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! I THE WEEKLY LEDGER': GAFFNEY, 8. C., SEPTEMBER 30, 1895. 1 &H1 CJUU CWMUIMt c/Jmfy* -'t» Copym.hT /J« * * ‘‘Boys, listen to me.” it was Wilders who spoke now. “I’ve boon watching the run of things for some time, and I’ve come t o the conclusion that we've got to have a change. It was bound to come. They don’t want no light of education let into this region. Thej' don’t want no brains. They want strong arms an’stout loins as will toil an’ get money for them. They'll do all the thinking for you. They apooint their own township and counly ohieers, they oven the newspapers, they s nd one of themselves to congre . and ii some poor devil of a minister, as some times happens, dares to open hi. lips against the system, he quickly lint’s his supplies cut off. Mow, what are you going to do about it?” Just at this moment a knock came to the door, and a boy handt 1 a letter to Grey, who, casting his eyes over i . seemed for the moment los/i in tho ;yht. “My frien*' he said, ale r ;i mo ment's reverie, "I hold in my hand here a letter from the proprietor oft his building g'vingme notice . ) quit pos session on Wednesday ne^t. though oar agreement stipulated for three month .' notice—and saying that, if .. had known we were going to tea h com munism. he would never ha: let it to ns. What does it mean? If we have taught communism, it lias 1 -en Iron.' the text book-.s these very min liavi placed in tk mis of your little one “It mean n It ho pro p ■ tor hesmoti with mighty hand th- before him, “tl.-’ y«.u . h ■ 1 your ign ; ail the day lives, and that the bo . i won’t haw no 'r.!’g < with their nini.'f tk. and doirv all ' I . „ r i he round, pansy eyes were moist | against Orcy for his communistic pro wl: . tears, the lips were trembling, J pen ities. ..n ’ :.!ie spoke hurriedly with much “You may retire,” said the moderatoi j ;um. ..ok ualy. “Let Francis Holbrook be • J. .a ?vlr. Grey, do not be worried ealled.” about Susan. 1 eould not go without d lii.s was one of the lads the Whit- .ing to you that I-that is all the fords had brought from Derbyshire fil ls Tn my class are ashamed of her with them—a sluggish, loutish exotic conduct to you. That I—that is they, i from the back country. ; : very sorry for you, and —” lie slouched into his seat and sheep* •way, Elsie,” replied the teacher with ishly eyed the company. SQUIRE RUFUS SANDERS. A Mighty ‘‘Oonfusionment” in the Rooky Creek Country. Kiev SrrosKiitt <*'>'1 Ills ••Trpinondlun” Big (•old rind on the Old Stinaoii Place—A Job That Sent Old Man Ahner “Hack to Oeorgjr and to Beck/ Ann." mu h tenderness, “it i., not on Susans : suntonly that I am troubled to-day. Other things are weighing on my : niri s. Thank you very much for your i <;rnv;\ Go home now. I \ vill iol- 1 V.v y ou nresently.” “Tl 1 -u y ou have other troubh , and I (lo no t lent >w them,” there was ; :i world ol c;:: i i in her tones. “Why i 1, there : > tm !ch t: ■oiible? We were so happy; r.o’.v —oh, sir,” she bro! !:e out j;..: Iv, “will anythin.'.' happen 1• ,vill <■ au.se you to leave Ore -town?" “I ! Ku-dl y thin!; so. I do not know,” » liv l-Z lid. looking at tin- girl with a S * ; v IK -w-born inter:'!. “< >1 !. < i • ar Mr. t.rey, wnat si hould £ do if you were to go away am 1 leave r:e. :: :Y.l I should nevi r see you again? Whal won Id I u i o:ne of me?” In the- ] :. don of her appea 1. while the 1 C’t; r.> were streaming dot vn her :>.v. fac . . the child had gra: .ped his hi .nd in both her own lire •( !rey .could rc ply. he saw, to his \Y tt< r di -oomfiture, th; at they ■ were not .,1 Standing in t lie doo rwt y but a -v.’ yai 0; from him was 1h-- portlv ii; gure < f Capt. Yi iao n, a nd beside him p<> .1 the man he had s i- by the lake. No mud had proaeiu A deej Mount -d t •> the el ler, el i ne lull led their ap- i of vexation ,1, : na pr. growl ol C. i ■ mi her: bl u ck oi i n siMoo iio bade the girl leave him and i hau;,'li : ily to receive Ids visitors. ; a sin; ter j:ri:i 0:1 his eoitn* d ixon came forward mid at', iyi. trodur • 1 Rev. Archibald Dodd, ..man in! r ‘ ! in r. -IkkiIs. ; dni ■ • had not an imposing n" . Hhori. ue.t in llfure, ill- '. in a ■:! of r:: -ty Ida -k. with a • >f ivd wlii her., illuminating a uited to the room, re th . :gh orator r< ; in rot -■ 1. but the seh > .-:i r, wi ‘1 a v. ive of hi*, hand, s ! i' • • 1 '' . and :: '.'! . “My fri<.. , ike 1 Si : >;y- tl. ua: eiorc v.v expri-ss 1 0:1 >nd. US', Vi ne: ly. ! ourselves." “That's “Then i > p. move the.’, night to dis A a as - matter, and . “Before \ Grey. “I ha', counted Is on a horn stance to t’i if you : “I; In ' “Well, I': Incredible k in thi, id ' a “Why. bl.. free and ins Spots a. mis of an Ci bor by Hi - “What a.s, had the ].ov.. r 1 deem this 1 , of <.. r: ,.pli said, with •.< litay ry loot: in hm eyes Wilders grinned. “Not a bad move, ! see. Star paper, go on lie- stun r ive the nbpolics an all-dr. I 1. out, ; you'll end i.i a trip > \, a hatful of gi\ ad .” “You mist: 'a- me. ' “Not I—yoa . iv a hanR eyes d tie tw 1 m -n, and for further 1 of edu-’.tion •h of - »mo mi* .. d.y jir-. ■ id nt . ' busuK-ss of of to m, <!•:!-. -. he :; :id, to - t rear! . i .id to the : arm; . A 4 * • , .K . .1 . “T ..‘lit 1 unfit to Wix, ii.) ( T 'hi.' have lisle; 1 by th > foi- ; tion ?. T : -g the i a'i- In dr. <: •1 U :i rn ... . rs: . . .. -chibald pnry, whi h had 1 emcb.ndon that •lly p :ilty of at < In ■d iroat to., d (. tie- very ; ’. - . <*11 ' a els. sp<-i-ch- 1 . e; ' i 1 • '.I >n. • . . I to i ivoevid ice,” coatiuu! I iVixou in jm iicia I a scent s. “Call ?ii Clark:- ;i.” Gadsby, one of the directors and keeper of the stoic in Wixon's mine, ZA • ..... • x-i . v ■ 1 rang on to pi . . you ;.o.:r ; jyes skinned.” V ^ ‘ 'Ol “1 will . tu ly ■ .. roblem of J v a my : '>y •S, »»f ds- great ; ‘ \ 1 - I ':v) social life, a a l b:: 1 reading tin v: to exper. nces 01 i.ie leaders of ia< - rn ght." “And you'vi in: ’ ■ up your m: raisi- Cain in Or ova?" “1 have < ouiitcd Vhe co.-d. Dearfrii nd, goo«l night.” erTAPi'Kft IV. WISE ':K.\ 1. < olVNOIL. "You arc n : 1 : > s pro r.t r. r.: Ingot the h- :• l >1 ■ ’.1: -..tioa tu l- ! : hi First ward . > i this ev • o’clock. i’Ei'TiGiii..." V, A weak-eyed y.'iiug woman, a ter of Wix . d n, ha 1 I young s ho:.: .! -r thi mi soon as th • day's ' u w: This girl, Su an Giv-:i. was Grey's oldest .,.-ho!ar. . and <•• his most t rouble -mu one. In 1 lie cs 1 • advent of the handsome t» - h'-r, sh • had done her poor best to a nu t hi. admiration, and, having failed, had imbibed a dislike to him that amounted to rabid hatred. Grey read WixonV. letter and asked, quietly: “Did the captain desire an an swer?” “No, he didn’t.” The schoolmaster did not condescend to notice the insolence of the girl's tone, though the other pupils looked at each other in mute surprise. “Well,” he said, “you can tell him at dinner time that 1 will be there.” “You ran earry your own mes:-/:g the girl said in loud aggressive accents. The young schoolmaster gave a glance of pained surprise and ordered her t-i leave the room, which she did with a . much make. When the dreary morning's work was over, Grey sat brooding upon this un accountable trouble, which, to a man of his sensitive nature, was more than a mere passing annoyance. Presently u hand touched him on the shoulder and aroused him from bin reverie. “Elsie!” he cried, reprovingly. “Why, my dear child, have you not gone homo with the other girls?” Oat of doors was a sprinkling of rain, and Elsie liad donned a long cloak, whose blue hood formed a picturesque frame for her exquisite features, Enrn Frank Grey was struck with the loveliness and youthful fnahnoss of Ilia fair P 1 ! ),<■ >Z) ijC pll - J / r 1 1 , 1, i “WHAT YOi’I.’ 1 no ir vou i.r.Avi: mi:?” -l “ . i" ; the j iv; t;» do hi 1 111 !-":> bidding, an ! ive US bn )U'*!il ia a »’: ’ •Id. y-dix-;,. od you.:,; be- •urn j wo.. . n. \V i 1 ] 1 «l pr o.u ‘ m of red hair. on. • of ! one < ■ f tl :e and •r-U :: -her. . who had ia rte inly 1 her tun 1 vt li< r c ; ;> at the handsome :.“ho',lma »• r. : . i wiiosi* ::di:.iraiion. like that of tii - v ..!; veil Suaa I'a, had been turned into gall by Ids indiffer ence. A chair was obsequiously placed foi the lady. “Have you ever noticed too great fa miliurity between Mr. Grey and Mis* Whitford?” “Yes. Some months ago, when eriti cising Mr. Grey's mismanagement iu the presence of the girl, she attacked me in an insolent manner, and spoke ol him with such enthusiasm that I was led to imagine hi r inti-.s T in him wa* warmer than the relation that u .uall.v cxista betw, , t. piq.ilaml teaencr.’ “Go on. Miss Clarkson.” * “When for a short time I boarded at Mrs. Whitford';,. I had to remon.stratt with Mr. Whitford for allowing lib •h noise as it was possiulc for her to i daughter to visit Mr. Grey's room.whicl: ,p - she did constnntljv” “Anything more?” “Nothing. I came here reluctantly, urged only by a strong sense of duty.” “Mr. Grey, have yoa any questions tc ask Miss Clarkson?” “I?” said Grey, bitterly. ’ None. But if she believes in a God, I would advise her to fallen her kncca and implore pardon for her venomous malice. Th«. 'You live in the family of Mr. Whit- ford?” “Oi du.” “Yon are in the habit of seeing Mr. Grey and Miss Whitford in their daily relations to each other?” “They beaut relations.” ■'i mean you have seen them in com pany nearly every day?” “Oi hev.” “Have you noticed any familiarity between them?” “Zur?” “Any sweethearting?” “Zinviy. He's sweet on her, an’her’ii sweet 0:1 he.” “M11 eh together?” “They be.” Mr. Dodd, who sat next to Wixon, waxed wroth at the man’s slowness, j and interrupted the examination by asking, fiercely: “Why don't you speak out? Whal do you know about it, fellow?” “Oi knaws nowt.” “Then, what did you come here for?* “To arn thy ten dollars,” was the .stolid response. “Kin what?” Mr. Edgerly, an old mar of: om - property, and a member of the b- ;:id. interrupted. “Who promised tc give you ten dollars?” “lie did." pointing to Dodd, “said ki d give Oi ten dollars, ifOi proved owl 1 s hulernc-astcr.” . ; i M. hastily interj .-.‘t- d: “Merc nsate Id: i for id- !■ e! • . • exphtn- a-:; i 1 ,' • i n - , was excuse.t. •; Cr.- ; next appeared. y .0 had any conversation with i d 1".: f rd concerning Mr. Grey?” *' • l 1 ., f ]]*. uhat she has said." *d . -. sir. I don’t like to, sir, it a- ■ > lii:e breaking confidence.” • I . good girl,” Wixon said paternal ly. • ..n i m ,t speak the truth. Y’our f d . d > you credit. No harm can to:. - > yo.:r j'oung friend by repeat ing this conversation. It may be too late, but we want to shield her—” “I-if.inious scoundrel!” Grey cried, g to his feet; but before be eould the dastardly chairman, strong a, foaming with passion. “We shown him too much considera- rient was only a matter of moments, v-ih n an unexpected ally appeared and chan - vd the aspect of affairs. Bound ing from a seat in the gloomy back ground >f the room, where he had been liith rt j unobserved, earac—came lil;e sin avalanche—the burly form of the prospector. “Hands off, or by the Etarnal, I'll ha the death of some of you,” and Grey stood free, for few men in Oretown cared to come to blows with Jack Wilders. The commotion subsided, Grey, as one in a dream, allowed his friend to lead him to a seat, the minister, who had lied at the first sign of violence, sneaked back to his place again, and Wixon resumed his magisterial func tions. “Jack Wilders,” be said, “the laws of the state construe such conduct as yours a felony, but we will proceed, and attend to you later. Now, Susan Green, tell us what you know about this matter.” “Elsie and I have talked about sweet hearts.” “Yes.” “She said she meant to go for Mr. Grey.” “Well, and she went for him, I sup pose.” “You bet she did, sir. All the pupils have been talking about their carry ings on.” “Carryings on?” “Well, his favoring her, and her never taking her eyes off him. Oh, she’s dead gone on him, that's certain. Then they’re always talking and whispering together.” “Anything else?” “No, I think not sir," and the ami able young lady was allowed to re tire, Mr. Dodd whispering that she iVus a very reluctant witness, who knew a great deal more than she chose to tell. “Now, Mr. Dodd will please speak.” “Gentlemen,” said the reverend wit ness, “before I proceed to make the damaging statement I am about to do, I would suggest that Mr. Grey be given the opportunity to resign and go away in peace. If this were done the exposure might be avoided and the in quiry end here.” “What do you say to this, Mr. Grey?” asked Wixon. “That 1 am only waiting to sec what further infamy you and your tools are plotting,” was the stern response. “Mr. Dodd will proceed then.” This he accordingly did with great unction. “Happening to bo in this neighlmr- hood with idle hours on my hands,” ho declared, “Capt. Wixon interested ma in the painful stories which were cur rent concerning these young people, which at the time he believed to ha withimt foundation, and I consented to sift tho matter to the bottom. At first I was convinced that they trerc simply indiscreet." lie paused. “And what led you to uuy other con- elusion?" TO r.E rON'IINCED NEXT WEEK. A.M.Bailey.a well known citizen of liuruuu >ur iicr venomous malice. 1 ns-1 a_„_ ui_ -.if/, u„_ innocence of the sweet child she han maligned is beyond Urn foal breath oi | 1,, .lLJ h such a slanderer." Miss Clarkson put her handkerchief to her eyes and sohbingly appealed foi protection. It was prettily done, and decided the wavering opinions of twe members of tho board, who won neither dependent on Wixon nor tffo bo&e* BBk vtmolr assMad (Copyright, 1805.) If the fool-killer hasn’t give up his job and went out of tho business he ought to navigate around through Georgy and Tennessee, and then come down into tho Rocky Creek country for new recruits. From the general ap pear nu-nts in this settlement, I reckon if be would come on across and take on a Waterbury movement and tend to his busi ness dost and steady for a few days he eould start a new graveyard somewheres right around in these regions. ; 1 diarrhoea and used many remedies with little relief until she tried Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and di arrhoea Remedy, which has cured her sound and well. Giro it a trial and yon will be surprised St the prompt relief it affords. 25 and 50 cent wrtttes ter sale by XV. fi. Dupre. The Net Whs Spread. One day about three weeks ago it leaked out all of a suddent and come to my oars that Blev Scroggins had found a tremendius big pile of gold over on the old Stinson place. Secin ashow the news bad come from Blev, naturally of course I was bound to put a little salt on it to kill the fishy smell. But at any rates I saddled up bright and early the next mornin and lit out and went over to si-e Blev in ordenuent to git tho main facts in the case. “I don't mind givin out tho uews to you, Rufe,” says Blev, “but wo will have to hop light and sing mighty low for a few days.” And then wo took a walk way over in the woods paster to talk it out, whilst Blev ho went onto say: “Now in so far as I know, Rufe, there aint gold enough on the old Stinson place, or anywheres in forty miles around, to paint tho left wing of one goldhug. I aint no free silverloon by a whole lot, you understand, but at tho same time all tho gold that I have fin gered in ti n years wouldn’t plug my last baby's tooth. In regards to the ter rible big gold find on the old Stinson place—jest betwixt us gals, as it were— the news went out through mo and Andy Lucas, and you are tho onlyest livin man that can go down to rock bottom and git the naked unwashed truth. “You will recollect no doubts, Rufe, that I bought the Stinson place from old man Abner Whcelan, which you must likewise also rcuumber ho mar ried Becky Ann Stinson. When old man Gray Stinson went the common way of all human flesh he left the homo place to Becky Ann, and consequentially when old Abner got Becky Ann ho got the Stinson dirt along with her. When mo and old man Abner first started on the land trade there was fifteen dollars dif ference between his Jiggers and mine, you understand, and dadhlame him he wouldn’t budge narry inch. Wo bucked and wo seesawed back and forrurds till I thought maybe bo mought split the difference, but consound him bo wouldn’t oven split By gall ins, Rufe, he is the clostest and most slingiest man I ever run up with in a trade. Ho set and he sot, and ho sot and ho set, you understand, till finally at last I had to go to his liggers or either quit the deal. I never did git over that and I never will till I can play for even with old man Ahner. Whereas 1 went to work and put out the news through Andy Lucas about find in that sea odious big pile of gold buried on tho old tilin- son place. In workin out tho sum we thought it mought bo best for mo to wear a padlock on my lips, so to speak, and leave the spreudin of tho news to Andy. Since we got tho thing started people have been comin and goin n-glar as pig tracks and try in their level blamdest to pull tho naked facts out of me. But I have been too cvorlastin shy and sly for ’em, Rufe, and the general oonfusionment has went on from bad to worse and still more of it. “Now accord in to the way mo and Andy have figgered it out, Rufe, old man Ahner will soon git the news back there in Georgy, where ho moved his wasbin soon as bo unloaded the old place on mo,” Blev went on in layin down the facts to me. “It mought bo that ho bas heard the first reports by now, cause there are plenty of people in tho settlement that would write and tell him. and Andy has already man aged somehow so as to git it in the pa pers. And when'iomeverold man Abner bears the news be will hit the first train runnin out of Georgy and come a bilin right on back down here to sec about it and put in his claims for tho gold. Him and Becky Ann amongst ’em will soon fix it up so ho can remem ber right exactly the very spot where old man Gray Stinson buried the yaller stuff. Rygatlms, Rufe, if Andy Lucas didn’t lose no time in spreadin of the nows I will hot a pocketful of hliio chips, you understand, that old man Abner is right now shakin that rod Georgy dirt off of his feet and headed straight for Rocky Creek. And that is tho tnainest thing with me, Rufe Con- sound him. it will cost him no less thsft twunty dollars to come and go. and it will bo like payin taxes or shoddin eye teeth, cans 1 * tho blamed old skinner totes bis hesrt right down there in his flanks. In that way I can play out oven with the old ecrepc-graee, not to epeak of the fun thst mo and you and And/ drill have in the main time.” He "Drlv tp In » Storm." Way along In the thank of tho etenin one da/ last week Andy Lucas coma fidln otcr to leu tno in a rtidnstrftiH harry and narry, and presently An both went n curlin on down the rood to see Blev Scroggins. “The nows in regards to Blov and the gold they say be found over on the Stin- «on place bat now spread into Georgy, you understand,” eaye Andy, “and old man Abner VVbeelan is now on bis way down here to put in his claims for Becky Ann. Accordin to my figuration he will make bis landin in the settle ment tonight, and I lowed it mought be pleasant for ua to bo there when he first drives up.” It was about first dusk, and mo and Blev and Andy had went out to the boro rack to tend to tho stock, when bless gracious we beard a mighty rumblin and roarin of buggy wheels down tho road, and the next minnitold man Abner drlv up in a perfect storm and a full sweat. “I have come back all the way from Georgy and drlv right on down here to see you, Mister Scroggins, about that gold you found buried on the old Stin son place,” says old man Abner, talkin nervious and excited like. “When we sold the land to you we didn’t sell you everything that was buried on it, and I have come to put in claims for Becky Ann. She remembers same like it was yesterday the very same night when old man Gray Stinson went out and buried that gold, and accordin to law it naturally belongs to her.” “Did tbo old man bury that gold down there in the back aide of the gar den?” says Blev. “Right exactly there, accordin to Becky Ann’s remembrance,” says old man Abner. “Was it burled in a big, low, squatty stone jar?” says Blev. “That’s the very thing to a nat’s heel which Becky Ann says he put it away in, and she can likewise also recollect till now that the stone jar come down from her great grandfather and bad been in the Stinson family dost on to a hun dred years,” says old man Abner. “Well by the shades of George Wash ington, you and Becky Ann know a blame sight more about that gold than I do,”>says Blev, “cause I have never saw it as yet. Some Gipsy horse traders come along by here, and one of tho old women took a forked stick and went out in the garden, and when she come back she lowed there was a big pile of gold buried somewheres around there, which she would show me the very spot for four bits. I give her the four bits— mostly from the fact that sho was old and poro and feeble, you understand— and sho showed me the very spot where old man Gray Stinson laid bis treasures up. But I bavent done any diggin as yet. I lowed you and Becky Ann mought know all about it, and con sequentielly I belt off so as to let you bavo tho trouble of diggin and tbo fun of findin the stuff. My four bits in silver has gone a glimmerin down into that poro G psy woman’s old stockin, you understand, but 1 am plum willin to let you Uko tbo first whack at the gold. If in cjso you find it I will take tho old stone j;,r for my four bits and call it even. Tho women folks can use it to pack lard in, and it will forever keep mo in remembrance of tho Stinson family. But if in case you don’t find it, when you blow off your dogs and quit I will como in on a cold trail and see if I can’t run it down.” tb# feed bills nor buy a new frock fog tho baby. Swap your p'r»t*T has fits, and i!i«*u h for a eat thi l ile 1 hero is so inferu :i inu.-ii p eup and purple and fine linen in th-' church nowadays till it, makes a poor m m feel as bad out of place as a bobtail dog at ft log walk in. If it ever cone s to pass that yon mought run short on material for preachers and poets and philosophers and politicians, all you have got to do is to back your cart down to Rockj Creek and load up and drive out. If people didn't want no more than they need you wouldn't hear so much talk about hard times. Man don’t raley need but little here below, yon understand, but ho wants a wholo passle. There is somethin wrong with a man when politics will make him mad and religion makes him cry. Man born of woman is of few days and sorry teeth and most in generally full of mean whisky. The man that plays the fiddle aint | quite as bad as the man that plays tho devil. Rufus Sanders. ■ibO, . . ; m i’ W|£ SAY. bat v : t II.rod's Sarsaparilla Does, that hi..- :i;i; story oi its merit and suc cess. Jlcmembcr HOOD'S Cures. City Lots For Sale. One lot on Limestone Ave., with splendid 5 room cottage and good out buildings. One lot in west end with splendid 3 room cottage. Five nice building lots near cotton mill. One excellent lot at Limestone Springs. Three room house and lot, west end. For terms apply to F. G. STACY. J NO. EARLE BOMAR. S. J. SIMPSON. A. McIVER BOSTICK BOMAR, SIMPSON & BOSTICK, Attorneys at Law, GAFFNEY, . . . S. C. J. E. WEBSTER, iVt toi'iiejv- iVt- Gaffney City, S. C. Practices in all the courts. Collee tions a specialty. SOUTHERN RAILWAY GO. (■ASTERN SISTER.) Hack to Georgjr and lleckjr Ann. Now of all the diggin and sweatin that was ever read of or writ about, Blov Scroggins got it from old man Ahner dorin tho next throe days. The old man tried his level blamdest in every way bo could think of to back down and out. But Blev told him it would never do for biro to go hack to Georgy and Becky Ann without that gold. “You can tako iny spade and grubbin hoe and go rigbton down into tho bowels of tho earth after it,” say* Blev, and the old man had to tako tho job or either back square out and show hU hand. In the main time mo and Andy went on spreadin of the news amongst the people till every livin soul in the not- tlom-nt could tell tho story. We would ride over oncst or twicst every day to see Blev and old man Ahner and find out if anything had como lo pass. And Blov bo didn’t do a blessed blame thingdurin them throe days but lay around in the shade and use good tobacco and sick old man Abner on. Hu managed so as to keep the old man diggin ani sweatin, you understand, till be bad dug over every square inch of tbo garden, and still it was all vanity and vexation of spirit in regards to tho gold which old man Gray Stinson bad buried there in the old family stone jsr accordin to tb« remembrance of Becky Ann. “1 have put in my orders for a two- horse auger to boro me a few wells around tbo place,” says I5l< v to old man Abner when finally at last he hal give up tbo fight, “and if you will remain over and wait a week or two I can loan you all the machinery and you mought go on down deeper and deeper till you find that old stone jar and the yaller stuff.” But by that time it seems as if the old man bad found out that there wa< some thin dead up the crock and ho wouldn't take any more driggiu from Blov. Everybody in tho settlement had found out by now that a man by tho name of Scroggins had set bis hook for s-n-Uurs, you understand, and caught tbo h.ggest one in Georgy. Old man Abner got hie bseb np higher than his shoalder* and lit ont the next mornin on h!a return to Georgy and Becky Ann. When he drlv off me and Blev and Andy give him the grand borsn laugh, and the other boys kept tbo tune runnin till he passed on oat of tho ttocky (’reek regions. Nome Short Mori*.. There is one roan in this groon and wicked world -the beilused and broke down politician—that will never do anj lhlng for the good of bis coontry till Im dies. Gefiitis is a mighty good thing no doubts in im pi the, bat It Won't pay oi PIEDMONT AIR LINK •OHDENSED SCHEDTTIJI OV PASSENGER ' Vev. rstm’l Northbound No.ss No 30 No.12 No. lg July 28th, 1805. Daily Dally Dally ExSua Lv Atlanta c time 12.09 m 9.00 p 7.50 a 4.35 p “ Atlanta Etime l.uo P 10.00 p 8.5) a 5* p “ Norcross 10. i0 p 9.33 a 6.26 p “ Buford 11.13 p 10.03 a 7.02 p " Gainesville.. 2.25 D 11.4! p 10.33 a 7.33 p Lula 12 a5 a 10.5s a 8.01 p •* Cornelia 12.32 a|11.22 a 8.26 p *• Mt Airy . ••••••• 12.36 a 1 11.25 a 8.10 p “ Toecoa *••••••• 1.14 a 11.50 a “ Westminster. 1.49 a 12.24 p Srnera 2.02 a 1241 p " C n tml 4.45 p 2.35 u 1.20 p “ < r ravlllo .... 3 27 p| 3.?.i a 2.14 p Sp.n-ianburg.. 6.18 p 4.2 • a 3.19 p •• GalTneys 3.03 a 4.10 p “ Ilia Usburg... 705 p 6.22 a 42)0 p “ Kiiiv-Mount n 3 45 a 3.00 p “ Gastonia 6.0-J a 5.2S p Ar. Caarlotto 8280 p 6.50 a C.2>> p Ar. r-anvlli# 12.00 ajtl.40 pll.-.S p •••••••# Ar. life! mond 6.00 a 440 p 6.00 a • ••••••# Ar. WnsMngtcn.. 6.4: a 8,90 p “ Hultim'e p.R.n. B.nf» a 11.25 p “ P.iiladelphla-. 10.13 a 3.ro a • ••••••• “ New York 12 33 n 0.20 a Ves. f stm'l Southbound. No.37 No.33 Xo.ll Naif Daily Daily Dally ExSua Lv new York P.R.R 4 30 p 12.15 n 14 Puilndelpbia. 6J5 p 7.20 a • • • • • •*• * • MMfft “ Baltimore 9.20 p 9.42 a u Washington. 10.43 p 11.15 a “ Richmond 12.06 a 12.55 p 12.05 a •••••••• H Danville " Charlotte.... •’ Gastonia “ Kina aMount n “ lilackHburg ... ^ Gaflucys “ Spartanburg.. " Greenville " Central " Seneca. •• Westminster.. *• Toccoa “ Mount Airy... " Cornelia. " Lula. “ Gainesville.... " Buford Norcroas Ar Atlanta Etime Ar Atlanta C time 1047 a 6.10 11.00 11.36 11.37 12.98 1.16 13.13 . 13.28 IM) 1.52 3.43 3.02 3M' $Ji 4M 346 4.47 P &.04 r..z> 5.25 »••••§« ’•A” a. m. "P." p. m. • M." noon “If." al Nos 37 and 33—Washington and Southwi Veat (baled Limited.Through Pullman fill between New York and New Orleans, via 1 ington, Atlanta and Montgomery, and ok tween New York and Mempble. via ton, Atlanta and Binning ham. Dining! Nos, O and 11 United btstes Past, ■in Steepfns Okra bttwwsn gomsry and New York. Nen. 11 and IS, Pullman Slesptng Oar 1 navttlsnad arssoshere. W. A. TURK, g. H. HARDWICK, OenT Paso. Aft, Aaa t General Pool WAsniaoton, D. a W. ■■ RYDER. Superintendent, North Carolina. W.b.orrbn, IISVPL. J. M. CULP, »». to a