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BY W. A.. LEE ANL) HUGH WILSON. . ' ABBEVILLE S. C. WEDNESDAY JULY 23.1873. ^ VOLUME XXI?NO, 15.
J. B. 8c W.
WILL BE
NO. 2 GRAI
Are prepared to show to their friends a
Staple Dry- Ms, Eats, Sloes and]
Also a Select Sto(
In the Drv Goods' Line will be found,
CALICOES, BLEAC1
BROWN SHI
TICKI
OSXABURGS, and many other tt
In the Grocery
BACON, FLOI'R, MOLASSES,
NEW ORLEANS SYRUJ
MACKEREL,
RI(
POWDER AND SHOT, and everythii
Also a complete Lot^of C
ORANGES; LEMONS,
JELLIES, BR
SARDINES..
CRACKERS, SHEJ
both French.and Common.
We have on hands BAGGING and T
Come one! Come all!! we think we
Sept. 18, 1372, 53-tf
mfaMMFI
SSBfl
FOR ?
A. AIK
GREEHW
EARLY ORDERS WILL EN
Jany 15, 1873, tf
waller I
MERCHj
rtDTTFWWn
UltUUil 11 V
ARE now offering to tho public in tl
line of all the Goods generally ne
THEIR S
have been selected with great
READY MAI
A FINE STOCK OF
A good as
Groceries, Hardware, C]
To which the attention of purchasers is
- WALLEB
Feb. 19, 1873, 4o-tf
THE MARBLE YA'RD is removed
Shop and handsome Office preps
Street, above the Maishall House. A
ITALIAN AND A]
Can always be found on hand, and all
rior manner, and at prices lower than
Aiurt n Ann onllpf'tion of Designs for
ti.cw. ? 0
STONES, which can be finished at t
and styles.
j,:
W. B. Cason's
VARIETY STORE,
NINETY-SIX, S. C.
THE subscriber has now on hand a
.select stock of the best goods usually
kepi in a First-ClassConfectionary
and Variety Store, to which he invites
the attention of his friends and patrons.
In his stock will be found a choice assortment
of
Preserves, Piekles,
Uanuies, rvaisins,
Brandy - Peaches,
Nuts of all kinds,
Canned Peaches,
Pine Aople, Tomatoes,
Oysters Sardines, Syrups
and Sauces of every variety,
Prize Candy, Nutmegs,
Mac*, Pepper, Spice,
Ginger, Oranges, Lemons,
Ginger Preserves, Figs,
Ginger Cakes
of several varieties,
Parched Pea-Nuts,
Soda, Mustard,
Blacking, Segars,
Tobacco, Chewing
and Smoking,'
Marbles,
Writing Paper
and almost every other article of lik<
character that you may ask for. Com*
and examine for yourselves.
Jf*
ttf. B. VASUflt,
Ninety-Six-.
May 7,1873, 4-3m
REMEMBER THIS!
We continue to sell our Goods to
Prompt-Paying Men.
TERMS LIBERAL.
QUARLES & PERRIN.
Jan 22,1873 41, if
CULU(xJN?S
AND
Handkerchief Extracts
Of the Latest Styles and bestqnalitj
W.T.PENNEY'S
April 23, 1873, 2-tf
J. ROGERS,
1 FOUND AT
MTE RANGE.
i select Stock of Fall Goods, consisting ol
Boots, Crockery, Groceries & Provisions.
>k of Confectioneries.
?ED AND
RTINGS, COTTON PLAIDS,
NGS, KERSEYS, JEANS AND
liners too numerous to mention.
Line will be found,
P, SUGAR,
LARD, RIO and JAVA COFFEE,
:E, SOAP, CANDLES, STARCH, SODA,
ig in the Grocery line.
onfectioneries, consisting of
BANANAS, COCOA NUTS,
ANDY PEACES,
OYSTERS,
ET CAKES, CANDIES,
'IES, which we will sell low.
can suit you.
ind " STONO "
M mita.
jfjgj jgj) mM cgj
;ale by
.e3jxt, a-groixtj
00D, S. C.
sure prompt attention.
; BROTHER,
iNTS .A.T
rm is n
JLS} Ky 0 V7 my
leir new and handsome building, a fulT
L-ded iii this community.
ITOCK OF
SSSSi I
care, and unusually attractive.
)E CLOTHING.
BOOTS ANB SHOES.
jsortmeut of
rockery, and Glassware.
invited. Give us a call.
L & BROTHER.
- 9
~^7U~ orls.s!
from its old quarters to its rrew Work
ired ezpressly for the business on Main
. fine stock of
HERICAN MARBLE
1 "work warranted to be done in a odns
elsewhere.
MOJSUMENTS AND FANCY HEAD>hort
notice. Call and see our prices
D. CHALMERS.
SPRING
Is upon us and with its advent
Wardlaw & Edwards
Are opening their Stock of Goods adapted
to the season, not the largest, best
selected, most desirable or cheapest ever
brought to this market, but such as they
' tbiuk they can make it to the interest of
purchasers to examine.
( April 9, 1873, 52-tf
Ladies
Desirous of seeiug a convenient, economical
and desirable household
"Trick," are invited to call at
WARDLAW & EDWADS,
' April 0, 1873. 52-tf
At No. 3 Granite Raaie,
Wardlaw & Edwards,
"Would call attention to their
r
CfcDaily Opening"
I of Seasonable Goods,
> !
Dry Goods, Staple and Fancy,
| SHOES AND HATS,
'Ready - made' Clothing,
I
[ Hardware and Crockery,
! GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS,
' Tobacco?a Specialty.
i f!ni?ir
VVA SiJk
600 BUSHELS
I
Prime White in Store,
400 Bushels White
to arrive in a few days.
r IWARDLAW & EDWARDS.
' April 9, 1873, 52-tf
ORCHARD Grass Seed, Red Clover
Seed, and Lucerne Seed.
PABKER & PERRIN.
Fl TBI LADIES.
DRESS GOODS,
(Id Great Variety.)
SILK JAPANESE,
Sfli Stripefl Grenadines,
SILK STRIPED LENOS,
PLAIN 'LENOS,
Pnrfi Mohair.
Black aii ft lite Alpacas,
White Goods,
Wo can't be surpassed.*
Real Silk and Lisle Gloves,
New Scarfs and Ties,
And indeed everything usually found
in a Dry Goods Store.
PARIES & PERM
April 9, 1873, 52-tf
*
For the Gentlemen,.
Our usual well-selected and
LARGE STOCK
OF *
CLOTHING, ,
CLOTHS, CASSIMES, ,
TTATS TTOSTRRY'GLOOES. !
&c., &c.
Quarles & Perrin.
April 8,1873, 52-tf
TO THE PLANTERS.
Staple IBvjj (IFoofcs,
GROCERIES,
HARDWARE, SHOES, fc., $c,
Quarles & Perrin.
Mow Rfni?A f
Jk)j Wff MWA V I
NEW GOODS!!!
?
THE undersigned have just opneed i
an entire new stock of y
GROCERIES, [
Provision and - Liquors,J
As well as Other Gootis in I
their Line. * <
1
? i. il- _ /^il ,7 A TVT T3TTT T rn
iVL llJi: V_/lll niunu Wl rv. AH. niuu, a C- 1
cently TROWBRIDGE & CO., where
we will be pleased to serve the public j
CHEAP FOR CASH. }
A. M. HILL. I
Jan. 29,1873, 42-tt t
Th? iii'iim Kuii^i?? .r11. .iixn iin.i urn in
the Country.
$50,000 00 . j
1JT VALUABLE GIFTS! '
to bo distributed in E
L. D. SINK'S i
162 Regular Monthly, i
GIFT ENTERPRISE!1
To be drawn Monday Au<r. lltli, 1873. f
One Grand Capital Prize, $5,000 in Gold. 1
Two Prizes $1,000. Two Prizes $500. "
Five Prizes $100. Each in Greenbacks. 1
One Family Carriage and Matched
Horses with Silver-Mounted Harnes,
worth $1,500 each. J
1 Horse and Buggy, with silver.moun- i
ted Harness, worth $6<>0. I
One Fine-Toned llosewood Pian i
worth $500! *
Five Family Sewing Machines, worth {
$100 each. .<
750 Gold and Silver Lever Hunting ,
Watches (in all,) worth from $20 to $300
each.
Gold Chains, Silver-ware, Jewelry, &c.
Whole number Gift. 6.000. Tink*?t?
Limited to 50,000.
Agents wanted to sell tickets, to whom
Liberal Premiums will be paid.
Single Tickets $1 ; Six Tickets 5;
Twelve Tickets $10; Twenty-five Tickets
$20.
Circulars coptain a full list of prizes,
a description of the manner of drawing
and other information in reference to
the Distribution, will be sent to any
one ordering them. All letters must be
addressed to L. D. SINE, Box 86.
MAIN OFFICE CINCINNATI, O.
101 \V. Fifth St.
Rosadalis! Rosadalis !!
FOR tho cure of Scrofula, fn its
various forms, atao for tho cure
of Chronic diseases of the Blood,
Liver and Kidneys, for sale at
W. T PENNEY'S.
March 5, 1873, 47-tf
Johnny's Opinion of Grandmothers.
Grandmothers are very nice folks ;
Thev beat all the aunts in creation,
They let a chap do as he likes,
And don't worry Sbout education.
I'm sure! can't see ft at all,
What a poor fellow ever could do
For apples and pennies and cakes,
Without a grandmother or two.
Gradmothers speak softly to "ma's,"
To let a boy have a ffood time:
Sometimes they will whisper, *t1s true,
T'other way, when a boy wants to
ciimD.
Grandmothers have muffins for tea,
And pies, a whole row in the cellar,
And they're apt (if they know it !n
time)
To make chicken pies for a "feller."
And if he is bad now and then.
And make* a trreat racketinp noise,
They only look over their specks
And say: "Ah, these boys will be
boys.
Life is only so short at the best;
Let the children be hanpy to-dav."
Then they look for awhile at the sky,
And the hills that are far, far away.
Uuueorren. asiwuisrnr conies on.
Grandmothers sing hymns.verv low
To themselves as thev rock by the fire,
About heaven, and when they Bhall
go. * ;
And then a boy stopping to think
Will find a hot tear in his eye,
To know what will come at la-'t;
For grandmothers all have to die.
I wish they could stay here and pray, '
For a boy needs their prayers ev'ry !
night;
3ome boys more than others, I spose ;
Sure as I need a wonderful sight.
Smooth Waters.
* i
'If only Dorothy miglit like Bid- 1
-11 -i? 1 ? i
aieioru
And Martin Lorford paced his 1
ibrary back and lorth peevishly, i
lis white, slender hands thrust belind
him now and again, the supple <
ingers twirling restlessly one over 1
:he other, a curious bunch of 1
vrinkles gathered on his usually *
Dlacid brow. . 1
'I'll be hanged if I like to coerce
;he child ? it seems a heartless, i
(oulless way to provide for her? I
carrying her tb a, man double tier f
>wn age, because of bis banic ac- 1
30unt, and a ponderous, great <
louse, with antiquated sideboards, ]
whose carved legs are a score of
pears older than Dolly.' ?
'Girls at Dorothy's age never
enow particularly what they do
vant,' said Martin Lorford's old i
xiend, adviser, and housekeeper,
Fane Bowles, turning the heel of j
:he gray stocking she had knitted
)n every night for ten years, at f
east, so it seemed to the master of f
Vio 'Prrv-ft-Q ' rlonhtlpAP. hecanfle Mrs.
Bowies' stockings were marvelous- j
y alike?the gray yarn being surely (
;pun from an enfchanted wheel, (
since there was no giving out to it.
'A pretty thing it would be, upon
ny word.' (Here, then, was a sr
vorrysome snarl and a frown going
retfully together.) 'A pretty thing
?a fine state of affairs we should
iave presently if all the young
loodjes were allowed their own
nek and choice. I am quite sure j1
>f one thing; in that case our Dol- ,
y, as you call her, would certainly .
nake a mess of it; she may love as j
no tit? hmoa no vnil lpt. hf?P. {rirls
ake to it naturally, as they do some J
ears further back to the mumps .
Lnd the measles. But what kind
>f a man do you suppose Dorothy 0
vould pick out as her future mas- c
er?her husband ? come, don't s
alk of coercing, Martin; that's
heer nonserce; the girl was left a
vith youxto do with as you see fit, ^
ilways supposing you treat her R
uatly. Don't put any such noil- s
ense into her head as that she 9
>ught to have one word to say upon
he subject. You like Lawyer n
Siddleford?well and good; Fve *
10 doubt Dorothy will'come to it r
n time.' . . s
Mrs. Bowles smiled grimly at *
he top of her starched cap-frill, T
eflected from the old fashioned *
nirror with a curious gilt frame.
vhich had occupied the library '
nantel at the Crofts ever so many *
,'ears before this Martin's day. *
She remembered times when first *
she came to the Crofts as maid to F
ts gentle mistress?when they both F
,\ere in the first flush of woman- 1
aood ? coquetting with this self- 1
same glass, in which she then
night see a youthful, happy face, 1
;vith laughing eyes and bonny <
jrown curls. i
And now she might look back on '
those days when she had stolen 1
into the dim library on tip-toe, (
tying up those curls in cherry rib- 1
bonsto please Robert?poor Rob- <
art Bowles?dead now these thirty '
years, and raising the pale blue !
eyes, washed out by chrnce tears, i
here and there, meet this thin 1
wrinkled face with its white cap- *
frill and pretentious ribbons ? 1
mocking?mocking. 4
\Heighlio!'
tl^U l?
'x^u:
And Dorothy's guardian turned
away from blandly staring at a
shelf of .musty books, fretfully
thinking of handsome Dorothy,
and the absurdity of any one's hoping
that she would regard them
in the light of master.
Imperious, queenly Dorothy!
'You spoke, Mrs. Bowles?'
'Not that I remember,' said Mrs.
Bowles, stretching her neck a little
to gaze through tlie south window,
away to the dismal clump of lau-j
rels and spiky pines, beneath whose
dusky arches, and under the 8had-;
ow of which lay her first love.1
That was sp long ago, and she
would have, through and bv her
sorrowful experience, saved iDorothy
worlds of sorrow. Not to think
of loving any one, not to permit
any one to enter her heart's sanctuary?for
once being there, 'My
dear,' she bad said, 4it is worse
than thinning yourself of nettles!
to get them out again, so yon see it
is much the safer course to hold
them all a long way off, and laugh
at their folly.'
Pretty Dolly had sighed grievously
at this unwomanly advice,
and twining her plump, Drown
arras about Mrs. Bowies' neck from
behind her chair-back, and laid her
head against the lavender ribbons,
out of very pity for this brokenhearted
woman, who told not one
word of truth when she spoke like
this.
'Bad, cold heart,' said the winning
Dolly, squeezing a little with
the blumD arms. 'A bad, cold
heart, never to have loved any one
in its life.'
Suddenly Aunt Jane's thin hands
were thrown up, catching Dorothy
around the shiny head, and she was
drawn dowh on the deceitful breast
in which beat that hypocritical
heart, claiming "to look on all the
world with stolid indiflerence; and
Aunt Jane's blue eyes were wet as
garden pnnsies after a June rain?
and she blushed furiously. i
'Not so bad as that, dear; I have i
known what it is to love in my
time, and I l?ave also felt the sor- i
row such madness brought to me.
I woujd save you, Dorothy, from :
r, no millfl l-iao VlOO?l_nn(1 I,'
3 LIUIJL U me a a uiiuw hud ww-4a mm%? >
is. That is why I say keep them j
all out of your heart. : See how i
happy you are now. Remain so, '
my dear; stay just as you are '
Dorothy's slender fingers flutter- 1
sd in and out of the purple ribbons f
like busy little birds, setting this <
knot straight and retyingthat, with
i deadly palor in her cheeks 'ami 1
rery sad eyes for Dorothy. i
'I am afraid, Aunty Bowles, that i
n taking away the sorrows of life, i
fou would find that some of the 1
+ * ; - i ? T\ ii L
)weets naa also nepartea, i^oroinj t
said directly, making an end of the 1
;ap-stringfl, after ingeniously dis- (
nosing of them in love-knots. 1
4You know what the poet has i
mid: '<
'It's better to have loved and lost,
Than never to have loved at all.'' i
'"Which sounds extremely well in
i gilt-edged book, dear, along with ]
i lot of such rubhish; but another j
rind of thing in an every-day life j
>f tea-drinking and cotton gowns,' ^
said practical Mrs. Bowles, wincing
t little, after the affectation of hav- j
nnr rkolrorl a Wnittinor-rippdlp nrrrnnsf-. .
"rs ? * |
ier thumb, but in reality thinking ^
>f a dead and gone, almost forgot- ?
eii age, when with just such an in
juiring, eager soul as Dorothy's, ^
ihe had solved the sweet mystery, r
tnd learned all the sharp agony r
here is in loving and losing. c
At the age of eighteen Dorothy y
jvme stood jnst as much in need t
>f sober counsel and staid wisdom
is many another yonng woman,
>ut Dorothy had a way of thinking
ler own thoughts and forming x
deas which were esteemed queer t
>v some. Even srood Mrs. Bowles, 8
he only mother Dorothy had ever ]
:nown, called her strange, 'a reeu- a
ar heretic, unlike most girls, who c
re addle-headed until twentv, but s
fenerally settle down after that as a
olemn and proper as possible.'
There was a womanlv quiet and \
; self-possession about Dorolhv t
phich no one could think*of calling \
olemnity. Dorothy's soul was all f
unshine, but. rather the mellow, a
ubdued gleam, falling warmly, T
teadilv on the pure white tiles of
i chnrob floor, stpalins; color from ]
he richlv illuminated windows a
iTlfWP tbon flip rlaV\nnrr? i
...... ?< ?*? v?.%' v*?? mmi i??ifvtuu | r
lantinsr over a velvetv meadow?!c
ill erold and butterflies one mo-!]
nent, then shadows and si^hins:',,
vi wis. , I p
Dorothy, left very early by her
htlier, her Inst surviving parent, to (
he care and trnst of his friend, r
Martin Lorford, had been sent away j
o school among other srirls; a very r
ihv and very plain child, with a }
itartled look in the deep hlack eves, T
tnd a sobriety painful to contem- \
ilate in her asre. j
Yet Dorothy was not without a }
vill of her own. which she asserted ,c
)ne dav, after a stay of six years, (j
scarcely interrupted by the usual it
visits and holidays, by 'coming ]
iome,' as she called it, to the erim \
ild house, deeply Reated in fir trees'}
wd quaint shrubbery, occupied <
inly by a few servants, the house- i
Iceeper, and the owner, a. middle- {
jged man with a world-weary look f
and iron-gray hair, so beautiful as j
to astonish even those who heldj
out that there was a promise of ,
something- rare in Dolly, and de- |
daring that she never meant to go (
back to the dull routine again, and i
that, if she was found lacking in
anything essential, her guardian ,
should teach her. ,
This he attempted after some';
natural remonstrances, but of l>ite!
the power had gone from him. The j
books, which had at first proven a;
delightful break in the monotonous
life at the 'Crofts,' had been closed
for days, then weeks, then put aside
altogether.
Dorothy went ontoccasionly, but;
at length declared herself better
pleased to remain at home, learning;
Sroper housekeeping things from
ane, and playing wild, mournful
melodies on the^ old harpisehord
which Martin's mother had used,
to. amuse him with in his childhood,
years and years before there
was a Dorothy Lyme.
In her own wing things were
made to look a trifle more cheering,
and her lightest wish in the way of
books, music and delicate bijouterie
had been gratified. And on her
last birthday a grand piano had
been sent down from her 'affectionate
guardian, Martin.'
a . ,1 n i:?a *
AI1U BU i/UIUlUJ IJUU 11VCU Ull,
thinking her own thoughts, dreaming
her own dreams, and conjuring
up such delicious fancies as come to
such imaginative young ladies
placed like Dorothy.
This calm, uneventful existence
could not continue through countless
ages. Not that either of "these
happy people longed for or required
a change, but cnanges come fast
enough, all the same, be the fact
pleasant or otherwise.
m"L~ /.V. 4-* m oTvrvAQ r&A -firflf in
J.IJC Uliailgc a^i^vuk vu >uu?
Martin." Jane noticed it after a little
time and spoke of it, then Dorothy,
who kept silent, wondering.
'I shouldn't be surprised if your
guardian ha(j settled on some woman
to be his wife at least, Dorothy,
and meant to bring her here
before we know it, you and I.'
'Shouldn't you?' And Dorothy
looked placidly from the window.
'Why not ? Mr. Lorford was not
a man to do things hurriedly, and
she was certain that his choice
would prove au excellent one after
all this time.'
<A man mnv tnlrfi hifl own time.
and not be a full twenty years
about it, either,' said Jane, dryly,
meaning that a man of forty had
do right to make a fool of himself,
whatever others. m!gbt do, or he
would himself' have' done the
twenty vears before, which is considerably
stronger argument on the
jide of logic than sentiment.
Fearing that Mrs. Bowles, whc
wielded immense influence over <
master and ^man at the 'Crofts,'
3hould discourage her guardian
from bringing home a mistress,
where she had been sole arbiter for
- ? ? - ?- tnnnliorl
ju mauy ycuio, x/wiviuj ivuvuv^ ,
;he matter delicately, with gloves
>n, and 'wondered what could have i
;urned so good a woman as Jane
Tom pleasant ways, and soured her ]
igainst all mankind ' 1
'Jane is at heart a good woman,
md would have made an honest I
nan a good wife,' Martin had said, i
Ead she not made a good wife for <
ler husband, Jane, the best creature 1
iving; Dorothy could not believe
;his. ' ' i
'Jane's lot was rather hard on i
ier/ he had continued, touching
he little br.own hand which lay 1
VI?Q half /virpusinclv. 1
'-BV
Robert Bowles, the only man she <
;ver loved, was killed suddenly 1
vhile on horseback one day, a ^
nonth before the day set for their ?
narriage. She mourned for him
is a wife should, and finally called ^
lerself by his name amon^ us here, g
hough out in the world she is sim)ly
jane Denham.' t
'Poor Jane!' t
And tender-hearted Dorothy f
rent that night and cried softly on }
h* house-keeper's pillow as she c
lept, smoothing out the lint white r
ocks ? white long Detore tney r
hould have been'in the natural 1
ourseof things?thinking of how r
he should have died in such case t
t once.
Jane's buoyant spirit had indeed 1
leen quite kiiled; she was never I
o be the same, and we cannot die I
iThen we wish, and we must go on
or our allotted time, drinking tea
nd wearing cotton gowns, as she 1
could say. c
She had fallen into a way of
ooking for trouble beforehand? p
fter the manner of many good c
>eople, walking ->n blindly over the f
lover and primroses of life, searchng
out thistles and wormwood, a
growing oftimes in out-the-way i
>laces.
The idea of a mistress at the 8
Crofts was one which had on very ^
nany occasions woefully disturbed ^
rane, and brought her a great j
lumber of forebodings and appre- r
lensions. She- was willing and
?./> lior>b- +Vip nntfinanted r
C(IU J 11/ ^ w MUV? V" VMW V... ? ? g
louse at Stoneshoro, any day; she c
lad been born there ; all the Denmms
for a great many years had
lied there, and it was no doubt the j
proper thing that, she should follow
:heir respectable example. No,
VIrs. Bowles, out of the bounty of
:he Lorfords, with whom she had
massed the greater part of her life,- '
in joyed a little competency which
would save her from dependence
my time; it was not for herself;*
rtie felt a dread of the change she !
foresaw; Jth ere was 'Dorothy. .
T?. fii.iD v thnnfht
J.I tVUSt II I11 lllllv, (
:>f securing a home for herself, j I
She would never stand the ways of
3uch a woman as Martin Lorford
svonld fancy?never!
Thinking all tills, and making a 1
dreadful deal out of very little, 1
Jane went into the library with her
yarn and gray stocki 11^ to get at 1
the truth, or to-force Martin to say 1
in what way lie meant to dispose^
of his ward, as, of course, no one
could donht his right, save perhaps;]
v>/i,.aoir who was headstrong;i
i_/l f I I lr MVI .7VII,
enough, but who'seemed to have
very little thought as to her future. 1
Mrs. Bowles had spoken strongly '
iu favor of tlse richest man in the
country around, the more aptly because
he had dined at the 'Crofts'
(quite by accident) very often ofj
late, and appeared greatly impressed
with Miss Lyme, who played the
hostess charmingly. *
'Hiram Biddleford was not so old
as some men, and as keen as a briar
in some things, and Dorothy knew
nothing of men, except what sfce
had read in books, and of course
that was all stuff and nonsense.'
'A fine match for her," truly,' and
Martin looked out over the tops of
the intervening trees, at the imposing
gables and red chimneys of
the smart brick house Iliram Bid
dleford had put up on the handsome
site for miles around. Life was an
uncertain affair with the stoutest,
the most rugged; and reflecting
on the alarming symptoms which
overpowered him at times, Dolly's
guardian thonght very seriously
about providing Dolly with a good
home.
There was no girl anywhere?in
all the world?for that matter, who
deserved better things than Doroni
_ * ' -
tny. one was young ana Deaummy
and why should she not look up,
and although Lawyer Biddlefora
was not just the sort of man Martin
would have chosen, yet he felt that
he could trust him to do right'T?y
her.
And when he had arrived at this
satisfactory conclusion he felt as if
a hand had taken hold of his baart
and given it a strong wrench inside
his bosom, and he very nearly Jiated
the owner of the red brick' house
across his own velvety lowlands.
But this was selfish. He Vould
not give way to that desire, stronger
than his wish for life, to keepDorothyin
that lonely lipase, to bear
him company, and, perhaps, close
his eyes at last
If only Dorothy might like Biddleford.
That would make it easier he
thought?or tried to think.
Perhaps Mrs. Bowles was right;
women know more of each other
in such matters, and she had no
doubt studied this one's nature too
well to be mistaken, and she . had
very often expressed it, that* Doro
thy was a girl with no real deep
feeling for any one except herself,
and quite in love with an easy life,
which means fine things to wear,
and the best to eat and drink.
4And a woman may even learn to
love a man who will provide her
these and love her moderately well.'
And so, Dorothy's suitor had
been encouraged by the two most
interested in ner, and given to understand
that he need not fear for
bis suit.
The day came when he was to
*ain Dorothy's consent, he had already
asked her guardian.
Martin stood within' the folds of
ais crimson curtains, looking atter
;he man he envied more thau all
)ther men in the world, and saw j
lim ride away without a backward'
jlance, but with couscious pride j
ind a sense of victory.
At least, so it seemed to Lorford,
vho hid his face in his hands and <
groaned aloud. '
A black cloud suddenly obscured 1
Wo mm a rlnon norlv shfulnW lftv On J
UO DUII, -e V J
he golden meadow, and the gloomy
rines outside, and a denser one on
Martin Lorford, who realized j
ivervthing in one moment. The (
evelation came too latte to effect |
lim any good. He had' been all his t
ife a dreamer, and an idler, per- <
nitting other men to bear oft all <
he prizes while he looked on. 1
A step broke the stillness, and a *
ight dress rustled over the floor. ^
)orothy had come in to ask his j
)lessing.
Could he trust himself? ]
He turned with a strange smile, j
lis lips dry, and the hand he held t
>ut burning not. - (
'And uow my Dolly is quite hap- i
>y, I hope. I know all about it, j
l*ar. Hiram Biddleford asked me I
or you a month ago.' I
Dorothy leaned against a chair, 1
md changed color, righting herself J
n a moment.
'I cuppose I am become so tire- {
ome to you here, at the Crofts,
pinch is all the home I ever had,
ou know, that you and Mrs. j
3owles zealously seek to dispose of i
ne!5 ' . ]
Dorothy was 'waking ?up' at a
^reat rate.
'Dorothy!'
'TVell, why promise me away to
t man for whom I never had the
east degree of liking, without so
nuch as asking my leave, if you
lid not wish me to leave you ?'
Leave him. 0, if it might be
possible to keep Dolly forever.
'You know, dear, we are not cer:ain
o'f anything, and as Dr. Ledpard
gave me a very poor account
)f myself the last time I saw him,
[ thought of you, Dolly, the only
aeing on earth claiming my'care,
ind wished to see you comfortable
Defore '
Dorothy staggered at this.
4 A on vrm fliinlr mn inav rlie
11"u J"" - J J --my
time, and want strangers here
it your bedstead instead of me?'
Dorothy's lip quivered, for all
her bantering tone, and she really
felt like swooning avay for the
Eirst time in her life.
Martin took her hands both'In
his, and looked verj> much like a
criminal about to confess his crime.1
He did make his confecHiori^ and
Pound out to hip joy that there was
tnmnhrtflr whom Dorothy loved het
tcr than Biddleford, and that it was'
hifl own fault that he did not make:
his discovery sooner. Dorothy oon-|
fessed that sho would not find it hard j
to love him/because she had been do-^
ing so all along, and that he was a
goose not to have found it out. Aa tOj
. . . ,
i?!8 dying soon, she said that Dr. Led-i
yard was a ninny to hold any each
opinion.
Martin soon went to Mrs. Bowles
to tell hi? good fortune, and they
both agreed that Dorothy bad actea i
with rare good sense, and that H was
well that she preferred Martin to
Biddleford
TRIBUTE OF EESPBCT, "
^ Tljie committefj^hom was ajjg'
death of Dr. Hearst, would beg ti* *
submit the following: : <
While the event which we*ili?M|fc
called to notice was not uttexra?a|?
ted, this Board has nevertheless
heard With much regret, and now
records with unfeigned sorrow^"
the death of that noble Christian
gentleman, Dr. J. W.. Hearst, which.
occurred at hia residence in this
county on the 5th of June. 1873;
and that as some slight expression
ot our sense of the worth of this
good man, and o? the. loss sustain*
ed by his death, be it
Resolved, 1. That in the death
of Dr. Hearst, this Board has lost
one of its most earnest and efficient
memoers, ana tne college one ot
its warmest.friends and most lib-,
jeral patrons.
2. That in this event, however
afflicting and distressing?especially
at this particular period when,
t^he College stands in such pressing
need*of the counsels aud sympathy
and hearty support of all its friend
?we recognize the hajid of him
who does all things well, whcforders
and overrules all things for His own
glory aud for the advancement
of the cause and kingdom of
His Son; and that, confiding implicitly
ins His wisdom and goodness
and power, we bow submissively
to his will in this sad bereavement.
./$
8. That a leaf in the booK of the
records of this Board be inscribed
to the memory of our deceased
friend and eo-laborer, bearing the date
ot his birth and of his death,
together with some suitable reference
to his nobie benefactions to
the institution whieh we represent,
4. That these resolutions be published
in the A. JL Presbyterian
and the Abbeville papers, ana that
a copy of them be sent to the wi<Jow
ot the deceased.
W. Lu PRESSLEY,
J. L BONNER,
. J. L. MILLER, *
Committee.
The Editor.
A schoolboy's composition on "The
Editor1' ran as follows, in a school not
far off.
"The editor is one of the happiest
animals in tbe world. He can go to
tko circus afternoon and evening,
without paying a cent; also to injuests
and hangings. He has freo
tickets to pic-nies and strawbprry
festivals, gets wedding eako sent him,
ind sometimes gets a licking, iyt not
)ften, for he can take things hack in
,he next issue, whieli he generally
loes. I never know 4)ut one editor
o trot lickt His paper basted that
lay, and he couldn't take anything
jack.. While other folks have to go
;o bed early, the editor can sit up late
jvery night and see all that is going
)n. The boys think it's a big thing
a hang on till 10 o'clock. When'I
im a man I mean to be an editor, so
[ can stay oat late of nights. Then
;hat will be bally. The editor don't
liave to saw wood or do any chopping,
except with his scissors. Railroads
get ap excursions for him,
knowing if thoy didn't he'd make
t,he? git op and git; In politics ho
ioiVt care mnch who he goes for, if
they are on his side. If tney aint ho
roes for'em anyway; so it amounts
Lo nearly the same thing. There is a
?reat many people trying to be editors
who oan't and some of them have
been in the profession for years. If
[ was asked if I had rather havo an
- - T
sdacation or oe a circu* rmw, x nvuw
say, let me become a editor."
A Siirewd Clerk.?Oh, what
it is to be a lawyer's clerk I Owing
to the acuteness learned in' this
high position a young Englishman
has been actually enabled to escape
unscathed from that dangerous
affair, a breach of promise suit.
He had paid his addresses chiefly
by letter, and in the most tender
and poetic strain, to a pretty girl,
who, when his affection grew less,
was too prudent and energetic not
to demand golden comfort for her
wounded heart. Her lawyer heard
tar case with oleasant anticipations
of damages; but alas! when he
examined the love-letters of the
the lawyer's clerk he found his
client was put by them entirely
out of court The ingem'ousyoung
m.an bad invariably signed himself,
"Believe me, my own dearest, divinest,
duckiost Angelina, your
fondest, most devoted (but without
prejudice), Tommy." The legal
pbraze, which the gentle Angelina
didn't understand, had saved him.
"Why didn't you bring Ilenry,
Mrs, Brown ?" said Johnny. "0ht
he's sick; he hns had the measles."
"How many .did he have?" asked
Johnny. "I know a boy that's got
two.. I saw him catch 'em. He
fixed a. trap in the woods and
caught two at once, and he isn't
sick at all." "Caught the measles
in a trap!" cried his mother;
"what raakos you talk so, Johnny?
"Measles, measles, weasel ? oh !
'twns two weasels." I don't believe
I ever saw a measle; did I, mother?"
asked Johnny*