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limn' ]ia II >il \ dcmonsl cal <‘<l. 1 11 1
more ill,'in out' gne-t nolifod llml
lin^ji l1 gcr<■(I near a jh filr Indy.
WmTIII ill*' l( •:i 1 1 1 *l’ might IlilVl* rce
||&h<<'d a- tin- -ann* wlin in i|;iy-
HV* by. lunl --w in i; ni It in i wiili a
Bn bled barreled adjective ain I
tin- proud liinl tlidloring
f/f curl It."
Tin* ih/i ill i lie i-iI \ 1 1 a 1 1 conic
pioVVn lo ••ell,- N‘ tin* glowing lion
l\illi Hying fed, ami lamp- -hone
L’er fair women ami brave men.
tin* dreamy -I rain- nl a waif/
B-a* ami fell in -welling wave- of
lira eel'll I 1 1 a 111 ■er-
Hid the room to an
kidrer on like \ i-ible
e;l'd| to call I heir
ii i
is it r '.
1
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"hvii Milt > : t luil
Uiokiiijj chap that pas-
SpUHc <l< n>r |>ut him down .1-
B|f *ll l *‘ line Im>\ i- 4 • v i<l 4• 11 11 \ .i
Vnmr," ;mil I he woman with mi
Batumi color, and smooth while
leclh. is tile -false nolo" 1 lull e
fit,. cl tt Ill'll 11 (llllicel* jo'l loci tile
In < 11 4 *r ; look again; (lien 1 goes ;i
•’high noli'" waltzing with a "low
Hot a "tremnloil Hole"
w ith a "lull” one ••heaiil il’iil
t tt*s, - ' "liat-.h iioli's." "strange
L.l.'-," lull hold, the mimic him
Bull 1 to ,i ‘.lop. the dancers ton
P‘<-
j II Was laic when Allondalc
panic. Ke\ had ridden ovrr da
r’fti" the day, and insisted on his
pre^ent ; In humor him lie
Jave hi promi-e, and Ilex depnr
toyl,know in l : that unless the lien v
Li -tell, n would not Im hroken.
■ I Birdie had nearly given up
K JTojVr of hm coming. when
■eating herself lo rest a moment.
Hhe found him standing al her
Hide ; lie instantly rose ami wel
tvoiued him with all her old cor
P’jpality, spying,
l nnmt thank you im talking
Hm h good care of Box; Im has. j
Hold me Imw kind von have keen
H'diim, and you canuoi imagine
Bow much I iiavc w inied |o speak
\\ lIV have Oil w
"i 1 1 ■ l in 1 hat i' cm
lied Ihe
newcomer, awaiting his
tWejf. n an ili'taiu I lie tw o jnvn
jpiood in each other's
®;.e . w itlioul speaking. On Den .
‘ton's face there was a mocking j
smite ami a lludi that chained it :
Jlvik mahogany eolor. Allondalc j
A.i. unchanged ohe
Hilc -ci
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1 Bildle^^Hß
Etlglelield, iimyT 1 lit \■
ol thi' waltz with
and one -v\: I! uI a uee
HHPmrugh Allondalc; not a
lest tire had escaped him. lie
'Haul with his eyes lived calmly
bn the speaker, wlm then addl'd
Ritli a sneer.-
is if your very talkative
will excuse
|Blloiid de an-vvered. •••>!• 11 \ .
HM i" liniilelield eliOOst's for
Tteiself."
In an instant there Hashed over
her mind a scene that had trails
join'd three years belore. when
Ihe had made liei choice, and
rlie imilavit v 'tart led her Mark
Nicutou was a gut'sl. he had asked
Il<w to dain e, and Allondalc had
niot claimed her for that waltz:
one word from him. and -lie
■^^i^^iav e given him the pri't
f AASISHAi H, -'“ •> i*oi 1,,*.l di
ami Ie:l iv 'o nmri ifieal ion ami re
-eutiiien't sprung Irt ber eve.-;
In' upi-t leave liim. and yet at
tl.af motneii! a cry rang through
tier -onl it wdiild be for forever.
Hu* thought overcame ber; the
lin 111 t- danced before her eye-,
and the ligure* of thoy two men
a|i|icared to reel away; with a
low cry -lie turned her tare to
,\ llniidnle and -Irflchcd ber band*
lo him a -lie lojtered. Denton
v| n’liii<f forward toealeh her ere
-lie (ell. blit with one bound A I
loud,ale caught tier upon 6rte arm.
ami with the otber limb'd Mark
Denton back upon bis friend
I.inton : the pent up pas-ion of
year- broke from hi- lip-:
••She ha- chosen !'
lie gave one long look into the
pale face wre.-sed against his
iieart. then lifting her in his arm
bore her-wiftly from the room,
iip ilie broad -lair- into tlie -it
ling room ; placing her tenderly
on the lounge he knell by her
-ide. and covered her face with
ki--e-. unlit her eyes opened ami
I'Osted njion him with a -tartled
look.
o'\\liai ha- happened?"
• I Itafe found my love! Oh,
Birdie. I eon hi not live without
sou von tainted, darling, but
-t reehed yonr hand- In me. and
I have brought von here, (ireat
(bid! I think if lie had touched
you then I would have killed
him on t lie -pot !"
••Hugh! Hugh! haven't you
known all along! how could you
have doubted me!" her arm
were round him then and she
wa-sobldng out her joy as -he
held him in a close embrace.
Ilex ru-hed into the room; at
-igld of hi- sister's arm- around
a man*- neck, lie -(tapped, and an
exclamation til horror escaped
him ;
Hi, mot her of Adam !"'
They were forced to laugh at
the expression on hi- face, and
-till laughing. Allondale said,-
-l.iiev Simms lias no brothers,
hits -he’ Ilex.
A broad -mile lit up poor
l{ex's face a- Hit* -hail went
home.
••That'- all right. Hugh, I'm
gone! liirdie. I'll tell l hem be
low lhat you are better !'*
lint while the lover- poured
tint their -mil- in passionate
word-, a darker -etuie was enae
led below , Clarence Alton, pres
dug through the group, -aw the
i girl stretch her luuuls to Allon
dale, and the quick motion ly
which .Mark Denton was hurled
backward. Denton rushed from
the house livid with rage, and
mounting I he tirst horse he found,
turned his head toward the city,
and urged the animal at a head
long pace homeward: he had
not passed A llondale's before a
second horseman dashed up to
his sale, ami a linn hand was laid
on his hridle rein ; tinder the pow
crful grasp ol the new comer.lmtli
horses reared in air, and came to
a dead halt.
-Not -ojasi. Mark Denton!
\ oil have pin account jtn -etth'
with me !"
Ib'liton gazed in Alton'' face.
There wasjn look flier* he had
never >er before • a great terror
seizek him, but before lie could
speak Alton continued, —
‘You have instilled by your kiss
the woman whom to night von
would have pointed again. 1
have sworn tiiat one of n- shall
never leave llii' spot alive, and I
shall keep my oath."
I teuton's great peril calmed
him in an in-taut.
"Mr. Alton, you are a gentle
man. and must know iliat I can
not meet you here alone : to mor
row . alter I have -el I led t lie ot her
allair. I shall demand ofvott 'ill
\ islaetion for the wards von have
spoken."
He might a> easily have stayed
lie sweep of the tornado, as to
i. tv e s a Wiled ihe wrath of i lie
nan til hi- -ide.
• Von-hall never again have
lie opportunity of wrecking her
ile. Sou shall tight mw. or
ake this!"
A riding whip fell sharply a
toss Denton's face in three quick
blows that broughi the blood.
Blinded with rage he cried.
‘•Enough give me a weapon
ind I will tight you now."
The whip fell from Alton's
hand, and draw ing Iwo rev ol vers
from his bosom he handed them
lo Denton with the words,-
•• i hoo-e! I shall rifle away live
paces, wheel, and give the word,
lire! are y on ready!"
A fieri**.*, vindictive look came
into I Villon's face that should
have warned him. hut. he turned.
Denton - ' weapon was raised, and
the tirst thing that caught hi eye
was the Hash a it wit- discharged;
iLn Udi-uuck oiiu lull in iko
TII E F I K ED AND F I H E S I D K .
bfea-t and’caused him to reel in
the'-addle, but the indomitable
courage of hi- nature J'or-ook him
not. Twice he raised hi- pistol,
but the-hock of another wound
overcame him. and hi- lior-e.
maddened with the pain of a
mortal wound, reared ami nearly
fell: at that moment, with the
strength of dispair. lie raised hi
weapon and lired. Mark Denton'-
pistol fell from hi- hand : he threw
up hi- arms and dropped from the
-addle, -hot through the lung-.
Hut Alton saw it not: Id
woumled horse hounded away
through the woods; the -cene
-want around hinntlie pine- tinted
by wit It distorted -hape-, and at
last were lost to -igbt entirely. A
feeling as of death came over him.
and unable lo retain hi- hold, lie
plunged from the saddle, and the
frantic animal dragged him cruel
ly fora hundred yards; the dark
water- oTa lagoon appeared in
front. The horse with one last
effort tried to turn.but his strength
wa- gone; with one great cry,
like nothing el-e in (Tori'- world,
he tottered and fell dead by hi
nt a-ter. 0
When that cry broke through
the silent -wampsand woodlands,
an aged negre— rose from her
couch w ithin a cabin, and li-len
ed ; but all wa- still.
••Denton mighty forebber am
cum now," -lie muttered in terror
••de spirits am nun agin."
After some minute- -lie ventur
ed to look from her door, and
there,almost at her threshold, she
-aw the dead lior-e lying by hi
nder. Trembling with fear -he
knelt at Alton'- side, and wiped
the blood and dust from his face;
then hurriedly fetching some wa
ter. bathed his wrists and temples,
and with her cotton apron bound
tip lii- wound- as well as -lie
could. All the time the tear
were running down her wrinkled
lace, and her withered lip- utter
ed strange word- of grief: -he
recognized him as the gentleman
who had called for liirdie when
Ilex was hurt.
As she knelt, a -light -pa-m
-hook him :he opened hi- eve-,
and gazed vacantly up to her-,
muttering something -lie could
not hear. She poured a little
w ater bet ween hi- lip.-, and bent
down to catch hi- word-. Only
a name escaped him.- -
••Birdie!“
•■Birdie! Spec she ain't here,
honey," she said, pityingly.
But his lip- moved, and lieml
ing down again she heard him ;
speaking; one word 'lie caught.
•• Allondalc !*'
Then as she listened in silence
she heard him utter words that
made her tears fall last, but his j
talk soon became unintelligible, j
and the thought came to her that j
he was dying. She started to her ;
feet; the negro quarters were aj
mile away, and Allondalc at Kav
enswowd. She must goto him;
it was a long walk for her old
limbs, but fear gave stvength. and
she started.
Birdie stood a moment alone
at the end of the veranda, with
her heart full of its dreams, and
her lips warm with Allondale's
parting kiss. As she stood there
a hand was laid upon her arm.
and a voice whispered.
•'Cum! cum rite along! he
down vendor livin’ an* callin' lor
Birdie!"
Turning 'lie saw the lace of
the old woman, and started back
in terror; then she seized the arm
extended to her.
•• Who is down there! Who are
you!"
•• I i' Aunt Chloe!"
•• But is he there—is he hurt.'"
•• He dum killed, mo-t. honey- j
but de oil* woman don't know his '
name,''
••It i- nwt Hugh, then,*''lie fal
tered, grasping the railing as a
smlden diziness overcame her.
•• Marse Hugh! w hy. 'taiu'i him
honey! 'tail'll him! but he say.
••Birdie! Birdie! nobody don't
lub her like me!"
Dal's what he say, honey.au*
dal*' all he say. He is de one
what ride over lorde little missii'
when Marse Ilex -'*
•• Ah!'* she cried, overcome by
tin' revelation. ••Clarence Alton!
lead me to him! quick. Aunt
Chloe! Yes my faithful friend. I
am coining.’'
faking the old woman - - hand
' she hurried away ' last a' Aunt
Chine's strength would permit.
••Can he -peak. Aunt Chloe!"
she asked in a voice choked with
sorrow, when 'lo* had heard her
guide's story.
••Not much, honey n n much!
lie don't say nothin' but • Birdie!
Birdie! nobody don't Inb her like
me!' lines yon know him now!"
•• \ >he said thro nub tt'.u*:
•• vm. Ofclu* but i now"
A light wa- breaking for her
also: why had she never known it
before! A erv broke Ironi her
lip- out in the lonely held-.
*• He love- me! he loves me!
and what have I required of him!"
A cry that tom-lied -ometliing
in the heart of the old womon at
her -ide: -lie could not understand
the girl's meaning, but drawing
nearer she took the girl'- hand,
and so they passed on to I lie
scene.
When they reached the cabin,
the prostrate man. with closed
eyes, lay peaceful and -till, and
at his .head Allendale Hood with
folded arm-, gazing upon the no
IdPfai c before him. Birdie threw
herself down beside him. and
brushed the death sweat from bi
brow: with streaming eye- -he
bent over him and called bi
name.
Allondale had thought him
dead, but at her touch and voice
hi- eves opened, and for an in
-taut hi- lips moved; he raised
Ids hand heavily and laid it up
on hers, and -he bent her head in
silence, and laid ber warm lip
upon it. When -he looked into
Ids face again, the dark eye- were
gazing into the starlit -kie-. but
the soul that bad spoken to her
through them. bad risen beyond
the stats, and wa-at rest. < lar
ence Alton, the tme-t and brav
e-t. was dead.
Birdie, after one bad- into the
face.buried her head in'old < ’ldoe's
lap. and wept bitterly; t lion A I
iondale took her place, and knell
by the dead man's side. What
thought- came to him in that -o|
emit place none can tel! ; but
when be folded the lifeless band
ami reverently pressed a ki-s up
on the paljid brow, there wa- a
light in Id- eve that seemed to say
•• I'lii- man wa- godlike, and he
wa- my friend!'' Perhaps tlie -i
lent form may have brought to
mind one other figure, whose en J
emie> m day- gone by bad wept
(bat a man wlm-e ••lame folds in
all this orb o'the earth" should
have perished lluough Miens.
With a few brief direction- to;
Chine. Allondale look Birdie's 1
hand, and turned to leave the j
.-pot ; as lie passed the corpse, lie j
gave one last tearful look ; there
was-ometliing written on the
peaceful face, 100 holy for earth,
too grand for human understand
ing. and it seemed to him at that
moment, that an angel'- wing had
touched hi-cheek.
There were other- then bend
ing over Mark Denton whom Al
londale had found and carried to)
hi- home, but when the blood ;
stained lips revealed the dark se j
erois of hi- life, and grew cold in
death, his hearers covered the
while face, and turned away in
horror.
Such was the picture that Fate
framed in the shadows of that
night.
lin i:\ii.
((l I) fa! an ti if I) aft . !
ORIGINAL ANli sj 1.1.i TKli.
Happiness is no other than
soundness and perfection of mind.
Proverbial wisdom teaches
more in one hour than a large]
volume of morality.
Be not provoked when opinions j
ditl’er from your own.
Why is a person past your age ;
like food for cattle! Because he'- j
past your age (pasturage.)
Three things that never should j
be from home, the cat. the eliim j
ney and the housewife.
Three tilings essential to a false j
story teller. A good memory, a !
bold lace, and fools lor auditor-. }
Clive a dog a had name. It pay
in every way.
A quaek advertised for agent-'
to ••undertake the sab' ol new
medicine,'* and declared that it
would be ••protitable lor the </
ih i ftlll />*.
From Picks Prkhi Book II
you dream ol a-t idled ov'stiw-lodl
dancing on an ulster, to the tune
of ■• 1 lohl the Fort." vvliib* a club
looted Indian looks on and chews
gum. it i- a sign that it i- going
to rain when your blonde eou-iu
marries.
lie i- Hot good a- he should ;
be w ho docs not strive to be bet
ti'r tban he i'.
Al vvliat time of life may a man
be -aid to beloim to the vege ,
table kingdom ! when long e\
perienee has made him .<</ !
The hardships of thi- life ari
often imaginary vessel-, height
ed with iinnatured balla-t on.
which w 4 ■ atcollcii duped into
mining a voluntary payment. H
determined ate we l> have
. imagination wall paid.
NEW
Ministry Goods.
Mrs. K. W Anderson
II \s .11'ST Ri:< 111 \ Jib \.\b Is If K
*ei\ili£ ill** l:it*>t Myliv* of IK*W
HATS AND BONNETS
\ 1 1 1 I *;| u| i till liltfiv. Mini Ties. :i 11 1 nil
‘iiii'A kept in the line of Milli
!K*r\ t (ck. which -li** will *e] | ,‘l 1 the
very lowest price for e:ih. All order
from ;thro;iil Hint ;ii home |ooin|il\ :n
lent let | to. < .ill 1111(1 * \iillli lie ”o<m|-.
Store north 'hie of |iuili<- ;|-
{>i ll iniT Snviiirf?. Ihink.
Mr-. E. V. ANDEBSON.
April g'l. 187S.
Renio\ (‘(l 7
Removed!
II I A \ K (*h;iii**-c(i m \ pliD eof hii-int
lie\t lo Mit riel t H s ;i \'i ■•'*- r:t Ii k . ;t 11 1
will he thankful to weh nine all nn old
!ii<nd ' and |al roii' a I my new 'laud.
I Will Sell at Atlanta Prices.
< . o. i>.
Dry < iood- ! Notion-! Hat-!
( rocken ! ('lotliinii'!
\.M
I !oois and Sliocs!
And evei'V lliillii e|>e kepi in ;i I>i \
t .ood' hii'ine.".
N . I. — Would call lh*‘ altentloti
of all w lio are indtdiied tome, lo come
ai on-e for '♦•!I lenient, and sivc eo't.
JOSlipH liI.SAV
■\iarielta. \laivh I.\ 180. I \
lljk Iv Aic.iiii!
TO 3VLY OLD STAK'D !
ON (lirwcil STHEKT.
MV old I'ri.'iiil-;ind ihc I'ultlic gen
erally are hereliy mniicd licit
my liaUery tin l hiireli street i- in lull
operation again. A lilteral patronage
i- -olicileil.
\ cry rc-peei t'nlly .
jan la It. .t. T. 111. \
c OtLFORO s
C Wv J <y*
to, \ <te / . &
,rt HALL ST., Ktt**"'
The Estey Organ,
Challenges the World for ah equal
in power and v ariety ot tone, durnbil
ity and beauty of workmanship. K-:
tiaonlinaiy mamifacturing facilities a!
low reduced prices.
Pianos.
Experts, artists and the decree ot the
Centennial Exhibition place the
WEBER
above all competition. The
HENRY F. MILLER.
I Incomparable and matchless in tone
! and action. Are.used in the Boston
| Public Schools, Massachusetts State \
i Normal Schools, and New F npland
i onservatory ot tlnsie, exclusively
Also the celebrated
GUILD,
and other Pianos, some r>t which cas >
be sold a low as
$125.00.
If you want bargain-., write to
(*iiili'or<L
v,lni is tin. only practical musician and
i workman ip the music imsines ' outii !
(■iiiMoid,
’ win > ha-, had tvventv eight yearsexpe
lienee m the Inisnu-ss,
(•nillonl,
} v.dio “uaianlees lowei price-, and bet
T.-i tei ms than any ethei dealer. j-
I ITO LOCAL AGENTS. fl
| M.iuulaeuin rs -.elt. thr.aigh m< . di li
lo 11 v to ill tone i- i.liar-ili only a
.mall ad’
1L it. t a
T.J. AIKINSON,
t: \-1 siii: m in i:i.it \Rt
M A 111 ETTA. (iEO.
m Ma i: i\ , lion i
Family Groceries.
COI'NTIJV I'KoIM t I.
I MM \ o\ IHK.WoSI l ll'.l ltM ll l:M-.
i*or! siioi:*!
(. KK AT MKI.H I Tln\ | \ |*HU i>!!
I mu now doing all kinds of work in
my line, ai tin* verv lovxc-i pri.-e*
po—iille, lor ea-ii. i u-e I lie vrv lie-i
!•'ren.-li material, good til- guaranteed,
and work warranted. I make a -peeial
ly o| liem- and t.adie- line ilooi- and
(initer-, Repairing done with inuitne--
and di-paleli. shop on powder Spring
'l reel. ne \ i door to die lie Id aml Ii r,-
side ottiee.
may i I,'. U . (. A 111. 1..
St ill ;d t Ik* ()ld Stmid.
i;<iswm. sthi: kt,
lla 1 I '''
Nl! V ( \l,‘l;| \(. Ks and ituggii
\\ agmi- and 11 a rue-- on hand.
All kind-nl' N'ehielo- htiilt or repair
ed. Work anaranieed. Ordi'r- -olieii
ed. I*lTl> A (iRAMLIXi;.
I!' lii IT .1 A ICS Pint-, (plan-and
' I! aI Ii .al lon -: .TCI.IT CLASSES,
extra .tar l ap- and |{iihtier-. ( emem
and Sealing W ax. lor.sale h\
may gll WILLIAM iioi rr.
Nil I ionn I llolel, I:. T. W hile. \<u *
Proprietor. Kale- (ig.tMl pr dn
Ailama, ihi.
ll r A. Ilayne-, at Pliillip- A
' ' •i re Jewelry, Ailania <ia.
IS \y. Ilai't,:ms. Rrna'd St. Ailan
• la. (in. See Adveili-eniel in ihi
I si l'i'.
eoi'ge K. Camp, Adorneyai Law
I I I Kimhall (louse, \llanla, i.a.
L Sal/.ky, .Merehanl I'ay lor, innler
ji National lloll'i. \ llailfa da.