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Carmen Blouse-Waist.
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Mignon Visite.
Uncle Joe’s Legacy.
The Misses Gray’s “Great Expecta
tions.”
The Mieses Gray were, like a great many
girls, compelled to work for their living.
Their father was dead and they taught school
in Mrs. Jenkins boarding honse.
The only fault these young ladies had, was
that they were always complaining about their
lot. They had a very rich uncle, uncle Joe,
whom the girls called very Btingy, because he
did not help them more. This uncle kept two
pets, a poodle dog and a parrot If any body
liked Mr. Joe Gray, he wished them to be fnends
to his pets. The girls thought it absurd for a
man to keep such nuisances, but when they
were visiting uncle Joe they tried to make him
believe that they were perfectly devoted to Foil
and Peter. . . .
They called them all sorts of nice names and
insisted on caressing them before uncle Joe,
but when his back was turned they pinched Pe
ter till he howled, and pulled Polly’s feathers
and made faces at her until she nearly went
into a fit Then, when uncle Joe came running
up to see what was the matter, they professed
the greatest sympathy for the poor darlings, and
declared they couldn’t think what ailed them.
Uncle Joe never let on, but he chuckled to him
self one day when Poll called Miss Jane a ‘red
headed old fright,’ and slyly gave her a sugar
plum for pay.
On St Valentine’s day, the Misses Gray sent
their old uncle hideous comic valentines, rep
resenting old men kissing poodle dogs and fond
ling parrots and when he came to town they
made sly fun of his queer ways and his ill fit
ting clothes to their stylish acquaintances and
the young men they were anxious to catch as
One morning they got a telegram telling them
uncle Joe was dead and his lawyer requested that
they should be present at the reading of his will.
They made a great show of crying behind their
hankerchiefs; and they dressed themselves in
the deepest mourning, and taking the next train
went out to uncle Joe’s country house a few
miles from the city, where they were met by the
lawyer who conducted them to their uncle s
house.
After they were seated, the girls looked around
and the oldest remarked that she would sell the
old house and buy a finer and a larger one with
the money uncle Joe left them. They would
have beautiful dresses; go to balls alter their
year of.mourning was out; have a great deal of
company; their teaching days were over with,
and they would cut Mrs. Jenkins and her shab
by boarding house. They would have horses
and a carriage; and those abominable pets should
be made away with, and they scowled at Poll
and Peter who scowled in return.
Poor uncle Joe was buried and the will was
to be read by his lawyer. The parlor was crowd
ed with people who assembled to hear who was
fortunate enough to get the money, though
it was understood that the Misses Gray would
be the heiresses.
At last every body was ready and Mr, Seeds
read the will. Mr. Joseph Grey’s entire for
tune was left to—an asylum for old men. To
hi« nieces he left—his poodle dog, Peter, and
bis parrot, Poll, in consideration for the affec
tion they had expressed for these interesting
pets.
Oh! how angry the Misses Grays were! They
turned all manner of colors and declared they
would break the will, that the old fool was stark
mad, but the lawyer convinced them they could
not play at that game and handed them a letter
in which uncle Joe wrote that they need not think
they had deceived him. He had seen through
their hypocrisy and had altered his will (previ
ously made in their favor) in order to teach them
a lesson to care for something else beside self,
and, when they wished to reap benefit through
another, not to use deceitful means, but practice
truth, even if it was unpalitable.
So the Misses Gray, after all their airs, had
to go back to Mrs. Jenkin’s boarding honse and
teach young ideas how to shoot. They had said
so much about their ‘great expectations’ that
they felt rather small when they went back as
they came, and when that mischievous young
Liancey, whom Miss Jane had been trying to
catch, enlarging to him upon her expected for
tune, asked her, with-a very grave face, after the
health of her poodle and her parrot. Poll and
Peter had been left behind at the old country
house and a good natured lady took charge of
tnem, and gave the parrot to a pretty girl in the
city. One day, when Miss Jane had on a new
dress and thought herself unusually fascinating
as she walked down the street, she was taken
down by a shrill voioe crying: ‘Yonder goes
that old redheaded fright.’ Looking round, she
saw Poll scowling at her wjth her head on one
aide. Virginia Rosalie.
The Horrible “Son Dance” of the Redskins.
The young men of Spotted Tail’s camp have
just concluded their annual “sun dance,” and
it is reported that the barbarous festival was
more than ordinarily successful. The ceremo
ny is follows:
The candidate for honors cuts two longitudi
nal slits down each breast, and under the strip
of skin and flesh enclosed by the incisions one
end of a lariat is passed and lightly tied. The
other end of the lariat is then made last to the
top of a high pole and the candidate throws
himBelf backward with his weight upon the lar
iat. The dance* then goes on until the flesh
gives way. Should he fail to break loose in the
manner prescribed, or should he faint during
the operation, he is forever disgraced. The
dance just closed was held about fifteen miles
back from the Missouri River, and was witness
ed by about 7,000 Indians and twenty-five
whites. Old Spotted Tail was master of cere
monies, and forty-eight candidates passed
through the terrible ordeal of self-torture, thus
becoming entitled to full diplomas as warriors
of unquestioned bravery.
An old lady is collecting all the political jour
nals she can get to make soap of. S^e says they
flpptain 69} per cent of pure ‘lie.’
DRAMATIC NOTES.
London has 67 theatres.
Maud Granger, the well-known actress, Is seri
ously sick.
Lawrence Barrett is still prostrated. He has
been delirious.
Bessie Turner plays Julia quite well in the ‘‘Cele
brated Case,” at Niblo’s.
Edwin Booth is announced to appear at the Fifth
Avenue Theatre in November.
Madame Rentz's Female Minstrels closed for the
season at the Howard Athosueum. Boston, last Sat
urday night.
Lizzie Parker, one of the Parker Sisters, well
known on the variety stage, was married at Cincin
nati last week.
John McCullough does not go to Europe this sum-
mer, as was reported, but will be a guest of IJouci-
cault on board his yacht.
Genevieve Rogers has wisely (lecided to join a
stock company, and will do juvenile business at the
Brooklyn Park next season.
Herman Linde, the Shakspearean reader, will
play Othello and other characters next season, un
der the management of Mr. Btrakosh.
“Trodden Down, or Under Two Flags,” is being
played in New York by Harry and Rose Watkins
and Amy Lee at the Standard Theatre.
Ed Marble has been engaged to travel with Lotta
during the season of W78-!t, to act the low comedy
character and manage t lie stage for her.
“Hiawatha" will be brought out in splendid style
at the Boston Museum, and Mr. Glessing is paint
ing some very beautiful and effective scenery for it.
ALL THE70RLD OVER.
The tramps, who atyingto labor in the harvest
fields out West, haviwnmenced burning reaping
machines and otheabor-saving implements of
husbandry.
Mr. and Mrs. Mon, of Atlantic. Iowa, agreed to
separate, but lieitheould consent that the other
should retain their y. They settled the question
by selling the intan a neighbor for $50,
A man in Helenuantana. recently lost .
greenbacks, but so days afterwards found
his little boy used money to make a head-dress
for her doll, clippitff the corners to make a good
fit.
A negro convict d in a New York prison. and
some Yankee med
the body. They
made boots of it
great lovo these Yees have for the negro
San Antonio, Ts, July 3.—Lieut. E. W. Max
well, appointed bvyes in Florida to a lieuten
ancy in the arm. now being court-martialed
here. The chargeinst him is having obtained
money from tliretferent sources on the pay-roll.
A destructive ficcurred In Jacksonville, Fla.,
July 3d. Four h.ngs on Bay street were de
stroyed. occupied Holbrook , grocer; Alvord <fc
Kellogg, stationeCohn & Co., dry goods; and
Burton, tailor. Tre was the work of an incen
diary. Loss, $35.fJnsurance, $20,000.
of Lewisbcrry, York county, that State: “A half
witted youth named Machlin one day last week
went to Lancaster and told the relatives of r. farmer
named Byers, who resides near Lewisberrv.that he
(Byers) was dead The relatives made preparations
and proceeded to Byers' residence to attend the
funeral, but were surprised on reaching the house
to find the reported dead man alive and well Thev
stated their errand, and the matter was greeted as
Answers to Correspondents*
An Apology to Correspondents.
We have been so busily engaged in fighting the
hard times that our correspondents have all been
, . . , , neglected; but they will be looked after soon as
be answered to the
make arrangements for the proper reception of her 1 bestcd oorability,
st $700 in [ guests, when a sound as of something very heavv i T
und that i having fallen, was heard. The family rushed nn Junior asks : “What is the meaningof eider-down
stairs, and were horrified to find Mrs'Byers Ivin Jr and e'ectro-biology 7 I sometimes see these ex
dead on the floor of her room, a sudden stroke of P ression8 ln my limited reading.” Eider-down
apoplexy having caused her death. The gentleman ' is the down of the eider duck which is common <a
ie«r student^took* possession*of | iho'sD'migersttfattend^lm'^fnnerai'wajiregardeffas j SeoUanT^ jMsf- ^ ° f
r t off the skin, tanned it and an ill omen by old Mr. Byers, and that he prophesied cot land, ft is about the size of a goose, and takes
t,. s is another evidence of the some evi l would come of it.” . its name from theriver Eiderin Denmark. Electro-
j | Tv~* • | biol °gy has reference to the influence of electricity
LOl US * ’ oil life—that is. the effect of magnetism on the attec-
_, j lions, passions and sensations of animals.
Two ^ B, ; MeSat the Altar. j “Novtiate.” Madison, Go., says: “ Two gentlemen
1 wo wedding couples presented themselves, meet au(£propose to accompany young ladies to a
w U( ,ioo tuemseives, puiinisc accompany young ladies to a
relates a contemporary, at the Mayoralty in a : cert , aln musical entertainment. The one has al-
tneir marriage contract. They ranged them- !l note; he accepts, and writes a note to the lady
selves on opposite sides of the Mayor’s official 1 alread - v engaged; shows the note to the gentleman
throne, and faced one another. The Mayor was n,ade the engagement. Was it not a breach.
hand-ronghly on her arm, and'said ^harpT* ' girls ^uld
•Mademoiselle, which of the brides are you ? i * h f ’
You are mine, I believe; then oblige me by con- I * ?I- Smiset, Ala., say: “ Please tell us what
fining your glances to me.’ The bride was ; ''’■J 1 take perspiration out of silks, and is it right
JU or , P i,«, i
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j likely to lead a pleasant life with yon !’ The
, jealous bridegroom made an angry reply, and
then the other bridegroom must needs put his
oar in. ‘Pah ! Monsieur, why should you make
such a fuss because Mademoiselle chooses to
favor me with a glance?’ Thereat his bride
turned savagely upon him and exclaimed. ‘Ha,
Sponge the silk with clean cold water, and before it
dries apply the hartshorn. (2) A gentleman has no
right to demand a young lady's reasons for rejecting
him. She might have reasons which it would be
indelicate in her to specify.
<; : Your communication received,and I will
meet you at any place you may designate, and shall
be pleased to hear anything you may have to com-
. Monsieur, it would seem, then, that you like to mu^cate! t am still your friend, amd glad to know
have ladies make eyes at you ! Now I know that y° u still live. s—, stilesboro, Ua.
what to exp«ct from you; but you might at least ———
Kt 0 ' 25 ! «*■ Simmer)
i with this fierce thrust she burst into tears. In 5 by j£ TheodoreA N’ea'at 1 T P ‘'
vain the Mayor attempted to pacify both parties, for the summer 7 ’
i lhe bridegrooms stormed at each other, and the rr , ' , .
brides, between their hysterical sobs, mutnallv awo ot iiismark s nieces, with whom he had
accused each other of perfidy. What is to be ( I uarrelled for some reason reported as futile,
done? At last asked the Mayor, losing temper w .? re latel 7 applicants at a London agency for
cried out, ‘Am I to proceed with this ceremony! ® ltuatloc ® as governesses. They required the
or am I not ?’ The two brides, with one accord * am * lles - 0 be titled and doubtless demanded a
screamed ‘No!’ -Perhaps,’ said the Mayor,’ bandsome compensation.
whose wrath had again cooled down, ‘you could A Yankee paper advises its subscribers that
arrange matters between vourseives it you were ‘payments can be made in butter, eggs, corn,
left alone. The clerk will Bhow yon to my potatoes, ragged greenbacks or tobacco Btamps—
private room, I will give you half an hour, if nicely taken fjorn the boxes.’
At the expiration of that time the parties were
summoned to appear again before the Mayor. lATi XA V'D T_f T 1 a it i r
‘Have you settled your differences?’ he asked. *' aV-IVTa vU lx-U’ AlrCf
‘Yes, Monsieur le Maire; but—but ’’ ‘Well o—
-K-* - PROF. CHARLES F. GAILMARD,
what is it ?’ ‘We have effected a change, Mon- j
sieur le Maire.’ A change ! What do you mean ?’ i
‘A change of btides, Monsieu le Maire.’ And so
it was—the jealous bridegroom had taken the
jealous bride, and the young lady of the fickle
glances had taken the gentleman who liked
Having resumed his teaching of the FRENCH LAN
GUAGE. in Atlanta, is now prepared to give Lessons to
Ladies Gentlemen and Children, either at their resi
dences or at his own, 58 E. Simpson street.
Business men and others expecting to so to France for
ladies to ‘make even’at him Tlw> the WORLD'S FAIR, now opened in Paris, ought to
. . a r e e y* 8 at rum. I he astonished take advantage of this opportunity to acquire a correct
ii_j.lv . ui mis uppuriumiy acquire a correi
Aiayor looked at them in sillent amazement for pronunciation, which cannot De learned hat irom
a moment or two, but they met his look una- native.
bashed, 60 he shrugged his shoulders and said, VOCAL MUSIC
‘Well, if you are satified, it is no business of I In all its branches, from thenmstELEMEXTARY
mine. I will proceed with the ceremonev And PRINCIPLES to SIGHT-SINGING, us taught iu
married thev were J European schools.
married they were. BEST OF REFERENCES.
Ail Artist Without Arms. * jhh -i.h i-t.—
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The Queen of the ArclClnb.
It is said that English audiences prefer dialogue,
and are quicker to discover its nice points than
Americans, who rather enjoy the excitement of
action.
Manager Field has purchased “Olivia,” Mr. W. G.
Wills’ new adaptation ot ‘‘The Vicar of Wakefield,"
and it will be produced at the Boston Museum early
the coining season.
Jarrett & Palmer are to take two companies to
England to play “ Uncle Tom's Cabin.” While one
is performing in London the other will make a tour
of the provinces.
Bijou Heron, after remaining at School in London
until the Lyceum season ends (where her father,
Mr. Stopel. leads the orchestra) will continue her
education in a French seminary.
Miss Mary Anderson has been warmly received
and entertained in England, not only by members
of her profession, but by prominent citizens who
have read and heard of her American success. At
the present date she is in Paris.
The 250 teachers and pupils who are to take part
in the “grand musical and educational excursion to
Europe,” organized by Dr. Tonrjee, of the New Eng
land Conservatory of Music, sailed in the Devonia,
of the Anchor line, last week.
The part of Roundy, the boy in “Joshua Whit
comb,” which Den Thompson made familiar to New
York audiences, is to be filled by a girl—Susie Spen
cer. Itseems that the boy who used to play the
character fell in love with a Salt Lake girl, and al
though only 17 years old lost his head.
The ever popular and delightful Evangeline is to !
be brought out at the Museum, Boston, next Mon- '
day evening, with a company of unnsual merit.
The Boston Hume Journal exclaimsWhat a gal
axy of stars! Georges. Knight, Willie Kdouin, Jas.
S. Motlit, George Fortesque, Lewis Harrison, from
California, and his sister, Alice Harrison, Miss Alice
Albeiton, Miss Sadie Martinot, and many others.
It is said that Lester Wallack proposesJiuildinga
new theatre in New York somewhere in the vicin
ity of Twenty-third.and Broadway. His present
premises belong to Astor, and as Mr. Wallack only
has a lease from year to year, he fears some contin
gency arising to set him out in the cold. He has
made money at this place, and his prospects, save
in view of the lease, are bright. The question of
the new theatre will be decided shortly.
Cftsar Ducorent was born in Lille, France,
January, 13, 1806. Born as he was without j
arms, what was he to do, in this bnsy world ’ ;
I Eacb ^ad only four toes, but he early learn- Open from 5 a. m. to 12 p. m. Everythin
ti LIT* wDb eotfT 886 ’ l V n en U? n g ' the appetite. Come and see.
he could with ease throw a ball, cut with a
knife, and draw lines on the floor with chalk, 4 JAMES BANK BLOCK,
and even cut figures on paper with his mother’s ^ . „
scissors. He early became a good penman, i Whitehall Street., - - - ATLANTA. GA.
From this he passed to drawing, and naturally 1/11011/ A new Medical Treatise, “The Semite*
enough to painting, the wide space between his IXIlUff or Lira, or Self-Preservation,” a
great toe and the next enabling him to grasp his THY9FI f i>r everybody. Prioe Si, sent by
| brush firmly At the age of thirteen his pro- oneVtteWSf S’hSf
gress astonished Watteau, professor at the School . Gold Medal awarded the autnor. The Boston Herald
of Design, in Lille, who received him as a pupil f? ys: “ The Science of Life is, beyond all comparison,
; Only three years later he took the first prize for j gShS” 1 .HXVtaieS 0l0 ?| cverpnb-
„„ »drawing of the human figure from nature. Af- wurn. Address DR. w. h. Parker, HEAL
ter this he pursued his studies in Paris. He 4 Buifinch street, Boston, Mass. TUX/On r
tJ^ < h!?i, n i < 2J ispatch , d , une 2I , sa - vs: ; vbout was of a lively temperament, and when in con- 137-ly • II YotLr
enger tra^o" ville, on^he® Wabwif road! ! versation he became animated, was in the habit
yesterpay i, n an j resisted all attempts to : of gesticulating with tis legs, as others do with
♦ *’ -- - "" “ their arms.
Some one has described a visit to his painting
room, which is interesting :
Across the whole extent of the canvas he ran
with incredible agility, like a fly upon the wall, , _
the Stunted trunk of a man, surmounted bv a Will practice in all the connties of the Northern Circuit,
noble head, with expansive brow and eyes* of Business solicited,
fire, and wherever the apparition passed along «»• r\ n n „
the canvas he left traces of color behind hum Ora tie Over Green Bros- Confectionery Store
On approaching a few spaces nearer we were ! attend to business in any part of the State.
aware of a lofty bnt slender scaffolding in front ! 138—tt
of the canvas, up and down and across the steps
days, hid tsure, and died or was unable to
find it agai
put them O-olleet fare. They came through
to Quincy Sad through the town, ready for
mischief. 'i ce arrested some of them last
night. Thtagle, the steamer from St. Louis,
brought twred more this morning. They
claim to be e rs.
RiCHMONjniy :i._a sensation was created
here to-dajarrest of Dr. Wm. Voss and Mrs.
Isabella V<. v t . sse s live in a large tliree-
story housenfciin street, near the Exchange
and Ballorc -phe warrant upon which the
pair was arfep sw „rn out by Major John Poe
June, chiet. e am i charges them with pro
ducing an a 0 [j a certain young lady whose
name is w a t the request of patties con
cerned.
Eliza P:- pjjis splendid specimen of
the histrioiesg now appears, and says that
she and lieij we re not attacked by demo
crats, but b t) w jj 0 had threatened to kill her
M. H. LANE.
'EY AT LAW,
Washington, Georgia.
Mart Hill, )
and stages of which climbed, and crouched, and
twisted it is impossible to describe how—the Andrew Hill, j
shapeless being we had come to see. We saw
,, „„ then that he was deprived of arms, that he had
husband. States that she received five hun- no thighs, that his short legs were closelv unit- i - - .
dred dollar,, testimony, and that she was j e( j to his body, and that each of his feet wanted i * ts of ttle sti J te ot Georgia, ordered that service be per-
carefnlly in what to say : that the lying on to J? of hi f t . , T,* ® , ^ ant ® d tected by publication in the Sunny South once a month
aioe. ay one OI ms leet he held a palette, by for four months; and that the defendant appear and an-
the Other a pencil; in his month he also carried ! 8 . w ® r b y the pext term of this court, or be considered in
a second brush and a second
Libel for Divorce.
It appearing by the return of the Sheriff that the de
fendant cannot be lound in Fulton connty, and it being
represented that the defendant resides beyood the lim-
the sofa wa, n ,, e( ( f or dramatic effect, as she
was perfect, ® V ii'k anil sit up. Her present
husband, I testifies that, this is the story
3he has beei la |,j to f telling him. Put Eliza
with Jenks.
A story o:j c r e licit> in Nevada from the
Nevada //« ( )n Saturday a Ruby Hill wo
man, who Li i JV a lazy, violent brute of a
husband, dt a j f he would get rid of him, and
Offered him Wou |j CO me down with her to
Eureka, anq awver am i sign articles of sep
aration. Thageriv accepted the terms. The
articles wer an ,Tthe wife turned over the
promised He t qj ne happier than she had for
years the ri oma n spent the day with some
Eureka frlq in t | ie evening went to her
home on Rt There to here infinite disgust,
she found tl ld w j,om she had paid to stay
away, lyln| Jed Jea( i drunk, and of course
plan 16 ,non That was not the result of her
The Hanj^, Triewraph has the following
account of x a< i occurrence in the vicinity |
. pencil. And in
all this harness he moved, and rolled, and writh
ed, and painted in a manner more than marvel
ous ! A voice, musical, grave and sonorous,
saluting ns by name invited us to be seated.
Then the apparition glided down the whole
length of the scaffold to the ground, and advanc
ed or rather rolled toward ns, and with a bound
established himself on the sofa at onr side.
We watched him with interest, and had a long
conversation with him. He told ns he had been
born without arms, and had been a painter ten
years, and was now making money by his art
He nsed his feet with almost as mnch ease as
people do their hands. He wrote his name
with great rapidity, and well, and told us he
shaved himself.
default. FRANK L. HARALSON.
April 25th, 1878. Petitioner’s Attorney.
A true extract from the minutes.
April 25, 1878. W. H. VENABLE, D. C.
150-lam 4m
Georgia, Fulton County.
M. J. Vauohn I
vs. 5 Libel for Divorce.
E. E. Vacohn )
It appearing by the return ot the Sheriff in the above
stated case that the defendant cannot be found in this
county, and it further appearing that he is out of the
county, it is hereby ordered by the court that service be
perfected by publication ln the Sunny South once a
month for four months; and that said defendant be and
appear at the next term of the Superior Court, to answer
said libel. By the court. R. H. BRUMBY,
Attorney for Libelant,
A true extract from the minutes.
April 25, 1878. w. H. VENABLE, I