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THE JOURNAL.
13 I&jUKD EVERY WEDNESDAY,
M. K. TUENER & CO.,
Proprietors and Publishers.
ZSTO&t e. en 11th nreet., op stairs in
Journal building.
Terms Her Tear. $2. Six month. SI.
Three months. .0c. Single copie-.uc.
HENRY LrERS,
BLACKSIVIITH
AND
"Wagon Maker.
Ofcop. near -iiirj. th or A. '. Ipot.
AM kind f wimhI and iren werk en
TVap9, ?e. Farm Machinery, .
Km: n hand the
ti.vpkex spbixg buggy,
eml other eastern buggies.
ALfeO, TUK--
Tnv&i & BracHev Plow?;.
NEBRASKA HOUSE,
S. J. MARMOY, Prop'r.
Nebraska Ave., South of Depot,
cou;.nni seb.
A h-e, newly famished. Ged
ctMMHHHltlB. Bard fcy day or
week at rcasnaWle rates.
5r.'lw a. rir-t-Cla-w Table.
Meals 2tnt-. I Ldgine. . 25 Cts
S.--2tf
MILLINERY! fflLLIMY!
Mlt. M- 55. DRAKE
H As- Jl T RKCK1VED A LAIIOE
STOt K OF
SPRING AND SUMMER
MILLIIERY AID IAIEY GOODS.
I3-A FILL ASSORTMENT OF EV
KKYTIIIN'G BELONGING TO
FIRST-fLASS MILLIN
ERY STORE.J
TteeU'tk St fie doors tost Suite Bank.
F. GERBER fc CO.,
DEALERS IX
FURNITURE ,
AND UNDERTAKERS.
Ms, B
TABLES, Etc., Etc.
GIVE HIM A (ALL AT HIS PLACE
ON SOUTH MDE Iltli ST.,
Om doer east of Ueintz's drug store.
CITY:
Meat Market !
One dw north of Io?t-nffiee,
XEBRASKA AVE-, - CoIhhiLh.
KEEP ALL KLNDS OF
Fresh and Salt Meats,
-AL-O-
I w w a f
Etc- in their -eaon.
jTC.l paid Tor Hide, Iard
and llaooB.
42-X
VILT..T. RICKLY.
H. B. MORSE
Is STILL SELLING WM. SCHILZ'S
OLD STOlK
At Cost! At Cost!
AND HAS ADDED
A Line of Spring Goods
WHU H HE IS SELLING AT
EASTERN PRICES.
"WM. SCHILZ
Cm stilt be found et the old stand,
ichere he continues to do
mil kinls of
Custom Work and Repairing.
BECKER & WELCH,
PBOPEIETOBS OF
SHELL CREEK MILLS.
MANUFACTURERS & WHOLE
SALE DEALERS IN
FLOUR AND MEAL.
OFFICE, COL UMB US, XEB.
- ADVERTISEMENTS.
lift
VOL. XII.-N0. 23.
DOffl, MM & CO.,
PROPRIETORS OF THE
Columbus Drag Store,
Ci::tri ts A. . r
The Leading; Drug House
IX THE WEST.
o
A full and complete line of
Drags, Ibemicals,
Patent Medicines. &c,
Painters' Supplies,
Window Glass.
Wall Paper,
AXD
LAMPS. I! EVERY DESORIPTION.
When you need anything in our line
we will maice it to your inter-
est to call en u.
S2-Jr. ,4. 1. Smith retains his
position as Prescription C'lerk.tchich
is a positive guarantee against mis
tnl-"i and with our facilities every-
., .'" . ;. -"it r::,iiJon lio". f
thing in the jreir. i -UJ
PEICEEL'T.
Iob'( forsrol the place 3 doors
north of P. O. iViT-y
"WTVT. BECKER,
DEALER IX ALL KIXD3 OF
FAMILY GROCERIES!
I KEEP CONSTANTLY ON' HAND
a well selected stock.
Teas, Coffees, Sugar, Syrups,
Dried and Canned Fruits,
and other Staples a
Specialty.
Good !IIvered Free lo any
part of tlit City.
I AM ALSO AGENT FOR THE CEL
EBRATED COQUILLARD
Farm and Spring Wagons,
ef which I keep a constant supply on
hand. but few their eual. In style
and quality, second to none.
CALL AND LEARN PRICES.
Cor. Thirteenth and K Streets, near
A. JtX. Depot.
STATE BANK,
SzcciSKTSis 3rsri i 2i ui Tsni: 2:1st.
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA.
CASJI CAPITAL, - $50,000
DIRECTORS:
Leaxdeb Gerhard, Pres'l.
Geo. W. Hulst Viet Pres't.
Julius A Reed.
Edward a. Gerrard.
Abxer Turner, Cashier.
o
Baak of Iepoit, Ii.coHiit
and EvchaBRf.
CollectloB.H Promptly Made on
all PoIat..
Pay Iatcreot ob Time Deposit-
274
WAesisi swiEsi mm.
END SPRINGS,
PLATFORM SPRINGS,
WHITNEY Jc BREWSTER
SIDE SPRINGS.
Light Pleasure and Business Wag
oas of all Descriptions.
We are pleased to invite the attention
ef the public to the fact that we hare
just received a car load of Wajons and
Busies of all descriptions, and that we
are" the sole asents for the counties ot
Platte, Butler. Boone, JIadUon, Merrick,
Pelk and York for the celebrated
CORTLAHD wagon comfy,
ef Cortland, New York, and that we are
offering thee wagons cheaper than any
other waen built of same material,
style and tiniah can be sold for in this
county.
ETSend for Catalogue and Price-list.
FHII CAI.1T,
Columbus, Neb.
4S4-tf
WILLIAM RYAN,
DEALER IX
KENTUCKY WHISKIES
Mines, Ales, Cigars anJ Tobacco.
ISTSchilz's Milwaukee Beer constant
ly on hand.fft
ELEVrXTH STn COLCMBCS, NEB.
ANDERSON & ROEN,
BAKKEKS,
ETJEVKSTH. ST.,
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA.
USTDepositi received, and interest paid
on time deposits.
SSTPrompt attention given to artlec
tions and proceeds remitted on day of
payment.
SST Passage tickets to or from European
points by best lines at Ivxcest rates.
TSTDratts on principal points in Eu
rope. REFERENCES AND CORRESPONDENTS:
First National Ban, Decorah, Iowa.
Allan & Co.. Chicago.
Omaha National Bank. Onviha.
Firt National Bank. Chicago.
Kountze Rro., N. Y.
Dr. A. HEINTZ,
dealer IX
ill
Fine Soaps, Brushes,
PERFUMERY. Etr " .
uU. AS th" 5A,.--i.'j, Xi"., I -,
And all articles usually kept on hand by
Drusrgists.
Physicians Prescriptions Carefully
Compounded.
Eleventh street, near Foundry.
COLUMBUS.
NEBRASKA
SPEICE & NORTH,
General Agents for the Sale of
Real Estate.
Union Pacific, and Midland PacinV
R. R. Lands for sale atfrom3.(X)toHUMt
per acre for cash, or on live or ten year
time, in annual payment-' to suit" pur
chasers. We have alo a larjre and
choice lot of other land, improved and
unimproved, for ale at low price and
on reaonable terms. Alo busine and
residence lots in the city. We keep a
complete abstract of title to all real es
tate in Platte County.
as
COLl'SIBI'M, rER.
Ham Qami 3
WHOLESALE & RETAIL
GKOCEKS!
ALSO DEALERS IX
Crockery, Glassware, Lamps, Etc..
and Country Produce of
all Kinds.
THE REST OF FL.OITR AK
WAYS KEPT 0. IIA.I.
FOR THE
LEAST MONEY!
JSTGoods delivered free of charge to
any part of the city. Terms cash.
Corner Eleventh and Olive Streets.
Columbus, Xeb.
TTEJfRY GAS?,
Manufacturer and dealer in
Wooden and Metalic Burial Caskets
All kinds and sizes of Robe;, also
has the sole richt to manufac
ture and -ell the
Smith's Hammock Reclining Chair.
Cabinet Turning and Scroll work. Pic
tures, Picture Frames and Mouldings,
Looking-lass Plates, Walnut Lumber,
etc.. etc." COLUMBUS, NEB.
TT7ERER A KAOIIEE,
AT TTIE
i COHS MEAT MARKET !
Oa Eleventh. Street,
Where meats are almost given away
for cash.
Beef per lb., from . . 3 10 cts.
Best steak, per lb., 10 "
Mutton, per lb., from . ... 0 10 "
Sauaze, per lb., from a 10
JSFSpeclal prices to hotels.
."62-ly
LAW, REAL ESTATE
AXD GENERAL
COLLECTION OFFICE
BY
W. S. GEEE.
MONEY TO LOx.N in small lots on
farm property, time one to three
years. Farm with some improvement
bousrht and -old. Ojjicc for the pre-ent
at the Clother House, Columbus, Neb.
473-x
GOLIMIBI'X
Restaurant and Saloon!
E. D. SHEEHAN, Proprietor.
ISTWholesale nnd Retail Dealer in For
eisn Wines. Liquors and Cicars, Dub
lin Stout, Scotch and Enslish Ales.
JSTKentucky Vhiskies a Specialty.
OYSTERS in their season, by the case
can or dish.
Utk Street, Soutk of Depot
GOOD
GOODS
- ... t,j5
MKf
$m
COLUMBUS, NEB., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER a.
BUSINESS CARDS.
A TTORXETS-A T-LA IT,
Up-stairs in Gluck Buildin?, 11th street,
Above the New bank.
roii j. ji aug ha:,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND
XOTAJiY PUBLIC,
Platte Center,
Neb
rr J. ih;ijo,
XO TA ET P UBLIC.
12th Street, t doom west or.lUmmontl Uon,
Columbus, Xeb. Ml-T
D
K. 31. I. TIIIK! W-
LESIDEXT DEXT1ST.
Office over corner of 11th and North t.
All operation tirt-cla and warrantee' .
C
CHICAGO RAKHEIt SHOP!
HENRY WOODS, Prop'R.
3"Ever thing in nrt- class style.
AI-o Keep the be-t of citrars. 3lti-y
c.m.isti:k intos..
A TTOHXEYS AT LA W,
p m HorseOiv.B.'iivTrug Uister'
build-
Office up tair in jica.-
! IM -l --fc t "1
in. utti i
Public.
W. A. McAllister, Ni
J. M. MACFVULAXD.
It. I!
, con dekv
7
LAW AX0 COLLECTION OFFICE
OF
JOHN M. MACFARLAWD.
Columbus. : : : Xebraska.
TT 91. RLM'IIE,
llth St., nearly opp. Gluck's store,
ielU Harne-. S.iddlo. Collar, Whips,
Blanket-. Curry Comb-. 15ruhe. etc.,
at the lowc-t po ildc prices. Repair
piompily attended to.
U .1. THOMPSON,
NOT ART PUBLIC
And General Collection Agent,
St. Edicards. Boone Co.. Xeb.
BYRON MILLKTT,
Justice of the Peace and
Notary Public.
RYRO:V 31IEEETT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW. Columbu
Nebraska. N. B. He will give
clo attention to all bu-ines. entrusted
to him. 2
T OUIS SCHREIBER,
BLACKSMITH AND WAGON MAKER.
All kind of repairing done on short
notice. Bussies. Wasrons, etc.. made to
order, and all work iruaranteed.
IgTSbop oppo-itc the "Tatter-all,"
OUe Street. -i"
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.1. SCIIUC3, 31. .,
PHYSIC1AX AXD SUE GEOX,
oliim"bus,, Neb.
Qrijc;Corner of North and Eleventh
St-.,up tair in Gluck'-brick builtlinir.
Con-ultation in German and Ensrli-h.
TAMES PEARS ALL
is prepared, wrrn
FIBS T- CLA SS A PPA RA T US,
To remove houses at reasonable
rates. Give him a call.
NOTICE TO TEACHERS.
J. B. Moncrief, Co. Supt.,
AYill be in his office at the Court Hr.ue
on thelir-tand last Saturday of each
month for the purpo-e of examining
ipplicants for teacher's certificates, and
for the tran.-actton of any other bu-iuess
pertaining to schools. ."07-y
Drs. MITCHELL & MARTYE,
'OH3IRL'S
mm i surgical wmi
Surgeons 0-. X. & B. H. B. i?.,
Asat.iiurgeoris U. P. B'y,
COLUMBUs
- NEBRASKA
TUTTS
PILLS
INDORSED BY
PHYSICIANS, CLERGYMEN, AND
THE AFFLICTED EVERYWHERE.
THE GREATEST MEDICAL
TRIUMPH OF THE AGE.
SYMPTOMS OF A
TORPID LIVER.
lioaaof appetJte,S"anaea,bowela costive,
Pain in theHead.with a doll sensation, in
the back part. 2 ainnnder the shoulder-
blade, folinesa after eating, with a diain
djnaticn to exertion of body or mind
Irritability of temper. Lovjiwnta. IjObb
of memory, with a feeling of naving neg
lected some doty, weanneaa. Diztineaa,
Plhttenng of the Heart, Dota before the
eyea, YeHqw Btin, HeadacheHeatleaa
nesa at night, highly colored Urine.
IP THESE WAEHTif G3 AHE TTITHEEDZD,
SERIOUS DISEASES WILL SOON EE DEVELOPED.
I U IT'S FILLS re especially adapted to
achcages.one dose effect snehachange
of feeling as to oatoaJsh the sufferer.
They Iacrea the Appetite, and ca.es the
body to Take on FXcwb. tbos the ij-steoi ia
naarluieil.an'l by thelrTonle Artlonon the
DlxtvtlTf Ornm, Bfcnlu1 Stool arepro
dnced. Price S cents. 35 Murray St- X.Y.
TUTT'S HAIR DYE.
Gray Haiii or V,kjkeh3 chan-wl to a Gunsr
Black by a single application of this DTK. It
Imparts a natural color. act3 Instantaneously,
fold bj DrogtfU,ir eat by eiprrmt on rvceit of ft.
Office, 35 Murray St., New York.
CDr. 1L11S ll.iriL t TilulU U(Wmtlaa n4 k
HALSKY'S STORY.
You are a jolly fellow, Halsey,
almost always jolly,' said bright
eyed Mrs. Steele. 'Sometime?,
though, I fancy that I detect an ex
pression of pained sadness about you.
But you are such a- peculiar fellow
that I have been afraid to say any
thing about it.'
A little pause, during which pretty
Mrs. Steele eyed the 'jolly fellow'
sharply, and then took up her crotch
eting again, while he gave two or
three quiet whiff at his cigar.
Pretty Mrs. Steele knew how to
manage this man. Some ladies have
a peculiar tact for managing old
bachelors; Mrs. Steele was one of
that kind. She was one of thoso
lively, kind-hearted, middle-aged
ladies, a blc?ig in her homo, a
dutiful wifO, with some pretty ways
left for her gentlemen friend, a
good mother, with a little of her
youthful ccquettishness still cling
ing to her. A particular, good-natured
bit of a body, whose smile
bring? sunlight into a gloomy day.
and whose soothing touch and spicy
talk i a good panacea for all the ill
of life. A woman who can cry with
you if she finds you in trouble, or
t i.l. ...... .. t .s.,. ritrn rTH-
ri,L.,ffn Willi VilU iU juui w " " ""
rut- uuj r, .... . . -, .
i.vr wi-e action iC'ng to manKimi m
fortunes. A tnesp.ilready fully i- -"
gpnf ral. outside of her home as wc
as within it.
Ilalsey, as. she addressed hm
more prnperlv, Dick Halsey was a
fine,broad-shouldered fellow, a bach
elor or, at least, in hi? thirties, get
ting a little bald just where his long,
sloping forehead began to curve
backward before gradually ascend
ing to form the bump of self-esteem.
A lar: clear, blue eye. that looked
you deliberately and squarely in the
face, aud turned to a sparkling vio
let when he became excited or spoke
with more than u?ual animation ; a
broad chin, shaved smooth ; a hazel
colored mus'ache, a firm, decided
month a striking, robust type of
manhood.
FTalsey always spoke deliberately,
and generally paused before making
any remark, after another had done
speaking, long enough to make it
seem probable that what had been
said wa being weighed in hi? mind.
After such a halt he remarked slow
ly, in reply to Mrs. Steele : 'Tt is so.
I am sometimes painfully sad.'
Ele gave two or three quick puffs,
and then threw his cigar out of the
open window, and turned his chair
so as to face his friend.
'I can see it all again at times, and
all the old heartarhe comes back. I
see the soft moonlight, which filled
our hearts with an awful stillness, a
desolate, stinging pain. I see a beau
tiful, sober-faced young girl, crush
ed iu her young heart's best offering
of love. Did I love hei ? Yes, with
that rich, nnbonnded love which can
fill our hearts, completely but once:
with that sort of love which leave
no longing of the affections unfilled ;
with sneb love as make prosperity
and adversity welcomed by young
hearts with mutual hope or care.
'What was her name ? Menard
Daisy Menard. This little miniature
will give yon some notion of her
appearance. Dark hair, soft dark
blue eyes--a sober, lovable light in
them- -a small, shapely hand, a dig
nified, graceful appearance. She
was a little bit of a body, quiet and
unassuming, but full of pluck.
'For two years we were friends at
school. I came to love her, but was
unwilling to distnrb our friendship
by letting her know it. I had the
deeper affection within me, and we
were friends. A beautiful friend
ship, lrank and helpful, held us just
so near during the two years of our
school life. Day by day I felt that
she was becoming more a part of my
life ; that I was happy when she was
near and miserable when she was
away; that she brought out in me
what was good ; that my tastes were
molded into better form by hers ;
and that I was nerved to greater ex
ertions, higher asp'-ations, by her
queenly nature.
'It seemed to me that everything
was against any declaration, or even
appearance, of a deeper affection
than that helpful iriendship. I was
poor; I must finish my law course,
or 'woe was me,' I felt ; everything
was against my getting myself in
any position where I would feel
hampered. I must have plenty of
time. I must work patiently and
industriously. Even with my most
sanguine hopes, some years must
elapse before I would be independ
ent in my profession. We were
young, too- -scarcely at onr twenties
yet. No, no! I must not let her sec
that Pbe was more than a iriend in
my thoughts! Then I stood some
what in awe of this quiet little
woman. There was behind her
frankuess, her exquisite naivete, a
refined dignity which seemed to
make friendship easy, but made me
question with myself whether any
appearance of a deeper fee'I"g would
linpal
1881.
have been received at that time.
'But during the last month of onr
school day?, I sometimes thought I
discerned a very marked change in
hersomething different from the
old naive friendship. She was
rounding ont into a prouder, more
dignified womanhood. She became
more coquettish, and I began to fear
that our friendship might not al
ways last.
'Mv last term was finished. I
graduated with honors and debts.
I was determined to follow Bractan
and Blackstone, and, in a few, days,
with the help of friends, had secured
a place under an attorney well-up in
the profession, and began my read
ing at once. I earned something iu
the office copying, and added enough
to my slender purse to be able to
live and prosecute my studies unin
terruptedly by giving Iesson3 in
French.
'I began to feel settled, and wrote
to Daisy, mixing quotations from
Kent .with criticisms of the latest
novel, and gossipy chat about the
place, people and my hopos tor the
future. I felt more settled i eaui.
'I was glad to have done with school
and feel myself in the world.' I
spoke with pride of my profession,
and was sanguine of success.
'Many letters followed this during
the summer. Some were as hopeful,
Lrtsso-i - -inannndent. Some pretty
other?' ... K. -"' mi?J
mf ilttn ra it I
hint were tl.rowh'oMr".' Bros,
coquetting followed. One little sug
gestion followed another with great
deliberation, before any decided
declarations of real feeling were
made. But it all came about at last,
and we understood each other.
'It now began to seem to me that
I wa? making low progress.' I got
discouraged. I saw before me sev
eral years of self-denial and close
application to study before I could
hope to build up a profesoion such as
I anticipated. I wrote more and
mo.e; discout. A: z'y to Daisy, but
still the little woman clung to me
with cheerful hope. She was never
afraid of my abilities, never impa
tieut with waiting, and her quiet,
indomitable trust renewed my cour
age, a often as I found it wavering.'
4A year soon slipped away and I
grew more impatient, more discour
aged. I fancied that I wa making
little advancement, and was contin
ually galled by the thought that this
lovely woman was clinging to me,
when, if she would let me go, she
might make for herself a brilliant
career in society; might arrange her
prospects for life so mnch more sat
isfactorily. Little stories began to
reach ray ears, that he was amusing
herself with all sort? of flirtations.
I began to speak deprecatiugly of an
engagement that promised so little
happiness. Daisy, on her part, be
gan to fancy that I was becoming
tired of her; that I was impatieut of
the bonds with which I was bound.
A sort of formality and coldness
began to creep into our correspond
ence. A little iciness damped the
affection which had never before
been marred by an unkind thought
or word. Every letter now widened
the breach.
'Another half-year passed and the
estrangement had become intolera
ble. I had heard several stories of
inconstancy on her part. At last I
heard that she was about to be mar
ried. Afterward it seemed probable
to me that thee storie? might have
been started with particular design
that I should hear them ; but no such
thought occured to me at that time.
I felt unwilling to let the matter
go further, and so I wrote Daisy,
telling her that it scarcely seemed
possible that our engagement would
ever result in anything satisfactory
to either of ns ; that I did not believe,
after all that had taken place, that
we could ever be happy together,
and requested her, if she found it
agreeable with her own feelings and
wishes to release me.
'Ah, but you can have no idea of
what that brief letter cost me! I
loved that woman with all the fire
there was in me. I still clung to the
old love with passionate longing, in
spite of the estranged feelings which
had sprung up between us. All
night I walked the floor of my room,
and again and agan I took up the
note I had written, with the thought
of destroying it. How could I send
it? How could I give up deliber
ately all that made life or success
dear to me ? It was a terrible strug
gle, a fight for self-mastery. As
daylight came creeping through my
window, I felt more decided; and,
lest my determination should finally
give way, I put on my hat, sealed
and stamped the letter, and walked
around to the postofficcand dropped
it into the box. As I retraced my
steps and felt the cool morning
breeze fanning my feverish face, it
seemed to me that my heart stood
etill u ith aw. ul loneliness. All the
light and joy of life seemed to have
vanished.
A week was ike an age to me
WHOLE NO. 595.
before I received a brief note from
Daisy, with jnst these words : 'You
are free. I send you the ring which
T have o long worn for yon. I have
been toolish and inconstant, but I
never willfully deceived you. I
have been so tortured with donbts
and fears that I have allowed myself
to give others, whom I ought to have
repelled, too much reason to hope.
You have been so cold, and have
spoken o disconragiugly,that lhave
felt myself a hindrance to yon, rath
er than a help. You placed an in
surmountable barrier between us,
and met my love with such formality
that it chided my heart. But 1 shall
not plead a greater excuse. Forgive
me if I have seemed inconatant.
God knows my heart, and He know?
that it has been true and right ! Oh.
darling! darling! I have loved you
always, though myhesit hus some
time ached with such bitter, lonely
pain ? C'ood-by, end may God bless
and prosper von.'
'I remember every word of that
letter; it has burned it way into my
memory. I felt a death-like pallor
creeping into ray face, and knew it
was with difficulty that I was able to
breath through my clenched teeth
Agaui and again I read the note
trying to persuade iuvself that i:
was as cold and formal as my on u
But I saw thp truth as I had not
knomi it before, and every word
brought a stinging reproach. The
.! " a ret faal inrf CTrhlPrl
au iou uiy ueeu h.vwii-.
-i x.ooont ami Anrnh Sphram
hitter andesn-itt9. .- .i
had been corroding my heart for
month?, all left me. and I shook a Ith
a great, overwhelming grief. At
one moment I would resolve to
write and try tnd undo what had
been done; but pride ruled the sec
ond thought, and I determined to
abide by the consequence. 'She
had allowed herself to give other?
too much reason to hope; I could
not forget that, and again I said to
myself. We could never b" happy
toother.' If I had known then, as
I did afterward, how much I was
loved ; how much a poor, tired heart
was crying out in bitter anguish
against my unreasonable action and
cruel words, perhaps I should not
have been a bachelor to-day.
'A half-year passed, and I wa a
lull-fledged lawjer. I had banished
from my thoughts as much as possi
ble all painful reminiscenses, and
turned my atten'ion to the present
and the future. But, with all my
efforts to keep myself from becom
ing disagreeably melancholy, I felt
that all the years to come would be
wanting iu what makes life tullest
of joy and fraught with manliest
deeds.
'I had settled down in a thrifty
place and formed a partnership with
an attorney some years my senior.
I had been in town only a few days
and began to look about me for a
client, when a telegram came. 'Daisy
may not live till morning. Come!
was what I read. I was on the next
train, and at midnight was left alone
with the dying woman. I could not
live with this wasting grief in my
heart, darling,' she whispered. I
had not the strength nor courage to
wear ont this fever which fastened
itself upon me. I wanted to see you
just this once before saying good-by
to all.'
'It was too late that I rained kisse
and tears upon her cold lips and
cheeks, and whispered, 'Forgive."
She only smiled with a beantilul
light in her eye?, and pressed her
cold lips to mine in a last long
good-by. I raised her slightly from
the pillow, as her friends gathered
around weeping, and then laid her
head gently back, tor her beautiful
spirit had left ns.
'This is why I am sometimes sad,
Mrs. Steele.' The 'jolly fellow,' as
she had called him at the beginning
of his story, took up his hat and
walked deliberately away, leaving
the biight-eyed little woman to have
her cry out by herself.
The following will give some idea
of the manner in which the south is
progressing and is the best evidence
of prosperity that cn be had :
One of the most success ul and
trustworthy farmers in Georgia is a
negro named PJca3 HarpT, who has
just paid ;32,UJ for 2,1 acres of
land lying on Broad River, in Ogle
thorpe county. The white man who
sold him the land says of Harper:
There is not a better business man
in Oglethorpe county than this
negro. He can te' you any day to
a cent how he stands with the
world, and as a farmer I never saw
a better one. He is economical, his
family all work, and be can get more
out of a hand than anyone I ever
saw. Pleas, too, is an all-cotton
farmer. He haa been making from
1C0 to 150 bales of cotton a year on
rented land, besides growing enough
supplies to run his place. In fact
his cotton crop is nearly all clear
money. You just ought to see the
Bermuda grass hay he has saved
this summer.
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Old Jack Martin.
He was an eccentric character who
crossed the plains with the flood of
emigration in '50. He had been an
exhorter in the states, bat the gold
fever tore him from his theological
studies and turned his feet toward
the wct, With pick, shovel and
pan, he went to work in a gulch on
the American river, but fortune was
not lavish of her smiles iu this par-
ticul- case, and he found himself
flat on bed rock, with not a pound
of flour or bacon In bis cabin.
At a later day he settled down aa
the regular pastor ot a charge in
Dutch Fltf, where a rude church
had been erected by sneb of tha
miners as had not Iot all their re
ligions inclination in their search
for gold.
A nuhcr good story is told of tLo
manner in which the old man woke
up his congrogation who had assem
bled to hear him di'coursc.Beforc the
beginning of the service .lack de
scended Worn the pulpit and waa
seen to approach several brawny
member? of the congregation and
whisper into their ears. "W'heti he
returued to hi stand the mucled
worshiper." quietly arose and sta
tioned themselves at the door, after
which the preuchcr calmly said :
"My dear brethren, it i now about
a year since I first showed up in
th's pulpit and headed you toward
the living pastures on the straight
I and narrow gospel trail. I've tried
A Mihu.--. . h sqttare truth as I
ne Rr ssie-ca p w
- 'Mnty
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to ladle uui . "jSkkts hsxger.
caught onto it in my -it.
through the Holy "Writ. In my
prayers I hve show n no partiality,
but have wrestled just as hard when
asking Heaven to opon the eyes of
Bummer Jim, and turn him from
his wickedness, aa I have when im
ploring that the truth be made man
ifest to Col. Ward, the owner of tl.o
Monarch mine.
Now I'm going to talk business to
you, after which I will drive anead
with the regular service. I want
money ! I'm going to have money,
too, before I sling a word thi morn
ing. You are not doing the square
thing by mcand you know it. "When
I agreed to look after your spiritual
welfare you promised me a clena
two thousand a year, but during the
pat year I have received less than a
thousand. Now, I httvo stationed a
mob of busiuess at the door, and the
first impenitent sinner who attempts
to make a sneak on the open air will
be the leading character iu a lively
little incident that he wjll remem
ber a long' as he live. A collec
tion will now be taken up, and as I
call each man's name I want him to
pull his bag and empty some dust
into the box. Tony Arnold, just
yon circulate the box. Now, Doc.,
spill the dust and set the boys a
good extiiupie. Tiu'er up and don't
be afraid of dropping a grain or two
too much. Contribute your mite
that your days may be long in the
land that flows with milk and honey.
Now, Alex Jones, it's your turn.
That was a decent spill. Johnson, I
saw the bulk of the wealth on your
side of the tabic in the game at
Kentuck' last night, and the church
wants it? percentage. Good 'nougb
that's a fair share. Judg Mason,
skin yoar wea?el and pay toll or
don't travel. That's the ticket
nothing mean about you, Judge.
Now, Shorty, chip in, and give the
glorious eiue & boo-t May the
Lord be as liberal in shaking down
blessings on you. Your next poll,
Arkansaw; ante and po? the buck.
Hold on, that don't go. You didn't
drop three grains into the box.
Tip'er up again, ami may your
blessings be choked off as yon choke
off the stream of dost.
Thus he went over the whole con
gregation, none of whom hid the
cheek to refuse a contribution.
When the dust was brought forward
the preacher said :
The cause of the Lord and Jack
Martin il not suffer for some
months, and I shall continue, aa
heretofore, to herd your souls oa
the best theological grass to be
found in the gospel ranges. The
text chosen reads as follows: "In a3
much as ye d'd it onto one of tho
least of these, my brethren, ye did
it unto me."
From tb?3 text he preached such a
powerful financial sermon that sev
eral came forward after the service
and wanted to double their con
tributions. 'Don't waste your time in chop
ping off the branches,' said the
woodman to hi? son, 'but lay your
axe at the root of the tree.' And
the young man went out and laid
his axe at the root of the tree, like
a good dutiful boy, and then went
fishing. Truly, there 13 nothing so
beautitiil aa filial obedience.
Flowers sweeten the air, rejoice
the eye, link us with nature and in
nocence, aud something to love-