The Cassville standard. (Cassville, Ga.) 18??-1???, March 01, 1855, Image 1
13Y THOMAS A. BURKE, PROPRIETOR.
VOL. VII.
.IgCfei rpIIE Cassville Staxi>aki>, i s j
OS m*- pWlilished every Friday.—ol* 1
IT 7 lice, north-east coi'iier ol the pub-
He square. —Terms, Two Dollars
a-vearif paid in advimco, two and
a half after three months, or three
■dollars at the end ot the year.
No paper discontinued untl all arrearages art
jp-iid, except at. the option of the publisher.
Miscellaneous advertisements inserted at -8
square (twelve lines,') for the first msertioi
• aid 50 cents for each weekly continuance.
Legal advertisements published at the usu
Advertisements not marked will he published j
Hoitil forbid, and charged accordingly !
Letters on business in,at be pKt-jXiul, and a ,
■dressed to the Proprietor.
JWcdohi. j
\y CHASTAIN, Attorney at Law, Mor-:
Pw* ganton, G’-.— Practices in all the conn- ,
ties of The Cherokee circuit. Jan o j
-f XV |.:<3 MlfjN !•’}'. Attorn*!/ at la if, C’ass- ‘
y;ilo, Geo. I’i‘actise* in the counties ot the ;
Cherokee c rcuiti *
FI! PARROTT, Attorn*® at Law, Carters-/
. vine, Geo.—Practises in the counties of,
tlut Cherokee circuit. “’_ {
TONES & CRAWEOBD, Attorneys at Law,
Calhoun, Geo.-Practice in the counties ot;
the Cherokee circuit. _ a P r ~*~ |
TANARUS) H. TATUM. Attorney at Law, Trenton, j
\ G lhi eness entrusted toll's care in any
of the counties of the Cherokeecircu t. will meet
with prompt attention. Aov. t.l. j
O WEIL, Attorney at Law, Canton, Geor
(**}, iris. Business entrusted to his care in I
an V of the ©ninth** ofthe Cherokee creu't, wdl |
meet with faithful attention. Feb Ift, 18.j5. j
J FAIN, Attorney at- Law, C dhoun, Ga. ]
X. Will practice in all the counties ofthe
Cherokee circuit. Particular attention will be
paid to the c dlecting business. mb j
r OHN A. CUAWFORI), Attorney at Law,
Cassv lie, Gi. Business entrusted to his ,
care in any of the counties of the Cherokee c.r
cu t, will meet witu faithtul attention.
pf • _ . I
xIT T. WOFFORD, A'tm-ney at L uc, Cass- ;
\Y , ville (ri. -Practices in all the count cs j
ofthe Cherokee circuit, and will attend fnthful
lv to all bnshiess entrusted to li:s care. Omce .
.east ot the court house. aug l'’ O |
nOOPER & RICE, Attorn*;,'* at Law, Cass
v.lle, Gen.—Practice in the counties of
<’ ISS Cobb, Chattooga, Catoos i, Cherokee Dade j
Ploy’d Gordon, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens, \>alk
er and Wh tiiold. John 11. Rich will, us here
ti)f>r*% continue to give his personal unaalnu>.
exclusive attention to the c illect.ng business,
april 20, 1854.
r ]> .\YIKLE, .it wary at Law, Carters ville,
fjl , Goo. Will give prompt attention to the;
collecting of all and. bts pi iced in hs hands, in;
aay of the following named counties : t ass, ,
Cherokee, Cobh, Gilmer, Gordon, 1“ 1 vd, Lump-,
km, Paulding, Polk, ami WhitfiMd. Refers, |
hv permission, to W ilev, Banks &Cos., ( hai *-s
----ton, S. C. - *• ls^-
( t L. HARBOUR, Attar,wo, at Law, Atlun
• ta, Georgia.—Will practice in the differ
eut Courts of Fulton and contiguous counties.
Particular attention given to the execution of
Interrogatories, ami draughting legal instru
ments. Claims in the city of Atlanta Will he
pnnnntlv :itt*nU*<l to. Office in tin* jiolland
House, im stairs.—Entrance first and ir above
Whitney A Hunt. Feb 1 *♦, ’jn—lv
/ 1 1,. UPSHAW, Deder. hi D vGoods,<Jr.>-
V T. cries, hardware, cutlery, saddlery, hats,
and caps, b >ots and shoes, iron, nails, Ac., at
Black’s old stand, west of the public square,
-Cassville, Ga.
A WIKI.E, Dealers in Dry Goods,
\ V Groceries, &c. Ac. Sooth west corner
of Public S.piare, Cartersville, Ga.
Jan. 23, 1354.
7 1). CARPENTER, Dealer in fun ;, sf ip!
• and domestic drv goods, sugar, v- tl e, lna
-1 a<s is, Ac.: hardware,’ cutlery, Ac., at. Erwin’s
old stand, Cassv.lie, Ga. Jan 1.
rw. HOOPER A CO., Dealers ‘ ll Staple and
• Fanev Goods, Groceries, Iron, Hats, Caps,
Boots and Shoes, Ac., Ac., at the Black store,
Cassville, Ga. Feb 2, 18>4.
HIRSCIIBERG A DAVIDSON, (twill*,
Ga. —Manufacturers of clothing, and deal
ers in Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Gentlemen s
Furnislrng Goods, Fancy (foods, and Jewelry,
Wholesale and Retail, at Patton’s nib stand
Cassville, Ga. June 23 1804.
I OCKETT A SXELLfNGS, Fact/** an t
j General tjamaiission M'rehants, will attend
strictly to Receiving and Forwarding aud
Selling everything sent to our address,
sept 9 — 3111*
Dorr. I). H. ZtTOER, R*T<*m
Would most respectfully inform the cit
,j izeiss of Adairs ville and surrounding
country, that he is now prepared to treat
forms of diseases upon the soundest Phy
siological principles yet known; h s rem
edial agents are all of the safest kind, and chief
ly Botanical. march 30, 1334 —ly
Xjjsrife M. PEEPLES, Dealer in Dry Goods,
VV Groceries, Iron, llardwaie. Saddlery,
Boots, Shoes, Drugs, Medicines, Ac., Ac. Cal
houn, Ga.
May 5,1854. —1 y
G. COURTENAY, A CO. AV>. 3, Li road
• Street, Charleston, South Carolina. Books,
Stationery, Fancy Articles, Magazines, and
Newspapers.
The most extensive stock of Novels, Roman
ces, Ac., in the Southern country.
Jipf” Near the Post Office. mli 13
S. O. COCKTKNAY. *• COt'ttTEXAY.
A AJ. L. HILL Dealers in Groceries, Con
• fectionaries, Ac., east ofthe court house,
Cassville, Ga.
HYATT McBURXEY f* CO., Direct Im
porters ;md Wholesale Dealers in Foreign
. and Domestic Dry Goods, So. 37 Ilayne .Street, i
, Charleston, S. C. 5 Jan 12,1855 —llilyt—ly j
SELLING off at Cost for Cash, As the under
signed is closing up the business of the firm :
of Leake & Howard, he has determined to !
sell off at cost for cash,
Come all that want good bargains and come
. quick or you will miss them.
Cartersville, Dec I—ts1 —ts W. W. LEAKE.
NEW Tailoring establishment, at Carte rsville
Georgia, Shop at S. 11. I at,llo’g old stand,
j The subscriber has lately opened in
|| the town of Cartersville a New Tai
flT louiho Establishment, where he is pre
pared to do any work in his line iu the
, best and most fashionable manner. He guar
antees all work turned out of his shop to tit in
the most unexceptionable manner. Particular
ly attention ianl to cutting and fitting jobs for
ladies. He respectfully solicits a fair trial, as
he is confident of success.
SILAS O’SHIELDS.
sept 9—ly
• A rE.EW HORE LEFT of those cheap Double-
Grpns!! at
(LEVY’S CUEAP CASH STORE,
J)ObeHis£lT)Cf|fS.
Ct ARKIAGE and Buggy Making Establish
J meat at Cartersville Cass county Georgia,
s. WE would solicit a continuance of
A the patronage heretofore enjoyed.—
We are doing good work, and at reasonable pri
es. We keep on hand a good selection of
stock, and have employed a fine Assortment ot
‘rstrate Mechanics, who know what they arc
bout. We warrant our work not to fail. Giv
is a call before purchasing elsewhere. Ou
, motto is LLonesti/ and Lnduetr',. ,
JONES A GREENWOOD.
Cartersville, Ga., July 8, 1554.
A TLA NT A, HARD-WARE STORE, A. J.
| ri JUIA I> V, Whitehall Street, keeps always
; on hand a full assortment of Iron, Nails, Cut
i'lery, Mill Irons, Springs, Axles, Carriage Trim
i mings, Cooking and Parlor Stoves, Mechanic’s ,
and Farmers’ Tools, Ac., which will be sold as ;
. low as can be bought in any market. )
Atlanta, Ga., July 14, 1854.
“VITARD A BURCIIARD, Augusta Ga., !
> V would inform their friends and the pub
’ lie generally, that anticipating a change in their ,
; business, the coining season, they are disposed j
, to make large concessions from their firmer low
scales of prices, in order to reduce their stock to ,
j the lowest possible point. The attention of
wholesale dealers as well as”customers, is les
pectfully solicited.
: * Augusta, Dec 22
PARK A McKENZlE.—Factors and Commis
sion Merchants, and Dealers in Groceries,
Produce and Merchandise generally, Atlanta, ■
Ga.
Particular attention given to consignments of :
Cotton, Grant, Bacon, and all kinds of Produce.
L. J. PAlilt. E. MCKENZIE.
I au g. 11. —ly.
IRON WORKS.—The subscri
j \ V ber is now prepared to receive and exe
cute orders for any kind of Castings, or Ma
chine work, and all persons favoring him with
orders may rely upon having them executed in |
the best, manner, and with despatch. Orders
for Sash-blinds .and doors promptly attended to
lat bis Car Establishment. Cash paid for old
Copper, Brass and Iron Castings.
JOSEPH WINSHIP.
Atlanta, Ga., June 30, 1 54.
rpo FARMERS AND PLANTERS. A. A J.
I L. Ilill, are now receiving a superior lot,
of Negro Shoes, Negro Blankets and Kerseys ,|
Osnabnrgs, Shirtings, Trunks, Ac., for the fall
and winter trade, which they are offering Low ■
for Cash, or on short t me. Farmers or other
wishing to pu-chnse such articles will do well ;
t i give us a c ill and examine prices, for we will I
have them on hand and intend to sell. All that !
i we ask is that you will call and examine for j
j yourselves, east of the court house,
j Cassville, Oct 27
’ —aBT-- —i / 1 EORGE A'OGT’S Piano and
i pi a X Music Store, A'o. 148 Arch
| f J g 7 J Street, IdiilaJeljihia. Constantly
i J on hand Pianos, Melodeons, Mttsi-
I cal Merchandize of every description, Sheet Jlu-
I sic, A c - Ac.
i Yoct’s Pianos are pronounced superior to
| all others in sweetness, jiower and beauty of
: tone and unequalled workmanship. Persons
j wishing a Piano ofthe first class and undoubt
j ed excellence, at a very moderate price, will do
; well to give them a trial. sept I—l
j l J LLhLiLGAXAND FOREIGN AGENCY.
j x\. FIDELITY AND PIIOMCTXKSS. TllC Under
: signed an? prepared to furnish, by mail or ex
j press, any Books, Magazines, Newspapers, En
i gravings, Maps of Charts, that are procurable in
| tile American or Fore gn Trade, at the lowest pr -
ce-. Individuals ordering of us shall be served
with fidelity and promptness. Country mer
chants accommodating us with tlieir orders,
shall have them tilled at correct prices, of which
I a single trial will give evidence.
The very great patronage this Establishment
! has received at home and abroad, speaks louder
: than auvthing else of Its merits, and we have
■ only to refer to the Editor and Publisher of
j tins paper for satisfactory proof upon tlfshead.
I Christmas presents of alt kinds are now m
I vogue. Give us a trial.
,1 NO. W. LEONARD A CO.,
i Dec 22. 383 Broadway, New York.
( \ AG ill AGES AND HARNESS.—CharIes-
I V J ton S. t. White house, south-west c. rner of
Meeting and Wentworth streets, Charleston.
58 ‘Jgjpr S, The subscriber has always on
j > \-lhand a large assortment of Ye
; hides of every description, such
’ as Coaches, Rockuways, Ba
rouches, top Buggies, iv toji Buggies, and Pcd
j lar Wagons, which arc'manufactured expressly
i for If s own sales, and which in point of finish
! and durability cannot he surpassed.
All art’e'os sold by hint are wakbaxted in
the fullest terms. Persons in want are solicited
to g w him n call, where they will find a cheap
and good article on favorable terms.
Carriages built to order, and repairing done
with neatness and despatch.
I'i'T” Refers to Col. 11. F. Price, Cassville.
M. 11. NATHAN.
I Nov 17—fini.
~V r OTICE TO LAND OWNERS ! The linder
i\ signed having removed from Albany to
TrmipviHe, Lowndes county, Ga.
Will in addition to the practice of Law examine
and report the value of land in tlio counties of
Thomas, Lowndes, Clinch, Ware, Appaling and
Irwin. He will, when requested, examine
! Lands personally, and give full information as
to value, location and probability of immediate ■
sale. Having no connection whatever with
land speculation he will engage to act as agent,
; in the sale or purchase of lands, in any of the
aforesaid counties for a fee often per cent, up
ion ihe amount received or paid out, His char
ges for examining land will be five dollars per
lot, for lands in the 12th district of Lowndes, in
all the other districts, he will charge ten dol
, lars. Additional will he charged for an exami
nation of title upon record.
EPHKIAM 11. PLATT,
Attorney at Law,
Troupvillc, Lowndes Cos. Ga.
Nov 17—ly
I’LANOS, SHEET MUSIC, <fv. dr.
•J/K y THE undersigned is pre-;
P !lr e<J to furnish Vdot's j
I'ianos, at short notice, j
a gand on as good terms as
? ~ J they can be hud anywhere
at the South. These in
struments are warranted to he equal in point of
tone, durability and workmanship, to any man
ufactured in the world. Every Piano warranted
for five years. Any instrument failing to meet
the expectations of the purchaser, may be re*
turned at any time within six months, nnd an
other will he given in its stead. Having ft
brother (it Professor of Music) in Philadelphia,
who selects every Piano sent out, purchasers
may rest assured that none hut perfect instru
ments, in- every respect, will be sold.
A large lot of Sheet Music, of the latest and
most fashionable issues, constantly on hand
and for sale at Publisher’s prices.
WM. SCHEItZER,
Professor of Music in Cassville
.Dec. 8,1854 —1 y Female College.
y—~ YT3IBNIZY & CLAYTON, Warn.
mmmd) Jh Housk and Commission Mun-
Augusta, Ga. —Continue the
bnsiness in all its branches, and will pive
their personal attention to the sale of COTTON
and qther produce. Cash advances made when
required. Bagging, Rope, and family supplies
purchased at tue lowest market rates. Com’
mission for selling Cotton 25 cents pur bale,
aug 18—
$1 Jqhiiiij Tfctospaper—JiebofeO to ftittwMl f)0 State Soliiics, jitetqtnte, tip jffnHfcts, foreign nnO Domestic Ifetos, &c.
CASSVILLE, GATHURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1855.
i)obeHi v Bchjco^.
O EMI-WEEKLY MAIL LINE,for Duck Town i
O Copper Mines, by way of TuUciwj Rod', Ei
iijay and Dunn's Ferry, ‘
„ The safest, quickest, and most
pleasant route to the Duck i
Town Copper Mipes, Tennessee,
Is through Cassville. The Stages are pleasant |
md commodious, good horses, safe and careful
Sri vers. The route is through some of the finest J
fountain Scenery in Georgia. Asa large pur- 1
non ofthe land in the vicinity of the Mines is
i owned by persons living in the middle and low
er parts of the State, it would be to their inter
est to come up and examine.
The Stages leave Cassville every Monday and
Friday morning, immediately after the arrival
of the cars. Stage offices at Latimer’s hotel,
Cassville, and Cottage liall, by 11. A. Freeman,
Ellijav. Buy your tickets at Atlanta for Cass
Depot. J.S.DUMM,
i Proprietor.
! cVEmjZe SiF” BEING also Proprie- /j*,
j tor of a well-stocked Liv-*T2*LA
j 1 ery Stable at Ellijay, the un Aa-1..
dersigned is prepared to send persons to any
point to which they may wish to go.
i Nov. 27. J.S. DUMM.
if? \ HATCHES! WATCHES! ! BY j
! }(J%, \\ ‘MAIL!—The Subscriber would
GA respectfully inform the citizens of this
place and vicinity and the public generally,
; ih it lie has just received from Europe a large
j and splendid stock of Watches, Jewelry and
; Silver ware, which lie intends to sell oil’ ou the
princ’ple that “ large sales and small -profits”
arc the most advantageous,
j In order to give the jmblic access to his stock,
he is now prepared to forward by mail, to any ;
j part of the United States, any number of
Watches, free of dwrae. He has now for sale:
j Daguerreotype Watches, 850 to £ luO
j Pocket Chronometers, 100 to 200
Eight-dav Watches, 125 to 200
j Ladies’ Enamel Watches, 30 to 100
Magic Watches, 75 to 150
j Gold Hunting Levers, 18 k. full
jewelled, 35
Gold open-faced Levers, full jew. 23
Gold Lepiues, 22
Silver Levers, full jewelled, 18
Silver Lupine's, 8
Gold Pens, Silver holders, 2
Gold Pencils, 3
On receipt of the value, any of the above
Watches will be forwarded by return mail. —
! Orders should be sent in early, and addressed
to J. M. EASTWOOD,
Oct 20—ts Raleigh, N. C. j
rp[N ROOFING GUTTERING AND TIN
1 WARE ESTABLISHMENT, at Cassville
The Subscriber begs leave to call the
gc attention of the public to his superi
! Ay or mode of Tin Roofing, which is believed
to be equal to all others in neatness, du
rability and strength. I confidently assert that
there is no Hooting material in use equal toT.n,
when well put on. It is perfectly fire-proof,
more substantial and cheaper than shingles, be-
I cause more durable, .nsurance is saved, and great
: risks avoided; as at icust tw -thirds ofthe num
ber of buildings consumed in large conflagra
tions, first take fire upon the roofs.
| Having made ample arrangements for Hoof
ing, and secured the services of first-rate work
men, experienced in the business, l am well pro- I
j pared to contract with companies or individuals, |
I throughout the State, or any of the adjoining
States, for covering factories, engine houses,
rail road bridges, dwelling houses, and other
buildings, in the best manner. No Tin plate
will bo used but the best brands, and all roofs
warranted. E. A. BROWN.
Shop on the east side of the court house,
at Hood’s old printing otlice. aug 18
; r~\ ASSYII.T.E FURNITURE STORE.—The
V / S.-n.-oiMßKii offers for for sale a large and
fine assortment ot Cabinet
ufi reaus, Book Cases, Side and
j Centre Tahlos, kc. lie is prepared to fill all
; orders on the shortest not : re.
Also, Fishes Aletalic Burvrial Cases
j
Os .llsiz.s andqu lifiis kept constantly on hand.
WILLIAM GOULDSMITII.
Cassville, Ga., May 11, 1854.
VUCTION AND COMMISSION HOUSE,
Atbinlsi, Ga. —Jos. R. Swift, having lu
j cated himself on White-Ilall street, opposite
j Mess. Whitney k Hunt’s store, and below W.
i W. Roark’s old stand, is now prepared t > sell
Merchandize, Real Estate, Negroes, Furniture,
Ac. kc., at
Auction
!or at private sale. He would be happy to rc
j ceiveon consignment Bacon, Corn, Oats, wheat,
; and all kinds of Produce, which he will sell on
; the best, of terms, and make prompt remittan
i ces. lie intends to keep on hand everything for
1 the use of the Planter, ; —ltojie, Bagging, Groce-
I l ies, Ac. Ac. A share of patronage is respcct-
I fully solicited. JOS. It. SWIFT.
Atlanta, Ga., Dee. 8, 1854. 44—ly
; I)LATT & GILHAM,
| , JL Ware House and
K/'/m P Commission Merchants,
| Reynold street, Augus-
I“* ta, Ga., (Successors to
Platt A Brother) —Possessing every facility, will
devote their personal and undivided attention to
j the sale of Cotton and other Produce consigned
! to their care, and Ihe purchase and forwarding
iof goods. Commission will be the established
rates of the city. Reference: Mess, llaviland,
Uisley & Cos., Hand, Williams & Cos., McCord,
Hart A Cos., Scranton, Seymour A Cos., Belcher
A Hollingsworth, Thaver & Butt, Dawson &
Skinner, and T. S. Metcalf, Esq.—Augusta;
Hand, Williams & Wilcox—Charleston.
EDWIN PLATT. THUS. A. GILHAM.
sept 9, 1854
T I>. CARPENTERres
jL-pILJ fj • peel fully announces to :
his friends and late custom- i
ers that he lias bought out;
t.he Stock of Goods of E. M.
, Prce, ami may be found at Erwin’s old stand,
; where E/’ . ill be glad to wait upon his friends,
I and promises to he as cheap as the cheapest.. — I
j Give him a call if you please, at Erwins old
‘stand. Cassville, aug 5 j
CALOTIIING 1 CHEAP CLOTHING !! —At
J Private and Public Sale—by *J. JL Swift.
fa MERCHANTS wishing to lay
in a stock of Clothing, would
‘F* well to cal I on me, as I have
received a large consign
ment, which I have orders to
close out very low, and offer i
great inducements to purchasers.
Atlanta Ga., Jun. 19 50—ts
ATLANTA CITY PROPERTY FOR RALE
PERSONS desirous of purchas-I
i ing City Property would do well
c all on us, us we have u tium
~.sJ\ ‘SkStH ber of improved and unimproved
stiiSd eMMMs j jotß f or M ] Vi Also, a lot of
ground containing ten ncres, of fine wnudland,
with a good two story house, and all other nec
essary out-buildings situated thereon. Terms,
reasonable. JOS. R. SWIFT.
Jan. 5, 1855. 48—ts.
P ’ ST O V ALL, Ware Home
yMUtdt A* • a nd Commission Merchant, —
L-T—TJu.Augusta, Ga. —Continues the busi
ness in all its branches, at his extension
FIRE-PROOF Warehouse on Jackson Stroet,
near the Globe Hotel. The usual Cash facil
ties afforded to customers. aug 25 ly*
“principles NOT MEN.”
CJjflirt i
, lIK Uol,
Speak it not lightly—’tis a holy thing,
i A bond enduring through long distant years,
When jovs o’er thine abode is hovering,
1 Or when thine eye is wet with bitterest tears,
■ Recorded by an angel’s pen on high,
j Aud must be questioned in eternity.
Speak it not Pghflv ! —though fheyo mg and gay |
Are thronging rouud thee now with tone of
mirth,
Let not the holy promise of to-day
Fade like the clouds that with the morn have j
birth, *
But ever bright and sacred may it be,
Stored in the treasure-cell of memory.
Life will not prove all sunshine—there will
come
Dark hours for all—Oh will ye, when the night
Os sorrow gathers thickly found your home,
Love, as ye did pi times when calm and bright
S e ‘iM th“’ -u e path ye trod, untouched by care,
And deem’d the future, like the present, fair?
i Eyes that non J >ea m with health may yet grew
dm, ‘*+
\ And cheeks of rose forget their early glow;
Languor and pain assail each active limb,
And lav, perchance, some worship’d beauty
low.
Ten will ye gaze’ip oll ,I*’i 1 *’i altered brow.
And .'ove;is fondly, fainjUiliy, as now?
j Should fortune frown on your defenceless head,
I Should storms o’ertako your bark oil life’s
i dark sea,
i Fierce tempests rend the sail so gaily spread,
i When hope her syren strain sang joyously,
Will ye look up, though clouds your sky
o’ercast,
i And sav, toubtheu we will bide the blast.
•
Agu with its silv’ry locks comes stealing on.
And brings the tottering steps, the furrow’d
cheek,
The eye from which the lustrous beam has
gone,
‘And the pale lips with accents low and weak,
Will ve then think upon your life’s gay prime,
And smiling bid Lave triumph over T me?
Speak it not lightly! oh! beware, beware,
’Tis no vain promise, no unmeaning work ;
Lo! men and angels list the faith ve swear,
And by the High and Hol v one. ’tis heard,
j Oh, then kneel humbly at his altar now,
And prav for strength to keep the marriage
vow !
gjjjjy*a*waWMWWJßßwnw.uiißiJEk i 'jcsri acrMrat a M-ivjtmauur-vt
(Original Uniuirllrtfe.
Written expressly tor the Cassville Standard.
Ji)j liji’ee GokVii HIi)!;?.*
LINK TIIE FIRST.
FRIENDSHIP:
OR THE M VSTERIOUS GOVERNESS.
13 Y MISS e. W. BARBEIi.
CHAPTER VII.
FANNY BATES.
A touch of golden glory.
Was on her wavy hair,
Her face, with rose-tint on the cheek.
Was like tlie lily fair.—Miss 11. F. Gould.
; There wore jjtoups of people standing
I about on the piazzas of spacious hotels
I at the ‘springs, when we at last drove tij>
jin front of them. Most of these were
! fashionably clad, genteel looking indi
viduals—persons with fortunes at tlieir
command, or portionless young men and
women, widowers and widows, who had
come there entertaining perhaps a vague
j hope of bettering tlieir conditions in life,
!bv making advantageous matches. Few
I I saw at a glimpse were invalids, caring
! to be bein titt si by the medicinal virtues
jof the waters. Yet. here and there, was
’ vi.'ible a hectic cheek, an attenuated
form, a hollow eye, and a languid loi
terer, to whom life seemed a very bur
den.
My attention was particularly attract
ed lo a young girl, who was standing al
most upon the steps, with lief elbow
! testing carelessly upon the neatly paint
ed and curioflsly twisted iron railing by
her side. She was as beautiful as the
creatures in a poet’s dream. Her hair,
golden, soft and wavy, fell in a mass of
natural ringlets to her waist,. She had
a sylph-like figure robed in soft white
muslin, and her face, neck and hands
were as pure as alabaster, except that
her cheek had borrowed from the breeze
a faint blush, like that sometimes seen
at the heart of a rose. Now and then
she turned t.o converse with an aged,
white haired old man who sat on one
end of a bench, holding with both hands i
a gold headed cane between bis knees,
and carelessly resting the point of his ■
chin upon its summit, while ho surveyed j
the members of our group, now wending j
tlieir way towards the porch. VVe were j
j dusty and travel-soiled, ands saw that I
I Miss Church for one would gladly have j
; avoided passing thro’ so many parties of
Igaylv dressed persons. She drew the ;
veil closely over her face, aud walked be- ;
! hind my grandmother, at the same time :
j holding me fast by the hand. Cousin
Fred was behind. We had however
scarcely reached the steps on which the
beautiful girl was standing, when he
come dashing np in fine style, evidently
bent, upon creating a sensation. I thought
;lint he accomplished his object, for sev
; oral turned to look at him, and let us
pass on unheeded. The girl who was
leaning upon the railing, seemed to he
particularly struck with his appearance.
“ Look father !” she said, “ what a
handsome young officer! I wonder if ho
is going to stop here ! O yes, I’m glad.
Isn't he a fine looking fellow V’
“ Tut! tut!” said the old tnan, “ you
are nothing but a romantic school-girl
yet, I see Fanny. You have read too
many novols, I’m afraid, for your good.
You are always discovering handsome
young heroes, and judging of persons by
externals. I tell you now, Fanny, that
way of doing things will never do. I
*Copj right secured.
am an old man, and I have seen a great
deal of life, and I tell you that there’s no
judging by the looks of a toad how far
he will hop. Some of the ugliest hop
the furthest, and some of the best look
ing ones can t hop at all, and so it is with
mankind. Appearances are very de
ceptive.”
“ But papa, he is fine looking. You
. mist admit that, must’n't you ?”
| “ I have hardly seen him yet, - ’ said
j the old man rubbing his eyes, “ I’ve been
j busy looking at his horse. I like his
I appearance quite as much asl do that of
his master.’’
“ Ilis horse ! papa,’” continued the girl,
leaning forward in a most bewitching at
titude, and surveying the animal, which
Fred was consigning into the hands of j
an officious groom who stood in waiting!
for the reins : “ his horse is a noble an
imal 1”
, I did not hear the residue of the dia- !
logue. By this time my grandfather j
had managed to mount lo the topmost!
step, by the aid of his eh no, and we
passed into a long passage, and on, up j
several flights of stairs, leaving the smit
ten belle and her more cautions papa on
{the piazza.
Our rooms were small, and inconve
niently situated in respect to one anoth
er. The furniture in them was scanty
land badly kept. The little strip of car
! pet.ing which covered a few hoards only
in front of the beds was sprinkled over
: with feathers, which the chamber-maid
j had shaken from the tick, in making up
| the beds, and had neglected to remove.
There was a thick coat of dust, upon
chairs, wash-stand, and bed-post. —
Tue duster was evidently as great a
strangor there as the broom. The little
windows were dirty too, and a comrnoS
looking curtain made of funiture calico
shut out what sunshine the dirt upot
the panes did not exclude. Taking them’
all in all they were comfortless looking
apartments, and my grandfather, who
had been for such a long time accustom
ed to the cool, nicely kept, .and richly
furnished rooms at Oakland, regarded
his with an air of dismay which it was
well nigh amusing to witness.
Is this the best that you can do for
us V’ lie asked of the man who showed
us the way, and told us the numbers of
our respective apartments. “Are there
not rooms on the lower floor which we
could obtain ] The air here is as hot as
j an oven.”
The man evidently was used to fault
finding; indeed he expected it. lie
shook his head with a careless air.
“ The very best that we can do, sir,’’
he said. “\ ou see the hotels at this sea
son are filled to overflowing. We are
obleeged sir to do almost every way in or
der to make room for the new-coiners. —
Only the other day, we were obleeged to
sc-perate a man and his daughter sir—
may be you know him —Doctor Bates,
one of the richest gentlemen in these
parts —we were obleeged to seperate
them sir, and give her a room next door
Ito you —No. 109 1-2, sir—you can see
it just up the passage yonder, while the
! Doctor has a room upon the lower floor.
; The girl didn’t like it at all, sir, being
j sent so far from ber parents —but you
: see we were.obleeged to do it, sir.’’
Thus saying, the man tripped down
jstaiis as lightly as he had tripped up.
“Out on the fellow!’’ said iny grand
{ father. “ lie is obleeged to do too many
! things to suit me. If I had known that
I had got to be dragged with my gouty
! foot, up ten pairs of stairs, and roasted
to death after I had got up, I’ll be hang
ed if Dr. Oleutt would have got me ofi
at all. As it was, I only came to please
Ellen there. But where is the girl !”
I looked and saw the teacher sitling
upon the edge of one of the beds. She
| seemed very much fatigued, and was
j paler if possible, than usual. Her rich
i hair, from which she had removed her
travelling bonnet had become unbound,
and floated down upon her shoulders —
her large expressive eyes had in them a
! dreamy, abstract igbt—she was evident*
I ly thinking of something far away. The
j paltry accommodations were nothing to
j her —she did not heed the linty carpe
ting sit her feet, nor the little cracked
| mirror hanging against the wall, nor the
wash-pitcher on which a week’s dust
had settled. But my grandfather’s ques
tion aroused her. She gathered hei
j travelling bonnet by the strings and sat
upright, and smiled at the idea of my
grandfather coining there on her ac
count. My grandmother meanwhile was
bustling from room to room, and giving
Tom and Mary sundry directions jibout,
the baggage. At last it was all brought
up •iiitl left in our rooms. Grandfath
er and grand moth- r went to the apart
ment assigned to them, and left Miss
Church and I alone in the little hot
room which we had first entered. No
sooner had the door clasped behind them
than Miss Church threw herself hack up
on the pillow, and covered her face with
both her hands. She laid thus for half
an hour. Not a sigh escaped her lips
—not a muscle moved—l could scarely
perceive that she breathed. I was wait
ing for Mary to come and unlock my
trunk, and bmid and tie my hair and
make my toilet. But she was in grand
mother’s room, and it seemed to me that
she was never coming. I got up and be
gan tugging away at tny strings and but
tons, myself.
“ What are you doing ?” at last said
TWO DOIT, ATI S A-YD ATI, IN ADVANCE.
the teacher, lifting her head from the j
pillow ? “ What are you Dying to do,
Claude ?”
“It is almost sunset,’’ I said “ and Mary I
has not come to dress me yet. I am :
trying to undo mv sacque and frock my
self.”
“ Let me assist you,” she continued, at- i
tempting to rise. But she stopped and
rested her head upon her hand. “ Oh, |
how my head aches P she exclaimed. “ I !
can hardly-see. Is it getting dark, j
i Claude, or am I fainting? Everything!
| looks strange. Please call Mary.”
1 opened the door, and ran across;
I the passage, heedless of my half fasten
ed clothes. “ Cotne here, grandmother!
! and Mary; quick ! quick !” 1 said, “ Mi s ’
i Church is fainting.”
j “ M hat is that ?” said my grand moth- j
i er, sticking her half dressed head out. of
■ tlie door. “ What ‘s that, Claude ?”
! “ Miss Church has fainted, grand moth- j
j er.”
i “Mercy on us!”said the old lady.—
“ Run quick Mary ! here take my salts j
j —and where is the camphor bottle ? 1
! I his comes of fa!-F'l’e, and du e room -,
j Mr. Alston, do hand me mv wrapper. —
| Ellen has fainted.”
j We all made our wav, as fast as we
j could, to tlie now entirely insensible girl.
She had throw n herself back upon the
i pillows, and tvas lying with closed eyes,
! and upturned face, as w hite as Parian
i marble. She looked as if she might be
1 dead, only the ghast iness with which
j the grim King of Terrors marks his vie
j tuns Was not upon her features. 1
i think now, that she must have looked
I somewhat as Eve the great mother of
| Mankind did, ere the Ahniglitv “ breaih
;ed into her nostrils the breath of life,”
| but I was too mueli frightened if not too
1 ignorant then, to make the comparison,
i My grandfather as soon as he could get
his wig on, and his cane (for he too was
! in the act of dressing) came to his wife's
and Mary's assistance, lie sat down on
tlie bed and took the gill’s head in his
hands.
“Run down stairs, quick, Mary or
; ring the hell, and see if there is a doctor
1 anywhere about, the premises !’’ he said.
j“ If there is, toll him to come here im
i mediately, for a lady has fainted.”
j The servant went speedily, and soon
; returned, followed by the white headed
; old man, and a middle aged laitv, and the
i beautiful girl, whom I laid seen upon
j the steps.
“ Has a lady fainted here?” said the
1 latter, pausing beside me tit tlie so >t of
j the bed. “The servant said so, and we
; ct me up will) papa, to see if we could
! aid in restoring her. “ Mamma, come
j here,” she continued, adi’ressln th
middle aged lady, “unloose the lady's
dress—throw some water in her face.—
1 declare! I am frightened almost to
death P
“ No cau-e for alarm !” said the Poo
i tor. taking her wrist, and feeling; for her
j pulse. “She has been travelling to day,
| has she not, sir ?”
My grandfather bowed,
j “She is very much fatigued, and
I spent,” continued the doctor, “and the
I air in she.se upper rooms, is suffocating.
Get me a tumbler girl. I will give her
a mixture that w ill revive her.”
Mary brought the sticky glass from
the wash stand, and the Poet- r poured
into it a white looking liquid and added
a little water from the ewer. . lli.s wife,
for such the middle aged lady proved to
be, very kindly relieved my grandfather
1 ofthe burden lie had assumed, and look
i his seat for the purpose of holding her
! head. The patient began to recover
| slowly. She opened her eyes, and there
i was a faint gleam of.consciousness in
j them. Finally she was sufficiently a
| roused by the doctor’s efforts, to swal
low the contents of the tumbler.
u She is very cold,” said my grandfath
er taking hold of her hands.
“Yes,” said the physician. “ Her
hands had better he nibbed. Fanny,
child, rub this one, while the lady
chafes the other.”
The beautiful girl obeyed with alacrity.
She chafed with her small, white and
feverish fingers Miss Church’s bloodless:
palm, while my grandmother trembling- j
lv worked over the oilier.
.“ Do you feel <iek ?” said the doctor,
addressing his patient, who was trying to
raise her head aud comprehend what
was going on about her—“ are } ousick l
nauseated ?”
“ A little sir, hut prav, w hap
pened j Who are all these strange peo
ple, standing about, me ? this is not mv
room at Oakland, and where are Mrs.
Alston and Claude ? Oh! I retnemeni- j
her—we started for the springs—have
wo got there? Oil yes! I remember all
those people standing on the hotel piazza,
and I remember Mr. Alston objected to j
the rooms, but who arc these?” she eon-1
tinned, gazing witu a wild, puzzled look,!
into the doctor's face, mid into the conn- i
tenanee of the lady supporting her head.!
“ It is doctor Bates and his wife aud
daughter,” said the physician smiling,
good naturedly. “ You don’t know any !
of us, do you! lam sorry to ho called up* {
on to make your acquaintance under such
oircuuistmioes, hut now that I have in
troduced myself and family to your
notice, I hope that we shall get to he
good friends. Here is Mrs. , the
lady you called for—Mrs. Alston, 1 be
lieve you called her. Do you know
her f*
IsTO. 4.
| Miss Church smiled as she glanced up
i into mv dear old grandmother’s benev-
I olent, hut. now troubled face,
i “ Yes, I know her,” she said, “and
j Mr. Alston, and Claude. I remember,
j too, w here l am, and that I fainted. But
j 1 am stronger now. I can see clearer.
; Indeed, lam almost well. I prefer sit
ting up. Don’t trouble yourselves fur-
I tlier, 1 entreat \ou, about me.”
j -“If you think that there is no dan
i ger of your fainting again,” said the
! doctor, “we will leave you. But you
had better not exert yourself too much.
I would still keep on the bed—don’t get
up—you uiHV not he as well as you
! fancy yourself to he.”
Miss Church obeyed. She gathered
: the pillows and propped herself however
| nearly erect, but she <bd not offer to get
off the bed. ’The doctor motioned to
his wife and daughter to follow him. —
The latter seemed reluctant to leave.
| “Be i j laps, papa,” she said, “ I can be
; of some further service to the sick lad}’.
The whole party is fatigued with trav
: ding —can 1 help you any more ?” she
{continued, turning with a bewitching
smile to mv grandmother. “Pray! let
me stay, if I can. Mv room is next
door. I shall have no diificultv in find
ing it. J can stay as well as not.”
“ You are very kind,” said my grand
, mother, “very kind indeed, and I for
1 one, am much obliged to you. But I
think that Miss Church is much better,
; and Claude (mv little arandchild here,)
I and I. are too much fatigued to think
of going below We can re
! main with her.”
*’ Well, if you want me,” said the
i beauty, “just, let me know. I will call
iii agai i in the course of an hour or two,
! o see how the lady is,” and she smiled
and b >wed her golden head with an un
afi cIII grace w hich was truly captiva
! ting.
1 “Tlia’ is a beautiful girl,” said my
j grandfather.
! “And as amiable as she is lovely, I
: should judge,” replied my grandmother,
j ‘lt is really soul-cheering to meet with
-ucli kindness among strangers; hut Miss
j Church, how do you feel ? Do you think
; that there is any danger of your fainting
i again ? I declare I was so much frigh-
I tetied that I cannot get over trembling.
My hands shake yet as though I had
{ an ague.”
i “1 am sorry, my dear Mrs. Alston, to
have caused you so much inconvenience,”
! said Miss Church, at the same time look
ing at her now warm, hut. still pale hands.
*■ 1 have not felt well all day, hut I as
cribed il to the motion of the carriage. I
feel much better now—almost well, I
assure \ on, and beg that you will give
vourself no further uneasiness on my
i account. I .-hall uot need any attention
at all, I presume. If I do, Mary can
j tender it. Do go to your room, and if
you feel too lift'd to make a suitable toi
j let for going avrumg strangers to-nignt,
you can lie down and rest yourself.”
! My grandmother would not hear to
j ‘bis suggestion, hut sat down near the
bed and fanned herself vigorously with
a palmetto tan, w Inch Mary brought to
1 her. My grandfather got up to take his
depa Cure.
j “ You see Ellen,” he said with some
degree of pleasantry in his makers,
“that. I was right: you are the invalid
at the springs.”
“ It does seem so,” said Miss Church
smiling, “ hut I shall soon he convales
cent, 1 I rust.”
! “Cod grant it child! God grant it!
; Health is everything in this world. Al
most everything at any rate. If we have
not that, we may have everything else,
and still he miserable. If you feel any
thing like fainting again you had better
call Doctor Bates in immediately. I'll
go to mv room now or rather to my ov
en, and finish dressing.” So saying ho
win out.
“Health is a gicat. thing,” said my
grandmo’her, “But there is something
w hich will enable us to be cheerful even
under the loss of ihat: I mean Religion.
That, is after all the only ,thiiig which
jean render life, under some circumstan
ces, supportable. Possessing that, we
have a sure shield —an abiding resting
place. 1 hold that nobody but the true
Christian, can he happy—truly happv
in this checkered, mortal existence.”
“ And is the true Christian,” asked
M ss Church at the same time turning a
corner ftt the counterpane around her fin
ger, “ happy under all circumstances,
Mrs. Alston. Is his peace of mind nev
er shaken by untoward events? Is ho
at all times, able to preserve a complete
serenity of soul ?”
“ 1 do not sav,” said my grandmother,
“ that the follower of the Lamb never
sees any despondent hours. The best
man that ever lived, has clouds to some
th: es low er over his path, hut the Chris
tian has a place of refuge, and a Comfort
er, evep the blessed Comforter sent by an
ascended Savior from heaven, when earth
ly friends have ceased to smile.” Miss
Church covered her face again with her
hands. There was that in her Uir which
said, “ Oh that so great a comforter were
mine!”
CHAPTER VIII.
PEOPLE WHOM WE MET.
“ A man may see how this world goes, without
no eyes, look with thine ears.” JFvug Lear.
When we went down to the breakfast
table the next morning, there were two
rows of people, sitting vis a vis at a very