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THE DAWSON WEEKLY JOURNAL;
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lijhis. No train leav- s on Si'Crday n.ghts.
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Leave * ‘ A
k r ri■;e u Golirebus. I.t v •
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CntttMßOS NIGHT P A TSENG V P. TRAIN*
L"vte Ma nn 7:40 h. m.
Artire at Columbus. 5: ( * 5 *' M
l,e»vc Columbus i:' (> p M
Arrive at J/acon } :4d aa.
Huron titid Brtii'rwlt'h Patucii*
ger I'raina.
GEO. W U AZELIII’RSr, President.
i-ite Mason ;... -9:15 a m
Arrive a* Brunswick..'.'. li':h> p m.
leave llrunawiik ..4 .10 A* M
and rive at M con... . 7:50 r. m.
trains to lIA*K!NSVIU.K
li'iavea M icon 3:00 p. M
Arrive at |l,.wkin«vilte 6:30 P M
Laavt lliwkiusvilte 7:nO* M‘
Arrive at M icon 6:15 a. m.
This train runs dudv, Sundays exc'pted
Western A. Atlantic Rail in-si>s.
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NIGHT PASSBNfiF.U THAI N
leave Atlanta 7 00 P M
Irrivc a’Chattanooga 3 30 A M
I.PHve Chattanooga 7 50 P- 'I
ArtiVe at Atlanta '•. .4 14 A. M
DAY rasskngKh train.
Efavo Atlanta fr. 15 tj. A!
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leave Chattanooga 7.10 A. M
Arrive at Atlanta 8-17 P. M
iulton accomendation.
leave Atlanta 3.10 P M
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Leave Dalton 2.00 A. M
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sro&sßUm&l <&mU.
R. F. SIMMONS,
attorney at law,
i)./irso.r, «.i.
JJTOMI'T a: tor-ion Riven to all buaine ; s
A- iutrusud to his care.
aug.l 9:’f
*. W'I'TKTI. l C n^YI.K.
WOOTEN & HOYLE,
Attorneys at X-nw,
, T ».urso.r, g.i
Jan 6-1 y .
C. W. WARWICK,
at Law And Solicitor in Equity,
SUITHVILL E, VA.
Wolrclr C, r! n S . nu ’ h Western and Patau-
‘ E lections promptly remitted.
K - J- WARREN,
ATTORNEY at law,
S^ S «SPIU£, . . . G.t
Sale and FeedStabk”
Wf
op p on hand, nil tho aoannn
In our I
etli »ii,and trus? k t ' 0 nefdpd ,n ' hi ‘
L PO,n 'hose merit,! liberal pat ran see
*** DCedstot;k - OU Ud
FARMJM & SHARPE.
McAFEE HOUSE,
Siuiilivillf, t.a.
’ I 'HE undersigned having fiimd up the \fc.
I AO e H mac itt Mmirhvrll , tuk. s |ilo, s „ re
ill ri o' if viri u the travelling public that the
above house i* now in the • f„|| r|de”<,f s| „,.
eesalul adminiHiraiion bv himself, ip. «;||
snare no expense to make it a Fipst-Class
ILiTel A/ a!s readv on the arrival of'he
‘ ‘i" W \1 Vie A FEU.
to rite TruvilHnfj l‘ublic
SV3ARSHM.L
Ia IXr. / 11. (, ’
7’ti's f’-g'-o’asa Hotel is si'uated on Brough •
ton street, and is convenient to the business
part, of the city Onnibu se.s and B.ggage
Wagons .ill always he in a'tendanco at"the
v rious Depots and Steamboat handings, r 0
convey pmsengers to the fiord. The best
Liverv Stable aeoommodationg w ill be found
adjoining the house.
The undersigned will spare nriiher time,
trmi'.la nor expense to make his g lefts com-'
sortable, and r, nder this Hr.use, in every sub
s nnrial particular, equal, at lead, to anv in
the S'dtf l ,
The me of Bjardhas beeu rtducetl to
$3 00 a day.
A. It. I.tfC II, Proprietor.
W
D3. SHALLENDuinCIIrJ'S
Fever and Ague
ANTI DOT E
Always Stops (lie CEsilts.
This Medicine h.ia been before the Pub
lic fifteen years, and is still ahead of all
other known r< merlies. It docs not purge,
does not 3token the stomach, is perfectly
safe in any dose ami under all circum
stance?, an 1 is the only Medicine thatwill
CURT S P.l P SD 1 ATE L Y
and perm ;:: nt s every form of Fever
and .\grje, 1 . cause it ia a perfeot Anti*
dote to Tialr.ria,
Ecld by all Druateists.
Plantation Supplies
0 M TIME!
Ih.ve in stnrp a 1 -rne hr* of B*r*on snd
other family supplies, which is off red
For the Oah>li,
O R 0 N T !fS E.
Give n:e a call.
WM.WOOTEN.
Julv 7 ib, tr.
CARRIAGE FACTOFIT
THOS. J- HART, Pro.,
A\t> MANI!FACT UItF. It OF
C4R IAGcS & BUGGIES
or #; v'tn v nrst tci tlo.r.
Patterns adjusted to suit the most improved
Stile*.
We keen on houl Northern and Eastern
wO'k vv* ioh we will scd at lowest cash ptices.
Jur 20, lv.
A |‘Kon,t MAHON.
UEORtiIA.
BY R UFUS 11. Ii ULL 0 CK.
Governor of Said State
WIIKREAS,OfIIieaI information lias been re
ceived at this Department that a murder was com
mitted in the county of Decatur, on the 11th
instant, upon the body of James Johnson, a per
son of eollor, by one 11. F. Sharon, alias I rank
Sharon, and that said Sharon has fled from jut
tied anil
Whereas, it appears from an examination or
the testimony adduced at the ('oronet**
held over the body of said Johnson, tlwt the
said murder was committed without the slightest
provocation on the part Os aaid Johnson, who
was at. time in the lawful pursuit of his bourn. ss |
""whereas, flic Sheriff of said county of Decatur |
bertill-s tint he hast xereised all dilhgcnee and
used every means in ids power to apprehend
the said Sharon, but without avail, and the Sohri |
tor General of the Circuit in which the murder
was committed, recommending the’offering o.
a suitable reward as a means essential to lease
certain the arrest of said fugitive:
Now, therefore, to the end that the said Sha
ron may be brought to a speedy trial and pun
ishment, T have thought proper to issue this, my
proclamation, hereby offer,ng a reward of One j
Thousand Dollars for the apprehension and de
livery of the said H. F. Sharon, alias Frank j
Sharon, with evidence sufficient to convict, to the
Sheriff of snid county of Decatur
And l do moreover charge and require all offi
tors in this State to he vigilant in endeavoring to
apprehend the said Sharon, in order that l.e may
be brought to trial for the crime with whic.i lie
stands charged. :.
Given under my hand and the Great seal of the
State, at the Capitol in Atlanta, this twentieth
day of Augnst.ln the year of our Lord Klgliteen
Hundred and Seventy, and of the Independence
of,he United States of America the Ninetli-fifty.
RUFUS ii. BULLOCK.
By the Governor:
David O. Cotting, Secretary of State.
DESCRIPTION’ :
The said Sharon is about 2? years or age, quite
genteel in appearance, weighs about ins pounds
has dark grev eyes, auburn hair, fair complexion
and is about s feet 10 inches high.
Aug 23 4t-
DAWSOiV, 6 A., TIIUJtSDAA, SEPThMBEiI 1, 187oT
| Dawson Basinsss Dirsctoiy,
Dry Goody Hlercliaiitw.
pUIU, * TI CKER, Dealers io all
Vy kinds of Drv Goods «iul Orocorinp. Main
Street.
T/TTIIiR, XIC4»R, Dealer in all
lYkinds of Dry Goods, Main street.
I OV I,|;«S dk ORVEPIT. Dealers
Ij ill Rtr.plu D y Goods and Gtoeerics also
and 1 ommissinn Jf.rchants, j lf,in Street,
Mvli «:> \ i:v * CKO ITCH,
. Dealers in Dry Goods Chching, S'aple
Goods and 1' rnily Groceries, M <in street.
/ \K It, IV. C. D 'aler In Fancy and si*..
* *nle Dry Goods, Main st., under "Jour
n and" Printing Office.
Grocery hl«‘roli!isit«i
PIT.TOT, .1. A., Warehouse snd
I. Commie-lon Merchant, and Deele' in Ba
con, Fi >ll r. Mi-al and Provisions generally, at
''hams & Brown’s old stand, M <ln s’.
DlßUini, MIAItPG At CO..
1 D-alers in D y Goods, Groceries, and
Plan atioti Supplies.
ruiri R i sinuous, Groce-y
* T and Provision Dealets, South side Pub
lie Square.
HOOD, R. IS., Dealer in Groceries and
11. Family suooDes generally, 2nd door to
Journal” Office, Main st.
Driis:ixls.
I HEATH \ »l, C A., Druggist and
Vm 1 Ptiysician. Keeps a good supply ot
Drugs and Medicines, and prescribes for all
the ill? that f] sh is heir to. At his old stand,
the Red Drug Store, Main st
I VAF.-i tV Mill PkS, Do tiers in
es D'tigs, A/-<fT,'i ne«, Ola, Paints, Dye
S ttfi's, Go den Seed. & • , &c.
BAULKY.
T 1,. SOtOHOA, p.ker Confee
ej « tinner, and duller in F tuilv Grrceries
Ft - h and Graters, Jfan Street, next lo J. W.
Roberts & Cos.
PII a SI Cl A AS.
HODAETT \\. 11. Practicing Phy
sician, and Surgeon. Office at Cheat
hum’s Di ug Store.
Dr*, a. w. imice & M)i,
thankful for past patronage bv close
itrentlon and moderate charges hone to re
ceive a oonvinu rtice of the same. Olfi m. Dr.
Gilpin’s cl-l s'and i .n 1 3. 'f
AVntcii »£«'|>;tii« r.
t LLET, JOin 5*., will .epair
V. Wa cln s. Clocks, J, welry, .Ifn-ic B’ rks,
Acco dions, &c . always to be found at his
old stand, on North side of Public Square
JLivery sin&ics.
PARiATII, sY SRIRPE, Sale
l' and Feed Stable. Horses tnd J/ul s
for sa’e. Horses bo irdod. North side Pub
ic Squire.
URIKT, >. G. A A. Pa’-.
1 Feed and l.iverv Rtahle, Depot S r e-1
Good horses at.d Vehicles for hue mi rr.iwti
,ble terms. Ap'il 14, ly.
BAR-ROOM.
PAT W IBD. Dealer in Fine Wines,
Brandi. S Whiskies, !,‘ger B er, &c ,
West side public Square, M tie s’ree’.
brown house
E. CROAT A & SO.Y,
i,>\ uilb St., Oppi site Passenger Dt-po’
.Uncoil, Georgia.
I'HIH House having latelv been refit'el
S' and r, paired, and is now one of 'he beat
Hotels i'i 'ln- State, aid the most c- nve
ie't in the ci'v. T>e ta tie is sU| p-inl »i h
-very thing lb* matket affords. li-blStO
LYO.V, IttGS AFFKXKEH) L IRVIN,
ti Lft
Macon, - Georgia.
tinu give attention to Professional Buai-
W ness in the Maeon, ,South.western, and
PatauU Circuits; ill the U. S Courts, m Sa
vannah and Atlanta ; ai l hy Special Con
tract in ant part of the State.
Sept. 23,’69, ly.
PLANTATION FOR SALE,
ram offering fo r sale a plantation near
Whales’s Aft!!«, in Terrel! countv, nine
miles Northwest of I) iwson, containing Si
Hundred acres of Oik and Hickorv land;
300 seres cleared, wi'h good improvements,
Gin House and Screw, ice., Sir.-,
For pni'iculats as to terms ar.d price, cal!
on the subscriber in I) i wson.
June 16,'f. W 11. KAICLCR.
VALUABLE PLANTATION
Foi» rial© l
...
\ \T E are offering for s ale Four Hundred
\\ Acres of Lull, lying tb>ee mile-
I South of Dtwson, on Chickisa*hatcliie
j creek. One hundi and acres fresh cleared laud,
with comfortable duelling and out bouses
good cribs a"d stable, 'l'onng orchard of
i five acres This i- a deri'uble pi ice, sod
I lior wishing to purchase land i ear D iwson
w ill and" well to ex unine oura before purchi-
Hinrr. Water in eCc'y field. Come and see
the growii'g c r op. JO/tL HdRRKLL,
: July U-L. J- R. F. UiEKELL
\A7EaRE RE’AT KING LARGE LOTS
\\ of Corn, and Country Produce.
w. L. CLAY & CO.,
WHOLESALE
liquor dealer s,
AND
MERCHANTS
No. 1, Granite Block, Broad Street,
ATLANTA, CA.
C k rep on hard Clay’s Old Kenteck v WLis
Wv and solicit o: tiers and consignments
kcl:24«m. W. L. C. A. CD.
oricinal
For the Dawson Journal*
To “EJoni'ic* i
BY E L LE-XBOUP.
#
“Bonnie BeHs”---enc!ianting maiden,
JFbiU* from ua you are itwny,
My hnmf'le muso with frien iship laden,
Br»*athea for thee Lot simple ley.
w-ind though iihHOnt. \vherc»oev(*r
O’er the earth thy footste is teal,
An a!?c of withering time can never
From my heirt thiuo n*ad .
Nor the thoughts of thoao bright hours— j
Fe'v, but joyous, passed with thee;
Fo- their tu *mVy, like sweet flowers,
/Jver blooming are to me.
should troubles e’er surround me— i
All my fondest hopes to blight.
Swoet thoughts of these would hover round me
Midst the gloom of Borrow’d night.
Afixy bright Angels hover o’er the^*
As you journey through this life;
.Jnd to happiness resto e tVe
Sould’stthou meet wit i woe or st f\ J
ATeaven protect mid bring thee **
All thy sunny hours to bless :
.Jnd mortals love without alloy,
Cheer thee ever, Aiouuie Bess.
WA SCLLLAN £QU S~
BAKED AND DEFEATED
‘You will meet Waltor Suttou at
The Roses; outer into no rivalry with
him.’
This was the proscript of my father’s
letter, and the ono closed in the
brightest horizon of my hopes.
I was twenty three years old, just
released from college, a little pale and
weary with study, and bound for that
par .dise of the earth, my widowed
sister Margaret’s home—The Roses.
I war, to spend the summer with Mag,
and the prospect had been oiie of in
finite dolitrht. But how 1 heard that
Button was there.
This Walter Button was a young
brother of Mag’s deceased husband, a
millionaire’s son, and Parisian by ed
ucation.
At twenty, ho had been familiar
with the Mabille. At twenty-six ho
was pronounced the handsomest and
most dissipated man in London, and
now, a year later, I was to have his
companionship for the summer at the
house of my sisters, Mrs. Margaret
Button.
The man had always had a fascina
tion fur me. while I despised him.—
His Apoliian beauty, his knowledge
of the world, his coolness, daring, and
fearlessness, I regarded with wonder.
But I had sense enough to weigh
these against his cynicism, his black
ened reputation, and his rakish man
ner, which told his tale of unhap
piness, and to keep quietly on my
way, unonvious of his success. At
the time I went to The R *«.-■« 1 was,-
moreover, less liable to impure influ
ence, for I had just lost the noblest
ami dearest of mothers.
It is true I did not relish meeting
Walter Button, but L was not one to
borrow trouble. It was June weath
er; blue anil green were glad togeth
er; and I was free. My horse arched
his beautiful neck, and trotted slowly
and proudly along tho road, while 1
looked across the sunny holds, watch
ing for the first signs of my sister’s
mansion—trees rustling, flowers
blooming, birds singing around me.
Suddenly! saw a cariiage whirling
in advance of me. 1 recognlzt and the
man on the box and spurred forward.
I gained it. Tho stately latly with
in it looked up, threw asaido her sa
ble veil, and cried ‘Lewis'.’
‘Are you going home, Maggie?’
‘Directly.’
‘I ant with you ’
At that moment I became ccn
eious of the earnest gaze of a pair ot
golden brown eyes. My sister was
not alone in tho carriage. A young
girl with her lap full pi water lillies,
and a largo s'riw hat shading tho
fairest and loveliest of faces sat beside
her. We looked enquiringly at eacli
other, hut for once my admirable sis
ter forgot the demands of society. In
her pleasure at seeing me she omitted
the introduction, and loaning from
her seat she questioned mo eagerly
legarding occurrences at home. She
had not been there since my mother’s
furnerul had taken place in tho win
ter.
Suddenly a light phaeton whirled by
us, tho driver of which lifted his hat
as he passed, giving a piering look in
to tho carriage. I followed it, and
fancied I saw the young girl’s hand
trembling among the billies on her
lap.
‘You know that Walter is with us,
Lewis?’ remarked Margaret, a little
cloud on her face.
‘Yes he is looking well.’
‘lie always looks well,’ said Mag,
significantly
Wo were entering the avenue. Iwo
splended rose trees guarded tho gate
tho rustic trelises held an arch ot
blossoming vines above their heads.—
I questioned Mag as to her garden.
‘My gardeners say that they’have
been successlul this year. I think 1
appreciate the roses more than usual
this year, for Alice enjoys them so
much.’ |
Yes my sister turned as she spoke, |
with a found smile at the girl at her I
side, and then remembered to say, ,
‘Alice, this is my brother Lewis. Mr.
Verner, Miss Loo.
So those golden brown eyes came
up to mine again, and my look of ad-
I miration was rewarded with a little
smile, so sweet that I then and there
fell in love with its owner.
We drove through clouds of perfume (
to the door. There were ladies and 1
gentlemen upon the terrace.
I had seen some of them before—
all nice people. The summer promis
ed to be gay I knew that I was wry
happy that evening, singing with Alice
‘Lee. But there was an evil iaflttOOOe
in the house. I soon felt it. Button’s
; wealth nnd extravgance bred a spirit
.of envy among the young men; his
j sneering smile blighted our pure and
j simple pleasures, an l it exasperate 1
; the masculine portion of tho company
;to observe tho influence this Mephis
tophelee hud over tho boautiful, inno
eont, romantic girls they loved Thoro
wore those of the man who he seduced
jat the start. They copied lus vices
| in less than three weeks. Then
followed satisfaction and heartache
among men and women.
| But I, who from tho first tloclined
,to play cards and drink in Button’s
rooms, felt uucontaminatod, and free
Ito sook that priceless treasure in life j
a pure woman’s love.
| l tried to please Alice Leo, and suc
iceeded. In July, we were engaged.—
j And 1 just began to understand how
good ands veet my darling was. I
j remember that I came home from
fishing one day, with a face noarly
blis'tered by the sun. Alice in her
cool, white dross, with violet ribbon
[at tho throat, peeped out of tho door
tit me as I came up tho garden, where
I had delivered up the spoils of the
day into tho hands of Mag’s cook, and
held up her hands in mock horror.—
Iu truth, l was something of aspocta
blo, with my white linen suit illumina
ted with tho juice of strawberries—
1 the pantaloons thrust into tho legs of
muddy boots plentifully besprinkled
with dust of country rbads, and fierce
ly sunburnt. But 1 had been gone
all day, and Alice made up a face to
kiss me.
‘No,’ said I; ‘I will excuse you,
since I have, a blistered nose, and I
am covered with dust.’
1 was quite in earnest, ami tried to
hold her off, fearing her delicate
dress would get soiled if she touched
me; but she won her way to my breast
rubbed a little place clean on my fore
head with her embroidered hanker
chief, kissed tho spot, and laughed
in my eyes.
‘Dear Lewis,’ said site, ‘it’s you,
and I’m not afraid of dirt that wil.
wash off.’
The mcriment softened iu 'her love
ly face.
‘Lewis,’ slie said softly, ‘don t think
I love you for your clothes, or your
complexion, or your whiskers, which
all tiie girls admire but because you
tire good and true, and I led that 1
can trust you. Do you know what
made me love yt u at first?’
I shook my head.
‘Because all Button’s wiles to draw
you over to his set failed You ad
mire honesty and purity, and have
maintained them so nobly, that I hon
or and admire you. If you were a I
a baeksmith, I would marry you and
live in a hovel.’ And with her beau
t.ful eyes sparkling with tears, my
darling hugged me, and then put bed
me off, and then ran away to hide
how she was crying.
Blissfully happy 1 stumbled up
stairs, plunged into a bath, and, di
vested myself of all stains of earth.
But wuen I went into my dressing
room, I perceived tho film *s of But
ton s cigars. They were of a peculiar
brand, and no one smoked them but
himself. Jlu was sitting in tho south
portico, close to the door where l had j
met Alice, llow long had lie been'
there?
My hand trembled as I brusliod my
hair. Should 1 have boon ashamed of
it? I think not, Sutton had a repu
tation of taking horrible revenges,and
I had so much to lose.
But after a moment I braced my
self mentally and physically, and sat
down to read. 1 was too tired to go
down stairs. But tiie fumes of that
cigar seemed- to have got into my
head; tho page was hasty and distinct
1 could see nothing so plainly as Sut
ton s Greek profile and liyaeinthine
air, and suspecting I was ill 1 at
length threw down the volume anil
went to bed by starlight.
1 was ill for a lornight with a low,
nervous fever. My valet took me in
charge, but Alkie came iu every day
with Margaret, and di l me more good
with ten minute s potting than
Eugene's most patient attention ac
complished the whole day. She kept
dowers at my bedside, and stretched
propriety to the utmost to see me. —
At first her smiling eyes by my pillow
ware delicious; butouo day I saw she
regarded me iu a troubled, wistful
way, and afterwards I discovered taut
she was growing pale.
‘What is the matter? tell mo, pet,’
1 said.
‘Oh, j’ou get well so slowly,’ she
said, a transient fiush on her delicate
check.
I did not dream what persecutions
sho was undergoing while 1 lay there,
Out sho would uot worry mo with any
complaints; brave, faithful lovely lit
tle heart.
I was nearly well at last—sat up all
day in my room, and sent word to my
friends below that I would bo with
them the following day.
At midnight tho radiance of tho
| moon light awoke me from a deep
i sleep I could npver sleep in a room
I flooded with tho light of the moon. I
! rose, threw on my dressing gown, and
* was prepairing to close the shutters,
! when l distinctly perceived the pun
j gent odor of chloroform.
Now if I had been in the body of
the house, I should have decided that
somo unfortunate poisons among the
intimates of the house had experienc
ed a midnight attack of toothache; but
| there were no chambers in the south
! wing but Alice Lee’s and mine. Every
| pearly tooth in her rosy mouth was
pi:i feetl_v oound, I knew; go I wuspuz
izled. The next revelation was tho
! propinquity of a horse s neigh.
The horses belonging to the house
woro, or ought to have boon, at a dis
tance from the house, in a well-locked
stable. This horse—nay, two of them
and an elegant phreton-—I could see
i tit tho front gate. At first 1 did not
' recognize tho equipage.
But I was impressed to believe
there was something wrong. A lark
of Button's set, 1 decided to bo, when
I at length recognized the earring -. I
dro.-se 1 an l sat down by tin window,
w atohing tho horses toss til ir heads
under the larches, their silver trap
pings glittering in tho moonlight.
Suddenly Button went walking rap
idly down the walk.bearing something
iti his arms wrapped in a cloak. It
might have been the figure of a corpse
for any lift or motion it appeared to
have. He sprung into the carriage,
placed himself so as to support his
burden, gathered up tho reins, and
whirled rapidly away.
The instant she was gono a horrible
suspension broke over me. I sprang
up and rushed- do’%n stairs. Tho
chamber in which Alltfo slept was li st
of the scent of chloroform, tho window
tv a s open, and a long glass door load
ing directly into tho garden. There
was chloroform among tho roses.—
Alice was not there !
ts an oath ever escaped my lips it
did then. Never thinking to alarm
the house. I rushed into tho stable
expecting to find tho hostler awake.—
But no; the man was sleeping Soundly
in his loft —Button’s horse had not
been stabled that night,and only my
violent beleaguermont brought him
down. Bridling tho fleetest and fier
cest horse in the stable, I sprang bare
back upon him au l tore out upon tho
trail.
The long road leading over tho hill
strectliod white and empty be
fore me, but by that way ho must
have gono. luy noble black llew after
snorting, and striking lire from, the
stones.
Tho birds wore twittering all along
tho way. I noticed that, an l know 1
could not bo lar behind him. Bud
donly L hoard tho click of a carriage
wheel. The next moment I pulled
up for the road diverged; one path
lay over a stoop hill, tho other entered
tho woods.
I was close upon him, l was sure of
that; but 1 could not decide whether
ho had gono over the hill or entered
the woods which looked dark and
murderous enough. If I made a mis
take ho would'escape me. Just then
I heard a woman cry—a woman's
piercing shriek. My heart leaped up ;
I plunged into tho woods. That was
the way.
It was narrow and difficult, and I
knew he had taken it in hopes to es
cape mo. Ho must have heard tho
thunder of my liorsos hoofs behind
him in tho roa 1. Wo bounded under
the boughs. Boon i saw the carriage
ahead.
It rolled rapidly along, yet swayed
heavily on its springs, as if badly
driven.
I shouted ‘Stop!’
Tho next moment a pistol shot whiz
zed by mo. I could'make out tho fig
ure of Button standing in tho carriage
for a momen:. The next instant it
was gono. In my reckless speed the
lo ugh of a tree struck me in tho face ;
but 1 heeded nothing until 1 was be
.-i lo tho phreton. Bult m was not
within ; but my darling, till wild and
white stretched out her hands to me.
My horse, in spite of his speed, was
manageable, I galloped eloso to their
heads and contrived to stop the flying
bays.
‘Where is Sutton ?’ I asked.
‘Ho fell or sprang out; I do not
know which. ‘Oh, Lewis, save me
from him !’
‘You have nothing to fear now,’ I
answered. ‘My darling, bo bravo 1’
Though lnoinontariiy expecting a
ball through my head, L fastened ray
horse to the back of the carriage, got
in and turned the hea 1- of the horses
They wore white with foam, but
obeyed tho reign without much ex
citement. 1 wrapped Alico mare care
fully in a cloak and guided them
swil'rly towards home.
Suddenly tho bays swerved and
scorned to leap over some object in tho
road, and instantly'tho carriage passed
ever somo obstruction. Alice’s wild j
eyes flashed their terror into mine ; a j
sickening thought passed over mo. |
Homing in the horses I leaped out of .
the vehicle, and retraced my way for u |
few steps. Something dark lay among ;
tho decayed leaves. It was the corpse ,
of a dea l man—tho dead body of 1
Waites Sutton*
lie had been flung from tho car- !
riago. It is not probable that h > at- i
tempted to escape, for he was heavily i
armed, an l would have far sooner ta- i
ken my life than huvs been defeated. !
He had probably driven over a ;
stum}) or log, had been thrown to the
ground; and I h id ridden over him j
twice 1 There was a hoof mark on his |
forehead, and the wheels of the'p'ate
ton had pas od directly e’er his
breast. But that fine, scornful smile
was on his ] pi, as I gazod at the
dca 1 face in the moonlight, as if, even
, in death, he cherished his revengd,
and was yet confident of compassing
it. But tho ab luctioa he had dared
he had been defeated in; and happy
1 in our marriage, Alice and T had no
j fear of the dead.
■
How to Save Yorn Shoe Soles.—
It consists merely in melting together
tallow and common rosin, in the pro
portion of two parts of the former to
one part of the latter, and applying
the preparation (hot,to the solos of tho
boots or shoes—as much of it as the
leather will absorb. One farmer de
clares that this little receipt alone has
boon worth more than five years’ sub
scription to the newspaper publishing
it.
VOL. V.—-KO. 20
£l.o TrintbpK *< i, ur » Mtyre
I Ms p
Those who read the cable dispatches
every morning detailing the military
i B'U’Usactions on the Rhine ‘the day
previous, can hardly realise that four
years ago, when a similar commotion
was raging in Europe, the news was
from two to three weeks old before
reaching tins country Two weeks
W hy an Empire might have been di
vided or demolished in that time
<n nasties might have been swept from
power, tho whole map of Europe
changed and yet wo would liavo re
mained in total ignorance of tho trans
action.
During our civil war, battles were
onget, cities lost or won, territory
captured or recaptured, and such events
would become dimmed and almost
ojmui dI l>y succeeding movement*
long Indore the intelligence could be
transmitted to our representatives at
European (-ourts. But now wo read
every morning -before hroakfrt< tho
rosuii ot a battle oi the day previous
oil the Continent of Europe { The
<iuoon ol England delivers her speech
before the House o Lords one day at
noon, ami tho next ‘morning wo read
hor royal message at our breakfast
tables!
Bm h are the triumphs of modern
sclciico, such tho mastery of mind over
matter. In 18(>0, tho submarine tele
graph was boldly pronounced tin on
on pnse utterly impossible o' accom
plishment. Iho same thing had been,
said of tho orginal proposition to utilize
iho electric liiiid us a vehicle of
thought; but a drunken doctor, whoso
tine mental faculties had been stupefied
by liquor, made a remark iu a stage
coach during the progress of a tlmn
tlcr shower that aroused tho philo.4-
ophiomfnd of Professor Morse, and'
tho thought thus inadvcrtly put iu
motion found no resting place until
toe Magnetic Telegraph become reali
ty'
Other tilings seemingly Impossible
aie }et. to be realized. A miraolo
itself is but a physical pheuo
niena fit variance with- our limited
knowledge ot the laws of JVafcttro } and
it is fcjato to assume tlmt when we
shall have groped through mental
darkness lor ages to come, as we hav«
for ages past, many of the now seem
ingly niiraculons freaks of the now
unknown' facts of Nature will be re
vealed and utaiized, us have steam and
electric!ty.— Atlanta Era.
JI «rri tg ; flu iMiit. .
A goo l wife is thy greatest earth ly
blessing.
A man ij wliat his wife makes him
D, i.s tin- mother who moulds tho
character and destiny of the child.
Make marriage a matter of moral
judgment.
Marry into a different blood and
temperament from your own.
Marry into a iuuiily which you have
long known.
Never talk at one another, either
alone or in company.
Never both manifest auger at once.
Never speak loud to one another,
unless the house is on lire
Never reil'ct on a past action which
was dono with a go td motive, and
with the best jv lgrnont at the time.
Let each one strive to yield oftenost
to tho wishes of the other.
Let sell abnegation bo the duty,
aim and effort of each.
The very m-arest approach to do
lii -sno felicity o t earth, is tho mutual
cultivation ol an absolute unsold sh
oe is.
Never find fault, unless it is perfect
ly certain that a fault hus b tea com
mit u • 1 ; and oven then prelude it with
a kiss, and ldyeingly.
Never allow a request to bo 'repeat
ed. “1 forgot,” is never an accepta
ble excuse r
Never make a remark at tho ex
p mso of the other; it is meanness.
Never part from a day without lov
ing words to think of during your ab
sennel
Besides, it may be that you will u >t
meet again in life, •'<»
What v Mix Does lx Half a Ck.v
ti’uy—According to a French statistf
cian, taking the mean of inauv ac
counts, a man of fifty years of ago has
slept C,Ot)U days, worked (J,ooo days
walked S')-) days, amuse l himself
•1,0-)) days, was eating 1.5(b) days,
mis sick ■•U Jays, ot--. H r ate IT.
OU pounds of broad, 16 000 pounds
of moat, f,6OJ pounds of vegetables,
eggs, and fish, and drank 7,GUT gal
lons of liquids, viz : water, coflbe, tea,
b • -T, v ine, etc., all together. This
would make a respectable lake of TUG
spuare feet surface and three feet deep,
ou which a small steamboat could
navigate. And all this soli, 1 ami liq
uid material passing through a humah
being iu fifty years! io '• A
Fop Poisons.— For tho sting of a
boo and svasp, or bite of arty poison
insect, tobacco i- said to ho a cure.
Put the strong juice into the wound
as well as you can. Tobacco is a strong
poison, ami counteracts and neutral
izes the poisou of insects. Also, when
something is under a linger nai 1 , to
baeco deadens pain very quickly. If
you are no tobacco chewer, moisten
: tobacco with water to get iuice.
The “heart’ is the best card in the
chance geam of m.Urimnay—some
times overcome by diamonds and
kn ives, often won hv tricks, and occa
sionally' treated in a shutfling manrier,
and then cut altogether.
“I never shot a bird iu my life, ’
said a -gentleman to an Irishm an, who
replied ; “1 never shot anything in the
shapo of a bird but a squirrel, which
I killed with a stone,' and it fell into a'
river and was drowned.'’’