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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION, TUESDAY. MAY 6 18 X WKJL.VE PA OKS
UNCLE REMUS.
T??H E FUN AND PHILOSOPHY
THE OLD HOMS.
wan. UrorFox asd Br,r Wolf Ware Waiklre 1
lk. Bud. Tb*r FlatieSto ???M.Sa MoBoo" i
???r. B.sJ imln Rtm-Brer Wolf. Wk,o
tnsTlas Co mu. Buko Down. Bio.
???I speck we >11 dun gone <n (ergot ole Mr.
Benjermnm R>m off'u our lulu???," said Uncle
lie in ns, one night, ss the little boy went into
the cabin with a large ram???s born lunging on
bis arm.
???About bis playing the Oddle and getting
lost in the woods!" exclaimed the child.
"Ob, no, I hsren't forgotten him, Uncle Re
mus. I remember just how be turned his
Oddle In Brother Wolfs house.???
???Dat's me," said Uncle Itemus with cn
thuslaam; ???dafs me upon down. Mr. Item
deeit (reah in my min'now es he was de
day I year de Ule. Bat ole oreetur wur. a
sight, mon. He raoe' sho'ly wut. He wrink.
ly ole bs wn en de shaggy ba'r on be neck
make 'im look nrgh'y sereigous, en w'ence
be shake be head en snort, bit seem lak he
gwine ter (air paw deyetb (um und' 'im.
Ole Brer Pox bin piokln* up ole Mr. Benjer
mum Rim cbilluus w'en dey git too (ur (um
borne, but look lak healnt nerer nln git close
ter de ole creetur.
"So one time w'en be 'us cornin' on down
de road, talkin' 'long wid Brer Wolf, he up???n
'low, old Brer Pox did, dat he mighty hongry
in de neighborhoods er de atomaoh. Bis
make Brer Wolf look lak be 'stoniih'd, en he
ax Brer Pox bow de name er goodness come
he bongry w'en ole Mr. Benjermum Ram lay.
In' up dar in de house dee a roll in' in (at.
"Ben Brer Fox tuck???u 'low, he did, dat be
done bin in de habits er eatin' Mr. Benjer-
???uum Rtm chtlluu, but he sorter (ear'd er de
ole creetur kese he look to bad on de 'count
er he red eye eu be wrinkly hewn.
"Brer Wolf d?? holler en laugh, en den be
'low:
"l.ordy Brer Pox, I wonder w'at kinder
man la you. nohow. W'v, det er ole creetur
alnt never hurled a lies in all be born day*???
dat he alnt,' eexee.
???Brer Pox, be look at Brer Wol( rlghthard,
be did, en den he up'u 'low:
"Heyo, Brer Wolf, tuenye de time det you
bin boogry 'roun' in deie dlggin'e en I alnt
year Ulx er you makln??? a meal olTn Mr. Ben
jeriuum Ram,' aexte.
"Brer Pox talk to close ter de fatal trnfe,
dat Brer Wolf got tooken.wid de dry grlna,
yitbeup'n 'apon', eexee:
"1 dee lak ter know who in de name er
e oineae wanter eat tough creetur lek dat ole
r. Benjermum Ram???dal w???at l lak (er
know,' aesee.
???Brer Pox, ho holler en langb, lie did, en
den lie up???n aay:
"Ah-yi, Brer Woll. You ex me w'et I gone
hongry (er, w'en ole Mr. Benjermum Rtm up
dxr In he houee, yit you done bin hongry
mauyi en iintuya de time, en atill me Ur.
Benjermum Itarn up dar in he liouao. Now,
den, how you gwine do in a can lak date
aet ltrer Pox, scsee.
???Brer Wolf, ha strak de e'en or he cane
down 'pun degroun???, en be say, seise:
???1 donesiy all 1 got ter uy, en w???at I aay,
dat I'll aliok ter. list ole oreetur loti too
tousb.'
???Hongry ta he is, Brer Pox laugh way
dow i in he stomach. Attar W'ile he'low:
???Well, den, Brer Wolf, iliilder 'aputin'
'longer you. I'm gwine do w'at you say; I'm
B irina ter go up dir en git a bait ercle Mr.
snjermum Rim, eu 1 with you bn ro good
es ter go 'long wld me (er oomp'ny,' Mice.
"Ilrer Wo.(jaw sorter (ell w'en he year die,
eu he 'lost:
"IC'i-eh, Brer Pox 1 1 drulher go by my
own 'loneae'f,' titee.
??? Well, dun,' ees Brer Pox, eexee, ???you bet'
ter intke 'ae???e,' en-e, 'Xsse taint gwine ter
take me to mighty long (er ter go up dsr en
make hathcucu old Mr. Benjermum Ram,???
???Brer Wol( know mighty well,' laid Uncle
Remus, snapping his huge tongs in order to
alienee a persistent orioket in the chimney,
???dal ef ba dan tar baok out (um a bantsr lak
-dat he nerer ie ter year de lu' un It (uiu
Mist Meadows en Mlrs Motts en de gale, en
he march off todea Mr. Benjermum Ram
house.
???Little puff er win' onuie en blow'll up
some leafs, en Brer Wolt jump lek toineuody
shoo'1 o' at 'Im, en he fly mighty msu wen
he year Brer Pox laugh. He men' lie gelt,
he did, rn 'twen't 'loug'fo* he 'ui knockin'
at Mr. Benjermum Rem do'.
"lie knock aide do', be did, en co'ie he
???peck somebody (er ter come open da do',
but atldder dst, lu??? en beholue yer come Mr.
Benjermum Rim Viun' de bouse. Bar be
wui???redeye, wrlukly bawn en shaggy head.
Now, deu, lu caaa lak dal, w'at a slim-legged
nun lak Brer Woll gwine doT Dey alnt no
two waya, heuwlua ter xlt ???wsy (um dar, en
he went back ler wliar Brer Pox la uio' tamer
dan e(de patler-rollera wur. alter 'im.
???Brer Pox, be laugh eu ue laugn, en ole
Brer Wol(, he look uitguty glum. Brer Pox
ax 'Im la be doue kilt en u'l Mr. Benjormuiu
Rem, eu *( so be, la be le(' any ler him.
Brer Woll ssy be alnt halin' well, en he
don't lek mutton nobow. Brer Pox 'low:
??? You may He puny lode min???, Brer Woll,
but you aint (eelln' bad in da leg, kese 1
done seed you wuk um'.
"Brer Wolf'low ba d?? a ruunin' (er ter
tee el iwontniak'lm (eel better. Brer Pox,
be sjy. teste, dst w'en lie (eelln' puny, he
aim ax no mo' dan (er somebody (er ler git
out de way en let 'ini lay down.
"Den went on in die away, day did, twel
bimeby Brer Pox ex Brer Wolf ef he'll go
wld 'Im (er ter ketch Mr. Benjermum Htui
Brer Woll, he 'low, hodid:
???Kb sb, Brer Pox I 1 ton'd you'll run en
ler me der (er ur do all de aghtln'.'
"Brer Pox, be 'low det ne'll tlx dat, en he
tuck???n gni'lm a plough-line, en tied oneeen'
ter Brer Woi( en t'er ecu' Ur he own ee'L
Wkl dat dry pul out (er Mr. Benjermum Ram
house. Brer Wolf, ha sonar hang back, but
he ???thame??? (er ter tay he ekeer'd, eu dey went
on eu went on pluai twel dey git right tpang
up Ur Mr. Uinjenuum Rtm house.
"W'en dey git dsr, de ole creetur wur id
lin' out in de Hunt po'ch sorter eunnln' hie
ae'f. He eee um oomtn', en w'en dey git up
in baitin' disunor, he farter cle'r nphe tbojt,
he did, en holler oat:
"1 mueh 'bllje to you, Brer Pox. hr ketch-
in' dat owdashua siiyun en felchin' 'im beck.
My amoke-'ouse ruunin' ebon, en I???ll dee
chop'im op m pickle iuu Patch 'im in,
Brer Poxl feten 'im Ini'
???Dee'bout dat lime ole Mist Rim see dam
creeturs a-cemln???, en gen'ermensl you
mought er yesrd er blaet plum ler town. Mr.
Benjermum Rem, he sorter eXeer'd biais'f,
but he keen ou ulkin':
".Fetch'im Id. Brer Pox! (etch 'Im Ini
Don't you year my ole 'omen cryln' (er 'im?
She alnt bad no wolf meat now In gwine on
mighty nigh a moot???. Patch'im in, Brer
Pox, letch 'Im in.'
???Pas' Brer Wolf try ter ontie hlste'L den
be juck'n broke eu ruu'ri, en he dreg ole Brer
Pox atur 'im dee lak ha aint wafgh mo'n a
poun', cn I Id you know bit 'us many a long
day '(o' Brer Fox git well er de thumpin' be
got."
???Unde Remus." said the little boy alter a
while, ???1 thought wolves always caught
sheen when they had the ehaaoe."
"Dey ketches lam???s, honey, but bless yo'
soul, dey aiut ketch dcse yer oW-time Rtmt
wld red eye en wrinkly hewn."
???'???Where wsa Brother Rabbit all Ih it time???????
"Now, den, honey, don't leea peeler wld ole
Brer Rshbit riabt now. Dee I tee gin 'im one
night rut, mo' tpesbutlly w???en l year da
seven eures esy yo' bed-time done come.
Dee Uke yo' foot in yo' baa' en pat right out
'(o' Miss Sally come a callin' you, kits dan
???he'll ssy I'm a eettln' yer a noJdin' eu not
takin' keer un you."
The child laughed and ran up the path to
the big-house stopping a moment ou the way
to mimic a bull-bog that waa bellowing at a
tremendous rite near the spring.
^IxLwM-xruaoTuss BabbitPssnxDt to bs
Poisossb") ,
A CATTLE KINO.
A TAB Willi Crises! Mr. a. rawava, Farsurlr at
aje.rgla.es Meatsra Cam-.
colonel W. A. Tower*, who left Georgia
some years ago (or the (sr west, has beeu m
the city for tue pas', (ew days. He now lives
in Montana, and has been back to Georgia to
revi-it old scenes and friends.
Co.onel Tower* lived at Wed Point until
soon after the war, leaving there iu 1800 He
bed $232 in bis pocket ae all bb earthly pus
sessions. To-day be is worth between a half
million and a million, and rumor says he is
soon to capture (or a bride one of the most
lovtly un i accomplished of Atlanta ladies.
C .lonel Towers went west, and in 180S en
tered the business of cattle raising, having a
capita! of tl Me followed it with varied
suectss until 1873. Iu that year he went to
Colorado, having about sixteen thousand
dollars worth of cattle. He now has a third
interest in nearly fifty thousand oettle.
valued at a million and n half
dollars. Colonel Towers tells some very in
teresting stories about the success of cattle
raisers in Colorado, Montana and other north
western portions of the country. 8aid the
colonel: , , ,,
"Of course Uie day (or making
big fortunes suddenly in the
caitle business has in a measure gone
by. But I don't mind telling you of ons or
two instances that came immediately under
my own observation. I bad employed twelve
years ago a Scotchman named George Ford.
He received $25 a raomb. In 1873 I invested
his savings (or him, about $1,700 I,bought
him out year before last (or $145 000. He was
however owing $45,000, which be paid off,
netting a
nou.m husdssd thousand dollars
In ten years. He came back to the states to
enjoy his fortune, but things did not
suit him and he went to New Mexico and
bought a rancho.. Anodier mao who started
ten yean ago on $300 was bought nut by me
lest spring (or $50,000. Ho came back to
Missouri and bought a (arm."
"A considerable amount o( money is in
vested in tbn business now, la there not?"
"Yes, there are aome pretty larqe herds.???
"Who is the cattle king of this country? ???
"A man named Illff was perhaps the cattle
king, but he is dead now. He con:rolledat
tlie time of hie death more cattle perhaps
than aay other man, bis own henl amounting
to about iilty thousand head. He started a
poor man and died wortu over a million.
Bishop Warren married IlllTs widow. She
still conducts the business, and of course has
the big fortune le(t by her husband.???
Colonel Towers continued:
"dwsnn Brothers have made a good sue
cm. They started business fifteen years ago
on small capital, and are to-day worth two
million dollars. There are two o( the broth-
en. Denote Hbeedy cooked for an outfit
across the plains eighteen yean ago. He ie
now worth a million easy enough. The
Bbiedly Brothers, poor boys, started in the
cattle business in Texas just bi (ore the war,
and had a tough time wim the Indians,
or.rn.No into humssoui iiattlh.
They are living in Kansas City uow, and arc
largely interested in real estate. They hive
a quarter of a million in real estate, and
a million and a half outside. Governor
I???rowers, a very particular (riend of mine,
started twenty one years ago with no money
at all. At his death hie a-tate was valued at
a million aud a half. Underwood, Clark A
Co. control the largest number of cable,
having in various berus owned by themselves
end companies they represent close on to five
hundred thousand heed of cattle.''
Colonel Towers is taking life easy now, and
is enjoyiug the pleasures of bis well earned
riches, as a cattle-king of Montana. Ue js a
rotative of Colonel Towers, assistant kseper
of the penitentiary, and of course feels an
Interest in Georgia affalro. Ho left for homo
Tuesday. *
BETSY HAMILTON.
THE DIALECT OF PIFTY Y8ABS
AGO RETOLD.
Tom Day i T. Hi BsajrSli- Ls k.d Pr.njr aid Sssel
B -wr "Sot as' LUuntOi 1 * By Tn.a A,S??d Bay
Hoyt SSy Wosld Lts- -Ob* Mr-. II.Yp;
To TblaB.U7 SaM.-'N.:- Z10.. Bio.
INCIDENTS OF THE STORM.
A UySv Wraasad Syoyi d m Tru-A MatbYY'a Dsva-
llYY-aYYtrbYmYY atfYYStb.
Lightning aimak a laigo use wlibiu twenty feet
of Ur. Wm. UolmoY???s residence, user Bandorsvlllo,
but dolog nodamsgo to ihedwelllng or family.
Mr. E. W. Moody???s mUl, on the headwaters of
I'umpklnvlue, lu Paulding county, was swept
away.' The miller aud bis family were living In
the mlllbouw, end being awakened by the deafen
lug row ef lbs angry waters left the building Just
In time te savo themrelroa from a watery grave,
They had bsicly reached e place of safety when the
dam, mlllhouYO and ooutrr.ts were swept sway.
Ut. Moody's lorn la about $4,800.
lu Ublp'ley, when Mrs. Lauglovd wav found the
morning alter the creloue, she waa lying amid tha
wrick o! bei boms bar lufaut child clatpod lu her
arms with sn embrace so strong that the stiteg <b
of four men was required to release tho child from
(he arms oltbe mother that had abandoned hrt
tell totheluiyuftbeitoim. but clung with the
tensrlty oie mother???s love that was stronger than
the powei ol the lslurleted winds. Though tho
heme of Dr. Thornton wev acatle ed Uke chair
before the wind, hit wife and babe, that was
ten tbsn two weeks old, were blown tome dUtance.
and jet wore left upon the faatber bed wltsont
tbetllghmt Injury. Mrs. Thornton says that the
could tee by tbe dsiblug llshlulog Ibet her llule
babe wudinwnU-glu the torrent ol water, and
that by ihaklug It sad turning lu fsca downward
the mv??d the Ul?? ol the little luniceut that pre
served, toned like a rwebud In the gale.
Mr. Irvlu was quits tick lu bed
tbe ulgbt of the storm, but when the
ctath came and hit children ware burled beneath
?? e Umber*, he rutbed amid tbe mine with teem
g tuperbumsB tt-engtb lifted large timbers from
upon them. II lock fuur men to bsudle tome
tlmbettaltetwaidthat baked llftrd alone, Mr
Let Alford was ttaudlttc sgslost the door. bis
htldivu clinging to him lor protection, when tho
morettns wlt.dt Hired him aud hurltd him more
ihanahuudnd ysrdt
A water tpnultirnck oa the tide ol e hill above
Moody's mill In Paulding Monday rliht durtegtbo
rainstorm aud washed a hole lu tbe tldeot the hill
about forty feet deep end fifteen wide. Lsrgt
tueki were washed tut end cartied down the moun
tain tide reirrlbg tha Umber In their oeuree.
Three were boles waabedlu the around In Heard
eoun-yslx fret deep. Tbe damage amounts to
over 1100.000,
Iu Bvuid county on the night bl the load as
many as ten were often lu Gena Lovclcti???a storm pit
and Ills only eight feet vquere. All those who had
thelv mllldsms washed sway went to wotk at once
and are now prepared for grinding sgtin. Mr. Joe
Bilge, Using near Watson mill, was a rented fjom
hit tlumbcn by tbe cries ol e eat, end pimping
from bis bed be landed Into water nearly walvt
deep It la tela that he carried hit mother end
Uttenoul of the houM on his back and had to put
them on a hot pao to keep them out of the waur.
Tha OeJaitown AJverUter saya; On Tucaday
mossing last while the watem were bear ib.tr
highest about tha Cherokee Iron works.
Everett, white, sad Allen Fata and Jim Oner,
colored. In a bateau undertook to recover another
boat which they observed Hosting down from
above. TSey piddled vigorously 11 theobjtctof
their effort! and worrying with U considerably,
anon found themielvat close to tho main current
oftkeatnam Ohaorvtag that the coo tat of their
boat waa towards a tree, a contact wl h which ??u
likely toes prist It, ou nearing tha tree one of tho
number Jumped nut end tha others observing
followed. Peta reached the tree end
jsd ounoeu timber drilled stalest It. Kreret
and Orecr wrestlet with the boat awhile, when
Krereit twam ler and reached a ptlo of sawdust.
Greer remained with the boat watch was turned
YtotMtlyoasraad hver by thaforeonf the raging
water. unUI bs Costly wool under ant coming up
went under again and waa seen no more. Everett
and rate wsrearicly rescued. Urw-r was an em
ploye at the Iren company about thirty rears of
eg*. Ulxbody has net y*l urea recovered.
Lazy Faux, Ala., 1884. We had promlted
to lake tbe children on tbe creek fishing.
Saturday morning dawned a little gloomy
but after breakfast the elouda parted, leaving
the traditional little patch of ???blue tky
cnongh to make a Dutchman a pair of
breeches"???a eigu that it was not going to
rain; and tbn sun shone cut brilliantly, much
to their delight The grass everywhere ms
of the freshest green, the tender, delicate
litres had not yet deepened into suui.ucr
richness; the lovely fruit blossoms had been
blown awsy on March winds, aud tbe sun
shine and showers of April bad brought out
tbe clean, fresh, young leaves iu their slead;
dog-wood bloeaoms like sprinkles of snow,
flecked.the vistas here and there oa we wended
our way through the woods down to the
creek bank.
The Huntington and Brantly girls joined
us, and about noon Cliff, with Dr. Randall,
robe up on horaeback,dismounted and threw
tbcmaclvea on the greaa beside the open
lunch-basket. ???What a treat I" exclaimed
Willie, "and we are just la time.??? "And I
lievea treat elso/???eaM Cliff;??? a letter from
Cousin Betsy. Would you all like to hear
tl?" And while we made the sandwitebes
be read:
Hillaues, Talladega County, Ala.???Dear
Cousin: I waa in hopes atter Tom Davis
Irear'n what Flurridy Tennyay said about
him that 8uoday evenin??? at our houee, that
he'd bare??ense enough to take the hint and
???lay away, but ha cant be knocked down.
Buddy lows he???s wuaser???n a tarrapin lor hold-
iu' on; If a tarrapin bitea he holds on tel it
thunders if you dont choke him off. Hia
balr had been crapped to tbe akin of his head,
and when It aot in to growln' out agin tbar
was one onruly lock that stood out atiff all
toitaelf ontopof hia head and made him
look like a ekeered rabbit. He tried to grease
It down with a meat akin, but it wouldn???t
stay down no way he???d fix it. It worried and
tormented him turrlble. Last one Sunday
bo prinipt blssef to come to eee me, and he
wts bent and delermin to make that ar lock
lay down. He worked with it, and ewetted
over if, end it wouldn't stay; it rlx up agin
overtime He lowed it shouldn't out jlo
him no longer; he Unowed what would etick
it. So be turned in, he did, endtakoneome
of these home made 'lessee and smeared ???em
all over bis heed, and they belt that lock
down tight, I tell you; ever her stayed right
whar be stuck it; and when he come in I
didn???t skneely known him. Cap Dewberry
was tbar a eettln' np to me, and aa quick aa
he tot eyes on Tom he let in to langhin.
Then he dragged hia obeer to tother eend ol
the entry to git out'n the way end aet in to
talkin' to Celedony. I seed the devilment
in Cal's eyia, and Gan he was moat takin' a
fit, so glad of a chance to git eumpen to
plague me about.
I was mad as I could be, and tickled to
death, too, kese Tom was so plum sa'ified
with blssef. After me and him bowdye???d
be Higgled and bis faoe turned rad. He alien
laughs over nothing. Then he axed me,
"Mlav Betsy, what (or a Inns did you have at
the show? Did you see them hy-ueeatesy
end did you see the afreet progade???" "1
seed you,??? eaye he, ???and you looked might;
sweet, ton." Aud I knowed in reason 1
must er, for It was a rainin??? hard aa it oonld
pour, and my coal???all waa all drabbed in
mud up to iny knees. He said I looked
ewi et end I never denied it, but when be up
and lowed, "Miss Betav, I think you air the
smartest gat ever I seen,??? I wanted to ax him
how 'pou tha yeth he knowed, for be bts got
about tbe least sense of any lgnant feller I
know.
I bad a turrlble grudge agin Tom. He had
knocked me outu gwine to tho tinging
twice'! band gwine, and oace???t to the sor
ghum stretehln??? at old Mias Gooden's. He
had axed me to incept of bis company and
1 jlat wouldn't go at all, kaae maw aba
thought itch a powerofoldMiaa D*vis(Tem'i
maw) that she didn???t low me to alight him.
Tom ho /etched bieeef here ever Sunday, nln
or ahine, jlet when I waa a lookin??? for Cap
Dewberry or Iky Robereon, and if they'd eee
hint in the entry they'd lay, whip to ther???
critters and gallop by, and it got nto sol
fariy iiatad Tom Davis.
T-iat Sunday he aot facin??? me with Ills Hack
to Cal and tm m, aud they hep a laughin' a d
a crookin' ther finger* *i nre. It wav a hot
t-venin' aud I thought ratbOe It wa- a tilin'
to rain, for I never seed tbe like of file*, and
we don't lngennerly have many (lias.
???How do you like the name of Belay
Davit???? aay* ha, a liitlln at the flies. "The
Hire ie mighty bail,???' asys I. for I seed they
waa a pesterin??? of hitu powerful. ???I come
here this evenin???," saya he. (slappin??? the flies)
???to ex you (billin' at 'em a little herder) ???to
ex you if you didn???t want to be Mlaa Davie."
says he, tlghtln' the dice with both hands,
and aoratehiu??? biv bead). ???I been e lovin'
yon ever sense tbe log (hittio' the flies) log
rollin??? at old mtn Hasher's." Then he
slapped at his head and nick and faoe, hut
they 'peared to oome in droves from ever-
whirs, and hia brad ???begun lo look like a
???warm of beca???the more he fit 'em tbe
wtUier they got I looked at tother eend of
the entry and thar aot Caledony and Cap jest
a killin' they fool selves a laughin???. Tom he
fit harder'* ever. ???Whet's got into the flies?'
???ays I; "I never seed 'em so bad, 'pears like
they ere trylu' to eat you barJaciously up,"
says I. He scratched at his head and
lowed; ???I dunno what thry want er me, I
liaint an sweet; looks like they hadorter bite
you iustid er me. Hit skorely eint me they
ere Biter; bit must be these here fool 'lasses
I've greased my head with, (and he bU 'em
fasier'n ever) and I reckon the onlyeet way
to git shat of ???em is to go lo the branch anti
wash ???em off I know In reason they are
jiat what???s e ilrawln??? these taroaital tires."
end with that he rii end went to tbe branch.
He never saidgood evenin??? nor nothin' to
nobody, end wo lowed he was aoomin??? book,
but he never.
The next 8uaday here ba come agin I had
done mailt up my mind I wasn???t a gwine to
be tormented with him no longer. I lowed
to gin him hia welkia??? paper* eod let bimgo.
it* lot and aot, and told me how putty I
we*, end bow twee???, and bow smart, and
lowed by how hia heart had been e pinin' for
me ever sente he seed me at tha circus, and
up and axed me, says Ire: "Now, Miss ri-'ty,
cant you loss roe jut a leetle grain?" "No."
???aya I. "not nairy strain.??? I seed ha was
mid as blas-s. Nex' tima I seed him it was
at the candy pullin??? at Mias Hooker???s, and
the fust chance he got he txed me if I wasn???t
mighty eorry I didn't take him. ???No " eeye
I, "for I don't went you." ???Well, I don???t
keer, ??? says be; ???I jee courted you kese I
beam your pap lowed login you thar arcreek
bottom (otterin' over thar ferent Mias
Gooden???s.??? "Well." says I, "I have hesr'n
of the feller that loved the ground a gal
walked on. but I never lowed
Id eee hint.) "I am monstrous
glad bit was tha land yon wanted ineild er
me, keee if you???ve got the money you can
buy the Und, keee bit's forss'e and I halnt,
and If l was, vou couldn't buy me no how,
at no Brice. I nerer once't ???usplshuned bit
wag the land yoa wanted. I was hiked uo
with the idee that you was a lovin??? of me for
my p'yore smartness, and my puttluees, aud
my aweetueaa??? least way* that's what I
lowed." aye I.
"TRere sir moony tun of mennr minds.
And menny fools of menny Staffs."
That's the poetry Cep said that Sunday
evenin' otter Tom lefL Ynur???n,
Bxtvv Hamilton.
Next week, ("niqns and GtiAXs.")
Ufh TO lri??V ARCTC.
Tha "ITvs*" Ball* fvrlhY Borer Urvrir-Aa Is
las eves* la New Vur- Serboa
The moat striking scene wltoctstd tn New Yoik
harbor for many a day was tbe departure of the
???Bear," the ship that goes In relief of tbe (freely
expedition, now lost or Imprisoned lu the Arctics.
Tbe 8uu says of the- departure:
TLc rata came down in .Melting showers at the
navy yard yesterday afternoon sa tbe crowd of men
and women began to gather along the bulkhead
where tbe (freely relief steamer Bear
waa moored. A volume of thin
tmoko Hotted away from the funnel, aud
now and then a little whiff of white aleam escaped
through tbe aefety valve. The whaleboats are
???nuglyeeeuredattbedavtu, and tho dories were
placed on the forecastle houte.
On the trunk of the cabin skylight was a-great
polar bear's head made of whlto aud red pinks, a
model of the Bt er to flowera, a floral dory, and
around them were boquets and cut flowers In pro-
fusion. The deck of the a-eimer was kept clear of
visitors, and only a few sailors and oceasluallyau
offiesrs could be seen.
About two o'clock Commander Schley, accom
panted by Commodore FlUebrown and Captain
Kiri laud, came down the bulkhead, and the crowd
which at that time stood ten deep, made way lor
them to put over the gangway. Lieutenant W. B
Emory, commander of the Bear, received him aud
then ordered the officers aud crew to gather alt.
The men formed In rauks athwartahlna, while the
olficere stood In a group agalnat the rail on the port
side.
Commander Schley read tbe general order of the
secretary of the navy, already printed. When he
had finished reading he said:
???Icillyour attention to the fact that you are
tailing ou the day set, the 24tb ot April. You are
off ou time. I believe you will be able to accom
plish the object ol iblstxpcdliiou, and that isthe
iLtcue of Lieutenant Greely and hit parly, or to
determine Uretr fate. I believe that you will aid In
every effort made,"
Then this telegram from Secretary Chandler to
Lieutenant Emory was read:
???1 wish you aud all your comradrs good health,
good courage amt good luck, (food-one.
W. E cuanbi-KR, S-cretary."
I say tho tame,??? added Commander Hchley, if
tit which he shook hands with (he ofitccra and the
boatswain piped down.
Then thecnaiu cablet were cast off and the haw
sers were singled up. Tbe government tug Catalpa
camo along-Ideand waa made fast. The pennant ol
the Amertcau yaoht club,of whicn Lleuteuaut Em
ory Is ??u honorary member, waa iuu to the miaaen
I eak, and the Urge ensign teat by the club was run
up ou the flag stefi over the taffralL Then a uum
her ol bales of the deer, kin duthlng. Including one
that had not beeu completely packed, were rolled
dowu the gang plank, and after tUtra a tew barrels
ot other stores.
At :i o'clock the crowd had Increased to 5.000
ttopic, and tha navy yard band cams down and
stood unctr a ship bouse abed, where It played
A aid Laug Dyne." When boatswain's max-. John
Quevedo, began to anlu up
main ilggtrg to clear the fouled
fly tho baud played tbe more cheerful
???train of ???The Uhl I Lett Behind Me." The ata
man cleared the fly with hia hand as be clung to
tuosleudershrouds wlthfeeiandilmbso.il). The
crowd applauded him when he came dowu ana
jumped lightly to me deck.
In the mean time tbe tug Catalpa bad pulled the
Bear???e head out horn tha bulkhtad. Lltutenaut
Emory mourned the bridge,while Executive Officer
Crosby took tbe trumpet and directed tbe men
aoout desks. Ctptaln Barrymore, the navy yard
phot, alto took the bridge, and at 8:16 the last rope
wiu thrown off, aid the Bear forged ahead drar of
alL The Alert waa at tbe duck not far ahead, and
astern waa the Thetis, taking coal from a Spanish
???learner. Tha crowd bad boarded all these result,
and stood wherever standing room could be had in
view ol the departing steamer.
When the Bear drew up alongside of the Alert
her engines were slowly bteked, and thou aa she
began to make way toward tbe river a hundred
ration swarmed up the rigging of tho Alert.
Taking off their broad topped cape they gave three
tremendous cheers for the succors ol the expedi
tion.
The men on tbe Bear leaped Into the shrouds,
and, with the effioen forward, returned the cheers
heartily. Then the thousandi along the shore
took It up, end, with hate off and handkerchiefs
In air, cheered and ahouted till they were
hoarse. Over on the receiving ship Colo
rsdo -450 white coated ration climbed on the rail
and cheend their good wlsbee for thorn on boaid
tho Beer. The big tide wheel eteamer, c. U. Nor
throp, and half a doayo UtUe harbor tugs were
patting np the river. Their pilots saw what was
going on. and thalr whistles awoke the echoes In
prolonged blasts, which were amwered by Lieu
tenant Crosby at the whistle string of the Bear,
Well out in the East river the Brer headed dowu
toward if ovamor'a Island. Pier heads on both tldt a
of the rirer, ihswludoweof manuf icturi ng estab
lishments, and tha vessel! of all kluds contained
crowds of people, who were watchtug tho depart
ure. Flags it rated from the ataffi ou the tell bridge
piers The ferryboats added their whistles to the
din raised by unnumbered luge. Not fluce evacu
ation day hu the Best river seen inch en ovation.
A short dlstauce below Ibe bridge one of tho Gov
en or't Island lugs steamed alongside tho Bearee
an escort.
Off the Istttcrr the big t'ramer Republic was
seen oomfi-g down Ih-- North river, end wheu
-brwal of Be.-li-.'* Island she Joined ibe llule rivet,
dipping her ff-g lo the B-ar aa *he did ro At this
r ilaee tbn - a-alpa oast off her lines, and the Rsputr-
le, the Besr. aud Ibatug passed ou through
Narrow* Tho B-araud the tug weremaklngal
eight knots an hour, aud soon dropped aiiern ef
the big steamer.
IN A HOLLOW STUMP.
A Merger L???vrtvtl g Sr Ik* YvsyS si Hyiy Iy Prggs
Csinir.
Special to The ConaTtuuon.
KAkxnax. April 29 -Whlto working la the woods
about one mile from M. A. Walker's sawmill, in
the southern pert of Dodgo county, the attention
of some turpentine bends was attracted by some
old clothes they saw lying upon tbe ground. Go
ing near and lavasttgeilng the muter, they dUciv
cred a human skeleton In an old stump hole. Tho
clreumatancre writ reported to Coroner J. V. Nixon,
who Immediately smrmonrd a Jury of Uqirett
The |r qnl.l inn developed that the tk-letou repre
sented me remalnaof E l Curry,an ludusrrtousand
thrilrv e> gr >, who mysteriously ditapp-aied on the
gg-h of la*i February. Law in thesvenlog of that
day he wee seen within a hundred yards of the
plane where bts honea were found, playing cards
with George Falter and Henry Roberts, who had
Jni' eotne up with Mm from Darien where they had
at been to carry soar Umoer. That was the last
net of Ed Curry In life, d't eimpa-lms left the
neat day a-d wereafterwards seen In Wl-eox coun
ty. It*vlna In their poaasstlen a coat, pair of show,
po- k-1 knife sod pistol, which were reroanla-d at
belonging to M Curry. They gaves-rer*lcotfllet
log ecconuta of Curry's whereabouts, string,
among other Improbable .king* that he bad J amp-
rd from rht train while In motion on tho way up
fro-m Darien.
In order to conceal their crime the murderers
hsd placed the oody of their victim tn a trump
hole with bis head downwards, aid then nnUi a
r?? upon him by which hb beta ??*?????? burned off
Just below hb kntee. Tho rest of the etc clou,
nowevr r. being covered with earth, was Intact and
waa not affected by tbe fire. Tbe echrm* resorted
to (or co-coalmen! might have proved rffvctatl If
tome trees had not g- tiso scent of the denying
body and partially roo-ed It up. Wbon the jury
disinterred the skeleton for examination they found
???hat tbe skull bed been crushed by means of tome
unknown Instrument or weapon, thus (Bring un-
mbiakablsevtgeneoof a foul murder Ana the
foes that Curry bad oa his person a considerable
amount of money wblrb he obblned for tbo Um
bar be hut lust carried to Da-tea was supposed to
ban been Ibe Inducement for Ike killing. Hit
com nan loos, roller and Roberts, mart hareknown
be bed tbb money, es they had come from Darien
with him and played cards with Mm as already
sutfid oo the day of their return. Suspicion retted
*ostrongly upon there mtn that tha Jury rendered
a verdict that "Ed Curvy came to hit death, by
some unknown weapon in tho bends ot Merest
Fuller end Henry Roberts da the 3th dey ot Feb
ruary. UM." Fuller bae already bean arrested tn
NDcoxeouaty for the murder, and tha coroner
has also Uanad Ms warrant far tha arrest ol loo
srtsoo tbo charge ol murder. Bela said to beta
eu county.
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tvanhoe???Sir Walter bem .
Oliver Tvrtat???CKarla Dicltnt
Pilgrim???* Progress???John Bunyan . . .
Last of the Hohicbns???Fenimore Coopt
Boblneon Oruaoe???Danid Defot
Scottish Chiefs???Jane Porter .....
80,000 Leagues Under the Sea???Juki
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When one specimen Is seen others will be bought. ,
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lit Any subscriber whose name is on our books can get any of these books, carefully wrap,
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will lend you free any book on tbe list For every 3 subscribers at $1.25 each, aud for every
10 subscriber* at $1.00 each, we will send an extra book. An hour???s work will get yon two
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OUR CIRCULATING NEIGHBORHOOD CLUBS.
Here is a suggestion that we recommend.
Say yon want tbe Constitution. It Will cost yon $1.25 if you take it alene. Get 4 of yo*.
neighbors to Join you and thus reduce the price ol the paper to $1.00 each, aa we soul 8
copies one year, for $5,00. Now let each one add 70 cents, making $1.70 for each or $8A0
for the club, and we will send 6 papers for one year and the 5 book* below, or any 6 hooks ci
the list above, post paid t
Ivanhoe???By Sir Walter Scott
Oliver Twist???By CKarla Dicient.
Last or the Mohicans???By Fenimore Cooper.
Swiss Family Robinson.
Scottish Chiefs???By Jane Porter
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Each subscriber can choose which ol these booki shall be sent to his address. After read*
ing hia own book he can lend to hia neighbor, until each read alL A small circulating
library can Urns be established in each neighborhood.
Wa earnestly recommend thl* plan. The books will be an ornamant te
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H yon have already eent in yonr subscriptions get your neighbors to join yon with 70 eta,
each and order these books. 11 yonr neighbors dont want to go in, order ono of the book)
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HOW TO GET THE WHOLE' LIBRARY.
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Get up a club of 10 subscribers at $1.00 each. Each one of yon add 65 cents to the $1.00,
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one time and in one envelope. PoeiUvely no variation will be made from this rule.
BUMMAKY OX* THE BOOKS.
"Ivanhoe.?????????This Is the noblest of the Weverly novel's It is dramatic, stirring, bistort*
cal, aud deals with the crusades of the Knights of Europe for the love of Christ against
Baladin and his followers. It la a pageant of heroic battles, sieges and tournaments.
Oliver Twlet.???The greatest work of Dickens???fall of hamor and the pathos of that
matchless writer. Mothers and father! the world over have wept over the story of little
Oliver. Tide book is a revelation.
Swise Family Roblneon.???The adventure* of a Bvlss clergyman and his family
wrecked on a desert island. The book ranks with Robinson Crusoe, and ahowe what
heroism and patience can do. The description of the home in the giant tree and thfi
adventures With strange animals la incomparable.
Children Of the Abbey,???Next to Robinson Crusoe end one or two other booki
more copies of this pure, pathetio and noble story have been sold than of any othaa
book printed. ,
Last of the Mohtcan8.???Of all the Indian booki, none equal this In intense internal
and beauty. The marvellous skill and prowess of Uawkeye. tha woodcraft of the India
one, the desperate fights in the forest,???the lofty beauty of the whole book is worthy of
Cooper end the Leather Stocking Tales of which it is first and best.
Robinson Crusoe.???Ol this great book it ii useless to speak. It la the claialo of thfi
world. The man, woman or child who fails to read jt misses the rarest of treats.
20.000 Leagues Under the Sea.???The sensation created by this greatest of
Jules Verne's works la indescribable. It is the etory of a man who invented ao electrifi
boat in which he lived under the ocean. HU Journeya under the sea. hU conflicts with
submarine monsters are of thrilling interest, and hold the mind enchained.
Pilgrim'S Progress.???Of thie work of immortal John Bunyan wa need say nothing,
it should be on tho table of every Christian borne.
The Scottish Chiefs.???'The struggles of Broce and Wallace and their brave compao*
ions is told by Miss Porter in a book of snrpueing interest. Every page hu lie chaptefi
of noble and heroic action.
ThO Arabian NiKhtS.???The 1000 etorics of Eastern magnificence and adventure an
here envolumed and make enough reading for every night for a year.
These arc books to be read aloud by any member of the family to all the others; the/
will interest all aud weary or offend none.
A WORD IN CLOSING
Now one word in dosing to onr reader*.
Every father wants to give hU children the beet advantages possible to hi* circumstance*)
Nothing improves young people so much u Judicious reading. Nothing is pleasanter hi
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chapter each night or two or three nights in the week, in the family.
It is the earnest desire of the Constitution to give lie reader* all the reading they want at
lower price* than it can be had elsewhere and thu we intend to do. We have bought 10,000
copirt ol thc*e book* at one order. Wo get them cheaper by taking this number at ouce and
paying cash than any book store can get them. The regular prioe, u you will ace on thfi
coYcr* is $100 in New York???lo which postage U added. We sell them to yon at coat pric*
adding simply the poalagc and cost of handling. You cannot buy them anywhere for leu
than $115 delivered, and usually $1.40. They ere printed on clear, big, new type and can bt
read by old or young; and bound atoatly in black and gold cloth ao that they will lut
Now von can afford to gratify youraelf and your family by buying at least one of thesfi
book*. Seventy cents is' but little for such a book. U yon are in a dab, persuade otbu
members of the dub to buy other books. You can then lend to each other and thru have a r
3ood library for each neighborhood. Each book is a masterpiece and filled with pure aenU*\
mcnl and thrilling interest. They will ennoble tljj mind* of children, interest and inatrnot \
them???give the keenest pleasure to each member of your family, end make your-homu \
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Southern Stales. When we have exhausted this order we will make np 10 new books and ;
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A Reduction for PoBtug*
If y??m are near Atlanta or have any one coming here, or any merchant friend in thfi city,
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Understand this clearly. It costa us 10 cents to send a book by mail. We will deliver any
book anvwhere in the city for 10 cenu less than the price, or 60 cents. U you are in reach
of an express office and order more than 3 book* you can pay 00 cent* each and gat thfi
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These book* average 450 page* each, 12 m???
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