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John Turner thought it a piece cf
great good fortnne’wben he was chosen
to teach the possum Ridge public school
It was the beginning of his career as a
pedagogue, and he had gene through
the experience of most young teachers
Be bad made innumerable applications,
but had been rejected because of bis
lack of experience.
The board took occasion to eantion
Turner in the lieginning to be careful
■ot to introduce any new methods into
the school or any new ideas into the
■rinds cf his pupils They instructed
him to tight shy of new things alto
gether *
••The last teacher we hired." a mem
ber of the board remarked, "put-bis
foot in it by trying to do too much He
wasn't satisfied to let the school run
along as it bad been running for 40
years. He had to start something new. ’
"What did he dot" Turner asked.
| "He put the children to studying
grammar. He did. for a fact!"
"Did that cause trouble ?”
"Well. I should say so. Do yotf sup
pose we want to pay out money to a
•choolteacber and have him fool away
his time like that ?"
"Grammar is a very useful study/'
Turner ventured to suggest.
"It may be. but we don’t have any
need of it 80 long as we are able to
tell what we know and ask for what we
want we are all right. My advice to
you is to-steer clear of gramniar. Stick
Co reading, writing and ciphering, and
■lake good use of the hickory. That's
the only safe way."
Unfortunately it transpired that new
things were not the only things that
were dangerous. There is a thing as old
as the human race which, while from
time immemorial it has created the
•weetest of all happiness, has ever been
a source of sorrow and trouble to man
kind That thing is love.
Among Turner’s pupils was a grown
Bp girl Her name was Hallie Perkins.
She was not pretty; neither was she re
ftned. but she was human, and she
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"WHAT ABE YOU CRYING ABOUT?” HE ASKED.
loved Turner was the object upon
which she hxed her affections
Unhappily for Sallie. Turner’s affec
tions were fixed in another direction
He had a sweetheart back in the city
where his home was So Sailie’s love
was hopeless, but she did not know’ it
One night there was a spelling school
at the schoolhouse Turner was there,
and so was Sallie She came with her
father
When the spelling school was over.
Turner remained until the people were
all gone Then he came out and was
surprised to find Sallie standing at the
doer. .1 lose •
"Wliat are yen waiting for. Sallie?'
he asked
She hung her head and answered de
murely
“1 am afraid to go home alone. "
"Why. didn’t your father come with
you?"
"Yea. sir.'
"Isn’t he going back with yod?”
“No. sir He’s already gone."
“Gone and left you?" ■
"Yes. sir."
"That's curious. How did he expect
you to get hornet"
"1 don't know. Maybe he thought
I’d have company. ”
"Humph! It seems to me he should
have assured himself of that before he
went away and left you. "
"1 reckon he ought, hut he didn’t."
She might have told Turner that she
had informed her father that be need
net wait for her, as she would have a
beah home.
"1 don't know what in the world 1
am to dot" she said in a tone of sad
distross. "I am afraid to go all that
way by myself."
"Perhaps, if I should call as loud as I
can, 1 could make your father hear,”
"Oh. no. you couldn’t! He’s too far
awny." she replied hastily.
"Humph! Let's seel You will have
to stay all night with some of the neigh
bors. There’s Smith's right down here."
“Oh. I couldn't think of doing that l r
“How far is it to your house?"
"Two miles."
Turner was silent for a little while
Then he said; .
“It won’t do for you to go home
alone. I shall have to go with you."
Her heart gave a great, joyful bound,
and she trembled with suppressed hap
piness. She had got what she had been
working for. and for an hour or so she
would be alone with the man she loved.
Turner was in for five miles of walk
ing. and. not being in love with the girl,
h« did not enjoy the prospect. He gave
Hallie his arm gaHantly enough, but for
all that he was not the best of com
pany.. He.was moody.. «d<U>to-
uoiTwaiTdnlt Tint S.-illTe took no notice
of that. The bare idea ».f Icing in bis
company, of having her band on his
. arm and walking by his sine, was heav
en to her. Iler happiness was too great
to be disconcerted by trilb s.
And she. though tu> ni: tutored child
of nature, knew how to nmke love. She
was in possession of all the little deli
cate arts by which wow<a ■ J to
the hearts of men She wa- wiki!, c.y
at times. Then s-id b i.i •• a,...
check herself and torn <. ->,;urtl;, ’.to
4 Thin she would kan ia ,dy < n him
■nid _ress his arm "-10.- : ’ > k ;• a?.<l itwiu
to uncuneciotwuy surrender herself
wholly to his protection.
Naturally it is blissful for r man to
be made the victim of a woman’s love
making, but it was not so with Turner '
The girl's conduct repelled and disgust
ed him. She was coarse, uneducated,
unrefined and unlovable, and when at
last the walk was over he drew a long
breath of relief. He vowed, too, that
he would never be ber beau again, but
in this he was mistaken
Just a week after the spelling school
there was a dance in the neighborhood.
Turner was invited, and he had to ac
cept the invitation By refusing he
would have given umbrage to the entire
district. On Possum Ridge the school
teacher was expected to participate in
all the society functions, from a rooster
tight to a candy pulling.
Turner went to the dance. Sallie
Perkins was there. He met her with a
civil word of greeting. She met him
with a heavenly smile and a blush. He
realized her sentiments and turned
away, resolved to avoid her.
Somehow, though, everybody bad be
come possessed of the idea that Turner
and Sallie were lovers and that their
marriage was only a question of time.
They treated them as an engaged cou
ple. They threw them together on every
possible occasion, made them dance to
gether. sit together, go into supper to
gether. All this was pleasant to Sallie.
but not exactly to the taste of Turner.
When the dance was over. Sallie came
to Turner and slipped her arm into his
She had on ber bonnet and wraps, nnd
he knew what her action meant. With
out waiting to be asked she had ar
ranged to give him the pleasure of ac
companying her home. He saw that he
was trapped. Be bad feared that she
would play the spelling school game on
him again by waiting for him. and he
bad intended to defeat her by leaving
early, but she bad got the better of him.
There was nothing for it but that ho
must submit to fate nnd the ingenuity
of Sallie Perkins. He was too. much of
a gentleman to be rude even under
great provocation.
That night Sallie had recourse to her
little arts of lovemaking, us before, but
Turner was insensible to it all. She ap
pealed to his affections. She prattled
away vivaciously. She sighed and grew
sad. He seemed almost unconscious of
her presenoe. At last, as a fitial resort,
she burst into tears. That disturbed if
it did not touch him. He stopped.
“What are you crying about?" he
asked.
“I—l’m so miserable nnd nnhap-hap
py!” she answered between sobs.
“What about ?"
"Oh. don't ask me. for I’d blush to
tell you! If yon wanted to know, yon
could see."
“I don't see anyhow."
"Oh." she cried, “you are so hard
• hearted! Yon make inc so miserable
when yon could make me .the happiest
girl on earth."
“I don't know what I have done to
make you miserable." he said, "or how
it is in my power to make you happy.'
"You do know, too." she replied.
"or tit least you would know if you ever
loved somebody who didn't love you.’
Turner walked a little way in silence
Then lie said gravely
"Miss Perkins. I understand you
now. and 1 am sorry you have honored
me with your affections. Ido not and
never can return them."
"Then you spurn mylove!" she cried
through her tears.
“No. but I cannot return it."
"Oh. dear! And everyltody thinks we
are going to marry. I don't know how
I cun look people in tlje face after this. "
"It is not my fault if people think we
are going to marry. 1 have not given
them any reason for thinking so."
"Ent yon have, though."
"How ?"
] “By your attentions to me."
"My attentions to you! 1 have not
shown you any attentions."
“Oh. how can you say that after go
ing home with me from the spelling
school and after the way you treated
I me mnii’hf ?"
Turner left Sallie at her father’s and
returned home, vowing that In- would
never be caught by her again How
well he would have kept that promise
will never b • known
The next d iy Sallie was not at school.
Turner imped she would never come
1 again and that be had seen the hist of
; her.
! Along about the middle of the fore
'. noon, however, old man Perkins entered
■ the schoolhouse. He was a great, broad.
, portly six f<s>t man. with a pair of cold
j gray eyes hidden under massive black
j brows. As he stalked into the scbool-
* room there was a heavy frown on his
; face and a determined expression in his
‘ eyes that portended evil for somebody.
and that somebody was to other than
John Turner.
“Mr. Turner." he said, "jest let up
on yer teachin fer a minute an listen
' to me."
■ "All right. Mr. Perkins. ” Turner re
plied. "What have you to say?”
"I've got a right smart to say meb
by. bat first I want to ax ye fa’r an
equar’ if ye intend to marry my gal-Y’’
“I do not. "
“Why hain't ye?"
“Because it doesn’t suit me. ”
“Ah. it don’t suit ye. eh?"
“But it suited ye well enough to
make love to ber an win her affections,
eh?"
“I never made love to her."
“Ye didn’t walk homo with her from
the spellin school, I reckon?"
“I did, but bow could 1 avoid it un
der the circumstances?"
“Ye didn’t set up to her over at the
dance last night like a sick kitten to a
hot brick, eh?"
“I did only what I was forced to do. ’
“Ye made love to her an won her
heart, an now if yo don’t marry her
she’ll pine away to a shudder. Young
man, 1 love my gal too well to let any
spindle shanked chap ruin her life an
cause her to grieve herself into the
grave. Ye must marry her. "
“1 can't do it. "
“Yes. but ye kin. See here now. I’m
willin to do this thing up friendlylike,
an if ye’ll marry Sal without any fuss
or rumpus I’ll make it to yer intrust
I’ll give ye a cow an a feather bed to
start to housekeepin on. What ye say
to that?"
"Mr. Perkins. I cannot under any
circumstances marry your daughter."
"Well. I'm sorry ye see it in that
light. I hate to have to deal rough with
ye, but I reckon I got it to do. Ye got
to marry my gal. an if ye can’t be per
sjSUSkfLor hired into it I’ll have to try
force.
"What are you going todoY" Turner
questioned uneasily.
"Goin to lick the very hide off of
ye!" Perkins replied. "Look out fer me
now. fer I'm a-comin right at ye!
Who-o-pe-e !"
He made a sudden spring forward,
grabbed at Turner with one hand and
struck at him with the other. Turner
dixlged. made a rush at a window and
went through at a bound. taking the
sash with him. Perkins followed him,
and then there Began a mad, wild chase
through the woods and over the hills
that lasted till night.
In the darkness Turner eluded his
pursuer and stele away to the railroad,
where he boarded the first train for his
home. Almost a month’s salary was due
him from the Possum Ridge school dis
trict. but he never made any attempt
to get it. He was willing to let matters
lest as they were
Treatin' in of Fruit Frees Injured by
tli« February b 7.-.
Question. —To what extent did the
February freeze injure the truit trees of
Georgui. and is there any treatment for
frozen trees?
Answeii. —The unprecedented cold
wave that swept over the state lust Feb
ruary greatly injured trait trees in
manv sections of tiie state, and it is
highly important that such trees should
be properly treated at once, that the
damage may be overcome as much as
possible.
Peaches, plums and figs have suffered
most, while apples und pears seem to
be very little damaged. O* the peatdios,
the Alexanders and TiLotson* are the
most injured. All of the other varie
ties are greatly damaged, but to a less
extent.
In a great manv cases the Satsuma
plum was nearly killed to the ground,
; while the Abundance and most of rhe
[ other varieties are not no much dam
aged. The damage seems to be confined
■ almost entirely to the bearing trees.
I Young trees from nursery stock to 2 year
■ orchard trees have escaped with little
damaim. Un fori innately tho principal
; injury is to the trunk of the trees. The
bast tissues and the cambium layer of
I tiie bai K are frozen ami blackened front
I the surface of the groand up to 12
' molies or more, anti in a few cases the
park is loosened horn the tree*. Us
uttlly, however, there are about 2 or 3
inches of bark on one side of the tree
rnat escaped treeziim. This green streak
of lark is usually found on the
south side of the tree. lu Mime sections,
however, it is found on another side.
Tne twigs and limns are apparently not
so bad y damaged Tne wood just be
neath the bu Is is iirowned, and some of
1 in- twigs killed, in inv opinion most
of these tree* may recover and be re
stored to a fair comiit.on Tnis, how-
I ever, is a question. Many will undoubt*
i eiiiy die in the course <jf -this summer.
I Trees 1 hat were bad!v weakened from
tile .'an Jose scale, or 'rent the depre
dations of oilier im-.ecVs. wr from neglect
<<r otherwise, in most cases were kiLed
! bevotid a doubt ami should be dug upua
once. The work of re-toration can be
greatly aided by curling tim trees back
severely. Each grower must deternnaie
tor himselt how much must be out
ava-. according to the ex ent and the
I location ot the damage. As a rale, at
least one-third of the growth of the
limn- should i>e <-nr off In a few cases
it w ill be wise to cur the Limbs back to
stubns about 24 inenes All badly dam
Bgrd limbs should -be take® out entirely.
Tins pruning wih rwtaee rhe surface to
i.e fed through the roots wnd will atini
ttlate new growth of toeawur wood. If
the tree lives at all. it will regain rap
idly its vigor a»d retc.p 1.-eif during the
growing season a«J<l 'be prepared lor a
iruV crop next year. Il* doing this
work a ci«a® cut should oe
mane with a saw or sharp pruning knife.
Tne cut auriace should be pamted over
with white iead to exclude the air und
prevent evaporation. This work should
nave been done tn M.awh. Howoveg,
it is not too late yet. and should toe done
at once. Several prominent growers
have already cowmeueed the work.
Prompt action in thia wwk may save
your trees.
Neither should cultivation be neglec
' ted. The trees need the best of atten
tion now more than ever. Orchards
ahojnid,be thoroughly cultivated during
tlTi season as tnougn you expecceu s* Mg
crop of fruit. If cultivation is Def
lected, a little hot sun and dry weather
will tell a doleful tale.
Statk ExyOMODOCIST,
A TMpIGHT.
These Negroes Break The
Monotony, and Each
Other’s Heads.
THE FISHT OCCURS AT THE DEPOT
On Sunday While the Crowd Waits
For The Special to the Sam
Holt Burning.
Monroe Heyman, his brother
in-law Jim Swanson and Tom Gib
son engaged in a tight at the de
pot Sunday afternon about three
o’clock while the crowd was wait
e r
ing for the special which was to
come to carry them to the burn
ing of Sam Holt at Newnan.
It seems that Tom Gibson be*
came engaged in a figfit with Jim
Swanson. Monroe Heyman who
is Swanson’s brother in-lawclaims
that he undertook to separate
them. He seems to have found
it hard work and in order to k
the peace he endeavored to ma,ce
peace meal of !om Gibson, cut
ting him in three places on his
head and face and beating him
over the head with a stick,
Mayor Bradfield fined each
of them $2.50 or 5 days on the
streets,
“A word to the wise is siitficient”and
a word to the wise should be sufficient,
but you ask, who are the wise? Those-*
who know. The oft repented experi
ence of trust worthy persons inny be
taken for knowledge. Mr. W. M. Ter
ry snys Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
gives better satisfaction than any oth
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drug business at Eleton, Ky., for 12
yrnrs; has sold hundreds of bottles of
this remedy and nearly all other cough
medicines mnniitactured, which shows
conclusively tlint Chninberlnin’s is the
most satisfactory to the people, nnd is
the best. For sale by LaGrange Drug
Co.
R. P. Abraham,
Fire Insurance.
Representing the following old
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Royal Insurance Co., of Li vet pool
Northern Ansurunce Co., of Lon
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I solicit your insurance on your
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| any remedy <*qanl to it fur colic and
diarrhoea. I have never had t«» use
1 move than one or two doses to cure
' t he worst case with myself nr childrea.
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