The Dublin post. (Dublin, Ga.) 1878-1894, November 26, 1879, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text—..■■—I. VOL. 2. DUBLIN, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26,1870. NO. 23 GIN EVISA’S PRINCE. “Well, Pierre, how goes the world with yon now-a-days?” said Gerald Castleton to the village hair-dresser. “About as usual, Mr. Gerald. And how is the squire and my lady?” “They were all well hist week. By the by, Pierre, I have an order from Miss Austrother for you. She is to have a tableau party next week and as licr young lady friends are mostly of the brunette type, she means to transform some of them, by your help, into blondes.” “All right,” was the cherry an swer. “I’ll do my best to . please. But here comes a head of hair for you,” and Pierre made a gesture to call the young man’s attention to a girl of perhaps twelve years of age, who was just entering. “Good morning little one,” he continued, with a friendly nod; “but what is the matter?” for a glance at her face showed that she had been crying. “Oh, Mr. Duval, my mother is sick, and the doctor says she must have three different, kinds of medi cine, and beef tea, and lots of things sind we have no money to bay them. It seemed to me sis though my heart would break when I heard what he said. Then I (bought of my hair. For a man came along one day, and told mother he would give her—oh! snch a lot of money for it. But she wouldn’t let him have it. You will buy it, won’t you?” and Ihc childish voice had a plaintive quiver in it which went straight to the hearts of the two listeners. Pierre Duval was fully sensible of the great value of the silky locks, which hung like ji tawny, gold- fleckcd mantle down almost to the girl’s feet. But he was scrupiteously just in all his transaction*, and lie put away the temptation to take the child at her word* and buy her hair, although some rival dealer might, grin thus the prize. “I must not rob the poor mother of a treasure she sets such store by, child. She would never forgive me.” “Then she will die, and they will put her in the cold grave! just as they did my father. Yon are cruef instead of kind, and I will go to Mr. Renean,” and with a passionate stamp of her tiny foot the girl turn ed away. Gerald had been an interested lis tener. Now he drew near, with a pleasant light in his dark eyes. “Let us see if you and I cannot make a bargain,” be said smilingly. “I will give you a purse filled w ; tli sovereigns, and in return, every sin gle hair on your head will belong to me. Is that fair?” “Yes,” said'the child tremulous ly. Then Gerald took a pair of shears, and lifting one long curl, severed it from mates and coiled it into a shin ing ring. Then lie drew out his pocket book and placed his treasure within it, as he said to the wonder- ing girl: “I only want a sample of my prop erty, so as to be sure of the color. Now, remember your hair is no long er your own—it is mine. Take good care of it.” With a parting nod to Pierre, and an injunction not to fail to execute his cousin’s order, he went his way,,after slipping a netted silken purse filled with gold into Goncvra’s hand. “He’s just the same as ever,” mur mured Pierre. “When a might of a chap, if he saw a beggar, he wasn’t satisfied till he’d emptied his pockets for him. Bless his kind heart!” Then he turned toward the girl. “It is all right,” he said, kindly. “Mr. Gerald has more money than he knows what to do with. I am glad lie hnppt-ned to he here. Bun home and tell your mother to hurry up and get well, for the money the young master has given you will buy all she’ll ueed for some time to come.” “The gentleman did not give it to me,” said the child, “he paid it to me for my hair.” The air of uncon scious dignity with which she cor rected Pierre’s mistake amused him greatly. “She’s a born lady,” he thought to himself. “There’s no pauper blood in her, I’ll bo bound. I doubt me if she’d take a cent even from me as a gift. She’d starve first.” Then he said aloud: “You are right. It was a fair bargain. Tell your moth er so.” The next week Gerald left the city for Briarlie, his fathers place, and in a few months started on an extended tour which lasted for several years. All remembrance of this little epis ode would have faded away but for the curl lie bad cut from amongst the shilling sisterhood. It had a fashion of occasionally turning upas he ransacked amid his papers for data of events at home, and then he would wonder what had become of the pretty child whose sorrowful appeal had so interested him. At last he was home again. Many changes had taken place during his absense. Ilia favorite cousin, Miss Blanche Anstruther, had married and left Briarlie, which had been her home since her parent’s death. The stately old squire, his father had grown quite infirm, and his mother's dark hair was thickly threaded with silver. But there was no change in the loving hearts which welcomed his return. Among other invitations came one from his cousin Blanche. Her hus band had an estate in the High hinds, where there was excellent hunting and fishing. Would he join them in the autumn? Gerald concluded to .go. Weeks rolled on and soon brought the ap pointed time. * “Cousin^ Gerald/’. said Blanche, “I expect you to make things pleas ant for my young lady guests. I am particularly anxious to have Miss Glvdon enjoy herself, for she has re fused an invitation from her grace the Duchess of Sirathearn to come tome. She was the belle of the sea son in Loudon this winter. Every one was raving about her!” ‘And you mean to say, Blanche, that yon are willfully about to expose me to Buell dangerous, fascinations?” asked Gerald, with mock seriousness. “Well, I’ll do my best to please you ; but. belles are not at all to'my taste. I-” * “Hush! here she is now whispered Blanche wariiingly. Gerald looked up. A.slender gill drowsed in spotless white stood in the doorway. Not an ornament of any kind interferred with the severe simplicity of her toilet. But the ab sence of jewels made her remarkable beauty only the more striking. “My cousin, Mr. Castleton, Miss Glydon.” For an instant the large, blue eyes turned their full brilliance upon Ger ald’s face. Then, with a graceful inclination of her proud little head, she passed on to where his tiny nephew Hugh was amusing himself with a gavly illustrated Mother Goose. As Gerald, looked he grew bewildered. An intangible resem blance in Miss Glydon’s face to some long dormant memory puzzled him. Miss Glydon! He said the name over and over again to himself, but he could not place her. Suddenly, with a ringing, laugh, Master Hugh reached up one dimpled hand and seizing hold of the tall tortoise shell comb which towered above her shape ly head and held in the place the heavy coils of golden hair, wound about in a simple, cornet-like fashion pulled it from its place. “Now, the pretty lady looks like the picture,” he exclaimed, triumph antly, pointing to his book. “My darling boy, how could you!” exclaimed his mother. “I hope you will pardon him, Miss Glydon. He’s truly a spoiled child.” “I beg to differ with yon/’ said Gerald, coming to the rescue, and catching Hugh op in Bis arms. “The boy has an artist’s eye. He saw that we had among ns the ‘Fair One of the Golden Locks,’ and he vcjy properly wished to call attention to the fact. I for one thank him.” “But I fear Miss Glydon does not share in your feelings, Gerald,” said the annoyed hostess glancing at her guests. But by this time all traces of Hugh’s mischievous feat had van ished; Miss Glydon’s slender fingers had gathered up the mass of burn ished gold, and she had again wonnd it around her head and replaced her comb. She wasevidently not offond- cd, and Hugh’s mamma breathed freely again. “Did you ever see such a magnifi cent head of hair in your life?”asked Blanche of Gomld, afterward; “6o long and silky, and of such a pecu liar, tawny gold-color.” “Yes,” said Gerald, slowly, “I have. But only once/’ That night, after he wont to his room, it was to dream.of a faeo with pansy-blue eyes, and of a proud young head bending from its stately poise to play with a tiny boy. Until now he had been fancy free. But this girl, with her mingled dig nity and sweetness, bad completely captivated him. “Who is Miss Glydon?” he asked, one day, of his cousin. “There is quite a romantic story connected with her,” was the an swer. “Her father and mother made a runaway match.and incurred the displeasure of their' families. They spent their brief married;*life in poverty. The husband died 'first and then the wife.- The grandpar ents relented—when it was too late and took Gineyra home. : She spends part of her time with one Set of rela tions, and part with the othci. They all idolize her.” “And well they may if she has fulfilled the |promise of her child hood;” for Gerald find at last recog nized Gmpyra,, “ W by, what do you know of her?” tasked Blmine wnmhiiri n pi y But Gerald iuid'disappeared. Invitations wore out',for a fete. The guests were tompplir in fancy costumes appropriate to the sylvan character of the entertainmeut, whieli was to be an out-door one. It was a brilliant scene. Robin Hood in bis dress of green, surround ed by a band of merry archers? Di ana, the virgin-.huntress/ crowned with her silver •crescent, and curry ing a bow and quiver; woodland fairies weuring their emblem flowers; water sprites, and other quaint and rural impersonations. Gerald had learned from Blanche that Ginevra Glyndou was to appear as Undine. So for purposes of his own, he took the character of Nep tune—although no one could recog nize him, as lie came upon the grounds, leaning upon a huge tri dent, and with long iron-gray hair and beard hanging down upon his shoulders and breast. Ginevra was dressed in some thin, shining material spaugled thiokly. with pearls. Around her neck was’ clasped a necklace of tiny brilliants from which hung a magnificent pen dant which caught the light at every motion. A wreath • of water-lilies with some half-open buds drooped low over her white forehead. Her hair hung in long, shining waves al most to her feet, and through jt were twisted strings of pearls with pow aud then a diamond flashing out its white light like a drop ol dew. She stood by a fountain which threw its crystal spray high lip into the air from the mouth of adofphin, and fell in its return upon the bent head of a marble wuternymph, in millions of sparkling drops. Giue- vra looked the very spirit of the scene. After a time a page approached, bearing an exquisite bo,v made of rt, li /-> «• • j. }.l ‘I* Hi* tirely out of her life. She turned toward the approaching figure, loo surprised and oxcited to continue to assume a part.: “I pray yon,” sho said, entreating- ly, “to tell me what yon know about the noble youth to whom I owe snch a debt of gratitude. Where is ho that I may seek him out and thank him?” X “Gome with me,” was the answer, “and you shall know.” Then (flerald led her to a seat be neath a giant oak. The next im - ment he rffinoyed his musk, with its accompaniment of flowing Imir and bbarfl, and stooyLbcjfQre.imrwitlUiis ardent sdul looking from his eager eyes. . 1 “Do you know mo?” hocried'soft;- “MVi Giistleton!” exclaimed Giuo- >vn tf A T to think I did not recog- nizenyou? But you have changed so much lb is no wonder. Would you like to see yourself us you looked* on that morning?” and she detached the massive pendant from her chain ami touched a spring. It flow open and revealed to Gerald a miniature in ivory of himself, in bis early youth. The f ruble eves, and the smiling mouth, ^he luxuriant dark curls, the poise of the haughty heed—all were there. For a moment he look ed at it. Then lie turned to Ginevra in surprise. She anticipated his question. “You wish to know how I came by it. I painted it from memory, and it 1ms been niy daily prayer, iis each morning I have, looked at tlib picture, that some time! might meet and thank the original. The most fervent, desire of my life is granted. Oh, sir, tell mo how can 1 best, prove my gratitude. For through vou my poor mother’s last moments wore made comfortable, and but for you she would 1 Have been, laid, to rest In a pauper’s grave!” “May I tell you?” said Gerald softly. Ginevra raised her eyes question- ingly; but they drooped in sudden confusion before his earnest gaze. “By giving nie"vonrself,” he con tinued, with a thrill of passion vibm- /ing frotm the deep, mellow tones of his voicBy/y“-F/db'• not; ask yop thoughtlessly, Ginevra, for my heart, is filled with your’ sweet image. 1 love you. Will you be my wife?” Giuevra’s face shown with a happy light. It was but taking the reality, in tho.place-of the shadow. For her heart had been flllecl with Gerald’s inntgc since I lie never-to-be-forgotten morning when lie came into her young life like a prince in a fairy tale. “It is ovidentlyou were made for each other.” suidjBlanohe/wlien she hud listened to uitievra’s story. “I always wondered that Gerald ("lid not marry. But I see now—he was waiting for you.” \ .. : i = . OUR “ATTACHMENT.” And Some Points Concerning It. Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 7.—Since the publication of my letter on the Clement attachment and its opera tion • I have received ii large number of letters asking for further informa tion concerning it. It is impossible for mo to answer these letters by private mail, and I take this method of answering all the question* at once. I shall answer the questions in order, and believe that 1 cover every inquiry made, except that of one w ri fceiy wjio asked niore q uestibus than will'ever bo permitted any man to answer. First. The fucts stated in mv letter weio .derived from the most careful investigation, and may bo relied op as correct. There are six Clement gu T ,■.,., jyrrrirr .. „ Ginevra with -a low ^obesiance say ing: “Neptune, the monarch of the sea, sends.'greeting to his sister sov ereign, Undine, and„bogs an inter view.” * Ginevra bowed with stately grace, as she answered in the same spirit: “His wish is granted. I await his royal pleasure.” Then, as the page returned to his master with her message, she pressed upon the dainty spring which fasten ed the box, auu it flew open, discing* ing a coil of tawny-eold hair, lying beneath a card upon which was writ ten a date and ii name—that of Pierre Dnval. Like a flash came back to her the scene which hud-oc curred so long ago, and whose chief actor hud disappeared again so en- mills in operation, and each one of T- ----© - :i—v* the six arrives at the same conclu- Z 't 01 «• Ginevra with- a ibw 'obGaiimon «iv. ( ^ cs ' Csei) pubhshed account agrees Every published account agrees with the facts stated in all. There ifi no room to doubt the correctness of any of tho facts us given to me and contained in my letters. Second. Every man should examine one of these mills in operation be fore investing in it. An hour of actnal examination is worth a week of written or verbal explanation. It may he that one expert may find some defect or difficulty that would not appear to tho casual eyes. While the newspaper writers have been careful and elaborate they rmty have been deceived. Not a day has passed for a week that I have not given one or more persons letters of i n trod notion to Westminister. Every one who has returned has come back more than satisfied. Still the next man who goes might find something ill-adapted to his own special ease. I am satis fied that, the mill will urguo its own case. 1 therefore advise ovory one thinking of investing to go and examine it By personal inspection. Third. The mill most convenient to reach is situated at Westminister, S. 0. This is a small station on the Air-Line road. It is 110 mile? from Atlanta. A person can leave Atlanta on the 4 o’clock morning train of the Air-Lino, and reach Westminister by 9 o’clock. The mill is two miles out on Ohoestoo creek. Messrs. Varner & Stribling, merchants at Winches ter, cun furnish hacks or buggies at reasonable figures. Tho mill can be reached by 10 o’clock, and it is in constant operation. Tlie visitor cfm leave the mill at 5 o’clock in tlie evening, toko the down train of the Air-Lino at about 0 o’clock, and reach Atlanta at 11 o’clock at night. Tho total cost of tho trip should not reach $10. Fourth. Mr. J. A’. Stribling. one of the proprietors of the Westminister mill, is interested in the sale of new mills, lie is the agent of the mill for sovoral states, including Georgia, lie is, however, tin uhusifitlly intelli gent practical mechanic, and tjior- onglily understands tlie whole theory of the attachment. 1 do not, think lie would dbeeivo any one,,but on the contrary I find bin* frank, careful and cautions of his <»pluliVtiai.'.fiitd• built his own mill before- lie ev^r thought of being an agent for tlie heirs of Clement, and built it after a thorough examination of tho mill at work at Anderson: Indeed,' his en thusiasm on t,he subjdot }ifter;;tryiiig his own mill,'first, suggested In Mr. Whitfield tO;.i»ffer hiim tlie general agency.^ ‘ • Fifth, / While I feel perfectly as* sureil^ that Mr. Stribling would not mislead any 4 )dsftor, and while the very sinjpfieity of the mill in.opera tion would tell its own «tdry,*stijl there may bo persons wlio wish to visit a mill owned by one who 1ms no interest in building new mills. These can find a mill double the size of the Westminister at Windsor, N. 0., owned and managed by Mr. C. F. Harden, a most excellent and reliable gentlomun, whose interest, in the matter begins and ends with bis own mill. This point can bo reached by the Air-Lino road, but is further from Atlanta than Westminister. Mr. Harden’s experieiico 1ms alretiily been published in the Constitution, uiid bis mill is a fine one. Sixth. As to tho amount of capital needed it is hard to estimate that. The tutqj outfit for a mill that will use 500 lionuds of seed, cotton and make $5 a day profit, is $3,000. This inclrtde* everything. A mill double this size will cost about $4,000. Of course these figures will vary. If a man has a ten-horse power he will need, no more,, Ino power for a 500 pounds aaj« v If helms a 15-horse power" engine lie Cun run one duublcuftfis size. If he has the powey tins can be deducted fro|j the-cost. If he Jms a house large enough this will also save him the eostof buildir.ga house, especially for the mill. It will bo safe to say that he will neod $3,000 anyhow* He can get time on much of this if he desires it. Ho wifi then need some capital witli wlrcli to accumu late a stock of seed cotton. If a half dozen farmers are interested they can each contribute their own crop of seed cotton, and thus save this outlay. A mill like the Westminis ter will use 150,000 pounds of seed cotton or ono hundred bules of lujt cotton a year. Ope-fourth of this may be had from the fields as it j’b' picked—but about 125,000 pounds of seed cotton would have to be bought and stored. This would re* quire about $3,500 of capita) provided it all had to ho paid for in cash. But this capital would come right back in the salo of yams. In six months it might all be paid b:ck. The Westminister men are three fi r lora who raise about thirty bales of cm ton each a your. They spin tlioirown crop whioh about takos the cap mity of the mill. I should say tha t ?;5,vj00 in cush would build and oporato a mill whioh wonld spin one hundred bales a year and gi\e a clear profit of $2,000 per annum. Seventh. As to the profits that is- a hard thing to sot. I think it is perfectly safe to say to say that a $3,600 mill will pay $5 a day or $1,825 a year, and that a $4,500 mill will pay double this amount;. Lot us take two examples. Mr. Stribling sijp that hts work for tlie year foots up as follows: MAHriilTIBS. t50,000 pounds seed cot- lou at 2|c........... $4,125 Operations and coutin ! i 1,500- $5,625. goat expo inch 1 ItlCSOUUCHB, 40.000 lbs: yarn at 15c.. 6,000 8.000 points wasted 144 . j i 8,000 bushels seed 450— 7,404 NctprolH $1,800 It will ho noticed that the yarns are put, down here as bringing 15 cents per pound. Tho usual price Mr. Stribling says is 10 to 17 cents, but lie projHMod to put the figures low rather than high. Mr. 0. !.<\ Harden, of Winohoster, says: ’ . “Wo "iiso 1,000 pounds of seed oottoii per day—cost $27.50. Our running expenses are; engineer $1, fmffiian $2.20, four girls at 50 cents Giioii*—$2, four girls at forty cents oiteh —$1,(10. wood for engine $1, total $7.80—mid the cost of seed cotton (27.50) and we have $35.30 as our total daily expense. With this we nmko each day 300 pounds of yarn which xVfe sell at 10 to 17 cents. At 10 cents we would have as our ttaily mooino $48, which would give thcnv4 net daily profit of about $12—at47 cents it would bo over $15. Mr. Harden, however, puts his profit at $8 to $10 a day, or over $3,000 a y^ur. This I am satisfied is at tho very lowest mark. Eighth. Thore is no difficulty in getting all the seed cotton that is needed. Tire farmers can bettor afford tosell their cotton to tho mills in seed than to wait and have it gm nod, packed and marketed. The Glemoiit giu strips tho seed so care fully that it saves a largo per odnt of lint wasted in other gins. Its own ers, therefore, oan afford' to giro the farmer just as much in cash for his seed cotton as it would yield him in lint from tho ordinary gin ami save him tho trouble, delay and' expense ol marketing it, Of courso tho are only too glad to sell it on these terms. Ninth. The yarn finds a ready and inexlmiistihle market. It is tho best yarn made, aud all the mills report that they con not supply the domand of tlioir regular customers. There will never be^iiny difficulty over sell- i»g Hearns. ’entli. As to whoro the machinery can bo purchased, Mr. J. V. Strlb- ling, Westminister, 8. 0., must bo consulted as to the Clement attach- Pioiit part. TJiis is a very simplo and cheap part of tho machinery— costing only about $300. It Ims been manufactured in ’ Memphis, though where it is being made now I do not know. This is the only part of the machinery covered by patent. Tho ginning and spinning machinery, and motive power can bo purchased wherever the purchaser * , t -7. •> . J’ r r - f s *>TTr i can get the best terms. Twelfth. The address of all the persons now running these mills ’ : - follows; Westminister .M fg Westminister, 8. Cl.; Harrison e.sl Anderson, H. C.; 0. F. Hur K. 0.1 (in . ,, . thews’s Depot, N. C.; F. E. Wh field, Corinth, Miss. I have thus given answer to all that I think it is suggested in (lie letters that have been written. At any rate I have absolutely written all that I know about it. After next Tuesday there will bo more to add.— II. W. G. in Constitution.

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The Dublin post. (Dublin, Ga.) 1878-1894, November 26, 1879, Image 1