The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-17

dead in love with him, keeps suoh Q
CLOSE watch over me that cannot stir.
l hope you may find some way Of dis
posing Of him. Anything would be
better than this suspense. Fly with
mo, dearest, if necessary. Excuse
mistakes. Your own, own
JULIA."
"P. ST. think no will go ashore
for awhile to morrow. JULIA"
AS the wealthy citizen Of Arkansas
ceased to read, he looked up aud
spoke: 'sLook here young fellow,
we're fools And the sooner we end
this nonsense tho better for both. -
Look here" and the wealthy citizen
Of Arkansas handed the olerka note
in Julia's own pretty little chiro-
graphy. 1t read as follows:
"My Darlingest: I write you this
because my heart fails me when I
would speak to thee. Why this cold
ness on your part! Can it be that
that detestnble little Yankee clerk has
excited your anger by his wretched
.v'P"o " P"JAo6 NV "'oS'ou
What shall do to prove my deep
love to you, and show how much l
regret that this shadow has passed
between us7 Forgive me if l have
seemed to do wrong, and take me to
thy heart Of hearts again, my own,
dear, darling Gubbs. 1871.
Ever thine, JULIA"
Tho cho nnoo nf %
rienced by tho clerk during the read.
ing we're sometimes painful, some
times ludiorous to behold. Finally
he fuug the note from him and tried
to laugh. TIE Arkansas laughed
Both then shook hands, swore eternal
friendship, took another drink, stimuli
taneously calculated "Mum - which
the seconds echoed, aud the whole
party proceeded back to the boat,
which was lying at tho landing as if
nothing han happened. There was no
more trouble about Julia, and Julia
to this time wonders what it was that
brought about tho cessation Of hostili-
ties. She left the boat at Memphis,
aud has not since been seen by either
of her admirers.
The SUPREME CoURr AND THE
YERGER CAsE.--Some time ago Col.
Yerger, of jackson, Miss, shot the
Military Mayor Of that city, because
of his seising for taxes piano in the
| residence Of Yerger, but Which, it
seems, was not his property. The
killing was deliberate, cold-blooded
affair, and the only attempt made to
palliate it by the friends of the mur-
derer was in tho assertion that Yer.
ger was insane and had been 40 for
years. He was arrested, tried by a
military tribunal, found guilty and
sentenced to death. Hereupon an ap-
peal was taken to the Supreme Court
from the Circuit Court, suing for a
writ Of habeas corpus to compel the
release of Yerger. This was resisted
on the ground that the Court had no
jurisdiction in tho case. Yesterday
Chief Justice Chase delivered the
opinion Of the Court, which declares
its jurisdiction, and thus comes direct.
ly in conflict with the reconstruction
lews. Of course the rampant radicals
at tho capital are terribly exasperat.
cd. Chief Justice Chase 10 threaten
ell with impeachment and various
other terrible things. Meantime i,
seems likely that Yerger will escape,
and Congress, at the next session, will
proceed to flank the c. urt by the pas.
sage Of an act supplementary to and
explanatory of the various supplement
tary and explanatory Reconstruction
acts which have been passed during
the past three years.-N. Y. Herald.
SAVED by PRESENCE OF MrNp.--
The New York Evening Nail says !:
"hiiss Emma Ames, one of the Fifth
avenue dramatic company who was
burned few evenings since by her
dress taking Gre on the stage, is in a
fair way Of recovery. Her great
( presence Of mind saved her life
When she found herself enveloped in
q sheet Of fire, instead Of screaming
as most people would, she instantly 3
put her hand over her mouth to pre-
vent inhalation Of the flames. Her
arst thought was to run behind the
soene and down stairs. The oarpen
ter seeing her before she reached tho
steps, and fearing greater calamity,
trippod her, and Oh she fell he threw
his coat over her and smothered tho
flames, and saved the young lady's
life, her expression Of gratitude for
which seems to Gil her mind notwith-
standing her sufferings. Fortunately
her face and hands escaped burning -
Both arms are badly burned, one very
bad, ard tbe back Of the neck, espe-
oisllg sahere chs, winga Of Hymen, the
character che was ebaoting, 'wsre wired
to,the body. Oaing to being dressed
with extra clothing on that night, to
prevent he's taking cold. tho lover
s,ap pkr r,f hop hnA Ass k,~anl -