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®h({ Jerald and ^drcrtisq. Newnan, Ga., Friday, Dec. 23, 1837. OLD AGE. Whatever poet, orator or saga May say of it, old ado is still old age. It Is tho waning, not the crescent moon. The dusk of evening, n< t the blaze of noon; It is not strength, but weakness; not desir-. But its Burcease; not t lie fierce heat of fire, Tho burning and consuming element, But that of ashes and of embers spent. —Longfellow. TOM BOXER’S BLUNDER. Young Tom Boxer was fool enough to be ashamed of his calling. lie had in herited from his maternal grandfather a very prosperous and lucrative tailoring business at the West End, which lie car ried on under the old name of “Pleating & Co. V No excuse whatever can be urged for Tom 's weakness, as he came of a long line of honest jieople, and lie quite realized that his tailoring business was a very good thing. But he was rather a good looking, gentlemanlike young fel low, and the truth was that his head had been completely turned through assoeiat- ing during his holiday trips, on the conti nent and elsewhere, with persons of superior social position, who certainly never suspected that he was a tailor. Finding that he was generally taken for a young professional man, or an officer, or, at all events, a private individual of fortune, Tom could not resist the tempta tion of keeping up the delusion, until he at length Ixtcame almost morbidly sensi tive on the subject of his honest and necessary occupation. When he went away for his summer holiday he always chose some place where he was not likely to come across customers, or people who knew him in town, and laid himself out for making aequaintanros among persons of a higher station in life than his own. This year he decided to spend his vacation at the quietly fashionable watering place of Southdore. hav ing run down for the day to recon- noiter and ascertained that there was nobody staying there who would rec ognize him. He took rooms at the principal hotel, brought down his dog cart and groom and a couple of horses, and soon succeeded, on tin; hotel tennis ground and elsewhere, in getting to know all the best people. Among other visitors at Southdore were -a Col. and Mrs. Vaughan and their daughter Mabel, the latter a re markably pretty girl, sis Tom thought. The Vaughans were staying at the Flag- stall hotel, and were evidently very ex clusive and aristocratically unsociable people. The colonel walked on the pa rade occasionally with the old earl of Piccadilly, who was also staying at the Flagstaff, but seemed to hold aloof from everybody else. It was with considera ble diffidence that Tom presumed to scrape acquaintance with the Vaughans, and in doing so he not only scrupulously refrained from mentioning his occupa tion. but dropped hints which were cer tainly calculated to convey a widely dif ferent impression of his ]>osition. How ever, he contrived to make himself agree able to them, and thus gained the privi lege of getting op (tort unities of ingra tiating himself with Miss Mabel. This young lady easily captivated Tom's susceptible heart, and as she soon began to evince a very kindly feeling to ward him it was not long before he real ized th<‘ awkwardness of his position. That life without Mabel Vaughan would Ik- a dreary blank was a conviction which forced itself upon Toni’s mind at an early stage of their acquaintance; yet he was instinctively aw;ire that the prize was beyond Ins roach. The young lady, to be sure, smiled upon him sweetly, and both the colonel and his wife, by degrees, grew quite friendly to him, even when they could not have failed to jierceive his attachment for their daughter. In short, had he been differently situated—<Jiad that Juckless tailoring business been at the bottom of the sea, which Tom, in his frantic perplexity, often enough wished tliat it. were—there seemed no reasonable doubt that lie would have st<xxl an excel lent chance of being welcomed by them as a son-in-law - a fact which was brought forcibly to his mind by the fol lowing significant circumstance: One day there appeared upon the scene a little pale faced, lank haired, weak kneed young man, who presented him self at the Vaughans' apartments with a degree of assurance which caused Tom a pang of angry jealousy. He was told afterward that he was a merchant in the city and that his name was Walnut: and, judging by the blushes of Miss Vaughan, it was impossible not to perceive that the little gentleman was one of her admirers. But Tom's resentment quickly vanished when he witnessed the reception the poor voting man received. It was of such a crushing and soul annihilating character that, at the end of live minutes, poor Mr. Walnut took his departure in an utterly limp condition, and went and smoked a pale cigar on the steps of a bathing ma chine until tlu> next train left for London. Tom could not help feeling elated by the preference which the A aughans. by implication, thus manifested for himself: hut the expressions of indignation uttered bv Miss Mabel. :is well as hex parents, at Mr. Walnut's presumption, considering that he was only “something in the citv,” made Tom more dejected than ever. Mr. Walnut's fate appealed t i him as a frightful warning of the treat ment which he must expect when the time arrived for making the inevitable revelation about his own business occu pation No wondei‘ that he was inclined to shirk the ordeal, and. as his devotion to Miss Mabel increased, so also did hi. difficulties and awe of her parent*. But poor Tom regretted very bitterly his fatal procrastination a day ortwo laffir. when an ominous incident occurred. He was loin, o’g in • o*- di'-’i- way of his hotel one ^furmvn when a wagonob.e pas- d i:i ir-n b.no. with a r- v.d' ■ arty oi ts from the neighlioring w.-.te'; n:g place of $iar gute. To Tom’s horror, wavNl his hand at him wiih a b y-- ■ ■• V •; a lion, and ’ o b.so I'etvd mat nc ; ;' hailed by .lack Brace, a liwo. .. ■■ k ■ - 1 ■ > v - - . . .. ... wjtiui as ne s a. Jack; ;n '••••'. in. the a]T-r-"*eu li ... t si: and a F- e - ,:v;. . core L r dno':_N- .: • ; ■ 1 for Jack. w;io hua a t- thoroughfare, would dress his own win dow every morning without the least re gard to the feelings of his friends, and w;is, in short, an individual entirely de void of delicacy and refinement. At that moment, and in Southdore of all places in the world, Tom felt that he was absolutely, loathsome; for to be seen with him would be fatally compromising, while the chances were that Jack would blurt out some professional question about trouserings or the new winter pat terns loudly enough to be heard by any one standing within a quarter mile radius. The moment, therefore, that lie caught sight of Jack, and perceived him motion ing to the driver of the wagonette to stop, Tom turned and fled through the hotel to the outbuildings at the back, where he spent a miserable h;df hour in an empty horse box. Tom was conscious that his retreat was humiliating, and even mean, but he positively could not face his Southdore friends with Jack by bis side, not to mention the risk of coming across the Vaughans when in such equiv ocal company. After half an hour Tom ventured from his hiding place and stealthily made his way to his bedroom, to array himself for an afternoon promenade with the Vaugh ans. He felt very much shaken by what had happened, for besides being ashamed of himself, the episode only served to emphasize the fatal obstacle which existed to the fulfillment of his hopes. How ever, lie pulled himself together and started forth, after first glancing cau tiously tip and down the road, to see if there were any sign of Jack Brace. But alas for the vanity of human foresight! He had scarcely set foot upon the green when la- nearly fell flat on his hack, from sheer dismay at coming face to face with that dreadful Jack Brace, walking with, and talking very soberly and respectfully to, no less a person than Col. Vaughan himself. Tom turned from red to white and from white to red again, as he stood rooted to the spot, overwhelmed with confusion and amazement, until he sud denly realized that lie had not been per ceived. To hurry on one side, in the hope of escaping observation, was a quickly executed maneuver; but that unlucky moment of hesitation and uncer tainty had defeated his object, for, at the same instant. Jack Brace caught sight of him. and uttered a shout, which caused Col. Vaughan to look up with a start! Tom. however, was too agitated to stop, so lie hastened away, aimlessly, over the cliffs, and never ventured to retrace his st<‘ps until he discovered that lie had left Southdore a couple of miles behind him. Poor Tom was dreadfully upset and depressed, for it was impossible to doubt that Jack Brace would reveal everything to Col. Vaughan. If lie could only have stolen by unobserved, his secret might have lieen safe, for his name would probably not have been men tioned. But Jack had unfortunately recognized and saluted him; Col. Vaughan had also seen him; and it was impossible to doubt that questions and explanations had passed between them. No doubt the colonel was a customer of Jack's, who, innocently and naturally enough, would make no attempt to con ceal his friend’s occupation. It was now that Tom bitterly repented him of hav ing shirked his obvious duty of inform ing Col. Vaughan of what he must, by this time, have learned from a tLiird party. In vain dW poor Tom endeavor to console or uphold himself with des perate hopes that Mabel Vaughan would be true to him and that the colonel would lie merciful. He remembered the fate of the presumptuous Mr. Walnut, and groaned. Tom slunk into Southdore, hoping to gain his hotel without coming across the Vaughans. He wanted time for reflec tion and consideration; in fact, to com pose his mind for the ordeal of facing the angry and indignant parents. Bnt some vengeful fate seemed to be dogging his footsteps that day, for who should he run against quite suddenly and unex pectedly on turning a corner but the col onel and his wife and Miss Mabel! Taken unawares, and oppressed by a guilty and craven spirit, lie glanced at them falteringly, doubtinglv, nervously, and hurried past before giving himself time to uncover. The Vaughans evi dently perceived him. for they showed signs of confusion, but none, alasl of recognition, and Toni painfully realized that he had lieen cut dead. It was not until some hours later, after having wimdered disconsolately along the seashore in the depths of frenzied melan choly and despair, with a distinctly sui cidal tendency, that poor Tom’s drooping spirits began faintly to revive from the recollection that, in his agitation, he had omitted to take off his hat to the Vaughans. Was it not i>ossible that he was himself to blame for what had oc curred? Might they not have been af- fronted at bis liehavior, and thus let him go by without recognition? The idea passed through the gloom of Toni’s de pression like a ray of sunshine through a Novemlier fog, though its effect was, un happily. hardly less evanescent. In his heart the poor fellow felt that the hope was wild and delusive, bat still he clung to it. and hugged it through the dreary, wakeful night, and resolutely presented it as a shi#d against the incessant attacks of liis dismal forebodings. As early the next morning as he could decent 1\ do so he presented himself at the Flagstaff hotel to apologize, to explain, to grow 1 in the dust, if necessary, at the l'eet of the colonel, though he had such dire misgiv ings of the results of his mission that, sickening as the news was. i; seemed al most a relief to him to learn that the Vaughans had suddenly left by the night train the previous evening. It was remarked by his hotel acquaint ances that Tom was very much changed dur g t rein d< ■ * ! • - •. atSouth- doro. His moods were uncertain, and alb rnat d 1 etween thed : stdepr —! n and the me.-: boisterous hilarity. He be came careh >s < f his personal appearance, drank lor : n wa g< m, and, triced, to diminish very eon- •ess n . .- i . He was i robablv dimlv I Mabel Vaughan, he soon discovered that lie might as well have remained at South- j dore for all the consolation the change j brought him. There could be no doubt about it tliat he was deeply —nay, miser- ! ably—in love, for no other term ccnld be fitly applied to so unpropitious an at tachment. In London, somehow, the Vaughans seemed to Tom to be further away from him, more immeasurably re moved from Iiia sphere, so to speak, than at Southdore. Nevertheless, lie made wild resolves, in frantic moments, to seek out Col. Vaughan and Mabel at any cost, and might possibly have done so had he known their address. But there were three Col. Vaughans in the “Court Guide." and Tom shrank from the neces sary inquiries; while in his lucid inter vals he stoutly and wisely determined to struggle with and overcome his infatua tion. Nearly two months had elapsed since his fatal meeting with Jack Brace before Tom hapjiened to come across that volatile in dividual again. lie naturally felt ex tremely awkward in regard to him. see ing that Jack had the right to say that he had behaved inhospitably to him at Southdore. However, he at length met j him accidentally one day, when Jack's j friendly greeting manifested so forgiving , a spirit that Tom ventured, not without ! some trepidation, to ask for news of the Vaughans. “Haven't seen the colonel since that day down at Southdore,” answered Jack, with liis jolly laugh. “I'm afraid I offended him somehow,” said Tom. with affected indifference. •■•How was that?” asked Jack. “Well, I met him just after I parted from you that day. and—and lie passed by without taking any notice of me, and the same evening he and bis family sud denly left Southdore.” explained Tom, turning very red in the face. “The deuce lie did! And had nothing occurred between you? By Jove. I have it! - ’ cried Jack suddenly, with a burst of laughter. ••What is the matter?” inquired Tom. in accents of surprise. “Depend upon it, the old chap thought 1 had blown upon him. It struck me he looked precious queer when we met you; and it occurred to me afterward, though I didn't trouble my head about it, that lie spoke of you as if he thought you were a swell. ” said Jack, with increased mer riment. * “Didn’t you tell him then” began Tom. reddening guiltily. “He turned tail and bolted directly he saw me nod to you; just as you did.Tom. Hang it. what does it mean?” cried Jack, beginning to look knowing. ••I thought the colonel had found out that I—I” began Tom, with in creasing confusion. ••Were in business?” interrupted Jack. “He didn't find it out from me, au 1 un less you told him yourself” “I didn't, certainly.” interrupted Tom eagerly, but blushing redder than ever at Jack s humorous glance. “Sorry I scared the old boy, then; thought it wasn't rnv fault. I can un derstand what happened. Believing I had told you all about himself, and that you were a swell, the colonel made a bolt of it rather than face you afterward. I suppose he had been bouncing a bit, eh? Military man and all the rest of it? Hang it v it’s as go<xl as a play!” roared Jack. “But isn’t lie a military man?” gasped Tom. “Volunteers, that’s all; but holiday time he always comes out strong, and goes somewhere where he is likely to meet swells whom he knows in the way of business,” explained Jack, contempt uously. “In the way of business?” murmured Tom. “Yes; lie is a breeches maker— Vaughan A Tomlinson, Lamb’s Conduit street.” “That Vaughan!”exclaimed Toni,with a start. “Yes; and I say, Tom, I wonder if lie'll say •that Boxer* in the same sort of way when lie learns who you are?” said Jack, with a wink. Tom was so covered with guilty con fusion that he naturally could not appre ciate the humor of the situation as keenly as Jack Brace did; but while his friend was indulging in a fresh burst of laugh ter Tom suddenly grasped the fact that this startling revelation had its bright side. It seemed that there had been a misunderstanding; for, by the light of Jack’s explanation, Tom began to realize that the Vaughans, on that eventful evening, had imagined that the}* had been purposely slighted by his omission to salute them. Vexed as he was by ills own stupidity, Toni experienced a deli cious thrill of joyous expectation when lie inquired: “Do you know Mabel Vaughan, Jack?” ••I've seen her—handsome, isn’t she? Little Walnut is a lucky chap.” “Walnut!” repeated Tom,with gliastly apprehension. "Yes. He is a decent, little chap; the junior of a firm in the general furnishing line in Tottenham Court Road, Rosewood; Teak & Walnut.” “Well, what about him?” cried Torn iu a choking voice. “Didn't you see it in the paper?” said Jack, staring at Tom. “He mar ried Mabel Vaughan last week.’*—Lon don Truth. R. D. COLE MANUFACTURING C0„ NEWNAN, GEORGIA. C0 H ft > % 0 M % w STEAM ENGINES. ALSO, SPECIAL GJN- WE HAVE ON HAND SOME SPECIAL BARGAINS IN STEAM ENGINES. NERY OUTFITS, WHICH WILL REPAY PROMPT INQUIRIES. A VERY LARGE STOCK OF DOORS, SASH AND BLINDS ON HAND AT LOW PRICES R. E>. COLE MANUFACTURING CO., NEWNAN, Ga. J. II. Rkysolds, President. Ha Ml I.To N V A SC K Y, Secretary Application for Cnarter. ROME FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA. CAPITAL STOCK, $103,400. A home company. Management conserv ative, prudent, safe. Soliciting the patron age of its home people and leading all com petitors at its home office. Its directory composed of eminently suc cessful businessmen; backed by more than one million dollars capital. H. C. FISHER & OO., Agents, Newnan, Ga. A. P. JONES. J. E. TOOLE. JONES & TOOLE, CARRIAGE BUILDERS A Nil DEALERS IX HARDWARE, LaGRANGE. ga. Manufacture all kinds of Carriages, Buggies, Carts and Wagons. Repairing neatly and promptly done at reason able prices. We sell the Peer less Engine and Machinery. NO MORE EYE-GLASSES, NO ^ WEAK MORE STATE OF GEORGIA, Coweta County: To the Superior Court of said County: The petition of Abraham G. W. Foster. James H. Shelnutt. and Lavender R. Ray, of the county of Coweta, and John R. Wilkin son. r.f the county of Fulton, shows: Tliat they are joint owners of a certain pat ent granted by the United States, known as the “Ahrnham G W. Foster Improved Car- Coupling." No. 3H4.K10. That said patent, is of great value, to-wit: the sum of one million dollars. Your peti tioners pray That they, their associates and successors, may be made a body corporate and politic under the name and style of the “FOSTER CA K-COI PI.T-N’G COMPANY” For the full term of twenty years, with the privilege of renewing at the expiration of said term. That lije capital stock of said company shall he one million dollars, divided into two hun dred thousand shares of live dollars each. That the principal office and place of busi ness of said company shall he at Newnan, Georgia, with agencies and offices at such oth er places, in or out of said State, ns the busi ness of said corporation may require. That said com nan y shall have the right to remove said principal office and place of busi ness to any other place that mav better suit the convenience of the corporation. That the object of said company is gain and profit for its stockholders; and to that.end the particular business ot said corporation shall be: To deal in said patent, which your petition ers stand readv to assign to said corporation upon such terms as may b“ agreed upon, so soon as a charter shall be granted by the court, and all improvements that may be made thereon, and in any other patent car- coupling. by purchase, assignment., grant, I mortgage, license, conveyance, or otherwise; ! To manufacture and sell or let said car- j couplings, or otherwise’dispose of the same: j To build railway cars, drawbars and draw- j heads, with or without said patent attached 1 thereto, and to dispose of the same; j To erect or rent, own and control, shops for i the manufacture of the «ame. That the rights, powers, and privileges shall be; To have and to use a corporate seal, and t<, alter the same at pleasure; To sue and be sued, to plead and be implead ed. to contract and be contracted with : To purchase, take, hold, and use any pro perty, real or personal, that may be iteecsssiry for the purpose of the corporation, epher in the conduct of its business or to secure any indebtedness to the company, and to sell or otherwise dispose of the same; To make any constitution or by-law not contrary to the laws of this State and of tiie United states, and to amend or repeal the same at pleasure: To create and elect such officers, managers, or directors, and appoint such agents, as said company may decide upon, and to fix their salaries; To do any and all acts not prohibited by law that rnny be or become necessary for the successful management of the business of saiil corporation. That no stockholder in said company shall be liable for the rlepts, contracts, torts, or de faults of said company over and beyond th' amount of his unpaid stock subscription. And petitioners will ever pray. etc. LAVENDER R. RaY Petitioners’ Attoi r»« y. SHOWCASES OFFICE & BAM FIMITURE & FIXTURES. Ask for Illustrated Pamphlet. TERRY SHOW CASE CO., Xaslivillo, Teim. PIANOS ORGANS Of all makes direct to customers from head quarters, at wholesale prices. All goods guar anteed No money asked till instruments are re ceived and fully tested. Write us before pur chasing. An investment of 2 cents may save you from $50.00 to $100.00. Address JESSE FRENCH, NASHVILLE, - TENNESSEE. Wholesale DixtrU/utiny Dcp't for the South. FREEMAN & CRANKSHAW, ■ EYES! MITCHELL’S EYE-SALVE A Certain, Safe and Effective Remedy for SORE, WEAK AND INFLAMED EYES- ,-v, IMPORTERS LU and ; -vu MANUFACTU RERS OF FINE JEWELRY. LARGEST STOCK! FIN KST A SSO RT M F N T ! LOWEST I’RICES ! 31 Wliitefiall Sf., Atlanta, Ga. Filed in office November 34. Iks?. raniFL SWINT. flerk Superior Uourt. A true and correct copy as appears of record in this office. This November 34. issT. PA NIKI. SWI NT. Clerk Superior Court. Produces Long-Sightedness, and Restores the Sight of the Old. LUMBER. NE\V ADVERTISEMENTS. cukes tkak niters, granflatiox. styj.k TUMORS. RED LYES, MATTED EVE LASH- £5. AND PRODUCING QUICK RELIEF AN D PERMANENT CUKE. lit S’H sidui’:’ 1 or cut short his l to t■ V. II somtwi.ut COUsO visit, abruptly. Tom h. ! Lb G rto always brand that getting back : » btisiih ss ;:f: r the hoij- . -. - ; ' . holes . ■ •. ct upon 1 : :r. t- • !’:• j ’ ■ -r.i • c- t liis - \.\ •••• ; ■ -ssist. ct with ivauuitie- ulc. s. Bui. ,i .‘.a* hud hoped to ---'ax. Prince Bismarck’s Son. Prince Bismarck had just seated him self for dinner mid placed ids spoon into tho soup to begin eating the other day when a telegram from Berlin was handed to him. “The message requires an im mediate reply,” said he, excusing him self to his guest-. 'iBut your soup will got cold,'’ suggested one of them. “It is better it -mould get cold :ii;;:i that Her bert should grow hot,” replied the prince, jocosely, referring to his son, the sender of the message. “He is so diligent aix art his work.” c*' manned the prince, “that if I do nor r- ply right away lie will send me another ; I gram in a few minutes muo’i m urgent titan this. He is a stums an ■ i- work. I t. I you. Had I beer. iik. ■ V, when a b y I should have been a. • y different man.”—Chicago Also, equally efficacious when used in other j maladies, such as Ulcers, Fever .Sores, Tu- . mors. Salt Rheum. Burns, Piles, or wherever i inflammation exist*. MITCHELL’S SALVE may be used to advantage. Sold by all Drug- ! gist's at 2' cents. 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