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March HI. I*7l. L f
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vicinity. . ?
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Omn:. with Col. R C. W .de.
October 20. 1871. ‘Mn
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ATTORNEY AT LAW,
QrrrMAN. Bkookw Cci nty. Gkokolv.
GIVK PROMPT A'- !.N ! f»N - nil
V\ Civil Imp. m- inn t '»•>.
September 8, 1871. * m
JAMES 11. nr A * i.?t,
Jitorncii anto ifcinr/Lr at.ctto,
QUITMAN, CA.
ftf OmiT. in run Coin 1! ‘ '
.March 17. 1.71. <Y
LinV AKI) II 11A IJ I>: ’N,
ATTORNEY \ i LA AY,
QUITMAN. CiEOKOIA,
bate an iFsorlate Just «■ Supreme Court Ink
ted States for 3; bra-ha ami Mata.
jiefkr knckh :
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Messrs. Uon.l ' M o <’ ■ • 'it. ...
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lion. Joseph I■ I 1 V,, ’ ’ V-: '■ I.
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Bank, pavaritmh, (. orgia.
May 2n, 1071. !r
H. F. :
anb Counsellor at into,
Quitman, lirook*
January G, JH7 I . ly
THOMAS AVEIIa'
Justice, of the Peace,
AND
COLLECTING A CENT,
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TAN- Will give particular V »n to all
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make prompt and proper reairiw oi the ;-nuie.
March 24. 1871. U ts
N. E. SOLCTir
WHOLESALE
GMOCERr
Commission M> reliant,
173 Bay St Savannah Ga.
Has on hand and daily receiving;.
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ware,
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Ac., &c., Ac., Ac.
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COTTON & OTHER PROOKE,
And guarantees to give satisfaction to ail who
favor him with the r busmess.
November 17, 1871. 2m
THE ( TO MILITANT.
BY BONN PUTT.
Carry in >r the f.iitii to tho frontier at j
i!n early day was not a cheerful |inr«nit. j
la a word hi joke. T lie earlier teacher* ,
| anil preach' vs of the rude IVimtiei were j
; eai nert heai led zeah-UB men, not re
new* i,| for c'oquencc or kaewledjre but:
in the way hi hue them more etlk-ient
] pr. hjhly than would havs been their ]
h-aincd and r, fired brethren. To carry |
, e. Rpel a howling wildcriiens '
!ia a pair of raddSo'Lajrs, to cncountct j
hardships tryinjr to h. alth, to luenr dan 1
pn-is that t ic-itcn and hie. to travel all j
; ii..y ai .! sla p at. uieht in the rude h)r i
c ; :h:n where the Btinins and ifted in, ami I
• llio Liirs and flea a and mo»qnitocß held
j high earnival, and all t"> •* money ii
(Mils'll' i Hien of the in am si sort, called j
| lot a character lull carui Btness and.
-/. ul that has I. It itm mark upon the ;
West, e.rno f;, r t. w.uds tin ;
i pr. it.-itu for which Western men |
ale lie lil.e-nisl.i and. *
I. was imt of this, hnwi ver, tl at 1 aa!
; down to wi ite, but if a pious pioneer of:
urn r rat, wii i del otii H hiin-e l t
| Hr' w ik ut ud'gi. n with zealous ear-!
, i sin ss on tie front" r, was also a
i eeifiil cm! p iiiion, and so eeeenlrcinl
son el l-.is ways that s< me iiunil in
: ii lie! > un.usi mint inns udmimti n 1-a I
him.
Fa 111 -r O’Bi inn, as 1 will call him, 'VMS
an 1 1 is!i priest. Uoi'jrli as a In a , with
i a il'-cabd I r.'j'i'C mi his t ngue, he was
kind hearted and impulsive, aud a ile
! lOtellsi.ii i.| Ike iii"t ii 1 church lie
na- seil to 1 ok aMer the si fay sheep id
tin! t id Fa! i ill i.! lal ion had seatti ltd
' ihiouoii the w oils and piaiiiesof .that
j 'll oi the Wist in which it was my
io. iiii . to reside I]e was fond ol a
jnk , tuhl apo ti st> iy, and was by no
means ins. to n little whisky for the
sti ii'.ieii’s s ke, ,i!th()i)oli strictly tern
pci ate hi all Ii -h.tl'As. The lai r e nnni
'it "I lint! . I. wa I"in pt sed of Ii ish
lln'o, I niii‘, ii oi ;! a.. .Ii a nd, anil fi led to l*'l
ii .in with piety and tipht. No one oil
iln in evr r i pneeii and Ins duty or chance
to gi t drunk. They would pile their;
las' cent to the at or, Inimhly coufes- j
all t ei sins, and within an incredibly
lui fi *■ i' ( i would break the p'-ac ■ i
and a laoU ei Ii s' mans head with the
s.ime si.. lidi.n. T li’s sort of conduct j
iv. Fatii. r O’Bn a ue eh t noible, I
may ray sue w lie reiiionstriited in'
i am, and in some I cca.-i. ns i e les- I led ;
lo in ore rndcul nnthuds. One ealiie:
will ,n n.y ki owledpe.
An’so, I’ .t ('a! a an,’he cried to a i
penitent one day in a hazel thicket t" j
whi'ii hey hud i" oied as a conies-:
-mi al. hill’s , Pat CaMahuli, ye’s heey
I link aril n, mid not only Fate yom
P' oi ii and , hut yo’s | otinded Jerry 0 Byr i \
to an inn uv Ids iviektil hie.’
‘Siiu ll ■, yer i i\ • i cnee si uuliliiT be hard
ii me now, for it was the had liquor
t at bhipeanl Bill Casey put down me
Uni at.’
•And what d'ye di ink b id liqu r for,
ye wivki and sinm i?’
‘And, yer riverinee, te w could I teb :
win tin r it iv a 3 good or bad till I tast'd
tin san e?’
‘But I foibade ye, ns yer spiritual ad
v... -r, to ! .-t" it, ;r aid or had. ’
h in*-, n..w, but ! w .s had w and dr; col-;
i. ;a and vvi:i'ii ;,.e i-" ; ie lakes yer rev r
-11 mo, is . I the v. "inky the best of medi
eim , ~ow?’
‘And I take it ns a medicine, and j
■ h n’t make a basic id incur If, an’ ball .
me w ife.’ i
II veil foi hd, yer riveiencc, that ye
sli id I 1 e guilty of hatin’ yer wife.’ j
‘Pal Cal al'iin,’cried the spiritual ad
viser, in some wi at ,'I give ye a pe
nance lot yer sms —it’s twenty lashes
on ye wiek'd t ack.’
And I irlbwiih die penance was ad
I ministered, the two dancing aronuil in!
j tile t icket, while Pat how ed with Vi lie
;no nee. At the end, or when ti.e froodi
priest paused from lack of wind, Pat,
ititihiii", ti s buck, whispered:
‘Aid, bedud, there's power in yer el
i "W; mi' I eai.’l bale yer reverence, but
1 can I«k. 1 it out uv the whisky hide uv
.\lik 0 Byrne.’
‘l'at O i lahau,’ cried the elerfryman, ]
'yer a had man, ye are, an’ but for yer:
: poor wife Pd auathbiiiaCZ' 1 ye into eter
! nal perdition, an’ Id not put me foot in
Iyer house apain til! ye learn to behave
iyiascii like a dacent man.’
Ttie t> k words m t iis sentence fright
; ened Pat. He immediately began beg
ging for mercy.
‘An’ yer li ver' nee,’ I e plead, follow
ling lne priest as he airo-io indignantly
iaw ay, ‘ye wouldn’t bemane y rseifliy
slopping wid iliat hlaggard Biil Casey;
! si,ure an’ they will murder ye.’
i ‘The Lord will protect me, Pat Culla
| hau, said the priest with dignity, as lie
i proceeded towards the tavern, from
i which already in the dim twilight came
jtl e rode noise of carousing. Nothing
! daunt'd, the priest entered the dirty'
bar-room and sal quietly in the first
-att: at pri sealed itself. The scene
! was not enticing. A crowd of half
i drunken back-woods roughs were gath
ered about the den in one corner, imbi
bing m ire v. i.-ky than an unamended
.constitution couid well stand. Tne
| place was made visible by two tallow
dip- stuck in halt potatoes on the shell
nt the liar, and those half revealed, half
!di-c!o-id the rough hewn logs, the dir
ty ceil ng test oned with cob-webbs
! while t,.e floor with its pools of iiquij
1 tobacco resetnb.ed a rough map of th e
HSSE SHALL THE PRESS THE PEOPLE’S RI3HTS MAINTAIN, CHAWED BY FEAR AND UNBRtBED BY GAIN.
QlimrAN, GEO., JANUARY 19, 1872.
h ke country.
| Father O'Brien had hardly seated him
\ self In fore a l"iig-luvired, dirty spm-i
--| men of humanity, turning half drunk
from the bar, roared :
‘Come, stranger, take a sulfur with
I me. ’
I ‘Ye must excuse me,’ responded the
| priest with dignity, ‘I never take suif
j ters ’
‘T he devil you don't; and who are
j yon?’ was the lough reply.
! Tam a priest of the true church.
! ‘Well I don't care a damn who you
are; you’ve got to drink or fight ’
| ‘And i won't do one nor the other,’
j was the stout rejoinder.
| In an instant the rnh* " '■'• t the
f priest by Hie tl r at, and being the
stronger ot the two, ilrngge,l Inin in
■ tbe direction ol the bni The good ta
i (her, struggling, resisted, but to no pur
ip. so. In a second lie was brutally
jammed down upon the counter.
; ‘Now drink!' loariil the scoundrel,
I ‘An’l.ow can I drink wid me bauds
| fast?’ Father O'Bry.-n replied.
! ‘Oh, take your bands an" here’s the!
I qunr,' the follow said, releasing l.is!
hold upon the clergyman, and | uahing |
; the h"i;lo towards him. In an instant
the lather bad the batt'e i y tho neck,
| and in the same instant he pros a,ted ii
i t i the cuutrl-.'iiancc of IPs c' nvivia' friend
! with mor.' force than p litem ss. l»i‘
tween 4be sln ck and his duiukeo con
dition ilu; fellow leele.l, Rlumhled, and
j then measured his length in Sixteen
! pools of mast ea'ed tot ace '.
j Os com so a w ild uproar ensiled . Fa
j iher O’Brien found lrimsell in a corner,
I surrounded by the entire crowd nl drun
ken men. Fists were sba'.i n under his
theological nose, and a healing immi
nent, when one ol the crowd, a wild
• yed, cadaverous fel’ow, exclaimed,
‘Here’s a papist, fellers; lot me argue
the p'im wi ll him.’
This man was considered quite a due
l"i old vii ity in tin- village, lie was
p.i-M ssi il of an old, rnuch-usid copy ot
'Fox’s B mk ol Martyrs.’uml had spell
ed iliivngh enough "I the wretched
trash to led the superior sense of knowl
edge that collies to one ol book leurii
itr.
‘Ain’t you a papist and a persccnlut |
|of the (h r isl inn?’ lie e.i nd, larding tin - ;
sentei.ee vvitti more oaths than 1 cure tni
; repi nt.
! 'lt yer a Christian then am Ia papist.’|
; ‘liiiw, l.aw,’ roan il the emu.l, which
! continued W on one of if'in ivmai k and. ;
ih-s a sweet Christ inn ! lie got kick
111 out of the Mount l’isgah cmgrega- |
| ti. ll for sti riling Lldirr F iill 's ho;; .’ j
Farther rlisci.n-ion 'fa thcohig’dil (
j sort ly Ho bolhiii'-eyi and ehi'Slian uml '
u-.g 1 1 1 ii | v. s int» i t iit.ti il by a li-'hl
(hilt V'-oet iff in a lively way in o ie c r- !
ner Bv this lime Urn fust assailant
! who had l.een silling on the floor, feel- !
| ing l I r bis nose as ;l ill doubt as t" its j
being in tl.e tieighboi hond ol Jiis I ice
staggered to a perpeiol.cn'ar and again
came at the priest, lie drew back his
light avni that had at I lie end of it a fist j
reseiiiiil ng in hue and s;z" a haril of ba - j
eon, and wot)'ll uiid übled’y have elided !
the controversy then am! there hut lor a ’
diversion that e.iioe in the pi rs m 'I i’a' ;
j Callahan, who, In.iriiig the noi.e nodi
divining tin tinnbie, had I'uslied in just!
in tiui • In apply I is shiile.'all to the head |
of llif- t i.fli ui. T"( fellow dr pp'd as il
-hot, and l’at, astride of his body, ad- j
dressed the crowd :
‘Aren’t ye a a nim'd, yo dirtliy black j
gnards, to attack a praste of the liowlv ,
mother ehiirch? It’s rneself, now, that’ll i
ih fend his icvoaeuoe. Come on, y
(haves and vagah rids.’
Tho frontiermen of that, day were cn
tirrJy <iiffi »cut fVt-m tho ronviotw that |
u r><U •r lhat. name of this. They were, i
the m'-n of that class, rough and brutal
and dishonest, but they w- re let, assas
sins. The us 1 of tne pistol and knife
was unknown; and alt ottgh one might ;
j lose an eye through gouging or have a ;
nose or ear bit off, a er.M-bl-oded liinr- ;
j del’ wan unknown. On Ibis occasion !
| another trait common to tin sc customs !
•nanifest' il itself, which was a rod
senso of hue or, '.ud in tend of attacking
; pat, who was twirling his stick about ;
I iii til-! liveliest manner, one of the group j
called for a speech <•» the subject of the ;
| i’atl'.ohc religion. Pat, not tu ah le
j hietant, assumed an oratorical attiti.d ■
! and broke into an eloquent defense lor ;
jthc'bowlv church, the first and only
true chnre ,’ that might have been edi -
i lying if understood. While than < n
| gag. and tin? go and priest, stooning ovo
the lailon man, lifted his luoken head i
i fri'in the fl or, and with tt.e b ndenn ss
jof a woman In-gap bathing at;d liiuding
jup the head of his enemy. Wie n toe j
! fellow opened Ii is eves he had the tit is
j (action of hearing the fact, from the lips
!of the priest, that it was a mercy his
; wicked life had In-eo spared, as luh sin
j laden soul in ease of death Would have j
i gone sti .right to hell.
1 Father O’Bryen was net always so i
- foi tnnate in his pugif i-t c affairs. ll>-!
! eali ie. l his vestments and altar utensils j
■ in an old-lashioned pair of saddle-hags,
: and as they made some show, and might
l he taken for valuable property, hi- also!
! carried a good riz< and stick for* tin ir net- :
j ter protection. T'ids he was quick to j
use, and wise betide the cureless way- j
1 t.irer in the lonely woods of Hardin for—
nst who approached 100 near the good
priest.
On one occasion he was ri ling tin-.ugh
a blinding snow Siorrn, with naught on ■
either side but the dead and dreary for.
est fees. lie bad .promised to visit on
this occasion a poor Irishman’s cabin
some little distance from the road, and
whilst, peering through tho road in
search of the road or path he was to fol
low to reach his friend’s house, a man
suddenly sprang from one sido end
seized his horse by the bridle. Quick
as lightning the father brought hi3 stick
to hear, and with a well aimed blow
sent the footman reeling to one sido.
But the man rallied, seized tho father
bv one leg, and before ho could strike
again the zealous defender if tho true
fait h fined liiois.df unhorsed. And
there b rsah n lively net to. The good
| priest and the supposed font pad punch
jed and pounded each other beautifully,
j .It last tho two clinched, and by happy
accident the priest came down cu the
upper side, and began beating bis pros
trate enemy on the face.
’i'll taebo ye to try to r<.b a praste, ye
scoundrel’ he said.
Tlovvly mother!’ exclaimed the man,
erasing t ■ strnggQ, ‘an’ il is yer river
i cnee, an ’ I’ve been a wailin' in the cow Id
I all day to show ye the road only to be
| baton like the and vil. ’
I Fxphrnatioils followed that cured ev
er'thing but the damaged countenances
i and bun clothes. Alter, however, the
good priest was more cautious in his
belligerent den'oust rations.
\ N FLO PIN (I HUSBAND AND A I)E
--TFUMINED WIFE.
The late Omaha Tribune publishes the
following:
Passengers on a recent west bound
train on the B. and M Railroad were
treated to an in inense sensation. In a
first-clans coach were a man and a wo
man—the limner, judging from his ap
pearance, was about forty-five years of
age, and evidently a workman; tho wo
man was a really pretty girl, not over
twenty-one years old. These two took
the train at, Chariton, lowa. Soon after
leaving that station they commenced
gradually to lean toward each other,
"and eyes looked love loeves that spake
again," and for a while ‘all went merry
;s a marriage-bell ’ She was reposing
with her head on liin shoulder, and their
, l ands were clasped together, as if they
I'.-ared they would lose each other during
! the night. Their overflowing affection
! attracted P c attention of every o her
p iMsengrr in fhec.ir They slept sweet
Iv, and all unmindful that. Mr. Man’s
true and legal wife was in the first ear
ahead of the one in which they were rid
ing.
ITglit here we must s»y that, Mr. Mao
was eloping with the handsome you l g
..-ii! fi A m iirMiov'i in I
of tho ('l.'pein- it before it crime i fl', and
ih y rai-od a sum of money, with which j
tl,' v pure'' ascii a revolver for Mrs. Man. j
anti a railroad ticket which would ena- i
idi* her to billow her runaway husband.
So wit- n they sfi ppod into a first-chins
coach at the station, she walked in
In a second-class ear, and they hit
((Inn ilmi on Ihe sa mo t l ain.
The ml oaf i"ii can now be easily e m
irt I e dial. Mrs. Man waited until the
tiain had passed Iwo slat ions, wli'-n sin
prepared for action, and firm'y walled;
into the ear where the oin|i< rs ven- firm
ly held l y Morpheus, Tho first thing j
the guilty pair knew they wile sudden-I
ly awakened, and Hare, stood Mrs. Mm
with a revolver pointed straight at. lu-r |
lii'khaiiil's head. The girl jumped .up,
and nis - <1 into the sleeping car, claim
ing protection from the Pullman con-;
doctor, win) locked her up in a slate- j
inom. At tho next stopping place Mrs j
Man who kept guard over her husband j
walked him out of tho train, and when
they were on the plailorm of the depot,
she actually kicked him, heat him,
stamped on him, in much the same man
ner as ;i man gets a vicious horse under
Ids control.
ITav;; You Extant-:.-? H" straight on
and don't mind them. If they g-t in
y. ue wav, walk around them regardlo s
f’ limit spile. Am in who has no (too j
mies is s.-ldom good for anything; lie is j
,na !e f that kind of material which is I
SO-a.-diy worked that ev. ry one has a j
ti-irnl in it A sterling character is om-j
...i,i> thinks for himself, and speaks what j
o iliii,ks; hi- is always sure to have cn- j
i mi'-s. Tliey are as I'-cesS.try to h;m |
..s fresh nir, they k.'-p him alive and!
active A cel. I.fatcd charac'.er, who!
was suiTootided by enemies, used lo re- i
' !i:k: "‘fiiey an- smirks, wideb, if yon I
do no* b'ow* will go out <>l tliems -Ives.’'!
,‘Live down prejudice,’was *he Iron
Dake’a motto, L l this I"- your IVeling j
wliile endeavoring to live down the scan
da! of Unis' who are 1 ill. r ngainsty u. :
If you sto[) to dispute, you Go but us ;
il.ej di-sir*!, and open I‘re wry for more ;
a'aiise. Lot tin p .or lellow talk— there !
will be a reaction it you perlorm but j
j„„r duty, and hundreds who wre once:
ain i.ut iflroni yon will 11 ick to you and
acknowledge their error.
The Preca us Little Plant.—Two lit- .
tie. gi.ls, Bridget and Walburga, went to i
a neighboring town, each c.urynig on
1 her I,and a basket of fruit, to soil for
money e ough to buy t <- laindy and arier.
Br dget fretted all tire way, but Welbur- !
I ga <.nly joked and laughed. At. ast
! Budget got out ol patience, and said, •
•fJ.'W can you go on laugh ng s-,? Ynr
I basket is as heavy as mine, and yu are
not a hit stronger. I don’t understand ;
< it."
"Oh’ said Walburga, ‘it is easy
enough to understand. I have a little
plant that I tint on the too of my load
that makes it so light I can hardly feel
it. Why don't you do so too?’
‘lndeed.’ said Bridget, ‘it must be a
very precious little plant! I wish I
could lighten my load with it. Where
does it grow? Toll me. YVliat do you
call it?’
‘‘lt grows,’’ replied Walburga, ‘where
ever you plant it and give it a chance to
take root. Its name is Patience.”
Good Story on a Noted Politician
ot the Colored Pei suasion.
.Tim Ftewart, sometimes called tho
“Commodore,” is the most noted darkey
in Erie. He is a g->od uatnred, shrewd
sort of fellnw, somewhat addicted to do
ing business now and then on the Jere
my Diddler style, as the following inci
dent will testify: Living near the resi—
d- tire of the Hon. Morrow C. Lowry, lie
was Irequenlly employed by the latter
lo do idd jobs around the house and
garden. One Mrs. Lowry concluded
that Iho peccadilloes and a Worthless Tom
* al, long an atlache oft! e family, were
such as demanded the infliction of a-cap
ital.'pniiislinieut, and Jim was culled
upon Id play the part of executioner. Af
ter a long chusu the vjclitn waseaptur.-d
aid put in a basket, over which an old
shawl was securely fastened. The next
question was how to dispose of lire pris
oner. Mrs. L. suggested drowning, blit
Jim, with tears in his ey. 8, protested j
t at he e uhl no more “drown that cat”
than he culd drown “Ii s elf;” Iliat w. re
he to do so, I is conscience, acting on a
rial ora ly lender heart, would trouble
him so much of nights that, he was sure
t at he could never s’ecp a wink there
ufte.'. Not wishing lo ruin Jim’s peace
of mind, Mrs. L. compromised the mat
ter by giving him a dollar, and direct
ing him Indispose of it any way he
pleased, so that she should never sec it
again. Pulling the dollar in his pocket
and the baskot on his arm, Jim started
down town, lie had not g tout of sight
of the house when lie met Morrow, walk
ing I. i.-urelv toward his home, and the
following' colloquy ensued:
Morrow—liollo, Jim, what Jiuve vou
got there?
Jii i— One ol> de celebrated Rocky
Mountain cats sab!
Morrow—A Rocky Mountain cat !
Why, .Lui, where did yon get. him, and
what are you going to do with him?
Jim—l goby, sah! Don’t you hoab
oh do big bunch of di m eats dat cum
to town ye-h-rda . from Kaliforuy, sah?
I'-es moiisers in de wind, sah, an ilis is
or; bigg st. iiu lies one oh de lot, sail.
;ll y afe Kwiiri. 1., fifiv, n". lii.'li dollars
j I"i him at de Reed Hniise, sail.
Mm w, (recollecting the general cun
s' (loess of the family Cat) —Jim, we
want a good cat up home, and 1 guess j
i'll I ike this follow, but—don’t you think
lour dollars is steep for a cat?
Jim —YVlij’all de res sold for five!
doll.dis, sah.
This decided Morrow, so ho paid Jim
the price a k' and, and told turn to carry
the "Rocky Mountain cat" up to Mrs.
Lowry. .lira had, however, very impor
'ant business elsewhere, and he hogged
Morrow to take the basket himself, which
j the latler consented to do. Arriving at
home, he took his prize into (lie silting
ro ue, carefully olos- and tno doors, slightiy
lifiing il e basket covering, and, smiling
henevolenlly at Mrs. L’s apparent as
toijishin. nt, remarked:
“My ih ar, I've brought you a Rocky
Mountain cat —the best moiiser —”
At lids moment the cat jumped out of :
the basket, and commenced rubbing
himself against liis master's leg. Mar j
row stopped short, while his wife broke j
in impatiently:
“La tne, Morrow! Why, that’s the
same old cut I gave ,J m Stewart a dol- j
lar to drown, not more than ten minutes 1
What follow'd we know not, hut a|
few minutes later the lion. Morrow (’. }
Lowry tnig -t have been noticed on tho
-l.ro, is of Erie, armed will) a walking
lick, aid wood -ring “why a man can
never find that nigger when lie wants to
j sec him badly.”
;s ti i iuon v Ext tar o rdi »»a ry.
An entertaining article *■ nI it'* and “Tony
- Vi li-r’s Widows,” app- ais in the (He s-
I (i.|- (i’a.) Republican, fioiii which the
follow i g is an ' xtract:
i “Another very courtabie widow was a
! young ludy.nl Washington, Pa. She
became engaged to a young man named
It )h> 11— ill )h4<i. 11 r father, Jhow.-ver,
••bjeeted lo this match w Hi one of bis
clerks, and when the young lady recciv
•da l<-mp! ng proposal Iron) a wealthy
.-ilit-T, ti.e palernal i : Huence soon effect -
marriage, ilespitc the former en
gagement. in Iss than three months:
; a.-7liushaml was killed by a kick from u
! norm. Robert was a second lime then a
sailor, hut delayed the important
i iidi until fifteen months •ad elapsed,
I when, to his horror, she inf -fined him
' that she was engaged. In three months ;
: thereafter she married Two y ais
elapsed when the married conp'e reinnv
! ed lo Syracuse, N. Y., where umoeg the
victims’of the Cuolera, when the p< sti -
I -nee wept that city, was the second.
Robert aga n s eight her Ii iad, aid w en
a yeal mid elapsed, was oil the eve ot
dec aiatiori, whim lo! he received an in
vitation lo tier wedding. Her late hus
. baud's business was found iu such a state
j ;.bat, to avoid britne is - o ses, sh mar
ried tbe .surviving partner. Shortly af-
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NO. 3
tor, she removed with her third husband
to Detroit, Mich. A tew years elapsed,
when herself and husband were on ti
steamer that was wrecked near Buffalo.
The husband perished, and the wife es
caped solely through the exertions of a
friend who was mi board. His gallant*
ry inspired such sentiments in her breast
that she married her brave preserver a
few months after her third widowhood.
The happy pair removed to Pittsburg,
wln re her husband was engaged in the
mercantile business. Thither Robert,
still cherishing Ids first love, followed
them. One day, as he was passing the
host a id’s storo he saw a terrible com
motion Rushing in, ho beheld the man
gled corpse of that gentleman on tho
floor. A tierce of rice, on being hoisted
to an upper story, lad fallen through
the traps, killing him instantly. Anx"
i msly Robert inquired il any one bad
been sent to inform Ids wife, and was
told that the book-keeper had just gone.
Robert started for Alleghany City,
where the deceased hud res id mi, at tho
fop of iiis speed. The book-keeper was
jll -1 ahead of him. and from past experi
j once, knowing ttie virtue of prompt ac
tion, and nppiehunding that the clerk
had designs on the widow, lie ran for
dear life, side by side. The race cfnitin
i tied until they reached Hand street
j nridge, when the clerk was obliged to
I pay th • tolls, while Robert, a commuter,
| passed over without stopping. Reach*
} mg ti e bouse of the widow first, Robert
j loid tlie* heart-rending news, and in Hie
I same breath made a proposal of mar-
J riuge. lie was accepted. True to her
promise after a year of mounting she
became liis wife. As all her husbands
had died wealthy, Robert was comforts
h!y fixed liter all. This ease is a re
tuat katde example of what pluck and
perseverance will do fora man, while at
the same time it teaches a lesson on tho
danger of delay.”
Every Tooth is Worth a Diamond,-
Feats of strength performed with tho
teeth are absurd; those who indulge in
them ought to be pun shed like tbut youth
who, says Dr. Leinartie, broke all bis
front teeth, who bet that ho would throw
over his he id a chair, which be held
with his teeth by the tipper part of the
back-board to achieve that noble feat.
Another fellow, more imprudent, caused
himself to be hoisted from Die ground to
a window by the means of a tope, which
lie held ill Ids teeth. V hen lie reached
a certain height In lost, his four incis rs,
and broke one of his legs in the fall.
Some nth is, says the Doctor, find pleas
ure in grind rig drinking glasses between
tin ir leott , and w uinding their mouths
gr cvtoisly hy ilie attempt. One would
suppose 1 fiat the life of these maniacs is
a perpetual challenge to the Almighty
who gave it to them. The loss of a
lootli is a real misfortune, since it cannot
he repaired. A tooth is worth a dia
mond, says one of our authors. Remem
ber these few words, and try to put them
in practice.— llaald of Health.
Feed and Treatment • f Horses. — Hay
and oats make the best feed for horses
that are obliged to work hard and regu
larly. If the hay is cat fine and the oats
bruised or ground, the whole mixed and
moistened, the horse will eat his rstioi 8
quicker, digest them sooner, and thus
have morn time for resting andlrencwing
iiis power for labor. Farmers’ horses
that wink little during the winter time
may lie kept cheaper by cutting and
mixing bright Htrnw and hay in equal
quantities, and adding a ration of stam
en potatoes or raw carrots- Colls
should be fed liberally on good buy—•
bright clover is best- -and bruised oats;
give them a roomy box stall in stormy
weatbet and during nights. Litter free
ly, and do not Ft the manure accumulate
under them. Sawdust or spent tan
makes good and convenient bedding; in
-cities aid villages tney are often cheap
er than straw. Groom horses well and
let them have exercise every day; a run
in (tie yard is excellent. See that stable
fio .is rivet has meats are sound strong.
Ariango the feeding racks so that dust
and hay seed w ill not fall into the horses’
manes or eyes; some liorsesinen build
their mangers too high, tints forcing the
animal to lake an uanaturul and painful
pos turn when eating. Farm horses that
are not worked should have their shoes
taken off, and th me that are driven on
the mad should be kept well shod
hlocii Journal .
WHOM TO MARRY.
Miss Kate Stanton is giving a lecture
D ‘UTioin to .Marry,'and these are her
conclusions- first to men: ‘Marry a
large woman, one woo wears at least a
No. 5 shoe; many a healthy widow; with
healthy ouildren. rather than a young
girl, for she has had the advantage of
experience; but, best of all, many an old
maid, though she is difficult of access.’
To Women: 'Many a healthy man, es
pecially a fat mao, round like a pump
kin; bu l do not marry a g' ssipy man
(unless he is a reporter or editor, who is
forced professionally to bs a gossiper.)
Above all, don’t marry,’ slie said, ’a
drunkaid, a gambler, a quack doctor, or
a detainer of w an n. ”
Didn’t Hand ,in Ills Checks.
A negro on trial too murder in Ken
tucky , sharing tho geueral belief toat
ne would be bung, sold bis body to
some medical students, wrio waxed very
w.utli when their family anticipated
j subject was sentenced to six yeuis' iu»-
' prisuUiuuui.