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wttx ole miss's boddy servant an’ Miss Madg’-
ryk nuts.” Jerry, her grandson, whose mis-
aim lion to it ra was to to been keep the the wood woodpile nile well well stocked. stocked,
came to for a large share of Aunt Dilsey’s
maternal attention, especially when “de
llgfat’ood knots gin out," and bis life was any-
thing but a happy lot, for then “ole mam-
my,^ os he called her, made things lively for
Take it all to all, Beverly was feel a borne could amid be
whose quiet Kate began to rite
happy for the remainder of her Ufa She
might not have been able to add to its beauty,
but she infused Into It the brightness of her
freeh, young nature. Her songs mingled with
those of tire birds, and the influence of her
toT-rtS?
mon-ms oneaay douv you, juuu* u»m, fnr
yo f better come home fas’ ex yd’ldn,
she’s sbo’ sump’n has happen to yo’.’ poor.
Aunt Dorothy, how wrong it was for me to
worrv her' -
brought from heaven to
went in, and sold to auntie, ‘Miss Dorothy,
why didn’t you prepare me for this pleasant
surprise! You see, 1 am Indebted to a y a y
shot and, this lady’s scream for a delightful
acquaintance.' incident Aunt
“He then explained the to
Dorothy, who laughed and said, ‘Well, well,
My little New York niece, If she is anything
like her mother, will ne-er suffer for the
want of companionship If there s anybody
worth knowing around her, and l think,
Gerald, she’s hit it right this time.'
“1 was so glad to hear Aunt Dorothy my
this; I loved her twice as much as 1 did bo-
fore, because sbe appreciated Gerald When
he made his adieu, she told me it was a quern-
coincidence that the first person I met in old
Roanoke should tarn out to be the son of mo-
ther’s old lover, Randolph Bruce Then die
added, with an odd smile, ‘I wonder if the
feeling will be inherited by the children fi *
After this occurrence it was not a difficult
matter to induce Kate to prolong ber-rtrtt
at least until the holidays.
“Yes,"said Aunt Margery, “Beverly farm*
shall this year, if never before, wituessagen
uine Thanksgiving, as well as a Christmas.”
'And so it was arranged that Aunt Dorothy,
as the head of the family, should at once
write to Col. and Mrs. Hartley, inviting them
to the old Virginia home.
* And Uncle Robert, too,” suggested Kate,
“our old bachelor uncle, be must also come,
for he lives with father and mother, and there
could be no real thanksgiving with his dear
kind face absent, from the table.’’ in a few
days the mail brought a reply from Mrs
Hartley accepting the invitation.
During the month or more that elapsed
Kate and Gerald wet- frequent companions.
A graduate of the Virginia military institute
and finely educated foe a profession, he found
in her own ready intellect a charmful syrn
pathy that was greater than even her beauty
He never told his love, but the eyes of both
were traitors One day be invited her to a
stroll, and the path led to the old mill where
they first met They hod conversed long and
pleasantly when he suddenly inquired. “Are
yon superstitious, RateT
“No; why do you askf"
“Because in a few weeks we shall probably
part, not to meet again for a long time, and
1 want some pledge from you that our friend
ship shall remain unbroken See," said Gw
aid, plucking two roue leaves from a flower
she wore and throwing them into the river
flowing at their feet, “if they float down the
stream side by side, not drifting apart or
sinking, they may indicate our - possible fu
hire, but if”—
“What mockery T quickly interrupted
Kate, impulsively laying her hand upon his.
“Don’t throw our lives into the scales to be
balanced by two rose leaves!" The words
were spoken before she thought of their full
significance.
“No. watch them—there they go!" A id
the two’White winged messengers went out
upon their mission. Steadily they continued
their course, side by ride, but approaching
nearer and nearer each other until just as
they tney were were disappearing disappearing from iran view, view, they urej
were merged, as it were, into one petal
“Du you accept tin- omen. Cater asked
Gerald, with a tender l.»»k that meant a vol
time of love songs fte-T Hasped bands; not
another word was sjw l:«t fieyoud the mute
eloquence of their eyes twit they understood
each other from tl ai moment and for all
time
Preparation* tor Thanksgiving of went on
apace, and they were «»i a wale such mag
nitride that even litre-*- fi r a Virginia Christ¬
mas could not excel Kate’s father and
mother and Uncle Roliert Hartley arrived to
due time, and bad been duly installed to the
great guest chambers, and what with holly,
mistletoe ami flowers, the old mansion took
-on a festive look it had not worn for a gen¬
eration Besides the immediate members of
Abe family and the northern visitors, the ree
tor of the neighborhood church, CM and
Gerald Bruce and a few of the moat intimate
friends of the Bain bridge*, living in the vi
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Oriental and Pe
most of his time 1
between far diste
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Besides, be kne
ten that their 8
quire his presem
profession that*
a competence. 1
«aou hii
bis boyhood, ha <
mission and detei
erly Farms she
think of it," be a
the night of my e
In Old Virginia i
Col, Hartley! w
this lovely niece.
to be thankful."
right to recall sad memories or speak of such
a thing as battle and bloodshed." Urged by
the others, however. Uncle Robert proceed
ed “After the assault on Pickett’s division
at the battle of Gettysburg, among the pris¬
oners who fall brio Hu* hands of my regi¬
ment was one in whom I became deeply to
tarested. He was a large, handsome, brown
eyed man, a native of this slate, surf, like
myself, a major Though desperately wound¬
ed, and with the chances of living ail against
him, not a murmur of regret, eave for bis
family, escaped bis lips 1 often visited him.
but each visit revealed the fact that his hours
were numbered One morning while seated
by bis bedside, he asked uie to hand him his
faded, gray uniform v. hk-ii hung at the foot
of the cot 1 did ** and taking from
one of the pockets a knife, he request
ed me to rip a place in the left breast
of his coat There I found a tut of paper
wrapped around a small hard substance.
which on further examination proved to be
a little star “Tbs. said he. looking at it
lovingly, “was cut from the coat of Gen.
Stonewall Jackson, my noble leader. It was
my fortune to be one of those who bore him
to the rear when be fell at ChanoellorsviUe,
and when his coot was removed 1 cut this
mar from life collar and placed it whore you
have just now found it-wbere It would al¬
ways be nearest tny heart 1 returned to the
battlefield and fought as 1 never fought be¬
fore. This souvenir I wtab to leave with
you in order that you may sometimes think of
the Virginia this," said soldier he, taking yon the have crumpled befriended^ pa*
And
per, “is the last leave nt absence Gen. Jack-
son ever gave me. Should you ever have the
opportunity, send it to my wife" Before
another wont was uttered a change passed
over his Vnre and he become unconscious.
The next day he died Shortly after that 1
was transferred to the Army of the West
When the war ended! had the two mesnen tore
inclosed in the tittle casket that Kate now
ween.
During this recital, more than one pair of
eyes were moist, and the voice of the manly
soldier* himself, who recalled this episode,
trembled as he reached forward and opening
the locket said: “See, here U the star of
Stonewati Jackson, and here the furlough
signed byblm permitting Maj. Albert Fair¬
fax to visit home for thirty days,”
“Ob, poor husband!" cried Margery, with
a great sob, as 3* Tell almost swooning to
the arms of hire toother. Dorothy and Clara
assisted her from the room Wher own cham¬
ber, where ter a time grief held its away.
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contractors, with intensive
meat tor the benefit of their creditors.
LiatrihUes and assets unknown, but it is
stated they will be heavy.
dT-NoI. W~The last last house night night
aud and senate senate in in joint joint session session
elected i- »• Casey, Republican, for ot
Jamestown, the second senator
North Dakota, On the last ballot he re¬
ceived 51 votes, and his election was
then made unan imous. _, r
Give Up the Cathedral Site.
New York, Nov. 57.—The trustees
of the Protestant Episcopal cathedral of
St. John the Divine agreed cathedral to allow the be
site of tli# proposed to
ifced by the world’s fair committee as a
portion of the proposed fair grounds.
How’s This!
We offer One Hundred Dollufra Reward for
any case of Catarrh that can not be cored by
Cheney tor the last 15 years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business traesae-
ttons, and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
E.^H- Van Hoesen, Cashier Toledo National
Bank, Toledo, O.
Hall’s atarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly the upon the Price, blood T5e. and rnneons bottle.
surfaces of system, per
Sold by all Druggists.
Died In Jail.
Baltimore, Nov. 27.— Dr. Georg*.
Stevens, of Baltimore, who was con¬
victed of Boucbat causing the death of Miss
and Pauline awaiting a year ago died by abortion of
was sentence, con¬
sumption in tile jail at Towson.
The Weather.
Fair followed till Wednesday by rising night; raudfc
colder, northwesterly temperature winds.
Wednesday;
Dyspepsia
Makes the fives of many people miserable,
and often leads to self-destruction. Distress
after eating, sour stomach, tick headache,
heartburn, loss of appetite, a faint, “ all gone ”
feeling, bad taste, coated tongue, and Irregu-
Distress larity of the bowels, are
some of the more common
After symptoms. Dyspepsia docs
_ not get well of itself. It
Eating requires careful, persistent
attention, and a remedy like Hood’s Sarsa¬
parilla. which acta gently, yet surely and
efficiently, ft tones the stomach and oilier
organs, regulates the digestion, creates a
good appetite, and by thus ffijck
overcoming the localsymp- UM J a .u A
toms removes the sympa- neatluviw
thetic effects of the disease, banishes the
headache, aud refreshes the tired mind.
•;l have been troubled with dyspepsia. I
bad bat little appetite, and what 1 did eat
”® arx distressed me,»or did me
little good. lit an hour
bum after eating X would expe¬
rience a faintneas, or tired, all-gone feeling,
as though I hadWeaten anything. My trou¬
ble, I think, was aggravated by my business,
which is teat of a painter, and from being
more cr less shut up in a o.y.
room with fresh paint. Last e , .
sprit-* I took need's S.-Jsa- SwmaCn
rite—lock three bottles. It did mo an
Immense amount rf cct.iL H gave me an
appetite, and ray food relished and satisfied
the craving I Irtd previously experienced.”
Geohue A. V±<sz, Watertown, Mass.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla Prepared out;
Adby^arurrists. ft; stxforfS.
by C. t ROOD A CIS, Ajw«i*<-*11es,Lawca, Mm*.
too Doses Cne Dollar
One of the finest fnims in Middle
health Georgia is for soch sale, that The he wishes proprietor’s t«
re-
tiie from the fatigue of business.
This farm is abobt three-fourths of
a mile east from the centre of the
city ofjGriffin, Ga., adjoining the sub-
urbs of the city, containing200 enclosed acres,
25 acres in an
pasture with large bi— _______ running
through centre of pasl isture. On this
branch is a splendid ____, pli lace for a mill
or gin; plenty c! of water ,._t and water
fall. fall. Balance Balance c" of land is in the bigh-
est state of cultivation of any farm
in the state, having had thousands
of dollare worth of cotton seed and
stable manure and composts of all
kinds put on it in the last few years.
It is also one of the best terraced
and ditched places in Georgia.
Ditches all scientifically of run the so fields. as
to prevent any the washing $500. The
ditching of place cost of
owner hss made the improvement since he
the place a specialty thinking ever that he would
owned it, not consequently it is
ever self it; a rare
bargain, such as scarcely ever is of
Also on the place is a fine young
orchard of fruits of different kinds,
nice convenient dwelling, bam and
all necessary out buildings. This
place is only to be seen to lie ad¬
mired.
G.W. CLARK.
Sept20d&w3m.
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GkaTEFUL - COMFORTING.
EPPo'i COCOA
BREAKFAST.
■ B* which ft thorough knowledge of the digestion nature
laws govern the operations of application
and nutrition, and by a careful
of the fine properties of weM-ariected Coeoa,
Ur Epps has provided our breakfast which tables
with a delicately flavord beverqge may
save ns many heavy doctor’s bilis. It Is by
the judicious use of such articles of diet that
a until constitution may be resist gradually tendency built up
disease. strong Hundreds enough to of subtle every maladies
to are
floating around ns ready to attack wherever
there is a weak point. We may escape many
a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well forti¬
fied with pure blood and a properly nourish
ed frame.—[Civil with boiling Service Gazette. milk. Sold Made sins in
ply h:iK!,,,uml water or only
Hoaroopatliic Chemists. London, Engl and.
BOSTON. NBW YORK. frWiCAGO.
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