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BATUHDAY, KAT 23, 1874.
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[Ffom the Bilttnore Buud&y Telegram. ]
THE BEAD ALIVfc.
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A TRUE STORY OF THE WAR.
BY OI.IVK KING.
.$ A ai y \
There were five of tx* —1! told. . ,
Cthmld Blauche.the W twt,biightetsM in the ;
work!, whose black ejm ond fresh, yountf beaut v
kuu3 fttreiuly oau-<i many a heart to la*t and j
trembk In a maumT quite unacc* mutable to the
was calm, diffnifled, with soft ?iln'
eat eves, and hair just with silver. j
. - *s look
TnTieriuru eyes, and an eiprefwion noon the I
wan face that told more plainly than words that u
great grk.f l*it Mettled upon that young liu;,
crushing: ajui muul.
Little darling of two
summer*, rail or fun and mischief, who needy,
through innate gtodmsH had thus far escape be
ing ajanled by the potting mid indulgence of her
elders.
had, a wad, vAaiUug my
ft was late when we asc*Tnhhsl in that pleasant ]
breakfast parlor city M*akfu*tM are uroverbiallf i
late—and somehow there was not the usual ge
nial flow of spirits and good nature; a cloud
socixmml A|JM|fMHVv(ilouud ill in itsiolda, and iu
steaSfl&hgglWg to Mfl.fUiMyt*. *11*1110(1
thoroughlvnaTisfictlto await its lifting iu it* own
good time. Rveu boisterous lit it.* ('hunir
tdimbed quietly to her seat beside her motlivr
uoor LUliftn—Mid patted her cltoiik pityingly with
r.fcrikußf luted,l>tirVtmi iigT l tioieeomjiMivnig
’ woril of playful tectlernew*.
I WM in nu mooli to break the yilence tnywlf,
ami sat inwardly Wandering wliat had come <*v i
iu all thinking too, in a vango way, of those mys
terious influences to deprcKsimi that are said to
I ires sag' l evil tidings; and Anally allowing my
thoughts to drift in an uncertain manner t" so
MjriOTtir. ti **'•••'> wither, which I
hioiHitlimg whatever to do with the iih
Dial state of affairs upon which t was speculating;
for never was there a more glorious spring morn
ing; never were there “softer airs or brighter
skies ’ while the mild rays of tin* bcitutirul ..lay
sunshine drifted into the room in bars or bur-
[tut afaS things must come to an end, so did j
onr uncalled for depression. Tin- timely arrival j
of the postman was the signal for a general excln- ,
inntion, and as each of us grasped otyr JeU'TS and |
hsstffy tot* opt* ttic SflviUopk, Igw W trail
iSiMTllTiniikJ lit- - c gWotn **u-j
iahed ill a halo of general gladness.
The letters were commonplace afliiir* cnrntgh;
Itisneto, r*d bora through witli a pleased smile !
and a deepening color, which told us quite plainly I
that the writer was none other than young Fred [
Waiters, Mine were from brothers and sisters, !
tolling nut at the butter and cheese making at
home, on the condition of the garden, the num
ber of ducks, pigs, calves and ebiekiins, anil all
the other dry details of farm life.
But aslglanceil at Aunt Mary, whelms already
flnished her lettr is, and in her usual metlipdii al
•ay TEOtartied them to khtiir envelop*, 1 knew at
Oftce that she had received intelligence of no or
dinary character. Hho was pale deadly so, and
there was a drawn, anxious look upon'liar face,
growing more intense every moment.
But a warning glance toward I.illian suppressed
my imunlsive queetimung, and gave my t" uiulcf
stiud &wttl* ft*-**,, whether gissj.if ill in slum
' wif Iyinc©rm*fl ray poor iufnaUmi oonun.
l waited nurvounly for the others tf loftve the
room, U the time puzzling ns to wliat multi be
the nature of the otunranmcftboo that had tltai
morning reached us.
At length we wi<re alone. My aunt hastily
rinsed the door after Lillian's retreating from
then turning to me, said, lit a quick, excited
whisper;
"Maud- tbi* UitteMg fmiu Llted <lr:iv!
f %prlg from iy t haU[,ln Speech Item aston
ishment.
"Yes,” continued Aunt Mary, growing more
composed, “it in from Elliot, atul ho will bo horni<
this very morning. How can we prepare him fm
the change in poor, poor Lillian and wliut oh!
I dare not think ot (he Mfcct upon her. Can it
not bo oh, Maud ! we have heard of sneli things
—ia it not possible that the meeting may bring
back the poos wandering brain t Khali we mil
see her again, as iff idd, well and kisia and
IduahiM fWWttloAlf husbftna and child.' And
Aunt Mary. quite overeome gave way to het
emotion in a burst of natural tears.
I was too bewildered to reply t e ti’il Tnnki
nothing of it. For he it known, Elliot Cray win
dead -had been dead for two years. His re
main* had beeu brought homo, with tho eertiti
cate of his death; liis funeral sermon had been
preached by an eloquent divine, and tears from
sorrowing friends liad bevu sin"tcrisl | i iitifuliy
over txtadear, dead faee while, if fitrilier prom
were necessary, the glistening monunieiit ip
Qreeuwmsl bore even then tile day a; and date 01
his death.
And uow, on this sunny spring raori ing, jus!
as we were growing to think of him rs a h -iglit in
habitaut ot tliat blesaed laud beyond the skies,
comes the earthiest of earthy let ters, the jmpet
vollow, coarse, and soiled, but written iu the free,
bold hand we all so well remembered, tubing to
that he liad escaped dpnth, but h|(t laUen into
the hamhi of tie snetev, Jungtxjshfd m> ntlis m
a dreary hospnal, from thence removed to prison
Thathehail written many times, lint never linv
ing received ott* line in reply, feared his Ictten
had never readied their destination. The i eaiiie
enquerrie* after hia darUuK. .wife Ida p.ee.iou,
Vitjmft, pfld ikiixui il with the gratef and tidlngi
*l#, sild be wit us immrtliaV' l .' ■
sweet girl who hung so lovingly around tin
neck of the brave, handsome soldier husband
How well we could recall the pure faee seatinttij.
the hopeful letters that alums! did 4 regetymi het
—h# J>ngli6 .mihinted stmWi-Wie on the incidents
And later when little t harrie was
laid in her ar ns, Uow delightedly she traced tin
yd‘su‘ifslilaiVv'l' Kk tiki’ futiHtr, anil
tV* himrs that must ulnpMu hfro lu
grout, joy iu Ks/mK.upmi thuii
Hikv
affection. ,
Thou came Frcderickburg 1 Tho morning pa
pers bore upon tlicir louk list of the -
Prominent there wan the name, “Ellioi
Captain 24th N. V. Vols."
LjJiian saw it ttrst. There was one pciromv
Bi'Tsam, dv£ug a\vv in a wail, tiir
auunflail like the hist hopeless cxprosaimi of i,
broken heart. . . , , , ,
AndaoAllM’oved. For nays we wfitcbe l besuh
her bed, but no skill could roust fu r from tin
death-like wtupor into which she had fallen.
We must leave it all to time," the physicim
said, as they gravely shook their heads ami
turned away.
For weeks she lay silent ana still, nor sweet face
growing more shadowy, her large eyes tlxed upoi
vacancy, no won!, no complaint. And so tho long
w e .ched months rolled by*
Klowlv, very slowly she recovered, and at last
wag able to walk about the house and grounds
But her mind was a blank; everything, oeen hot
babe, was/orK\‘tt<m;foi* how she whald sit one |
gaib talutHc golden circlet upon her Anger,
her wedding-ring, but an attempt to remov* I
it met with prompt and decidial objection; in al l j
else she was passive, never speaking, never re j
cogniaing her friends, or noticing her child. Ev- |
erytbing seemed to have ‘d©d from her memon !
since the tlrcaciftil morning when she read tie j
sad tidings ofbor hnaband’s leath.
And now waa coming hvam . I never saw j
staid, quiet Amit-M*ry 41 such a tremor of excite ;
ment. How to reeieve him how to tell him ot j
Ldhaji'fcjJreadfuJ aUtu, wyre questions thM wen j
sud<fSti% Vut to rest by th* qtUi k riflgu g ,“t tin
moment hi ter w were all Crying, kiss
ing-imd ©mbrscmg in unison.
Verilv the grave had given up its dead.
Elliot was but little changcfi. Sickness anil
privAtion had left their mark in h few added lines I
upon his brow, but his soft, magnetic eyes wen
the same, and his voice retained its old richness
and melody. !
A few words sufficed to tell him all. Then j
slowlv we conducted him to Lillian s room, where j
robed in white, she stood leaning idly upou th
window-seat, gazing iu her usual abstracted man- j
nor upon the distant clouds.
Bhe dtd no* turn hor head or notice our ap
proach, and as EUkt*4 eyes rested up the wreck o
loveliness before him* waa terrible to see tie
grieilhat ceumlaed strong frame; but. uias
iering his ©mpaikUi. he tenderly passed his arui
abotit h■ and drew her lie ad upon his bo
aoin thpofch ooressing way, and Evoking her
full in ©yea, said, as ne pressed a kiss on
the poor wsjaljpsi
“Lillian, doling, do you not know me -your
own Elliot?"
lighting up of ttie face, a
nuicrhij|h, aid springinj ■ back, she stood regard
ing hfrn, inth wiid. scared eyes.
**Elliot—my Elliot," she said, catching hei
breath between. words—the ttivt she had ut- '
K>red in two long, cruel years.
Then, as we stood in an agony of anxietv, a look
of iutelligcncc gr*uiaaUy pvwspresidhr features,
and, never taking her eyes from liis face, slu
crop* Hlowij toward him, and nestling close, bu
riei her face in Ids bosom, and burst into a flood
of tears—hleaaodr tears -the Aral sheliad shed.
From that r Cftoovery was secured, i
AH the jvftst came buu*k r to U*-r save the- two years
of mental dealt*, and though there wr% weury
months ere hor cheek regained the roses it had
lost, ami her manner all its old lightness and vi
fueitv, vet it was comfort to note the perfect hap
piness and unfeigned joy ever resting upon hor
pure f*-&. . %v -rt
• im* ( liwifl’, of whose birth the father liad J
never heard, and whom *.h’e mother rtimomlvered !
only a# a “wit bit” baby, came in for her full ■
aharc of petting when the fact of her eaistumU*
was Inode kn*wn, *nd frmi tbenceftirwsji and was lo
the fond psreiifi a perpetual wonder and delight, j
Sugar -It* Heal Value and Virtue*.
To tb iVliglit,s may lie aalely attftumed
i<# rrery cltiltl to wlioae ears tho word*
almll come, anil to tho equal nurpriito i
doubdesß, of many a fond and caution*
parent the eating of augur ifi now oon
| K'iilered, hy higTi medical authority, a* t
only not injurioua, but positively bonofl
ciaf. Ono of tho ahleat and beet known
Ungliali phYfliologistß. Dr. Bridge* Adam*
investigated thi* Ktibject some time ago in
a manner that loft him in no doubt a* to
: the value ot aogar in it* relation to food.
Snowing, by exjierii noe, the diffrri'iii'e in
antntnm* effect produced by tho flesh of
tired cuttle on a march and those slain in
| a condition arising from abundant food
j mid healthy exercise—that, in tho former
case, any amount might lav eaten without
nati*fyiiig hunger, while in the latter a
mmdler amount realized that purpose—
hi* Investigation lml to the discovery that
certain other food, of a different quality,
such it* grape-gagar anil fruit, would
help the tired meat to assimilate, anil thus
remove hunger. Fin asserts,
that pudding* and fruit tarts are not to lw
regarded tut simple flatteries of the appe
tite or palate, but os really digestive
agent*, provded they are not themselves |
made of indigestable materials. The |
fondues* of artisans for confectionary, anil
the inclination of patients just discharged .
from a hospital to ask for sweet* rather 1
than forhnostantiril food, are exafuples of!
a Mtrrecf''instinct; and, in the case of
children, in whom the requirements of
growth ealletl fur a rapid and elllcjeut
,trifio)i(ffaff*m of.Toud itjk* fissile, firing is ’
no iliiuht that nature’s demand for sweets
is very imperious, and parents should, j
therefore, understand that the jam-pot in- j
creases the amount of nutrition extracted
from beef and mutton. This view of the 1
nature and i-fleets of sit gar was entertained !
hy tho late Profossor Ijiebig, who was ue- j
customed to say that, instead of sugar ;
being, us thought by wnpe, the most dan- !
gerous constituent in pastry, it. is in reality ;
the least so; that is, if not added in tool
great a quantity to cakes and tarts, sugar i
i* trnnstormc'l into lactic acid, and assists ,
the stomach in digesting. Both by sugar !
and honey, indeed, Liebig assert*, is the :
quantity of the digestive juiees increased
und tlm digestion proiuotol; it also, while ,
being digested enrie.lios the gastric j nice I
with a sulrstanoo which assisls in dissolv
ing the aliments, for the sugar on com
ing in contact with the saliva, has been
partly transformed into lactic acid, which
aetH upon the alimentary principals in the
samo manner us dot s the hydrochloric
acid of the gastric juice. In regard to the
effect of sugar on the teeth, the correct
ness of the popular Imlief is met and refu
ted by the fact that the teeth of the West
ludinn negroes—a community remarkable
for the amount of sugar consumed among
them—are a bright white. Tho reasoning
of medical science is, that phosphate of
time being the chief constituent of the
bones and teeth, but not before adult age,
an increase of the phosphate of lime is
the essential characteristic of the dovelop
j ment of the bones of children, and as lac
tic acid .dissolves the phosphate of lime of
the food, sugar indirectly supports this
solution, and facilitates the conveyance of
time to the toqth.
Success in Business.
It ia net get) hip. ATI with such peculiar
gift* make bad managers of any businena,
uml are too erratic for ordinary executive
purpose. Aud it is not high intellectual
attainments. Few scholarly men will lay
aside their devotion to letters for thoii
own Make, and follow the plodding course
by which success in business is to he at
tained. And it lies not in the force ol
circumstances. Homo who might other
wise have been successful in a dear course,
have doubtless broken down iu the toco ol
popular obstacles; but tho man who can
ben 1 occasions aud conditions to his will
cau BcUieve his triumph in spite of such
adverse surroundings. It is not luck.
There is less of happy chance .in such
success than is commonly supposed. It if
true that many tempt their fate ttqd escape
ivs by a miracle, but this can from no rule
of life; success in business is obedience It
n law that can bo clearly and distinctly
traced throughout tho whole of olio's ett
recr. This law is based on the princi
pie that rverykhing has its price, and they
only who arc able and willing to pay it
can acquire wliat they covet. Some an
unable through want of nerve, or failing
health, or defective judgment, or other
mental and physical defects front succeed
ing in the struggle. But more who tire
able, fail because they are unwilling to
meet the cost. They sec the end, but
will not by patient self-denial employ
tho moans. Present ease, present grati
fication, some from of indulgence not con
sistent with the end which lms been pro
posed, offers a temptation too strong fot
them to resist To-morrow, they will begin
a sterner course; next week they will turn
over another leaf with different reading on
the obverse side; but to-day, letthe liandt
be folded and the old incumbrance remain.
No man is on tbo road to success who ha
not already part of tho price, and is not
now holding out to fortune in full the
next iu ta'mcnl that is due.
Catching Turtles.
“This is the way catching tnrllo is de
scribed: You spy him afar off floating in
the undulating surface of the water,
j sometimes miles from, the shore. Slouly,
i cautiously your boatman rows the skill h
the turtle; the least clumsy splash of at
oar would disturb bis siesta. At last you
; get behind him and inch by inch you ap
proach him. Then you stoop well over
the bow, and turn your turtle. Ahem.
Turn him 1 It seems easy enough to say,
“turn him,” but how do you do it ! Yon
bend down, leaning far over the bow ot
the boat, make both hands meet under liis j
belly in the water, and you lift Mr. Turth
clean out of the sea and tumble him back- j
wards into your boat. It is surprising how i
light n turtle is iu tho water and what a|
dead weight ho is out of his element. No t
matter if he does struggle a little and dash .
his flippers at you, the only thing really to j
be afraid of is his barnacles which almost
always grow on his sides and cut like
knives into the arms aud wrists when you
hold a two hundred pound turtle in your :
embrace.”
Tun Happiest Period oe Human Lite.
—I am sure there is ouly one answer. It j
is now. If lam doing my duty, to-day
is the best day I ever had, Yesterday
had a happiness.of own, and up to this
nkorniug it wits the best day of all. I
S would not however live it oxer again. 1
string it as anew bead, on the chaplet of
I praise, and turn to the higher thoughts of
! the present time. Of all the many days
|of luy life, give me to-day. This should
be our feeling always, from the cradle to
(he hour wlieu we arc called to Ooiuu up
. higher. Ghidhood is the best for children,
manhood the b. st for men, and old age
for the silver-haired. We will all j in in
a chorus of common thanksgiving to God,
andi when asked, “Which is tho happiest
period V” I will say—childhood, manhood,
‘ old age alike “<J, Y ’
(From the N. V. Mauilsy Mercury.)
A DEAD SECRET.
The Hfl t*ry Which Drovr C'anrl* t'nrnrl)
(• Deafli—ftoqiael of th Nuirhfe iff
• Ihr IhluwHrc—Wrrck of a
luuiiK hut Orrpatr
lug Llfr.
The readers of the Mercarg will no
doubt remember tbo sad story, publisliefl
not iong since, of the finding of the liody
of a beautiful woman in the Delaware
Kiver, near Bordeutown, New Jersey, and
it* identification as that of a Mrs. Carrie
Cornell, who had thrown herself into the
Lehigh ltiver at Easton, Pa., about one
month before. A mystery attended the
life und fate of the unfortunato woman,
und is now hidden with her in tho grave,
not to be revealed perhaps until the judg
ment-day.
the Jtoirxo hint or the poor woman.
Carrie at the ago of sixteen was a bright
eyed, light-haired girl, mature beyond her
years, beautiful and alight, and just bud- 1
ding into womanhood, tho daughter of 1
wealthy parents in Boston, and all seemed
lovely and promising in her future life.
Phare was ft skeleton in the family, how
ever, which was kept in the utmost se*
[ crecy, and there is even no evidence that
|'it ever went beyond the knowledge of tin
two persons concerned. These were the
j father and the daughter. Whatever the
; nature of this mystery mny have been, it
led the father to treat his girl in Uic most
' cruel manner, employing harshness and
I rough mss at all times in hia demeanor
towards her, even on some occasions re
sorting to blows. Still, in spite of all this
provocation she never for one moment ul
| lowed a breath of
THE FATAL SECMIT
;to esonpe her lips. The remainder of the
I family by all the means in their power en
deavored to tiitiko the father cease his beu
, till conduct and tried nil they could to ex
! tract some explanation from time to time
jof the reason of his action. But it was to
i no purpose, and they had no better suc
! cots in appealing to tho daughter herself,
j Even the mother, who was then living,
j knew nothing of themystery of his sudden
| change of conduct towards a formerly be
loved dn-ughter. Many times, indeed; the
i interference of the mother in Carrie’s be
i half brought about very painful scenes be
tween husband and wife.
WUEP HAPPINESS.
Tims time passed on until Carrie
I reached her sixteenth year. About this
j time, in company with a brother of hers,
a young man named Carnell called a few
times at the house. He was smitten with
the charms of the beautiful girl, but for
some time kept his sentiments to himself.
Carnell was a young man in good circum
stances and of good address. Carrie did
not fail to perceive the feeling which in
fluenced him, and when one evening they
were alone ho avowed his love and ottered
hor marriage, and alia accepted liis propo
sition on the spot. Hho did not feel the
slightest sentiment of love for him, but
had convinced herself that uny life was
preferable to the one sliu wus constantly
obliged to undergo, submitting to all
manner of ertn Ity, and with the weight of
a fearful secret upon her conscience. She
therefore told James Carnell that she could
only marry him on one condition, which
was that the fallier should know nothing
of the intended union. There were rea
sons she stated which made this impera
tive. He was too numb in low) to cavil al
this, and it was agreed that the .marriage
should take place without the knowledge
of tho family.
Six weeks after this .Tames Carnell and
Carrie were mar id, friends of both par
ties beingresent. The life of tbo hus
band anu wife was a happy one, mid she
learned to love und respect one to whom
she was at first indifferent. To her it wins
a Paradise after the bitter sufferings of
tho previous years. The couple came to
live in Now l’ork, wli ‘re the husband did a
good business and supported liis wife in
comfort and even luxury. Iji her small
circle of ocquaintant as sho was courted
and admired, both for her beauty and ac
complishments, and i wus only ut long
intervals that she saw her parents. In this
way time passed, hi and year after year flew
by like a dream. Si veil years of married
life passed away like a beautiful day, in
which not even aoh ml has appeared on
t ho horizon to disturb tlm reigniug seren
ity. But Carrie’s life was not to end in
this happy manner. Disaster overtook
Iho house with which t'm husband was
connected, lie suffered largo losses, and
while endeavoring to arrange Ins affairs,
exposure brought on a'hastv consumption,
to which 1m succumbed m less than tv
month.
CAimtP. WAR I. EFT A WIDOW,
and owing to the unsettled state of her
husband's affairs, would have been a poor
one had it not been for the foresight of
tho ono who loved her. Dttiiug Ins day
of prosperity he had insured his life for
310,000 for her benefit, and this sum of
money she received shortly after his
death. Being now alone in the world,
and her heart turned bi ck to the
home ot her childhood, and lorgotting its
miseries, she returned there only to be
welcomed with open arms both by her
nil Iter and mother. No mention of the
dd secret had over escaped In r father dur
ing the years of her marriage, and she
fondly hoped that ho had forgotten or re
pented his conduct. VU went well in her
home until some time after tho death of
her husband, matters began to go wrong
with her family, and in two • r tiiree un
fortunate speculations the f tier lost al
most all he wits worth. In fau , in a few
short weeks
ltF, FEU, FROM AFFI.URNOB TO POVERTY.
I t became necessary to retrench expen
ses in every manner, and the old man fell I
into deep melancholy. Carrie then formed
an hemic resolution, which sho carried
into practice. She offered the entire sum
which she hud inherited to her father, in
the hope that he might regain some of his
lost ambition, together with hie lost for
tune. 110 accepted it with deep gratitude,
and once again made an attempt to ic
make his fortune. Tho attempt wus en
tirely futile, however, and he shortly lost
to the lust cent the mouey that his dangh- I
ter had given him. This seemed to be the
last blow to his fortitude, nnd he began-to
drink. One night he came home iutoxi-1
ented, and she fled the parental roof that
very hour, and, sought the protection of a I
female friend. Bot her cup of bitterness
was full, and gathering together the scat- .
tered remnants of the small sum that was i
left her after her father had dissipated the
rest, she came to this city.
IN NEW YORK.
Carrie Carnell then went to live in, a.
boarding-house in Fifty-third street, where
she had a lady friend residing. It was here
that she made the acquaintance ol a young
man named George Archibald. He was
good-looking, and Inal an insinuating ad
drees und some money. From an acquain
tance tho connection between the two ri
pened into friendship, and he did not take
' long to convinse her that he loved her.
For the first time iu her life she began to
feel that a like sentiment was taking pos
session of her heart and the two frequently
took pleasant moonlight walks together,
and oii.--' or ' w. * I
u hired buggy. It was on one of these
teto-a-tete excursions that he proposed
marriage to her, and it wan not without
great brushing and hesitation that she ac
cepted him, and avowed her love.
Thj* courtship continued for a couple of
months, during which time he gave several
pretexts for not taking her to the altar and
making her his wife. Bhe still placed
implicit faith in hi* word, and never for
one moment supposed that all his protes
tations and promises were false. They
kept, on their clandestine interviews with
out the knowledge of a single person in
the house in which they were boarding.
A ntSTOVERY.
It so happened, however, (and it is sin
gular how these things generally do hap
pen) that a man came to bourd in the
house whore the two were stopping. He
no more than anybody else suspected the
relations which existed between George
Archibald and Mrs. Carnet]. But ho had
known Archibald, anti one evening that a
conversation was Being carried mi in Hie
parlor at which Archibald was not pres
, cut, the stranger mentioned casually that
Archibald was married, ami had a short
! time before sent his wife to England.
| The blow came with terrible force upon
| the heart of poor Carrie Carnell. 'With
, wonderful tact she kept her countenance,
and did not betray iu the least the violent
emotions which wore agitating her. That
night she saw Archibald, but gave a pre
text of indisposition for not entertaining
him, and the next day, when ho had gone
to business, sho hastily packed up her
t hings und left tho house.
mill HEART was COMPLETELY BROKET.
She believed sho had nothing left to live
for, and, like many another silly woman
who believes that tn tho whirl anil excite
ment of a gay life may be , found the
panacea of all woes, she tied to one of
those glided houses of ill-fame where some
semblance of independence and self-res
pect is left to the poor unfortunates who
inhabit them.
Hero for a lime she endeavored to
drown her troubles. Her beauty still re
mained brilliant. It was one evening
while seated in the midst of a company in
the parlor that a number of young men
entered the room, and Carrie was struck
dumb with umazement and shame at re
cognizing one of them as the George
Archibald who was responsible for her
being what she was. Y\ ith imperurbabU
coolness he pretended not to recognize
her, aud even looked upon her with the
eye of a complete stranger. This henrt
loss conduct aroused all the dormant pns
sion of the woman’s nature, anil seizing a
knife which lay on the mantelpiece, she
rushed at him and raised her arm to stab
him. Before she could accomplish her
purpose sho was disarmed, uml Archibald
left the house.
A StTICIDS'a GRAVE.
But this lust blow was too much. Cur
rie remained two seeks raving iu bod with
brain fever, but when hardly convalescent,
and still almost out of her mind, she left
the house. It was then purpoeelos* and
hopeless sho went to Easton, Pa., and
stopped at the American Hotel. Readers
of the Mercury will remember all the de
tails of the last days of her life—how mys
terious her actions, how singular hor
manner. While there she heard of the
death of her father, and resolving to drink
the cup of bitterness, to tho dregs, she
wont to Boston and attended his funeral,
aud then and there bid good-bye to her
friends and relations, and never saw any of
them more. Returning to Easton, she
again went to the hotel, and thut night
made jokingly two or three bequests. The
next morning she was missing, and four
weeks after her decomposed corpse was
found floating in tho Delaware River near
Bordeutown. Titus ends a story which,
though reading like a romance, is never
theless the truthful unvarnished lulu of u
wronged and wrecked life.
A Race For a Bride.
Love laughs at bolts and bars, and yet,
at the same time, there is “many a slip be
tween tho cup and the lip.” The following
true story pungeutly illustrates both of the
above truisms. It happened a few days
ago in an adjoining county. A comely
youth fell madly in love with a rural belle.
She smiled upon his suit and doubtless
sighed upon his waistcoat. They resolved
to become “twain of one flesh,’’ but the
stern father of the would-bo bride was
dead against it, and fiercely fori id the
Imus. But ‘ ‘love laughs at bolts and bars, ”
and the young couple stole away amid Ihe
friendly darkness of a moonless night, fled
to a neighbor’s, and about dawn next
morning succeeded iu procuring tho ser
vices of n parson. All things were made
ready to tie the silken knot, and the hopes
of the lovers beat high with the joys of a
speedy fruition. But right here llto par
son manifested some doubts ns to the pro
priety of the preceding, and insisted on
sending for the cruel parent and getting
lti.iConßCßt before proceeding with the cer
emony.
After much arguing, and liis promising
to intercede with the girl's father, and con
vincing both that success would certainly
crown his appeals in their behalf, they fin
ally consented, anti tho irroscible old gent
was sent for. Here comes in that other
truism: “There is many a slip twixt the
oup and the lip." Iu due season and
within tlio hour for the messenger to return
with-the ortiel parent, a fierce clatter of
hoofs was heard down the lane and a voice
wildly shouting, "i wont consent, and dif I
do; T solemnly forbid them bans.” struck
consternation nnd terror into the hearts ot
tho wouiu-bo bride and groom. The groom
ran to tho door, and, looking down the
lane, saw at its farther end the infuriated
father coming like the wind, under whip
and spur, hut in hand, his white hair wildly
streaming, and shoutingwith every breath,
“I won’t consent,” etc.
With the promptness of a veteran tho
lover seized his intended bride aud moun
ted his steed in hot haste, bore lies, off in
the opposite direction at a furious speed.
Tho father, with the vigor of despair,
plunged his spurs deeper into his foaming
horse, ami gave hot pevsuit, followed by
tho parson and the assembled guests all
mounted, and hiking a lively interests iu
the sequel of the race. Down the road,
over hills, through the mist of the ytvllies,
into forests vocal with tho songs of morn
ing, they held their mad career. But the
stead that bore the lovers gradually slack
ened his pace under the double burden,
and the avenging parent steadily gamed
on therm Finally he overtook the flying
pair, and- reaching forth, snatched his
daughter from her lover’s grasp, wheeled
his panting steed, and bore her rapidly to
wards home.
j The lover, maddened, but not despair
ling, gave chase; aud back over the same
I road, cheered by the shouts of the excited
! party, rushed the father ami daughter aud
I lover. The young man soon devoured the
distance between him anil his intended
j bride, and with a grasp of iron tore her
from the parental arms and essayed to bear
i her off in triumph. But tho old man,
game to the lost, renewed his strength aud
speed, and again seized his daughter, aud
a furious struggle for possession ensued.
But the party of friends and the parson
put an end to the struggle by giving the
girl to her father and advising the young
man to wait fora more propitious occasion.
, Thus ended, hut not finally, we feel assured
one of the most exciting raaea for a bride
known to either truth or fWtiou. —Jutksuu
professional cards.
LF.HADDOCK.
Attorney At Law
QUITMTAIV, GEORGIA.
Will practice in all the Courts of the Southern
Circuit, will also practice iu the scheming coun
ties in the State of Florida.
Office over Finch’h Store. inay9-ly
JAS.IL hunter
\T TORXEY AT 1* AW ,
QUITMAN,
BROOKS COUNTY, GEORGIA .
Will practice in the Cmmtkrt of the Southern
Circuit. Echol and Clinch of the Brunswick, and
Mitchell of the Albany. AiTOffice *t the Court
Houne.l** JuneiHMf
J. S. N. S X O W.
DENTIST,
Quitman, ----- Georgia,
Office Up Stairs, Finch # Corner.
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W. B. BE.WKTT. 5. T. KINOMBKBUY
BENNETT & KINGSBERRY,
Attorneys at Law
QUI TN AX,
Brooks County, - - - Georgia.
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EDWARD R. HARDEN,
Attorney at Law,
<}lIT M V N ,
BROOKS COUNTY, • - GEORGIA.
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Let© an Aeaoeiate Juntiee Supreme Court V.
S. for Utah aud Nebranka Territoi-ie#; now Judge
Comity Court, Brook* Comity, Ga.
may24-12mo
DR. E. A. JELKS,
PRACTISING PHYSICIAN,
Quitman, Ga.
OFFICE— Brick building adjoining the store of
Meetre. Brigg*, Jelka k Cos., tfereven street,
iusy Mitf
MISCKL T.AXKO US A I) VEH TI SEMES TS.
BEDELL vV C 0„
Liquor I> ea 1e rs ;
AND
TOBACCO AGENTS,
140 BROAD STREET,
COLUMBUS, GA.
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CURRIER, SHERWOOD & CO.,
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
BOOTS AND SHOES
This is one of the Oldest and Largest
Boot and Shoe Jobbing House*
IN THE CITY.
All their Supplies tire obltiitsotlfrom
THE VERY BEST MANUFACTORIES,
And Sold to Customers on ths
MOST ACCOMMODATING TERMS.
476 & 478 Broome Street, New York.
jvlo’if' M ' WATK,!fS ’ Tr " vH,n * A*'"*-
GREECE £ NEWSOM,
DEALERS IN
I) II Y Cr 0 0 D S,
GROCERIES,
Liquors, Flour, Bacon, etc.
QU FT3IAN, GA.
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SA VAXNAh ad vertisements.
MARKET SQUARE HOUSE
VALENTINE BASLER,
(Successor to his brother Antony Battler)
TIIE WELL KNOWN
TEN PIN ALLEY,
At the Old Stand, 174 Bryan St.,
OPPOSITE THE MARKET,
Continues to keep on hand the beat ot
Brandies, Whiskies, Wines, Ales,
AND ALL OTHER LIQUORS,
My Foreign Liquors are all of my own Impor
tation.
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M. FITZGERALD,
(ESTABLISHED 1850.)
Haaafactnrer and Wholesale and Be tail
Sealer in
C A N D I E S,
CORDIALS, STRUFS,
Fancy Confectionary, &c.
Iho Bryan St.,
Between Barnard and Jefferson Streets,
Savannah, Ga
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FOR 2ft YKAB THF,
Standard of Excellence
-THRO u a H OUT Tll E WORLD.
Over 900,000 in l se.
j 100,000 MORE THAN ANY OF ANY OTHER KIND
THIS NKNV WIIKBT.RR A WILSON.
Uw.-F.IVKD IN 187d;
I The HlgUe, Award* t tbeVlenun Kipinl
j (ion.
The Gold >ldal of the Marj lnnd
i li** Fair.
I The FOUR HIGHEST PREMIUMS, (including
I two medal*.) ut the GEORGIA STATE I'AIR.
BEST OF ALL:
i The WHEELER A WILSON haa the approval
! of millioiiM of L*die who have lined tliia well
< tried machine. Physician# certifr that it it the
only Lock-stitek fiewlng Marlila*’ ft* for
Family um . Its light and eaay motion doc**
not fatigue invalids. Its rapid execution of work
recommends it to all who new for u living. 1* i*
!• most economical bemuse, the moat du
rable.
Our new and popular No. 6 Machine adapted
u j_A.uij.iet' wvit .x .Uixs general Ma. ..ul
! )un.oses is now used hy the leading tailoring es
j tabfishmentH and abue iactoriea.
Send for onr cireulara. Machines Bold on < as;
t erms, or monthly payments taken. Old machine
put in order or received In exchange.
; WHEELER k WILSON MFG CO.’S OFFICES:
W. B. Czjeyeb, Gen. Agt., Savannah, Ga.
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BKESXAN’B
i
EUROPEAN HOUSE,
Nos. 156, 153, 160 and 162, Bryan St.,
SAVANNAH, GA.
rriHE PROPRIETOR HAVING COMPLETED'
1 the necesaarv additions aud improvement*,
can now offer to tis guests
ALL THE COMFORTS TO RE OB
TAINED A T 0 TITER 110 TELS
AT LESS THAN
HALF TIIE EXPENSE.
A Restaurant on the EUROPEAN PLAN has
been added, where guests can,
All Hours,
Order whatever can be obtained in the market.
Rooms, with Uaorif, $1 50 ihtduy.
Determined to be
OUT DONE BY NONE
all I can ask is a TRIAL confident that complete
satisfaction will be given.
oct4-tf JOHN BRESNAX, Proprieto
J.M. BOROUGHS*. J 3. D. WING.
BOROUGHS & WING,
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
TOBACCO,
CIGARS, SNIFFS, PIPES ami
SMOKER’S ARTICLES,
14 Decatur Street,
ATLANTA, GA.
J. T. JORDAN, Traveling Agtuf.
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SA VANN AH ADVERTISEMENTS.
IV 12 W
SPRING STOCK*
DeWITT, MORGAN l CO.,
ARE OPENING
THEIR SPRING STOCK
WHICH THEY OFFER
FO R CAS II
at
Prices to Suit the Times,
DRESS GOODS,
BILKS,
CALICOES,
CASSIMEREB,
SHAWLS,
PRINTED MUSLINS,
GRENADINES,
TRIMMINGS,
COLLARS,
RUFFLING.
EVERYTHING FOR SALE
THAT IH KEPT IN A
FIRST-CLASS HOUSE.
FOR SALE BY
DeWITT, MORGAN & €O.
130 Congress Nt.
SAVANNAH, ... CF.OKAIA.
DR I) COX, ~
LIVE STOCK, SLAUGHTERED MEATS
r R o I> IJ C E,
COMMISSION MERCHANT
—AMD—
PURCHASING AGENT,
AH I A y\AH, GEO 11GIA.
Stock Lots,
WILLIAM AND WEST BRQAD6TEETR.
Produce I>epot
'■INBASEMENT OF CITY MARKET
CONSICSMESTS Or
BEEF CATTLE,
MILCH COWS,
SHEEP, HOGB,
GAME
DRESSED MEATS, *e., *e.,
—AI3O
POULTRY, EGGS,
VEGETABLES,
FRUITS,
MELONS,
SUGAR,
SYRUP,
HONEY,
HIDES.
TALLOW, 3u.
RESFECTTUIAY SOLICITED,
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MARSHALL HOUSE,
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
A. B. LUCE, Proprietor,
BOARD, IVrDwy.
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