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BY % A. LEE AND HUGH ABBEVILLE, S. 0., "WEDNESDAY, APBIL 2(^1871 ^ VOLUME ^
NELSON S
TAKE pleasure in calling the atteulio
Stock of
SPRIM I ID!
and/oel cnnfident thov can plenso all wl
Stock of DRY, WOODS will consist (>r fu
getlier with all the late stylos of
HAflrt ~ ? r. :
Jk/J. ooa
Long Cloths, Line
They have a fall lino of NOTIONS and
attention to their Stock of
*e^ss, Zvateu, Hair
These goods are much cheaper than for*
BOOtS Sa,23_
A Speaeialty, and have a largo and weli
the most ac commodating terms.
THEIix ST
C5rIFt,Q OI
will be kept full by constant arrival Is, sc
fresh goods, and at the lowest figures. (Jr
Abbeville, and they will please you.
MmmWwM 5
April 8 1874 52?tf
~wmsM &
meecha;
GREEn \\! ui
ARE now offering to Ihe public in thoi;
line of all tlio Ciootl.-; generally needi
THEIR ST'
&JjSXS? 13
Lavo been selected with great ca
RT* ft nv watm
tkBl " mkJji
A FIFE STOCK Q1
A good assoi
Groceries, Hardware, Croc
which the attention of purchasers iff in\
WA TX'Rfl
Fob. 19, 1373, 45 tf
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KEEP constantly on hand tho bo-t ir.r.t
perienced workmen and arc manufii
a varied assortment of vehicles of every
cheaper than the cheapest?which for beau
001*pare favorably with work from the lies!
All work warranted to be fully up to repr
They manufacture a one-ami -a-half lio
euit small farmers for ONE liUNDllED 1
u&l favor wherever used.
They manufacture at low prices Harness
stock on exhibition
UISTDICKT
They are manufacturing COFFINS OF
assortment on hand, and will attend funeri
to n w r. Pa W
jlilv s y
Nov. 10, 1873, 31-ly
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DEALEi
Bry Goods,
BOOTS, SHOES, COHFEC
HAVE now oil hand a large, well-select
of Goods ill tlieir line. They j>urcl
New York during the late depression in th<
to 6ell at the lowest figures.
They have in Btore a very fine lot of
Q- JFL O O 2
A N
J1& 8 ^ ?> IP IP
and in fact keeps only the best articles. rlr
and guarantee complete satisfaction in the
on them at No. 2 GRAN[TE 11ANGE. .
D. F. FLIM]
WHOLESALE I)EALEKS AN
ft f & # W fl n 4R
<gk(tbtj (ssys?) &v&.
WE are now receiving a large an<
SHOES, eoni])risii!f; every varie
LOWEST MAltKET 1UUCES. All goo
d. f. flem:
No. 2, HAYNE ST33ET, (
Ola.sj/r' lest?
March j, 1874 47-3m
" GOODS IN EXCHAN
Barnwell
arc notv oponiriL' th<
BEY MS, 110!
Which owin;? go the scavcjity of modca
friends in iiXUllA-NG rOit CU T J
FULL MARK
Oct. J, 1873, 25-tf
n of their friends and the public to their
iiiihl HO0HS5
to will favor thorn with a call. Their
11 linen of STAPLE DRY GOODS, to53,
Twasis, Sheetings,
ins, Tot/SIS, &g.
"SYJIJTK GOODS. They invite special
tsooks and Brilliants.
several years. They continue to make C
.el Slioes
- looted Btock, which they can sell on
OCK OF
> that, their customers can always got p<
\'o them a call a No. ], Granite ilangc, d<
ai
fa Wj! (HeRB
TRoo,' ^.Vj-V >?', ??} <sf^5i ci
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r now and handsome building,, a full
:d in this community.
i*. <s ii?
re, and unusually attractive.
E CLOTHING.
BOOTS AID SHOES.
rtnient of T
skery, and Glassware. u<
CU
'itcd. Give us a call. ^
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rrial and have employed the most ox- mi
,otu.ting, and have constantly on hand u?;
kind, :;l the most reasonable prices? ed
ty of linisli and elegance of style will pi;
t shops of the State.
esentalion.
rse wagon, with tongue and shafts to It
(OLLAltS which has met with univerof
every description, and keep a good
AKING. M
EVERY VARIETY, and have a large _
lis with their fine new Hearse.
D & PATTON.
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Groceries,
TIGHARIES, Etc., Etc,
P "KT P.
1 Wo JirJUff
oil and well-assorted Stock of all kinds /
msed their Goods in Baltimore and Jj
; markets for the cash and are enabled on
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hoy desire the public to patronize them
quality and price of their goods. Call
Sept. 24, 1S73, 24-tf cr
[NG T C0~ I
D MANUFACTURERS OF p"
?n ' mm m m m ?
S ? W' (ill ''?3- ? so
Pft
1 well-selected stock of BOOTS AND
ly, wliicn are onerea ior saie ac me n.
ils with our Brand are warranted. C.
ING CO., ar
dorner of Church Street, ?f
030L,, . O. . Cf. to
EE - FOR COTTON. *
i-ir new Stock of
IS, IE6WMS, m,,i
JJL'
thoy arc offering to sell to their ;?J
LOiS' lor which lliuy will aiiow the w
;et price.
CUKES AS IF BY J&AGIC,
olds, Coughs, Bronchitis, Hoarseness,
Asthma, "Whooping Cough, Croup,
Pleurisy, Pain and Soreness
in Kfeflst. Difficulty of
Breathing.
And Will Positively Cure
CONSUMPTION.
Majestic in conscious power, this Initial
Remedy sweeps as relentless
>om, upon the enemies of tlie Throat
id Lungs.
Heaven born it is, while omnipotent
i relieve, simple and harmless. Delious
to take. The earthly Savior to all
llicted with any disease of the Lungs,
e wise and use Globe Flower Syrup,
on'tfake anv substitute. Thousands
' living, grave-robbed witnesses proaim
the wonderful virtues of Globe
lower Syrup.
For sale by all first-class druggist and
lemists. Price, $1 per bottle.
DR. J. S. PEMBERTON, |
Proprietor,
Atlanta, Georgia.
March 18, 1S74 49-tf
he Favorite Home Remed
This unrivaled Medicine is warranted
>t to contain a single particle of mer-j
iry, or any injurious mineral suostunce
PURELY VEGETABLE,
ntaining those Southern Itoots and
erbs, which an all-wise Providence
-s placed in countries where Liver
seases most prevail. It will cure all
seases caused by Derangement of the
vtr and Bowels.
mmons Liver Regulator or Medicine,
eminently a "Family Medicine; and
being kept ready- for immediate rcrt
will save many an hour of suffering
d many a dollar in time and doctors'
IJs.
After over Forty Years' trial it is still
ceiving the most unqualified testimo:ils
to its virtues from persons of the
ghost, character and responsibility,
ninent physicians commend it as the
Most Effectual Specific
or Dyspepsia or Indigestion.
raned with this ANTIDOTE, jill t'?iaies
and changes of water and food
ay he faced without a fear. AsaRetny
in Malarious Fevers, Bowel Comiints.
Restlessness, Jaundice, Nausea,
IT HAS NO EQUAL.
is the cheapest, Purest and Best Family
Medicine in the World.
MANUFACTURED ONLY BY
J. H. JEILIN & CO.,
ACON, GA., & PHILADELPHIA.
Price, $1.00. Sold by all Druggists.
March 25, 1874, 50-1 y
Notice.
11 Administrators, Execi
rN *i
utors, tfuaraians,
Trustees, &c.,
k RE hereby required to make their
annual kcturns for the year 1S73,
account of the Estates which they
present.
rhc following extract from lhe Gcnai
Statutes of the State of South Carina
will show the requirements of the
tv, as relates to Executors, &c.; Chapr
XCI?Section 1,
Section 1. That executors or adminrators
shall annually, while any este
shall remaiiyn their care and custo ,
at the first C&nrt to be held after the
st day of January, render to the Judge
Probate of the County, from whom
ey obtained probate of will or letters
administration, a just and true acunt,
upon oath, of the receipts and
penditures of such estate the preceng
year, which, when examined and
proved, snail Uc deposited Willi tne
ventory and appraisement, or other
pers belonging to such estate, in the
lice of said Judge of Probate, there to
: kept for the inspection of such perns
as ,inay be interested in the said
late.
To Guardians and Wards. Chapter
r?Section 2: ^
Section 2. All'^^uardians of estates
>pointed by the Judge of Probate,
lalJ render to him an annual account
their actings and doings, as executors
administrators are required by law
do, aud upon making default, shall
rfeit their commissions. %
C. W. GUFFTN,
J. P. A. C.
J. C. WOSMANSKY, ' *
C. C. P. A. C.
April 15,1874, l-3m
o All Hon It lay Concern!
?1> ***
P, !L!L pci'ForiS OM'ing accounts or
Vx buV.MiCiii oil for Ihoy<.*ur
?, *; ? h<!v? l>y vi that the hftmo
iU>:t. bo seitk-'d at Wo cannot
ivtr uJiv balances, and
c trust Ihiu liulicu is biiliicient.
WHITE BROTHERS.
Feb. 26, 1871 10-tf
OUR WEE WHITE ROSE.
BY OEKALD MASSEY. .
All in our marriage garden
Grew, smiling up to God,
A bonnier flower than ever
Suckt tho green warmth of the sod ;
Oh, beautiful unfathombly
Its little life unfurled ;
And crown of all things was our wee
"White liose of all the world.
From out a balmy bosom,
Our band of beauty grew:
It fed on smiles for sunshine;
On tears for dainty dew:
Aye nestling warm and tenderly,
Our leaves of love were curled,
So close and close about our weo
White Iiose of all the world.
With mystical faint fragrance
Our house of lifa she filled?
Revealed each hour some fairy tower
Where winged hopes might build! j
We saw?though none like might seaSuch
precious promise pearled
Upon the petals of our wee
White Rose of ali the world.
\ *
But, evermore the halo
Of Angel-light increased,
Like the mystery of moonlight
That folds some fairy feast.
Snow-white, snow-soft, snow-silently j
Our darling budupcurled,
And dropt i' the grave?God's lap?otr
wee
White Rose of all the world.
i
Our "Rose was but, in blossom :
Our life was but in spring;
When down the solemn midnight
We heard the Spirits sing?
"Another but of infancy
With holy dews impearled!"
And in their hands they bore our wee
White Rose of all the world. .
You scarce could think so small a thing
Could leave a loss so large;
Her little light such shadow fling
Prnm rluwn to sunset's niarire.
In other springs our life may be
In bannered bloom unfurled,
Uut never, never match our wee
White llose of all the world.
LIFE INSURANCE-A GREAT DRAIN
UPON OUR RESOURCES.
Editor Press and Banner:
It is estimated that six hundred
thousand dollars have been paid to
the various life insurance companies
by citizens of Abbeville County
since the war, and that of this j
vast amount not more-than ?00,000
or ?70,000 have been returned to J
the insured. Perhaps over onehalf
of*lhe original amount has already
been forfeited to the various
companies by a failure 011 the part
of the insured to pay annually the
sum agreed upon ; and it is fair to
estimate that two-thirds of the balance
will be surrendered or forfeited
in the course of a few years.
We hold that the chances arc all
against the insured and in favor of
of compauies. Statistics show that
75 per cent, of all the policies issued
are a total loss to the insured,
and tnar, 10 per ctnt. rccuive a
small return by the surrender of
their policies, and that only 9 per
cent, of the policies are ever paid
in full. As a .matter of investment j
we regard an ordinary lottery as
more desirable. In the lottery the
amount invested is generally small,
and an early loss soon discourages
any further investment in tnat way, i
wliile in the other ease the partyj
often makes himself a slave to the!
company as long as the insurance j
is kept up, until finally, by reason j
of adverse circumstances or failing:
health, unable to bear- his bur-j
den longer, be fails to make a payment
and all is lost forever. Cases;
may be found where a husband and
father for years will deprive himself
and family of the needed comforts
of life in order that he may
annually pay his premium, .while
the education of his children is
neglected, the improvements on
his farm allowed to decay, and honest
debts accumulate, and, in some
instances, the pride and credit of
the family humiliated by a failure
to meet current obligations.
Many men have policies taken in
the name of the wife or children;
with the understacding, in case of
death, that they shall receive the
sole benefit of the investment,
while the debts of the husband are i
unprovided for* This is a procccd-!
ing which would not hold good in
law. The creditors of an insolvent!
estate may sue for the money real-1
ized on a policy which can be proved
was purchased with the insolvent
debtor's money. An insolvent!
debtor can no more assign a policy i
of insurance than he could give his
property to his heirs," and leave his
debts unpaid.
In all the principal cities, from j
the profits of this business, these
corporations support their officers)
in princely style, and erect elegant |
stone-front structures for their occupation,
while at home, we are
i ?
lmpoverisneii, oiu- muuuy wuswu,
our resources neglected, our lands
lie idle, and our streams run unprofitably
over their granite clills.
We contend that our people
should invest their money at home;
and in some tangible property.1
Suppose, for instance, we(
emulate the example of' the citizens
of Greenville County who
are now investing one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars in a magnificent
factory, which will pay a reasonable
interest on the investment,
give employment to many of her
citizens, and will for ages stand as
a proud monument of the enterprise
and thrift of her people.
Abbevillo has since the war forfeited
enough to the insurance corapa,incs
to bu**1d two or throe such i'acitories.
PUBLIC POLIO T.
i ^
Ex-Comptroller J. L. Ncaglo has
been api>ointed County Treasurer of
Richland, vice C, H. Baldwin, Esq., resigned.
A BRAVEJfiTOMAN.
Some few autumns ago the rector
of a little seaside parish sat conning
his books in the quiet of his
own study.
Mr. Fergusson was puzzled over
his work, bothered by it ill fact;
finally he sought assistance of his
wife, who sat opposite to him, busily
knitting children's socks.
iCl shall be glad when we get rid
of this money we are keeping for
oui"people." he said, as he replaced
the ba^rs which he had been exam
ining. "I am so unused to having
such a sum as <?70 in the house that
I don't feel quite safe with it. It's
to be hoped we shall never be rich,
Kate. I've been accustomed to
?200 a year so long now, that I
should feel out of my element with
a larger income."
\t "By the by," he continued, after
a pause, "was not Sarah to come
home to-night?"
"?Tot till to-morrow. She wanted
one more Jay to see a sailor
brother who was coming home. I
think I shall not keep Sarah any
longer than Christmas. I don't
like some of her ways. I did not
know so well when I engaged Sarah-what
a bad character her family
bore; one brother has been in
prison twice."
"All the more reason for keeping
this gtrl safe from evil influence.
You shouldn't be too hasty,
Kate; you arc a dear little soul,
but, like all women, you judge too
impulsively, and?\Vho's that, I
wonder ?"
A heavy step passed the window,
followed by a ring at the hull bell.
Mrs. Fergusson opened the study
door as Jane, the elder servant,
passed down the stairs, candle in
hand.
Jane soon returned with a large,
damp envelope.
The message was from the rector's
brother at Fordham, a place
forty miles distant, and ran thus :
"Come immediately?a third bad
fit?my father anxiously expects
you."
The rector kissed his wife aiul
children, and was soon 021 his way
to his brother's home.
Jane and her mistress looked
two very lonely and deserted females
indeed, as they stood peering
out into the darkness, listening
LV/ LL1V/ IV
"Come, Jane, this will never
do,'*' said her mistress at last, wiping
some raindrops and drops of
another nature i'roin lier face. "Let i
us sec that all the doors and win- i
dows are fast! Get ybur supper,
and come and tell me when you <
arc ready for bed." (
Then she herself re-entered the i
|study and sat down to collect her 1
thoughts somewhat after tlic hurry 1
and turmoil o? the last half hour. 11
The illness of her father-in-law; j i
> * A??1rl 1 * M/kl Atl f 4- 1% f\ loi?f flnrl | Af I
WUU1U. I1U I UIUUl <1 L LH\J Hl.lUj Ub
her husband share liis property 1
with his other cliildreu? lJiflcr- ]
euces arising out of John Fergus- <
son's marriage with a dowerless ;
womau, fomented by petty family \
jealousies, strengthened by the in- I
depeuq^nt attitude the young man 1
had assumed?such differences had
been, al'ter all, the heaviest grief of
Mrs. Fergusson's married life. 1
And now she wondered and pon- j
dered on them till the clock on the i
nliimnpTr nipco struck the hour of I
ten and startled her out of her meditations.
i
It seemed to the mistress of the 1
house that she had slept eo long i
that morning must bo near, when (
she awoke with an inexplicable 1
feeling of fright?a leeling of something,
or some one, close by her. j
"What is it ?" she cried, starting
up in the bed, and instinctively (
catching the sleeping child in her i
arms. JSTo answer.
Only a distinct pound of brcatli- t
ing, and then a movement like a
hand feeling along the wall?to- l
wards her. '
She began to tremble violently; t
nothing but the presence of theli
child on her panting bosom saved ]
her from fainting. ?
"Who is it?" she cried, her voice
po shaking and hollow that it awa- i
kened liuth, who clung to her, i
sleepy and scared. . <
This time she had answer. <
"We will do you no harm," a 3
* ^
voice spoke out of the darkness, ]
"if you give up that money you've j]
got;" and then, before Mrs. For- <
gusson could muster courage andi<
breath to speak, another voice, out ?
of the room apparently, added in a
rough undertone, "And tell her to \
look sharp about it, too !" |l
" Two of them! 0 God, help me!" 11
she whispered to herself, and Ruth i
began to break into screams and 1
jeobs. _ i
I "Keep that brat quiet!" angrily .<
muttered the voice on the landing, i
"and don't keep us here all night." i
enrnlv if over a woman was!1
J.1V>7 UUJiv.j - - ? -
in a miserable plight, Mrs. Fergus- 1
son was that \vomuu. !Not a house '<
nearer than the Hollands', a full 1
quarter of a mile oft'; no soul near 1
to help her, for Jane, who worked
hard by day, slept hard by night,
and slept moreover in a queer little 1
room at the very top of the house: i
all alone?worse than alone, utterly;
helpless, and a woman who con-;
i 1-cd xc the uiiuai icu-unmo fchuiej
I of cowardice. j
; Stiii, she drew her breath,'ana;
there/lashed from her heart a cry J
jfor help; and then, for a few briei j
moments, she thought?thought i
'with all her mind and soul?Was'
there any way for her out of this ?
And her reason told her there
was none.
"Come," said the voice in her
own room, "I'm a good-tempered
chap enough, hut my mate's in a
hurry : don't provoke him. Look
alive, and tell us where to find the
swag?money!"
She groaned and shook, and all t
her limbs tamed cold as the voice
drew nearer and nearer: and at
the last words a heavy hand was
laid upon the bed. Then, further
to torment her, came the thought
that once this money were gone
there would be none to meet the ;
people with?the people who had
saved it week by week, day by day,
a'l the past year! Heavy drops
ran. down her shaking form; her :
hands turned numb and her lips
clammy and cold, while the beating
of her heart was like the^'quick
tolling of a bell?louder, louaer? i
till it deafened her.
"I'll find a way to make her i
speak," growled the second Voice; i
"here's another kid in this room."
Theu in one instant a thin itreabjj
of light shot across the latfdi&g, ^
and the next? (
"Mother, mother, mother!" shr^ik-v i
ed Rosie's voice; and at that sonnd ]
Ruth redoubled her ,.cnes, and fche i
unhappy mother sprang up, clasp-1
ing one child, mad to protect .the <
other. |
"Silence, you fool^'iftid the man
by her, speaking harshly for the
first time. "You 11 drive thatlel- :
low yonder to do thefehild a mis- 1
chief, if you won't do as I tell you. i
Keep down, won't you?" JTor she 1
was struggling1 wildly to pass him/ ]
to get across the room to Rose? ]
Rosie, whose cries were sounding 1
strangely stifled. "Look herej *ii <
you don't give up this game, liy ]
the Lord, he'll knock you on $ie 1
head, if I dont." And clasping
one wrist like a vice, the man held \
her fast, while with the other hand
he turned 011 the light from a email 1
lantern slung at his side. She <
lifted her eyes slowly, as fearing 1
whom she might see; but there 1
was little enough visible of the j
1 n 1 n *1 ! 1 . j1 1.
uu war's lace?a wiac nat, a iuick <
reddish board, and a loose, rough i
gray coat, wore all she saw. ]
"Ilush, hush," she murmured to 1
Ruth. "Mother will send them <
away; don't look at liiin." And i
she turned the baby's face towards 1
herself; then raising her trembling ]
voice, "Kosie, my darling, your ]
mother is coming!" But fto.sie
did not answer her. "0 my God!'* 1
she panted, and looke'd up wildly. 1
"Mate," said * her captor, loud <
enough for the other man to hear, i
:'take your hand off" that child's
mouth if you aren't in a hurry to 1
bo strung up." The strange tnuf- j
3ed sounds upon this broke* out t
igain into the old crv, "Oh, moth- i
--- il im
jr, mouier : a
"Now," said the man, "one good \
turn deserves another. You're
_>lucky enough for a woman, but I I
:an't waste ail the night talking to ?
rou and then he gave her a look *
:hat made "her shiver from head to .)'
foot anew. "Bundle those two 1
jrats of yours into one bed, and 1
jome and get us what we want." j
She seemed powerless now, and t
ier very soul fainted within her
is she crept after the tall dark c
iguve over the landing into Rosie's t
-00 m. c
"Oh, my child!" cried the poor a
voman, and essayed to run to the t
ittle bed where lay the small fig- 6
ire, pinioned down by the heavy *
^rasp of a taller, darker man than *
ier own captor.
"Hands off) missus," growled the ^
ailer. ? v
"Hands off now! Just put that t
)ther one in here along pf this one, i,
md I'll take and turn the key on
em both, while you take us yonder
o what we are looking after." . ii
. f'
iso cnoice uguiu uut iu uuuj , :wo
passionate kisses and a lo^t
'God keep yon and between the
:wo men she was marched from the c
oom, followed by the childflpn* 11
jitiful cries, their wild frightened f
jobs. .. 3
She led them down the first short 0
light of stairs to the door which, s
is we have already said, was partly t
)verhung with a curtain. This
loor opened into a room which t
iad been used by Mr. Fergusson's t
iredeceseor as an oratory. The
ectory had been built in the time
)f the late rector, and built co;^e|uently
very much to suit his taste J;
md fancies. e
One more peculiarity of the room
;o note: the door??for there were v
:wo?fastened with a spring on j:
being pushed to, and could only be v
pe-o^onod by a hand accustomed to i:
the task, and they also were fur- b
- - - ? t ,i
aislicd with heavy Doits on ruu uui- side;
one door opened on tho land- ^
ing; the other, a smaller one, in d
Dne side of the recess at the further j
2nd, led into a bedroom which had j.
been Mr. Fergusson's predecessor's, c
and whence he could get in and j
out of favorite oratory at any hour j
of the day or night, as it pleased j
him. L
Here, as the kitchen clock below ^
Btruck the hour three, stood the i
stanere trio?the muffled, disguised c
men, and the trembling white-faced
woman. * i
ilut one of thorn curried ft li^h.1,;1
other ot?e had loft bis ituttccu'
outside. 11
"jSTow, ' said the darker of the j
men, "here's the room, you say; ,
wo can finish this business pretty i
quick.'' '
The small safe, let into the wall,
was directly before them; below it
four drawers reached down to the
floor; in the lowest of these, at the
back of it, Mr. Fergusson had laid
the key.
She pointed silently to the drawer,
which they at once dragged out,
with too much streugth, for they
jerked it quite out on the floor.
One of thein suddenly turned particular
about making a noise, and
bade their unwilling helper to "sliat
tbat door.". As she felt the spring
catch securely beneath her hand,
there suddenly flailed upon her
a thought?a hope^-atway of escape
for herself a way of saving
yet that fatal money. A * '
From the look the ?ajRi had calt
around the room,J-Mj^Fjjgusson:
was sure they knew noS&reOf tiierr
whereabouts. f
"Shut the door,'* the jman had
said, and never so much* as cart'd
look towards where msk the other
door, completely^ coneplea in the
3hadow of the recess!.'^ , /
Every pulse |j &tii^'tyil$ly, she
glanced furtivelyacriqpw the^rodpfc;
through the tall, nangow, churchlike
window yonder sire- could* see
the moou struggling through thick
clouds, and she could see?hefcsight
^uickewftl by the peril of tbe moment?she
could see a fajnt thread
of light on one side which toIcLher
that the further door^'8tood>:unlatched.
"0, Heaven help aiia^give
me time!" she prayed} b'wL her
hand shook so that it could steely
obey her swift thought^ Another
moment, and she took in hei^exact
positon : the men stooping o^es.the
keys, the lamp on the fld6if.$$d
the next she had flung #er shawl
the lamp, darted:;iert)s?.the
Igor, out into the room beyond,
afd flung to the door with force.
ITetJnore was to- be done, ^he
frew toe bolts with frenzied speed,
ri -v'i, .
?jjuvuj uuiuvv?m?iiav vvugt-.vro.o ouiv; ,
then, with the_ passioj^itecstreugth
3f the moment, she Sped through
the room, out on tbe^landiu^ tp
the curtained door, au&.made 1&at
[list from without, whiigihe furjoft6
2aptives bo?t at it from within;
ind then?then, poor tHijog,
tier fortitud^P forsook her, anq? a
thousand fears she had not counted
-\n niAel- nfcnolltr hoeof. lipi" Slip
h/11 Vt U Vi IJ WUVW ?t V* rw u v
slid down a feWtfltairs, clinging to
the rail ; then, ldsing her hold, fell
ieavily on the stone lioor of the
aall below. .
"Mr. Fergusson had readied his
aearest station in safety ? had sent
oack the wraps his caref-ul wife had
guarded fcinr*with, and started by
:he ten o'clock train to Fordham.
The rain beat on the windows as
;he train flew along in the darkness
md presently a prolonged whistle
old him that they were approachng
a certain junction where they
vonld have to wait some ten minltes
or so*
Two or three lamps on the plat'orm
by which they drew up showed
omo few passengers and a couplc of
iloopy porters. Another train had
ust come in from tho opposito dirccPmwlhom
nr?ur rtnlv fift.Mll
lIUHj 11 U LU X VAUU??ui| >IV ff V .J
niles distant; and some of itjl pasicngcrs
had alighted aud*VQre4nak>.
ng th.oir way past tho lino fjL carLooking
out upon his fellclttrav>lere,
without muck* curi#sity?r inerest,
Mr. Fergussott caught gfcht ofi
l facc which hp ha<1 ^itt1 td
oe. Shouting to" a
he door of his ctopnfl|maff 'hffl
prang out and grasped tho-armro as
nan Vory inach lik? hims/^^injadtj
lis own cider brother. V
"fZnnvtrn " hrt fiYfilftimod.
ho answer Wgc^^comp.inie^^^
Dok of profound amazement.
"O, George," ho
p to a heap $&t aown
nd hid hj? ifl&S Hpt'hands His
mother sflv(HHrw^ sorione ;
o ho Jet hiyflST^fflPi .pass on withut
resnraiii^yfiB journey, and was
oon in posses?^ of all the explanaion
John.Foi^iisson could give.
"Porter," ho asked, "what time docs
he night mail go through to Wheel-j
lorough ?"
"3:25, sir," answered the mu?;j
reach Wheclbrough 2:15."
Tho distance was five-and-twonty J
nilcs : tho present time a quarter, or, i
ly the time the explanation was eud-j
(1, half-past eleven.
"No help for it, John, we must
vait for the down-train ; wo couldn't
lick up a horso, nor yot a pair, that'
pould bo ready to start this time of
light and get us to Wheolborough
leioro a quarter past two. Come,
Id fellow, cheer up*; it's no uso ta:ing
for granted everything you
Iroad I" !
Unt George Forgusson thought in
lis own mind that matters looked
ilack enough to justify any amount
if fears, and had hard work to iind
lopeful talk for the next two hour,-,
le tried family matters?anything to
ijiss awav the timo?in cuin: his
mother's mind was filled with overvholming
anxiety, itis eyes peering
in the lino to cai-ch tho first glimpse
)t tho appro/aching train.
At laf-ti tho shrill whistle, tho glar11
it tights creeping nearer and nearer,
;lio ri'nufu's stoj'pi'jjo, i'n(1 '.hen off
homewards?I'lfjmacards !?and
rits bo.-fin Lo dro:ul tho moments h<'
longed for.
. At 'Wheelborough tho two broth
i*rs struck out at oiVco from the station
on their fivo-milo walk; and, as
they letl tho further outskirts of the
f i.i'. . i
leap a ditch, and start running acros^a / f
a broken piece of earth.
"George," cried tho rector, pointings
to his own house, not a stone's-throw: ,^SK
distant, "look at that light!" And,
through tho long narrow window of
the oratory a light shono plainljr.
"Groat God, if wo are-too late I"
Tho brothers scarcely knew how*
they covercd tho short remaining die- 3*
tanco. A blow at tbo hall wi^o#,
and tjheir united force afrtj^
. juS^Q^; -atid a strange sounif-of (p^jvoiccs
whispering
I Lata indeed they were, font not
: late. An outdoor bell/ set- clanging;. , - ^v"
toon calleiroady telp fcoin tho vil
iage. vj 11119 jane; aiceauy rqioea* Dy* ?3SU|
tho 8oand?,;bttt too frightened to ven- ?K ?
ture from ?$r r^wtoDe, busied; kcr- | v
Tfie captives )* ^h#^featory fbughfc
like cats,>n^Qi^f tbokgave'Creorg^ .
F a r gu ssoo^bit^Jn tho.ar^^^m^k
years third auditor 'of th^ Vnit^d
States Treasury, appdinted ori^i- *
nally under Washingtoife admimstratioil,
aud-. con turning in the
Treasury Department until Ge^er- \%'/i
al Taylor's Administration, used to r
tell the following characteristic aq-,.
ecdote ..of president Jaek'son i "Jt
deemed ^a^someVpoliticfan had/ .
%een long making efforts to havd'
Mr. Ilagner removed to- make'1 '
p}ace for himself. He discovered ^
that Mr. Ilagner, many' years before,
when General Jacksonvwas inls
army, refused,:: to pass certain of r >k
his accounts,, amounting to some, ( .
315,000, for want of ' sufficients ?.
vouchers, which. lie had lost In :
active campaign.' Armed with this*
information lie approached the f|j^j
General, and the unfortunate ,mw figll
take of proposing t'p him, thaftjf" 1
he was anointed tueaccount coffijl i Jj
be audited and paid.; This roused : -V
A 1?IA A P ill A AM AR-1 * * o?/l fli IfT
LUO 11 <3 yJL liiV \JI^U\>rwi^ bliJLVfr .
him into a violent; paasipnj be% jB
culled his servants to-turn 'the in- i
fernal scoundrel out of "the house,' f :jr
and directed one of them to go to
Mr. Hagner and order him to come
to him instantly. Mr. ITagncr was' !
quietly sitting in his office when he" ?||a|
received tms peremptory order,vjy^j||?
and immediately obeyed it He./f^|s$
found the General walking up andi-r^S^i
dowiuthe room in a violent passion,
and the first salutation he met with
was?^"Give m<5 -yc'hr hand, sir; ,"
you'rfi an honest man; I_respectJ|
you jl^ou dieMright, sir, lu not pass-*'
ing*|'account I lost the vouchtly
Eternal I 1o suit
liouHy cxpd^^^l^a ??Veb?atkick
covered hisjfealiitTo such, a deprree^s to
induce his metfchr^Phope that ne could
i be entirely rea#ortp A few days ago,\
however, ho ^ras/[stricken again and
soon d ied. ?Lauremvillc Herald: [
Hon. Alexander H."Stevens has m&de
arrangements to come home from Wash
ington and will remain in Crawfords|
ville until his health shall be restored..
| He is fearfully prostrated by. his j*ccent
[longand severe illn<2ss, and is anxious.
! to try the effect of a visit to Georgia.
v -H It ?>?.?!
| He is so feeble mat lie is unaDwau u?*?
in the ordinary way, and have engaged
a special car from "Washington to
Lynch burp. At Lynchtiurg he will be
met on Friday by a special sleeping car
ifrom Atlanta.'
| Mae>rahon, the President of tho
I French republic, thinks the assertion of
the Prince Imperial in his birch day
speech that the Duke of Magenta contemplates
tiie restoration of the -Bonapartists,
w.'is assuming entirely too
much. At least be, would not have advised
so open a;id.unqualilied a declaraI
tion at this juncture. . ..
i Tho venerable Kfcv. Dr.- Lovick >
iPi'Vi-ce, father of Bishop'George F. 1
Vierce, of the Methodist . Episcopal
Church, South, was ninety years-of age "
I March '24, 1S74, and celebrated the occasion
with a family dinner that day*t
I "Sunshine." Georcria, the residence of
i the Bishop'.
Advertisements printed in Chines#
[characters are beginning to appear in
j the California papers.
| G3P Dr. Wistar's Balsam^f Wild
C!i . TV ic c-orvUna'ion nnd a form
c! taring diseasi
';T the th:-ont. :".ud chest. Ifc- .
! a' a;- i<x ' sing and cleans!;iig
tlio ls;f>^.:ind .\!i:sying irritation;
j thus removing tlio ea;jso, iuatoad of
i dryini; up the couch and ieaving tho
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