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W. f,, OLIIIIEB, Editor. OSttel Organ of Webster County. WEDNESDAY, OCTO ••HEB LITTLE HIWHJiESS.” i THekUr I.atlar From Hobert J. Iirtllt*M Ik*Bltlh of hi* WIfo. Mr. Robert J. Burdette is some thing more than a humorist. The following letter to a friend, speak ing of the .death of his wile, has pictures in it as pathetic and touching as those in Dickens’ “Darid Coppcriield.” AaDMoar, July 3,1881. Dear tin. fillingSo many times I have tried to write you since Carrie fell asleep, and so many times 1 do not write because 1 have so much lime. It is not easy to do anything when one bss so much time. I wrote more and more easily*—I accomplished more when there was a restless little bead to be soothed and petted ; when there was a hot, tumbled pillow to adjust; when there was a helpless little band to hold until the ache went away. Now I have nothing to do, and so do nothing. She did not pass away in forget fulness of you. Too irany times your coming brought cnmlort to our home; too many times you had dome with home and courage and strength in your bands. She thought of you in the closing days and often spoke of you. 1 wish you might have seen her when she lay at icst. I would like you to have that picture of perfect rest, ot eternal peace, ol quiet, untroubled sleep—the dear little face not marked by one line or mark of 'pain and sickness; 1 would lijfe you to have that pic ture ol her to carry in your heart, because I know ’-ow dearly you loved her. Her la-t Sunday on eartli was with acuto pain, but she was very- restless, her breathing was dis tressed, she ate nothing. She wanted us, Dora and Robbie and myself, to be nenr her all the time, as for months past she had con stantly expressed the same dcsiro. Many'times she hoped we could be alone, just our own little family, when she passed away. Soveral times this afternoon she asked : “How docs the day wear on f ” During the closing weekB of her earthly life she had always used that expression in asking the hour. Dear, patient, little sufferer. Tbo day did indeed “wear on” with her. Sunday night came on; she was weary, nut complained of no acute pain and seemed glad. When night came on Dora took my place at her side; at sunset and until 9 o’clock 1 walked on the lawn; for weeks past Dora and I divided the watching between us. Carrie seemed content and happy to liavo one of us near her all the time. tVhen I came in at !l o’clook there was no change to make us apprehensive. A score of times within the year wo had felt more feariul that the end was near. It made Carrie restless and dis tressed her to have to sit up, so I partially undressed and lay down by her side. Tbo night grew cold, hut she did not appear to notice it. The windows were open for air, but her breathing was no easier. She did not sleep. Part of the time sho closed her eyes, but for tbo greater part of the night the soft browu eyes were open, the patient light that blessed our home shining in them. At times her mind was busy wltli persons and places and scenes romotc in timo and distance. Ail the night long I heard her whis pering softly, as though she talked with the angels who were minister ing unto her. When 1 leaned closer she wonld turn her face toward me, smile, and bid me never mind; she wss only dreaming. Constantly pluming its snowy wings for flight, the soul turned back one moment to the morning of life, and my dar- ! ling nestled close to the side or the j loving and beloved sister. The gi^y light of the early 1 Morning Was creeping in through; the open windows, and on her pa tient face, glorified by suffering,; was shining another, fairer light, 1 that I knew was streaming from celestial portals opening for her. She smiled Bweetly as I crossed the room and stooped to kiss her, ( and said: “Bob, dear, it is The chill before the dawning Between night end morning." It was the hour at which she had expressed the wish that she might pass away, and I knew that she referred to a favorite verse of a poem that she loved. 1 said To fine Ton an Idea of Wftat Ere Been IVE<JLQTETIU: FOLLOWING PRICES One Hundred Men’s Cassimero Suits Regular price 810.00, for $5,00. 2£0 Pairs of Pants. Former price $2 00; now $1.00. , . . 250 Pairs of Pants. Foimer price $5 00; “Yes, dear, I think the sun will now $2.00. come very soon now.” Men’s ra&gimere Suits, all sizes from 33 Her fAce arew radiant as nlu* * 10 4 ‘ 2 * ak 50 ° on tl)e dollar. 1 j Four-Button Cut-A*a } s at 33 per cent, smiled again, and said: | tens than ever known before. “Yes, he will come for we this Plaids and Checks are all the go this morning.” 1 reason. We have got them in large vari- Dora was quickly at her side, “4 »! that placo competi- and we knew there were watchers i in the back ground. whom we could not see standing in the room. She who was so nearly past all suffering was solic itous only for our comfort, and in quiet loving tones, gave some little instructions: “You must keep , We „ „ hl!W a vilrivty )>f 0ne Thou . well and Strong. I sand different styles; more of them than Thu nurse entered the loom, but j all the houses combined, from Macon to Carrie could take neither nourish- ! Montgomery, »od at prices cheaper than ment nor medicine. "I want noth-1 ”»» buy common to malt, them ing,” sho said. Her breathing be came more laborious. The doctor arrived, hut nhe could not swallow the medicine, and lie held her! , , hand, bade her good-by, and went, ' “ pr ' D “ away promising to come in again ’ during the morning. About ti o'clock Robbie came into the room, kissed bis “little mamma” and stood close by her side. There was no fear, no dread in In Boys Softool Soils Our ine of Genls Underwear IN BOOTS AND SHOES! tVe are Just Leading the Cnraranl all the scene. She could speak only in short, broken sentences. As I repeated the beautiful prom ises to her, how her face kindled, as she smiled upon iis, turning hor dear face from one to the other. Even us sho entered tin- river, she said, “the sun was shining on it.” She did not shrink. The waters were not so cold nor so bitter. She had no fear, for she relied on the strong right arm of the right eousness. Moved by a sudden impulse, about halt an hour before she pass ed away, Robbie rushed to her tide, threw his arms about her, and, holding her close, kissed her. She kissed her boy, and tenderly said: "Uod bless my baby.” It was her Iasi blessing on earth. “Lord," she said in broken accents, checked by her troubled breathing, “into Thy hands 1 commend my spirit.” Still she looked at us, smiling, until a few moments be fore the end. She asked for a drink of orangeade, hut could not swallow. “Even so,” she whisper ed,-‘come quickly, Lord Jesus.” Her head feel hack in my arms. Like a flash of sunlight the “bright white light” swept across her lace, carrying nwnv the stain and oloud of disease, her face turned upward and her eyes grew strangely radi ant. "Mother!” she called joyous ly, as a child springing into a moth er’s arms, “mother, mother,” and she was tolded in the arms of the angle mother, wiio passed away when she wns a child. Her face was white as the starlight, her ra diant eyes were not dimmed when she closed them, and for the first time in many years she slept with out a pain. Velvet mosses cover the little mound where she sleeps, and grace ful ferns fringe it around. She rests in the churchyard of quaint, old-fashioned Lord Marion church. It was her own wish, made nearly or quite a year ago. 1 think the angels must hare been glad to see her come So many of them had ministered unto her and stregtheued her in her pil grimage of suffering, and 1 know they rejoiced when she came to be with them. There never was so Five Thousand Pairs of Women Pokers, from :t-7 anil 6-D, at the startling low price of 65c per pair: never known lo sell lor less than one dollar since Americus lias been a city. One ihoussml pairs Children's Coppor Tips, never sold less than 75c, can no he bought for 5(lc; a good, honest shoe, JO Cases of llrogaDS, from 6 to 11, and 10 cases Plow Shoes from 6 lo 11, solid inner sole, while oak bottom, solid bather eonnicr, aiwnya sold at 61.50. now re tailed at 61.00. In Ladies', Misses, and Children’a Fine Shoes wo can allow you an elegant line, and retail them at prices 25 per cent less than nny house in town eon buy them. J. WAXELBAUM & 00 Pronrielois New York Store. AMERICUS, GEORGIA. CONVULSES NEW YORK «;ITY HALLIZ* CENTIML PARK. OLD ESTABLISHED MERCANTILE HOUSES, WHOSE SOLVENCY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FOUNDED ON INDE8TRUCTABLE ROCKS OF UNLIMITEDCAPATAL AND UNQUESTIONABLE CREDIT. ToM and Fell in % Oaf! Specially was this true of many large and celebrated Clothing manufacturers who had made up numerous stocks from materi als bought on credit. These manufacturers placed their faith on lively and profitable September trade, absolutely relying on it for funds to meet their maturing paper, which they had given for piece goods, but the trado did not come, the continuous warm weather and no customers cooked their “goose,” and there was nothing left for them to do but to fail and turn their goods over to an Assignee. It wns bad for tlum, but it is in your power to make it good lor you, lor, ns usual, when good goods are to be sacrificed we are always on hand. Our Mr. Joe Waxelbaum was there, and notwithstanding the fact that we were already prepared with a stock of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars, we bought Thirty-Three Thousand more in Hoys, Chil drens and Men’s Clothing, Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Fancy Goods, Corsets, etc., at prices varying from 30 to 60 per cent, of the actual value. Promptly at 8 o’clock MnniiilV Morning and it will be to the interest of every one in this city or country to lie on hand, for at the prices we propose selling these goods you were never offered them in the history ol the dry goods, clothing, boot and shoe trade. J. Waxelaaum & Co. PROPRIETORS NEW YORK STORE, Americus. Georgia. Tan Pieces Black Cashmere ns j r . h mile, warranted all wool. 3.5, yard, never sold less than SOc. i 1 ' 1 Tell Pieces Black Cashmere, l‘> i„.i wide, at.42 j cents per yard, warranted j! wool. Goods worth any mans none, 7o cents. ?5 Pieces Black and Colored Ar,n« n , 38 inches wide, all shaihs, »t 51™?. jnrd. Goods iciailinganywhere,? si 50 Pieces Dross Goods, in nil tlnwY ing shndea, at 7}o per yard, worth Hi, in Bond cash. "* c ro Pieces Brocade Mntlasnes, worth •>> pi r yard, retailing by u- now at |.*, c In Silks, 8 it ins, and Whets wt* a ‘ re „. always, the acknowledged | ea deis, them in prico from 25e per vard to Our $100 Black Silk retail* at Sixth Avenue, New York, l‘..* $1 25. * In Colored Silks and Satins wt. m V(4 you nny imaginable shade; from 50* tl , $1 50 per yard. In HousefnrnUbini Goods we bar*, bought direct fiom importer-, who i 1(V i the misfortune to rotire from biisioLi rattier unexpectedly. We bought ii. frn 5'<c on the dollar. They have to he seen to be appreciated. Call and see our Ten-Gent Towel, tn|| T 24 inches long; all linen, worth 25c. Twelve good Napkins, all linen, tor.}*. 500 Lintn II uimed Napkins, at in., with colored borders. Never sold ( fl | ss than 25c. 500 Marseille* QiilU, always M i|.i 4 ‘ $1.50, can now bo bought tor 05.:. OUR I.IVF. OF Faucy Woods, Hosiery, Is too numerous t«* mention, cany ing h took of Three toFiftten Than sand Dai. lars in our IlctAil Department alone, mi., anything we happen i ot to have the cm,.1 old mm never made. In CARPETS and RUGS we can s.u, you 33 per cent, less than yon have ev r known them before, and give yon a st<,cl. equal to i»ny house this side of Bultitarre to select fr in. It is rather early iu the season to tali, about CLOAKS. But mn.unl.er w. manufacture every garment w** sell, an.! will talk about them later when ti: catber crows colder. Wo are confides- there will be no cause to complain of our rices, and so far ns assortment and style i concerned, we can coni pm e with am house in the State, and will take anniurii pleasure in rhowing our goods a* in Ml- ing them. Call Early anil Avoid I hr liusli J. WAXELBAUM & C AMERICUS, GEORGIA. Wlieatley’s Corner, Ho! every one in need of Clothing, “COME AGAIN” to Wheatley’s Comer and bio STILL LEADS! The tp'.omlid attcctflt which nttenaodJ.u is.ln Introducing the « fijnte: clothing the position of her head had to bo brave ao pat | cnt a , ifc among men ehanged; her pillow* grew hot, j „ lcre cou ,^ ^ no , ifo brave * even ’ she said, four or five of them | among women, were kept in a most continuous ro-1 W e will always be glad to bear ration changing every two or j f Mra ' ri||j * w „ wj| , three m nn <•». She did not corn-, ,. emai ' tbo AriInlor t., lbe bollae plain; she did not appear to notice | 9ancliBwl by bcr Mfo and (loatb that she was so restless. About S , until noxt April anyhow, o clock In the. morning she asked; Uobbie and Dora unite in send- she said, “the end is very uear. The morning air was chill and ... . , . strong through the room, but she * Ueary Loss for Blaine, did not appear to feel the cold very < Washington, Oct. S.—An Ohio much, and only hid one light extra i Republican said lo day, Frederic blanket thrown over her. About | Hassaurek, proprietor of the Cin- t o clock I heard her say softly cinniti Volktblau, who is announc- “Sit closer to me Dora.” j ed b >' cablegram as being in Drcs- And then she added : den, is cool towards Blaine and “llow quiet and beautiful the likely to remain in Europe during i» to-nigt," whole campaign, was the man we Then I knew she was hack in We invite everybody and the public gen erally to call at our shop and examine our immense stock of First-Class Finished Single j and Double Seat Buggies and One Horse Wagons, of all styles and sizes. All of which are of our own manufacture, and will he sold as cheap as it is possible to sell such work in any market. Iu reference to our Single and Double Seat Dexter Buggies, we will say we wheatl^’Tcorner^ were the first to intioduce them in this coun-! 1 Perfect Fitting Clothing KVEIl SHOWN IN AMERICUS! GUARANTEE PERFECT FIT OR NO SaLE We havojulflo a lar^e anil well aclevtcd Mock of per'ecl tilting Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, Neck and Underwear! ii everything In ihcwny of Gcnt'i Kurutabtng Coupe. Polite pleaeure in dleplnying these beautiful goods whither y and attentive ShIpm THORNTON WHEATLEY, : : Americus, Ga. try, and have irorn the beginning up to the! BOOKS 2 present time constantly improved them, and; BOOKS ! t ucu a kuuw tiic uacK la , rr-mi it beautiful hom^of^herat llZf ! Sehur^udff “wTn back l . h * b l a “^ fu L b T“! °. f u.1'5 ,rUl0 ? d: lbe Germans whom ho has talked L »ai her darling sister, always dear to _____ her and alway* by her side, and A PRIZE ‘“ d "*•»" they were looking at lbe sleeping .. asters of the star lit lake. She ! >t>ssavouss.a. ia uua »aa sitting alent with Dora. Just itSffSw.; SR*" TipSti/ . i. , , ,,r i HAVING MV STOCK THAT WAS LEFT FROM THE FIRE IN ORDER. we believe we now have them perfect. We and replenished with new gixids, i am now prepaid j ED FOR BUSINESS. NEW GOODS RECEIVED DAILY keep on hand all the while finished from 15 to J 25 of these Buggies, with first-class Harness to! ]}QQJ£g J) •• • PERIODICALS each buggy, and can sell you a Buggy and AT publishers PRICES! Harness as cheap as anybody. All we ask is Best and cheapest writing Paper and Eu . to give us a trial. - velopaaintow.il A word now lo those who have old bug-j CB0QUE1 , Base gies and wagons and desire to have them re paired or made new: We will give you more work, and a better job, for less money than any other shop in Americus. Try us and be convinced. Americus, Ga., July 25,1884. » Hammocks, Chess, and Light Reading for Summer Day>. BUTTERICK’S PATTERN GIVEN AWAY. NEXT DOOR TO POST OFFICE. .flLGMtt-ESIS AYOOCK AMBRIO CJS OA.