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THE ABBEVILLE PRESS AND BANNER,
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BY W. A, LEE AND HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., TnUtiSDlY. N<M3lBfeR dm. ; s'-~ ?<H*lME :XI3C^N<r'29;4^
; -ft. >!*? .. o ?> "* '* gg ?'_?-1 j?I gggggg^g > v: .qgjfr*
m
TIIE readers of the "Pre,
there is now going on 3
I OX " a free exhibition of the
nary for fall and winter.
In Di ess (roods all the new j
Figured, Brocaded &c.
In Shawls all the styles are s
Orev, Grave colors and hands
_ a handsome line of. Furs in Ca
In Boulevard Skirts, IIoop
Protectors, White Skirts,
ered Yokes, Stamped Yokes i
Scarfs, Hoods, Jackets, Talmas
Curls, in real and imitation ha
shown and sold by Mrs. Wier
In handsome trimmings for
tion Laces? Real and lmitat
and Cuff^, Crape Collars andCi
Kid and Silk Gloves, Hosiery,
lars, Children's Wool Hosiery,
In Millinery?The handson
Paris and Stfaw Hats and Bo:
Flowers, Beautiful Roman Si
Black, Scarlet and Embroider
broidery, and solid colors, N(
Bows, and Scarfs in all the hai
color, Laces, A'eilinprs, Dress r
ever seen in Abbeville.
Jewelry?This is a new brai
tions. In this line will be four
real Jet Ear Rings, Broaches,
Jewelry, Real Shell Beads, Xc
&e.
Woolen?In this Departme
Tweeds, Salem and Freneh.:C1as
shown at popular prices.
- I n Domestics?The prettiest
ed ami Bro. Homespun, Jeans,
burgs. &c? sold at low price:
in House furnishing Goods?
i 11 Unbleached,1 Bleached ,aaid >Tl
kins. Sheetings, P. S. Cotton, ;t
Oil and Paper Shades, Carpetti]
Jn the Dress Making Depart
ems for all kind of garments
Mine. Demorest of Xew York.
Xone but the newest patten
Dresses. &c. Patterns
sold to all that appl
Mrs. Cain, has returned fron
the Millinery Department^ assist
.Miss Cater.
Miss Tweeddale, late in char*
Kst:i.bh?c'diin Baltimore. is in <
jmrtmont, assisted bptiic ^lisijjes
of .skill. All are invited to coi
. Yerv rosjKH-tt'ullv,
Oct., 12, 1S71, 25?ttV
^ v?Are
now prepared to exhibit to tlio-ii
A VEEY FUL]
STOCK OF
Consisting of ull the loading articles
Farm.
DRY GOODS of all Styles,
" BOOTS AND SHOES, A ]
CLOTHING, A Great
HARDWARE, <}R<
CROCKERY, B1
FISH, FLOUR
All of which will bo sold at the lo'
Oct. 12, 1871, 25?tf TROW
BR ii
/
have in Store a Choic<
STOCK OF
PROVISIONS,
.
which they propose to sell as low at
country. As specialties we would ca
Cucumber Pickles, in 5 and 10
Breakfast Strips, Leaf Lajd, i
Imperial Crackers, (very deli
a ii fee Assortment of Fli
Nuts, Raisins, Dessiccated Coi
All the best "Brand FLC
* Something Elegant in the w;
wnisiues, uraTKues,
A complete stock of SOLE LEATR
American c:ilf Skins. Lining* and SI:
October 12, 1871, 25?tf
GMT K IKS
' i . ?
M t / a ? ?'
Our Mr.
HAS just returned from ]
lie lias purchased, at til
y LOWEST H
A. CI-IOICK S
FAMILY
The public, and especially c
to examine our Goods before
no superiority over other liir
that our prices shall be as low
exafct quality represented.
Norwood,
March 31. 1871 49-tf
l- : >?
tSBIOSS!
s-9 and Banner" are informed that!
it the "EMPORIUM of FASH-i,
fashions of Dry.Goods and Milli-i1
Fabrics are shown in Solid, Striped, (
ihown, in Black, Black and White,
some si vies in bright colors, also ,
pes and Muffs, at low prices. ' <
Skirts, Corsets, Bustles, Breast !
vns, Cliemese, Drawers, Embroid- 1
or braid or embroidery. Nubias, j
5, Breakfast Shawls, Chignons and t
ir?the newest and best styles arc \
and Miss Cater.
Ladies garments, Real and Imita- J
ion Lace Collars, Linen Collars 1
lifts, Embroidered Infants' Waists, J
Cravats, Shirt Fronts, Paper Col- j
&c., a splendid assortment shown G
lest line of Velvet, Plush, Silk. t
nnets, Feathers, Plumes, French 11
ishes, Splendid Sash Ribbons in i
?d, Bow Ribbons in Roman Em- {
ick Ribbons to match, beautiful <
idsorne colors. Velvets in every I
rrimmings and Buttons, the best v
O ll
fl
ice just added to the many attrac- i
id a very handsome assortment of J
Bracelets, Necklaces, also Shell J]
icklaces, Crosses, Spar Necklaces (
nt, Flannels, Lindseys, Jeans, J
isiriieres, Blankets, &t\, &e., are 3
V , V
Prints, fine. Long Cloths, Bleach- c
Hickory Shirting, Cheeked Osna- Jjj
S. U
-Will be shown, Table Damasks *
yrkey Red. Towels Doylas, Nap- ti
Counterpanes, Laces for Curtains, JJ'
ugs, Tidies, &c. ' ; H
ment will be found the latest pat- f]
both from ?. Butterick & Co., and c
.. i'
A > > .V
us are used in the getting up ofjti
; ?, r i
k. . ., |>
i Baltimore, and is in charge ofi [<
ted Ijv Miss Small, Mrs. AVier and ?i
' <1
' . ?
;re of a fashionable Dress Making li
charge of the Dress Making Dc- r
i. Taggarts and three other ladies: si
ne and examine for themselves, i,"
JAMES W. FOWLEK, ?
Proprietor.
' ti
a
ispection of their friends And customers, j
L AND VARIED
STAPLE CiB
nccdexMn Household and 011 thejr
Large Stockyu g
Variety
3ERXES.
ICON, LARD,
i| &c. &c.
rt'cst prices.
* - .. - j
ji - * .-'*** . ?jr^4 >>v>- .
)CE 8c CO.J
T ' ^
3 and Carefully Selected ?
GROCERIES, ,
LIQUORS, &C? j
i anv first class establishment in tlio od
11 attention to tho following. ?
Gallon Casks, i
in 3,5,10,25, and 50 lb. Cans. I
cate.) * j
LEXCH CONFECTIONARY,
;oannt, Maccaroni, Cheese,
H'Rou hand constantly. >
sty of Chewing Tobacco, Choice
Wines, Ale ?nd Porterv ]
KR^OaV auU Hemlock). French and
toe i'iudlwgs.- " < ;
& PROVISIONS
' - 3. i * 1
Baltimore and Xew York, where
4 > r v ol
e . .
; i ?. i g % '
fET PRICES, ELECTION
OTT
GROCEBIIS.
?ur friends, arc respectfully invited i
purchasing elsewhere. We claim:
1. 1 V _ 1 . 1 I
SL-ciJiss. nouses, out we guarantee
, and that tlie Goods will bo of the
DuPre & Co.
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AUCTION SALE.
Dabncy, Morgan cfr Co. vs. the Preside
and Directors of the Hank of the St a
of South Carolina.
T1Y virtue of an order of Court in tl
O above stated cause to me direct
by the Hon. It. V. Graham, Judge of tl
Uourt of Common Plead for the Fir
Circuit, I will offer for sale, at Publ
Auction, on TUESDAY, the 28th of N
veniber, i?7i, ai me uourt jaousc, m n
sity of Charleston, S. C., at 11 o'clock j
M., the following PIECES OF REA
ESTATE.
1. All that LOT, PIECE OR PA1
CEIj OF LAND, with the Buildinj
thereon, known as the Bank of theSta
>f South Carolina, situate, lying ar
^eing at the West corner of Broad au
state streets, in the city of Charleston
neasuring and containing In, front o
Broad Street forty-eight feet six inche
nore or Jess, by one hundred and twei
y-six feet, more or less, in depth c
state-street, and fortv-eignt feet, more <
ess, on the back line. Butting an
)ounding North on' lands now or Jate <
lie Union Insurance Company; East o
stale-street ; South on Broad-streel
>Vest on lands of W. S. Adams; bavin
uch shape, size and bouudings asares<
orth in the plat thereof. The nassac
vay, or alloy of seven feet one inch wiai
etween the adjacent buildings frontin
>n Broad-street, asset forth in said pla
o be al ways kept open for the use of sai
.djacent buildings.
II. All that PIECE OR PARCEL O]
jAXD, with the Stores and other buihl
rigs thereon, situate, lying and being o
lie East side of East Bay-street, in th
Mty of Charleston, and described in
Ian of the same, and having such shap
nd boundaries as arc therein delineated
rhich said plan is extracted, ou an en
irged scale, from a plan of tlie whar
lid buildings thereon, situate on Eas
Jay-street, in tlieC'ity of Charleston, bt
jngiug to J. E. Faber, from a survey b
ohn Wilson, which said Deed is, witl
lie plan, recorded in the Office of th
Register of Mesne Conveyance fo
!barleston District in Book V, No. 1:
ages oG, 57 and 58. Also, the right, titl
nd interest of the corporation known a
tie President and Directors of the Bun!
f the State in and to the street calle<
iaiHard-street, on said Plan.
III. All that PIECE OR PARCE]
)F LAND, with the huildinpk thereon
ituate on the South Hide of Doughty
treet, in the City of Char It* ton. Mea*
t ing in front on Doughty-street thirty
sven feet four and a half inches; th
imp on the back line, and in depth 01
le East line one hundred and one fee
nd eight inches, the same on the Wee
nc. Bounding North on Doughty
:reet, East on laudH of J. Charles Blum
outli ami "West on lots numbered elevei
11) and four (4J in a plan made bj
harles Parker, Surveyor, in August
ioo, recorded in the office of Register c
lesne Conveyance for Charleston Dia
ict, in lMat Book A, No. 1, page 1.11.
IV. Ail that LOT OF LAND, witl
>ie buildings thereon, situate at th
'ortliwest corner of Elliott street am
iadsden Alley, In the City of Charles
m, measuring In front on Elliott
reet thirty-four feet six inches, on C3uds
en's Alley: North on lands, now or Iat
e H?. I. ..r ,,7 / Si ri i
L HIV J lit I I rv VI lliv UllllV *#! VMM'
na, and West on lands of Win. Birnic
V. All that PIECE Oil TAUT OF ;
.OTOF LAX1) situate 011 Ea^t Bay
:reet, in the City of Charleston, knowi
>rmerly in the plan thereof by the nmn
it seven (7) and also three fret of lain
tljoining thereto, being part of an alle;
r {tassage way of six feet, lying bctwcei
iesc premise.-) and the house next Soutl
lereto (the owners of which iu eoinmoi
itli the owners of the property uo\
ftered for sale being entitled to the us
tiereof,) measuring and containing ii
he whole thirty-three feet in fronl
ml one hundred (100) feet'in deptli
Vestwardty butting to the East on Ea.lay-street,
North on lauds formerly c
J. Ylagjr, West'on laud now or late i
Inn Fox, and South on said Alley.
TERMS, one-third cash {balance paj
ble in two cuual annual successive ii
talmeutd* with Interest at the rate <
even percent, per annum : secured l?
ioikI of purelniser and mortgage of th
remises: buildings to be insured an
olicy assigned. Purchasers to pay ft
tapers ami stamps.
WM. J. GAYER,
Referee.
The Personal Assets will be sold atth
ame time and place, due advertiseuiei
?f which will be given.
WM. J. GAYER, :
Referee aud Receiver.
ucr. 11, 1B71, JK>?II
AUCTION SALE.
'kibnci/, Morgan <? Co. against the rrc#
Ornt and Directorx of the Bank of th
State of South Carolina.
BY virtue of an order of Court In th
above stated cause, to roe dlrecte
>y the lion. It. F. Graham, Judgeof th
Jourt of.Common Pleas for tire Fir*
Circuit, I wilt offer for sale at flubli
Auction, on Monday, the 4th day of D<
ember, 1871, at the Court House in Al
>eville, at 11 o'clock, A. M.
All that LOT OF LAND with th
buildings tliereon, in the Village of Al
teville, in the County of Abbevilh
South Carolina, situate on the Soutl
vestern side of the Public Square, meui
irine 26 feet in front and 61 feet in deptl
md known in the plat of the said Vi
age by the No. 58.
TEltMS, one third cash ; balance paj
.ble in two equal annual successive in
taliucuts, with interest nt the rate of
>er cent annum, secured by bond of Ui
>ureliasher and mortgage of the preiu
es. Buildings to be insured and polie
unsigned, purchaser to pay lor stara^
md papers.
WM. J. GAYER,
neieree.
Mil Caroia'AiMi-tol
[n the Common Fleas
A'in. D. Mars, Administrator of Rob
Mars, dec'd, against J. C. Farrar,
and others.
Order for Injunction, ?fcc.
PURSUANT to order of Court i
this case, the creditors of the E
ate of llobt. Mara, dec'd, are heret
lotifled to present and prove their d
mauds against said Estate before me i
my office onor before the Fifteenth da
if'November next, or bo barred.
MATTHEW McDONALP,
C. C. P.
Clerk's Office, A. C. 1
< lotli August, 1871. J
Application for Renewal of Chart<
THE Trustees of Erskino Collej
hereby crive notice, thatnppiic
tion will be made before tho Legisl
taro nt its next Bossion for a renew
of the charter of said college.
' WM. IIOOD, Secretary.
Sept- 21, 1871, 22-tl'
A Card.
THE undersigned 1ms opened 1
Office as Trial Justice in tbe Coi
House. All business* entrusted to 1
hands will bo promptly attended to.
' M. KAPHAX,
48, Justice A.
t. XESX^loXEEL'S y
??CHEMICAL mm. I
sd .' \ m 1 j
iif The subscriber calls aUentidirto .the f
Ol > >
1c annexed certificates of practical, far- J
mere who have tested his unrivaled 1
le
V. Chenrfcal Manure. It is cheap and it
L is efficacious?accomplishing all the
I. results of tho best fertilizers, at one5s
fifth tho expense. It is invaluable to t
,d farmers?Apply to the subscriber at
id Diamond Hill, or agent at Abbeville "
H C.H.
8, J. R. BLACK, '
Diamond Hill P. 0.
>r _ .
id j,;.;,: ? 'I'llTS
is to ccrtify. That I have
" 1 user jrir/Black's Compound '
Chemical Manoro, (made '.ou . the
?t Farm),cost EleveD Dollars^ per. ton/;}^ J
;e am fully satisfied with it. Cotton
e? manured with it does not fire, #nd its
fruit is equal to cotton manured with
j other standard Fertilisers. * r "
CONKAD WAKEFIELD.
F Oet. 7, 1371.
r- '
" rjlHIS is to certify, that I have used
a X Black's Compound Chcmi- ...
cat Manure, (Made on Farm,) cost
I, Eleven Dollars per ton. I .m&nared
( with this manure and EttiwanjNo. 2,
;t on the same. land, arid after careful
>_ picking and vreighing, find if %g?al 'if
v .r? Af l\/>t trtn t l\ ii n f tin I< ^fitttnn
Y (1UIf UV/lVVl IUUII UJt iJUDt ail.
i> SAMUJEL C. SIIAW. ,
e Oct. 7, 1871.
T ,
)
e TM1IS is to certify, That I have used
k | J. II. Black's Compound Ghemi^
cal Manure/(made on the Farm) costJ
ing Eleven Dollars per ton, aud lam
^ fully satisfied that it is the best a? ^
iv well as tho cheapest manure I Lave
- ever tried. I have used several of the
standard fertilizers.
' It. L. WILLIAMS.
? OctC,187l?- ft
y '& : u 4
t -pnis ?3 to ci'rtif}^ That Wo have
* ? examined the ciop of cotton. a
j grown on the farm of Mr. J. R. Blacky 01
. and are free to say that it is the larg- A'
, est plant, and. the fuU^t, fruited by
J far of; any -cotton i*vo Itkvol ?een. P
* Manure used, J. H. Black's Compound
,, Chemieal Manure (made on the farm,)
t. at a coht of Eleven Dollars per tou! a
J J. IV II ADD OX, , '
JOHN LrBLACK,
* McDUFKIlO II ADD OX, ?<
'* i ir nf.T r h
b j. 11. nvjijjj,
! JAMES CAKWILK, r ?'
w. wicKum;. %? U "
^ ])AVII) CRAWFORD, P
I). M. MiLLFORD, f . . LU
'! o. M.xwA a>Jti p:.
L, . y ? \s ; - <- i
I State, of South Carolina, c
1? .ABBEVME cteri'.
'I & To all whom it may concern. n
t. I, Mattlio'w McJ/oiiafd, Clerk of the
ii Court of Common Picas ftDd General A
>. Sessions for sakl Oounty, Slate atorO''^
^ said, do hereby ( oriily, that I urn per- S
,j sonully acquainted with the signers to 'P
>1 tlio preceding certificates, and take jw
. pleasure in saying that they arosevci* t'
r*i?tlly honorable gentlemen, and are mon
'j.j of credit and veracity, und are practical
v' and good fafnTeri in the Cauirt^vUforci-Vt1
r said. -4 *? 2 Ty- iHH?
d X i^lso ccrUfy, that 4 jUpV. JL. 'it' k
,r Black is a practical farmer of said
Count}*, and lias succceded well in his ^
Agricultural operations. t . :
Given under mj* handand seal of saitr *?
o Court, this 9lh October A. D. 1871 ^
11 at Abbeville a :
MATTHEW McDONALD, $
C. C. P. & Cr.S> Abbeville "Co. 8. C. " L'
fci,-- J
I approve and endorse the proceeding
certificate of the Clerk of-the y
Court for Abbeville County nffrresaid. h
i- . HBNKY S. CASOX, ?
ir Sheriff Abbevilje County. li
e Oct. 9, A: JO. 1871. ' ' n
e State of South Carolina. 0
* ABBEVILLE COUNTY. ,
IjT. ]i. Milford, County Auditor for j(
>- tbc County of Abbeville, do hereby'
certify that I am well, acquainted
? .with the foregoing gentlemen and
know them to bo practical and reliai
bio men and good farmers.
J- T.? B. MILFOtfD. j
J* County Auditor. n
: Tie Slate of Soutli Carolina, y
' * ' * i- ' " ? V
I Abbeville. County. Jj
y ? :J n
To Michael O'Burns, . fl
' b1
- "ITOU arc hereby summoned to appear
yl before me at my olfice, on the 10th
day of .November, 1871, to answer the g
complaint of Charles Cos, for an accouut n
of forty dollars aud thirty cents, besides n
Interest. . 0
Witness my hand and seal, September s
'* 27,1871. 5
ROBERT R. HEMPHILL, [L. s.J
Trial Justice, Abbeville County. t
October 5, lfi7l, 24-^6t ^ 6
? APPLICATION FOK CHARTER^ fi
fy V OTICE is hereby given that?pplica- J
u- 1A cation will be made at the next 1
at Session of the Legfalature for a Charter f
iv f Incorporation of the Village of Ninety I
" ix. [Oct 18, 1871, 26-2m ;
LOST NOTE.!
ALL persons are hereby warned i
against trading for a note given
? by T. A. Wataon to T. J. Hearst, for one (
bundled and forty dollars, dated about
** the 1st of May, 1870?interest at 12 per j
re cent. Credited with $50. ^ ,
? T. J. HEARST. " i
aj Oct. 2. 1871, 24?tf 1
mefflfWWii
_ *m TAUT BTJTnro i
Hi. LUW j
lis For salo by
irt
>ia Quarles, Perm & ";Co.!
August 28, 1871, 10?tf ' '' ' 1
STANZAS, '}
,-? .CLjzr\{i
S&. These beautiful lines, written b
Mrs. Gates of Texas, were repeated ; b
the Rev. Dr. Hick*, at the close of hi
iddress delivered before the L'terar
Societies of Erskine College, At .th
Annual Commencement of 1SC9. The,
iave the ringofitnie poetry..^
If you cannot an the odean
Sail among the awlftlesa fleet,
Jftolling on the .highest billows,
Laughing at the storms you meet,?
. You cau stand among tbe sailors, . .
, Anchored yet within the bay,
, You can lend a band to. help. them
1 As they launch the boats away.. V
s;i: i . 4Ui'/ . sinua a
If you are too weak to journey > p.
Up the mountain, steep and high,
You can stand in tbe valley,
As the multitudes go i>yf
You can sing in happy measure
As they slowly pass along,
Though they may forget tue singer
They will not forget the song.
p. '' vi atil .
If you cannot to the needy,
Lend a ready, open hand, : z
If you have not gold and sliver,
Ever Heady at command,.
You-can visit the afflicted,
O'er the dying you can weep;
! You can bo a true disciple/ - . '
; Bitting at the Saviour's feet.
If you cannot in the conflict
Prove yourself a soldier true, " ;
If where Are and smoke are thlckesl
There's n<o work for you to do?'
When the battle flela Is silettt? "
You can go with careful tread?
You can bear away the woundedYou
can cover up the dead.
1 . :? J " ^ f'f' V. ' 7 * . ;
Do not then be idly watting,
For some greater thing to do, '
Fortune Is a lazygoddess, 1 .
She will never come to you-1- ':'JVIS
i Go and dig In every Vineyard,
Do not shun to do and dare,
If you want a field of labor,
You cd? find it anywhere.
' '
. . ~ 1 1 '
The Grandfather's Will
;t i itn
' Little Blossom, you make it so
ardfor mo say togood-by to you,'!
"When ?" *?'
The innOcentj surprised, iuqqirfng
icc?renunciation was, indeed^ dimjit
for John Barrows, fie touched
dimple in bor check, and then a ctfrl
f her hair, ad he might Imve touched
owers on a crave, perhaps.
She shook buck the silky ripples imatiently.,,
. j.. . i
"When, John?"
Ho looked at her a moment withoal
smile, pretty as she \\m. .
"Nelly. ?it down here a jnoment"
They sat down on the pretty crim}n
couch before, the tiro. Seeing
rouble in his face, she put her hand
i his, and hc.smpothvd out the little
use-leaf member upon his broad
aim, more than over confident, a? lie
joked ut it, that Lie was. right >
.I'-Xblly, you know IJqyoyou."
*"Yos," with a blush,'for ho hadflev
r said it before.
"And I am very sorry.",. .
"Why ?" after a pause of bewilder
lent. . . ;
"Becauso you.nro% a delicate litth
ower, needing care and nursing t<
cop your bloom bright j and. I an
ofng to a hard rough life, amon>
rivations, fever and malaria, whicl
ill try even my powerful constitu
ion, and whero you must not go.", >
' You are going the Far W.yst?"
"Yos- My mother must have ?
ome in her old age., She is strong
0\vr but time is tilling on her. rYou
now all that sho has been tamo?"
"Yes; sho has been a good mother
(ut you shall take mo, too ?" -.<
r 'CSo. Did I uot tell you that yot
lade it so hurd for wo to say good
ye to you."
"John, what could I; do withoul
Our.
Ho took the little, caressing bant
own from his facc.
. ."Don't make mo bo jveak, Nelly
ou think chut it is nothing to me tc
jave.roy little violet?the only wo
iuQ X ever loved?for a hard, colc
fe, and unceasing toil? I caunoi
larry for ten years, Kelly." .
"And then I shall', bo thirty yeari
Id." *
"Yes, married and with little chil
ren; seeing at lust that your o!c
>ver, John Burrows, was right."
He rose to his feet.
."Joho 1" in terror.
f;Yes, I am going, Nelly. Little on<
-you*look so much a woman now
nth your steadfast eves?hear mo j J
id not foresee that you would lov<
10?that I should lovo you. Yoi
,*ere a little school girl when I savec
ou from drowning last summer, anc
our satchel of books floated awaj
own the river ana was lost. i camt
ero to sco Gregory, not you. I couli
ot help loving you , but did not think
ntil to-night that you eared so mucl
jr me, Nelly. But, child, you wil
urely forget me iu time."
"Never!"
lie wont on : "Nelly, I shall hun
;er for you day and night, more anc
lore, as tho time goes on, and I ge
lder, lonelier, moro weary. But !
hall never hope to ace you again
Jov!, give me your hand."
Sho gavo him both. JIo raisec
hom to his lips, but beforo she coult
peak again, he was gone.
Shivering violently, she wont to th<
ire, and stood there, trying to warn
icrself. She understood it all nowrts
strangely elaborate arrangement
or a trip to New York. He h&(
* * ' * ? ^^ 4v<ia|
caown mat no w#s nun tuimu^ vaui
vhcu she had begged him to brine he,
lis photograph from tho great melrop
>lis, but was going on?on?into tb<
lim distance. That was why ho ha<
lot promised.
It, was getting late?she was s<
:old?she had better go to bed Sh<
,vould not go into the parlor to bi<
ler father, and aunt and Gregory
jood-night; so sho crept silently uj
id'her own room. Thore the vcr
weight of grief upon her lulled her t
But whon she woke her grief spran.
j'pon her liko somo hidden monste
ivho had lain in wait for her all nighi
Ller misery terrified her. Wh
jhould sho not die 1 Why should sh
ever Pise from that bed ?
But when they called her, sh
sprung up hastily, dressed and wen
down, and they we're too busy talkin
to nolicc that she did not kuow wha
ty , - 1 * _
' she was doing, ^W,bj;-ani?y, wjien.
' her brother reached for more coffoe,
T and observed, "Jolin.BUryo\jt8 and.h\a ,
7 mother went to Neav Jortc in theSrst 1
a train t"hi8''hiorhing;" stie'Tried (o rise '
y uncqnccrnodjy from the table. aE<f1$t 1
e in a dead fafht upon tlie c'arpot africtoV .
y thetif:' !? : b"* I
T Whenydl^titrTe to, she wasr un- *
dressed and in bod. and Aunt Mafr A
wohNdahnfng-'Bib'ckihga2ab- the foot.t
/. "Uli, lot me gbt lipf, Auut Mary;-:I j
don't want to lie here.'^-" ' "t
:"Now, Nolly, be reasonable. You're *
ill!" . ?
' "Oh^Aunt-Miry, I'm dot, V/..' l s
w "Noky, if. you will lie still to-ddy^ t
I'll let you Lave that olil box of curi- I
osities iu my room to look over.;' Will b
you?" b
'I don't know." . . . ,t
Aunt Mary went for them. Nelly b
shut her eyes, and let the wave In all e
its bitterness surge Over her opce; v
then Miss Golding eamo back bring ,a a
j box of old mahogany, black' and "
glossy witlr time.j! v h
' There;!"-^setfing it on the'bod a
' . With a wintry littl&6mile of th&ttks, a
Nelly lifted the cover. The old ma- p
hogony box contained strange things, c
Pictures on wood and ivory, illumiua- si
ted manuscripts, webs of strange laCe, i
antiane ornnmorits. anciont en?broid- ff
I ?? 4 7- ?
; erics, great packages of old letters, c,
scaled flasks of unfamiliar perfume, I
ancient broochos.of. red ; gold,; finger- Ij
. rings of clumsily set gems tied to- a
gether.^ith/ttdvd jribboiw^ii knot t>f p
hair fastened with a gold heart, ;the e<
'^silver hilt Of a-sword, .and, lastly/^ ?
tiny octagon portrait of an old raito a
oone in chalks npon n kind of v*llnm, cm
and inolo&ed in a framo of tarnished u
brass. . ,v .C
"Who is this that.ia: 90 ugly, Aunt g
Mary?" 0
, . "That, they sayr4? my great-great- ti
grandfather, Nelly." a
"What is it pajntod 6n?thjs queer 0
^ stuff? .. | 0j
"Well. it's.a.kind'of, leather, I bo- h
lieve.. They used to write on in very :v
? ancient' times."',.' ' * ' ^ r;
! "He^s uncomraonTyugTy, isn't he?" tl
i said Nblly, wearily. \ \\
I As she spoke, the little ease"Tell a
[ apart; in her hands. ! A yellpi^,. folded a
paper was revealed. Sue openTcd' it, n
; and saw that, it was written upon. . tl
."Why, bless my soul, what have o
tbe'rfr?" exclaimed Miss- Golding, iris-' fi
; log np in a strange alarm. ' i{
S,lie snatched lt'frora Nelly's hand, v
"It f;aii'jt be the will!"' she cried, p
Nelly looked an in dumb surprise. 0
r vfi ~.1.? ?
r AuntrMary rentr tview wuiub, iuou c
I rushed away in wild agitation to the o
> library where her brother was sitting, n
I Kelly could hear them talking, the t
> two; then hor brother calrie; then the v
old housekeeper was callcd from the d
dining-room, and to much confused u
. conversation, she never heard before, s
By-and-by they all waited up<Ju her in li
, a body. ! J c
. "Nelly," said her father,'* sitting g
down on the foot of tlio bed, "lrou aro t
j an heiress^!,, . \
> "ThiswGrandfathcTGoldmg'swill," ?
i icxelai mod Atfnt'Mary, flourishing the f
j bit of paper; ' / c
t "It Beetle that lie Was "ycry cccen- I
. trie, Gregory coudcacended to explain. t
He was very riciuund had some hard r
sons, and grandsons who promised to {
i bo h?r<i?r,,(\nd ,hc foil out,with the v
r i whole sot. who wcro waiting-'for him | 1j
1 to die. aio deelurcd that no money of v
his should encourage tho J*qung peo- v
Ele's excesses; a little! poverty would 1
elp the family^ and the fourth gener- n
i ation would appreciateiis money; and a
. probably make good uso oi it. When h
ho died, no will could be found; :;nd s,
t though there was no famous struggle c
for the property, it went jinto' thb
1 hands of trustees through tho oath oi' v
tho law}*er who had drawn up the o
. will; and there ft has been, descend- 1<
> ing from one person to another, aud'n
- accumulating in value, until you and Jfi
1 I Nelly, arc as rich as Croesus." . h
t "How, Gregory?"' t
' "Ain't wc the fourth generation ? ii
} Father was an Only child, we are bis c
only children ; all the back folks are t
dead, and it slides down to us on|p
I greased t wires. Hurrah for Grand- a
father Golding!" v
"Is this true, father?" , x ' o
"Yes, my dear. Tho property is j v
) chiefly in Leeds, England. The house-1 n
, keeper who came over last summer.'t
[ you know, happens to know about it. jo
5 j It's fn safe hands, aud our claim is in- j s
i disputable.' y
1 "What did Nelly do? The littlo ti
I goose ! Instead of flying off in thoughts o
' of a carriage, and dresses of cloth of s
} gold, and a trip to Europe, she buried b
i her lace in the pillows, and murmured e
: under her breath, "Oh! John. Oh,- r
i dear, dear John!"' 1:
I Aud it was no castlo in tho air. a
Thrco months proved that she was t
tho mistress of gold untold, almost, j
jAnd then a littlo note went to Kan- li
1 sas, raying: . . . . c
t "Dear John: lam waiting for you e
I with a fortune. Will ypu como for t
. mo now? . t
And he came instantly; and though t
1 some might have sneered at his roadi- s
1 ness, the heart of'his little wife was v
always at peace. She knew that o
y John Burrows loved her trulj'. Grand- o
^ father Golding's money built up a com- i
- modious"Western town?paved streets, u
3 raised rows of shops, erected dwelling- d
i houses, foundo* banks, libraries and 1:
c chnrchcs; and Nelly finally lived out c
r West But she had opportunities of f.
I'lseoin^pioncer nie; anu sue smu, jouui i
c was right; I should bavo died in a'j.
i year, had I lived hero in poverty." e
3 "Women Getting Their Rights in '
0 "Russia.?Tho Czar has issued an r
1 t>rdcr where by tho existing institu- (
jtionsfor iustrueting women in mid- i
pjwifery are to bo enlarged in every i
y possible direction. Further, "con- t
o sidering tho great utility of tho Sisters
of Merey' in hospitals," women
g arc to be allowed to act us surgeons,
r to vaccinate, and to be employed as^
t. chemists. They aro to educational i
y establishments. Women are also to t
e bo admitted as ''signal women" in the i
telegraph departments\ they may be i
e employed as accountants, and may be i
it placed in the female institutions sub- i
g ject to the Empenr's owu chancel- 1
it lory. 'i
: v.: V. i
aofc Thomas Jefferson. r
' 1 .*1M * ^ f m 'j ? ?.'. ^ lk i
From an artile on Jefferson in ?Tarser's.
for_Augo8t, we take ' Eocolioo- l
.ions by Tw;e?,rOfhia CjraDtidangh- s
Jetfetsbfi love'd fariiiing and gardon- UfV/
th^fBsf'We oft-hards, alitl" hfa B
Or ftower^to*, Ke *
vas -vorf forf^ I fcmember the plan
. , ? ^#
urgoi ine nrsc ujnuintuu uuu luups, v
fhoprecious Tootswcfrfr committed for *
ho fcarth tinder bis owti ey$, with ? ;
irowd: of happy yoang faces of bis h
jrand-ohildrerr- clustering around to %
co the proccBS, and inquire auaffously
be name, of each separate deposit,
n ttoe morning, immediately after 01
>reakfast, ho used to visit his floworcds
apd gardens. In tbe isummer, as
he day grew warmer, he retired to a
lis own apartmeuts, where he remain- k
d until about one.o'clock. My mother h
rould sometimes send rae Oil a mes-'
nge to l.im. A gentle knock, -a call,
Come in," and I would enter; with a Uj
lixed feolihgof love and reverence, j
nd; some pride in being the bearer" of '
communication. to pito whom I* aproached
with all the affection of a
hild and. something of the loyalty ofjti
abject. bf[ ii...- ?jh ): ft
My grandfather's manners to us bis, ol
rand-cbildveo, were delightful; I can
Imracterize them by.no other. word. ae
[q talked with us froely, affectionate- ^
r; never lost an opportunity oi'giving w
pleasure.or a gqpd* lessoru He* ror el
roved without wounding jQSj and 0.
Dm mended without ma.cing us vain.
Ee took pains to cornet our.ejrofti
nd false ideas cheeketfiliehold, en- rj
aurage'd the timid and t^ie'd to teach. c'
s to reason soundly and'feet riglitly> J30
?ur smallest lollies he treated with y
ood-huraored raillery,' Our ' ^raver ?
nefrwith kind and spityiisaa jnonion.
As a child I used to follow him bi
bout, and draw as near..to him, as I ai
ould. I remember when I was small re
nough to sit on his knee, 'and 'play ia
fith his watch-chain,. Aa, a girl, I.?
rould Join him in hi3 walks on the ter- ,
ace, sit with hiuuoyer thiO fire during .
[fe winter twilight, orby the open "
rindowfl.'in summer. "As child, girl, '
irtd woman, I loved and lionorfed him Jr
bovo all elarthly beirigtf. | And well I '5
light. From him seooierd to flow |jr JJ
ho pleasures, of my Jrfe. To him 1
wed all the small blessings nnd joy
il surprises of my childifli and girl- ;
ih yentfr;' I wasfbnd of riding, abd qi
;us rising above that childish aim- bi
lieity when, provided I was mounted pi
n a horse, I cared nothing for mv y
quipments and when an old peddle
r broken bridle were matters of no g(
jomcnt. I was beginning to be fas- ^
idiousj but .1 bad never told my c
fishes. I was standing one bright 2j
lay in the portico, when a man rode ^
ip to the do.c.-r with a beautiful lady's
addle and bridle .before hhni ' My
>eart bounded- 9>hose coveted arti- g
:ks were deposited at . my. feet. My I
jrandfather came out of his room to "
ell me.they were mine. -AYihen about 0
iftcen yours old I began to think of a h
vatcli, but knew the stale of titt . 0
btheVs finances promised'^such*1 inlulgcnce.
One afternoon the letter t
>ag was brought in. Among thor lot- ?
<?rs was a small packct addressed to ^
ny grandfather. It had thePhiladol- c
)hia mark upon it. 1 looked at it _
vitli 'indifferent, incurious eye. Three ^
tours after an elegant lady'p, watch, ,
pith chain and^senl^, was in mj.U^nd,
/hieli trembled for verv jby. My |
ttble caui'c from him, my Shakspeare, ?
ay first writing-table, my first naud- w
omo writing-desk, my first Leghorn r<
tat, m3r first silk dress. What," in 81
Jiort,' of all my small treasures did P
ot como from him ?
I cannot describe the Feelings of it
cneratio'n. admiration, anil love that t,
xistod intny lreart toward him.' I ?
aokod on him a8 being too good for y
iiy comprehension; and yet I Felt no I
ear to approach him and be taught tl
iy him some of the childish sports
hat I delighted in; When he walked'
11 the garden, and would call the
hildren 10 go with him, we "raccd af- 01
erand before him, and were made ni
lerfcctly happy by this permission to no
ccompanyhim. Notoue of us, inonr n<
wildest moods, ever placed a foot on a
ne of the garden beds, for that woufd
iolato one of his rules; and yet 1
ever heard him utter a harsh word ..
o ono of U6, or speak in a raised tone 1
f voicc, or uso a threat. He simply ?
aid: 'Do," or "Do not," He would .
;ather fruit for us, seek out the ripest _
igs, or bring down tho cherries from ^
n high abovo our heads with a long
tick, at tho end of which there was a
ook aud a little net bag. Ono of our o<
arliest amusements was in running ai
aces on the tcrracc, or around tho T
*\vn. Jio piacecu us according to our te
ges, giving tho youngostand smallest 8(
ho start of all the others by some tl
ards, and so.on : and then bo raised gj
iU arm high, with his white bandker- cj
hicf in his hand, on which our eager
yes wcro fixed, and slowly counted
hreo, at which number he dropped P
he handkerchief, and we started off &
o finish the race by returning-to the ^
tarling-place, and receiving our re- v
rard of dried fruit?three figs, prunes, ^
>r dates, to tho victor, two to tho sec- ^
md, and one to iho.lagger who came n
n last. Often he discovered, wo knew 0
lot how, some chcrisbed object of our
lesires, and tho first intimation wo
lad of knowing tho wish was its unxpected
gratification. Sister Anno sj
javo a silk dress to sister Ellen. Cor- p
lelia (then eight or ten years old,) i
;oing un stairs, involuntarily express- J
?d aloud some feelings which possessed
ler bosom on the occasion, by saying, k
I never had a silk dress in my life." t<
Pho next day a silk dress came from h
Jharlottesville to Cornelia and (to a
nako the rest of us equally happy) ti
vlso a pair of pretty dresses for Mary
ind myself. t!
s
A newly invonted fly paper in Ti- n
.usvillo is covercd with nitro glj'ce ine,
glue and molasses. The flies at- J
racted by tho molasses alight, and g
ire stuck fust by the glue.?Should
my try to get away they proceed to h
ub their legs together in ecstacy,
tvhich it is is said, the friction causes I;
:hc nitro-glycorino to explodo, blow- t
ng thciu to atoms. r.
, Logiwfflr V--2 '1" '
twit ' { < *$*??***; ' #*?; Mi ** ^
/4i'w N't* -,n? m~*t- i r>?> viii tui . ->!?.
An. Iowa stone wttergofe* into the ;
i?M&ry ind"cartfestffPafr .grave
tofe?i for WMtflpif U not ;;.,
Ever&lnfee'therehart?eenlso tere&\ . .
demand for* type,- there has wen
inch leas lead to spare for bails.
m m Mm i i. i wyflwf *&,
Mr. Blob, a temperance editor of
California,abjures Jiia. DibnloolB s'abcribera
to '>'cojfte ap andteetotle/' ^
Althongb. &. man's affection way
ot always be wrdng. they are sore
nm?kA.? U_ 1 ? .
i>u??uvw vu uu jiuBs-piacea. [ -jv - *
Macdonnld says of one wHo atffferd
r ^Patience bad mossed 3ioir dver,
nd ihada her *arm Soft and Bwfcet/nr"'
Whaf.aet^ brutality would inako .
'hero of Miss . Neilaon?;WhytM
nock her "I" out, and you'd maio .
i' ' ***? : * m'?c? *>ji i::fj8",n<?ar>q?i?* sci
".StilSi 4* ri&fc'W*
After great mental effort* a German g
rote a "receipt in full'V^aa, followa; *.
C iablUU.' I wants no rnfcre; money.
)hn Swachhainmer." ? !?*>? ; *v
A youngster five yeai9 of ng?V
dieted m "a oommon thief!! J?&
more^ Confirmed crimindfe orjufli^,
ihderyoar* ^are rather uncommon^
^ atom *>mm
B1 akely> of the Chicago iPost, -svas
>entp pukr op a fcfick. on Ineeday t
ad. epit upon it- -On being, aekcd ;.?.
by/he did sa
wp* mm^0e^
!! >/> UK f'di r ) ttOlKWlO 100
A largo factory in Hafessotasette ? >??
imaged in; taming oat drams for --
lfLdren in antteipatio&of ther Christaa
holidays. While they're above; >
'itVa pity they can't also nfcab&iiew.jjt
rams ibr parent*' ears. .hdtvcni 'vlhw*
A- bonk iasaid to be the most likely;' ."*
sliding to catch cold id, because there r>?
re ed many a drafts na it^wid'^the***"
jason thereareeo many drafts in it ^
becaaso so raaoyt people go there to<tv
use IU iriOU.; 'rr, i in * Uhn .^-- ' > >
"May^ please your honV,^ftf:.v^
wyer, addressing one of thdjtfdffisT^
[ brought thtf prisOneHrour jait cfor9'*
- bftfoaff corpus.^; ttWW^MJ' s'aid7^'*
armor in an undertone, who stood*at"
le back of tho court/ '^h^WwVers1
'ill say anything;
at of a eab al the com <kfor.'***
A'John C^ameii^d'' 2
notation r <fWe have fitted pnwy'ou,
at ye have not danced." and t^u's;;
rodnced it : "Wo- toot" tooted: udto '
ou, why you no fbr faake jumpeo ?
Tho f Cardiff giabfc> aftetf a' 'topg " *
iries of thrilling adventures' '%c$r,' nI
cs boxed up in a <&Trirtii8^ri^r-':m
bant's store in ludiaift^oRsaw'aitttfg /*
be liquidation'of $10 ehaVge8 agUiiieC/l F!
lui; : . . ill '.M ? '.1'tft
A ,'ti, '.?/* , .. '.VS .'?({ Jjci"
Oar epuinomical mon<Js, wili bo*..if'
l-.l i- I : _ itl'i ' ,i .
inu icum iuui. .mo almanacs Ofc-;U
8G4 Md^iof tie ?>nth:anAjni
feok Sith those of 187$. ,Xj>owe*yj-M...
it Ft iJj ofteta nc* t jedr' tf,
"Ms..&f#A^or,"- said,tf! member ? of S<1
ho Jamaica Legiatatnret,. diacnsauig It: i
ill for the regulation ofthe limber. i
riule,"I know- theso timber mer-haute
to be most egrcgrioris rascals a
-I was in the timber,,line. ?ysel?.!'P
trelve years.".... .
jk t breezy ear-old contemplating a
ivorite cow^ asked her mother what
>aisy done with ber- end1 when Bhe^': *
-as done with it. - The puzzled :-p&JnS*.
cntdid not know.;-<HQ^J know;" v*
*id the little one; "Sfcei gives it. to : f
apa, and he keeps itinbis cheek." c>
A quarrelsome conplelrerc kftgcfass-'r'
ig the subjects- of ' epitapfcr and "*w
Dmbstoncs, and the-husbtfrni said :*
My dear, what kind tit a stotitf do ,!l*
ou suppose they will give me when *'
die?"' "Brinwtono, my love," was'.r/
ic affectionate reply. - .^uu * vwi&ij
^Sir,"saidan astoriished landlady,.; <
) a traveler, who had just seat' bis;
ap forward for the sixth time, "you
iust bo very, fond of coffee." f?xres>.
ladam, I am," he replied, "or Ij should
ot have drunk so much water to get
little."
i jt.\ivrjbi i
Tho following is the conclusion of *.
a epitaph on a toombstona: "Sho f
voda life;of virtue and died of cbol-. w
ra morbus, caused by eating green! ^
'uit in the hope of a blessed imiporility,
at tho early ago of twenty-one \w
oars, seven months and sixteen days,
loader, go thou and do likewise.
A Georgia negro thought he would
lonomizo by sending his sod to school
(id then' make the boy teach j hitn.
he plan worked well until the young .
>achei-f following the custom of the>minary
where he was taught gave
16 old man a doso of hickory for . .
celling dog d-o^r-g, and the latter bcItmo
disgusted and ran away.. >
Theo. Tilton, who writes a biograby
of Mrs. Woodhull, and nominates
er for President, wishes the next
'ice President to be clad in'the diine
comliness of a black skin bnt
bo New York Commercial thinks
bat with such a limited wardrobe
jan could ever hope to bo presidio#
fficer of tho United Stages ^Souftte. ,
I | %x t It 1 .
"Wjbkt tor Hjm.?A rough looking
pecimen of. humanity was recently
romcnading up Chatham street, Xew
ork, when ho Came plumply upon a
ew.
Without word of warning the rough
nockod hira sprawling into tho gut}r.
Picking himsolf up, and taking ~
is bleeding nose between his fingor
nd thumb, ho demandod an explanaion.
Shut up. I'll bust yer agio!" said
he aggressor, approaching him again.
"I have never done nothing mit yon;
o, what for you mask mo in do
osc ?" demanded Abraham."
"Ycsycr bev; yer Jews crucifix!
esus Christ, and 1 havo a mind
o for you again."
"13ut, tnino Cott, datvash <yght?
undred years ago," said tiicjew.
"Well, I don't care if it was; I on7
heard of it last night!' replied
ho unwashed, and ho went for him
gin.