TWO DOLLAUS PER ANNUM. J> ^G(|I),AND OXJn CC|>IJNTli,Y. .?tt--: <{ ALWAYS IN ADVANCE j-L 1? V VOLUME fi. J" . SATURDAY MOftNlNG, NOVEMBER, 9 1872. NUMBER 39 THE ?tf^?WmCr HEWS PX7BLISTTED AT Cm A TST^T^tTKO p/y ttitt JR ANGEBTTRfl \FWS 0 ?? ?? >?> 2d " . 1.00 A Square consists of 10 lines llrcvicr or *bne inch of Advertising space. Administrators ^ti^eS, ?.;..*.;;..*.ifc? 00 Naticcs of Dismissal'of Guardians, Ad ministrators, Executors, &o.$0 00 Contract Advertisements inserted upon the taest liberal terms. rr ati'onal Bank, Charleston, S. C. muy'iM wco tf WASHINGTON HOUSE UY Mrs. II. W. Str?ttoii, cobnku *GKRVA1S & AS8EM?LY streets COLUMBIA, 8. C. ^Convenient to the Greenville and Charleston Railroads and the Business portion of ,; ? the City. Rate of Transient Board?Two Dollars . 'jjf per Day. ?egular: Boarders received nf Bessonablo etes. THE RED MARK ? .?t??W ?u? "la this Rushtori'a It was a handsome young man who asked this question?a stylish fellow, with plenty of liirht whiskers, artd tho I.itest style id* tie and collar. Aud the girl who had opendd the door for hint, in that pretty country place wltcre tho richest people Were not very fashionable, was not a servant, but a young lady ? Mr. Bushton's only daughter hefsdlf. "What a preffy Iittlo soul !" Itc t bought. Then, as she turned her head, he wondered for a moment -whuther some body had just slapped her on tho left cheek, there was such a singular mark there, exactly liko the Bcarlct priut of a palua and four fingers. ' Bat that mark had been there all Fanny Bushton's life, and it was hor one grief, her p rpetual tvasu aud tor ment, she had grown morbid about it* in these early days of womanhood, and would willingly have been flayed alive to be rid of it. Hut there were no COUiosticS a.id no arts of?urgory that bould remove it. ( There the red slap must bo as long as she breached, its batofui scarlet uttraco ing the first glance from every stranger "Mr. llushtqn at home r"' said Luke Ixobbins, with a boW.Wf w JU.. "Yes " said Funny. Then she ushered Mr. ltobbins into the parlor, aud went away ; aud in n iew moments tho mill owner sauntered in. i It was a business call,' though made not exaetly in a busjilcss-like way.;? There had been pome/delay of a traiu, and the factory was closed wheu Mr. Bobbins reached Mill Hollow; but those few words ubout woolen Bluffs were easily ?nid, and the confidential elerk of tho New York linn of Kiuk & Ilawley knew th?st the manufacturer was a mau | of etriet integrity. The business Was easily completed, aud then Luke Uob J iias r ose to depart^ " * "But you are out of your reckoning by this delay," said the old gentleman, "and the hotel a long way off, and I j should be pleased to h live you stay over ! night with us. The wife has one or two j spare bedrooms, and supper will be i ready in fifteen miuutca. Let us have the pleasure of your company." ' "Thanks," said Luke Bobbins "You are very kind. ' I feel tempted.'' Then he thought of tbc pretty ftfee with the red slap upon the cheek. 1>uj pile that .slap, he wanted to see it again. Xt sat opposite to him ut supper timo. "The bust and kindest face in the world," he said to himself a dozen -i/nea Aud he did his best to win a little chat hum- the s*hy girl, who could not forgot her tormenting mark until they sat in i be twilight on the piazza afterwards.-^ Then he discovered that she could talk. As it grew dark, and the Crickets chir ruped iu the hedges, sho grew merrier aud merrier." '' *? it f f, ) ? j m Through tho evening: shadows Luke saw tho girl's finely cut profile and ex quisitely shaped head; and the moon turned all to black aud white soon, and blotted out the rod mark. And he eat as close to her as ho dared. And her robin sweet voico charmed him; and what she said waa bright mid fiejh, aud he fell in love, as uieu do, for au hour. Men actddlly do fall iu dove for. am hour. Women 'cannot/ elcthat. They pretend to be fascinated very often, but it is real or m tl:1ng With' them at heart. Boor little Fauoy gave away her' heart thai night in one whole lump, it is always best 'to keep a little piece, it one can ; Jntt sometime* that la imposs ible, i Ulf "Oh, what a beauti'ul night!" said Fanny, as she stood ou the porch with her mother., .after ttyc gentlemen had retired.' "Bitch a?fiirc brafeze, aud sdeh a bright moon." . , ? "The inuxjuitos do bite sr> dreadfully though," said the ?Aioiho'r,.I*hnd it in quite damp. 1 We'd bettor rotiro. 1 wouder whether your pa will bo if?tefied with to-morrow's breakfast. lWr?pcs ask visitors so unexpectedly/' 4r aaw Married forty und single twenty take different VieWs of life somet imes. Fanny went to bed to dream of Para dise; Shd the next day was all happy in memory of a parting pressure of tho hand, and a whispered hope that they might often meet again. - ? a *u ??u U A 01 eoe ??i ? 5 i>^e "What a pity that mark is, thought ytm?g llobbius. "Sho's n darling littl? tiling. Ajld I suppose that Rush ton "is a very rich ujan. A youug man might do worse than bo his eon-iu- law." Then as the car whirled him away, he Baid to himself. "What a pity that mark is." Nevertheless ho went dowu to Mill Hollow very often after that, and ho was with Fnuuy most of tho timo. Fan ny's mother felt that though this suitor was not richg be was tligibh? > und she kuew that th'at redH?rk >was a disad vnntago to her Fanny. Fanny's father was an honest, kindly old mau, who did love his daughter dearly. . Alone together the old people spoke of the probabilities* "He certainly means something," the inothor said. "And they*VouMif altfays live Wich tft," said papa : "wc never could part from our only one." Our eyes grow u.-ed to everything af ter a whi'c. Luke Robbiu's forgot that there was any' mark On "Fanny's face/ uulcss something particularly culled his attention to it. At Mill Hol low they knew Miss Rushton, and .io one stared at the sweet bluiutidied face. Ho loved her very much at times, though there were long hours in which he never remembered her existence. I .-suppose none of ua ever quite believe that the men wo are fondest of work us into their bargaining and ledger keep ing, as we work them into our scWiug and preserving. If ho only thinks of you after dark, you area happy woman. If he takes your memory out with his dress coal and evening tfc, consider yourself blessed. Twice a week, at least, Luke thought enough of Fanny to buy her a boo, net, or Home musio, and to spend two hours ou a dusty railroad for tho sake of see ing her. He felt her love for him in her very Quger tips; he saw it in hor eyes; he heard it in her voice. Ho was a mau .who is hiioyy,in beixig behead... A^Jm was not old Mr Riiehton's money that made him decide to oiler himself to her, despite ihn red m.irk. Vus, tho' next time he wont to 31 i 11 Hollow h* would ask Fanny to have him for better or for worse, ^ud he kucw that she would say "yes" very well. There are evil moments iu every one's life?motneuts tint' change one's destiny tor the WOist. 11 only it had rained ode morning ; if only Fuutiy had fallen ill ; if only she had not undertaken that trip to tho ueighboriug city, jus.t when she did, this would have been a differ ent st-'ry. Sh_e used to B? shy of going into the crowded streets alone, and even when with her un'ther wore a thick veil, and felt uncomfortable when any one looked at licr. Rut now sho cared nothing for stranger's oj es. Somehow her blemish ed face had found favor iu his. Hud he not told her how sweot hsr eye* were ? Had he not ki.-scd hor hand 't Was she not sure he loved* her?her most per fect o^ all liviug tuen 1 l^ct. thcin staro. The prettiest girl living Was not so hap She went smiling dowu to the city . She made her liltlo purchases with a light hoait. And theu, whiling away an hour of wailing over a strawberry short-cake,'in n pretty restaurant, she saw Luko Rpbbins?yes, really Luke himself coming to mcot her ! ?'?Looks as if some one had slapped her iu the lace,*' boid a giggling girl's Jroiee. . . And he turned his head as ho sat at a table and saw hor, and went to her at jOunc.'V? f r>} ? Oh," ?I^aSRglatl tiatlBOCk JjUt/' *iid Fanny. "1 .-jiipp-^j 1 uughl to start at once." >Aj\ i{ . ? . \ i . "And I'll gy?with you,"suiot Robbins. He saw people stare at hor us they passed dowu. . the room. Putt of the staring was at i the mark; part of it at the pretty "jfilpj and figure. Hu laid it all to tho marky an she had ail her life. It made hi u uncomfortable. But that his llfoughta of hor were what they Were, it could not have affected him ; but Iiis futuro wife, as he already thought her in heurt, thai was-ditfereut. He grew very grave. It was a terrible blemish. Iu those moonlight lovers' walks in tho country, he h;:d forgottou all about it, but in bright Rroadway hoW it forced itself upon hi in ! Kvory otio stared so. In tho ?tage which they soon stepped into, a little child's iunocout imperti nence, pointed its linger straight at the mark on Fanny's faeo with au: "Oh, how funny W ^ r,v Its. uarso slapped |tho artitfn paTtn at once, and turned .scarlet Lfefsalf, but that did not mend mattere. At lllc ferry there was a crowd. Luke had passed Fanny in first, a.-.d stopped to pay the faro. , "Two," said he. "Tho old lady," asked tho '.man. "No," said Luke. k "Oh, that ouo with a red acar on her face," said the man, lowering his voice. "All right." |. "Confound you !" said Luke in a ragi X They crossed the ferry toMther, and he spoke uo word to her, nor b?c to him. Ho handed her into the cartjff Then ho press d her delicate litt'.o hand.. "Good bye, until wo mcctf," he said, and stopped to tho platform. There stood one of those white beard ed, red cheeked old gontlcmjen who are always members of clubs, who; arc always fast to a certain degroc, amir who effect to be "judges of womcu" inMuch a way that is insulting to every wpinan, siuoe it places her on a level wit-'i wiuo and horses, having nothing whatever to do with anything but her peripoal attract Sons. ', "Ah, how de do ?" Said this old gentle man, grasping Luke's banco* "(jlad to see you my boy. Doing 0ic gallaut, I see. No relation V \ "No," said Luke. (* "Thought not," said th/e old gentle man. "Wc let our sisters and cousius take care of themselvos/ for the most part. Pretty figure rathe* ; good step ; but confounded ugly reeVmark, a man wouldn't like that?-ch Lul?o?'* "No," said Luke, "n^uian Wouldn't like it." Something rustled at his elbow. "I?d loft my parcel, dir. Bobbins," said a cold, sweet litilo voice. Fanny there, so pale that ti^o mark looked pine scarlet. "Thanks, /Don't trouble yourself." j But be went baj^t^MLcar with her, J and he would have pressed her pretty I little hand once more, but she kept it from him somehow. She had heard his speech, "a man wouldn't like it." She had heard the j speech that caused the answer And I, leave you to judge remembering how she loved him, what her sad feelings were. ' She beard me," said Luke to him self. "She heard him?confound him." And as he looked after the flying car, two little tears came into htsoyes. They trickled doWu upon his cheeks ; he wiped them away. Suddenly be felt that he loved Fanny Ilusllton from bis soul ? i that this cowardly sort of trouble that the remarks aud glances of strangers had caused him would never make him ashamed of himself again. "Fanny, my darling," be said to him self. ' Fanny, my deare.-t love, your lace is dearer to me for its blemish, and you shall know it bet?re I sleep. You should, were you a beggar. I'll bide you from the world's cold eyes on my bdsom durling ; and I'll love you all the more I for it." Aud but for the place iu w hich I he stood, ao would have s tbbed jloud iu his agitation. lie took the next train to Mill HoL low. He walked up the garden path in the twilight, lie asked f. r Mi&3 Fanny. ' She hasn't come iu yot," said the servant. "They are so frlgh to nod about her?master and missus?but I tell 'em she'll turn up till right." Luke's heart sto?d still. A prcsedti llietit o** evil filled his mind, lie luid seen Fanny into trie car, and tho'traiu Stopped within sight of her father's door. So, in tho {.athertng darkness, two anxious meu went, down to the drpoti . hoping against hope. L 1 j She stepped out on the platform sud denly. Either sho was bewildered, or she did it on purpose. We wore going full spctid. Sin; had a blue dress and a white bat, and there's a ted mark on her luce. They'll kninv-her by ll ut." 'ihat was the conductor'? story. That was the story that L do und Eanu)'? fulnci heard at lust. Did she step gut pu purpose, or Was she bewildered Krt (\i>& only knows?no living being. Luke tried to believe that what she bad beard him say bad had nothing to do with it. But it was loo late now to tell her what he fell?too lato to hide her sweet IjCC oii his heart. lie could only stoop over her, as she lay in her eolhn, and pr^ssod the last kiss bis lips ever offered to any woman npon the cold oljook s i bat even in ibo death hour, boro still upon it that fatal red mark. Tho Sons qi the Decanter. "I '? ? ? ? sicked a i?*ft There Wits an old decanter, and its mouth was gaping wido; the ruby wino had ebbed away and left its crys tal side ; and the wind wont hum ming, hum miog! . up and dottu ? tho sides it flew, and - *' through tho reed like hollow neck the widost notes it blow. I placed it iri the* 1 w ! n d 6 w Whera tho blast was blowing free, and fancied t h d t it t pale mouth sang the queerest strains to me: "They tell mo, p" ti ti y conquerors !** '>'? that Plague has slain his ten, and war his hundred thousands of the vety best of men; but I "?'twas thus tho bottle spoke?"Rut I have con quered more than all your famous conquerors, so feared aud famed of yore. Then to nie-, you youths and maidens coino drink from out of my cup the beverage .tkat dulls tho bruin and burns tho spirits up. aud puts to shame the conquerors that slay their, scores below; for this has deluged mil lions with a lavatido of woo. Though in the path of battle darkest waves of blood may roll, yet while I killed the body I have damned the very soul. The cholera, the sword, uever wrougb', auch.ruiu a* I, in. mir to. ., or malica, on tho in nocent have .brought. And still I breathe upon them, and l hey shriuk before my * breath; and year by year the thou ssuds treads the disiual road* to death 1" Singular Mormon Story. Tho Hornau'* F/.rp&xUcr. a Mormon journal has been publishing articles in favor of polygamy, and giving instances of happiness iu the plural marriage state. As an offset to t'bmC of the itories, tho Salt Lake Tribune tells the following which is vouched for as strictly true: A few years ago there lived in tho town of Spanish Fork a man who was blessed with a loving companion. She wan Che wife of his early years, kind, loving and affection ate. She fairly idolized her husband, his love for her being equal. They lived only as those do who love each other with true uffec tiou. But the Elders were continually advising the husbia 1 to take anoth-r wife, telling him it was the only true road to salvation. .. ' But," said ho, 'my poor wife will go crazy. She could never be satisfied with that State of life." "What!" said the bishop, "do you pretend to bo govurued by your wife'( Ave you going to lojC salvation that you may please your wife? It was damned foolery like that that played the devil with man iu the first place ; for pleasing a woman Ad \n\ was driven out of the garden of Buen and, like him, you, to pleaso your wife, would throw away your salvation. Now, I advise you to take another wife as quick as possible Or else Iread tho ill will of tho Lord." Hearing this, the poor fellow was pre vailed upon to take another wife. Ho did so, and as he said, Ris poor wife be came ftarttic. Alter suffering with grief fur a few months s4io became hopelessly insane ; their her love turned to the utost deadly hatred. ? She was continually swearing vengeance against her husband In ?hc. course id'timc her husband died, atid his funeral prouessiou passing her door, she ran out, and, following the hearse, threw stoncS'at it the whole way to the grave, cursing the dead man as the pause of all her trouble In a fow mouths, she herself passed n?vay. The Tribune adds: "Now let the reflective aud holtest Mormon susrer what was it that poor distracted jtirsed and stoned because of her blighted life ? Was it uut polygamy t ' Why hs a selfish iricud like the letter ??F !" Because, though the'fat in pity, he is the last in nelp. M ? IUI UM j vComing Home? ? BT hUMf."1-1*" ?' * t?h k lata Tho Welcome letter is rcad^?thrice welcome, fertig toys, ",I wjU be, fcojno to-1 uight." How Boftl/bright the motho'v's | eyoB, as sho busies herself about tho houso' moSihg ahd ioviting .for tho ab seut ono. How^morrily ibe> children shout nod caper as they" aro told that Papa is comiug home to-day." Mothorfprepsrc3 his Favorite cHsh fbr tho late tett:'sister Anna practice* over the old Scotch batiad papa loves bost, and, Hop and Hattio can sc a rool y wait for nightfall* The flour COtn?s at length, and brings papa latten With all tho#e p'nr?ells' which are so ?elightfully mysterious to tho chil* dreu. >Vhnt a glad shout and a rush, to greet papa! !? "What a flood of happy questions and uuswer What an undoing of the parcels, whoso Wrappings arc so troublosome, and whose strings will knot! Thon the pet rabbit and Miss Dolly's new dress, made by Hattin's own tiny fingers are Bhown and much admir ed. The evening swiftly glides away, the gOod uights arc said, and all go to rest, while tho old clock ticks ou more con tentedly than ever, now tho master is hoiiiu again*, or at least, mpthor thinks so as she lies listening to its sound* a few moment before falling asleep. _j1 "Jimmy, father is coming, let's run," and two dirty, ragqed little creatures bur ry out of tho ba?cment into Which a drunken man stumbles tho next mo ment. , Finding no ono there but his poor, miserable wife, he begins (ho. usual or der of things by cursing and abusing her. The tfbuso at length reaches tflows and the W/ctchcd Woman escapes into the street, calling loudly for help?her hunband following her. i ' That's Jim I'll bo bound," mutters tho policeman, n& he buttons up hi - eo.it and staris dawu too narrow, dirty streets in the direction of tho soimds while the children cower tromblingly in the cor ner* now and then peering forth to see if "Father is coming." Loud fierce words aud o-aths reach their ears; and soon thoy seo the "star,' shiuiug and, know by that the policeman is coming back and, by tho noise and contusion, that he is takiug "Father" tu the sta tion. . When they arc quite past, aud out of night' the flighted littlo pbject draw a long breath of relief, aud come out of the corner aud go back to tho hovel they call "homo" comforting themselves with the assurance, that "Father Won'tbo home to uight, any way." "My darling is coaltng h iine to day," whispers the young girl to herself, a-* gho flies about now here, now there, restless with joy, and snatching every possible moment to read again the dear lines which brought the gla l ti lings. She counts the hour.* and moments- as they drag along?to hor at least?aud, as the time draffs uear, sho takes out the white dress aud pretty ribbons sho woro tho night John told her she "looked so beau titul," and after a careful toilet and a last smiling lingering look at tho" charm ing pioturo sho meets in the glass, ruus out into the garden and gathers a bou quet of $he freshest, u'rfoioo.st fluwer's and placing ono ou her'bosom and another in her huir, slm selects a sweet h.ilf-opeucd rcgo for "dear John." In a fev mo ments the well known stcpaod voice ore heard, aud the uext instant, in a fiulUr of joyful excitement, she is clasped to bei; lover,*, heart. Not now doos sho oven whisper the fund,words" of tho morning?abatis ouly for her own.heart, as yet?but her elj quenoe, iovulit oyoa and bludnng face aro nil sufficient answer* wheu her lover's doar teuder vuioj whispors, "is my 6atr liug 90 -fcry glad to see me?" Wheu the browu curls press' the pil low late that night, she looks oil at the bright, glimmering stars and Um k " wii.it a beautiful world it is!" Ah! the beauty suosccats owing chief ly to tho taot that her lover boa oo.uo home to night. . ; ? r> ? '" ? ? CM- ^ , y There is another coming home?'.o a dirk dreadful home, So' utterly dirk 1 and wretched, my peu re/usos to attempt a description of it, Banished from all things bead.iful, holy, pure, to a world of darkness, paio, and despair, who can IVC&?re the uufathoinablj depth of wide ned anguish which mti.it attend the com ing home of the1 lostl Tu the bright and glorious mansion, they arc making ready for tho coming homo of ma.iy lovfid on?s. There is a joyful flutter of wings, a tuuing of melodious harps aud lyres. Tho soft pure air is laden With refrain* ?"They aro convog homo ! they are com* twrr 1, ntnn t "*t3 ? "<--;- - ' 4 Here, close to the gate, a faithful mother is waiting to welcome home het child: ?The fond husband waits tor the absent wife: the ''lost haby" longs for its mother: aud tho gentle sister looks ea gerly tor her brother?tty) wild young brother to whom she whispered, at part ing, "Meet mo in heaven' Charlie," Friend watts for friend; the pastor for his flock. ? , Thefe is a glad expectant stir ; the peraly gates are opened wido, and amid tho triumphant aut.hems of heaven's host the ransomed outer, iu. Oh, what m' mectitig for the mother, husband, sister* friend. But far above these is the joy of tluc meeting of'the sated w"?ta hif, Savior' of the repentant; prodigal with Iiis father* of the sheep with tho Shepherd. No more temptation for the sinner and the prodigal! No more wan derings for the sh:cp in rCfuglt knd lonO ly ways? No more weariness- pain er sorrow! At homo foroverr where all is joy, love, andtpeace\rr-Ckristajn Union. --I ???????-??ii - Walking.?How few men or woriristl ' Of ohr country seem to find pleasure-in1"" walking. Look at our cars and ornni vuaes daily filled with, those whOtprefer riding in -stead,.,,Among those able: t. ? The following good story is" toldraf'' Major General Thomai. ^hi!e^d:ie*w:' torn Kcnttijky, many of the troops? under his command,- passed near, their homos, and being anxious to see their . wives and little ones, woro daily implor ing the General for furloughs. Ode df" these soldiors more determined'than 4hV rest, viaitcd him, when the following conversation took place : ? 'General, I'm only about four, mil^3 from home?waut to go over and get up a little wood?kin ketch you in a day or two, etc.* ?How long since you saw your wifi? and children ?' questioned the stern, old Ma/ir General. With a woo begone expression the sixfooter rcpliod slowly and solemnly :J ' W aaV G rneral; '?s nigh on to f-to e-l-v e mouths since I was to home/ ? ; j 'Why, mau,' said theGeneral briskly, l haven't seen my wife for two years, aud don't expect to see her until tho war is over.' The Kentuekian putting on the air of one resenting an insult said Badly*',- ,uft '?*Waal, ?ineral?me and^uiy wife, jn. not,that kind of people/ f _ nil* l*?la^M-'? ' A notice on the outside of St. Louis street cars says : Cars cannot wait for ladies to kiss good by. IM -.?1.1 I. m/u A fliiilnifclrator** <\<>U