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THE HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY.
VOL. XIV.
i‘HOt'KSSIOWt I. <M lilts.
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. DENTIST.
McDonough, <!a.
Any one desiring work done can lie m -
.-r.ni (mutated cither hv calling on me in per
son or addressing me through the mails.
Terms cash, unless special arrangements
are otherwise made.
Geo W. Buy Ait j W.T. Dickin.
Ultv IA A llintl A.
ATTOIiNEVS AT LAW,
McDonough, Ga.
Will practice in the counties composing
lie Flint Judicial Circuit, the Supreme Court
oi' Georgia and the United States District
Court. apr27-lv
| Ist. 11. TI RtiUK.
attorney at law,
McDonough, Ga.
Will practice in the counties composing
ilie Flint Circuit, the Supreme Court oi
Georgia, and the United States District
Court. marl li-1 y
EJ J. RRACIAItf,
attorney at law.
McPonouc.h, (Ja.
Will practice in all the Courts of Georgia
Special attention gi\cn to commercial and
other collect ions. W ill attend all the Courts
at Hampton regularly. Office upstairs over
Schaefer’s warehouse. janl-ly
| I\ WAMa
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
McDonouoh, Ga .
Will practice in the counties composinpthc
Flint Judicial Circuit, and the Supreme and
District Courts of Georgia. Prompt attention
given to collections. octh- U.l
A. UKOW.A,
* ATTORNEY AT LAW,
McDonough, Ga.
Will practice in all the comities compos
ing the Flint Circuit, the Supreme Court ol
Georgia and the United States District
Court. j«nl-ly
j| <>. i*i:epi.i:«,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Hampton, Ga,
Will practice in all the counties composing
the Flint Judicial Circuit, the Supreme Court
of Georgia and the District Court of the
Special and prompt atten-
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JOHN L. TYE.
January Ist. IXX.i.
McElree’s Wine of Cardul
and THEDFORD'S BLACK-DRAUGHT are
for sale by the following merchants in
Henry County:
1). Knott & Co. McDonough.
Hill ifc Parker, Lovejoy.
A Y. McVicker, l»:ibl).
Rerry it Hrannan, - 1' ippen.
Dr. W. 11. il. Peek, Locust drove.
,1. C. Bostwick, Peeksvillo.
,1. W. Hale, Sandy Ridge.
W, H. Gilbert & Co. Stockbridge.
15. F. Harlow, Tunis j
V VEI Rfiting-MnohineTlpTlTl
i x 3 P-** 1 OUf niauhiDe»X Jlij Li
} M' t, ’’ if* und |ri.«»ds where the peopli- ran *e«
iltem, we will acini l' » «»«* to one
V ■*'- non in each locality .the very
-w ... __ Let; icwing-uticbini made in
• V /jk I l the world, with all the attachment*
• r ’ t ii't /JWm.jK w« will ttlao sand free a complete ]
•.’ J *,?>■■ V *1 3kt ; - <<f our conly and valuable art i
Li », ***&'' 4 I ’.ci In return we ask that you t
v? i : h’i \ » i Wl-hoMT what we send, to those who 1
* •i. • ify/ cal. at your home.and after
t "y*^ y %nt«lnthsall ahall become your own
*4 /j * V ILroperty. Tfci* prami mac nine t>
A Jr l a X«i.iail** alter the Siiitc**r patents,
j have run out: before patent!
Jx J* ~ run out it aold for with the
/J'J ir \ na \a:.tfhn»fnt». and now aells for
5 I* Bc»t.atrongc»t.nao>t uae
• M |\lU Ej jUffe fill machine in the world. All ia
1 IILLd • J ISN«L» r«tc. No capital required. Plain,
brief instruction* given those wh. v. rite to ua at once can se
cure free the W--t sewing-machine in the world, and the
tine of works of high art ever shots n together jo America.
TUUUaUU.. line 710. Au;i'.i». Mutne.
McDonongl lacliine forte
and
- BRASS FOUNDRY.^
l\ r «? announce to the pultlic 11 • at. w« arc
? V now ready to do all kiiultj of Machin**
Repairing, such as
Sluam t'oifoia Ivin**.
Nepnrator ami Jlill Jliicliin
i*rv. riling :md <»»unimingf
in Nanti si Speciahv.
We keep constantly on hand ai 1 kinds of
Brass Fillings, InsoiratQrs (of any size).
Iron Piping and Ripe Fittings ; Pipping Cut
and Threaded any Sizp and Length. We aru
prepared to repair your machinery cheaper
than you can have it done in Atlanta. All
work guaranteed to give satisfaction.
J. J SMITH.
Ibj 24,1888
»*r » V'|l I, 1 I | A. nl- in every Town
\) AjN 1 I * ami 1 uuntv to sell oil <
Goods. Send us One Dollar, and we will
send you samples that sells tor three dollars
and start you in business th..t will pav yoj
from fD'O ,0 S3UU per month.
Address
THF. RICHMOND PUBLISHING C 0...
RICHMOND, VA.
fImTQ T* 4 T>T7T? may be fmia<t on lie at msu
iultj X nX Llv p. Rowell * Co'» Nt-w npaimr
Advertising Bureau (10 Sprtfoe St.wlrero ail vert itdng
VwUocU* u*ay U; u**mUj Isj* U IS SLW
3! DONOI (vll. UA.
MeDonough, a town of l,tMMi inhahilants I
•s the eouiitv site ol the lar
gest and most impidnas eonniii s in niiddlr
tJeorgia, is situated on the J*! isl T* nn., \a.
Jt t»a, U’v., t\\« ntv eight miles south of At
lanta, the capitol ot tin* state. It is also
the northern terminus of the (Georgia Mid
land \ (iulf R’v, which has its southern
eimimiß at Columbus, Ga., “the Lowell of
the South.” The Central of Georgia run*
through the western portion of the com tv,
thus.giving it three first clas> lines ol rail
way.
Farm lands can be bought from to
jjtlo. or acre; on which can bo grown re
munerative crops of Cotton, Corn, Wheat,
Oats. Rvc, Harley, Rice, Millet, Sugar-c me,
Sorghum, Sweet and Irish Potatoes, Ground
21I id Field Peas, and the finest Watermelons
(both as t«> size and flavor) in the
world. .
All kinds ol fruits do well here. Quite a
fruit industry has sprung up some fourteen
miles to the southwest of McDonough, and
is conducted by an intelligent set of immi
grants from the north, who bought the lands
cheaply, nod which have appreciated from
$lO. to SIOO. per acre. There are thousands
of acres just as good in Henry county await
ing development bv industrious immi
grants.
There are eight railroad towns in Henry
county-McDonough, Hampton, Stock bridge.
Locust Grove, Flippon, Greenwood, Tunis
and lamella In point or population they
rank as given
The climate is mild and equable, Then?
is not a day in the year that out of door
work caiHiot be dime 011 account <»t cold
weather. The atmosphere is pure and en
tirely free from malaria. A case of yellow
fever was never contracted in lob miles ot
this section. The county lies 1.100 feet
above sea level, and is gentlv undulating
in its topography. Wood and water of tlie
best quality aiv abundant. Building mate
rial is cheap and plentiful. Pmircssed lum
ber can be bought at SO. per M. and dressed
lumber at from sl:2, tosl4. 2.1. and shingles
(first class)at s‘h per M,
Our people are kindly disposed towards
all well-meaning new comers. Politically,
our people believe in “a free ballot and a
fair count.” There is a standing reward of
s.">oo. for a single instance whqre a man
has not been allowed to vote his political
conviction —whether he be democratic or
republican. Dur motto is, ‘‘Let bygones be
bygones; and let all unite in the up building
of our goodly heritage. W e know no south
no north.” We dcs-ire to bend our united
energies to bringing our beautitvl lauds to
that degree of perfection which brawn and
brain have done for less favored sec
tions.
'fhe manufacturing industries ot this
section have received a wonderful impetus iu
tin* last few years. GriJfin, a sprightly
town of 5000 inhabitants only eighteen miles
south of us, has built two splendid cotton
mills iu the last three years—costing in I lie j
a^garegate $300,000, «n which amount they
declared a dividend of 30 per cent, last year.]
To those who have money to invest, we in3l
\ it• them t'»e«*me to MeDoiiough,
tin.’ tlih' • 1 • in
u pub! it
is a fnu
r To the capitalist, tno mechanic,
chinisu the sturdy, thrifty northern W.
western farmers we invite yeu to come and]
examine our section before purchasing m the
bleak, treeless northwest. We will accord
you a hearty welcome and happy, sunny
homes.
Sample copies of Tiik Wkkkly forward
ed to any address on receipt ot a one cent J
stamp.
All parties corresponding with us will j
please inclose stamps to insure reply.
Si’bkii & Tlhnku, Pubs.,
McDonough, Ga.
. . i
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PSY'SEI
Absolutely Pure L
7’his powder never varies. A marvel of I
purity, strength and wholesomem ss. More j
economical than wdlriarv kinds, and j
cannot <o!d hi competition with the mill- I
titude of low test, short weight alum or j
phosphate powders. Sold only in cans, j
Royal Baking Powder Co., HR> Wall street, I
New York. novlJMy
ghTff]>T iwniTryj
AND
Machine Works.
\\Jo announce to the Public that we arc
\ » preju red to mamifactnre Engine Boil
ers : will take orders for all kinds of Boil ;
crs. Wc are prepared to do all kinds of:
repairing on J'higiut :., Buti» t.' am! jiaur.in
.
fittings of all kind 4 : also Inspirators, In-'
jectors, Safetv Valves. Steam Guages,
Pipe and Pipe Fittin,-. and Iron and Brass
Castings o£evcrv Description.
onkoua A: u luorr,
MARVELOUS
MEMORY
DISCOVERY.
Osly Graalie By»tf«a #f Bfe»Jory Trtlni#f,
Four Books Learned in one reading.
Mind w andering cured.
Every child and adult greatly benefltted*
Great inducements to Gjrrespondence Clasaea.
Prospectus, with Opinions of Dr. Wm. A. Ham
mond, tho world-farnod Specialist in Mind
Daniel C-reenleaf Thompson, the rreat Psychol
ogist, J. M. Barkley, D. Creditor of the Christian
A(Lv<jcate,N. F., Richard Proctor, the Scientiffi,
Hons. W. W Astor, Judge Jadah P.
Vr«’L&B t |'TiE, n *ST^Kh b, Ave.,N. T.
McDONOUGII, GA.. FRIDAY. JULY, 12. IN,XU.
Bowie Knifes For Two.
<’ol. It. I'. I>IO|MIM‘.l > lO|MIM‘. 11l
lli'litnti' 111-. 4.■■■■!>, .loi-«l»iis
4'or I ltnrlii|i will.
IHyeps iiii.l *>iiiiili', Culs ii.inj:
»n a si'inpr tlio ArkaiMiw
I'oollipid.. l o li"lu or not to
litthl, llial i« ihe qncNli.nV
NYlien the Enquirer-Suu appeared
011 the streets Saturday morning, 6th
inst. it created a sensation.
Colonel <•. Gunby Jordan had invi
ted Mr. 15. T. Hatcher out of the city
for a hostile meeting.
Mr. Hatcher expressed himself as
being wiling to fight, but insisted that
bowie knives should be the weapons,
and that the fight should be to‘the fin
ish.
And thus the matter stands.
TIIK IIISL 1,091 KKII OK TIIK < OUKKSI'ON
MKNCK.
On the 2nd of July, Mr. Jordan ad
dressed a letter to Mr. Hatcher. In
that letter he said :
I ion my return from New York a
few days since, I was surprised and
pained to hear of a personal misunder
standing between you and myself. Af
ter sifting the story through several
channels, it narrowed down tothestate
ment made by a party, that \ou had
stated in Columbus, while I was absent,
that I “had robbed you”—the details
of the alleged transaction I failed to
learn. *****
I have never heard it intimated before
that you hud any grievance against me,
and 1 am conscious of no wrong to you.
As ihe language quoted, as coming
from you is derogatory to my standing
as a gentleman, and injurious to thy ca
reer as a business man, and is without
foundation in fact, I can hut hope you
have been misunderstood. This note
is to respectfully ask whether or not
you are the author of the language at
tributed to you.
The above letter was written in Ma-j
con, and at Mr Hatcher's request iy;
further considei at ion was postropaGl un
til both parties should return tiiColum
\Y. A. Art her wiii
school at Lovejoy to-day. ffiHl
: looking man and is, no doubt, j H( .| lo(| ]
pialified for the position. him*.'
north Georgia which pre- ( g,
to siudi^prnposa?"wliite Vi^tigtJ to |)jL
resting upon li is honor, and '%
wroie:
l’lease name a time and place out
side the state of Georgia where I can j
continue this correspondence. This!
will he banded to you by my friend, j
J. W. Murphey, Esq., who is authoriz-!
ed to act for me.
This was replied to by Vr. Hatcher
thus :
Got.ruin's, (la. July 5, IXBII.—G. j
Gunby Jordan, Esq., City—Dear Sir:
Yours of this date received at 3:30 p.
m. Il it means a challenge, say so, J
am prepared to name time, place and
weapon. I shall pay no attention to
the rules of the code, or go outside of
the state to continue this correspon
dence You is truly, 15. T. Hatcher.!
Mr. Jordan’s rejoinder read :
Columbus, Ga., July 5. —15. T.
Hatcher, Esq., City—Dear Sir: Your
note by Mr. I! all in Jefferson to hand.
As you are aware it is felony to send
a challenge in Georgia. I trust now
you un .erstaud why I wish my commu
nication delivered in another state. Mi.
J. \V. Murphey is fully authorized t>«
act lor me, and you can talk with him
freely. Respectfully,
G. Gunbv Jordan. {
Mr Murphy, in a eaid addressed to
“Whom it mat concern,” says :
The at ove note written by Mr. G. ■
Gunby Jordan, I delivered to Mi. 15.!
T. Hatciyer. 1 was referred by him to
Mr. lioiin Jefferson with the statement I
that Mr. Jefferson was authorized to
act for him. I saw Mr. Jefferson, who
said h ■ would Hg.eu to the use of noth
icg hut bowie knives with ten inch
blades to lie used in a ten feet ring, and !
gave as his reason for his choice that
Mr. Hatcher was partially deaf and
and could not hear : lies commands, to
which J replied tiiat this* could he no
objection, as there could he no firing
until both principals should say they !
were ready, in answer lo the signal,
“Are y- u ready ?” by tin; second who
would have the piivilege of giving the
commands, besides, figthitig with bow
ie knives was unprecedented and bar
barous and unjust to my principal, who
was no match physically with Mr.
Hatcher. 1 did offm, liowevtr. to al
low the use of any fireauns made, shot
guns, l ilies or pistol-, to see that both
principals heard the commands. This
lie promptly and positively declined,
knowing the proposition to fight in ihe
way Mr. Jcffer, uwouldagr.ee, towir:
with bowie knive to In-entirely unrec
ognized, 1 s ated that I would not sub
mit it to my principal, nor allow him to
consider it, mindful of my equal right
in selection of weapons.
Mr. Jordan, in pul lishiug the corres
poudelice, says :
< oi.mi ls, Ga., July J, IXXh.—To
the I’ublie : The foregoing corresjion
deuce and the card ol Mr. .1. \V. Mur
phev speak fur themselves. M\ best
energies, my men is and my hone 1 ef
forts have tiee# givtyj to the best intet*-
ests of Columbus-. Every aet has been
iipen, and inspect inn invited to those
interested. I have never done a hu-i
--ness aet that I am ashamed of, or in
tentionally wronged anyone The lan
guage that 1 “toojs advantage of your
(my) friends, robbed them by manipu
lation of the stock and depressed the
sum ' by deferring the settlement of the
construetkm company to such time as
best subserved yotn (my) interest, and
iu a large measure, freezing out the first
promoters and ft Hinds of the railroad,”
Ido denounce a Y,ase lie without any
foundation, in far:. Respectfully,
G Guniiv Jordan.
At an early boot' this morning friends
of both pu ties stM to work to have the
affair satisfactorily arranged. This lias
not yet been atfwp'ished, though it i>
understood thacV\Vi re w ill he no fur
ther hostilities [tending a thorough in
vestigation by mufual friends of the
parties interested.
Columbus has talked about nothing
else today, and the wish is expressed
on every hand tlcy the affair he settled
without blood-shed, hut at this time no
one can say with any degree of certain
ty what the end will he.
SiiKblcr 'I lia ii Ilf mli.
» c
Last Friday afternoon a district tel
“graph messenger, who was speeding
along the street with a telegram valued
at fifteen cents a UM'uute, was run over
and seriously injured hy i blivd man
named Standfast. Standfast is a crip
ple, having a wooden leg. He lmd til
ken his leg off to rest it while he sat
hy the wayside ai(f! begged, and some
mischief loving boys had taken the leg
and hid it. Stand ast. missing it, was
groping along the sidewalk feeling for
it, and advertently moved directly in
the messenger hoy’s wake. Several
persons, seeing th ,t hu wou'd run the
boy down, shouted to the latter that the
blind man was after him, and the hoy,
realising his peril," made a desperate
sprint for his life and for a few feet
gained on his pursuer, but before lie
was far enough ahead to turn out with
safety the cripple Was up >n him and
ran clear over him before lie , could bty
stopped. bov iujiiriuJHßfein
>' BfSllllSill
,J v Tyj
his
itjir \T ( p ,irfg i \V T e hespw for
•ffiat such a
since the invention of liilrua'R* 'speed
At a late hour this morning ;isfcar
ed that the hoy w:c» recovering liis in
ertia, which had been severly disturbed.
—lhirdette.
Mteam Uncliinci-y in Hie Worl<l.
According to a recent publication of
the Statistical bureau at Berlin four
fifths of tiie steam machinery iu the
world has been constructed within the
last twenty five years. France has
43,000 boilers, 7,000 locomotives, and
1,700 ship boilers ; Austro-Hungary,
12,000 boilers and 2,400 locomotives.
In the Limed States the steam machin
ery, exclusive of locomotives, has 7,500-
000 horse power; in England, 7,000,-
000 ; in Germany, -4,500,000 ; in France
3.000,000 : in Austro-Hungary, 1,500,
000. 1 here are some 105,000 locomo
tives, with 3,000,000 horse power, in
the wo:Id All the steam machinery
in the world possesses 46,000,000 horse
power. The one horse power of a ma
chine operated by steam is equivalent
to the. stiength of three ordinary hor- j
ses, and the strength of an ordinary
horse is equivalent to the combined
strength ot seven men. From ail this
the statistical bureau at Beilin draws
ti e conclusion that the steam machin
ery of the world does the work of 1,000-
000,000 men. or twice the working
population of the globe.
* Xhiirt Itnutc lo I‘cUiii.
The longest route to l’ekin will he
the shortest way tin re if Geri Aiineti
koff, the builder oi the Trans-Caspian
Railroad, carries out the new project of
a railroad across Xiberia. lie says the
road wi 1 place London within fifteen
days of \ lad:vostock, from which port
Pekin can be reached in three days; in
other wojjs, a traveler fi*om New York
will he able to reach China’s capital in
twenty-six days ( If Pekin’s inuddv,
uupaved sireeu and dismal buildings in- i
(luce nostalgia lie can check his hag !
gage, start for home hy the Vancouver 1
route, and girdle the world in about fif- j
tv live days, completely eclipsing the
feat of the celebrafbd Mr. Fo_g.
'I he irrepressible Amnnkoff says lie
can build the road across Asia in three
years, and he is in high feather just
now because the Russian commission,
composed of forty five mi it ary and civ-,
il engineers have finally agreed that the
scheme he pro o-es is practicable. It
is highly piohablc that the railroad
across Siberia will 1 e one of the coming
vfoadors,
trnlca Sal re.
The Ise>t Salve in tie- world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers,' Salt
liheutn, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skill
Eruption:-, and positively cures Piles
or no pay required. It is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box
For sale bv C. D McDonald.
A WILDGOOSECHASE.
i//; KiSKR’S MARVELOUS
r.ti /•: or .1 i i hi nr.
H liirli ail 4>l«» Vl<tii Tooli
I It roil £lt 111.- tir in 11 tt iucvil
4 ItiH'iail Willi ihi; W Mill- r I'll I
Nloi-y <il' ■ In* IE:i« liiit« IV ii
I'lW,
Mr. M. ('. Kilter, solemn after the
inituner of aiuen brethren, am) seiupu
lons in staleim nt as the wary witness
who testified that his name w ts "Abra
ham Jones, or words to that nffeet,” has
yet this tale t» tell.
lie says it was told him many years
ji’jo by a gentleman of character and
reputation for veracity.
Oldman Lmtdsford was out hunting
one day when he saw eleven turkeys
sitting in a line on a rail fence. lie
had loaded his shotgun with tmhot
shot and forgotten to pull out the ram
rod. When he shot at the nearest gob
blot ,tbu rod inti laded the turkeys and
cut off all their heals, so that they
dtopped forward and fell on the ground,
where they lay in a straight row.
Jtisl nt then he heard a noise in the
hushes on the other side of the creek,
and going over to investigate its cause,
ho saw blood on the leaves. Following
this sanguinary trail for a couple of
hundred yards, he came upon a woun
ded stag. The brute was unable to go
farther and had sunk to the ground.
Sinking through his body and protrud
ing in the other side was the ramrod.
Weak as he was the stag allowed
Lundsford to pull out the rod. After
it the life blood gushed, and in a mo
ment the animal was dead.
Wiping the blood carelully from the
ramrod ho reloaded and returned it to
its place under the gun barrel.
Then he shouldered the buck and
staggered across the creek to the place
wlmre the turkeys lav.
“As he sat down to get his breath
and rest from the unusual exertion, he
hoard the familiar ‘crook! cronk!'of
wild geeso away up in the £sky.
Their keen oyos discovered the creek,
and down they catno to a broad and
deep pool made by a widening of the
channel a hundred yards above.
“Afraid to go within gunshot for
fear of frigtening them off, Lundsford
sat still and thought the matter over.
f As he did so his eye fell upon a
stout piece of very large cord, the end
ujf which hung out of his hunting hag.
■ttiappy thought struck him and lie
SffSßioUt the cord to see il 11 was
Hdiai.d : • pare
■ Mi
youcan/ . u!rU - v ‘Hves.ty.jjr
jPotlnng, he waded dow-
Wkeeping wel' under tho
Jltvold frightening the geese.
. .frffeiid concealed him from them un
til he was within thirty yards.
“Through the overhanging foliage
he could just see them sailing, diving
and covoHing about the pool. They
were in high spirits and appeared to he
totally unconscious that they were
watched. Theie were fourteeu geese
and one big gander, who kept aloof and
looked on at the sport as it it was a
little too undignified for him.
“Lundsford had been a wonderful di
ver in his hoy days, and now he pre
pared for a long swim under the stir
face. Diping noiselessly in the water,
he crawled, terrapin fashion, along the
bottom o the pool till he got under the
geese. They were disporting them
selves about in a circle, and Lundsford
slowly rose in the center til] the top of
his hea-l appeared like a moss-covered
rock above the surface. The geese
took no notice of this, and lie mating
ed to get his nostrils above the rturfaio
and take a long breath.
“ riien lie sank without making a rip
ple and deftly looped his cord around
the feet of on goose after another. The
other ge.-se could not understand the
queer capers of their neighbors, who
seemed suddenly to be attacked with a
fit of the St. Vitus dance, until, one ,
by one, they found themselves in the
same predicament. Then they all
knew they were tied, and their demean-1
or became suddenly Iran lie.
“Hut it was too late. Lundsford had!
tied the. feet of all fourteen of them,
and fastened the ends ef the cord to
gether. Then lie thtew caution to the
winds, and rose suddenly in the middle
of a circle, with his hands stretched out
grasping the cord on op|>osite sides.
“Alas, for his temerity! The old
gander who was free set up a terrible
“cronk ! cronk !’’ The geese answer
ed in notes of despair, but the fellow
seem d not to have lost the courage or 1
lea iership. for he hovered within a
safe distance, and by a series of ener
getic er -nks inspired them with a sud
den and desperate resolution.
“All at once the gander, with an un
earthly cronk that sounded to Lunds
ford like the wail of the damned, lifted
his clumsy body and led the flight.
V\ ith a tremendous flopping and a suc
cession of monks that strangely resem
bled the‘Heave, ho!’ of the negroes,
they r. se from the water and sailed
away toward the skv, carrying Lnuds
ford with them. Hefore he knew what
was going to happen he was fifty feet j
from the grouit I, and when he realized i
his petilous position he was too high to I
drop. He was in for the fight. He I
must migrate whether or no, and up un
tier tit.: edges of the clouds as the 1
cool winds of the up|ier air fanned the
perspiration from his brow, he had time
to tltink over the situation. Where
w.,uld lie land, and how r ar fiom home?
Would these fool birds drop him in the
ocean or the gulf ? In the meantime
his position was exceedingly irksome,
lie ha l managed to draw the two sides
of the circle together, so that lie was
virtually standing in the stirrups of Ids
many winged stood, but lie was stand
ing on In-, hands, and Ids arms In-gan to
tire. Ihe geese mi his right and left
wee so i lose that their wings rubbed
against his barn sides and chafed
them They tickled his ribs, and but
for the peril an ! pain of the situation
In* wonl I have linen forced it to invol
lintary laughter.
lie was many times reminded of tho
ludieioils aspect of the situation, and
repeatedly asked himself whether he
was not the longest goose in the lot.
“All thougfit of mirth soon left him.
The situation had changed fiom discom
fort to extreme peril. I lie muscles of
Ids arms could not stand it much longer.
A cold sweat gathered on his brow,
and ho began to nerve himself for the
worst, lie was resolved to face death
like a brave man, and ho almost convin
ced himself that lie was willing to go
hm to '’ii at .the hands of a lot of geeso
was a disgrace to which his lofty spirit
would not lx* reconciled.
“ i’o the bitterness of tins disgrace
and tho agony of leaving all that was
dear in life, a new and unspeakable
horror was now added. 110 was pass
ing over a town and he could see thti
people gather in clusters along the
streets and twist their necks to look up
in the sky. It. was a large town mid
the suburbs stretched away for nearly
a mile. To his miutturablc horror lie
remembered that lie had left hiselotlms
on the bank of the crock. F.vun it he
had them it would have been impausi
ble to put »lmm on. This new fungled
vehicle of his had no faciPtie.s for mftk
itig toilets and he had to remain as na
ture formed hint, without any of the su
perfluous of fashion. Not even a big
letif encumbered his person. It was an
admirable living iostumo, but was not
appropriate for a public performance.
110 was just congratulating himself that
tin was to i far above those curious oyos
for them to discover Jiis costume when
ho saw that one group hold something
in their hands. It was a long field
glass. 11c bent his agonized face once
more rigidly to tho front At least,
they would not recognize him.
“Just at this time ho noticed that the
occasional crunks begin to grow feeb
ler, and that the geese appeared to la
bor in thOir flight. They were becom
ing tired, and must inevitably tin
der his weight very soon. Then he
prayed that the wings of the geese
might be strengthened for a season.
He was willing even, like Jonah, to be
cast iuto the sea ; anything, (rather
than laud in that town. Then ho cluck
ed encouragingly to his fourteen wing
ed '-tends and gently jerked th*«eord as
if he were jerking the rein* of his horse,
imt ..tlfTvlnsy h'biirxi. T% ,4,14.1 ga*,
dor's hoarse “cronk! cronk f* seemed
•to mock him in his despair aud his
downuast spirit began to sink
“All at once lie hoard something
whiz by him and ho saw a puff of blue
smoke away down below. A second
or two lafoi hu heard the sharp crack
of a rifle, the sound having traveled
slower than the ball.
His blood almost froze in bis veins.
Horror had been added to horror, and
4iis spirits sank in the depths of despair.
Hut the darkest hour was just bo
fore the dawn. The whiz of the bul
let and the report of the gun had fright
ened the geese and nerved them to
renewed exertions. They made one
desperate effort to reach the friendly
cover of the woods Lundsford's shirt
rose as he Haw that the geese were
likely to accomplish their object. Now
the ciouks of the gaudei seemed more
cheerful, and the breezes brought a
greatful coolness to the man’s fevered
brow. He began to hear the solemn
laugh of the iorrest as the suburbs dis
appeared and flic song of the pines
soothed him like an leoliu h irp.
A mile or so from town the gander
gave a peculiar “cionk’’at the sight ol
water, and the geest began circling to
descend. With an indescribable feel
ing ofjrelief, Lundsford tightened his
grip as his winged chariot swung round
the circle and he wrecked not of the
icy coolnass of the |m>ol into which he
was plunged.
Having made fast the end of the
cord to a tree he began to consider
what he would do. Fortunately at
tois juncture he heard a dog bark, and
following the friendly sound he soon
cane iu sight of a cabin in a clearing.
Concealing himself in the underbrush,
he shouted a loud hello. A woman
came to tho door, looking around ctiri
ously and went hack.
“ ‘Hello !’ lie cried again.
“Then the n an came to the door, and,
he recognized a former tenant.
“ ‘Hello, Goddard !’ lie cried.
“Hello, yourself; but why don’t you
come |of the bush ?’
“ ‘Because I ain’t fitten.
“ ‘Ain’t fitten ?’
“No, I haven’t got on any clo
thes.”
“Who are you, anyhow ?’
“Come a little nearer and I’ll tell
you ”
“The man was a little skeptical and 1
came out cautiously with his gun in his
hand ’
“Who are you now?” he called out
when thirty steps off.
“Sam Lundsford.”
“Sam Lundsford in that fix! Well
! reckon I'll have to help you out.”
And he went in and got the best suit
of clothes he could spare and flung
them over in the lmshes. Sam jumped
into them and then sheepishly came
forw trd and told his s‘ory.
“Goddard’s eyes opened wide as he
listened and lie evidently thought
Lundsford was off his balance, but
when lie went with him to the creek
and saw the wild geese tethered to the
tr. e he no longer doubted.
“Goddard lent him a horse and
Lundsford went home. He hitched tip
Ini two mules to tin* wagon and went
after the deer and turkeys.
lie found them just as In* had left
them, and loadin': up the wagon with
tli* game he startl'd liortio.
\\ lien he got within a couple of
miles of hi* home, a heavy shower
came up. He got soaked, hut didn’t
mind that sc* long a* he had the turki vs
and deer,'while the geese had already
been carried home.
“He fmgot all about his rawhide
traces, and did not notice that they
weie stretching, lie bestrode one of
the mules, and they .quietly walked on.
It w is a straight road home, with only
a lit! le undulating.
When lie stopped the mules in the
yard and dismounted, he was astouish
to find that there was no wagon iu
sight. ’I hero was the traces stretch
ing away over the hill in parallel lines
as far ns ho could see. Taking in the
situation at a glance he drove the
mules round u big oak tree once or
twice unhitched them and put them iu
the stable. The next morning when
he got'up the wagon wig standing in
tno yard with the deer an f turkeys
scattered all about The wagon ton
gue had been tin list through the oak
tree and was never pulled out. You
can go there and see it remaining to
this day.—Ex.
'l’licy 4 iilli-<l llie lli-f 11 Itrn w.
•
A southern colonel and a northwes
tern ranch ownur formed part of a lit
tle knot of men who were enjoying
themselves around a table iu the Hoff
man house cafe tin other night. The
conversation turned upon resources of
the new south and the colonel said:
“New industries arc springing up there
’every day, I tell you. Kveu the <lar. .
ky boys ai d gills are learning to lio
industrious since, they find it pays
them. One of the I itost wrinkle* they
have caught to is the gathering of go
pher eggs in Florida and the other
Gulf stales, which sell readily and find
their way into many palatable dishes
in northern restaurants.”
“Come, now, colonel,” said the ranch ;
owner, draw it mild on us. Gopher |
eggs—egg*, you know Ha! ha!* That'sj
good!”
“I don’t ui.di rstmd you, sir,” sahlj
the colonel, ruths* nettled. “You
ideally take w hat 1 said for a joke.” |
f'Well, that was natural, 1 am sure
colonel,” was the reply. “I would ry>|i
offend you for the world; hut_"oplier'
eggs, you know—Ha! ha! Why, go
phers don’t lay eggs, You must lie
thinking of something else.”
“I generally know what 1 a® ■*%-
ing about sir.” snapped the sof,)>«..aw*r,
■‘and lam not accustomed to- b«» old
(J/v't .’ .’. Hki-a wvfjtf .
that gophers lav ifjjli, and flint 1 jßmjk
eaten them myself.”
“Done with you,” ahl the rp® k
ow .
A stakeholder was appointed aii'T a
dictionary sent for. The referee turn
ed to the word and read ; “Gopher, a
little burrowing animal of the genus
l'seudostoina-a pouched rat common to
tilts western plains of Noith America.”
“There 1” cried the rauch owner,
“what did I tell you ? I’ve known
’em all my life, and 1 guess no one
ever saw .1 rat lav eggs. That’s my
man ”
“Hold on,” said tho referee, “wait
for the second definition,” and he eon
tinned to lead: “A species of burrow
ing tortoise—Xerobtaes f’arolinns—
hubitate, the southern parts of North
America.”
“GreatwKcott ! Is that so?” cried
the Westerner. “Colonel, 1 l>cg your
pardon. I never knew that a gopher
was anything hut a pesky little ground
rat. The money’s yours.”
“Well,” replied the colonel, “I nev
er knew that a gopher was anything
but a 110-aeeount turtle; so we’ll call it
a draw, and you can open wine for the
party.” ■
NO 11