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VoL XIII.
WAS SHE TO BLAME?
by abnil.
May passed, June cams, and
was rapidly hurrying on, and Ni
Omsly was still in Washington.
We should need a whole volume
to chronicle the events of those
weeks, and their effects on our
friends; and as there would be
nothing new or original in tbe ac¬
count, we will pass them over.
Judge Richmond at this time,
obeying the tyranical edicts of so¬
cial custom, went with his wife
and niece to languish the sultry
summer months away on the sand
heated sea-shore, and their ab
sence showed Lavere his secret.
Re realized theMact that he loved
Nina, and as soon as
business would permit, to join
them at Atlantic City. We will
leave him in Washington for the
present while we look into the af¬
fairs of our party at the seaside.
Soon after their arrival at the
Imperial, Nina, in company with
her aunt, had strolled some dis¬
tance along the banks overlook¬
ing the beach, A thick,
gray fog hung over them, which
grew more penetrating every in¬
stant. Just as they were about
to dispair of reaching their hotel
without a thorough drenching,
Mr. Allan, an acquaintance of
Mrs. Richmond, came up. He
seeured a carriage and accompa¬
nied the ladies to their hotel. He
was much pleased with our he¬
roine; thought he had never seen
such a lovely picture as she pre¬
sented standing on the beach, the
roses glowing on her cheeks, the
soft sweet brown eyes and every
stray hair of the brown curls
around tbe forehead strung with
diamonds left by the kisses of tbe
fog. From this first meeting fol¬
lowed others, and many happy
joyous hours were spent by these
two, chatting on the piazza,
walking on the beach or sailing
on the moonlit waters. But Allan
was deeply in love with this un¬
affected, girl, but bow w'asit
with her? She in her innocence
had never discovered bis feelings;
for he had never said anything
which might have led her to
think it true. She admired his
manly character, but if ever a
thought of love Or marriage flitted
over her mind, Mr. Lavere’s face
and figure rose before any other
man’s. She had not for one in¬
stant thought of love in connec¬
tion with their intercourse before
leaving Washington, but absence
in her case as in his had revealed
the fact that she did care for him.
One evening about this time
Bert Allan and Nina w r ere togeth¬
er on one of tbe piazzas overlook¬
ing the beach. The moon was
rising, flooding earth and sea with
its light. The far sound of music
from boat came softly to them.
Presently a voice singing to the
accompaniment of the guitar that
seemed strangely familiar, was
born on the breeze to her ear.
The tones came nearer and louder
as the boat approached the hotel
and Nina recognized the words of
a song Mr. Lavere had sung for
ber just before she left Washing
to n. She almost trembled as she
hstened.
Bert Allan wathed her nervous
ly, anxiously. Her face and man
Her were a puzzle to him. Could
be that she loved another and
that those tones, those words had
recalled some other Lrl time and
Placed 3 ° w ? T f tt Ihe ex
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CONYERS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBERS, 1890
sprang to her feet, as though to
keep him away.
“I must speak .^to-night, Miss
Omsley,” he said resolutely, “and
you must listen. Sit down. I
love you, Nina, and so tenderly
and truly; will you marry me? will
you be my wife?”
She had covered her face with
her hands, and sank back in lier
chair, but when he had finished,
she let her hands fall in her lap,
aud raised her eyes to meet his
gaze. There were tears on her
cheeks, and they shone in the
moonlight.
“I never guessed this.” she
said faintly, “you never said any¬
thing, I never saw it it in your
looks. Oh} surely it is no fault
of mine.” .
“And you do not love me?
Nina, my darling, you do not
know how I love you;” he said
passionately.
“Hush ! Please say no more. I
cannot love you, and I cannot
marry one I do not love, you
could not wish me to, could you?”
He tunned away his head. “No,
I could not” he groaned.
At this moment Judge Rich¬
mond and Mr. Lavere stepped on
the piazza.
“Nina, my dear,” said the Judge
“have you no memory for cld
friends? Here is Mr. Lavere.” He
looked pale and confused at the
two before him; and,though Nina’s
head went round and round, she
managed to say: “This is a
charming surprise! When did
you arrive? But let me introduce
my friend, Mr. Allan.”
They shook hands after the ap¬
proved fashion, and passed a few
words, when Mr. Allan excused
himself saying “he was going to
Brooklyn early in the morning
and had some business to attend
to this evening before retiring.”
Mrs. Richmond desiring her
husbands presence, the two were
left alone, when Mr. Lavere said,
“You did not invite me here, I
knew they would be glad to see
me, at least. I wanted to see
you,” ha went on breathlessly,
while Nina only looked bewildered
and said nothing.
“What have I done that you
should treat me so? My dear girl
you know' that I love you—I love
you.”
He remained until a late hour
in the night, and was only induc¬
ed to go then by a promise irom
Nina"that she would see him early
in the morning. We will say,
however, that he did not resemble
Hamlet, Lord Bryon, or any other
blighted being in tho sulks, when
he bade her goodby at the door of
their parlor at the Imperial that
night.
Judge Richmond found it nec
essary to return at once to Wash¬
ington. His wife left it altogether
with Nina as to their accompa
.
n ^Indeedshe
would go. Aspeed,
trip to and a temporary sojourn
in Hades would hare been accep
table, if by going there she could
avoid ;meetng Mr. Allan. She
was deeply grieved over the ae
quaintance and its results, and
Uoped never to see him again, ye
she could not accuse herself of
trifilng with his^ feelings. She
had been thoughtlessly, uncon
sciously pleasing, and was not
wil lfully wicked: altogether she
would have been very, very mis
erable only she was so happy
>
that she con id ? ofc
remained < few weeks , .
>She . in
a
Washington, enjoying herself to
utmost capacity; then return
ed home to make preparations for
^ approac hing
Lavere insists shall not be
later than the middle of October.
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j^-black-draught tea coiwCoa«tip«Uon.
MOUNTAIN CKEEK A
DeKalb County.
By Our Special Correspondent.
Oct. 31, 1890.
Cotton pickers wanted. Some
of the farmers have more cotton
in the field than they can pick in
a month.
Mr. Thomas Dyer and sisters of
Stanton, Ala., are visiting rela¬
.
tives in our community this week.
They will return next Sunday.
Mr. Simeon H. S.neai left last
Monday morning for. Orlando,
Fla., whe^Q he remain through
the winter.
Several of uv attended the ex¬
position last week.
Rev. H. F. Buchanan preached
at County Line last 3rd Sunday.
Fottr additions were made.
James Russell, age twenty-five,
taken sick in Atlanta and come
home. He gradually grew worse
and died last Friday night of ty¬
phoid fever. He was a consistent
member of the Harmony Grove
Methodist church and was inter¬
red there last Sunday morning.
Rev. W. L. Holbrook assisted by
Rev. Stilson of Norcross conduc¬
ted the services. The bereaved
family have the sympathy of the
entire community.
The young folks enjoyed a
dance f,iven by Mr. Oscar Alford
at the hospital house of Mr. Dave
Alford.
Mr. James R. Smith attended
thft Presbytery at Carrolton.
We are glad to bear of Mrs. F.
A. Ragsdale’s recovery.
Mr. L. Mitchell is a candidate
for t ,x collector. A more honest
man could not be found.
Mr. Glialston while overheated
went in water at Anderson’s
bridge to assist in building rock
pillows and from that effect died.
His remains were buried at Sod¬
om.
A young eleven pound gentle¬
man visited Mr. E. L. Anderson
one day last week,
Mr. C. G. Hauuoh is going to
move to Atlanta. Mr. W. H.
Summers will occupy his house.
Mr. Jackson Miner, jr., of Ocoa,
Fla., is visiting relatives in our
corner this week. He will return
next Tuesday accompanied by
Mr. Bud Pounds and children
and John Pounds.
Mr. Jno. W. Yeal of Atlanta is
convalescing at his father’s.
Miss Kato Winningham lias re¬
turned to her home in Atlanta
after a two weeks visit.
,, Mr. ^ Patn«k , . i McGuffey -.r n re a popu
lair clerk of Atlanta visited his
father, James McG, last Sunday
We are always glad to see Pat.
Mr. Jo Sybrand of Eufala, Ala.,
is visiting bis father, near of
Rock Chapel.
Dr. Clayton of Charleston, 8.
^ *£?% S
M?^ William McGuire JfJJ?L at Ma
gm
evening-
-y- rg Beecher is by no means a
g j oomy . woman; there is no black
Qr mourning visible. Women
mau y y ears younger might covet
delicate bloom still on her
cheeks an d the cherry light in her
eyes an d the pleasant words with
wh i C h she greets her friends.
Q cly in moments Q f depression
fropx physical suffering, with
moist eyes, she has been heard to
«<j do Mr Beecher. ’
gQ
^ 0 ^ eof h is views on death had
ag he expressed it: “If
have lost companions, chi 1
dren, friends, you have not lost
; them. They followed the V" yi "
They nels unknown »? nt . t . h 5°?gj and 1 unsearcnco. .. t l e „Sf!h,°~ l
,
and they are mththe Lora; and
you a^e g-ung >
THE OLD SOLDIERS
Rally Around Their Ohief.
From Tho Gwiunett Herald.
The abuse and detraction w ith
wdiicb the enemies of Gen. Gor¬
don are seeking to crush him, is
having ite natural effect, It is
beginning to rally the old confed¬
erate soldiers, and their sons,
around their clieif,
Gen. Gordon is the commauder
in-chief of the Confederate Veter¬
an Association of the Southern
States. He stands to-day bofore
the world as the representative of
the men of 1865, who were bap¬
tised in blood in defense of south¬
ern honor and manhood. He is
recognized from the ^"Atlantic to
the Pacific as ihe greatest living
hero of the lost cause, and when
he is assailed with vindictivo ha¬
tred and slander for partizan pur¬
poses, it is but natural that bis
old comrades should feel that they
are the guardians of his fame.
From the days of Joshua down
tho ages, all nations, whether civ¬
ilized or barbarians, have delight¬
ed to honor the heroes who illus¬
trate human courage and daring
in defense of home and liberty.
There are but few instances, like
that in fickle France, when Mar¬
shal Ney, “who had fought a hun¬
dred battles for his country and
not one against her, was shot as a
traitor. 5 ’
In the North, Grant and Sher¬
man and Sheridan and other
Northern soldiers who fought for
the old flag, are not only honored
but pensioned so that they arc
above want, and a grateful poo
ple hold their good name above re¬
proach. The old Coated, receives
no pensions, but bis liercic deeds
are embalmed in the hearts of his
comrades, and liis fame is part of
the legacy he expects to leave his
children.
Tho Confederate Vetei’ans As¬
sociation, of Fulton county has in¬
augurated the work of defending
Gordon from the slanderer’s foul
breath. At a meeting last week
Gen. Walker, Judge Hilyer, W.
A. Hemphill and others made
ringing speeches in behalf of the
old comrade, and tho association
adopted resolutions pledging the
soldier element, at least, to stand
by him in tliis trial to the end.
Now, let the work go on,.. Our
sister states are looking to Geor¬
gia to vindicate Gordon. From
old Virginia and Texas, from
South Carolina and Alabama,
come appeals to vindicate the
honor of the man upon whom
Lee’s mantle fall.
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No. 29 South Claibbobne, St.,
New Orleans, La., Nov. 8,1889.
Wm. Radam, New Orleans, La.:
Dear Sir—I wish to thank you
for the jug of Microbe Killer you
kindly sent me for the use of the
Heme, and take this means of
patient here that I feel confident
wonl d hare cured had he
known of your valuable remedy
earlier. As it is, he is very much
benefited by its use, and I feel as
SU red before the jug is emptied
many of the inmates of the Home
be a ble to speak of the bene
fits derived from taking the Mi
crobe Killer. Again thanking
! y OU I am, dear sir, yours respect
,
f u l] y . Robert Parker.
For sale by G. A. Lucas, sole
agent .
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The negroes on the G. C. A N.
railroad must be a rough set,
judging from the way they
cut, slash,, and shoot each
5 ther. Last Sunday two of them
engaged in a dispute which re
suited in two shots being wounded. fired
nesrroes fatally
OF CA8DUI a Touic ior Women.
HOTICE.
I will be in Conyers the first
tients Saturday wishing in every to month, will find pa¬
see me
me at the hotel or at Dr. Lee <fe
Son’s Drug Store.
Db. L. G. Brantley.
The way to wealth is as plain as
the way to market; it depends
chiefly on two words—industry
and frugality; that is waste neith¬
er time nor money, but make the
best use of both.—Franklin.
True happiness never flows into
a man, but always out of him.
Hence, heaven is sometimes found
in cottages and hell in palaces.
Be wen itself is more internal
than external.—J. P. Newman,
Not all are called to heroic self
denial in the world’s behalf. A
wise conscientious and propor¬
tionate setting apart of time and
means helps an wonderfully in
the world’s evangelization.—J. W.
Barrett.
A nurse of the war of 1812, Mrs.
Elizabeth Sands, died in Balti¬
more lately, aged 101 years. She
was a person of great activity, and
it is said that after having passed
her one hundredth birthday she
would go up and down stairs thir¬
ty times a day.
A movement is on foot at Law
renceburg, Tennessee, Davy
Crockett’s birthplace, to erect a
monument to the hero of the Ala¬
mo. Robert Crockett, a grandson
of the great fighter, will take a
prominent part in the ceremonies
of the occason.
We are ruined, not by what we
really want, but by what we think
we do; therefore, never go abroad
in search of your wants. If they
be real wants, they will come
home in search of you, for he
that buys what ho does not want
will soon want what he cannot
buy.—Colton.
— „ —
In London the milk of the goat
is sold at three times the price of
cow’s milk, being in demand for
young children. Goats in En¬
gland are largely uaed for pro¬
ducing milk, and they aro pedi¬
greed and bred to certain lines of
strains in the same manner as are
cattle in this country.
There are no people who know
so much and can teach so little as
swimmers. It is one thing that
can not be learned by talk or
theory or observation. It is a
case in which the one who “keeps
on” “letting go” is the most suc¬
cessful and in which faith is the
necessity of salvation. “Balance”
is the need of the honr and “kick¬
ing” a virtue. The best intentions
are vain and sympathy is una¬
vailing.
Mrs. Dorothy Tennent Stanley
writes in her new book: “I asked
a little girl how she would define
love. Unhesitatingly she answer¬
ed: “It’s going errands.” I asked
a little boy the meaning of the
word guilt. “It means telling on
another boy.” I asked Harry Sul¬
livan to define a gentleman. He
replied, not without some fervor:
‘Oh, a fellow who has a watch and
chain.’ I suppose he read disap
pointment in my face, for he hast
ily added,‘and loves Jesus.’ This
same boy had a very hazy idea [of
Old Testament history. He had
heard of Adam and Eve: ‘They
stole apples and were turned out
«**• to work r for den. a and living then they until ^ the
sweat poured down.’ A girl of II
tol i me how she wished to live in
the country, ‘because then I
shouldnt see a lot of peop le hav¬
ing lot of things I can’t have. * n
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WORDS TO FRIENDS:
Job work solicited and satisfac¬
tion gvaranteed.
Reliable attention given advertis¬
ing.
TERMS REASONABLE
No. 36.
T EM P ERANCE COLUMN
[This column is under control
ofthe W. C. T. U. of Conyers.]
Temperance Notes.
The W. C. T. U. of East Wash¬
ington, always alive to the best
interests of the work, is utilizing
the North Western Industrial
Exposition being held in Spo¬
kane Falls. The ladies liavo se¬
cured space there and ordered
fifty dollars’ worth of temperance
literature, which is being distrib¬
uted continually.
The Indiana Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, in
session lately, passed the follow¬
ing resolution unanimously:
“Resolved, That we indorse and
congratulate the Women’s Chris¬
tian Temperance Union on its
Christian character, its arduous
labors, its marvellous success in
manufacturing temperance senti¬
ment, and in the crowning bles¬
sing cf the Lord that rests upon
it.”
The official returns of liquor
consumed in the seven Canadian
provinces furnish a good illustra¬
tion of the result of prohibition
by the Scott act. In Prince Ed¬
ward Island, entirely under the
act, the per capita consumption
of liquor is thrfee-fourths of a
gallon. In New Brunswick,
where nine out of fifteen counries
are prohibition, it is ono and a
half gallons; in Novia Scotia with
eleven out of eighteen counties,
the per captia is one and three
fourths gallons: and so the ratio
goes on increasing in inverse
ratio to the number cf counties
under prohibition, till in British
Columbia, which is entirely un¬
der license, the consumptiod is
ten gallons per captia.
The Southern Star, of Atlanta,
invites the National W. 0. T. U,
Convention to an excursion to
Indian Springs, Ga. The Con¬
stitution says there is a project on
foot to establish a great inebri¬
ate asylum at those springs whose
waters are said to possess tho pe¬
culiar property of mak'ng it im¬
possible to drink them and whis¬
ky at the same time. A writer in
the Constitution says: “No mat¬
ter how strong a hold tho whisky
habit has on a man, let him but
commence to drink this Indian
Springs water, and the desire for
whisky is gone. Aud so I say
this is pre-eminently the place for
a great home for inebriates, and
the National Woman’s Christian
Temperance Union is, of course,
the one body that can make such
an institution an success.”
A Unique Agitation
Father Ziegler, of St. Malachy’s
Church, St. Louis, has instituted
an effective temperance cam¬
paign by boycotting the drinkers.
He has obtained the names of tho
men of his parish who drink, and
placed this list in the hands of a
committee of sixty women, many
of them wives of the men on the
list. These bibulous husbands
were informed by trembling wives
that unless they straightway re¬
formed their names would be
read b> Father Zieg er from the
altar. Great as was the conster¬
nation among these married sin
ners, it was nothing compared
with that among the bachelors on
the list. The young ladies have
entered with spirit into the plan,
and the least suspicion of a young
man’s faithlessness to the pledge,
is visited with the boycott.
o^d^ade £rgt i ttUghe( i at, ones is
which wafl afc
accomplishing great good,
Neuralgic Persons
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