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1ST SMIL AX.
The small but enterprising city ol
Newcastle could boast- of many pivlty
gills, bnt none of them could com-
pare with the ackuowleg.nl belle,
Miggie Barr.' Iior Christian n o.
was Maggie, but her father always
called her Miggie, so gradually’ the
people of our town fell into tho same
habit. I could not do justice to this
young lady’s to many charms and points
of beauty, I will let yon, dear rea¬
der, imagine a woman ten times pret¬
tier than any you ever m t ns a true
portrait of my heroine.
Of course, Miggie, b ing pretty and
the acknowledged belle, had many
beaus; in fact, all the eligible young
men in town bowed down and ivo.-
shipped at her shi ine. Probably if it
had not been foi the romantic notion •
which had been inculcated in Miggic’s
mind during her three yeayj’ sojourn
at boarding school in Philadelphia sin
would have accepted oue of these ma¬
ny admirers who were dead in love
with her, and would have fettled down
into the dreary laim-drnm existence
J’ married life, as the romancHs
choose to call it, but she could nevei
think of such a thing. No, haled; en¬
sile died she would ‘have to be the
principal in some romance, or else her
dreams would always remain fancies
and not delicious realities.
At tile time I write about there were
two young men paying attention to
.\liggie, both of whom were sanguine
of ultimate victory. She treated llmm
both alike, and, though they tri d to
■nt.ival each other by the paying ol
attention ncitlnr of them Could boast
of any advantage over (heother.
The first young man whom I writs
about bore the name of Sam Wart,
and the other tlie title of Tom Brady.
Vfiggio did not like either of llnse
mim-fi, as they werfe unlike the titles
f the heroes in the books she h
.1 c ' ft>tt<xi, besieJAi
■lic-iT^ndiviil'iial’y ing;ai%
n some romfintie,action that would fit
hem fur a upitrimoual alii it^e with
In-r. Not that she wanf -d Uiem bo’H»
or 1 or hnsbai:ds;%!it she wafted them
until to.perfJBn rbmaniic dee’s and
tiro one’thaf came n-an st her ideal
she wo did accept as her husband.
bam Wnrk was a big, broadshnul-
dcr.-d Jt-llo , with a large share of
■omu.on sense/and very little romance
pervading h s disposition. The fa t
A the mntt-r was Sam. had been
used to hard work since childhood
rod consequenily, hr d uo time to think
>f ro man op.
Tom Brady vas an exquisite in re¬
gard to dress, always wearing the
finest clothes, but he was no more io
mantic than fLm.
The one thing that Tom Brady prid¬
ed himself on was his shape. Ho had
i wai st like a woman.
The two young men, before their
contest for the hand of ffiggie, ha-
bet n warm friends, bat since they ha
entered on this race tin y had not been
such ardent admirers of each other,
but had centered all their* admiration
on one divinity, Miggie. As tlr-ii.
affairs waxed hotter they beennn dead
enemies, and passed each other on tlie
slreet without speaking. .Miggie, sl.v
little puss that she was, helped on this
coolness, in order, if possible to liav- 1
a romance woven for her life. At this
time Miggie was receiving attent' n
from both of the gentlemen. S-n
would go to a picnic one day v.i.h Ham
a id the next day wouJ£ go off on an
excursion with Tom. The tmm-r
would e-aort her homo from church
one Sunday evening, and the in xf
week :li- latter would exercise the
j same piivilcce. People were pi zzlcd
to till which , . , WOS tile , favored S'AtO.'.
and '\ I doubt if either of , theme . ,
-e'tie , t mt vexed , question. All ... tins ...
1
time ... Miggie . ting . roman-'
was awa some
tie action on the part,of cither of the
Uo sailors that would help he r to de-
cide which s ib would declare as her
accepted 1 ver.
Time rolled o*a until one- evening
Miggie determined to force matters to
a head, so she got Tom Brady, who
Was pouring honeyed love phrases in-
to her ear, talking about his rival, Sam
Wark. Of course Sam was not such
a l»d fellow in Tom’s estimation, but
ARLINGTON, GA„ FRIDAY, JUNE io,
us ‘‘all is fail in leva nr.d v . v.” tl.o
latter spoke rather rmighly about him
thinking thus to cut him out. Miggie
listened and said nothing, .and Tom
thought that I;is woids had carried
I ho ontp.v t" of In r heart, and so he
went away confident of ultimate suc-
cess.
The next evening Sam .,’ark ca l -.1
to see Miggie, and that wvrthy at
once repeated the storms which bis
ri'ah T< in Brady, had been circula¬
ting about him. Jdain v-as made very
angry by this, aial when Miggie asked
him what he was g-aing to do about it,
r- plied that he was going to punch
his head. It this M regie got
indignant, and asked him what kind of
a way was that io ref on t an injury.
Sam said that was tho best way be
knew of, but if she couid suggest any
way out of the • difficulty ho would
only be too glad Io follow her advice.
Then in a tragic tone-, Miggie said:
“Yon must fight a due!; it-is the only
way to settle it, and at the same time
she question about my hand. To the
victors belong the spoil-:, and to the
victorious due At I will award my
hand.”
Sam lookul al Imr for ;i few mo
merits, and then blurtul out. “Sup
pose one of us grts killed ?’
(i What’s (lie difference?.’usbe<l M : g-
gie; ‘‘this in a question of nerve and
only death can wipe out the injury.
Yon have been traduced by Tom
Brady, and yon must challenge him,
and at once, ton.’
“All right,’’ sail Sam, fully con¬
vinced that Miggie would at once
marry Tom Brady should he refuse
to engage in this duel; “give me a
few points as to (he best way-to write
out a challenge 1 .”
Tin n Miggie gave him an idea ns
to the proper way to indite a challege,
and Sam left her house, filled with
blood-thirsty intentions and craving
gore. Ha chose for. a second Tom
Wilkins, and that ^worthy bore a
challege to Tom Brady the .same even
tag, ;
.'•.dip :>t-y yf. n, . ,,. n
ed __ Miggie and spoke about the
on
challege, .and how Jm iu|i3 returned
wo'rd to barn Work, stating that he
had no inteiiiion of fightgig. When
Miggie heard this she was furious,
and upbraided him for liis cowardice
Tom f* It cheap, and, seeing that hi
■a fo al to fight had pub Mi.ggio iu a
)l’t d humor, concluded that he had
l etter retract his ikcirion. As soon
a-: he had told her this her face Was
illumined with smiles, an she tcld
him how she inle-mkd bestowing her
hand on the victor.
The next day Tom sent hia second,
iu the person of, Joe Farrell, to tel
Sam Wark that fe would fight, and
that the weapons should be pistols at
twenty paces. The following morn
ing at daybreak was eln sen as the
time for the meeting, and at the hour
designated the parties 3 u t. Sam
Waik was attir'd in Working
clothes, bill T-mi Brady was lifessed
in l!,o h iglit of fashion. Both wt re
pale, and re mid l-.th to engage in
the combat.
The seconds thinking that no harm
would lesnlt from Hie duel, m. asm* d
vff th- distance in a business-like man¬
ner, while the surgeon handled his
instruments ns if lie Were noxious for
to use them.
The signal was given, and both
rang out on tho morning, air simul
tam.-on y. When the smoke cleared
away Sam Wark was s en standing
erect, while Tom Brady Ly prostrati¬
on the round.
“Iv’e killed my friend!’ ejaculate .
Sam, as he.threw his pi.-.tol away, and
k ioii b- sidutheprOAraU: f- r i of Tom.
* Cuises be on tlie woman that tempted
me lo dt 's a deed. I am a rriur-
derct* for tr+ rake of Miggie Bail*.
Tom dear Tom, I’ve kill -d you!’
> It w. s-.m affecting sight, but the
I second* bad their i ho v to perfotm, s<>
I tluy dr , ■ ed , bam a*.v:rv wi,i!.> the ..
j surgeon made an examination of 1 lie
Iroff.-ltthe
pulse of Tom, and tlx-n oidered oie
of tho seconds to run for water.
1 Poor Saw, given hope by the
some
command of the doctor, would fain
have asked if there was any hope of
Horn’s ultimate recovery, but he dared
no t <
When tho seconds arrived on tlie
! kcoo with the water, Tom still lay
as
! One ol -ha deal, but an soon as the.
! water i-nichcd his face ho opouul
eyes and looked around,
j s m,, poor fellow, buoyed up by a
i new lit , looked as if he would only
be too glad to be the saflerer if ho on-
ly coiild. At last tl.o doctor said:
‘Gentlemen Mr. Brady’s life has
been span d by n singnlareircumstanoe,
The ballet, which was aimed directly
at his heart struck oue of tho steel
Stays in a pair of corselsjthat ho wears
and in.-1 -ad of penetrating the skin, it
meroly Si tinned him. It i3 a narrow
escape from death.*’
‘•Thank God for that!" said Sum.
‘Tom, I am extremely sorry that I
was ever fool enough to enter on such
a proper. I am disgusted with Miggie
Barr for suggesting such an affair as
this and I hereby resign all claim to
her hand.”
“So-dti I,” said Tom; “she has too
many romantic notions for me.”
Then liie contestants shook hands,
and lhe 'j|u-ty started for home.
Of cdimo the ncwspapcis got hold
of the siory, raid made a good bit of
fan about. Tom wincing corsets,but, ho
did not rare, as he knew tl oy had
a red h;s ii e.
Miggi$ heard the pailicuI-Ts of tho
strry froL a friend, and she shuddered
to think ,'f tragedy that her romantic
notions have about.
•Both of the young men slopped
paying attoniieii to Miggie, and in a
lewyeais both of them married girls
who had never been outside of New¬
castle to imbibe romantic notins.
They are now the warmest friends and
upon their visits to each other speak
of “that duel.”
Miggie is married,-too, hut not to a
man of a , omantic turn of mind. It
is to none.other than Julies Jenkins, a
farmer, who has amused his millions
by tho sweat of his lnow and who
knows about as much romance as he
does about! running a steam engine;
and yet M»i.i , with these school girl
ideas elfaiijL'-d from her brain i? a-
■yfUi. ■y cm A ivJf is h o*
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We All Have Faults.
flfe "'hot/> in™ asts of being perfect is
perfect s folly. I have been a
gr. at‘np add down in Ilia world and
I never ycl’saw a perfru t man or horse,
and I ne’.r sb-iil until I ;cn Sundays
•->
.
V on at ifiotgat while flour out-of a
coalck, jor perfection out of human
nature; h- ,>Vi.n looks for it had befiei
look for .s par in the sea. Tho old
saying i: ‘•Life! fauitk'.-s.” O:
dead men ivo should say nothing but
as for tho living, they are all tarred
mure or las with a black brush and
half and e;e can see it. Every heart
Inis a coft ibiiee in it, and ewry heart
has its blast drop.
Every me has its prickl s and ev
eiy day itsni, lit. Eve i the sun shows
spots, ant tlie skies are ilurkeneii
v.ith cloud I Nobody is s > wise but
he has.foiij.enoH* 2 h to stock a stall :r
V.miiy Fa ?. ern,I con 'd a e
f ull’s rap have re vei tlmie s heaid
: ti- 11s jfcg.le. As there n no snn-
:ino w:-l.pi! some shadows, to all
Iron.an r od is ifiixcd up with more
or less evil even poor law guardians
iiave their ittle failings, and parish
beadles auinot wholly of a heavenly
nature— :
The lie. wine has its le -p. /Hi
men’s fan s arc not written on their
forehead ; rod it is quite as well they
are not, ojhats would r eed wide rin s
y t as sun us eggs arc eggs fault of
some kid nestles iu every jn.m’n
bosotn. I
There: no tolling when a man’s
faults wii show themselves, for hare*
pep out t a ditch just when you are
not leokje for them. A horse that is
w*a!r iu lo kne-S may no. stumb:
for a mil or two, but it is in him and
the ri b bad better hold him up
weil.
Tca'Uby cat is not lapi> mi!k
just tK)'! but leave th< <1 y d iocr
open , f ■<{. wo will see if sire i rot as
big Ujlu., a jthi as ci.cilan the kitten. There’s li: e
it kioks, .iifc till
tl ® T ,u 1 ’ all( V' 1
will fo. Everybody can read that
ridd b * 13 ,)ofc <-™’ybody that
wiUlmetnber to keep his gunpowder
ou U ^ ,0 wa .y the candle.
anfl the very ones who cry tho
loifst over one’s faults have grosser
| lulling in themselves. It is a mueh
easier thing to point out and sj :C Of
a man’s faults than it is to sir Oil
1 are sorry he has thorn. Togethe. ■
in and with faults and failing should
rympathy. Then we could say
that wo had soberly reflected on these
faults.of others, and then how much
tlm sum of human happiness could lie
advanced by sympathy,
Wo get oljecrfalui s-i and vigor, wo
know how or when, from
mere association with onr fellow men,
and from tho looks roflccte.l on ns of
gkvlnesa and enjoyment. Wo catch
inspiration and power to go on from
presence ami from clutnful looks.
The woman works with additional
energy having otbois by. Tho full
family circle h.m a strength and life
peculiarly its own. Tho substantial
good and effectual relief which men
extend to another is trilling. It is
not by these, but some thing far less
costly that -the work is done. Our
Maker has insured it by a much more
simple machinery. Ho has given to
the weakest ami tho poorest, power to
contribute largely to the common
stock of gladness. The child's smile
and laugh nro mighty powers in this
world. When bereavement has left
you ties date, or misfortune bowed
you to the earth, ■what substantial
beui (it is there which makes condo¬
lence acceptable? It can bestow on
you nothing permanent.
But a warm hand has touched yours
and its thrill told you that there is
indeed a living <espouse there io your
every emotion. Oue look, one human
sigh has done more for you than the
costliest present could convoy.
IIovv much better then would it be
tor us all to eschew altogether calling
attention to each other’s faults, and
practice sympathy strictly and entire¬
ly.— Unknown Ewc/tunge,
German Carp.
Discussing German carp, Columbus
Enquirer Sun says; UtVuiau ‘ Bomb months
ag j a iiunAhcr of carp Wer
•‘placed injurious poucs lite r tho city.
L’lns species of fish is very prolific,
but they have proved extraordinarily
o iu the brick yard ponds. Here
they are said to have greatly increas
od. A few, measuring live or six
inches iu length, have bent caught in
seines. weie not hold in much
estimation in ancient days, and
introduced in England about
hundred years ago. Oarp prefer quiet
waters wilh soft or muddy bottoms,
•pawning in M i.y or June, according
lo locality. Tlio* food consists of in¬
sects, worms aid t.oft ] lnnfs, though
t e-y eat almost any legetablo food in
artificial poods. They arc very tena¬
cious of life, arid will pars long pe¬
riods, ’ especially in winter, without
food. They afford but Jittla sport
to tho angler, being very uncertain
and are difficult to take in
The size varies from six inches
mil one-half feci, and their v.ia-
from one to eighteen pound:-!. They
are ii) season from October to April,
and arc generally considered excel¬
lent lor the table. Tim carp is io
shape something similar t,o the perch
although th'ir body is longer arid-
more slender. They are of a golden,
olive brown color above, yellowish
boneath, and the fins dark brown.
They live to a considerable age. An
account of the death of a carp in
Franco which was over four hundred
years oid has been going tire rounds of
the papers. ’’
A great mark ir soonest bit. A
hasty man never wants woe. A hap¬
py heart males a happy visage.
A handful of trade is a handful of
gold. A jest driven too far brings
home hate. A handsome man and a
fool may wear tho same cap. A great
man’s foolish sayings pass for wise
on's. A joke never gains an enemy,
but often loses a friend. A joyful
evening may follow a sorrowful morn-
ing. A handful of common mmse is
worth a bushel of learning. A great
man will not t rate pie on a worm or
speak to an emperor.
cj) 0 y 0U 02£ p cc t to be rewarded here
after for tho good deeds done in this
Hfe ,, asl;ed a Galve8t0D Sunday Schoo]
teacher. ‘I don’t expect nuffin myself,
but the old man was banking ou the
Qalvestoii postoffice if Hancock Bad
uo t fooled him. > responded the boy
whose father dabbled in politics.
Vol. II. No. 32
TACTS AND FANCIES.
T! e world is Ailing up with educated
fouls -mankind rend too much and
leant too little.— Billings.
“Ah, my sen, did you not know it
was sinful to catch Ash on Sunday?’
‘Who’s a kotchiu’ any Ash ?’
•I'm running this thing,’ as the infu¬
riated bull tvmarkod when in pursuit
of the young*mau with tho flashy red
necktie.
Some people are like peaches, soft
until you got at their hearts, and oth-
rrs are like cites nuts, hard to get at
but sweet inside.
‘Just take a bottle of my medicine,’
said a quack doctor to a consumptive,
“and you’ll never cough again.’ ‘13
it so fatal as that V gasped the patient.
The worst case of favoritism on rec-
oid is that of a youth whoso mother
put a larger mustard plaster on his
youngi r brother than she did on him.
‘Is thetn fellows alive now ?’ said an
urchin lo his teacher, ‘What fellows
do you mean, my dear V ‘Why, Paul
and Luke, and Deuteronomy ami
them.’
M’ntiick,’ said the priest, ‘how much
Imy did you slcal ?’ ‘Well, I may as
well confess to your riverence for tho
whole st<-ck, for I’m going after the
halunoe to-night.’
‘Pat,’said a joker ‘why don’t you
get your ears cropped ? They are much
too long for u man.’ ‘And yours,’ re¬
plied Pat, ‘ought to ho lengthened;
they are too short for an ass.’
No Change.—‘Only twenty?’ ‘Fes,’
die explained, ‘George made me prorn-
i«s when we were married that I would
never cliango. 1 was twenty then,and
I mean to keep my promise.’
A book binder had a book brought
him to be rebound. After the job was
.finished lie made the following entry
in his day book: ‘To repairing the
‘Way to Heaven,’ twenty-flvo cents.’
A iadv was praising tha amiability ‘
of her friend’s husband, and asked
how in tlio world she hail ever brought
him to such perfection, whereupon tho
friend sweetly answered that she did it
chiefly with ti croquet-mallet.
A young lady, recently married,
read Mother Shipton’s prophecies for
the first time, tho other day. ‘Just my
uck !’ she exclaimed, throwniug down
I ho paper. Hero I am newly married
and now the world’s coming to an
end.’
An eccentric old man named Cham-
b!is a , 9(1 years of age,died near Forsyth
recently, and since liis death his
have dug up about his premises 810,-
500 in gold and silver coin; and tho
family dock, two okl jugs and the hog
pen to hear from.
A physician, oi? presenting liis bill
to the executor of an estate of a deceas-
d patient, asked: ‘D > you wish to
have my Dill sworn ?’ ‘No replied the
executor, ‘the death of the deceas¬
ed is sufficient evidence that you at-
tended him professionally.’
A witty man who lived iu constant
fear of bailiffs, having absconded, one
of ids acquaintances was asked
the reason of his absence, to whioh he
replied: “Why, sir, I apprehend he
was apprehensive of bong apprehend¬
ed, and so left’to avoid apprehension.”
‘Maggie, dear, if I should attempt
to spell Cupid why could I not get be¬
yond the first syllable ! Maggiagave it
up, whereupon William said, “Because
when I coine to c u of course I cannot
go farther.’ Maggie said she thought
that was ono of the nicest conundrums
she had. ever heard.
Only ten women out of every 500
start out on a journey by railroad con¬
sult a railroad map or have the least
idea of the direction they take. Fonr
hundred and ninety-eight worry about
their baggage; 497 are certain they
took the wrong train; and 499 wish
they had never started,
A Hothouse.—“Your house is a
perfect conservatory, Oldboy,’’ admir¬
ingly remarked his friend, gazing ut
the beautiful windows, crowded with
beautiful plan‘s, “Ah, yes,” replied
Oldboy, nervously glancing at a
woman with her head swathed in a
dust-cap just coming down from a
step-ladder, to fondle the dog with a
mop-stick. “Ob, yes, a reguliy; hot¬
house.”