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15v \V. E, MUMFOBD.
VOT-UMEVm—NO. 3
taleotton standard.
Scbscbiption Thick, $2, A Yeah.
JANUAIiY 17. 1577.
LFA'AL advertisements.
Sbot County Sheriff Sales,
Will lie sold lxfor<* the Court Rouse door
the town ofTalbotton ourii i: tl e It 1
rs of side on the first Til* sd.iy in F, U
jrv ueX t, ftt public outcry to the st
iiltiVr. a tract or P arce l °* l“ Q d in the 2:M
intrict of Talbot county, containing 'M\
s nio re or less, and known an the
foru’f* Mucker place,whereon the widow of
id Rnclo r t ow lire*, being the land s Id
v Isaac Cbenej* deceased, to said Itneker.
id is accurately described by plat uuule of
a HMio by 11. L>. Shuptime. Eol*>r< id
•iu" hereby made to said plat. Levied on
jlhe property of George Mucker, tbxvsw and.
virtue of a Fi. Fa. issued tiom Talbot
,r:or Court in favor ot Joseph Allen.
[lminiatrator.
At tie same time and place, lot of bind
* ’213. l)ing in the 16th district of Ttllx
rv.ntv, to satisfy one execution in hit
aiidfi in favor of W. J. Linos vs. John Q
t A. Adaius. Property pointed out by L.
. Wornll-
At the sane time and place, will be sold
•r ai parcel ot land No 0, in the 2‘l
istrict of Talbot county, containing 101 \
cres, levied upon as the property of Mrs.
_ b Mahons,to satisfy an execution in my
nds in favor of James Bryant vs. Mrs. K.
. Mahouf.
At the same time and place will' be sold
' ;cres'•! laud, more <r less, in the 17th
district of Talbot county, known as ti e
a m s Story place, adjoining lands *>f J. !>.
ji v. s. Jones. Jhh. F. Phillips and Robert
tripling. Levied on as the property ot
lines Story to satisfy tbs following cxec i
ons: three in favor ot Henry Persons
dminisrri’or, Ac. vs. James Sturv; one in
vor if K. M. Davis vh. James Storv, and u
'ax execution for State and County Taxes
875 vs. J as. Story. Levies made by Wm.
looper, L , and returned to me.
Also at tl’.e name tiro* and jwuv the land
o ovreid bv Mrs. Sarah P. Wells and for
i r'y owned by Edwin I. lligb-e, the m.me
eiag thirty eight acres more or less ht.<l
ti! tin tlie north cast corner o! ha N<>. 271
c the 16th District of Talbot county, levied
pon as the property of Mrs. Sarah P.
fells, to satisfy au execution in favor *>j
l\ If. ScLeitlviin A' Cos., vs. Sarah P. Wells
wl F. J. Wflis.
Also, at the Ff.me time and place, one
|1 :.1 el the lands of which Kob.-it ivu," •
tipj possessed, being the plantation on
rb'.rli he lived at the time of his doui h. r and
rLich has been -t off as the dower of Mrs
). Roxana Persons, s*.id dower l<* ;:tg To#
off rest levied on, and whereon Mis. O.
ioxaim Persons now lives, containing 420
irn-s, more or lss, levied upon as ti e prob
ity of O. Kxana Persons, to satisfy an
xeention in lavor of R. 11. Snellii.gs, ?•■.*,
)R. Persons. Levy made by W. M.
*<< ,'t-r.
J. fi. HARVEY.
Jan 3-td Kherjit.
Administrator s Sale
jF.OßGla Tai.bot County.
Jlv virtue of an order ot the Court of Or- '
ißiiry of said county, will bes .hi lx*,V r e
be C'ttirt house .door in Talbobon. on tln
lr-* Tuesday in Fcbuarv next, witldu r:
eaal hfmrs of side, tho vemaiml i i-o •
iMTtbe termination of the life estate in th
f*ll'wing described lots and p reel- o.
toul, to-u’it, lots 3. 215, 27. four n -res of h t
10. 2. the four acres b ing the strio l
|" h*k in trout of Homestead one ne.ro w id.
M four long, .also lot No. 4. and half ot lot
lo 5 Fraction No 297 containing Hid :t*uv-.
ktiw 298 containing 150 acres. Iracu.v
o.*299containing 1521 acres, all in the 23d
Wtrid of Talbot comity. Sold as tie
pnpertv ot the estate of Joseph Drown d< -
ra f.l, for the benefit of the heir* and cred
lorsof said deceased. Terms C -sh.
I M. E. DYLAN 1 >l.ll,
I T. W. HA VEY,
Jan 3-30 J. Administrator.
Administrator's Sale.
ItORGM- Talbot Count y.
; by virtue of nu order ol the Court of Or
htryrf,jd County, will be sold >•?< i
<v,iirt house doof in Talbot ton, <n ?!•••
M 7nesday in Febnary next, wi l.in thf
toi hours of sale, the east half ot lot No.
67 in the 22d district of Talbot county.
* M th* - property of the state of Mr
ifiiuv Howard, deceased, tor the hem fit <>f
|T heirs p.nd creditors of said decease t.
JAMES ALLEN.
Jau 3-1877. Administrator.
, Administrators Sale.
jFQRfifA —Talbot C< t sty .
by Time Ol an Order from the Court of j
Admary of said county, will bes !d befor |
w Court House oor. r in Tftlbo'ton. on ?bc
N Ttienluy in Fc-bruery next wiTun the j
Nff‘l hours sale, the follow inc drs.-iil>* and |
BH'ls to wit. I.ot number 159, V. 1 the ;
Pm half of lot number IC>4, also the ie-
Q.'inTer after Dower in lot number 100. ail ;
'j K ;' d fuiiiE lying ar.d lxiug in the 22..<1
tof said county, said lau
n the estate of William Ilwwkir.s dce-Msed. :
ia sold for the benefit of the heirs and ■
- id deceased
property sold at tho risk vf J-men W.
former purchaser, be having htile i ;
comply with the terms of side.
JAMES McNEIL.
Jan 3-tdg. Administrator.
d-ORG 14—Talbot County.
James McNeil Admini trator of j
nsou W. Hagerniun, represenfH by h -
that he has fullr <lminist< red said j
- L ate and prays to be dismissed then-,
®* Now therefore,all perEOiis eoncernt and j
hereby cited and required to sln>vr j
if any they have, within the time pre- !
r *o*d bv law, why said Adminisir:t<-r i
or, d not be discharged. Given winler ;
•_ r, ®cial signature this December 4tb, j
GEO. N. FOhBES,
_P C( Ordinary.
'FORgia —Talbot County.
. bereas Thomas M. Bailey and Charles j
Tidier as Administrators ot John W. ’
' z-tr, senior, decerned, represent hv their !
* i tlon that they have fully discharg* *1 their :
' 1 Dust and pray to be discharged there- j
•iow therefor© all persons concerned are
iNotified and required to show cause, i
, they have, within the time prescri- |
v'. /y why said administrators should
j. ; . ( ‘isciiarged, and receiv* j -tiers < f
r Given under my Official Slgna
e this Ist day of January, 1877.
j , GEO. N. FORBES,
Jn 3 3m. Ordinary.
Fuviuor Free.
Oh, Farmer Free.
Good Farmer Free !
The merriest wight in the world is he,
In bub or rain,
He*ll ne'er complain,
Eat scatter and gather his golueu grain,
Tis a sight to see.
Young Farmer Free,
* In the woods and fields where ho loved
to lie
lie's fall and slim.
And a ragged brim,
lias his liiit which is good enough lor him.
For it adds a grace
To the sunny lu?e.
That shines like a g* m in a shady place,
Wliilw high and bold
His pants are rolled,
And tucked in his boots that are stoutly
fcoled.
[Written for the Standard.
ESTHER;
0U THE
Tragedy of Millbank Bridge.
BY “HEBA.“
CHAPTER IV.
THE MURDERED MAN.
The morning aftor the storm, James
Roeil and Haul Jones, two worthy
farmers, wi re out examining the dam
ages done by tho storm. They were
walking near the bank of the pond,
and were surprised to discover a
silver mounted pistol, lying near the
foot of the old bridge.
‘•Where do you suppose thin came
from?” exclaimed Mr. Jones. “Wash
ed from tin* upper country I recon.
Reed, see, here are letters on the si 1
ver plate. A. 11. CL, tin* initials of
the owner, I suppose. What is that
out yonder on the raft? 1 have lost
two of my cows and fear they may In*
drowned. L<*t us see what it is, it
may be one of them now .”
And unfastening a small bateau,
that was attached to a tree, they pad
died to the spot indicated.
“Great God, Reed! it is a man,
dead as a door nail, too.” The boat
hail arrived at the place where Lind
sey Clayton’s body had drifted, and
drawing the body into the boat, they
returned as rapidly as possible to the
bank.
“I suppose he must have been
drowned, trying to cross, unless lie
was drowned ah >ve and washed to the
place, for evidently lie is a stranger in
these parts. But,‘hallo ! Reed/look,
here are bullet holes in his coat. 1
verily believe the man lias been mur
dered.” And the two men looked
upon the stranger’s body in horror.
Soon the alarm was given, and
quite a crowd gat hen and to **e the mi
; fortunate man, upon whose person
there was indications of violence and
murder. This was the second death
that had occurred so mysteriously
at the bridge of the old haunted mill,
many shuddering as they beheld the
gloomy old building and dilapidated
! bridge, almost fallen to decay. The
I bullet holes in the body of the dead
I man, were compared with the size of
thti hall the pistol carried, and it was
decided it. was the instrument that
| carried the mDsi!e*of <l> ;uh to the
I heart of the stranger. The pockets
lof the man were searched, and in them
found a leather wallet, containing a
few bank hills and notes; his clothing
marked with the name of “land- v
( !avion,” while in the pockets of his
coat were two photographs. One
must have been that of himself, the
other that of a little girl, on which
was written, “Esther < dayton.”
Among the crowd of curious spec
tators, was Horace Gleason, who re
lated his adventure of the night be
fore, and of the little girl he had
found; the original of the picture,
now an inmate of his mother s home.
Beyond the initials on tlie pistol,
and the weapon itself, there was noth
ing to throw any light on the foul
mystery. The body was 'removed to
the neatest house, that being Mrs.
Gleason s, and crowds thronged to the
little cottage, to catch a glimpse of
the dead man and the little child, who
furiously repelled any advances made
by the curious crowd. She pertly, if
at all, would reply to the- numerous
enquiries made of her, many feeling
the weight of her hands, and con la
testify to the sharpness of her nails,
as well as her little tongue. Timidly
she looked at the face of the dead
man, that lay so stiff and cold; hut
stoutly denied any relation to him,
saying:
“1 never did see him afore, and he
aint my papa. 1 tells you I aint got
no papa, for my mamma said so. 1
speck that’s the man what got shot,
for I heard him groan so.” And the
little child would stand on tiptoe, to
see the palid face of the man, all sup
posed to be her father.
The contents of the leather wallet
were given to Mrs. Gleason, togethej
with a large seal aing which was with
'neat difficulty removed from the dead
man’s finger, on which was. engraved,
the simple name “Lindsey. Jhe man
was buried, the coroners jury had ren
dered the verdict of, “murdered by
unknown hands,” and the detail of the
event, with the description of the man
and child, appeared in many of the
leading papers of the day. But Mis.
A COUNTRY NEVSTATER FOR THE MASSES-DEVOTED TO CIVILIZATION AND MONEY-MAKING.
TALBOTTON GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 17,1877.
Gleason failed to find tlio mother or
relatives of the little child. A year
had rolled away, yet no traces of them
had been found and the matter at
length was dropped. But stout indeed
was the heart that would venture to
the old bridge, after dark, for all re
membered this mysterious transaction.
Esther remained with Mrs. Gleason,
and Horace. Mrs. Lipscomb furnish
ing her with a very tasty wardrobe,
and a more attractive, graceful or
vain little piece or humanity, could
not he found in all the vicinity of
Millbank. And yet none could call
her pretty, for her features were too
rare and fierce, to Im> called beautiful.
But one to see that fair face, with her
I auburn hair, and willful black eyes,
| would find themselves taking a second
| glance, and repeating more than once.
“What a strange child !”
She had never forgiven Mrs. Lips
comb for calling her “mother Bunch,”
and although she felt very fine in her
nice dresses, the kind lady had sent
her, yet she firmly refused to visit her
house. Mrs. Gleason had much
trouble in softening, and quieting the
turbulent disposition of Esther, ex
erting much firmness; and not a few
times as a last resort, applying corpo
ral punishment. Among the noxious
weeds, caused to spring up by indul
genre, and want of discipline, the kind
lady found the seed of an affectionate
and affable nature, only requiring
proper attention and right culture to
cause them to germinate and soon ex
pand into bloom. With a firm un
wavering hand, the briers and thorns
were removed from the garden of her
heart, and she was quite a lovable
child, though her temper sometimes
would be violent, and Hashes of her
nature be often revealed.
She loved and respected Mrs. Glea
son, relying implicitly on her; for in
that pale faced lady she recognized
her conqueror. But we find her and
i Horace are scarce on hotter terms,
i the day she is ten years old, than
when she treated him so badly, as to
cause him to dub her with the name
of “wild cat.” And when he wished
now, to have a shovel and tongs con
test, he had only to say to her, “wild
cat.” She called his mother “Auntie,”
saving one day as her reason for so
doing.
“1 love you dearly enough to call
von mother, hut then Horace would
he my brother, and I don’t want such
a had teasing boy for my brother. I’ll
cal! von Auntie, that will make him
{my cousin, and we are privoliged to
little cousins as much as we please.”
| “ But my child, it is sinful to hate
i any one, and I desire you to love
II rrtU'c as your brother. lie does
1 wrong to tease and irritate you so,hut
he loves v :,11 verv dearly.” And Mrs.
i Gleason stroked the head of the little
j child, as she thus spoke to her.
“No, Auntie Horace don't love me
t one hit. (I* calk; me \\ ild cat, and
i Bengal Tigri s-, mid gave Mnllie Fields
those peaches that looked so nice, after
I had asked him for them.”
| “Yes, hut you remember my tlaugh
i ter, they were for Mary's sick mother,
j and Horace kindly offered to gvt you
j more, lie did gei you some too, most
tempting ones, and von threw them
! away, before his eyes. iou were
I wrong Esther, and must guard your
heart against selfishness.”
“W‘dl, I uill try to like that ugly
hoy for your take Auntie, but it. will
he like taking my very eyeteeth,” and
Esther darted away to look at the lit
tie kittens in the loft.
Seven years have passed away,
- ince little K-ther found a home in tin
cottage of Mrs. Gleason. Many
changes have occurred, as Old Time
in his rapid flight, has added numbers
to his victims, and borne many human
souls to Eternity. Among the many
of his victims, is Crazy Nell. She
hail never escaped again after the
memorable night she was introduced
to our readers; and often spoke of the
sweet toned lady she bail met the
night of the storm.
Mrs. Gleason had visited her sever
al times, and once ja-rsuaded Esther
to accompany her. The vacant eyes
of <Jritz\ Nell, had the same wild gleam
on beholding the child’ eontinuosly
covering her Hands and drawing her
skirts nearer to her frail form, mutter
ing :
“Blood ! Blood !”
And yet occasionally, a tender ex
pression would steal over her face, as,
she gazed at the girl; sweet memories j
seemingly stirring her poor stricken
heart. She passed quietly away, with
scarcely a struggle. Few tears j
were shed for her, all feeling rejoiced
that the afflicted lady with her dark
ened mind, would awaken in a better
kingdom.
CHAPTER V.
esthek’s vow.
Yes, seven years have passed away
—so rapidly passed away-—and chang
ed Horace Gleason from a young,
frolicsome lad, to a tall, handsome,
hardworking, thorough-going young
man of twenty-one summers. Yctj
our young hero, that ran away from
his own mule, with Esther in his arms,
cannot be said to have added much
dignity to hisjrapid growth of person,
for his love of sport is as great as ev- !
cr, and his propensity for teasing, is !
not diminished. He now owns a half
interest in the old mill, which has
been recently re-built, and has already '
added much to the pecuniary interest!
of himself. The farmers who lived
ndjoining were all well pleased with
his management, his steady habits and
close attention to business.
“There is a fortune in Millbank mill
yet, and Horace Gleason is the very
man to find it, for I never saw a more
industrious, or clear beaded young
man,” said Mr. Reed, quite emphatic
ally, to a crowd All agreed
with him, and thus the future proper
ty of our hero was predicted by all,
and it was fast being fulfilled. The
cottage hud long been torn down, and
in its stead is an imposing building,
I with shady and feagrant orange groves.
It is a beautiful night. Esther's
| thirteenth birthday party, and merry
peals of laughter Sn<4 the sounds of
many merry feet are heard within the
lighted rooms, where Esther's young
friends have assembled to celebrate her
birthday. Mrs. Lipscomb still pre-
I sides over hoi toilet, as well as assist
ing in her education, feeling an inter
est in the edild none could understand
for often had slit* seen more affable
and beautiful children, without in
spiring more than a passing glance of
admiration. Esther had changed but
little in appearance during the last
few years, only the little figure, all
thought would lx* like what old Ab
by called ‘ehuiuky,’bad suddenly sur
prised the faithful old servant by run
ning up, as she declared, like a weed.
Esther wai tho torment of that old
creature's life; scarcely a day passing
without some prank of the mischiev
ous girl, being practiced upon her,
keeping her continually petting and
scolding her. She and Horace alter
nated from the best of friends, to the
bitterest of foes, in a very short space
of time, t Iften she would declare him
to lie hateful and despisable, deter
mining never .Again to speak to the
bigoted boy, only to change her mind
in a few moments by preparing some
delicacy for his dinner, and often be
ing rewarded for her kindness, by be
ing called Wild <'at.
It is hard indeed to form a true es
timate, of a persons character, by see
ing them in their most amiable moods;
w hen there is nothing to provoke the
ii ratability of their temper, nor bring
the words of biting sarcasm or unkind
ness from lips that were then wreath
ed by bewitching smiles. So it. was
by Eitliei Glayton as we see her ar
rayed in white muslin, with a bright
sash, and ribbon* to correspond, in
her bright shining hair. See the bright
mischievous face and merry sparkling
eyes, from which none would guess f< r
one moment, of the lire and strength,
us well as the dark threads of her lm
t are.
She appears so happy and amiable
to night, that Horace Gleason has not
thought once to call her by the odious
cognomen that so raises her ire. She
had stolen away to another room to
prepare a scan- crow, as the J imi/mrnf
<Tthe entertainment. She heard snijie
one conversing on tho colonnade near
her, and could not resist the tempta
tion of listening, lor she had h* aid
her own name menl ioned.in an amiable
young companions, that were seated
on one of the settees, that were place*]
in Ihe long colonnade.
“i'll tell you May,” said one of
them in spiteful tones. “E.-tlier Olav
ton need not put on so many air:*, and
feel so very grand, thinking we will
all look up lo her, for I v.iii not any
more that s certain. What is Hie?
Nothing but a poor cant away, some
body got tired of keeping and if it was
not for kind good Mrs. Gleason, she
would now lx* in tin* poor house. I
heard mamma ray so. And if any
body knows my mamma does. Some
people say they don't believe she is a
legitimate* child, or els** why did not
Homebody claim her? Everybody
says Mrs. Gleason is tired of her, they
know six* is, for she has supported
Esther all her life, like she was a born
lady, instead of a poor picked up waif.
Glayton inched ! I low docs she know
h-r name is Clayton ? That may haver
been all a farce.”
The two friends arose and returned
t* the* parlor, knowing not, that tho
object of tledr conversation was quite
near, and that their charitable confab
had caused an iron lo enter tin* soul of
lv ther, as she listened breathlessly to
the unkind words. She had been
so happy and amiable all night, all
seeming bright and happy around her
but aii adder was among Ihe roses, its
hiss and venom poisoning her peace,
causing a wound in the young heart,
that would rankle and bleed. Sinking
on tli" floor and covering ber face
with her hands, she exclaimed :
“Oh! why did I never think of this
before ? I know my father was mur
dered, they say with me in his arms,
and he was afterwards found in the
Millbank pond. But who was his
murderer? Who, and where is my
mother ? Jt seems I have a faint ro
meiiiberance of her, and a gloomy, old
house-with a great many ladies dress
ed in strnge costumes. But to me it
all appears like a dream. Oh ! I have
been so thoughtless, and so wicked all
my life. So heedless of the mystery
that enveloped me, and tyranizing over
tliis household have been forgetful, 1
was a mere dependant, living on the
bounty of one, that was good enough
to befriend, the friendless out-cast,
showing no gratitude to my kind ben
efactress. T his is all too true, but to
think I am even looked upon as child
of shame ! Oh! who am 1 ? What
is my true name ? Though young,
nought else but a wayward child — I !
now register a vow- a solumn oath, I
to solve the mystery of mv birth, and I
bring the assassin’s of my father to
justice, and if any earthly chance, find
my mother, though it should bring
mo to the dust of humiliation, to dis
cover my lineage.”
Esther arose in response to Mrs.
Gleason's c; 11, an 1 proceeded to the I
parlor, which she had left a few mo- j
incuts before, happy child, re ;
turning with seeming ten years an
nexed to her life, for in her heart was
a fixed purpose not there before.
•‘Esther where have yon been?”
Cried several voices as she entered
so qnietlv, all looking at her with un
feigned surprise! You look ns if you
had seen a ghost. Tell us how it look
ed,” and they crowded around her
looking over their shoulders as if ex
pecting to see a hobgoblin enter.
“Why wlmt put that foolish notion
in your heads? 1 never saw anything
hut a eat and a mouse, and they looked
I believed likftall such creatures do,”
said Esther laughing.
“Pshaw ! 1 know wlmt is the mat
ter with Wild Gat, she is becoming
domesticated at hist. Remember it
has been seven long years, since sin*
and I took such a race, through the
woods, with old Sumho after us, the
w hit*’ cloth streaming in tho wind, as
if he was a hobgoblin dressed out in a
new garment.” All laughed heartily
at the remark from Horae**, but to his
surprise Esther did not join in the
laughter, or even evince any anger.
< >iily a spasm of pain seemed to con
tract her brow*, when Horace putting
on a most ludicrous face, said :
“Mother do send for Doctor Story.
I really do believe Esther's demise is
near at hand, for it is the first time
in seven years, that my head was not
thumped by the poker, or my eves de
moralized by her lingers, when I called
her Wild ('at. Surely the Millenium
is fast, approaching, when the Linn
and the Lamb will be at peace, for
this poor little lamb has endured
much persecution from that wicked
lion,”confined Horace pulling Esther's
curls, and pinching her check, dodging
in time to escape a book hurled at
him, for Esther's good resolutions
had not yet matured. “The party
had broken up, and after Mrs. Glea
son retired to her room ami taking
her bible, was preparing to rend be
fore retiring, as was her usual custom.
She was surprised to see the door
open, and Esther enter with her white
robes covered with a dressing gown.
“Why Esther?” she exclaimed, “I
thought you were in bed,” and laying
a id- her book, Mrs. Gleason drew an
ottoman to her feet, tin* young girl
upon it, ami laying her head upon the
holy's knee, said :
“No, Auntie. I could not. sleep
until I asked if you were not tired *f
in*! ? And why did you take in**, in
stead of sending me to tin* poor-house?
Are von not sorry you did so?”
“Esther, what do you mean? Are
you delirious?” said Mrs. Gleason,
raising the girl’s face and laying it. on
her arm. “\\ by do you ask such a
foolish question ? Have I ever shown
by my actions, that you are an incum
brance ?”
“No Auntie. You have been good,
far too goo*l to in**, ami I have repaid
you, with seeming ingratitude, by my
(iereen*ss and wayward manner,
which I know has so often given you
pain and annoyance. I know you
were poor, and had. to work hard,
economizing to the greatest extent in
supporting me, and educating Horace.
But please ma’am, lot. me remain until
1 get, old enough to support myself in
some way,” replied Esther taking Mrs.
Gleason's hand,and looking into her
face. The lady looked at the girl as if
doubting her sanity, at last gravely
said:
“You have become quite sage and
indepemlant within a few hours, if
would seem Esther. If the home 1
have tried to make pleasant for you
has become so distasteful, as to cause
you to wish to leave it, ami make an
independent living, of course I will
not interfere, and must grant your
earnest request to remain beneath my
roof until you find employment. How
long Miss Glayton do you propose to
remain ?”
“Oh Auntie ! You are angry with
me. But I am so unhappy.” Ami
Esther sobbingly related the conversa
tion she had heard on the colonnade.
When Mrs. Gleason kissing tho weep
ing girl tenderly said:
“Why my little daughter you are
hitting yourself he made unhappy and
di contented, by (bo foolish convcr.su
tion of some envious gossipping chil
dren. Why my darling, this is not
like yourself, who lias always looked
with contempt on miyl.liing pertaining
to slander. The children were very
wrong in speaking of you as a child
of shame, as well as saying you were
incumbrance to me. For dear Father,
you are the light of our household,
a perfect little sunbeam. Do not
stoop to their level hy being influ
enced by their opinions. I would not
have you manifest such independent
and reckless spirit, as to he regardless
of the opinion of tho world. A
person, Father,is in tho road to ruin,
that can truthfully say “f don’t care
what the people think of me.” But I
would have you live above the petty
foibles, and frivolities that charac
terize so many of the human race. Do
not allow yourself to he unhapy,p
made so by their unkind remarks.
Do good, live above censure yourself,
and “if the blackest stain” rested on
your parents, it would not sully your
purity iu tho eyes of tho just and
good. ”
Auntie, please tell me tho incidents
of my life, and father’s death, and my
own discovery. I remember some
of the circumstances, but tbe whole
transaction seems a dream.” Mrs.
(Reason minutely related the discov
ery of Esther beneath the shelving
rock, mantled in the cloak, which was
pierced by the assasins balls,and stain
ed by' her father’s blood. And of the
finding afterwards, of the lifeless body
which had evidently been robbed, and
then sank beneath the dark waters of
Millbank creek. Site told of detec
tives being employed to forrit out the
black double dyed mystery, and that
no trace could he found of the mur
derer, or even of any one who knew
a Glayton, answering the discription
of the dead man. I have his picture
now. I have never let you see it, for
knowing your disposition so well, fear
ed it would not contribute to your fu
ture happiness by brooding over the
mystery.” Esther had listened with
bated breath, and flashing eves, clench
ing her hands and giving indications
of an temper, caused hy the
recital of the wrongs committed
against herself, as well as the prema
ture death of her father, from unknown
and dastardly hands. Klir was not an
ordinary child, that could be read in
her glowing face and kindling eve, in
w hich there was a strong determina
tion. In fact she seemed to have sud
denly became a woman within a few
hours, ami the merry child only exis
ted in the past.
[to UK COXITNCED. }
Correspondence u itli si Corpse
The Virginia (Nov.) Enterprise
saysthnt Homo week ago a young
Ncnpergraco in that oily, who had
left his parental roof in New York
under a cloud in ItKSo, concluded t
“put up a job on the old gentleman
and make a raised He accordingly
telegraphed to his father in Now
York:
Mr. : Your son Walter was
killed in the Con Virginia this
morning by a falling cage. AVbat
shall we do with the remains.
“M. L. Barker.”
Almost immediately a telegraphic
order came for $l5O and the laconic
reply: “Bury them.” The fictitious
M. U Barker seized the $l5O and
went on a royal spree, and a few
weeks afterward he wrote to his
lather over Ids real name as follows:
Dear I’athet: 1 have just learned
that an infamous scoundrel named
Barker sent you a fictitious account
of mv death and swindled you out
of SSO. He also borrowed SBS from
me and left, the country. I write to
inform you that L am yet alive, and
long to see the paternal roof again.
1 am in somewhat reduced circum
stances, the accumulation of the last
five years having been lost— a disas
trous stock speculation—and if you
would spare me S2OO 1 will ever be
tbnnkful for your favor, (live my
love to all. Your affectionate son,
Walter.
A fi w days later the young man
received the following:
My Dear Son : J have buried
you once, and there’s an end of it. I
decline having any more transactions
with a corpse. Yours in tho flesh,
Father.
A Li.tky Name, — “Jess link of ehit,
now ! De ole yeah, goes out dis
berry night, an’ dry hain’l. got dat
man “Ireled I’resident yit!” ejacula
ted Amos.
"Whatman you talkin’ ‘bout?”
asked Old Hi.
‘l'raise, de lam,’ I dunno; who
you ’spent hit's gwino ter be V” re
sponded Amos.
“(Vell,l sorter ‘grees wid Oubncr
Brown, an* my judgment am that
.Mars' iSam Tilden am gwino tor be
de man 1”
“What maks you link dat?”
“Well,(lar‘sa whole multiflicashum
tabic of reazins fur do judgment,
but do principul are dat ver kin fin’
<lo name ob Sam in de Bible, an’
IFi ves ver can't, fur hit ain’t dar !
Yer sins, too, dat dem Scripter
names is monghty lucky—(hit's do
reeziii dat i named dat boy ob mine
Epho, yer ‘members djn't yer?”—
San day fiarald.
To Make Coffee. —Put your
ground coffee into a bowl containing
just enough water to moisten it.; beat
iu a egg, shell and all; mix it well
through the eotl'ec; rinse your boiler
out with boiling water; let it boil
fifteen minutes. When it commen
ces to boil stir it frequently, and
never leave it until the ground sink.
—Pour a little from the spout, in
order to remove tho grounds which
may have boiled into it, and pour it
back into the pot. It is much bettor
if served without decanting. Allow
one tablespuoiiful for each person
and one for the pot, and add three
pints of boiling water toseven spoon
fuls of coffee.
Moody lias found a girl in Chicago,
sixteen years old, and ordinarily
intelligent, who had never heard the
name of Christ except in profanity,
and who had no idea of who he
was.
TER MS, $1.(10 a Year iu Adttat*.
WHOLE NUMBER 343.
Business W Iluisness.
Probably yon bavo not heard of
the new firm of Hull <fe Johnson. It
is a very young firm,and has not Ms
yet, made any great stir even iu
Boston.
The senior partner is Mary
Florence Hull, a daughter of the
very advanced Radical who edits
tho Boston Crucible. Mr. Hull’s
hobby is the abolition of all marriago
and divorce laws, leaving the citizei
free to nutko his or her domestic
arrangements under a general law of
contracts; and bis preaching of this
new social gossip lias born fruit iu
his own household, if nowhere else.
The junior partner is Horace Alvia
Johnson.
Thursday ovening, while tho Cru
cible editor was entertaining some'
Radical friends at his house, 4 Bates
place, Mary and Horace came into
the room and handed him a paper,
which Mary asked him to read
aloud. It proved to boa “business
and conjugat contract,’ 1 and ran as
follows:
We, whose names are hereunto
affixed, do, ou this twenty-sixth day
of December, in the year one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy-six
of the Christian Era, enter into a
business and conjugal contract; tbo
firm to bo known as Hull A Johu
son.
We regard ourselves as, in every
sense of the word, equal partners,
promising to strive to treat each
other, under nil circumstances, as
becomes such. We promise that
we will not try in any other way
than by advice or persuasion to con
trol the actions of each other.
Believing that Neither Church
nor State has any business with our
affairs, we propose to live our own
lives without reference to either fur
ther than, if necessary to give se
curity to the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts than our children,'
should we bo blessed xvith offspring,
shall be, at least, as woll cared for
us are a majority of those born inf
legal wedlock.
We further contract that when
mutual love shall no longer justify'
our conjugal union, we shall part,
giving the State as little trouble i
our patting as we have in coming
together.-
The reading finished, Mary and
Horace asked any one in the com
pany who knew any just cause or
impediment—or words to that effect
—to speak out then and there, or
forever thereafter hold his peace. l
If the paper wasn't right, or if the/
were not right, they wanted to know*
it. No one offering any objection,
they stepped to the table anti signed
the contract.
Mary and Horace nro now keep-'
ing ho se at 30 Hudson street, and
Mr. Hull says they are “to all ftp
pea ranees enjoying as much happi
ness as falls to people in this life.”—
N. y. Sun.
Lay nj> lor old Age.
No one can deny that it is wise to
make provision for old age, but we
are not all agreed as to the kind of
provision to lay up. Certainly, vref
shall want some money, for a desti
tute old man is indeed a sorry sight/
Wo advise our young reuders to be
saving in health for old age, frr tho
maxim holds good in regard to
health as well as to money, “wasto
not, want not.” It is the greatest
mistake to suppose tho violators of
tho laws of health can escape its
penalty. Nature fogives no sin, no
error. Tho offender tnay be let off
for twenty or fifty years, but nature
catches him at last, and inflicts tho
punishment just when anti wbero ho
feels it most. Save up for old age;
but save knowledge, save tho re
collection of good and noble deeds,
innocent pleasures and pure thoughts
save friends and love. Savo stores
of that kind of wealth which “moth
and nist cannot corrupt, nor thieves
break through and steal”—which
time cannot diminish nor death tako
away.
How to Get Kid of Turn Stumps.
—-Gen. Colquitt, in a recent address,
gives tho following ways of doing
this:
To remove stumps from a field, all
that is necessary is to havo one or
more sheet iron chimneys, some four
or five feet high. Set fire to the
stump and place tho chimney over
it, so as to give the requisite draught
at tho bottom. It will draw like a
stove. The stump will soon be con
sumed. With several such chim
neys, of different sizes, tho removal
of stumps may be accomplished at
merely nominal labor and expense.
In the autumn bore a hole an inch
or two in diameter, according to the
girth of the stump, vertically in tho
center of tho latter, and about eigh
teen inches deep. Put into it from
one to two ounces of saltpetre; fill
the liolo with water and plug up
close. In the ensuing spring take
out the plug, and pour in about one
or two gills of kerosene oil and ig
nite it. The stump will smoulder
away, without blazing, to tho very
extremity of the roots, leaving noth
ing but ashes.
Tho .State editors demand a now
canvass of tho Georgia Railroad free;
passes.