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Athena Banner, Bat. 1833.
ATHENS, GA, TUESDAY MORNING. MAY 31,1892.
ONEOLLAR A YEAR J|
HELPING OTHERS.
If thero lie some weaker oue,
(jive mo stri-ngll) to help him ont
if a blimler soul there bo.
U*l me Rulde him nearer tbee;
Make my mortal dreams come true
With the work 1 fain would do;
Clothe with life the weak intent.
Let me be the thins 1 meant:
L«t me find In thy employ
Pence, that dearer is than Joy;
Out of self to love be led.
And to Heaven acclimated,
Until all things sweet and good
teem my nature habitude.
—J. G. Whittier.
an imitation wife.
the envelope. I knew it was Vene
Wright's name, so 1 decided to imagine
JUDGE NOT TOO HASTILY.
that Vene was there in person, and so And let not folk In judging trust their wit
I had adjusted my tie, taken np my
hat and was preparing to leave when
die door slowly opened and my mother
came in.
•Going out, aro yon Tom?’ said she.
’"Yes,”
•‘Whew—to another party?”
‘Yes.”
-That makes three this week, doesn’t
.it. Tom?"
•Yes. We’re hnrrying to get through.
Going to take Miss Beanfort tonight,
and then I'm done with the Jolly club’s
parties.
Mother somehow or other didn’t seem
to think very much of what I said.
• Tom, 1 wish yon would get married,’’
site said, with a troubled face. “1 be
lieve yon would stay at home more."
•■Well, 1 am awful tired, mother, and
completely worn out.”
"Then why don’t you quit it?”
"The best reason in the world, mother.
I am neither engaged nor in love, but
am willing to be both.”
It was getting .'ate so 1 started after
this, but the sad look on my mother’s
fact- set me to thinking. My mother is
the best woman in the world, even if 1
do say it myself, and 1 felt worried
aliout her. She was right. 1 was out
nearly every evening—this evening ‘ a
reception, next time at a ball, then a
theater pa, ty aim so on.
Of course I could well afford it, for
my salary ns cashier at Hart’s was a lib
eral one. But 1 was not saving a penny,
ami my home folks never t»<rme except
at the table. Even poor old patient
mother was complaining.
But 1 was having lots of fun. There
was that Beanfort girl—she was a fine
one. Could dance any dance, talk about
anything and make yon have the finest
time in the world.
Then there was Vene Wright. She
would play a game with a fellow, go
rowing, skating — anything for fun.
Then. Vene had money; that was an im-
portant item. Why shouldn’t I tackle
Mbs Vi ne on the subject of matrimony?
•Thomas, old son,” said I to myself.
"Vene is the one.”
But Vene somehow or other did not
exactly suit the case, and my mind re
verted to .Miss Beaufort, who was smart,
Vetty, stylish and suited better, but 1
fiew nothing about her financial stand-
jg. This was an important matter to
if* in those days.
Meanwhile the carriage approached
Miss Beaufort’s. I had never been there
lieforo. and to my surprise found it to
s> a very unpretentious house. 1 con-
less 1 was disappointed. I expected to
drive up to an elegant mansion, be ush
ered into a fine reception room by a
servant in livery and there await the
coming of Miss Beaufort. Then I ex-
pected to make a bold dash for her heart
—propose, and possibly be accepted or
declined by the time the party was over.
But not so. A little lady with gray
.air opened the door, and she was intro
duced to me by Miss Beaufort as ‘ „am
ilia.” Miss Beaufort was ready and
waiting, so we walked out to the car
nage.
"Mr. Silver," said she after we had
seated ourselves, “don’t you think there
is a great amount of snobbery in society
and lots of downright foolishness?”
"Well, yes," said I.
"For instance,” said she, “here is an
elegant carriage that you have brought
for me. and yet tho party is not half e
mile away.”
jTliis certainly was very refreshing. I
hail actually squandered one pound to
have this carriage for the evening, and
she was not pleased with it. I know
N i ne would have enjoyed a ride in it.
"Mr. Silver,” site remarked again,
"this is the last party 1 am going to this
winter.”
"Well, why?" said 1. “Aren’tyou go
ing to take in the German clnb ball and
tlie others?"
"No,” said she. “Mamma hasn’t the
money; she can’t afford it. Besides, Mr.
Silver.” she continued, “can yon really
afford to spend so much money on so
ciety'"
i looked at her. There was honesty
fairly shining out of her pretty black
e .ves, even if she wasd’t very polite, so 1
answered her honestly:
No, Miss Beanfort, 1 cannot! 1
haven’t saved a penny this winter, and
1 get a big salary too. It seems idiotic."
"1 have met you so frequently I feel
1'iite well acquainted with you, though
1 expect 1 have t* a little impolite.”
“No,” said I. “1 am glad that you
-ike that much interest in me."
Then we changed the subject. I had
i splendid timo at the party and enjoyed
, ^ Beaufort’s company very mneh. I
uunil her level headed and bright, if
we commenced the week.
Monday night came. That was the j
night of the German club ball; but 1
staid at home and talked to mother.
Then 1 played drafts with her. for
awhile, and we managed to have a very
enjoyable evening.
Next morning mother met me at the
table with smiles and about the best
breakfast 1 had eaten for a long while.
“You must imagine that your vrife
saw to this breakfast,” she whispered.
Going to the city this morning who
should get into the Tans but Miss Beau
fort. I bowed to her gracefully, passed
her fare to the conductor, and was about;
to sit down by her side when 1 hap
pened to think of my imitation wife
at home and kept my seat by the door.
“Married meff have no business talk
ing to the young ladies,” said l to my
self.
MisB Beaufort looked at me rather
queerly, but said nothing, and l thought
the ’bus would never get to the city.
Thursday was the evening I was to
Too fast, as one wbo couuteth up the com
In ’« field before the son has ripened it;
For I have all through winter aeon a thorn
Appearing pofeonleas and obdurate.
Which then the rose upon the sprig hath
borne;
And I have seen a ship, that swift and straight.
Has run upon a wild sea all her race.
And perished entering at the harbor gate.
—Dante.
THE GLASS HEARTS.
There was once s king and queen who
had three beautiful daughters, and the
organism of these tores princesses was
remarkable for their each being fur
nished with a heart of glass.
“Children, children,” said the queen,
when the princesses were still quite
small, “whatever you do, take care of
your hearts, for they are of fragile
make.”
The children therefore tried to be
very careful, and for some time all
went well, the hearts remained un-
call on Vene, and I forgot to send her j broken.
an excuse. On Friday a note came ! But one day the eldest girl, who was
from her, which mother took the liberty ! leaning ont of the window, looking
Of opening, as she thonght 1 would not 1 down into the garden below, noticed a
care, »n4 /she felt like representing my j little bee wbiob was buzzing busily
wife in the desk, ft was a tender mis-1 around some flowers. The little creature
sive, and somewhat surprised me when , interested her so much that she leaned
f saw it. Bnt what could i do? Mar-i out farther, so as to be able to watch it
ned men have no bnsiness getting ten- jnore pfpsely, when suddenly—smash—
der notes from yonng ladies. Inasmm h there came a sound of broken glass! The
as 1 had contracted to carry out * - -
and, dressing himself' np once more in
court dress, lie walked along the roads
in deep thonght, wondering how he
could possibly become a king. As he
was walking on a man came toward
him and seeing that the yonng courtier
was in deep thonght he stopped and
asked him whether he had lost any
thing.
“Well, I don’t know that I have ex
actly lost anything, but at any rate I
cannot find what I want.”
“And what is that?”
“A kingdom. 1 am wondering how
on earth I can "become a king.”
“Well, if yon had been a glazier,”
said the stranger, “1 might have helped
yon,”
“That is just exactly what I am!” ex
claimed the other. “I have only lately
been foreman to a glazier.”
“Then yon have nothing to fear. Yon
are no donbt aware that our king de
cided some time ago to give his young
est daughter in marriage to
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RESPICE FINEM.
Look to the end: Nor changing tide.
Nor fickle breezes, should decide
The course wo steer across the seaa
That bear our earthly destinies—
For him who shapes that course aright.
The final, beckoning entrance light
Gleams with a welcome doubly bright;
The solemn tolling harbor bell.
To many but a funeral knell.
For him re-echoes, “All is^vell!”
And wafted to his grateful sense.
The home wind bears Us frankincense,
With halm of conscience pure and free.
Myrtle of human sympathy,
Or laurel of posterity.
—New York Tribune.
VETERAN AND PLEBE.
mother’s plan for two weeks, 1 left the
note for mother to answer. She is a
very truthful woman, but in answering
the note she prevaricated.
She said that I was very sick, and as a
natural consequence Vene called that
afternoon to see me, bnt 1 was at busi
ness, and mother had to invent another
story. Then she had to come all the
way to the office so as to keep me from
coming home my usual way for fear
Vene might -catch ns.
1 laughed, a good deal %t mother, and
Vene did not find us ont, bnt Mrs. Jones
—an awful gossip—met her. and Vene
told her 1 was sick, and the next day all
my society, friends came round, among
them Miss Beanfort.
Mother met her rather coldly, bnt in
vited her to stay awhile.
“1 suppose Mr. Silver is almost worn
ont with so much going ont”’ said the
yonng lady.
“He is much better,” said mother,
“bnt 1 do not think he will go out for
several weeks. 1 think that 1 shall keep
him at home.”
“1 am so glad,” said Miss Beaufort;
“not that you are going to keep him at
home, bnt that he is not going ont so
much. 1 am getting so that I fairly de
test society. Here was a woman who
had my mother’s views, and they both
thereupon had a confidential talk and
pleased each other mightily.
Then she asked the mater to call on
her mother, which she did.
Meanwhile I was staying at home ev
ery evening and was getting pretty tired
of it, as the two weeks were drawing to
a close.
“Don’t you think a man ought to take
his wife ont once in a while?” said 1 to
mother.
“Why not?” said she.
“Then I’ll take her to the theater to
night." So 1 took a couple of reserved
seats at Drury Lane theater for the fol
lowing night, and mother, who repre
sented my wife, went with me.
We had hardly taken our seats before
I noticed that they were adjoining those
of Miss and Mrs. Beaufort.
We went home together that night
and laughed and talked a good deal.
I think mother told Mrs. Beanfort
what we had been doing, but I did not
hear it 1 know that several days later,
after my two weeks of married life were
over, 1 went to call on Miss Beaufort.
We had a pleasant time together, and
just os 1 was about to leave the old lady
came in.
“I forgot to ask yon, Mr. Silver, what
you thought of married life,” said she.
Miss Beaufort looked horrified, bnt
laughed.
“Mother has been telling you, has
she?" said L
“She has,” said she.
“Well,” said I, “during the two weeks
1 was married I read three good books,
gained four pounds in weight, saved
£5 10s., besides paying mother for my
wife's board aud the tickets to Drary
Lane.”
“And who were you married to?”
aske l Miss Beaufort.
“1 forgot to look,” said 1. I hurried
home to see who my wife had been. The
envelope was just as 1 had placed in in
my desk drawer. I tore it open, and
there was the name of Miss Beaufort
“Well," said 1, “mother made her an
imitation wife, now I will try to make
her a real one.”
And so 1 did.—New York Mercury.
lie was too frank.
The next day I told mother about it.
! ‘ie said she admired Miss Beanfort for
lp r common sense, though she had never
eeu her. Then she referred again to
11 ? Retting married.
Suppose,” said she, “that yon pretend
er a week or so that yon are married
f| -e how i <joes?”
young princess had crushed her heart
against the window sill, and so, alas! the
poor girl expired.
After this exceedingly sad accident
the other two sisters were still more
careful about their hearts.
Some time after the death of the
princess, the second daughter very
thoughtlessly drank a cup of rather hot
coffee, and when she had it finished
something was suddenly heard to crack,
and she fell back fainting, iuto an arm
chair. The sound On this occasion, how
ever, was uot so loud as on the first.
The queen rushed to where the princess
lay, and on examining her found, to her
great delight, that the heart was only
slightly cracked, and not broken, and
that her daughter was stUl alive.
“What are we to do with our daugh
ter?” said the king to the qneen, “lor,
although the injury to her heart amounts
only to a crack at present, this may in
crease to a decided fracture.”
Bnt the princess begged them not to
worry themselves about her.
“For you know,” said she, “it’s the
cracked pitcher that goesoftenest to the
well.”
Meanwhile the youngest daughter
grew np and became a most beautiful
as well as a most remarkably clever
girl, and many a handsome and wealthy
prince from distant lands came to ask
for her fair hand. Bnt the old king did
not forget the bitter experiences he had
had with his t,wo elder girls.
“1 have only one daughter left with
a whole heart, and hers is also of glass.
Therefore if 1 give her in marriage to
any one, it must be to a king who is at
the same time a glazier and xvho under
stands how to treat an article so fragile,
so that in' case of accidents he would
know how to rivet the cracks.”
Unfortunately none of the yonng
princes and nobles who had come as
suitors to the princess knew anything at
aU about how to rivet broken glass and
were none of them glaziers by profes
sion, so they had to return to their
native lands miserable and disappointed
lovers.
Among the royal pages in the palace
was one whose term as page was shortly
to expire. He had still to carry the train
pf the youngest princess three times, and
after that he was to be promoted to
full blown courtier.
On the first occasion when the page
had to carry the young princess’ train
she glanced at him, and as their eyes
met she blushed. When next he carried
her train she waved her hand to him at
parting, and the unfortunate youth was
unable to sleep the whole of that night
in consequence 1
The third time when the young fellow
bore the princess’ train the king came
forward to meet them half way and dis
missed the page, saying:
“You have done your duty now, young
man, and you may go. 1 thank yon, and
have also to congratulate yon on your
promotion.”
With that the king tnrned and walked
away, while the princess bent forward
to where the page stood, and said:
“You carried my train so beautifully
—better than any one else! Oh, why
are yon not a king and a glazier?”
The unfortunate yonng man felt so
confused, as well as delighted, that he
was unable to utter a word in reply. He
managed, however, to make a very grace
ful and polite bow. When the princess
had left him he ran as hard as ever he
could to the nearest glazier, and asked
him whether he was in need of a fore-
who was to be at the same time a king
or at any rate a prince; bnt as they have
been unsuccessful in finding such a per
son, the king has been reluctantly ob
liged to modify his demands by adding
two other conditions. The bridegroom
must in any case be a glazier, that of
course goes without saying.”
“Bnt what are the two conditions?”
asked the young courtier excitedly.
The first condition is that he should
please the princess, and the second is
that he should be a nobleman by birth.
There have already been a great num
ber pf glaziers applying at the palace,
irat not one of them took the princess’
fancy and all of them had coarse, rough
bands like those of the commonest gla
zier.”
When onr yonng courtier heard these
words he jumped three times about a
yard above the road for very joy, and
then, turning around, ran belter skelter
back to the town and presented himself
at the palace in less than no time.
The king at once ordered the princess
to be called, and when she arrived he
asked -ber whether this yonng glazier
took her fanc^. ■**—— ...
The princess glanced~*t the yonng
man, and recognizing him it^once, she
blushed and said, “Oh, yes.” v —
It was nearly noon at a western fort
with a “mixed garrison,” and the morn
ing drill and reading of the mail having
been gone through with, everybody was
young-: waiting for something to break the ever-
^ looHniV m nnAi-Anw r on ton nnf T/wiatt
Matching Teeth.
Perhaps the greatest difficulty that
dentists meet with is the matching of
false teeth with the natural teeth of their
customers. The tooth factories supply
dentists with rings upon which are strong
thin short metal bars, each carrying a
tooth at its extremity. There are twen-
man.
“Yes,” replied the other, “bnt yon will
have to work four years with me before
yon can he foreman. At first yon must
be a sort of errand boy, and go to the
baker’s to fetch me my bread, and also
to look after my children, wash them
and dress them. Secondly, yon must
ty-five of these sample teeth that run all 1®*™ *° P^riy the cracks; thirdly, yon
toe way from nearly white to a shade to learn how cut class
“An imi
“Why i
namei
1 >n an en
°nr desk.
1 *nied to
fs Biat til
ue lady
J wife,” said L
V"” she said. “1 will write
that is almost olive. Some one of the
twenty-five usually almost matches toe
patient’s natural teeth, and, at any rate,
enables the dentist to mavch the teeth
by application at toe factory.—New York
Sun.
will have to learn how to ent the glass
and fix in windows, and after that, in
the fourth year, yon shall be my fore
man. 1
The page thonght this would take
rather too long, so he asked toe glazier
whether he could not possibly begin
with cutting the glass and fixing win
dows, and leave ont toe reet so as to get
on quicker. Bnt the glazier shook his
head and assured toe yonng fellow that
Aniuzli That Do Not Drink.
Darwin states in his “Voyage of a
Naturalist” that unless toe huanacoes,
or wild «« of Patagonia, drink salt every good glazier had to begin his
water in many localities they must drink . career from the beginning or he could
none at all. The large and interesting never be clever. So the page was obliged
croup of sloths are alike in never drink- to reconcile himself to his fate,
ing A parrot is said to have lived in ' The whole of the first year the un-
for say two weeks. Dur- the Zkxfioriail gardens, Regent park, for fortunate yonng courtier spent his time-
b I want yon act just as if fifty-two years without a drop of water, in running to the baker’s for bread for
\ yonng lady on a card, seal
>pe and yon can lock it in
jhen let ns suppose yon are
wei >V>er® in person and your _pittsburg Dispatch.
wtuHy wedded wife.” b ^
Whose name are yon going to write
card?" said L
mind,” said she. “I will write
7 Inference and neither of ns will
* word about this to a living
L** “«*** on tola. Mother wrote
frime on the card and sealed it in
his master and in washing and dressing
the children. In toe second year he did
In
Fun For EvkbyboRy.—In a few days nothing but stop cracks with putty.
the greatest a*traction ever seen in Ath- the third year he learned how to cut
ens will be present at toe Opera House. _ lass fix windows, and at last at toe
* h8 fo ° Ilh IC " -
as: i f-
fer-ed in a Lodge room. Don’, fail to whole vear he took leave of his master
see this laughable entertainment.
lasting monotony. Lieutenant Toney
Rucker came ont of the rookery known
as the bachelors’ quarters and started
jauntily down the officers’ line, bearing
in his hand a kite constructed on toe
most approved plan as remembered by
him, and in building which he had
awakened many fond memories of “kite
time,” to which, as a boy, he had looked
forward with happy anticipation each
year.
He was immediately surrounded by
the abundant supply of small boys from
the officers’ quarters, all of whom were
anxious for the kite. He picked out
young Arthur because the boy was so
l ond of sport and never cried when
thrown from his pony, but young Smart,
of the cavalry, lounging on the bachelors’
piazza, stirred up “Mr.” Dawdle, of the
infantry, by remarking, “Yon will get
left, Plebe, for there goes Toney boot
licking that boy agtvin, and he is sure of
an invitation to tea, and you know what
that means.”
“That boy” was the captain’s son, and
the captain's wife had a yonng lady sis
ter visiting her, whom Toney had al
ready escorted for a ride on a troop
horse, much to the disgust of Mr. Daw
dle, who received a sweet goodby from
the young lady, but was furious at the
The king ordered the yonng fellow to-T oney .
lVa nff lxia (rlnvps shnw hia Vinnrla • •—.. ...
take off his gloves and show his hands,
bo that they might know whether he
was of noble birth, However, toe prin
cess said that it was quite unnecessary
for the yonng man to do anythiugof the
kind, as she felt perfectly certain that
there was no doubt'whatever of his be
ing of noble birth, and that his hands,
she was sure, would be as white as those
of a prince.
So they were married, and as toe
young princess’ husband was a glazier
by profession as well as a nobleman
by birth, he understood how to treat a
heart so delicate and fragile as hers,
therefore she lived blissfnUy to toe end
of her days without any accident hap
pening.
The king’s second daughter, with the
cracked heart, had the pleasure of Lein;
an aunt, and a very excellent aunt she
made too! She taught toe little princess
to read and write and make dresses for
her dolls; she also took a great interest
in the little prince’s lessons, and when
he knew them well and had good marks,
like a good little boy, then she would
praise him and make him all sorts of
pretty presents, and he would leave her
looking red and rosy and flushed with
delight. When, on toe contrary, ho did
not know his lessons and his marks
were anything bnt good, then she would
be very different, and he would leave
her looking also very red and rosy, very
flushed, but not with delight.
This princess lived to a very old age,
notwithstanding that her heart was
cracked, and if any one marveled at hei
living so lo ag, she would ansxver them
as she had done her parents once before
Remember, ‘It’s the cracked pitcher
that goes oftenest to the well.’ ’’—Strand
Magazine.
Still Obedient.
Gustave Doro was always a child, so
far as his mother was concerned. He
not only loved bnt obeyed her, and when
she died, he said, with sad sincerity,
that he no longer knew how to live. An
incident which shows her influence over
him, as a grown man, is connected with
a little party given by him to show some
of his friends an album of his own draw
ings.
At the dinner, over which Mme. Dore
presided, a quarrel arose between Gus
tave and his brother Ernest. Suddenly
Mme. Dore turned to the former and
said, as though he were a boy of ten:
•Hash, Gustave! I am ashamed of
you.”
Dore, who had worked himself, regard'
less of the presence of his guests, into a
fierce passion, became at once calm and
silent, and bowing to his mother resumed
his dinner.
Bnt the incident did not end here.
When toe gnests had retired to the great
salon toe brothers disappeared, to return
in a few minutes, each holding an end
of toe colossal album that was to be sub
mitted to the company. Mme. Dore fol
lowed, smiling at her “little boys,” who
were none the less children because they
had passed their fortieth year.—Youth’s
Companion.
A Phrase That 'Will Not Die.
It is impossible to eliminate toe phrase
“funeral obsequies” from the news
papers. For years orders have been is
sued against it in newspaper offices^
proofreaders have been clubbed for let
ting it pass; reporters have been fined
and discharged for writing it, bnt all to
no purpose. It seems to be essential to
newspaper literature. Still, we shall
keep np a vigorous warfare upon toe
stupidity.—New York Advertiser.
Feeding Spirits on Cakes.
In Germany cakes were offered to the
spirit dwellers of the lakes. In winter
toe ice was cat through, when, accord
ing to traditional belief, a hand would
reach ont and seiW-the cake.—Washing
ton Star.
Last commencemd t Hon. John Ten
pie Graves offered a'.medal at Lucy Cobb
Institute for the young lady who should
be judged to have |made the greatest
development of womanly character,
Tbe young lady xvho wins this medal
will have a prize that will be one
great distinction.
parting shot of “So long, Doughboy,”
. •
Buf thisdff all byplay to the kite story.
Toney took out of his pocket a ball ot
cord, borrowed from the commissary
sergeant for the occasion, straightened
out the kite tail, made of old yeUow
stripes cut from scouting trousers.
Everything being ready, he called ont;
Hold her, my son, and 1 will run her
up for you and then she is yours.”
Toney started in quarter race time, en
couraged by frantic yeUs from the boys;
but, alas, just as Arthur’s youn. , aunt
was merrily applauding from tot plaza
the kite commenced to duck in the most
cowardly fashion, and the faster Toney
ran the more it ducked.
“Sumpen’s the matter,” said Arthur.
“ ’Taint got the right sort o’ tail,” said
another; “tie a rock to her.” and many
similar pieces of advice came from all
toe boys at once.
By this time the piazzas were fiUed
with spectators, and the men waiting
for mess call sailed ont on the barrack
porches to see the fun, when old
Major Stuffy started toward the boys
with that important air which he
thonght becoming to one so old, “be
gad, dragoons, before the war, sir!”
I say, Toney, you want to shorten
up the center bridle, and make her
stand on the wind like this,” said the
old major, taking hold of the kite.
Toney, who was puzzling his mind as
to where he could get more kite tail
without tearing np his only extra pair
of sheets, looked np and remarked,
WeU, old man, what do yon know
about kites, anyway?”
Now Major Stuffy had always been
very partial to Toney, and showed it by
always joking with him, while swelling
with ill fitting dignity in his intercourse
with all the subalterns. The old gentle
man's nerves had been a little shaken
for a few days because the infantry
colonel and the brevet major general
commanding the post—“one of those
demned volunteers, yon know”—had
added insult to injury by sending him
an order not to drive any more govern
ment horses in his private conveyance.
Toney’s light and airy remark upset the
major completely, and he was on the
point of venting his rage on him, when
who of all others should come strolling
out bnt the commanding officer himself.
He who had won his stars for bravery
and conspicuous services from Perry-
ville to Resaca certainly ought to know
all about kites.
The excitement on the parade was too
much for the old gentleman, and dis
missing his orderly to dinner, he raised
his sun umbrella and remarked to his
excellent spouse, “1 will go and show
them how to put np a kite.” The very
idea seemed to make him young again,
and he threw ont his chest and squared
his shoulders as if he were going to take
a new lease of life. He joined the group
around toe kite and Major Stuffy braced
himself pompously and sainted xvith an
air which plainly said, “I’ll stand me
ground, be gad, sir!”
“How do yon do, Mr. Rucker?” said
the general blandly. “1 see that ycair
kite don’t work right, and”
“It will be all right in a moment, sir.
I have Bent to toe troop tailor for more
tail.”
“But, Mr. Rucker, when I was a boy”
(he retires for old age next year) “we
never made long tails; yon just split the
pieces yon have and tie some knots in
them. Then shorten np the bridle and
make her stand so”
••Just what I told toe general,” said
the major eagerly^ “and he insulted
me, sir! Yes, sir, this yonng feUow
that has not been in toe'Service ten
years, sir, asked me what did 1 know
about kites, sir!”
Now Major Stuffy had been avoiding
the general ever since he had received
the communication about the horses
and had even declined invitations to sev
eral garrison affairs for fear of meeting
him, bnt he was greatly soothed when
toe general tnrned and said:
“Why, major, 1 am astonished, sir!
Mr. Rucker, what do you mean, sir, by
speaking to Major Stuffy in this way,
sirl An old man and valued officer of
your-regiment, too, sirl 1 will not aHow
such things in my garrison, sirl”
* 1 1 — *■ l.n-t
the major's feelings. I guess 1 don’t
know much about kites anyway, boys,
so yon take it ont behind the barracks
and fly it to suit yourselves,” said Toney,
hi a hopeless kind of way.
It will not go np unless yon change
toe bridle, as suggested by toe major,”
said the generaL
And split the tail and knot it, as toe
general explained, boys,” said toe ma
jor:
Toney left the two old veterans, and
as he entered the bachelors’ quarters he
was muttering maledictions on the “old
duffers” who had spoiled all his plans.
The sadden disappearance of Toney
and the boys left the two old gentlemen
alone on the parade, and the whole gar
rison was enjoying their dilemma. The
general hemmed and hawed a moment
and said:
“By the way, major, about that horse
order; you know these yonng lieuten
ants have an idea that they can use am
bulances and government animala when
ever they choose, and I am determined
to teach them a lesson. Of course 1 did
not intend the order to hold in your
case; some consideration must be shown
to long and valuable service, sir, and 1
want you to understand this matter.”
Major Stuffy extended his hand warm
ly to the general and said;
‘T am glad yon mentioned it, general;
but; of course l understood the matter
perlectly. These yonng snips are too
presumptuous anyway, and think they
are entitled to all the consideration due
old officers.”
One of these “yonng snips” was strag
gling to pay np the bills contracted
when his daughter was married, and
another was incessantly engaged in short
division in the effort to provide far the
wants of his four boys,
The two veterans strolled away to
gether in the direction of toe clubrooro,
followed by several officers from the
row, who were interested in toe recon
cilia tion. As the major threw open toe
door and followed the general in he
smiled benignantly on the old habitnes
and said, “Come, gentleman, join ns in
a bottle of wine.” Of course toe invita
tion was accepted, for since toe major
had quit going on little “frolics,” as he
called them, in deference to the temper
ance ideas of the yonng snips, all recog
nized this as some special occasion. The
major busied himself seeing thst“Tsb<
neglected no one, and talked in the most
amiable way about the magnificent
weatl er and fine post the general
built up.
“Th is reminds me of old days in Texas,
gentlemen, when the dragoons”— he
was saying when his Loyal Legion but
ton fe. 1 off and rolled into a convenient
knothole under the billiard table. Be
fore he recovered from his efforts to
securethe rolling button toe general,
with toe air of Sir Roger de Coverley,
removed his own little emblem and sai l:
Major, let me present you with this
as a memento of this most pleasant oc
casion.”
Whil e the major was still overcome
by this graceful move the general wished
them all a pleasant time and escaped to
his quarters. Tho news spread around
that the major was having a birthday
and even Toney Rucker put away his
wrath when the orderly came to ask his
presence at the club room.
Tubs” was kept busy during toe
afternoon attending to the spiritual
needs of the ever increasing party, for
with eato new arrival the major would
say, “What a fine gentleman the gen
eral is; it was the neatest thing yon ever
saw, strt Why, he actually took this
button from his own breast and pre
sented it to me, by gadl and we will
drink to his health, gentlemen.”
That evening, as the major and Toney,
arm in arm, wended their winey way to
their quarters they passed yonng Daw
dle on the walk xvith the captain’s xvife’s
sister, making hay while the field was
clear. The garrison wore a genial smile
for several days over the episode in their
lives, and even the old repeaters in the
guardhouse actually stopped hauling
cordwood long enough to let toe cart
mole hax'e a horse laugh.—Argonaut.
WAS
AN ENGINE RUNS OVER HIM
Mr. A. F. Sims Was Deaf and Could
Not Hear the Whistle-Tke Coro
ner’s Jury and Their Work—
They Meet Again Today.
He Would De Beady Next Time,
Some years ago toe Duke of Welling
ton was sitting at his library table when
the door opened, and xvithout any an-
nouncement in Btalked a figure of singu
larly ill o men.
“Who are yon?” asked the duke in his
short and dry manner, looking np xvith
out toe slightest change of countenance
upon the intruder.
“I am Apollyon. I am sent here to
kiU you.*'
“Kill me? Very odd.”
“I am Apollyon, and must put you to
death.”
“ ’Bliged to do it today?”
“1 am not told toe day or toe hour;
bnt I must do my mission.”
“Very inconvenient; very busy; great
many letters to xvrite. Call again, or
write me word—I’ll be ready for yon.”
The duke then went on with his corre
spondence. The maniac, appalled prob
ably by to e stern, immovable old gen
tleman, backed out of the room, and in
half an hour was in an asylum. —Lon
don Tit-Bits.
The Worker and His Ideal.
AU great successes, I fancy, must be
surprises to toe men who make them, for
toe discontent of the artist with his
painting, of the poet with his verse, of
the playwright with his play, is the pen
alty exacted by the ideal for which men
Btrive, and which all toe more sorely
eludes the greatest, whose imagination
is the most far reaching. When a man
is satisfied with what he has done he has
reached his limit; from that point he
goes doxvn hill, imperceptibly it may be
at first, bnt none the less surely.—Mary
C. Roberts.
— Byron’s Chief Amusement.
Byron amused himself by shooting at
a piece of money fixed in a stick, and
practiced tliia more persistently than he
overdid anything else.—Hygiene.
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Bruises, Soies, Ulce.-s, Salt Rbeutr, Fever
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INSTANT DEATH
THB [SAD LOT OF AN
CBNrLBMAN\
OLD
A bleeding mass of human flesh.
This was the sight that presented
itself yesterday afternoon about five
minutes after four o’clock out on
the Northeastern road’just this aide
of Linton’s trestle.
The down train was coming along
towards Athens at a pretty fast rate
of speed and Engineer Tom Moore
was at the throttle.
Suddenly he noticed a man walk
ing leisurely on the track in front of
the engine. He was an old man
and had two fishing poles across his
shoulder.
The engineer blew the whistle hat
the old man didn’t move off the track
and before the engine could be atop*
ped it had struck him a terrible
blow and knocked.him several feet to
the side of the track.
(The train was stopped and some
passengers and train hands ran back
to where the old man lay, and picked
up hjs body to put it on the train.
He was dead.
The left leg had been broken in
three places, and instant death had
been caused by the crushing of th<~'
back of his skull. /
Investigation showed that-t&e old
mm was Mr A F Sinsg/ who for a
number^Fyears'Easlived in Athens,
and who at the time of his death
lived at 362 Williams street, near the
residence of Mr Wm Dootson. He
leaves a wife and two sons, Messrs
C M and B N Sims, of this city.
Ae was sixty-eight years of age
and was quite deaf. Hence his fail
ure to hear the whistle when it blew.
Tho fact is that several years since
Mr Sims was walking along the Ath
ene branch and not hearing the whis
tle of the engine was knocked off the
track and crippled.
The body was brought to the Ma
con & Northern depot and there the
inquest was held.
Coroner Pitner empanelled tbe fol*
lowing jury: Isaac Lowe, foreman,
E Bradberry, T A Pitner, D J
Croom, W G Carithers, J Y Carith-
ers, J F Wills, J T Pittard, F P
Griffeth, D M Kenney, King Marks
and A G Elder,
Only one witness, a passenger
named J W Massey, was examined.
He testified that to the heat of his
knowledge and belief the engineer
blew the whistle before the train
struck the body of the old man.
The Coroner’s jury adjourned un
til today at 12 o’clock, when it meets
again at the Macon & Northern de*
pot to conclude its deliberations.
The body was turned over to the
family of the deceased.
If you want a good Thresher or En
gine call on W. L. Dobbs,
Ag’t for Anltman, Taylor A Co.
A FAIR VICTIM -
S'
To The Relentless Ravage e of Death*
Friday afternoon at one o’clock the
Grim Reaper invaded the house of Mr
H.T. Shackelford, of this county, who
lives near Winterville, and from it
took a fair and lovely flower to trans
plant into tbe Eternal city.
Miss Julia Shackleford, his young
daughter, just verging into woman
hood, at the early age of seventeen
peacefully passed away surrounded by
loving friends and relatives.
She was a yonng lady
possessed of a beautiful
Christian character and was beloved by
all wbo knew her.
The funeral exercises occurred yes
terday afternoon at two o’clock at her
father’s residence, and the body was
tenderly laid to rest in toe cemetery at
WlntervUle.
Specimen Cases.
S. H. Clifford. New Cassel, Vfis. was
troubled with Neuralgia and Rheuma
tism, his Stomach was disordered, bis
Liver was effected to an alarming de
gree, appetite fell away, and he was
terribly reduced in flesh and strength.
Three bottles of Electrio Bitters cured
him. '
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg, Ill., flu
had a running sore on his leg of eight
-year’s standing. Used three bottles of f,
Electric Bitters and seven boxes of
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, and his leg is
sound and well. John Speaker,Rg
Catawba, O., had five large Fever seres
on his leg, doc tors said he was incura
ble. One bottle Electric Bitters and
one box Bucklen’s Arnica Salvo cured
I him entirely. Sold by J. Crawford A
Co’s, and Palmer Kinnebrew, Drug
