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BY ?. A. LEE AM) U II WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1874. VOLUME XXI---NO. 45. ^
1873. FALL
WE tako pleasure-in announcin
now receiving our Stock o
TRADE, and are confident of our
A call, hoi It in price and quality.
STAPLE AND I
Hosiery, Gloves, Gorsets, I
morals, Shirts, Sii
and nanny other articles too numen
We would direct special attentii
Boots a
"We make this line ??f Trade a spot
that those who favor us with a eal
complete Stock of
READY-MA
both che.
In addition to the above, we kec
GROCERIES A
And have at all ti
StfG&R, COFFEE SOAP
CHE
Give us us a call, and we will cci
BSI80I.,
Sept 10, 1873 22- tf
- ~ if 1EI
JN c:
Miss Jai
WHO will always bo found
WELL-SELECTED STOUJ
HATS and BONN
Hair Goods an:
Elans, Flowers, Pins, Ctn
i.
in every vanYfy
v| J. T. M
' iL 1 t* ATI
Oct. 8.1873. 2(?-tf
" COTTON"]
What Wd want is a
WE ."would tfivo noiirv <..o ji' t
currency \vr wi . ;>v. 1 >1
'1'KADIS. We :trc r-v o . (
of Good* eyar n-??ui^lit i<> tin-. i vi,
than they nave been at any isruv -m
taenia to lar^c Ijiivers and are
BEY
BOOTS A:
$ari>ttmrc, 0vo
CROCKE
We would urge upon those indehl
&nd as an inducement to our
rrotton wo promise them the very hi
WHITE
Oct.. 1, 1873, 25-if
Toi? IN EXGHi
#
Barnwel
-? ,-> * &
? <
a-ne .bow open in,
DRY GOODS, GR00E3
.Which owing to the scarcity of in
friends in EXCHANGE FOli C
FULL MA
ffct. 1, 1873, 25-tf
BAR
xixr oij<
Who have the larjjre
FALL AND W1
they have ever l?rou^'
GENTLEMEN'^ F
COM
HATS, HAND-SEWED BOOTS
Gloves, Cotton and
all Wool
TVe are constantly receiving fashioi
Ladies. Also
GROCERIES A
OF TI1E B
ftUARLES
Sept. 30, 1873, 25-tf
i
s WINTER. 1873.
<r to our friends and the public that we are
i' HOOPS for the FALL and WINTER
ability to plouse all who will favor us will*
In our Sto^k may Lie found full linen of
?MGY DRY GOODS,
libbons, Edgings, Insertings, Bal*
irt Fronts, Collars, Cuffs,
3us to mention.
?n to our Stock of
/<^3I ^ T > H ~T> ri -Ji
' JL_3_ JS_JL
iahy, and can and will offer inducements
1 can not fail to buy. Also, a, full and
DE CLOTHING,
A.P A.jSTD GOOD.
ip on hand full lines of
Nj PROVISIONS, I
raes a good assortment or
?, BACON, FLOUR, TOBACCO,
ESE, Etc.
rtainlv ploasc j'ou.
ft MBBOS.
QARGE OF *
ie Ramey,<
ready to exhibit a HANDSOME AND
li OF TRIMMED AND UNTELMMED
ETS of the latest Styles. '
l Head Trimmings,
lets, Biistlss, Actions, Fancy Gootls,
kr]?l in this department.
: 33ti.-l.KR & ROBERTSON,
fp R? A M 5- V 5 1
id If101?? i !
- _ . . .1
Medium ox Exchange 11 *
-i r: ti ^ 11.' '! 'fic-i". !i ' "ill
i - i ? ? ?TT? >''< IN j *
tli- ; ! 1-!' : ! iv?.
. ;i.! !.: ^ /o;U ar<- !ovv<r
. . !Ih".v:,i' W- a :li in.iuv,.
SY'.i I" I'lll-i i-li i ii in wit!) ;ii; !<ili-i.- i>f
MD SHOES, ;;
retries, Provisions, "
-i
;ry &c, &C. J
Led to ns the necessity of prompt pay
customers tor bringing forward tiieir i
gcst prices that can possibly be paid.
BROTHERS.
mi FOR OOTTUN.
1 &
g their new Stock of
EtIES, PROVISIONS, &C,
oney, tln*y arc offering to sell to their j]
OTTON for which ihey will allow the,a
c
MET PRICE.
GAINS :
3TSIKTO
A T
i
st ami usuui'tuiciit of
I KI; CLOTHING
fht to i hi mnrkct. AIso,
J1 {: SI 11 GODS, <
' J
PKISJSU
AMD SHOES, SHIRTS, HOSIERY,
I
all Wool Drawers, and r
Under Vests. ;?
0
lable unci substantial goods to Ruit the t
ND PROVISIONS,
EST QUALITY.
& PERRIN.
w ALLE ii &
MEROHi!
GREENWO'
a t>t? . nrv :? *1.
Axvj'j iiu\> uiirriii<? ui 11i(j juimiu iij in
liiu; of :ill the Cioods generally nec
THEIR S
SS? l
have been selected with great
RZADY MAE
A FINE STOCK OF
A good as;
Groceries, Hardy/are, Cr<
>v IJ lull liiu aut'iiuuii ujl |/uiuiuncia i? i
WALLER
Feb. 10, 1873, 45-tf
ifwir
I AM receiving daily my FALL A!
everything usually kept by the la
great care after the panics in money 111
I will he able to sell at prices tc suit th
My Stock embraces in part
Staple and Fan
clot:
Bnnrc km cuncc
uuu I o m^v uieue-uj
Hardware, Croc
GROGEPiIES, J
. J. T. EC
LATE I
Oct S, 1873. 20-tf
^ o Oa
ior^(r< nr,?J7?Tt
i\J UiO, iJ^A. \J ?, ?J, Vv V?!L< *
ABBEVILLI
^ N ' ' n"U* OM '' ' Wl-II-M.'lt'C
lM ' rnojls iii ili.-ir ii>>< . Tlit-v pun.
i*"\ V": k ?I?11 i11c !!?< Silt" ik'pi'^^sioii in : li
i s?*:i ai the low i'-t liirui'i
i!11-\ list**i- iii 8toiv a wry fine lot of
GROCI
A X
i$ *0$ ^ ^ ^
ud in fact keeps only#the best articles. rI
lid guarantee complete satisfaction in the
ii them ut No. 2 CillANJTE liAXGE.
ROWLAND i
MAN'UKACTI
IARR1AGES, WAGOF
C3raree>:rvw c
(0 fiOWWLAND
ST" EEP constantly ?>n hand (lie best ma
im perieneed workmen and are manul
, varied assortment of vehicles of every
heajter than the cheapest?which lor hen
ompare favorably with work from the be:
All work warranted to be fully up to rep
They manufacture a one-ami a-half In
uit small tanners for ONE HUNDRED .
nl fuvjir wliorovor used.
They maiiufacturcat low prices Harness
took ou exhibition
UN.DERT
They are manufacturing OOFFfXS OF
ssortment on band, and will attend I'une
ROWLAft
Nov. 10, 1873, 31-ly
White, Hill & Cnnniiiffliam,
? i
ft T5 K AO
UiK NOW liKA 1?V TO 01*'KICK
TIIKili STOCK
SPMG m SUMMER
A T IIATE8 (they believe) to sujt
every buyer. "Live ami help
ive" is tlieir motto, They have ji good
took fofsule, ami will show (hejr goods
k ith pleasure, The interest of the buyr
will lie kept in view at all times.
CfUl ami test the truth of their {isscr-1
ions,
April 10, 1873, 1-tf I
,
)r, Morse's Indian Ro' t Su-,
gar Coated Pills I
for purifying tho blood.
W. T. PENNEY,
Oct. J, 1873, 25 tf
BROTH M,
LNTS AT
od, s. c.,
cir new and handsome building, a full
ded in this community.
TOCK OF
5008S^
care, una umisuajiy attractive.
)E CLOTHING.
EOOTS AND SHOES.
sortmcnt of
ockcry, and Glassware.
nvited. Give us a call.
& BROTHER. .
NEW STOCK !
N\P WINTER SUPPLY embracing
le firm My stock was bought with
alters commenced, and I am sure that
c Limes.
icy Dry Goods, j
E3CIKTC3 > |
HATS AND CAPS,]
i
kery, Saddlery,
MOTIONS, &G. !
)BERTSON, :
VIILLER k ROBERTSON. I
s
_ k
JL^ROCER j I
Groceries,; :
3TIONARIES, Etc., Etc. 1
J C. H? S. C., ' I;
led ami woll-a-sorted Stock of nil kinds!"
Iiased ilii'ir (join Is in Bait i in on; and I
ii* markets for the ca-li and are enabled :!l
!
13 3FL I ?3 JS
j
litis !???;*;
(i
.'hey desire the public to patronize tliem
quality and price of their good*. Call
fcopt. ?4, 1873, 24-tf c
& PATTGNJ
TRRKS OK t
?S, BUGGIES. &G., I
5
terial and have employed t lie most ex'actiuinj:,
and have constantly on hand1
kind, at the most reasonable prices?!e
uty of finish and elegance of style will j |
st shops of the State.
rcsen tat ion. |orse
wajron, with tongue and shafts to v
DOLLARS which has met with univer-1
1
i of every description, and keep a good ^
'AKING. i 1
EVKRY VARIETY, and hnvea large
nils with their line new ILeu2-.se. 1
ID & PATTON. I
ATTENTION.
fi'IIK autriilion ill our ciisionicr* is {
s cul!ia<l i<> llu* Isirt liiut all 1111]cii<I I
:??.* ? >il 111 s I*?r . I
1378 J,
J
ill'' iMi\V j.asl <!lic YVr lUO'l liu' Hi:? I
11 . ;iii. i tiuv, tiu thou I t'Si'r rli'-n. will |
uili ?i j a -1 * lurwunl am! >ell|i ,
i l
]>i*< .in |ii i y jj
Quarles & Periin- p
Jan. 7, 1874 39-U j j
TEA! TEA!! TEA HI,
'
? * tc
TIIE undersigned have just rccciv- (
*cd a Ittr^c lot of PURE UN- t
ADULTERATED TEA of all kinds.!!
and uh they are now Agents of the i f
U S. Tea Company can sell it at j
cheaper rates than it has over been
sold in the market.
PARKER & PERRIN. <
. an. 14, 1874, 40-tf . ']
LONGFELLOW.
Poet of the many keys,
Kich are all the melodies!
Not for serf alone nor king
Is the message thou (lost bring;
Not for sect and not for clan,
But for universal man.
Worthy thou to win the fame
That lias gathered round thy name.
Poet of the sunny life,
Naught of discord, envy, strife,
Harshly breaking through thy lays,
Mars the music of thy days.
Like the stream, in tranquil power,
Day by day and hour by hour,
Flows thy gentle life along,
Sweeter than thy sweetest song.
Poet of the silvery locks,
Time the thoughtlessgraybeard mocks >
But in reverence bends his head
Where the great and noble tread.
Men, too, low and reverent,
Praise the years so wisely spent,
Such the life that thou dost live,
<i... > - ' *
-jjutii nic iiumayu \vu* wuuiu give.
Poet of the kindly heart,
Better than the classic art,
That the muse has deigned to lend
Every page thy hand has penned,
Is the love which thou hast taught,
By each tender word and thought,
Sprung from other hearts, to twine
Ilound that loving heart of thine.
Poet of the golden tongue,
Still .sing on as thou hast sung,
Through the future as the past,?
Ever sweeter to the last!
Ere the snow shall fill thy paths,
Bring home many Aftermaths; ,
Still as thou hast been so long,
Be our Chrysostom of song!
+
ON THE BBIKK.
I have known Arthur Gravely
ivel 1 and intimately. A part of liis i
story came to my knowledge
through my own observation, and
part he told rue himself. *
Arthur came of an old, well-deined
and respectable stock, with
ust enough of aristocratic pride in- i
ierited from his progenies,to give
lim refinement and self-reliance. '<
(Yt an early age lie was lej't an or- i
ihau. and received most of his cd- i
joiition under the care of an uncle. 1
\\ hen he was one-and-twenty he J
vjis admitted to the employ of ajl
ranker named Vandorlain, and very
;oon took a position of trust and 1
esponsibility in the house. A year
uter he took for his wife Fanny
nimmerton?one of the tairestand
iwjeetest of earthly treasures, lie j 1
lad loved her long and truly, audit
ler love in return had been single,t
md devoted. Thus was life open- j
Ui: for Arthur Gravely with bright {j
md happy promise. He had friends jc
vhichevcr way he turned; his busi-jt
less prospects were of the very j 1
>e.st; and his home was ail earthly!}
jsiradise.
'One enemy, and one enemy alone,, t
it this time stood in Arthur's path, i
Hs wife did not see it then. Sliej
oved him so fondly and so trust-js
ugly that she could not sec a fault. !a
A few of Arthur's friends feared 1
I anger, and one of them, more
>old than the rest, spoke to him s
rarniugly, but kindly; but he j ^
urned away from the warning with!c
i sneer of derision. |v
The months and the years went'3
n ? from twenty-two to twenty-ji
ight* j1'
Six years of married life?six!
ears of blessing so far as the outer t
hings of life can give blessing. Imr
lie bank Arthur bad assumed a J
ilace very near to the head, and his;r
alary was munificent. U
From early youth Arthur Grave- jf
y had found the wine-cup among a
he symbols of life's social phase, d
[e had kept wine in his own house; f
ie had used it upon his sideboard <
nd upon his table; and he had par- a
aken freely abroad. In the earlier a
ears it was wine, and ouly wine of f
he best and purest. Later, strong- t
r liquors were required to keep up 1
he tone. At the age of eight-and- v
wenty, there had come an uudueit
lush upon Arthur's cheek, and i
here were blotelies in the eye which
nip-lit not to have been there, lie s
-O ----- - I .
10w took brandy before breakfast, t
nd through' the day he was forced |
o supply fuel to feed a lire which jc
ilse might have consumed all bodi-js
y comfort. As yet he had neverj
)eeu helplessly intoxicated. liejv
vas confident in his own strength., 1
Alas! for the man thus failing!'s
Ie knows not that his powers of's
uiderstanding are dying out as the 1
)ody fades and perishes! Js
At length Mr. Vandeiiain called ,1
Arthur into his private closet, and i 1
old hi in that lie was going to sus-jl
icud business.
"I havd money enonsfli,'" said it
^Ir. Vanderlain, "and I know that!I
i 1
ny close application to business is' I
vearing upon me. I am growingjt
n years, and need rest. I think ot',1
*oing to Europe." -n
'And of closing up your busi-jl
H'ss'r jr
"Yes."
' But, sir, there is no need of,that. (1
J you will trust your luiuk under
he guidance of some capable and *
vsp'Misihlu agent, with your name's
it its head, it might go prosperous-]t
y on, and you could go away upon
,onr trip at will."
A cloud came upon tho banker's }
ace, aud lie sjiook his head.
''It is too late," he said. "At 1
tome time I may tell you more," Is
Shortly after this, in process of Jc
rinsing up his business, Mr. Van?jc
lerlaiu sent Arthur to a distant city j*
;o make some important settle-jc
neuts. Arrived at his destination,,5
;he young man called upon the correspondents
of the bank, and hav-L
ng made preliminary arrange- r
lients, he found himself with a few]
lays upon his hands which hes
night enjoy in pleasure. On the I
very evening of his arrival, he had
fallen in with John Hatton and
William Roberts, two friends and
classmates of earlier years. He was
startled when he saw them. They
were evidently going down hill?
were drinking to excess. Yet they
were gentlemen, and Arthur joined
them. lie spent a first and second
night in their company. On this
second night, for the lirst time in
his life, Arthur Gravely drank to a
state of helpless stupefaction. He ,
awoke on the next day feeling sad!
and humiliated. When he met his |
companions in a private parlor connected
with their sleeping apartments,
he found them with a bowl J
of hot brandy between them. Aj
spirit of true friendliness came up-'
on him when lie saw the marks ofj
the destroyer so deeply fixed upon '
the companions of his boyhood. j
"Boys," said he, "this won't do.
You are going down."
They regarded him curiously, aud|
asked him what he meant.
lie told them what lie meant.
They were in a dangerous way.
"You forget, old boy," said Ilatton,
"that you are in the same boat.
If we took passage before you, it is
no less sure that our route now is
the same. Don't preach, Arthur.
Try a bit of hot brandy."
There are moments in a lifetime
?great crises?when the events of;
the past Hasb before the mind as!
upon a magic mirror?when a man,
in a brief instant, recalls every salient
point in his earthly career.
Such a moment was the present to;
Arthur Gravely.
"Let it alone," he said, solemn-j
ly. "I tell you, Sack, and you,!
Will, that vou are going down.'
You can't last much longer at this j
rate."
"Well," retorted Roberts, with:
m attempt to laugh, "it appears to I
me that what is sauce for the goose
s sance for the gauder^Hadn't you
better try to let it alone yourseif?"
"If I will try it, wiil you try it?"
le asked.
"Will you try it?" demanded
'Latton.
';I will if you will join me."
"Done!"
And they did it. They joined
lands and promised one another
hat they would be true and stead-!
ast.
A new surprise was in store for
Vrthur Gravely. lie found upon
mtting off his spirituous liquors
hat his body weakened and that i
lis hands shook as though with!
)alsy. lie applied to a physician
'or help. Fortunately he applied
oa mau of sense and understaudng.
"Can you give mc something to
teady my nerves and restore my i
ippetite?" Arthur asked, after lie
lad frankly stated his case.
"This shows you, my dear sir," i
aid the physician, "into what aj
langerous state you had fallen. I!
an give yon something to steady!
our nerve's, but it would not help >
ou in tho cud. If you will bo'.
irave ami true will come out all
iglit iu a few days."
Arthur said he should not go (
tack. lie wanted no stimulant?
10 more of that. 1
The trial was a severe one, audit ]
nay have been a blessed thing for i
Vrthur Gravely that it was so. lie
elt more heroism in the cor.qucst,
lid he also saw more clearly how
leeply the evil habit had become;;
ixod upon him. On tho morning U
>f the fourth day of his trial he;.
.woke with an appetite for food,;
nd was able to cat a hearty break-j
list. He was a new man irom this)
ime forth. The physician had'given'
lini certain hygienic directions j:
vliich he followed implicitly, andhus
he held fast upon his health as
t came back to him.
And on this fourth day Arthur
aw Hattou and Roberts. They had !|
:ept the faith, and had been unex-j
jeetedly prospered. An excellent .
>pening in business had been pr?-'i
ented and accepted. ji
On the fifth day the business J
vhich had brought Gravely from
lis' home was concluded, and he' 1
et out 011 his return. And the last
truggle had passed. His nerves i*
lad become steady ; his appetite had !
tarted up as if by magic; his check
iad grown fair; and the white of
lis eve was growing clear and'i
j early again. fi
He reached his own city early in i
he morning, and went first to thcjl
>ank and gave, in a return of hisij
)usiness. Mr. Yanderlain hadj
glanced quickly and eagerly, into i
lis face when he iirst entered, and ]
i wondrous change came upon the j i
tanker's manner as the business!*
>roccudcd. Something outside the ]
msiness in hand was evidently onj
lis mind. j;
Arthur did not reach his home i
1 util time for dinner; but lie had <
cut a boy from the bank with word <
hat he should be there, 1
"Fanny!" 1
? ^ T? ? I :
"Darling1; U, J. iu su yiuu iu i
ack!" .
Something made tho wife even h
iiippior than she had thought as
ihe rested within her husband's 1
unbrace; but in the sudden joy she H
onId not sec it,?she could only ]
eel a great warmth, like the glow
>f heaven, as Arthur's kiss came,
weet and pure, to her lips.
As they entered the dining-room
\rthur saw the decanter of wine
iear his plate,
"Take it away, Fami}\" he said,
imiling'. "If you want it hereafter
or a medicine, keep it. For myself
I shall not want it."
"Not want it??Arthur V
"I have done with it forever ?'
He spoke solemnly, with a manliness
that was strong and reliant,
i^nd the wife saw whence had
come the great warmth to her heart
?saw it in the pare cheek, and in
the clear eye, as she had caught it
in the sweet breath.
"Arthur ? my husband,"" she
whispered, as though hardly daring
to trust her own senses, "is it true ?
?do you mean?forever?"
"While I live, darling, God giving
my strength and reason."
Fanny was upon the opposite side
of the table. She tried to speak,
but her voice failed her. She turned
white?then she pressed her
hand for an instant upon her heart,
o ?-wl flmn o cj +! ? a ftt^in^oftn nnnft
c4iivi tio Luc i/i uuiiuii uuvu vuyv
more boundod on its course, she
covered lier face, and sank down,
weeping like a child.
Arthur was by her bide in a moment.
"Fanny! ? my wife !?what is
it?"
She looked up and caught his
startled gaze through her tears.
With a quick movement she threw
her arms around his neck, and pillowed
her head upon his bosom. <
"0, Arthur!?bless you! bless <
you! I could die for joy if I did i
not feel that I could find, more hap- 1
piness in living now tor you!
Here was a new revelation. Ar- i
thur Gravely now learned that his
sweet wife had suffered without :
daring to complain?how the worm <
had gnawed at her heart; saw it all
the more clearly because lie saw in :
this present time her surpassing
joy and ecstacy. i
Xot many words were spoken.
This was not the time for such a
heart-moving theme. And now, as
they eat the meal, Arthur told of
his trip to the distant city. , i
After dinner Arthur went to car- i
ry a budget to a neighbor, and i
when left alone, Fanny sat down <
again rind cried for joy. And so i
Mr. Vanderlain found her. He had :
stopped in passing to do an errand. ;
"Mrs. Gravely! What has hap- i
pened ? What is wrong?" 1
"Wrong ?" she repeated, looking j
up. "0, sir, it is for joy I aiu cry- 1
ing." i
And then she told him the source ?
of the new happiness that had open- 1
ed to her. I
Mr. Vanderlain listened, and af- i
ter a deal of thought he slowly said, j
with his hand upon Fanny's fair
head,? " j
"Dear child, you may rejoice
without fear. If Arthur has pledged
his honor to this new life, be sure i
he will keep the faith." I
Most of the afternoon Arthur i
spent at the bank; and a$ he sat at 1
the table in the private office waiting
for the banker, a feeling of j
sadness and regret came upon him. J
It would be hard to leave the old i
place, and it might he a long, long <
time before he could find another J
30 pleasant. c
It was towards evening when Mr. g
Vanderlain came in, looking flush- 1
ed and self-satisfied. r
"T i 1 . A _
"i nave Kept you wamug, ai- i
tliur, but I have been busy. I have {
made a most import-ant change in \
my programme." j
"All! And then you are not go- t
ing away ?" ' s
"Yes?I shall go to Europe; but g
[ shall not give up my banking bu- g
siness. I have fouud a new man? ^
one safe, reliable, and competent? ]
who, I think, will take my business (
while I am absent." g
".Mr. v auuuruuiij dmvu uici
young man, frankly, "I am glad of
this, tor I know I shall be able to
persuade yon to let me keep my
place in yonr employ"
The banker shook his head.
Arthur trembled, and started to
speak.
' Tut, tut?not your present place,
Arthur. Know that you are my
new man. If you will take charge
Df mr'business, I shall not let it ?0
p.?- ../I T
I rum 111U J illJU. X DUclil leave it XIJ I I
your hands, knowing that both it c
md you will prosper. "What say (
V'OU ?" 1
"Mr. Vandcrlain !" ' ]
"All! my boy, I have seen your
wife. I found her crying for joy. ]i
And when she told me whence her n
joy came, I knew there was joy for c
me also. To the new man I give h]
my entire confidence, and in his|_
hands I fear Jiot to trust my uame!s
and my honor."
It was Arthur Gravely's turn
now to weep ; and lie could no more n
lielp it than he could have helped h
:he great flood of peace and bless, v
nlnoss that flowed in upou his n
icart. i
"My dear boy," said the banker, v
tftcrwards, "I did not speak to you ?
11 the other times as perhaps i!1
flight. 1 knew how you treated J
others who did speak, and I forejore.
I had intendod to speak, j
lowever, before I went away, and,|t
f nossible. to <ret vou a srotod nla'ce.! 1.
i ' c / * c? l '
[hit it is all ague now, Gocl bless l
unci keep you."
And now, looking back, Arthur
Gravely sees how near upon tin? ^
fearful brink he stood. From his t
position of wealth and honor and c
love, he can see the dark pit from I
which he escaped, and he seeshun- J
dreda upon hundreds sinking into K
it yearly, lie helps the falling ones
when he can, and finds unfailing!
satisfaction in the work.?Ledger.
Prayer is the voicc of faith at mer- 1
cy's door. i
ABOUT AGASSIS.
Be was singularly unmethodical
in his habits^ Men who live and
work by rule would be puzzled to
understand how Agassis managed .
to do so much without these helps,
jjlu iivuu uuu yvumeu uy luapira*.
tion, If be was suddenly M??d
with an interest in eome eefositmc
inquiry he would pursue it at*0ncef !"
putting by perhaps ptfew wotk .in
which he had just fairly #of started. , m
"I always like to take advantage of M
my productive moods," h?^ said to- :
might' ultimately beSjpj^ted. Probably
be saw that thMist iron promised
to work uj> belter than the
first. He never could be made tor
work like a machine, turning out a
defiuite qsantity at regular intervals.
He never felt bound to regard
the rule that you must finisfi
it! I-/? t . J'lil
one mmg ueioreyou Degm anoiner,
so emphatically, presented in the
old school-books. Ilia was a meth'
odof working which woald be ruin-ous
to any man who had not his
wonderful faculties, bis far sight
and insight/-"With his great logical
brain and his marvelous. j>ow?r.
of observation, there was anited a
certain telescopic intuition which
made his view of probabilities something
more than a guess. Be neve^
proposed his own methods of work- '
ing as a model for others. Qnee,
however, in my presence a near
relative ventured to ask him if,he
did not think he would accomplish
more if he finished one thing be~
fore he began another. "Every
man must work according to his
own method," he replied. Ifew&s in
hijnself a great contradiction of :
the methods by which many have
won success. He achieved, but it.
was after his own way. It was frequently
a ha'rd thing to get him to
3ign a paper or write a Tetter (except
for somebody else), or to look
over accounts or reports, or do little
routine work. Yet he could
never have attained bis great eminence
in science if he had not paid
in this department great attention
to the minutest and apparently most
insignificant details. Looking at
:be drawing of a fish made by his
irtist, he said, after taking a single
glance: "It is a beautiful drawing,
but don't you see you have left out
two or three of the scales ?" This
story, which I have seen elsewhere
is vouched for by th6 draughtsman
ivho .formerly drew his specimens
for him.
I know what those silent lips
would say if just here their testimony
could be gathered. It would
be a testimony as sweet and beautiful
as that of John Stuart Mill to
the helpmate he so devoutly loved,
[t may be a fact less familiar to the
public, but it is one well known to
Prof. Agassis's friends, that his
ivife was his complement and in
svery sense a helpmate. "What the
Professor lacked in order, method
>r business habits was abundantly
supplied by Mrs. Agassis. It was
icr graceful and assidlious pen that
ccast and put into more classic
nolds the Professor's ready English.
It was her constant encourigement
and stimulus that supported
the Professor in new and
lifficult undertakings. Her coun-t
;el was always listened to with reipect.
It is safe to say that we
ihould not have had so many of his
vorKS pui. 111 u penuuuem loiui iu
English if it had not been for her
jarnest co-operation. The Professor,
as all know, was a ready lectirer,
and always delivered his adlresscs
without manuscript. . In all
>f his lectures and speeches near
lcme Mrs. Agassis accompanied
lim whenever possible and took
:opious notes, and thus preserved
lie thought for future use. All of
lis communications for the press
jussed through her hands. She
-i- ??t- 1' t.'i.
vroie iijucu noiu uia uiuiauun, ?ietided
to a great many of liis bu6iicss
details, and in a thousand waj'B
orwarded his work. Every word
>f praise we bestow on the silent
leae is an unuttered recognition of
ier who shared alike his labors and
lis rewards.
Let us hope that she who* knew
lim better than anv or all of us,
nay crown this life of devotion by
ompleting and giving to the world
icr own record?long since beguu
-of liim whose departure has left
ucli a void in our hearts,
Man is a creature of interest and
mbition. Ilis nature leads him forth
nto the struggle and bustle of the
rorld. Lovo is but tho embellishment
of his early life, or a song piped
11 the intervals of his act. !But a
i-omau's wholo life is a history of tho
flections. Tho heart is her world;
t is mere uer amumuu amwo iur
mpire; it is tbero avarice seeks for
lidden treasures. She sends forth her
ympathieson adventure, sho embarks,
ler wholo soul in the traffio of affecion
; and if sliip-wrecked, her case is
copeless, for it is a bankroptey of the
loart.?Irving.
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Caution.?Purchasers of the Peru
rian Syrup (a protected solution of
he protoxide of iron) are cautioned
igainst being deceived by any of tbo
ireparations of Peruvian Bark, or
3ark and Iron, which Tnay be offered
hem. livery bottle of genuino has
Peruvian Syrup (not Peruvian Bark)
)lown iu the glass. Examine the bot,lcs
before purchasing.
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A certain man has a watch which
lie says has gained enough to pay for
itself iu six months,