The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, September 25, 1890, Image 3

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#.u i*ari Pl’BUSHKO EVKRY THURSDAY Morniho ^BNRY J, JHOMPSON. PROPRIETOR. rUl’.M.H—Per Annum !n Advance; SO cciit!i for • months ; 25 cents for 3 month*. Advertising Rates; One Square, first insertion $1.00 One Square, second insertion 50 Every subsequent insertion 50 Contract advertisements inserted upon the most reasonable terms Marriage Notices and Obituaries, not exceeding six lines., inserted free, IP iel Job Department. Our job department is supplied with every facility necessary to enable us to compete both as to price and quali ty of work, with even those of the ci ties, and we guarantee satisfaction in every jiarticular or charge nothing for our work. We are always prepar ed to till orders at short notice for Blanks, Bill Heads, Letter Heads, Cards, Hand Bills, Posters, Circulars. Pamphlets, &c. All job work must be paid for Cash On Delivery. ALLIANCE DIRECTORY, Officers Darlington County Alliance. President, Lucas McIntosh; Vice- President, J. W. Beasley; Secretary, W. H. Lawrence ; Treasurer, M. T. Lide; Chaplain, Rev. Simpson Jones; Lecturer, H. C. Burn ; Assistant Lec turer, J. Wilson Warr; Doorkeeper, S. E. Moore; Assistant Doorkeeper, W. S. Atkinson; Sergeant-at-Arms, (i. B. Howie. KXKCUTIVK COMMITTKK. E. M. Williamson, J. W. Ferguson and J. B. Witherspoon. (Jounty Trustee and Business Agent, J. W. Ferguson. Lydia, No. 410, meets in the Lydia Academy, on the flrst and third Satur day in each month, at 8 P. M. T. D. King, President; C. W. Galloway, Sectetary. Lunar,'No. 62, meets in the Acade my building at Lamar, on the flrst and third Saturdays of each month, at 3 o’rlock. President, J. 8. DuBose ; Secretary, J. T. Warr. Mechanicsville Alliance, No. 192, meets the second and fourth Satur days in each month at 3 o'clock in the school house at Mechanicsville; J. W. Fountain, President; A. Warr, Jr., Secretary. Antioch, No. 87, meets at Coldwater School House, on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month; President, J. W. Davis; Secretary, J. A. Chap man. Dovesville, No. 88, meets in the Dovesville Academy, on the second Thursday of every month at 3 o'clock; President, Lucas McIntosh ; Secre tary, E. M. Williamson. Cypress, No. 189, meets on the third Saturday of each month, at 2. P. M., in the Temperance Hall at Cypress; President, W. F. Chaplin'; Secretary, Walter J. DuBose. Swift Creek, No. 191, meets at Flinn's Cross Roads on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month ; President, G. B. Howie; Secretary, W. 8. Atkin son. Blphi Garner's School House on the flrst and third Saturdays of each month ; President, Dr. P. A. Wilson ; Secreta ry, W. A. Dowling. Mt. Elon, No. 131, meets in the Mt. Elon School House on the Saturday before the 2d and 4th Sunday of each month, at 2 o’clock, P, M.; President, J. B. Witherspoon; Secretary, T. L. Northcutt. ity I Village Library, on the last Tuesday of each month; President, E. E. Evans; Secretary, J. J. Lucas. Darlington, No. 186, meets in the Court House, on the flrst Saturday of each month, at 4 o’clock, P. M. ; President, W. E. James ; Secretary, M. T. Lide. Hartsville, No. 187, meets in the Hartsville Masonic Hall on the flrst Saturday of each month, at 3 o'clock, P. M.; President, E. W. Cannon; Secretary, H. Lide Law. Oats, No. 129, meets in the Oats Academy Building, on the first and third Saturdays of each month, at 2.30 P, M.; President, J. C. Clements; Secretary, R. M. Josey. Stokes Bridge, No. 128, meets the third Saturday of each month in Sa vanna Chapel; President, John W. Woodham; Secretary, W. W. Alex ander. Calvin Rhodes, No. 417. meets the flrst and third Wednesdays of each month in the school house on Mr. N. H. Blackman’s place; President, E. H. Carter, Jr.; Secretary, J. L. Odom. Oak Grove, No. 89, meets in Oak Grove School House (Hartsville Town ship) on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month; President, J. T. Goodson; Secretary, W. M. Mc Intosh. Clyde, No. —, meets near Clyde on the second and fourth Saturdays of gverr month; President, H. M. Pope; secretary, D. P. Walters. Newmarket, No. 188, meets in New market Church, on the flrst and third Saturdays of each month, at two o’clock; President, R. E. Panrell; Sec retary, D. F. Morrison. Oood SofIM. It will preserve us from censorious- ness; will lead us to distinguish circum stances; keep us from looking after vis ionary perfection, and make us see things in their proper light. It will load us to study dispositions, peculiarities, accom modations; to weigh consequences; to determine what to observe and what to £aas by; when to be immovable and when to yield. It will produce good manners, keep us from taking freedoms and things roughly; will never agitate claims of superiority, but teach us to submit ourselves one to another. Good sense will lead persons to regard their own duties rather than to recom mend thoae of others.—New York Led- gur. G«nuln« Generosity. First Beggar—Why didn’t you tackle that lady? She might have given yon •onMthlag. Second Beggar—I let her go because - understand my business better than you da I never ask a woman for any thing when *h* la alone; but when two women are together you can get money (mm both, because each one is afraid tbs other will think heir stingy if she re fuses. This profession has to be studied r if yon expect to make it | now transpires time tuere were omy uin» robbers who attacked the coach, and tliat al- , _ [ passenger.,, driver and cxiwvss mes- TUo o n * 31 '* cr wor ® billy armed and were double the The Ramy Day. ; number of their awwilanu, ,„,t „ shot was The day is cold, and dark, and dreary; 1 flrcJ - ' Ve mean no reflect for* upon the well- It rains, and I he wind is never weary; known courage of Yuhn Did, nor the expert rite vine still clings to the mould- cues and coolness of Uracy Tibbetts, the ering wall, i ••ourUNius express messLii G r both of whom But at overy gust the dead leaves fall, have finoo (‘oiif«a ft .i to u*™ i- « s» And flip day is dark and dreary. “ , . , U “ u ' “, lorc ‘ 1 “ u, / ( astonished at the Christian and lamblike *ub- inisdou of the insiders. Amusin'; stories of somo laughable yet ackoumg incidents of the occasion—such as grown men kneeling in the My life is cold, and darg, and dreary ; It ruins, and the wind is never weary; My thoughts still cling to the mould ering Past, But the hories of youth fall thick in the blast, And the days are dark and dreary. Be still, sad heart! and cease repining; Behind the clouds is the sun still sliin- ing; Thy fate is the common fate of all, Into each life some rain must fail, Some days must lie dark and dreary. [Longfellow.' iiiLo BY BRET HARTE. [Copyrighted by Houghton, Mifflin A Co., and published by arrangement with them.) CHAPTER VI. The laughter that followed was interrupted by a sudden barking of the dogs in the outer clearing. Zenobia rose lazily and strode to the window. It relieved Hale of certain embarrassing reflections suggested by her comment. “If it ain't that God forsaken fool Dick bringing up passengei's from the Know bound up stage in the road! I reckon I’ve got suthin’ to say to that! M But the later appear ance of the apologetic Dick, with the assur ance that the party carried a permission from her father, granted at the lower station in view of such an emergency, checked her ac tive opposition. ‘‘That's like paw,” she solilo quized aggrieved ly; “shuttin'us up and set- tin’ the dogs on everybody for a week, and then letting the whole stage service pass through one door and out at another. Well, it's his house and his whisky, and they kin take it, but they don’t got me to help ’em.” They certainly were not a propoivsessing or good natured acquisition to the party. Apart from the natural antagonism which, on such occasions, those in possession always feel toward the new coiner, they were strongly inclined to resist the dissatisfied querulous ness and aggressive attitude of these fresh Applicants for hospitality. The most offensive one was a person who appeared to exercise some authority over the others. He was loud, assuming and dressed with vulgar preten sion. He quickly disposed himself in the chair vacated by Zenobia, ami called for somo liquor. “I reckon you’ll hev to help yourself,” said Rawlins dryly, as the summons met with no response. “There are only two women in the house, and I reckon their hands are full Already.” “I call it <1—d uncivil treatment,” said the man, raising his voice; “and Henuicker had better sing smaller if he don’t want his old den pulled down some day. He ain’t any better than men that hev been picked up afore now.” “You oughtor told him that, and mebl-e i he’d hev come over with yer,” returned Raw lins. “He’s a mild, soft, easy going man, is Hennicker! Ain’t he, Col. Clinch f The casual mention of Clinch’s name pro duced the effect which the sjjcnkcr probably intended. The stranger stared at who, apparently oblivions of the conversa tion, was blinking bis cold, gray eyes at the fire. Dropping his aggressive tone to mcro querulousness, the man sought the whisky demijohn, and helped himself and his com panions. Fortified by liquor he returned to the fire. “I reckon you’ve heard about this yer rob ber}’, colonel,” be said, addressing Clinch, with an attempt at easy familiarity. Without raising his eyes from the tiro Clinch briefly assented, “I reckon.” “I'm up yer examining into it for the ex press.” “Lost much!” asked Rawlins. “Not so much ez they might hev. That fool Harkins bad $100,000 in greenbacks sealed up like an ordinary pu kago of $1,000, and gave it to a friend, Bid Guthrie, in the bank to pick out some unlikely chap among the passengers to take charge of it to Reno. He wouldn’t trust the express. Ha! ha!” The dead, oppressive silence that followed his empty laughter made it seem almost arti- ildal. Rawlins held his breath and looked at Clinch. Hale, with the instincts of a re fined, sensitive man, turned hot with the embarrassment Clinch should have shown. For that gentleman, without lifting his eyes from the fire, and with no apparent change in his demeanor, lazily asked: “Ye didn’t ketch the name o’ that passen ger T “Naturally, no! For when Guthrie hears what was said agin him he wouldn’t give his name until he heard from him.” “And what was said agin him?” asked Clinch musingly. “What would bo said agin a man that give up that sum o’ money, like a chaw of to bacco, for the asking? Why, there were but three lira, as far cz wo kin hear, that did the job. Atid there wore four passengers inside, armed, and the driver and express messenger on the box. Ki:c were robbed by three!—! hey were a sweet scented lot! Reckon they must hev felt mighty small, for I hear they got up and skedaddled from the sta’ion under the pretext of lookin’ for the robbers." He laughed again, and the laugh was noisily re peated by his five companions at the other end of the room. Hale, who had forgotten that the stranger was only echoing a part of his own criticism of eight hours liefore, was on the point of rising with burning checks and angry indig nation, when the lazily uplifted eye of Clinch caught his, and absolutely held him down with its paralyzing and deadly signifi cance. Murder itself seemed to look from those cruelly quiet and remorseless gray pupils. For a moment he forgot his own rage in this glimpse of Clinch’s implacable resentment; for a moment he felt a thrill of pity for the wretch who had provoked it. He remained motionless and fascinated in his chair as the lazy lids closed like a sheath over •Clinch’s eyes again. Rawlins, who had probably received the same glance of warn ing, remained equally still “They haven’t heard the last of it yet, you bet,” continued the infatuated At ranger. “I've got a little itatcment here for the newepaper,” he added, drawing some peperi from bis pocket; “suthin’ I just run off in the coach as I came along. I reckon it'll show things up in a new light. It’s time there should be some change. All the cuss- in' that’s been usually done hex been by the passenger* agin the express and stage com pany. I propose that the company should do a little cusein' themselves. Seel Pr’ape you don’t mind my readln’ it to ye I It's just spicy enough to suit them newspaper chapa” “Go on,” sold Cob Clinch quietly. The man cleared his throat, with the pre liminary pace of authorship, and his flvs friends, to whom the composition was evi dently not unfamiliar, aesumed anticipatory smilea “I call it Triae PusUlanimous Paseen- jen.’ Sort of rune easy off the tongue, you know. ■ 'It now appears that the success of the late stage coach robbery nser the summit wta lahgely doe to the pusillanimity-*** to Mia mor* serious word'"- Ha stoppod and looked expionatorily toward CHnch: “Ye’D •ec in a miurt what I’m gettin' at by that pq- road and offering to strip UmMelvei com pletely if their lives were only sjiared; of one of the passenger* hiding under the sout, and only being dislodged by pulling hit coot tails; of incredible suma promised, and even offers of menial borvice for the preservation of their wretched curvassoM—uru iwcclvod with the greatest guoto; but we are In poiwcwion of facts which may load to more serious accusa tions. Although one of the j>n.*.*cngcr* is said to have lost a large sum of money intrusted to him, while attempting with barefaced effrontery to establish a rival "carrying'' business in one of the express company's own coaches’—I call that a good point” He in terrupted himself to allow the u i rest rained applause of his own |>arty. “Don’t you!” “It's just h—11," said Clinch, musingly. “‘Yet the affair,”’ resumed the stranger, from his manuscript, “ ‘is locked up in great and suspicious mystery. The presence of Jackson Jf. Stanner, esq.’ (that’s me), ‘special detective agent to the company, and his stuff in town, is a guaranty that the mystery will be thoroughly probed.’ lied to put that in to please the company,” ho again deprecat- ingly explained. “‘We are Indebted to this gentleman for the fact*.' ” “The pint you want to make in that article," said Clinch, rising, but stjjl directing bis face and bis conversation to the fire, “es far es I ken see, ox that no three men kin hack down six unless they be cowards, or arc willing to he hacked down." “That’s the point what I start from," re joined Stunner, “and work up. I leave it to you ef it ain’t so.” “I can’t say es I agree with you,” said the I colonel dryly. He turned, and still without lifting liis eyes walked toward the door of the room which Zenobia hail entered. The key was on the inside, hut Clinch gently 0|iened the door, removed the key, and clos ing the door again locked it from his side. Hale and Itawlius felt their hearts heat quickly; the others followed Clinch's slow movements and downcast mien with amused curiosity. After locking the other outlet from the room and putting the keys in his pocket, Clinch returned to the fire. For the tile man nearest first time lie lifted his eyes him shrank hock in terror. “I am the man,” be said slowly, taking de liberate breath between his sentences, “who gave up those greenbacks to the robbers. I am one of the three passengers you have lamiKioned in that pawr, anil these gentle men beside me are the other two." HestO]>- ped and looked around him. “You don't be lieve that throe men can back down six! Well, I’ll show you how it can be done. More thou that, I'll show you how one man can do it; for, by the living Cod, if you don’t hand over that pajKT I'll hill you where you sit! I’ll give you until I count ten; if one of you moves he and you arc dead men— but you flrst!” Before he had finished speaking Hale and Huv- inis hud both i isen, us if in concert, with their weapons drawn. Hale could not tell how or why he had done so, but lie was equally conscious, without knowing w hy, of fixing his c)e on one of the other party, and that ho should, in the event of an affray, try to kill him. He did not attempt to reason; Clinch, | |j e on jy knew that he should do his best to iiivcrsa- kill that man and jierhaps others. “One, ” said Clinch, lifting his derringer, “two—three” “Look be-e, colonel—I swear I didn’t know it was you. Come—d—n itl I say—see here," stammered Stanner, with white cheeks, not daring to glance for aid to his stupefied party. “Four—five—six” “Wait! Here!” He produced the paper and threw it on the floor. “Pick It up and hand it to me. Seven- eight"— Stanner hastily scrambled to his feet, picked up the paper, and handed it to the colonel. “I was only joking, colonel,” he said, with a forced laugh. “I'm glad to hear it But as this joke is in black and white, you wouldn’t mind saying so in the same fashion.' Take that pen and ink and write os I dictate. T certify that I “Tukt that pen and paper and write at 1 dictate." am satisfied that the above statement is a bote calumny against the characters ot Ringwood Clinch, Robert Rawlins and John Hale, pas sengers, and that I do hereby apologise to the seme.’ Sign it That'll do. Now let the rest of your party sign as witnesses" They complied without hesitation; some, seizing the opportunity of treating the affair as a joke, suggested a drink. “Excuse me,” said Clinch quietly, “but es this house ain’t big enough for me and that man, and es I've got business at Wild Cat Station with this paper, I think 111 go with out drinkin’.” He took the keys from his pocket, unlocked the doors, and taking up bis overcoat and rifle turned os if to go. Rawlins rose to follow him; Hale alone hesitated. The rapid occurrences of the last half hour gave him no time for reflection. But he was by no means satisfied of the le gality of the lost act he had aided ami abetted, although be admitted ita rude justice, and felt he would have done so again. A fear of this, and on instinct that he might be led into further complications if he continued to iden tify himself with Clinch and Rawlins; the fact that they had profesmdly abandoned their quest, and that it was really supplanted by the presence of an authorised party whom they bad already come in conflict with—all this urged him to remain behind. On the other hand, the apparent desertion of his comrades at the last moment was opposed both to his sense of honor and the liking ho hod taken to them. But he reflected that he hod already shown his active partisanship, that he could be of little service to them at Wild Cot Station, and would he only increas ing the distance from his home; and above all, an impatient longing for Independent action finally decided him. “I think I wifi stay hers,” he said to Clinch, “unless you wont me" * Clinch cost a swift and meaning glance at the eusmy, but looked approval “Keep your eyes skinned, and you’re good for a dosen of ’em,” he said, •otto voce, and then tamed to Stanner. “I'm going to take this paper to Wild Cot If you wont to commu nicate with me bereaftsr you know where I am to be found, unke*”—he smiled grimly— “you'd like to ms ms outside for a few min utes before I got" “It is a matter that concerns the stags company, not mo," mid Stanner, with on ot to aooear at his ease. Hale accompanied Clinch and Rawlins through the kitchen to the stables. The ost- | ler, Dick, had already returned to the rescue | of the snow bound coach. I abouldn t like to leave many mon alone with that crowd,” said Clincn, presring Hale's hand; “and I wouldn't have allowed your staying behind ef I didn’t know I could bet my pile on you. Your offerin' to stay just puts a clean finish on it Look yer, Hale, I didn’t cotton much to you at first; but ef you e ter want ufriend, call on Ringwood Clinch.” “The same here, old man,” said Itawlius, extending hi* hand as he appeared from a hurried conference with the old woman at the woodshed, “and trust to Zeenie to give you a hint el there's anythin’ underhanded goin’ou. So long.” Half inclined to resent this implied sugges tion ot protection, yet half pleased at the idea of a confidence with the handsome girl he had seen, Hale returned to the room. A whispered discussion among the party ceased on his entering, and an awkward silence fol lowed, which Hale did not attempt to break as he quietly took his seat again by the lire. He was presently confronted by Stanner, who, with an affectation of easy familiarity, crossed over to the hearth. “The old kernel's d-d peppery and high toned when he’s got a little more than his reg’lar throe fingers o' corn juice, eh I” “I must beg you to unde, stand distinctly, Mr. Stanner,” said Hale, with a return of his habitual precision of statement, “that I regard any slighting allusion to the gentle man who has just left not only as In' exoeed- ingly had taste coming from you, hut very offensive to myself. If you mean to imply that he was under the influence of liquor, it is my duty to undeceive you; ho was so per fectly in possession of his faculties as to ex press not only his own but my opinion of your conduct. You must also admit that he was discriminating enough to show his ob jection to your company by leaving it. I re gret that circumstances do not make it con venient for me to exorcise that privilege; hut if I am obliged to put up with your presence in this room, I strongly insist that | it is not made unendurable w ith the addition of your conversation." The effect of this deliberate and jiassion- less declaration was more discomposing to the Jiarty than Clinch’s fury. Utterly unac customed to the ideas and language suddenly confronting them, they wore unable to deter mine whether it was the real expressiun of ! the speaker, or whether it was a vague badi nage . r affectation to winch any reply would involve t'i an in ridicule. la a country tcr- rorized l) practical joking they di.l not doubt hut that this whs a new form of honxwj ing calculated to provoke i.omc response that would constitute them ai victims. The im mediate effect U|»u them was that complete silence in regard to himself that Hale de sired. Th y i!r. tv to,., . .. ." again and con versed in whispers, while Hale, with his eyes fixed on the fire, gave himself up to some what latq and useless reflection. He could scarcely realize his position. For however he might look at it, within a space of twelve hour! he hail not only changed some of his most cherished opinions, but he bail acted in accordance with that change in a way that made it seem almost impossible for him ever to recant In the interests of law and order ho had engaged in an unlaw ful and disorderly pursuit of criminals, and hail actually come in conflict, not with the 1 criminals, hut with the only party appar ently authorized to pursue them. More than that, he was flndiug himself committed to a certain syiiqiatliy with the criminal*. Twenty-four hours ago, if any one had told him that he would have condoned an illegal > act for its abstract justice, or assisted to com mit an illegal act for the same purpose, ho would have felt himself insulted. That he knew he would not now feel it an insult per plexed him still ftiore. In these circum- stances the fact that he was se;iarated from bis family, and os it were from all his post . life and traditions by a chance accident, did ' not disturb him greatly; indeed, he was for ; the flrst time a little doubtful of their prob able criticism on his inconsistency, and was by no means in a hurry to subject himself to it. Lifting his eyes, he was suddenly aware that the door leading to the kitchen was slowly opening. He had thought he heard it creak once or twice during his deliberate re ply to Stanner. It was evidently moving now so as to attract his attention, without disturbing the others. It presently opened sufficiently wide to show the face of Zeenie, who, with a gesture of caution toward his companions, beckoned him to join her. He rose carelessly as if going out, and, putting on his hat, entered the kitchen as the retreat ing figure of the young girl glided lightly toward the stables. 8he ascended a few open steps as if to a hay loft, hut stopped before a low door. Pushing it open, she preceded him into a small room, apparently under the roof, which scarcely allowed her to stand upright. By the light of a stable lantern hanging from a beam he saw that, though poorly furnished, it bore some evidence of feminine taste and habitation. Motioning to the only chair, she seated herself on the edge of the bed, with her hands clasping her knees in her familiar atti tude. Her face bore traces of recent agita tion, and her eyes were shining with tears. By the closer light of the lantern he was sur prised to find it was from laughter. “I reckoned you’d be right lonely down there with that 8tanner crowd, partickerly after that little speech o’ your’n, so I ses to maw I'd get you up yer for a spell. Maw and I beerd you exhort ’em! Maw allowed you wos talkin' a furrin tongue all along, but I—sokes olive!—I bed to hump myself to keep from bustin’ into a yell when yer jist drawed them Webster unabridged sentences on'em.” She stopped and rocked backward and forward with a laugh that, subdued by the proximity of the roof end the feer of being overheard, was by no means unmusical “I’ll tell ye wbot got me, though! That port commenc ing; ‘Suckomstances over which Pve no con- troul—“'" “Oh, come! I didn't say that,” interrupted Hale, laughing. “ ‘Don't make it convenient for me to exer cise the privilege of kickin' yer out to that axtent,' ” she continued; “ ‘but if I cannot dispense with your room, the least I con say is that it's a d—d sight better than your com pany'—or suthin' like that! And then the way you mipdod your stops and let your voice rise and fall jest cz easy es if you wos a First Reader in large type. Why, the kernel wasn’t nowhere. His cunin’ didn’t come within a mile o’ yourn. That 8tanner jist turned yoller.” “I'm afraid you ore laughing at me,” said Hale, not knowing whether to be pleased or vexed at the girl’s amusement. “I reckon I’m the only one that dare do it, then,” said the girl, simply. ‘The kernel ses the way you turned round after he’d done hit cussin', and said yer believed you’d stay and take the responsibility of the whole thing— and did in that kam, soft, did-onybody-speok- to-me style—was the neatest thing he'd seen yeti Not Maw says I ain’t much on man ners, but I know a man when I see him.” For an instant Hale gave himself ap to the delicious flattery of unexpected, unintended and apparently uninterested compliment. Becoming at lost a little embarrassed under the frank curiosity of the girl’s dark eyes he changed the subject “Do you always oome up here through the stablest” be asked, glancing round the room, which woe evidently hep own. “I reckon,” the answered, half abstract edly. “There's a Udder down thnr to maw’s room”—pointing to a trap door be tide the broad chimney that served at n wall—“but it's handler the other way, and nearer the homes ef yon wont to get away quick.” This palpable suggestion—borne out by wnat he remembered of the other domestic i details—that the bouse bad bees with reference to sudden forav or r awakened bit former uneasy nflwtious. Zeenie, who had been watching his face, added, “It's no slouch, when b’ar or jiainters hang round nights and stampede the stock, to be able to swing jourrelf on to a hem, whenever you hear a row goin’ on outside.” “Do you mean that you* “Pan- used, and I do uow, sense I’ve come into the room.” She pointed to a nonde script garment, half cloak, half habit, bang ing on the wall. “I’vo licen outer bed and i on Ritcbpine’s bark as for cz the trail five minutes arter I bean) the first bellow.” | Hale regarded her with umiisguisod as- I tonisbment There was nothing at ail Ama zonian or horsey in her manners, nor was there even the robust physical contour that | might have tiecu developed through such j experiences. On the contrary she seemed to ( lazily effeminate in body and mind. Heed less of his critical survey of her, she beck oned him to draw his chair nearer, and, l(x ring into his eyes, said: j “Whatever possessed you to take to buntin’ men i” Hale was staggered by the question, but nevertheless endeavored to explain. But he was surprised to find that hig explanation ap peared stilted even to himself, and, he could not doubt was utterly incomprehensible to the girl She nodded her head, however, and continued; “Then you haven't anythin’ agin' Georgef” “I don’t know George,” said Hale, smiling. “My proceeding was against the highway man." “Well, be was the highwayman.” “I mean it was the principle I objected to— a principle that I consider highly dangerous.” | “Well, he is the principal, for the others only helped, I reckon,” said Zeenie, with a sigh, “and I reckon he is dangerous.” Hale saw it was useless to explain. The girl continued: “What made you stay here instead of go in’ on with the kernel) There was suthin' else besides you wanting to make that Stan ner take water. What is itl” A light sense of the propinquity of beauty, of her confidence, of their isolation, of the eloquence of her dark eyes, at first tempted Halo to a reply of simple gallantry; a graver consideration of the same circum stances froze it upon his lipa “I don't know,” he returned awkwardly. “Well, I’ll tell you,” she said. “You didn't cotton to the Kernel and Rawlins much more than you did to Stanner. They ain’t your kind.” In his emliarrassment Hale blundered upon the thought he had honorably avoided. “Buppooe,” he said, with constrained laugh, “I had stayed to see you?” “I reckon I ain’t your kind, neither,” she replied promptly. There was a momentary pause, when she rose and walked to the chim ney. “It’s very quiet down there,” she said, stooping and listening over the roughly boarded floor that formed the ceiling of the room below. “I wonder what’s going on.” In the belief that this was a delicate hint for his return to the party he had left, Hale rose, hut the girl passed him hurriedly, and, opening the door, cast a quick glance into the stable beyond. “Just as I reckoned—the horses are gone too. They’ve skedaddled,” she said, blankly. Halo did not reply. In his emliarrassnieut a moment ago the idea of taking an equally sudden departure hail flashed upon him. Should he take this os a justification of that impulse, or howl He stood irresolutely gazing at the girl, who turned and liegan to descend the stall's silently. He followed. When they reached the lower room they found it as they had expected—deserted. “I hope I didn't drive them away," said Hale, with an uneasy look at the troubled face of the girl. “For I really had an idea of going myself a moment ago.” 8he remained silent, gazing out of tho win dow. Then, tnmisg with a slight shrug of her shoulders, she said, half defiantly: “ What’s the use non-) Oh, maw! the Stanner crowd has vamosed the ranch, anil this yer stranger kalkilatcs to stay!” (To be Continued.) Sister Jennie Didn't Rhyme. Ruskin failed to commend Ro- setti’s poem “Sister Jennie” to Thackeray, when the latter was editor of the Cornhill Magazine, because “guinea” did not prop erly rhyme with Jennie. 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Leave Jovaun. 10.20 " Arrive at Hartsville, 10.50 “ This train waits two hours, if necessa ry, for the North bound freight train on C. &. D. R. R. J. L. COKER. President. She (after marriage)—“You told me that I was your first love, but I have found a whole trunkful of letters from all sorts of girls. ju c t bursting;with ten derness.” Ho—“I—I said you were tho first I ever loved. I didn't say you were the only one who ever loved me.”—New York Weekly. Rock Hill S. C., Mar. 24, 1890. Dr. J. B. Johnson, Rock Hill S. C. : Dear Sir—I have been almost a life long sufferer from hered itary asthma, and after trying ail known remedies from the patent medicine catalogue, and a great many physicians, I had almost given up when you re commended the Microbe Killer, last December, and I have not had a paroxysm since. Would not take $100.00 for the good it has done me. Your truly, James A. Giles. For sale at Garner’s drug store. 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See that our Trade-Mark (same as above) appears on each jug. Send for book, “History of the Mi crobe Killer,” given away at GARNER S DRUG STORE, Darlington, S. C. Jan 23, 1890 G. i & SON, Manulacturers —OF— Doors, Sash, Blinus, —AND- Building Material,[ g ESTABLISHED 1842. CHARLESTON, S. V. April, 20 1889—1 A. C. McFall, THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA DARLINGTON COUNTY Ihj T. H. Spain, Esq., Probate Judge Whereas, T. P. Rhodes hath made suit to me, to grant unto him Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of G- Q. 8. Rhodes. These are therefore to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and Creditors of said G. (J S Rhodes, deceased, that they be and appear, before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Darlington C. H., on Oct. 1st, next, after publication hereof, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not lie granted. Given under my hand, this 17th dav of Sept., Anno Domini, 1890. * T. H. SPAIN, Judge of Probate. Sep 18, 1890—2t Those who have patent busi ness of any kind to transact would do well to communicate with that old and trustworthy firm of patent solicitors, Messrs. C. A. Snow & Co., 710, 8th St., Washington, D. C. 1 THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DARLINGTON. By T. H. Spain, Esq., Probate Judge. Whereas, George H. Edwards hath made suit to me, to grant unto him Letters of Administration, de bonis non, of the Estate of and effects of John G. Fraser. These are therefore to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said J. G. Fra ser, dee d., that they be and ap pear, before me, in the Court of Pro bate, to be held at Darlington C. H., on the 26th day of Sept, next, after publication hereof, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 11th day of Sep., A. D., 1890. Agent of Manufacturers for the sale of Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills, Grist Mills, Gins, Presses, Threshers, Shafting, Pulleys, Belting, Circular Saws, and machinery supplies. Par ties who contemplate buying machin ery of any kind will find it to their interest to get prices from me before buying elsewhere. I have for sale at a bargain, a complete Ginning outfit, consisting of a(i0 saw Hall Gin, feeder and condenser, a Bass Press, net shaft ing and pulleys, belting, &<■., a 20 corn mill, very little used, and a new 10-Horse Engine and boiler, which will be sold on easy terms at a bar gain. For prices and terms, call on A. C. McFALL, Darlington Oil Mill. Juno 26, ’90. PKITVTAII W. I,. Danila* Shore are vAUiiUI* warranted, and every pair It a* bU name and price Ntiimped on bottom. DOUGLAS FOR GENTLEMEN. 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The Annual Examination for Teach ers of the Public Schools will be held in the Court House on the flrst Friday in October next (Oct. 3). By order of State Superintendent. W. H. EVANS, Sohool Commissioner. Sap. 4, ’90—4t fas THE BEST LIVER r MEDIC!NE CHILL CURE. CHKAPKflT HDICniE KNOWN CONSIDERING QUALITY AND SIZE OF DOSE. it -wixari -F.r-so gtje-e BILIOUSNESS, DYSPEPSIA, AMS OBBONIO CONSTIPATION. W. J. GARNER, M.D. DRUGGIST. Darlington, . S. C. FOR C. & D. AND C. A S. RAILROADS FtiaiDMT’sOrficx ) C. & D and C. & S. RAILROADS, I Charleston, 8, C., May 1, 1890. J On and after May 12. the train, on these roads will run as follows (Sunda/ ex- ceytedievery days DOWN TRAIN. Leuro Wadesboro 5.25 A M Bennetts - 5.40 Morven’s ....5.55 McFarland 6.10 Leave Cheraw 6.48 Cash’s .-7.00 Society Hill 7 13 Dove’ 7 30 Floyd’s 7.38 Darlington 7 50 Palmetto 8 00 Arrive at Florence 8 15 or TRAIN. Leave Florence 8.10 P M Palmetto 8 25 Darlington 8.85 Floyd', 8 - 40 Dove's 8.52 Society Hill #12 Cash’s # 17 LcaveChcraw #.43 P M McFarlan 10.08 Morven’s 10.20 Bennett’s 10,85 Lake Wadesboro ...11.00 Freight Train going up. Leave Florence 815am Arrive Darlington # 05 a m Freight going down Arrive Darlington 8.00 p m Leave Darlington 3.80 p m Arrive Florence 4.10 p m A. F. RAVENEL, Pres. Q II Master Transportation. N ORTHEASTERN RAILROAD. On Charleston, S. C., May 1, 1890. and after this date the following schedule will be run : GOING SOUTH. No. 27, Daily. Leave Florence *1 35 a m Leave Kingstree 2 29 a m Arrive Lane* 2 50 a m Leave Lanes 2 60 a m Arrive Charleston 6 00 a m No. 23, Daily. Leave Florence *8 30 a m Leave Kingstree 9 46 a a Arrive Lanes 10 07 a i Leave Lanes 10 07 at. Arrive Charleston 11 5!) a m No 63. Leave Lanes *7 60 P. M. Arrive Charleston 9 30 p. in. Train on C & D R R conn els at Fior- ence with No 23 Train. GOING NORTH. No, 78, Doily. * Leave Charleston »1 20 a in Arrive Lanes 3 00 a m Leave Lanes 3 00 a m Leave Kingstree 3 17 a in Arrive Florence 4 20 a m No. 14. Leave Cnarlcston *4 80 p in Arrive Lanes f> 20 P m Leave Lanes 0 20 p in Leave Kingstree 0 40 p in Arrive Florence 7 55 p m No. 62, Daily. Leave Charleston *7 00 a m Arrive Lanes 8 27 a rn * Daily, f Daily except Su Nos. 62 runs through n Lo Columbia via Central R R of 8 C. Nos. 78 and 14 run solid to Wilmington, N. C., making close counection with W. A W R R for all points north. J. R. KENLY, J. F. DiviNa, Supt. Trans. Gcn’l Sup't. T. M. Emkbson, Gen’l Pass. Agl. RIUDCTON COLIMBIA AM Al'dSTA KAILROA May 1, 1890. (101NG SOOTH No. 23. Leave Wilmington Leave Manor Arrive Florence *6 15 p m 9 33 p in 10 20 a m No. 50. Leave Florence 3.20 a u Arrive Sumter 4.'6 a a Leave Sumler 4 35 a m Arrive Columbia 6. 15 a in No. 27 Leave Wilmington Leave Marion Arrive Florence *10.10 d ra 12.40 p hi 1 20 a m No 52 Leave Sumter Arrive Columbia t 9 45 a m 10 65 p m No 68 Leave Florence t« 25 a n. Arrive Sumter 9 85 a m No 62 runs through from Central R It. Charleston vis Leaving Lanes 8 80 A M., A M. Manning 9 10 Train on C A D R R connects at Flcrenci with No 68, GOING NORTH. No. 51. i.eave Columbia. *10 36 p n Arrive Sumter 11 66 pm Leave Sumter 11 68 p m Arrive Florence No. 78. 1 16 am Leave Florence, 4 35am Leave Marion 5 20 a m Arrive at Wilmington, No. 69 8 36 a m Leave Sumter f6 37 p m Arrive Florence No. 63, 7 50 p m Leave Columbia *6 20 p in Arrive Sumter No 14 6 32 p nt Leave Florence *8 16 pa Leave Marion 8 65 p m Arrive at Wilmington 11 45 p m r.. ,.,i p-..., U.tii v-ltj Sirlciiirj. Painless to Use. Piled, $L00. Soliby&llSngglsti. Sent In plain packagi *» Bobber Syringe tm $1.50 For sale by Dr. John A. Boyd, Dar! J. R. lington, S. C. "Daily, fDaily except Sunday. No 53 runs through to Charleston, via Central R R, arriviug Manning? 04 P V Lanes 7 42 P M. Charleston 9 30 P M. No 69 conuecls at Florence with CAD train for Cheraw and Wadesboro’. Nos 78 and 14 make close connection at Wilmington with W & W K R for all point> Norih. Train on Florence R. R. leave Pee D,a daily except Sunday 4.40 P. M., arrive : Rowland 7.00 P. M. Returning lento Rowland 6,30 A. M., arrive Pee Dto 8.60 A. M. Train ou Manchester A Augusta R. R leaves Sumter daily exoopt Sunday, 10.50 A. M., arrive Rimini 12.01 P. M. Hi- turning leava Rimini 12.16 P. M.,ar- ; rive Sumter 1.80 P, M. JOHN F. DIVINE, Gen. Supt.