Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-05
Miss Magruder.

We shall never forget that evening We spent
at Magruder's 5, years ago. We admired Miss
Magruder,. and went around to see her. 1t
was summer time and moonlight, and she sat
upon the piazza. The carpenter had been there
that day gIuing up the. rustic chairs on the
porch, so we took seat on the steps in front
OF Miss Magruder, where we could gaze into
her eyes aud drink in her smiles. Ii seems
probable that the carpenter must have upset
his glue. pot on the spot where we sat, for after
enjoying Miss Magruder sremarks Tor couple
of hours aud drinking several OF her smiles, we
tried to rise for the purpose OF going home, but
found that We were immovably fixed to the
step. Then Miss Magruder said, Don't be in
a hurry and we told her'we believe we
would ut. The conversation bad sadder tone
after that and we sat there thinking whether
it would be better to ask Miss Magruder to
withdraw while we disrobed and went home in
Highland costume, or whether we should urge
her to warm the poker so that we could thaw
ourselves out, or whether we should give Que
terri fc wrench and then ramble downthe yard
backward About midnight Miss Magruder
yawned aud said she believed she would 60 to
bed. Then we suddenly asked her if she
thought her father would have any objection
to lending us his front steps for a few days, be-
cause we wanted to take them home for pa :
teru We thiDk Miss Magruder must have
entertained some doubts of our sanity, tor she
rushed 10, called her father, and screamed.
Magruder cume down with a double -barreled
gun. Then we explained the situation in a
whisper, and he procured saw and cut out q
piece of the step to which we were attached.
Then we went home wearing the patch. and
before two o clock crushed out our young love
for Miss Magruder. We never called again,
and she threw herself away on a dry goods
man. There is a melancholy satisfaction 10 re-
calling these memories of youth, and OF reflect
ing upon the Influence of glue upon the emo
tons of the human heart. Creole Monthly
A SUIT FOR A MILLION DOLLARS. ALEX
audcr u. Stephens, by his attorney, General
Robert Toombs, has brought suit against the
Western and Atlantic Railroad Company and
George H. aazehurst, Of Georgia, for the re-
covery of one million dollars The following is
condensed statement OF Mr.! Stephens case
Mr. Stephens charges that on December II,
1870, be became one Of the lessees of the West
cru and Atlantic Railroad, then the property
of the State, and on the same day was lncor-
porated under an act of the Legislature OF Geor-
ga, passed October 26 Of the same year. with
divers other persons, also lcsSeeS, as a member,
under the name and style of the Western and
A:lautic Railroad Company. That he was en-
titled to one half of one share 10 said leases be-
ing Que forty-sixth part of the WHOLE. That
after said road had been turned over to SAID
company he conveyed to the State of Georgia,
Tor reasons satisfactory to himself, all OF his
interest aud that until recently be believed his
deed of conveyance had been accepted by tue
State Itappears, however; that the company,
at meeting held in September, 1871, trans.
ferred to George Fl. Hazlehurst the one-hai
share which they declared Stephens had SUR
rendered aud abandoned by his action. GoV
Bullock gave the Executive permission tor TINS
transfer, and it was accepted by Mr. Hazle,
hurst, who has continued to receive share OF
the rents and profits of said road up to the
present time. OF this acion on the part OF
the company Mr. Stephens had DO notice OF
any kind, and it only became known to him
during the Summer Of 1873. MIR. Stephens
claims that the! grant. to Hazlehurst is illegal,
and that as the State has never received his
gift, or claimed any right under his deed, the
snare Is still mis- property. He, therefore, de.
mands tull access to, and the examination OF all
the books of said company, from its organza-
lion to the final settlement of this case, and TO
receive his portion of all the profits earned by
salo corporation amounting to one million dol
tea's, or some other large sum. 10 the bill
nled BY Cen Toombs are annexed as exhibits
'ne deed from Mr.. Stephens to the State, the
minutes OF the meeting which made the trans
Aer 10 Haz ehurst, ETC.