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VOLUME XLJI.j
MILLED SEVILLE, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 22/ 1871.
NUMBER 17.
jj* J^beral iiaion,
IN
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
MILLEDGEVILLE, GA.,
BOUGHTON, BARNES & MOORE,
(Corner of Hancock and Wilkinson Streets,)
At $2 in Advance, or $3 at end of the year
S. N. BOUGHTON, Editor.
ADVERTISING.
Transient.—One Dollar per square of ten lints for
firstinsertion, and seventy-live cents fir each subse
quent continuance.
Tributes of respect, Resolutions by Societies,Obit
uaries exceeding six lines, Nominations for office,Com
municatioD8 or Editorial notices for individual benefit
charged as transient advertising.
LEGAL ADVERTISING.
Sheriff’s Sales, per levy of ten liues, or less $2 50
“ Mortgage fi fa sales, per square 5 00
Citations for Letters of Administration, 3 00
“ “ Guardianship, 3 00
Application for dismission from Administration, 3 00
“ “ “ “ Guardianship, 3 00
“ “ leave to sell Land, 5 00
** for Homesteads, 1 75
Notice to Debtors and Creditors, 3 00
Sale. of Land, &.C., per square 5 00
“ perishable property, 10 days, per square,., lot)
EstrayNotices,30days, 3 00
Foreclosure of Mortgage, per sq-, each time 1 00
Applications for Homesteuds, (two weeks,) 1 75
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
Sales of Laud, Sec., by Administrators, Executors
orGuardiaus, are required bylaw to be held on the
first Tuesday iuthe month, between the hours of 10
in the forenoon and 3 in the afternoon, at the Court
House in the Cbunty in which the property is situated.
Notice of these sales must be given in a public pa
lette 40 days previous to the day of sale.
Notices for the sale of personal property must be
given in like manner 10 days previous to Bale day.
Notices to the debtors and creditors of an estate
must also be published 40 days.
Notice that appjicatiou will be made to the Court ot
Ordinary for leave to sell Land, &.C., must be publish
ed for two months.
Citations for letters of Ad miuistration. Guardianship,
4tc., must be published 30 days—for dismission from
Administration, monthly three months—for dismission
from Guardianship, 41) days.
Rules for foreclosure of Mortgage must be publish
ed monthly for four months—for establishing lost pa
pers tor the fuil space of three months—for compell
ing titles from Executors or Administrators, where
bond has been given by the deceased, the full spaceof
three months.
Publications will always be continued according to
these, the legal requirements, unless otherwise ordered.
Book and Job Work, of all kinds,
PROMPTLY AND NEATLY EXECUTED
AT THIS OFFICE.
SAVANNAH CARDS.
MACON CARDS
HARNESS A SADDLERY.
SMITH, WESTCOTT & €0.,
102 Cherry St., Macon, 6a:
Manufacturers and Dealers in
SADDLES AKD HARNESS,
Carriage Material,
Shoe Findings,
Trunks, Valises and Satchels,
Leather of all kinds.
GIN BAN D S,
LEATHER AND RUBBER BELTING,
Saddle, Harness & Carriage Hardware
CKXX.9R.SSTS CARRIAGES,
In Great Variety, from $3 00 to $50 On.
Macon, Oct. 17, 1871. 12 3m
Trvr-snrTTi -'STeroJFS.XS.S.
lYZACON, GA.
Guernsey, Barfrum & Hendrix,
Proprietors
Dealers in
Doors, Sash, Blinds, Brackets,
Mantels, Windows and Door Frames.
WHITE FINE WORK
Scroll Work, and all sorts of Turning done to order.
Ready Dressed Flooring, Ceiling, Rough Lumber
and Lathes in any quantity always on hand.
Orders solicited and promptly filled.
Standing Coa
■millers of the Georgia Ntate
Senate.
Oct. 15. 1871.
12 3m”
MIX & KJ UPLAND,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Leather Findings, Basts, dec.,
No. 3 COTTON AVENUE,
and 66 THIRD STREET,
MACON, GA.
Oct. 17,1871. 12 3m
BUOTHKIiS,
44 Third St., LZacon, Ga.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Saddles, Harness and Collars.
AND DEALERS IN.
SADDLERY HARDWARE,
Saddle, Harness and Shoe Leather.
BUY HIDES, WOOL AND WAX.
Sept 2, 1871. -6 3m
CARPETS,
Oil Cloths, Mattings, Window Shades,
LACE, REP & DAMASK CURTAINS.
Diminsions being given, no charge for cutting or
fitting.
LATHROP & CO.,
Comer of Congress & Whitaker Sts.,
SAVANNAH, GA.
Oot 17, 1871. 12 3m
L. J. GUILMARTIN. JOHN PLANNERV
L. J. GUILMARTIN & CO.,
COTTON FACTORS AND
General Commission Merchants,
Bay Street, SAVANNAH, Ga.
Agents for Bradley’s Super Phosphate of Lime,
Jewell’s Mills Yarns, Domestics, Ac., Sec.
Kngging, Hope .V Iron Tie*, nlvmyxon hnntl
U*" Usual Facilities Extended to Customers.
Aug 15, 1871. 3 6m
TRUMAN & GREEN,
WM.H. STARK, II. P. RICHMOND
WM. H. STARE & CO.,
Wholesale Grocers, Cotton Factors,
AND
General Commission Merchants
SAVANNAH, GA.
Careful attention given to Sales or Shipment of
Cotton and all kinds of produce. Liberal Advances
made on consignments.
ARROW' and EUREKA TIES at Lowest Agents
Prices. Keep constantly on hand a large stock of all
kinds of BAGGING. Agents for E. F. COE’S SU
PERPHOSPHATE OF LIME.
August 29, 1871. b 6m
Our Experience as Cotton Seller
Warren.* ns in Soliciting Consignment*.
Liberal advances on produce sent us, and remit
tance. promptly made.
W. F. SIMS & CO.,
Karannnh, Cn.
August 29, 1871. S 6m
INGERSOLL WASHBURN,
Ute with Lamar King.
late
E. A. SILVA,
*rith Bryan Hunter.
WASHBURN <fc S1LYA,
99 BAT STB.BBT,
SAVANNAH G-A-
Stock and Bond Brokers,
AND
DEALERS IN REAL ESTATE.
Correspondence invited-
Angnet 23,1871- 4 3m
CLAGHORN & CUNNINGHAM,
Wholesale and Retail
@ 8 ® £ iS» S |
and Dealers in
Fine Wines, Liquors and Segars,
SAVANNAH, GA.
Sept 6,1871. 6 6m
1. W. LiTHROF. J. t. WAKRtS. J. W. LATHROP, JR.
J. W. LATHROP & CO.,
COTTON FACTORS
—AND—
Commission Merchants,
Savannah, Ga.
6 3m*
Judiciary—Reese, Chairman ; Brown. Candler,
Wellborn, Nunnally, Hiliyer, Nichols, Hoyle,
Brock.
Finance—Simmons, Chairman : Hinton, Can
dler. Burns, Hiliyer, Lester, Heard, Nichols,
Bruton.
Enrollment—Hoyle, Chairman; Welborn, Hill
yer, Peddy, Brown, Kibbee, Welch.
The -State of the Republic—Wellborn. Chair
man ; Reese, Hiliyer, Brown, Kibbee, Hinton,
Brock.
Education—Nichols, Chairman ; Kibbee, Jervis
Reese, Lester, Clark, Campbell.
Internal Improvements—Nnnnally, Chairman ;
Burns, Bruton, Erwin, Black, HinLou, Jervis
Banks—Lester, Chairman; Hiliyer, Simmons,
Burns, Erwin, Welch, Steadman.
Privileges and Ejections—Brown, Chairman ;
Heard, Gtiffin. Kirkland, Kibbee, Hicks, Estes
Petitions—Estes. Chairman; Hoyle, Black,
Cone, Cameron. Colman.
Public Buildings—Erwin, Chairman : Kirkland,
Lester, Black, Burns, Bruton, Cone.
The Peuitentiary—Kihbee, Chairman ; Nichols,
Jones, Cone, Candler, McWhorter, Wallace.
Lunatic Asylum—Hinton, Chairman ; Simmons,
Erwin. Smith, Kibbee, Matthews, Welch.
Military—Jervis, Chairman; Kirkland, Cone,
Erwin. Brock, Estes, Deveaux
Printing—Hiliyer, Chairman; Candler. Sim
mons. Hinton, Wellborn, Richardson. Clark.
Deaf and Dumb Asylum—Burns, Chairman ;
Jones, Black, Richardson, Hiliyer, McWhorter,
Jervis.
The Institution of the Blind—Jones, Chairman;
Simmons, Hoyle, Cone, H-nry, Kirkland, Mc
Whorter.
Agriculture and Manufactures—Steadman,
Chairman; Jones, Matthews, Jordan, Erwin
McWhorter, Anderson.
Auditing—Candler; Chairman; Bruton, Nich
ols, Peddy, Ilea'd, Kibbee, Wallace.
Engrossing—Jordan, Chairman; Hiliyer, Cam
eron, Hicks, Cone, Black, Brock.
Journals—Cone, Chairman ; Cameron, Hicks,
Matthews, Welch, Bruton, Wallace.
State Library—Heard, Chairman ; Black, Estes,
Jervis, Welch, Colman, Wallace.
New Counties and County Lines—McWhorter,
Chairman; Kirkland, Jordan, Anderson, Smith,
Cone, Crayton.
FAB3IEB—A BEAUTIFUL.
TUBE.
BY HON. EDW'ARD EVERETT.
Stnndiug
Committees of the
lt<-pre»en tats re*.
Eloutte ol
Sole Agents,
Sept 2, 1871.
E. J. JOHNSTON,
Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry,
SILVERWARE,
FANCY GOODS, CUTLERY, Ac.
Particular attention given to repairs on Fine and
Difficult Watches.
Jkn'ELBF KEPAIKE D.
Corner Mulberry and )
2d Streets, opposite >
new Court House. )
Sept 2, 1871.
MACON, GEORGIA.
AGENCY
Savannah Bank and Trust Co.,
BEACON.
CAPITAL ONE MILLION DOLLARS,
ALL PAID IN
ADVANCES MADE ON COTTON,
Fxchange Bough, and Mold,
Deposits received, on which Interest will be allowed
as agreed upon.
I. C. PLANT & SON, Agents.
Investments made for parties in Bonds, Slocks,
See., for a small commission, by
I. 0. PLANT & SON,
Sept 2, 1871. 6 3m*
W. K. SINGLETON. W. C. SINGLETON. T. J. HUNT.
SINGLETON, HUNT & CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Boots, Shoes, Hats, Trunks
VALZSES, UZKEB.Z:X'IiAS,;dtc.,
49 Second Street )
and [ MACON, GEORGIA.
3S Cotton Avenue J
Sept 2, 1871. 6 3m
The above named Hotel has been recently refur
nislied and fitted up for the accommodation of trau
ieut as well as permanent Boarders. Persons wilt
find it to their iuteresl to stop at tills House, as its
central location makes it a very desirable place for
mu r< ii.--:.;and families coming to thecity for business,
.i-ijourn ol pleasure. An ELEGANT SAM
PLE ROOM has been fitted up for the special use of
commercial travelers.
The table always supplied with all the luxuries of
the season, from first markets, and can be surpassed
by none in the South-
Omnibus to convey passengers to and from the
Hotel and all trains, free of charge.
N B1NSVVANGER, Proprietor.
October IS. 1870. 12 6m
98 Bay St.,
Sept 2, 1871.
A. M. SLOAN- J. H. SLOAN.
A M. SLOW & CO.,
COTTON FACTORS
AND
Commission Merchants,
Claghorn and Cunningham’* Hnngr,
BAT ST., SAVANNAH, GA.
Liberal Cash Advances made on Cottou. Bagging
and Tie* at Lowest Cash Prices.
Sept l, 1871.
6 3m
JOHN M. COOPER <fc CO.,
SAVANNAH, GA.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Books and Stationery of all kinds,
New* and Book Printing Paper and Ink
SCHOOL FURNITURE,
AND
SCHOOL MATERIAL,
Furnished at Manufacturer's Prices.
Seed for Catalogues.
August 29,1871.
JOHN M. COOPER,
GEO- T. QUANTOOK,
S. S. F. LANCASTER.
5 3m*
JAMES R. SHELDON,
Genl Commission Merchant,
144 Bay St. Savannah, Ga.
Liberal Advances made on Consignments. Bag
ging and Iron Ties Furnished. Consignments re
•pectfully solicited. „
Oct 4,1871. 10 3m
DAVANT, WAPLES & CO.,
FACTORS
AND
Commission Merchants
F J. Davant, Jr.,)
YLD. Waples, S
Julius Meyer.
Rot. 30, 1871,
5
SAVANNAH, GA.
14 It"
LAMER ROUSE.
N. BINS1YAKGEB, Proprietor.
Mulberry Street, - Macon, Georgia.
F. REICRERT,
Manufacturer and Dealer in
FURNITURE,
CARPETS, MATTRESSES, &C.
Paper Hangings, Window Shades
AND CORNICES,
GOLD AND BLACK WALNUT
ICOULDIIT Cr.
Full 1 assortment of
Metalic Burial Cases and Caskets.
Also Coffins iu Rosewood. Mahogany <fc Walnut.
EV All orders filled with dispatch and at the lowest
prices.
39 Third Street, MACON, Ga.
Jan. 14,1871. 25 ly
Judiciary—Hoge of Fulton, Chairman; Wm. D
Andersou of Cobb, Phillips of Echols, Graham ol
Dade, Bacon of Bibb, Snead of Richmond, tim-
mens of Gwinnett, Murphy of Harris, Pou of
Muscogee. Scoit of Floyd. Edwards of Elbert,
Peeples cf Berrien, Dell of Screven, Hunter of
Brooks.
Finance—Rawles, of Effingham, Chairman ;
Cumming of Richmond, Crittenden of Randolph,
Netherlaud of Rabuc, Barksdale of Warren, How
ell of Milton, Jackson of Fulton, Nutting of Bibb,
Cato of Troup, Gray of Bartow, Butts of Hancock,
Ormond of Houston, Hunter of Brooks.
State of the Republic—J. W. Wofford of Bartow
Chairman; Clark ofTroLp, Jones of Terrell, Hall
f Upson, Goldsmith of DeKalb, Bush of Miller
Hoge of Fulton, Goodman of Campbell, Wolford
of Banks, Lang of Lincoln, Johnson of Jefferson,
Guyton of Laurens. McWhorter of Green.
Military Affairs—Baker of Pike, chairman;
Watters of Jasper, Chaueey of Early. Paxton of
Charlton, Mattox of Clinch, Carlton of Colquitt,
Sargent of Coweta, Reid of Union, Renfroe of
Washington, Bell of Webster, Jenkins of Worth.
Banks—Cumtning of Richmond, chairman;
Scott of Floyd. Harvey of Marion, Bowie of Wal
ton, Wynn ol Wilkes, Morris of Talbot, Wi-st of!
White, Trammell of Paulding, Grilliu of Twiggs, !
Beaseley of Jelferson, Clark of Richmond, Booth
of Pulaski, Paulk of Irwin.
Privileges and Elections—Phillips of Echols,
chairman ; Pierce of Hancock, Russell of Chat
ham, Rutherford of Crawford, Sellers of Appling,
Allred ot Pickens, Floyd of Morgan, Williams o!
Decatur, Smith of Oglethorpe, Flynt of Taliaferro.
Slatou of Wilkes, Heard of Haralson, Colby of
Greene.
Iuternal Improvements—ITall of Upson, chair
man ; Woodall of Ta but. Wood of Walker, Sum
mers of Newton, lleidt of Chatham, Richards of
Cherokee, Woodward of Dooly, Rouutrke of
Emanuel, Barron of Jones, Pentecost of Cartoll,
Riley of Lumpkin, Hudson of Schley, Jones ol
U»rt.
Agriculture and Manufactures—Davis of New-
tGU, chairman; Bunn of Polk. Anderson of Cobb
Bryant of Henry. Jones of Gwinnett, Cox of
Burke, Davenport of Oglethorpe, Johnson of
Clay, Murphy of Burke, Brady of Sumter, Brad-
dey of Glasscock, Handley of Pulaski, Putney of
Dougherty.
Public Expenditures—C. A Nutting of Bibb,
chairman ; Kelly of Chatham, Hammond of Butts,
Tarver of Baker, McMillan of Habersham, McNeal
of Randolph. Pou of Muscegee, Griffin of Houston,
Snead of Richmond, Wilson of Fulton, Baiien-
ger of Floyd, Ross of Bibb, Mansfield of Stewart
Education—Jackson of Fulton, chairman ; B a
con of Bibb, Wofford of Bartow, Cody of Chatta
hoochee, David of Newton, Simmon* of Gwinnett,
Joiner of Dougherty, Etheridge of Putnam, Mc
Neal of Randolph. Bryan of Henry, Alotrison of
Ware, Guerry ot Quitman, Berrien of Burke.
Committee on Enrollment—McMillan ot Hab
ersham, chairman ; Converse ot Lowndes, Craig
of Telfair, Dell of Screven, Cleghorn of Chattoo
ga, Baker of Bryan, Ba'emau of Taylor, Spence of
Coffee, Stovall of Columbia, Hiliyer of Camden,
Palmer of Dawson.
Journals—Bush of Miiler, chairman : Killian of
Towns, Cloud of Warren, Emerson of Whitfield,
Kennedy of Bulloch, McConnell of Clacton
Payne of Catoosa, Know es of Pierce, Moreland
of Alerriwether, Glover of Sumter, Fields of Mur
ray.
Penitentiary—Goldsmith of DeKalb chairman ;
Baker of Pike, Morris of Talbot, Harvey of Mari
on, Rutherford of Crawtord, Dukes of Morgan,
Davenport of Oglethorpe, Jones of Hart, Brown of
Monroe.
Luuatic Asylum—Etheridge of Putnam, chair
man ; Hughes of Forsyth, Johnson of Jefferson,
Lipsey of Lee, Battle et Th mas, Jones of Terrell,
McNeal of Randolph, O'Neal of Baldwin, Cloud
of Warren, Clements of Montgomery, Whatley of
Fayette, Lamkin of Columbia, Chastain of Gil
mer.
Deaf and Dumb Asylum—Bunn of Polk, chair
man; Simmons of Hall, Lipsey of Lee, Gray of
Bartow, Brawner of Franklin, Farmer of Liber
ty, Br- wton ot Tatnall, Mann, of Wilcox, Martin
of Johnson, Meadows of Madison, Howell ot
Alilton, Wilson of Fulton, Balleugei of Floyd.
Blind Asylum—Patillo of Harris, chairman;
Collins of Mitchell, Taylor of Washington, Em r-
son of Whitfield, Jones of Macon, Pierce of Han
cock, Hancoca of Jackson, Hooks of Wilkinson,
Richards of Cherokee, Goodman of Campbell,
Franklin of Fannin.
New Counties and Caunty Lines- Fain of Gor<
don. chairman; Guyton of Lauiens, Clark of
Tri /, Jones of Gwinnett Heudley of Puiaski,
Converse of Lowndes, Meadows of Madison,
Woodall of Talbot, Clower uf Monroe, Braddy ot
Glasscock, Patillo of Harris.
Public Printing -Wm. D. Anderson of Cobb,
chairman ; Heidt of Chatham, Carlton of Colquitt.
Cato of Troup, Chastain of Gilmer, Netberland
of Rabun, Richardson of Clark, Johnson of ijpak;»
iug, McWhorter of Greene.
Auditing- -Craig of Telfair, chairman ; Riley ot
Lumpkin, Rountree of Emanuel, Franklin of
Fannin, Atkinson of Thomas.
The man who stands upon his own
soil, who feels that by the laws of the
land in which he lives—by the laws of
civilized natious—he is the rightful
exclusive owner of the land which he
tills, is by the constitution of nature,
under a wholesome influence, not eas
ily imbibed from any other source.—
He feels—other things being equal,
more strongly than another, the char
acter of a man, as the lord of the ani
mate world. Of this great and pow
erful sphere, which, fashioned by the
hand of God and upheld by his pow
er, is rolling through the heavens a
portion is his ; his from centre to sky.
It is the space on which the genera
tion before him moved in its round of
duties ; and he feels himself connec
ted, by a visible link, with those who
preceded him, as he is also to those
who follow him and to whom he is to
transmit a home. Perhaps his farm
has come down to him from his fa
thers. They have gone to their last
home ; hut he can trace their foot
steps over the scenes of his daily la
bor. The roof that shelters him was
reared by those to whom he owes his
being. Some interesting domestic
tradition is connected with every en
closure. The favorite fruit tree was
planted by his father’s hand. He
sported in his boyhood beside the
brook, which still winds through the
meadow. Through the field lies the
path to the village school of earlier
days. He still hears from his window
the voice of the Sabbath bell which
called his fathers and fore-fathers to
the house of God, and near at hand is
the spot where his parents laid down
to rest, and where, when his time is
come, he shall be laid by his children.
These are the feelings of the owner of
the soil. Words cannot paint them,
gold cannot buy them ; they flow out
of the deepest fountains of the heart ;
they are the life spring of a fresh,
healthy and generous national charac
ter.
GAX.UANTKV REWARDED.
“ I say, Maddock, what are you go
ing to do now ?
“I am going to help that old lady
on the cars.”
“ Well, if you don’t beat all for spoo
ney, then Pm mistaken. Do you take
charge of all old women, stray babies
and unprotected females that you meet
in traveling?”
“ Yes, if I see they netfd help, so if
you have no reasonable objections to
offer, I will leave you for a few mo
ments, and assist that old lady as I
proposed.”
So saying, young Maddock sprune
from the train, which was just on the
point of starting, and went to render
assistance to the person in question.—
She was loaded down with baggage—
carpet-bag, band-box, and parcels in
numerable. He took the two first, and
then putting her safely on the cars,
came near being left himself, so very
awkward did he find it to manage so
many incumbrances.
After he had got the old lady com
fortably seated, with her numerous
packages all about her, she counted
them several times to be sure nothing
was missing.
“ My rubbers are in this one,” said
she, “ because I thought it might rain,
and I always have rheumatism when I
wet my feet. My best cap is in that,”
lifting it very carefully, “for I expec
ted to stay a day or two, perhaps, and
our folks see lots of company. My
knitting is in that one there, for I
DENSE’S
CHERRY-STREET,
Opposite Carhart & Curd,
Macon, - - Georgia.
March 21; 1871-
B. F. DENSE, Proprietor.
34 12m
CUBBEDGE & HAZLEHURST,
BANKERS <fc BROKERS,
MACON, GEORGIA,
R 1
ECEIVE DEPOSITS, BUY AND SELL EX
CHANGE, GOLD, SILVER, STOCKS
BONDS, and Uucurreiit Funds.
Collection* .Viatic on All Accessible Points.
34 ly|
jpen
March 21, 1871
SIR MARJIADUKE'S MUSING*.
I won a noble fame,
But with a sudden frown,
Tbe people snatched iny crown,
And in the mire trod down
My lofty name.
I bore a bounteous purse,
And beggars by the way
Then bit-ssed me day by day,
But I, grown poor as they,
Have now their curse.
I gained what men called friends,
But now their love is hate,
And I have learned too late
How mated minds unmate
And friendship ends.
I clasped a woman's breast,
As if her heart I knew,
Or fancied, would be true,—
Who proved—alas, she too !—
FaUe like the rest.
I now am all bereft—
As when some tower doth fall,
With battlement, and wall,
And gate, and bridge, and all—
And nothing left.
Bat I account it worth
All pangs ot fair hopes crossed—
All loves and honors lost—
To gain the heavens at cost
Of losing earth.
So lest I be inclined
To render ill for ill,—
Henceforth in me instil,
O God, a sweet good-will
To ail maiTkind.
John Randolph of Roanoke.—Mr.
Randolph frequently employed minis
ters of the gospel to preach to his ne
groes, and, sometimes, when the ser
mon was over, he would make remarks
himself.
He once invited the Rev. Mr. Clop-
ton to pray for him. Mr. C. began,
but was soon arrested in his petitions.
“Stop, sir,” said he, “if that is the
way you are going to pray, you must
go into the garden or garret.”
On another occasion he said, “Stop,
sir ; if you pray after that manner,
God Almighty will damn us both.”
For the following contribution,
bonrttrg upvr.i hilC OGIIIC OuljjLUt t UV/ ui o
indebted to the Rev. E. W. Roach, of
Charlotte county, Va., who received
his information from the Rev. A. W.
Clopton. From the high standing of
the witnesses, the facts stated cannot
be doubted.
“Mr. Randolph, from the dignity of
the Rev. A. W. Clopton’s character,
became peculiarly attached to him.—
He frequently invited him to his house
to preach to his negroes ; and on these
occasions, he would have them collec
ted lrom his different plantations, to
the number of several hundred, to hear
him.
“On one occasion, after Mr. Clopton
had closed his discourse, Mr. R. un
dertook to deliver an appendix.
“He dwelt on the gratitude that
was due to God for his kindness, and
illustrated by his own kindness to his
servants. He spoke of the ingratitude
shown to the Creator, and illustrated
by their ingratitude to him. “My an
cestors,” said he, ‘have raised all of
you save one, whom I bought from a
hard master for sympathy’s sake. I
have cherished and nourished you like
children ; I have fed you and clothed
you better than my neighbors have fed
and clothed their servants. I have al
lowed you more privileges than oth
ers have been allowed. Consequently
any good heart would have shown
gratitude even to me.
But, oh ! the ingratitude of the de
praved heart. After all my superior
kindness when I was, in my feeble
health, sent a minister to Russia, yon
all thought I w'ould not live to return,
and you and the overseers (damn you
—God forgive me), wasted and stole
all you could, and came well nigh ruin
ing me. But come hack and I will
forgive ; come back to God, and He
will forgive. My negroes, hear what
the clergyman says : He stopped, and
said : “Don’t think I mean any disre
spect by calling you negroes, for I
must inform you that negro is only a
Spanish word for black.”
“When the services closed, he took
the clergyman into his library—a
room full of shelves and books arrang
ed in good order. Passing on to a cor
ner he called for two chairs, and sat
down to relate his Christian experi
ence.
“Iu that corner was stored a fine
family Bible, with a number of works
for and against its authenticity. ‘Mr.
Clopton,’ said he, I was raised by a
pious mother (God bless her memory),
who taught me the Christian religion
in all its requirements. But, alas, I
grew up an infidel ; if not an infidel
complete, a decided deist. But when
I became a man, in this ; as well as in
political matters, I resolved, to exam
ine for myself, and never to pin my
faith to any other man’s sleeve. So I
bought that Bible ; I poured over it ;
I examined it carefully ; I sought and
procured those books for and against;—
and when my labors were ended,I came
to this irresistible conclusion ; The
Bible is true. It would have been as
easy for a mole to have written Sir
Isaac Newton’s treatise on optics, as
for uninspired men to have written
the Bible.’ ”—Danville Times.
thought I might get tired of sitting
with my hands folded. This one is full
of doughnuts for the children, and that
near you, holds two pair new socks for
my son, because he thinks he cannot
buy any as good as those his old moth
er makes. They are all here, I see,
safe, and I am much obliged to you,
young man, for assisting me. Y ou will
make a good husband one of these
days.”
So blushing and laughing the gentle
man went hack to join his disgusted
companion, who had watched the
proceedings with a withering con
tempt.
“ Now,” he commenced, “ will you
tell me what you wanted to make such
a fool of yourself in that way for.”
“ I do not acknowledge that I have
done so, yet. Another thing, my moth
er sometimes travels ; doesn’t yours ?”
“ She never goes alone,” was the re
ply, “ If she does, she will have too
much sense to trouble people with her
bags and bundles.”
“ Yes, if she forms heropinoin of oth
er people from her own son. In that
case I think perhaps she might hesitate
sometimes. I am going now to talk with
the nice old lady.”
And Harry Maddock left his old
friend to join the new one, for such
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all her bundles and made room for him
to sit down by her.
“ So you have come to talk with the
old lady, have you?” she asked smiiing
a cordial welcome.
“ Yes ma’am,” he replied, “if it will
not be intrusive.”
“ Oh no, we old women like atten
tion as well, if not better, than the
pretty young girls; and you are a very
good looking fellow.”
“Thank you,” said Harry, “ but I did
not know as you would care to talk to
a giddy pate like me.”
Harry began to be much amused,
and so they kept up a merry talk until
the train stopped at the station where
the lady intended to get out. But just
before this she said to her young com
panion :
“Now, Mr. Maddox, I think you’ll
be rewarded for your kindness to an old
woman. I will introduce you, wheu
we stop, to just as pretty a girl as
there is in New York State, if she is
my grand daughter. They say she
looks like me,” and she laughed mis
chievously.
YVhen it was time to leave the cars,
Harry took the carpet-bag, band box,
big bundle, little bundle, and as soon
as he had lifted the lady on the plat
form, she wassaluted by the prettiest
littlespecimen of femalehumanity that
he had ever seeu, the young man
thought. Eyes black as night, but
soft and melting, red lips and cheeks,
and biack curling hair, a neat little
form set off' by an elegant traveling
suit, all presented a picture that he
never forgot as long as he lived.
“ May,” said hergrandinother, “this
is Mr. Maddox. He has been very kind
to me, and now I want you to he kind
to him, and not treat him as you do
some young men I know.”
She made a saucy bow, and said :
“ But grandma you don’t know as
Mr. Maddox will care to receive any
kindness from me, or to he troubled by
me, any way. I should not give him
quite so many bundles to carry though.
YVhy, grandma, what have you got in
them all ?”
“No matter, you saucy girl. Mr.
Maddox are you willing to take charge
of such a wild thing ?”
“I consider myself but fortunate to
have the chance. But the cais are
about to start, and we had better get
on at once.”
So the young lady bade her friends
good-bye, and tripped along by the
side of our hero, who handed her in,
and swept past his ungracious chum,
to take the seat the old lady had occu
pied, enjoying the little episode ex
ceedingly.
The young lady was intelligent as
well as pretty, and chatted with Harry
as if she had known him for years.—
After awhile he thought he would go
aud see how his friend was feeling, so
excusing himself he left the pretty
May, and returned to the former.
“ Who is that handsome girl?” was
the first inquiry.
“She is the old lady’s grand-daugh
ter,” replied Harry, very complacent
ly-
“ Introduce me, will you ?”
“ Indeed, I shall not do anything of
the kind.”
“ Why not ?”
“ Because I do not feel privileged to
take any such liberty. I have just been
introduced myself.”
“ She is the handsomest girl I have
seen this long time, and if you do not
introduce me, I will manage in some
way to make her acquaintance, you
see if I don’t.”
“I hope for your own sake you will
do nothing rude.”
“Don’t be concerned about that I
beg of you. But I do think, Maddox,
thatyou might be good natured enough
to introduce an old chum like me. She
is deuced pretty, too. Why her eyes
flash like stars.”
“ Yes, and she’s fully as agreeable
as she is pretty. I have never met a
brighter or more intelligent girl. Sorry
that I do not feel well enough ac
quainted to introduce a friend. Good
bye, Sam, there is something really
magnetic about the young girl. I feel
drawn toward her in a way that is
quite incomprehensible, so I will hid
you good-bye, and go back, to enjoy her
society once more,” and with a pro
voking smile Harry left his companion
who could only enjoy the privilege of
looking at the attractive little lady.
He watched the two in quite a dis
consolate manner, for to tell the truth,
he had fallen desperately in love with
May, and envied Harry every beaming
glance and smile that she had bestowed
upon him. She was going to visit in
the very town where the young men
lived, so that our hero had the pleas
ure of her society for several hours,
during which time their acquaintance
ripened very rapidly, and when they
parted, May gave him a cordial invi
tation to visit her, which he accepted
with evident delight, and very soon
took advantage of.
The young lady was visiting her
aunt, a .Mrs. Cook, who knew Harry
by reputation, and so welcomed him
very graciously to her house. He soon
became a frequent visitor, and then
offered to give his friend Sam Burleigh
the introduction he had for some time
desired, and which he now eagerly ac
cepted, becoming thereupon a more
constant caller than Harry himself.
One evening a number of young peo
ple were collected in Mrs. Cook’s ele
gant parlors, when the conversation
happened to die out for awhile. May-
proposed that each one should tell a
story.
The proposition met with general
approval and was carried on with great
zest and enjoyment by 7 all concerned ;
laughter and applause proving the suc
cess of each narrator.
When it caine May’s turn she gave
a full and lively account of the con
versation of the young men almost
word for word. Harry’s face grew;
redder aud redder, and would certain- ;
ly have betrayed bim, ll Alay had once
glanced in his direction, hut she care
fully avoided meeting his eyes.
Sam, in the meantime, instead of
growing red, grew very pale, for in
this sudden disclosure of his rudeness
he read the downfall of his dearest
hopes, aud excusing himself very soon
after, he took his leave, feeling angry
and mortified enough.
The next morning he called bright
and early at the office of young Maddox
and saluted him at once with the ex
clamation :
“I say, Harry, that was a pretty
mean trick you served me.”
“What do you mean '?”
“Why, telling May Staunton all that
ridiculous story.”
“I never told her one word about
it, and am just as much in the dark as
you are.”
“ You never told her ! Who in this
world was it then ?”
“I have not the slightest idea, but I
must say that my curiosity is a good
deal excited about it, and I am going
round this morning to ask her.”
“ Well, I have received my conge,
that is evident enough, and I suppose
that I shall have opportunity soon to
offer you my congratulations.”
A short time afterwards, Maddox
was seated on a snug little sofa, by the
side of his fair lady love, looking very
well pleased with his situation, which
might perhaps, have been said of his
companion also.
“Will you tell me,” he began, “how
you found out all that story that you !
told last night ?”
“Do you want to know very much?”
she inquired mischievously.
“Yes, I do indeed,” he replied.
She laughed a little, aud then said :
“1 was introduced yesterday to a la
dy who immediately exclaimed, ‘I
have seen you before, Miss Staunton.” ’
“Where?” I inquired, and then she
went on to say that she saw me in the
cars that day, and noticed everything
that occurred, as she happened to be
occupying the seat right behind you
and Air. Burleigh and heard everything
you said. Fuuny how things happen
sometimes, isn’t it?”
Not so funny for poor Sam, though;
he is feeling very much mortified about
it.”
“Did you come here to plead his
cause, then ?” inquired May, quite pet
ulantly.
He looked at her for a moment, and
then said :
“ No, I would, much rather ■plead my
own ”—which he must have done most
successfully, for Mrs. Cook, happeniug
to enter in a quiet way; about half an
hour af terward, withdrew rather more
quickly than she had gone in, and
meeting her husband said:
“ I just interrupted a very interest
ing interview between May and Mad
dox.”
“Indeed! What is the matter ?”
“ Well, the matter is, they are en
gaged, if I can judge from the affec-
tiouate tableaux they presented.”
“ I am glad of it, for Maddox is a
very nice young man.”
Sam Burleigh felt his disappointment
keenly for a while, but he acknowl
edged that it was a just punishment
for his churlishness.
MORAL.
Young men should always be polite
to old ladies, for old ladies are very
much inclined to have pretty grand
daughters.—Rural New Yorker.
SOMETHING ABOUT GRAPES.
European grapes have never been
profitably raised in the open air in this
country east of the Rocky Mountains.
The late Nicholas Longworth, of Cin
cinnati, Ohio, speut fifty thousand dol
lars in trying to acclimatize the Euro
pean varieties. Mr. Longworth left
no trouble unspared, and went so far
as to import plants from the cold re
gions of Hungary; and it was proved
that it was not the coldness of the
winters that destroyed the grapes ; it
is the peculiar dryness of our summers
which prevents maturity. Major John
Adlum, of the District of Columbia,
was the first pioneer grape grower for
wine purposes in this country. As
Mr. Longworth has demonstrated for
the benefit of his countrymen the use
lessness of trying to raise foreign
grapes in these latitudes, w r e now turn
to our own native varieties and find
four distinct species. Let us remem
ber that the Catawba, Isabella, Dela
ware, and all the other royal varieties
of this fruit sprang from the humble
wild vines that embellish our Ameri
can woods. As this is not a learned
article, but a simple talk with people
no wiser than ourself, all botanical
and high-sounding titles will be left in
the books, and our grapes will be call
ed by simple names applied to them
by the masses of men.
Our four species of grapes are known
as the frost, fox, chicken, and bull
grapes. The frost grape is often known
as the blue grape, which grows to per
fection in the forests of the northern
and western States. These grapes
contain a great deal of acid and do
net become palatable until after the
early frosts, which develop the sweet
ness of their nature. The Clinton
grape is a descendant of the Frost,
and is now considered a favorite varie
ty because it keeps so well. In a cel
lar these grapes may bo found, in the
mouth of February, in excellent pre
servation. To an inquiring mind the
query arises why the Clinton or Ca
tawba, or any other of our choice va
rieties should so far excel their bumble
parents. YVas it brought about by
any care or cunning ways of the fruit
growers? ILid cultivation anything
to do with these grand results? No!
A simple seed is planted. It may pro
duce something that will rank with
the Catawba, something unlike and
better than any other variety on the
face of the earth, or it may be worth
less. Human labor only helps the
nuiu «i V — r j 3 i ; .f ,*j
kind. The delicious Catawba was ac
cidentally discovered growing wild by
the side of a decaying fence. When
a rare variety has been found wisdom
and knowledge have the means of per
petuating it. The fox grape grows
well in the northern and still better
iu the middle States. Owing to its
size, great beauty of appearance, as
well as other excellent qualities, this
grape will always be a great favorite
for table use. The Catawba, Concord,
as well as a vast variety of delectable
cousins, are the descendants of the Fox
species. The chicken grape has a long
cluster, hut a very small berry, and
grows plentifully iu the middle States.
It is sour and astringent. Norton’s
Virginia seedling is a child of the
chicken grape, and the astringency of
this variety produces one of the best
American wines. At the Paris Expo
sition foreign judges pronounced the
wine made from Norton’s Virginia
seedling equal to their best Burgun
dies.
Last, but not least, we have the Bull-
eye species, a semi-tropical grape.—
The Buiieye grape will not ripen in
periection iu the open air north of the
Potomac. This grape loves a low,
warm, moist country, and flourishes
best on the banks of the streams where
the alligator makes its home. This
grape furnishes the celebrated Scup-
pernoug wine of the South. When a
bottle of pure Scuppernong is opened
the room is filled with the aroma, not
unlike that diffused by a rare bouquet.
For this reason manutacturers of wine
used to flavor the compound with
Scuppernong, but this was found too
costly, and later years perfumes such
as “Jockey Club” have been found to
answer every purpose.
Nicholas Longworth, of Cincinnati,
gave the opinion that it would never
be profitable to raise grapes for wine
purposes east of the Rocky Mountains
lor at least a few generations to come.
In the first place, an American wine
has never been made to rank with gen-*
uine champagne or other equally rare
vintages. Our grapes are too full of
the material which makes alcohol.
The King of the Ashantees im
McIntosh County.—Senator Camp
bell is as well known as any man in
the Georgia Senate. One look at bis
phiz will make a lasting impression on
the mind of the beholder. He is as
full blood a negro as Georgia affords,
and Iiis countenance is but one re
move from that of the gorilla, though
he is a raau of some intelligence. His
influence over the negroes in McIn
tosh is as complete as the power of the
Czar. We are informed that he re
cently had a “pass” with a British
captain, arrested him and his mate and
confined them in jail, without warrant
or authority of law, for sixteen days
for which breach he has been indicted
in the United States District Court.—
Should he be indicted,there will doubt
less be an evneute in McIntosh, as he
will, no doubt, refuse to be arrested,
and, perhaps, resist the authority of
the United States.—Atlanta Sun.