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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-12-13
OUTWARD BOUND.

My trusty, well beloved friend,
Late parted, not to meet again,
Our CHEEKY, farewell words were said,
While tears stood eloquent, unshed,
Within our meeting eyes:
kept my secret to the end.
Nor breathed whisper of the pain
/ bear with me to other skies.
It Is not meet that should stay
To trouble thine assured content
With anxious thoughts of how fare,
Since softer footsteps everywhere
Move close beside thine own;
Nor vex thee with mine altered way.
Since sweeter, fonder love hath lent
Thy life's glad song . deeper tome
Nay, II kept mine olden place. = 8
And lived mine olden life with thee,
This faithful heart, that many years
Hath shared alike thy smiles and tears.
Might learn n fiercer beast,
Since thou hast won the peerless face
Whose beauty was denied to me,
Yet hath my love, long given, complete.
loved her, friend, as few men lovei
LOT 1 will speak the truth to night,
Thou art not here to feel my pain.
Thou canst not see the binding rain
OF my unwonted tears;
Those silent witnesses that prove
How love doth master manhood quite,
In youth time, and in sober years.
loved her from the very first,
On that fresh English April day,
when all the hcdgerows we're aglow,
The copscs white with wild flowers snow
The gay lambs on the lea.
The May thorn buds about to burst,
And she came down the grassy way:
That vision changed the world for me.
Az then saw, see her now,
Youths light upon her perfect face,
] see her smile, untouched by care,
The sunbeams shining on her hair,
The sweetness of her eye. "a IL
The pureness of her thoughtful brow;
The picture Is so full of grace,
] shall not lose it till die.
II Will not wrong thee, oh, my friendf
If by the vessels side ut night
That dim, soft vision doth arise
OF smiling lips and tender eyes
That never could be mine;
i kept my secret to the end, N
hid my sorrow out of sight.
And now my one beloved Is thine.
Thine Is she, beautiful and true,
As any creature God hath made,
The deep red rose of her pure heart,
She freely gave thee for thy part,
had her friendship sweet;
Take tnOu the rose, IL Il thy Que,
Take thou the sunshine, the shade,
Fate giveth us what things are meet.
] shall not see the April bloom
In bonDy English lanes again;
i shall not see my native land,
Nor clasp again thy faithful hand.
My friend of long ago!
Yet shall live in thy sweet home,
While hearts that know not my heart
pain s -
Love me in time of sun and snow.
And In the quiet tender talks
That pass between thy wife and thee,
In sacred, sweet, domestic hours,
Among the singing birds and flowers,
And all loves hOmely store. ~
Dear lips will speak Of one who walks
The borders of farther sea,
And Is alone for evermore.
am content-content, my friend,
To lose the sunshine from my way,
So that its brightness glad thy lot,
And hers-<;od knows murIIiur not;
take my altered lie, -. IL. .,..i
Which stretches onward to the end,
In solemn shade of twilight gray.
TIL Death cries peace to silent strict
= ..f An the Year R0uRd.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-12-13

A curious tragedy W. -
ed at Littowk, on the h. 81.
Two Jews, father and ~
lived on bad terms, and = - -.
hired q peasant, for 26-p1 n
{" to facilitate the depav(uEo q 4.
man from this vale q te1<1
day fixed for the execufio2 o 7
the peasant repcnted, I'D q b
intended victim, confepsed ~
passed. The father n1ads
to pretend to his euDlo
crime had been commiffed ~
went to the Rabbi joseph - ~
whom he laid the ma1lpr.
elaboration the Rabbi deg {. Il rs
the son and to INFORM ~
murdered father had ~
IN q dream, and he A6ked 49, ;
whether he would app ~
terrestrial or celestial jay
quite overwhelmed, choee
tribunal, which was acoorc
and consisted of ten inf|n n
toner's. The father was - ~
a curtain. The prieon&
placed at the bar, he Jn0 p
the Rabbi solemnly invItA ~ =
the dead man 10 bring ~
cusation. Hardly had The e. ! q
the voice Of his father ~ ~
seized with terror and ~
Procurator of the province -
the facts, at once canned - 49, = e
the other members At ~ : e \
arrested.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-12-13
THE DOCTORS GIRLS.

"Hallo! here comes the rhinoceros
tip-cart! Here comes the doctors girls
riding double!'
"The DOCTORS girls" was what ever
body called them, although the eldes
of the two-Miss Pauline had long ag(
lost all claim to that youthful appella
ton.
The doctor, who was the friend and
counsellor OF the region, had died long
ago, leaving charges Of twenty thousand
dollars on bis books against his patients,
and only a few thousand and a home to
his wife and two daughters.
The widow had now grown feeble.
Miss Pauline, who had had the credit OF
working miracles with their small in
come, was faded and scrawny and sharp
featured; though still graceful and gen.
teel, and affecting the airs of vanished
youth, in dress and manners.
Miss Orpha-a child when her father
died-was now q plump, rosy girl of
IS, who read and thought q good deal,
but who had the credit of being of no
great account anyway, except as q kind
nurse and watcher in the sick-room.
She quoted Pauline on all occasions, and
did her bidding in all things.
Chloe, the lifelong servant of the
family, who remained with them for the
sake of home, sometimes told marvel
lous stories of this sweet, quiet girl.
One of these was, /" Why, dat ar chile
spends every blessed minute she can git
after dressin', and ha'r dressin' de two
ladies, in dat ar Office Of de dead doc
tors, a-readin' and what not! and onct
went in of q student, and kotch her
on the floor wild dat mr. skeleting / was
allus afeard on--pullin' of its bones, and
lookin' inside of its skull like it was
somethin' pretty! was afeard on her
for a week. / don't know what to make
o. dat chile! Pears like de spirit of de
ole doctor haunts dat room, and charms
her into it,"
Miss Pauline had always covered up
and hidden Miss Orpha everywhere, as
well as in the "sulky." With the ex-
ception of several winters spent with a
cousin in Boston, the poor girl seemed
chained to her peculiar sister and her
home.
The great square house, with the little
Office attached to it, stands at the end of
the smart new town which was "the
village" and was, at the time we saw
the girls, sadly run down. The blinds
had faded 10 q sickly green; the shingles
ratified and tapped h the wind, and the
fences were fallen and rickety. The
stable and barn showed marked signs of
decay. Old Jack, Chloe's husband, who
had managed all out side Of Fthe house,
was in his grave, as also vas the Doc
tors own old horse.
The " family HORSE" once smart and
gay, was old and spawned. The smart,
shining csrryaI Of other days lay be-
hind the stable heap Of spokes, thills,
heather, hinges, and hair-cloth, like the
famous = one-hoss shay"
Only tke stumbling old nag and the
Doctors sulky remained in the stable
and Miss Pauline must ride.
! Once, people STARED at the doctors
Iris and envied them; at the time of
Which we write, they looked after them
md laughed, and we can hardly blame
hem, f6r they certainly did make very
lnffQue appearance - they passed
MDs
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-12-13

night at 8 o'cI I.Ien,s |, and -
Doctors = a., uaock:
and sane.;n' v " no moAnn -.
taxes In 80" D. MAKE ~
a cur;ons ' ss, oook q NJ
Cookies g se e,y 0lc - q
Snan;sb dao Sson Nayco0ca =
td ,ho pp;,; wngvcnt ~ \
since with ~ ',ne isiand1 -
COLONY an sio uoslgn Of sel|1 >
means 90 I h;s pushing hh &
inc after he ja ,ud'es''on' On
forth for . wai% me doal NJ |.
NOT nrocoed.J 49, 20 On We paaso, - /!
was attracted - aas wnen ~ r'z
who was wsla; - young g 4
him He oh.a 8 t ~
then the c;yi stas sns 81 Il !;
the pavement me v TS;ah e -;
snotted with h rn,sn W ~
rirl,s account -. I'o =
p after her oh sno 9octoF NJ T.,
Timed to exnscso .s.1 ~! d
"a she went I posa nleo ~
her. the GIRL hsJ J'o o e ec1l4 15
humble Cot COTTAGE a i Is -
which Che srtases - to S|tz
close mon 10. -, Inc qoel
her father arJ ~. ~. 11f
send ;mmesI;sta s,,o s.ea d're
danchter had ny =. .e
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the nass sa.e tourney !, g ner q
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health tha doosns
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-12-13

TIE mortality ii Ksy "
mer was less by one-th'zo
year since 1861. + /.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-12-13

We are also indebted to the deans
"reminiscences for the two following sto-
ries:
+" An old lady about seventy years of
age sent for her medical attendant to
consult him about sore throat, which
had troubled her for some days. The
doctor, decked out with the now prevail
ing Fashion, a mustache and flowing
beard, was ushered into her room. The
old lady, after exchanging the usual
civihties, described her complaint to the
worthy son of Esculapius.
80 Well, said he,l .sdo YOU know.
Mrs. Macfarlane, / used to be much
troubled with the very same kind of sore
throat; but ever since I allowed my
mustache and beard to grow, / have
never been troubled with It.
"'A-weel, a-weel,' said the old lady
dryly, : that may be. the case; but We
maun prescribe some other method for
me to get quit o. the sair throat; for
cure.'" :
7" A servant of an old maiden lady, a
patent Of DR.. Poole, formerly of Edin-
burEh, was under orders to 90 to the
Doctor every morning to report the
state OF her health, how she had slept.
etc., with strict instructions ALWAYS to
prefix, with her compliments, Al
length, one morning, the girl brought
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-12-13

II Xmas day ON Thursday be. ,-
A windy winter We shall Sc:
Windy weather In each week. !
And hard tempests, strong and thick:
Inc summer shah be goG and dry,
Corn and beasts shall multiply:
That year Is good for land 10 Till:
Kings and Princes shall die by skill:
II a child be born that day shall he y
1t shall happen right well for he.
OF deeds he shall be good and stable.
wise OF speech and reasonable;
Whose that day goes thieyino sI,out
He shall be punished without doubt.
And II sickness that day betide.
1t shah quickly from thee glide
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-12-13

---S - - 49, ScaA6 oulOfsiy DOuuQ UUs
do you 60 down to the House to-
day?'
"I had not intended going an
swered the noble operator, not being
sufficiently informed on the question
which is to be debated. But YOU. who
have considered it, which side will you
vote onp'
|" In reply, Lord Chesterfield unfold
ed his view of the case; and Lord Rad
nor was 80 delighted with the reasoning
OF the man who held his surgical
powers in such high estimation, That
he forthwith promised to support the
willy earl's side in the division.
SIS / have shed my blood for the good
Of my country said Lord Chesterfield,
that evening, to a party Of friends.''
Amongst the doctors who have lived
in this century, Abernethy figured most
conspicuously. Though many of the
stories related of his brusque manners
and sometimes rude speech are said to
be false or exaggerated, sufficient are
authenticated to leave no doubt of his
eccentricity. He had, however, under
rough exterior, q kind heart. He
often refused or returned his fees il he
discovered that his patients were poor.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-02-04
MANTUA.MAkING.
SODA FOUNTAIN FOR SALE.

NOR Sale. a complete Soda Water Apparatus
Il three Draft Pipes, eight Syrup Reccp
tacles. two Is gallon Copper Fountains. ccst 8 20
each-s"da Apparatus cost 1926. All in COM
plcte order. VIII he sold for 0ne-third its value
no reasonable "ffer refused.
Also have for sale a pair of 240 lh; Fairbanks
Scales. GEO w. GREEN,
Mountain View HoIc'.
Dec. 10, 1S7S-tf. HXrpeT's Ferry. w. Va.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-02-04

AT Cost AT Cost NO goods to be
kept over Every Article Of Fall or Winter
wear put down. To Cash Buyers this is 4
fine opportunity for Bargains, as | nm deter
Goods Gs on hand before spTiog Mems Boys
of Shoes Rubber Goods in all Styles
Underwear, Hosiery, Gloves. Shawls, Furs,
Yarn, Knitting Cotton, Hats, Caps. 80 All
Shoe Repairing reduced in price from this
date. G. FL. HAGLEY,
Feb4. Char lestown, W. Va.
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american ks0tcEs
STANTON, VIRGINIA,
Change of Management.
n. N. CAhTNELL. Proprietor.

THE nsgement OF this Horel has changed
i bsnds and is now being put in thorough re-
pair. being remodeled and refurnishod.
Situated near the Chesapeake Ohio Railroad
Depot n nd accessible to the busincss part of the
CITY will ma Ike it desirable for transient visitors
and especially for the Travelling Comme.cis! men.
1t is we'll emilia ted nd delightfully."- cool in sum
mer which will make il please resort for those
seeking comfort and health.
h5- Term. will be moderate and special rates
will be ms de for Commercial mcu-
OnuiSussCs and from the Hotel free of
charge Gg- Livery Stables attached to the Hotel.
Janualy 80, 1911.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-02-04

DESI' business you engage in. SIS to $40
ID per day made by any worker of either aex.
right in their own localitieE. Particulars and
samples worth S6 free Improve your spare time
at this business Address sTIssos Co., Port
land, Maine
April =, IsTs-ly.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-02-04
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Ey an immense practice 81 the Worries Di,PSn-
uni Iuv1liGs' iGOgl, IEyig fr' 7'cl t.4uE u.oh
s.:!,I eases q iEpss. diEcsteT peculiar to woman
have been enabled To- prTrrt most potent and posi-
II.,. rome iF for ilIrSs III .-sCz-
To ,cs ,nztc t!iJ natural GpcciHc, have named 1t
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-02-04

PUBLIC SALKs.-The attention of our read
ers is directed to the following Public Sale
advertisements in this paper:
Tuesday, February 1lM-Personal Prop
erty, by Geo. II. Beckwith.
Frilny, February 2Sh.-Real estate, by
Jas. Law. Hoof and Joseph Trapnell, Spe-
cial Commissioners.
Friday. MarcA 7h-Real Estate, by j.
Garland Hurst, ID. s.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-02-04

READ TuIs. Wishing 10 close out my
winter stock, | am now selling very low for
CASH Special bargains in Hosiery, Ham,
burgs and Gorsets Dress Goods and ell
Worstct articles at Cost. until March 1st.
Mrs. S. Il. ARMENTnoUT.
Jan. 2lst, 1879.
EMr Thomas Fitzgerald, chief train dis
pstcher at Camden station. has been appoints
ed supervisor of the Valley Branch of the
Baltiluore and Ohio railroad, in room of MIR.
j H Averii, resigned. We regret the de-
par,ure of Mr.. Averil who goes, VIC under>
stand, to take charge of Southern road
The new appointeo. We learn, will make his
headquarters at Winchester He has our
best wishes, and we hope his relations with
the people on tho Valley line will prove pleas
ant aud advantageous to both the Company
aud the citizens Of the Valley.
The following officers of Shenandoah
Lodge, L o G T.; of this place, will be
installed this (Tuesday) evening:
G. Young. W. G. T.; A. w. Hawks.
W V Z r. S. Rednan, ". 8; J. Ed,
Duke, ". f. r.; David Howell, W. T..
s. S. Dslgarn, w. C; Nimrod TsusselI,
w. II Charles Daigarn, W |. G.; Phil
T. Rohr, W o G.; G W. Henson, Jani
tor J N. Ssdier, w. Il. II. s.; D. II.
C"ckreiI, ". l.. Il. s.; G. Il. Turner, ".
D NJ.
Go to Young Burton, tho Matchmaker
aud Jeocer, and have your Watches, Clocks
aud JeweIry repaired, and money by
calling on him. Fl e has on hand for sale all
kinds Of Fine Clocks and Watches, and
general assortment Of nice Jewelry. Cheap
Bird Cages also Bird Seed, plain or mixed,
for 10 ccuts pound Call on him.
A CARD.
To all who suffering from the errors and in
discretion Of youth. nervous weakness. early
decay loss Of mamie God, b c.. will send u recipe
that will cure you. FREE OF CHARGE. This
great remedy was discovered by missionary in
South America. Send n self Addressed envelope to
the Rev. JosEPH T. I>AAS, Stallion D, Bible House,
NeD York City. ally.
D1.. T'o1illinsOn7S
DENTAL OFFICE,
CoRSrR CHAaL.s LIBERTY STREETs,
Chsst'fcstNWHse
CHEW Jackson Best Sweet Navy Tobacco.
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HOTELS.
CITY HOTEL.

L =
III. r. sPEEsE, PROPRIETOR,
CAarlsstoren, jefferson County, ". va.
rTAyING lessed the lowing. House, . formerly
II know favorEbly aa the ''SapPin Eton Hotel,
the undersigned proposes to call it the CITY
Hotel,'' and mike accessible 10 The public
First-Class Accommodations
AT REAsosABLS RATES
The ROOMS will be well furnished and care
fully kept. and the TABLE will be supplied with
the very choicest viards that can be procured IN
City and Country. The Bar will be supplied Win
Choice Liquors, and the Law 20 be strictly co
piled with. No Liquor for sale Snrdsgs.-
6 God order, quiet, comfort, luxurious fare, AND
polite nd attentive servants expected to give
Character and commend tie House to transient
visitors and perms nent guests.
THE LIVERY STABLE is commod:ous, and
Horses viii be we'll provided for.
NAV -, lS7s-ly. II. X. sPEES6.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-02-04

READ TuIs. Wishing to close out my
winter stock, am now selling very low for
cash. Special bargains in Hosiery, Ham,
burgs and Gorsets. Dress Goods and ell
W orstcG articles at Cost. until March 1st
Mrs S. H. ARMENTnoUT.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-02-04
our Tenure Of Life

Depends in great measure upon our regard for or
neglect of the laws of health. II We violate them
ca mot Z pect to "make old bones" But that
the span of existence allotted TO mutually delicate
constitution, or one which has been shaken by dis
ease may be materially Ieugthened, is \ fact of
which VIC have daily proof. The ylvifyin 6 and re-
stor tive influence of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
upon failing physique affords strikin III zstTa-
ton of the power OF judIcious medication to
strengthen the hold Oh life. Restored digestion,
complete assimilation swed appetite, sound re-
pose, those among the benefits conferred upon
q circulation enriched, frame invigorated, and q
nervous system tranquilized. the invalid. after
of the Bitters feels that his life tenure s
no lon ger the prerarious thing thatit vas-thnsh he
may yet enjoy "green old age"
LIST OF ADVERTISED LETTERS remaining
in the Post Office at Charlestown, Jefferson
county, W. Va, February ], 1879.
Mrs Belle Brown, Miss Sarah j. Bearse,
Miss Kate Patterson, Miss VI. V. Pen ington,
Mary Sherkey, Miss Nancy Thomas, Miss
May Wallace, Mrs. Gov. Weber, George
Allen, James R Beatty, S. S: Johns, Ans
drew May. Cary. Patterson, NJ. L. RAIDER,
Jacob Staley, Frank Webb.
The above letters, if not called for within
thirty days, will be sent to the dead letter Of
fee. Persons calling for them will please
say that they are advertised
BENZ L. LEIsENRING, p. NJ.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-02-04

INDUCEMENTS We respectfully an.
nouuce to our patrons that We shall offer our
entire large, valuable and we'll assorted stock
at and below cost, for cash only. Stamping
done at short notice.
An early settlement of accounts is ex
tremely desirable.
Respectfully.
! Goldsmith
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-10
THE DANGEROUS GIRL.

But now, at last, let US come to the
real dangerous girl'-the girl who
seems by some fine fitness to walk into
the empty room in mans heart which
has never been opened to another woman
and take up her abode there. .'She is
just as high as my heart" Orlando says
of Rosalind, and there can be no more
accurate measurment for lovers delight
in his sweetheart. She fits him, she suits
him. She may not be pretty. she need
not be clever; she may be both of these
things in a remarkable degree, and a
ballroom belle beside, and chef d'euvre
of milliner's art into the bargain. But
she has gift over and beyond these
which renders all others subordinate.
She has a way of listening which makes
little speeches, never audacious and rare
ly brilliant, have yet something tenacious
about them, and cling to his memory
when he sits over his fire by night or
goes about his daily work. Then her
face, her distinct and vivid personality,
pursues him; it is the girl herself, not
her bangles nor her founces, that he
remembers. 1t seems natural to him
that be is thus taken possession of and
held captive. No matter how cold he
may have been heretofore, he now be-
comes ardent, warm hearted and rash.
He may have admired pretty girl
with her furbelows and founces and nice
perception of the most becoming; he
may have been little heavy hearted
over the sumptuous beauty of the belle,
and have enjoyed the society of the clev-
er girl who saved him the trouble of do
ing all the talking, being able to do it
herself so much more brilliantly. But
this hankering after private felicity, this
fervid belief in attainable happiness,
this large faith in the future which mar
riage may assure him, only followed his
acquaintance with the dangerous girl
who upset his boasted ideas of independ-
ent enjoyment, overturned all his precon-
ceived notions of bachelorhood and set
him longing to be engaged. Until he
saw her he said with Benedick, zone
woman is fair, yet am we'll another is
wise, yet am we'll but till all graces
come into one woman, one woman shall
not come into my grace. .''-Lippincott's