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VOL. 2.
DUBLIN, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1$, 1879.
NO. 21
assumption of dignity he could bare- the other ond down the narrow
A RAG-CARPET.
BY ETHEL LTNN.
Not pretty, dear, nor costly,
But twixt the lines you see
Dear memories are written
That make it fair to me.
For hands now still forever
Prepared its rugged weft,
And so made very precious
The smallest work they left.
1 see the autumn sunshine
Astray in garret dim,
Where rainbow-colored fragments
O’erflow a basket’s brim;
Near by the pile of globules,
Skillfully sewed and wound
With mixture wise and skillful
Until each weighed a pound.
I see through narrow windows.
The bees steal out and in.
And over rain-stained rafters
Gray spiders mutely spin;
Across the sunshine flutters
The hop-vine’s graceful wreath,
Whilst up from sunlit garden
There comes the wild grape’s breath.
I see a dear old lady
In quaintly carvcn chair,
A queen amid her subjects,
The children of her care,
Weaving a sweet old story
In with the carpet’s woof,
Or chiming songs old-fashioned - •
With raindrops on the roof.
Now, looking hack, I marvel
To see how passing well
One might have seen Time’s outcome,
And destiny foretell
When Jenny, gay and thriftless,
Would gather out the best
Bright rags to sew together
And leave poor Sue the rest.
The shreds all dull and sombre;
So runs each life to-day—
For Jenny, gold and crimson,
For Susie, hodden gray;
All this I see close written
Along the carpet’s thread,
Until I half repent me
Of rough, unthinking tread.
THE DEAD WOMAN’S
JEWELS,
The mansion of the late Madame
Bertolette was at once “shadowed”
by Varnoe. He followed the solitary
occupant wherever he went, disguised
in a dozeii different styles, and suc
ceeded in learning this much: his
name was Boone and he hailed from
Connecticut. He was single and a
peddler by profession. He was at
present taking a much-needed rest,
having confined himself to business
so closely of late. He would proba
bly remain in retirement for a period
of six months or more.
“Until you have searched the
dwelling thoroughly for more hidden
treasures,” thought Varnoe.
The ring was shown to Miss Mon
trose without any allusion to the
Bertolette diamonds, and she at once
exclaimed: “My dear Mistress’ ring!
Oh! wliere did you find it! Have
yon recovered them all ?”
His honor the mayor and Varnoe
were all the persons besides Mr.
Cohen who had a knowledge of the
recovery of a single jewel, and Miss
Montrose now made the fourth.
The mayor acquainted her with all
that he deemed necessary at the
time, and assured her that he .had
hopes of ultimate recovery of every
one of the'jewels.
Weeks passed on und Mr. Boone
came no more to Mr. Cohen’s to sell
any more diamonds. Varno grew
tired of the monotony of following
him without any results, and chang
ed his tactics. He dressed as a man
of leisure, and frequented the places
where he knew Boone visited, and
finally made his acquaintance, aud
became quite intimate.
The detective purposely sported a
largo BoVitere paste diamond ring and
pin. These attracted the attention
of Boone, and he remarked how
beautiful they were.
“Yes,” responded Varnoe, in a
low tone, “they look splendid, but
they uro not diamonds—ouly paste!”
“ Well, I declare!” exclaimed
Boone. “I would liavo taken them
for pure diamonds!”
“So would any one who never saw
diamonds!” slyly rejoined the detec
tive.
“Oil! but l have seen diamonds,
and handled them too,” rejoined the
other, proudly.
“Nonsense, my dear boy,” laughed
Varnoe. “Some one has been fool
ing you. Those you saw must have
been imitations, like these I wear, or
you would not have taken mine for
the genuine. Now, if I had a real
diamond to contrast the two, I could
point out to you at once wherein the
difference lays.”*
This was thrown out as a ‘feeler,”
and the Yankee bit at ihe bait.
“Come with me, and I’ll show you
real diamonds,” said Boone, rising,
“and you can initiate me.”
Won’t to-morrow do as well?”
asked Varnoe, in a tone of indiffer
ence from which he was far from
feeling. But Boone insisted on set
tling the matter at once, and took
the detective to his residence, and
when seated in the only furnished
room, Boone left it fora few minutes
then re-entered, and placed the en
tire set, minus the finger-ring, of the
Bertolette diamonds before him.
The detective could not repress an
exclamation of surprise. The brill
iancy of the jowels in their tarnished
settings, by their very contrast made
the diamonds appear more beautiful,
and'Varnoe gazed at them as if fasci
nated, while his mind dwelt on the
occurrence twenty-three years ago.
His pin and ring were placed be
side those Boone had laid on the ta
ble and the latter could at once see
the vast difference between the genu
ine and the imitation—it was the
sun and moon illustrated!
Varnoe, eager to communicate his
discovery to his honor, did not stay
long, but pleaded an engagement as
an excuse.
Those diamonds arc family jewele
I presume?” remarked he, as he was
about to. depart.
“Yes,” was the hesitating answer.
“And are for sale, eh?”
“Well, yes, if I could find a pur
chaser for the whole lot,” replied
Boone, with glistening eyes.
I have a. friend very wealthy and
fond of antique jewels,” rejoined the
detective. “Shall I bring him to
see them to-morrow?”
“I should be pleased if you would
do so,” replied Boone.
“At what hour?”
“Two P. M.”
“Very well. Good duv.”
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Next day at the appointed hour
Varnoe, in company wifh the mayor
in complete disguise, presenting the
appearance of an elderly gentleman
was admitted to the room of Mr.
Boone, and once more the jewels
were exhibited and praised.
“Ayhy don’t you keep them clean
ed—polished?” asked the mayor,
looking the man sharply in the face
“Oh, well, they look more like an
cient jewels as they are,” replied
Boone in a hesitating manner uud
coloring deeply.
His honor took out of his pocket
the description of the very jewels
lying before him, and silently com
pared them with the fac similes,
Boono staring at the engraving as if
fascinated by the sight, while Varnoe
—innocent soul!—smoked his cigar
and gazed in seeming admiration at a
painting on the wall.
“The ring alone is missing,” said
the mayor, os though thinkingalond.
“I—I sold that blurted out the
man, confusedly.
“You did?” exclaimed his honor,
springing to his feet in assumed fury.
“How dared you do thut when you
knew the jewels had been stolen?”
“I was not aware” began
Boone, now quite alarmed.
“No falsehoods!” cried the mayor,
poiuting to the paper. “Here is
fac simile of every individual jewel
lying before us, and they are the
family diamonds of Madame Louise
Bertolette, as you cau see by reading
these lines at the head. Now, sir,
you will please inform me how they
came into your possession after a
lapse of twenty three yoars.”
“By what right do you question
me thus?” demanded Boone, with an
assumption of dignity he could bare
ly keep up in his agitation.
“By right of the law!” replied the
mayor throwing off his disguise. “I
am the mayor of this city, and horo
is Mr. Varnoe, a detective to take
you into custody at once unless you
tell me, under oath, how you came
by those stolen diamonds.”
A deep flush suffused tho counte
nance of the cornered man, and as
he glanced from one to the other for
a moment or two, said:
“I am a stranger in this city, and
know neither of you; heuce 1 have
reasons for being suspioious; for I
made the acquaintance of one who
bore an assumed name, and is proba
bly also disguised. He then brings
a friend to my house to look at the
jewels. This person is also disguised
aud assumes an alias. Now, why
should I not be justified in suspect
ing you to be two sharpers, whose
object is to rob me? If you are real-,
ly what you represent yonrselvos,
prove it by taking me to the mayor’s
office; but if your motive is robbery
—why, there are the jewels! You
say they arc ‘a dead woman’s*jewols;'
now, if yon are sharpers, take them
if you dare! Aud if you do they will
bo a dead man’s jewels, also!”
While he spoke he backed against
the wall and drew two pistols from
his pockets, covering his men com
pletely!
Tho worthy mayoi’s ancestor had
not “fit for the revolution,” for he
scrambled hastily behind Varnoe,
crying, “He’ll shoot! Look out!”
Boone smiled sardonically as he
eyed the crouched figure, but never
theless kept his men covered.
“Nonsense, Mr. Boono,” said the
4etecuve^it|h,a smijo, asjio glanced
sideways at. Iris companion. »“Pnt
up your pistols. Our intentions are
honorable, I assure you. Come with
us to the mayor’s offico. Gather up
the jewels aud bring thtftti along,
You can explain how they came into
your possession, and if honestly ob
tained, there is a reward of $5,000
awaiting you. 5
The detective’s coolness and his
calm assurance wont far to convince
the man that the two geutlcmen
meant no mischief. He placed the
weapons in his pocket and replaced
the jewels in a box, and placing them
under his arm, announced himself
ready and willing to accompany
them.
The mayor arose from his crouch
ing position, rather abashed at the
ridiculous figure he hud exhibited,
and the three took an omnibus,
which conveyed them to their place
of destination.
By the statements made by Boone
it uppeared that he had read a full
account of the robbery in tho papors
which reverted to that mysterious oc
cnrrence at tho time they published
the death of Madame Bertolette.
Ho read it and carefully weighed
every word. . He came to this city,
sought for and found the house un
occupied at the time. He had in
tended to enter into some business,
and brought with him the necessary
funds for that purpose. But the
idea had taken possession of him that
the stolen diamonds were secreted
somewhere about the premises, he
took the house on a lease, and on the
first day he took possession he began
the search.
He sought for them from cellar to
the attic, but without success. Fin
ally he ascended the roof by means
of the trap-door. Tho roof was
rather steep, but he managed to get
over the entire surface without any
mishap, and ulso without discovering
the hiding-place of the treasure ho
wus in searce of.
Suddenly a thought struck him
like an inpiration. The house joined
the next only to the second floor,
from thence up to tho roof it was
built on a separate wall, thus leaving
a space between the two buildings of
a foot or fifteen inches.
He procured a long rope of the de
sired length and secured one end
around tlye chimney, then dropped
the other ond down the narrow di
vision, after which ho clammered
down in search of the lost diamonds
and found them—not only the casket
of jewels, but the skolotoii of tho
robber besides! :
The unfortunate mqn must have
been ignorant of the oxistouoo of this
opening, aud in his lmsty flight step
ped into tho trap, and was oithor
killed outright or so terribly injured
awful statement, and so starved to
death, At any rale it was a terrible
rotributiqu on the sinful wretch.
Then, |his explained wliy the jew
els never turned up before, and why
Nick Devlin had so mysteriously dis
appeared without loaving a trace be
hind him.
The remains were secured from
their urihallowod resting place and
paced in tlio Potter ‘Field burying
ground. 4 Tho jowols wore restorod
to their owner, Miss Evaline Mon
trose, and Mr. Boone received the
reward which had been offerod twon-
ty-tlireo years before their recovery.
Miss Montrose informed his honor
that hor benefactress had been tho
last of her race, and gave her the
privilege to dispose of them should
they ever be restored to her. She
placed them in the hands of a skill
ful jeweler and then bade him dis
pose of them.
He restored them to their original
beauty, and a wealthy gentleman
purchased them ns a bridal gift for
his only daughter.
The price lie paid for them was
seventy-five thousand dollars!
Pruning Peach Trees.
A gentleman, who has been very
successful. : in growing poaphcs,.says
tho his plan
for pruning the trees as follows: 1 am
careful not to touch the buds on tho
body of tho young treos when I am
setting them, so as to encourage the
growth of as many shoots as I can on
the body of the treos from the ground
up. I do this because it gives pro
tection to tho troes from tho hot sun
and other things, and gives the tree
vitality and a stout-stook growth. It
also affords an opportunity to form
tho top as I want it. After the
young shoots are well under-way, I
cut out such as I want, leaving somo
all along from the ground up to form
the top, In this way I can have the
top well balanced, and the litnbs at
proper distances apw*t, and not too
high up. I suffoi no forks to form
to finally split down,' and spoil tho
tree. Tho body of a young tree will
make nearly twice the growth each
season for several years, if tho limbs
are left on the tree, thut it will if
taken off. You will find by trying
it that a young tree will grow much
faster and more stocky by letting the
young shoots remain on tlio body of
tho tree.
Presence of Mind.
CAVORTING AROUND.
In Search of Fleeting Pleasures.
Grouse tlio w’ugon, oil the machin
ery, lubricate the energies with a
little recreation. Don’t run in the
old ruts too long. Dig a while and
then try another tool. My good old
'abhor used to say, “William, \yliqn
you Mltirdd ' tybeing potutoos ybu
the could not, make known his may wood tho onions for a rest.”
. Chop wood, shell corn, go to mill,
and it won’t hurt to take a little
tramp after squirrels and duoks and
partridge^, or to pursue tlio social
possnhron a moonlight night. Va
riety is the spied of life. It liolps a
man in body and mind, but tlio poor juid
women can’t do such things to tiny
groat extent—tho’ my girls do some
times go possum huntin’ with me and
the boys and blow tho melodious cow"
horn and soream at abooger in every
bush.
But thoro’s nothing like a little*
excursion on tho railroad when
fair is on hand and yon oan travel so
cheap. On snoli occasions' 1 my nu
morous and interesting family take
it by turns and go in detachments
aud squads and battalions, and so
what one don’t see another does and
thores no embarrassment to the pnb-
lio who throng the harrow sidowalks.
Cheap fare is a grateful blessing to
the humble and the poor, to tho
care-worn wife and tho hopeful chil
dren who have boon penned up for
months in a country home. A little
trip to Atlanta, or Romo, or Miyjon
is bottor than a circus. It brings
health and happiness to thousands,
and tho good of it lasts for many a
day. I believe there will bo three
times as much travel at two pouts a
milo as at five. ‘•lAsdi-k© ohoap postage.
I remombdr ivlibii it took 25 cents to
carry a letter to New York, and
mighty few wrote oip, The. groat
northern mail wascarriod in tho boot
of a stage coach. Folks didn’t caro
whether their children could write or
not, but cheap postage encouraged
cm and stimulated tlioir education
and built up tho schools, und so the
railroads can oncourago travel and
social habits and good manners, and
oducato tlio people by mixing thorn
up together. I wish they would try
it.
ProfcsBbr Wilder gives those short
rules for action in case of accident
For dust in tho eyes, avoid rubbing,
dash water into theqi. Remove cin
ders, etc., with tho rouud point of a
lead pencil. Remove insects from
the ear by tepid water; never put a
hard instrument into the oar. If an
artery is cut, compress above the
wound; if a vein is cut, compress be
low. If choked, get upon all fours
and cough. For light turns dip the
part in cold water; if the skin is de
stroyed, cover with varnish. Smother
a fire with carpets, etc.; water will
often spread burning oil and increase
the danger. Before passing through
smoke take a full breath, and then
stoop low, but if carbon is suspected
walk erect. Sack poison wounds,
unless your mouth is sore; enlarge
the wound, or, better, cut out the
part without delay. Hold the
wounded purt as long as can bo
borne to a hot coal or end of a cigar.*
In case of poisoning excite vomiting
by tickling the throat or by water or
mustard. For acid poisons give
acids; in case of opium poison give
strong coffee and keep moving. If
in water float on the back with the
nose and mouth projecting. For
apoplexy raise tlio head and body;
for fainting luy the person ljut,
I reckon fairs arc a good thing but
somehow or other they are a powerful
strain. Its -a strain on the wagon
and horses and driver. Wrou looked
mighty tired and Bill Oox seemed
fatiguod and Howell was languid.
They’ve worked hard and tlio’ papors
puffod tho thing up splendid, but
somehow tho pooplo ain’t in a fair
humor. Bettor rest a while I reckon
until wo get bottor off and have
something to exhibit. Tltorc ain’t
much sense in a fow men worrying
over a thing that benefits nobody but
the railroads and tho hotclB and the
retail merchants.
But it was a grand frolic liovortlie
loss and mo and my folks hud our
share of tho fun. Tlio girls thought
it “perfectly splendid” to frolic for
a day or two and soo the sights and
jostle around on die busy streets and
go to the shows and laugh until they
got tirod. They had somo shopping
to do for tlieir* mqthiu*, and kept me
trotting around after them for half a
day, going to Dougherty’s aud Kco-
ly’s and Chamberlin's and Ryan’s
and other places, and thoy looked at
all tlio pretty goods and chatted with
the smiling clerks, and when I asked
thorn what they was hunting for und
couldn’t find, they said it was a ten
cent knife, a twenty cent doll aud a
box of liairpius. Oh thoy had a
splendid time trading, and want me
to publish a card of thanks to the
young gentlemen for their civility.
They walked mo about a mile up
Pcaclitreo to so0 the stately mansions
and then back to the state house and
Mr. Kimball’s big # hotel and tho
Markham, aud thou took down the
railroad to tho cemetery on a fox
trot, and when they got tliero thoy
tried for half an hour to make out
tho inscriptions on some monuments
in tho Jewish gnaveyavd. After that
wo tbok a strodt car for a little rest
and recreation, and rode about a mile
waiting for the mail to call on us for
tlio pay, but ho novel* dono it, and so
rookon the cars woro free oil ac
count of tho fair. I am much obliged
to ’em for their kindness. That
night a kind friend took us all to tho
show to Heo a wholo pasaol of little
girls play and sing something about
Fatty’s sister. They sang and
marched about right well, But it was
a sort of pipestem performance—I
didn’t soo Fatty nowhere. Night
after night is too much for them,
and I think the little things ought to
take u recess and have timo to rest.
develop. Nevertheless it’s it
right good show to go to—on a*
friond’s money.
Ever and anon the gonial faco of
an old friend welcomed me with
unfeignod pleasure. Judgo Lochrauo
smiled upon mo so affectionately that
I know he fools interested in mywol-
avo. Ho made m? fool that I could
draw ou him in a pmoh for $10 with
perfect impunity, I met Col. Avery
and Jim Warren and Tom Howard
at the state house, and Tom was
making a stump spoeeh agin stove
pipe hats. I never heard a man get
so eloquent on so slight a provocation,
I shall never wear one in his presence
and I advise all persons who value his
friendship to do tho samo. There
was one 011 tlio table while he was
cavort in, but nobody dared ,to own
it, and I reckon it’s a sitting thore
yet. Major (Jamol Wallace greeted
qio with his usual urbanity, arid Gra
dy, the universal, irropressiblo and
ever welcome Grady, was telling him
ub'uU-JUit.i'qduniiig Sir Goo. Cambell,
a dignifieh'-English. nobleman, to
Newt Tumlin somo years ago. “Sir
George, let mo introduce my friend
Colonel Tunilin from the county of
Polk.” Newt didn’t oatcli the first
syllable, so lie grabbed tho noble
lord’s dolicato hand with an awful
squoozo aud says; “Howdy, George,
howdy; bows your folks.”
Colonel Tumlin,” says Grady,
“Sir George wants to learn something
ubout negroes in this- section, and
you can tell him bottor than any
body.”
Well sir, Squire George, the ne
gro is just like a mule. They was
both eroatod at the same timo and
given the same amount of brains but
as run in cliIforoiit moulds—tliats
all—niggers and mules is just alike—
you cuu niuko em do just as thoy
please. They dont caro for nothing
fn niif mi/I fltmr /Ifm’t.
but something to cat and they don’t
care a durn how they git it. But
I’rn in a powerful hurry, gontlemen,
and can’t talk to you. Good morn
ing, Sou ire George.” •
1 asked Major Wallace if he had
aocepted tiie railroad commission and
ho said yes; but it was with a good
deal of hesitation for it would involve
much time and perplexity—neverthe
less, ho would ,do everything in his
power to make tho work a success,
“I was just a waiting,” says ho, “for
a few more frionds to ask mo to run
for governor and Colquitt found it
out and killed mo off out of his way
with this office. And lie killed
Smith too. Oolmiitc is a very smart
man, gentlemen.”
Now Grady dont you go and pub
lish my little joke on the governor.
“Mistaken confidence.” The idea
of Grady keepin’ a secret like that}
He discoursed us a while on virtue,
but I didn’t think his Views on that
delicate subject were as luminous and
fixed us Colonel Howard on hats.
Yours, Bill Aiu*.
A11 old fellow, living on tho west
sido, who is a flirt, and who has a
son just entering juvonillc society,
made a terrible mistake the other
night. A note was laid at his plate
whioli said: “Miss——, No. —■
street requests your company Tues
day even in.” Ho combed his bald
head and went thore. A little girl
ushered him into tho parlor. *‘Is
Miss ill?” said In-. “Yes, that
is my name,” said :li<- girl. “Isn’t
Johnny coming to-night?” Johnny
was his son. It all occurred to the
old mun in a moment. Ho thought
Miss —■ - was an older sister. He
wiped his bald head, took his hat
and -aid, “Xo .Jolmny has the chol-
ora infantum. Just called to tcl{
you ho couldn’t bo heroi*’— Milwau
kee Run.