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LIGHTS AND SHADOWS.
"Into each life some rain must fall,
!;.io all eyes some tcur-ilrnps start,
1;; 'her llicv fall as a gentle shower
Or drop, like fire, from an aching heart.
Into all hearts some sorrow must creep,
into all souls some doublings come,
Lashing the waves of life's great deep
I'rotu dimpling waters to seething foam.
Ovet all pathways some clouds must lower,
Under all feet some sharp thorns spring,
Tearing the flesh to bleeding wounds.
Or entering the heart with their bitter sting.
Upon all brows rough winds must blow,
Over all shoulders a cross must be laiu,
llowing the form in its lofty height
Down to the dusl in bitter pain,
lata all hands is sonic duty thrust,
Uute all arms some duty given,
Crushing the heart its dreary weight,
Or lifting tho soul from earth to heaven.
Into sill hearts and homes and lives
Gods dcnr sunshine conies streaming down,
Gilding the ruins of life's great plain?
IVcaving for all the golden crown.
JKAME llUIlNS.
Ah, human hearts are strangely cast,
Time softens grief aud pain ;
Like reeds that, sjiivi" in il?n
They bend to rise again.
Hut she in silence bowed her head,
To none lior sorrows would impart:
Earth's faithful arms inclose the dead,
And hide for aye her broken heart! S. M.
Our man James came to me to request
the loan of oue of the horses, to attcud a
funeral. M. was absent on business, and
the horse and the man's tiuic were both
greatly needed to prepare the laud for the
fall crops. I demurred ; Jauies looked anxious
and disappointed; and the loan of the
horse was at length granted, but not without
a strict injunction that he should return
to his work the moment the funeral was
over. He did not come back until late that
evening. I had just finished my tea, and
was nursing my wrath at his stayiug out
the whole day, when thc'door of the room
(we had hut oue, and that was shar? ' in
common with the servants,) opened, and the
delinquent at last appeared, llo hung up
the new Kuglish saddle, and sat down by
the blazing hearth without speaking a word.
"What -tistawied you so long, Jatncs??
} ou ought to have had half an acre of laud,
at least, ploughed to day."
"Ycrra true, mistress. It was uac fau't
o' mine. I had mista'en the hour. The
funeral didua' come in afore sun-down, and
I cam' awa' directly it was owcr."
"Was it any relation of yours ?"
"Na, ua, jist a freeud, aud auld acquanirtx
: v heart li a <1 coascl" nn ivric* t?T
an-l lb..: >- .- >?,* , (tut it. ' ;
tanee, nanc o' myain kin. i ucver Iclf sac ,
sad in a' my life, as 1 ha dune this day. I i
* * ha' seen the clods piled on many a hcid and .
never felt the saut tear in my e'en. Hut, j
puir Jeanie ! puir lass. It was a sair sigh.t ^
to sec them thrown doon upon her."
My curiosity was excited ; I pushed the \
tea-things from me, aud told Hell to give ,
James his supper. i
"Naething for me the night, Hell I j
cat?my thoughts will a' riu on that j
puir lass. Sac young?sac bonuio, an* a j
n<*o as blvthc as a lark, an' now I
Q^Bk1i"u our am time comes; uui, ovun,.?n,
' ' **:-* T---i-- Aimbt ta dial trailc
sac sunc."
Who is Jeanie Burns ? Tell uic, Jauics,
something about her." -*
In compliance with my request, the man |
gave me the following story. I wish I could ,
convey it in his own words, but though I .
can perfectly understand the Scotch dialect j
wheu spoken, I could not write it in its i
charming simplicity : that honest, truthful I
brevity, which is so characteristic of this j
noble people.
"Jennie Burns was the daughter of a
respectable shfttmiaker, who*gained a comfortable
living by bis trade in a small town
in Ayrshire, iler father, like herself, was,
only child, and^followod the same vocation,
and wrought uudcr the same roof that his
father had done before him. The 'elder
Burns had - met with many reverses, and
now helpless and blind, was entirely dependent
upon the charity of his son. Honest
Tock had not been married until late in
life, that he might more comfortably provide
for the wants of his nged parent. His
mother had been dead for many years.?
She was a meek, pious woman, and .lock
quaintly affirmed, 'That it had pleased the
Lord to provide a hotter inheritance for his
dear ould mithcr than his arm could win,
proud and happy as he would have bceu to
have supported her when she was no longer
able to work for him.'
..o??r?>il lnr? was repaid at last ;
|/U?vi?u. .W .... t
chance throw in his way a cunning young
lass, bailh guid and bony : they were united,
and Jcanio was the sole fruit of this marriage.
But deanic proved a host in herself,
and grow up the host naturcd, tho prettiest,
and most industrious lass in tho village, and
was a general favorite both with the young
and old. She helped her mother in the
honso, honnd shoes for her father, and attended
to nil (lie wants of her dear old
grandfather, Saunders llurns, who was so
much attached to his little handmaid that
he was never happy when she was absent.
Happiness is nut a flower of long growth
in this world; it requires the dew and sunlight
of Heaven to nourish it, and it seon
withers, removed froui its native skies.?
The cholera visited the remote village. It
smote the strong man in the prido of his
strength, aud the matron in the beauty of
her prime ; while it spared the helpless and
the aged, the infant of a few days, and the
parent of many years. Hoth Jcauie's parents
loll victims to the fatal disease, and
the oKl blind Saunders and the young Jcanic
were left to light a hard battle with poverty
and grief. The truly deserving are ucvcr
cutirely forsaken, (jod may afflict them
with many trials, but he watches over theui
still, and often provides for their wants iu a
maimer truly miraculous. Sympathizing
friends gathered rouud the orphan girl in
her hour of need, and obtained lor her
sufficient employment to enable hei to support
her old grandfather and herself, and
provide for them the common necessaries
r
Jcanic was an excellent seamstress, and
what between making waistcoats and
trowsers for the tailors,' and binding shoos
*'for the shoemakers, a business that she
thoroughly understood, she soon had her
little hired room neatly furnished, and her
grandfather as clean aud spruce as ever.?
When she led him into the kirk of a Sabbath
morning, all the neighbors greeted the
dutiful daughter with an approving smile,
and the old man looked so serene aud happy
that Jennie was fully repaid for he labors
of love.
Her industry and piety often formed the
theme of conversation to the young lads of
the village. 'What a guid wife Juiiic llurns
will mak',' cried one. 'Ay,' said another,
'lie need na complain o' ill-lbrtiii) iwfcb has
the luck to get the like o' her/
'Au' she's sae bounie,' would Willie Hob
erlsou add with a sigh, '1 would ua' covet
the wealth o' the hale world an she were
mine.'
Willie was a fiuo, active young mau, who
bore an excellent character, and his comrades
thought it very likely that Willie was to be
the fortunate man. *
Robertson was the youwggstt, son of a
fanner in the neighborhood. lie had no
land of his own, and lie wi s one of a very
largo family. From a boy he had assisted
his i'uthor in working the farm for their
common maintenance ; but after lie took
iboJ^'dn?1 Juauie J{urns atkiilc; instead ol "
minding h,/.pra>'Cr*> 1,0 b^a" t0
be had a homcl'^ o1' h,s own> wh"b he
could ask Jennie am4* hcr 8""idfather to
share. He u.ade his w>*haf k,10W,, t0 >>*
father. The old man was ^'.''udotit. A
marriage with Jeauic Burns oH'orc^i uo advantages
in a pecuniary view. Bui tbcVp11'
was a good, honest girl, of whom any mAfl
might be proud, lie had himself married |
m.rl hail enioved crcat comfort in |
bis wife.
'Willie, my lad," ho said, 'I cauna' gi'e ye
, ? the farm. Itisowersma' for the
i a little siller for a rainy day, an' tins i win
, i
woods o' Canada. There is plenty o' room
there, an' industry brings its ain reward.?
If Jennie Hums lo'es you, as weel as yer
dear mither did uic, sho will bo fain to follow
you there.' '
Willie grasped h'19 father's hand, for he
was too much elated to speak, and ho r&u
away to tell his tale of love to the girl of
| his heart. Jcanie had long loved Robert
son in secret, and they were not long iu
settling the matter. They forgot in their
first moments of joy that old Saunders had
j to he consulted, lbr they had determined to
; take the old man with them, lint here an
j obstacle occurred of which they had not
| dreamed. Old age is selfish, and Saunders
' obstinately refused to comply with their
| wishes. The grave that held the remains
of hi* wife and son was dearer to him than
al! the comforts promised to him by the impatient
lovers in that far foreign hind.?
! Jennie wept?hut Saunders, deaf and blind,
! neither heard nor saw her grief, and, likca
| dutiful child, site breathed no complaint to
| him, hut promised to remain with him until
i - . i i ? _?_.i ?;tl,
: iiis uuihi rusii'u ujiuij iiic otiuiu |i?ivn ......
\ tlio dead.
This was a sore and great trial to Willie
I Robertson, but lie consoled himself for his
; disappointment with the thought that Saun|
dcrs could not live long, and that lie would
! go and prepare a place for his Jean, and
have every thing ready for her reception'
against the old man died.
'I was a cousin of Willie's,' continued
James, 'hy tho niither's side, and he persuaded
me to accompany him to Canada.?
We set sail the first day <>f May, and were
here in time to chop n small fallow for a
fall crop. While Robertson had more of
thin world's gear llinn 1, For liis rather had
protidM him ttith stVOieiorit fifrtd* fo |>nr
chase a good lot ol wild land, which ho did
in the township ol' M , and I was to o
work with him on shares. Wo were one of v
the first settlers in that place, and we found s
the work before us rough and hard to our u
heart's content. But Willie had a strong b
motive for exertion?aud never did a man /
work harder thau he did that first year on u
his brush farj., lor the love of Jeauie a
'Tfurns.' ' b
We J>uilt a comfortable logdiouse, iu a
which vie wore assisted by the few neigh- p
burs we bad, who likewise lent a band in h
clearing ten acres we bad chopped lbr fall t'
crop. / t'
All this time Willie kept lip a constant h
correspondence with Jcanic Burns; aud he v
used to talk to ine of her coming out, and l
his future plans, every night when our work 1
was aono. If I had not loved and rcspec
tc?l the girl tnyseP 1 should have got uuco ,j
tired o' the subject.
We had just put in our first crop of wheat, ^
when a letter came from Jennie bringing us
the of her grandfather's death.? *
\vr r.? - . ~ 1 Wiiiie spak' to
me ho eluded that T*Uar^V*Jau)To7the {
auld man is g/u?e laet?on', (5od forgi'c a
'm6, I feel too gladsome to greet. Jeanic s
is willin' to como whenever I ha'c the v
means to briug her out, no' hout man, I'm j
jist thinkiu' that she winna' ha'c to wait (
long.' _ iv ? .
Good workmen were jjgyiug very 'f
wagos just then, and Willie left the care of j
the nluce to mo, and hired for three months ^
witij auld Squire Jones. lie was an excel- t
ion. M:/nster, and could put his hand to
any ;y. of work. When his term of service
oxpircd he sent Jennie forty dollars, *
to pay her ^passage out, which he hoped she 1
would not delay longer than the spring. >
Ifc got an answer from Jennie full of t
lovo and gratitude, but she thought that 1
her voyage might be delayed until the fall, t
The good woman with whom she had lodged v
siuco her parents died, had just lost her u
husbind, aud was in a bad Stato of health, 11
aud she bogged Jeanic to stay with her uu- o
til her daughter could leave her service iu c
Edinburgh and come to take chargi of the s
house. This person had been a kiud and
steadfast friend to Jeanic iu all her trous
bles, and had helped her nurse the old man t
in his dying illness. I aui sure it was just ^
like Jeauie to act as she did. She had all
o
her life looked more to the comforts of otho
crs than to her nil). Hut Kobcrtsop was ^
angry man wIidii lie got that letter, and he ^
said, 'If that wasa' the lo'e that Jeauie Gurus
?-> ' a
had for'hiui, to prefer an auld woman's
comfort, who was naelbyjg. to her, to her 1
betrothed husband, she might bide awa* as
laug as she pleased, he would never trouble
himseP to write to her again.'
1 uiu na think. Jthat the man was in earn. [
est, an' 1 remonstrated with him on his lolly
an' injustice. This ended in a sharp
quarrel atweou us, and I left him to gang
ais ain gate, au' went to live with my uncle,
who kept a blacksmith's forge in the vil- Sl
lage.
After a while we heard that Willie llob- T
ertsoo rtyas married to a Canadian woman
2|uvU. his unfits? Vmt f
jJ^LygHotof hind in the rear of 8Ue
jvas
broken off with puir Jeanie^u^T*. I la]
what she would spior ut tUe ui"0:
t ONOM'I>EI> NEXT WEKK. I Ilapll
- JP, Vc
Instruction.8 to a aking ?
of courts, reminds us or a runny instruction
said to have been given by a judge to a jury
in?well we wou't say what State. It runs
this way :
'If this jury.believe, from the evidence,
that the plaintiff and defendant were a part- '
uer in the grocery, and that tho pluiutiff,^
bought out the defendant and pave his note | k
lor the interest, and the defendant paid lor [ J
the note by delivering to the plaintiff a g
cow, whicji was warranted 'not brcachy1
and tne warrant was broken by reason of the
brcuchiuess of the cow, and the plaintiff
drove the cow back and tendered her to the
def<udant, but tbo defendant refused to receive
her, aud the plaintiff took her home
again, an put a heavy yoke or poke upon
her, to prevent her jumping the fence, and i
the cow attempting to jump the fence, l?y
reason of aforesaid yoke or poke, broke her
neck aud died, and if the jury further be- '
lievo that the defendant's interest in the '
grocery aforesaid was not auythiug, the ,
plaintiff's note was worthless, and the said J
now food for uothintr. either for hoof or |
''
for 'green hide/ then the jury must find for
themselves how they will decide the ca.!e, |
for the court if she understands herself, and
she thinks sho do, don't know how such a
cussed ease should ho decided.
An old Irish soldier who prided himself
upon his bravery said lie had fought in the
battle of '-Hull lluii." When askeu if he
had retreated and made good his escape us
other? did on that famous occasion, lie rc>
plied, "He jahcrs, those that didn't rnn arc
there ylf."
Is Tub Circus Immoral.?A country '
ditor says, alter discussing tho question all
rioter, he comes to the conclusion every j
prin<{ that the circus is immoral ; but
.'hen the bill poster comes along with the
>ig pictures, his Uliud changes, lie adds:
iis we gaze at the lions, tiger*, and monkeys,
ud think that nature made all ot them we
re uot suro. Aud when wo look at the
icuutitul young lady, with nothing on but
blue ribbon round her waist, with one leg
loiuting to six o'clock aud the other to
ligh noon, and think that nature uiade her,
oo, except the ribbon, wo begin to lean up
o the circus. Hut when the brass band
icgins to play, and the elephants go round,
re rush Tor a front scat to get in ahead of
lie deacons, who always wear stovepipe
mts, aud won't sit down in frout.
. ?
Where College Breeding Failed.?
['he mail who thought ho kuow everything
vat in town yesterday, dreadfuly thiisty
iiul trying to got a driuk out of a pump
vhioh had an iron spout curved downwards,
riurc was 110 cup handy, and ho bent hiuiSftii
tiLL riis.iu.bl-d a letter "o," spoilou
hq blacking o^his boots, splattered water
dl over his face and bosom, didn't got a
imell in his mouth, and then this man, who
vas college bred, aud kuew everything,
earned something more from a trauip, who
wisted that spuut bottom side up, gave the
>ump handle tito oi threo jerks, and drank,
ust the same and just as easy as if he, too,
lad been college bred. Book learning don't
>ogin to come up with a practical business
urn of mind.?Keokuk Constitution.
Trek Nodi lit y.?The poor day liborcr,
vho earns, with horny hands and of sweat
?row, coarse food for a wife and cbildreu
rhoin ho loves, is raised by his generous uioive
to true dignity, and, though wanting in
ho refinements <d life, is a nobler being than
hose who think themselves absolved by
realth froin serving others. It is worthy
f note that the mcu and women who think
Host highly of themseves and most uicunly
f others Tire those who render back to ?oioty,
for the go6d things. th?v cniov. the
ujallest return of pcrsoual effort.^Who
wants to kiss a girl if he knows
lie's got to let him, anil he knows he's got
o do it, ami everybody's looking on to see
airplay? No, sir, that takes all the life
ut of it. The way to do it is to catch her
fif-band, and tear the gnt^crs out of her dress,
fid jftilllier ribbons to pieces, aud knock
cr back hair down, and hear herouv ''Oh!"
11 to yourself, and then go away to a quiet
(lace and thiuk it over.
. . ,i? 'A'.lftc ,
The State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF UNION.
Iii the Court of Probate.
nines Monro ns Admiiiistra-")
tor of ali ami singular tlie I Summons
goods, chattels ami credits |
of Charles Deach Sims, do- | For Itelief.
ceased, Plaintiff j
against. I Complaint
:?rah Daniel Sims, Julia j
Sim# ami Anna Sims, I not Served.
Defendant. J
0 the Defendants above named :
w7"OU are hereby Summoned and required to
1. answer the Petition in this action, which is
nion, in the Slate of South Carolina, and to
rre a copy of your answer to the snid Petition
1 the subscribers, at their oflice, No. 2 Law
*u,nr yon
ii to answer the said petition within the limr 'l
ircsol I. (i - ui j ' sj--i
ig that my
'.c Comi tor the relief demanded in the potion.
Dated Union, S. C., 28 September. 1878.
MUNItO & MUNKO.
Plaintiff's Attorneys.
| skai. i JOSKPII F.GIST,
( ?v?' j Probate Judge.
7> the.Defendants above named :
Take notice that tho Petition in this nction,
farther with the Summons, of which the foreoinr?
is a copy,) was filed in t|?o Otfico of the
robato Jhdge for* the '(TOunty of Union, at
Jnion, in the County of Union, in the State of
touth Carolina, on the 28th day of September,
F|N.
Union 28th September, 1878.
MUXKO & IIUN'HO.
Attorneys for 1M:iintitfn.
Oct 4 40 G(
A Plantation to Rent,
rYING on Pncolet River. well known for thJ
production of large Crops of Corn and Colon.
Apply to DAV11) A.T. KARR, on ndjoine
t:g farm, or to TII08. McXAi.l.Y,
Union C. II.
Sept 20 28 If
STEAM SAW MILL FOR SALE.
Illlli undersigned propose to sell their Steam
1 Saw Mill, together with Planing Machine
tnd other machinery, all in first rate running
jrder, and in the neighborhood of nst good I,tunIter
timber as grows. Satisfactory reasons given
for selling. Prices and terms to suit the times.
A good opportunity is here offered for a profitable
investment. A good reputation and the
good will goes with the Mill.
P. S. WHISNANT k SONS,
Landrums, S. C.?S. & A. 11. R.
Oct 1 40 If
m BURNHAM'S
AWWL
dBfflSEn WARRANTED BEST A CHEAPEST.
Also, MILLIN9 MACHINERY.
^Sja&EP PRICES REDUCED APR. 20. '78.
rsmphlrt^fr**, Omrr., Yona, 1'*.
June, 14 21 Cm
Mrs. Schoppaul
"VTTOULD respectfully inform lite good ciliT
V zcns of Whion thut she has just received,
AT THE OLD STAND,
A complete stock of New Goods, consisting of
Candies of all kinds,
Canned Fruits nnd Vegetables,
Jellies, Preserves and Tickles,
Canned Oysters and Surdities,
Lemons, Apples,,Nuts,
Crackers and Cheese,
I HAVE ALSO STARTED
MY BAKERY,
And intend to keep on hand a supply of fresh
Light Hread, lies and Cakes ; and will inako
or Duke at the shortest notice till kinds ot t.'akcs
lor parlies, Weddiuip or tiny other speeial occttsious.
To Publie.*
I return my thanks to those who SO liberally
patronized me iu my iuor?rf^<1,otf>t?fou3 days,
and assure them that iu my now vcnluro I shall
strivo to deserve their favors again.
' W? ?^ OOHorrAjfl^^--TIME
TIBLK OF Till!
Spartanburg & Asheville R, R.
N . U. A C . It A ILltOAl).
To go into Effect, Monday, July 1, 1878*
DOWN TRAIN. | UP TRAIN.
Arlve. Leave. j STATIONS. | Arlvc. j I/oave.
a 00 p in s* imia *s oo n in
5 15 Melrose 7 -It
5 55 11 in 5 5S Tryoti City 7 01 7 00
0 IS 0 20 LtlUilriiliis 0 41 0 4:1
(i 38 r. til eampohclla 6 21 0 21
7 00 7 ot liiniiiti 5 5.5 a in lion
7 12 ('amnion < 5 54 ^
7 37 7 40 Air-Line Juiic'n I 5 20 *
SO") (7 :to a in Spartanburg 5 .'SOpni 5 OOfttn
S oil a m S 11 l'aeolet 4 40pni
S 33 I 8 30 Jonesrillo I 4 20 4 23
9 12 1 9 22 llllloil 8 40 ? 50
'J 45 0 17 Siiiituc I 3 10
{10 OS Tisli Ham 1 I 2 40
10 30 (10 33 iSlielton I 2 22 j 2 25
; 10 45 j t.yli s 1'nnl I I 2 10
tl 05 Strut tins | t 50
12 00 in 'Alston ' Ifl 00 pm
* Breakfast. f Dinner
JAS. ampprso:.',
Superintendent.
July 6 27 tf ?
Greenville and Columbia R. R.
CIIAXGK OF SCHEDULE,
rtr m T*TV r^wcar I wii'i'ieyi
Passenger Trains run duiiyy Sundays except?.l
? ?:.t- ' ' "
cm, cuuucviiii^ mm mgni irains on s<uiii i nrolina
Railroad jui and dewn.- On l\nd nftcr
MONDAY, May 29th, the following will be the
schedule ; . *
. t?P.
Leave Columbia at 7.4{? a m
Linv? Alston...* 9.30 am, . Leave
Newberry lO.fiO a ni
Leave Cokesbury 2.17 p in
Leave Be lion 4.00 pm <>' ^
Arrive at Greenville 5.35 p m
DOWN.
Leave Greenville al F.0'1 n m
Leave Mellon 9.55 a m
Leave Cokesbury 11.33 a m
Leave Newberry 12.40 )> m
Leave Alston 4.20 p tr.
Arrive nt Columbia 5.55 p in
ANDLIt.soN BRANCH AND BLUE RIDGE
DIVISION.
I'OWN. IIP.
Leave Wallialla....0,15 a in Arrive 7.15 p m
Leave l'erry ville...7.00 a m Arrive 0.40 p m
Leave l'endlctsn...7.50 a m Arrive 0.00 p m
l.earo Andersen...8.50 a n? Arrive 5.00 p m
Arrive at Belton...9.10 a m Leave 4.00 p m
THOMAS DODAMKAD,
General Superintendent.
J.vnr./. Nohton, Jit., General Ticket Agent. ,,
June 9, 1876. 23 tf
I'loiieer Paper Manufat ?
Nicholson* Agent, Alliens, U?
For sample of News, see this sheet.
Nov 22 45 ' _ ?f
30-H0RSE POWER
KNGINK FOH SALE
T HAVE a stood thirty-horse, secend hand, sta
J. tionury Kngine which I will full low.
For particulars nddrces tnc at Alston, S. C,
M. CIIAP1N.
April 1878 10 If 19,
j .SAMUEL S. STOKES, ^
Attorney fit Lnw
ajw
TRIAL JUSTICE,
Inlon
WILL practice in the Circuit and Prohal
Courts.
All business in the jurisdiction of a Trial Justice
nttnndcd to with promptness.
Special attention given to collections, Ao.
Oflice ovor Steadmnn h. Hnwls Law office.
1>. A. r O W IN H It: IN D,
Attorney at Law,
ir \ i o.\ . ii., N . c
March 2 8 tf
DR. A. Q. SIMMONS'
ORIGINAL AND GENUINE
LI V 10 It M KDICINE.
Trial Packages, with directions, for gratuitous
distribution.
It costs i/ou notluug. U mausdv^uour life.
Apply to ^*1511. IT. F. it AIV f.S,
* druggist.
No 1, Fast Union.
June 28 20 tf
School Notice.
MI8H C. M. Reid will open a school for
young ladies ami children in the town of
j Union, on Mnn'isy, Jhe 19th ?lny of August
I next.
A tip. 31 jl