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RAIL-ROAD GUIDE.
enlhweatcrn Kail road.
WK, DOLT, Prea. | VIRGIL POWERS, Sup
Leave Haiion 5.1S A. U ; arrive at Oohqr-
Bus 11.16 A. if ; Leave f’jln-bus 12 4o V.
if ; arrife at Maenn 6 20 P. if-
Leaves Macon 8 A Af ; arrives at En
hula 5 So, P Vt ; Leaveß Enhula 7 20, A M ;
Ariivceuat Maqnti 4 50, PM. n >; r.
ALBANY BKANdI
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Albany 8 11, P M ; Leaves Albany 9 35, A 11;
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Leave Gutlibert 3 57 1’ M. ; arrive at Fort
C.ms 6 49 P. Jf i L.».e Fort Gams 7 05 A
if ; atilve at tftiitiberr9.os A-
Klncau A ffe Inti Railroad.
A J, WRITE Pr« «ide§.
11. WALKER, Superintendent.
PAT rASSI-NOKH TRAIN.
Leaves Maeam 4*-• 7tWA. M.
Arrives at Atlanta . . • I“7P. M.
L»»ves Atlanta . . ■ ® oo A. 11.
Arrives at Macon - «- ■> 1 SU I*. E.
night train.
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Leaves A'latita . • 8 lo P. 11.
Ar iv«* at lw.een . . • 126 A. 11.
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1... aaa Atlanta . . • ‘"" R-
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Leave Ct'atUnooga . . 4 30 P. M.
Arrive at D ilton . . • Y it* I*. M
Arrive at Atlanta .' . . 1 *1 A. M.
gusinf&si < r >;m;x
DR. W. H. HOBNETT
WILL, at all times, take rreat. ( lrasnre
in waiting oti nit who mettire bis
•rrelres, and are wi-tlirg to pay for the
•am... Nu otl«i- t'rai-liei if fold's j.. |fj k Y
Dl* • nyUi., J.iiHi iry 3«R1., ISftS—ly
ci\ia-n« ol Oili« Icasawhaichcc and its
vicinny. From impte -expwri.'Bue in both
«i»il and Miliury pmetic", he is prepared to
treat etaeve-itully, casta iu every demiriment
•f hi* profe,«ioa, jtul6'6Btf
C B. WOOTEN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
TWI v:*V V fi
Hfltrsett, da.
18CR It
3 eURLSY. WILD G. CL KVA LA M ,
l GURLEY & CLEVELAND,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Milford, Baker County, Go.
J. 4»» S. S TUTII,
a SMITH and
Machinist,
FJ-rf FI’S O.y, ; ; Georgia,
Repairs all kinds of Guos, Pistols, e wing
Jl .cues, etc., etc. 2 ly.
mw cun sDf
lisr DAWSON i
RAUSHENBERG, ROGEISS&CO,
T-T ®P 6n *d » New Cabinet Shop, on
°°* t h aide Public Square, wiere they
ee« prepared to nmbe and repair anvlhing in
<•”** I' 1 ** 1 authaa Wardrobes, Beau
Bedsteads, *o, &«., They arc -also
P pared to put up Cofflua of any description.
* 4t, UarsHesuKau.
Jkm9k Rogers.
I **"»dgT . TUI WOT f? *VH.Brow*< .
fck4t **—C Jounaju
Wholesale and Retail
K'WUEiUiH*, STATIONERS,
-*!* •*"«*»» *»♦* »a».le*»—xrtaogett
owe*. Cheery Street.. .Hacnn. t-iu.
a _ notice! "
y **>* will be
. the (Miuary «t Varreti annul, Ist
tooaMaU aba real estate of B. C. Cbiu
Us, laaa of saw county -■- ii |
Tt** ■ ' G. W. CHRISTIE, EiT
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THE DAWSON JOURNAL.
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a » Ar THE PRINTER.
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Loiiug All—A family Scene.
There is something exceedingly ten -
dir, as well as instructive, in the fol
o.tirig, whieh wc take from the Child’s
Caper:
A. tc— .g ,» .0...Lr.r.l f-iilnd In
luri .ess. lie weLt homo one evening,
in great agitation.
“What is the matter ?” asked Lis
triM
‘1 am juinet?; I am bcgrareJ. 1
have I“»t my all l” be exclaimed, press
ing Lis htr.d upon lis forehead as if
bis braio were in a whir]
r ,All !” said his wife} ‘T am left.”
“All, papa !” said his cldert boy ; ‘ 1
am b<rat”
“Aud I too, papa,” said bis littlogiil,
running up and putting her arms around
his neck.
“I’s Lot lost, papa,” repeated little
• .
“And you have your health lx At,” said
bis wife.
“And your two hards to work with,
papa,” Baid his eldest, “and I can help
jou.”
“And jour two feet, papa, to carry
you about.’’
“And your two eyes to fee with,
papa,” said little Eddio.
“And you have Gad’s promises,’ said
grandmother.
“And a good God,” said the wife.
“And heaven to go to,” safd his little
girl
“And Jesua who camo to fetch us
there/’ said hit eldest.
“God foigive me,” said the poor mer
chant, bursting into tears. “I have not
lust my all. What are the few tbou
aauds which 1 have called my all, to
these more l recious things which God
has left mo f’’ and he clasped bis family
to his to-om, and be kisfod his wife and
aud children with a thankful heart.
Ah no, there are many things more
precious than gold and hank stock-, val
uable as they may bo in tb<ir place.—
When the “Ontral America” was f ud
deiitg at sea, bugs and purres of gold
were strewu sbou- rf.edcck as nortbhs.
as the merest rubbish. “Life, life !’’
was the prayer. To some of the wretch
ed survivtrs, “Water, water !” was the
cry. “LUcud, bread I” it was worth its
weigh t iu gold, if geld could have bought
it.
tl The Joae of property must no* cloud
the mind with a wicked forgetfulness «f
the greater bicssing- whi h are left be-
No man should despair, furho
man bns lc-t his all until be has loi-t
his integrity, lost the mercy oTGod, thd
lost his hope of heaven at last.
Englishman hi ring hear 1 a
greet deal about the Yankee propensi
ty' of "bragging*’ though* be ww*M
make an experiment in that art himself
He walked yjj to a market woman’s
stand, pointing to semo large watermel
•M, itidal
u Wbw* ! don’t yew raws wwv bigger
apples than three in America 1”
“Apples!” said the worn <n disdain -
fully, “any Ludy might know yeu was
so Englishman Them’s huekteherrire 1
DAWSQN, CrA., THURSDAY, MAY 1808.
TIIE (.HOST ROBBER.
On an evening in the spiring of 1839,
a stranger, mounted on a noble look
ing horse, passed slowly over the snow-
White stone road leading through the
Black Forest.
Just as the sun wag going to rest for
the duy, when this gloomy shallows
were beginning to stalk, he drew rviu
ms he suid :
‘This must be near the spot, surely.
I’ll stop here, anyhow, for u while, and
see whai I can learn ’
He Uiereuptoc dismoun'ed and enter*
ed the parlor of die inn, w here ho sat
down beside a ernuli tubls
‘rlow can l serve you, meinheer?’
asked the landlord
“See w> my horse on‘side,’ replied
the guest cure bawdy, but ai the name
time eyeing the Landlord fnun head to
foot; ‘lot me have some wine, Rhine
will do ’
The Innd’ord was turning to with
draw lrorn the stranger’s presence,
w hen he sopped anil said :
‘Which way, meiubeer, do you trav
el V
•To Namstadt,’! replied he.
‘i*«u will r. st hero to n’ght, I sup
pose V con inued the landlord.
‘I will stay here for two or thres
hours, hut 1 must then be off, so us to
reach my destin tion there in tne
morning. I am troing there to pur
chase lumber lor the market ’
‘And you have considerable money
w jtn you no doubt V as-ed the land'
lord innocent v.
‘Yes, considerable,’ replied the
guest sipping rt his wmo disinterested-
>y* ,
‘Then if you’ll take my advice,’ said
the landlord, 'you'll stay he e un il
morning.’
Why ?’ asked the stranger, looking
up curiitosiy.
‘Because I’ whisptered the landlord,
looking around as if he were disclos
ing a great secret, and was afraid of
being heard ly somebody else, 'every
man that passes over the road between
tnis and N-nstadt for the last ten
years, has been robbed or murdered
under very singular cireums nnces.’
•What were the circumstances V
asked the stranger, pntiing down his
glass empty, and prepuiiug to fill it
again.
‘Why, you see,’ tbe landlord went
on, while he npipmacHed h's guest’s ta
hie and took » sea’, *1 have spoken
with several who have been robbed ;
all I could learn from them is that they
remember meet ng in the lonesome
part of the wood, something that look
id white and ghastly, and that flight
eileil ll.i i, l.irooo ou that llier r..n
away or threw their rid rs; they felt a
choking sons aiou and a some king,
and fiual y died, as they thought, but
awoke in ttr. hour or so, to find them
selves lying by the roadside tobbed of
evctytliing ’
‘lnd ed,' sai.l Ihc stranger, looking
absttac ly at the rafter in the ceiling,
as though I,e was more intent upon
couut ng them than he interested in
the landlord’s story.
The innkeeper looked at hub in as
tonishment Such perfect coolness lie
had not witnessed for a long time.
‘You will remain then T suggested
the landlord, after waiting some time
lor his guest, to speak.
‘I !' cried the stranger, starting from
his fit of abstraction, as though he w ns
the pers n addressed. ‘Ob, most cer
tainly not, I’m going straight ahead,
ghost or no gt-nst, to night ’
Half an hour later, the stranger and
a guide, called Wiithe in, were on the
load going at a pretty round pace to
ward Nanstadt.
During ail .sh of lightning the stran
ger observ ’d that his guide looked un
easy about something, and was s'ack
eniog his horse's pace as though be iu
tended to drop behind.
’Lead on,’ said the stranger, 'don’t
be atruid '
•I’m afraid I cannot,’ replied the
person adlreesed, continuing to hold
itis horse, until he was Dow at least a
length behind his companion *Mv
horse is cowardly, and unmanageable
It you wi 1 on though, Ilbnk I
can make linn follow close euough ‘o
point out the road.’
J he stranger pu ied up instantly. A
s'raitger light g earned iu hn eyes,
•vln e his hand sought his breast pock
e from which he d.ew something
The guide saw the movemect and step
ped back.
‘Guides should I. ad, nrt follow,’
said the stronger, quietly but wi h a
firmness which set-med to-be exceed
ingly unpleasant to the person address
ed.
‘But’ Iu tered the ;uid-‘,'‘my horse
won’t go,’
Won’t he?’ queried the stranger,
with mock simplicity in his tone.
'1 he guide heirrd a sharp click, and
saw something gleam in his compan
ion’s hand, lie seemed to understand
perfect y, for he immediate y drove his
spur’s into his horse’s flank and shot
ahead of his companion' without an
o tier word
He no sooner reached bis old posi
tion however, than the Stranger saw
htni give a sharp turn to the rignt snd
then disnftpear. ns thditgh hv had v:m
isbed through the ft.fiage of the trees
that shitted the road.
He heard the clatter of hie hosee as
he guUopid off. Without wu ting an
other ins e»t, he touched hie burso
bgbtiv widi the reins, gave him a priuk
w ith the rowels, mod off the ra.ble *ui
met started like the winds in the wake
ot the flying goide. ■
’t he strangts s norso being much su
perior to tne other’s the ru» e w»s a
short one, und termreatod by the guide
being nearly thrown trom his Middle
by a heavy hand which wan laid upon
his bricbe, etoppiog him-
He turned it trie rout, beheld the
fuce,dark and lrowning, and
trerablea violently, ns be felt the
smoothe, Chid barrel of a pistol press
ed Against his iffieek.
‘Ttiis cursed beast almost ran uway
wish me,’ cried the guide composing
hitn-eJf as well as he could under the
circumstances
‘Yes, I know,’ said Ms companion
drily, ‘but mark my words, vunttg man,
if your fiorse plays such treks ag;*in,
he’ll be the means of Beriou ly injuring
ing his master’s health.’
Thv£ 'both turned and cantered
baek to the road.’ W hen they reach
'd it again, aud turned the heads of
their animals in the right direction,
the rtraugcr said to his guide, in n
tone winch must have convinced his
heaher oflis earnestness :
‘Now friend Wilttiefm, I hope we
understand eut h o her for tho rest of
ourjiuHocy You are to conliutifc on
abend of me, in the right roud without
swerving either to the right or left. If
I see you do anything su picious, I
will drive a branch ot bullets tbrnugn
you without a word of notice. N..w
pu;s on
The guide had started as directed,
but it was evident from his muttering
that he Was alarmed at something be
side the action ot his follower
In the mean time the thunder had
increased in violence, and the flashes
of ightning had become more frequeui
and b iruing.
For a while the two horsemen rode
on in silence; the guide keeping up
his directions to 'ho )e ter, while Ins
follower watchiif his every movement,
as a cat would a mouse
Suddenly tbe guide stopped and
'oosed behind him. Again lie beard
the click of the s ranger’s pistol and
saw Lis up ifted arm.
‘Have mercy, meinheer,’ be groaned;
‘I dare not go on.’
‘I give you three seer,nos to go on,’
replied the stranger, v .ry sternly—
•One !’
•In heaven's rreino rpare,’ implored
the gui'le, almost overpowered with
fear; ‘look before me ia the road and
you will not blame me ’
The stranger looked. At first he
saw something white stand motion'ess
in tbe center of tho road; but present
ly a tiadi ol lightning iit up the scene,
and he saw that white figure was
then indeed glnstly and frightful
enough looking to chill the blood in
the vttin-i of even the bravest men li
hi; blood chilled for a moment, .there
fore, it was ni t through any fear that
he feit for bis ghost y irtereepte'r, tor
the next itistanl lie set his teeth hard,
while tie whispered them just loud
enough to be lieai and bv the tenor ranch
en guide:
‘He it man or devil—ride it down—
I’ll follow.’
‘T wo 1’
\\ i.h a cry of despair u[«*u his lips,
the gti'de urged the horse forward at
the top ot his rpeed, quickly’ followed
Irv the h'.runger, who held his pistol
ready.
In an icstaut the horse of ihe guide
swept past the dreadful spot, and iu
another instant the report of u pistol
rang through the forest, and the oiVa'ti
get heard a horse gallop ofi lhrou c h
the woods riderless.
Finding himself alone, the stranger
drew his pistol, took deliberate aim at
•he ghostly murderer, and pas ed his
finger upon the trigger.
’i he appiration approached quickly
hot iu no hostile attitude. The stran
ger stayed his hand. At length tho
ghost addressed him in a voice any
thing but sepulchral :
•Here, \V illhelm, yo neve out of
your perch this minute aud give me a
helping haul. I've hit the game while
ou the wing havn't 1 ?'
The s ranger was nonplussed for a
moment, but recoVeriug himself, ho
iiiurnl) ed stum tiling uniotelligib e and
leaped to the ground One word
went to bis horse and the brave ani
mal stood perfectly sill. By the
snow-white trappings on the would be
ghost ho was next enabled togrope his
way ju the dark inwards that individu
al, whom he touni bending over a
black mass abou- the size ot a man, in
the road
As tho t'ger pounces u: ou his prey,
tho stranger leaped upon the stooping
figure before him, aud boro it to the
giound.
•i arrest you in the King’s name,’ }
cried the stronger, gjaspin* his pr son
er ' y the throat und holding him right;
•Stir hand or f"gt until 1 have you
; roper y secured, und i'll a nd your
toul lo ete r mty ’
Tuis wns such nn unexpected turn j
vs afl lire that the would beg'oat could
hitidiy believe his own senses, und w as
handcufled and -tripped ol his pistol
and dagger before bj found lime to
s; oak. ,
‘Are you not my Willhelm?’ he,
gasped !
•i\p liillt!!' rii,’. replied the individual
addressed, - 1 mu not But 1 urn Rp ol
tice* of the K ng, ut your service, on
spoviul duty to dp w|.u! I hyve to
night accotjip isbed. Your precious
sou, Willhelm, wLotn you thought was j
leading an innocent sheep to tfle j
sltoghur, l|es in the load killed by his
Ifulbei ’s hutjd,
Two weeks litter, at Bcucbsu’.e prls- ’
on, in Baden, thq landlord of the sign
ol the Beer and the Glioet llobbui of
ihe Black Forest, wjio was the scute
Identical person, having been proven
gui.ty or numerous fiendish murdqts
uud urtfu ly contrived rooberi, a, com- j
united ut diflureiit in Lfie Black
Finest, pajd die ;enelty ot his crijues
by ietfing lall fus head lrorn ihe exe
cutioner » axe, siuee. when traveling
through Swhwartziriu has not been so
perilous, nor haa there been seen any
Ghostly Knight cf tbe Hoad id that, |
eectiot: of tha v.orkj.
"Tinic, Failli, und Energy.”
Arc the proverbial uondiuons of suo
srss iu all industrial enterprises ; but in
truth, although very essent, H so far as
they go, they do nor g.-> far enough.—
We must have an ordinary degree of
judgement and forecast iu planning,
and then work out plans with pa
tience and steadiness. In the moral,
inteljictual aud material world, all im
portant results and conclusions are the
iffeets of slow processes. The rulo
holds good as a general thing, in the ac
quisition of wealth.
Merely to pile up money is, ind'-ad,
but au ignoble and degraditg applica
ble of the physical and intellectual
powers, and leads to the most unhappy
results. The man becomes mean, sor
did, avaricious, and grasping, an 1 his
hoard is often his misery and punisb
tntnt. But the man wboj accumulates
with praise worthy situs to tiroeelf, Lis
family, and society—who E*eks money
Dot as au end, bjt a means of useful
ness aud enjoymeut, is doing well for
himself and for humanity, if be seeks it
by the ordinary processes of natural dg
vcloproent and accumulation.
Tne speculator, who dodges about
hither aud thither, fitfully dipping like
a swallow into tbe surface of the stream
if business, and catchirg a stray waif
as it floats by, may sometimes do well
chough for himself, but he is accom-
plishing nothing fer society. In fact,
be is doing mischief by unsettling and
and misleading mankind as far cs his
influence goes. Attaining, by a single
dash, results which the masses must
achieve by long and steady application,
bis example induqutctiug and ditsatis
fying. So far as it becomes infectious,
just so far trade is disordered and in
dustry neglected, and as comparatively
few can sptculate with safety to ihem
solvs, the great mass of their imitators
suffer ; »nd when the fever of specula
tion tabes hold ot a comrnui ity it is cer
tain to be as'disastrous as the corres
ponding ictilidy in the pihysical system.
It is followed by universal prostration
and long bills of pecuniary mortality.
Aud that steady, industrious and in
telligent application aud development
wLich is esseu'ial to the healthful life
of trade, is quite as much so to agricul
ture. There : s too much of the specula
tive spirit in tho agriculture of Georgia.
It is t<o much a thing of shifts, devices
and expedients—conducted a good deal
upon tbe belter-;k'lter principle, and
far too little upon matured system, look
ing to a permanent and steady develop
ment.
We say, without hesitation, that no
young man need ask lor a fairer chance
for a prosperous career than is opened to
him iu Georgia agriculture, pursued
with intelligent and patient industry.—
Did we say cha nee? —it is no ehance,
but a certainty under the ordinary al
lotments, of Providence. Ho can put
his fioger upon no other business in
which success is not an excep'ion ; but
in tins one, if ho will only apply himself
with judgemoet, patience, industry and
ecomomy, he is sure of comfort and
competence by middle life. In the
present price of lands there are few
young men of character who cannot
o*nimand the moderate means and ap
plianooe for a start, though it may be
in an humble way, and from thence,
wiih energetic, enlightened and pa
tient lab r, the road to competence is as
straight and open as a turnpiko And
while be is practically working out this
problem, ho ia in tho very best coarse
of physical, intellectual and moral train-
irg He is qualifying himself for so
cial usefulness He is making character
and reputation. He is surrounding
himself with all tho elements of happi
noss.
Wo wonder the young met) in Geor
gia, instead of crowding our towns and
filling subordinate positions in trade
and professional pursuits, art not fired
with the ambi'ion to build up homes
and names as thriv'nx and prosperous
farmers. Here the field is as bound
less as it is inviting. There is no dans
ger of overdoing tho business or being
thrown oaf of a s.tuarrion. Every
mm who fit willing t, labor and has
sense iu; Ugh ii Bi?tW it intelligently,
may by sure m t only of subsistence,
•hut improvement.— Alaeou Tel.
A Sweet Reflection. —The velvet
moss will grow upon ike sterile rook -
The mistletoe fl mrlsb on the wither
ed braeb ; the ivy cling tbe mouldering
ruin ; tho pine and cedar remain fresh
and laJolcss am d.-t the mutations of the
dying >ea»; an! Heaven be pra'sod !
fomfihing somcihing beautiful to
see, and grateful to the soul, will, iu
thy holdfsj. £n.d darkest hour of fate,
still twili'e!t(»>iCDdrjls around the cruni'
bling ali»rs aud broken arcbos of tho
dcsuLto temples of the humane heart.
lluyo.
i Sentimental chomi.ury—di solving iu
«v4'B>
No. 10.
Prom the Nashville Press and Times.
A Dud with Rifles in Tennes
see.
From Overton county ootrea to us a
BtraDge story, which we suppose has
few parallels in tbe anuala of difficul
ties settled after tbe code Tbe affair
happened two weeks age. Where the
bold spurs of a wild range deflect a tri
fle as they cross the boundary line of
Fentress aud Overton, lived for many
years two families named Waldron and
Jarvis. A feud had marred their in
tercourse for time out of mind, until
about a year ago, when the head of the
last mentioned family died. Af
ter the occurrenoc old troubles wcio ap
parent buried, und a friendly intercourse
was established. This continued lor
months, add until oce of the Jarvises, a
young min of twenty-two, while intoxi
cated, made some tuecring remark about
oco of the Waldrons, imp*cauhing his
courage. Two days afier tho latter
soot a friend to young Jarvis, that as be
did net consider him a courageous man
he might have tho pleat use of testing
bis bravery with any weapon bo might
chooce. YouDg Jarvis was too proud
to retract the laoguage uttered while
under the iLfluenceof liquor, and ho ac
cordingly seot back word to the other
that he would meet him four d.ivs from
that time in what is known as the Hun
where they could settle the matter with
rith's at one hundred and fifty yards.—
B itb men had been iD tbe rebel army,
and were accounted splendid tiurks
men.
It was a damp, cold, dreary morning
that tho two young men, each accompa
nied by a fiiei and, took tleir way to the
Hun. A drixzly rain had fallen for
home, and tbe scene through the val
ley and out over the surrounding hills
with tboir wodden sides, was dismal
wito clinging mist and pattering rain.
The seconds paced off the distanoe,
the two moo wero placed with their
baaks towards each other, and the pieces
loaded, and to the shout one, two, three
given by one of tha seconds, they turn
ed nt.il fired. Jarvis was wounded
through the fleshy part of tho left arm,
while his bullet whistled savagely just
abovo bis ant igenist’s head. “Ate you
sati.-fiod,’ said the wounded man’s sec
ond to tho other’s friend. “Waldron
wauts another shot,’ was tbe reply.
Astern, savage smile lighted up the
features of young Jarrie, as bis arm
was hound up lo staunch tho blood, but
ho paid not a word. Tbo rifles were
loaded again, and onoo more to tho
shouted signal tho two men wheeled
and fired. The reports wore almost si
multancous. Waldron ran forward a
few steps, staggered, reeled, add fell iu
to tho arms rs bis friend, b'cediiig aud
senseless. He was shot through the
heart Jarvis went slowly home, sad
dled his horse, and, telling his family
that he was going to M'.uticello, left
the country.
A Yankee Boy.
A tourist tells tbe following s’ory :
We recently met eur friend, Dr. Lord,
formerly of Boston, he has been s resi
dent of this section for about six years.
During the first few years he was ex
tensively engaged in baying wool, and
one one occasion becoming bewildered
»hh tho multiplicity of crook ning
roads over the broad prairies, bo rode S
up to a small cabin inclosed in a clump '
of locust trees, and hailed a whitehead- i
ed boy perched on the top nf a hen
coop with, “H .lloa, boy I”
“l reckon aro a straDgor,’ was
tho response.
‘Look here, sonny.’
‘I ain't your sonny.’
‘No, not my sonny, hut if yon will
jump down and come here, I’ll give
you a dime.’
The b*y spiung as if a lighting from
a wasp’s nest, and cotniDg up to the
stranger, exclaimed :
•Well, old hoes, what is it ?'
‘l’ve lost mv way, and don’t know
where I atq. Can you tell mo?’
‘Yes, you’re on that htrse !’
Mr. L >rd laughed at tbe boy’s wit,
and handed him a dime. Tho boy took
tbe money, looking upon it wkb mingle
feeling* us wond'r and delight, and
said, ‘1 reckon you must have a power
o» money I’ *
‘Why so!’
‘Cause yu slather it away so,’
‘What’s your fathrr’u namo ? inquir
ed Mr Lord.
‘Bill Jenk was (lie reply.
JC*, I know him,’ os el-aimed
Nr. Lord. Ho grows wool, don't' ire ?’
No ; but bis sheep doeg 1’
‘lf you Ln-'w roe, my lad, you wcu and
be more respectable in your replies. I
am a friend of your father; My name
is Lord.’
MJb, yes ” exclaimed tho astonished
lad, ‘l’ve beard Pup read about you in
tbo Bible;’ and starting for the house
ou a dead run, be bawled at the top of
his lungs: ‘Mother, mother, tbe Lord
is out here ou hrrsuback, aud hc*s got
lost !’
■
An exchange Las the following good
thing : Wc yesterday hoard a couple of
colored guests discu-sing tho question
of impeachment, when one of them ex
claimed ; “Wat do use of ’pcaibiug o'o
Aodj—W4 veto it 1’
Tltc Infix cl arti fUe CbkliMl
Child. 1
“Uncle Bob" was a great Miiolor.-*-
He had taken degrees both of' ‘phyri**
and ‘divinity,’ and was a student of ma
ny books besides those handle! hs hU
Jeges. He eouid quote texts from the
Scriptures, as well as from the infidel
writers. lam sorry to say that he pie.
ferred reading tbe infidel. Hi* little
niece, Nettie, about twelve yean of age,
was a Christian, and she feit trvly aw
ry for her uncle Bob, and for ell the
people who do not love God.
She said to him one day, ‘Untie,
why don’t you love God ?’
‘I do love my God/
'Who is that, Unole V
‘ltis the [beautiful —beautiful ob
jects in nature and art.’
‘Do yon mean the Falls of Niagar*
and the Crystal Pulaoe.’
‘\V ell—yes.’
‘Who made the falls, uncle V
‘I don’t know, Nettie.
‘lt ycu could see tbe ones that aade
the ful's, uncle, would you love him ?’
'lf that could be I should adore bia.'
'I love him, node,’ said tbe little girl
just as well rs if Ic. uld see bin.
Ycu must read about him in aiy sew
Bible ’
‘I know the Bible, Nettie. A »
nothing but a piece of Jewish mytho
logical history/
‘A'etlcro any prophecies in other
mythologies, uncle j’
‘Well—no '
'All tbo worii knows, uncle, that the
Bible prophecies have been fulfilled, and
I should like to know if any kind of
mythology has ever been spread ever
the world, and created love and peeee,
and joy in peoples’s hearts like tbe his
tory of our Savior V
Uncle Ben made no reply.
Tnx Mysteby.—Two dirkiea had
b ught a mess of pork ic partnership,
but Sam having no place to put hie
sVare in consented to entrust the wboie
in Julius’ keeping.
The next morng they met when Ju
lius said : ‘Good Jmornin Julius; any
thing happen strange or mysterious
down in your wycinity, lately ?’
‘ Yaas, Sam most strange thing hap
pen at my bouse yestcr day night. All
mystery to me/
'Ah, Julius, wbat was dat V
“Weil Bam I lole yon now : “Hi*
morn, I went down iD de cellar forte
get a picco ob hog for dis darky’s break
fus, and l put my band into de brine a ß *
felt round, but no pork was dere—- all
gone—couldn’t I ell wbat te went with
it so I turned up tbe bari), an Sam,true
as preachit)/ de rats had eat a clear bole
froo de haril, and dragged de polk ail
out 1’
Sam was petrified with astonishment,
but. presently said : ‘Why didn’t and»
briuc run out de si me bole?'
‘Ah, Bam dat’a de mystery—dat’a de
mystery 1’
Editorial Life—A newspaper is *
queer institution, SDd may be destroyed
at night, it may light a candle era ci
gar ; it may cvrl a ytrl't hatr. Ah, oa
ly think of that, girls 1 Os counts we
don’t mean any one in particular. No,
indeed. An editor's thought* are cem
pletely, sweetly, exquisitely wreathed
in your rich tresses, and—yes, nestling
down with you in your midnight slum*
bers gently to guard acd peaceful
ly keep watch over your happy
dreams ! Ye-, indeed! That's ih*
destiny ot many a Republic—we know
it, for wo have actually been told
The ladies take to it, nod it to ahem.—
First the damsels (if the printer divides
this last word we are ruined) eagerly
read, then repeat the programme, and
tb:n it goes among tbe soft and beauti
ful tresses and tbe dainty embroidered
night caps 1
fu a certain family, not long
since, a pair of twins made their Ap
pearance, and, as a matter of course,
were shown to their little sister of four
years. Now, it s > happened that when
ever a raiher prolific oat of the house*--
hold had kitten-, one of them, of course
the prettiest, was saved, and the rest
drowned. When the twice wss shown
the child by their hsppy father, little
M looked at them long sod earnest
ly, and at length, putting her finger-tip
on the check af-ooe of them, looked np
and said, with all the seriousness possi
ble, “I’apa, I think we’ll save this one.'
ETA seven year old boy wan
lately heard to Use profane laogaagn.re-
Ou b ing reproved by his parents, and
directed to ask God’s forjfiveness, and
letitrf S4 bi« room and wss overheard
to say : ‘Oh, G and, lam very sorry i
said that naughty word, and won’t any
it ary more ; but please hurry up lai
make me gr«,w up to be a men end then
I can swear as much as [ want to, liktf
pa, and uobedy will notice it.*
“Have I not offered you every advan -
tage ?’ said a doting father to his son.
I ‘Oh, yes,’ replied the youth ; "but 1
| could not think of taking anvantsgo of
: my owu father.’
‘What’s the matter, Caesar t*
; nigger dat lib down do Cat alley
| ou de mouth wid his fist.’ *”
i ycu strike him back, Oaessp •” a*
' *BB*, bo’ I strike fits ksrlq
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