The Darlington herald. (Darlington, S.C.) 1890-1895, May 05, 1893, Image 2
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A Romance of (he War.
•Tin a Mason," said the- man of
soldierly lioarin, when the (Irunimer
had finished u yarn, and ain also' a
soldier, or was in the late wrn*he-
marshal about it aud told that I was
going up myself to see what it
meant. Jde was sure, there' was a
trap laflffor me and did not want me
to go at all, hut 1 told him Southern
tween the Htates. I was a j
of brigiide in the 1 nion army, aud
saw some of the romances as well as
the reality of war.”
“There was more reality than ro
mance about it, wasn’t there?” qnered
the drummer.
“Rather,” smiled the soldier, “but
it made the romance only the more
delightful. I remember on one oc
casion when we were down in Geor
gia, where most of the office-seekers
come from how, I'was out one morn
ing with a couple of orderlies, rid
ing along a hillside road, which just
ahead of us met another coming up
from the valley. As we rode slow
ly along I heard the sound of a
horse’s hoofs on the road below and
clanking of a saber. None of the
enemy in force was anywhere near
that locality, and I felt sure that
some stray Confederate wfls riding
that way, and we went ahead till we
could command a view of the road
below, and in a minute a Confeder
ate officer in a brand new uniform,
bright trappings and a fine sword
come by on a beautiful horse. He
was a handsome fellow, and, all un
conscious of his danger, was whist
ling a merry air. Of course we must
capture him, but now to do it was
a question at first, but we soon
settled on a quite little ambuscade
and in five minutes more we had
him covered aud he threw up his
hands. A more crest fallen prisoner
I never saw than that young
fellow, and I felt sorry for him, but
I could do nothing but take him
along. We hadn’t gone far until be
got next to me, with both orderlies
riding some yards in advance, and he
gave me a sign ami I recognized it
on the spot.”
« 'We are Masons,’ be said, amt I
want te tell you my story. I know
I’ve got no business over here, prac
tically m your lines, but I’m not on
a mission of war but oue of love aud
peace. You see how I’m tricked out
in all the best I’ve got’—-and he
smiled consciouly and blushed—‘and
I expected to get married this after
noon. The girl is waiting for me
now, and don’t you think it is pretty
hard on her for me to be in this fix?
I hud no idea that your troops were
so uesr ortl' should have-slipped in
the night and got out again, but it’s
too late to talk about that now.
You’ve got me and her heart will be
breaking while I am shut up in some
prison, and it won’t be mnrh satis*
faction to you, will it?'
' “By George” went on the general,
with moistened eyes, “it stirred the
blood within me as 1 listened to that
goodlookiug fellow and thought of
the dear girl waiting for him.
‘“Hold on minute,’ said I, ‘there
is a turn in the road yonder, and
When the orderlies get out of sight
you are willing to take a risk,
suppose you talie it.”
“He shook my baud silently alid
the tears and smiles came together.
As the orderlies turned the bend in
the road the young man turned his
horse and started back down the road
ou a dead run. I gave him a good
start and then I banged away at him
With my revolver and went after him
but I took the rung road at the forks
tthd my orderlies came after me as
fast ds they could. I guess we must
have chased buck along that road
for two miles or more, but we didn’t
find that confounded rascal any
where and the orderlies never sus
pected that I bad anything to do
With letting him away, At least,
they never mentioned It in tnv hear-
lug,” uhd the general smiled.
“What became of him at last?”
Utked the dmmhier.
“About four months after that 1
WdS holding d town in Tennessee,”
continued the general, “and in that
town was the rankest old fire eater 1
ever saw. He was a courtly old chap
bttt bitteter than gull, and utterly
beyond reconstruction. He wouldn’t
speak to a yanktv, ami there were
times it was almost necessary to put
him under guard for his own safety.
He was too o d to be dangerous, but
occasionally he talked so we had to
threaten him. One day I was almost
startled out of my wits by seeing
him come into my headquarters. He
was white with snrpreased feeling,
but he managed to tell that there
was a lady at his house, a very near
and dear relative, his only daughter
iu fact who wanted to see me that
evening at 7 o'clock. He had been
very loath to come to a yankec, lie
laid, but she insisted so that he was
compelled to do it, and then he
bowed and went out like an old king
wifb ! ’hia crowu gtme. There was no
WjjlwwtlQjmd I toW tip (rovotyj
general .hospitality did not betray people and
I would go. I went, und aST passed
through the gate and grounds to the
fine old masion I saw the shadowy
forms of my bluecoats all a Wit as
silent us ghosts. It was plain the
provost marshal was ready to settle
matters if anything happened to me.
However, I never let ou, but went iu
and the old man met me at the door,
grimly directed me into the large,
old-fashioned parlor and stamped off
down the great hall. I went in and
a very beautiful young woman of 22,
I should say, met me half way across
the room.
“‘You are Gen. ?’ she said
questioningly.
I bowed.
“‘And may I inquire why 1 have
been asked here?” 1 said, without
taking the chair which she gracefully
passed me. You see I was half uneasy
and didn’t know what might happen.
She smiled.
“ ‘I understand,’ she said, aud stood
before me.
“Then she told me of the young
officer I had permitted to escape.
“‘But what has that to do with
this visit?’ I asked, for somehow I
didn’t catch on.
“‘I am his wife,’ she replied,
blushing, ‘and he told me if it ever
were possible to see you I must do so
and tell you for both of us how
grateful we are for your kindness.’
“Then I began to grasp the situa
tion, and l almost fell into the chair
she had offered me, and as she talked
to me I never was so glad of anything
in my life as that I was a Mason and
he was, unless it was that I had had
the opportunity of doing a favor for
so charming a woman.
“For half an hour she talked to
me uhd then she called lit her father,
much against his tvill, but us she
told him the whole story and her
pretty eyes sparkled and her cheeks
reddened, his fine old face grew softer
and softer until at lust the tears
came, and us she finished he rose,
and coming over to me took both my
hands in his, and after shaking them
silently he said: ‘D—n me, sir, there
isn’t a Southern gentleman in all this
sunny land who shouldn’t be proud
to be such a yatikee as you arc.’
“I thanked bim cordially for that,
aud later on we had something to
drink, and thereafter the old gentle
man wasn’t the same kind of a man
any more.
“A week ago,” concluded the gen
eral, “I visited that couple, living
now beautifully iu Atlanta, with four
bright aud happy children about
them, all grown, and one of the
finest youu£ men you ever saw any
where bearing my name.”
How to Make Life Happy.
Take time; it is no use to fume or
fret, or do as the angry housekeeper
who Inis got hold of the wrong key,
and pushes, shakes and rattles it
about the lock until both are broken
aud the door is still unopened.
The chief secret of comfort lies iu
not suffering trifies to vex us, and in
cultivating our undergrowth to small
pleasures.
Try to regard present vcxi.tioii as
you will regard them a inoutL hence.
Sinee we cannot get what ve like
let us like what we get.
It is not rithes, it is not poverty, it
is human nature which is the trouble.
The world is like a looking glass.
Laugh at it, and it laughs back, frown
at it aud it frowns back.
Angry thoughts eauker the mind,
and dispose it to the worst temper iu
the world—that of fixed malice and
revenge. It is while in this temper
that most of men become criminals.
Did He I’ndcrsMiidt
He was seated across the room.
“George,” she said, “if a tire were
to suddenly break out in the house
what would be your first impulse do
you think?”
“Well, my first thought would be
for you of course. I would get you
to a place of safety and then do what
1 could to extinguish the flames,
"It would be very nice of you my
dear to think of me first, but if a
tire were to break out now for in
stance. wouldn’t you lose valuable
time in running across the room?”
MARRIAGE IX SPAIX.
Romance Knocked Out of Court
ship-Singular Wedding Cere
monies.
In Spain, when one attains a mar-
riageble age the parents as a ruli, re
lieve the young people of any respon
sibility by choosing for their son or
daughter, the daughter or sou us the
case may be, of the family whose es
tates adjoin so as to increase their
worldly goods, not taking into con
sideration the fact that oue may have
a heart whose warm blood is quick
ened into action at the approach of a
neighbor, further removed.
Of course there is plenty of court
ing in Spain, but as a woman en
joys no freedom the courting is done
by the young man standing in the
street and the lady of his love be
hind her iron barred window. Op
portunities are not scarce where
young people hold conversations in
drawing rooms or in the patio (court
yard.) As there is always a dueuna
ordoucelin present the chances of
whispering those soft nothiugs so
dear to the feminine heart are few.
Besides few men care to have a list
ener to all those little speeches that
have no meaning.
One reason why the ladies of Spain
enjoy so little freedom is because .the
Spaniard is fierce and bold in his
passionate love-making. Young la
dies are always chaperoned by an el
derly one. Notwithstanding the
guardianship the Spaniard, ou see
ing the object of his affection ap
proach the chapel door, will stride
forward, and deftly removing his
long cloak, spread it before the en
trance for the fair ladies to step
on.
Another way of love making is for
a number of young gentlemen to con
gregate near the font of ho’y water,
which is ttlwuyi outside the door of
the chapel, and as the lady approaches
all the young gentlemen dip the two
fingers Into the holy Water aud prof
fer it to the young lady, and as every
well-behaved young lady would never
think of entering the ^chapel door
without using the holy water, she
generally touches the young gentler
man of her choice, and making the
sign of the cross, enters the place oi
worship.
Flirting in chapels or theaters is a
common occurence. The young
man signals to the young woman by
certain signs of the pocket handker
chief; which she returns with the ex
pressive language of the “abancio.”
The Spanish marriage, as it is per
formed iu Spain, should be minutely
observed by other countries, noting
for personal benefit, Its importance.
We do not give n ring to our wives
symbolic of the marriage state but a
priest throws a gold chain about the
necks of the bride and groom, and
bunding a small key to the groom,
declaring them “man aud wife” ex
plaining to them the key is from
that moment to the hour of his
duth the symbol of honor that
must guard his wife’s safely through
the trials of earth; turning to the
bride explaiug her duties iu the most
earnest tone to the effect that she is
to obey her lord and master in every
thing, with the exception of com
mitting murder, robbery or ignoring
the grace and infinite power of our
Lord and Savior.
It is necessary to present the bride
with (Hi pieces of money, dollars
wity the poor, mid “ouzas—viz: A
gold piece of the value of §10—!o
the rich. Therefore a poor man re
ceives $30 while a rich man receives
10 times 30 or §480. The priest
blesses this money, and prays that in
the near future the newly marriel
may be prosperous in worldly goods
and wealthy iu faith and nets of the
Christianity. Iu the country towns
or, villages the presents of horses,
wagons furniture and everything
needed to start house-keeping, forms
part of the wedding procession. All
these worldly goods accompany the
bride and groom to the church door,
and after the ceremony, to their new
home.’
Xvt Much!
Mrs. Billus- John yon smell awfully
of tobacco! Why don’t you quit smok
ing that vile, horrid, nasty stuff?
Mr'. Billus (righteously indig
nant)—If you think, M:„riu, I’m go
ing to pay more than 40 cents a
pound for my smoking tobacco just
to pleasij a pomun that’s no judge
and coujdn’t tell the difference,
to save hfr life, you’re going to be
most beaiitifully left, mudmu.
• I !• J. _ i; ..
A Good Case.
The young fellow about the Jeffer
son avenue merchant’s store hud
grown from bad to worse, and at lost
his employer had an open row with
him.
“What are you going to do about
it?” asked the youth insolently.
“I’ll lire yon,” said the irate mer
chant. •
“You do and I’ll have you arrested.”
The merchant gasped.
“Have me arrest*. ” he exclained.
“What for?”
“For firing in the city limits with
out a permit,” and the merchant
risked it then and there.
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A SLIPUP.
The Editor of the Newberry Paper
Shows his Hand.
[From the Newberry Observer.]
Governor Tillumu has a poor
memory. He says a convention that
elected Donaldson national commit
teeman thought he was anti-Cleve
land, and that the South Carolina
delegation to the national convention
were surprised when they got to
Chicago to see Donaldson affiliating
with the Cleveland leaders.
We do not charge the governor with
misrepresenting things: he has only
forgotten.
In February, 1891, the Greenville
News published a long interview with
Donaldson, in which he declared him
self squarely in favor of Cleveland.
The Cotton Plant took Donaldson to
task for this interview. Donaldson
replied by asking the Cottou Plant
to republish the interview, which it
did. That paper had a great deal to
say for several weeks on the subject,
and it aud the Observer had quite an
extended controversy over the matter.
The governor may not be a reader
of the Greenville News. He may not
read the Observer; but he takes it
aud pays for it, and was takiug it
when this controversy with the Cotton
Plant took place. As to thq Cotton
Plant, of course so good an Alliance-
man as the governor is must read the
alliance organ.
So it seems to us impossible that
the governor did not know that
Donaldson was a Cleveland man.
The State convention that elected
Donaldson national committeeman
knew perfectly well that he was a
Cleveland man. There is not a parti
cle of doubt of this.
Donaldson was manager of the
State Alliance Exchange when he
declared for Cleveland. It did not
seem to hint him with the alliance;
for when the State Exchange was
transferred from Greenville to Colum
bia he was offered re-election, we
think, and declined It ou the ground
that he did not want to leave
Greenville. Upon his retirement
from the management of the State
Exchange in January,- 1892, the
board of directors adopted very com
plimentary resolutions concerning
him.
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of the Judge of Probate from April
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By order of Council.
J. W. Evans,
4—14:5t. Clerk.
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Orders given to draymen or sent to
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3-31-1 mo.
STOl'K-IIOLDERS’ MEETING.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
the Stock-holders of the Darlington
Manufacturing Company, will be held
at the office of the Company, Thurs
day, May 14th, 1803, at 12 M.
W. C. COKER,
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