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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 1884.
NO. 105.
Americus Recorder.
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Offlct*, oM Fltft National Bank.
Prompt attenti n drcn to«!lba§lnc«i*enln»trd.
Collections n specialty H nd prompt attention
guaranteed. decsStf
0. R. McCRORY, '
A.ttorno v at L a w,
ELLAVILLE, Ga.
TKRMS—All claims from |3f! or muUr, |3;
from $30 to600, ten per cent.; over 6*K), seven
per rent. No charges uule** collections "re made.
April 6 tf
~~DOCTORS.
A LEAP-YEAR epi-ode.
stated’ then you kiss her as often former comrade, always one of the
as you like. Hush I they are going | best companions.
“I saw your name on the hook
at the inn,” he explained; ‘‘was
sure it must be you. At any rate
I thought I would start out to
Can I forget that winter night
In eighteen eighty four, j to begin,”
Wh*n brllie, charming little sprite, ' To be sure one of the oldest boys
‘GooTeSgf miss"? blushing set j, ! "?? appointed postmaster and one
For in toy heart I know— g' r ‘ after another went out into the
Amt, knowing, hnng my pretty hied— i entry, each presently knocking at
Tlmt NV-llio oimo to wuu. ' the door asking for a letter, where
on the boy called for sheepishly
followed her into the hall, and to
judge from the sound of screaming
and Bcnllling which generally fol
lowed paid his postage under con-
She clasped my big red hand, and (all
Adown upou her knots,
And cried: “You know I lovey^u well,
So be my husband. please!”*
And then she s.vore she’d ever he
A tender wife and true—
Ah, what a delight it was to mo
That Nellie come to woe!
Dr. 0. B. RAINES,
SURGEON AND PHYSICIAN.
Offer* hi* professional service*, with »n expert-.
enceof20 yean, to the pc-mle of A merlon* and
vicinity. Office at I)r. Kid i id go's Drug Sforo. lie*.
Idencc at corner of Jackson and Church strois.
Calls will receivo prompt aUeutiou. 'nnSthl
“ Dr. D. P. HOLLO WAY,
DENTIST,
AMERICUS, GA.
Work equal to the best. Cash rate* as low as
Ii«lowest. Try him and In. convinced. l)i*ce
over Davenport & Son's drug store. aprirOtf
MISCEl'LAXEOVS.
W. B. OLIVER,
Fowth Street, C\i rtalr* over
Oc‘». Stapleton's Store.
DRAPERi TAILOR
AMERICUS, GEORGIA.
Having received the latest fashions
from London and Paris, I am prepared
to make clothing lo order in the latest
style and best workmanship.
mill FROM HER ASHES.
Tho finest finished, most pleasant wearing and
•Want BOOTS AND 8HOBS made. The
be«t repairing done in the most su'.-tantlnl and
artistic *tjrle, and till on reasonable terms. Refers
to every gentleman in Americus. Call on me •
nt my new shop in front of Col. N. A. Smith** of
floe, yn Jackson Street. America*, Os.
ANDREW DUDLEY.
•? uael^.tf
T is powder never var
' strength an<l whole-omen
than the ordinary kinds, . .....
competioii with the m.i.titude of low tost, short
weight, alum or phi sphatcpowder®. No/./ only in
tin Ain*. llOYAl. B tKING POWDKIi C*», ltfl
Wall S« reel, New York. oefilyl.
SOUTH GEORGIA
HALE and FEMALE COLLEGE
DAWSON, GA.
pens each year rtrsl Woedav in September, and
closes each year second Thursday in June.
Board and tuition lor scholastic year, boy*, 125 00
*• “ “ “ girls, 185 00
Piano, Organ or Guitar, “ 40 on
l%e of Instrument, 10 00
Daily lessons hi IVimianHiip,’ 5 00
Commercial tonne, 80 00
Taney and ornamental work per month,... 2 00
No school north or south Is more thorough and
practical than oura. We wld guaru tee mental
and inoral improvement in every one ofour pupils.
Our motto is: Itorti mm .Voce/, rend for catalogue,
mnjrtll kl. A. Mc-NULTY,
FOR A BUSINESS EDUCATION
i DEPARTMENT OK THE
USTeil I^lolSLelrt,
Will do Plastering, Biickwork and Housework
Calsomine a aj<ccla!iy. Repairing done. Orders
promptly attended to. octStf
EASON HOUSE,
8. E. EASON, Proprietor,
No. 40 Plum Street, Near Repot,
MACON, GA.
Matt Hart,
On.Cotton Avenue,, is all ready forth* holidays
having a band some stock of
Fruits and Candies!
Matt sell* only
M. A. McNCT.TY, : : . : President
• n. C ADAMS, Principal of Department.
The most practical, thorough and Complete
bnsine-a train'-i g school in the ^ouih. Also, the
CHTAPKST KATE**. lhiok*k«wping as applied
to every brmieh of business. Commercial i<uw.
Conitrercinl Arithmetic, Commerc a 1 Cnrrespond-
ence, Ha-iness Penmanship, Political Economy,
Orthography, Elocution, IV tel pic* and Prnc Ice of
Businc**.
t3F*The only place South where young Judies
are if v> n a thorough hu-inces eduentinn.
Ileiiuti ul Diplomng awarded to graduates.
For further ir.formath n and catalogue sdtircss
oct atj n C ADAMH. Dawson, On.
AMERICUS HIGH SCHOOL.
Tibs chool will be reopened on Monday, Janu
ary 7th, 1884, and will contliiiio six * -holustic
months. Our *chu»l roo ■, the "l.v lander Aenda-
tuy,” is »it unted in the i ou*.heastei n part of
Americus, a healthy »nd pless-tnl portion nf the
elty, Is a large comfortable building, and is being
arranged ‘„r convenience .if n at ruction. lH"ir
of pupil-, we solicit a
guarunteo rapid im
prove™ ntto every pupil who attends our school
regularly. The si dents of this school will be re
quired to study.
TUITION*
Primary Depirtinent, per month, 12.00.
lntcrm dime Dep-rtment 8-00.
Academic Department, 4.»*0.
Book Keeping, 5.00.
Dai y lessons in T
A NEW TREATMENT
For C'nuinmptlou, Asthma, llrouctil-
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Debility illkeumatUin.Neuralgia,nuct
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We, the underdone h 'ving received gr« at and
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i d ad'ninlster<-d by l)ua.
Fl’tla Hi.hi •, and l.e.
, . u new disc- very in m*dl nl
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1 duty which we owe to the many thousands who
i aie fullering from chronic and en-eallod "lucttra-
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tues known and to inspire the public with cotid*
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Monuments, Tombs, Etc., Etc. i Jansa
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publish any tvsllmo-
... t prices When
_ t auyihlngln his line It will pay you to
patron'zo him.
f merlcus, Oa., 16th, 183.8. ml.
Edward J. Mt’ler. C, Homco McC'ull.
Monumental Marble Works,
HILLER ti McCALL, Proprietors,
Southwest Corner of tbo Public Square,
AMERICUS, GA.
of the best Italian and American Marble.
slderablc d if lie ul tie
I watched the game in a state of
She'd lace toy shoes, ntol Jarn ray hose j bewildered alarm. What if a girl
And mend my shirt, she said, j should call on me 1 But no one
And greose ray comely Roman nose j did, and I was half disappointed,
K,ch ni ( il,ion R.duKtohc.l; j ha n relieved, that I was exempt
Shed build the Brea and folch thecoal, . . . , ?
And split the kindling, too- wl *en at last it was Mablo Byrne a
Love’s petjuries o’erwheltaed hersonl | turn to go our.
She left the room with a lovely
blush on her beautiful face. The
door was -solemnly closed upon her,
and then after a brief pause there
was a faint knock. The postmaster
opened the door a few inches.
‘‘What do you want 7” he asked
“There is a letter here,” she re
plied.
■‘For whom 7”
“For Mr. James IfUl.”
“How much to pay 7”
“Postage not stated," was the
faint reply.
They all laughted loudly and
looked at me, for that was my name.
The blood rushed in crim
son floods to my face. I got on my
feet some how, and with my heart
torn between- a wild desire to go
into that hall and a wish to sink,
I stumbled out of the roctu.
The door was closed behind me,
and I found myself almost in dark
ness, as the hall was dimly lighted.
-I paused a moment, and then I
heard the faint sound of quick
breathing; another heart was beat
ing as violently as my own. For
once in my lile I knew what to do
with my arms. I caught hold of
her. 1 scarcely knew how. The
darkness gave me courage, and I
held her in a close clasp, and press
cd my lips to her check in three
or tourrapid, halt-frightened kisses,
before she could free herself from
my embrace.
“There! there 1 Mr. Hill," she
When Nellie came to woo.
And a. I, blushing gave no cheek,
To It r advances rash.
She twined her arms about ray neck,
Aod toyed with ray moustache;
And then sho pleaded for a kiss,
While I—what could I do—
But coyly yield me to that bliss
When Nellie came to wou?
I am engaged, and proudly wear
A gorgeona diamond ring,
And I snail wed my lover lair
Some time in gentle spring,
I laoe ray doom without a sigh—
And so forsooth, would yon,
If you but loved as fond as I,
And Nellie came to woo.
—Chicago News.
postage’ndTstated.
I.
I was tall, overgrown, awkward,
and sixteen, with a pervading con
sciousness that my hands and tcet
were very large, and the added
misery, in the case of the former
members, that they were always
red, aud I never knew what to do
with them when in company, f was
making a visit at grandmother’s de
lightful old-fashioned country
home, when one morning the clear
old iarly called mo to tier.
‘•Here is something for you,Jim,”
she said, “an invitation to a chil
dren’s party at Mrs. Edwards’.”
“Children’s party.” I repeated,
probably, wiilt a shade of scorn in
my voice, as indicating that 1 was
no longer to be placed iu that
juvenile category.
“Not children exactly,” correct
said, with a faint, merry laugh,
, , . - , .“don't be so bashful again. I'm
cd grandma, with a smile at mv | Bllre y ou’re bold enough now I”
masculine dignity. “Young peo- » Havc j paifl my postage?” I
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‘Treatise on Compound Ox;
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| Contractor and Builder
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A a-td nial.lntng tw. aty.Svn or tlilrtj
AMEK1CUS, GA.
Wurk .ntruiteS to In. Will be dime with ceat-
•rat. limit., lie,.llr o.<* »U'I -M .-t-h. Sail aet.-n .aaranti.t‘
furtber nanleumr. »n- reftr -.c. aptly u V. U. wtuata-y, Auurlcu.,
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pie, 1 should have said. Mrs. Kd
wards’ daughter Florence is four
teen, and Tom Byrne and all the
boys—young men, I should say,’’
wiih a twinLle of amusement—“will
ho there.”
1 Imd sundry misgivings that I
should not enjoy the party at all,
being as yet very much afraid ol
girls, though beginning to admire
them as mysterious and fascinating
beings. However, 1 accepted the
in'ilalion, ns 1 found that all the
hoys I knew were going, and the
party was to he quite a “swell” af
fair for the village.
When Iao evening catue it found
me with the rest, scuted in a large
parlor, very unhappy because of
my arm aud hands, which would by
no means arrange themselves in any
gracclul or becoming manner, and
extremely bashful, hut full of ad
miration lor a lovely black eyed
girl about a year younger than my
self, whom I knew to be Tom
Byrne’s sister.
She sat some distance from me,
hut she h d given me a sweet smile
when 1 first enme in, and now from
time to lime east glances at me
which increased at once my bliss
and my confusion.
Various games were suggested
and played, but were of a quiet
character, such as “Twenty Ques
tions,” “Proverbs,” etc., so that I
had no opportunity of approaching
any n arer to Mahle, who showed
hersell very brilliant in her ques
tions and answers during the pro
gress of these intellectual amuse
ments.
Then somebody suggestedtlmt we
should piny "PoslofHce.”
‘-i’ostofliee ! what is that 7 How
d«you play it?” I whispered to
fom Byrne, tny next neighbor.
“Don't you know how to play
PnsLoflice?” he asked, witli a scorn
ofmy ignorance. “Ob, well, I sup
pose you city fellows don’t know
anything.”
•■I never heard of this,” 1 assent
ed. quite meekly.
“Well, I’ll tell you how it is. A
girl asks for a letter for some boy,
and then you iiavc to ask her how
much postage, and if she says one
cent, you must kiss her once.”
“Oh t” said I.
“Yes,” replied Tom, “and you
kiss her twice for two cents, and
three limes for tiree cents. It’s
quite fun, if it is a pretty girl,” he
added, judicially.
“I suppose so," I replied vaguely.
‘‘But 1 forgot to tell you." he
added,” If she says postage not
stammered out,
“Indeed, yes; enough and to
spare. Come, let us go hack to the
parlor.”
She led me in,a willing prisoner,
and the rest of the evening I was
her bound slave; her partner in alt
games, her companion in the dance
(wherein I excelled the country
hoys, and gloried in my accom
plishment), and at last, crownin?
delight of the evening, her escort
home.
This was all. The next day I
returned to my homo In the city,
and Mahle Byrne became only a
memory; strong at first, fainter as
time went on, but sweet always.
When I saw other girls I compared
them mentally to the picture of my
ima ination painted of Mabel and
they never seemed half so fnir and
sweet as site.
But then 1 did not see many oth
er girls. My hashfulncss, instead
of diminishing, seemed rather to
increase upon mo as years went by.
I avoided society, and was so much
of a recluse from ladies tlmt my
mother was quite worried lest I
should bccomit an old bachelor.
Perhaps one reason why I retailed
my diflidencc was that my pursuits
were among b >oks and not among
people. I had made the science
of geology a study, and at twenty-
seven found myself in a comforta
ble position as assistant professor
in one nf our best colleges, the sal
ary of which, with oy income add
ed* making me so far at ease that
I resolved to devote my summer
vacation to a tour in Europe.
II.
Equipped with bag and hammer,
August found me making a pedes
trian tour of Switzerland, with a
special view to the study of its
glacial system and lithology. 1
avoided the well traveled ways thus
esenping the society of other tour
ists, and I was therefore utterly
amazed when one evening, as I
drew near the little house which
was my temporary abiding place,
a tall form strode toward me out
of the darkness and a hearty voice
cried out:
“J'm ! Jim Hill!”
“What is it 7" 1 replied, with a
half nervous start.
“Ah 1 I thought it was my old
friend. Have you forgotten Tom
Byrne 7"
Of course not, for I had met him
occasionally since we were boys,
and I was heartily glad to meat my
meet you.”
“But how canto you hero 7” I in
quired, “in this out of the way cor
ner of the world 7"
“Because it is out of the way,
Mabel and I are making a trip in
search of the picturesque. You
know she is quite an artist?”
So Mabel was witli him. My
bcart gave a curious thump, and
for a moment I could hardly make
a sensible reply.
“Yea,” he went on; “she is so
devoted to her art that it seems
quite to absorb her life. She has
not thought of marriage, and does
not care in the least for the ordi
nary run of society. She will he
glad to see you, though,” he added,
consolingly, “as you are a man of
science."
We walked bnck together to the
little inn, and presently I was shak
ing hands with a oeautifu! and
stately woman, whose bright, dark
eyes flashed with tiie same intensi
ty and lire that I had never seen
in any other eyes but those ofMa
bel Byrne.
Site greeted me very cordially,
and after we three had taken an
evening meal together there fol
lowed a delightful evening in the
little parlor that Tom and hia sister
had secured
For once in my life I felt myself
quite ok case in a lady’s society.
In the first place there was Tom to
keep me in countenance of my own
sex in the company, then Mabel
did not expect mo to talk of airy
nothings, that light foam of the
social whirlpool which I never yet
have been able to skim. She spoke
first of my scientific pursuits. She
showed so much knowledge of the
subject that 1 really found myself
talking with earnestness and enthu
siasm of the formation of the coun
try, and especially of the glacial
system and curious marks of its
action borne by the specimens 1
had collected.
She, in her turn, contributed to
the ^evening's interest by telling
mo of her work and showing me
her sketches, which were really of
a very high order of artiBtic merit.
There was no school girl weakness
in her handling of the brush, but
a force and poetic thought that
bad won her already hom ruble rec
ognition in the world of art.
“And you have r.ovcr heard of
Mabel’s painting until now 7” asked
Tom
“No," I confessed. “You know
I have been quite absorbed iu my
apeciai studies.”
"Yes, and have not seen Mabel
lor ever a > long, have you 7”
“No,” I replied, “not since that
summer ten years ago, when I was
at my grand-mother’s.”
Jolly times we had, too,’’ said
Tom, reflectively. "Itcmember
that party at Mrs. Edwards’?”
A sudden rush of blood to my
faco utterly confused me. 1 stam
mered a reply, and Tom, to my
relief, went on with some ramb
ling reminiscences. It was some
seconds before I dared to look at
Mabel. Surely she was blushing,
too.
The next morning we all went, on
a trip up the slopes of tho moun
tain. Mabel in short, gray suit,
alpine hat and stout boots; Tom
carrying her drawing materials.
Thus we made this and many
another delightful expeditions.
Life too* ou uew colors for me.
There was a radiance and glory
about it that 1 had never dreamed
of before. Every day 1 found fresh
reason for admiring my beautiful
companion, and our walks through
the deep valleys and up the rough
mountain sides were to me like en
chanted journeys through a realm
of fairies. In this lovcl.cst country
in the world, with this glorious
woman by my aide, I was, indeed,
as one transfigured by the light of
the grand passion that took pos
session of my soul.
At first I knew not what had be
fallen me. I thought only that my
pleasure in Mabel’s society sprang
from a similarity ol tastes and
pursuits, a :d the charm of her
conversation; but gradually I woke
to the overwhelming fact that I
loved her with the great love of
my lile, that seemed to me now to
dato from the days of long ago, to
have been always with me, and to
stretch out into the future to make
it transcendently glorious, or a
long despair.
And yet, as soon as 1 learned my
own secret, my former basbfutness
came back upon me nrilb tenfold
intensity, sod 1 found myself often
embarrassed In her presence, wbl|e
at tbe thought or telling her my
heart’s atory, though my brain was
smitten though and through with
dazzling delight at the dream of
successful wooing, yet I was so
overwhelmed that utterance would,
as I was sure, be an impossibility.
And Mabel 7 Her eyes were
very kind to me. They turned to
me with n softened luster that thrill
ed me with hope; and yet, if I nt-
temped even a compliment, 1 blush
ed, floundered and was lost.
One evening we were talking cf
all manner of subjects, grave and
gay, and so strayed to marriages
in general, and especially to the -
matrimonial lot of some of our eld
friends.
“You remember Boyd, don’t
you, Hill 7” asked Tom.
“Tall, bashful fellow like me 7”
I added.
"Yes,” replied Tom, laughing.
“He married Miss Cutting, our for
mer school teacher. 1 always
thought she proposed to him.”
“Sensible girl? 1 exclaimed, “I
think it is positively a woman's
duty sometimes to help a man out.
You remember that book of tbe
late Dr. Iloraoe Bushnell, publish
ed some years ago, called 'A Re
form Against Nature?’ In it he
denounced the wholo woman’s
rights movement, but maintained
that every woman ought to have
the right to propose marri.ge to
the man she liked. I think be was
scientifically correct.”
I spoke with grent earnestness,
looking always at Tom; but at tbe
last words my glance turned to
Mabel. Her eyes were fixed on mine,
and tbe look 1 met there sent thu
biood to my heart with such a swift,
tumultuous rush that I grew faint
with confusion, and presently rush
ed out of tho room aud to bed
though not <o sleep.
The next day 1 went out in the
afternoon hy myself for a scramble
through a damp and very rough
gorge, when Tom and Mabel did
not care to accompany me. 1 was
half glad to ho alone, for I was ner
vous over my audacity of the night
before; yet the thought of Mabel’s
kindly eyes so overwhelmed me
with blinding happiness that I had
to look many times at a bit of rook
before 1 could see girls that donat
ed glacial action.
It was late sunset when I reached
tbe inn. The rosy light was flush
ing the distant mountain peaks with
that marvelous beauty which is one
of the wonderous charms of Swiss
scenery. I made my way without
pause to Mabel’s parlor, led there
by a force tnat seemed to draw me
hy power betond my control. The
room was quite dark and she was
alone. As I entered sho camo to
wards mo with a quantity of letters
and papers in her hands.
“These came while you were
away,” sho said. •
Mechanaciily I took the papers.
Among them there was a large
package ou which 1 dimly discern
ed the word “duo,” followed by an
illegible stamp.
“You have paid something on
this,” I said. “How much wns it?”
and looked up.
“Postage not stated,” replied Ma
bel.
Promptly, smiling, she uttered
the words. Then her dark eyes
-o tened and haltered. The papers
and letters were scattered over the
floor. I bad caught her in my arms
with all the audacity that had been
once before mine in my boyish
daya.
Only uow, os I pressed passion
ate kisses on her brow or lips, I
found voice at last to utter the
yearning that was consuming my
heart.
Boston Qlobe: "Pretty soon, if
foreign correspondents do not re
form, a cablegram like this may be
exi ected: Tbe chief of the brigands
in Southern Italy has a painful corn
on his left foot. Later: Tue corn
has lieen cut ont; patient improv
ing.”
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