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"NEBBKK COME HOME HO MO." The following little poem, which is considered by all who have lend it a master-piece, is frutu the pcu of Mrs. F. G. DoFontaine, of Charleston, 8. C., and will touch a tender cord in every breast. It is particularly appropriate at this season: I'se been wailing long for dc good olo time, Dat'U nebber come no ino'. When 1 used to work and rock an sing, In de little oabin do.' My Sam was dar wid his fiddle? IV Sam?he's gone?done dead ; Dead for Ue want of food au' clothes, An' dc Bheltcr oner head. An' little Mose?well he's dead, too ; llow he used to dance nn' sing ! While Jim and l'olly, and all de res', Went rouu' and rouu' do ring. Old missis?bless her dear ole soul? Wo ild lalf till her sides gib way, An' mnssu'd stop at my cabin jest To say, "How's ole mammy to-day?" Dc boys?I mean ole massa's boys? ^ l>ey lubbed ole mammy, too, XVI... ,.l ,.,1 Clean down lo little mass' Loo. ' t Po' massa Loo ! lie went to fight ' ISut he nebber come back no mo'; Vic heard dot he fell wid a ball iu his breast ' In front of do battle roar. i lie put his arms arouu' my neck ' Au' say, "Mammy, I love you so 1" i He didn't see harm in dat, 1 Do' his mammy was black an' po'. | Olc missis died wid a broken heart When do lass of do boys was killed, 1 An' massa bowed his head an' cried? I Dat his cup ob sorrow was filled. ; An' hcte I've sot a waitin' au' a waitiu' For dc good time comiu' no mo', An' 1 see ole missus a callin* mammy Across from de udder sho'. When bedtime comes, and curtains fall, And round 1 go the doors to lock, Ere lamps go out my wife doth call, "llciuember, dear, to wind the clock." When boots are off, and for the day All irksome cares seem put to rout, , 1 bear wife's voice from dreamland say, , "Be sure you put the kittcu i ul." When stretched between the sheets I lie, < And heavy lids have ccused to wink, j From trundle-bed there comes a cry, , "1 waut a dwink ! L want a dwink !" ^ [ Chicago Tribune. THE RANGER'S CHASE. i A Western Story of the War of 1S12. I I BY J. L. M'CONNEL. AUTHOR OF "TALBOT AND VERMON," ETC. ( CHAPTER I. 1 "Come, haste to the wedding 1" f Ou the 3d of February, 1809, uu act ofCon- \ gross was passed, doliniug tho boundaries of ? Illinois, and establishing the "First Grade" ti of Territorial Government. The popula- 1 tiuu of the whole territory did not then cx- I ceed twelve thousaud ; and, with the excep- t tion of Chicago, and a few settlements on j the Wabash, was confined to a uarrow strip t n/tnntrv n Inn r? !*** \rioe!uu!??! 1J..A v? vvuunj UlUilg VUW i'HOCIOOI|Ppi( iiUt, U|)* il on the organization of the uqw government, i (under Governor Edwards,) the eurreut of emigration received nu impulse in this di- \ rection ; and the fertile prairies, lying near- t er to the ccutre of the state, began to at- s tract more attention. Kaskaskia was the 1 seat of territorial authority, us well us the i nucleus of population ; and it was north- : ward, along the banks of the river of that 1 uaiuo, that the stream of emigrants natural- i ly took its way. t Among those who pushod adveuturously ] forward in that direction, wa3 a certain \ Thomas Fielding, who migrated from Virginia in the autumn of 1811; his family consisting of a wife, two sous and one daughter. Passing by the settlements in St. Clair couuty, he pressed on across the prairies, with a world of fertile acres spread before hiui, until he reached the banks of Shoal Creek, in the county of Pond. A few miles south-west of the point where the town of Greenville has eiuce been built, he found a tract of land which combined all the advantages of which he was in search. A prairie, several miles iu width, was bouuiled by high and valuable timber along the creek, and stretched awav toward the north and west, in ull the rich, unbroken beauty < iit primeval nature. Elevated, but well i watered, undulating, though not rugged ; .? that portion of which, with the freedom of i the wilderness, he took immediate posses- t sion, was easily converted into a beautiful < and productive farm. Just withiu the skirt i of the timber, protected by a grove of state- t ly oaks, he erected a spacious, though prim s itivc mansion ; and here, in the graud sol- si itude of wood and plain, he prepared, with s his family, to spcud the remainder of his y life. t It was chiefly with a viow to the welfare 1 Of that fautily that he had left the older and t more thickly-peopled state of Virginia, to i Seek a home in the Far West. He was $ growing old; his sons were approachiug i manhood : and, after assisting their father i in providing for his age, it was natural that i they should be solicitous about tin ir own i future. Each, accordingly, with the con- I currence of the father, sefceted for himself 1 a sufficient domain ; and such was the cuer- i gy with which they prosecuted their "iui- i provements," that, by the spring of 1813, i there were three separate farms, immediately 1 contiguous, uudcr active cultivation. c lioth the sons were married in the course I of the following suminor?for other emi- ( grants hnd followed Fielding's "trail," until, t at this time, there were, perhaps, twenty c families withiu a circle of ten utiles diame- j tor. Jane, the daughter, still remained with c her parents; but the frequent visits of a j certain John Edgar, who lived some eight miles down the river, scented to give color t to the rumor, now rife in the settlement, i that she was soon to cxcharge her maiden, t name, for that of the young Hanger Cap- tl tain. \ And, without implying any liocnso to lispute about ta.stcs?which, from time iuincutoriul, have bucu considered out of tho rule ol coutroversy?Kdgur's choice was veil justified by her qualities, both cf mind md pertsou. She was considerably above he medium height, with tho Ircc carriage, vhich health aiid elastic Bpirits alwuys give. tSven now, though ucarly forty years have )usscd, and she has borue and .nurtured a muierous family, her bearing is more erect ind graceful thun that of many a girl witUn her 'teens. Dark hair and eyes, with a veil arched brow?checks a little embrowned >y exposure to the sun and wiud?a nose athor aquoliue thau straight?a ploasaut nouth, with red lips, which were never mown to tremble, save in talking to the danger j around, full chiu, surmounting, ike an Ionic capital, tho marble column ot lcr neck, and a figure, which united the reedoui of rural life with tho elegance ol :ity cultivation ; these were her attractions. Jrptain Edgar was a lucky fellow?for she oved hiui with all the fervor of tho wildericss; and by nothing in her education had die learned to act as if ashamed of her afi ectiou. He was well worthy of such a bride. ? L'all, elegantly funned, active aud graceful, ic was the very type of a young frounornan. Cait, carriage, voice, and countclaucc, were all in unison with the open nanly spirit of his class. Preeminently brave among a people noted for courage : iblc as a leader, where, in order to lead, su pcriority must be plainly seen and deeply lelt; he was already, though scarcely live md-twenty, the captain of a company ol rangers, whose arduous task it was to pro tect a frontier of nearly an hundred miles froui the depredations of the Indiaus. The latter, stirred up, as is universally believed in this country, by Hritish agents, since the opening of the war, were gathering, in uu proccedcntcd numbers, along the lakes aud on the Upper Mississippi; aud, like bolts from a thunder-cloud, war parties were uiov ing rapidly in all directions-? falliug, with the suddenuess of ludiau strategy, adieu their descent was least expected, and van isliing among the shadows of the forest, ere their blows could be returned. If the settlements on Shoal Creek had, as y et, escaped incursion, it was chiefly owing to the niriieuce and activity of Edgar's Hangers, ind. in circumstances like these, it may well )c supposed, that nothing, save the utnost confidence, would have iuduecd the noncors to trust so young a man with a resjonsibility so heavy. Hut neither war, Uof rumors of war, :ould exclude IVotn the mind of the youthful lap'.nin, tlioughts of love and anticipations >f domestic bliss. In the midst of these ilaruis, a day was appointed for his marriage vitil Jane Fieldiug. It was the 10th ol September, 1813?a day memorablo in the muals of our country, ns that on which Jerry achieved his famous victory over iarelay; and though they, of course, knew lothing of tho approaching event, it is irobable that even so brilliant an anticipa? 11 * n * . % iuu wouiu uoi wuouy nave withdrawn their ittcntion l'roui that which so uiuch more icarly concerned them. A wedding on the frontier, in tho9e?days, vas a far heartier affair than it now is in lie same couiitry. People secui to bo iOinewhat ashamed of getting married of ate, and seek to avoid observation, very liuch as if they were about some act only lllowablo because not positively prohibited oy statutory enactments. The first that the neighborhood learus in these modest times, of a matrimonial uuiou, is the stealthy departure of a close carriage, in which the guilty parties are privately withdrawing, ti hide their culprit faces among carcUsi strangers. The public feeling of the olden I i 1110 was souifiwhut different. The cou summation, in fact, of an union which was llrcady complete iu affection, was then loomed an occasion of social congratula,ion, and sometimes of noisy enjoyment.? The neighbors?husbands, wives, sons, and laughters?were all called in, to take part II the hilarity ; aud each felt that, if the svent was, as it should be, a happy one to lie parties directly interested, it would be vrong to detract from that liuppincss, by rim tin rosi'rvo nr nnrnmnnu . , ... , The pioneers cared little for scented notes if invitation, embossed cards, or emblemitic turtle-doves, no more than for the unjulstantial trickeries which now make up a wedding feast. As the day approached, .hough yet perhaps a week remained, the ihildren of the bride's family were sent brth to "warn the neighbors in," or, not infrequently, the parties took advantage of ionic other merry-making, to announce the luspicious event, and deliver invitations; ind, without other formulity, all who lived vithin a day's ride ot the placo, considered hemselvcs invited, and arranged their afairs accordingly. Somo incortvenicnco to lie host and hostess might result from the inccrtuiuty about the number of their quests; but the art of providing uiathematcally for the precise number expected, was lot tlion cultivated ; if there was enough, t was not material bow much more there night be?for that meauncss which comnines a sordid calculation with the rites of hospitality, was not one of tho pioneer's pipfiR. T'ri'nnriitirm wni mn.U Ia -?,.!.... .11 ? ?|.... t>hu uauuu vu gubit u mi who were uear enough to reach the place; i profusion of substantial things, such as icarty uien and uatural women liked, idorncd the rudo tables; and no grand lourishes of white-aproned waiters, no aharn lignity of form or ceremony, encumbered >r oppressed the feast. And, though the ;arly backwoodsman might not be the most )olishcd of hosts, yet, tried by the etaudard f genuine hospitality, ho was tho most >orfcct of gentlemen. Thomas Fielding was a true rcprcscntaive of his class; and those who have been u the West will need no further dosoripion. For two weeks before the appointed lay, he had invited everybody ho met to ritness (lie marriago of his daughter, and take part in the rojoicings; and by those whom ho saw, ho hud sent notice to others; so that at least a week before the eventful tenth, every one within twenty miles was not only notified, hut asked to attend.?* Preparations were then uiade upon a corresponding scale; aud fervent wishes wero expressed that the# weather might be fine, that none migfctYiqL- to como. One of the sons was sent express to Kaskaskia for June's woddiug garments?for even in those primitive days woman was true to the tastes of her sex. And, beside, Jane bad grown almost to womanhood in the precincts of the Old Dominion ; aud, in her new home, was as well known for the superior ncatuess of her dress, us for other advantages of uiiud and person. At length-the oventful morning came? one of those magnificcut autumn days in which the warmth of summer lingers 011 the hasty landscnpo of the waning year. They say Italian skies arc beautiful throughout 1 the seasons ; but it secuis to me the autumn must be the glory of the months in all ] l clinics, as lull manhood is the ultimate bloom of life to all men ; nud existence, in a country whore the climate gives no special beauty to the yonr's decline, would seem but , litllc better than working ifl a trend-mill.? We must have variety; the perpetual suiilo of even a beautiful fuco would weary us in , time ; and six months of unbroken sunshine ' would make us long for a Scotch mist.? ; There is no such monotony iu the laud of prairies; nor has any country in the world a scasou of more rich and mellow glories than the western autumn. p "Tlio fading, many colored woods, Shade deep'niug over shade, the country round, ; Embrown ; crowded umbrage, dusk and dun, . Ol every hue, from wan declining green, | To sooty dark ! and waving wide savannas, luxuriant asori cntal gardens, over which the shadows chase I I. 4I * . 1M.. 1 1 1*1 i oauu oiner siaieiuy, or linger lovingly, iikc i shady islets in a "s?.a of grceu." And then the tempered sunlight, all shorn of sumi uier's lierconcss, by the hazy, dreamlike air; i and over all, the arching sky, not laughiug. as in April, aiid not glowing, liko July, but , full of deep repose, the holy calm of spirit! land. Who that loves beauty would uot live iu a variable clime ? Hut it was little that the wedding-guests cared for the glories of September. The sun had scarcely began to dccliuc toward the west, ere they first were seen approaching. From all directions along tho narrow road, over prairie pathways, emerging from t.ic timber, or riding slowly along its outskirts, the whole country seemed iu motion. Thomas Fielding, with bis two sons, all in their holyday suits, stood at the gate, and welcomed all comers with a hearty shake of the haud; while at tho front door the younger matrons, with their smiling mother, received the females of each party. The bride-elect was rot vet visible llm oeronio ny was uot to take place till evening. The bridegroom had appointed a rendezvous for his company of rnugers; and it ^[as at the head of these trusty guardians of tho set* llcmcut, that lie was to approach the scene of his happiuess. In the meantime, the guests employed the vacant hours, each according to his fancy, tho men iu talking over tho prospects of the couutry, the danger of Iudian incursions, the pleuty of the crops, etc.; while the women were cither assisting iu the final preparations for the feast, or readjusting their disordered dress?either gossipiug with tho mother, or teasing the i daughter, who still kept her bridal cham, bcr. Four o'clock in the afternoon arrived ; i and now the happy captain, with hie ran? gcrs might soon be expected ; when Jane, i her preparations all complete, at last issued i from her chamber, and announced her iu tendon to walk out upon tho prairie and ) gather some wild flowers. Several of the i younger girls proposed to accompany her. but with a smile and a blush she declined their companionship. It was uot pressed upou her, for each had a suspicion of her object. The mothers called their daughters aside, and whispered? "She is going to meet the captain?let t -1 >? uur go uione. And, in confirmation of the suspicion, she passed out to the southward and took a path which led in the direction of the road along which the captain was to couio.? Somewhat more than half a mile from the house stood a little grove, within which she , had often met Edgar on his visits to her i father's, and from this point her parents usually saw them approaching tho house . together. It was to this grove that she went ?by a circuitous route, however, so us to justify her excuse for leaving the bouso, by gathering a few late flowers. She hud been absent from tho house little more than an hour, when, roundiug a "point" of timber, which puts out froui the creek about two miles below the furm, a cavalcade of twenty horsemen was seen, and at once recognized as Edgar's company of rangers. Another body, about equal in i number, was seen at the same time several miles to the west, hut all attention was now directed toward the south, in oxpection of tho appearance of the rangers. The elder ladies smiled sedately, in memory of their i own youthful days, and prophesied-2**' "He'll not come with the company? you'll see Juno and him coming up that > path, after awhile." And tbo event justified the prediction? at tost, in part; for, on arriving apposite the little grovo Edgar turned off, and directing his companions to ride on, put bis i horse to a gallop, and was soon within the shadows of the rendezvous. A vine and a fallen troo, together, formed a ploasant seat; and here, when the skies were clear and the sunlight warm, he had ofton found her awaiting his approach. lie sought the old placo now, but she was not thero1 ' Sho must bo out soon," he muttered to himself; and springing to the ground, he assumed tho scat which ho had expected to ,?^ . fiud occupied. He was disappointed, nndj both his lace and attitude betrayed it. H<r1 leaned bis rifle against a tree and threw himself back to wait, patiently as he might for what was not likbiy to couie had he wuitod till tuoruing 1 His eyes wandered vaoantly over the soeno for somo minutes, when, suddenly springing up, he ex* claimed? "She has been here and gone away !" A narrow strip of white muslin was hang* ing upon a thorn very near bitu^-evidently torn from some artiole of fbmule dress ! it could not bo usiguul for him; only aocideut could have placed it there. She must have retreated iu haste?aud why '{ Such woro the reusouings of tho experienced ranger, lie reached ldrwurd and took it off the briar; but, us lie did so, his eye fell upon a fur more ominous object! The same bush hud retained a piece of red calico, fringed with greeu, aud Edgar at ouco observed thut it hud come from the cupe of a hunting-shirt such as the uorthern Indians wore! it was enough ! Aud yet, with thj coolness characteristic of his race, the rauger stooped to the ground aud calmly examined the records of a struggle. On each sido of (liA u?.io n r ? ?,v ? w.w??v uvuv buww nag a OIU^IU lUUtblCp, | deeply indeuted among the leaves, as if two meu bad sprung suddouly fiotn opposite directions to aeouiuiou poiut. Then, iu front of the scut, the twigs were broken and the grouud was trampled?though but little, as if the struggle hud becu brief aud feeble ! "JNo man could have becu overpowered so soon," he said; "and it must have been as 1 expected?she teas alone." But even this couvicliou did not hurry hiui away, lie curcfully exumiued the grouud in the neighborhood, aud thcu, returning to the scene of tho struggle, followed the trail, by those slight indications which uonc but a backwoodsman could have discovered, for several hundred yards to the westward. lie thus ascertained these facts : That tho actual captors were but two in number; that they had couccaled their horses iu a small thicket, some distance above tho grove whero tho capture was made ; that they had retreated in great haste, keeping within a ravine which drained the prairie; and that, ut or near the thickot they had rejoined the maiu body of marauders, consisting of half-a-scoro of horse ujuu. ''They have been frightened away by the gatheriug ut Fielding*," thought the ranger. lie hastened back to the grove, and springing upon his horse, galloped away toward the house. lie had still a lingering hope, though faint, that he might find his bride at home ; but this vuuished at once when be rede furiously to the gate aud was met by hor lather. "Indians !" he shouted, in the loud, full notes of a voice liko a trumpet, "llo! rangers ! Mount and follow !" [to be continued.] "Cleave Fast to thy Fiuends."? Two darkies whero vaunting their courage. "I isu't feared o' nothin', 1 isn't said ouc. "Den I aui, I reckou you isn't feared to loan me a dollah 1" "No, Julius, I isu't 'feared to loan you a dollah, but I docs hate to part wid an ole fren' forebber."?[Knoxvillc Tribune. B. 11JLWI.S. DEALER IN GROCERIES, HARDWARE, DRUGS, AC. NO. 1, EAST UNION. LOO WOOD, ilADDER, COVER AS, ROSINS, FOR COUGH AND CONSUMPTION Wild Cherry and Tar, Cod Liver Oil?I'ure, Cod Liver Oil with Wild Cherry and Lime? tastes- good. Cod Liver Oil with Lime, FRUITS I FRUITS! ORANGES, RAISINS, CURRANTS, ALMONDS. COCOANUTS, French Candies, A full Assortment, Don't forget to call at No 1, East Union. Dec 13 . 60 tf ong, LINSEED, KEROSENE. HARNESS, MACHINE, SWEET, CASTOR, AND TURPENTINE, Sold Cheap by II. F. BAWLS. Nov. 16 46 tf PAINTS AND VARNISHES. ~~ PAINT BRUSHES, WIIUUO AlIU ItlfiUltnfcB, CIGA118, 8NUFF, CHEWING AND SMOKING TOBACCOS A FINK LOT OF CROCKERY, JUST IN. TINWARE, WOODENWARE, HARDWARE, JUGS, JARS AC. For sale very low by B. F. HAWI/I. ?>. A. TOWN8END, a 8. STOKES. TOWNSEND & STOKES, ATTORNEYS A.T LAW, UNION, 8. C. Will practice in the State and United 8t*tes Courts. January 1st, 1879, 1 tf o. c! culp7 ATTORNEY AT LAW. OFFICE OVER " 8HAND A NUNRO, Will practice in the Circuit and Supreme Courts of the State. Jan ft finis. Old Pnp?r? for Hale. jgXQUIRE at this office. .... ? .<*( u S. W. Porters NEW STO0K! LOW PRICES, AX D QUICK SALES. I OR CASH ONLY. THE CHEAPEST DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, GENT'S HATS, READY-MADE CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, HA III) W ARE ?AND? GROCERRIES, Can be lincl at 8. W. Porter's Cheap Store,?for CASH ONLY. Flense donlt ask for credit, as it is very anpleasant to refuse it; but I sell too cheap to allow a day's credit to niy best friends. N.W. PORTER. Sept 27 su tr UNION HOTEL Reopened and Furnished Throughout nltU NEW FURNITURE, ? :o: THE Subscriber has the pleasure of announcing to the public that he has leased tho Union Hotel and fitted it up with new Furniture and every other convenience for the comfort of the traveling public. THE TABLE shall bo provided with the best of everything and served iu the best stylo, to suit the tastes of all. Attentivo and obliging Servants will be found at all hours to respond to tho calls of tho patrons of tho house. A Flrat Class Bar in the basement, whero gentlemen can always find the choicest of all kinds of mall and spirituous liquors, served in all styles. Having determined to make the Union Hotel equnl to any Hotel in tho State, in all respects, 1 hope to receivo the pationago of the public. II. J. THOMPSON. Spartanburg Herald and Carolina Spartan copy three months. '>00 G . 49 ~ tf Fine Brands of Chewing Tobacco: LUCY 1IINT0N, GOLDEN VIrPEN, I'/G TAIL TWIST, FINE CUT, TIN TAG NAVY, NICKEL, ELBA AND QUID PRO QUO, For Sale by D. F. RAWLS, No. 1, East Union. Dec 20 51 tf Trusses, Trusses. A LARGE assortment, for Sals Cheap, by B. F. RAWLS. Deo 20 51 tf Greenville and Columbia B. B. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. Passenger Trains run daily, Sundays except* cd, connecting with Niglit Trains on Booth Car* olina Railroad up and down. On and after MONDAY, May 29th, the following will be tb? schedule: DP. I.eave Columbia at 7.45 a in Leave Alston 9.80 a m Leave Newberry .....10.50 a m Leave Cokesbury 2.17 p m Leave Helton 4.00 p m Arrive at Greenville 5.85 p m powx. Leave Greenville at 8.05 a m ijcuva W.66 I m Leave Cokesbury 11.88 a m Leave Newberry 2.40 p m Leave Alston 4.20 p |g Arrive at Columbia 6.66 p R) anderson branci1 and blue ridoh division. ^ down. VF. Leave Walhalla....6.16 a m Arrive 7.16 p m, Leave l'erryville...7.00 a m Arrive 6.40 p m. Leave Pendleton...7.60 a m Arrive G.00 p m Leave Anderson...8.60 a m Arrive 6.00 p m Arrive at Belton...9.40 a m Leave 4.00 p a* thomas dodamead, General Superintendent. Jabks Norton, Jr., General Ticket Agent. June 0, 1876. ___ JW tf Pioneer Paper Manufacturing Company, Manufacturers cf Book, news and wrapping paper. John W Nlcholnon, Agent, Athena, Ga For sample ot News, see this sheet. Nov 2St 46 tf FAMILY GROCERip. HAMS AND MIDDLINGS, mackerel, RICE, WIAJUK, LARD. CORN MEAL AND MOLA88E& 4k Sold cheaper than ever, br B. F. RAWLS, at No. 1, Eaat Uniofl< Not 16 46 if ~ DAviB jofiNsc ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLEB, Will praetioe in tho Soprano and Cireul Courts of tho Btata, also in United States Court4 for the District of South Carolina. Dee 18 bO 6n -- - . - a \ .. Keroarne at 85 Centa a Gallon, at Bl'KARH A COLTON'8. W? i April 4 H If 1 j