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POUND & LAMBDIN,
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BAUNESriLLIC, Geohgta.
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ftiiiibledon’s Wooing.
py \VM. MAON TURNER, M. D.
•He’s a spooney, of course, Jack ;
bat he seems a gentlemanly enough
M!<-w* considering lie is a Freshman.
„ lM j {hut's not saying much.’
Ican'i. bear him, Ned. Asa Fresh
man. lie 8 absolutely amazing ! Wh.
tal es if lm did take the mathematical
tod Latin prizes on entrance? Did 1
not secure the s;itne, and the Greek
besides? Yet what cave I for that I
[ p.ji vou orm thing, Ned—Freshman
nr not (and I rn above such work)
Junior 1 am. yet, if I hear of him
interfering with my nffaiis again, I’ll
j u ii rash him !'
is h liit.e impudent, Jack; and
gj,, nld lie tangnt n know- his place.—
Wei!, well —the truth is,
are getting above themselves. But, i
say, Jack, that f’tllow is a cool; prouo
chap, aud mark my words, he’ll be
Lard *o manage.’
‘Can he show a muscle against that?’
asked the other, bending his Stalwart
arm until the roll of hard, sinewy
UiusS/t 1 ? teVTied as if they would burst
through the olfeeve. ‘And can he scull
a boat fourteen miles without blowing
—eh. Ned V
•Can't say, but the fellow lias mus
cle, Jack —and what is more, he has
art and courage besides. As I said a
bit ago, lie's good at what he may
undertake in earnest, be it digging in
to Latin, courting of pretty girls, or
pommelling a fellow’s visual organs.’
•Ha! La! Ned. Yt hat ? That
smooth-faced hoy court a girl ? Why
you astound me with your gigantic as
sumptions — ha ! ha !’
‘Come, come, Jack—don’t try to
fool me! I tell you Judson Strother
can court a girl. I don’ say he has
done it. Besides that, he has been to
see Emily Gladson more than once,
ami tliai's where the. shoe piuclies !'
Jack \\ imbledon’s face grew sober
and a half frown gathered over it as
liearo6e aud strode the floor up and
down.
I hat young gentleman, now a Ju
nior at college, and, despite his loose
manners, his questionable morality,
and lus complete neglect of his studies
at times —that is, whenever it suited
him—stauding second iu all of his
classes, was the only son of wealthy
parents, who lived in the intenor of
the State of New York. The spoiled
child of fortune—the pet of doting
parents —he had grown up his own
master; for all that money could do,
he could command, He had develop
ed hito a tall, handsome young man
of twenty, amiable, whet, he chose to
be, hut generally speaking of a haugh
tv, impudent, domineering disposition.
He had never been thwarted, and ob-
stinately rebelled when he was oppos
ed in anything on which lie had set
his heart. He was intelligent, and on
that account, and through the magic
of his father's dollars, he was quite
popular with the faculty. This popu
larity, however, did not extend gener
ally among the students. There were
Lnly a few who hurrahed for Jack
Wimbledon, and who loved to bask in
the sunshine of bis favor. Among his
real friends was one who whs an hon
orable, high-minded, independent
young fellow, his elirnn, Ned Olnev.
Between the two a bond of genuine
friendship had sprung up.
In the city where was located this
coluge was likewise a fashionable,
I'tgh'ttanding seminary for girls, nuin
bering iig three hundred fair pupils,
for the Misses Gaith were deservedly
popular as teachers, and the institution
under their care was well patronized.
Among (be fair ones lately matricuia
ting there was a merry-hearted, sun
Jiy-taced girl, with a smile on her lips,
and a roguish twinkle in her eye, the
pretty Emily Gladson, To pass the
bounds established by the starch and
piiw Misses Garth and to get within
■ llo s *cred precincts of this seminary
whs go difficult a task that it might
‘Hll have added one more to the la
brs of Hercules. Few, then, could
,p claim to that high-born privilege,
be luck, however, that the golden
ey cannot turn has not yet been in
vented by man. and this key, adjusted
to its Rncke.t with an air of impudence
ai: j' insuperable confidence, h;d ndmit
.. ‘ 1 Wealthy, dashing Jack Wim
- 1 .on, before whom the. Misses Garth
j^ pit C their loftj estate, bowed and
dinged like an Eastern Ka wass before
' * Uubaned master. In a word then,
Wimbledon attracted by the
* '■> Emily's beauty, for he had clianc.
e< ! ° see *he girl one day’, m the street.
fUriounded by a bevy of her compan
among whom, indeed, she shone
' ie centre of their ref! cted Ins
' tid followed her to the seminary.
~p determined to see more of the ra
lant cr eature. With him, to deter
e W; s to act, to act was to succeed
? '' gained admittance once, twice.
• nice, and every time he had seen and
pnversed with Emily Gladson, and
j' e ija, ‘ 80 * ar progressed in acquain-
that lie had already half
flirted toe irftmeent, unthinking, gid-
J B' l ; and she, pleased at his atten-
j R ° nß ’ a,| d not knowing the impor
tance of her conduct, her young heart
a'teaed to surfeiting, liad encouraged
III bol(i yoang fellow. Jt soon be
-1( established, and was received as
\V; a £ a nowledged fact, that young
' n , 1 cdoa, after his graduation,
a V' . the bright-eyed Emily ,
ai , i Ile hisses Garth, so lynx eyed
wo, SUs picious generally speaking,
s j 0 * r lu this matter as guiltless of vi
as * a “ Was poor blind Bartimeus, and
garder PeCliDg ° rharin R * Eve the
qn f bo t tbis time a tall, handome,
( et young fellow of eighteen bad
C!l ]^ lef i college as a Freshman. His
st)f . ’ .Signified, gentlemanly manner.
e V ji 118 high grade of scholarship,
givp C | • bls entrance, had already
M n Sp Um a popularity both among
p r w n 8 faculty Judson Stroth
atif) , R ’ ' llf ieed, a young man of mark,
mark he had made. Ho was
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I wifnt to &C„ &e ,blS ' , ' UIU T ie " b,d es t 0 the t . omb? ‘ iwaa there the flesa of Jesas lay, And left a lon* perfume.
from ttie same village whence came
Emily. So, shortly after his arrival,
on the strength of old acquaintance
ship, anti aided moreover b\ the tact
of being the bearer of a le’iter from
tl.e father to the daughter, he had call
ed at tlie seminary and asked to see
Miss Gladson. ' Tis needless to say
that he procured admission. And thus
matters stood at the commencement of
our story.
Wimbledon pausod in his walk, and
consulted his friend and chum, Ned
Olney.
•I want to have a little talk with
you. Ned, about tbis matter,’ lie hesi
tated.
‘Say on, Jack,’ returned the other.
‘For,’ continued Wimbledon, ‘I can
trust you, and there are but few fibre
that i can.’
Olne y smilingly bowed.
‘Ned; to tell you tbe truth, I do love
this pretty giil very much, almost
enough to marry tier !’
‘Almost enough, Jck ? Be careful
in trifling with this maiden’s heart,’ re
plied the other, seriously.
Wimbledon scanned his friend’s face
closely, but he had spokeu in sober
earnest.
‘Well, then, punctilious Ned, I love
the girl, fchotigh to marry her; aud
only spoke as I did to sound yon.’
I he face of the other cleared up.
‘Now/ continued Wimbledon, 'in
my wooing 1 have determined on what
1 call a suhjcclo objective plan
of attack. My plan, of course, is my
own, and the definition I give it may
be arbitrary. By subjective action, I
mean my attack on the citadel of the
gill’s affections. By ohjectiveness, 1
mean a thrashing that 1 will give to
any rascal who interferes with me. As
to the first point, I have experienced
no difficulty. Emily, bless her dear
soul, met me half way ; for, Ned, she
loves me. As to the second, Judson
Strother, the Fresh mam, will furnish
an exemplification ; for unless I am
mistaken, he’s the candidate for a
tin ashing.'
The other laughed loud and hearti
ly hut lus faee sobered down in a mo
ment, as he said:
‘But, Jack, don’t take any unfair
advantage of the hoy/
•I never did that yet with any one.
Ned Olney,’ and a shade of ! alf an
ger passed over Wimbledon’s face.
‘Tiien ’ ris all right, Jack ; and if
you succeed, I will write a book on
the *Suhjecto-0 jective Plan of Wim
bledon’s Wooing.’ 1
‘Well, Ned, you shall have material
enough, I promise you.’
# * * *
‘ls MBs Gladson iu V queried the
tall young man, in low tones, as he
stood in the long porch of the institute
after lie had pulled the bell.
•I believe so, sir,’ s iid the girl;
•but, hut, M s- Gladson wishes to know
if is Mr. Strother or Mr. Wimbledon V
‘Tell her it is Mr. Strother, but say
to her that he desires to see her pure-
ly on a business matter which concerns
her intimately. He moreover begs to
aav to her that be will consume but a
very few moments of her time/ and
Judson Strother's young brow con
tracted with manly thought and de
termination. He took a half angry
stride once or twice up and down the
piazza, and when the girl reappeared
and invited him in, his face was pleas
ant, his brow smooth again.
♦And what may be your business
with me, Judson l You know I have
to practice all the morning, and then
the drawing master comes and - —*’
•Oh ! be not alarmed, Emily/ re
turned the othor, good naturedlv,
though there was a slight touch of
bitterness in his tone. ‘I shall not
stand in the way of your intellectual
progress or improvement in the ac
complishments. I was going by, and
thought/on the score of old acquain
tanceship, and for the sake of qld
times, 1 would step in and say good
morning.'
‘Clever in you Judson, but, the girl
said you had some business with me/
returned the oTher, coldly.
Judson Strother bit that thin curv
ing lip of his until the blood trickled
down and diopped on bis hand. But
controlling himself, while an irrestrain
nb!e sneer half distorted his handsome
features* he said :
•You are, indeed, business-like, ex
acting, Emily, but it matters not with
me ; I shall do my duty by you, and
by your father/
‘What mean you, sir V
‘I mean, Emily, that the acquain
tanceship and cordialiry existing be
tween our distant families, demand <>f
me that I should be lacking in nothing
which would serve yout interests.’
‘Exceedingly kind in you. sir, but,
[ did it never occur to you, that per
haps, I was old enough—certainly as
old as you, Judson—to look out for
myself]’
‘That matters not, Emily, returned
the other, speaking slowly and clearly;
‘there may exist matters in which you
cannot look out for yourself —'
‘A truce to this stuff, Judson
Strother! I wish to bear nothing fur-
jIARiVESViIXE. IHITi-HW. NOVEMBER 19.1868.
I her of tins—and—and—'tis nearly
time for Mi. Dulaney to commenco— ’
j ‘Listen to me, Emily/ said the other,
rising nt once. ‘Ell not detain you
longer than one short minute—but
allow me to say in my opinion, and
(his is what lias really brought mo
hither— you should beware of Mr
W imbledon.’
The girl sprang to her feet; while
her eyes flashed fire.
AA liy, Judson Strother, you are
nothing but a boy/
‘And you, Emily Gladson, but a
very young and imprudent miss/ re
torted the young man, his own eyes
gleaming back angrily. But he quick
ly controlled himself. ‘Bov or not,
Emily,’ lie said, ‘I am yet man enough
to see through the duplicity, self-
conceit and insufferable pride of Jack
Winibleton ; aud nay, hear me out,
Emily, ’tis for your ultimate good that
1 speak—Jock YY imbledou is no suit
able companion for you. Tbe man,
who in company with bis fellows,
speaks lightly of women, and boast
inglv wagers money on his conquests
cannot be an honest man. Jack
Wimbledon speaks thus— and
thus—of—of you, Emily.’
‘I do not believe it, Judson Strother
I cannot. \\ hy, you are nothing
but a Freshman, Judson. and Mr-
W imbledon is a gentleman—and and
•t Junior. I lus time a terrible
sneer broke over young Strother's
face.
‘I am a Freshman, Emily, and I am
a gentleman. Believe my words or
not, I have done my duty, and now,
good-morning/ He turned and strode
out. Emily did not even answer him
—his words had cut her deeply, for i
she loved young Wimbledon.
As the young man entered the. 1
street, lie saw the subject of the recent
conversation, dressed in the tip *.f the
inode, harrying toward the institute.
Strother knew liis errand, aud won*,
dered if Mr. Dulaney s drawing lessons
would hinder the reception of the
wealthy W imbledon l Bhe two young
men passed each other. Wimbledon
halted.
‘And so, you are the aspiring Fresh
mau, Judson Strother, are vou V
‘1 am a Freshman—an ambitious
one—and my name is Judson Strother,
Mr. Winibleton.’
•All! very good. I understand you
are good at intermeddling. For “my
part, I beg leave to tell you, that it
you bother yourself ia my affairs,
you'll gel a thrashing you’ll remember
till you graduate.’
‘You say so 1 and let me tell you,
Wimbledon, in any and ail kinds
of rascality, whether or notyou be the
father, i will i*.t*-.odtiie, as you are
pleased to term it; moreover, Jack
Wimbledon, I defy you, now, or at any
time, to lay the weight of vour liuc-or
ou me, in anger !’ ami Judson Strotliei
boldly confronted his stalwart anta
gonist. But Wimbledon recoiled,
though a deep flush of anger passed
over his features.
'Get oat of rUy wary, you young
braggart. You forget that you aid a
Freshman' and that I am— ’.
•These are petty, paltry distinctions,
and should not be employed as sud
teifuges; there are no barriers be
tween gentlemen/
‘Out of my way, sir! I'll not dirty
my hands with you I' his braggart
tone was completely changed
‘As you will, sir/ said Strother,
‘but toe pollution may bo on the other
side; however,, let ine assure you,
,1 ac k w imbledon, Freshman as I am.
L know how to defend my rights ; and
to sustain them, and my own dignity.
I’ll scruple at nothing,’ and the young
fellow walked away.
# * #'####
‘Oh ! Mr. Wimbledon, that naughty
fellow spoke so impudently of you
and just to think—he's nothing but a
Freshman !'
‘ 'Tis indeed amazing, my dear
Emily—the arrogance of the fellow is
certainly unblushing. But, it shall
not go unpunished, 1 assure you, and
I told him so fftit a minute ago. By
tlie-by, an> 1 detaining you Emily V
‘Oli.no, Mr. Wimbledon, I’ve noth
ing tbis morning, now, since at ynur
sag 'estion, I sent off that horrible Mr.
Dulaney, with bis straight and curved
lit.es, his sliades and shadows ! 'Tis
nice to have the headache sometimes,
eh? Mr. Wimbledon.’
‘True, Emily / and now let me tell
you a plan I have fallen upon.—
Strother will do anything for you ;
write him a note t> meet you on busi
ness in tiie cemetery, at dusk. We ll
try a ghost on him, and, under the
garb of a ghost, I’ll—well, I’ll see
that he is well thrashed, and Ned
Olney shall be there to see it, too. for
I promised him. But mind you, Emily,
if there is any talk about the matter,
remember, I did not tell you I would
do the flogging/
•Oh ! capitol ! capitol ! Mr. Wim
bledon, and the impudent fellow de.-
serves it/
‘Well—write the note now, I’ll
drop it in the post —bo’ll get it at six
tins evcotDg. Iu the meantime, while
lie is m at recitation, I'll f all hy bis
••oom and draw the bullet front his
pistol if he’s fool enough to use it.
I II fling the ball back iu iiis face, ha '
ha !’
•That is glorious ! Wait a moment,
I'll soon have the note.'
* * * # * # #
The shades of evening had just
gathered over the venerable college,
as Judson Strother, with throbbing
bead and feverish blood, for he bad
studied hard that day, entered Ids
modest little room in the college. Lie
clutched ar a fetter ljing qh the table,
tore it opeu aud mad it. A smile of
triumph lit up his pale features. At
that ciornent, howsver, bis brow grew
daik, as a sudden i bought occurred to
liirn. \Y hy choose the cburcli yard
on a dark winters night I A queer
fancy for a young girl ! But he’ll go ;
and tossing his pistol in bis pocket, he
arose. He paused. Ele drew forth
the pistol again and examined it, a
few grains of powder foil from it, and
rattled on the paper before him. He
coolly unscrewed tbn barrel, but there
was no bullet in the weapon ! Quietly
taking one from his desk, he carefully
placed it on tjie charge of powder, and
screwed the barrel home again. A
bitter smile passed over the Fresh
man s face, as he once again concealed
the loaded weapon on his person, and
strode out into the darkness. He
took his way toward the gloomy
church yard. A few miuutes’ rapid
walking brought him to his destina
tion'
Quietly seated on a glistening grave
stone, was the fair Emily, betraying
no emotion whatsoever of alarm.
Btrother drew near, but just before
icaiming her, a most unearthly groan
broke on the air, and a tall figure in
sheeted white, dashed out and menaced
ihe approaching Freshman. Strother
started back, but the ghostly figuro
pressed on him, at the s.nno time bran
dishing a bundle of rods.
Stand back, Jack W imbledon, I
say ! 1 know you—stand bacE ! or
your blood be upon your own head !’
said Strother, in deep, angry tones,
while the clear ring of a pistol ham
mer clicked on the air. But with a
wild laugh, the white figure dashed on
the young man, at the same time
striking him over the shoulders a
furious blow with the rods. In a
second, the clear, sharp report of the
pistol rang out on tlie night, and with
a terrible scream, young Wimbledon
sprang bigli in the ail and fell forward
on the frozen earth. The unerring
lead had crushed through his brain.
Emily Gladson died a year or so
ffftftrwarrlo n L-j. ITiHarfU* u UIISOH
Strother pursued the quiet, ‘even tenor
of his way/ graduated with high dis
tinction, and assumed the surplice of a
minister. Ned Olney, who had wit
nessed the tragic affair, became gloomy
and morose, and though plunged into
the Vortex of worldly troubles and
triumphs, he never forgot the sa i finale
to Wimbledon’s wooing.
Josh Billinos Mule.—The
mule is half boss and halt jrock,
and then comes a full stop : nature
discovered her urstake. They weigh
more according to their heft than any
other animal, excei t the crow bar.—
They can’t, hear any quicker nor
further tlran . a. boss, yet their ears are
big enough for snow shoes. You can
trust them with any one whose life
aint worth any more than the mule’s.
The only way is to ke<;p them into a
medder fencing and let them jump out.
JL’heV are ready for use just as soon as
they will do to abuse. They Imint
got any friends, and will live on huck
leberry brudi with an occasional
change of Canada thistles. They are
a modern invention ; i do not think
ttie bible alludes to them at all. They
sell for more money than any other
domestic auimule. Yon cau’t tell their
age by looking into their mouth any
more than you could a Mei/ican’canon.
They never have no disease that a
good club wont heal. They are very
kerruptive heart, like sum men. I
have known them to be good mules for
six months just to get a chance to
kick somebody. 1 never owned one,
uor never mean too, unless there is a
U. IS. law requiring it. The only
reason why they aro patient rs been use
they are ashamed of themselves; I
have seen educated mules in a circus.
They would kick and bite tremendous.
Euny mao who is willing to drive a
mule ought to be exempt by law fur
rnning fortbe Legislature. They are
the strongest kieeters on earth, and the
heaviest according to their size. I heard
tell of one who fell from the towpath of
the Erie canawl and shhfc at soon as
he touched bottom, but he *cept on
towing the boat to the next station,
breathing thru his ears, which stuck
out of the water two feet six iuebes.—
I didn’t see this did, but an auctooeer
told me of it, and I never knew an
auctioneer to lie unless it was absolute
ly convenient.
He who has bad ends in view *8
pretty sure to como to one.
POKTUY.
From the Comet.
The Farmer’s Song.
Sweet is the bread that toil hath won,
And sweet the sleep it brings,
And sweetly when the day is done
* My cheerful helpmate sings.
How proudly round my hearth I sec
My sturdy sons draw near,
And O hotrLindly smiles on me
Lach one that’s gathered here.
A thousand songsters welcome me
Forth to my daily tail,
And flowers of many a form ana hue,
Upspringing from the sod.
The Spring with promise, beckons me
To sow the needful grain,
And glorious Autumn, thankful, shows
Its harvest mantled plain.
The student in his narrow cell
Reads by his midnight lamp;
I read in Natures open book
Truths of immortal stamp.
While monarchs tremble on their throne,
And quakes the city’s lord,
I firmly stand upon the earth,
A basis deep and btoai.
Sweet is the bread that toil hath won,
And]sweet the sleep it brings,
Anti sweetly when the day is done
My cheer'u! helpmate sings.
How proudly round the hearth I see
My sturdy sons draw near,
And 0 how kindly smile on me
Bach one that’s gathered here.
K.
A Leaf from Life,
1 1' n t rny lovea hook one day;
Sue brought it back ; I laid it by ;
’ l 1 was little either I had to say—
She was eo strange and I so shy.
But yet we roved indifferent things—
The sprouting buds, the birds in tune ;
And Time stood still and wreathed its
wings
\\ ith rosy links from Juno to June.
For her, what task to dare or do?
M hat peril tempts? What hardship
bear ?
But with her—ah ! She never knew
My heart, and what was hidden there I
And she with me, so cold and coy,
Seemed like a maid bereft of sense ;
But in the crowd all life and joy—
And fall of hIuoMOJ
She married!—well—a w oman needs
A mate, her life and love to share—
And little cares spring up like weeds,
And play'd around her elbow chair.
And years roll’d b\—but I, content,
Trimui’d iny one lamp, and kept it
bright,
Till age’s touch my hair besprint
YY'ith rays and gkams of silver light.
And then it chanced I took the book
Which she perused in days gone by ;
And as I read such passion shook
My soul —1 need must cu r se or cry.
For here and there her love was writ
In old, half faded pencil signs,
As if she yielded bit by bit
Her heart in dots and underlines.
Ah ! silver’d fool !—-too We you look .
I know it ; let me here record
IVs maxim : lend no girl a beck
Unless you read it a r terward !
The Snow Sheds of the Pacific.
Railroad. —We learn from a North
ern exchange that the Pacific Rail'
road Company are now engaged in
erecting sheds over the cuttings and
other exposed points. They are of
heavy timber framed work with poin
ted gable roofs, and look as if they
could withstand almost any pressure
of snow. Nearly forty miles of flit
track will have to be thus covered,
and the quantity or timbers required
will be enormous. Not less than twen
ty-two saw mills, most of them worked
by steam, are run night and day, em
ploying two thousand men, and
yet they do not work up to the newl*
of the company. It is estimated that
it will require eight hundred thousand
feet of lumber to construct a mile of
sheds. So great is the demand that
the country on both sides of the track
is being rapidly denuded of its forests.
[Savannah Republican.
In Gloucester, Massachusetts, a la
dy had occasion recently to leave her
house for a few moments, and left her
six months' baby on the floor. On re
turning she was surprised to find the
child missing. After searching, she
discovered that the family dog had ta
ken the baby to the garret, and depos
ited it there in a basket of rags.
'Troubles never come singly’—as
Jones said when his wife piesemed
I him twins-
I W i*lt 1 I:a<3 a C apital.
So we heard a great strapping young
nuin exclaim the other day j n an
We did want to gi e l.ir a piece ol
our mind so bad ; and we’ll just write
to him. You want capital, “do you?
And suppose you had what you* call
capital, what would you do with it?
You want capital? ILtvn'tyou hands
and feet, and muscle, and Lcme, aod
brains, and don’t you call them c*pi
tal? What more capital did God give
anybody? “Oh, but they are not
money,” gay you. But they are more
lean money, and nobody can take
them ftom you. Don’t you know how
to use them ? If you don’t, its time
you were learning. 'Jake hold of the
first plow, or hoe, or jack-plane, or
broad axe you can find, and go to
work. Your capital will soon yield
you a large iuterest. Ay, but there’s
the rub ! You don’t want to work ;
you want money on credit that you
may play gentleman and speculate,
and end by playing the vagabond. Or
you want a plantation with plenty of
hirelings upon it to do the work, while
you run over the country and dissi
pate/ or you want to marry some rich
girl who may be foolish enough to take
you for your good locks, that she may
suppoit you.
Shame on voir, young man. Go to
work with the capital you have, and
you will soon make iuterest enough
upon it to give you as much money as
you want, and make you feel like a
man. If you can't make money on
what capital you have, you could not
make it if you had a million dollars
in money. If 3-011 don’t know how to
use bone and muscle and brains, you
would not know how to use gold. If
you let what capital you have lie idle
and waste and rust out, it would be
the same thing with you if 3-011 had
gold; 3’ou tvould Gnly know Low to
waste it.
Then don’t stand about idle, a great
helpless child, waiting for somebody
to coiue and feed you, hut go to work.
Take the first work you can find, no
matter what it is, so long as y-ou do it
well. Yes, whatever you undertake,
do it well ; always do your best. Il
yon manage the capital you already
have, you will soon hate plenty more
to manage; but if 3-ou can’t or won’t
manage the capital God has given
you, you will never have any other to
manage.
Do you hear, young man ?
J Exchange.
Going to Law. —Two Dutchmen
who built and used in common a small
bridge over a stream which ran through
their farms, had a dispute concerning
some repairs which it required, and
one of them absolutely refused to bear
any portion of the expenses necessary
to the pmcliase of a lew planks.
Finally, the aggrieved party went to
a neighboring lawyer, and placing two
dollars in his hand, said :
‘I give you ali dish moneys if you’ll
make Hands do justice mit de pridge/
‘How much will it cost to repair it V
asked the honest lawyer.
‘Not more ash vun dollar/ replied
the Dutchman,
A ery well,’said the lawyer, pocket
ing one of the dollars, and giving him
the other,‘take this, and go get the
bridge repaired ; his the bost course
yon can take.’
•laas/ said the Dutchman, slowly,
‘yaatr, dat ish more better e.s to quar
rel mit Ilans but aa he vent along
home, he shook nis head frequently,
as if unable, after all, to see quite
clearly how lie had gained anything
by going to law.
How to Court j\ Church.— A
young gentleman happening to sit at
church in a pew adjoining one in
which sat. a young lady for whom he
Conceived a sudden and violent passion,
was desirous of entering into a court*
ship on the spot, but the place not
being suitable tor an informal declara
tion, the case suggested the follow ing
plan. He politely handed the fair
lady a bible opened, with a pin stuck
in the following text—Second Epistle
of John, verse s—‘And now I beseech
thee, not as though I wrote anew
commandment unto thee, but that we
had from the beginning, that we love
one another.’
She returned it pointing to the sec
ond chapter of Ruth, tenth verse :
‘Then she fell on her face, and bowed
herself to the ground and said to him :
Why have I found grace ill thine eyes,
seeing I am a stranger V
He returned the book, pointing to
the thirteenth verse of the third
Epistle ef John : ‘Having many
things to write unto you, I wcukl not
write w’itb pen and ink, hut I trust
shortly to come unto you and speak
face to face, that our joy may be full.
From the above interview a mar
riage took place the ensuing week.
A UAH Story.-—The following ac
cident recently took place -very close
to Kosciusko's grave, at Zuchwyl, in
the Sw'iss canton of Soleure : A Swiss
Major, by the name of Rednarsky,
scarcely 36 years old, who liad fought
bravely in fifteen battles, had arrived
at Zuchwyl to pay homage to the;
great hero of Poland at Lis bumble j
trrave in the Swiss village church v-ai-H j
While some Swiss Infantry soldiers
were filing at a target, he took a walk
to the banks of the Aar, taking bis
little eigbteen-montbs-old son with i
hitn. Although lie w’as between two j
and three thousand yards from the In
fantrymen, one of the bullets fi ed by
them pierced bin heart and killed him
on the spot. When he did not return
two hours after, his wife, who had
awaited him at the village hotel, grew
uneasy, and went in search of him.—
She found his corpse/ the little child
slept peacefully <'n his father’s breast.
The distress of the poor widow excit
ed the greatest compassion throughout
Switzerland.
You can't persuade a rainbow to
make its appearance cu a clear sky.
It is resolutely beut ou the cloud-
Clippings.
.■
I'lthnu it Partly.—A caimTblut
eyed self-possessed young lady, in a
village down eait received a long call
the other day from a prying old spin
. ter, who after ntolenging Lor Kay
even liyondher own c o'cepA n of
the y is; g lady’s endurance, e?;m<* to
the main questiun which had luvugLt
her hither. ‘‘l’ve Lem asked a good
many times it you were erg iged t,j
Dr. 1). Now if folks inquiro agam
IN O. 5.
whether you he or not, v l.at shall I
tell ’em I think ?” *1 ell them/ an
swered the 3 outig lady, fixing her cal n
blue eyes in unblushing steadiness up
on the inquisitive features of her in
terrogator, *tell them that you think
yon don’t know, and you are sure it is
none of your business.”
Patronize Advertising Gnrsi
One who knows what he is talking
about, discourses in tins wise: When
we see a business firm giving publicity
to their particular branch of trade, w o
argue that such a house is alive to the
requirements of the times. It implies
not only keen sagacity, but likewise
that sort of liberality' which is sure to
attract the attention of the trade.—
Alany establishments forego the bene
fits of advertising from a spirit of mere
penuriousness. They reason in this
way : ‘Should W3 it c ir n outlay of
fifty or one hundred dollars or five
hundred dollars, possibly we never
get it back—then it would be so much
throwu away.’ Thesa are timid men
always, and properly belong to a past
generation. The true man of business,
appr,. dating the fair advantages of be
ing represented in newspaper coluv. ns.
looks upon advertising as ‘bread cast
upon the waters'—and should 1 e find
no immediate fruita of his expendi
tures. be rests at ease, being fully sat
isfied that it ‘will return after man
days.’—[Exchange.
Sale or Land.— -Tuesday last,
being sale day as well as elccti* n day-,
the following tracts of land were sold
at public outcry :
The Parker Callaway homestead,
3,030 acres to Willis Jones, at $4 05
per acre. P. Callaway's Newnan
place, 415 acres, to Robert Is ash, at
$2 75 per acre. Dr. Henry Pope’s
place, 1 ,550 acres, to Wiliian A. Pope,
*t ST 25 per acre. The Jonathan.
Smith place, 650 acres, to William
Tthod es and J". W . Smith, a,t So 05 per
acre.
The land irl re.-tbsed for sale by the
administrator of J. R. Dußose, were
not sold on account of defective legal
arrangements.
f Washington Gazette G th.
‘eta,’said a little girl to her mother
‘do men want to get married as much
as women do V
‘Shaw, no! what are you talking
about V
AV by,’ said the girl, the women who
come hero are always talking about
getting married; the men don’t.
The following note was lately re
reived by a gentleman from his over
seer; ‘please send me by the boy, a
pair of trace chains, and two door
hinges. Jane had twins last night—
also, two padlocks—spurs Ac.’
A dat.dy, with a cigar in his mouth
entered a menagerie, when tlie pro
prietor requested him to take the
weed from his mouth, lest he should
learn the other monkeys bad habits,
A gentleman who bad been victim
ized by a notorious borrower, who
always forgot to pay, called him one
of the most promising men of his ac<
quaintance.
A young man advertises in a New
Jersey paper for a situation as son-in
law in a respectable family. Would
have no objection, be said to go a short
distance iuto the country,
A gentleman on taking a volume of
‘Gibbon's Rome’ to be bound, was ask
if he would have it bonnil fu
rTTi.no, ne repned; ‘Russia is too
far off. I will have it done here.’
A poet seldom feels at home in a
bail-room, lie cannot exchange the
music ol the spheres for that of fid
dlers.
Someone said lo I)r. Johnson.
‘Sir, you must not believe but half
what that man says.’—‘Ah/ said the
Doctor ; ‘but which half?’
Light Pies. —A certain landlady*
it is said, makes her pies so light that
her lodgers can see. to go to bed with
out a candle after baling a moderate
sized piece.
A sick dog isn’t generally strength
ened by a course of bark.
Many a person, who talks of laying
uow-n his liic, had much better clevata
it.
The lady whose ‘peace of mind' wa3
broken, intends to have it repaired.
A woman might let her head bo cut
off for her husband s sake, but not her
hair.
‘Rut money in thy purse,’ as the
pickpocket said, when lie robbed a
man of an empty one.
Armies sometimes follow- an empiy
and puffing general as the storm
clouds follow the wind.
Heads are excellent things but it is
better to boa man of one good head
than a monster of seven.
They.are fools who iusiot on being'
peifeetJy miserable because tLey can
not be perfectly happ\.
It is often a pretty good matrimo
nial firm that consist of three quarters
wife and one quarter husband.
If a lover finds a pleasant note from
his sweet-heait stuck into his key-hole,
it is a key-note to Lis heart.
What is that which Adam never
saw, never possessed, and yet ho gave
to each of h"i6 children 1— Parents.
A celebrated advertised that he
would supply dims for any occasion.’ A
fisherman sought him soon alter, and
wanted a ‘line strong enough to catch a
porpoise.’
Women are like magazines. They
must have their little romance and
tboir padding to make them perfect,
The beet tLiug/a fuff can do if-^Rf-