Newspaper Page Text
VOL. IV.
■BBMrti'-v. tr ~~*n~iTnilMTl' 118 II
m.l.
CHAPTER:
THIOS’R A. CHAPTER.
. No. HI -it I'rion on flu: Frhlav
nn.’V ' • ■'i i-f* ■ thi d Sunday in April,
Mi- , ' , ■ < Ar.'ii-t, ;md Septciu
' 'I ‘ .rr! v night tiotfive tha
MM ili” in 0 rtober, Novernper,
!*'• i •. I.nnirv, PaH-narv. and
roV R t\ BRYAN, 11. P.
13- 15 MYKKS, Seet’y.
ATTORNEYS:
J. M. Eobertsou,
Atloi’ae) at Law,
amt Solicitor i:i Chancery,
Chaitankioa, - - Tens.
I>R\nTICl-: in I’hHu -cry, Circuit nt.d Sn:tr«mi‘
, C'uurtd l»f rtr-rtrt .lllli tJ. S. liiHliiCt >urt.
AM'i in nitJoSiitiisc'iUKtirsiiiOuorgltt.
It abort M. \f‘ (Uotin,”' : ~
Attorney at Law,
I.aFayettk, - - - - Geobuia.
Tiril/4 Tit ACT It’R ill the Courts ofthe
VV omc ami .irijoiiii'ig circuits. C> llrction* a
•pecittlty </tfi :c on eur.ier opposite Dru* tore.
&>.•: .3 35 3m.
Jo|(M CItCLAM, C. P. tioRBB.
Phelan k floree,
Attorneys at Law,
Pons Block,
243 ILu-kot St.,
OHATT'Vn.-Cl, - - - TENNESSEE
W. U. & J. P. Jacoway,
Attorneys at Law,
Tbenton, - - - - Georgia.
I>R in the fount «> of l»:i to Walk- r nnn
/*:ajO'i ;t, il.<i i j »it:ii»t; ■: niutf s, ""1 In ill** *"0
i conic «ml tV it r.u • t so, Jv. i.soo, cKalh
ft U 4 it N .rth \S Kim , Hiri .•ls.:Wo«ie •»>
•
lection oi ti
V7. b[. Henry,
■ Attorney at‘Law,
.Sum mew v: i. i.bj Geo no ta.
11.1- pro tl »• ;>< tin* Itoui** nod mljoi'.i .g Clr
?Y ca ts, t oliertmiiH H ejim iiit...
<\ ClfsntHits,
Attorney a5 Law,
I. aFayi-.tti', - Gkorgta.
■tr | i. priii-iii-n in ili> scv.nl coi ti-s «»!’tlw
Yv itmir. uni t:iicroK«!PCircuit',mol the Supreme
t<M.n «h (jMorgi-*.
F. W. Copeland,
Attorney at Law,
I,a Payette, - - - Georgia.
X\r :l.' i'Ni.tic • ii! 'h‘t superior C.. arts, <>' Ko'U"
VV * ii.-u t 'J.Tcwh r.- S|M'Ci f *l ."••nt. ■ •'»•
1# -uu>i<(• ia : • (Ofli- cin rear oi • tiiif rum *
* I'-i)
H. P. Lumpkin,
Attorney at Law,
LaKaykti’e - - Georgia.
I.|, pv prompt attention to ail luitiiiew
• if’ rnir fso-d 'll him.
Ojii 'c it *’hu(or.l Sc Ijiwnp'- in’s store
*. asanassspobsx nwwwcßß'ffiaßUj
DENTISTS:
Dr. Deo. B. Jordan,
Resident Scientist,
Rising Fawn, - - - - Ga.
ntT-rs Ills professional service* to the people of
Oad" mid Wnlic r ouiities. D.oiinl »pcniMu« pm
form-d in a• ■ and Bitin»ta»iiial iimni.er.
AM work warranted to give perfect > uism :tion. ,
WDi hitUe a profession::! nip ihri-ugli McLe- ]
ttior***-' C*»ve. on ilie fii»t of ca» !i iiiontli.
Dr. J. P. Fann,
Rr-siiU’eßt S)Cilt2?it.
Dai-ton, - - - Gioiigia.
f -U( I'lißPA'tKll with nil the
f&Zjk L Modern linpr 'Vei.tcnrs in Dental
i|i' , li.i | iei , s n> turn not as good work
ad can m the St *ie, and .it as low prices as
cun he doneby anv firatclais w.-rUm hi.
eit irantce all woik turned nut to stand any
nd ill reasonable tests. Hp- -nl nrieninn given to
correcting irreeulami.-s in children’s teeth.
WHi'ed mint their residence, when un
able to visit the ofr.ee. A liberal share of patronage
solicited.
{JOMTffv!?: Cp-stairs on Hamilton street, opposite
Na.ional Hotel.
Will visit I.aPavette, Walker Co., at Superior
Courts August and February.
p—■— Bn«rmezrx n«n .7. amtxjmmmg-vrm
HOTELS:
HOUSE,
j. Proprietor,
' I.aTayette, Georgia.
r b NIIE above bouse is thoroughly fur
nished and prepared with the very
best neeoiuiuodat.ioris, for transient and
local custom, and at reasonable prices.
Satisfaction guaranteed to those who fa
vor it with their patronage.
RE A3 H3USE,
J. T. RKA I> & SOU Pro’rs,
A. L. DeLo'ig, Bookeeper-
Will H. llamble*, t chief i
J. N. Walker, < Day S-'lerks.
J. P. 3oST(fK, ( » « l 'i )
Chattanooga, - - - Tcnn.
Froming Union Fa-senpcar depot.
THE Mil HOTEL,
Bro.nl .1., Rome, <«a.
In Ten St i* <-f the Had h»ai>.
no o.uA'riJt * ai:s:j>ki>
LOC tTGfI mi til - Prin“ip-*l Bu-.in»—» .-’qu ire r.f
the City cniiviiiMii t ■ ••*** the ii.mk
and the utt e, a ..I i“ c ' «>v if » and
repainted. J. 1. * I*.-PF.S, Projirpiiin
NATIOHAL HOTEL,
J. If. A. LSM¥I«, Prop’r.
Dalton, - - - Georgia,
This house is a large four-story brick,
within a few steps of the Pa sunger de
not.
BOARD TER DAY - - - $2.00
Polite an I a'cutivo powers at every;
trai'g -iass 'he n your checks, walk right
avir 1 .d ois.e yonrs'dt .*p tiome.
U . JJ. LWWIS, Clerk. 1
zrs* -■ va-k.-t. ~ - - - -
. —— - - j’ vJ ?."• f>,
WIIKFSi COUNTY ' MESSENCEK
Chattanooga .."tdcorliscmcnts.
T. H. PAYH3 & CO.,
Sucoeasors to Patton and Pay ns
JGBBZR3 AND RETAILERS OF
Sohool Books, Station
ery, Blank Book i,
Wall Paper, Pic
ture Frames
and Moul
dings .
—:o:
Our stock is comjilcte in every
line and prices
OO r F r V O
ON SCHOOL ROOKS, PATER,
Envelops, Pens. Ink Pencils and
slates.
—:o;
We make Picture Frames
of every Jiscription and price.
The Largest stock ot WALL
PAPER in East Tennessee.
CEOUIUT
Sets. The best
and cheapest in
the market at ®t.lo,
<»», ss.oo,
$5.00 perse#. Base halls and
hats of every description.
Send for Sample and prices
T. 11. .'U ! & CO.,
Chattanooga, Tknn.
V HEV 0 L r TlO H
A. W. JUDD,
Portrait titisl Landscape
PNOTQSRAPHER,
has secured the exchidvc richt for the
city of Chattanooga to u-o the
WONDERFUL ASOTYPE PROCESS.
This is the process which has brought
about sue' 1 a startling revolution in the
manner of producing photographic
prims. The a retype prints are mail,
with pdn'er’s inks on a common hand
press, and ore therefore absolutely per
nia.jont. The most remarkable feature
of this improvement is the cheapne--
witli which the prints ean be produced
W’o respectfully solicit an inspection ol
the exquisite specimens of the work or;
exltibit'on 213 Market street. Chattanoo
t™- ""rfeuDD.
J. H. CADY & 'CO.,
198 Market Street,
CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.
-w-
Keep on baud a full line ol
Xcivspapers and
Periodicals, Kooks
aatl Stationery, Whole
sale and Kctail, IVall
Paper, Variety Goods,
Wrapping Paper ami
Paper Rags, School Kooks.
-§o§-
Will sell any Book publisiied. If tint I
in stoelt will order promptly.
-§.)§-
Call and see me ni" when you couie to {
''hattanooga and gel bargains.
HVif yoti r.re s Bitaflpafff you are ,'^aij
■F oILu s.cN.s. veai- VtSaf man of left- MSwyS
■ened by t • t-Xrn'. a of jfcb-'j t : .:to.Ui.:<ov rn.Tu <1
■your d .f.ts avoid night work, to rc <-3
■fitlmula ..tiid uso Sf tsUtibrouiPcrveiiLuS
■ Hop ti.iters. use Hop Is, M
■ If you ttre young andSfetitTerlrt;* from ar.v In-a
■di*Cit*ion c r ct;sniuaMtrC’:i; If y<>:i f:: : r.ar-y
Bried or t-inglo. old orßyouuff, e'l. “r\:m L-*;: fl
BpoorbcakUo--ia!igt!LJiC' , ;;i:g m a Ltd of ae.- gj
Bncaa, rely cn HopySitterg.
■ Whoever you are. |J“f» TbouEtndß dl® au-3
■irhcuuvcr you feel /2rurliy froiu nonioa
■that your fiyutctn 9j£j ' i• of K IdnoyS
■net-ds -»a-y»sr. 1 v» I «—v-j tl t iv,'i.i|
■in;r or Ftinmlating 3 Jnveltoen j t-eteuitv'a
■witlioufcio'ojr. atmu, i i,: :al»y A i Ir»« 1 y u a ofa
■ Hare yen dy* /*?' r'v' l |
Hpr.w u, L/d»t.|/A*’L - N O I. C
lp/a//if, ta cB H t •* »a a x»o utog
of tiia utomacA, } rrv is i ,v S
bouel*, blood. •- 1 !• i\r ¥ ",«re f..rg
liver oTvr, res J j‘i . 4 |! • !Ur -; e ' S!} $
You will be as opiuio.S
cured If TUUU3" i niTTmOi^”*?.®®* o^
Mop Bitters 1! j -MV E ’"”*>**• fi
If you are rim- siiLulLllw ! Sold by drug-H
ply wn alt and -r - ~r . .r n | Tials. Bond lor a
tow spirit* d, try - NEVER Cirtulftr. K
it I 1 1 ma y ‘?i _ .. ? \ 4
• avoyourit CA I | ■ * I)P Brr ' Aj isl
nfe. it has h i/A! L rrfl co - a
savod hun«lu i K Ro-fcfttw, n. 2
Bdrode. A| & Toronto, Oat. K
LAFAYETTE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 6, 1881.
Oil Willi a
Baby.
coHri.n ;; in two e-uai-m its*,
t ai t Kit !.
“Whi't tlint muu said is true my
lord; that, chi d I curried. 1 mn
Brown tlie Doctor, Brown of Bea*
consfield;" ar.d us the murmur of
npproval which rung through the
court was promptly checked, the
one who had spoken pushed his
way to the witness-box, and then,
by his lordstup’s permission, went
into it; and all eyes were turned to
him.
He was a short, stout, resolute
looking man, in appearance fifty,
hut whose age was fiftv-seven; and
lie had a good, frai.k, florid face,
and dark gray eyes. Coolly survey
ing the crowded court in front of
him,he took the i.ath as he removed
his gloves and answered to his name
and then, as nnemhariasset! in man
ner as though he had made the sim
plest statement possible, he passed
his hand through his brown bair,
and looked at his lordship.
• That’s the man sir,” said the
prisoner to his counsel; “and he
rode a cob.”
“Silence!” cried the judge, as
those in court approved, and the
windows rattled as the dust rose np
again—the dust from the crowed
street®, where hundreds waited.
It was a blowing gusty day, Fri
day, the sth of March, the second
day of the Lent .assizes; and the
spacious court in the county town
was completely filled with people,
townfolks and countrymen, who in
spite of close (lacking and increas
ed discomfort, had kept their plaees
there for many hour®, waiting for
the conclusion of the trial, in which
the majority of those there were
deeply interested —the trial of
Ralph Perks tiie poacher, and
against whom a true hill had been
returned for the wilful murder of
Waiter White the keeper —keeper
to S;r Norman Digby ol U- i ton
Hall —who, a few months previatis
lv, had been found in tiie Home
Wood, shot through the chest.
'The evidence that was then
brought agaii st the prisoner was
purely circumstantial; but it seem
ed conclusive, and >vas committed
to jail, to await his trial on the full
charge. But in a short time he es
caped, by the connivance, as it was
thought, of one of his jailers, a man
who was known to him; and H was
only within a week of the com
mencement of the assizes that he
had been reta.mi.
He was a lithe, wiry, dark cotn
plexioned man, thirty years of age,
and by trade a blacksmith; and al
though his pouching! propensities
were known to all, his trade stuck
to him; for he was not only the
best shoer so miles round his own
neighborhood, and shod all the
“hunting horses,” but he was a
Jack of all trades, and clever at
most things, from locks and clocks
to brass work, hells and baskets;
and at latter, no matte 1 what they
were, useful or fanciful, no basket
maker could beat him. Hence til -
ing able to turn his hand u so ma
ny pursuits, his services were much
sought alter; for whatever was need
e l in the mending line. Ralph, the
“handy man,” was the man always
sent for.
He was a good mole-man, too,
and useful to the fa-uiers; a crack
fisherman, aad nfs- rviee to the vil
lagers, a famous runner, and hence
great with hounds.
It was this latter quality which
contributed so much to popularity
with those whose Worsen lie shod,
and with the huntsmen generally;
for -is !.e wasalwa . s present during
t tie season, at i v-I, no* f vitl.j.
ills! i : ni . II i,(*j. ■, i. • ■ -
nine, mid ki | I u. li wit n Imu iis,
his ringing “Gene awn . J” wtiieti
made the w -mli u <l.- ic -o as tin
f'»X 1 n-ke cov-r. w-i-. .ii-■ i.sh-.ei ed
for, fir it «a- mt r i t-1 \;t' >t- ; ‘R-, ( I,
1 1 -e Rum."l 1 tir;ng an o!-l . ,nd a;
Wouiler.ift, and SI -Veil veised in
vulpine tacit-- that uni- .-- the fox
•H ilt at at Oiie - let ns tae hounds
came in at tin* -•! or. Rap!, „,!« , |.,.
miuto s' * him; -ml »s ne n> v« r
gave tongue rill tin* v.-rmint was
weii ait.iv, Mn*l the hounds on a
line with him, each n an ti.eii out
gri|ipnl : i- reins us lie heard him,
and gallnpptd h : s har-t-.-st.
t-ucii u voice ue Ralph hud for a
shout —loud, dear and ringing— j
few men had; it was a piercer, like ■
the voice of thefami*! Tom Moody I
and ns most of the woods m that
part of the eon. try—West. Wor
cestershire — were, thick, dense, and
tangled. When lie was out it was a ;
gain fur the lost- ones, many of i
whom would have frequently have
missed the hnnnils altogether had
not his rattling ‘Gone away!”
which could be heard from one end
ofthe wood to the other, proclaim
ed “n view” and piloted them into
the open.
He was a pleasant, merry fellow;
ever cheery and always civil; ready
to Help those who came to grief, and
willing to aid the distressed ones;
for no matter what was the form it
took, what was the special difficul
ty —whether the catching of horses,
the lifting of heavers, the pulling
out of stakes or tiie clipping of puz
zle-locks-—were Rtlph but at hand,
it was done with; and though nat
nv a coin was thrown to him, he
never waited for it; his work once
over, his place was with the hounds
and as he could run and leap better
than most men he was never far be
hind them.
lie was a very useful man, too,
amongst the cattle, and also among
horses, as he understood their ail
ments, and was up t« doctoring
them; amt he was clever a- a break
er with voting hor-es. - - > ha*! a
good seat, good hands, firm nerve,
and plenty of patience, so tie soon
made them fit and handv. vv it!»
the people of his hamlet —the ham
let of Bi cion he was a great favor
ite, and at the wakes and dob
walks, village feasts and festivals,
Ralph was the main man then ; for
he had a fi Idle, and could plav
it well, and he was strong in jigs
and dances; and various feats
amongst tin* Far-Foresters,in jump
ing, running, quoit-pitching, and
wrestling were known lor miles
'round. Jo n I'-stlii'g iie *.vas espe
cially good, as he knew a (Jorni-h
man, and was up to the “chips” —
the hips and the heaves, and hanks
-ind inside-click —so could throw
most men, and it Was the ability to
do so that made him so daring
when poaching, and that caused
him to care so little for the keepers
He was the best whistler, too in tin
whole district: and as few en rid
heat him iifwcomic song, lie* was
the very life and soul of all parries,
when village lads and lasses got tn
get er, or old folks congregated.
His apprehension, therefore on
such a charge had been a grief to
the villagers, aud a loss and annoy
ance to his neighborhood, and ns
those who employed him consider
ed his only fault was poaching, and
from which no remonstrance could
wean him, tlmy. as their presence
testified, were one and all consider
ably interested in his trial, which
commenced on the previous dav,
was now about to terminate, and
as they feared, badly.
T he evidence, as we have said,
was circumstantial, and defence
was an alibi; but as it was an alibi
without proof—being entirely un
supported by the slightest testinony
—it was felt hv all ih it the verdict;
would in* “guilt e;” am' e"t-n if In
escaped with his life the sentence
would tie a heavy o e, for he was
too old a poacher not to lie made,
an example of.
As for Pi-rka bin self, black as
tilings looked against him. lie still
loud his head up, ju-t ;.H though he
w- re whollv innocent a d l-< d*ui • |
ed on an acquittal.
“No Ido-*d ot Ins, said tv. “i |
on these hands, my lor 1 .1 «as j
• *
llllh S rttt’ae, too.
But the lali lie told,
ril ■' ■-n tlr ' id. sou' 1 -I o"
.si ra ■ '.*.* tha. ru a***l »•** I 1 I
it.
ii; I'A' >■ the evi enc* w - t hi-:
Oo the i L.ht iii qui s'iint Mm- ,
di, i.i.-l.' <’• 2*V*l of N r -
W It' r\Y -ii. I e It.-, pel. tin II j
w: -I w ... -ail to have ta en lliiif
lieii-d out with lhr. ,u ol the \
Witchers to go through t" 1 'ov i-. .
the 111- to- Wood. FoX li'li i' l li >* e
Loeketi.. hoping to tin * I. with l’*-rk
of wlumh intention i*i visit them i
that night they had l itii latioiq .
and they were determined to cup- i
ture him it they could, ns a few ;
i 'gtits previously lie had threatened
White that the next ti ne iiJ inter
lfcrtal with him he should have
"aonieibilig for his trouble.”
And old grievance, it was stated
had existed between them, and
they had been ill enmity for a IvUig j
time; and it was in no w ise lessened j
by the fact that White's wife wa.
Ralph’* rid sweetheart, a pretty
village girt, who, ufti r she had
promised Perks, pvefered the keep- ;
er s cottage to the blacksmith-shop !
It, was also shown that when the;
two men were ltnls, and at school
together they were at enmity then,
fur Ralph couid throw and thrash
him with the greatest ease, and did
so frequently, us lie had done sh
since, they having had many a
bout together dining the past tour
years, when .Sir Norman having en
gaged White as keeper, they found
themselves settled down in the
same parish.
Fur many years an inveterate
poacher, hut never taken, Ralph
Perks after Whites imo riage been me
more darin than ever, and whenev
er he was on I lie drink at the ale
l ouse, or boozing at the cigar shop
he used to boast how little he car
ed for the keeper, for, big a® he was
lie could “.turn him over ii. two
minute-and thrash him handsome
ly," while While on his part used
to chatter aliouf the time when he
would have Pallia “safe in jail."
There was. tlier. foie. no love lost,
between t'mm, and many had •pn
dict.e! that ■>" ne day it woitl I end
badly to om* or both of them, a*
they were alike equally det-i ! mioc!
mid unforgiving.
A few nights hefni'i" the murder
fur murder it was presumed to
he—they met in Fox Hill; hut as
Ralph was in a ride, ii public path,
and Had neither gun nor stick, vis
ible to him at least, threats duly
had passed between them.
When White and the watcher
entered the Home Wood, hoping
to meet with Ralph, limy went on
hvtlie ni.. ehn together to where
the ride* diverge, and then a cignitl
being agre.il upon if either wanted
help, they separated the Ucper lak
ii'g the middle ride, Clarke the out
er one, and Crump and Kirby the
other, ns t he cover there was peiisu •
ally thick and strong from dense
scrub and brush, besides which as a
footpath led from there across the
fields and so to the village, escape
was usually made in that direc
tion. .
Thenight was foggy, arid before,
the men had reached the end of
their heat a shot was heard from
tiie middle ride; and though the
signal whistle was not given, tiny
at once turned right and left and
went towards it.
As the three men met at the hot
tom of the glade, where the middle
ride terminated, they found White
d wn and groaning, his gun beside
him. On raising up,
“Take IVrks,” said he; ‘T am
done for.”
He then fell back and died. .
They brought the body hotnr;
then weirt for Perks. He was out;
they waited. At four n'chck two
hours from the time Hint shot was
fired, he cum beak to his cottage.
Ilis clothes were blonde, and hi*
head was cut, and o. e btrrel of his
gun had been discharged, and that
quite recently, and his coat was
torn and had mud on it. lie wa*
quite lame too, and hobbling. That
day they took him.
For the defense an alibi was set
up, and the keeper’s il.**ilh aeemr.it
id lor by the accidental discharge
of Ins own gun, **ne barrel ol w hich
had been fired; hilt ■ White hint
been on ih 1 1 * w." d ,• rim' 'u goii.g :
w it.ii ' h v,; V m and miy.'.t th**o |
hav. had a rtiot .t some po idling j
or fm- 1 r, little could In* oolite
! i. A- to the words, ‘‘TV-** P rks;
1 .m .pete for,” it was strongly
urged by the prisoner's counsel;
when the (rial coir,me ei-d. that ;
they were in fact onlv live words of;
■ mail strong in his duly, and who ,
•v.r* bent, on carrying out that for
which the'.' were t**gi tin r.
“Me fell,’" said the counsel “that f
h<* *.va < done lor, shot- by Id* own
gun. tor ng'- a fall or stumble. It
wasthirlbre of no use hindering
with him. pork* was out; let them
go and get him.”
But such a solution of the diffi
culty was not credited for an iu
stunt, and the counsel for the pros-1
edition had it all his -wn way,
“The long standing enmity, tiie
j previous threat, the intimation
I they had had that lie would he [
there that night, the condition of
j himself and hi* clothes, and his
gut: when the watchers nu t him,
! and his total inability to subslanti
j ate his own statement, and, above
J and beyond all, the K *ep*»r's own
words, his i;**t words, as he fell
j them then to he, all tended, he
i sai l “to show ll« said that Ralph
Peru*, and Penes only, was the man
who fired the shot, the man who
was guilty of the wilful murder of
Walter White."
Again did the prisoner maintain
his innocence, and again did he as
sert that at the time sworn to as
the time the shot was fired, two
o'clock ho was miles away from the
covera. He said lie certainly went
out that night with the intention
of I imiching iu the Home M ood,
but hen .'in;; a chance wind, as he
called in at the cider shop, he
thought, if it did come to a tussle,
• licit, lour might be too many for
i him. and he, therefore, decided to
go further afield and iu a different
direction, end he made for the New
Wood, five miles away from tin re,
a wood of Major Murray’s; and lie
then repealed that which !e had
said before, that, iu coming down
the 'nil Ibr a short cut to the cover
tie c;. light nis foot iii the gorse as
In* got near the roa.l, and till down
into it, Ins gun going oil 111 till* fall
, and hi.- In -d getting cut open; and
that as lie lay thi-ro ill thn iji'ch,
half stunned and Mewling, the
clock over the water strucK two.
His lordship, in commenting on
tin* fact that persisting in such a
statement would not avail him un
-1 Us* it were corroborated , said :
“Have you veully no means to
, prow it ? Did nothing occur, ns
you went or returned, by which
( the jury might infer that what you
-ay is 'rue, no one you met or
spoKeto ?”
“No, nothing,” said Ralph. No
one vviiutevi r my lord."
j “N r win o you lay there in the
I ditch, as * on say, half stunned and
. blinding?”
i* ‘V—Jl, ye.*, my bird," was the re-
I ply, 'there was a man passed
; then e rtainly.”
"To whom do you refer? Did
you Know him. ?’’
“I did not; I don’t know who he
was, my lord; but lie was a man on
horseback, and lie had a baby will)
him! ’
What, at two o’clock on a No
veinbei morning, eolj damp ami
I'oggv! Do v.iu seriously ussi-rt
that?"
"Yes, my lord, I do; for 1 heard
iterv."
“You did?"
“1 did, my bird, and heard him
.-pea/,' to it.”
“Ami pray what did you hear
him say?” as/red his lordship, who
seemed to doubt the siory lot l
him, as did a.l there.
“He said my lord, “Poor little
wratcli! But it is a chance, it we
can do it.' And tin u, said Ralph
In* put his horse into u gallop and
was off.
“What was the man li£e ?” said
the judge after a pause, in which in
creduly was seen on every face in
court. C >uld you see enough of
him to m b) that mt. eh?
Partly, my lord, partly, was the
prom (it reply: for the rest es the
jdll dips down; and as I lay there
:n the ditch, he t bowed against the
t-ky: and they in i'<* a pair of ’em, a
short thiei man and a short thicA'
horse.
But the s'atenvnt was too wild
to he credited; and all there felt
t tint ; s for any use it would he to
him it might as well have been un
said. Iu slimming up however, the
judge briefly alluded to this extra
ordinary statement by the pris ti
er of the until and the baby, hut
wilhaut repeating the words heard
or Urn assertion that the elo<7:
strui/.; anil he said that it would lie
f r the jury themselves to decide
vvln tln ror not such an assertion.,
unsupported by the slightest evi-j
deuce, was worthy oforedei.ee.
It 'mis at t his particular .point in
ni i«it-1 hips address Unit Dr.
Br wn e.iine into court, mid star
lled ad hv this exclamation.
W -at that man said is true, my
lord; that chid 1 co rn it- 1 am -
Bros, u the doctor, Brown ot Boa-j
I consfield.
A* a hush in the court ensued, j
at the try of Silence! the greatest
interest prevailed and all eyes were
on the witness.
A Galveston man went to mar- i
Aft to g<-t a fish for dinner. The j
price usA‘*d was high, and the li*h
did not ns if it was quite fresh and
so oe told the fish dealer; whereup
on that worthy gentlemnu pule I |
open the fish’s gills to show that
they were red which is regarded as ,
|an unfailing test freshness. I s<c j
| they are red said the pnrehser hut |
!n fish that had been dead a weeA
would blush lo hear the price you!
ns A for i'.
NO. 23.
Tlu ri- is celainly somlbing in
I .-torn f>7 lls l ilt it, ta/;es money ti>
)>t>rnuii<t<- the clerk In hand it out.
Anil in rc cornea a wit, who ex
presses the nninion.lthat the fashion
us ladies waistcoats is supposed to
have at irfed in G'd-vest-op.
It is nail) there is not one man in
a thi'U-and that can handle a hot
lamp chimney and sing there is no
place like hone-at the same time.
- m
A petition signal liy over lour Imn
dieil persons in Ivatonton i< being pro
jiirod. request!mr the County Comruia-'
sinners ot Putnam to increase the to*
lor selling liquor ill the etmnty to five
thousand dollars.
Was l:i tho liasinitss, Too.
A quiet. man ivas traveling a short
lime aun hy rail, iflnl was annoyed by
the nois which two or three men in the
so nil* carriage were malting. 0,,c of
ihem had linen telling Irriin ndous sto
ries aheut. himself in a lon I v .ioo, ami
had tried once er nvici! to draw out iho
.quit limn, lut in vain. At last ho
turned to him and raid rather otleti
sivi 1", “| liar, .‘•'n, that our noise has
raiherincoiiveiteetl you.” "Not i't the
least,” ho replied. "I thought,” irc
t'Jiiied lit rini.-v mini, ‘‘that you did not
s-em interested h.v my stories.” ‘ Onita
the reyoroe, my dear sir,” said tin
quiet one; ' I »«« very much so —in
laot, I am a ! it n' a liar myself,”—Lon
don V.•titty Fiit
lltt hands ami Wives.
A good husband makes a good wife,
■Same men can neither do without wives
nor 'volt them; they are wretched alone
in what is called single blessedness. and
they make their ho ties miserable when
they get ma'ri" I, they are like Tomp
kins dog, which r"iM not bear to be
loose mi I bowl 'd when it was. tied up.
Happy ini lilnrs aro likely to bo hap
py liU'h i als, and a happy hinlm’i i ia
tli; happiest man. A well matched
couple carry a happy lift) between them,
as th.t’ tc 1 spin carry tho cluster of Ks
idinl. They am a bruin of birds of
j I’aradise They unihiplv their joys by
sharing them, The wagon of care rolls
lightly ul»iik as they pull together, and'
when it. drags a little heavily, or ihere’s
a hitch anywhere, they love each other
all the more and so lighten the labor.
It is related h\ the llev. Dr. Dali
ney, a Southern officer in the Into
war. that when preach Ivedenounc
ed tho soldiers’ habit of dodging
bullets and cannon halls, and ad
vanced tho doctrine that each ono
was directed in its mission try tint
li.nui of Providence, and was sped
with unerring certaity where it was
destined to go. Next tiny when Mae
battle began to rage afresh,a yotrng
aide, riding t:p for orders fur the
division general found Colonel Dab
nev writing his papers while he
sat with his hat k against a heavy
gate [ nst. near the general’s tent.
Tire aide got Ids orders and as he
rude off touched his hat and re
mai/vd: ”1 sue, Colonel, you bavo
got a gale post between you and
Providence."
Mark Twain, having been nsi-etl
to contiihute to the new--paper
issued at the fair in aid of abused
chiltleru in Boston wrote: Why
should I want a Society for tho
Prevention of Cruelty to Childerr.
to prosper when I have a baby
down stairs that/.-apt m« awai-e sev
eral hours last night, with no pre
text for it hut a desire to rmii-o
trouble? This occurs every night,
and it embitters me, because 1 see
now how needless it was to put in
the other burglar alarm, a costly
anil complicated contrivace which
cannot he depended upon because
it’s always getting out of order and
won’t go, whereas, althugii the bu
hy is always getting out of order
too, it can nevertheless be depen
ded on, for the reason that the
more it gets out of order tiie more
it does go. Yes lam hitter against
vour society fur I thinfc the idea of
>t is all wrong; hut if you will start
a society lor the Prevention of
Cruelly t<> Fathers I will write you
a whole boo/;.
♦- .
The late It iron Gurney was a
great qemperai.ee’ man. lie tried
one at Oxford a ‘righto! way’cause
iti which many very ancient wit
nesses were called to prove the ex
isteneo of paths Ac, many years
before. Amongst these was a hale
and hearty old man named Elm.
At the end of his evidence the fol
lowing con vet satson too k place be
tween judge and witness. - ‘Well
Mr. Elm, how old are are you?’
‘Eighty-two toy lord. ‘Ah! a fine
old mat ; very fine. Now I don’t
suppose. Mr. Elm. you drill/: at
all?’’ No my lord; nothing but
water.’ ‘All very good indeed.’
The next witness was also named
Elm and was brother to the l ist,
t'is testimony ended, ti e same in
terrogations were put. ‘Well Elm,
and how old are you ?’ Eighty-four
my lor h’ And healthier and bet
ter looking, I declare; and I don't
suppose you dri nit either?’’ ‘VA <ll
my lord. lam a lit'.'e given that
way. My old woman says I have
not been to bed epiite sober fur a
matter of five-ami-thirty year, my
lord.’ ‘Dear me. dear me !. s iu
the disappointed judge. Well elm
is a well preserved wood, whether
wet or dry.’