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Tl DEMOCRAT. Volume 8. Written for <b« Democrat AN ADVENTURES WITH A MAD¬ MAN. BY VIDKTTE. It was iu the summer of 1883, that I had gone out in the couutry, to spend a mouth, with a friend, who since her i i< t i i Pi teii.i. s»ns two years be fore bad left her, a well dowered young widow, had lived a some wbat lonely life ; n ever seeiug any company or go¬ ing o ut. but devoting her whole life to tbe care of her little six-year-old daugb Ida. When Mr. Rupert Overton, the hand¬ some rich young southerner, who came to our little northern village that sum¬ mer morning, ten years ago, and bore away with him as his bride fair Alice Stetrou, 1, her bosom friend, thought iter the most fortunate >f all girls, and indeed so she was, while her husband iived. l'.ut When tie. died, she begau pleading tnat i should come, and live with her. This seemed a good offer for me. who like Alice, had b ea left a widow, only I was childless aud poor, having married a young tawyer, of my native town, who owned only the wee white cottage, which was our home, lie only lived one short year and of course, when he died, I was left with oufv the little cottage. Here 1 Hived and was learning content, when 1 re¬ ceived Alice’s letter, begging for me to rent or self my home, and come and share her home with her, out being too thoroughly yankee to fasten ray own doors against myself iu case I did not like, I resolved, that I would leave the house iu the care of a worthy coup¬ le and go op a visit for a mouth or two and then if pleased cauid rent out my home- i This I did, arriving in Georgia, in the early spring. I reached Alice’s home just after nightfall, too late, to tell much about t ie house and grounds. Alice was delighted to see me. and kissed me ami eii® over m , and had tea served iu my room. I sum saw that Alice was little changed from my girl friend of old. A little graver, but that only ad¬ ded a dignity to tier manners that made her the more charming. We talked that night until near mid¬ night, when Alice protested, that was real mean to keep me from vest after my king journey, and wishing me good Might, pioceeded splendid to ..ights her own rest, rooms. and rose I had a morning. refreshed, eatly vhe next VV alkuig to the window, L dew aside the curtain and looked out unon a scene, of surpassing lov.iue S The e irtii m a ctotned in a m ..tile of green. Tne air was full of the de¬ lightful fragrance of toe fl >wers. while the songs of myriads of birds greeted ; my ears. The inutile, ap toured to he the large two story building, so (coin in Ut.VcJ/iihV *b»wu .south' a d off WWrN-it about a quarter of a ■■ .'.— ii ious's ; tll“ ho u *s of tijj- t ■ ■ ' 1,1 •' v * ' bu^eTlLii i t " A 5 c. liuiin-.i. . >■ .• is a t'.tU'i ' * ii HH l St.:l.ll gOZ’ll’f . > v i I K6iM grounds. "She ought t.* b j cuuteut. heaven knows.. What a ditf reo -ein her lot anti nine. Here -he has, a . COmMl'toMe h'OU • m » .•••. .I l- ds.horses, •irfii scrvaip-s . ., Hi - m itli r <>T a 1) ‘up Fa e n.is been . kind fa " : it III ■ ibn n :fits were pp;*nr nee of a'li'iiilln • d I lit •. I ;,t ; 1 . y \li -. • ii <■ . ... . i el f roe ne,.uiy. uid tu.ti s-rairt-* ,v.T.- ,,,'iigl'tiv chat j.... t m U#e d •? .m i <f the meal 1 oved her from the m mieut she put up her resehud uiOHh, to be, kissed by “rnt -wh tt'infb.” «•< she evor after Tiiedav*' r a SISJII »*y, h e a v nitable dieiin Alice w vs relieve t of ah care about' the estate She farmer, had engaged to at vear- 1 ago, a com »t ut aul f end to her crops, and tenants as he and his family, consisting of a wife, four half grown daughters, lived m a L.ir.K ini ie cottage onlv a lew rods aw .v we felt u«ue ot that lonely feel inVso prevalent with widows, about.” and old maids \ when there is uo m m What with ,. h ridintr riding, driving d «. walking * and reading and rn.isu the days sped byonwnigerf feet. Lut^ lda w 1 rT had no WUr f Z J nf io r 7d*r H5d constant !’ •7 t h ecocb.^ 0 had made her unusua y v jwwoc 0r for her age, and with her q ’ half womanly ways and b g lect she was a Liurmmg Jiild. ^ and each day of my y, ‘ ^ self more diieely around my heart t. un- uu^ tell, , as til it would be bard to her most devoted sln-e, her mamma, or auntie. Asd ’XzyxA greatest treasures childhood, mg, u ^ she y have ship in f her own age, to • 11 y children, ° tnL Bv t to visit, and be vis. what are the most P les ^ t V t y youthful memories Isit not fi re _ . ? memberauce of chi dhood s hojs "I had not thought of U l t ■ before. 1 tnouuht my ar mg tirely happy,’ she replied y "No doubt you sup.ily earth,.but tnewaui all tne « w* 11 as a-qv mother ou Wi"’ same id., needs yorntg in we than either ot you are Let her snare their plays, ui. aud r p iires, tfieir i 0 ^^tuei_^G>oks, )o CRAWFORDVILLE, GA., DAY, APRIL 11th, 1884. • In this way it came about that I fin ally got Alice into seeing company, paying vis ts and going to church. She had really some nice neighbors, who lived but a few miles away, but she had iived so much secluded, that she had never known them. Pei sons in a country neighborhood are quick dubbed to note a thing of this kind,so tney soon severely Alice as •queer,” and let her alone, so much against tier pride, she had to take the first steps towards a general recognition and exchange of civjlties. They were all quite friendly disposed, and soon we were upon the most amiable of footings with all the neighbors arouud. One family, especially, pleased both Alice and myself. They were a Mr. Frank Osgood and his fair little wife, with one little g it a fair counterpart of Ida in size and age The; other,and two children took immensely to each many geX^mos^atmir hoS. as"" Alice would never let Ida stay away from her a single day, wiiile little Minnie would often come over in the morning escort ed by her young father, who would leave her until evening wheu he would return for her. The Osgoods were charming in every ffia^sjgsvsre rtf'was ti." sadness the an of peculiar famtlv “'"ssrsrut u.e.'r sionafly and relatives, out would occa speak of a younger onitner o, Frank’s, and wheu speaking of him, it their tones, though Alice insisted only a fancy of mine, ing However,early in Frank onejofighi 0,0iu..jv. swee M'un>» morn summer, I over to speud the day witn Ida. no ticed that bis face was unusually joy¬ ous and he sprang up the wide veranda steps to where we were sitting aud at ter a courteous greeting, burst out: “L have a surprise in store for you ladies, aud I hone it will prove a pleasant ott-e. My younger brother, Gerald, aud uis wife ate over with us for a week’s visit, aud Aunie bade me say to you that we should all come over to-morrow to pend the day with you, and day after the morrow, you ladies must spend with us. We want to make this visit of his as pleasant as we can and some evenings we must get up some tab leaus. charades, theatricals, and the like, but I’ll leave that to the manage men', of the fair dames, who of are gener ally well up to this sort amusement. VVe shall certainly do ourselves the honor to come to-morrow,” lie repeated gaily as he started off, unheeding our urging that he stay longer. minute ”No tliauks, I can’t stay a longer or Annie and Gerald will be pi plug in ui,” he said laughingly, spring ing into his seat and driving rapidly away. -> : 1 haife a ,, curl'i» , feeling “I confess Luis brother ut t rank’s." in regard to iug the I said to Alice,, on the more oi prupus d visil. as vie sat in the parlor awaiting > he arrivals. ! •-S . do l,” replied Alice’ “l teel aso f on me e,ve ut soiu tiling lerrude. iiiipe Hi it it will not storm o-day, ] | tho’ lo iie sure tile saies look v ry lit- 1 Ge like it now, only -me can ne.cr be sure o! anyth tig —f that sent. •■/(j,, not i n.■* if. w..i rain to-day, but yonder comes tue Osgoods’ pnae ton, entering the avenu>‘, and on vision a are here, to snow for *..non S'ives,’’ I leiurued, us we bota ros to go forward to meet our gneus. Frank iind Annie'led the way, and u-’etiiig us. introduced us to Gerala tlsiooil, and ins wife, t gave null ghiu •« at pi'rh) I’ li,: ' , ' 1 ' .Xi * I alkuig lady, tnat leaned upon . y iil' 11. All uiy attention Was centered on Ge aid and my heart iieat with a s ra >. thrill of dread and repu sin . - .» those strange magnttic • ye ,uxe.i u,-*n ne with it seemed to my vxmted tau y, a gleam of diabolical cuuiun„ m then bizarre depths. 1 turned hastily away, t>u. tij • i would l could not rui myseit m a ie, I ing of terrible dread. I soon deu-c e l an undercurrent,of anxiety,ot suspeni<•, sometuing * could not ahalyt - w. maimer of our tueuds. ineie w.e, <lil air of constraint over the woole ex-*v Gerald; who api*eaied pertecL) at i .m., and couve.sed win; a 1 the fluent ease of the polished gentleman of the world, He talked on most of the iwpular top icsof tbe day, then glided travels, into an am mated description of his keep us all suell-bound *s it were, but ever ^ , wuuld catch glances Frank m covert significance, pass between aud tbe two ladies. I felt there was something behind it all, I could not tin derstaud. At 1 vst Frank excused nun self and left the room, followed by. ms w jf e w | 10 , e W hite face distressed me. They halted on the front veranda, where an earnest whispereu colloquy ensued. A moment so, and trank eft the house and as ^ steps, I heard his wife whisper „ Do not deUy tor G.Ki’s sake, ” and then she retur >ed to the K!SSS 1 IS!»‘: st held her aud stood or not she peace talked on to air. Gerald in most polite attentive mauner, but altho’ lie did all )]j3 talking her, bis eyes kept burn ing my face with that terrible fiendish until at last I giew so wrougiit that l felt as if I could scarce refrain from screaming aloud in my Unable longer to eu lure it iu silence, I made an excuse a. >out seeing er Jlinnie and Ida and hastily left - hal I 2® Some secret fear seize about them. I could nave mid ... Je whaj lt WA4 1 feared, yet all uie .i, n « «.imi»Lhiuir stronger than my own Wid ^ept urging me on ; seemed to aay j all the while, “finl them Jfor they ^ need you.” When I first left the ro< I made a brave effort to shake off r horrible fear which had assailed l “I am a nervous too to-day, I will c quer it. Why what is the matte Frightened to death just because t w ladies and a gentleman are in the pai lor. Why what can happen V’’ thus ; reasoned with my fears, but it all no good. I hurried on out in to flower walks, usually Ida’s sure retreat at this hour of the day, but she not there. I turned and fairly flew along the walk until I reached a dow looking into the stove-room. I called Aunt Hetty the black cook and eagerly asked if she knew where the children were. “ Why yes m,dey dun gone up yandef. dei f 8 *:. u “ ' dat oil “P ^re auny day day, ” replied replied om “But how Mbit Aunt Hetty?” I anxiously asked. • “Ta nt more’n haf a mile missy, La 1 dal ain't puffin. Dey gose most ebery day, only you ueber ^ notis it fore. Dais all. La.dataint tiutnii to uuesy ’bout,” sue answered. ■ fool on H&sribsa to v^ssJis^snSA [anU.eleugth oKhe *b the oarlor and glancing towards the door! aw &imqs shaft **».*^.**52? "Jiff iug ute, site hingied, to wet me. % •'God Help us 1 Wuat are we to do r Way does Frank stay so. long Y” spe. waned. “StopA rune and tell me what all this y I demand to know this in* »taut, I whispered 8teru i y. v i heavens “Yes, 1 yes, now it eau is your I tell right, you yet-^i / she faltered growing paler it uosaible as the ou.l tones m lue parlor increased in viole ce. 1 • shall „ tell . „ > 1 -You must you , me, said’savagely. “Ah—God help me! Would that ^r had died rather than bring this p er ji oll you I lh—iieraUi i* innate^ i'i, e doctors assured us he was perfect jy restored a year ago, aud wheu they dismissed him as cured, he would not come tl ome to any of us but instead, Weut , m a trip to Europe. He would a)low D , 0 „e to go with him, out wrote regularly and when lie announced, fils reuiru we all went to New York to meet him and to our surprise and hov r or, he was acoomaamed by the girl in yonder whom lie introduced as his. All went welt until yesterday, dei«cw-d when, ?j jc ral |k aud I tliougut vre som symptoms, but 'lieu L l l * s morning, i was sol bright and ohee. .ui And ^ea-IV go hard, that we should comioy^l wt) consiiuteU^hopin { oat -1 ^ "* misled u, 3-j ‘ hl ; ‘ w iv 1 tr ie i to > i: . would |n ,, Ol.il . fc ‘Fill >» : >. : •ii j Uo •.I >U i I *v‘tl Ut*i i i »" A i hLa 11 l,> > n. 1 >J> ' 1 to. * Where the ei.i i *u Wer- • . ue grew my ■■ ’• 1 *»•*■ ! 1 • ” si i St.il i A >' • I. . > -» . r Up • >: .ta ' i ,f them between ‘h » a retreat. l 1 Uft! 1 ; II w n » ‘v i Stove in i n i ■ I ,t t -v U ‘ if' - 1 ,1 «* »■ i • • .1 .Ui ll’, • iV 111 i o i ■s. Si le-r escape unoosel'V! u on and dis ipa :*r n • t b-. — M 1 i f ! r i.i • •mi ! i i t a.e inv.u It I .i ■ oversHiu's v.e- ■ . ia-i ier a-1 I i.nvieuij 1 < cr i/.' m to m 1 'a-‘ fiv hack Ail i as »r • i lMlt.au I bar 1 « wi do . i »' i“H -jj,Au i,»i i \ I > i • a m nug iliwv,” i uu B li c • . »v>r angered me to see her stau i nin ety starring at me as tlm she , ‘ “’i crazyi forgetting how tins sudden p«i mu3t have shocked toe wnin". - j . ,t. > r. ■ ■ " t , , i >i i tllrIil , I oeoeld A . > i w • y , !■ In. lo I t lie other • w < l i *s. f •„ ilt t owar l . i -a ~ l jvV)li/ Vl , , i„n , h I ! ci , a l«l Oigo «d. "'-s ey.-i, i u ^ .n.mi.ical fury, bps d aw . (Hi (X r tbe glisteuing l -et >, wmle th ' Wll I f0(im frothed from bis m mtli. III III* hand h« braudisted the huf of a C iMir „ aC k which b* had torn Vmuswu m '«•< ma d tury. One more st. > and lie wornd h ave overtaen them, wnen the stair d()0 r closed and the lock shot bom - smzszssisi .rvr:; ss.Ki.iSrj'nas,« a and cro.ichmg hin: , the ghruhherv l there. I could see him raging up an doWll the hall, stopping often to beat ou the sfca ir door with his club and cunj j u g with every breath. Ah . the horror of that day. I only won L f too did not go mad with tn , As long terrible suspense and fear. as he woujd stay in the house l was sa e, but if he should take it int> his ieil to leuv-the uouss I tiad no hopes > iff only ha I a we;»p >u -.r ^ kmd, l w m. looked 1 not feel rouml so . to ”*r at hH mercy. I 1 Continued ou fourth pnge. h r mtr . -'JgX&SsZX^ZdES. •n h; ^ vM 41 rs, * V Ai A l For the Cure of Coughs, Colds, f Hoarseness, Bronchitis,Croup, Influ. , dpient enza Asthma,Whooping Cough. In lief of Consumption and for the re consumptive ^ persons in ad van [ ^ ^ ^ ^ b T aiI druggists— Price, »; Cents. ' f —• - —mw JB. Jl Jl fj, CRAWFOBDVII.I.E, GA, aild Builder, ( 3 p repRire q to make bids, give esti and undertake building con of every description. He keeps constantly on hand a full, supply of building material, including seventy five. thousand t\eart-^>iue drawed sliin eles, which he is selling at reasonable prices. H« returns thanks Coy past pat¬ and asks a couUnuatioii of the same. 1,000 MILE TICKETS. Office Georgia General Augusta, Railroad Passenger April Company, 5th, Aget. ls7fi. i COMMENCING MONDAY. 7th »t,, Ills Company will sell ONE THOUSAND MILE TICKETS, lined ovor main line and branches, at TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS eaek. These tickets will be issued ui ill divlduals firms or families, but pot to "■"“"“■“"““““X'ttoKSKY. Mav9,1879 General Passenger Agent. House. Athena, Ga. A. D.eUNART), - - Proprietor. Porters at Each Train. Commercial Bates. 'dp t'oiii.iiinLdiis ^tinpi) StcTV Rooms. V 1 , 1 'IJ :U :(1 A'J TENTi V If I .VI'S h t-s l Ha , U-torney " at Law, CRVWFORDV1LLE GA •V 1 l,f, iireetiee in .".II State and Fed art •**. Auy business entrusted • i I I ri are will receive prompt personal litentioh, Of) ELECT IONS A 8PE 'I \LTY. if:'(ue tv jffrrcTiKLt. Building. UK BV Quick Reliii, ; ni a , II , 'iidiU‘he,Tootll ■, h ue Throat, ISit.es, ami otin.'s of Insects, Colie in H uses, <fcc. by ,Y8 & CO. Atlanta, Geobgua, •' if |l ■ >V ')r. U I . t'O l a II i Thoms Ii., I J as A k, Siiarou, la. i>c a taele*, Eye-Glanses, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Repaired at reaso nable prices. i rmteed. ■,. r ,rn ifk Luc is, 'll V WE RDVILLE, Ga. Klfijl l V'-:, m’s . tam jNt(J f\/~-yj j/Jl^Y * ■ | ljUi! I Ys \ J 1 flfk I MffllfiS CHIEF STOMACHIC iSTm?’ U^n^n, s«rvwi» be DYSPEPSIA. »inedin all deraorrment* of the «to mach m 4 Bowel# IUy from relaxation of tbe lnt«atuj *0 or a cbaft«o ra *’% 0 aicA*-6 --- CORDIAL NEUTRALIZING BLM:kb«rry l» pi«v«ni and p»rmi<w8 «« S/hreii "sp^Aiiy wiSmSiW cbim.«u. tor BrasUkacM ..m* ™* n w«iEngii«i, on ««h Bottle pnceajc.andl U,« >1 n^CELBIOA CHEMICAL GO-, Bol* PrvjirW walhalt.mc u h a. a »o. eniu » .r uttlk A Number! IS *3 1884 ;oi The Georgia Chemical Works rS: ' ' . wl; ipi |;4 mmmmm »■ »,-a - to t’l i Consumers of Guano tlielr well known and' reliable brand , MASTODON OtlJANO! LOWE’S GEORGIA FORMULA A.GTD PHOSPHAl E WITH OR WITHOUT POTASH. Also, K VIK/T of onr own importation. I’URB GROUND RON E. LAN Pf AST Eft. NIT RATE OF SODA, COTTON SEED T/EAL and ALL FISH i Correspondence solicited all who first TILIZING AfATEftlALS. from wa class Guanos. Special Brands made when desired, Andress Georgia t’B m lOAb Works. STOVALL, Treasurer, M. A. jan 25 om. Augusta, fia. Cheapest Carpets in Augusta. OCK LARGER AND PRICES LOWER THAN EYEli BEFORE, Poles, Canton and Cocoa Mattings, Ohroiuos. Write fj# Bailie & James Cf. bons.. Sent. M, ’83y jy. 713 BROAD STREET'. !W RUFUS CARTER & CO SUCCESSORS to Smith; & CSL HTKR. Wholesale Tobacc o'n i s t s, Library Building, Augusta, Ga. J XOBAOtfO EXCLUSIVELY merclfaAlW tbe AT city WHOLESALE of Augieda. ,;V« ONLY. r f, 1 We are tlmonlv f'o'tnri.'s M'»nc*o in Carolina cllreet fraoi r u,. ^'i i.., ’ ,ii. V- <r In Virginia and North un<! enn sell «*r. " ' r .r„ enough to Justify. VVe guarantee all our goods to give mitsMe VV ,kirsoimlly acquainted will) nearly all the manufactories In North .(-an*, ioe . are VIrgluL aud are «>le agents for.Study, s 4 a. na iml S nitiuon part of s w T. \V, C()SKEU \ 1 'iesident. J. T. TBWBKRBr, CashlfT. , Planters Loan & Savings; Bank, Augusta, Georgia, CAPITOL, all paid up $100,003* ’ollt-CtioilH Oarefuliy Attended to and Promptly Remitted for. Do.ftsonAl parts of the world for Hale. * Interest Allowed, on Deposits in th.9 Savings Department. DIRECTORS. X IT McCORI), ‘ODaKERY, F. GUST. GOG IN. VOLGER. , wV.-.S««T' WoZXc'P** L> It. WRIGHT. II. B. KING, W. M. JORDAN, w —~_tiie- CSrcat Furniture Palace of Augusta, £S%.lS»rr forcatalogue or call and see us. m* >s Write & CD., J, L. BOW LES 840 Broad Sreet.Augus'a, Ga a% bii®i Crawford ville m m m m m Oa. 9 DEALER IN _ ine Wines Liquors, Cigars, Tobaccos, I Dave attached to ray saloon a splendid «■ fitted favvr" with siid^hwite newT.W t thera^and^mjr ,^«h^»^ new frieo make m y Those indebted W. t« K nv-.ir« BEIIa* r v, 1 tSId wIU. eel *“ ”' 1 “" .
