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VOL, XIV,
BARNWELL COURT HOUSE, S. C., JANUARY 20, 1891.
npa
Having continued the wale of LU
quori sJnee the New Ye^ll■
BEN DAVIE 3
H AS been busy in seiecting «nd coi-
lectlng a stork of GEN EH A L MKR-
jCIIAN DISK that will suit the people
.by its completeness and please their
pockets by thennodeniUon of its prices.
The public generally inuJ the ladiefc
particularly are invited to call, ex-
nmiue goods and compare prioes with
those q noted else whore*
And don’t-you forget #
That you may be happy' y*k.
If you buy at BEN DAVIES Store,
Where yuu’Jl surely get more .
dGoods for your money than at establish
ments that, promise a heap and perform
nothing worth talking about.
HEN DA VIES,
Barnwell <J. HS. C.
feb 13-tf
UNQUENCHABLE.
My lo?r is ’.ike t ho dewy rovo
She T(*«rs uputi bt-r brit.wt; ,
nor brcatli is Idee the ’vjai] that Mows
Holm iaden £r>mi the west;
|lersmiles are like the sunlight shed
On wavelets cji they rok." '
And like the UlUe sty overhead-
ller purity of soul.
II t (renorous thohglits are Hki} the rain
That falls on high and low;.
Her khufTjr to and i>dla . ■ j
Nope but th« wretched know; ' f
Her sympathies are broad as day
And Kt«rnty<is the night,
And when r tie re's darknoi* on tho way
Her in esenec sheds u light 1
Such were my thoughts when lore was
young
I. Hut, now, Wrhan loTB ia old T -
XacTi fancy 6T my pen rrrtonguo —-
Is sUvur turned to gold.
J wco'u lief iu the mom of life,
Kro yet by sorrow tried,
D it now 1 cherish her as wife— mk
M^re than I loved as bride
--Dr. Charles Maekay.
newed ftnd irtcrensed tenfold. The sailor
clung to his prise, and tho young mid
shipman kept his hold with equal deter
mination. ’
T'ho pig had been, captured on the
i.sknd of Mocha, off tlnAshores of Arau-
Cftnia. when the Essex waa cruising in
the Pacific. Running shoyt of provisions
after leaving tho Brazilian coasLyCapt.
Porter had landed at this island while
his men enjoyed an exeittng hunt Inland.
Tiie‘island had been inhabited' by Span
iards at one time, and fat wild swine
Among those captured *
A GRANDFATHER TO HIS WIFE.
Wtv*n. lu the find fair fiuah of hippy youth,
i 1 lokcd with loving . yes upon thy face,
It.sceaied to me I there could litid, in truth,
The perfect type of beauty upd of grace.
Aful .v? the bcllr, rahg out their gladsome chimp . _ ,, , . ,
flint, day when we were wed,' 1 did not.dfrdilj ;yWOuld not permit h^r to see uio
I was in despair, but I wrote her a letter
explaining matters and begging to bo '
again taken'mtd favor. I was overjoyed
£6 receive an encouraging reply. Bho
forgave me and would not give me‘ up,
but her brother was very angry end
If i
WHOM OTHERS ENVY*
Through ychri of phtlant toilund FAcrifi^®
He cUmbed fa’no's Wldt-rTpood by round.
Nor rosUMl till hia hand had c rastxsl the priz*
For which b« toiled. Jieif made, aoif crowned
Re sux •<! amoiu hi * loftr'drccum an-i w^iarhud
Their worth, tocher with the price ha paid.
• land* for sal*,
tak* of dea
A latyl* and buy
W ly elalna*.
Ho. 22-
That over, with tho mellowing of time
Could * bat >weot f^c© of thiuo.'moro
“ st'em. ‘
lO'-riy
were abundant.
was the Bmhll pig, which tho sailors
-named “Murphy.” During the rest of tho
journey the little porker of tho mid
shipman's had become a great favorite,
ami now that it* JvtgftflXBfaip-xgaa in -dfc- -
pute the American, as well as tho En- !
glsh, scauicn crowded around the twe
contestants. . •
Yet, n.F LstH'thcc oow—thy crown of white;
Tbedjwy of the. motherhood; t^ie lines
Upon thy brow npd cheek, marks of time's flight,
The mAny sweetnesses thy life comuines-
I •
FOUGHT IT OVER,
Land For Sale.
A tract of 20*' acres, good clay sub-
•wnkpi mites < >om Biirnnrll, 100 acres in
wood, Hi* acres cleared, hi acres in ham- ...
inojrk, one ftanied tenant house, good . ' 41
well of water.
Part cash. Balance on
At-T. WOODWARD.
Early in the spring of 1814 tho beriu-
tiful harbor of Valparaiso, the chi. f sea
port of Chili, was the scene of several
stirring events. Cnpt. Porter, afterward
adr ral, on resuming from his famous
cruise in the southern was, repr.irtxl to
aport IxTurtL-bcgiuning his
long voyage to trie United Dnr-
Uis trip among the warm seas he had
The English sailors were fair minded
and ready for any kind of sport. They
enjoyed t4ie scene hugely, and raw in It
the germs of an exciting fight. One or
twoof thtjm shouted out words of en
couragement to the disputers. Then
one of the English sailors cried out:
“Go it, my little Vankeo;* if, you can
Tdtrash 'Sh^.Tt vg yon shall have the pig.”
This.decided the matter. Tho^young
midshipman let goof Ids hold and said:
“Agreed, I’m ready to fight for
Murpliy.' ”
\Vonld comajhpon the following evening
to the farm l could reach her window
l by means of tho grapevine, and wocould
think the matter over.
This letter cheered roc up wonderfully,
and when-the clock struck 9 upon fhe
following nig h^I walkeil gavjy to the |
farm, passed around to.the ro^r and per- j
reived a white figure at the window, A ;
large dog, which was fastened in a kennel I
under tho window, threatened to raise, j
- ~ - ••••-- / | an alarm, but a few words from Agnus
A P. A riTFT riTl 8 •XTOrnr''rialiwwi-hiwi. ■ A-«-li>iiih<ini.1 Tm thrtit)ii.„
A P-H-UWAmO Ol'.mi. |5„ J j,.*, swn „t hor tijo. I was so hap-
=*==- | jij'that the grapevine
I was a bachelor, not wealthy, but the hulder to para<li
Mrtbinks tiiat in ray youtb my jnd^metit orred;
DCbpito tby Ln'Ciity, seMcing so U-uign,
This heart of mine has never been so stirred
As by. the loveliness that now ia thine.
—John Hendrick lianas in llarpn s Weekly.
A millloniUre! Ila ton* red dove for this.
Love binds the win.rsof him wbo v oukl
Ho rose ui;fcueivd. ^Now with famished dyi*
He gozets do anoUier'K-^RfadiM,
While nwrnilry taunte-him tvitb ft shy, sweet kl.«,
A frightened, flntteritigqiilag, tb** th St. tbo last. ,
No child inti voices echo through ins pan; ^
Ho wears his faurHs, Imt he pad their f ile©
Ilartw ick Thorpe hi l.ipplacott'i
JI1H1 AM GUNTER.
MON hY TO LKNI).
50-000.
SI
won great glory for tho American navy
by capturing nearly every English whale
siiip known to tie till »ho coast of IVru
and Chili, an-T by iakia>Afri»in tiie enemy
proneity Valued at over two inillioiTJol-
lars. Thiddts r liering the American
At 9'^ to 10 |M»r cent. Interest. One to
five years time, -eimred by farm m«>rt-
tages. For further partiouIfT> Apply to
,T. O v.w i:r>o\,
IReal .EAtHfe. .ftild Jnve-liiqkA
julvll-tf i Barnwell, S C. '
Morses aijtl Mules
l>ireJ
rit ie«
TiilM
J UST Arrived a line lot of.Handle am*
IliUiJesft HO ID* EH. jJm» a lot o' 1
filcti farm and tiiob* r >11 LES
^WUl ke* , p a*fiill *ti»ck «»f both llorse»
»i»*d Mules on band through the n int»*-
ami '•wing months of 1 'C*n and ’HI
S»*e iuir stock and get price* Ik*-
/ore purvbt^ing e’.«<.where.
Your- trulv, .
1*. J. ZKH.l.KK a UK,
A lieu dale, S. 0. ,
TU'Vl 1 -tf
Dr. J. II. E. MIUIUIS.
“Dental Surgeon.
Blacktillc, S. ('.
Will have regular *p|xnntuu nt» a-
A\ Barnwell, C. II from Nt. Midtda> *
. or ©ale—dav ) iu each mouth to M ed-
nes«lAy evening. Olliee at the Uattia-
maiii House. s',
At Sully’s, B. V. d N. B R., from
,3d Monday iu each‘month to M cdn*-<- :
day ev»muig. Ollicc at I'riee*- Hoi«-l.
will he at ui» homeollit’ear Biu'*k\illc
every Fridav and Saturday from I-t of
Februnry to dxh Scpmmltcr inchisive, •
anil every Thursday, Friday and r-|Jnr-
«lay, from 1st L/ctobei to Jl©t January’
inclusive.
Will makeappnln'ments aa Ith patients
to meet them at either of hi* ofliees ai
any time.
Valients wlM find if more comfortable
■to have their work done at'tin* office, '
though If desired Avill-niil on them at j
their residences anyaa here aa ithin thirty
mile© of Blkckvillc
wba'.cra- of n-11 danger l:oA*rilf in
Lie Peruvian n-wl nn*h
w;tfi respe ct faj - JtkC p -w r of tluTb
St .it eft. "
bile putting nn b-r a .'liort (in.e iu
this itm’tni' Xia*-rr* ; au ^ort hia slop. FM
E‘.' 'i, was attacked by th En jlish me?i-
of-wap Cherub ani Pinch?r—T‘oc gil-
iant fight which toildwod AVgft nrrrof the
hravtst in, naval-, history. Thdngh tho
JEss-ox was injured by a squ:Ul |>efore the
battle counueuut* 1. and th* weight of
metf > 'and mrtiil wot bonvily in favor .of
jho dlri^.tsh, the American man-of-war
had str mg chance.} of victory until the
haAl*cr of Tue Emk x parted and fire was
discovered lM*lr»w decks.
The Imming c f the f,hip decided tho
fate of the conflict. The flames sp’-ead
rapi.L'y, driving the gunners from their
places and terrifying the *•* ur.cg. Elfcrtft
.A shout of approval greeted this brave
remark. The s.dh.rs- ready f,»r a lark,
fell back and forirted a ring. On one
side stood the American sailors, who, for
the time being, forgot the sting of their
recent detect .aid shonted and cheered
their young champion. On th®__othrr
side were th? English, equally excited.
oVer-thP contest, nn l though prejpoliced
in f.ivor .of * .shorty.” their own man,
they could not help admiring the youth
ful gladiator. ' ^ —
The ;r:id hipmnn.waft -Hglit in build,
TiTit Id - trrrr-rdn? wn-c ,, tT:xnjyn<r-^reH Irwif > n 1 ,r* 1 ftnd-w etfp;- d lii lcf
agile why jiioodi near, whose tonpraeTTobseni
was
contented and happy. I am* ktill a
bachelor, contented but not happy.
This is the difference Ltd ween Thomas
s Growler of u month ago jmd .the name
perron today. But one short month ago
I thought nothing'of matrimony. I
smoked my pipe in comfort afr my lodg
ings (in the city of Canterbury) or sewed
refractory buttons upon my clothing
without a- tbfhf^ht of any female to take
that eujjiltiyilleiit out, <.f my hands.
tut 1 was on? day seated in thelienuti-
ful grounds of tho Dane John, watching
the children drinking at the fountain,
wl-uiu^a ajerdow fell upon the |>atli. It
niiglit liave been the shadow of coming
events, but upon h iukmg jjround I per-
ccivodj-fkat the eubstanco was a very
t>eantilnl young lady, V(ith roguish blue
*ycs that might have been the lu*ad-
qiuirti in of fun and good humor, looking
at mo fr> ui a framo of golden ringlets.
• Now, you need not iinugfue that-1,
i. sober gentleman of ■['>, was in loro
! witii a girl. Nothing of the land. She
w re made to Mibvlue the fhKimft, but
under the hoa.'y fire o* tin* «*n**iny'sguns
this Ava^ iuip*>*slide. Tli-crept nearer
and fussat r to the mogxffae. where stv
eral huu lyed lu*gt p>|)owder were storisj
Hwa>.«< Appreciating the dangr-r that
>iAu.fc,tod the 4dup aud iiit galLuiL Ci'V'T
Capt. Purler c^Ucdia* ui^i together no,J
ga%v tliem liberty to make tho attempt
to swim ashore. Many made the nt-.
tempt and succeeded, bnt-others ‘wore
drowned. ...
The flag of the Essex was finally
hanh*d down and the surrender lukde.
Among tho seventy-five prisoner* who
were transferred to tho decks of the
I luelie was a jHiy midsliipman, who
\AVis not more than 13 years of age. lie
had 1 ft'en active in*the b;ittle, and. now
that all was lost ho refused to leave the
ship until his captain was ready to go
Dressed in his bright but bafle Avoru
miifqrm lh« young iHidshipmau at-
tracted no little attention from tho E:i-
glish fsiilors. There was a manly, deter
mined look on Jhb youthful face, which
iwMokvned strength’ of character and
will. \Vli?n he stepped from the dock
of the FNrex t) that of the d’hgi'bo he
ca^ a lingering glance at the, burning
.Seaqoiu
ship, and seemed to be taking a
farewell of hi"- <>Id friend.
louk
Smalley’s Sale Stables
\VIL,Dl***r« K. u.
■ ! " 1 ■l‘l 1 I—-’—'
:u>»'^ tHe ill—a -yuiuig-
ono of thb oh] sailors on
r.U remarked!
for one «)f ins- age. iiift qiu
movements indicated as athletic train
ing tiiat woulcPnow siar.d him in good
steed.
His opponent was an old r man. thick,
strong and stocky. Long service in the
English onrvy had haniened his muscles
aud made him someAvunt callous to pain
The bat Jv really seemed all one sided at
the beginning- but the ‘American sailors
still had confidence in their champion.
Then, had witnessed some of ins bravery
in thj» recent naval conflict.
The rmg aa-jm finally formed, and cer
tain simple mh#« n-gulating tho ffst fii^TTt
'.were ngrved upon. The two men then
threw off their coats and began the en
counter. For the first Iavo or threo
rcuuda there was no evident:advantage
on either side. Bliorty was the heavier
of tins two. and his blows powerful
enough to i g antagonist
li >AV71. but t !,:I i>!,i;uiian avoided~
them well, ami snccefsled in getting in
stroke iioaa* and they that fairly stupe-
lird the Engiishnfan The light con-
tinned for fiv* or ton minutes with un
abated fury.
Then the English sailor began topyff
and. blow. His efforts to knock his
eueiuy down wore all arbortiverand his
Wows were parried so well that he had
really punished the boy but very little.
The spectators cheered and shouted
“Go it, ray liTfle Yankeel Go it.
Shorty! I’ll l>et on tho man that gets
the pifc. Give it to me.”
The fight was reneAved, but tho mid-
shipuian's pugilistic education now bo-
—g;.n to come to the front He parried
Cvviy" Mow of’his antagonist with ease,
and sent in his own blows with unerring
accuracy Several times -the English
man was nearly knocked olr bis feet,
but .each time his comrades braced him
up and sent him at it again
“i.'on’t give in yet E member tho
a
with a piece of silver, told me that she
wac a widow, who owned a am all farm
mit.'i'-hfcThe town, rnd that her nanm was
iiei— l*al»ei . * lie
infoHtn*] qic that
her-brother lived with her and munag'd
the property.
Upon the following morning I greatly
Furpri-w-d my friirnF Harry T’owers, by
praising the Widow Fuller, and aifpre t-
ing an introduction. Hegaxcd at pit* a
mmnuiit In s|vechk^s ant mishinent, mid
i think that he really thought of knock
ing me down with Webster’s Dictionary
and c.w’iug for asid&tance. But Harry
was engaged himself, and soon c< nipre-
ht-tiiled the slate of affairs. Ko ho
dropped tho book upon tlictalde and in-
vitoJ ine ti4k)»icnic which was to take
[dace in the woods In a few -itys, .where
l should meet ^he lady and bo intro-
du- t-d. •» ' ' ' ^
' I bnuT^tthiMy pure hared a trew sw+F-of
elctheft, a Ix-autiful wig and a i»air t)f
tight boots, and when the rooming of
the^festtVTrl—dawned Crowded mj'self
into the broadcloth, jn.t on my wig, amf
-after much preparation am} rtrong lan-
gmige had t»ctu vv a sir'd managed to
squ«K zc my feet into the pi tent A at hers,
Avli-cre they felt ac if incased iu red hot
iron Ixiots. ’ *•
At th vpicnic I received the promised
introduction, and had the pleasure of es
corting Agnes all day. She lalke-l with
me, and we attacked the eatablt s in
company, investigating the interior of
pigeon pies and dissecting chickens to
gether. I was happy nil day,-and whfn
at parting sue invited mo to visit her 1
believe the tightness of my waistcoat
was all that prevented my heart from
bursttngits bonds. My feet prevented
me from sleeping that night, but I w as
willing to euffer in such a cause, and i
bore it withotft a murmur.
One day 1.hired a horse and pig at the
might have l).*ou
-e. Agues was for-
giA ing and loveTy, and we Conversed for
half an iiour without a thong Iff of the
lower world. y
. I was calmly gazing at the farm which
would soon be niy own when 1 heard the
•uooropon.. Upon turn in
noxious brother standing in tho door
way, with a very ruspicious whip in ids
hand. Hejtooked angry, and l imme
diately comprehended his purpose. It
was not m human nature to remain
quiet, and when lie sprang toward mo
with an angry howl I answered \v!th a
yell, and springing* through tho window
began slipping down the vine.
I would no doubt have in:*d?a master
ly retreat, but I was but a few fc-t from
the top when the brother cut the fasten
ings with his knife, and th** vine an
myself fell- together, idrifortunately
dropped upon the voi.f hf the kenuc
The yoof, not being abb? to hold uhi.we
t.f fallen hum'inity. grivo wity, and
tuiii'G *d uir elly i>;t . Lhh jav.a of tl
bulldog. The jiuv.iiu. ;t.-i.ovvI. fa
i.piin 1U-A.J. no i i- r a monie
Th^r * was * trmble i'atiEc le-t"
At last the dog unla-lened to t-ke
fresh Fite, raid I took udv..rta.' * for -t;
moment to pet away; but my-cnm
again fastened upon my coat tails, at
as I could not drag dog and kemid cv
tho fnn*e 1 was unabls tc move,
j Tho dog,pulled one way and I t!
other, and fum while their^hM was verv
As I wr.s Lurrying homeward from my
jpflicp one evening in (-fcu>h»*r L was de
tained on h fashionable fh’orongh fare By
many carriages. A*society wedding re
ception was taking place.
> I watched a few l.uiiea, pn?s out of
their carriages to the awning, and thence'
into the residence. Ifwns rather inter
esting to a novice—the b- glov^k men-
were ko thoroughly conversant wml th?^
1 saw the ob- | minutim of attending to tho wants of
the fair ladies. From my position I
could look into th.o vast drawing roems.
There stood the “happy couple,” a
tall
My heart throbbed sMio thought of
bolding her life in my habds, hot 1 1 wm
deterniinaid fe> prove worthy in thought
and deed of the responsibility.
In the mean time the police hod hem
j_ summoned and tho place fanaaeked, but
f no truce of tha would-be murderer, t
had had no time to speculate on that,:
being fully occupied in writing preecrin*
tiena to bo filled and ascertaining the,,
exact amount of danger Miriam wee in.
I found -that the ball load entered her
leftside, just escaping tho heart When
iny insirnments arrived 1 probed fol* the
ball and soon extracted it, leaving her
free from danger.
For several weeks I tended her, and
she gradually gained strength nntil at
last lFx* could sit oh the piazza for an
h *ur each bright day. During all th®
handsome purr, llo t.ill .and dark, but
with eyes an l month that spoke of a will
it would bo d.angerous to cro ft. She w;\s
also tall, \A’ith u winsome face of hnuftnal
brightness. . ~ -
It was a .face that changed with eve ,7
breath. The blue eyes would grow black
With excitement Tb.. tnorry fiH.frinp
little mouth discioai-d most of the time a
id '
act 1
;>f bc*a
utifui wllitc
tocth. A wealth
l
of brown
hair
nifhcTHml curled all over
i
the'
w+41 -
diape
d head
r s ;
Y
t v; \ (
s a a esy
Honny bride, and
1
Idi
<1 not
nun 1
ler 111© v
'hang wen looked
J .(%" 1
at h
it wi
tb si.
ch alien
K ill ing gaze. No
it-
ou?
wool
d dan* m< mop
olize her attention
tit
wit,
!i bun
urui
ind.
I
j* rue
iv< "l i h.
1 nn
a
' sen'
Limcn
tali:*.
i 1 ■:«
mouglv
U
lx ir.
i later 1
inv circumstances
iy
WCI
*0 m.r
terial
ly alter*:
' L 1 wr.i in a p>-
id
sitb
3d to 1
t nter
-sociitv
if 1 so wished, and
©r-
Ent t
ha nr,
gent
reqn^ftt
cf niv nnelo 1 did
so.
it 1;<
•ing~
krtown thut 1 wai li< ir to
bet •
con
riden
ihl© wealth, I
had no trouide in
but no clew '*ou!<l be found. No reason**
able theory could be formed.
1 questioned her if she knew of any
one who would hare any motive for such
a deed. She only shuddered, and it
seemed to yetard her recovery every,
time it was spoken.
So finally it became accspted as a mys
tery.
1 liaffcallod one afternoon and found
her hitting in her boudoir. She held out - '
her hand and Raid:,
' “I am glad you have come, doctor. I
want to talk to you.”
“T am always glad to be talked to," I
inanely remarked, wondering what was
coming.
“Yon overheard some words one night
thaFrequire an explanation," she begat),
and hot* face waft bright scarlet. “They
were wicked words, 1 am afraid, but I
have thought them many time®:—
"1 met Mr. Gunter when 1 was 17, and
the fascination he had for me l mistook
for love, so thtrt wh^n ho asked me if I*
would marry him I said ‘Yes.’ In a few
months 1 saw iny mistake, but knew not
hew to et*mu»atii'*ate the fact. I threw
I at-
feet
d a
S 1
be©-
-the
Iwh*B
doubtful, but I caught a glimp©o of one
cf the farm laUuoi i advanrjug w itj^?
*ldt hfi rk ai l ;’■ 1 \ 1 a ii.-p-r.iiM u-rk. it
was tl©* mhidi for (he sfrongeFt of rlotli.
end, leaving Jhe tom portion in the dog’ft
powhsiuon, l Dainded away toward the
barnvKrd fence. But I diseoverFd in time
that 1 was charging upon the coucht'd
pitchfork of the servaut. and, turning
quickly to the right, to k a flying leap
over the garden va-hIL ,Unfh«jcily
tcigjiti**! to fly without wings; my
caught in the Ftou'*. i i jmd 1 turm
s.-uii Aaoit into (be garden _
Ipstead of falling* upon the grci
diA'cM hetu!fon*moet into a straw
hive. The Is-^ i ;v*> went ov’er on
gromid and I followed, but the
wuy the tir*J to pick themselves up
and when I sHe** u(>.in my feet t lit re
was it whole coloffy uady to settle upon
me. ri-
.Theyjwarmed in my hair, and crawled
under iny clqthjng until 1 was frantic*
The more 1 stamped and beat and
raved, the nior© th y stung nc*. At la t
1 gave a sbunp of tremendous fore**; my
tight patent leathers burst, and just as
my feet protruded at the sides 1 stepped
ii» the overturuoil hivo. 1 might ;w Wi4F
have-stepped in the fire; the little tor
UTentors ciuag my feet. »vid i danced
like a bear upon hot plates and for; the
same reason.
I was still wildly boating the air, when
I perceived all tW-farm servants, whom
my shouts had aroused, charging in a
body. They shouted “Thief,” and flour-
Ea©t winter and spring I sold large,
plumbers ol the best horses and imih s to
•citizens of Aiken,* IL-iniAvell and Or
angeburg, giving complete satisfaction
ito every customer.
I am back again, better prepared than
.everjto give every buyer the full value
.of his money, and resolved to run the
campaign of 1890 on the same platform
on which I Avon the first place in last
year’s races. Before briytTTg'eaU on or
Correspond with me. Smalley is in the
paddle and Aviil push all competition
^rom the »vord go under hot spur
You is t rill v, ' > |
' JOHN F. SM vLLEY,
* Williston, H, O.
sept 23-tf f ,
G. M. GREEN, 1
the English
1 ship. “He Itx'ks.as if he was th« cap
tain.'’
“Captain of his mother’s apron
] strings,” volunteered another.
A general laugh* folloAvud theso re
marks, but tho boy, without deigning to
j notice the jeers, stepped lightly from
the bulwark of the ship to the deck.
1 Taking his place among the prisoners he
quietly waited for further developments.
The English seamen were actively es:-
! gaged in transferring everything of
value from the ’burning vessel to the
Phcobe. —TFie magazine, storeroom,
staterooms and even the captain’s t*abin
were ransacked for valuables. The
flames, meanwhile, were being put out
gradually by the Englishmen.
As ono frhjng after another was brought
from ;tbe hold of the doomed ship and
tlurown recklessly across to tho dock of
I-ig.- Giv.e_iL to.Lhe yo:uxg Yankee." - livery ktable, amT Started toward ThQ~~Tsfad-their wcapetti nnd.l began to think
The shouts of the sailors were eonfus-
iug, ,hnt they served to enconrage th©
fightir?. Finally a well directed blow
followed up by Iavo or three others from
the midshipman, settliftl the efuestion.
The EugUsliman acknowledged that he
av is' whipped aud surrendered the pig
to its rightful oAvnyr.
The American sailor^-prisoners though
they were^ felt that the second battle of
Valparaiso had lx*en fought, and with a
cheer that was deafening they joined,iq
a hearty hurra/or their champion. The
young champion, taking the pig under
his arm, ack 110\ylodged the cheer and
Avalked away to his place among tho
prisoners.
farm to carry Agnes to a party at a
neighboring' town. She was already
dressed when I drove up, and looked
lieautiful-in a new bonnet and shawl
We eru very eomtortable, and our con-
versatibn.was very interesting. I* was
advancing rapidly in her good opinion,
and was beginning to think seriously of
popping the question, when the horse
stopped suddenly as if tyfued to stone.
*AVc bofh tx.ngbled suddenly forward
with a low bow, and my companion’s
lovely nose came into sharp contact with
t he .dashboard.
Timmediately jumped'out to see what
was the matter, but everything about
1 the horse appeared to be all right, and 1
J bus did Admiral Farragnt, tlie hero- again climbed dhto the gig and-prepared
to start. But tho horse obstinately re-
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Will practice in the State and United 1
States Courts and giVe prompt i4SCM-
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Attornev-at-Iaw-
BA RNWETX, C. H . 8. C.
‘Glllce over post ollice.
oct 18-1 y «w.wjv~,v,v. v ,..
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Attorney-at-law..
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Will give promjit attemibn t|o all bus-
jness entrusted to his care, d X., •
' ipril 4-89 - fi-d——fe..
the successful man-of-war, tho Ameri
can siiilors dosed th^ir teeth with rage,
and almost longed for a renewal of the
conflict. Articles that had become dear
and familiar to theijv-gaze during their
long journey in the southern seas were
now passing before their eyes into the’
hands of the enemy. It was a sight suf
ficient to cause bitter feelings iu any
heart. _1_ .
Finally ono of the sailors came up
from the hold of tho Essex clasping a
small pig in his arms. The pig was
squealing from 'fright, while the sailor
shouted out to his comrades in a loud
voice: ... ’ __
“A prize, boys, a prize! Dy Jove! it’s
a fine gruntcr.''
He leaped upon the deck of the En
glish ship. There was a commotion for
a moment among the prisoners. The
young midshipman stepped up to the
sailor with the pig, and claimed it as his
.own. .
“It’s my pet pig”’said tho midship
man, “aud he doesn't belong to you.
Hbumme is ‘Murphy,’ and he lias been
with us evGr since we left the island • of
Mocha. Will you give him up?“
“No; you are a prisoner and so is
vodrpig,” shouted the sailor, at which a
geireral iaugh was set up by the others.
The young midshipman, however, was
not to bo robbed so easily. Elis fad®
fluihfid up. with anger, and seizing the
pi^ipth both kauds Ue smd^harply:
- “Cut avo always respect private prop
erty, and this pig belongs to me." . *
The pig in qaOstiou by this time began
of Mobile and New Qrleans and the first
American upon whom tho title of ad-
mind was conferred, win his first fist
tight and partially wipe out tho disgrace
of the naval defeat at Valparaiso.—
George Athelbert Walsh in Yankee
Blade. -
£* J _ ^ 1 _ ^ —.j - * « t r | X Uv7 I'-rt A** tllZXTUlWU UV 111*3 l iLU’J Lrt b: rtU
Send your orciers ^oi_Job Work uncotafonabl© in the hands of its
to I EOPLK jOu Omce. *
,4. two daiiranfr, t«d its equealing was re-
So Spoked Wjjrels Iu 1841.
At this time there was not in Cali
fornia any vehicle except a rude-Cali
fornia cart. The wheels were without
tires, and were made by felling an oak
tree and hewing it down till it made a
solid wheel nearly a foot thick on the
rim and a little larger where the axle
went through. The hole for the axJo
would be eight or nine inches in diame
ter, but a few years’ use would increase
it to a, foot. T 0 make the hole an anger,
gouge or chisel was sometimes used, but
the principal tool was an ax. A small
tree required hut little hewing and shap
ing to answer for an axle. These carts
were always drawn by oxen, the yoke
being'lashed with rawhide to the horns.
To lubricate the axles they used soap
(that is one thing ..the Mexicans could
make), carrying along for the purpose a
big pail of soapsuds which wat .constant
ly put in the box or hole; but you could
generallyTell when a California cart was
coming half a mile away by the squeak
ing. 1 have--seen tl > families of the
«'< ulthi«4t people go long distances at
the rate of thirty miles or more a day.
Ylslting in one of these clumsy two
wheeled vehicles. They had* a little-
framework around it mail9 of round
sticks, and a bullock hide was put in for
a floor or bottom. Sometimes the better
class would have adittle calico~for cur
tains snd cover. There was no such
thing as a spoked wheel in use them —
G'.u. Bid well Lu Century,
fused io move. I coaxed and flattered,-
but he would not be persuaded. 1
thrashed him with the whip .until my
wrist acned, but' he remained immova
ble as a statue. At last I sharpened a
hedge stake, took my seat, gave the
reins to my companion and g?ve him a
tremendous blow. I hardly hoped to see
him stir, but he did, aiTfl started with a
leap that almost threw me on iny back.
I immediately seized ^ the reins, but his
determination had taken another chan
nel, and ho would not stop. I tugged at
the reins and shonted. “Whoa!” but he
held the bit bettveen his teeth and rushed
along the"road like a runaway comet.
Agnes screamed and I roared as we
dashed by the farm houses with th©
speed of a locomotive. The horse’s heels
splintered the dashboard at every le*p,
and the bright shoes twinkled like small n °t leave the house
stars in dangerous proximity to our eyes.
Finally , the wheels struck a tree, the
horse stumbled and the next moment F
was lying upon my back in the road.
Feeling like an exhausted bellows I re
gained my ticatb and picked myself up
after awhile, but what a situation! Agnes
lying upon the grass, with torn cldtbing
and disordered hair, while her chignon
was rolling along the pathway pursued
by a terrier. The horse stood quite still
and gazpd ^almly upon the ruins. I was
wi Lhaut- Lot* cuttered with.. dust* Th®
boys shouted boisterously, and thscotu-
patiy, who perceived that we-were unin-
joreJ,' 1 I could have jumped
into the r.rer to hide myself, artJ 1 en
tertained serious ideas of running away,
Vat I thought better^of it and asthstod
Ague* to arise, ..'7 ~~
It* cost me a heavy sum for the wrecked
gig. 1 was scratched and discouraged.
Agues had turned the cold shoulder aud
of leaving that neighborhood in a hurry
But 1 was determined upon revenge. 1
could not Ive stung any wor*.e than I
was; so 1 grasped the hire that sto*xl
upon the bench and hurled it into the
crowd. I had the pleasure of seeing it
drop upon the brother’s head like a huge
hat,and to see the individual throw it
off and roll upon the ground in anguish.
1 never derived, ao’r’nfich pleasure from
hearing a person swear before.
I could hear my pursuers breathing
hard near me, aud expected every mo
ment to feel the spikes of the pitchfork
behind, when 1 stumbled over a stone
and fell headlong into the river. The
men behind, unable to check themselves,
followed, and the next moment we were
all struggling in the water,
s—Xt-wag .aoiLd?ep t and was the best accb
dent that could have happened toTne, ns
it rid me of the bees. 1 soon arose and
scrambled, up the steep bank, where 1
stood to look around. In one place a
head appeared above the water; in an
other a pair of feet kicked in the ajr
without any visible owner, flats, pitch-
forks and men were mixed in a confused
heap. While all plunged and puffed like
a shoal of porpoises. Although l was
smarting with pain the seen© was too
ludicrous to be gazed on wi^h a sober
countenance, and I laughed until 1 could
roar no longer. *
But when I readied my rooms I did
not feel so well. I knew that I liad lost
Agnes forever, besides the heavy sum
for the gig and the new suit. Aly face
was swelled for many days, and 1 could
To bo sure, some
of the neighbors had witnessed the
battle, and when it was shown how 1 had
punished them I was quite a hero among
my friends. Praise, however, did not
replace the missing money, and Agnes
would not ’ speak to me in the street
So I was wretched. ,
I am now a confirmed bachelor, and I
look with a thankful heart upon the
chaos of boot jacks and boots iu my room
without the least desire to change iny
condition. Llook upon all widoAvs as
attractive deatruyera, and my experience
has been such aa to con (inn my hatred of
the sex. Of course all whrr-thmk dif
ferent are welcome to be fettered, but if
1 was to choose betweeh hanging aud
winning a widow I would select the-
leact of the evils, and . patrohlzo the ex-,
ecuiioner. Agnesis still a widow, and
her brother is married and I bear, with
gnm satisfaction, that be is henpecked
—New York World. . ...
securing plenty of partners. T- 1
On*' evenin »at a large Ball given
Mrs. Ulatvnco Gtmtor, in whom 1 imme
diately* r- cognized the blido of a few
months before.
The face was tho same. Vet changed
The eyes seemed larger than ever. This
was probably owing to bom*, dark liues
nuder them
When th© flush of excitement would”
go the face loc»ked mther pnle. , It was
an interesting face, and looked as though !
it held a ctory.
Her husband stood near her. Jealously !
(fOnnliiig I;**! '‘At toBSt it looked that I
way 1 asked h»*r for a dance, but ©ho J
glance*) nervously at her card and said: j
“Yon must excuse me this evening. !
Dr. Warren, but tho littlo 1 dance will ;
be with Mr. Gun tar” *
“At least 1 may sit ont n few," 1 mar 1
mumi
“Oh, certainly," with a bright smile, j
Well, that was tho beginning of the 1
fnd. 1 forgot that she was married, for- j
gut everythin" except that 1 was sitting |
by tho snlo of tin* sweetest woman 1 had j
ever nv t Her husband had left us with j
a t-coAA 1
I wondered if sho was in the habit of j
using those, blue eyes to such deadly i
effect oq all the gentlemen she met if
so, how iu«ny slain tbero must have I
been
Th^t evening I never forgot Many ,
more fisppy ones wero pas.-cil by her !
Side, but they hover seemed tho samo.
All tiiat soumou 1 mot Mrs. Gunter. 1
called freijuently at her house, became
friends with her husband, whom 1 soot;
got to like exceedingly. lie waj verj *
fond of his wife, although ho had a l>e-
culiur way of showing it. .
She was never srtr© of her position. At
a dinner i>art\' he would sharply rci>ri-
maud her nutil at times I felt like chok
ing him
Wit* never showed by a sign that sho
noticcil it. A langb would turn the con- '
versation, but 1 knew it cut like a knife. ;
1 met her onefealone, after such a time
in the hall. Sho did not so® me at first.
Her face was* ashy white, and her blue ,
eyes were dilated and looked like coals
of fire. No one would over have dream
ed of calling them blue; hex hands were
clasped xonvulsively, and in a hoarse |
whlsfx r i heard.
“I hato, him! I hate him! Oh, God!
take him or mu!”
1 stepped quickly forward, and in my
used ? lier
first
You know net
e xi: i t.eiue u t mi wittingly
name.
“Don’t. Miriam, don’t!
what you are saying.”
“I wish 1 didn't,” she sullenly replied,
and pushing by me hurried.into the
drawing room, and there I found her
| emm* uf ashy ■xh;teng£ft l and said if be
shfflxld lose me he never would live an
j hour, and rath?r than sc? me another
man’s wile ho would ahoot ole.
; “1 was very young and believed him.
In fact, 1 beliet e still he spoke the tmtfi.
I had no courage to face these farts, no
gave myself up tc* the inevitable. 1 coo®
ly ; learned, even before marriage, that b®
bad a violent temper. No one ever
I* cressi'd him.
“i liave been humdiated -time and
| :’m© again by-that < unwd temper. God
1 knows, 1 am naturally of a happy nat*
I are, ami tried to make the best of it
j “I thought marriage would soften
him. bnt no, it hardened him, and I had
no love to help me b *3r it. 1 knew b®
red mo sritb a wild, x-lii di love, but i|*
w.irgiot the kind to make, me nappy.
You Will womlcr why l tell yon all of
this; no, don’t interrupt—I cannot help
knowing ydur fneliagibWiW’d me, and 1_
tblnk it best that wo should part.
“One thing niori*," as 1 tried to inter-
nipt “| liave my ^piciona about tba|
horrible night. Don’t, for God’s sake,
ask mo any questions. Now will you be
merciful and po?’ >
1 was shivering.
The mere t bought of going away, never,
perksps, to «*e her again, whs atyoat
beyond ray power. But! saw to cross
her would be detrimental to her health.
80 1 mM, “Yes, 1 will go."
“Thank yon, B-ratU-y,” sho said, using
my Christian naino for tho first time.
“You ace yon conld not t>Uy here after
knowing myatory. , it would not be
right.”
“1 shall try to see you again. Good-
by, good-by, Miriam. God blesa you, -
child!” and rrohed from the room.
A week later 1 sailed for France. Foy
wont ha 1 traveled through Europe,
then 1 went into the Holy Land and
thence through to Japan. For nearly
Two'yearsT Thus wandered about. —
On© day wlnle at Cairo I received my
European mail, which had chased me
for some time. I hoticed a letter with
a strange handwriting and immediately
bpcntnl it. It ran thus:
Wxasns—When you reeelT* this ! riul
be among the “go©e befora” 1 am tired of life,
hut Hna I must eaio tu^ coneckuce, as all ^nners
oq iht-ir <i> iii|{ U-J uro Avoat to do. When you
« ere f.rxt iutroiJuce J to us 1 noticed that you tost
your Lourt to tyiriam, aa l I was wildly jeaioua,
but l finally got to liking and cU) trusting you.
Thv eight of thedioner party t worked myself
iuto a pa-^iou after you left the table, and Irar-
iog the room on tho protenio of spoaking to ny
fnan l crept nrouD*! to the drawing room wiMtoy
and saw yon two clone together.
A ;*a.-sionato glance posse 1 from your eyes, aad
[ imagined that sbe returned it Tha demon was
aroiix-.Hi ia me, and 1 jiftod icy revolver audUred
afryon. » - ^ -
Aiy'ljn'iid was unftfeady, r.o-1 It passed you as
you know. I hnrriifd ia, aud my horror was ter
rible when 1 saw Miriam. I gave her Into you/
charge, because 1 knew If any ouu could bring
ktr through 30U coull
Tho remora* I an l>ecn rradiully wearing ms
an ay. You will hear 1 died of heart dUeese.
D*>n t coutradict It and k-t Miriaoi think the earn*.
Take care of her, and forgive me if you can. I
liked you. Warren, and I leave Miriam to year
care Clajuwc* B. Garnut
Oct 8, ' Tlie Vetner.”
I could not’ believe tl;e letter at firsts
brightly discusstug the meritaof^some of [t seemed as if itrimst be a fabricatioo
W histler s etchings.^ - A - . I of my brain; but no. there w&s th© -let*
I sat by her sfde and endeavored to j ter to prove the thith of.iL ' Gunter
converse mtipmilly. but my heart’s cry tuto tried to kill me, ? and n6w had com-
Wbuld not bo stifled
‘Oh. Miriam, Miriam, why did I not j
meet you first!” —.
She caught 1 fie passionate look iu my ;
eyes, aud involuntarily shuddered; 1
collected myself and arose, saying 1
would tai.e a turn in th© gardens.
As 1 did so there was a report and a
bright flash, and thero lay Miriam, white
aa death. _ x;
J rushed tq her. and although nearly
wild with excitement managed to use
my medical knowledge to advantage,
and she soon o^ned her eyes. — J ~
By this time tio? gentlemen who had
reruaineii 111 the diningroom rushed ifttq
the room, and upon seeing Mrs'. Gunter
lying senseless the wildest excitement
reigned . *- ■
lijpr hn-'b;;nd conld not t>e calmed, and
insisted'that h© should shoot liunaelf if
anything happened to Miiiaps. •
We calmed him finally by frequent
aetiufaiKVH tuat ©he would recover. I
iuad her carried to her room, and asked
Mr. Gunter what medical Attendance I
should summon,
“Why. Warren. CTl tribt~ her to yon,
of course. IT any one can -pull her
through jou can.”
mitted suicide.
It was nearly a year later that I ar-
rivedrliome. I called on Mrs. Gunter ai
once, and she looked very pale and sweet,
in her mourning garments.
Before 1 left she had promised to leave
them off for a wedding gown a yeaf
from that day. I never told her th®
truth about her husband’s death. Sh®
had no suspicion about that, though.
I always thought sh© knew who fired
th© shot that nearly deprived her of life.
1: However, that Is a subject wo never
discuss in our happy married life.—T, Cl
W. in Burlington Globe.
"y* 11 ! ■
Kastent Trees in Caliieraiai ^
California is nearly destitute of the
trees and shrubs which frUmish the brib
liant antumnal tints of eastern hillaj
vales, A few venturesome ipirltSti
ever, liave introduced from the’
suniash, dogwood, swamp ■
fras, red and white oalL*<
sll growing satisfactorily
tions of the state. In
gorgeous in color, making I
tlfnl contrarts-wirii
smearias,
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