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WEEKLY BANNER-WATCHMAN, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1SS4.
THE
mechanical
PICKER.
COTTON
Saronrj* .Vnr#,
The Charleston News and Cou
rier announces, apparently by au
thority, that the public wi'll have to
curt? its impatience in regard to the
Mason Cotton Harvester, as it is
not intended by the company own-
in; the invention to place any of
the machines on the market during
the present season. A half dozen
machines have bee 1 constructed of
different sizes and prtte. is, and
tests and improvements are being
aitnost constantly made.
It appears that the tests show
that the machines are yet far from
perfect, and the wisdom of the
company in not attempting to put
any of them on market this year is,
subsequently, fully vindicated. It
is claimed that many imperfections
in construction have beea corrected,
and that the picking apparatus is
now working so satisfactory that 50
per cent, of the open cotton is gath
ered without injury to the plant or
green bolls in passing once over the
row, and by passing twice over the
row seven-eighths of the open cot
ton is harvested.
Mr. Mason now proposes to con
struct double machines, so that
nearly all the cotton will be gath
ered by once going over the row.
He claiftis that the picking machin
ery scarcely needs any further im
provement. The trouble he en
counters is the apparently minor
one of disposing of the cotton after
it is picked, as the machine persists
in throwing a good portion of it
upon the ground.
In accordance with a suggestion
of Col. Morehead, president of the
National Cotton Planters’ Associa
tion. a test will be made, at some
point in South Carolina, at an early
day. before a committee of the as
sociation and other prominent gen
tlemen.
The machine will probably not be
on e hibition at the New Orleans
Exposition. It is announced that
if tne test proves satisfactory a con
struction company will lie organized
ami preparations made to have the
machine ready to assist in hai vest
ing next year's cotton crop.
It is asserted that every one who
has inspected the machine has been
convinced ol its ultimate success It
is doubtful, however, even it it
should he experimentally success
ful, whether it will be so perfect
and simplified as to stand the test
of every-day work in the cotton
field.
A Physician > Testimony
I was t ali'it in set- Mr. John Pearson,
who was ronfli 10 his lied with what
apiK-ared 10 lx consumption of the worst
form. A- all of his family had died with
that dread disease (except Ins halt broth
er , his death wax regarded ns certain and
soon. After exhausting all the reme
dies, 1 finally as a hist resort sent for a
bottle of Brewer's I.ung Restorer, and it
acted like magic. He continued the use
of it lor some time and has been fully re-
tto-en to health. So far as I could dis
co •* he had consumption, and Brewer’s
I. 1100 Ui—iurersaved Uis life.
J. H Iloi.i.iday, M. D. Harnesville, Gs
ItlHHOP PIERCE ON THE RIBI.E.
• Another Eclipse.
There will be an eclipse of the
sun on the r.th inst., which will be
visible west of Utah, and ns far as
the coast of Siberia, China and Pa-
cinc ocean.
Fine Com.
Mr. John Scroggins, of Harmony
«rot e, w as in the city yesterday.
He says that the bottom corn on the
s» ove river, in Bs iks county, which
was plar .ed after the fre:.hct in July
will make splendid crops.
Recovering Damages from OdiTcllows.
Toronto, Oct. 16.—Judge Galt
delivered judgment to-dav in suit of'
Kniver vs. Phcenix lodge,' Odd Fel-
iOWs, for injuries received during
ceremony of initiation in favor of
the plaintiff for $ 5 So damages.
A Mad Dog Bile.
\ csterday a gentleman named
Brooks, . from Wa! 01 county,
brought into our office his little son,
who was bitten by a mad dog in
the mouth. He wanted to test the
virtues of the mad stone.
Ku-Klux in Oconee.
A -negro from Oconee was in
town yesterday, who stated that
several political leaders had been
whipped by disguised men, and
be had also received a warning.
We do not believe one word of it.
For Cleveland.
The Boston Pilot, the official
organ of the Catholic church in
America, has again come out flat-
footed for the democratic ticket.
The Irish World, organ of the low
est element of its people, declares
for Blaine. If there is anv power
in the press we will win this year.
The only danger our party has to
encounter is republican corruption
money.
MEETING OF SYMPATHY.
Ths XooAppmuwnos ot Earl Ororhy at th» Cir
cus, Tuesday.
RIDING THE GOAT.
Toronto, Ont.,Oct. S.—A unique
The Anti-Bang Club of Athens _
convened in «. ope.
evening, to take suitable action :n m - Ies east of tbis c ; t? . Richard
regard to the non-appearance of
High Shetifl Earl Overby at the
A Problem.
Watkinsville is excited over a
new sum. It seems that Oconee
county owns three-fourths of
Barnett’s bridge, while Clarke must
pay four-6.ths of the expenses. A
bill for repairs was recently present
ed amounting to Sis,-374, and the
mathematicians of M atkinsville are
figuring out what is Oconee’s pro
rata part of the same. Every man
gets a different answer.
KILLED BY A PANTHER.
Tb» TnrrttU FUU of a PWlaitatpWa Kau who
BY rLORXNCK A. BIl’.NKY.
AsJBarbaru Fol’.ett lot down the bars
Philadelphia, Ocl S—Peter4°* t b*’ c ow-. 1? en, aad Jrovothu l-mv cows
. . . ^ Ann hv non intd flift nuBtnvo Uli..
Bear, who resides at Boone’s Moun
tain, Clearfield county, was awaken
ed shortly alter daylight Monday
Here is the treasure which never
u.ixes old. Here is knowledge
without decay, truth which endu-
reth lorever. From it comes all
pure morality, out ot it proceeds all
the sweet charities of life. In it is
•he motive power that is now re
forming, ’and, by and by will
achieve the reformation of our race.
I lie old mail leaning upon his stall
and tottering to the tomb reads it
and thanks God he was born to die.
The gray-haired matron soothes her
sorrow by its records of love, and
tile light of her hope kindled by its
in-piiation projects beyond the des
olations of death. Children and
louth pillow their heads upon its
ludo in nature's last struggle and
■in oil 'their fingers between its
|.■■■ousc-freighted leaves. In the
house oi mourning its tootstep is as
noiseless as an angel's wing and its
power to cheer more potent than an
angel’s tongue. At the grave of
the ' lined, it chants the hymn of
1 oj . . preaches the patience of faith
mourning friendship and stricken
exhales and crystalizcs the
1 irs nt sorrow, and gems the crown
1 life w h transfigured mementoes
O’ earthly suffering.
The Comet Moving Southward.
Good observations of the new
comet are now being made. It is
an easy telescopic object in bright
moonlight and has a sparkling nu
cleus. The comet is moving south
ward at the rate of halt a degree
daily along the western edge of Pe
gasus toward the star Epsilon. It
is growing slightly brighter, but
will not become visible to the naked
eye.
Swindling His Employer.
One of Doris’ circus men asked
John Bootli what he would sell him
1,000 pounds of beef at. “Eight
cents,” was the reply. “All right,”
remarked the buyer. “Just make
out your bill at ten cents, pay me
the difference in cash, and you can
carry the account to the ticket
wagon and collect it.” Mr. Booth
asked for an explanation, when the
fellow unabashed replied, “Haven’t
I got to have a commission -for my
work? All you have to look out
for is your pait of the transaction.”
Weather Prophets.
Dr. Orr was yesterday explaining
to Col. Tyler Peeples about spiders
and ants always knowing when it
is going to rain,‘and that these in
sects are the best barometers ex
tant. The Colonel heard him
through, when he remarked: “Doc
tor, 1 have as much sense as any
ant or spider ever created, and
know a heap more about the weath
er than these insects. The nearest I
ever came guessing at a rain was
three days, and long since gave
up the business in disgust. You
can’t run any of your insect Vennor’s
down my gullibility.”
Vary Remarkrtl. Recovery.
Mr Geo. V. Willing, ol Manchester,
M eli; wrl.es: "M> wife has been al-
inoxt heb less fur five years, so helpless
1 t.at she ■ onlil not turn over in ben aloee.
Mu- us. (I two Hollies oi Electric Bitters,
k 11.1 is so much improved, that she is
able now toilo her own work '
Electric Hillers will do all that is claim
ed (..r iheiu. Hundreds of testimonials
■ tie-i- their great curative powers. Only
fii v cents
Co.
Georgia Baptist Association.
The one hundredth anniversary
of the Georgia Baptist Association
is now i't session in Washington,
Wilkes gountt. The Baptist State
Convention meets with them in the
celebration, and tne occasion prom
ises to he one of great interest.
Among the speakers are Hon.J. L.
M. Curry, D. D., of Virginia, for-
merly a member of the association,
Chancellor Mell, Dr. Hillyer. Dr.
Burrows and Hon. J. C. C. Black,
of Augusta, Hon. J. T. Clark and
Drs. Holmes. What ton and others.
Governor McDaniel is expected on
Friday or Saturday. Delegates
circus.
Mr. C. Wash. Baldwin was call
ed to the chair, and stated that tbe
club had been convened in extra ses
sion to in utre into the condition of
one of its most honored members.
The non- appearance of Earl Over
by at the circus last Tuesday had
filled the bosoms of his numerous
friends with the keenest anxiety as
to his condition, for they realized
the fact that nothing but death or
.ome dire calamity would prevent
his presence on such an auspicious
occasion. Some political enemies
.0 Mr. Overby have started the
report that after the late election
Ear! had crawled into a hole and
pulled it in a-terhim; but nothing
less than an artesian well 15. 000
feet deep could keep Earl Overby
from a circus.
Ed Dorsey stated that he endorsed
eveiy word spoken hy the distin
guished Chairman. A circus with
out Earl Overby was like bread
without salt ora hand-organ with the
monkey attachnr ent missing. Earl
would wade through a burning lake
of fire and brimstone to even see
minstrel show, and he knew there
must be a weeping and wai'ling and
gnashing of teeth down in Oco
nee when Earl let a saw-dust opera
go by. He wanted this matter in
vestigated, and if our friend has
been foully dealt with, or kept away
by false statements, that this club
pledge its life, liberty and prospeiity
to have justice done.
Uncle Calvin was called upon
and stated that while he was only
an honorary member of the Anti-
Bang society, at the same time he
felt a blow aimed at one of the mem
bers as keenly as were the thrust
made at his own virgin breast. He
had know n Earl Overby long and in
timately, and could ac
count ' for his non-appear
ance at the circus only on two
grounds. 1st, That he was sick
nigh unto death, and had been
chained down at the advice of his
physician; or, 2d, that lie had re
formed and joined the church. He
was inclined to the latter opinion.
Col. Ed. I. Smith interrupted the
gentleman to state that his insinua
tions did our absent friend a grave
wrong; that Mr. Overby was always
piously inclined, and had often, in
his serious moments, described tbe
beauties of that happy land beyond
the grave. Earl always argued tha;
good people, after death, were trans
ported to a large tent, covering hun
dreds of thousands of square miles,
and each angel given a show of his
own. He thought there were de
grees in the spirit land, anil rewards
j were portioned out according to
deeds done in the body. For in
stance, a man who got through the
pearly gates by a tight squeeze was
only given a magic lantern or a
hand organ; the next grade a hump
ty-dumpty troupe, and so on up.
until extra good people are awarded
a minstrel show or a circus. Mr.
Overby had often remarked to the
speaker thatja circus always acted
on him like a rev.val, and hefelt like
a better man after attending one.
Joe Fleming stated that he had
lately seen several gentlemen from
Oconee, and inquired of them about
Earl Overby. It was the general
impression over there that our
brother Anti-Banger had got lost
in the dust while mi his way to see
the circus, and a "arty is now being
organized to drag the road for him.
Capt. Burnett scouted the idea
of Mr. Overby being lost in dust.
Earl always carried a little pocket
companion with him, and could
soon wet any dust that might accu
mulate about his person. He
thought it the duty of.this club to
appoint a committee, furnished with
abundant means, to investigate the
matter to the bottom, and if our
friend has been foully dealt with or
kept away from that circus by bru
tal force, that we see his wrongs
righted.
The motion was earned and the
meeting adjourned, subject to the
call of the President •
ROMANCE OF AN OLD DRESS.
Kinver, a chairmaker, brought suit I night by a noise in his barn. Seiz-
ngainst the Phcenix Lodge of Odd ing an axe, he ran to tbe place, and
Fellows, of Wbitby, lor injuries re- discovered a large mountain panther
ceived at tbe hands of members of dragging off a calf which it had just
the lodge while-he was being initiat- killed. Mr. Bear shouted, when
ed into the mysteries of the order the panther, dropping the dead
The case is the first of the kind ever I calf, turned upon him. Hfc struck
brought before a court of justice in j it with the axe, but inflicted a slight
this country, and has excited a wound which Only enraged the
great deal ot interest. The court beast. It sprang upon ■ him and
room to-day was crowded with fastened its teeth in his right shoul-
members of the Phcenix Lodge and der, but he succeeded in freeing
curious outsiders, anxious to learn I himself, and dealt it a terrific blow
something of the secrets of the with the axe, compelling the beast
brotherhood. The plaintifi appear- to reheat. A large and powerful
ed in court leaning on cratches. He blood hound belonging to Mr. Bear
was badly bruised about the face ran from its kennel and attacked
and body, and appeared to be suf- the cougar.
fering severe pain. On the wit- While its attention was engaged
nese stand he told the stotjr of events j,™ ^ ij 0ull d, Mr. Bear split its
on the night of his initiation. He I sku ]j w ;th a blow from the axe,
was met, he said, by a committee of 6tr j k ; n g ; t dead at his feet The
the Odd Fellows Lodge, who first puma W as an old one and bore
blindfolded him by drawing a black j ma rks of a number of bullet and
cap dow 1 over his face, so that he kn jf e wounds. It measured ' eight
could not see the slightest Hung, ten and a half inches from tip
and then led him into the lodge (jp_ j n stomach was found a
room. His entry was the signal for i^ge hunting knife with the follow-
shouts of derision from the members ; ng on tbe blade: “Cha.. .s Fost.r,”
present. He had hardly got inside -phe intermediate letters are indis-
the room when he was forcibly sew- tinct. Some time early in Septem-
ed from either side and whirled ^er a hunter by the name of Charles
rapidly around till he had become Foster, who is supposed to have re-
so dizzy that he had lost all idea of g ; ded j n - Kensington, Philadelphia,
his surroundings. Then a chain v ; s j ted Brown’s Mountain on a hunt-
was fastened around his body and j„_ expedition. Some boys, while
he was dragged roughly about the pugging ne ar a wood chopper’s hut
room, the cap being still down over y es terday, found some human bones,
his head. When the brethren had These they carried home, and the
tired of yanking him about at the cur iosity aroused by the discovery
end of the chain he was brought up induced the old woodsman, John Y.
standing, while a mysterious jargon Miller, to make a further investiga-
was gone through with. Suddenly tion. He visited the spot where
the candidate received a rough push tbe boys found tbe bones and found
lrom some one behind, which^ threw I additional bones. Miller by this
hira over upon his face. His feet t j me wa8 w jthin sight of the old
tripped over something and he fell cabin, which he entered and found
headlong on the floor, striking in fragments of men's blood-stained
falling upon a stool, which cut a clothing scattered around the prem-
deep gash in his head. He was | j^g fl e | oun( j f algo, letters and a
partly stunned by the fall. He was | postal card addressed to Charles
just conscious enough to hear some Foster. One of the letters was ad-
one ask in a deep voice, “Brethren, d resse d to the man at Altoona Penn-
shall we have merev. and some 6 yi V ania; one at Dubois, Pennsyl-
one else replied, “Have mercy, yania, and the postal card at Con-
Then he was lifted up off the floor nels viU e , Pennsylvania. It seems
by the chain, and was led about the that a man named Charles Foster
room for awhile, with the cap still either died or was murdered in thpr
on, until he had somewhat recover- vicinity and his body subsequently
ed from the effects of the fall. His dev0 ured by wild beasts, or lie was
initiation was not concluded, owing j by some ferocious animal,
to his inability to endure more. ^ possible clew to the identity of
Since then the witness testified that | tb e murdered man was iound at
he had
been unable to support ms tamuy 1 Delphi',
by working at his trade. Physi-1 s j deg>
cians whom he had consulted said Sa ; d Mr fisher: “A man named
that h ; s miur.es would trouble him Charles Foster used to live here,
for several years and that he might He is a sb ; p carpenter by trade, ?n
never get ovej them. The defend adventurous fellow. He is a wid-
ant Odd Fellows admit the truth of ovver> and J e ft here about ayearago,
Kinver's testimony regarding his i eav inghis daughter, who is now in
experience in the lodge room, a hey Baltimore. Two or three months
said it was the custom of lhe_ lodge I e j a p Sedw j t b 0U t bis answering let-
to lead candidates for initiation tC rs. His addre , s is or wa8 on
around with a view to bewildering Grand stree t, Brooklyn, New York,
or befogging them, so that when §j x wee k s gg 0 j wrote to him, but
the cap is removed they cannot find have not received a reply. His
the door by which they entered the mo ther wrote me from Wilmington
room. There is no intention of a bout three weeks ago as to Char-
harming the candidates, and “e hj e ’ s whereabouts.”
initiation is not rougher than a 1
healthy man could stand. The con
stitution of the order requires that
candidates shall be in sound health.
Plaintiff knew this, and procured
his initiation by fraudulent repre
sentation and concealment regard
ing his health.
one by one into the posture, ah- heard
voices in the barn near by. One was
that of tier uncle; the other, though not
quite ss familiar, perhaps, was more
ileasantto her ear, for it belonged t.
pleasant to ner ear, ior it Belonged t.
George Elliott, and for a loug time Bar
bara had had a tenderplace iu her heart
Tor George. She smiled and nodded
pleasantly os he came out oi the barn.
“Good evening, Barbara,” ho said. “I
am just in time to carry those pails to
the bouse for you.” Then as he walked
by her side, he added, “I came to sue if
your uncle wouldn’t buy a couple of my
cows. Ihave five milkers, and old Sn.au
finds she can’t attend to so many.”
“Pooro Id creature,” said Baibara. “I
wonder she thinks herself able to attend
to even three. How is she to-day ?”
“She was groaning about her rheuma
tism when I left,” answered George,
“I am sometimes thoroughly, out of
heart with my domestic arrangements,
Barbara.”
A soft color stole into Barbara’s cheeks
and she looked down.
“It’s no sort of a home for either Her
man or me,” continued George. “I feel
the loneliness and discomfort on his ac
count more than on my own. And yet,
how-can I make -things any different?
It’s spoor place to ask any woman to
share.” _.
The last words were nttered in so low
a tone that they scarcely reached Barba
ra’s ears, and were followed by a deep
sigh.
Barbara blushed again, and felt decid
edly uncomfortable. She tried to find
something to say that would show her
sympathy and yet not betray her pocu,-
liar interest; but before she succeeded
her aunt Jane appeared at the door, and
the opportunity was gone.
George taid “good evening,” to Mrs.
Dawson, as he sat down tbe pails, and,
with a pleasant nod to Barbara, turned
his steps toward the front gate, where a
handsome brown mare was impatiently
pawing the earth.
“Seems to me he comes here a good
deal,” said Mrs. Dawson, as horse and
driver disappeared down the rea l in a
cloud ol dust.
“He has business with uncle,” said
Barbara, going into the pnntrv after a
milk pan.
“If he had less, it would please me
better,” said Mrs. Dawson. “I don’t
like him, and never did.”
- Barbara didn’t reply. She strained the
milk that always went into the pantry,
carried the rest to the spring-house, aud
then began to wash the supper-dishes—
all without a word.
“You’re uncommon dumb to-niglit,
Barbara," said her aunt. “I suppose
•ou’re riled over what I said about
ileorge Elliott. Well, I ain’t no hand at
intendin' friendship when I don’t feel
t; and why should you think yourself
called ou to be hurt, I can’t sec. George
ain't pothln’ to you, an’ never will be.”
Barbara bit her lip—but still kept si
lent.
“Any girl wbo’d marry him wouio be
• fool—that’s tbe plain English of it,”
continued Mrs. Dawson, provoked iff the
girl’s silence. “His father left the farm
aunt on the subject.
“If Amos was the last man on earth I
wouldn’t hainrhim,” she said. “He's
good enough in his wav, I daresay; but
he don’t salt me. If you worry me about
it. Aunt Jane; I’ll go away.”
“You think George Elliott suits you
I suppose,-’ said Mrs. Dawson. “I can’t
say I admire your taste.”
To this Burbr a m id<- no reply, and
her aunt concluded to drop the matter
for the pr-ient. There was no particular
hurry about the marriage, and it would
not be policy to drive the girl - to ex—
tremes. But she didn’t giveuptho n0 w'
hopeofnlrimate snccees.by any means
As Barbara sat in the moonlight this
Juuelnight, she thought over the many
annoyances to which she had been sub- j
bidding the artist good-night, she went
out with Amos, to where the horses wait
ed them.
For the first mile or two Amos and
Barbara we-o strangely silent, and It
was not until they came within siglitof
the light that bnrned within ono of the
windows of their home that either ven
tured more than a casual remark.
“I say,’ bunt out Amostbeu, *1 want
to ask you a fair and square question,
Barbary, and I want you to answer it
the same way. Do you think you'll ev
er be willing to marry mo? Be honest
‘I tell yoh honestly that I never will,’
answered Barbara. ‘Please, please don’t
worry me about It, Amos. I shall hate
jected within the past six"months, atid do -'
lad been sick, so that he had No. S01 East Thompson street. Phil- mortgaged up to the front door, and I
unable to support his family I where Henry Fisher re- hain’t befun to get it paid off vet. Then
JACKSON’S WIFE.
A DESPERATE BATTLE.
DEATH AT A COTTONGIN-
r gnat curative powers. Onlv ■ have been appointed to this meeting
i aiule ai R. 1. Brumby & | f ronl a u p ar t s 0 f the sta’e. and the
tide ot' visitors has already set in.
One hundred years ago, when the
association was first organized., there
were only 420 members and five
churches and one association ; now
there are in Georgia 25,000 mem
bers, 1,600 chi- c'les anod 100 asso
ciations.
Bo Not Doealvad.
Don't buy "eleetrietric " or magnetic
frauds. The best external remeay is Ben-
BuirsCapcine Plaster.
Cracow, October 10.—The Jews,
Ritter and tstrochlens, who were
charged with the murder of. a
Christian girl under the most revolt
ing circumstances several months
ago. have beer, found guilty and
sentenced to death. _ ,, . ,
aUEUNA PATTI, the great songstress, says
of Nolr.n Palmprli 1‘crftimes. Toilet So»p« ami out
er Toilet Articles: «I unhcsiutinpln prononnee
!>.<potsni*r1or to any 1 ever mm.*
thrm , 374 and S76 Hear! 8U, Maw York.
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The alleged murderers at Alpine,
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mob.
Free DlMrituUon.
‘ "'hat causes the grest rush at Long
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l-motion of sample bottles of Dr. Bo-
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The democratic printers have
been discharged from the govern
ment office.
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A boy at Pittsburg, Pa., was ar
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Sewing Machine Man Leaves With Urn Bank
Roll.
It is seldom that we have to
chronicle any of the shortcomings
of tne men doing business in ou
section, and heretofore they have all
turned in their cash promptly; but
the best cities and communities will
get caught sometimes.
Mr. J. B. Toomer, the manager of
a sewing machine office, informs us
that his agent in Oglethorpe, R. N.
Snelson, who has his headquartei s
at the Glade, has jumped the coun
ty with something near a hundred
dollars belonging to the office. Snel-
son had been out selling machines,
and left Sunday without even the
customary good bye to his employ
er. Snelson comes ot a good fami
ly down in Wilkes county,
and had always borne an
honest reputation. Mr. Toomer
has issued a reward for his arrest
and will have him-if he can be
found. •
What the physicians of Athens
say: “We have used Stuart’s Rye
Whisky in our practice and cheer
fully recommend it to the sick who
may need stimulants.”—J. E. Pope,
John Gerdinc, S. C. Benedict, H. R.
1 Long, R. M. Wade.
J Professor H- C. W hite, says: Dr.
Lyndon, Dear Sir:—“I have care
fully examined a sample of R. A.
Stuart’s Rye Whisky,'drawn in my
presence from a barrel in your es
tablishment. I find it to be per
fectly pure; free from all adultera
tion, and a choice article. It may
be safely recommended for medici
nal purpose*.” H. C. White.
For sale at Lyndon s drug store,
for medicinal purposes only.
Henry Thurmond, of Morgan Comity, Caught In
the Bolting and Crashed.
Madisovj, Oct. 9.—A distressing
accident occurred this morning at
Few’s gin. Harry Thurmond, a
young white man, who was em
ployed in the gin, was changing the
belting which controlled the press,
when the leathern thong parted
and clasping the poor man in its
folds, in an instant whirled him upon
the shafting from the engine and
with back bent over this rapidly
moving wheel, with hardly a foot
ol space between the shaft and the
solid timber supports and less than
a foot to the floor, the body of the
unfortunate man was dashed and
jerked and whirled, his head and
limbs beaten and crushed and
pounded with lightning strokes
against these mute but cruel instru
ments of death. Jesse Fryer, who
was standing near, rang the bell
and had the ponderous machinery
stopped as soon as possible, but the
work had been done. Mr. Thur
mond is not yet dead, but the doc
tors in attendance say his chances
are not one in a thousand, and death
must come in a short while.
Later.—Mr. James T. Comer
telegraphed from Madison late yes
terday evening that Mr. Thurmond
was dead. He is a brother-in-law
of Mr. Comer, and a nephew of Mis.
Asa M. Jackson and Mrs. S. C.
Reese.
Ska TtUs What tio Enows Baton ths Orand
iorj-
From the Atlanta Constitution
Medical "men testi-1 we S ather the facts that Jackson,
fied that Kinver had received inter- the would-be wife murderer, fixed
nal injuries from which he might die. up the plot to Jnveigle McDonald
The case was adjourned to a high t0 hig house and km him M „
court at oronto. | W3S brought before the
grand jury to testify concerning
the affair, and detailed very minute-
Grnrrai Stgricr Attach siity Thcnuaod cm mat I ly all the occurrences of the fatal
at Krp Thy Fight jar Fire iioort and Then I night and declared to the jury that
"v-f °{, Ctlc, ^ U ^ S \ she was not wholly to blame for
Hundred Ktllcdtn the\Ulage Alone—The French I a- • ni ./
Behave Admirably—The Losses. I fiffam She Mia that it WBS
•j ro. _ a j- . 1 true that she had sinned m becomp
? “A dispatch re- j ng ; n f a tuated with McDonald, Jqv
ived from Hanoi, states that Gen- ; ng j,; m from .some uncontrollable
eral Negner s column had an en- ira 6 pulse , but 4e had confessed the
gagement at the village of Kep with Wl £ to her husband. She said
60,000 Chinese regulars, who occu- tbat f ackson then wrote the note
pied entrenchments round the cen- ^ ag sent t0 McDonald and
tral redoubt The Chinese com- made her copy and forward it to
menced the attack at nine «.clock the ma „. When McDon
inthe morning, by frying to sur- .^'/reply ^ 6tating that he
, e , , Frcn ^' The fightmg WO uldcallat the hour named and
lasted until two oclockm the after- ; how he would enter the
noon when the retreat of the Chi- prein f ses> it was shoW n to Jackson,
nese toward the frontier of China thel f to i d bis wife that £ e would
was cut off. Chinese froops then ^ from home that nighton
fled in the direct.on of Dooguan, business and convinced her of the
pursued by the French. Kep gtkr- truth of the stateraent Tbe grand
nson defended their position brave- - tbat Mrs. Jackson had
ly,compelling the French tosur- barc faced falsehood. Mr.
round redoubt and cany it at the Jack the husband of the wound-
pom.t of the bayonet. The Cbmese Kj woman, was brought before the
Incc m fno villurm alnnn utac A/v> 1 r « .
uer heart bumeil within her.
“I wonder if George wouldn’t have
said soWthiug more this evening, if he
had had a(,'hance,” she murmured. “He
looked as if b e wanted tos.iv something.
Oh, dear. I’m so t ! ed of it all 1”
Then she went to bed and cried herself
to sleep.
The next morning, when Barbara
went down stairs, she found Amos alone
in the kitchen. .
“Mother’s gone to the spring-house,”
he said; “ami, Barbarv, I’ll take the
chauce of asking you if you won’t go
to the circus with me next Saturday?
We can keep it to ourselves, you know,
and let on we’re going only as far as
Shreveport to do some shoppin’ and
then we can keep along to Boxboraugh.
There’s no use havin’ a fuss, you know,
and we’re old enough to go as we've a
mind to, occasionally.”
“I’ll go,” said Barbara; “It is real
kind of you to ask me, Ames. I havn’t
been to a circus eince I was ten years
old."
“All right; you bo ready long abont
noon on Saturday. Don’t say nothin’
’bout it tor soul; it’s just as well to
ke«p it dark, you know.”
“I won't mention it to any one,” said
Barbara, “l’w able to keep a secret, I
fancy.”
There was a quilting bee that afternoon
nt a farm-honse, three or four miles
away, and Mrs. Dawi o i and her niece
had arranged to go; but when the time
l ime for them tostart, the elder lady de
clared that she hail a quilt ot her'own
that ought to bo finished, and she didn’t
feel like putting the work of a whole af-
temo >n on that of some one else.
“Oh, I think you’d better go, now,
you're all dressed, aunt Jane,” said
Barbara, looking at the gorgeous red
and green delaine her aunt had put on.
“1 can take this dress off, there’s no
trouble about that,” said Mrs. Dawson.
“No, I won’t go. I can’t afford it, and
there’s no reason why l should,”
“So Barbara went off alone.
As she rode along the country road,
letting old Darbin choose his pace to suit
himself, she wondered how long that
r-C and green delaine would do duty ns
her adit’s best dress. Barbara thought
it almost the ugliest garment she had
ever seen; and no intuition told her that
the day would come when she would
look upon it with sentiments of real af-
section.
The quilting bee brought together ov
er a dozen young girls, who worked and
he’s got that lame brother on his hands!
He’d ba downright selfish to expect any
girl to marry him, under the circumstan
ces." v
“I don’t know that he does expect it,”
lid Barbara, irritated into a reply; “I
havn’t heard of him asking any one.
Have you?"
“No, I ain’t,” snapped Mrs. Dawcon.
“But it would be just like him to doit;
and the girl who married him, would
lead a hard life.”
A bard life! Barbara wondered if any
life could be harder than the one she led
now.
She didn’t light her candle when she
went up.to bed that night, but sat down
by the window by the moonlight. She
was very tired; hut she didn't feel ljke
going to sleep, the quiet and ttie moon
light were so conducive to thought. The
June air was soft and balmy; the scent
of the roses beneath her window came
faintly to her on the gentle night breeze.
AU nature seemed, nt peace, but there
was anything save peace in Barbara's m n
young heart. The spirits of discontent
and bitterness were bolding high carni
val there.
Orphaned and penniless at fifteen
years of age, she had been very glad to
accept a home in the family ot her uncle
Jabez Dawson; and had faithfully per
formed the duties assigned to her by her
uncle’s wife, a shrewa, hard-working
woman, who never spent a penny unne
cessarily, and who had the peculiar fac
ulty of always getting more ont of peo-
E le than she' gave. Tbe small sum nl-
iwed Barbara for personal expenses,
was doled out to her so gingerly, anil
with so many cautions as to extravagance
and waste, that she never asked for it un
til the forlorn condition of her wardrobe
made such a step actually imperative,
and even then she felt as if site was nc-
‘I ain’t going to worry you. There’s
no need of getting yourself in a stew,’
said Amos, mildly. ‘I only wanted to
know for certain, for if there ain’t no
chance of your mind changing I might
as well belooking out for somebody else.
‘Perhaps you’ve already been looking
out,’ laughed Barbara, secretly amus
ed.
‘WeU, I won’t say as I haven’t, and I
won’t say as I have,’ answered .Amos.
‘I had to settle matters with you before
takin any steps, you see.’
‘Tell me who you are thinking of,
Amos. I wont say anything about it,'
and Barbara leaned toward him confi
dentially.
‘Its Mahala Perkins,’ answered Amos.
I know you like Mahala.
Yes. I do, said Barbara; and she will
make you a good .vife, Amos. She has
the name of being very economical, and
Aunt Jane will think that one point in
her favor, at least.
I shan’t say anything to mother about
it yet awhile, said Amos. There’s no hur
ry.
No. I advise you to settle matters first
with Mahala, said Barbara. It will then
be too late for aunt Jane to say anything
and she will just make the best of it.
She’s sure to be put ont though, no
matter how we smooth things over, said
Amos. She’s had her heart set on my
marrying you. Now if you’d only marry
before me, Barbary, you’d make it a
sight easier all around.
I’d like to accommodate you, but I am
afraid its out of my power, said Barbara.
At the rate you went ou to-night—
Now don’t say a word about that, in
terrupted Barbara. I kuow I just acted
in a ridiculous manner; but I just could
not help jt, I was so low-spirited
Low-spirited! repeated Amos. You
don’t mean it! Well, now, I’d never
have believed it, if you had not told me,
Barbary. Girls are queer creatures, 1
guess. You can’t never calculate en ’em
Somehow.
They had reached home by this time,
and Amos took the horses to the stable,
while Barbara went into the house, feel
ing much relieved that matters liati tak
en such an unexpected turn. She had no
more proposals from Amos to dread. But
she was heavy-hearted as she slowly
made her preparations for the night, and
would have given much to know exactly
how George Elliott felt towards her.
GeorgeEUlott was here yesterday,
said her aunt tbe next meming at break
fast. He came to ask you for some pam
phlet you’d promised to Herman, I be-
M
had bettor be careful what die you sav.'
I don’t see what it Is to yon, returned
Ford, insolently. Neither of these girls
are anything to yon, nor do they expect
you to defend them. -
. I'1* the part o« every true gentjemai:
to defend tne name of a woman, answer
ed Glarge, no matter if she is the veri
est stranger.
That’s all talk, said Ford: and what
did I say so very dreadful? I merely
hinted that I could have either Bessie
Janney or Barbara Follett for the asking
and said 1 didn't intend to ask cither ot
them.
That was saying entirely too much,
said George, and it is certainly a poo;,
miserable part yon are playing, to try to
win the affections of two voung ladies,
without having the faintest Idea of mar-
ryiug either.
I’ll trouble you to choose your words,
said Ford. I am privileged to do as I
please, 1 believe, without reference to
you. What wohld be the fan of a sum
mer in such a place os this, U one could
not have a little flirtation, or half a doz
en of them, If one chooses.
You are entirely mistaken if von think
Miss Foilett cares one iota for "you, said
George. I have every reason to know
that she does not. She is a truthful, hon
orable girl, who would scorn to play
fast and loose with any man, and if you
believe she is anything more than sim
ply flattered by your attentions, you aro
an egregious fool.
You seem to know a groat deal ahom Mtu Fol-
letfj liken and dUUkeo, moored For-1, growing
niore angiy. -Pray, does the mice yon her con
fidant.’
ocurge did not deign to answer the question.
‘You think yoo cm read her heart like on an
gossiped as you ug girls will. • A great fi eV e-X didn’t understand what It was.
deal of the conversation turned uprn a it was a pamphlet on the collection
certain Horace lord, a young r rtist, and preservation of insects, said Barba-
who was boarding at Mrs. .Layu n s for I ra , I thought Herman might become
thesummer. lie had oeen in the neigh- interested in something of the sort, and
borhood a fortnight, and all the girls, b would give him an occupation. I am
except Barbara, had met him, aud all SO rrv I was not here 1
pronounced him the handsomest young i giie
fellow Granger county had ever seen.
[ guess it didn’t matter much, said
i ever .f e 5 n ' , Mrs. Dawson. You can send the pam-
Helsn tonly handsome, hut he s I pbletovcr any day, and I told him so.
rays, said Lizzie Just as he was going away he asked me
going away
to tell you that if you hadnt nothing bet-
mighty taking in his ways,
Carrol. “He knows how to talk to
^•'’i . „ , I ter to do Saturday, he’d drive you over
‘And he has a compliment always on to that bush meetin in Bellows' woods,
the end of his tongue, said Jane Sharpe, j told him I calculated yon would be too
whose words were frequently as sharp ] busy to go.
“He seems to think he I Yes, I shall be busy, said Barbara, and
must fiat.er a woman in order to get into 8 he and Amos exchanged glances,
her good graces. For my part, I don 11 Then iuat write him a note and i
think he’s cut out to wear well.”
on my best dress.
AU the girls laughed,
“Beauty unadorned, Bessie; you know
the rest,” said Jane,
epting charity.
Long before she had t
mg betore she bad thought of loving
George, she had been sorry fqr hiu.. She
knew how uncomfortable and often nn-
pleasaut his home must be, with ouiy
old Susan to look after things.
Barbara had been to the Elliott farm
once with her uncle, who had some bus
iness with Qeorge, and had stopped on
his way to town one day to transact it.
He had gone to the barn, where George
was unloading hay, and Barbara had
gone into the house to sit with old Susan.
This had given her an opportunity
look around; and she had noticed tl
that
loss in the village alone was 6oo d jury to tesdfy and be was
- - • Fa - °T,. fought W,t 5 questioned about the story his wife
spirit and decision. They captured ^ told . He did not ^hesitate to
all of the enemy s war material, admit that al , she tQ , d w „ t and
mules and horses. A French cap- th , t be bad 8et the ^ for McD
tain and twenty men were killed ald she had detailed. He said
and e.ght officers and fiftv men hi , wife bad con f es8e d to him her
were wounded. General Negner K (or McDonald> butbe d;d not
slightly wounded. General believe gbe would be ^ of tbe
Bnerede Lisle has started for Kep | gupreme act of infidelity. Jn order
to assist General Negrier’s forces.
CONYERS CONUNDRUM.
SH00YIN6 NEAR CRAWFORD.
A Negro Um* a Shot Gun With Fatal Effect.
We learn from parties down in
Oglethorpe that Scott Brawner shot
and killed Ike Fleeman with a
double-barrelled shot gun. It seems
that the two men were out in the
field working together, and went to
their homes perfectly friendly.
When they arrived at home they
found their wives quarreling and
that stirred up a difficulty between
the men, when Scott Brawner got
his shot gun and killed Fleeman.
We have not yet all the particulars
about the affair.
What a Minnuppi pilot eot*-
Capt. D, M. Riggs, who is well known
at New Orleans and along the Mississip
pi river, says, “I have been suffering
from dyspepsia for the pas five yean,
and from bioken lest, by sevre pains in
the bowels and kidneys. 1 tried every
medicine recommended for these did
ses, without success. At last I used _
bottle of Brown's Iron Bitten, which
proved a perfectsoccess in my caae.“ It
cures all liver kidney and dis-
to test that be conceived the schefne
of which the note was a part, and
then convinced her that he was go-
bMartson Crazy, orl^*, PUrtn, a P«t» I ing ^“JW :{TO ? f . Hes .f d hc
„ ' _ _ “ , armed himself and laid in wait< un-
Conyers, Ga., Oct S.—Accord- td be gaw McDonald meet, kiss and
ing to order of court, Tom Martson, embrace his wife upon the back
of incendiary fame, was taken to porcb and again re pe at the endear-
* h « a fy'“ ra 'i 11 * mo ™! n ?„ b r, bhe " fi rnents in the hall. He was asked if
Mitchell and Mr.Bob Wallace. Heke could not have then and there
asked Mr. G. W. Cain last night prevented McDonald from further
what the people here thought of the advanC es? He said he could have
verdict Mr. Cam told him that donebut be wanted to satisfy
some thought it was right and oth- himie lf whether the parties really
ers thatit was not Martson then meant t0 defile his home by their
said he reckoned the big dogs didn’t micit intercourse. When, by a
1 j* £ prison says that he play- _ p through the window he waa
ed off on the people—that he wasn’t Satisfied that the act wa* not be-
crazy—it was policy w,tl, him to do y on d them, he fired upon them,
that way. He says he cantalfcas foe** statements and confessions
5® P’ e “^ A s “T tbat hlst 1 na ' II > ° vcr - startled the grand jurors, and, pre-
^ r yW' A.. Woodlaw. who has been I sumably, disgusted them quite as
to the asylum several time, within- raucb . 'They decided to ignore the
natigs, said to Martson: I wish I pend i n g bills and leave the parties
could go to the asylum, but I m not £here they had placed Jthemselves.
crazy enough’ Martson said: “You| *
can do like I did, you can act crazy.” ’"" '
Mr. Cain asked him if ha was turn
ed loose now, if he would burn any
more houses. He said no. Mr. Cain
then asxed him if he was crazy when
he burnt the church or did he do it
d nil, ivhosufiV-rfrom
tlio Throat and Lungs,
an cure in Dr KingV
■ for Consumption. Thon-
dNi» of permanent cures verify the truth
l.f ,i,| g itatement. Aomedicinecan show
?ueta • rac<Wl’»i wo " d erf“l cures. Tou-
sands of once hopeless sufferers now
SSasS&mroeaim the owe their livesto
thin New Jjfiacovsry. It will cost fl
nothing id Rl T0 i‘ * Tree Trial L-.
§ ’ ■34fe mby * Drug st0 ' re '
The French troops at Kep are
still pursuing the fleeing Chinw,
Crimes.
In our statue books there are no
such crimes known as “murdering,”
“rioting,” “trespassing,” &c., the ad
dition of the “ing” being enough to
throw the warrant out of court.
Magistrates often do their work for
naught by simply adding these war
rant-destroying letters.
A New* Hotel.
Mr. Wiley Lestpr tyffl build a ho
tel at WinteiVille this f»JL The
cost- will be about one thousand
dn'hr 1 .
PERILS OF HUNTING.
Boasted Blind and Balplui by a Eornet-A
Woadctaek’n Bite.
Middletown. Conn., Ocl io.—;
Three serious miss hums to hunters
for meanness. Martson said; “I i ... ... ■ ■
was a little off then.’ Evidently he M^n V«
is not nor has not been crazy, but Thwwray J
has played off on the people from | n ? 1 ? n °i.. Wh ‘ te . ^
the windows needed washing, that the
cloth on tbe table set for dinner was soil
ed and crumpled, that the dishes were
nicked and cracked, and the dinner con
sisted of only fried pork, boiled potatoes,
and biscuits green wltn soda. Her
heart had aohed as she had driven away
With her uncle, and she couldn’t, help
thinking what <’ » \/different home she
would make for George, il he gave her
the chanoe.
But be never bad. ne often came to
the Dawson farm on one excuse or an
other, and frequently made remarks to
Barbara about old Susan’s w.-etched
housekeeping, and the discomfort to
which he and Herman were subjected 5
but be had never approached the subject
df tharriage, Yet she believed that he
lovedher. His evident preference for her
society to tbat of any otner woman; his
protective manner, and the tender, ear
nest light which sprang to his eyes
whenever they rested on tier, had told
her the secret of. his heart, and she hod
gradually learned to regard him as the
only man she would ever care to marry.
8ne knew well wtiy her annt did not
like George, and why she discouraged
bis visits. The whole matter lay in a
nutshell; Mrs. Dawson had a son hy a
former marriage, and. she had made'up
her mind that Barbara should marry
him.
There were many reasons why the
mother thought this match desirable.
Amos Leggett was a meek, good-natur
ed, easy-going man, who bad neither am
bition nor energy. Jf it had not been
I or.tbe perpetual pushing he received
'rom bis mother, he would never have
warned bis salt And she knew that it
at fier death he was left without some
one who would take hej place, he would
let the old farm goto rack and ruin, and
probably end by becoming a burden on
thetpwn,
So she decided that the sooner lie was
married to the right kind of a girl; the
better It would be for his future inter
ests ; and she knew of no one so suitable
as Barbara, Who would, of course, feel
an interest and pride in preserving the
household goods, and keeping up the old
place, which .could not be expected of
stranger.
. Amos was entirely agreeable to the
* his; mother proposed, ne liked
■am vervjnuch, and.h®, was used to
her ways. Then; a stranger might not
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES.
squirrels .
They came to a hornet's nest, whefr
one of the insects stung Mr. VabJjjot out ofths fiousw os faftaapppaible
As the lynchers placed the rope *U h *. b *?? of th * brti r , V He ^ElT!Ll!!!*aL r !3?£? t ^ tha
around his neck the trembling vie- ^ “ bbot ^He was
tim said: 6 earned home blind and helpless,
“Gentlemen, if yon would allow * nd 5,1 ‘ hat condition
me one word of explanation, I am I ^“.‘hetame d *y Matthew
sure you would spare my life." Simpson, living near Pine Island,
“You tried to wreck a train didn’t county, was out shooting near
that place. One barrel of bis gun
burst as he* fired A shot. His left
you?”
— “Yes, but—” ■ .. H
“Ripped up the whole length of h,nd the hiar-
the track, didn’t you?” mg of bis left rar destroyed. On
“Yes, but—” - * Friday John Qnick, of Greene,
“WelL but what?” Penn, shot a woodchuck in th^
“Why, you see there was one of fiel ? * Tf. , hon,e j
those fellows who go through the P 0 *'!* * e .f n,n « 1 was dead he
trains taking presidential votes, «!“* .!* "P*J rh «“ rt ,eu * d
^ his wnstwit^ its teeth. The wood-
“Wby in the thunder didn’t-yon ^°. ck - h ° ld !
say so? Boys, take off the rope ind ^JS^J^ t “ t . h . bune<1 ,n ft 6
gi.e him .^rinkoutofour
Our formers will rejoice to lerntbati i obliged to walk all the way home
has at loot been.decelded that bees do with the dead animal fast to his
aaSaSBfeijKi&Si'g;
Then just write him a note and say so,
. ... , , „ , said her aunt. I’ll get John to leave it
cr L ica i J i a , ne ’ as he passes by on his way to Shreve-
saidlittlcBessic Jannev, who ,.ad been port. He’s got to go in after nails this
V * ry ^^*1 in ?l ,re9W ’- v tne granger s morning, or your uncle cant finish the
rare good loo.es, and whose hear', was ben house
SjjfiS?; “y ait UDt ‘ l y°“ know Very well, said Barbara, and she wrote
Mr. Ford before you condemn him go tbe note am l laid lt on the pamphlet
roundly I confess frankly that I liked I ready for John. * p
him, and I think him a perfect gentle- But as she was cutting flowers in the
m ?-iv.i- ..-m u..i ,, „ ,, garden an hour later, eho saw George
Wait until Barbara sees him, _ said I comiugilown the road on his brown
i!-* 1 ^ a S',' r sol,,et h"J8 handsome mare, and she ran to the house, seized
that Barbara will agree with me entire- j b e pamphlet and hurried to the gate,
, ... . „„ old Nep, the big New Foundland dog, at
Then he a to come here this evening? bor be els.
h^»fr tl ^i n u U T°u George sprang from his horse, as he
cxidtunent. Oh, howl wish I had put 8 aw her, and tossing the bridle over a
m> me i rns«. fence post, approached the gate, a glad
light iu his eyes. He thought he had
never seen Barbara looking better or
oi ,i 1—iim.i. ., . , „ | prettier. She held out the pamphlet as
. bell ,?y e ‘ l ? , ‘t* 1 ? ld , ada K c -’ he approached her.
v5f. SS, 7' I think beauty looks all I am sorry I was not in when you
the better fora little adorning.” came yesterday, she said. ‘I went to the
J* c , lack cam p ® u PP® r » to which quilting bee, where I fully expected to
the twelve hungry girls did ample jus- se e you in the evening,
tico; and then they all went into the big it was impossible for me to come, said
° n . T 8 , 00 ” 1 - George. I could not spare the time. I
along, and waited for the a rrival of the felt that my first duty was to old Mrs.
gentlemen invited to spend the evemng, Finn. 1 1
„ ^. rbara fcl * a c ®T ta * n amount of curi- “I had a lovely time, said Barbara.
For i^’ but I I am glad of that, returned George;
a ™ X D °Ki.!° ^ ee Geor l? e El- but tell me, Barbara, did your aunt give
liott; and she was bitterly disappointed y 0 u the *
Sr! 1 ^n a ^l n ^7* h if n . 0 , n . e0fthe ' irs L arri ' Ob, yes, interrupted Barbara; and I
<jeorR ? wouW not I am so sorry, George. I appreciate your
*® present, he having gono to see an old asking me, of coarse; but you see I
,"f ar ' lirev ‘'P ort > wh° wanted to I promised Amos—but there! I said It
eon-iilt him on some matters of business, should be asecret between us, looking
. a ^ ull L sober of late,” Uther confused. S
said lorn Sharpe, he won t go any- 1 understand, said George, dropping
wnere. | his eyes, and taking more hart than she
“And he is really thinking seriously of I thought the occasion warranted. You
accepting that offer his uncle has mode 1 needn’t say any more. I see that I have
him. ’ said Herbert Carrol. I been a fool from the firet to suppose that
“What is that?’; asked Barbara. “I you would,but never mind, I cant blame
haven’t heard of it.” you, of course. Good-bye, Barbara, and
“Why,” answered Herbert, “he’s taking til£ pamphlet, he sprang on his
got a letter from an uncle living in New I horse, touched ner with his whip and
Mexico, who wants him to come out I galloped away,
there ior a time and try ranch life. He I Barbara went into the house, feeling
offers George a good salary to take I that in some way her words htul given
charge of the place while he visits his offense, but she could not imagine wjiy
old home with his family.” she had done so. A heayy wcigHtsoonf-
“I tell George he had better stick to ed to lie on her heart, and try as she
the old farm, and not try experiments,” would, she coaid not get rid of it.
said Tom; andhesaidhisgoingdepends I Horace Ford took an early opportunity*
entirely on the non-success ot a certain I of paying Barbara a call, and he made
plan he has, which he wants to keep se- himself so agreeable to Mrs. Dawson
cret. 1 that she actually asked him tocall again
Barbara flushed. She wondered if the much to Barbara’s surprise, who had ox-
certain plan had anything to do with pected to see him treated with con
herself. Then her* heart sank, for she temptuous silence or subjected to open
thought this out of the question, of ridicule.
course, or he would have made a point I George Elliott came no more; but
of coming to the quilting frolic. Surely Horace Ford, encouraged by the amia-
ha could have gone to see the old woman bility with which his first call had been
at Shreveport at any time. She began received,cameagainandagain,although
to feel vexed, and then indignant, and I Mrs. Dawson did not appear to altogcth-
wnen at eight o’clock, Horace Ford or like such particular attention to Bar-
came in, she was just in the humor to bars, she did not ijiave anything tossy
be read v for almost anything. against his coming; and Barbara, morti-
The artist was undeniably handsome. fi ^ d and at <f eor S?.’ a neglect, was in
There was, too, an air of gallantry about *° receive “ w new ,over ver y
him very attractive to women, nnd very j „
different from the awkward attentions I love George_ m
shown the girls by the young farmers.
Ford first devoted himself to Bessie
hlo<raotbu> began to sceld. r n e felt sure
tint there would'be many an occasion
when be would have to seek refuge In a
bam or-stable, if; he miwrled any one
his mother didn’t exactly fancy. And
the idea of.leavinij. tfjh old place, and
making a home elsewhere, never even
entered hls’tnihd,
He proposed to Barbara 'without any
unnecessary delay, and she refused him
flatly.
“It is perfectly absurd for you to iraag-
ine for an instant thatl love you,” she
said, k *ahd I wouldn’t marry anyman
simply,to get a permanent home/’ for
Amos, acting under his mother’s advice,
had nsed«Aan argtfT»«tntin favor of her
acceptance of his offer, the fact that it
would at anytime be thrown bn the
world to get her Uvingubeuebe could:
“I suppose It is no nse to ask her
again,’.’lie sold, tohls mother, to whom
he went at once with the story, of bis
non-success.. “She seems mighty got'^q
“Waitqfew months, and perhaps she
will change,” was the reply.. “Pll talk
obM-rre hen sndt am morally certain that If 1
did her tha honor to ask her to lanre here with
me to-morrow, the would jump a. the offer.'
Oeoise’s reply to thU, wen a blow on Fbrd'e
which bent him staggering beck, and he
(ell to the ground like a log.
Goorge looked nt him a moment In disdain, en
thee, whistling to hie dog, his taco ptUied with
Ajorbere was trembling like a >af. 8hched
heard every word of the conversation, and though
she h«d not understood otrtein references
George hed made to herself, and some reason
why she could not feel otherwise than coldly to*
werd Ford, she saw at once that she had been
standing on the brink of a precipice.
Her mortification and chagrin was .Treat. She
wondored that she had not seen into rord's true
character, and understood from the Ant the con
temptible game he had been playing.
• Sl ‘ e ’- vr V K 1 ** 1 *? 1 her Pride only was hurt,- and
that her heart had never been touched by the
man’s blandishmeuU: but she feared lt was oCh-
erwise with poor Bessie, who had shown a verv
high appreciation for the artist’s good looks and
soft compliments.
'But she shau anow the truth now. I will tell
,r w “at * have heard, no matter how my pride
wounded iu the recital, she thought. 1
8he felt faint and sick, an she rose to her feet,
aud hurried away through the wood.
Fo*xl still lay on the ground, but she felt In no
mood to Inquire into hit condition. It mattered
not to her, she thought whether he lived or died:
^ n . ov L th /’. bl . ow he had received was not
sumcieal to be fatal*
Her only thought w*. to m Rcsmlo, »nd »he
hurried along ontil .ho came in light or Mr. Jau
?J5L*. hou *f' 1 L h * n * he vdkod more ilowly, and
« w ^ C< ^ m ^ er terrible agitation, that no ono
suspect her errand, one of suchimpor-
hy the garden gate, dreared
in a pretty, fresh blue tuuslin, and with a look of
aweet expectancy ou her face. She blurted when
w2u^r^o“? th<> UU * F to,t,h *
JJ’*!'*' *h« “td. T -mat speak to yon alone, at
® n “- 1 *■»*« aomething very terrible to toll too.*
i^J , .k*5S!r r .* , a g "J!“J he P oorcU1 ‘ 1 - ‘you don’t
mSthatl’’ 1,6 ******* You have not come to toll
her. treking at hor whim
‘'abauj tMTt ** ^ e3re *’ M iDnocent mthose
-u!?.^V d r Car ’. he l8 . not *he said, 'but it 11
*bout him that I have come. Walk with me to tbe
•age of the woods, where we can talk unheard.'
Bessie sileatly accompanied her, and the story
was soon told. Barbara gave a falthiul account,
as nearly as possible, repeating overy word of the
scene she had Just witnessed.
*He deserves your contempt, Bessie/ she said,
you must never speak to h m again.'
•Thankyou, Barbara* said Beasie, 'for coming
) tell me. It waa kind of you, and I will try to
forget him. But, oh, Barbara, I did love him—yes,
I did,’ and her tears bc^an to flow.
‘He Is unworthy even a thought,» said Barba-
1 muit go, for it is growing late.’
Tne next day, when lfr. Ford, entirely recover-
1 from his encounter with George, called at Mr.
Janney’s. he was told that Bessie was bosv, and
aaked to be excused from seeing him. Ho hr i
never received such a message from her before,
and understood at once that she had learned of _
nis hypocrisy. He was the better assured ot this,
.. _ r bira a little later, he
was told that she, aiso, begged to be excused from
seeing him.
His summer flirtation was over, ho saw very
plainly, and the next day he left bh re report for
ever, and neither Beasie nor Barbara never saw
him again.
Barbara was doubly anxious to see George,
hoping that in some way the name of Ford would
come up in the course of conveasatlon, and she
could ask some questions which wottld explain
many things she wished to know. She was al
most stunned when she heard, a few days later,
that George had accepted the offer of his unci* in
New Mexico, and had gone away, taking Herman
with him.
That he should have called to sav good-bye.
convinced her that she had offondea him; ana
she feared that he was disgusted with her as well
in spite of his brave defense he had made of her*
that day in the wood.
She tried to make excuses for him, of conns,
and half expected that he would write to her.
But as week after week, and month after month
had paused, bringing no letter, she dospaired of
ever being able to have an explanation with him;
and when, the folio*ing spring, she heard of an
invalid lady In Shreveport who was going to
Ohio, and wanted some one to accompany her as
uursc, she applied for the place
Her application was successful, and a week la.
ter she was far from her old home and the pain
ful association connected with it.
Her aunt had fougli; against her going, of
coarse; but had yielded the point, when she caw
that her words had no effect whatever on Barba
ra’s determination.
'You’re leaving a first-rate home to go among
strangers, and be knocked from pillar to post.
Barbary,' ahe said, 'and the day'll come when
you’ll be sorry for it.’
‘Perhaps not,’ said Barbara, celmly.
Five years later, the spring do jds in Ohio de
prived thousands of people ot their homes. The
suffering was very great! ard very earnest were
the appeals made for help, and ver/ generous tho
responses from all over the country.
In a large room over a grocery store in the little
town of Beuville, the busy Angers of the reliel
committee were unpacking a newly arrived lot
of boxen, and about the doorway was gathered
a >rronp of sufferers, anxiously waiting thedls-
t.\button of the garments ot which they stood iu
such dire need.
The woman, who was fore-woman of the com
mittee, raised from one of the boxes a delaine
dress of a gorgeous pattern—la-.ge, green palm-
leaves on a red ground. As she did so, there was
a faint cry from another woman who stood a
short distance off; and tho next Instant the de
laine was snatched from the fore-woman’s hands.
•Miss Prentiss, won’t you give th's dress to me?'
whispered an entreating voice. 'I want it. I have
a special reason for wanting it.*
Take aomething better, Barbara,' said the fore
woman, *you would look ridiculous in that. You
want it only because you think no one else would
like to wear lw There’s a good, brown cashmere,
now,' taking another drees from the box.
^ 'No, I went this/ and the tears started to Bar
bara Follet’s eyes, 'It looks lust like one my annt
used to have, and I us'd to Laugh at her for wear
ing It. How it reminds me of the old days I* and
she sighed. |
'Here’s some good, stout underclothing. Take
what yon need, Barbara,’ said Misa Prentiss.
It is aunt Jane’s dress.’ cried Barbara. *1 won
dered if there could be another io like It! See, all
this underclothing la marked with Aunt Jane’s
name. Amos ^eggett mu*, have tent the box!’
She was as pleased * ’ a child; and when she
went back an hoc? later, to the little room she
was temporarily occupying In the house of Mias
itira, ahe sat down, and spreading the dress
on her Up. abandoned hereof to the thoughts
it called to her mind. Her face flashed, and b*r
the least, but her pride as well ss her
love had been wounded, and sbe thought
ney, thereby causing that young dam- I ? hat p ®lu*? 8 i’® wonld va ! ne her more if
sef’s cheeks to flash and^^ her eyes to hesawtiw'sho was pleasing in the eyes
brighten; but altera whilehis attention
was called to Barbara, and he at once I - She wondeI ? d ffr«at*y
asked far an introduction to her.
at herannt’e
forbearance. In fact, Mrs. Dawson was
BtosiraccVrd^TwVffia^inking heart I ah / ™f, ki " da8
and her cheek paled as she saw the ar- w ell, and treated her niece better than
tist’s evident pleasure In Barbara’s spir- o\®h?jf 0 KS »^n»°° day 8,16 a * tonlahed
i ted con versati jit. 1 She already felt that .
this man had become very dear to her, m J r rS;n»°A m^ 6 R.rn./i 1 . y ,?5 r
and she dreaded the thought of a rival. I J larr y m f> Amos, Barbary. It is clear jou
She believed Ford perfectly Irresistible, W °? °
and knew nothing of Barbara’s attach-1 be seems pretty sweet on
ment to George ElUott. JSrtffifSSSLS y °° Ca " P*®**® your ‘
Barbara, chagrined and disappointed Thank you, aunt, said Barbara, a lit-
atGeorges non-appearance, felt In some I ti e ti n ge of sarcasm in her tones. You
measure comforted _ _ by the attention are very kind, 1 am sure,
shown her by tho lion of the ovenlng, I And if you chqose to marry that ar
apd exerted herself to be witty and gav. tist fellow, I shant say anything against
He shsnt say I am stupid at all I it, continued Mrs. Dawson. He is good-
events, she thought; and if George looking, and his manners do him credit,
hears of his devotion to me he may think So long as you dont take up with George
I am worth an effort to ww.” Elliott I’ll be satisfied. - ^
So, she took an active part in the mer- Barbara made no reply. Her heart was
.rmalnng—joined In all the games, flu ed with bitterness. It had been two
nnced until she was tired out, and weeks now since that meeting with
laughed as If she had never known a George by the gate, and daring that time
care or a . s ® rr0 / r ' ® ut w h c “ t®n oclock s h e had neitkerseen nor heard from him.
came and Amos proposed going home, She began to think she never would.
,h t ea K? r 'y a ”* n ™‘ 8h * had Horace Ford’s attentions soon ran In.
k h .i , b ?J that t er to OP* 0 love-making, and scarcely a day
ki2?r ha Pi 3 .v t .' wa ’u h 5 r Pas*«d that he did not manage to visit
heart, rather than her head that ached. Mrs. Dawson's farm on one excuse or
®» baU another. He sketched Barbara iu half a
Horace Fold came out of the parlor to dozen different positions, and told her
’Pf.r , she was his inspiration, that he only
iamwsoiTyyoirareMingsosoon,” needed her by his sice to make a name
1,0 ®^i d W 1 want< rt,an ot li e r waltz with and a fortune,
yon. Then he added, bending lower: But a terrible revelation was in store
auiiCiK ll li at } V ® , da “ ced ter her, which was to shatter all her de-
with that dldn t bang a dead weight on lesions abont Horace Ford,
ray arm. I toll you it takes muscle to car- Shestartcdon foot one dav to pay a
around *” visit to Jane Sharpe’s, and took a path
Barbara lztigf^d gayly. I which lay through a deep wood. The
i U8t ^^ b i 8)10 r aid ’ aad W8 1 ooolnees, the grateful sliado and the in
have i g^ I cannot stay tense quiet, broken only by the singint
even for another waltz.” „f the birds which flew from branchto
But may I not come to see yon?.’ he branch, was so pleasant to her that she
ea J5* r *y . , ' . lingered beneath an,old oak, and fliiollv
heneT * r yaU> sat down, thinking that perhaps an
Barbara said. . • hoar’s quiet reverie wasto be preferred
me?’ I to a colt on Jane.
eyes filled with tears, ss she lived over exsin the,
suffering George Elliott had caused her.
As she folded the dress up. a singular rustling
no*se msds her examine it more closely* and soon
discovered that a paper of some sort wss tewed
in the lining.
Her first thought was that it was a will; and
her surprise may bette.* be imagined than de
scribed* wren, on ripping the lining apa.*t*she
found a letter addressed to herself,
When Miss Prentiss returned home after the
istributton of the clothing was concluded, sne
found Barbara with pallid face and tear vet eyes
bolding the letter to her lips.
'Miss Prentiss, read that-’ she cried, excitedly.
‘Oh, that ray annt should have kept it from me!
And I never knew !*
It w
bars t
said, save a loving heart and a
should be her protection through
. V. M. w . rerew.
said Mia* Prentiss.
*8be is dead ’ answered Barbara. 'She has been
dead for neanv throe years.*
•And where is George Elliott?*
'He is living on the old place. He came back
from the west several months ago, so Amos wrote
me.*
'Is he married!'
'No, I think not.*
B^Then j^ou ought to let him know about this,
•Oh, Miss Prentiss, I couldn’t! What would he
•think of mer cried Barbara, flashing rosily. ‘Of
courts he doss not care ior me now. Probably he
has forgotten all abont me.'
Miss Prentiss didn't think m
sbe was a wise woman in her generation, ana did
•ri Sketch you,’ ^iHyou let me
‘Yes, if you 11 m^e mu beautiful,; said I She had been sitting there onlyafew
Barbara-, i —?—— —*—• -- -
•recallin'
* t0 K°i a SV '-j I anianPy'^-ces- Sjie recognizedtii“em
• Lome on, said Amos, who had heard aa those of Horace Ford and George El-
° n ’, ar i? ^ aSW r; Hott, and peering around the ufeshe
l fot-u,r !fpjirt ovrr f!?. c0 ' aia B down the !*th
wm viiiuii^r ttoo A'u iaiK ».«■ La-u — Vi * uu r”. w wiiiiiis uu«m me f'am
to her myself. I guess I can make her lo ® ^ h ® r heart oi,er this man, like all the she had just left.
see sons- It.w'bodv inn.” F think its high time we’re going, How dare you sp-sV of either Mj.=s
BulB—vunr-iu—ft. fld.-i. , W t . , ' T ...... .
[Mtu Prentiss didn't Ihlok this »t all ’ikeljr; bat
kbe was a wise woman
not argne the question
And that nlg.it, after Barbara had cone to bed.
this kind, little old woman, who baa never had
aiover ofher own, wrote a long latter to the lov
er of her fritnd. She sent it off in fear and trem
bling, wondering how it would affect the man
who would receive it, and how he wonld answer
it. She wasn’t prepared to have him answer it
in person, and waa vary much snrnniied when he
walked in, a week later, and asked to free Barba- *
Ira as coolly as If he had been In the habit oi see
ing licr every day.
•Baibara,' he said, when the first greetings were
over, *1 don’t understand this at aU, for ?ou cer
tainly told m* that morning yon gave me tbe
taamphlet by ths gate, that you bad received my
*1 said I had received your message abont the
bush meeting,* laughed happy Barbara, ‘and I
couldn’t accept your offer to drive tne to It. fori
had promised Amos thatl wculd go with him to
■he circus that day.'
Vi never thought of the bus?# meeting, my mind
was eo full of the letter I bad given to poor aunt
for you, ] took it for granted that yon bad prom
ised to marry Amoe. I believed »th*s the more
readlW because your auet bad more than once
hinted to me that such a match waa probable.’
That explains what yon said to Horace Ford
I that day in the woods when yon knocked hiss
said Bnrtmra.
ira! how did you learn nns-tk^S about
w <t and I heard every word,’ said Earhs-
k&T.alwaya wanted thank yon tor defend-
Ing m. M well, George; and I know 'Jessie rant
ed to do so too; lmt yon dfdn’IglveeUherofuv
■I didn't want any thanks.’ mULOottm, 'I did
not do anything worth anv graUiude. The fellow
was a eowardly vllUln and needed e lesson.'
‘Bessie mod i needed one too,’ Bmriera rcyltcd
m ‘UcssIf Is married to Tom CarreU,’ sidd Georso;
*aod now^you are to bo metHcd to me. thanks to
•Yh, thanks to the dresse* echoed B&Tbara,
•and. oh George, to think how I used tod
that red and green delaine!'.
‘We’ll have it put away In oamphor and 1
it as our dearest e»uhly possession.’ said Oe
as ho clasped his betrothod Jn h.s Wrai?
pressed on her stlJi, smooth brow ahoartfell kii
Farmers ■who know that to-bacco”
stalks are a very valualuable manure,
because 1hcir ashes contain a j.Teat por
tion of frotns. perhnps do not knw that
TJ- Cm’!’ '■ »' ♦*••• f r-* roi Vrt