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' ??*0*0?1 ii ii iJ ii ,\ " ~ L 1 I ?I???????mm_ ?? _ ?? i * i ???? ??^wp? - - I^W A: LEE AND HUGH'WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C? WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1874. - VOLUME XXII---N0. 29.^ CONGAREE HON IMS Columbia, S. O. Jill HIM, Proprietor. "Manufacturer . of Steam Engines and Boilers. Iron and Brass Castings of all Descriptions made to Order. I was awarded the first premium on castings at the State Agrieul, tural and Mechanical Society Fairs, held in Columbia, November, 1871, '72, 73, MANUFACTURE CrieularSaw Mills of all sizes. ALSO Took the First Premium at State Fairs held November, 1871, '72,'73, Manufacturer of (Grist Mills Irons of all sizes. For Sale. <v v din Gearing of the following sizes. "9 faefc wheel and pinion $30 00 10 " " " " 32 50 11 " " " " 35 00 12 " " " " 4.5 00 24 < ? ?? ? 50 00 "With Bolts $6.50 Extra for each set. Anti-friction plates and Balls for Cottou Press $10.00 and $12.00 per set. D. B. SMITH, Agent, Abbeville S. C. Dec. 10,1873, 35-tf New Store! NEW GOODS!! i/yiHE undersigned have just opne* nil eutire new stock of GROCERIES, Provision and liquors, As well as Other Goods in their Line. At the Old Stahd of A. MV HlLL, recently TRO\VBJUD(JE & CO., whew Ve will be pleased to serve the publie C1IEAF FOR I'AtStl. A. M. HILL. Jan. 29, 1873, 42-tf CHANGE OF SCEDULE. On and after Friday, August 28, 1874, the JPasseuger trains on tlii* lioad will be tuu as follows, dailj', Sundays ex cepted: GOING WEST, OR t'P. Xeare Columbia 7:20 a.m. " Alston 9:05 a.m. 11 Newberry 10:31 a.m. " Cokesbury 2:06 p.m. " Beltou 3:50p.m. Arrive Greenville 5:25 p.m. - GOING EAST, OH DOWN. Xemve Greenville 6:30 a.m. " Bolton ? 8:30 a.m. 41 Cokesbiiy 10:13 a.m. " Abbeville 8:15 a. m. " Newberry 1:30 p.m. * " Alston 3:13 p.m. Arrive Columbia 4:45 p.m. t&F Connect at Alnton with trains on the Spartanqurg and Union Railroad connecting at Columbia, S. C., with Night Trains on the South Carolina j^Vlroad, up and down ; also with Trains going North and South on Charlotte, Colutgbia Aud Augusta Railroad, and Wilmington, Columbia aud Augusta JUllroad. ? ABBEVILJE JlRAXCff. / Train leaves Abbeville at 8.15 M., connecting with Down Train from flrann ?rllI a T.aavM flnkftshllFV at 2.10 i *. SL, conueoting with Up Train from Columbia. Accommodation Train, ilfottilayg, .Wednesdays and Fridays. Leaves Cokesburv at 10.13 A. M.., or on the arrival of the Down Train from Greenville. Leaves Abbeville at 1 o'clock P. M., connecting with Up Train from Columbia. A5T>ERS0NBRANCH & BLUE RIDGEDI V'N DOWN. :LeaveWalhalla 4:45 a.m. * Perryville 5:30 a.m. 14 Pendleton 0:20 a.m. 44 Anderson 7:20 a.m. Arrivo Bel ton 8:10 a.m. UP. Leave Belton *, 3:50 p.m. . 44 Anderson 4:50 p.m. Pendleton 5:50 p.m M Perryville 6:35 p.m. Arrive Waihaiia 7:iop.m. Accommodation Train between Belton iud Anderson on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Leave* lielton at 0.80 A. M., or on arrival of Down Train 'from Greenville. Leave Anderson at 2.00 P. M., connecting with Up Train from Columbia. THOS. DODAMEAD, Gen'l Superintendent Jabez Norton, Gen'l Ticket Agon flr'' r Mmm\' DENTISTRY!! Dr. H. D. WILSON , 'j ^WFFERS his professional services to if the people of Abbeville County - ' ? ??- -- ii? .91 Up|)Cr OUUUI V/ttl l/Ailia> jLiUTiii^ junt Jinished a course of study in the Jii Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery. he feels fully competent to attend $ all cases requiring the exercise of ' ~ BKlfled Dental Surgery that may be brought to him. He asks the patronage ,of the people, and guarantees full and ^complete satisfaction. He his procured jk full set of first-class Dental Instruments, and is prepared to do first-class Aworfc at most reasonable rates. Jttip OFFICE jnst over Post Office. BEDSTEADS, new and Tj pretty styles, and low price?.!' f. D. CHALMERS & CO. ?.-?r ? Sheriff's Sale? Lewis D. Bowie, Executor, against Rachel Agnew, widow, and othei In Probate Court. Order to Sell Land. BY virtue of an Order to me < reeted, by bis Honor C. ^ Guffin, Judge of Probate for t] County of Abbeville, I will sell Abbeville Court House, on Saleday November next, witbin the leg hours, Two Tracts of !Lanc The Homestead Tract, containing 215 Acres, more ^or le?s, Winded by lands < Kobert Sharp, Jeff McKay an others. Second Tract, containing 38 Acres, more or less, and bounded by lands < \V. VV. Sharp, Mary G. and Margar< jE. Sharp and others. Terms ? One-half cash; the othc half on a credit of twelve raontfc with interest at ten per cont. pi anuum ; to be secured by bond wit good security and mortgago of th premises to the J udgo of Probate fo Abbeville. Terms of salo to bo complied wit the Probate Judge. Purchaser to pay for papers. L. P. GUFFIN, S. A. C. Sheriff's Office, Oct. 5 2G-4t Sheriff's- Sale. W. II. Austin and Margaret Austic Lis wile, Petitioner, against James A. Drake, ft. \V. Drake, et al, Defendants. In Pi'obate Court. Petition /or Partition ? Real Estate q John Drake, deceased, BY virtue of an Order to me di reeted,- by Ilis Honor, C. Vi Guffio, Judijc of Probate for Abbe T will sell nt Abbevill Court House, on Snludny in Novem ber next, within the legal Iiour?{ One Tract of L&nd? containing 200 Acres, more or less, bounded by lands o John .Miller, J nines Ale-Dill, Josial lladdon and others. Terms?One-third cash; tho hal atice on a credit of twelve month* with ten pir cent, interest per annum the purchaser giving bond with goo< sureties, nod mortgage of the prem ifes to the Judge of Probato for th< County of Abbovilie. Terms of sale to be complied wit! the Judge of Probate. Purchaser to pay for papors. L. P. GUFFIN, S. A? C. Sheriff's Office, ") Oct. 5, 1874 2(!-4t J Sheriff's Sale. Reuben Clinksoale ) vs. > Execution John F. Clinkscale. ) BY virtue of an Execution to mi directed, I will veil at Abbeville Court Houso, on Saleday in Novom ber next, within the legal hour* TWO TRACTS OP LAND. Tract No. 1, containing 140 Acres, * Am K 53 UI... .Jffi . . more or less, and bounded by lands o James Clinkscale, Carwyle and others .Tract No. 2, containing 165 Acres, more or less, bounded by lands of J H. McWhorton, Mrs. Eugene Arm strong, Burnette MeAdams and otb ers; levied on as the property of Johi F. Clinkscale, at the suit of Ileubci Clinkscale. Terms Cash. L. P. GUFFIN, S. A. C. Sheriff's Office, Oct. 7 1874, 26-4fc Sheriff's Sale, W. B. Dorn, Plaintiff wo I P. S. Rutledgo, I Execution. Defendant. J BY virtue of an Execution to m directed, I will sell at Abbevill Court Housa, on Saleday in iNoven ber next, within the legal hours. 1 House and Lot on Washing ton Street, bounded by lots of Mrs. E. L. Hogl ey,;T. B. Milford, Mrs. Catherine All too aud otbors. Levied on as the property of P. i Bntledge, at the suit of W. B. Bon TEBMS CASH. L. P. GUFFIN, Sheriff AbbeviHe County. Sheriff's Office, ) OcU &, 1874 264t j y , . ? Sheriff's Sale. Elijah Ridgeway and Leveada, his wife, et al., Petitioners, rs- against James Moore and Emily, his wife, et al., Defendants. In Probate Court. Petition for Partition?Order in Parbe tition' at t*y of an Ordtr to me diJQ recteu by his Honor, C. W. al Guffin, Judge of Probate for the County of Abbeville, I will sell at . Abbeville Court House on Saleday in November next, within the legal hours, ^ One Tract of Land, containing 160 Acres, more or less, and bounded b}' IukIs of ' Wade H. Robertson, Saluda miver, Phnrlon Smith and others. Terms?One-half cash; the balance on a credit of twelve months with interest at ten per cent, per annum; tc be secured by a bond with good security and a mortgage of. the premises to the Probate Judge.^ Terms of ^ sale to be complied with * e Probate Judge. Purchaser to pay for papers. L. P. GUFFIN, fl* S. A. C. is >r Sheriff'? office, h Oct. 5 26-4t ? Sheriff's Sale. k Geo. H. Kay UgJUUBl/ Savannah Kay, Caroline Kay, ot al. In Probate Court. Petition for Partition?Order in Partition. BY virtue of an Order to me directed, by - his Honor C. W. (iuffin, Judge of Probate for Abbevillo County, I will sell at Abbeville ( Conrt House, en Sale Day in Novem' ber next, within the legal hours, TWO LOTS OF LAND. The Charles Kf4y Place, ^ containing 122 Acres, ' more or less, bounded by lands of the i" estate of Elijin Kay nnd others, and e" lying on Turkey Creek waters of Sarrluda river, The George Kay Place, containing 184 Acres, f ; jj move or loss, and bounded by lands of GeO; II. Kay, Robert lvay and others. I. Terms?One-third cash: tho bal- ' 1 tj ance on a eredit of twelve months, ' with interest at ten per cent, per j annum; the purchaser to'give bond ( . with good socurity and mortgage of L. premises to the Probato Jadgo to secure tho credit portion of tho pur^ chase money, and pay for necessary papers. Terms to bo complied with tho Probate Judge. P. GUFFIN, s. A. a Sheriff's Officc, ) Oct. 7, 1874 2G4t j ? ' Tie State of Sooth Carolina,; ABBEVILLE COUNTY, In Common Pleas. ? ?????????? Ex Parte, Andrew' Miller, Receiver, 0 of the Estate of e Richard Watson, deceased. * Petition to rcneto Order for Sale of Land i, destroyed by Fire. 1 ,V { BY virtue of an Order issued by ; his Honor T. H. Cooke, I will soil at Abbeville Court House on ' * - ' . ' 1 Sale- Bay in November next, f within the legal hours, the following . tracts of land, viz: i White Hall Tract, containing I 312 Acres, more or less, bounded by lands of M. C. Taggnrt, - L. Keynolds, Beaverdain Jruct, Lau rens Lands, and others. < i i i ? ' Beaver Dam Tract, containing 342 Acres, more or less, bounded by lands of I* .Reynolds, Laurens Lands, J. L. Morrah, White Hall Tract, and others. Bransome Tract, 0 containing o l* 200 Acres, more or less, bounded by lands of T. J. Lipscomb, " "Willis Smith, Laurens Lands, J. L. 1' ? ? t- ? ? J Qsvlsl ?n 4 KA nwA jsiurruu, 1111 li vmvir>. kjLnvA mo i/uu pwperty of Richard Watson, dcc'd. 3- ? Terms of Sale. *5- A?a noflk nv\A KoIan/)A nn a "" V/UO*UUli v/ttouj aim wwiwuw vu m J* credit of six months. Purchaser to execnto ty>nd and mortgage to secure the credit portion of the purchase money. L. P. GTJFFIN, S. A. C. Sheriff's Office, ) Oct. 7, 187? I j i f- -Jtj . Sheriff's Sale. John A. Adams In Probate against Court. Alexander Lee Adams, Jessie Long Adams, Potition for Yitula Ophelia Adams. | Partition. Order in Partition. BY virtno of an order to me directed by his Honor, C. W. Gaffin, Judge of Probate for the County n III MI T ?11 _.1i -I A LI m_ 01 ADDOVUIO, A Will BOH Ut AUOUVlllO Court Hoi^g oySalecjay in November next, legal hours, O ne5?la&tation, situated, being and lying in the County of Abbffvfle, two^inileB of Hodge's JDopot, containing , 346*dcres, more or less, and bounded by lands of W. P. Anderson, Benjamin Martin, J, J. Jcnning and others. Terms?One-half cash ; the balance on a credit of twelve months, with ten per cent, intorest per annum; the purchaser to give boud with good security and a mortgage of the premses to the Probate Judge for Abbeville County. Terms to be complied with the Judge of Probate. Purchaser to pay for papers. T. P rJTTPFTTsT S. A. C. Sheriff's office, Oct. 5 26-4t Sheriff's Sale. Robert Thornton, Petitioner, against Hugh McKelvy, Martha M. McKelvy, et al. In the Probate Court. Order in Partition. BY virtue of an Order to me directed by his Honor, C. W. Gruffin, Judge of Probate for the County of Abbeville, I will sell at Abbeville Court House, on Saleday in November next, within the legal hours, Three Tracts of Land. Tract No. 1, containing ninety-two acres, more or less, bounded by lands of Thomas Thomson, Samuel Jordan, lands of the estate of Johu Charles li Attfi U1JU UbliUl o* I Tract No. 2. containing orjo hun-l tired acics, more or les6, and bounded by lands 'cf Homo lands, Mrs. Polly Stricklanc and others. Tract No. 3, containing ono; hundred acres, more or lew, bounded by lands of Dr. JohQ..& fteid, ^Jiev. J. Gibcrt, Kobcrt Thornton and others. Terms?One-half cash; the balanco sn a crcdit of twelve montns, witn interest at icn per cent, per annum, to be secured by bond with good so[;urit}*, nud mortgage on premises to Lho Judgo of Probate for Abbeville County. Terms of Bale to be compKcd with tho Judgo of Probaio. U P. GUFFIN, S. A. C. Sheriff's Office, Oct. 7, 1874, 26-4t Sheriff's Sale. N. If, Burklialter and Sasan, his wife, Petitioners, against Mary Beard, widow, Eliea Beard, et a!. In Probato Court. Order in Partition, . BY virtue of an Order to mo directed, by his Honor, C. W. biuffin, Judge of Probate for the bounty of Abbeville, I will sell at Abbovillo Court House on Saleday'in November noxt, within the legal hours, m _ a f? T j une Tract 01 i^ana, containing 500 Acres, more or less, and bounded by lands )f Walter S. Richardson, John H. Holland, "W. H. McLawton and jthers. To be sold in THREE TRACTS, Platts to be exhibited on day of sale. Terms?One-half cash; tho balance >n a credit of twelve months with lnfAxnot n fan nnc r>nr\f nfli> annum IUI.V1VOU UU VUii |/W? VVMV> |/V* J Lo bo sceured by a bond -with good security and mortgage of the premises to tbe Probato Judge. The terms to be complied with tbo Probate Judge. Purchaser to pay for papers. L. P, GUFFLN", S. A. C. Sheaiff's Office, Oct. 5 2G-4t w. a. Garrett. w. a. Latimer. GAEEETT & LATIMER, nnJ Hnmininfiimi I lllllllll MlUl'5 ailli UUiiUIBMUJl Hants, COR. iPINTOSH & EE YXOLDSSTS. Augusta, Ga., WILL SELL COTTON ON COMMISSION and make liberal CASH ADVANCES on same In Store. Mr. Samuel E. Bowers is with us, and will continue to serve his friends as formerly. August 26 20-3m A FRESH SUPPLY OF those pure FRUIT JELLIES, for pic-nic's, &c., at Tin Pro ftamhrnll Sr. MILES' GAITERS, all sizes, fresh and good, just received, at the ? EMPORIUM OF FASHION. Oet.,7 26-tt -t ; . * - . BAD BLOOD "A corrupt tree," sai^rthe Inspire volume, "bringeth forth not good fruit, nor can corrupt blood Impart healtl beauty and good flesh, or spirits. "TL Blood is the Life," and health can onl be enjoyed in its full perfection whei the blood is kept in a pure and unco: rupted state, hcnce the necessity of pui blood, to give health, beauty, buoyar spirits, long life and happiness. ; An impure condition of the blood, manifests itself in different forms < diseases, euch as Tetter, Salt Rheurr Scald-head, RingWorms, Pimples, Boi] Blotches, Spots, Eruptions, Pustule! Carbuncles, Sore Eyes, Rough Skii Scurf, Scrofulas Sores and Swelliiigi Fever Sores, White Swellings, Ti mors, Old Sores or Swellings, Syphiliti Affections of the Skin, Throat an Boqes, Ulcers of tho Liver, Stomact Kidneys, Lungs and Uterus. In this condition of things somethin is needed at once to cleanse the blooc and neutralize the insiduous poison thi BURNS LIKE A TERRIBLE FIR] as it courses through the -veins, so win seeds of death with every pulsation. Dr. Pemberton's Compound Extrac of Stillingia, (or Queen Delight) wii positively eft'ect this disideratum, expe! ling every trace of disease from th blood and system, and leaving the ski SOFT, FAIR AND BEAUTIFUI For all diseases of the blood, livei and kidneys, the Great Vegetable A1 terative is without a rival. It will cur any chronic or long standing diseas whose real or direct cause is bad blooc] Rheumatism, pains in limbs or bonej constitutions broken down by Mercuria or other poisons, arc all cured by il For Syphilis, Syphilictic Taint, there i nothing equal to it. A trial Mill prov it. It is a most useful Spring and Fai Purifier of the Blood. | Its safety and innocence have beei fullv ted, so that.it may be administers to the most tender infant. SQL. Beware of counterfeits and sub stitutes. Try the Genuine Extrac QUEEN'S DELIGHT, prepared by Dr J.fi- PEMBERTON, Atlanta, Ga. lor Sale by W. T. PENNEY, DrnPffist. Abbeville. S. C. Iprcli IS, 1874' 49-tf " ? Nearly all diseases originate from In digestion and Torpidity of the Liver and relief ia always anxiously sough after. If the Liver is regulated in iti action, health is almost invariably ee cured. Want of action in the Live causes Headache, C'oustipation, Jaun dice, Pain in the Shoulders, Coughs Chills, Dizziness, Sour Stomach, hat taste in the mouth, bilious attacks, pal pitation of the heart, depression of srir its, or the blues, and a hundred otnei symptoms, for which SIMMON'S LIV ER REGULATOR is the best remedy that has ever been discovered. It act! mildly, effectually, and being a simpli vegetable compound, can do no injury in any quantities that it may be taken It is harmless in every way: it has beet used for 40 years, and hundreds of th< good and great from all parts of th< country will vouch for its being the pu rest and best. Simmons' Liver Regulator or Medicini Is harmless, Is no drastic violent medicine, Is sure to cure if taken regularly, Is no intoxicating beverage, Is a faultless family medicine, Is the cheapest medicine in the world Is given with safety and the happies results to the most delicate infant, Does not interfere with business, Does not disarrange the system. Takes the nlace of O.uiniue anu Bitten of every kind, Contains the simplest and best remedies FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS March 25, 1874, 50-ly N otioe. All those indebted to the late firm o WHITE, HILL & CUNNINGHAM are earnestly called to come forward ant settle their accounts as early as possible The claims may be found in the hand: of the new firm, to whom paymen must be made. Cunningham & Hill. Fresh Arrrivals atWier's Store Th^ladies are invited to call and _se< my fine stock of JfltKJft'H CAJNDJLiiS PICKLES and JELLIES. The bes assortment of PLaIN and SWEEI CKACKER8 in the market. Company Commissaries will come tij and get their Beef and Sausage Meat or Wednesdays and Fridays on the arriva of the 12 o'clock train. JNO. A. WIER, Agent. April 8,1874, 52-tf Brim's Caittaine Plaster OR BLISTERING TISSUE, AT PARKER & PERRIN'S. July 29 16-tf SEGARS. A NEW AND BETTER BRAND AT PARKER & PERRIWS AYER'S FEVER & AGUE CUBE $1.00 per bottle, at *1 PARKER & PERRIN'S. 1 July 1874, 14-4t . - - : V V-* OORAUE. .. Airy, tj&lry Coralio! With thy step>( stops the lightest, With thy brow of brows the wliiteat, With thy smile of smiles the brightest, "Who can tell my lovo for thco? i Dearest little Coralie! i Wl.?.n with passion I would hail thco? With Lore's witchery assail thee, llow the words shame-faced fail mo! I can't tell my love for thee. Barling little Coralio! All my bouI with rapture thrllleth, When thy wayward spirit willeth, Bo thy lip its sweets distilleth, Then how blest my lovo for theof When?oh, flcklo Coralio!? Thus compassion kind hath raado tliee, fAnd I, eager, would persuade thee, To these urms, thou dvst evade me, ? Laughing at my love for thee. id J) Elfish little Coralio! j rrithec ccasc from this coquetting, lg In thy playfulness forgetting Y All the pain thou art begetting1, e Tity thou my love for theef r- ? ?= e IN A TIGER'S JAWS. it Cnptain Savage, you want to indulge in a tiger-hunt, do j'ou? Now, if you take my )I - j j T i : j uuviue?unu jl na?c guiucu my uajjuiicuto |g by actual practice?you will do nothing of 3, the kind. I comd show you some scars on )i my body that would frighten you?the rc3? suits of my last hunting adventure. I haTe 'c been on the coast of Africa over five years, d and although repeatedly urged to join parl, ties on a grand hunt, I have invariably re- 1 fused. My last experience was a warning p to me." "Will you spin your yarn, Mr. Hastings? [?] I should like to bear it, and we can do but g little else this hot day." "Certainly I'll relate it, and I hope you jj will profit by what you hear. The officers here are a reckless, good-natured crowd, but e care little for life. They are, in one sense n of the word, banished from France, and ' obliged to perform garrison duty on this I_ barren, isolated rock, known a^faorie. If e you should join them in one of ffllir expedie tions, not being accustomed to tiger-shoot- J ' ing, you might regret your haste for the re'j muinder of your life. But PII ?pin you the yarn, as you term it, and then if you insist s upon venturing in the depths of the great e Sahara, you are at liberty to do so; but you J will find that wild beasts are not the only ^ danger to be apprehended. j "It was during the first year I was on the j coast tliat I was induced to join a party of j - friends on a hunting expedition to the des- ! 1 ert. Our party was composed of Captain ' La Moyne, Major de Brissac, a merchant by the name of Mirabcau, and myself. Then there were the officers' servants, who looked ' after the rifles, ammuuition, and baskets confining our lunch. "We formed quite a caravan as we started ont from Rufisqne one beautiful bright . morniug. We were mounted on camels, but the servants ambled along od the small, tough Arabian horses common to the country. ?- , "We were all in the highest spirits as we elided over the smooth, glittering surface of the desert. "We had made our preparations to remain a night and a day for the purpose of shooting the noble game, and toward sunset the little oasis, with its tall, waving palm.", fragrant dates, and luxuriant growth of grass, greeted our vision with a peculiarly agreeable sensation. The large . tropical foliage, the vivid colors and the , numerous voices of feathered songsters t struck me as something wonderful and 9 strange, surrounded as the little spot was on ~ all sides by boundless acrcs of burning, . sandy desolation. , "We bad been riding since morning in I the hot sun, and had not indulged in a mouthful sincc partaking of an early breakr fast. I felt both tired, hungry and thirsty - as I dismounted, and glanced with satisfac7 tion at Selim, the black cook, who had 5 kindled a fire, and was busily engaged in * preparing our evening meal. "A fine spring of water flowed from the l interior of the oasis, springing from the - midst of a pile of rocks that had been cast - up by some great convulsion of natura. in by-gone ages. The spring of water formed the great attraction to the numerous wild 3 beasts that roamed over the Great Desert, and in consequence the oasis bad bccome a noted resort for hunters. "Selim, with the true tastes of a native, had shouldered his gim and wandered back , into the bush a few yard*, leaving his assists tant to look after the details of the repest. The captain, ranjor and the merchant bad wandered off together, and w?re hidden . fiv\?n flow V?v a rtd<Tft nf sand-hills that had been formed by the wind, which at times blows with great violence. "Catching up my rifle, I followed the footsteps of Selim, who was some little distance in advance. Ills weapon was a fowling-piece, and he was in hopes to obtain a sufficient number of birds for supper. "Suddenly a sharp, piercing and terrible ^ roar resounded through the-solitude of the ] desert, and was re-echoed in deep r^verbera. tions from the numerous gullies and chasms 3 in the rocks. ' "Selim started back, glancing keenly about him. lie was an old hand at tigershooting, and probably forgot in his excitement that his weapon was only a bird-gun. > As for myself, the roar of the savage beast ...no t-n unnw.ontni? an iin1nnVp*i.f<ir at that a ?imu,.uv..r,~?r? ?...?? early hour, that I stood transfixed with t amazement, unable to move a muscle. 1 "Soon I heard a rapid movement, the crackling of twigs, and the rustle of dried j leaves, followed by a deep hoarse growl of 1 rage. ' With a powerful bound, a tiger sprang from under cover of the bushes, which he broke like a straw in his impetuous course. Ilis ears were drawn back, hair bristling, ' and mouth open, from which protrnded bis tongue, covered with a white frothy foam. J The eyes of the brute were starting from his head and flashing fire, as he rushed toward Sclim, who, calm, cool and motionless as a statue carved from ebony, waited for favorable opportunity to deliver Ills fire. "I had recovered my self-possession by this time, and, without the slightest fear as to the result, watched the ferocious beast as he rapidly neared the large form of the negro. In the hurry and bustle of the excitement, I, too, forgot the nature of the native's gun. I could hear the shouts of my friends as they hurried toward the camp, llarmod by the roars of the tiger, wfco was now within thirty yards of Sslim. "Raising his piece, he fired, one barrel; the tiger sprang into the air, and the seoond report came, followed by a frightful cry of ! terror. The line bird-shot had lacerated . and stung the ferocious beast into a degree f of frenzy without inflicting any serious inj jury. In a moment I realized the man's f fataj mistajyj he had made; but ail too late. My heavy riile was to my dhootaer, but the tiger ma. quicker in his movements than I. 4,A cry of agony rang through the air, and the beast sprang upon his enemy before I could deliver my fire. My finger pressed the trigger with a nervous movement, but I dared not fire, for ^o.man and tiger were so entangled in their writhing^ that I was fearful of missing my mark. "Springing forward, I wassoen inclose proximity to the growling animal. The tiger, with his eyes on fire, bis mouth all bloody and covered with atoms of quivering flesh, his tail switching rapidly to and fro, abandoned the motionless body of the unfortunate Selim, and prepared to spring upon mc. "It was my first experience with an African tiger, although I had hunted then! often in the jungles of India; but I hod heard the shouts of my friends approaching on a run, and the fact braced my nerves, filling me with confidence. Both of my shots followed one another in rapid succession. I had aimed at the brute's Leart, and, dropping the rifle, I drew my revolver as a last resort. The tiger launched himself into the air, his paws extended and teeth gleaming in the dim twilight; but I jumped aside in time to avoid the charge, and the dying brute rolled at my leet, tearing up the grass and dirt with a lost, expiring effort. "My three companions appeared upon the fccdc at that moment, and the tableau would liare formed a wild, mournful, but striking subject for an artist. "In the centre of the group was the large, tafrny carcass of the tiger; further on the mangled corpse of poor Selim, stretched on the grcen-sward, dyed with his life-blood, with the dark shadows of the trees and underbrush for a back-ground. We burried bim beside the clear, running stream, and the tragic event was soon forgotten, at least by the Frenchmen. A negro's life is not nAnuulororl nF mn/*K imru?^an/?o vvu- 4V?W?W. V* MUVU tui^viMUVQ UUiQ uu VUO coast. "At supper the laughter and flippant jokes of my comrades grated rather harshly KJi my ear3. I had not forgotten the horri jile event so lately enacted. In fact, my abI ecncc of mind nearly cast me my life, and I had a narrow escape from sharing the fate I of the black. "We had taken our respective stations, rifle in hand, waiting for our game to steal forth from their hiding-places. Night is the favorite time for beasts of prey to prowl over the desert in search of food or water, A..O 1., J T uuu um huo uu? OdGiCJjr uucuj x can assure yen. "I bad chosen-a small clump of bushes, a short distance from the spring, where I had a clcar, unbroken view of the desert. I was startled by the great change that had taken place in the appearance of the weather. The moon had risen far above the horizon, enveloped in n light yellowish mist. The stars were completely hidden from view by a gauzy vail of the s?me hue, and a dark cloud of threatening appearance was rapidly rising along the whole extent of the eastern horizon. .The air had suddenly become hot and oppressive; a fine, subtle dust that appeared to fly in the atmosphere annoyed me exceedingly. It was very evident to my mind that we were to have a storm or hurricane that frequently sweeps over the vast j desert with such terrific force and fatal violence. "I was on the point of seeking my friends, in order to confer with tliem, and had, in fact, advanced sereral yards from my cover, when, without a moment's warning or pr?paratton, I found myself confronted by an enormous tiger. "Like a thunderbolt be bad leaped from the bushes, and the shadow cast by bis large body extended far out into the desert. The brute was crouching for a spring, his head rested between a pair of formidable paws, and his eyes glowed like coals of fire in the pale yellow light of the moon. "Of course I was startled, as mrat any man wouia nave ocen in a nice position, Dut the instinct of self-preservation more than the force of reasoning caused me to bring my rifle to my shoulder. I pulled both of the triggers in rapid succession, bat with a sharp click the hammers fell oh bare nipple*. j "With a sense of sickening horror it flashed throngh my brain that I had neglected to reload my rifle after shooting the brute that had been the cause of Selim's death. "Before I coald gra?p the revolvers in my belt, the tiger was upon me. I felt his hot, fetid breath upon my cheek, was uncon^Ka cknwn /llo t*?o ?n/l ovjuu* v/i ?ug auuijj uan? auu aiut&jjci bicbu piercing my flesh, for one brief moment beard the shouts of alarm and horror from my comrades, then all was darkness and oblivion. I had fainted. "When I regained consciousness, I found myself on the back of the animal which was trotting at a rapid pace toward a series of saud-hilis which I have before mentioned. "A portion of my strong shooting-coat was firmly grasped in the tiger's capacious jaws, and at every step the brute growled as if impatient to commence his meal. "Now, I.shall not attempt to describe the sensations I experienced while in the very rjaws of death, but, strange as it may appear to you, captain, I did not feel a thrill of terror. The shock I had received, togather with the loss of blood and severe pain of my wounds, had produced a stupor similar to that which seems to bo felt by a mouse after the first shake of a cat. It caused a sort of dreaminess, in which there was no sense of pain nor feeling of terror, though I was quite conscious of all that was happening. Death appeared to me inevitable, and I remained motionless, resigned to my fate. "Then the thought struok me that I had a pair of revolvers in my belt. A ray of hope partially dispelled the languid stupor that encbaincd my bm in. My blood flowed through my veins 4ess sluggishly, and, grasping one of my weapons, I pointed the mutile in the brute's ear and fired the six charges*. "I felt fcltc tiger shako violently, his groand.*ogetber a3 he bounded forwatil, and pawijtfg the sand in a dying effort, ffell ov^ar dead. His jaw relaxed, and I Staggored to my feet free, and than)* God comparatively unharmed. ' * v '|T^0 teeth and olaws of the animal had pltfwe<itieep furrows in my body and torn tie skin in shreds, but the wounds were not oi a serious naiore. "I felt wpak frorif the loss of blood, but was enabled to bind up my wouuds, and stop the flow, <lThon for the first time I glanced about me, wondering what had become of my friends, and if they had given me up for lost. 4<Themoon had disappeared behind the block dense cloud tHat now covered the iBNNtiafiiMuaiiMHa fros thrust^ncaihiw of j.ne ourning sanu lorcea-itsau uyroagn -$j| my clothing, inflaming my wound*, and / Increasing tenfold the agony " I already ei? "I hardly ventured to breathe the hot, .J ; 5ery blast -which was offered as the only .. ' < means to protract iuy wretched existence. "Frequently I was forced to rise, and v ihake the sand frum iny body, for the feat.: .!'/* sf being buried alive, and slowly the time :*? passed while the simoom raged. "It is possible I may have swooned be^ aeath the great amount of suffering I had ;; ' -*> indured, for, when I again fully realized' what was passing aronad me, the Cimmerian ; .?jj darkness had disappeared; a few rays of light were striving to pierco the yellow atd&s.'.. Biosphere filled with clouds of "Shielding my eyes from the minqto^MB^ tides .that almost drove me frantic, to form some idea as to my whereabouts and -'1 position. I had escaped from the jaws 01 the tiger, Lad survived the fury of a simoom und now to die in the desert from starvation' and hunger was a fate almost too hard for one who had endured the amount of suffer- ing that had been sent upon me. "Moving' pillars of sand- occasional!/ swept by me, and several times I wtts forced ' to shift my p;wition. The simoom had expended its lorpc, but had left currents of air moving aloft, whic h canght up va.?t masses of sand,- hurling it in irhiriing columns across the immense plain. .. .. .. / i . a r?3?l "uraauauyas tno paruciea seuiea, ana , ' the atmosphere became clearer, I was ena-bled to survey the surlac? of ttfc desert^ which had undergone a rapid and remark )4(t ble change. "Where once whole acres had been level, as a billiard table, huge hills and deep valleys appeared while furrows and .4jaliM? f had been created like magic by the. fiercft' breath of the simoom. "My nostrils were bleeding from the rough rasping of the sand which hadJ"been forced into them, and a raging tbirst coisumcd me. The infernal regions could inflict no greater torture than I was forccd to endure. "1 felt that I could prolong life if T could i i i. i out reaeu me uivsim, una yimuus ui mc cimi running waters of the spring spurred me */ on. ' ' "I was enclosed on all sides by ridges of sand that varied in height, and, rallying my strength, I tolled slowly up the *o(t yielding sides of a high mound. ' "The dawn of the morning was already apparent an I gained the summit; the atmosphere war rapidly iteuming its wonted aspect, and, looming ,up thro ugh vthe remaining obscurity, the welcome branches of the palms on the oasis met my eager gaze;. . I now felt comparatirely safe, and, dragging. mj*self along oxer the distance that- inteiK vened, I finally reached the sceno of ou* hunting adventure. "I drank copious draughts of the water,, bathed in its clear depths, rearranged the r bandages on my wounds, and felt like another man, with renewed strength and courage. A low, timid whining startled,, me, and you can imagino'iuy delight when I I H!.avivnrnd ana of the horses of ouroxDedi tion had by some means beer.-icft behind, and was quietly browsing on rfic rich hcrbago * which was thickly covered by thin layers of sand. . . "I had but little difficulty In catching the animal, and, climbing into the saddle, I turned my face toward. RuUsque. T could discover no signs of my friends, and fell convinced that ihey had succeedcd in .niakj ing their escape, which conviction even*- * uaily proved true. I was in no condition. ! to spond much time in searching after theia and, urging my horse forward, I bade 'Long adieu to the deserts and its denizens. "My little horse made good prpgresw,. " ----- it-- ~l _i_:_ _:n. . Dying over ine ijreair jjuiiu mu ?u nuaj motion, and in good time I rode tnto th?> town. I found my friends gathered at tb? hotel, relating the details cf my suppflwl death to a sympathizing circle of acquaint*: anccs, and you can imagine their, astonish* meat and delight at my unexpected appear ance. I wa? greeted as one risen from th^r dead, and ray story wa? listened to with??^ n.v.:ia m? ?(<nnn was Dronoancedt WUUU^'lf TV4I4AV U?J vwvwf? ?-<-,-r, miraculous. .f "Jly wounds were properly diSsred by a surgeon aad although they were soon healed. I bear the .soars, and shall to.my grave. "Ycu now have the benefit of my last and: only tiger-hunt on the coast of Africa, cap* tain, and if yon still desire to taste of tho pleasure and excitement of the manly sport,, you Trill experience no difficulty in forming. ? nouhr u j/ai MJ . . It is needless to add that the sailor *3 nrdof for hunting suddenly subsided, and he wu? never heard to express a deaire to sport while in Goree* Keup. Keep to the right as the law directs. Keep from the world thy friend's defects^ Keep nil thy thoughts on purest themes. Keep from thine eyes the motes aa<\ Virvinis. Keep true thy Joed. Thy honor bright. Keep firm thy faith in God and right. Keep free from ercry stn nnd stain. Keep fro-n the ways that bring thee pain, K?ep free thy tongue from wordn of ill. Keep right thy aim and good thy wiliv Keep all thy acts from , Keep strong iw no enVy see. Kc^, watchful care o'er tongne mi htyjd. Keep firm thy feet, by justicc stand. , lieep true thy word, a sacred thing. 1 Keep from the snaros the tempters bring. Keep faith with each you call a friend. Keep full In view the final end. Keep trom ail hate ana mance iree. Keep firm thy courage bold and strong: Keep up the rijrht and down the wron^. Keep well the words of wisdom's school. Kaep warm by night and by day keqp oool. A party of young men went out serenading a few nights since. They sat on the pavement which had been recently paved with a tar solution. Next morning the rear of six pair of pants dotted the sulewalk, and music is heard no more around that cottage.