True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-11-18

llS14ttt 10, 1910.
sentence be drew forth ragged band dna.
h'l one corner If " Ilicll was slowed away 4
goodly aAanlam n llle Hhiners fha
hpnqfea dollars were soon Told dit. lie
parties Immediate y repaired u tlse Iand
Office. NEere Squire p made tie deed ga
transfer, and The doc0nlel. was placed Ia
the strangers hands.
'0 & als way back. he passed d fo,rd Of
tlle miners, Whoh0d done Inuphino and
snort 4 Afterwards was out of sight Next
morning bright and early. lie wolverine
was q w0Ek under Thai tree. with Two assis
faIlls' and By noon time q very snowy vein
ofola had come q light within few ieet
Of lhe grounds surlace The stranger
laughed, then the miners eiinned aud
the luck II buyer disappeared again.
Four weeks afterwards. c0unlFvnnall
IN plain honespun, accompanied 81 a
gentleman nbIack. visited Tie spof. and
theys too. went 70 Squire z. 3 Office.
Anolher transfer was made and the awk-
ward wolverine, Of the tatlered bfeeches
and torn hat left his purchase ia other
hands sgits q bonus c lfve As0aksdRd all
lars iit has pocket
The last saw Of the rough stranger, he
was lnquiring Of the oVeFseer ID the green
roundabout. whether he had FOL sale am
more of ne same s0rt g
THERE ARE NO GRAVES THERE
BY N. q: sbEERER
Late IN the afternoon Of beautiful sum.
mer day. entered quiet grave yard,
Where slept one of my dearest friends Ii
occupied the brow Uf bill which, with
many q knoll and graceful undulation
sloped to the green meadow, watered 81
winding stream, now catching, at lis repea.
Ted curves, the rays Of the setting sun.
On the left was pleasant wood, where The
sturdy oak aud fruit bearing beech conceal
ed the narrow paths to cool coves and
messy banks, White bircEes aud the
tremnlous aspen, with the sweet scented
willow grew upon the right and. from
beyond, rose the curling smoke from the
cottage homes. A robin sang It's gong Of
loyeand praise, sparrow, passed me bear.
ing food for lis little progeny, and tile
chirp of the merry grasshopper Mingled
with the hum Of hundreds Of tlilling
insects.
But for tbs peace breathing scene had
no greeting. The wild storm, thunder,
sad aFaiFy adti 'daFkHess, lad seemed faF
more welcome, and yielding utterly to my
yrieE / threw myself upon the sod. took
10 heed of time bul many minutes had
passed whena child approached me. She
ooked on me tenderly for an instant, and s
hen laying one hand upon my arm and
aising the other towards heaven, said ear
testify There are no grave there r.
There was something almost seraphic in
he countenance 81 the child, power Of
arih in quick and undohbiing faith Ny
ye sought the blue depths toward which
he pointed my heart bounded towards
he infinite All the representations Of the
iospel, adopted as they are, to soolh and
beeE came TO me 50 vivid, SO truthful, 50
~ Of meaning, that they absorbed my
hole soul. The abundant promises seem
10 glow with the hues Of ihai heaven i
ON whence they came Al once per- /
sived the selishness of my sorrow and
1eeling. thanked God that lie had trans G
ued my loved one TO Himself
Often since then have looked upon The y
sting places Of my kindred; often hos Z
ero come over mo a sense 81 uuer and z
lpeless desolaIion; often has au agony
xe that ofdeaih turned q bitterness The g
'nlinued blessing Of my loi. Yet, when =
e firsl burst Of grief hos passed, sec =
-ain that lovely child, and hear The soul n
eering assurance There ara no graves 4
erer m
CALLING 4 WITNESS one of,hc Jni. y
S Of The S0preme Count 81 Iontiannn
Id Court lately pt SO ffanclsri||e. 10 AZ
endto some local butimro a
no1g the cases l1at aio.e vas B pIo|.s. tl
draa upon which ihc whole Qnssiionof "a
laws Of exchange nn Tbs l1wftr IS
Ide their points which were duly noted
the CoulI. who being though lhe ca.o
honor called no ihe Sheriff Is Ctfir
Couftf "
hlllr sid ihe p1rplexed officer eeho p
b. said Ite Judge .n1|t4 p ntani
iuFt hiil. please In11ife Snard
nt cHtaI much puzzled HsrFer trl
Ti|Irf iolIttt' hII homo Ei'h ilr0a|
''o0| e|ei |o |'ralr|. |I0 Count
0.I. ||| 'ord tt's bad Undue
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