The Advocate-Democrat. (Crawfordville, Ga.) 1893-current, September 03, 1897, Image 6
fl 22 2/Qiéfii5if 213252 ”T * x 5% Macy '; a /ifn ' •, * B a\ n / n fv*Z '^Jyn 'll h ’Ll r% i K. - 1 1 '’/ ‘S'f’im- -W-y .1 'Sr *S Ja v4 I^VIV/ I ,/|,/ C\ vU* «Y\! t\”o } X «\» rt < iiaitku in. After a dreamless sleep in bis great four- posted bedstead Jack awakened in tin- cool, fresh morning to And the bright sunlight pouring through the brood, deep windows. He required some seconds to accustom ris eyes to his new surroundings, then )ouneing out of bed and dressing with unusual haste he found his way to the garden. ■ -V'* i thoughts' “ You shouldn’t speak your aloud, if you don’t wish people to hear I've them r, Have you just come down? , vr„n. j onH i hr,vn hud u o " Jack turned with a slight beside start, to see Marv standing in the path him. “How did you got here without my seeing or hearing you?" he questioned with some astonishment. “Did you rise from the grouml or drop from (he clouds?" ............ not been riding, hut my appetite has as ................. ■ ™ Mr. Millard was seated In the dining room reading, hut as they entered ho Ini.l Ins 1.....k aside, and after kissing Marv greeted Jaek with kindly warmth. “1 hope you are boih in good appetite," be said, as they seaGsi themselves about (he lube “ I can safely J count on Mary, “Always, grandpa. More particularly ami I ihiH morninu i urn rav<*n<>uft, seo lllUlllllrt. \ mler the circumstance* I must begin my breakfast. "Grandpa," she added, when the first edge of tier hunger was homo away, i •Mr. Beverly has confessed to being eomeiliing of an arlisj. That something is his qualideation, not mine. Ho lias ill so promised 1<» show mo some of hid | eki'teluci, provided I show him some view, Worth copying. 1 think that must bo a pleasant Way of making mean." one's liv Inc 1‘aintina uUdures, 1 ■■ Vos, my dear,” smiled lu-r grand father; “but with Beverly profession.” it is an amuse incut, rather than a He turned his eyes questioningly upon J act. f having made It must confess to my profession,” returned t.iat young man, pausing in tiie act of buttering liis muf¬ fin. The old gentleman appeared puzzled, “You surprise me, I understood you practiced It, law. Is it possible I imagined or could I have been tliinklng of youi father? Ilnw well I remember his first ease. What a fine start It gave him. I told myself then be would surely sit on the bench some day. Vain prophecy. Alas, how time Hies;’it seems but a few years sineo, and yet-" _ L Ho sighed and foil into a musing mood. *- “Evjdeutlv off surprised bis rpental balance,” thought Jack, at tho informa tion ho had just received. “Father never lmd a law ease it to would my knowledge, i lVi-UnpK I’m off too. not sur prise me In tho least. I wonder if I shall bear any more now points in my history.” disappointed. Mr. Alii la this he was lard preserved an almost unbroken si Jonoe during the rest of tho meal, and Immediately at its conclusion withdrew to liis library, telling Mary to take good of Jitvli. “That loaves me to your tender mer¬ cies,” said Jack when they were alone. •What do you intend to do with me?" "I don’t know," she so id <iuite serious- j ly. “What would you like?” j ! “Suppose wo walk," he suggested. fed j '■Well. Oh, t forgot, l have not, I the chickens vet. I must do that first." ' j •• Alt rigid; let me help you." lire ■•You," she repeated with an I -i>saibie smile. • Well, VOS, vou mav, Out l warn vou In time. You don't km.wn what vou bargain for." ■I’ll Uvar "the consequences. Lead on Thu* iMmmumlnl, Marv Moil her hat under her ehin, and with Jaek in lier wake, proceeded to tin* kiteheit. ‘'Is tho ehiekenH' 1>reukCiVHt reailv?" phe asked, walking in upon tin* aston ihhed Jeannette, 'Mr. Beverly nuwle me forget the |u>or little things, 1 hope they have not stnrwd to death." "1 wonder what you can be thinking of. Miss Mary." was the answer, as Jean liette gave a comprehensive glance at Jack standing meekly in the doorway. “Ot the chickens, of course,” re SI Handed Mary. eoniposeiUy. “Mr. Bev erlv intends to ke. p off the old hens and rtHMster* He wUI bo useful as well us ornamenutl. ’ Jaek U»wahI gravely at this allusion to his double capacity , while Jeannette confituaHi to look mUdiv shocked. "1*11 lew ta*' chickens myself," She finally iar witliungrammatical de ciskm. • “You’ll do nothing of the kind," was the oquallv dec-ixe reply. "HereieU.e pail. Mr. Beverly; please carry it." "(Vrtatnlv. was the prompt response, ht down a pile ofkettlee mid pans in Ins effort to reach Mary the more readt Any damage?” he added, fcto* answered Jeannette; “ “but ao, sir, Miss Mary." . do feel so ashamed of “Come," sail! Mary, with imperious brevity; and, Jack obeying promptly, they were soon the center of a group of expectant chickens. “Evidently this pail appeals to their minds and pialates, re marked Jack; “or is my manly beauty the attraction?" “The pail, certainly," returned Mary, with disillusionizing assurance. “Now, I will show you what to do. This is only for tie- mother hens and young chickens. j t j 1( . rn here, and I always havesuch a time to keep the older ones from get ting*n. See that opening there? That iH where you are to stand and keep a fc x, aro watch. Thev will get in if vou „j ve t nem a crevice. First drive those ones in. Fshaw! You’ll frighten j tj( , j out 0 j them. See—this way. bimke your apron at them.” -liut I have no apron," expostulated lack. xxx&zz&ssKSasiBi strike it, If ” Sicken try to pas, you can Mary gave these instructions wi h the ^most gravity The ludicrous side of the s tuution did not appeal to her in the least, and Jack, quite carried away 'f the excitement of the chase, bad no ‘line for any other consideration. »<*> k tlr « d ' drea,i >. observed Hary, after a few seconds as Jack paused from his apparently labori to mo[ ' f. l ’ ru ", ; » p’MmJri.-Jtz tones "Confound her, she was "“rr: out a jrW%.*J 5 ft.»SWK “Say’Sho,’ ” interrupted Mary, iliey i-m t know what‘Get out means. Look, ?«»-k! ihere s anoth.-r rooster trying ff> 1'i’tween your feet. I dontbe ‘eve you are much help after a 1. Mary come to this conclusion as the '•ooster succeeded m eluding Jacks stick, and with outspread wings and a M>rlek of victory sailed Into the forbid ’^, “Heipf u ,; , lie repeated . , . in disgusted tonc f' “' v “ R n n !|‘ ,1 P « creatures? T 1 , d , like 1 to break that thing s u ®<‘k * “l’shaw, how , a man can work , himself , , ,, «P over a little thing. You vo made more fuss this single morning than 1 l»av‘*dont* m a hundred, I think you tremendously ungrateful, ' «;>>’ !•»« 1 think U worse than break ng stones on the street 111 keep on hanging if you say so. The things are like Pat’s fly; I think I have them, but when the stick comes down they arc noi there. "Of course they «*-• U > sensible ■hloken would be. I’d bo delighted, though, if you could manage to catch that old rooster. He is the greediest fifing imaginable, and is always getting shat is not intended for him. He has the luck of finding the biggest worms, and when-— Oh, dear, I shan’t talk any more. Y'ou have let about a dozen thickens in." “So I have," was the contrite answer, ‘They are worse than eels. Confound hem! How shall I get them o«t?” “Impossible,” said Mary, it isn’t with a bad. re jigned air. “I suppose so Bather Everything wasn’t Js It} almost ’ gone. warm, “You are making game of me,” ro turned Jaek, detecting “I the spice of mis¬ thief hi her words, call that ingrati hide." "Oh, no. Please don't think me un grateful. I am really much obliged, and to reward you I shall take you for a alee walk mid show you some of the loveliest views imaginable." sometimes," "You can he kind he re plied, as she ran off. I 1IAPTKU IV. Peak Boy—I write this, hoping to find sibility you in the land of the living—a pos¬ 1 somewhat doubt, in view of the late unconscionable tricks played by (hat thermometer of yours. I find it quite pleasant, not to say gratifying, to read that tho mercury stands at 98 deg. in New York, and then look abroad upon my own cool retreat, W eston is as pleasant a Milage as Jno might wish to see, and its surround mgs would make an artist wild with do fight. Not being an artist—a profession to which my friends here vnsml upon vefe ?»Ung me-mv staid, legal mind man ages to preserve its accustomed balance. Before leaving the city, I told you address .would be South Weston, that being, as \ then supposed, have the since one given me by Mr. Millard. I discovered my mistake. A most fortu¬ nate incident put me on the right track. On the ear I got into conversation with a gentleman who lives in W eston. aiul knows Mr. Millard intimately. Ho im mediately gave me my true bearings. This saved nm some annoyance, though 1 had some slight trouble about my i ruuk. 1 have been puzzled Mouth to know , aow I should have gotten « eston | In my mind. 1 asked Mr. Millard about ! It. but he appeared quite unable to under , stand. To admit the plain truth. I can ! not quite understand him. Ho is a most pleasant and agreeable gentleman, but itis attitude toward me is certainly not i what liis letter led me to expect. They 1 more than cordial. He has never were m n, lotted mv father's name, and the ; letters which jmssed between He us doesn’t are as j though they th.' never, 1 were. don’t. You will be mention m and J -urpn-.-d to take hear also that quarters I have at been the allowed to up my j i hotel, when von know I had quite ex oect, . • - Surely, i 1 was n, ver more mistaken in the terms of an invitation in my life before. affairs are very pleasant. There is 5 Mrs. Miiiarfl, a lact that rather surprised mi She is a most . charming 'woman, and her daughter, Miss Ellis, p r Yjjss Kilty, as everybody calls her, is equally so. Under the cir¬ cumstances' j spent a large portion of my days wish at ‘Glendale. I yoij would find time to run up here for a while. This delightful air would infuse new life into.your veins. Tiie hotel i which I honor by my resi¬ dence is ealjpd Fair View, a piece of conceit and delicate sarcasm which I highly approbate, it is full at the pres¬ ent time, so m y landlord informs me, and between ourselves, he is, not un frequently, it, the same condition him self. II' 1 *' Ver, he is free, white and twenty-one, ; iri< j x won’t begrudge him tiis little irregularities. In fact, no one does, unless it be his wife, a most re ma rkable w ' li.an, who manages the bouse and her- poorer half in a manner calculated bo w in the admiration of a Dame tan W.inkie. In my estimation, the one to wise mah,. tiding John Shrimp Butler ever Mrs. did was Matilda Shrimp. Matilda, so ), e Ktory goes, was mis¬ tress of a corn, try hotel, less pretentious even the : worthy than this(p Ji,hn r gs on happened t Fair View, when took his along and up resi ( i ence t her \ John was a logician in his way, and thus lie argued a3 did the worthy Bit- 1 teredge before to m> Matilda being sin¬ gle. obliges me oa y m y horn'll. Ala > tllda being Mr„ shrimp, gives me my b ::^ t U V Forl“ U>th ^ K ri,np ' Therefore, Matilda I ‘ S^ife/rSn^ Result Krsult J or u .,. ri years ,,,-n Matilda . has . ample of I weddeh hli2. 8 Come, accommod^j say, j but don’t expect first Mass ong You may share my room. It is (he best that could bo done for me uiidi,,. ex i S ting cireumstan- I ' on tbe ' authority of . Shrinm : luesttobeallnw^e to speak. It has its drav. , a eks, however, among 1 others, a lack of ubwtantiality in chairs, I bed, etc. I admit, a certain steadiness i In furniture as 'aAU as people. If you fancy the daily roiftme of my life I can I promise beneath you windt plenty it . immediately my ;w ig the residence of a ; nme y . on , w i i a a t present rearing a thriving family, at.j ray interest is al ways keenly alive to tiie interesting, not . lo say instructive, spectacle. Don’t let this brit,f description frighten you, for I really pu,e tor a glimpse of your seraphic coun tenance , it is • now j almost mail time, i ma as x w ; s h to ft et this in I must stoji immediately. \V rite If you are alive, a, ltl M if possible, i Yours, etc., Jack Beverly, j “One duty aoeoii.|,ii s | ie (i,” soliloquized ; I* 10 °*. tho ye, as with a grand : Swffiata tinms? Now ! what to do with mj, su if y distn-ssiii" point couldn’t to die consider of i' wonder if one | sta;; aat i on here. I might under otiier cireum^nances. Ah! I had utmost forgotten my , and then lpttor , x will mail i that, run ov er f or a c b a t.” | I his slightly amyp., oug oonclusion was evidently hi , gratifying to the - “-V.-Iligs, be smiled quite cheerfully as he eh.,,.^ i, ig coati ti ok his hat from the pe^ OI1 tin; door and left his room J en minutes nail brought him to the postofflee, and upon llig inquiring for tiio 1 mail, one letter wa.s handedtohim As i tiie writing quit, . was Grange lie turned the envelope several times, examining it critically. . I w"nt n n com?* 1 ?" thl 1 he ne went to to the the corrnq. by o the window, I ane! breaking the s es| reo( j with much ! surprise the sever al close i y written pages'. j “DearJack—Y our letter received and : cumstances much appreciated. I scarcely G n( j er pre8e nt cir- | j memberedl at all ami liopeil disappointment to be re y “ rU 0,0 m0r ° eratifvinu “U.ion reflection I pq™ ■ ■* hi^intfm^'l t i , ,,, at alh After your fecl decidedly ungratcfnA n ot to say be tlgerent. What have jHold Mr. Millard? I you ask, with inquisityriaj did I x, rev ity. ' How under heaven tln( i out s 0 mlI ch about you, and why jjp the mischief j didn’t fellow" I let you into tH at Baore ^There's t'; So you go | just cool off ‘ noth mg in the world to et into hysterics about. In substance,; friejnj j tojd Mr/MiJlard that yon were my an ,i a n exceed Ingly nice young would man!i yoJ n eV ery * respect, What more havo ? “As to family hist ary relationship, genealogy, and such , I intricate subjects, I know as littlo of yol lr8 ftS I do of mv 1 ! awn. 1 refrain on principle from becom¬ ing interested in such| uasa tirfaetory re- I . searches. My own disS » ain jfy ^ lias nev r hecn particularly I should inj?u j sj cdi thank heaven, and if b v BO me remote chance, become grea^ j shall not he subjected overshadowed to the pai: ,f u ; experience of tieing I [y niy fatlier nor grandfather. This wir h ail possible re ?[K ■et for those two wo rthy gentlemen, Speaking of family ties naturally sug* jests Uncle John. Ti ie old sinner sent me an article the otli er day on ‘How a Youiur >k f Man Can Live an Ten Dollars a Week. t I returned . t with elaborate thanks, and the mim j n q U irv as to whether it might not a»si{- bp applicable to old as wt qp er ^ yet, “The city gets on pjrettv aL> well without rou j A few deserted people villige gtiil left. We re not a bv any means, (hough your quarte r3 p>ok dismal ?B0U gh. Scenery with l vo u attractive, x’U warrant ‘ certain say j> . vp u find a p a j r 0 eyes a ttraetiw I’vh e too Well, I blame you. been there be ; 01V vou ' tnow. j r ’> , ^ I , ™* I ^ John the , ^ narticuiarly. ,, There 9 ^ young «°r you stranger most saul at his to house-weighs wemble his ft|, tj n ber pounds.and go far as is a pronounced eolorpermt , ha A t3 on* to judge, f ^ nugbi. tins joy „J ri b r ® 1 - ‘ ' 1 ' F Frank. J e > ‘ Frank,” repeated j a ,-k Beverly, turning me letter in various directions, with the air of one expecting Frank to look out upon him from its pages. “Who in the devil is Frank? And who is John, and Mrs. John, whom I might have married, and the young visitor? Confound it, I wonder who is trying to play a joke on me. A mighty poor one, I must call it. Frank! Frank! Did 1 ____________ ever know anyone by the name of Frank? Never to my certain knowledge.” He knitted his brow over this effort ai recollection, and looking straight before him, gave vent to a long, low whistle. , Then once more reading his letter with out gaining any wisdom thereby, he pui It in his pocket, with the words, “I’ll : find the writer of this brilliant effusion j before ls at home." I die. Now to see if Miss Kitty j ; With this idea in view, he sauntered ! out into the shady street, and walked foi some distance in deep thought. Turn- | ing from the little village into a well- ! beautifully laid out grounds. | by there,” he said softly, ! “Ah, she is as a tall, fashionably dressed girl rose fron ; hammock and to meet hin 1 the came with the words: “I thought might this , , after you come dw^dfuUyTonely 8 ’ 661 i ” fTO BE CONTINUED, j Take good care of your stomach, it is not a pretty thing t-otalk about, f)Ut upon its condition depends the state of L. your temper, your ability tc KM” f r^’and , d the S measure you oi your enjoyment in life. If it is full, vour conscience does not trouble you. If it is empty or out of order, you are likely to behave in such a way that even vour own mother will see faults . Half of the heartaches in the'world, and all the “unsatisfied longings” that distress poetical peo pie, may be traced to a stomach that Boui not work rifht. PITH AND POINT. The man w ho deserves the most credit ' generally g has to pay 1 ^ cash.— T Lllte ' i She—“Two weeks from to-day we’ll ; be one.” He—“Well, let’s lie happy while we can.”—Picayune, “I can’t see why you object to young Softly. I’m sure lie’s constant.” “Worse than that. He’s perpetual. ” —Truth. “I wonder why Ur. Reaper is ai"’ vising all his patients to go to White ?* mtends ad * th to . is su ““ theie er? himself. ” “^'® Liook- bab ! y go 'w 1 * Life. Johnny Barr—“Ha, what’s an ego tist?” Handel Barr—“An egotist, my sou, is one who thinks all the world but himself is riding low-grade wheels.”—Puck. f Mrs. Youngish—“Oh, Bob, what shall I do? Baby is crying because I won’t let him pull all the fur off my n ew muff.” Mr. Youngish—“Well, riobt Give U him the cat'”_ lui-Bits. “I have proposed to seven girls this summer already,” said Timmins, “and f haven’t been able to get accepted once ' Dinged if X am not beginning to . teet . , like one „ ot o{ my . ... T P°ems. , oems »—In¬ dianapohs Journal, Customer—“Is he an up-to-date par rot?” Dealer—“Well, we’ll let him speak for himself. (To parrot), “Polly, want a cracker?” The Parrot -“Hoot-, mon! I dinna’ ken! Hoo’s a wi’ye? Gang awa’!” Customer “M take him.’ Puck. ‘ “Of course you’ll give me one little kiss Before I go, he pleaded. She looked a him intently for a minute and sighed. “It’s pretty high pay,’ she replied, “but if you will go early | j enough I sup|iose I’ll have to call it a bargain.”—Chicago Post, J i “I wonder,” said the man of a sta tistical turn, “I wonder how much ; powder is destroyed daily in useless ! salutes?” “There must be a lot said the frivolous girl- “But I suppose | women will go on kissing one another I ( t tJl0 same.”—Indianapolis Jour- j , * aaL “Who is that man who writes com- j mimications every day and signs him self ‘Constant Reader’?” said is,” one j citizen “I don’t know who he | renlied the other, “but he’s a mis- j noiner. He comes a great deal nearer « being a constant writer.’’-Washing- : ton Star ’ Kallow—“I tell vou there’s just as good P writers in the world as ever there were. Dillon—“How aV'cmt Shake speare?” Kallow-“A piece of luck , on bis part. He happened to be born at the right time, when there weren't so many writers as there are at pres ent.”—-Boston Transcript. T Thvma.- . . Hoeipv T Head Thomas Hussey, the 116111111 rl -n ,x ein.-e of Montgomery, w o - found upon tbe steps of a ” al * bank one night last week with _ in his clothe.-, died in Brooklyn, - . Y Friday st the home of 13 , where No. 8 Pine street, was after his discharge from tbe Tombs, where he bad been locked up ovet night as a vagrant. Mrs. Harriet Mitchell, a great niece, and one Gray, a great nephew, both residents weaUh'; wbriU 1 is SmateVtcTbc in the neighborhood of $100,009. THROUGH GEORGIA. - ; Hereafter Columbs people will get h i Montgomery J? and Birmingham mail .. regularly. , A i» r f. <ln™r. ' 1 ntendent Terrell toat it , e requires lioroughly fumigated before being sent out. The mail has been largely withheld on account of the smallpox scare. * * * Georgia is to have a fish hatchery, yt Washington b during the last session , congress c Senator , . „ Bacon started . ,, , a „ movement whicn is going to result m :he establishment of one of these val aable institutions in Georgia. A rep resentative of the fish commission is aow on his way to Georgia to select a } ;te, an <l in this fact many people ought interested, v* |«P»I °<Xt; ">» Byrd, special mspecto 2 oi comic camps, has been attacked by Mr. H B. Moore, superintendent of J. R. Allison & Co.’s Pulaski county camp, at which, according to Mr. Byrd’s re t conviet WBS i )eaten to death, dragged feet forward through the woods, and buried in stripes and* shackles. Mr. Moore denies that state¬ ment in toto and declares Mr. Byrd’s report on that camp to be false. The much talked of Horse-Swappers , State Convention will meet in Covmg Ion, on the 21st day of September and remain m session three days The object of the convention is to elect a president, vice president amt other officers.. Every horse-swapper in Georgia has a special invitation to at tend and those in attendance will be entitled to a vote at the convention in any and all matters brought before the union, Judge Littlejohn has rendered a de¬ cision in the petition for an- injunction brought by the citizens of Americas to restrain the Georgia and Alabama railroad from removing the general offices to Savannah, refusing to grant the injunction, and the railroad com¬ pany is thereby victorious so far. A mandamus was granted and the ease will be appealed to the supreme court, pending which the general offices will remain in Americus. * * * The split in the ranks of the state republican party is becoming more se¬ rious as the moment for the final crisis approaches. The contesting factions are now far apart on the question of party organization and the indications all point to a call for au early conven¬ tion for the purpose of electing a new chairman. Mr. Walter Johnson, the present chairman, remains obstinate and refuses emphatically to issue tin; call ot' the men who are fighting for a new organization The decision in the Flanagan case has been indefinitely delayed and the time when it will be decided is a mat¬ ter of conjecture. The attorneys have placed the papers in the hands of Judge Candler and he will take ample time to come to a conclusion. Tho pa¬ pers are so numerous and long that it will take much time for their perusal. Flanagan was condemned to hang on the 25th of August, but the motion for the new trial was filed and has acted as a supersedeas and stayed the execu¬ tion. TY e first jg prohibition election in the of UBCOge e county occurred last Saturday and passed off quietly, While the day was notaltogetherde void of unpleasant features, yet, con sidering the issue at stake, the election wa8 a remarkably quiet one. Tli e e i ec tion resulted as follows: Against prohibition, 1,724; for xirohiiiition, U42; anti majority 782. The county precincts gave a slight majority to the antis. The votes of about 400 negroes were challenged by the prohibitionists, if all are thrown out the result of the election would not be changed. Hon. Hewlitt Hall, chairman of the penitentiary committee of the house of representatives, has called a meeting of that body for the 21st of September for the purpose of considering the problem which confronts the legtsla tore in the dispositi m of the convicts at the end of the present lease, which will expire April 1, 1899 The cpm mittee will also consider the question ot placing the misdemeanor convicts under the inspection spstem of the penitentiary department as recom- and mended by Governor Atkinson Governor > orthei n. Bailey Not a Candidate. J. W. Hailey, congressman from the Fifth district, has authorized the an¬ nouncement that he will not become a candidate for a seat in the senate to succeed Senator Mills. He has been advised to take this step and to again stBn j {or re - e i ec tiou to the lower fi mse and lead the democratic forces tiiain Hig {rien ,i 8 over the state be j.® ve ^ t ^ e con g reas i 3 democratic, he will b« the next speaker, an honor Texas wo uld like to see one of her sons re * —- - on July 1 over $9,000,00*) i ' it f est was due in Philadelphia. th°i: j n t eres t alone being ' This is an age of debt, exri.i.. - ...