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' ? c ~ - . .. I : J^TEB SEASONABLE. lin? cacli in??tfcm. ttiniiisTsrEfiALTr. ^rri*K*mKicni ins'ir">1 ,Mapjpll* ~ v regular advertising rates. M VOL. XXIII. LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1892. . NO. 3. ? G M HAKMAN ^ SlmirADFCT ggg UIUjAIIiBI HE LiiCE Bto BUY ^ V !fm, BATS TP, FURNISHINGS, Pnks, Valises, Satchels, mbrellas, India Rubber Coats* Mcintosh Goods ? n . j._ x xi an. graces, wgeuier mm ^complete line of Boys' and Hen's Overcoats. Also a H:e line of Jerseys, Children Its, something nobby, from and a half to six years, j Kpffered at slaughter prices , save money by IN STREET. LUMBIA HOTEL. j Blumbia, s. c. ^RSept. 7-tf fcvMi!s? ^ Bseoastlpatioapuryingrthebow-wT mid Ko avoided; It weakens their Kr of motion, A gentle aperient la is only required. Tntrs Tiny Hrr Pills are prepared with special a Mrs to the permanent cure ox S WC0ST1VENESS and HEADACHE. Hay are mild and remain in ths sys- O unttt they act on the liver, cause * ~ "L*" J tnnlx _ BMnu new ox ou? mu .. . 0ert!e* Impart power to the bow-^B mffb remove unhealthy accumulaHtt. Good appetite and digestion a Kg Kxalt from the use of these little pills. 0 M Brioe, 25c. Office, 39 Fork Place, N. Y. I Kw.HUSEMANN Gun and Lock Smith, hi { amd dealer in } pistols, pistol cart- ) ridges, fishing tackle, Hail kinds of Sportsmen's Li tides, j BSki he has sow on exhibition a^ l ?? store. BSXa Street, Near the Central Sank, M Columbia, S. C. be17 wk-haeabd Powdeb Company. Spitfriiig done at short notice-^ pes LINE. HtSr TAKE cartha's busses kepot, conjibia ?l of all trains, for hotels or B^the city. Livery and Feed Stable, and - i Aa flty at moderate r street, Colum;titute, 12, 1892. One h Schools for Twenty-five ervatory course and fifty-two y States. Clilducemeuts to e seeking the ms. write for red school, to letter from Festns. Again it is verified that the rainbow of hope is often cradled in a storm. From shore to shore, from lakes to gulf, from workshop to farm, | from palace and cot ascend a shout \ of joy over the triumph of the DeI ; mocracy, lead by the matchless ! Cleveland! Many knowing ones ex- ; { pected Cleveland's election but none j j were prepared to witness such a J tidal wave sweeping all before it. For the first time in thirty-six years has the grand old Democracy held J the power of a President and a Congress completely in their own hands. After the fourth of next March the National ship will be under Democratic control. From that day the ! party will be on trial. All eyes look ing to reform by the party which has, through the suck a stinging" rebuke to Republican extravagance, are hopefully turned upon a Democratic President and Congress to bring relief to the coun try. For four years we are safe from the menace of force bills and high tariff. If, as we confidently expect, the party redeems its pledges, then its hold upon the people's confidence will not be measured by one term, Unl Uo nVAffororl U'Avl' /\-f j IkJ LA Vj IiU itO " VilV V'l reform, the American people, already disgusted with the Kepublican party, will naturally seek other means of reliof. The unseemly greed for appointive offices evinced by leading Democrats almost before the votes were counted, is digusting. It is about time for some one to arise and call attention to the fact that neither all the Democratic brains nor all the worthy 1 Democratic voters fitted for office ! under ttie next administration nap- j pen to reside in Columbia, Charles- j ton and a few other large sized hamlets. Are we tc understand that the country does the voting while a few good sized towns are to devour all the loaves and fishes? A few papers would have us believe that a Tillmanite stands but a slim chance in the * grand distribution of spoils. Just f here it is fair to inquire about how | many votes Cleveland would have re^ ? f?eived in South Carolina * with^R ? Oar next Legislature has big I before it. Too much special lefSKBp tion in the past has been aptly ^ nounced the curse of our legislailHr . Every tenth voter has some pet / scheme 'liich he would have boomed. ^ Their prayer is something like this: ^ ' A bill to make us Coroner?we'll do the ^ thing up brown, A bill to move Jim Jones' still just three miles marer town; 8 A bill to make all taxes free to them that f; no v VflUUW !/( * 9 x . , A bill to pension widows an* make the keep away; A bill ?an' every man will rise an' say its mighty nice? To make a man a Colonel who has lynched 0 a feller twice; S A b'll to do away with all this revenue in- ? spection; A bill to make salvation free and take up no collection." L1 0 Perhaps something can be done to better our educational interests. r They are sadly in need of repairs. In but few counties are our teachers ^ paid promptly. The faithful teacher j closes a month, makes out his report, and is granted an order on the treas- . ury for his pay; but, lo! he is in- ^ | formed that no money is there for < him and he is forced to go to a broker . , I 1 and suffer a heavy discount! With no other class of laborers is this true. Every official from Governor down to the lowest, even the laborers who clean the spittoons in our capitol, are paid promptly. Why this shameful .disregard of a plain duty towards the teachers of the State? The old veterans of the Lost Cause in this section are rejoiced to note the proposed re-union of the 20tli Regiment at Piatt Springs 011 the 3d of December. That good battle scarred old soldier, Capt. Sam Roof, deserves great credit for the call and it is hoped that these heroes who followed Lee, Johnson, Jackson and Hampton over fields of blood will, in these piping times of peace meet annually to keep alive the ! treasured remiuescences of those j soldier days. The flag they loved to follow has been folded forever. One by one their comrades find rest in the grave, but these re-unions the j few living can keep alive the scenes j of the camp and field in memory. Festus. i Sandy Run, S. C , Nov. 19,1892. | j Items from Etheredge. To the Editor of the Dispatch: The people in this community are ! ! about through sowing. AY e are having some cold weather ; i at present, and the people for the ! have been engaged in ;ihog lUl/Of v, - - ^ killing;" and, by-the-wav, Mr. James | Riser has the finest we have seen this ( season. He has one that will weigh J | something over fiv^ hundred, and he ! has invited me to be present and eat : puddings when he kills it. Mr. Monroe Bowles is some what of a sportsman and quite frequently I brings in a number of the "feathery | tribe" which we enjoy heartily, i Miss Mattie Kinard is visiting rel: atives and friends in Lcesville. Rev. O. 13. Sliearous of Spring! field, Ga., and a recent graduate of | the Theological Seminary at New! berry, aDd who has accepted a call from the St. Mark's pastorate, arrived yesterday, and will at once enter upon his duties as regular pastor. Rev. Shearouse is a young man of literary attainments, and we welcome him in our midst and wish him much success in his o-reat and noble work. Last Tuesday our community was shocked on learning of the death of Mrs. George Bowers. Her remains were laid to rest last Wednesday morning in the St. Mark's cemetery. The funeral services being conducted by Rev. L. E. Busby. His discourse was based upon the words, Num. xxiii, 10, "Let me die the death of the righteous.'" There was services last Sunday at St. Marks by Mr. C. A. Fellers, a student of the Theological Seminary at Newberry. His sermon was eh quent, practical and full of infornn tiori. Mr. Fellers seems to be worthy of the calling, and will, without doubt, make a zealous and energetic worker in the Lord's vineyard. Our school, Pleasant Grove Academy. under the care of Mr. E. L. 1 Wessinger, is in a flourishing condition; and the indications are that the ' trustees will have to employ an assist- 1 ant teacher. "We are looking forward for our Legislature, which is now in session, 8 to enact a law putting more restrictve measures on the sale and use of 8 ntoxicating liquors. The evil is be- * joming so great, and the law so ^ ibused and evaded, that I think that * t is time for our legislators to open * heir eyes and use all their energy ; bafc our taxes would be raised to" upply the deficiency made by the >ss of the revenue. Of what value Dl > such an argument when we take ^ ato consideration the enormous sum bat is spent annually for liquor that ^ rings no good, but on the other " and, we can all see the evil effects round us which follow? Some may aay that the germ of Christianity, ?aith in God, must be implanted in 11 he hearts of our people before we a an have prohibition. r< The ministers of the gospel are u loing all they can to Christianize * ur people aud supplant the evil; but 8 o long as there is such a barrier in v he way, so long as whisky is put 011 n sale in front of our doors, they can- 1( lot accomplish that which they could ti therwise. And there are those who v night become Christians and live a d ighteous life if this demon was put D ?ut of their reach and the tempta- d ion was taken from among them, t dow many souls have gone down to a 'ternal torment which might have i* >een otherwise had it not been for t iquor being placed in their midst! Lead us not into temptation" by * placing this infernal substance * tmong us. t Our people by their votes have c isked for prohibition in some forrn^ md let us have a substantial law to c suppress the evil and especially the c jo-called "social clubs," which are 1 nothing more or less than gambling 1 lens and bar rooms without a license. 1 Birdie. ^ November 26, 1892 . < Deafness Cannot be Cured by local applications, as they cannot ] reach the diseased portion of the ear. , There is only one way to cure Deaf- i ness, and that is by constitutional i remedies. Deafness is caused by an j inflamed condition of the mucous ; lining of the Eustachian Tube. | When this tube gets inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed Deafness is the result, and unless ! the inflammation can be taken out | : and this tube restored to its normal | condition, hearing will be destroyed ! forever; nine cases out of ten are j caused by catarrh, which is nothing j but an inflamed condition of the mu- j cous surfaces. We will give One Hundred DolI lars for any case of Deafness (caused ! by catarrh) that cannot be cured by j Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for cir- ! j culars, free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. 0 I Try BLACK-DRAUGHT tea for Dyspepsia 1 * TEMFEEANCE EEADUT&. HOW THE RESPONSIBILITY OF P.UM SELLING 19 EVADED. The rum seller says: "I am innocent, because I Lave paid for my justification. The law demands a ii- i .. l cense, and it, therefore, assumes all the responsibility; and, besides, if I did not sell, some one slse would.'' "The voter says: "I am innocent, because my party will take care of this question, for that is what parties are for, and if I should go with anew party it would set back the prohibition question twenty years. And, besides, it might throw the good old party into the hands of the other party, ana tnat would De wose man all." The law maker says: UI am innocent because t' * people did not instruct me to legislate on this question. I am not supposed to be in advance of the people's wishes. They are the sovereigns; and if we should attempt to lead the people and give them what they do not want we would soon be taught a lesson of how to stay at home and mind our own business." Thp minidtor aova- "T am innocent, because if we should agitate this question of prohibition of the liquor traffic, and the necessity of the people doing their duty at the ballot box as the most efficient way to annihiliate this curse of rumselling, it would be a partisan movement, and we cannot allow politics to be brought into the pulpit. These political weapons will do for our enemies, but ours is a spiritual warfare, pou know.*' The individual Christian says: ."I im innocent, because political prohibition does not concern the church. m d I, too^believe in the good old >lan of educating the public with gospel temperance. We can talk emperance, preach temperance, pray emperance, but we cannot work tem>eranee, for that would be voting and I10 cli rch v.n ( ^ ' The moral citizen says: "I am in- ? ocent, because if the church rnemers and Christian ministers are si- ? nt on this subject, I do not see why * should be expected to take an ac ve part in the agitation." The unthinking public, the poor of c 11 classes, the more degraded victims P intemperance, sayi: "If Christian len and ministers can say they are * 1 a l'tmnrp this Question and U "UVI.vj "O 1 smain silent, and do not care to put [iemselves out of the way, or take * ny responsibility about what they ay is a great evil, why should we, 1 rlio do not pretend to be leaders on loral questions, much less on relig>us questions like these? We cer- ' ainlv are innocent, because if there ( ras so much wrong a.id injury one by the liquor traffic, why in the ame of heaven and all that is good !o not the rich men, the great men, he moral men, the good men, especilly Christian men and Christian min- 1 sters do something or say something o show what they think about it?' So this responsibility is shifted rom one to another, all saying, "Am 1 ! my brother's keeper?" Yes, from he depths of those enslavements, the Irunkard's stupor and craving appeite, the cries of helpless, homeless hildren, the agony and tears of des>late mothers and widows, degraded md criminally debauched and sufferng humanity all say (remember this s the voice of God to you): "Thy 1.1 .V 1,1 ,1 lirifn mo frnm jimuei s uiuuu liiciu uiitu u.v .. ;he ground.1' Our intelligence is not so much at :'ault. We know more than we are willing to do. We should learn the nost useful lesson, that it' is never expedient to do wrong. Good intentions will not save you. What we want most is an enlightened, vitalized, active conscience. M. E. Roof, Leesville, S. C. Superintendent of Press Work. Echoes from the Southbound. Mr. D. M. Williams opened school at Sand Mountain Academy on the 7th ult., with most flattering prospects. He enrolled thirty-five the first day, and his roll increases daily. It has now reached the number of fifty. If students still ^pour'' in as they have been, Mr. Williams will have to have an assistant. We do not see why the people of Sand Mountain District do not en courage a ten months school. They certainly have plenty of material, and most assuredly have the teacher to build it up. The shrill whistle of the South bound and merry whoop of th school children, bids adieu to th "dark age,'' and welcomes the sunn; light of education and enlighten nient. D. M. Williams was home on i visit to his parents at Chapin las ; Sunday. He informs me that every thing is lively in the Fork. He als< said tnat ne round tee people hviu< more at home. A crib of corn an*, pen of very fine hogs are not ran things. S. P. Shumpf.rt. Gaston, S. C., Nov. IP 1892. Good Locks. Good looks are more than skii deep, depending upon a healthy con dition of all the vital organs. If tin Liver be inactive, you have a Bilioui Look, if your stomach be disorderec you have a Dyspeptic Look and il Kidneys be affected you have f Pinched Look. Secure good healti and you will have good looks Electric Bitters is the great alterna tive and Tonic acts directly on thes< vital organs. Cures Pimples Blotches, Boils and gives a gooci completion. Sold at the Bazaar, 50c per bottle. Savinc Her Pravars v o ^ Judge I. W. Boulware, of Fulton, is one of the best known erimina] lawyers in Missouri, but like most awyers he is a man of the world and he has forgotten many of the good things he learned at Sunday school. His grand daughter, four-years-old, came to pay him a visit the other day. She arrived tired and sleepy from all day's journey. Her grandfather awkwardly, but successfully prepared her for her couch and, with an attendant, sent her to bed while he settled himself to study. Presently he heard sobs from the child's bed room, and entering asked what was the matter?" "Grandpa, I forgot my prayer." "Well, never mind the prayer tonight; go to bed and go to sleep." "But," persisted the little "mamma to be | WBS3KBBKM t twice, grandfather. Still the sobbing lips replied: "No? 10; I must say it. You start it grand>a, and I'll remember it." A great silence fell upon the houselold, great beads of cold sweat stood >ut on the perplexeu brow of the lead of the house. He could't think, lis mind was chaos. Finally with t heroic effort he begun: "Mary had a little lamb " "No. no, grandpa, that isn't it.' protested the troubled little appealer. Then frantically the Judge began igain: "Rock a-by baby in the tree ;op " "No-o-o," came from the child, and the next moment she was fast 8sleep m her knees. South Carolina. a-ugusta Chronicle. Nov: that the danger is passed we do not mind stating that we had serious apprehension at one time that South Carolina would join the Third party. We confess we felt alarmed about the growing discontent among Democrats in our sister State. There was a restlessness among the people that showd great discontent and dissatisfaction with the then existing condition of affairs, but now fortunately for the future government of South Carolina, the election of Mr. Cleveland has removed the distrust and discontentment and full^ recon ciled and restored the people to lull fellowship with the Democratic party. The men who had a great deal to do with holding the South Carolina Alliancemen in the Democratic ranks were Senator Irby and Governor Tillman, and "for their influence and their services they are entitled not only to the gratitude of Allianceman, but of all South Carolina Democrats who believe that party integrity is essen tial to party supremacy. Capt. J. D. Johnston. To all whom it may concern: I take great pleasure in testifying tc the efficient qualities of the populai remedy for eruptions of the skii] known as P. P. P. [Prickly Ash Poke Root and Potassium.] I suf fered several years with an unsightlj and disagreeable eruption on my fac( and tried various remedies to removt it none of which accomplished tin oject, until this valuable preparatioi was resorted to. After taking thre< bottles, in accordance with directions - < i j 1 am now entirely cureu. J. D. JOHNSTON. Of the firm of Johnston & Douglas. SaviHHiah, Ga. e Papa's Little Boy. e Charming as is the merry prattle 1 of innocent childhood, it is not particularly agreeable at about 1 o'clock a in the morning, when you are "dead for sleep." There are young and talkative j ? children who have no more regard ! t ^ for your feelings, or for the propn- I eties of life than to open their peepe ers with a snap at 1 or 2 a. m., and seek to engage you in enlivening dialogues of this sort: Papa! You think you will pay no heed to 1 the imperative little voice, hoping I " t-lkft f oilnr? aa An ttaiii* nn vt- 111 lr aa*\ ! LLiClb \J11 JUUI |>(Vl t V? 1IX ACC^ I 5 the youngster; but again the boy of 3 three pipes out sharply: ^ Papa! ^ Well? you say. 1 You 'wake, papa ? 1 Yes. So's me. Yes, I hear that you are ? you say ? in sarcasm. What do you waut? ? Oh, nuffin. I Well, lie still and go to sleep, then. I isn't sleepy, papa. Well, I am, young man. Is you ? I isn't?not a bit. I say, papa, papa ? Well? If you was rich what would you buy me 1 I don't know?go to sleep. Wouldn't you buy me nuffin? I fancy so; now you? What, papa ? Well, a steam engine, maybe, now you go to sleep. With a whistle that would sound, papa ? Yes, yes; now you? And would the wheels go round, papa 1 trno (ttc% tnmn re\ VA11V vu, jco?^vvnnng7 uuut?juui eyes, now. I say, papa. No answer. Papa! Well, what now? tM^fefjBgbfe'raid of the dark? Experience has taught you that J there will be no peace until you have * brought the "jink," and you scurry ^ out to the bath room in the dark for : it, knocking your shins against everything in the room as you go. Now, I don't want to hear another word from you to-night, youi say, as he gulps down a mouthful of the j water he didn't want. Two minutes ( later he says: Papa ? 1 Look here, laddie, papa will have to punish you if? I can spell dog, papa. Well nobody wants to hear you 1 spell it at 2 o'clock in the morning. B o-g?dog; isn t tnat ngot 5 Yes, yes; now you lie down, and go to sleep instantly! Then I shall be a good boy, won't I papa ? Yes! You'll be the best boy on earth. Good night, dearie. Papa! Well, well! "What now? Is I your little boy ? Yes, of course. Some mans haven't got any little boys; but you have, haven't you? Yes. wvn tttiqIi t'aii two. free. JL/Ui-l l> J V w *1 IOU J UU - . . _, , nine, 'leben, twenty-six, ninety-ten, free hundred little boys? The mere possibility of such a remote and contingent calamity so paralyzes you that you lie speechless for ten minutes, during which you hear a yawn or two in the little bed by your side, a little figure rolls over two or three times, a pair heels fly into the air and once or twice a warm, moist little hand reaches out and touches your face to make sure you are there, and the boy is asleep, with his heel where his head ought ' to be. Please Explain. The News and Courier and other papers of its way of thinking imrnej diately after the late election put ; forth tha claim that the wing of the , I Democratic party in the State to which they belong carried South l Carolina for Cleveland, and yet, as , the Columbia Register points out' - "in the face of this statement, the r ! fiornvpt; fihnw that while Charleston , I ? I gave Brawley about 4,600 votes in i the Congressional primary, when the i general election came around that ? 1 city polled less than 2,400 votes for 3 the Democratic nominees! How is . ! this explained? The returns show that the Reform Democrats of our State, who opposed Mr. Cleveland's nomination, gave him South Carolina's electoral vote." This certainly was 1 a bad showing for the city in which j the News and Courier is published, ' and that journal ought to come out and explain why the votes Major I | Brawley received in the primary were : not cast for Grover Cleveland in the i ! general election. It should do this ; or hush about the wonderful things if find if? frionds did fn p1fw?f C!1avp and. To the Ladies. There are thousands of ladies ' throughout the country whose sys- ( terns aro poisoned, and whose blood ' is in an impure condition lrom the absorption of impure matter, due to menstrual irregularities. This class \ are peculiarly benefited by the won derful tonic and blood cleansing ^ properties of Prickly Ash, Poke Root 1 and Potassium [P. P. P.] Roses and bounding health take the place ^ of the sickly look, the lost color and 1 the general wreck of the system by 1 the use of Prickly Ash, Poke Root 5 and Potassiun, as hosts of females ( will tPrififv oiul nmiiv pprtifipnfpa avo ' in possession of the Company, which they have promised not to publish, and all prove P. P. P. a blessing to 1 womankind. * < The Cat Nature. i Henrietta Ronner. . . is The cat's spirit of independence j is the most characteristic of her na- I r ture. As Mine, de Custine rightly j said, the cat's great difference from, 1 and, according to her sentiments su- ^ periority to, the dog, lies in lnr calm 1 insistence on selection which invaria bly accompanies her apparent docility. To the dog proprietorship is 1 mastership; he knows his home, and c he recognizes without question the v man who has paid for, feeds and oc J" cassionally kicks him with all the easy 1 fainiliarty of ownership. He follows e ni i i i? i i'ii] mat man ntidoUbtiiig alid Uhnotided, grateful for a word, even thanjifoi--* 8|fiflBBperBu :or any permanent effect it may oe ^ lesigned to have. You may be the egal possessor of a cat, but you can- 11 aot govern her affections. tl w Faithfulness. * CJ t Epwortb Herald. I A poor, half witted creature was obliged tc stand in a close, hot room. I twelve hours a day, stitching harness. He had heard from some ^ preacher that every day work could tl be ennobled, but he had only a dim & idea of the man's meaning. One ^ day he looked out and saw a horse ^ dash madly by with a carnage con I taining a woman and child. A man h leaped from the curb, caught the tl horse by the bridle, and was dragged M along by the infuriated animal. But s the bridle held, the horse was stopped, the mother and child were c saved. 8 The thought passed through the mind of the poor leather stitcher: 0 "Suppose the sewing on that bridle t had been poorly done, with bad thread. Then the bridle might have broken, and the man, as well as r those in the carriage, would have * been injured. How do I know but * that the sewing was some of my * work." Animated by that' grand thought, 8 ' i _ i J -i tie stitcnea away liae a ueiu, ucia- j mined to do his humble work well 3 for the sake of others. From that time he ennobled his calling1, as every j < one may do who has the spirit of the j 1 Master, whose life has made ours j 1 worth living. j f | ! Canned salmon, mackerel, lobsters, j oysters, potted ham, sardines, toma- 1 i toes, okra and tomatoes, corn, pine ; ( apple, jellies, dessicated cocoanut j i ready for pies and custards, con I ? densed milk, Worcester and pepper j i sauce, pepper and mustard,?at the j i Bazaar. , . The Tirnrod and Hayne Literary j ^ Societies of Palmetto Collegiate In - j stitute will have exercises on Friday j j night, December Kith. The follow- j ing young men of the Timrod society j 5 will debate the question "Resolved j 1 that the right of suffrage should be | extended to woman? On the affiina- j j tive, Messrs. Goodwin and 1 Kneece, on the negation, Messrs. j 1 Calk, and Nichols. The j j young ladies of the Hayne society j will have declamations. Perfumery of all kinds, Hoyt's i and Taylors cologne, bay rum for the hair, pomade, hair oil, sweet i soap, toilet and tooth powder, hair j and tooth brushes, combs, etc., at the Bazaar. A Tired Mother's Victory. A little timely gentleness sweetens the mother's recollection in after years with a thrill of gratitude: whereas the memory of hasty severity of little ones must bring a pang. This tender story of a mother's experience is a beautiful lesson in itself: I had laid my table with great care aud pains for a company of distinguished guests, when my little girl Dver turned a tureen of gravy on the snowy cloth. What should I do? It seemed to me a drop too much for tired nerves?man}* drops too much [or my table cloth. I was about to jerk my child down angrily from the tab^e when a blessed influence held me. I caught the expression on her face; such a sorry frightened, appealins? look I never saw and snrldf?nlv n w J picture out of the past came ami stood out vividly before my mind's ?ye. My child's face revealed feel.ngs which I had experienced twenty pears before. I saw myself a little nervous girl ibout eight years old, in the happy lome of my childhood. It was a itormy afternoon in the winter. It vas then coal oil lamps were first in roduced and father b?d bought a very landsome one. The snow had drifted igainst the kitchen windows, so, alhough it was not night, the lamp vas lighted. Mother was sick in bed ipstairs, and we children were gathered in the kitchen to keep the loise and confusion away from her. I was feeling very important, helpng to get supper; at any rate I imagned I was helping, and in my offiiousness I seized that lamp and rent down in the cellar for some >utter. I tried to set it on the hang, ng shelf, but, alas! I didn't give room nough and down it fell on the c*aentefl floor. ; m His voice seemed to give me the petus I needed to go up and meet le scolding or whipping or both hich I felt sure awaited me, and hich 1 really felt I deserved. So I rept over the dark stairway, and as entered the kitchen I met father with ich a stern look upon his face that was frightened. I saw there was no need to tell him hat had happened. tie Had neara be crash, and if he hadn't, think my ice would have told him the story, 'he children stood silently around -aiting to see what father would do. saw by their faces that they were orror struck, for that lamp had been he subject of too much talk and ronder to be broken without a senation: As for me, I felt so frightened, so onfused and sorry that I couldn't peak. But upon glancing again at ather, I saw the angry look die out f his eyes, and one of tenderest pity ake its place. I doubt not that he saw the same ook in my face then that I saw in ny child's face today. In a minute le had lifted me in his arms and was lugging me close to his breast. Then le whispered, oh! so kindly: "Never mind, little daughter; we ill know 'twas an accident, but I hope rou will take the small lamp when rou go down cellar again." Oh, what a revolution of feeling I ixperienced! It was such a surprise ;o me that I was suddenly over,,-01, fodlinrrc r>f lr>VP ftlld ItUCiJUtVI "llii ?r- . ? gratitude, and buried my face, sobbing as if my heart was breaking. Sb punishment could have affected ne half so much, and nothing can iver efface the memory from my nind. How I loved my father today is the sight of my own little girl's 'ace brought it ail so freshlv before O * ne! Will she love me as dearly, I wonler, twenty years or more from now, because, moved by the same God ?iven impulse that stirred my father's J Jk. heart in that long ago time, I was able to press the frightened little thing to my heart, and tell her kindly that she didn't mean to spill the gravy, and that I was sure she would be more careful another time? Will she be helped by it when she is a mother as I have been helped today? Tf lwil , (t f ll llPflr ?1 pCI.--.UiiO "WU... same amount of common sense, in buying a remedy for bronchitis, cough, cold and croup, that they do in the purchase of their family supplies, they would never fail to procure Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup.