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YOL 30. YOEKVILLE, S C., THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1884. NO. 12.
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LIFBftS TRUE SIGNIFICANCE.
Deeper than all sense of seeing
Lies the secret source of being,
And the soul with truth agreeing
Learns to live in thoughts and deeds;
For the life is more than raiment,
And the earth is pledged for payment
Unto man for all his needs.
Nature is our common mother,
Every living man our brother;
Therefore let us serve each other.
Not to meet the law's behest,
But because through cheerful giving
We shall learn the art of living,
And to live and serve the best.
Life is more than what man fancies!
Not a game of idle chances,
But it steadily advances
Up the rugged heights of time,
Till each complex web of trouble,
Every sad hope's broken bubble,
Hath a meaning most sublime.
More of religion, less profession !
More of firmness, less concession,
xr-? Iaoq nnnrASHinil.
Aiore vi iiccuum, iwo ,
In the Church, and in tne State;
More of life and less of fashion,
More of love and less of passion;
That will make us good and great.
When true hearts, divinely gifted,
From the chaff of error sifted,
On their crosses are uplifted,
Shall world most clearly see
The earth's greatest time of trial
Calls for holy self-denial,
Calls for men to do and be.
But forever and forever
Let it bo the soul's endeavor
Love from hatred to dissever,
And in whatsoe'er we do,
Won by love's eternal beauty,
To our* highest sense of duty
Evermore be firm and true.
JU Original jl'tom
Written for the Yorkville Enquirer.
AFTER EIGHTEEN YEARS.
CHAPTER IV.
Marked you the glance of that soft eye,
So tender, yet f,o sweetly shy;
The mantling blush, the pensive sigh ?
Why, sure, (nt said) this goes to prove
mu~ mnof ha in 1 f?vp
1 lit/ lltUO liiaivi lituov wv . v.
When Jackey presently returned, accom
panied bv "Granny," he found Carroll ail
ting up, having been sufficiently restored b
his sister's ministrations to account to he
briefly for his presence in that spot, and t
thank her for her timely aid. A draught c
cool sparkling water had greatly revive
him, and he thought, that with help, h
could manage to reach the farm-house, t
which the old woman hospitably invite
him. Supported, therefore, by her on on
side and the boy on the other, lie set ofi
and with many pauses and intervals of resl
at last reached his destination.
Never was sight more welcome than tha
little brown house with its low roof, its vine
covered porch, and garden gay with com
mon flowers, looking as home-like am
peaceful, in its shady nook, as though n
bloody battle-field lay a short distance fron
its gates. Smiling fields stretched to th
rear of the small but neatly-kept enclosure
which had evidently escaped all ravages s
far, bounded on one side by a range of lo\
hills, on the other by a thick wood, witl
~e ......
glimpses in ine aisuiuce ui svum-icu iuuj
and fences, betokening other settlements
Carroll's new friends nelped him into th
sitting-room, and there he was thankful t
rest in a comfortuable arm-chair, while th
two females busied themselves preparing
bed for him in an adjoining apartment, fo
the mistress of the house declared that h
must "lay down and be nursed, for he looke<
mighty bad and wasn't fit to set up, let alon
walking."
He had reached this homely refuge non
too soon. So completely had his last effort
exhausted his little remaining strength, tha
it was only by the most resolute exertion c
will that'he could totter into the small
beautifully neat chamber, where Granny as
sisted hini to divest himself of his hear;
outer clothing and crawl into bed. Feve
had set in, with severe cramps in all hi
limbs. The wound in his head throbbei
high, and before night he was in a violen
delirium.
Long days of illness followed, durin<
which he was as carefully watched and wait
ed on as though among his own relatives a
home. Old Mrs. Morse, the mistress of th
farm, was a motherly soul of the true Vii
ginyjn type, brimming with unselfish kind
ness. and animated by a patriotic fervor tha
made her rejoice to aid "any one who hai
struggled and suffered in the cause. More
over she had lost a son almost at the ver
outset of the war, and it seemed as tliougl
for this reason she felt especially drawn to
wards the young soldier whom Providene
had thrown under her protection. A skillfu
doctress, she needed no advice in managin;
his case; strong and active, she was- wel
adapted to the post of a sick-nurse, and wa
able, with such assistance as she receivei
from her grandchildren, to get through aJ
the additional work attendant upon this o!
fice without neglecting her ordinary dutief
Surely Carroll's good star had been in th
ascendant when his footsteps had bee
guided to Blackberry Farm.
As to the girl Lily, commonly calle
"Sis," and her brother Jack, their in teres
in the stranger knew no bounds. The lal
ter, although but fourteen years of ag<
burned with the desire to "join the army,
and thought it hard he should be kept wit
the women-folks at home ; but now that
real wounded soldier had arrived unde
their roof, he had found a new object in lift
and only awaited the patient's convalescenc
to become his devoted slave.
Carroll had a hard tight for his life, bu
a constitution of iron won the day at lasi
and the danger was tided over. The feve
was conquered, but left in its wake th
feebleness and helplessness of a new bor
child, and he lay prostrate, unable to tur
his head or lift his hand, the most pitifi
wreck and shadow of his former self.
It was the strangest thing for him to b
11 1 ' ?? -i i L:a l 1 i..
tnere, in mat sun cnauioer which imu ut
come his world, and try to connect, piec
by piece, his present life with that whie
had preceded his illness. He wonderc
sometimes if it could really be himself, con
trasting the bounding vigor of former healt
and strength with this deadly languor am
inability to move; he could recall the sti
and thrill of the last charge in which he luv
taken part?the closing scene, as it seemed
of that past part of his being?and marvel
led that such redundant, glowing life am
energy could ever have animated hi
weak and worthless frame. Hut he gc
through this stage by and by, and entere
a still more trying one, in which the firs
hints and movement of awakening strengt
began to creep through him and distur
him with restless and still vain longing
making his enforced inactivity uoubly hare
Now it was that his attendants began t
find him decidedly cross, but Grandm
Morse, out of the fullness of her experience
knew better than to resent his waywardness
and petted and humored him as she woul
/lr?r>o u child Onen linvin
lia V V/ MUllU *.V V..VV >%. . ...
taken a firm grip upon the existence whie
had so nearly slipped out of his hold, h
began to pull himself together bravely, an
daily gather up new stores of returnin
vigor, until finally he reached the perio
when he could once more sit up?thoug
even then he needed an abundant stock i
patience, to endure the weeks of idlencistill
in store for him before he could hop
to be really himself again.
"It's horrible to sit here, doing nothing
when everybody else is having a goo
time routing those rascally Yankees," h
remarked disconsolately one day. His hi
chair had been wheeled by the open wit
dow, where the sweet smell of the hav \\y
wafted in from the fields, mingled with th
nearer fragrance of thyme and clover fror
the garden beds; the hum of the bees fe
pleasantly on his ear; a soft wind rustle
the trees, and wayed the tall hollyhock:
crimson and white, that grew in* a nr
! along the fence. It was now late in ti
| Autumn, but the air had the warmth <
! Summer to-day, though the change of se;
- I son was visible in the rich bits of color th:
! flecked the woods, where the green wi
I fast giving place to russet, gold and red.
He had made the remark aloud, but
1 had been addressed chiefly to himself, an
j without caring for an answer he continue
1 for some time to gaze moodily out of tl
window, little heeding the peaceful chari
of the landscape on Which his eyesabsen
ly rested. Presently the silence was br
ken by a sigh?a low, long, tremulous sig!
which irresistibly appealed to his noti<
and made him look quickly around towan
Lily, who had been left in the room by hi
grandmother to "keep him company."
The girl, sitting in a low chair opposite i
his, had let her sewing, which had bee
given her as a task, drop in her lap; hi
loir ull,r nrASifvl linnil if. find hi
j uauuo 1UJ luy V* \/iAJvv? mwx,.. ..J ?
] eyes were fixed with a sad and absent e:
pression on the fioor. Carroll was strut
by the dejection of her attitude, the mo:
so because she had hitherto always seemt
bright and cheerful when in his presence.
"Why, Lily," he said kindly, "what
the matter?"
She started at the sound of his voice, ar
as she looked up quickly at him, a brigl
flood of crimson swept over her face ar
neck; then hurriedly gathering up h<
work, she bent over it and commenct
stitching with nervous rapidity. Som
thing was evidently wrong with the litt
maid; perhaps, thought Carroll she hs
been punished for some fault, for he regnri
ed her entirely as a child, not at all beyor
the age of occasionally getting into disgrac
He watched her for a minute or two wit)
out saying anything more, until he saw
large tear steal down her cheek, which si
- had tried furtively to brush away.
"Lily!" he exclaimed then, "I don
like to see you unhappy. Come here ar
talk to me about it."
z She rose obediently and came to his sid
and stood there hanging her head, almo
I like a culprit awaiting sentence. She wj
neither graceful nor well mannered; y
' her figure was slight and willowy, her fea
ures undeniably pretty, with the soft inn
cent prettiness of extreme youth, and as si
waited for him to speak, with averted fac
her long lashes veiling her blue eyes, an
her rosebud mouth slightly quiverinj
while her fingers plucked nervously at tl
corner of her apron, he was struck by
charm in her air and look that he had ne1
" er observed before.
y "Has any one troubled you, Lily?" 1
r asked, leaning back in the tall chair, whi
9 his gaze dwelt upon her with languid ii
j tere.st, as upon an object which had presen
^ ed itself to divert him from the tedeum i
e his thoughts.
9 "No," she reluctantly murmured.
? "Are you not well ??have you been tirin
9 yourself, fetching water in that heavy ji
? from the spring ? I meant to tell you ye
terday not to fetch any more for my room
. I don't like to see you toiling under such
load, for mc."
"Oh no, no! it doesn't tire me a hi
'7 Please don't hinder me from waiting c
cl you," she exclaimed, with a vehemence thi
0 surprised him.
g "Why not ?" he asked.
"Oh, because?because if you say an;
' thing to Granny she'll let Jacky do it ii
v stead, and I should hate that!"
^ "But boys are stronger than girls, an
s Jacky ought to do the heavy work. Hov
, ever, you haven't given me an answer 1
rtMAciGnn \\7Kof XTAti fn
p 11'^ 4UCOHUH. ti uav >?^?w jwu vij.i.j, .v,
0 just now ?"
e "If I tell you," she answered very softl;
a and hanging her head, "I'm afraid you'
'r be angry."
e "Angry?no, indeed. Why should I I
j angry with you ?"
' "Because you want to go away," mu
mured Lily, abashed.
p "Angry with you because I want to p
s away?"
t "Xo?but? because I was sorry?becau<
I don't want you to go."
1 "Do you mean that you were crying b
cause I hated to sit here doing nothing, 11
stead of lighting the Yanks? Was tin
'r it?" as she turned away without making
reply. "Why Lily, I didn't mean that
'j was tired of being with you ; you are sue
* a dear kind little girl, that I like you vet
much, and I am sure I should be ungratefi
r if I did not, after all you have done f<
?_ me?you, and your Granny, and Jack, toe
'I you are all my good kincl friends, and bt
e for you I should be lying dead now, som
where out in those woods, unless they hp
~ picked me up and buried me 011 the battl
" i lipid after wards. 1 can never foreret tin
tj you saved my life."
"But you want to go away."
v" I "Well, my child, I am tired of being idl
jj I of course. Don't you know such a Ion:
i long illness as mine tires one out, body an
J j soul? But you wont get rid of me forsoir
, time yet, never fear. I don't believe the:
good-for-nothing, bony hands of mine cou
[j even hold a musket. See them!" and 1
stretched his thin fingers out to the ligh
j showing how trasparent they were. The
U taking one of her little hands, he held
[ _ lightly in his.
"How plump and firm yours is?so sinal
p and yet so strong," he said, smiling. "An
n j it likes to wait upon me, does it, Lily?
| good, willing, clever little hand."
j The girl stood mute and blushing for
i minute. Then with a swift movement si
I j drew his hand to her lips, pressed a suddei
j eager kiss upon it, and before he could r
it ! cover from his astonishment, was gone.
! "Strange child !" he mused, half smilii
I to himself at her freak. "I had no idea si
T had taken such a fancy to me."
, I And then his thoughts traveled off agaii
'' i and Lily and her oddity passed quite out
his mind.
But it came to his perception afterward
[ during their intercourse, which of necessil
r had become a familiar one, that the gi
e somehow was changed. Her gay, heedle
n manner had softened down intosomethir
n almost like melancholy. She was no long
,1 the merry companion of her brother, bi
when not engaged in performing any dul
would sit apart, and seem disinclined i
talk or be sociable. Especially when le
to wait on the invalid, was she silent an
subdued, and more than once, looking t
cj ; wards ner unexpectedly, ne iouna ner ey<
fixed 011 him with a sorrowful and earne
expression, that seemed to speak of son
hidden anxiety or trouble. If he address?
r her suddenly, she would blush violentl;
and sometimes appear so confused as hard!
I to know what to answer. Often enough, 1
i' was too preoccupied to notice these signs <
J disturbance, or if he did, they merely strut
him with a passing wonder, or a feel in;
^ half of amusement, half of vexation, at tl
cj idea that anything he might, unconscious!;
.f have said or done, had been the cause of Ik
jj embarrassment.
k Poor little Lily ! in spite of her childb
r looks, she was old enough to have a w<
j' man's heart; and the fate which h?
(j thrown Carroll in her way had proved tl
turning-point of her life. She had nev<
' I seen any one like him before, and even if 1
i had been less handsome and heroic in Ik
'j ; eyes, her constant attendance upon hii
i would have created a tenderness in her r
1? ! gard, which could easily have been deve
oped with a little encouragement intosom
i tliimr deener and stronger than mere syn
,J pathy. As it was, this irresistible attra
[J i tion, delicious yet painful, which seemed i
jj draw her secretly nearer and nearer to hii
f | continually, needed no fostering on his pa
.s ! to become by degrees an overwhelming ii
; tluence, coloring her whole inner life, ar
placing the world in a new light before lie
r i [to he continued.]
d | ...
c About twenty-five firms in this coui
g ! try make a business of publishing scho
l-1 books. They do a business of perhaps $8,00(
is 000 a year. Only three of the school-hoc
e | publishing houses are south or west of Phi
n i adelphia or Baltimore. Two-thirds of tl
11 ; business is done by five firms. It costs eac
d I of the larger firms $200,000 a year for agen
S I and other expenses under the "introductic
iv ' account."
of| ^UstcUanfouo fUditig
ll THE CHERAW TRAGEIiYi
it Both Sides of the Question.
id .
!d COLONEL CASH'S STATEMENT.
ie
in No recent event in South Carolina hi
t- created more excitement in the State ths
o- the tragedy in Cheraw, by which affa
h, the Town Marshal, W. H. II. Richard
2e lost his life, and James Coward, a bystani
Is er, was dangerously wounded, at the ham
er of Wm. Boggan Cash, in the streets of Ch
raw, late on tbe afternoon of the 23rd ultim
to Wm. Boggan Cash is the son of Col. E. J
in C. Cash, and both father and son have bee
er prominently beiore tne puouc ior a numui
ar of years, the notoriety which they hs
?- previously gained contributing much to tl
:k public interest manifested in the affair i
re which they are now such conspicuous actor
id The material facts of the case, as present*
by both sides, are given below,
is The first intimation of the affair was coi
' veyed by telegraph from Cheraw, on Satu
id day evening February 23rd, by a dispart
it which announced that on the afternoon
id that day W. B. Cash shot Town Marsh
sr Richards and a bystander named Jami
id Coward. Both were shot through the lung
e- The particulars were to the effect that c
le the Saturday previous, February :16th, "V
id B. Cash came into town early in the da;
d- and remained until dark. Just before star
id ing for home he became very boisteroi
e. and was approached by Town Marsh
h- Richards and requested to keep quiet,
a difficulty ensued and they clinched?tl
ie Marshal using his club freely on Cash
head and arms; but finally tne iuarsnai w:
't overpowered and terribly beaten and kicl
id ed in the face by Cash. After being sep
rated, Cash immediately left town. Bol
e, men were unarmed at the time. This a
st ternoon (February 23rd) Cash again can
as into town about 3 o'clock, and after r
et maining about two hours, walked up
t- the peace officer, who was sitting on a di
0- goods box at the corner of C. A. Brock
ie store. Passing him a few paces, Cash whee
e, ed round and fired three snots in quick su
id cession, the first ball hitting Air. Jam
g, Coward, a bystander, and shooting hi)
ie through the lungs. The second shot toe
a effect in the Marshal's left lung, and as 1
v- fell, Cash fired another shot, bui; missei
He then ran to his horse, which was at
ie convenient place, and in the excitemei
ie was permitted to escape."
1- Such was the first announcement of tl
t- affairas published on the following mornir
of in the Columbia Register. Subsequently o
casional bulletins were sent from Chera\
relative to the condition of the woundc
ig men, and on the 29th, the following di
ig patch announced the death of Marsh:
s- Kicnarcis:
i; "Town Marshal Richards (lied this mori
a ing. The jury of inquest was empannelk
to-day at half-past 1 o'clock and adjourn(
t. for the hearing of evidence until half-past
in this evening. In the interim l)rs. Kollocl
at James, Wilson and Waddell proceeded 1
perform the autopsy. The autopsy reveak
the fact that the ball had entered the le
side, penetrating the lung and fourth do
i- sal vertebra. Spiculro of the bone were all
driven into the spinal marrow. The exan
id ination of the four witnesses, whoseevideni
V- ditfered in no material points, was the
to made. Upon the conclusion of the evideni
r, the jury rendered the following verdic
'That W. II. II. Richards came to his deal
y, from a pistol shot in the hands of W. 1
11 Cash, on the 23rd of February.' Mr. Ricl
ards leaves a wife and three small childrei
>e He came to Cheraw with the first garrisc
sent to this town in 180;"), where he marrk
r- and has since resided. The funeral, servie
under the auspices of the Legion of Ifono
ro of which order Mr. Richards was a men
ber, were held at the Baptist Church th
se afternoon, the pastor, the Rev. Mr. J-Iicl
son, officiating. The attendance was larg
e- all places of business being closed."
i- The material testimony before the jury
it inquest was that of Peter S. Terry, who b
a ing sworn, said :
I "Recognized dead body as that of W. I
:h H. Richards. Saw W. B. Cash shoot hii
y on Saturday, 23rd instant. lie was sittir
ul on the side steps of C. A. Brock's store i
3r the town of Cheraw, S. C. The shootii:
. . uroo flrain of ihn oftrnot* nr "MYirlrnt. ? 11 fl Wm
it streets. Witness was six or eight feet froi
e- Richards when lie was shot. W. B. Cas
id asked deceased if he was watching liini,an
e- deceased said he was not. After this repl
at of deceased, Cash walked off three or foi
steps, when Richards said he was discharj
ing his duty, and then Cash turned and b
e, gan shooting. Richards was leaning again
cr, a tree with his left side towards Cash. Cas
id was live or six feet from deceased when 1
ie began firing. Cash tired three shots. J
se the third shot Richards fell. Deceased hn
Id no weapon in his hand."
ie Other testimony was either corroboratii
t, of the above, or by medical attendants <
n the deceased prior and subsequent to h
it death.
In the meantime 110 efforts had been mac
II. to secure the arrest of Cash, who was pr
id sumably taking refuge at his fatlier's hous
A or was under his protection, and it was a
leged that the peace officers of Chcsterfiel
a were derelict in the discharge of their di
ie ties. The people of Chesterfield were repr
n, sented as being in a state of demoralizatic
e- and afraid to act, and a number of stori
were in circulation to the effect that in ce
ig tain contingencies, Col. Cash would ofTer
ie reward of $1,000 for the death of the Intel
dant ofCheraw, and again, that if his sc
a, were arrested that he would cause the tow
of to be burned. The people of the counl
were represented as being over-awed by tl
s Cashes on the one ham., and in sympatli
[Jy with them on the other. It is undeniab
rj that from some cause there was unaccoun
ss able supineness on the part of the count
officials, which was not even awakened 1
Br the proclamation of the Governor, after tl
jt death of Richards, offering a reward <
y $500 for the arrest and conviction of h
to murderer. The Governor was prompt i
ft act, however. He recognized the fact thi
1(j W. B. Cash, though claiming immunity c
0_ account of his wealth and the influence 1
?s was supposed to exert in his communit;
g't was a murderer on the same plane of tl
K; humblest citizen wiio had committed
((j similar offence; and on becoming satisfic
v that the Sheriff of Chesterfield county wi
[,! powerless to act, or disinclined to make tl
,*e arrest of Cash, he interposed the strong ari
0f of executive authority. State Constab
.f. Richbourg, with a posse of twelve pickt
? men, was ordered to the scene. The even
fp of this expedition we have already publisl
y ed. The posse failed to find W. B. Casl
but had no difficulty in arresting his fatlie
at the "Cash mansion," and after his surrei
;}j der to the posse a warrant charging hi:
r). with being accessory after the fact was swoi
l(j out by Chris. Hussung, one of the posse, an
ie issued by Trial Justice J. M. McQueen, wl
was on the ground. The warrant chargi
,0 Col. Cash with being1 accessory alter tl
?r fact of his son's crime. On this warrant 1
m was formally arrested and conveyed i
e. Columbia.
,]. As showing the animus of the Cashes i
e_ i the shooting of Richards, and that the a<
1.1 was premeditated, the following letters ha\
c_ been published, the names of the reci]
to ients being for the present withheld:
m j Cash's Dkpot, February 271 h, 1884.
Dear Friend : I received tlie message sent n
through Mr. King Tinunons, and beg to assu
j you that J have no ill feeling in the world t
l(* wards you for what you said against inc.
r. know that men are apt to say and do under e:
citement that which they would be unwilling
do upon reflection. I am glad that you a
willing to give me a fair hearing. I have i
d- regret whatever for the shooting of Itiehan
ol and hope that he may die. My only regret
the accidental wounding of Mr. Coward, who,
am proud to hear, is now on the mend. Tru
jj. yours, Boon an Cash.
ie Cash's Dkpot, S. ('., February 1'h, 1884.
,i To my dear friend: Madison has told me tli
' you are under the impression that Boggan and
are angry with you now. Wo are not angi
)n with you now, nor have we been angry w ith y<
at any time. Wo know how natural it is for :
to sympathize with a follow who pets tho hot |
4 oner of the poker, and men are apt to make re- |
marks before they stop to inquire into the par- |
~ ticulars. If Boggan had not killed Richards I
would have done it on the same day he was shot,
and if he had recovered I intended to kill him on I
sight. We have heard from live hundred people
and there is almost universal rejoicing over the
act and we have heard of only three men who
condemn the deed. Of course our enemies will
try to blow, but wo ask no sort of odds. Yours
truly, E. B. C. Cash.
Besides the tone of Col. Cash's note above ;
.* quoted it is claimed that he was accessory
1 to the murder before the fact, and the effort
?' will be made to establish that point. It is
claimed that the State can produce evidence
p showing that on the day of the murder
Boggan Cash was quietly shopping in Chej*
raw, when a negro ooy rode up and brought
him a note. He read it; told the boy, "All
I" right," and abandoning his business, imraej
diately went off in search of Richards and
I shot him. It is also claimed that there is
ie evidence that when Boggan ('ash returned
II after the shooting to Cash's Depot, he ex^s;
claimed to his father : "Father, I got your
;tl letter, and I have killed the damned scoundrel
!" One theory is that Col. Cash incited
ll_ his son to commit the deed, and these sto?
ries are given in support of that hypothesis.
qf col. cash's statement.
al After his incarceration, on Monday, 10th
es instant, Col. Cash was interviewed by a
s# staff reporter of the Columbia Register, and
m* from the report of this interview, we copy
the following, giving Col. Cash's version
nf the rliffieultv and the nrecedinp events
tl which led to the fatal shooting onthe 23rd
,,s of February:
a'l An inquiry in reference to W. Boggan
A Cash elicited the statement that he was a
ie tall, muscular man, twenty-eight years of
>s age, and had graduated with the highest
as military honors (first captain) at the Virginia
Military Institute, since the war. He
a_ had been at Washington and Lee University
ty for one year, whither he was sent from
[f. school in Charleston.
1C Speaking of his own arrest, Col. Cash said
e_ it was a farcical proceeding. He had violate
ted no law, had committed no act calling
.y for arrest, and that the test of the power of
>s Captain Itichbourg and his posse to disarm
,1_ and arrest him without a warrant would be
c_ made at the proper time. He said the comes
ing of the posse after Boggan, and, failing
tl\ to capture their man, capturing his father,
reminded him of the familiar couplet:
10 "The King of France, with twice ten thousand
cj men,
Marched up the hill and then marched down
~ again.
To the question, Where were you,Colonel,
ie when the first difficulty occurred between
Richards and your son, on the 16th of Feb?
ruary? he replied :
v "I was in Laurens county, visiting my
>c| daughter, Mrs. It. C.Watts."
s. When did you learn of the difficulty?
"I knew nothing of it until Friday, the
22d, and then my information was scant.
n_ It was casually mentioned in a letter from
l(] Cash's Depot, giving an ordinary account of
^ local happenings since my absence. I paid
'y little attention to it at the time, knowing
If nothing of its serious character,
to "When did you leave Laurens? and did
1(j Boggan's difficulty cause you to go home ?"
ft asked the reporter.
r_ "Your double-barreled inquiry can be
50 answered in a single reply. I was at the
a_ depot in Laurensville, on the 22d of February,
on my return home, when the letter
in I refer to was handed me. I arrived in
le Columbia that afternoon and saw the parade
I. in the streets here in honor of Washington's
tjJ birthday. That night I took the cars for
L Cash's Depot and arrived there on Saturday,
? the 23rd, about noon day."
n Was your son at home or in Cheraw when
)n you arrived at your residence?
.j "Boggan was in the act of leaving home
es to go to Cheraw, about seven miles distant,
r for the purpose of having his mare Char,-jl
lotte Corday, plated, as. he had agreed to
is run his animal against the Sherold mare at
If. Marlboro the following week."
e Now, Colonel, as we are approaching the
' cnnniirl rli ffionltir mnidlr lot ik rot.IIrn tn
0f the first. Please relate the circumstances
e. of that occasion, as far as you have information
in reference to them,
j "The first difficulty occurred on Saturday,
In" the Kith, a little after nightfall. Some live
or six highly respectable citizens of Cheraw,
? who witnessed the attack on Boggan, in|ir
formed me of the facts. But first let me
^ give you an idea of the antecedents of this
in outrage. Richards was a cruel man, and
;]1 had repeatedly committed the most inhu[(j
man assaults upon aged and defenseless cit[.*
i/.ens when in his power, fie was a powerjr
fully built man and his strength was enorrr.
mous. This he knew and his brutality,
g_ committed under the guise of efticial action,
was the town talk, and the poor and deJh
fenseless citizens dreaded him. lie had
outrageously maltreated Mr. Gibson, Mr.
^ Briggman and many others. Mr. Gibson
ltj plead for the release of his nephew from
Richards' grasp, and his reply was a show,c
er of blows upon the head of the old citizen,
0f which disabled him for three weeks. A
js party from Marlboro was in Cheraw on
another occasion, and drinking rather freem
lw when Richards arrested one of them.
? The prisoner's father interceded for his
e son's release, with the promise to take him
home ; but the only reply he got was a blow
Id across the mouth from Richards' club, which
rj_ knocked every front tooth out of the old
0_ gentleman's mouth and felled him to the
m ground. I could go on and enumerate
ps scores of instances of his cruelty and brur_
tality, practiced on whites and blacks, but
a it is useless now. It will come out on the
[1. trial. Also the brutal, cowardly invasion
)n of an inoffensive man's domestic sanctity,
,n even in (he very presence of (he out rayed has...
hand, and his abandoned character general,e
ly, will appear on the trial. Well, to re1V
sume about the difficulty between Boggan
j*e and Richards. Richards had so territied
the inoffensive citizens of Cheraw that he
... was taunted with questions like this: 4 Why
\y don't you tackle Boggan Cash?' 4Why
jg don't you tackle King Timmons?' These
0f taunts had made him resolve to take the i
js advantage of Boggan upon the first opportunity.
He had endeavored to induce oth^
ers to do so, but had failed. On the even)n
ing specified, as 1 have said, Boggan went
ie to Cheraw. He rode his blooded stallion,
y Border Ruffian, to the village, and after
1(i being there an hour or two, started to rea
turn. Richards saw him with one foot
l('j on the ground and the other in the stirrup.
IS The horse was a little unruly, and Boggan
,g damned him for his bad behavior. At this
[n juncture Richards stepped up and said to j
le J*???lin : 'Here, this thing has got to be
l(j stopped. No cursing is allowed on these
ts streets.' It was after dark, and not a lady
on the street. Boggan, with one foot still
Ij in the stirrup, asked: 4Who are you?'
r' Richards answered : 4I am the Town 31aru'
shal.' Boggan said: 4I beg your pardon.'
m Richards answered: 4It is not granted,'
,n and at the same time struck Boggan a hit- j
[(j eral blow down the left side of the top part j
10 j of his head. Richards, I think, was a left- j
' handed man. Boggan, who was in the act!
La ! ..< morion. ?rli?., utrn/.L- n-iu I
JQ | lit dpi UJ?;ill? iw mo 'MUU1V *??VH uvi viv?) MW.? I
ie staggered to his knees. Why, sir, you can i
t0 i form some idea of the terrific force of the
l)lo\v, when a copious effusion of nature |
jn ; followed immediately. Richards struck but j
,.j. | one blow upon Boggan's head, as my son j
,e j rallied quickly, but the Marshal planted j
|}_! seven heavy blows in quick succession upon
~ Boggan's right arm before he grappled the
| Marshal's club. Boggan havingseized Rich1C
! ards' club, which was fastened by a cord or
ro ! strap to the Marshal's striking hand, he
o- kicked and knocked the brutal Marshal for
I j a distance of a hundred yards, in a direc1
tion opposite from the guard house. This
[? j shows the falsity of the statement that
Richards was taking Boggan to the lock-up.
ls Finally, Boggan knocked him down, and
is i was still beating him and kicking him
I j without mercy, until bystanders separated
ly j them. In the fight, Richards shoved his j
I thumb into Boggan's mouth, and he bit it j
: very badly. These arc the facts as 1 gather i
j them from eye-witnesses of the affray."
.v I After the separation, Colonel, what oc>u
cur rod ?
ill "Boggan, with his face besmeared with
blood and in the unpleasant condition al- [ f
ready mentioned, went to a saloon to get a i
glass of spirits to revive him, and upon :
reaching for his money, found that Ik; had <
been robbed of every cent. He had a good- ]
ly quantity of money with him when he was <
attacked, and there are numerous citizens , 1
of Cheraw who will tell you to-day that i
they believe robbery was the incentive for j1
the attack on Boggan,and that it would only !
be in keeping with the character of Rich-! i
ards." ; 1
Was Boggan, arrested then, or did he return
to his home ? <
"Boggan was taken to Timmons' Hotel, I
in Cheraw, where lie received prompt and
much needed attention. lie attempted to ,
return home, but was too weak, and had to <
remain all night at the hotel. The next '
morning a friend took him home in a hug- (
gy-" i
When did Boggan next go to Cheraw,
Colonel ? ;
"He had business there several times dur- i
ing the following week, but took the pre- .
caution only to go to the edge of the town
and send for those with whom he had busi- i
ness to call at the outskirts and there trans- i
act it. He went twice to the edge of the ;
town and transacted his business, as I have <
told you." i
Was Boggan Cash armed ? 1
"Yes, sir, he was. He carried a Winches- ]
ter rifle with him each time."
When did he enter the town ? i
"On Saturday, the 2:3rd of February. <
But I will state here that on one of his pre- <
vious trips Intendant McNair and Mr.
Thomas Mclver, son of Judge Mclver, had i
seen Boggan at the outskirts of the village !
and invited him to come into the town, as- i
suring him that there would be no attempt :
at his arrest for the previous difficulty.
Boggan declined, saying that he did not :
wish to see Richards, and he did not wish
to place himself in the way of any difficulty
with him. But, on Saturday, the 2:3rd, i
Boggan went to a blacksmith shop on the
OlUSKirti* OI II1U IUWI1 clihi it'll iur> uvu umour, <
Border Ruffian and Charlotte Corday, there
to be shod and plated. Boggan had a Smith i
& Wesson pistol with him, which he usual- 1
ly carried, but he was unarmed at the time i
of his first difficulty with ltichards. My
son walked un into the village, and among
the first men he saw was Richards, who was
only a short distance from the blacksmith 1
shop where Boggan had left his horses.
Boggan crossed the street and walked away
to avoid meeting or passing Richards. The i
Marshal at this time, about 2 P. M., walked
into a store and left his overcoat, which he i
had been wearing the whole morning. He
then crossed the street toward where my
son had met some friends and was standing :
there talking to them. Boggan saw Rich- <
ards coming, and excused himself from his i
friends, left the party and went elsewhere.
Richards followed at a short distance be- <
hind my son from point to point in the
town, and Boggan called the attention of <
several citizens to the fact that Richards :
was dogging him. Richards finally posted ;
himself at Brock's corner, the most frequented
spot in the town, where he felt satisfied i
Boggan would pass. In fact, whoever walks :
the street passes there. \\ hen Boggan came
up to where Richards was standing, lie ask- i
ed the Marshal, "Are you watching me ?" i
Richards replied, "Not particularly." Bog- j
gan left him and walked about ten paces, ]
when Richards said : "But by God, if I i
was, I would only be doing my duty." i
Boggan then turned and, drawing his pis- i
tol, commenced tiring at Richards from a :
distance of eight or ten paces. The first ball i
is said to have passed through Richards' j
coat, and, glancing off, struck James Cow- i
ard, inflicting, I am informed, a serious <
wound. lie tired a second shot at Richards, :
which brought the Marshal to the ground,
with a club in one hand and a pistol in the
other. Another brand new pistol was found
on him. He fired a third shot at Richards,
while he was on the ground, which went
wide of its aim. The three shots, I learn
from reliable witnesses, were fired in as
many seconds. The pistol was not self- i
cocking; Boggan had to cock it and tire, i
Persons present say that Richards drew bis i
pistol first, but Boggan says that is a mistake
; that he (Boggan) drew first." i
What occurred after the shooting, Colonel ? :
"A number of the crowd who had gathered,
attracted by the pistol shots, shouted,
'Arrest him !' while others urged a colored
man to give him a horse. Boggan ran off i
and, with only two shots in his pistol, he i
held it up, and uttered such intimidating
threats to those clamoring for his arrest, as i
any other man, similarly situated, would i
have done. When lie had gone about a bun- i
dred and fifty yards, and seeing his horse at
the blacksmith shop, unsaddled, a negro, \
who had ridden up, dismounted, and turned :
his horse over to lioggan, upon wnicn ne j
fled toward liis home, leaving the negro to i
bring the two animals from the shop." i
Where were you, Colonel, when Boggan 1
told you of the shooting?" i
"I was in Dr. Clayton's store,.at Cash's 1
depot."
Please relate the circumstances of your j
meeting with Boggan. * ]
"I will have to go back a little. When I ]
reached home on that Saturday, Boggan ]
was on his way to Cheraw, and we merely I
passed a few words of greeting. Not a word
was said about the difficulty between him <
and Richards. After he left me, I was fully 1
informed of the unmerciful beating which i
Richards had given Boggan. I made up .
my mind, come what may, that I would i
kill Richards before dark. 1 had my rifle 1
and pistol, and borrowed a second pistol. <
Every man at the depot, about twenty-five 1
in all, including a minister, heard me do- 1
clare my intention to kill Richards, and not <
one advised me against it. While I was 1
waiting for the train to take me to Cheraw, <
Boggan came dashing upon Border Ruiiian, '
Hie negro naving sauuieu mm uiki uverm* i
ken Boggan after lie had gone a mile or two 1
on the negro's horse. I was in the back <
part of Dr. Clayton's store when Boggan ]
rode up and told those outside what he had <
done. A negro rushed into the store and 1
said to me: 'You needn't go to Cheraw; the ]
Captain has already killed Richards.' " .<
What was the character of your meeting i
with your son at this time, Colonel ? j
"I embraced him, and for the first time t
since he was an infant, I kissed him, and j
told him I was proud ofhim ; that if he had i i
not killed Richards, I intended to do so. i
Boggan did not know until then that L had l
heard of the terrible beating Richards had 1
given him." I
What was the next move of yourself and 1
son ? I
"I advised my son to avoid arrest, but 1
not to resist the Sheriff or any of his depu- 1
ties. The next day, Sunday, the 24th ulti- ]
mo, Captain Spolford, the Sheriff, and King >
Timmons, his deputy, came to my house, i
iSpofl'ord came into my house and was invi-1J
ted to search the premises, and was assured i
that no resistance would be offered to him j;
or his deputies. However, I told him my i
son was not in the house, and lie did not I
make the search. lie took my word for it, J
for, no matter what else is said of the Cashes, 11
I defy any man to say that he ever knew j c
a Cash, at the age of manhood, to tell a lie. , t
King Timmons came to my door four or j i
five days afterward and I met him. He j i
inquired for Boggan,and I told him my son !
was not in the house, but he could come in j
and make a search. He was satisfied with : i
my word that Boggan was not there and ! I
went off without making a search." (
Well, Colonel, would you object to stating t
whether you knew where Boggan was when J
these officers came to demand his surrender ? \
"I did not know what exact locality he 1
was in, but this much I know?he had 1
never left his plantation during the whole t
time. He moved from point to point on i a
his plantation to avoid being caught up !
with by Spofford or Timmons, neither of 1
whom would Boggan have resisted." 1
Then, Colonel, Boggan has never been c
called upon to surrender? ?
"No, sir; not by a living soul. Boggan a
has kept out of the way, and no one has seen a
him except his family and connections." j
Do you believe the Governor's posse will c
capture Boggan ? g
"I do not. I think he will surrender him- <
self to Sheriff Spofford. I left specific directions
for him to do so, and he will probibly
have (lone so, if not cut off by the Governor's
posse, before this interview appears
in the Reg inter. I have sent further
lirections to him from Columbia, which I
relieve will reach him and effect his surrender
to Sheriff Spofford. This will procent
his being brought away from Chesterleld,
if those who manifest such an eagerness
to enforce the law do not override the
law and take him from Sherilf Spofford."
Colonel, what is the condition of Mr.
[toward and what have you to say in reference
to him ?
"I am informed that Coward lies in a
eery precarious state. The shooting of
[toward was entirely accidental, and the
wound he received is the only circumstance
)f the whole affair that my son or myself
liave a regret for."
It is stated in the papers that you and
your son were well posted in reference to
jvery move made to effect Boggan's capture.
Is it true?
"That is not the truth. We never heard
my news from Columbia, except an anonymous
letter and one from a friend, on bust
Friday evening, notifying us of the fact that
Captain ltichbourg and his posse were coming.
The anonymous letter we believed to
be a trick and the other we attributed to a
panic among our friends."
It has been published that a posse could
not be obtained in Cheraw through feelings
3f fear on one side and sympathy on the
nther. Is that true?
"Well those who feared the Cashes should
not have wanted a better opportunity to
-hoot thorn down under the forms of law
than the occasion which we are talking
about. I never heard that a posse was
wanted there or that an elFort had been
made to raise one."
Did you threaten to offer a reward for
Intendant McNair or threaten to burn the
town of Cheraw?
"Only conditionally. 1 had been informlh!
that McNair intended to offer a reward
for my head and that of my son. I then
said, if he did, I would offer ?1,000 reward
to have him shot. The jYewa and Courier
advised that I be burned out, and when I
read that I said that was a game at which
two could play."
Did you see the offer of a reward by the
Governor?
"I never saw the proclamation, but I
heard of it. It is all bosh ; it is conditioned
on Boggan's conviction, which will never be
had. All my neighbors ridiculed the offer
- r i-i- 1 ii
ui uie rewaru.
Colonel, I see you are charged with numerous
crimes and outrages?the reporter
showing the articles in the JXewnand Courier
of Saturday, to him?what have you to say
about these charges ?
"Well, sir, I have never seen that publication
before. My son struck Odom but one
blow in a quarrel about cattle; that was all
of it; I saw it. The difficulty with Burgess
my son tried to avoid by apology, full and
free, but it was pushed on Boggan, and he
was tried and justified; wasn't lined one
dollar. He paid three dollars for the damage
done to Burgess'gun in the difficulty.
The killing of the man on my premises was
applauded by press and people. The deceased
was one of Henry Berry Lowry's
*ang of outlaws, and the killing of him was
praised by everybody. The hanging of two
negroes met my approval and that of every
man, woman and child in Chesterfield. A
detachment of Wheeler's cavalry were going
through the country, and were playing
off as Yankees. Two negroes went to them
and told them that they proposed to burn
rait their owners and others, and other
crimes they intended to commit. The cavalrymen
at once notified the owners of the
incendiary intention of the negroes, and it
was determined by a large gathering of citizens
to hang them, and it was done. Who
would have protested ? For God's sake I
hope no man in South Carolina, no matter
what else he condemns me for, would disapprove
of my action in protecting our wives
iind children from the incendiary and assassin.
My trial for slaying an opponent in a
iluel is fresh in the memory of our people.
Anything else charged to me, or anything
charged to me in which I have not been set
free, is a base fabrication."
"Well, Colonel, how was your arrest effected
?
"From the letters we had received, I
thought a posse might come, so I got up
early Sunday morning, about (J o'clock, and
went out into the back piazza, when I saw
:in armed man near a pulled down house
md I spoke to him. lie said something in
reply, but I could not distinguish his words.
I turned into the house and got my rifle and
pistol and then went to the front door. I
was going down the road to hunt for Bog?an,
and when I had gone about 250 yards
from my house saw an armed man behind
i tree. I snoke to him, but as I am hard of
hearing 1 heard no response. I continued on
my way, walking and had gone probably fifty
yards when I saw his rifle drawn on'me.
I could hear nothing he said. I appealed to
liim twice not to shoot me. I asked him to
let me approach him and speak to him, hut
lie kent me in my tracks with his rifle
leveled at me. I could only see so much of
liis person as he could not avoid exposing.
[ told him I would lay my gun down and
iome to him, and did drop my gun. If lie
told me to drop my gun or he would shoot
me in the next minute, I did not hear him.
As far as shooting me is concerned, why,
iny dear sir, I thought he would do it anyliow.
I think we were both badly frightened
; I know that I was. I never got
within twenty yards of the sentinel. C'ap:ain
Itiehbourg antl several of his posse
jame up to me and I offered no resistance.
We went to my house, where the party
searched every nook and corner for Boggan,
without finding him. I then proposed to
Captain Itiehbourg that if he would dismiss
lis posse to Cheraw and he would remain
with me until I could communicate with
Boggan, my son would surrender, ou conlition
that he would be permitted to apply
"or bail in Chesterfield county. Captain
Itiehbourg agreed to this, but after a consultation
with some of his posse, he anlulled
his agreement. I then proposed
:o him to leave his posse at my house,
uid he and I would take horses and go
Into the woods after my son. This he
ilso agreed to do. Horses were saddled
ind brought to the steps ready for us
:o mount, but after a second consulta:ion
with his posse he returned and said
hat he would have to decline to make any
'compromise," in any manner, shape or
brni. The posse took my rifle from my
louse and my pistol from my pocket, against
%ntli ni' whinh nets I entered mv solemn
protest. The posse remained at my house,
vhile Captain Riehbourg went to Cheraw
in<l had a warrant placed in the hands of
King Timnions, who came to niv house
ibout 3 P. M., and then followed my formal
irrest. The posse and myself had a very
fieasant time, for no man ever comes to my
muse without being welcomed to the best
[ have. I have no complaint to make
igainst Captain Riehbourg and his posse,
except that 1 should have been allowed
he privilege of obtaining the surrender of
ny son, which was first granted and then
efused."
How Mauk Twain'sFathehCommand :i>
Silence in Court.?In 1843, at Hanni>al,
Mo., John Marshall Clemens, the father
)1 Samuel Li. Clemens (Mark Twain;, nueu
lie ancient and honorable office known as
rustice of the Peace. Here on court days,
vhen the Judge climbed upon his threeegged
stool, rapped on the box with his
cnuckles and demanded "Silence in the
:ourt," it was fully expected that silence
vould reign supreme.
Late in the fall of 18-13 the case of Allan
3. McDonald vs. Jacob Smith was on trial,
"rank Snyder, a peaceable citizen, had giv'n
his testimony in favor of defendant
smith, and resumed his seat, when McDonikl,
with an exasperating air, made a face
it him. As quick as thought Snyder whip>od
out an old peepper-box revolver and
mptied every barrel at McDonald, slightly
grazing Mc'shead with one shot, hurting no
?ne else, but filling the room with smoke
! and consternation. In the confusion that
! followed Judge Clemens, doubtless remem!
bering McDonald's mean tricks, instantly
I concluded that he was the aggressor, and
j gathering up a hammer that lay near by he
j dealt him a blow that sent him senseless and
quivering to the lloor. Then "silence like
a poultice came to heal the blows of sound,"
, and the irate court was complete master of
i the situation.
Judge Clemens was a kind-hearted man
and was mortified when he learned that he
had struck the wrong fellow, but the oldest
inhabitants never heard him admit that it
was "a lick amiss." He held his office for
years and years afterward, and it is not recorded
where any other disturbance ever
occurred in his court-room.
SHOES AM) CHARACTER.
lie is no ordinary cobbler if the tine proportions
of his head and the peculiarly
knowing expression of his countenance are
any index of character. For years he has
been cutting and trimming and hammering
away in his little shop, his eyes are
bent on the work in hand, but the active
brain philosophising on all creation. Such
men ooze wisdom as a soaked sponge oozes
water when squeezed. The reporter tapped
the font of his profundity by inquiring
whether worn shoes didn't tell something of
the wearer's disposition. The knight of the
awl and last gave a sharp glance at the hole
in the scribe's shoes and a still sharper look
at the interlocutor and answered:
"Yes, sir; they beat palmistry all hollow.
Take yourself, for instance; in your shoe I
see vaccillation, irresolution, fickelness, a
tendency toward negligence or evasion of
unnleasant duties, occasional snells of mo
roseness. Show nie any person's foot covering
after two months' wear, or often less
than that, and I'll tell you that person's
character. If both heel and soul are evenly
worn level, the wearer is clear-headed, decisive
and resolute, a good business man, a
valuable and trustworthy employee or an
excellent wife and mother. If the outside
soul is cut through, the wearer, if a man, is
inclined to be adventurous, unreliable and
spasmodic in all his acts; if a woman, she
is predisposed to boldness and wayward
tendencies. If the inside of the sole is cut
through, it indicates weakness and vaccination
in a man and modesty in a woman.
"A certain merchant in this city whom
I posted concerning this curious method of
character-reading sends to me whenever he
wants a new clerk, and he has recived several
of my customers on my recommendation.
He says that shoeology beats phrenology
all hollow.
"A few months ago there came into my
shop a stranger having a pair of shoes with
the outside of the sole worn through and
the toe somewhat cut away, while the hull
was nearly as good as new. I said to my
wife after he went away: "that man is a
sneak and so he was. The very next day a
boy come up from the police station to get
the shoes, the wearer had been arrested on
a clear case of sneak-thieving.
"A certain young man who has patronized
me for years, was keeping company with
two girls, also customers of mine. I noticed
A /S C /\?1 A h/\H oh AAO A*1 Ihn
lliill UIIC Ul lUL'tll MU1C UUl JICJ JUUC.1 uu mo
out side of the sole first, while the other
stepped squarely and wore down both shoes
alike. I've always had a liking for the
, young fellow and knowing he was wavering
between the two girls, I took him aside
one day and showed him the shoes of his
flames, and told him what I have told you.
The result was that he married the square
stepper and is happy, while the other girl
disgraced herself and has gone to ruin.
"Do I believe that cnaraeter can be
moulded by keeping the shoes properly
soled and heeled? Well, it has influence.
The gait of a person is as closely connected
with his disposition as the expression of his
countenance, though not so easily read by
most people. To continue the wearing of a
shoe which is run over badly only tends to
confirm the habit in the person's walk.
"I can also tell something of a person's
tendencies by the size of the shoe, the
breadth of the sole, the condition of the
buttons or strings, the amount of wear on
the toe, the condition of the lining, etc. I
would not advise a friend to marry a girl
who squeezes a number four foot into a
number two shoe, for such is apt to prove
vain and frivolous.
"Your job is done sir, sorry I couldn't
give you a better character, but truth is
truth and I never flatter."? Troy Standard.
ALive Head in Soup.?"You will hardly
credit it," said a Staten Island fisherman
whom a reportor talked with the other day,
"but the head of a turtle will retain a very
marked interest in existence long after its
body has been served up in soups and steaks.
I believe it is a well-known fact, but I only
discovered it six months ago. I found a
friend engaged in shelling a small turtle.
Now, he said, putting the head on the
dresser, "inai win ue aiive anu acuve iumorrow
morning." Of course I laughed at
him, but I agreed to call next day and test
his prophecy. Next morning my friend
asked me to step into the kitchen. The
head was still on the dresser, and though it
had been separated from the body for at
least sixteen hours, the eyes were wide open
and bright. "Take care," exclaimed my
friend, as I put my finger near the mouth.
The head of that turtle absolutely jumped
at me. Where its motive power came from
I can not explain, but it moved two inches
toward me and snapped at my finger with
a viciousness that could not have been surpassed
by a cornered rat. I think it had
been holding back its life, as men of strong
will power, for fixed purposes, have been
known to do, until an opportunity offered
to avenge the destruction of its body, for
after it had made the effort its eyes grew
fixed and filmy, and in an hour or two it
was dead."?New York Sun.
Something About Colds.?This is about
the season of the year when colds seize unsuspecting
neople, and bring in their train
a very Iliad of woes.
You leave home some bright sunshiny
morning, and find out, when you are fairly
started, that the sunshine is a hollowtreachery,
that a bitter east wind is raging all
round, and that your lungs have been stabbed
through and through by the blast before
you had hardly found it out.
A cold caught about this season ought to
be swiftly dealt with, or it may run on and
take months to shake it off.
A day and a night's home nursing will
often effect a cure, which a month afterward,
may cost a good round doctor's bill.
Never neglect a cold. The attack may
not seem severe, but a cold is a cold, and
therefore an enemy to be looked after with
the greatest watchfulness.
There is no doubt that people wilfully put
themselves into positions which court attack.
Thin-soled shoes, thin dresses, standing
about in draughty passages, these, and
similar other follies, all add to the number
of colds which, once contracted, take time
and money to break up.
If we could only trace back cases of serious
illness to their origin, colds would be
found to be the initial trouble in countless
cases.
How to Make a Will.?A will to be
valid does not require to be long. All extraneous
matter, such as "In the name of
find, amen." "Roinp- in sound mind and
body," may be left out. "I, John Smith,
leave all that I may (lie possessed of to my
wife, Mary Smith, and in the event of her
dying before me, to . Witness, .
Signed, John Smith," is quite sufficient and
will hold good in any court of law.
The shortest wills, with the least verbiage
about them, are the best. That of the
Frenchman who went out fox-hunting for
the first-time England, was short and to the
point. When he came to the first stiff jump,
just as his horse was rising to it, he turned
in his saddle and shouted : Take notice ! I
do leave everysing to my vife."?Cincinnati
Enquirer.