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liked. Anything rather than, thai
such a fellow as that should have
kissed such hand as yours, i1iss
Nancy"
Did Davy Jones comsof irish pro.
genitors {? But it avails not tosask the
question, for no answer can be given
to it. Perhaps an Irish nurse had
tended his infancy in the Workhouse.
Certainly there was a swSet and
touching and especially Iriskplain-
tiveness now and then in his voice
and manner when he addressed his
masters daughter.
There's sixpence for youDavy, =
sad Miss Block, in a .softensd tone,
as she drew the coin from her long
purse. !" Don't you ever M any
one what you saw through tile crack
of the door, there's a good boy. You
won't see me again Tor some, little
time, though you look through the
cracks of doors never SO much nor
I shant see Mr.. Starkie. We're go
ing to Margate, father and I.are, to-
morrow, by the /, hoy. I hope the
change will cure poor father 'sasthma,
and make him well again Mind
and behave properly. while we're
away. Don't get ;quarrelilg with
Mr.. Starkie. Do you hear Davy ?
No good will come of your Quarrel
ing with Mr.. starkie, but onlyharm. !"
!" 1 won't quarrel with him. ifrhe
won t.quarrel with me, =" saidsDavy.
"And If you'd only be alittle more
tidy and wash your face, Day."
" Well, what then, Miss Nancy
the boy demanded, eagerly.
:" Why, you'd look ever SO much
nicer and cleaner. What did you
think I was going to say2 And
tripped away from him with alaugh.
David remained speechlsss and
motionless for some time. Then he
kissed the sixpence, tossed Hin the
air, as though'he were having a little
solitary gambling with it. Finally,
after much trouble, he bored a hole
in it with a brad-awl. ands tied it
round his neck, under his shirt, with
a bit Of string.
On the next day Miss Block and
her father, accompanied by their fe
male servant, drove in cart to
Greenwich, and there embarked in
the hoy for Margate. Mr.. Block was
said by his friends to be by no means
the man he had been, but to be look
ing very ailing and ieeble5indeed.
All hoped his trip to the sea might
restore him to health.
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utes ago? Well, / did hear some.
thing But I was SO busy, I'd hardly
time to give it a thought. Yes, re-
member now, I heard gun. go off,
I thought it must have been fired
from some police-boat on the river,
in chase Of smugglers. But then the
parlor. bell rang
." 1T was fired at me, said Mr..
Starkie, gravely.
"You never mean it., Mr.. Starkie,
that you don't
It was fired at me as sat alone
in Mr.. Blocks parlor facing the river.
The bullet passed close over my head
and lodged in the wall behind me. It
was well aimed. An inch or two
lower, and I had been dead man. !"
Whom did he suspect? He did
not know whom to suspect. He could
not think that the shot had been in
tanded,for him.. He had no enemies
that he knew of. He was inclined to
think that the shot must have been
intended for Mr.. Block.
~ But why for Mr.. Block?" asked
the elandlady.. e"Surely Mr.. Block
had no enemies either. No one could
dream Of attempting the life of good
old Mr.. Block. :"
That was 50, certainly. Mr.. Star
kie confessed himself wholly at a loss
to understand the matter. But Mr..
Block was in the habit, it is well
known, Of sitting at.night in the par
lor facing the river. If any one had
fancied himself aggrieved by the firm
1t could be but fancy, yet who could
account for fapcy?-he would surely
seek to avenge himself upon the SEMI
or member Of the firm rather than
the junior,-who had until quite re-
Gently been simply MIR. Blocks clerk
and servant. It was by the merest
chance that he, Mr.. Starkie, had been
in the parlor at all. He had been
taking care Of the house and man.
aging the business in the absence of
Mrs Block at Margate. He was quite
alone in the house at the time.
"Quite alone?" repeated Mrs. Bar
ford. "Where then was the lad Da-
Wy Jones?'' ids
Was he not at "The Travellers
Joy 2" Mr.. Starkie asked in some
He had sent the boy out
some twenty minutes before, to get
two dozen oysters and some ale, for
his (Mr. Starkie's) supper. He ad-
mitted that he had some words with
the boy,-who was very idle and
-ll-behaved boy. Mr.. Starkie had
had occasion to reprimand
nim for his carelessness and inatten-
ion and neglect of duty; and Mr..
Block was constantly complaining Of
lin.
"a young limb, if eyer there was
'ne, it's we'll known Mrs. Barfortl
commented.
Yet still Mr.. starkie couldn't be-
ieve that the boy had any hand in
aa ,.tteiY:.,i; anon 'iis lifa. u was
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THE BROWN
COTTON GIN

FnLANTERS should examine the
above-named old and reliable Gin
before buying any. other. 1t combines
the required qualities Of Simplicity,
Strength and DURABILITY. It gins fast
and Clean, makes excellent lint (often
ih-inying I-4c. to I-2c. per lb. above
{ markets andis universally admitted to
be the lightest running gin made: We
have had thirty years experience in the
business, and warrant every gin perfect.
Gins constantly in the hands of our
.agerits, to which we invite inspection. :.
Circulars, with testimonials and full
particulars, may be had BY addressing,
n ii ISRAEL II. BROWN, President,
= Brown Coffin Gin Cos,
2 y sS5s.lsi New London, Conn.
VI, ELI1, QR dun 10
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The active and somewhat jocose fancy
Of the bead e Of St. Mary's, Rother-
hithe, who was pleased to discover in
the swarthy little imp Of child left
naked at the workhouse door, some
resemblance to that arch enemy Of
mankind, ,-ano old offender with many
an ahas,-who has oftentimes an
swered to the sobriquet Of Davy Jones
among other nicknames; aaacknames
being quite the right word to.nse un-
der all the circumstances of the case.
It was a real misfortune to the boy
that he was thus designated. He
was in truth a dog with bad name !;
and many people were found to pre-
dict for him the. customary fate of
dogs so circumstanced. If he neg
lected his duties in ary way (and in
times past an apprentices duties
were very multifarious; he was Of
tentimes an additional domestic SER
want quite as much as an apprentice, J
if he broke a plate, or a window, or
neglected to clean the knives or his
masters boots, the question was in
variably, asked what else could be
expected Of a boy named Dayy Jones? ?
Yet it was hardly the boys fault that
he was thus called. Certainly he did
not choose his own name; it was
given him at time when he had no
will of his own in the matter, or any
knowlrdSe at all of what .twas hap
pening to him. However, he had to
make-the best he could of it; rather
hard work, because everybody else
would persist in making the worst
they' could of it. But he never knew
any other name. His parents never
came forward to claim him. If any
romantic incidents were connected
with his birth, they were never
brought to light. Probably there was
no poetic character about the affair
at all it was very plain prose, most
likely. Such an everyday common
place matter as sin and suffering AID
destitution. He remained Davy Jones
to the end of the chapter.
He was small, spare, black-haired,
dark-eyed lad, stills very swarthy;
and his natural dinginess of hue was
heightened artifcially. Grim from the
saucepans, from the blacking brushes,
from the kitchen CRATE, from up the
chimney, always seemed to find a
home and a restingplace on Davy
Jones's face. His hands were forever
soiled with the mud of the river, or
the clay of the wharf, the rust Of old |
iron, or the pitch and tar of the
He carried about with
him necessarily, visible signs of his
visits to the coal-cellar. Certainly
he was dirty boy. And he was
said, moreover, to be mischievous and
ill-tenpered, sullen, and disposed to
evil. But his reputation in those re-
spects might have been born Of his
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vlmes s;uu Cnereapouts that Mrs. Bar
ford managed her hostclry as well as
any man ld,-beater, if anything.
There had hardly ever been anything
like disturbance or discomfort known
in the house,
Some days had passed since Mr..
Blocks departure for Margate. 1t
was an autumn night, cold for the
time Of year. A thick, unwholesome
mist hung about the river and its
banks. Mrs. Barford was very busy
in her bar, for her customers made
frequent demands upon her for warm
and cordial glasses with which to
counteract the unpleasantness of the
weather. In the tap-room ltwas unan-
imously agreed that it was "an un-
common nasty night, to be sure. y
The parlor was Of opinion that We
should have Christmas upon us. now
before we knew where we were.
Mrs. Barford, a stately woman, with
a glowing. face, tall as grenadier,
and almost as muscular, was equal
to the occasion. In truth, she was
equal to most occasions. She stirred
the bar-fre till the kettle sang again,
she replenished glasses, she pounded
sugar, she squeezed lemons, Her
punch had seldom been so hot or so
strong, or SO thoroughly admirable
altogether, as on that .disagreeable
and unreasonable autumn night.
A man entered hurriedly, and stood
for moment irreSolute in the passage
of "The Travellers JOY:
"Why, mercy on me, Mr.. Starkie,
how white you look = exclaimed Mrs.
Barford. "He's white at most times,
you know" she said to Betsy, her as
siistant handmaid in the bar, "but 1
never saw him look so white as he
looked then"
The newcomer was tall and well
proportioned. He was said generally
to be "a fine figure of a man" His
features were very regular, handsome,
aud clean cut, and from his complex
ion being so colorless there was q
look as Of an ivory carving about his
head. AS he lifted his broad -brimmed
hat (the hat was then in a transi-
tional state ; having abandoned its
old three cornered form, it was on its
way to the chimney-pot pattern of
our own times, but its crown was as
vet low and undeveloped,) his hair
was seen to be carefully combed and
crested on his forehead, after the
fashion then prevalent. His dress
was of a sober kind, yet it was worn
with a certain air ofpretence. His coat
was of snuf-colored cloth, double
breasted, high in the collar, and
adorned with close rows of bright
pewter buttons. His waistcoat was
Of o broad striped taffeta. His rib
bed cotton stockings were spotless
and white as his cambria neckcloth.
His shoes were brilliantly polished.
# seemed as though he were proud,
as he had some reason to be, of his
shapely lIb m legs and small feet. A broad
Green silk watch ribbon, with clus-
Ter Of seals and keys attached, de-
pended from his fob Altogether he
looked somewhat superior to his real
position, which was simply that Of
1nnior partner in the firm of Block &
Co., ship-breakers.
Did you not hear the report Of
fire. .arms?" he inquired anxiously Of
the landlady Of 1.-The Traveller Joy.
His voice trembled somewhat as be
spoke. r..
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BANK OF CHARLESTON.
MISUNDERSTANDING ASSOCI'N
: CHARLESTON. s. c.. Feb. 20, 1873.

~ "A aSCOC1
~ CHARLESTON, s. c., Feb. 20, 1873. J
On and after the first day Of March
next, this Bank will be prepared to Con-
solidate the Stock of the. Bank of Charles
ton into that of the present organization.
One share of the latter, par value (slOO,
one hundred dollars, will be issued fol-
Eve (5) whole or ten (lW half of the
former.
Future dividends will be paid upon
the Consolidated Stock only; those ac,
cruing upon the unconsolidated will be
reserved until consolidation of the same
shall be effected.
Tie Books of Transfer will be closed
from March 1st to April 1st.
VIM. B. BURDEN, Cashier.
Charleston, Feb. ~ % 3m 10
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y 60 49,, r!l thf9S St''i"i - 'S''i''
thu hoy said,
should say Miss Block You're al
ways grumhling about the boots
you We got to clean. What discon-
tented boy you must be +
"No, I'm not discontented boy,
Miss Nancy well, Miss Block, then:
I'd go on cleaning yom' shoes till |
dropped you know I would And
the masters too,-I'm not afraid Of
work. But for the Starkie's shoes,
i should like to chuck them in the
river!' And in lower voice, he
added, ".And him after them?''
"You don't like Mr.. Starkie ?"
"Say hate him,-that would be
nearer the mark"
"You should mt hate anybody,
Davy, it's very wicked and un-Chris-
tian," and Miss Block shook her head
gravely and held up a warning fore
finger, after fashion much favored
in the pulpit. "You should mt hate
anybody
said Davy, as though that signi6ed
much the same sort Of thing, and
was as decent an approximation to
goodness and Christianity as could
Be expected of boy in his situation
and Of his character. ":But as for
that Starkie, with his white face, and
his white hands, and his white stock
ings-"
!" You hate him because he's clean
and you're dirty, Davy."
Perhaps so. But I'm not his
servant. 1 was bound to the master,
and not to him.; yet he treats me
like a dog. He never gives me so
much as good word"
"Wel.l, do I ever give you good
word, as you call it?'
You're forever giving me good
looks, Miss Nancy I; .ycu see, you
cant help doing that" ,t
Miss Nancy smiled. =
"I'm not a fine gentleman as he is,
and never shall be; Of course 7 know
that, the lad continued and then
he added, glancing curiously at his
masters daughter as.he spoke, "and
of course you'd never let me kiss
your hand, as you let him. Not if
I lived for a thousand years you
wouldn t.. It isn't to be expected
you would; sit now Miss Nancy ?"
"You wicked boyl' cried Miss
Block, blushing andeangry. "How
dare you say such things ?"
He did kiss your hand, because I
saw him do it," Davy Jones said,
simply; /" I was looking through the
crack of the door,"
"How could I help his kissing my
hand? He aOouI do it. Ididn't want
him to. I'd much rather he hadn't
done it. It was very rude of him.
A.nd-and it's very mean to look
through the cracks of doors, and to
watch people, and to play the spy
upon them, Davy." Miss Block was
altogether very much distressed.
"I couldn't help it, Miss Nancy.
I didn't intend to be playing the spy
upon you; but do what I will, my
eyes seem always to be following you
about. They're never tired of going
in search Of you; they're never so
happy as when they'r resting on you.
I'm sure l didn't want to see him
kissing your hand. Itmade my heart
ache sorely; and if you'd but given
the word,;fd'd have had him on the
floor in minute, and given his white
neckcloth a twist he wouldn't have
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The Nnhle Chief.

Tho following beautiful and truthful,
lines are from the pen of Father Ryan
"Never hand drew sword from stain as
free,
And never sword led Drawer band,
Or braver bled for brighter land,
Or brighter land had cause so grand,
Or q cause q chief like Lee" ."','l
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a ....-c .s5up nae by eilis aiae y. "
sembled in the passage OF Tie Ii,,.. =
eler's JOY" There had been sus-
pension in the supply of drinks, and
the thirsty had emerged from both
the parlor and the tap-room, to make
personal inquiry why their necessi-
ties were not needed. But they for
got the object with which they had
approached the bar, as they found
themselves auditors Of the interesting
converse between Mr.. Starkie and
the landlady. Presently they were
agreeing that things looked very black
indeed as against Davy Jones and
Mrs. Barford's solemn denunciation,
=" Depend upon it, that young limb S
at the bottom Of the mischief" met
with general support. 1t was the
universal opinion that the boy had
not been called "Davy Jones" for
nothing.
just then The door opened. The
boy himself entered, carrying, d dish
of oysters. He walked to the bar as
coolly and unconcerned as might be,
and ordered a Jug of strong ale for
Mr.. Starkie.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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AUGUSTA. HOTEL
AUGUSTA. GA

% - AUGUSTA, GA.
T TAKE. this method of informing my
l. friends and customers, that I have
just had this well known Hotel thor
oughly renovated and painted, bothin-
side and out. Cleanliness is my motto
in every department My tables will be
supplied with everything the market af-
fords. No pains will be spared to make
the Augusta Hotel a pleasant home for
the traveller My Edgeield friends are
cordially solicited to give me call.
4 .ss ,i;,,; p. MAY, Proprietor.
Augusta. April Is. 4 If ~ IL
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Adjoining Mr.. Blocks wharf stood
the well-known, old-established, river
side tavern, "The Travellers Joy, :"
kept by one Mrs. Barford, awidow
woman, much respected in th{ neigh
borhood. It was a well .iductcd
! -""e; its tap room much frquented
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Notes of Travel on Recent Trip 60
Texas.
BY DIR. W. H, ZIMMERMAN.

4 .a Hs . f b. -rrsEf =
at 64 o'clock next morning we leave
Lopgview-take Southern Pacific road
for Shreveport, La. Hallville and Mar
shal are places Of note on the way; the
former is new town the Latter u COM
paratively old place, but still growing.
Here were seen twelve oxen drawing one
plow-excavating place to build rail-
/ road machine shop. Weskin is the last
station in Texas on this road. -
1t may now be. asked, what of Texas
In general way we would say that we
are pleased with the State. The section
of the State through which we passed,
embracing chiefly Central Texas, we
found somewhat different from what we
had imagined as to its general appear
ance. The lands regenerally sandy, with
post oak and black jack growth on up
lands, which present the appearance in
the distance OF being covered with sleet.
These post oak ridges and flats are said
to be good cotton lands, producing from
800 tt. 1000 lbs, seed cotton to the acre,
and from 10 to 25 bushels corn per acre.
We saw but little small grain sown in
the State, and in fact anywhere on our
whole route; though Northern Texas is
noted for its small grain. These uplands 4
of which we speak are, when improved, !
worth from one to five dollars per acre,
and are of easy cultivation-the soil be- |
ing light and sandy. On the creeks and |
rivers the lands are more productive
the forest growth is much larger and |
more diversified. Cedar is commonly !
found growing to the height of the red
oak and poplar, and is used for rails,
posts, levees, &c. We saw land on Caney
creek which produced last year forty
bushels of corn per acre, with bao sea-
sons and poor cultivation. Those creek
lands rate variously from three to ten
dollars per acre improved, and on Trinity
and Brazos rivers from five to fifty dol
lars per acre, where they produce one to-
two bales cotton 600 lbs.) to same, and
forty to sixty bushels of corn. There is
y great deal Of prarie lalid in Middle Tex
as, and much greater quantities in West
ern, with nothing growing OH it but grass.
Fields from fifty to one thousand acres
in a body, Of that quality, can be had all
over the country, and you have nothing
to do but to fence it: and break itup with
a two or four horse plow.
There is some difficulty in getting tim
ber to fence these praries in many places.
Rails eight feet long (that is the usual
lengthy are worth Fl onl twelve to twenty +
dollars per thousand for the splitting.
Farm hands command from fifteen to
twenty dollars per month. They work
generally on the share system of one
half. There is but little attention paid :.
to fruit raising. we saw only two apple
orchards in the State, which we remem-
Der; the one was near Marshall, the 9TH
cr in Leon county. @a ~.
IT. r;t,se ray s!It'5i Is gi..sa', gi5..sa' md 'a--c
,rti.itef -rne,.st.Is
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Home Shuttle Sewing Machine.
ONLY $500.

. 3. ONLY S25.o0.
Il HIS is SHUTTLE MicE!kE. has
the UNDER FEED, and makes, She "LocK
STITCH" alike on both sides.
1t is standard First Glass Machine,
and the only low priced Lock Stitch"
Machine in the United States.
This Machine received the Diploma at
the Fair OF tho two Carcliaas, .iil the city
of Charlotte, y. c., in 1871. The e5ove
+ pMachine is warranted jor foe years!
A MACHINE FOR NOTHING.
Any person making up Club for five
Machines. will be presented the Sixth
one as commission.
Agents Wanted.--Superior induce.
ments offered Biberal,deductions made
to Ministers of.the Gospel. 49,
Send Stamp for Circular, and samples
of Sewing. Address Rev. C. III. BERN
HEM, General Agent, Concord, N. o.
Dec4 ly SO 4
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u PoLLoCK'S
Florida Water.

A N Elegant and cheap Perfume. For
~ sale BY. a. A.. CLISBY, Druggist.
Nar26 TT IA
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FLORENCE

SOLD at corresponding prices with
other First Glass Machines, and is cheap
or than any other because more complete.
t.:a w. II. H.'SHAFFER,,A ,Agt.
Edgefield, Oct 2 1y,i Al
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i-Hr An exchange has the. following
observation I'VE always, get mad
when we walk along a street about 9
4 o'clock at night, and passing a shaded
porch where young man is bidding his
Beloved a goodnight hear the girl ex-
claim, in u loud whisper-"Oh, stop,
George; you haven't shaved!'
a.S-." Giovanni Batista Falciera" looks
big on the theatrical bills, and that's
why Richard o. Jones adopted it, AS
My- A peaceably disposed citizen of
i Texas was arrested recently fOr carrying
concealed weapons. When searched he
had two six-shooters, one derringer and
pair of brass knuckfes in his belt, and
a poker flush in his coat sleeve. -
@- 4 colored firm of Newark, hav-
| int suffered some pecuniary embarrass-
ment, recently closed business, and the
senior member gave the public the fol-
| lowing ..notis: ~ "De dislution OF CO.
parships therefore, recisting twixt me: and
Moses Jones in the barber profession,
am heretofore resolved. Pussons who
.ose must pay de scriber. Dem what de
firm ose must call on Jones, and de firm
is involved. y
KY Saws tbe Lake cbarles Echo !
"Wild turkeys are In season. We sot
or the table with Smile that was child :.
like and bland Yesterday. behind one
lweighing 2ll pounds"
-. {, .,;,.,.o h.
Ill, " obsarnnp . %, ,,a;%i, n ,bor;no n1ar'
l,,.~o m' - %;S oon.;rooat;6T q bnt whom
ss ,'.., W - %a ,oth;,,,, fn,.
my StoM ~. ~ t, 10
siiein ~ ooa.,g 49,
- r, 's' , - '''s ~" y
X. cinr -c:a r. is.i.ft.as4a ,rT.liA
s.l,. -'''.' -, - -
- - :. =, - :, - - o.. s5r ~
,.,... - -. -, s. -
s, - ,...s,.l,z ~-...-.is,
-. IT, -.
~ y .a' i..,.,t,...r-.
et;s sctyiit u 'i'e :. d. ''''i' 'ie!s'f'
~. - ...aceeui leet.ce or the Sand
wich Islands, Mark Twain said: In
fifty years the native race will be extinct.
Their color is OF rich dark brown.
teg ''sr and nos bsrn1less NJ Tbe women wear
y SinrIe loose Garment that falls straight
from on, Ihe neck to the heels. In the up
rnr on non,trv ,rrn | the ~ men wear-well usually
jHa thev ,raar , sn,ile or pair of spectacles.
w. omVy :om meh ethin@ - T Of that Kind. Thev are
ui uot sgrr n,nnd 20 ~ NOT care to make any dis
.niaxl Mo r y o",' w NV '''-O
p-s. ,,.os mt rror tho Stand
s \ negro was p4v Spon ;,,nn;rod inc s. ;f
he understood the nature of an oath.
g For certain BOSS" said the citizen, If |
I swear to a lie 1 must stick to him"
Tho darkey had evidently been. follow
inc up the Credit Mobilier investigatio
n.., :. ....; o. uoooh
x A DutcnniaI, Ia tlyins " ieaEn T;s
the ierrypoa1, iel .lilvo INC Ma.el: ~ ln!'
first exclamation on peine na'lieu ous,
was; Nine i 1ott, lets nave Il Priase!
"a sss- John Van Dahm, Of Fort Wayne,
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~ A Yankee in Paris, who was list
ening to the boasts .of-s lot Of English
and French artists about the wonderful
genius of their respective countrymen,
at last "broke out' and said, "Oh,
pshaw! Yeou git eout! Why, there's
Bill Devine, OF our village, who kin paint
piece of cork SO 'Zacllly like marble
that the minute you throw it into the
water it will sink to the bottum kuh
chug, jes 1ike q stono."