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About The Morgan monitor. (Morgan, Ga.) 1896-???? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1898)
THE MMrro.1. j ■ By the MTuiitor Publishing Company- mmi ** “****" Wtil ******" W ** W * 4 -* ■iir /i >t'lIA\f I HUMA3. \ U JWH«n a»S ” . V. IV^nflor. "KATES OF Sl. H.SC 1UFTION. Ono-copy one year . . One copy si x roonthe . . f) 0 One copy thre- mouths . . 25 Advertising rate made knawn, ‘on ap¬ plication. (Entered atPont OfiSw at Morgan ns fxwnnd-cla-- mail matter. _ MORHAN, OA., FEIVII. 1 Hits, Jloine Studies. 4 *‘Htiidio» uefVea for time, tor ,' pint ornaments, for nbilliti<"<; they perfect nature,and are thmaelvt* perfected bv oxperience.” Bet us look unto lionie atiidios. It is al ways a little interest¬ ing to notice how a boy or girl v ill act when she leaves ichool and ru nniiug home for good; begins to assume the position and imu>uuili« of Bn adult member of society. Thoso first few months, when they conunrneo life on their own responsibility, as it were, arc rather a crucial test of character, very quickly determine of what, material they nro made; whether of the real earnest, student mu'enal, or the fashion able butterfly gossamer, At school a girl or boy is alwavs nat¬ urally more or less under-supervision; their time is mapped out; their course of atody clearly defined; their moral being hedged in on every side by riiies and regulations: every thing is anangi’d for them, and they can hardly call, their thoughts their own. But this school discipline must perforce come to an end with Use con¬ clusion of school life; and then most boya or girts become coinpural ively f ree agents, and continue to siudy or not, us they feel disposed, The one prevail tng idea a young boy or girl of su>on- toeu or eighteen just released from the trammals of a boarding school wav finished, or in other words had learned every thing useful mid ornamental that it was proper for them to acquire, is happily exploded. High schools, male and female colleges, and cotnpettvo ex¬ amination have dedt a final blow to that lingering piei-Aaf superstition. There is perhaps just the fear that in the distant future woumu or man may lie contingent to be either d-.sirablo or pleas¬ ing. Womans fineness is sweetness of manner and no good can ever be at¬ tained by cultivating the head at an ex¬ pense of the heart, it is obvious for many reasons that only a small propo tion of our girls and hoys will be in a position to reap academic honors. (A college education docs not cost n mere trifle). Therefore most of them, if they iuteud to study at all, will have to do so amid the infinite destruction of home-life and only those who have tried it kuow how dillicult a matter this is. The eldest daughter of a little tribe is especially likely to have her hands full. Iuterrnp-. tious are the order of the day, and it is well nigh imposiblo for one to pursue a systematic course of reading. Every one knows the thousands and one tri fles that go to make up the sum of every-day exist mo. It must be a diluted that girls situated so that the regular routine of domestic work must be per- sued that there is some excuse for letting their studies stile. Now a word of warning to yon boys. Studious girls and boys often when left to their own devices, fall in lo the mis¬ takes of trying to do too much and keep up too many of their school studies; they spend their leisure hours over too large asurfiee therefore the results is, they do nothing well. So try during your school days to try to perfect your self in some one thing.—Our New Light Correspondent. Letter From Damascus. Once in every mouth I will eontrib ute something to the Monitok. As the railroad is now completed to this place we will bo able to furnish you more news. Yes, Damascus is now a railroad town. That is one of the solved wonders of the 19th century. Daily trains are now being run from here to Baiu'iridge. The new Baptist church house nt Iron City was dedicated last Sunday. Butonaocouutof theenelement aeatliei', only a small congregation was present to witness the exercises. An evidence of good times with those who was preheat, was plainly shown by tins liberal spirit in which the people responded when the collection was takeu. The large saw mill at Donnldsonville, owned by the Douaklsonville Lumber Company, was destroyed by fire last Sat- andsy night. They estimate their loss at about $30,000. M*. Curtis Laws, of Hilton, and Miss Sjws'x, of tl»i« place* fire llKHTi«*d tert- Hmnl.iJ uL;l) f^utnl Lord* f*jiU?w ft com, u.-1 |;4iv«' {ign.-<(] to flit •i’Unu^\tip > ^""•*‘ >niiv, "'' ,, ' t ' r - * M *y fiplv each i'>yi and di/de hm'diuis, share the sorrow mi<l tank- the load , lighter t'y each , soaring . Some people Iiiiiik marry Mg is i. | habit or a cotilngtons djnr-c of roan • kilid. Wf-ijiiy' ij?)j know the* cuusc of I everv jh r on mwmiiig, ’hut ut., <lo kno*v uiu-; tliin; : that there is utrlhinp like it. Oi all thiijga'jn this' lUv, there is no i oniiuirison to ih.it of matrimony. Wo ievu io wrDt' of niuniag'; is. Manicd life makes the world better. It is rigli to marry; l.-.t, bi*cati8e it is an obedi, nc to God. 2nd, We obey the laws of online. Single life in b tt ball .fife, and when matured each should erlceiif Tin of her tlie better half. It. V. 1'fioL Runuing a SetvsjmjpT. The r.an who euu run a new:pap'r willmnt being crilieised, ci usrtred it hi threatened, hn> never been found, He is it barren jdmdity, .1 oantiful to think abont, but incapable of taking ‘on mor- tali'y and nBsociaiion with vn'gur 1 m- nianity. It is »» impossible for a news paper man to please everybody as it i for everybody to pleuse him, and lii- sotJBer lie makes up I is mirrd to the stubborn fact the be' ter for alfcOnceriu d. If ile .works hard lor the public good, Ii- receives private oensute; if he co:.ple- nieuts merit, liols censured by sunburn domerit; if lie tries to be fair lie is c m demuedbylhC nutair: If he multisu mistake, few overlook-it or apologize foi him. No matter how innocent hi • pur¬ pose, 1m is picked to pieces, ' misrepro- suutod, maligned, lid.eus d and to don defended. He works hard for bread aud butter, white other mop «;ix rich around him. Yes it is imposiblo for « newspaper man to please all. As weh try to chain a cyclone or lasso the ligu' - mug.—Miij svilla (Ky) Ledger. There is one.other individual who has the same roail to travel in [ lna-ing t)-»- public as the iiewspapcr r.iini that is the village postmaster. Ask him about it. We don’t ivatTt hit your charity —give purl of it to yoin-^postiuastor.. - Livings' ton Home. * A step Backwards. The bmiit hill to regulate soeiml class 11 ail master, which is now undtu* consicl- oratiuii by congress, is a distinct step b tel;ward, says the Homo Tribune, and It is to bo hoped that no Hoif-iv-pe/ting legislator will give his vote for a. men sure winch is bound to wor’. detriment to the educational interests of tho people. Mr. Loud proposes to tnako Urn pos al Depart¬ ment solf-sustainlng by raising the rates of postage for all forms of complete hooka which now pass through the mails at one cent per hound, mill to abolish the privi. lego which publishers now have of send¬ ing sample copies at the same rate. Tue result of this will be an increase in tin price of books, which arc < 50 cheap iiown- days that tho poorest workingman imiy secure a iiice little library of his favorite. A bill that raises the price of books puts it premium on literary, ami should not be passed. There arc better ways of mak ing the dostal Department, self.sustaining. For instance, why nut make the ratlLoads carry the mails as cheaply ns they carry tha shipments uf the express companies? It has boon estimated that this alone would accomplish the object. An exchange very truthfully remarks: There nro lints in every town whose sole aim in life is to set the pot of gossip boiling aud try to stir up strife in an otherwise* peaceful community. Why don’t t hey take a vacation? Society can dispense with their service u:.d a good long rest of their jaw might kill them. A wagging tongue that hangs on a swivel can do more harm in fifteen minutes limn a skunk can in a graveyard. A person who is addicted to the habit of tattling and sprea bug news is an eye¬ sore to the world and is' an nuisance. 'Ye are a xlous to do a little good (his world and can think of no or hotter way to do it than, by iiq; One Minute Cough Cure as a prevena live of pneumonia, consumption and serious lung troubles that follow ed cold.-. Mrs, S, T, elayton. 11 airy Turner, Edison, l\ E, Leary, An exchange says, merchants who want newspaper men to roast peddlers, | cheap John stores and the like would make newspaper men feel mote , doing so if those same merchants would quit using free letter heads of machinery and other wholesalers, gargling oil on* velopes, baking pmvd. r statements, sidewalk advertisements and rubber j stamps, Live luerelmut- who would j n«ve newspapers to do tlie must for ; thorn should stand by the printers and reciprocate their patronage and that of j their friguds.—Palcitine {Ind.j News. A CHAP,A - T Erl. He fir,'.rot 1 and h» i * respir.g. A ! ah' < I 1 ins; h r -. hia - *Xlie Err4.? <>■ a 1 aja; 1 In win fer ftTQ. % he >M rod * Hi: I On V., 4 Cher) Uf< j Ccnt'Hf ic ran - U £cs, u the rran —1\ i„ i ".? Urn i n A nta Coit *1 Hut ion THE “DA BY'’ DEIiO. "Bah‘y”lie was Fi lled in th.nrcg iznent, end -though lie Lad iunad over hia 21 years no V imil;>: pfgfcibly could have s uited him. ' They were on the frontier of In¬ dia. The ground they then occupied was doubtful territory. Once oi | twice those lir.d l:;-«.;» a whi> per of o rising among some of the wilder Afghans or Afridi tribibut so fat nothing hud occurred to distiub the dull monotony. Mrs. Hindis, the adjutant’;,' wife, wag very touch nj set. Hitherto she had reigned suprciiio. All the devo¬ tion of the giurision had been I ucly I offered at her fc< t, and Baby—well, i 1( , i and out of tlio adjutant’s _ . quarters with the familiar air of a well established family cat. In due time tbo general, accom¬ panied by his wife and daughters, reached us. The latter wort line looking women. Tlio youngest might ho five and twenty, the oldest was- certainly HO. To this one Baby, to everybody's astonishment, immediately attached himself. The old general scowled, hut to no put • j Mrs. Him tea parties were do- eerted, wlieiv'.s before he was al¬ ways there ■.<> hand round the cakes and make himself of use. We missed him, for W" had to get up for what we wanted.ourselves. Not tbai Miss Steward encouraged him—far from it. At first she had been kind to him. He was but a boy in looks and in age, so she had treated him as a younger brother until bis attentions became the talk of the station, and then, 1 fancy, the old general issued an order to hi; daughter, and she began to pull him up—gently at first, firmly soon. . Flnivlly the Judy herself cut up rough, amd she sent for Baby and gave him a bad quarter of an hour. Bho pointed out to him how ridic¬ ulous his attentions wore, and when bo ventu’iqd to speak of marriage she called him a baby, who needed his mother more than a wife, and that if she had any more of his non¬ sense she would write to his mother. Sir told him that they would al¬ ways be pleased to see him at-their bungalow, but her mother made it a condition that be must give a promise not to think of her again in connection with marriage. This promise he refused to give, so he was wnrnd off and excluded from all invitations. One tiling was noticeably. 'He brightened up wonderfully in his duties. He would spend hours at target practice, and old Sergeant Hunt and he seemed to spend a lot of time together. By Hunt’s account there never v, as such a shot as Baby was becoming under his tuition. Mrs. Hindlo was in despair. IIo had been very useful to her beforo this unfortunate affair with Miss Steward, ana at her “at homes” ha was missed by all, for he was sure to do or say something funny. It was arranged by some one to have a picnic. This was to be a kind of winding up to our moderate fes¬ tivities, for the general's sojourn with us was now at an end any day. The morning of the start Baby stood looking wistfully at the prep¬ arations, and there was just a sus¬ picion of tears in his largo blue eyes—but 1 may be mistaken. The Misses Steward made their appear¬ ance and ware soon mounted on mules. “Now, Dora,” shouted the old general to his eldest daughter, “look after your sisters.” Baby’s eyes followed her move¬ ments with a hungry, mournful look. His heart ached as the little party rode off, which he had not been invited to join. It was an un¬ derstood thing now that Baby was to ho left out of everything. For some time he wandered about in a restless, aimless manner. Then he sauntered out again. Here lie was joined by Hunt, who deeply sympathized with Baby in the mat¬ ter, and had been prophesying all kinds of dark things about tlie weather. “I think it is a mistake, sir,” ho remarked, with the respectful ttir of a man who lias seen long service. “AYhat is a mistake, Hunt?” in¬ quired Baby. “Well, this picnic. The country is not safe, leastways for ladies, whb women Xt° Then'Va lot of them Afridis about over the hill, j umi 1 «•» sure there will be trouble with tho Afghans. Something in Hunt’s manner set Baby thinking, and, after a brief visit to his major, he rode off in the direction of tho \ u nic party. After riding some distance he branched I off to the right, and, after dismount- iug, he begun to lead his horse by n bridle path, one might almost call it, over the bills. The party rad several miles far- ther to go and would cut through the hills by «; pass just about wide -a Baby— thank;- j at with old Hunt— rd ct the coiui-j ai I i e rend he had Idea Judes be-i cf Cel -a It ■olid i (] <h gcr- | ■.oil y v.. . occupied j or, siLer wild nomads, ! :.<erU,ir. allegiance id, rod was now 1 . ■ • i: the gr; at green ■ 1 is attention was \ t rapidly crons • >.- 'chij iasscs, he | i j urstied at peybaj } y sorr e 00 or Of j leuntf >1 Afgi: •; or Afridis, he | 'Ouid Kid tl Tie 1 <«!c in ti:o f.ikii direction slanting of the | -o'" g a : he defile, i vklt-nily the route to of pc tlie through Picnic j *'"•■■ aide to join | | ; him. lie in saw that the rider | civilian al, i that he was j ...■■. I, L ha bad a huiiaaerchiel ■ hod i-i.I.;! trickling JttK r"ad, from his which j blood was down face. “Dock, laau, back to the fort! Tlio .re ! -ut! licre they come!” I Kf fiucie _ a rapid gesture with | | i:ia h ft hai “How many are there?” asked | Baby. i shouted “ 1 ’d'ty in or 60 of the fiends, ” was I answer. I TP y were now galloping side by j aide. ; “There are ladies in tbo pass j there:” shouted Baby. j “Heaven help them!” i “There are 20 men or so with | '-'■" h ciieu x. ;by again. | ,L T1 y will be eaten up by these ^ . fnternai vim, oned the s a anger, | who was vrg.'iii.' h:,-; horse to do its : u * ujii; '■ : Baby set iffs teeth. If these hill 1 - men came upon there the little would party bo with- j out warning, a mas- j fiacre. His mind was made up, The j pursuers were rapidly gaining. I They knew there was a chance of 1 etvt a for the fugitives if they gain- ed tlio p . Cut off from that, thcre was none. T! 1 . w-r-i '''' 77 '/ t’b ■ Wap wa 7 „ eiviny b V’. out. tJioujdi bis own was quite fresu, , * to a to ita long rest. Baby . i ‘ was thn.icing ,, Dora, i r bne ., must L he . or saved at v all n costs. dr ,,,,, b d n ri ‘ ! - “ y l '-“ ;,, a „ ,top ana got down. Have my horse. I am a lighter man. rr" lour horse will do for me. 1 I 1 A . change or .. a horses. waa soon effected, t and they were oft rs on then ... ^ mrd riilo ahefid amiin I Get as quickly ns possible, ' . but . give . me your rifle a and 1 ammum- • tion 1” shouted Baby. i rJ . ho ( stranger , loosened i his 1 • rifle, -n ! 1 i. and . they swung the ... horses together . while the gun and cartridges passed into his hands. They could hear the ‘ yells J ot their pursuers now, ’ who , were determined t not , to 1 v lose then . prey. gen-! “Yon ride on and warn the era!. You '■genet miss him. I will stou some of these chaps at the en- tranco of the pass!” shouted Baby as a bullet whizzed past his head, j They were nearing the entry now, which was narrow, and to avoid ac-. cident Baby held his horse in to give bis companion a few yards start. As soon as they were about 100 yards inside tho defile Baby drew his revolver, and, reining'ins exhausted horse, shot it through tha : head. There was no cover in the defile, so Baby was going to fight from behind his steed. ! At each eido the hills rose almost perpendicularly. If he could but hold the brutes back for half an hour, it would give the general time to save Dora. He had one advantage. They would come full tilt at the opening under the impression he had passed on through. Ha looked at Iris car- trudges and smiled. There were near- ly 100, with those of tho civilian,’ and then he had his two revolvers, but there were CO or 60 of the eno-! my to face. The Afridis came on with hideous ; warcriea. The first one who passed the angle fell almost before he could see what was opposed to him, for ! Baby had his rifle trained on that corner. Notv his shooting stood him in good service, and he mentally j blessed Hunt. I Another fell just as he entered the opening. Crack, crack, and two. more went down under his merciless 1 aim. with Ho knew dead before that he they must fill the boj ] pass could fully awakehed to the fact that it j was guarded. When the first fell,! others had come on so furiously | that they could not check them- selves, but more would be up pres eutly. A fierce joy possessed tho heart c/ Baby. It was tho first timo he had used a weapon of this kind in anger, and his power with it made him ^tLto ^ re ten minutes gained j now, for tho m shots, were CO Present- j ly two entered the defile. Baby j paused to let them come on. Fora moment tho two paused, evidently to talk the matter over; then, nal¬ iai»g that there was only one man opposed to them, they spurred on I their horses to the charge. j Fuff, ping, ping! The foremost | Afridi swayed aud made desperate efforts to recover his balance, hut Behy’s rifle puffed once more, and ff'- 1 foil, and tlie horse, mad with fright aud pain, turned and galloped j \ of i.;e I out puKH. Then there was a lull. Eaby freely. Over 20 minifies j passed now, and his thoughts. ) of Dora. Had bis messenger • them yeti Hardly! Per- the old general might come to bio assistance with some of the men when he iiad arranged for Dora’?; safety. The enemy had drawn off. He had time to think, but his eyes were kept steadily on the narrow open- ing at the end of the defile. What were they v;p to now? What would their next move be? What was; that : A cloud of dust coming through the defile 1 There was no wind. What eoulu it bet Suddenly it dawned upon him that gome of the Afridis wero crawling upon him on their stomachs, wrig- gling along like eels, thrashing the dust about them in front to obscure his aim. But he caught eight of a body here and there, and whenever ho flpj pis rifle spoke, find it was gener¬ a iiy f 0 ii OT ,edBy a yell. Still, that duet cloud gradually approached, He had to expose himself more now to take aim at bis attackers. Ping! That was near his own head, hut he must raise it to get sight of them. The rest were now crawling along after their leader, for they were hot going-to be held at hay- by oiie man. Ping! This time he felt a sharp eting on his neck, and something likc wan „ W ater trickled down be- tween his shirt and his neck, But he continued to pump in the bullets. There was a numbness in his left shoulder and a fearful pain when he tried to turn his head. Ho wanted to brush the blood away f rorn p,j H eyes. There were a scram- nn( j a KcufHe. The Afridis wero preparing to jump up and make a rush. The final act was now be- gun. He tried to load his riflo, but some¬ how things were getting muddled and mixed, and he could not lift his gun. Su(,denl >’ thcre ?. ^ a ?.‘‘ he . was consclons that 1a0 wero closing in upon him. The end Was comin 8 - Ho ho l 1<: ' 1 th «Y wouId not mutilate him, and, if they did, that , , the ,, old , general \ , would , . not , teii . . , , his . mother ., and the . gins, With a struggle 00 no was on his . foot. , , Ins Tl . . . almost , obhter- vision was now, and he knew it was with his own blood. He threw his empty He bad B till tour , shots , . , left r , . tbo .. other in one, l which , . . he , changed , into - , , his . right . , , hand, . for r his left hand , somehow , coul<1 .. not , ul1 the trl . - S 0r P 8 - shots, ,^ndly grn he pir.g plugged his weapon in the hard, four ° A TT He wa ” tedto , pnt U P h,s 'f* . , , ? r “ to + ward oft something „ and defend , his . head, , , but , he . could ,, not move n. TT He f * ^^rcd. , ,. feomothmgseemed - , to , fl ,lodo msale bral n V an d he fel! down over tlio horse, but | tliero 1 was the .. victor . , , 9 smile on his > • face. , Ho T t . had . for „ he , had . , saved , Dora. _ won, “He would have had the Y. C. for this had he livedi said the old gen- eral as he stooped down and gazed into Baby s. face, with its boyish tmiile, beautiful in spito of all the disfigurement of dust and blood u I )0n waa ® etern man, but the tears fell thickly as he seruti- the form of the young sub- altoru to see if there were a chance of life. 9 Far away in England, in a cottage nestling away half buried among the oaks and elms of a quiet little village in Yorkshire, a mother weeps for her boy, who died like a soldier, as his father before him. In the same village lives an elder¬ ly spinster, who fights with the ree- tor and the curate. She has been called a sour old maid, though she is not so old as she looks, but she has altered very much since the day of the picnic in India. 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