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pve livetl heie; it’* always thar when I net an in the moram*. T.—Well, how&r to where it forks? S. —It don't fork at all, bat splits up like the d—L T. —A* I’m not likely to get to say other home to-night, can’t joa let me sleegt ^ y {,urn “ And W tin o?Iiorw to a tree and do without anything to eat or drink. S. —Mr house leaks; thar’s only one dry spot in it, sad me and Sal I sleeps on it; and that thar tree b the I old woman’s persimmon. You can’t, tie to it, ‘case dm don’t want ’em shock off; she loves to make beer oaten ’em. T. —Why don’t yon finish covering soar boose and stop, the leaks? S. —Tt’a been ratain’ail day. T. —WeH,-wky dotft yon do it m dry weathix? S. —It don’t leak then. T. —As there seems to be nothing dive about your place but children, b-.wdoyoado anyhow? S.—Party well. I thank you. How do yi n do yourself? CHARLES F. STUBBS, (Saecamr to Giuwir, Stabb* A Co.) COTTON FACTOR -AND— Genera! Commission Merchant, AGENT FOE Tn QnitmariFactaryYams, 94 BAY STREET, offered or accepted. cure chills and Fevere, BOionsnesa rstitious reason, the and Liver Complaint, every time.— stripped the body of Try ^ Cheap and wife—the heat Jelse,-kit about-his Medicine in the world. neck a Gttle medal or locket or the Madonna, which, s the. sole relic * '* —r-* ' brought to the unhappy mother that It ^reported that the will of Mrs. remained on his body when-it was Doraey, bequeathing all her property found. to lion. Jeifersan Davis, will be cbn- A prayer in AS handwriting of the r tested by he^relative-*, ftjneoFwhara Prince has been found among the pa-. r side in Brooklyn, mi l that steps pers in his desk at Camden Place. It' have already been taken to that end. is published by tie Jforniitj Jftw^lThe property is value ! a: $250,000,’ nught'have m - St II- COBB, snousxTs a u* ISO.. 39 ATHENS, GEORGIA, JULY 29, 1879 af- unexpected tarn of Oflaaia ftws-isn-iy "tLr“ PKI3t > AUonuy at Law. utjU-e over Child*, NicLsrson & Co. Athene, Georgia, ^ssasfswsassasai ,m. J. aunwci. J. J. BALDWIN & CO., WHOLESALE DEALERS IS foreign and domestic liquors, wines, &e, ALSO AGESTS FOE THE CELEBRATED Stone Mountain Cora Whiskey. Corner Broad and Jackson Streets, Athens, Ga. G. C* Thomas. ATTORNEY AT LAW. watkinsville, ga. ,.V.I, K IX COURT-HOUSE, OPPOSITE 0 Jrdia*r»’» Olfca. Parson*! attention to*U bwu*** ontnuu.1 to hw cam. ap»-tt )opo Barr w ATTORNEYS at lawj m aver Talinadfla, Hcxhpon A Co. ; aa4rly | A. ILKIw »t Sn«a« shoe Star* Mat floor to Bad Uuc->. Broad atma*, Athena, Goonr*. ,„rt w»mwtad 13 luontha. .fiiUa-tf. . ATLANTA A CHARLOTTE -TO— :iASTmftjsr grnrzBifii CHANGE Of SCHEDULE. I n utd altar June lat, 1ST*, Traina wDIran ■u lua raai Arire at Lola Lblvc I.ola SCHOOL BOOKS! AU of the School Books in use at the Lucy Cobb Institute, - Hi Madame Sssowslfs Heme -School, [For the Savannah Recorder.] In tha golden light of an eve in Jane, In tha paths of a garden tair, "A maiden wandered, hamming a soft low tone Aa aha gathered the Haven rare. And aa aha etool, ’mid tha fragrance ew&et, To mat and mnaa awhile— She ploeked the ro.ee at her (bet. And aeatterod their 1 avea with a smile. Hethonghr, aa I watched tha scattering roaes bright. of kindnein, Then She the maid ’mid the Why not walk through tile’, nd from frit ndship’a lovely bo were, Scatter taae leave, every day. AND AT THE Various Schools in the City, Ae well ea Pena, Inks, Paper, Slates, ac., for sale at the LOWiiST SnG-UHBJS, , Btori b Bta * «r Violet Ink—the best in tha World—at 5 conta per bottle. For bargain, la CYcrything, call at - BURKE’S BOOK-STORE. d99%1B.tr % ■*. - > i -• THE STORE IN ATHENS, * t>Y4f Cff’ S -HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, • At the Stone foraertv-occupied by ha* R-\£kC.~s Broad Street; Athens, Ga. may.27.ai "' Arrive at Lula LAS p ■ Ueve Lala . 7.4S r u vtqut rarmon nucr. Arrive »t Lala Leave Arrive a Lula — TAX a «. Leave .• ASA A a GOING EAST. ; loch. taxiuBT rurv. Arrive u Lula ...12.15 r « Leave 1L25 T X Arrive at Lula - 12.50 a u We XOJ . ruaocaa ruaiairr tbacc. Arrive et Lula Lave Cloae eonneetion at Atlanta tor all pointa Weet end southwest. Connecting at Charlotte fur >11 point. Eaat. Through Ticket* on sale it daineevUle, Seneca City, LGroenvilla and Soenoiburg to ail paint. East and Wat d. J. FOREACHE, General Manager. W. I. HOUSTON, Gen. Paaa.JbTicket Ag’C L B. Brumby's School for Boys, (Brick Building hitherto known as Eberhsrt’a store.) PRINCE AVENUE, - - -^ATHENS, GA. Jaa- S,1S73. of Tuition ‘per Scboiaatic month ; gl, ujujuiiurou ur. aatam a. tne most ancccseful Teacher among those who have, doling my Profesaorship of twenty yean dor*, bon, prepared student. Ibr the U nivenity ot Chang* of Schedule. On and .ftar Monday Jane 2d 1879, trains on Xurtheaaurn Railroed will ran is follows. Traina daily except Sunday. Laev. Athena A05 P. M. Arrive at Lula ,..I 6.2(1 P. M. Arrive at Atlanta 1030 P. II. Ueve Atlanta U» P. M. leave Lula. 7.4* P. M. Arrive at Athena. 10.00 P. M. Un Saturdays this additional train will be no. Lmve Athens. — LOO A. M. Arrive at Lala 6.45 A. M. Amve at Atlanta. 11 AO A- M. Leave Atlanta..., 4.00 A. M. leave Lula SA2 A. M. Arrive u Athena HAS A. M. Both traina connact at T-.l. way on Air Lina BaQroad. CaevinriTi going Forth connect claaely at Lnlaat A20 P. M with tuailtnin on Air Lum IGilroad and by taking the AJO A. 5C, Saturday train emmact with the tfot Xonhaaaurn train, reaching Weak nut morning to Bnakfoet and New Y< A45 P. k. making tha nnpaeeadantad time of Uhoan and 43 minutes hatwaai, Athena and New York. have ample time to taka tha evening ... . theroby reach the Spring* of North Georgia to Svppar. rq J. ML EDWARDS, Georgia Rail Road Company ioiBaot’tO—l will Acocara. Ga^ Jaly 12th, 1379. ( 'bland ^Var Sunday, July 11thTrains leave and arrive at Athene aa foUawa: Leave ATHENS ;...905 A a Laave Wintarvill* ..............9.43an Lav* Lexington 10.30 a a Leave Antioek......................10.48 a a Leave Many. ‘LOS*a Leva WiXHlvUl. 1.21 a b Arrive Union Point 11.45 ab Amve AtUnte 5.00r a. Arrive Maoun 5.25 pa Arrive Aognsta .&28 P a W* Anpoata. ..M5aa WeMacoa.. TdW A a Uav* Atlanta— ...7.45 a a Lvava Union Point ...VL55 ra Arrive Waedvilla L. L1A r a Arrive Mataya L3U r a Arrive Antioch L50 pa Arrive Lexington ; USp a Arrive Wintarville 2.47 P a Arrive Athm. 3.15 r a fnina ran daily, except to and Irina Waah- ««* which are daily axaapt Sundays. - For farther information apply* for or oonftr with, icpt.17.tf. A. S. BRUMBY. A. M., M. D LEAD and OILS, DRUGS And Jifledicittesr G ARDEN SEED My Strange Fellow-Pas* a 8AS8 B B 33- Stock of Seed, all Fresh. For any of above or anything in the Dmg Line call on. ll ' / ‘ E.C.L0NU &C0. WHOLESALE AND* RET.iU,:DRUGGISTS “ Yea,” said the old doctor, assent ing to a remark I bail just made. “I’ve had a good many stiamre ex periences in my time, and I think I may call mine rather an eventful life.” “Forty years ago last June,” be re sumed, after a moment of thoughtful silence, “ I graduated with high hon ors, and received a hospital appoint ment. which would furnish me with employment for the next five years, and enable me to obtain a practical knowledge of medicine before setting up for myself “My duties did not begin, however, before the first of August, and as I was a little worn out by the heat and by hard study, I was glad to be ahle to spend the intervening six weeks with my mother in the country. “I left Philadelphia one day at noon, by the stage that was to convey me to the town where she lived. We were to travel until late in the even ing, when we were to stop for the night at a little public house on the road, resuming our journey by the mail-coach at six the next morn ing. “There were JLwo other passengers besides myself, a young man who had secured the box-seat which I had ex pected to get, and a lady who sat in side with me. “We drove along merrily enough, in good humor with ourselves ami each otlier, and had placed about a mile between us and the town, when, as I looked out of the window, I saw, standing by the roadside, a man with a carpet bag in one hand, who was beckoning to the driver with the other. We presently came up with him. “ ‘Inside or outside, sir?’ asked the driver, as he dismounted. “ ‘Inside; inside, of course,’ was the reply, a little irascibly, I thought, the new comer placed his feet upon the step. ‘ Yer pay in advance, sir, beggin yer pardon,’ reminded the driver, detaining him and touching his hat. “The old gentleman—he was elder ly, and to all appearance a gentleman —seemed further irritated by the delay. He asked the amount, hows ever, paid it at once, and took his seat beside me, bestowing his carpet- under bis feet, and evincing satisfaction as we started ‘There was a wedding in the acigh- bni-hood that evening, and a party from town had driven down early in the afternoon and engaged all his apartments except this one cham ber. Bat if yon two gentlemen don’t ob ject sharing the same room for a couple of hours—you’ll have to rise early to take the mail coach—I think I can make you very comfortable. There [are two dean beds in die room, and—’ “ ‘Pm sure I’ll not object,’ I in terrupted, tur- ingto my fellow trav eler. “He hesitated an instant, an l then said, ‘Well, sir, Pm agreed if yon: mg me; but arethen, with an almost solemn tone, ‘Remember, sir, the proposal came from you, and if £ite should—’ “The astonishment expressed, no doubt, upon my face at this peculiar address, caused him to stop. Then he laughed pleasantly, and resuming his usual manner, said, ‘Excuse me, but my ir ind, just now, is so occupied with affairs very important to me that I’m afraid my attention some times wanders. You are very kind to offer me half of your room. I accept with many thanks.’ And we " into the tavern, where a good Aimsa,^Bxaaax«-4 aepklUy. , COFFEE! If you want a cap of cood, hath flavored anil ha Rio C'ottxx boat MOORE, JENKINS A CO’S, (New York) Boosted. Jlrico. Will certainly plaaae too. It canno: be ex- celled. Ask your grocer for it. jttneJ).3m. UfB?, FEED MO SALE STABLE, <& REAVES, PROPRIETORS. Will be found at their old stand, rear Frank lin Boom bnililinc, Thomas street. Keep al ways on hand £Qod Turnouts and caretui dri ven. Stock well cared for when emrnrted to Stock on band for sale at dl rimes. ipper was awaiting ns. “There ' were no other guests at the table. ‘All gone to the wedding,’ the landlord said- - " > * i “We did not regret in the least having the boose to ourselves, and supper being concluded, we went to the wide fount porch, where we spent the evening in pleasant talk. I gave my companion a sketch of my life for the past three or four years. He reciprocated by telling me about his family—his wife, and his lovely daughter, who was very defrr to him. ‘She is a goo i girl, and a very pretty girl, too; everybody says so. Stay—Iv’e her miniature iu my car pet-bag, and my wife’s too. I’ll show them to you.’ “He rose from bis seal, vulieti a sadden thought seemed to strike him, and he resumed his chair, saying, ‘I’d forgotten. They have taken my car pet-bag np stairs to the room. You can see them at bedtime.’ “About eleven, we rose to go to our room. My companion preceded I sought the landlord to ask that I should be called at halt-past four, so that I might dress and' break fast at my leisure, before taking the coach again. “I lingei ed, chatting, for tea min- u'esorsowith ‘mine host.’ When at List I entered the bed-chamber. I found my room-mate had made good use ot his time, and was already in bed, with the covcrle. drawn up to his very cars, as if it had been Decem ber instead of June baking no comment, however, I was soon occu pying tike second couch, which stood in a recess in the inner extremity of the room, on . one side of the great “I ifid not sleep well. I had a teas ing dream, which recurred again and again. It seemed to me that some one was moving about the room with eyes fixed on me. Once I thought this figure approached my bed, ami a hand touched me. I roused with i start. When my eyes became accustomed to the dark ness, L saw the old gentleman look ing out of the window by his beds MOSS & THOMAS, Cimii licTQHS £ Caiwssnm Mschuts, Clayton St 9 Athens, Ga. Advaoets male onCottoo eonaigneil is Store. «**r calendar worms cixtxrr. AtxiAXDxa S. Extra, of Athene, Jad(* eiS“ T L XnQnu > <* Athena, Solictor G«a- Are* Monday in April and October. *—? “«**» ¥V “ ^Franklin, aecond Monday in April and Oa- jjjriunen.fln* Monday in March and Sop. jWdam third Monday in April and Oc ^Uali, third Monday in March I -uhjT"’ tWrl Mood *y f<l »G Jiifo 0 ™’*’ in January toW ban ’ fc " mh i» Apnl andOo- lum*"’ * h ”' 1 Eebroary and Boutko Hotel Insurance ** CX32>5rg»AISr^g', ATSBTS, k.q> lawiWi i great -again. “I had feared we were to have a disagreeable addition to our party, judging from first impreHaeas; but when, after a while, the man joined in conversation with us, we found him remarkably intelligent and afla ble. “Before be bad talked a great while I discovered he had lei raiher nomadic life. Europe, South Amen, ica, East India, seemed equally fa miliar to him. Without being garrul ous, he had so many charming inci dents to 16*0(0 of life in many lands, that he contrived to entertain ns most delightfully. “I judged he was traveling on im portant Lusinesa, he seemed so jeal ous of any attention. When we stopped. to allow, the “box-seat” passenger to alight, and again at three o’clock, when we halted for dinner, I noticed he became restless and anx ious. “At dinner, his manner was con strained. He ate little, and talked less, consulted his watch frequently, and finally exerned himself before we foul half finished the meal, and left the room. “When we resumed our seats the stage, we found him there before He was seated in his old place, with his bend drawn back in an un comfortable comer, effectually shields jng him from. had handed the lad; m before die discovered hum, and abe gave a little erf ot surprise. ' *‘I hope I haven’t startled yon, madam,’ be said. ‘I had no appetite tor dinner, so I thought I as well wait hem as in the * “He said he had been disturbed, and he supposed the wedding guests were just returning. Gay voices out side presently followed by footAeps ascending the stairs, and muioal goixL- “I mused on these thinn for some time. Those strange words, ‘the will -Jfete,’ what did they mean? Just then it occurred to me that my fel low-passenger had used such an ex pression the evening bef re, when I first offered to share my room with him; ‘He most have been talking in his sleep, after all. I’m a foot to think so much about it.’ “I tossed and tumbled, and again consulted my watch. ‘“Only twenty minutes of three! Oh, that morning would come!’ “I glanced across the room, ami for an instant that I saw my eyes wide open, watch, when I sat up in bed to satisfy myself about it, he seemed to 1 be sound a-Ieep. “By this time, I began to be ashamed of myself The house was so quiet it seemed absurd to be keep ing vigil. Nature began to assert her claims, too, and settling bock on my pillow again, I presently lost con sciousness. “When I awoke again, it was broad daylight. My fellowLtravelcr. was already dressed, and stood with his back to me by the open window near the dressing-table. I was about to ay, ‘Good morning,” when I heard him mutter to him&lf ~ “‘It’s the will of fete. There’s no resisting it. I call on you all to wit ness’—extending one hand, as if ap pealing to an assembled company — ‘I am only an unthinking ’ agent in this matter. His blood he on tote’s head, not mine. I’ve enlisted in her service, and I’m bound to obey or ders.’ ~ - “Filled with a vauge alarm , I started into, a sitting posture, the bet ter to catch the import of his words. At that moment he tnrued, mixed at me an instant, then advanced toward me. There was a pistol in his hand. “He approached with the pistol level at me. his eyes burning like coals of fire. Otherwise fcia manner was quiet, and bis voice low and- muffled. “‘Como, sir,’ he said, shortly, ‘pre pare for death! Fate, whom I serve, commands me to slay you at the rising of the sua. You have just five min utes in which to make yoor peace with Heaven: then you must die!’ “Tlie pistol was what was then called a ‘pepper-box,’ Ae prototype of the whole modem arsenal of revolv ing weapons. As he held it toward me, I could distinctly see the balls at the end of the chambers; and I real ized that the man who held the wasp on ot death was a maniac. If I made the least movement toward the door, my young fife would be the forfeit. “What should I do?” “Like & flash of light came the thought: ‘The landlord will be com ing presently to rouse you Try to keep your wits about you. and gala a little time.’ ‘“Are you praying ?” said the mad man. •“I’m thinking,’ I .replied, as quietly as I could, fixing my eyes upon his livid "countenance, ‘that very harsh treatment to offer a man who has done nothing worse to you than to give you a share ot hia room.’ “Can’t help it, sir; mu-t obey or ders.’ “Do you know,’ I said, trying to control my voice, *that you’ve de ceived me. You didn’t tdl me, yes terday, about you hang an agent 'of Fate, or I should have been better prepared ;d>ut you allowed me to (re lieve you to.be a gentleman, travel ing wii r rdimiry business or for pleas- ‘“At tiffs lairs. I was so nonplussed that, in excited manner, I endeavored to show the deceit of the fellow, moving the pistol in my excited gesticula tions. “Help, help! Murder, murderl* screamed the man, in apparent ter ror. “Help, help! Murder, murder!* echoed the wretched landlord, who clutched at the other’s arm, and dragged him toward the door, vocif erating, ‘Help f There’s a crazy man up stairs!’ “I don’t know how I should have convinced the landlord |ofm; auk* if unexpected help led not arrived soon after, in the shape of two stout, burly keepers from an insane asylum in Philadelphia, who pounced at once upon the old gentleman as their le gitimate property, and handcuffed him in the twinkling of an eye. “They had most opportunely ar rived by the mail-coach during the altercation up stairs. “It seemed that the old gentleman had formerly*been an actor (I could well believe it), bat was possessed with a homicidal mania and had been pronouneed. incurable. As soon as his escape from the asylum was dis covered, it at once occnred to the keepers to inquire for him at the different coach offices in the city. “No such person being booked as a passenger, they were thaws off the track, and were searching the city and its environs, when they were put upon the right track by a countryman who had seen him waiting on the roadside to take the stage. “They had just had time to send off two men by the mad-coach, which left Philadelphia at ten, and which ar rived at the inn just in rime to rescue me from a distressing dilemma “How the maniac obtained posses sion of a loaded revolver they could not conjecture, and be obstinately re fused to tell. __ _ ' “However, as you may imagine, I did not concern mysclt a great deal with that question. I hurried on with my clothes, ate what breakfast I could, and left the house by that bles sed mail-coach at six o’c'ck, thankful enough that I was aide to pursue my journey uuinjured.— Youth's Com- panion. •The Arkansas Traveler nights exchanged, corroborated this me; so I offered you a bed iu, toy conjecture; • room ; and In return, you take tuy - “Soon all became quiet, and I j fife! .To. any the .least,jou Have not again fell asleep, and was again ilia- j behaved like a gentleman.’' turbed This rime I was sure tliat j “He looked a little troubled. ‘De- there were stealthy feet creeping ceived is a strong word, sir,' he be- oround the room, and that a hoarse voice was mattering. I -listened, and distinctly heard the words. The will ot Fate.’ I called out: “Who is there?” “No answer followed. Thfi mutter ing ceased. I heard the feet creep ing away toward the other bed. I could not stand the suspense, and sprang np and lighted the candle in an instant There was no person in the room but the old gentleman, who was sit ting np in bed, looking startled: “ ‘Did you hear that noise 2 VYere yon walking about ?’ I asked. “ ‘Walking about ?’’ he replied. ‘I atutmly just this mome.it awake. £ heard you call out, and I roused to see what was the matter.' “ Tm sure I heard footsteps and voices, too, in this room!” “ ‘Voices in the room! You’re surely mistaken.’ “ ‘/’in not mistaken!’ I repeated, testily. ‘Why, 1 could even distin guish words Something was said about the ‘Will ofFutei’ ’ “He laughed confusedly as he re plied, Tm afraid I’ve been talking in my sleep again. My friends say I’m addicted to that bod habit, and I sup pose I say all sorts ot things. I think it is vary likely you heard me; and as to the footsteps, perhaps oar friends next d* or have been restless.’ “I listened, but could hear no sound. “This explanation did not satisfy me. I looked at my watch. It just two o’clock. “ ‘It is very strange, but those steps were in this room,’ I «ud- ‘I will let the candle barn for the rest of night. It will be daylight* now, jn. an hour and a halftand I, for shall be glad to tee it. If I I shook! think tha 1 fay dow* a gain, rf possible, not to go to gan. “‘I can call It nothing else,’ I re turned, still speaking as quietly as I could ;‘and what ia more, sir when a man deceives me about one thing, Pm very apt to distrust any other statement he may make to toe. I doubt, now, whether you were ever in the East at all; I doubt whether you were ever married; I doubt if you have a daughter. Why, I re member how you said,.last evening, you’d show me her miniature ; but you didn’t produce it. I don't be- befieve now you’ve such .a thing in your possession-’ 1 “I have! I swear I have it here in my carpet-hag P he said, letting his hand which held the revolver toll to hia side in his earnestnea. ‘“Well,’ said I, (nonchalantly. *PB believe you when I see the picture, not before.* “He hud the pistol down on, the foot cf ray bed. and strode across the room. Yon may believe I- lost no time in securing the weapon. “Just then fbotstepe s-unded in the passage outside.' The landlord was coming at tort. I sprang to the door, and pointed the pistol at my late would be executioner, who had turned, and was looking at his empty hands in consternation. “You stir another step,’ I cried, St witt be your tort step!” “I then openrei the door and ad mitted the artonwhwi hart, who looked perfectly aghast ** I tried to explain to ba« what bad stem red I was excited a&nort to txenxy, while my companion, well-dressed, bland ** , - - ^ story, for ever; particu- Of all who have ever heard of the Ark in-a- Traveler,” we think there are few that liave heard the stor; it- sell! The following is given us a cor rect version : The scene is laid in Arkansas, awa; out in the wilderness, forty years ago, when settlers in that region were few and tar Iretween. The reader must imagine a cabin in the wilderness; in the doorway sits the wife smoking her pipe, surrounded by children of vari ous sizes; a little to the left, a boy was seen perched upon on ash-hopper, while the squatter sits open a barrel, fiddle in hand, playing the “tune,” half of which he never heard. As the traveler approaches, he pauses not in his fiddling, except to answer the questions propounded, between each of which he resumes his music. Traveler—Hello, stranger. Squatter—Hello, yourself! T—Con I get to stay all night with you ? S. —No, sir; you can git to— ’ T. —Have you any spirits hem? a.—Lots of’em l Sal saw one 1 night, by that are ole hollow gum, and it nearly scared her to death, T.—You mistake my (meaning; have you any liquor? S. —Had some yesterday, bat Ola Boss he got in and topped it all oaten the pot. T. —You don’t understand, don’t mem pot liquor. Tam wet and cold, and want so me whiskey. Have you got any ? S. —Oh, yea I drank the tost thfe moriiin’. T. —I’m hungry, haven’t had any thing since morning. Can’t you give me something to eat? S-—Hain’ta domed thing in the house. Not a mouthful of meat nor a dust of meal here. T.—Well, can’t you give my horse something. g.—Got nothing to feed him on. T.—How far is it to the next bouse? S. —Stranger, I don’t know ;I have never been thar. T. —Well, do you know who lives here ? S. —I do. T. —As I am so bold, then, what ight your name be ? S.—I might be Dick and ft might be Sam, but it lacks right smart of S.—Keep tavern and sett -Well, I told you I wanted some J. S. —Stranger, I bought a barrel aorii a week ago. Yon see, me and Sol went shores. After we got it here, we only had a bit between us, and Sal she didn’t want to use hem first, nor me mine. Yon see, I had a spiggen in one end and she in t’other.. So she takes a drink on my end and pays me the hit for it; that I’d take one oaten hcc*n and give her the bit. Well, weto gitring long first-rate rill Dick, darned skulking skunk, be bored « hale in the bottom to suck at, and tbe next tiain Event to boy a drink, there wum’tnone thar. T. —Tm sorry your whiskey’s- all gone ; but, my friend, why don’t you piny the balance of that tone ? S. —It’s got no balance to it. T. —I mean, you don’t play the whole of it. S. —Stranger, kin you play the fiddle? T. —Yes, a little, smreumes. S.-—You don’t look tike a fiddler, hot ef you think you kin play any more on that thav tune, you kin just git down and try. (The traveler gets down and plays the whole of it.) S.—Stranger, take a half dozen cheers and sot down. Sal, stir your self round like a six-horse team in a mud-hole Go round, in tbe hollar whar I killed that buck this niornin’, cut off some of the best pieces, anj fetch ’em in and cook it tor me and this gentleman, directly. Raise up the board from under the head of the bed, and git the old black jag I hid from Dick, and give us some whiskey; I know thar’s some left yet. Till, drive ole Boss outen the bread-tray, thgn climb up in the loft and get the rag that’s got the sugar tied iu it. Dick carry his horse to the shed, and give him some fodder and coni, much as he kin eat. Till—Dad there ain’t enough knives to sot the table. S. —Whar’s big butch, little butch, ole eise, cob hindle. granny’s knife, and the one I handled yesterday ? That’s enough Lo sot any gentleman’s ■nl Stranger, you kin stay as long you please, and Til give you plenty to eat and drink. Will you have coif fee for supper? T. —Yes, sir. S. — Til be hanged if you do though. We don’t have nothin’ that way here, but Grab Hyson, and I reckon it’s mighty good with sweeetiu’. Play away, stranger. You kin sleep on the dry spot to night T. (After two hour s fiddling)—My friend, can’t you tell about the road I am to travel to-morrow ? S.—-To-morrow I Stranger, you won’t git oaten these diggin’s tor six weeks, but when it gets so you kin start, you see that big sioo thar? Well, you have to git crost that, then you take the road up the bonk, and iu about a mile you’ll come to a two* ■cre-and-ti-lialf. corn patch. Tbe corn’s mighty in the weeds, but you needn’t mmdthat, jtst rideon. About a mile and a half or two miles from thar, you’ll come to the d—dert whivhatVs: “The elucnl.ibun-of his high charlct r alone justifies the pub- licntion ofasiicrcd document, which will prove to the world how intima: eiy he was.penetrated with all the feel ings which moat become a Ci.risthu. and which give higher hope- than, are afforded by the pains and perils of. this transitory fiv.” Th-.v following is a translation; .. Y* “My God, I give to Thee hit heart, butgive to me faith. Without faith there- m no strong- prayer, and to pray is a longing afmysauL 1 pray not that Than shnahfet. take awa; the [obstacles on niy path, but that Thou may* permit me to overcome them. I pray not that Thou, shoddst disarm I my enemies, but that Thou shooidst aid me to conquer myself Hear. O Cfod^ mg prayer. Preserve to ay affection those who ere dear to me. Grant them happy days. If thou [only givest on this earth a certain sum of joy, take, O God, my share/and bestow it on the most worthy, and dot the most waftin'be my friends. If Thou seekert vengeance upon man strike me. Misfortune a converted into happiness the sweet thought that those whom we love are happy. Happine-s h poisoned by the bitter thought, while I rejoice those wiiom I ^ a v thousand rime better than my self are suffering For me, O God! no .more happiness- Take It from my path. I can only find joy in forge - ting the post. If I forget those who are no more, I shall be forgotten in my torn, and how sad the ihouglit given by a tranquil conscience. O my God! show me ever where my duty .lien, and give me strength to accomplish ft Sways. Arrived at the term of my life, I shall turn my looks fearlessly to the post. Remem brance will not be for me a king re morse. Then I shall be happy. Grant, O God! that my heart may he penetrated with the conviction that those wt orn. I love, and who are dead, shall see all actions. My fife shall be worthy of their witness, and my innermost thoughts shall never make them blush.’' to The Man Who Ought Have been an Editor. about six feet under thar. T.—How am I to get at it! S.—You can’t git at it nary rime, till the weather stiffens down some. Wril, about a mile beyant, yea cam to a ptocvwhar thar’s two roods. Yon kin take the. right hand ef yon want to, bat you’ll-find its run oat; you’ll then haT« to cum bock and try the left, and when you git two miles on that road you may know you are wrong, fur than ain’t any road thar. You’ll then think you’re mighty lucky ef you find the way back to my house, whar you kin cum and play on that tune as long aa you please. _ The man who knows h-w to run a newspaper came into the Derrick office yesterday. He sat down in the best chairi pulled all the exchanges into hia lap, and began criticism: “I ought to have been an editor, just to show you fellows how easy ft ‘, to run a newspaper. Why don’t on pitch into the City Council? ’eople want some kind of excitement. Give the poliece thunder for not at tending to their own business, it will wake the people up. Caesar! Wouldn’t I make it hot tor ’em if I had anything to do with a paper.’’ “Suppose you run this office fo. two hours to suit yourself.’’ “All right just let me do it. I’ll show you the hottest article you ever raw. Give me a penciL” We left him sitting in the editorial chair working away for dear fife. On the staira we met Jim Jones, a driller from Alamagpozium. •‘Where’s the editor 2” said he. “Up stairs, at his desk,” was the re ply- Jones had blood in his eyes, and he bounded np two steps at a time, while we waited at the foot of the stairsfor further I'evelopements. In about two minutes we saw thejdicrian- ary ffy out of the upper window, and then there was a sound as of a chair being smash d, followed by loud yells, and in two seconds the door flew open, and the would-be editor came rolling down the staira “Whatfs your hurry ?’’ we asked as he flew past ns. “Sit down and tell how to run a newspaper, we contin ued, as he struck the sidewalk. Bat he never stopped, He just flew across the sidewlak and fell on his back in the gutter Such a sight. His nose was knocked croosswise, one eye was aa as a thundercloud, his hair eud^, his coat was rip- down the back and one sieve torn ant. Jones was coming down the stairs and the would be-editor, jumped and ran op the railroad, with Janes close at his heels, veiling, at everyjump he took, “I ain’t theedftor.” He hasn’t returned. We fear hia youthful dream of running a newspaper has been nip ped in tbe bud by the frost ofadverse circumstances.—Ex. The Dead Prinee. SaT- nnah News. Further details concerning rile death’of the Prince Imperial inclnde some touching and highly dramatic incidents. It is now made clear that the unfortunate young man was prac tically abandoned by Ills companions, who fled, knowing that he could not. mount liis horse, simply to save their own fives The Prince wore a sword which had been carried through sev- aeveral battles by the first Napoleon. It is said the weapon was that which waved on the French troops at - the bridge of Lodi. No ballet wound found on the Prince’s body. All his harts were made by the savage assegai, which; like the Australian boomerang, is usually thrown. There are other fresh details that suggest a mourn fid fatality. Captain Lane avouches that on the day of the catas trophe tlie Prince said to him that he would like to fed the stroke of an as segai. “It is no fun being fired he remarked, “bat I should like a slight assegai wound.” The assu rance now so posrivdy given that had the Zulus- known the Prince’s rank they would not have killed Mm adds to the melancholy interest of the sit uation. It is not thecurtonr of these warriors, ft appears, to kill any per- Tn« Latest Sarcasm. Ben Battler quite recently received a letter from a friend asking bis land offices in procuring Government em ployment for a one legged soldier. Battler’s reply is to the point, and places* Styes just where he belongs, and exhibits the hypocrisy and treach ery of the Republican party. Here ia the letter of the Essex staleman: 12 Pemberton Square. \ Boston, July 6, ISTff. ) Dear sir—Yon ask me iu your note if I know of a position for a one legged soldier. I answer I do not. Nearly two years ago I asked a position of President Hayes for a crippled soldier in my neighborhood, 'backed by all bis neighbors. Mr. Hays refused it, and gave the posi tion to a ra*m who stayed at homo daring the war, at the request of Me. Hoar. Senator from our State, who" stayed at ho nc, too. Since that time I have asked Mr. Hays nothing. The law is imperative that he should prefer in all offlcal appointments the maimed veterans of the war, bat that law is not obeyed. I got an act throagih the Haase when I was in Congress, making a penalty of fine and imprisonment for not obeying!*, bofc it failed in the Senate. Tha pespla ot the Confederate States, da better. They give all their promi nent offices to crippled and other Con federate soldiers. It seems ta be the misfortune; of yoar friend that he fought on the wrong sale to get any recognition of hit services. £ am grimed, there- fore, that I ant not able to do any thing for him. I am. trulyjyours, Best. F. Butler. Goto E. C. 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