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VOLUME IX-NO. 28.
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TALBOTTON, TALBOT COUNTY, GEORGIA., TUESDAY, JULY 23.1878.
TLe Girl Who Saved the
General.
Far down the Carolina cost lies
the lovely island of St. John, where
stood, ope hundred years ago a no
ble brick-built mansion, with lofty
portico and broad piazza.
It was the house ot Mr. Robert
Ribbes and his beautiful young wife,
and the great house was full at nil
seasons. Eigbt children had already
couie to this good couple, and seven
little adopted cousins were their
playmates—the orphan children of
Mrs, Fenwick, sister to Mr. Gibbes.
He himself was a cripple, and could
not walk. In a chair which ran on
wheels he was drawn daily over the
pleasant paths, sometimes by the
faithful servants, sometimes by the
still more devoted children,who fug
ged at the rope like so many frisky
colts. The loveliness of the spot
suited well its name of “Peaceful
Retreat,’ by which it was known
through all the country.
But in those troblous limes it
could not always remain 'peaceful.'
In the spring of 1779 the British
posa'.ss' of al r O'a.l. 1
General i’revost marched up from
Savannah and laid seige to Charles
ton. But hearing that General
Lincoln was hastening on with his
army, ho struck his tents in the
night, retreated rapidly toward Sa
vannah. Ho crossed the Stono
Ferry,and fortified himself on John’s
Islam!, ns the island of St. John’s
was often called.
For weeks now tbe voice of mus
ketry and heavy guns destroyed the
quiet joy at ‘Peaceful Retreat.’ The
children, in the midst of play, would
hear the dreadful booming and sud
denly grow still and pale. The el
dest daughter, Mary Amin, was a
sprightly, courageous girl of thir
teen. She had the care of nil the
little ones, for her mother's hands
were full in managing the great, es
tato and caring for her husband.
After a time the enemy deter
mined to take possession of this
beautiful place. A body of British
and Hessians qnietly captured tbe
landing one midnight, and, creeping
stealthily onward, filled the park
and surrounded the house. At day
break tbe inmates found tlieiusolves
prisoners.
Thpn came trying days for tbe
f uniiy. The officers took up their
quarters in tbe mansion, allowing
the family to occupy the upper
story.
John’s Island was less than thir
ty miles from Charleston, and when
the American officers in the city
heard that ‘Peaceful Retreat’ bad
been captured by the British, they
determined to rescue it from the
enemy. Two large galleys were im
mediately manned and equipped
and sent to the plantation, with
strict orders not to fire upon the
mansion.
Sailing noiselessly up the Stono
river at tbe dead of night, tbe vessels
anchored abreast the plantation.
Suddenly out of the thick darkness
burst a flame and ronr.and the shot
came crashing tbraugh tbe British
encampment. The whole place was
instantly in uproar. The officers in
the house sprang from bed,and has
tily dressed and armed. Tbe fami
ly, rudely awakened, rushed to the
windows. A cold rain was falling,
and the soldiers, half clad, were
running wildly hither and thither,
while the officers were frantically
calling 0 mto -> M'.r \.. ’ ®
at the first terrible roar and fled to
her mother's room. The excitable
servants uttered most piercing
shrieks. The poor little children
were too frightennd to scream, but
clng utretublingly to Mary.
Mrs. Gibbes was in great distress.
She knew not at first whether it
was an attack by friends on the
camp, or an assault on the house by
tbe enemy. She ordered the ser
vants to cease their wailing aud
dress themselves. Then her hus
band and the children were prepar
ed; and while the cannon bellowed
in quick succession and the noise
around the house giew louder, the
father and mother consulted what
was best to do. It was now evident
that the attack was by their own
friends, and its object was to dis.
lodge tbe enemy. But Mr. Gibbes
did not know that the houso would
not be fired on, and he advised in-
stunt flight. He was carried to his
chair, and the whole household sail
ed forth from a back door.
The seine was terrific. The nigut
was pitchy dink, aud when, just as
they stepped oit, a sheet of flams
belched forth fiotn the vessels, it
seemed to bo almost ogaiust their
faces. The roar shook the ground.
The troops were too busy saving
themselves to nof.ee the fugitives,
and they pushed oft as rapidly as
possible.
Not one was sufficieitly protected
from tho rain. Lift! Mary bad tho
hardest part,for neurk all the child
ren were in her care. The mud was
deep. Some of the litis ones could
walk but a short dist.nce at a time,
and had *o ho earriei—Mary hav
ing always one, somiimes two, in
her arms. Several ol tho servants
were near her, but tone of them
seemed to notice her r her burdens.
The last horse had ben carried off
that very day; there ’as no escape
but on foot.
Suddenly, a ball cme crashing by
them through the trees! Then a
charge of grape shot cit tbe boughs
•„ V" ' " war- vatllr : u the I
ritugo oi tin, guns 1 It was evident
they had taken the worst drection,
hilt there was no help for it now—
it was too late to turn bade. In
her agony, the mother cried aloud
in God to protect htr family. Mary
hugged closer the child in her trnis,
and trembled so she could hardly
keep up. Another cash 1 The shot
shrieked past them.sHking the trees
in every direction. The assault was
fierce, the roar was hcessant. The
frightened family 'ushed on ns
swiftly as possible tiward a friend’s
plantation, far back from tbe shor ;
bur it was scon sen that th
would not have streigth to reach it,
even if they were notstruck down by
the flying shot. The Americans
were pouring their .re into these
woods, thinking the enemy would
seek refuge there. The wretched
fugitives expected ev<ry moment to
bo the lust. On they pished through
mud and rain and screaming shot.
Soon they found thy were getting
more ont of range of he guns. They
began to hope; yet n<w and then n
ball tore up the treeiaround them,
or rolled fearfully acoss their path.
They reached one f tho houses
where their field-hauls lived, with
no one hurl; they wfe over a mile
from the mansion, aid out of range
Unable to floe furthr, the family de
termined to s‘op five. As soon as
they entered, Mrs. Tibbes felt her
strength leaving fer, and sank up
on a low bed. Glided to the bone
drenched, trembliap with terror and
exhaustion, the fimily gathered
around her. She ipened her eyes
and looked about.' She sprang np
wildly.
‘Oh, Mary !’ shs cried, ‘whoro is
John ?’
The little girl turned pale, and
moaned : ‘Oh, njitber! mother I he’s
left!’ She broke into crying. The
servants, qnickl; sympathetic, be
gan to wring thr bands and wail.
‘Silence!’ said Mr. Gibbes, with
stern but trem-dmg’ voice. The tears
were in his own eyes. The little
child now missing was very dear to
them all and, mormver, was deemed
a sacred cbarge,ae be was one of the
orphan children of dr. Gibbes’ sis
ter, intrusted to bin on her death
bed.
Tho wailing eeised; thei-e was si
lenco, broken onlyby sobs, and the
master asked:
.i..i ..liiing '.o go back Isr th-.
child ?’
No one spoke. Mr. Gibbes turned
to his wile for coinsel. As the two
tolked in low toies, Mrs. Gibbes
cahed her husbaid‘B attention to
Mary, who was kieeling with clasp
ed hands, in pray>r, at the foot of
tbe bed. In a noment the little
maid rose and cane to them, saying,
calmly:
‘Mother, I mvst go back after ba
by.’
•Oh, my chili,’ cried the mother,
in agony, ‘I camot let yon !’
‘But, mother, I must,’ plea V I
Mary. ‘God wil care for me.’
It was a fearlulresponsibility. The
guns yet roared constantly through
the darkness; thohouse might now
be in flames; it idght be filled with
carnage and bldxl. Mrs. Gibbes
turned to her Insband. His face
was buried in hishnnd. Plainly, she
must decide it herself. With stream
ing eyes, looked at Mary.
‘ Gome here, my child*’ she called
mrough hor s„bs. Mary fell upon
her mother’s neck. One long pas
sionate embrace, in which all a mo
t her’s love and devotion were poured
ont, and the clinging arms were
opened without a wo/d. Mary sprang
up, kissed her father’s forehead, and
sped forth on her dangerous mission
of love.
Tho rain had ceased, but the night
was still dark and full of terrors for
through tho trees she saw tho fre
quent flashes of the great guus. The
woods were filled with booming
echoes, so that cannon seemed to he
on every hnnd. She flew on with all
speed. Soon she heard the crashing
trees ahead, and knew tbut in a mo
ment she would bo once moro fate
to face with death. She did not fal
ter. Now she was again in the
fierco whirlwind! All around her
the shot howled and shrieked. Ou
every side branches fell crashing to
the earth. A cannon ball plunged
into the giound close beside her,
oast over her a heap of mud, and
1 threw her down. Sb sprang up and
;>rc-.ed ou with icuuau.td v „
Not oven that,'ball could make her
turn back.
She reached tho house. She ran
to the room whore the little child
usually slept. TUe bed was empty !
Distracted, she flew from ch&mber.
to chamber. Suddenly she retuQ*
bored that this night he hud boon
given to another nurse. Up into the
third story sho hurried aud as she
pushed open the door,tho little fellow
sitting up in bed, cooed to her and
put out his hands.
With tho tears limning down her
'■ .eeks, Alary wrapped tho babe
warmly and started down tho stairs.
Out into the darkness once more;
onward with her precious burden,
through cannon-roar, through shot
and shell 1 Three times she passed
through this iron storm. The balls
still swept tbe forest; the terrific
booming filled the air.
With the child pressed tightly to
her brave young heart, she fled on-
She neither stumbled nor fell. The
shot through the dirt into her face,
end showered the twigs down upon
her head. But she was not struck.
Jn safety she reached the hat, and
fell exhausted across tho threshold.
And the little hoy thus saved by u
girl’s brave devotion, afterward be
came General Fenwick, famous in
.he war 1812.—St. Nicholas.
A Stay of Exfootion.-- Save me,
doctor, and I’ll give you a check for
a thousand dollars.’
The doctor gave him a remedy
that soon eased him, aud he called
out:
‘Keep at it, doctor, and I’ll give
you a check for five hundred dollars!’
In half an hour morn ho was able
to sit tip, and he calmly remarked:
‘Doctor, I feel like giving you a
fifty dolliii bill.’
When tho doctor was ready to go,
the sick man was up and dressed,and
ho followed the physician to the
door, and said:
‘Say, doctor, send in your bill the
first of the month.’
When six months had been gath
ered to Time’s bosom, the doctor
sent in a hill amounting to five dol
lars. He was dressed to cut it dov .
to throe, and after s doing, he sued
to get it, got judgement, and the pa
tient put in a stay of execution.
♦ ♦
The Man Who Can Run a News
patkb.—He stands in the saloons
with his back to the stove and tells
how he could run a newspaper;how
he would be independent as a hog
on ic\ cud call things by theD right
names; how he would expose e...
ruption in high places; how he
would write good, sound common
sense, and none of your frivolous,
try to-be-funny stuff. Then lie
criticises other people’s method of
conducting newspapers, and just
wishes somebody would give him a
chance to show his journalistic abili
ty. The way to cure one of these
chaps is to get him to agree to write
a sensible article every day for • a
week. Before the week is out he is
sure to be pumped dry,and will gape
worse for an idea than a chicken
does with tho pip.
What a glorious world this would
be, if all its inhabitants could say,
with Shakespeare’s shepherd; ‘S.r, l
am a true laborer; I earn what I
wear; I owe no man hate; envy no
man’s happiness; glad of other men’s
good; content with my farm.’
Lansilnire of the llair.
All our features have their lan
guage—eyes, nose and mouth. And
now someone discovers that even
tho hair has its own indications.
Straight, lank, stringy looking
hair indicates weakness and coward
ice.
Curly hair denotes a quick tem
per.
Frizzy hair, set on one’s head as if
each individual hair was ready to
light his neighbor, denotes coarse-,
ness.
Black hail- indicates persistent res
olution in accomplishing an object—
also a strong predisposition to ro
vengo wrong aud insults, leal or fan*
eicd.
Brown hair denotes fondness for
life, a friendly disposition, ambition,
■ rnestness of pnrpase, sagacity for
busii s, reliuliilty in friendship, in
proportion as the hair is t n
.tv fiuo hair indicates an even
disposition, readiness to forgive,
with a desire to add to the happi
ness of others.
Persons with fine light brown, or
auburn hair, inclined to coil or |friz,
are quick tempered and are given to
•sp" linen* u-'l rove i u.
Light hruwu hair, inclined to red
ness, with a freckled skin, is said to
baa certain indin.ti n of deceit,
treachery and disposition to do
something mean by a friend who
can no longer he used to advantage.
All of which may he nows to ior
tuno tellers. .
Pleasure lor a
Douglass Jorrold wrote thus pleas
antly of child life: “Blessed be the
hnnd that prepares a pleasure for a
child, for there is no saying where it
may bloom forth. Does not every
body remember some kind hearted
man who showed him a kindness in
the days of childhood ? Tho writer
of t his recollects himself at this mo
ment, as a barefooted lad, standing
st the wooden fence of a poor little
garden in bis native village, where,
with longing eyes, lie gazed ou the
flowers which were blooming there
in tho brightness of a Sunday uioiti
ing.
The possessor came forth from
his little cottage.
He was a woodcutter by trade
and spent tho whole day nt work in
the woods.
He was coming into the garden
to gather flowers to stick in his coat
when he went to-church.
He saw the boy and breaking of!'
the most beautiful of bis carnat'ons,
which was streaked with red niul
white, he gave it to him.
Neither the giver nor receiver said
a word, and with bounding steps
the boy ran home.
And now here at a distance from
that home, after so many events of
so many years, the feeling of grati
tude which agitated tho breast of
that boy expresses itself ou paper.
The carnation lias siuco withered,
but now it blooms afresh. ‘
Remarkable. —TheEutaula (Ala.)
Times relates the following:
Wo learn that in digging the
grave of Mrs. Smith it became nec
essary to removo the remains of lit
tle daughter buried 19 yen's ago.
Tue body was inclosed in a lieavy
metalic case, which was in a good
state of preservation, and on remov
ing the covering of the glass to lock
at tho remains it was found the body
of the child was in a perfect state o!
preservation, the clothing were as
bright and as fresh looking as when
placed there 19 years ago, and the
color of ‘ho ski.", was unchanged
The case was not opened and it is
not known whether it was petrified
or not. Tho wooden box inclosing
the case when buried had entirely
disappeared.
A Strange Affair. -Savoy, near
North Adams, Massachusetts, is ex
periencing the pleasures of a decided
sensation, which is furnishing unlim
ited opportunities for oonjecture and
wonderment. On Friday thirty-nine
gravestones in the cemetery al Savoy
were found either broken or thrown
down, and a large sheet of common
brown paper was pick© 1 up in ti e
sa ae place, on whteh were written
nine verses predicting a civil war in
tbe future much more dreadful in its
results than the ono of 1801—5. Tbe
title to tho verses was, ‘The Red
Dragon,’ and tho signature, ‘A
Tramp.’ Who turned over tho
gravestones is tho question of the
hoar in Savoy.
TERMS. 41.00 a Tear In Advance
WHOLE NUMBER 417.
LeVert College,
■For Boys and Girls. 1
Tu tliot t on, - (ieorpin.
r TMTE Spring Session will begin on MON-
I DAY .JANUARY 21st, 1878. under th*
control of .T, It. Gi.f.nn, A. M. with Com pa
tent. Assistants.
Parent* and Hu • .ns may here find tor
their children and wards a School practi
cal and thorough in training, strict in dis
cipline and comprehensive in its range of
instrnctiovi, embracing as it does the Pri
mary, Academic and Collegiate courses.
be inUuic department will bo under tho
care ol a competent and experienced In
st rue tor.
KATKS OF TUITION,
payable per Quarter in advance.
Spelling, Reading aud Writing, per quar
ter, $3,75;
Primary Geognpliy, and Primary Arithme
tic with above,. . $5.00
English Oriunnrer, Geography and Arith
metic, per quarter SB.OO.
Latin, Greek, Higher English; and higher
Mathematics, per quarter, SIO,OO.
Making llm rates of tuition bv the year at
$15.00, $20,00. $32,00, aud $40,00, which
is very much reduced Irom what it has been
before. Tuition will tie charged from the
il,n * of entartni? school, and deduction onlv
made lor siekuess or omor
hi ■ I rir ..
iur particulars confer with Prof.
J. It. Gi.KNN.or any of the Boaid of Trus
tees at Talbotton, Ga.
( E M. WoimiLL, Pies., J. M. Mathews,
U. 11. Leonard, Thoh. A. Bnown, J. T.
( Wii.r.is, Trustees,
Talbotton, Ga., .January 22nd, 1878.
fTfi r p Iff RH'l Korphlnf habit.onrod.
U K b'w U WorUiiogUu, Crceuu Cos., lad.
NEW BOOT ARDSKOE SHOP.
J. F, MEYERS & CO..
Respectfully inform tho people of
Talbotton and Talbot county that they
have located in Talbot ton nnd fire prepared
to do all kinds of werk in their line. They
make fine work a specialty. Finn Boots and
Shoes cf all kindH made to order at short
notice. Ladies shoos of all kinds made to
order. All work guaranteed. Having been
in this business for many years in tbe first
class establishments ol the country we feel
no hesitancy m saying that we can give sat
isfaction to the most fastidious. Prices to
suit the thus. Requiring of all kinds done
in a workmanlike manner. Call and give
us a trial. Shop ono door below I). Cur
ley. J. F. MEYERS & CO
Talbotton, Ga , March, 12th. (tqt)
dr. rice,
37 Court Place, LOUISVILLE, KY.,
A regularly ed urn tod and towilljr qualified ph^Bldauand^ib#
of private, chronic and Mixta I dIMMM, Sp.rniator
rhea and ImjjMoiioy^M r^ajwnn^*w
onuscß.'find prodndtu? thli Narrou*
ness. S. initial Kiiii union a, DluineM of Sight, DelecUv^Mem-
FemiTleE, 'confu-hin' '.Vidi an, 11 Loss of Bex tin 1 Power, £o.,
n> dcrloff marriage Improper or unhappy, are Ihoronghly
oW
m&Sf ssrja
press. Consultation fr-e and Invited, charge* reasoaaU*
*u4 correspondence strictly confidential.
A PRIVATE COUNSELOR
Ot 200 mges, sunt to any address, securely sealed, for thlrtf
sues. .Si.is. tato.*"- ..XT. s :sr.2
TO BE CLOSED OUT
A LOT OF COF3TNS of all kinds and
W sizes, (.'HE A PER than elsewhere.
\vm. if. martin a bro,
ang2ly Agents.
$!2() KMTTIXC. MACTIINF..
The NEW IIICKFOHD FAMILY KNIT
UNO MACHINE all complete tor S2O
(former lowest Price $30.) Delivered at any
Express office in the U. S. or Canada Free,
•n receipt ot Re*:.il L’rice. Send for New
1)< riptlvo Circular. A splendid chance
lor ticnts, one wanted in every Town.
Exclusive of Sale given FREE.
Address, Bickford Knitting
Machine Mfo. Cos., Buat.t,j,l2BoHo, Vt.
Notice!
1 HAVE just received anew supply of
Coffins of all grades for sale at tbe store of
VV. H. Martin, who will use every ellort
to phase those who favor him with an or
d< r. He is offering a very nice nnd well
trimed coffin both inside aud out for from
li t *i-u to twenty-five dollars. Those who
have no conveyances,nnd when fin* distance
is not too great,will be furnished with either
a wagon or brink to carry the coffin without
charge. Hiving had a long experience in
.Ei . !/.iciness I trust to share n liberal pat
tonage. W. E. WILLIAMS.
NOTICE !
All lauds of
TURNING DONE,
both wood and iron. GINS whotod
and
REPAIRED,
at J. F. WALKER'S Steam Mills
two miles east of Talbotton.
maj2lt(
OKOItGIA Talbot County:
VVhi'roan .Tamo* McNeil, as Administra
tor ot'William Hawkins, deceased, ropre-
W'lils that ha Ims fully discharged said
trust, ami prays to be discharged therefrom.
Now, then fore all persons concerned, are
hereby cited and required to show cause if
auv they have withiu the time prescribed
bv Ihi wiij said Administrator shonid not
l e diHciiaited, and receive letters of dismis
sion Givi n under my Official Signature,
1 Apr i Ist I. TH. OdO. N. FORBES,
A;nil C-iJm. Ordinary.