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Crawford v k-* • lie, Georgia, October 24, 1879.
Poetry.
Drifting Away.
Drifting away from each other,
Slentlv drifting apart.
Nothing between but the world’s cold screen
Nothing to lose but a heart.
Only More two lives dividing
and more everv day ;
Only one. sou] from another soul
1 Steadily drifting away.
Only a man’s heart striving
Only Bitterly hand, hard with its doom,
a tender and bland.
i Slipping away in the gloom.
*
N v VnHmAVw .,. , . ., 17 of , " Ton£r
J2™?„shame,^ -
Nothing do notWngto'b’larae ’
to but to endure
The world cannot stand still
Tides ebb and women change
Nothing One love here that is worth a tear,
less—nothing strange.
Griffins awav from each other,
N Steadily drifting apart—
v ,7 “ V.'” -V' "■ V : v )ut h i 11 a '! heart. 1 n, i’world can reach,
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TTI’.iY TELL THEIR STORY.
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Midnight was passed, and the lights of
the vessels lying at anchor in the stream
were liegining to lie exbansted, when
two nmn hurried from different diree
f ions towards the shore. The older of
the two Ivirl a.?i*e;t(?v reaefied the stand,
and was pre?»arinjy to make a leap, the
design of which was not to he mistaken •
but at thfit instant the younger seized
hi by the " "
ft) arm exclaiming—
“Sir. r believe you want to drown
yourself!”
You have guessed it. * What is that *
to this you ?
was tlm answer, spoken in tho '
most angry tone
“Nothing, I know, r would Simnlv
request vou to wait a couple of minutes
when, if vou to'q'ther like we will make iii the,
great iournev arm ' avm * _
the best wav of living.”
With -I these words the vn,merer evten
do<1 f tiW elder whose wis
not withheld Se o?ie Tim T5j Sr voum'er continued 1 """
tea m
“So he it' Arm In human’ arm > Trulv I did
not dream that a heart would
heat with mine in this \vhi> last hour I will
,,,•]• loVnnw ■' vliliRii von are—'in lion
, -j-.",,.,,,.' Ooroe let us beg ”
i o-io-o-ii,
' Inlf’ext
ind fiviim ™hin”lv liis dim mmli Xl>oi inciiislied nfe
eves fhlq'comm'nioii i-ince *
0 Vou exclaimed—
“i fohi I seem to tnc too voting to
end your life by suicide. A man of
vnur years has still a brilliant, alluring
fu i nre in his grasp !”
“Brilliantanswered the young mnn,
scornfully “What have 1 to hope in the
midstof a world full of wickedness
falsehood treachery and unhappiness *
Como—quick!”
“You are still young! You must have
bad very sorrowful experience to make
life already thus insm.ortable to you.”
“T despise mankind.”
“Witliont exeention V”
“Wit,bout except,ion.”
“Well then you have now perhaps
found a man whom vou will not neees
sarilv despise. T have, believe me, dur
inff mv whole life 1 lived an honorable
“Really ! That is highly interesting.
It’s a r>i tv I had not earlier made your
acquaintance ”
“Leave me to die alone, young man.
Live on. Believe me time heals all
wound s and there are men of honor
to Vie found if'vou ”
“Now take this view, wolid why aro
you hurrying so fast from the V”
“Oh l am an old sickly man unable
to make a livelihood a man wliocannot,
will not longer see his only child, his
daughter, blighting her youth, and labor
j n fr " ( ] av nnd ni^ht to support him n
IIow sir ! have vou a daughter who
does this for you?” asked the young man,
surnrised ”
-a,,,i «»t r i,, r ™ -in,
me and has only the tenderest words
of n VR T a SW(H>t for me always.
i , An( . vJ 0U to commit suicide ( ^
her “^Tlm certain hfe death, whm'> answered 8 the »«;; old >«« man, ««
10
“Good, sir come with , me 4 to the ,, near
est inn that is still open. You will re
late to me your history, and if you like
I will let you hear mine. So much,
however, I will say to you
chase all thoughts of self-murder out of
your head. 1 am nch, and, if things be
as you say, from henceforth you and
your daughter shall lead a different and
joyoiis life.”
The old man followed the younger
without oposition. A few minutes la
ter the elder began ;
“My history is soon told. I was a
merchant’s had clerk, but inheritance* always un\ucky. and
As I nothin* i Tmarried bv
the ^7!^ yo „ nff eir was poor, I
able to commence business on
my own account and then liegant he
struggle for a substance. Ary wife died
of trouble and now my poor child is
wearied to train my support. I cannot
bear to see her working lierself to death
for me, therefore it is better. Now yon
know all ”
“Friend” A exclaimed the young roan,
t . ' t fortunate it man I ever
- insane to
j- 11 ntprf ,tf >.>"!'? .A rnv iif P is 'nd.-r
is
you shall be-no resistance, my heir,
The coming night is my last. Before
this 'T however T miv-t see'vonr daughter,
of nure U, curiositv L would for once
um, like to to see i how „„ one r Y Wra looks xvho who reallv rcaiiy
deserves the name of a woman.
But, young man, wibat can it « that
BlfdKK
I believe it was the wealth which my
father let<. me. I was the son of the
richest hauler in this city. Mv father
died live years ago, leaving me more
than was g. ml for me. Sine® that time
*- v rvery one,
without ex-option, with whom I have
bad any connection, borne , nave pre
tended frie. .’ship for me on account of
money* ....
mv Others have pretended to
love, again *or money ; and it went on.
workm^•« Ihegirbof a simple
day ' °.y became \ n . l ! i .!'.'f acquainted 11 1 the ma^-s. with suul _________ charming thus one ____
being, a
a yogi : wliont ; ..
ffisJGj* ^ to __ my whole
heart ivemlowt. in love. I dtwttaa to
her neither my name nor position I
longed to balovcd for mjwlf alone, and
lor a time q appeared as if I were going
1 ,e last, at- last! The
R>rl and 1 who .slie stiU regarded
as a^simple lu l*io avorkm.ni, Marcuisp met: atz, every where after- we
waised m | together, , many happy
,1< l ' , rs ‘ U1 ‘ day my .ear girl aiqieared
with . . red , eyte—slie had
been weeping—
ami tnid nn[ tnnt \vd most ;>art. confess
li'Ai l\ ith these ’“f Vr.irJs she belonged tore h. to rself another! from
me and dis:|)peared in the crowd. Her
bin blessiies* decided my destiny—
V auily did. I rusn into the pleasures
' v '' ,,c “ so-ended go-id society has to
otter, but b^jnd my hist peace of soul,
never, >e;\ -v . 1 li, a determine'! to
bring iny press existence to a speedy
'
nlia*.,.* young man.‘"Fuid tlu* elder.
wnpiug Ins e , “from my wli-.lu In-ait I
llv 011 ’ - mfta* acknowledge that I
-
" as more f « jgjaljg f.-r I, at
:, l l va * * v 1 I 1 *, ******
, •
<l;i ngnter, t-aideity loved.”
“ ill yo>i i^ve meyour addr < go.nl
s,r ’ '•’f? d d dji ■ * ,
^! 1 ^ 5 ^ ** M ^ * xaclly
nnst-nist, lap 1 must, see t>» , b'htwt*.
I o-morrow *. will arriitiije n\y ailairs as
I have already tfild you. You will re
Uli - il111 t'.-iugl.t., and in the
morning eaiiy I wUl ret urn. Hive me
your ' Vt> rd u ! ld h»nor that you will not
leave this . house unlil T como back, and
to that - vou willj|!nt what hupo huS meantime taken place ajMsik
any one o. be
twe “1 S? ou us AYl haVt my Wqnl. Go „ to tny ilwol
»•!?, to my laughter, and vou will (iud
^'‘‘t I have told you the simple 'truth
my -'ly address, utunq i| f Wilhelm Balms. Here is
Wit,J ti: “ v.onls ho handed the
>'•*”"«' In; "' PapP’' Riving the address
!>‘' llil,, »'.*« ded 'If* by * poorest « ^ classes, «» “ «"*"«•>• at
i u, some
,Us ^ nc 0 f,< *> thO city matter.
“And , my is (.all toeder.”* said
»J ,mme
1,10 willscvvfR.il >' 0U, 'S r'»* “Take this bank nolo
n raml&e.mo :iit mj return.”
Carl water, h d the land
Ids «>»4 cii'cfli split able terms, and left tin:
1 hall
Ilaillly the morning broke when
found Himself on the way to tlio
suburll whi-re lived the daughter of the
0,d mmi with wl.om be laid become ae
quauited under such peculiar
fauces. It. was a poor place,
>' ou "S u,il " kuo >'.ked, opened the door,
il,ul hivobintaritv stepped back. The
y?« l »B:K ,rl . wI,03e inconstancy had made
Inslife’s Imrdcii unbearable, stood la
f() 'e him I She had grown pale, very
!«>e ; but lm knew her at the first glance
ll WI1S lk ' ,ll)a i whom he ouced liopcd to
call his own.
At 1,18 appearance the young girl
sprang towards him overcome witli joy,
holding out her little hand. The young
man waved her back, exclaiming—
“You did not expect to-•««« me V”
Ihe pool gul sank into hei. Heat, and
covered her pale and beautiful face with
»»a»'ds.
Aie >ou \V el helm Sal ms daughter ,.. i
asked the young ,? coldly, after a
„ answered ... the maiden, .. timidly, .. .
* a m,
“And whs and where is that oi her to
whom, as you told mo at parting, your
life ticUmged V tlio
“ that other is father, answered
gu'l. looking up to the young man with
a R lauce 111 whic “ spoke the tenderest
' v ith ..... lightning quickness ... the truth
dawned , upi»n him ; the Hc.iles fell from
eyes. Speechless he rushed to pressed Her
tha, took her in Ins arms, and
her to Ins breast.
s™ through.
the long mglit saved. with
“y«ur father is lie is
me,” was Carl’s answer, as lie hurried the
young girl out and through the streets
^, e arms 0 f her atlectiouate father,
A fortnight later, In the midst of the
greatest splendor, the marriage of the
rich young banker, Lari Toeder, to Her
tha, took place.
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Proud Mrs Potts !
. , .. uiltimore
Mrs. Mattie Potts, who left Baltimore
last Maj, lias leturnul, looKm, is ieu
as an autumn teat. Sac lias accom
plislied her Orleans feat and of hack,and walking Iroin has Here only
to New
to walk to Philadelphia to; win the
810,000 she says is awaiting her there.
Yesterday afternoon at «;3« o’clock
Mattie Potts appeared at the city hm
its, walking at her usual gait and wear- she
ing the same style of costume that
did when here before; in fact, she is
the same “Pottsy. ” as sue delights yesterday in
calling herself. Her dress
was of d< i.iine, washed and rewasiieil
by rain and perspiration. On her head
was a Ilelie hat. She carried the cane
now made famous; but no Saratoga
trunk, done up in brown paper, did she
carry, for it had increased m size and
traveled by rail. Mrs. Potts ud she
1ms me. er paid a cent for ex;.r-e -: ige,
she had sent it always ahead saul of her. she had in
recalling her travels she
"ju.-t had a »l>.emiid time, and --.a
million times healthier than when she
‘ through ^ on her travels.” Site
ke in „ !o ng terms of the Pbffimont
Air-Line, at least the track, and said
ti lud'pickedout I>coj) i ( . W€re dearly helove i, and she
a home at High Point,N.
Xo. 42
C., and intended to live Vcvive there. All
along her rente s!„. would I,*' tele
grams and p-,.-tal cards invitin- to
stay at hotels, which she never• cl. In
Xe tv Orleans she had two grand dinners
g«'«;i her—o«a by the editor of the
J. «(•*, and the oilier bv a railroad
official. She wanted t e walk .there;
but they thought her >o tired, she
was not. successful in her | exhibition
walks in other cities, . ......... for she cleared ah'at rujCT1 hut „, u
fifteen cents. In speaking Imr
accidents, she first stated that s!u> vv.is
vnn death over by a train aud squeezed to
by a bear, but afterward t
herself and said, “marly.” ri
accident riwr'fa” occurr'-l Atoimnw! tw dim "Twl was no n
lacked train
upon her while she was on the
bridge, and she jumped on an iron bridge
support and swung herself e.verth
water, ami liiem bung. Tim second
one was when a liig bl.u k bear passed
within one hundred yards of her. Three
miles two laps further on she met a
thunder-storm wildcat, but it passed by. Then a
eutne up ami nearly blow
her away. That night she entered
Mobile. A baud of music had engaged
to wind meet her, but the rain drove tiieir
away. She remained in New
Orleans four days and five nights, ami
spoke at the hole!. She said she
innumerable proposals of marriage
- ttie iir.-t on- i:i s -ill ’i II. .-ton. on t ,e
Danville railroad. She did not know
tb-in.m’; ini-iie. In fa.-l, did not
kii..v, i a* uaui.-i i an. ..f the m n \. Iii.
wanted to Ik* tin. sharer «-i In . t i ...
that she says is awaiting her m I'liila
deluhia. Her average .number of miles
1 twenty-one walking milea in t»t,.* daw lim-m* time)
was !;n ; gmaie.,;
» 0 This was !ic!
iiitil ’ ti; jv^bt. ? : iit'-mi, Ali-
1 i j 11 *.'’ In (icos^Ji ami J i: ... i Mr*?.
IVitts s.tid !h> did not s', nd one • • t
eyeiytaiuix was ^iven her. In liar t.<p
bin-has worn out live suits, while bIh*
wasprcsunled intmmnable slim a, stock
inga and luindkereliii fa. Sim la happy,
and Rays she will aalk a six days’ match
with O’Leary in New York or here.
She talks of visiting the academy
day, and toid aa Aeoye -a reporter on" that
sllM woul<1 out-walk any man the
track them now—even Hart,
Im had betm iu the Aotley belt contest,
She showed the reporter her note book i
full of scraps of papi r, ohwely written,
which she intends to rewrite into a book,
hading it with the yl»im.-»Ts firat
noti ■ of tier, which aim says, made her
Mrs Potts ......... in town
a few days. To-day she vuitu lhi.--.uey*B
photographic rooms and sits for her
pietnre. She also will be seen on the
streets, and will wilii, ;s the close
OTa-ary’s. great six days' go-as-you
ph.-a.-;;, walk to-night. Her trip yestvr
at Oiiii) o’clock n. m., had a “grand
dinner furnished especially for her” at
the Viaduct hotel, at tlio Relay, and
supped in Baltimore.
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a Ricll «tou »au Man ou on xuboos. RiChoa
The following story i:i tolil of Jncob
Ridgway, a wealthy citizen of Plnla
delphia who died many years ago, loay
ing a fortune of five or six million dot
lars ;
“Mr. Itidgway,” said a young man
with whom the millionaire was convert
ing, “you arc more to bo envied than any
gentleiiiiin I know.”
“',V h.v so .-” responded Mr. Ridgway.
“J am not aware of any cause for which j
I sliould lie particularly envied.”
“Wliat, sir!” exclaimed the young 1
man millionaire in a ;lonishmej,t ? llimkof “Why, tiie thonsandH are you '
a
your income brings you every mouth !” ;
'J lNfl -
Itidgway. AH I get out of it is my
victuals and clothes, and l can’t eat
wore than one man’s allowance, or wear
more than one suit at a time. 1 ray,
.
can’t you do as much i*”
“All, but,” said the youth, “think of
the hundred of line houses you own, and
tlm rentals they bring you 1”
Wliat better am I off lor that! re
plied the rich man. “1 can only live in
one house at a time ; as for the money I
receive for rents why, I can t eat it or
wear it; I can only u»e it to buy other
houses for other people to live in ; they
a ro the beneficiaries, not L”
“But you can buy splendid furniture,
.........
sponded Mr. Itidgway, “what then? I :
can only look at the furniture and pie
turns and the poorest man who is not j 1
blind can do the same, i can rule no
easier lh a One carriage than you can in
an omnibus for (lye cent-, without the.
trouble of attending to drivers, footmen .
an d hostlers; and as to anything i
‘desire,’ I can tell you young man that
the less we desire in this world the hap
pier we shall be. All my wealth cannot,
buy me a exefnptiofi single day rnoreof life—cannot
P«rchase from sickness and
, # . |ln —cannot procare me power to keep
a f ar 0 jj jjie hour of death ; and then,
w hat will all avail when, in a few short
years at mo t, l lie down in the grave
an d leave it all forever? Young man,
, iav(J no cilU se to envy me.”
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Old Holies. j
The Cw inoton Star of tho 21th Sep
tetnber says i Speaking of “old chairs”
reminds Mr. W. J. Camp that he lias
one which was made in 1800, and is a
gowtl ,. !w ir yet, although it has been :
jq constant use ever since it was made,
j j ( . |,. w a common coffee mill, black- which
W8R made by Mr. Adam Jones, a
Hmi tb of Warren county, Ga., in 1815,
and is in good condition now. He also
has a counterpane made by his mother,
when she Was a young lady, out of cotton
wil !,. u she planted, cultivated, picked
no cotton gins in those days . carded,
gpun , wove, cut and made with ner own
hands, and it is a good conn I erpanc yet.
No w “fetch” on your old relics.
Russia and Mecklenburg are said to
be tho only European countries now
without a constitution.
i'Jic Democrat.
ADVEUTIMM; RATES; *
Oik; On.* Square, Square, each first insertion S 1
subsi
One Ont* Square, three tuout li» 10
a; ‘are, twelve months
, arte*' Column, twelve mouths 20
\laif Column twelve . .
Column nionthi , r s*
One twelve mouths . loo
:U~ One Inch or Less considered as a
square. We have no fractions of a square,
all fra.-tinns of squares will 1 m- counted as
-quarcs. l.il.cral deductions made on Con
tract Advertising.
F rloaa £ D-MrO-r „ a and ,
Firo taa Premisas of , a C.tizan.
Th • Milledvilk- r,.-m .... I /.V or l.r
ofl.nt w« kt hhslies a brief account of
a dcj-loi ible slate «>f a irs in the county
of t-.Mwiu lion lying east
of t vicouee river. It apixars that
this part liar section has for some time
tceu the h ide of ;t gang of men for
whom all iw abiding cit iron > entertain
* ■ gravest fears, and justly, for ilm
kian do uoi hesitate V> kill wm-ii it suits
their ; “ l i.4o to kid. and burn when it
comes in their way to burn. Many dark
and Pi » 'V decls ir.vo n on «a.imoitted
i y tins 1 m = , to it* I’ Uv.its ,U'j SJiill (q
«w# ** «*• •ii t tt < i»4 iijgf in'll tho <te‘-.'vs Oeo.’ioe of and tlenso its
tnhi&rb V.
IWh;’r ,t outrages by th. e deapem
does, wi.i'■ Uqy do not surpass others of
the s.-.um character, are thrilling in the
' • » our con imporary we
I >at tie ro Gordon, a negro, is
Uwlr latest victim ; aud it appears that
ho i. us put out of ti,t» way t«> a pur
pose, and that purpose was to get rid
«t li’a evidemv ::g,iiii.,t tlaan, im having
Ueettsummoued bed ro a court of justice
• • a . . Suffice it that Gordon
"•> ; rein niug to ilia h .. ;
ledge,ille, when lie v , id | u K
dark ravine, his body riddled with bul
I-1-, mid Ins ! ;; U,e r.ud
where it- fell. IVoceiding then to the
plan - .ill >n ..l a u II-;,.-do edrvn Dr.
A. 1’. If .- ->.i ii w.n
•' ’• . ' . .. ' '. m.-d
his premises, destroying his ginhouse
"i h all it 1 ' ut'iiLi. hi a cotton houses
with iii-< iui "iiui-d cotton, his thrush,
adBujaau .1 ,. -n p.k.pcrty, plug tiro
■•■'r *»»'l hi*! ksbni'iqy at 1 ,y with
* r "- ' 1 ihi) *'i g* r ■ i;’, w<dJo
,
1 i ' " x ' ' h«*aU' , n)> ; .:<• . aits of
, i ; ;,1 !; I I v«.?- >:
^' do not < \ .y 1 whan wo a‘ato
tlisU i.ll tna g*>oU tali; iu that section
eounty are t-.m.d \vP b silence,
and while it r.-uppo ,-d they know the
names of the brigands they are fearful
Vi .’iotenee to Uicir own homes, families
«»•*<’ i'iwsoi: ■•should they g-vo aid or in
formal ion to utllcera who lutyu for Borao
time been att- uii,ting their arrest.
learn asdiiionally unit ttusscclion
oi the country is lupidly depopulating;
cohn ol lalwiei-s arc Hi eing acro.M tins
n*« i to tins the city Helds, aide, Icavieg the crop
to rot iu while the whites are
belt in a state of continuous alarm,
f* anng to leave their proiierty mid una
U to scil at any pte albeit their Bmil
»* va.leya and pietm.*. pie hills aic as
p.'- lucUvo as v.uy in th state. VVo
1 ■ the Governoi will ilia aliduedilli-
1 \ and move actively in tlio diruc
of apprehending th to daring vio- Fbo
lafers td the peace ol the late.
! is well an at MJliedgoyilfo, have sounded
Uw alarm and it necessary it will b,v
bonvo his excellency to raise, an army
t hat the good may be protected and those
bloody outrages punished.
A Scene of Death.
[Athikln Conslilution. |
DBTnorr, October 10. Tlio Pacific
express which left lime on the Michigan
Central raihu.d, swilcli forty minutes late,
collided with a engine on tlio
mm„ track at Jackson at 1 o’clock this
morning, telescoping the baggage and
express cars and piling eleven coaches
0 n ton of each other. Tlio first coach
was filled with emigrants, most of
tvliom were killed or seriously injured,
Many occupants of tlio other coaches
weiealso killed or injured, ft is sup
jxj^ed 25 were killed, and do wounded
the majority being emigrants. PhyA
chins and others are doing everything
possible to alley into the Bufferings of tho
T lm engineer and fireman of tho
expiv.;a train were utterly torn to pieces,
hut the engineer and fireman of tho
switch engine escaped injury by jump
f Vom Dm engitio. As near as can
bo ascertained, the, accident was caused
by the switchman having charge of tlio
making up of freight trains at Jackson
Junction occupying tho mam track with
the switch engine and caboose. Ho
understood that the express train was
considerably behind time. The express
train, however, bad made up nearly all
the lost time. There were no southern
““ u ” k ‘"'“
employees on duty last night at Air
Lino junction, where tho switch engine
w jt), JK, which the Bacifu; express going
W as ,tol on the main
track It appears that tho men engaged
itl raakin g up a freight train at the east
„i: the yard went to the telegraph
office at the junction and got infonna
Don that the Pacific express was nearly
poy minutes behind time. Caldwell,
the yard master reported to Jones, tlio
(.nijinwr l.'aA of the switch Cu' eicin" that 'time they
CM in
which to make up tlio freight train,
R ud it was this work they were engaged
j a w p ejl ti, e collision occurrod.
A distressing , . and , probably , ,, fatal , , ,
attempt at suicide occured on Saturday
Ul Cloc !" nat, ’ °M°-. Ml f
lull to George, a pupil ot tho t Cincinnati
College, of Music, eighteen years of age,
whose home Is at Bonaparte, iowa wew
ciign,".ed to be mat i ied to . L, I ied el.
temnian. At two o clock ycsteiday
niorning lie was taken with congestive
chills, and died at ten last night. e>ha
atten-ii d bnu laiUiliidv during ms Ul
riess, and before he died said; Good
bye, George, we will not be separated
*''"(?• 8a.Dird.iy mornmg she placed
toe muzzle of a pistol to hm left hie.est
and bred. AUliottgo not dea-l yet, there
18 very little hope of her recovery.
A New Haven editor announced that
he had n “i • w - swallow,”
am l the I.oui-ville <:■■■' '• ,■■■> sug
acts that it was one of Holland gin.
A little boy, when reproved for rcak
ing a new rocking-lioi said : “V. hat's
1 the good of a horse till it’s broke-?”
