The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-03-16
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lot OF wedding cards and envelopes. of
latest styles, has just been received: ::
which will be printed in imitation of en-
craving, and at less than one. tenth the
cost. Call and see specimens at PHOENIX
Office.
REDUCTION IN PnICE-CLUBB1Na.- The
WEEKLY CLEANER contains more reading
matter than any other family paper pub
llshed in the South-thirty- two long
columns, printed in clear type. It is
filed with original rs we'll as selected
matter-editorials, correspondence, gene
ral news, markets. kilograms, interest
ing stories, sketches, poetry, etc. Desir-
ous of introducing the paper-which is
in every sense "home companion"
every family in the State, we hive de-
termined to reduce the yearly subscrip-
tion price, as follows-payable, in all
cases. in advance: Single copy So. rs;
ten copies, Ito one post office, S25. 90;
twenty copies S45.00; fifty copies 800.
The CLEANER and the "Rurol Carroll
niam"-the popular agricultural monthly
one year, four dollars.
"JoRDAN's HARD ROAD TO TRAvE1"-
THE TROUBLES OF TWO OF THE OREGON
srRUcrED, WHILST ENTERING "THE
LOYAL LEAGUE IN CHESTER. Our lively
cotemporary of the Chester Reporter
gives the following amusing account of
the adventures of two of tho sons of
Chester who recently determined to join
the fortunes of the ''Hamites" of that
town. BY the way, cannot some of our
readers give us the mode of entering
Janney's upper room on League"
nights? We learn that the Loyal
League of this city is now holding its
secret meetings very frequently, and
rumor states that several whites of the
city-some of them blatant Democrats
not long since-have recently Joined the
"Hamites" here-or as the Chester
Reporter expresses it, have had their
tails cut of. The Reporter says:
$50 it has been said and sung. But
we venture the assertion that two enter
prising individuals of Chester, who
lately worked their way into the League,
are prepared to say that tho route they
took is by long odds harder one than
the tradltlonary Jordan. 1t was one of
the coldest nights of the winter-the
ram poured In torrents-the organiza-
ton, which may be as good as a church. ,
was in session-when our two ouondam
friends were escorted to position near
the old building where the council was
assembled, and placed there under lard
preparatory to being called in and strip
ped OF their manhood and decency.
They were informed that they would
have to wait only few minutes, when
the body would be prepared to receive
them in due form, and hear from their
own lips the story of their repentance.
But to their amazement the time rolled
on, minutes grew into hours, they were
drenched to the skin, they were frozen
to the bone, and the call for them to
enter did not come. Fain would thew
have retraced their steps and regained
the comfort of their firesides; but the
sable friends by their side stopped the
way, and gently said unto them, thus far
have you gone, and you shall 20 farther.
So there they stood biding the pelting
OF as pitiless storm 'as e'er poor devil
was abroad in until some three hours
'aont the twa.' when the Grand Con-
uucCor OF tne HanJandrum came to their
relief and told them that the gracious
privilege of entering, which is accorded
to the most unworthy, had been granted
them. With chattering teeth, shivering
limbs and hanging heads they passed
within the portals. They had earned
their reward.
''The reason for such treatment may
very properly be asked by our readers.
Some might like to know whether this
ordeal has to be passed through by all
desiring to leave their race and 20 over
body and soul to the Hamities. Such we
think is not the case. The delay and
punishment inflicted upon the two enter
prising individuals whose exploits we are
narrating arose in this way. They had
sounded around among some of the
council, and had been assured that there
would be no objection to their ddmis-
sion, and were advised to be on hand the
night in question for initiation. But, as
has been said by Cunningham,
''The best laid plans Of mice and men
Gang aft a-gley."
"No sooner were the names Of our two
unfortunates proposed by their friends
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