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in their calmer, happier days. The
young lady was on the most init
mate footing with the Squire, and
she very naturally took the posi-
ton of spokesman. She halloed
across Squire marry us quick !"
At the same time pointing to the
boat advancing with now audibly
splashing oars. The squire took in
the situation in a twinkling, and
shouted, Z" All right, send on your
papers," The young man picked
up a handy boulder and tying the
license to it with his handkerchief,
flung it across, while the young wo-
man was crying at the top of her
voice, "Here they come! They
are ready to land! Do it quick,
Squire! The squire did it quick,
and shouted the marriage ceremony
across the water and bridged the
yawning chasm with safety for
those two willing hearts and young
lives so very near the brink. He
ended, /" I pronounce you man and
wife. Go and tell 'em, what God
hath joined together let no man
burst asunder. Young man, tie
dollar to another dornick and heave
it over"
That little matter was all settled
nicely, and the young couple breath
ed again. They were married and
proclaimed man and wife so quick
that it made their heads swim.
They could now dare life, and brave
all the world; especially their ca
ger pursuers, who had landed from
the boat. They turned toward the
skiff passengers with proud def
ance, and suddenly came to their
sober senses. The boat brought
over the holy man of Hawsville,
whom they had engaged to marry
them, and his party, and the young
couple felt a slight color of shame
in their faces.
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HOW TWO IMMoRTALS MET.

In Prague there was to bc anoth
er Of those great musical jubilecs
for which the capital Of Bohemia
was noted during the last century,
and from every direction, journey
ed thithcr, artists and laymen,
either to participate in the exercises,
or to listen: Already, on the day
before the fcte, tue inns-large and
small-of the city proper, were
overlilled, and the landlords, desi-
rous as they were to profit by the
occasion, could not do other than
turn away the later arrivals. Many
were, therefore, compelled to seek
lodging in sAeataverns of the sub
urbs, which were usually patron
lied by people of the lower orders
A young mana ''pianist," said
his passport-from Vienna, had,
like many others, sought lodgings
in all the hotels Of the city, with
out success, and finally decided to
go to an inn in one Of the suburbs,
where he was told he would proba-
bly, find very comfortable quarters
aud very good fare. The youth
was received by a landlord Of very
surly mien, who, after measuring
him from head to foot with a for
bidding glance, replied that he
could not accommodate him, che was
full !" But there was a pretty
young serving girl within hearing,
who did not Seem at all afraid Of
cross-grained old landlord, and ven
turc1 to differ with him.
eyes, we can accommodate the
gentleman, too," said she. "There
will be no one in the wine room this
evening; everybody will be in the
city. It's very easy to make up a
bed for the gentlemen there" I
''Do so, for all l care" muttured
the landlord, and turned away.
The young pianist decided to re-
main, as tie girl assured him that
she would see he was made com
Portable, and that the landlord as
not really half so much bear as he
seemed. She now fastened to pre-
pare the evening meal, and the
young musician in the meantime
repaired to the large room that was
destined to be Ibis bed room for the
night. As the usual ~vening guests
were noe expected, the room had
not been lighted, but the moon
shone through the vine bordered
window so as to enable the youth
to see his way, although indistinct-
ly. In one corner he discovered q
sofa, on which he threw himself in
order to rest his weary limbs while
waiting supper. He had been there
but a few minutes when the door
opened and a man entered, who
walked to the farther and darker
end Of the room, with a certainty
If step that showed he was not a
stranger to the apartment. A min
lte atterward, the youth heard the
ones OF a piano-at first a few ac-
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New Probabilities.

When you see a man going home
at two o'clock in the morning, and
know mis- wife is waiting up for him,
it is likely to be stormy.
When a man receives a bill for
goods his wife bought unknown to
I'm, look out for thunder and light
ming. o.
When a man goes home and finds
no supper ready, the fire out, and
his wife crusading, it is likely to be
cloudy.
When a man promises to take his
wife to a party, and changes his
mind after she is dressed, you may
expect a shower.
When man saves his cigar mon.
ey to buy his wife bonnet and his
children new shoes, it indicates d
spell of sunshine.
When a man dies and leaves q
nice young widow with plenty Of
money, and you see her walking
out with one of the executors on q
Sunday, a change is imminent.
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A fall Western c,rl namcd Short

A tall Western girl named Short,
long loved a certain big Mr.. Little
while Little, little thinking of Short
loved a little lass named Long. To
make a long story short, Little pro-
posed to Long, and Short longed
to be even with 1ittle's shortcom.
ings. So Short, meeting Long,
threatened to marry Little before
long, which caused Little, in a short
time, to marry Long. Query: Did
tall Short love big Little less, be-
cause Little loved Long!
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James Gordon Bennett outdone.


Sometime since the editor of the
Colorado Herald had occasion to
leave town for a few days, and en-
trusted his own organ to the care
OF novice in journalism, instruct
ing him to pile it Oh as thick as he
could whenever he had chance to
advertise the Herald. He then
went away, and the following night
his wife died very suddenly. This
is how the assistant editor men.
toned the circumstances
GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
We are compelled this morning to
perform duty which is peculiarly
painful to the able assistant editor
who has been engaged on this pa
per at an enormous expense, in ac-
cordance with our determination to
make the Herald a frst-class jour.
nal. Last night death unexpected
ly snatched away from our domes-
tic hearth (the best are advertised
under the head of stoves and furn-
aces, upon our first page,) Mrs. Ag.
atha p. Burns, wife Of Rufus +.
Burns, the gentlemanly editor Of
the Herald. (Terms three dollars
a year, invariably in advance.) A
kind mother and exemplary wife.
(Ofice over Coleman's grocery, up
two flights Of stairs j; knock hard.>
"We shall miss thee, mother; we
shall miss thee" JOB printing So
licited.) Funeral at four and half
o'clock, from the house just across
the street from the Herald Office
advertisements inserted for ten
cents per square.)
But his efforts were not appre.
ciated, and the Post and Mail re-
lates the sequel Of the story with
sorrow The editor arrived home
that day at noon. Slowly and sad
ly he was observed to arm himself
with double -barrelled fowling
piece, into which he inserted about
two pounds and a half of bullets. ''
He marched over 20 the office fol,
lowed by all immense crowd. Tho
assistant editor was'busy in paint
ing a big placard to be tackled OIL
the hearse. It bore thelegend, "Buy
your collins of Slml1s, oyer the Her.
aid Office" The assistant editor
cast his eye around md perceived
his chief. Care sat upon that wan
cheek and thunder clothed his
brow. He leveled his gun. The
assistant did not wait. With one
wild an = full yell he jumped from
the ,,d,story window, and
strrc !. for the golden shores OF
the Pacif6:, 1, 1t is believed he event.
ually went over to China.
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ALEXANDRIA, LA:
Saturday., Aug. %, 1871.

TERMS;
THE CAUCASIAN is published week
]y, at Three Dollars per annum-
PAYABLE IN ADV N G. F.! No
subscription taken for less period
than six months.
ADVERTISEMENT inserted at the
rate Of ONE DOLLAR per square for
the first insertion and FIFTY CENTS
for each subsequent one.
EIGHT lines or less, (BREFlER) consti
tute IL square.
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ALPHABET OF SHORT RULE
Attend to your business.

Attend to your business.
BE punctual in your payments.
Consider we'll before you promise.
Dare to dp right.
Envy narhan.
Faithfully perform your duty.
Go not in the paths of vice.
ave respect for your character.
Know thyself.
Lie not for any consideration.
Make few acquaintanccs.
Never profess what you do not
;actice.
Occupy your time in usefulness.
Postpone nothing that you can
10 now.
Quarrel not with your neighbors.
Save something against a day of
5rou5le.
Treat everybody with kindness.
Use yourself with moderation.
Viliify no persons reputation.
Watchfully guide against idle
less.
Xamine your conduct daily.
Yield to superior judgments.
Zealously pursue the right path.
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If women do lie, deceive, swear,
drink and sin sometimes, and we
men know it, there are few Of us
who will ever forget that it is to
them we owe our good impulses,
kindly feelings and better lives
than We would ever have without
them.
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The following is.said to be a pop
ular song in Duluth "Beefsteak
when I'm hungry, whiskey when
I'm dry, greenbhcks when Tn hard
up, and heaven when die.'
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a CONSIDERATE HUSBAND.-A
Missouri husband wheeled his Grip
pied wife three miles the other day
to let her see funeral procession,
the first she had the pleasure of
setting fer seven years.
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- Times are hard, but IS Cents
will win somebody FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS, in the LOTTERY Of the
RAP1DEs AGKlcuLTuRAL FAIR Asso-
CIATiOS.
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dy, that might have been hkened
to a chorus of Angels. The youth
partially rose from the sofa, and
listened as one who would catch
the faintest sound. How radiant
was every feature Of his face with
ecstatic delight! This improvisa
ton, this heavenly improvisation,
seemed to transport him into an
other and higher sphere !! There
was but one-only one-who could
produce such harmony, and to see
and hear him was the chief object
Of the youths journey. He rose
and walked OIL tiptoe over toward
the piano, in order, if possible, to
see the performer. The tones grew
softer and softer, and they finally
died away.
The finale was divinely beautiful,
and held the youthful enthusiast
spell bound until the master him
self reused him from his reverie.-
The latter, when lie had finished
playing, rose, went toward the sofa,
and threw himself upon it appar-
emily fatigued. AS the light of the
moon fell on his face, the youth saw
he had before him an elderly man
Of a peculiarly noble and be"eyo-
lent mien: Seeing that he had not,
rs yet, been observed, an idea sud
denly occurred to him, and he seat
ell himself noiselessly at the piano.
Again the instrument was made to
utter its sweetest tones, and the
man on the sofa listened in pro
found admiration. He saw no one,
but he heard, and what he heard
was sufficient to rivet his entire at
tention. How pure the tones come
from this master hand, the listener
on the sofa quickly discovered.-
The joys of a youthful heart seemed
to find utteyance in the first ac-
cords Of the young musician. Then
gradually, the tones became deeper,
the passions and trills OF a large
struggling nature, spoke in full aMG
sorrowful accCids, until they be-
came the cry Of bitter despair
What music it was! The older
musician clasped his hands across
his breast apd listened with his
whole soul. He knew of but one
composer who was capable OF pro-
ducing such music, and it was
mainly in the hope of meeting him
that he had come to the fete. He
was confident the virtuaso before
him must be he, and he only. Fin
ally, he arose and noiselessly ap-
preached tho piano, until he stood
behind the performer, who was SO
absorbed that he neither saw nor
Heard bin. At least, he too, ceas-
ed playing. He struck the last ac-
cord, and sank back exhausted.-
At that moment a hand was laid on
his shoulder, while another took
him by the arm and led him toward
the window, where the light of the
moon would fall full upon his face.
An elderly mad, his eyes beaming
with delight, gazed at him mo-
ment and chen cried, in tone that
betrayed deem emotion: "Mozart y
"Haydn y responded the young
man, in an accent not less joyous.
Thus met, for the first time, these
two immortal composers, whose
greatest wish had long been to know
each other.
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A Georgia girl is going to lecture
on " KISSES" in Washington. She
will borrow a man to illustrate on
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QlQ PRIZES. Capita! Prize FIVE
Cs)C HUNDRED DOLLARS, in the
LOTTERY Of the Agricultural Fair AS
SociatiOn
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Difficult Notwithstanding a
stop to a sbssip's tongue.
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The Largest Room in the World
The room for improvement.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

NEEANNDKTA, IlA.
will practice his profession in the
Courts Of Rapides, Grant. Vernon and adj
j"ining parishes and in the Supreme Court
Of Louisiana.
Jnue 2O-tf.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-07-02
The Prospects for California Wines.

The San Francisco Bulletin has the
following remarks upon this subject:
A few days ago the telegraph reported
that the wines in tie yards of France
had been seriously injured by frost, and
the prospect of another short vintage
was the. result. Last year the vine
yards in the southern departments of
France and in the German Rhenish
provinces suffered considerably from the
same cause, the vintage in some sections
falling short nearly two-thirds of the
average. If the present reports con-
cerning the Fr nch vineyards are true,
the probability is that the German
vineyards have not escaped. Should
that prove to be the case, the coming
vintage will be repetition of last years
experience. There is possibility, how
ever, that French wine dealers will be
again resorting to the tactics practiced
by them for the last ten or twelve years
circulating false reports relative to
the grape crop for the purpose of stiff-
ening the prices of French wines. What
effect n short vintage in Europe this
year will have upon California wines is
difficult to predict. Last year tho Cal
ifornia vintage did not excead 5000, 600
gallons, or 30 per cent less than the av-
eraBe, YET tnere was no appreciable
change in prices, Notwithstanding the
failure of European vines. This coinci-
dent failure in the grape crop ought to
have done the viniculturist some good,
in the way of better price for what he
was able to turn out of his presses. The
only effect it did have was to give him
a reader sale at former prices. Had
the vintage been a full one, or had there
been no damage done to the European
vineyards, the chances are that there
would have been universal tumble in
the prices of the whole line of native
wines. California vineyards this year
promise we'll. The vintage will proba-
bly, be the largest ever harvested in the
state. The vineyards Of Los Angeles,
Anaheim and Cucumonga, which suf-
fered exceedingly last year from frosts,
are this year in full beating, while So
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-07-02
Hand-shaking.

How did people get in the habit of
shaking hands? The answer is not far
to seek. In early and barbarous times,
when every savage or semi.savage was
his own lawgiver, judge, soldier and
policeman, and had to watch over his
own safety, in default of all other pro.
lection, two friends and acquaintances,
or two strangers desiring to be friends
and acquaintance, when they ohanced
to meet, offered each to the other the
right hand, the hand alike of offense
and defense, the hand that wields the
sword, the dagger, the club, the toma.
hawk, or other weapons of war. Each
did this to show that the hand was
empty, and neither war nor treachery
was intended. a man can not we'll stab
another while he is in the act of shak-
ing hands with him, unless he be a
double-eyed traitor and villain, and
strives TO aim cowardly blow with the
left while giving the right and pretend.
ing to be on good terms with his victim.
The custom Of hand shaking prevails
more or less among all civilized nations,
and is the tacit avowal of friendship and
good will, just rs kiss is of warmer
passion. Ladies, every one must have
remarked, seldom or never shake hands
with the cordiality of gentlemen, unless
it be with each other. Tho reason is
obvious. 1t is for them to receive hon.
age. not to give it. They can not be ex-
pected to show to persons of the other
sex warmth of greeting which might
be misinterpreted, unless such persons
arc very closely related to them by
family or affection, in which case hand.
shaking is not needed, and the lips dc
more agreeable duty.
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oRANGEBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY JULY q j

with poor Armstrong. he was silent
for quite q time, and everybody else
was silent. After while the landlord
ventured to suggest that bed could be
provided if it was desired. "No," said
Armstrong, "I'll sleep on the floor.
You see, stranger" said he, cycling the
landlord with peculiar expression,
this fool has been squandering gold
dust at monte-three-card monteSand
does not deserve to sleep in bed"
So Armstrong ended the days battle
by going to bed on the floor. Then
came the dreams. He first dreamed
that he was sleeping with his feet on
the North Pole and his head in the
tropics, while all the miners of Yuba
were ground-sluioing in his stomach.
Next, he dreamed that he had swallow
ed Mount Shasta for supper, and that
the old mountain had suddenly become
an active volcano, and was vomiting
acres and acres of hot lava.
Then the scenes shifted, and he
seemed to have found his final abode in
q place of vile smells and fierce flames,
POLITICALLY called the antipodes of heav-
en-. And while he writhed and groaned
in sleepless agony, q fork-tailed fend,
with his thumb at his nose, was saying
W AihA IL 7" uoohhuB folCo. LOU
buck your money away Mt three card
monte, do you-hey ?" But even this
troubled sleep had an end at last, and
Armstrong arose. When he looked at
himself in the broken looking glass that
hung on the wall, he thought his face
bore traces of wisdom that had never
been there before. So he said: ct think
you have learned lesson, Armstrong.
You can go back to your mining now,
sir, and leave monte alone" Time
showed that he was right. His lesson
was we'll learned. The miners looked
little curious when he reappeared at
the camp, and still called him crazy.
But he had learned lesson many of
them never learned, poor fellows. They
continued their old ways, making money
fast and spending it foolishly-even
giving it to monte dealers. But the
Armstrong firm was never broken in
that way but once. After that, when
ever he saw one of the peculiar signs,
"Robhers' Roost," "Fleecer's Den, !"
or "Fool's Last Chance" Armstrong
would shake his head with IL knowing
air, and say to himself as he passed
along: "Oh, yes, Armstrong, you've
been there; you know all about that !;
you don't buck your money away at
three card monte-not much.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-07-02
A Doubter.

There was man who lived in Cass
county, Georgia, many years ago, who
had once been in the state legislature,
and never neglected an opportunity to
emphasize tho fact. He was n perfect
infidel as to new discoveries and new
sciences, being we'll satisfied that if
the world should turn over the water
would spill out of his we'll, and only
giving in to steam cars by slow degrees.
But all the vials of his contempt were
poured out upon the idea OF telegraph,
and he was wont to say that nobody
need try to come the green" over him
in that way, for he had been TO the leg
islature. Finally the state road was
built, and one day workmen began to
put mp telegraph posts right in the
front Of the house and to stretch the
wire. His exultant neighbors thought
they had him Oh that occasion, and
asked. Well, old fellow, what do you
think of telegraphs now?" He was cor
nered, but died game. Drawing him
self mp au inch taller, he said, "Gen-
tlemen, when I was in tho legislature
gave this subject my very attentive con-
sideration, and ] said then, as I say
now, that it may do for letters and small
bundles, but it will never take cotton
bale. never !"
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-07-02
At the Vatican.

A correspondent from Rome describes
visit to the Vatican {: "The gorgeous
Swiss Guards, who look like nothing
else under heaven, and are probably the
most snowy soldiers on the face Of the
globe, filed back at our. approach like a
shattered rainbow, and we were imme-
diately lost in the labyrinths of the
palace. We climbed stairs that seemed
out out of solid marble quarries, for
there was nothing to be seen but marble
in some shape or other. Again and
again we were Ret and passed by
guards priests and monks in robes of
many fashions and colors, pass us the
place was alive with people, and yet
none of them seemed familiar to my
eyes. We entered one room, passed
into others, all of them having their
separate uses and most of them in
charge of officers who looked rs little
like the last lot as possible. Finally
we came to court, one of the twenty,
where were carriages, and footmen in
livery, but how they ever found their
way thither dare not conjecture. Be-
yond the court the chambers ere more
splendid than the last. New guards
and pages, in new uniforms and liveries,
moved to and fro through the endless
suites OF rooms, ana kept everything IN
q gentle state OF commotiop. Here we
left our cloaks and hats. Hero we took
our roseries and tokens in hand, and
pressed from one chamber to another,
perhaps waiting few moments in each
room while my companion spoke to gen.
tlemen in waiting, clothed in crimson
satin and looking very impressive in
deed. Rooms that were frescoed to the
hung with splendid tapestries of inesti-
mable value. It began to look like bu-
siness. The chambers were heated with
the great brazen pots of Goals, such as
one meets with in NIL the italian galle-
ries and in the churches, when the
churches are heated at all. These bra
ziers look little heathenish, and are
none the less interesting for that rea-
son. They are big enough for human
sacrifices, some of them, but they are
seldom hot enough to hurt"
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noma vineyards give promise of yield
ing extraordinary crops. Competent
Judges estimate that the yield will not
be less than IL, ,0O0, 900 gallons of wine.
The quantity of brandy manufactured
In addition will depend entirely on the
nature OF the tax imposed on the dis
tillers. at least 100, 900 gallons Of
thrown away last year in the form of re-
fuse from the presses, which could not
be profitably worked off in consequence
of the excessive tax levied.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-07-02

Two million bushels of peanuts are
every year devoured in the United
States.