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IX POLITICS, CONSERVATIVE i IN RELIGION, CATHOLIC ; IN MATERIAL INTERESTS, PROGRESSIVE.
TSTo. 31.
SANDEESVILLE, GA, A.TJ&UST lO, 1870.
Georgia.
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jjjl\ N. GILMOKE, IJ.
GILMORE &
fllK undersigned having a
together in the practice i f till
Courts of tUo'Middle Circuit,
\fi\kinson, t an,reps and Class
r>. I>. T-WIGGS.
TWIGGS.
ssociatcd themselves
f the Law, will attend the
and the counties oi'
scoot.
YOL. NNIY,
s. E. BoTIlWELL
w. 11. WOODlllHOOE.
it. L. WARTHEN
.iltorncy at Laic,
SANDERSV1LLE, GA. -
Jan. 31,1870 5-ly
1 ANGMAl'E & EVANS
attorneys at law,
GA.
fl'ILL : ■ ’ ■ -
Ell
B0T11WELL & WGODpiDGK,
COTTO.V FACTfRs,
AND
Gate ret l lorn ui ission
I SBC HANTS,
71- it A Y STKEET,
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
Ang. 10, 1809. i y
PULASKI HOUSE,
SAVANNAH, - - - - GEORGIA.
Wiltberger & Carroll,
PROPRIETORS.
Jan. 19. 1S70.
3-iy
AI.FRK1) II. COXQVIT, JAMES CALLS,
Raker County, Newnan, (la.
I l Git H. COLQUITT
Savannah, (la.
SANDIRSYILLE,
jj.l, attend the Courts of Washington, Wil
i Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson, Iigmiockand
*'.Tonscounties. Otliee on the : I*uhlie Square op-
iitrtlie’Court House.
SOMAl>E,J
Jail. 3,' l : tS'i
[BEVERLY I>. EVANS,
1-ly
MILD 6. HATCH,
Attorney at Law
SaiidorsVilh, Ga.
Office in Court House next door to Pox
Office.
Jan. Iff. 170.
COLQUITT & BAGGS,
COTTON FACTORS
General Commission Merchants
Bay Street. Savannah, Georgia.
Special attention to the ?ale of Cotton, Lumber
and Timber. Liberal advances on Consignments.
June 9 ; 1S70. 2Z—]y
Of.o. F. Pai.mks, W. ('. Lyon, D. J. Both well,
or Ss;ivann:ib,Gn. ofSavaUJiuli^tia. of Dooly Co.,Qa.
Kstal>li>bed 1350. Special.
PALMES & LION
W Iiolcsale G rocers
AND.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
jV E Corner Bay and Barnard Streets,
SAVANNAH, Ga.
Aug. 25, 18.‘i9. 34-tf
Alexander k Russell,
Wholesale
3-iy
HENRY 11 CAPERS*
Attorney at
SAVANNAH,
Office: 6J
Mav 4. 1S70.
Law,
GA.
Bratton Street.
tf
CARPETS,
OIL CLOTHS,
MATTINGS,
LACE CURIA 1 N AM) SHADES.
E. If. Cohen, Jr.,
Manufuclmer of
Saddles, Harness and Trunks,
And Wholesale and Retail Dealer in all kinds of
SADDLERY WARE,
Corner of Whitaker and Bryan Streets,
SAVANNAH, GA.
Orders for Rubber Belting, Host and Packing; also,
Stretched Leather Pelting, Pilled Promptly.
March 23, 1S7". ly
GROCERS,
Cor. Abercorn and Bryan Sts.,
Savannah, Gra.
XVm. E. Alexander. W%> A. Russell.
^Miscellaneous.
May 11, lb(0-
J A. MERCIER,
DEALER IN
Cora, Oats, Hay, Bran,
And all Kinds of
FEED, GRIST, and MEAL,
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED
And Orders Promptly filled in every channel
of Trade.
153 Bay Street,
One door east of Holcombe, Hull & Co.,
SAVANNAH, - - GEORGIA.
All Orders will receive Prompt Attention.
May 11, 1870.
lS-ly
s
VUW.IL WH1TA1UK,
DE1TTIST,
SANDERSVILLE, GA.
Terms POSITIVELY Cash.
|M- PUGHPLKY, JR.
11. T. MORRIS
G1ISLEY & MORRIS.
General Beaters in
Sli 11 CIS AN BIS®,
S W AINSBO R O,
Work
RoliC
SjOIV
I* romp lit/
I? Hies.
at
LATIIR0P k €0.
Feb. 2::, 1870,
Nov Music.
On the Beach of I.ong Branch, Comic Song
I'lie Gay young Clerk in the Dry-Good Storr,
Comic song,
The Lord wijl l’ro t -iilp, sacred song,
Mur\ ! O ! CYiiip buck Lome, iilmiruled Title
jiig,
ats onl
G A.
’’GODS given ip c 1 change for all liipds of
1 Country Produce.
Libera! advances made on Cotton and AYoo!
signed to tlic-m for shipment.
June 8, 1870. tf
A heart that Li
Title sung
Kuly Kiel- errai
You*ru been a Iricnct
song,
Tas>i 1- on the Boots, (
Up in a Bi.lii.uii,
U ! let me kiss the !!..l
.Music sent by mail,
the price annexed.
JIKIUIAM
Book and
SAVANNAH,
March 30, 1870.
for tin
11 ustrated Title
ili ust rated
if. u«trated Title
singe paid
ipt
L. SCJIIIKINKK,
Music Dealer,
- GEORGIA.
32-1 y
G. HAYNES 4 BED-
aiTAIjST AND
(fomnusiiou
RAX' STKEET,
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
Jan. 19, 1870. 8-H
AVm D. Tl. Millar,
Importer and Dealer in
Railroad and Steamboat Supplies,
PAINTS OILS and GLASS,
Varnishes, JYiival Stores,
E. 1). Sin} the k Co.,
Importers and Wholesale Dealers in
Crockery, China and Glasswagp*
and Agents tor the following Celebratetr^
SELF-SEALING FRUIT JARS,
!<*, and Sperin Oil
in cans and liai
s, F^urujiig
-
I* tic king,
MED ». SMITH,
Manufacturer and Dealer in
TITsT WvYKaL,
SANDERSVILLE, GEORG I A.
I 1 l.L kinds
JAir. &c.,
!,V„1I-
Mtn.
mis of work in Tin, ('upper. Sheet Iron,
done oil short notice. Kuoiijig,<Tiitter-
in town or country, promptly atlcn-
J Merchants will be supplied with Ware of the
quality on tiie most reasonable terms,
inters solicited.
I April 28. 1870. 11
ckJ. lumbar.
Henry A. Stulu
l D.UNBAK & CO.,
Importers and Dealers in
I^XDIES, XVIIISKIES, GINS, XVINES
SEG.VRS, TOBACCO, &c.
147 Bay Stheet,
SAVANNAII, GEORGIA,
' <s U, 1870. 3-tf
l L. FALK & (!o,
—ONE PRICE—
Wholesale and Ret/xi}
ig Warehouse,
Xo. 117 Congress &147 St. Julien Streets,
SAVANNAH, QA.
itrge Assortment of Fiirnisli'ng Goods,Ha(»,
Trunks, Valises, &c., always on hand.
Wactory, 44 Hl^riy Street, Ne\y York.
«ls made to ortler at the shortest notice.
Cuary 19, 1S7C. 8—ly
! & DEPRISII,
Wholesale and Retail
DEALERS IN
^Harc, Rubber Belting, Agri
cultural Ipiplcments,
^°wder, Shot, Caps and Lead,
- Congress and 67 St. Julian Sts.,
savannah, qegrgia.
“*30, 1870. ly
MKLMUKjJ BROS. & 00.,
VI holt-sale Dealers i;i
Boot s, Shoes, II ats,
Ready Made Clothing,
GENTLEMEN’S
FURNISHING GOODS,
1 11 Broughton Street,
S A v A N NAH, G E O R GI A.
Haste
BSLTI1TG, <S§C.
102 BRYAN STREET,
SAVANNAH, GA.
Marc’,; 23, 187''.
ly
f. FERST & CO.,
WHOLESALE DEALELS IN
Wines, Liquors, Spgars and
V-itwy:
a. ......
e/un
II. M EINHARD.'I
I. Mmmiakd, !
s. ii! LIN 11/.•;!>, I
E. A. W ELL J
19, 187G.
OFFICE,
&R2 White*
NEW YORK.
Davant, Waples &- Co.
FACTORS
—AND—
(!ommission jflerchants,
SAY4NNAH,
G ^
June 9, 1S70.
o R G I A
Uolm Qliy^Ds
Wilder ami Glazier,
^ ^ htalcer Street, Savannah, Ga,)
Dealer in
C‘s. Doors, Blinds,
^uldings, Paints,
3 glass, putty,
i Pab'V 8 ' , aU( ' Glaziers’ Material. Mixed
W.?r 8 a11 Colors and Shades.
-°i 187o.' ' "
A. Preideaberg dr Br»,
Wholesale and Retail
Dealers in
HEAVY and
FANCY GROCERIES!
Corner of Barnard and Brovyhton Sts.,
SAVANNA U, GA.,
K EEP constantly on band a lull [supply of Ba
con, Salt, Fish, foreign and Domestic Li-
qnorf*. Wipe?, jpayau'i and West India fruits. Se-
gur^i of the best Brands and of direct imporUition,
. . .
Buyers from the up country, will find it to_ their
advantage to examine oyr Stpek and pric
purchasing elsewhere.
Aug. 25, 1869.
' m "05 a P3«c :«
FANCY GROCERIES, CANDIES,Ac., &e..
Removed (o corner
B.W and WHITAKER sTREETi
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
House In Neiv York, 449 BroailivHy.
April 6, 1S-70. lv
O. WLLEHv ft 0.,
in Pints, Quarts, l Gallons and Gallons, in
quantities from 1 Gross to 1(X) Gross. Send
for Pamjihlct bn Preserving Fruits and our
nriet s. RRieral Discount to the Trade.
' £. D. SMY111E & CQ.,
142 Congress & 141 St. Julien St.,
Savannah, Ga
June 1, 1870. tf
Legislative Proceedings on the
Death of Hon. H. W. Flournoy.
REMARKS OF MR. TRICE, OF LUMPKIN.
Mr. Speaker:—I rise at this moment
to discharge a solemn and sacred duty.
Solemn, because it is performing a re
quirement which the dead makes of the
living—that we should stop in our la
bors and note the passing away of a
friend and fellow mortal. Sacred be
cause the ties of friendship and associ
ation demand that rye should pay a t*i
bute to the virtues of the departed. I
have been selected sir, to formally an
nounce to this House the death of the
Hon. Bobekt W. Flournoy, a member
from the county of Washington. Late
ly he walked these Hails full of life
and hope, young in years, there xvas,
apparently, in store for him many days
of usefulness to his State and family.
Though small of frame, there nestled
in his bosom a giant heart. Quick to
perceive the right, he never abandoned
either a friend or a principle. He will
long be remember as an indefatigable
friend of economy in the administration
of the finances of the State, whilst the
impress of his genius in statesmanship
is seen and felt in many of the laws
which .were enacted during his connec
tion with the General Assembly.
With the mode and manner of his
dea-th we have nothing to do at this
time. All we know is that his life was
^n lely taken whilst he was on his
farm. That, at a time when his family
and friends least expected, he fell by
the hand of an assassin. It is only
sufficient for us to know’on this occa
sion, that he is tlbad, and that we in
Common with lift! family- and the State,
mourn his departure from our midst.
Shall we improve the lesion of. his
death ? Shall we, whilst living imitate
the example he set of manliness, truth
and honesty? Shall wc be mindful,
that like him we may also he unexpec
tedly called to the presence of our Ma
ker ? Shall we, by lives of usefulness,
of Christian rectitude, be prepared for
that change which sooner or later over
takes us all ? Or, shall we be like the
slum! e 'er, awakened occasionally’ by the
dull voice of the watchman, ns he calL
out the dark hours of the night, and as
eacli departing hour is noted, composes
himself again to sleep—and sleeping on
finds too late tlie importance of impro
ving'those hoars as they sped ? But as
each hour that goes into eternity should
bear upon its silent wings some deed of
good—some holy purpose—so let this
Warning be to us the occasion for new
n solves, to'be ready.
Let us hope that Providence, in ITis
mercy, will calm the troubled heart of
the grief stricken w idow, and protect
the helpless little ones of our departed
friend.
place in the State to whiph he might
not have aspired with modesty, and Tided
with credit to himself, and with satis
faction to the people. But I must de
sist. Our noble friend has been called
upon to walk the ways of the unknown
in advance of us, but we must follow,
and while we mourn his loss, I trust
we will not fail to learn that wisdom
that reaches into the beyond. But one
word more and I am done. How sad,
that while we feel bereft, there are
those whose hearts are desolate, I re
fer to the widow and orphans of the
deceased. How irreparable their loss,
in their household are still fresh the
“forr—prints,:’ of the “Angel of death.”
Their beauty is all ashes—the pall -
of giicf waves sluggishly over their
patliw ay.
Let the Resolutions pass, tender to
that widowed heart the assurances that
we sympathize with its sorrows, and
that the sympathy is just and sincere.
THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN
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Book and Job work, of all kinds,
PROMPTLY AND NFATb.Y ¥;XC JUTEV
AT THIS OFFICE.
Furniture Warehouse,
13S BROUGHTON STREET,
Savannah, Georgia.
beioro
34-ly
iy
Iron {tailing
Jtlanu factory
F OR Cemetery Lois, Public Square, Private
Dwelling, Balconies, &c., Machinery built
and Repaired, Iron and Brass Casting made to
order at CR0CKETT FOUNDRY,
4th Street Macon, Ga., 2 squares
from Brown House.
April 27, 1S70. Cnl
Sole Leather,Rip Skins. Bridles,etc
5?OB by ’ BKANTLEP & PRINGLE.
Ja u. 19, 1870. P,
New Work mndi
ing, Bell Hanging,
and Upholstering,
to order, Repair-
Mattress Making
J. M. HAYWOOD,
l)e:.l=r in
GENTS FURNISHING G00PS,
COMBS, BRUSHES,
mmt
American niul Icqioileil Perfumery,
Cor. Bud uyd Bryan Streets,
SAVANNAH, - GEORGIA.
May 11, 187:J. tf
LITTLE 4 PHILLIPS,
G^OQEEiS
AND
For him no more the blazing hearth shall burn,
Nor busy housewife ply her evening care ;
Nor children run to greec their sires’ return
And climb his knees the envied kiss to share.”
lie rests, we trust, in the bosom of
“his Father and his God.”
97 Bay Street,
.tt SHORT JVOTIV*:.
A. J. MILLER.
C. P MILLER.
Aug. 25, I860.
84-ly
MARBLE WORKS.
Keep your Money In the
"“TERRITORY”
BY' SENDING YOUR ORDERS TO
J. B. AKTOBE & SON,
COR. 3P AND PLUM STS.
MACON, - - - - - - GEORGIA.
Ji O .V fJ«UE*VTS, Jll.fi R BMj Ik
or Granite Box Toombs,
Head Stones,Slabs,Vases Mantles,
STATUES, &.C.,
Mannfiicturw-
iug Design!-,
wt rDo best material. Parties wish-
el)! estimate, will be furaiabed at
short notice.
Constantly on hand a Splendid Lot of
ITALIAN AND AMERICAN
MARBLE.
IRON RAILING for CEMETERIES
or other enclosures furnished at Man-
. ufacturers’ prices.
This is one of the oldest establishments in the
country, and long experience enables them to in
sure satisfaction in evory particular.
Ml Orders trill Here ire Prompt
.itienttoyi.
Sept. 8, IS59. ‘ 86-1 y
Agents for Russell Coe’s Ammoniated
Superphosphate of E' m &
Mhv 11, 187(1.
A. B. Goodman,.
Lynchburg, Va.
H. My EEs,
van nab, Ga
F. M\kks,
Lynchburg, Va
GOODMAN & MYKRSy
TCBAQCO
G / //e7c^az2ffd.
And Dealers in
Cigars and ^Pipes,
137 Bay Street,
SAVANNAH, CA.
As Agents for the various Manufactures of
Virginia, We arc prepared to till orders for every
grade and style, at Manufacturers’ prices.
WE PAY TIIE HIGHEST PRICES FOR
HIDES, BEESWAX, Ac.
May 11,1870. lS-ly
C. Y. HUTCHINS,
Wholesale Dealers in
13 ay, drain | Pr^dvce,
133 and 135. Bay Street,
SA VANNAH, - ^ - GEORGIA.
REFE^EJJCES,
Kctcbum Alia
Savannah
Smith & (
Philadelph _
is Brown A Co.; Boston ; A. L. Griffin & Col, Bnf-
talo ; E. W. S. Kefi, CinchmStti. '
May : 11,1874). 18-lV.
REMARKS OF MR. W. D. ANDERSON, OF
COBB COUNTY, GA.
Mr. Speaker:—Like yourself, sir, I
would do violence to my fjfiings were
I to remain silent upon ibis occasion.
But I do not desire to frVdulge in studi
ed formalities* but what I perchance
may say, shall be fn^m/the heart. ]
am no eulogist. Heretofore, it has
not been my custom to parade tne vir
tues of the livingf or the dead, never
theless, sir, I am not insensible to the
wholesome truth, that intellectual, so
cial worth, and moral manhood entitle
the possessor thereof to the confidence
and esteem of the just and true, while
he takes part in the affairs of life and
vouchsafe to bis virtues solemn rccog
nilion when he ia dead. While he who
exemplifies virtue lives and moves
among his fellows, passion or prejudice
may arrest an honest verdict, yet hu
man nature will' redeem itself at the
grave, aud there acknowledg virtues in
the dead to be emulated and loved,
flu man niuim^wufi till its weakness,
loves the upright and true. The silence
that now reigns in this Hall, attests the
melancholy of the announcement, that
the Hon. Robert Watkins Flournoy,
is no more, arid I look to his allotted
place in this Clwrnber, now'vacant and
draped in the habiliments of mourning,
aud then -recognize the stern truth that
it shall “know him no-more forever,”
I bow to the afflictive Rrovidence, I
must bow, bpt I bow in, sorrow for his
loss,
Yogng, buoyant and useful, he had
just .stepped upon the threshold of
maturing manhood, but alas! how sad,
he stepped from that threshold into the
grave. In the enjoyment of health
and strength, he went from the bosom
of a devoted family hurriedly mto
eternity. Another verification of the
tiuthof ibe Psalmist, “our life is but.
a shadow.” The grimmo.nstercinie with
hurried footsteps, ‘but chose a noble
victim, and dealt a heavy loss upon the
State. Possessing a judgment well
IpaUauced and to an extent rarely
equalled in one of his age, a heart
in love with rectitude and right, and
a mind well endowed. Mr. Eiouruoy
promised much usefulness in his day
audr.generation. Firm in his convic
tions, and firmer still in what he lelt
to be his duty, he would have always
occupied prominence among his friends,
while his dignified bearing and sin-
ceritiy would have guaranteed the res
pect of his enemies. Had his life been
spared to have attained for him the ad
vantages of mature years, there is no
REMARKS OF i. E. SHUEMATE, OF
WHITFIELD COUNTY.
Mr Speaker:—To lay aside the Leg
islative harness for the time, and to
bring a fit offering to the memory of
the departed is an achievement difficult,
if not impossible ; at least, it is an
achievement which I cannot hope to
attain.
It is extremely difficult to dismiss, the
topics which here engage and almost
unceasingly disturb us, and to call up
feelings in harmony with such an occa
sion as this. To attempt to say any
thing appropriate to the occasion, and
to say it appropriately, is at once a del
icate and hazardous enterprise of taste
and discretion. .
Sir, no encomium of mine, can add
lustre to the character of the gifted
young man, whose worth we to-day
commemorate ; or give emphasis to the
truth embodied in theresolutions propos
ed. When the intelligence reached us,
that Robt. IV. Flournoy hajJ-fallen a vic
tim to “the all devouring scythe” ; each
of us who had known him as a public
man, and especially, each, of us who
knew him and appreciated him in the
nearer relation of personal friendship,
felt that a good man and true, had fal
len.
His absence from this Hall, creates
not a mere vacancy ; but constitutes an
appreciable loss. When he arose in liis
place and lifted his-voice, during any
of the tempests of excitement throqgn
which we have passed ; or addressed
himself to any proposed legislative ao-
tion, he invariably commanded the at
tention of the House. All who heard
him realized, that the mind that con
ceived his utterances was reliable, the
motives that prompted them were pure
and patriotic, and the voice that utter
ed them was sincere.
The character ol R. W. Flournoy
rested upon the granite basis of inicyri
ty, and the superstructure was adorned
by qii tiie social amenities, and
strengthened by all the manly virtues.
He was unsweiving in ihe discharge of
his duties. Neither the nod of power,
nor the voice of flatterr, nor the fear
of reproach, could move him from car
rying out his conscientious oonyictions
r “He was the soul of honor:”—his, was
that delicate sense of hence which
could feel a stain as a wound. Corning
into public life, endowed with so many
noble qualities of heart ami mind, it is
not wonderful t-hal public attention had
been directed towards him; and
that he was favorably known through
out the broad limits of the State. In
times like these, when one wave of
popular excitement follows another in
rapid succession, and society knows no
rest, the death of nut few men calls
thrill a word of regret beyond the im
mediate circle of bis family and friends.
It is no light tribute to so young a man,
when I say, as can be truthfully said
of Mr. Flournoy„ ihat when his death
was announced, hundreds of men
throughout the State, who had never
seen him, and who knew him only
from his public record heaved a sigh of
regiet, that he should have been cut off
in the midst of his usefulness and
him with those traits of character that
knew no defeat. A man of ardent
temperament, yet was he always polite
and respectful to his fellow members in
debate. A man of genius, yet he
claimed nothing from the humblest
member here. Earnest of success, yet
he knew no wrong that he might suc
ceed. But to me he was more than this,
than these, than all. It mattered not
what might be the decisions of the Pre-
siding officer, affecting his interest as a
member, he at once embraced the right
and was always ready to defend. No
captious spirit, no feeliog of revenge*
ever eminatod from him. To me it was
a privilege to know that he was here.
But he has gone from us forever. He
now occupies that home from whence
no traveler returns. Let his melancholy
fate, his untimely death., teach us the
uncertainty of life, the certainty o£-
death.
Shedding- a tear over his grave, let
us go forward, in the discharge of our
duties, remembering that a great an<I
good man bas. fallen in our mids.t, ever
hoping, that his deeds of iove of friend
ship and affection in life, may be emu
lated, cherished, and commemorated by
us in hi» death. v
Robert W. Floarnoy, Farewell.
....... Afraid*.
‘Hush-sh ! did you hear that noise?’
whispered Dolly Dingle, pausing in the
midst of one of her most delightful
ghost stories and burying her silly lit
tle head beneath the bedclothes.
‘O, nonsense !’ returned Elsie ; ‘yoii
promise.
But he has been cut down in the
prime of his liffi, in the vigor of his
manhood and in the flower of bis
hope.
When a man of spotless character,
of large usefulness, and of great prom
ise passes away, it is meet that a me
morial of his worth be preserved.
Memory lias been aptly compared to
a beautiful virgin, standing above a
broken column, witfian urn at her side,
with a sprig of acacia in one hand and
a scroll unrolled before her. While
time sports with her flowing locks, she
deposites the ashes of the dead in the
urn, points aloft to heaven, and to im
mortality, and records the virtues of
the departed.
True to the teachings of this beauti
ful symbol, let us record the virtues of
our departed friend—let the memorial
be spread upon our journal, arid let his
oame and his merit have a lasting
lodgement in our memories.
REMARKS BY R. L. MCWHORTER, SPEAK
ER HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Gentlemen of the Bouse of Representa
tives :—It would be doing violence to
my own feelings did I not add a single
word in commemoration of the lamen
ted dead.
It was my distinguished privilege as
your presiding officer to witness with
profound interest, the Parliamentary
tact, the rich profusions of thought, the
rapid mental development of this grow
ing young man. Nature b&d endowed
are always hearing something. Don’t
be a goose ' a stray mouse, maybe.’
‘No, it isn’t a mouse, either. Haven’t
I got ears ?’ - -
‘Listen now.’
Yes, there certainly was a mouse,
and Elsie heard it, too ; so she conclu-'
ded to investigate a little.
The moonbeams stole softly in at the
window, through the budding rose cur
tains, painting leaf-pictures and bright
patches on wall and carpet; but shad-.
ows lurked in the corners, and under
neath the bed all was darkness. Elsie
listened a moment, and peering over,
could see nothing at first. At length'
a peep into the farthest corner revealed
two balls of fire that glared at her fear-,
fully. AV ithout pausing for a second,
look, she followed Dolly’s example, and
disappeared under the quilt in a twink-
ling.
‘Why, Dolly, there is something un-’
der there as sure as you live, with great,
fiery eyes. What can it be ? gasped
Elsie, the brave.
‘It must be the evil one,’ said Dolly
who had just been reading the story of
Dr. Faustus.. ‘Let’s say our prayers.’
So, like many that are older aud wi
ser, they suddenly remembered, when
dangeF was nigh, their dependence upon
Divine aid, and hurriedly whispered,
‘Our Father,’ laying great stress upon
the ‘deliver us from evil.’
Half smothering themselves in their
fright, they lay trembling and holding
their breath to catch the faintest sound,
expecting every moment to be caught
up and carried off bodily. The pers
piration started out in great drops on.
their foreheads ; the suspense was aw
ful. AH at once there came a faint'
“mew” from the dark corner that eoun-
ded anything but demoniacal, and Elsie
spruug^ip as if she had been shot. ,
‘O, what a pair of simpletons ! Its
only the cat, after all.’
* W e might have known that; cats
eyes always, lo.ok that way in the dark,’
replied Dolly, sagely, very wise after
being enlightened.
Then there was a swift scampering of
little feet, and smothered cries of ‘scat!’
until poor pass, quite bereft of her
wits, went tearing down the staircase,
as if half the dogs in town were after
her.
After some tittering and chattering,
the girls crept quietly back to their old
quarters, and were soon in the land of
forgetfulness.
I’m sure I don’t know why they w'ere
so easily frightened, whether from a ;
habit of telling bugheat stories before
going to sleep, or because they had for
gotten a Heavenly Father’s protection.
But I think if they had asked God, be-
lievingly, to watch over and keep them
from harm, and lain down with a per
fect trust in his loving care, they would
never have been so foolishly scared by
acaf.
Did you ever think, dear children,
how lovingly the angels are guarding
you, and how needless are all your fear&
and cares ? Remember there is noth-^
Wg you need fear save your own deceit
ful, sinful heart, and always put your
trust in God.
‘What do you call this?’ said Mr,.
Jones Smith, gently tapping his hreals-
fast with his lork.
‘Call it?’snarled the landlady; ‘what-
do you call it ?’
‘W ell, really,’ said Smith, reflective
ly, ‘I don’t know. There is hardly
hair enough in it for mortar; but there
is entirely too much if it is intended for
hash.’
An old maid in Indiana'has seven-,
ty-five pet cats. Her felines can b«
better imagined than described.
