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F. R. FILDES, Editor-. VOL. VIII. PRO I EgWSIO]\AL, DU. Eh A.JELKS, • Practicing Physic ian, QUITMAN QA. OmcK : Brick building adjoining store of Messrs. Briggs, Jelks Jfc Cos., Screven street. * January 81, 1873. 5-ts JAMES H. HUNTER, • Jttorntn anb Counsellor at fab, QUITMAN, CA. OPKICK, IN' THE Cot'RT HoVSK.-MS^ March 17, 1871. IV. B. Bknxet 8. T. KIXUSBERItY HEM NET & KJNGBBERY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Q I MAN. BIIOOSS GEORGIA. February 7. 1873 6 J.C. GALLAHEK, ATTORNEY AT LAW, QUITMAN, GA. •TTril.l. practice in the Superior Courts in all \Y the Counties ot tho Southern Circuit;* the Supreme Court ot Georgia, and in the B“ trict Court ot the United States, at Savannah. And in special cases, in the Couulies- of Madison and Jefferson, Florida. fST- Ofßco : Mclntosh House. 37-3 m EDWARD R HARDEN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, {QUITMAN, GEORGIA, (HBce, ln'lhe Court House, second floor May 26, 1872. ' ly Miscellaneous. Silver-Ware and Jewelry, .WATCHEB, .Vo. W, E. BAR A ES & CO., and Elegant supply gSfcUr- Silver Ware, Clocks. v Watch Chains, Jewelry, Pocket Outlay, Table Cutlery, Silver Forks, Spoons, Pistols, Metalic Cartridges of all size.**, Game Bags, Shot Pouches, Fine Kentucky llifle Powder, Gun Caps, A neat assortment of WALKING CANES, and an immense stock of Ike Celebrated Diamond Spectacles. . Also, a very complete assortment of TNT OT lOUXTJS, Suck as Brushes, Combs, Portemonnaies, Thim bles, Needles, Pins, Buttons, Ac. pm- We will sell these goods on as reasonable j terms ns possible, and ask an inspection of the same by the public* We are likewise prepared to REPAIR Watches, Jewelry. Fistots and Guns with neatness and dispatch. W. E. BARNES A CO. Quitman December 20, 1872. 6 Kim QUITMAN DRUG STORE. McCALL & GROOVER, JDkai.f.rb in Drags, Medicines, Paints, Oils, VARNISHES . L>r Stuffs, &H-- - BRUSHES, Perfume JPTW *ry, loilet Article#, &c. Notify the public that they will keep on hand complete and fresh stocks,’ and sell the same at a reasonable profit. This is Exclusively a Drug Store, and the en tire attention of the junior member of the firm will be given to the business. We respectfully solicit the patronage of the; public. Quitman, Feb. 2, 1873. ly l PR. M. C. WIT.KTNSOX. * I»R. A. 1). SMITH. ! LARGE DRUG SIGN. SMITH, KEEP on hand a Complete Stock of Fresh and Pure f.utf jsflC IgS", And many fs 1 J . Also, White Lead. Varnishes, Paints ami Ails, Soaps, Tobacco, Segars, Toilet Articles, Ac™ All of which will be sold on reasonable tonus' Prescriptions carefully compounded. Quitman, Ga., Jan.'Sl, 1873. 5-Iy GUANOS. PIICETVIX GUANO. lULUt CO MIFIUII G MJA m*« »- The celebra-ed guanos imported and prepared by Wilcox, Gibbs k Cos., Savannah. Ga., and Charleston. S. C., arc for sale for cash, nr on credit on accommodating terms, payable ia cot ton, by J. U. FINCH, Agent. (jullm.n. Georgia. Special attention is called to the use of the Fboeuix Guano composted with Cotton Seed. Send or apply as above for circulars, giving tes timonials from planters, prices, terms, Ac. [B-6t BEUE AND GREY. A htoi T of the Late Civil War. Were there a hundred veterans of the A i nay of the Potomac who never march ; ed through Winchester, Virginia? i One doubts it when the records of the war toll him that the town was captured twe.itv-three times during the war. It was “Yank” one month, "Johny” the i ext, and the inhabitants got so at last that they dared not prouounce for either side, they claimed to he neutral, and on ly asked tfie soldiers in grey or the sol diers in blue to let their chickens alone. If the last year of the war didn't sweep it awaj, and the fire has spared it yet, there stands an old brown farm house, witii a front yard filled with cherry trees, and a lot of mulberry trees growing np and shading the South end of the house. It is a Cozy place for two old white haired parents to git on the front veran da and rock and dose in the sunshine while a strong-armed eon whistles eher l ily in the growing crops. 1 saw it etuis once, and I saw it after wards when the stpym of war swept over and around it, staining the green grass to a red, and when passionate men and 'fiery horses swept through the fields and dashed at eacli ether us the ldack smoke lifted for a moment. One day in the spring of 1802, the dispatches said that the Confederates had been driven out of Winchester, and that the Union foiceß held possession. I was not with the victorious party, but a few days after when the Confederates came back so close that they held half of the town and the Union forces the other half, I went down with half a regiment of cavalry and a few battallions of the infantry to hold the ground. Army operations had hnrdly com menced for the spring, and tho Confed erates were determined to hold the line of communication open ns long as pos sible. I had a heavy backing a few miles away, and knowing this, the Con federates only cared to keep me from advancing fnrtbcr than Winchester for tho time being. We lad our pickets as thick as bc-es in the Noi thorn suburbs of the town, but the main foice was back on the road, near the old farm house, where the ground offered better advantages in case of an attack. We bad been iu camp-les* than a day when I ascertain- ! ed that the farmer’s name was Hastings, j and that he had one of the handsomest j daughters in all Virginia. He asked j for a property guard around ins farm, and seeing that the guard was properly posted, I l.ad occasion to enter the house. There wasn’t that bitterness then which came in after years, and we cotild all speak very freely without any fear of offence. The farmer was old and weak, and when I found out that he was a film be liever in secession and rebellion, 1 bad ; no angry or hot words to give in reply, i Where should one look for Southern feeling if not in the homes of Southern-! ers? f The wife was old and feeble, and the j son away in Richmond, and it was nat ural enongli that I should make up my mind to stand between beaniiful Kate! ! Hurting, and the- inconveniences of wai . Ia" much ns I could. j I don’t think I violated any of the j I rules and regulations when 1 piomised ! the family that their property should bo I preserved from raiders and their person— j al liberties abridged only so far as the ‘safety of my command required. Os; course, I could Dot allow them to he j ! passing back and forth through the. i lines, lint, they shoo'd he free to move il j ! any other direction. | I tell yon right heie that I never saw | a more charming, levely woman than j ! Kale Hastings. I lost my heart the I ! moment T saw her, as any other man j ! would. But I was not so idiotic as to believe that I had only to sav the word lo make her my wife; indeed, I very | much doubled fr m the first if I ever I should or could win her. I ■] trust that we shall all be friends, ! she sweetly said, when f was about to! leave the bouse. ‘lt is a cruel war, j I deprecated by all for Ms wounds and ! ! grii fa, and civilities from captors to | captives will certainly always be ap , predated.’ There was an invitation to call when- 1 i ever I had the opportunity, but there was that modesty and dignity in the lady’s | look and bear'ng which made her any • i thing bnt a love-sick maiden to be oas j ily won. j Well, we pitched our camp; had carnp routine; changed pickets; skirmished with the Confederates, and things at i length were so from ice day to another. ; I saton the veranda and smoked with ; the old man; I took tea with them; I } read to Kate, and oLce in a while talked I love, or was just going to when she j would check me. She was thoroughly Southern in sentiment. I knew it, and therefore we passed politics over for something more agreeable to both. Finally the day came for Winchester ;to change hands again. A reinforce ment of cavalry had come to the Con federates, and one day at noon they made the fact known to us. Our pick- HERE SHALL THE PRESS THE PEOPLE’S RI3HTS MAINTAIN, UNAWED BY PEAR AND UNBRIBED BY GAIN. QUITMAN, GEO., MARCH 28, 1878. ets caius running in, fighting ns they came, and closely fjllowed try cavalry, and we had only time to form a battle line before the enemy was along our 1 front. We Lad a sharp fight for ball an hour, ! during which time many a good soldier ! hit the dust on either side, atid then my j command had to give way. We were j hard pressed in front, and being flanked when the order was given to fall back slowly to the ridge-half a mile north ol the farm house. As we fell back I saw that the old house had been torn hero and there by shots, and fearing tor tho safety of the family we carried them along with us. HU were badly frightened, and male no objections beyond the shots of their friends. Step by step, giving the ene my as good as lie sent, we fell back to the tidge, and there we baited. The Confederates came us far as the farm house and there formed their line and rested, throwing np a breast-work, and mounted a cannon to command tho road. We threw up defences, formed anew line, and by sundown everything ftas go ing along as if no battle had occurred and a hundred men in blue and grey had not been scut to ttieir long sleep. There was half a mile of neutral ground be tween us, and tbe pickets thrown out were hardly a stone’s throw from each other. , An hour after we fell buck, tbe Hast ings family came to me from u farm house where they had taken refuge. I knew thut they wanted to return home and was therefore ready for the old man’s j question. ’Of comse you can go,’ I replied, though it pained me to tliiuk that I should lose Kate’s society. ‘1 only ask that you repeat after me aig oath that you will not give your Confederate friends information concerning us.’ They iopiated the words, and we walked down to the picket. A hand shake all round, and then they took their leave, and my air castles came toppling down. TWA 1 chances were hSrdly one in a score that I should ever see either of tho three again. Having seemingly gained all they de sired, the Confederates did not seek to drive us further. Several days passed without even a shot from tho pick, ts, when one day, to shake oft the iu»t, 1 rode with two companies ot cavalry, whioir were bound on a raid around the east of Winchester, to secure informa tion concerning the strength of the ene my in that direction. We had a long ride of seven or eight miles, when coming to a fork in the road, I the Major took one company and mysell the other and pushed up the forks. We ] were riding along carelessly enough { when all at once the hushes by the road j Hide shot flame and smoko. Everything was in confusion at the sudden allack. If v hoise leaped to one side and then ian Up flic road. The cavahymen, some of whom were wonnded, wheeled about and galloped down tbe road, and were soon out of sight, and the battle was over in three minutes. ‘Hold on 1 hold on! Surrender, Colo* ! ne! !’ shouted a hundred voices at ♦no, and directly my horse carried me ! into the midst ol a hundred cavalrymen, 1 handsomely concealed in a bend ot the broad. ! ‘Good afiernoon, Colonel," remarked a I deep rich video on my left. ‘l’m sorry j for you, but then*you might have faied worse I’ 1 looked around and saw a colonel of cavalry, a handsome man, {with bright, black eyes and long black beard. His face wi re a good-natured smile, and he he'd out his hand to me. ‘Yes, I migbftave been killed,’ I re plied, accepting bis hand. ‘I deserve tin's lor my inexcusable carelessness in not sending scouts forward.’ The cavalry camp was only half a mile np tbe road, and.as the command moved along, the Colonel and myself rode in the rear. He introduced him self to me as Colonel Le Ville. We commented on my capture, the war, etc., and had sighted the carnp, when he sud denly inquired-: € ‘Have you noticed, Colonel, that the road bends three different times between here and the foi ks?’ ‘Yes, I think it does.’ I replied. ’Well, now,’he responded, ‘it will be an easy matter for you to escape. Turn your borse suddenly, give him the spurs, and you can reach the forks iu five min utes. If; my men chase you, and they will, the bend in the road will save you. I shall'cry cut the moment you get started, and may shoot you, but shan’t hurt you.’ • ‘You are rather given to dry jokes,’ t replied, endeavoring to laugh- ‘Such things are not down in army regulations.’ I mean ail 1 say,’ In- replied. ‘We are now ten rods behind the men. Wheel your horse and make hint do his best. The firing will have j caused tbe troops on the other road to j fall back, and you can soon come op j with them. ’ I looked hard at him, bnt his connte- j nance stood the test. 1 believed he meant what he said. The thought! came into my head that he meant to j shoot me down, hot I repudiated it when I had looked him over again. ‘Weil, Colonel, God bless you,’ I said; ‘if the fortuues of war ever make you a prisoner, I will do as much by yon, if it costs me my sword.’ I wheeled my horse, gave him tho spurs, and was off like a rocket. The Uolynel called mo to stop and emptied his revolvei in shooting over me. Just as I passed around tbe first bend, I heard the cavalry after me; but they might as well have saved their horses. In ten minutes I was again with the Union tioopers, and we were on ttie gai-( lop back to Winchester. I did not feel free to go into particiD lars in regard to my escape, and the men and officers looked upon it ns a great thing, inferring that I had fought my way out. It puzzled mo more than I can tell to account for the generosity of the officer. I had never seen him before; bad never known of a similar instance, and all rov pondering failed to bring tlfc remotest satisfactory solution. But I was to secure a solution at last. For a week or so wo bad a monoto nous lifo at camp, without a movement on either side, ami then vvd determined that Winchester should change hands again. In council wo planned an at tack. Part of the infantry wore to ad vance by tho 4'oad, part lo attempt a flank movement on the enemy’s left, as sisted by cavalry, and 1 was to lead the balance of the cavalry, dismounted, in an attack on his right. • Everything was quietly arranged, and one noon wo gave the confederates a re turn surprise. The first intimation of our programme was the driving in of tho pickets, and our men came near leaping their breastwork. However, tiio enemy quickly rallied, and then wo had it hot and heavy, carbines cracked, bugles sounded, tho terrific cannon reared, the muskets rattled, men shouted like de mons, ami a pall of smoke covered it all Having plenty to do to defend this point the Confederates left their camp exposed for us to dash at. Wo swept down opon them, and then it was a hard fight. Someone dashed at me through the smoke, and I {lunged- back, feeling that my sword had found flesh. They charged and were driven back; we charged and drovo them. I caught sight of fluttering garments as we press ed forward, and the next moment slop ped close to a woman who was kneeling beside a wonnded officer lying at full length on the ground. Through tho blue smoke I caught her eyes fixed on mine in terrible reproach, and above the clash of aims and the shrieks of the dying I heard tho quick words : ‘You have killed him—now stab me to the heart I’ It was Kate 1 I hardly know what happened during Ihc next five minutes, at the end if that time we had driven the enemy back into the village, and a lew minutes later clear out of the Southern suburbs. Then I very hastily returned to the battlefield. The dead were lying all about, and the wounded were crying ont oil every hand. The work of caring for the latter had already commenced, and I went straight to Kate, who was weeping and sobbing over tho white face of a Confed erate officer. ‘Go away 1 lie is dead forever !’ she wailed, as I came nearer. ‘War is but murder; lie was murder ed 1’ Stooping down 1 found that the officer had a sword cut in the shoulder, and that a p'stol hall had creased his skull, stun ning him for a time Even as I made the examination he moved a little and groanrd out, and in two or three iniiintes was fully conscious of his situation- Kate was like a lunatic. She laughed and cried until the powder-stained sol diers thought the noise if battle had driven her crazy. The old house had been riddled again and again, hut the farmer arid his wife {were unhurt. It was only a little way off, and when we had carried the officer there, a surgeon dressed his Wounds. The dead were buried, the wounded sheltered and dressed, and when night came our lines were advanced, so as to put Winchester behind us. I did not go hack to the farm house until next day The officer's face was so stained witii blood and p-ijrder when J saw it the day before that I bad no idea who it was, 'merely noticing that ho was a Colonel of cavalry. What was my great surprise - , then, to-encounter the phiz of Col. Lo Ville as I entered a bedroom at the farm bohse. ‘Good afternoon, Colonel; I am sorry for you, hut yon could have fared worse!’ j I exclaimed, Repeating the words he had | imed when addressing me as a prisoner, j He wag bandaged up and was still ! very weak, but he smiled cheerfully and ' cordially held out his hand for a shake. | I saw in a minute how matters were. !He was Kate’s lover. I had only to no i tice her blushes and the tender look in | her eyes to be sure of tbe fact. Then it j came to me that Le Ville had been witii those who drove us out of Winchester. He had heard from the Hastings family that all bad been well used and courte ously treated, and to show me that he was appreciative, he had allowed mo to escape. It gave me a bitter pang to feel ibal *ny further'struggle on ray part was hopeless, but I tried to shake iff any sour feeling. I was in duty bound to taKe the Colonel’s word of honor, if no more, that he should not attempt to es cape. It may to you that 1 did not. Tho official report of the bat tle forwarded to my superior did not even i mention the fact of his capture, j I saw tbe Colonel almost every day. ' In a week he was able to walk around. I saw Unit lie was somewhat anxious to know what disposition would be of him, but I left him to workout that pro blem. OifD morning I missed him. No one seemed to know what had become of him, and I did not press them for par ticulars. Tho Colonel and I were even. , Well, there came nn order which to-jk ijio to post a hundred miles away, and in the hot campaign I came near forgetting the Hastings family and the Colonel. One day, when a regiment of Union cavalry was hurled against a thousand Confederate horsemen, and when victory seemed about to perch on onr flag, a bal tery of artillery played such havoc among us that the bugle klcivjii retreat. In the conlnsion, thirty or forty of us were cut oft'and made prisoners. ‘Good afternoon, Colonel. I’m sorry for you, luit you could have fared worse)’ Close at my right hand was Col. Le Ville, hearty and well, and his sabre not yet sheathed after the fight. A hundred men wondered as we shook hands; but we fully understood oiuselves. ‘I can’t let you ride oil as yon did lie fore,’ remarked the Colonel as.ho passed with mo behind the line of battle. ‘But yon shan’t bo long a prisoner. I’ll Rave you exchanged within three days.’ And ho kept his word. While other officers went off to. Richmond, I went to Washington, and then to my regiment, duly exchanged. Ill's influence q;as what effected it. Ho was not married yet, but ho in formed me that he should lie in a few months and in his joking way invited me cordially to his wedding, which was to take place at the Hastings’ farm-house. '1 think I’ll come,’ I replied; ’and in case j should capture yon again, I shall clear off this debt; yon ate one ahead now.’ Nothing was more frequent than to change the cavalry from left to centre, from centre to right, and hack and forth until it might he said of tiiem that they did not belong to any one’s division. So I thought nothing strange of it when my regiment took a march of seventy miles, and brought np one night on the road to Winchester, not half a milo from the old farm house. There was to be an advance on that road, and we were to taka the front. In fantry and artillery were in force at onr backs, and we learned from a scout, soon after dark, that the Confederates were certainly on tho retreat, leaving not a soldier between ns and the farm house. There was no one in advance to order me to make an advance, and as we had selected a camping spot, no advance was made. Something kgpt felling me all the time that Col. Le Ville was near. I conld not shake off the voice, and so wandered down the road where the pick ets were stationed. ‘j'iie advance was withiu a dozen rods of tho farm-house. As it had not been disturbed, I pushed very rapidly almost to the house, followed with tho reservo picket. Everything was stiTl around the place, but we saw shadows on the curtains, and finally entered the yard and walked up the path. Nearing tho door I heard a deep solemn voice reading oi repealing a ceremony. Stepping boldly up, follow ed by the men, 1 opened the door upon a marriage ceremony. Col. Le-Villo, in full uniform, held the hand ot Kate Hastings; a minister stood before them, the parents on either side; one or two citizens wore there as witnesses. The group was thunder struck, and for a moment no one moved or spoke. • ’Good evening, Colonel,’ I remarked. ‘Yon invited me, you remember, and 1 am here.’ 1 held the door so that nono of my men had looked into the room. I now whispered to them to go back to the road and look sharp, and then entered tho room. Tho clergyman had taken a seat, ana ! was ordered to go on, and no explana tions were then made until Miss Kate Hustings was made Mrs. Col. Le Ville. Then we explained. There was laugh ing and crying, and a “regular time,” as j the old ladies say. The Colonel did not know thot the] Confederate rear guard had passed on, j hut was intending to wed Kate aud move j South an hour after. He looked at me j and read my decision, and Kate leaned on his shoulder and wept that he was' again a prisoner. • What liappcifcd? Well nothing to you. I don't want to hear anything about ‘army regulations.' ‘conspiracies,’ ‘court martial*.’ and ai'cn talk. It is, however, my opinion that- Col. Le Ville got away somehow. I was down in the Shenandoah Valley a lew months ago, arid whom do yo,. think 1 hook dmn r witii? The Colonsl looked as bright and happy as anew sil ver dollar, and Kate was more charming than ever. The war rested hard on both,; hut peace and love had made tho farm house a little paradise, and there was money in the crops growing on every loot of ground. A curly-headed hoy was racing about, ! and he was named after me. If they ! had not told me this, I should not have had the courage to reply that I had a j handsome little daughter away op iri Michigan named Kate. ; Neither Uncle Samuel nor Jefferson ! Davis ever knew tbe customs of war were most signa'ly outraged, and it is too late to court maitiai villi r one of us now. [52.00 per Annum NO. 13 CURIOUS NEEDLES. Thi' King of Prussia recently visited u needle manufactory in hia kingdom, in | order to see what machinery, combined with tlie human hand, could j Ife wag shown a number of superfine i needles, thousands of which together did not weigh half an ounce, and marveled how such minute objects could be pierced with an eye. Rut he was to see in this respect even somolhing still finer and morugporfoct could be created. Thebor i or—unit is, the workman whose business jit is to boro tlie eyes in these needles— | asked fyr a hair from the monarch's head. It was readily given, and with a smilo be placed it at once under the bor ing machine, turned a hole in it with the greatest care, furnished it with a thread, and handed the singulr needle to the as tonished king. • The second ctirioiiß noodle is in the possession of Qnecn Victoria. It was made at the celebrated ueedle factory at Reddich, and represents the column of Trojan in miniature. This well known Roman column is adorned with numer ous scones in sculpture, which immortal ize Trajan’s heroic actions in war. On this diminutive needle scenes in the life ol Queen Victoria are represented in re lief, but so finely cut and so small that it requires a magnifying glass to see thorn. The victoria needle can, moreo ver, be opened; it contains a number of needles of smaller size, which are equal ly adorned with sceues In relief. The D itrliiuauh Keniedy. Dutchman in lowa, having frequent occasions to employ a physician, the head of thu family became quite familiar with fbe form of writing prescriptions. The doctor was one of those mixtures of farmer, stock raiser, and physician, not uncommon in the country; but exercised very littlo care in the management of his cattle, which total wonderfully ngninst liis pecuniary interests, whilothc Dutch man's herd boing well fed and well hous ed, was in very fine condition. The doc tor was not slow in observing the differ ence, and suggested to tho farmer that he thought something was the matter with bis cattle and requested him to ride over and tell him what to do for them. The farmer very cheerfully prom ised to come at a giveu time, and when that time arrived lie was promptly on band, so happened that the doctor had been called away. Tho Dutchman, however, examined the stock carefully, ami then looked in all directions for suitable sin Iter and food without finding either. Deducing the conclusion that hunger and cold, with lack of care, were the only diseastfs with which the cattln were suffering, ho entered tte office of the doctor and left the following pre scription: "R—Good Shelternm q s, Corn mealum q s, Pure wuterum q s.‘ Apply corn mealum in form of poultice to mucous membrane of stomach and re new twice a day.” The prescription worked wonders. It pleased tho kind hearted doctor, nnd paid a very largo share of tho bill which had been incurred in doctoring the equal ly good naturod aud witty Dutchman’s lami'y. 'us ROYS. Rilly Ross, a temperance liSstnrcr at Rnsbville, Illinois, was preaching to the young on his favoiito thyme. He said: "Now, boys, when I ask von a ques tion you must nut be afraid to speas out and answer mo. When you look around and sec all those fine houses, farms and cattle, do yon ever think who owns them now ? Your fatufirs own thorn, do they not?' ‘Yes, sir,’ shouted a hundred voices. • Well, where will your fathers bo twenty years from nowT ‘Dead!’ shouted the boys. ‘That’s right. And who will own all this property then?’ <Un boys,'shouted the urchins. ■Right. Now, tell me, did yon ever, in going along the streets, notice tho drunkards lounging around the saloon door, waiting for somebody to treat them?’ 'Yes, sir, 1 its of them!’ •Well, where will they be twenty years from oow?’ ‘Dead!’ exclaimed the hoys. •And who will be the drunkards then?’ ‘Us boys 1’ Rilly was thunderstruck for a moment, but recovering himself, he tried to toil the lii'J'i how to escape such ft fate. Never “Knock Under.” No, never. Always rally your forces for another and more desperate assault upon adversity. If calumny assails you, and the world—as it is apt to do in such cas , s _takes pait with your traducors, don’t turn moody and misanthropic, «r worse still, seek to drown your bappr - ness in dissipation. Ride your time. ! Disprove tho slander, if you can, if not. | live it down. If poverty corn s upon you like a thief at night— what then? j [,et it rouse yon, aB tho presence of the real thief would do, to energetio aotion. iNo matter how deeply you may have got into hot water— always provided that you did not help the father of lies to beat it—your case, if you aro of the right kind of stuff, is not desperate; lor !it is iu accord with divine order and sweep of things, that life should have no difficulties wh ch an honest, determined man, with heaven’s help cannot SUC- I mount.