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HOMER. GA„ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 22 1898.
' TO HIS COY LOVE.
[A canzonet.J
I pray theo leave, love mo no more;
Call homo the heart you tfovomo;
I but in vain (hut saint ndoro
That cun, but will not, savo mo.
These poor half kisses kill me quite.
Was ever man thus served?
Amid an ocean of delight
For pleasure to bo slaived.
Bhow me no moro those snowy breasts
• Wiih azure rivercta branched,
Where, while mino eye with plenty fousts.
Yet is my thirst not stanched.
O Tantalus, thy pains ne'er tell!
By me thou urt prevented.
Tis nothing to be plagued in hell,
But thus In heaven tormented.
Clip mo no moro in those dear arms,
Nor thy life’s comfort call mo..
Oh, these arc but. too powerful churras
And do but moro inlhrall mel
Rut see how patient I cm grown
In all this coil übout theo.
Come, nice thing; let thy heart alone;
I cannot live without theo.
—Michael Drayton in Now York Times.
IIIS DEVOTION.
They were on thoir way tip the Mis
sissippi river—the mother, Fannie and
the twins, i throw in the younger chil
dren in a bunch, as it were, because it
takes too long to say Sue and Lou.
They were spoken of as the twins by
every one, and every one snew them.
Their personality was particularly fa
miliar to Fannie’s would be suitors, for
they wore always upon the spot just at
a moment otherwise opportune for mat
rimonial proposals. Fannie was not a
marrying girl, and she used to say that
no one but herself realized how ranch
in the way of relief she owed to those
blessed twins. The suitors also were
wont to bless the twins, but in a some
what different spirit. One of these suit
ors was on the boat that very day, and
he bad Fanuio “cribbed and oonlined, ”
as it wore, in ono corner cf a deserted
quarter cf the deck. The twins were
out of range for once, and he thought
he was making good headway. But real
ly in her heart Fannie was despising
him for a fop. His immaculate clothes
eame first, she thought; his viands
next, probably, and, lastly, with what
little was left of him, his character.
That particular day ho walked up bis
avenue of approach undisturbed by
bark of dog or remark of twin. Ha was
nearer tho delectable mountains than
ever before, he realized, ami his hoart
thumped madly against the irreproach
able waistcoat ns he opened bis mouth
to ask the decisive question.
Just at that moment a shrill scream
pierced tho sultry July air. Then a hur
rying and scurrying of feet was hoard.
Instantly a ray of knowledge flashed its
way into Fannie’s brain. “One p' the
twins is overboard I” she said to her
self as she sped down the near stairs
and along the lower deck.
Just as she reached the bow of the
boat she saw a little skirt drawn in by
tho suction of the water between the
barge (on which most of tho excursion
ists were embarked) and the boat that
drew it. Another moment and the same
little skirt, and a child's face, half hid
den in her long, wet hair, was borne by
the swift waters out and down the
river.
Leu had fallen overboard.
There was chaos for a time. Every
body was running to see. Someone
clung to the mother, who wanted to
leap after her child. Little Sue was
wailing and Fannie wringing her bauds
and thinking how this would never
have happened bad she not been engaged
by that hateful dude.
From the pilothouse two men leaned
and watched tho child—the pilot and a
sort of iong legged “handy Andy,”
known on board as Spider.
“Why don’t you save her, Spider?”
said the pilot. “Jump in, man. What's
the use of your swimming prizes if you
can’t save a kid now and then?”
It hadn’t occurred to Spider before,
but at the word of command he leaped
from the pilothouse down into tho wa
ter and struck out after tho dark spot
that was quite distant now.
“He’s too late. He can't catch her,”
said a passenger.
“Oh, get out!” said the captain.
“That cuss could overtake the boat that
started yesterday and beat her to Now
Orleans. ”
The man so disrespectfully alluded to
was well along on his way when the
crowd of passengers, who were straining
their eyes down tho river, saw the dark
something on the surface of the water
sink.
The mother uttered a cry and was
borne half fainting into the nearest
cabin. Fannie’s face was white and
strained, but she said not a word. The
dude stood near her as silent and almost
as white as she. Indeed there was no
noise on board just then save the sound
of little Sue's sobs.
Tho speck—it had becomo a speck—
rose again, but Spider was still at a
distance. He was nearer now, but it
had sunk once more. Again it rose—if
only he could get there in time! But
what seemed to tho watchers a waste of
waters separated him from that little
floating frock.
Tho captain had his fieldglass oat
cow, and ho silently passed it around.
Spider was nearing the child, but before
ho could reach her she sunk for the last
time. Down he went, and I think that
hardly n breath was drawn until he
rose—without herl
“O God!” wailed Fannie.
The dude put his arm around her or
she would have fallen.
“Don’t leave her!” shouted the cap
tain through his speaking trumpet.
“Don’t turn back! Get her! Get her!”
But Spider was swimming for the
nearest point on shore.
With one accord the passengers—a!!
but the fow who staid with the mother
—rushed from the boat, which was
moored just there. Down the bank of
the river they ran till they stood oppo
site the struggling swimmer. He was
having a hard fight to get ashore. Evi
dently he was badly spent. They could
understand thou why ho gave up his
search. Ho was oblige rt to get to sliors
or to abandon himself as well as the
ohild.
The passengers b*d felt angry with
him—especially those who had done
least—for turning back it I one, but when
they realized his condition they became
anxious lest the swift current should
claim him too.
Slowly ho worked his way along un
til he neared the shore; then a strong
band laid hold of him, for the dude had
waded out up to his very neck aud was
bringing the exhausted swimmer in.
Two or three other men laid hold when
be got to shore aud helped drag him
out of the water. He was powerless to
help himself.
“What a pity ho had to turn back!”
said one.
“He couldn’t help it,” said another.
“The poor chap's half dead himself.”
"Great heavens I” shouted u stout
man. “He’s got her I”
Sore enough, there, held between his
knees, with a deathliko grip, was a lit
tle fignro shrouded in wet calico and
long wet hair.
You’d have thought the people had
gono mad if yon hail heard them. Tho
dude was working over Spider and
oneering and yelling no lie worked;
Fannie was on her knees, and the twin
ran back and forth, from Spider to the
other twin, who was standing on her
head, while they slapped and pumped
her without mercy.
There was nothing equal to the en
during quality of these twins. You
couldu't kill one of them. That day,
even before Spider c:uuc to himself, Lou
was on her feet again, walking back to
tho boat, escorted by an immense body
guard of rejoicing people.
The- next thing on tho programme
was to reward Spider. As ho wouldn't
touch a cent of money that was a diffi
cult matter. After some inquiry Mrs.
Trencher learned that although of good
family and well educated Spider whs by
nature and habit a wanderer. She and
her family were about to go out to Colo
rado for a trip, and in lieu of anything
better offered tho man the chance of go
ing with them. Somewhat to her sur
prise he joyfully accepted, and ere long
they and he wero under way On their
return from tho mountains he petitioned
to come with them, promising to cook
or do anything else that was useful, and
nil for a small wage if only they would
keep him with them.
“Why, Spider," said Mrs. Trencher,
"a young man liko ye i, horn aud edu
cated for something letter, ought not to
fill such a position.”
“If I didn’t, I’d be in a worse ono.
It’s ir> me to go down, not up. I’vo led
a straighter life with you folks than I
ever knew before.”
The upshot of it all was that for ton
years Spider was.one.cf tho family—an
invaluable member, too—cook, house
keeper, laundress, caterer, secretary,
nurse —everything.
He had plenty to do jnst now, for a
family wedding was on foot. Suo was
still scraggy, but Lou had blossomed
into a lovely, rounded out, softly tinted
girl, aud some cna had discovered this,
a3 men will, and mado love to her, aud
she had made love back. They were to
be married tonight, aud Spider was get
ting ready for it all. Fannie was help
ing on every side. She was Mrs. Dude
now and was remarkably fastidious
about her dress, as became one of that
namo.
The.wedding was a simplo home af
fair. The family warjted Spider to come
in and sit with them, hut he refused.
Ho acted strangely that day anyhow,
but no doubt be was tired.
It was all over—that is, the knot was
tied, and the froth faced girl was look
ing up into the eyes of her husband
with tho lovelight which links this
world to heaven. All were chatting and
laughing aud congratulating the young
couple—all but a man who stood in the
shadow of the doorway, locking from
his grimy hands to the smooth, fair ex
terior cf the happy lover.
Nobody noticed him—there was too
much going on—anil ho stood there, tho
toars chasing each other down his face
and every now and then a great sob
convulsing his sfcroag chest.
When at last tho family remembered
and ran out to find him and fetch him
in, he was gone.
They tell about him today—how
faithful he was, bdw constant in his
care of Lou, how watchful and devoted
—and they wonder where he is and why
ho left them.—Elizabeth Strong in Chi
cago Record.
A Providential Escape.
In “Manitoba Memories” Rev.
George Young relates an experience of
his boyhood which, ho says, formed tho
turning point in hia career and led him
eventually to chooso tho life of a mis
sionary in the north land.
Early one stormy meriting when I
was a boy, says Mr. Young, I was feed
ing the cattle iu the basement of a sta
ble when a terrific windstorm struck
the building and crushed it liko an egg
shell. Hearing the crash of the falling
and breaking timbers, I fell on my knees
iu terror and began to pray.
In a moment, as it seemed, the storm
passed and stillness prevailed. I was
completely encompassed by the broken
timbers aod the mows of hay and grain
which had been stored iu the upper part
of the barn. I was in utter darkness,
too, and at first completely dazed. Find
ing mysclt unharmed, however, I recov
ered my senses and began to dig into the
hay to escape.
After a long struggle I worked myself
free from the hay and stood in the midst
of the wreck.
It was afterward ascertained how
narrowly I bad escaped being crushed
to death by the falling timbers. Had I
been standing it the moment I must
have been killed Tho space wherein I
had knelt was aiovtt a yard square and
the only plestMkfcero I could have es
caped iustkut death.
Much fas made cf my remarkable
escape, which I have always regarded
as a direct interposition of Providenoe,
end iu consequence I have devoted my
lifo to tlte Master’s service.
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GEORGIA : Banks County.—
Jas. W, Dodd and others having aj .
plied for the opening aid establish
ment of anew public road commenc
ing near the Stiver Shoal church
thence west and through lands of T. J.
Scales, J, H. Brooks, Ilarbcr Bro., and
Mrs. Scoggins in the 912 Dist. G. M.,
of said county; terminating at or near
Poplar Springs Court Ground, a dis
tance of about 3 miles. Notice is here
by given that said application will be
finally granted on the first Monday in
Ocr. next if no sufficient cause is
shown to the contrary. Aug. 29.1998
T. F. HILL,
Ord’y
GEORGIA; Banks County. To
all whom it may concern; \f. 11, Gobb
having applied for guardianship of
the person and property Eunice Chit
wood, minor child oi Caleb Chitwood
late of said county dec’d. Notice is
given that said application will be
hear at my office at 10 o’clock a. in.
on the first Monday in October next
This August 29th, 1898.
T.F. HILL
Ord’y.
GEORGIA: Banks County.—
M re. R. S. Lunsford having made ap
plication for a twelve month’s support
out of the estate of M. G. W. Luns
ford, and appraisers duly appointed to
set apart the same, having filed their
retutn, all persons concerned are
hereby required to show cause before
the court ot Ordinary of said county
on the first Monday in October 1898
why said application should not be
granted. Aug. 29, 1898.
T. F. HILL,
Ord’y.
GEORGIA: Banks County.
T E. Key, guardian of Pearl Bush,
having applied tome to be discharged
from such guardianship let all persons
cancerned show cause before me at
the court house in said county, on the
first Monday in Oct. 1898. why such
application for discharge should not
be-granted. Witness my hand and
official signature. This 29th day of
August 1898.
T. F. HILL,
Ord’y.
GEORGIA; Banks County.—
Notice is hereby given to all persons
concerned that on the day of July
1897 W. J. Aaron, late of said county
departed this life interstate, and no
one has applied for administration on
the estate of said W. J. Aaron, that
administration will be vested in the
Clerk of the Superior Court, or some
other fit and proper person on the firs
Monday in October next unless valid
objection is made to his appointment
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nature. This Aug 30, 1898
T. F. HILL, Ord’y.
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