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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-05-29
The Untutored Negro in His Native
Wilds.

The whole of my experience in Cen
trail Africa says that the negroes, not
yet spoiled by contact with the slave
trade, are distinguished for friendliness
and sound sense. Some can be guilty
of great wickedness, and seem to think
little about it, others perform actions as
Enthusiastically good with no great self
complacency, and, if one catalogued all
the good deeds or ! the bad ones he
came across. he might think the men ex-
tremely good or extre mely bad, instead
of calling them, like ourselves, curious
compounds of good and evil. In one
point, they are remarkable-they are
honest. Even among the cannibal Man
yuema a slave-trader at Bambaare and I
had to send our goats and fowls up to
the Manyuema village to prevent their
being stolen by my friends own slaves.
Another widespread trait of character
is trusting disposition. The Central
African tribes are the antipodes to some
of the North American Indians, and
very unlike many of their own country
men who have come into contact with
Mohammedans and Portugu Sc aud
Dutch christians. They at once per-
ceive the superiority of the strangers in
power of mischief, and readily listen to
and ponder over friendly advice. At
ter the cruel massacre of Nyangue-
which unfortunately witnessed-four-
teen chiefs, whose villages had been de-
strOyed and many of them killed, fed
to my house and begged me to make
peace for them with heArabs, and then
come over to their side of the river
Lualaba, divide their country anew and
point out where each should build a
new village and cultivate other planta-
tions. The peace was easily made, for
the Arabs had had no excuse for their
6enseless murders, and each blamed the
other for the guilt, DR.. Livingssone,
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-05-29
An Alabama Poker.Hand.

Bill j, the sheriff of Colbert
county, Ala, a Jealous poker player,
and a prosperous. TeutOnic merchant OF
Tuscumbia, named s., were travel
ing on the cars, and in order to pass
away the time, engaged in game OF
euchre. After playing some time, the
Jolly Dutchman left his seat to get a
drink of water, and Bill. knowing that
he, too, had penchant for poker, took
advantage of his absence and dealt him
a hand with four kings in If, and turned
up the queen for a trump. Returning
in moment and lifting his hand, $. at
once conceived the brilliant idea OF
playing the hand at poker, and accord
ineiy suggested it to Bill, who consen-
ted, provided that he might be allowed
to discard one of his cards and take up
the queen. To this S. at once agreed,
and the game proceeded. Says $. ::
"Bill, / bets you five dollars. In turn
Bill raised him ten dollars more.
"Well," said s., "fifteen dollars will
joost pay mine expense und some odder
tings, and ] calls you, Bill ;" at the
same time exhibiting his hand with four
kings, and reaching for the money.
"Hold on" says Bill, 81 have four
aces r NervoRsly and in silence, the
astonished Dutchman gathered the cards
and shuffled them for a moment or two.
Then, with his chin resting on both
clenched hands, and his eyes staring
into uncertainty, he exclaimed a. say,
Bill, joost you told me vOt de duyfel
dot queen had to do NIT dot hand ?"
And up to this hour his mind is per-
picked continually to find the part that
card had played in the game.-LOuis-
allie Journal
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decided answer, as Johns disengaged
hand lifted her face SO that he could
see it, " till you tell me why you came
Nancy, I couldn't help hopi little
when saw you here. Don't make me
give it up thought my pride would
support me through anything, but Tn
afraid it WON'T" he ended sadly.
I'm SO glad it WON'T" breathed
Nancy, in tones of heartfelt relief
"But somebody'll see us. Take me
home, John, and I'll tell you all about
it. 3"
How different seemed the way home,
with John at her side. But Nancy was
in no hurry to "tell all about it," She
only said, nervously, holding Johns
hand in both hers,
''Promise me you won't go away -
. "Ah, but I want another promise
first"
Nancy looked back at the plumy
hedge whose shelter they had left, and
said, with half smile, &c You see the
lilacs aren't out of bloom yet, John :;
and | am-sorry, as you said I'd be !"
"And the doctor ?" asks the critical
reader. All, Nancy is no model OF
Christian maidenhood. She is. only
faulty young girl, erring and loving and
suffering, playing her part in one of the
tragedies that are played everywhere
in the springs and autumns, in the time
of snow drifts as well as in the time of
lilacs
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-05-29
Chinese Trust.

In all places in China you may see a
string of coolies rushing through the
streets carrying loads of money. There
is not a policeman to be seen, except
occasionally at the gates or IN time OF
trouble. You may see shrotf with
lot of dollars in a fiat tray, examining
them intently as they pass, click, over
his thumb sometimes posse of idlers,
consisting of chair bearers, coolies,
cooks and servants, all looking On.
There does not seem to be even the sus-
picion that any one might attempt to
kick the tray over and bolt with what
he could get in the scramble. Why,
even in that nest of niquity, Hong
Kong, you NAV see at that most COM
Portable of building, the Oriental bank,
a lot of Cinnamon counting and exam
lining, perhaps, thousands of dollars that
are being paid to them, and some of the
greatest scoundrels unhanged passing
constantly: perhaps they think the men
in the streets would most likely be hon
est enough to catch them, but it is
rather doubtful if they dare, Money
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-05-29
A Terrible Story from the Sea.

Manchester England) Guardian.
Mr.. Webster, Broughty Ferry, near
! Dundee, has received a letter from his
son, who was second mate of the Clyde
| ship ArTacan, burned at sea on her voy-
age from Shields to Bombay with GOALS.
The Arracan left Shields on the 1lth of
September last. On the 14th of Feb
ruary her cargo ignited. On the goth
she was on fire from stem to stern, and
the crew were compelled to abandon
her. They left in three boats. The
first, under the command of the captain,
was picked up by the city of Poonah,
and the men were landed at Alden; the
gig, commanded by the chief officer,
made the land at Cochin but the pin
mace, under the charge of the second
mate, Mr.. Webster, provisioned Tor
only seventeen days, drifted about In
The Indian Ocean for thirty-three days,
until fallen in with by the City of Man
chester and landed at Calcutta. When
picked up the poor fellows were SIX
hundred miles from the nearest land,
and were in a sad condition. MIR. Web
ster, in his statement, says
In addition to myself, there were
three men and a boy on board the 10th
of March. The men cast lots as to who
should be killed, and the lot fell upon
the boy. / would not allow them to
kill him, and threatened to shoot the
first man who should lay hand upon
him. Things went on this way for two
DAYS, when one of the men tried to sink
the boat, and said he would have the
boys life in twelve hours. presented
my gun at him, and had no sooner done
so than a bird flew over the boat. /
fred and killed it. 1t was instantly Sc
cured and devoured, feathers, bones,
and all. We subsisted after this on
barnacles, which adhered to the sides
and bottom of the boat, and sea blub-
Der, which was ravenously laid hold OF
as it foated past. DeliriOus with hun
ger, one of the men named Layford
asked to be killed. Another named
Davies struck him on the head with a
Delaying pin. The blood was caught
in a tin and eagerly drank between the
two. 1 threw the tin overheard. The
same day these two men fought and bit |
one another. They then shook hands |
and laughed and kissed each other like |
madmt d. At last, says Mr.. Webster, |
" we were. through the mercy of God,
picked up by Capt. Hardie, of the City !
of Manchester, by whom we were very
kindly treated and brought to Calcutta.
The surgeon of the steamer which |
rescued the men says they we're in a
wretched condition. They could not |
stand on their feet; their eyes started |
from their sockets, and they were per
feet skeletons. Altogether they pre-
sented the most painful sight he ever
beheld. The most cautious treatment |
had to be employed in bringing about |
their recovery.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-05-29
Tough on the Fish.

A devout clergyman sought every op-
portunity to impress upon the mind of
his son the fact that God takes care of
all His creatures that the falling spar
row attracts His attention, and that His
loving kindness is over all His works.
Happening, one day, to see a crane
wading in quest Of food, the good man
pointed out to his son the perfect adap-
tation of the crane to get his living
in that manner. "See," said he, chow
his legs are formed for wading What
long slender bill he has Observe
how nicely he folds his feet when put
ting them in or drawing them out of
the water He does not cause the
slightest ripple He is thus enabled to
approach the fish without given them
any notice of his arrival. by son,
said he, cit is impossible to look at
that bird without recognizing the good
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-05-29
A HackneYed Pleasure.

A New York correspondent writes
"The .fttrOTe of trotting horses is evi-
IDENTIFY dying out. The men who have
been famous for their trotters are get
ting tired of the monotony of the road.
Every day, rain or shine, men must go
upon Harlem lane drive over the same
path see the same sights; drive Just
so far turn at an exact point and then
home again. tits long pull mp to the
trotting- course. The roads are bad,
and the spider wagons demand that the
horses shall walk. One or two horses
claim the road. Their drivers lay in
wait for fancy teams, and squirt by them,
to the infinite disgust of the owners.
To waste half a day in order to drive
fast twenty minutes, and be beaten at
that, isn't very funny. The crowd meet
at the piazza of hotel horses are tied
up in a shed the piazza occupied; a
bar as long as a bowling alley crowded
with customers half an hours ride
and then a march homeward like a fu-
neral procession, watched by mounted
police, lest there be trotting on the
streets this makes up the recreation Of
the road. Several gentlemen are selling
their trotters, stating tersely: 1T don't
nav ,"
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-05-29
Curious Scenes in a Church

There seems to have been a great
| deal of sport at the annual public meet
ing in connection with the Pastors Col
lege, held recently in Mr.. Spurgeon' )
Tabernacle. The proceedings, says the
Pail Mall Gazette, having opened with
PRAYER, and tne speeches having been
delivered, a song callei "The Life
boa" was sung by gentleman who
explained that it was sung in America
"to endeavOr to touch the hearts of
hardened people who would not listen
to regular and well known hymns. -
This admirable song, which, it is stated,
"has a moral or religious termination, !"
was great success, and brought down
showers of applause. Mr.. Spurgeon
next introduced DIR. Hitler, who, he
said, had been a soldier, and could play
every wind ins rument in existence. He
asked him to show the audience how he
drew people together when he wanted
to preach the gospel to them, and con-
cluded with "come along, DOCTOR"
The doctor thus urged, did "come
along" and having played "The Last
Rose of Summer with variations, on q
clarionet, addressed the meeting, say
ing that he was under a misapprehen-
sion, as he expected he would have to
make speech upon "tbe holy stick he
had just lai down. He then, to Illustrate
the lack of musical taste in those who
conducted the singing in churches of
the present day, told story of a north
ern church where difficult tune was
chosen, the refrain of the hymn being
repeated once or twice. The last line
of the first verse was "And bow before
His throne" The result of the selec-
ton was that it was rendered "And
bOw-bow- bow" "Aud bow-bow- bow"
"And bow before His throne" This
story produced "roars of laughter"
followed by a brief address and hymn,
and the proceedings closed with the
benedictiOn.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-05-29
One Man that Didn't Turn Back.

A model duel recently came on at
Ottawa, Canada. Two iourneymea
tailors having indulged in an excess Of
what Mr.. Dick Swiveller POLITICALLY
calls "the rosy" quareled, and caused
their employer considerable annoyance.
After he had tried in vain TO reconcile
them, he procured pair of rusty pis-
tolls and persuaded the belligerents 10
fight it out "like gentlemen. Having
got the knights Of the shears out in the
yard, he placed them back to back,
capped the pistols, and told them thoy
must walk ten PAGES, then turn aud
fire. The couple proceeded TO pace,
but the courage of one oozed ont so
rapidly that he never turned round at
all. When last seen, he was still keep
ing straight on IN a frightened condi-
tion,
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-05-29

May is here, in its beauty and glory, again;
The birds have returned with their gladstone re-
frain;
The brooks which chilled into silence SO long
Bpguile again with their murmHring song:
The blossoms and buds, on their tremuous stems,
Seem burthened with fragrance and giitteripg
gems;
And breathe the same odors, and hear the Fame
tone,
So dear to my heart in the years that have flown,
In the years that have flown Are the blossoms as
fair
Are fields just as green, and as balmy the air?
Is this the same brook, as it babbles along,
That told me its story and sang me its song
In the days Of my bOyhOod, ere sorrow aud care
Had left their deep traces aud frosted my hair ?
Yes; these have not changed aud though 1 have
gIoTn old.
The earth keeps its youth, and its green and its
gold.
May gree's with its sunshine the rich and the poor
It gilds the proud porch, and the low cOttage-dOor
To our sorrOW-bruised brother it brings its bright
ray
To warm him and shine on his wearisome way.
Then bend low the knee, and with reverence say
prayer to thy God, for He bringeth the May;
He brugeth the sunshine, the bird, aud the flower
To gladden. the heart in its Ioneest hour.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-05-29
An Editors Model.

A New York correspondent says
"The three great editors of this city
| who have passed away within a few
years either were intentional or unwit-
ting cop7ists of former characters of
note. For instance, Greeley was an
other Ben Franklin. Raymond was a
student of Edmund Burke, and, so far
as possible, made that wonderful man
his model. A striking proof of this is
found in the fact that the only time
that he ever appeared before the public
as lecturer his subject was Edmund
Burke The late editor of the Herald
was IN many points more unlike any
foregoing character than any man have
ever heard of, and yet he was, nncon-
sciously, a reproduction of Dean Swift
[ mean that if S Wifi had been an editor,
he would have been Just such a one as
Bennett was. There was in each that
caustlc satire, that pungency of para
graph, and that utter Indifference to all
but themselves, which resulted in a sell
fishness which the community seemed to
forgive, because it was so wonderful.
Swift liv d at time when the press
could hardly be said to exist, and yet
he made himself a power through the
printed page. Could he have had
modern newspaper he would have been
the Satanic editor of his day. Both
Swift and Bennett were bred to the
church. The latter dropped his priest
ly purposes at an early age and Swift
retained his, but the profession was on
ly burden. His clerical life was much
of the kind which might have been ex-
pected of Bennett had the plan of his
parents been carried out. The very
close of life bore in each a similarity.
Bennett sank into senility and second
childhood several years before his death.
Swift felt the approach of such fate
before it occurred, and spoke of him
self dying like tree, at the top.
johnson portrays the last condition of
the great satirist in lines like these:
50 From Marlboro's eyes the tears of dotage
flow:
And Swift expires a driveller and a show
"a picture which will apply to the last
days of the founder of the Herald"
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-05-29

ness of God in thus providing the
means of subsistence" '' Yes," replied
the boy, &C I think sae the goodness of
God, at least so far as the crane is con-
cerned; but after all, father, don't you
thing the arrangement a little tough on
the fish 2''
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-05-29
An Ohio Giant.

A Cleveland paper relates a number
of anecdotes illustrative of the strength
and size f Abner McIlrath, whom it
,}ubs giant. 1t appears that McIlrath
is sixty-one years of age, and is six feet
seven and balf inches, standing in his
boots, fairly proportioned in form, with
out an ounce of waste flesh. He was
and is a giant in muscular strength as
we'll as physically. He has lifted LOO
pounds of iron, and blow with his
massive fist and long arm was so power
full that on one occasion, when some
twelve or fifteen sailors went out to bis
place to "raise a muss," he thrashed
the whole lot and threw them one by
one out of the door, just as one could
throw so many babies, and during that
operation he dared not double his fist
for fear his blows might provo fatal to
some of the rowdies. "Abe furmerly
carried on the business of a cooper, and
used to come 20 town with his load of
barrels. On one occasion, while stop
ping at the "Red Tavern, lately known
as the jackson House" and which is
now torn down, a snob from town who
was out there with his turn out, in the
shape of a livery horse and buggy, got
into difficulty with Abe, and having
insulted him in some way or another,
Abe resented it by lifting the buggy
right up and straddling it across the
fence, 8nd then got on his wagon and
drove off to town, whistling as though
nothing was the matter and leaving the
luckless dandy to get his buggy off the
fence as best he was able
"A Memphis paper says of little
girl who died there "She's jumping
the rope with the angels to-day"
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-05-29

and vaiuables are exposed in a way that
would never be dreamed of in England;
and the similarity of dress, the narrow
ness and crowded state of the streets in
China, all would aid in the escape Of a
robber.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-05-29

"A Scotch postmaster, puzzling out
a very uncertain superscriptiOn to an
Irish letter, loosely remarked to an in
telligent son of Erin, who stood by, that
the Irish brought hard set of names to
Scotland. "That's a fact. yer honor"
replied the Irishmsn, "but they get
harder ones after they arrive here. :"
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-05-29
Story of Tom Marshall.

Tom Marshall at one time indulged
in such excesses that his friends be,
came alarmed, and determined to make
an effort to reclaim him. Mr.. Mangun
was designated to demonstrate with the
wild Kentuckian, and endeavor TO i'm
press him with proper sense of the
peril of his position.
"Tll hear anything you have to say,
Mangum," said Marshall, as the sena-
tor opened the conversation.
Your friends have been greatly con-
cerned at the manner in which you have
been conducting yourself"
"Don't wonder at it. Been badly
bothered myself. Sent you here to talk
to me, didn't they ?"
eyes; they thought as I sometimes
take a glass myself, my advice would
have the more effect"
You do drink too much, Mangum.
I've been thinking of speaking to you
on the subject. But what do you want
me to do?
"Your friends have the greatest ad-
miration for your genius and talents.
They are confident that with sobriety
and application you might reasonably
aspire to the highest place under the
government.
"What do you think could get ?"
"I have no doubt you might be made
chief justice of the United States"
"There's been one chief justice in
my family [ don't care to follow him. ;"
"You might even hope to become
president.
'No great credit to follow Captain
Tyler. But I tell you what I'll do,
Mangum you make me president OF
the United States, and if I don't make
you secretary of state I'll agree to be
blanked Lets take drink"
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-05-29

"A Memphis paper says OF little
the rope with the angels to-day" "
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-01-07

On aud after MONDAY. December 6. 1872,
the Passenger, Accommodation and Freight
Trains OH the Atlanta and Richmond Airline
Railway will run L. follows:
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Undertaking.
G.. NJ. HARRIS,

Cabinet Maker & I Undertaken.
Has on hand and will make TO order, Bed
Stcads, Bureaus, WarIrobcs, Safes, Sofas,
Settles. Lounges, &c.
Cabinet Work Of all kinds made and re-
p.:irc on liberal terms.
LAS on t..ni :. full supply Of Metallic, Ma
hogany aud l:nScwoo;l Burial Cases.
Coffin III I,ie 10 order IT short notice, and
hcarsc supplied.
Oc: 10 IT, MARTIN llAERlS.
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