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nnuMKijas,
ATTORNEY at uw^-.
■Wulkuiurillo, Gu.'
Offioe la fhliasr Ordinary’s 0 flee.
p O. TUOilSON, ; ■ .
ATTORNEY AT UW,
Spi-i4.il at! out ion paid to- criminal
actice.
r rai'jroure apply to fix-Gorl'^rijjWatts'
id Cior.t " ‘ ■ -
■nd Mon.- lftvid Clapton, Montgomery, Ain.
u:!l.'o ovi-r PoO-GlUeo Atiilii.i, G*. “ *
D. C. ital-i.ow, J*
• iM-a Uakoow. ’
j> arrow Hr os.,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Lama n Cobb. Howell Cobb.
Jt & 1*. ORB,
ATfttttXKIB AT LAW,
Athene, Gi
Ofliae In Ooanrea Building,
iUrts-iarc-ly
A awe S. Kttwtx.
WIN A COBB,
attorneys at law,
Athena, Ok.
i>i«
Anduw J. Conn.
rjLARKE SHERIFF SALE.—
. ""jjlbo sold before the Court Ilonsc door
in the City of Athens, Clurke County, Georgia,
on the fln*t Tuesday in October next, witliiii the
Jegat hours of sale the following property to-
wit: two lots of land in Clarke County Georgia,
ono lot cont::iii>ng eight acres, inoie or Icsb, No.
one hundred and eight, and one lot No. ninety,
containing five acres, more or leas; Mrs,
.Elizabeth Heavers and Matiidu Payne tennn s in
possession of Raid lots: situate lying and being
on the right hand side of the street leading to the
Bobbin Mill adjoining Messxv Hudgin, Meeker
25®. others, and in the aggragate containing
thirteen acres. Said land numbered and laid
out in Pitmens survey of the Taylor land, map
of survey now on record in Clc***
Clarke
, - — . -—...w.,.-pe-
nor Court for the purpose of making this levy
and sale of said land ior balance of purchase
money da. on -aid hod on this fi. la. A. K.
Childs vn. C. E.-Beavers ; Clark Superior C'oort
August Term lt-78. All levied upba ns tlio
property of tlio defendant C. E. Beavers to
satisfy the nh A'u statedd. ft. and writtei
of levy served on tenants in possession ^
K. Bowers dtfbathnt this the S'lth day or
August 1878.
scpt.8.S0d. J. A. BROWNING, Sheriff.
{'Jlaekk Postponed Sheriff Sale.
Will he soil be lore the Court House door,
In the city of Athens, Chuke county, Oa., on
the first Tuesday lu Octobernext, within tho
legsl hours of sale, the’ following property to.
wit: All of thet trsot or parcel of land, situate
lying and being In the city of Athei #,- Clarke
county, Giu, the place, whereon Juno Kirk-
patrh k. wldow at de.eudant John Kirkpatrick,
deceased, uow lires, embnunlng the tan yarn
containing four acres, more or loss, and .hound
ed as follows, to-wit: On the -North, by Pat-
mail oriifinnlltr. firm’ Kanin r An elm IVakI hv
•- 1 oru * r B™ #ad Thomas streets,
i ver Childs, Xi kerson & Co,
1.28-m«y
BOIITCH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CarueAville, Gs.
f ^ „
AVstkinsville, and conveyed In a certain Inden
ture of mortgage, bearing date on the lift eoth
day «f September in the year 1878. All levied
non, Mid t» be sold subject to the widow’s
.ower, by virtue of a mortgage issued
from Choke Superior Court, retafhshlo tithe
term 1S76. John B. Patman va. John
Kirkpatrick. All sold aa ths property of tho
defendant, to satisfy the above stated mortgage
fl-fo.
GL O. Thomas.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
W ATKIN8VILLK, GA.
AVF10K I S' GOUBT-HOCNK, OPPOSITE
‘ »OrvUawrv’* OiBoe. 'Personal attention tosll
I i.-luesa entrusted to hi? cure. opO-tt
^Htrmwy. MocnnitY,
Afrfeorawjr at Law,
llanrwELO, Gxonota,
'Vili nrafliiCfi'iu the Superior Courts of North-
• G ->oi it;a Hud Supreme Court si Atlanta.
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Ang 8.1978 tf
JACKSON & TnOMAS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Athens, Ga.
office South Wost Comer of College Avenue
l i t Clayton Street, aba at the CoaitUonse.
A i piuii-a desiring Criminal Warrants, can get
ut any time by applying to ths County
rjLAitKE SHERIFF SALE —
■ Will be sold before ibs Court Boose door
in the. city of Athooa, Clarke county, Ga, on
the first Tuesday in October next, within the
legal Kotos of soothe 'ollonriug property to-
wtt; One lotof laud in tho vlllegeof lirooklin,
in the suburbs ot the city of Athens, Clarke
County, Geoiyin. containing one sere, more or
less, and Waded by lots of Martha Uoibrooke,
Put Howard and Courtney Beal as the' property
of L. W. Holbrooks, whereon she now resides.
Said levy being made ior the pnrcliaae money of
the tames in favor of the Oconoe ■ Building and
Loan Association, vs. L. W. Holbrooks, and
dead madu by Building ancl Loan Association
toL. W, Holbrooks, filed and recorded in the
Clerks office of tho Superior Court of Clarke
oounty beiore this levy was made, for tbe pur
pose of this levy and sale tor the balance of
lurcbose money on said.fi. £u -Oconee BuiUL
ng and Loan Association va L. W. Ilolbrooks,
all to satisfy tho above stated fl. fia. this,
Angnst the *0tb, 1873.
SJptAAOiL J. A. BBOWNING, Sheriff.
.el: or at this otfioe.
deolf-1874-tf
fatitrEiiroun. W tutor F. Kelsey.
Slaiioxd Sc Klelssy.
Attorneys at Law,
.t mWJeu nsel lor’a r and Solictor’s in Equity,
Cochran; Puhiakl Comity, Ga Special and im-
ii'ialiate ativutiou given to any business oort-
lerning U'd*. Intruder* promptly ejected
imiii, and titles cleared up, and wild lands look-
e 1 niter vi ui rally, will buy and sell lands, pay
taxes for mimttifdenta etc. Will practice in all
the eounties contingent to either the M. & 3.
R. R. or the Atlantic A and K. R. Good re.
icrri.ce given when desired,
jnl.v latlntf.
fJLARKE SHERIFF SALE.—
V Will bs sold before tho Court Hon*, door
in the City of Athene, Clarke Oounty, Ga., on
the first Tuesday in October next, within the
legal hoars or sale the following property to
wn: two separate tracts of land, one contain
ing fifty ftwj acre*, more or less, in Clarke oo.,
adjoining Fulcher and Nieholsou and the other
on the line of Clarke and Oconee counties most
ly lu Clarke, wtd tract said to contain 8Q acres.
others, said latrtfiyiug in oldhSuMSab District
ten miles west of Athena.- All levied upon by
Draugha Souse*
XOXKOE, W ttrftK WH'XTY. CEdSUU.
Kimt dare necommodationa, first class fair,
I £r-i i-Iuit. « rvanta, and first eiam rooms hand
o:ncv niTnUhed.
J. C DBACGEN, Proprietor.
juiyiS.Stn.
t. ILKK,
Watibnwtor & Jownlox,
. At 8needs Shoe Store next door to Roeee &
Une’A Broad street, Athena, Georgia, AU
..rk warranted 19 manthA’
rptlS-ti;
LIVIRT, FEED MID SUE SUSIE,
Athina^ orgUu
(l ANN A B EAVES, PEOPK1ETOES.
Wiiibo fo«id.si «htlr Mmmdunaar taal^
J.in House buildiny^Thoipee lirwsi. Keep al-
I" riya on baud good Turnout* find coreliil dn-
Stock wall csrod tor whan •n«rn ? *te.l to
' vnrci. Stock on hand for Mie a* *1* times.
>l»*l*tfe t>
For Sale.
. A v eond-Mml Wheeler A Wilton Sewing
I Machine; has been hat Uttle used h a n> ill pert
n-. t order. For redo clseap h>r end,. Apply at
p THIS OFFICE
acgSt-tf.
Pcttory Pictures!
largest and heudaomest A-sortment of
ptTlBtKS FCB POTTERY DECOSATION,
evir hrnught to Athens,
'£*|p AT PANIC PRICES
LBBKEB BOOK-STORE.
J, A. BBOWNING, Sheriffi
The New Stylo Organ.
[From the Christian Index, July 11,1878.J
Hitherto there has been an -un
satisfied demand for a Parlor Organ
which should combine power, sweet,
ness and variety of tone with a per
fect action, enclosed in a rich and
ornamental case, which could be sold
at, a very moderate price. After
spending large sums of money in
experimenting, J. Estey * Co. have
at last. succeeded in manufacturing
an organ, which covers the whole
^ground. The action, by an ingenious
and yet perfectly simple mechanism,
has been rendered independent, and
cannot be ^tflected, like others, by
eh luges in the weather. A hew and
... surprisingly beautiful design of case
tnted j. ft. nnd written notice has been fashioned, and many other
tenant* in posse.ssi.jn uml 0. improvements been made, and we are
infenned by G. P.'Goilford, Eetey’s
Managing Agent for the South, that
in his experience ot twenty-nine
yeain, he has never seen such a
universal favorite as this organ seems
to be. He has sent it out on trial to
be tested with other organs, and that
not one has ever been returned;
neither lias he failed to sell it .to any
customer who has over seen it.
Having done away with all local
agencies, Estey has determined to
sell through Mr. Guilford directly to
customers; thus giving .them the
benefit of all discounts and commis
sions. july.23.tf.
Pre-eminent
As an elegant hair dressing stands
Parker’s Hair Balsam, deservedly
popular tor the beautiful hair it pro
duces, and its healthful, cleansing
and healing properties. Commen
cing at tlio roots, it promotes a luxu
riant growth of young hair, and un
failingly restores gray or faded hair
to its original youthful color, givinga
soft, rich and lustrous appearance of
great beauty. It is pleasantly cooling
to thescalp, cleanses it from Dandruff,
cures itching and humors, and stops
falling of tiie hair. It is perfectly
harmless, exquisitely perfumed, nev
er soils the skin or gums tlio hair,
aiid pleases everybody by its many
excellent and attractive qualities.
Buy a bottle from yonr druggist,
Dr. R. T. Brumby & Co., and test Its
merits.
IF
The woman who rejoice in salad
and ice cream, hot cakes and warm pie;
IF
The Sludent'who eats hastily and sits
down at once to active mental labor;
IF
The Business Man who bolts his food
in’ eager baste and hurries to his
counting-room
IF
virtnaof A JnkttooGoort fi- iLiaaneiUFotn the The Hard Drinker could look at the
delicate glands, swollen and festered
With discase,Uhat cause the troubling
brain;
IF
The Lawyer, the minister, tbe mer
chant. and all who lead sedentary lives
Bonds. All lexasd upon as tho ptopwty of da
fendentto satisfy the above stated fl. fit. this
August tho SSd 1878.
aepLSAOd. J. A. BBOWNING, Sheriff.
/GEORGIA; Clarke County.—
” Whernfii. Brtnikh 8. ThomDAon. Ex'r. of
Whereat, Benajah S. Thompson,
gaSsrafe SE ®srs
wit, lOo acres, more or lets of tbe west aide of
the Tatis Geotgo Tract, lying in Oconee oounty.
Three are therefore to notify all persona con
cerned to show cease, at my office on or before
the flret Monday in October next, why said
leave should tot be granted. i.ivv
Given uuKv my hand atoffico this 28th
August, I 8 ™- AgA Ui jacKSON, Ordinary.
eepALSOd . -
ilEORGIA. Clarke County.
Whereas, Edward C. Long. Administrator
itock,^to-wib [ VS ahjwree) belonging to * -
4 TheaoAre therefore to notify all persons in-
tereeted to show oause, atmy ortieo on or bclora
the first Monday-in October next why siid
leave should not'm granted. «
Given undoy my hand at office this 81st day
of August, 18 ^ am> jackson Ordinary,
eepUAOd. ,
and arc subject to Dyspepsia or Indi
gestion, Constipation ana Headache;
IF
These only knew what Herrell’s He-
petine for the Liver will do for their
relief, and how quickly it cures—there
would be much less suffering than at
present.
The great Liver Medicines for sale
by Dr. C. W. Long, & Co.,
GEORGIA, CLARKE COUNTY.
’-*\V!it rc.is B.C.Calp, administrator of Iwuio
S. Moon, deceased, applits for leave to sell all the
Real Estate of said deceased, to-wit: One
house and lot in Athens wliereon said B. r •
Culp now reside*, and one undivided third
iutcrc-t in one store house in Athens notv oo-
enpied by J, H. D. Bet'toC, ;■-*>
Tbeoe are therefore to notify all persona in
terested to show cau-e at my office on or before
the first Monday in « ctoher next, why said
Jcavo should not bo granted.
Givcu under my 1 ana at office this 23rd Au
gust, 1*78.
ASAM. JACKSON, Ordinary.
YiEotstHA, oi A-itue tJ
{jc Thomas L. Gantt, ad
oatato of France* E. Gautt, t
Ol A-K.C. 1.(JU-ilY.— W. arena,
administrator of the
deceased, apptlH for
leave"to sell tlio follotving property of said <je-
ceaaod, ono licuao ancl lot situated in Athena m
said conuty containing about two a.res, ad
joining J. M. Harry and others.
Therefore u'.l persons concerned are hereby
notified to show can-oat my office ou or Before
the first Monday in Ucfoticr next, wl.v said
leave, should not lie ;;'..ui..d.
Given under my uauu at office this m.th Au
gust 1S7S
An UndonlalileTr uth.
You deserve to suffer, and if you
lead a miserable, unsatisfactory life
in rids beantifnl world it is entirely
your own fault and there is only one
excuaf for you,—your unreasonable
prejudice and skepticism, which has
killed thousands. Personal knowl
edge and common sense reasoning
will soon show you tlia- Green’s
August Flower will cure you of Liv
er Complaint, or Dyspepsia, with all
its miserable effects, such as rick
headache, palpitation of tho heart,
sour stomach,. habitual cosliveness,
dizziness of the head, nervous pros
tration, low spirits, <fcc. Its sales
now reaeii every town cn the Western
Continent nnd r.ot a Druggist, but
will tell you of its wonderful cures.
Yon can buy n Sample Bottle for 10
cents. Three doses will relieve you.
S0H00L BOOKS!
1 a/ !hc School Mo
Aicy Cobb Ins
ladaro* Sasnowski's
AND AT TIIE
iou3 Schools is the City,
nng27-4w.
ASA M. JACKSON, Ordinary.
-—■
V DMINISTKATOR’S SALE.—Puisuaut to
an ordor of tho Court of Ordinary oi Clarko
wi'l be sold before tlio Court House
tho first*!' *
. Xilverls Kiiiff.
The Liver is the imperial orgau of
the whole human system, as it con
trols the life, health and happiness oi
’ITTIw.«» a* 111 iffi
on. When it is disturbed in its
proper aetion, all kinds of ailments
iront mvui a
to cite umi
how
county
door or said county,
tot»cr next, during; the Vgt l hours oi csle, the
foilnwingproperty lo-wit: Ailui thattnwtor
parcel oi tana, situate lyiu-r au.l being iu th •
city of Athena, Clarke oeuitty.Ga., the n'ueo,
wt'creoii Juno Kirkpatrick, widow ot ilenud-
—L John Kirkpuiriek, doeetuKoi, now live*,
embraoUi-'be ml Jura, containing i:-nr ucroe,
mure or It s.*, anil hounded ne fo!lo« a, to-wit:
Uu the North, by Fas mui oiigiimily, now
Kemp; ou tho WcatbylLucron; outlie South,
by Newton, and on the East, by the read lead
ing from Mhen* to Wutit.u.-ville. To bo sold
MS tlio property of John Kirkpatrick, deceased,
lor the benefit of the Uma and creditors.
^eept.SA ’d. R. T. i’iTTAKD, Ailni’r,
are the natural result. The digestion
of food, the movements of the heart
and blood, ti.e action of the brain
and,nervous system, are all imtnedi-
atelv connect'd with the working of
the Liver. It has been successfully
proved that Green's August Flower
in Oc« unequalled in coring nil persons af
flicted with Dyspcjisia or Liver Coin-
plaint, and all the numerous symp-
J’EOUGIA, OcONEK
\Vhere:u», Uuuc Lowc» AtJmiumirutor \>iti
II Annexed ol Roderick
Will Annexed ot
petition* ’
County.
iiaiHirntor \>
Hill deduced,
luw lo be diBcbar^ed
udrttration. Tber*o are there ore
_..;i40ui*n u ! pemou* concerned t*»
K ,at my office, ou or betore the tir»t
toms that result from an unliealiby
condition of the Liver and Stomach.
Sample bottles to tty, 10 cents.
Positively sold in all towns on the
Western Continent. Three doses
will prove that it. is just what yor.
want.
Prleeu Keduced.
A Gentle Hint.—In nor style oi
climate, with its sudden chauyes of
temperature—tain, wind and sunshine
olteu interniingleit in a siugle day it
is no wonder that our children, lnends
and relatives are so frequently taken
from us by neglected elds, halt tbej
tbid 29Ch diijr of Auieurti 1H78.
ff»pts8 3m. JAMES It. LYLE, Ordtowy
N otice—geomha ocoxna co.-
When
deaths resulting directly from this, lowed
cause. A bottle of Bosctree’* German
fjyrup kept about your home lor im
mediate use will prevent serious sick
ness, a large doctor’s bill, and perhaps
death, by the use of three or four doses.
For curing Consumption, Hemorrhage*
Pneumonia, Severe Coughs, Croup
He had looked for him all day—
all night, it was dawn again, and he
must go home without him, wilfaout
his little child— his tr.-asure—his
most precious thing oti earth. [ He
must go home and tell his mot her
that tlie boy was not found. He
would never be found uow; the man
felt sure of that.
All his life had dreaded this—all
the little life of that baby boy. He
had lieeti like a man who uaiidered
amongst thieves with a diamond in
his possessioiYin I8U'sight of all eves.
It seemed to hita that some one must
rob him of it. All the old stories of
gypsies who stole children had troub
led him sorely, and 1-is heart had
ached over the pitiful tale of the little
chimneysweeper who, more than a
hundred years ago, while plying his
trade, came down the chimney of the
nursery from which lie had been
Stolen when a tinier fellow still, and
recognizing it and his mother, was
restored to love and hom& at last.
Often in the night had the thought
so overcome him that he had stolen
from his bed in the darkne.-s to feel
the little head of his sleeping boy on
the pillow ofhis crib. Even his wife,
the child’s mother, who had loved
him so, would have laughed at his
fancies. So he.kept them lo himself.
Only once—ouo£ ht> was forced to
tell er. That was when he tattooed
the ol-ild’s foot.
Right on the instep he had marked
it with tt little blue W. It was pain
ful; every prick hurt him worse than
it did the boy; and the mother, com
ing home, had been angry and griev
ed, and then he told her:
“ If the child were stolen, we should
know him, though lus taco altered—
though he .forgot his name and us.
That is why I did it.”
And she had said:
•* People have children enough of
their own.' Children are only valua
ble to their parents. You are so ro
mantic—so foolish. ”
Now it had come. The foolish fear
was now realized. Lost or stolen,
the boy was gone, aud that tattoo
mark was the only thing that com
forted him. Alive or dead, they
should know him—now, or alter long
years, for those marks were indelible,
and no one else would mark his loot
with that tiny W aud the tinier cross
that followed.
Alive or dead! Conld tho boy be
dead ? He cast up bis hands in his
agony and uttered a cry that rang
through the sleeping street. People
turned iu their beds and said to
themselves that there was a :Rgbt
somewhere, or that some drunken
man was making night hideous. Some
early risers ended their sleep then
aud there, for dawn was already
breaking; but no one knew why the
mau cried out, or who he was, or
where he went, save the solitary po
liceman, who gave him a grave sa
lute itslie passed. Neither asked the
other, “Have you found tlio child ?”
They knew the question was uscle.-s.
But at home, where tho lights had
burned all uiglit, the mother, who
paced to and fro, as ked -jt, -though
she knew the answer would be “No.’>
“You have not searched every
where,’’ she said. “-You have for
gotten some place—some one’s house
a here he may be gone. - Go out
again—go. I will go also. You
told ine you wouid bring him back,
or I would not have been left at
home. Go!”
The man turned on his very thres-
*‘I thought he might be here,” he
said; “and I wanted to tell you—
tbe tattoo mark, we shall be sure —”
Then he tell forward ou his face.
For twenty-four hours he had not
tasted food! but ouly his tkiutness
told him that he was hungry.
Then the mother remeinliered that
she was also a wife. Tite wretched
people ate and drank—s ones and sea
water, for aught they knew ; but they
needed streugth. For days they
looked for the'r child in every direc
tion. Tin- river was dragged, the
hospitals, even the prison was search
ed.
They sp -nt their mu ill means in
advertising. They posted notices of
their loss on the walls. All in vain
Alter others kne v iha they fol-
the :
dero-itati with tin
ier Meurily of I’Oliey
A. MADDEN', Asixt,
- with M. G. A J. Cohen,
ad Sl, Athens, Georgia.
ren t, James E. Murray admlntetrator
of William Murray de-L-ea-eJ, applicator louva
to i-.-li eightt i.cr.j- ot land near Watklnuville,
kr.0ivUa.Ui'* Fork Field: al-oUre-H<mw aud
l.ot ill the Towa o, \Vulkiudvillo. formerly oc
cupied ,lV irdd di-ceooed, containing ant acre*
piore or leas alao alt tb» wild land* belonging _
to e.dd <ho -!,-ed’e eetatc; therefore all persona . any diseass of the Tbrtrtt or LuttgS, its
concerned me l.t-roby notified to allow eauee at 1^. . , - ■ •
my office on or before the find Monday in Oc- Success IS Simple WOI
tober next, why leave .bonld not be granted. ! <1rU<2Xa*t will tell ’too. - - r
Givenmrfor , u) bond at office thiaSMfi day of J, , |ow j„ every town and village
«pt*.!rd.' JAMES B.LYLE, Oritoaiy ! on this continent Snmnle bottles
M ■ — trial lfift.-
| OB WORK OF ALL DE80RI1 f ’ ’
cl (ion neatly done attliis efiee.
forlorn hope, th-.-y still pur
ted it. as earnestly as ever. And s.
the weeks rolled by; the mouths
fa.ie.l;; the ye-its lollowetl Theirs
was a hard tatsc. If death had taken
the lioy it would have been far e trier
to bear; but they did not believe
hitu dead, and where was he f In
whose hands? Had be mourned tor
Ihetn and for borne ? Hail tie been
They knew noth-
e suspense wore their
It was an old story to
Others ve.'y soon ; it was always ter-
ribty uew to them. At any moment
it secntgil to them that the door
mf^tjoeen and the'r child euter,
andT^ljfeuter of little, 1 feet upon the
stonero* their hearts l^-sting wildly.
Thi^t’heii ten years hud passed, and
the childot four would have been a
child no longer, but a j youth taller,
doubtless, than his mother.
No other children jbauic to these
people, tjfid they were very misera
ble. The man seemed crushed—he
had neither ambition noj energy.
The woman went abtii.it her drily
toil m t££xii, listless m:i|;iuer. Their
hair grew gray and i heir brows
wrinkled very, early. .Friends were
pitiful; hut grief does not invite—it
rather repels. 7
At last they seemed 1.0 stand alone
iu the world ; old acquaintances aiid
relatives were gone, or had forgotten
them. They made no new ones.
Poor, lonely, sad, they citing to each
other’s sorrows, and. trials. There
was no joy to share. Their child
would Iiavu been eighteen years old
—was, if he lived—when what 13
called a pieee'of good luck^happened
to them. A far away relative died
and left them a little fortune. He
had not taken much notice of Of, 111
during his life, but hs had given them
a thought on his death bed. They
were comparatively 1 i. It. When
they knewitj the same th mght.came
to each utmiice. Tiie woman tittered
it first. , ..j— ' .
“ Martin,? said she, ‘‘perhaps we
cau find'our boy, after .ill. When
once we have the money wo will ad
vertise him over the length ai d
breadth of the land. Ho may not
remember, but tho blessed.murk you
put upon hw fool, that ho will know
of. Il\ wi.1 come to us—I feel sure
of :l—at last, Martin, at l ist.’’
“tYes, it’mav be so, Agnes,’’ the
man said. It may be so; the time
has been long, the days itoful, but
we may he happy, after all that has
gone. Agnes, I believe it will be
so.’’
They kissed each other, and made
ready for the journey which they
needs must take to enter upon their
•inheritance. And they traveled to-
getliei' OVel'thc road with eyes that
grow brighter for this small spark of
hope in their hearts. Through all
the proceedings that followed this,
grew and grew; and when, at last,
they ibuud themselves undisputed
owners of a pretty hense and money
enough to live on in comfort, they
began io feel sure that -their boy
would yet share it with them.
Tbe first evening in the new house
was almost happy.
“ Agnes we must put this cash
away iu a bank to-morrow,’’ said tho
husband, counting over ' a roll of
notes. “It is not safe to keep it
here, and .we must be careful ; ,we
hate that to do which must make us
econoitjfca;.’’
“ Ye.-, .Muriin,” said his wife, as
she held tiie light for him and he
locki-.t ijie small, old-fashioned safe
“You see, when the boy comes to U3,
we will Want to do all we can for
him, and home must be a pretty
place. We can liveuu almost noth
iug Until he does come.”
Afterward, in the dark, their heads
close together on the pillow, the el
derly couple talked ou, dreaming like
children.
“ Martin,” said Agnes, “ when ho
does come, our poor boy. perhaps he
*.vill be rough and not well-mannered
he has not had us to to.ua him ; we
must be very lenient.”
“Yes, yes,” said Martin; “but
the boy will improve, iio will
prove. Youug as he is, nu cau go to
college yet.”
“Away from ns?’’ said the mother
“ No, no, he shall come home every
day,’’ said the father. Will he be
tall, I wonder ? We arc usua ly tall,
your people are shorter ”
“ Something may have happened
to hurt his looks,’’ said the mother;
but we would ouly lo\ o him better
for it if it is so. How ever he comes,
we will be so good, so good to him.
He will come, will he not, Martin ?
he could not be dead, i.f.er ail ?”
•• No, no, I feel Eure that lie will
come. I’ve kuowu all ti.e while lie
was not dead,” slid Martin. “Til
advertise ail over the United State.-—
all over Europe. 11that fitiis, even
in India, iu some way. You is e, he
may have been carried to some for
eign country. Men who know all
languages that arc spoken shall see
that u»y advertisement is pul into
each., one. Yes, we will have him
hack.’’
Hark,” said Agues, “ what is
that?” "
They iistened. A low, grating,
at th door below, regular and earo-
fntly subdued—a dick—a crack.
“ Someonek trying to break in,’’
said Martin.
Agnes hid hsr face in the pillows.
They were alone in a lonely house on
a lonely road. They had several
thousand dollars in their possession.
Ma rlit'v was not a powerful man, and
though he had a pistol, there might-
be two or three against one, and then
there was little hope for him.
He arose and took the weapon in
his hands, and felt about iu the dark
lor, matches. Aud Agnes heard a
creakingo! the flooring end the sound
of muflled footsteps, and also sprung
to the floor.
“They are tit tbe safe below!’’
cried Martin. “ Agnes, the money—
the money for'onr boy f Ofiijf my
life is lost for his sake, I cannot lose
that! I c.muot~I cannot 1”
Marlin! Martin.! stay—do not
go. What can you do—one man
alone?"’ screamed Agnes.
But he was gone. She was alone
in the durkuesa. It was all over iu a
moment. There were shots, oaths—
a fail—silence. She crept down
stairs, trembling so that sue could
scarcely stand. Leaning against the
safe was her husband, blood upon his
sleeve, on the floor lay a man in a
crape mask, stiffening iu de .th.
“ Martin !” subbed tho. woman.
“ Martin!” ’
.*• I have killed himcried the
man. ‘ Fa.-teu the door—put tip
real bar. Had I nut forgotten
and day, at work and play, to get and
keep a voice that a’udl speak at ali
times tbe thoughts of a kind heart.-—
Bnt this is the time when * abarp
voice is meat apt to he got, - You often
hear boys and.giris say trords at play
with a quick* sharp voice,, aa if ft wore
the snap of a whip When ooe of
them gets vexed you will bear a voice
that sounds as if it w«tre made up of a
snarl, a whiue and a baik. Such a
voice often speaks worse than the
heart feels. It shows more ill will
in the tone than in the words. It is
not often in mirth that one gets a
voice or a tone that is sharp, and sticks
to him through lift, and stirs up ill
ail cases are immediately reported to
headquarters. Tiie viriling commits
tee immediately investigate the mat
ter* and physicians- and nutate are
emtdeyod. The meat of the ntus<-s
are colored men, who have- had tl u
fever, Mid consequent^ are not so
liable to infection, although not nec
essarily exempt, as at limes it often
happens that both nurse aud path ut
succumb to tie destroving malady
aud both share a common grave.
Some of the nurses receive pay,
but ‘there are mat y Volunteers to
their ranks, these con-isting mostly.
of Sisters of Clumsy and members o
bfenevolen’. associations.
Toe IIiuvi
will aud grief, and falls like a drop of j Association never appeals for fu
gall on the sweet joys of home. Such
as these get a sharp voice for home
use, aud keep their best voice for those
they meet elsewhere, just as ihey
would save their best pies, cakes, aud
sweetmeats for guests, and all their
sour food for their own hoard. I would
say to all boys and girls, “Use your
guest voice at home. Watch it by
day as a “'pearl of great price, for it
will be more to you in days to come
than the best pearl hid in the sea. A
kind voice is a joy like a lark’s song
to a hearth and home. It is a light
that sings as well as shines. Train it
to sweet tones uow and it will keep in
tune through life.”
that they could not have entered
On, ifjs terrible, hut I couid ’not
lose every cornice of my boy. They
tired nt me, I at them. I wounded
both. This oqe is dying. I am a
little hurt—not much—and the mon
ey is safe—untouched. Oil, to'think
I .should, have killed a utan ! /!”
Martin, he may not be dead.
Perhaps he lias a mother sorrtewhere.
Let me Lind your hand. Then we
Wilftry to restore Inin. Dear Mars
tin, even if it is so, who can blame
you ? Poor, poor boy!”
She .bound up the graze on her
husband’s baud. Theu they lifted
the young man’s body: to the soft
rug, nnd undid his mask. A face
was revealed, young, handsome and
pallid as marble.
“Oh, it is,terrible !” said the wife.
“ No older than our poor boy. Ob,
Marlin, lie is'dead, I tear. I loosen
his necktie. You take off his shoes
aud rub his feet. On, morning is so
far away! This is such a lonely
place. Martin, what is it ?”
She stared at her' husband iu hor
ror. His face was as the face of
death. He sat ghastly aud terrible
to look upon, holding iu his hand one
ot the feet he had undressed.
“Dead ?” he said wildly. “Dead!
and I shot him—17 ’’
Martin!’’ shrieked the wife. She
laid the. dead mail’s head down on
the rug and crept up to her husband.
“God will forgive you,’! she said;
and then her eyes, dilating, fixed
themselves upon the' point at which
her husband stared.
It was the foot of the young bur-
;lar. Tiie left shoe was off—the
stocking also. Tiie high white instep
was uncnveicd, and on it she saw a
little tattooed W with a tiny cross
beside it. It was her. son who lay
there.
“ Martin!’’ she screamed again,
Martin, remember what I told you,
He had hot us to teach him what
was right—remember—remember.’’
But Martin only moaned.
“ He is dead, and I killed him !”
lie felt blindly for his pistol. “ For
give me, Agnes, tor I- cannot live,”
he said, bnt at that moment the wo
man, with her hand upon the breast
of the prostrate man, screamed out/
“HU heart heats, Martin—lie
iives!”
The next day a strange story flew
about the neighborhood. The child
those two strange people had lost
had 'returned to them.
The Howard
■ ■
Association.
A BRIEF SKETCH OF 1T3 ORIGIN, MEM
BERS AND LABORS IN THE SOUTH.
need, tf
although at times greatly in
and all money or necessaries for
sufferers that is intrusted lo their,cm 0
is divided impartially among thoi-e
most in need, their actions being
• aided by the same spirit that actua
ted the truly Christian man
whom thev derive their name.
from
Queen Victoria’s Close Cal).
[Boston Herald.]
Numerous letters have been re
ceived asking for information as to
the Howard Association, which has
been brought into notice so promi-
mnitlyjduring tluspast few weeks. In
reply we will state that it is one of
the noblest institutions in the land,
and is composed of heroic and benevn
olent gentlemen, who have for years
been bound together by the grandest
of human impulses This organiza
tion was formed 25 years ago, when
the city of Netv Orleans was almost
depopulated by the dread visitation
of the yellow fever; and when, du
ring thu month of. August, 1853, it
swept away 5,263 souls, and out of a
population of 125,000 that remained
in the city during the course of the
epidemic 29,020 were attacked, and
8,101 died. I11 many of the smaller
towns in Louisiana the mortality was
terrible. At Providence, La., the
population was reduced by flight to
about 400. Of these, 330 sickened
aud 165 died. At Vicksburg the
fever also raged terribly. 'In a re
duced population of about 8,000
there were 2,100 eases and 500
deaths. In ’ Jackson; Miss., out of
690 who remained 350 took the dia
ease, and 112 died. In other locali
ties people were propping iu the
streets; stricken districts were barri
caded, and ingress and egress denied;
physicians and nurses could not be
obtained, and throughout that section
of the country a perfect reign of ter
ror prevailed. Sueh was the malig
nity of the epidemic that every one
seemed crazed with fear of contagion.
Parents deserted their fever-stricken
children, husbands their wives, and
all iu turn were deserted by their
friends when the dread malady made
its appearance-. Then it was that
this noble association held its birth.
Aware of the tact that in New
Orleans a yearly repetition of this
disease was to lie expected, and that
sonv measures for its prevention and
cure must be adopted, a small num
ber of the wealthiest citizens united
,nd formed this association, naming
it in honor of the world’s greatest
philanthropist, John Howard. It
was formed for the purpose of pro
curing nurses, medicines and physi-
Apropos of her Majesty’s review of
the iron clads at Spilhead this week;
it mav be interesting to recall the fact
that the Queen can lo'k back upon at
least one dangeroiP-'maritime ml ven
ture. Cruising off the Isle of Wight
in the yacht Emerald, while she was
yet Princes Victoria, the breeze fi esh-
ened into a gale, and before the vessel
could get into Cowe3 road the decks
were swept fore and aft. The coming
Queen, however, undauntedly remain-
ed a witness of the stirring scene;
when a sudden squall took the Emer
ald aback, and crjck went the top.
mast immed’ately above the cap. The
pilot, Mr. Saunders, quick as thought,
sprang to where the Princes was stand
ing, lifted her in his arms to a more
safe position further aft, and the next
moment crash came the topmast down'
where the Queen had originally sta
tioned herself. But for the prompt
actiou of Mr. Saunders, the Queen
would probably never have ii\e- to
witness the ponderous procession of
the iron clads this week. Indeed, Her
Maiesty long ago acknowledged that
the escape was something to be thank
ful for, as the pilot, at her instance,
was promoted to be, a master,; and
in the Princes Victoria became
Queen of England, he was- early in
vited to Court. Moreover, at the
death of Mr. Saunders, some few years
after, her Majesty made considerable
provision for his. wife and family.
ISC:
The Apple in the Bottle
m
On the mantle-piece of ray grand
mother’s best parlor, among other
marvels, was an apple in a phial. It
quite filled up the body of the bottle^,
aud my childish wonderment constant
ly was “Bow could it have gotten
there ?” By stealth I climbed a chair
to see if the bottle would not unscrew,
or if there bad beeu a joint in the
glass throughout the length of the
years ago,
' I
That very night burglars had outer-
ed tin- h.rttsu an 1 wounded him. Hi-
life wja- in danger. The doctor had
been there all tho morning, but the
mother had no fears.
It is never too late for repentance,
ml the love of those poor parents
ciaus iu such emergencies as'that
as very strong. t Strange as thebe-
inning was, tiie end was peace, anil
the household, so strangely re-uni;ed,
was a happy one at hist.
A Sharp Voice.
The following selection is from Eli-
hu Burritt’s book just puoiisbe-J :
There is no power of love so bard
to get aud keep as a kind voice. A
kiud hand is deaf and dumb. It may
be rough in flesh and blood, yet do
the work of a soft heart, aud do it
with a soft touch. But there is
one thing that love so much Reeds
through which they had just passvG.
As soon as the terror which had been
inspired by tbe epidemic was allayed,
the public began to take an interest
in this association, and its ranks grew
rapidly. Previous to the war it was
one of the weathiest associations in
ihe'country, but like everything else,
t lias felt the .demoralizing influences
of the late war, and, at the present
time, most of its numbers are poor.
They have established agencies
throughout those sections of the
South where, during the past, this
malignant epidemic has been tbe
most severe. Wherever it has reared
its head the Howard doctors and
mu sea have been found at their poet,
and the amount of misery and suffer
ing which has been alleviated through
the exertions of the self-denying, and
phial. I was satisfied, by careful ob
servation, that neither of these theo
ries could be supported ; and the apple
remained to me an enigma and a
mystery.
One day, walking in the garden, I
saw it all. There, oh a tree, was a
phial tied, and within a tiny apple,
which was growing within the crystal.
The apple was put into the bottle
while it was little, and it, grew there.
More than thirty years Tigo, we tried
this experiment with a cucumber-
We laid a large bottle upon the
ground by a hill of cucumbers, nnd
placed a tiny cucumber in the bottle
to see what would be the result. It
grew till it filled the bottle, when we
cut it off from the stem, and thee filled
the bottle with alcohol and corked it
up tight. We have it now, all as
fresh, with the little prickers on it, as
it was when first corked up.
S« sins will grow, if allowed, in the
hearts of children, and cannot be
easily removed when they ha ve their
growth.
Twisted Sentences.
heroic members-df this organization
is ftndjriy incalculable. Their plan of
opereHen in New Orleans, and in
fact in all tbe cities and towns where
A clergyman says: “A young
woman died in my neighborhood yes
terday, while I was preaching in a
beastly state of intoxication.’’
A coroner’s verdict reads thiui:
“ The deceased eamc to his dea h by
excessive drinking, producing apo
plexy in the minds of the jury.”
A Western jiaper eays: “A child
m run over by a wagon tlm e years
old, and cross-eyed, with pantleta on,
which never spoke afterward, 95 '
On of Sir Boyie Roche’s in vita
tions to an Irish nobleman was rather
equivocal.. He writes: “ I hope, ny
hid, if you- exer come Viihm w tjiifi
a sweet voice to tell what it means and they have agencies, (s to have the
feels; and it is hard to get and keep ) city divide 1 into districts, to width
it in the right tone. One mart start ' several members are assigned, find
in youth and be on the watch night when the fever makes ita appearance^ the