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Newspaper Page TextVOLUME VIII. DUBLIN, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 2. 1885. NUMBER XXIV. Professional Cards. T. L. CRINER, ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW, Duilin - Georgia. Will practice in Washington. Johnson, Emanuel, Montgomery, Telfair, Dodge, Pulaski, Twiggs aud Wilkinson counties, and eslewliere by special contract, inayttL tf. THOMAS B. FELDER, Jr. ' ATTORNEY AT LAW, Dublin. | ■ Georgia. ' Will practice in the courts of the Oco nee, Ocmulgee and Middle circuits, aud the Supreme court of Georgia, and elso- where by special contract. - Will negotiate loans on improved farm ing lands. Feb. 18th, J88S.-6ra. Dr. J. L. LINDER. [SIX MILES NOIITH OP DUBLIN.] OFFERS his services to the public at large. Calls promptly attended-to, day or night. Office at residence. / aug 20, ’84 ly, CHARLES HICKS, M. D;, PRACTITIONER. Dublin, • - Georgia. jeSO, lv DR. C. F. GREEW, PRACTITIONER. Dublin, - Georgia. O \LLS ATTENDED TO AT ALL V^hours. Obstetrics aspecialty. 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The largest Paper in the South Issued Every Day in the Year. 810.00 ir Year, Including the Great Sunday Issue of the “News.” The Daily News gives prominence to all matters relative to the AGRICULTU RAL, MECHANICAL and MANUFAC TUNING interests of the country, as well as the GENERAL, POLITICAL and COMMERCIAL news. Its TELEGRAPHIC, STATE. GEN ERAL. LOCAL news and MARKET de partments are acknowledged to lie the best aud most comprehensive of any paper in he South. Subscribe through your NcwsDuIj 01 Post Master, oor send dir J. H. ESTILL, Savannah, Ga. DO A A WESTON’S L'JVEBS Dora Weston was just nineteen; an orphan, Lawyer Ransorne’s ward, and his reputed heiress. . She was likewise a beauty, with goideu hair, which would shake it self down in curls on her neok, or lie in most bewitching ripgs on the broad while forehead, beneath which her bountiful browu eyes shone in such strange contrast. Her supple softly-rounded form was just perfect; her every movemeut grace itself. Altogether, she was a most enchant ing maiden. Lawyer Rausome was an old bache lor, who had only accepted the charge of Dora from love of n life-long friend (who, dying, left his mother less child to the lawyer's care); and, having done so, determined to bring her up to suit himself; that is, a« much like u boy as possible. All iiis training was to that cud. He would not entrust her education to any otic but himself; aud he took the same cure of hoi amusements as lie did of her stud os. lie was a flue scholar, and equally flue linguist, and Dora was an apt pupil. When site was sixteen she could have outered the Sophomore class at Yale, if only she had been a boy! Bntall this masculine training had not spoiled her. At heart she was a true woman; pure ami shy and sweet as if she had grown up under the tender care of a loving mother; and she presided over her guardian’s house with ail ease ami dignity of manner that few women could '"sur pass. . Little wonder that the entroo to Lawyer Ransouie’s house was eager ly sought by the vory best peoule in Hamilton, when such u charming di vinity reigned there. Among tho most froquent. visitors were .three gentlemen who deserved especial notice. First on the list was Dr, Fisher, a young widower, with a good practice, and a fine house in the most flourishing part of the town. Ho was handsome, re fined, accomplished; perhaps a trifle conceited—as Ins success with the fair sex entitled him to b.e—und des perately in love with Dora. Next among her lovers was Paul Ashforth—the greatest “catch” in Hamilton. His parents hud left him a'furtune, to which a childless uncle had added double the amount. Ho was brilliatn-, witty, fascinating and accomplished in all that society demands. Never was such a lover since the time of King Arthur’s knights. He showered gifts in rich profusion on his love, ami when she gently and modestly refused them, the lion that slumbered m him awoke, and iie crushed them beneath his feet in a fury terrible to behold. Then, in a moment, allpemtenoe, ho would be at her feet, so fascinuiing, so dan gerously charming, that one cannot wonder if Dora’s heart thrilled be fore this tempestuous lover, who slighted all oilier maidens for her sweet sake. Julian Brent, who co nes next in this list of lovers, was vory different from his two rivals. He was a young minister, only recently called to the Presbyterian Church in Ham ilton, who, with his widowed moth er, hud taken up his abode in the pretty parsonage adjoining the church. The first Sabbath on which ho preached lie saw Dora for tho first time. Her wondrous eyes sought his, and hold them with such mag netic power that he could not look away from her, and ho spoke as if inspired by the pure soul he saw shining through those wondrous orbs of light. Every one was charmed. Lawyer Runsotne most of all, and lie hasten ed to invite nhe joniig minister to his home, and to place him among the most honored and welcome guests admitted there. This was a dangerous delight to Julian. He went again aud yet again, though his heart grow sick and faint within him as ho saw the luxury and ease in which Doruli vcd, and knew that he loved her, yet dared not to ask her to sharo her poverty with him. This constant thought made him constrained and ill at ease, but though ho could guard his tongue he could not vail tho lovothat shone in his eyes, and that spoke more powerfully for him than words could have done. Dora divined tho love he dared not speuk, and it found an echo in her own heart. With this secret to guard, she too, giew shy'and pensive. She was too maideuly modest, to show by word or look that she suspected the love so bravely concealed, yet too truly a woman to be willing to let that love eVade her. With the young minister she was her truest, best self; so sweet, so pure, so ohnrmitig, so altogether lovely and lovable, that his self im posed task of silence was sometimes almost beyond his power to bear. Then lie would floe from temptation and home, in the loving mother heart, that never fuiicd him, pour out all his grief. . The wise mother counseled him well. “My son,” she said, “it is better to suffer in silence, and lot your heart break, if needs be, than to bo called mercenaryora-fortune-huntor. If you see that Dora lover you, then speak to her as you have now" to me; if she loves you truly she will not fear poverty for your sake; if she loves you not, you still have your mother.” Pci haps you will wonder what Lawyer Ransoiue was thinking about all this while. Certainly not about love and matrimony. They never entered Iiis iiiind. He had never murried. He had brought Dora up as much like himself as possible; therefore she would never many That was his-logic. So ho gave iiis charming ward full freedom to re ceive her friends when and how she would, having implicit reliance on her sound sense and judgment —so like his own. But Love—the blind god—upset his logic, and shook that reliance considerably, in this wise: It was uear the end of tho winter—a winter- that had been one unbroken round of plcusure and festivities to the happy young people of Hamilton, The evenings were devoted to mus ic, dancing, etc., while smiting was the order of the day. The millpond —which usually was not considered safe, it was so deep—was this winter the favorite resort of the skaters, since the ice on it was so thick that several heavy loads of lumber had boon safely uarried across it to the old mill. Among the merry crowd Dora shone triumphant. Her dainty feet had a wonderful knack of executing all kinds of intricate devices, on tho ice. There was nothing she could not do, from the “double grape vine twist” to the “cross backward toe circle;” and it was tho very poe try of motiou as she glided over the smooth, glittering ice in long, grace ful, sweening cu”ves that carried her far beyond her companions. Paul Ashforth—on skates—was almost irresistible to Dora. He was the only skater whose skill at all approached her owu, and he was so uearly her rival that his presence on the ice always lent additional zest to her pleasure. As I have said, it was hoar the end of the winter. There hud been a little thaw, gad one or two- great cracks in the ice warned the merry skaters that their fuvorite pastime would soon be over. Oiie clear, bright day, they were out in foice; among them Dora, in dainty furred wrappings, her bright eyes sparkling, her cheeks ail aglow with health and pleasure. .On tne path that led around the pond walk ed Julian Brent, watching her ho loved so well as she flitted liko a bird hero and there among her compan ions; watohing, too, \yith jealous eyes, Paul Ashforth, who scorn- to hint to circle about like a hawk, ready to pounce on tho protty, fluttering dovo, and carry it away. Perhaps Dora saw Julian, and guessed Iiis unhappiness at seeing his rjval so near her. At all events, she turned away, and with bold, swift strokes sped across tho pond toward tho old mill. Fora moment Paul, thinking she would turn, did not follow; thou, as she still wonton, he dashed uwuy after her. At that moment a sharp crack was hoard, the ice yawned, and before the eyes of the two uion who loved her Dora disappeared from their sight. Horror-struok, Paul chocked himself, with a forco that almost overthrew him, an*l buried his face in his* hands. Quick ns thought, Julian seized one of the long planks lying on a pile of lnmber near him, slid down the batik with it, and toward tho great gaping hole whore Dora had gone down. * Fortunately there was no under current, and in less tiino than it takes to toll it all, she appeared, with white, imploring fnoo, just us Juliuu r.eared her. With ulinost incredible exertion, he slid tho long plunk across the yawning ice, erept carefully out upon it, grasped his darling, and drew her almost faint iug form from the icy waters up on tho plank beside him, then to the firm iee beyond, and up the batik toward her guardian’s house, which was on the brow of the li tie hill that overlooked tho pond. As lie held licr in his urms, he whispered tender, loving words, for filar had uiicimiued his tonguo at last, aud he could no longer be silent. The frightened skaters orowdod round him and his lovely but now unconscious burden, wifh breathless, ohxiuia questioning, but he only called “Go quickly for the doctor,” aud carried Jicr uwuy from them to her homo. Almost us soon as lie reached it Dr. Fisher was there; for Paul, recovering himself, had dull ed off for him even before Julian spoke. The swoop was from fright, and soon yielded to the remedies admin istvml; -but Dora's nervous system bud receivod u very severe shock, and it was nearly a fortnight before she was able to leave her room, dur ing which time Dr. Fisherunre mitting in his attentions. It was his harvest time, aud lie hoped to reap tho reward now that he left his long devotion deserved. He told Dora so one day, and laid, his heart, his name and his possess ions ut hei feet. Gently but firmly she declined thorn all, so pitifully that he could not bl’aino per; but, like tho true gentleman that he was at heart, buried Iiis hurt deep out of sightand ministered to her us,if she were a dear friend and nothing more. .; s .7"’ v ' Paul Ashforth, miserable ropon- taut, ashamed, culled every day to ask for tidings of Doru. For one brief moment his cowardly soul had mastered him, and henceforth he was to curry in his heart tho knowl edge that, m an hour of dire peril, he hud deserted her for whom ho had often declared his willingness to aie. He shuddered to think she might know it, and was altogether so miserable that his worst enemy might have pitied him. But Doru did not think of him at all. She could only think of Juliun, unci of the one blissful mo ment when, in his arms, she hud heard him whisper burning words of love; had felt him press his lips to hers us il lie longed to giv« his own strong life to the lips than were so white aud nerveless beneath his touch. When she was able to go down to the drawing-room Julian wus the first person she received. Their meeting was too sucred for oilier eyes to witness; so wo can only guess what happened by what followed. On Lawyer Ransome’s going in to see that his wardwus not overtiring her self, she hurled this thunder at Win: “I want to be illumed, Guardyl Will yon givo mo to Julian?.” “Married 1” said Lawyer Run- some. And, like a wise man as ho was, said no moPe. So it was all sottlod; and when the lime of the rosos came, Dora (through the guardian’s liberality, a well dowerod bride) wus married to Juliun, and betook herself and hur possessions to tho pretty little par sonage, where she reined us nearly perfect a minister's wife as can be found anyv>hero. It is whispered that Lawyer Kan- some, incited thereto by tho sight of his ward’s happiness, hits asked Julian’s mother to share the home which Dora’s going lias !ofb so empty and lonely; aud I should not wonder if she will.—V. F. .Ledger. Queer Story, On tho flies of the War mont, Governor Ourini says, uro two rather spicy dispatches, one address- oil to-liiin.by*Sooretary Stanton and tho other Iiis reply. It was lato in tho war, probably in tho spring of 1804, that Governor Curtain came hero to sec the Secre tary of War, and after giving him a harrowing description of kite oomli-, tion of the Federal prisoners in An-, dersoinillo ho appealed to him to save them. Mr. Stanton said he did nor, see how lie could do anything. “Why,’’ said tho Governor of Pennsylvania “we havo thousands of Confederate prisoners; lot tlik.ro be un exchange,.*- With some heat the Secretary Asked • f ho meant lo propose that we should take buck a ht of diseased' and oil- i'eoblod men, who omjld not return to the ranks, and give the ('oiitoder- ales uh equates ail equal number <>f healthy and well fed men, who would at once recruit tlieii itrniios. Governor Curtin said that wits ex act ly what lie wits after “Weil, sir, said Stanton, fa man who professes to bo loyal to tbe Government ought to be ashamed to make such a treas onable suggestion,.” Curtain is an irasible gentleman, and lie loft in a choleric condition. I in mod lately afior he got homo ho received from the Socmiary a dis patch about as follows: “In. the interest of loyall y to I lie -Govern ment and speedy suppression of the rebellion, yon should resign at once ar.d retire to privato life,-which you should never have left.” Curtin re plied to tho Secretary; “in the in terest of. humanity you should die and go to hell, where you ought to havo gone long ugo<”—Chicago Times. A Sad Scone at a Funeral. Wo havo had quite a sad funeral in our town. Dr. Bordio F. Turn- lit), u young physician of lino prom ise. of noble qtialiiios and generous impulses, highly esteemed, andn devoted son, moved from this place to Mississippi in tho spring of this year, and settled in Pickens Miss., where ho accumulated a fine piactico. lie had united with the Methodist church, and won his way. into the hearts of strangers, and was fast becoming an uctiiio Chris- dan and a useful member of the community. On Wednesday last he look his bod with a severe attack of pneumonia, aud on tho following Sunday breathed his last. Only his father (of his family, ’was present. A year ago this same family lost here a lovely daughter, tho father being absent from home. The body was. brought here and buried, the whole town turning out to do him honor. A sad feature of the cu«e that he was to have been married m December to Miss Mattie Fishor, a young Presbyterian ludy of Chicago, whom lie met in Cmoinnati while attending lectures in that city. On Saturday, while in Chicago watching for a letter from him to whom she had given her heart, a telegram eaino announcing his severe illness. She immediately made preparations to go his bedside in Pickenss, Miss., but beforo sho started another telegram oamo an nouncing bis death. She then start- od to Gave Spring, to attend his funeral was delayed J44-hours in or der that sho might bo present. It was a sad scene to witness hor en trance into the room in which tho ooflin rested. She immediately fell across the coffin, and had to bo re moved by a brother-in-law, who had accompanied her. Tho foelings of the community go out to iho young ludy, and the Mayor presented the sympathies of the town, and placed it at hor disposal, if needed to break, the forco of her sorrow. This death, with thesud circumstances surround ing it, has made a profound impress ion, aud oast, quit© a gloom over the quiet town, Tlffi citizens of Pickens. Miss., did everything in their power for this young gentleman in his illr ness, and everything possiblo to comfort his stricken father. A sin gular coincidence occurred in tho texts chosen for his funeral dis course. Before the body .loft Pick ens religious services were hold, tho pastor taking from Gen, xiii., 36, and tho same text was used in the funeial sorvicos here without under standing beforehand-Augusta Nows. Chicago nii(l Sain Jouou. It is announced that the Rev. SUm Jones, who is perhaps best known as the gnat Sen them wiHopus-wollopns is headed for Chicago with a deter mination to convert the whole town to his orthodoxy. We venture to predict that he will receive it cor- dial welcome aiid that lid will ,ne hospitably entertained, lie will find Chicago much more of an or thodox town than ho boPovod it lo be ; ho will be disappointed, t tit the disappointment will be an ngreoablo ono. This is a great city, and all great cities aio the favorite linking places of vige. There is no community where tho preacher may not find work to do, and in tho cities whoro vioo and squalor always abound, there is always a crying need fot just that work which tho preacher docs. Chicago, though sho is muoli mal'- gnell, is lid worse than many a smal ler city of less wealth and more, infer ior pretentions; in fact, wo think she is purer and bettor than most of those jealous, onvions communities tiiat decry her morals and sock to sligma'ize hot* as a modern Babylon. Chicago is ; essentially American and the American is essentially Yan kee; Tho simping, molding influ ence iu this great community is tho yankoo influence—broadened, un doubtedly, by experience in this ’mighty, busy west, but yunkce still ; yes yatikeo at. heart and it brain ami muscle. The yatikee has made Chi cago a ad, having shaped, ho will disoot Chicago’s dcHibiy. Ifo is shrewd and courageous, and down underneath his shrewdmms and his courage there is’a streak of pur. tun - ism tliut is bettor than all llie “ For puiitanism in a man is like leav en in a loaf, aud we havo no fear foi him who is b : caked with it. So come to see us, Sam Jones, and dwell with us. Wc’ro not beyond redemption, wc know, tor running dean i lirougli the most of ns is that everlastiug steak of puiitunisin tho yankee may at fiftt doin', but which ho sometimes learns to git)’ y in- Our molhers worshiped in puri- tanjU tune.s, and wc vone»ato their mommy. And wo hold this to be an oiernal truth : That lie who ie- mcrubers mother, and who kiwjji knldfc at mother’s side, cherishes ever in hie hotirfc an homage for the purity, tho sweetness and the goodness of religion.—Chicago Kcws.

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The Dublin post. (Dublin, Ga.) 1878-1894, December 02, 1885, Image 1