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By Elam Christian.
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Legal Advertising.
Sheriff's Sile«, per levy, $2 60
Mortgage Fi Fa Sales per sq lare 5 00
Citations for Letters of Administration, 3 00
<> “ “ Guardianship,. S 00
Dismision from Apministration, 6 00
** “ Guardianship, 4 00
Application for leave to Bell land, 6 00
Sales of Land, per square, 6 00
Sale# of Perishable Property per sqn’r, 8 00
Nqticos to Debtors and Creditors,.... 8 60
Foreclosure of Mortgage, per square, 2 00
Estray Notices, thirty days, 4 00
Job Work of every description exe
cutedsritb neatness and dispatch, at moderate
rates.
S!!&f¥!ONS & HOYL,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
ttwiwsojr, - - w eorg m.
L#. «Oyl. j»n2sly. r. r. s'immoss.
cTb. WOOTEN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
2ly Dawson, Ga.
w. 9. PAltltS- 3 M - WATSON.
PARKS & WATSON,
.A-ttorneys at Law,
DAWSON * * -
octlLTy
J. P.
WiTCH and
repairer jeweler.
Dawson, Gra.,
IS prop-ired to do any work in his line in
the very btest Jtyfd; feh23 ts
•9. Ck« S# SitEi.fi'My
(xTUST SMITH and
Machinist,
n./»’.NG.r, t i Georgia.
Rpptirs all kinds of Guns, Fistols, Sewiug
.Manines, etc., etc. 2 ly.
WOOTEN & BECK,
attorneys at Law,
Jttorgan, Ga.,
Will give prompt attention to all thinness
•ntruated to their
C. w. WARWICK*
attorney at Late and Solicitor
iti Equity.
SMITIiy'ILLE - - - GEO.,
YXTILL practice in Lee, Sumter, Terrell
M and Webster.
J. E, HIGGINBOTHAM,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Jttorgan, Calhoun Cos., Ga.,
:Will practice in all the Courts of the South
western and PataulaCircuits, June 1
BROWN HOUSi,
E. E. BItOIVy At SON,
Fourth St., Opposite Passergcr Depot,
Jttaeon, Georgia.
t/KOM thelstofjul? the business of this
House will be conducted by E. E. Blown
A Son, tbe Senior associated his sou,
Wm. F. prowu, in tho management aud in-
Urest of the Hotel.
The contains sixty rooms, which are
ftaerved chiefly for the use of travellers and
transient guests. Competent assistants have
been ses cured iu every department, aud eve
ry attention will be paid to ensure comfort
te their customers. Rooms clean and airy, and
the table always supplied with the best the
country affords. Porters attend arrival and
departure of all trains to convey baggage
and conduct passengers across the street to
their quarters. july27jtf
$ Cos
Piano Forte Manufacturers,
49* Rroadtray, *Veic York.
THESE Pianos received the highest award
ofmerit at the World's .Fair, over the
host makers from fjondon, Haris, Germany,
<he titles of New York, Philadelphia, Haiti
and Poston ; also, the Cold Jltedul
at the American Institute, for Five Successive
Years!! Our Pianos contain the French
Hrand Action, Harp Pedal, Overstrung Bass,
Full Iron Frame, and all m<>dern improve
ments. Every Instrument warrented five
years. Made under the supervision of ]Tlr*
H. OROYESTJEEff, who has a
practical expei ience of over thirty five years,
end is the maker of over eleven thousand
pianofortes. Our facilities for manufacturing
enable us to sell these instruments from SIOO
>o S2OO cheaper than aDy first class piano
f orto - Aug. 311 yr
W. 11. TIBON. VV. W. GORDON.
TISON & CORDON,
POTTON FACTORS,
and general
Commission Merchants,
■®*V Savannah, fin,
f*' 80 , ofrer ‘ heir semces fqr receivioK aud
forwarding Cotton and Good« of all kinds, to
wrneh iirompt attention will be given.
bJI',7™ 1 ad 7»peements made on Conslgn
fo" “ le ,n Savannah, New York or Liv
v I"* seTßra l reliable correspon..
• !*?. in both tbe latter cities.
trani eßta bKshed House, so liberally pa
cootni*** l . l * * ie - paßt ’ wil * uu effort to
commie to merit public confidence. sepil3
THE DAWSON JOURNAL
Yol. 11.
W. R. & N. M. THORNTON
Practical Dentist*-,
iM»rso.r, a.t.
ty Office in Harden’s new building, West
Side, Depot Street. Dec. 14,
STEVENS HOUSE,
21, 23, 25 & 27 BROAD WAT, N. Y.
Opposite Bowling Omen.
ON THU EUROPEAN PLAIN.
fIIHE STEVEN'S HOUSE is well and’ widely
* known to the public. The location is es
pecially suitable to merchants and business
, men ; it is in close proximity to the business
part of the city—is on the highway of South
ern and Western travel—And adjacent to all
the principal Railroad and Steamboat depots.
TIIF. STEVENS HOUSE has liberal ac
commodation for ovbr 200 guests—it is well
furnished, and possesses every modern im
provement for the comfort aujentertainment
,of its inmates. T’dt?_roonis are spacious and
well ventilated —provided with gas and Ta
ter—the attendance is prompt and respectful
—and the table is generously provided with
every delicacy of the season—at moderate
rates.
The rooms having been refurnished and re
modeled, we are euabled to offer extra facil
ities for the comfort and pleasure of our
Guests.
GEO. K. CHASE & CO.
Proprietors.
Terrell Superior Court, May
Term, 1SH!8.
Jesse J. Gilt, )
vs. > Libel for Divorce.
Elenor B. Gill. ;
IT appearing to the Court by the return of
the Sheri®that the defendant, Elenor B.
Gill, is not to be found in the county of Ter
rell; It Is ordered that the said Elonor B.
Gill be and ajipear at the next Superior court
to be held in and for the county aforesaid, on
the 4th Mon iay in November next, and an
swer said libel, if any an-wer she has to make
—and further, that service of said libel be
perfected on her by publication of this order
once a month for three months before the
next term of this court in ‘Dawson Journal.’
A true extract from the mioutes of the Su
perior Court, June 19, 1867.
J. C. F. CLARK, Clerk.
Jarks Spkijck, Att’y for Libelant. au?o
IMPORTANT TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
or tww
SOUTHWESTERN i R, CO,
THE Stockholders of this Company are re
quested to attend a called raee’mg, to be
convened at the office of the Company in this
city on the 4th day of December aex‘, at
noon, for the purpose of considering the pro
priety of amalgamating the Muscogee and
Southwestern Railroad Companies,as author
ized by an Act of the General Assembly of
the cute of Georgia, passed during the ses
sion of 1866.
As the meeting is one of importance, all
the Stockholders are r. quested to be repre
sented either in person or by proxy.
Stockholders attending the above meeting
will be passed free over the line of tl is Ro»d
bv exhibiting their certificate of Siock to the
Conductor. JNO. T. BOIF..UILLET,
iacSn, Ga., Nov. 1, ISoT'-td See’y.
FORC -S’ SHO ff~HOUSE,
Whitehall St.,
ATLANTA GA.,
HAVE on hand the largest mid best select
ed slock of BOO7N and SiIOES
ever brought to this market, and as they come
direct from the Eastern .tlanufactit
rers, will be offered to country Merchants
at New York prices, freight added.
B. W. Force formerly of Charleston S. C.
will be pleased to see his loruier customers.
Nov2-ly
NATIONAL HOTEL,
Nearly opposite Passenger Depot
ga.
11. F* DENSE & SON,
(I.ate of Granite Hall,)
Proprietors.
NOTICE.
From and after this date, the firrm of
Brown & Stowart, is hereby dipsolv- and.
The junior partner of c aid firm has with,
drawn from the Warehouse business for tbe
purpose of engaging regularly iu the purchase
of Cotton.
sep27:3m
. tn.*ii.riSTit.trons s.ui;.
* greeable to an order of tbe Court of Or
il dinary of Torfelf county, will be sold
before the Court House door, In the town of
Dawson, on the first Tuesday in December
next: One houseand lot on the South side of
Public Square, known as the Grocery of John
A. Towell, dec'd., together with the Hilliard
Table, Ac. Said House was originally fitted
»p expressly for a Bar Room and Billiard Sa
loon, and is one of the best finished houses
in the place.
Also, at the same time and place, will be
sold, lot of land No. 406, in the 4th district,
originally Early now Clay county, containing
250 acres, more or less. Titles'good. Said
property sold for the benefit of the heirs and
creditors of John A. Powell, dec’d. Terms
on Say of sale. i). M. HARDEN,
oct2stds Adm’r.
Gf'UKOIA. Terrell County:
Whereas, Charles Ford, applies to me
for letters of administration on the estate Os
Sarali Ford, late of said county, deceased.
These are to cite and admonish all persons
concerned to be and appear at my office with
in the time prescribed by law, and show
cause, if any, why said letters should not bfe
granted.
Given under mv hand and official signa
ure, this Oct. 22, 1867. T. M. /ONES,
Ordinary.
WE/iSfEh SMIEKAEFSvtEE
\\T ILL be sold on the first Tuesday in De-
T y cember next, before the Court House
door, in Preston, Webster county, Ga., frith- I
in the usual hours of sale, the toliowirg prop- :
erty, to wit : One house and lot in the vil- >
lage of Weston, Webster County, it being the
honse and lot now occupied by Mrs. Jiecves,
containing four acres, more or less, levied on
as tbe property of Mark Hollamau, to satisfy
the cost on two fi fas, now in my hands, one
in favor of John N. West vs Mark Hollamas,
the other in favor ot Kapp A Dann vs Mark
Hollamau. Property pointed out bv said Hoi
laman. P. W. REDDlCK,'Sheriff.
.f uris TMt.t Ttt n s Mi.£.
UNDER as order of the Court of Ordinary
of Terrell County on the first Tuesday
in December next, before the Court House
door in tbe town of Dawson, during the legal
hours oj sale, lot of land No. 41 in the 3d
diet,, originally Lee now Terrell County, ad
joining lands nf Abraham Sasser and others,
belonging to the estate of Deiißis McClendon
late of said county deceased. Sold for the
bonelil si the Loirs aud creditois. Terms !
Cash. f
JAS. J. DA Vl*.
octlttd Admu’r.
DAWSON, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1807.
POETRY-
tonHict uiml Conquest.
Conrage, brother, do not stumble,
Though tliy path he dark as night;
There’s a star to guide the humble—
Trust io God and do the ligift.
Let the road be rough and dreary,
And its end far out of sight.
Foot it bravely,'strong or weary,
Trust in God and do the right
Perish policy aud ednning,
Perish all that fears the light,
Whether losing, whether winning,
Trust in God and do the right.
Trust no party, sect or fashiof;
Trust ni Iteaddr in the fight;
But in every word and action,
Trust in God and do the light.
Trust no lovely form of passion,
Friewdtj'may look like angels bright;
Trust no custom, school or fashion,
Trust in God and do the right.
Simple rule and safest guiding,
luward peace and inward might,
star‘upoh our path abiding,
Trust in God and db the right.
Some will hate thee, some will love thee,
Some will flatter, some will slight;
from man and look above tbee,
Trust in God and do the right.
Miscellaneous.
THE POLICEMAN'S STORY.
BT WM. HALL.
“This is a dreadful night, Mary/
said I to n>y wife, as I drew nearer the
fire.
“Terrible, Tom; only hear how the
wind wbisties around the house. 1
hard'y think that Harry will come to
night, do you, my dear ?” and she
placed her arm arouhd my neck so af
fecticnately that it made me think of
old times.
“I do not know; but he is always
punctual,” I said.
Harry Gongrel bad been a chffm of
mine in my young days. We were
always together, and when I married
and nettled down to real life he joined
the police force of New York city.—
Sortie years afterward be married a
Southern lady, but she died, leaving
him to watch over a bright-eyed little
girl, the coun ernart of her mother.
Harry still followed the calling of
policeman, though in his fiftieth year,
and often {raid us a v : s t.
L had received a le'ter from him say
ing he would be at our house on Fri
day night, and that, night found us
seated at the fire awaiting the down
train, which wo hoped would bring
with it Harry Gongrel.
As the wind gave a fearful shriek
Mary started and add :
“Tom, 1 beard the train just then ”
“Oh, 1 gue-s not, Mary ; we could
not have heard it for the wind.”
There was at that moment a lull in
the tempest and the rumb.ir.g of the
approaching down train reached our
ears.
“I wish Ilarry was here,” said my
wife, as she placed a chair by the lire
for the expee'ed guest.
“The ’bus will bring him hero if he
has arrived,” said 1, “83 we’Jl have to
wait awhile.’*
“There is the 'bfls now right out be
fore the house,” exclaimed Mary, and
the next m ment thero was heavy raps
on the front door, 1 opened it and old
Harry stepped in.
“llow are you, Tom ar.d Mary?”
he cried as ho grasped cur exetded
hands.
We led him to the fire and he seat
ed himself in tbe chair which my wife
had placed there for him. I noticed
that be had been weeping, but I did
not (jues ion t.im about it, for I knew
that he had been thinking of his dead
wife. We talked for a long time un
til I referred to the bad weather, when
Hurry remarked:
“Yes, Tom, this is a dreadful night*
an! reminds me of one during roy
life.”
“Os, one, Harry? Whji, I thought
that you had seen maDy such nigh’s as
this.”
“I have, Tom ; but one in particular
It caused me joy and sorrow,” he fe
marked.
“Please tell us about it won’t you,
Harry ?” said my wife, gazing into the
old fedow’s face.
“I will gladly do so, Mary—so lis
ten :
“Yoti both know that for many years
I have been a policeman. Well, one
night I was stationed at the wharf. It
ttaS just such a night as this. Tho
rain fell in torrents, and the cold wind
made me draw my cloak closer around
me. Ihe gas lamp lit up a short space,
but now and then a flask of iurid light
ning enabled me to see some distance.
Asa bright Sash lit up the darkness I
saw a woman standing on I he edge if
the Wharf gazing intathe dark waters.
Her dress, a rich one, hung dose
around her form, and her dishevelled
hair hang down on her shoulders.—
Wh it could be her object ? All at
once the tru h flashed upon mo ; she
was about to throw herself into the wa
ter and die the death of suicide.
“I lit my dark lantern and noise
lessly crawled upon her. She wa-< not
aware of my presence and I crouched
within a few feet of ber. And I heard
her exclaim:
•‘O God, forgive me this rash act 1
it is my only resort. The world is
nothing to me now, for lam alono
among strangers Farewell, father,
mother, all, for you will never see your
dear Emma again.’
‘‘She raised her hands above her
head and sprang forward; but iny
ai ms encircled ber w.iLst and she was
saved She turned to me and •aid.
mournfully:
“ ‘Why have yon done this 7
“ ‘To savo you from a suicide’s grave
miss,” I replied.
“ ‘Oh, why did yoii not lbt m© die 7
Death is welcome now.’
“ ‘You shodld not fake awsv tho life
that God has given you. iTe alorie
should take it.'
“ ‘You are right—l tank you.’
“ ‘Come with me ; I will take you to
a placo of safety,’ said I, taking her
Band and leading her away.
She lo- ked at ms, saw tSfifltar on
my coat, and said:
“ ‘A re you a policeman TANARUS”
‘‘•Ye#. But come with me; this is
a bitter* night and you might catch
cold.’
“ ‘Come whore ? to tho station! •use ?
My God ! has it come to this?’ she
cried, as she prrssed her hnn Is to her
forehead to calm the throbbing# of her
brain.
“ ‘No, not to the station house, but
to a place v hero you wili be among
friends,’ I replied; and she went wd
lingly.
“I took her to the house of fny
friend, George Black, and left her in
charge of hrs wife, asd rotaVuod Wm/
beat.
‘ I boarded af George's, and in the
morning 1 met the lady I had saved,
at the breakfast-table. She gave her
name as Emma North, and saiU that
she resided itY Georgia.
“TonV, I have seen many fair wo
men, but Emma North was the faire#
Bhe aro=e and grasp-d rry hand and
I drank in every word that she litter
ed.
“ ‘I suppose you would like to bear
my story, Mr. Gongrel ?’ she said in a
sweet voice.
“’I would really, if you will go oblige
me.’
“ ‘lt * a fade of wrong ; but as there
is a God in Heaven the day of retribu
tion will come !’ she vehemently ex
claimed. ‘ have told Mr. Black and
his lady, and if yon will accompany
me to the parlor I will tell you *
“She fed the way to the prrlor and
I followed, while our hont and his wife
remained at the tab'e. After seating
ourselves Miss North began :
“ ‘I know not how to thank you for
flawing me last night, for I was about
to take my own life ; but henceforth I
live only for revenge. My father re
sides in Georgia ami is a man of great
influence. I a«n his on’y child and
had eveiy'hing I wished for
‘About a year ago a young man
came to our plantation, with the inten
tion, ns h" said, of spending a few days
in hunting and fishing. He represent
ed himsJl as being from this city. I
soon began to love him, and my pa
rents looked forward with joy to tho
time when I would be his wife
‘ The day for our wedding wa* set
tled and Arnold Chalmers cime Nor h
to purchase the wedding garments for
us
‘•The morning after he left father
went to hi- safe for some money, when
to r.is astonishment he foued that he
had be n robbed. Note* amoun ing
to 8100,000 had been taken.
“I fainted when 1 was told that the
rpsn in wh m I trusted Was the Job
ber. TV her was ulmost a beggar—
but his plantation was left.
‘•My lose turned to deadly hatred
and I took an oath that I would fl
- Chalmers to death. Then I came
here, but c~u!d not find him. At last
my means became exbaus ed and I
wrote 'o father tor more, but Dev
er received ary answer.
*T hardly knew what course to pur
sue; djspair (o k posse sion of me and
I resolved to die. With th e resolution
I went to the wharf, and having rf
fered a prayer to God I sprang for
w rd—but you were there and saved
rno.
“Again I thank you, for now I live
only for revenge. I Will seek out Ar
nold Chalmers and take his life ! Mr.
Black and hia good wife have invited
me to stay with them and I gladly
avail myself of their hospitality; they
are Iriends indeed.’
“‘A our Stcrjr is U Sad one, Miss
North. But mind that vengance be
longs to the Lord.’
“ ‘Not id this case ’
“ ‘Well, I must return to duty now.
I hope thut we shall be friends,’ said I,
rising.
“Yes, fOrtver, Mr. Gongrel,’ she
repli and, as her eyes beamed with—
love ?
“For many days she lived with my
friends and often went out hoping to
meet the villain who had robbed ber
father. I tried to calm her thirst for
reven re, but gave up the attempt as
useless.
“One night I was leaning against a
lamp-post thinking of biinma North.
The night was a dark one, and the
lamp threw its light some distance
along the wharf
I saw two men walking towards
each other. One was tall, while the
other was about the medium height.
As they met I saw the smaller draw a
ditk and plUUge it into the other’s
heart. Ho gufe one scream and fell
heavily to tho eartb. I rushed after
the murderer but could not overtake
him.
“When I returned to the tragic spot
I found the dead man lying whero he
fell. I soon awoko the inmates of the
houses that were near. They gathered
around his body and made many con
jectures as to who it was.
“ ‘ Whats the matter there V cried a
and ssipated young man, coining up at
that moment.
“ ‘A roungfallow’s got his lest dose,’
answered one ot the bystanders.
‘•‘Let me see him:’ and the dissipat
ed Individual forced his way through
the crowd. As he g-zeJ ujvn tho
dead man uttered an o&larftbtion of
astonishment.
“ ‘lt it ain’t Arnold Chalmers you
may kill me 1’
“ ‘Who?’ I exclaimed.
“‘Why, Arnold Chalmcrv. Yes,
that’s biin. Poor Arn ! I wonder who !
dosed him.’
“That man, thep, wo* Arnold Chid- 1
mere, and I was glad that Emma was 1
not his murderer. We carried the'
body to the police-station, and at the
impiest I gave a description of the mur-1
derer, who was thought to have been
tine Jim Kelly, a young man who hut- j
ed Chalmers and had sworn to take his
life.- Rewards wore offered for the ar
rest of Kelly, but he whs no where to
be found’.
“When I entered rny friends’ bouse
I met Emma, and said—
“ ‘Emma, hav° you heard the news ?’
“ ‘Yes, Mr Black has just told me.’
“ ‘Well, Emtna, the Lord’s vengance
overtook him quickly.’
“‘Yes; and what a terrible death,
with all his sins unforgiven. But now
I aitt ready to return home I want
to see my dear parents oace mere: I
leave to morrow/
“‘Wbat 1 Bo soon?'
“'‘Yew, ami you most go with me, |
Harry,’ she smilingly repled
“It was the first ‘titne fßtaf she had
ever sailed* me Harry, and my heart
beat faster than ever before I took
her hand apd pressed it to my lips.
“‘0 Emma, I love you ; is my love
returned?’
“‘Yes, dear Harry.’ And she im
printed a kiss ofr my cheek. I was
happy.
“The next morning we w’ere orr the
cars bound for the Sunny South. We
reached her father s plantation, where
Emma was received with open arms;
and when she spoke about me I too
was welcomed. 1 asked Mr. North
for his daughter and he replied :
“‘Take her, Harry, and guard ber
wed. God bless you both !•’
“A month afterwards we were mar
ried, and she made mo happy for fuur
short years, when God took her to sing
Ihe songs of glory. She left mo a little
daughter to look after.” And llariy
brushed the tears from his eyes. “A
few moments before she died she called
me to her side and said—
“ ‘Dear Harry, do you know who bill
ed Arnold Chalmers?’
“ ‘Jim Kelly, I suppose.’
“‘No husband, Jim Kelly is innocent
—I killed him.’
“‘What! you, Emma?’ I cried.
“ ‘Yes, it was I whom you pursued.
I took his life—God has forgiven me.’
“A fjw moments lu'cr my wife wis
an angel. And ol’cn do I see fer stand
ing upon the battlements of Heaven
beckoning for me to come, I am going,
and eie lorg I hope to grasp her hand
as I-enter the New Jerusalem ”
And old Harry g. zed upward*, while
my wife and I turned aside to Lido our
fast falling tears.
“Where is your daughlcr, Harry?” I
asked when he became calm.
‘ She is married to Colonel Thomas,
and is living on her grandfather’s planta
rion, which was bequeathed to her. To
morrow I leave the force forever and go
to spend my last days with rny daught
er. So I have come to bid you farewell,’
said Harry, with a great effort to con
trol bis emotion.
AVe retired that night with ashing
hearts, for Harry was about to leave us,
perhaps forever oa earth. He resigned
bis position in the police force and went
South. Three years later I saw the fol
lowing in a Macon paper :
“Died. —At the residence of Colonel
Thomas, Harry Gongrel, aged fifty-three
years Ho died with the hope of a glo
rious resurrection. Ifeace to his ’
The scalding tears fell upon the pa
per, and my wife kissed my cheek and
said—
“ Harry is gone, Tom ; we shall meet
him in Heavon/'
My dear wife ha 9 already gone and I
hope ere long to follow her. lam tired
of earth, and I often see angels ready to
bear me away. Then
“I’ll meet her over yonder,
Over on the goldeu shore.’’
married ie Save KoUin.
. At a late hour in the evening a party
ol young gentlemen and two yonng la
dies arrived at a hotel in St. Paul. Tbe
several Individuals desired separate
rooms, though all belonged to the same
party, and it.did not seem unreasonable
that the two Indies should aceupy oue
room, while the two gootleoK'n occupi
ed another. On acoount of the crowd
ed state of the hotel, it was impossi
ble to giic each a separate room, and
they were so informed. They then re
tired to the ladies’ parlor and held a
council of war, on the subject of the
manner ic which they were to he ac
comodated. After a short time <m e 0 f
tho young gentlemen sought an inter
view with the proprietor bf the hotel,
and said he thought the matter sould
be satisfactorily arranged if the proper
officials could be procured.
“What officials do you require, my
dear sir V was tbe very polite but per
emptory request of tbe host.
lie replied that either a clergyman
or a justice of the peace would answer.
No soouer said than done ! A justice
of the peace was summoned, aud, in
about three miuutes, tho yuung mau
and one of tbe young ladies were made
oue fljsli, according to tbe statute iu
such cases made and p'ovided.
This little oeremouy, ousting the ho
tel nothing and only involving the par
ties in the expense of the fee to the
justice and the revenue stamp on tbe
marr'age cGrtifioate, saved to the hotil
ouo loom, which which was soon after
lot to au elderly g ntleman fr.'ui up the
I couutry, at the rate of three dollars per
day.
No. 4M.
A Rood Customer.
j A few days since a dignified person
with the bearing and general appear
ance of a eonulry merchant, stepped in
to a wholesale store in the city of Nor
wich, Conn., and in a blnotl insinuating
: manner, inquired' of the proprietor if be
! fold gin by the barrol, and what price,
'and if it was a good artiale. lie would
j like to see a sample.
I Proprietor' drew a* large tumbler
full. Country merchant tasted
i “Ah !'* said he,- as he smacked lib
lips with just a suspioioa of delight,
‘that’s good gin. What can jyon lbt me
have a barrel of that fort,’
Proprietor named the pneo.’
“Remarkably good gin,” said he, tak
ing anotb. r sip, ‘That reminds me of
some gin I bought in 1838,” and he
went on with a long story about that
particular gin stopping acoasionallyto try
the sample until it was all gone but a
swallow The story finished, ho tossitl
tft the balane of it, and remarking that
be liked the gin, and would come in
and leave his order after making a few
puohases efeewbere, left the store.
An hour afterward, while tho propri
etor was waiting upoo some customers,
the gin buyer returned, and this time
tackled one of the elerks wfth f
“I have get te bay some gin to day
if you havo got a first rate article, I
should like to see a sample of it.
Another large s'zed tumbler full was
forthcoming, and the old fellow tasted
of it. Then he turned it round, held it
up to the light, and tasted again. Then
ho smacked his lips, inquired the price,
took another sip. Then h« remarked
it was very cold weather and took a good
swallow. Then he commented on the
gin, and indulged iu a few ri fl ctious
upon how much more g»u cost now than
it did iu 1838. He kept on talking as
be kept on drinking, and the clerk kept
on waiting to oonsuwate the trade. He
was such a dignified man, and was so
evidently a good judj;o of, as well ai a
large dealer in gin that the clerk was
not disposed to hurry him. Hut as he
was taking down tho last swallow, 110
proprietor came round. Tte suspicion
dawned upoa him that the couniry mer
chant was a bctier drinker than buyer.
Stepping up to him he thundered out:
“Look here sir, do you want to buy
my giu ?”
The old fellow’s dignijy melted in an
instant. Patting h's hand in his over
coat, he drew out a pint bottle, and in
the meekest and mildest voice imagina
ble, replied :
“Yes, n luilf pint in this bottle.”
Tlte tmo asut n.e I'ox.
Aer tb crawled from the brook ou'
upon the green grass i-f ho meadow, aud
theie fared sumptuously.’ A fox hap
pening in that neighborhood, saw the
crab creeping along shwly, and Ihu-,
scornfully saluted him :
‘Sir Crab, why do you travel so Lzi
ly ? How long a timo do you intend
to occupy in crofsirg the meadow ? It
i seems to mo cs if you might, journey
j better backward than forward/
I 13.. t the crab was no block besd, and
immediately retorted. ‘Mr. Fox you
do not know my Dature ; lain well
born and estimable. lam swifter and
nimbler than you and ycur raco Mr
Fox, Lave you a mind to run with me
for a wag r ?’
‘I should like nothing better/ said
the fox. Will you run from Berne to
Basle, or from Br.men to Brabant?’
‘Ob, no/ replied the crab, ‘that would
be entirely too f at I should think that,
were we to run a half or a whole mile
wi h each other, it would not be too far
for ei her of us ’
‘lia 1 ha, ha, a mile ! a mile !’ laugh
the fox in oontempt.
Tho crab re.sumel, *1 will give you a
good B‘art. If you will not take it I
will not run at all.’
‘And bow much of a start am Ito
have ?’ inquired the fox.
‘Just the length of a fox,’ returned
the crab. You step in fpvnt of tile, and
I will stand behind you, so that your
hind feet may touch my nose, and when
I say ‘now, be off 1 then will we begin
to run/
The fox was mdeh (I'eksefi With this
discourse, and said, ‘I will obey you to
the letter. And then he drew up, with
his great bushy toil fronting the crab.
This the crab grabbed with his claw?,
unperceived by the fox, and balled out,
,Now be off.’
And the fox did Fun, as he had neter
before run in all his sublunary career,
so that tbe soles of his feet itched. "And
now when the goal was reached, be
turned himself about quickly and shout
ed, ‘Where arc you cow, Mr. Crab?
How loDg will you stay ?’
But the crab who stood neirer tbe
goal than the fox, cried out behind him,
Mr. fix what do you mean bj this
talk ? I have been standing here for
some time and waitiog fur you. Why
are you so tardy ?
The fox drew in his tail and hastily
depaitcd from that locality.
A Persian tut reliant, complaining
heavily of some ut just sentence, was
told by the judge to go to the cadi.
“But tbe cadi is your uncle,” urged
the plaintiff.
“Then you can go to the grand vizi
er.’’
“But his secretary is your own cous
in.”
“Then yon may go to the sultan.”
“But bis favorite sultana is your
uieoe.”
“Well, then, go to the devil 1”
“Ah, that is a still closer family con
nection !” said the merchant, as he left
the court iu despair.
‘Pap, I planted some pita?oc9 in our
garden, said a smart youth to his father,
- 'and wbut do you think came up ?’
! ’ ‘Why, potatoes, of course.’
1 ‘No sir-ee ! there earns up a drove of
hi g« and ate them all.” •
A lew Vorti More limit.
“When I was a boy,” said a New
York Merchant, tho son of faithful, god
ly parents, “and came to the oity. and
was a clerk ti ere, I could never throw
"{ the rc-traiut of homo rcl'gious influ
ences. I never could read a novel, or
light magazine, or daily newspaper on
the Lord’s cLy.
“But onee, I was led astray to do
what I know to be wrong on that day.
Two young men asked mo to go with
them one Gabbatb, to H'ubokcn. They
urged it. At last 1 consented. I
went with tbcm, but past a most miser
able day. It seemed, although the
.weather Was calm aud beautifuT, as if
the boat, would sink ; as if it nunt sink
before it could reach New York wharves
again
Oh ottr way back, while rtefloseiue
the river, P hardly knew what gave me
-the courage, but t told nay two compan
ions how unhappy 1 had'been, that it
had been no pleasure excursion to me,
und that T should no verdo such w thing
again.
, “They laughed* *t 0)J ssruplwpbut
I had taken a firm stand l , aed was saw
bled ever afterwards to retain it,
“One of these young men died a
drunkard. I have lost sight of the oth
er ; but he turned' out badly—wae a
worthless eharaoter.”'
Let no Christian parent® relax their
efforts to implant right principles and
habits into those committed to their
care. -—A men item Messenger.
Rvs Ci.or as a Fertilizer.—Rye
is a sure and mantwiial crop for sandy
gremds, and is preferable io clover on
poor soiitr, as it will grow on soils too
poor to produce clover. Hut it is too
shallow looted, and otherwise defec
tive, to boar a comparison with clover
as a manorial crop on lands that will
grow elover. The rye intended for
manure is usually sown in August, or
about the first r f September; its grow*
crop not only fumwliew a fine autumn
al pasturage for ah form animals, but
protects the soil of our rolling land*
from being washed away by heavy
rains, arod melting snows and forms,
in its remains, a pretty good manure
the next season for a late sown crop,
So ryv may be, and som tiroes is, sown
for ttiie purpose anux g the growings
corn, at the last working ii ttie corn,
to good advantage. Hye is giowrr
very advan’ageous’y ns a green ma—
riurjil ci op iu Germany aud Northern
Italy. V\ n Voght, ©t Gennuny, con
siders it the best of green manures for
sandy eoi’s It ie a better siil renovaG
or than oats, as the roofs of the rye
are thicker and extend deeper into the 1
soil than those of oats do. But rye is
the most expensive green manure crop
of the two, on account of the high
p-ico of its grain or seeds —John if.
Wo«ilfln<jer.
KPNAGRAPIIIC
brad Sfoff.
BY S A. K DEAN.
S’.io did not smoke, nor did she drink
Beer, porter, ale or run) ;
But oh 1 she had one serious fault—
That lovely girl ehowed gum !
Iler fnoutb was busy all (he time,
And never did she come
To eburch, or any pnblie place,
Without her chewing gum.
The force of habit's stroftr In death,-
Aud, when her time shall come,
ller epitaph ire hope to see—
“ She died of chewing gum.”
Valuable receipts—To remove freck
les—cut them ctfl. by the roots sad
throw them away. They will never'
retard.
To bring out a moustache—tie it to
4 strong c-rd, twenty feet long, to the
other end rs which a heavy smoothing
it on, and throw the latter from the
fourth story window.
To procure a fair complexion—go to
sea in a cragy old boat, and gale
you get into, your face will become
Whjte*
To get rid of hair—hold your head
for a few moments in a strong Mato of
gas.
To preserve your eyes—put them ill
a bottle filled with alcohol.
To avoid corpulence—quit eitiug,
To cotieeal bad teeth—-keep yoflf
month shut.
To keen out of debt—require the rep
utation of 4 fiscal and no one will trust
you.
Wanted A fresh covering for tho
bells that have pealed.
An editor becamo martial, and Was
created captain.- On parade, instead of
“two p»oes in front—advance/’ ho un»
consciously bowled out, “Ca.-h—-two del
an a year iu advance 1’
‘Sallie,’ said a lover to his intended,
‘give us a kies will you ?’
‘No, shan’t,’ said Sally, *hclp your
self.’
Poor paymasters should learn wisdom
from the rhu c qnito, who always settles
his bill the moment he finds you.
Tkaclier ‘T want jrcili to exp’ain
the points or tho compare Bobby,
what is the highest latitude known ?”
“The highest latitude known is that
which Hi 1 Jones allows to his feel ngs
when waltzing with oiir Kate?*’
“Now, what is before you, John?”
* The North.”
“And what ttehind you, Tommy?”
“My eoat tail,” trying at the same
time to get a glim;93 at it.
“Jim, where is Africa?”
“On the map.”
‘‘l mean, on what con inent, the
j Eastern and W rsti rn ?'*
“W ell, the land Africa is on the
, Eastern c..ntin nt, but the pejj ic all
of’em are down South?”
“How do tbe African people livo?’’
I “By drawing ”
i “Drawing wtiat; water ?”
“No, sir, by drawing their breath ’
j ‘ Come here, sonni, tin ! tell me
i what the four seasons sie ?”
; “Pepper, mustard, s. 1:. and vin-gyt
1 —them’s what ma sea ons with,”