The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, May 24, 1867, Image 4
?Going Alone." ( '
Wth curls ia thc runrfy air toaaingr' .
With light iii the merry 'hine eye?,
With laughter so clearly outringlng
A langa of delight and surprise;
All friendly assistance disdaining',
And'trusting no strength but its own,
The past fears and trials aro forgotten,
TUe baby is, '"goipe ahum." ,. ti jfl
What woeful tqishapa JiuvoAir
. This clay of H-joJciig tifcfl prido)j ( 1
How oftc* the help that he netote? - 1
Has carelessly gone from his side. , -
He has fallen while reaching for sunbeams,
Which, just as he reached them, nave
? ^fiftwrt, W .-? t , " ,
And thb'tears 6f Vexation have followed,
But now he is "goiug alone."
And all through bis lib* he will study
This lesson again and again;
He will carelf Bslv lean on tho shadows,
Ho will fall and weep over tho pain.
The hand whose fond clasp was thoaurcst,
Will coldly withdraw from its own, .
Tho sunniest eyes will be clouded,
: And he will bo walking alono<
Ho will learn wliat a atern'world we live in,
And ho may grow cold l*k? the rest,
And just keep a warm Bunny welcome,
For those who seem truest and best;
Yet chastened and taught by past sorrow,
And stronger and manlier grown,
Not trusting his all iu their keeping,
He learns to walk bravely alone.
And yfct ?ot alone, for our Father
Tho fait urine fc-otPtep* will guido
Through all the dwi maxes ot earth-life,
Ancc'over tho river's" deep tide.
Oh, hore ls a helper unfailing,
A Btrcngth wo can perfectly trust,
Whon, all human aid unavailing,
"Thro dust shall return unto dust."
ACTED TO THE UFE*
CONTINUED.
I have almost forgotten the plot of
tho piece, but it was tho final act, if
I recollect rightly, thnt tho lovely
girl was lo become the vampire's vic?
tim. "When tho curtain rose, she was
discovered alone. After n short so?
liloquy, 8ho reclined on n couch, and
tho plot of the piece required the
entrance of her father after a ?hort
pause.
He came, and never to my dying
?lay shall I forget the fearful impres?
sion caused by his. appearance. My
professional studies liad Mado mel
acquainted with all the fearful forms
which death assumes; but thc hue of
the face which wai. before me, I had
never met with. I had uot. dreamed
that it was in thc actor's art to pro?
duce so awful mn appearance, which
seemed the result rather of tho abso?
luto toi?tdraieal of all color-I hardly
know how to express my meaning
than tho production of any external
application. No words of mino could
describo tho terror of his deeply
sunken, heavy eyes, and his stealthy,
noiseless tread. A habit of observa?
tion, which had becomo a second na?
ture to me, compelled mo for an in?
stant to withdraw my gazo from tho
ghastly figure stealing along the stage,
and to glenco around tho theatre.
Tho effect of tho apparition was
appalling. Children, wild with ter?
ror, clung to their mothers, scarcely
less terrified than they; whilo Btrong
men hid their faces in their hands.
I looked at Potts, the cool mau of tho
. world. Iiis self-possession prevented
him from betraying what tho firmly
set mouth told me he could not
wholly suppress. Every sound in the
theatre was hushed, and it was amid
a silence-as that of death, in which I
could hear ?.ho rapid beating of my
own heart, that the vampire stole to
tho couch of tho recumbent girl.
What vague foreboding deepened the
terror with which I watched his ap
f?roach to tho girl, I know not; but I
?lt that to turn my head for un in?
stant, or to open my lips, would be
utterly impossible.
I would have giveu worlds for the
power to cry out; but every muscle
was powerless, as if under thc domi?
nion of n spell, and my gaze was
fixed uncontrollable ou the actor, as
he bent his head toward the neck
of tho seemingly sleoping girl. An
instant luter, and with a cry liko I
that of a death-stricken creature, j
. she sprung from the couch, tottered
towards the foot-lights, and fell hud?
dled together on the stage. Hud
she, too, b omo suddenly endowed
with some wondrous faculty, which
gavo to tbs, acting of a novice a
power beyond that of thc highest
attainments of art? The reality of
her fearful cry, tho manner of her
fall, and a dark pool under her head,
told a different tale. Released 1
knew not bow, front the fascination
which hud held me a moment before,
I leaper1 from my seat, clambered
over the foot-lights, ami raised the
girl's head on my knee. A gash in
her small, delicate throat, showed
that all was too real, i'otts had fol?
lowed me; with his aid 1 carried the
girl into a dressing-room, where 1
gave her all the assistance in my
power.
"Her father,"' I said to an actor,
who followed us; "where is ho? ho
must not escape."
Tho man rushed ont of the room,
but returned a few minutes later to
tell me that ho had found the girl's
father lying utterly unconscious on
tho iloor of his dressing-room. His
manner terrified me.
"What do you mean?" I said.
"It was not lie," he whispered in
a hoarse voice; "lie had not finished
dressing for tho part."
"Shut tho stage-door," I said.
"Is there any v besides of leaving
the theatre irr .nc stage?"
"None."
lint we were Loo late; before the
alarm was given, the other had gone
out, with a handkerchief to his face.
* * * ?
I have but little to add to my story.
Thc girl's beauty, her gentleness and
intelligence had awakened in
_.. ... i j i H ni ji i "in
strong feeling ot intt^^yd I-^ \
lingiy gfcv? tip my nolidsy to poss it
at hex bod-aide. J was in love.with
ibo giri whom, a strange aud awful
fato had thrown in my path. I tend?
ed her with ?ill my 'skill, nud when
I was compelled to return, and to
leave her to other care, it was ar?
ranged that I should every day have
news of her; and that as soon na she
coujd possibly bear removal, fche
should be brought to London, A .
recovery from her wound seemed
possible, when she was attacked by
tits of such a character, that their
continuance, I knew, would bc iatal.
It would bo too painful for mo to
dwell on the agony of these attacks,
during which tire recollect ion of that
ghastly face was nlwnys present to
her. A month after I left her, I
learned with hitter grief that ul1
was over. My absence spared nie
a terrible 3hock-sho died raving
mad, in a lunatic asylum.
A rigid inquiry left no doubt on
my| mind of tho father's completo
innocence. His- account was, that
while dressing in his room, ho hap?
pened to turu towards the door,
when ho snw before him a figuro
dressed in all respects as ho was to
have been, bnt with a face 60 awful,
that he fell senseless. He recollect?
ed nothing more till, on his recovery,
he found persons standing by him.
Tho most careful investigation tend?
ed to corroborate this statement,
but failed to produce any other ovi
denae. From tho first I had refused
to believe in tho father's guilt, and
after tho death of his daughter, I
was instrumental in procuring him
employment ia thc city. In thc
hope of finding somo clue to tho
mystery of that awful night, I had
him constantly watched ; every stop
ho took "was dogged, all his actions
were recorded, but nothing to alter
my opinion wns discovered. I did
not require this confirmation; I know
how he loved his daughter; he know
how his bfc was bound up in hers.
I noted bin impatience nt the slow
approach of death., and it was with
I a feeling of self-reproach, which tho
i sonso of duty fulfilled could not stifle,
i that I followed him to his grave.
Thos. P. Walker,
CORONER AND MAOISTRA IE. \
OFFICE hi rear or Court Hooso, formerly
occupied by I). B. DeSaussurc, Esq.
HARDWARE AT COST. " ?
-J-N THE balance of onr^**. ;
^fcJ/iliickof HARDWARE^AT*
^T^^^^will be p, .1.1 at COST. *T\> |
?3-STATE HILLS TAKEN AT TA lt. "?a
March 29 E. A G. D. HUPE. I
CiRCUitABs! CMCULARS!-Commer?
cial and other circulars, in tho varions
forms -note, letter and commercial
post-neatly printed in our Job
Office, and all work of this descrip?
tion finished in tho best sty le of print?
ing, and nt moderate prices.
Ale and Porter.
TEN casks EDINBURG ALE, junta.
DUBLIN PORTER, pints. For sale hy
March 13_E. A- G. D. HOPE.
Paints, Oils, Glass, Varnishes, &c.
SIX THOUSAND lbs. WHITE LEAD, in
oil.
A complote assortiront of Colored Paints,
dry and in oil.
BOO boxes Window Glass, assorted macs.
AI-SO,
Linseed, Tanners', Kerosene and Ma?
chinery Oils.
Furniture, Coach and Japan Varnishes.
A complete variety of Taint, Varnish,
Graining, White-wash, Ducting and Be rub?
bing Ern.-he... In Htoro and for salo at
lowest prices by JOHN C. DIAL.
The Adornment of the Head-The
Hair Restorer.
GRAY HEADED people have their locks
restored by it to the dark, lustrous,
silken tresses of youth, and are happy.
Young people, with light, faded or rea hair,
have these unfashionable colors changed I
to abeantifnl auburn, and rejoice. People ?
whose heads are covered with dandruff and
humors, use it, and have clean coats and
clear and healthy scalps. Bald-headed
veterans have their remaining locks tight?
ened, and the liare snots covered with a
luxuriant growth of han-, and dance for
joy. Young gentlemen use it because it ia
richly perfumed. Young ladies use it be?
cause it keeps their hair in place. Every?
body must and will Uso il, because it ii* the
cleanest and best article in tho market.
For sale by FISHER A HEIN1TSII,
Feb :i Druggists.
READY-MADE CLOTHING.
rilHE ladies, gentlemen and young pco
JL plo of Columbia, who mav bo in want
of -SOM ETHING TO WEAR," are respect?
fully and earnestly invited hy the ladies of
the Industrial Association to call at their
Work-room, in tho Female Academy, and
examine tho articles which they have now
ready for sale. Some ono will always bo
found ready lo exhibit the ready-made gai ?
ments and to receive orders from those
who may wish to havo wot k done neatly
and promptly.
Tho object of tho Aspoeiation is to fur?
nish constant employment lo thoso who,
having been impoverished by tho war, now
depend on the needle for daily bread.
Docs not such an objni t cn,en nd" itself to
tho hearts of our citizens? Or must the
anxious appln-ant- for work be told that
our people prefer Northern-made garments,
and that there is, therefore, no more work
for them? shall it hu said (hatanchan
Association as this cannot be sustained in
th?, capital of Smith Carolina? Jan El
Gibson's Patent Cultivator Plows.
JUST ri ceived, a Htip
plv of th. so SUPERIOR
-jIMI'LKMENTH-tho ad?
vantage fn-in using which
?is FIFTY PER CENT,
horses, and hands. For sale by the agents,
March 3 J. A T. R. AGNEW.
THIBD
OUR STOCK COMPLETE YET !
THE UNES ANO ASSORTMENT NOT B&0KEN!
THIS THE GREAT WEEK FOR THOSE WHO USE FINE
IMPORTED MB m mmm
AS WE KUX OX tHEM ESPECIALLY THIS WEEK.
.-^f^TStyf OOO ii .( :-. \
Heavy Staple and Domestic Goods !
For Supplying City and Country Merohants, !
CONSTANTLY ARRIVING.
R. C. SHIVER.
Mav 21
It is Getting Late in the Season,
AND WE WILL SELL THE REMAINDER OF OUR
STOCK OF DRY GOODS
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GREATLY REDUCED PRICES!
S. H. MYERS & CO.,
my io orrosiTE SITE OP CITY HOTED.
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PASTIES wielling tn DO successful tn plantinc ander tho new ayafem of labor, -will
IOHO no timo in obtaining tho LATEST IMPROVED AGRICULTURAL IMPLE?
MENTS. Over 70,000 of WOOD'S SELF-RAKING REAPERS aro now in use in this
country und Europe. The reputation which this machine hus acquired warrants us in
snying*it is the BEST NOW IN USE.
Wo ?rc also General Stau? Agent? for tho aile nf tin- following AGRICULTURAL
IMPLEMENTS, at mannfactnrcra' price?:
UNIVERSAL COTTON GIN and CONDENSEE.
HAY and COTTON PRESSES.
HORSE POWERS and THRESHERS. PREMIUM FARM GRIST MILL.
Ituck-Evo anti Stafford Cultivators.
Fodder "and Corn stalk Cutters, Fini Mills.
Georgia Cotton Planter, Grain Drills, Corn Shelli ..
Plows, Expanding Cultivator, Pumpa, Relis, Ac, A-?s. Allot which can be seen at
the COTTON OIN WAREHOUSE, Col nal.?a. S. c.. oi al oar aub-agcncies througuout
tho State. ?. li. COLTON, Proprietor.
May 2 w. 15. LOWRANCE, Manager.
SMITH'S PATENT
Well Fixture ! I
A NEW, SIMPLE and EFFE< - -
IVE DRIVER for raising walei
from wella. Cheapoi and nu r?
durable than r. pump, paler ai.d
better than the fdd-fui-hiom ii
windlass. "Xone inrutian <i '?wi
t . praise it." Mon- limn .*>.< < ( ar?
iinw in nae in Virginia und Ni.nit
Carolina, and (ho demand is nt di
increasing. A t-upnlv nf ihcse
superior WELL FIXTURES .
now on hand and for Halo low 1>;
J. & T. R. AGNEW.
March 29
WASHINGTON !
THE SUUSCWl.KRS nave just n
eeivtd the agency nf (ho oelebrated
Washington Washing Machinen and IV
ti-u; '< lotlies Wrin < r->. They are re?
markable for their simplicity and dura*
billly, and are decidedly the beet art ich
yet introdu cd. Price of Machine and
Wringer, complete, $25.
March 21 J. A T. R. AGNEW.
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1665:
THE PHONIX
IlATIXG 1 cen thoroughly' fitted up and j
supplied witii CARDS, PAPER, BRONZE,
COLORED INK, CUTS and TYPE in great
variety, thc proprietor is prepared to exe?
cute, at short notice, in good style, and at
reasonable, prices, every variety uf
I
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Job Printing,
From a Visiting Card to a Three-Sheot
Po.-ter, or a Pamphlet to a large-sized Vo?
l?me.
Call and Examine Samples
Of tia- following:
Books, Eamplduts.
Hand-bills, Posters,
Programmen, Bnsincss Card*,
Visi ing Cards, Dray Ticket*,
Wedding Cards, Receipts,
Bill Headrf. I.ab. ls,
Cir?;ula:s, Blanks, A
JULIAN A. GELBY, Prop'r
I'hunix and (Weaner Printing Ofllce,
West side Main Street, ?hove Taylor,
April 6 Columbia. S. C.
j _ i ????j ???mi ? ni?.wau, ^
NEW SCHEDULE
On Spartanburg and Union Railroad.
ON ?nd after MONDAY, tue ?Otb May
inst., the Passenger Trains will run
on Mondays, W<KlnoH(tays and Khtnrdays.
Down train? leaving Spartan burg C H. at
5 a. m.; arrive ut Alston at 11.30 a. m. Up
trains leave Alston at 12.50 p. m.; arrive at
Hpartanburg C. M. at 7.00 p. m.
THOM. B. JKTF.lt,
Prescient H. A IT. Railroad.
UniouvilJe, S. C., Maj 10, 18<?7.
May IS Imo
Sup "ta Cliicc N. C. Railroad Go.,
COMPANY SHOPS, MAV lt, lfc?7.
.. TIL further uotico, Passenger Trains
will run on this Hoad us follows:
Mail Trains-East.
Leave Cl >ai lotte daily Pi. IO a. ni.: Oreena
Iboro4.51; Haleigh 0.18. Arrive in Golds
boro 12.10 p. m.
HW.
Leave Qoldsboro 1.07 p. m.; Raleigh 0.50;
Greensboro 7.58. Arrive in Charlotte
12.19 a. m.
! .Iccontmodfth'on Ti'ain, daily, {Sundays
i excepted)-East.
Leave Charlotte 5.50 a. m.; Raleigh
I 10.10. Arrive at Qoldaboro 0.08 a. m.
West.
Leave Qoldsboro 1.30 a. m. ; Raleigh 6.00.
Arrivo iu Charlotto 10.40 p. m.
Passengers by Mail Trains make close
through connections-either way- at Char
lotto, with Charlotte ami S. C. Railroad; at
Greensboro, via Danville and Richmond;
at Raleigh, tia Weldon and Bay lune and
Annamcssio Lino. Also, connect at Golds
boro with Mail Train on Wilmington and
Weldon Road, to and from Wilmington.
Timo from Charlotto to New York forty
hours, by either route.
May IC 12 JAS. ANDERSON, Sup't.
General Superintendent's Office,
CHARLOTTE A S. C. RAILROAD,
COLOMBIA, S. C., May 2, 1867.
ON and after SUNDAY. May 5, tho Belle?
dale of tho Passenger Trains over
Uris Road will bo as follows:
Leave Columbia at.5.30 p. m.
Arrivo at Charlotto at.12.15 a. m.
Leavo Charlotto at. 12.20 a. m.
Arrive at Columbia at. ?.50 a. m.
Close connections arc made ut Columbia
and Charlotte with mai) trains on thu North
Carolina and South Carolina Railroads.
By this arrangement, passengers by thc
Greenville Road may go immediately
through Eastward, ?uni have no definition
in Columbia.
THROUGH TICKETS aro Bold at Colum?
bia to Richmond, Va., Washington, ?. C..
Baltimore, Md., Philadelphia, Pa., sud
Now York city-giving dioico ol routes via
Portsmouth 'or Richmond-and baggage
checked. Tickets aro also sold at Char?
lotte for Charleston and Align*la.
An Accommodation Train, tor freight and
local passage, haves Columbia at 7 a. m.,
on Tuesday*., Thursdays and Saturdays of
each week, and Charlotte on tho same
days and hour; arriving at Columbia ami
Charlotto at 7 p. m.
_May 3 C. BOUKNdGHT, Sup't.
Schedule over South Carolina R. R
GENERAL SUT TR OFFICE,
CHABI.KSTOS, 8. C.,-March ll, I860.
ON and aftor the 13th inst., the Through
Mail Train will run as follows, viz:
Leavo Charleston. 8.00 a. m.
Arrive at Columbia. 5.20 p. m.
Leave Columbia. 6.50 a. m.
Arrive at Charleston.4.00 p. m.
Mardi 13 H. T. PEAKE, Gen i Sup't.
Greenville and Columbia Railroad
PASSENGER Trains will run daUy, Sun?
days excepted, as follows:
I Leave Columbia at. 7.15 a. m.
I " Alston at.0.05 "
. " Newberry at.10.96 "
Arrive at Abbeville at. 3.18p. m.
I " at Anderson at. 5.10 "
11 at Greenville at.5.10 "
Leave Greenville at. . 6.00 a. BL
14 Anderson at..6.80
" AbbovhMoat. 8.35 "
! " Newberry at.1.20 p m.
Arrive at Alston at. .\. 2.45 ^
I .? at Colombia at. 4.40 "
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I full nmrket reports from the princi?
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ties ure restricted should subscribe
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scribers may have a volumo (or two,
if they prefer it.) which will bo a
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yeal*, valuable for reference, ns well
as au excellent literary collection <>f
talcs, sketches, .Vc.
"BEWARE OF THAT COUGH!"
1111E changing acas?.:i is productive ol
many afflictions of tho lungs and
throat. A small cough is the voice of na
turo ti lling you to beware of tho danger ol
a neglected cough. For all kinds of cough
i and afreotions of the lungs, use "STAN
i LEY S COUGH SYRUP." lt will cure von.
.Begin at once. Don't delaV. Gt? to FIS?IE1!
IA HEIN PISH, and ask tor "Stanley's."
They are the proprietors. Nov 9
Ladies, Please Notice.
UMBRELLAS, PARA?
IS I.s. FANS and JEWELRY
neatly repaired.
I Now FANSinade for those
'furnishing feathers.
CLOCKS repaired, cleaned and warrant?
ed, by J. E. LUMSDEN,
Corner Lady and Assembly stn eta.
April 10