The Orangeburg news. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, December 24, 1870, Image 1
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" KNO WLTON ft " BULL,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS
ORA3?KRVR<iL S. Vt
AUGUSTUS B. KNOW ETON,
CHARLES S. BULL.
Mr. KnowitbH Will he at l.ewisville every
SATURDAY, and at Fort Motte on tlie 2d
t??d 4th FRIDAYS or every month,
jaly 2S tf
C?OKE & GO?KJ :5
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
o n a x a k b u n c, s. a.
Tf ill attend to BUSINESS in any of
i '>w.U,Vr^an4 ibr.?IU Ja^'MiRTS fo
District of South CarnMna.
T. H. COOKE. II. Pi CO?KE.
T. II. COOKE. Trial Justice.
will iTTESD PROMPTLY to all BUSINESS
?Blrmatod to hit ears.
jaaeSS tf
8E?BR00K, BROWNING
4si)
MEYERS,
ATTOUNKVS AT LAW,
+fltAftttKBI?K4* C. SI., So. C:?4
1. B. SEA BROOK.
Acting Solicitor 1st Circuit.
fcALCOLM I. BROWNING.
J. FEEDER MEVEPS.
Trisl Justice.
ssay M ly
" F. M. WANNAMAKER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
bo at i ?RANGEBURG, ea Monday*.
Fridays aad Saturday*.
At L1W11Y1L1.E on the other days tf the
Week.
ros IS tf
IZLAR & DIBBLE,
ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITORS,
oraxgelurg. s. ('.
Jiuas F. lit. a a. Sa mi kl Disr.i.c.
feb 38 * ly
AY\ E. AV. RILEY
TRIAL JUSTICE,
Residence In Fork of H'.tlisto.
ALL BUSINESS ENTRUSTED rill he
promptly and carefully aft ended to.
jaly 2? ly
N O T I O E .
The Subicriber respectfully informs the
CITIZENS of Orangeburg County that he
has on hand snd for sale, nil the CHOICE
Varieties of m? apes, fb/;e from rot.
Also the best Collection of Choice PEACH
ES, APPLE, 1'eab, ROSE TREES and
EVERGREENS Address
A. JOUR DAN, Poplar Clu'...
eept 10?tf St. Matthews, s C.
M- AIjBKEOIIT^
BOOT AND SHOE MAKER,
'.O R A X 4 ? 1? B L' R -LI, 8. C?
t > ESPECTFU I.I.Y INFORMS the t.ITI
l\ sens of Ora'hgcburg and Vicinity that
lie tins open' I at his NEW STORE Oil lilts
tell Street, between Messrs. Briggniatiti &
? *o. and Me Na m a rn A; Jones, with a complete
Stock of LEATHER, &e., and that he hus
?uflicient Workmen lo till all Ordcir riiiitt
fed to hi in.
Thanking the Public for pnst patronage,
r*^ pect full v solicits a continuance of the
? kmc. '1 ERMS CASH.
feb? oct 23 tf
FRANK MELLETT,
BOOT AND SHOEMAKER,
MOVKf/ vn
Squir* Ellis' Old Office,
OKA.VGLUl'KO, H. Ct
Is prepared to do all work in Ikt x\*>-*e
hue n* neat and cheaper than any other **an.
Please give me a.trial. All work WsriWrfer?
to k'?'c sat IsfSctlon.
FRANK MULLET*.
rTov 12 tfm
THE GUEAT 1MCTOKIAL ANNUAL.? j
Hosteller's United States Almanac f??- 1871]
distribution, frfati?, throughout all the United !
State?, and all civilized countries of iho YYe.v '
tern Hemi-phrre. will be published about j
the first of JUousi y. alttl .ill trho wish to j
Understand the true pTHlos'nphy of he'altl i
should rend and ponder the valuable sngges? >
tiotis it contains. In addition to nn adintr- ?
nhle medical treatise on the causes, prevent j
tion and crtre of n great tiariety of diseases, j
it embraces a Ir.rge ?mount of information;
liltefcsfuig to the merchant, the mechanic.
i lie milter, the farmer. I lie planter, and pro?
fcssional men: and |he calculations have heeH !
nude for auch sssridhss? and latitudes as are
most suitable for a correct and comprehen- j
sive Nation.\f. Calrnhah.
The nature, uses, and cxtraordituiy sani
tary effects of Hosteller's Stomach bitters,
the staple Infi!*! Vvl alterative of more than j
half i he'Christ lanworld, are fully set forth
in its pnj;es. which are also interspersed with
pictorial illustrations, valuable recipes for
the honsehold and farm, huhnorousanecdotes.
and other instructive nod amusing rending
matter, original and s-h-cted. Alttiutg tiie j
! Annuals to appear with the Opening of ll'e
year, this will he mie of the most nsefttl, ami 1
may It had fur the atkinrj. The pi oprietors.
Messrs I l?st et t er .n: Smith, nn receipt of a
?j ,1
two c?nt stamp, will forward a copy l>y mail
la any person who can net procure one in his
neighborhoods The Litters arc fold in every
city, town and village, and nr? extensively (
med throughout the entile civilized world.
I Pain is supposed to be the lot of us poor :
mortals, as inevitable as death itself und Ii i- j
hie at any time to come upon us. Therefore
U is impertatit that retuediaf agents should
i he at hand to he raised on an emergency,
when rhi sctninal principle lodged in the
_sys t? tu s! i iill^deyeh'p it sei f, und w o Jeel^ t he_ 1
i excriffn'ting agonies t f pain, br the depress
; ing influence of discs*.?. Buch n remedial
j agent exists in the Pain Km.i.ke, ivhoe* fame
J hns made the circuit of the globe. Amid the
Idenial ices of lh> polar regions or beneath
the intolerable slid burning sun the Ifo'p
j ics its virtues ??re known a'fd appreciated;
i Under all latitudes, from the one extreme to
j the other. s'i?roring humanity has found re
'. lief from many of its ills br its u?e. The
! wid.-? and broad area which tbiln edicitta has
j spread, attests its value and pottJhcy. Ffotd'
j a small beginning, the Pitin Killer hss push*
etl gradual^' aloup, making its own highway.
' solely by its virtues.
Such unexsmplrd success and popularity
has brought others into thr field, f. \'J> hate
. attempted, under similarity of name, to usurp
f the confidence of the peojile and turn it to
their own ?elfishn?'fs and dishonesty, but
their efforts luv* proved fruill?*?. while the
j l'ain Killer is still growing in public favor.
now TO MAKE HOME ATTK ACTINE" -
? Don't have yoUr stairs wtthaut banisters, at
, the risk ol breaking your ceildrcn't ne'Rl.
I Don't Iihvo wooden ceiling*, that ie^fftf* a
I eofd of lighiwuod to ilbiuiinaie the room.
Don't have windows without glass, so that
I whenever it ruins you must shut out the
i light of heaven. Don't have sashes without
j blinds, so thni the summer sun will dazzle
your eyes, v? rap your furniture and fade
your carpet, lint order all the necessary
1 materials for finishing your house in comfort -
, able style from l\ 1* ToaJc. Charleston, S.
C, the largest manufacturer of such things
j in the Southern States.
METALIC CASES.
THE UNDEHSIGNED HAS ON HAM'
all of the various Sixes of the above Cases,
which can bo furnished immediately on ap
plication.
Also manufactures WOOD C'OFFiNS as
usual, und at the shortest notice.
Apply to Tl. ftfOQS,
mm- it?Ora Carriage Manufacturer.
NOTICE
State of South Carolina.
OllANGEHUUG COUNTY.
In the Com mon Pleas.
John C. Pike, Trustee..^c, \
' .lohn McMichnel, et. al. J
I I'y order e*f Court in this case, the credi
tors of .lohn MeMichuel are required to
present and prove iii"ir uVftintida before me,
within three month." fron this date.
oeo. ddi.i veil
November 4, 1*"n> Hefet.
Nov. ? . 8m
REED lilt & DAVIS,
COTTON FACTOUS
ANS
v oi Commiwion Mercniinfft*
Aih/tr* W/mrt,
CtlAttliKSTON, S. 0.
"svtkm. IlKCnan/ KfMWaVR-MAN Davis.
tv IA flu?
OFFICIAL.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
STATE TKKASURT OFFICE.
CoM MHtA. S. C. December 1, 1H70.
rpili; HOOKS .,r the Treasury Office for
1 ihe Transfer atld Conversion of STOCKS
ay.I ROKDS frill lie.fclosed on and'nfter Ihe
hl'itlk iildtant 'in'il (lie 1st proxSnt?ri for con
science in preparing statement o't *-e5l
due to January 1, 1S7I.. .' ,
NILB8 (1. TACKKE.
Treasurer State S. C.
dec .1 e
EXECLTi VK DETARTMKX T
St\tk Ttifevtifcat Orn'k,
CoiirMUIA. S ('.. December 1; l*7M.
rpiIK INTEREST falling due on the
? Coupon Hoods of the Slnte of South
Carolina to the i?t of January. IS7I, will be
paid IN COLD on and after that dato at the
?Uhce of II. !!. Kiinpten, Financial Agent ot
flic State, No. tl, >i:isr:in Street. New York,
and Ht this othce.
The interest fulling duo on the Registered
Stoe'v of the Stale to .liitmiirv l?t. IS71. will
I." paid IN COLD on and after that date at
t tie Tyei'b.irv oiliee oiilv
NIL KS 0. PAF.KRR..
Tvca .nrer State Sou.ii Carolina,
dec 3 c
VX ORDINANCE
To Pfeifen I ILLICIT TRADE
or TRAFITC within I ho lor
por?<o jbitptiis of OfeUigelJ?trfcj
8.C.
Sr.CTicix 1. That from and ttfttr the (Uli
December, 1S7<?. any Person or Persona
found Selling. Bartering. F.vchanging, or
Disposing of Produce, (Suods, Chattels or
Mcrehuti lisc of any character between Ihr
j I'o'ii sof '.l o'clock I'. M. and .*> o'clock A. .M..
froai ihe 1st September to 1st March, ami
between Cie hours of Hi o'clock P. M. mid
I o'clock A. M. from the )?*? March to 1st
Sopirmhcr. shall subject the Offender to a
i Penalty unl exceeding Filly ;?'> I) Dollars.
Scr." _'. Half of the Fines Collected .-hall
'? be given to the Informer When sufficient
Protl' is given to Convict.
i Sn. ;>. Any Ordinance, orpait thereof.
contrary t.? repugnant to this Ordiiiace i?
herebv repealed.
Ki A. HULL. [t..s.]
Superintendent.
1 E. J. Ouvr.nns, ( Ink.
dee It) -It
AMENDMENT
TO ORIMA A.\f K to Haine Sup
plier*. Ac:, for /lie Town of
OriiiigclMirg. &. C
^Skction 1. That Miir llinersnt Ven ler or
trader who brings Horses, Mules.'Ac., in
the t orpor tc Limits of Crangeburg shall
forihw-iih make a Return lo the Clerk of
Council, the number of Stock on hsnd.
Sri'. Any Slock, BU?h as Horses, Mules,
Ac, Sold or Hargaincd lor and Heli?prcd
wiihin the Corpora to Limits or Outside ot
ihr Town of Orahgeburg during hi* or their
May, alter making his or their lletums to
the Clerk, shall be subject t" Hie Y*t of one
Dollar per Head.
Sr.e. :!. Vny Violation lo ftf 1 s* Ordinane
shall subject ihe Offender lo a l ine of not
less than Five ("it Dollars nor more than
T\\ ? nty-1'ive (20) Hollars.
Skr. 4. Any Ordinance, or part thereof.
Contrary to or ?cpugn.inl to I his Ordinance,
is hereby Repeal* d.
N. AUSTIN BULL; [i..s. j
lutciidaltt.
E. .1. Olivkros, Clerc.
dec 10 It
WASHINGTON HOUSE
lit
Mrs. M. w. stmtoir,
con \r. tt
CERVAIS & ASSEMBLY STHEETS
COLUMBIA, S. C
Convenient to the (irrenvillr and Charleston
Itailrpads and ihe Business portion of
the City, lisle of Transient
\ Board?Two Hollars
per Hay.
Regular Hoarders received at Hensonnblo
Rates
dee in tf
FLORENCE!
'THE BEST
Family dewing Machine!
I nequate? for
SIMPLICITY AND DURABILITt OF CON
STRUCTION.
fiXCELLINO ALL OTHERS In Its capaci
ty for all kinds of work without chnnge or
adjustment, and for Heauty and Elasticity ol
Stitch.
AOENCIES?503 RROAmVAY, N. Y..
and in ail Il?<v principal titles i.. ?li3 United
States and Orc'rit Hriluiii.
SlfA?FFEK A HRO., Agents,
CKsf??eston, S C.
C. II. HAM., Agent, OrrngetWrg, S. C,
a pi SO f/
It was a !)ii(et night in January, a
uigHt wh'Jll HtiMSfefM wanderers on the
lllrj'drjt lliight !m\o sunk down and frone!
to death, nud thf very marrow seemed
to congeal in oneVbonca. ,
"There's one nuratttagc in steam."
growled :i fat (ildfgstitloman in the cor
nel scat; ? wind at.d weather doit't afl'cef
it. No flesh tint) bjood horse could stand
a ii)-l?t like tlliafjbut tfie iron horse
keens straight ahead, whether t!!>j
thermometer is at-.'.cto or bailing heat.
Just then tlu> conductor entered.
"Tickets, gentlemen, it you please."
??It's a dreadful litght, conductor," 1
said fueling with stiffened fingern for my
ticket, iu the brenifc.pocket of my coat.
"Dreadful, sir." feelingly responded
the ? conductor. ?*Why, the brakumeu
can't litli tHltsltUg and so I* look the
other tfca* tthen fthey creep in, poor
fellows, to get a- breath of warm air at
the stove. We bave uot had such n
night since a 3car ago the Vhl of Febru
ary, when Tom |*!akcs!ee, the bnggsge
m ister, froze both his feet, ami a woman
who was coining on from Chicago, got
nil" at Bonn's Frier Corners, with her
baby in her arms, nccrpse !"
? Froze to dcatllT'
? "Aye, frozen to-death, ond she irever
thought, poor thing, but it was asleep.''
?.My baby's cold says shy, 'hut we'll soon
warm it, when we get home.' It Was
jtisl -tio< m nioht aw ttfiii'
Aurl ilto cM.dtitJtor dpenod the door,
11 plugged ncrnaj the <>*?iiing into the
?it'vt ear. oiyitig 'tit.:
"llardwiek !"
It was ijuite 11 cousidorablc city, with
a handsome irotf d>pot, flaring gas lamps,
and the us al crowd urouutl the plnttorm,
with hands in it* pockets."and tt^oigar
ends flaut thri^tgh the night.
U-?I?L-t5ftt-?r1i< tittf-fr hilft. Ifttfe ^CiJ'JS.
long train, and ttht one passenger entered
it?a slender yh'flng girl, wrapped in a
gray blanket shawl, and wearing a neat
little travelling hat of gray straw, trim
med with stone-coli.red velvet flowers.
She seemed to hesitate, l>kc one unused
to travelling, am! dually sat dowu near
\ the door.
"l'ardon inc. fitting lady," said T. "but
'you had bettlr co*tic nearertothe stove."
She started, Hesitated an instant, and
then obeyed.
"Dues this train goto Bayswater?"
she asked in a voice so dcliciotisly soft
ami sweet that it seemed to thrill through
I
I me.
I "Yes; etui I be of any service to
I yoti ?"
"Oh. no?at least hot itiiiil we reach
' llayawatcr. 1 would like a carriage
! t lien "
?We shrill not be there yet these three
I hours.
??pn we ctop again ?"
??Only at Kzmouth."
Site drew a deep sigh, fffc'e'rt/ihfe'ly of
! relief, and settled hack ill n cornor. By
' the HgHl r>f the lamp that hung in its
brrtss flflirre opposite, 1 could see her
lace, that of a l ively child. Apparently
j she was no mote than sixteen, with large
blue eyes, golden hair, brushed smoothly
back from her face, and a little rosy
mouth, liko that of :< baby.
? Do yon expect friends to meet you
at Bav-wifte.', 111 y child V I asked liter
j dentally.
' No sir, I am iroito school there."
"It will bs an awkward hour for you
tu .arrive at?otic in the morning."
'?Oil, 1 am not afraid," she said, with
in artless little laugh : "1 shall go
straight to the seminary
Sn the express train thendcred nn.
with steady. Cc:r.?elcsa pulsing at its iron
heart, ami constant roar.
Suddenly the signal whistle sounded,
the tra 11 bcga?: to slacken its Lptod.
"Surely we arc not at Kxihoutli yet,"
I thought I have fallen uuooff
sciounly asleep and allowed the progress
uf lime to csoape Ute."
1 glanced at my Watch ; it was barely
half past eleven, and 1 knew wo were not
due al hxiuuutb until alter twelve. 1
rubbed the frost from the pane nud
Idbkcd nut
W e had stopped at u lonely littlo way
station to the midst ol a dense pine
woods.
"Kxmoutli f *
It was the svti veitfff t>7 tfVt frfefty
traveler opposite
"No?1 don't kuow what place it is;
some way statiou."
??Does this traiu stop a* Stuiii?is
"Not geuerally ; trrty must have been
specially signalled hero. You are cold,
my ehihl) your toco tremble*."
'Jt is eMU," plic uaid, in a scarcely nu-1
dildu mlco, tiki wing her ahnwl around j
her, "Uhj 1 wish they would hurry on !" I
"Wo arc moving once more/' 1 said. |
'?Conductor"?for the man of ticket? was i
; passing thr.mgh the car?"why did wc
j stop at that backwoods place?"
j "Out of water," was the reply, as ho
hurriedly paBscd t!}.
Now I know perfectly well trlHt tills !
answer was nut the true solution of the 1
i
matter! Our delay dtd not exceed half
; ii minute, altogether ton short ti time for
I rcplellishipg the boiler; and where on
! earth was the water to conn' from in that
desolate stretch of barjen pincwoodi. )
Five minutes after, the cdnductor re
! entered tha car. I made room for hiui
j at tt.'y Side.
???Sit down, conductor ; you're uotli
ing to do t His minute."
lie obeyed.
"What do yn? mc'Hn by telling rife |
such .i lie just now I"
1 spoke under nry breath ; he replied
; in the same tone :
j '?'AWhrlt rfh??t ?"
?'About the reason ytid stopped to take .
? on a single passenger?a gantlet'? n who
, who has como.dovu from. Bays water." '
1 "i'ur tho pleasure of travelling once
mole ovei the .same route '!"
?Exactly so?lor the purpose of Ira v
| eliMg lor your own society. Don't be
alarmed Ft-r your own society?it's a de
. loetivo rll.'liccttlon."
1 abddt Id repeat the words in as
touishmcut, wheu he nioliuucd mo tu 1
silcucc
' The detective ? lie hits by the door
yoiuh'r, with a ragged fur cap pulled
over his eyes, ttid toft ever hce :i more
perfect specimen of the dilapidated coun
tryman ?" !
I smiled ; I could hardly help it.
"What is the case ?"
J_''A tuind-i-?a jnan^aud li's^yifc and
two litfT" children ? thrir throats cut.
lust night, ami (lie hoii.se set Oil lire af
, tcrwavds."
?! 1 Clreut heavens ! what a monster !"
We hud continued the couvcrsatiou
throug. >ut in a whisper, scarcely above
our breath; and Hot? th? >?nrtdtfMor rose
' and left uio to study lrie fat'd* til to) fel
l.r.v jmssengers with curious dread mid
J horror.
Somehow, often as I revolved the
mutter in luy mind, my fancy would set
: tie jii a coarse, gross-looking man uppu*
?it.:, with ii bushy heard and a shaggy
! . >ai. with (ho collar turned up around
his ears. 1 felt convince 1 that this man
j with ihe heavy hinging juw was the
i i aiu 1 and aH I Irfr^dtl !"ilively across 1
caught the wide open blue orb.- of the
? fair little g'.rl.
Obeying the instantaneous impulse of
inv heart, I srosu und went over to li sr.
j '*Vou heard what we were btyiug, my
j child r
? Yes?a rrttrder?oh. ho'tf horrible !
"l>o not he frightened?nu one shall
; htfft ; pu.M
J ?Site smile 1 up in my face with sweet
confiding innocence.
Our stay at Kx mouth was bat grief;
j but during the delay, I could so- that
j the watchful detective had changed his
r.cat for tine nearer Lho fVrtftish man in
the tfhuggy coat ?
' ? >e ?. ' faltered the joH?g1 giri. "they
? Itfeltod life cur d <>is at i*!x mouth ; tho
? are unlocking them now."
She was right.
??l'robablj they were fc.irlul that the
criminal would escape," I remarked in
an undertone.
??Will you?ma\ I truihlc you to
bring mo a glas? of vv.\ter ?"
I rose and made iny way towards the
ice cotdcr by the door, but with difficulty,
fur the train v..is again under rapid mo
tion. To my disappoiiitinY'.'/f., the tin
gob tut was chuiuetl t<> the shulf.
??No inatlof," said she with it winning
smile, 'T will com ! mjrsclf."
i drew the water and held up tlie cup;
j but instead of taking it us she appro
' uol cd, she brushed suddenly past me,
opened the dwr, and rushod uut upon
the platform.
??Stop her, n\<ft ttotl" shouted the
ttetectivu, springing to his Icet; she will
be killed; conductor brakeimtB, hold up!
There was a rush, a tumult, a bustle.
I was tii i upon tho platform ; but it was
j empty ami deserted, save by a half dozen
brakefpen, who scimesj horror-stricken,
j "She went past mo liko a shadow, sml
jumped off as we crossed Cairn turnpike
j rNiad," he sttrfAmerc'ff''
"dumped off the express train. Well,'"
said the conductor, shrugging his should
ers, "sha must have bocn killed instantly
What tuttd I illy !"
'?It is live httudrcd dollars out of ?ny ?
pocket," said the <1< tcclivc ruefully. "I
didn't want n row befufb Y^e j^?fc tB l^Js
wtiter, but l ?va? il confounded foul. A i
woututi cornered will do auything, I
believe."
"What ?" T ejaculated, "you surely <b? ?
not mean that child?
"I mean,'' said the detective caljuly, (
??ll!at ifitld, nl yiS call lief, is Atilht
Horton, a married woman twenty-six j
years of age, who last night murdered
Ibur persons in sold blood, and wa
Irving to escape to Canada. Thai's what
I mean."
The train was Stopped, and a party pfl
us, headed b* the cdlkldctor and the
detective, wciit b:itfn t,; search for any i
traee of the beautiful, creature, whose
loveliness und nppaieut innocence had
appealed to my tup ithics. Nur was it
long before WO found her. lyMhg r-tiite '
defttj hf the ?id? of the track, frightfully
uwuglou Vj in'; force of the lall and .
mutilated almost Gcyoiiu recognition.
' Well, she's escaped justice in this
world, if not in the next-,'' said the I
detective gloomily, as be stood looking j
down upon the retuain-?.
'?l>o you stipfotb sin* eSpCct*?}! to b* j
able tu spring id) ttie moving train with.- .
out injury !" I asked.
"Without it.n?-11 injury, women tin
rensoning creatures'. Hut I never
dreamed of sucjl insane lolly or I should
have taken prompt measures to prevent
it"
Tlife'y lifted up the fair dead filing,
nud carried it to the neatest place ul
refuge?a lonely Minn bouse among the
frozen hill*, and we returned to the train,
reaching Ihtyswntor only a few minutes
beliintl our regular time.
And when in the next morning tj papers
I read an recount of the marderos. 1
-Up ^JjJ^ Uui
eyes and rojiy^
"\7r.
ixniiiv ui l'olior.
I
Von lannol sec now, RS wo did ten
years atrn. tho cab tu tnolcs kurroNrnic'*
by planters, merchants and politician's
! calling tlieinsolvos gentlemen, wjio would
' gamble from morning till night, am!
again till morning, staking, ami often
j losing their entire fortune- Wo d > not
u ?w o.ic ?unter till) elegant, gchtleill uily.
profossi mal gambler, wh > w ts Reco n
plishcu in every* way, and nut least in
j tho use of pi>lol ami bowic knife. Well
educated, fascinating gentlemen were
ihuv. wbosc liuiuh were again and again
stained with the blond of the r fellow
creatures. All this clats ol men arc
? hardly to be found in the south-west in
thi- go,oily year uf our Lord lv7't. The
! war did splendid scavenger Work in
I sweeping them into the other world,
i l>ut the Noting men How entiling intu
life, who wutihl hays, been sueh'as they,
liml a better existence in working for
their daily bread. The gang of gain
biers who arc our companions on this
I trip belong to altogether another clus
than those w!i ii>0 pi .it- s thej fill. Tin -
iirtl what the panel thief is to the b itik
l/iffglar, what burns i- to Morrr.-'^y: 1?
? i> auiusiug for your experienced travel
ler to watch tho tricks ai.d schemes of
these miserable wretches. One of them
is short, rather carries under his plug
hat a cunning, greasy, suiooth-shurcii
i liice, which Ii as small, lernet-like cyan
in it. and a red, snub nose, like a car
buncle, imposed upon it. The man is
I called the "Judge," and is. 1 believe,
the loader of tiro gang, although anoth
er fellow in cr'miuou chillies, with n wul
lish, cowardly countenance, gives the cue
i i ali their iloings. 'I hr third thief of
tlii: party is .small in stature, with a
blaek moustache, and an assumed woo
be-gone bu k. It is be. who, in their
make believe games, bets wildly and
largely, who.most always loses, gets an
gry, and aypoals to the lookers-on. The
fourth of the sa-atud looks like an honest
tradesman, wh i ought to b2 in better busi
ness that> hotting.
One day these gentlemen were play
ing at poker, which is a fu vor it o game
for their nefarious purposes. The "t'ar
pcnter'1?WO Will give them such mimes
as describe th-eni best?had dealt ?Kcr
ret-cyes" a Im.rVd of fbreo kirrgs and a
seven and eight of clubs. To "Wolf?
mouth" he-gave three aces and a nine
and ten of hearts. With theso hamls '
"Kerrttt-oycs" and "Wolf-mouth" b ?
gait to bet nud brag in the most CJTcifOil
way, talking to catlv Other, appealing to*j
tho crowd, niul getting up an enthusi
asm frciiy rrrtfch as the oluWn and ring
UKUtejr do hi tltc circus, shouting aud
running in ol-'d'or to make the audience
b-iHeVc Irljrl l!ie iiorso which lho"eutiio*
<|uceii" is riding h going feitrfully f???$.
when it is a!! u sham, gottcu up f^fte^
feet. Such was the excitement abotfif
our steamboat gaming tablo.
??I see your twenty dollars and go liftjf
beltnr," shouts "Ferret-eyes."
'?1 scy you fifty and go ten .better,"
streamed "Wo)t-mouth."
"I see that and; make it one hundred,'
(Ties " Kern t eyes."
At tlii.> point llicrc was a dead pnrh&
and silence, broken in an instant by
?? Wolf-month," who turned beseechingly
to the b^-Htaitders with ihr? remark !
"(jcutienict!. I'm blowcd il' I ain't
snapped."
Meanwhile moving around tho table
there was a peaked, sandy-haired man,
who has on board forty mule-", which he
is taking :?> Memphis. Tilth fellow had
seen l'"th hands, ami knew "Wolf-mouth''
haii tiic strong cards. ?'i!>t fit this mo
ment he caught the gambler's eye, who
rout limed :
"Kflhada mule, wouldn't T sling
him, ears and ftllj atop o" that pile?"
"You kiu bet niie of my mules," was
i the answer of "Sandy-hair."
"Will ynrt t.'ko the idulc ?" cried
?\\\.it'-innuth" to ?Felict-r'ycS."
"Yes," answered the other, asking the
^Carpenter," as he had a right to by
the laws of the game, for two cards in
place of his seven and eight of clulffi.
, Tin- obliging gentlemen at once cuiu
' pliedj giving him the fourth Uing and
j un ace. "Wolf-mouth" did not usk fur
inure. T!u'y.,i!ho,t?ed their bauds. "Fur
ret eyes" sWcpt in the pool, and "Sandy
hair'' to his dismay, had lost his mule.
liow lo tttthi rt Son nad "Fliilah*
now to nurN a son*.
1. Let him have his own way.
2. Allow him a free use of inonoy.
Suffer Iiittt to roam w lierc lie pVaseS
j on the Sabbath.-,
1 4. I 'ire I'.'iu full access tu wicked com
panions.
i ?. fall him to no account fur ffls ov?
j uings.
7. Furnish hi.n with no stated employ
mcut.
now to ??hni.sm" a iiAt:ntt:KR.
4
1. Ho always telling her how pretty
she is.
2. Instill in her mind a propsr lure
of dress.
j 3 Aeeustom bar to so rritieh p'teSSnTe
. that she is never happy at li'oirfe.'
4. Allow her to read nothing but nov
els.
r>. Tench h^r nil the nccouiplisiacnt*
j but none of the utilities bl life.
I G. bleep her in the darkest ignorance
of the mysteries of house keeping.
7. Initiate her into tHff priv'eipl?' t)*ai
; it is vulgar to do anything for herself,
j S. To .?tieugthcn the latter belief, let
icr have a lady's in ihf.
9. And lastly, hiving given her such
, an education, marry her it: i ctorK tfp'o'rV
, 5-100 a year, ur to a lie tenant! going' out
I to a fort.
( If. with the above careful training,
j your daughter is not finished, you may be
sure it is no fault of yours, and you muff
; look Upon Iicr escape as nothing tMo&i of
! a miracle.
Tin: Samk om> Ground.?"My dear
i Mrs.?Jone?," said Mrs. llfowri, "lt>idb
near to my bcusitle. I am ilying, and I
wish to say a few words to ynti."
"Yes inarm," sighed Mrs. Jones.
'?Well, Mrs. Jones," ejaculated Mis.
Brown, "von and I have had a good
many tills in our day, and now I part
with \(.u in peace; can )on forgive mo?"
"Yes inarm," sighed Mrs. Hruwn,
? indeed, indeed I enn !''
"Am I forgiven?" ejaculated Mrs1
Blown. '? i os, murin," rc'spuded Mis'.
?Tom v wit*; difficulty, iti consequence of
t*u' intensity of her nnginsli ; nh'd thru
sin- attempted to weep' lief Way out of
the dying woman's room.
"Stop n moineint. my dear Mrs. Jone*,'
Slid the oxpiri'.ig Mrs. Hroun, "1'vo
another word to say. f wish' to have it
understood that if I get well everything
goes back, and wc stand on the same old
ground.
"Where arc you going?" .?nid rt
Scotch gCntlotfttU in a thief. wlrojn he
observed rraWling through a hole, in the
hedge into liiV gsvde-i. "IT iclc a\?nii\"
replied SrVney, a - he hastily retj'efcite^