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ras and 'ol. xxvm. WALTERBORO, S. C., APRIL il, 1906. NO. 3^ , TRIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA POETS. ose activity was By J. Lemacks Stokes, D. D. 'ueitive I’oems by Peter J Malone. The Hearts Quest—A Book of Verses, by Barton Grey (Geo. Her bert Sass, LL D) G P Putnam’s sons. 8elections from the Poems of Carlyle McKinley. The State Publishing Co. The fame of South! arolina’s young- ir and more modest aspirants for >oetical recognition has been sadly >bsciired by the renown of Simms, of Pimron, and of Hayne. Yet in this juiet corner of the great literary sorld a few souls, touched with the livine fire, have wooed the muse for per own sweet sake, and struck (we hink) some pure, clear notes of song lestined to echo for many days to some. The purpose of this paper is to call attention to three of dhese, whose verses are not found in recent anthol ogies, and who strangely enough—so ar as the writer knows—are not even nentioned in list after list of “South- rn Poets.” We group these three together not lecause of any special affinity in their ►oetic genius, but because they were if Carolina, working out life’s plan argely within the charmed circle of ier storied “Low County”—two with- n the old City by the Sea, one but ifty miles away; and because they rere contemporaries, products of war imes and the early post helium pe- iod. The one naturally named first, Idest in years, and wh arliest came to an end w PETER JEHU MALONE. His very life was a poem—a tragic Irama! He was born in old Charles- on District March 16,1814, The son if Levi Stokes Malone and his wife, ilary Kay. His early years were much tampered by poverty and consequent nadeouate advantages of mental cul- ure. The opening of the war between he States, however, found him at ast underA congenial and stimulatin eacher (Hon Samuel Dibble 0 Irangeburg, 8 0 ), enthusiastically •ursuing his studies. But the clarion all to arms penetrated his soul, and, 1 common with thcusands of our eardless boys all over the South, he olunteered for service in the spring fl862. He was connected with the first S C Regiment of Cavalary, and erved until desperately wounded at lettysburg, J uly 3,1863. From this round, indeed, Mr Malone never ally recovered; the ball lodged near he spine could not be ettracted and smained to irritate aud enfeeble 4he aartyr’s body for the rest of his com- arativekbrieflife. It was the re- aote cause of his death about ten ears later. v He reported once more )r duty, after discharge from a orthern hospital, and regular ex- hange as a prisoner, but was pro- ounced unfit for active service of ay kind. We may as well say frankly at this oint of our narrative that we knew (r Malone intimately, and so can peak with the utmost confidence of iiany details and phases of his life hat may be mentioned here. All through his camp life we have eard him say, he pursued his studies loet diligently, and as soon as he was lirly out of hospital and prison he ras back to his darling bookaThough enied the peculiar and inestimpble (Wantage of college training, he yet ecame, to our mind, one oftbe most ultured and scholarly men we have ver known. Ot course his scholarship ras lacking in exactness, but he »med to breathe the very atmosphere ad absorb the very essence of learn- ig. The old classic spirit seemed is native air. He loved books with supreme devotion and sat at the foot fthe masters of song with open eart and single eye. Thisias true f him, indeed, only increasingly so, rhatever his post or oooupe^ion. After being honorably discharged ram the army Mr Malone went to Savannah, Ga, teaching for a time in be public schools of the city, and tierbecominglocal editor of the tapubUoan. While we are unable to Kignasy particular poem to this ■fly period we know he wrote mnoh. ■he following beantifnl lyric mnst vre been boSs about this time. Other 1 his poems may show more of a oer- hu artistic finish and snbttar poetic “ight, but none has more of the soul music thah AMBSSAOK FROM THE SKA—AN 0^1) man’s STORY. r There’s a little, deserted port below, Where the tides rim high from the farthest sea, Where the gentlest of summer breezes blow. And the waves leap up on the shell- strewn lea: And this port was my home when we both were young, Though n.»w with age I’m toiling along; And nothing it hath which it bad before bave the beautiful rhythm of the ocean’s roar. Ah, well! there’s a music in my heart, too, Which naught but the hand of death can still; ^ And when 1 gaze on the scene below, From the leafly bush to the treeless rill, My dim eyes are swollen with unshed tears; For I am a clod ’ncath the feet of the years, And the Traveler will leave me soon, I know, For he waits not, now, and my steps are slow. My steps are slow, but my heart is light; These old scenes wake its alumbering fire. I have not youth, but the skies are bright. And I have, thank God ! my youthful lyre. And still I know where the village stood, By the farthest skirt of the little wood; And the alcove—stranger, excuse the tear— But I’ll tell you the story. Sit down and hear. It was three-score years, less ten, ago I stood on this spot with Genevieve: A bark bad dropped her anchor below, Where the waters are deep, prepared to leave; And the blltnesome girl was going away Across the wide ocean a year to stay. I could not speak, but the silient tears Gave vent to my heart’s unmutterd fears. Together we strayed In childhood’s hour Where the small crystallinexirulet ran, And lar through the beautiful forest bower, With, bird and blossom the Spring began. ThS grassy Spring! Just a rustic rood From the rustic bridge hath often stood 1 he noble girl by the :rysting-tree In all her beauty betrothed to me. The <Ad year went and the young year came— How often oar lives are typed In these! And the circling sun whoae orient flame Shot shaft-liae up from the shoreless seas; And Autom’s death and Winter’s gloom, And Spring’s return with bud and bloom, And gold-cased winga of buzzing beet. That glittered over the flowering trees. Ah! oft in those hazy years sgone 1 would take in my own her dim pled hand As we came to a lusty root or stone, And steady her baby steps, and stand Like knight in blazing greaves and helm In the shade of yonder branching elm, Then yonng like me. When the tan waa set We braided the mosses with violet. And oft we gathered thechestfint-bonghs And chestnut-bars in the chestnat groves, And watched, In the neighboring clover, cows All browsing about in friendly droves; And watched the swallows above the ridge The silver tront glide under the bridge, And oat again in the sunbeams far, Like the fitfnl wink of an evening star. And when at the dance, in after-days, I took In my own her fairy hand, And saw her dazzle the envious gaze Of all the beauty in the land, And heard the music all hashed and clear— For her tinkling footfalls mnslc were— And saw her maidenly figure move, My heart bowed down to the goddess Love Then a day waa set for the marriage rite, And when ’twaa yet by a month away The beantifnl eye loet half its light. The step was heavy in middle May. A dem . n disease had touched her form— Not even the qneenly are free from harm And the doc ter thought r Southern sky Would re-illumine the fading eye.' Bo the bark set anil from the shell-strewn coast* I sew tar away the aall'a last dip. As peerless a form at the world coaid boast Had passed o’er the deck for a halcyon trip. A halcyon trip! Ah well! hot a day, A month, and a year passed slowly away. And nothing was heard of the voyage or boat Till a cask In the alcove waa found afloat. Twaa opened. It save ipe the tale I give: “A farewell to Willie, from Genevieve." r ve traveled far hat my haarMs light; I bfirenet youth, hat the skies are bright. And I have, thank God! my yoathfol lyre, While I haste to n far eternal rest, O'er Che mount of gloom .thro’ the vile of To the henven of love, I mnst believe, Whea I think of the angel Genevtov* [To ho oontlnned next week.] DEATH OF AN OLD SOLDIER. COUNTY CONVENTION. W. S. Godley, .-sr., onj of Colleton’s Oldest Citizens Passes Away. The friends of W. S. (rodley, Sr., throughout the county will] be {mined to learn of his death which took place at his home in Walterboro lost Sunday afternoon about 6 o’clock. Mr Godley has been fliaicted with rheumatism for many years, aud while he has not been able to be cat for a long time his condi tion was not considered serious until a short time ago. He has been steadily growing wocse, however, and the end came peacefully Sunday afternoon. Mr Godley moved to Walterboro from Getsinger several years ago and had been living at bis home on Railroad Avenue up until the time of his death. The following appeared in The News and Conner: Walterboro, April 9 —W. S. Godley, one of Walter boro’s oldest and most respected citizens, died at his home here yesterday from an attack of rheu matism, following a partial stroke of paralysis about six weeks ago. Mr Godley was 69 years old. He was a member of the Company K, 11th South Carolina regiment, Hagood’s brigade, and was twice wonnded daring the war between the States, once at Ocean Ponds, Fla., and again at Wel don’s railroad, at whicn place he was captnred and sent to Elmira, N. Y„ where he was imprisoned till the end of the war. For many years Mr Godley was en gaged in the saw mill basiness and merchandising, and had amassed quite a snug little fortune. He leaves a wife and seven children, all bat one, the yenngest, being away from home, en gaged in basiness or home duties. The remains were carried this morn ing to upper Colleton, where they will be interred at Adna Methodist Church. His sons and daughters all reached home in time to attend the funeral. They are: Messrs W. $. Godley, Jr., and Nsthan Godley. of Meinhard, Ga., Henry Godley, of Savannah, Ga.; Dan Godley, of Walterboro; Mrs Kate Hes ter and Mrs Sne Ginn, of Meinhard, Ga., and Mrs Bessie Dopsou, of Island- ton, S.C. . . W. W. Ginn, Mrs Sue Ginn’s hus band, and E. F. Sturdivant, a close friend of the deceased, attended the fnneral. Call the ♦ County Chairman Howeli Issues for the Reorganization of County Democracy. The Democratic Clubs in Colleton* county are hereby called to assemble on Saturday, April 28, 1906, at the usual places of meeting, at 12 o’clock in., for COURT COMMON PLEAS. Notice. There will be a meeting of the Col leton County Cotton Association on Monday, May 7th, at Walterboro, at 12 m. Let all the sub-divisions be represented, and all persons interested in the welfare of himself and his ’county be present. The Hon. A. B. Stocky of Sumter, will be present as State lecturer. Every farmer and business man that loves his county should hear him. Mr Stucky is an able speaker. Also we hope to have the Hon. Harvie Jordan of Atlanta, with ns on that day, with others, to lecture on the principles of the Southern Cotton Association and the importance of establishing cotton warehouses. W. C. Brant, County*President April 4, 1906. Proposed Revival off the Claudia Stuart Town Library. A few of the fisithfal friends of the Claudia Stuart Town Library have discussed the feasibility of an attempt to resuscitate the Library Associa tion. As a resalt of snob discuscus- ■ion it has been decided to call a meeting at the * courtbonse Friday evening, April 20; to attempt to re vive interest in the library. A nnm- ‘her of interested friends will arrange a program that will insure lor all a pleasant evening. All that will be asked in return is the presence of every one who can attend, and an in terest in the effiort being made to re vive the library. A program will later be announced, that Will in- olnde both literary and moaioal num bers. So watch next weak's irnne, and arrange to attend this meeting on the 20th. ) iug delegates to the County Convention which will be helct at Walterboro on the 7th day of May next, at 12 o’clock m. Baid County Convention when as sembled will elect a county chairman, a member of the State Executive Com mittee and delegates to the State Con vention to be held in Colombia on the 16th day of May, 1906. M. P. Howell, * County Chairman and! Vengeance Against Railroad ^ Telegraph Companies. Court of comm »u pleas for the spring O * ' ft ' term of 1906 adjourned sine die Sstor day about 1 o’clock. This court was a record breaker for the nmount of the purpose of reorganizing and elect- 'c arnages awarded id t wo'^l^es, one A Guaranteed Cure for Piles. Itching. Blind, Bleeding, or Protruding ties. Druggists refund money If PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any case, no matter of how long standing, m 6 to 14 days. First application givea ease and rest. 50c. If your druggist hasn’t it seud 50c in stamps and it will be foiward- ed postpaid by Paris Medicine Co., S). Louis, Mo. On My Way to Taylor’*. Who always meets you at the door And answers questions o’er and o’er And stick* to what he said before? Why Taylor. Who seems so happy when yon come And asks about the folks at home Aud makes of you his very chum? Why Taylor. P- Where can you get the nicest toys To please the little girls and boys And so complete their childish joys? At Taylors. Where can you get the cheapest hats And Cuffs and Collars and Cravats And handkerchiefs and such as that? Ai Taylors. When can you get the biggest load Of things so pretty and so good That cost as little a* they could? At Taylor*. Where can you go when money’s scarce (A state than which there ia no worse) And buy to salt our scataty purse? , To Taylors. Where can I get a guarantee That everything I buy will be As represented to a "T?” At Taylors. There is more Catarrh in this section of the connt/y than all other diseases pat together, and until the last few years was supposed to be incurable. For a great many years doctors pronounced it a local disease and prescribed local remediea, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science haa proven catarrh to be a con- stitntional treatment. Hall’a Catarrh Care, manafactursd by F. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio, ia the only constitu tional cure on the market. It is taken Internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood and mucus surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case U fails to care. Send for circulars and tes timonials. Addreaa*. F J Cheney A Co, Toledo, Ohio. Sold by Druggist, 71c. Take Hall’a Family Pills for constipation PUNISH THOSE *aUILTY OF FRAUD. Florence Time*. We are glad to see that the grand jury in the Walterboro pension fraud coses has determined to force the proee cation of thoea guilty on the face of the returns. This thing of excusing a for crime when he and his friends np his peculations is most destructive to the principles ot law and order. There are hundreds of men going free every year, setting bad examples to others in positions of trust, who ought to feel the keen whip of the law, shame or no i. The certainty of punishment Is -eateet moral agent in the world. Solicitor Jervtymyi that he withdrew the indictments the mme ties who mode them oat requested that they be withdrawn. Ha .was ^ mildly compounding felony, bat we be lieve that ha will press the matter now. We do believe that there ia a lot of 6aad in connection with the of the State and the eoooer gtaod juriee their dati against the Atlantic Coast Line Rail road Company* ami the other againes the Western Union Telegraph Com pany The only other case that was tried by jury was that of Stono Mines vs. Southern States' Fertilizer a tat Phosphate Company. Ia ttiis case the jury also rendered a verdict for fh* plaintiff. The first case in which damages was awarded was that of Emily Taylor vs Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company. The suit was for damages for the al leged neglect on the part of the railroad employees in wantonly and reckleeslf carrying the plaintiff beyond her desti nation and bringing her back to Green Pond late at night where she stated she was subjected to indignities and in sults at the hands of a crowd of drunk en negroes. Tho main testimony of the plaitiff was to the effect that thto conductor failed to call the station or to notify her when the ° station waa reached, and that when she was brought back from Yemassee in charge of the night operator at Green Pond, the said operator left her upon the platform where she was jostled by the crowd of negroes; that she finally secured a colored woman to carry her to Mrs Grant’s boarding house where she spent the night. She alleged that by reason of these ac s she suffered great mental anguish and received a nervous shock, from which she has not yet recovered. V! The conductor denied that he failed to call the station, but on the contrary testified that he called it twice and that it was the plaintiff’s own fault that she did not get off, for the traiu stop ped there four minutes Night Operator Hughes who conducted the plaintiff from the train to the depot could not he had, bat Rosa' Robinsan, a colored woman who cooked for . Mrs Grant, toetified that Mr Hughes turned the plaintiff over to her and requested her to take her to Mrs Grant's boarding house, which she did. She further stated that there was no rowdyness or obscene language on the part of the negroe* at the station that night. There was other testimony on both aides hot the above are the main points brought on both sides. Tbe jury rendered a verdict for the full amount, f10,000, A motion was made for a new trial upon the grounds that the verdict was exces sive and against the greater weight of the evidence. Judge Dantzler reserved his decision. It was thought bv a great many that the verdict was ex cessive. In the case of L. E. Collins vs West ern Union lelegraph Company, dam ages for mental anguish arising from non-delivenr of a telegram, the jury found for plaintiff in the sum of #1,200. Messrs J. G. Padgett, J 8. Griffin and O. O. Tracy for plaintiff. Messrs Smythe, Lee & Frost aud Peurifoy Brothers for defendants. Stono Mines vs Southern States Fer tilizer and Phostphate company, suit for actual damages. The conscrnctioa ot the contract was disputed. Under the constructions contained in the charge of the Judge tbe jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for $5,205.62. Mitchell & Smith, J Lamb Perry and J. G. Padgett for plaintiff. W. H. Flem ing, of Augusta, Ga, and Howell A Gruber for defendant. 8. A. Goodwin, administrix, vs. At lantic Coast Line Railroad Company. begin to what dattes are What good does It do yon to oat if roar stomach Mis to digest the food? Noea. Djupapete Cure at what you eat •ah felly a little aad makfli the i will salt for damages for death of plaintiff’s child, which occured near Williams, about two yean ago. This cam waa compromised with the Railroad Com pany for $1000. The suit had been en tered for $5,000. Griffin A Padgett, Howell & Gruber and C. C. Tracy for plaintiff. W. Hager FiteSimons, T. M. Mordeoal and Peari- ere for defence. Drawdy. administratrix, vs Atlantic Coast line Railroad Company, sail for $40,000. Demurrer waa inter- pomd by defendants’* attorney’s, Messrs WTHager FluSimons, T. M. Mordeoai and Peurifoy Brothers. After argument demurrer was overruled and cam oou- S. G Padgett, Howell A Gru ber for plaintiff. Nothing will relieve indigestion that Is not a thorough dlgeetanu Kodol Dys pepsia Gore digests what you eat, and allows the stomach to rest—recape rate-- grow strong egaia. A lew deem of Ko dol alter mmie will eoon restore fee digestive orgeat to a perfonaanoa oftheir fancyoa mat Sold by John M KWa. xc, jSii Y \ V tfi-Vv