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LODGE DIRECTORY.
ARLINGTON LODGE, NO. 249,
Meets 1st Wednesdays and 3rd Saturdays
in each month. Officers: W. T. Murchi¬
son, W. M.; F. L. Pepper, S. W.; A. J.
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RAIL ROAD SCHEDULE—ARLINGTON
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COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Superior Court.— G. J. Wright Judge;
W. O. Fleming, Solicitor General; A. I.
Munroe. Clerk. Spring term, 2nd Monday
in March; Fall term, 2d Monday in Septem¬
ber.
g& r dinary and Ex-OJicio Treasurer — B. C.
Mitchell.
UiJ, T ttj OlJllVl'.Vi — 5 K . VI . QZa.2.
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County Surveyor —D. II. Miller.
County School Commissiotier —J. J. Beck.
Board of Commissioners of It. It —John
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Courts, 1st Tuesday in each month.
Justices reace , Notaries ruUic and Ex-
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R. R. BLOCKER, C. F. BLOCKER,
Fort Gaines, Ga. Arlington,Ga.
BLOCKER & BLOCKER
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Business solicited, to which prompt
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ness entrusted to bis care in Albany
circuit.
Oue cricket would stand a poor show
trying to stop a railroad train, but
millions of them can do it. The West¬
ern bound railroad tram, No. 6,met an
army of crickets; at Clarke,s station
about fifteen miles West ol Ktco, says
the Gazette, aDd was detained two
hours and a half trying to get through.
To make the passage the train men
were finally forced to take brooms and
sweep tlie insects off the rails. The
crickets covered the track for about'
three miles, and when the driving
wheels of engine would strike them
they would whirl around without going
forward an inch.
Iu the course of a few years the old
cent , .
Expression, ‘not worth a ret,
have lost its force, for a spt toen oi
the antique Coin alluded to wi “ 1
15S valued at a good many dollars.—
It was a very commofi piece of money
fbr upwards of sixty years, from the
made its first appearance
Miut in 1792, but it is now fast
appearing from circulation,
1IIE SHIP LOjSG OVERDUE.
You’re gazing with a troubled eye
Across the ocean blue;
You say you're looking for a ship
Now many long weeks due.
Well met, my friend. I wait my ship.
I, too, have anxious fears;
But, all! my vessel has been due
For many, many years I
I sent the pretty venture out
In youth’s sweet long ago;
Her pennon boasted rainbow hues,
Her sails were white as snow.
With not a flaw from stem to stern,
And not a a spot or stain,
She bore hersel£.right gallantly
Upon the peaceful main.
Well freighted with my rosy hopes!
Of which there was no lack,
I bade her bring me precious fruit
In lieu, when she came back.
But I have waited now, my friend,
So many winters through,
I think I scant should know again
My bark and fairy crew.
And yet our ships may yet come in
When wo expect it least,
Well laden with a cargo floe,
On which our souls may feast;
Yet should they fail id reach us liere>
There is a harbor where
They may cast anchor yet, my friend,
A port s. rene and faff.
—New York Sun.
In the Shawangums.
Mr. Slingerland Valentine sat in his
capacious arm-chair, his hands resting
on his broad arms, bis forehead puck¬
ered up into a nest of wrinkles, his
eyes staring with iutense, puzzled
thoughtfulness out through the win¬
dow of his room into the beauties of
the park beyond.
“I wonder what ever possessed me,”
he thought—“I do wonder what ever
possessed me? Here I am, fi'fty-seven
years old, and fool enough to imagine
t couldn’t.get along the rest of mv |
jjf e „o -
and actually ask p.„. v Mm
Herman to marry me—marry me!”
As if the idea were appalling, Mr.
Valentine arose from his chair, and be-
gan a restless, desperate sort of prome
uade around his room.
“Not that she isn’t the sweetest little
creature that ever lifted a pair of bine
eyes to a man’s face—a dainty, flower¬
like girl, whom anybody would love;
but to tiViuk—why, wli'af a Confound¬
ed fool I’ve been, and I old enough to
be her grandfather!”
A stern, half-indignant look came to
his eyes, and be paused a minute, as
if to more fully appreciate the folly
of kfs position.
“Of course it’s impossible the child
cares for me; of course it’s my money
—that has won her and the consent of
her nfothcr,' ^ell,” and the hale, ro
bust old gentleman drew a' long, deep
sigh, and plunged resignedly into the
depths of Ins' Turlhsk chair again.
“Well, there’s no getting out of it now.
I’m not the first man that has made
a fool of himself over a pretty face, but
at fifty-seven, Slingerland Valentine,'
you were supposed to know better!”
And then he solaced himself with a
cigar, while, in another room, in a
pretty little cottage not far away, Eflio
Herman was sitting in the viue-wreatli-
ed bay-window, making an exquisite
picture of herself among the swaying
foliage, and lookiug very bewitchingly
frowning as she flashed a glance from
her bine eyes across the room at her
mother sitting stately and elegant in
in her gothic-back chair.
“I never hoped to hear such non-
sense from a child of mine Eflie. The
idea of not wanting to marry Mr. Val-
entitle! Why he can give you every-
thing in the world you can think of.
To be his wifu means a bridal tour to
Europe; to be mistress of h& magnifl-
cent mansion on Fifth avenue; to dis-
pense hospitality at his Long Branch
villa; to have command of all is
luxurious, elegant, in every sense,
And you don’t want to marry hiiB.1”
Effie pouted her retTlrps.
“No, I don’t! Mamma, your side
of the picture is very tempting, but
my aide all the time keeps sbowiog
^ a f a t, bald-lleaded, stumpy old
man, who wears false teeth, and pads
b - g coat> tries to look and act as
if he were twenty years younger than
he is. Mamma, I don’t want to marry
“ lrn a “ aii -
And something very like a sob came
ARLINGTON, GA. S FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1879.
piteously from the girl’s lips.
“Yon ought to be ashamed of your
self.” Mrs. Herman said, severely.
“You shall not be allowed to throw
away such a chance for the sake of
sickly sentiment. You know what a
struggle my life has been, on account
of poverty aud obscurity, and I
resolved, years ago, to save you from
a like fate.’’
Eflie opened her blue eyes widely.
“Poverty, obscurity, mama? Why,
I think we have a lovely hoSole, and
enough of everything—”
“That will do, Eflie! You need
bring no imaginary arguments to con¬
fute my assertions; and, ns far as Mr.
Valentine is concerned, yorif word is
pledged, and the wedding day set for
Jnly 25.”
Then a sudden little resolution
shone in Effies eyes, and she censed
toying with the swaying spray of
strawbefry plant.
“Mamina, I have told you, ns kindly
as I know how, that I do not want to
marry that old gentleman;' but,' as.you
seem to take no notice whatever of my
wishes; I will not. marry him!”
And the bine eyes flashed, and a
scarlet stain came on both cheeks.
Mrs. Herman laughed lightly.'
“You foolish child! What weight
do you imagine your words have with
me? You will not marry him? Eflie,
yon will, and that settles it!”
“No, mamma, it does not settle it;
for the very next time I see Mr. Val¬
entine I shall toll him so”’
For a second Mrs. Herman grew
pale with auger; then she looked cold¬
ly, sternly at her daughter.
“You will not dare to do it against
my positive commands! i will myself
see Mr. Valentine, and prepare him
for any insanity you may dare to per-
Pirate; and while I am pushing for-
ward preparations, for your mar-
riage, and Mi. \aleufiuc is superin-
tending the refurnishing of Ms seaside
’ '«• occupancy, you yoiuAxImT "(fibe
'ntry to
..
Hepzibah’s—a _ quiet, stupid pW'ce—
«’Iereyou *91 speedily come to your
se *> 3CS > and loa,n to tbank rao for llav '
ing saved you from yourself.”
And, twenty-four hours later, Effie
Herman was en route for the mountain
farmhouse away lip in the Jersy Sliaw-
angums, and Mrs. Herman was Coldly
congratulating herself
“She shall marry him! If there is
any understanding between her and
Frank Fielding—which I have once or
twice imagined—I have effectually put
a quietus on that. My letter to sister
Hepsy contained strict orders that no
living soul, male or female,'was to be
allowed to see Eflie, except members
of her own family; and Hepsy was
always nffraid to offend me—so there’s
no danger ori that score. And two or
three weeks will work wonders. She
will bo glad to come back and finish
the season at LoDg Branch and New¬
port.as Mr, Valentine’s bride, and go'
to Fiurope in the winter.”
And then Mrs. Herman leaned baeS'
in lier chair and indulged in a little
cat-nay, composed and calmed by the
plaudits of a good conscience.
Such a place as the Berrian farm, up
in the SLawangums! Eflie had all her
life imagined it the most dreary, deso¬
late, forsaken piaee in all the wide
world, and her rapture knew no
bounds when she found that it was tho
very idea of picturesque, romantic,
luxurious loveliness, and that Aunt
Hepsy was a genial, jolly soul, brim¬
ming with good nature and 1 good
over
sense; that Uncle Zcbedee was worthy
to be her husband, and that the girls
—Jessie Dunbar and Gwen Comfort—
were just the very ideals of cousins,
and prepared £o make a pet and tplay-
thing of their beautiful dainty city
cousin, who somehow (they did not
quite undestand) was iu a sort of dis-
grace, on account of a rich suitor she
would not accept submissively.'
To Effie, the life in the country was
just perfect. To get away from Mr.
alentine and bis attentions was
^iness enough; and, still adamantine
in her resolution to “never, never”
marry liim, under any circumstances,
she nevertheless contrived to have a
very fine time with Jessie and Gwen,
and uncle and auntie, and—
Jessie anfl Given’s brother, uncle
and anntie’s son, Effie’s own cousin,
wh im astute Mamma Herman liad
quite forgotten in her inventory of
things at the farmhouse; or, if not
quite forgotten bad at least placed an
innocent estimate upon.
However, they became astonish¬
ingly good friends, Harry Berriau and
Effie, and before a mouth had passed
Effie Lad confided all her sorrows to
her handsome sympathetic cousin,
who assured her vehemently that it
was an outrage that she should be so
deliberately bargained for; and that,'
were ho to be lier counselor, and she
followed his advice she would stick to
her resolution, audnever give her hand
where she could npt give her heart.
And then he looked at her in an
eager sort of way, and Eflio drooped
her eyes, and that was all there was
about it.
It seemed as if Fate itself was
ing in Mrs. Herman’s belmlf, for Mr.
Valentine bad net at nil taken It amiss
when she informed him she had sent
“Efile dear” up among the mountains
for a few weeks, recreation, so that she
might be bright and fresh-spirited for
the wedding. Indeed, in his own
heart, lie felt considerably relieved,
and was gayer in his own Spirits than
lie bad been for many a day.
Until, very suddenly, a terrible at¬
tack of rheumatism seized him and
put completely at the rather doubtful,
though well-meant, mercy of his hired
servants, and in sheer rage and de¬
spair Mr. Valentino telegraphed to his
sister-in-law, away up in Vermont, to
co&'p r.tid look after him.
“If only I had been able to nurse
you dear Mr. Valentine!” Mrs. Her-
man cooed, sweetly. “But Madam
Grand f would be sure to be dfsagree-
able. If only you were married now,
imagine how ,devoted dear Eflie
and I would be! As it is, I do really
think the best tiling you can do is to
for Mrs. (^cy,”
And Mrs. Grey came—a plump,
comely little lady, with soft,
brown hair, all in waves and
merry, in tefh gent eyes, nnnni «ndf big,
ana a ow«l, yltr.aul voice, the very
sound of which held a comfort and
strengthfulness in its soothing tones.
She was a born nurse, anti a born
housekeeper, anti even in his sick roorA
Mr. Valentine was conlftfotts c’l the
noisless running of (lie domestic ma-
chrnefy while iu the many pleasant,
confidential talks they had, her com¬
mon sense was always apparent.
“It’s no wonder Jack worshiped her
- poor fallow,” ho thought.
“And you are actually going to bo
married, Slingerland? I was qurte
surprised when I heard of it; and a
charming young girl I hear sho is!”
“Well, yes, I believe 7 am thinking
about it, Amy. Yes, Miss Herman
is a very sweet, pretty little girl!”
“I’m sure you thought seriously
over it before you decided; it’s an im¬
portant thing to do, Slrngelahd aud es¬
pecially important when a man
to your age and wants a young wife.
I do hope you will be satisfied.”
Mr. Valentine puckered up his fore¬
head doubtfully.
“Oil, dear me! yes, I hopG so. A
man’s bound to make a fool of bimself
once in his life, and it’s happened to
me later than to most. Oh, yes, I
dare say Eflio and I’ll get on very
w T ell.”
A curious little smile cropt to Mrs.
Grey’s red lips—such ripe-red lips,
like lucious daniask roses.
“You don’t talk like the enthusias¬
tic lover I expected to find,” she said,
brightly, biting her pretty lip to keep
from laughing, for shrewd Mrs. Grey
was quite well conviuced that her
brother-in-law Was repenting bis word’.
“And I don’t; feel enthusiastic, eith¬
er,” he blurted out, bis face redden¬
ing under her surprised, innocent blue
eyes. “The fact is, I went bewitched
over a pretty face, and somebody ought
to have kicked me from here to Jericho
before I made such deuced—ass—yes—
of myself.”
Jack’s v. idow drew down the white
shade, so that tho invalid bear" would
not have the western sunlight
rect in his eyes,
“B isn’t co bad as that, I hope,
Slingerlabd, is it? WeB, don’t let’s
bother about it any more just now.
Be quiet a little while, while I run
down dnd see what I cau find for
supper.”
She went away, leaving Mr. Valen-
tine thinking all sorts of
thoughts, very prominent among
which was what a good wife poor Jack
had, and what a deneed iiue-lookiug
woman she was yt t, nud how amazing¬
ly lie liked to have her around, and
what tlie dickens lie would do when
she went away.
Up in the Shawaiigilrfis the Atigiist
days were royal in their pulsing ardor,
and Efiie and Cousin Harry had, quite
some time before, decided that it was
the most delightful summer of their
lives, when, into all the sweetness and
beauty and content, one day there
came a letter to Aunt that Hepsy from
Mri Herman, saying Mr. Sling-
erlaud Valentinejwas coming to see his
betrothed and that Eflio was to treat
him accordingly.
And, three hours later, the genlle-
man himself appeared, tp tlip «i$e,. of
Jefctie and Gwen, and the admiration
of simple-minded auntie, who ushered
him, mm all his glory of massive gold
watch chain and sparkle of diamond
studs, into the prim, cool, dark “par¬
lor;” where the chtirs—six of thefti—
sat in straight rows, and the carpet
was the identical striped one that had
been a bridal piesent—and a rare and
costly one in those days—to Aunt Ilep-
sy and Uncle Zeb.
Eflie was all aflusli as she went in to
greet him, and her eyes were shining
resolutely as she crossed the floor to
shake hands with him.
And Mr. Valentine also had an un.
usual look in his florid face, and not a
little resoluteness in his eyes as he
rose to meet her.
“I hope foil are well, Miss Eflie; you
are looking, as usual, most charming¬
ly. Sorry I Have such a short time to
stay, but—but the fact is, I just ran
up on a little matter of business, you
see, and I won’t detain you longer
than is necessary.”
His heart was thumping very undis-
but when one takes into,
consideration life ‘ business’’ that had
brought him, it was scarcely to be
wandered at—business which only the
memory of Jack's plump, bqxom
widow made him brave enough to
transact, after be was actually face to
face “tie with this bine-eyed fd'glVd girl.
means tfte a feci!ure,and
mama lias told him what, I said.” was
Eflie’s thought; “and I’ll never, never
marry him, and I'll tell him so—now,
this minute I”
So she looked up at him. Very frank,
,
ly, very honestly, very bewitchingly.
“You have good reason to be vexed
with me, I know Mr. Valentino, but
what I told rtiarftma totell you I must
repeat. I don’t love you, Mr. Valen¬
tine, and—and I cannot man y one I
do not loye. Please don’t be angry,
will you ?”
Angry 1 Every nerve in bis body
was dancing \ jubilate. Angry, to be
thus gracefully, charmingly ' given the
freedom he had come jt o crave.
He “Can laughed it possible outright, ? Why, Elbe, I
. be
came purposely to see if you wouldn’t
let mo off, because, a* you see, fine my.broth¬
er’^ widow is very woman,
and—’’
Then Elite caught his hand impuls¬
ively.
. “OIr that i^just the^very of tl;ipg for
ought to have thought that long ago.
And I”--and a delicious blush came
to her lovely face—“I am engaged to
my cousin Harry, 1” Mr. Valentine, and
oh, I do love liim
And that was the result of the trip
to the Shawangnms, and Mrs. Her¬
man bit her lips in vain at the result
of her own little bit of generalship.
THE UMBRELLA COMMAND -
MDNTS.
Much observed during the raiDy
season’.
Thou shall neglect no opportunity
to steal thy neighbor’s umbrella.
Thou shalt not respect the umbrellas
of the father-in-law or mother-in-law,
or any of the umbrellas of their maid
servants or £ servants.
possible, steal ths npi-
brella of the rir'anger within thy gates.
Thou shalt buy only lor thyself a
cheap cotton ifmbrella.
Thou shalt leave it in place of thy
friend’s ivory handled, $2 umbrella.
Thou shalt walk rapidly away with
it looking neither to the right or left,
and wear on thy face a meek, harmless
expression.
a^iinst You might beehive as we^bicffplj,#ute anti'tell him i# to
a not
kick, as to tell a wi/man «bout a wed¬
ding and not set her under jaw in
motion.
Voi. i. m: #
•
“P HUN NY KOLUM."
A worm in the chesnut is worth
two in the mouth.
...Tailors make ir res is table lovers.
They know how to press a suit.
If the women of this country would
get along without ribbons, they would
save $14,500,000 per year to help the
men buy cigars. ’ £"1* i
J'.’ " I ’ 1 . M 1
When Ins wife asks him for a dollar
or two for current demands, he dsiriin^,’ smiles
sweetly and says, “True love,
seeks no change.’’
• \ » •»
A little Sunday-school scholar,when
asked to define great,pile chaos, r answered that;
it was “a of nothing, and
no where to put it.”
The meauest girl in the universe
lives in Philadelphia. “Pa,” she said,
“1 dp wj^hyou w’ouhi iqnd me .your
lovely red nose to paint my cheeks
with.”
The Zulu lady wears her weddiujj
ring iu her nose. A double purpose is
thus served, It discourages promis¬
cuous kissing, and she is in little dan¬
ger of losing her ring. She always
nose whore it is.
A younglrisbman whose remittances
from |home had been stopped, wrote
very urgent letters, telling of his dis¬
tress, and i ramming to reform if tV’hen tho
remittances were continued.
he failed to got what ho wanted he
resorted to his father, telling him thnt
he was dead and wanted money for tlie
funeral expenses.
’ ’ n,
Two young men, out riding, were
passing a farm-house, where a farmer
was trying, to , ljarrvesS qn obat|nate
niulo. “won’t he draw V’’ asked one
of the young men. ‘ Of course,” sai l
the farmer, “he’ll draw the attention,
every fool that passes this way.”
young men drove on.
It is said that a Boston man broke j.lilV
his engagement with a young Indy
“because she Bpelled hugging with
one g.” The provocation was great,
to De scire; int ns Jomfai? she pnsCMoeu
hogging with two arms, we—that is,’
some young men—would not have
cared if she spelled the word without
any gs at all .—Norristown Herald.
There is a time in a youne man’s
experience when it suddenly dawns
upon his youthful mind that life is
stern and real, and that only by the.
severest labor and greatest "ivl'b self-denia*
, liopp to . ,j\ccumulate , , l
can he , even a
modicum of wealth. Then h^ prompt¬
ly marries a girl with a wart on l^er
nose aqd goes home to li/e with her
sixty-thousand-dollar parents.
An Irishman was going along a road,'
when an angry bull rushed down upon
him, and,, with' liia,licrnq J tosse^ him
over the fence. fall, , Jdielriahnpan, looking recov¬
ering from his upon, up
saw the bull pawing and tearing noff' tp
tlie rffotfn#, and 1 said:' “If it, waif
for your bowing and scraping . yqub
apologies, you brute, faix 1 should
think you had thrown mo over this
fence on purpose.”
ROBBING HIS UNCLE OF HlS
BRIDE.
A .naughty nenliew has swindled his!
uncle, a foolish Kentucky farmer, out
of a bride. The old man was w«M-to'
do, and bis rephew lived with liim on
Green river. A charming country'
poor, and disinclined to ip^rry ^ealth
when it was handicapped by old age.
The old man’s entreaties did not cease,
and finally, in despair, lie enlisted the
senjieps of hj* nephew, wlw was pre the : ,
veiled upon to arguq.tbe cas<j { with
charmer. The confiding old Tarmer^
never suspected anything, when hfi|
nephew suggested the propriety of
capturing ents, and the giving young her lad^ an with earnest .pres¬ of
what she could expect after marriage.
This suggestion was received favora¬
bly, and tlip old man thinking tbo
younger the better judge in such
points, gave him $150 for the pur-,
chase of tlie gifts!. The nephew werilf
down to Evansville a few weeks ago
and bought some handsome dresses,’
jtweh'y and' other bribes, and took'
them back to his Green river home.
The old man presented them to the
lady freely as a token, of regard, hint¬
ing that if she would only become his
wife she could have as many dupli¬
cates of 1 tho lot she pleased. The
as
young lady went to work and made
up the dresses, tihd then ran away^
with the nephew.
