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center of this square thus formed was,
tho most remarkable object that w<
seen in this eyanning place, and th
single tree of the conifer tribe., va
which-grow freely on tho highland
part of Africa. Thissplendid tree, w
Mackenzie informed ns was a -lazuli
fifty miles round, and which we had -
seen for tho last forty miles of our
mast have been socio SOO feet in h.?
trunk measuring about 1G feet in dio
a yard from tho ground. For sonic
feet it rose a beautiful tapering brou
"Without a single branch, bus at tba
'splendid dark green boughs, which, J
-from below, bad the appearance of
fern leaves, sprang out horizontally i
* trunk, projecting right over tho he
."flower garden, to both of which t
'Dished a grateful proportion of sha?
.ont-being so high up-offering airj
meet to the passage of light and air.
"What a beautiful tree!" esdai
- Henry.
"Yes, you arc right; it is a beau th
"There is not another like it in all the
-round,that I know of,/J answered Ji
- kenne. "I call it my watch tower,
iee, I have a rope ladder fixed to th?
bough, and if I want to see anything
-.going on within fifteen miles or so, al
to do is to ran np it with a spyglass.
must be hungry, and I am sure the d
?cooked. Come in, my friends; it i
-rough place, but well enough for the?
; parts; and I can tell you what wo na
~a French cook !" And he led thew;
the veranda.
Asl was following him, and wo
what on earth he could mean by th
: suddenly appeared through tho do
-opened on to the veranda from the
* dapper little man, dressed in a neat I
? toa suit, and shoes mado of tanned h
* remarkable for-a bustling air and mc
? mons black mustaches,-shaped into an
* curve, and corning to a point for all th
- like a pair of buffalo horns. - -
"Madame bids' me to say that d
- sarvecL Messieurs, my compliments
? suddenly perceiving XJmslopogaas, w
.loitering along after us, and playing i
batfcleax, he threw up his hands in c:
-ment. "Ah, mais quel homme!" bee ja
io French, "quel sauvage affreux! T.
note of his. huge choppare and the gr
innis bead."
*Ay," said Hr. Mackenzie, "what a
"talking about, Alphonse f7
Talking about!" replied the little 1
man, bis eye? still fixed upon Umsloj
whose general appearance seemed to fa
him; "why, 1 talk of him"-and he
pointed-"of ce monsieur noir."
At this everybodybegan to laugh, an
afopogaas, perceiving that he was the
of .remark, frowned ferociously, for he
mos???rdly dislike of anything like a pt
liberty.
*rParb?ea?w said Alphonse, "he is ang
he makes the grimace. I like not his
vanish." - Ano?hedid- with considerable
ity
Mr. Mackenzie joined heartily in the
of-laughter which we indulged in. "E
queer character-Alphonse," he said
and by-I will teil yon- bis history; in the
while let ns try bis cooking."
"Might 1 ask," said Sir Henry*- after v
-eaten a most excellent dinner, "how you
to have a French cook in these wilds?"
*Oh," answered Mrs. Mackenzie, "1
i-rived here of his own accord about . a
-*ago, and asked to be taken into our se
H? had got into some trouble in Franc*
fled sto Zanzibar, where he found a
pHc?tion had been made-by the French
emmenffor his extradition. Whereup
rushed off np "country, and fall -in,
nearly starved, with our caravan-of
who were bringing us our ?nnna* sup]
. goods, and was brought on here. You &
get him to tell you the story."
When dinner was over we lit our pipes
.Slr Henry proceeded to give oar h<
?description of our journey up here,
which he looked very grave.
"It is evident to nip*'' he said, "that
rascally Masai aire followingyou, and '.
very thankful that you have reached
house Jn safety. I do not tliink that
will . dare "to attack you here. It isu
t?nate,-though, teas nearly all my men '
gonb down to the coast With ivory anti g
There are 200 of them in the caravan, an
' consequence is that I have not more
' twenty men available *or defensive purj
in "Case they -should attach ns. But, st
will just give -a few orders;" and cailii
black man who Was loitering about on
in the garden, he went co tho*window aa<
dressed him in a Swahili dialect. The
listened, and then saluted and departed.
"I am sure I devoutly hope that we :
bring no such calamity upon you," said I.
iously, when he had taken his seat a?
Bather "than bring those bloodthirsty viii
about your ear*, we will move on and
our chance."
"You will dp nothing of the sort If
Masai come they come, and there is an
on-it; and I think we can give them a pr?
wami greeting. I would not show any i
thodoor for ali the Masai in the world."
"That reminds me," I said, '"the cousu
Ifimu told me thac he had a letter from ]
in which you said that a man had arrived 1
who reported that he had como acros
white people in the interior. Do you th
that there was any truth in his story! I
because I have once or twice in my life he
.?rumors from natives who have come dc
-from the far north of the existence-of sue
race,"
Mr. Mackenzie, by way of -answer, w
oat of the room and returned, bringing TI
hvm a most curious-sword. It was long, i
all the blade, which was very thick ;
heavy, was, to within a quarter of an ince
(he cutting edge, worked into an ornamet
pattern exactly as we work soft wood wit!
fretsaw, the steel, however, being in variai
pierced in such a way as not to interf
with the strength Of th? sword. This in ia
was sufficiently curious, but what was s
more so "was that all the edges of the boll
spaces cut through the substance of 1
(?ade were most beautifully iniaid with go
which was in some way that I cannot und
stand welded on to the steel.
***Then,r said Mr. Mackenzie, "did you e^
seo a sword like that?"
We ali examined i; and shook our heads.
"Well, I have got it to show you, becat
fins is what the man who said he had se
the white people brought with him, and 1
Cause it Soes more or less give an air of tra
to wbatJ shonid otherwise "nave set down
alie. Look here; I will tell you all that
know about the matter, which is not mue
One afternoon, just before sunset, I was s
ting on the veranda, when a poor, miserab
starved looking man came limping up ai
squatted down before nie. I asked hi
where he came from and what ho wanto
and thereon he plunged into a long, raniblh
narrative about how he belonged to a tri
far in the north, and how his tribe was d
stroyed by another tribe, and ho with a fe
ether survivors driven still further nort
past a lake named Lag a. Thence, it appeal
he made his way to another lake that lay t
in the mountains, 'a lake without a bottoi
he called it. and here his wife and broth
died of an infectious sickness-probab
smallpox-whereon the people drove him oi
of their villages into the wilderness, where 1
wandered miserabiy-over mountains for te
days, af ter which-hegot int?.a dense thoi
forest, and was one day found th"ro by son
orbite men who were huntmg, and who toe
him to a place where all the people, wei
white and lived in stone houses. Hero he r
naained a week shut up in a house, till or
night a man with a white t-eard. whom 1
miderstood to bo a 'medicino man,' came an
"inspected him, after which h?^was led ofT an
taken through the thorn forest to the coi
fines of the wilderness, and given food an
this sword (at iiast so ho said) and turne
loose/1
"Well," said Sir Henry, who had bee
<-*' listening with breathless interest, "and whs
did he do then';"
"Oh! he seems, according to his account, t
have gone through sneerings and hard.-iiip
innumerable, and to have lived for weeks o:
roots and bernes, and such things as he coull
catch and kid. Lut somehow he did live
and at last by slow degrees made Inswap
south and reached this place. What th
details of his journey were I never learned
for I told him to return on thc morrow; bid
ding ono of my headmen loo?c after him foi
the night. Tho headman took him away
but the poor man had the itch so badly tba
the headman's wife would not havo him i:
the hut for fear of catching ir, so he wa
given a blanket and told to sleep outside. Ai
it happened, we had a lion hanging aboul
hare just then, and most unhappily he winded
this-unfortunate wanderer, and springing on
him, bit his head almost eff without the
people in the hut kr owing anything about it,
and there was an end of him and his story
-?bout the white people; and whether or no
there is tmy truth in it is more than ? ca:
you. "What do you think, Mr. Quaterm
.I shook my head, and answered, "I <
knew. There aro so many queer tl
hidden e? ay in the heart of this great
?neut that I should be sorry to assert
there .was no truth in it. Anyhow, wo 1
to trv and find out. We intend to ?cu
to Lekakisera, and-thence, if we live to g
far, to this Lalee Laga; and if there are
white people beyond, wo will do our be
find them."
.'You aro very venturesome people,"
Mr. Mackenzie, "with a smile, and the sui
dropped. _"
CH.AFrEPv IV.
ALPHONSE AND HIS ANNETTE.
After dinner we thoroughly iu-pectcs
the outbuildings and grounds of the sta
which I consider tho most successful as
?s the most beautiful place of the sort th
havo seen in Anira, We then returne?
the veranda, where wa found Uinslopo;
taking advantage of this favorable oppc
?nity to clean thoroughly ail the rifles. '
was the only work that ho ever did or
asked to do, for as?a Zulu-chief it was ben
bis dignity to work with his hands; but ;
asit was he did it very well. It was a c
ous sight to see >tke great -Zuiu sitting t
upon the floor, his battleax resting ag3
the wall behind him, while his teng. ar
eratic looking hands were busily emplo
delicately, and with the utmost care, cleai
the mechanism of the breech loaders. JJe
a name for each gun. One-a double :
bore belonging to Sir Henry-was the Tl
derer; another, my"500 Express, which lu
peculiarly sharp report, was "the little
who spoke like a whip ;" the Winchester
peaters "the women, who talked so fast 1
you could uofrtell ?ne word from anoth
the six Martins were "the common peor,
and so on with them alb It was very cur
to hear him addressing each gun as he clea
it, as though it were an individual, and i
vein of the "quaintest humor. He did
same with his battleax, which he seeniec
look upon as an intimate friend, and to wi
he would at times talk by the hour, gc
over all his old adventures with it
dreadful enough some of them were. B
piece of grim humor he had named this
"Inkosi-kaas," which is the Zulu word
chief tainess. For a long while I -could
make out why ?o gave it such a name, an
last I asked him, when he informed me that
ax was evideutly fen:'"nine, because of
womanly habit of prying very deep i
things, and that she was-clearly a chief tah
because all men fell down before her, str
dumb at the sight of her beauty and pov
In the same way he would consult ""Ink
ka as" if in any dilemma; and when I as!
bim why bo cid so, ho informed me it *
because she must needs be wise, hav
"looked into so many people's brants."
I took up the ax and closely examined 1
formidable weapon. It was, as I have st
of the nature of a poieax. The haft, m?
out of an enormous rhinoceros horn, *<
three feet three inches long, about an ii
and a quarter thick, and with a knob at
end as largo as a Maltese orange, left there
prevent tho hand from slipping. This bx
haft, though so massive, was as flexible
vcane, and practically unbreakable; but,
make assurance double sure, it was whipj
-round at intervals of a few inches with cop]
wire-all thc parts where the hand gr:
being thus treated. Just above where t
haft entered'the head were scored a numl
?of little nicks, each nick representing a m
killed in battle with-the weapon. Tho ax
self was made of the most beautiful steel, a
apparently of European manufacture, thou
TJmsiopogaas did not know whero it cai
from, having taken it from the hand of
chief he had killed in battle many years 1
fore. It was not very heavy-, the-head wei?
in g "two and a half pounds, as nearly ai
could judge. Tho cutting part was slight
concave in shape-not convex, as is genera
the case with savage battleaxes-and sha
as a razor, measuring five and three-quart
inches across the widest part. From the ba
of the ax sprang a stout spike four incl
long, for the last two of which it was hoiio
and shaped like a leather punch, with ;
opening for anything forced into the bolle
at the punch end'to be pushed out above
fact, in this respect it exactly resembled
butchers pcleax. Jt was with this pun
- and, as we afterward discovered, that Ul
dopogaa^-usually str;:**': whe-r. 'fighting, dri
inga neat round hole in his adversary'ssku
and only using the broad, cutting edge for
.circular sweep, or sometimes in a melee,
think he considered the punch a neater a:
more sportsmanlike tool; and it was for 1
habit of pecking at his enemy with it that i
got his name of "Woodpecker." Certainly
: his hands it was a terribly efficient one.
Such was Umslopogaas1 ax, Inkosi-kaa
j the most remarkable and fatal hand to hai
weapon that I ever saw, and one that 1
? cherished as much as his own life,
j scarcely ever left his hand except when 1
: was eating, and then he always sat with
i under his leg.
Just as I returned his ax to Umslopoga
j Miss Flossie came ?p-ahd took me ci? to s<
j her collection of Howers, African liliuuis ar
j blooming shrubs, some of which aro vei
J beautiful, many of the varieties being qui
; unknown to me, and also, I believe, 1
; botanical science. I asked her if she hfl
j ever seen or "beard of. the Go\a :lily, whic
j central African explorers have told mo the
i have occasionally met with, and whose wot
. d?rf ul loveliness bas filled them with astonisl
; ment. This lily, which tho natives sa
; blooms en?y once in ten years, flourishes i
; -tho most arid soi!.
'To my great delight Miss Flossie told m
j that she knew th? flower well, and had trie
; to grow it in her garden, but without su<
\ ces&, adding, however, that as it should bo i
; bloom at this time of year, she thought thc
j she could procure mo a specimen.
I After that I fell to asking her if she wc
j "not lonely up here among all these savag
j people, and without any companions of he
i own age.
! "Lonely?" she said "Oh, indeed no ! lar
j is happy as the day is long, and besides I hav
j my own companions."
? "And are you never afraid among all thes
! wild men?"
I "Afraid? Oh, no! they never interf er
j with me. I think they believe that I ar
j'NgaP" (of the Divinity), "because I ams
j white and have fair hair. And look here,
j and diving her little hand into tho bodice o
j her dress she produced a double barreled
j nickel plated Derringer. "I always carr
i that loaded, and if anybody tried to touc
! me I should shoot him. Once I shot a leopar
j that jumped upon my donkey as I was ridin;
j -along. It frightened me v-cry much, but
; shot it in the ear and it fell dead, and I hav
! its skin upon my bed.
-Just then the spies whom our host had sen
; out in the morning to find out if there wer
j any traces of our Masai friends about re
; turned, and reported that the country hat
j been scoured for fifteen miles round withou
; a single Elmoran being seen, and that the;
j believed that those gentry bad given up th
j pursuit and returned whence they came. Mi
j Mackenzie gave asigh of relief when he hean
; this, and so indeed dwi we, for we had ha?
quite enough of the Masai to last us for som
i time. Indeed, the general opinion was, tua
finding we had reached the mission station L
safety, they had, knowing its strength, givei
up tho pursuit of us as a bad job. How i]
? judged that view was the sequel will show.
After the spies had gone?, and Mrs. Mae
kenzie and Flossie had retired for night
: Alphonse, the little Frenchman, caine out
and Sir Henry, who is a very good Frencl
* scholar, got him to tell us how Le carne t
visit Central Africa, which he did iii a mos
extraordinary lingo, that for the most part
shall not attempt to reproduce,
; "My grandfather," he began, "was a soldie
of the guard, and served uude-r -iSapoleon
He was in the retreat from Moscow, uv,.
lived for ten days on his own leggings and j
pair he Stole from a comrade. He used t?
get drank-he died drunk, and I romenibc:
: playing at drums on his collin. My father"
j Hero we suggested that he might skip hi
! ancestry and come to the point.
"Bien, messieurs!" replied this comical lit?
tle man, with a polite bow. "J did -,niy uL-i
to demonstrate that the military principle ?
not hereditary. My grandfather was a splen
did man, six feet two high, broad in proper
tion, a swallower of fire and gaiters. Also k<
was remarkable for his mustache. To nu
there remains the mustache and-nothing
more.
"I am, messieurs, a cook, and I was borr
at Marseilles. In that dear town ? spent inj
happy youth. For 3'ears and years 1
washed the dishes at the Hotel Continental
Ah, those were golden days!" ami he sighed.
"I am a Frenchman. Need I say, messieurs,
that I admire beauty? Nay, I adore the fair.
Messieurs, we admire all the roses in a gar?
den, but we pluck one. I plucked one, and
alas, messieurs, it pricked my finger. Sba
was a chambermaid, her namo Annette, her
figure ravishing, her face an angel's, her
! heart-alas, messieurs, that I should have to
own it-black and slippery as a patent leather
boot. I loved to desperation, I adored her to
despair. She transported, ike-in ev?ry sense;
she inspired me. Never have I cooked as J
cooked (tor I had been promoted at the hotel)
when Annette, my adored Annette, smiled on
mo. Never'-and here his manly voice brok?
into a sob-"never shall I cook so well again."
Here he melted into tears.
^^J^ ^^^^^^^^^^^
"/^
"Come, cheer up!" said Sir Henry fa
French, smacking him smartly oakthe back.
"There's no knowing what may happen, you
know. To judge from your dinner today, I !
should say you were in a fair way to recov?
ery."
Alphonse stopped weeping, and'eommenced
to rub his back. Monsieur," ho said, "doubt?
less means to console, but his hand is heavy.
To continue: Wc loved, and were happy in
each other's lovo. The birds in their little
nest could not ibo happier thun Alphonse and
his Annette. Then came the blow-sapristi- j
when I think of it. Messieurs will forgive if ?
I wipe away a "tear. Mine was an evil num.- !
ber; I was drawn for the conscription. For?
tune would be avengedon me for having^r?fi
the heart of Annette.
"Tire evil moment -came; I had to go. I
tried to run away, brit I was caught by bru
tal soldiers, and" they banged me with the
butt end of muskets till my mustaches curled
with pain. I had a cousin, a "?in?n draper,
well to do but very ugly. He had drawn a
good number, and sympathized when they
thumped me. 'To thee, my cousin,' I said,
'to thee, in whose veins flows the blue "blood
of our heroic grandparent, to thee I consign
Annette; -thatch over her -vhile J. hunt -for
glory on the bloody field!'
" 'Make your mind easy,' said ha; 'I will'
As the sequel shows, he did!
"I went. I lived in barracks on black
soup. I am a refined man and a "poet by
nature, and I suffered tortures from the
course horror of my surroundings. Thero
was a drill sergeant, and he had a c ne. Ah,
that cane, how it curled! Alas, never can I
forget it.
"One morning came the news: 'my bat?
talion vrzs ordered to Tonquin. Tho dr?l
sergeant and the other coarse monsters re?
joiced. I-I made inquiries about Tonquin.
They were not satisfactory. lu Tonquin :tre
savage Chinese who rip you open. My artis?
tic tastes-for I am also an artist-recoiled
from the idea of being ripped open. The
great man makes up his mind quickly. ?
made up cir mind. I determined not to bo
ripped open. I deserted.
"I reached Marseilles disguised as an old
man. I went to :he house of my cousin-=-ho
in whom runs my grandfather^ heroic blood
-and there sat Annette. It was the season
of cherries. They took a double stalk. At
each end was a cherry. My cousin put one
into his mouth, Annette put the other in hers.
Then- they drew the stalks iu till their lips
met-and alas, alas that I should have to say
it!-they kissed. The game was a pretty one,
tut it filled me wirb fury. The heroic blood
of my grandfather boiled up in me. I rushed
i:.to the kitchen. I struck my cousin with
the old mans crutch. He fell-I had slain
him. Alas, I believe :that I did slay him.
Annette screamed. The gendarmes came. I
fled. I reached the harbor. I hid aboard a
vessel. Tho vessel put to sea. Tho captain
found T?i?> und herit "ni". He took n?i oppor?
tunity; Ile posted a letter from a foreign
port to the public. He did not put me ashore
because I cooked so well. I cooked for him
all tho way to Zanzibar. 'When "I asked for
payment he kicked me. Tho blood of my
heroic grandfather boiled within me, and I
shook my fist in his face and vowed to have
my revenge. Ho kicked me again. At Zan?
zibar there was a telegram. I cursed the
man who invented telegraphs. Now I curse
bim again. I wes to be arrested for deser?
tion, for murder, and que sais je? I escaped
from the prison. I fled, I starved. I met the
men of Monsieur lo Cure. They brought mo
here. I am here full of woe. But I return
not to France. Better to risk-iny lifo in these
borriblc"pki ces 'than to know the "Bagno."
He paused, aud we nearly choked with
laughter, having to tunrour faces away.
"Ah ! you vre*p, messieurs," he said. *kNo
wonder-it is a sad story."
"Perhaps," said Sir Henry, "the heroic
blood of your grandparent - will triumph
after all ; perhaps you will -still be great At
any rate we shall see. And now I voto wa
go to bed. I am dead tired, and we had not
much sleep, on that confounded rock lasi
night."
And so wo did, and very strange the tidy
rooms and clean'w?hlte sheets seemed to ut
after our recent -experiences.
CHAPTER V.
UMSLOPO.GAAS MAKES A PltOiOSK.
Next morn ing at breakfast I missed Flossie,
and asked where she was,
"Well," said her mother^ "when I got us
this morning I found a note put outside my
door, in which- But here it i\ you can
rendit for yourself," and she gave me the
6lipof paper, on which tho following *wa*
written:
"DEAREST M-.-It is justda"wn, amd I
am off to the hills to get Mr. Q-a bloom
of thc lily he wants, so don't expect me till
you see me. I have taken the white donkey,
and nurse and a couple of boys are coming
with me-also something to eat, as I may b?
away all day, for I am determined to get th?
lily if I have to go twenty miles for it.
"FLOSSIE."
"I hope she will be all right," I said, a
little anxiously. "1 never meant her to
? trouble ai*ter the flower."
"Ah, Flossie can look after lierself," said
her 2 other: "she often goes off in this way
like a true child of tho wilderness." But Mr.
Mackenzie, who came in just then and saw
the noto for the first time, looked rather
grave, though he said nothing.
After breakfast was over I took him aside
and asked him if it would not be possible to
send after the girl and get her back, having
i in view the possibility of there still being
J some Masai hanging ab -nt, at whose hands
I she might come to harm,
j "1 fear it would be ol" no use," he answered,
j "She may l>e fifteen miles off by now, and it
j is impossible to say what, path sh".' hus taken.
I Thero are the hills;" and he pointed to a long
j range of rising ground stretching almost par
; allel with the coure followed hythe river
? Tann, bufcgradually sloping down io a ?loase
j bush clad piain about iivo miles short of thc
j house.
j Here I suggested that we might get tip tb*'
: great tree over the house and search tilt
j country round with a spyglass; mid this,
i after Mr. Mackenzie had given some ord' ri
j to his people to try and follow Flossies spoor,
j we did.
; The ascent of the mighty tree was rathen
i a jumpy performance, even with a so!mc
; rope ladder fixed ut both ends to climb up, at
: least to n landsman ; but Good-came up liku?
: lamp lighter.
! On reaching the height at which the firs!
j fern shaped boughs sprung from the bole, wv
j stepped without any difficulty upon a plat
i form made of boards, nailed from one bougl
to another, and large enough to accommod?t*
I a dozen people-.
j But look as we would, wo could soo n(
: .signs of Flossie and her donkey, so atlas:
had to como down disappointed. On reach
mg th? veranda I found Umslopogaas .sittinj,
; there, slowly anil lightly sharpening his a:
j with a small whetstone ho always carrief
with him.
! "What doest thou, Umslopognas?"' I asked
? "I smell blood," was the answer; and '.
: could get no more out ot" him.
j After dinner wo again went up tho tre
j and searched the surrounding country with J
I spy glass, but without result.
! Shortly after the peoplo whom Mr. Mac
j kenzie had sent out to search for Flossi'
j returned, stating that they had followed th
! spoor of the donkey for a couple of miles, an<
j had thon lost it on some stony ground, no
1 could they discover it again. They had
however, scoured ihe country far and wi
but without success.
After this tho afternoon were drearily 1
and toward evening, there stiil being no sij
of Flossie, our anxiety grew very keen,
for the poor rpotbcj-. she was-quite prostra*
b}'ker fears, and no wonder, but the fat)
kept his l*ead wonderfully well. Everytbi
that could be done was deni; people wi
sent out in till'directions, -shots were fir
and a continuous outlook kept from 1
great tree, Wit without avail.
And then at last it grew dark, and still
sign of fair haired little Flossie.
At 8 o**clock we had supper, lt was bul
sorrowful meal, and Mrs. Mackenzie-did 1
appear at it. We three also -were "very sile:
for iu addition -to our natu: ri anxiety as
the fate of the child we were weighed do
by the sense that'we had brought this troul
on the head of our kincl host. When supr
was nearly at an end I made an excuse
leave the table. 1 -wanted to get outside a:
think the situation over. I went on to t
veranda, and having lit my pipe sat dov
on a Seat about a dozen feet from the rig
hand end ol "the structure, which was, as t
reader may remember, exactly opposite o:
of the narrow doors of the protecting WJ
that -inclosed the house and flower garde
I had been sittiug there perhaps six or sevi
minutes when I thought I heard thc do
move. I looked in that direction and listene
but being unable to make out anything co
eluded that I must have been mistaken,
was a darkish night, the moon not having y
risen.
Another minute passed, "when sudden
something round ?ell with a soft but br-sft
thud ?upon the stone flooring of the reranc
and-eame bounding and rolling.past-me. F<
a moment I d:d not rise, but sat wonderiti
what -it could be. Finally I concluded .
must 'h?ve vbeen an animal. Just then ,'hoi
ever^another idea struck me, and I got "n
quick enough. The %bing flay quite still
! few feet beyond me. I.put down my bane
towards it and it did not move; clearly it wt
not an animal. My hand touched it. It wr
j soft and warm and heavy. Hurriedly
i lif ted it and -held it ?up against thc-faint sta:
light
It was a newly severed human head
[TO BE CONTIX??b-l
Presbyterian Statistics.
j The minutes of the Synod of Sout
? Carolina show an increase over lae
j year. Last year there were 196 chu rel
I es ; now 204. Last year 14,154 men
i bets : this year 14,662. Last yea
! 97 ministers-, this year 107
Five churches, with a total mere
; bership of 3S? members, are omit
ted from this year's statistical repor
of 'the Presbytery of Bethel. Ir
j eluding these names, aa properl;
j should fee done, the total m em bei
j ship of the Syned is 16,051, and th'
I net gain nearly a thousand, the lai
! ge8t ?11 the history of the Synod- a
j least in our day.
The churches, with ever 200 mero
I b?rs, are -Fort Mf'.I, Purity, Sethes
j da, Charleston Westminster, Charles
i ton First, Clinton, Washing-ton Stree
j Greenville and -Anderson-eight ii
\ all.
j The four largest Sabbath School;
j are Charleston "Second-, Concord,
j Washington Street and Clinton,
i The largest Presbyterian Churd
! ix? the South is the First Church, in
Nashville, with 930 members.
More new members were received
into the largest synod, Virginia, than
; any other. South Carolina stands
i next, with 1,397 additions on exami?
nation. Was it the earthquake ?
Atlanta has five Presbyterian
churches, with 1,565 members.
New Orleans 12 churches, 2,500
members.- Our Monthly.
It is said that two purses were manu?
factured from the skia of Pranzini, who
was recently executed in France for
I murder, andnresented tonolice officials.
A Large Stock
-OF
NEW GO
iBoueht at Bottom Figures
and are going to be
Sold on Ciose Margins, j
Have a large assortment of
GOODS TO PLEASE TIE LABIES
-IN
Dress Gocds; Hosiery,
Handkerchiefs,
Ribbons, Buttons
?and -all kinds of Notions.
SHOES FOR ALL!
Our $1.50 Jersey is a Daisy.
Look at it.
Celebrated Mikado Bustles.
Spiral Spring Bustles only 10c.
BalFs Health Corsets (none,
better) at $IM.
Nice 'Clothing,
Elegant Underwear,
Fine Hats, Shirts,
Collars, Cuffs, &c.
. Elegant Gold Head Gloria Umbrellas
KI-26 and 28 in. make a nice
present to give a friend.
Have the largest assortaient of,
"GLASSWARE ever brough* te this*
City.
Everybody can new read novels.:
Regular price 25 cents, for 10 cents.
Bound Boo'ks, regular price 75 eta.,
for 50 cents.
Wrac?ri?s ?e Cannot lie Fatol
Sugar, almost white, ?6 lbs. for $1. !
Every barre! of Flour warranted, j
and at such prices that anyoss can j
buy.
To meet the demand of the jobbing
trade we buy Lye, Soda, Starch,
Snuff and such goods in 25 case lots,
so as to sell at wholesale pricps. I
Still running the celebrated Tip I
Top Tobacco in 12 lb boxes. j
Fullpoup.d bar of Soap for 5 cts. !
On the road 100 boxes Soap to be ?
sold cheap. j
We keep nearly everything and at prices
that are cheap for first-class goods. We have
not a modern front to our store, but come in
and examine the goods.
ALTAMONT MOSES.
N. E. Cor. Main and Liberty S ts.
Sept 14
lins SPACE vms allotted O'DONNELL* & CO. to insert ai
advertisement ; but every column in the Watchman and
Southron would be necessary for an enumeration
of their
EXTENSIVE STOCK,
IN ALL DEPARTMENTS.
We are prepared to show a full Hue of
DRESS GOODS,
In beautiful designs and rich effects,
With u full line of
TRIMMINGS,
In PLUSH, VELVET, SILK, SATIN, STEEL and GIMPS
to neaten. .
.-ALSO,
Langtry, Kellogg and Alexander
KID GLOVE S?
OUR COMBINATION SUITS
are lovely, and in price from one to twenty-five dollars.
We are displaying a full stock of
BLACK TRICOTS,
BLACK HENRIETTA CLOTHS,
BLACK CASHMERES, &c.
FALL CALICO, FALL GINGHAMS AND SATEENS.
Will be pleased to show our lady friends our stock of
Beaded Panels, Beaded Ornaments, Braided Ornaments.
-o
To the Sterner Sex
We advise an inspection of 150 Dozen BATS, ?mbracbg -all
styles #nd -qualities. Also a full line of
Gents5, Youths5 and Boys9 Clothing,
purchased at a sacrifice, and will be -sold at corresponding
figures.
A COMPLETE STOCK OF
Heavy and Shelf Groceries.
! -Profits Dethroned in all Departments.
I
We cordially extend an Invitation to all to visit oar Store,
?J 7
where they will fiad a polite, attentive and competent force
to serve 'them.
i
Samples Furnished on Application.
?9l??MifEt,I? & CO.
j September 7
I TAKE PLEASURE in informing the Citizens of Sumter
sind adjoining Counties that my stock of Ready Made Clothing
is now full and complete, consisting of
FOE DRESS SUITS,
in English and French Worsted, Diagonals and Corkscrew,
in Single and Double-breasted Prince Alberts, 1 and 4-button
Cutaways, Round and Square Cut Sacks, in Blue, Brown and
Black. Also, in Fine Cassimeres, in light and dark shades,
and a full line of
FANCY PLAID SUITS,
all of which wt guarantee in fit and make-up to be the equal of
-any custom-made goods at one-third less cost.
? am offering the Largest Line of Fine Clothing ever shown
by me in this market, and at the lowest possible prices.
ALSO A LARG-E LINE OF
Medium and Low Priced Clothing,
for business, plantation and farm wear, in Frocks and Sacks*
ranging in price from $4,00 up.
A nice line of Fine, Medium and Low-priced
Overcoats for Men, Youths and Boys,
and for those who don't like overcoats, we have a fine lot of
CAPES, made expressly to meet the wants of this section.
! The Boys9 Youths' and Children's Clothing
i is f?ll and complete, in Tweeds, Cassimeres and Jeans.
. ) Fine Pants Patterns, Bussy Lap Robes, &e.3 &c.
\ ALSO A COMPLETE LINE OF
il GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS,
d Hats, Caps, tindershirts, Fine Dress Flannel Shirts, timbrel*
l\ las, Socks, Neckwear and everything needed to fit up a
;j man perfect.
il Give nie a cali and examine aiy line before buyfes elsewhere*
?? WE CAN AND WILL SAVE YOLr MONEY.
FULL LINE OF WEED AND HARTFORD SE WING MACHINES.
Thc best and cheapest Machines sold. Terms reasonable.
I Very Respectfully,
; ~D. J. WINE
'5
WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA ANB
AUGUSTA R. R.
CONDENS? S'cl?IKDLXfei
TRAINS GOlNt? SOUTH:
DATED
June 19. 18S7.
Leave Wilmington
Leave Waccatnaw.
Leave Marion.
Leave Florence....
Ar've Sumter.
A rVe JPn] n m hi ;?...
'?RAINS GOING NORTH.
No. 78.
Daily.
! No. 56, I
Daily. 1 Ko. li.
Except J Daily.
Sundy.
Leave Cohicbia.. ;!u35pm
Ar've Sumter l l Z2 **
Leave 'Florence... 4 a'tn
Leave Marian., .v. I 5 ? ?.
Leave Waccatnaw I 7 0.2 "
Ar've Wilmington! S 4i5 4<
6 50 a tu
8 22 -
'5 *0 w
S SDpm
5 04 *
l?)2? M
! 1 45 ***
Trains No. 23 and 78 stop at all Station?
except Cane Savannah, Wa tere? and Simm*'.
Passengers for poiifta on C. & G. R. h.. C.,
C. A. A. R. R. Stations, 'A^e^j Junction, art?
all points beyond, shot Id tafee No. ?3* Pullman
Sleeper for Augusta on this train.
Trains 57 and 56 make close connection t\
Florence with Trains on C. A D R. R.
JOHN F. DIVINE, General Sup*
J. R. KEN LY, Superintendent Trans.
T. M. EMERSON, Gen. Passenger Ag't^
NORTH-EASTERN R.?CTT
-CONDENSED SCHEDULE,
TRAINS ?Ol KG SOTJl^.
No. ?5. '
MA m\, ?j ??pt
Sunday.
No. 23.
Daily.
No. 27.
Daily.
Leave Florence...
u Kingstree.
Arrive Lanes.
<: Charleston
6 2? p ni
7 37 i{
8 00 "
6 50 am
8 06 "
8 33 "
11 00 ?
1 3o a m
2 30 u
i 50 "
5 00 44
No. 15 connects at Lawes with Train from
Columbia, arriving Charleston 9.45 P.M.
No. 53 runs solid daily except Sunday, and
No. 55 Sunday only, from Colombia to
Charleston, via Sumter and Lanes, leaving
Columbia 5.27 P. M., arrive Charleston 9.45
P. M.
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
No. 78.
Daily.
No. 66.
baily,
Except
S*iff?av.
No. 14.
Daily.
Leave Charleston
" Lanes.
" Kingstree..
Arrive Florence.
12 25 am
2 50 "
3 10 "
< -20 "
8 48 am
9 08 "
IO 28 "
3 55 pm
6 15 "
6 33 "
7 50 "
No. "66 connect at Lanes v? i th Train leav?
ing Charterten T.'OO A. M.
No. 52 leaves Charleston 'Da??ly, except Sun?
day, 7.00 A. M., and runs solid to Columbia
via Lanes and Sumter, arriving Columbia
10.55 A.M. No. 54 leaves Charleston Sun
davs only at 8.45 A. M., arriving Columbia
t-?? P. M.
Nos. 15, 23 and "27 make Connection ?t
Ashley function with C. tc S. H. H. For Sa>
van nab and Florida points.
Nos. 78 and 15 run solid to Wilmington,
N. C., making close connection with W. k
W. R. R. for Norfolk, Petersburg, Richmond
Washington, Baltimore Thilidelphia, New
York, and t\\ peta ts North.
No. ?6 connects at florence with Train for
Wadesboro and all .feints on C. ? D. and C.
& S. Rail Roads.
R; TvENLY, J. P. DIVINE,
Supt. Trams. Gen'l So^'t.
T. M. EMERSON, Gen'l Pass. Agent.
South Carolina Railway Cfc
COMMENCING June 12, 1887, Passenger
Trains will run as follows, until forth*
notice, ''Eastern Time :**
TO AND FROM CHARLESTON.
East (Daily.)
Depart Columbia......... 6 50 a m...... 5 S3 p a
Due Charleston_ 10 35 a ta...... 9 45 p a
West (Daily.)
Depart Charleston. 7 00 a m_ 6 00-p m
Due Columbia . 16 45 a m. 9 46 p ca
TO AND FROM CAMDEN.
East (?a-ily except Sunday )
Depart Co?umbia-..6?0-"745 am, c^Kl-S^ pta
Due Camden.??.?^pm, ._ 7 42 pa
WestfDa?y except Sunday.}
Depart Camdenus*.7 45 am ...... 3 30 pta
Due Columbi*,... IO 25-IQ 45 am YSO--9 45 pia
IQ AND'FROM AUGxJSSA.
East (Daily.)
Depart Columbia, .........6 50 a m...... S 33 p fit
Due Augusta._.-. ll 40 a m-18 25 pa
West (Daily.)
Depart Aogostav ........ 6 10 a m...... 4 40 p a
Due Columbia..-._16 45 ata...... $ 55>p*'
OO??treCTK?ttS.
Connections made ai Columbi* Coburn*
bia and Greenville "Railroad "by Crain Sfrmri^
at 1035 am. and departing at 5 33 p m. with
Charlotte. Columbia and Augusta Railroad by
same train to and from all pointe on both roads;
for Spnrtanburg and beyond by train arriving
at Coluracta 7 45 p m and departing at 6 56
a rn, with ti.rough coach from Charleston -W
Morristown, Tenn., without extra charge.
Passengers take Supper at Branchville.
Connections mad? at Charleston "w??h*5teif?
ers to and from New York on Saturdays. Al?e
with Charleston and Savannah Railway for Sa?
vannah ?nd all pcin's So-ith. and with Steam?
ers for Jacksonville and ;)oinF3 on St. John's
river on Toesd.-tys and Saturdays.
Connections made at Augusta -to -and -fr*a
*U Foin ti W-sst and Sui?ih vza^eorfp?.li.lR.
and with Central R.7L.
Connection* Cia??e at B?ackville to and froa
all points on Barnwell Railroad.
THROUGH TICKETS to appoints, can la
purchased bv applying to D. McQueen. Agcfei
Columbia. S. C- D. C. A?.'L'EN.
General Passenger locket A gai*.
JOHN B. PECK, General Manager.
Chatterton. S. C
Estate ofS**a?G. Remberi, Dec5*
ALL PENSONS holding claims against
said Estaie, will present BataedalyaP
:| tested, and such persons as are to any way
j indebted to said "Estate, writ make payment
j without delav to
J. EDWIN REM BERT, and
J ROBT. C. REM BK RT,
j Qualified Executors,
j Sept. gl, ?-SS7. gt_
j TAX NOTICE.
J fl^HETCEASUREROFSUMTCR'CO^VY
' hereby gives notice that his books will 'be
open at his Office rn the Tow'n of Sumter from
: the FIFTEENTH DAV OF OCTOBER,
to the FIFTEENTH DAY 'OF DECEMBER,
1887, except oa the following named days,
when he will attend at the -places named,
.'I either in person <rr by deputy for the collet?
j tion of Taxes, fer the Fiscal year i SSC ?afc
j ISS7:
I On Monday, October 17rh, at Shiloh.
j On Tuet 1^ 7 October 18tfc,-at Lynchburg i?
j Ly neb borg Township.
j On Wednesday, October I9tb, at Reid's MiUv
j On Thursday.^Oasobec 20th, at Bishopville.
I On Friday, October 21st, at Manville.
j OR Monday,October. 24th, at Providence.
On Tuesday, October 25th, at Hivesville.
Cn V.'ed???sday. October 26ia, at Gordon^;
Mill.
j Co Friday, October 2Sth, at J. M. Tindales
j Store.
J On Saturday, October 29th, at Blorfm rlill.
' On Monday. October 31st, at Wedge'Se?d.
j On Tuesday, November 1st, at Stateburg.
j On Wednesday, November 2d, at fc?mbert'S
j "Store, in Rafting Creek Township.
j On Thursday, November Sd, at Spring Hill.
j On Friday, November 4ih, at Punch's X
Roads.
P. P. ^A?LLARD,
Treasurer Sumter. Co.
Sept. 17, 1887.
To? "WhlaScey H?V
it? cured ataome wt?
out?>ain. Book of par?
.ticnlar? pent
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