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About North Georgia times. (Spring Place, Ga.) 1879-1891 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1887)
‘A IA TIMES 0 :4 F- ',.":'$:;“’i§‘~’hl~! .4 ,. ' '2 :" $.6- ' ~ 9 . § i»~‘~ .2 .‘ ' . .41 ‘W: ' ’ , . tn. .1 in.“ ‘5 v! 1 “151239;, "112.1" ;.1 ,.;.; .7.‘ .. : .3‘},'.~t~w 'Nulfi‘”. j} 21:1: '«r . 2. ,4, 1}: 11. :1" .. =44 ‘ - ■■ .. ' ■ *nia towns, founded long bcftnfe' the Revolu¬ tion, by the Jloraviaus. The huge, mas¬ sive stone buildings stand still—and are likely to stand for centuries—in which tho early communities dwelt together, yet separate. There are the Brother and Sister Houses, aud the (Jemein, or Com men House. Theeu are occupied now irf the ,idowe of Moravian ■ ■ i deadly i a „ r ’» - , > ' . .. „ , ■ „ ■ ■■■ wc wian i. huge ■’ - * She rosb at dawn, and helped her mother put their three neat rooms into still more perfect order. Then she ate her breakfast, and was washed for the wcond time; her flaxen hair was plaited and tied with a bow of brown 1 then, books in, hand, the de maiden paced across the green quadrangle to tho school where ’tytlie children of the ^liiireh were ugbt. When school was over, she sat r <bvith her knitting by her mother’s side. She never had ventured into tho quiet street alone. On rare occasions the children in the Community ho.uses played hide-and-seek in around the VJ...JI attics tho which three ran sides under of the the great roof square. These proceedings, however, were usually regarded as disorderly by the grave widows. Maria had one adventure in her life which rose out of it, as tho peak of Tcneriffe does out of the flat ocean around it. When shffwas ten years old, she ran away! How it came about no¬ body ever knew, Maria herself leaSt of all. It may have grown out of a tempo rary-insanity, the reaction from the long dullness and quiet. John Freitag, the Widow Frcitag’s son, persuaded her into it. He told her of the plan a hundred times, on the way home from school. Some of the town boys told him of it; it was an cvcry-day matter to them. When old Gottfrey Sohncr started to the next settlement, about five miles down the valley, his wagon loaded with great bags of corn, the boys would hide among the topmost sacks, and there lie safely until the end of jourocy was reached. Gottfrey i»»s grumbling a good-humored old man, and, after a little, always brought them Bai.k in the empty wagon before night¬ fall! She . idea grew, week after week, in M, little girl’s mind, under her dull ®fe3 and smooth plaits, and at last she Suddenly declared that she would go and the world.” One morning iu September, after Maria and John had gone into the school and hung up their wraps, they took them down again, walked slowly out of the door, and down the street to the inn yard. Even in running away, they did not hurry; they did not know how to hurry. In the yard stood Sohner’s great wagon, heaped - with sacks. Nobody was near, and they climbed up and hid in the hollow s on the top. Presently the mules were brought out and har¬ nessed, Gottfrey climbed up and cracked his whip, the great mass shook and rocked, find they were off. My aunt always told me that she was not afraid. She forgot her mother, and that she was committing a horrible sin, according to the rules that she had been ihi « all so si range and beautiful," to say; "the clouds rushing *' ' ’ the. moving procession . RGIA, RSBAY. NOVEMBER 3, 1887. M ptt • . -----ei through which ***’>. y. ' • ‘ ‘ 5^4- G’qltfrey stopped to of his‘.’well-packed te|,-and to feat a hearty meal basket. The children had brought’ no food. They eaters, who never had waited 10 minutes for their mid-day meal. The smell of Sohner’s ham and cheese melted their hearts. They began at onco to think of tho misery of their mothers, and to shed tears of remorse, I need not dwell on their sufferings, which were real enough before the.jour «$* was over. ottfrey drove down to Philadelphia. ' trip occupied two days and two its. The children did not discover ^ , . selves. Their terror of being aban d putweighed all their other fears, ttfrey . stopped over night at road ■' hips, leaving the wagon in the yard, ant was a uftd dd, which somo kept turnips 1 ho in little a •• ’ L •-*; ir actual starvation. On of the third d^ ey started lot a wi e . in at In ^fift^iicPlad conSTl Now they could show themselves. He would be angry, perhaps. But he would not leave them! He would take them home! He unharnessed the mules and led them away, as they supposed to them. Then he would return to unload the corn, and would find them. When he reached the gate, they saw him stop and parley for .some time with a couple of men; then mounting one of tho mules he rode away. The children waited, afraid to speak lest the men in tho field should discover them. Maria began to sob. She was weak from long fasting, and for the first time-iu her life she was untidy and un¬ washed. The neat little Moravian loathed herself., “Look here!” cried John, peeping out through the sacks. Out of one of the tents came a man striped from head to foot like a zebra, another in purple vel¬ vet and spangles, and a fairy with flut¬ tering gauze wings. Maria had never heard of fairies. She had never heard or read of anything which could explain these monsters. A minute later, a man carrying a great basket of raw beef went into one of the tents, and there came from the inside furious growls, yelps, and last, the roar of a lion. John’s red face turned to a pasty color. He shook as if the beasts had him in their jaws, and opening his mouth, uttered shrill shrieks. Maria, without a word, got up, and catching him by the shoulder dragged him down from the wagon, towards the gate. It was then that she showed that there was good stuff iu her. “Hush I” she said. “Como out of this. I am going home. ” Just then the flap of another tent lifted, and two moving mountains of flesh came out, and advanced towards b?t. The girl had never seen even the picture of an elephant. She stood still, as if paralyzed, iu front of thorn. “I’m going home,” she mechanically repeated, looking up at them. Some of the men dragged her out of the path. “Who are youi Where did you come from?” they asked. John was too frightened to speak. “We came on Gottfrey Sohner’s wagon” said Maria, her round eyes still fixed on the elephants. “The Dutchman who Brought the corn?” said one of the men. “Why did you stay behind him?' He* has gone home long ago, John gave a cry of despair, and the poor girl sank as if she had been shot. Hunger and terror, with this last blow' had crushed her stout.little heart at last. The children wero in a circus and men¬ agerie to which Sohncr, by previous agreement had brought his corn and m... ...... .. ... Borne .of tlie women took Marie to *Beir te “t and put her to bed. They fed Ber and nursed' her tenderly all day. They gave John some work among < tho wed bis m m ’ . ,’Vv, WesIali^tSoS SpJggK'W W^^pplago. Or shall send you di wc ■W9fhome? will M you stay, these ladies take good care of the little girt.’’ It Was Maria, as usual, who spoke. “We’ll go home, please. The ladies are very kind. But—I want mother,’’ and she began to sob. The bare-backed rider looked at the clown, who jerked oil his cap edged with bells, an 1 passed it round TJJie silver pieces jingled in it, until there was just enough to pay for the children’s fare in the wagon which ran onto a week from Philadelphia up the Lehigh Valley. They started that very night, loaded with* little gifts and provisions for theyourney. Y^rf passed before John and Mqrnyiafs Maria were forgiven by the good for their freak. They were regarded as dangerous characters for a long though, indeed, they had never been so humble and dutiful at heart as they b» came after this terrible adventure. Iu process of lira# they grew up and were married John became a mission ary, but died in a year after their wed ---and took the roe-Si had had in the Sister House. «*r itffcTived there, for nearly half a tury, a calm, ordsny, pi never auain left i* . boonad been passed^ or tried to break its dull monotony. But when she used to tell of this, her one adventure, her eyes would burn and her chin quiver. She Would never hear an evil word against any of God’s creatures. “I, myself,” she would say, “was once among the abandoned of the earth, —poor circus players and wild beast tamers,—and they treatod me ns though I had been their own child. God’s mark of ownership is on all His children— somewhere."—Youth’s Companion. Moderation in Diet. < “The Roman soldiers,” Says tho Sci¬ entific American, ‘ 'who built such won¬ derful roads and carried a weight of armor and luggage that would crush the average form hand, lived on coarse brown bread and sour wine. They wero temperate in diet and regular aud con¬ stant in exercise. The Spanish peasant works every day and dances half the night, yet eats only his black bread, onion and watermelon. The Smyrna porter eats only fruit and some olives, yet he walks off with his load of 100 pounds. The coolie, fed on rice, is moro active and can endure more than tho negro fed on fat meat. The heavy work of tho world is not done by men who eat the greatest quantity. Moderation in diet seems to ho tho pre-requisite of en¬ durance.” A Dog. ii^ League With Rats. Napoleon, a huge mastiff who domi¬ nates the cellar of Charles Ducey, on Sixth avenue, says the New York Mail and Express, has so for forgotten his canine dignity as to form a lcaguo with the rats that infest his domain, There was somo hope that Napoleon’s presence would scare away tho vermin, but noth¬ ing of the sort occurred, and now tho Newfoundland lives royally upon a share of the dainties stolen by the rats. When a rat appears with a roast chickpn or a piece of beef Napoleon barks fiercely and snatches the meat from tho rodent’s jftws. His meal over ho affectionate’y licks tho coat of his provider by way of thanks. Will Outgrow It. “I’m not going to play with Willie Waffles nuy more,” was Flossie’s dic¬ tum. “Willie is a very nice little boy,” said her mamma. “I don’t like him. In fact, I don’t like boys at all, mamma. I guess it is because Pm not old enough.”—[New York Sun. Pharaoh’s Flowers. The remains of no less than €'ty-nine spe§ios of flowering plants from mummy wrappings m Egypt have been iienti fled. The flowers have been wonder fully preserved,iqyen the delicate violet coloi of the larkspw and the scarlet of the poppy, the chlorogiyl in the leaves, and the sugar in the rsf ms, remaining. [Chicago M \ a $ beds' * ..Their Peculiarities m Ancient Times. sHj®?? - ■ - ■ id Bsc!steads Formerly sed in England." ——' ^ ■ s,of the aftcicnt-s hail in-on.-" £• 't Bculsu-ijties t&W toaMsttfcgnsh ttem Ampler Both t|c t 1 ||* Roradns kads&beir ^^^4 beds ;on Intends,', frames- thitt T frl ~, ur 51 n ^ featfav, ® the' m mi e|ttcd with A' Fhe Britoua, wlictf - : >:Z£W ion skins, after the mi mm t Auiericau Ln | ^period they mad e ma of % i beds. 'The ancient Fgyptian llpof peculiar shape and a j r#isip| v of soft cushions and richly tfroideped J^ipery. of the bci mentioned in. tho Bible wore Dm fflAj^-ordinary simple kind. addle ages beds wero m adc 0 f ~^Tltttrt-«l»d ^ with straw or and tho litter re — custom today with the old-fashioned iuns of Franco and The bedsteads were low-posted and usu had a ^opy at tho head. Iu Bayeux tapestry Edward the ia represent^, lying upon a raised seat, hia hca(1 muMim by squared pillows, and tho canopyrt^T his head is attached to tho walk Scott in his romance of ***- -• -Tte stow ua I b •? wM or Lady Rowona “was adorned with tapestry and surrounded with curtains dyed purple.” Tho house of tho ancient gentleman was not, as a general thing, provided with bedrooms. A or shed was built against tho wall that inclosed the mansion and its dependen¬ cies, and in this little cell the lord and Ms lady slept. Sometimes there was another chamber of the same kind built for the daughter or young ladies of tho house. Many allusions to such bed¬ rooms are found in Chaucer. As a gene¬ ral thing tho young men of (ho house and the guests slept on tables and benches in the great hall where wooden coverlets or blankets were provided for warmth. Servants and attendants slept on the floor. Later on, in tho time of tho Tudors, the “four-poste bedstead,” an immense piece of furniture, having a canopy sup¬ porter at each corner of tho posts, be¬ came the fashionable sleeping couch. Some of the old wills mention “posted sett work bedsteads.” These paneled bedsteads were sometimes of elegant and massive architecture. The columns re¬ sembled huge balusters, and rose from square dado bases and all tho frame pieces were carved with decorative moldings of various patterns. On some of the earlier bedsteads the column ter¬ minated with figures representing the fonr evangelists. Under these great “set work” bed¬ steads were put trundle-beds for the body servants and children. It is re¬ lated of a Spanish page who went to England with his master in the time of Queen Elizabeth, that one day, whiie wandering about the spacious mansion, he entered the rooms where the maids were making the beds, and spying the arrangements of the sliding beds was quito taken with them. In his own country he had slept on straw in the hostler’s loft, but in England he had fouud that rather uncomfortable on ac¬ count of tho cold. So ho says to his master: “Sir, there are a sort of little b ds under the great beds in this house, which they say aro for servants; I pray you to suffer me to lie in one of them.” In the sleeping chamber was usually a “perch,” answering to an old-fashioned elothes-horso. On it, says an old writ¬ er, “hang ypur clothes, mantles, frocks, cloaks, doublets, furs, winter clothes and of summer." «' Shakespeare’s “second best bed,” with “the furniture,” which he bequeathed to hi? wife, Ann Hathaway, was un¬ doubtedly one of those huge Eliza¬ bethan bedsteads with canopy, curtains and square pillows. The be*, forniturc' con s. ’ted of tho “hanged ” “harden sheets,” of fine flax, “flock beds cover lets," “pillow beer” and “couutcr coints,” so named from the fact that the squares were in contrasting colors. The well-to-do gentleman of the late mid.Uo iges kept a good supply of bed ling. » Tlu: “G ff al Bed of Ware,” mentioned '■» |t<M) '«8»t bed in the world. It is of Tudor style, t welve feet square, of solid oalc, and P ^“S oftlm Saracen's bead iu the town of Ware, in Hartfordahire. As many as twelve persons are said to have slept in it at one (imc.—[Cosmopolitan Review. queer Household Decorations 7110 craze for D uoer :md ullCoatb - ob- 3 ccts * ot decorating houses grow more wnl ra t> W constantly. Not long ago I I® a» apartment decorated almost en tiroly by whips of every conceivable fashion and size down to the modem ... ; ash. The effect was. flwuually httere|£h *. A Philadelphia'million naire named Fules, who died some years had devoted a great deal of his tame in -collecting canea. globo^ They wero from all quarters* of the and ranged from the spike sticks of ‘ the A South Sea Islanders to the London “crutch and toothpick” canes, which were popular in London at that time. Nearly alt of them were sold at auc¬ tion in Now York. I never.heard what became of. the collection until about a mout!l ago, when I saw nearly htodked of them ranged arouM thewalls .of a library in; •», ,»■ table subsfeit« ry.efll, everj ch it “m ■ anese.i . tL. : 4 l " T S9 Btf.orlm ill!!; 1 3 w one can nave any raOaol io ahsui effect of a Japanese mandarin with side whiskers and eye-glasses until they see this work of art. It is by all odds the most wonderful thing I ever saw, and yet the family look upon it with abject reverence. Tho extreme in decorative art is be¬ coming humorous.—[Rochester Union. A Ghastly Work of Art, In tho Pitti palace, at Florence, is a table which for originality in the matter of construction and ghastliness in con¬ ception is probably without a rival. It was made by Giuseppo Sagatti, who passed several yeara of his life in its manufacture. To tho casual observer it gives the impression of a curious mosaic of marbles of different shades and col¬ ors, for it looks like polished stone. In reality it is composed of human muscles and viscera. No less than a hundred bodies were requisitioned for the mate¬ rial. Tho table is round and about a yard ia diameter, with a pedestal and four claw feet, the whole being formed of petrified human remains. The orna¬ ments of the pedestal are made from the intestines, the claws, with hearts, liv¬ ers, and lungs, the natural color of which is preserved. The table-top i3 constructed of muscles artistically ar¬ ranged, and it is bordered with upward of a hundred eyes, tho effect of which is said to be highly artistic, since they retain all their lustre, and seem to follow the observer. Sagatti died about fifty yoars ago. He obtained his bodies from the hospitals and indurated them by im¬ pregnation with mineral salts.—[Medical Press. The Catacombs Under Paris, The poor of Paris, are buried by the city gratuitously, and these form two-thirds of the community, These aro committed to large pits, where forty or fifty coffins are buried together. The Concession Temporaire provides that the grave shall remain undisturbed for ten years. Concerning the dead Parisians are practical and do not allow sentiment to interfere. So when it came to a dis¬ posal of the bones which had been ac¬ cumulating in the churches and ceme¬ teries for ages and centuries, the great quarries under the city, from which had been taken the building stone, were converted into catacombs like those at Rome. This was just 100 years ago and it is estimated that the bones of more than 6,000,000 human beings were taken from the crypts and underneath the floors of the churches, and from the cemeteries and piled away in these un¬ derground passages.—[Inter-Ocean. Wanted the Earth, , ‘A never knew till last week what a grasping nature Miggs has." “Miggs? Why, I thought he was the most unassumingly generous ~s little fellow in the crowd.” ' “Well, I weni./achting with him last week, and before hoL wo got a mile from Hook tho „«b.» NO. 39. Sea Songs. Aloft and alow in the glimmer and glow of —w ^ d ^n of the crescent sails on the dus* Of spars, >■ IfJCjji sleeping. over to kiss the lips of tl>e ocean % ; • The wind that touches the secret pulsing „ places ' Aloft mid alow on those perfect breasts of snow, Is crooning: across the midnight's peaceful ' apaoes » . + A song that came out of chaos through time to grow. And under the bow the lucent ripples break In shapes that are Mr, in rhytj^kthat is sjveet beyond measure; Till the heart is full and no more its thirst can slake In the fathomless fountains of joy where the sea makes' pleasure. Afar Where the waves and tho sky together ye growing, Out of the jaws of night with muttering roar, Comes a tremendous thunder, a soufld as of sea kine lowing; [The voice of the deep that is sullenly * smiting the shore. Adown.from the measureless mountain ot ^ttsabove, Wh^the JStfSSSr-M-.. starUght falter and melted NST and my ^eart are silont and i i L' *r i a W6 ; |' ; . “Bear with me a tittle,” observed the grizzly as he hugged the hunter. “Oh mamma!’’ sighed little Ethel, “I have such a headache in my sashl” It is tho silent watches of tho night that render alarm-clocks necessary. The fisherman has no difficulty in making both ends meet when he catches an cel. An advertisement in a live paper is of great assistance to a dentist. It “draws” for him. t There is one drawback to being a queen. Tho people know just how old you are. No, Nellie, a stirrup is not what they used to beat eggs with, but to ride horseback. Squildig calls a big bull-dog in his neighborhood “Delay," because delays are dangerous. Wife: “In the game of lawn tennis, my dear, what is the most difficult thing to acquire?” Husband: “The lawn.” An old woman may be an incorrigible gossip, but when you come right down to facts, the peacock is tho greatost tail bearer of all. Teacher (to tpe class ia chemistry): What docs sea water contain besides tho sedium chloride that we have mentioned? Head boy: Pish. The man who has “nothing toj live for” calls in the doctor as quick as any other man when there is anything tho matter with him. Thirty-two United‘*States hundred babies are bola in the every day, and yet people wonder where all the squalls and cyclones come from. Guest (to child of hostess)—“My little pet, why do you sit next to me at table to-day?” Child—“Betause—be tause mamma says oo drink liko a fish, and I want to see oo do it.” Foreman (to editor)—Do you want tho Rev. Mr. Goodman’s sermon, “Feed my Lambs,” to go on the editorial page! Editor (adscnt-Eiindedly)—No. Run it in the “Agricultural Department.” Seasickness, it is said, does not origi¬ nate in the stomach. This may be true, but those who have been its victims can avouch that it starts straight for the stomach the moment it attacks you. .. A barber says that his occupation pro¬ duces the most nervous men in the world. This is probably owing to the fact that a barber is no sooner through with cne scrape than he begins another. Little Boy—Pa, what does "phenom¬ enal” mean? Father—It is a word used by the citizens of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska when they refer to the growth of their respective towns. It doesn’t mean much. 2 The Rev. Joseph Cook says it is hard for a man to get away from his environ¬ ment. The youth painfully realizes this when ho has a barbed wire orchard
