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You Didn’t Hoard dor Nows?
You didn't heard der news ? Veil, veil,
Dot’s kinder funny doo—
Vy, every poddy knows id yet—
Pond yon dink id's drue ?
Yes, yes, dot’s so—vc god a son—
My olt vuinans and me—
Und lie’s der smardesd leedle shild
You eilcr yed kin see.
lie corned de very lasd nighd in March,
Der sassy leedle mool,
Es he’d availed a leedle vile,
Den hoboes an Abril fool;
Bnt dot phby. he mowed a drag or doo—
Dey say so, he looked like me,
I>ot’s cause I’m peen his s adder,
Dot counds for dot, you see,
He's god der nicesd leedle shnood,
Und leedle hands und vect,
Und he kin vinks mid hot lies eyes—
Oli! he pees goot enuf to Cad.
Tot’s dot ? I bed yon dot I'm broud,
I veel like of I’m vild,
I voodn’t sewab him for a varm;
No, he pee’s doo nice a shild!
Come in der house und saw’d him vonco;
Hush now! Dond vako him up!
He pees god an auful pair of lungs,
He In* tin BcUwfeel like a bisend pub,
See, der he is, now ainahe nice?
lie's vixen he's moud to gry;
lie vonds to suck on somedingsj; I guess
He’s leedle droat, dot’s dry.
Veil, go town sthairs in der beer saloon,
Und trink ft glass' of peer.
To der held of dotschmall shild of mine,
Dot vas send me dis year;
Und veil hobes von he gots to pea man,
Dot chuscd like he’s farder lie’ll been,
Und ve’ll hobe anodder schmoll shild vill come
Nexd year dis dime agin.
fgisjcUaucoHis.
CIARICE.
I did not hate Clarice Stanley, because
1 was taught in my childhood to believe
that the harboring for one brief moment
of that enujUcuL was an unpardonable l
sit», and I thus acquire i a liabit of trying!
c. £)wha,at Jj’.« oy„.f
I must honestly confess that I had n >
other reason for not perfectly hating her.
She was a marvelously beautiful crea
ture. How beautiful I cannot say; but
she was the handsomest woman I ever
saw, and no man ever came into her
presence and remained half an hour
without makiuga fool of himself.
Now, on the other hand, I ioveJ my
half sister Bertha. I did not love or ap
preciate nVy mother until shewas dying,
and then 1 was suddenly awakened to
the fact that she was a good woman, and
that in loving her, I was loving the best
friend 1 had Hi the world ; and 1 was
ready to promise all she wished in regard
to the future of little Bertie.
I was twele years older than this four
year old sister, and very young to take
her education into my hands ; but 1 did
it cheerfully, and tried to do my duty.
I think I succeeded; fir when Bertie
was eighteen there was not a sweeter,
prettier girl in all the country round.
We had a neighbor, a rickety old man,
with every complaint known, whose
safeguard was his wealth.
Well, this man died ; and in a week
his heir came down to Granby Hall to
view his vast inheritance. Bertie, dear
little soul, had been remembered in the
old man’s will, for her bowls of soup
and morning calls, and Frank Granby
himself led down the snowy horse,
which had been the old man’s bequest,
and Bavv my golden haired darling. I
was so fond and proud, that I should
not have wondered at any man who fell
in love with her; and so, of course, I
was not surprised to see Frank Granby
lose the indifferent face he had brought
across the lawn, and carry away one
very animated and full of admiration.
I did not see every glance, or hear ev
ery word that they spoke after this , but
I knew they were progressing well, and
was quite prepared, when, after a few
weeks, Frank led her to me, all blushes
and modest happiness, and asked me to
give them my blessing, and consent to
their union. Ah, how reaijily I com
plied / for this was the realization of all
my dreams. She would have money,
position, and love!
Before the summer days ended my
cousin Clarice came on a visit.
I have already said that she was beau
tiful ; and she possessed—what even
goes further—the most wonderful con
versational powers, and manners refined
to almost perfect by years of practice in
the best society. She was as old as my
self, but far more beautiful than in girl
hold; and when she crossed our thres
hold, I was as envious and jealous for
Bertie’s sake, as though 1 knew she
would take our Frank away.
THOMSON, McDUFFIE COUNTY. GA., MAY 22, 1872
She knew, in a very little while, that
Bertie was engaged ; and, when my dar
ling went out to cut some fresh flowers
for our tea-table, she said, ‘Rattie, why
didn't you make the child wait ? She
is pretty, and would produce a sensa
tion in town. Why, she might marry a
very rich man.’
‘I believe that Frank claims that title.
His uncle has recently left a large prop
erty, and his father died but a year ago
equally rich, and left everything to
Frank.’
‘Strange that he should select such a
little wild flower. Being young, he
might marry almost any one he chooses.’
She was our guest, so 1 held my
peace. But it galled me very much to
do so, and 1 at once resolved to watch
her. The very moment she saw Frank,
I knew that she made up her mind to
win him; and, before he had been pres
ent an hour, she had drawn him quite
away from Bertie’s side. He did not
seem to understand that she was several
years older; indeed, she did not look it.
As he went away she said. -You are
the only member of the male sex I have
seen since I entered this town ; and as I
verily believe yon to be the only one I
shall see, I claim you for my escort.’
He laughed at her, and went away
with the same animated face he had worn
when he first met Bertie. From that
momenta cloud hovered over us. At
first, it was a tiny thing; but it grew
larger, until it quite dimmed our lives.
Frank became as wax in Clarice’s strong
hands.
Then there wore nights when my dar
ling came to my room, and crept into
my arms, and laid her tear-wet cheek
close to mine sobbing, ‘Oh, Pattie, dear,
dear sister, my heart is breaking.’
The autumn drew near, and Clarice
still remained with us. She was the
same careless creature, and was appa
rently in ignorance of the fact that she
was the cause of the broken engagement,
and that in our abode Frank Granby’s
fnoe was seen no more. I was not ig
norant of the fact, or that the roses
were fleeing from Bertie’s cheek, aud
> rt "• : l A "Li
■Rud there was not a night that I did not
pray for her.
One day, Clarice came to mo ; and
settling her drapery around her, she sat
back in a chair, she said, dreamily, ‘Pat
tie, you hate me bitterly, 1 dare say, but
where’s the use? I cannot help loving
Frank, or prevent his loving me. He
could not be happy with your baby sis
ter, and you must not !Game him. We
are to be married in three weeks from
to-day.’
‘Very well.’
‘How icy your are ! Bless me / what
a miserable looking wretch/’
The last sentence had no particular
reference to me, but to a man who was
crossing the lawn to the back door. 1
went out to him.
A wretch / It was a fair name for
him. He was not ill looking, but
lie was indeed wretched. There was
the dust and mud of one week’s travel
at least, clinging to his heavy shoes, and
a dirty, half grown beard hiding the
lower [iart of his face. His coat was
ragged and ill-fitting, and his linen limp
and dirty. I spoke, and asked his er
rand.
‘I am hungry, I am tired, I am poor,
and out of work,’ lie answered.
‘You shall have food ; come in.’
He came and sat upon the door sten,
‘Couid you not find a few day’s work
for me in all those fields ? I can work
we'l, ma’am.’
My answer did not come readily, and
he spoke again :
‘I see. Ido not blame you. It is
the way of the world. You could not
trust such an ill looking vagabond as I
am. Give me plenty of water, a little
soap, a comb, shaving utensils arid I
shall be a man.’
I had lived the greater part of my life
in that quiet country place, and had
learned to be a trifle cold to strangers,
aud most of all,.such -as he; but some
thing possessed me tijcn, and 1 bade
him enter ; called one of the farm hands
and asked him to supply the man with
the necessary toiletarticles, and clothes.
In half an hour he again came before
me. I was surprised at the change.—
John, the farm laborer, had supplied him
with a clean suit of clothes, and his face
was clean shagen, and his hair combed
smoothly.
‘Your name is Miss Patience Stan
leigh,’ he said.
‘Yes,’ I replied, in wonder.
‘I have a long story to tell you. Will
you come out to the end of the garden
wall across your lawn, and listen ?’
And timid creature that I always was,
I got up without a word, and followed
him out, aud listened to him. When
his story was finished, I directed him to J
a cottage where he could lodge, and :
work so ■ me; and then I went back to '
the hou ,e with great peace in my heart. I
I did not speak of my visitor to Clari
ice, or Bertie, and the former quite for- I
got the miserable wretch she had seeu ; !
but I sent ti>Granby Hall and requested
its master to come to our farm house.—
l hurrie*, called Clarice and Bertie out
of the and >or, and we were sitting there
admiring the rosy sunset when Frank
came up '.i/4cre was visible embarrass
ment but I aiose to my
feet qffi :kVyT saying .-
‘Frank, I brought you here to-night,
not because I am angry at anything you
have seen lit; to do, but because I wish
to befriend you.’
‘You M«e>i to marry my cousin ?’
‘Yes,’ h: said with a flush.
‘You cai.not.’
‘Who wI; prevent it? Not you, you
envious, i aiieious, old maid/ cried
Clarice.
‘Not I, indeed /’
‘No. Cla-doe, not your cousin—but I,
Mark Brad!fcy, your husband/’ and my
ragged • u i stepped forth from the
hall.
Clarice sprang up with a sharp.cry, aud
then caught the tellis for support.
‘Perhaps you don’t beleve it,’ cried
Bradley iiDjjiipa up a piece of paper
citedly Frank, ‘but it is true.
There is ifij certificate. She thought
mo rich, bat when she had been mar
ried four cells, iter mistake,
and let); me in my fcesolute poverty and
lied. I have been ill, alone, poor and
iricndlessvjsut I have .always /cept an
eye upon her.’ t
With coo glance at the white trem
bling lon : of my enemy, Frank came
to mo aivftdteld out his hand.
‘l’aUic u. it you forgive me ?’
‘Yes, 1 rank, with all my heart.’
‘ Will ! rtio forgive me V’
‘Go and ack. her.’
lam ba«» she. forgave him; for they
were got* *n long while down in the
orchard And in three weeks they were
married rw t
«... -r-u
cousin MaTk is my balilf, and a frequent
visitor at vxanby Ball.
Good tuid 1S:k1 Papers.
It is a sad sight for one who longs for
a nation’s isigheat prosperity, to see the
youth of it nocking to the news stands
and to the country post-offices, so eager
lor the illustrated newspapers of the
day. The instant one is secured the
lad or young man walks away, eagerly
devouringtite continued story, always
full of the wildest sensational reading,
if not teaching the most debasing mor
als. Viliams of every lute are held up
asheroe3, aad young minds are fired to
imitate their deeds. That is the way
many of our thieves and murderers are
made. 'l2f.it is the way so many hoys
are made perfectly worthless for any
practical purpose in life. You can know
the boy Who devours such-literature by
his sloughing gait, and absent manners;
by his crossness when called away from
his enchanting, visionary world, and ob
liged to take part in the real.
Boys, ifyou ever expect to be success
ful! aud honored men in the world, shun
such reading. If an agent urges you to
subscribe for such a trashy paper, tell
him once for all—no. Inquire if lie has
any good substantial paper that will
give valuable knowledge—that Vviii
render you better and wisesr. If he
has invest your money in that, and you
will find that of all the investments of
the year, this is the best paying. What
would you think of the farmer who
should go’TJ'MT" in the morning and sow
his meadows with ox-eyes daisy and
wild parsley ? They are botli very
pretty flowers, and beautifully diversify
the monotony of the meadow. But I
have yet to see the farmer pleased with
them. Now, their influence is not half
so pernicious as that of those sensation
al papers on the minds of your children.
You may, by .great care, root out these
mischievous weeds,but the injury bad lit
erature leaves is life-long. It resembles
a miracle if the reader is not utterly ru
ined by it.. Choose warily your chil
dren’s reading, and when you have
found a really good paper, stick to it as
a fast friend.
A New Yorker wrote to Gen. Spinner
requesting his autograph and a ‘senti-
upon the veteran Treasur
er wrote a reply as follows : ‘You de
sire my autograph with a sentiment.—
My sentiment is this : When one gen
tleman writes to another on his own
business, he should enclose a postage j
stan.p.
Selma had a $7,000 fire a few days ago. j
Tjovo in a Snowdrift. I
The Kansas City Times recounts j
the termination of a romantic young
lady’s travels. A young and pretty
girl, named Miss Alameda Cosgrove, re
siding at San Diego, last summer re
sponded to an advertisement in the Wa
verly Magazine for a correspondence,
with a view to enjoy fun and amuse
ment, and perhaps matrimony. The
correspondent of the young lady resided
at Wathena, Kansas, and represented
himself to be a merchant, young, weal
thy, and in want of a wife. A long and
loving correspondence ensued between
Jerome Markham and Miss Cosgrove.—
Photographs were exchanged, and Miss
Cosgrove was delighted to find her un
seen lover a good looking youth, distin
gue in appearance and decidedly hand
some. Finally she consented to come to
Wathena to be married. Two weeks
ago she started for Kansas. All went
well until she got on the Denver Pacific.
After leaving Cheyenne the train struck
a drift, and became helplessly stuck
fast. VYlide snow bound near Crow
Creel-, Colorado, Miss Cosgrove attract
ed the attention of Mr Julius Emmett,
a commission merchant of Kansas City,
who perceiving the young lady seated
alone, and evidently unprovided for
such an emergency, very gallantly ten
dered such assistance as was in his
power to give, which was a valise full
ofcold food and two buffalo-robes. The
young couple were soon on friendly, so
cial terms. Miss Cosgrove very naively
recited her adventures, and was reward
ed by Emmett informing her that he
was single, eto. They parted with re
gret at Wathena, when the young lady
turned to meet him the first time she
was to call her husband. She had only
a moment to wait before a rough, rak
ish-lookilig individual, at least, forty
years old mado himself known as her
correspondent and expectant husband.
Miss Cosgrove finding that she had been
deceived, turned without a word and
entered the car for Kansas City. A few
days afterwards the lady married her
friend Emmett, am', ahe will no doubt
of a flirtation in a snowdrift on the. De
nver Pacific.
The Capital of Germany. —The
population of Berlin in one hundred and
seventy years has increased ten-fold,
and its limits cover a radius of nearly
thirteen miles. When Frederick the
Great’s ambition desred a city, he first
enclosed a vast sandy plain with walls,
and ordered that his vassals fill the
empty space with houses. The people
being few were in consequence, some
what puzzled how to fulfil l the wishes
of their sovereign. They at last hit up
on apian of geometrical triangles, and
commenced raising two-storied hotels,
having as many as twenty-five windows
on a line. The streets thus mdde were
beautiful and wide. The site of the city
is flat, and consequently much expense
has been incurred in order to make the
drainage any way approaching perfec
tion. An idea of this table like city
may be formed when I mention that one
street alone, the Freiderich’s strasse, is
two miles long, and through its entire
length there is not one foot of descent.
The paving is in a very poor condition,
and the trottoir.s or sidewalks wretched
ly narrow. Berlin is as intolerable a
city ;n the summer as it is pleasant in |
the winter. But notwithstanding the
disadvantages of situation and other
drawbacks, Berlin may certainly claim
to be one of the finest cities in Europe.
By simply turning on one’s heels in the
space between the Palace and the Bran
deburg Gate may bo seen the Museum
with its beautiful colonade, the chaste
guard house, the great Opera and the
University. All these buildings are in
the well-known street Unlcr den Lenden,
this being the principal and most fre
quented thoroughfare in the city.
A traveler in Polynesia eonculdes a de
scription of the women of Tahiti, as fol
lows: The most bashful and coy nev
er passyou without a greeting, a glance
of the eyes, and a slight gathering of
her dress with the elbows, to exhibit
her buxom ligurc to full
Or else, perhaps she will come coquet
tishly, and ask you for the loan of your
cigar, take a few puffs at it, and hand
it back gracefully to the astonshed
owner, and then with a parting compli
ment, which you most lively do not un
derstand, let you go your way in peace
—or not. The proper way to walk
with your lady love in Tahiti is as fol
lows: You put your arm around her
neck, and she hers around your waist,
and hangs on your breast in a limply,
affectionate manner. It is as much selon
les regales as walking arm in arm, and
much prettier to look at.
TERMS-TWO DOLLARS IN ADVANCE.
True Lore.
Yesterday, in one of the Catholic
churches in the city of St. Joseph, there
was celebiated a marriage, in which
John Ilo'tzman and Catherine Mentz
were made one. There is not much in
the simple announcement, yet, thereby
hangs a tale which we give to our read
ers as it was told to us by a friend of the
bridgroom. During the war between
Prussia and France, Holtzman was one
of those who were in duty bound to
render service to his country. He was
engaged to be married to a girl named
Catherine Mentz, and not liking the idea
of exposing his valuable person to the
bullets of the Frenchmen, he conceived
the idea of emigrating to a country
where lie need not become a bold soldier
unless he wished. But then a little pe
cuniary difficulty presented itself. He
had not the means to pay his passage
out of the country, and in his extemity
he applied to his fiance. She had with
an eye to some day keeping house for
Holtzman, saved up her wages, and for.
tunately had in her possession at that
time about S2OO. Tnis she freely gave
to her lover, and he bade her a fond
farewell, and secured passage for Ameri
ca.
Gradually he worked his way to this
city, but fortune which he courted so
sedulously, never smiled on him, and he
began to despair of ever being able to
send for his “Dolly Varden,” or to re
turn to consumate the vows he had
spoken. He wrote to this effect, and
on Saturday last was agreeably sur
prised by receiving a telegram from her
dated in New Yoik, informing him of
Her arrival there, and her intention to
inimediathly come to St. Joseph.
She arrived here yesterday morning,
and ere noon the happy couple were
made one. She has paid her own way
from the old country, and besides,
brings money enough to buy the 'neces
sary furniture to,begin housekeeping.—
Such devotion ought to meet with its
reward, and we hope the newly married
couple may never regret their action.
nsr'l. i£»?S!S z'ianti.- ~os£, j»
Bream.
A singular case of the fulfilment ol a
startling dream has recently been add
ed to the many well authenticated in
stances of such occurrences. A Mr. J.
G. Clymore, of Vienna, 111., in a letter
to Hon. Horatio King, of Washington,
1 with whom he was in the habit of cor
responding, mentioned incidentally that
he had dreamed for four consecutive
nights that he had been murdered. A
few days later a dispatch from Chicago
announced that a Mr. J. 0. Clymer had
been murdered near Vienna, on the
evening of the 29th of March. Mr.
King, recalling the story of the dream,
at once supposed that the murder
ed man must be his correspondent, al
though there was a slight difference in
the spelling of the names. To make
the matter suie, he wrote to Vienna,
and in answer he received two letters
from the postmaster of that place, from
which it appeared that his conjecture
was correct. Mr. Clymore left his
home on the morning of 29th of March,
and was seen alive in a desolate
spot latetnS the evening of that day.—
The next mining his hat, saddle-bags,
papers, and pieces of his clothing
wwe {Sunu near where he was last
seen. There were also two large clubs
found, bearing blood and hair. The
horse he was riding went home with a
gash cut in one shoulder fourteen inch
es long. His body was found floating
in a stream. It was not known that
he had any enemies, and it is supposed
that he was murdered for money, as he
was accustomed to have large sums in
his possession. The Vienna Postmas
ter writes that Mr. Clymore related his
strange dream to the last man he is
known to have talked with;
A German, getting excited over an
account of an elopement of a married
woman, gave his opinion thus :
‘lf my vise runs avay mitanoder man’s,
vise, I shake him out of her preechesy if
she be mien sadder mien Got P
Marriage is come to be looked on'
as such a temporary arrangement in
India that Justices’ fees for the cere
mony have been reduced to twenty-fivb
cents for customjrs
Connecticut people have been expect
ing that a hen, which was setting on a
dozen apples, would hatch a barrrel of
cider.
‘Where the woodbine tvvineth’ must
be in Canada. That’s where all the ras
cals go.
‘You’re a queer chicken,’as the iien
said when she hatched out a duc/c.