The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-02-14
A Caution to Merchants.

story ola sagaclous country gentleman
who came to that city some days ago
with bill on highly respectable fru, Of
the place. The bill vas duly presented
for acceptance and q young member II
the firm, fashionable, showily dress-d
gentleman, who had cultivated q very
dainty noustachc, wrote with gs,i
pen bis endorsement on The bill giving
his name in full, thus, J. Ieuspssi~a.
Tomkins. The countrymen looked as
the signature, read it slowly, elaae-d
at the fashionable merchant, Who WAS
fantastically twirlins his whiske,s, and
handing the bill over to him, remarked:
'Here, stranger, cash this document
"What !" indignantly replied the naer.
chant, ''discount my own paper, i, iss
positive insult" -l.~
"Wall, Ican't help it," said the coun-
try man, "if you don't, must get souse-
body e's: to do it." ..::--
TO prevent his paper from getting on
Change, the merchant concluded to cn>h
the bill, and paying over the money to
the countryman, remarked:
why, my friend, do you offer me
this sra,uitous insult Of requiring me to
discount my own paper :"
Il don't mean any harm, stranger, bus
l have just got an idea into my skuil,
that when 900 see merchant With that
bair on his upper lip, and who wri,rs
bis middle name out in full, and en-.
dorses bills with gold pen, you may
put them down as purity certain to bust
up in week. "-[Ex, hange. -"
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MATnIMoNrAL.-Mr. Clay; clerk
Of our County Court, has been is
suing marriage licenses during The
past month at a fearful rate. AS
some green young people spply
for license without the reqgslts
certificate from the parents or
guardians Of their ,iii,sa,aioratas We
give, for their information, tsfefoi-
lowing form OF certificate necessa-
ry in such cases, it being . seapy
| Of one on file in the clerk 'soesKce,
| received last week: ...,. ,;, :,
:r .e - :. ss,.:a Dec. 25.z";.7
Mr.. Clay-CIerk, r. =. ~ <
Sur-Issoo m.rrig lisens' at
| wuns for Mister-and Mis-
! for circumstances requir'em = TO
marry rite orr. They is old .eput.
., Mary Cox,
t stepmother and laas
Halifar Rccord. ,.;s -:
LlFE.-Life Is short! The poor
| pittance of sevnty years is not
worth being a villain for. Wha.
matters it # your ne;ghbor lies in
a splendid tomb? Sleep you with
innocence. Look behind y.o q
through the track of time, a vast
| desert lies upon the retrospect
through this desert have your IA
theirs journeyed on, until ,wearicd
with years and sorrows, they snnk
from tho walks Of man. .Yon
must leave them where they fell,
and you arc to 90 little further,
| where you will have eternal rest.
Whatever you may have to- en-
counter between the cradle and
the grave, every moment is big
with innumerable events, which
como not in slow succession, but
bursting forcibly from q revolving
and unknown cause, fly over this
orb with diversified influence.
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Not long since couple, husband and
wife, died in Cleveland, Ohio, from that
| singular and terrible disease ,richi,e
sp,r,is, the features and causes Of with
arc f,miliar TO al. Ajurnal ofthat city, o!
the 25th of Jannary, now reports two
| more cases, also in Cleveland, in which
! 4 husband and wife arc again the VIC
| tins The disease manifested itself two
weeks ago, and is now known, originated
from eating smoked sausage, in which
the trichinae had lodgment. The con-
dition of the patients, the paper states,
was extremely critical, and they will
doubtless die.
GRIa IIraos.-The following blishe
paragraph from q New York paper i'l~s-
trases what passes in that city f.,
| fun: ...... Ia..f
To-day our murder market is. steaay,
Convictions weak. with q downward
tendency. Chances for new trials brisk
| and improving. Certancies olexecutions
scarcely quoted a, all. There are eight
convicted murderers in the Tnmbs, .ad
four awaiting the action Of the courts.
| Only one is conntcd on as sure contrihr.
ton to the gallows. and he is poor
Irishmaa who killed his wif. in drunken
! quarrel"
FATAL AFFRAY IN WALnAlLA. .-Inf rna-
tion has been received in Columbia, from
Walhala, stating that fatal rencont.
occurred in that town Oh Saturday lnst.
between two rival shoemakcrs, named
John Dale and J. r. Petty, in which tho
former was killed by pistol sa",s, two
shots entering the knee and two the
abdomen. Petty is in jill. bit it *
stated public opinion is hot very decid
against hi, action uul3r .he circuit
stances.
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