The Dublin post. (Dublin, Ga.) 1878-1894, February 24, 1886, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVOLUME VIII DUBLIN* GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 24* I8K6, NUttBSil XXXV Professional Caryls. wonder if there is the music! touch in the fingers, and tho song in the voice, as it is in the eye?” He had not thought of it before, but there was a new interest for his lonely, sad life in the suggestion. Not one pupil had he found in Ameri ca until lie put the violin into Do- rettaV hand*, and showed her how to hold the bow in her slender tin gers. would have kept her with us.” “But at wlmt a sacrifice! See what a great name she is miming, Already, think of it, in less than two yearSi she has paid back the monoy spent in her studies. And she is feted and courted. Could 1 have held her back, seeing, Hoping Jfjl, a low Voice to his mother, uniil a Repent mice. From the Detroit Free Press. Tiii' son ton ut ;i Methodist church iuy certain village in Alabama is Enoch l$mtth, a negro about 60yours ol|u£o. 1 n I».is. qw. n chur.ch iSnooli being a iiioinber qf i be, board . of; stewards, and, so.far as the future js concern ed, with very fair oh,unco of pronvo- tipn. ‘ . ,V„V v ‘' A little tiling happened Ufa other day. wlijch. but for, Hie unfortunate disclosure uf himself by the perpetru- .tor ^thoMfe. would \y,i|hqut doubt li;ivo J e}ev j jitc ) d E|iyoQ)i. in ,,tli9 ,opiniov of his. brethren, but alas! Late Saturday afternoon Enoch was engaged in making the white LCuplu's ciinrph, ready.'»jfor .tppnext day’s services. The solitude of the place was rendered more fearful by a. heayy. yaj^^tlijinfier an 1 lightning outside, mid. E^och is. excusable for fpeling, as.he expresstui it, “inighty juliois.” A:negro ; dravniiiti spught •ofugo froin the rain iq. i.lte> church chill crept over her, a great fear, and she bent low over Karl. Through tho closed lips lib breath passed. The strongly loving, faithful heart had erased to heat. *>. •.; “What is it?” the mother cried, terrified at tho sudden stillness. “Mother! Mother!” Dorotta cried, “Karl has left list We ure alone!’’ But ever with the great puma donna, who has never married, there trtivols a little, old blind woman upon whom she lavishes all the tender ness of a daughter, aiid with wjiooi “Once more, Karl! Ah! how your father loved that last strain 1” -And once more the violin was lift ed to Karl Seibert's shoulder, and the blind old mother beat tile time with her wrinkled hand, while close beside the door, iu the dark hallway, a child of twelve years old listened entranced! / It was a poor p'ace where the vio linist and his mother boarded—a narrow, crowded house,-in a locality where carriages never passed or the ‘‘better class” wandered; Every day Karl,* who had mourned biitjerlyl wlton a wasting fever destroyed his mothers sight, felt a choking sense of gratitude tliat she could not see tHo dingy walls; the shabby carpets, 1 , and the rough, coarse faces surround ing her. Every Jday he arranged her little table to hour the loud voices and rude laughter that made his own sensitive nature shrink in actual suffering. He had Come from Germany when his father died, with a friend who had an engagement at a N-uv York jhetMreT and \As strife that lie- eon©- make a p'sijfTm.L, and secure pupils T. L. CRINKR, ATTORNEY * COUNSELLOR AT LAW. Dublin - Georgia. Will practice in Washington, Johnson. Eihanuel, Montgomery, Telfair, Dodge, Pulaski, Twiggs and Wilkinson counties, and eslewhere by special contract. ; j may 21 tf. never of yourself, my . Karl. But she is a good girl. See how regu larly she writes, never missing a steamer, no matter where she is. And soon, soon she will be here.” And then, recollecting what for a moment iu her blindness bIio hud forgotten, the mother broke into a passionate weeping. “Ah, now yott-inllsn’r!” cried the nurse. “Ye’ll upsit him iutirely wid the gibberish an’ tho crying. It won’t do at all, ut all. Sure* me THOMAS 0. FELDKR, Jr. ATTORNEY AT LAW, j ? • Dublin, • - Georgia. Will practice in the courts of the Oco nee^ Ocmutgce and Middle circuits, and the Supreme court of Georgia, and else where l»y. special contract. Will negotiate loans on improved farm ing lands. Feb. 18th. 188o.-Gm. Again a room in a boarding house. Again the old mother, the good son. and Doretta. But tho room is a far better one, tho mother's dress is of sofr, fine material, and Karl wears a coat that shows no wbito scams or torn button-holes. noss of a daughter, and with she never weurioa of talking of hei lost lover, Karl.-—.inna Shields, in There is an open piano in the room, and at this, run- nifig her fingers lightly up and down with pi noticed touch, is a girl of twenty-two; a slender, graceful girl, with great dark eyes, and rich dark hair, wearuing an evening dress. Suddenly slto whirled round on the Jjgftfbl. Wluit shall I do?” she dried. “If T. go t may one day be able to repay you all I owe you.” ’ . ' “Hush!” Karl cried, ami his voice was harsli and stern. “Yon must .never think of that, Doretta. Owe usl Have you not been a child to A*y mother for ten long years? Are you not now—even now—giving her comforts I could never earn, strive a- I would? You know, though you deny it, that I would never have a concert engaged if you did not refuse to sing unless I play.” “Ai.d wlmt have von done for me? Out of your own poverty you gave to tne. You took the miserable drudge »i a to w boarditig- house foi jour own, and taught her the art And to go away to desert you! I can not! I cannot!” , v;'; “You must!” again Karl’s vofae was harsh in its enforced composure. •‘It is such or Let the ttoyi Help. Why is {t that bovs aro allowed fcb sit around a housedoing - nothing.' while their over-worked mot.he” i* struggling against nature amTfute to do about half the work waiting fo her hands?.. Only the other day w» saw three, large, able-bodied buy. donnging about the house, not know ing what to do wit,h •liemselvo- while their mother, tired and ; pair wan tryiug to do -jall,, lhd-jwbrk Tor*V large family ttf.fl oooipany;aloUe.No! a boy’s workto help about the house Why not? ’Is tliero anything ahbi) wushiiig dishes that will injure It'ri. oi tylitoh heeaiimit loarii to do woU' —or abotit'inakiwg beds, or sweeping or setting tho table, ironing, >qyeook mg a plum meal V, victuals? On the oouM’arv, theW » much to benefit him iu sueli work the mudt important uf which is th idea that it tity’t .manly ttj' let th “weaker VcSkd?" e,.rrv all the iliiiV dons when it is possible for 81 pt ii; young hands to help. Most boy would gladly help ill the house i they were asked to do so and war t|iqghl to do the work properly, Man a smart boy wants to help hig tire! mother, hut doesn’t know Imw he yoirtibringing in tho wood and wale and slioVelitig a path llnough tl, snow. That done, she tells him i go and iplny, wli i lo she* plod s weitril oil. Not a boy’s work! For sham.' It is a positive harm to a hoy's npmi character to allow him to think f, XJL«X MILKS NORTH OP DUBLIN.] OFFERS his i.e» vices to the public at lav; v. Falls promptly attended to, day or night. Office at re/clence. .torch, »ml when he. looked into the hurch jttr.ti saw Hip sexton wijth his CHARLES HICKS, M. D. PRACTITIONER. ^ j Dublin, - Georgia. je20, ly . o ' turned lip s|e|ilijhily entered and ; tviicenlo/I^i^ttii sp 1 if 1 lio, It^nchea. •’lie sexton swept, the lightning Mine u stillness, which was at length »roken by a voice, uttering in sepal- .dll’ll,I tone, the one word: . ; j beside him. lie could not g ther her in his arms; as. he, ever dope, stroking t|ie soft, gray, hair, and tenderly kissing the sealed eyelids. He could only feoblv stroke her hand and wlrspcr loving words. 1 There was a aound of voiees in the hull, a hurried footsrep, and then a light rap upon tire doer. The nurse opened it. * “Mrs. Seibert!” a lady standing there said. “They toid me she Was in Imre.” “Yk hut. she can’t seo any cnie. Her son—” “Doretta! Come iu, Httjc one; come in.” And' softly, all the glad light of greeting in her large eVeTimd(tail ed, Doretta came hack to them: No longer a sleudiv* girl, but a noble woman, beautiful, gracious, and fa mous. It was a poor room still, and her dress was riuli and costly; so the nurse gaped in stupid amazement as she knelt beside the bed, and yrhilie the blind mother bent over her, weeping, gathered Karl’s head to.her breast, sobbing, and whisper ing in his own tougum “You can never send me away again, inv Karl! Never! Never! Ah! tall me you love me! My heart has so ached to hear you say it, Karl!” “I may tell you now,” lie said, •‘for I am dying, my love. Love yon! When have I not loved yon, DR. G. F. GREEN, PRACTITIONER. Dublin, - Georgia. AfTENbER ^O AT ALL V-/ h on i s. .’Obstetrics a specialty. Office .RerVLffijttb. / m- . the father,” she said, “and who knows, Karl, I may ytt get a place in a chorus.” But'every thing went wrong. Their frietp! died soon after reaching Now York, ah’d Kiirl was taken in his place,. But there was but a small salary, and Sib pupils came to t)ie Enoch turned mound but saw no inO; he quivorod; his llosli beghu to neep.-’ Again, louiletv more awful: “Enoch!’’ 'to-v/'.bof:.' a <r> iv Enoch, \Vith both hands held the jibonir hiit answered not—bis heart jiogged the way. Guce more iu tones tff 'ihuniU'r.camo the words: ' “Enoch! 'I’lirn mid come over u> r'liovljiiivd’s side!” }> ad , Etioeli felt that it was answer. or k ie, and so by u, mi^lity effort he wallowed ills heart and literally 0 rained forth: . “Yell, mv lawd.” k “How many wives you got?” said im voice. Eincfi was nearly hqjido iiimsolf •villi terror, and, falling upon nu knees, chan ted at the- top- of his- feice: ■ _ ’ ' “Oil! Marse Jesus! You knowliiia ive. widoiit er axin’ tiv i:m, bn! spar •no now, spar, me now'u’ I’ll gib mo •iil Up! liYos, good Lawd, #‘Spar pii’ 1 ioeli j-‘.s dts once ’’ Hero tho ■miliar Voidd of Ben Andrews,, the -irayRian, , iiiquirerl: “ WJmi’ii old Harry you -holloiin” .Mill?” Etum’nnyn yairt to a resonant? .'* 1 "> "!' 'i "id r.dicf and chagrin, •:Vd,i'ifl’f!ie liili^hiiig <|tte.^tiqlt(?r itrose, aed ; IflF•liifoe|;ig with the ro- Forced to li ; »jnk tt'qwyi |ftirei jjwtr in a poor, crowded.house, the tno$f-[ bi* sickened, and her life was suv;e;<i,‘ only to be evwt darkened. A stran ger in a strange land, Karl struggled by diseased gums. Sure cure for lie-dirt; end hardening the rums alter extraction of teeth. Cures diseased (urns and tiyhteas loose teeth (caused by tartar) alter the * ‘ tartar and Sure^cure /or »CB'. V BS ^* mouth. Recommended by tnany leading dentists, l'rtce Ji.oopur bottle. I-iberal discount to the trade. Ask your dentist or druygist for it, or tend lo teeth (caused d>y tartar) a/ter the dentist has remoted tattar and cleaned the teeth. Sure cure /or anyandalldiseanea of the gums careworn face, his long, heavy boat’d, hkshuhby clothes, he joo’Kod forty., One joy was /left .^tp—hts nm«ic. His fa.her had been first violinist in a theatre in Vienna, his mother a teacher oi! 'singing for years, ami Ktirl could dot remember -when hje r could not wakeii music on bis violin Hr solid forth liis rich haritoce voice Aitd when lie played or. fc tUoeiiin ] 1 take you abroad for four years THE BEST PIPER JN THE SOOTH TNK SAVANNAH studies and make a success. If you fail it is bis loss. Yon must go! Tho mother ami I will wait here till the great priuia donna sends us tick ets, for her fi fir§t appearance ju New York! * 'YoU’m its t go, I i ttlc one!” Long they talked, far into the night, and then l i rx It/tli ft th 1. right to bo idle while his nml.licr 1 staggering under Iter burdens. L the boys help, mid those who cm got help “for love of money,” us tlu oiften write is, will see their tronbh disappear. — The Housekeeper. >Vliy Hancock Died Poor. in song. sang his false appearance of age 1 1.:,. i.i...,. 82*00 a Year, InlAdvance. Not a Local Paper, but One Suitable to jny Locality. A BUSINESS, FAMILY, LITERARY . . AND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. droi; ped frotii. h ; i»^ •., It is great bl lie eyes shone with the fire of genius, his bent form stiaiglitened and his 1 Doretta crept, away to her own room,* to lie tin til day dawn, weeping, whispering,softly to herself between Iter sobs: •> ' “Oh, Km l! Karl! Why will you not tc’l me you love me, mid keel? me ever beside you, your wife who adores you!” Ami Karl, his head upon his mothers lap, says in a choking voice: 1 ;■ ■ ■>•'!••» -- taw ; -i- j- “Mother! rnothor! how can wb live when she goes from us? 1 ditre not try to keep her, to bind her young life, so full of blight prom ises, to mine. But I love-her! Alt, how l love her!” whole face was beautiful. IVDoretta, crouching in the dark hall, listening, he was like an uii gel, who oponed tho gate's of Para dise when lie look up his bow. On the day when he was throwing hfs whole soul into iii&'failier's favorite air, to please his mother, he was ar rested by a sob. j |*(j!>l»!” he cried, “It's the child! the poor child. Come in, jnt)e one!” Such a sliubhy fMittlo one” obeyed the call. A tiny figure, a thin, pule face with wistful eyes, large .ami brown as a fawn’s close cropped brown hair, and a very shabby dress, covered up in an immense gingham apron, were the leading features in Duretta’s appearance. Those more familiar, detected a sweet sensitive nature in the childlike mouth, and low, musieal voice. Shower.tat once to the side of t he blind old lady, who hud been kind' always to the poor, little d fudge. *?For I am «ir^;’ Karl, she comes .from Ger*io»ny.” ^he said. A*I|preita! That is German! The poolparents Who died at' Castle Garden, and left the little one, were from onf From New York Letter, .ug Surprise is oxpresst‘d that Genera Hancock did not. leave a larger esiat. behind him, but'he was generous r, a fault, mid he had many culls up u his charity. It was the heavy ( since your were, a little child?” “And you will not die! You will live—-live for m’c to share in my new life, Karl, that wnntsonly your love, my ow.n, to he an utterly happy one!” lie would not say more then. Let the home-coming be glad for that one da/, at least. Tins mammoth newspaper contains all the news of the week, Telegraphic Dis patches.up'to the hour Of going to press, Agricultural [tents. Original Serials, etc. Special d^pa'i tments devoted to Georgia. Florida and South Carolina news, and K^ofrotfier States; '..3 1 1 \ '/ To the fanner, mechanic or artisan, the business or professional man, who lias not the advaatas^srofk d:dly. kiMl, the Savan nah Weekly News Is the medium by which lie can be iufpnned of events trans piring in the busy world, whether in liis own State or in the most distant parts of the glooc. Every yearly subscriber is entitled to one of the Mokking News Library scri- quietly, listening while Doretta talked of the future she had planned, in which Karl was to share in her triumphs, Itei foitiiiie, her happi ness. And the blind mother, who could not see the pale face and bandaged form, listened and let a new hope creep into her sad heart. Three days of utter content tor Karl followed. BloWly, surely drift ing toward the unknown shore, he |iiy quietly happy. Doretta loved him. Doretta knew hid love; for her. Yet he would not blight her life with hfs ciipplcd helplessness; only druk in for a few days the happi ness of her presence, her love. Af ter all w4S over, she would grieve for it time, hu't it was better to sorrow so ihau to see hi.n ever before her, a manned useless bunion. So ho reasoned, and the hours sped by, the beautiful face bending over him. over loving, ever hopeful, until cue d-ty Iu* cl.nod his eves r.t sleep. Ihoet a ■».smile the la-L sight to'Mjffi h W- V iWyVft • .Softly, ptsiccfolly lie ^lept, amt Doretta, holding ltta baud, falkei Six years later, Karl and: his mother ere st.il! together, but there is a strong woman ever in attendance ujioti them, for the violinist lies helpless upon liis bed, crushed. l»y the fall of a building where lie bad been playing the violin. Only one of many, {killed and maimed, bnt the f'lind mother sits beside It jin. and knows only her own great s<>r row, as she hears the faint, dving voice, and knows that in a few days she will be utterly desolate. ’I,.' “Mother!” the faint voice says, “send away the good nurse for a lit tle while, I must speak to you.” , “She will npt tirnlerstapd fterman’ Karl. She does not know half I sav to-her, in -my - poor English.” “You will telt Do etta." lie savs. in ins own tongup; “vo i cuirdejl her how I loved her. It .MijtHif htirm her to know that, after 1 leave you, THE SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS romance connoted with flits sit story. The lawyer was in |iig prime a magnificent lookiiig iriau, and bu ealiie engaged t« Hip beaut : fi. daughter of a lady in whose hquSc h boarded. Tho engagement b<*gu twenty-two years ago. But the lad s*w danger ahead, and'.she refuse to mmrr} her ardent ami lumdsoin wooer until ho should forswear tin flowing bowl and show himself 1 thoroughly reformed man. lie stil lives in the shine house, and the lad is there too aiid still unweddi-d. 8b is tiuo'to her love, hut is eqnall true to jipr promise, mid while sli. tenderly cares for the man she love- attd motirns, she knows tiuu her.lif is wrecked, and that there is no Imp! now this side of the grave.. Tin world is full of such unnoticed hero hurt. EnIiij-ged . Jno mrry 1, 1885, t H-l'age, §”-ViAwhri Paper. *10 .OOu Year. Including the Great Sunday Isrue of the "News.” ' (V b LATTEit Y. —- A book agent nas retired from iictivo lab.li the hard earnad acciimulittions life of indnstri.ms cheek, says tne great secret of his success when he went to a house when female.head of the Tamilv presi herself, headway “I beg your p:ml ybur mol her I wi always got 'um. scribed for my b< told me where I UUSlOUiUli. The Dailv News gives prominence to all ir.iitUu-s'rebiiive t j tlie AGRICULTU RAL. MECHANICAL and MANUFAH TURING interests Of tile country, as welt as the GENERAL, POLITICAL amt CQM^ERC^AL ti '•«.! I f I rfv TUJ/EGRAP; HC, RT V Ej DK t 1 I-. *\t; , a uirx'-p I Hey not only »(tb- ks 1 iiemselvus. Imt co.ild Tiftd more your News Dealer irectly to ,) li. ESTILL, ' 8a van a au, Ga. lie said, preset) tly,

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The Dublin post. (Dublin, Ga.) 1878-1894, February 24, 1886, Image 1