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fFor The Sunny South.]
MY MARY A YD ME.
BY HERBERT FIELDER.
This world is a tissue of pleasure and pain,—
Its glories are fleeting, its honors are vain;
Its glitter deceives not—
Its heartlessness grieves not
My Mary and me.
Together we've glided from youth’s fairy shore;
To its sunshine our life-bark returns nevermore!
The breakers we’ve breasted—
The light waves we’ve crested,
While the helm you have trusted,
My Mary, to me.
Our love's tender pledges are growing around us;
If their coming with care’s fretting fetters have bound us,
Their love with fresh hopes and new blessings have
crowned us;
When their heads show above us,
Ah! still they will love us,
My Mary and me.
When your raven locks, dearest, shall blossom in white—
When that light footstep falters, that eye shines less
bright—
Then shall you be dearer,
And sweeter and nearer,
My Mary, to me.
And I ask but of Death that my head may recline,
In the dark trial hour, on that true breast of thine,—
That thy fond arms may press me,
Thy warm lips caress me;
And thus death shall bless me,
Tho* parting from thee.
Not parting forever,—we’ll meet, love, again,
In that land where there never is parting or pain;
No death-power can sever
Souls mingled forever,—
It can part me, oh! never,
My Mary, from thee.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Edith Dubose, Atlanta.—From your statement,
yon do the young man great injustice. Your
presentiments should be laid aside, for they are
not always correct.
Paul Joses, Jr., Augusta, Ga.—We give below
To Correspondents.—Don’t ask more than two
questions at the time. We would prefer only one
from each correspondent. Some ask four, five a part only of an excellent letter from Paul Jones,
- j -j— 1 ^ .1— .— who describes himself as a “mixed blonde,” be
tween twenty-five and thirty years of age, and
and six, but we rarely reply to more than two.
Out or Date.—We throw aside a great many says he can give good references in any citj in
, , , , , Georgia. Is not a church member, but is not the
questions, because they have been on hand so worgt * man in the world> and bas a bigb regard
long that they have lost interest.
for Christian people. Never addressed a lady in
his life. He says:
** • He either fears his fate too much.
Or his deserts are small,
Who dare not put it to the test.
And win or lose it all.'
I am not afraid to put it to the test, provided I
could find a young lady or young widow (with
out any side ’dishes) with the following descrip
tions and qualifications: She must have black
hair and eyes—in fact, a brunette; any height
[For The Sunny 8outh.]
MOTHER’S LETTERS.
BY LOVELADY.
Johnny Bull.— Wy, Jonathan, what’s the matter? How have you managed to grow so
since ’70 ?
Brother Jonathan.— Wal, yer see we’ve been living on good beef since the battle of Cow-
pens and since we tuck you in at Yorktown.
Johnny Bull.—llal ha! ha! Jonathan, you're terrible fellows to brag over that little
affair !
Brother Jonathan.— Wal, Johnny, cofne over to our little show next year, at Philadelphia,
and we’ll show you a thing or two.
NO. I.
My Dear Daughter,-Do you remember the the >’ wou !£ find m< > If - b y a little self-denial, I
conversation we had, the day before you left can contribute to the enjoyment of others, it is
home, about truthfulness ? We discussed truth duty to do so.^ The high rule of hospitality
ENIGMAS ANI) CONUNDRUMS.
The following answers to enigmas in No. 20
in the literal acceptance of the term. Among demands tbe higher law of God enjoins it. came in too late for the last issue: C. Ewan,
fledged 1 “Dounto others as you would have them do to Galveston, Tex., answers 5, 6, 7 and 8; Miss L.
Forth she goes with these reflections in D. Lipscomb, of Virginia, solves Nos. 5 and 6;
Enigma—No.
I am composed of thirty letters.
My 5, 11, 30, 10, 6, 26, 27, 13, was an Italian
medical writer.
My 1, 18, 5. 30, 8, 12, 17, 19, 13, 21, was a poet
On the other hand, I can recall one who would be able smile ° n ber countenance; and do you think
u-i: j v „ . i i there wnnlfl lie nntrnt.h in her frnnb rpnlv ,J
believed were she to affirm that she had talked
face to face with i. visitant from the shores of eter
nity. Truth is beautiful, truth is holy. God is
truth. At every cost, let truth be your motto,—
the whoP truth and nothing but the truth. We
are all prone to shield ourselves from blame in
the relations of every transaction, and often our
prejudices in favor of self, orjsome other party,
blind our mental vision. We give more force to
one side than another, where we are interested,
and consequently our opinions and statements
become biased, and therefore untruthful. Ever
try to reverse situations, and the truth will be
come perceptible. An observance of truth in
word, with a reservation, or an intention to de
ceive, fails to be truth. I think you could hardly
reply ?
I trow
there would be untruth in her frank
Would there be room for offense in it?
not.
Another illustration. Often it becomes our
task to listen to the recital of another’s troubles
or pleasures. I have heard heedless girls say:
“That man or that woman is intolerably tire
some with egotism.” Reflect, my child; it is by
the highest standard I am teaching you. The
model man, who bore the heaviest cross, “ rejoiced
with those who rejoiced and wept with those who
wept,” and “ there was no lie in him.” The di
vine command to us is unqualified. It does not
tellus to rejoice when we feel like it, or weep when
we choose; but we must cultivate a love for our
neighbor that will enable us to rejoice with him
forget the teaching of years so far as to be guilty " he . n be “ ha P?y ? r wee P when he J s . sorrowful,
of ever yielding to the strongest temptation to ; that comprehensive command is in point,
tell a broad falsehood. Liar is too vulgar an epi-! Do unto others, etc.
Your joys or sorrows, mayhap, may fill your
heart to overflowing, and you might chance, in
your fulness, to be indiscreet in selecting an un
vulgar an epi
thet to be applied to a young lady; and yet, my
dear child, we often see ladies and gentlemen—re
fined, accomplished, high-toned, would-be Chris
tian people—acting falsehoods continually Just
here I would guard you against an error. Blind
interested or tired listener. It would be a real
comfort to find an attentive, polite hearer, who
zealots, in tLlr adoS I ™ ld tel1 W with his heart in his eye: “lam,
iv. i i !• i-_i j ... : of course, not Dersonallv interested in voui
of course, not personally interested in your af
fairs, but I appreciate the peculiar circumstances
surrounding you, and from my heart I pity you,
or truly I rejoice with you.”
An earnest, prayerful endeavor to possess all the
beautiful, holy, Christian attributes, will enable
you, with perfect, truthful consistency, to follow
St. Paul’s counsel to “be all things to all men.”
I cannot prescribe set forms of speech for all
possible circumstances, nor would I for any. I
desire to imprint true principles on your heart,
and with every observance of truth, your better
judgment will teach you the best, most agree
able, holiest manner to conduct yourself.
[For The Sunny South.]
CHARITY OUGHT TO BEGIN AT HOME.
RY ABNOT.
the semblance of falsehood, violate other virtues
equally as lovely. It is not necessary, in our care
of one member, that we neglect the whole body.
There is a beautiful harmony in the organization
of the perfect moral man. The love a man en
tertains for his wife need not conflict with his
affection for his child, and vice versa. There
should be a blending of all the natural demands
of the moral as well as the physical and mental
being. Truth need not shelter behind rudeness
nor unkindness, in order to be forcible. Ex
tremists cannot amalgamate the two qualities
truth and unkindness; hence, oftentimes, with
truth as a motive power, people imagine them
selves heroes of courageous candor. The conse
quent cost of wounded feelings or heartache in
others, is a trifling consideration to these valiant
defenders. The fault lies, not in the truth, but
in the unkindness. I would have you truthful
in word and deed, before God and man, yet ever
with gentleness and modesty. j In a county through which a Georgia railroad
Under the guise of truth, gossips proclaim to j runs there lived a poor woman whose daughter,
all who will hear them, the faults of their ac- ! eighteen years of age, was hired to a man in the
quaintances. There is hardly a living soul so ; neighborhood of where her mother lived. After
lost to the original, divine impress of its Maker, service of a few months, the mother and daugh-
that there is no good to be found in it; and char- 1 ter came to the office of the writer to complain of
ity, the last, best and most beautiful of all the the employer. In the conversation the mother
Christian virtues, should ever prompt us to seek ] was asked if the daughter had not been taught
out this latent spark, and rather than bury it better than to allow herself to be led astray,
under the ashes of depravity and weight of cal- J The woman said: “No, I am poor; have to work
umny, to fan it into a glowing flame. Never, ! every day for what I eat that day; have never had
under a false zeal for truth, magnify and hold I time to teach her, even if I had the knowledge;
up t-o the world’s inspection the faults of others. - that girl has never been to church, has never
Failings are not always faults, and even faults : heard a sermon, has never heard a hymn, a
are within the pale of mercy. There is a beam prayer, nor has she ever been to school one day
in our own eye; let us look to ourselves, I once j in her life.”
had a discussion on this subject with an old And yet, Georgians spend thousands of dol-
Christian. He was sincere in all his professions, ; lars yearly to teach Chinese, East Indians, In-
and he feared that he acted the hypocrite—or in I dians and Africans the gospel, and how to read
his own plain language, the liar—in many cases and write !
where he was forced to be hospitable or agreeable. 1 There are to-day over forty thousand white
Now listen, dear child, while I endeavor to ex- ! persons in Georgia over ten years of age who
plain to you his difficulty. When a companion j cannot read printed letters, and nearly fifty thou-
is positively obnoxious or disagreeable, inten- sand white persons in the State who cannot
tionally, I could not fail to intimate my opinion | write. In the United States there are over four
of him, rather than profess to be entertained or millions of white persons who cannot read
pleased by his society. Such instances are rare, printed letters.
worldly people and infidels, the acknowledged
value of truth is exemplified in the adage, “Hon- I y ou
esty is the best po 1 ’"” ” ' c '~ : 1 — A
man the worth of
falsehood is sufficient
and the world, the sinful world, in all after in- the first thoughtless remark that greets her.
tercourse with him, never forgets the stigma. I “No;I was pleasantly and profitably employed,
He is an object to be shunned or ridiculed, and I as 1 llke al "’ a y a to be - but work can be deferred
his so-called best friends have but a doubtful * some other lonely moments. Lite is made up
trust in him. 1 °* mom ents, you know, and every one has its pe- M A A8 .
Among your own companions, can you not call culiar ^ or pleasure; now, my duty and pleas- of j^ ance .’ ’
to mind one who, in order to be credited, must ur e both consist in enjoying your society. My 5, 30, 10, 14, 30, 30, 8, 30, was a president
corroborate any statement by outside evidence? ness 1J i ker v01c ® at j; d a of Mexico.
My 21, 30, 28, 25, 23, 28, 22, 22, 27, is a favorite
drink with the Germans.
My 16, 3, 17, 11, 2, 15, 20, 3, is a section of
country which has been laboring under a great
many oppressions of late years.
My 18, 30, 28, 24, 29, 7, 21, 9, 4, 13, was an
Italian historian.
.My whole is increasing in prosperity every
year.
Enigma—No. 10.
I am composed of forty letters.
My 8, 15, 24, 4, 28, 35, was one of the three
graces.
My 17, 27, 37, 20, 16, 13, was a celebrated nov
elist.
My 10, 38, 26, 19, 25, 14, 21, 30, 11, 30, 25, was
one of the twin kings of Sparta.
My 6, 7, 3, 9, 12, 29, was a blind poet of cel
ebrity.
My 23, 22, 18, 36, 25, 14, 12, 39, 40, is a novel,
the principal character of which was an ancestor
of Gen. R. E. Lee.
My 32, 4, 38, 10, 1, 16, 35, 26, 31, is a myth of
the nursery.
My 34, 2, 37, 4, 33, is the cant term for a police
man’s club,
My 36, 5, 16, is to change the appearance.
My whole is the title of a novel written by a
distinguished Georgian.
Enigma—No. 11.
I am composed of seventeen letters.
My 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, is a great man, who,
history tells us, wept.
My 10, 11, 12, 13, is where the soldier dreams
of home.
My 14, 15, 16, 17, is a church advertisement.
My whole is a reformer of the nineteenth cen
tury who eclipsed the lesser lights of preceding
ages.
Enigma—No. 12.
I am composed of twenty-three letters.
My 12, 8, 16, 20, 13, must be understood in
order to acquire proficiency in my 4, 20, 6,10, 18.
My 17, 1, 21, 5, 11,13, 19, is a Southern city of
great enterprise.
My 21, 14, 7, 9, 23, is something often done by
politicians.
My 4, 22, is generally the first word uttered by
infant lips.
My 6, 20, 15, 11, 23, 6, 3, 20, 13, 2, is a paper
of wide circulation and great merit.
My whole is the name of one of the most gifted
historians of England.
Enigma—No. 13.
I am composed of twelve letters.
My 8, 5, 1, 7, is an indication of the times.
My 10, 2, 6, 7, is a delicate fowl.
My 9, 5, 6, is an instrument used mostly by
sailors.
My 3, 6, 2, 11, is an indispensable article of
furniture in most households.
My 12, 2, 1, is a title of a knight or baronet.
My 3, 4, 5, 2, 1, is a movable seat.
My whole is a prominent lawyer of Albany,
Georgia.
Enigma—No. 14.
I am composed of forty-eight letters.
My 42, 18, 2, 24, 4, 12, 21, was the governor of
Judea twelve years.
My 6, 5, 7, 45, 19, 25, was divinely commis
sioned to anoint David king.
My 9, 7, 22, 3, 42, was the eldest son of king
David
My 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, was one of the twelve apostles.
My 19, 22, 33, 21, 38, was a man cured of palsy
by Peter.
My 34, 29, 36, 42, 18, 25, 40, 45, 27, was bap
tized by Peter at Cesarea.
My 43, 16, 42, 41, 29, 30, 23, 9, 25, 26, 25,18, 19,
was where Christ’s first miracle was wrought.
My 28, 8, 24. 38, 13, 41, 25, 3, 22, 26, 43, 16,
is a city in which Paul preached.
My 15, 12, 17, 45, 13, who besieged, sacked and
burned Jerusalem.
My 47, 48, 46. 37, 38, 39, 26, 5, 22, the name
given to the disciples at Antioch.
My 25, 33, 20, 37, was the grandfather of Moses
and Aaron.
My 7, 26, 34, 41, 40, 41, 44, was a true prophet
of God.
My 30, 5, 40, 31, 32, is the first prerequisite to
the remission of sins.
My 11, 45, 31, 35, was a Moabitish damsel.
My whole is Georgia’s most distinguished min
ister of the gospel.
Effie. He is too presumptive, and you should
tell him so in so many words.
Dew-Drop.—There is no remedy unless you
have more pluck. Y’ou will have to perish like
all other dew-drops.
B. L. J., Red Hill.—Think you had better
await the denouement of the other affair. As you
are out of the scrape, you had better stay out.
’Eugene, Georgetown,—Your question, like a from five feet four inches to five feet eleven;
great many others, has been on file a long time, an y age from eighteen to thirty. Must always
and she has ere this either made up her mind or S p e ak well of her parents; must know how to
died a natural death, and hence, a reply from us j ma ke any article of clothing for herself or hus-
is unnecessary. band; must know how to cook anything from a
J. H. C., Quitman.—It is customary to under- j hoe-cake to a turkey gobbler—in fact, must
score foreign words and phrases, but the quota- know how to do anything to be done about a
tion marks are unnecessary, unless you use or house, whether she ever has to do it or not;
introduce the words and phrases as quotations, must be religiously inclined, so as to make me a
You write nom de plume thus. better man; must always treat all persons with
“ The Carolina Poet” is delighted with the ad- aspect, e s P ecial |>’“" s ‘ ha y. e
vice we gave the “Arkansas Poet,” and thinks if teeth (as ave ... l< . h , tb -
she would break bark over his head, as we sug- who has suffered with toothache and this thing
gested, it would soon cure him. He (the Caro- of f tting up of a cold night and hx.ngan old
lina poet) has been cured, and can now pick up aock 1 0 as e ‘? f . .’ !
chips grind coffee, draw water, and mind the I I bat a half pair of shears and cannot cut
flies, and savs his wife is a sensible woman. am thing out. Now, joi i
’ • _ , _ , . , half pair that will match in the shape ot a lady
Dr. John L. weaver, Cochran, Ga., has taken Q f ^ be aboV e description and qualifications, I
one course of lectures and fallen in love, and „ 0 j_ 0 the ordinary and get a rivet, and get
wishes to know whether he should marry or put brotber Martin, of the First Presbyterian church,
it oft and risk losing her. Perhaps you had bet- ^ rivet us toge ther, and two hearts will beat as
ter marry and receive your second course of lec- Qne . and j win never forget tbe one wbo so
tures at home. Y’ou will doubtless find the sec- : -
ond to be equal to the first, and the third,
fourth, and so on, will all show improvement.
A Subscriber, Campbell county, asks: “Will
you please tell me why a young lady gives her
left hand to a gentleman when he bids her adieu ?
I have heard differences of opinion. ” . . .It
is doubtless the result of habit. She is accus
tomed to giving the left hand to her escorts, as
they usually walk on that side. And again, you
know the old saying about the heart being on
that side.
Fannie Ozart, Eastman,—We think the first
requisite for a school to get the benefit of the
Peabody Fund is, that it shall be a free school,
and have 100 pupils. For this number of pupils
they allow $300, and for 150 pupils, $450. This
was the case when last we knew anything of the
management of this fund. Dr, Sears, of Staun
ton, Va., can give all necessary information on
the subject.
H. H., Nashville, Tenn., says: “I waited on a
girl four years younger than myself a great deal,
but she seemed to get tired of me, and I stopped;
but she always sends for me when she wants to
Tell
kindly aided me in obtaining such a gem.
her to
‘ Let not a fair exterior charm
Thy too enamored eye;
Look deeper- see if sparkling gems
Beneath the surface lie
but to
• Choose one who has right feeling
True principles to guide—
Who'll love the fading wife as well
As the lair, rose-cheeked bride;’
and for her
■ To be herself worthy
Such fond and faithful love;
Then her lot may well be envied
By the blessed ones above.’ ”
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Special to Advertisers.—We have uniformly de
clined to insert advertisements in this paper at any price,
but the pressure to secure even a small space in it has
been very great, and we have reluctantly consented to
open two columns to a few first-class advertisers. None
others need apply. Fifty cents per line will be charged for
each and every insertion. There will be no variation from
these rates. The matter will be set and measured in
solid nonpareil, with au average of from nine to ten words
go anywhere. Please tell me what you think of to tlie { ine / A few responsible, first-class houses can se-
her.” . . . We think her a sharp girl sharp ^ ur « “ hHi e sp.cc ai these ratea.-Il’Hoc. Sr.sNv ^uth.
enough, at least, to discover that you are a great
dunce, but well qualified for a convenient wait
ing fellow.
Waltebine, Macon, Ga., asks: “1. Whai will
change red hair to a very dark auburn, almost
black ? 2. What will take freckles off and make
the skin soft, white and smooth ? 3. Wh it will
SITUATION WANTED.
t YOUNG MAN, a graduate of the University of Yir-
1A ginia, with some experience in editing and teaching,
wishes employment in any honorable business. Not par
ticular as to location or wages. Address “ H.,” Sunny
South office.
reduce me? Am very large; my weight is about A - p - stewart. a. p. wood.
however, and I hope you will not (ome in con
tact with the like.
It is over the common shoals of polite society
that I would guide you. Where there is evident
danger, I hope your instinct of self-preservation
will teach you to be watchful. I will illustrate
more fully.
Many of the profuse welcomes we hear given
to untimely visitors, amount to falsehoods. What
I wish to impress on you is the fact that there is
a way by which you may act and speak truth
fully always, and still not render yourself stoically
disagreeable. A girl may be interrupted in some
In order that persons inclined to home mis
sions may not fear getting out of work, it is
proper to say that there are at least two hundred
thousand persons in Georgia who never go to
church. The population of the State is nearly
twelve hundred thousand; if every seat in every
church in the State was filled, only about nine
hundred thousand persons could be accommo
dated.
The proportion of church-going people in
Georgia is larger than it is in some other States.
It is not the purpose of this article to show
that we ought not to build churches and teach
one hundred and fifty, and I wish tc reduce
myself.” ... 1. The druggists will fix you
up a dye. 2. Sour milk applied before going to
bed is said to be good. 3. Quit eating so much,
and it will reduce you wonderfully.
Gussie, Fort Valley, asks: “ 1. If a young man
should come with me from church, or any place
of entertainment, about my usual bed-time,
should I ask him in ?” . . . You should not, for
many reasons.
“2. Is it proper for young ladies to receive or
answer notes from young men in church during
services ?” . . . It is exceedingly improper, and
an evidence of bad raising. We should not
claim kin or even an acquaintance with a young
lady or young man who would do so.
Lola, Ala., says: “I have a young gentleman
friend visiting me, and he is just as nice as can
be, but the last time he came was very much in
toxicated. Now, I want you to tell me how I
can tell him to quit coming without hurting his
feelings, as I have made a vow that no young
man who drinks shall visit me.” . . . The
plainest and most positive way is the best. Tell
JNO. N. FAIN.
STEWART, WOOD & FAIN,
House-Furiiishiiit; Goods and Stoves,
Till Ware, Baby Carriages.
69 Whitehall Street, - - Atlanta, Georgia.
No Trouble to Show Goods.
MISS HELEN J. HAAS,
P URCHASING AGENT,
138 Fourth St., Louisville, Ky.
Will purchase, on commission, for persons out of the
city—Dry Goods, Iteady-Made Suits, Children’s Clothing,
Millinery, Human Hair Goods, Jewelry, House-Furnish
ing Goods, and any other articles desired.
All orders promptly attended to, and sent per Express,
C. O. D. Address all letters to Miss Helen J. Haas, care
Hogan & Co., 158 Fourth street.
References—Wm. Kendrick & Son, Cannon A Byers.
To the Ladies.
pleasing occupation by a bevy of noisy visitors, people to read the scriptures in China; but it
What must she do? ' Pronounce glad, joyous, will serve to show persons called to mission-
overwhelming welcomes, with a denial in her work that there is a field at home in which
heart, or must she meet them with cold words laborers are wanted, and for which the reward
and colder looks, making herself unamiable hereafter will be as large, if the name here is
and her friends uncomfortable? Neither, my less,
dear daughter, neither. It would be no sacrifice ' *■*"•
of truth for her to commune thus with herself: Another argument for inflation is presented
“I am sorry of this interruption; but this work
of mine contributes solely to my own pleasure
bv the Nashville American .
‘ Farmers and me
chanics and hard-working tradesmen, do you j
or profit, and if my friends are not interested in know the meaning of these cabalistic terms of
it, I can postpone it for an hour, or a day, or a 1 the bondholders, ‘five-twenties,’ ‘seven-twenties,’
week. I will not he selfish and allow this inter- j and ‘ten-forties?’ Why, simply this in effect;
rnption to make them or me unhappy. They that yon shall get np at 5.20 and not quit work
came to give and receive pleasure, without pos- , until 7.30, so that the bondholders need not
sibly knowing the exact frame of mind in which ; get np next day at 10.40 !”
The Empress of Austria, at her summer retreat
at Sassetot, France, rises early to exercise on
horse-back in the park and along the cliffs. She
is a bold rider, and often tries the pace of her
spirited Hungarian steed.
I)EAUTIFUL CHANDELIERS; Hall and Parlor Lamps;
11 Plain White, Decorated and Gold-Band China Dinner,
Tea and Chamber Sets; Baskets, Elegant Vases, Toilet
Sets, Parian and Bronze Statuary,—the finest and clieap-
. . - , est stock in the South, at McBride & Co.’s China Pal-
him your views on the subject in kindness but ace, Atlanta, Ga.
great earnestness, and he will not feel hurt, hut Housekeepers, if you want fine Table Cutlery, Silver-
w ill like you all the more, and it may perhaps Bride & Co. and get best goods at lowest price. Toys for
reform him. the million.
A Constant Rfatvfr T.vrwlihnra Vn savs- We will take back goods and refund money to any pur-
A CONSTANT ItEADEB, L,yncnt)urg, V a., says. chaser not pleased with articles we send them.
“Be so good as to inform me of the most snita- McBEIDE & CO., Atlanta.
hie manner of offering one’s congratulations at ;
the wedding of one’s friend. I am to stand for ElegiUlt Millinery and FailC’V Goods.
a friend in a few days, and would like to offer j
my congratulations in a suitable manner.” . . . MRS. O. A. SFEIGLE
Don’t use that silly and hackneyed expression, yo. go whiteh’all’street, having associated with
“let me congratulate you. Many who use it Xl her Mrs. M. F. DURAND, so long and favorably known
do not know any meaning to it. Say to your to the public for her taste in Millinery, begs leave to inform
newly-married friend that you wish him much !!!* of Atlanta and vicinity that she has just re-
, 4 - , * ., ■ , . , turned from New York with an elegant stock of Millin-
happiness and great prosperity in his new role. , KBY ASI) Fascy Gooijs . S he will receive all the new styles
And to your lady friend, say you hope her as they appear in Northern markets.
brightest dreams may be realized, and that her
wedded life may be a long and happy one. FRENCH’S HOTEL,
Ruth Marietta asks- “What is tn heonme of A N the European Plan, opposite City Hall Park, Court
RUTH, Marietta, asKS. M nat IS to become Ot ( f House and New Post-Office, NEW YORK. All modern
tli6 girls wiio have passed, sweet sixteen, and are improvements, including elevator,
not willing to become old maids?—or to be more
explicit, I will say those between the ages of
twenty and thirty, which I think is a nice age to j
make a sensible companionNever de- ■
spair, for yon know Naomi, the daughter of
Enoch, was five hundred and eighty years of
age when she married. Indeed,
“ There never was a goose so gray,
But some day soon or late,
Some honest gauder came that way,
And took her for his mate.'
T. J. FRENCH & BROS., Proprietors.
Sunny South a Weekly.
BRILLIANT ANNOUNCEMENTS.
C. Eves, Nashville, says: “ I have a sister that
I never could get along with. Do you think it
best for me to stay and have nothing to do with
her, or leave home? My mother and other two
sisters are dear as life to me, but this one I can
not bear in my sight. I would hate very much
to leave home. Please give me some advice what
to do.” ... We regret to hear of such a state
of things. Call in the family minister and let
him lecture that sister if the fault be hers. Both
of you should seek earnestly to overcome the
feelings yon entertain for each other, and culti
vate brotherly love and affection. How beautiful
to see a family living in peace and fraternal at
tachment !
REPLY TO SAPPHO'S LAMENT—BY A WOULD-BE PBAON.
Dear Sunny South, since “you’re never slow
In helping a girl to obtain a beau,”
You’ll grant me leave to insert, I know,
A word In reply to poor “ Sappho.’’
A girl who can boast of “ two big brown eyes,”
Could scarcely have need to advertise
Unless (and in such case Bhe won't stand a show)
She’s different from yon, and fearfully slow.
However, eighteen is an elegant age,
Though its bloom and itB blossom are not often sage,
But heartsease, marygold, and—ah! well,
Some other flowers whose names I won’t tell.
“Raven hair,’’—good enough! though I own I am fond
Of two big brown eyes and hair a la blonde;
But we won’t quarrel over the tint ot her hair,
Since its bound to set off a face that’s “so fair.”
Her other accomplishments stagger belief;
But she can’t fall in love, and therefore her grief.
She says she’s “ sweet-heartless,”—sweet and heartless
she meant;
I believe she ie both, and I followed the bent
Of my own inclination.—But I’m out of my range.
If she Lad a heart, I know ’twould feel “ strange;”
If she had a heart, a sweet heart ’twould be;
But hearted or heartless, she’d be sweet to me.
See the array of intensely interesting stories
soon to begin.
WRITTEN IN BLOOD;
—OB,—
THE MIDNIGHT FLEDGE.
A Story of the Last Napoleon’s Reign.
By M. Quad, of the Michigan Press.
EDITH HAWTHORNE;
—OB,—
The Temptations of a Factory Girl.
By One of the Most Popular and Brilliant
Writers of the Age.
RILLA R0SC0E;
OB,—
NORTH AND SOUTH.
A Thrilling National Romance—Baaed Upon
the Execution of Mra. Surratt, in 1865.
By an Old Politician.
THE MYSTERY OF CEDAR BAY.
By Mary E. Bryan.
THE
CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENT.
Unwritten History of its Civil Service.
By Col. H. D. Capers, the First Private Sec
retary of Mb. Memmingeb.