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clanking <>l < hams
Wnw; 1 bind ns more surely to onr
misery lliiin was I'romet liens
bound."
t “Betsy."
l,‘ “Yes, coming, ruining. Was
& there ever another tieli name i
, It is Betsy here, am! Bels\ there,
j until 11n* goodness knows IM
* rfcther have heen eiilleil dc/.ebel.
\for tlnit. at least, is classically his
lt is a fearful thing to lie
iufi old maid. If it was m\ own
Tuu 11 1 wouldn't coimdamylmt
so '-.‘Bsfetf
* “(’omiiig, coming, fomTug. It
, is the everlasting demand, t lie la
by's new tooth, or that irrepressi
>tt' nephew of mine has broken a
‘third no, 1 mean Inis broken a
c-leg for the third time, or
r “Oh, Betsy, Betsy, can't yon
coined It is a letter, and it is ad
dressed to yon, and we are dying
to see it."
All of this with a sudden open
ing of the door,hurried w ords uml
immediate exit.
“A letter, and to me !”
“Yes, yes, Betsy," the door re
opening again -and a man Ini'
' written it."
Door eh.sed again.
“A man write a letter to me.
Betsy Brown, spinster! Well,
well, that is audacious, certainly,
and Betsy Brown laughed a dim
pie into each of her rosy cheeks.
*. “But, Bets\. i say, Betsy!"
(the door ajar again) "it i'li't an
L ordinary letter. Now don't drop
Jaown all of a heap like poor Mrs.
f.Siinpkins did when they brought
her husband in dripping as a rat.
and don't go into hysterics like.
Thad's'wife always does, for real
, ly there isn't a drop of hartshorn
or camphor or anything of the
sort in the house, but bear it
like-*'
“Like a man," says Betsy
Brown bravely. bracing her
broad back against the pantry
.door, and planting her feet linn
C ‘lv.
_ “The letter, my dear "
, “Don’t say my dear, that's om
Timms. It sounds as though you
rwere preparing me for some terri
ble calamity. Say Betsy. Loud
and sharp too. Make it sound
like a tonic. Is it nerve that 1
.lust box my oars smart
typ,..,, Don't purr, Manila,
Ron't.Vk.,
r Wiw lien. Betsy." the words
Spoken ‘shrilly close to Betsy
fßrovugs ear. "it is /,/> writing,"
led faded from Boi
. o £ ■
, SaL^
bla<*k with il, new, wild
a . ha) came into them.
■fer ,, "\vh.i ! ni-y: You.
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111 :il “ 'iWi* *> me v. hat in- .had
' >e,a ~: <1 me read hi h■ 11<•i-. , ‘
et 1< ti A
•al wjd* ■ •Bc-s: Thank Got that you
. i in home at J.i-I, iny own, own
”**Mtug • Year- ago I rami—ennie near
IsTDoii it lohear a false story of your
up roviojj uni riH' In \ our sailor boy, giv-
W' yoOi iit In another. Then came
jf*'V%!lai'. inonlii- of hopeless. licari
kship, wamleriiig in strange lamb,
ni|e ms of liiUer -en il mle toa >av
3B>e on a wild foreign shore, al
He ' '“ease, i have been true In yon,
Hitiyftii have ba<i Itie emirate lo wait
.<>(l Coe. Oh i'll i I<l, ehilil, wliat 1 have
bf'red. in (he long, slow years as |hey
by me! Waiting, oh so j>a
• <j)itly, tin- a reprieve, ever lireaming
jjJrniv Be--, ul my little thirling, of my
fTTtllo wit'e. May I eoine 10-night ? I
bear your gpnl answer, and w ill surely
see ymi. Yours as ever, Roiti:i:i.”
••hitlie Hess! little darling!
little wife!” suid Betsy Brown,
with white lips. ‘-I was sixteen
(then,and Robert \va hut two
i years older. lie i young yet af
thil ly-eight. <li Robert, Robert,
il can never lie !” "Little Hess,
little darling, little wife,” she
! ,-oeated, with a louder lingering
IL w|he voice on I lie words; then
Sfftdenly the old ironical tout 1 re
|tnnu'il, and she added: ‘‘Little
wßess, indeed! Root' ltoherl, poor
' iLI dear, I remember," and a
h *)U l.lnsh stole ovi'C l!etsy
handsome face. "I re
fuiemher how he lilted me up in
' his urius and held me done lo
him, and how lie kissed me good
: live over and over again. <>h,
dear, we were two very foolish
; people ; Inil, dear me, that’s
1 years and years age aiuJ Llux.
lieavier now. Uoliert would
laugh al I lie very idea of calling
i rue little Hess, lie’s coming to
night. Let me see, what will I
Wear' I tel s v Hrown, are you de
mented I hope your friends
will incarcerate you in an asylum
before you have indicted an ir
reparable injury upon some un
suspecting follow citi/en. What
w ill von wear, indeed 1 Him* is
very becoming to you, is il not (
|So ethereal for your sylph like
j figure; and yet white is consul
I ored exceedingly appropriate for
a hiimx. ) mi ha\ e only o/n dress,
l.elsy Hrown, and you know how
you look in that. You will wear
j your old black silk silk, your old
point lace collar, with a little
lace at your wrists. Be sensible,
Betsy Brown, if you are old : sec
ond childhood conics soon enough.
Lotus not have any hot house
forcings."
••Robert is coming to night.”
That’s what the miserable parrot
said from his perch in the kitch
en, with a wicked leer in its one
good eye, tor thecal had scratch
ed the other past redemption,
but not only did the parrot say
‘•Robert is coming to night,” but
the tea kettle took up the words
and sang them over and over, and
the clock ticked them, and old
Pete sawed them out of a hiekovv
log in the shed, and the cricket
chirped them, and the turkey
roasting in the oven emitted
them with Imrsts of savory steam,
and tlie hig plum pudding bob
bing up and down in the kettle
bubbled them; in fact, the whole
atmosphere for miles seemed vi
brat ing the glad words that were
•coursing through Betsy Brown's
head, ‘‘Robert is coming to
night."
Roast turkey and cranberry
sauce, the very guardians of
American liberties; who'd care
for Thanksgiving without them!
And in all (Jio’width and breadth
of the land then' was no -upper
table that could boast of a fitter,
browner, more palatable bird
than the .one gracing the table in
the home of Betsy Brown.
••I tell you, Manda," says Betsy
authoritatively,-I will have it -o.
Robert shall not lie kidnaped a
gain, lie's had slavery enough.
Only think, lie's a boy to me!—
He's seen nothing of life, Lucy
to day i- what I was twenty years
ago. Nellie is a little different,
a little older, but young and
beautiful, lie will never fancy
that lam Pe--ie Brown. I will
have if -o Manda. 1 will. We
i will wait for him in the dining
\ room."
lie \va- a large bronzed man
that came into the supper room
and waited with glowing face and
shining eyes expectantly before
them. Two young girls stood
Tll i: FI E LI) AM) VI R E SIDE.
to him, with happy blushes
on their fan . Betsy Hrown. at
tired in her sober black silk with
a in her brown
Iwilr. kept Lack in the shadow,
lie r pppr t almost bursting,
fttporbm^ h,r : "" 1 ' -Ie
Aihi be hl ' lIU,< ’ Bessie
oil Id he throw him
Lucy's feet a- they did in
iJpvels, and should she heroically
■jT r . linquish him to her young rival.
was hard. Inn she would do it.
Jt" she would. Why she was a
old woman to think of any
oilier-course.
Hut Robert seems to be in no
hurry to commence his devotions-,
lie is looking a little beyond.—
lie merely glances at the young
beauties; he holds oat his hands
—can it be possible that he re
cognizes her,thanks Betsy Hrown
gladly—he comes forward. He
falls at her feet and sobs aloud,
"Oh, Bessie, Bessie Brown, my
own darling, patient Bessie."
Was it not worth all the years
of waiting '.m
She reaches down to him, and
he holds her close again in his
arms.
"I didn't think you’d know
me, Robert. I’ve grown so old.”
•‘Not know you, darling. I
could never forget you. You
never can grow old to me. The
longer we live the better i love
you.”
- I thought, Robert, you'd take
one fairer and younger. I meant
it so.”
••W icked Bessie. Alter all the
years of my wait ing. Andthen,”
and he looked at her admiringly;
"tlieie are none fairer.”
Betsy Brown's cheeks grew
scarlet as the Howcr in her hair,
but the beautiful smile about her
mouth betrayed how glad she
was that she was yet lovely in
his eyes. And how happy she
was. Only this morning she had
been so wretched. W liat a rosy
lined gleam had fallen athwart
her world. The bells could not
i in"■ jm-fntly I'lmuiJj —there ‘'on-M
--not be enough of thanksgiving,
for, like Endine. love had given
to Betsy’s world a soul.
(llll’S.
fl' t'nM tin 1 ( ’nii. j
The business success of a gen
I lonian in one of the interior
counties of Kentucky, is some
thing extraordinary, and should
ervo as a valuable lesson to the
youth of the coimlry.showing, as
it does, that by intelligent indus
try and well-directed energy, we
may accomplish wonders. W'e are
told that lie began business 11'
years ago with a capital of twelve
thousand dollars, and has just
failed for one hundred thousand
dollars. It would have required
an immense effort to ad<] another
nought to those last ligures, but
the probability is that if he had
not been hampered by a lack of
capital at the outset, he could
have done it.
There i- to be a baby show in
I New York soon, and Boston is to
contribute an infant six months
old that weighs but a pound and
a half. There is no telling what
j that baby may be before he dies.
Small as he is now, at thirty he
may weigh two hundred pounds
i aud knock a bull down with his
list. Stranger things have hap
pened before now. "When 1 was
first born," said one old lady to
another, "you could have put me
into a quart pot." "The mercy
mi 11- ! and did you lir< f "Well,
| yes —they tell me 1 did."
There are said in he two beau
| tit 111 girls engaged in the barber's
business in Detroit. Of course a
good deal of domestic anxiety is
the result. All the bald headed
old rascals who alway s take the
front seats in the pit at the ballet
are having themselves shaved to
I death, weeping secretly, but bit
terly. all the while, that they
have no hair to shampoo. Wliat
a ridiculous old world this is the
bald headed part of it especially.
The wealth of Trinity church in
New York city is estimated at -ix
ty million dollars. It is said to
be as hard for a rich man to get
to heaven as for a camel to go
through the eye of a needle.—
Old Trinity may never have
heard of the existence of that lit
tie difficulty, but if she ever has,
she thinks she is rich enough to
a-k nobody any odds.
There i- a town in Michigan
called Bull. But don'l call the
people there Kullites. if you don’t
want to be shot.
The Republican party must
bow* itself to those it once subju
gated on the field of battle." -ays
the New York Gommereial Ad
vertiser. Yes; that was what was
thematterwith Joseph’s brethren
they thought lhey had effectually
squelched him in the old well, but
•Joseph "got the bulge” on them
In Egypt.
•Some iihalf dozen Scotchmen
passed through Duluth, Minneso
ta. last week, on their way from
McKenzie’s river, which is 1.300
miles to the northwest from Du
luth. and which runs into the Arc
tic ocean. They went to that bar
ren country some ten years ago,
from the islands lo the north of
Scotland, by ship, direct to Hud
son’s Bay, and until they got to
Fisher's Landing, on the St. Paul
and Pacific railroad, on their re
turn, they had never seen a rail
road. They knew nothing about
the Franco-I’russian war; in fact,
they had practically out of
the world. •>
W. 18. *E**lO.\*,
Attorney at Law,
MARIETTA, GA.
OFKK b, north siile of Public Square
in Blackwell’s Building, up stairs.
Marietta, October 1, 1877. l v
Marietta
LIVEIM STABLE.
(Opposite the Kenncsaw House.)
rill IK best of Vehicles, tin* safest of
I I'rivers, and Ilic fastest of Horses,
are always ready, night and day, for
hire. Xo man or woman or child lias
given me ti call in file past who has been
nor shall tmy ever ill the future, he dis
satisfied w ith my tennis or Hie men in
my employ. Everything and everybody
about me are a no. onk.
I have cheapened my charges propor
tionate to the stringency of the times.—
For reference to the truth of wliat I say
:is to the turn-outs anil charges, go to my
friends, which means the public gener
ally. Parties hiring are strictly respon
sible for the safety of themselves, vehi
cles and horses.
ap 3-1 y •!. A. ANDERSON.
Aericola’s Bakery
rpil ti public are respectfully inform
ed that I have re-opened my Bake
ry in Marietta, anil w ill furnish (lie ve
ry lies! of
BREAD, CAKES, Ac.
For sale, at the store of M rs. Shoenthall,
also Cakes etc., for sale al R. Hirsh's
and lo parties at their resiliences, and
all at moderate prices for cash. Inn ing
given entire satisfaction in the past, 1
feel sure that no one will be disappoin
ted in giving me their custom.
Parties supplied at short notice. Gra
ham and Bye Bread made lo order, and
'i east kept for sale,
oet 30-1 y If. .1. T. AGRI< 01,A.
It A tib A I AN, MX SSG AOAN !
X. G. GIGXILLIAT’S
Variety Store,
north side mine sn \hv.
TI a rief fa, (< c o i* g i a .
Wll.l. SKI.I. CHEAP FOR CASH!!
Cl A LT. soon or you will loose a har-
J gain. Come and see for yourself.
A large assortment of Dry Goods, Dress
Goods, Ready-Made Clothing, Sheeting
and Shirtings, Boots. Shoes, Hats, No
tions. Ac. Also,
GROCERIES!
Sueli as Cofloe. Sugar, Spices, Pepper,
Soda, Starch, Soaps, Ac. Also, fine Se
gars and Tobacco. ap 3-1 y
J. M. Wilson.
M ANI'FAt "iT’RER OF
TI N & SHEET I BOX
AND
Wooden Wares.
IM> UFA I.Kit IN •
<95
STOVES, HARDWARE, CIT
EERY, HOUSE FURNISH
ING GOODS AND
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
KM BB A VINCI
Straw and Fend Cutters,
Corn Shelters,
Turning Plows,
Wheel Barrows,
Bakes, Shovels,
Hoes, (irass Scythes.
Plow Plow Stocks, Ac.
ALSO.
Syrup Mills,
<>/ a Superior Mohr.
POCKET A TABLE CUTLERY.
\Nl>
<'arpenter’s Supplies.
Many Varieties of Wooden Ware.
All these and many other valuable ar
ticles sold on !>est p.,.ihh' terms.
Marietta, July ;’>. is;:. |\
£tF~ LAW BLANKS, neatly
printed, l’or sale at this Ollice. —
Call and get a supply.
US' Hmiv Bkoiiikiis are otb-ring
every variety of Family Groceries on
the best of term-. Thei' Pickled Fish.
Cheese. Coffee. Ac. are excellent. tf _
R. A. AAITIIER^.
bis Fjik S Muliisil
MANEFAI TI ItKR OF
S t e a m E n g i it (' s,
CIRCULAR SAW .MIJ.LS,
Improved iitlK,
GRIST M lid. M.VHIXKRY,
I V INNING Gear for Water Wheel-,
Ai off*very size and df-seriptioii: J’lans
and Specifications for Mill Work furn
ished free of charge. A !so. Manufactu
rer of Gold Mining Machinery of latest
improvements.
Prices to suit the times.
All work firs! class,
AND lil AIIAN i l i:i>.
And having just built new buildings,
and having as good machinery as could
he had North, I feel confident that lean
defy all competition as to quality of
work and cheapness of price. Being a
praethad mechanic of thirty live years
experience, ! am not afraid of my abili
ty to give satisfaction loail who may
feel disposed to patronize me.
Marietta, March 13, 1877.
W. C. GREEN,
Watchmaker , & Jeweller,
-M A 111 BIT A. iilwill OKOHOI A.
\ KSO, dealer in ( locks of every de
. seriplion. Repairingof Watches,
< locks, etc. a specialty. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Sign of Big Watch, west
side Public Square. oet 2
J. B. O’NEILL & CD.
Af/.v/ iS t(fr oj th(
MAIMKTTA, Ci (f< )R(; l A .
DU.A I.KI’S IN
ALL KIXhS nr
mi y EaocE?.i2s i cm?,v pmbik,
Mariutla. Sept. !. 1 5 77 . \\
F. A. IKWIX. A. S. < LAY.
IRWIN A CLAY.
Abtinicys nl Law.
\\rill attend to the practice of law in
VV Cohhand adjacent counties.
All collections entrusted to them will
be met with prompt attention. Office
over M’Clatehy’s store, west side Pnb
lie Square.
Marietta, August 7. 1877. ly.
MARIETTA SAVINGS RANK.
■liillX R. WINTERS, President.
G. G. pd |;\ \P, Vice President.
VAN TVYt'K, Cashier.
Notes Discounted.
Exchange Bought and Sold.
T. J. ATKINSON,
EAST SIDE OF PUBLIC SQUARE,
.MARIETTA, GEO.
DKAI.KIi IX
Cii<ic4‘ S’ttiiiiH tKi'Ot't'i'iri!
COUNTRY PRODUCE
lAIvEN OX TilK JIOS i I tIIKIJAI. TBII.M- .
R. M. Good.max. E. N. Raosdai.k.
1. 11. mu i. CO.
DKAId.RS IN
FERTILIZERS,
HAVE OX HAXI >,
AT Till:
Old Printing Office Building.
BRIGHTON'S
nniimiTEit mu ihim:
SnpiapliosplialtN
MADE BY
George Upton. Boston. Mass.
AND
./. < . it A (wSD.t /./’s
AM MON I ATE D
DISSOLVED BO.XE
PHOSPHATE.
NOTIIINd Hl-.'lTKl;
11)1! Tl ItMI'S 1)11 \t Hi: IT.
Will. 11K SOI.II OX
The most moderate term* for eoh.
Marietta, July 3, 1577. ly
GREEN
Manning & Marker.
AND REPAIRERS.
MARIETTA, GEORGIA,
VRF! now prepareit to do all kinds of
work in their line of business as
cheap and as well as ii can be done any
where. Buggies and Wagons made or
repaired in the best style of workman
ship, of the best material and on the
most reasonable terms. Plantation work
and repairing done cheaply and at short
notice, and in a satisfactory maimer.—
Blacksmitlitng executed with despatch.
Call and ee 11s at our Shops on Atlane.
street, near the Ce ' House, and give
us a trial, and we guarantee perfect
j^ttistation. ap 3-1 v
a-i.
I\(‘ihov*hl !
Bemoved!
I HAVE changed my place of business
next to Marietta Saving’s Bank, and
will be thankful to welcome all my old
friend-.ind patrons at my new stand.
S Will Sell at Atlanta Prices,
C. O. D.
Dry Goods! Notions! Hats!
Crockery! Clothing !
\Ni
Boots aml Slices!
And every thing in a Dry
Goods business.
US’ N. B. call the attention
of all who areTWilebted tome, to come
at once for settlement, and save cost.
JOSEPH EI.SAB.
Marietta, March 13, 1877. ly
TIIL FIBUI AMi yntENIIIK.
HOOK AND JOB
Printing Bsiablishment!
powder spring street
MARIETTA, GEO.,
RKIX<; EC ELY PRKPAKED
WITH
NEW & lIPIOVEI PRESSES,
Also, with the latest styles of
(Tip, Mote,
ORNAMENTS, &C.
Is prepared to execute
EVERY DESCRIPTION
OF
Look A Job Printing,
IN A XEAT MANNER:
Such as
Bills ol Fare,
Programmes, Drug Tickets,
Picnic and Ball Tickets,
Auction Bills,
Hand Bills,
Circulars,
Deeds,
Invoices,
GIVE I Bill Heads,
US A | Headings,
TRIAL | Patent Tags,
Bills Lading,
Druggist’s Labels
Promissory Notes,
Cards, Bank Checks,
Catalogues,
Envelopes,
Mortgages,
Contracts,
AX'D
EVERY VARIETY OF BLANKS!
Posters,
Slreet Bills,
Programmes,
Dodgers for Shows, &c.
DONE IN
A SUPERIOR STYLE,
AND
At the very Lowest Rate?.
for Orders by Mail promptly at
tended to, and estimates for
warded, on application to
J.G.CAMPBELL & CO
For sate at this office,
Waddell's Biographical Sketch
of Linton Stephens— to be had at
•t reduced price. It is pronounc
ed t lie most readable and instruct
ing biography that has appeared
•■iiiee the war.