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Volume 2.
Waynesboro, Georgia, Friday, Mae 25tli, 1883.
Xmilber 3,
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ha- faile
tlt'iiifs tin 1 report
Winter seems to have taken an
injunction on both spring and sinn
er.
>r. I Miss says lie lost.+1 .*»,« u n l
”• (iarlieltl. (Jarlleld lost
|y it.
attend-
liis life
Most of the treasury twirls at
Washington are saitl to have their
lilaries mortgaged three montlis
tliead.
Fit “Id Marshal Murat 1 lolsteatl, ot
|iiifinnati, threatens to rewave the
jloody shirt. Wave away, Mr.
polstcud, it eau do no harm now,
The Savannah '/'inns publishes
i article under the caption, “Are
on < {rowing Older?” Yea, verily,,
Irother Richardson—many of them
la tresspass and in sin.”
The Presidents of Mercer Uni-
lersity ami the Wesleyan Female
liege, situated ill Macon, have
■signed their positions, to take
Itlect at the same time.
A Western debating society has
fist argued the question: “isn’t it
lore honorable to be a burglar than
Rill Chandler Republican V”—
)ecision in the atlirnintive.
Says a fashion exchange: “lMack
lockings are now much worn.” In
ur opinion, if these stockings art*
bo “much worn” for decency
ml comfort, the lady wearing them
Jiould purchase new ones.
Macon Telegraph! When the
tiemhers of tile Legislature aregol-
ing ready to pass a dog law, etc.—
Vital an absurdity! The idea of a
Seorgia Legislature “getting ready
n pass a dog law” is supremely rich.
When Mrs. Astor, wife of (lit 1
\merican Minister, was presented
jo the queen of Italy, it is saitl that
ter majesty was so surprised with
ier beauty that she remained
speechless with admiration for sev
eral minutes.
The Atlanta Constitution thinks
lhat frost now would injure the
potton crop. No doubt of it, brother
I lowel, no doubt of it. You are an
griculturalist of tin 1 lirst water, and
Blanche Jarleton.
A STORY, IN FOUR PARTS.
CART f.
seniNti.
Slit- with wlml simplicity
Tills nympli begins her golden days!
In the jfi'con yrass she lovps to Ilu,
And there with her fair aspect tames
The wilder flowers, and wives them names
lint only with the roses plays,
And them does tell
What color hi st heroines them and v
smell.
—A mime Man
“dense do not, for the charm
would be forever broken. 1 have
often imagin'd if I could possess the
remainder, it would loose all its
sweetness.”
“Let me, then, reward you for the
effort which 1 enjoyed so much,”
| and she offers him the bouquet re-
. cently gathered,
“How beautiful!” he exclaims as
he accepts it. “Surely nothing
could be more lovely and truly ar
tistic.”
We pause for an incident. The
liour-han I upon the dial-plate of
Neville’s watch points to the mid
night vigil; the lights within the
mansion have been long extinguish
ed, and an unusual solitude, born of
the still, sweet evening, rests like
a benediction upon the Manor.
He seeks the open air of the gar
den to enjoy the scene, and indulge
in a newly-lighted I la vaiina. With
rapid strides the silver luminary
mounts the starry dome, until
f believe you are really fond of touching tin* dizzy zenith, she reigns
The day is
and Blanche
them
“Nothing, I assure, you delights
me more. Flowers are pure and
bright and beautiful, j innocent, symbolic of hope and love,
as usual, is enjoying i Tlw\v likewise typify, ill their varied
one of those delightful woodland
rambles for which her free, joyous
nature so constantly yearns. I’pon
the rich, embroidered carpet of the
woods lingers the dew,now burnish
ed and resplendent under tliedia-
ninnd rays (d'a gorgeous summer sun
The birds are caroling their sweet
est notes, and nature never appear
ed in more exquisite harmony.
Somehow as our heroine wanders
on, culling the Moral offerings
that decorate her pathway, she half
wishes that Neville would join her.
arrangement, the manifold harmo
nies and discords that frequently
occur in our social combinations.—
At least, so it appears to my mind.”
“Assuredly, there can be congen-
ialitiy and its opposite, as well
among flowers as in society. Yet,
how few there are who recognize
the importance and magnitude of
the place they till!”
“Few, indeed! Men, as a general
rule, are ever blind to the beauties
and sentiments of nature. The
glitter of ‘the almightv dollar’ sur-
They have been together now (she | passes heaven’s matchless blue, and
muses) since but yesterday, and-as j pales to insignificance the dying
yet lie has revealed nothing of that i splendor of the sunset.”
frigid dignity she had anticipated;; “1 am really glad to hear you ex
on tin 1 contrary, lie has been all that j press yourself so fond of nature! lu
was gentle, kind and lovable. Will these days of materialism and de-
lie continue so? She half hopes he j generacy, it is indeed creditable to
will, it would be so cruel for him to j possess such sentiments,” and the
prove otherwise. Why does he lin-j glance of approbation which ac-
ger so long at the Manor? The j companies this speech, renders
“pale and apparent queen.” The
little flowers, tired from bearing the
hot solar rays the entire day, have
closed for the night their bannered
bosoms, and are heaving fragrant
sighs as they sleep.
I'lidcr tin 1 weird, mystic fascina
tion of the scene, Neville seeks his
guitar, and tunes it softly to the
notes of some ancient melody, lie
is about to strike the opening
chords, when a sound rising sweetly
from out some dim distance, arrests
and holds his attention.
Softly it rises and falls upon the
dreamy air, like tlu 1 dim echoings
of a bugle among the Alpine crags.
Seemingly it approaches nearer,
growing tin* while louder, rounder
Of course, it is not sit a 11 unalural
that in such days and seasons—and
withal such parties—there arise
variations, that necessarily throw
the dramatis person nte of a story in
different relations and harmonies.
HUMOUS OF THE 1UY.
Tiie soft corn is hard enough to bear.
Domestic dispatch—Johnny with the
hot buckwheat.
The greatest mashers usually turn out
the smallest potatoes.
“You will love only mo, George, dar
ling V” “Sometimes,’’ ho says.
When a New York yourtg man pops
Let’s consoli-
Mass., Montint/ Times, remarks that
in all courts, puisne and others, the
same semi-endless palaver on the
part of counsel, both in examina
tions of witnesses and in pleadings,
is tolerated, and justices seem to i
This has the effect of relieving the j bear it, not that they favor it, per-
general tone, which however bril- haps, but because it is customary,
limit, must anon of necessity grow and they have got used to it in their
wearisome and monotonous. These own previous court practice, and I
diversities and changes may be the lack the fortitud to correct it when ^ a < ‘ : I', le8t ‘ uu ‘ 10 :
elfects, or results, of many causes, they have to endure it as a supreme
Society demands variety, and all nuisance. Just now a court, presi
din' social organism wearies, at ded over by a skilled justice, is sit-
length, of one continuous article. \ ting at Washington on the trial of
To those who have indulged to any one case—has boon sitting for near-
extent in the pleasures and allure- ly three months pact on it—and is
incuts of the world, this social prob- j promised another protracted trial
lem is neither strange nor paradox- of his patience—and all because his
leal. . j better Judgment has to give n ay to
So, naturally, as Hamilton conies the captiousness and non-eoncen-
to see and know more of Rlanche, tration of ideas of half a dozen prag-
lie likewise conies to like her better matical lawyers, whose baitings i
and bullyings of the bench would,
in an English court, subject them,
hour after hour, to the punishment
provided for contempt. And fori
this specific process of mystifying;
and better. She, while losing none
of her former admiration for Ne
ville, felt attracted somewhat by
I the handsome face and form of his
! guest and friend. And thus, with
tin* last days of spring, there rises
up between them a mutual and
pleasant friendship.
To one so deeply and uncon
sciously in love as Neville, even
a jury and rendering justice unin-! pliers, rouiurks:
The Now York News declares that “it
was a farsuoing clmp who invented the
telescope.”
The “Ironclad Oath” is when ft fellow
reclines on the zenith end of u tuck with
his bare foot.
In Now England they are making rum
from old shoes. One drink of it starts
the flow of sole.
If we were a girl, wo would select a
lover from among tailors for they till
know how to press u suit.
Tun lazy boy fears that if he once be
gins to earn his own living he will bo al
ways expected to do it.
The original poem road by Bjorn-
sterno Bjournson, just before ho begins
his lecture is “ Tujggwnsson.” That’s
Olof it.
Guibollaud, most candid of Philoso-
terpretnble, the country has to he
taxed in the end some three hun
dred thousand dollars. There is
revolution of the evil of senseless
tiiis pecu-
‘Would that I had ten
‘To do what?” “To
, , ..... , ,. .friendship can not exist without prolixity mixed up with
and sweeter, until it greets tin 1 ears , , . ... . , .. . . , *
..,. , ’ , , . .... ! love, and respect without adoration, marv consideration.
ot the astonished listener in all the 1T ,,
. , ,, „ .... . . Me therefore comes, in time, to look
richness and fullness ot its complete I .. , .......
1 i upon the deepening friendship with
eyes of jealousy and suspicion.
Hamilton, of course, is totally igno
rant of the jealously of his friend,
and continues on, causing many a
pang to the jealous-hearted, poetic
woods are beautiful and attractive, j
and surely his artist-soul could crave !
no scene more calculated to thrill
and inspire. Botheration! men are j
such stupid creatures anyway—they ;
never know an opportunity when ;
they see one, an as for—
“ ‘My luvc Is like the red, red rose _ j
Tlml's newly spnmgln June;
My luve is like the melodic
Tlinl's sweetly played in tune.' ”
Blanche' breaks abruptly off in
her musings, and listens intently
to tin 1 soft and simple song, borne
so distinctly on the treacherous
morning air. She recognizes the al
ready familiar voice of'Neville in
tin 1 words of the tender Scotch mel
ody, and recalling the direction her
thoughts had previously taken, she
blushes consciously and guiltily.
Rut shi 1 is determined he shall
Miould buy a farm at once, and run ! uot witness her contusion, so she
|t on advanced ideas. quietly conceals herself behind a
convenient growth of shrubbery,
and waits his advent in silence.
a hero
his own
Neville quite
opinion.
“Picture such a wor^l as those I
materialists would have us inhabit!
A sky without a singe arch, a hill
without a curve or crest, a wave
without a ripple, and a desert with
out a single flower to cheer its des
olation. Could anything be more;
disagreeable and uninviting?”
“I confess candidly that the pie- j
tore is indeed a dismal one; but por-
voicing. Now soft as the evenings
hush; now higher than the shrill
notes of the nightingule; now soft,
soothing, tender; now sparkling,
gay, trippant; now it flows smooth
ly on, like the sparklin
now it makes a tremendous leap,
and dies softly and sweetly away,
in the silvery sheen of the moon
light. So dead it is among the rocks
and cataracts, that Neville muses
unconsciously over the cadences
that echo only in memory.
It is a simple English ballad—a
ballad too of the peasantry—that
Rlanche sings with so much pathos,
and that falls with such tenderness
upon thi 1 unobserved listener; but
yet it marks a visible 1 effect upon
tin 1 poetic soul of Neville. Never,
A (ill(1ST IX TIIK WHITE 1101 SK.
“Yes, this building is haunted,”
said an attache of the Presidential
mansion to the Critic this morning,
n “imd it Is eald that supernatural
1 ix uh t, Blanche, perhaps, has some eights are not unfrequently witness-
slight intimation of the effects her 0< 1 i' 1 these, large old-fashiond and
seemingly artless conduct is having a i*'y halls. Several weeks ago the
upon Neville; but, bah! what can President changed the location of
there be wrong in an innocent rtir- his bedchamber, by removing from
tation with the handsome Guy ? A* 10 1‘Mst to the North room, and it
In the moments of doubt and "’as vaguely whispered then that
pain, that frequently flit across Ne- l*'* slumbers had been disturbed by
ville’s heart, he seeks the company j a nocturnal and weird visitor, the
of Florence, who by her sweet tem- same that one of ouv chamber maids
per and disposition manages always said that she had semi walking
to soothe and comfort him
Ashley, be it said to
during all these genial days, finds | slonos
“Yes, the ghostly visitor
man,” continued the attache,
thou sand a y, ar."
do nothing.”
A man’s residence, in law, is where ho
has Lis washing done. We pity Detroit
mou. Poor devils, to have no homes.—
Boston Post.
Shout courting: “Rachel, the Lord
hath sent mo to marry thee,” sail the
suitor. “The Lord’s will ho done," was
the submissive reply.
Policeman—“Now, thou, move on!
There’s nothing tho matter hero."
Sarcastic Boy—“Of course there isn’t.
If there was you wouldn’t ho here.”
A London wife cannot blow up her
husband without tho people in the next
house rushing out to inform the authori
ties that they have discovered a Fenian
plot.
The Baltimore Custom-houso officials
claim that they can tell a smuggler in
six different ways. After he has been
told in one way, what good do the other
live do? f
His text was, “What doest thou here,
Elijah?” He divided it into .two heads.
"First, my brethren,” said lie, “let us
consider what Elijah did hear; und,
secondly, what lie didn't hear.”
Notwithstanding the fact (and
I stately and erect through the up- , ^ ° f wIT ustani>!ng tno lact (aiul per-
, . . 1 naps in consequence of it) that the clergy
his credit, fdiiirs hallways on several occa- niul justices of the peace are so busy ail
‘Lu
ba ps although they are blind to tin
symmetry of the universe, they j tlu * l loetlt1 soul ot -Neville. .Never, in the company of Miss l'aimer, a
would not alter a single proportion. l K>, haps, since the stars sang to- sweet girl over the way from the
May be, they are igoorant of their i grtlier at creations dawn, and all | Manor, all tlie* exquisite pleasure ; cause I remember well of hearing
blindness.” /he a,, 8Tlic choristers of Heaven his heart and soul craves. the cambermaid say that lie had
“Perhaps so; certainly a very l,ll 'ted to swell tin 1 celestial chorus, J And so, unconsciously, the day ! long, flowing, white hair and heard,
charitable construction to place " a ' s their sw cotcr music to the ears for the excursion arrives. From the
i of our hero.
The Mayor and Council of Haw-
kinsville made a contract last week
,'ith J. J. Jackson to bore another
irtesian well in 1 lawkinsvillc. Tho
Contractor agrees to give a flow of
thirty-gallom* per minute, two foot
[hove the ground, and is to receive
j?,(MM) for the work.
The will of an old maid in Nor
way distributes her property among
or six rejected lovers, all poor, and
rives this reason: “These lovers
Cither courted me for my money,
liii'h they may now have, or else
Ihoy loved me, and for that reason
|hey shall have the money, because
believed them.”
The President is making prepara
tions to take up his residence at
he Soldiers’ I Ionic for the summer,
ml will move there soon after he
(•turns from New York. Wo sup
pose that tin* ghost of political lion-
sty, which is reported to lie prowl-,
ng around the White Mouse o'
iglits now, lias driven the gallnnf
resident away from home.
Savannah '/'inns: Some two
ceks since the tine animal of Dr.
ohn D. Martin stuck a nail in his
foot. It caused him to limp a little,
■ind Dr. Martin had his foot exam
ined by a vetrinary surgeon, who
rave it his attention, and prunouc-
kl the injury not serious, and said
jliat tin 1 horse could be driven. A
|lny nr two since lie Was laid up,
Hid yesterday lock-jaw developed
■ Inch resulted in his death.
Geryjgia peaches are now being
fliipped North. The Yankees mix
little sugar, cream, a little snow
ind a few Georgia peaches all to
gether, and have a dish tit for a
ring. No wonder they did not
rant to let the South go, as tho.v
Ivnuld then have been compelled to
pay tariff on all these Southern lux-
s, and next to olliee, the Yan
kees love Georgia fruits and vege
tables better than anything else.
'Pile notorious Mrs. Harriet Beo-
idierStow, who now resides in Flor
ida, and whose mad ravings in I'n-
•le Tom’s Cabin precipitated the
bloodiest war thut marks tin 1 pages
pfhistory between the North and
‘touth, was In Savannah a short
time since, and was all praises of
llho South. Lot In 1 !' look at tin* do-
Ivastatiou and death her Influence
■ greatly contributed to bring upon
It lie South, and keep her praises to
llierself. The people of the South
klo not want them.
lie approaches steadily, still huni-
mingthe simple Highland air, until
I lie reaches the exact spot where
Blanche so recently stood, when
, something upon the ground strikes
his attention, und lie kneels cau
tiously down, the plaintive song
dying softly upon his lips.
“By Jove! I should say the own
er of that print has a stunning foot!
Through curiosity, I believe I’ll
measure it!”
Procuring a small twig, lie trims
it smooth, and proceeds to carry
Ids determination Into execution,—
Bending over the dainty foot-print,
lie carefully notches Its length, and
remains for a moment gazing med
itatively at the result.
The forgotten air meanwhile re
turns, and with it the words—
“ ‘My kuvt’ is like tlic red, red pokc
'rilld’s licwly S|)rHllR ill .1 UIU>;
My luve Is like the melodic
Tlmt's sweetly pliiyMin time/ M
“Do continue, Mr. Neville!”
Neville rises with a startled ex
pression, to behold Blanche merg
ing from her hiding place, her fea
ture a study In tliclr strained seri-
upon it.”
“Being so fond of nature, perhaps
you can give me a description of
the Mills?”
“I have not visited them since'
early boyhood, yet I remember
them well.”
“Do proceed! I am literally dying
for a picture of them. 1 just know
they are romantic 1 beyond descrip
tion.”
Thus ordered, Neville begins:
“At the base of four large hills lies
a miniature lake, with a surface as
smooth and placid as spring itself.
The side remaining, is enclosed
partly by a forest, whose tall trees
their sweeter music to the ears
j appearances of this sweet, lazy
“Surely, she who can sing so feel- afternoon, the morrow will he all
ingly, must possess a heart full of that could he desired in the way of
tenderness, sympathy and love—a sunshine and beauty. Already
heart studded aiul gemmed with around the fading splendors of the
priceless jewels!” with which oh-, day, hove the languid clouds floated
servation, Neville seeks his room, I up to w itness the burial, in occi-
his mind tilled with sweet thoughts I dental glory, of PhcebuH-Apollo, and
of Blanche. But with the tones of the gentle wind that has arisen,
her voice still ringing in his ears, gives brilliant promise of a morn
sleep conies tardily to the restless i gorgeous and resplendent.
aiul justices of tho peace uvo so busy ail
the time making two people one, tlio
population continues to increase.
They catch rats with baited lislihooks
in New York.. We suppose it is an nrt-
ist-hook-rat-ic amusement. (Last lot of
this kind, aud going off like smoke nt a
dollar a dozen. Orders by mail promptly
attended to.)—Burlington Jlawkeyc.
At a restaurant—Gentleman to waiter
passing—“ Will you kindly toll mo tho
we see printed on the pages of his-j hour?” “Excuse mo, lam not waiting
tory. At any rate, sir, I know that! a l ,oa you ; please ask the waiter of your
the President’s rest is often dis- i section,” he replies, aiul seeing the same,
turbeil at night, because I have | %v i iut time it is.”
heard him time and again movin
land very milch resembled states
men of long ago, whose pictures
tosser.
Five long, uneventful days, days
full of sunshine and love, have
winged their flight over Neville
. Manor, leaving no trace hq|tin<jL-of
rise ... gum -like majesty and beau- tl|c . ir ,, right , happy existence. The
- Beyond, on the opposite side, | |>roplll . ti e reader, who has noticed,
ty. Beyond, on the
the country stretches gradually
away, loosing itself in gentle undu
lations in the obscure and distant
horizon. From the summit of these
Mills, can he witnessed many of
those sunsets that have rendered
Italy so famous, Do you like the I
picture?”
i “Amazingly! I am confident,
I now, our excursion will Ik
: glorious and complete in
/•ess! The beauty of the spot adds
! so much to the enjoyment of the
plc-nlc.”
“Almost as much as the company
you are in,”
| “Wisely and most appropriately
oppose you are familiar
romantic spot on tlu 1
even at this early stage of the story,
n remarkable sympathy and eon-j
genialty in the tele a te/es of our i
hero and heroine, need not he as
sured that they have already found
w ithin each other’s company a mu
tual pleasure and enjoyment.—!
Blanche beholds in Neville a soul j
poetic and manly, possessing a won- .. . .
‘ . smi l’ ,v derful amount of pleasant harmony ! Um Ut « \
its sue- , j.-i.jl.. ,.(.„ A. IO lu ‘ ( ’°'
Now, even as falls from our pen
the closing paragraph of Part First,
the summer heat has tilled the air,
and tinged the Woods with a deeper
green. Spring has imprinted the
farewell kiss, and.left us bright and
cheerful, even if momentarily sad
dened at its departure. Thus with
our hopes, our loves and our lives.
Beneath the touch and influence of
tin 1 mild, grateful season, they rush
houyant and expectant to greet the
torrid vapors that rise up with the
fervid summer; lint kissed too hard
Ly (lie impartial heats, they at last
fall hack depressed and cneravated,
completely wilted under the full,
ousuess and comical Iniiu s ve- .
„ 1 , added, 1 s
ness.
“Really a thousand pardons! 1
did not know—”
“Of course you didn’t—no expla
nations necessary, I assure you.”
“But, Miss t'areltuii, allow me to
ex—”
“But 1 interrupted your song; a
beautiful melody, and 1 insist upon
the remainder,” I . . ,
the scenery is now no longer doubt-
“Indeed,! cannot sing. Besides [ f u j»
it was merely a fugitive strain that In return for this little speech,
1 snatched up in the dim long ago.” j Neville bestows upon her a glance
“Tell me, then, wliat suggested that can ho interpreted, hut not
the song?” j translated—a look full of teiulerest
“With tlie greatest pleasure.— meaning.
Many yimrs»igo,as 1 was journeying They journey on toward the man-
through a shiafl village, my atten- slim, which they reach after a w alk
tion was attracted to a hand of 1 till- decidedly pleasant and entertain-
iuns, and among them a small Imt
prepossessing child. She accom
panied the harp with a tew songs
selected randomly, hut which she
sung with great effect. Among
them was the little all 1 l hummed
just aw hile ago. There was noth- tii r. si:iti:x.viu:u smtux vi>ki>.
ing especially attractive in the way j Tediously the soft, spring after-
she rendered it, hut ere she had ! noon draws its life to a close, drag-
completed the first strain, a commo- ging in its wake an evening sensa
tion occurred a few feet distant, ous and dreamy. One by one, silent-
and tlie song was interrupted never ly, softly, the meadows above begin
to be completed. And do you know to blossom with tiny stars—the for-
tliat broken, hall-complete melody I get-me-nots of the angels—until the
has ever since exerted a charm for! moon, rising in cloudless majesty
me, that eau only linger with the j upon a Heckles* realm, floods hill
Incomplete.” | and vale wjth an ocean of silver
“Hindi 1 finish it fof you ?” spray.
and consonance; while 1 she reveal.-
to Lini a beauty and variety, charm
ing and irresistable.
Basking in the smiles and glances
of each other’s presence, the golden
hours—each studded with sixty dia
mond minutes—fly only too swiftly
by, Thus, the time preceding the
arrival of the expected company, is
spent by Rlunclic and Neville in
one continuous love-dream, endur
ing like the gentle influence of a
ont'i n rr.n.
conns AXI) Til Kill COMMIT.
with every
grounds?”
“1 flatter myself to that extent,
and with your kind permission,
would he pleased, licyond measure,
to act as your guide on the oc- ' m,uu,ur ut - vl ' N ‘‘ vi,1 ° ouliV wi * ,u ‘ s I
eiision” | that tlie enchanting spell would I
“Which, of course, 1 accept with ‘-•ontinue forever, for he feels that
many thanks. Mv enjoyment of llu ‘ bp, K ht war,n ,la - vs ’ must
with summer, and make place at
last for those autumnal days, when
falls the frost, and the leaves, like
hopes, lie sere and brown within
“the hollows of the grove.”
At last Ashley and Florence Cam
eron arrive, bringing additional
sunshine and mirth to tlie Manor.
ing to both. A game of croquet is
indulged in until luncheon, at the
end of which Neville IImis himself
more deeply in love, if possible,
than ever before.
enthusiastic party.
Atlanta l*ost-Appeal.
We recently took occasion to
notice Hie sharp discipline of Eng
lish Court Judges in the conduct of
cases lie fori them, and the rigid
state of drill in which they kept
council in order to avoid lhat super
fluity of proceeding which in our
American courts makes the gravest
kind of trials largely farcial. And
we think we somewhat plainly hint-
led that our judicial skill—as semi in
practice—scarcely came up to the
required mark of merit, and sug
gested that the cheapness of the ar
ticle engrafted heavy taxes on com
munities and on the patience of
litigation as well. In matters in
volving the rights and the equities
of tlie people in decision, tlie high
est judicial skill is demanded; imt
about after midnight, and some
times I have listened to his steady
and continued pacing across the
floor when every one else in the
house was slumbering and wonder
ed what was disturbing him-”
“Mis great responsibility or dys
pepsia might have been the agent,”
suggested the Critic.
“Oh, no,” quickly rejoined the at
tache, “neither of them, I am sure.
It was tjii. 1 White House ghost, and
I wjll bet on it. This ghost is the
same one that made Gen. Grant’s
nights here so scarce, and suggested
his frequent trips through the coun
try, as 1 have heard the attendants
who were here with him frequently
say, and I will tell you candidly
that I think that the ghost’s t'e-
quent appearance of late has put
the notion into President Arthur’s
head of going on Lis proposed trip.”
Concluding, the Presidential indi
vidual left to answer a call from
up-stairs.
Tin* Critic subsequently got the
following description from one who
claims to have seen the white spirit
of the White House: lie is an aged
and bent man, with long, phospho-
A gentleman ivns complaining on
'Change that lie had invested a rather
large sum of money in Wall stroet and
lost it all. A sympathizing friend asked
him whether ho had been a “bull” or
“bear,” to which lie replied: “Neither;
I wus a jackass. ”—Chicago Tribune.
“Unhappily married? I should think
I was!” cried the burlesquo actress.
“ Why, lie doesn’t boat me, doesn't oomo
home drunk, doesn't squander my earn
ings ! I haven't the slightest excuse for
getting a divorce, anil I’m afraid I shall
never make a name in the world.”
“Say, hoy! say,” exclaimed a hot-
looking man with a valise, “ wlmt is tho
quickest way to get to tlie pars!” “ Run,”
yelled the boy ; and tho hot-looking mail
was so pleased with tlie information that
if lie could have got near enough to tho
boy lie would luivu given him something.
A younosteh stops up to a gentleman
in tlio park : “Sir, won’t you please go
after my boat, which is going to fall into
tlio stream?’ 1 “But ilo you wish me to
throw myself into tho water, child?”
“Oh, yes, mamma said, ‘ask that
gentleman; ho looks fool enough to do
it.’ ’’ '
Theiik are a good many things in this
world to make a man mau. Thu young
man who kindly stopped to assist a blind
man afterwards found that the girl who
was looking at him from the window oi
the house was tho housemaid, and not
the daughter and heiress of tho proprie
tor.
lt , , , that cannothe procured at the mis-
Guy Hnniihpn, too, puts in appear- J orttl , h . ralt> of ri ., mi „ m ,ti„n gene
unce and gives a brighter tinge, if raIlv ottV * r od for It by the States-
possihle, to tho already gay >!'>•< L ir mv „ included. '
No lawyer, with
j capacity to properly till a sent on
The Circle is fonnetl at last, ijnd the bench—unless the temporary
proves indeed a merry and happy honor of being u judge, and being
combination. Numerous ami vari- so called during lite, may constitute
ed pleasures are indulged in to pass Jan enticement—would lie eontent-
the time pleasantly away, and we ed with the suiavy of such position,
venture a livelier and gayer party while, in his law practice, he could,
could uot lie found within tlie con
fines of merry England. The lin
gering days of spring smile their
brightest, and lend a brilliancy and
eclat to the movements of tlie fes
tive association. With each suc
cessive day are formed pleasures
and enticements, whose colorings
perhaps,quadruple it annually. We
offer no reflection oil the ability of
our court judges; we rather refer to
their fear, or their disinclination to
use it as they ought—particularly
in discountenancing tlie pronencss
of tlie legal fraternity to useless
procrastination in the conduct of
exceed in point of effect and glory cases they have to plead. Continu-
Hhw of the day hej'ejv. ing Its sage reflection, the Lowell
lVop'e are apt to get the idea into
, ., . , , , . their heads that editors take a spe-
rescont, white heard and hair, , ,
, , , ’; cuil delight in ridiculing uml a bus-
ghastly and wavy, bright and glnr- . , . , , ,
, , , mg people who do not advertise,—
mg eyes, and long, scrawny lingers. 1
Mis walk is noiseless, hut stately,
and his presence is always indica
ted by a peculiar electric sensation
which pervades the surrounding
air. The electricity is what breaks
tlie President up, and makes him
perambulate.
A two-foot rule—Keep your feet
dry.
When tlie bloom is on the ryi
careful or you may get it on
nose.
he
I This is all a mistake. No editor
I with traces of gray matter in Ids
I head ever abuses his own advertis-
l ers; and only poor and insignifli'iinl
| editors abuse those who prefer some
, other medium than tlieirown. The
; real complaint is that the non nd-
] vertising business mail is a ilruw-
, buck and a hindrance to tlie com-
; munity in which lie lives. He is a
cruncher from Groakefsville against
nil progressive movements and a
vour 1 stln «y son-of-n-gun on general prin-
‘ eipuls, who would rather get left Ly
the procession than buy it liomi 1 -
Oliio lias a deaf and dumb lawyer. |lia, le brass watch at half price and
IBs pleas to the jury are said to betSA’t there early enough to lie up-
very effective. | pointed a color guard. The know-
I ing citizen can always pick out tlie
A Georgia young lady is raising mm-udvertlser by the green in Ids
four acres of onions. She claims to eyes and the slickness of the seat of
he a regular sceiit-ennial planter.— ids pants. Me is one of those pessl-
(ieari/ia Major. mists who is always looking at the
future through (lie butt end of a
I lie Empress ot Austria has been telescope amt saying: “Well, if
writing poetry, and lias laid a print- them’s good times away off yonder,
ing office set up in the palace, and I don’t think titer’ll be enough ter
is learning to sot type and manage j go ’round when they git here!” He
a press, so tint she can print her I is a fraud and a lizzie and a “bust.”
own poems. j t1u»n> are enough of hnii in Atlanta
ai.oi. ..it * ... , , , | to All a new cemetery, if we could
Methodists were formerly forbid-
den to sing ami pray in public in “"l.v start the rigid sort ot an
Bavaria, hut nmv they are allowed ‘‘pl'IeiMlc In Ills ranks.— deargiu
to hold religious services at will. Major,