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ENQUIRER. STJ3STID-A.Y. ?RANK WESSELS, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 1874. YOL. XY1.-NO. 179 TVOMVIll. ,i> lover* by a mon-frown spring; [ They leaned tort oheeka together there, Mingled the dark and sonny hair Hid heard the wooing thrushes sing. O budding time, O loves'* blest prime t so wodded from the portal stept: (he bell* made happy carolling*, (he air was soft as fanning wings, bite petals on the pathway slept* O pore-eyed bride! O tender pride! Thoee watched a life that love had saut* O solemn hour I O hidden power! Two parent* by the evening fire; The red light fell about their knees On heads that rose by slow degress L t I«ke buds upon the Illy spire. o patient Ilfs ! Otendet strife! I The two still tat together there, The red light shone about their knaes; But all the heads by alow degrees pad gone, and left that lonely pair. Ovoyage fasti O vanished past 1 red light shone upon the floor, And mad* the epnoobetween them wide ; , .. They drew their chairs up side by side, i Their pale cheeks joined, and said, l *Onee expeofc of any man, especially of one who felt himself fitted in many ways to shine in sooiety, and who was sooial by natura. Sociality in that county at that time meant conviviality. Edward did not care for wine, and vet he was obliged to drink—and by-aud-by he grew to piqne himself on his character as a judge of unreasonable feeling of awe; but there it wine. His father by this time was dead; was, notwithstanding. He bad Wed ‘dead, happy old man, with a contented ward Wilkius made his debut oil these boards. He had boon at many splendid assemblies abroad, but still the little old ball-room attached to the George Inu in his native towu wan to him a place gran der and more awful thin the most mag nificent saloons bo had seen in Paris or Borne. He langhed at himself for this dining at the house of one of the leaner gentry, who was under considerable obli gations to his father, and who was the parent of eight “tuuokle-mou’ed” daugh ters, so hardly likely to oppose mu:h aristocratic resistance to the elder Mr. Wilkins’ clearly implied wish that Edward should be presented at theHamley assem bly-rooms. But many a squire .glowered and looked black at the introduction of Wilkins the attorney’s son into the saorod >reoinets; and perhaps there would have men much more mortification that* plena- attorney, a very good sort of fellow,” as BARK MIGHTS WORK. BY MBS. OASXHiL. Arranged frees aka Xagllah. CHAPTER I. In the county town of a certain shire there lived (about forty years ago) one Mr. Wilkius, u conveyancing attorney of oonBideruble standing. The certain shire was but a small coun ty, and the principal town in it eontaiued only about four thousand inhabitants; so in saying that Mr. Wilkins was the prin cipal lawyer in Hamley I say very little unless I add that he transacted all the legal business of the gentry for twenty miles round. His grandfather had estab lished the connection; his father had con solidated and strengthened it,and indeed, by his wise and upright conduct, as wall as by his professional skill, had obtained .for himself the position of confidential afriend to many of the surrounding fami lies of distinct ion. He visited among them in a way wbioh no mere lawyer had ■aver done before; dined at their tables— he alone, not accompanied by hie wife, ibeit observed—rode to the meat occa sionally, as if by aooidsnt, although be was as well mounted aa any squire among them, and was often persuaded (after a little coquetting about “professional an- gagemeulS|” and “being wanted at the • office*’) to nave a ran with bis clients: nay, onoaot twice ha forgot bis usual caution, was first in at tbe death, and : rode homa witn the brush. Bat in general lie knefftti place—as his plaoe was held fto be iti Umt aristocratic county and in those dayjg Nor let it be supposed that ; way a toad-eater. He elf loo mnoh for that. Ha bo most unpaiitable advice, would counsel an unspar- of expenditure to an ex- would reoommeud snob f family pride as paved or two happy marriages s; nay, what was the of conduct of all to give oMJjB^Dforty years ago, he would speak ubMP 0 uujustly-used tenant, and that witWgfruch temperate and well- timed irljH and good-feeling that ha e gained bis point. He had jjrard. This boy was the pride of bis father’s heart, i was not iu the least ambi- 1 cost him a hard straggle i that his own business was 1 brought in too large an i away into the haude of a Would do if he indulged his son by giving him a pn, and making him into ^is determination on the tide of the argument took (ward was at Eton. The fps, the largest allowance /of any boy at Bohool; and Doked forward to going to ltoug with his fellows, the >64, his father's employ, •vere mortification to him destiny was ohanged, and tetnrn to HacMtt to be nre in this assembly to tho young mnn had it not been for un inoident that oc curred pretty late iu tbe evening. Tho lord-lieutenant of tbe eouaty usually came with a large party to the Hamley assemblies once in a season; and this night he was expected, and with him a fashion able duchess aud her daughters. But time wore on aud they did not make their appearance. At last there was a rustling and n bustling, and in sailed the anperb party. For a tew minutes dancing was stopped; the caroled the duchess to a sofa; some of their acquaintances came up to speak to them; aud then the quad rilles were finished in rather a fist man ner. A country danoe followed, in whioh none of the lord-lientenaut’s party joined; then there was a consultation, a request, an inspection of the dancers, a message to the orchestra, and (be band struck up a waltz; tbe duchess’ daughters flew off to the music, and some more young ladies seemed ready to follow, but, Alas! there was a lack of geutlemen acquainted with the new fashioned dance. One of the stewards bethought him of young Wilkins, only just returned from the Continent. Edward was a beautiful dancer, and waltzed to admiration. For bis next sartner he had one of the Lady —s; for he dnehess, to whom tho shire squires aud thoir littlo county politics and contempts were alike unknown, saw no reason why her lovely Lady Sophy should not have a good partner, whatever bis pedigree might be, and begged the stewards to introduce Mr. Wilkins to her. After this night bis fortune was made with the young ladies of the Hamley aBsechblies. He was not unpopular with the mammas; but the heavy squires still looked at him askanoe, and tbo heirs (whom be had lioked at Eton) called him an upstart behind bis back. CHAPTER II. It was not a satisfactory situation. Mr. Wilkins had given his son education and tastes beyond his position. He could not associate with either profit or pleasure with the doctor or the brewer of Hamley; the vicar was old and deaf, tbe curate a raw yonng man, half frightened at the sound of his own voice. Then, as to matrimony; for the idea of his marriage was hardly more present in Edward's mind than in that of bis father’s, — he could hardly fancy bringing home any one of the young ladies of Haiuley to the el egant mansion, so full of suggestion and association to on educated person, bo in- appropriate a dwelling for an ignorant uncouth ill-brought up girl. Yet Edward was fully aware, if his fond father' was not, that of all the young ladies who were glad enough of him as a paituer at the Hamley assemblies, there was not one of them but would have considered her self effronted by an offer of marriage from nu attorney, tbe son and grandson of attorneys. The young man had per haps received many a slight and mortifi cation pretty quietly during these years, which yet told upon bis oharaoter in after life. Even at this very time they were having their effect. He was of too sweet A disposition to show resentment,as many men would have done. But neverthleas he took a secret pleasure in the power whioh his father’s money gave him. He would buy an expensive horse after five minutes conversation as to the price, about wbioh a ueedy heir of one of the proud county families had been haggliug for three weeks. His dogs were from the best kennels in Eugland, no matter at what prioe; his guns were the newest and most improved make, aud all thoso were expenses on objects which were among tbe objects of daily envy to the squires heart— hie affairs flourishing, his poorer neighbors laving him, his richer respect ing him, his sou »vd daughter-in-law the most affectionate and devoted that ever man lmff, and his healthy conscience at peace with his God. Lelftce could have lived to herself and her husband and children. Edward daily required more and more tbe stimulus of society. His wife wondered how be could care to aocept dinner Invitations from people who treated him as “Wilkins the told him that half an hour or so before | sum which Mr. Ness expected with a the earliest time at whioh he could be ox- pupil. The good-natured old squire was peoted home in the eveuiug* Miss Elliuor ! rather rremed for ready mouey, but began to fold up her doll’s tliiugs and lull j soouer (nan listen to an argument instead the inanimate treasure to sleep. Then i of taking his nap after dinner, he would Hamky to tther, and to mMm the ervient position to lads ked in the playing-fields irning. 1 to compensate him for ntby every indulgence lid purchase. Edward’s 1 finer than those of his tastes were kept up i father’s permission to ) library, for which pur- I was added to Mr. Wil- . . live house in the sub- . And after his year of don his father sent him tour, with something w nohe as to expenditure, to lodge from fcbk packages which were sent hoot, ttommtou* parts of ths Con tinent. • • • •< • - . . , At la*t h. oats* home, oatna back to settle aa his fathsrt partner at Hamley He woe a eon to ho. proud of, and righi down proud ws» ol* Hr. Wilkin, of hia bandaome, scdompUihed, gentlemanly lad. For Edward was not one to be spoiled by the couraa of indulgence ha bad posaed throogb; a» least, if it bad done iiiut an injury, the effeots ware at present bidden from view. Ha bad no vulgar vices; be waa, indeed, rather too refined for tbe sooiety he waa likely to be thrown into, .von supposing that aooietv to consist of the highest of hia fathers employers. He waa well read, and an artist of no mean pretensions. Abova all “hia heart waa in the right plaoe," M bis father Med to observe; nothing oould eioeedl tbe .deference be alwaye showed to bis father. Hit mother bad long bean dead. I do not know if it was Edward’s own sunbitioc or his proud father’s wishes that had led him to attend the Hamley assemblies. I should eonjeotnre the latter, for Edward had of himself too mnoh good taeto to wish to intrude into any sooiety. In the opinion of ell the shire, no society had more reeeon to con sider itself aeleot than that whioh met at every fnlioMOg in the Hamley eeaem- blr-room -—ML .Mcresoenoe built on to the prinninJmn in the town by the i ointenbea|SiH»'»t all the oonntry faai- laa. Into thou choice and mysterious preoincU uotSVhe-person wse ever allow ed to enter; ww profes.ionsl man might aet hia foot theteln; no infantry officer MW the interior of that ball or that card room. Tho old original subscribers would fain have had a man prove hie sixteen quartering^ before he might make hia bow to tbe queen of the night; bat the old original founders of the Hamley •eeembliee were dropping off ; minnete had —-‘-hid with them; oonntry danoee away; quadrilles were in high one or two of tbs high mag- shire were trying to intro- », as they bad seen it in bad come in wilh the end squires’ sons around. They did not mnoh cere for the treasures of art, which report said were being accumulated in Mr. "Wilkins’ house. But they did covet tbe horses and bounds he possessed, aud tbe yonng man knew that they coveted and rejoiced in it. By-and-by he formed a marriage, whioh went as near as marriages ever do to ward pleasing every body. He was des perately in love with Miss Lamotte, so he was delighted when she consented to be his wife. Hia father was delighted in his doligbt, and, besides, was charmed to ro- member that Miss Lamotte’s mother had been Bir Fraok Bolster’s youngest sister, and that, although her marriage had been disowned by her family, as beneath her in rank, yet no one could efface her name out of tbe Baronetage, where Lettioe, youngest daughter of Bir Mark Holster, born 1772, married H. Lamotte, 171)9, died 1810, was duly chronicled, bhe had left two children, a boy and a girl, of whom their uncle, Bir Frank, took charge, as their father was worse than dead—an outlaw, whose name was never mention ed. Mark Lamotte was in tbe army; Lettioe had a dependent position in her uucle'a family; not iutentionnlly made more dependent than was rendered nec essary by circumstances, but still depen dent enough to grate on the feelings of a sensitive girl, whose natural susceptibility to slights was redoubled by the constant recollection of her father's di-grace, bir Frank was considerably involved, aa Mr. Wilkins well know; but it was with very mixed feelings that ho listened to the suit which wonld provide his penniless niece with a comfortable, not to say luxurious, home, and with a haudaotuo aroompijshod young man of unblemished character for a hoabuud. He said cue or two bitter and insolent things to Mr. Wilkins, even while he was giving hia consent to the match; that was his temper; his proud, evil temper; but be really and perma nently was satisfied by the connec tion, though he would occasionally turn round on his nephew-in-law, and eting him with a covert insnlt as to his want of birth, and the inferior position which he held, forgetting apparently that bis own brother-in-law and Lattice's father might be At Any moment brought to tbe bat of jostioe if he attempted to re-enter his native country. Edward was annoyed at all this; Lattice resented it. Bhe loved her husband dearly, and was proud of hiai, for she had discernment enough to see how* supe rior be was in every way to her cousins, tbe yonng Holsters, who borrowed his horses, drank his wines, and yet had oaught their father’s habit of sneering at his profession. Lettioe wished that Ed ward would content himself with they introduced him to strangers who might bo staying iu the country, but who had no power to appreciate the taste, the talents, tbe impulsive srtistio nature which abd Meld so ddhr. She forgot that, by accepting such invitations, Edward was occasionally 'brought into oontnot with people not merely of high conven tional, but of high intellectual rank; that ‘when a certain amount of wine bad diazi- pated his sense of iuferiority of rank and position, he was a brilliant talker, a man Lobe listened to>and admired even by wandering London statesmen, profes sional diners-out, or any great? authors who might find themselves visitors in a shire country-house.^ What she would have had him share from the pride of her heArt, she should have warned him to avoid from (he temptations to sinful extravagance which it led him into. He had begun to Mod more than be ought, not in ioWllcotuul— 1 though that wonld have been wrong—but in purely hcnHUn) things. His wines, his table, should be such as no sooire’s purse or palate could command. His dinner par ties—small in number, the viands rare and delicate in quantity, and sent up to table by »n Italian cook—should be such os even the London- 1 stars should notice with admiration. He would have Lettioe dressed in tbe richest materials, the most delicate lace; jewelry, be said, was be yond their menus; glancing with proud humility at the diamonds of the elder ladies, and the alloyed gold of the younger. But he manage^ to spend as much on his wife’s laco as wonld have bought many a set of inferior . jaw airy. Lettioe well became it all. If, os people said, her father had hoen uothiug but a French ad venturer, sho bore traces of her nature in her grace, her delicacy, her faoinatiug And elegant ways of doing all things. She was made for society, and yet sho hated it. And one day sho went out of it altogether, and for evermore. She had been well iu the morning when fid- ward went down, to his offioe in Hamley. At noon he won ddfit for by hurried trem bling metoengere. When he got home, breathless and uncomprehending, she wee past speech. One glance from her lovely loving black eyes showed that she recog nized him with the passionate yearning that had been pne of the characteristics of her love through life. There was no word passed between them. He could uot speak any more than could sho. He knelt dowu by her. bhe was dying; she was dead; and he knelt on, immovable. They brought him his eldest child, Elli- nor, in utter despair as to what to do to rdose him. They had no thought aa to tbe effect on bsr, hitherto shut op in the nursery during this busy day of confusion and alarm, iho child bad no idea of death, and her father, kneeling and tear less, was far less an object of surprise or interest to her than her mother, laying still and white, and not turning her head to smile at her darling. “Mamma, mamma!” oried the ohild, in shapeless terror. But the mother never stirred, and the father hid his face yet deeper iu tho bod-clot Uob to stifle a cry as if a sharp knife had pierced his heart. The ohild forced her impetuous way from her attendants aud rushed to the bed. Undeterred by deadly cold or stony im mobility, sho kissed the lips and stroked the glossy raven hair, murmuring sweet words of wild lovo such as had passed between tbe mother and child often and often when no witnesses were by; and altogether seemed ho nearly beside herself in an agony of love and terror, that Ed ward arose, and softly taking her in his arm*, bore her awny, lying buck like one dead, so exhausted was she by tho terri ble emotion they had foroed on her childish heart, into bis study, a little room opening out of the grand library, into which on happy evenings, never to come aga n, he aud his wife were wont to retire to have coffee together, and perhaps to stroll out of the glass door,out into the open air, tbe shrubbery, the fields—never to be trodden by these dear feel. What passed between father and ohild in this seclusion none could tell. Late in the evening EUinor’u supper was sent for, aud tbo servant who brought it in saw the child lying os one dead in her father’s arms, and before he left tbe room watched his master feeding her, the girl of six years of age, with as tender care as if she had boen a baby of six months. CHAPTER III. From that time the tio between father and daughter grew very strong and tender indeed. ElUnor, it is true, divided her affection between her baity sister and her papa; but he, curing little for babies, had only a theoretic regard for liiB younger child, while the elder absorbed all his love. Every (lay that he dined at home Ellinor was placed opposite to him while he ate his late dinner; she sat where her mother had (lone during the meal, al though she had dined and even supped some time before on the primitive nurse ry fare. It was half pitiful, half amus ing to see the little girl's grave, thought ful ways and inodes of speech, as if try ing to act up to the dignity of her place as her fathor's companion, till sometimes the little head nodded off to slumber in tho middle of lisping some wise little speech. “Old-fashioned" tbo nurses called her, and prophesied that she would not livo long in consequence of her old fashion. But instead of the fulfillment of this prophecy, tka fat bright baby was seized wilh fits and was well, ill and dead in a day! Elllnor’s grief was some thing alarming frotq its quietness and concealment, ftha waited till she was left —as she thought—ulone at nights, and then sobbed and oried her passionate cry for “Baby, babv, comeback to me—oome backtill every one feared for the health of tho frail IfWle glri whoee childish Af fection had to stand two such sbockB. Her father put aside all business, all pleasure of every kind to win his darling from her grief. No mother could have done more, no tenderest nurse done half so much Mr. Wilkins then did for Ellinor. If it had not been for him she would have just died of her grief. Ab it was, she overcame il, but slowly, wearily, ha:d- ly letting herself love anv one for some time, as if sho instinctively feared lest all her strong attachments should find a sud den end in death. Her love, thus damn ed up into a small space, at last burst its A purely domestic life, would let ' banks, aud overflowed on her father. It himself drop out of the company ' was a rich reward for him for all his care of the shire squirearchy, and find of her,aud he took delight, perhaps a sei- hit relaxation with her, in their luxurious I fish delight, iu all the many pretty ways library or lovely drawing-room, so foil of she perpetually found of convincing him white-gleaming statutes and gems of pic-1 if he had needed conviction, that he was she would sit aud listen with an Intensity of attention for his footstep. Onoe the nurse hod expressed some wouder at the distance at wnioh Elliuor could hear her father’s approach, saying that sho had lis tened and could not hear such a sound, to which Ellinor had replied: “Of course you con not; he is not your ^ Then when he went away in the morn ing, after he had kissed her, Ellinor would ran to a certain window from whioh she could watch him up the lauo, now hidden behind a hedge, now roappearing through an open spaoe, again out of sight, till he reached a great old beech tree, where for an instant more she saw him. And then she would turn away with n sigh, some times reassuring her unspoken fears by saying softly to herself, “He will oome again to-night." Mr. Wilkins liked to feel his child de pendent on him for afl her pleasures. Ho was even a little jenkma ad nj m who devised a treat or conferred a present the first news of whioh did not come from or through him. At last it was necessary that Elliuor should have Rome more inHtrnotion than her good old nurse oould give; her father did not care to take upon himself the of fice of teacher, whioh he thought he fore saw wonld necessitate occasional blame, an occasional exercise of authority which might possibly render him less idolized by biB little girl; so he commissioned La dy Holster to choose out one amoug her many proteges for a govornoss to his daughter. Now Lady Holster, who kept up a sort of amateur oouuty register of fioe, was only too glad to be made of use iu this way; but when she iuquired a lit tle further as to the Bort of person requir ed, all she could extract from Mr. Wilkins was: “You know the kind of education a la dy should have, and will, I am sure, choose a governess for Ellinor bettor than I oould direot you. Only pleuse choose some one who will not marry me, and who will let Ellinor go on niuking my tea, aud doing pretty much what she likes, for she is so good they neod not try to make her better, only to teach her wuat a lady should know." Miss Monro was selected—a plain intel ligent quiet wornau of forty—and it waa difficult to deoide whether sho or Mr. Wilkins took the most pains to avoid each other, acting, with regard to Ellinor, pretty much Tike the famous Adam and Eve in the weather gloss: when the one came out the other went in. Miss Monro had been tossed about and overworked quite enough in her life to value the privilege and indulgence of her evenings to herself, her comfortable school room, her quiet cosy teas, her Look or her let ter writing afterward. By mutual agree ment she did not interfere with Ellinor and her ways aud occu pations on the evenings the girl had not her father for companion ; and these oc casions beoatno more and more frequent as years passed ou, and the deep shadow was lightened which the sudden death that had visited his household had oast over him. Ho was always a popular mnn at dinner-parties ss I have said before. His amount of intelligence and acoom- f ilishment was rare in shire, and if t required more wine than formerly to bring his conversation up to the desired point of range and brilliancy, wine was not an article spared or grudged at tho couuty dinner-parties. Occitsiounliy his business took him up to Lond n ; hurried as these journeys might be, he never re turned without a new game, a new toy of some kind, to “make homo pleasant to his little maid,” as he expressed him self. He liked, too, to see what was doing in art or in literature; and as he gave pretty extensive orders for anything be ndmired, ho was almost sure to bo followed down to Hamley by one or two packages or par cels, tho arrival and opening of which be gan soon to form tbe pleasant epochs in in Ellinor’s grave though happy life. The only person of his own standing with whom Mr. Wilkins kept up any inter course in Hamley was the new clergymnn, a b&ohelor, about his own age, a learned man, a fellow of his college, whose first claim on Mr. Wilkins' attention was tbe fact that ho had been traveling-bachelor for his university, and hod consequently been on the Continent about the very same two years that Mr. Wilkins lmd been there; and although they had never met, yet they had many common acquaintances and common recollections to talk over of ibis period, which, after all, had boon about the most bright and hopeful of Mr. Wilkins’ life. Mr. Nors had an occasional pupil—that is to say, be never put himself out of tbe way to obtain pupils, but did not refuse tbe entreaties sometimes made to him that be would prepare a young man for college by allowing tbe said yonng mail to reside and read with him. “Ness’ men” took rather high honors ; for tho tutor, too indolent to find ont work for himself, had a certain pride in doing well the work that was found for him. When Ellinor wus somewhere about fourteen, a young Mr. Corbet cinro to he pupil to Mr. Ness. Her father alwuys called on the young men reading with the olergymen, and asked them to his house. His hospitality had in comae of time lost its recherche and elegant character, but was always generous, and often profuse. Besides, it was iu his character to like tbe joyous, thoughtless company of the young better than that of tho old—giv**u the same amount of refinement and education both. Mr. Corbet was a young man of very good family from a distant county. If his character had not been so grave and de liberate his years would only have entitled him to be called a boy ; for ho was but eighteen at the time when ho oumo to read with Mr. Ness. Jiut many men of five-aud-twenty have not reflected so deeply as this young Mr. Corbet already had. Ho had considered and almost ma tured his plan for life; hvid ascertained what objects ho donirod most to accom plish in the dim future, which is to many at his ago only a shapeless mint; aud bad resolved on eertain steady courses of ac tion by which such objects were most likely to be secured. A young( r son, his family connections and family interest prearranged a legal caroer for him, and it was in accordance with his own tastes and talents. All, however, that bis father hoped for him was that ho might make an income sufficient for u gentleman to live on. The eldest Mr. Corbet was hard ly to be called ambitious, or, if he were, his ambition was limited to views for tb<- eldest son. But llulph Corbet intended to be a distinguished lawyer, not so much for the vision of the woolsack, which, I suppose dances before tho imagination of every young lawyer, but for tho grand in have yielded anything. But this did not satisfy Ralph; his father's reason must tie convinced of the desirability of tbe «teg> ee well as his weak will give way. The squire listened, looked wise, sighed; spoke of Edward’# extravagance and the girls' expenses, grew sleepy, and said, “Very true,” “That is but reason able, certainly,” glanced at the door, aud wondered when bis eon would hAve ended his talking end go into tbe drawing-room; and at length found himself writing the deeired letter to Mr. Ness, consenting to everything, terms and all. Mr. Neee never had a moro satisfactory pupil—one whom he could treat more as an intellectual equal. [TO B1 OOSTIZCXD.] BCIENTIFIC MOT El. —The English Royal Geographical So ciety has 2,900 members. —A new planet has been discovered by Mr. Perrotin, of Toulouse. —Russian Lapland is to be explored next suQitnerfor traces of ancient glaciers. The Dutch Geographical Sooiety will send a scientific expedition to explore Su matra, at an expense of two thousand pounds. —Many legends from different conn- tries go to show that iu the earliest times birds were especially regarded as abodes of departed spirits. —Science gets a million dollars by Jas. 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Carp were caught at Fontainebleau by tho German soldiers, it is said, that they carried bits of silver that were at tached to their gills 300 years ago, iu tbe time of Franois I, and Henry if. At the risk of being obarged with oarping oriti- oisin, wo aro inclined to suspect that this is a fish story. —Nature praises Field Ornithology, the latest work of Dr. Elliot Cones. It knows of no other work whioh will prove eo ser- videable for those beginning this interest ing study* Dr. Ooues is still a young mau, a surgeon in the United Btates Army, and it stationed at Fort Randall, Dakotoh. —It is quite certain that the Tasmanian aborigines need stone hatchets without handles; in short, they merely used sharp- edged stones as knives. These were made sharp, not by grinding or polishing, bat by striking off flakes with another stone till the required edge was obtained. —Leuz, in l84fi r said that there is at and near the equator a belt of water cool er than the waters to tbe north and eontb of it Of this striking phenomenon, he said tho explanation flows directly from the form of the isothermal enrve which represents it. This view has since been substantiated by Dr. W. B. Carpenter. —A moans of provonting the spread of tbo vino-pest, is said to have been found in the spreading of a layer of fihe sand on the ground round tbo stems of tho plants. The saud is said to be too loose for, this insect to pass through, and the conse quence is that it is intercepted in its pass age from one plant to another. —A rapid dryer for oil piants and var nishes is prepared by dissolving twelve parts of best shellac and four parts borax in one hundred parts of water by the aid of heat. This solntion, after beating, in poured into bottles, and should be well corked. If mixed with some oil of tur pentine and then added to the oil paints, it will oanse them to dry very rapidly. —Prof. Helmholtz has oared the bay- fevor, from wbioh he is sn annual suffer er, by throwing a weak solution of qui nine up his nostrils—one part to 800 of water. This destroys oertain minute vi- brionea which appear in the nasal secre tions, and which, if not tbe oanse of the complaint, appear to aggravate it. This remedy has been tried by several persons with great benefit. —A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart, hia next to escape the censures of the world. If the lost interferes with the former, it ought to bo entirely neglected; bat other* wise there cannot be a greater satisfac tion to an honest mind, than to see those approbations which it gives itself second- ed l >y % the applause ^ the public.—Addi tion. —To be satisfied with the acquittal of the world, though accompanied with the sooret coimuenoAtiou of conscience, this is tho murk qf a little mind; but it re. quires a soul of no common stamp to be satisfied with its own noquittui, and so despise iho condemnation of the world.— C'ollon. —When I meet with uuy that write ob scurely, or converse confusedly, I am apt to suspect two things: first that snob per sons do not understand themselves, and secondly that they are not worthy of be ing understood by others.—‘Colton. —Consult your friend on all thing*, es pecially on those which respect yourself. Jlis counsel may then be useful, where your own self-love might impair yonr judgment.—Bonita. —All that nature has prescribed must be good, and ns death is natnaal to ua, it is Absurdity to fear it. Fear loses its pur pose when we aro snre it cannot preserve ns and we should drew resolution to meet it from tho impossibility to escape it.— Steele. —Despair makes a despicable figure, and descends from a mean original. 'Tin the offapring of fear and laziness and im patience; it arguee a defect of spirit and resolution, and oftentimes of honesty too. I would not despair unless I saw misfor tune recorded in the book of fate ahd signed and sealed by necessity. —Whosoever is afraid of submitting any question, civil or religious, to the test of free discussion, is rnoro In love with his own opinion thau with truth.— J tin hop Wateon. —He who thinks he can find in himself tho means of doing without others is BOVIIIM VP A »I*»W ITU 11 TER. [Itneka (Cal.) Cupol.] He immigrated from Virginia Oity aud arrived afoot. Through motives pecuni ary this waa done, and boots having been sacrificed on the way, his advent was made in feet enossed in ouuvaa of texture oottrse and strength prodigious. An bum ble men wsa he who learned his trade in Ban Fraoeiaoo, and who during hours of idleness and relaxation whiled the dreary hours away, duriug his early manhood, by running with the “tuashoen” aud im proving his mind and innaole by perfect ing himself in the use of modern slang and the cultivation of the art of striking from the shoulder. A mighty mau wuh he, who, in prosperous days, wore a long tailed, black cost, a white handkerchief around his neck, and pantaloons turned op at tbe after part of the extromitieR, exposing a dainty stripe of red morocco lining; bat his glory bsd departed, and, as was hereto remarked, his hogira was aooomplished independent of horse or looomotive. His onca gorgeous ward robe was disbauded, and bo entorod the l H)«eeo of the Ea*t" like the maid who milked the cow with the cramplod horn, all forlorn. Upon his entrance into town, and before his attire was rouovated iu any marked degree, ho skirmished around among the different saloon'*, receiving a snbouuueous application of much strong drink, and was as happy and contented as is customary under snob blissful cir- cnmstauoes, until some of tbe boys con ceived the unfortunate idea of joshing him. They oritioised his raiment, scoffed at his general appearance, and oast reflec tions upon his immediatedesueut by asser ting that hejwas au example of the theory of evolution. He bore it all with stoical fortitude and Ohristinn resignation until one of his tormeutora suggested fight, sod then his eyes twinkled aud his mouth twiohed as if with pleasurable anticipa tions, and be requested an adjournment to (he sidewalk. Tbo coogregatinu ad journed. When outside, this man from Virginia drooped his head, and in quiet bat sabdued tones, bat partaking stioug- ly of the ancient Jackey intonation, ho spoke: “Mister, yer a stranger to mo and I ain’t had no introduction, lint jist hit me ono for lack, kindur yon know, for tuy future happiness dopeuds upon it,” and he reooived it juHt under tho ear; but it faxed him uot, aud without auy ap parent portubatiou be agaiu spoke, saying: “Mister, please thump mo, and thump mo good, for its sorter blissful and makes n fellow think of old times when *»’ run u full rope and carried a fox tail; ” and ho got it tbo seoondt ime, with tbo same result as the first. “Now,” oontinued the Uurd-headed oitizen, “justgimme one more and make it a lifter;” but the striker wbh a-wonry and refused to do the bidding, whereupou the solicitor softly remnrkud in a monotonous sort of way: “Well, if yor won’t I guess I’ll mash yon,” and he did it in a manner, too,that made him revolve like a fly-wheel, and when the recipient landed tho Wes tern Weston was atop of him. They were separated, but tbe gentleman from Virginia has not been “josbed" to ony great extent sinoe Sunday night. Whale* at Bay. As soon ss all had taken their seats, says a writer describing the sceno in tbe St. James Magaziue, we rowed off silently with double-banked oars. Five large boats were all we oould man, as many of the fishermen bad gone to fho bunks in the morning; though thoir brown Bails were in sight, time did not »Uow of their recall. Our armament was rnoBt ludi crous; besides guns, we carried ux«m, lances, old awords, and several kottlos for making a noise with. Heveral were busy improvising a formidable weapon by fast- eumg scythe blades to short poles; one man, called while mowiug, sat in the bow, holding bis scythe. As wo loft tbe oovo tbe womsn kept calling nftur us and wishing good luck, and then hurried to tbe cliffs, where they watched tbo pro gress of the chase. Making a loug do tour, the boats were quietly formed iu a semi-circle to seswsra of tbo dark group, wbioh appeared unconscious of onr up- proaob; as soon ss ail were plaaed, the leader fired a gun, aud we hore down upon the whales with all speed, shouting and splashing the water. A movement is seen among tho whales, dark forms disap pear and presently emerge ngaib; they move slowly at first, then increasing their ipeed, rush in a foaming crowd toward be shore. We follow at our utmost speed, regardless of the spray that dashes over the boat. Suddenly tbe fi*di pause, feeling, perhaps, by inntinct, that they are gettiug into shoal water; they turn, seem to deliberate end solect tho weakost spot for a charge; our speed is slackened, and all prepare for a atuggle. After u momenta pause, headed by tho largest of the herd, they rush ut my boat which happened to be iu the centre of iho lino. Ou th«y came, raising a wall of foam, be hind whioh are dimly seen arohtd bucks and agitated finn; we shoot, fire our guns, throw stones and dash the oars iu the water. They himUute, a fow plunge under the boat; I feel their backs scrape against the keel as wo are throwu over and half filled with water; the next is received with h blow of un ax from a gigantic fisherman; terrified aud spouting blood, the whale rashes baok into tho herd, and heads for the shore in hia blind agony. We redouble.onr exertions, and tho fish finally yielding, follow their wounded companion and fling themselves on the shore, where they ho wallowing iu the shallow water. With a cry ot triumph borne back from the woman who stood on the cliff, dancing und waving their arms in doligbt at the prospect of an abundant winter supply of fond, fill the boats rowed for the shore, each striving to bo firnt to commence the fight. With a final cheer the men drove the bouts iu moug the fish, leaped out and began to strike right and left. Quite satisfied with my exertious, I sat in tho boat and watched tbe strange combat, already olosing, as the poor stupid fl'di, ignoraut of their strength, fell easy Victims to their determined enomies. Tho sight was strange aud strikiug, tbe cloudless sun was shining on the waves of the bay; blue, cxcopt over a largo patch, many yards in extent, dyed rod with blood. Each wave showed a streak of crimson, os it washod oyer the glistening bodies, rejoicing that it could insult the strange forms that bad lately swam lords of tin deep. Behind a narrow beach rose the steep cliff, down whieh were running the women and ohildren, their shrill crie- riaing above the shouts of the men and roar of the waves. Gradually the tumult Ceased, except whore a whale in tho lust throes wrapped himself in a cloud of bloody spray, and deluged the men who stood by watching for another blow. Lawyers. JOSEPH r. POU, Attorney mt Law, end Judge of Oouuty Court, Practice* In afl other Court*. Office* over store of W. If. Hobart* k Co., Broad St. ja’25 SAMUEL Bt HATCHER, Attorney ut Law. JoXO Offlo. oyer Wtttlck k Ilnfe J. M. McNKILL, Attorney and Counsellor ut Luw. Practice* in court* of G«or|la and Alabama. IIUBAI d CBAWrOBM, AtUraeyu ut Luw, Wilt practice in the Itat* and federal Court* ol OeoTfia. Office over Preer, Illgo* k 0o.’* store, northwest comer Broad ami tit. Clair 8u. jot ▲. A. HOSIER, Attorney and OMsieller mk Lew, Practices in State and federal Ooart* In Georgia and Alabama. Office 186 Broad Oolnmbna, Oa. jaO Mark II. BtAimronD. Leon f. CUniunn. ULANDFORR d HARRABR, Attorneys end Counsellors mt luw, Office No. (17 Broad street, over Wittlch k Kin- ■el's Jewelry Store. Will practice iu tbe State and federal Court*. sept J AS. M. ftlMMU. Ona*. J. awivv. RUSMELL d 0WIFT, Attorney* nml Cuuu*ollor* at Law. Will practice in tho Court* of Ooorgia (Chattahoocheo Circuit) ai.il Alabama. Office over 0. A. Redd A Co.'* store, UroRil street, Columbus, Oa. Jal L. T. DOWN I MU, Attorney und ttolftettov, U. R. Com’r and Register Iu Pnnkruptcy. Office novZ’M over brook*' Drugstore,Oolmnhu*,Oa. PEABODY d BRANNON, Attorneys nt Luw. Qvviux ovin J. Kiwi* ft Co.'* Btoan, Bnoiu Bt., R. JT. HOMES, Attorney und €onnuollor nt Lnw, ieorklit Home Insurance Company buildiug, ■«< Doctors. DR. COLMEY. Resilience and Office corner of 8t. Clair and Ogle thorpe nt*. Office hour*—7 to 9 A. M-, 13 to 2 P. n., 7 to (J P. M. *ep37 dtf 1)R. M. MU LAW. Office corner Broad and Randolph streets, Burras' building. Renldence on Forsyth, threo door* below fit. Clair. J*<» _ . DR. J. A. (IB4UHART, 0, J. Moffett’* Drug Blare, Broad street. RR. A. C. COOK, Dentists. W. F. TIONBR, Dentist, Opposite Strapper’s building, laaftelph fit. T. W. RENTE, Dentist. Over Joseph ft Brother’s storo. W. *. POOL, DentUt, 101 Broad St., Colombo,, 0*. W. JT* POOLS, Dcmllat, jyiSJMOjorjI^Hom^oildlos^oIjiibMjl^ Builders and Arohltoots. J. «. CHALMERS, Uewue Cnrpenter und Bnflldur. Jobbing done at short notion. Plans and specifications fnrnUhed fbr nil *tylw of building* Brood Street, next to 0. W. Brown’s. CVdmahn*. Oa. Boots and Shoes. WELLS A CURTIS, Mo. 73 Brand Street, Haro always a fell stock of Boots und Shoes, Upper, Sole und Ber ness Leather and Findings of nil kinds. Rellnbls goods I Reasonable prloso I N. B.—Special attention to orders by Express, 0.0. D.5li Livery and Sale itablaa. ROBERT THfiimi, Livery, Mule end Eiekang* Mteblee, OauTHonra, Norm or Razmlps five, ectao Columbus, On. A. OAHMEL, Livery und Mule Stefclee, 0(i lit u or pi St., Columbus, Oa. Particular attention given to feeding and fials month or day. oetM Restaurants. UAMII COUNTY lUTtCUar, Nu. 89 Broed Mtroot. The best of foreign and Domestlo Liquors and Cigars. Meels at afl hours. deo1» J. J. BLAKBbY, Prop’r. Fresh Meats. J. W. PATRICK, Stulls No. 9 end 19, Mnrket House. fie*h Meats of every kind and best quality, Jill always ou hand^ J. T. COOK, Fresh Meets of All Klmde, *ep6 Hull* Nos 1ft and IT. Drunnlsta. J. I. GRIFFIN, Imported Drugs end Chemlcels, rcKcrlptlous carefully proparod. tlH No. 106 Broad street. JOHN L JOKRAM, DnwIM, Two doors bolOw Oeo. W. Brown’*, Brood Street, Columbus, Oa. AA* Night Bell right of south door. _ *ep6 A. fii. BRANNON, Wist Bid*, Broad Hr hr it, Oolumsui, Oa., Wholesale usd Retell Denier In Drugs und Hedfteftwee, Toilet Articles sod Ferfuusery. Cun and Lookamlthf. PHILIP EIFLEB, i nud Lock,with, Crawrord street, asst Is Johnson's corner, Columbus, Gn. jnd WILLIAM 8CHOBEB, Gun and Locksmith aud dealer In Gassing Ma terial*. Opposite Knquirer (Mo*. JaHi Plano Tuning, So. B. W. BLAU, Hcpairor and Tuuer of Piano**, Organs and Acoordeons. Sign Paintlug also dons. Order* may he be left at J. W. Pease ft Mortnau's Cotton Factories; COLUMBU, MANUFACTURING CO.. Manufacturers of Bheetlngn, Shirting*, end Sewing end Knitting Thread. Curd* Wool and Grinds Wheat nud Corn- Offii i’ in rear of Wlttlrh ft Kintal's, Randolph *t. Jal 8 R. II. CIIILTON, President. HUM OGEE MANUFACTURING CO, Manufacturer* of PHKKTINOff. 81IIRTIN08, YARN, ROPE, fte. COLUMBUS, OA. U. P. 8WIPT, President. W. A. SWIFT, Rerretnry ft Treasurer. octffl ly. Watchmakers. C. 8CHOMBUBG, Practical Watchmaker end Jeweler, Successor to I-. Gntowsky, 100 Broad street, Jail Columbu«, Go. C. H. LEQU1N, Watchmaker, Crooara. RAN’LEBME, Dealer in family Groceries, on Bryan street, be* twoeu Oglethorpe ft Jackson streets, ^Nocharg* for rirayngn. decT J. H. HAMILTON, Wholesale and Retail Grueer, 1MHAM COOPER, family Grocer and Dealer in Country Prodeoe, sopA next to "Knquirer" Off!os. Tailors. G. A. KOEHNE, Merchant Tailor and Cutter. A full stock of French a.id Knglisk Broadcloths, ~ Mi mere* aud Voetlogs. No. 134 Broad Street. aprlO HENRY SKLLMAN. Cutting, Cleaning and Repairing Done in the best style. *pr24] Coruer Crawford and front fit Boot and Shoemakers WM. MEYER, Boot and Shoemaker. Dealer in Leather aud Findings. Next to 0. A. Redd A Co.'s. Prompt and strict attsnllon given to order*. jell Tin and Coppersmiths. Tobacco, Cigars, Sc. nAif.K UORN. enjoy a go /d smoke, go to his me. C. LOPES, Denier In tend Manufacturer mt Fla Clgava, j*9 Near Broad Btreet Depot, Barber Shops. LOU IS WELLft* SHAVING KALOON, (r'tutortsor to II. lleo« >,) Under Georgia Home Insurance Building. Prompt and polite barbers In attendauce. JaSiA ED, TERRY, Barker, Crawford Ht., uuder lUukiu House, Coin Dress-Making. MINS M. A. HOLUNC.WOSTH, Drees-llftklug, Cutting .md Fitting. Tvru»*vlu«p Koiidniice nud .hop In Brownevllle. WM. FEE, Worker In Tin, Mheet Iran, Cogger. Orders from abroad promptly attended to. Jn7 No. 174. Broad Street. PainterM. WM. SNOW, JR., A CO., Bonne nnd Sign Painters, Old Oglethorpe corner, (Just north of pastoMee) Coiambus, Georgia. Will contract for llou«e aud Sign Painting st reasonable price*, aud guarantee satisfaction. “ ' to Win. Hiio * LAWYERS. W. K. Williams. Culm. H. Willumi. Feed Store. IMPOfcMf Til C>iimmL mVELEEs. ,0TW*igat—whM Ed- tarn. Bat p.ih*p« tbi. tu too maoa to ! .vet tb. first object with her. Th. none tellecm.1 «m- , uufi■ consoq... it power j muob miBluUon . but tle who think. th»t over ni.ukmil that dintinguljliod lawyer. , othorK ca[mot do wilhu ut him iaatUl more m.y alwraya iiotusa if they choune, A seat mUtaken ._ /xI JtorJufo.uauld. in Parliament, HlatosiuanHhip, and all tbo . . ...... great acope for a powerful aud active arn ro many ill ft man mind that lay on oach Ride of *nch a 1 I few in hmi, that 1 begin to career—theso wero tbo objects which , * UH po°t that bebftft a real battroablonome Ralph Corbet act before bimholf. To Uke ! went, oh being likely to ocltpHC thftt of high honor** at college was tbe first step i "then*. Lallruyere to be accomplished; and in order to i - With the vulgar and tbo learned achieve this Balpb bad not porauaded— namex have great weight; the wise use a ....... perauuion wu> a we.lt ioalrumeot which ] writ ot inquiry into th.ir legitimacy when "hM ** Tl **’ ool^fgKano"', he despised—'hot gravely reasoned his they are adrauoed aa authorities. — aim- ?. howeU *««., tl Park Ku*. father into consenting to pay the large i nurnmn. nd who travel iu any section, by mil ui aoat, sailing auy cla*s of go<»d». nr* n quested to •sad their Buainoa* and Private Addr ns, a* be low, stating class of good* they sell, and by whom employed; alio Ibwse who aro at prosuut undor tn engagement. This matter I* of grrat Importance Individually to *a'eam«n of this class, or men so liciting trad* lu this manner. It i* therefore especially Attired that tht* notice m»y meet the eye of all Commercial Traveler* and RalMiuou iu this oonntry and that they will at ont o give It their attention. Those who comply with »' oy request will be conffdentiall; I carsu jfll «*!• JOHN EITZGIRBONM, Wholesale and Retail Dealer la Hay, Oats, Coru ILtcon, ftr., Oglethorpe Rt , opposite *Tmtiper' • Ilell. Confectioners. 1. U. RTUUI'PEK, Cuudy Munufhotnrrr AHD DEALS# I» All kinds of Confectionery and Frnlts. Stick Candy IS cent*. Full weight guaranteed iu #*ch box. Hotel*. PLANTERS' HOTEL, Next to Columbus Bank Building. Portor* at all th* train*. J*13 MU. W. F. fiNIOKR, Propr’s*. WILLIAMS ft WILLIAMS, Attorney* at Law, COLUHBU8, DA. •IP Office over Abell's ators. JylT 3* W? A. Farley, A,ttoraeyM*«*D»W cusseTA, UaaTTAMoooasa Ua, Oa. jra-HiiMialjiiMilonaWTO^W^lart^^^ ~ “doctors. Dr. J. H. CARRIGER, SURGEON AND PHYSICIAN. O FFICE Up stalra S.E. cor of Broad k BM£ <iolph .Streets, where he m »y bs found ony night whsu not professionally eogagaft. •,aa HINES DOZIER. Attorney at LftW, HAMILTON, OA., W ILL pracli™ In Iho ChMtUlwoeta. «"•[} or itu, wh.ro .In Mil kind of uovlt tf 8HLL1NZ8V. aPRINC MILLINZ8Y. W*A*W U SUMMB**IWI*«^ eluding .11 th. NOVgl.TlKS ul lh. ..Moo, VKKSglNO AMI ULKACUIMU doa. Is the tauat .1,1—. *t lh. ihnrl.'t n.lloM- M.a, Lor Mow Ui. Njwtort ootlS-ly wart Blii DOKhALLT, rnrnmki
