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I ,-A 1 a"tomicedtiew [Original.] Oi n night while trnvolinir In thomun try I stopped at 11 farmhouse. I could see plainly that the farmer's wife was u6t a person to be lived with on unliable terms. After she had gone / to bed the farmer and 1 sat together chatting about the dull winters in the . country and the want of means of ^ amusement, especially for the older people. I asked him If ho liked to rcuti. "Waal, stranger," ho ?ald, "I reckon I do like to read ef I kin git tho books. For a long time I had nothin* but Shakespeare ami the Bible. But last winter I got a historical book about them kliiKs and queens of England. I was Interested In one of 'em, a kins caneu Jtienry VIII. Tlmt king was the only man I ever rend or heered about that got ahead of 8lx wlmmen, all IiIb wives, and didn't hev to kill niore'n two of 'em neither." "lie was a monster," I protested. "Waal, now. straniror. I hnln't nn eartin about that. I don't know that he was quite excusable In the matter of his first wife, the Spanish woman; but, ye see, a man to git ahead of six wlmmin has got to be mighty sharp. If I remember right, Henry bed married his brother's widder, which Is contrary to Scripture, and after livin' with her twenty years his conscience troubled him. It may be tliet he^adn't orter married her in the first place, but it nillkos 11 irnrwl ilnn I /~>P il I er a woman's young and amiable or old and spiteful. No, I think, under the circumstances, Ilenry was excusable tor glttin' a tender conscience at the right time. Most people's consciences pricks 'em at the wrong time. nenry s come in remarkable handy." "You surely don't approve of bis DolieadinK Anno Holeyn. his second wife?" "Waul, now, I hain't so sartin about that neither. Henry's conscience was u very tender one and, as I said nfore, always pricked him at n convenient time. When his lirst wife died, lie wanted to show her every mark of respoc' and ordered his court to put on black. Anne Iioleyn showed what kind of a woman she was when she ordered lier winimeu to wear vniti>r Timt mn/in Henry mad. It was a convenient time to be mart. lie was Klttln' ready for his next wife. I reckon ef be hadn't, boon king and wise as a sarplnt besides he'd never 'a' done what be did Wltli tlie bull six on 'em." "Ilia third wife," I remarked, "Jane Seymour, was. I believe, the only one of the six who died a natural death while married to him. The next. Anno of Olevos. he divorced." "The Clevos woman wna tho only sensible one o' the lot, the only one that come any ways near gittin' even with the king. When he said, 'You git!" Blie was very much pleased to go. This wounded tho king sorely. A man don't like to ho taken at his word by a woman, no matter how onruly she Is." "What do you think of the case of Katherino 1 toward V" "Lenune see. What did slw> do? There's so many of 'em I foririt." "As a more child she had boon lod Into several Indiscretions, including a sort of marriaKC with a low brorl ft>l low who afterward turned pirate. As noon ns she married the king all those who had led her astray"? MI remember now. They all turned offiee seekers, and the queen had to give 'em situations or they'd blow on her. Waal, now. l don i sou bow Henry could 'a' done any different. lie wouldn't believe not kin' a^'ln her till tlie hull thhiK was out. Katherlne was one o* them rilddle-o'-thu-road wlmtnln. She might 'a' lived ef she'd only Klv/jn In. Sho wouldn't own up to her first marriage. The king couldn't jrlt a 'nulment of his marriage oil any other ground, so 1 e had to chop her head off. She done that; Henry didn't. You hc<\ stranger. there's a peculiarity about wimniin that it requires jist such a man as Henry to handle. They never give In. Katherlne preferred to lose her head, mid In doin* so she only showed a woman's natur'. "There's nnotlier point in Henry's favor. Ho had two Kals to leave the crown to and only one hoy. an' he n < wcaUiiup. Henry had a m.teral Insight Into wimuien's ontltncss to run things, and. having a tender eonseience. It prioved him to think o' leavln' l^ls people to sntTer under 'em. And it tunus! out he was rlpht. His first darter was "Moody Mary,'whose name speaks for her. Then comes KlizalH'th, who out olY the heads of the men she loved, and loved her cousin, Mary, queen o' Scots, so well that she cut her head off too. "So, strnuKor; In r-tnnmln' up tinmarried life o' Henry VIII. I consider ?! -? ' ... nun hi? wus :i romarKaiue man and a Tory conscientious! one. lie done all ho con Id to keep Hnglatid from Ih'Ih' pestered with winirncn rulers, and for that nlone lie orter ho honored hy his graiofnl countrymen. 8lx of 'em! .T 1st think of it, stranger. Six of 'eni! What would you and I do with such a lot, restricted hy law as wo air? Henry VIII. was a great and good man." The farmer's arguments set me to thinking. Of late years wd have had liyes of Aaron Burr^ setting forth his *\ * | virtues, and of Benedict Arnold, showing liow bad troatinont and Inexorable fate compelled him to betray his country. I confess the fnrmpr's Innrlo lm- I I pressed me as favorably as many lives i T have read of the world's prominent j sinners. The farmer having no more of Kin;,' j Henry's queens to discuss except the i last, who survived her husband, ami. 1 as the farmer expressed It. "didn't ! count," he showed me to my room. I I overheard a curtain lecture he received j from his wife, which somewhat dlnilnI lshed my respect for her opinion of wo! men In general and the unbiased churI ncter of his excuses for the great Brit ish royal Bluebeard. F. A. MITCH EL. A LITTLE NONSENSE. Short Love Tale of tho Wandoror's Return. "Home ngain at last, darling." "John, dearest, you don't look a l day older." I "I must. Centuries can't roll over a man's head without leaving traces." | "It was aces and aires, wasn't it ? And, oh, John, how lonesome I have been!" | "You poor little wifey! If ever I have to go away again you shall go j with me. But you're more beautiful ' than ever, sweet one. What have i you boon doing with yourself all the j time I was away i "Thinking of you, darling, and , longing and longing and longing for i j you to come home." I ?Tf i 1...4 n.- l < 1 xi linn, is liiu sccrut 01 ocauiy I ; ought to have grown a perfect Ado1 7iis. And you're sure you recognized 1 ine right oir without thinking nt : least a minute?" I "Of course, you old dear. Do vou i 6uppose I could ever forget you ?" "Good gracious, it doesn't seem possible that I've really been away ! only since day before yesterday, I does it, sweetheart?" j ^ ' "Not a bit more, husband mine, than that we have actually been married a whole month tomorrow." Illustrated Quotation. ?? I :? ".Lost wo forgot." One Fatal French Duel. "The last Fro no h duol was a very ? ,1 .. a- . _ ?y buu icuair. iCil OYV hU ?" "It terminated fatallv." "Keallv?" "Yea. The morning was so chilly that one of the combatants caught | cold and died three weeks later of pneumonia."?Chicago Post. Never Satisfind. "Gracious!" sighed Mr. Do Spep! sey. ''I v,i;h L cuuid iKquiru an api iiotito " j I "For goodness' sake," exclaimed I his wife, "what do you want with Ian appetite? It would only givo ! you more dyspepsia."?Philadelphia I Prnan Tho Society Manner. Fritilla-?1'apa, what is a society ' I manner ? \ Father?Well, meet your guests | with stylish cordiality beaming out | of one eye and critical inspection! glaring out of the other.?Brooklyn Life. Always Answers. Charles?My wife's handwriting is awful! .hist look at that letter. llis Friend?How do you manage to read it? Charles?I don't. I just Bend the check.?Detroit Free l'rcss. Literary Note. "My daughter," said the eallpr proudly, "writes for tho magazines." ; "Oil, does she?" said tlie plain little woman. "Why, my daughter goes down to the news stand after ours."?Chicago Tribune, Somfiwhat He?Here's this invitation to the s.vV\ masquerade ball tomorrow night. I C wonder what disguise I had better ? . assume ? She?Whv not just look pleasant? ?Omaha World. I Two Good Rules. "Why is it," asked Robinson, "that you always appear to be happy P and contented?" "I suppose," replied Barker, "it's because I never borrow trouble or lend money." Nothing Sudden About Them. "IIow suddenly these mountains rise from the plain!" "Do you think so? I noticed them a long time ago."?New York '^Times. Conditionod. nhlimVl T)irl vnn ootf ? : . vu dii_j j wui uvy in stilI pursuing his studies at college? Gotham?-Yes; he hasn't caught up with them yet.?Yonkcrs Statesman. Tho Antithesis. Hicks?Tie isn't much like a captain of industry, is he? "/fl Wicks?No. lie's a lieutenant o< _____ laziness.?Somcrville Journal. "nr*-? $10.00 Reward. H t, I will pay a rownrd of $10.00 to Bj any one for information as to the B wherpubonla of I), IS. Gilmore, who Kg in 1800 lived with '1'. 11. IVnther, of j u Major's, S. ('., aho lived at J. Sum, I Wilson's. Information strictly con-J W Ikluntial. iJok. .J. Fretwoll, j kg Pel). 17\v*t. An.lf.-Bn., ? n Iii The Merry Spring 'l ime. In the merry spiing time Iho festive I malaria microbe, goeth forth determined B to colonize overy Immuu organism. If this arch foe has iuviuled your system allow liH to suggestRydales Tonic. Thin remedy frees the blood from malaria J* microbes eliminates poisonous matter ^IjlJEZ from the system, strengthens the nerves, and restores robust health. Rydalos fonie is guaranteed. Pickens Dreg Co.. -m?? L'ickeus; \V. A. Slu ltlon & Co., Liberty! |-Vy Wanted. * T Special ropivgan tative in this ^ S('^ * county and adjoining* territories, to] ^'dned represent. and advertise an old es-! H'la^soi tublislmd busincas house ot solid j hints i financial standing. Salary ?21 canton weekly, with oxpeneot* ndvano-d each Monday by check direct from I! o i < I?| u a ? t ?-r*=. B or so and buggy |T.. luriiiKiied wlion n?cessnry ; position 11 1 cc:n pc numont. AfMn es Bl?*\v Hnm.; & Co., Motion BWlg., Chicago, 111. , WANTKt)?SwvitiiI Ii.iIihM'Iiiiii poi'MOIIM ' VA ill eilifh MhIc to I:>t 1 lui ! .ilM! e>tu!>lis!ic.l j eleven ynir* >in<I wit .1 .1 In: jo enjill il, t < nil tU upon ineiehnnts noil > ijents !nr MH'ri sHful titul j fJ] lootitniile line. I*> 111"iii t eie_M,:o ee!i'. \V Vc I /V ly eush vile ry of . 11 n>I .1:1 tuiv- iir.jj expense* j Ul nml hotel luli> mlvniicc l in i>!i eneli week < I'.\pet ienee not esMMitini. Mention reference ! lino enclose hvlf-iuitlron o<l envelope. 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Montgom MAltlK es Tested Free.~=? will test your Eyes fr< e and lit your glasses si lie heft pebble g'at-s and guarantee tlm Fame, and glasseacxcnaug?fd, it for any causa they < uln ,',nt l.irl M ..? Willi- >"ii. II vy .11 u III) Window roureyeg. My prices mv low. Try me and ler. DIXIE BARGAIN HO iar. Building. Louis lb, (J. M'COLLl (At Duke Old Stand.) ''our-aiHl-onc-luilt' nuli s east of Pickens a north of Knsloy. ....Dealer in.... ..Genera! Merchant! Handles nothing hut the <>f fji.ous and i pnet a. Tiio trading public will do well to give i an anve thorn money. Mrs. Ilnttie Craig i? with mc and will w; ?PROPRIETOR il ?THEOLDKST? j Pnnrln TP^-mve udh now in llio Northern Markets prcpm inj; foi into tln< manner in which the Pickens )H'<p,e doss, and I slinll continue t<? show my ;i[I>y j^ivinK them th? ..Very 1 ]esl Goan l,e had lor tho leapt money possible. It \ continue trading with m<>. IJcmenilu r, "^'()I ODS AKH NOT SATISFACTORY. A. K. PA code Storo, West End (i E IK 6 ! injr in in 2Uer prcthan ever :d by us. on. II ? ,,|| m. iorirwKr. EE & ? @ Ml PlyI'lnnts. .v. All Write ;ta. J us good ay any one, Sat is! act ion guarlo not t-nit yon. ]\1 y glanH. Cheap glass you will lif u pleased 'USE. Copcl, IVop. JM. J n?l four miles M ise.. I u reason.~il>!o ff iif .1 cn 11- I M lit on you. ^ 4m >F? faring Uusiii -s. I have stood l y nie pronation <?! tlir.ir f X ( < V 11 ??. aiu vi 1 i he to voiir intori k monk y hack rk4 roonville, S. C.