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BLUKE STOVALL.
[Onl»P. Read.]
SSbordSSTuttl# omtfoUtj'ring.
.Skits fertile point* of rich soil, the
"““To! the .Wm. Hie wife bed
gjTdead for fir* T<*r*. b nt he lived in
hTppy retirement with hie boy. o bright
bo? of 10 year* reach into hmnan ex
istence. Stovall was a man of some
location; at leaat of aome reading, for
ibe old books in hia house were marked
hv the finger* of honest search.
One day, while Stovall and hia son
.ore standing at the rnde gate in front
Jf*th* houaaJabelUng com to a lot of
young piga. Diok Spfilera, an old fel
low who lived in the neighborhood,
role np and nodded.
“Won’t you light, old man?"
“Wall, ef I do yerll wish I hadut.
“How's that?” balancing an oar of
corn on the fence and regarding the
old fellow curiously.
“Yer know I ain t a man o' much
crammer, Blnkc.”
"Well, you are not tlunkmg of look
ing np a school, are you?”
"Wait till I get through. I amt a
—an o' much grammar, and I ain't got
no line way o' giftin' at a pint, so wfiat
I'vo got ter say, I’ll halter say it right
out. How long have yer been livin on
"VtaW father lived here lieforo
You ought to know that.”
“Yas. Wall, and did it ever strike
icr that the ole man didn’t hev no title
ter it?”
"What do you mean?’’
"Ill tell yer. Tuther day when I
vent ter town I dropped in at the state
land ofHce. Lookin’ roun’ over tho
hooks I diskivered that his farm was
public lan’, so I entered it. Pon t
venter cause yer no oncasiness, Blnke.
but verll haftermovo ofT.*
•Great God, man. My father, mother
and wife died here. Yon certainly don’t
mean to say that I must leave here?”
“That's the law.”
“To perdition with such a law. I
won’t go; and let me tell you, if you
bring any of your pre-emption papers
around here, I’ll hurt yon.*
“Now, look hero,” eaid old Spillers
dismounting, "thar ain’t no use’n yc
talkin’ that way. Ef yer father befori
yer, and yer after him, didn’t have n>
inoro sense thau ter negleck this prop
erty, w’y tho consequences must bo
look, that’s all.”
•'Yon miserablo dog.”
"Never mind yer grammar. I know
ver air a smart man, but I've got the
law on yer.”
"Do you mean to say that you would
rob mo of my home? I didn’t know
that there was anything wrong with the
title. If you bad felt the promptings
of a man, you would havo come and
told me, so that I could have remedied
the neglect of so many ycara.”
“Yas; but yer ace I’m not tolliu' peo
ple 'bout their own bus’uess. Thought
I’d como over an’ give yer warnin’
though. Here, brat, hole this hoss till
I show the dooyminta.”
I.ike tlie averago man of fondest af
fections, Stovall was a man of violent
temper. Occasionally he would seem
to be losing all control of himself, and
then, with a mighty effort, he would
appear to swallow hie wrath with a
series of gulps, like a patient, who is
determined to swallow the most nan*
■eating pills, lint when Spillcr threw,
with an imperative gesture, which ig-
noiance and its twin brother, cruelty,
■can so readily assume, tho bridle reins
to the boy—thrusting insult on him
while robbing hia father—Stovall oonld
no longer swallow hia wrath. Ho sprang
over tha fence and seized Spillers by
tho throat Ha shoved him against a
pile of wood. Tho stomach of great
forliearoaeo had lost its own control,
and was throwing up tha non-digested
morsels of insult and injury.
“Holeon,” gasped Spillers; "atop;
you’ll cko—cbo—
Stovall shoved him over tlie wood.
They both fell. The old man’s eyes
vers starting, with horrible stare, from
his head.
'Don’t, pa,” criod the littlo boy.
Stovall was strangling a ghastly title
to real estate, which, ghoul-formed and
mercenary seamed to bo within his
The old man’s tongue came out,
*°d its blue veins, swollen into shocking
relief, looked like the blistering tracks
‘•“by tho crawl of a deadly serpent.
^JThere,” exclaimed Stovall, arising.
The next land office ha goes into, the
devil will show him the books. He’s
dead! Doad-like the wolf that the
oozzards leave in disgust. But, greal
.turning to hia territic.l son,
they will hang me. Hun over to Jultn-
Stay thero till I come for you.”
Ths tragody created an indip ant
wnution, A sheriffs posse scoured
the country. Once they drove Stovall
into a mountain niche, but he aliol two
men and escaped. Hia soul's aim,
to see hia boy again. One
eight, when ths moon lit up the leaf-
7** vtooda, ho made hia way toward
Johnson's house. He had passed his
own house, and was nearing Johnson’.
P“». when soma one met him.
HeHo.”
“Hello.”
“That yon, StovaU?”
“Yea.’" 0 *** Jtra * ■Johnson?”
***mybor 1 ’ ,lni *° J oar house te
l.i.:£?° “hi Johnson, taking
*™>- Ho led him a abort distance
™PPed, porn tod, and whispered:
StcvsOI, there’s your boy.”
boeS™ 11 alone, with hia faoi
in the damp earth
_~r“ “ “e aamp earth of a newly
■Ms monnd. An owl lighted oa z
y^ivS* *?* ^ed in hoarse mockery.
Mamn’s Util. gMjml them theST
Ion are m y prisoner.”
teraU looked up. The sheriff and
.£*** h * d surrounded him.
an agooized'voice.
Jyight-OT my life hia been bidder
Ss£^ b0 ^& J’ Ue ‘ n * hi. hand on
bnffS?; Hj .hoy,” and again h«
Sj*\hh fact in the damp earth. H«
IS^shiocL -How, gentlemen,” hi
J5* »» length, anting, 'iwfllgo with
HejMUoan
POWB AND AWAY.
1 [Matth.w Arnold.)
Corns, dear children, 1st ni away;
„ Down and away bslowt
Now my brothen call from ths bay,
5 0W fl”**,* 1 ** 1 * •hortwanl blow.
Now the «Uttides seaward flow;
Now the wild white bones play,
This way, this way!
Call bar ones before yon go—
Call ones yeti
(na votes that she will knsw;
Margaret! Margaret!
Children's voices should be dear,
(Call once more) to a toother's ear.
Children’s voices wild with pain—
Surely she will some again!
Call her once and come away.
This way! thliwfy!
Mother dear, we oannot stay!
The wild whits hones foam and fret.
Margaret! Margaret!
AFFECTION'8 endurance.
An Old Urave-DIggrr'a Itemarka on
Our Lore ter the Head.
A writer in The New York World re
cently had a talk with ail old grave
digger, and drew from him a >me interest
ing observations upon the (notion at
to who mnnifost the most grief when
death enters the domestic circle and
carries off the loved ones of the house
hold. He remarked:
. “A mother who loses hor first child
is about as sad a sight as you would
euro to soo at the gravo, and I am p oii-
tive thero is uo grief to equal hers; next
the daughter over the loss of cither of
her parents, or tho parents over the
loss of their daughtor; then the has-
hnml aver the death of his wife,
and lastly tho wife over the
doath of her husband. As far
relatives any more distant than these,
I ho griof is of short duration. Of
comae, there are exceptions to this rule,
lint I am speaking generally. I have
seen lovers stand by tho graves of their
betrothed and weep with more earnest-
no s and show the grief that tilled their
hearts to a much greater extent than did
any parent.
“A yonng lady pledged in marriage
to a gentleman wul show the most un
controllable sorrow, and will often
awoon at the grave, lmt after marriage
she is the first to get over it. 1 think
a mail's griof is more lasting. Let me
show you. Horo is n littlo 8-year-old
child's grave; see how neat it looks and
how fresh tho flowers are. They wore
placed there by a poor mother; now
•in thin side is a husband's grave. On
the slab it says he was but 20 years
old. I dug that grave, and that
cross of Sowers wua placed tlioro
on tho day of the funeral, und tho
wife has not been horo since.
“Now walk up this path a little way
mid I’ll show you a wifo’s gravo. But
wait, soo that girl over near the hi;
walk cleaning twigs off that grave witl
the wooden cross? Hor mother i
buried there and hasboenfor five years,
but every week, when tho weather per
iit>, she oomes hero to attend to it
Now, here’s the wife’s grave, and that
neat, little headstone and flowers were
placed there by her husband. He’s a
poor . brakeman on tho railroad, and
ill.- has been dead for three years, but
nil drop in here any Sunday when lie’s
iff mid you'll find him here, ontting the
iraas around it or doing somothing to
ward making it look neat, and paying
what littlo tribute ho can to hor who
mist have been so dear to him.”
■.1st or Loral Holidays.
The following list of the legal holi
days in the different states will he fonud
to'lie fonnd both interesting and in-
tructive:
Independence day (Jnly 4| and
br atmaa day (Dec. 25), together with
Thanksgiving day, which occurs on tha
la-t 'Thursday in November, and all the
fust days, whonevor appointed, are
legal holidays in all states.
New Year's day (Jan 1), in all states
except Arkansas, Dolaware, Georgia,
Viitucky, Maine, Massachusetts, New
lampskire, North Carolina, lthode
Is'and and South Carolina.
Washington's birthday (Feb. 22), in
ail states except Alabama, Arksnias,
Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ksu-
os. Maine, Missouri, North Carolina,
Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee and Texas.
Election day (generally on tha Tues
day after the first Monday in Novem
ber I, in California, Maine, Missouri,
New Jersey, Now York, Oregon,
Tennessee and Texas.
Decoration day (May SO), ia in Colo
rado, Connecticut, Maine, Michigan,
Now Hampshire, New Jersey. New
York, Pennsylvania, Rliodo Island and
Vermont.
Good Friday ia in Florida, Loniaiana,
Minnesota and Pennsylvania.
Miruvo Tuesday ia in Louisiana, and
in the cities of Moliilo, Montgomery and
Selma, Alabama.
Memorial day (April 2d) ia in
Georgia.
Anniversary of tho battle of New
Orleans (Jan. 8), Lincoln's birthday
(Feb. 12) and Fireman's anniversary
I March 4) in Louisiana.
Anniversary of Toxau independence
i March 2) and of the battle of San
JnaTito (April 21) in Texas,
[“Carp” la CbTilud Ltidtr.1
Speaking ef duels reminds me that
Ben Butler in descended in part from
the old CHley stock, and wasbenso re
lated to the Jonathan CUley who fell in
the noted Graves-Cilley duel. Butler
would havo made a duelist himself had
he been born in a state and at a time
i when the code of honor hold good. But
! bean-eating Massachusetts never fights
; duels, and Butler's nerve boa had to be
; expended in other ways. A notable in
i'stance of this occurred in 1850, wheu
Ben Bntlcr was a yonng praotitioncr
i at Lowell. The Buchanan campaign
; was in full progress, and a large meet
ing «as being held in the largest hallo!
; the city. Rufus Choate, tho great
j lawyer, was addressing tho meeting and
| hia eloquence had thrown them into th<
| wildest enthusiasm, when a jar was felt
und a crash was heard. The cry went
forth, .“Tho floor is sinking.”
Everyone turned pale and the audi
ence rose for a stampede, when Bon
Butlor came to the front of the plat
form beside Mr. Choate, and calling
the audience to halt, said thero was
no danger; that the architect of tho
building was present and that he
would go with him and examine the
building and report to allay their
fears. This quietod the audience.
Butler said tho architect ma'do an im
mediate examination of the hall and
found tho danger vory great. Butler
at onco returned and smilingly assured
the audienoo there was no present
danger, but as the hall was over
crowded, ho advised them to quietly
adjourn to the public a pure, anil
thero Mr. Choate wonld finish liis
speeoh. The crowd went quietly out
and the catastrophe was averted. As
Bntler stepped on the platform ha had
whispered to Mr. Choate, with a half
laugh, in order to decoivo the audi
ence. This is what ho said, “Mr.
Choate, I must clear this house or we
shall all be in hell in five minutes.”
Grand Revolution
COMPARE THE OLD PRICES WITH THE M’
-AT-
The Presidential Dinners.
[“Curtis” in Inter Ocean.)
Next Wednesday evening tlie presi
dent will give the eighth and last of his
congressional dinners, thus completing
the list. All the senators and con
gressmon, with their wives, will then
have dinod in state at tho White House,
and although the houso of representa
tives is larger by thirty members than
it over was before, Gen. Arthur is tho
first president who has succeeded in
feeding the ontire national legislature
in a single winter.
Tho dinners nro very elaborate and
formal, and as many now inombers
were not anticipating sncii distinction
they wero caught without dross
suits; butthore aro placos hero where
they can be hired, and it ia known that
the same pigeon-tailed coat has ap
peared at state dinners several times
this winter on tho backs of different
men.
Those oigbt dinners have cost not
loss than *10 a plate, including wines,
and as between fifty and sixty guests
have been entertained on every occa
sion the president is out of pooket more
than $5,000 for his hospitality. Tha
White Housa cook is the best in Wash
ington and receives a salary ef $1,800 a
year. The steward was for twelve
yoars ths servant of Senator Conkling
resident has set boforo his guests havo
oon raro and eostly and tho menus are
always elaborate. Although Premhmt
Arthur is not a hearty eater liimsolf, ho
knows what ia good and is extremoly
particular about the appointments of
his table. There have nover been such
entertainments at tho Whito Houso as
he has given, and Senator Anthony,
who ia an authority on dining, pro
nounces the presidential dinners per
fection,
Paints for Florida Tourist..
[ Harper’i.]
Don't gather palm leaves; they
wither.
Don't say that you came from
Chicago.
Don't expect the beds in the hotel to
stand np and tha oarpets to lie dowu.
Don’t say that Jacksonville is the
dullest, St. Augustino the oldest, und
l’alatka the moat delightful placo in
Florida.
Don't acknowledge to having eaten
froxen oranges untu safe in the north.
Don't ngr street-oar fare*. Be
transferred, as the JaoksonvUlera are.
Don’t miatako Yal-la-ha-at-maka
(Seminole for soar orange) for Y’at-
la-lia (sweot orange).
Don’t expect alligators to crawl out
of the St. John’s when callod.
Don’t look for real live alligators on
Bay street, Jacksonville, except in wire
cages, or suiiposo that suy but rosl na
tives wear thorn as ornaments.
Don’t tako a lire “gatcr" homo with
out tying a blue ribbon round hia neck.
Don't oxpect tho trains to wait for
you, or tho ateamkoats to ho on time;
and don’t ho surprised at anv thing you
hear or see.
Schumpert & Roney’s,
“Spot Cash Store!
I3XT AMERIctrS.
We promised in issue of the Recordf.r of January 2d, to give you some prices so soon a*
we arranged and marked down our goods. We are now prepared and ready to give you more
goods for less money than any house that sell goods on thirty (lays time.
Contemplate a few quotations and note the difference in SPOT CASH prices and thirty
days credit:
Flour. Flour.
Til this nrticle we stand head and shoulders above everybody, having ransacked the big
markets of the West and Northwest in search of the best, and paid the CASH DOWN. We
will sell you First Patent, (entire Roller system)
For 50 pounds, $1.75. Old price, $2.16.
2d Pat., for 50 pounds, 1.65. “ 1.90.
Fancy, for 50 pounds, 1.50. “ 1.80.
Choice Family 50 pounds, 1.35. •• 1.65.
We guarantee all these Flours as represented, and if not satisfactory you can return them
and we will cheerfully refund the money.
In future we will keep on hand the liest grades of QRAHAM FLOUR—cheap.
Sugars. Sugars.
Will 1“ ;» i”™*; emm-wed a™ a. - -
« 11 pounds New Orleans Clarified for 1.00.
“ 11| pounds New Orleans (Bellewood) Clarified, for 1,00.
“ 13 pounds New York Sugar, lor 1.00.
In this line we are fully up and advise everybody to seize the golden opportunity and pur
chase at once a sufficiency for the year’s eomsiimption.
The sheriff and hi*
The usee Old D>ya
[Ren: Perli-y Poore.]
In these days of long beards and
other hirsnte appendages, it ia curious to
look baek upon the days when a
amooth-iharen countenance indicated
the gentleman. Soma forty years ago,
whin Alleyno Otia, the beau of Beacon
street, returned from a protracted
European tour and appeared upon our
fashionable promenades, hia classical
upper lip waa decorated with . mus
tache, tho firat seen in Boston. As ha
moved along the thoroughfare there
were heard auch remarka aa: “Look at
the core with the ahoe bruah over hia
mouth!” “Twig hia royal niba from
Farce." oto. Alleyne, however, paid
hut littlo heed to these complimentary
remarka, for he did not dislike
notoriety.
A “Dry Cyclone.''
The Mobeetie (Texas) Panhandle
give*agraplifo description of there-
cent “dry eyolone” at that place. The
sky waa without a fleck of cloud, the
wind attained a velocity of sixty mile*
an hour, tha sand whittled in eddies in
the sir several feet deep, three or four
hotue* wet* ton to atom* and others
injured aaereer leas.
Valets, Oar Oldest City.
[Galveston News]
The oldest town in Texas, and, it ia
bolioved, in the United State., ia Yalota,
situated on the Rio Grande, and near
El Paso, tha chief town in the oounty
of that name. It has a population of
2,600 tools. Tho placo is one of
peculiar internet, alike from its age, its
people, its architecture, its agriculture,
and its general products. It is a well-
established historical fact that a Span
ish mOitary explorer, namoil Coronado,
visited the town in 1540, mid found it
then a popular andprospeious civilized
Indian community. Ho was immedi
ately followed by the Franciscan friars,
who erected a church and established
schools. Y'sleta la believed to bare
been a considerable center of popula
tion oenturiea before the visit of Cor
onado. It is not a little carious, con
sidering tho advaice of civilization
from Enropo, that the tame raoo of
lie exist in the town today that ax-
j 360 years ago, and that they are
engaged in the same agricultural and
mechanical pursuits as their forefath
ers at that period and for ages preced
ing.
A lover, writing to hie sweetheart,
.SithS*****
pYlftflCt
er, writing to nit BWMt&eurt,
Delectable dear I You mo a*
Coffee. Coffee.
In this article alone (by buying from us) we can save you money enough in one year to buy
all the “Santa Clans” you want lor the little ones. We deal 6| pounds Choice Fio Coffee for $1
Thurber’s No. 41, (Roasted) a combination of Java, Rio, and Mocha, for 23c per pound.
Salt. Salt.
Liverpool, full weight, for $1.20 per sack. Fine Salt, seamless bags, 150 pounds$1.05 per sack
We are slaughtering at the very low price of $1.00 per cwt. to make room for a car load oi
SF.ED POTATOES.
Whiskies.
In this line we are full to overflowing, and to unload we have reduced the price on all grade*
from 25c to $1.00 per gallon. Think ol it! Cox, Hill & Thompson’s genuine Stone Mountain
Com Whisky for $2.20 per gallon, usually sold at $2.50,
Tobacco and Cigars.
We can undersell anybody—we offer “Lucy Hinton” at 57c per pound, and all other grade*
proportionately.
Wc regret that we have not space sufficient to give frill and complete quotations on all of our Roods, but
you will hear from ua occasionally. Remember that by buying your goods from us and paying SPOT CASH
you do not pay from 26 to 60 per cent, for bad debts, as usual in credit store.
A Word as Regards the Penny !
To all those who scout at the Idea of introducing the Penny in Amerfcus, we say that we stand ready
to redeem In goods or the cash any amount from 6c upwards. Bring them along and get their foil valee at
TEE OILY SPOT CASH STOKE IIAIEBICDS.
FIRST DOOR SOUTH OF J. W. WHEATLEY & CO.’S BANK.
Very truly,
SCHUMPERT & RONEY.
Aomrieu*, G*,, January 11, 1884. +