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NO THIRD MRS. PERRY.
“Slio ain’t the same sort ns your first
wife, Henry,” said Mm, Perry, with an
ominous closing of her upper lip over
the lower one.
Mrs. l’erry called herself a devout
Christian. All through the country she
was held in estimation as one of the salt
of the enrth, con torting beside a sick
lied, efficient In n neglected household,
nnd welcome everywhere. Anil when
Alice .May canto to the old homestead,
and, as her son's second wife, she natu
rally looked up with reverentially a flee-
ion to tho venerable, white-capped old
. lady.
-ha*!
—, . — ... .... ,■». »y into tne eyes of ‘ m ' B 58aGpy*->.-.--rwm ■:
his bride, ait they stood under blossom- over hertnrobbhtg temples, tried to ask
lug boughs of the quince trees, on the
soft May night when first he brought
her home, ‘‘do you think you can be
happy here?”
‘•oh, Harry,” the young wife r plied,
“it is like a little paradise."
Hut Mrs. Henry Perry soon found out
that l.ilac Farm was something more
practical than hoi ideas of paradise.
“Don’t know how to churn! ’ said
Mrs. Perry, senior, in amusement.
‘‘Why, Alice, where were you brought
up .' Harry’s first wife thought nothing
of churning twenty pounds of hntici of
a morning, besides doing all the house
work and getting hreakiast fur four
hired men.
Alice colored to the roots of her luxu
riant chestnut brown hail.
“i know nothing about the country,
dear Mrs. Perry,,” she said, for she was
l"oshy to use the tender term “mother”
unless hy the special invitation, which
hail not been accorded. “I was educat
ed, vim know, at a hoarding school; af
ter I graduated I taught school until I
met Harry, and—’’
"1 dare say,” said Mrs. Perry, dryly ;
"hut it you are going to he a farmer’s
\i ile it is high time you acquainted your
self with some of the duties pertaining
to your position. My son's first wife,
now, was a model.”
Alice looked up eagerly.
"Please, Mrs. Perry,” said she, “tell
nut What she used to do. Of course. I
have no exjierienee, hut—”
"Well,” said Mrs, IVrry, lo king up
to the top fringe of the eiirtaiiiM and
touched the tips of her lingers together,
reflectively, “she had a faculty, Dorotliv
had. She was a famous cook, she
baked fresh pies every day, for no one
can he expected to like stale pies. Her
hot breakfast biscuits were like flakes of
► now, ami we mostly had wnhles for
supper, with honey and fresh apple
sam e. She always got up at 4 o'clock
of a Monday morning to do the washing.
Henry's shirts have nut heen the same
since Dorothy was removed. And I
wi-li you could have seen her ironings.
The sewing circle met here once a month
•"••I the teas Dorothy got up were the
talk of the neighborhood. And there
wa» a Sister of Industry meeting once a
fortnight, and the Singers’ Symposium
every othur Friday. She was a noble-
hearted Christian, Dorothy was! And
then she did ull the family sewing. She
could not reconcile it to her own con
science and her liushumi's income, she
said, lo hire this work done.’’
And Alice, who had committed the
< uormity of having a dress made by a
dri-smaker, colored scarlet and hung
her head.
"Then at butchering time,” proceeded
relentless Mrs. Perry, senior, ‘Dorothy
always made the tripe and sausage-meat
ami cornod the hum herself; and she
cleaned house four limes a year. She
was a master-hand at quilting, anil she
always made her own lioniiets. A wo
man call save so much for her husband
in that way. As for the butter and
cheese, I think, if she hadn’t died so
suddenly, poor thing, that she eould
have beaten any record in the country!”
Alice sighed deeply. How could she
a slender, iuexpericnced girl of twenty,
hope io cojie with these marvelous at
tainments?
“Henry never told me all this,” said
she.
“I suppose he has thought of it many
a time," said Mrs. Perry, senior, “But
perhaps he didn’t like to allude to it
while you was playing on your melodeon
and reading your books. Dorothy never
got any time to read.”
“But If you’ll teach me,” pleaded Al
ice, “I will do my best to learn.
She locked the melodeon, put away
the books and portfolio and her basket of
fancy needle-work, and set herself reso
lutely to work to till the place of tho de
parted Dorothy.
“Why, what a little house wile you
are,” said Henry, laughing when she
showed him the tray of golden butter
she had churned, anil had succeeded in
burning her fingers ut tile ironing fire
and reducing her pretty complexion to
scarlet In cooking buckwheat cakes for
breakfast.
‘‘I want to lie one," said Alice, wist
fully.
Slic cut up squares of bright-colored
calico into patch-work, she studied the
cookery-book until her head ached, she
caught a heavy cold working over butler
in the damp dairy-house, and sprained
her wrist washing clothes, which, after
all, looked dim and dirty. She rose ear
ly uml wcut to bed late; she counted
eggs, mixed up whitewash, made her
self sick chopping up sausage-meat, and
strained her hack lifting a kettle of pick.
Ie» ofT the tin-, and still she strove reso
lutely on.
“I should like to do just what Doro-
ty did,” she said to herself. “I don’t
think Henry Is quite pleased when 1 an)
so busy In the kitchen of an evening that
1 cannot spare time to couie in and hear
him read the Waverly novels aloud. And
my feet ached so this morning with the
cream skimming that 1 gould not walk
with him to the haying ground. But 1
am doing my duty, and that ought to be
reward enough!”
That afternoon, howeve:, poor Alice
was forced to flee to her own room with
a sick headache, and seek the relugc of
her pillow. There Mrs. John Bonney, a
cheerful little neighbor, found her.
“Sick, are you!’’
“I’m not very well,” acknowledged
Alice.
“All,” said Mrs. Bonney, “I thought
so!" ..... -v,
“What doyott mean?” asked Alice.
“Why, you have been killingyourself
by inches,” said Mrs. Bonney, “as fast
as you conld! I've seen it all. • I’m not
your next door neighbor for nothing!”
“I am iryingto do my duty,” pleaded
Alice, with filling eyes. “I’m trying to
lie like my husband's first wife!”
“Fiddlesticks!” said Mrs. Bonney.
“Like Dorothy Parker, indeed! Why,
she was nothing on earth but a house
hold drudge, and finally drudged her
self to death, without anybody being
particularly sorry for her. She never
visited, never read,-never kept* up with
the progress of life’s march around her.
Any macltino could have filled her
place.” ^
“Mrs. Bonney, you oughtn't to talk
eo." said Mrs. Perry, uneasily.
“It’s the truth,” said Mrs. Bonney.
“However, do as you please,- Its a priv
ilege which people generally claim, 1,
have observed ; kill youraeM if you like.;
Per.inps the third Mrs. Perry will be al
little more sensible.” ft-—
So Mrs. Bonney put the bouquet of
tea-rosebuds, which she had brought,
herself which was right, herself or Mrs.
Bonney, and in which direction her duty
really and uctuallv lay.
And it was at this critical moment
tlmt she heard the nasal, monotonous
voice of her motlrer-ln-law down stairs
talking to her husband and uttering Uir
Sentence which opens our sketch.
“She ain’t the same sort as your first
wife, Henry,” said Mrs. Perry, ar-
“And she never will lie, let. her try at
she will. 8he hasn’t got the faculty,
you se<.”
She lay there quite still and quiet,
with closed eyes. She never opened
them when Ilenrv l’erry himself tip
toed into the room, and, believing her
asleep, tiptoed out again, muttering to
himself:
"Poor little daisy, she is entirely done
up!”
The next mot ning, however, Alice rose
and dreaded herself with care.
“Bless me,” said Mrs. Perry, sr.,
where are you going, Alice?”
“To the village,” answered Alice.
“Wlmt for'.”’ cross-questioned the old
matron.
“To engage a dress-maker and seam
stress, first,” said Mrs. Perry, jr., "and
to get a struiiggirl to do the house-work,
next.”
“A girl!” screamed the old lady
Dorothy never—”
“No,” said Alice, “I know she never
bail a servant. But Dorothy cleaned
and churned and sewed herself out of
the world. I’ve no intention of settling
my own career in that sort of way. I
find that i can’t do the work of this farm
myself without breaking down my
health, and shutting myself out of the
World of books and science. 1 don’t
think my husband desires such a sacri
fice—”
“Of course I don’t,” said Henry,
prog ptly. “The house has been as
lonely as a convent since you buried
yourself in the kitchen noil dairy. I
married you for a companion, not a
drudge. Have half a dozen servants if
you like. Alice, only let us have books
and music and pleasant woodland walks
again.”
“Thank you, dearest,” said Alice, as
she kissed his forehead.
Mrs. Perry, sr., rolled up her eyes and
clasped her bauds, and declared sutto
voce, she didn’t know what this world
was coming to. ^
Mrs. Bount-y was feeding chickens at
her own door when Alice Perry returned
from her walk to the village.
“Are you better?" asked this young
red republican, smiling cordially.
“Thanks!” Alice answered, “I am
much better. 1 have just engaged a sew
ing woman and a stout Swedish servant
girl to ilo tlie house work nt the larin. I
am no longer ambitious to do as Dorothy
did.”
And Mrs. Bonney waved her sun-bon
net in the air, and exclaimed :
“Bravo! There will be no third Mrs.
Ferry, after all.”
. And her words were prophetic.
LETTER FROM" JEFFERSON.
Office for Baftaalng to Bead His Koee at the
Throne of Radicalism. Trot oat Tour Next
Slander.
Jkkkkrson, Ga., Sept. 23th, 1SS2.—
harly Saturday morning the people
begun pouring into .lellerson, and by
11 o’clock there were 800 of the best
citizens of old Jacksnu in town, eager
to see and hear Col. Candler. The
eourt house was filled to overflowing,
and still they came. Col. Candler wus
met at Pendergrass by about 40 of our
citizens, including the eolored brass
band, who were cheered all along the
way. Indeed, it was a perfect "ova-
tlou," and the greatest demonstration
that has been made in Jctlerson over
any man in 10 years, and it is now
confidently believed hy many that
old Jackson will roll up a majority for
('undler of 400 or more votes.
THE SPEECH
was probably the happiest effort of
his life, and was greeted witli round
after round of applause, as he fearless
ly advocated the principles of the dem
ocratic r.arty us the only true basis of
the rapid development and prosper
ity of our country j that the principles
ol the republican party were subver
sive of our best interests; that Mr.
Speer, though a democrat at first, and
a professed one now, hud acted with,
and given patronage to the republican
party, when it was clearly within his
power to have given it to the demo
cratic party. HU expose of the ap
pointment of Madison Davis over Dr.
Orr and C. W. Davis, showed clearly
that no one but Davis had been lieue-
fitted; that it was of no advantage to
the calmed people, but only a triek to
catch their votes, and in cleur viola
tion of promises to Dr. Orr and others.
Col. Candler boldly denied the charge
that he was the enemy of the colored
■nail, and that he was for displacing
them with the rut-eating Chinese la-
Imrer. He showed eleurly that
the interests of the whites and blacks
were the same; that there should
be no conflict between them—that the
colored man was the best laborer
the south could have, and that his
best friends were in the democratic
and not in the republican party. Col.
Candler showed that the “corrupt
campaign fund” had been collected
and applied to control southern votes
and advance the interest of the re
publican party; that $20,000 has just
been received in Atlnuta of this
fund. Col. Candler stated that if the
people wanted a display of school-boy
eloquence and rounded periods in con
gress, he wus not the man to send
there, but if they wanted tha great
commercial and agricultural interests
of the south looked after and zealous
ly advocated, he thought he could as
successfully attend to it as he could
manipulate a saw mill or a narrow
guage railroad. llis speech was a
mo.it beautiful illustration of the the
ory of our government, tile practical
workings of which could be under
stood by all, and and when ouce un
derstood it was our highest preroga
tive to “dare to maintain them.”
Col. Candler was calm, self-possess
ed, logical and respectful to Mr.
Speer and to all who differed with
him, and made a host of friends and
many votes by bis very forcible and
eloquent speech. A reliable colored
man said to me after the speech that
there were many changes among his
raoe from Speer to Candler, and he
believed one-half of tlie colored Vote
in Jackson would be cast for Col. Can
dler. There are only about six or
eight white Speer voters ill Jefferson.
A former citizen of Jackson, and just
from the “Sasepta association,” says
that news from all parts of the coun
try ie that Candlet stock is about par.
Everywhere the democracy is thor
oughly aroused to do their whole du
ty, and no amount of “still hunting”
can prevent It.
The Moon.—Nobody lives in the moon
except the one lone, traditional man.
No rivers flow across the barren plains,
no verdue touches the desolate craters
and the gloomy mountain heights. Si
lent craters, barren wastes, mighty des
olations, universal solitude, insufferable,
blinding light of day, rayless, starless,’
impenetrable darkness bv night; there
is no cloud, no drop of nun, no breath of
air, no atmosphere; nothing but loneli-
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 22d, 1882.
Editor Banuer-W’atchnian:—Com
ing across a copy of the Gainesville
Southron to-day, (by the way, a paper
Ivariug upon its very face the great
est degree of unfairness and venality
of purpose, of any sheet I ever saw) J
see editor Lawslie serves notice that in
his next issue he will give to the vo
ters of the ninth congressional dis-'
trict Hon. A. D. Candler’s record as a
clerk in the Bullock legislature. This
editor, who evidently is one of easy
and independent methods; methods
entirely independeutofal] foundation,
in fact, and wholly suited to his parti
san purposes, one claiming to be “an
artist in the business” no doubt, will
make a showing In regard to Col.
Candler's clerkship, the flagrant un
truthfulness of which will ouly be
exoeeded by his aptness as “on artist
in the business.” In order that this
servant of a so-called independentism,
which is but radicalism in disguise and
under another name, may be forestall
ed iti his nefarious political purposes,
the writer hereof took it upon himself
to-day to hunt up the record of the
Bullock legislature, which is now be
fore him, and herewith presents to
the good people of your district the
truth as to Col. Candler's connection
therewith, as engrossing clerk, and os
will be fully verified by the record. As
is well known to all, the legislature of
1SC8, 1809 and 1870, which is termed
the Bullock legislature, had a goodly
number of most gallant democratic
members in it, who contested every
inch of ground with the republicans,
and the fute of which, under military
orders, constitutes one of the darkest
pages of the darkest ]iortiou of Geor
gia’s history, lu the organization of
tlie house there was put in nomina
tion a republican and u democratic
ticket. It. L. McWhorter, of Greene
county, was the caucus nominee of the
republicans forspeuker, and was elect
ed over W. P. Price, of Lumpkin coun
ty, the nominee of the democratic
caucus, by one vote, which one vote
was given by Col. Price, thinking tlmt
liis opponent had voted for him, but
who cast liis vote for Frank Holden,
present postmaster at Augusta, Ga.
There were one hundred and fifty-one
votes in the house which stood: Mc-
Whoiter, 75; Price, 74; Holden, 1.
Tlie republican candidate for clerk of
the house was J. C. Johnson, of Daw
son county, opposed by M. A. Harden,
of Bartow county, as democratic can
didate. These were also caucus nom
inees. The vote on this election stood:
Harden, S3; Johnson, 78. Mr. Har
den, as democratic clerk elect, refused
to nppuiut under him as assistant and
sub-clerks any but democrats. His
appointees were: L. Carrington, of
Milledgeville, assistant clerk; H. F.
Merrell, of Carroll county, journali
zing clerk; A. D. Candler, of rHull
county, and Julius II. Hoiscy, of Ba
ker county, as engrossing clerks;
Mark W. Johnson, of Atlanta, and S.
B. Cleghorn, of Columbus, us enroll
ing clerks. This entire clerical foice
was composed of as good and true
democrats as ever held office in any
body. Under an act of congress,
passed, I believe, Dec. 22d, 1869, recon
structing the state, all democrats con
sidered by Gen. Terry, then military
governor of Georgia, as inelligible
under the 14th constitutional amend
ment, were turned out of the legisla
ture. Mr. Harden and all of his cler
ical force, which was wholly demo
cratic, were also turned out. The ne
gro members were re-seated, and the
house re-organized, under A. L. Har
ris, alias Fatty Harris, as speaker,
with a Mi. Newton, a republican, as
clerk. The clerical foroe was then
filled up » Uh republicans. Being un
able to ruu the house under this or
ganization, from the absolute inexpe
rience of Mr. Newton and his assist
ants, they bad to request Mr. Harden
to copie back and assist them.
The foregoing is the record, tlie
whole record, and nothing huttherec-
ord, as to Col. Candler’s clerkship in
the Bullock legislature. If there is
one set of men iu Georgia more than
another tlmt our whole people should
feel grateful towards, it certainly is
that set of noble and patriotic demo
crats, who, during the dark days
which o’erliung our commonwealth,
stood up in tlie legislature of 1K68,
1869 aud 1870, aud so gallantly con
tended for the rights and honor of our
people, which were being so ruthless
ly aud unconstitutionally over-ridden
aud trodden under foott, hy radical
officials, baoked up by the strong arm
of the military. What Is here saidap-
plies equally as much to the democrat
ic clerks iu that legislature as it does
to the democratic representatives in
that body CerUtiuly these noble pa
triots deserve to be rewarded with the
political preferments of a democratic
constituency, and no more fitting and
well deserved honor could be paid Col.
Candler than to elect him to congress
by a rousing majority, which no doubt
will be done. Mr. Editor, would It not
be just as absurd to accuse the demo
cratic officials in the congress of the
United States with being tainted with
radicalism, because that body was
composed largely of republican mem
bers, as to find fault with Col. Candler
and other democratic officials in the
Bullock legislature, because that body
was composed of republican and dem
ocratic members ? Furthermore, sup
pose it was wrong, or giving aid aud
comfort to radicalism, for Col. Can
dler to have been a clerk In the Bul-
lock legislature, does it not seem a
strange inconsistency in Mr. Lawshe
to be finding fault therewith, when
through his so called independentism
lie Is doing so much toward reinstat
ing radical supremacy in Georgia?
Tlie dark and oppressive days of 1868,
1869,1870 are still ffresh in the menio-
riesof our people, and when |the ver
dict is rendered by the (mod people of
the 9th congressional district on the
7th of November next, it will nodouht
say to Col. Candler, well done gdod
and falthtul servant, thou hast been
faithful to the trusts heretofore con
signed thee, and we now make thee
representative of our higher trust and
confidence. Yes, such will be the
verdict, and which will equally say
to the editor of the Gainesville South
ron, cease thou thy slander and abuse
of the true, gallant and patriotic Can
dler. He will as gallantly and suc
cessfully oppose thee and thy political
mischief-making, as did the true de-
ness and dreariness. Often, bv the aid
ofpow^rful telescopes the .’nan in the m^recy op"^n" “depose raoteal-
l Prosperous and Beautiful Country. A Wlerd
and Impressive Scene. Surat Hospitality.
T»e Camp Family. A Nl*ht'a Adventure.
Religious Services, ate., etc,
“Don’t you want to go to Bethlehem
camp-meetiog this evening?” asked our
genial trieud Charlie Baldwin of us Sat
urday morning.
It didn’t take us long to decide that
conundrum, and by 4 o’clock we were
on tlie road behind bit fatuous mare An'
nle Hill. A greater port of the journey
we were accompanied by our frienih
Jim Carithers aud John 9mith—ivSimon
Bure article of John Smith, too-^\»hich
delightful company almost made us for
get to inspect the crops along the road.
'Vo traveled for the entire route,' twen
ty-two miles, over one of the best toads
we ever saw in the south. We pissed
through portions of Clarke, Oconee and
'Valton counties, and the whole .land
seems prospering beneath the smiles of
Providence. The fields ale white with
cotton, that the farmers can’t possibly
gather as fast os it opens; you see * wil
derness of fine corn, sugar-cane, tobacco,
potatoes and in fact crops of all kinds.
The effects of the late storm are every-
where noticeable, but it seems that tlie
only material damage it did beyond
the destruction of timber was to' late
low-ground corn. This crop It has all
but ruined; yet farmers will have enough
and to spare without It. We were
most agreeably impressed with the ap
pearance of the people we met and their
homes. In Walton county the greatest
good taste is displayed In selecting sites
for houses, and tlie premises then ren
dered attractive. The land is very fer
tile and as a general thing has 'been
brought up to a high state of cultivation.
It was some time after dark when we
reached tlie camp-ground, ourself and
companion total strangers to everv one.
In fact, we had some fear about risking
onr chances for entertainment; but Ca
rithers assured us that there would be
no trouble, as tlie farmers of old Walton
were always noted for hospitality.
If you have never drove up to a camp
ground at night you have uitssed one of
the wierdest nnd most, impressive sights
tlie eyes ever beheld—the blazing fire-
stands, the flickering lights heneath the
stand, tin* vast multitude lisUninjj in
w rapt attention to the story of Christ
from a minister that aeetns inspired for
the occasion, the neighing steeds, the
restless passage to and fro of parties
who arc not attending service, the flut
tering lieie aud there of fair maidens',
going from the stand to their tents and
vice versa—all, all conspire to bring
over one a feeling of awe, yes, of strange,
peculiar veneration for" tho hallowed
spot. We could have gazed for hours
upon tills scene, hail we not been at
tlmt time interrupted by a gentleman,
who seeing that we were evidently stran
gers, stepped up and volunteered to di
rect us to a place where we eould get
our horse eared for. W e dismounted
and Mr. Raldwiu rode off, appointing a
rendezvous beneath a certain tree upon
liis return. In the interim we strolled
up to the stand, to drink in the scene
Iieneath the spacious canopv. While
listening in wrapt attention to’the words
of truth that fell from the lips of the
minister, several gentlemen recognized
ye ( humble ink-slinger and came to
where we v-ere Standing. In an instant
we were taken in hand by Mr. Aibury
M. Camp anil his whole-souled brothers,
uncles nnd cousins, and in five minutes’
time felt entirelvat home among the
good people of Walton. We bad invita
tions showered upon us from all sides,
but decided to stop with Mr. Camp, os
he claimed us by right of first discovery.
These gentlemen were all strangers to
mUmt they , were either.. to
the Banner-watchman, or had bought
shoes from Baldwin A Burnett, and we
felt as if we Imd known them a thousand
years. Well, gentle reader, unless vmi
go wliere we have gone, seen what*we
have seeu and partook of the w hole
sale, generous hospitality that we met,
von will never know howto appreciate
Walton county in general and the Camp
family in particular. And right here,
if you did hut know it, the Camp name
is one of the most nume.-ous and re
markable in the United States, Iu fact,
tlie Smiths play only second fiddle to
them. At the last census taken by that
old patriarch “Uncle Ben Camp,” of
Campbell county, it was discovered that
from two hrotliers who emigrated to
America, had sprung considerably over
five thousand of that name—not count
ing tlie girls who had intermarried with
other families. One of the brothers set
tled iu the north and the other in the
south, the latter leaving twenty-four
living sons, Some one remarked that a
Catnp might travel from Maine to Texas
and every night stop with a kinsman.
An no family In America has earned a
more honorable name than the Camps.
Not one of them has ever been convict
ed before a court of Justice for crime,
aud they are all prosperous, independ
ent men, the backbone cf the communi
ty wherein they reside. Some have tak
en high places in tlie political world,
and one is now a member of the United
States congress. Well, this is the fami
ly among whom our lot was east at Beth
lehem, and in Asbnrv Camp we found s
worthy son of a noble name. He is rec
ognized as one of the leading men and
beat farmers in Wal'on connty, and we
soon discovered that his hospitality was
il estim
I time mid space peitniU SMBcait to
say that we returned home delighted
with our visit and the good people of
Walton, and with the Ann determination
to go among them as often as our busi
ness will permit. We were impressed
with the intelligence and appearance of
the farmers of this county. There is a‘
degree of refinement and sterling inde
pendence about them that shows Wal
ton to be settled with a yeomanry of
whom she may well he proud. We
must not, either, neglect to mention the
pretty girls. There were Just hundreds
of the rosiest, sweetest females on the
ground, and we were not surprised at
the fact that so many of the Athens boys
are setting matrimonial traps iu that
section.
We reached home Sunday night about
8 o’clock, having spent a delightful and
profitable time among our new-found
friends.
A REPENTANT SINNER.
Why * Conscious Stricken Man from Jackson
County -A^ked the Prayers of tha Church.
The following was going the rounds at
the camp-ground, Sunday, and we are
rather inclined to believe there is some
truth in it:
U seems that after a “powerful and
sarehing" sermon Saturday night one of
the hnarieat old sinners from Jackson
couuty came up to the altar, and his
penitence seemed so deep and his heart
so laden that one of the best ministers
and several brethren took it upon them
selves to talk and pray with him.
"Oh,” mourned the’ penitent, "I have
committed an awful sin, and fear that I
can never get forgiveness for it!”
“Th® mercy of God is unbounded,"
whispered the minister.
“But I have committed such a Bin
against my people and my country,”
explained tlie man between his sobs.
“The church will pray for you,” ex
plained Deacon A. “Let us know, my
irother, what troubles your heart so?”
“I am ashamed to tell it,” explained
the mourner.
“Perhaps you have I tome false wit
ness against your neighbor?” suggested
the minister.
“Worse titan that,” confessed the
mourner.
“That is bad,” said brother B. “Have
you purjurod your soul?’’
“Wusser than that,” sobbed tlie peni
tent.
“Ever stole any tiling?” asked another
brolliM-, slapping liis li-nd on ids watch.
“A thief is a Christian gentleman lie-
side me,” confessed the miserable sin
ner.
“Have you murdered anybody?” ask
ed the minister. “Even tills will be for
given you. Tlie love of God is great for
His children.”
“I wish I had done even that, for it
would sorter ease my .conscience rrom
tlie awful sin I liav« committed,” said
tlie man |u his agony of soul.
Tlie brethren looked horror-struck,
and after consulting awhile one of them
stepped up mi l whispered something iu
the penitent's ear.
1 have done worse than that "’shriek
ed tlie |ioor vietitn to conscience.
Tlie taces of the brethren were at this
expression blanched with horror. At
last Deacon 0., who is one of the pillars
of tlie church, spoke up and said:
“Brethren, I think I now know the load
ut guilt under which ibis wretched sin
ner is laboring. He lias indeed been
guilty of au awful crime; blit I think
there is yet a little hu|ie tor his ultimate
redemption. Tell us, luy friend, didn’t
you vote for Emory Speer at the last
eleetiim T"
with a load of guilt I can never gel
over!”
Tlie |>oor man, ut last accounts, bad
the special prayers of tlie church, and lie
now hopes by putting in a straight tick
et for Candler that lie can perhaps purge
his soul of this awful transgression.
A QUEER DOCUMENT.
unbounded. To himself and estimable
lady are we Indebted for a delightful
time.
The Architect of this nniverso must
have made this lovely spat especially
for a camp ground. A largo stand sur
mounts an elevated position nt the brow
of a gentle incline, surrounded bva
lovely grove, while neat uml cosy tents
form a orescent aronml it, Riitafew
yards distant, on both sides J bubble up
bold and crystal springs.
If you have ever been to a camp-meet
ing you know how the beas are anting-
ed. They are strung In a row nlongthe
wall, the earth carpeted with fresh straw.
We liail nine of the jolllest souls in
the universe for bed-fellows, and
hadn’t retired very long before wo dis
covered that there was no use trying to
sleep before the wee sum’ hours of morn.
When yon were least expecting it some
invisible hand would tlcklo you in the
short-rilm or give you a wreuch that
brought you in a perpendicular attitude.
Then some boys in the next tent took up
tlie chorus, and it was not until the
clock ha.! struck the hour of midnight
that quiet reigned supreme and King
Morpheus ruled his subjects. We. how
ever, at onetime occupied a very trying
position. Having occasion to go to
tlie spring, upon our return we found
that some young friends who were sleep
ing in the passage had barred the door
against our entrance again. There we
were, locked oat of house and home,
the chilly breeze fluttering our flag or
trace. But an angel of mercy touched
the hearts of the boy*, and after passing
a word or so they let its in again. •
Sunday morning was si lovely day,
anil by sun-up the whole ground wits
astir. After family prayer at . each ~i i-j i if 1 *" TV 1 "W™*
tent and breakfast, services began? and „lW4 mfct #\Jery intelligent
were continued with but little cessation
through the day. The old deacon* were
very strict, and made the boys shinny
on their own side. Every now and then
one of them wonld steal over among tlie
girls, bnt he was at once spotted and
lead out with the injunction, “Necourt-
ing under this stand, young man!”
Charlie Cooper says Brother C. caiue
near pulling bis ear off** he lead him to
the seats assigned to the male element.
Blit we never saw better order observed
among so large a crowd. Thete was
not the slightest disturbance of any kind;
for the members ruled tbe boys by kind
ness, and every visitor respected the
solemnity of tlie occasion. e—
But one thing they couldn't ■ keep
down—talking poll ties. You wrnrtd see
knots gathered here and there discussing
tlie rival merits of the candidates." We
found as much enthusiasm for Candler
he ninth ills-
of the Ban
in Walton as any count;
trict. We heard the pn
ner-Watctnnxn sounded on every hand,
and every one endorsed onr course. We
founditbe ladtes* unit for tye /democ
racy, and their kind words of encourage*
Grand Jury presentments, Septem
ber term, 1802, of the Superior Court
of Clarke county, held at the house of
Mr. Isaac Hill, Thos. Peters Carnes,
judge presiding.
*•*»§**
2d. We also present Micajah Betige,
Esq., fotprofaue swearing on the 11th
day of September, 1802, at Capt. Wor
sham's, on Esquire McCalpin’s court
day; also for profanely cursing the
juries of the said justice court, also
for bidding his Maker damn the legis
lature for passing a law that the ver
dict of any damn fool jury ot a justice
court should be final and decisive and
also for wishing God to damn tlie
world, and also for abusing a profes
sor of religion, one of the aforesaid
abused jury.
3d. We also present It a grievance
that the said Micajah Benge or any
such character should be intlico om
mission of the peace.
4th. We also present Win. Harris
for profane swearing in the court yard
this day.
We also request that our present
ments be published in the Gazettes of
the state. Arsolom Rainey,
Foreman, and others.
Trying to Bulldose an Editor.
Harp, of the JackBon Herald, has in
curred the displeasure of tho sheriff of
his county by publishing tbe following
communication, signed B. C.: . -
Alfred H. Colquitt, governor of the
state of Georgia and a pretended follow
er of Jesus Christ, insulted tlie Intelll-
gence and integrity of the very best and
Bincerest democrats of Jackson county
iu a liarrangue delivered at tlie eourt
house on Tuesday. He declared that
Gartrell was tlie candidate of tlie repub
lican party, and when he said it he knew
it was false. Colquitt said tlie same
tiling in his speech of the eighth. On
the next day Gartrell throwing aside
the exalted dignity whicli lias character
ized Ills canvas, proclaimed Colquitt to
be a liar. When Lucius J. Gartrell calls
Colquitt a liar, the people of Georgia are
solid with Lucius J. Gartrell. B. C.
The sheriff said tt.e same influence*
which caused him to give the News the
sheriff sales had forced him to withdraw
them from the paper on account of the
above article. Some of tbe citizens want
ed to hold an indignation meeting to de
nounce Harp, while others wanted the
grand jury to take cognizance of the
matter.—Atlanta Phonoyruph.
Candler Stock Hieing.
rrr
it
ntin last
Friday who does not live in the dis
trict, who had just returned from a
trip through Gwinnett, Jookson,
Banks, Franklin and Hart counties.
As lip was traveling along leisurely he
d&td^l to uncertain something of the
political situation and made It a point
to ask almost every man he met how
the congressional race was progressing.
He states that the same report came
up from.almost every neighborhood:
Kpeer was losing ground and Candler
gaining, in every neighborhood he
met men who two years ago voted for
Speer, but who will never support him
again.
A Difficulty in Hartwell.—A live
ly difficulty arose an the Bobo house pi
azza, Hartfrell, Tuesday night, between
a Lexingtop lawyer and an Elberton
citizen, in which the walkingntick of the
lawyer and the hekd and shoulders! of
the citlan played an active pnrt.
Cora has been killed in Iowa, Jill
nois and Indiana by frost.
, Another series of earthquakes have
occurred at Panama, causing loss' of
life.
Two new cases and no deaths from
yellow fever are reported from Browns
ville.
Anthony McDougal, colored, chop
ped his wife’s uead off at Jefferson
ville, ind. ■ . 1u
There is a family in Heard county
named Ray, composed of seven or
eight persons, all of who are deaf
mutes.
A fire at Rosenberg Junction, Tex
as, destroyed six buildings. A stran
ger named Garrett was burned in his
bed at the hotel.
An Indiana lover who didn’t come
to the wedding on time was given a
run of a mile and a half by his future
mother-in-law and a shot gun.
Thomas Dodd was shot dead while
standing at his door in Covington,
Ky., with his bride of two days, by
Edward Welsh, the father of a girl he
‘had seduced. -
A colored girl aged 12 years, in El
bert county, was found dead a few
days ago under a musoadiue vine,
where she had been indulging in eat
ing a quautity ol grapes.
Editor Lamar, of the- Telegraph,
threatens to wipe Gov. Colquitt lrom
tlie face of tlie eurth for an attack
made upon him in his Americus
speech.
On last Sunday a negro woman
named Manning was found in her lit
tle cabin, near the cemetery at Haw-
kinsville, dead in her bed. with her
little child asleep by the side of her
corpse.
Five convicts attempted to escape
from the Huntsville, Alubama, peni
tentiary. One was killed and three
otilers captured, dogs being sent after
the fifth.
James McGrath, a Toronto youth of
19, lias eloped witli his bourding house
keeper, aged 59, and mother of eight
children. Husband following with
deadly intentions.
Criminal negligenee is charged
against the manager of Sells’ circus in
tlie matter of the wreck at Luucuster.
He hud removed the brakes to facili
tate loading the ours.
Tlie Hamilton Journal says: A little
freedinan on the place of Mr. G. A.
White got kicked by a mule. The skull
was broken and a part of the brain
taken out. lie is now well.
Wilson Beard and Ben Lively, of
Duck Creek, Walker county, got into
a dispute on the 14th inst., about the
division of a sorghum crop, when to
end the mine tlie former stabbed the
latter, killing him instantly.
By an actual count made at Toccoa
on Tuesday lost the white vote of the
town was canvassed by a committee
consisting of it Candler and u Speer
man. It wus found that Candler hud
sixty-three votes and Speer twenty-
nine.
Mrs. Emma L. Robinson, the circus
rider, is suing in Cincinnati, Ohio, for
a divorce lrom her husband, Uilbert N.
Robinson, and asks to be restored to
her maiden name, Emma L. Lake, by
which she ha* continued to be known
professionally. She aUeges extreme
cruelty and graver offenses, and asks
alimony' anffthecustody oftheif six-
year-old child.
SPEER IN THE MOUNTAINS-
We are told that Speer will get but
few votes in Batesville district.
By the time tlie election conies off
Mud Creek will be solid for Candler.
A gentleman who lives in the Fork
district, in this couuty, and who
knows every man in the district. In
forms us that there are 65 voters, and
that Speer cannot possibly get over 14
of them, leaving the remaining 51 to
Candler.
“Mechanic,’' In the Banner-'Vatch
man, gives Speer 400 majority in the
county of Habersham, and then elects
Col. Candler by a handsome majority.
We are glad to be able to say, in our
judgment, that if there is a majority
In this county, it will be for Col. Can
dler, because we tell you that the peo
ple of this couuty cannot, aud will
not longer confidence a man who
hides his political treacherous acts be
hind the law. They are satisfied that
Emory Speer is doing this very thing,
aud they have too much good sense
to be longer deceived by a man who
proclaims to them that he is a demo
crat and at the same time bolds
“close communion” with their ene
mies.
When Mr. Speer started to Rabun
county to deliver his persecution har-
rangue he got aboard tlie train and
sent his driver with his team through
the country. A gentleman informed
us last week, that as the driver was
passingthe house of one of Speer’s sup
porters he introduced himself and
team as Speer’s, with as much polite
ness as one of his i;i>lor could com
mand. which you know is sometimes
considerable, when the aforesaid sup
porter seemed glad to meet him—said
lie had voted for Mr. Speer twice, hear
tily, &c., to which the driver replied,
that that was right; that If him and
his frieuils wanted office to come over
on the black folks side and you’ll be
all right, (or words to tliat effect). It
is needless to add that Emory lost the
vote of this gentleman and all his kin
folk. Our informant said that Emory
had a tally In that neighborhood, but
that it was now forever lost.
Card From Hon. Weldon Price.
Mr. Editor:—I understand that there
is a report circulated in your county that
I ask to sec Mr. Speer in Madison, aud
that lie completely iguored me. It is
true that 1 called, with several oilier
gentlemen, to see him, and he, from
some cause, I do not no* say, refused to
see us; but if Mr. Speer or any of his
friends want to know the object of our
call, let them ask and they shall receive.
Weldon Price, of. Oconkz.
A Bio Corporation.—The Central
railroad operates 1,289 miles of road,
a* follows: Central railroad of Geor
gia, Savauuah to Maoon, 192 mile*.
Augusta and Savannah branch—Mil-
len to Augusta, 53; Milledgeville and
Eatonton branch—Gordon to Eaton-
ton, 39; Atlanta division Central rail
road, Macon to Atlanta, 103. Upson
county branch, Barnesvilie to Thom-
aston, 16; Southwestern railroad and
branches, from Macon to Columbus,
Albany, Arlington, Perry, Fort Gaines
and Eufaula, 310; Vicksburg and
Brunswick railroad, 21; Montgomery
and Eufaula railroad, Eufltula to
Montgomery, 81; Western railroad of
Alabama, Columbus to Opelika, 29;
West Point to Opelika, 23; Opelika to
Selma, 117; Georgia railroad,. Augus*
ta to Atlanta, 171: Camak to Macon,
78; Union Point to Athens, 50; Bar
nett to Washington, 18. u ■ >'
The New Comet.—You can see the
new comet in the eastern heavens nt
about four o’clock In the xnprafflg.
It would be juat too splendid to sit tip
with your girl to get a view of it.
1 come to the immediate question. I
am going to trouble you with reading a
little, because if I speak of what other
men have said and done I may misquote
them.
On the 10th of December, 1881, an In
terview appeared in the Cincinnati In
quirer. It was by a gentleman well
known lo Georgia—a gentleman who
has attracted much attention. I am
obliged to call bis name, and I am oblig
ed to call the names of other gentlemen
during the night, not because I desire to
be personal, (for I will not be) because
they occupy such prominent positions
in the movement, that you can have no
discussion of these issues without al
luding to them. And I beg it to be un
derstood now that in nothing which 1
say do I mean simply to compliment my
friends; and above all do I not moan to
say anything disrespectful of those with
whom I differ. I think gentlemen
should stand squarely up like gentle
men and without passion and without
malice; inquire what is right from gov
ernmental affairs. I read from the in
terview:
“Washington, Dec. 10,1881.—“I shall
never go into a democratic partyagain,”
said Representative Speer, of Georgia,
to-night. “Last session one of the lead
ing democrats in the Georgia delega
tion accused me of being a recreant to
my party fealty. That will never be
said again, because I shall never be
bound by party fealty.”
A caucus, as you all know, is simply a
private meeting of a party. It is said
that the word is derived from certain
calkers who used to meet in Boston in
tlie house of a man named Hawes,
where they arranged political matters
for the state or Massachusetts, possibly,
and for the city of Boston particularly.
It is like any meeting of any other body
of men having a common purpose. I
have met tlie caucus of tlie Meth
odist church here for twenty-five
years. We have talked over its inter
ests; we have discussed what ought to
be done; we have actually agreed upon
what should be stated in public and what
should not be stated in public. So with
a party caucus. It sates a great deal of
time. It saves a great deal of unseemly
wrangling, if men have a common pur
pose, to agree upon a common line of ao-
tionto arrive at that pi.r.iose. There
never was a party that uid not have
them. When a man, therefore, declares
that he will not attend a caucus of either
party, he simply says, ns the gentleman
Is here reported to have said, that lie
knows no party, that he owes no fealty
to any party.
I proceed with quoting from that pa
per:
Whether there will be an organized
independent movement in Georgia by
that time—the election of 1882—with a
state ticket in the field or not, I do not
know. 1 think it will come about.”
“Of course, Mr. Speer, such an organ
ized independent movement against the
hot!riiims'rfilist; to be successful, include
the republicans of Georgia.”
"Yes, that is just wliere tlie difficulty
lies. * * * * There are 80,000 re
publican voters iu Georgia. Iu coalition
with them we could carry tlie state
against tne bourbons. * * * * It
is tlie Virginia situation prior to couli.
tion, over again, without tlie debt issue.’’
“Then, Mr. Speer, the political future
of Georgia seems to depend upon a coa
lition of the lilierais of both parties, simi
lar to that which carried Virginia at the
last election?"
“Yes, aud I am hopeful that it will
come; because of this hope I consider
her political outlook as bright as that of
her industries.”
So far as I know, fellow citizens, that
is tlie first mention of coalition in Geor
gia politics. Mr. Malione had succeeded
In Virginia. It may be other men
thought that they possibly could suc
ceed elsewhere, and Mr. Speer, one of
the leaders of the independent party of
Georgia, in Washington city, opened the
matter. And then another interview
followed on the 29th December, 1881, in
another paper far away from home, in
the Chicago Tribune, an interview with
Dr. Felton.
INTERVIEW IN TnE CHICAGO TRIBUNE.
“Doctor,” I asked, “what effect, if
any, will Mahone’s recent victory in
Virginia have upon independents in
Georgia?”
“1 think one good effect will be the
assurance it gives the independents of
Georgia and of the south that victory is
possible.” * * * “Mahone’s victory
teaches our people that oiganized bour-
bonisin Is vulnerable,” etc.
“Will there be a regular independent
movement in tills state (Georgia) mxt
year, and who will lead it?”
“There will be; that is to say, there
will be independent candidates for all
the offices which are to be filled by elec
tions next year, governor, congressmen
and others.”
“Another matter has heretofore oper
ated in Georgia ill favor of bourbon so
lidity, viz., the pretended apprehension
that the state might fall into the hands
of the republican party and some con
gressional districts be controlled by ne
gro votes. But our citizens have liad
the courage in these last years to inquire
wherein they have been benefit ted by
the unrelenting war on the republican
party. What have we gained intellect
ually, morally, materially? Alas! the
inquiry has not been favorable to demo
cratic rule lu the south. Men do not re
gard with horror now, as they did some
years ago, the possibility of republican
supremacy. If It Is suggested to *u in
telligent wan to-day in Georgia, his
probable reply will be—“We can’t be
worsted.”
We commend tlie following round and
sensible views, as entertained by the
colored people of New England to the
Colored people of this section. Read
and then heed what George T. Downing,
a most intelligent and prominent color
ed matt of Rhode Island has to say to
his race:
The colored people of New England
are waking up to the fact that they do
not belong to the republican party, and
they do not propose to be used much
longer for the Special purpose of giving
the republican party predominance in
tau. the affairs of the republic. Till) city of
Newport, B. I., has a citizen, Mr. Geo".
T. Lowing, one of the most intelligent
colored men of the country, who pub
lishes his views in the Providence, R. I.,
Journal, and boldly takes the position
that the republican party owes fully as
much to the colored people as the colored
peop le owe to it, ami that as there is
at issue between the two great parties
no question in which the colored man is
specially interested, he is at liberty to
join whichever one bis present circum
stances show th© best disposed toward
him, irrespective of any sentiment of
gratitude for past tavors. Mr. Downing
maintains that whatever help was given
to the negro by “the republican party
was given for the party’s own aggran
dizement and profit, and not from any
philanthropic desire to free the slaves.”
Undoubtedly Mr. Downing’s views of
the subject are entirely correct. Doubt
less there were men in the republican
party who wanted the slaves emanci
pated, but the great mass of the republi
can party were not Imbued with any
such sentiment. With them emancipa
tion was a war measure and not a peace
nor a humanity matter. The union was
on one side and slavery on the other
side. If the union could be saved by
getting rid of slavery, amen. If tlie
union could be saved without getting
rid of slavery, amen, again. Is that so ?
In a letter written by Abralmin Lin- •
coin, August 22d, 1862, to
Horace Greeley, the President said:
“I would save the union. I would
save It the shortest way under the con
stitution. The sooner tlie national au
thority can be restored, the nearer the
union will be the union as it was. If
there be those who would not save the
union unless they could at the same
time save slavery, I do not agree with
them. If there be those who would not
save the ntiion unless they could at tlie
same time destroy slavery, I do not agree
with them. My paramount object in
this struggle is to save the union, anil is
not either to save or destroy slavery. If
I could save the union without freeing
any slave I would do It; and if I could
save it by freeing all the slaves I would
doit; and if I could do it by freeing
some and leaving others alone I would
do that. What I do about slavery and
tlie colored race 1 do because I believe it
helps to save this union, and what I for
bear, I forbear because I do not believe
it would help to save the union.”
Such is tlie language of the great lead
er of the republican party. Emancipa
tion for the good of the slave; emanci
pation in the cause of humanity; eman
cipation, owing to the crime and curse
ol slavery, form no part of the republi
can idea. It was emancipation for tlie
salvation of the union. Everything
turned upon tlie union, nothing upon
the well-being of the slave. It ib not
surprising, therefore, that intelligent
colored men have come to the conclusion
that they owe the republican party noth
ing, and that the republican party does
owe the colored people much—in point
of Sn premacy, "evJffylMrijT~R 'IS' "wel I “-
said that “without the negro vote not
one branch of the national government
would be under republican con
trol. Tho slim majorities in Jxjtli
houses of congress depend upon the
colored voters so entirely that an'even
division of these voters between tlie two
great parties would have left a far larger
balance on tlie democratic side than now
exists in favor of the republicans. In
the White House sits a president elect
ed by the faithful devotion of tlie color
ed people to n phantom benefactor,
whose real form was long ago laid in tlie
grave with Lincoln, Greeley and Sum
ner." Intelligent colored men are every
where beginning to realize tlie fraud of
republican professions of love for the
colored people, and they are breaking
away from its embrace, and the day is
not distant when the republican party
will find out that the colored people fully
comprehending its mean treachery and
false professions, will turn from it with
loathing.—Indiana State Sentinel.
FROy McNDTT.
McNctt, Ga., Sept. 25th, 1882.—On
tl'b 17th inst., Mr. William Fulcher aud
Mia* Fannie Reid were married, 'Squife
Hamilton officiating. Also, on the same
morning, Mr. Aabnry Cook and Miss
Mary Cheely were marned, 'Squire
Hayes officiating,
Capt. C. D. Burnett, of the Americus
Light Infantry, was among us, paying
his respects to the angelic corps. His
impression was good.
The Wise survey made by C- R Dan-
iell wa* properly made, as is shewn by
the calculation of Capt. A. H. Jackson.
■The darkeys have organized a Candler
political association, In order to solidify
th?lr political course with the white
men.
to lose his horse last week.
It Was Predestined.—During the
contest between Speer and Billups
Uncle Dick Statham, of Jackson
county, was a believer in the Mission
ary Baptists and a strong organized
democrat, while his brother John was
a Speer supporter and a Primitive
Baptist, or Hard-Shell. Du ring a po
litical discussion between the two
“Uncle Dick” denounced any man
who would vote for Speer as a black
hearted radical. His brother resented
the insult, but as “Uncle Dick” was
sorter in his cups tliat day the matter
was dropped. A few days after his
brother John had a mighty Ane run of
peaoh brandy made, when he at once
received a call from his brother Dick.
Mr. John remarked as he met him at
the gate, “Look 'ere, Dick, you called
me a black-hearted radical tbe other
day, aud I am not only going to whip
you for it, but you shan’t have a drop
ol that brandy. “John,” pleaded the
old man, “I can prove to you by the
doctrine of your own church that I
ain’t to blame In that matter—for
wasn’t it foreordained before the world
was created that I was to abuse you
for voting for Speer, and that you was
to forgive me and set out some of that
brandy?” Tbe argument was a potent
one, and “Uncle Dick” carried a bot
tle home In liis pocket that day. Tbe
above is too good to keep. We got it
yesterday from a brother of the above
gentlemen.
A Prophet.—Tbe following postal
card was received by Postmaster Da
vis yesterday:
Saturday October 7tb, 1882, exact
ly at 9 o’clock, a. m., the comet will
run into tbe sun, and darkness will
invade the earth for 72 hours, the
length of time Christ was a prey to
death, and the west will be engulfed
by an earthquake.
The Lord’s prophet,
i : „t J, A. Walters.
September 23,1882.”
Dying from rate Bite or a Mosquito.
—Here’s a timely warning: Put up
mosquito bars. Though it be late in the
season do not neglect this, for a man in
Louisville is lying at the point of death
from blood poisoning, caused by a bite
in the neck from a mosquito. It is
thought the mosquito must have been
on Mine dead caress and got the poison
in his bill.
/ > ", ■— ' r 1
4 College Opting.—We learn from
an officer iu the State University that
it will open with at least 225 students.
‘The outlook was'never brighter than
this year.