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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-05-15


surroundings were taken rs evi-
fdence that the owner Of the
premises was an advocate Of
what was soon to become the
'Lost Cause" They called at
the gate and an elderly man an
swered them BY putting in his
appearance at tile front door.
"What will you have?" demand
ed the old gentleman in surIy
manner. ave wish to stop over
night with you, if you please
The old man at this request sud-
denly became very angry, and
said, "Leave my premisesi you
Yankees are the pests of my
life, you take my property then
ask me for favors;D and growing
eloquent with rage he reached
the climax by adding, "Y on kill
ed my only son at the battle of
Ft. Donelson, and now seek hos
pitality under my roofI' The
young men half concealed in the
twilight eyed each other and the
accuser until he became frantic.
"Sir," interrupted Jesse, when
he had received wink from Jim
indicating that it would be safe
to tell the truth, "you mistake
us; we are not Yankees-we are
from the Southern part of this
State. Having enlisted in Com
pany G, 41st Tennessee, we were
at Ft. Donelson, taken
to Camp Butler prison. Illinois,
from which we have this far
made a successful escape bv
playing Yankee tricks on the
Yankees" "My dear sirs," said
the old man with enthusiasm, as
ne gave each a hearty shake of
he hand, circumstances alter
Eases. Any thing that 1 possess
hat vii! afford you d single COM
.olt is at your disposal;;" then fol-
owed a lavish supply of apollo
yies as well as an exuberant
plenty of everything they could
wish. The old gentleman was
l;ghly entertained with the re-
leal'sal of their adventures. His
better half, who composed the
'emainder of the audience, con-
inually interrupted the narra-
i've as she looked over her spec
acles with, "Did / ever!' "Good-
less gracious!" "Sakes aliye!"
To be continued.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-05-15
How She Described it.

lie was a | ald-Ecadcd bachc-
lor, whose heart for the first
time had been moved by the
tender passion.
"Then you confess" he said
in a trembling voice to the OBJ
.jcct of his regards, "that you
like me a litlle-that you adj
mire certain qualities of my
head?'
"Yes," shyly responded the
young lady.
"And may l ask" he contin-
ued in a voice OF emotion, "what
those qualities are?"
IL can hardly explain" said
the young lady, bashiully, "buI
/ think it is because your head
is so mellifuent-I can't express
il more clearly"
Sand you Can never know
how | appreciate your high O.
pinion," exclaimed The happy
bachelor, as he pressed her hand
lie didn't know just what
"mcllifluent" meant, but he was
sure it was the synonym fol
something grand and ennobling
and when he babe her gooc
night he rushed eagerly home
excitedly took down the die
tionary, and feverishly turned
TO the enleared word. Hi
blood changed to ice as he read
"Smooth, soft, mellow"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-05-15
A Rebel Nurse in a Rebel
Hospital

Private Fisher had remained
through all his trials stout, fresh,
and hearty, interesting in APP
pearance, and so gentlemanner-
ed and accomplishing that we
all loved him. Supported on
his crutches he had walked up
and down his ward for the first
time since he was wounded, and
seemed almost restored. That
same night he turned over and
uttered an exclamation of pain.
Following the nurse to his bed,
and turning down the covering,
small jet of blood spurted out.
The sharp edge of the splintered
bone must have severed an ar
terry. | instantly put my finger
on the little orifice and awaited
the suageon. He soon came
took long look and shook his
head. The explanation was ca
sy; the artery was imbedded in
the fieshy part of the thigh and
could not be taken up. No
earthly power could save him.
There was no object i'll detain-
ing DR.. -. He required his
time and strength, and long /
sat by the boy, unconscious
himself that any serious trouble
was apprehended. The hardest
trial of my duty was laid upon
me; the necessity of telling a
man in the prime of life and full
ness of strength that there was
no hope for him. 1t was done
at last, and the verdict received
paiientlyand courageously, some
directions given by which his
mother could be informed Of his
death, and then he turned his
questioning eyes upon my face.
"How long can | live?" "Only
as long as l keep my finger up
or this artery" A pause ensu-
ed. God alone knew what
thoughts hurried through that
heart and brain, called so unex-
pectedly from all earthly hopes
and ties. He broke the silence
at last. "You may let go"
But | could not. Not if my
own life had trembled in tho
balance. Hot tears rushed TO
my eyes, a surging sound 10 my
ears, and a deathly coldness 10
my lips. The pang Of oheying
him was spared me, and for the
first and last time during the
the trials that surrounded me for
four years | tainted away.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-05-15
The Sunset and Sunrise
Cotton Law.

The following is the full text
of the act of the General As
sembIy Of Tennessee to prevent
the sale of cotton between sun
set and sunrise:
Section l. Be it enacted by
the General Assembly Of the
State Of Tennessee, That it shall
not hereafter be lawful in the
State to buy or sell, barter or
exchange or receive on deposit
any cotton in the seed or ginned,
but not baled, between the hours
Of sunset of any one day and
sunrise of another.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted,
That all merchants or other per-
sons violating the first section
of this act Shall be guilty Of a
misdemeanor and liable 10 in
dictment or presentment before
any competent tribunal, and up
on conviction shall be fined not
less than ten nor more than fifty
dollars and Imprisonment, at the
discretion of tbs Court; and any
person who may give informa-
tion Of such violation, and fur
nish satisfactory proof OF the
same shall he entitled to one
halt the amount CT said fine.
Sec. 3. BE it further enacted,
That this act take effect from
and after its passage, the public
welfare requiring it.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-05-15
Mail Directory.
Fayetteville POst-omce.

Railroad--leaves every day except sun
davatSA5AM; arrives at 5:4O Pm. Supplies
the following offices: Keiso, Lincoln, tlynt-
Vile Oregon, Georges Store, E!ora, liunts
Station. Salem, Winchester and Decherd.
Shelbyville stage-arrives Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday at IL A. NJ; leaves same
days ut 2P.M. Supplies Mulberry Lynch
burg. Bonneville, County Line, Shelbyville
huntsville stage-leavcs Monday and
Thursday ut g A. NJ; arrives Tuesday aud
Friday at p. NJ. Supplies Goshen, Hazle
Sreen. Meridianville and Huntsville.
Shelbvville hacll-lcaves Mondays and
Thursdays at A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at p NJ. Supplies Norris Greek
Chestnut Ridge, Hawthorne and Shclbyville
Pulaski housewives every Saturday al
Il:3OA1: leaves same day a. 1890. Supplies
Cvruston, Miilyille, Pisgah, Bradshaw ana
Pulaski.
Blanche horse--leaves every Tuesday and
Friday at A. NJ; arrives Wednesday ard
Saturday at3P.M. Supplies CaInargo, Mo
limo, Geld Water, Blanche.
Boons Hill housewives every Satur
day at u n; leaves same day at pm.
Petersburg horse--ieaves Saturday at s ,
n; arrives at 5rm same day. Supplies
Renfeow Station and Petersburg.
Money Orders can be oil tan d at this Of
<ice uyrl post offices in all parts &c the u
nited Suites. A list Of Money Order Offices
snay be seen on application. Rates of CON
mission for Money o ders are as follows:
Not exceeding $l5... .......... 10 cent
Over Is aDd not exceeding 500. 10 do
do 80 do do 40 - 20 do
40 40 do do So 20 do
w II DnETHhT. T. NJ
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-05-15
Funnv Divorce Suit.


Washington probably has as
many curious phases of the di-
yorce of husband and wife as any
city in the country. Every day
brings something new. The last
| is in a somewhat notable family
we see together daily, apparent
lly in harmony. They consist of
husband, wife and two little ba-
bies, who lived together at the
home of the husbands parents
until the wife's certificate of di-
yorce came along some weeks
ago, from Indiana Grounds, Gin
compatibility Of temper and
thereupon the wife packed up her
trunks, gathered up one Of the
children and moved over to the
home Of her own parents, who.
are well-to-do people. 1t was
all very plcasant-the cx-hus-
band, with his half of the prog
eny, politely accompanied the ex-
wife and her division of offspring,
and had her baggage slowed
away in her own home; after a
little family chat all around the
male division withdrew with his
baby. At the door: "Come and
see me when you nc.n," quoth|
she. q VII VIII, my dear; you must
come around and see us when you
can" quoth he. The babies we're
kissed by the several parties in
interest, and the ex-husband and
his half Of the nuptial issue went
off cheerily homeward. And so
they keep it up; daily visits.
The wife was born in this city,
and has never been a dozen miles
away from it. Neither Of the
parties has ever seen the HoOsier
State. But an Indiana court de-
creed them divorced.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-05-15
EGRalee goeipa
TOT IHe FayetttVliIe UbSerNer.
FAIR CYNTHIA
BY JESSIE FERGUSON BROWNE.

Fair Cynthia sheds her tranquil light,
On polar SHOWS in tropics bright,
On the vast oceans traekless main,
And DER the sandy deserts plain;
Where Linderaxas' fountain flows,
Where India's fragrant myrtle grows,
And where the liipprian mountains rear
Their snowy heads mid regions drear,
Whose range the Russians narrow mind
Believes the circIng earth TO bind
And cen as now as in days of yOre,
Away on Scotia's distant shore:
Where once the Muse enchanted hung,
When Barns, the charming minstrel, sung I;
And where Niagara's mighty falls,
The senses charm, the sight entlralls,
Mild, shimmering rays of silvery light
Reveal those fearful scenes by night.
Where rolls the Amos even tide,
Whose waves with peaceful murmurs glide
Or by the tempest rudely riven,
In foamy wrath those waves are driven,
Those sparkling waters clear and bright,
Reflect that ever tranquil light
Where Flora gems enrich the scene,
OF nature smiling and serene,
Where wales those floral gifts enjoy,
That in perennial verdure lie,
And where Egyptian temples rise;
Where glows the tint of ancient skies,
Ger glittering domes and gilded halls,
The soft and silvery moonbeam falls,
On CalEary's consecrate ted height,
Descend those rays of liquid light
Softly they fail and gently glide,
Der where the great Eessiah died;
Ny souTs Rcdeemer, can ii be,
r. lat sacrifice was made for me?
And were those precious life drops given,
To purify the soul for heaven?
Oh, then may every thought of mine
Be e'er imbued with grace divine,
And, oh, may every action prove
Our boundIess gratitude and love!
All hail memorials Of the past, cast.
Where Time and Death their shades have
Hallowed by. Him who suffered there,
Still sad those sacred scenes appear.
And thou fair orb serenely bright,
Whose ever mild and tranquil light,
Reveal those various scenes 10 view,
Whilst throned amid ETHEREAL blue
Fair wanderer thro' boundIess sky,
Soft floods of radiance on high,
Shall thus descend DER every cline,
From now until the end of time
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-05-15
county omoors.

Mp. Garter, County Judge.
A. s. Falton, G ERIK Chancery Court.
w. c. Morgan, do Circuit do
p. d. Boyce, do County do
r. r. Holland. Sheriff.
a.. W. Counts, w. A. Mi'lard, w. A. Gun
o,nghain, Deputy-Sheriils.
Henry Henderson, Trustee.
N. b. Thompson, Register.
III. G. Duff, County.Surveyor.
r.. i. Hives. Snp't Of Public Schools.
JB. MORGAN, Coroners
q. Wallace. Ranger.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-05-15
Loading Cattle in Kansas,

At Sabetha the train is halted
alongside of a cattle train, while
the other cattle, those in the pas
senger, go up town and get dim
ner. After dinner the passen-
gers soleinnly contemplate the
cattle, packed in at the rate of
about three or four to the square
inch.
"lIow on earth, asks young
lady-a very pretty young lady,
who gets off at Seneca-''how
on earth do they pack them in SO
close?"
"Why," said a mild-looking
young man, with tender blonde
whiskers and wistful blue eyes
-he is an escaped DIVINITY stu
dent, just going out to take
charge of a church in western
Kansas-"why," he said, did
you never see them load cattle
into a carr"
"No," said the pretty Seneca
girl, with a quick look of inte-
rest, 81 never did; how do they
do it?p
"Why," the divinity student
remarked, slowly and very ear
nestly, "they drive them all in
except one, a big fellow, with thin
shoulders and broad quarters,
they save him for wedge and
drive in with a hammer.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-05-15

ment hovered over the dyins
mans face and settled there, III
never spoke again,
! Every ceremony over, Johl
Allen, who had rather delayed
the opening and reading Of th'
will, sent for the executor, say
ling all was ready, and were sooI
gathered in the library. John
SO conscious of his good fortune
that no doubts harrassed him, was
especially kind to the heir hi
had satisfactorily defrauded of
his Inheritance
Dwell, my friends" said The
attorney, "our dear, deceased
friend, was man of somewhat
erratic turn of mind, and though
some of you may feel that in the
disposal he has made of his be-
longings, he has not dealt quite
fairly with you, your love fol
him will make him peace"
"Certainly, certainly" sal d
John.
lie felt he ought to speak like
that to appear indifferent. Hor-
ace said nothing, and the attqr-
ney continued:
"And now we will proceed?'
He examined the seal and then
broke it. The silence was APP
palling. Aunts, uncles, cousins,
people that during the dead
mans life had kept away from
him, sat ready to substantiate
his kinship, as thousands were
left between those relations
whose tears fell hot and heavy
for the @dear departed"
81 hereby will arr. oeanc,.n,, :,
read the lawyer, ''five hundred
dollars TO every female cousin,
daughters of my late Uncle
William, whose name I bear.
One thousand to my half-broth-
er, John Allen, who may feel at
liberty, in spite Of my principles,
to donate it to any religious or
reformatory society he deems
worthy; and the remainder with
out reserve, consisting of forty
five thousand dollars in bank
stock, my house in town, togeth-
er with all the real estate situa-
ted in the town of W, to my
son, Horace Allen"
The lawyer ceased reading,
and there was a general murmur
Of dissatisfaction.
'I'm sure it was very migrate
ful to you, John,' said one.
"4 4es, after all you did for
him." said another.
EWasn't it good for uncle, pa
pap" said Annie.
"Good child! 1t has made
you beggar.
"Uncle, | shall not think-I-
indeed" began Horace.
"Never mind, STRIP answered
John, in exceedingly brusque
manner.
eyes, but 1 do mind, and you
too, must. I had given up all
idea Of becoming my fathers
heir. That was nothing, but |
knew, sir, that never would you
permit Annie to become the wife
of Il poor man; so | resolved to
reform and make fortune to
lay at her feet. My house in
town needs a mistress; | need
some one to help ME spend my
money. Annie long ago prom
Used to be mine if she had your
approval"
"She has it," groaned John.
"Is it a year too soon?"
Annie stole her hand in his for
an answer. At least Johns
daughter was not beggared.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-05-15

Some people regard it as sim
gular that a man who never
played at cards in his life because
it is wicked will exact 20 per
cent. interest from a poor widow.
A man will sit on a picket
fence all afternoon to see Il ball
match, but put him in a church
pew for three-quarters Of an hour
and he will wabble all over. the
seat.
We feel that spring is here. y
person can 90 to sleep at night
without a stitch Of covering and
wake up in the morning with a
cold which would make an inpe-
cumious doctor leap with joy.
When a man commits a crime
it is usual to say that he belongs
to one of the best families. If
the same man runs for office il
will be found on the opposite
stump that he belongs to one of
/ the worst families.
Only two men in the United
States Senate wear clawhammel
coats. The other members have
learned by bitter experience that
a coat cut. in that style is alto
gether too handy for an oppo-
nent's boot.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-05-15

The Rochester, \. Y, Union
says: "The negroes were lately
enfranchised in the South for no
other motive than to hold them
as voters for the Republicans.
As soon as President Hayes re-
moved bayonet rule the negro
went back at once to vote with
his old master and his best friend
the Southern white man."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-05-15
TERNra.

Sr Tive Dollars for one year, tnUc.
fsaelg tn 0dc0ace, Two D0itars aud
Fifty Gents If payment be deferred thies
months. All papers going out OF The county
be paid for iR dcdRcc.
RI- Single copies, Five Cents each.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-05-15

We saw a young man with
two heads on his shoulders the
other day, but didn't consider it
much of a curiosity-one belong
led to his girl.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-05-15
Sips of Hun.

March is a deceptive month,
but April will lilac everything.
To remove paint from the wall
back up against it before it
gets dry.
Nothing will make a mans
mouth water like a box of shoe
backing.
"All men are born free and
equal" except the Indians and
Chinaman.
Hearing the murmur of the
mighty ocean the river runs
down to sea.
Bar-room rows come about
because man must fight when
he is in a tight place.
A friend who still carries in
his body a bullet that entered it
at Murfreesboro, calls it lead a.
stray.
Too many men try to brace
up their constitution by leaning.
against the bar of a drinking sa-
loon.
The beauty of a mans part
ing his hair in the middle APP
pears to be that it gives both
ears chance to flap.
1t has been found that one
swallow doesn't make spring.
Therefore if you are in a hurry
for spring take three swallows.
A profane man is like a bad
egg, when he "opens out" it is
impossible to imagine there was
ever anything good in him.
"On this head" said the lect-
urer, "there is nothing left to be
desired" The bald-headed man
in the front row Immediately rose
to a call of order.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-05-15
For the Fayetteville Observer.
The Capture and Escape

Of James L. and DIR. Jesse NJ.
Stewart, Co. G. 41st Tennessee,
G.. s. A.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-05-15
ARTICLE TX.

By THEIR BROTHER. o. SIDNEY STEWART.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-05-15

A. smile. of perfect content
ment hovered over the dying
mans face and settled there, he
never smoke again.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-17
A Fat Place.


The good things eliminate when man
is elected to the Court of Assistants in
one of the city companies. 1t is mat
ter Of common repute that the estates of
companies are often leased to members
at absurd rentals, enabling the lucky
lessees to make an excellent profit in re-
letting them. \ The responsible
ity of seat in the court carries with it a
salary; the meetings of the committees
are duly paid for; some companies have
dinners as often as once week, and
lucky are the committeeman of such
companies, for, in addition to their sala-
ries, they sometimes find a bank-note
delicately secreted under their plates,
and sometimes find huge boxes of bon
bons upon them. 1t is indeed a good
thing to be on the court Of city COM
pany. Relations may be educated in the
company's schools, and then accommo-
dated with exhibitions to the University,
free of expense; when they grow up they
can be presented with livings Of which
the company is the patron. For your
poorer friends there are alms-houses and
pensions.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-17
THE END.
Fish Ia Morocco.

lAAhoAOy
The inhabitants of the seaports are
large consumers of fish, of which first in
the scale of merit ranks the shebbel-
christened the Barbary salmon-a species
of shad, which, in flavor is incomparably
superior, crede experto, to the vaunted
shad of the Schuylkil. Next come sar-
dimes, which, when fresh from the sea,
fried in olive-oil, with dash of lemon,
may vie with Greenwich whitebait, or the
bOccarone of Malaga. Red mullet-"the
woodcock of submarine plantations
(though outraged by native cooks, who,
miserable heathens! reject its sublime
liver, and never dream of envelop of
oiled paper), and the delicate silvery
"Father Abraham in size herring, in
SAVIOR poem-claim honorable mention.
Huge thunnies, ponderous rockcod, light
pink "snappers' scaling up to dozen
pounds, weightier and roster Stump
noses" sappharine gurnards, bass, gray
and black Dream, gray mullet, herrings,
mackerel, anchovies, turbots, and soles
abound at certain seasons in various fish
ing-grounds all along the coast, together
with score of other kinds-some brill
iantly striped or spotted--of which / may
remark, in the words of Sir Rupert the
Fearless:
"Their figures and forms to describe language
fails
They've such very odd heads and such very odd
tails;
OF their genus and species a sample to gain
ror r,clnE oil IN hat in
vain"
Such, for instance, are the tazargelt and
irgal-caught in large quantities in the
Buy of Agadir, at the southern limits of
Morocco-which, baked, dried, or salted,
are in great demand among the Moors of
the interior and the Palm people of the
Sahara, who account kippered fish SOW
ereign specific for surfeit of fruit.
Turtle are also plentiful, it is said, at
Agadir where the natives have not dis
covered the galoptiousness of caGpash
and calipee:
Even the lobster sacred to the mayon-
naise; the cray-fsh, which glorifes the
bisque; the crab, the shrimp, the prawn
Commend me to thv curry, O prawnD y,
the mussel which embellishes the Nor
mandy matelote--yea by st. Dando
even the oyster-serve more often to bait
the lines of Moorish fishermen than to
grace Moorish gastronomy, while to the
native Jew such luxuries are utterly ta-
booed. But the Moors eat Shiny octo-
pods-which are also bought by the stew.
ards of the Franco-Moorish steamers for
their cabin tables-and the greasy con-
ger and muraena are by no means de-
sp;sed by the natives, who, "Odura Maui
rorum lila" cut the eels into fillets,
which are soaked in asort of pickle (com-
posed of pounded cinnamon, nutmegs,
garlic, parsley, seed and chilies), then
fried in oil, and eaten with the pickle by
way of sauce: 10, the Moorish marinade!
Skates, sting-rays dog-fsh, gar-fish, bar
nacles, sea-urchins and cuttlefsh
Esteemed dainty by Spanish residents
in some of the coast towns) are also eaten
by the poorest Moors. AS to the fresh
water fish, "they may offer many objects
of interest to the ichthyologist, but do
not seem likely to add much to the re.
sources of the cook"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-17

what it was in the old house at Bersey.
She trusts that the quiet life, the satisfied
heart, will in time counteract portion
of the distortion, and that some day he
may cease to shrink from the gaze of
strangers, and understand that all who
know him forget the features SO marred
and scanned, and only remember the
bravery of the deed by which those sears
were won.