The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, February 07, 1884, Supplement, Image 6
Judge Wallmsu^oneof thebe^l^nown
justicee occupying ithe United. ef|a{?^c|r>
cuit bench, after listening to aIp?rty of
lawyer? the ottier day. lighted fciji; p}Pe,
leaned buch in an easy chair and cv.id :
"Gentlemen, your stories of, courtship!
aud marriage are quite'interesting 'and
romantic, but I b?lievb that jt, ??; served
for mo to tell y^upf ? leve affair, wbich
I am LncrUned to think, will te;'rh you
that the common place marriage bf every
day life ia not worthy of a pfaee injour
mo?t prosaic novels or even in our most
spirited conversation. Quite a< number
of years ago, j'Jttt after the war, I wai ap
pointed j?idge of a southern circul?. ; t
attended very strictly to the discharge
of my dnj,y, and although very, fond of
ladies* society, yeC, in my roundel met
very few representative* pi the fair sea
who in tho least impressed me. Ohodoy,
during an overflow, I croped the river
about twenty-fire milos below my regular
beat, aud the stream was so swollen'that
by the time I had landed the sot;had
gone down and darkness had spread It
self over the lace of the erwlh, BO far as I
could discernj ?nd the bosom pf tho wa
ter. ,'? did uotfiutj A.T?OU^ wli?n Ilarjded,
and I made inquiry flotte ferryman who,
io effect, declared Aba.t he never made
geography a dt?dy, Sod that I must take
care pf fty?el(?[ pf "couhre I iniended W
abide by, ^thg extremity of such advice,'
and after ttiaukjpg my 'water-aide char
acter' for information which, to say the
least, was self-apparent, I turned, .and
began a solitary journey through the
woods. ? had not g>sue far when' I came
upon a large log house, surrounded by ?
well kept leuce and almost covered hy a
thick growth of wild-vine. 1 was assailed
at the gate by an army, b'f dogs., Their
fury brought out an old man wh,> drove
them away, and in a voice of touching
kindness asked me what I wanted. I
explained my misfortune'attendant upon
highwater ; that I was a federal judge
trying to reach an ! appointment. Ile
very cordially invited'me into the house."
"A jtdge or. constable ia welcome at
my house at Bioh a time as thin," be said,
throwing more wood on tho fire. "I've
been cotch out myself and know what it
is. So you are a jedge?"
"YeB, I am a Judge, holding the office
uuder the United States government."
"That means you ain't ?State jedge?"
' Yc8-"
"Wall, it don't make any deference.
1 wouldn't help a State jedge no quicker
than I would you. Myra see if thar's
anything to eat id the house."
"I looked up.arid" the girl to whom he
spoke stood near .nv?, i She moved away
immediately after being addressed, but
not so Boon that I failed to note the ex
treme, beauty of her face. I saw her
wealth of fire-light. reflecting hair, her
glorious depth bf eye, her ruddy fall-of
the-year chee*' and - raspberry1 hioutb.
She seemed to pay ho attention to me,
but obeyed without hesitation. Present
ly she reappeared and - announced that
there was. something- to eat io the house
and Jttiwaa spread oh'the table."
"Come," he said, and conducted me to
the dining room. . . >??'?
"Although Twas very hungYy, yet I
think that my appetite could have beon
satisfied by allowing my eyes to feast on
the beautiful' girl who attended the rc
pint. T?te spare-ribs, backbone and
mashed potatoes were excellent I admit,
Ibut that magnificent face tbst bent above
it all,-for esconded any banquet that I
have ev?i?een.'",': " : ? ?<
"Myra," said tBe old man,: after we
had gone and . taken position before the
fire, "hand aron ml the pipes.1'
"The pipes-were brought ?and filled
with natural leaf . tobacco... ! We' puffed
and puffed and talked and puffed. I
t dd ray exporlenipe'and the old man told
bis. I bad beqn a captain under Uncle
Sam-Jefferson Davis bad' made him a
colonel. The old man had no family ex
cept Myra, his daughter. He seemed os
devoted- to he , rind quito aa much de
pendent upoober as.Mr.-Winkfield -was
upon Agnes. T bad-been so much inter
ested in the conversation, and especially
with the occasionalgiancescast at Myra,
that I did not think ta ask t ho .old man
his name until; just-about*the timo we
were.ready to gd to beru*' ?
"My name !ts Tasmfre,'' be' said, '^I
was wonderin'ifi yau were.everigoin'to
j ?k me, an'hanged ef-I'd er told' you ef
you.jha^n't. ' Hopeyou'll aft?p Well."
"1 ?p'Jd^him a cordial godd nighty and
with one more, glance at the. beautiful
. H girl 1 followed a negro, boy who appeared
BM with a candler j.;' ...-?.;...
"I scarcely remember the conversation
H of tte next morning:"''! know that 1 saw
a beautiful face> ^ha^^ 'sat down,when an
E elfin little hand diet: ppt a chair, that 1
heard the mnsld of ^tt'dweet ? voice, and
that when I^liw^^bto'-a-pairol
j H eyes direct i^acn^p:esa.>; I 4'on't know
howl told . tb?> old .map, goodi-byo. I
99 don't know that - Lthanked: bini for his
kiuanessievjl? 'after-he b?d: refused to
H accept pay. ; ? don't%QW,UOW I mounted
3 my horse, whether 1 climbed on li ko all
I awkward judges do, or whether I was
Hftfd <b'to tlio air b^'Wmifa??rr'for the
j H girl and sntdoero/onithe saddle. Tbe
! fl truH' iH;T don't know anything about if,
, 1 ex?pt' that after awhile-bow long, I'll
j H ^b*?^ iflVri?W- I fouqd, n3y<e??
j H ndT^'WnK ?.be ,rVad,*.'^eep . in'ttjejconi
Wm ten^latloo of a divinely drawn picture,
j H wh,pb the very sunlight itself framed and
j fm ?n? before m*e:. 'a
j "-ty'q,-routine of ' court duty ' wai' verjj
I I duU after this,! and. I longed for the tim?
when P -fcould wander back to the log
?otjse. .**b?ch to m* held auch enchant*;
I ment. . IheviouHly/r had lamented tb?
! I fact ihat'lfcad ' remained!so langra baebt
I eloii-b?t"how I was glad, because I bad
! fl kund Ith ?ideal. I don't krioir'hdvr "raanj
I ?entlmen^a? decisions I made durjnj- thal
! I session of tb^^^^btti'.?'. dot?.t think
I I lhat TOttk-Vibad tb? 1'gbt of very much
M c^ ?tm-Judicial career, if tho couo
?. jj. MUKRA Y & CO.
Tho Peculiar Old Mvaf
ANDERSON, S C., THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1883.
VOLUME XIX. -NO. 23.
I try should arise and demand a state-:
ment.
"After awhile, I went back to the old
log house. I found the oid man just the
same. He welcomed me as though' he'
had n?ver seen mo before, but with rap
ture, I noticed the giri spoke as though
she knew me before, aud that she-waa
glad to see mo sgaio. This time I'waa
determined not to leave so anon, and til?,
truth i? I lingered eev?ral day?. I walked
by thorner with the beautiful creature,
and helped, her tOigalber tho kindling
wood at night. I roamed with her morn
ing, at night, and at noontide, and to
gether we chased the rabbit and squirrel,
aud even the fox, with all bia shyness,
didn't always escape our prowess and
skill.1 NoC among all tho neighbors'was
there such a 'girling,' and I, for myself,
had ne**er seen one to comparo with her
beauty, her grace aud her voice. When
I spoke of my leaving, the old thad ob
jected, and even the girl did slightly
demur, but 1 "old then? that business o?
pressing importance wa* claiming atten
tion from North to Sooth. The beauti
ful giri, ivith rosy lips pouting, declared,
iu a way that would haye paralyzed Paul,
that I was so restless aud wanted to leave
them because, as she thought, I had
found . them all dull. I made a brave
effort to go without showing tho slight
est emotion on my part, you know, and
when the old man seemed so very anx
ious that I should remain, I decided that
I'd bettor go and return within a few
days, as,I didn't care to overdo it, you
understand.
/> "Well, I went away, not because I real
ly had any business, but because I didn't
care to injure my chances, for by thia
time, you may knew, I was dead in love
with' Myra.
"I couldu't remain but a short lime.
When. I' returned, they were al', glad to
see me. Myra, it seemed to me, wanted
to kiss me, and ? would have kissed her,
but I did not have a good chanco. Sbo
was more lovely thau aver, and when at
night wc walked out under the stars, I felt
that she loved me-I dreamed of her.
Her growing acquaintance with books
pleased me, for I knew she studied for
my sake. The old man, loo, seemed
changed toward mc. He spoke, when
wc weW aloue, of family affairs, and told
me how glad he was that I bad come to
visit bim. I saw that be knew that I
was iii love with hid daughter, and with
tbankfulriess, I noted that be encouraged
my suit. Ono night after Myra bad gone
to her room, and while the old man and
I sat by the fire, the old fellow removed
his gaze from thc glowing coals, aud
looked at me and s.iid :
"Myra is the best girl io the worl'."
"You needn't tell me that," said I,
"for I kuow il."
"Her husban' will bea happy man."
"A glorious man," I assented.
"I hope you will not regret the day
when you came here."
"I know that I shall never do so. My
ra and I understand.each other."
"Ytuido?"
"Yes, sir."
"I am glad of it. ?dyra is slow to speak
out, and I'm glad that you know. Speak
in' on tue sabjecV might shock her.
Wet(i;g\jod night," and be grasped my
ban?'w?irmly..
"That nigfit I could sot s'eep. ? feoow
the old man understood my great love
for his daughter, and, with athriU,.I
saw it met bis approval,,
"Next morning .1 was determined to
ask for her, so, after breakfast, when he
invited1 mo to take a walk with him, I
thought that h$ divined my iptention,
Myrs> too, seepaed ' to know that some
thing was likely to pass- between us, foi
she Bhook her fist in * charming way at
me when we left th J house. I looked
back and saw her peeping at me will
such deep, fixed love io her glances, thal
I thought I ougbt to go back and kiss
her,, bul l turned to the old man and
talked .to'him about thc hogs and sheep
I decided to ask bim for the girl, and al
though I knew be would willingly girt
bis consent to our marriage, yet, it was i
difficult matter. Wheu I get to tba
tree,' I mused, looking ahead, ?I will asl
him?- 'Just as we'esrae to the tree b<
' stopped and said :
"You've knowed roy darter for some
time?"
i "Yes, sir." ' :
..NoV.sifch a long tin??? fc"f?. but 8<
long ' that we almost look : upon you a
one of the family."
"I am proud to know it."
"Thank you, sir. >Vell, now, I'll tel
\ you, my darter, in goin'to be marriet
> tteritwtUk, ?od H want yon to be witl
Pi?* .'?I . ' " ' '
fJ J? "To whom ?" I%a*ped.
v ji "To the fer'rym?n down here. Sbe'i
g tteen engaged to him for a long time."
? ll ?i g*id nothing as we returned, bu
' %b?j5 ?Hfoundihe girl alone, ? said :
Jv ?TJon't you'know that I ?love you de
i Jtotedly?" ; ^-.;< w ? -,
1(41 "Of course/1 noverknaw it, Judge.
"But I d*. and I want you to be ni;
* ll IA 'i.i'V > .' ?i
.... . .
v II "Judge, I can't. . I am going to marr
I? *om Patrall, the ferryman? I know yo
j ?re a good man, ant'-I don't want you t
, think that I won't marry you jost bacana
: yon are a judge. Position makes no dil
i ference with me, and if I loted
. man, I woold marry WnV, erac i
; lie was a judge, just as soon as I would a i
i ferryman, and I hope you will understand i
! tbnt position baa not influenced this j
! case, for even though you are a judge, I ?
' must say that you have over conducted j
yourself as a perfect gentleman."
j "Why didn't you tell her that you had 1
j been ,a, captain in the army ?" said ono:
j of the listeners.
"I did," replied ?he judge, "but she j
, said the ferryman had been a teamster,
: aud while that she would just as leave
marry- a captain aa a teamster, yet abe
1 was compelled to turn to her ferrymau
? loveland now when I tell my wife of!
! the choice, she says, 'Ves, the girl was
right in taking the ferryman.' "
. - o -m -*
A Coming Kotablo Celestial Event.
Perhaps the most interesting celestial 1
event ot the year will be the opposition
of Mars at the end of tho present month.
? There is so much about this remarkable
i planet that suggest a cloao resemblance
j to tut: earth, and PO many of ita surface
I features and of the natural procea&ea
? occurring upon it are visible with tele
scopic aid, that every time it comes to
opposition, that is, gets into a line with
thc earth and sun, the earth being in the
middle, a battery of telescopes is turned
upon it with eager^ expectation of inter
esting views ii not important discoveries.
At opposition Mars appears with small
telescopic power like a full moon of a
ruddy tiuge. As the magnifying power
is i tu^ eased one detail after another of
the diversified surface of this distant
world comes into view, until it bangs in
the field of the telescopo a real globe,
marked plainly with continents, oceans
and islands, and partially covered with
clouds.
The first physical features of Mara that
come into view are. the snow caps sur
rounding his poles. The Southern pole
is now inclined toward the earth, and a
small telescope, say of three inches
aperture, will plainly show the circular,
gleaming patch of snow that covers the
antarctic region of tbe globe of Mars.
The dark ring surrounding the snow field,
and sometimes called Phillip's Sea, is al
most equally distinct, audsomcof the seas,
or spot?'that are believed to be seas, can
be seen'with the same telescope. With a
larger telescope more details are visible,
and with the largest and best all tbo
various, features of Martain geography
which are represented on Borne of the
wonderfully complete maps of Mars that
have becu constructed can bo seen.
What a surprising thing it M that men
have Boen able lo make maps And globes
representing with a high"degree ol' com
pleteness the surface Of a world never
much less than 40,-000,000 miles distant
from the earth !
Large telescopes will, during the
present opposition, also be able to show
the two tiny moona of Mars, which re
volve close to the planet, so rapidly that
the inner one goes through ell the
changes from new moon to oH moon in
leas than r. day.
Another interest?Dg iuing aoout Mars
which can now be Btudied is the myateri
I ous net work of so-called canals which
cover a large portion of the planet's
surface, particularly in the equatorial
i regions. The idea that there are really
I canals constructed by inhabitants of the
; ruddy planet can hardly be entertained
when it ia known that they are sixty
mile? abd more in width.
One thing seems to be pretty certain ;
Mars haB reached a much later stage of
planetary development than the earth,
and if it haB inhabitants they may possi
bly have attained a degree of civilization
incomprehensible to us. At any rate, it
is a wonderful world which now beams
as a ruddy star in our wintei midnight
Bky.-New York Sun.
Senatorial Clerks.
Tne resolution-which .??? adopted by
the Senate ob Thursday, authorizing
each Senator to appoint a clerk, is even
more objectionable than the reaolntion
which vms submitted by Senator Butler.
In that resolution it was proposed to pay
each secretary $1,000 a year. The reso
lution whit."', has been adopted gives the
new clerks $6 a day during the session.
Congress will probably be in session eight
months altogether, or 240 days, so that
the pay of each clerk will be $1,440 in
stead of $1,000. There are seventy-six
Senators and forty one standing commit
tees, -There are, therefore, thirty-five
Senators who aro to be provided with
clerks, as not baying clerks already as
chairmen of committees. The cost of
the new clerk?, therefore, will be $50,400
a year. This amount of money is to be
taken from the public pocket, in order
that the diff?rent Senators shall have
private secretaries at the public expense.
We can iee already what this sort of
thing must lead to. Mr. Belford, of
Colorado, demands a clerk for each mem
ber of thc House of Representatives.
At the rat? which :?s to be paid to the
Senatorial clerks,'the clerke for the mem
bers of the Lower House would cost the
people between $400,000 and $500,000 a
year. Congressmen are fully as much
entitled to clerks as the Senators are,
and need such clerks quite as badly,
both for purposes of patronage and con
venience.!
The Senate bas, it is presumed, a very
large contingent fund, and thia contin
gent fund it spends in any way that it
?leases. Thero is no check or restraint
he Senate is growing more aristocratic
in ita methods every day, and, without
counting the" tret .clerks, the army ol
hangers-on '?nj?ie,Senate wing of the
Cap?tol is frKWl&Jarge. The House
of RcpresentajWs pught to give some at
tendon to thia abuse. Contingent fund?
are always fruitful sources of extrava<
gance and waste, and tho committee on
appropriations of the House of Repre
sentatives will do well to make the con
tingent fund of the Senate so small thal
it cannot be used for such purposes ai
paying for clerks Xor Senators.-Nevo?
and Courier.
_ it- e - ?
- "I'can'* efcrry this bnn<!!t-," said t
wife to - her husband. "I can't/' the hus
band replied, "for I have to carry th?
two children.": "But yon ought to batt
some consideration for me," the wife con
tinued. "Yon must think I'm a wagon.'
"Ob, no, my dear, I don't think yon an
a wagoo. A wsgou holds its tongan and
you never do." - *
BILL ABI? AT HOME,
How li J got hi? Non? de Plaut?.
llaviug ref-ii several ?uqu?ries recently, i
from some of our people respecting Ibo j
domestic lifo of Bill Arp, the great |
Southern humorist, I think it probable
that what little information I can give
may interest our readers.
Just before and during *he w?r, I was
attending t?cbool at Borne, Georgia, and
was on visiting terms with the family of
Maj. Charles H. Smith, ('Bill Arp') then
a prominent lawyer of that city. A
muro lovable family than bis, it has
never been my fortune to know. Mrs.
Smith was at that time a bright und
beautiful little matron of about thirty
five, surrounded by six or eight hand
some boys and girls, of ages ranging
from ono and two years to fourteen ; ana
it was on. of the greatest pleasures ?.f
my school-days to visit "cousin Tuvey,"
-as we called her-io her magnificent
new 'jomo and elegant surroundings, and
hear her lough and repeat tho quaint re
marks of Charlie. They were wealthy, !
refined, and cultivated people enjoying j
the goods of this lile as gnr. Presbytcri
ana ought lo-not hoarding them" in a
miserly fashion. But tho war came on
and disturbed the happiness of (his fam
ily, as it did thousands of others in our
sunny South. Major Smith volunteered
with the Rome Light Guards, a company
composed of the best young men of
Rome and vicinity. Ob 1 the sadness
and weeping of that day when parents
gave up their darling boys ; wives their
husbands, uud young girls their lovers;
but saddest of all, fathers left families of
little children with only tho protecting
care of the weak mother. Those noble
young martyrs whose faces I saw for the
last lime, wet with tears, I can uever
forget. Tho crowd that had assembled
to see the last of those who bad bidden
tho dearest ones "good bye" at home,
was filled with sobs when tho order to
.'fall in line," came, and "forward
march !" was tho 6ignal for tho company
to file down the dunty street out of sight ;
next the whistle ol* the engine, the
hoarse yell as they left the depot-aud
they were gone. Two of those who left
large families were Major Smith, and
Bill Arp,-a poor Ferryman of Floyd
County, who waa very witty, but wholly
unlettered, yet withal a true patriot.
They went f.? Virginia, and while camp
ing on Bull Run they heard of Lincoln's
Proclamation, orJering the Confederate
Army to disperse. This was laughed rt
by our mon, and Maj. Smith wroto a
humorous answer to Mr. Lincoln, saying
that be couldn't get the boys to even
think of dispersing, and having despaired
of doing so be had gone off to himself
in an old field to calm his patriotism,
and try to disperse, but bo found that ho
couldn't disperse worth a cent 1 Ile
read bis letter to somo appreciative
friends, and Bill Arp was one of the lis
teners. Wheo be had finished, Bill
came forward und asked : "Major, are
you gwine ter have that printed?" He
answered, "I think so, Bill." "Well,
sir *?f it is al! tho same io you, I trish
you would put my name to that paper,
'causo them's my sentiments, adzactly."
ThuB it wa? by the rightful owner's re
quest that Maj. Smith adopted the name
and exact style of Bill Arp, and over
that nom de plume has become world-re
nowned, as much to the pride of the
poor Ferryman as if he had earned the
reputation himself. Bill Arp, the Fer
ryman, was killed by a fall from a wagon
several years ago, but his name will ever
be linked with the great humorist of the
day, and descend to future generations.
After the war, Major Smith gave up
the practice of law, purchased a fine
plantation in Barlow County, Ga., and ia
now a progressive farmer. His children
are scattered from Maine to Florida, and
f;randchildren are numerous in the fami
y. I well remember "Hines," the boy
soldier, who went with bia father to the
army when only fourteen, and Hattie,
whose infant dress Mrs. Arp dug up
from the bottom of that old trunk some
time ago, and "made it over" for Hattie's
first baby ; and the dear, sweot old moth
er-to whom he BO often alludes in his
lettera - was once my ideal of a noble
wife and mother. I have not seen her
aince the war, but tho nice strawberry
parties which she used to give her chil
dren of my age, and to which I was
often invited, is still fresh in my memory.
She wonld often reward our good be
havior by relating to ns some or the ro
mantic incidents of her childhood, of
which we never tired., but were always
greedy to hear more. I always listened
with wonder at the real romance that
was finer and fuller of pathos and felling
than any fiction.
Pardon me, Messrs. Editora, for the
length of my communication. There is
so much in this family to interest me
that I forgot the length ol' my letter.
Georgia in Laurentville Herald.
Death on the Bail.
The down freight train on the Colum
bia or. Greenville Railroad duo here at
4.20 a. m. yesterday ran over and killed
a white man named John Bowers, at
Kilgore's Hill, four miles South of New
berry. Tho fatal accident occurred be
tween 2 and 8 a. m., but nothing was
known of the occurrence until after the
train arrived in Columbia. The deceas
ed was intoxicated and had laid or fallen
on the track. He left Newberry with a
flask of whisky in his pocket. When
tho engineer passed Kilgore's Hill he
felt the locomotive jar a little, but thought
it was only a slight obstruction which he
bad passed over. The body of Bowers
was mangled almost beyond recognition,
and the engine which passed over him
was besmeared with blood on the front ;
{lortion and pieces of flesh were also
bund about the wheels and truck. An
inquest was held and a verdict rendered
in accordance with the above facts which
exonerates the railroad authorities from
blsme. The deceased was a brother of
Lee Bowers, the postmaster at Prosperity.
- Columbia Register.
- Many Er -inbmcn are settled on
ranches in tho ^ ., hborhood of San An
tonio, Texas, j'jng them are an ex
General of the Ie-inn army, an ex-Cap
tain of tho British navy and other sol
diers and sailors of rank.
- The health of Jefferson Davis is
extremely poor this winter. His eyes
?'ivo him much trouble and his step in
sable.
Marr) wig ills Own Child.
The strange scout, hus been presented
here of a clergyman in a fashionable
church joining in matrimony a father and
daughter. Tho details havo just become
known, aud tho story is now the chief
topic of society gossip.
Invitations were i?*ued toa huge ?.um
ber of Philadelphia's most faslilonablo
people to be present nt the Church of
the Epiphany to witucss thc marriage
of Wilson Mitchell, a young gentleman
well known in society, to M?FS Fanny
Elizabeth Kessler, daughter of John
Kessler, Jr. At the hour named tho
spacious church was crowded to overflow
ing and the assemblage waa anxiously
awuiling the arrival of thc bridal party.
Presently there was a whisper which ran
from tlie door to tbe chancel that they
had arrived. The rector of the church,
the Kev. G. H. Kinsolving, who was to
perform the ceremony, stood un and ud
vauced to thc altar railings. Tho deep
tones of tho organ pealed forth Mendels
eohtvo "Wedding ?larch," tho swinging
doors at the foot of the centre aisle swung
open, the f ix ushers started slowly for
ward, and following them came the bride,
attired in traveling costume, leuniug un
the arm of her lather. The wedding bad
been arranged in tho uaual English style,
and ibo bride was to bo met at the chan
cel steps by the groom, attended by his
best man. Eyes which had been fixed
on the bride 'urned towards the door of
thc vestry room, fro.a which her pro
spectivo husband was expected to emerge ;
bul tho door was tightly closed and it
gave no sign of opening. The organ bad
ceased its music, father and daughter
stood heforo the ul tar, with the ushers
ranged on either side, and yet no hus
band had come forward to claim his
bride.
The clergyman evidently did not un
derstand the situation, though it was evi
dent from tho rustle of excitement which
stirred the assembled guests that they
wero only too well aware that something
was wrong. The brido turned paie and
clutched her fatbers baud convulsively,
and the father's face grew scarlet in the
suppressed excitement of the moment.
Thc awkwaicluess of the situation was in
creased when in solemn aud deliberate
tones Mr. Iv i ns living began to read the
marriage service, ile had mistaken the
father for the groom ami was about to
marry him to his own daughter. Thc
excitement was intense. On every coun
tenance was depicted a consciousness of
the Bituatiuu, yet no one ?poko ?nd the
clergyman proceeded with the service.
Wbeu at length he carno to the words,
"If any man can show just cause why
they may not lawfully bo joined together
let him now speak or else hereafter bold
bis peace," there was a noise outside, the
door of tho nave was thrown violently
opeu aud Mr. Mitchell, attended by Ins
best mau, both nervous and excited and
both ashen pale, carno rushing up tho
aisle.
A few words sufficed to explain mat
ters to thc astonished clergyman. By
some means the vestry door hid been
locked, and tbe two gentlemen were thus
prevented from makiug their entrance
when the organ gave thom their cue. In
vain they had tried to open it and had
lost valuable time in the effort. When
they finally abandoued the attempt it
took them several minutes to get out of
the vestry and around to the other door.
The ceremony was again begun, and the
wedding was duly solemnized, but the
Bhock which tho young lady's nervous
system received was severe, and for a time
it was feared it might bo attended with
serious consequences.
Twcniy-Fonr Hours' Prayer.
A special to the Boston Globe from
Akron Ohio, says : "Harrison Ramon
lived for many years in Hinckley, Me
dina County, Ohio, and amassed consid
erable property, moat of which was in
cash. He would not trust his money to
the keeping of a bani;, but hid it about
bis own premises, keeping the hiding
place a secret even (rom bis own family.
A short time ago be told his wife that ho
had hidden about $30,000 in money and
that pretty soon ho would inform her of
its whereabouts, so that iu case of bia
death she would know where to find it.
He neglected to do this, and about a
week ago he died ot apoplexy. After
his dei tn au examination of his papers
showed that he bad $335,000 in money
all bidden about his premises. The must
thorough search failed to reveal the hid
ing place, and the widow began to do
spair. Then hbo was impressed with the
notion that if she prayed with faith the
Lord would direct her to the place where
the money was hidden. On Wednesday
she prayed all day and all night. On
Thursday morning she was impelled to
go to the bee hives, which stood on a
bench near the house, aud in the excite
ment of expectation she knocked over
ono of tho hives, disclosing to her view
the top of a bench with a pile of large
denominations upon it. A search under
the other hives reaulted in finding a total
of $15,000. In the aAernoon ono of tho
family dropped a bunch of keys through
the barn floor, which necessitated laking
up a piank to find them, and when the
young man put his hand down be struck
a balfgallon fruit jar, which be pulled
out to find partly filled with $20 gold
pieces. Other jars and a grain bag were
also found containing gold and silver,
and when it had all been counted tbe
total amount figured up over $218,000.
The widow was overjoyed, and in ber
statement to the correspondent said she
believed that the discoveries were in di
i rect answer to her prayers.
Never Satisfied.
Thad. Stevens had been conducting an
important suit for a wealthy old Penn
sylvania farmed During its progress
he was the latter's"1 guest. While stroll
ing over the farm, Mr. Stevens observed
that the farmer's corn crop, which was
just ripening, was rcrnarkablo beyond
anything be had ever sean.
"My friend," said Mr. Sfcejreus to tho
farmer, "this is truly magnificent! There
is nothing left to be desired in your corn
yield this year."
"W-e-l-1," responded the farmer,
guardedly, ' it is putty lair ; putty fair.
But," and thia with a noticeable tinge
of sadness, "thar might be a few more
connels-just a few more cunneLa-at the
end of the cob."
Vanity of Vanities.
A few years ago Alexander T. Stewart
died with an enlato valued at close on to
$75,000,000. It was bia ambition to found
a house which would be recognized fer ali
time as the head of tbe commercial enter
prises of tho l-'niu>.! Stales, and io thin
end he toiled until physical nat o ve Wa? i
exhausted. He died full of years, but bis
life long dream was as unstable as an
April wind. Ho had no son to tako up
the burden, and his fortune pasted under
the control of ouo who was bound to bim
by no tit? of blood. Even bis weary
hones were denied rest. The price of a
huckster was set upon them. The great
house nf Stewart has almost ceased to ex
ist, and a whitehaired woman alone keeps
thc nniue from being forgotten.
Robert Lu Stuart also toiled to win a
placo among the great merchants of New
York. He accumulated millions, and his
last hours were spent in superintending
the construction of a palace in the upper
part of Fifth Aventtf-. He passed ?.way
without ?hlek or child, lewviug a frail
woman the sole arbiter of hs* fortuno.
The famous vintages which had made bis
collar tho envy of the town are now at
the call of any who choese? to psy the
prico in the gorgeous cafe of the Hoff
man, and a widow in broken health nur
ses lonely tlioughte as she sits surrounded
by the splendors of the Fifth aveuoe
mansion.
A few day? ago Mrs. A. T. Stewart was
assisted down the broad steps of the mar
ble palace in Thitry-fourth street sod
was driven to tho brown stono palace of
Mrs. Robert L. Stuart in upper Fifth
Avenue. It was the first time that the
two ladies had met since the husband of
one had been gathered to dust, and we
slial I not attempt to say what passed
through their minds as they looked into
each others eyes. Slowly they moved
from room to room, where were unfolded
views surpassing in richness tho fanciful
crcatious of a magician, and yet upon
each face rested a sad, far away expres
sion.
Tho woman who ?at tn tho scantily
furnished room two blocks from the ave
nue, earning her bread with ber needle,
heard tuc prattle of children, etopped
now and theo to b:sa rosy lips, and she
thanked God for having given her some
thine <o love. H ur, ole as were ber sur
roundings, tho sun sbouo brighter for her
than it did for '.he childless widows of.
tho merchant princes. Verily, Riches,
thy name is Vanity 1-Turf, Bifid ana
Farm.
Hiram Homountvu's Ideas About Kn I.-i In'
Children.
A good many folks has somehow gotten
the notion that the youngest of this here
age is just about as bad as they was afore
tko flood. I am only a plain farmer fell
er, bul I have observed a few things, and
I don't agree with those people. Tbe
boys of to-day ain't no wuss than they
ought to be conaiderin' tbs trftinin1 some
of 'om git?. I was only 'tothor day 'tell
in' naybor Skimmer thal he was mskin a
big mistake with his boys. Skimmer's
a good farmer-none better. He farms
scientific. But be don't know the science
nf bringiu' up a youngster. Children
thrive best in the light, sandy loam of
kind fiords, where lt is alias warm ant)
cherry like. After a while, when they
gita middlin' strong they ought to be
transplanted to the heavier clay of com
mon 'sense aud self-reliance. This will
give 'em a will of their own-strength of
purpose, you know. I like to seo a hoy
with a will of his own. Some parents is
al lus a feel in' bad when they see young
uns actin' stubborn like. Then they go
to work to break the stubbornness with a
barrel hoop or hickory Bwitch. They
thrash and pound until they beat out
everything that's good, and there's noth
in' left but a lot nf worthless chaff* that
you can blow anywheres. It's , fearful
foolish,- that. If the paran fe bad only got
the child's will under control InateacTof
knock in' all the spunk outen 'cm, their
boys would have been some use to the
kentry. The boys who makes successful
men is those who have got lots of push
and go ahead, which is notbin' mora cor
u good strong will that bas to be trained
to grow straight. Another mistake-end
naybor Skinner's makin' it-ls to want
all your boys to learn a profession. Yoe
might just as well try to make a ? ag?n
pole outen a tooth nick, or a barn door
outen a ablugle. They would be dead
failures. If you have had to work hard,
the boya cnn work haid too. 8ome of
the boya won't make good farmers, ?nd
them's the ouVs to makoi store keepers,
book agent?, or lawyers of. But what
ever you do don't choose their profession.
Turn a sheep out in the bush and it'll
find the best grass and purest water.
Give your boys a chanco, and when they
go Into the thick woods of life, they'll in
nine cases outen ten come ont to tho
dearin' right side Up.
A Moonlight Sympathy.
Algernon-My dearest Eudora, you
know that as we are so soon to be mar
ried, we should cease to live in an en
chanted dream and begin to take practi
cal views of lifo.
Eudora-I know that, dear, and I have
thought it allover much more often than
you think.
Algernon-You know that I am not
rich, and can not afford to keep my bird
of paradise in a gui Ide d cage.
Eudora-It makes nodifference, Alger
non. I have already picked out a sweet
little house in thosurbnrbs, which I know
yon can ren'.. ,
Algernon-How good of you, my an
gel ; and then you know that, in order
to pay for the furniture, which must be
bought on installments, it will not do to
keep a servant. Can my darling's pretty
white banda make bread and attend to all
the other honsebotd duties?
Eudora-Well, no ; but J have provi
ded for that, too. Mother's people *re
staving housekeepers, end she and my
three maiden aunts will give ap boarding
and come and live with us.
'-r-m m ' - '
- "A baby," says the Kew York
Journal, "is the. oasts ol' married life.'*
This does away with the popular notion
that an oasis k a quiet pince.
- Tho Louisville Pott ed i tori al ly os
ee rta that "to be a Kentucky horse is, ee
dignified as in olden times was to bo a
Roman citizen." Jr*'
- A daughter of Mr. John Bennett,
who resides near Walterboroj dropped
dead recently. .ii..
ANNUAL REPORT
_ . ia J i
OF
M. P. TBIBBL&
OF
ANDERSON COUNTY, S.Q.,
TO HIM Honor J. H. Hudson, presiding
Judge of tho Court of General Besaloh*.
Februnry Term, 1884, showing schedule of
claims paid from ibo County and Behool
Funds for tho Asea! year ending Occtuber
31, 18S3: . j
COUNTY CLAIMS J?AID.
AHSKSMMENTH.
No. Name Amount
373 Tims J Webb.~$ lib 00
3i)H Tlios J Webb. 87ft CO
Total..;..'..?400 CO
COUNTY (X)MvtJ88IONE?8' A CSL/ERK'H
."ALARIE*.
Name ? Amount
R M llurriss, County Couiiu'r.t 25 35
j H Jones, County Comm'r. 31 40
Ezekiel llama, County OomruV- 37,45
J H Jones, Ccunty Comnt'r. W CO
R S Hailey, County Comm'r. 105 85
John A Reeves, County Gva><u'r 00 -iO
W ll Frieraon. Clerk.., 4100
R a Hailey, County Conuu'r. 14Q 05
John H Jonee, County Comm'r-, U5 05
. John A Reeves, County Comm'r ITO' 50
W H Friorson, Clerk:.16? 00
Total.~ C?
JURY TICKETS.
Ko. Nnrao . 'Amount
2310 W A Geer.?......7 00
2281'J C Hamlin............ ' 4 Of
2327 Thos J McClure. .12' 70
22?;? .'J J Sherard.?...? ', ? 00
2402 Jaa G Riley., 1 ft 10
838*Jeptba U'ari>er.... 2X 60
2305 Wm Jones.4 10
2300 A C Keys...-..... .4,00
2317 John KskcW..V?". 1Z 30
2102?Jesso M Smith. 1 60
2425 J C Woodland. 4 60
2424 B 8 Tucker. 4 IX)
2423 John P TroynholnV....., * 4 40
2415 W A Evans........^, ". 4 80
2340 W A Evans. 4 80
2412 Beuj F Bowie. 3 50
2350 II 8 Tucker. 4 f0
2403 G L Shrimp..?. 4 00
2404 A J Barratt. 4 60
2384 Robt Broyles......I.......:.. 4 00
23831) 8 Branyan. 5 CO
2343 B F Bowie. 3 00
2357 J C Woodland.4 GO
2380 Thoa B Karlo..... 2 50
2381 CS Beaty.. 4 60
2213 D M Humphreys. 3 85
2450 Andrew Cromer. 3 10
2440 W A Chapman...-. 13 50
241U J Boyeo Burriss.. 3 00
2341 J Boyeo Burriss. 3 00
2410 Joshua Pruitt. 3 40
2282 Joshua Pruitt... 3 40
2358 T Banks Wright. 4 50
2157 B L Johnson..'...,.- 2 00
2278 J C Gantt. 4 30
2347 J C Gantt......v. 4 30
2410 J C Gantt..'.. 4 M
2258 Ira C Williams...-:.... ,2 60
2401 J W Poore. , 4 IO
2301 J M Glcun.-. 6 10
2462 W J Freeman.- 13 80
2237 Wm Harper. ! 3 CO
2408 Charlie Starks. 14 85
2407 Geo Riley. 14 05
2400 W H Long. ll 05
2473 John lt Zachery...... 15 (0
2455 K M Holland., . 14 20
2457 R L Campbell. 14 iO
2420 J J Vaughn. 'to 00
2459 James W Keaton. 14 70
2405 John V Osmint.... 15 10
2445 R B Brock....... 14 40
2458 J A Emerson. 14 60
2447 Matttliew A Cobb. 14 30
2472 8cott Young. 14 00
2442 John Agnew. .13 t'5
2144 F M Bonds. 15 00
2410 Ellab Ambrose. 14 '20
2400 Wm Pruitt.V.. 14 05
2458 John 1. Jolly.,.-. 14 20
2441 Tbbm&a A Archer. 13 50
233^ R R Beaty.-. 3 70
2032 John W dalrymple.,-..... , 2 50
2400 J J Stuart. 14 50
2454 Jas L ?eor.;. . 14 10
2401 James A McCallistcr. 14 80
2403 Wm T Mallison. 15 ?0
2443 .ins 8 Beaty.,.. 13 40
2333 W T W Harrison......- 12 10
2401 W W Martin.... 14 00
2378 P G Acker. 6 20
2307 James A Montgomery. . 3 00
2312 L C Cllnkscales. 13 35
2407 James H Wansley. 5 20
2400 G 8 Williford......... 4 20
2405 T W Webb. 5 GO
2300 M E Pruitt.- 4 20
2331 Joshua Pruitt. 3 40
2380 John II Burns. 6 20
2344 James A Celey. . 5 40
2385 Saiu'l D Childers..'....'.. 6 30
2275 James A Celey. 5 40
2320 A C Latimer. 5 50
2354 John W Simpson. 4 50
2373 B B Brcaseale.... 3 60
2285 John W Simpson... >.. 4 50
2342 B B Ercazeale.".?..- 3 GO
2*52 Wash Bichls.?.~ 5 30
22$3 Wash Richie. ....- 5 30
23*8 G W MoDavid.,,..,........ : 8 50
2440 John M Craft. 3 75
ms O W MoDavid.- . 8 50
2379 James M Banister.?.. 4 10
2380 James V Oallabam.,....,.,. 3 70
2375 W C Andrew.:.4... 4 50
2409 R E Yon. 5 70
2394 A P Johnstone. 4 50
2392 Benj F Gantt. 4 50
2393 Jas T Gasaaway.- 5 00
23*8 John R Wyatt. 13 80
2840 A C Wan!law. 12 70
2280 T Banks Wright. 4 50
2284 D J Sherard. 4 60
2272 J B Burriss. I 50
\ 2849 D D Gentry. 8 80
!?57 John F Watkins.v 13 50
' 2280 D D Gentry. 3 30
I 2253 E B Kies.*.- . 5 50
2355 J V Trajnholni. 4 50
2388 G W Kvons.,. 4 70
I 2329 W T McGill. 12 70
2418 J C Haii??iu. 4 90
2277 W A Evins....,. 4 80
2274 B F Bowie.t.- 3 00
2270 Ira E Dodd.?.... 5 30
2280 Jno. Pi Traynholm....,., 4 4a
2287 B L Tucker.-. 4 00
2288 J C Wardlaw........ 4 GO
I 2311 W B Bailey....,...............0,. 12 40
2321 J Perry Gtenn.?. 0 30
2310 John C Boggr. 13 60
2322 L D Harriss...,...,. 5 10
2330 G B Robinson.,.,.M. 13 40
2330 James A Wooten. 13 70
2385 J N Vandivcr.,,,.,. 12 60
2325 B C Johnson.-.- 14 30
2315 WT Davis.,.,. . .13 00
2381 J C Rush. 12 70
2376 John D Dobhlns.-a.-- 42 55
2332 W H Simpson. 13 30
2330 J A Wallace. 13 60
2344 John Crows....-. 12 50
2309 Wm Brown.,v.?. 12 35
2320 O W Grnbbs. 13 40
2313 I P Cllnkscales." 12 85
2334 Julius Thomas. .12 00
2333 T CShearer.,.."".,. 13 10
2300 James R Ashley..............- ; 13 70
2311 W C Balley...... 7 50
2307 EA Bell. -.12 15
2377 R Q Anderson,,,,,......... S 40
2387 B A Davis. 4 20
2398 D A MoA Ulster.,-.M, 4 30
2448 A R Cox.,... 14 00
2350 J C Hamlin.... ? 4 00
Total.-til65 70
WITNESS TICKETS.
Name Amount
W Emerson.$ L55
Hannibal Jackson... 8 35
Llgl Wllsonu-^-.. I 80
Jsmes Johnson.-- S 50
8am Acker-.- 1 55
Geo Poore-.....-.-. 1 55
H Jackson- 0 85
Frank Gambrell-- 180, ; , r.y
.'. 1 Thoa Gary.. 8 ?! "t J-**?
: Frank Ly les............ 8 ?0 Ml I ON*
Goo Ladson. 100- 1 tj eMS
?\ ! Tom Gary.. :/r
"?? . *Isaae Glenn... J 00 mV/ WCS
Eley Owen;,. 185' rp..
" RF Hannie. 1 40 1
y ' DE C?llale.-. IO' .1 4.