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About North Georgia times. (Spring Place, Ga.) 1879-1891 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1886)
7 - , ORTH GEORGIA I i* a. « IS Sjj ' }? . ^ g| Wm. 0. MARTIN, Editor. Time and I. We are two travellers, Time and I, Through gay or gloomy weather— And since he hailed me at my birth, We’ve always been together. He led me through the land of youth, He journeys onward over, And helped my toiling footsteps climb The hUIs of right endeavor. We are two travellers, Time and I, Through harsh or happy weather., Unsolved tbe secrets of his soul, Though we have walked together! He guards the mysteries of the world, Life, Death, Disease and Sorrow; Be knows so much, so little I, And we must part to-morrow. —TFm. B. Bayne in Youth's Companion. HIS SECOND WOOING. i Although Farmer Tucker had long drealbed of a visit to Chautauqua, when 'he actually found himself at that Mecca of devout excursionists, early last Augut, the brawny man was tempted to doubt his own identity. The holiday surround¬ ings were wholly uulike anything to which he was accustomed in his prosy New England home; the rich, crowded progiammo offered was in striking con¬ trast to the dull monotony of farm life. When this son of toil first entered the Audi torium, and saw that rustic amph. theatre crowded with thousands of people listen¬ ing breathlessly to the full, sweet tones ' of the gran 1 organ, his cramped, selfish heart was strangely touched and ex¬ panded. For an instant the wish crept .in that he had asked Jane if sho would like to come too. But there was not much time for his owu thoughts, for as the music ceased a white-haired speaker arose and was introduced to tho audience ns Mr. John B. Gough, At this announcement Samuel Tuck¬ er’s satisfaction was too great to he kept to himself, and he said half aloud to his next neighbor: “Well, now, I am beat to thifik flat I’m going to hear the man Tsi^^tcd- The to see for l.-ul^ more’n twenty yei young gave an amiftsed little laugh, but it fell unheeded upon the unsophisticated speaker, whose attention was already caught by the orator. Mr. Gough commenced kifc v bvief’Yec« t *' ture with on3 of his inimitable descrip¬ tions. T.ie story was of a man who ap¬ plied for a divorce and was advised by his eminent lawyer to try the effect of making love to his wife as he had done before marrying her, instead of resorting to the measure lie had proposed. It in¬ cluded also nil account of a later visit ■when the happy husband withdrew his application, and, fairly dancing with glee, assured the lawyer that his experi¬ ment had worked like a chqrm, that “Sally had become as nmiablo and affectionate a wife as a man could ask to have.” Mr. Gough’s representation of the scene drew forth prolonged applause; but Samuel Tucker’s interest was of too serious a nature to permit his joining in the laughter. As if unconscious for the momont, of the multitude about # life, 7 he said in an undertone: “I’d be nulling to take my oath that wouldn't work with Jane. Ail I have to say is, that man’s wife was different from mine; I’d as soon | think of feeding serrup to a mummy as to begin sparking again with lier.” It would seem that this course of reasoning did not wholly dismiss from the farmer's mind a train of thoughts and possibilities suggested by the lecturer’s story. In every treat of the following days—at sacred service or popular lecture, in the museum or by the model of the Holy Land, when listening to a concert or gazing with throngs upon the illuminated fleet, the far-away husband was relentlessly followed by a vision of hard-worked Jane,. look, iing upon him with reproachful eyes. At length he quieted- his conscience with the determination to ' pro yd that his estimate of his wife was i correct. “When I go back,” ho said to himself, “I’ll just show the woman some littlc attentions, and I’ll see they won’t have no more effect on her than they would on the old bay mare. Jane’s bound to be sullen and obstinate, and I suppose I itjay as well make up my mind t 0 j^ ii On reaching home the resolution was not easily carried out. When Air. Tucker planned some gallantry towards his wife, the very thought made him feel so unnatural;and foolish that postpone ment resulted; but the SfTbbath offered an opportunity so convenient that he im¬ proved it. The farm was nearly a mile from the church, yet Samuel Tucker had for years been in the habit of driving back Uone after the forenoon service, leaving his wife to,attend the Sabbath school, and then walk home as best she could through mud or du t. Great was Airs. Tucker’s nstonklunent, therefore, on the 8a bhqth a fter her hnsbancj’*,'Yeturn, to fin & liith waiting for her at the close of SPRING PLACE. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 9, 18S6. the Bible service. The faintest suspi¬ cion that he had driven back to tho church for her did not cross the good woman’s mind; she supposed he had business with some of tho brethren, and was hesitating whether to walk on as usual or to suggest waiting for him* whim the farmer called out, “It’s ju,t as cheap to ride as to walk.” Silently tho wife took her seat in the buggy, and si¬ lently they drove home, much to the husband’s satisfaction, for it seemed to him a proof of the woman’s dull, unnp preciativc nature. “She rlidn’t act pleascd, but was only daze 1 like, ns I knew she would lie,’’ he muttered as he went about his mid-day “chores.” At the same time AJr. Tucker was con¬ scious of having performed a most praise worthy act, and felt so comfortable that he resolved to repeat the experiment So on the following Sabbath, Jane a-mir, found her husband m waiting, and as she mounted the high buggv, ventured to utter a half-audible “thank you,” and to ask Samuel if he had been waitino long. To which Mr. Tucker replied that he had just reached the church, and didn’t know but he might find sho had started ou foot. This reply seemed to Jane a positive assurance 'that her husband had really returned for the sole purpose of taking her home, and he, chilled heart glowed with a warmth m, - known for years. She longed to tell her husband how much she appreciated his trouble, but imagined it would sound “so foolish” that she kept her pleasure to herself The third Sabbath was rainy, and as she washed the breakfast dishes, Mrs. Tucker kept thinking: “I wonder il Samuel means to com j for me this noon; it would be such a hel]> in the rain; I’m half a’ mind to ask him!” This resolu¬ tion was soon st fled, however, with the reasoning which had silenced many sim¬ ilar resolves in the past ten years. “No, I won’t ask no favors. If lie cjon’t think onou.gh.of mo to come, why heuioedn’t” Although proudly unwilling to attentions, Jane longed for some demon¬ stration- of her husband's love and care. She had walked’ home in the rain too of .ten greatly ito dread such exposure; but a week before, the wjfo had tasted the joy of being considered, and longed foi some new and further proof of her com¬ panion’s affection. Airs. Tucker’s heart leaped for joy, when, at noon, she saw the old mate’s head from the lecture-room window. Indeed, her hungering heart suddenly became quite unmanageable, and, en¬ tering the carriage, poor, melted Jane sobbed out: “I’m sure it’s very good of you, Samuel, to come back for me this rainy day!” and then the tears flowed so fast that further words were impossible. Completely taken by surprise, Air. Tucker exclaimed: “I, declare I I hadn’t no idee you’d care so much about it I” “I wouldn't mind tho walk,” re¬ sponded tlie wife, “but—Samuel—I’m so happy to have you—care enough abo.ut me to come!” The man was brushing away a tear frchiV his own check now; his tend f rer ’_ betier nature was mastering the hard, selfish spirit which had long pos¬ sessed him, and with some cougliing and choking ho said: “ Jane, I see I’ve made an awful botch of our married life; if you’re a mind to forgive me, I’ll see if I can’t treat you from to-day as a woman ought to be treated.” This confession was all too much foi the weeping wife, aud she answered quickly: 11 You're not a bit more to blame than I am; I’ve been proud and obstin¬ ate; but I’ll tell you what it is, we’ll bc S* n art! over again.” The ice was now thoroughly broken, and that afternoon Farmer Tuckor aud Li si wife had a long talk over the P !IS ^ and Hie future. And in the even when they were about to start for th e prayer meeting to he held in a neighboring school house, the renewed husband stooped and kissed ; Iris wife, saying: “Jane, I’ve been unthinking that man-ied life ain’t so very different fr onl fanning or any other occupation, _ •* *■ sucb f°°l to think a ' n a as a field will keep a yielding if I only enrich it once and plant it once; I have to go over the same ground every season; and here I supposed you was a-going to al ways do as you did when we were a courting, without my doing my part at ab - “If I hadn’t changed any, maybe you would always have been ns tender as you used to be,” pleaded the happy wife. “Perhaps so and perhaps not; but I don’t mean to leave you to try no such plan. I tell you what it is Jane, I feel as if we hadn’t nev|ir been really mar¬ ried till to-day. It’most seems as if we ought to take a wedding tower.”— Con gixgationalist. Working like a liprse—A lawyer upon a conveyance. PECULIAR PETS, Queer Fancies of Some People in the Metropolis. Hugo Dogs, Little White Mice and AUi* gators Owned by Young Ladies. A New York letter in the Hartford ('want says: In a walk through Tenth » ot , long ago r I witnessed .. , a nove , sight which attracted the attention of more than one passer-by. A handsome white hound whose sleek coat was so well cared for that it shone like silver, walked dignillediy on the sidewalk, while on his back was perched a cock :,t0 ° ° f white P luma «°’ with huad aud ! | f by n stood S* a handsome w ' thred and mat, / cllow dressed ’ Near in ^° dti,Ste ’ a littlc dudish > P erha P 9 ’ who ! , wk ' ntl y took S reat P leas " rc iu watctl " j 5 »S Wa pets, so strangely mated, ' The S ent,eman was Mr - Wiliiam Chase, j tho wlebrate;1 artist > whose studio is in ! th ° buildin * dcvotcd to artlsts I , building ou . Tenth also stroet the Iu still this was un | ! occupied studio of poor Frank Silva, who I ,lled , li,St "P™* P romine “ t 119 a flue marine P aintcr !ind a brav ° 8oldier dur " our civil war His wife now teaches and ' s - \ be, ‘ cve . do > n g well- Every Sunday Mr. Chase is seen i on Fifth avenue with Lis handsome white ! . whose , silver .. collar .... decorated ... with «og, ts " ^ "h,to satin bow. Week days yellow or red ribbons are worn, but the white bow always worn the first day of the week seems , to make the dog carry liis-head in a different way, just as if he wished to look more like a communicant. ' He serves as quite an ad vertisement for his famous master, everyone asking to whom the handsome animal belongs, for while tho name of William Chaso is familiar to everyone, ho him-elf is not. Air. James Barton Key, who has left the stage and is now a stock broker, has a huge mastiff, beside wh^cii.a Shetland pony would appear decidedly diminilfttW Master and dog apparently entertain the greatest affection for each other. The latter would certainly prove a formidable foe to any one who might attack Mr. Key. It is not Unusual to s<?G a lady trudging along one of the principal thoroughfares leading by a chain q dog almost as large as herself. Tho small dogis quite out of style just now. It seems somewhat ludicrous to sec the chains which secure (?) these immense animals to a dainty hand, for if the dog were so disposed he could run off with chain, mistress, and all. A lady on Washington square has a marmoset, the funniest little creature alive, with a very human expression and a peculiar little cry, its eyes really filling with tears at times. It is almost always chattering with the cold, and lias to be snuggled up in blankets or placed in a basket near tbe fire most of the time. It is a great pet, fond of its mistress, and runs about her head and shoulders. It is, however, somewhat of a nuisance, all endeavors towards neatness being time thrown away. Aliss Alary AlcC.ellnu, daughter of the late Gen. McClellan, hud very peculiar pets, two white mice, which at times she would take to the opera. They ran arouud the box at the Academy, often perched on her bare shoulders, and kept the audience quite amused or the re¬ verse. They were only permitted to run about during the intermission, but one night, just as the prirna donna was in the midst of a pathetic solo, the mice came out as if to hear, too, and the eyes of the audience followed them. Miss McClellan tried to secure them, but they became excited and ran away over the cushioned rail of the balcony Until caught by an usher and returned to their mistress. Probably the prima donna to this day does not understand why her solo received so little applause that particular niglit. Young alligators are great pets, and several fashionable young ladies own whole families of them. There Js a goat living near me that is a great favorite of its owner. It is named “Stephen Dorsey,” but is called “Dorsey” for short. We never speak as we pass by. I have good reasons for being thus unfriendly. “Dorsey” himself and a slippery sidewalk last winter have much to do with it. There is a dog that lives next door to me. He only understands French. He is forever running away, and his master stands at the front door shouting “Plon-Plon” (the dog’s name), “venez ici,” till sometimes I wish Plon | Plon was off somewhere with his more sake. or less, usually less, distinguished name¬ But the latest fashiouable pets are babies. Yes, babies and small children, who have heretofore been consigned to the nursery, are now decorated, I will not say clothed, in the most artistic cos tumes, and serve to enhance the picture of a nrett.v and gay mamma. The I human pets are no longer considered nuisances, but are on dress parade when* ever occasion requires. They are not allowed to converse at all, but simply to pose. It is said of Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, who has two liana- ; some boys, usually dressed like the ! princes in old pictures, that whenever the door bell rings they quietly strike an attitude, so that to the guest they make complete the picture of the charm- i ing Washington home of their gifted mother. * Language of the Eyes. Long almond-shaped eyes, with thick- ' skinned eyelids that cover half tbe pu- j pil, are indicative of genius when they j are found in conjunction with a brow I which is full over the eyebrows, and which has one deep perpendicular line between the eyebrows. I have frequent¬ ly noticed this combination in the faces of distinguished liteiary men and artists. The almond-shaped eye, however, even without this peculiar form of forehead I always means a susceptible, impression- | able nature. Eyes which are large, open and very transparent, and* which sparklrf with a rapid motion under well-defined eyelids, denote elegance in taste, a some¬ what susceptible temper, and great in¬ terest in the opposite sex. Eyes with weakly marked eyebrows above them, and with thinly growing eyelashes, which are completely without any upward curve, denote a feeble constitution and a mel¬ ancholy disposition Deep-sunken and small blue eyes, under a bony, almost pcrpendicular.forchcad, are indicative of selfish and cold-hearted natures. Eyes which show not only tho whole of the iris, but also some of the white both above aud below it, denote a restless, uncertain nature, incapable of repose or of concentrated thought ou any subject. Round-shaped eyes are never seen in tho face of a highly intellectual person, but they denote a kindly, truthful and iuno cent nature. Eyes which, when seen in profile, are so protuberant as to run al mosk-poroUui vsith the profile of the nose, show a weak organization of body j,i>d, mind. Eyes rather ciose together show penetration, but eyes close together de¬ note cunning and an untruthful disposi¬ tion. Eyes rather far apart are indica¬ tive of frankness and simplicity of pur¬ pose—an honest and guileless nature. When, however, the eyes are very far apart, they denote stupidity. Eyes with sharply defined angles, sinking at the corners, show subtlety of mind; the sharper the angle and the more it sinks, the greater the delicacy of perception' it denotes; but when very much developed it shows also craftiness amounting to de¬ ceit. Well-opened eyes, with smooth eyelids and a steady aud somewhat fix¬ ed glance, denote sincerity. Lines run¬ ning along the eyelids from side to side, and passing out upon the temples, denote habitual laughter—a cheerful tempera¬ ment, or, at any rate, one in which the sense of fun is strong. - Largest Si cam llaramor iu the j IVoi 1(1. , _ ‘ 1 siurg e tei tu tie C licago Herald says: I saw at tlie Black Diamond Steel Works tbe • largest steam hammer in tho world. It is used for ! forging steel plates of enormous thick¬ ness and size,-and to this monster will no doubt be assigued the task of turning out forgings of plates aud gun metal for the new ships of war. The Black Diamond hammer is ten feet square and strikes a blow of 200 tons. The anvil block upon which its fearful impact dedends is a solid cube of twelve feet and weighs 180 tons. It was cast upon the foundation it now rests on and it took the molten contents of six cupolas to make tho block. When it was cast the Pittsburg Fire Department sent six steam engines to the scene and kept them there for a week, or until all danger that the fearful mass of malten iron might burst its bonds or by its exploding gases fire the neighborhood had ended. It took nearly six months for the anvil to cool so that the sand mold might be dug away, and even then workmen could not touch it with their hands. Like all steam hammers its mechanism is adjusted with the utmost nicety, and the great mass, it was said, might comedown on a man’s hand and he stopped so nicely that it would - wo more than touch with a gentle pressure. 1 accepted this statement without physical corroboration. \ A Prize of $1,000,000. ! Probably the largest literary prize ever offered is one of $1,000,000 to be given in 1925 by tho Russian National Academy for the best work on the life and reign of Alexander I. In 1825, shortly after the death of Alexander the sum of 50,000 rublcB was offered b y one of his favorite Alinistcrs to be given as a prize a century after his death, and it is this sum at compound interest which will amount in 1925 to $1,000,090. “PUTMA oliUYil LUtU-UPEIVO. pT T p] I Likewise Some Other Vegeta¬ bles of Oriental Cultivation. What a Reporter Saw in a Tour of New York’s Chinatown. One of the attractions which draw a crowd of Chinamen to Mott street ou Sundays at this season is the opportunity to buy several kinds of alleged vegetables which can be purchased at no- other market in this part of the world and which are sold there from street stands and wagons. A tall, grave-looking Chinaman, whose pigtail -was of a finer fibre than that o! the average Iaund r yman, and who was presumed to possess superior intelligence, said that one of tho baskets contained “China cucumbers.” They were about six inches long, an inch thick, of a vivid cholera morbus green, and deeply wrinkled, somewhat after the manner of a dried pepper pod. They looked about as much like a cucumber as a Chinaman looks like a Yankee. They were selling at tbe rather steep price for cucumbers of forty cents a pound. The venders were weighing them out. on contrivances made somewhat after tho manner of steelyards, with a tin scale pan at one end of the rod, and a weight that hung by a string loop. The rod was of wood, and instead of notched divisions there were clusters of pin heads. If tho inspectors and Sealers of Weights and Measures would tfirn their attention to these scales their.,places no longer would be sine¬ cures. The Chinaman with the intelli gent-looking pig-tail said that these hca then cucumbers were not sliced up raw i and eaten with salt, pepper, mid vinegar, and followed by anti-cholera mixture, but wero cooked before being eaten. He did not know whore they were grown. In another basket were some larger vegetables, also of a forbidding green, They were of the size aud shape of a RttieAirpwm jug without the handle, Tnese, the intclllgeiit Caiuasaid. w-ere Chinese squashes. Still another basket held vegetables which /can likened to nothing else that exists. They were suspicious-looking pods about a loot long, tapering to a point, a littlc less than two inches through at the butt, and fluted from butt to pp&t. They also were intensely green. In his endeavors to find out what these things w-ere called and what they wore good for, the re -1 porter awakened so much suspicion re gnrding himself that a riot seemed im . minent, and he took a walk : down P..rk street to give the heated of£ j populace an opportunity to cool When he came back on the other side Of Mott street a Caucasian youngster w.s helping a Chinaman to sell vegetables such as have been inadc^atcly ! scribed, and others, out of a covered I wagon. these,-And and! “What arc these, these?" asked the reporter, pointing to the contents of vmibus baskets. “Dunno, dtmno, dunno,” were tho youngster’s replies to the questions, re - spectively. One of the baskets contained vege¬ tables—or fruit—which looked like mina ture, crook-necked squashes. Iu their color there was a yellowish and pleasing departure from the prevailing green. j “Where are those things raised?” the boy was asked. “Long Island,” said he, and he seemed to be sorry that he knew that much. The Chinamen wero buyiDg briskly, at prices which, from an unlearned com¬ parison of price with tho quantity ob¬ tained, seemed in violation of every prin¬ ciple of domestic economy.— New YorJi Sun. An Expensive Arrow. In Alontana, writes an Inter-Ocean coy respondent, there is still a tendency to cnish high hats and prey on the pocket book and sentiments of the tenderfoot. To cite a single instance of unruitfgated gall triumphing over creduiltv in that section, an English traveler o/our tjfain purchased for $20 the arroiy'that killed Custer. As far as tiie te>-t<mony of his¬ tory is concerned relative lb the dfeadfUj battle the banks scene of that the lay LitP’O silent Big overlooking^ Horn, the ) body of the dashing, golden-haired Cus- ; ter was found unseated by the?,hand the savage Sioux, undefiled by tbe ton 5 of an arrow. Thus fact triumphs ov fiction, What lie Came Hack For.’ Vathc ' r of >’ 0Ha - « irl “ l should thitlk J ou "onM be satisfied after the .treat ment / OU hcrc ,Mt '^ bt 1 kkkcd yc ^ t; “ e * roat: 8 ^P S anc * set the , d-qg on you, and he came back with a Lig piece of your trousers. Now do you want? f Young gian—Pif' like that’piacc^ Ut eletb, pleaae. --Life. » - tol. w*. VI. v -' 4 i» ms Alone tbe forest depths I roaai In ancient, mythic mood, end find Some animating soul enshrined Beneath each leafy, sylvan dome.' Y et thought returns, and soon rerrotvai Again with analytic skill, x And marks how inborn fancies fin The earth with schemes that timsdbsahm Bo mine is past or present life Along the verdant avenues, . As fancy mystic dreams pursues, Or fact with solid themes is rife. But thus evoked by leaf and tree, ! My contemplations still Inquire t Do I the forest scene inspire, Or do the woods breath into me f — C. C. Lord in Boston Journal. HUMOROUS. A temperance league—-Throe mflea of water. There is usually a Geld. map when aa icicle falls. Is a tramp idle when he labors under an impression? The most unwelcome keepeake is tha tooth that keeps aching. A black eye is a sign of beauty in one sex, of a collision in the other. -Speaking of farming, nobody ever heard of a hen complaining of a poor crop, “There’s very little change in men’s trousers this fall,” remarked a tailor as he failed to collect a bill, “I never was in war, but have often faced the powder,” said a young man after kissing his fair one. “Those who use our goods are very much attached to them,” is what a porous plaster company advertises. A singer named Limburgcr is attract¬ ing some attention in Germany. He ought to have a very strong voice. An article is going the rounds of the press, headed “How to Manage a Wife.” Of couse the writer was a single man. A Los Angeles (Cal.) lady, 40 years of age, is selling vegetables to educate her self in music. She is determined not tb be beet. He—J a'oudcr when you will motlu^H to set (it lablp as my She—By the time you arc fatlfl vide as good a table as your my dear. “That’s what I call hush money; mur k e d the daddy as lie planked the cash for a bottle of parogorio to take home for use in the infantile pota¬ tion of tho family, An editor with nine unmarried daugh ter3 b the was misconstruction recently made justly his indignant y contempor a ries put upon his able leader on “Tha Demand for Alore Men.” „ 0n $1) ooo,000 of gold sent from LoQ(Jon to this coun trv t'o there is a loss bv friction of from $100 $330.’’ Send u* tbe „ old . We won . t l)0 me auWough to make a fuss about the friction, SliinkLns and his young wife had just completed their first quarrel. “I wish I was dead,” she sobbed. “I wish I was too,” he blubbered. “Then I don’t wish I was,” and the war continued. An old parish clerk was courteously thanking a church dignitary for .kindly taking on emergency a village service; . *A poorer preacher would have done us, sir,” he said, “if we only know where to find him.” Spider Silk. The female spider is fiercer and larger than the male. In one tribe of spiders the female is 1800 times larger than tha male. The spider’s thread is composed of innumerable small threads or fibres. One of these small threads has been eati mated to be eno two-milUonth of tha' thickness of a hair. A scientific experi raenter once drew out from the body of 9in f 9 P ider " “>ree *P ld « miles f *~ a S.lk °“g may tb a be little/short woven of spi- of ^ th ™ d ’ “ d Lrilhantthan tlmtof thcrSlk-worm, being *‘g®^ enco -®- “ 8 “* c# ^^aecured ^gh v of it for tfc* , C ** 01 . “ tr *^ „ | . Oa llte Pension List. “liis yery amusing,” said a clerk in if the,, prilled States Pension Office, “to look over the list of names of old soldiers 6n t be pen gi on books. I am more than ever convinced that there isn’t anything in a name, for here we have in name nearly every great man who has ever { lived. Here at one point is Daniel Webster, at another George Washington, and further down the list I find Oliver Cromwell, Julius Caesar, John Wesley, Henry Clay, and even Jeff Davis is on our list. Then there are the odd murmmY such as Ham, Coqa, B«t», Sugarfoot, ■.uill.others. One hardly knows what a .varieCy of names there is in the warld until he begins to deal with them by tha t thousand .”—Indianapolis Journal,
