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BELLTON, GA.
BY .TO II N BL A TS.
lerms SI.OJ per annum ; 50 cents for six
months; 25cente for three months.
Parties away jfrom Bellton are requested
to send their na ues, with such amounts of
m >ney as t ley cin s ar? t from 25c. to sl.
YOU KISSED WE.
RY JOSEPHINE S. HUNT.
ou kissed me! My forehead dropped low on your
breast,
a f‘din" of shelter and nfinite rest,
While the bo y emotion my tongue dared not speak
Flushed up like a flame from my heart to my cheek!
<>ur arms held me fast, oh! your arms were so bold!
Heart beat against h.nirt in their passionate hold.
our glances seemed drawing my soul through my
As the sun draws the mist from the sea to the skies;
And ynttf lips clung to mine till I prayed in my
bliss;
They might never unclasp from that rupturous kiss.
You kiss.-d me! Mr heart and mv breath and mv
will
In delicious joy for the moment stood still;
Life had for me then uo temptations, no charms,
No vision of pleasure outside of your arms,
Os the joy and the jteace that are given the blest,
I would fling my white rultes unrepiningly down,
And tear from my forehead its beautiful crown,
To nestle once more in that haven of rest,
Mith your lips upon mine—and your head on my
breast.
You kissed me! My soul, in a bliss so divine,
Rtx-lal and swooned like a drunken man foolish with
wine;
And I thought’t were delicious to die there, if death
Would come while mv lips wen? yet moist with your
breath.
'Twere delicious tn die, if my heart might grow cold
While your arms wrapped nie round in that passion*
ate fold.
And these are the question* 1 ask dav and night;
Mu« my lip* taste but nnee such exquisite delight?
Would you care if your breast was mv shelter as
then;
And if you were here would you kiss me again?
The following has been tacked on to the foregoing
by the St. Pau! Pivtupr Prets. It is rather clever,
though not in the same strain of sentimental the fore
going:
I KISSED YOU.
I kissed you. 1 own it, but did not suppose
That you, through the pajters, the deed would dis
rlo-e.
Like free-loving cats, when on ridge-poles they meet,
M Uli their squalls of “ You kissed me” disturb the
whvle street.
1 kissed you. The inftmlse as suddenly came
As that cold-looking cloud is transformed into tlame,
My act was the lightning that glances and thrills.
Ami yours the loud thunder, that blabs to the hills.
I kissed you. As 1 kissed the poor Carian bov,
In dreams, his Diana. so cold and so coy,
And fooli.-.hly fancied - encircling your charms—
A maid - nut a match-box—w as clasped in my arms.
I kissM you. The zepnyr on tiptoe passed by,
The moon with a kerchief cloud hid her soft eyes;
From the Ixmgb that swayed o’er us, all silvered
with dew,
With half-smothered titter the katydid lb w.;
I kixed you. All nature in counterfeit sleep,
Hall prmui.scl our seen t, s > sacred, to keep;
No übiquitous press correspondent pecpM through
1 h<* leaves. 1 was “interviewed” only by you.
1 kissed you. 1 lieu, scared al my ' boldness, I
deemed •
Um had fainted, or else vou would surely have
But no; you not only all censure forbore.
But, like Oliver Twist, an* now Asking “for more.”
1 k'ssed you. All others may do it who choose,
But I torejM’at th- performance refuse.
On y<»ur lips I w ill never again print, a smack,
By the press or by note you may send that one back.
1 kissed you. 'I he poetess Sappho—of old,
Like you. was so w: rm that her I’haon gn w cold;
So she ended her love and tn i life in a pet
-1 presume there arc equal facilities yet.
TRUE UNTO DEATH.
BY ALFRED JEFFERSON.
The bright raysofa bright June day’s
Hir were fast disappearingin the distant
we<t, and shed a mellow reflection
throughout the quiet and unromantic
village of Norwalk. The little birds
bad ceased their sweet carols and]sought
the comfort of their rests, and all as
sumed the rtillness of an evening.
Slowly wending his way homeward
along the village road, could be seen a
young mar.; a broad-brimmed straw hat
hid from view his countenance, and
his eyes were pensively fixed on the
ground before him, as if in medita
tion.
“Oh, here comes Walter!’’ exclaimed
a bright-eyed little girl, who had been
anxiously watching at the gate for
his coming; and away she ran to greet
him.
impressing a ki-s upon her rosy cheek
he raised her in his arms and carried
her into the house, and placed her in
her little chair beside him at the supper
table.
“ Walter,” said an old man, who bad
just returned from the garden, with an
armful of vegetables for the evening
meal, “who was that I saw you walk
ing home with this evening, and
whom vou bade such an affectionate
adieu?”
The questioner was Richard Sanford,
an erratic oid man and father of Walter,
| who eked out a scanty livelihood by
cultivating vegetables, and supplying
the wants of the snrouhding neighbors,
his mean ways and har-h temper bad
caused the young people of the village
too look upon him with scorn, and ru
mor hinted that he had caused the death
of his first wife through his ungovern
able temper.
“ A friend of mine,” answered Walter,
with some hesitation.
“ It’s a lie, sir,” answered the old
man. in a rage.
“ It was that daughter of old Mrs.
Thompson’s whom I have so often for
bidden you to associate with. Now, see
here, sir! There’s but one alternative
for you to accept, and that is to dis
card her society, or leave the shelter of
my roof.”
Walter did not reply, for he knew it
was useless, and for fear of inciting him
to violence he arose from his seat at the
supper tabfe, and without a word he
put on his hat and went out into the
open air.
The Thompson’s were poor, but hon
est neighbors; old Mrs. Thompson had
been widowed by the death of her hus
band in the war of the rebellion; a
small pension derived from the govern
ment, and the scanty earnings of her
daughter who was employed in a silk
mill in a neighboring town, sufficed to
keep soul and body together.
Belle was her only daughter, a bright,
industrious girl 01 nineteen summers,
modest ami retiring in her ways; her
beauty was such that even in the humble
garments that she wore, the envy of the
village belles was preceptible.
It was for her that Walter first felt
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VOL. 111.
the impulses of a passionate love, and in
her he saw the object of his future hap
piness; at evening’s hour they could be
observed walking arm in arm leisurely
homeward from their daily toil.
After Walter had left the house, he
wandered, with sorrowful thoughts, to
residence of Miss Thompson. Greeting
him at the door with her accustomed
welcome, she ba 'e him enter, and they
were soon seated together in a neat
apartment.
“What ails you, Waiter? You seem
downcast,” inquiringly she asked.
“ Belle, dear,” he said, at the same
rime taking her hand in bis and pas
sionately pressing it to his bosom, “I can
not endure it longer; when I returned
heme this evening, father upbraided me
for being in your company, and finally
gave me the choice between you and
the shelter of his roof.”
“ Walter,” she said, after a short
silence, "if ycur father does not con
sider me worthy of you, and desires you
to discard my society, I trust as a duti
ful son you will obey him, for—”
“No, Belle, dear!” suddenly inter
rupted Walter, pressing more closely
her little hand, “to be banished from
you ami those star light eyes would be
death to me. No, come what may, I
will never forsake you; even death ran
not part us! I have concluded to leave
my father’s roof, and to-morrow morn
ing I leave this, my native village, and
you, for a time.”
“ But I cannot endure your absence,” I
she said, as she laid her head upon his I
bosom and sobbed as though her heart
would break.
“ Endure it bravely, Bella, dearest,”
he said ; “ it will be but a brief time, I
trust.” Drawing from his pocket a
plain gold ring, he placed it on her
finger. “ With the knowledge of your
love and fidelity, I can go forth and
work with more vigor and earnestness
to obtain a comfortable home for us.”
She willingly promised to remain true
and to endeavor to keep up a courag
ous heart until bis return, and sealing
the promise with a ki j s, lie took his
leave and retraced his way homeward. I
The following morning dawned bright
and clear, and, rising early, he sought
his father and acquainted him with his
conclusion: the old man forbade him
ever darkening his door again, and re
marked that when he left his roof it was
never to return. Bidding his mother
and little sister (who stood by in tears)
an affectionate adieu, with a small
valise in his hand, and a brave heart,
he started ou his unknown journey.
For days and weeks he sought in vain
in the ncighboririg foi employ
ment, until desperation almost seized
him.
It was one day while wandering
through the large manufacturing town
of Lyun that he was prompted to in
quire for employment, and, entering
the office of a large manufactory, he re
lated his grievance to one of the mem
bers of the firm, and was told to apply
for work the following Monday. The
prospect of employment cheered his
drooping spirits, and, on the following
Monday he returned, and was rewarded
with a renumerative position. The glad
news was hastily conveyed in a long
letter to his betrothed far away, and in
a few days a congratulatory and cheer
ing reply was leceived.
******
’Twas a cold, snowy night in the
month of January that a man was seen
wending his way through the deep
snow, in the village ol Norwalk, to the
residence of Miss Thompson. Entering
the house, he met her on the threshold,
and handed her a sealed letter. Tear
ing it asunder in a hasty manner, she
read as follows:
I regret to announce to you the Bad news of
the death of Mr. Walter Sanford, in ray employ,
who died thi. j morning from the effects of in
juries received by becoming entangled in the
machinery at which he wan working. I have
telegraphed *o his father, but he refuses to re
ceive the remains of his son and refers me to
you. What disposition shall be made of
them? Yours truly, George R. Best.
The sudden news completely over
came her, and, uttering a piercingshriek
she fell senseless to the floor, grasp
ing the unwelcome letter in her hand.
A doctor was hastily summoned, and
with the aid of restoratives she was soon
brought to consciousness.
“ I cannot believe that my Walter
is dead 1” she gasped, as she lay on the
bed, pale as death. “ No, he will re
turn to me again.”
The doctor, perceiving that a fever
was setting in, administered a drug
that had the effect of sending her to
sleep. In the meantime, her mother
had sent word to send the remains on
to her immediately.
Walter’s father, on receiving the sad
tidings of his son’s death, merely said
that he had left his roof and he did not
wish to see his face again, and that for
his part they could consign him to a
pauper’s grave.
But there was one to avert this, and
who still clung to him even in death,
and that was his betrothed ; by her in
dustry and frugality she had managed
to save from her scanty earnings a sum
sufficient to defray the funeral expenses
of her lover.
The following day the remains ar
rived, and over the coffin the poor
heart-broken girl bent to take a farewell
view of her lover. The neighbors of
the village, by whom Walter was greatly
beloved, because of his exemplary
habits and genial disposition, came in
throngs to take a parting look; and
seme rendered the scene more cheerful
by contributing flowers as tokens of
their friendship.
The hour for the burial arrived, and
the coffin borne on the shoulders of four
stalwart young men of the village, and
a procession formed o' the kind-hearted
neighbors, slowly moved to the village
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cemetery, with the poor broked-hearted
girl leaning on the arm of her aged
mother, as chief mourner.
Arriving at the Cemetery, the coffin
was lowered into its final resting-place,
and as the grave diggers cast the earth
upon it and covered it from view, the
broken-hearted girl begged piteously to
be allowed to rest beside him in his
lonely tomb; and when the last shovel
ful of earth had been cast upon him,
she threw herself upon the grave, and
despite the entreaties of those present,
she could not be persuaded to leave it.
The chill shadows of evening began to
lower, and darkness shed its solemn lus
ter throughout the dismal place; but
still she lingered there until all had de
parted. a poor, broken-hearted girl.
The following morning, as the grave
diggers went their rounds, they came
across the poor girl, still clinging to
her lover’s grave, cold and still in
death.
Again the mourners of the previous
day were called together to witness
the burial of the poor, broken hearted
girl, whose love was true unto death.
I —— -
A Moral Serial.
[N. Y, Graphic?]
NUMBER ONE.
But his wife longed for a place as near
the top crust of society as she could get.
The many millionaire’s family luxuri
| ated in town houses, country houses,
carriages, diamonds, silks and recep-
I tions. It was the aim and ambition of
her life to imitate them and to be rec
ognized by them. All standing, all
peace, all happiness in this world, quoth
the poor woman, depends on our recog
nition from the many millionaire leaders
of society. “ Why can’t we set up a
society of our own?” quoth he. “We’ve
as much brains as those leaders of the
ton, as much education, as much refine
ment.” “It can’t be done,” she said.
“It'ssocial disgrace to live in this un
fashionable street.” And she said this
day and night. She gave him little
| peace. Her permanent look was mourn
ful, when not mournful, sour, when not
sour, bitter, when not bitter, sad. “So
ciety I society! society! A place, a
foothold in society!” washer song from
morning till night and sometimes from
night till morning. Then daughters
came. They grew up into young ladies..
She directed the current of their desires
and aims. She taught them by exam-'
pie, word and precept, that society was
the one thing to be aimed at. The
daughters added their voices and com
plaints to those of the mother. The
poor man made a faint resistance. He
is now under arrest for a heavy defalca
tion. So it came about, and may again.
I'hnis this time.
NUMBER TWO.
When the leaders of society, whose
positions were assured on a big basis of
bank notes and the blue blood of whose
veins came straight from an ancestry of
cabbage growers and ancient small re
tail dry goods men heard of this, they
laughed slyly among themselves and
said: “Ho! ho! Better have been con
tent to remain in their true station, that
of the lower middle class.”
The end this time.
NUMBER THREE.
When the pastor of the fashionable
church, whose congregation were nearly
all millionaires, or denri-millionaires,
and who could not admit any person to
full membership and all the privileges
of this costly Christian communion on
an income of fess than §IO,OOO per year,
heard of the defalcation, he preached a
soothing sermon to his flock on the vir
tues of contentment and the advantage
resultant from remaining in that sphere
of life whereunto we are called. And
all the costly congregation in their
hearts said yea and amen, and when
they came out of their beautiful sanctu
ary the whirr of rustling silks and vel
vets filled the air, and as they went
rolling home in their chariots to their
Sundav dinner, the men talked “ stocks”
and the women millionaires censured
the vain woman whose pride had been
as a snare to the feet of her defaulting
husband. The end this time!
A Tramp’s Solvency.
A short lime since, says the Saratogain,
one of our leading physicians was
dragged out of bed in the middle of the
night and carried into the country a few
miles, where he reduced a dislocation of
the shoulder of a tramp, who had tem
porarily been cared for by a generous
farmer. The tramp was very poorly
clad, and was to all appearances an ob
ject of pity. After the operation had
been performed the tramp asked the
physician the amount of his bill. The
latter made an evasive reply,
the opinion that his patient was an im
pecunious wanderer. The tramp re
newed his question a second aud even a
third time, when the physician, in order
to satisfy the man, named a nominal
price, at the same time not having the
remotest idea that it would be paid. To
the surprise of all the tramp fumbled
for a moment among the rags of his vest
and disclosed in bills and silver between
§3OO and §4OO, out of which he cheer
fully paid the physician’s bill.
Quick Work.
The Emperor of Austria has lately
been the recipient of a unique present.
It consists of a suit of clothes made
from the wool of an alpaca sheep that
eleven hours previous to their delivery
was still alive. The animal, a superb
specimen of its kind, was slain at 6:11
a. m. Four hours and thirty-three
minutes were employed in reducing
the wool to cloth. In two hours and
twenty-five minutes the latter was ready
for the tailor, who employed the re
maining four hours in making the suit.
SOUTHERN NEWS.
Rome, Ga., is overstocked with English,
sparrows.
Street peddlars ace not allowed in
Meridian, Miss.
Several stores in Atlanta rent for as
much as §4OO each per month.
Virginia negroes are emigrating to
lowa to take the places of striking white
men in the mines.
At Columbus. Ga., a jtece of property
thin was offered for $1,500 two months
ago brought §3,410 Tuesdpty.
A lad of seventeen years of age in
Jhsper, Walker County, Ala., has
recently wedded a Indy of seventy-one
years of age.
There is a great scarcity of seamen in
Galveston who are willing to make the
voyage to Liverpool and other foreign
ports. Thirty dollars advance and §2O
per month have no charms for Jack.
The oldest surviving Congressman is
Hon. John A. Cuthbert, now a practic
ing lawyer of Mobile. He was born tn
Savannah, Ga., in 1788, and represented
Georgia in Congress in 1810.
The erection of the Nashville Centen
nial Building is progressing finely. The
subscriptions to the exposition loan al
ready amount to §30,000, and more is
expected.
Seventeen hundred and five pupils
have been enrolled in the Knoxville
public schools since September, 1879;
the total enrollment in the Chattanooga
schools during the same period exceeds
2,100.
The shops of the Alabama Great
Southern Railroad, at Chattanooga, have
just turned out a Pullman sleeper, a
coach, and a baggage and express car,
which arc said to be as good as can be
made in this country.
Monday, while Thomas Pliilbates was
fishing with nets at the head of York
Rirer, much to his surprise he caught a
genuine Arctic seal—a strange inhabitant
forthose parts. All ot the inhabitants
of West Point. turned out to see the
“big show.”
T'E average annual attendance of
colored pupils at the public schools in
South Carolina, from 1869 to 1876, was
46,691, while from 1876 to 1880 the
average attendenee was 80,723—an in
crease of a little more than forty-five
per cent.
The people of Virginia are deter
mined that the name and fame of Stone
wall Jackson shall not pass out of the
public mind. A new county has just
been formed to which the name Stone
wall has been given and that of Jackson
fixed upon for the county-seat.
In the Cates murder trial at Ridge
Spring, S. C., the other day, a young ex
oduster said: “I jes tell you, white folks
got no business gwine to black folks’ par
ties, case darkies is not gotmuch sense no
how, and when dey gits a quart of mean
whisky dey jes as leave kill dereselves as
any udder pusson.”
Nashville American: County war
rants are no longer hawked about the
streets at from seventy to eighty cents
on the dollar. The present trustee, Geo.
K. Whitworth, is using all the means in
his power to convince the people of the
fact that the county can meet its obli
gations.
The New Orleans Picayune of Monday
says it is stated that the youngest twins
of the Hood orphans have been taken by
a gentleman and his wife, residing in
New jYork, who have adopted them.
The baby member of the family has
also been taken for adoption by another
family.
The working of a squad of convict la
borers is to be tried on Frog more planta
tion in Concordia parish, La. A large
and secure prison has been erected on
the place for their safe-keeping, and
three men are employed to guard them,
two during the day and one at night.
The Tennessee Historical Society
wants a portrait of the late Col. Robert
Butler, who was born in Tennessee, and
was assistant Adjutant General to Gen.
Harrison at the battle of the Thames.
He was also at the stage of New Orleans;
was Colonel of the Fourth United States
Infantry in 1821, and afterward Surveyor
General of the public lands in Florida.
Knoxville Chronicle: In conversa
tion yesterday with Mr. George W.
Ross, Secretary and Treasurer of the
Knoxville Marble Company, he informed
us that from actual estimates and statis
tics gathered, that company shipped
from this point during 1879 considerably
over seven million pounds of marble to
different parts of the United States.
Sharpers are traveling along the
Alabama, Geoigia and Florida border,
pretending to sell machinery. They get
a farmei to sign a blank ordering ceitain
kinds of machinery. The next thing i
the farmer hears of the machinery is a
note presented to him, for say, §l5O,
writteu on the blank above his signatute.
This fraud seems to be popular with
sharpers all over the country.
E. E. Meredith, Commonwealths
Attorney of Prince William County. Va ,
was ordered to jail Monday for refusing
to recognize Chas. G. Howerson, the new
Judge, and the Deputy Sheriff was com
mitted for refusing to recoguize the oid
Judge. Both Judges opened and ad
journed the court through a mutual
understanding, in consequence of Judge
Weedon contending that he is still in
office.
Mrs. Skeen, living in Van Zandt
County, Texas, dreamed of buried trea
sure in Cedar Grove. The dream was
repeated for six nights successively,
when hser husband took a chart of her
vision and went to the spot and began to
dig. Suspicion was aroused in the minds
of others who also dug, which resulted
in a vessel being unearthed with §2,400
in it. It was found by a man named
Hill.
Charlotte Observer: Messrs. Motz
and Chattard, of the Brewer Mine, ar
rived in the city Sunday, bringing with
them two bars of gold, worth something
over §1,500, the result of the work at the
mine during the past month, with the
labor of only five men and at a total ex
pense of §ls per day. The work is car
ried on in the side of a hill and by means
of hydraulic engines, and hence the
small expense.
Our farmers seem to be in good spirits.
We conversed with a number this week
from different parts of the county. They
say that their colored laborers are work
ing well and contentedly; that their
lands are rapidly being put in splendid
condition; that the small grain crops
look well, and with the smiles of Provi
dence they expect to make splendid
crops this year.— Madison (Ga.) Madi
sonian.
Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle: The con
solidation of the Augusta and Knoxville
and the Augusta and Greenwood Rail
roads has been effected. It is universally
ccm-cded thvt the new r.'ad will be one
of the most important and beneficial en
terprises to the city ever inaugurated.
It will open up a rich and productive
lection of the country, which will pour
its cotton and other products into
Augusta, adding largely to its trade and
benefiting all classes of people.
In Alabama the product of charcoal
pig will be fully 20,000 tons greater
than in 1878-9, and the coke product
about 9,000 tons greater. What is posi
tively known of the business in Georgia
warrants the statement that the charcoal
product will be increased this year by
11,500 tons, and the coke product by
6,000 tons. East Tennessee will produce
about 24,000 tons moreofcoke irons this
year than it did last year.
By the new liquor law of Virginia,
wholesale dealers are required to pay a
specific tax of §3OO and one-fourth of
one per cent, on gross amount of safes.
Retail dealers pay a specific tax of
§62.50 in towns or villages of 1,000 in
habitants or less, and §125 in cities aud
towns exceeding 1,000 inhabitants and
an additional tax of one and one-half
per cent, on purchases, but for the sale
of malt liquors only in the country, or
in towns under 5,000 inhabitant, the
tax is §SO.
In consideration of the Chinese law
passed in California, which has already
started an exodus of the Chinese popu
lation from the Pacific slope, the Presi
dents of the New Orleans Cotton Ex
change and Chamber of Commerce have
addressed the following telegram to the
President of the Chamber of Commerce
of San Francisco: “ Labor can be had
in the sugar, cotton and rice fields of
Louisiana for large numbers of Chinese.
We suggest if transportation is being
furnished to get them out of San Fran
cisco they be sent to New Orleans.’’—
New Orleans Democrat.
The next annual session of the Su
preme Commandery of the United Or
der of the Golden Cross will be held in
Washington, D. C., on the 18th of May
next. This order was first instituted
in Knoxville, on July 4,1867. The rec
ords show that the membership in good
standing Feb. 1 aggregates 2,650, who
pay in assessments amounting to $3,950.
Since the institution of the order, there
have been twenty-eight deaths; first
class assessments, $10,992.55; benefits
paid, 39,609.38. • Since the seventeenth
death the full benefit of §2,000 has been
paid. Total death benefits paid by the
order from date of institution to Feb
ruary, 1880, 42,669.25.
San Antonia (Tex.) Herald: The
young man Miguel Martinez, killed by
Captain Lee Hall’s men, just outside of
Fort Ewall, on ths 26th ult,, wm not an
Published Evßry Thursday at
BELLTON,
HATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.
One year (52 numbert), §1.00; six months
(26 number?) 50 cents; three months (23
numbed), 26 cents.
Office in the Smith building, ea t of the
depot.
NO. 14.
outlaw, desperado, murderer or bad man
in any sense. He was a quiet, law-abid
ing citizen, beloved by a great circle of
acquaintances. He was traveling in
pursuit of his legitimate business, and
fell a victim to one of those terrib'e
mistakes that will occur—a mistake
deplored by all, and especially by those
young men of the ranger service, who,
in seeking to stop the career of a wicked
man, have unwittingly slain a gentle
man of .distinguished family and one
of the noblest citizens of the West.
Chinese Freemasonry.
Judge Lawrence, of the New York
Supreme Court, has granted a cer
tificate of incorporation to a Chinese
Masonic Lodge to be called “ Long We
Fong Eng We.” The incorporators are
five Chinamen, who were “ raised ” in
their native land. Mr. Baptiste, one of
the number,gave the following responses
to the queries of a World reporter:
“ If you are Freemasons why don’t
you apply for a charter from the Grand
Lodge of New York ?” asked the re
porter.
“ We have had that under considera
tion for some time, and have taken the
advice of several American Masons,
who, however, are divided as to the ad
visability of such an application. To
avoid any question being raised we have
decided to form a Lodge of Chinamen
and to do our work in otir own Lodge
room.”
“ When did you first become a Ma
son ?”
“ I was first made a Mason in China
long before I came to America.”
“ Have you ever been tried by an
American Mason?”
“ Oh, yes, more than once. In China
we have both English and American
Freemasons in our lodges.”
“Is there any great difference observ
able in the examinations by Americans
of Chinese and vice versa?"
“ No, none in the signs and grips.
The great trouble is in the language, al
though both rituals' mean the same
thing, and our passwords, although dif
ferent in sound, have the same signifi
cance.”
“Have you any idea of theoriginand
antiquity of Masonry in China?” *
“ Oh, yes. 1 have studied the subject,
but it is too much to discuss at this
time, and under these circumstances;
but one thing I will tell you, and that is
that the ritual usgd in China seas been
handed down unaltered for over one
thousand years.”
“ Can you produce any evidence to
substantiate this assertion?”
“ I can, and will be happy to do so if
you will call at my house at any time,”
and, handing his card to the reporter,
Mr. Baptiste passed on. His lodge is
the first established among Chinamen of
the Atlantic coast.
A Bride’s Revenge.
A sensation of a rather unusual char
acter took place not long since in the
quiet and sedate village of Collegeville,
the circumstances as related to us being
as follows:
A marriage was announced to take
place in the above named village, the
wedding guests were invited and every
thing appeared to be lovely. At the
hour appointed, the wedding party took
their places and the clergyman pro
ceeded with the ceremony.. He pro
nounced the usual questions to the
groom as to whether he would take this
woman to be his wedded wife, to love,
cherish and protect her, etc., to all of
which the gentleman gave a prompt
answer in the affirmative. The usual
questions were asked of the lady, when,
to the surprise of all present, she re
plied with a decided and emphatic
“No!” and, with head erect and a most
queenly air, strode from the room. The
affair created a commotion among the
wedding guests, who were at a loss to
understand the cause for the lady’s
strange conduct. It afterward leaked
out that her intended husband had been
displaying his gallantry in another
direction, which was not pleasing in the
sight of the lady, and she determined
not only that she would not marry him,
but that she would punish him as well,
and she succeeded.
Aping Royalty in the Dominion.
The Vice Regal Court at Ottawa,
Canada, has established a system of eti
quette which divides society into twenty
five grades, from the Governor-General
down to retired Judges, the tax-payers
being omitted. Twenty-five years ago,
Sir Edmund Head, then Governor-Gen
eral, made a similar attempt, but it was
killed by ridicule. One of his regula
tions was, that when members o? his
Cabinet left the capital they should
notify him by letter. Sir Allen Mc-
Nab, a proud old Highlander, complied
one day as follows, and the note getting
into print, caused such an explosion of
laughter, that the Governor canceled
his order.
“ The McNab begs leave to inform
his Excellency that he has gone down
the river as far as Grosse Isle to a cock
fight, and if the McNab does not return
to town to-morrow or the next day, his
Excellency will be justified in con
cluding the McNab has fallen into the
hands of the police, in which case his
Excellency will no doubt be good enough
to intercede for the release of the
McNab.”
Speaking of difficulties, the Modem
Argo says that a wasp or a well-organized
hornet is the only chap on record that
can back out of a Harions difficulty at hia
own «we«t will.