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ATTORNEY AT LAW ,
AND NOTARY PUBLIC,
Oglethorpe, Macon Comity. On;
April 17, 1830. 2—ly
DR. I. B. HALL, _
RESPECTFULLY tender* his profes
sional services to llte citizens of Ogle*
tliorpe and vicinity. His ofice is in Mrs,
Rawsnn’s house, on the corner of Chatham
and Macon streets, where he may be found
at all times, unless absent on professional
business, Jan, 30,1852, 41-ts
MEDICAL CARD.
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located in the city of Oglethorpe, most
respectfully tenders his services to its Citi
zens and vicinity. With an experiece of more
than twenty-five years, together with prompt
and diligent attention to the duiits of his
profession, he hopes to merit and receive a
liberal share of patronage. He may be found
at Snead Drug store or at his residence
on Baker street.
Oglethorpe Feb, 4th 1852. 42—if.
COOK & >IOtfTFORT
A® JU&.W,
OGLETHORPE, GA-,
WI LL practice in the Countie* of Taylor Houston.
Moon, Dooly Sumter, Marion. Talbot, and Craw
ford. One of the firm always at the office.
Feb. 20,1852. 44-ly.
LIKEMSSSES.
UVOUERREQTYPE LiWmesse * ,a -
B * ken in the be3t style of art by
B.J. LESTER.
Feb. 12 1852. d-ts-
W. H. TURPIN,
Manufacturer of and
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
MAIMS®. SIS’
Plain Tin and Japanned Ware,
Hollow, Wood, Hurd-Ware, Cook
ing and Parlor Stoves dec.
Tin-Ware nfevery description, repaired.
On Sumter Street, Oglethorpe Ga.
February 20, 1852. 44-ly.
BRUSHES. alfkiml for sale by
SNEAD b CHAPMAN.
Oct. 17J851. $7 ts
arid Dental Instruments
555 Gold Foil, be. Forsnle bv.
SNEAD fc.CHAPMAN.
Oct. 17 1851 27 if.
RECEIVED to-day a large lot of
Cherry Pectoral, Cod Liver Oil, Dr
Chiislies Galvanic Remedis, Townsend’s
and Sand’s Sarsaparillas, ** Pepsin” the
Great Dyspepsia Remedy; and various other
Patent medisins.
SNEAD & CHAPMAN.
Nov. 17ih, 1851 . 33—if.
cigars!
50,000 ZS&f
” , R. H. SIMA’ 4i Cos.
Oglethorpe Feb. 4th, 1852, 42—if.
Carriage Ju Making
and jyL* and
Buggy WRepairing.
SHOP ON SUMTER ST.
Near the Spinkatkins Hotel ,
OGLETHORPE, GA.
THE Ne-v Firm of Wright, Wil
liams fc Cos., have associated
themselves together for the purposo of making
and repairing Carriages, in a neat aad fash
ionable style, with good materials, at as low
prices as in any other southern market. We
therefore solicit the patronage of our friends
and the public generally. Those wishing
any thing in our line will do well to give us
a call, as we intend not to be excelled in ar
ticles. ‘
WRIGHT WILLIAMS b Cos.
December, 26th, 1851, 87—ts.
NOTICE.
IfESBRS. NELSON A CUMMING would inform the
JR public that persons hiring Buggies from their Stable
must expect to pay on the delivery of them.and persons
board mg horses with them must pay monthly. Their ne
cessities require this course. AH persons indebted to
them by note or account will please settle immediately.
April *4th,lßL 3-1f
®|c fitonty-tDisf {Sfcorgifttt*
THE NEW DRIG STORE.
SNEAD & CHAPMAN.
Wholesale and He tail
D U CGI STS
(SUMPTER STREET,)
Oglethorpe , Ga .
THE undersigned would respectfuly
ly inform their friends and the pub
lic, tlinl they have just op tied a DRUG
S TORE in Oglethorpe, where they will
keep cunsiaaily on liiintl, ? large and
fresli assortment nf Drugs aad Medicines,
Surgical anil Dental Instruments, gold
Foil, Perfumery, Soaps and choice Toi
b*l articles, Also, Paints, Oils, potash
Window Glass Dye Stuff, Choice Npices
Essences, Patent Medicines, be. b<\, and
a full assortment of whatever belongs to
lie business.
ffj” Having had six years Practical
Experience in the Drug Business, and
being determined to devote to it their
whole attention, they hope to merit and
receive a liberal patronage.
Every article put up in the neatest
manner and Warranted Fresh and Pure,
or liable to be returned.
Physicians’ Proscriptions put up with
care and dispatch.
The attention of Physicians, Country
Merchants and Planters, is called to oor
stock, as we feel confident we, can sup
ply them with all articles in our line, on
terms that will not fail to give satisfaction.
SNEAD bCHAPMAN.
October 17, 1851- 27—ly.
WHiTE Lead. For sale by
SNEAD b CHAPMAN.
Oct. 17 1851. 27 if
NOTICK.
jk/CRS. S. A. JACKSON has just opened
iyj|. and is still receiving a Fine and well
selected Slock of Silks, Bonnets, Ribbons,
Trimings for Dresses which she offets to
sell low for Cash.
N. B. Dresses and Bonnets made to or>
der with neatness and dispatch. *
Oglethorpe March 12th 1852. 3w.
TAILORING !
THE subscriber respectfully anounces to
llte citizens of Oglethorpe, and the sur
rounding Country, that he has commenced
the Tailoring business in this city, all work
entrusted lo his care will be made in a style
not lo be surpassed by those whose name
exceeds their talent.
Cutting and repairing done with neatness
and Dispatch.
WILLIAM WALSH.
March, 12th 1852. 47—3~i
McDonald & Willis,
Wholesale and Retail
GROCERY MERCHANTS,
And dealers in Country Produce-
One door north of Lewis &f Trice's Ware
house, Oglethorpe Ga.
WOULD Respectfully inform their
friends and the public generally that
they have opened, and expect in keep con
stantly on Itanri, a g-neral assortment of
Family Groceries and Provisions; such us
Flour, Bacon, Lard, Butter Cheese, Sugar,
Coffee, Sab, Molasses and Syrup, Kice
Mackerel be., together with such articles as
Pepper Spice, Race and Ground Ginger,
Saieraius, SaUorta, Potash. Nails, Powder
and allot, with a fine lot of Tobacco, Cigais,
and siiuff, and many other articles, too tedi
ous to menstiun, A share of public patron
age is respectfully solicited. They would ul
so inform their city, friends that they expect
to keepa supply of Corn and Corn-meal, and
Flour in quantities to suit purchasers, with
vegetables of every variety that the surroun
ding country may afford.
John McDonald.
VVM. H. YVILLIS.
Oglethorpe, Marcli 1852. 49tf.
FOR SALK U™
A ONE half interest in the Office of llte
J\ SOUTH-WEST GEORGIAN. For
particulars apply at this office.
March sth, 1852.
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Carriage Repository.
BuffKys, JKocknwnys, and Family
Carriages.
Wl
THE Subscribers have on hand,
and will continue to Receive Reg
ular Supplies of evety Variety of Carriages,
at Macon Prices with the Freight added.
Our friends are requested to give us a call
G. C. CARMICHAEL & CO.
Oglethorpe April 2nd. 1852. 50—ly.
OGLETHORPE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1852.
From the Ma-wmic Journal.
TRUTH.
BY MISS C. W. BARBER.
On all things created, remainelh the half effaced signa
ture of God;
Somewhat of fair and goodjiio’ blotted by the finger
of corruption.
*Whol is truth ?’ asked Pilate of die
Saviour. Again and again has mm while
groping his way through thick mists of
error, paused and reiterated the question,
‘What is truth?’ That siud.-m who strives
to penetrate the arcana of Nature, assures
ns that he is seeking Truth in her most
heauiilul habiliments. The pale browed
theologian pores over the sacred page,
unravelling strange doctrines, uud f.uc.y
ittg that none so adroitly as be have suc
ceeded in drawing Troth front her secret
recesses: in bis midnight tit usings site
comes to bis side, with a face as beautiful
as nn angel’s .ltd a voice sweeter than
the syren’s spell. Every nssocia.ion of
men claim Troth for a handmaid and a
companion. Site assumes in tlteir hands
characters the most opposite teachings.
But after-all, Trujh is a unity, beautiful
and symmetrical. She dwells’ in no one
place, or rather she is an all prevnding
spirit.
“Verily there is nothin” so false, that a sparkle of truth
it notin it,”
But it is limelo commence my story.
L.was a moonlit night in the south of
England. In a little cottage n Iticlt stood,
almost upon the beach, a beautiful young
girl sat, or rather leaned carelessly out of
the half open casement, and watching the
waves, which came rolling in huge silver
bands to the shore and there broke into
a thousand glittering fragments on the
rocks. Tl|eir hoarse, steady murmur,
seemed to have a charm in it—the'cool
breeze which came inland, was soothing
and sweet in its influences. She tossed
hack the long curls, which were floating
carelessly over her shoulders, in order to
feel the invigorating breath of the night,
in all its balniiness. A luipeysnckle had
clambered almost to the top of the case
ment, and its sweet flowers waved lo and
fro, scattering tlteir fragrance like so,
many censors. The little glrass-’plat in
front was hedged about with promises—
those beautiful floral appendages which
cast so sweet a charm around most En
glish cottages, and pansies, sweelwilliams,
daisies and blue anemones peeped modest
ly up from their lowly nestling places. It
was such a home as England’s sweetest
poetess must have had in her mind’s eve,
when she sung,
“Seesl thou my hope ?—’lis where yon woods
are’ waiving ‘ v.
In (heir dark richness, to the summer air—
Where yon blue stream, a thousand flower
bunks laying,
Leads down the hills a vein of light—'tis
there!
Midst those green wilds how many a fount
lies gleaming,
Fringed wiili the violet,colored with the skies;
My childhood'sJiauul,-thro’ days of summer
dreaming,
Under voting leaves that shook with melo
dies.”
England lias many such haunts as these
—flnwer.wreathed cntt’nges, where glad
young hearts spend their spring time, and
to which they look hack with restless year
nings wheiffar away, and among the
fairest, sweetest, ol'these homes, stood
the cottage about which I write.
•Eva Snow! Miss Eva Snow! f say,
it wants only quarter to leu, and why
do you slay looking not at tlie sea, nod
catching your death of cold, as you very
well know, here in the damp night air,
without so much as a liaudkerrhieftlirown
over you rhead* Why doit’i you shut the
casement and prepare for bed—all iu die
house Have been in their rooms (his half
hour, ami I want to shut up the windows
ami doors.'’
Eva turned her heat! and saw Bridget,
the housekeeper, standing wid) a candle
in one hand and a huge bnneli of keys in
the til her. There was n frown upon her
wiinkled brow, and a glance of dispro
val in her eye.
“I did not know it was so late,” said
die young girl rising and motioning’ ns if
lo close the casement, hill just then her
eye fell upon a dark figure flitting across
the greensward in front of the house. A
crimson flush mounted to her cheek—her
hand trembled—her heart fluttered, and
turning with a commanding air to the ser
vant, site said, “leave me Bridget to close
the windows; I have not done admiring
the sea. It is not often that one sees so
sweet a night at this, even in the south of
England.”
OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD IS OURS.
The servant turned away, muttering
something about the romantic taste of a
young girl, who kept the house eternally
in rontinoiiun, and wondering what there
could he in the water, which her young
mistress saw everyday and every night,
so mighiy wonderful—so very enchanting
on ibis night in particular. But the rays
of her candle flickered off in the distance
—the door slammed after her, and Eva
Snow was alone again.
IV as she alone ? No, a clump of shrub
bery rustled hv the side of the window,
throw ing a thousand sparkling dew-drops
to the ground, and a tall form stepped
bdly into (lie nioouliglii.
‘•Wav have you cor..e Captian Mont
gomery ?” saiil die young girl, stretch.,
ing forili her snowy while hand, which
was eagerly grasped; why have you come
ai this unseasonable hour, in seek an in
lei view in lifts clandestine way ? Should
my sire, with Ins strict English noli ms of
propriety, chance to overhear as, we
should never be'forgiven.*’
“1 know it, Eva dear, I know I peril
vonr happiness as well as my ow n, by thus
coming, hut I could not depart dearest
girl, without once more seeking yon tweet
presence, w idiom once more hearing the
tones ol your voice and looking into the
depths of your blue eyes. It is a cruel
late, Eva, that thus sends me from you.”
“And are you indeed going ?” said
Eva, her lips and cheeks blanching col
orless; are you indeed going to leave En
gland and—”
Site stopped suddenly. “Me,” she
would have added but the word died up..
on her lip.
“/ shall leave England,” he said mu
singly “my ship is even now ready for an
instant departure. / must leave you too,
unless like a wise girl you decide to ac
company me.”
“But my father!” exclaimed the girl,
“my father you know has a dread of the
sea; nearly all his family once perished in
it, after weeks of starvation and suffering
—my father I fear will never consent to
my uniting my destiny with one,
‘•Whose path inoVr ilie mountainous wave.
Whose home is on the deep.**
Oh! Captain Montgomery, for my
sake, give up vour perilous wanderings
on the sea, for my sake buy an English
cottage, and I will dwell ever by your
side.”
“God bless you for the words Eva !
God bless you ! but this voyage must be
performed: this voyage once accomplish
ed, I will yield to yous wishes—lo give
up my occupation on the sea, hut must 1
now depart without you, Eva ? Can no
eloquence ol mine, persuade you to ac
company me, on this my last trip ! Oh,
for you, and with you, I would go
lo the ends o£ the earth.”
“There is but one way of accomplish
ing this, and that is to be married clandes
tinely, and that, Captain Montgomery my
sense us filial duty will never permit me
to do. Prayers, entreaties, and snppli
cations, have heretofore proved unavail
ing with my father, and what can we hope
to effect, by petitioning him further !”
The young man mused. The wind
played .through honeysuckle vines, lifting
the blossoms as playfully as if two anxious
iiearts had not beat beneath them.
“You will not go, Eva, without the
old man’s consent ?” said the young man
at lasi, tilling bis thoughtful face to the
maiden's, “yon will not go unless you can
leave home, escorted even to iliesea shore
by your sire, Bridget and all—unless
ihey send heart hlessi igs after you. Well
I do not esteem you the less for this, but
for you, and you alone, will I sue again,
/have been repulsed once, twice, thrice
already, by your father, and my pride is
wounded. But love is, in ibis instance,
stronger tlinn piide. I* will ask for yon
again. If the old mar. consents, we will
be married, and away together—if not,
long w eary years nf separation most en
sue. But its best lo hear in our bosnrns,
a heart for any fate.” Good night, Eva!
1 will see Ihe old man to-morrow, and try
on him once more the eloquence of affec
tion.”
The young man stooped to kiss the
hand which lie had not yet relinquished,
and then turned away, with loug strides
across the grass-plat. Eva closed the
window softly, and stolelioiselessly to her
pillow. Hope was whispering an impro
bable tale in her ear, but when did Love
exist without hope?
Affection and tears are not without their
power even upon aged and determined
liearts. Col. Snow gave his only, his dar
ling Eva, at last into the guardianship of
j a Sea-Captain—an occupation of which
he entertained the most dreadful ideas,
and saw her five days after the interview
recorded above, stowed away in the rich
and beautiful cabins of the Neptune.—
Bridget followed with a dark frown, and
a more ominous shake of the head than
ever, her mistress to the ship, and hoped
that Miss Eva would have at last, en
ough of the sea—she always had been
keeping every body in the house up at
night to look at it, and now that she could
live on it, she was sure that she ought to
be satisfied. But in spite of tier cross way,
she was not without a great deal of affec
tion for the child, whose way-wardness
she had tried from her infancy to control,
and so she parted from her with a gusli
of natural and biller tears.
There was indeed a great deal of ro
mance iif the young brides nature, and
for awhile it was fully gratified. It was a
pleasant thing to find her.-elI the idol of
t lie Commander’s heart—a pleasant thing
to sail for days upon a glittering expanse
of water, hounded only by the horizon—
to watch the sea fowls who alighted pan
ting among llte riggings, alter having
breasted the waves, and sported with the
foam for miles. It was pleasant, touch
ing upon the islands, and going on shore
to pluck strange fruit, and lo find her
self surrounded by the natives; all this
was romantic, and the heart of the
English girl revelled in it. But there
came, as her father prereen, a fearful hour
nf trial. Huge black clouds spread them
selves like a funeral pu!l over tiie sky,
and tile sea boiled like a red hot chaldron.
The Neptune at firsi; under the skilful
management of her commander and crew,
rode the waves like u thing of life, but not
long. The sea grew wilder—the limbers
groaned and labored through the surging
brine, the sails were riven in the blast,
the masts were broken, and despair came
into every heart—sat on every face.
In this fearful hour, Eva Montgomery
caine forth, determined to show the crew
that she had courage worthy ihe wife of
their faithful commander. IJei* step at
first was steady, and her brow unblanched,
but a sudden roll in the sea coming on at
that moment, she must have fallen into
the oceaq, had not the arm of her hus
band caught her as she fell.
“My poor, poor wife!” he said mourn
fully, “it is forme that you have encoun
tered this, gllas! that my heart has been
so wilful in its idolatry ! I could perish
bravely, but ii.il by your side. Oh/ would
that we had heeded the advice of your
father, and delated our union ! You then
might have been spared. But now vour
fate, as well as mine is inevitable. Cling
closely to me, my love, and let us perish
together. We are near some dangerous
coast. J cannot make it out. I think
however that it is Arabia. Our .hip, al
ready unmanageable, is drifting towards
the rocks. When it strikes, all on buard
must perish.* 1
That was a fearful hour of gloom, and
suspense, which preceded (lie grounding
of the Neptune. Eva clung closely to her
husband, but instead of sinking when the
vessel was indeed stranded, as he had
foretold a heavy wave drifted them to
the shore. There stood at last, beneath
high shelving rocks, with the sea raging
like some infuriated animal at their feel,
while wild shrieks rose even above the
roaring waves, from the drowning crew.
Now and then a pale limb darted out for
a moment, like some spectre from the sea,
and llien sunk to he seen no more forever.
Fearful, fearful are the perils of the sea!
Brave must be tire hearts of those “who
go down in ships,” upon the face of the
treacherous deep!
At last, not a groan was heard : die
black waters curb'd and closed over every
vestige of life, two hours before belong
ing lo tin Neptune, save the two desolate
beings, who stood still, side by side, hand
locked in hand, gazing with strained eye*
over ihe angry waters.
One feeling only animated their bosoms
gratitude, intense gratitude to God, for
life—life that most precious boon in the
gift of the Creator. They knelt down
upon the sea.washed, foam covered bead), 1
and potird forth from full hearts, thanks
giving and praise^
But their condition was a most desolate
one. Wet, worn and hungry, iliey weie
cast empty handed upon a foreign shore.
Huge craggy rock* loomed over ilieir
hearts, and it was uncertain whether n path
would be found, leading to their siiitiniMs. !
They however set themselves hopefully ■
to work to discover some place, accesti- j
ble to human feet, and aftrr a long seart b,
| TERMS: $2 in Advance.
succeeded. They found when they reach
ed the main laud above them however,
that they were on a wide sandy plain,
V'itli no appearance of vegetation—no
sign of animal life, or human habitation
around them. They knew at once that
they were among the trackless deserts of
Arabia, where the heavens glow like fire
—where the fierce Bedouin roatr.s law
less, and the dreadful simoon sweeps like
the breath of a furnace, w ithering every
thing it touches; w here the gurgling of
!no silver steam is ever heard, no palm
tree waves iu dark luxuriance—not even
j die shadow of a great rock “was to he
foilnd in this weaiy land.’’
Wlmt a place fog Eva Montgomery,
i the petted darling of nil English family,
the idol of many a heart, the floweret who
had heretofore been visited only by sod
wind, and gentle showers ?
The heart ol the .irona and heretofore
seif relying s< a captain, now wept blood :
fur his own sake lie was not troubled, lint
liotv could lie .ee the beiimilnl young
creature whom lie hurt induced to leave
England, withering like some tender vio
let in die blast of a red lint oven? He
knelt with clasped hands and prayed as
lie had never prayed before, that die God
ol llagar would vi.it iliem in diis dread
ful hour of need, and when die sun went
down, he look Eva to hi. l ean, uud lay
ing down and liea, ing the .and upon her
for a covering, they slept.
For two days they roamed without
knowing whither they went, liirongli dial
dreary desert. The sun heat upon their
defenceless hears- the sand hli.iered their
tender feet—tliiist parched their thirstv,
lips, and hunger gnawed like a vulture at
their vitals.
The third night, they laid down, as
both now earnestly prayed, to (lie. They
had not seen a human being since they
landed, and they knew dial when human
beings were inetwiili, they would be die
Bedouins, those fierce wandering child
ren of I.lunacl, “whose hands,” to quote
the truthful language of snipinre, “are
against every mao, and man’s hand u
gainst iliem. But they were overtaken
that night by a parly of Arabs, who on
tlteir fliet hoi.es were tanging tl esi a
coast in ihe hope of finding plunder of one
or another. They were overtaken and
immediately secured as capiivts. YVlial
a fate now .(retched out before
them ! They had no doubt ho: that they
should soon he sold into bondage, and se
parated far from one another. This was
the greatest dial of all. Eva clung to
tier husband with shrieks of despair, and
he sat disconsolately among the ferocious
band (who were disputing among them
selves with wild gesticulations in regard
to t! e possession ofthe captives) learelcss,
but wildly clasping her to his heart.
h was at this juncture, that the idea
occured lo him, that he had somewhere
seen an occount ofthe existence of Ma
sonic fraleruiries among the Arabs. The
thought came (o him like a glance of
light from Heaven. If one ofthe mystic
brotherhood could he found now, lie was
sale, Eva was safe in the hands, even of
barbarians. He caugli at this moment the
eve of the chief, and gave a mystic sign.
With wlial a thrill of wild delight did he
receive an answering recognition ! The
Arab thus unexpectedly met with, was an
aged man, with a commanding brow.—
He waved his hand to iiis followers, in to
ken of silence. The fierce combatants
paused, and looked up at him, while with
oriental dignity lie spoke a few hurried
words lo iliem in Arabic, ihe import of
which Captain Montgomery could not
well make out. The effect produced, he
soon saw, however, was a liappv one.—
The clamor erased entirely; they kindltd
a fire and set themselves busily to cook-?
ing some small pieces of meat—probably
the fir.li of some slaughtered camel.—
These they offered to their prisoners, and
unpalatable as the repast may Seem, it
was partaken of with extreme reli.li by
the stiff,rer*. They gave ilnyu from goat
skins, hunkisli w ater to drink, and then
striking a lent, and spreading a blanket,
tile chief motioned lo Captain Montgom
ery and Eva dial they should go lo re
pose.
W.ili ituinkful and det-ply grateful
heart* they again laid llieni-elves down.
They had not however rested lt*qg, he.
fore a tall figure darkened the door of
their tent, and looking lip, they saw by
the flickering light ofthe fire which was
not yel extinguished without, the yeuera*
hie form o| die chief,
“White brother,” he said in a subdued
voice, and in brokru English, “die child-
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