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Hobson's Fireside Is**"* ha
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pale and treir.
" night he sat 1c
BY llOMER STOUT. smoked prodig
(CopyrlKlitcd, ISO-"'. by Stray
Publishing Company., ritbor
When Iloljson married Abigail Hig- fr0m work eat
gins, relict of ?Mtn lliggiiis, tie er-do- payday,
well and miner, who ltatl departed imagine M
from view after tleserting his wife for wjien sjie ^aii^
the joj'sof the far West, allhislrien is from hurrying
allowed it as a trad mistake and that UgCS f0 hnd th
Ilobson was jumping lroro a very mild sm(Jke, and ini
frying-pan into a very hut fire, but fur^hcr surpri:
llobsou was awfully tired of bachelor- the sitting-roc
dom, aud the thought oi a home and ting com fort al
fireside of his owu made his tliue-worn strcct shoes re
heart go pit-a-pat. Many years in cheap very best uph
boarding-houses tended to exalt the sinoking, whit
charms of home cookery. And there hie was a halfis
uo gainsaying that the Widow Uig- Moreover, Ho'
glus was a good cook and a thrifty new suit of stc
house-wife. By the very same token ^jrs n0hson
that made her a thrifty housewife, Philander 1
however, she was a consummate "man- mean?" began
ager," which, applied to women, means ?.\Vait a uioi
that she was boss of t lie house all the i r,ipted llobsoi
tiuie and ruled with a rod of iron. I gianec of w it
"The only way Higgins got along mediately fort
witi) her," remarked Hillson, "was by swallow or bee
giving her a good beating every other Abigail, astc
day when home, and keeping pretty forth again, b
busy doing odd jobs out cf town most her sternly
of t h?> t Irtio "
........ "Silence!" h
Hut Hobson was not looking for ad- tiling to s;ty tc
vice frem Billson or any other neigh- pointing to a i
borhood gossip. Indeed, is there re- self, but on he
cord of any n:au being saved from pear the tighti
matrimony? There is only one way? "You have
that is, to lock him up. went on ilol
So, in due course of time, Hobson ceived rac sore
married the relict of Iligglns. and set- "Goodness g
tied down to the ecstatic joys of a asked Abigail,
home and tireside. "Nearly," 1
If, after all, the realization of these "?h: wl,.v did;
joys did uot quite come up to the rosy '>0 what V
and brilliant line of the ant icipation, knowing angry
it surely is not the tirst time in human j *hi! it is of n
affairs that fruit has not tasted sogood havu s3etl ,lim
as it looked. To be sure, Hobson "Seen who?'
could not have asked for better com- Hobson prod
fort than he found, nor for a more a- "Higgins!" s
bundantand toothsome table. For "ves. Higg
Mrs. Hobson. formerly Higgius, was "He's come ba
an ample provider and a most whole- you in Jail lor
some housewife. But. alas! as the When the gc
fairest rose has the sharpesr thorn, Hobsen was nc
nobson soon found that he must pay borrililc pli^Ht
for his comfort and his tine eating by besought Hobs
an absolute surrender of his liberty, if that she had <
not his Identity. He did not notice it Higginsdead.
% so much right at tirst, sj pleased was his mercy and
he with his new comforts, hut as the desert her, but
coils Lightened lie beeame more or said he would
less restless. w..nt -.?,i -
His evening pipe went tirst, and it of becr- rP(J
went quick. It was not offensively "ounced:
done, but Abigail told him respectful- "I'll statul b
ly, but with unmistakable firmness, I believe you t
* that she would not have the house but it is going
* ? Pn|luti - :'ic tobacco smoke and of money. Hi
if he must smoke lie* cduki go lu die keep still."
woodshed and enjoy himself. He pre- "Lor' man, w<
ferreu at that time the delights of the replied Abigail
fireside, and cheerfully knocked the "You had so
unburned tobacco from ids pipe. Au ried, didn't yoi
evening or two later, after he had iously.
slipped out and got a pitcher of beer "But it will
and brought it home, intent on a less," she inoai
quiet social time with his new part- "Can't help
ner. Abigail calmly took the prof- fully. "That':
fcred pitcher and poured the contents it's your funer
into the sink. The next daj
"I will have no guzzling in this Wiggins with I
house,"'.lie said, sharply, "and we t>rilfty look in I
have no money to spend fur beer "I>id you get
Moreover, she said that she was bet- I0US'B
ter able to dispense the finances than "*So B.ggius
he, and thereafter she carried tlie a" oi,y sm'le.
household power and he brought anii ^el -vou ba
home liis wages every Saturday night awa-v an(I take
ami you may be sure every penny was ymi can bave 11
accounted for to tiie new treasurer. "Lor'bless ;
She complained that he brought cr''^ liiggins,
mud on tier scrupulously clean floors toward the do<
and carpets, and he found his slippers ! ,lin,se'f',lc ,vei
outside t he door, where he found it to ruin your lif
convenient to doff his boots . He de- raise *' *? ,nak
murred at some of these changes, but Iillt
a few well chosen remarks and a re- the idea that
ductlon of tiie teniner.it nr,? in t i,n ' Abigail's side.
family atmosphere, together with his countenanc
certain changes in diet, convinced him lessor's cviden
instanter in each case of rebellion a"y. il was agr
that he was wrong and she was right. tion in h
Then she decided to make his clothes. s'h'n a docuinei
This was a severe blow, tor ilobson a divorce in Dj
had always been a fairly welldressed J and further. !u
man for one of his station, and was "ever to moles
rather proud of his taste. His home-: Hobson deposil
made clothes, while equally warm I ll|an that pti
and serviceable, certainly were not whereupon he
patterns or the tailor's art. and Hob- nounced that a
son found himself altogether too con had purchased
spicuous for comfort among his Tel- the time, but i
lows?indeed, he became the but t of a t0 he paid com
deal of good-natured raillery. This; With this pe
and her carrying of the purse were his any little extr:
severest crosses, but he bore them un- have. Hobson :
complaloingly. joys of his tire}
Alter a time his hankering for his money, smokin
pipe led lum to accept the woodshed parlor, drink in
condition, aud many an evening did chose, attiring
lie spend perched on the sawbuek gorgeous store
pouring volumes of smoke from his his boots to be
mouth and ruminating on the joys of ' he Baltimore
bachelorhood. Nor did the growing
bank account (In her name) resign Keep your Ik
him to the conditions which, think as of Chamherlaii
he would, he could llnd no plan to Tablets. The
ameliorate in his secret heart he be- j.'or s;i]0 j,v 'p,,
gan to understand why Jim Higgins hrmrPn
.... ? . . ,<r> w>'.
had struck out for the West without ________
giving his better-half or his friends a
clear idea of his destination. Hob-1 .. ,
. . * i tit. Nothing n
son even got to feeling very had at>out Nothing c
Higgins* untimely death, the detai's
of which had been duly conveyed to I aw
M rs. Higgins through a letter from a Hi*
mining camp, stating that her litisband
was among the victiinsof a feat maui
Jul mine disaster. HClV I
As for Mrs. llobson, she felt pretty j For Pot
well over her success with Iter second ; \/o<
liushand and after a year or so pro A Perfect
nounced him thoroughly trained and ' Cure
educated, llubson's friends pilled, Mon^^acki(l
him. llobson himself lived on, grow- ^
lug more and more spiritless every
day. The Batesbu
Cne day a rough looking man up- yi,ar Jn a(jvaiU.
peared at the shop where llobson
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d a UJng talk with him. % a
away llobson was very I I | ~p
ibllng violently. Tliat' Jl. JL A- 5 5
>ng in the woodshed and
iously. The next day think of getting along
and Abigail had some this Summer without
) which kept her down ^ pair of - ~
late, llobson got ofT
ly Saturday?which was /% * T^T"^ V 1^. T
rs. Hobson's surprise . J ,1 JL 1 \?J. <
(1 into her domicile red
and loaded with pack- qj cOUTS
e house full of tobacco
agine, if you can, her meantlll
se when she burst into your sh(
ini to find llobson sit- V3SS or I
L>ly in a rocker with his
sting peacefully on hei IMen and women's,
olstered cliair, calmly
a beside him on the ta Misse
emptied pitcher of beer.
ison was clad in a brand A A
?re clothes. | /\ I
gasped for breath. Jl L m. ^
Iobson, what does this
Abigail, in sharp tones Opposite I OStofflCC.^
Ilient. inndnm " Into*- ( 1
, ...v> . | VUlUlillMU
l. gazing at her with a
luring scorn -ami iin-j
ifying himself with a' COU(
funded. started to break
iut Hobson interrupted Murray's Ilorcliound Mullein and T
tive remedies known for curing cougs,
e said. "I have some- all affections duo to Inflamed and irrii
? you. Sit down there. sages. It is prompt in affording rclie
chair. She seated hcr?
. . . . tening a et re.
rchecks began to aping
colors. /Vliirt*'
deceived me, Abigail, ' l"aLII 1 <
>son, solemnly. "L>e- HorehOUtld,
racious! are you crazy?'* And
eplied liobson, sadly. may be used to advantage in cases wli
you do it to me?" 11 Is pleasant, purely vegetable and al
" demanded Abigail, Nothing else like it in all the world.
house, ready at hand when needed. F
0 use to conceal it. I ical in cases of croup. It has rem&rka
said Hobson. paroxysms of whopping cough.
' asked Abigail Price 25c. Guaranteed s;
uced a photograph. chase
shrieked Abigail. _ n .
ins," replied Hobson. ' wKUtJ
ck and is goin' to put _ Prepared by the Murray l)n
bigamy." ??
lotl woman realized that Many Shot
)t joking and saw hei j
i, she broke down and i
on to believe her in ! ^
ivery reason to think' I AM/"
She threw herself on 4 * | j|
besought Hobson not to
1 to helP her. Hobson , r
think it over while she area J V rOr
eplenished the pitcher fort ailtl Beau
n her return he an- Shoes. For
ship, Material
y you. Abigail, because come to Col
bought lie was dead. Stor^
to cost a pretty piece
Cohen's SI
j have only saved 200,''! ^ ^ j , ? I.
1o3& l^rain Street,
ine before we were mar-, Phone and Mail Or
u?" asked iiobson, au.\-|
eavcus near* ponni- /MERCHANTS I
it," said Iiobson, ciieer^
his price, and, really, Commenced Business I
Iiobson went to meet' MAURK'E WALTON. Piiksidknt. WJ
>00 in his pockets and a i ALBLLl rv HAD
'I'm1*!.' I,,- ! DIRECTORS: Maurice Walton. Win .1.
asked I Ileitis, an\- j Charles T. Pun*!, .lames E. Tnrver,
li*'iiry 11, Camming, Bryan Lawrence,
," replied Iiobson, with eorge S. Murphey. - - - ^ "I
ve decided to resign Does a general Banking Business. Pays
re her. i will just go Accounts of Merchants, Corporations;
the shame of it and Proiuut andcourteous attention gu.
er." ___________
you, don't do that."
glancing desperately ^PP HT H P D (
or. Then, recovering 1 L-* I I * 1- > * V.
I,t on: "I don't, want | Successors to (
e, Iiobson. lfjoueant 0 r>?A . p. e rnrr"e
it $250 and 1 11 slide." ! ^40 BROAD SI REE I ,
continued to cling to ?V J
iiiggins* place was by, When you buy a sto^
am. manaK,cl to keep 'THE OREAT EXCE
e, despite his predet
terror at the idea. Fin- always kept ill Stocl
ced that in considera- Catalogue. I
land paid Iiiggins would i _
H that lie had obtained i fx ^ 8 Q f*n
ikota four years before A I 1Udl yt^l
t t he tlobsons
? :warc and Bi<
:r^JnhV"AkC.r in thissectior
went home and an- VVe have a t'e\V verv I
'f"?VV"'" r" left. Write for one.
Iliggins silenee for . . .
le feared he would have OUT Store \<
itantiy. when in Augusta,
rmanent provision for
i expenses he might DC T* 1 I t V 1T| .
settled down to the real O J Fl JL> IX '
ode. handling bis own Successors to <
ig openly in the front
ig his beer where lie 840 BROAD STREET,
himself in the most
clothes and wearing mmm
(1 when he wanted to.?
News.
? A Home I
wels regular by tlie use
i's Stomach and Liver i
re is nothing better. L-J* i'lCllL
mmons Hros ?v Crosson
aTTvcT^quaHeiMt'l jjj^p
an ever surpass U |
Discovery
it fail.. Tr.al Oottle. free. I ^^j^AMERICAN BOXING GlOVfcS.
r< Advocate*) coma aj [3 McMASTER
? i ? April 27,
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aMiute Our Success
Guided by that as our C<
just what you want,
deuce we could not exis
w w ^ us have no doubts, w<
Vl |?1 | J?* VaL The quality of our Gc
4^71 1 fastidious, and our pri(
sensitive pocket. . . .
e you knon the
ie you anaving
>es. Mada Can- ? ?* jT 1
Linen Mes - \J J
$1.50. Our Success-Our Sales.
s' and hildrens,
jWE MAKE A
Mail ders Solicited
.s-c- j=^3^r
jHS Glance at these p:
ar is crnp:!' of the must effee- doul
colds, la^rrc, sore throat and
lated condins of the :i r pas- Nice Large Glass Solid Oak Suits,
f and certain its effect of has- Quartered OakSuits, Gold Finish,
_ You can t afford to pass these
Solid Dak siueDoaras in enniess v
and $20.00. "Our $25 (XI Board is a j
a - r > We have shades with springs at 2
^ Tables 35c.
^Muiein The finest line of
ere other cdieines have failed. Jron King Iron Agfi thp gteel (
isolutely /e for old and young. j.ine steel Ranges with warm.nc
11 should'iv.' a place in every $1.95 per roll. Our beautifu Neeld
'arents wi find it's cllect mag- gWLet us know your wants,
ole virti in controlling the
The J. L. Bo\
atista<tory every purr.
904 Broad Street.
STORES.
ug Co., Columbia, S. C.
1x7 get our
iGiiano
ity is in our
\Y o r k in a n -
and Stvle,
ien'S Shoe We Hand
loe Store, Virginia=Ca
"-'UraTri.^, J.
dors solicited.
Corn j
J \ XT L AUGUSTA
>A.\N, GA. I A fii-ini > t
i \l 1 IIV# U 1
-ebruary 1, 1904
i..i. IIOLLINUSWOKTII, vu e-PH is
II, Casuiku.
IIollin<;>\vortIi, M'ui. II. Iiarrett VV. P. ROOF,
William Martin. I.. L. Arri nton
, Jolin J. Evans, Thomas if. Max wo!
interest on special (Saving') aec'ts
mil individuals solicited,
rat.tu il. {-end \ in r collections.
OTHERS, FINEST
B. Allen.
- AUGUSTA. OA Oj^){^
^e, buy the best.
LSI OR." Parts <
- Write for
^t0?V<Li^*n= Atlanta (
?ycle House
1. ; ; i t i A" Kinds of J
Pretty Calendars 01
You are invited U ?rR ai
Jilt* headuuarters m*k'" anything from the
Monument or Vault. We luiv
with tin* best pneumatic, tools t
jour prims arc the very lowest
mauship For prices and estin
O'i he H s, p. \y. barnes
i>. Allen. 1
AUGUSTA GA,
W. M. Per
3 .. Electric C(
<u n hor
Incorpo rated
ASTER'S. j Columbia, S.
Electrical C
tractors ;
longings of Base Ball, the requi- 3ly D
>f Tennis, the demands of Croquet, * -nt
ers. Llee
ceasities of Strenuou * Life, Boxing t "l j n to
, .. Light & P<
4. Punching Bags, Indian Clubs, ^
c All th it. will bring health, build X^lcll?.T -LT"1S
i^cle and add pleasure and zest to lation a s
ir hoys and girls. All is in our dclltV. Ore
taken a.nyw
re; write us
, Columbia, S. C. COLUMBIA, S.
in ii
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1 A Batesburg V
. . Our Sales 'have you a floor pa
two weeks?" Yes
. ?_ . , It has a beautiful g
Ompass we have bought two years If propc
Without your confi- j tnons Bros.
?t. So in dealing with
e will treat you right. E J# ETE
>ods pleases the most
:es appeal to the most DKN
Leesvill
? ???1??????-?? Office over At
LOVER. I 1 Physician A
Our Success-Our Sales.l ^atesbu
Office
8 to
2 to 1
- ?? ?:50
SPECIALTY OF DE'Ji>?
Dateabi
Office io]T<
rices; they knock all 0so.B.,.,
J. Wm. '
-\4- Q "iiTQ \t THURMOND i
J L d VV dy attokni
Will practice in ;
$18.00
, well made, no shoddy,T35.00, $40.00, $5? 00. Office in Kai
by. LexiDK
arietv. We begin at $10.50. $15.00, $18.00 '
?em that shines out its own value.
Sc., Rugs 50c. Art Squares $2.98, Tabouret DR. T13EO. A
Physician
Stoves in the Market. BaU"
I L,
Tooks for $9.50 T. B. Kl
; Closet and Six holes, only $3o.OO. Mattings
e Case for asking. ?
if you cant come to see us. i*rc
vies Furniture Co.. BA,.ESBJ
Augusta, Qa. dk. w. p
Oilers his pr<
! the people of Bi
> prices on
BATE
? 0 1 D. M. C
and Acid.
LKKSt
E. F.
le a Full Line of attol
rolina Chemical ?
, Bart
>any "V
r-?_
reruiizers. i?lov<
????????? w'e have n
= = Lexington. S. C. ! lnlothePh<
more, and w
I patrons and
A LOWEST P J
ft PRICE. T'nfm
the seaso
For S|
jranite Works, iiave the
ukalers in ings of al
VYonuments, Statuary
nd Iron Fences. underw
Gloves
Lightest Marble Slab to the Heaviest Granite } '
a fully equipped cutting and finishing plant Shirt
o compete with any of the wholesale trade, an Olliri
consistent with first-class material and wor
lates call on or correspond with - - ?
= Ridge Spring S. C kNO>) a
Soft a
Hand Ba$
TV
We sell Plumbing, vests
Suits r
Machinery and Fits'
:?n"'M-n c .* J- Hand
Mill Supplies, lsl4i
eal- r , i coiut
Lowest prices in
giWWTTV
the State. I If y
pe"i | Head
Ifc
he- L. B. DOZIER CO |valS'
Wlllcui
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^ npii
1 Columbians.JCJ ^
^ j a iuMiii
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ik' I j* ?% . ?!5P?!&flH^H^^B^Hf^HBH
/oman Asks
we have Dcvoet F:
loss and wm wear ^ '%
rly applied. Tim- r[EREDGE,
I
jstin's store. S
j
TCHELL. '
ND SURQKON. ;
ir*, S. C. # j
11AMP4* w;"' ,*l..
\*-m' BliNl
i p. ID.
to 9 p. m.
. WATSON,
STIBT.
un?, S. C.
slephone U ill li ?
.TIM MERMAN.
r ni'RMOND.
fc TIM MERMAN,
SY8-AT-LAW.
all the State and U.
Courts. i
jtfiu&R Building,
ton, S, C.
. QUATTLEBAUM
and Surgeon. t
>urg, S.C.
ERNAOHAN,
URANCE.
RG, - - S. C.
. Tl M ME K.MAN,
afessional service to
atesburg aan vicinity,
e National Bank, uud
ere day or night.
SBURG-. S. C.
ROSSON, M. P.
n and Surgeon.
rilXc -S. O.
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STROTHER
r.ney AT LAW *
esdi'kg. 8. c.
>
>er
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ed.
novcd our Barber Shop
Jtograph Gallery once
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ill be glad to see our!
friends.
I. KING.
SPRING
an must clothe
n wear to suit
I
. #
jring wear we
latest FurnishI
descriptions.
/ear, Neckwear, jHandkerchiefs,
s & Collars.
nd STETSON'S
nd Stiff Hats.
y
js & Suit Cases.
Fancy & White.
nadc to order.
Guaranteed.
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ELEAZER, V
Vlain Street,
nbia,S. C
fwmufwwwKW
ou have a%wLs.
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