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JACKSON HERALD.
ROBERT S. HOWARD,)
Editor and Publisher. S
VOLUME I.
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IS HEADQUARTERS for good reliable goods, and the Leader in Low Prices.. My stock of General Merchamlisc is the
. largest 1 have ever carried, and the most extensive and best selected stock ever brought to Gainesville. My
!03~y G-oods Department
Is full and roj)letc in everv line. The most elegant line of DRESS GOODS. SILKS, I TNS. I’LAIDS. S ! KTRES and
15IU)CA1)ES ever offered*here. A superb line of FLANNELS, WATERPROOFS, CASIMERES, JEANS, CLOTHS. Ac.
My stock of LADIES’ CLOAKS will equal that of every house in the city together. This line is complete in all grades.
Every lady can be suited here. My
Glove, Hosiery and Corset Departments
Arc full of the best goods and lowest prices. In M i LLIN HEY, IIA TS, RIDDOXS and TRI MM IN GS, for ladies wear, I have
an elegant line, with MISS MAItY II LADEN, a superb Trimmer, at the head of this Department.
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In my Clothing Department may always be found everything - pertaining to a first-class clothing store. This stock.is uneqnal
cd in this section. “ KEEP’S” Shirts, Collars and Culls a specialty. No fancy prices. 1 have the largest stock of Boots and
Shoes, for Gents, Ladies and Children, ever offered to the trade in Northeast Georgia. Ziegler's Shoes, and other noted brands
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as similar goods can be bought in Atlanta or Athens, or any other market. All 1 ask is an opportunity to convince you.
Come to Gainesville. Come to sec me. * ‘ C. W. DuPRL.
P. S.— I buy all kinds of Country Produce at highest market prices.
£cpf Hilucriiscmcnts.
Kxecuti ‘Lv tv Sale.
AGREEA BLY to an order of the Court
. of Ordinary of Jackson county, Ga.,
graiVed at the December term, ISSI, of
said Court, will be sold, before the Court
House door in Jefferson, in said county,
on the first Tuesday in February, 1882,
four cen acres of land, more or less, lying
in the 123 th District, G. M., said countv,
being a portion of the Win. Porter tract,
adjoining lands of James Roberts and
Helena Long. Said land lies along the
• iainesville and Jefferson Rail Road, about
four miles from Jefferson, and is the very
best quality ofland. Sold as the property
of William Porter, dcc'd, for the purpose
of paving the debts of said dcc’d. Terms
cash; ' JULIA A. PORTER,
Executrix of William Porter.
/ I KORGIA, Jackson County.
\ T
Whereas, Robert E. Green, Adminis
trator of Caroline A. Colt, dee'd. makes
application to me in proper form for leave
to sell the real estate belonging to said
deceased—
This is to cite all persons concerned,
heirs and creditors, to show cause, if any,
at the regular term of the Court of Ordi
nary. to he held in and for said county on
the first Monday in February, 1882. why
said leave should not be granted the ap
plicant.
Given under my official signature, Jan.
•. 1882. 11. W. BELL, Ord’y.
| i KORGIA, Jacicson County.
Whereas, S. P. Higgins, Administrator
of Mary Simmons, dee’d, represents to the
Court that he has fully and completely ad
ministered said deceased's estate accord
ing to law, and is therefore entitled to a
discharge from said administration—
This is to cite all concerned, kindred
and creditors, to show cause, if any they
can, at the regular term of the Court of
Ordinary of said county, on the first Mon
day in April, 1882, why Letters of Dis
mission from said estate should not be
granted the applicant.
Given under my official signature, this
January Ith, 1882.
11. W. BELL, Only.
KORGIA, Jackson County.
Whereas, G. W. Strickland makes ap
plication for Letters of Guardianship of
the property of Z. T. Hardman, Tilden
Hardman and Adell Hardman, minors of
Z. J. Hardman, dcc'd—
This is to cite all concerned and the
next of kin to show cause, if any they cart,
at the regular term of the Court of Ordi
nary of said count/, on the first Monday
m February, 1882, why said letters should
not be granted the applicant.
Given under my official signature, Jan.
I, ISS2. 11. W. BELL, Ord'y.
i KUJK.iI A, Jackson Countv.
W herons, Marcus L. Sell makes appli
for JiCttcrs of (jiuardianship of the
]> isons and property of A. V. Sell (for
merly I'irkle), John T. PTklc.aml Charles
1. I’irkle, minors of John T. I’irkle—
This is to cite all persons concerned and
hie next of kin to show cause, if any they
mui. at the regular term of the Court of
' h Jinary of said county, on the first Mon
day in February, 1882, why said Letters
>liuld not he granted the applicant.
Liven under my official signature, Jan.
h ISS2. IL. W. BELL, Ord’y.
| | KOltt.il a, Jackson County.
Whereas, \V. I. l’ike, Administrator of
' "’yd Brooks, late of said county, dcc’d,
applies for IcaVe to sell the lands belong
-1 ’ I A to said deceased's estate—
' his is to cite all concerned, kindred
'1 creditors, to show cause, if any, on
first Monday in February, 1882 at the
1 '’’li t of Ordinary of said county, why
> i;, l leave should not be granted the ap
plicant.
Liven under my official signature, Jan.
1 ls '-. 11. W. BELL. Ord'y.
< O.OIUDA, Jackson County.
L'lomas 11. (iober lias applied for ex
'■■'iptioii of personalty' and setting apart
same; and ! will pass upon the same
l' l o clock A. M., on the 18th day of
• -muary, 1882, at my office, in .Jefferson.
•) ;m 11. W. BELL, Ord'y.
D. M. Wilson’s
ISoot .S; Shoe Manuliidory.
NkVc\vv>\.S>OXY , .
\Y h'desale and Retail. Every class of
1,,,, "’° rk tnrnc>(l out in elegant style at
1 }' r ' ces * Patronage from abroad
Cllea - Consult mv prices. Address
v 10 L>. M. WILSON,
Cooper, Ga.
MAVSVILLE institute.
Maysville, Ga.
1 'on \invn°A v f U , lis sch ° ol will open
luvnext N A1 ’ thcoth da >’ of Jaiul
usijfrf °v f . ’.ostruction will be the
Tori* ,i '! ght 111 suc h institutions.
n: *’ moderate.
d * L. CALDM ELL, Principal,
f '\ EORGI A, Jackson County.
it
Whereas. O. 11. P. Pettyjohn. Admin
istrator on the estate of Temperance Pet
tyjohn. late of said county, deceased, rep
resents to the Court that he has fully and
completely administered said deceased’s
estate and is entitled to a discharge—
This is to cite all concerned, kindred
and creditors, to show cause, if any, at
the regular term of the Court of Ordinary
of said county, on the first Monday in Feb
ruary, 1882. whv said Letters of Dismis
sion should not be granted the applicant.
Given under my official signature, Oc
tober 29th, 1881.
11. W. BELL, Ord’y.
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FOR THE PEOPLE.
A DINNER OF PEAS.
“As many as we have a mind to pick,'’
Jetty VVestart said impressively, “just
think of that!”
“ I never really had as many green
peas as I wanted in ray whole life,”
added her sister Kate.
We neve?’ had enough of anything
to eat,” growled .Jack, shying his cap
at fhe cat. “Or of anything else, for
that matter.’’
“We have plenty of you. at any
rate,” retorted Clare, the third sister,
rushing to the rescue of puss.
“ We’ll all go over after supper.”
Jetty continued, too absorbed in think
ing of the peas to notice the threatened
squabble between Jack and Clare,
"and pick them. Mr. Gardner said to
take just as many as we could possibly
eat, for the family will be gone a week,
and the peas will only spoil on the
vines.”
“ I could eat a bushel, I know,” re
marked Jack.
“You won't pick half a pint,” put
in Clare, who felt the snubbing of J ack
to be ! or especial duty, “though there’s
no doubt you'll eat plenty when we
get them.”
“There, children.” interposed Jet-tv,
with the motherly air which she as
sumed as the liead of the family.
'* Don’t be always sparring. Jack, go
and get me a pail of water, and you,
Clare, set the table. Jim, you toast
the bread.”
It was one of the peculiarities of the
family that the two older girls called
each other “ Jim.”
When Mrs. Westarl, the pale, high
bred, little widow, who had kept
poverty from the door b}’ dint of killing
herself with toil at her pen, at last
succumbed and left, her four children
aione in the world, the neighbors im
mediately fell to speculating whether
t heir Uncle John, who had cast off his
sister when she dared to marry against
.iis wishes, would come to their aid,
or whether the poor things would be
forced to go to the poor-house. Neither
of these tilings happened. When
Farmer Gardner, with kindliest intent,
offered Jack a place in his family to
grow up as his own son, he was perhaps
is much surprised as he was disap
pointed when Jet ty answered him, very
simply, but in a way that left no doubt
that her decision was final:
“ Of course we thank you, Mr. Gard
ner. and I know how good an offer it is
''or Jack ; but I promised mamma I'd
keep the family together, and of course
we couldn't let him go.”
Keep the family together ! The good
town’s people were shocked and sur
prised, and expressed their astonish
ment and disapproval frankly enough
to each other. To voice them to Miss
Jetty Westart, was, however, a very
different thing, for the pale little girl
woman had dignity enough to silence
the most impudent of the gossips;
and, however the talk buzzed behind
tier back, it came seldom to her ears.
She taught, the village school, and kept
the family together, and it was not
long before public opinion came to
take sides with her and to condemn
rich John Frenant, that he stood aloof,
-and continued the unkindness, which
had gone far to break his sister's heart,
to her unoffending children.
Life in t!ie little Westnrt cottage,
as may t e easily’ understood, was not
very luxurious, and Jack's statement
that they never had enough of any
thing, was not so inexact. On the
present occasion, when Mr. Gardner
had offered the spoils of his pea vine*
to Jetty', the determination expressed
by all the family, not even excepting
the “ little mother” herself, as some
of the neighbors called Jetty', was to
have all the peas they could possibly
eat. After supper the whole family,
even to the cat, who tagged along at
the heels of Clare, proceeded in a bod\
to Mr. Gardner’s garden, and such a
'(ripping as"! hoy received that nbjit
the vines certainly never had before
■or aber w ad. f
“Now, Jim.” Ivate said the next
morning, as they all sat shelling the
peas, “for once we’ll be extravagant,
and put just as much butter on these
as we waut. If we don’t have them
good there’s no fun having them at
all.”
“ That’B so,” assented J nek, emphat
cally, as lie dexterously’ dropped a
pea down Clare's back.
“Oil, you horrid boy,” Clare cried.
"Jetty. 1 do wish you'd make Jack
Oclutve; 1 can't shell if lie keeps
-cooling peas down mv neck.”
“Jack,” the head of the family said
with great dignity’, “ ii‘ you don’t be
have you shall not have a single pea
lor dinner, ami as ivt: .-han't have any
thing else tou'll be likely to go
o *• o
FIRE PROOF MESSENGER BOXES
hungry.”
“ Pooh ! who could stop me.” he re
torted contemptuously, but ceasm.g
his tricks.
It happened to be Jetty’s holiday,
and the whole forenoon was devoted
to preparation for that wonderful
dinner of peas. Bread and l atte’’ and
peas were to be the i! of'fare ; n<.lh:n_
else.
The table was spread with the best
damask and china, relics of better
days, and at last came the important
moment, when Jet tv. having gone
through as tumultuous n.ieertainlie>
as did Mrs. Bob Cralcbit over her
Christmas pudding, was ready to take
to the table the big bowl of steaming
peas, buttered and seasoned to a turn,
and sending forth an odor delicious
enough to tempt the King of Sybarb.
“ Oh. goliy 1” ejaculated Jack, flour
ishing his long arms, which so persis
tently grew beyond his jacket sleeves.
“ llow good they smell I”
“ Don’t they?” said Kate. “Jim,
did you ever smell anything that made
you so hungry?”
“ Hungi y,” retorted Clare. “ I should
think anybody might he hungry ; it is
an hour past dinner time.”
“My mouth fairly waters,” went on
Jack. “ I wish, Jetty, you'd get along
a little faster.”
“ I would, if you’d keep your long
arms—”
Alas ! for the vanity of human hopes
and the emptiness of human expecta
tion ! Nobody ever knew exactly how
it happened, but by the slipping of her
foot or the unsteadiness of her hand,
or by some dreadful combination of
both. Jetty let the big china bowl fall,
and the dinner of peas was deposited,
a green heap, in the middle of the
kitchen floor, with the dish turned
upside down in the middle of them.
“ Oh, thunder !”
“ Oli, Jettv!”
“Oh, Jim !”
Exclaimed in concert Jack, Clare
and Kate. Then there was an instant
of terrible silence, and then a low. pro
longed howl came from Dick. Clare
began to sob lustily and Kate to cry
softly, wliile Jetty sat staring at the
heap of peas in stony silence, us if she
were transformed into marble with hor
ror.
“Oh, Jetty.” sobbed Clare ; “ how
could you ? Oh, it is too cruei !”
“ Jim,” said Kate, trying to keep
back her tears, “ don't look that wav.
It isn't really any matter, of course.”
“ Really any matter !” cried Jack,
in a rage. “ I'd like to know what
you call any matter!”
“Oh, I’m really starving to death,*’
moaned Cl me. “ Oh, those beautiful,
beautiful peas!”
By this time the tears were stream
ing <lown Jetty’s face, and the entire
family were gathered arou and the peas,
seated on the floor and lamenting in
company.
“ Perhaps we could scoop up the
top,” suggested Kate, hopefully.
“They’ll be clean and nice.”
So spoons were brought and quite a
respectable portion of the heap was
restored to the dish, a state of things
which quieted Jack and Clare, and re
stored something like serenity to the
entire party.
But fate never does a thing by halves,
and this time it was Kate who dropped
the dish she held wliile Jetty carefully
spooned into it such peas as she could
save from the general ruin.
“Oh. Jim l”'
“ Oh, Jim !”
“ Oh, Kate !”
“ Darn it! Thunder! Cuss it!
Blast it! There !” shouted Jack, defi
antly.
The awful profanity of this speech
startled and shocked the girls beyond
measure.
“John Frenant Westart!” Jetty
said, rising to her feet with a white
face, and speaking in a voice whose
sternness carried terror to the heart of
the culprit. “ What would mother say
if she could hear you swear ? Go up
stairs this minute, and don't show
your face again until you can talk like
a gentleman.”
Without a word, Jack left the room,
secretly frightened and shocked at his
own behavior, but holding his head
high and inflexible.
“ For my part, - ’ said a cool, deep
voice, “I don’t blame the boy very
much.”
The three girls turned like a flash,
and t here, leaning over t lie low window
sill and looking in at them, was their
uncle, John Frenant, of whom they
were one and all thoroughly afraid.
“ What in the world is all this fuss
about?” pursued Mr. Frenant, scowl
ing his thick eye brows, but not with
out a gleam of amusement in his eyes.
“Kate,” sail Jetty, with her most
dignified air. ‘ w 11 you ple.’ue clear
up these pars? If von will go round
(,<> the <!• or. sir" —lurmit; toward the
window again “ 1 will h i you i-.”
“Thank you." the mini h r said,
coolly stepping over l he w inflow leflge
into the room. “ You arc your mother
over again. I'd like to talk with you
a little on business.’’
Jetty’s heart quailed a little at that
awful word, yet she didn’t show a
quiver, hut led the way to the parlor
with as regal an air as if she had been
a (Jucen granting an interview extra
ordinary, or whatever it would be
called, to an Ambassador equally ex
Lraord'nary. It is not necessary to
i elate all that was said between these
two. or how at last Jetty broke down
and cried on her uncle’s shoulder,
while he divided his attention between
-•omfovting her and <•! wring the mis!
from liis own eyes. It seems that in
his heart of hearts John Frenant had
long had a desire to be reconciled with
his sister’s family, and only the night
before had been looking over some
souvenirs of childhood, which opened
the long-scaled fountains of his love.
It was from this cause, I suppose, it
came about that he went out. >f his
u- u-i ! wiy borne to walk by the Wcstart
cetane : and the sound of weeping and
wading iiad brought him to the window.
I cannot pretend that their uncle
proved always the pleasantest and
most flexible of men to get on with,
but at least there was no more worrv
about p >ve. ty in the httie cottage, am!,
when matters between Jack and his
uncle got tumultuous, as they oc
casionally did. Jet ty always contrived
somehow to bring things out smooth
again.
So that altogether a worse misfortune
might have overtaken the four orphans
than even the loss oftheir so-irneh an
ticipated dinner of peas.— Boston
Courier.
HofFenstein's Might with a Corpse.
“ Misder Iloffenslcin,” said Her
man. excitedly, as he rushed into the
store, “ I shust heard de news dat
| Leon Bogcnheiin. vot keeps de shoe
sdore up town, vas (lead, und I dinks
may be you vants to go mit dc fune
ral.”
“ I am sorry, Herman, dat Leon
Bogenheiin vas dead,” replied linden
stein, “ but I don't dink dot I vill go
mit de funeral. De most derrible ex
berience vat i haf in ray life vas ven
I days up von night mit a corpse.
Old Moses Klemberg vot lif at Vicks
burg dies ven I vas dere, und me und
Levi Cohen, und Jacob Ileidingsfelder
und some more vent oud to his house
to sit up mit de corpse. Yell de corpse
vas in de front room, und all uf us
dake seats on do gallery by a vindow
vere you can see in de room. Avay
m de nighd ve dalles to keep avake.
und Levi Cohen saj’s : “ Dere vas no
money in selling calicos, because dc
remnants eads up all de brofits,” und
Jacob Ileidingsfelder says, “I vants
to dell you boys uf a speculation vot
I makes do odcr day. You know dat
noding but a had name will last longer
dan an old army overcoat. A front,
uv mine vas delling me dot if I vant
t“ put a monument to my family dot
vill last till de gountry goes avay, not
to vaste any money’ in marplc, but to
hang up an army overcoat, vot I can
get for fifdy cents. Veil, I dinks uf
vat my fronts dells me, und I sees
vere I can make some money. I buys
a lot uf de overcoats, und haf dcra
dyed plaek, und den I getsdem made
into bants. I calls do bants Irish
dree-ply vool und sells dem for nine
dollars a hair.” Shust den Levi Co
hen says. “ Hush, I dink I hear some
ding.” Ve lisdens, und hears a moan,
and it comes from vere de corpse vas,
und at de same dime an owl on de
house hoots a gouplc of hoots. I don’t
say noding, und no von says noding,
but I feels dot an ice house vas on my
back. Den ve hears anoder moan und
some knocks on de dable over vare de
corpse vas. Levi Cohen drys to say
so mod ing, but lie couldn’t speak, und
de owl hoots some more. My gr-raci
ous, Herman, ven l hears de moan
again I says, “ Poys, I dinks dere vas
someone at de gate calling me, I vill
go und see vat dey vants.” It vas so
dark you don't can feel vere your nose
vas, und I shust put my head down
und knocked a hole threw de bicket
fence better as a goat. Yen I got on
de outside of de yard all dc poys dink
dey hear some von call dem too, und
be'ore you can vir.k your eye dey
knocks down four panels uf de fence,
und Jacob Ileidingsfelder runs und
falls in a guiley vat vas more dan
dwendy feet deep. Vat you dink,
Herman, it vas dot made de poys so
sgared ?”
“ I don't know, Misder Iloffenstein,”
replied the clerk, deeply interested in
the story.
“ Veil, it vas noding but a dog vat
vas slecpin under de dable, und he
vas hitting de floor mit his dail und
growling at de fleas vot keep him
avake.”
How to Dress Cur Babies.
We dress our babies much more
sensibly than bur mothers did, but
there is still a wide margin for improve
ment. The old idea, that an infant's
skirts must be one yard long, that there
must’be three or four of them to tire
and harass them by their weight., and
that bands and waists should he
fastened tightly round their bodies,
has entirely gone by. Shirts are now
made not more than a quarter or three
eights of a yard below their feet, when
they arc finished. One flannel skirt,
one light muslin skirt, with the skirt
of the dress, is now considered snf
fioient. These arc made with hands
and shoulder-straps, so as to relieve
the waist and hips of all weight. The
shoulder-strap should not he a mere
hit of tape, to cut into the tender flesh,
but at least an inch broad, and come
well up over the shoulder. The flannel
hands worn by all babies for at least
two months after birth, are now fast
ened on with tapes. It is not con
sidered necessary to wind them two
or three times around the body, drawing
them as snugly as possible, and then
fastening them with pins, which were
always loosening and sticking into the
little victim. Alter cutting them the
the required length, the two corners of
each end should be folded over towards
the centre and fastened there, leaving
the ends in a pointed shape, to which
broad tapes should 1)3 attached. On
one side, about half way to the centre,
makes and bind a slit lengthwise of
the hand. Put the hand on over the
abdomen, pass it round the body, and
slip the under end through the slit,
thus bringing both tapes to the outside
to be tied in front. The advantage
of this band is, that they can readily
be loosened if the child becomes un
comfortable after eating. Many moth
ers prefer the knit bands, which are
knit ol soft Saxony wool on four
needles, like a stocking leg—three
stitches plain and three seamed—thus
making it very elastic. The pinning
blanket is now made, waist and all, of
flannel, and is more needed by some
children than others. Its chief use is
to wrap around the feet to keep them
warm, and as soon as the child has
vitality enough of its own to accomplish
this purpose the garment should be
discarded, as it prevents the use of its
legs, in which a child so much delights,
jas is shown by its vigorous kicking
j when the chance is given it. The
• highly ornamented little skirts are
[thrown aside now as useless, ladies
) TERMS, $1.50 PER ANNUM.
\ SI.OO for Six Months.
preferring to trim the waist of the white
petticoat instead. As the little slips
are all made high-necked and long
sleeved, it permits the flannel shirts to*
be made in the same way, thus ensuring,
warmth, without the addition of the
unsightly looking knit sacques, so
essential a few years since.
Uahies* garments are very mucin
trimmed with heavy lace and insertion.
Ihe double circle cloaks for summer
wear, of white pique or Turkish towel
ing. are made quite dressy with full
ruffles of tour-inch wide lace, some'
times caught up, at regular intervals,,
in a small festoon, with a little bow of
bright ribbon at each fastening; or
slits are made the depth of the lace,,
and one end turned back with: a- bow,,
the space being filled with a full nich
ing of laee.
The Lime Kiln Uub.
I would like to spoke a few words ;
to Telescope Perkins, if he am in do
hall to-night,” said the President as
the meeting opened.
The brother wiped off* his-month and*
advanced to the platform, and brother
Gardner continued r
“ Brudd-er Perkins, I met you- at 8
o'clock in do evenin' on de ’loekshun.
night.”
“Yes, sail.”
“ You war wliat de white folks call
ed slewed.”
*' Pse mighty sorry, salu”'
” You were full of glory. You felt’,
dat you had saved the kenlry.. Tour
clothes were all mud. Your breaf
smelt of skunks, aid you had to jump
up an down an whoop to- keep from,
bustin’ jour biler.’*
“ Lots o’ white folks was doin’ da
same, sail.”
“ Sartin'—sartin’. You, an old cx
slave, unable to read or write, was
only followin’ in de footsteps of intel
ligent, eddecatcd white men- Brwi
der Perkins, I war walkin’ To aml on
’leckshun day, an’ I saw some curus
tbings. I saw citizens who would not
swallow ten drops of whisky Lflife de
pended on it, vote for men who liev
sold de pizened stuff ober de bar fuc
y’ars. An’ dat was savin’ de kentry.
*’ I saw men who would turn a ser
vant gal out doors on a winter’s night,,
if dea heard a scandal ’bout her, walk
up to de polls and wote for men who
rent from two to half a dozen houses
to women of bad character. Dat was
gwine it straight!
“ I saw men whose wives am break
in’ deir hearts ober de wayward course
of beloved sons, walk to de winder
and stick in ballots fur candidates
who am cahoots wid black-legs and do
steady patrons of gambling ho-uses-
Dat was de glory of politics !
*’ I saw Christian men, who pray
agin vice and shed tears ober de wick
edness of society, wote for candidates
whose private lives am one long night
of debauchery and corruption. Dot
was standin’ by de party !
“ I saw ministers of de gospel cast
wotes fur drunkards, libertines an*
outlaws of society. Dat was support
in’ de principle !
I saw de honest, decent men of
Detroit arrayed on one side, an* de
thugs, thieves an’ de honest, decent,
men war’ swept away like chaff befo’
a gale. Dat was an illustration ofeta
beauties of de ’lective franchise 1”
“ Bat I won’t do it again, sail,” said
Brother Perkins.
“ You kin sot down,” quietly re
marked the President- “ Dat same
nite I heard aldermen bawlin’ like
mules bekase sum favorite candida’e
had pulled through wid de aid of mo
ney an’ whiskey. Citizens who wouln’t
let you in at de front gate rolled in de
muddatmte like hogs. Men who Lev
sons to bring up met and shook hands
an' rejoiced ober de ’leckshun of can
didates who know de way into ebery
saloon an’ poker room in Detroit.
Blame you, Brudder Perkins—blame
you fur foilerin’ de example of leadin’"
white folks? Iso, sah 1 Go and sot
down an’ feel proud dat you come so.
nigh bein’ an eminent citizen !”
Didn’t Win the Bet
Two fiiends were discussing the
merits of their acquaintances. Said
one of the gentlemen : ** Talk about
mean men; now there’s old Strass*
berger. lie's the hardest, driest*
meanest old Shyloek that ever lived.
That man ! why !” And there he stop*
ped as if words couldn't do justice to.
the subject.
” You're mistaken,” said his friend.
“ He’s not so bad ; even the devil isn't
so black as lie is painted. Now, TIL
bet }*ou $lO I can borrow SSO of himi
before night.”
“Done !” and the money was put up.
On posted the sanguine book-maker tu
his intended victim.
“ Strassbcrger, my boy, how are
you ?” and lie slapped him on the
back of a faded ready-made coat with
a capital assumption of good-fellow*
ship.
” Yell, I van all righ t. Yot’s do
madder mit you t”
” Look here, old fellow, 1 made a
little bet about 3 011 just now, ha, ha 1
It’s a capital joke.”
“Urn !” said iStrassberger. ” Ve’.l ?'*
“ Yes, I bet $lO with Smithy that l
could borrow SSO of you to-day.”
” Feefty toltor ?”
” Yes, that was the amount.”
" Und you bet ten ?”
” That’s what I put up.”
” Veil, now look here, mj r friend.”
(in a low whisper) “yoa go straight
uvay and ‘ hedge.’ ”
liirds are not noted for courage, but
i many of them die game.
NUMBER 48.