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not oM?Timi'mnj have set
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BS . f.iint furrows tli.it have met,
yUVJIjtlV .|(".'l' ll llO\V.
Vol love. fond lnV(% a rhanlot wraveq. A
< young; hu<Nami verdant leaves; "5
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J MUFF AND HIS MISTRESS. ' !
In spite of the title, I "shall not be sur- j
pri-ed if this story proves to he an much
about Muff's mistress as about Muff him- |
?elf. To confess the truth, I owe that vexa- j
tious poodle an unfurgetful grudge, and I
would by no means immortalize him if I
could hi'Ip it. Rut, unfortunately, the story
of Muff and his mistress arc so iocxtricably
woven together m;u nn uueuijn w uucu- i
tannic them would lie a hopeless task.
1 am r.-.t particularly fond of poodles, and
when I met from time to time, a minute,
round, shaniry creature?which looked marvcliuisly
as if developed from a white Astrakhan
mull'?on the stairs of the Windsor
House I took no notice of him, exccpt to
think wlmt a ridiculous riling he was, and !
to wonder what fine lady lived on my floor.
Muff?let mo do him justice?was well-bred,
lie always stood aside to let me pass, and i
when, alter a few meeting*, softened by this
gentlemanly behavior on his part, I conde- '
wended to whittle to him..softly, he never I
presumed upon it, hut simply wagged his
tnll in n vnrv iinicf iwiliff manner.'.Oftce.
indeed, the acquaintance came near growing j
into intimacy. It was Christinas morning. i
and somehow my heart, warm 1 :i little by !
thegoniu' went >.jt ki : . . t' Muff.
1 put out :mv hand toward iuiii, saying,
softly:
' (Jonie here. Muff, that's a dear good fel- I
low."
.Muff approached the tip of hi- funny little
pink no<c to my lingers hut at that instant
a door opened, and a mellow, sweet, ,
Woman's voice ea.led out:
"Muff! Muff! Vou naughty hoy, come
here!"
As if suddenly cone mad. Muff da?hcd
past me. scampered down the I?his? entry,
saluted his mistress with a hark that was ;
entirely di-proponioned to the size of his ;
Tiody, was irathui.-d up, it seemed, itia hurry,
and the door closed.
.\? for iii.\ I le!t as if paradise !ind al>- !
ruptly shut its J,.or* upon me.
i wont down to my otoeo witu n cuiimis
fcc-ing of resentment against that absurd I
poodle. What had he done that- he should
live in tliat pretty rin?m, all redolent of light j
a:vl warmth, with that winsome, tender-eyed j
girl, while 1 was shut out in the cold ? 11c j
was ^altered up in her Iorini; arms, and j
nestled in her soft, loose carls, and was ;
privileged to cuddle his shaggy pate in her j
liarui, and lie in her lap?perhaps drink his
in ilk from her saucer, while I?well. I Imd j
old .Sieve the porter to speak to when he j
liuilt the lire, and 1 might saunter down to j
the olSce and talk with the men there about
the weather and the war in Iviropo. Hut
what was this compared witit Muffs privii- j
ege*? I might go into the parlor when the
ladies hud Congregated there of an eiening, J
but I mean to he ;u< honest as if J was at j
coufession?I didn't dare to. They all wore i
such wonderful chignons, -iic.'i marvellous ;
paniers, they talked so n>!nMy. t iey were
ho audacious and so k'lou i self-poised |
andassured. that I was |i ..-jtnely mid genu
ineiy afraid ol tlieai.
1 wns a hard-working lawyer, j-t-? m>. I> :?y '
o> I could be every minute of" my t si working
hours. When the office hours were over j
I was too tired to drc*s and make call.-, and ;
could only sit in my room, or run into the j
theatre, or a concert, or read a novel, or do
something which made no demands upon j
me. I had lived so five years. It wa< not a |
good wny to live. I recommend nobody to j
follow-my example. The result of it was j
that there wasn't a family in town where 1
was upon visiting terms. My room was all j
I knew <if home?and Iwing a homo-loving I
man J clung to it more ana more a;> i grew
older, and so. be lory I kneiv it, 1 was spoken '
of as an inaccessible old bachelor.
1 thought a!! these things over that night, |
after I g?t home from the olfiee. 1 was just t
in a mood for society. I was (airly longing
Ivr the si^ht of a woman's lace, provided it
was fiuf- that suited inc. And it was that J
voice, calling Muif at the door, which had
dune it.
My <'ijjar laii-d t i eoiiiloit inc?tlic novel
wa? iiiex,ire->il?!y dreary. 1 laid them l>??tli
<i,,\ ii ;i! laM.
I i>the pur'-us below *tair? there came
up- >a:n!? <>l I'l.m They woicliav- \
in- .i iuu?UmI patty, arid therajwe^ecliyjradefl t
i?'t miu<J me, and I hi|Jl titufc to look for
luce I wanted. It waH not there. 1 was al- i
)no?t angry. J use as my heart began to siuk
l.e.u tt\. two of the dowagers bore down
upon me. I Ued with precipitation into the j
j ;:.i. To be o racml l?y Mrs. Penuifcatber, J
a.id h?tr the roll of Miss Annie's accom* i
piMinwits reSieiiiM.il. was too much. I !
Weill up stairs?on the landing I stopped, '
nulled, delighted.
l'iie door into that pretty room where
M-.fl iiu'd was open, and a slender, graceful
figure stood flamed in the doorway. Sieve J
v?i<- nui'i'lc, listcuinj; t? directions.
'Do, Steve, go down ami ;t*l; Mr. Durford j
fur suiie iirnicti. <>r pometlnng, aud %ring itfU
up immediately!"'
Slie spoke in such a tone wf di-tros* tlmt I
was alarmed- i went forward instantly.^.
'"Are yon ill ? Can I do unytli?o??. J^KV,
allow me to serve y.iji - 'r.-'i
The soft brown cya mot ui ioc'si'
quite franklj. Tliey \cct.? wet,
tears.
"It's my poor little ^,S*. sir, Sjtfe
brought him up just now ffu:n
A carriage ran over him!" ,
"Perhaps I can help you.M " if
I never knew whether she nsked me Ibid-*
the room, or whether I went uninvited. Rut 1
T efrtail lA/il'iniT f?AlV*l J? f !
LIVAb UllUUbO JL owwv. ? --- .
Muff, who was lying on a cushion jii?d inoan-; j
ing pitifully.
* I never could be inscn-'ble to p!?y.-*~il cif- i
fering, and I immediately J'orgave Muff for^
being only a poodle. The creature ioi>ke>yl
up at me, as I lient over him. With an :il
ma^t human expression, which said, as j
plainly, as if ho had spoken :
. "Are you tho doctor, sir! Ami do yon I
think you can do4tnythin? I'm- me?"
C Old half forgotten leiuiiu-eonoe- cf tin*
time when 1 was a boy in the country "nil
made pets of the souiri.els and raW'iw. and
all other wild creature- thut 1 couM c-. nx or i
capturr, came back to me. and 1 took upon I
myself the physician's ofBiv without
tion. Steve was dispatched for Iiniuie'tN j
and bandagej, and 1 doctored Muff s.< undnu j
crt'm, with ?uah ?ucc* '> ?imt he pi !
eatlycfriss "5 ; j-jjuU uiy hui/.! I
Wiiut. ai! *J~,'"S6MPT' wn< gcltiti^' |
acquaiuiea wim JlufT- mi-trf-rf*. 1 learned
then, and afterward, t!mt her name was |
Kose Brunei, that she made do-i^ns for vnrtntic
tmq rrn7mr??; nnrl nou\n:in !%. ?-liQ I
had no kindred in all tlse wide world.
There was no need to look twiei* at her
bright, sensitive, delicate face to be* ore
that she sometimes dropped under the double
weight of labor and loneline.'*, and longi'd
to be cuddled and taken care of. F?r she
was a woniffn who had still a chul-likene-s
of character and temperuiuent, and was by
no means suited to encounterthe lu ugh jostling
of the world.
She was glad and so grateful for what I
had done for MuCT.
"He is my only friend, you ?ee, so I may *
bo forgiven for loving him." -he said, with
one of her bright winsome Miuile?.
I went to my own solitary den that night
more thau ever envious ol MufFs privileges.
What was it even to be run over, when one
could lie on a soft cushion and be Umderty
patted by a pair of little white hand*? I
wouldn't have minded ?. bruise or two mV
self.
MtifTs cunrnle=ccnec \va? clow and difiioult.
I (liii uUiiiil the doctor had something
tfl do with this. It wn- a capiml exc.i-o lor
continuing ht< risit?i nnd it lasted until hi:
was upj>n ?ucu a &oting that the vi>it- iieeuod
no ejeuse. *,
f tilUrk kIjc w?t glnd to hiivc (ne coin". It
brongwt fi ^and variet)- int.i her life?
' s'"" hlouiii andxweetness into mine.
f aed up ftU-Hy knowledge of honk*
an jfirt for her, and wa<rfuryri?cd to lind
* ^ncwr. * "/,4P <;t n,,,r r'?y hull'
should ?.'j%v\p ? .
t
1SjP? "".' >" 'iiawinij cmt What Was tlO-t
iii alffin. If *hc {,:,d I,can a pretty dol|:I
shmrfil ni?t linvi* In-r; if she had been
Only a lovable charming girl, I doutic if* I
should have beyond n friendly admir.ttinn.
IJat she was mure. She had just that
Vein of genius which makes* woman irresistible.
Long before Midi ?a? ahir n. crawl
to the ilimr to meet me. I was-lire tint Hose
iiriuiel was the one woman >1"th<* world who
eon hi sati-IY my, exacting heart.
Whatdid she think? 1 was confuscd by
ilonht tlmt w;m sometimes exquisite torture.
|She was always cordial and friendly; her
I manner just tojichcd hya gracious.sweetness
-?JA R?t ,i;.t
ascnaniuii^ ixt ??->
shethink of me a* a lover? Could she do
so? A hundred times I was upon the point
of speaking, but something restrained me.
If I disturb this friendly intercourse in vain, <
what then?' Why, 1 shut myself out from
the delight of her society. 1 did not .want
her to turn cold or di-tant. I thought sho
could have seen that 1 looked at her with a
lover's eyes, if she would. Would she? Or
was she really blind, or too proud to take a
step to meet me ? I was at a loss to decide.
One evening I had crosscd the hall as j
usual, and tupped at her door. Miss Peuni- j
leather was there?she ofteu was when I |
nil led. I Imd not eome to -ce Miss Penni- j
feather, you know, and I was internally
furious. Externally, f was coldly polito, j
nnd n(Idressed most of mv conversation to )
Mn 11". Tliiit intelligent nniinnl responded iD j
hi< u?nal way. He took a scat on ray knees, j
from whence lie looked sleepily across to his j
mi<tre<s ami winked funnily, as who should j
s\v it was very comfortable there, and how
>hou'd you like it, Mi-s Rose?
Mi*? Rose ignored the hint.
"You are spoiling Muff for me, Mr. Ilart- j
Him. He used to he a very well-mannered i
doir," she said, gravely.
That was before I knew liiiu, wasn't it, j
Mis* Brunei?" |Ml-s
IVnniffcather tittered.
"Mull', how can you sit there ard hear j
vniirsi'lf abus.-d'!" asked Rose, coi . 4. I
"Ifcuv-wnw-ww!" said Muff.
X..body said anything inure for sometime.
Then Miss Brunei talked to Miss Pennifair
Iter, and Muli'iiml I remained silent. .At
last. Mi<s Penni feather took herself and licr '
crocheting away. j
'"Heaven be praised!"' I si^liod, as bood j
as she wa? out of hearing.
"Mr. Ilartoun,'1 said Muffs mistress, |
severely, "Miss Pennifeather is a very excel- j
lent young ladv."
"Most excellent. Miss Brunei, but I don't
want her here, however superior her virtues
may be, when I come to sec?"
"Muff!" supplied his mistress.
"Well, Muff! Love me, love my dog,
Mi- Il-wc.*'
Mi?? Brunei was finishing up a sketch, j
and she was so busy giving a vicious turn to j
a face in a crowd that she did not apparent- i
ly riiud my la-t remark.
"But 1 didn't come to sec Muff, Miss j
Brunei. 1 came because somehow this place ,
i- so tempting. Why is it? My room is j
el sn-irc elegantly than yours?you [
ticod not *hakc your head; I know that I
nrntty pink and white chintz hides rough, j
unpntntca pine noarcu.
"Y.iu reproach me with ray poverty," j
die ?iid. a Hush lighting up her proud, j
pweet face.
"No! I wa? poor once myself. I was a I
happy man then."
"But not because you were poor," she |
ynid. hastily. "Don't fancy that. Poverty j
is a curse?a iv>rrihle weight?an incubus i
U< lie shaken ofl". 1 dUlikc it with all my
lioort.M
She sjx)kc passionately. Somehow her
words fell like cold wutcr 011 my hopes.
Suppn-e rhi< girl, hating poverty, loving
mfirrv mo for the dainty i
home I could give her. The thought hurt !
me so I could not >]>eak. A minute's j
silencc. and then she said, in a cool calm
torn?:
"You were speaking of your room, Mr.
Il.irtniiu."
"0 ! My open fire of soft coal burns as
brightly as yours. I have pictures, and
statuettes, and plants, and yet your room is
far the pleasaiuer of the two."
She glanced with a half smile around the
room. The carpet was shabby, the easy- j
chair was old. The crimson cover of the
sofa bedstead was faded !?y >iso. Everything j
was neat ::nd tasteful, bn: .10 more.
"T fhiriL- " ..hp said. **it must bo bccausc I
Muff is hww."
"Altifl1 0. your insight surprises ieo,
Miss Brunei. You arc it genius.''
She laughed softly.
"I am. tberer.jie. fit to learn che<w. fi?t
the hoard, Mr. Hartoun. It is on tliat little
table beside ynii.'1
"Xot I. l hi know [ hate to play chc?*. ]
It U to- .v?" nor!; <ind too liald for
play '
:t von to tc.lcii iuo!"' wi.u a J
pr..vok !!;.! in?u-.
need distitcijdinc.
Chess will he just tin- tiling fin
U'iiili. ! ;tin in,.!i;:triii <- mv mote- vou
can think over your obligations to youi
Idlou-crca lures."1
She came uji to tlie table, reaching out her
hand !i>r the board, her lowly .-oft, arch eyes
smiling .ipoii iu<3.
'i don't want lo play dies*. I want to
talk to you," 1 slid, putting my hand on
hots as ?he took tliP
Thin- was a little struggle, half in 1'lny,
half in earnest, and between us the small ,
u\a! table gut shaken >o that a little bou
sinndiu^ upou it i-lid.off, the cover f'efl Irotur!
it a.s it Ktruek the cni?Jet, and a collection of
iiiid tfcjngs ntflcd out.
?0?fcpw you have dissipated my
^Pf>" oC^Hllral.cul i(J^itie^,,' she s-aid,
^i'hltce jiKTHTare from Rye, and that ajar;
ureinV.l offpd ajfcat Njjhuiitf and -that
"And this?" ?
9 Ma<iln ,,v"' Porce^a>nt and upon
it n-iw puinio^, witu raiicn skiu, tne iace 01
a yoim^nnd Ifry Imndsome man.
My look at It was quite involuntary as I
put it jiUohgr har.d. Then all the blood in
7&t >y for a great tido of
WPor s*Fcpt f^wr her face as she met my
i
'iuid you find >thi-i also up the mountai,*jT'
I said, in a voice so cold and hard I
diirnot know iurf. .
The red fadq^Wafof her cheeks and left
Km white liijijTiilies.
Ve?that is?it is Mr. Gerotuo. lie did
it himself," she stammered.
I gave up the picr.ure. If I had not Wen
a proud fool I should have made her tell me
then and there what Paul Gerome was to
iter. Hut I did not. I played chess as coolly
u? il all the vwcet hopes had not died out of
my heart. I made some idotic mores I
(iiink?at any rate, I rose up at last, vanfjui'-lied.
. i i .i -i 1 . i : i i .:.Lt
.">ne io'ikcu jkiic \wicn suesuiu u'-mu-ui^ui,
ami her lurgu soft ilovo eyes had a pained
look in item. Ones I turned back, half
tempted to take her in ray arms and tell her
how L loved her, evetj^t the risk? of sore dc*
leat. Uut I did j
I went li^irjnijarable.nnd ItryMres. Thn t
lire had gone d^wu, the room y/sn dark and
dull, the clock ticked dismally, it all accorded
with my morbid unhealthy mood of
mind.
! Thi< then was the reason why she had
adroitly turned me away when I had ever so
darkly liiritcd my passion. Paul Geromo
was in my way. I knew him well by reputation?
a fascinating unscrupulous man,
j whose pastime wu? breaking women's hearts.
J'erhaps he had found his match here, or,
, perhaps?the thought mode my blood boil?
; he h;id won her only to fling her off. Sho
had sorrowful moods. She was sometimes
I distraught. I had seen her sweet eyes humid
i with trars. If this was so, she might come
j in me, 1 might comfort her, win her love at
! li'st. Col help me! I loved her .so well that
I would have taken her if she came straight
| fnii11 another man's arms.
! The iMght passed. I arose the nest mornj
itig full of thi* new thought. It stayed oy
| mi* nil that day. 1 did not seek to seo her,
| hut 1 *it in my room and wrote her a letter.
I put all my doubts and fears nil my uncon
.jucnibie love lie fore her. If it would ever be
i pii?ihlc for her to love me, I told her that
i word would bring me to her. If not, I
, s.'ixUui Know u oy nerxiience. i wuuiu uue
. p>iin her kind heart by forcing her to >poak
I lmr<ll wortia.
j I went out in tho morning intending to
I put tills letter into her own bunds, but when
i I tupped at tlie door it yielded to my ^inich
i ,md *\vting open. The room was empty. I
j be/ged MufTs pardon. lie was nslcop oo
| hi-; cuxliioti. Hut ho lazily opened one eye,
J mid looted nt me askance ns I pushed aside
I tlir d<k?r. It wn* tho impulse of the moment
and iiw e. elowi -
1
!i> fiii'i it t!'?* iii*\i ii ii- p'-iin. j
1 went livwii tu tiit* ulikv itirn.*\iij e.m
imagine that 1 wns.iii tiu wood fur business
Ilill hii-nu-? ?va- K'loie me. ? !;?iii?i*i>ii< in
it< demand. I wu< fiy lnisy :^l day. Once
or twice, when I thoiiglit'qj^t/f could have
smiled to see men su eager in pursuit of
money, so determined in seekjng redress, so
intent upon pushing their miserable puerile
'Affairs. You see that on# little woman had
dwarfed all the world bcji^e to me.
Night came nt liwt. I went homo. I hud i
hoped?how strongly I oaljtljpcw when dis- I
appointment came?to *e uppn my table the j
little white messenger that Aould bring mo !
blessing. Dut no ! I nby*in my room all j
the evening. I heard-'faHtnging softly to I
herself; I heard MufFs sfflrt, sharp bark !
when Miss Pennifenther tapped at her door. |
But no nolo, no menage, <j#ne for mo.
I would not live over tlilhe hours of su?- j
pense for a kingdom. letter camo,'aod i
I accepted her silence:i?final. I would not I
persecute the ywma^r loved?and I knew '
that her heart Belonged to Paul Goromo. I
I did not go near her again ; I avoided meeting
her.
A week after this I found my partner knitting
his brows over an open letter.
"See here, Ilartoun," ho said, handing it i
to me?"why can't you down there and
see to this? You haven't any wile ana naoies ,
to leave its I have."
I toolft^ letter. It was from our New :
Orleans correspondent, and referred to a j
business exigency, whieh demanded the personal
attention of one of us nt once.
"I shall be very glad to go !" I said, some- |
what vehemendy.
Wyldc looked nt me.
"Thank von, Ilartoun. You don't know i
how I hated to leave my wife; but it can't |
make so much difference to you."
"See how one i? hampered by a wife," I
saiil. lanRhinjishortly.
Wylde did not speak, lie thought I was !
a von red old bachelor. I knew him for a I
kindly follow, only good for the detail* ol' j
lni?iiiifv<.?not fhptvriUv clever or brilliant. |
Hut I would have battered hull' iny brain* |
then lor the simple home happiness he |
enjoyed.
I Worked lute that night?I think I did a*
initcli as any two iwm could lisve done.
When I locked the door nt twelve o'clock
everything wa< prepared li>r :ny departure,
and I was to lake tiie .-even o'clock train out j
ol town.
How e,Id it was that night! Starshine
and inouifhine strove together and the wide
blue heavens were lit by tlieir cold, Taint
radiance. The ?treets were lonesome, the
shops were de-erted. X'W and tlnsa a policennin
pas?cd me on hi* beat, looking at
nie suspiciously
K.i.U<,..lv IV,in, i)m f>)nir<?h nf_ir hv. the fir* I
alarm rang out, ->miting the col l. frost nir
with fine, clcar stroke*. I didn't quicken
my pace. hut took my usual way tljronjrh
various hy-street* and deserted -quares tc
my hotel. A liltie way ofT I heard hurrying
feet and th<? ru?h of the engine to the lire.
No thought of where the lire might be mine
to ine till ( turned into the avenue and canu
upon the front wall of the Windsor House.
Then I stood amazed and -hocked. Flame.* j
w-r* hur?:ing from the roof and uppei |
windows!
The hoit-p?or, rather, the two houses?
for two old-fashioned sjmcioiis dwelling '
hern thrown into one?oec'pird almost u
unuiu fjuiiru, mm nau k.Miv .
ii'url\ i-uint^i front the mnin building. In I
om: of tlie?c the fire wa? ragiii!; fiercely.
A score <>f men were at work handli'tia
furniture from the part nearest the burning
witu:. but as yet the further corner where
my rnmu was Mtuatf*! was tranquil mid
c?ttr?i?:n:i-ivcly safe. Meanwhile the hose
were playing up >n the Uamcs without any |
u?rv decided effect.
Only a minute had I looked <m l?ef ire Ifcos< j
l!riin<:! came t" my minil. Shu would l>e se. |
terribly nlarme I! I "-prangforward. already i
I \va- hside the central door when a great |
shout s'avivl me.
'"My (I 'd!" slid a man nrar mc, in n I
roiee of' terror. I looked up, and there at nti
open window lit by the iurid flames, mood j
U'?e i'runel. It was in the very cornet '
when the lire rnjjel rh?* fiercest. and for an i
; ,1? I...1.I I:L-.% ?l... iron limit) nl I
m>UUH it hum hi* m.w ...? v.
ilcath. Then us tin: mist cleared from before
my eye,s I saw that rliey were already nrran^inji
the escape ladder. and I heard men
*ay that the staircase wa? burned away, and
the room cut ofl'by the Haines.
In a minute there wan a call for a man tn J
go upv I was already by the ladder, do
daring my determination to go. Siinco >.! I
pushed me aside. It wis a big burly lc'l>??
lie drew me hark as il I hud hecn a baby j
.saying, in a voice of mug!) kindoe>s :
*41 un li-rs'aml the work. Yuii stay hen 1
till 1 come Uiek."
lo a bn?>it!i be bad run up the ropes,
another irsrant ?< 1 !i>- bad disappeared. A
mitvute <>r two (ia-scl and then he was .seen
^^^L?gi:.dow wiili Jtone Orune!, supporting
r^^Honis ann.s.
' - :n .... i. ?n
^liie criiwi ?;>- j-iin liutm, an
eyes lixed upon fwindow.
If tv:iw i\ iii.iinifiit ot (rightful iinxiftv. 1
?a- not brave onou^ii ! > look. I covered
my ovo with my hand- n\<l prayed as men
pi:iy in mortal extremity.
Ail at once a glad .?!iout burnt from tho^e
|>:iilii> wailing li|>- Almost overcome by
j i\ I coiiM only extent! my : rins and receive
the pre- iiius harden from the uoblc lireaiaoV
i amis.
An, hour latter the Cre was out. The
rwliote edifice had Imcn deluged with water
k -mm eixurih to -nvc the i?u>?r ]>art with
^rbut -R?lu injury.
Mi--. Dronel's own ro .n -j the corncr
in>v-t remote from the conflagration was a*
jutet and undisturbed as when she left itonly
Muff, aroused by the noise, was barking
frantically at the door to be let out.
Steve came, bewildered, and heaped more
coals on the grate. Hose sat down by it,
pale and excited.
"Let me advi-e you, Mi<s Brunei to go to
bod. There are some hour* vet to daylight."
"As if I could sleep to-night!" she said,
and I could see how the trembled with the
past terror.
: I sat down opposite her. Why should I
deny myself the happiness of looking at h^
when her face was so soou to pass I'rora my
sight?
"If you lmd not ?nne to Miss i'cnni[
feathers's roooi you wouii have been spared
all this."
"Annie wanted tnc, she v:aid," and I?I
was lone'y."
"But why did you not cscnpe when she
I did, at the first alarm ?
"I went back to get something I valued.
I thought 1 should have plenty of timo."
"Did yon secure it?"
"No. In the mclcn I misled it."
I In a minute she milled :
"It was a design I lmd just completed for
| the next Victoria Mijatine !'
"Oh!" I exolaimed, "I am glad of
that."
"Mr. Hartoun! If you knew what fifty
dollars are to me!"
"I beg your pardon. I thought it might
have been something else."
She turned her clear, soft eyes upon mo.
i "What did you think it wh/s?'^
"I thought it might have beon Paul Go
; romo'fi miniature." I
''Oh, dear!" in a tone of great wonder.
"I wi?h it had hoen."
"Miss lJrunel! Ls he not your lover!"
I Site crimsoned all over her white faoe.
"My lover? Oh, no, no!"
My thoughts were in a tumult. Looking
i at her I met a sly glance which was instant|
ly withdrawn.
, "Mr Ifartoun, Ls that the reason you
: have not been to seo mo for this whole
week?" she faltered.
I was be-ide her now, holding her hands,
i exploring her agilnted countenance.
; "That was the reason. But tell me why
I ?if he is not your lover?you could not
j have answered my note kindly."
"Your note?"
"The note I left on your table."
! "I never saw it. I have never read any
note of yours," she s.aid, slowly.
Then she broke out sobbing.
"I could not think what I had done. Oh,
I have hoeu so unhappy!"
She knew then my great lovo for hor, and
I IcUrncd what a noble return I had won.
j Tho pale red of the winter morning shone
j in upon us before our mutual confessions
j were ended.
; I did not go to New Orleans that morni
in;:, though I did that day two weeks,
i But we were married first, and so it beI
came our bridal tour.
j Only ft few days before we started Rose
I Rime to me,with a turn bit of paper which
j had somehow Iwon terribly u'iummI.
"This is your n>rte. -See! I found it hid
in a corner of the w.iojhov Thyrare the
marks of MoO'V teetlu^- '
-to, 5 ...
"ty ) > .
T~rr;i,f'r'i riiV^rf-rrirr r -iY-u rr. i
It w;;- trnn. The cln'nm?tnntlal eviebner
w.i< too Ktroticj against Muff to doubt his J|
vuili, tinm^ii lit: never confessed. I shall j
uImsiv* tliiuk iltnt lie acted intelligently in '
tin-ui iticr. Hi* tviwted no rirnl in* hi* mis- |
fit.-*' Hlfin-iiuiis and so went to work in that
very human way
I took the tattcrd hits from her hands. j
"l/Ot tlu-m hum, darling. They were ! <miMiit
to kindle a flame, you know. When |
1 have forgotten wlmt I suffered that week ! -
I'll trv and furtive Muff/'
I ol
' ?"
CRIMINALITY OK ANIMALS.
The nreiit condemnation of a bull to the" i
gall iw? lor the crime of murder is by tio j
means a singular examplo of the eccentricities
of ancient legislation?at least in France. )
Fur instance, on the 4th of June, 1094, a
pig wax hanged from a gibbet near Laon for
.4.....|.? I,..k~ ?r T?linn T.pnfnnh ft i
..iu v. u..k > - i u,
cow-herd. Again, on the 10th of January, ' r'
1457, a bow unci her sis sucklings were l''
charged with murder and homicide on the j .
porvm of one Jchan Murtin, of Savigny, | J
when the former was found guilty, and sen- !
tenccd to lie hanged by the hind feet from '
tlii' branch of h tree. As for tho piglings, H
in default of any positive proof that they
lia<! as-istod in mangling the deceased, although
covered with blood, they were restored
to their owner, on condition that he
should give bail for their appearance should R
further evidence be forthcoming to prove i '
their complicity in the mother's crime, j .
That individual, however, declined to become
in any way answerable for tho conduct j
tif such ill-bred animals, which were there- ;
upon declared forfeited?not to the parents ,
-i .1 j _u:i.j i...i !
Ill [lie inuruurcn kiiiiu, uui w we uuuiu
dt?ni?e!. Katerine dc Bernault, Lady of Sav- i ^
i^ny. Yet again, on the 2d of March, 1552, 1
the Chapter of Clmrtros, after due investi- j
gation of the circumstances, .sentenced a
pig. that had killed a girl, to be hanged : i'ruin
a callows erected on the very .spot pol- |
luted by the blooody deed. Evon so late as !
ho year 1012, a pig was convicted of hav- !
<ng worried to death and partially devoured j
a child, fourteen to fifteen months old, the ;
son of n inanon residing at Molincliart, also
within the jurisdiction ol Laon, Animals <
were liuble to spiritual censures as well as
tn penal sentences. In 1120 we ?nd the
Bishop of Loon excommunicating a swarm j
of caterpillars in the samo tortus which tho i
Council of ItheiiiM had employed, ia the ;
preceding year, in denouncing priests who i
indulged in the sin of matrimony. Still j
later, in 1510, the Courts of Troyes, com- j
plying with the prayers of the inhabitants |
of Yillcnoxe, admonished the catcrpillers by I ^
which that district woh then laleptcd to take
themschos off within nix days, on pain of I a
being declarod "accun-ed and cxoommuni- | c
cated." |c
?s id
An Italian Prince, when he went on a t
journey, always took his oook with him. If
When rounding the abrupt angling of a '
lock, which wiw esceedingly perilous, ho j *
heard the cry of a man, the snort of a mule, : t
and the crash of some one falling over a 11
precipice. The horror-Htricken Prince cried 1 \
out: "Tliooook! la it tho oook?"?"Nd, j'
your excellency,'1 replied the attendant, "it ! j
U Butii-tu."?" Ah, only the chaplain! ^
Heaven be prcii-ed!" ' C
Symptoms of Maiukmly Cei.ibacy. J
? When :i woman begins to liuvi* a.j
little dog trotting after her, that's a j j
symptom. When a woman begins to I
drink her tea without sugar, that s a I j
symptom. When a woman begins toL
read love-stories in bed, tbats ajj
symptom. When a woman gives aj
' :? ? " ililinif. that's ! J
si^li on ncamiir m .. -
i 1
a symptom. When a woman begins j
to refuse to tell her age, that'* a
symptom. When a woman begin* lui^
say that she's refused many an offer,
that's a symptom. When a woman}
begins to talk about rheumatism inj
her kneos and elbows, that's a syrup-;
torn. When a woman begins to tiudi.
fault with her looking-glass and says:
it doesn't show her features right,!
that's a symptom. When a woman
begins to talk about cold draughts,jj
and stops up the crevices in thcdouisjl
and windows, that's a .symptom. |
When a woman begins to change her I'
shoes every time she comes into the
house after a walk, that's a symptom
When a woman begins to havo a eat
at her elbow at meal times, and gives!
it sweetened milk, that's a symptom.
! When a woman begins to say that a.
(servant has no business with n sweet-j
beurt, that's a symptom. When a',
!
I woman begins iu bii_) ? u?v. .. v...
HCt of creatures men are. ami Unit I
' r>l?c wouldn't be bothered with one ol; |
j theiii for the world, thatV a syinpUmK^,
I Facts Worth Rememhering.-- '
(One thousand shingles laid four inch- |
jes to the weather will cover one liiiu
drod square fuel of surface, and live],
I pounds of shingle nails will fasten j]
I thorn on.
| One fifth more siding and flooring;
' iH needed than the number of square i
feet of surface to be covered, because(
of the lap in the siding and matching I
of the floor. j
One thousand laths will cover sev-j
euty yards of surface, and eleven
pounds of lath nails will nail them '
on. j
Eight bushels of good lime, sixteen !
bushels of sand, and one bushel of:
hair, will make enough good mortar!
to plaster one hundred square yards. I
A cord of stone, three bushels of J
lime, and a cubic yard of sand willi
luv uno hundred cubic feet of wall, j
I ?J
i Five coursos of brick will lay one!
foot in height on ft chimney, six!
bricks in a course will make a flue
four inches wide and twelve inches j
long, and eight bricks in a course!
will make a flue eight inches wide and 1
sixteen inches long.
France is the greatest wheat-producing
country in the world She
pioduced in 1S73the enormous quantity
of 332,209,000 bushels The
linked States rank second in this respect,
and Russia third.
' Arsene UoiiS6ayo tells us that the
women are furious at the obscure
lighting of the new Grand Opera
Houso at Paris. They say they can}
b? only half seen in the twilight, and
that the flashing of their diamands is
11 1.1? Ami vet another!
uureij ?,? w.v.. _ __ ?
hall, 8:i)*s iloussayc, would be illuminated
sufficiently by tlio diamonds
scattered helter-skelter over Llie opera.
Madnmo de Cassia exhibits $4,O00,000
worth, maramc Musnrk S5.-I
1000,000 Madame do l'avia $5,000,001)
.??. !
The Tap-root ok tue Cottox
I Plant.?The tap-root of the cotton i
plant extends far below the plow fur-;
row of ordinary cultivation. It
I forces itself into even the hardest'
subsoil, but to do so more easily, asj
! well as mdru proritabty'io-the iVwiuui;'
j the subsoil should be loosened to as]'
great a depth as possible. It is quite
j clear that these tap-roots tind some
thing in the subsoil mai mey wain,
or they would not ponetratn so deep
to seek it. It is not for moisture
alone that this penetration takes
[place. Although this enables the
j plant to stand a protracted drouth,!
j they want and they something!
| there in addition to moisture, which '
is important to the growth ol tlie |
plant, and consequently to the profit;
I of the farmer. We throw out the!
| hint to the farmer to think of in j
; their preparation for the next crop. J
' You jist ought, to been over to our j
house last night!" shouted a small boy!
I to another on the Campus Martins j
I yesterday. "Why making pictures?"!
inquired another. "Naut much!;
! Humph ! No, s'r; our folks wentawa)' 1
'and we had pop-corn two kinds of;
J sweeten water, milk and camphor,!
drew the <iog arouuu m mu wuuI
cloth, and I lie hired girl told us eight;
i ghost stories."
i A Vermont farmer stroked his gray !
lock* and sadly remarked: 1 didn't J'
really know how old and feeble 1 wasj
until I went to lick James this mor-i
ning. lie's only 17, bat I couldn't
'make him holler."
: j
??>
Why did Freedom siiriek '' Kos-J'
t.'iu.-diu fell. ^
, h jL
Emporium
of Fashion, !
I")
[MI K undersigned having just -re- JjJJ
L turned from tbo Northern Mar- p|
t.M, is now prepared to exhibit ono w
the handsomest Stocks of jP
i it
MILLINERY .. J
AND
FA.VCY DRY GOODS
ver offered. Our Millinery Stock,!
>ntbining all tlio lutcst novelties in
Jennets, Hats, Ribbons,
'lowers, Feathers, &c.,
Ins been selected with great care by
diSS KATE SMALL,
ii person, and ?vc feel confident in
jsuring otir friends and patrons can
e surpassed by none.
Jas. A. Bowie,
Agent Emporium of Fashion.
Sept. 30 25-tf
Nearly nil diseases originate from In- ligestion
and Torpidity of the Liver,
nil relief is always anxiously sought fter.
If the Liver is regulated in its
ction, health is almost invariably, se
ured. Want of action in the Liver
auses Headache, Constipation, Jaunll<?,
Pain in the Shoulders, Coughs,
'hills, Dizziness, Sour Stomach, bad
aste in the mouth, bilious attacks, pallitation
of the heart, depression of spirts,
or the blues, and a hundred other
ymptoms, for which SIMMON'S LIVSR
REGULATOR is the best remedy .
hat has ever been discovered.. It acts
nildly, effectually, and being a simple
egetable compound, can do no injury
n any quantities that ii, may be taken,
t is harmless in every way ; it has been |
ised for 40 years, and humireda of the
;ood and great from all parts of the i
iountry will vouch for its being the pu- <
est and best. i
iiramons' Liver Regulator or Medicine ,
,'s harmless,
,'s no drastic violent medicine,
satire to cure if taken regularly,
's no intoxicating beverage,
s a faultless family medicine,
!s the cheapest medicine in the world,
s given with safety and the happiest
*- """t .lali/mlo infnnt.
rcHiuiH in mc uiu.il 111.11W.V ,
Does not interfere with business,
Does not disarrange the system,
rakes the place of Quinine and Bitters
of every kind,
Contains the simplestand best remedies.
?OR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
March 26, 1S74, 50-ly
J. D, CHALMERS & CO.
DEALERS IN
Mrs, Parlor Slits, Chamber Slits,
Walnut & Mahoeany Bareaus,,
Withstands, Tables, Bedsteads,
Window Shades, &c. Looking
Glasses, Oil Chromos, &e.
Abbeville, S. C.
Also agents for the salo of the celebrated
Philadelphia Improved .Rustic
Window Shade, which for durability,
cheapness, convenience ami
beauty, cannot bo surpassed. Each
diadi'is furnished with all tho tixtliivs
complete, and only required two
lath nails or small ecrcws to fasten it
up with. Should they become soiled
bv flies, they can be spread on a table,
washed and made as bright as new,|
ind wiH lastofor years. This at}-lo ot'i
shade is much superior to cloth
oh ad us. fn warm weather, when the!
window is raised, the shade admits!
the air but prevents flies and mosqui-j
lot'rt entering the room, xdo simplicity
of their fixtures is much in their
I'avor, un they require no rollers, each
*hatlo being complete, and an}' one
can drive two nails by which to hang
them. They aro low in pricc, durable,
convenient, and never get out ol
order. Call at store and 6eo samples.
Nov. 18, 1874 32-tf
HEW FIR MI
Christian & Co.
DKALEKS IN
Groceri e s
AND
rnn?ipr?ni nimnTTTio I
ramvittts sumiuu,
Abbeville, S. C.,
At Trowbridge's Old Stand, i
MfU'L keep always on hand a full!
WW supely of
CORN,
BACON,
FLOUR,
CIGARRS,
COFFEES, &c.,
Also .1 select stock of
Confectiouaries and Fruits
CANNED GOODS, Sc.,
We sell for cash at short prilits. Give |
us a call.
CHRISTIAN & CO,
' -i)ec. 23, 1874 37-tf _
CUNNINGHAM & TEMPLETON
j
HAVE in storo a complete Stock j
of Ladies' Shoes, consisting in |
part of
Lace Gaiters,
Congress Gaiters,
Foxed Gaiters,
Calf Skin Shoes, good.1
Dec 2, 1S74 34-tf
THE ABBEVILLE HOTEL,
BY
JACOB MILLER.
i
THE subscriber directH the attention!
of the traveling public to his
commodious Hotel, located 1 n ttio town
of Abbeville, and solicits for the same a
full share of the public patronage, j
With convenient rooms, u well-kept,
table, and attentive servants, no efforts;
will he spared to give satisfaction.
JACOB MILLER. !
rvt. 14, 1S74
A NEW SUPPLY OE
Glassware and
Crockery.
Just Received at
CUNNINGHAM &
TEMPLETOFS.
Jan. lS7o-tf
Cotton (fellf
rHE BROWN, THE WkTjtfel,
and the GRI8WOLD .
shed t<i order. Repairing prompt
?ne. Also kept on liand a good stock
Bedsteads, Bureaus, "Washstabtfs,
fifties, C'hnirs, Chambar suits and tfjlhfurniture,
together with Sewing Mali
ties, White-Wire Clothes' Lines,
arranted rust proof, Maps, Charts,
ictnre Frames, &c., Ac. Orders solic,
M, MATTHEW^
Ninety Six, S. C.
May 6. 1874 4-1v
Nos. 3 Broad Street and 109 Cast Bay street,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
STlllOIIMS j
First-Class Wo?j? '
our specialty; ? '
YET, BY I'SINO CHEAPER GRADES OF ?T?CK,
VTK CAH rCBNISH WORK AT y
LOWEST LIVING PRICES.
fiiif ftwffmnnifk '&
j Piries Paper and Envelopes.
Redding and <?all (Invitations
ON THE BEST STOCK AND PRINTED IN THE
LATEST STYIE.
J.^BEYSON,
Gr'reenwood, S. C,
KEEPS constantly on baud a large
assortment of ready made
Cofflns.
REPAIRS FURNITURE OF ALL
DISCRETIONS AT SHORT
NOTICE.
Jan. 27, 1875-3m.
Important to Debtors.
THO.SK OK OUK UUM l Uflfiiw wnr
have not paid us up their indebtedness
will please do no at once, and thussavi
us the painful necessity of denying then
jredit for the ensuing year, as we cannot
open new accounts with those wbr
Tail to comply. Please TAKE NOTI('I
and be governed accordingly.
MINOR & WATSON, *
Greenwood and Millwnv, S. C
Jan. 27, 187o-tf.
NEW JEWELRY
WILLIAM GLAZE,
COLUMBIA, P. C.t
HAS opened a fine selection o
Ladies' and Gent's English, Swisi
and American WATCHES. SoleAgen
for the celebrated Pauline Watch Com
pany, Philadelphia. Gold Chains, Vest
Opera, Chatelaines, LeontineNecklaces
Diamond Rings and Brooches, Pearlfull
and half sets.
SILVER-WAKE.
I make this line a specialty. All Sil
ver sold by mo guaranteed equal to coin
Some handsome goods in this line, suit
r** iii'tiiai r:mu
PLATED WAKE.
Tea Sets, Cups, Goblets, Castors
Spoons and Folks, lee Pitchers, Eg]
Stands, Coffee Urns, Ac.
CLOCKS.
Cutlery, Pocket and Table Knives.
HOUSEHOLD AND FANCY GOODS.
Guns?.English Double Barrel, Breech
Loading Rifles, Parlor Rifles, Air Guns
and a full stock of Sporting Goods; Dti
pont & Hazard Powder; Pistols of vari
ous stylos.
JET AND HORN GOODS.
WILLIAM GLAZE,
March IS, 1874 4?-tf
Special Referee's Notice.
Martha L. Bullock and 1 Complaint t
JolniS. Reynolds, sell lan\l,cull i
i^xccutois, creditors, mai
4 ... viV ,. shal assets an
Agnes W. Reynolds for relief,
and others
THE following is an abstract of aii oi
der, in the case above stated, made an
signed by T. H. Cooke, presiding Judg
and now on file in the ollicer of th
clerk ot th? Cort. '
"It is ordered that Daniel Browu, th
judgement creditor, ma agcma uuu m
torneys beand they are hereby restraine
and enjoined from enforcing aatisfactio
of his judgement against the propert
of the said Lark in Reynolds deceased
and that all the creditors .of the said Lai
kin Reynolds'be in like manner enjoit
ed and restrained from suing or pros<
cuting suits, in this court or any othc
court in this State against the Executor
of the will of the said Larkin ReynoJjd
for the recovery of any debt dtie by tii
said deceased until 'the farther order <
this court."
Under the said order I am directed t
call in all the creditors to present thei
demands: lu pursuance of said order
NOTICE is hereby given to alj th
creditors of the said Larkin Reyrfdldi
that they are required, on or before th
first day of April next, tti, present* thej
demands before me in my office .-or b
barred from anv participation in th
estate. LEWIS I). BOWIE, .
Sjlfecifil Referee.
Clerks Office at Abbevlle,-.
January 23, 1875-f2-2m. '
?. ? ? A mnifrrtr nmAi
(MIMMJU TKIfLMUJ
. Have just- opened a nico lino of
SBGAI^S
from S3 to 8(! per box'; a good Sega
at 5 cents. Givo them a call.
' Nov. 11 31-tf
The Edgefield Advertiser.
THE only newspaper in Edgefield, li
very large and wealthy county]
aud the oldest weekly in the State, ott'es
greater inducements to advertisers thai
any other paper in Western Carolii*
Subscription $2.50.
BACON fc ADAMS, Proprietors^
FRESH COUNRY MEAL
At $1.40 per bushel, received over
week, by
Cunningham & Templeton
Nov. 11 31-tf
Cottage Bedsteads.
Full stock, just receiv-ee
at $6.00 and upwards? complet
with good casters.
j.d chalmers & co
BLACK ALPACCAS. Another 1c
of those superior alpuccas, (croi
black# and heavy weights,) at 50 cts
7"> cts., and $1.00, just received at th
EMPORIUM OF FASHION.
IVc. 1874 3i-tf
A FINE ASSORTMENT OF FA>
CY CUACKEUS,,at ^ _
J. ii. tt^iiyrv.-' .
A ICE LOT OF CIGARS,
Just arrived, comprising all grade
from finest to ehrapest, at
W, Joel Smith's.
A FRESH SUPPLY
OF those pure FItL'IT JEL..M l*;t
for pic-iiic'w, Ac., at
DuPre, Gambrell & Co.'s.
SEGARS.
A NKW AND KETTEU 15UANI
AT
PARKER & PERRIN'S
J.- B.
M 2, Granite Of /
DEALER I] V |j/
DRY COOS, ?<
GRGCEffi,
RrtnTC <0ES. ?r
'-'WW A Wj J
CROCK*,' b0i
Hit
now on h3&ff-ecletl
id Stock. p/ .G.qj >* iifte //
Braudy Peaches! i - i \
Brandy CherrflL ' . %"* Al
Concentrate! Lye^ 5 , ..
. CatJdy, Ff 'ncbhkd Common,
OfackemJflf fcv.ry description. -igfrouM
resA/tfull) ipvit^.aU ^ho 0J
desire bargairr,to !cHl before they N
pifrfi^se >elfief >ere. I will sol! aa '
cheap as the Jqapcst ' * j
J. B BOGERS.
fallIwinter
I '74 cfc V3. ,?
1
; f am now PREPARED TO BX- th
j X bibit to my lady friends a com- St
, pleto, entirely uuw, and Bt/Iiuh Oi
! STOCK. OF MILLINERY,
. ? m
( 1 together with a '
' VARIETY OF NOTIONS'" *'
! M
' not heietofore kept. I will forward
' IM)UU AC* L'VDl>m PW \PCP.Q tir
't I'ADn VI" hui;u vu/iituj'iu,
all cask orders ortsr fivo dollars. 1 In
Terms Cash. Remember ovorthe w
Hank.
Mrs. H. M. WHITE. *
Sepl. 30, 1874 25 tf
CALLANOSEE!
f . ?
a fei
t 3,000 lbs Bacon Sides,
. 1,000 lbs B&uoc Shoulders,
, 3,000 I bo Bulk Sides,
f 300 lbs Plaiu Hams,
,500 lbs Sugar Cured Canvassed Hams, Barrels
and Kit* New MacKerel, _
Barrris and Half-BarrelvWhito Fish, fl
- Barrels N. O. Syrup, U
. Do. Kioridi " *
Do. Sugar House Syrup,
Do Common Sugar,
18,004 lbs Fresh "Wheat Bran, flf[
i( lfl? Barrels Now Crop Flour, m
ir .'i.OOJ lbs Assorted Sugar,
50) lbs " - Coffees,
3,00) yds " Baling,
8) Bundles Beard Tie,
AL our goods are guaranteed, both n?
r to qiality and price. Call and s??.
I' DuPre, Gambrell & Co.
i- '
Oct. 21 27-tf j
Dp
MISS ffi)lA J^tfART, for- Z
me'Jy contacted with the EM"
PO.tlUMJknd w j|-known to the lailie*
. of Abbe^ile and ?irrouu<linjr country,
7 as a lady ? super J>r tas;- and ability,
wil have [charge, of t ua Deportment
theoonjingseafeon, ai<:.from 1st SEP-!
TEV1BER be ready xecutu anyfcWM
> her line. DRESSES OCT,: b
d Fill AND MADE at ?ost reasonable
e rafrs, and in the latest style. A full
a.<is>r?inentof Demo x'st and Butterick
e P&Wns/always on haud, at New York
pries.
ilas. A, Bowie, J
!! j Ag't Emporium of Fashion. A
; ^!ept. 1, 1874, iU-tf "
I: ] STAPLE DRY GOODST ?
Yood and/Willow Ware, , JJ
i~' j'
a JEootsf and Shoes, I
J Crockery and GlassWare, Jj
"t 1 Full Assortment of Sta"ple
*,foods of every description at
&frf?4e, Gamtyrell & Co's. *
^ 2g-tf '
Jonfectionery;?
Sc. H. LUB?H*
(WJ|Jfes Established a flrst-class Bakery
^IX.fcfwjhistown. At twelve ?' loek
_ noon- v#VERY DAY, the best ^
.Fresh. Bread, Crackers and
^Confectioneries ~
can b* h?H - by applying to him at *he"
old Pfctit-wXIce, on Main Street.
Majfc?4 6-tf F
i UR.MhN s. thompson^ c
; DENTIST, 1
OFFEJR8 his professional services to (;j
thffcltizeup of Abbeville, and the ar
surrounding country. nt
Cffice over Citizens' Savings g;
.. Balk, Abbeville, S. C. , m
r| Corning star 1
CORN STARCH, a superior article
lor puddings,?c., at
iDuPre, Garabrell & CVsi
- May 26, 1674.
,1s. B. NORRELL,
('' ?? j B.] ji. xr .1
Harness ana oaaaie majser, j
AT his Old Stand over Parker & Ter- j p
rin'sDrug Store, has a supply one
v! Northern HARNESS LEATHER, j b
and other material for Making and Re-iv
ring SatfHes and Harness. e
Dec._2, $4. 34,Jf |g
, lliark tie Spot of Your De-j
leased Friends.
I" Marble Works-.
A FULL lino of Htook on hand aid!
all ? ork sold at the lowest price, : J
.and work done in thebest workman-like'
,8 j manner. Several hundred new and!
! handsome designs on hand to make!
j selection*from. We will duplicate citv _
;price in all monumental work, by which
'parties can.save freight.
. 'j Wr^respectfully, 1
. jV- i' J. D. CHALMERS, jl
''jjiStpt. 1 1R74,21-tf !
iCFSESH LEMONS f
' T
* % ! X
) J ? K#|t always on liand al jjj
W,kTOEL SMITH'S^ fl1
July ]f, 18741-lf x 1 >
.j, j L
I f -jAIW A~- -- r
'steam J
jlumbia, S. C. J
W. WING, I
3?roprief6r.' . HS
VJLLM
Blinds, Beor?;- * m
fas, JiLUsn 1
,1 Work, Guaranteed
rovEs&pTwS^i
^ i
, W. LAWSON k 09
v . : ?. f'itii
ost Office Building.
npw oj, b*??.
-JJBp.^re wing J?4 iuT?rr rim
an-K/ad^efor^f-tJre modt eonapltte; *
ock ?piStovca. Tin-Wart, , Jfamj*,'
il, 4oeP$icb llieyheTeevefoRwHT'' : /
t!ieJK>jp1? of Abbcy?He~ *
iinuRtfalfy large, cofcopiw^^rl^ '
>st popular vanet Ke\^j4*ri.."
the "Cotton Slates:? "Fi'rt gfe,"
City,** "i)irecto*" and other*,
hich will be guaranteed to^Te???
)th in style and price.
Their Stock of Kerosene Lamps ia
tu^iiafry largo and select, aod will
>ibund to offer inducement# 10 tkoae
ithing a good article at low rate*.
They have No. 1 Kero*eno Oil, a*
ices ranging from 23 c*rit? to 40
i?t.H per gallon.
Tb^ir Stock of Tin-W?r? contain*
cry variety_ of Backets, Boileri,
wiH, Coffee Polfi, &c., and 811 He
elves from floor to cfrililig. ' ?
The siib&crihera aolieit a call and
lamination frt>m their friends, aa<r
si confident in their abiltij to pl?aic.
~ Hr\
H. W. LAWSON & CO.
Not. 11, 1874 31-lf
IA:?
' . OP ' : '5 ' J
ILOTY, BBESS 600BS,
M " ' ' ^ l"*
rhita Goods, -Ai #
Hosiery and Gloves,
, Domestics, Flannels,
Shawls, Fancy Goods, > L-. j
Dress Trimmings, Mid- /
iABIES' S08BS 1
is n "**9
irchnslng elnsw^^^^
jg | I*! NEllY^jB^B
;yJEO' LEAVE TO Cal^HhSHM
. ajjention 6( the ladies to
:i)f ^Bb
I IIUV^li
Oct. 7, 1874 26-tf '-j?j^RB99
"kFFERS his profesbiqjiji]
y the people of Abbeville
id of upper South Ctfoiio*. VanHHM
stTfriiahed a course of Btbdy ip ^HQkflK^B
nf rtontki RS
;u n."?j 11 tiutM vuiii^v v# Ar?,w?*>.
ry. he feels fully competent to attHMjj^SBH
all cases requiriB 0* tlitiu. eie^iM^HHMSH
illed ' Dental Surgery uukt may vHffMHI
ought to him. He ascribe patronfi^^B^^H
the people, and guarantees full arH9H0|
ruplete satisfaction. He has procdfl^Hj^^H
full aet of first-class Dental Jo4Hg?HHH^
ents, and is prepared to do
r?rk ut most reasonable rates.
tar OFFICE jnst over Post^?K?8fiSSn5
. goldsmith. j^heffibhnsnbj
Ooldsmith. <fe T<nS9Hffim9
OUNDERS & MACH?H
phcenix
COLUMBIA, ' aTMMj
Lf ANL'FACTUREKS of Ste&rrMHHraH
f 1 gines of all sizes; Horse p<JHnSHBHB
rcular and Muley Saw Wills,
d Sugar Cane Mills, Flour
omental, House aud Store
tilings, AgricultuoAMAjMHH^B^HBH
and Iron
M ay 2S
r n~rma TTrSPfflm
Boot and Shoe
Over Parter & Perrin's StoPTOgf
.Abbeville9 S. C. *?(^BBfi|
DESIRES to say that he ia'fully
pared to me0 all demands
iublic may make iu his line._iHfe kcoi^HHHfl
onstantly on hand a iargMBte^fw,
est materia) and employs oirij^fe Hi jHHHfl
workmen. He keeps a . ftJwatoc PI HSSfiM
ustom-made Boots and"States, 1 EwflBffifl
uarautees the most entire pati?facT. HH^H|
11 every instance. ^SH
Sept. I, 1874, 21-tf
.Tnst' "Rer.eilrpH I f'BflBi
? ?-sr~ \|M
* N()Tnkli I.OT OKsIhoSE
fbrnter) "5 Cent'Spftgant.
mcDonald & |:addo#>JHH
l/CC. ij, ?>*>' ? 'Kl-H l KMH
- ? "MH|
To my Patrons.
r HAVEllETURNfa) HOME
[ may bo found At my office,
uuki Jurin^ business hours, j
JOHN S. THOMPSON, D I
Jatc-t_r, ^ 'WWoM
SMITH'S jv^H
'Stent Dress ElevaraHHH
KfO HUM Hi;KG ! soniethhj- SHH
x and best now, in use for mi
til INSTRUCTIONS. At to?
KMl'OHlgjtf OF F4 HH
January 20, lH^Cf
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