The Dublin post. (Dublin, Ga.) 1878-1894, October 20, 1886, Image 1

Previous Issue Next Issue

Clip Visible Area View Page Text View PDF

Newspaper Page TextVOLUME IX DUBLIN, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 20. 1886. NUMBER XVI. Professional Cards. Dr. T. F. WILLIAMS, XJEjjN'TIS V. StdiPOHiee at His ucside tce.-^Ffl ' Simms' Building. First door below the Court House. apr21.:86,ly. Dr. J^P. HOLMES, P R AcTlTlON E R, CONDOR, - - GEORGIA. C l ALLS ATTENDED TO AT ALL J hours. Obsterics a specialty. OfBce Residence. _ mdi24, 7m Dr, T. A. WOOD, PractiuioxLer, COOL SPUING8, GA. C 1ALLSATTENDED TO AT ALL J hours. Obsterics a specialty. Office Residence. mch24, tf. Dr. P. M. JOHNSON, PRACTITIONER. Lovett, - - Georgia. C NALLS ATTENDED TO AT ALL J hours. Day and Night. mch25 tf. Dr. J. L. LINDER. [SIX MIL 8 NORTH OP DUBLIN.J OFFERS his services to the public at large. Calls promptly attended to, day or uigut. Office at residence, aug 20, ’84 ly. CHARLES HICKS, M. D., « TRIED FOR HIS LIFE. PRACTITIONER. Dublin, jeSO, ly * Georgia. DR. C. F. GREEK, ' PRACTITIONER. Dublin, - Georgia. 'I ALLS ATTENDED TO AT ALL Ohours. Obstetrics aspecialty. Office Residence T. L. GRIKER, ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW. Dublin - Georgia. may 21 tf. FELDER & SANDERS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Dublin, Georgia, Will practice in the courts of the Oco nee, Ocmulgee and Middle circuits, and the Supreme court of Georgiu, aud else where by special contract. Will negotiate loans on improved farm ing lauds. Feb. 18tb, 1885.-6m. HAVE YOU TAKEN -THE ATLANTA COHSTITUTIOil FQR 1836? If not. lay this paper down and send for it right now. If vou wapt it every day, send for the Daily, which costs $10.00 a year, or $5.00 for six months or $2.50 for three months. If you want it every week, send for the Great W eekly, wlucli costs $1,-25 a year or $5,00 for Clubs of Five. THE WEEKLY CON STITUTION is the Cheapest! Biggest and Best Paper Printed in America! It has 12 pages chock full of news, gos sip and sketches every week. It prints mere romance than the story papers, more form-news than the agricultural papers, more fun than the humorous papers—be sides all the news, and Bill Arp’s and Betsy Hamilton’s letters, Uncle Remus's Sketch : es! —AND— TALMAGE’S SERMONS. C ss 2 Cents a We j.c! t comes once week—takes a whole week o read it! .. . .. r You can’t well farm or keep house with out it! Write your name on a postal card, ad- niuss it to us, and wc will send you Spec! ren Copy Fjieei d Address TILE CONSTITUTOR. liTIDD BOR S/iLE. My whole plantation, continuing 210 Acres of land one Dwelling, two temimont huuses, and good Burn and Stables, also good well of water. Terms easy. Apply to W. T. Smith, Dublin, Gu. May 19/80 If. It was a dark, lowering day, and it soemod appropriate that it should be so, for the favorite of the regiment the opeu-lmnded, free-hearted ti an whom all his comrades loved, had been pronounced guilty of a heinous crinie and sentenced to death, . Three )curs before, Marmion Hurt first enrolled himself us an upholder of the patriot cause. Save tho faot that he was an Englishman, but little was known linn; but it was not long before he grew to bo the acknowl edged favorite of the regiment. It was now charged that, after an altercation with his colonel, concern ing some dereliction .from duty, he had drawn a pistol, which he had concealed in his breast, and aiming it at tho colonel's heart, had fired; but without effect, through r.ho colonel’s aid strking up the pistol. When arraigned for trial on the charge of assault with intent to kill his superior officer, Marmion Imd never for au instant quailed. . Whon told to speak, he ; suid: “I um innocent of this crinie, and that man” (turning and pointing to the colonel’s aide) “is a liar. Snob a scene us he describes never happen ed.” But notwithstanding his disavow al, the circumstantial evidence whs too strong to allow of any other than the sentence which the law enjoined for such an offense. “Does oot this pistol belong to you?’ was asked. “I never saw. it before,” .was the reply; and yet, engraved upon the silver plate upon tho handle, was his name in full. Even his stanchest adherents wore staggered at tiiat. Thou, when the colonel, a imm far past the follies of youth, and who, though extremely unpopular, have ever borne a char acter for stern, uncompromising rectitude, certified to the truth of wlmt the witness, his aide, hud said, that Imd it not been for nis timely interference he would have been murdered in cold blood by the priso her, all hope was sorrowfully abun doued. Still, through all, “I um iunecent” Marmion Hart bad said; aud that Ire really was there woio many who be lieved. But the luw must be carried out, and though the voice of the officer who presided at the court-martial trembled, rind grew almost iimudu- ble, the terrible, hope-crushing verdict had to be prouounced: “Prisoner at the bar, you have been found guilty of the crime with which you have been accused; aud for that crime you must suffer the full penally of the law.” Leaving the patriot cauip, come with me to a distant Western city, where, in an elegant residence, which shows in its ei’ery appointment the culture and wealth of its inhabitants, we will find one who bears upon her fingor Marmion Hurt’s ring of be trothal. Rose Monteith had first met and come to kuow her soldier lover when, a year before,-she Imd been ou a vis it with hor mother to friends in a city near which his regiment had been stationed. To see with then* Imd been to love, and Mrs. Monteith had consented to the engagement without hesitation when she had been told by her future son-in-law who and what he wus. To-day we find the Monteith man sion a scene of consternation. Ly ing prone upon the-floor of her luxu rious chamber, with her face white ns dentil, and her dark eyes closed, is the young daughter of the house. In ono small, tightly-clutched Imud is a letter; drawing it from hor hand, Mrs. Monteith reads; and as she does so. a look of understanding conics into her face. “My child,” she says, when a half hour later they uro alone altogether, and Rose, pale ns a lilly, leans her languid head against her mother’s kneo, “1 read tho letter which con tained the dreadful news about Mr. Hart. How we have boen deceived in him! Aud how fortunate it is that you are merely betrothed, not married, to him.” With a spring, all her languor gone, the girl rises to hor feet, and gazes into her mother’s fuco with Bashing eyes. “Do you think,” she exclaims, that l believe for a moment wlmt that letter says about my Mannum? No! though a thousand tribunals de clared him guilty, I would hold firm to my trust in him!” The next day the Monteith home was again the centre of an agitating scene, though this time from a vory different cause. Without leaving a trace - to tell which way her stops Imd turned, the daughter of tho house hud suddenly and mysteriously disappeared. Six weeks hud flown by, and tho day on which the sentence whioli Imd passed upon Marmion Hart was to be curried out Imd'arrivcd. As it had been at tho time of the trial tho sky was obscured by heavy clouds, which, us tho hours woro on, grew denser and denser, while dis- lunt n.litterings of thunder proguos- tiimted an approaching storm. in the open square before the camp, a solemn throng bad gathered lu the center, standing with an on- blenching firmness ol attitude and mien, before the poiulud carbines which were to seud him to bis death, wus the convict soldier. Near by, upon his cortl-bluckcharger, w.th his customary expression off rowing re serve, was the colonel whose testi mony had been the meuiis of bringing uoout this result. The fatal moment was near at hand, when suddenly came a cry, “A reprieve! A reprieve 1” and into the midst of the group, bearing a folded paper in her bands, rushed a vailed woman’s figuro. Singling out at a glance the commanding officer from those who surrounded nun, she sprung to his side. “Open and read!” she cried “1'lmuk God that' I am not too late!” With ti surprised glance at the uulooked for apparition, Major Courtney took and perused the letter. Tho surprise on his fuco deepened as he read the following words, iu his chief’s familiar clurog- rupky: “The soldier MuTmion Hart is the sol6 representative of an ancient aud noble English family. Hu joined the patriot rauks under a conviction of the justice of the cause for which they fought. There must be some mistake. It does not seem possible that he can be guilty of any sucji crime us that which he 1ms been- charged. A t any rutc, let his sen tence be reprieved for two months, if in that time proofs of his innocence are not forthcoming, the law must then take its course.” Major Oourtney’B words aunoniip- mg the reprieve were received by loud huzzahs, and though tho tumult wus not in accordance with military discipline, It wus not checked. But suddenly the joyful clumor was changed into au awe struck murmur, as a vivid, eye- dazzling fork of lightning ran along the sky, while, at the same uiomeut. like u summons from another world, a reverberant peal of thnndcr burst forth. While a snort of mingled agony, and terror, the horso which Colonel Alcot bestrode fell heavily to the ground, drugging down and crushing beneath him his rider. Jn an instant all was confusion. “I am dying,” tho wounded mat) said, as his comrades hastened about his crushed, bruised form. “I feel it here,” touching his heart. “Then listen. I have something I must say.” Here his voice grew feeble: but with un agonizing effort he struggled on, gasping for breath— “bad us I run, I dare not go before my Maker with a soul blackened with enmo. Martn Hart is not guilty, but innocent. It was all a plot. I hated him and vowed to ruin him. But Fate has been too strong for mo.” Those wero his last words. Ere his horrified listeners could fully realize tho import of what he had said, his eyelids dosed, and he was deud. Thus was Marmion Hurt Buved from an undeserved death, while ut the sumo time his innocences of tho on'hie imputed to him was establish- ed boy on d a doubt. * When search was mndo for the treacherous aide who had so basely furthered the plot which had utmost cost a fellow being liis life, ho was nowhere to^,bo fourth During the excitement ho hud made good his escape. As may have already been surmisejri- * lie bearer of the reprieve was no other than Marmion’s faithful betrothed. Divulging.her plans to no one, knowing if she did so she would be prevented from carrying them out, §ho had left her home and travelling alone and unprotected, inspired by her strong determination to save, if possible, her lyver’s life, to whore she knew sho would find the great huarted man whoso wise hand governed his country’s destiny. Then no Washington’s foot she had knelt and implored for aid, with wlmt result we have seen. A few days later, before the army chupluin, with hand cluspod in hand and reverently bowed noads, knelt Marmion Hart and his beautiful betrothed, whose solf-forgetting, heroic devotion was tho themo of evei y tongue. Though the above events happen ed in the far off time of the Revolu tion, they uro told to this day with loving pride by the descendants of the noble soldier, the story of whose condemnation to death and provi dential deliverance 1 have just rein ted —Carl Brickett, in Now York Ledger. The great difficulty about philolog ists since the American diulucts have been studied bus been to'account for tho great number of diverso language which hud no visible connection with each other. In California alone sixteon “origi mil stocks which cunnot bo called mere dialects, have boeu found, with no apparent mutual derivation of words. In oretron twelve more have been found. To give an account of the origin of these stocks has been the special difficulty. Miss E' H. VVatson published in 1878 un essay which described au original language, invented by twin children, who conversed with each othei in their htuguago and made it so useful that till they wore six year of age they would learn no others Miss Watson’s intelligent account of this curious lunguugo throws light on several similar instances, which have lately been described, whore two children alone invented a new language, perhaps with no words do rived from any other. If a single pair, man and wife, should wander off into an uniohubi table region, und there, ttfter a few years, should both perish, leaving a family of young children to grow lip by themselves and form their own speech, this speech might and probu- bly would, be' un entirely novel Ian gauge.—Philadelphia Nows. Professor George Darwin, of Cambridge, says in his opinion there are no grounds for supposing that an area of earthquakes is beginning in the Southern .States. Hu thinks that it would bo safer to speculate iu favor of immuuity for the future on tho ground (hut experience shows that a new line of cracking is not ns likely ns on isolated settlement.—'Telegraph An Appeal to tlio Imagination. I was told of an incident that occurred in ono of tho loading whole- sole houses on Broadway tho other morning. The air was “nippingund eager,” and tho merchants, as they came down to business, walked briskly to kcop up tho circulation. A bookkeeper in the aforesaid storo, who was a bit of a wag, determined to have a little sport, procured u couple of oandles, and, placing them msido tho base burner, ho took his position near by and awaitod devel opments. Presently a neighboring merchant came in briskly, on busi ness, and seeing a light in the stove advaneod quickly to it, and pulling apart his oonl tails with his hands enjoyed the grateful heat with si.oh expressions as “Ah! That feels good There’B nothing like a little fire these chilly mornings,” eto. The aforesaid bookkeeper and the olorks who woro let into tho secret could sonroely keep from bursting onb in loud guffaws. Tho merchant, after warming himself, said he felt ever so much moro comfortable!. The siwno joke was played on flovurul .othor visitors during tho morning.— Albany Argus. Daniel Webster upon ono occasion said: “Small is the sum that is re quired to patronize a newspaper, and amply rewarded is its patrons, l oare not bow humble and unprotending the gazette lie takes. It is noxt to impossible to fill a shoot with printed mattor without putting into it some thing that is worth tho subscription .piiico. Every parent whose son is away from so'.iogl should supply him with a newspaper. I woll I’omein bor what a marked contrast thoro was between tlioso of my school mutes who had or Imd not access to •newspapers. Othor things being equal, the first was always dooidodly superior to the last in debate, oom position and intelligence. idling ladies who contemplate marrying editors would do well to paste this in thoir lmts, or more properly, on thoir mirrors: A couple wulked- int.o a justice court in Lansing, Michigan, one. day lust week and asked to bo married. The ceremony was performed utonoe. At. its conclusion the bride burst into tears and sobbed most pitifully. “What is the matter?*’ uskod the groom. “Oil, tny! Do forgive me,” pleased tho weeping wife of on lya minute, “1 never told yon Unit I didn’t know lion to cook.” Thu groom put hjs urm around her ten derly and whispered, “Don't fret, darling. I won’t have anything for you to cook, I'm an editor.” Why He Wept. A San Antonia darkey wason trial for stealing monoy from iihousd on Soledad stroffl? Julian Van Slyck, the attorney for tho prisoner, in Ins address to the jury,, said: “Gentlemen, my client is a poor man. Ho was drivon by hunger und want to take the small sum of money. All that ho wanted was sufficient money to buy bread, for it is in evidence that ho did not take the pocket-book containing $200 that was in'tho samo bureau drawer. If ho was a professional thief, ho would have certainly taken tho pock et book.” Tho cloquont attorney for the accused was interrupted by the con vulsive sobs of his elionr,. “Why do yon weep?” asked Judge Noonan, who was on the bench. “Bekaso I didn’t see dut ur pock et book in do buroaii drawer,” was Iho reply. Everybody laughed except Van Slyck, tho attorney for the defense. —Texas Siftings. Walter Gordon, the brother of General John B. Gordon, died suddenly in Now Yura Saturday of paralysis of the heart. Hu had been ill with pneumonia. Dry Snells. Dry spoils are nil tho talk now. Tlioso who think that the dry apoll in.every summer is the longest over known will do well to read the fol lowing: fn the summer of 1021, 2-T-dnyB in succession without rain. In tho summer of 1030, 41 days in succession without rain. In tho summer of 1057, 78 days in succession without rain. In the summer ol 1002, 80 days in suooession without rain. Iii tho summer of 1074, 45 days in succession without ram. In tho summer of 1088, 81 day* in suooession without ran. In tho summer of 1094, 02 day* in succession without rain. In the summor of 1705; 40 days in succession without rain. in tho summor of 1715, 46 duy* in succession without rain* In tho summer of 1728, 01 day* in succession without rain. Iu the summer of 1730, 92idaj*m succession without min. ,111 die summor of 1741, 72 day* in succession without rain. lu the summor pt 1749, 103 day* in ancoossion without rain. In tho summor of 1755, 42 day* in succession without rain. in tho summer of 1762, 128 days in succession without raiu, In' the summer of 1773, 80 days in succession without rain. In tho summer of 1791, 82 days in auooesBion without ruin. In tho summer of 1802; 23 day* itv succession without rain. In the summer of 1812, 28 day* in* succession without rain. In the summer of 1856, 24 day* in. succession without rain. In the Bummer of 1871* 42 days itv succession without ruin. in tho summor of 1875; 26 dnyB lu suooession without rain. In tho summor of 1876, 36 day*in succession without rain. Jt will bo seen that the longest drouth that over occurred in Ameri ca was in the summer of 1762.. No rain fell from tho first of September, making 128 days without rain.. Many of the inhabitants sent to- England for buy und grain. Thhr year 56 days have elapsed between rains, mid a littlo sprinkling only spoiled a record of 68 days. A Tough One. The other day Che of our most vo- ruoious citizens, who is a member of tho Young Men’s Ohristian Associa tion, while on the subjeot of .drunk enness, rolatcd the following: Several years ago a man in Hous ton county got intoxicated! Ho was middle-aged and was proraaturoly gray—-in faot ho was, almost white. Ho had boon drinking all day in Fort Valley, and when night ounio ho found himself prostrate on the strool. The night, yifiis very cold, and in his half-drunken condition lie began to waudpr uroand in search ofsomo placo to get warm. After vainly searching, ho went to the hotel and crawled under it. Thero ho found a lot nf lings huddled togeth er, and he snuggled up between them and slept till morning. It eoom* the hogs were affliotod with mange and tho drunken man caught it. For some timo he was ill a wretched condition. Jlis hair and beard fell out and his cuticle poelod off completely. After a long timo he recovered from tho diaense and his Imir and beard, which was for merly nearly white, came out block und glossy.—Alapalm .Star. HEW AUD, I will pay iho above amount for the delivery of the papers, consisting of notes, mort.gages, deeds, etc., which wero stolen from my residence on the night of tho 20th of August last. Any person or jiersons who will deliver them will receive tho nbovo reward immediately thereupon, und tiir.oh oblige the undersigned. JOHN D. PAGE.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Dublin post. (Dublin, Ga.) 1878-1894, October 20, 1886, Image 1