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Was It' hanoe. BY ANABICL 0. ADI*Kf 10 :Gus Hill was the4ouly living 6bild of Abijah Hill, a Weithy )umber mereh'at in the town of Hudson. 11 mother was dead, and a maiden aunt kept house for him fat'. Ili pro hsion was that of a lawyer, but he had !PberitAjd)i8 ir ty; so it wasn't necessa, for him to practice to otan iib aily bread. Right here All bu- teipthtioM-6'OM menced. "For Satan fluds dome mis-, chief for idle hands to dov" that was true, a good many years ago, and it hasn't lost its truth yet. I know I always skip descriptions of people's personal appearance, s I will simply say lie was tall, and a blonde. Per haps you think ho looked insipid; well, he didn't if he'd parted his hair in the middle, and waxed his ious, tacho. The old established citizents of 11 - said lie was "an idlo, ex. travagant young dog, with good en ough in him somewhere," which good they were afraid would die for the want of )r-opelr cultivation. Nor was this all; it was rumored that he had been seen intoxicated the night of Mrs Kidler's party. Most of the young men knew he "drank a little, you know, but of course not to ex cesm." A man may take arsenic and ribt die from its effect;" but 'a man who does not take it certainly will not die from its effects. I have told you of his bad habits; so to be just I must tell you some of his good ones. Ie was truthful, generus to a fault, always even ten yo pered, and a young man of more than 7 ordinary abilities; but unless some saving Power inter vened, -it was evident to many that he would go to ruin. Luella Campbell was the youngest 7' daughter of five children. She was a lovely girl. strictly speaking she was not beautiful. Her large hazel eyes, and almost perfect form, were her only claim to beauty, and yet she was called "The Beauty of H." It was her pure soul, her loving and merry disposition, which made her so, rather than beauLy of form or feature. -. Gus and La had been walking in the woods. Hie was saying: "So it is to morrow night, you young ladies make your attack upon our hearts, and-pocket book? "Yes," she replied, laughing. "Be sure you are well supplied with both, you.will need all you can mnus ter." "What are you to do?" lie asked. "0, i'm to be 'post mistress' there will be a large mail for -you, Gus." "Well, is there any thing I can do to make mnyself usf bde buy-. ing waste paper?" "Yes lots .of things, I shall cali ?/ you for' any and everything." "I shall be at your service all the evening." They chatted meorrily the remainds er of the walk home, where Gus loft Lu, to write letters for the postoflice, grave and gay, merry and merciless. She had written a number when she thought of Gus, and how much he needed an earnest appeal from some one to reform. The~ idlea occurred to her, "Why not 11 I might write a letter, and give it to him from the postofhice to morrow night." She took her pen and wrote him a long letter', showing him just where lie stood, the d anger' ho was in from intemp)erance, and also from doing nothing. Shy, dvised him to leave II --- for a ifme as he could more effectuall break off from old associs atos, and begid life anew. She signed the letter, "A friend wvho speaks ini your sainted mnother's name." She scaled it and wrote his name ,upon it,. so she shonld make no mistake. The evening of the fair was all that could be desired. The town hall was brilliantly illuminated for the occasion. All -- was there, for' it wa's held for a charitable purpose, aund - 's townsE peopl)1 were not lacking in generosity. Lu hzad charge of the postoffice, and dispensed let-~ ters to anxious app licantmts at twenty five cents apiece. 11er courage failod her, and she decided not to give the one she had written to Gui,. She was fearful lhe would ho angry with her for' somec plainx truths she had ltated'. 41dFik6 inby;i the low (aIegrj t he put n pol1 u;1 a , aboveAl1, she thought bo *Ion-l&Aq MSh6(hu8no rUt Io aet herself s. -ny;0ot4'er; I amn noth ing to her." This last conoideration , had decid ed; she woid .not give itJo him! She wasto take part Inte tablaU4 adhw. JO ag Wag away, Cad said, "There are no on velopes, Lu; haia'oo got any" ta put her, hand in her pocket and pushed aside the large one, and handed Oad a package and a number of lettera, some soalw, others un Bealed. She had been gohe but a few minutes, when there came a tap at the window, and then Gns's merry voice "H1ow many bushels of letters for me, Lni?" Cad's pretty face peered out from behind the curtain, us she replied, "One, Mr. Impudence." Ile handed her a dollar and toolk his letter, laugh ing. Poor Lu, she would hardly have looked so serene in the tableau, if she had known her letter was in Gus Hill's pocket, instead of her own. She bad handed it to Cad with the rest, and Cad had given it im. mediately to Gus. "Was it chance or something more?" Gus intended to read his letter, but some one claim ing his attention, he thought no .More about it until lie reached home.. As he read, emotions expressive of as, tonishment, anger, and sorrow, Pass ed in turn over his face. He know the bandwriting at once. WValking excitedly up and down the room, he exclaimed, "Can I indeed be in the danger she represents? She ad vised me to leave IIndson, and tells me to make a mana of myself?" lie spent the night in thinking~ anad planing. Just as the first faint streak of gr9.y app)eared in the East, he threw him self upon the bed and slept until noon. After dinner be called u(on Lu. IIe epolge of the letter, and' said, "I am going to take your advice, and 'make a man of myself.' I have come to yon for' your ,promiseo tp be rhy wife, when I shall have abstained from liquor one year, and earned a living-at my profession ~meanitime. Can you prtos anid trust me, dar linag?" The little hand was p)laced in his, and site said, "I trust One higher than you; IIe will keep and help you, dear!" IIe wecnt out from her presence, feeling somehow lifted out of himself and the narrow, aimless life lie had led, into g roader and nobler resolve. ie seemqto o.have, 00ourage to do and dare anything for her dear Bake. Five 'years htue '6ne' by,' ad the town hall in II-.- is again' illumli4 atedi. To rigt tbpreia to be p tem p)erance lecture by an eminent law yer.' The hall is crowded, for he is a native of II --, and she is proud of him. A gentleman passes up thie aisle, followed by a lady leading a two year old boy by the .hand. Hie seats them and passes on to the plat form, where lie is introduced as.the ion. Augustus 111ll. Yes, it is Gus, a noble mxan and a christian, making his mark in his day and generation; anid taking his stand for' the right. Luella is his proud and happy wife; and little George is the light of their home. Again I say, ''Was it chance, or somnething mnore'?" A presiding older from Maine-a keen, hu morous, somewhat waggish man-was ap)proachoed by a traveling companion, as he seemned to be asleep in a railway oar. "Brotheor D-,'' said the friend, "wage up), wake up! Do you know where you are sir?" "Yes, I know wvhere I am;" aus% weored the clder. "Where arc yVou?" "Not far from Washington." "How do you know?" "Because I have for the last hour felt, like stealing something." All the enigi[neers of the German army arc taught swimming in their 1l0st year, and are required to swim balf an hour, with out resting or swim nfing on the back, but, contrary to a recent report, they ate not obliged o tak5 this cxorcise with their cloths CUiik,:LA Loldtei'aa named Nelson is owing a butcher orn 3eaubien street five or six dollars, and aftor trying in vain to collect the money the butcher and a friend pul their heads together the other mighl and laid a plan. About midnight they callodgt Rogon'shouseend.e wal awak.ned -b a rap on * w64ow. "Who's Uhr?" io calld ou. "The devill" solemnly replied th< butcher. "You is, boy?" "Yes. I want Noul" "What fur?" "You refuso to pay your butchor and I am sent to tako you to tho bot tomloss pit!" "You,is'" "I amCQnOq forth at bnool") "Izo coming out of bod; "I can't pa3 dat six dollars half as casy in an3 oder way, an' do old woman is might3 cross. Izo glad to got. away fron home!" The butcher and his friond didn' wait for Mr. Nolson to com6'out. A littlo boy of four years, standinw in tho moonlight by his sister, ago six, said to her, "Isu't God a goo< man, Nolly, to givo us such a bonuti fil moon?" "Oh, Froddy" said th< Sitor, in carnost r6hnonstrapco, "don' calf God a man, for if over ;hor a gontloman, I'm suro God is ono!' Facts.-Christian Uuion. A woo bit of' a boy, having boor slightly chastised by his mothoi ,sa q.uiotly in his chair for somo time af ter'vards, no doubt tfinking pro foundly. At last ho spoko out thuE "Muzzor, 1 wish pa'd got anuzzo housokeepor-I'vo got tired of soon you round." TJiho price of subscription to a cer tain Michigan newspaper has beci fixed at fifteen p)umpk ins por annum Theo Jackson Timos, the . leadin1 Republican organ in Mississippi, any* "From the charactor' of those whi havo con trollod the primary caucusse of the party, and. thence the loader ship and policy and destiny of the Ro p)ublican organ ization, defeat was oni; a question of time. It has como a last, and though by means wo do no aprovo, yet it has overtaken us,.tn the party is at the bottom of th hill." The0 Camden Journal rojoices tha there is a gentleman in that count; wvho is now 69 years of age, nnd wvh Up) to within the last fewv years, live in afiluont .oircumnst,anccs, wvho 'wi gather this season from .four to flv heavy bales of cotton, the product c his own labor. This is the right kin of 01(1 gentlemen to have in a count) they servo as an example and a warr ing to afiluoint young gentlemen. It is proposed td.get up a denttra near Now' York, or about o&no hun drod.acres in extent, for; the burial c poople who haVve been talkod to 'death Th'e idoWis a g'ood one, but the coei tery oulght, to bo6 lat'gor, Mrs Milliss was asked the otho day how she managed to get along so nicely with Mr. Milliss, and frank ly replied: "Oh, I food him woll. WVhen a woman marries, her happi ness for a little while doeponds upoi the sJ,yto of her husband's heart; alto that, it's pretty much accordmng V the staite of his stomacho." You can hoar any kind of' a story literally story--on the stroots now dlays about political movements an p)oliticians. We have obly-to mentio the name of a man, and forthiwit there rushes statements as tough a over pmbollished the yarn of sailor t marine. Put two forspris In ,the samo be room, one of whom has the too'thach and the other is in Jove, and it wi be found that"the persotn iving th toothache will got to sloop first. The newest potclosto ii New York, is to the ofrect that Gov ornor Tildon and Major Wickhan have formed a coalition against Tamn many Hall, and that the first praction~ manifost,ation of the fact will be re moval from office of Policev Coommis sioners Disbockor and Voorhocs, .11 ordor to fill their plaos with moi over whom the wigwam can have ne control. Some of the colored troopers arc in digniant becanso Governor Chiamber, lain did not place one of their numnbo: on the Centennial commission. Heavy snow storms were reportoi at various points in Now York on th< Se0t&r-+fE Bowen. - I .Representatie-D F Bradley. Clerk qf . -urt-B D Kikith., Ade qf Pripbae-- H PhUpot, erf-J Uiley Fergnson. (oroner--W4rren, ,Doyed. I4 po Conriasione,-IR A Brwen, Trasurer,7W ALesley. Auditor--lon2o M Folger. d~unty (ommiosionerf-4Ah 'T Go* Ohfirman--Robe*t Craig, 0 M*Lynk -0 County Commissioners, C L HdH1i's w6'tta - 'rial Tutice--E7dlJgJ6$ 444 Ah lubrity : 3 D Clayton-Uentral : Jae A Lid Al--Pickens C U: C L Hollings wortl- - Da.cueville: J B Sutherland. N OTICE We havejust replenished our stock of wer chandiso for the fall and winter trade. Ladies' and gentlemen's hats and dress .oods generally have received special aten ion. Our Shoe Department Is very full, amounting Jo nearly one thou sand dollars. Our General Stock Comprises nearly everything you are lik.ly to need and will be sold very low. Half Car Load. Of best Liverpool Salt. on hand and fo- sale L two dollars per sack, which is r C CHEAPR Than before the war. All are rospec',fuly in vited ro.d'all and see theM. IfHester & Hostekl 9 Central, S. C.. Oct. 28, 1874. Colon1ists, Enigrants and Travelers Westward, For map circulars, condensed time tables and general information in regard to trans - portat ion facilities to all points in Tennessee, Arkansasi, Missouri, Minnesota, Colorado, Kansas, Texas, Iowa, New Mexico, Utah and 1 Onliforniai, apply to or address ALnER'T B. WaRI:NN, G eneral E migrant A gent, tflico No. -2 11. I. Kimball House, Atlanta, Ga. No one should go West without first get.-4 Sting in comfmunicat ion with the General Emigrant Agent, and become informed as to superior advantages, cheap and quick trans portat ion of families, household goods, stock, B and farming inmplements generally. All information cheerfully given. W. L. DANLEY, n8,6m G. P. &T.A. Parties desiring to hire conveyance to] Pickens Court House, Table Rook and other points, can be accommodated at my Stables, 'at all hours of the day and night. Pur chasers can also he supplied with Good Stock at reasonableprices. C .. Of Regular Mail Line to P'ickens Court house daily, (Sundays excepted.) RICIHEY & WYATT. Easley Station, S. C., Aug. 8, 1876. ne49-1y r Dr. R. J. Gilliiand -- ~AV INGl returned andl permlanently loca--1 ILtedl at Pickensville, respectfully ofl'ars his Professional services to the citizens of that .vicinity and surrounding country. Charges reasonable. Mi-9 A1 ISAAC M. BRYAN, ATTORNEY AT LAWY. Practices in Courts of Pickens Sounty, and in United States Couirts FITS AND EPILEPSY positively curedl. The worst cases, of long est standing, by using Dr. Hebbard's Cure - A bottle sent free to all addressing J. S. Din. BIA:H, Druggist, 814 6th Ave., N. Y. D speedily enred by DR. JIEcK'S onliy known and sure iRemed(y. NO CHIAR(E fort treatment until cured. Calli on or address Dr. J. 0. BEE, 112 John St, Cincinnati, 0. Law Notice. * The undersigned, having resumed the prac a tico of law, will at tend the Courts on the 8th ] Judicial Circuit. Business left with Wmn. E:1 hlngoQd,ftL PickensaC. HI., will be promptly] attended'to, J. WV. HL4RRISON. 1 No v. 14, 1874. BI mproved1 CUCUMBER] iFWOOD P'UMP is the ac, ~vknowledge STANDARD of] ad the market, by popular ] verdlict, the best punmp for the cash ] money. Attention is invited to Blatchley's Imiprovedl Bracket, the ~ ~ .wit hdrawn without disturbing the 1 joints, and the copper chamber1 which never cracks, scales or rusts, andl will last a life time. For sale by Dealers and theI trade generally. In order to be0 sure that you get Ulatchley's Pump, be careful and see that it has my trade mark as above. If you 'rio not know where to huy; descr'ipt.ive circu lars, together with the name and addreoss of ~ thme agent, nearest you, will be promptly fur nishied b~y add(ressing with stamp. OllUAS. G, BLATOCILEY, MONET WAVED. Uealerq e ViVe, Ten and Fifteen ID ollars per thouBaud on .1igars, . and et Tobacco at lowest figures, by or ering from PERRY,&.SLAWSON, C Iinliau Girl Qigfar 8tore, . IUM 1010 o O U Ba Co.l '." fl oSnd I61 S*mrnAee. uf aR W4 NEW LONDON,CONN., Tanufaoturers of Cotton Gins, Cotton Gin 'eeders, Condensers and Cotton Gin Mate is of every description. Our Gins have cc in use thirty years, and have an cstab- or shed reputation for simplicity, light run- an ing, durability, and for quality and quan, W ily of lint produced. Our Feeder is easily th ttached to the Gin, and easily operated by te ny hand ur odi aary intelligence. They are til lie simplest a,d cheapest Feeder in the mar- ar ,et and feed with more regularity than is pos- o ible by hand, increasing the outturn and ; ;iving a cleaner and. better sawple. At all aits where exhibited and by Planters hay ng them in use, they have been accorded the iighest enconiuins. Our 0ondensurs are well nade, durable and simple in construction, I ,nd do what. is required of them rapidly and vell. No additional power is required to rive the Feeder or Condenser, and no Gin louse is complete .without them. We are irepared to warrant, to any reasonable ex cnt, perfect satisfaction to every purchaser. p irculars, prices and full information fur iished. Addrcss as above, or apply to Julius C. Smith, Greenville S. C 3ireenviIe & Columbia R R SCHEDULE 'and ar"r FRiD.\Y, AUGUST 28th, LI1874, the Pa.3SENGER TRlAINS on his Road will be run as follows, daily, Sun lays excep)ted: -UP.2 Arave Columbia at 7.20 a mn "' Aiston 9.05 a im " Newberry 1 0.31 a mn " Cokesbury 2.05 p In " iUelton 3.50) p 'u irrive at Greenville 5.80 p mn DOWN. leave Greenville at 410ai " elton8.0 i '-- okesbury103a i " Newberry 1.0pn "' Alston 31 irrive at Columbia 50 i ~~Concctat.Aistn wth6Tai 0 on th , LiiCot ndnect a Alstnth Wilaington, Ch arnbug and U ion (ailroad ;coneea umia 1)w hT.Ninh Train orenile. Sot ar >linaesbiroat 2.up n, donn ; lo with rin1 Prmf oumbia.snn h Accomoingon TCor. umia:s and ugsdas Rirads.iay.Lc Thk ry ev bil at 11 .15 a mn,o o h .rrionnect nglit Down Trin from Greenville. Lea1, i' okesbur at 2.15o p. m., connecting with U1 I'rai n from Co 1lumia. 2comdto ri \NDERtSON IiRANtMH AND) BLUEh T.U!' 2 .DIVISION. Geave WValhalla ait b j " Pendleton7.0and " Andlerson8.0ai \rrive at. Beltoni at90 lonnecting wit h down trainfrm revil U.2. an icave lelto n-.7.10 p mn s '' Andr"on8.50 p mn '' Perfyoillre(n.i5le ii las,Lave Belton at 95 n,o narv "n Asndae.r n. cnecnowtnU "Gervl enea ueitnet JrrieZa aORalNa aeea TcetAet Se4.59 p9m f Acndai ichonAirbeie Ralwdhay. (eroIn ~Onusdays, Tursds aIn. au. las, Centaelto 12.42 .,oro ariv diV of onTafo reenville.,1 Laven rindeo at harott 80,6onecin w ithU (ONSOTIOMAS DOD TfAMEA. ot ~eveSaranugenrl 10eited.5 a i JAEZO GenORTON, Genra.Tike pgent epv t r9 2.00 i rrv tAtlanta taRchmndAirLinPRiy.. OIN NOT---EOXPREEI Tl IN iCtve Atlant a 7.00 p mn ecave Seneca City 11.51 p m1 icave Cent rail 12.42 a mn_ icave Easley 7.12 a im eavc Greenville 821 a im ieave Satanburg 15.00 a r in drrivye at, Charlot te 8.00 a m (2 ING OT(I11XPRES TRA IN. O ceave harlot te 3.00 a mi F lave Spaitainburg 10.50 a min cave G reenvill 1c2 .83 p in al ca~ve Eas4le(y 1.42 P m env ontC al 12,00 a m .eve Senieon Cit.y 1 .41 a m w Lrrivc at Atlanta 1 .48 p mn OORS, SASH AND BLINDS S leo. S. Hacker, CHA RLESTON, 8, C. The only Carolinian enganged in the man acture of Doors, Bash, Blinds, Mouldin d Turned Work in Charleston, S. Prices ts low as any other house, and all )rk first-class. . no 29,ly 'ICKENS HIGH SCHOOL. 1875. IRE Exercises of the First Term. of this School will commence January 18th and d June 4th ; the Second Term, July 6th d end November 19th. Students entering thin two weeks after the commencement of e Terms, will be charged for the whole em; those entering after this time, fron the no of entering. Hence, it is very Impott" ,t that students enter at the commencement the Term that they may be properly and stly- olabaified. Course of Study. PRIMARY DEPARTMENT. JUNIOR CLASS. t Term-Spelling, Websters ; Reading, 8ar gent's Series. Term-Spelling and Reading continued; Primary Geography, Cornell's ; Mental A, rit hnetic, Davies; Exercises in Writing. INTERlNEIATE. cLAss. it Termn-Gecography continued: Introduce tory Lnglish t)ramnmar. Bulli ons ; Reading continued; Elements of Written Arithmetie, Davies; Exercises in. Writing. I Term-Int ermediate Geography completed Analytical English Oraimmar, Bumlli'>ns; El emenmt of' Written Arithmetic completed - Primary U. 8. History, Quackenbos; Em. ercises in Writing. PEgJOoR CLASS. ;t Tarmn-English1 Gramimar completed Phmyo, sial Geogramphy, WVarren's, Oommon School Arithmetic, Davies ; Analysis of Worda I Term-Analysis of English Language, Gr1eene's; Arithmetic continued ; Smualler Composition, Quackenbos; Higher U, 8 History, Stephens'. PRImPAu.RAORY DEPARTME NT. JUNIOR CLAss. at Term Latin Grammar Bullions; Latin Rea der, Bulhionw; E!ementary A lgebra, Davi. Hist ory of En~mglaind, Markhmamj's. I'l Term-Six llooks of Cosai, .Bulhons; An.. alysis of Latin Sentence, Arnold's second Latin Book ; Greek Gramimar, Bullions Greek Rleader, Bullions,'; Elementary Alge. bra, commpleted; NaturalPhilosoph,y, Qua.k enlbo. INTER.MEDTATE CT.AsS. 30 Term-Six hooks of Virgil, Anthmoff Grec k, Reader, complet ed; P'lain Geometry Loonis; Iligher Composition and Rhotorio Q inckenhos; Hendrick' Greek Ollendorffp dl ' erm,-Slhist's Catalino & Jugurtha, 4n. lion's; Xenophlon's Anabasis, A nthon's Il igber Algebira, commenced; Robinson's New Unmiversiy; Solid and Spherical Gee ometry, completed; Chemistry, Youman. a sENIOR CLAss. st. Term-Cicero's Select Orations, Anthon's Xenophmon's Memorabilia of Socrates; An. thon's; 'Trigonometry and Surveying, Loo mis; Roman llistory, Arnold's; Latin Prose Comnposition, Arnold's. dl Terum-Anithoni's; Six books of Homer's liiad, Anlthlon's: G reck Prose Oomiposition Arnold's; algebra completed, Astropiomy~ Brocklesby's The abovo course wilL- precparo enn idatos for admission into the Seruos [ORE CI.Ass of any of our Southern $llegesm. Students, w ho (do not stand satisfiietory exam ination upon tb Dveral studies of ealch eines, will nc o allowedl tho privilege to advanee is be neCxt higher, but be retained in ioh class, till all the studies of' it be ti sfaetor'ily completed. U ITION OF PRIMARY DEPARTIMEN?I PER TEltM. uinior Class, - - s10,00 ntormediato Classi - -- 12.50 enior " 15.00 'reparuatory Departmnnt,200 No deduction will bo made for iosb me OxcCept from prolonged sickness. [onthly reports of punketulity, dd, ortment1, and recitations in Oton sto, y, will bo furnished paroI'nts. J. R-. CARLISLE, Principali, Dec.17. 17 tg I?AMYILY1 G ROC ER IES. I have on hand and intend to keep cono antly a general 'Family Groceries, which wvill be sold cheap D)R CASH, such as Bacon. Flour, Molasses offoe, Sugar, atnd in fact, every article usu., ly kept in my line. I also repair watches, olooks and jewelry. rdered: A lot of first rate jewelry, which ill be disposed of onm thme best of terms. l'hmotogr'aphms taken ini the most approved odern style. J. R. GLAZAENE,R, Easley Station. NORTFON & H AGOOD, T T O(R NE Y S AT, L A PR M ' !. a V ILL give their attention to the Practicc 'Vand to the Collection of Pensions mnty [andi and all other Claims. J. .1. NOltTON, J. E. HlA~ ,OD