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About The democrat. (Crawfordville, Ga.) 1877-1881 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 22, 1880)
Tlie Democrat. A. Live Weakly Paper on lave I- aei Pu Wished Every Wednesday Morning, st Crawfordville, Ga. 3fi. 2. Andrews, Proprietor. RATES OF SUB8URIPTIOX: Single Single Copy, (one (six months,) year,) . S 2 00 Single Copy, (three months,) . 1 00 Copy, . 50 fAff~ Advertising rates liberal. BOOK and JOB PRINTING a specialty. 1’rices to suit the times. Hotel Cards. A UOUSTA HOTEL, CORNER OF BROAD AXD SIXTH STS ., TA ’ )K <,1 A Telegraph Conveniently ., located in to business, , with . office the building, and South f“, ru .r X| ' r ‘‘ s ;. Co - 0J),ce n, '- xt ‘I°° r to Hotel Budding. Booms superior to any in the kot nflA a ii le c\lao Luery Stable u? 3 }. connected Iltt Vi Serial u ratesto Commercial Travelers. MURRAY & BOVI,E, Proprietors. BUCK'S HOTEL, OPPOSITE PUBLIC SQUARE. ABBEVILLE, S. C. This house lias just been thoroughly re fitted and newly furnished, and is eonven lent to the Depot. Good sample rooms for Commercial Travelers. C. E. BRUCE, Proprietor, 0L1NARD HOUSE, CUAYTOS STREET, NEAR POST-OFFICE, ATHENS, GEORGIA. Rooms all carpeted. Good sample rooms for Commercial Travelers. A. D. CL1XAUD, Proprietor. M APR HOUSE, GREENESBORO, GA. 1 have now taken charge of the above named Hotel, already so renowned for con ssr^sTJ reputation liy keeping si rsr» table supplied Ai with the best the market my affords, attention to the comfort of my guests, anil politeness to all. My charges will in all cases be equal and reasonable. By this course of conduct I hope to merit and receive a liberal share ef the public patronage. A trial is solicited. Jan.l7.1879.t-o-o L. AGREE. rjMIK GLOBE HOTEL, CORNER EIGHTH AN]) T.UO AT) STREETS, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, Is centrally located, and within five min¬ utes’ walk of all the principal Business Houses, Banks, Post Office, Public Build¬ ings, Union Depot, Opera House, Telegraph ■Offices aud Express Office. Street ears pass the door, going to all parts of the city and vicinity, every five minutes during The the day. House is supplied with all the con¬ veniences of a a first-class Modern Hotel, and is especially well located, and provided with all convenient facilities for Commer¬ cial Travelers carrying samples. Each room connected with the office by hells. Telephone attachmentwith the city and Summerville in the office for the accom¬ modation of guests. G. 8. ATKINSON & SONS, Prop’rs. Fotmerly of Clemens House, Danville, Ky. « 7 —— Railroad I^ticds. Oeorgia Itmlroad -AND BANK INC Co. Super ja'r indent’s Office, Auounta,Ga., SUNDAY, July 12, !kk o. ( Vo /~lOMMENGl.\'G 5th instant, the following passenger schedule will he operated : NO. 1 WEST—DAILY. NO. 2 EAST—DAILY. ^Vacon Sta 7:Ooja|m ^Athmm Sim *• Milledg’H8:58|am G’wf'<l’lll 2 : 2 'lji m Ar.CTdv’U “Athens 3:l5;i> ni“ “ Macon “ Atl anta 5 :00 nm *• Augu sta sfes iplm no. 3 west—daily. no. 4 east—daily, Lv. Augusta 5:30 pimlLv. Atlanta 6:20 p in Lv. Gr’f'v’H 9:52 ji m Ar. Athens 7:30 a m Ar. Lv. Athens Atlanta 5:00 6:00 p aOn mjAr. Ar. C’f’dv'lt Augusta * 2:01 a m 6:00 a m ISC No connection to or from Washing¬ ton on SUNDAYS. S. K. JOHNSON, E. H. DORSEY) Superintendent. May®.1879. Gen. Pass’ger Agent. Magnolia o Passenger o Route. Fort Royal A- Augusta Railway, 1 fTtHE FOLLOWING Augusta.Ga., July 11 17, 1880 LE . ( SC EDI willhe X operated, on and after July 18, 1880: GOING SOUTH—T i GOING NORTH — Train NX 1 . Train No. 2. Lv Augusta lO.ospm LvP’t Roy’l H.Ts pm ArEllenton 11.49pm Lv Beaufoit 11.33pm Ar Allendale 1.30am Ar Yemassee 3.15am ArYema sse 3.35 am Lv c'harie'stohhJiopm Lv Yemassee 4.00 am ; Lv j ’ S onv' 1 le“ k 30 pm Ar Savannah 7.50 am Savannah 9.00 am Ar J^o nrtl UK fc f e V “ ] 2 y ;S|^ Ar Charleston 8.40 am Yv Yemassee 'i f 5 am Lv Yemassee 4.15 am Lv Allendale 4.15am Ar Beaufort 5.48 am Lv Ellentoii o.oiam Ar Port Royal 6.05 am Ar x-ugusta 7.17 am GOING SOUTH.—Connections made with Georgia C»w£MJ°ghKali«, Railroad for Savannah, fe”fS Charles A and Port Royal. efflte Celnmffir&^I^gLX^afimld for all points North, and East with Georgia Railroad for Atlanta and the West. Also, with South Carolina Railroad for Aiken and points on line of said Road. wm'be operated A by this line only, BETWEEN STA ANU SAVAN * AH ’ without c hanM Baggage cheeked through. Through tickets for sale at Union and ** General R. G. FLEMING, Sui>erintendent. J. S. HAVANT, Geaeral Passenger Agent oc t.!3,-t-f. 1,000 MILE TICKETS. Georgia Railroad Company, : Office General Passenger A gent. /^iOMMENT’INU^MOMj ( \ ONE* Y ^ith TJIQITS^ lrA this Company will sell AND MILE TICKETS, g<««l mcr main Issued DOLLARS^cKThele to individuals, firm-or ticketewlllft families, hut not to firms and familiwc'ombmmh ^ May9.18V9. General Passenger Agent. v Da week in your own town. Terms and ■ -$5 outfit free. Address II. Hallett A Co . Portland. Maine novl4f7!'-j-y Yol. 4. SOUTH URN JESSAJ11SC. Dainty Swaying bells lightly of color here golden there, and Telling Tender me bells a story olden— so sweet and fair ; tirowing In from the rich green mosses the solemn forest’s shade : Clinging Where round memorial crosses the dead in peace are laid : Beaching Of up from out the shadow the thick wood's dark embrace; xuroug “ tne - ra y “lurj iaee , Pausing, They the when, at last, triumphant, pun's bright rays have found ; Blooming Far grily forth in gladness above the noisome ground. ,, j„ the dim old Southern forests, Grand and solemn, dark and sad, Thus with ago and sorrow ever Covering Hope eiitwineth, fair and bright up the gloom and darkness Reaching up to heaven’s light. Co-operation. Unlike most of the British political missionaries who kindly visit the Unit¬ ed States for the purpose of showing us the error of our ways, Mr. Thomas TT Hughes, the author .of “Tom Brown's ? fo™, h »! has ?*• come ” *? to T America r ft. to do «<>«• some real good—to get the American work ul ■_____ g man .. interested ... in the co-operative store system of supplying their families with tlie necessaries of life. The germ of such a system already exists in the United States in spots, but a recent English writer on tlie subject of co-oper¬ ation in America declared that lie found associated with all the organizations here an element of heresy, or an “ ism ” of some sort, which invariably precluded the general public from participation in its benefits. An organization to which all could subscribe without in the least degree altering their mode of living, their ideas, or their place of residence, lie failed to find. There are some ob¬ scure ones, birt the reason that they have not succeeded is because, having no central organization through which to make purehapes, the expenses were as great with them as with other retail dealars. M.r Hughes also cpmes in ♦l-n ^ntetest of h KBciety to find homes and ms for jjpospqctive immigrants. It Hhs recently attempted to colonizo a tract of laud which it owns in East Tennessee. Mr. Hughes intends to deliver lectures under the auspices cf the Central Board of the American co-oper ativo sociiuies. The good success of Miss Kate Field in the co-operative Dress Association is quotod us a sure omen of what will result from the visit of Mr. Hughes, who can speak by the card, having been identified with the stni ^ les and sncce6ses of tlle «»°ve ment. The New York Herald thinks AmeriCan C0 *° peraiiVe D,0VenleMt is able to start at a point attained in England only after twenty years of struggling experience. All the trade connections been made, and it is thought that tiie movement will be started as soon as Mr. Hughes’ lectures advertise it a little. It is claimed that even now, if the Central or Purchasing Board in New York were ready to be¬ gin work, and all the existing stores would open correspondence with it, a dividend could be declared to sliarehold ers durJn « the next ( l" artei ' ln E »' gland from 1841, when the co-operative store was started with twenty-eight , ^ until 1808, when the . mem ers > memoer ship was half a million, divided among over a hundred stores, each separate , store did its own purchasing. It was dlscove red , that ,, , by , “pooling , their ,, . issues” . ,, they could purchase to greater advan tage and at less expense ; so tlie central stores were devised, and since 1808, when the c#itral stores were opened, all the branches are supplied therefrom. some idea of the buik of business done by the central stores may be conceived when it is stated that Mr. Gledhill, the PurcbMer in America, last year paid to American houses, chiefly for bacon, cheese ’ etc ” 0Ver S1 ’ 000 ' 000 ' The ca ''i tal of the original co-operative society j n England 6 is now 82,440,175, ’ ’ * its mem , bership , 1A 10,429, and , the profits for , the ., Quarter -° the government, 806,285. which In the last bears report date : Wft, U289 societies in England, Scot j land and Wales are mentioned. Tlie aggregate membership of these is 554,- 773 I the sa!e;s during tlie year amount ed to the magnificent sum of 8104,805,- 795, and the net profits, after paying trade expenses and interest on loans and capital tq the amount of 87,361,355, amour: ft .tp £0.002,340. This result was accomplished on a share capital of 818,292,3o0 incfloans to the amount of ** n England all the money remaining after paying five percent, on the*capital, which is provided by the cwtomers, and the working expenses of the store, is divided among the eusto mere in proportion to their purchases, Ned Kelly was the leader of a band of outlaws in \j stralia. A large party of mounted polb.u surrounded the house in * ■» — Democrat _ CRAWFORDVILLE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1880. John,” as he was called, rolled in wealth and wallowed in wine, and people said that he was going to the dogs by light ning express. And so he was. Early last June Old John’s prolonged dissjpa t'iJa made him wild. He buckled on a broadsword one day, and mounting his best horse galloiied across the country, si ishing at everything that fell under UfS eye. Reaching the widow’s house he leaped from his horse and chased the widow rounij and round the woodpile in tin yard. When he stopped for breath widow snatched the sword. In an tier Instant she had tangled Old John’s > ots in the clothes-line and he was a p soner. When 014 John recovered his attises he found himself in bed in his house, with the widow watching b-- his side. T. widow told him that s > e ruSant to mas. him the rest of his jj|' 8> He looked at h-.r and laughed. In p^o weeks they were married, and Old John has been perfectly docile, as well $5 devoted, ever since A Sad Story of a Wrecked Life. The most thrilling and sadly suggest¬ ive temperance lecture is the sight of a once noble, talented man, left in ruins by "intoxicating drink. A Washington paper tells of a ragged beggar, well known in the streets of that city, who once held an important command in the army, having beqn promoted, for per¬ sonal bravery, from a cavalry lieutenant to nearly the highest rank in military service. One night recently, when he had been too successful in begging liquor tu sate his craving, and while lyitfg help¬ lessly drunk in tlie rear part of a Third street saloon, some men thought to play a joke on him by stealing his shirt, and proceedeif to strip him Underneath his shirt, and sus{iended by a string from bis neck, was a small c jnvas bag, which the men opened and found it contained his commission as b.evet major-general, two congratulato¬ ry fetters—one ffem General Grant and oh fro«*J*resident Lincoln — a photo g'*pb of a little girl, and a curl Of hair ‘ o “ Chestnut shadow ” If v*U use, • j When there things were discovered, even the half-drunken men who found them felt a resjiect for the man’s former greatness, and pity for his fallen condi¬ tion, and quietly returned the bag and its conteats to where they found them, and replaced the sleeper’s clothes upon him. When a reporter tried to interview the man, and endeavored to learn some¬ thing of his life in the past few years, lie declined to communicate anything. He cried like a child when told how his right name and former position were ascertained, and with tears trickling down his cheeks, said : “For God’s sake, sir, don’t publish my degradation, or ray name, at least, if you are determined to say something about it. It is enough that I know my¬ self how low I have become. Will you promise that much ? It will do no good, but will do my friends a great deal of harm, as, fortunately, they think I died in South America, where I went at the close of the war.” Intemperance and the gaming-table, he said, had wrought his ruin. Night in the Moon. At hist, however, night sets in. Gratefully it comes after tlie sun has gathered up his smiting rays and gone down to his rest. All at once we are plunged into comparative obscurity, for again ttiere is no twilight to stay tlie steps of departing day. At one stride comes the dark. But, looking up into tiie sky, we behold a vast orb, which pours down a milder aud more benefi¬ cent splendor than the great lord of the system. It is such a moon as we ter¬ restrials cannot boast, for it is not less than thirteen times as large and lumi¬ nous as our own. There it hangs in the firmament, without apparent change of ■place, as if “fixed in its everlasting seat.” But not without change of sur¬ face. For this globe is a painted pano nrnw, and turning round majestically on its axis, presents its oceans and con¬ tinents in grand succession. As Europe and Africa, locking the Mediterranean in their embrace, roll away to the right, the stormy Atlantic offers its waters to view, tl,en the two Americas, with their huge treats and vast prairies pass under in spection. Then the grand basin of the Pacific, lit up with island fires, meets the gazer’s eye, and as this glides over the scene the eastern rim of Asia, the upper portion of Australia, sail into sight. The Indian ocean, and after ! ward the Arabian sea spread themselves out in their sulsJned slendor, and thus in four and twenty hours, “the great rotundity we thread ” turns its pictured ! counteaance to the moon, and grandly repays the listening lunarians by repeat ; mg, to the best of its ability, the story ' of its birth. Nor is tho sky less mar , velous in another respect. For the ab of any atmospheric diffusion of which he had taken refuge. lie sur-! prised them by coolly walking out among them. His head, chest, back and sides were protected with heavy plates of iron Nine policemen joined in the conflict, and fired point-blank at Kelly, but, though many of the shots struck him he I always recovered himself, and, tapping his breast, laughed derisively at his op ponents as he coolly returned their fire. For half an hour the strange combat I was carried on. Then an officer closed ! in on him and fired two shots into his : legs, and this brought the outlaw down. > When on the ground he roared with say- - ago ferocity, cursing the police. J XT lagara . _ uns Dry. I . Under date of Hamilton, Ont., June 9, Right Rev. p Fuller writes to the Chicago Iribu \ s follows : In the month of -arch last I deliv ered in the city of Hamilton, Ontario, a lecture entitled “ Upper Canada as it was Fifty Years Ago, ana Ontario as it now is; ” and in the course of my lec¬ ture I spoke of the great difficulty of constructing the International Bridge between Buffalo and the Canada side opposite to that city on account of the great current of water running at times down the Niagara river, where the waters are driven by strong westerly winds down Lake Erie, whereas the quantity of water running down the river is very much diminished when the winds drive up Lake Erie. I then re¬ marked : “This fact caused an event, thirty-two years ago this month, of which probably very few of you have ever heard. I refer to the time when the Falls of Niagara were dry for a whole day ! That day was the 31st Of March, 1848. I did not witness it my¬ self, but I was told of it the next day by my late brother-in-law, Thomas C. Street, Esq., M. P. Happening to go out to his place the next day, he told me that his miller (for he has a grist mill on the rapids above the falls) knocked at his bod-rooni door about five o’clock in the morning of that day, and told him to get up, as there was no water in the mill race, and no water *Ii>tho'gveat rivesr ov-UyiiU, the wife jivv. He said he was startled at the intelli¬ gence and hurried out as soon as he could dress himself, and then saw the liver, on the edge of which he had been born thirty-four years before, dry. After a hurried breakfast, he and his youngfcst daughter (then unmarried) went down about three-quarters of a mile to the precipice itself, over which there was so little water running that, having provided himself with a strong pole, they started from Table llock and walkod noar the edge of the precipice about one-third of the way to Goat Island, on the American shore, and having stuck this pole in a crevice of the rock, and Miss Street having tied her pocket handkerchief firmly to the top of the pole, they returned. He said he then turned his view toward the river below the falls, and saw the water so shallow that immense jagged rocks stood up in such a frightful manner that ho shuddered when he thought of his having frequently passed over them in the little Maid of the Mist (as I often had done.) He then returned toward homo and drove from the Canadian shore some one-half mile above the falls towards Goat Island. When lie told me this he reproached himself very much for not having sent out for me about eight miles distant, but he said that, though he had several times intended to do so, he had each time concluded not to do it, lest before he could reach the wonderful scene Lhe waters should have returned to their old courses. Of course, every¬ body was speaking of the wonderful event when I was out there the next day, and I have heajjl others who wit¬ nessed it speak of it since that time. So far can I testify to the evidence of the fact at the time of its occurrence. Mr. Street’s theory was this : That the winds had been blowing down Lake Erie, which is only about thirty feet deep, and rushing a great deal of the water from it over the falls, and sudden ly changed and blew this little water (comparatively speaking) up the western portion of the lake . a „ d that at thjs juncture the ice on, Lake Erie, which had been broken up by these high winds, got jammed in the river between Buffalo and tli» Canada side and formed a dam whieh kept back the waters of Lake Erie a whole day. -------—— • - A "Widow s Way. Near the town of Millville, Cal., is a cozy little cottage hidden by fragrant curtains of clematis and shaded all day long by a groye of spreading oaks. Un til recently this cottage had as its onlv occupant a young widow, who, though rosy and full of life, kept all admiring j bachelors at a distance. Down the road a rnilo or so lived John Simpson, a wealthy and childless widower, whose life had been embittered because of I former domestic unhappiness. No. 38. light permits the constellations to shine out with a distinctness which is never j paralleled on earth. They glitter lihe i diamond points set in I ^firmament ■ of eb ony. Stars and clusters , which we never see by the naked eye dock into view, ’ and i crown the ... heavens.—Bntuih _ _ ...... Quarterly. , | -«»-•—•>- Woman's Consistency. j The Old Maids’ Association of Geau- j ga county, {Jhio, had a picnic on the lake recently, and mustered eighty-six souls.’ of the This and society was organized an outgrowth in I8fi2 j war, was by a bevy of young ladies whoso broth *rs and sweethearts were fighting^or their country, and left them wit II the resources of male escort, except laggards who remained at home. Un wiliiug to accept the gallantry of these young men, the young ladies preferred to depend upon themselves, and formed the association mentioned. Out of re¬ venge the gallants duboed these damsels “ old maids,” and they accepted tlw cog¬ nomen and made it their own. A hu¬ morous constitution and by-laws were drafted by Mrs. C E. I fern- y, then a single young lady, and one Of thi found¬ ers of the institution. Man was de¬ clared the “ common enemy,” and one of the chief objeej^pf the society was a continued war against his advances. He was religiously excluded from all meetings, and a special clause of the by¬ laws said that any member who sir >ulil marry should be fined one hundred big copper cents, and be branded in far on the soles of her feet, “ U. I). I.,” mean¬ ing “ up aud done it.” The beautiful consistency of woman’s nature will be appreciated w(jf n it is known that eve¬ ry one of the cli^dler members and. near¬ ly all of eligible ago since are nnnried. An Inebriate Asylum for Women. A liberal myiscript^n has been started and 850,000 raised already toward the constrfictioit at Wilton, Conn, (where a sized farm has already been set apart for the purpose), of ad inebriate asylum for wouien. Melancholy" ait die fact seems it nevertheless is a fact that there !• a largely .increasing ollu, cfeps -of woih«n in thin qountrv tfet in toxicate themselves habitually on opium, but a portion of whom indulge to excess in spirituous liquors also. There have been recently a number of distressing cases of exposure of ladies guilty of these humiliating vices, and it is probable that a good many families of well-to-do people have skeletons of this sort in their closets. Tlie proposed asylum is to meet just such cases as this ; to furnish am spectable, secluded retreat where a wom¬ an of good connections and otherwise docent conduct may have a chance to break off from llw habit which most demoralizes her sex and is most unwor¬ thy of it. Among tiie subscribers to tlie proposed new asylum are the President, Vice-President and all tlie Cabinet, to¬ gether with tlie chief officers of all the departments, thirty-five Governors and ex-Governors of States, and no end of judges, professors, leading lawyers and eminent physicians. The enterprise seeuis to lie conducted under excellent auspices, and it ought to succeed. Come Home to Rest. “ Why are you not at tho Springs ?” I asked a young gentleman who is a fash¬ ionable frequenter of the White Sulphur, a few days ago in Richmond. “ I’ve been there,” lie replied. “ But why are you not there now ?” The weather is certainly hot enough.” “ I had to eotne back for a rest.” “ A rest 1 I thought people went there for rest.” “ Some people may, but 1 find it much harder work than to stay at home.” “ You do V Pray tell me tlie nature of your laborious work at the White.” “Well, I first frolic, meander, chin and roll tenpins with the girls all day, dance half the night and play cards tlie balance of it, until 1 get so used up that I have to come home for a rest.” But you are going back again ?” Oil, yes. I’ll tackle it again as noon as I get well on my pins .”—New York Herald. An Equestrian Statesman. In one of the numerous campaign bi¬ : ographies of General James A. Garfield, appears the following extract of a de¬ scription of a wonderful feat of the Credit Mobilier statesman at Chicka mauga : “The General’s horse is Rhot in full gallop, and his rider is hurled fifteen feet forward by the momentum, but turning a complete somersault,, he lights on bis feet and waves his sword for Ins men to come on, as if nothing had hap¬ pened.” If that is true, General Garfield need have no fear of his future, after lus defeat for the Presidency, and , he , need , not go upon the lecture stage •either. Old John Robinson will give him five : hundred dollars * week, at least, to Like the position as first clown in his circus. Pay your subscription;, promptly. j The Democrat. aim lktisim; iiati.k : One .‘quare, first insertion S 50 One Square, each subsequent insertion 25 One Square, three months 4 00 One Square, twelve months 8 00 Quarter t 'olunui, twelve months . . 25 eo Half Column twelvemonths 40 00 Oue Column twelve months . 60 DO One Inch or Less considered as a square. We have no fractions of a siiuare, all fractions of squares will In- counted as squares. Liberal deductions made on Con* tract Advertising. Gossip for the Ladies. OVERJOY e;>. thought the deacon liked mo, yet wa’nt adzaekly shore of hit— mind ye, time an - time agin, see Jj him , . M ‘ rs sliakin " ll V<‘ coinin' hands as in free all the sistern as with n.e ! hirin' last revival, where called on me to lead in prayer, kneeled there with me, side by side, lie felt sanctified tlingVafiur'as them“ other whmueit was concerned mortal sinner never saw glsdder ividder than the one pray ! So glad, upon iny word, railly couldn't thank the Lord ! “ What is heaven's best gift to man ?” asked, smiling sweetly on him. “A the villain replied. A writer says : ” A plain girl, so long she is young, healthy and nicely at¬ can never look ugly.” “ Mamma,what are twins made for ?” little brother replied : “ So that can¬ may eat philopoena.” Next! The future of society is in the hands the mothers. If the world was lost woman, she alone cun save it. This is ttie latest form of wedding in¬ : “ Come around and see mo a mother-in-law at 8 o’clock A post out west, describing Heaven, : “ It’s a world of bliss fenced in girls.” Where is the man that will repent ? Miss Rivleie, of Charleston, S. U., has court dress once worn by Marie Antoi¬ It is of purple satin, and is still good condition. qThe waves of a woman’s handkerchief wrecked many a man, ami the waves a woman’s band without the kerchief wrecked many a small boy. No lady, no matter how pure and in¬ slie may lie, who has ever been n divorce court, is permitted to presented at tiie English court. Tlie world is always interested to know last words of a roan. It doesn’t care much about those of a woman. She had her last word all through life. A lover concluded a letter to his girl follows: “My beloved one, I chawed postage stamp on your last letter all thunder, ’cause I knew you licked it A young lady wrote some verses for » paper about her birthday and "* M.\T 3!»tb ” It «lvni«V9 t * urn gray when it appeared print, “ My 30th.” Tt is an interesting sight to watch a l.tdy in .Sunday school endeavor¬ to instruct a class of little girls, her own miiul is centered upon a of big hoys. Several notably happy marriages liavo made on two hours’ courtship, but a pretty safe rule to know the girl for least three Sharon sociables and a Oul camp-meeting. A kiss," said Charles, “ lr a noun, we But, allow; tell me, dear, Is It prepor or com¬ mon ? " Mary blushed deep, and exclaimed, I think that a kiss Is botli proper and common." A young Indy recently presented her lover with an elaborately constructed pen-wiper, and was astonished the fol¬ lowing Sunday to see him come into wealing it as a cravat. When a father fears that his daughter is going to miss a good catch, ho just no¬ tifies the young man to keep away from her, and in less than no time tlie youth is moving heaven anil earth to get the git'l. Tlie piano and guitar are no longer beard ladies in Hartford, but fashionable young seize the banjo, put on the look of an “ end man,” urn! thump away until cats fly to garrets and dogs howl with fear. Tlie Biltimore American says that tlio young ladies of tlm Normal school in that city a short time aince sensibly dis¬ carded frizzes and puffs, etc., but soon tieeamo tired of tlie change, and liavo resumed wearing them. “Ilmv shall I keep my son at home nights V ” asks an anxious (,'rawfordville mother. The simplest tiling in the world : find out where the girl lives, and then induce the old folks to rent tho plantation and move into the village. A Boston paper thinks there ought to lie a law in this country to coidih ! every giii who is engaged to wear a red bow at her throat. That wouldn’t do a bit of good—every girl would wear one ; and if rumor doesn’t Iio some of ourCraw fordvilie girls are entitled to wear any number from five to eight. When a young lady tripped into a mu¬ sic store tiie other day, and said, “ I want ‘Two Kisses,’ ” tho clerk jammed on his hat and rushed out of the back door. The clerk never having heard of the piece of music thought he was tlm victim of a leap-year proposal, and his salary was not large enough to support two. AT REST. With folded hands the lady lies In llowing robes of white, A lamp beside her lonely coach, A globe of tender light. With such a light above her head, A little year ago, She walked adown tlie shadowy vale Where the blood-red roses grow. A To shape or shadow joined her there, But pluck the royal flower. stole the lily from her breast, Albeit her only dower. With all that . went, . her . false . , love , first, „ . And then her ih. ; .c- of m art ; The hard world frowned, Imr friends grew she hidin’ tears apart; And now she lies upon her couch, Amid the dying light, Nor wakes tp hear the little voice That moan-. lliDqj-ho'il the nieht f
