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VOLUME IX-NO. 37.
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GORDON INSTITI TE,
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BARNESVILLE, (iA..
U7ILL OPEN' early iu September 1878. with .1 lull e *o? earnest, successful teachers
determined to keep up the widespread ami deserved reputation ol this justly cele
brated school.
Gordon Institute off rs superior inducements to parents desiring to educate their
sens and daughters. It has all the tnodt-rn appliauc s, apparatus aud furniture, and a
record uor successful teaching unparalo led in tl • Stati. it* in I. sic and p.utn.ent is con
ducted by Prof. Gn t ten berg • r, who lias no snpui* r and but lew equals in his profession.
I>.tnv'.svi!le is the most enterprising city on th< W.ienn an i Western llailroad. ami
ha* justly the reputation of having the in • t nn-ral. liberal and enlight ned community
ia Georgia.
Tnitiou sll 50 to $lB 50 p r Term. Hoard $lO 00 to sls 00 per month.
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TALEOTTON, TALBOT COUNTY, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1878.
A iN A A* K.
“That at the name ot Jesus every kuee
should bow. “
The oracles of God proclaim
The glories of the new born King;
Arch angels praise the lofty uatno
Of Him who to vile sinners came
True life to bring.
From crowded city, hamlet, glen,
Where dwell the sick, abide the poor,
His name is promised, and aged men,
Beyond their three score years and ten,
Tin) Lord adore.
His glorious name shall bear,
And Kings enthorned shall bow the knee
To Him, onr Life, who did appear
That He might bring salvation near
To nil, to thee.
The glorious conquest now begun
Shall wider extend, and never cense
Till ou the earth the will is done
Ot the Anointed, only Son,
The Prince of peace.
The power of Thy name bestow,
Nor let Thy Spirit hence depart
Till all mankind shall surely know
That Tfcon can'st soothe tin ir every wo.
And life impart.
W. C. CARTER,
Pleasant Hill, Georgia.
Valeria's Triumph.
• I will confess that I linve all
along considered you a woman with
a “history nnd u mystery.’
‘The result, 1 suppose, of the
rather unusual manner of our be
coming acquainted,’ observed Miss
Yincy, with n slight smile at the
gentleman lazily leaning on the
back of his chair, facing the sofa
where she sat embroidering.
‘I only know that I am much in
debted to that, little dog for bark
ing at you,’ said Mr. Kunsen, ans
swering her smile, and gently dis
engaging a soft white band from its
occupation, to bold it in his firm
■ ■lasp.
‘Oh ! it is all very well, Mr. Run
son, for you lo pretend that you did
me no serious service, when yon
[saved me from that horrible dog,’
commenced Mi a Vincy with much
earnestness, then relaxing into play -
| fulness- hut if rumor into he credi-
I led, your clothes snflered in that |
| encounter if you did not. Mr. Run
! sen.' and Miss Vmcy’s lovely haz-l
eyes rested graciously on the gen
Homan rw-n-r/s.
‘Yes, it is true that T lost a cnat
| tail and my heart,’ responded Mr.
I Itunsen with great solemnity, ‘but,’
' leaning forward to smooth the soft
braids- of her downcast bead, ‘I have
sued for heavy damages, and won
my case, have I not, Valeria?’
I ‘But have yon spoken yet to vonr
mother? 1 asked Miss Vincy with ap
parent irrelevance,
j ‘Yes.’ with a quick frown at the
i recollection.
j ‘And what docs she say?’ Miss
, Vincy withdrew her hand as she
spoke, and became very intent upon
j her embroidery.
*1 am almost ashamed to let you j
know,’ said Mr. I’miisen, with a slow j
reluctance in his tones, ‘only that it j
is your right to be fully aware of the
sort of mother -in-law you will have, j
Valeria. I must try to keep in mind
that it is my mother of whom I
speak- blit J do find it hard to ac
knowledge that she has altogether
declined to enll upori yon—she is
what you might cull a woman of
the world, and it seems she had al
ready picked me ont a wife “suited
to my- position,’as sho puts it; and
when I altogether declined to come
into her views we both got into a
proper rage, and it all ended in my
taking up my hat and leaving, after
she had declared tragically that I
should bo disinherited', and my cou
sin succeeded in her favor. But af
ter all, I think wo might manage to
pul! along on my salary in the bank,
Valeria, and I can give up wearing
kid gloves, and smoke a pipe?’ and
Mr. Rnnscn’s rapid sentence became
a slightly anxious interrogative at it’s
close.
‘But do von think I might to mar
ry you in opposition to your moths
er’s wishes ?’ said Valeria quietly.
•By heavens, I do,’ said Mr. Run-,
sen, with sudden vehemence and i
flashing eyes. ‘I am neither a boy ;
nor a pupnet, and if I thought you I
would throw rue over, because of my ;
mother’s folly and ambition,l should
go straight to the devil.’
‘Ob, pray don’t,’ interrupted Miss
Vincy with a gesture of distress— !
I fully intend to many you, we are S
both rational beings, and we aie !
neither of us children. I agree with
you that it would be an injustice to
ourselves to sacrifice the happiness
of both our lives, without a reavonas
ble excuse—bnt Philip, perhaps
your mother has some reason for de
clining me as her daughter-indaw—
i perhaps she even suspects me as an
i adventuress,’ with a quick glance at
1 Mr. Runsen'sjface.
‘lint then,’ said the gentleman
with nil impatient pull at his mus
tache, ‘no matter what my mother
thinks or says, so long as you are
mine, Valeiia,’ taking both her hands
in a large clasp, nnd looking deep
into her gray eyes. ‘Valeria, I trust
you from my heart, and although
your past, is not known to me, yet
when I look into your eyes, I feel
that your soul is as beautiful as
yourself. I love you and believe in
you,as Idoin my religion—by faith
and I cannot express bow deep is
my gratitude for the gift of your
love.’
Valeria’s eyes were wet with tin
shod tears when lie had spoken, for
it was not often this gentleman ut
tered such words of serious tender
ness.
‘Philip, I thank you from my
heart,’ sho answered, after a mo
ment’s pause, and her pale, lovely
face was raised steadily to his. ‘But,
I never intended you should marry
mo without full knowledge of mv
life before I came to this quiet little
country place. Here in your arms
it is even sweet to remember I have
not always been so happy, Philip,
until three months ago I expected lo
bo another man’s wife—no matter
who be was,’ with an arch smilo at
her lover’s contracted brows—‘we
are nothing to each other now. At
fust, when wo were engaged, I
thought I loved him; it was so do.,
lightful to imagine myself beloved—
bnt I soon found i cared nothing
for him. I shrank from having him
come near; I could not bear that lie
should even touch my hand, and
yet 1 was ashamed and afraid to tell
him that I would not many him.
lint very soon he broke it off him- j
self—the money that my parents
had left me when they died, was all
lost, and then I discovered that I
had narrowly escaped being married
for mv money. [ was very politely
jilted, Philip, but I do assure you it,
was worth all ray money to !>•> free
f that horrible marriage. But. I
; detested New York after that: so
one day, like the Arabs, 1 silently
stole away, and came to this quiet
little spot where I had been as a
child, little dreaming, Philip, 1
should meet ray fate so soon.
‘Poor child !’ said Philip tenderly,
‘yon must give me the right to ‘love,
cherish and protect’ you very soon
indeed, and I thank God you arc a
poor woman, that is [anxiously) if
you think yon can manage on my
salary of throe thousand a year and
be content,’ and l’hilip looked into
her sweet face and read there that
she was unutterably content.
* * * * *
‘Valeria, you must put on your
best, bib and tucker to night; they
tell me this ball is to boa most ex
clusive affair, and of course my
mother will have early bulletins to
inform her of your debid in Wash
ington society.
They had been married a month
and were sitting tote ateto at. their
hotel breakfast, freshly returned
from their wedding tour, and here
in Washington Valeria was alto
gether strange.
‘Your commands shall bo obeyed,’
answered Valeria, gavly, ‘only you
are banished for the day, while I
concoct ray toilet and furbish up
my finery.’
L iter, while Mr. Kunsen, in his
correct evening dress, sat, reading
his paper awaiting rather iinpatiori
tly his wife, the door opened and
unheard sho entered.
‘Do I quite suit you ?‘ said a gen
tle voice, and then Mr. Kunsen
lowered his paper and became trans
fixed. Before him stood a vision of
loviiness, in magnificent cream-white
silk, covered with delicate web-like
lace. Superb diamonds flashed in
her ears and encircled the round
white column of her throat, shone
on her arms and in the rippling
masses of her hair; but fairer to sec
than all was the sofc radiance of her
hazel eyes, the pink flush upon her
cheek, as she said again, ‘Do I quite
suit you, Philip ?‘
“Have I gone mad i‘ was her hus
band's answer, as lie took in all the
details of her exquisite toilette.
•Why, Valeria, where on earth did
you get these touching the huge
solitaires in her ears.
‘Relics of departed grandeur,love,'
she answered, lightly, with a tap of
her point lace fan.
‘Gome along, will you ? We shall j
get there at sensation time as it is,l
fear.*
So Philip was content to kiss the
pretty upturned face and enwrap
her in her fur-lined cloak. There
was a universal hush in the conver
sation when Mr. and Mrs. Runsen’s
names wore announced,for Mr. Run
sen had held quito a pronounced
place iu society before his marriage,
and it was generally known that he
had incurred, his family's displeass
ure by a mesalliance with a schem
ing advi at mess,whoso maiden name
was even unknown. But now there
was a low murmur of admiration, as
the beautiful and graceful woman
entered, with the air of a duchess
nnd the self-possessed manner of a
woman of fashion. Very soon Mrs.
llnnsen became tlio centre of the
most distinguished group in the
room. Altogether the evening was
a triumph, the gentlemen taking
every opportunity to congratulate
Philip on his selection of a wife, and
the holies proving by their ab
sorbed gaze, their rocognitou of the
costlinossjof Mrs. Runsen's toilet.
‘lsy-the by,’ said Philip, as they
drove back to the hotel, ‘I saw my j
cousin claim your acquaintance this
evening—-did yon know him in New
York ?’
‘Philip, you will ho rather nstons
tonished to hear it was your cousin
whom I was engaged to marry. He
was quite dazed when ho found it
was Valeria Vincy you lmd married,’
and Mrs. Runsen’s laughter was
musical with tho happiness she felt. I
‘How altogether comlortftblo to
think yon are saved from that un
mitigated idiot,’ said Philip, in an
swer. ‘Ho is quite welcome to my
mother’s money, dearest, now that I
have you,’
* * * *
At. eleven o’clock next, morning
Valeria came to her husband equip
ped for a promenade.
‘II you will permit me to bo so
vulgar,’ roraarhod her husband, as
lie. surveyed her from over his morn
ing paper, ‘I should r ay that, you are
becoming rather stunning in your
raiment.’
And indeed Mrs. Runsen’s tall
fair beauty was ndmiinbly set off by
tho seal brown of her velvet suit,
| ‘And here, in accordance with
j Washington usage,’ continued Mv
j Ramson, while his wife fastened her
long gloves, ‘here is n lengthy de
scription of vonr incomparable beau
ty, etc.,’ touching the paper, ‘and the
statement that your diamonds alone
are worth a fortune, Mrs. Rnnsen;
so that T am expecting every mo
incut a telegram from my mot hereto
assure ns wo arc forgiven, and wel
coming us to her arms.’
Just as Mr. Kunsen spoke there
was a rap upon tho door and the ser
vant announced Mrs. James llnnsen
in the parlor, so with some merri
ment they descended to meet her.
Mrs. Itunsen, senior, was very gra
cious to her new daughter, playfully
reprimanding her son on being so
dilatory in bringing bis wife to see
1 1 or, and altogether ignored the cir
cumstances under which they had
last parted.
‘As I sec you we.ro going out,’ said
she presently, turning to Valeria,
‘you must let me give you an airing;
my landau is at tho door, and we
can drive up and down the Avenue.’
‘Thank you very much,’ answered
Valeria quickly, ‘hut lam about to
take Philip to look at a house I have
selected—wo are tired of hotel life.’
‘Then I shall go with yon,’ insis
ted Philip’s mother; and as it was
impossible to decline this, Valeria
accepted in silence.
As they rolled westward, Valeria,
was very silent, while Mrs. Rnnsen
gave a stream of advice as to the ad
vantage of hot and cold water and
stationary wardrobes, but allowed
that they were impossible things in a
house available to their very mode
rate income.
‘Oh, I dare say Valeria will man
age everything in some wonderful
way,’said Philip. ‘She lias tho tal
ent, for making a little do a groat
deal, I have found out already,’ and
uh he spoke, they drew up, in answer
ito Valeria’s instructions, before a
stately stone edifice, much hand
somer than Mrs. Runsen’s own man
sion.
‘That stupid coachman has made
some mistake,’said the owner of the
carriage, as she prepared to inform
him; but Valeria said gently, ‘No, he
is quite right,’and stepped out of
the carriage, the others following,
scarcely knowing why.
Up tho broad steps, across the tes
selated hall into a room like fairy
land with its Administer carpet of
pale hues, of blue satin hanging and
furniture, while beyond opened vistas
of apartments as axquisitly designed,
in orange and ebony, nnd further on
in crimson and gilt.
For a moment mother and son
stood looking at this silent splendor;
then Philip urned, looking in his
wife's timid jii'own face, Hiiicl sternly,
‘Valeria, tell me at once, wlmt thin
all means;’ nmi at bis word and look,
Valeria iorgot lie'' mother-in-law,
and lied into her husband’s arms.
‘Forgive mo my deception,’ sho
said, her loyal bead thrown back to
look into bis face. ‘lt was no sweet
to know you loved mo for myself t
alone I did not really loso my mon-1
<>y —only a part of it—l only meant
to test my friends; it was foolish, ro-*
mantic—l know it, but look what it
has won me! Your love—the
crowning happiness of my life.’
And Valeria loaned, breathless,
watching her husband's face. Gradu
ally hia blows had relaxed their
sternness, and when sho ceased, ho
said, smiling;
‘lt is cpiito wonderful, and alto
gether like a novel, you female Lord
of Burleigh; and I fear my unfortu
nate cousin Ims lost another fortune;
for I suppose, mother,’ with a gleam
of amusement in his eyes, ‘you will
not cut me off without a shilling af
ter all.’
•Of course yon knew t could not
hold out long against you two cliil
dren,‘said bis mother benignly; ‘and
my dear child,’ to Valeria, ‘I hope
you will coiuo to mo ns to your own
mother, since you have unfortunate
ly lost your own/
To which Valeria assented with
great outward equanimity.
* * * *
‘Do yon forgive my ruse ?’ said
Valeria, kneeling beside her Ims
band‘s chair, when they were at last
alone.
•You have mo in such subjection, I
find it impossible to be displeased
with any thing you do,‘ ho answered,
with a caressing smile.
After all, it was through my mon
ey that I was saved to be your wife, 1
said Valeria, then with a gay laugh,
‘and now wo can afford an unlimited
amount of kid gh ves, so perhaps it
is more desirable to have thirty
thousand a year instead of three.
1 insides, it lias given me the good
opinion of your mother, and your
friends; it is only you my love, my
life, that have loved me for myself. 1
1 honored'* Monthly.
What a Man had Rather nr..—A
correspondent of the Greensboro
Herald expresses his ‘fathers 1 us fol
lows:
I would rather bo poor with an
easy conscience, than rich and for
ever troubled with the reflection that
what I possessed was dishonestly ob
tained.
I would rather boa full -grown,
black, bob-tailed dog and bay the
moon, than a worthless loafer, get
ting my living by sponging on other
folks.
I would rather be a pet monkey
and take in uickles for an organ
grinder, than a fawning sycophant,
trotting after, praising and aping big
men.
I would rather be a boot-black
than a boot- lick.
An Englishman as boasting to a
Yankee tliat they had a book in the
llrilish Museum which was once
owned by Cicero. ‘That isn't noth
ing, 1 retorted tho Yankee; ‘in the
museum at Hosting they've got tho
lead-pencil that Noah used to check
off the animals that went into tiie
ark.‘
► -
Josh Hillings is supposed to have
referred to a prominent politician
when ho said it. was belter not to
know so many things than it is to
know so many things that ain’t so.
In the stomach of a large fish re
cently caught in the fiver Dear Port
Washington, Ohio, was found the
watch and chain lost by a man wad
ing the river over two years ago.
In California they have a plow
that cuts a furrow four feet wide anil
three feet deep, It weighs a ton and
takes 80 oxen to pull it.
A fight between revenue officers
and an armed band of illicit distillers
in Overton comity, Tennessee, is re
ported. Three of tho officers were
wounded.
Whenever young ladies learn so to
stick a pin in their aprons that it
won't scratch a fellow's wrist, there
will be more marriages.
A great big ripe tomato, if well
aimed will do more to make an
orator forget his subject than all
tho cheers a mad crowd can utter.
‘A good boy may yet become a
handsome man, hut a nice bonnet
surely becomes a pretty woman.
— - *
Bobk Eykh.—Go to the Drug Store and
got fi bottle of Oslu/8 Eye Water. Warran
j ted to cure, or your money refunded.
scplOtf. E. L. JUnnwixr,.
TKIIMSh iil.lli) ii Vein in Advance
AT BBIUCEB PRICES.
Qiiis
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CSsiPML
These GUYS are selling at
to $2 50 per saw. Every Ma m
chine guaranteed. A perfect
Self-Feeder and Condenser
made of llie best male rial.
Km* ahead of all oi l lex’s in Cloali
ine: til© Seed, has i dinning and
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M HI ;ci RYTnTJISJ-l AGENCY.
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Oppose Pcrfy House, OdiUiibcfs. Georgia.
Agrnts IM.viik’!* MsiimliiHuring Coin pm 13%
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Catoosa, (hi., Hydraulic T.iiuo, Siinria, Ala., Alabaster Lime none better - Ninety per
cent. Pur Lime -lio waste. Special rates lor Car Load Lots. Price low as any.
C I I3MENT. OK.VI KN C I
A CAR LOAD HOWARD (’EM F.N!’just received, ami for sale at n low ttgur*.
A FULL STOCK
Sludebaker Plantation Wagons,
All sizes on band. 1 sfc Wagons in tho rn.irkd. Also
HobiiiHon Planifi I ion VVagonn.
I U )SETTE AI, A W HON,
OOLUMHUS, GA. A< * UIN r I’K.
n ug(i-tf
n. H. HUDSON. 1 . J. JENKINS. WM. A. REDD.
GRAJYGE AM) FARMERS
WAREHOUSE,
ColambiiN,
HUDSON, JENKINS & REDD,
(LESSEES)
Storage & Commission; Merchants
RATES OF U HA RGES.
Storage per month.
Kewieghing after ten days — - 25 cents per Hale.
Commissions for Belling
fcr "inti nmi 'l’ios alwnyw on liimd.
Aug U 5 towibg
Hillside Shops,
TALBOTTON, GEORGIA.
J. C. CAMPBELL , Proprietor.
The Public are informed that T am thorongly equipped ami prepared (o do WOO'D
WORK (H all kinds, such as making and repairing buggies. Wagons, Ac. I also do all
kinds of Blacksmithing, including Horse Shoeing oml general Plantation Work. I gusfc
uuteo Hatmlactbm in nil my work. ,7-Cr* l’ricei- to suit the tinns. Give me a trial.
•I* ( . t AMIM JELL.
Refer to J D. Hough. W. J. Mcßrydo, Geneva; Capf. J. W. Gamble, S. A. Hnut,
Talbot county; T. N. Gibson. Talbotton. nag^ti
W. F. GRACE,
OEAt.EK IN
CIO A Ids. TOBACCO. SKXJFIT
AND I*ll ’E*.
70 CHERRY STREET, MACON, GEORGIA
WHOLE NUMBER 426.