The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, September 19, 1884, Image 4
BY AND BY.
ly A1TCY LARCUM.
We built a bridge across the gulf,
That held us seperate here;
Our perfect faith was rtore than sight;
The far was as the near.
We said, "Though glad things out of
reach
Above us float and fly
The gladdest, the most beautiful
Await us by and by."
'Thy heart to mine, and mine to thine,
Said, "only true be thou,
Nor lull thyself with alien dreani,
Nor break the unspoken vow';
And we, the storm-clouds overpast,
The thunder-crash rolled by,
Shall we meet and cross the rain-bow
bridge
Tn sunshine, by and by.''
Who saw .hc beauteotis rainbow bridge
Break into shreds of air,
Till yawning, gray, and measureless,
The sullen gulf lay bare ?
Alas! it i6 not as it was!
Where are , thou and I,
Left with the faint, receding breath
Of echo, "by.and by ?"
And fainter, farther yet, the souid
Dies out in blankness blue;
Do all the a ysses gape, lubridge,
All seas lie shoerless, too?
Is Heaven itself a mist, a cheat?
Nay! t.ke heart 's lonelv crv,
Pathetic. with unconq uered hope,
Rings loyal. hv and hv01"
Choosing a Husband.
it is not, of course, every girl
who has the power of choosing a
husband, in the sense of selectina
and appropriating the one among
her male acquaintances who pleas
es her best. It is not natural that
she should do this, and when na
ture is not followed there is gen
erally a disasterous ending. It is
true that love sometimes begets
love; but, on the other hand, noth
ing is more likely to cheek it than
a too ready response in the c-arly
stages. If mnan's love is genuine, if
he is not deceiving himself in fan
eying he has an affection which he
does not really feel, lie wants no
enicouirageinent beyond the ordina
ry conduct which politeness and
good feeling dictate. Ir, witho it
ny further encouragement, love
(hes away, it is pretty certain that
it had very weak roo'ts. Itf a pro
posal comes before a girl has a!
lowed herself to believe that little
attentons offered to her had any
special meaning-before she has
pe-mitted her feelings to shape
themselves as they might have
done-no harm will follow. it is
unfair to expect that a girl should
be ready to yield the moment the
word isspoken, and yet be readly
to go her own way, without an'y
cause of complaint if the word is
not spoken. No sensible man, no
man whose a!fection is worth re
taining, is dlriVenl away by being
told b~y the lady of his choice that
she likes him, that she feels that
in time she may come to love him,
but that her heart is not yet his.
I! he really loves her he will come
back again, and it is pretty cer
tain that he will learn before a sec
ond asking whether his affectiion
as returnedl or niot. But a girl, if
she cannot always choose, can al
ways refuse; and generally her
difficulty is this-it is evident that
this man is making love to me, I
do not love him, but I think I
might do0 so if .1 chooe; sall i
choose or shall I forbear? It is
here that the power of choice come
in; and it is here that the i olcef
prudence must be heard, if' it is to
be heard a tall. . In such circum
stances will act. wisely if she gives .
considerable weight to the general
opinion that is held of the gentle
man in question by his profession
al brethren or his business ac
quaintances. It is, in short, not
the man who is agreeable among
women, but he who is well liked
by his own sex, who is the man
for a husband. There are certain
persons, however, of the opposite,
sex who are almost as good judges
of a man's disposition as those of
his own, and they are his sisters.
A girl can always tell how a man
stands with his sisters; ir they
are really fond of him, she may be,
almost sure that he will make a
good husband. A mother always
speaks well of her son ; it is no'
what she says of him, but his be
havior to her, that is to be looked
to. And a lady may feel certain
on this point, that is how f ia m i
treats his mohter and sister, o he
twill treAt her six months after
marriage. All this my seem cold
blo-ded, vey far removed from
the tender feeling which courtship
induces. But, after all, a girl : has
a Choice to make-a choice upon
which the happiness of her whdle
life will depend; 1nd there is al
ways a tine whether she notices
it or not, betore she part's with the
control of her hearI't, at which she
'Ougiht to lsten to her judgment.
I Without better (videlce than ler
owil feelings she is very likely to!
mivalke a mistake; but if she can
assure herself that her lover is a
man who is respected and liked by.
his male friends, and is a favoritej
at home, she may be pretty surej
that in listening to his love she is
choosing wisely.
Los-r Wailmp.-A poor boy m
ployed in Scotland to ke:-p sheepl
Iwas ove-itken on the hills by a se-I
vere snow storm. Long an 1 benve
'ly he kept up, sand tr ied to drive
his flock toward ho:ne by ta;king~
note of the landmarks; he knew.
All in vain ; the snow fell last, andl~
before night all traces of road s and
pa.ths were lost, and poor Willie
found himself alone in the hills
with his sheep.
As the night wore on the fatali
drowsiness began to creep overj
him beyond his power to resist,!
and without a scrap of shelter he!
lay himself down among his sheep
to sleep and die, for he was sure
he would never wake on earth.
With a smothered prayer for help
he fell asleep, and as he lay there '
more sheep came and huddlled
around him. Strange, indeed, as
it may seem, the warmth from
their bodies kept him from being
frozen to death. A part~y from
home went in search of him, and
they found him surrounded by a
dozen old1 sheep, whose instinct
had saved his life. In keeping
'themselves warm they had kept
warmth anld life in him~. And he
lived many years to tell this anec
dote of his bo3 hood's peril when
lost on the wild Northern hillside.
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RICHMOND & DANVILLE
RAILROAD.
P sSE NEIYR DEAAllTMENT.
On afJtr Aui'g. 3d, 18I Pa'enger
Train serviee on th A. &C. Air-Linle
Diviionm will be a;1 fol lows
.V0 Rd T,{W1j, R 7).
* YY)I? Til VI A'il,
No. 51| No.53
jDiaily . I I~aily.
Ie*~~ At t Liun a . . . A 4 49lin!Kd i40
Ar. Gainesville... . 57 1) im 10 35 a im
"Llia......... 7 9 1 1ml 1101 a
"' RI. Gap .JuneBi 8 12 p iml 11 30 a m
" Toccoa.......C( 8 .4 p in 1204 p m
4 ,Seen (iy .D19 59 P m 100 p m
" Central ... 11032 p m 152 m
Liherty. 1053p m 2 13p n
l"asley . 11 10 p im 2 27pm
"% (reenville . 1 .1 42 p m 2 47 p m
SSpaLrtanuWr. .' 1 01 a m 3 50 p m
" (4Gamia..... 3 2")a m 5541 pim
haI lmmrlote. . II 4 10 a inm 0 40 pnm
,SO)UT/If W'.4IRiD.
No. 50 No. 52
L~eav~e C'harlot t e. . . '1 45 a mn 10pm
.Gamstonia . .. ....2 30 a um .1 .45 pum
"Spoa anouirg. . . 4 28 a mn 3 45 pm
" reenville. .' 43 a ml 4 55 p mn
"Lasley 's. 6 17 a mn 5 20 pm
ibermty......... 631a m i 5 42pm~
"Central......... 055 a ma 6 00pm11
" Senca City. ... 7 32am iu 37p m
"b T1occoai........8 840a m73 pn
"' Rab. Gap .June. 9 :34 ai m) 8 3() p)m
"'Lumlat.......... il()000amr 8 59p mi
" ainesv'ille ....110 36 ai mn I 25p mn
"AWtlanta........| 1 00 pm~ 11 30p PmI
Accommrodationi Train, (A ir-Line Belle
GOoNG NORTH'I.
Leave~ A tlanta................ 6 15 p mn
Arrive Gainesville...........8 25 p mn
Accommodation Trarin. (Air-Line Belle
OOING SOUTH.
L've G ainesville............ 7 00 a m)
A rr ive Atclant a.............. 9 20 a mn
No. 1 8-Local Freight, Going South.
Leavec Charlotte............. 6 00 a mn
A rrive (afliney's............10 50 a mn
A rrive Spartanburg-.........12 53 J) m
Arrive Greenville.......... 4 15 p) m
Arrive at Easleys............. 6 03 p mn
A rrive at Liberty ............ t 45 p mn
Arrive Central ...........7 30 y rm
No. 17.-Local Freight, Going North.
Lea veCentral .................... 4 48 a ml'
A rrive at Liberty............... . 15 i
Arrive at Easley ........ 5 50 a m
A i rive 0 reeuil.e . . .. 7 03 a m
Arrive Spartanburg ............10 20 a ir.
Arrive (atiny's....... .... 1 03,p i
Arrive Charlotte.................. 0 15p 1 n
All freight trains on this road carry
passengers. All pas.einier trains rin
through to Danville & Richmond with
mit change connecting at Danville with
Va. Midland, to all Eastern cities, anid
it Atlanta viti all lines diveiging. No.
50 leaves Richmon( at 1 30 p. in. and
No. 51 aiives theie at 3.50 p m. 52
leaves Richmond 1 28 a-i. 53 arrives
th)ere 7 00 a m1. The local, 4eights stop
at above stations 20 to 30 mlnutes.
BUFFET SLEEPING CAR wfIni.
OUT CHANGE.
Oi traing Noe. 50 and 51, New York
and Atlanta, via Wasqhington and Dan
vilh, and alsO Goldsboro anld VarI'm
Springs.
On trains Nos, 52 and 53, Richimondl
and Danville, Washington and Atigus
Ia, WVashington and New Orleans.
Returning, on No. 5_-sleeper G rn
boro to Richmon11d.
Thirotglh Tickts on sale at
(1 hari'lotte, Greenvillb, Seneca, Spar
tanbhurg andl inesville to all points
South, Sotithwest, N orth and East.
A, with N E it it to and fro)I Athens.
11, With N E It I to and from Talla
lahI Falls.
C, with El. Air-Line, to and trom
1), vith 131lue Ridge R ii to and from
Wa lhalla &c.
E', with c cand G. it i to and from
Newherrv, Aiston .and Colinlia.
P, wit-h A an11d S and S u and c R it
to and fiom IfendersonvileAlston &:.
G. with Cliester :ani'! Lenoir IR R to
md froim chester. Yorkville and D.Alha
It. vit) N c Division an1d C C and A
In i to :L1:1 from (reensbor-o, Raleigh,
& e. E'DWIN BBMKIAy, S1114.
M. SLA11aliTER, Genm. Pass. Ag .
A.L I vEs, 2A V P & Gen. Man ,1
South Carolina Raiiway Company
( Ummeinchg Stundar, May II
/ 1884, at 4 p in. PLasSmienger. TraiI
will i tin1 as follows util further notiec,
"Eastnte :'
TO AND FROM CIAiLyESTON.
EAST (DAILY.)
Depart Colimbia at. 7 50 a. m 5 25 p m
Due Charleston at 12 20 a In 9 5~
WEST (DAYLY.)
Depar t Charleqton 8 18 a m1 4 30 p m
Due at Columbia at 12 38 4 9 22 "
Tom AND FRoM CA MDEN.
East (Daily except Sunday.)
De part. (olumbinia at 7 530 a mi 5 25 p m
D .ue at Camden at 2 2~> p m 8 23"
WVest (Daily except Sunday.)
Depat Camden at 90)0 a mn 4 00o p mn
Du tColumbi L. 1238 "' 9 22
TO AND) FROM AUGUSTA.
East (Daily.)
D)epart Columbia at 7 50 a m 5 25 p mV
DeA Augusta at 1 20 p mn 8 10 a mn
West (Daily.)
Depart Auigusta at 7 15 a m
Due at Colnnbia at 12 38 p mn
CONNECTI ONS
mmde at Coltumbia withm Gohiba and
Greenville Railroad by train arriving
at 12 38 p mn, andl departing at 5 50p.
mn. At Columbia Junction with Char
lotte, Coltiumibia and~ Augusta Rail road1
by3 same t rain to and~ from all p)olrits on
bo0th road1s.
At Chairleston with Steamers fo
New York on Saturday; and on Tu'Le$
(lay and1 Saturday with Steamer for
Jacksonville andi p)oints on St. John's~
River; also, wit~h Charleston and Sa
vannah Railroad1 to andi from Savan~.
iah and1 all p)Oints ini Florida0
A t A ugusta with Georgia 'and( Cen .
tral Railroads to anid from all pOintM
WVest anth South. A t Blackvhil to and
fromi pointis on B.trnwe'lI Railroad.
Trhrough ticketseani be purchiased to all
point~s South and WVest by applying to
D). McQUEEN, Agent, Columbia,S.C.
JonNx B. PECK, General Mannger.
I) C ALLEN.rGen. Pa. and 'hkt Awl: