The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, September 19, 1901, Image 4
SWEET
C*pt*li> P. K niTCHEL*
Aathor of ••Chottuooc*." “Chlrkomoacm,"
1807, by Harper A Ilrothers.
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CHAPTER Ilf.
A DEKINITK OBJECT.
yILL this unlucky tvnun J
never lieulV Time (Ilf's
and I, wbe hIuhiUI U'
up and doln*:. am «-uk«'<1
like a tiger walking back and forlb
within the llmlta 6t Ra luclomire.’'
Thla waa my complaint iih I paced
my room one morning shortly after the
accidental reopening of my wound. My
Impatience was not without cause. I
bad gone south, as I have said, with
two object*—to And my enemy and to
gather Intermation. I hod railed, in.
finding my enemy, but had gained u
complete knowledge of the points es
sential to the capture of north Ala
bama and waa carrying It to the gen
oral on the day I was shot. It had oc
curred to me before setting out that,
after finishing my military mission, I
might still wish to continue my search
for my enemy. Besides, there were
other contingencies, such as'arrest or
Illness, which needed to be provld(“d
for. 1 had therefor* arranged that the
general's favorite scout should be at
Huntsville on the morning of the 1st
of April to receive any communication
I might find It necessary to transmit.
If I were prevented from meeting him,
I waa to send a messenger ami had de
vised a code of stgnala by which he
might be recognised. The sppolntcd
day waa drawing near, I waa not able
to keep my appointment, and there waa
no one at hand to whom I could In
trast tfie message.
I chafed till I had eibausted my small
throw myself
ttle tttbri came in
Shd.^ like a aoft lay of sunlight break
lag ’ through etormrlouda. turned my
thoughts lato gentler channels. Kite
held la her hand a bouquet of flowers
whkV K wae easy to see. she Intended
for sm, hot needed encouragement to
offer. I finally Induced her to do so
and to admit that she had been out a
long while looking for them for me es
pecially. 1 tiled to snloueen her
confide In me.
In spite ef all I could do she re
shy. and there waa ever present
that awe the had shown before of MX*
who had taken a Ufa.
"Why da yon look at me In that way T”
I naked
•he made ae reply, mating down bet
eyes at my brown hand, which held her
eSore ef atrengthi then
an my enact ^Little
‘Ton manta*! dread me becauer I am
to fight" I continued "These
are wartimes. These are a great many
said lore la the land who think nothing
ef killing aae another ”
"Den t they T" She raised her eyes,
wide epee with surprise.
"Of course war la cratf. but bet It
calls out much that la noble."
"When they kill each otherf*
What paaallug qneat loos to come
from sorb ahtutored llpe! I was cast
ing about for some esplaanlory reply
whan a sodden Interruption rulleved
my emburrnasiueot. A negro bay dash
ed lato the room, through It and out
ef another door He wee followed by
the white boy I had noticed on the day
•f my arrleal whs was screaming
"Doggone ye*. Zac: I'll break, every
hone la yo' consarned black body!**
The words were scarcely out when
he shot through the door by which the
fugitive had vanished. Little Ethel
looked after him with frightened eyea,
evidently dreading a ratastrupbr.
L
“YoV Buck! To’ hid In somcwh&rt
To* maw’ll spank yo’ sho’ cf she cotch
yo* hyar troublin tho gcmmlon. Como
aut o’ dhr! I knows whor yo’ air!”
I was al>out to interfere, but a natu-
nl distaste at giving away a fellow
creature caused me to desist..
“I thought I heam dat chile talkln.”
The woman stood still a moment, but,
hearing no sound, luiul>erod out of the
room. The Iniy popped up from his
hiding place as hooimis she had gone.
“I like yo',” were the first words he
uttered, ‘‘yo’ wouldn’t tell on a feller,
would yo’?”
“How could I when you are glad I
'plunked’ my enemy? Is that your
mammy?”
“Yes; that’s Lib.”
“Nursed you from a baby?”
“Yes, an sbe reckons she’s goln to
nurse me all my life.”
“Is your name Buckingham?”
“Buckingham! No; I ain’t got any
such doggone name as that! My name’s
Buckeye." **
.“How did you happen to get that
name?”
“ ’Cause I was horned thar.”
“Where r
“In Buckeye.” ,
“In Oblor
“Beckon ’tl* the same.*’
I contemplated Buck for awhile with
out bearing any of ths questions he
contlniMMl to fire at nitv Why not In
trust him with the m«MMge? There
was eyery n.m>n why I should not do
so egeept tharlie was devoted to me
And I had no one else to send. While
I was deliberating Lib came to. sur
prised him. dragged him out of the
room and shut the door.
f W*ril footsteps on thrf veranda,
then In the Tialt. then ascending the
staircase, as of people carrying a bur
den. The door bad ev tdtmtly been abut
to prevent n*> seeing what was Wing
done. Korawhlfe there wa^h hurrying
to and fro, and I knew that something
unusual bad i» < urml. After all had
been quieted Buck, wbw had' mean
while eeraped from bis dusky captor.
■Upped lack to forbidden ground.
It occurred to me that I could draw
from Buck the solution of the recent
commotion, but what [isri-fl under tbe
roof of my friends was no concern of
mine, nod I a'^oroed to get It from n
boy. Rut I wished tt> tret Bork’a
'Yo\ Iktek. 1 IV Knfcn mrmcvharr' mui
PM obi tu jrv woman.
power ef reticence. Ten to one he had
betraying what demanded secrecy—“I
will prove to you befonj night—no, not
before night but soon—that I had an-
other qbject I will no longer remain
In a bouse the Inmates of wblcb’’-f I
made a.step toward the door.
“Mr. Bra nderst nne!"
“If ins Stanfortb!”
“In addition to nailing under false
don you are now going to endanger
your fife by”—
“Fudge! What Is my life to your* I
•napped my fingers.
"A good deal Just now. It Is un-
ploasant to have a person die on one’s
In no condition for this en-
ooontsr. A buzzing was going on In
my ear- a tingling sensation in my
limbs. .> y knees were giving way,
and I waa obliged to alt down on tbe
aofa. I looked longingly at a bottle of
brandy that stood on the table, but was
too proud to ask for It In a moment
Helen had poured some of the liquor
Into a tumbler and held It to my Ups.
drank a reviving draft Sbe put
her hands on my shoulders and gently
forced me to He down.
“This must not occur again,” ah*
“You have no strength to go, and
I have no right to excite you while In
your present condition. I believe what
you told me.” She put out her hand.
“Pardon,” I said humbly. "When
calm, I would as soon think of accusing
you of eavesdropping as I would accuse
Diana of unchastity. I have been un-
gallant, rude—rude to a woman.”
Forget It Lie still, and you will
soon be yourself again.” Sbe sat down
by a table and took up a book. “I will
alt here and read while you recover
your strength."
She read for perhaps half an hour.
I supposed she was Interested In the
book, for she turned one page after an
other and seemed to have forgotten me.
▲t last she put down the volume, and
by her first words convinced me that
Instead of iM-lug Interested In .It she
bad been thinking of my puzzling Iden
tity.
‘T want to as., yob one question.”
“Ask It.”
“Where did >uu come from tbe day
the shooting occurred?"
"Huntsville."
Slit 4 had asked the one question and
bad received her reply I knew by her
«|»re«*ion rimt * fir’wanted i«* <wtc an
other.
*’l suppose yc.uaere there long enough
to become. ats|Balnted with the city.
It’s a beautiful plait-.”
“1 waa there a week."
Tbe limit of oue question having been
over*!cp|ted In this Indirect fashion. It
was easier for her to proceed.
“What a ere you doing there?”
“Looking for some one."
“A sianr
“Yes’*
“What for?”
I did not reply at once. I was think
ing of aome plan by which to put an
eta! to her ratcchlatog.
"If 1 tell you." 1 said presently, “will
you promise to ask me no more ques
tions?"
"If you prefer that I should not."
“You wish to know why I was seek
log my man at Huntsville?“
"I do."
“Yoa will k#ef> shat I tell you A so-
r
“Tes"
"To kill him ”
somet’n hard ?”
”Oo and get me a newspaper or an
almanac.”
He wan out of the room and back In '
a moment with a Huntsville paper of
that morning's Issue. I scanned Its
columns before looking at the date and
noticed thla Item:
Th* main body ot th* Yankee* are marching
from Maativilla to Columbia eo rout*. It t* aup
pored, to PitUburg Landing, where they will
doubtleis join the Federal (jencral Grant.
Looking at the heading, I saw that
the date was It lie 1st of April.
“Now. Buck.” 1 said, “get out your
pony; then come to me for Instruc
tions.”
"Look a hyar. Mr. Brandy—Brandy-
stone”— ‘
"Brnnderstaile.”
“Well, MLiJJjAHdliJBtan*. if yo’ got
any ’struetlous I reckon yo’ better give
’em to me now Mebbe If I come back
hyar that dogg me ole Lib’ll come In an
yuuk me out, 1 ', "
“You’re right. Reach me that sheet
of note paper .inti a book to writeon-
tbut thlii one: now a pencil. All right.
Don’t s.-ry u word till I have finished."
1 wrote a message in ns Infinitesimal
characters as I was able on a third of
a sheet of pnp« r:
Mai him- ah opr at HuulavlUe In good order. Fif
teen to 20 locoino'iviw. Nearly a hundred cars.
No force In the luvu. . To tlw eaat road niai
parallel with and near (he pike for aaveral mile*
and I* handy to ■ ut. ^ To the woat party to cut
the road mu at pa-, round the city oo the north.
Enemy gathering all pofaihl* force* at Plttahurg
Landing, but aeveral thousand man at Chatta
nooga.
I put neither address nor signature to
It, ns none was necessary, and they
would be conclusive evidence against
me If tt]e message should fall Into tbs
wrong hands.
“Buck,” I said, “mount your pony
and ride to Hutatsvllle. A few min
utes before 12 o'clock go Into tbe Hunts
ville hotel; you know—tbe big brick
bouse on the square. Ho up stairs and
out on tbe front gallery. At 12 o'clock
a man with black eyes, long hair and
a pointed beard will walk out on tbe
gallery. Don't say anything to him.
Walt, and after awhile he’ll say some
thing to you.”
"Will he?” asked the Iwy, his eyes
full of wonder. “What'll he say?”
“Dq’U say. ’It’s a flue day.’ “
“What. If k’a ralnlnr •
“Yes; rain or shine. If htf’a tbe man
you want, he'll say. Tt’a a fine day.’
In the face. “He has occasioned -you tog 10 Roknoge News, this
some great sorrow—done you some appeal which Ui# brother in black
mighty Wrong?" *' offered for his brother m white: “ U
"You promised to ask me no more. Lord, gib him de eye ob de eagle dat
f a A _ff — .. ..CC 4!l*a«v «a Karwla
questions; ^
“True. I beg'your pardon.”
Another wonjan would have pouted.
a ,
weather wise, stranger.’ To that he’ll
reply by asking .you what kind of
weather It was the day of the mi
mi
? What’s a
L
"Your brother?"
"Yea"
“Don't be alarmed. That’s only i
boy's paastoo. It won’t amount to any
thing”
“He says such dreadful words."
“Thai a habit. He doesn't mean any
thing by IL But It's a habit that should
be broken.”
1 soon got ber quieted, and she prat
tied about her dolls, her playhouses,
some pet rabbits and a nook In the gdr
den where sbe kept them. How slngu
lar that war. which absorbed all about
her, should have no place In her mind.
Amid all the turmoil, the rumbling of
caanon. the tramp of men and horses,
bushwhacking, skirmishing, battles,
this Innooent little maid was strangely
out of place. Her mother came In pres
ently and took her away, fearing that
sbe would annoy me. 1 was loath to
part with her. No lenttng halm had
been applied to my wound so soothing,
so grateful, as was her prattle to my
fevered brain aud chilled heart.
They had scarcely left me when
Buck stalked Into the room. Ids boyish
face as free from (Mission ns If he hud
Mver been rufled. He had made sev
eral attempts to visit me, uotwlth- taud-
iag that he had been forbidden the
room. Seeing the const clear, he slip
P®# unannounced and began a fire of
qusstlooa.
“Does It hurt?"
“My arm? Yes, It hurts some."
*Tm glad yo’ plunked him.”
“Why do you sympathize with me In-
■tsad of tbe other? You have only seen
■m a few times.”
This was too much for him to ex
plain. I could see that he had ooncelv--
#d an admiration for me, but be could
net tell why.
"What did be try to kill yo’ fo’T’ he
asked.
“Well, perhaps It was because my ex
istence annoyed him.”
“What did yo’ want to kill him foT
T found It Inconvenient to have him
■hooting at me."
T’d Ilka to shoot a man. I sbqt a
imbbft once, but that’s purty small
Pop, he won’t let me have a
yet Ha says I may have one
I’m IB”
ir called a voice from the hall,
boy dropped behind n aofa. An old
and lashe*
I asked, “who cam*-te-tbe
awhile ago?”
“Wasn’t anybody came to Ah* house
awhile ago.”
“A sick man. wasn't U?“
“No, be wasn’t sick."
T thought you said oo one came?"
“No one did.” .
"Of course no one came; be was car
Had.”
“If yo’ know so much about It Mr.
Brandystooe. what's the use o’ askln
n»er
“You admit that whoever.be wae he
wasn’t sick?”
“Of course be wasn’t sick. How
could he be sick if be wasn't any
body?” 4
These was a sudden rustling In the
hall, and Helen swept Into the room,
ber eyes flashing fire.
“Bock, leave the room!” she com-
i no uncertain tone. Buck
gave a glance at his sister, which told
him he had better obey, and walked
out rekwtantly.
“Ton have been listening/’ I said
surtly.
“I have not I was coming through
tbaball aud heard your lust remark."
t “And you Infer that I was trying to
fet a secret which does not at all con-
eern mo?”
T most assuredly do."
“You are mistaken. I care no more
for what occurs In this bouse than for
the color of the dress you happen to
wear. I Uid another object In ques
tioning yoyr brother.”
“I dare say you had.”
‘T wished to discover if he could keep
a secret.”
“I dare say you did.”
“I have Intended nothing dishonor
able." —— — —
“Fudge!” She snapped her fingers
and her eyes at the same time.
You don’t believe me. Very well, 1
don’t believe that you were not eaves
dropping."
I was not eavesdropping!” she cried
hotly. "You have the word of a south
ern lady.”
And 1 was not trying to get your
secret You have the word of a”— 1
stopped short. I had run against a
snag. 8be gave me a glance of con
tempt and triumph. Her bead was up,
A little fio one side, ber nostrUs-dllAted,
hVMCVlb *W1I- *83 fceaJored. "*
“Him SCanforth.” I said—I was
CHAITER IT.
»<■ > OVKB.
ITTI.E BUCK had stood my test
as *o bis rvilrvore so well and
I was at such desperate straits
for a iiM-ssa-oger that I resolved
to use him. Alter breakfast I waited
for awhile, luq-iug that be mould come
to tuy room, bin as be did not I feared
he mas deli rred by I lie autocratic IJh.
I called Jackson and told him to tell
the buy I wished |o see him. I took a
Confederate bill from my pocket and
handed It to the darky, but be went off
grumbling Unit be didn’t “want oo
Yank ee money, and tuas’r wouldn’t
bab no niggnr o’ hls'o takln money
gr “
astonished that I should take sutBcleot
Interest in him to call for him.
. “Bock." I said. "I have something
Important t^say to you.”
“What Is It. Mr. Brandystone?”
"Branderstane. Pleas# don’t make
that mistake again.”
T won’t, aho.”
“Buck. I’m thinking of tending yea
en an errand, but tt’a,a great secret. 1
The lioy’s eyea grew as big as saucera.
I looked at him for a fefi- moments to
observe tbe effect of my announce-
ment and then went on:
“If you should tell any one, it might
cost me my life. Y"ou wouldn't tell,
would you?”
“Jell! Why, sooner ’n tell I’d—I'd—
ruther be a—a--a—dead rat out In the
back yard.”
T believe I’ll trust you. Do you
know the road to Huntsville?”
T reckon so. I’ve been over It more’n
hundred times.”
“Got a pony ?" '
‘Tea; Pe*i. Hei n, 8he drives him In
the buggy. She calls him hern, but he
Isn’t He’s inlno. I got a big dog too."
“Never mind the dog. Could you get
out your pony and ride Into Huntsville
“What
crer
“Never mind that Stick to the lee-
son I’m teaching yoa Yoa must say
‘Black as night’ Then he’ll say
’What's th# word?* and you can band
him this note. Now. suppose Pm the
man with the pointed beard and you
go through the dialogue with me.”
1 put him through hie leaeoo till be
had learned It perfectly. Then 1 sent
him away with tbe injunct loo that ta
case anything should go wrong with
him. rather than part with the peper be
was to swallow It 1 rolled It lato a
ball and put It Into the lining of bla
hat Giving his little hand a sqDeear.
I bade him go, and he marched out as
proudly as If he had bean appointed
military governor of AUheewe (
no doubt he would execute his
to the beet of bis ability, bat he was
very young, and I feared he would
make aome blunder.
“What a fool I am!” I exclaimed as
soon as he was gone. T should have
failed to communicate rather than In
trust oo Important a matter to a boy.
However. I’ll leave here tomorrow
morning, and. If my message mis
carries by tbe time It's discovered I’ll
he somewhere else.”
Helen came la aooo after Bock’s de
parture and began to set the room to
lights Sbe attended to ber work si
lently and did not even look at me.
I watched her as the moved about ar
ranging a curtain hero, moving a chair
there or piling books on tbe table more
neatly. She was a true type of a
southern woman toll, willowy, a bead
coaxed, done everything but asked
openly to have her curiosity gratified.
Helen Stanfortb was made of sterner
stuff. She stood looking out of the
window without another word. I wait
ed till 1 was satisfied that she was too
proud to ask for favor, then started, in
again with the purpose of watching tbe
development of some other mood.
“You are heart and soul a Confeder
ate r
T am.”
“And you will not excuse those south
ern men and women who differ with
you?”
“Yes, If they do It openly."
This was a cut at me which I did not
care to notice. “Have you ever seen,”
I asked, “men forced at the point of the
bayonet to enter the Confederate army?
Have you ever seen families trying to
leave the south to Join those with
whom they affiliated shot down in
their tracks?"
“You are & Union man. or yon would
never talk that way.” she Interrupted.
“I was born and bred In Tennessee.”
“Yes, In east Tennessee.”
“May 1 not have seen great wrong
done and yet given my heart and soul
to the southern cause?’
“You mayt but have not.’’ *
She was getting too near the truth. 1
must throw her off the trail
“I will Impart one more piece of In
formation with regard to myself. You
have promised to ask no mere ques
tions and have kept your promise.
You deserve a reward.”
I took from my pocket a letter and
held It up to her. It was addressed to—
MAJOB JOHN BRANDES3TANK.
—th Tense**** Csvtlry,
Murfr»«*t>oro. Ten*.
Her face lighted. She did not know
there were Tennessee regiments In the
Union service. “I knew you were a
soldier, and now 1 know you are a
Confederate.” Sbe put out her band,
but I did not take IL
“No. no.“ I said, “I will not take an
unfair advantage of you That evi
dence la not conclusive. 1 have shown
vejbfi.t 1
o
I am a Yankee."
* “1 don’t care wbtPyeu are. you are an
honorable man.” «
“1 see no reason for you'to assume
that”
“You have said It would be easy for
you to prove to me that you are what 1
wish you to be?”
“Granted.’’
“But you will not You have reaeon
to remain unknown; you have a great
purpose; you have been robbed of aome
one you love; you have suffered from
of those outrages la shat Tro-
tbat papa baa told us about.
There has been a cowardly murder
You will be revenged. I know It; I
feel IL”
Sbe wae splendid In ber Indignation,
ber sympathy. I protested against this
burst of confidence, but to oo purpose.
Were I tbe veriest demon In llolocb'e
train no one could convince ber of tt
| I wae not learned In the ways«pf worn
en. but 1 bad gained an Insight Into
thla girl's nature. Though It smoi
! dered. It waa emotional No light kin
dling could art It a flam*. There must
| be some strong underlying Impulse.
Tbe purpose tbat 1 bad revealed to ber
bad taken hold of her Imagination
But It troubled ber tbat 1 should
withhold my secret from bar. Sbe
gave me an appealing look.
“Why do you not trust me?”
T do trust yoa Am I not at your
mercy? Should you Inform tbe author
ities tbat you have an unaccounted for
man under your roof I should be ar
rooted at once.”
"I would never do tbat.”
“No. but will you aid me la remain
lag Incognito?” x
Sbe was silent There waa evident
ly a question which sbe wae trying to
he spy out siu afar off. Glue his hands
tp de gospel plow. Tie his tongue to
de line ob truth. Nail his ear to de
gospel pole. Bow his head way down
between his knees and his knees way
down m some lonesome, dark and
narrer valley where prayer is much
wanted to be made. ’Noiat him wjd
de kerosene ile of salvashum and STt
him on fire.”
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“ Mamma,” queried four-year-old
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M But don’t you know, mamma?”
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f “ Why, mamma,” asked the small
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“ How is your husband ? ’ asked oue
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INSIDE FINISHING LUMBER
IN GEORGIA PINE.
All Correrpondence given prompt at
tention.
Colemnn-W Rgener
llardiAjirr Company,
(Succe»*ors to t'. 1’. Poppenheiin),
Wholesale and Retail Deal* re in
Arms, Ammunition. Agricul-
. iural Implements and
Hardware
< >f every kind anti t!< s.nd
for Price*. r
King Street, A harleawm, S. C.—
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PALJ* STYLES
Carpel House,
roni i
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M.i
To-Dale
‘treet. ft
MUTUAL C Ah PET CO.
There la a cartatn r
of the stomach and
Agsstion and nutrition
Please'* Golden Medics? T>
worst case* of dyspepsia
the stomach have been cur
mad trine It curve where all
meant have ftoled to cure
• I toeS two bottle* of Dr Pierre •
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What or* you thinking about?' J asked.
without sap one to
-Wail,
artist Involuntarily reach
brush. Her hair and
black aa night, while on ber cheeks waa
a bright color. There waa. something
on her mlnid. I could ere that plainly.
I fancied If I gave ber time It would
come out At last she dropped her
work and atood looking out of the win
“What are you thinking about?" 1
asked, going at the subject with
brusque directness.
“Tbe mao you came to Alabama to
kllL”
"You would shield him r
She kept her eyes on tbe road, watch
ing a wagon that lumbered by. ‘1
don’t know whether I would or not”
"You want to know all about him?”
"I da”
“In the first place you would like his
name?”
“It might be well to begin with that”
"Then I can’t begin, for I don’t know
his name.”
“Not know his name?”
"No.”
“What Is he like?’
“Tall, well built; square shoulders,
which he throws back like an officer In
the regular army of the United fUates.”
I (aiused. 8he waited for me to con
tinue.
‘You would also like to know wheth
er, bis death would bereave any one—a
•father, mother, sister, some woman
who hangs upon every word ho sayn
when he Is with her and dreams of him
constantly when he Is away?” I spoke
the words bitterly. I was thinking of
my loss.
“Yes. I weuld like to know that too.”
"I can’t satisfy you. I have seen him
only once and then at a distance."
“DoeilSinvlgBTokill you?*
"No; I don't believe’he la aware of
my existence.”
Singular.” she murmured thought
fully. Then she turned and looked me
kill your man?' she asked
"Suppose It would?'
There Was a dangerous glitter In hqi
eye. Perhape she experienced a faect
nation In being thus Indirectly a party
to my work of vengeance.
“You have not answered my quee
doc." I said.
Still she was silent. The blood was
coming and going aurorailke on her
neck and cheek. Presently sbe drew
ber lips together tightly aa If sbe were
striking an enemy.
“I will.” .
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grotkevtan tafcl me
for If
Pfktr. If
your iirugg;*' or grocer
• boat ywar metH
i
not heap it ar;
tie Kk-M • O.. Atlanta
dae aao bow tl
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Is Trade supplied by
had cared tya wife
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t.reentille. K t‘ , or
1 tfeMttbt 1 voold
try a buttle of It
A a at»ar glad I <Hd
Sue I Jot* t kn 'V
ie Hal l w*;j bav*
throe if it bad out
hf ftd -t folic
Agents
•on r part an burg 8 C.
Wanted
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Doctor Pierce *
Pleasant Pellets
cure bdiouotir**.
They stmiuUte
the sluggish
liver, and cleanse the sys
tem of impurities. Tbev
should alwavs be uard with
"Golden Medical Discov-
” when there is need at
!yst
roe the “i.irr: or
INGTUN. Written
iM*dy buys, fttfttitA i
IU«» \*r month bf«l
ed people eier |» bit
of send Ji cent* for
once Please ■ ment
dress
J. L. NICHOLS
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>KK.r WASH-
iian*eif Ktery
>• making over
t«* • ’ll I > color-
Write lor terms,
it and Nana at
bis paper. Ad
Allan a, Ga.
IN ▲ HUMOROUS VEIN.
She—What did papa say?
He—He said he’d be delighted to
have me for a sou-in-law, only he
couldn’t afford it.
A young clerk in a wholesale house
has been spending a large portion of
hia salary for the last' few days buying
cigars for friends who are “ on ” to a
joke that was perpetrated on him. His
employer engaged a new boy, and soon
aa the boy came to the establishment
he waa instructed in bis duties by our
friend, who had been promoted to tlfe
position of assistant book-keeper and
given a small office by hinffcelf. About
an hour after the boy started in the
bpss ” came around, and, seeing him
working, asked:
“ Has the assistant book-keeper told
you what to do ?”
“ Yea, sir,’’ waa the prompt reply,
“ he told me to wake up. when I saw
you coming, around.”—Albany Even
ing Journal,
^ A'white minister waa condfiHThg re
ligious services in a colored church in
North Carolina recently. After ex
horting a bit he asked an old colored
deacon to lead in prayer, and, accord-
investment
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