The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, January 15, 1903, Image 7
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[Continued.]
f Just now. however, Mynheer Joe is
made ihe witness of a singular scene.
Two foreigners are at iu, lianmier and
longs.
How It came about it would be impossible
to state; each one believes the
other guilty and that the apology
ought to come from that side.
A comparison between the two
causes the traveler to smile. In point
of sire they are surely antliKnles, one
u large and massive, the other diminutive.
The taller man has a voice HKe a ior- i
nado bowling in the mountains, laying |
trees prostrate and swirling up the
valleys. Now and thou It Is punctured
with the sharp, file-rasping exclamations
that hurst from his antagonist,
penetrating and shrill as the highest
notes of the violin. They growl and
gabble together, each endeavoring to
lay the blam > of the collision upon the
other. When two men possessed of
fiery tempers get into a heated argument
the result is seldom iu doubt.
Sooner or later they coiue to blows,
and thfs period depends pretty much
upon the state to which 5 heir feelings
?nwp!A/1 (horn
illl * vai A 1VU vuvui.
j Th!e promises to bo the case in the
pu^nt instance. The little inn a is
game despite the enormous difference
In tbeir size, fie dances before his
heavy antagonist, holding up his sinail
lists in a way that proclaims him the
possessor of some scientific knowledge
in the line of self-defense. Should
the giant, however, briug one of his
sledge-hammer blows to bear upon
hiin these frail barriers must he
brushed aside as though mere cobWebs.
Although the big inan Is nngry it
can be seen that he is amused at the
anrue time. Unless the fury of the
other passes all bonds and he commits
an assault the tall inau vift hardly
proceed to extreme measu^a. Just j
bow he is endeavoring to dlaVm his an- |
f-jii'onist bv an cxMbithm of lung pow- |
er?by bawling him with all tfie
tremendous (or<W of a cattle drover
ou the "war patu. His bull-like voice
and the queer exclamations he uses
would be extremely amusing to Myu*
heef Joe upon uuother occasion. Just
now something of au important nature
has come iuto his ujlnd?souiethiug
that causes liim to take a new interest
In this strange game ihat is being
, > played before him.
This smaller man answers in all i>ar- j
tlculars the mental photograph he |
has drawn of Demosthenes Tanner, j
the father of the fair Molly. Ho is i
w.??small, slightly bald, nearly flfty, full i
of life and gluger, and ready to stand 1
up for his dignity.
SO Mynheer Joe decides on the spur '
oY 1be moment that he has run across !
the man who has chartered the daha- j
beuh Alice?he owes him a debt of ;
gratitude on account of the rescue !
from the waters of the Nile?perhaps j
the time has come when he can repay {
that with interest.
Thus he finds more to engage his attention
In the complication l>efore him
than others who have been gathered j
by the hot dispute.
In justice to Mynheer Joe let it be
said that his sense of fairness ami the
-a. t,,
tTernai nmcss ui unu^n uuu u>uv.. ,
do with his actions. He was never
the man to sit calmly by and see a big
(log uet upon a small one. More than
once in bis past career he has been
known to take the part of the weak
and oppressed, even to his discomfort.
There is some spirit left of the age of
chivalry?it -did not die out with the
. last of the hehueted, mail-clad knights.
, B Thus it will be seen that other mo- '
IB fives influence Mynheer Joe besides
B the one important fact that this is, as ,
he suppovses, Molly's father who
^B stands a fair show of being pulverH
Ized.
H ; He means to take a band in the
BB game if it shows signs of reaching a
mm point where blows must be exchanged.
BB Gordon's messenger is full of light? (
he always was. and the fact that this
may be considered a street brawl does
H not once enter into his calculations.
It ie the smaller man who rushes
things and brings matters to a focus.
"You shall npolog&e or fight, sir!
Do yon think I am to be insulted with
. Impnnity? You are big coward! I
will show you how we do these things
i where I came from? Defend yourrelf
!" he shrieks.
The big man is thua forced to an issue.
He gives a roar as the other
, kicks at his shins, and looks as If
about to hurl his avoirdupois upon his
diminutive antagonist, when a hand
' clutches his shoulder and Mynheer
JJoe steps between them, brushing
L b^ck'^the little bantam cock and facing
fegkth- Brahma.
"It you must fight, take a man of
your size. Take me, for instance,
rfow tome on," he says quietly.
[ $ ' CHAPTER VI.
JTHE FOOTBALL OF FOF.TUN'E.
R V The man addressed is apparently
taken by surprise. lie no longer sees
before him the diminutive form of
the peppery little mosquito wlio has
BH been barking his shins, but a man alhis
equal In point size?a man
^HBnrho holds liis arms iu a manner that*
B^^HUggests the practiced boxer.
R Blhcie is no quarrel between these
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ttfo. nut the stranger !?::>' tn!v< ? the
place of t! > f--:<ovr who kicked the
1>ij7 man's shins, anil must he held accountable
for what lie has done.
Whatever may be the shortcomings
of the Riant, ho is certainly no coward.
lie lists been loath to attack
the little man. and would lain huve
hold hint out. at arm's length as one
might an ugly child; hut here is a
foeznnn worthy of his steel. This is
another case entirely.
His eyes flash r.ud his whole face
lights up with the tire of battle. Mynheer
Joe discovers from his loud talk
that he. too. is an American. He feels
Sorry to" encounter "ft fcllow-patriof
under such peculiar circumstances, but
it cannot be helped. Circumstances
control these things more than any
power on earth, and Mynheer Joe has
made up his mitul that he will not
see Molly's father beaten if be can
help It. .
"1 don't know you. man. but that
makes little difference. I'm 011 to you.
I'll mount you just like we mount a
"broncho out West. Offer yourself oa
a substitute for this little venomous
spijer. do you! Perhaps you belong
to the same miserable breed. We
whipped you twice, and. by holier we
can do it again. I'm glad you come!
^Kinder hated to touch the little chap
for fear I'd hurt him. I've seen his
kind fall to pieces. But you're flesh
and blood?you can take some punishment.
I'm going to show the good
people of Cairo how we do it out in
Chicago. You Just say your prayers.
Mister Man."
All fho tvh11 n he fhllS *?Yrilfw1rH like
the bursting of successive bombs, the
big man Is rolling up bis coat sleeves.
He is no fool, and bis eye tell* hlia
that he has no child's play before him.
The remarkably well-built form of
Mynheer Joe betokens an athlete, and
the quiet manner in which he awaits
the attack is sufficient warning that
he means to do his business.
As is natural, all this fuss and feathers
has drawn considerable attention,
and quite a good sized ring is formed
around the duelists. They fiud themselves
surrounded by a mixed audience
of Jew and (lenille, Moslem and pagan.
black facys, brown faces and
white.
The world is pretty much the same,
take it as you will. When men come
to blows there is no question about
the audience if others arc within
reaching distam-e.
Even on the piazza a number of
guests belonging to the hotel can be
seen, haviug been attracted by the
rumpus. As Mynheer Joe notes this
with a glance. somehow lie finds himself
wondering whether she is there,
and if Molly will understand that he
is in this street hrawl simply as the
defender of her pater-famillas?the insignificant
but belligerent little aggressor.
lie hopes she inay learn the truth.
No time is given for reflection, since
the other means business from the
word go. Having prepared himself
for the work in baud by roliiug up his
sleeves, the Western cyclone now
conies at the explorer with great fury.
His force seems irresistible; so does
that of the giant waves that come
.rolling with tremendous energy; and
yet the result Is ever the same when
they strike against the wall of rock
that marks the shore. There Is a concussion.
a splendid picture: the rock
is there just the same as before. but
, the wave has been beaten back, baffled
into the trough of the sea from
whence it sprang.
So in this case, Mynheer Joe represents
the steadfast rock of Gibraltar.
He meets the furious onset of
his powerful antagonist coolly, and
for a brief period blows rain between.
TK/m tlui ncrnllnnt lior.L-e Aiif tn or of
a new lease of breath. Astonishment
Is marked upon his face. He has believed
himself an expert in the use of
his fists, but ii} this quiet, man he
finds one who can give him points.
Although baffled in his first endeavor
to down this champion of the little
terrier thnt snapped at his heels, the
other does not give up the fight yet.
He is still In It. to the extent of his
Iwo hundred pounds' avoirdupois, and
if he can only pat one of his sledgehammer
blows just where it is wanted.
lie will ask for nothing better.
Already, though the affair has last
eu uuijt u luiuuie ur mi, uir ^v uij'uum-a
of the crowd are plainly on Joe's side.
Is action In assuming the place of the
small man lias been seen: and. beside?.
his way of carrying himself wins
the hearts of the onlookers, many of
whom can appreciate the l>eauties of
the manly art. even if unable to box
sciont iflca lly themselves.
Thus, when the first round ends
in the rough Western cyclone K-ing
hurled back, winded and bullied, if
not badly used, a murmur of gratification
arises from the crowd.
They have already sized the two
duelists up. and although Mynheer Joe
is not so heavy as his antagonist, the
victory Is In his grasp, according to
their way of thinking.
As for Joe himself, lie manna to
Injure the other just as little as possible.
Circumstances and his love of
fair play have thrown him into the
arena, and since he has taken a hand
in the game he must carry it out to
the end.
Tiiis port of businc?.* is not to his
liking; he has never posed as a gladiJ
ator or a prize-fighter before an audience.
but lie firmly believes he is doing
his whole duty.
While he regains his breath and prepares
for a second round the Western
tornado gives vent to his feeling in j
his explosive way:
"< linger. I reckon I've bit off luciv'n !
I e:;:i chaw this time. Looks like (
something rf a trap licrcabritils. Hut j
I you'll i;lid r.it- g.;mc to the wacKnone.
I I come cf a g.rne family. and we
dcjh't g:\o up the ship. Kather like
. !.c cat of your jib. stranger, and your
I stylo iu taking the pari of the little
bantam tolls mo you're a Yankee,
; very inch of you. Sorry to spoil your
looks, but you understand what you
invited when you rip-sawed me."
"Come on: I'm tired of this," is the
only answer he can pet from Joe.
it is a plain invitation and the other
accepts it in the spirit it is given. He
again advances to the attack, his face
showing a determination to end the
battle then and there.
Once more the air seems to be full
?>f flashing arms as the two engage
in a hot series of blows and counters,
side-shoots and parries. Neither appears
to be getting the better of it,
and yet one experienced In the craft
, of boxing can readily see a difference
in their work. The assailant Is putting
in his best work, endeavoring to
win: while Mynheer Joe does not
seem to be exerting himself to the
utmost. Wlicn the time comes for
him to do something, something will
give way in Denmark.
Joe is waiting for a chance. It Is his
desire 10 get in a knock-out blow.
This, to be quite successful and end
the affair, must be delivered in a eer
Iiaiu quarter, ana it is witu una
In view that he dallies.
Fiercer crow the efforts of the other
to get in behind his guard. Those
who look on see that the lighting is
almost wholly done by one man. and
if inexperienced, they believe he has
the matter all In his own hands. They
will learn something presently.
Watching the panting cyclone make
a last desperate rush upon Joe. they
see an arm suddenly shoot out straight
from the shoulder, and hear a resounding
whack as the knuckles come In
contact with the other's head.
That euds it.
The blow has been adroitly given,
and Joe stands there alone on the
flags. His antagonist has reeled back
into the arms of a friend. There is
no more fight left lu hinr that- is
positive.
. Loud exclammatJons arise: they
mark the approbation of the audience.
The affair lias ended Just as nearly
every one lias wished?If we except
the defeated principal himself. Mynheer
Joe lias no desire to remain there
the centre >.' attraction. He is modest
by nature vl seeks no notoriety.
As lie ti. s to move away he feels
his hand clasped and squeezed. Turning
lie fiuds the little man whose champion
he became. The wenzened-up
fuce of the bantam glows with pleasure.
"A thousand thanks, my good fellow!
You gave him all he deservedtin;
beast! Just what I would have
done for him, if you had let me get
at him! Oli, you needn't smile: size
doesn't cut a figure In it All depends
on scientific skill, sir?on skill!"
"No doubt. Glad to have done you
a service. See you some time later."
.says Joe, conscious that the crowd is
pressing them again aud feeling very
unpleasant. ,
' But, my dear sir. you must allow
me to publicly thank you for your services.
Here is my card,"?Joe ran it
in his pocket without even a glance
at it?"and I beg that you will not
be offended If I offer you this."
Before Mynheer Joe realizes what
lie is about, the other has filled Ids
iliaud with gold pieces. So indignant
Is the explorer at the act that he does
not even note the fact of their being
English sovereigns, but with an explosive
ejaculation hurls the precious
metal out upon the square.
This causes a wild stampede of the
crowd; excitement reigns supreme;
tionkey drivers tussle with dragomaus.
fakirs roll over Arab shieks?all filled
with the mad greed of gold. Never
before in the history of Cairo has the
precious met:il been sown nroaacasi
like this.
The little man. whose idea seems to
be that money can pay for any service.
looks r.urprlsed at lirst, but shows
no signs of anger. He is something
of a philosopher on a small scale and
siceustomed to meeting strange people.
"Very..well." he chatters, with a
wtfve of the arm: " we will consider
the obligation settled by my thanks,
then. If I can do you a favor at any
time, call upon me, my good fellow."
With this, he marches off. His arrogance
is really amnsing. Mynheer
Joe wou'd be tempted to use the toe
of his boot to accelerate the fellow's
departure, only that he remembers
one important factor?this little man
Is the "dear old governor" of the
charming Molly, an(J any Indignity of*
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his own heed. So he allows the
dwarfed pugnacious specimen to depart
in one direction, while he starts
to leave the scene In another.
Neither of them gets live feet away
ere some acquaintance brings them
up. With .loe it is Mr. Griiues. The
silver king has not known of the
duel oa the bagging until it Is over.
Then some one teils him that the gcu\leutnn
who so lately accompanied
him in his walk is engaged in a fight
near by.
As he meets Joe face to face, his
eye glances up and down the other's
figure. There is not a sign of Ills
having been in a fracas.
"Ail a mistake," he mutters aloud.
"What is?" asks Joe, smiliug.
[To l>e Continued.]
If they have no flirtations in China,
what mil holidays they must havel
Survival of tli
By President Jordan,
of Iceland Stamford, *
" iaN'E war will not ruin a i
0 virility or impair its bio
this. That tlio death of
of nations is a fact heye
left" holds always the
hooks of our new cent
selection of men, the st
"r2.7i.7? I tions of man, and the <
"nunwmmJ I?uUt up. It will be a
Its whirls and eddies, r;'
each and all of its conditions on the hi
and the untit, in all decrees and cone
book will bo written, not roughly am
essay, still less will it be a brilliant
It will set down soberly and statist!
110 one possesses; and the new Darv
his predecessor, spend twenty-five year
possibly hear on the situation." When
for the first time the real significance c
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Talks to Spiiu
By Lilian Bell.
SODEItN progress lias don
which brought every ma
us instead the afternoon
yet there are people who
But loneliness of wl
loved of this world. I 1
inoau about being lonel
knowing what to do wi
grasp. A happily marri
lonely, about her busbar
or for any reason, might just ns well p
words, and have doue with her self-<
to deceive her friends. I'or a woman i
happiness to her soul will never attair
liness that I can recommend as eftiea
.something for somebody. There is whi
a happy marriage. They receive an
nature it Is the same as in gurden nat
Ihey will soon cease to bloon;. If
they will not last the month out. So if
to others, it will soon wlther_and oea
where the wife has such an advautr.)
easier to have some one always at hi
pines* to. thau to be obliged to ea*t i
convenient person to beucfit with afT<
per'a Bazar.
A
Modern Busine
From "Letters of a Sell
most men duty m<
other fellow ought to do.
\Wf I remember reading
j to conceal thought; but
V mauy more use it insteai
m?You can trust a woi
and it's mighty lucky the
????** all be bachelors.
Repartee makes lively re
Anything that trains
auythlug that teaches a boy to get tt
through biting the pencil pays.
College doesn't make fools; It dove
It develops them.
You'll meet a good many people 01
uouse needs their business.
What you know Is a club for yours
nx for the other fellow.
I can't hand out any ready-made sn
and it would do the house harm. Tb
but there is no elevator In the buildir
Whenever any one offers to let y<
safe rule to take the elevator to the
A fellow and his business should Ik
enemies out of it. A clear mind is 01
~i- oi'f iiioht onH isn't nnened 1
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are taken down next morning.
A man can't pick his own mother,
when he chooses n father-in-law who
surprised If his own son plays the rac
Adam invented all the different wt
fool of himself, and the college yell r
doesn't change essentials. The hoy
other follows do it is apt to scratch a
chap that's buying wheat at ninety-s
breaks.
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Create Your
Ov
By Margaret Stowe.
0IIERE arc many wornc
who feel that clrcuro
against them.
They become disco
give up the struggle 1
lies in opposition to tb<
I know personally
position. She tells mi
desire for the truth
qualities, but the atmosphere of those
seems to dull her sensibilities, and sh?
Indifferent as to right or wrong.
She says she feels the atmosphere i
antagonistic or low order it discourage
to-day for all women who are in this
Have you ever stopped to think wl
used In this sense?
It is a condition of thought. Thoi
alone can change It.
If other people have the power to
you, why cannot you do the same? Y<
few fully realize It.
Begin to-day, and make an atmosp
to feel It, and through it demand and
those around you.
In doing this, your envlroumont
your touch.
It cannot be repeated often enough
and to realize this power of thought.
If you have the true desires and s
heart of life, and work toward the c
within out.
The" sooner everyone understands
sooner will universal thought be clcare
So direct your own atmosphere, dir
to question whe'ner they are right or
Failure comes from fear and doul
about us to such an extent us to depri
to us the thing we want.
Keep this thought well in mind: '
higher impulses, wo think rightly thr<
through riglit feeling and thinking.
"We cannot shape our lives from
' owcr within that makes all changes.
The desire for any reform inust b
avenues opt*;, ic the end.?New York Jo
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le Unfit. |
Jr., University. ' Aviation.
Doubtless it "will not destroy iti
od. Doubtless a dozen wars may do al
the stron.T is a true cause of fbe declin<
ind cavil or question. The "man who U
future in his grasp. One of tbe greal
ury will he some (lay written on th<
reening of human life through the ac
operations of the iustitulions men hav<
survey of the stream of social history
tpids and still waters, aud the effect ol
credity of men. The survival of the fit
lltions will be its subject-matter. Thh
i hastfly, like the present fragmentary
effort of some analytical imagination
cally the array of facts which as yel
rin whose work it shall be must, like
s in the gathering of "all facts that can
i such a book is written, wo shall know
if war.
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iters.
e away with the only day in the year
n we knew to our door, and has given
tea where we get only women. And
still cry aloud for progress.
latever sort is not confined to the oniave
often known very happy people to
y, but their loneliness mine from not
th happiness when it lay within their
ed woman who complains about being
id's business absorbing too much time,
roclaliu her selfishness in so many plain
leception and her unconscious attempt
ivho sits down at home hugging u small
j to a greater. The only cure for lonecious
Is to get outside 3*ourxelf and do
^re many women lose half the delight of
d receive and never give. In human
inc. If you leave flowers on the plants
you don't pick sweet peas every day
; you don't give of yonr small happiness
so to sweeten your own life. Here is
to over the spinster, for It is so much
ind to strive to please and bring hapibout
in your mind for 9 suitable and
ectiouate and thoughtful service.?Har
ss Philosophy.
f-Made Merchant to His Son.*1
>ans something unpleasant which the
once that some fellows use language
it's been my experience that a good
d of thought.
nan's taste on everything except men;
it she slips up there or we'd pretty nigh
ading, but business dull,
a boy to think and to think quick pays;
ie answer before the other fellow gets
lops them. It doesn't make men bight;
i the road that you won't like, but the
elf, and what you don't know is a meat
iccess to you. It would do you no good,
ere is plenty of room at the top here,
i rr
)U in on the ground floor it's a pretty
roof gardeu.
* bosom friends in the office, and sworn
le that is swept clean of business at tJ
ip for it again until after the shutters
but he can pick his son's mother, and
plays the bucket shops, he needn't be
res.
tys in which a young man can make a
it the end of them is Just a frill that
who does anything just because the
poor man's back all bis life. He's the
even cents ^ day before the market
hi Atmosphere
n earning their own living in this world
istanees, fate?in fact, everything?ure
luraged, and are- sometimes tempted to
because of this supposed strength that
;lr own.
one woman who occupies a relative
s that she has always had an earnest
and the development of her highest
with whom she is thrown in her work
: fears will gradually make Her utterly
jf others very keenly, and if it is of an
s her to have to be in it. 1 am writing
same state of?mind.
lat the terra "atmosphere" means when
light mokes it what it is. and thought
make an ntmosphere that ean influence
)u can, for we all have that power, but
here for yourself that will force others
bring out only the highest and best in
and circumstances will soon bend to
that you must learn to know yourself
itrong ones, you will begin at the very
ireninferenee, or in other words,' from
the force and truth of that fact the
d and harmony established.
eet your own thoughts, but do not stop
wrong. You must know.
[)t. Doubting disturbs the atmosphere
vc it of all its attractive force to bring
'Through accepting the guidance of the
jugh right feeling, and breathe rightly
any outside model. It is the creative
even in the things about us."
ecome a declared resolve, and soon all
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, 1 The record is broken. Out of tnwntyt
| one grand children the firs marriage
, 1 was celebrated yesterday. A grand:
daughter has found a mate and gone
i riff wifh lilm Thaf ia all yle-hf If 4ft fir
- i cording to nature and there is nothing
| to cry about when the young folks
f have chosen wisely and well. There is
, no goodlier sight in all nature than to>
, see a good looking, healthy yoong man,
who la ?aking an honest living standing
up A the altar with a sweet, good|
tempered, affectionate, industrious girl
: and the parents on both sides approving
the match. Marriage is a very sei
nous business, and my observation has
' been, that those made among the well- 1
to-do common people are generally 1
happier than those made in cities yjB
| among the families of the rich. ChU- "V
j dren raised to work and wait on them;
selves make better husbands and better
wives than those raised in luxury. It
is mighty hard for a man to pleaae his
wife and keep her In good humor if
she has been petted by her parents
and never knew a want and bad n4
useful work to do. She soon takes the
ennui or the conniptions or the "don't
know what I want" and must go back
to ma. A young girl who never cleaned
up her own room or made any of her
own clothes or helped to nurse her
mother's baby and did nothing but
dress and visit and go to the theater
will never make a good wife. This wife
I 1 n t\ m nt Vi cr Ktiolnoco 4 a Via rrl TVAi>V TKo
auu luuiuci uuoiucoo 10 uaiu nvi i*. A U*.
mother of six, eight or ten children
has seet sights. She known what care
is and anxiety and sleepless nights and
one of these butterfly women can't
stand it. One child will dry her up and
' two will about finish her and tf it was
cot for condensed milk the children
i would perish to death like the calves
i in Florida, where the cows don't give
, enough milk to color the coffee and
they have to rai8e the calves en the
bottle.
! But our grandchildren are' sd? of v-;
i good, healthy working stock. Wo have
raised ten of our own and the Lord has
blessed them in form and feature and
. old Agur's prayer has saved than
from poverty and riches. I have worked
and so has my wife and oar children
worked and have held their awn
and are now helping us in oar oU ase.
I won't say what I have dbne alt of
these fifty-three years of married life,
but my wife has made over a thous
and little garments with her own
hands before ever a sewing machine
was brought to our town and she (band
time to keep me in plaited bospm
shirts besides. I bought the ffrst Machine
that came?a Grover ft Baker,
for $125. The next, a Wheeler ft Wilson,
for $100, and so on down aad now
we have a Home and Farm tor MO,
1 which is the best we ever had. St is
worth mentioning that Howe, the first
inventor, could not get bis maenme ?;
troduced in this country for ten years
and had it patented in England and all ' .
the use they had for it there was to
. stitch the soles on to boots and shoes.
Yes. our pretty grand-daughter taf
mated and married and goo*. Jtlk
' Smith Is now Mrs. Julian Smith?not
much change in her name wan there?
only added the little letter "a" We
gave him a cordial welcome tflto our
family, for we have heard nothing bat . '
good concerning him and commend our
grand-child to the good people of Selma,
which is our own Georgia's daugh
ter. There may they rest and Ban long
and prosper."
I am etill sick. As the lawyers say,
; "I living do languish, and languishing
i do live," but I am on the upgrade and
- my swollen extremities are reducing
their compass and my wife says It will
soon be time to plant sweet peaa and ?
trim up her rose bushes. Two months from
yesterday will be the fifty-fourth
anniversary of our wedding and the
children and grand-children have
promised to gather at the paternal
mansion and rejoice together over the
Lord's goodness unto us. /
But I must stop now, for It tires me J
to wrfte. My daughter who helps me is
teaching school and I get tired from.
bending over to my work. I feet like
saying with Bryon?
"What is writ is writ
Would it were worthier?hot my visions
flit.
Less palpably before me a ad thr ,
glow
That in my spirit dwelt
Is fluttering faint and low."
Well, the little pamphlet of General
H. R. Jackson's great speech and part
of Dave Webster's at Capon Springs
is now ready. Send to my friend, Ed
Holland, Atlanta, Ga., and get it It
will be postpaid for 25 cents. My last
book is about ready. Send U Mr. C. P.
Bryd, printer and publisher, Atlanta,
Ga., and get that, postpaid, for $1.26.
My wife says the first tws chapters
' would be worth the money If I hadent
told some stories on her.?Bill Arp in '
| Atlanta Constitution.
Death of Dr. Ramsay,
Salisbury,'N. C., 8pedaL?Dr. fames
Graham Ramsay, of this city, one of A
the last surviving members of the
Confederate Congress, died ia the
80th year of his age at the home of
his son. Postmaster James H, Ramsay,
at 2:45 o'clock Sunday morning. Until
six months ago, whence began to
decline towards his death," Dr. Ramsay
enjoyed a singnlarly gceen old
age, the natural and proper reward of
a clean and temperate life.
News of the Day.
Senator Russell A. Alger, of Detroit,
who is at present serving in the United
States Senate by appointment of Gov- \
ernor Bliss was last night nominated ,
by the joint Republican caucus of the
Legislature to fill out the unexpired
term of former Senator McMiljan.
General Alger's election on January
30th is assured.
The American Association for the
Advancement of Science appointed a *
I committee to prepare a suitable me?
raorial to Major Walter Reed.
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