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HARD TIMES. "1,ard time-s; hmrd t ,'onl every side, 'T'he cry is rinigin g. farnl wide; From ill t he couitr's broad domain It wvell ill) inl a Sad refrain, Still echl.dC back inl doleftil Chiies, A dismal choruilS of "/hard /lims. It is tle miuercIhant's imatin song; The1 farmer insit all day long,. And ev'n ill voices of thie night, It fills his shliuber with atiright. And brings to iis %dist&Ipered vision, in mally a spectral apparition, I'he horrid phintoms, grim amd gaim , Of sad-eyed Poverty and Watt, While startled fancy's awe-fill e v e .s(-, See Alps on1 AlpIs- of debt arise, The lawy ,doct ors, preacier---a11 Into the drearv chorus fall. And C'on the blithsoline maidenl gay Thloughi decked in Fahhins hrigl :ar Joinls wit h t he vast lgbiu nog And Softly rills tie s:nine sod bow, The very breeze Seems o Iuon ), Responsive to the platiive tone, Titvibrates onI the' winltrv air, Ill hollow acellts of deSpair, And onl the spirit, linger1ingf dwellk Sad as the toics of fiieral bel! Till wailing t hroIuh1 111y 11moin 11ful I h) me, Still mllns t ( 'lnc of -/ W hile li.-teningu to 111: hil 1o.m ir WVe seeim to Ianld Ipon the vet Of om iupeidous preiplee. Anld gaze into a dark aby.s T ill filled wit hhdiend :al re bl: atwe Isaek from1i l he wwing. trtIf u\e (!raw. IesCt 'dizzy m it h e h w, we w.' In lieadliing 11u11 O'r 1h -Itecp. But let w. y-ilhl no(t to d11ma,8:Y Nor to MAr iU//Uc fIars gi\ve way, By, pruden!ce anld wvis. cauitionl li, .And i oage foigi , ht Iht hl ks ) hi' id A nd learn" from leon dearlly bought. 0 1 The truths by ohl experilence taghi'It. Thirouigh pleaisures soft ani llowery No loyal highw~ ay .-mloIt hi and wit, For all I lhe equipa;:ge of pride, Nor pim 1111Ve lpthny ad Le for vain Whlerad poml and1 fo ly sihe by Sidt, TIhiough nlarrow ,ruggtg d, steepj):ul bare.( And~ oft beset witIih taunt. :nul -Ineer Affords a way for those. enduedt't WVith) sterni resolve ando fortitude TIo reach thlrough patienlce, toil moti TEhe goaul that othleu s seek in vain, T1hat secret path I if yoni"woiihl know, TIhen sily (11bvIdlin g prPitde forego Shake off ltha rge tIt ioece, WVhere'er yout cani, curtail Xexpese, And let your face like flint he *t I. 'antevery form) of nCe'dIesS det, Or else, like Sysiphus'' oft ol, Whenm upi the hill I hie at one yo'e rloed, Downwvard 't wii (ever roll againi, And1( all your hibor01 wil be vain,. It nee'ds no( proplhe(t, seer anid bard, Tlo kniow that timels will (''er he hai.tl ATd those nive bputdi trust inmens hIi os.itati oz,~ end pa rad1e, Sp~ending. tjvir' foj~tiuicere 'ti.-; made, By vainly Strivilng9OI forcl'at, F~or all the NNvorl(1 fs pro)lC to sm ile At vilgar iif * i'y of t!e Me4ekiti.' its po)v(Tty to hi. le. III -III the (lrap-ery ofpuV .c fit t('I* aII l thi:; Al lwy 1illm h Ii~r' WVlioi), if VOwI tru'st th-'.se tv(Iioll s Iflas 111110 to do wit-1 "huse~ard tiliUQs. ALL KINDS Leading flrugp storo, F. A. WALTER, PROPRIETOR., Cor lOW a(l Il f(/ Ii )1 ~tt -J A*. COOK, )EALER- IN Stove s, -l iT1W are, F UV NISIN 00DS, &C., &C, 61I'ANYII:LE, S. C. C0all on me0 mrd examine the "Exclisior Cook Stove" bef01 yot buy ClSewI'Chere. 27wre ad Jottse FZ,*Itr nis/ing Goods at s/ort-c r'op TI]N ~WV AR~E At Wholes"sale, Cheaper thau the No)v 30-lyv R. D. GARRETT, MainSt. Grenvlle S.C. cihc', .Jceelry, &e., 1Repaired' at Realsonable prices--Work Gluarant oed. Watches :1111 ha-.inls 'Repdltd with A ll( in( (of ('11ristm1as sents (m la nl aa t o est rates. lbee :'-?l-f TH E CHEAP (ASH Store of OWNBEY BROS., Is 111h. place to buyv youri Staple and F n y I r c e ie, Toa , I v (), S v.ar Is, F:a r mer Ilardware, Gar(den Semds &.; OUR PECIALTIES. W1e keep Stove, Crockery :uii Tin. Ivr:ie. at, hiard imes prices. Thi ) ik)ng the public genlerallyt i for the.ir. liberal patronlagite past,. we hope by coeattention t~o bulsinless to) mlerit a continaee of the sallie. (Countrv prloduce bouight at Iihiest narke t pr) ic(, for~ ash. Remember~)CI our1 1mot to ISis oick sales4 ando sho( rt prlofit . G ive us a ca-I. OWNBElY BROS.. *Ja~ 2.T-Si1Easley, S. C. TI-IE News and Courier, CIIARLESTON, S. C. Da:i ly $10( a year ; Weekiy $2 a year. Th'ie Leadb~ing Paper' of' the Soulti hEast Largesit (Circulation in the Cotton *LI))11-If States. .IOS. WESTON, Boot & Shoe Maker, Rear End( R. RI. P~o0ol's Grocery Main St. GREEMVJLLIC. 1S. C. Boots and( Shoes madIe to Order, and guarant~eed perfect fits. Rlepairing' both neatlyj, eenply and1( p~romTpt~1 done, for Cash. Dec 21....1 lMA CIINEi WORKS AND R. M1. MACDONALD, Prop'r. andl Manufact 'eIr of all kinds of Ma chinery, Brass and lron Castings made to ordler I am agent, for the Jldsol Governor, and can muplicate any part ; also the HIANCOCK INSPIRATOR, which( I can fit to any boiler. The safest ai< sitplest ncans of injecting water into a boiler. Information elerfully futrn is1e11 onl application. 1. have on hand Steam Gatiges, Fittings, Valves an(1 Ste:un Pipes of all Sizes. My stock is first-class anid from the best inanuifactuires. Write for prlic(eS. R. M. MACDONALD-a.' Sir: We have otie of the Hancock inspi rators, No. 12'. flurt)nisIed by you, in use slipplying 0111' 40-l[or'se Power Boiler with watelI, and colnsider' it vjal( to, if ot suiperior. to ally inl use. %\e cierfiuly recoinend it. Shtuiuate, 'rady & Nicho!s. I. M. MA)DONALD. Greenville, S. P -- Pear Sir: The No. 17.} Iiancock 1luspirator placed on ilny '50-1 lorse Po c.r Bioiler by youi, proved a sucess so fan. ill (verV p~-t ieular, and as a )oiler feekder, I believe it- ls no equal, He fore I sveured vour I pii- ira 'or- 1 sIfh'cr ul twrin uli-ajsi( ' s, besides t he ('x pense4 of Keeping' ou r t(aol 1)t11111) % --i! repai.'' It dos if.,; work piomp l.. I ( a1 reconinend it to aiv usingo, a boin or fe-eder. Respect fili'y y l'4 Gecorge Pit nanl. R. M. M.[ A (DO NA LD, Gr Ieen1vihi I' S.( -Dear r.' The No. 81 l imeoc [Il Iprator you pIIt.o m ly Po-table Ell i last .suunner- I consiol'r it fhn. e(Ip(rio' to (( "my puip I have ever seen9 Il fact I coul not gretalong wit hout it. l woIlci :lvi w all ownwrs of ste.nin c insto use tihim. Respe)(ct fully y ourIS D' 21-mn E'. F. Algood. SWEET SIXTEEN, AND UP TO L/he 0. S t Shotubl hv yve (their Picturies takenm at JOHNSONI & CLELAND's G ALLERY, ( ItEENV1ILLE, S. C. We are prep'a red t make FERRO.. TYPES, PIIOGR A PilS, Copy al ENLARGE PICTURES, A T1 Good Pictures made in cloudy weather. Pay us nor no one else for poor Pictures. .J~lINSON & (CLEILAND, Gallfery mi the~ South. Nov :30-ly SUJBSORIBl IA NoW THE COTTO.V @PLA.NT An 8-pag'e 40-coiunm I Agriculitural .Jour'nal, the only paper in South Car olmna p)ubl)ished exclusvine/y in the inter' (st of the F'armner and~ Manuifacturer'. '['he best and cheapest AgriculturalI paperW mi the' South. ,,ONlY o0 CEWNS A lEA gt. TI(h oflletil organi of the State (Grange. End~orsed by3 the~ leading citizens of theC Stalte, and by the best farmers in the State andi the South. Send p)ostaI for speci men copies for yoturself and your neighbors. Adkdress, W. J. McKERALLJ, Marion, S. C. -Subscr'ibe for 'Tn Mmmm1~Nmo