The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, October 13, 1883, Image 1
TRI-WEEKLY EDITION. WINNSBORO. S. C.. OTOBER1 13, 1883.- ESTABLISHED 848
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HOME DAY OF DiAYS.
Hoine day, soine day of days, throadiug the
street.
With 4Idl, hedlass paco,
Unlooking for such grace,
I shall behold your facte I
Boine day, somuo day of days, thus may we
meet.
Porcliance the sun may shhio from skIes 01
May,
Or wintor's icy chill
Touch whitely vale and hill,
What umatter? I ahall thrill
Through every ve(!in with Huminer oin that
day.
Onco uoro life's perfect, youth will all con
back,
And, for a monent, there
1 shall stand fresh and fair,
And drop the garment care
Once uore my perfect, youth shall nothing
luck.
I shut My eyes, now, thinking how t'will
be
I low faec to face, each soul
Will aliy its long control,
Forget the dismual dolo
Of dreary Fate's dark, separating sea.
And glance to glance, and hand to hand 'ii
greelling.
The past with all its fears,
itIs sileneo 11and its tears,
Its lonely, earnhg years,
hmall vanish in the moment, ot thai, meting.
DICK FOSTER'S LOVE AFFAIR.
Pretty Kittie Withrope pulled the
vines apart and gazed anxiously out of
her ciauber window. It was a lovely
picture. The widow half concealed
by green ivy; the sweet, you ng fact
peerinir through this nature's fraiming.
And, to Dick Foster, aS he laid hii
haind upon the gate-latch,-tle picturt
was douibly charming,
Kittie had heard his merry whistle a4
lie swung through -the imeadow grass,
with long, easy stride. Site knew tho
whistle, aid it imlade her heart, beat ai
trille faster than was its wont.
The good people of the old red fartu
house had retired with the siun, and had
tlesie two hours been wrapped in silm
ber. All but Kittie, however; she ex.
pected Dick, hence sie had not retir
ed.
"Dick," exclailed she inl a low toine.
"Yes; it's Dick, Kittie."
The face at the window disappeared
and in at few minutes a side-door open
ed, and Kittie tripped down the walk.
Tihe pair passed through tile garden,
and vent into a snall rose arbor.
Rather a peculiar proceeding, is it
not? Yes, doubly so, whein it is well.
known that the girl's parents look with
e''r upon Dick's attachment for Kit
tie.
.hve is . strange proceeding through.
out all its wondrous changes. What
if "open day light" love be allowed,
and under the eyes of the watchful? Is
theire not more "honey-sweet" in a few
st olen minoments with the veil of romantc
cast over tihei? And so, Dick Foster
the good-looking fatrier's son, took am
occatsionial opportunity to 'engage Kit
tie's attentions by nioonlight. Kittio
-well, she was not averse to this. She
knew that she loved the handsome,
Himaily tellow; an1d she little bethought
herself that aught of hari nught arise
Ii urn the stolen love chats in time arbor.
It inatters not what may have been the
subject of their conversation. How
ever, when Kitt.ie came down to break
fast the next morning, her -eyes were
brighter then usual, and the lovely
hue upon her yretty cleeks was warm
or.
"llellol what's all tiis? Look, moth
er, our Kit is just like a pictur'," said
good n1,atured farmer Vinlth rope.
Kittie hid her blushes behind the cof
tfee-pot, and was thanuakful that hkem
mother did not joini in.
"Kit., what traini will your friend
coie onl?'' asked farinier Winthtirope aI
he rose fromi thme table, after Iiniishing
his breakfast..
"Nine forty," resp~ondled Kittie.
Do you wantt (one ofI the horses hitch.
"N-- no; D)ick he--"
"O, Dick's going to meet her, is biei
W'ell, you'd better look (lit 0r she'll
steal him from you; hie might fall it
love withm this gay, city maid," laugh
ingly initerrupted Kittie's father as lht
went out.
T1his caused her to blush only t~hi
deeper. H lowever, she Perfectly under
stood the dlear, good man, andt-biut hi:
last, wolrds were not, very pleasanit. iSh(
knew that ner lover was as true as steel
andio she sooni drove time cloud away aum
she wvent about her light, mnorning
wormk, The plink chamber was all nice
ly arranged, and after she hadl suirveye.
itsa charming alspect for time -touirth (Ii
llii time, sihe stoodh and mnused:
"Ulaire cannot, help but like it; it I:
so sweet, and1 fresh. Andl site, 1)00r girl
has been cooped~ upl in that horrid cit.I
alwinter."
hears the sound of wheelsa. Shte rushte
to the dloor. Yes, 'tis Cawe; shte
herel D)ick dlescenids and helpts the lai:
visitor dlown, and then carries lie
Str unmk to the potrch.
"Oh, you dear, sweet, little darlIng
Syoul 1t05seems anl age since I saw youlI'
cried beautiful Claire, as she thbrew lie
airis about, Kittie and half crushed he
in a warml embrace.
Greetings, especially between two
young ladles, ate not in my line of' de
scriptive powers, hence I'll pais5 ove
the spirited congratulations anid tht
"Dick, t'm ever so much obliged to
you for meeting Claire,'' exclaimedl K it
'( tie.
"Yes, Dick, I mi obhligedI, too,"' san1
oulit Claire ini a pretty tone.
Afteor the yong man had departed
aind after Claire hamd removed the trace
of trafel and changed her dress, sh
turned toward Kittie as the twvo wer
staniding ini the arbor and1( said:
"Tell mie, for mercy's saukel Who I
that country bumupkimn?'" Th'is took lit
tie Kittie's breath quite away; and~ to
a few imonmnts she could not, reply
Dic1k, her Dick-a be mnlkin!l A nd to Ii
called thamt, right here upon the spo
where lie had talkett so sweetly.
"I'm sure. Claire, 1)ick F~oster is nmo
a btumpkin," half anigrily returned Kit
"Well, who and what is lie ther
Kit?"
Wh' y, lie-lie's Dick," softly r<
plied Kittle, and a deep blush mantled
her face.
"Ohl lie's DilckI Well, I guess I
know pretty nearly whose Dick he is.
There, there, Kit, you needn't blush
(ite so deeply. Come, tell ime all about
it.))
It is good to have a friend into whose
ears on may pour one's heart anguish.
But a 1)01011 must needs look far and
wide ore a friend can be found, flitting
to become the recipient of one's love
affair. Kittie and Claire had been
chums at boarding school; they had con
flded nmch to one another then; and
Kittie, timid little creature, she did not
take into consideration the fact that
Claire might have changed since "coin
Ilg out" and entering the gay circles of
society.
Dick looked his very best when he
came to call that evening. His splen
did figure was finely arrayed in a neat
fitting suit. Ile bore himself with good
manners, and his conversation was up
oil (uestions interesting to the ladies.
In all Miss Claire Forney was nodera
tely prepossessed with the bumpkin.
After two or three visits on his part,
Caire became interested in him, and
after a two weeks' time had passed she
had learned of the sterling qualities
which Were manifest in his actionis and
conversation-she loved him.
Claire Forney was not a scheming
person at heart, but she was in love.
The one great passion of her life, as it
now seeined, would be to draw that big
hearted, handsome farmer to her feet.
Hleaven seemed to have revealed itself
to her us she pictured that bowed head,
those honest eyes and lips, all before her
begging one, siallli hope, one sweet to
ken; but what of Kittie?
Claire was a woman, and If she did
forget her sweet faced friendI, she must
be excused upon the plea-tha' others
have lost what others have won. And
so, she began to try the effect of her ar
ray (' charims upon innocent Dick when
next he caile.
lIIo w caplti vating her cha rim ing grace:
with what a spell of flattery did she
cast her lovely eyes upon him.
Dick treibled all over. Was it fear?
Was it guilt? Ile knew but little of
women, outside of Kittie and his moth
or. Kittie's eyes -had never sent such a
thrill throligh him. Ile had iever gaz
ed u1pon Kittie's face so fervidly, as he
now sits aind gazes upon this, the face
of an angel, butt an angel of mystery;
not a calm, sweet-infihtencing face, but
an enchanting one, a fascinating one.
lie 1must, however. be allowed the cred
it of lovimn j honestly and purely as ever,
tile one fia r ouject, or ull., IMCU,, ancmtm
This other one troubled him sormly.
IIis heart was never lost for an instant
from its beloved. But be was a man
and being a man, was human. Ile felt
flattered and intoxicated wit.h the city
woman's spells.
The people have retired, with time ex
ception of Kittie, who is seated at her
chamber window; ainI Claire, sHle too,
all uncoisciously to Kittie, isseated lp
oi a low stood, gazing out upon tihe
beautiful expanse of landscape, bathed
in the glorious silver of moonlight. A
soft, low note is wafted across the
nieadow; it startles Kittie, and she
leans out,. Claire also hears tihe whistle
but it does not disturb her; for to her'
it is only the whistle of some belated
traveler. To Kittie it has a (ifferent,
meaniig. A form draws near, halts at
th gate, and then a voice titters:
"Dick."
"Its Dick," respolds the lover at tihe
gate.
Claire Forney saw ier way clear saw
low she could win her heart's idol, hut
Kittie asidle and step iinto her place.
She witniessed the greeting between thme
lovers, and sawv them pass down the
garden walk and go inito the little ar'
bor.
The iiext evening, after tihe three had
passedU4 a coupleh~ of pleasant hours, andi~
Dick roseto leave, Claire followed hmim
to the gate, excusing the act, to' Kittie
by tellinig heri that, she wvishedl him to
post. a letter for' her.
"1 have not grot the package qhuitoe
ready yet, Mr. F'osteor,1'd like to have
it go) on the mioirning trmaini. WVill it, be
asking too) much of y'ou to return al'ter
awhile?"
'"O, certainly not, Miss Forney,"' re
spondled Dick, "'get, it, readly and I th
come back for it to-night.''
Kittie watched at hoer winidowv as us
ul. and Claire, she also was at, her's.
Th'len ai torm appleaired, coimiing alcross
the Imeadlow. Kittie's quic1k eyes re
cognized her lover-but why dlon't lie
whuistle? The form neamrs the gate,
and~ thienu Clan'e (emerges fronm the house
andl goes toward 1)ick.
(Can KitLe's eyes deeivejhmer? T1hie
two pass5 downi the walk and dlisapplear
ito thei arbor. A low umoan wells
fromi K ittie's lips, anmd in a transport, of
grief shte throws herself uponm her bed
and~ bathes her pillow with hot,, bitter
tears.
"Dick is false to me, false!liHe is
only playing with imy heart; amnd-hte
loves my brilliant, friend; nay I friend
no longer, hbut, a scheninug woman,'
anid her lieam't seens to irisc and choke
her. She muist, iiot, give the guilty pair
a ieasoii to see or uinderstand that, she
has been a witiiess of this night's meet
-ing. And so, when Kittie went downm
to breakfast the next, imorning she said
thait a wretched headachie caused hmer
eyes to look heavy. Dick received just,
>thme least, miLe of a perceptible coAldniess
- from Kittie when he called that eveon
lvg. Claire was very profuse in her
Sbland ishments. When IDick left, it, was
with a mhiid sorely troubled. Kittie's
straiige quiietiiess, her cold deineanor
i and then he remaeiberej what a grand
3 beautiful woumn Chut re Forniey was.
3 Thtus, he was ~i a wnlrlpool of miental
anxiety.
* (h'adually the coldness on Kittlie's
- part turns to a chill silence, anid she
r' genierally leaves the room when JDick
.conmes--excusling herself with that wo
u mian's plea-headache. Tihius, Claire
t, and Dilck are thrown more anid more1
together, wvhlle Kittie seemns to have
1 withdrawn without even am explana
tioni. It is with a chill feeling of disap
pointment that Claire .Forneoy takes her
leave. She has all but thrownt herself
at Dick, and he Is dumb. She has es
tramgod Kittie from her lovm-. and has
gained nothing. Claire Is moved to ox
plained the matter to Kittle ore leaving
but si is proud and cannot act the
penitent now that it's too late.
Dick Poster calls at the Winthrope
farm house as before; but Kittie never
appears the Saie as of old. It puzzles
Dick. What is the reason? What has i
he done? Better have it out than suf- 1
for this suspense, he thinks; and so
about two weeks after Claire Forney's
departure, he calls and asks in partica
laW to see Kittie. And sho was first to
greet him; but now he must ask for her.
It is very strange to him; but he'll have
it all cleared up this night. Kittie
comes into the room, takes a seat near
the window and gazes out.
"Kittie," commenced Dick, "for
some time back, I've noticed that you
received me very coldly."
"Coldly! What do you mean?"
"Yes, coldly. Oh, Kittie, my pre
cious love, don't you See that this sus
pense is killing meo?"
She gazed at him fairly, for the first,
time in weeks. Strange how haggard
he does look, how wan his face is. - She
had no words to offer in response, and
lie continiued:
"Don't, be cold toward ne, my little
Kittie. Remember the words I whisp
ered to you in the arbor before Claire
camne. Do you remember your words?"
A shudder passed over the girl's form.
How false, how utterly false he is.
flow dare lie talk of their love, now that
lie loves another? "I've tried to forget
all about that," replied Kittie with
cold tones and white, tremnulous lips.
"Kittiel You don't, you surely can
not mean that!'' ejaculated lie.
"Yes; for the sake of what once was.
I am trying day by day to forget you
and your false words," said she as she
rose from her chair and confronted the
now thoroughly astonished young man.
Ie gazed at her in silence. 1s this
tile sweet, patient Kittie? Is this
aroused woman who speaks in ringing
tones, the once dove-like Kittie, priolo
of his heart? hoasked himself ere speak
ing, and then he said:
"I do not understand you, Kittie.
False wordsl What do you imean?"
"I consider them false; for-for "
aid she broke down in a torrent of
tears. The strain had been too great;
tls was most unnatural to her usually
timid nature-such a stand; and iiov
she is once more soft-hearted Kittie
Winthrop.
After the tears ceased to flow, she
seemed to recover her composure, and
turning to him she said: "Dick, Dick
-how could you? You knew I loved
you. Oh, hlow could you?"
"Explain, Kittie; how could I
"Meet-Claire that night at the gate,
go into the arbor with her; fall in love
with her. That's what I mean, Dick
Foster!"
"Ehl-weil now, Kittie, but there
it did look very mysterious. I'll ex
plain;' and then lie told her how Claire
reqiiested him to return for a package
which she -Wished him to exIpress for
her. And lie said that Claire asKed
him to stop into tile arbor while she
gave him directions concerniig the
package.
"Perhaps she had some reason for do
ing that,"' asked Kittie.
"What?"
"She may have wai.ted me to be a
witness of it; for Dick, slo did try to
win you. 1 could see it."
".N oiisenseP'"
TItus the clouds were driven away
from the lovers' skies. In due course
of time they wore married, which is
the only proper culmination of a love
tale-either in life or roiance.
Hloldays.
T1hat a holiday is necessity, andI not
merely a luxury, is a famct which, the
B~ritish Medical Joiurnal says, it, especi
alhly behooves memibers of our hard
wvorkinig professions to remiiembehr in the
regulation of their own lives as well as
in their dlealiings with their patients.
For the braini-worker periodical remiis
sion of accustomed toil has alwvays been
a necessary condtitioii of lonltinuled
vigor. For him the heightened tenlsioni
of modern life hasu. especially accenmtua~t,
ed the nmeedl for occasional periods de
voted1 to the recreatin and reaceuinula
tionl of energy. Th'ie cogent, physiolo
gical principles and practical puirposes
of systematic holidays ar~e generally ad
mittedl. All workers, it they are to
last, must have holidays. .For some
persons and for some1 occupationis fre
ihuent, short holidays igre the best; with
other natures aiid ini ot~her circumistan
ces, onmly comparatively long periodls of
release from routine are of service.
Few real workers, if any, can safely
contiue to denmy thieimiselves at, least aL
yearly holiday. Mere rests, that, is,
miire cessation fromi work, while it is
better than unbroken toil, does iiot re
create the rairly vigorous so t hioroughlhy
as (hoes a coimpllete chmange ofl activit~y
from accuistoiedl chamnmils. For the
stionmg worker, either wnlii brain or
noscle, dliversionl of activity rcates
better thanmi rest alone. TIhme whole body
feeds as it works, and~ grows as it, feeds,
Rtest mnay check expeniditure of force,
but, it, is chaiefly by expendinig energy
that thme stores of energy canm be repien
ishied. We mnostliy ineed holidays, he
cause our ordinary dlaily life tendos to
sink into a narrower groove of rouitiie
exertion wvoriniig anid wearing some
part of ourl organism d isproportioniately
so that its powers of wort~k and Its faicul
ty of reculperatiomn amre alike wvorn dhown,.
in a well-aurranmged holiday we dho not,
cease from activity; we only chanige its
chamnnels With such change we give
a new andt savimng stimulus to assinmila
tioni anid the tranmutatoon of its pro
ducts into force. As a mulhe, the haidest,
workers live homgest, but only those live
long who sullciently break their wonit
ed toil by tihe recreatimng varieties of
well-timed and well-slpent h ol idays.
Mexl'o me making a duty of the cul.
ture of the rubber plant. Tihxe hardli
ness of the plant is sai.t to be such that
ltd culture is exceedinigly simple and in
expensive where the climate and soil
are suitale. In much of the Mexican
coast region the only expense is the
weeding requIred when the plants are
I onn.
lfoepairing A Tituae-i'ieco.
"Ilero is YOuI watch." said the OW
,ler, as lie tore ofi a small white tag
'roin the ring of a ivell-worn silver
vatch anld handed the tine-piece to a
oporter one day last week. "if it,
>reaks inside of a year you can bring it
>ack and L will fix it for nothing. I
lon,'L think it will troublo you though,
.or it was very thoroughly repaired by
ne of our best workinen." "I hope
lot," reliied he reportor as Ie paid the
oweler $3 and left the store with the
vatcit ticking loudly hiuhia pocket.
For nearly a week thu wiatch was a
nodel of regularity, recording the tune
>venl to the LiLinUL with t1he great, yel
ow-faced clock in the Oity hlall tower.
Jno morning, however, when it was
Irawn from under his pillow, the re
>orter discovered to his dismay that
he hands were poiintinig to the hour 'f
I o'clock. It couldn't be afteurnoon so
arly in the day. 1ie rubbed his eyes
nid looked at the dial again. Surely
,here nust, be soui ini'take about it.
1e examined the liamds. They were
tationary. 1le placed it to his car. It,
vas as silent, as a clain. The 'watch
lad stopped inside of the first week and
u spite of the tWlree-dollar charge amid
lie year's guarantee. Ie shook it. A
ow feeble ticks respode,.l to ti jar.
Lie stubby second hand nmoved slowly
Lbout, one quarter arountid its short cir
mit and then stopped ts before. lie
ounded it on the bed and mado seine
incolkpliinentary reiniarks aboit the
vatch-inaker. This evoked another
eini-rvoumtion, wtich was agail sue
dee(Id by the saIne idemeo.
After breakfast the unfortunate
owner stepped intd the nearst, watch.
naker's, a seven-by-inme shop, in upper
1roadwaLy, amid asked 1.1e proprietor
V'hat was the iiatter with the watch.
Lhe jeweler took the time-piece, priod
>pen the inside cover wlit a sImall cani
>pener, and peered into the w'orks.
'kfter a cursory examinuuiomi he handed
1, back to the owner. "Li, needs clean
ng," he said.
"Cleaning?" ejaculated the reporter,
in astonishtneint; "wily I paid $3 only
ast week for having it thoroughly
lealned.''
"#I cani't help that,'' *ol)lie(l the jew
Ier; "yoUt were very %oolish to Lake
uichi a watch to a second-class work
nan. The reason it don't riu is be
ause it's dirty. The piniois are cov
ired with dust and the oil is all guin.
.eave it, here and I will lix it for you
i good shape. Call again on Saturday
ud it will be ready. It will only cost
ou $.50, and you will then hive a
vat.h yo1 coul hauiw Ai ". .
Thoroughly disgusted with the watch
ad the inan who had warrauted it, the
eporter declined the ofrer, * pocketed
is tnime-piece, and left the shop. A
ew doors below, on the same thorough
are, a brazen watch with a pair of
lack hands pointing fixedly to 12:21)
wings from a rusty iron bar. The re
)orter passed uider tlls sign and en
ered another jewelry store. A ieshy
merson who was seated at a work-bench
'acing thme wildow reacied for the
vatch and proceeded to open ib ias one
,oUld open an oystUr. Piacing aU eye
iass wich reseIbled a very siort teles
:ope to his eye, lie critically examnined
,ie nioveinents. After taking obser
lations fron every position a watche can
)c held in, Ihe ventured an opinion that
he jewel which covers the ecapemeiu
)inon was broken. " Yes,' said lie,
itter smimndry punmiuC1s in the Vitlal r
fions of the works with a SuRall steel
nlstruineilt, such as dentists use, "ltme
ewel is broaeun. Aiy inia cal se that
vitii half an eye. I wonder the wat c
an~i at, all. Hlave yott dropped it, any
yhmerei No? Well, that's strange. I
ani't, be muistaken, Th'le jewvel mx cer
ainily broken. - L eave it with Rue aiid
wiil put, ini a niew one, 1I, will cost,
>nly $o, anid call aronaud sonic day necxt,
,veek. W hatniaine, please?"' T.hie naine
va niot, given anid tile'wat~Ch retliirnedh.
In time block below a tall street, clock
tidicatus ,te prexenice of anitimer jOew
Siry establislunouit, wilie large shiow.
:ases Rilled with costly trinkets aiid a
>rlilit, assortinent. oi diamnojids andi
,vatches in t,1ie fron t, winidows att~exted
1,5 claimn as a lashinable enupuriui.,
l'ho repoiter wvent, ini Ihere. A lanigll
'011ng iinanl withi a dlrooing intlistacme
lie clor of barley st~raw, took theu
vatchm, and1( niiter workinig his way into
lie inini clent,, placed ai snial lorgnmette
o is eye and~ ghanced over the assort,
nent, 0i wheels anid piniionis aiid sprinigs
~viich were 5o iiniin'eouly aind dir
fersely disordered, 11e remImarkedI:
ourla watch is very badly out, of ie
aair. TIie escapeinlent, (1(s niot, sceia
Go be doing its wortk. Th'le hir-spring
s too long. It, has too ilitichiplay.
ivill cuit, it oif anid shorten it.'" 11ere
iu reached for a sinall instruinmnt, to
ever tbe spring, b)1, thtie reporter inter
.osed. "'A 0," 1e ttxcliannied, as hi, rex
~ued the Lat-pic; "doii't, cut, tuae
pr~inig. I guies that, ix not what, ails
lie Ihimig h or I paid #3 for hiayig it, re
>aired and cleaned oniy last, week, and
t, ran very nicely muntil this inionaig,
Vilen it slopsped."
"'Oh yiis," iinteiipted time young
iiani "I xcue; you dropiped i, and uli
priimg was spread ot by the jar.
hvill tuldertaKe to rirti i it, tmoioughly
.or $4, so that, you cain rely on it,.
aviIt give yout a gmiaianitee, ain if it,
)reak -''
'A'ie repoiter dlid not, remlain to heam'
Ulie rest oh time senitee. Thie wat-ch
Imad all the guarantees it, comild standi.
lie had hieard by this thnie so iaiiy
Slffuenit, (piion~is tponi thuecoiadion
)i tile watch tiiab lie was deteioiaioed to
learin, ii possiblt, whait, dlid ail it,. A
rew blocks dlowim the st~reet, anmotber
loweler was [ound. Alter severaul
shlakes lie applied the watch to his left,
mar and listeined attentively. "1 tiiiik,"
saimd iie, with aL sha~de of doubt, lins
voice, "'tliatthie immaim-spriing us broken."
lie thn o)pened~ time iniside case anid
scrumtiized t~le works carciumlly "''s,
hei conituinued, '"tle imain-sprling is evi.
ient-y broken. You inuiSt, have been
very careless witii t~me watch, and let, it
fall. No? WVell, you have wound it, uip
too tight,. Thlat oftemn is as. bad ai a
hall. I will put yoti ini a inew oiie for
$2." '[ime offer was not, accepted, aiid
the reporter walked out, ot the shop
wit~h lim dilapIdated chironnintnr hn
lits pocket, to the great disgust of ite
jeweler. At^ the iext store i aiall,
nervous 1an was Oxaulininig a double
row of fly-speoked watches, .9upof ndted
froin a small Iron rack in tile window,
and baking in te sun1l whicli filtored
through tie diusty window panes. 1[o
took the tiie-pleco and. reaching into
a drawer p1ux5 out a 'vhite. ta I andl
proceedeA to tio it to tie rkig, "What
naie?" 0 asked. "No naino," re
l)Iied the ownier; "please tok m wha t
is the inatter .with the watt." With
anl air of anneyance, the ivous mat1
exposed thq works ntda Mi arou M1'
tle balanco-ivItoI, with iwhat app ared
to the owilor to bo ilinost wilful Ina
lice. "o of the pinions is bent, the
escapoient is out of balanco, an1d it
needs cleating; $3, call next Saturday. "
Tito owner protested, and tho watch
was returned.
11aving hadl suiileiniit eXI OlIce inl
Broadway ie now viiited tIhe Bowory.
A large gilt sign over I a wid doorWaky
Will everadV431l 11spn1ddchl oc ks1311 nit
Watches, also ill gilt, betokeIind a "jewv
elry palace,'' aind 1into it the reportor
walked. "What is th) inatter with
this vatch?'' ie asked. The proprio
tLor, al elderly n0in, took the tiii
piece, shiook it, listned, openeod ill
gazed intso it and s1ook his iad. "1i.
rtaitl ie called to a cirly-loaded young
111111, who was working at, tti roar tetid
of tile store, cleaniig Jewelry with a
long brush antd monio whitO pow dur.
The youlig inan Stepped to tile coILtr.
"Vat ish do inadder Init dat vatclh?''
Asked the propriotor. Lirait looked at
thfe watch as ono would rogard a very
soro thmilab and shook hiiis head without
replying. "Mlosesl" called ite ol
gotetltian to a secd0111 young in1,ing
younger hank Llitui, wito calie froni
behind the roar partiltin. "Moses "
said he, "you dell du Sho ntolenial Vat,
ish d in:aldur Ilit his vat~tht.'' Moses
Iooked atL the 'poor, uiisorablo thine-pieco
with oven inore i solutiliity thani his
brotlier, and, aftlir sititry lugubrious
shakes of his . a, reponitled: ")o
cajp uhewel isht owet of blace. II, vash
growided batc11k of dU osgapmnt,. Itf
you dry to mnake it run iniiowet, gitting
it, rebaired, ou will n11111. you1r vatih.
I inever saw a vatlk as bad as dat,. It
vill 01nl' gost yolu ,."
"I can't leave it to-day," responded
the report-er.
"I will gif you a flo job for $1, for
$3, for W2, for a dollar and a lialluf;
and I. vouldn't tit it von ent, shuaper
for my graitfaddur.
Bit in SI)ite of the liberality of tihe
offer th reporer pockLed his watlch
and pursuLeiti. ,its suairch for inforination.
Many oblier stores were visitud and
..'J . j.An.m.. sii. J111 os',O nAu... 'I.
There were 17 se0n in all. Three attri
buted Life stoppage to a broken mnain
spring, live said it, was caused by dirt
three 1hugh1t, that, broken jewuls niad43
the trouble, two diantsed it as a case
of built pinioins, and the remainder
were divided i their opinionis, Varying
froun a tdiior'dured escupniiout, to a
broken tooth inl a cog-wIheoi. Fintally,
tired of watches and waLclliakers, tinw
r1porteor carried it to tle jeweler wh
had originally ropaired it. "Tnur o,"
Sai1 bo, as he laid the titite-piece Oil t10
velvet couiteor 1n1at, "toke tis Lisor
Lble, ailalig wIatchi. YoU may keep) it
or give it away, just as you pleaso. It
hasi't a wiole wheel inl it. The niain
springis broken, the uscapieniient, is out,
of sorts, it wasn't, half cleaned, and it
is enLirely riined. It will cost fin a
snitall fortliuie to have it repaired. .L
toi't, wal it iany more. It inikei nife
tired to see it around. ['il buy a new
Llul lar-alid-a-hala wattlh LitaLt ,. a1. take
SOniucoinfIort, in."
Thle juweier Look te tinte-p)iece anad
reUtired3 11nto thut wor)1kshiop. Ini aI fw
llitulintes lie retiurned with a broad siunIc
omn his face.
"'ilerio it is, ini perfet onler. There
is iklothinig thu maatter wvitha it. Yott for.
got to wniut it, up last night."
In appallrel for getitleteia In lre' stalid
andtt conser01vai ivo feeling is sp'rintging
tup, and1(, thouagh I s. to aical chaniige will
be4 inadi, trouisers Will not,1 b)1 so tight,
conts nt; so long 01r 50 poiited in the
trouisors nott so) prtoounced. TheI( r''
iar i1tnghtsh laslinon of. welaring co3 . I
wa.istcoat, Of 01n0 kind of goo
tLrottserts of anioLtoer will prii4il a
iarge exteti. It, is a1 senisile f'ash
too, for aL coat, and1( waii1 oait, will out
Ilst two or three pairs of' trousers.
lProckc coat~s, geneally known as P'rince
Alibeirts, wviili e extensiivelIy worn ai
dIiv idel the htoitors w ih l'our'-but Lto cii
Li1aways', 51ack coaLs 1. hving goiio enitirely
Iit of faLshiolt il,p for ttitilry, SeaL
side3 att lerloiy int'lorinal occa3lsion s. As
to the taterials to lbe worn, intaporta
tioins havo ilot, yet, reachediO~ 115. d1 tig
litg by ,te iniiis, ho.)we.veri, dark SinaII
131c13ks and11 o)ve.r-thec3kS, vary'3ing shades43
01 cork-scriews, aind fihne, dark tweeds,
with intaIlI, scarculy d iscer'nibl) spot~s
01f whitth or r'ed, wvil be honostly Soiuglt,
afIter'. L ookiiigt Iarthr altoad to tbe
w %'iter, frie'/.s w it I be h li'nost, f'naihjon
abled itnterial I or orst'rcoats, 'which will
he ct, as 11rock coaits or1 doutble-breasted
sack~s.
it, is a face, w~ort.hiy of notico that, tihe
onlhy ari'ticle, o)1 lien'5 driess5 in thu
laisiitoing ol' wihich 111e weare'4'S tas.t0
liays no pat, is t,1u hat,. Tiht sti~yes of
tiats are3tu liatogetl~her to thet taste and1(
11ancy3 of thbo inantifacL(turer4, so) thiaC
Lwenity-iotar liourts beflore the netw st~yle
is dtiplayed in Liihe il1atter''s windowi ino
lnii nut, thu '"lit iuu' ' kniowi wvhat,
shiape it w~ill aine.lil. Accor'diing to
Air. Dnulap, thorefore, it, is ipossibau
inow to give ait idea ori whlat, txpanise of
curnling ir'iin or' curttvt of tilhiobul-..rownt
wiall attr to headts of our gilded yout~h
whten ttey drive their dog-tcarts inl the
P'arK ini a low weeks. 8110us will lol
low the fashtin of Vte clo0th clothes andt
be 14e.s po1inted4 Ltiian ht431'fore1. 'Thley
wvtll be 11nad1e a1. phlain andi simnple as
poss81 il, wvitLi pa14tnt,-luathber Vaahpsan d
kid or black Sli ijl ppur, laced ini iront,.
CJoilars will stti l blght ''aih-rouniders,'"
and the neckties wall be qutetsiik
checks Lited In a sailor's knot,, with no
pml of anly sort, or descr'iptlin.
-Every portion of the oleander bushi
- leaf, flower, bark and1 root-is deadly
o, i4sn.
L~ord IIggt.onm in~ Arkanslas.
Lord IIiggleton, whocame to Arkan.
SHis with a view to the ptrchlase of a
large tract or timber land, does not l1kc
certain social conditions which lie foulid
it the remote regions where steam whis.
tie has never disturbed the quiet of tle
squatter. Soeni time ago, while riding
alone through the woods, he lost the
pretense of a road lie had beon attempt.
ing to follow. Night came, bringing
with Ita heavy black cloud, froint which
a torrent of rain began to pour. Jutt
tW he ht desp.tlred Of flding a plalet
of shelter he saw a small light gleaminl
among the trees. Guiding his horse hi
that direction he soon came to a fenc<
irrounding a small house. ''Say, m)
good man,'' he called. "You bet I'a
l good i1an," replied sone oe Opening
Ahe door. "['1m counted the best man
i this cununuiity. No longer age
than yisterday I flung Abe Nuckle.
Don't know Abe, I rockiu?" "No, I
-m not aellainte(d inl this couutry;
mid thihtking to impress the mam with
is rank, which in America he knew
was always toadied to, he addeu: "
m the Jord--" "The devil you sayl
h'llen l reckiii you air a st.ranger here,
1ule," turning to his wife, "git upl.
ole Lord's out here." "You don't
understainld Ime," said tihe Earl of liig.
gletoni, waitiig for an inviUtioni befori
dismtlounting; "I say 1 am the Iord -
"011 yes, 1 un'erstand. Ain't been
muc acquainted WithI yer il the past
but I reckin I ken make up fur lost
tlne in the lutur'."' "I amt as wet as v
drowIed rat., don't you klnow-'
"Don't know, podner-'scutz thle famn
iliarity-bIt I hev rasol ter jedge
Lhat yer air. Never seed a man that
could stay out bi tile railn Without git
til sorter daimp." "'1Io0k here, l141
Lired of thlis foolishness."'' "I'm lookini
lar, but I kaini't see nuthin'." "Well
dari your bloody hide, haven't, yoi
;ot enough sense to ask a Maii ill cI
A the rain?" "iteckin I've got, th
Wmuse, but I ain't got, a bloody huid,
tii' it Would take a good 'nll to bloody
it. Ef yer don't believe it jus' slip
iliuck yerself."' "'No use, yoia know,
,o talk to Jim that way, I am a graduatI
>f a boximtg acoademIy." "Yes, an' I
plit rails fur tell years. I carry a
iutil in one sleeve and a handspike in
Ith other, an' a wedge OI top ' mly
eai.'' "You, paP,"'called Clie woiani,
'let the m1an alone. Didn't htIt say he
wvas the LIord or suthiin' o' the sort.
"I ain't a goin' to pestor him, lessen
4t0 ags it oil, bit. I don't car~e if lie's
Liieral .Jackson, mutich less the Lord,
i0 kain't Lamper with ne.'" You per
nist ill misconstruing what L say," said
lord lIiggleon. ".1ule did ver hear
nal~t Wor rmilea il I (1on1-1, uca'vo
ie is a sort of a Lord." "I walnt to
om1e into your house and dry myself
LDy the fire." "Then coime on, fur y6r
L3 welcome as tile fresh air iln Juneo.
LOlle ill, sir," he added, as the stranger
Aipproached, "you didn't, say that you
winted to coei ini." "But you might
havo known that I did." "Ye.A, but I
liever try ter 'tend ter other folks'
usmiiess. It was noratod aroni' this
Ileighborhiood onct that I could whip
Le devil, 'ill wILen you said yer was tie
Lord I didn't, know but yer wanted a
ittle fun. Make yourself at home, sir.
Jule, git the jug."
A Mlantkoalplia LaimAd Asmi.
While riding Out across the tilfonceid
)rairies three miles beyond the city I
11am0 across two mIen. Onte had hii
pocket futill of signs and the other carried
I ixa and a bundle of stakes. Aftei
pacing aro--und for a time inl the tall
grass, the man withl the hatchet drov
.t stake and tile othber manti pulled( fortl
11nd tacked to it: '"This house aind l
f'or sale or rent onl esy trmiis."~ Accost,
lug himl, I. exclaimed: ''Man alive
whlat, do you mlean Iby pultthig lip such
sign Oil anI unknhown, prairie?'" Thour(
isn't aL house54 or1 a street withlin aL il
of here.''" Lookinlg up pityinlgly, antj
ltiraing a loll of paper from his Pockets
Lthe agent, repalied : "Iloere is the pIn
for at seven room hlouise. Th'is afternoot
twenty-four 11u131 will begin its construe.
ion. Ihere is a contract, for its hlase al.
ready signed at $:4 per monlth, and
week fromt next Saturdahiy thle tenlant
cell you a hloi fronting this diouble-track
leet-car line oin tihis broad avenlue foi
-)O. (Cheap as dirt. Next Week you
refuise $ti000 for your property."
'at4chin~g liy) breath, I protested.
liroadl avenulel D~oullie-Lrack street,
3ar linel G Areat, King, imhis is anl opet
>rin re. It has ne~ver even beent plow.
nl."
HBlt from1 thte otlber pocket jumitped
mtotJher roll (of papers. "'llere is the(
'lan of the sitreet, I had recorded this
moI(rnling, andll here is a peOtitionl for i
sireet-car linle. lIt sixty (lays you will
have botht. 11 crc I have aL deedl all till,
id outi, (xtX() sigttitig, and~ I cani imake
Lihis hot right, over t~i you now. We'1i
"'Your lot," I timlidly venltured, ii
ilmall; ontly sixteen feet."
"Snmall"I' yelled Hlerrick, ini a tragic
11n( injuredf voice. '"Do you call slxteer
feet, fronit smtali Why, you can build
.L thbree-story houseS Oil thad t,, anid that
is large einoulgh for anybody."
At t his I cutI the hlorse and galloped
sway thmrou~gh the grass, lest, I shoul
fall aL victilnl tol lerrick's blandishml~elte
limd schelillte,
U..e of anad lfor ltera.
A writer remarks thalt thie applicatioi
(of a sipecillly pirepared sand to granlat
ing sores has beeni tried for somte time
with suceas, and1( thamt it possesses0 tile
advanitage, since it absorbs thle discharge,
olf seldom requlirmtg removal, so that
heoahng clan p)roceed withot interrupt
ion. Thell sanid ill prepared as follows:
It is first hloated to a temperature
ncapatAGe of destroying all organmo parti
tiles; it is theon'soaked in a solution o1
one part of bitlride of meroury ini one
thousand piarts of water; after this, the
mixtore ist placed, in bottles. and can be
used as required. TIhfs mode of treatling
utlcers is, however, not new, the sandy
earth of tile termite ants having, it is
well known, long boon used for this pur.
pose by the natives on the weal coast ol
Africa. But whether this termite eartI
possesses any antiseptic properties do
rived from tne white ants is an interest.
tnur question not yet deidd
RE VERDICT
T HE PEOPLE.
BUY THE BEST!
MAI.J. 0. IO AG--Dear Sir: I bought the Orat
Davis Machine sold by you over five years ago for
nly wife Who has given It a iong and fair trial. I
ant well pleased with it. It never Rives any
roulie, and is as good as when first bought.
J. W. iSO.loI.
Winnsboro, 4. C., April 1833.
Mr. BOA: Toll wish to know what. T taVe to say
in regard to the Davis Macline bought of you three
ears ago. I feet I can't say too lncht in its lavor.
niade atbout $10,00 withilt live 1uothis, at tlines
running it so fast, that the needle would got per
fectl hot fromn friction. I feel collileni I toul.i
not nave done the Maine work wit If as iuch ease
and so well with any other machine. No tine lost
In adjustinig attachinents. The lightest ruaning
iuchite I have ever treatllei. DrotherJ1ies anti
Villiais' faiillies ire as lunch pleased with their
DavIN MacineA i Iou.ht of yoi. I want. no hetter
inactinte. As si al iefore, I don't think too
nauch can hi s al for the Davis Machine.
itesieti fully,
If.l.EN tNvTVNsoN,
Fairtlild County, April, 1883.
MIt. iIOAO : My mihine gives tme perfect satns
faction. I fintd nto fuilt with it. TIte attachtmentus
us e Hi liople. I wish for no better than tie Davis
Verlical lced.
ltespettfully.
Mt1. it. MiL.iso.
Fairflelt county, April, 1533.
M.lioA%4: I noulgi. a llavi s Verlwsal Feed~
tew inig Macline froin you four years iago. I amn
elightei with it. II never Ilas glven lel any
rottile, and hias itever htels the letl ott of order.
I i loa good its wilell I 111-1t h1oulght it. I caln
cheerfully recoillail if.
ltespect fully,
MIs. M. .1. KI KI.AN.
MN6n iiello, Atiril 30, 188:.
This 14 to certify that, I have beeln usilg a ltys
Vertlieol Ieed Seilig Maclille for over tw Pye.krs,
purllalsietl of Mr. .1. 0. izig. I haven't foiund i i%
llsmesHett of any fiift--all the attiachtients are so
m'tnple. It ieverreimses to work, ati lis certalztliy
the iightes. rummg in the mairkel. I consider it
u lirst Class mtatine.
Very respect fully
MINNIR V. WVIl.t.IN(IMAX.
Oakland. F~airtield COuntIy. S. Cf.
M HOAO : I am Wei pietsMa in every part icui
with the Davis Mactilne tiought(iof you. I think
a Ulrat-class machiue it every respect. You know
you Hold several inachines of tle saine make to
ill'erent nemnbers of our families, all of whon,
as far as I know, are well pleased with them.
Iteqpeetfully,.-- -I.
Fairield county, April, 1833.
This Isto certify we flave lat iIn constant use
the Davis Machine bought of you about three years
ago. As we take In work, and have maile the
price of It several tiles over, we don't, want say
better inachine. It is always rently to to any kintl
of work we iave' to lo. No puckeringor skippltg
it Itches. We can only say we are well pleanun
anit wisit no better macitine.
tCAiTHICIN WVuxK AND) HSTaEK.
April 25, 183.
I have no fault to aind with my machine, and
don't want any hotter. I have made thie price of
it severa Lines by takig In sewing. It Is always
ready to dio its work. I I Itnk It a ir-vlass ma
chlie. I feel I can't say too maek for the David
Vertical Feed Machine.
Mns. TuOMAS HMIT.
Fairfield county, April, 1883.
M it. .1. 0. ioAO--Dear Sir: It gives me itnch
pleasure to testify to the merits of tie Davis Ver
ticai FedtSewing Machime. 'I'io inacline I got of
you abotit uive years ago. has ieen alinost in con
stant use ever since that time. I cannot see that
it. is worn any, antd has not cost, me one cent for
repaitrs dintn we have itad It. Alm well pleasedi
anti ldon't, wish for any better.
Yours triuiy,
Uintil. UttAwiroii,
(iranieo Quarry, necar Winnsbmoro 8. c.
We have ltsedl the D~avis VertIcal tFeed Sewing
Mtacinea for tile last Uivo years. WVe Would not
have any other make at any price. The anacttne
hant givenl us unbounldeti satisfaction.
Very respectfuiliy,
Ma. W. K. TiURsNR AND) IDAUGT'ai
Frairfleldi cotuty, 8. U., Jan1. 27, 1883.
liaving bought a D~avls Vertical Feced HewIng
Machie frota Mr. J. 0. litag someo three years
ago, ati It Iiaving given mei petrfeot SaltifaSction tun
every respetct as a family machine. both for hea.-y
anld light sewing, and never nleetded the least re
pair In any way, I cain oleerfully recoinutin it to
any one its at lrst-laiss tnatchine In every particti
larl, anti think It, second to nonte. It ia one or the
abnupiest machlnes made; liy children tuse It wit u
ail casoe. Tile atttatlhutenta are more easily ad
jutietd anti It does. at greater range of work by
maeanis or its Vertietca tee tihant any othler lma
chine I have ever seen or used.
Miet. T'IroufAsa Owitfas.
Winnsboro, Feairiuehi county, 5. 43.
We have htad one of tihe Dlai Maclines about
four years andt have aliways foutt it ready to dto all
kinds of wors we have had occasloon to tio. Ca~n4t
see that tilt miachime is worn anly, anld works as
well is Wnelm ne0w.
.Jiatkson's Creek, IFairiieiti coum lV, S. U.
My wife Is highly pleased with the D~avis Ma
chine htonglit of yeou. Silo wolid not take doule
what she gave for It. 'The machine ihas not
been out of order 111uce she had it, anti she can do
any kiwi of work on It.
Very lte'spectfulliy,
JAS. F. FREN.
Monllicelio, Irairfielid county, S. U.
The D~avls .9owlng Machile Is siply a h'rs
u4r' Mite. .1. A. tdobuw vM.
itielgeway, N. (C., .Jan. 10, 1b83.
J1, O HioAo, Esq., Agent-Dear Sir: My wife
has Iteen uasinig a (itavis itewinig Macine constant
ly for time past four years, andi It, has never needed
any repairs aint works just as well as when first
btughLt. She ays It wdll dlo a greater range of
practical work and do it easier and bet'ter than
tiny machine sue nas ever uisetd. We cheerfuliy
retomlinendt I itas a No, I famIly mlachilne,
i our tru.y,
JAB. Q. DAVis.
Winnsboro, 8. (C., Jan. 8, 1883,
M3. IIOAG: I have always found tuy DavIs Ma
ehilne ready do alh kiuds of to work I have uiad Oc
casion to do. I cannot See that the machine In
worn a particle and It works as weal as whien now.
Rtespectflly,
Mite. It. U. 0100DINO.
Wlnnsboro, 11. U., A pril, 1i88..
Mda. BOAG: My wIfe has been c~nstantly using
the Davis MachIne bought of you about ave years
ago. I have never regrette buyn Ias at is
always ready for any aind of tf 5#n, eIther
hteavy or light. It Is Rever 0ut of fxor Rnedtig
repairs.
Very respectfully
Fairaaeld, 8,. O. Marob. 168.a.ltLnD