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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-07-26
SPECIAL NOTICES.

The Vital Drain.-It is necessary to the
health of the body that its exhausted and re-
fused particles should be carried off BY the ex-
eretory organs, and it Is equslly necessary
TINT the waste matter thus expelled should be
replaced by new elements derived from di-
eested and assimilated food. II is evident,
therefore. that good digestion and perfect as
similation are essential TO bodily yigor; and 1t
is because Hostetter's Stomach Bitters power
fully assist these processes that it is regarded
by the intelligent classes, whose opinions are
founded on observation. as the only absolute
specific for dyspepsia and its attendant ills. at
present known. When the system. either from
constitutional causes, OVerwork, excess. anxie-
ty, or actual disease, is in an unnaturaily re-
Taxed condition, something more than its ex-
hausted particles passes through the pores.
Vitality leaks through these ventages. Ele-
ments which should remain in the blood and
enrich It are evolved. and that fluid becomes
then watery and incapable of removing the
solids Of the body as fast as they decay. The
consequences are emaciation. debility, ner-
vousness. loss Of spirits. and general. or per-
haps rapid. decline Of all powers Of life. 1t
il in cases like this that the restorative pro-
perties of Hostetter's Bitters are most con-
spieuous. The first two or three doses some
times produce change in the feelings and as
pect Of the invalid that is perfectly astonish-
ing, and by perseyering use Of this superla-
tive vegetable tonic and Alternative. the vital
drain Is sure to be arrested. the strength rein
stated, the flesh restored, the constitution re-
inforced, and the brain relieved of the cloud
that obscured Il.
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FOLLOWING the example OF their Mas
ter Grant, every little Federal officer in
dulges in little nepotism on his own
account. 1t seems as il Offices were
particularly created for some mans re-
latives, or. in other words, they become
part Of the family assets. b6a Is
Heavy rains at Wheeling, W. Va. have
caused a great deal of damage to prop
erty. Jefferson street is washed out
from Main street to theriver TO the depth
Of from twenty-five to forty feet, Cellars
are flooded and goods destroyed, and in
the country adjacent fences were car
ried away and large quantities Of grain
destroyed. ''3
A cotton-haryesting machine has been
invented which, it is claimed, will per
form the work Of fifty hands a day, col.
leeting and gathering into the bags the
cotton from twelve acres, with the as
sistance of two men, one boy and a pair
of mules, The cotton plant passes be.
tween two sections, and the foliage Is
left undisturbed for the second and third
pickings. 'aal
The Confederate Major General Pick
EFT publishes card in which he says
that the Confederate archieves, recently
sold to the government, have no political
significance, though they contain let
ter from ex-Secretary of the Interior
Thompson relating to q plan to burn
Northern cities during the war. Pickett
considerably concludes thus: 81 must
be suffered, as one still faithful to the
Lost Cause, to say that ] wholly repudi-
ated the policy Of attempting to burn
Northern cities during the war, and
especially Democratic cities, and | al
ways denied that allegation, till | saw
Mr.. Thompson's letter.
A New York medical practitioner,
who is described as rising" recon-
mends rain shower baths. Rain shower
baths may be taken whenever the rain
is obliging enough to come, and then to
continue long enough to allow one suf-
ficient time to catch it. 1t may be en-
joyed on the roof of house or any
similar place. 1t is told of hygien-
ically-disposed gentleman residing in
fashionable locality near Central Park,
that, in order to follow with becoming
decency aud safety the prescription of
the rising" medical practitioner, he
had an enclosure Of canvas put upon the
fat roof of his house, with covered
canvas way leading to it from the scut-
tie. A few days ago he was enjoying
himself to his hearts content in his
bath, when lol there came hurricane
from beyond the park that swept his
canvas walls away, and left him to gain
his scuttle as best he could. $3.50
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MASONIC DIRECTORY.
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LODGES. w
Souri, MEMPHIS, No. 1lS-meets I'd FRIDAY
IN each mopth-hall corner Madison and Sec
ond A. ]. Wheeler, W. M; J. Harvey
Mathes, Secretary.
AxaERoKA, No. 16s-meets LIST Monday in
avery month, at Odd Fellows' Hall, corner
Court and Main. G. NJ. Carroll. W. NJ. John
Beamish. Secretary. ala
LEILA scoTr, No. 2s9-meets LIST Thursday
of each month-hall corner Madison and Sec
oond. S. Sturm, W. NJ. NJ Hochstadter,
Secretary.
Dxsoro. No. 2se-meets Sd Friday Of each
month-Odd Fellow Hall. X. Q. William
son, W. NJ; K. ". Shelton. Secretary.
KuwIsSIs0, No. 3il-meets 9Th Friday Of
each month-at South Memphis Hall. corner
Of Madison and Second. W. D. Richardet,
W. NJ; Louis CEapski. Secretary.
ROYAL ARCH. af
PKxE CH.PTER. No. 2-meets I'd Monday Ct
each month-0dd PelloEg Hall, @ NJ. Car
roll n. z. Il. y; B. y. Levy. Secretary.
FeiloTs5 Han, 81 Monday Of each month. w.
s. Matthews. n. z. n. Pr John W. Ward,
Secretary.
EuRKKA CoUScII, No. 6-meets 81 Thur
day on each nonth-Odd Fellows' Hall. g.
Reder. III. ILL.,; c. II. Myers, Rec.
TKEPLAKs.
CYRrsE CorHlEDEKY, No. I-meets lth Mon
day Of each month. Geo. MellerBh. Com. T..
J. BarehuE, Rec.
CALyAEY CHaPrEz on Ross CKOTx, 18th, No.
]. Charles W. Adams. I'D. M. W.; II.
Il. 1omlinEon, I'D, Sec..
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Attachment Notice.

Dennis Healey1 Before w. II. Hoeeel, JUS
n n VS.. tice of the Peace for Shelby
Il. Rugg. county, Tennessee. 49,
TN THE ABOVE NAMED SUIT AFFIDA-
il vitfor attachment having been made under
Section 3lh5 of the Code of Tennessee, that the
defendant is q nom resident of the State OF
Tennessee. and is justl yindebted to the plant
III in the sum Of sixty nine dollars and ten
cents. and that the claim isjpst, and an at
tachment having been issued by me, and re-
turnedsby the proper officer. levied, etc.. 1t is
before me, at my Office No. 5 West Court
street, in the city Of Memphis, Tennessee, on
the 18th day of August. 1872. at 10 o'clock
am. and defend this suit. or the same will
Of this notice be published once week. for
four consecutive weeks lin the PUBLIC LIDoER.
1l8-l2-130-136 W. III. H0EGEL. j. p.
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Attachment Notice.

M. Mccune Before P. N. Winters.
CIV. Noyes. for Shelby y county, Y
TN THE ABOVE CASE AFFIDAVIT
j. having been made under section 1856 of
Is nonresident of the State of Tennessee,
and is justly indebted to the plaintiff in the
sum of ffty-one dollars. due BY account,
and that the claim is Just, and attachment
the proper officer executed by attaching one
band wagon II is therefore ordered that the
defendant appear before me at my office, No.
40 North Court street, in the city of Memphis.
Tennessee, on the 18th day Of August, 1872. at
same will be proceeded with ex parte; and
that copy of this notice be published once n
week for four consecutive weeks. in the Public
Ledger. p. M!WINTERS, ]. p,
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PUBLICATION.

NTo PAPER Is MEMPHIS Is a pRTTRR
~ advertising medium than the y sst,ern
methodist, u haying within ne nmin o.
VERY large circulation. This can - k1oHn
and read Of AL Who may becOAe intereited
Judicious advertiting VIII pag. Our once 10
27sh Main street, up stairf, Ia sane building
IS 81 pp' R.W. BLEW AGO.
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Attachment notice.

Jas. Cowan Before VIM. Wallace, Justice
VS.. N of the Peace for Shelby coun.
H. Orr. J ty, Tennessee. efa,
A ENACTMENT HAVING BEEN ISSUED
"A In the above entitled cause, on the
grounds that the defendant is nonresident
Of the State Of Tennessee. and the same having
etc., the defendant Is hereby notified to appear
on Saturday. August IL lS72. at 10 I'm. al
my office. and defend this action, or the same
will beproceeded with ex parte. This notice
will be published in the Public Ledger, a
newspaper published in the city of Memphis.
once week for four consecutive weeks.
l1l-I17-123-12S VIM WALLACE J. p Do
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T o. o. =. DIRECTORY.
Odd Fellow Hall. corner Main and North
Court streets.

Odd Fellow Hall. corner Main and North
Court streets.
LODGE.
MKNPHIs LoDGE. No. 6-meets every Tues-
day. r. z. Alexander, N. g.; Geo. w.
Mathews. v. g.; Jno. w. Waynesburg, Sec
Rotary; Z. 7. Risk. Treasurer.
CzicKAsAw Lopez. No. S--meets every Mem
day night. D. SchlOss, n. g.; ] A Holt. v.
g.; Geo. W. L. Crook. Il. s.; Ihss. Bacon, p.
s.; II. d. Cornell, Treasurer.
ScHnLER LODoR, No. l4O-meets every We'd
nesday night. II Grohsuer, N. o.; y. Hon
niger, ". g., II shilling. Secretary; T..
Aohtman, Treasurer.
BAKEER Lopez, No. 147-meeis every Friday
night <. X. Jack. n. g.; j. +. Fischer. v.
g.; VIM Henry. Il. s.; n. Baeker, p. s.;
Geo. A. Waring, treasurer.
DEGREE LODGE.
MKkPHts DECREE LODGE No. 3-meets lst
Saturday Of each month. W. II. MoyEton.
ID. NJ; b. bingham, D. d. NJ; j. Z. Rus
sell. A. d. M. I. 5. Jukes. Secretary; Leon
Levy. Treasurer. i
EHcANPxEETs.
GAYoso EEcAMPNEET, No. i3--meets on the
LIST and Sd Thursday. nights Of each month.
RI. Alexander. S. W; Geo. VI. Mathews.
J. W.; Thss. Bacon, Scribe.
MEMPHIS ESCANPNKET. No. 39-meets ID and
eth Thursday nights Of each month. T. s.
E. Randle. S. w.. ]. Y. Fischer. j. W.; 7.
5. Jukes. Treasurer; Geo. W. Smith, Scribe.
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ps-For Dyspepsia. Indigestion. Depression
Of Spirits and General Debility In their ysri-
Gus forms. a preventive sgainft f'Ver and
Ague and other Intermittent feyera, ne
''Fsrro- Phosphosatsd Elixir Of calisaya."
made By casWell. Hazard 4 Co.. New York,
and sold BY all druEFists. ig the best tonio for
patients recovering from fever q sickness.
n b,s No eauaf. xvi-30
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ON MARRIAGE

Harry RKLHE ToR Youxo MES from the
saess Of Errors and Abuses In early life.
Manhood restored. Nervous debility cured.
Impediments TO marriage removed. New
method Of treatment New and rennfkable
remedies. Books and circulars sent ffee. In
sealed envelopes. fI rmaN El
Address. HOWARD ASSOCIATION. No, 2
South Ninth g.. Philadelphia. Pa. S-i2
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United Ancient order Of DruId..

TKxxEssEK GRovE. No. /, U. A. o. D.
meets ut the Druid Hall, No. 81 South Court
street. on the LIST and Sd Tuesday evenings in
each month. j.. S; Heiligers,. N. A.; J.
tary; John L. 81 hberg. Treasurer.
MEHPHE GROVE. No. meets az the Druid
Hall. 81 Court street. every Thursday evening.
VIM. NJ. Loeb, N. A.; II. Oertel. ". A.; ].
p. Shide. Secretary; Barney Gray. Treasurer.
CIE1sIHE GROVE. No. S-meets at the Druid
Hall, 81 Court street. on the LIST and Sd Mon
day evenings in each month. A. =. Davis,
N. A.; George W. Baxter. V. A.; NJ. Bren,
Secretary; Martin Cohen. Treasurer.
CoEooKDIL S. A. CHAPTER, No. l-meets at
the Druid Hall, on the I'd and fth Tuesday
evenings u each month";. Beehler. Z. s. A. (;
A. HitEfold, Secretary. III
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Administration Notice.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT AT
IN the July term, 1872, of the Honorable
Probate Court of Shelby County, Tennessee,
the undersigned was appointed and qualified
as Administrative of the estate of Ben, q. Gar
rett, deceased; this is to notify all persons
having claims against said estate to come for
ward and prove the same within the, time pre-
scribed by law. or they will be forever barred.
Those indebted to the estate are requested to
make immediate payment. ssa,asssa
- MARGARET A. GARRETT, Adm TX. !
Young, Mallory x Rose, Attorneys, etc.
1l4-12O-l06-l32 8tfeta vita l'l
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Bstehslor'B hair Dys.-This superb hair
dye is the Jest in the tOorld- harmless,
reliable and instantaneOusi no disappoint-
ment; no ridieulous tints or disagreeable
odor. The genuine VIM. A. Bachelors Hair
llye produces IMMEDIATELY splendid black
or natural brown. leaves the hair clean. seft.
q. 1utiftl; does not contain . particle Of lead
or any injurious compound. Sold By all drug
Eists. Factory. 16 Bond street. New York
aod0T~-9gx ".
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sB-The purest and sweetest Cod Liver Oil
in the wsrId is Hazard & CaswelPs. made on
the sea shore. from fresh-seleeted lyerS, By
CaswelI, Hazard d Co.. New York. II Is ABB
soIutely pure and sweet. Patients vhs have
once taken it prefer it to any other. For sale
By all druggists. xyi-D
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Thursday, July 20, 1879,

Between the hours Of 10 AN. and 4 pm. in
Memphis, Tennessee, the following real estate,
to-wit: Lots Nos. u. %. "a. 25. 26. II. Is and
l6, in blocks 80 and 20, on Fuckers map OF
Fort Pickering. the FIRST five. on Carolina
street and the last three fronting on Broad
way, in Shelby county, Tennessee.
Redemption is waived, and title perfect, but
/ shall convey only as trustee. }l
90 I'd iA M. B. IRRELEVANT, Trustee.
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sschapped hands. face. rough skin. pins
pies, ringWorms. salt-rheum, and other
outaneous affections cured. and the skin
made soft and smooth By using the Juniper
Tar Soap. made By CasWell. Hazard 4 Co..
New York. -lLlN xWi-D
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nEmPERAMoE SOCIETY.

NAfonA TEMPLE or II. AND T.. No. l-meets
every Tuesday night az hall Of Cyrene Com
r.; Jos. h. shepherd, W VT. II II. Briggs.
p. W. c. T.: Jas. +. Warner, W. r.
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Trustees Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF A, DEED OF TRUST EXE-
% cuted 10 me on the 18th day Of July, 1871,
By Charles Rivard. TO secure q certain indebt-
edness therein mentioned to Walker Horrigan,
which deed is Of record in the Register office
Of Shelby county. in book No. 80, page 314, at
the request of the beneficiary, i will sell at
public auction. to the highest bidder, for cash,
ON the northeast corner of Monroe and Second
streets, of the city of Memphis, Tenn, on
Thursday, ssd day Of August, 1879,
between the hours Of 10 I'm. and ,. IN, the
following property described in said deed, as
follows, to-wit. Designated on X. W. Rneker' s
plan or man of Fort Pickering as lot No,
eleven QD. having front on the south SIDE OF
Walker street Of twenty-five feeti and lot No.
II, having n front on the south side Of Walker
street of twenty-five feet. both lots being in
block No. so Of said plan or map OF Fort Pick;
ering, each lot having depth OF one hundred
and twenty-one feet south from walker street
and parallel with Washington street being the
same property conveyed BY Henry ~ James 70
grantor on the 18th day Of April. 1871, and re-
corded in book No. n. page 80, OF the Re
corder's Office of the county of Shelby; together
with all the privileges and appurtenances
thereunto belonging. ..rn.M,
The equity of redemption is waived and the
title Is believed to be good, but will sell and
Up Ias.id S' GEO. GILLIAN, Trustee.
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Trustees Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF THE TERMS OF A DEED
ID Of trust, executed TO me April Is, 1871, by
Jno. g. Saint. to secure q certain Indebtedness
therein mentioned, which deed is recorded in
Shelby county, Tennessee, will sell to the
hiRhest bidder. for cash, on
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ssrA fresh supply Of CasWell. Hazard X
Co.'s celebrated preparations for sale By
Moore A Hills. PSI Main strest. a-lb
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Bast AMI Oldest Yamily Modieins.--San

Best AMI UIdest FAMILY Meuleihs'-7od1-
forfs Liper InDigorator.--A purely Vegetable
Catkarne and Tonie-for Dyspepsia. ConStipa-
ton. Debility. Siek.headache. Bilious At
taeks, and all arrangements Of Liver.
Stomach and Bowels. Ask your Druggist for
II. Be,oare Of iH,itafions. uS-xVll2es
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LAWYERS.
SPRINGS.
10 SWAYNE'S
MAMMOTH SPRINGS.

UtHIs BEAUTIFUL. PLEASANT And
ecouomical summer resort Is near opIinf-
vile Depot on Memphis aud LQ4isyille y all
Tcrr Z ONLY seven hours from Memphis and
eIevcn from Louisville. Excursion or hall
are tickets from Memphis. Mason, browns-
Vile, Bell, Humboldt, Milan, Irelesant, NC
Haeks from springrille 70 the fprngs, "a
miles By shady ridge road. meeting the morn
ing trains. IrHIV I.l -
ENLARGED Accommodation and not ana cold
baths. No style 70 pay for.
hoard ~ aood a. the country affords. Per
dav. -. week. SO: month, $50 Children un-
der ten YEAR and servants half price.
viiis uhere aidress " Proprietor SWayne's
Mammoth spring.. /" OF 10 their care. 2-l4o
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.

TESxEssEE LODGE No. 5-Meets ~
every wednesday night al Cyrene "
QQmmandery Hall, No. 24 Front street. J.
EeRussell, v. P; w. X. French. W. C.; 4.
shipway. ". CT W. II. Miller. B.. i. X.
Jack. y. S. II. G. Bigelow,. X. S.
MEKPHIs LODGE No. 6-Meets every Tues-
day night at Druid Hall. No. S71z South Court
street. II. s. Reynolds. v. p. Charles l..
Anderson, W. C.iy. Y. Savage. v. o. o. A.
LeClere.B. D. r. Irving, +, s. NJ. Bren. n. s.
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-
An, r.H. AN. ! IN.
4 ~ n'm TWic 9 Daily SiS
memphis a Charleston :
ll.SO r. R.--Daily. n5
Mississippi 4 Tenncs-
100 see r. R.-Daily. $50
Memphis & Little Rock
II R. R.-Daily. 4 6
miss river to Helena
Friar's P't--daily. 10
Enthusiastically
Mon, Thurs, Sat-.
miss. river u St.Louis
Mon. and Thurs.
I White River-Semi-
lWeekly-Tues. Sat.
)Ark'sriver. tri-weeklyl
Mon, Wed. * Friday.
Marion (tri-weekly)-l
10 H1 Mon, Wed, Fri. 10
Cuba, Tennessee
l2Ll weekly-Friday. 1880
lByhalia&0liye Branch
81 Tues. and Fri. 5.S
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MEMPHIS POsTeFFICE.

Oyrrou HouRs-FRoN8 AM. TO 6P.K.; SUNDAY.
From TO JOAN.
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Ferryboat will leave wharfboat. foot of
Poplar street. daily. at 200 an.
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The Brownsville ACCOMMODATION leaves at
$40 D. m. daily, except Sunday.
Depot at head of Main street.
Ticket Office. 2s71s Main street, one door
north of Jefferson. 1I<
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MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON RAILROAD
Arrives. Leaves.
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Express train does not run on Sunday.
Ticket Office, 27S Main street. corner OF South
Court .H r.ar
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rates of Advertising
q 90 per sss.rs for Yifss Insertion.
SOC xssk subssopsHt Insertion.

n WHTTMORR, Pnblishsr and Props
n Maaissn Sc, Memphis.
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Stlttt Storp.
JOHN R4NDALL'S TROUBLE
And HOW 1T ENDED.

"Will you let ne have II. John ?"
No, George, | can't"
John Randall uttered his refusal ot his
wife's request very decidedly, aS if he
felt the request was unreasonable, aud
yet there was an pndercurrent of grieved
impatience in his voice, look at per.
piexity and self-dissatisiaotiou Ia his
wlie's. lie proceeded very slowly TO
button his over. coat. He wanted Ia see
his wife lise from the breakfast table,
and thereby signify her acquiescence in
in his decision, before he went off lor his
mornings work at the mill.
George, however, did moi rise. Her
looks did not express acquiesoence, She
was pretty woman-very pretty; tall,
slight, very fair, with large, clear. steady
eyes and proiuse brown hair. Besides
her beauty she had an air OF delicate
and graceful composure rather peculiar,
and u voice that suggested alto flute
notes. For ali this she was simply the
wife of machinist in tho great Hall
burton Print Works in Miliyillc. and mis-
lress Of one oi the small, white factory
tenements. whose long orderly rows con
stituled Millyille proper.
But George did not belong to The
factory element, although she had mar.
ried into it. She had been brought up
By relative, upon whom she had been
dependent, and whom she called Aunr
Appleton. Aunt Appleton lived at the
other end of Appleton-the west end
among the HaliburLons, Dilloways, and
Veres.
Perhaps, under the circumstances
Geotgie might have looked little higher
than John Randall. But then John wa!
good as gold strong, steady. manly
true. Aunt Appleton's pretty proteg'
had the sense to see it, and Aunt Apple
ton had the sense to rejoice at her per
cepliou. and the generosity to give heI
a liberal outfit-her furniture. a com
plete wardrobe, a nice wedding.
1t had been very agreeable to Georgi,
to have these nice things. She was las
tidious TO the core. She enjoyed advsn
tages of position-her good clothes. he
prestige among the wives OF tho othe
officials in the Print works. She wa
fastidious-perhaps only little too ias
tidious for her place.
/ John Randall had reached the las
buiton--a somewhat shiny button on
somewhat shabby coat. He had neithe
| time moi pretext for lingering, At lhi
last moment his vile raised her eye
clearly, unfiinchingly to his face. "Wh.
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poetrp.
PL 4 II o " &c.
Br wN. IL. rERRETT,

Ihad sworn to be a bachelor; she had sworn to
be maid;
For we quite agreed ia doubling whether matrl-
mony paid;
Besides we had our higher love-fair Science
ruled my heart,
And she said her young affections were all wound
up in AT
SO We laughed at those wise men, who say that
friendship cannot live
TwiNt mau and woman, unless each las some
thing more to give.
We would be frieuds aud friends a. true as Ger
were msn and man
I'll 5e 4 second David, aud she Miss Jonathan.
We seorned all sentimental ,rash-vOws. kisses,
tears and sishs;
High friendship such as ours, might well such
childish arts desPise;
We liked each other that was all, quite all tsere
was 10 say,
80 we just shook hands upon II, 10 business sort
OF uay.
We shared our secrets Snd our JOYS, together
hoped aud feared,
with common purpose sought the goal that Young
Ne dreaiarJ together OF The days, the dream
b isht days to come;
We were strictly confidential, aud We called each
other "chum"
And many day we wandered together DER the
hills
I,ecking bOgs End BUTTERFLIES, and she the ruined
mills
lrfl fhc Int mic q.
makers prize
To run IN with their waterfalls and groves, aud
summer skies.
And msTy a quiet evening, in hours OF full re.
lease,
We hostss down the river, or loafed beteath the
trees;
Aud talked in long graduation. from the poets TO the
weather,
While Ihc western skies aud my cigar burn ed
slowly out iogc' her.
Yet through ii all no whispered woid, no telltsle
glance or sigh
Told aush; of warmer sentiment, than friendly
sympathy;
We talked OF love ns coolly Il. we talked Of Nebu,
lp.
Aud thought no more Of being ono than NO did
OF being three
well, good bye, chumP' / took her hand for
the time had come to go
Ny going meant cur parting, when TO meet We
lid not know;
hail fingered long and said farewell with very
heavy heart,
For although we were but friends, ii. hard iOr
hoaesf friends to part.
Good bye, old fellow don't forget your friends
beyond the sea,
And sOme day, Whea you've lots OF time, drop
line OF two 10 me"
The words came lightly, gaisy, bu, great sob
j1st behind
wsllcd upward with story OF quite Different
kind,
Aud Iheu sHe rai.ed her eyes mine, great liquid
eyes Of blue,
Fnl,d TO the brim and running o'er like violet,
cups Of dew;
One long, hong glance. aud shen / did what never
diI before
Pe haps the tears meant friendship, bot I'm sure
The kis. meant more.