bridngr .om
i may exchange in the same way their
! first kisses, which would he electrifying
I indeed.”
h a at. wits a shrewd girl, arid not do—
v ’ 1 oi •;i e either, win remark -d, when
"He r gins w, re nj .king fun of iier short
er , and affeeted to be much shocked
at A. i xhibition thereof at a parly • “If
v m'd only pull no your dresses' about
your necks, where they ought to be,
they’d he as short aq mine.” She was
not troubled any more.
An Ea.di.-di thief rwallowed one hun
dred thousand dollars worth of diamonds
m Palermo. An emetic concealed in a
gain of beer surprised him into render
ing them up.
'My dear, ’ aid a rural wife to her l.ns*
(.aed, on his return from town, “what
was the sweetest thing you saw in bon
n !s iii tim city?” “Tbo ladies faces, my
love.”
Ihcro ;s.a man iu loan so knowing 1 ,
that people who don’t know their own
minds c ime to him for information upoi»
the subject.
If you would know the value of-raoney
earn it by hard labor.
Why does a sailor know there is a
man in the m> n. R.cause he has oftea
! beet) see (sea.)