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Mr Terms Ciwh in Advance. -?a .1._.1 1_1' ,- ' THE GROCER'S CLERK. WV *. 8. OF.TCHEI.I,. ltnp-t ap-tap, sounded at tny office door, and Banc Darwcll, without waiting fur a reply to his summons, rushed in, and, setting my hand with a vice like crip, looked into n?y astonished face, with eyes brimming over With fun, mischief, and hearty good humor. ??Why?where, in the natito of tlic wonderful^ did you come from this morn ing . ' gasped I, as soon us I v as able lo command my speech. '?Rather snddou,.isn't it <<iiJ Well, L oceanic urud of folly and flimsy ? fashion, and thought -I'd cxperionlnt a litlo, by wuy of change. I came to ynur oity aa an employee of Crank & Grind r. grrcers.*' ??An employee of?eh?what'?.' I gasped, in consternation, as my brain di gested the possibility, that my rich, ele gant Irieiid, llano Darwcll, in one of bis strange freaks, had conceived the idea of serving tho prosperous firm he had men tioned. '?Listun," he answered, taking a chair and lighting a cigar. "I have become tired of tho hollow, unsatisfying routine ef faahion. I am smiled upon and ca ressed by the fickle fair ones?not be cause I am Bane Darwcll. n good-enough fellow, social, obliging, aud agreeable, furhaps?but because I am master of a ._o estate?owner of a mansion, with a brown stone front?the envied possessor of a goodly amount of bank stock, and like appendages. 1 sny I am tired of this, and as I am old enough to marry, I am determined to find some one who will lovo'me For myself?some one who will prefer my society to tho lisping, shallow, bewhiskered, ball-room beaux, aud devo tees of fashion. Oh! you needn't stare your eyes out at me; I menu every word I say, and I'm in my proper senses too!" "If I should act according to mV im* pressions of duty," I replied, at length, "I should summon the proper authorities, and have you placed in an asylum for all such poor uufortunates, for 1 verily be lieve you arc crazy." ?'No, no, old fellow, I'm just recover ing myself, after a long season of hallu cination," he replied, with a musical chuckle, at tho same time puffing a huge volume of fragrant smoko from his mouth. I tried to convince him of the utter Unreasonableness of his plan, but my ar guments were lost on him, and he honn left me as intent on his project as when he entered. The next day, as I- glanced from my nindow, I saw bun, mounted upon n grocer's wagon, dressed in plain, coarse garments, his fine face flushed with cx eroiee; he threw a comical, half-defiant glance at nm, as his rough vehicle rat tled up, and I, with n sigh, fell to cogi tating on the absurdity of human nature in general and of Bane Durcwcll in par. tioular. "If, by any strange, lucky chance, I overfcbecamo rich, I'll never voluntarily place my sol f in such a position," I mut tetcd, as I busied myself among innu merable documents and illegible manu scripts. Weeks rolled away. I saw nothing of Bano Darwoll, except nn occasional glimpse, which I caught of him as ho passed my office. "Doubtless ho is too much occupied in his new vocation, to bestow a thought npon an old friend, thought I, as, with a curling lip, I tried to dismiss tho subject from my mind. I Time passed ou?tho holidays drew nigh. Bane had fouud time to g\yo me a hasty call, assuring that he was, thus far, well satisfied with his sccmc, and that ho had found a young lady, who waa the embodiment of all his wild dreams of truth and sincerity. "In fact thero are two," said he. "One of them is a niece aud ward of my employes, aud tho other is a friend of her'a, visiting at her father's. They are to give a party the coming weck; I will tnunago to se cure you an invention, that you may judge if my opiniou of tho two young I ladies ia not eorreet. Luckily, I am pretty well up in the estimation of Mr. Crank, and aai treated more as a mem ber of the household than as an employ ee. It was fiy thi? means that I becamo acquainted nilh the young ladies of whom I have spoken. You'll attend the party, won't you; dear friend ? I am anxious to hear your opinion of them especially of sweet Anna Langdon, Mr. Crank's uiece. I must confess that I love her, while I ouly respect her friend, Lucy Morton." So saying, the curious fellow waltzed out of the room, without giving me time to reply, and I saw no more of him until the evening of the party, when, having received the invitation promised by him. I presented myself at the styl ish residence of the Cranks. Dane Darwcll was there before mo, notired in an elegant suit., which was in iH.dfwpinu with I.is [osition ?s u grn ccr'f clerk. 01 course I was introduced I to the ladies in question, and, at the first opportunity. Banc grasped my arm, "Xi'!.:iiii:iii;: '?One! question at a time, if you plouse. I do think her pretty, and very sweet looking," I replied. ' Ah, yes; 1 tell you, my fiicnd. she is j destitute of the mercenary principles which actuate ihe ladies of my acquaint ance, in my own city; 1 er beauty would attract the at tent inn of many a million-! stire, while s'c bestows her kindest smiles upon a grocer's clerk." I could not dispute his assertions in regard to her beauty, and he went on : "Such lustrous, bewitching eyes of midnight darkness, such a beautiful, olive complexion, such glossy ebon ! curls-" "Hold, Dane!" I cried, "you arc talk ing about aunt her girl altogether. I was speaking of tho girl with blue eyes und brown hair." "Oh !" he answered, somew hat de spnudeutly, "that is Miss .Morton. What do you think of the other?Miss Lang don ?" "1 have had but very little time to de cide." I answered evasively, for I felt as sured, according to my ability to judge of persons by their faces, that he was great'y deceived in the disposition and character of his inamorata. lie soon left hie, joined the lady in question, and I saw them afterward?, strolling, arm-in arm. upon the piazza, as, with an acquaintance, I pnS3ed out of tho crowded rooms to enjoy a few mo ments in the cool nir. On re enti ling the bouse, feeling somehow disinclined to mingle with the throng. 1 sought n quiet nook, where I was not likely to bo disturbed. [ entered a small room?a sort of boudoir, at the extreme end of the hall. The gas was turned off, so as to afford only a weird, partial light, and I sunk upon a sola, thinking to enjoy a reverie, for I certainly felt in the mood. The soft velvety carpet had not echo ed my stepp, and I had been but a mo ment seated when I found that 1 was not alone in the room. By the dim light I detected tho outlines of two figures at tiie opposite side, seated by a window, i was about to rctiro, when my ears caught a few words, which urrcsled my steps and decided mc to remain, even though I was playing the despicable role of eaves dropper. "Oh, Annie, how could you be so cruel ?" said a soft sweet voice, in a dis tressed tone. "You know you have en couraged hi , led him to believe that you cared for him, nnd he is so hand some, so polished, nnd above nil, so good and noble?why, I ahould be proud to win such a man." "Dou't be a ninny," was the reply, in a hursii, ringing tone ; "one would tfiiok you wore in love with him yourself. If persons will be so foolish und conceited as to aspire to marry their superiors, ?why, they must expect tobe trifled with. Mnrry Bano Dor well, my uncle's clerk ! Indeed, I'm nut insane quite, I think." "Ah ! then 'tis not the nian whom you will ono day innrry?'tis the mon ey ?" "Yes, if you will have it so; sinco you aro so much interested in thu affairs of Uncle's clerk, I fancy that you ought to rcjoico that I havo rejected him ; you may win him yourself. ?'For shame, Annie, you arc ungener ous !" replied the other, in indignant tones. "I ouly hope that I may be for tunate enough to win one so noble., even though be be ever so poor. I have mo ney enough fur both, thank Heaven." So saying, she rose to leave the room, as a tali form glided from the doorway, and I quietly crouched closer in my seat, fooling that a discovery, at least, would be unpleasant. The uext day Bane caiied to sec me, and, although his manner was somewhat depressed, no allusion was made to the affairs of the previous evening. After that he came often to see mc, and appeared more like bis old sell", though still attending rigidly to his du ties as a grocer's clerk. He often spoke of Miss Ijangdon, but more frequently the n unc of Lucy Morton dwelt ou his toilguo. He still continued visiting at the house of his employer, and, I hav ing Income acquainted through him, often accompanied him there of an eve ning. It wus a little curious that 31 r. Crank and his family should bo on such familiar torms with the poor clerk, but then be was bo gentlemanly and nice, the ladles taid, it was really a treat to enjoy his s n-ioty. Ono evening T accompanied uty frioud to the homo of his cruel pliuriiterj and Wo' wore .stated ^ ,-?>.-'.u^i the members cf thu family excepting Mr Crunk. Bano Darwell and Lucy Morton sat apart from the rest, apparently absorbed in the examination of a boi k of draw ings, though 1 thought it quite unneces sary that they should bo bo utterly obliv ious to all oUe. Bane had s emcd ol late to ignore the fact that Annie Ijang don had refused him, and at times, I was puzzled that ho had never bei rayed, by word or glance, the lact, that lie had overheard the conversation between the two young ladies ou the night of tlie patty. I funciod Miss Langdon half regret ted that she had accepted him : but, if .she did, it was evident that her regrets wore useless, for ho treated her with a cordial friendliness that utterly banished all sentiment. I busied myself in attempting to play the agreeable to Miss Langdon and her aunt, until the evening was nearly spent when I5r. Crank rushedMn, anil, without civiug a look t i any ono else in the room, seized the hand of Bane, and ex claimed : "Ah, you sly dog?to impose on us all at this rate I Now, to punish you, I shall read aloud a letter I have to night received !" ami, fumbling in his pockets he produced a letter and read : - - .> t. Nik-St., N. V. )' Messrs. Crank & Grinder: Yours is at hand requesting tin extension of your note, wit limit extra endorsers. This we cannot no, as our rules will not allow it, on such a largo sum. We would re fer you to Mr. V..k\\c Darwell, who is one of our directors and largest stock holders. We understand that he is at present in your city. If he will endorse your paper, wc will agree to your pro posal. Truly yours, A. Bond, Cash'r. I looked at llano, who, with flushed cheek and brow, arose and said : '?Mr. Crank, I have to apologize to I you and your family for the part 1 have j been playing. 1 grew tiled of being valued for tny money, and not lor myself, and conceived the idea of performing the role of a poor man. I came to your city and producing reliable references, I was enabled to seeuro u hit nation with yoUj whore 1 havo endeavored to perform my duties faithfully. 1 will cheerfully en dorse your paper, thanking you and your family, (this with a moaning glance at Annio), that you have regarded t. the same for believing me a poor eicrk. I now ask you to congratulate me on i having secured the love of a noble girl, who loves nie lor myself alone, for until this moment she believed mo poor, and she has promised to bo my wife." Mr. Crank glanced at Annie, and Lu cy, covered with.* con fusion at having their engagement thus aunounced, buried heT blushing faco' in her hands, while Aunic, evidently enraged at the turn af fairs had taken, harried from the room. Bane Darwcll now resumed his proper station in lifo, and. ere long I received un invitation to huj wcddiDg, when Lucy Mcrton became the wife of the rich aud elegant Dano Darnell. Annie Langdon'is yet unmarried, and no doubt regrets IW folly in rcfuing ta wed with Tiik GujocKR's Clrrk. - ? - Bin n i - Marriage of a Ppilr of Deaf Mutes. RlDUT?Armstrong?At the resi dence of J. Lindlcy in this city, on the 9th inst., by Iierl W. T. Currie, Mr. Charles II. HiduUt and Miss Harriet O. A nustrong. This was one of the most notable oc casions occurring in our town for a long time, aud as an invited guest we feel at liberty to make a note of it. Both of" the parties are deaf mutes, having lost the sense of hearing in early childhood, from disease. Tho bride is a sister of Mrs. Lindley, at\. accomplished and ami able lady, and after receiving a thor ough, education ? at Philadelphia, hue occupied responsible stations at Western institutions. The groom is u gentleman of culture and good business qualifica tions, at present superiutendaut of the boot and hdioe departineu o( the Wiscon sin Deaf and Dumb Institute, at Dela vun, and tho proprietor of a boot and she store in that city. The l our appointed for tho Crrcmo ny was 1 '. o'clock, bir. invited guests are not always particular to be present at tho hour appointed, aud for this rea son the rite was not performed until nea.lyl-. Du*t. fiuai'y, a goodly^ nu:u i iir .sere ;issernoled, and with smiling at^ju^?^4^a>Jffl>yrr aw'>ted the ap pcarancc "I' tho bride and bridegroom. Soon the It v! Mr. Currie presented: himself in the parlor, with book and papers in halld, ready to form that mys terious union between these parties which de.ith alone can sever Then the bridal p ?ir came in. joyous and blushing like nature in the gay time of spring. All eyes and ears were intent on the ceremony. How can they answer to the questions proposed, and repeat the parts required by the impressive services of the Episcopal church, when they can neither hear nor speak '! This seemed to be a question in tho minds of those prcSQUt. The query, howcucr, was soon answered. > r. Currie first read the charge t o tho assembly, that if any one knew any just cause why they should not be joined together im matrimony, be should declare it. Then the charge was pnSvnted to the bridal pair in writ ing as follows: require and charge you both." Ac. They, not seeming to think that the loss of tin- sense of hear ing formed any impediment to matrimo nial blis?, the usual questions were pro se; te 1 in writing to each in turn, and while they wire reading them they wore read aloud to the company. At the close each bowed assent?they having answered them in writing before the co r sin on y commenced Next came the novel part of the cere r. v. Mi. Cui?i ? .U uiu ihe part j of the bridegroom, ns follows, and bei repeated after the minister in the sign language to the bride : '"1 ( harles. ?ike thee, Harriet, to my wedded wife." Then tho bride repented after him to the bridegroom in the sane" manner : "I, Harriet, take thee, Charles to my wedded husband," A". Next the ceremony of the giving and receiving of the ring laid in the same I curious language of signs, the bride groom repeating : "With this ring I theo weil," Ac. I All things necessary to constitute them man nnd wife having now been satisfactorily managed, they were pro uounced man and wife, and after prayer dismissed with benediction. This couple were not at all disconcer ted during too ceremony, and nee med to enter into the spirit ot it as well as any people who havo the gift of speech. And from ?11 that can be seen they seoui fully to enjoy the poe.ioty of each other quito as well as those who can make signs nnd speak too. The congratulations were many and earnest, happily rcciivo I, and the best wishes of all present will ever accompa ny these friends as thoy go forward on the journey of life J An Act to Provide for the Con struction and Repair of Public Highways. Section. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate ami House of Representatives of of the State of South Carolina, now met and Kitting in General Assembly, nud by the authority of the same, That im mediately after the passagu of this act, the county commissioners of the sever al counties, shall divide their counties into highway districts, each district to contain not less than ten miles of public highways, and not more than forty miles, to be convenient for repairing highways, and may, from time to time, alter the same; and they shall appoint for each highway district a Surveyor of High ways, to superintend the expenditure of the highway tax and money appropria ted for improvement of Highways in his district, and to take charge, and keep in repair, at all times, tho Highways in bis district. Said Surveyor of Highways shall be removable at pleasure; he shall be responsible to the County for any damages which may Lc sustained within his district, through fault or neglect in the discharge of his duty. Said Sur veyor id' Highways shall give, bond to the County with good atid sufficient sureties, to be approved by the County Commissioners, in double the amount of money to be expencd in his district, lor the faithful discharge of his duties. Sec. 2 That lor the purpose of keep ing in repair highways und bridges, the County Commissioners of each County shall, on or previous to tho first day of January, assess a tux of eighteen cents, if 80 much be necessary, on every hun dred dollars of the lists of the County, to be paid in money or labor at tho obtion of the tax payer, and laid out in repairing highways and bridges; and they shall annually, on or before the said first day ol January, make out a tax bill for each surveyor of highways, containing the amount of the tax to be laid out by him in his district, with the amount of each person's tax annexed to his name, accompanied with a warrant, signed by the chairman of the board, authorizing such surveyor to collect such tax; and they shall deliver the several tax bills to the respective surveyors, and take their receipt for tho same. Sec. 3. The surveyor of the several highway districts, after receiving their several tax bills and warrants, shall pro ceed to give notice to the several persons liable to pay taxes, and of the time and place in which, and the teams, carria ges and tools with which they are re quired to pay their tuxes in labor; but no person shall be liable to furnish any team, carriage or tool of which he is not owner, except hoes, shovels or spades. Such notice may bo given to all persons resident in the highway district, neither personnally or by written notice left at their usual rcstdeuce; to non-residents by a written notice left with or at the residents of their tenants, \ agents, or persons having the care of their prop erty; all of which notices shall be at least three days, and, in ';aso of persons residing out of the highway district, at least ten days before the time appointed for them to commence their work; and if such non-rosidents shall have no ten posted up in some public or conspicuous [dace in tho district; and the surveyors shall make and ksep n minute of the time und manner in which tho notice shall be given. SEC. 4. Any person, after he has com mcoce.1 work in payment of his high wt y tax. shall bo subject to the direction of the Surveyor, as to the times whet), and the place where, his. tax OS shall be paid and laid out in labor. SEC. f>. That at least three-quarters, of tho highway tax in any highway dis trict, payable in labor, shall be collected and laid Ollt between the 15th day of .January and the 1st day o|* May, and the remainder In t wee n the first day of August and the 1st day of October, in each year, except ns hereinafter provid ed. SEC. i?. On any extraordinary occa sion, when any bridge or highway shall be destroyed or impaired so as to require immediate repairs, or should be obstruc ted so as to require immediate labor to remove the obstruction, it shall be the duty of the Surveyor, forthwith, to cause the highway or bridge to be repaired, or tho obstruction removed; nud he may, for that purpose, call upon and notify any inhabitants of the district to nfiord him tho necessary aid, or may hire other laborers, or employ other means to open or repair the highways and bridges ; and, in such ease, the notice shall bo deemed sufficient to any person owing taxes, payable in the district, in order to make him ltublc for neglect to pay his taxes in money, if such notice shall be given six hours previous to the time when he is required to nppcar and labor. It any person shall, in such case, perform labor more than sufficient to pay-the taxes due from him, or, if a person not iudebted for taxes shall perform labor, the amount of such labor, or the balance, may be accredited to such person towards his highway tax the succeeding year. Sec. 7. If, ou uny such occasion as specified in tho preceding Section, any Surveyor shall, for the space of twelve hours after application made to hint for that purpose by any citizen rcsidiug within his district, neglect to call upon the inhabitants of his district, or use the proper menus to repair or open the high way or bridge which may be out of re pair or obstructed, be shall forfeit aud pay to the County Commissioners of the County, to be expended in repairing highways in such district, the sum of twenty-five dollars, to be collected in the name of the County, unless such Sur veyor shall show sufficient reason for such neglect. Sec. S. If. in any such case any in habitant of the district whose name shall bo on the tax bill of such district whether any tax shall be due from him or not, shall, fur the space of six hours after being called on or notified by the Surveyor for that purpose, without suf ficient reason, ucglect to turn out and nssi. t in repairing or opening such high way or bridge, as h ; sit ill be required, he shnll forfeit and pay to the County the sum of three dollars, to be collected aud expended as provided in the preced ing Section. Sec. 9. If any person against whom a Surveyor shall have a tax bill, payable in labor, shall neglect, after being noti fied, as provided in this Act, to work out j his tax, he shall be liable to pay his tax iu money ; and the Surveyor shall pro aeod to collect the same, and shall have all the power the Count? Trcarurer has by law to collect Stuto and County taxes; and he shall proceed in the same manner in the collection, and shall have the same fees. Sec. 10. It shall be the duty of each Surveyor of Highways to lay out, in Buch manner as he may think beneficial in making and repairing highways in his district, all moneys collected by him in his tux bill, or receive in any other way for that purpose. Sec. 11. Kaeh nurveyor shall keep full and regular accounts of all labor performed, and all moneys received and expended in his district, out of the labor that may have been performed by any persons over and above their taxes, and ni?ke return of his accounts to the Coun ty Commissioners, annually, in the month ot November. And it shall be the duty of euch Surveyor of Highways to pay over to the County Commissioners ol the county any moneys which may re main in his hands unexpended; and any moneys which may be So received from the surveyor shall be paid over by the County Commissioners to the succeed i ing surveyor, to be exploded in the >aiu{ district. Auu wiuii any poraous shall have overpaid their taxes-, in labor or otherwise, tho balance shall be ac credited to such pois us on their taxes for the succeeding your. When any Surveyor of Highways shall resign or be removed from office, he shall ulso make such return to the County Commission ers as required in this section, ami turn over all moneys. bo.iks and papers per taining to hia office to the County Com missioners, or to bis successor in otfico, as they may direct. SEC. 12. If any Surveyor shall have failed to collect the taxes contained iu his lax bill, as required by law, or if he .-hall fail to pay over any moneys which he may have culloeted and not expended, the County Commissioners shall pro o d against Ulm upon bis official bond. Sec. 13. If any person receive or suffer bodily injury, ur dninago in his property, through a defect or want of repair or sufiieiont railing in or upon a highway, causeway or bridge, be may re cover, in an action, of the County by law obliged to repair the sa ne, the amount of damage sustained thereby, if such County had reasonable notice of the defect, want of repair, or of insufficient railing, or if the same had existed for the s line had existed for the space of twenty-four hours previous to tho occur* ronce of tho injury or damage; but no such damage shall bo recovered by a person whose carriage and load thereon exceeds the weight of six tons. S?C. 14. If, before the entry of an action provided for in tho preceding Section, the County Commissioners ten der to the plaintiff the amount which he would bo entitled to recover, together with all legal costs, and the plaintiff docs not accept the same, and docsamot recover upou his trial more than the sum so tendered, the defendant shall recover eostfl. Sec- 15. If a county neglect to repair any of the highways or bridges which, by law, it is obliged to keep in repair, or neglect to make the same safe and con venient, such County shall be liable to indictment'and fine, as tho Court in its discretion may order. The fine imposed in snclt case shall be certified to the County Commissioners by the Clerk of the Court, and they shall proceed to col lect the same from the Surveyor or Sur veyors of the highway district or districts charged by this Act with the duty of superintending and keeping said high way or highways in repair; the sum, when collected, shall be laid out in the repair of highways and bridges in the County. Sec. 1G. Each person who shall furn ish work on the highways in payment of his highway tax, assessed by the County Commissioners, shall be allowed, for a good hand, at the rate of ten cents for each hour. It shall be tho duty of the Highway Surveyor of the district to make such allowance for the use of teams, carriages and tools, as shall be equitable and just. Sec. 17. That all able-bodied male persons betweeu the ages of eighteen and forty-five years shall be liuble, an nually, to perform on the public high ways and roads, not less than three, and uot more than five days' labor, under the direction of the highway sur veyor of their district: Provided, That if any person, being warned to work upon the highways, shall pay to the highway surveyr, in the district in which he may reside, the sum of one dollar per day for each day required, the same shall bo received in lieu of such labor, and shall be applied by the said I highway surve}-or to the construction and repair of the highways and roads in the district. And should any person refuse cither to work on the highways and roads or to pay the fine imposed as n penalty fur refusing to work upon the highways and roads, according to the direction of said commissioners, the said persons sh ill be deemed guilty of a mis demeanor, and, on conviotion thereof, punished by imprisonment in the cour. ty jail for the same, for a term not ex ceeding thirty days. Sec. 18. Kach highway surveyor pro vided lor iu this net shall recoive fifteen ceuts per hour for the time necesaaily employed in discharging the duties re quired by this act: Provided, That he shall not receive execediug fifty dollars per annum, except in extraordinary cases, when the County Commissioners may. in thair discretion, allow a greater sum, n*?d. in no event, more than seven ty five dollars. j Sec. 19. The County Commi siouere I shall, for the y>ar 1871, levy no tax I .... .v-...I.: --.?.??? ? ?* - .? ....... j -.'i.utU lof 111 j sections 7. but sh*ill set apart a portion , of the tax heretofore authorized to be raised lb? county purposes, ami have the same laid out and expended under the provisions of this act. Sec. 20. All acts 'and parts of acts, inconsistent with this act, are hereby repealed. Approved March 9, 1S71. A pious negro womnn was onco caught by h?r master stealing a goose, and the next Sundap partook of tho communion, ufter which the master accosted her as follows : ' Why, Hannah, I saw you to-day at the communion table." "Yes, tank dc Lord. ina6M, I was lowed to b? dar wid do rest of His family,** "But, Hannah, 1 was surprised to see you there," ho said. "How it is it about tho goose ?" She looked a little surprised, as if she did not understand the question but catchfrhg the meaning exclaimed : "Why, sah. do you think I'se a gwino to let an old goojus stand at ween me and my Maker?" The world is like a treadmill which turns incessantly, and leaves no choioe but to sink or climb.