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LEAP YEAR EPISODE. Can I forget that winter night In eighteen eighty-four, When Nellie, charming little i Came tappir.g at the door.? "'Good-eyening, wriss," I bliulhIId For in my head i nv And knowing, hung tmy That Nellie cameto y v Sb e clasped my big red hand, artn fei Adown upon her knees, And cried: "You know I love you well, So be my husband, p)ease ! And then she swore she'd ever he A tender wife and true Ah, what delight it was to me kThat Nellie came to woo She'd lace my shoes and darn my hose And mendl my shirts, she said, Anitd grease Imly comel0y RIomn1Ii nose Each night on going to bed ; She'd build the fires and fetch the coal, And split. the kindling too Love's perjuries o'erwhelimed lie sol When Nellie came to woo. And as I, blushing, gave no cheek To her advaunces rash, She twined her arms about my oeck, And toyed with my mustache; And then she pleaded for a kiss, While I.- what could I do int coyly yield to that bliss When Nellie caume to woo? I am eiigaged, and prondly wear A gorgeous dianond ring, And I shall wed my lover fair Some time in geitle spring. I face my doom without a sigh And so, forsooth, would you. If you but loved as fond as I, And Nellie ca(e to'woo. Ch icago N c. --A few evenings ,ago Richard Val entine, a well-to-do fat imer of N orth ITempstead, Long Island, called at the house of a friend. Miss Annie Jack SOn. a consm11 of the hoste:ss, remarked to Mr. Valentine that it was leap-year, and that if a young lIdy asked him to marry her he wouldi have to do, it or buly her a new driess. IIe said that was iit, and she. thezi "popped the gnies ion!.'' IIe thioiught it was btter to marr sirsti t a nd thlen bny t he dress after ward, so hm told her to pu't onl lier 11hing and ic. Thl)Iy dlrove to Itos lyni an 111were maruriedl thl e same even. ing'. Th'le bridelgroom is a a n of wealth, anid it is generally conceded thiatt. t hie youngi ly acted( dliscreet ilv. I.(H)I Ou'ur FoR IIIM.-A fellowv has been sw'tinling the farmers of Meek.. lenbhurg ('o., N. (C.. by selling I hemus " farm rights" for using what lhe calls A recipe for miak.~ing the stutil. A ch'nm it lias carefully3 analyzed thme coim If thme fellow get .' amonog the fairmers of Pickens5 they %bonl mas:ke h'm hinuk ~a smai dog was after~ him. -.\A suiperstitions sub'eriber, found a spider in t he copy of i s apemrf and wrote to know If it 1 tisnsieed a bad ~Omeni. Not hing of thme kind ; thle api dher n as mei.~rly lookinsg over t he cod. i nns of ihe paper to see n~ hat mner chant was. not adlvert isinig, so that hie i'ouild spitn his web :aeross the store door and( be free from distur'ance. MA -E WO RKS AND1 NALD, Prop'r. >f alI k6110"' of Ma h1 m;ast ings made part 1S) erno 1 senPi It ;Also10,h1 which I canl fit to anly siler. 1 Th'le sQafest al simlplest. meanls of injecting1 %:wtvr into at boilevr. I IIf nforma t ion1 ieerfully funi41ed on a plict ion. 1 hve on It hand Steam (awges. Fittings.; Valves and Steam) 11 Pi) e of all sizes. My stock is first-class anl from the est maiufact ures. WNrite for priet. 1R. .1. MACDONAIAm-Dear Sir: Ne have one of thI. 11l:0lemk Inspi rat ors. No. 12A. fintished by you, ill use suplig oui 40-I ltwse I 1' er Boiler with water, anI coslder it (4((hal to. if not suiperior. to ally in use. We (cheerfuilly reeomunel it. Shumliate, G 'rady &k Nicholk. 1Z. M. MACDON ALD, G rveenville, S.(' -1)ear Sir: The No. 171 Iln(oek Inispirator placed on my 5)-I Torse I'ow ei Boiler by you, proved :1 suess so far in every partictilar, al as a boiler feeder, I believe it h is tn e-"1 1h. fore I seeied youlr I nspirator I -.41 lt'. d from unteasinlessi. betside.s t h!' ex )else of iKeeping or, steam pumllip --iln repairs." It does its w(rik prompi1v. Can reconnniled it to any uisini a bou 1.r feeder.. llespect fully yours Gevorge lt munl. R . "M. MACON 11)..u0 G r'een vil1. S.(; - Dcar Sir: 1'he No. 8j Incovk li slirator yolu pnit oni l r IlmItable En-I iie last sluiler. I coisidler it far 'olperior to any pump have ever' seen. In fact. I could lnot get alongx without it. I woul~ advl~till owne.. of stean enl gines to ts(, them. E. F. At 1OO1. Pce 213m Leading Drug Store, F. A. WALTER, PROPRIETOR., C'm-, Maifn ur ahntnSs GREK.V VIL L . S. C. P'nrv Drug:s. 'Medliines. Painltv. Oils.: meiciies, rhe hst. brands f SeI gr and1( TIobacco, Not iC)ns, etc.. at prices ais low~ as can; he fomil in the Sta.n. full andt seec stock of GoodI' is ourl Our! line of for Pr eents, ('annlot het exeelled, as wve have useful, as well ais ,r'namenital arI' t,'iele, for' yourl wife. lhund sweet heat, cl orli i friend, I andi aill at hot tomn prices. D)on't fail to give meI a1 call, and you aesur'e to depar1It hiappy. Cal ami sole Agent for' thikCut o t he cele bra ted WVIZARD OIL, thme merits of whichi "annlot he over~I-es.1 timatedl. Decv 21 -t f J. G. BLAOK, Main St ,(Greenville, S. (7. 3rd flioor .Sbore Coff'ee St. (rEN UIN E Wmn. Rogers Cutlery, etof Knives and Forks *8.50. G~ene'ral asso)rtmne1:t of good Jewelry' car iefu lly Sflected(. Ileat family a specialty, and( at close~t flgml'es. n~romnti dlone. feb 22- Sm THrNW ig 9SEWTN MA 4P THE MOST PO.PUL1AR -e OFP" ALL SEWING MAE14NE1 I E4 tF e * QHT jVNNINU~ DE 01 SI fr~OADE U1rT -. ~A~L\ ST * 7 LI PETI M E. SUR PAS SE V OTHERS 1 30 UNION 6Q.NEW YORK GHICAGO ILL. e- -N * 0RANGE MA3S. J. T. ARNOLD, AGENT ror tihe Countles of Pie-kens, Oconee and part ot Anderon ~Will furnish Needles 'for all Machines, an d all kinds of Sewing MAa chine Supplies. I will a so Repair Machines. Any/ work left at the store of Hud gens & Iludgtens will 'receive prompt atten tion.. A supply, of iVedcles anr~d ~Oil will be founrd at the samne place. . Febh8-tf J. 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