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NANCY. An Idyl of the Kitchen. I , browni Hollat)(1 apronl She stood I the kitchen; Iler sleeves were rolled up, anId her cheeks all aglow; .ler ha11ir1 was colled ieatly, when I, indiscreetly. Stood watchillg while Nancy Nvas kneading the (ough. Now, who could be neater, or bl ighiter, or Sweeter, . Or wh,) hum a song so delightfully low, Or who look so sleler, so graceftl, so tei (1der, As Naney, sweet Naney, while kneading the dough? I lo x (leftly she pres'se( it, anld squoieezed And. twi;istled mlI tiurniied It, how (Iquick and l1-w slow, Ah, Ine, but that nuniness I've paid for ill san(Iess ! 'T was lly heart she was keading s well as t ih dough. At las' when1 She turned for her panl to th. dresser, She saw iue and blushed; andI(] said hyl y, "Please, go, Or Inv brea(l I'll be Spoilinlr, in spite of mlly toiling, If yolu staIud here anId wtat ch n hile I'm kneading the dough.' I beggede for permission 1(1 st a y. She'd not listen; The sweet little tyrant said. "6No, sir I no ! no !'' Yet wh1en I had vanIshed -onl being IItus hanilw(, My heart stay.N ed with Nancy while - kneading' thhe( donhli. ['im (reamillo., SwCet Nat1ley, Iand see you fancy Your I -art, love, h Is softelle(l, and( pitiel imy Woe, An(1 we, (ear, ae rihell inl a 11n111ty wee kithn I Wh' i ' e Naney, my Nancy, stan d, kneadIing then (101gh. -JOhrN A. FnAzsit,. Jn. ord1(1elcanginig the rate of postage ont aili nmer of art1icles that have hiereto fore beeni rated U as third clas~s or print eud miatter, payinig p)ostage at the r'ate of one cent for every two Ouncles. Unuder th's order thIese atI ticles will hi reaUfter be claIssIiled as merc hamidise or fourth class miatter, upon01 whichl the postage is one Cent per onnce. Thle following is the text of the order: ''The (charater~I Of aL p~aper as anl urticle of m~erclbaUlkse, willhhn the melanling of the postal 1 aws, .ist nIot necessarily (eiangedh~ by the )pint ing orI stampIinlg I herieon Of words, let teris, chiaracters, flgures, images, or of any coininiation playingt cards, -aldreds talgs letter hieads, Cenvelopes and othler matters of t he samte genel('l cha~iracter, then prin t - ing upon01 which is not (designied to a 1ni1se, cultiato the mhid( or taste 'or 'in putt giteh Pttrnifatiot1; at2 tuer'e ar'tieles of merchandise and sho~uld be rated US fourth class matter.' --T1o be in his acconuhtsf is, in a cash -Samuel M. 11olcombe reached the end of this earthly life Decemnber 12, 1333, at Stone Mountain, Ga. HIs end Was the peace of the 11pright Ina, and his prospect was the endless bliss of -the blest. Nearly tWo years ago h1"'.a sought miost earnestly the forgiveness of his sins during a revival Il the First Meti. odist Church in Atlanta, an1 obtainedl through flith, a elefr -witnes (of the love of God shed abroad Ili his heart. Sontie months liter he was united to the gentlo woanait wh') nlow lamuenats her 1 lOSS withoutE earLIthly con1SOItionl and presses, iII grief, her fatherless babe to her bo.zom. A fter a brief Ill nuess lie was cut own;a st rong, -brave mn he was, :uni yet In his m:1ly prieiv l. withered at th , touch of death. lie was a devoted man II iall respects, devoted to hiS funily. his wife and hi-t friends. Life was full of p'rolise of happinvi-eMs to hii and (if utsefuulless as well. No tne lives who i ir stro iger claimn ol his earthly existence, ut all had to be siurrellered a t h11 - dreadf ul su nim is. Itappily le. was :-ealy to lay down his life and was prepared to paA.s throuighl tihe valley aId. shiadow of death, fearing no evil. May the G((d of all comfort console the bereaved wife an rela t ives. CL EM ia'r A. E VA NS. -Professor I Itxiey I as delcelaredl Oth:t "inl ls voyage Ibio tal the world. and inl all h-S Stuldi -s (if 'avagev lif, hi.. founld no( people so inis-erable, wvretchj A an d degraded as I hose who xist( inl I poorer (r1arters or Lotulon. The bI-hari;ns who live inl a constnlt astat of viollence and d-pt edationl, 'mid u\ h)I are expo.Led to the! worst rigor-. of cli mate anl wen 11 -r. have mvoe ('njova ble mal: iilependlnt, lives Ih il these4 miseraible workers amld m-tisan, . m h! says t i it if )I haId to ma'( his (1 ch >iee he.-ubnheiailypfr the exist#tnce of iih . folm -." (ig-m tie wealth aIPearS to stal1k aongsi Ne wholesa he pove rt y. B! it if f ree t (u l hlas done1 uch thing for thwe ribti. folly to inAtroIute the p., % hr(e (ll'Ebr'g is wholdesomie :alvice, and1( boy:'Boys and( y'oung un-n1 somei(t iws st art out inuto life with tihm idea t h:it one's success dIepe:tils otn sharipnese and~ chicianiery. TlheyWt m).tIne if-Latn is able to 'get the best of a ba rgatin,' no mtatter b'y what deCeit al meanniitess is assurted. Ti<i- is a tmistake, -.:ul;.. tinig prosperity (e.mniot he f.Ooih I ott ettning atnd (i~ diotnest y, '.'hae tricky~ and( dleceit fal mtm is sure to fall a vie timl, soonier or later, to ih inutiances wich are forever workiung against hhu. 'rTe future of that young iman is safe whlo e(hews~~W .eer -shpe of double daeali, iiprh foundatioi of bis eatee1i the eldurlIn~g [Ithhciple's of -Mrs. Cabell, wife of II. C'oulter' Cabell, of' Riclhmond(, Va,, wais ae etdlentl ly -burneld, to deth11 while dIressinig on Friday. --Laurens tar'mers fear' that the intense cold1 before the su w has injur'ed their small gr'ai ~~-espe (illy onts -A Noristown married man can heavily di.counmit Venor as a prognos tica1tor'y. Whell1 the forner starts foi home at 1 a. M. 1' aways prellcts a " 1storm' w1 inl an hom', amd never made a miss but once; atid then he f.1u16 his wife sound usleep when he realhed home. Next Imoruling sh - de elared th it she ha.(d been drligged. it. P. JOllNSO.N. F. P. CLELANO. SWEET SIXTEEN, ADUP~ TO TheL Oldest, Shouhl b ive t iteir 1ct u'es taken at JOHNSON & CLELAND's GALLERY, E NEENV[,141, S. C. Ware rep:rei1d 14) imakv FERO110 T YPES, P1H OTOG R !A Pigs, Copy 11ug( ENLARGE PICTURES, A '1 I2, - -,A~; z?/Ic Is6. Good Pictures made in cloudy weather. Pay us nor no one else for poor Pictures. ;(%0HNSON Ac CLELAND, '~lTe only Heliale Ferro'(type Gallecry laI the South. Nov :10-1 y. Leadin1 Drug Store, F. A. WALTER, PROPRIETOR., Cw'u. .inii am? i Wu.dlinlon( S/., GRHE E I'll. L1,E. 8. C Pure rus, lediciles, Paints, Oils, 1)De StuTfs, 'oilel article-s the best hian( of Segams and 'T'o bacco, Notions, etc., at prices as low as can he found inl the State. Polite and attentive ( ler'ks. with a full aind Select stock of Goods is our Leading lmuements. Om line of (IJRJ.'MS 4, 07 0 DiS ('annomt be e'xce*l led. as we haveQ.usIe fuas well asOlI) ornatental arti(les, for' youri w ife, Iii husband, swee'theart, prices, I)on't fail to gi1ve me a (call an y11 on are sur e to depari t hal[lpy. I aml sole~ Agetfrti counmty for the ce'.ilbrated1 IVTZARD OIL, the merits of whieb(1 camnnot be IoverT-es.t inmated. Dec 21-tf tEW MEJM1B ElR One ((nd lf, ROBINSON & WYATP1 H ave just r'ecei vedI their Fa:ull and(1'~ Winter stock o)f goodls, egnlsiStinlg of andl Grmocers D)rugs. tJPfiJ?' ve uIs a call and [1ve wC ill be Sute to sel 01yo if~ low prictani-e dIesiredI. Ot12--I2m WVHEN YOU GO TO It will he tuore tiat a "Dollar it your Pocket " to extniine ROBERlTS & DAVID'S tonmense stock of DRY 4OOI)S before Wbu*ying. Wanlt (of space forhi .u givingW anything-0 like a inoll (eseriptionl of idrt.he g'oods w keep ; So we can only give a partial price ist floine-made bed-tickitig that w'il hold water. 20, 22 and 25e . Extra heavy drill 71 anti S(- good shirting) ne :' hea vy hirtingw 6* ; h-tn 1 ya r I widte, 61. 7 atal 8s. We sell ihe be-t 10e bleacht'lel gootis in t h worli, it is a ftI I yard widtle. and perf ectlv ftre from .tarchi. heavy .Jeans 25c, e'org-ia jean-< 40e, North 4 'arolina jeans 27' 33, 4) 1111d 'lie. All-wool t willed ret-1lFhnun-l4. only 25; half-wool dre-s goods 10e hemtitiful ch mnovable- dre-ss gods 12(6, worth 2-c. Elegiant Silk (fAiet dres., goods 25c. wort h 4 )c. Best line of BLACK CASHMERES in the City. Laflies clth for (AI0'. LABS, all-wool, 14 v:n-st w.ide, in hhick, brownen. rnet bronzI unid blue, $1.0". :111 I 8 1.0 Walking" Jackets :nd (G jioaks from A1.25 1p. Ladies :ni g4en ts Flanmel Ve.ss f rom oe. I,). 12 pair Li:liE's White l0ose for 90c. 12 pairl " colored ,4. -- m.00 W" will sell yon a full boned. sik (1embroidered, 5-hLoAok 75e or4et for Wne ;wdntfre t I h'.I White Mi-d 'spret-als from 100e, up. 0ur IS1 .40 h 'a vy spread ik :a hart&ain. Re'd comfolts 90e, $1.0 ), $1.40, 0I .0), $1.75, $2.00, $O. , (0. We carry.N the harges-t tokof in the upper part. of the State. Wo :llso hmndle Greenville niti ting Cotton '10e. per lb: Knitting WVool 12.11 per bN11k. ol 1-8 .00 pere 11b. in.'. (oods toI h'. aimOnit of ONE DOC', LAR or m1iore. will be presented withh one of on h11ailsome CH RISTMAS 'LjAQUE, echC oie of f hInm is- a work of Ar't, alI for diecoriat iill. pipo.,es I l'e 1alle([ 11tul d.T If you canl not colmie senmd for Sam ph's and Price List. Dec 2 1---3m J)RY (+001) lt lh'mters('i for Iress (oods, IBiauk aniid ( 'ci!o red( Silks, Black Cashm teres,'~ I let a ret ti aCloths, Al hat ross Clot hs, lergialinie ClothIs, aiiid iin fact every tingi,~ in BIL.ACK r/RESS G000S. Anm exqisite line of WValkinug Jack.. (C111I[DRE N'S CL OI A KS. Th'le obily~ lace' yout .vill (in] Erin & \ Bros'. Fin Shoes fo Ladies, Mse fientd a. it-'takes bitt one trial to intike kS7tye, Fi and Comnfort~ Napkini- ainl D~oyles in- ahulance.. - iJf Cotmte :a 1( SO sIt s. Prices a n imIhi~elet. Il':iis to b~e hli at J. 1I. MORGAN & IBRO., WhIoles~iI al o(1 Reta il Me rch ant s, Gi(llm'NV iIL LE, S. C. Nov 2---3t' * Notice. -Alli persotis hi ilint claiif6 a<'ain.4 (lhe Estate of M. M. Jones, dc't (, wil preQsenit t he.i to mue pr'operly provent, andallperonsowing' th>sid sa J1. 1 ~. ( (OSS E TTl, Adh 'r. Thslerv ijat. 1, 881. It: