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1 The / (Ay* Aiken Recorder. \- BY DE4YT0N & McCRACKEN. AIKEN, S. C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1882. YOL. I. NO. 47. Worship In the Woodsi How rich the embroidered carpet spread. On either aide the common way; ▲cure and parole, gold and red, Baaaet and white, and green and gray. With shades between. Woven with light in looms unseen. The dandelion’s disk of gold. With loeter d^cks the meadows green. And multiplied a million fold, The daisy lights the verdant scone; The blue mint’s plumes Invite the beee to their perfumes. A wrinkled ribbon seems the road. Unspooled from silent hills afar; Beet, like an angel, lifts the load And in toy pith lets down the bar, And here it brings A lease of life on healing wings. The summer leisure of the cloud That wanders with its trumpeter, % The wind, is mine ; no wrangling crowd Annoys the humble worshiper In the white tent Beneath a listening Armament Up-floating on the ambient air, Sweet songs of sacred music rise. And now a voice distinct in prayer, Like the lark’s hymn, reaches the skies, And the “ Amen ” Is echoed from the hills and glen. The wood a vast cathedral seems. Its dome the ovsraiching sky ; Tbs light, through trembling branches streams From open windows lilted high; Under the firs Soft shadows shield the worshipers. — George IP. Bungay, in Our Continent, ONE MAN’S HEART. A long,, dusty street lay white and hot under au unshaded August sun The closely-cut lawna were bright and green where the water had been thrown upon them from the hydrants and hose in the yards, but the bits of grass along the sidewalks were dusty and withered. The leaves on the trees drooped in the noontide glare, and seemed to be mutely appealing to the cloudless sky for moisture and coolness. Not a breath of air stirred anywhere as far as one oould see; all nature seemed waiting in » painful pause for a relief for which there setmed no hope. Far down the western horizon, it is true, there was a long line of dark clouds, but it was a hint, rather than a promise, of the cooling rain which the city needed—a thought written in the heavens, impalpable and shadowy, rather than a threat, of what Nature might do when the silent powers of the air were loosened. Of human life the scene showed lit tle. In all the long street there were only two persons to be seen, t Closed anything in the next Fd sell myself to you for ten dollars.” The rich man smiled, for the first time in the whole interview, a-d said : "I flatter myself I am better than some men you might find, men with less money, too, and I haven’t so very much—” “How much?’’ The QueetlOn Was abrupt, perfectly respectful; the tramp was evidently gaining a hope which he would not have dared to en tertain a half hour before. “ A matter of ten thousand dollars or so. Of course, the house here isn ,f mine. But I Could afford—afford But I couldn’t afford to be cheated.” There was doubt and sudden suspicion in the last sentence. “ On my word and honor as a—pshaw, what does it signify? I have not lied to you. Give me what you will. My thanks will be as true and genuine for little as for much.” The man on the steps took his band from his pocket and laid a ten-dollar gold piece in the hand of the dnsty man standing one step below him. “I never gave a penny to a beggar. I never gave food to a tramp. Bat you have the ten dollars now. Keep it. But, tell me now, are yon an ordinary man?” “I’ll finish my sentence now, sir. On my honor as a gentleman* I have told yon the truth and I’ve acted the truth. It was a question of life and death. I looked at the river as X crossed the bridge. Suppose I had not come here ; suppose—sr p p 08e —" He said, the wo rd5 dreamilv, but With a shudder, Then he turned to the rich man again, for the last words he had said to him self alone. “ You have given me life, not food ; a fntnre, not money. If ever f can be of service to you I will be ; if ever I can repay the debt of to-day—of course, I don’t mean the mere money— I will do it. I swear I will do it. What isyoarname? Tell me your age—your business. It may be I shall some t>me find yon again.” The man ofi the top step took a card from his pocket and wrote a line on it in pencil. The tramp took it and read in print: “ Paul Hudson, Druggist, Lakeville.” And in pencil, “Twenty- four years of age.” “ I should like to shake your hand, if you please.” “ Certainly,” said Paul Hudson. As the tramp walked down the path to the street, Paul Hudson watched him. “ ‘ The quality of mercy is not attained.’ But that fellow has strained ten dcllacs out of my pocket. ‘It droppeth like the gentle rain from heaven.’ And sure enough it is begin ning to rain. ‘It is twice blessed.* Well, I’ll be hanged if I know whether it is or not.” And Paul Hudson went into the house. him the name Of the place, learned it was Rockland, and therefore his des tination, and got out. Several men snouted the names of the hotels they represented, and did it for the benefit of the passengerU Who had left the train, although cue would have thought that they intended to call to some persons already at tbe hotels, and a long way off, by the noise they made. Mr. Robinson fouhd a man who had a hack. He distinctly heard the man mention the faot, and he ordered him self taken to Mr. Mnckle’s. When the hack stopped and Mr. Robinson got ont he mnst have im pressed the driver as being a lunatic of some sort. “ I thoiight this was Rockland T “ It is.” “Well, I wanted to go to Mr. Muckle’s.” “This is the fcjlaoe.” '• Where is Lakeville?” “Thirty miles from here. And your fare is twenty-five cents.” Mr. Robinson paid it, and the haok- man drove off. It was late to arrive for a visit, but the well trained servants at Mr. Muckle’s bad had their instructions, and it was not many minutes before Mr. Robinson was settled in a large and handsomely furnished room. A servant brought him a note : “ The compliments of Mr. Mnckle, who re grets that business which cannot be delayed prevents his meeting Mr. Robinson to-night. Will Mr. Robinson make himself perfectly at home. The servants are directed to attend to his every order.” “A cool welcome,” said Richard Robinson to himself, but ate a hearty supper, retired late and slept soundly —and late, too. “A cool welcome,” was Richard Robinson’s first thought when he awoke in the morning. There was a rushing to and fro of hasty steps, doors were opened and closed ; there were voices hashed bnt eager, It was a cool wel come ; for, when the almost forgotten guest left his room, he learned the fearful truth. Mr. Milton Muokle had been fonnd murdered in his bed that morning. ttt. The coroner’s jury examined the wit nesses separately. Mr. Robinson was examined as a mere matter of form. He saw no one else in the room who had or who would testify. He had his luggage taken to the hotel, he had his dinner and then he walked briskly ont into the country for miles. It was all so horrible to hfm. Here was the man who had done so much for him; the man who had won a fortune which, thoagL justly his, would have been won only by patience and long, hard work. It was true that this man had Paul Hndson is Innocent. You are wrong about this murder—entirely agd utterly wrong. I did it!” And be went with them Quietly. It. Paul Hudson has a card which he keeps with oare, and which he is not ashamed, strong man though he is, to cry CVer some times. It is his business card, with his age—many years younger than he is now—written on it in pencil. And on the back: “ You saved me from a suicide’s grave in August. I save yon from a worst fate to-night-. We are quits. “Richard Robineon.”^ LION HUNTING* Seals; The seal, as affixed to letters, has a claim for Consideration in the fact of its historic interest. The seals of Sen nacherib And Cheops are yet extant«- together with a multitude of anoienA signets, both of the east and west, and our letter seals are probably their lineal descendants, and relatives of the official, legal and royal seals still affixed' to documents. As symbols of power they Were, ho dbuht, affixed upon a missive to forbid its opening by an nn • anthorized person, and their signifi cance would be generally regarded The early Christians used the sacred devices of the dove, the fish, tho anchor and the lyre; and the monks of Durham, becoming possessed of a seal on^krhioh was figured tbe head of Jupiter Tonans, had engraven beneath it the name of good King Oswald, thus sanctifying it to the uses of the church. In England, before watches were worn, - the seal was attached to the wrisi, forming, in fact, a pendant to a brace let. Shakspeare’s signet has his initials, “W. S.” and a trne lover's knot—a de- away. Mary, Queen of Soots, had a seal with the arms of the three king doms upon it, and the use of this formed a count of the indictment against her. Another ring of interest which may possibly have been used as a signet was a cameo ring still in existence, which is said to be the identical one given by Queen Elizabeth to the Earl of Essex. This is only one of a thousand signets of historic interest that are still pre served. The “biggest thing” among these belongs, as a matter of coarse, to America, and was presented to Presi dent Pierce by some citizen of San Francisco. Upon this was represented of summary of Californian his- A Nari*»w E.fcjtpe-Sbtioiilia d on ths Wink—An African llor’a Shot. A correspondent of the Philadelphia Pres* at Cape Town writes: Isaiah White, a wandering New Englander, sailed from Cape Town on the test outgoing English steamer. He came to this re mote part of the world two years ago with a number of other adventurers who made their way to the diamond fields to the north. They endured all manner of suffering and hardship, and ia the end became so discouraged at their utter failure that they decided to do what thousands of others have done and are doing continually—give up and return home. White was the only one who held out. “I shall never go back penniless,*' he declared, “if I have to stay here till I die.” The fact that the Yankee did sail for his native land a few days ago, that when I saw him he was arrayed in European dress, and was in the highest spirits, leads me to be lieve that the good fellow, after all, has not broken the pledge he made to his friends, when the ragged fellows turned their backs on the diamond fields and started for the other side of the world. Some weeks after their parting, White was in the Hottentot country, where ho came upon a native lion-hunte r , who had assisted a great many English parties in trapping the king of beasts, and who was very favorably disposed oward the Caucasian race, probably as a consequence. White was penniless, ragged and sick; but Burwik, as the guide called himself, acted the part of the good Samaritan. He took him to his hut, where Burwik’s wife nursed him, and whdu he #as restored to his usual rugged health the guide pre sented him with a European hunting . , , , , ^ .. ... and rifle. The American, as may vice which has led to the supposition ^ was astonished to find that it was given to him by Anne Hath- PP“ . ’ , hos _ italitT amonK the such wealth and hospitality among the E ellow natives of South Africa, but the ost quickly explained it all to his sat isfaction. B.nrwik, by his skill and faithfulness—the Hottentots, as a race, are thievish and untrustworthy—bad won the good opinion of many Euro pean hunters, who engaged him as a guide, and, beside paying him liberally for his servioes, had made him many presents. He had three rifles of excellent make, two flue revolvers, while his wife was furnished with enough jewelry, beads and ornaments to outline a barbarian princess at high court. The suit which White donned was the very thing for „ grizzly bear and. an enraged boa. Without it was engraved the president’s name, and in its interior parts were small cases containing specimens of various native ores. The weight of precious gift was something •oundl a kind of summary of Californian his- ^ country, but be shivered slightly tory, and a number of devices, such as v lrn that a ma ior of .When Burwik told Hm that a major of Epglish army had it ou when a huge stole into oamp one night and him with a single blow. Even heKn; ts made 1-tt asoij in a single mow. xjvcu e in the from the beast, rtbich must have been of nttuenal sike. The other dog was silent, and, if alive, was doubtless at a safd distence from the lion. Pressing on; it was not long before the carcass of the buffalo was found. The auda cious king of beasts had picked that np immediately after it was shot, and, dragging it into the bush, had helped himself t6 what hb wished. But where was the lion himself ? “I should say the beast Was not far away,” suggested White, holding his rifle with his finger on tho trigger; “ bat it seems to «ne he ought to show himself.” “ There ho is I” It was young Erwa who uttered the alarming cry which disconcerted the others for tho moment. There was good cause for it, for the keen-eyed lad bad just then detected the head and mane of tbe lion, who was stealing toward the men. The affrighted words of the boy apprised the others of their danger, but it did not tell them of the point from which it threatenei. White sprang forward several steps and turned half way round, glancing furtively in every direction for his foo. The latter, as if he understood that it would not do to wait, instantly gathered his muscles together and' rose with a prodigious bound which carried him directly toward the American. For a single instant White saw the huge bodj apparently poised in midair, and then the flaming eyes, frightful mouth and glowering front were precipitated to ward hiifl as if driven from the mouth of an enormous columtiiad. Instead of leaping aside, the American underto' te fire from where he stood. His des perate haste to raise and aim his guif, in his awkward position, caused him not only to send the bullet wide of the mark, but he lost his own balance and fell upon his side. Burwik discharged his piece at the lion when he was in mid air, and struck him} but as he was already on the way when hit, the missile eonld not stop him, no matter how well aimed, nor did it indeed inflict a mortal wound, for even the veteran Burwik was dis concerted by the daring and unexpected attack. Bat a singular fact saved the American for the moment. The shot which young Erwa had fired when he first encountered the beast had injured one of his eyes in such a Way as to hurt his sight Instead of striking on the prostrate American, as he would have done at any other time, he struck be yond him and some distance away. Be fore he could recover White was on his feet and Burwik drew his long knife to assist him; but just then Erwa dis charged his gun the second time, send ing the bullet directly into the cheat of the beast as he crouched ftimwftlf for —nt.hnr leap that He* WISE WORDS. No man can be successful uho neg lects his business. No rank can elreld ns from the im partiality of death. If you would sUccUed in life, rise early and be an economist of time. The qaali'ies we possess never make m* so ridiculous of those we pretend to have; Suspicions am or 2 thoughts are like bats amorg biida; lliey ever fly by twi- li*h*. Seeing much, and suffering much and study if g much, etc the three pillars cf learning. Little do we care for the speech of people if conscience will not whisper approval. Make friendi with your creditors if yoti can, but never make a creditor of your friend. One who is never busy can never en joy res’, fir rest implies relief from previous labor. He who labors with the mind gov erns oihei’S; he who labors with tho body is governed by others. Everyday a little helpfilness. We live f jr the good < f otbeis, if our living be in any sense true living. Somebody says oveiy f »ilnre ia a step to success. This will explain why tho rf ener some men fdl the richer they become. The world we live in is the best world possible to those who use it, aad the Worst world possible to those who abuse it. Do wo not feel that we are apt <0 think of ourselves as others think of us? and that not by a rational act c f judg ment, bnt by a mere pvsrive yielding to au impression from without? When we have practiced good actions awhile they become easy, and when they become easy we begin to cake a pleasure in them, and when they please us we do them frequently. Form, then, the habit of doing good. Men’s triads aie as variant as their faces. Where the motives of their aotiors are pure, tho op> ration of ’he former is no moieto be imputed to them as a crime than tbe appearance cf the latter; for both being the work of na tare are alike unavoidable. SCIENTIFIC NOTES. Oork trees are being snccessfnlly grown in Georgia O: some specimens planted many are now thick enough for use. Mr. H. P. A thereby asserts that a large amount of humus in a soil implies AN EGYPTIAN QUEEN’S CANOPY. The Pall PeenS Ptrecche* Over »k« ©•»■ of Solomon*. Contenl»vr-»r?. The ancient pall, fonnd in the resent discovery of royal mummies in. Egypt, was composed of numerous pieces of leather tanned by the bark of the tent or aoaoia, and sewn together by red Cord, and is supposed to have covered the mortuary cabin of the sacred boat or horse, to whisk it formed a kind of bald-aoohino. It is exceedingly brittle, and the colors are still well preserved, the centre nine feet long by six feet wide, and divided into two equal sec tions, one of which is covered by pink and vellow rosettes on a blue ground, the other displaying six flyine vultures flying with extended wings and holding feather sceptres in their claws; they are separated from one another by horizon tal lines of hieroglyphics, the name ana titles of Masabarnta. high priest of Amen Ra, the deity of Thebes, and a row of pink rosettes on a yellow ground. On either side is a flap divided from tbe central section by four hands of colors —bine, red, yellow and green—and further divided by a border of spear head pattern. Below this comes a row of panels containing a row of emblema tical devices, predominant amongst which is the boarabmue, flying with ex tended wings thrusting forward the solar disk—emblems of the sun-god but having with this emblem the repre sentation of a gazelle, supposed to be tbe favorite of the Queen, twice repeat ed, a singular representation of two united ducks and ornaments like the Greek anteflxal and the cartouche or royal name of Pinotem II. seven times repeated. Below this is a border of pink and blue chequers at the bottom, with a broad kilt of pink or perhaps originally scarlet. This magnificent work of leather measures 22 feet 5 inches in length and 19 feet 6 inches wide, containing a space of 201 square feet of leather. It is the most remarkable ob ject next to the historical mummies of the whole collection,, and exhibits tho greatest technical skill in the prepara tion and artistic excellence in execution and design. Its age is somewhere about the time of Solomon. Specimens of this leather canopy, which have been brought to England, show that the colors with which it was painted or dyed still retain ed their original lustre. From some unknown oironmstances they have, like the flowers, never paled by the effects of time. Nature’s Treasures. There is a wealth of bidden and visi ble treasur 1 all along the line of ths Alabama and Great Southern railroad from Chattanooga to Birmingham,* distance of 142 miles. On the Lookout ferl ths