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AUNT ROXY’S TURNOVER.
It was a nice apple turnover, and
it stood io Aunt Roxy’s pantry
window, cooling.
Aunt Roxy horseit had just run
over to her next-door neighbor’s.
Teddy had been outdoors playing
but came in for a drink of water,
and scented the turnover the mo
ment he camo into the kitchen.
He was hungry—as boys of his
size are apt to he most of the time—
and it did smell so nice and spicy it
tairly made his mouth water.
He lorgot all about being thirsty,
and stood sniffing wistfully.
“My mariner would give it to me,”
he said to himself!
But Aunt Roxy was not “manner'’
and had a law as fixed ami un
changeable as those of the Medos
and Persians —that when Teddy was
visiting her ho must satisfy his hun
ger between meals with bread and
butter,
“It was good enough for mo,” she
said, “when I was a child, and I
think it is for yon. Anyway, it is
all that you will get when you are
under my care. Too much pie and
cake is bad for your stomach.”
So Teddy sniffed the air and eyod
the tempting turnover wistfully.
Aunt Roxy did make beautiful
turnovers.
“My manner would let me have
it,” repeated Teddy, “usd 1 don't see
why Aunt Roxy need mind. Mar
nier said, when I came ’way, if I
wasn’t sure about anything, that I
mud do just vvhat I thought she’d
want to have me, and I. don’t be
lieve she would want me to go
hungry when there was a nice little
turnover just the right size for my
hi ugl iness, Aunt Roxy wouldn’t
want me to, either, if she knew as
much about little boys’ stomachs;
but, long as she don’t know, I should
think I might as well do as my
mother would say.”
It was such a rich, juicy turn
over. Teddy’ went up to it, and
put one little hand on it lovingly.
Conscience tried hard to whis
per something to him about mam
ma’s wanting her little ladlie to be
always good and true, and never do
anything to be ashamed of, but Ted
dy would not listen to any such
counsels -
“You’d better run right away
quick, Teddy,” pleaded the inward
monitor.
“But it’s differenter than as if
mariner wouldn’t let me have it. I’m
her boy; I don’t b’long to Aunt
Roxy,” reasoned Ted, with a persis
tency worthy a better cause.
A few minutes later a little boy
crept out of the back door in a guilty
sort of fashion, and one pocket
bulged out suspiciously.
He went to the farther corner of
the orchard and sat down in the
shade of a tree to devour his ill-got
ten treasure, but somehow it did
not taste quite so good to him as he
expected, and furthermore, as i t dis
appeared, he began to be troubled
in spirit concerning Aunt Roxy.
She would be sure to question
him in regard to it. What would
she say when she found that he had
taken it against her express com
mand? Oh, if he could only put it
back where he found it!
But however earnestly he might
wish that, like many an older trans
gressor, Teddy found it impossible to
undo what he had done.
He heard the clock strike twelve,
but could not get courage enough to
go to dinner, so he sat there under
the tree, hungry, tired and—oh, so
homesick!
The longer he waited, tbe harder
it seemed to meet his aunt,
“I wish there hadn’t never, been
anv such things as turnovers, and 1
“OUR AMBITION IS TO MARK A VERACIOUS WORK, RELIABLE IN ITS STATEMENTS, CANDID IN ITS CONCLUSIONS, AND JUST IN ITS VIEWS.”
want my mother,” he said, with a
great t-ob at the lest.
It was about night when a deject
ed-looking little lad erupt in the
back way and tiptoed up stairs: but
all m vain.
“Teddy,” called Aunt lioxy,
from the sitting-room, “is that
yon? I want to see you.”
It see med to Ted that his f’eff
were mate >> ltd and that his
heart would surely pop out his
mouth, it beat so hard vmd fast,
Now it so happened that Aunt
Roxy was coming across the street
just as Teddy camo out of the house
in the morning, and, being a very
shrewd sort of a person, she mis
trusted instantlv just what had hap
pened, and as she was al-o very
decided in her views, she was
quite indignant with her young
nephew;
There was an ominous bright
ness in her eyes, and Toddy saw It,
It made his heart beat faster yet.
Oh. if mother was only hero I
“Did you happen to geo anything
of a turnover in the pantry window
this morning?” she asked,
But there was no tender tovo nor
pity in her tones, as there would
have been in “marmer’a.”
There is no one in the wide world
like one’s mother. Teddy felt; oh.
so sure of that, a- ; he stood tremb
ling before his aunt, too terrified lo
answer her.
“Look at me and answer my ques
tion, Teddy,”
It seemed to Teddy that his eye3
wore fairly mined to his copper toes
“Did you see anything of that
turnover? Sky yes or no—quick!'’
It was an awful minute of' hesita
tion to Teddy. Then he did wiiat
ho had never done before in his life
—fold an out-and-out lie.
“No, I didn’t,” he said.
And then he turned and fairly
ran up stairs to his room.
YV’hal had be done?
“My true little laddie,” mamma
called him. “Keep your lips un
stained from falsehood. Teddy, nl
ways. I shall love to kiss them so
much better,” she.had said to him
once. And he had meant soj surely
to keep themclean for her sake.
But now lie had toldja lie a dread
ful lie. that mamma hated so.
Would she ever want to kiss him
again? How could he live if she
did not?
“I’m going homo to my mother,”
he sobbed.
But how could he? She would be
so ashamed and so sorry—that would
be hardest of all. What should he
do?
‘ You’ve been a naughty boy, but,
if I were in your place, Pd get rid
of as much of it as I could, whisper
ed conscience. “I’d run right down
and confess to Aunt Roxy. Maybe
mamma won’t feel so sad if you
do all you can to make it right ”
I wonder ifpu have any idea how
nard it seemed to do that? oNth
ing butthe hope that would wash
off some of fhat dreadful stain gave
him courage enough to do it.
“He actually lied to me—he a
Millar, and the Miller word was
always good as a bond!” said Aunt
Roxy over and over to herself, in a
horrified way.
So wrapped in painful thought
was she that she did not hear tho
dour open, nor see the trembling
li?t!e figure creeping up to her side.
“I did see it! oh, I did see it—for
I eat it! Oh, Aunt Roxy, do you
suppose my mother will kiss me, and
trust me again? Can’t I evet get
the stain off my lips?”
I don’t know iust what came over
Aunt Roxy just then, but the Lord
softened her heart I think—for, in
stead of any words of stern condem
nation, sh . stooped down and kiss-
GRAY, GEORGIA, SATURDAY. JANUARY 19, 1889.
ed poor, broken-hearted Teddy al
most, tenderly.
“The Lord will take the stain all
off, if you ask Him,” she said, gent
ly. “Go and ask Him now and
pray for help never to do so again.
It is a dreadful thing to toil a lie,
Teddy.”
“I know it,” he sobbed, “and 1
never, never will again—not for one
hundred million turnovers!”
“Perhaps it has been a good les
son, after a’l,” thought Aunt Roxy.
And it was, for he never forgot it.
“When Teddy Miller says a thing
is so, it is just exactly and precise
ly so every time—and don’t you
forget it,” Aunt Roxy overheard
one of the hoys say long after,
“Ah, then, that turnover was not
wasted, after aU,” she said to her
self, with a quiet littie smile.
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Bogges—“I wonder what’s the
matter with the dog? lie came
doown to the office with bis fale
tucked in, and when 1 tried to send
him home he howled so 1 had to
give it up.”
Mrs. Bogges—“I don’t know. I
never missed him. By the way,
mother says yon ought to--”
“Was she here this afternoon?”,
“Yus.”
“No wonder the dog ran away. I
tell you that dog’s intelligence is
almost human, sometimes,”
TO BENEFIT THE FARMERS.
Directors of experiment
Station chosen byGov. Gordon.
The gentleman who are to be
ch. T; , r , a..
of eataUreTnUg me Georgia
ment station have boon selected by
the governor, and commissions
have been issued to them. They
form a board ofdirec tors of which
the commissioner of agriculture is
ex-ofiicio president.
Tho following have been appoint
First Congressional district—G.
M. Ryals. Savannah, Chatham conn
ty
Second district—T. M. Rushing,
Boston Thomas county.
Third district—Wright Brady,
Americas, Sumter county.
Fourth district—J. II Mobley
Hamilton, Harris county.
Fifth district—W. L. Peck, Con
yers, Rockdalo county.
Sixth district—Edcu Taylor For
syth Monro o county.
Seventh district—Felix Corput
Cave Springs Floyd county.
Eight district—Tames B. Parks
Jr., Greensboro, Greene county.
Ninth district—J. N. T’witty, Jef
ferson, Jackson county.
Tenth distriot—P. J. Berkmans,
Augusta, Richmond conn ty.
Thoso ton are under the act, all
practical farmers.
The governor also appointed
from the faculty of the state college
of agriculture Prof. H. C. White of,
Athens, Clark county.
The chanceior of the stuto Uni
versity is ex-officio a member of the
board,
An executive order was also is
sued requiring tho member of the
board to meet at the capitol on
Monday, Fob 4, 1889, for the pur
pose of organization. When the
board assembles the members will
draw lots for their respective terms
two for one year; two for four
years ana two for five yoars. Here
after annually tbo governor will
appoint two members for a term
five years.
The first duty of tho board pre
scribed by the act will be to adver
tise for sixty days; in not loss than
three newspapers of the state, for
bids orinducements from different
counties for the establishment of
station.
Jones County Sheriff’s Sale.
GEORGIA—-Jones County.
Will be sold befoie the Court
House door in (Jintoil during the
iegu hours Fclj’y of sale on the lirst. Tues
day in next at public outcry
ono 5J horse power steam engine
manufactured by A. B Earquhar &
Co, one rubber belt and engine fix
tures as the property of 11. J. Mar
shall to satisfy one ii la from Jones
Superior Court in favor of John S.
Stewart & Son for use &c vs It. E
Uuthmgs, shall. Phillip Hutchings and
11. J Mai Said property found
in possession of and pointed ont by
said U. J. Marshall. Jan. 2nd 1889.
W. W. BARRON,
Sheriff Jones Co.
GEO KG1A—J ones County.
WILL be sold before theConrt
house at Clinton Ga., during the
legal bale February hours, on the first ’Tues
day in 1889 at public out
cry less ninety in Hammonds five acres Dist. of land said more or
State
and county, bounded by lands of II.
known Ridley, the G W W Waynard T y.nd others
in hi3 as posse-don, Childs levied place and die
now on as
property of said W T Childs by vir
tue of one fi fa from Jones Superior
Court in favor of W B. & O. G
Sparks vs W. T Childs and W. A
Malone. Written notice served on
W. T Childs tenant in possession.
W. VV. BARRON,
Jan 3rd 1889. Sheriff Jones Co. (
GEORGIA —Jones County.
WILL bo sold before tbe Court
house in Clinton during the legal
hours of sale on the first Tuesday in
February next at public outcry four
mules to-wit; one blank mare nude,
one black horse mule, one sonel
horse mule and one sorrel mare mule
t
infavorofA.il Stephens
Tbos. J Miller Principal and S. T
Bragg and 11. J Turner Sureties,
-Saul mules found in the possesion
ThiB t,W ^ day °
VV. W. BARRON.
Sheriff Jones County.
EXECUTOR’S SALE.
GEORGIA—Jones County.
Will be sold before the Court
Ilouso door, in the town of Clinton
in said county, on the first Tues
day in February next, between the
legal hours of sale, tbe following
wild lands, belonging to tho estate
of John S. Walker, lato of said
county deceased.
Lot No. 303—8th of Ware. Lot
No 224—9th of Waro, Lot No 44—
14th of Decatur, Lot No. 247—27lb
of Decatur, Lots No’s 172 and 173—
1st of Lee. Lots No’s 260 and 2fil —
12th of Wilcox, Lot No 39—I3th of
Habersham, Lot No 90—4th of
Carroll, Lot No (51— 27th 2nd
Gilmer, Lot No 112—12th 1st
Lumpkin, Lot No 284—7th 1st
Fannin, Lot No 340—1st 4th
Polk, Lot No 148—3rd 2nd
Cherokee and half interest in
No 285—12th 4tb of Walker. Sold by
authority of the last will arid
ment of tho said John S.
dcc’d, for divisions among the
Terms Cash. Jan. 3rd 1889.
F. J. WALKER,
J.H. WALKER.
Executors.
Ordinary’s Office, Jones Co ,Ga.
Nov. 17lli 1888.
Whereas, Pleasant R. Bird, Exe
cutor of Estate John W. Bird de
ceased, applies to mo for Dismis
sion. Those are to cite all persons
concerned to show cause if any
thoy have to the contrary at this
office od or by the first Monday
in March next.
Witness my hand officially,
K. T. ROSS, Ordinary
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