Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, August 08, 1872, Image 6
MiKBTIN? A BEAUTY.
A LOVE STORY.
When I first became acquainted
with Maurice Nelson, he was a single
gentleman, bnt I am glad to say that
he is now as happy and contented a
Beoed;ct as ever presided over a do
aestic establishment. We were young
men together, and formed one of those
youthful attachments that outlive the
giddy period in which it was created,
and now, there is no place that seems
moro like home to me, than when T
am sitting with his family around the
hospitable ' hearth, talking of old
times and well remembered friends,
while quietly smoking our cigars in
the cozy little 'sitting-room where
Maurice spends his evenings. I bivr?
noticed that there is never a really
nnited and loving family, where fhe
children have that affection and rev
erence for their parents which makes
the home circle so pleasant and cheer
ful, except in those countries wi:ere
all may.gather around a fireside;
there is something in the genial
warmth and cheerful glow of a grate
that draws the young toward it, and
makes home so attractive, that all
eagerly gather around the hearth
when evening approaches, and find
there thai 'amusement and instruc
tion which gives a bright coloring to
the youthful minds, and a soft tinge
to their young hearts.
I fancy Mrs. Nelson is not particu
larly fond of the perfume of a Ha
vanna ; but she knows that men will
smoke, and prefers to have her hus
band solace himself at home with a
cigar, to going out to a saloon where
ho might be tempted to imbibe those
villainous compounds which are palm
ed off upon the public under the
name of imported liquors. Maurice-is
very proud of his Fannie, I often
think he loves her far better now, in
'.he full meridian of her beauty, than
he did even in those old days when
he was contending with many others,
for her heart and hand. Some peo
ple imagine that beauties make cold
hearted wives, and that wild young
men will never become affectionate
husbands, that the spirit of coquetry,
which seems to be the atmosphere the
pretty girls breathe, still envelopes
them, even when they have subsided
into sober matrimony, and that the
desire for admiration, once so fully
gratified, .still lingers around them.
Perhaps it does, to a certain extent,
and what can possibly be more charm?
ing in a wife than that attractiveness
which makes her the . cynosure of all
eyes in public, but which impercepti
bly draws her nearer to her husband;
for there is no reason .why a husband
tan \ not continue to admire the beau
ty which first captivated and secured
the lover. '
Those old maxims, and I hate max- j
. -tt? they are the distilled lies ol
. 'nies, say, among other fo<di h
.gs, that " beauty is but skin deep :
Truly that adage must have beer
manufactured in an age when women
were uneducated and men, too, for
that matter ; for I contend there can j
be no beauty in woman without in
telligence, howevpr matchless the
form or regular the features-the lace
must be irradiated with that spiritu
al illumination, thatinmr light, which
comes from a highly educated and in
telligent mind. It gives depth, clear
ness and expression to thc eye, a inort
finished touch to the delicate color
ing of the cheek, blending the white
and red so exquisitely that one pauses
to sec where the one deepens and th
oilier jeales.
Beauty must also be harmonious,
not in the features only, but in form,
shape and stature Could we see ii
in a short, dumpy little woman, even
if she had a pretty face? Certainly
not ; but Nature seldom fails, when
she endeavors to make one of those
charming beings ; and yet they are so
rare that thc heart instinctively pay.
a tribute of admiration to her handi
work. The tracery of the form must
be as perfect as Hogarth's line <.
beauty, gently undulating, ?weliir.:.
out as Natuio intended, until tin
curves are all formed, and then,
whether tall or short, the beautiful
woman becomes an object of admira
tion, the most admired of all the works
of the Creator.
Maurice Nelson iirst saw .Miss Fan
nie Howard when she was the ac
knowledged belle of the country, and
seeing her, fell desperately in love
with her at first sight. She was a:
that time visiting some friends in
Burlington, intending to remain bu
a few months in that lovely town,
vkhere she could enjoy that delightiul
climate, and behold the splendid
mountain scenery that stretches along
the shores of the lake which separates
New York from Vermont.
She became at once the centre ol
attraction and counted her admire ic
by the d' <zen. She was peerless even
in tlai place, which is noted for its
. .-women.
i."ie is an indefinable something
tu remade beauty that attracts witi.
UAW* than magnetic strength the
liefert oi masculinity. 'Tis the omy
ming men should adore here belo w ;
ami .'. iierever civilization ha* relined
the nature of mail he has elevate
th'. position of woman, aol mad?
her the divinity at whose shrine lo
is ever willing and anxious to wor
ship.
The one whose devotion to the sex
stands out most prominent in history
was MaTC Antony, who gave up ail
the splendors of Borne, when Koine
was mistress of the world, for the
mistress of his. heart the beautiful
cleopatra, sacrificing on the altar of
love, ambition, power and magnifi
cence, coveting rather the smiles of
Egypt's queen than the applause and
admiration of Hs martial country
men. Eislifewas a willing sacrifica to
ilk tete?wp?-? ? "-S tkftften- she,
_ -- _ ? .
allowed the venomous ?asp^ to eui
the blood that had w^r???d'for a 1
er, and still the" heart which
beat to the measure of his affectif
But to my story. When Mau
first saw Miss Howard he beca rai
once enraptured with her surpast
beauty. He belonged to the ai
circle in which she was the cen
and expected in time to become
quainted with her ; but he could
brook any delay, nor was he ".asy
a moment until he procured an
troduction. It was at. a small pa
of voung people, and he was only
rimons; a dozen who were as dee
in love with her as himself. He 1
not in any way superior to the 1
iori ty of the gentlemen, althougl
must be confessed that his knnwlei
of w^man w:?? <?n?ater than mam
them. He sperapd to h ive an in?i
into the character of the P^X. ?
knew how to amuse and interest
dies whprp other young men. wo
be stiff, drill and formal. It is s
(hat we inherit from o?ir parents 1
distinct organizations : the menta
the one and the physical of the nthei
man may resemblp his father in cc
pl<?xion, strength and vigor and
have all th delicacy, succeptibili
and intuition of bi* mother's in1
lect and such m^n a rp gpn- rally
vorites with women, for they comb
all the gentleness and energy of \
two sexes, and are far more agreea
companions and dpvotpd admir
than those who have the coarse m
cnline minds.
'You have beautiful surroundii
here,' said Mus Howard, after 1
usual forms of introduction had bi
gone through.
" Yes, few place- can boast grea
diversity of scenpry than ours, wi
the Grepn Mountains on, the ea
Lake C ampiain, with it? placid v
ters and historice.l associations at o
feet, while beyond the'ofty-Adirc
dacks loom up in the distance, for
ing a charming picture on which t
eye delights to linger."
" That is one of the resons why
like to visit beautiful places," she i
[ lied, " for we carry with us ever i
ter the scenes firmly impressed upi
thp imagination, and it is like tui
ing over a volume of plots to lo?
back into memory and call up tl
pictures there carefully stored away
' You must be a great admirer
the beautiful in nature ?'
'Certainly I am ; nothing I delig
in more thu "travel, where I can vit
the ever-changing scenes.- I have s
ready been through m"?t of tl
Northern States and now I long
go to Europe, not alone to see its ri
ers and mountains, but those worl
of art which have been so long ace
mulating there.'
'I am passionately fond of tl
beautiful,' replied Maurice, 'both :
nature and art,' and his eyes spol
the admiration he felt for her, a
though his lips dared not give u
i renee to the sentiments of h
'teart.
'Love of the beautiful,' she ai
>wered, 'seems implanted in all ot
ouls, and one would be false to tl
teachings of nature, did he not a<
aire tue works o? its Creator.'
'Wc ake allowed.' he- replied, '?
gaze with pleasure, and even raptur
upon the productions ol thepainteran
go into ecstacies over the works of th
' sculptor, but ure not-permitted to giv
expression to the emotions which th
animated works of God raise iii th
neart, or ? should tell you how deer
ly I mu impressed with your dazzlin
beau y."
'Ah, you are inclined to be core
plimentary, like ihe rest of you
sex," and her lip curled with implie
sarcasm.
'Lo yen compli:::- nttheartist who:
you praise his creations? No, i
is not compliment but truth.' sai.
Maurice.
'But there is an old adage tha
truth should not be spuken at al
times.'
'If we do ?.ut iiive utterance to it
wc must at leas be imbued with it.
Maurice (prickly perceived thai h<
was trespassing upon dangeroui
ground, and had said more than hi?
short acquaintance warranted; bul
oo great was his admiration ol' tin
beautiful girl thal he hud lost sighi
ot thar, decorum which he so wei!
understood, but in an ungua:ded mo
ment had forgotten. However, he
had not. given m rtftl offence, tor few
pretty women but are aware of thc
emotion which their beauty excite.
in a manly heart. Other partiet
joined them at ibis time, and th?"
conversation becoming general, he
had no other opportunity of convers
ing with her that evening.
The next time they met, Maurice
had no chance of speaking with Miss
I Howard in private ; he could only
dwell upou her beauty among the
crowd, and though he drank ia with
his eyes all of her radiant charms.
y<sD there is nothing more Qtnatisfao
tory to a lover than to merely gaze
upon the object ol' his desirer , lu Ve
xs a mania, or mure property .-.p^.k
mg, a disease. It creates a lever in
the blood, and sends it prickling
thiough the veins causing the heart
to beat faster, as it does under other
stimulante, and thus wear oui the
. \ organ that nourishes it ; lhere
.? muon trutn in the oft repeated say
ing, that persons die of a broken
heart, for* it will soon languish and
? lecline, unless relieved from the for
ture it experiences, either by securing
its choice or by weanug out che pas
sionate.
* Fortunately for most of us, we tor
get, i:i che basy .whirl of life, the
bright vision which Once entranced
us, but there are many who carry
buried in tho inner recesses of the
breast one fair face to the grave and
often, when surrounded by the gay
and irivoioujs, when others think them
light and taft)?* they m commun*
ing with the lost'darling and are b
sad and wretched. .
If once love has entered the ?
and buried, itself around the he
taking root there, it, flourishes :
ever, cherished by the smiles of
? living, and kept ever verdant by
j tears which moisten the memory
the dead.
In the course of the week a
they last met, Maurice called
evening at the house where Miss Hi
ard was staying and found her alo
she received him very kindly,
there was nothing in her manner
warrant him in believing that
passion was in the least reciproca
she was neither cold nor distant,
far from being warm or affections
still she knew he loved her. or ^
.len rear1 the heart quicker than n
.lo. and see the dawn of affection
man's breast often before he is o
scions that it has lodged there.
She was considerable of a coque
and what pretty woman is not? H
can it be otherwise? Continus
surrounded by men wno always
attentive and polite, and anxious
please her admirers, she instinctiv
falls into coquettish habits, wh
grow upon her, and become a par!
her being. It does not follow
any means that she becomes a fliri
most despicable characteristic in *
man, which shows at once a lack
intelligence as well as of heart, whe
as a coquette fascinates as many
her wit and learning as she attra
by her beauty.
Maurice had often seen worn
that he liked, yet never before h
he beheld one who could compare
beauty and grace with the fair bei
he Was now with.
Some say that love is a plant
slow growth, that it must be bas
upon respect and esteem to be end
ri ng ; this is the veriest nonsense in t
world. It springs up at once in t
fruitful soil of the heart and bb
s^ras and bears fruit while the see
of friendship are germinating ; wh
creates it is a mystery, alike inscrul
ble to those who feel it, as to t
friends who observe it. There seei
to be some mysterious influence tb
awakens it, some majestic phenome
that draws two he.irts together ; i
know that the loadstone attracts rn?
. al, but philosophers h?ve not yet d:
covered the principle upon which
acts. If we could fathom the secre
of the Creator, and behold .the u
seen agencies that are constant
working around us, we might percer
invisible spirits at work drawing
imperceptibly toward those whom \
are destined to love; fortunate is th
couple whose souls are in union, f<
they will easily blend together ar
become one flesh. It is said that :
the course of years husband and wi
grow to resemble each other in fe
tores, as well as in disposition, so tn
it is that perfect harmony influenc
not only the facial lines, but tl
minds of the two, and as the com
tenauce is changed by the culture
the mind, when both are instruct*
by the same thoughts, and actuate
by the same motives, it is not bingi
Jar that we can trace m their fact
the same expressions ana similar pu
poses.
'Do you believe in love at fir;
sight?' said Maurice, after they hu
coi.versed for some time on indiife;
e:it subjects.
'Really, I could hardly say,' r<
plied Fannie, 'for I have never expt
nenced the sensat'OH.
'Well, I own I have been skej.
tical heretofore, but I am becoming
convert to the doctrine."
"What has converted you so sud
denly,-'asked Fannie.
" My own heart bas been the mos
powerful advocate, and it has bee
very eloquent of late," said he, look
ing the fervor that was consum? ni
him, and the eyes are very expressiv
when they speak the feeling that i
within us.
" But we are told that love is th
result of long acquaintance, that i
springs from a knowledge ol* thosi
higher qualities that are discoverer
in our intimate friends, and thougl
sensitive at first, are liable to be sha
ken at the slightest cause, yet, whet
once it has been engrafted into th?
heart, it remains forever."
.'Why, pray, should love be an
exception to other rules ; does it tak<
time to appreciate the beauties of na
irne'? to admire eloquent specimens
of art ? to acknowledge the presenct
of Deity in His mighty woiks ? and ii
we can see G?d iii all His creations,
why can not we love Him most while
beholding His most beautiful pro
ductions?"' said Maurice, passion
ately.
" Ah, but love must be reciproca
ted, and it does not follow by any
means, that the passion needs be re
turned simply because one of the par
ties experiences it."
M True, I had forgotten that.' re
plied Maurice, " and when I thina
myself, I muatconfess therein uot.li
lng about me to cause a worn;, i
love me."
" Women do not fall in love with
wen's personal attraction," said Fan
nie. " They admire in men thos ?
characteristics which ennoble and
elevate niaukind; the;- throw ou*
delicate tendrils, clinging to the
strong intellect of man, content with
sharing their toils and struggles,
and finally to partake with them
the glory which rewards ambition.'
" Then you are ambitious," cried
Maurice.
" Yes" she replied, "all true wo
men are fully as much so as the ster
ner sex."
"Are you one of those who are
in favor of womens rights, who
would vote and hold office?" and he
looked for a moment as if he would
shun such a one as he would the
plague. .
"Ob " th? ?rd sailings kc tor]
quick perceptions read his thoughts,
" you fancy because I am ambitious
that I would step out of my proper
sphere and infringe upon the privi
leges which are so exclusively claim
ed by the lords of creation. No, I
would have the man I wed carve but
a noble name, and raise me with him
t" one of the higher positions in the
gift of the people ; for such a one I
could live and love, and no other,"
and her eyes flashed with the enthu
siasm which filled her soul.
Poor Maurice was naturally lazy
in his disposition, and somewhat in
dolent, and although possessed of fine
talent and superior attainments, still
he had done nothing thus far to jus
tify the hopes of his friends. For a
few moments he sat quietly thumb
ing a book, thinking. . Those rapid
introspective thoughts, which some
times change the whole tenor of our
lives were busy at work in his active
brain'; he was conscious of possessing
greit mental powers, but had never
yet exerted them ; alas, . he had here
tofore no object. But there is always
a turning point in a man's existence,
a time when he conceives new pur
poses and builds new castles. Few
men but what feel their late nt strength
first, when in love ; it idealizes eve
rything, painting the world, even,
with its roseate colors, gilding the fu
ture with brighter hues, while filling
the heart with promises, which, alas !
are seldom realized. Rising pud-'
denly, he approached Miss Howard,
and taking her hand in his exclaimed :
" Promise that you will love me,
become my wife, and I swear to
you that I will accomplish all that
my intellect is capable of perform
ing-"
" Really, you , surprise me, sir,"
said she, withdrawing lier hand. " I
have not thought .for a moment of
marrying any one at present and,
much less one almost a perfect stran-1
ger to me," and she turned haughtily
away.
" Pardon me, but my love for a
momeut got the mastery of my judg
ment ; you will surely excuse a
warmth which you have yourself ex
cited." f
Maurice was now cool aguin, for
his spirit was as proud and sensitive
'as hers, and although under the influ
ence of a passion that for a moment
controlled him, yet he waa no boy.
although love makes children for a
time of us all.
.' Forget those hasty word's, and
let us be friends again," said he
gayly.
" I will," she replied, " provided
you will r.ot presume to trespass
upon ny forbearance in the future."
" What, make me promise not to
love you ? As well make the birds
pr mise not to sing, the flowers not
to bloom in the spring, or the sub not
to shine at. midday ; no, I do love
you, but you need not love mein re
turn," said he, " it shall be all on '-ne
side."
" Passion does not linger long with
one when it is not returned ; love
disdains to nourish itself upon any
thing but love," said she. banter
ingly.
"Well, you have awakened new
hopes in me, andi will at least en
deavor to become worthy ol' yon. and
if ever I succeed in ii ie. the lauri ls
shall be placed at your fe?!
'Tis strange what confidential friendo
those who might have been lovers
often become. Although Maurice
and Fannie had only been acquainted
a few weeks, yet each had read and
understood each other as if they had
grown up together from childhood.
Each knew the other's secret, and
both were strongly attached by the
subtle magnetism that acts upon tin
human heart, drawing them toward
each other, and binding them with
silken cords that are more enduring
than hooks of steel, for time or rust
never corrode them.
Maurice was now fully determined
to accomplish something that would
make him worthy of the love of the
beautiful girl that had refused him ;
he would leave his home and friends
I for a new country, where he could
get fame and fortune sooner than in
the old States. At that time the re
port of the discovery of gold in Cali
fornia reached the Atlantic seaboard
and awoke that enthusiasm which
spread with great rapidity through
out the whole extent ol' the Union,
causing thousands of the young and
adventurous to leave home for the
nev,; El Dorado in search of those
glittering sand.-:, which allured alike
the generous as well as the avaricious,
drawing them to this Northern slope
ol sudden wealth, that would enable
theiA to return in a few years to their
iormer abodes, and then spend the
remainder 0/ their days in peace and
plenty ; yet how many of the few
who came here, in all the pride and
strength of early manhood, ever re
alized their delusive dreams, or re
turned to their loving friends 1 Few
ni lb" j-io)icers of our GMden Sl.-i'
.iirvived Hie excitements ol tho ^
reckless days; borne away by tl;e
resistless tide, they drifted along wiih
its tumultuous currents, until, carried
too far Irom the landmarks of virtue
and sobriety, they became the victims
ul the ungovernable passions which
lucir wild career excited.
Many a brave and noble youth
ended his days in a gambling hell,
then found anywhere in the Statt ;
or worn out with toil and exposure
incident to memory, sank into early
graves, without a stone to mark their
resting places, or a friend to weep
over their remains. .
Even yet there will be lound in
old mining camps some wreck ol early
times, shattered and broken, strug
gling to preserve an existence that
has outlived its hopes ; forgotten by
those at home, who, from their long
silence, deem them dead, with no
prospect tn life? $ey Q?^fo&j
gulch, to gulch, pitching their tel
wherever night overtakes them, w
the ground for their conch and 1
stars, always bright and clear in c
sonny clime, for a canopy ; and tl
they wander on, true 'nomads of i
mines, until death shall claim the
when perhaps pitying community w
send them to hospital and genera
furnishing a rude coffin, and a p?
per's burial. .
Some of the brightest intellects
the age have here miserably perish
yet there were many who withatc
the temptation ; who came out of t
fiery ordeal anscorched, and help
to lay the foundation of thia, t
Empire S tate of the Pacific, whi<
ere many generations, will ra
among the first ! ; our glorious TJnif
Maurice called one morning *o I
adieu to Miss Howard, who hea
from himself, first, of his new inte
tion.
" I have made up my mind to lea
for California," said he, " and sh?
start to-morrow for New York."
" What, going away so far ? Wh
did you come to this sudden cone]
sion ?"
" When you refused me your hes
and hand," he replied smilingly.
" You don't seem to feel very bad
about it."
"If I carried my heart' in n
sleeve, as many do, you would s
that it is deeply affected : but I ha
learned to hide my feelings from
world that always laughs at love, ?
pecially man's love when it is n
reciprocated."
" It seldom proves a fatal malaV
with your sex," said Fannie, with ?
almost imperceptible sneer.
" There is where you deceive you
self," replied Maurice, " and mo
women fall into the s,ame error ; man
love is purer, stronger, deeper, ar
more enduring tha.i is that of w
man ; for it he sacrifices everythir
but principle, and often becomes
knave to testify his affection."
" More freouently becomes a fool
said she, sotto voce.
" He will leave friends, home, an
everything that makes life pleasant
continued Maurice, " and go to the u
turmost parts of the world to g<
wealth for the object of his desires
'. I hope you are not bound upo
any euch Quixotic errand."
" Yes, my dear Miss Howard,
am going to the Pacific for you, an
you alone. I shall strive to get gol
and fame, and then I shall ask yo
to become my wife."
Could it be true, thought Fannii
that this man would do all this fe
her, and only an acquaintance of
few weeks. Such devotion touch*
the heart of a woman, and, for tb
first time, she really began to lov
him.
" You will allow me to write t
you once in a while, won't you?
said Maurice, beseechingly, for h
dreaded to part with tar for yeai
without a hope of hearing from he
occasionally.
" Oh, yes, I will answer your lei
ters, for it will be pleasant to hav
a correspondent in a far off country.
" You will lind me a very prorar
one, at. any rale."
And so he b;ule her farewell, har.
py at least inlier proiui.se to writ?
for he knew tho heart often went on
with thc letters, and lol lowed tiler
to dista-1 shores, and ero long, fror
expeciing auswen?, it looked* to se
thc wanderer come back in person t
receive a more gratifying acknowl
edgrnent from tho lips than the pei
cm put upon paper.
Time flew by, and mm-ths length
ened into years, and every stearne
brought a letter from "Maurice lull o
vivid descriptions of life in Califor
nia. Her replies imperceptibly grev
warm, for he wrote beautiful letters
and they often giye one a better in
sight into character than mere per
sonal observation furnishes ; and Fan
nie, who refused the passionate ap
peals of an ardent lover, felt- he:
heart already clinging closer to he:
friend as shu anxiously watched foi
the arrivals of the mails from tin
Pacific coast.
Maurice was a lawyer by profes
sion, and after trying his luck for ?
year or more- in the mines, finally
settled in San Francisco, where he
opened an office.
He succeeded beyond his most san
guine expectations in tbe practice ol
his profession ; but while still in the
mines, long before he had acquired
either wealth or reputation,. he re
eeived a letter from Fannie which
plainly showed that her heart was
his.'
" Forgive,'" wrote she, " my foolish
speech when you asked ray hand ; I
want neither wealth nor fame, but a
kind, true, warm hear' ; thooe girlish
notions have given plade to more ma
ture and womanly sentiments. I am
willing to share your toils and trials,
and for weal or woe will bi? yours
forever. Love asks nothing but a
loving beni band willing h?ands, and
if ii is your fate to struggle against
adversity, ifis no more than right
that I should share your troubles, as
I know I should your, prosperity if
*ver fortune smiled upon you. When
ready to receive me, write to meto
'come to you, and I will start at once
iur that golden, clime whose, beauties
you have made meso anxious to be
hold." '
When he had prepared a cozy little
home he sent for her, for his business
connections were such that ho could
uot well' leave for the journey home
and back. When the steamer with
Fannie on board arrived at the pier,
Maurice was there to rec?ve her, and
before they left the gallant ship those
two loving hearts were made one ;
and here where love often has to en
dure the severest trials, there is no
happier couple than Maurice Nelson
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selection of all the
NOVELTIES OP THE SEASON!
In DRESS GOODS, PERCALES, PIQUES, LAWNS, MUSLINS,
PRINTS, I have the choice of all the new styles in " Dolly Vardens;"
" Maryposa," " Yosemites,". &c, &c.
NEW GASSIMERES, D JILLS, JEANS, COTTONADES, &c.
AU the new styles in PARASOLS are fairly represented,.
SASH RIBBON^ in all colors, Embroidered, Plaid and Plain,
New TRIMMING RIBBONS, TRIMMINGS and BUTTONS,
New Styles of STRAW HATS for Ladies, Misses, Gents and Boys,' of the
latest shape in Regatta, Gazelle, Muy Flower, School, Lacea, Hurdle, Har
vest, Franronia, &c.
A full assortment of SHOES, fresh from the Factory,
The latest fashions in READY MADE CLOTHING, &c.
All of which I have raarked-so low as to secure QUICK SALES,--to
make you laugh in your sleep and dream of good living.
H. L. A. BALK,
172 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga.
May 8 2m 20
INSURE YOUR LIFE
IN THE
Brooklyn Life Insurance Co.
Of New York.
Cash Capital an(J Assets, Over $2.000,000.
_k.
1. Because it is acknowledged to be perfectly solvent by all Insurance
Commissioners.
2. Because it is the cheapest.
3. Because it endorses the Surrender Value on its .Policies, in Dollars \
and Gerrits, for ten consecutive' years.
According to the statement of the rates of the different. Life Tnsurance
Companies of tirst- class standing in the United States, made by "The Uni
versal," in its advertisement entitled " Facts arc Stubborn Things," and
published in the Edgefield Advertise)-, it appears that the Mutual Ratesi
of the Brooklyn are Cheaper than those of any named Company.
For instance, according to that statement :
M the age of 2U
$150
Will Insure
At tho age of 30
?200
Will Insure
At the age of 40
$2.50
Will Insure
tn the Brooklyn
" " Equitable.,
Balance in favor of the Brooklyn
In the Brooklyn.
" " Piedmont <fc Arlington.
Balance in favor of the Brooklyn.
In the Brooklyn.
" " New York Life.
Balance in favor of tba Brooklyn.
In the Brooklyn.
" " Carolina Life.
Balance in favor of tho Brooklyn
fn the Brooklyn.
" " .Etna.
Balance in favor of tho Brooklyn..
In the Brooklyn.
M " Cotton States.
Balance in favor of the Brooklvn..
Tn the Brooklyn..,.
" " St. Louis Mutual.
$8,S75 73
7,541 47
$1,334 20
$8,875 43
8,455 46
$420 27
$8,875 73
7,541 47
$1,334 26
$8,875 73
8.503 41
$9,250 69
8,810 57
$440 12
$9,250 69
8,810 57
?440 12
$9,250 69
8,810 00
?372 32
$8,875 73
8,426 96
?448 77
?8,875 73
8,455 46
Balance in favor of the Brooklyn
In the Brooklyn..:....
" " Southern Life.
Balance in favor of the Brooklvn,
In the Brooklyn.Y.
" " Knickerbocker
Balance in favor of the Brooklyn,
$420
$8,875 73
8,841 36
?34 37
$8,875 73
8,615 73
$260 00
$8.875 73
8,(165 50
$440 69
$9,250 69
8,841 73
$408 90
$9,250 69
8,798 94
?451 75
$9,250 69
8,810 57
?440 12
$0,250 60
8,841 -
?40S 96
?9,250 69
8,877 55
?373 14
?9,250 60
8,630 30
?210 231
?61L 39
$8,389 27
7,987 22
$402 05
$8,389 27
7,987 22
$402 05
$8,389 27
7,987 22
$402 05
$8,389 27
7,916 40
*472 87
?8,389 27
8,108 10
$281 17
$8,389 27
7,987 22
?402 05
$S,389 27
7,916 40
?472 87
$8,880 27
7,93? 50
$452 77
$8,889 27
7,859 10
$530 17
STOCK RATES.
At the ai;e of 30,
?200 will insure
III the Brooklyn....'.. $11,750 00
In the Universal. 11,306 01
At tho a^e of 40,
$250 will insure
?10,651 90
10,266 ?H)
Bal. in favor of the Brooklyn at ?toe* rates $353 99 '?385 00
The greatly advantageous feature of the Brooklyn in endorsing the Sur
render Values upon its Policies, in Dollars and Cents, for ten consecutive
years, has met wi'h unqualified praise from the most celebrated American
Actuaries, as also lV"m the Press. East, North and South.
The Hon. Elizur Wright, who is admitted to be the greatest Insurance
Mathematician and Actuary in America, congratulating The Brooklyn
upon this new and distinctive feature, says, among other things, ".I am
particularly pleased by your departure in tho right direction from the
ordinary method of computing the Surrender Values." "One of the great
est drawbacks to the popularity of Life Insurance, has been the disap
pointment and dissatisfaction of retiring Policy holders, at the smallness
of thc surrender value paid," &c. "All this would have been prevented
by a distinct statement on the .Policy, in advance, of the sum to be paid."
This statement, it.will be seen, The Brooklyn makes in dollars and
cents, so that there can be .no mistake. ?
Read H liai Southern Papers Say of This Feature :
Thc Sentinel, (Raleigh, North Carolina,) Jan. 27, 18C9.-" This gi'eat
Feature of cash surrender values is an improvement that signalizes the era
in Life Insurance."
Sun, (Columbus, Georgia.)^-"Theve is no better Company in the land ;
a comparison with other corporations of asimilar character, will convince
all of the superior safely in taking risks with The Brooklyn Life."
Dispatch, (Si. Louis, Mo.,) Jan. 7, 1869.-" A Policy in Thc Brooklyn
Life is thus worth so much in ready money. This is the only Life Com
pany in the country that has carried tins excellent feature (of endorsing
the cash surrender values in dollars and cents,) into its business." "Pol
icy holders being doubly assured, the system cannot fail to become very
popular."
It will be seen that we assert nothing in the above advertisement, but
make a simple statement of the superior advantages of Tlie Brooklyn, as it
appears from disinterested parties.
The Hon. M., L. Bonham has been associated with us in the General
Agency of The Brooklyn for this State.
BONHAM, BACON & BUTLER,
General Agents and Managers.
Office over the Citizens' Savings Bank, Columbia, S. G.,
And at Edgefield. S. C. March 20tf
Strange, Yet Ism I
-0-!
Twenty Cents on the Dollar
SAVED BY PURCHASING DRY GOODS FROM
OF AUGUSTA, GA.,
WHERE the BEST VARIETY and QUALITY OF GOODS in* the
City are to be found. Aud where everything, from a Spool of Thread to
the finest Silk Dress, may be purchased .
Cheaper Than in any Other House in the City.
EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS
Sent down EVERY WEEK by Old Man CHRISTOPER from New
York. This Week, for instance,- .
1500 yards Siriped and Chene BARAGE are offered at 5 cts. per yard.
2500 yardfi Striped JAP. POPLIN, at 12 J ctsper yard.
3000.yards Plain. JAp? POPLIN, at 15 cts. per yard.
120Q Honey, Comb QUILTS at $1 each.
Write* for Samples and Quotations of Prices, to
AM April i?
CHRISTOPHER GRAY 6 CO.
..QUI .. -y Sa 17
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALEB IN
A.ND PEBIODIGALS,
183 BROAD STREET. A?GFSTA, GEORGIA,
-0
t
Manufacturers' Agent and Wholesale Dealer in all kinds pf Blahk Books,
for Mercantile use, including Ledgers, Journals, Day B??ki>fRecortb; Pass
Books, Memorandum Books, Tim? Itooks,tDrawing and Scrap.Bo?ks,'Au?o?; }
graph Books, Copy, Cyphering and Exercise Boofs, for .School-use, Ac,]&6?' \
The'^riti|l^? jK9f?i^including Cap,'Letfcer.,and> Kote,1 American^
English* and French,'Ruled and' Plain, Stamped and Unstamp?d. '
The stock of lEnvelloj^ep ; embraces ?Letter, Note and ;?%ial sizes,, of.
all colors and qualities, besides .ajft?ll. ?in? of- General j^a^one^^nc^g^,
all the innumerable minor items for use iii the Counting Boom*,
Also, many articles that would.be appropriately designated as Janey Sta
tionery.
In the Book Department, will be found the Standard Text .Bcolis for Schools
and Colleges, Dictionaries, Bibles and Prayer "Books* Music. Books, and a .
large assoffcment of Juv?nile and Toy Books, and a well selected stock. jr?~
General Literature..
In the Miscellaneous Stock, in which we deal, we can., offer to buyers as
favorable terms as any establishment in the trade.
A new Price List will soon be issued, which will enable-, purchasers . tc?
make selections and order by mail, if desired. Such orders;will receive.,
prompt and careful attention, since the most thorough system marks rtne-.
mode of doing business in this establishment.
Augusta, April 3, 1872-15m3 j
H. W. ADDISON,
LAWfER
LAW RANGE, EDGEFIELD, C. H.
Brick Ornee, formerly office of Mo
ragne & Addison.
Jan. 1, ly 2
Law Notice,
THE undersigned, have formed a Co
partnership for the PRACTICE OF LAW
in Edgefield County, and the Counties of
the Fifth Circuit, under the name and
style of MAGRATH cfc ABNEY.'
They will also Practice in the Courts of
Trial Justices for these Counties;
THOMAS??. MAGRATH,
JOHN R. ABNEY.
Edgefield, Dec 13, tf 51
JOHN E. BACON, JEFF. D. TALBERT.
BACON & TALBERT,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS
AT LAW,
Will practice in Edgefield and adjoining
Counties.
Edgefield C. H., Apr 2 6ml5
M. L. BONHAM. R. G. BONHAM.
BONHAM & BONHAM,
Attorneys at Law,
Office, at Edgefield C. H., S. C.
Jan 24 ff 5
W. H. SHAFFER,
Dentist,
HAVING located at Edgefield offers
his Professional servic.es to the cit
izens and surrounding country. Office at
the late residence of S. S. Tompkins, Esq.
Feb 28 A-r? tf 18
Refreshing Soda Water !
The Ladies Praise It !
The*Gentlenien Like It!
Everybody Drinks It I
My Superb Soda Fount is now in full
blast, and stands ready at all hours of
the* day to furnish customers with de
lightful Arctic SODA WATER, flavored
with the best and purest SYRUPS.
Prompt attention given to every one.
A. A. CLISBY.
May 22 tf 22
Vinegar ?
Vinegar !
LT is an impossibility to make GOOD
PICK LES without th? use of GOODWIN
EG AR. All porsons in want of such an
article can find it at the Drug Store of
A. A. CLISBY.
Ho has just received Two Barrels
White WINE and Pure CIDER VINE
GAR.
Also, a fresh assortment of Pickling
SPICES of,all kinds.
Juno 12 tf 23
Thc Chicago FaVra Pumps
-AND- J
Patent Po rr plain-Lined Iron Cylinder Pumps
For Cisterns and Wells of any Depth.
Are Cheap, Durable and Efficient
OVER 3,000 SOLD.
EVERY PUMP WARRANTED.
Any Person Can Set Them.
Sold everywhere by dealers in Stand
ard Farm Machinory, Hardware and
Plantation Supplies.
Descriptive Catalogues sent on appli
cation. For terms, address the manu
facturers.
JT. F. TEMPLE dc SONS.
CHICAGO, III.
May 15 3m 21
t? RE AT
O?THERN
MONTHLY MAGAZINE?
Two Dollar* per Annum.
64 PAGES READING MATTER.
30 PAGES ADVERTISEMENTS.
WALKER, EVANS A COGSWELL,
AJTD
2). WYATT AIKEN,
CH AJfEESTOH, S. G.
B. M. TALBERT, Agent at Edgefield
Court House, S. C.
March 6 ly*ll
My Soda Fount
IS opened for the Season. To all who
will patronize my Fount I promise
good and pure SODA WATER, as cold
as ice. My SYRUPS shall be of tho
choicest kinds. A liberal patronage so
licited. W. A. SANDERS.
May 8, tf 20
, _j_
Bed Rust-Proof Oats !
FROM 500 to 800 Bushels for sole
by 'the Subscriber.- -Pout Office ad
dress, Phoenix, Abbeville Co.. S. C.
ELBERT .DEVORE.
Jfenaia; .? ia" ? ,
BADffATS 8?1DT BELIEF
' CLUES THE WORST PAINS '
In from One to Twenty Minnies.
After reading this advertisement need aar one.
8UFF?B WITH PAIN. . - -
EAD WAT'S BEADY BELIEF LS A CURE FOB
EVE lil' PAIN.
Ii was the flrai and la the
Q-rsIy J=>s\lx? H.opae<ay
That Instantly stops the moat excruciating' paias, al
lays Inflammations, and enies Congestlone^wbcther
of the Langs, Stomach. Bowel?, or ether gland? or
organs, by one application.
IN FROM ONE TO TWENTY MINUTES,
N>o matter how violent or exerneialaig the pain the
RHEUMATIC, Bed-riddeL,- rhflrm, CttppleVN??'
TOO?, Neuralgic, OT prostrate-! with disease may suffer,
RADWAY'8 READY -REiOEF
WILL AFFORD. INSTANT EASE. -
INFLAMMATION OF THE -HONEYS.-; '
INFLAMMATION OF THE BLADDER,
INFLAMMATION OF TUE BOW ELS. J
CONGESTION OF THE LUNGS.
SORE THROAT, DIFFICULT BREATHING.
PALPITATION OF THE HEABTI
IITSTEEICS, CROUP, DIPT HERIA. .
OATABBH, INFLUENZA
HEADACHE, TOOTHACHE.
NEURALGIA, RHEUMATISM..
COLD CHILLS, AGUE CH ILIA
The application of the Reilly Relief to the
part or parts where the pain or d ifflcnlty exlata wil
aflord ease and comfort.
Twenty drops in half a rambler t>f water will in a
few. moments euro CRAMPS. SPASMS," SOUR
STOMACH, DIABBHEA, DYSENTEBY, WIND
Iff THE BOWELS, ?od ail INTERNAL PAINS.
Travelers should always carry a bogle of Rad.
way?' ? Ready Rr lie f with them. A few drops
in water will prevent sickness or pals? from changa
of water. It ls belter than French Brandy or Bitten
aa a stimulant.
SPoTTex? ?.rj cl ^cSLgrue.
FEYEB AND AGUE cured for fifty cents. There
is not a remedial agent in the world that wiU care
Fe wr and Ague, and all other Malarious, Bilious,
Scarlet, Typhoid, Yellow, and other Fevers (aided
by Badway'a Pilla,) so qalck as BADWAYU BE- j
LIEF. Fifty cents per bottle.
HEALTH !~BEAUTY ! !
STRONG AND PURE BICH BLOOD-INCREASE
OF FLESH AND WEI6HT-0LEABSKIN AND.
BEAUTIFUL COMPLEXION SEO?BED TO
ALL.
DR. RADWAl'S
sMKiuiii mm
HAS MADE THE MOST ASTONISHING CURES;
SO QUICK, SO RAPID ARE TUE CHANGES
THE BODY UNDERGOES, UNDEE THE IN
FLUENCE OF THIS TRULY WONDEBFUL
MEDICINE THAT
EVER Y.D A Y AN INCREASE IN FLESH
AND WEIGHT IS SEEN AND FELT,
THE GEE AT BLOOD P?KTFTBBJ
Eotry drop of Ute SAHSPARILLIAN BESOL
VENT communicate* Utrovgh Ute Mood, Sued,
Urine, and oUter fluids und juice* nf the try stem the
cigar of life, for it repair? Vie vatUt of Ute body
with neic and soutuJ material. ?Scrofula, Syphilis,
Consumption, tilandular diseases, Ulcere tn the
TItroat, MouUt, Tumor?, A'odes in the Glands and
oUter part? of the system, Hore Eyes, Strumorout
discharges front Ute Ears, and tte worst 'Trtnsqf
Skin diseases, Eruptions, Fiver Sores, Scala. Head,
Rino Vurtu, Halt lihevm, Erysipelas, Acne, Black
SM4S. Worms in the Flesh, Tumors, Cancers in the
WoBib, and all weakening aiu ' painful discharges', '
Xi g ht Siceats, Loss of Sf tent c nd ali wastes of the
lije principle, are wt'Unn Ute ctratite range of this
inonder af Modern Chemistry, and a few days'we
will prate to any perton usin.j it for eiUur of these
orms of disease Us potent power to cure theta.
ir tho patient, daily becoming reduced by the wastes
and decomposition that ls continually progressing,
succeeds in arresting these wastes, and repairs the
same with new material made from healthy blood
and this the S ARSPA BILLIAN will anddoea secare
-a care is certain ; for wnen once this remedy com
mences its work ot' purification, and succeed* in di- -
m Irtish In g the loss of wastes, Its repairs will bc rapid,
and every day the patient will ' feel himself growing
better and stronger, the food dijreettng better, appe
tite improving, and flesh and weight increasing^ %
Not ouly does the SA??APA?ILUAN BZSOCVXKT ex
cel all known remedial agents in the caro of Chronic,
Scrofulous, Constitutional, and Skin diseases; bot il
is the only positive cure for
Kidney de Bladder Complaints,
Urinary, and JLomb diseases, Grovel, Diabetes,
Dropsy, Stoppagvof Water, Incontinence of Urine,'
Bright's Disease, Albuminuria, and in allcascs where
there arr brick-dust deposits, or 1he water is thick,
cloddy, mixed with substances like the uhlte of aa
egg. or threads like white silk, or there is a morbid,
dark, bilious appearance, and white bone-dust de
posits, and when there ia a pricking, buming sensa
tion! when passing water, and paJn in the Small of
the Back and along tho Loins.
DR. RAD WAY'S
P?rfect Purgative Pills,
perfectly tasteless, elegantly coated with sweet gum,
purge, regulate, purify, cleanse, and strengthen. |
Railway's Pills, for the cure of ail disorders ol the
Stomach, Liver, Bowels, Kidneys, Bladder, Nerroo? ' I
diseases, Headache, Constipation, Costiveness, Indi- :
gestion, Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Bilious Fever, In
flammation of the Bowels, and all Derangements of
the Internal Viscera. Warranted to effect a pceitire
cure. Purely Vegetable, containing no mercury
minerals, or deleterious drags.
JJT" Observe the following symptoms retailing
from Disorders of the Digestive Organs: *
Constipation, inward Piles, Fullness of the Blood
in the Head, acidity of the Stomach, Nausea, Hean
bnrn, Disgust of Food, Fullness or Weight la the
Stomach, sour Eructations, Sicking or Fluttering al
the'Pit of the Stomach, Swimming of the Head. '
Hurried and Difficult Breathing.
A few doses of RAD WAYS riLLS will rmi the
system from all the above named disorders. Price,
?cent?per Box. SOLD BY DRUGGISTS.
BEAD "FALSE ANDTBUB." Send one lette- I
stamp to RADW AY li CO.. Mo. 33, WARREN
STREET, Cor. Church 8treet, New York. Infor
mation worth thousands will bx sent rom.
J?y8_ _
i-OUTZ'S .
C K L E B T T ?sD
iffSB jj Cal Poi fa
?This preparation, long and favorably
known, will thoroughly re-Invigorate
broken down and low-spirited horse?,
by strengthening an>. cleansing* the
stomach and intestines.
It ls a rare preventive of all dis**?? I
incident to this animal, aoch as Ll'N? I
iNORRS, YELLOW V I
'ES. COUGHS, DIS. ??ES. 3
rEIlPER, FKVERS, FOUNDER. **Bs\ S
L09S OF APPETITE AND VITAL /P?L?r\ I
ENERGY, fcc. Its ute-improve? H
ihe wind, increases thi appetite- fpwf fl
jives asmooth and glossy skin-?nd vf Ey fl
transforms the miserable skeleton ?S&AUT /~. fl
mt#a fiuc-lookinK and spirited horse. ??S3??*^ fi
\ a To kteper* ?f Cowa thia pre?ar? 9
?rfc.i I li tiun U '"valuable. It ta a sure pre- ?
MCVSA* J? S-'ntive against Rinderpest, Hollow fl|
^?BiaV?! Hom-etc It has been proven by fl
x\J^0?lwtu?I experiment to increase UM fl
&l^Jt3lJ*<llVintitJ of mtlk TA cream twentv fl
gl?S25!vrr<'recnt. and make the butter fl rm fl
. ' . " ?ud sweet In fattening cattle, it fl
gives them aa appetite, loosens their hide,and makes H
them thrive much faster. M
In all diseases of Swine, such as Coughs. Ulcer? in I
the Lungs. Liver, kt., thta?rUdeacU^^^,D jfl
ss a specific. By putting from one- ^^JRST^frA ?fl
half a paper to a paper in a barrel of fl
swill the abovedlseases will bc ?radi nH"flbn ' BB
eated or entirely prevented. If given //^Rf? fl
in time, u certain preventive and agc?sler IS
cure for tbe Hog Cholera. ^aoaW^rr IP
DAVID E. FOUTZ, Proprietor,
BALTIMORE, Md.
For sata by Druggists and Storekeepers thromrhoirt
the Unltwl States. Can idas and South Amrrksv .
For sale at Edenfield by A. A. CLIS
BT. , Feb 27 lylo
Tntft HedieiHes.
LIGHT. ^*?=wo v*r
Price fl per bottle.
. G.I^PpN.Dmg^fe