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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-04-07
A Fire Kept Burning Forty.Seven
Yeara.

The Utica IN. " Observer relates
this little bit of romance: The son of a
well-to-do farmer, who formerly resided
in one of the western towns of Otsego
county, tells the following rather good
story of the fire that has burned con-
tiruously for forty-seven years upon his
hearthstone: In the month of January,
1881, on a cold winters night, he was
sitting by bright, warm fire which was
burning in the old-fashioned fireplace.
The hired girl was watching the CHEEKY
blaze with him, and, during their con-
versstion, she spoke of the cold night
and how pleasant it was to have good
fire to sit by, and remarked that she
hoped she should always have one to
enjoy. The farmers son said to her,
"That light will always shine. and will
grow brighter every day." Time passed
Smoothly with him and the hired girl
until the winter of 1888, when they were
married. Upon conducting his bride to
her new home for the first time, he
kindled q fire on the hearthstone, ard
throughout all these forty-seven years
of their married life he has never al
. lowed it TO 60 out. Naturally he has
formed a strong attachment for this tire.
1t is, he says, constantreminde to him
of the day when he first brought his
! bride to her new home. Around it his
children have grown up to manhood and
wopanhrod, and his grandchildren have
gazed into its light. and has also enc
great-grandchild. 1t was the last ligh'
that fell upon the eyes Of two of his
children who have crossed the river tc
that bourne whence no traveller returns
and he hopes that it will be the last light
that will fall upon the eyes of himself
and his companion when they shall be
called to the land of eternal light.
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Two Daring Young Riders.

A gentleman who lives on the Stanis-
laus river close to its junction with the
San Joaquin, told a reporter that near
his place are boy and girl, the former
about twelve and the other fourteen
years of age, who frequently Jump into
the saddle in the morning and ride all
day among droves of wild cattle which
would surely gore tnem to death shoulo
they become unseated. Both carry lar
iats, and If they see calf in the drove
that has escaped being marked they run
on to it, the boy throwing his rope ana
catching it by the head and the girl by
the feet, afterwhich the ears and orts-
ket are duly cut. But this is not all.
On the ranch is a large bottom OF un,
dergrowth, in which roam hundreds OF
wild hogs. OF these the boars arc per-
fectly ferocious and will fight when
pressed the least bit. The children
mounted on their well-trained horses
and carving in their hands the lassc
which they 80 skilliully handle; oasn
headlong after these hogs over u sorts
of ground, up and down, steep banks.
catching one out OF nearly every arGv
they scare UP. Last summer they causpt
over thirty in this manner. When tlle
lasso is thrown on the head ana leet OF
the hog and he is stretched out 80 tnat
he can do no harm, the boy gets down
from his horse and ties the hogs iept
with pieces of rope carried along TOR tne
purpose. m His horse stands as firmly y
without as with q rider. being trained
to that work and never having done any
otbar A wagon is sent for the hog.
which is placed in strong, pen and
soon % tanned so that he can be fstted for
riding in the undergrowth, when he he
started up deer. Putting spurs sto- to MS rs
throw his lasso on to his horns, buthe
did not have time to fasten the other
end of the lasso to his saddle before the
aeet- footed animal was off with rope and
ali. These children have been riding
constantly ever since they we're big
enough to sit on horse. soct'o" (caD
n:7
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-04-07
Getting to the Rear.

While Jackson's corps was cautiously
moving to the flank and rear Of the
Union army ut Chancellorsville,t le, the Con-
federate cavalry in advance became en-
gagged with the enemy. Soon wounded
and bleeding trooper was seen emerging
from the woods in front. After looking
around. he moved in the direction from
which the infantry were marching, as
if seeking the rear, or as the average
gray-jacEet would say, the rar. Soon
afterward rapid firingexplained that the
blue: Jackets had closed in behind Jack
son, and it was not long before the poor
cavalryman was seen coming back again.
When opposite the "Stonewall," an
other cavalryman from the front also
arrived. No. at once recognized him
and said: Halo, Bill-wounded"
YES" said No. 2, "but not bad.
Let's git to the r'ar."
At which No. exclaimed: "This is
the blamedest fight I've bin in yit. 1t
hasn't got no r'ar."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-04-07
Anecdotes About Animals.

A buzzard captured in Logan county,
Ky, had on one of its feet steel trap OF
peculiar pattern, which was identified
BY Mr.. Tranghber as having been carried
away five years previously.
A Madison county (Ky.) hog that had
its nose smashed by timber goes about
with cob, stick or stone in its mouth
to facilitate breathing.
Mrs. Augustus Brooks, of East Elliott,
Me-, has cat thirteen years old which
walks around a room on her hind legs
only. dances, turns somersaults,. goes
through the motions of holding a jews:
harp to her mouth with one paw and
playing on it with the other, kisses her
paw to visitors and holds a saucer of
milk on her fore legs while she drinks
il.
Two dogs, a bull and a Newfoundland,
were having a fierce fight in q field at
Haymaker. N. Y, and cow was look
ing on. Neither dog getting worsted,
the COW stopped the battle by throwing
both dogs over bluff. They returned
to the fight, and the COW hurled one of
the dogs to the top of the bluff, and the
Olklck q uOZtu lCCU LII u1iOGASA oAASSeASA'
The dogs then sneaked away.
After being shut up in mine for forty.
three DAYS and nights, a Devonshire
(Eng.) dog still lives. In accompanying
his master on shooting excursion ne
fell into shaft sixty.six feet deep, and
was supposed to be killed. After more
than month howl was heard to pro-
ceed from the pits mouth. A miner
was sent for and lowered, and the dog
rescued in an emaciated condition. He
had lost twenty-six pounds in weight.
On the edge of slate quarry thrush
had made her nest. 1t was so close to
danger that when the rock was blasted
q piece OF the falling slate came almost
into the nest. At the ringing of a bell
the bird saw the men run. She LETT her
nest too, and after the explosion she re-
turned. This the thrush continued to do
whenever a blast was fired. The men
rang the bell to hoax the bird, but she
only peeped over the nest, and as the
men did not run. settled down again.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-04-07
FrightfQl LandsliD.

The landslip which overwhelmed part
of the Russian army marching against
the Tekke-Turkomans, of which little
has been made known, must take rank
as one of the most terrible catastrophes
OF the kind on record. The column was
encamped in narrow valley near
Khoja-Kaleh, and not far from Kara
KaIeh, when. after heavy rains, huge
mass of the mountain overhanging the
camp came down and buried six hun
dred soldiers and many horses. The
Turkomans, taking advantage Of the
mishap and the consequent confusion,
attacked and plundered the Russian
camp, compelling the remainder of the
column to fall back upon Chat. No
landslip, unaccompanied by other natu-
raj convulsions, like earthquakes or vol
canic eruptions, has ever caused such a
fearful loss of life; indeed, the instances
of vast displacements of surface are very
rare. In 1910 there was a wonderful
subsidence of surface at Axmouth. in
Devonshire, when about one hundred
acres Of undercliff slipped down to the
sea, and reef forty feet in height was
driven up through the water. There
was no loss of life on this occasion, nor
in the landslips at Lyme Regis in 1871,
at Freshwater in l842, or at Sidmouth
in the same year. The disaster of khoja-
Kaleh, therefore. is probably unique in
its horrors.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-04-07
Balzac and the Bookseller.

In the good old days when the Belgian
publishers were pirating French books
and even selling them In Paris, Bolzac.
the eminent French novelist, suffered
very severely from the competition,
which was all the more aggrsvating be.
cause he could not lay hands on the pub
Usher or his agents.
One day, however, as he was going
through the Palais Royal he espied i'm
pudently displayed in the window Of a
dealer one of the books In question.
The blood in his veins boil0a, and lift
ing his cane, the author Of the "Comedie
Humane" smashed the pane Of glass into
thousand pieces.
Out rushed the shopkeeper, white with
rage.
Sir, I saw you smash my window"
do not say didn't"
"You know what the proverb says,
Men who break windows have"
Ito pay for Them I have heard
the proverb in question, and generally 1t
is correct.".
"Do you mean to say, sir. that this
is to be an exception to the general
rulep"
"It may be-"
You are jesting. SIR"
"Do look az i'll WASP"
care you going to pay for that win
doHp"
mot if I can help myself"
"I'll send for the commissaire."
"Send for the commissaire, then"
The magistrate arrives, and having
heard the evidence, bids the stranger
pay fifteen francs to the bookseller. The
stranger does 80, and adds, politely:
M. lie Commissaire, through this
pane, which broke in order to obtain
the pleasure of your acquaintance, you
observe q novel by Honore de Balzac.
which Werdet alone is authorized to
publish. You will perceive that the
publishers name is Mehne, Of Brussels,
an eminent pirate of French books.
This gentleman, whose window I took
the liberty of smashing, is dealing in
illicit goods, matter for which he will
have to answer before the courts. In
order to insure his conviction 1t was
necessary for me to have the evidences
of his guilt impounded in a manner that
there could be no doubt about it, so I
lured him into sending for you. I am
NJ. de Balzacw 49,.
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and log struck him with such force
that for a second the blow stunned him
but he never relaxed his grasp on his
senseless burden.
"I'll save her, or I'll 20 down too"
he muttered between his clenched teeth.
And in very few minutes he reached
the shore, but too much exhausted to do
more than drag her from the water.
There was house near by, and in a
short time Mrs. Fairstone was in the
hands of kind women. who put her in a
warm bed, and bestowed every care and
attention that her situation demanded.
But her first thoughts, though full of
gratitude to the God who had preserved
her, and the brave boy who at the risk
of his own life had saved hers, were yet
full of pain. Where was her sick hus-
band? Had he survived the horrors OF
the night?
"Where is the young man who
broue ht me herep" she asked Of one of
the women
"Oh, he and my husband started off
in the skiff to see if they couldn't pick
up some of the people from the boat
He told me to tell you he expected to
UIluS yOuI uuSUauu UtiCh Will uiu.
And he did. He found Mr.. Seymour
and his friend safe on the opposite side
of the river, and enjoyed the exquisite
satisfaction of witnessing the happy
meeting between the husband and wife.
Five of the passengers of the ill-fated
steamer lost their lives that night, and
the drunken captain himself went down
in his vessel.
A few days after the arrival of the
Fairstones in New Orleans, Mr.. Fair
stone said to Mr.. Seymour, You'll
have to make up your mind to part
with your friend Ben Seymour.
"And whyp" Seymour asked.
Because I've persuaded him to 60
back North with me this spring. l can
offer him an excellent position. In
fact, my wife and I feel that we ought
to give him every advantage that it is
possible for us to give. Aside from
our obligations to him, I shall be happy
in being of service to so true and faith
full a lad. His very voice seems to
bring cheer and gladness."
II am very glad for him." Mr.. Sey-
mour answered, land / think you will
not regret it. I had proposed doing
something for him, but you have an
ticipated me. In fact, he will accept
benefits from no one, not even you, I
can tell you, unless he feels he can re-
turn an equivalent. He is an inde-
pendent. self-reliant boy, and would do
his duty, or what he thought his duty,
at any sacrifice"
"Do not know it?" Mrs. Fairstone
said, softly. Il was stranger to him,
but am sure his promise to help me in
danger would have been sacredly kept,
though his own life had been lost in the
attempt. Youths Companion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-04-07
A Story OF Alexander Il. Stephens.

Hon. A. d. Stephens, of Georgia, in
an address delivered in le49, at meet.
ing in Alexandria, for the benefit OF
the orphan asylum and free school OF
that city, related the following anec-
dote: A poor little boy, in cold night
in June, with no home or roof to shel;;
ter his head, no paternal or maternal
guardian or guide to protect and direct
him on his way. reached at nightfaii
the house Of rich planter, who took
him in, fed, lodged, and sent him on his
way with his blessing. Those kind at
tentions cheered his heart, and inspired
him with fresh courage to battle with
the obstacles of life. Years rolled round !;
Providence led him on; he had reached
the legal profession; his host had died {;
the cormorants that prey on the sub
stance OF man had formed conspiracy
to get from the widow her estates. She
sent for the nearest counsel to commit
her cause 10 him, and that counsel
proved to be the orphan boy years be-
fore welcomed and entertained by her
and her deceased husband. The stlm'
illus of q warm and tenacious gratitude
was now added to the ordinary motives
connected with the profession. He un
dertook her cause with 2 will not easily
to BE- resisted he gainedit; the widows
estates were secured to her IN perpetu-
ity; and, Mr.. Stephens added, with an
emphasis of emotion that sent its cleo
trio thrill throughout the house" that
orphan boy now stands before you"
Not more than one out OF every one
hundred head of game brought to the
markets of St. Petersburg and Moscow
is shot. The others are trapped. Each
peasant has path in the forests, which
IS considered Lis especial property.
The path is sometimes as much as thirty
miles long, and on each side traps of all
sorts and sizes are set, and wolves,
foxes, martens, sables, badgers, hares,
sqirrels, rabbits, partridges, quail and
grouse are caught in great numbers,
As it often happens that the owner OF
the traps does not visit them for weeks,
game perishes without benefit to any
one.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-04-07
The Bitter Bitten.

Some weeks ago, says a San Francisco
paper, the postmAn on his rOunds
dropped into cutters store on Kear-
ney street, and handed the proprietor q
note. 1t read:
lone C1TY,-.
Mr.. R.--: Please send me by express
CO. D. one bul's-eye lantern, with all
the modem improve ments. glass re
lector, patent slide, etc.
JOHN WILLIAMS, Tinsmith.
The knife-sharpener read the ephtle
thoushtfully, turned it over, examined
the back and laid it down.
THAT fellow is a thief" said he,
"Tll charge him four prices" And he
did. The matter passed out of the mind
of the conscientious trader until the
other morning when he opened his store,
or at least tried to op en- it, but failed.
The door was already ajar. Dashing
behind the counter, his worst fears were
realized. The safe was picked and its
contents gone. When the mist cleared
from the cutters eyes he observed a
note on the counter, and, taking it up,
he read:
Mr.. -: Don't be surprised that
YOUR safe is busted. What can an honest
man do but steal when he has to pay
$40 for dark lanternp
Yours truly, JOHN WILLIAMS,
Late of lone City.
The cutler was so smitten by remorse
that he has since not sold single pair
of cast iron scissors for steel, and has
actually let Chinaman have a two bl,
razor for $l.l5. At this rate he will be
bankrupt within week, and in mercy
to the unfortunate man and Difference
to the feelings of his grief-stricken rela-
Etives his name is suppressed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-04-07

Jay Gould is now accumulating
wealth more rapidly than any man in
the city (and probably in America), ex-
cept william H. Vanderbilt. His in
come is now estimated at 50, 900 a day.
Twenty years ago he was jobbing sole
leather, and had tannery in the Penn
sylvauia woods, the place being called
Gouldsborough. h.-Cincinnat Gazette.
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Dream No More.

Dream no more, maiden,
Dream no more;
Lie is DER laden
With care and oppression,
With griet and transgresaon,
No ideal store;
Dream no more, maiden,
Dream no more.
Boyhood, 30 earnest,
Dream no more;
Thou but returnest
For all Lies sorrow,
All life would borrow .
From thy youths store;
Boyhood, so earnest,
Dream no more.
Work, youth and maiden,
Work evermore;
Let the winds, laden
With thy young Visions,
Thy pictured elysians,
Joy in their store;
Work, youth and maiden,
Work evermore.
Must We forever
Dream no more?
Then work We never;
Then toll is ended;
Liie-tol is blended
With ideal store;
Dreams gone forever,
Work is no more.
Fanny Elms, in the Western.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-04-07

"a bee-sting is only one-fourth Of an
inch long 4 very insignificant thing,
apparently, but it leavesa a warm impress
sion about two fee, deep. There. is moth
ing stingy jabodde1A 'ssnsa:ion caused by
. bee-stShg, although may look that
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-04-07
As We Make It.
Oh, call not this a valeof tears,

Oh, call not this valeof tears,
A world Of gloom and sorrow;
One-ban tho griei that DER rs comes,
From self we often borrow.
The earth is beautiful and good;
How long whitman mistake it1
The folly is within ourselves;
The world u what We nske Il.
Did we bat strive to mako tho best
OF ftroubles that beiail rs,
Instead OF meeting cares halt way,
They would not 30 appal rs.
Earth has = spell tor loving heartsj
Why should We seek to break itf
Lets scatter 10 wers instead Of thorns-
Tks world 70 what We naaksi'.
II truth and Lore and gentle words
We took The pains 70 nourish,
Tho seeds OF discontent vsuld die,
And peace and concord flourish.
Oh, bas not each some kindly thought ,
Then let's at onoe svsis It;
Believing dat, for good or G
The world Il what ws make T.
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Miss Thompson, of Northeast. Pa, can
break fifty out of seventy five glass balls
thrown in the air, with rife.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-04-07

The Chinese in California are perhaps
like clocks; when they are run down
they don't go.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
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A place where two heads are worse
than one, is On q pin. --Syrac,lse Times.
Decorah-posten., 1880-04-14
III

"Sa, leg poper bet" iuarsbe Bierre n,obie; o. hans
U'thes Slf Lao Der noset 9ifert, iom Sacaues albria for
babe feet benz.
"Smoo mi8?" itres SuequeS tsia,, iom ON ban life
troeoe fine esne Ereu.
"5a, juit imob Big" iuareoe Bterre fiaf. "Sso bor
lan8e not Npiuet Snionsns 5ole. Wen nu er lea tieb Der.
al. 6oro' ou er ltor % it9rf, bar ieg troet, at on par
mool8 o9 Taper; men oct er bu life. Som be tpenoe par.
8elsie Fi9erS SefDtter bill nit IPob oa min Naot bips
no8et mere emo blot en- 99ooeltrio for bine 8rafter"
"sraos Vierrs !" iusbs 9ouie opmuntrsnbe.
Seq oil foriSse at ima big bi, RabemoiIeae" ,porsSs
S~rsbltngen, Der Tor Qieblitfst ipntes at bore minbre mis.
oan'et, ia ntlloeoe enoos om Nonbbaitisbso % EroSs.
"Spao bebaser bug" ipurste Sacques boanenbe. men
DOG lite loet ~forbaulet cuer be npe aara:tsrtrat. Der Inn.
ltsen tesneoe zig Pierres @niistsuotrpt, Iaa at han usnns
popeoe at to fine egne Zine.
"sao ois'e to Bigger 9aa /" bar arebInaens Iio,frsmms
Soar. |"
"girfsIisl" fireOe Sucquss. "Gnb on, lea life nil
bpab ba?"
Soet ban siorbe bette SpsrasmaaI, Sirrebs bou FIN,
paa Srooeren, iom ON ban piloe inoapSe ham N,orobso nS
tit barlts Bit, iaalebes iom ban tioGoere bopoe hon, ;r
S9bpane. Wv ~
Wen Bierrss npe Daob bar bDbt co oIporliot s., Ia,
oros bet ira en- aiIos, Der not tunbe boloe bet ptblios siI,
ben par ben 'l9loenSe blese Yise peo bans Sibe.
"Spao oa" sisnto8 Bierre; "bpab oa? g,upell len finn.
ties oh ptrsos noset berom: 9i ere at en- SIgot hsp 100,
Naa mart 'aber Daobst, ON Der itulbe fpbe Blob"
Decorah-posten., 1880-04-14

lmaa ScrbIappsr % llot Sisaoaro.
Manoen, Tom bebte San Sansion.
bapbe insen Yeuse. 9ensmanoen bar
iommen % Spsfu!anter liDeleoes. Ss
fauot ben @amIe nsbtrptt o. 9rGoenoe.
Sans Rome % 2 imaa Born bapes
ffiult fla | ct Rot for lite at fees al
be Gremm.bs Sen isrseIise Wuition
beapnbts. Der pilbe baps ben %itattsls
families lloiatslie fra ct tarpsll9t.
men for Dem iiart Si,m tiliel9e
Sammsrsu falot. Scielte Dub oar
fra Stoubusser Garl SansiOn. en- Con
af ben ~ubpant,be Wano. Gan traaots
irsm til Nuitionsborbet % ia9ce
"Bsbolo bit Siem. 9amle Sar. ls9
funos iti. bare bet ousr nit Sierte. al
On iiulbe mite nst." S9 osrmso talt,
ban unbsr be 3ilitsbeu9renhss 8aarer
op be 1877 &ronsr. lom &isbeiumm,n
loo paa. gn S%ioobussu mso ssen
6aml!ie moo arbeibe itren9t o9 tnn9'
for at ifrabe iaa mango Ysn9s ia !.
men.
Decorah-posten., 1880-04-14
lS1

n9itsn Iiss for mine Zine mprbeSe man BAN. SITE lang
e%itsrlabt paa Srappen peb glotre Dame. Gn iattie Mauo,
6enriettes 6aber, fanot Barnet, bar BET biem til fit iattige
SuS % opbros bet iOm ct al fine eene. Oct Barn er ben
itaffels blinoe Softer, Tom 6enriette blep itilt fro, % iom
ri ifulbe babe funbst. ON bu life babe binbret os oerfra
ben @ans, ou fra SoteIIet ct. 8ouOre bortfOrte 6enristte
til 59nsilet. 9un bar braset penIi8 Omiorg for nit itats
fes Barn. elitet bet, 90 paa engans p9ret en- ON Ytooer og
tierIis Softer for bet"
greoinoen ~itanoisoe % puiebe. lom ON Der oberfom
benSe en- befti8 Sinosbepaseie, Der bible betase benbss
Uloe % DlGle. GUN faheoe is oerpaa ueb paa fine aua
peo grepenS Sober % fortiatte:
Seq ~beufalber Gbsr, @rep be 9inieres, - lea benfal.
Der eoer paa mine SnG at befri beme Piee fra ben irpgs
telige o. u~retf9roige Dom, ) bar f9loet oper benoel 6or
Cubs Sfplo % for min esen Sfplo, ieg, iom iaa mange
aar bar iutfet unber ia mango ~iorbulete 9ioeIier 49, ioroi
leg npotes I'll at blipe flt fra nit itatfels Barn, oa foroi
ieg iaa gruiomt blep ifi9bnebsmt til at PLACE mig iep peb
al MATTE bolbe nit 9ips Semmeligbeb itiult for eoer, -
for min Sfplo - leo benfaloer eberl - befri ben ~uItplbige
Yt8e, iom bar oGret en- fi9rlig Diober for nit Barn, og
Tom ior famine Barns 9elf9rbS StDlS afilog at mootaee
ben slifebe 0aanb, Tom Hiooer be 8auorep tilbpo bnoe
Seq bsnfalber -.
Den itat.eIs Os bDbt ~bepasebe apinOe bar life iltauS
I'll at ige mere. Operpalbet al ben bDbe Strom al 6olels
ier, iOm siennemb9psbe benbes Si9L, brait bun no en-
Srsm al Gaarer - f~reuNeIss tualeuos peO lin &eteberreS
6sboer.
Ueaei emit reiite @repeu fg % lebeee bsnbe ben Ell
Stol. Dams NnigtS llbtrpt uooiie tpoeliae lR9rfer pa
oub iHore 8~eoasslis, og bet 8Iit, ban ieieoe paa lin 0ls
itru. par miIot o. m~eoIioenoe,
San latte flo pse III Siripsbor6, irso nogls Orb paa