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JOSEPH K BROWN, Prestden*.
Professional pARDs.
r 8. MORSE, Dentist, Forsyth, Georgia. When you
Ij, visit Eorsvth, call at nty office and have your
j i,ntal Work none as it should he Teeth Inserted
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t mily call again, hut will bring all your friends in
c!'iiiim! your sweetheart and mother-in-law
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{" T. TOOLKY, Attorney at Law, Bnrnesville. Ga.
a Will promptly attend to all business that may be
utiight 1 !<• fore him within the Flint Judicial < ircuit.
o(lice over L. IJ. Whitehurst’s store. mny26-ly.
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\\ T T WEAVER, Attornev nt Law.
} ' Tliomnston, Ga., will practice in all the Courts
I the Flint Circuit, and cist*, win re by special contract
thee in t heney’s brick building, Southeast corner
join, up stairs. janl3-tf
II [| SANDWICH, Attorney and Crum
\ £ sellor at Law, Thomastnn, Ga. Will practice
Ji uie -everal Courts of the State of Georgia, and attend
irmiiptly to all business entrusted to his cat e.
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n\\ T R KENDALL offers his t.r
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irrouridina country. May he found durlna the clay at.
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J I llnll, opposite Rogers >fc Cheney’s Warehouse.
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»| • Barnesvil’o, Piker co . Ga. Will practice iu the
fmmties comprising the Flint Judicial Circuit, and
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I 1 Thomaston, Ga. Will practice in tlie Flint (Mr-
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t ! ,Tdnt Circuit. In the Mupreino Court of ticor la.
»n! in the District Court of the United States for the
Northern anil Somhern Districts of (ieovgia.
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to the public pence rally, that no effort will be spared to
make it a first-lass Hotel, and every effort will be
made to gi\e satisfaction to all who will taver him with
their patronage. People living in the country and
visiting Thomastou will always find accommodation,
nd meals furnished at. seasonable hours at re luced
ates. Citizens of Upson are u-spectfully solicited to
nd their support and patronage,
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VOL. Hi.
Written for the Thomaston Herald.
lifted.
CHAPTER 111.
The boat leaves the wharf before day, and
111 go at once to his house. Thus thinking
and speaking to himself, lie walked on, seek
ing the shadows of the houses, as much as
possible, lest some belated pedestrian might
observe him—until he got to Charles Bull
izgton’s house, and rapped loudly at his door.
Charles, without fully dressing, come out,
hut William was so changed, beinghare-liead
eu, bunged up in the face, and presented
such a hob-tailed appearance generally, that
his own dear brother, not recognizing him in
the moonlight, and thinking him perhaps a
robber or assassin, drew back nervously, and
inquired, -‘who and what in the name of
the Old Harry are you?”
“I am thy brother’s ghost!” answered
William, tragically.
“Why, Bill, is that you? What in the
thunder do you come here knocking a man
up this time o’ night, about? What’s the
matter with you? Are you crazy? Ghost,
indeed! You look worse than any ghost.
Where’s your hat and the other side of your
coat-tail? ITow come your forehead all
bruised up ? Been drunk and fighting, I
reckon,” demanded Charles recognizing his
voice.
“Don’t he so hasty; you know I seldom
drinks anything, and that I never tights;
hut I come to ask if you could n’t let me
have a little money.
“Let yen have a little money—let you
have a little money? Now this is a nice
time o’ night for you to come here asking
me for money. No, sir, I know just what
you want, now; no, you don’t get any mon
j ey from me to gamble off round these gro
ceries,” replied Charles as he was turning
to go back to bed.
“Hold on,” said William, “wont you hear
what a man’s got to say ? I aint been drunk,
fight in’, gamlin’ or nothin’ of the sort, hut
wuss than all of cm put together. You
know I’ve been pitcliin a heavy quill, for
some time, down on the bluff, and to-night
thought I’d go down to see Dilsy, and bring
her to a correct understanding of matters;
for, as long as I’ve been goin’ thar, I never
knowed ti-H to-night how I stood. I was
determined, though, as I said, to mr.fm her
toe the mark, and stand up the rack, and
find out whether she loved me or that fellow
Fitzgivins, and merely took a small ‘swig’
or so as I come by Bill Jones’ grocery, to
make me talk free and independent to her,
and went own down as usual. Well, after
settin’ thar sometime, t lie bust-head got the
inside track on me, and I don’t know what
all I didn’t do and sav.”
Thus with brotherly confidence he told
Charles all about liis bungling affair at
Cowshorn’s; of his indecorous retreat through
the window, and says; “I want you to lend
me enough money to carry me to Texas,
I’m busted in this burg, and don’t intend to
stay another day, would like to leave on the
morning’s boat. I’.l make the money, and
send it Usok to you, sometime or other.”
Though Charles talked rather roughly to
his brother, sometimes, it was no indication
that lie din’t love him, or wouldn’t assist
him in any manner he could, and replied:
“You blamed gump-licad, I told you some
time ago, that Cowsliorn gal didn’t care
anything for you; that she was only using
you as a tool to ag on that fellow that she’s
trying to catch. She’s after a bigger
than you. She don’t want to’marry no poor
man. You wouldn’t believe a word I told
you, but rushed on like a blind fool. I
reckon, by kang, you begin to believe it,
now, don’t you ? But its getting late and
cold. What part of Texas do you want to
go to, and what are you going to do out
there ?” he asked.
“I don’t know or care much; go out on
the borders, I reckon, and drive cows, fight
Indians and get killed, or something of the
j sort. Just about as soon live as to die, now,
anyhow,” said William.
“What route do you intend to go, by land
or by water?” ask/d Charles.
“By water, I reckon, they say that’s the
S cheapest.”
! “But you certainly can’t get off to-mor
row morning; you are in no plight for trav
elling just now, I know, and you can’t get
get off under a day or two, at least. Ive
got no money on hand myself, just at this
time. Susan Ann has laid up some 2o or S3O
from selling butter and eggs, which she
would let you have, and I can collect a lit
tle more, if you can effort to wait.”
“But, my grannies ! this thing will be all
over the place ro-morrow.”
“No, I’ll bet those folks will never say a
word about it outside of the family, for they
certainly have the just reputation of hold
ing their tongues in regard to their neighbors
affairs and tlic general every-day gossip
round town- No, the fact of the business is
the women will do the best they can for
themselves, having different objects in view;
some being attracted by a handsome face, or
a soul piercing eye; some by intellect, others
by natural affinity; some by this thing and
some that, while a very great many are
softened down to a sweet consistency of love
by the soothing, dissolving influence of the
immortal dollar. And it they can t, get one,
they'll take another, and failing on him, take
another still, and so on down; always keep
ing a reserve whom they know exactly how
to manage by occasionally throwing a little
sand in his eyes, and whispering a few
flattering words of cheer in his ear. This
is iust how Dilsy Cowshorn’s been working
on you. Bill Fitzgivins is good-looking,
smart and of royal stock (they say his great
irrand-father was the son ot a wealthy Eng
lish nobleman) and she’s making for him,
holding vouin cheek, and you a blind, thick
headed dolt, can’t see it ! I declare it does
nearly make me mad every time 1 think ot
“Come on to bed, Darlin,” called the im
patient voice of Susan Ann.
“It’s growing late, Bill, you and better re
tire; you can remain here to-morrow, and I
will get up some money, so that if you are
bound to go to Texas you can start day after
to-morrow night, a boat will go down the
river then.”
The brothers retired and Bill being ex-
THOMASTON. GA.. SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1872.
hausted from the evening’s excitement soon
fi 11 asleep, and woke next morning with his
head considerably swolen fromtbe fatal piano
collision. He kept his bed all dav. and
stlolled out after dark, thinking he’d go
down by the bluff, and trv to get even a
passing glimpse of iilsy; (for although lie
laid begun to open his eyes to the game she
was playing and to see''that he had been
severely humbugged, still it was not so cast
or him to withdraw his affections immedi
ately) so, going down he sees a light in the
parlor, and stops and leans against the pail
lngs. He could hear an occasional thump
ing on the piano, till after awhile a voice
tlmt had so often sent a thrill of delight to
his heart, broke forth in low, mellow, dulcet
notes while it sang:
“1 here was a lord—a high-born lord,
M ho courted a high-born lady;
lie won her high after.—shi—on’s,
And she 11 be ‘his’n, ’ may l>e.”
Bictty soon the form of a man dressed in
black came down the walk, puffing a cigar
As he gets nearer, Bill could see that it was
I ilzgiuins, and walked further down the
pailings, while Fitz threw away his emar
and went in. Bill watched him as he met
Dilsy at the door, and saw by the lamp-lmht
the glad, smiling welcome that brighteef up
her beautiful face.—saw, while frenzy in
flamed his fiery blood—saw the impudent
rascal deliberately kiss the lovely, blushing
Dilsy on the jaw, then on the other jawg
and then straight in the mouth. He could
stand, and see no more, and uttering curses
and exclaiming, “lifted!—lifted!—lifted!”
he rushed frantically from the scene, lest he
might be tempted to do something desperate,
ami went back to his brother’s. Charles had
got him up some money during the day, and
bought him anew hat and coat, and next
morning before light, bidding Susan Ann
good bye, he and Charlie went to the land
ing, where, the time having arrived for
si ailing, the brothers shook hands, and
William was soon many miles down the
river. It is needless to describe minutely
all his adventures: suffice it to say that be
yond the usual course of sea-sickness lie
arrived safely at Galveston, got in with a
crowd, just starting tor the borders, where,
arriving, he was soon initiated in the wild
western life of the cow-driver, buffalo hunter,
Indian fighter Ac., and wandering down into
Mexico, where, joining in one of their innu
merable wars as a quartermaster, lie and a
, daring companion succeeded in capturing a
cool $1,000,000, a piece, in gold, which they
by bribing officials, also succeeded in smug
gling through to the States. Being quite a
rich man, Mr. Y> illiam Bullington, now
had a host of friends on every hand. He
married in Louisiana, a beautiful and ac
complished lady, and was blessed with two
lovely children, boy and girl. So after an
absence of six eventful years lie left ills pal
atial home in Louisiana and his interesting
family with his father-in-law, to pay his old
. native town a visit. When lie arrived, he
found many changes had taken place; his
uncle had died, and left him all his property
which he in turn gave to Charles and Susan
Ann. Went to see Dilsiana Cowsliorn, re
vived old love matters—proposed, and was
iinniediatey accepted—had a slaving time
with her while he stayed, but on departing
for bis home, lie pulled out the photographs
of his wife and eliildrien, and showed them
to Dilsy, saying “here are my family, I am
a married man, which of course renders our
engagement null and void; I wish you, how
ever; to lore me as a friend! Good bye! 1
am truly sorry my friend Fitzgi veils was so
given to flirtation, revel and ungodly glee.
Good bye!”
ADMINISTItATIOA OF CiiiV. SMITH.
Ills Disposition of Ilic Agricultural Col
lege (iiitul—UeKei' from Herbert Field
er.
CcTnjiETtT, August 30th, 1872.
Editors Telegraph f Messenger: After
six weeks’ absence I find there are good
men opposed to Greeley and Brown, and a
few who manifest apathy toward Governor
Smith. As I desire no nomination and seek
no appointment, I trust, in giving your
readers tlio reasons that control my action,
the people will not attribute to me a selfish
motive. I can speak freely of Governor
Smith, having no cause for self-felicitation
in his elevation to office. lie was a success
ful competitor for the office he holds, and in
making appointments, has found a more
worthy applicant for the only office I have
ardently desired or strongly hoped to obtain.
I anticipated many of the difficulties that
have obstructed his path; for he came in un
der circumstances of peculiar perplexity and
trial. The Democratic party possessing an
overwhelming preponderance of the talents
of the State—so long repressed by Republi
can ascendancy and Constitutional disabili
ties on accession to power, brought to the
front a large redundancy of men tor place
and position. In the interest of individuals
a sectional feeling and prejudice was im
properly invoked. The Governor, in an
honest effort to serve the whole State for the
general good, has not only been embarrass
ed, but had Ids motives criticised. The
same tribulation would have befallen any
other man in his position, and lew, perhaps,
could have brooked it as well.
The public mind was slso in a feverish
state of excitement and distrust; and ot ex
pectation for reform and relief without the
means of speedy accomplishment. The
finances were prostrated, public credit cloud
ed—a labyrinth of fraud had to be uncov
ered, and methods of relief and retributive
justice devised. Official dereliction had
reached the height of the rotting process;
and it was necessary to mark the epoch so
distinctly, that looking back upon the mile
posts of time, the tempted might be deterred
from official treachery for ages to come.
Up to this time the task has been well per
formed by the Governor, aided by a patriot
ic Legislature. He excites public admira
tion, and is entitled to public thanks.
But the objection of the most damage and
the least merit, is to his course upon the col
lege land scrip—about which, if the people
knew the facts, they would turn their mur
murings into praise. Other places, with a
just desire to share in this donation, have
demanded a part of the fund—and insist
that the Governor should have given it to
them. They accuse him of partiality and
injustice in turning it over to the State L ni
versity—appeal to local and sectional preju
dice, and thus, without hope of benefit,
foment strife, stir up discontent, weaken the
administration, and pave the way for the
restoration of Radical rule. I propose to
give the people the facts, and afiord them
that are discontent the opportunity of doing
justice to a faithful public servant.
This was a grant 270,000 acres of the pub
lic land to this State, with the sole object of
establishing an agricultural college, and
with the restriction limiting the State for-
| ever to the use of the income alone. Sena
tor Conley, while acting Governors sold the
scrip at ninety cents per acre, and a large
part of it on time. The administration of
Governor Bullock had failed to organize the
college. The time was about to- expire
when the grant of land would be forfeited,
and tye State required to pay the proceeds
of the sale of it back to the Federal Gov
ernment. The only way to save it was to
put the college in operation by the Ist of
last July. The only means of doing so was
the interest that had accumulated on the
cash received by Conley in part payment
i for the scrip.
The Constitution forbids any donation (o
a sectarian institution, which cut off Ogle
thorpe, Mercer and Emorv Colleges. The
! other places, Griffin. Milled Seville, Mariet
ta, Dahlofioga, etc., had no' means to put a
college in operation if all the fund had been
given to any one of them. To have divided
it up among them would have been a virtu
al waste—an expenditure without any hope
of general good to the public. The acts of
the Legislature accepting the grant of Con
gress gave the Governor the power which
he exercised, and in doing it he not only
took the only course to prevent a loss to the
State of the entire fund by lapse of time,
unless Congress extended the time; but it
j was the wisest and best thing for the State, .
and it will take hut a short time for this
. truth to be generally felt. The great hotly
ol the people have no local interest iu the
matter. They need a central agricultural
I school, where mind can be developed and j
trained,, and the art of prod vet ion brought
to perfection, and the calling elevated to its
proper dignity and power. It is to their in- I
tcrest to have it located where, and under
circumstances promising sucteess. The State
L Diversity is as favorably located us any
other town in the Slate, lias a population as j
pure and elevated in mind, and as devoted
to learning. It. had the buildings and the '
faculty, and by adding an agricultural de
partment could meet the requirements of
the law. The other places could not. This
is all of it. Let us make this a success, and
if we can build others let us do so. I shall
rejoice to see a high school and an experi
mental farm under the control of every
county society to educate the young farm
ers everywhere, and as feeders of the cen- j
tral college. The agricultural interest of
this country must droop and languish until
agriculturalists are educated an assume the
mastery of their own calling.
It we can build a College at Dahlouega,
one at Milledgeville, one at Griffin and Ma
rietta, let us have them. But do not de
stroy the utility of this fund by a vain at
tempt to build three, when the fund is not
enough for one. There are said to be a
thousand millions of raws of public lands.
T he Northern and Western mind is favora
bly' considering toe propriety of turning
them into the channel of building up agri-
culturc, instead of internal improvements
alone Instead of asking that this pittance
be divided and frittered away and lost, let
us show that we can use it wisely, and ask
for other donations for other schools and
oilier sections of the State.
If our colored friends, instead of seeking
to participate in this fund, provided by an
act of Congress passed when they were
slaves—and not contemplated as beneficia
ries at that time—if instead bf seeking to
thrust students into the State University
with the just expectation of being rejected,
in order to stir up strife among the races —
if the}' will support men for Congress who
are in harmony with farmer Greeley, and
bring them under obligations to vote an ad
ditional donation to build up their college,
there is no reasonable ground to doubt that
they will, in the course of his administra
tion, get a half million acres of land for
that purpose. The government that set
them free quid withdrew the care and inter
est of their former owners, owes it to them,
and lias the means to pay the debt.
The question lias been properly asked,
why this matter was not acted on by the
Legislature last winter? Why was the con
tingency and alternative I have described
allowed to arise? I can only answer this
proper question by stating that up to the
time the Trustees organized the agricultural
department, last spring, and the Governor
turned over the scrip, there was a general
impression that the time had expired, and
that the scrip was already forfeited. Wheth
er the Governor or the Trustees discovered
the clause in the act of Congress that post
poned it until July, I do not know; who
ever did, is entitled to public thanks.
Under the impression that the fund had
been forfeited, I introduced in the National
Agricultural Convention at Washington in
February—after our Legislature had ad
journed—a resolution asking Congress to
extend the time. The delegates of Missis
sippi and Alabama—among them Ex-Gov
ernor Patten—whose State, like Georgia,
had neglected to organize colleges—were
also of the opinion thaUthe scrip was for
feited. The resolution passed by a unani
mous vote, but Congress did not act upon it.
The alternative was upon the Governor
either to lose the fund entirely or to turn it
over to an organized college. That college
is in operation. Many young men are reap
ing the benefits, and more are invited. Is
it the part of wisdom to make it a success,
or to emasculate and destroy it ? The hon
est and intelligent voters who are free from
prejudice, will answer this question by a
cordial endorsement. In this, as in other
matters, Gov. Smith has shown himself a
sagacious, cautious, able and patriotic exec
utive.
The issue is made between him and lion.
Dawson A. Walker, the nominee of the
Grant ring of the Republican party of this
State. Those who from ignorance, preju
dice or Republican proclivities wish to see
Radical rule restored in this State, and the
power of a triumphant party exerted in the
re-election of Gen. Grant, will vote for
Judge Walker and against the able, true,
faithful and patriotic Executive, who has
been renominated by the enthusiastic and
unanimous voice of the county and State
Conventions. This is the issue. The peo-
ple have it in their hands and must decide it.
Iu my next I will discuss the propriety of
Democrats voting tor Greeley and Brown.
Truly your friend,
Herbert Fielder.
Horace Greeley’s Kitlr.
When Mr. Greeley was in California ova
tions awaited him at every town. He had
written powerful leaders in the Tribune in
favor of the Pacific Railroad, which had
greatly endeared him to the citizens of the
Golden State. And, therefore, they made
much of him when he went to see them.
At one town the enthusiastic populace tore
his celebrated white coat to pieces, and car
ried the pieces home to remember him by.
The citizens of Placerville prepared to
fete the great journalist, and an extra coach,
with extra relays of horses, was chartered of
the California Stage Company to carry him
from Folsom to Placcrville, distance forty
miles. The extra was on some account de
layed and did not leave Folsom until late in
the afternoon. Mr. Greeley was to be feted
at seven o’clock that evening by the citizens
of Placcrville, and it was altogether necessa
ry that lie should be there by that hour. So
the Stage Company said to Henry Monk, the
driver of the extra: ‘Henry, this great man
must be there by seven o'clock to-night.’
And Henry answered, ‘The great man shall
be there.’
The roads were in an awful state, and
during the first few miles out of Folsom slow
progress was made.
‘Sir,’ said Mr. Greeley, ‘you are aware
that 1 must be at Placcrville at seven o’clock
: to-night?,
‘l've got my orders !' laconically returned
Henry Slunk.
Stiff the coach dragged slowly forward.
‘Sir,’ said Mr. Greeley, ‘this is not a tri
fling matter. I must be there at seven!’
Again came the answer: .I’ve got my or
ders. ’
But the speed was not increased, and Mr.
Greeley chafed away another half hour when
as he was again about to remonstrate with
the driver, the horses suddenly started into
a furious run, and all sorts of encouraging
veils filled the air from the throat of Henry
Monk.
‘That is right, my good fellow,’ said Mr.
Greeley. ‘l’ll give you ten dollars when
we get to Plaeerville. Now we are going!’
They were indeed, and at a terrible speed.
Crack! Crack! went the whip, and again
that voice split ths air: ‘Git up! hi yi! g’long!
yip—yip!’
And on they tore, over ruts and stones, up
and down, at a rate of speed never before
achieved by stage horses.
Mr. Greeley, who had been bouncing from
one end to of the coach to the other, like an
Inula rubbed ball, managed to get his head
out of the window, and said:
•P—on’t—on’t you—u —u —think—e—e
shall get there by seven if we do—on’t go so
fast ?’
‘l’ve got my orders. ’ That was all Ilenry
Monk said. And on tore the coach.
It was becoming serious. Already the
journalist was becoming extremely sore from
the jolting, anti again his head might have
been seen at the window.
‘Sir,’ he said, ‘I don't care —are —are if
we don’t get there at seven.’
‘l’ve got my orders.’
Fresh horses—forward again, faster than
before; over rocks and stumps, on one of
which the coach narrowly escaped turning
a summersault.
‘rice here!’ shrieked Mr. Greeley, ‘I don’t
care if we don’t get there at all.*
‘l’Ve got mv orders.“ I work for the Cali
fornia Stage Company, I do; that’s wot I
work for.’ They said, ‘Git this man through
by seven.’ ‘An’ this man’s goin’ through,
you bet! Gerlong! whoop!’
Another frightful jolt, and Mr. Greeley’s
bald head suddenly found its way through
the roof of the coach, amid the crash of tim
bers and the ripping of strong canvas.
‘Stop, you—maniac!’ he roared.
Again answered Henry Monk: ‘l’ve got
my orders! Keep your seat, Horace!’
At Mud Springs, a village a few miles
from Placcrville, they met a large delegation
of citizens of Plaeerville, who had come out
to meet: the celebrated editor and escort him
into town. There was a military company,
a brass band, and a six-horse wagon-load of
beautiful damsels in milk-white dresses, rep
resenting all the States in the Union. It
was nearly dark now, but the delegation
was amply provided with torches and bon
fires all along the road to Plaeerville.
The citizens met Ihe coach on the out
skirts of Mud Springs, and Mr. Monk reined
in his forming steeds.
“Is Mr. Greeley on hoard?” asked the
Chairman of the committee.
“He was a few miles back.” said Mr.
Monk. “My orders are as follows: <- i * him
there by seven. It wants a quarter to seven.
Stand out of the way.”
“But, sir,” exclaimed the committeemen,
seizing the off leader by the reins, “Air.
Monk, we are to escort him into town. Look
•at the procession, sir, and the brass band,
and the people, and the young women, sir!”
“I’ve got my orders!’’screamed Mr. Monk
‘My orders don’t say nothing about no brass
bands and young women. My orders says,
Git him there by saving. Let go them lines
Clear the wav there. Woo-ep! Keep your
seat, Horace!’ and the coach clashed wildly
through the procession, upsetting a portion
of the brass band and violently grazing the
wagon which contained the beautiful young
women in white.
Years hence gray-haired men, who were
in this procession, will tell their grandchil
dren how this stage tore through Mud
Springs, and how Horace Greeley's bald
head ever and anon showed itself, like a
wild apparition, above the coach roof.
Mr. Monk was on time. There is a tradi
tion that Mr. Greeley was very indignant
fora while; then laughed, and finally pre
sented Mr. Monk with a bran-new suit of
clothes.
Mr. Monk stiff in the employ
of the California Stage Company, and is
rather fond of telling a story that lias made
him famous all over the Pacific coast. But
he says he yields to no man in his admira
tion tor Horace Greeley.
Praying I)og. —Dr. Darwin may think
that dogs have brains which can be devel
oped into human brains, if they can be
taught to join in family prayer. A corres
pondent of the Springfield Republican
makes the following somewhat remarkable
statement:
"While visiting a friend in a Western city,
it was the daily practice of t?ie host to con-
vene his family for morning and evening
devotions, and, at the close, the whole fam
ily united in audibly repeating the Lord’s
prayer. A small terrier clog had been a pet
in the fajnily many years, and when the re
sponse commenced, lie would join by utter
ing a low whine, modulating his voice in
unison with the others, and emphasizing the
Amen with a peculiar snap. To a stranger,
unaccustomed to this canine development of
the religious element, the scene was so in
tensely ludicrous that his dogsliip was never
permitted to exhibit liis remarkable gift of
prayer when others than the family were
present, and was excluded on all such occa
sions except when overlooked, as on the oc
cast on referred to.
Take it Out iu Trmlr.
A lathy looking follow cntcml a Down
East rostaurant, anil ordered a doable stew
of oysters. The man who kept the restau
rant was a small red headed individual, evi
dently very high tempered. He prepared a
stew in double quick time, and the lathy
fellow sat down to his repast, and ate with
enviable relish, after which he selected a
first-class cigar and regaled himself with a
mug of foaming ale, sitting with his feet el
evated upon the top of the stove. He was
deliberate and self possessed. After the 'ci
gar had almost disappeared in smoke, he
called for the hill.
“Sixty-five cents," said the proprietor.
“How is this?” asked the lathy.
“Fifty cents for a double stew, and fifteen
cents for « cigar.”
“You forgot the ale,” said the lathy fel
low, looking quite serious.
“Ah, yes: that is ten cents more—seven
ty-five cents.”
“Well, 1 am ready to pay it.”
The red headed man made no reply, and
the fellow kept his seat.
“I told you lam ready to pay m V bill.”
“Well, pay it then,” said the proprietor.
“I ain’t got any money.”
“llain’t got any money:” repeated the
man of refreshments.
“Not a darned cent.”
'1 he red headed man opened his eyes.
“Then how do vou expect to pay the
bill?”
“\V ell, I 11 tell you—l’ll stand about sev
enty-live cents of your jaw—so go ahead.”
The red headed individual was the mad
dest man ever seen. lie seized the nut
cracker and let it fly at the offender with a
will, but it only hit the chair and broke its
own handle.
1 lie lathy fellow had gone. He vacated
his seat at tlie nick of time, and the last
seen of him he was walking very leisurely
down the street finishing his cigar.
A A oung Man ISixks to the Bottom
After Rescuing Two Young Ladies
from Drowning.—A young man named
John Keen was accidently drowned at
Rockaway, N. J., Sunday morning while
attempting to rescue two young ladies from
drowning. A party of ladies and gentle
men from the Beach Hotel proceeded to the
beach for the purpose of bathing, but so
strong was the undercurrent that two of the
ladies were carried out beyond the buoy.—
In answer to their cry for help Mr. Iveon
and another gentleman went to their assist
ance, and after considerable trouble both the
ladies were rescued, but young Keon, who
had become exhausted, was unable to reach
the shore, and before any efforts could be
made to save him he sank to the bottom.—
A boat from tlie beach picked bis body up,
and it was conveyed to the school-house at
tached to the Catholic church, where a cor
oner’s inquest was held, and a verdict of
“death by drowning while endeavoring to
rescue two ladies, ” was returned. The af
fair created great excitement and cast a
gloom over the entire community, where
the deceased was well known. Mr. Keon
was about thirty years of ago, and lias held
for the past eight years a position in A. T.
Stewart’s dry goods establishment in New
York.
How Gkeelky got his Wife. —Among
the good stories told of Mr. Greeley, which
his nomination for the Presidency has called
forth, is the following, which is in no way
complimentary to his chirograph}'. Years
ago, when a young man, he received a poem
from a young lady in Vermont, lie strong
ly suspected that all poetry was non - nse,
especially if the lines did not square at both
ends, and as this particular poem did not
come up to his peculiar mechanical standard
for such literature, he threw it in the waste
basket, and wrote to the author that he
thought she would do better to marry the
first honest man that offered her his hand,
and mend his hose and tend his babies, than
to rack her brain in trying to writes rhymes
that nohod\' would read. The poor girl re
ceived the cruel letter, but could decipher
only the writer’s name. She showed i! to
her mother, and she too was nonplussed.—
A council of inquiry was held over the
strange document, which was finally inter
preted as a proposal to marry the glided au
thor of the rejected rhymes. After some
inquiry into the character of Mr. Greeley
the proposal was accepted, greatly to the
surprise of the young editor, who was so
much pleased with the prize he had won
that he bought the white hat and overcoat
he has worn ever since, and was married
forthwith.
Bostox for Greki.ey.— There is no
longer reasonable doubt, says the Spring
field (Mass.) Republican, that Boston will
give a large majority for Greeley, and it
will probably elect two Liberal members of
Congress. Besides the Times, which is the
Greeley organ, the Herald, which prints
more daily papers than all the other daily
journals of the city together, and probably
circulates twice as man}' in the city of Bos
ton as all the other papers—is an earnest
steady-going, influential supporter of the
Liberal reform. It is also worthy of note
that all the Sunday papers—the Herald, the
Times, the Courier, the Gazette, the Ex
press—arc supporters of Greeley. It will
take a good deal of money to arrest the
strongly settling tide in favor of Greeley in
Boston, and then it won’t.
Character. —We may judge a man's
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him. If a man manifests delight in low,
sordid objects, the vulgar song and debasing
language, in the misfortunes of his fellows
or sr.imals, we may at once determine the
complexion of his character. On the con
trary, if he loves purity, modesty, truth—
it' virtuous pursuits engage Ids heart and
draw out his affeetiom-—we are satisfied he
is an upright man. When we see a young
man fond of fine clothes and making a fop
of himself, it is a sure siirn that he thinks
the world consists of outside show and os
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stable man, without true affection and
friendship, fond of change and excitement,
and soon wearying of those objects and pur
suits which, for a time, give him pleasure.
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