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with "'the faint
n the basement there a
■fewierd noise, half shriek.
pSMlaugh, that ne\ei could liair
-.‘..‘Beeded from any htiniau lips
tiendish in its first
fierceness, tind then gradual
,away in accents of des
piteousness.
started back involuntarily,
was still standing confused
bewildered when a young
nR| opened the door, and as I
to see Mr. Ualleiidrant I
Hml<l not keep my eves Inmi
■Honing tier eonntenanee. w hu h
me as being the fairest
expressive I had
of the llorid J \ pe of beaul\.
■To golden hair and nielting a
Eure eyes. Hair of a rich dark
brown, around a brotul white
brow; eyes of a deep, dark gray ;
true womanly eyes, eloquent to
those who could read them aright,
with a stoj-y of mingled strength
of mind ami faithful love.
Her form small and delicate,
yet with a suppleness that told of
health; while all her features
were regular and her teeth pear
ly white. Yet there was some
thing in her face, with all its del
icale beauty, that told roses had
not always bloomed through the
lumiuer of her youth.
I could not help noticing the
troubled expression, almost a
look of pain, that swept over her
features as 1 sjaike, and 1 ha.'leu
\* { } to explain that I had a letter
of introduction from a professor
.of the college where I had stud
ied, atating l w ished to take some
Hessoiis iu music, and thinking lie
■bight be disposed to instruct me.
J Again the troubled look in
reunified if anything. She did
|p*t reply, however, but led the
Eray into a desolate little parlor.
Rid asking me to be seated, w ent
5m closing the door alter her.
anumd the dreary,
room, and out <>i the
Bn*m on the not enliveniue
Imp pec tof hack yard closed a
Sud by the rear of dingy brick
MlWing's. and thought what a
place for one so young
|Hd lair to have to live in. Then
reverted to the weird
mHR| had heard, and wmideivd
HEVt COUld be.
HI-Ms thinking the o
BBHjR and it tall man w -ii: !en u .
HHRh'and tlowiim beard
H accompanied by In- d.tu-h
iigiire was sioop
HHrt the shoulders. and hi- mur
handsome Taco, was
man' . wrioklc. and
Bp?er< httjv a tim-l peculiar
BBfcsion, hs though he e
strove to catch '<*me tar
ffliMa. . ■•. -
wool
lately had the bit-
t<> h~e hi- powers
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| o‘J c ' i .'i|v Ballemlraht turned her
eyes upon liim with a loud ex-j
pression, and, through the medi
um of a snudhslate which hung,
at her w|uaU let her lather know ,
that as f had studied before, it
was principally practice upon
the piano under a competent in
write tor I wished, and he fixed
Tor (Jie first lesion on
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HHR':i ill . A i’> I" 'll" door
MIIM I li.l i lc:id, MTV
spoko
-.old
e told you that—
‘pap*. is often unwell—and, per
haps, it yoirvdo not object—l
shsTThayc sometimes Intake his
place,'*'
I have no doubt my face show
*ed the surprise l felt, for she
walked quickly to the pintio—the
only article of auy value in the
i room opened it and sat down.
•‘■l>oyou doubt my ability?”
she said, with a touch of pride.
She did not give me time to
reply, hut running her fingers
over the keys for a moment, a
jWpke them into life, making the
■4s. vibrate with a volume of mu-
Me dike something of Bach's, al
most startling one to hear the
and nimble like an Alpine
Mbgni'—a very avalanche of tem
nous harmony.
the ilull gloom that per
the room hut a moment
ffvufore, one could easily imagine
it to he an impassioned account
of the creation, and that the
quivering chords beneath the
touch of those delicate lingers
gave forth the music of the
spheres and the mail id' the w at
ers as they surged over the shore
less world.
Then came a grand, triumph
ant hymn, a rapturous song of
praise that might have swelled
from the throats of the angels
proclaiming the approval of the
Holy Spirit that it was good.
Then a dreamy, moonlight sort
of song without words, typical of
Nature asleep and the solitude
of the vast continents; and last,
the daintiest, airiest,most sprite
like air- dainty, airy and sprite
like us anything Chopin ever
wrote, almost too ethereal to he
human, like the first glad pulsa
tions of the wonderful mystery of
life.
‘‘Beautiful!” was all I could
say as she rose, her lovely face
aglow with the delicious pride
which springs from the concions
nessof power.
“.Miss Ballendrant,” I said,
earnestly, after a pause, “l never
Ibr an instant doubted your abil
ity to instruct me, but had I done
so your performance would con
vince the most sceptical.”
This was our introduction to
each other. What her feelings
may have been I cannot tell;
neither can I analyze my own—
charmed, bewildered, w ith all the
romance of inv nature aw akened,
and my curiosity aroused as to
the source of that unearthly erv.
The next day at the appointed
time 1 was there, and lora week
l went regularly, until 1 came to
regard it as the only period of re
al pleasure in the day.
Siv beautiful instructress and
I ha*l become excellent friends,
and ♦liked to tell myself that
when I was with her that anxious
look became less marked and
her whole being brightened up.
Her father ever sat in the rock
ing chair during the lessons, hut
seldom speaking, except to Ills
daughter, whom he usually called
“his little girl," but -omeiinies
( aniille.
(tnoday I saw* he was annoyed
at something, and I'amilleV face
did not brighten up as was its
wont.
We went through our lesson
mechanically; she was evidently
troubled about something, and l
felt conscious l was intruding up
on soine household distress
When the lesson was over, aiul
1 rose to lake mj leave, the old
man addressed me.
thlMisg Ihillcmlrant," h* said—
]it was the first time l had over
hoard him address ovspeak so to
her--**has been trying to per
me that 1 am growing
, childish, and that my hand has
forgotten the instrument 1 have
played since my childhood. I
-hall leave it to you whether die
TIIE FIELD AND FIRESIDE.
speaks the truth or not.”
As he spoke he took a violin
from a case beside him, and. ar
ranging the strings, glanced tri
umphantly towards his daughter,
but she had buried her face in
her hands, and was sobbing silent
ly.
Jinx moment he drew the how
across the strings I thought
there w’as something amiss, and
thou, oil, powers of discord, the
noise I had heard when 1 first
stood upon the step—such hide
ous wailings and shrieks as tilled
the room. No one with the veri
est knowledge of music could
have touched those strings. Had
an infant the necessary strength
of arm and w rist he would have
produced as much harmony.
Surprised and bewildered, I
knew not how to act.
Unwilling for Camille's sake to
sit and hear, and not wishing for
the same reason to offend the
j old man by taking my leave, I
knew not how to act.
Suddenly Cafctille started to
i her feet, her face flushed crim
I son and her eyes swollen with
tears.
“Are you a gentleman ?'* she
! cried, hysterically, “to sit there
; and see an old, childish man
| make a fool of himself! Per
haps, though, it amuses you. If
so. pray enjoy it!”
“Camille,” 1 pleaded, “you are
unjust ”
“Go!" she shrieked, wildly, and
pointing to the door. “Go !”
“Yon are unjust,” 1 said again ;
“hut believe me, I pity you from
1 the bottom of my heart. By
and by, w hen you can think, re-
I member f am yotir 'friend till
! death."
I walked miles that afternoon,
hut the house had a fascination
I for me, and almost ttnconciously
I I retraced my steps.
As I drew near I saw a crowd
j gathered around the door, and,
: hurrying on, I asked one of the
} bystanders what vvus the matter.
“Matterenough. The old fel
ler’s dead, and the girl’s half
| crazy, and keeps on crying out
that she killed him.”
I found it was too true, the
violin lay dashed to fragments on
the floor, the old man was dead,
and his daughter lay in a swoon
with a doctor trying to restore
her. .. .
She gradually recovered * con
ciousness, but only to break into
fresh denunciations of herself as
having killed him. At length,
j how’ever, she wore herself eom
-1 plelely out, and, under the doe
| tor’s management, sank into a
j deep slumber.
The Coroner gave the verdict
j that the old man had died of
| heart disease accelerated by un
usual excitement. Then, giving
the doctor a carte blanche, I saw
that everything that money could
do was done before 1 left.
I called next morning early,
and found Camille sitting up in
i an easy chair, but very weak and
! exhausted.
“I wished to see you,’ 1 she said,
-to thank you from the bottom
of my heart for the kindness you
have shown, but I am very poor,
and can neuer repay you.”
1 tried to stop her, but she
would not hear me, and she told
me the story, the bitter story of
her life. llow her father had
been gradually losing his hearing
until about three years before,
when he had been attacked by
some peculiar affection of the
brain which completely puzzled
the doctors, and when he had re
covered his strength his musical
powers were completely gone;
how she had kept the knowledge
from him, blaming herself, oh ! so
bitterly, for her loving deceit;
how hard they had found it to
live upon the pittance she
could earn; of all her futile tri
als in endeavoring to get pupils.
Then, how yesterday, when con
cealment was no longer possible,
she had let him know the truth :
and, dashing the violm to pieces,
lie had fallen in what she thought
a fit, but was in reality death.
It was a relief to her, yet God
only knows the pain it cost her
to tell me this; and. as she re
called the final catastrophe, she
clasped her hands, and t hrough a
Vain'of tears prayed silently for
strength to endure.
1 followed the body of the old
man to its last resting place, and
when the service was over and
the minister had departed, 1 left
Camille by her father’s grave and
waited for her at the gate, lu
about an hour she rejoined me, a
very picture of sorrow, pale but
very calm.
We stood in silence for a mo
ment or two, and then I ventured
to ask her plans for the future.
"1 have taken a little room.”
she said, “and, though 1 have
very little money, I trust I can
manage until I get a situation of
some sort.”
-Miss Ballendianl." I s*ld, -l
have a situation for von if you
will accept it.”
She turned her eyes to me in
quiringly.
“A lady going abroad desires a
companion. My recommenda
tion will be sufficient. Do you
think it would suit you ?'
“Oh, I should be so thankful,”
she said, “if I thought 1 were
competent to till it. And the la
dy's name ?”
••My mother."
A rosy flush suff used her face,
and she asked, timidly :
“Are you going also ?”
“I intend doing so; but do not
let that bean objection.”
One sudden look of joy flashed
into her eyes, and for a moment
chased the sorrow 7 from her face.
Only for an instant; but it xvas
enough for me to know—and I
could wait patieutly, trusting in
the future.
A Glimpse of History.
LINCOLN' AND LEE.
1 Che offer to Gen. Lee of the Com
mand of the U. S, Army.
From Gen. A. R. Magruder's
letter in the Philadelphia Weekly
Times, we take the following:
In 1868—several years after the
w r ar—a senator in congress had
the temerity to make the charge
; that Gen. Lee had applied to Pre
; sident Lincoln for the command
of the federal army destined to
invade and subdue the southern
states, and that, being refused,
from pique and resentment, lie
\ turned and offered his sword in aid
;of the southern cause, and thus
was raised to the chief command
of the rebel forces. On the in
j stunt, Mr. Reverdy Johnson, of
Maryland, himself a union man,
denounced the statement as un
! true, saying that although he had
| not the authority of the accused
;to deny it, General Lee’s lofty
I character and unstained honor a
lone sufficed to repel the charge.
/This furnished the occasion for
General Lee to give, through Mr.
Johnson, not alone the conclusive
proof of the incorrectness of the
charge, but the clear evidence
that he had himself declined,
from a stem sense of duty and
honor, the very preferment which
he was falsely accused of covet
ing. None can tell the extraor
dinary story in better terms than
General Lee himself, as contained
in the following modest and char
acteristic letter addressed by him
at the time to Reverdy Johnson,
who, not long before his death,
avouched to the contributor its
entire authenticity:
Lexington, Va., i
February 25th, 1868. )
//mt. R. Johnson , U. 8. Senate,
Washington, D. 0.:
My Hear Sir—My attention lias
been called to the official report
of the debate in the senate of the
United States of the 19tli instant,
in which you did me the kindness
to doubt the correctness of the
statement made by Simon Came
ron in regard to myself. I desire
that you may feel certain of my
conduct on the occasion referred
to, so far as my individual state
ment can make you so. 1 never
intimated to any one that 1 de
sired the command of the United
States army, nor did 1 ever have
a conversation but with one gen
tleman (Mr. Francis I\ Blair) on
the subject, which was at his in
vitation, and, as I understood, at
the instance of President Lincoln.
After listening to his remarks, I
declined the offer liemade me to
take command of the army that
was to be brought into the field,
stating as candidly and courteous
ly as i could that though opposed
to secession and deprecating war.
I could take no part in an inva
sion of the southern states. I
went directly from the interview
with Mr. Blair to the office of Gen.
Scoff, and told him of the propo
sition that had been made to me
and my decision. Upon reflection,
after returning to my home, I con
cluded that I ought no longer to
retain the commission I held in
the United States army, and on
the second morning thereafter I
forwarded my resignation to Gen.
Scott. At the time I hoped that
peace would have been preserv
ed, that some way would have
been found to save the country
from the calamities of war, and I
then had no other intention than
to pass the remainder of my life
as a private citizen. Two days
afterwards, upon the invitation of
the governor of Virginia, I repair
ed to Richmond, found the con
vention then iu session had pass
ed the ordinance withdrawing the
tate from the union.aud accepted
the commission of commander of
its forces, which were tendered
me. These are the simple facts
of the case, and they -how that
Mr. Cameron has .been misinform
ed. Your obedient servant.
R. E. LEE.
Marietta
LIVE H V STABLE.
(Opposite tin* Kenne-aw House.
rpHE best of Vehicles, the safest of
1 Drivers, and the fastest of Horses,
are always ready, night and day, for
hire. No man or woman or child lias
given me a call in the past w ho has iieen
nor shall any ever in the future, be dis
satisfied with my teams or the men in
my employ. Everything and everybody
about me are a xo. one.
I have cheapened my charges propor
tionate to the stringency of the times. —
For reference to the truth of what 1 say
as to the turn-outs and charges, go to my
friends, which means the public gener
ally. Parties hiring are strictly respon
! sible for the safety of themselves, vehi
i eles and horses.
ap 3-1 v J. A. G. ANDERSON.
C'obb Slirrill'N Sales.
WILL BE SOLD, before the Court
House door, ill the City of Mari
; etta, Cobb county, Georgia, on the first
| Tuesday in Decern tier next, - between
I the legal hours of sale, the following
| property, to wit:
One vacant Lot known as part of the
! Howard House lot, in the city of Mari
f etta, and on the north side of the public
j square, bounded as follows: on the west
by Cassville street, on the north A)j •,
| street or alley, on the east by a street or
! alley and property of John W. Hill,and
south by property of J. B. Blackwell,.).
IV, Hill, et. al. and the public square,
fronting on public square about 24 feet,
containing in all one-fourth acre, more
or less. Levied on as the property of
David J. Dobbs, executor of I). Dobbs,
deceased, to satisfy a fi fa from Cobb
Superior Court in favor of Alfred M.
Roberts. •
Also, one hundred and eighteen-shares
| of tire stock of the Marietta Paper Man
! ufucturing Company, fifty shares being
! the property of A. 8. Edmonston, and
thirty nine of said shares- bring the
property of H. M. Hammett, principal,
and twenty nine shares being the pro
! perty of E. Faw, endorser, the same be
ing the entire interest of A.S. Edmon
ston and H. M. Hammett, principals,
and E. Faw, endorser, in all the proper
ty of the Marietta Paper Manufactur
ing Company, including lots of Land
Nos. 104(5, 1073, 1074, 1075 and 1077, ex
cept thirteen acres, 1078, 1079, 1080,
1087,1088, 1089, 1090, 1091, 1092, 1098
and 1099, all lying in fhe 17th district
and 2d section of originally Cherokee,
now Cobb county, and lots of Land Nos.
1262 and 1263, in the 16th district and
2d section of said state and county, ex
cept a one-tenth undivided interest in
the upper shoal, and all machinery,
stock, chemicals, and other property bo
| longing to said Marietta Paper Mnnit
j factoring Cos. Levied on as the proper
i ty of H. M. Hammett and A. S. Edmon
ston, principals, and E. Faw and S. A.
Anderson, endorsers, by virtue of a li.
fa. from Cobh Superior Court in favor
of W. IV. White; li. fa. now controlled
hv S. A. Anderson and 11. S. Anderson.
Also, one house and lot in the cit y of
Marietta, adjoining the property of Ben
and John Shepard,containing:*).; acres
more or less, levied on as the property
: of Cyrus McGinnessto satisfy a notary's
j court ti fa in favor of Irwin. Met darby
& Irwin.'
Also, one store house and lot in the
city of Marietta, known as part of the
Sewell block, now occupied by .1. M.
Green & Cos. as n grocery store, and the
upper story occupied by Brumby & My
ers as a chair and paint shop, said pro
perty bounded north by the property of
C. B. Newell, south by Lawrence street,
west by Cherokee street, and east by an
alley. Levied on as the property of J.
F. Sewell, endorser, by virtue of a fi.fa.
from Cobh Superior court, in favor of
Marietta Savings-Bank vs. Isaac Sewell,
maker, and C. B. Sewell and .T. F. Sew
ell, endorsers.
Also, that part of the Sewell block in
Marietta known as the Sewell stable lot
and building on Lawrence street, boun
ded on the south by Lawrence street,
east by the Sewell dwelling house lot,
and north by the property of Dr. W.E.
lhmwody, and west bv the Sewell block
of buildings. Levied on as the proper
ty of Isaac Sewell by virtue of live fi.
fas. from a notary's court in favor of the
Marietta Savings Bank.
Also, lot of Land Xo. 514, in the ISrh
district and 2d section, of Cobb county.
Levied on as the property of D.G. Hol
lis, by virtue of a justice’s court ti. fa.
in favor of Rucker & Lowe.
POSTPOXED SALKS.
Also, at the same time and place, Lots
of Land Xos. 1144,1077, 1131. and 22
acres of Xo. 1145, in the 10th district
and 2d section of Cobb county, also lots
Xos. 002, 770 and 780, in the 18tli dis
trict and 2d section. Cobb county, levied
on as the property of <>. C. Scroggins,
executor, and Xancy Scroggins, execu
trix, of .1. F. Scroggins, dec. to satisfy
a ti fa from Cobb Superior court in fa
vor of M. P. Howell.admr.
Lots of Land Xos. 20. 50, 51, 52 . 5,'!,
55, 00, 02. 0.1, 04.05, 00. 07. 120, 121. 122,
128, 100, 107, 108, 103. 104. 105, half of
Xo. 100, half of Xo. 102, live acres of
Xo. 124, and nine acres on the east side
of Xo. 40, all in the 17th district and 2d
section of Cobb county, containing 074
acres, more or less, levied on as the pro
perty of J. X. Russell io satisfy a moi l
gage ti fa iu favor of < . Burnap. a
geut of Rufus R. Skeel.
Lots of Land Xos. 24,50. 51. .V 2,5,4, 55.
00. 02. 08,04,05, 0(1. 07. 120. 121, 122, 128.
mo, 107. 108 108, 104, 105. half of 100,
half of 102. live acres of 124. nine acres
of 40, all in the 17rli disttict and 2d sec
tion of Cobb comity. levied on as the
property of .1. X. flossed, ly virtue of
two justice-' court li las in favor of Ma
rietta Savings Bank.
Also, the above deserilted Lois and
parts of Lots of Land, levied on as the
property of -aid.l. X. Russell, to satis
fy four justices' court ft fas in favor of
A. Van'Vv< k. cashier Marietta Savings
Rank.
Also. J. T. Halev's oin- half interest
in one store house and lot fronting
on Cherokee street, in the city of Mari
etta, bounded on the east by Cherokee
-rreet, on north and west by of
John Roberts, and on the south by an
alley, levied on as the property of'Joel
T. llalev, to satisfy twofi fas from Cobb
Superior court, one in favor of Marietta
saving- Bank, and the other in favor of
Peerre Bros. & Cos.
Also. Lots of Land Nos. 1, 2,5, 6, 76.
77. 78, 79, 149 and 150, all in tiie Ist dis
trict and 2d section, and Nos. 1260 and
1261, in tiie 16th district and 2d section,
and Nos. 1084. 1085, 1086, 1093, 1094,
,1096, and 1097, in the 17th district and
2d section, all in Cobb county, Ga. and
known as tiie Sewell plantation situated
on tiie Chattahoochee river, levied on
ns tiie property of IVin. Phillips to sat
isfy ati fa from Cobb Superior court in
favor of Jane P. Glover.
Also, all the above described Lots of
Laud of Wm. Phillips, levied to satisfy
a fi fa from Cobb Superior court in fa
vor of Marietta Savings Bank.
Also. Lots of Land Nos. 1093, 1094.
K*9G and 1097. in the 17th district and 2d
section of Cobb county, levied on as the
! property of Win. Phillips, to satisfy a
fi fa from Cobb Superior court in favor
; of A. L. Lord.
Also, the entire road bed and the rigid
of way of the same on each side of the
Marietta and North Georgm Railroad
Company, running and helhgAi tiie
-aid county of Cobb, starting in tne city
of Marietta and ruling north to the
line of Cherokee being ten for
eleven miles in length, together with
tiie franchise of said company, levied
on as the property of tiie Marietta and
North Georgia Railroad company, to sa
tisfy a ti fa from Cobb Superior court in
favor of Marietta Savings Bank, and a
justices’ court fi fa in favor of the same
Bank.
Also, one acre of land, more or less,
situated on the north east corner of Lot
of Land No. 1217, in the 16th district
and 2d section of Cobb county, levied
as the property of Charles Edwards to
| satiafy a justices’ court fi fa in favor of
Marietta Savings Bank.
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