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VOLUME XV. GREENVILLE. SOUTH CAROLINA. APRIL 21. 1869. NO. 48.
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CJ. F. TOWN ES,
EDITOR.
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SM3TIH'? QOO? LOOK.
X always was a Inclcy fellow.
and the most fortunate thing that
ever happened to me was being
born a Smith. Listen.
Three years ago, I had just been
jilted, and was out of inonev.?
That doesn't sound lucky; but
it was the prelude to the best of
luck. I concluded to go into the
country, down itt Plymouth, to
my ancle's house?partly that the
murmurs of the sea might sooth
my inward perturbation, partly to
save a montn's board.
L stepped on board the early
down-train. It was full of chilly
six o'clock passengers, mostly
mon. The sun was shining on the
water, but the fog was hugging
the banks, and clinging to the burnished
surlace of the tide. I suppose
a poet could have made
something pretty out of the sight,
but I only wrapped myself closer
in my overcoat, and looked at it
sulkily. 'After awhile 1 got to listening
to two men who sat be
hind me.
" A pretty girl with a fortune
isn't always to be had for tbe asking."
" Oh, bnt tbe girl isn't asked, I
take it. It's all arranged by her
annts, and shell acquiesce. She's
shining pretty, but a mere child?
not sixteen, I believe. They had
another fellow booked for her, but
he died of yellow fever down in
New Orleans last fall."
" And she's never Been this
Smith ?"
44 No. nor tliev either. The
aunts plotted with old Dunbar, the
guardian, and he picked Smith up
for them, opened the correspond
once, and got Rose to write a letter
or tw\ . Smith professes to be
in love with her letters and her
picture; bnt, of course, it's the
money?forty thousand if she marries
Wore she is seventeen."
14 If the girl amounts to anything,
it's a deuced shamo !"
44 She does amount to something.
She has the making of a splendid
woman tn her ; but nobody knowi
it, or cares. They are bent only
on saving the money for her. II
she forfeits it, it goes to some pet
charity of her crazy old grandfather
s. Ho always was an old
tyrant, and as eccentric as the
44 Yon know Smith T" .
44 Only by sight; but I know s
chnra of his, ifurton, and got the
Btorv, with copy of a letter ol
the girl's. I've seen her- many i
time down on the shore, alwayt
with her old dragon aunts."
"I've got it here in my wallet
i .i- ?* * i .
Aivn, jruu miuw uiq n^ni son o
man won't have bia girl's let*erf
hawked about among his associ
ates. He let Burton tAke thic
copy, and Barton gave it to me.?
Let me seo?this is it. Listen :
M4 Dkab Mb. Smith ?My annti
Wish me to reply to your kind let
ter. I do not know what to say
1 am not accustomed to writing U
gentlemen; but I must tell jot
tnat I was sorry to have annt So
phy send you that picture of me
)t does not look like ma; I era no
near so pretty; it flatters me verj
much. You are so handsome tha
*'-< I am sore you will want a beanti
iul wife; so I do not think yoi
ought to be deceived. I don*
want to be married, but my aunti
aay I must, on account of tlx
... money; and perhaps it will sJ
turn out right. I sin very lonely
here. I would like to live in i
large city, and Aunt 8*>phy say
l*w you would do everything to plea*
' Jt me.yi <? v
***> m 'Have yon any slaters f Wil
rt* * jow mother like me I I alway
wanted sisters and a mother of mj
own. 1 don't know what else U
tell yon, except that if you lov<
do whatever you wan
M * Tery truly vooitl
*T*+T7* Rose Rogers/ "
There wore comments npon,
and a laughing discussion of, the
letter, which was cerlainly very
unique. But as we rattled along,
' there was a bump, a shock, the
cars stood still, and everybody
was in consternation.
"We are off the track; be patient
a little while," said the conductor,
passing through.
But in couscqnence of this little
accident, it was two o*clock before
we got down in Plymouth.?
As we swarmed out upon the platform,
1 noticed a very pale young
inAn, not unlike myself in looks,
emerge from the foremost car?
his cofttsleeve torn out, and a violent
purple brnise on his forehead
44 that should he the lover
Smith, now." said I to myself.
" what a plight he is in I" f
lie seemed very much out of
humor, and beckoned angrily to a
ackinan, jump;ng into the carriage,
and desiring to he taken to
the best hotel. After that, I saw
several other persons more or less
disordered and brnfsed by the accident.
I was leaving the depot, whon
a colored coachman bowed before
me.
" Beg pardon, sir?Mr. Smith P
1 es.
" Carriago is waiting. Step
this way, if yon please, sir."
I followed him, wondering if
my nncle had indeed set up a carriage.
It used to be my aunt's
pet hobby?a barouche, with the
old English coat of arms, which
had, indeed, belonged to us, but
bad been in disuse since the impoverishment
f Raleigh Smith,
i of England. I wasn't quite sure
what they wore, but believed it
was a sword and a helmet upon a
| piece of parchment; but it proved
1 to be a pen and a sword against a
i palettej which was very appropriate,
as there had been scholars,
' artists and military men among
; our ancestors.
"All well!" I asked, good humored
ly.
1 " All well," answered Sambo,
with a grin, shutting the door.?
i mi L. i?i I i?i- _;.L
XIICII IIO IU"rcu um;*, IU ouj , WAIU
another grin :
44 Indies very gay this mornin1."
If my fctatefy aunt and cousin
were gay, it was certainly worth
1 rental-King; so I laughed a little,
and Sainbo chucked again, and
1 jumped upon his scat.
We rattled through the streets,
under an arch, np an avenue.?
' Things began to look strange.
w Where are we?" I Asked, as
' Satnbo opened the carriage door.
' 44 Do they live here?"
1 44 Yes, sir. Here's Mr. Dunbar,
At the same moment an elderly
' gentleman rushed out on the ter|
race to meet me.
44 Why, Smitl, yon are wonder'
fullv late," lie exclaimed, and
. i. . i
sunning nanus wun inc.
"The cars rHn off the track,"
answered I; and before I could
say anything else he bustled me
into the house.
"Everything's ready. ITurry
with your toilet and come down.
Pity you trimmed your whiskers
ao close; ?t alters your appearance
very mnch Robert, help Mr.
Smith dress. Right in here.
Smith. Hurry now; the laoies
are waging."
I.fonnd myself shnt into a luxurious
dressing-room, and a mulatto
was respectfully in attendance.
I sat down and looked at hitn.
" What is your name V*
" Robert, sir. Will be ao kind
as to hurry, air t They are waiting
on yon."
I gave him the key to my portf
mantean. and reaiirned nivneilf to
t ? ? - cy ~ ~~ J
t my J?te, whatever it might be.?
Bnt things were very strange.
? 44 Where is my uhele P asked I,
t as Robert dextronsly arranged my
t garnet sleeve-buttons,
a 44 Your nnclsf Oh, yes, sir,'1
I with a bad attempt at not smiling;
f 44 he's with the ladies, sir."
i 44 How long have they lived
t here I"
# 44 Don't know, sir. Pre only
been here a day or two. There,
1 sir; do von want anything moref1
t No; I wm arrayed in my best
t apparel, and looked well, though
> my whiskers, instead ?4 being
? trimmed, were of early growth,
t and had never been of any length,
1 wm met at the foot of the
staira by the irrepressible Mr.
Danbar,.
4
w It's all fixed," said he, " you'll tj
he married at once. I had differ* JM
cut arrangements made; was go* al
ing to give you and Rose a chance vi
to get a little acquainted; but c<
that railroad delay spoiled that? tl
The Reverend Mr. Lavrson is here, ci
Come right along. A stiff upper fr
Fp now." tr
He led me into a long reception si
room. Some ladies shook hands sc
with me A tiny, golden-haired el
creature was put At my side. The nri
clergyman married us. Then di
there was a chatter of oongratula- tc
tions. t:
One woman, with a horrible pi
ecnrlct head drees, put her hand ai
on my arm and drew me aside. c<
44 What arrangements have you di
made for the trip f" asked she. sc
4* Nono," I answered, truthfully. ol
44 But you are going to New sc
York for a week or two!" u
I thought New York as good a sc
place to go to as any. if I was ex* F
pected to go somewhere, and an cl
nwereu, jron,
44 Aunt Sophy ," said a trembling a
little voice at onr elbows, M what c
must I do now t" e
44 Run up stairs and put on h
your traveling drees, child. Your o
Aunt Margaret will assist yon." n
. It was my wife. She never c
looked at me, but ran away again, o
Refreshments were circulating, v
I tried very hard not to go crazy, t
At last Dunbar came to me C
again.
44 AH rcadv, Smith. Carriage e
is waiting. You'll catch the even- o
ing train with smart driving." b
They hustled me out again, ti
kissed Rose, shook hands with ine, ti
ad we two, alone, were driving ti
pellmcll to the depot. f<
I bought ticket* for New York, f
gave Sambo five dollars, and we t!
wore off. V
Well, we go\ into New York at 1
midnight. I took a carriage to f
the St. N icholas, took rooms, ii
locked the door, and fold my wife a
all about it. V
She looked at me awhile with p
her great blue eyes, and then said, e
innocently:* a
44 Well, I don't know as it makes r;
any difference."
After all, what difference did it f
make! The disheveled young "
man with the bumped forehead ?
proved to be the expected Smith, *
hut he didn't arrivn until half ?n c
hour after onr departure. n
Dunbar came After us, raving, n
bnt there was nothing lo be done. ?
Rose was satisfied; the other
man wasn't; bnt I imagine lie waa ]
a fellow of bad luck. _
AN ACT to protect laborers and "
persons working under contract c
on shares of crops.
skctio 1. Be it enacted by the t
Senate and House of Representa
tines of the State ?f South Caroli- ~
na, now met and sitting in Gene- ,
ral Assembly, and by the author- c
ity of the same, Tliar all contracts fl
made between owners of land, ^
their agents, Administrators or ex- ^
ecutors. and laborers, shall t>e wit- f
nessed by one i?r more disinterest- ^
ed persons, and at the request of t
either party be duly executed be- (
f<?re a Justice of the Peace or r
Magistrate, whose duty it shall be t
to read and explain the same to (
the parties. Such contracts shall j
clearly aet forth the conditions ,
upon which tho laborer or labor- *
ere engage to work, embracing the (
length of time, the amount of t
money to be paid, and when. If (
it be on shares of crops, what portion
of the crop or crope. *
8bo. 2. That whenever labor is ^
performed under contract on
shares of crop or crops, such crop [
or crops shall be furthered and di- g
vided off before It is'reinoved from ,
the place where it was planted, j
harveated or gathered; such di- c
vision to bo made by a disinterested
person, when desired by either .
party to the contract, and Bncli *
disinterested party shall be chosen
i by and with the consent of the 1
contracting parties. Whenever c
the parties fail to agreo upon any ?
uieimeresieu pany, or 11 compiaini "
' is made that the division lias been *
, unfairly made, within tan days af- !
' ter such division, it shall be the '
: duty of the Justice of the Peace *
or Magistrate residing nearest the '
place where such crop or crops
, are planted, harvested or gather- c
, ed, to oaiMMt, under hie immediate 1
\< supervision, snob equitable divi?. J
, ion at may be stipulated in the
contract, each disinterested par. <
or Justice of tho Peace or
lagistrate, shall receive a reason*
t>le compensation tor each serice,
to be paid by both of tl)e
infracting parties, according to
leir several interests, except in
ises of an attempt to wilfully deand
the other by one of the con
acting party; then such compenUion
alinll be paid by tiie party
> attempting to defraud the oth*;
when such division has been
tade, each party shall be tree to
ietx?e of their several portions as
i./iiin, her or them may seem fitng:
Provided, That if either
arty be in debt to the other tor
ray obligation incurred nnder
infract, the-amount of said in
ebtcdness mav bn then and tl tprp I
ittled and paid by sncl*- portion
f the share or shares of the party
> indebted as may be agreed
pon by the parties themselves, or
jt apart by the Justice of the
'eace or Magistrate, or any party
liosen to divide said crop or crops.
8ko. 3. That whenever laborers
re working on shares ol crap or
rops/or for wages in money or othr
valuable consideration,they shall
nve a prior lien upon said crop
r crops, in whomsoever hands it
night be. Such portion of the
rop or crops to them belonging,
r such amonnt of money or ot.ier
alliable codsideration due, shall
e recoverable by an action in any
Joort of competent jurisdiction.
Seo. 4. That whenever such
ontract or contracts are violated,
r attempted to be violated or
roken, or whenever fraud is praciced,
or attempted to bo pracioed,
by either party to snch conract
or contracts, at any time beure
the conditions of the same are
ulfilled and tho parties released
herefrom, complaint may be made
>efore a Justice of tl?e Peace or
Jagistrate, or may be carried beure
any Court having jurisdiction
n such cases, whote the extent
,nd character of the offence shall
>e determined. If the offending
?arty be the land owner or ownrs,
his, her or .their agent or
gents, and frand has been praciced,
or attempted to be praci
? --
itcu, viiucr in Kccinng nilv acOU
nt - or accounts betwoen* him,
er or them and the other party
r parties to such contract or conraets,
or in the division of the
rop or crops, or the payment of
noney or other valuable considertion,
upon proof to conviction,
licit <dfen#cr or offenders shall
oifcit anu pay a fine not less than
ifty (50) aollars, nor more than
ive hundred (500) dollars; or if it
>e a disinterested party chosen to
nake a division or divisions of
irops hereinbefore provided, he,
he or they 6hall be liable to an
iction of trespass, and shall be
ried in any Court of competent
nrisdiction, and on proof to conviction,
be fined in a snm not less
han fifty nor more than five hunIrei
dollars, or be imprisoned for
i period not less than one month,
tor more than one year, at the
liscretion of the Court. It the ofeuding
party be a laborer or laM>rors,
and the offence consist eiher
in failing wilfully and with>ut
just cause to give the labor
easonably required of him, her or
hetn by the terms ot such con
ract, or in other respects shall reiise
to comply With the conditions
>f such contract or contracts, or
ball fraudulentlv make use of or
jarry away from the place where
he crop or crops he, she or they
nay bo working are planted any
M>rtion of said crop or crops, or
anything connected therewith or
lelongiiig thereto, such person or
>ersons so offending shall l>e liable
o fine or imprisonment, according
o the gravity of the offence, ana
ipon proof to conviction before a
lattice of the Peace, or a Conrt of
sompetent jurisdiction.
Sko. 5. Any Justice of the
?eace, Magistrate, or other officer,
>efore whom oomplaint is made,
*A whuee duty it is to try such
ases as is hereinbefore provided,
vho shall offend against the trne
ntent and meaning of this Act, or
hall refose to hear and determine
iu)?artially all cases that may be
irought before him nuder the prorations
of this Act, and all peace
fficers whose duty it is to appretend
all offenders against the laws
>f the State who shall refuse to
>erfbrm their duty in bringing to
ustioe any and all offenders
igainst this Aot, shall be liable to
s'aarge of malfeasance in office,
and npon proof to conviction, shall '
be forthwith removed from office
And fined in a eum not leas than 0,
fifty nor more than one. hundred pi
dollars. j><
Skc. 6. All Acts and parts of bi
Acts in any way conflicting with oi
the provisions of this Act are here- tl
by repealed. b,
Sko. 7. This Act shall take ef- 8i
feet and have the full force of law w
from and after its passage. ol
In the Senate llonse, the eigh- v
teentli day of March, in the year ei
of onr Lord one thonsand eight &
1 hundred and sixtv-nine. d
CHAS. W. MONTGOMERY, . n
President of the Senate pro Um. n
FRANKLIN J. MOSES, Ja., o
Speaker House of Representatives, ti
French Husband* and Women's n
Rights. b
Several gentlemen in Paris, T
whose wives participated in the s<
meetings emphatically advocating tj
the emancipation of women, play- n
ed their spouses the following lit- 1
tie trick: tl
A lawyer, whom they engaged 1
for this purpose, called at their s
houses iu their aljsence and de- i
sired to see Madame. Madame a
was occupied with her toilet, but s
the visitor insisted on seeing her. e
So she was obliged to receive the c
lawyer, who very politely handed li
her a stamped paper. The lady a
read it in Surprise and turned very tl
pale. The lawyer left her. What tl
did the paper contain ? An ap- c
plication for a divorce on the part
of the husband. The lady passed h
long hours of painful suspense.? b
At hist her husband came home e
from his office. M My friend, what v
is the meaning of this paper?" she c
asked, with a pale face. u Why, \
it is an application for a divorce g
from yon. I believe y?m want to e
be free 1 I do not want to bo your t
tyrant any longer." "lam sure," t
she said, with her kindest smile, t
" yon have wet feet, and will catch c
cold, dearest husband! Pray si; c
i... .i.~ a? ?a
uwwii Iww -iic me nun warm vuur f
self. Sliali I get you a cup of i
tea?" ^ j
' Oh, no, I Am quite well," re- c
plied the wicked husband, laugh- c
ing inwardly at her desire -o do s
something to make him com for ta- 1
ble ; u I am quite well, and I am a
sure you will likewise get well as t
soon as you are free." " But, my t
dear husband, I do not understand
what you mefen! Shall I fetch ^
vonr slippers I" M No, thank yon. i
\Vhy should vou impose on ymr- t
self this slavish yoke which you t
have never borne) I heard yonr \
cries for deliverance. I am op ;
pressing von, as you 6ay, and t
henceforth I shall no longer w<?rk .
t'-r yon. Hitherto we men had to |
bear all the burdens and cares: 1
we toiled all day long, passid (
sleepless nights in order to devise j
new ways of making money, and <
struggled with a thousand compel- i
itors in order to earn our daily t
bread, while you were dressing, ?
taking rides, and allowing your y
idlers to make love to you. All l
this will cease. Down with slavery
I We are in duty bound to
restore such poor women as you .
to freedom and independence 1? .
I!..-....). 1M Ml A_ 1 i
inn i ?>i iui iiuvnjr i xill iiutir j
afterward the two sat down to (
supper. The lady no longer talks ,
of her wrongs and of her desire to ,
recover her liberty. Similar scenes (
occurred at the houses of other |
gentlemen. ,
A Rsojpk worth ohk Thopsand
Dollars.?The Ohio Cultivator
says the following recipe is worth !
$1,000 to every housekeeper :
Take one pound of sal soda and '
a half fioutid of uuslacked lime, 1
and pnt them in a gallon of water, !
boil twenty minutes, let it stand !
till o>ol, then drain off and put in ,
a small jug or jar; soak your dirty
clothes over night, or until they '
are wet through, then wring thorn
and rub n plenty of soap, and in .
anouiua^ ii j I
<?iv UVMVI ui uiuiim well u? uruu .
with water, add one tea cup full of ,
the washing fluid; boil half an
hour briskly, then wash them I
thoroughly with suds; rinse, and (
your clothes will look better than
by tlte old way of washing twice
before boiling. This is an invaluable
recipe, and every poor, tired
woman should try it.
Why are ladies like watches !?
Because they have beautiful faces,
delioate hands, are more admired
when full jewelled, and need reg- 1
u!ating very often. 1
Remarkable Kasouio Incident
The first Masonic funeral that
er occurred in California took
lace in the year 1849, and was
erformed over tbp body of a
rother found drowned in the bay
I San Francisco. An account of
le ceremonies states that on the
ody of the deceased was found a
lver mark of a Mason, upon
hich were engraved the initials
f bis name. A little further inestigation
revealed to the beholdr
the most singular exhibition of
fasonic emblems that were ever
rawn by the ingenuity of man
pon the human skin. There is
othing in the history or traditions
f Freemasonry equal to it. Beau*
fully dotted on his left arm, in
sd or blue ink, which time could
ot efface, appeared All the eralems
ot the entire apprenticeship,
hvre wero the Holy Bib'o, the
inare and the compass, the twen.
4 : l ? *>
?-? <ui iucu Euugu, ana tue comlon
gavil. fhere wore also the
fosaic pavement, representing
lie ground-floor of King Solomon e
'e triple, the indented teasel which
urronnds it, and the blazing atar
n the contre. On his right arm,
,nd artistically executed in the
ame indelible liquid, were the
inblems pertaining to the fellow
rait degree, viz: tire sqnare, the
evel ana the plumb. There were
lso the five columns representing
lie five orders of architecture?
lie tuscan, doric, iouic, corintliian,
omposite.
In emoving the garments from
is bod.v, the trowel presented itelf,
with all the other tools of oprativo
masonry. Over his heart
raa the pot of incense. On the
ither parts of his body were the
>ee-hive, the book ot constitutions,
guarded by the tyler's sword ; tho
iword pointing to a naked heart;
he All-seeing eye; the anchor
ind ark, the hour glass, the scythe,
he forty-seventh problem of Endid
; the sun, moon, stars and
somets ; the three steps, emblematical
of youth, manhood and age.
Vdmirably executed was the wcepng
virgin, reclining on a broken
toYumn, upon which lay the bo??k
if constitutions. In her left hand,
lie hi-ld tlift not of inoon? ll'?
T T I ...WMBV,
Masonic emblem of a pure heart,
ind in her uplifted hand, a sprig
>f Acacia, the emblem of the imnortality
of the soul.
Immediately beneath her stood
ringed Time, with his scythe by
lis side, which cuts the brittle
bread of life, and the hour glass
it his feet, which is ever remindng
us that our lives are withering
way. The withered and attenuited
fingers of the Destroyer were
daced amid the long and gracefuly
flowing ringlets of the disconsoate
mourner. Thus were the
.triking emblems of mortality and
mmortality beautifully blended in
me pictorial representation. It
was a spectacle such as Masons
lever saw before, and, in all probibility,
sucb as the fraternity
vill never witness again. The
Mother's name was never known.
An American lady in Paris has
aaid 2000 francs lor a doll as a
present to a little marcheea in
I tome. The doll is dressed in a
ihort costume of pearl-gray cashmere,
worn over a petticoat of corise
satin, a grande duchesse hat
at pearl-gray, feather with fullblown
rose. There are several
dresses besides, but the two most
worthy of notice are a dinner and
hall dress ; the first is a rich silk
af turquois blue, made with two
bodies; the latter is of Valenciennes
lace, with die smallest bit of
muslin let in (the cost of this lace
dress is 300 francs.) Then there
a a white cashmere* peignoir,
aeautifully embroidered; also muslin
ones, trimmed with lace. The
ivtlble of tl?? linilflr.linnn So nf lli".
Finest batiste, richly trimmed with
Valenciennes; the pocket-handkerchiefs
are perfect cobwebs of
ace; a half-square shawl of fine
Brussels lace ; a carved ivory fan 'y
rloves of all kinds (oven the useful
logskin;) a bonnet of white blonde,
i r i tnmcd with forget-me-nots ;
boots, shoes, and slippers; a box
Full of lovely china and glass for
:he toilet; and, last, though not
eAct, a real Indian cashmere. As
t is an Easter offering, it will be
racked in a box in the form of an
?gg. She will travel pretty corner
tably, the egg being lined with
irhite satin.