The Dublin post. (Dublin, Ga.) 1878-1894, May 18, 1887, Image 1

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to V YOLUME IX. DUBLIN, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MAY, 18 1887. Professional Cards... | * fen PR. W. C. GIBSON, M#cc», Georgia. 35 1.2 GOTTON AVENUE. Treats diseases of the Eye, Ear, Throat. Nose, and Skin .diseases. [mar 80 ly Pr, P, M. JOHNSON, PRACTITIONER, fats Larctt, Georgia. ! Till caught within his ear (his only sense) [ And learned,to vary every mood and tense His head's a recoptaculum of knowledge Besides that learned from his textbooks in college. Congenial on topics mathematic His rhymes are humorous, ids wit is Attic. There’s not a Roman or a Grecian nhmo But that he knows him, and" his meed of fame. SPRING POETRY. Written you the Dublin Post. 7~ [continued from last issue] I now go out upon the porch to view The sombre sparks upon Night's curtain blue. A distant view gives compass to our thought; . . The vivid idea, from the clouds is caught I There jis no tale by lyric poets told I take along my old paternal fiddle, I Unless he knows it and its hero bold And. gaze on worlds which are a perfect There is not much in history you find riddle. That lias escaped the research of his mind Then leaving off our trials here below LhIs talk is fluent round his fireside And quitting thinking on our present .woe; | But he in listening takes u pleasant piido 0AVL8 ATTENDED TO AT ALL hours. Day and Night. mch35 tf. : V Forgetting for the time the low ambition, Which makes the modern man a politician I Abandoning the jury system’s farce. Which body in f.v lap Among which body intellect is spuise, And by whose verdicts, injury is done, 0?., J. I. [Sli MILS NORTH OF DUBLIN.] The right is lost, and wrongful causes won; J rRr' OFFERS his services to the public at large. Calls promptly attended to, day or uignt. Office at residence, aug 20, '84 ly. i CHARLES HICKS, M, D., PRACTITIONER. Dublin, - Georgia. JoaO, y S'; "" •' PR, e. F, CREEN, PRACTITIONER. ‘ Dublin, * Georgia. 'HALLS ATTENDED TO AT ALL AJhours. Obstetrics a specialty. Office Residence » L. CRINER, , ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW, Dublin - Georgia. FELDER & SANDERS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Dubliii, Georgia. Will practice in the courts of the Oco nee, Ocmulgee and Middle circuits, and tlie Supreme ,court of Georgia, and else Where bjr special contract, Will negotiate loans on imprpvcd farm ing lands. 1 b. 8th, 883.-Cra, The LIYEB.Y IS NOW KEPT FOP. TIIE ACCOMMODATION OF THE PUBLIC. When waning accommodation in this line call on me. iBEL.*' w. j. Nov. 24. HIGHTOWER, DubliL, Georgia. When of his knowledge lie unlocks the door. Ho feasts his guests upon Its varied store. I ’Tis not to flatter you, dear, Stanley that 1 write my complim Not grieving over vicious men’s control Of part the jury—sometimes of the whole* At which Aslrea lays aside her scale Steps off the bench, and hidcB'bchlhd her veil, . . • ■ • Not dwelling on the warrior and Sword; play the Old tume:—•‘•Sugar-in-the- gourd." . Then fancying my instrument a lyre. Just such a one os calmed the Devil’s ire, When Orpheus bronhtEurydlce from hell •By tho sweetmusic’of his “golden shell," I quit my wonted mathematic theme; And thought of love, and how the bright stars gleam. Stung by the inspiration of the spring, And having tuned each wiud-vibiating . string, So that they moaned a low and ghostly song To every zephyr.which might come albng I, seated iu u shaded niche alone, Tlius swept the diapason of its tone •, Dear iittle star®, who shine sublime • And keep correct the heaven’s time; Ye also measure out my time, Just like I now count off this rhyme. For, every space you slip along But brings ,me pettrer ;to that throng Of countless dead who’ve gone before, To meet their fate at Heaven’s door; To bask in joy bn glory’s shore Or reap in hell, woe evermore. You put me in such gloomy mood, That I can feel my solitude. I’ve often thought, why do I Jove . To sit by night and watch you mo' p, Entreating you with maddened braiu, For help, well knowing, ’tis iu vain, Yon cannot .aid ipe. little stars! For you cannot remove the bars Between me and my nappim-ss, And, wilb-wbose love I crave, me bless, ■ML w . intents so frank nud flat But just because you are a trusty friend No more no less than what you do pro. tend. Then, too,—my verse no farther to pro lung— • Yours is tho Bort of name to ’ ‘hallow song Longissimub. aMy 1,1887. A LACE MERCHANT And she dropped the protbiost of little oonrtosios to Mrs. Martin, who responded only by a grim inclination of the ‘head. Joab looked aftor her as sho walk ed down the long, arched path with the heavy basket on her arm. I’most wish you had bought something of her mother,” said.he. ‘She’s such a slim thing; and, after all, life aint easy for a woman who lias her own way to make in the world.” ■ “Stuff and'honserfae I” said Mrs. Martin. “Like enpqgl), after, all, she’s an im poster or perhaps qven a burglar in disguise.” Joab smiled. , “Sho don’t look it,” said lie. Scarcely an hour afterwards pthey brought poor Abby Li nonin back to the house. Sho lmd fallen by the |^iuieb4aL to follow it or not.” , •‘Well, then, don’t go anywhere,” said Joab. “And don’t do any thing !” I—don’t, think I understand,*‘ said Abby, timidly lifting her eyes to his face. young man, “and lot me do what is to be done for us both.. Bo my wife, dear—my mother's oheriahod daugh ter. For 1 love yon, Abby, and I cannot bring myself to let yog go." Abby's eyes were notually n roadside over^ow’Oved by tho heat. ‘‘ Well, Lddolare [‘Lsilid'M'rs.' Mar pur Tile blue Juno sky stretched it self like aii azure tent *oyer $e fifrm house; the ohestnut trees were all in j tin, “I beliove sho done it on blossom; and the ‘yellow-bolted beesl pp 80 *” were diurmuring over thewhite] “Mother !” JRHRH pinks and cinnamon ro'sbs-iri tiler *Jaob chocked her by a loo* which garden, when-the sound of a soft ! 8 ke never forgot, voice, roused Joab Martin from the For three long weeks Abby Lm- Jdoze into which he bad sunk. Din- coin lay chore .11 and weak. Her ner was just over, and Joab had stop-mother, a feeble, skim-milky worked hard in the hay-4eld . that J eort oflittleAvomah, was telegraph, morning; nevertheless, he eafc up-|od for. but waa.unable.to^renderany right.aud looked around- in some | surprise at that stran'go, unwont6dT 1 '“I' m sure !■ don rt; what is to l^beopm^ of Abby,” groaned tho little seems to W hat can you do ? you cun portray My future .life jp hope’s' The voice was at tho baok of tho J step-mother. “She never house, ing I abort white clover-heads. I ‘T suppdfce I had better,have died,” ‘Would you like to.buy a little | S aid Abby, with a bitter s|nilffi lace today ?” it asked diffidently. “But, you see, pother, I 'hat). n$ I’sbrjvhtray. You seem to say, this heart of mine “No 1” shortly responded., iMrs. choice.” Will one day win its only shrine, ife “We’re are in the Lord’s hand,” And she, relenting by your spell, lartfib Will militate my earthly lid You seem to be a jnessengor, Who bears my thou -fits from me to her, And then portrays to me again. Martin. “A collar? Ora ficlm ?” pleaded Laid Mrs. LincpliLpiOusly. “And T tho voice. “They arc the very la- do hope* Abby, you’ll pray to hf) clir test styles.” rooted into some more satisfactory “No !” This time the Widow Mar- course. ’Che luce business certainly Her troubled Whone’er I ' n/iuuj.' hi «»w ugniui I .1 . id face and heart of pain, tin s tone was a degree louder uijiu j can’t be depended Upon. And ybu vliSini- ffiv i«Lrs lt sphere8, I more decided than before. ] know you two imdobt ip the Feladel- ... , y My mind a pleasing fanev rears. I.Bit and view with upturned gaze, My features wan, my eyes ablaze, And thoughts depicted on my face, As deep—and silent—too as space- Why d r these thoughts'crowd on my brain. “But you will allow me to show I f y firm for all them collars and thing them to you ?” urn bobs tbaL was scattered on the “Needn’t trouble yourself 1” tartly [grass and fingered oyor by the neigh never Just when you deck the airy main, not’Jn If they are not'inspired by yon, Dawned brilliant on the ambient bine? But the’ii you cannot talk, some' say and they must come Some other vfcay. Into my heart you can distill The essence of these thoughts, at will. Now if the novelists say true— And I avow they sometimes do— The women too grow lone aad drear, retorted Mrs. Martin. “I wear no such kiek-shaws I” “I have eoine vory cheap articled,” [gently urged tho stranger. ‘Hump l” - said Mrs. Martin. “Tkoy wouldn’t he cheap at no price for me. I wear linen for every bors when you folk They can’t he returned now.” That is the worst of it,” said Abby, turning her poor, palo little face to the wall, while tho tears welled into her eyes. “And Brigsby &, Oo., are awful Annexation to This Country Talked of In the Cortes. Madrid, May 15.—In Congress to-day tho Cuban homo rulors de clared that the goverttmont, ouless *T‘ a l, ,< , , a „ it promptly found moans to improve Stay he«. Abby." ptoJoJ. ; H,c | U| J t ,„ S „ a „ isll Wo .t Indie, by granting the liberty de- manded by tho orcolcsj would find itself unable to check the Cuban, movement in favbr of annexation to America. Setter Morat, Ministtr of Foreign said that both Spain v; as sho looked at i\im. I Affairs, replying for tho govern “It seems as if 1 must bo dream-1 u Lr u , n d America ing mi ,ho. -01, Jonb, 1w reoiprooit, tre.tr wltereby, glad, m A, 1 But—yonr moeh- l^ h - j|gh ; it wu8 imp0M ibl. toobtain ” Wowil. ask he, dear,-; ^ Joab, tenderly passing his arm around tho slender yottng waist. *8ho will Vreloome you, never fear." ( And to Abby's mQnitd siu’l>riae Spain hoped to seouve advantugos in rot urn for concessions in favor of America imports. In behalf of tho government lie opposed homo rule, but he promised early political and toriff reforms.—-Savannah Nows. Mra. Martiu rcdeived her tendorly to. — : ...... her heart. BUI S je on l.ia Ulrth IMacn. l#ffi-g!ad you've too^on ■ with A man ought not to criticise his Joab, child," said alio.’ fit has al birth place, I presume, and yet, if I ways appeared like there was some-1 woro to do it all over again, I do uot thing wanting about tho plaoo ever know whether 1 would selcot that ainco my little girl died, fourteen particular spot or not. And yet, years ago. And you somehow seem what memories cluster about to fill up tno vacant plaop. .You're old house. This was the slim and little, but Joab likes you, where I first met my parents. It and I’ll do my best lo fill a mother's was at that time that an acquaint- plaoo to you.“ anco sprang up which has ripened It was not until after the wod-1 in latter years iuto mutual r ding-day that Abby exclaimed, as if and esteem. It was there that what with a sudden thought: • I might be termed a casual meeting it wuh you that paid that took place that has, under tho ulcho- bill of Brigsby & Op.‘s.“ my of resistless years, turned to jSpj|;“ said Joab, calmly, “it was goldon.links, forming a pleasant but V«fcWoo»»tny ' Abby's byes dimthod with tender I parents and myself. [For that iva- tenrs. son I hope that 1 may bo spared to “Qh, Joab,." said she, “That was my parents for many years to come, tlio firM inedicino that, did mo any There on that spot, with no m- roal good. Dour Joab, how kind horitunce but a predisposition to yon are.*' premature baldness ami a bitter ha* And to roceivo tho tender little I trod to rum; with no personal prop- kiss that Abby pressed upon his hard I erty but a misfit suspender and a brown, Joab Martin would have stono bruiso, began a life history ohoorfully paid a dozen bucIi bills as which has novor ceased to be a warn* that of Brfgaby & Co.—Nm York I ing to people who sell groceries on Lodger. • [’ . fl“‘ a!t AtAthoiiB Sunday night, immo I Jfp, Grmly lor Vico-i»i , o i 8ldoi»fc. diatoly after tho Salvation Amny Tho Now York llorulil is out in mooli.ig, tho University students j tt londor strongly urging the And shed a silent, loving tear, nr love to show And crave a chaucethe To their ideal gallant beau. And hope tiiat thoughts scut up to yon, W ill fall reflected on his view. • She feels that he her thoughts must know, lie thinks, as be feels, she feels so; a '* %rtl! APA A mediator, then,, yo Between man and lit t(o)J J ; <• MACON, GEORGIA, Are Manufacturers of FIRST-CLASS BRICK and their prices compete with any manufacturers' in this part of,the country. S(o)§ Be sure and give them your orders and receive satisfaction in both, price uud the quality of the Brick furnished. o- For further particulars apply to us Or ■ D. B. BLACKSI1EAR. mar2 tf, Dublin, G«. ou are ■■J) s Jove a far. For both, each other’s thougl^ts diyipe, The language ofrtlie stars on . \ Whieii’have.expression, like an eye. a Maa can t but tbiuk on you us specks, Although he knows, when he reflects, That you are worlds of greater size Than this which meets our mortyl cyes, That unsupported through blank space, Youttnove along with *ven grace; V; 1 ' And tiiat wliich people call the sky, J* but the Hm it of the eye. ■ . ’ ■ -mi As far tts man lias ever seen, Are poud’rous suns of dazzling sheen,''' ] Which since that'bright creation’s dawn— The (lute,which Moses fixes on— w one-elghdwtto degrep, The common compass which you see, t/'ould scarcely run a course so fine; And hucli an arc i» a straight line. But, as our. plaucts. round ottr sun. Their bright and steady circuits run, So does each sun and retinue, Move round some orb that’s hid from view As their grand centre; and no doubt That other circles then reach out, Until the pivot is God's throne, Who turns the whole around as one. You tell a child, God made yon star And bis small mind can reach tiiat far And God U groat; then tell a man To take his telescope aud scan Th'imrncasurable realms of space, No nearer comes he to God's face. Anil God grows grander iu Ifis state, As we, Ilia empire penetrute. (i. IIIRSCHMAN t If? NOW WITH Einstein & Lehman, SA VA A'AM If. UEdRdlA. Remember you can get Post and the .Savunnall News one ycui for ouiv i t 1 .. Dublin Weekly duy, and croohet collars that I knit particular,'* added the step-mother, myself for Sundays.” > “Oh, dour 1 oh, dear ! you always Then there followed a brief ail-1 ffU g unluckv, Abby !” euce. While Joab, out on tlto Could you give mo a drink of ground his tooth furiously, water ?” at lust spoke the lace mor- l “That woniuu would driyo a raiut chant. “I have walked quite a dis- mad,” B aid he. “I dcclure, it would tanco. and I am tired aud thirsty.” do me good to pitch her out of the “Thpro’s. the woll,” said Mrs. w Martin, curtly. “And there’s the The next w6ok a receipted .bill bucket hanging up alongside of it, caillQ to Ably Lincoln,—a bill fbr with a gourd-shell to drink out of.” I the value of the goods in lace and Joab.bit his lip. They soun|Ie|hnoslin, which Miss Lincoln had last so brusque and unconrteous, those i 1U( j f r om tho firm of Brigsby & Co.' of bis - mother. He strode I ^ Philadelphia. , ,■ ’ . ; _ around to the roar of tho house. “VVhat can jt mean ?” said Aliby, “Lot mo draw you a bucketful of wiL |i Ul0 tears of. joy glisttuiqgj iu fresh water,” said he, kindly, to the hdr eyes. “Oil, how very, vbr woman. “Sit down on the green thankful I am !” bench there, under tho trees. Moth- ^ud from that day sho began to Ur, haven’t you a little left ef the I meud. frictipseq^l chidken tiiat we iiiwl |or But when she first wont out into dinner ? And a piece of home-made I ^j 10 uunsli.'nc, with the scent of rip- apple-pie and a gloss of inilk for the CH jug peaches on tho wall and tl»e young lady?” L,A > - hollyhocks bogiiming to open thoiV I suppose so,” was Mrs, Martin’s graud crimson cups against ilia hedge grudgingly-given ^answer, as she she looked yaguoly around. 1 - I “It is ahcaiitifiii world,” she saidi he was sneereu ao uy tno oiowu, «i^ a f or jjr, Qrady, ms gi which provoked Ins wrath to snob an f llin0U8 8 p 0 ooh, hailed with extent that lie threatened to fire up- bot i, ^ 0l . t |j un d South, on them. At this the boys rushod to 0 .e, H sin!Z tho patriotic sontii spread out the last pocket-liandker- 8o now this poem I do dedicate To Joel Stanley, who I know can rate Its good and bad with an impartial mind Though to roy faults he might he some too He daily adds unto bis mental store; His wealih litcrcaMU he tu U8 It o’er- And not withstanding helms long been btjud He leaves good mui.y seeing man behind. When Amiwrdsis flist destroyed bis sight It Hcems, he woul'l have yielded to IIiIk Uhrltt. and, quite disheartened, turned ewny from school Jmk < timls'd lo be ulaUerablu fool; Hut lie Intent—K.slntnge to !«• Itelluvod— From othei*. moulii«.e It v< rb uud uouu rccMvtu, chief, and taking up her bosket went into the house. The dinner was plain and simple, but to Abby Lincoln it tasted bet ter than anything that Delmon ico could have served up. ; “I haven’t sold anything to-day,’’ said she, with a faint slot le which was painfully nigh to a sob. “1 should have gone hungry if it had not been for your kindness.” “Isn’t it a good business, thon ?" said Joab, “Selling laces I mean ?’ “Not vury,” answered Abby, At that uiomont the clock struck two, and \bby arooj. “I must go now,” said she. “I am viqy mud) obliged to you ma'am,” “and yet—yet if I had died, the problem would have beon solved so easily 1” , . “What ’problem ?” asked Joab, who was currying tho cushioned rooker out under th® horse-chestnut trees, where she could s[t and watch tile sunbeams come und go. “Of what is to become of mo, said sho, dreamily, “for, to toll you the truth. I don’t know what to do, nor whore lo go. matched np the street in a body 0 f Henry Grady as vice-president on singing, and when Policemen Good- t | lB nox t Democratic tiefcot. It rum attempted to ttrroslo.no of them I BJl y B . ho was sneered at by tho orpwd, <«Aa for Mr. Grady, his great and delight as ex pressing the patriotic sontimouts o tho college armory, aiid foroing an I both and all sections, places him in jinlianco, armed themselves with t | 10 forefront of Lite party, and iu~ murikets and baymiets, and marched L urc8 him the confidence and favor through tho town 150 strong. 1' Lf the whole country. His i was not the intention of the boys to v j cc .president on the ticket would create any disturbance, us they wore „trength to it more than uny vory orderly and the guns were not j gp U tborn or Northorn man. H stand for a through and final reconciliation between the North * South, and would'appCftUo- .cvory. and Chief Oliver summoned a large | ptttl iotic sentiment, in.this country posse of citizens t9 suppress it. ” the students wore informed of this ledtug by a committee o| the sens, they expressed regrot that they should have oreated sucl; an impjoiwion, and quietly marched back to tho campus and disarmed themselves. The affair is much talked of, and many still believe that it was the intention of the student* to create a riot, but such was net their intention. Howevor, they cor tainly created a bic sonsation, and, the streets were oiowdod with excit ed citizens. —Savannah News, mm Since the institution of “Arbor day’ l-orest culture in this country has been greatly encourtigHd. It iso<. timatedi that west of the Mississippi 000,000,000 treos have been planted. In Nebraska alone 12,000,000 trees were planted on the first Arbor day, audit has been officially estimated tlut ?Q0,000 acres ol forest have been planted in that State. ffl Missed His Vocation. “If I were you.”tlio selioollKiy said, Before bin teacher quailing, “I’d f^ii and I’d a wtilor l»e— You arc so fond of whaling !” Tljfl Scabrook (N. Imvo decided that a II.) Heloctmen hen is not an Wliut lie Reminded Her Of. Ho—I must bo going, so I will bid animal. Wonder if they feck op her you good-night. as a vegetable because of her crop or a minora) bcoause of her gizzard —Lowell Courier. “Shall I tell you ?” said Joab, composodiy. Abby looked wistfully at him. “I should bo very thankful for a little good utl’/ioe, ,vbother 1 an utile The Detroit Tribune truly says “.Stripped of i 1 h mosquito mdiing tho word mugwump moailfl free trader. You cun poke it. for that ami not mi -t 0110 time if) a hlll)« ilrod,” Sho—Oil, your call makes mo think st» much of one ineuibe: - of u base-ball nine. lie—What member, pray ? SI10 -Why, the shortstop. — Boston Budget. A Sulvutiou Army Bouuet. “That bonnet would scare the dtr lliniKOlf,“ sniff 0 Heckman street m. lo a Salvation Army limitciiuoL. “TliatS ti*u reit-oi. I wear it, btr, kind the. - L\.