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THE TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER: FRIDAY, MAY 1,1885. gracefully over bis head and alight In the road In fjont jl him. Now. we knew that a high minded mule like Julius would not have acted in this manner without having sufficient cause, and, as we could see noth ing else the matter, we concluded that be must be tired (we knew that we were), so we considerate)/ led him up to a tree and tied him to a limb with our suspenders— preferring to walk to town rather than im pose on a Ured mule, just because he was a brute. And acting on this humane consideration we hired a boy, whom we chanced to meet on our way to town, to ride the redoubtable Julius back home, in preference to ourself, becauee be weighed less than we and would be less liable to tire him. We walked theremainlerot the way and soon found ourself In Mr. Scud- riera store. We speedily raised ourself ,n that good gentleman's estimation by nar rating onr trial trip with Julius Ctosar. and getting him to prescribe something for our bruises, which looked vll'alnously like castor oil. AMONG THE MOUNTAINS! oar way home. We wouldn t have bought It of him anyway bed we not beeo a flrn. believer In the theory that' home talent sKeinlrl ha vtof rc -tiecrl ** Wa Rftt Rflft tVUl* WHY OOD MAKES THE STARS. Will Mold me if the find* It there." And I : “Mybojr, *tla quite too late For going to toe gate with you; Tired Day baa shut hit golden eye And will out l»;t the light come through.” Hi* pretty house U all of light; If D«y it tired and make* a fust. God make?- a hole you call the itara And lets Hit light thine in to na.” Teal Truth* the wlte men never knew; To babea revealed are. Jobnnjr mine; ” lod can pierce the dulleit heart* A Chnrncter Sketch. BY OTIS A. MUBNtY. CHAPTER III. The next morning when I awoke, I found myself In a narrow, dingy little room that appeared to have formerly been used as an enormous duet bin which, on account of age, bad been abandoned, no attempts being made lo remove the dust that had accumulated in it from its former uee. After I bad dre*sed, I bulled myself in taking an inventory of the furniture in the room. I found, besides the bed, a fine- tooth comb minus the teeth, a cracked looking-glass, a tin wasbpan and a cake of ■on e yellow substance that looked like crystallized sand. The cracks in the Rlass distributed the face of the unhappy indi* vidual who looked in it o^er ita surface with alarming irregularity. And, upon lookirg in i% I saw a month about three feet wide surmounted by an Immense pair of eyes and having the nose over ita left corner. It was with some difficulty that I found my chin at all, but I finally discovered it in the upper part of the gists, where. In company with my evebrows, it reposed in solitary grandeur. I was making a dei- perate search for my ear. when the Major came in and interrupted me by asking "how I slept." “Finely/’ said I. “but where am I at? I can remember being at Barnesville last night, but 1 can't locate myaelf this morn- ingl” v * Why, filr,” the Major replied, “you are In my surbnrban residence, about two miles from town, healthy locality, fine breeze, and." #ild he, aa he picked up the yellow substance on the table, and a sud den tho 'ght seemed to inspire him, “plen ty of soap.” “Is that soap?" we innocently asked. “It ought to be soap, and,” said be, as he again examined it carefully, “it is soap.” We thanked him for the information, and were, in fact, teal glad 'hat he had in formed us what it was. for we had had about deter mined that it was a specimen of an nnusally hard kind of rock. “Breakfast is ready.” said the Major, “bat before we go, remember, and ‘keep it dark.’ 'Keep it dark.* ” said be in a hoarse whisper that sounded like the buzzing of a circular saw. We a»ked him what particular incident he wished us to draw the curtain of our memory acres*. “Don't tell the ole woman about that whisky last night; in fact, be sure and— keep it dark.” We assured him that the event shonld be ahrouded in Egyptian darkness, where- npon hecondnctei ns to breakfast. We were carried through the different courses of that meal by an angular female in a re l shawl and a crirn amile, who had the honor of being Mrs. Major Jones. The Major hunted through breakfast and was dismissed from the table by a sign from his wife. And, in a few minuter, we heard him caroling forth such expression* aa “Whoal” “Gee-up 1 ’ “Haw I” at the top of hia voice. We were on the point of breaking onr filth egg Into a tumbler, and had j.iat atarted to pcrforxt that operation, when Mrs Junes sweetly remarked: “You will find the Major in the patch behind the house. Colonel." We took this to be a hint that we bad better not or (mother egg just tbon. Bo we laid it down and meandered forth In quest of the Major. We found him to our aatouiimiuent, plowing diligently, with his coat iff*, and so busy waa be that he did not take any notice of us until he had previously asked us. as a favor, to se« if Mrs. Jones was looking. After we hail viewed all the viaible horizon aud told him that Mr*. Jones was unfortu nately not looking, be stopped and, com ing where we were, said, “Colonel, don’t mention it. hnt the fact Is—tha ole woman la 'on it.’ Yea, air, she smelt It.” Aa this conversation was very mysterlona to us,we a«ke.l him what he meant. “Why, she ■melt the whisky that I drank last night and you needn't mention it, but ahe put me to plowing this morning. Of course," explained ho, ' ahe couldn't compel me to do it, but, you iac, ahe ia in delicate health and thudoctovaiajr it wont do to go against her will. K) 1 always do anything she asks roe to do—merely as a matter of form, you know.” And happening to see 'he delicate face of hie wife reeping through the window at him. the Major—merely as a matter of form. I aup. oia—mads a sad den descent on his plow, exclaiming In a loud voles for the edification of his wife. ‘ Coloned, I am very bury this morning and can't go to town with you. f ‘ find my herse saddled and t front gate, ready to carry you to the city," xsd, S3 w# turned to go, urn murmured in a much lower tone of voice and with a jerk of his head toward hia wife, “Merely as a matter of form, you eee.” We left the Major and went around to (be front gate, prepared to mount one of the oft-mention ed Arabians and soar on the wing* of speed into the city. On arriving upon the scene of action we foiled, instead of the Arabian, along, lean animal of the mule persuasion held by tho smallest imaginable specimen of a negro, clad in a straw hat and a shirt. On onr approach, the specimen brightened up and casually remarked: “Marateraez e* How yer mua'n’t rid him too fas’." “What do you call it anyway," in a manner inurudedtobelfon'cat. “Jewlot B^ee-ber," the srectmen replUd. Prom which we judged that hlsnan e,'ran&la'rd into En glish, would be Juline Cie er. As our kuowle.'gi of Julias had previously beet* confined to bis Commentaries, we advanced in oider to obtain a nearer view of the Yr- dt ublablecouaul. HD riba a’ood out In bold relief like the hoop* on an atb-baml and showed that Joliua had a very imper fect acquaintance with corn. He was a meditative mule and his eye, for be had but on« eye— that D, he bed two, hot one of them needed repairing bt’ore it was fit for uie seemed to be glancing down tbe shadowy vDtas of the peat. It wit truly a eearehirg eye and, aa he cocked It on us, we mvolontarily stepped behind a tree But this waa a time for action and not (or observation, sows placed our fool in the stirrup and aeehted by the spect- should be patronized.” We sat and con versed with Mr. Scuuder until our inner man politely informed us that we should have to ceek con so 1 a*ion at the dinner ta ble of Mrs. Jones. When, having obtained a quart of whisky from him, on e credit, to be used as an appetizer, we started for tbe Major's suburban residence. We reached there on time, bat found onr worthy hostess gone on a visit. Therefore, the Major bad quit plowing and wss so lacing himself for hia momiDg’s exertions with a cob pipe. After we had eaten din ner the Major opened tbe conversation by "sJSU, on must go over and ate Cep- lain Russell this evening In regard lo the little matter 1 brought yon down bere to attend to. Yon aee"—here tbe Major leaned back In hia chair and shook hie Unger at me argumentatively—‘ the Cer tain has a piece of land on the creek juat below my bottoms. Now, leat year 1 went to Macon and bought some goano from a merchant down there, agreeing to pay him thla fall. I pnt it on my land and that very day » big rain came and washed it down on Hassell's place. His crops got all tbe benefit of it. you eee, and I contend that he ought to pay for the fertiliser. Bnt he retuies fo da so, and Bays that I can’t make biro do it by law. 1 triedfoget SnnireRedbone to interview btm on tbe matter, and show him that he waa wrong. But he refused to do ao. o on the ground that he owed Rnaaell for a pig ana he couldn't think of otlending btm. So I hero brought von down lo at tend to it for me, and read tbe Captain tbe law on the anbject, and, if neceeaary, sue him." I waa a little disappointed about the nalnre of tbe caae, aa 1 bad fancied that it was a anlt Involving acres of land, and bad already framed a ttemendons speech to be made to the jnry on the sub ject. However, I sneenmued gracefully to 'he Inevitable, and tgTeed to go over and show the Captain bli mistake. cm rata nr. As it waa oplv a matter of some five mllea to Capt. Russell’s bona., and we didn’t feel like Imposing on Julias Cto.ar to carry ns that little distance, we told tbe Major that we would walk, and asked if be had a guh he could loan ns lo sboct some on the way. Now Colonel, don't mention it,” replied be, in answer to onr query, "nut tha fact is, I hare a gun that I will loan yon. Itiaa historic gun, in fact, It ia the gnn that my father nsea in the Revolutionary war. And sir, to be confidential with yon, be need to tumble tbe Britishers with it in a fearful manner.’ But, Colonel, can I rely on yon lo be carelnl. to be considerate with it end.,In othe-words, to take good cars of it, for It la an heirloom in the fam ily." "Major," we replird, "we will so- cept ibe gnn as a solemn crarge and will guard it with onr life, and we sacredly prom! e yon that we will not strain It by •hooting at ■ n object too fir off. but shell carefully regulate onr distance before fir log." "Ah I my boy, i eee I can rely oo J on, and I now have no btti'anev In earing it to yon.” 8. saylrg, tbe Major went Into tn edjoinlng room end psesent- IV returned wltn tbe Itevo'.ntioncry relir. The nUe,thsivlMdHktMMMt- cd eye, .part irom its warrecoid, waa a long, (Ingle barrelled shot gnn, with no hammer and an extensive assortment < f cotton strides tied around tbe stock to bold It together. "Ab! the many bloody scenes that old gnn has wltnesieil,” said tha Major as be leaned It up egainst the wall and fell back to examine it. "Yon perhaps have noticed Ibe absence of tbe hamnerf" “Well sir, it was broken oil In Ibis man ner. Raring tbe battle of Bunker Hill, my father charged a battery and be and old General Howt, tbe British commander, bad s hand-to-hand fight for ita posses •Ion, The General made a lick at my father with bis sword which wonid un doubtedly have killed him. had ba not raised his gun to knock on the blow. And sir, that old ewordbltthe gnn with snch force that it slid down the barrel, ent the hammer clear otr, and took olTone of the General’s toee, before he could stop the thing. My father picked np tha toe and preserved It as a memen(toe) of the fight ; have the tee lo my possession and will be glad to show It to you some day. And air, would yon believe it”— What tha Major Intended to ley h-re ia not known, fur ha wsi inteirnpted by some one exclaiming, “Why, what sort of a lie la that you are are telling now J" lie turned end saw Mrs. Jones glartni at hia btm m beat door, Ha staves for no more, bnt mattering somethin! eboat business, be bnrritd oat tbe bscL wav and left the field In possession of hia bitter half. oMted the imperial Otar and pre- p.r. d to sally forth. However, we didn’t ■al y f ir a few minutes, although we used every mesrs in onr power to doao; each u heating him nvar use bead with a fence- rail ami g* Uly insinuating onr heels be- tween l,is r.h Bntthe specimen appeared to he perfect 1 / familiar ssttb this Uttla weskr.en of Julius' ami. admonishing me to sit quiet all. he retired down tbe lane, np svbkli h‘- j- -roily relumed with an imrn-.'.e- tl-i |.\ which ba belabored •lick. At tbe dreadfu when, after having taken a dead' . ,| m on them and the tree in generi j we or . deredonr advance guard to " tooch'er oil." Ofoouise, we had expected some thing to happen when she we * touched off, but we were not altogether pie p„ r ed foJ tha extraordinary dev»Vpment that fol lowed the order in this ln .On re ceiving the order, the specimen bad touched it olT w ,th each force and ve hemence that be knocked the muzzle of the gun on aI'.vrl with onr feet, and came very near ro jbing us of tbe useful urns- men tot to>. At the report the gun, ell the robl-j, fl eWi w <th the execution ol one bird, Vbicb, by cauint reconnot’ering, we dur-mred to be too drank lo fly. Imme diately, on this discovery, we dispatch'd tbe specimen, in company with a big nick, to keep him from jumping out o( the tree and hopping off, and then proceeded to fire volleys of musketry at him from vari ous points. Of conns, there was no possi ble chance ol escape for him, aa be was too drunk to fiy. and ell communication by land was cat ofiT by tbe epecimen, so we, in time, managed to shoot him. But we will do him justice to say that be met hia drath like a man, (or a robin, we should say,) and d d not surrender until the speci men bad pounded bis bead with a rock. On examination we foond that oar am munition was expended, ao we abandoned tha hunt and ordered the specimen to "strike" for Captain Russel's. Afier a two- mile walk, we "struck" tbe Captain's house and proceeded to enter his yard, when we were halted by tbe sudden appearance ol the muzzle of a tun through a window, and the command to "stand by.” Now, we have made somewhat of a reputation for quick obedience, and, In accordance with onr previous character, we "stood by.” And I hope tbe Captain, if ba is liv ing, will do ue the justice to say that never did a man stand closer by, or, rather, be hind, a tree than we. “Who a rye?' waa yelled ont from the honse. As we didn’t cae about divulging onr names before we found ont wbai waa the matter, we replied: “Captain, (lor we supposed it was him), yon are mistaken, air, tbia ia not me; it is an entirely diflerent person; and I am prepared lo swear I', If necessary." This logic appeared to satisfy him, for, on peeping eround tbe tree, we dlscorered that the gun had been removed, and we were soon joined by an old, grey-bearded man. who came towards ns exclaiming: “Stranger, I ax yer panting, bnt J 'mwd es how rnebbe yer wos thet dad dratted lawyer, as Mose Scodder told me wua down hear ter sue me far Major Jones; ere wbicn I hes sworn ter kill on eight." That was enough for ns. We immedi ately grabbed tbe Captain by tho hand, and aa we wrung it warmly, we solemnly assured efm that he was never worre mis taken. That we were the advenceSk-ent of a clrena that had four elephants and sixteen tigera, and waa nowen rent* for Barneaville. That, having posted the town, we had started ont to take a little hunt, bnt had got lost ana had stopped at hia honse to ask the right road back to town As we saw that be did not teem Inclln- d to believe onr statement, we pnlied ont onr qnart flask and offered him some of i's contents as a “clincher.” It “clincbsd" it right away. The muscles ol his face relaxed as the bottle came in sight and as lie put it between hia lips and biz eyie twinkled to ihe musical “glng” "glng” of tbs whiskey as it punred down his throat via his Adam's apple, we knew that he would believe anything we told bint Irom that time on. “No* Captain,” said we, when be had •ncceeded in stowing away stout half of our whiskey, “please show tne tha direct road to town, and I will relieve you of my company, although I aaanre yon that ft pains me to leave yon.” “No, no,"continued I, as he made a faint abortive attempt to hand me the flask, while he looked wistfully at ita contents. "No. no; keep it Captain as a token o( my •iDCere regard.” Tha Captain showed me the road, and attar digging the specimen ont of an old hollow log where be had retreated on tha first appearance ol the gnn, we proceeded to take our departure. White going along we held a council of war with ourselves •> to which was tbe mod agreeable—to stay here andbeahot by tbe Captain, be thump ed to death by Julma Cm jar, and polaoned by Mote, or return to Atlanta and risk Iba chances of having to marry tha widow Brady. We pondered on it for some little time, and finally cectded to go bark to Atlanta aa Ihe lesser evil. So we dispatch- ed the specimen with a note to Major Jones, which ran as follows: Dear Major—l have been to see Captain Russell, and have decided not toaue him. for reasons that I decline to explain. I have also decided that my health has been sufficiently improved by your monntaio bressea to admit of my ratnrnlng to Atlanta, which I shall ao immediately lint, as I know that jou are busy, I will net tremble yon to carry me back with your Arabians, but will walk It. I return tbe specimen, together with the revolutionary relic (T), and es a friend, would a gge t that you maintain a stricter regard (or the truth, and go to church more. Your friend, Cash Cassoll. P. 8.—Please lend my trunk and fee to me hy the first passing. The above not* wilt sufficiently explain Itself, to I need not dwell on tnv journey. Suffice it to eey, thet I returned to Atlanta and succeeded in making aatiaiactury ar rangements with toy creditors aud the widow Brady to admit of my continuing to reside among them. Bat I still have vivid rtoollections of my trip “Among tbe Mountains” In 18-. I nssz no.) "Wbat kind of a tala was the Major t-II- ing yoo, Mr. Carroll," Inquired Mrs. Jonea of me after her bnzbtnd’a retreating form was lost to view. Thus ap pealed to, we explained that be wae only showing ns the gnn that bis father had used In the Revolutionary war, and was just in the act ol narrating bow Gaoeral Howe bad enttfl the hammer with hta sword, when he was Interrupted Ol coarse, we refrained from mentioning to a lady of Mrs. Jonas's refinement and delicacy anything about tbe General's toe. "Mr. Carroll,” replied that worthy lady, "yon have not bevn here long, ao I will explain to jroathat tha Major is tha biggest liar l tvtr saw. Nothing that batajsla to be believed. Why. that gnn no more lerred in the Revolutionary war than von nr I did. Tha Major only swapped for It leal week. He gave onr old brindled dog en< a ruck of potatoes to Pete Hamtord for It." He were completely dumfounded by thiaexpoee; so much ao that we coaid not say anyth!' g In onr defense. For, some bow, we Mt real mean in bavin* been caught swallowing such a war atoiy. How ever, onr cariosity to know how the thing worked wlthoat a hammer soon got the better of ns, and we mildy asked Mrs. Jonee to satisfy na on that point. “Pets •aid ha always banted tba cap withstark- bammer that ha carried In bla pocket for that purpose,” ahe replied In answer In onr .mery. "Well, Mrr. Jonae.” said I. BEINC "SCJPPERED." THE WONDER OF WONDERS, AStinnae Cnse at Empoita, Kanins, the Assertions are True, An Emporia, Kansas, special says This community ia much I' ternted In tbe Harry Ltebfrieo csss. A mat a lrgadbv his physician, family, attendants and duzens oi mends who have call) d on him, to be deef, blind and dumb, as tbe reeult of a recent etroke of peralya >, recognises every arqnalottnce aud reads coarse print •here nice size by the toneb of hia right hand linger tips alone. U deprived of ills other senses, as alleged, he exhibits the most wonderful exaltation of tactile stnie on record. If not deal or blind the deception fa wonderfully skillful and is sustained lor no apparent abject. His phjsicain and manp other respectable p-op!e unite in stating that they have tesud Llebfrled and found him In tbe marvelous condition stated. He recognised yonreorraapondent hy feeling ol hta band, lace and head, and has made no mistake roe dozen cases of even slight acquaintance, bnt hta marked sensibility and aversion to notoriaty Is giren at bla reason for refusing other a with some ammunition and a hammer I will carry it out this evening and 'exercise’ it a little.” "Certainly,” re plied ehe, and the battened to sui j>ly na with ell the needed sccrotreaaents (<>r the bo swung bimstll on tba other pursuit ol the (satire squirrel and tbe gay stirrup to krep the saddle from taming, end careleet jaybird. Thus equipped, and ‘ ‘ ■' “ hiving borrowad the specimen Irom Mrs. Jonee to aid na in manlpniatng Ibe relic, we sallied forth with death in onr eye tnd powder end shot In onr gnn to battle with tbe laatbered inhabitants ol tbe wood*. We directed the specimen to leak! ns to Captain RaiaaU'i house tnd lo duly notify os on the approach of any game near oar path. On receiving hia commands ba de ployed about a hundred yards in front ol oaaaalight skirmisher, with orders to whlatla end fall beck on the arproarh of “ We had cat trudged a'oog SOUIHllV 'A - sound. Ji i ir two thul l er - J to dislocate onr false truth a" 1 W Id, undoubtedly, here made his fortune it he hal devoted himself to the dairy lu-ir.e-s. for the motion he Impart ed would have uonipletefy distanced any muter u.ai,i.ig '...ii'rivanot that baa ever b-e.i invented. He kept up rblt pare for a v „"t a mi> and we were deliberating wbtah tf tbIBfin of betas killed we ..I - faliirg cti or retuainlcg and thomro-d to dea'.b—when Julio, ru*e.'i; y dTided the in:,-let fur o, hy sud denly slopping, which caused na to fiy MM CUTUI/I II* a-Sea weSHigm very far before onr advanced guard gave a shrill whistle and Ml beck oo tha main body, exclaiming: “Hart' Kernel, fo’ da Lewd, dare la (boat er bnabei er robins In dat ole Chaney tree down yandtr.” W* heard Ibe news with pleasure and imme diately armed Ibe epecimen with Ibe ham mer and Instructed him to hit tha cap with it when we fold him to do ao. After having thoa made all preparations for battle, wa bon down upon the enemy. By the nae of aoma little strategy, bat principally by the meofour i.a-uftandkrnea, we managed to get in (boat twenty ittps of the rulinr, palm of bla right band and replies by writing on a slate aa readily as if In per fect health, dots bn "t'l;” croates bit “t’a" and seams to read wbat he writes by touching tha words. After reading print, inch as newspaper di-pley lir.es. or recog nizing portraits of poblui man, ha wrltsa Ire words, sentence or name on bla slate. Farther tests era b-iog prepared, as tha chances are he will not recover, and tha caae U of great scientific lntrnst. A Larce Lard Sale, Ez-Senator Tabor, Colonel Craig end Georg* W. Thompson, part owners of tbe bt. Vrain grant of land in southern Colo rado, hava just completed a sale of their land to Cleveland, Ohio, capitalism. Tba grant ia ona of lha largest In the United States, end covert nearly 4 000,000 acres. Tabor owned 000 000 acres. Thompson the aame number and Craig SOD,0.0 acres. Tbe names of tha capitalists acd the prices paid •re withheld from ibvpublio. It i, under stood that tha syndicat* will enter exten sively tarn thaceUleraisiOH bntlnass. Tbe grant ia noted in the history of land trans actions w Colorado, and the sale of socb a large interest In It will be of great benefit to the State. The grant cover* that part r-f tha State lying east of the Bengrede Christo mountains and sooth of Pasbto. The grant ie chiefly salted for grasing, bnt then ia considerable agricallmalland in it. Buckt«n*a Arnica Salve, the best salve la tba world for cats, hrnlsna, toes, alct-rs- salt rheum, fiver sons, toller sbsppad head*. ckfibUl is, corns, and all skla eruption a and poaiUvoly ernes »Uae.or no pay required. It ta guar so tied lo firs penset aallifsrUoa. or coney refunded. Price » e«nu per Pox. Vor sale ty Umar, Raskin | * Umu. I Rough Experience of British Soldiers In Crimp at Suelrtm. Loniuu Telegraph. Suakiv, March 13.—"Hcnppered" Is a word which I had never met with till I came to bankim. and its horrible signifi cance la a new experience to British troops. To be "acoppered" means here being backed to pieces In yonr tent while •sleep. How the Hadendowas do It no bod r bnt they themselves can tell, bnt night after nlgnt they come into tbe mid dle of onr camp, stab and hack a lew aol- diera and go out again tea tbits]. Some times they creep lu five abreast past our sentries; sometimes they com* right up to our tents, half a mlie witbis the line of re dcoats and picket-, and bring camels and horses with them. Bnt, whatever the audacity of their entrance, tbe iippnnlty of their departure is tbe asm*. Our guards tarn oat, hagler sound the alarm, signals flash, trilies are let oil, a gunboat ;flres overhead into black epace-bot next morning there are onr own mntllated and dead tn evidence of the assassins' pres- •uca. .The Uadendowts have left none behind them, or bad none to leave. It is horrible iu the highest degree, this mo notony oi midnight murder, ana depress ing beyond language to find onr head quarters stall' apparently to unteachabl* by experience The front of onr cstnp Ir considerably over three miles In streeb, while the rela tive positions of the tents have been ar ranged, apparently, solely for the conveni ence of Osman Digma'a hyenas. The stand ing order for tbe Immediate entrenchment ol ell lines was not enforced, and the time and n inner for defeodlng tbelr r-gimenta were left lo the dis-retluu of their respective colonels. Ibe result bar ing proved so inadequate that il it were not for the hideous consequences it would be absurb O irslaeping soldiers lie virtually at the mercy of tbe enemy, and in tbe Hadendowas' Inexplicable forbearance the country has much to be very grateful (or. They have retrained from slaughter with a self-denial that in snch foes is positively ner.de. Tbs Ooldstreams slept two nights with nothing between them and the stealthy, murderous spears of tha Soudanese; till the day before yesterday the headquarters staff went to bed with ont even an earthwork to protect them from snake-like attack of the enemy. Yet tbe Hadendowas werejeonrent with an odd soldier t.r two here or there. With the lives ol tbe geoerals acd their stills io their bands they sneaked instead into tbe tents of tbelr privates To tbe Providence that protects the helpless, Genl ’• Greaves. McNeill and the rest owe their Uvea—to nothing else, Onr sentries cannot see these savages. Once past onr pickets the redoubts cannot fire on them. Oo tbe sand their feet fall without a sound. The nights are of extraordinary darkness, moreover, they are experts in all the treacheries of warfare. Silent aa shadows, they are terribly swift in massacre, and the ground they travel over la murderous beyond descripti io. Ravines so deep that borsemen can pass no seen along them am buscade onr whole front, while streaks and patches of thick btnsh superfluously otter contliinout lints of covert in every direc tion to a f .e that Deeds no sack helps to concealment Crawling along os ail-Iunra, they t averse tba space between them and their victims with all the patient caution oi wild beasts stalking prey. They reach Iba doomed tent. For the sake ol tbe tea brctxe tha doorway Is open, ard, the next inataDt the murderer is •tending by the sleeping soldier’s aide. He feels a hand passing over his body and •tarts. A cry is rising to hts l'ps. Il is strangled lo his throat hy a groan of palo, aud befote the gallant (allow can even warn hia comrades the fierce spear Is driven home through hit body, the heavv two- handled sword bss fallen across him. But thetentlsalirrued There is no time to lose! Slashing this way and that, the murderers stab and hack with the fury of fienda, and then aa the camp starts lo ita feet in clamour they are off. Not a •uund betrays their passing. There Is no trace of blood to tell of retribution. They are gone—back into the villainous gobies, back into the scattered brush; end next we can im>giue them sitting o refresh themselves outside onr line ofredonbta- to listen gleefully to tha storm they have ralsid—tho bugles ti lling the old tale of murder completed and the mnrderera gone, the aimless volleys of rlflsa, the dtu of voices, tha impotent utterances of oor iudlgnaut guns roaring for an impossible vengeance. They hear the tempest of tbe camp’s alarm swell np and dwindle sway, and then qulatty gat no and pass on to where their friende ere walling to congrat ulate and to rejoice—to rob itxrtlr spear brads against mend tips of tbe assassins’ west ons. to smear tbelr swords with the blood still wet on tbelr blades. And io oor camp? Tbe hoapital stretchers there are carrying away tba mangled, mutilated bodies of onr men, their comrades stand ing to their arma savage with nasleas rags, aa they look at Iba lautern-lltgrouDof sur geons and wounded. It ia a borrlbts epi sode. yet of nightly occurrence. “Murder!” "MurderI” I heard tha word ring out list night from lha Ord nance camp, and then carna a cry—lha cry of a man suddenly overtaken by tbe agony of death. A shot, and than another, and another. Then a confusion ol mullU'i sounds. Then silence. I was ouly 4 0 yards away, Tbe bigot bad been ao atm that the water hipping on the quay waa plainly audible where I lay. Frrsaatly came this brief nproar of alarm, subsiding aa loddsnly aa U bad arisen. Slgna'e were fiatblug overhead. A party of Hande.idowaa had either crept alraiabt across the camp, or, patting along tba rear, had traversed its complete length, cross ing twice, on their way, the electric tight thrown ny tha Dolphin; had reached, without being observed, Ihe farthest ba-ch of tanta from their starting point tbe nearest is tbs tifw. Bvhiuu them, only a bnodnd yards cfl, waa Quarantine Island, wlibftacarup;nearer atm lay our shipping, with the gunooate dose in shore, com manding one line of their retreat, the whol- ot the British troopi intercepting the other. Behind them was Ihe ■es; on their left tbe town ytt, such la tbe confidence inspired by m'ghty sne ers and impunity, that tbe arse anna did not beai’ala to creep even into inch a desperate position as this. And their work was desperataand terrible complete, til the whole ol tbe occopants of the tanta—twaoty-foar In all —only two escaped their lpears and aworda, while the murderers retreated ap parently unharmed. Aa they want back rifles were wildly emptied after them, aud tba Csrysfort fired volleys into tbe dark. Bot than waa no trace of bl<-od. Iuside the tents the eight wav dreadful—blood everywhere, and mao lying about in ell directions wounded and groaning. Now, abould inch a tragedy as this have been possible? Tbe aothorlUee, when I venture to aey it ebnuld not bepoesibte, hive bat one reply—that absolute security from eueb accomplish'd awaeeins cannot PEOPLE AND COSSiP. } —Minnie Hauck is popular at Berlin, Tho Emperor was of her audience Sunday —A statue ol Garfield has been cast at Nuremberg. It will be erected at San Francisco. —Herr Schott hasjabandoned the idea of giviog another season ol German opera fn New York. —Patti has appeared forty times dnrlng the present season, receiving !1000 for each appearance. —Edwin Booth and Madame Ristori will act together in "Macbeth'' at tbe New York Academy of Murlo on May 7. ,—President Cleveland expects to visit the battlefield of Gettysburg with the First Army Corpi ou the 4 th and 5th ol May. —The Homo Journal says that Ellen Terry’s visit to this country lias bad con- aiderzble effect upon the styles in Ameri* can dreas. -Im tbe PAEqcET—“Oh, dear me. did yon hear her swear?" "Who?'* Why Lotta I Isn't it dreadful, and so yonng, too." —A small speckled trout having been fonnd in tbe milk of a Philadelphia milk man, be has raised the price of milk to 40 cents a pound. —An act passed by the present Leg islature of Minnesota enables women in that State to vote for county superinten dents of schools. —Little Ethel Edwards, known to tbe public as “Orinda, the Baby Venus,” died in Chicago on Monday, after an ill ness of three weeks. —Signor Cardinal!, the -handsome tenor of tbe Map'eson Opera Company, is to marry a daughter ct Jndge Sanderson, of California, in Jane. —Secretary Stanton, of the Metro politan Opera Honse, New York, h*a en caged the celebrated singer, Herr Vogel, for the coming opera teaaon. —James Whitcomb Riley’s agent in dignantly denies that tne poet la soon to be married. Bnt possibly there somethings that Mr. Riley doesn’t tell his agent. —John Kelly signalized his return to New York by an interview with Hubert O Thompson, at which a division of Ihe patronage is said to have been arranged. :—Dom Pedro, tho Emperor of Brazil, has reigned for flity-three vears—longer than any other living sovereign. He was bnt C yean old when called to tbe throne. —Miss Kate Hastings, a daughter of the late Hugh J. Hastings, waa lccently married ts Richard Woodard, of London, at Sr. Leo’s Catholic Church, in New York —A Gypsy marriage consists of the bride and groom stepping over a broom stick, In Christian marriages the broom stick usually comes into play alter mar riage. —Miss Elizabeth Strong, a native of Connecticut, is achieving fame in Europe as a painter ot animals. Her work Is le- caiving very favorable criticism from tbe Paris press. rare WAHNtit s —— TippecanoIS CAPITAL PRIZE. $71.000.-^ Tickets onlvi,. , hnr> . ms [COFV*MHTI0.1 BITTER S. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. H. H. WABNEB & C0-, Bochester, N.Y. FOR GENERAL DEBILITY. WITHOUT AN EQUAL. Sfcl.OO A. BOTTLE, H. H. WARNER& CMtoc'hester.N.Y. I !Mas R. c. BATIELLbT Waterloo,N. y„ sof. •red for many year* from a atvere stomach dlaorder, depression of aplrlta, prostration and ajeepleaaaeaa. but wra restored to health by Warner’s Tippecanoe, The Beat. FOR MAL-ASSIMfLATIOX OF FOOD. Sl.oo A UOTTLE. H. H. WARNER & CO.,Rochester.N.Y, Kzv. J. I’lKE POWKKS, Owenton, Ky„ cored his son of dyspepsia and mal-aisiinll.. Uon of fond, headseb. and dizziness, with be eipeettd. We have had daily warning of the desperate courage andcraU of tbe^ spearmen, and yat we nave nightly shown that we will not learn by rxperiaoee. If no other means can ba dtvited, the simple process of making bait a regiment stand to ita arms, rifles unloaded, Inside tha tent, to guard tha other half for tha all dangerous boars ot night (taking threehonraalternately)would make mat- sacra impossible and retribution certain? Oris not tba example of Iba Indian con tingent worth imitation? They refused to II* In their tanta and be stabbed and back ed about, so they have traced a ditch along tbelr boot, and wbea tn* Hadendowas cam* np last night to aeaasalnate tbe o they found the whole line raanneJ, ao-i got well peppered (or their pains, leaving, at any rate, ao* carp** in acknowledgment of tbereceptioa they got “Being scup pered" ia sorely a very disgraceful experi ence for aBrit ab army. Id Afghanistan the Ghaite aooo foond that "ronulrg amuck” did nag pay. In Znlnland it* faster waa a complete and effective de fense. Bat here, with ao enemy compared to whom Afghens and Zolas art civilised soldiers, and In a country teat is aa mar- demos as taaKbvber and i> finitely more itangerooa than the donga river plains of Zululand, we hava oor soldiers “■ cupper- ed” nlgnt alter nighL The feeing Bank eery birier on tbe point, and naiurally ro. Il is no question of tw-ng "rushed,” but of being “aueeted." Tola la quite an axcep tional form of danger, ana sboaid bars been met a week ago by exceptional pro- wwcnh I* executed by their delicately sharpened finger nails. —HcrrKoster, who has been edit ing the correspondence of tbe late Rich ard Wrgear, announces that It will appear in May. It comprises fifty-three years, from 1830 to 1883. —When Grant was general ho was aked what office be would accept at the cloae ot the w*r, and replied that he would like to be elected Supervisor ol Galena, so as to improve its streets. —Sunset Cox will notlcavc thia coun try until bis new book. "Three Decades of Federal Legislation," has been completed. The work Is to be hia best, and will be finely illustrated with portraits of tbe men who have been prominent In pabllo life during the period embraced by the author. Paul Boy ton, the robber caae voyager and swimmer, whose aquatic contest, with the late Captin Webb at Nantasket Beach will be rememb'red by Bostonians, has given op cold water diversions, and has opened a restaurant and saloon on West twenty-ninth street, New York. It ia called "The Ship." 'Thoandden death of Mr. Charles Kally, in England, leaves Miss Ellen Terry a widow. H>. real name waa Wardwalf. tbe eon ot a North of England clergyman, who took to tbe stage and made a success- fnl profcslunal tour In England with bla wife four or five years ago They bare nut been playing together tor leveral jean. —A new song, thelaatone written by thb late Frans Abr. tba well-known Ger man rang writer, hia been sent to press by a St. Lotus German hon.e—the samahotue which first rnblisbad “When the Swsllows Homeward Ely" in thisennn'ry. Its title. •Farms Ifieht! ("Why Not?") is lull oi niggerilveness, and tba aweet verses Inter- E relii.g the musical numbers hava been eautliotly translated Into English by Mrs. Cbarlrs D.lmer, of 8t. Lone, wbo is an .ccornp label linguist aa well ae a fine mu sician. It may not be generally known that Abt visited this country in 1872, and conducted the 8L Louis Siangarftat with great snoctss. —Tho South has fully ita share of late of women who support themselves hy msgaziue and etory writing, Mrs. Charles Tienen, author of the popular "Homo- sail.” in tha Brand U .bin series, hss fin- iehrd tnolher vo’ume called "Propipqqi- ty." She is a native of Richmond, Va, has lived in Bellimere since the war, and bn written stories for Harper's and the Ceotnrr. Another Bajtimora writer is Mln K M. Roland, who haa worked Cor nearle all tha Southern nssgszism ssd Harper’s. Mrs. Angela Orippen Davis, of Louisville, furmerly ol Macon, has beeo writing Sonthern character sketches fr r ten J.nrt, and her work ia much admired in tha South. She need to leetnre, and now •be has a realistic novel ready. CURIOUS STATISTICS. Th. Sexes In th. United Statea-Women's Occupations. From the 8L Louts Globe Democrat Almost all the Sootharn States bare a nearly equal number of each aex. In Massachusetts tha tamales between 20 and 50 yean ol age txceel the males ot the same age by about 41,000. In seventy-ehthl elite* the excess of female* la 148,000. That illiteracy preraila mere among women ia due probeUy to the foreign population. Women contlibnte lees to pauperism, tha proportion being 31,000 to 30.00). Tbe ratio of pri on inmate* stands 5.088 women to 54190 malts. Women an In exeats tsaoot the Inline; men In exree* among tha idi otic, blind and deaf mate*. The proportion of women wbo engage in occupations oot- airl* ol tbe household ia amaliar in the Unlted States than in foreign countries, bnt In no country la the proportionate number engaged in superior Industrial oc cupations equal to that tn tbia country. Of tha *,«{?,< If a Ue liable Knuftljr lor Lim Complaint* «nd UUcmmxI I by atlermnxedl or torpid oooJitlon of th* I.ivfr. a* Dt*> PTP*i*e Cowtlpatlcw, BilfcMmMM. Jaaadfco, Hmdacba, Mariana.llhrninatifnt. etc. It rr*ntat*g ih*> bowel*. pcrV. fiaajlM MnrWL ftraaftMns tin witf. aa*t*ta mmma an invaluable pamilv medicine. Thoiite.iMil*4’if tf stimniii.ilH oroveq its mont. All UftCOOlST WILL TtLL T SftErUTATXOX. . THE BEST SCHOOL IN THE STATE The cheapert Reboot In »he Put*. Tult s only TWELVE DOLLARS per year at GORDON INSTITUTE. Barncsvlllo payithe balance. Oyer 200 pu- >11 a in attendance. Room for luO more, xtou* rat tbe beat tcachcra employed. Tbo leading educators Indorao the acbool la tbo highcat tcima. Bend for catalogue. • CHA*. E. LAMBDIN, Prcaldent, noxllann&wly Rarnearllle. Ga. HOLMES' SURE CURE flute. Bleeding C.nme, Ulcers. Bore Month, erg ThroeL cleanses tba Teeth and PorlSea ae Breath; used and recommended by lead- tog dentists. Prepared by Dri. J. P. & \y. R. Kstmti, Dentists, Muon, G«. lor isle by all lrnrxtsli.nl denuxu. PINKEYE! raa State Loteiy Compaiy aaZUSiSMgy "Wkei atronal Drawings otitie LtmuiL* *“ J « - . *17 Company, and lnneraon BUt « Uu troltbe drawing* themaelTea^n?! 6 ®°* aame are conducted wiSThSSt^ In good faith toward all thorize the company tnns^. n< * »s. simUeioi our filgnaturei adyertlaemonta.” * UElur e» attached, ia £ Oommlaa'onero poM-k-with a capital or «l onn'f5^ t . abl0 L P Q? ’ ™, una olover r Wso’w.i made a ptrt ol T0!e lu «n» 3S?swB^gwi , S8ir by the people of aayatataT 1 and t ' ndor '°d Its c'rnnrt" ^“'7 nr "'“tiMnex. taict plan* monthly* e Drawing* -180th Monthly drawl “ AY '>»! loo.ooo'ri’o'kere . 1 GAPITAl" PRIZk” p,OD r> f rlno' 1 do do ■ aoh. rs.noo ■•‘■.000 Uono ' 1C ooo • ic.ooo 10,000 20000 80.000 2\0rjQ 25 .QUO 6.750 MOO P.AQ 1,567 Prizes, amounting Vo Appilcatlo-.i for rates to club* .houldfTm^ Jeans! 0 lh ° ° fflCe of 1110 com ‘‘ a »y * n New o? 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Ga.. make tha following eUtemenr ol ihe treatment of a valnab a hon a wttb Bw.ft a Specific: In tha 1.11 of lass I had evaluable colt taken with a • ever* caw of ptokoye, which resulted In the moat frarfal eaa* of blood pokonlDg I have eeer Man. After eight or nine months ot doctoring with every renmiy that I could bere of. 1 despaired n( a cure At thla time the hone was unable to more, because of swollen limbs. Uls.labl hind In was as Urge as a man’s body, and bad on Tt over forty running •ores. He hat alto a number ot large rorea <» hia body and ether Umba He waa a moat Pitiable looking object, and I waa addict io end bis suffering, with tbe .boPgtin. Ho waa a valuable animal and I did not want to lose him. A ter racking my bratn In search for another remedy more efficacious, I thought of Swift Specific. I knew It was level".Vie to the human Pally as a blood purifier and why aboqld II notbefoMhe animal av well? I did not hesitate, but sanl laat July to Atlanta tor a lapr.y. s mean lot treatment with « ounces of B. B, S'.? 011 . 1 °ooc*t of water three times a day. This I rontllined (or a week. Then I tu- creeMd.the doao to • ounces ol each, and con tinued fur a week. Then l Increased to 8 ounces and run it a week, when f .’!•?* h«k toSooeeee aee'n. The mult waa that at Uw end ol the lint week the horse had a (air appetite which ho had not had atee* his sickness. At the and of the second week even (mter Improvement was apparent, for •mmy of the aoree were heeling nicely,and the hone manlfeaud a desire to movcaUiu. At the end of Me third week he began to show a fiStota fiteh. and had tall appetite. Tbe talllaSmt UbotlWaof»wtSPI*g£«:ia , c - U , , nd when I quit Its na* the horse only had four •“Ml sores left on him, and they healed op In euguii last every symptom ol thodls- eeaa pawed away, end up to date no s’gns of the reteni ol thetrcmsle kave made their ap pearance, and the hone his done smite* work on ay farm. I regard (too* ol tba moat remarkable cures I have ever known. Thus thla great medicine has proven a boon to ita animal aa w lias to tha human rec*. Jas. L. tt-smso. Augusta, Ga, Jannary S, MS, i.fieofiforbookoa Biota and Skin Dlieaies. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. Drawer t, Atlanta. Health is Wealth! *D*. E C. Wxrr'a Niava apd Braih TB*At> Mekt, a guaranteed apetifle for Hjritorla. Dl*- rlncM. Courulmoni, Pita, Kervoua Neuralgia, Headache, Nertoui VroNtiailon ranaed by th! u§e of alcohol or tobacco, Wakofulneu, Met* tal Dcpreanlnn, Hoftt-ulna of the brain retail ing Id lnaaulty aud leading to mlMcry, decay aud death, pramaturo Old Age, Barrenneaa Low Of power iuellhcr»cx,Involunt*ry LotMt and Hperroatorrluea caun* d by ovcr-oxcrilon of tho brain, aclf abuae and over-IndulKunrc Kach box coutalD* ouo month'* treatment 11.(W a box, or mx boxes for 45.1*1, *cnt by nsal prepaid ou receipt of price. WK QUARANTII NIX NOX1N To euro any can*. With (aoh order received by u* for alx bon?*, accompanied with-5.00, We will ■••Mil thepurchaier o::r written gr.*r- auteo to rotund tho money if tho treatn tut doe* not effect a euro, (viuranteea l!*o*d only by JOHN G. wkst A CO., hf/J Woat Madlzou Btrcot, (’hlcafo, fU. aug28dAwlr THE FAIR, 60 MULBERRY STREET. Tho finest line of Notion*, Norehlee and useful articles in the city, all of which Are offered at price* which cannot be da* plicated In Ihe South. Call and aee foryouraelf. R. F. SMITH, PROPRIETOR. aprfidAwtf Manhood Restored tt«i«R 1’innator* l>r. “ Utz.l.U. LmA Eaab- .hR’in^f’rilln k.,q Fi.rrU.* AU six 1-04. a 1.11. it h b V 1 COTTON-COTTON NO FREIGHT TO PAY! JUJSJf,J*f,J5f»**e4aafia* vl Macon. ONLY hall Ir-l.ht from anr r"lnt In tbo OS AayoorglneCAhNOTbegriiperlr repalrml at home —n marieoddesm JAMES T. GANTT, Macon, Georgia. them colored women ill the Southern Stales, are In manuln-toricv. ot whom at,jut one-hslf aru in New Y-irk. Massa-huiftta smi IVmisjTvania; 282,0U0 are milliners, etc.; 5 ,0t<) ate taiio-s. til • he forty four occupations recorded as "irrsoual service." forty find women In them. The 525 feu,ate surgeons of 1S7U have increased to 2173; tire T lawyers to <5; ther,jclergymen to 185. The number of ten-dm has increased from 61,080 in 1850 Lr 122,00), and -I the latter 108 UW are krp, by women. This large Increase shows a great lightening ol tba boasewifa'a labor Had a Ptatsnt ve Mamory- Button Globe. Pnnch, the png dog which look the first prize at tbe .V-» Haven dug show, was en tered by a WatThary hackmvn. Into whose hands it fr 1 in September 1863, a woman bring obliged In leara it as recori ty lur n back fare. At tbe dogrhow Ranch rcc ghtrel and wav rtcogn'zed by Mist btowe. daughter of Harriet Beecher Stowe, from whom be waa stolen at the Hartford rac-stw.i years ago lfe wav presented tokliasSroweby a Button physician in. oriVofreTu^'L'dPo^hw'Uo^l*^^ B3Jt ' ^' Wn K- to again be with hia m stre*. ' , XLiO SECOND riXllluET, MACON, (i iooltcil.% • j -A. WINSHIP & CALLAWAY LEADERS IN CLOTHING AND HATS, Havatakennmj'T-.alpainvingettitgnp theirSpring Stock. M-ivto! ware made to order, of the t,.-t K .,>>.|, an ,i by Merchant T ante* to(traas good fit as any Merthmi fail >rln the eo mtrr can gira an I w.lt • you at least 115 per SoiL Lateatatbev and tieit quanty of, HATS AND FURNISHING GOODS. nd Hhlrta mzaJe t-> measure. Oir« aa a eali. 'ineFutta Wf gUAV w.n