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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21
CHELfp DINNERS.
Tho Many ENccllcnt Restaurants with
Which the San Frn,ciscans are Blessed.

& Inv mnhy ENcclIcnt Restaurants with
Which the San Fral,ciscans are Blessed.
Correspondence of tho New York Trlbun,.
Then there come II number Of res
taurants--st!l French nnd Italian
which serve a good dinner, including
! common imported table clarct, price
fifty cents. These places are in great
favor among those Americans who like
French cooking when it can be enjoy
ed for Il reasonable price. One of
these restaurants. in It's service and
dishes, is almi!"blc anh may stanl rs
4 type OF the class. The diuinW-ruOln,
unfortunately, is small. aruonmO,la:-
ing only about twcn;% five. The table
llnen IS very clean and the uapNns
are large enough for &n Alderman.
Seated behind the little cns! counter in
the corner is the hostess, 4 woman of
mighty girih and aiuplc figure. tho in-
carnaiion OF good living, who could
travelling show. The bill Of fare is
changed daily, but, JUDGING from Il
steady patronage of several months,
the following is III average bill, tran
scribcu on" daE last ptnnlbpr:
Soup--Vcyciab.c. vcrmic~lli, mock
turtle or oN-inil. Musii-uclon.
Fisa-ltocli-cotl, sturgeon. sca-bass,
tom-cod. sole or small fish or muscles.
EutrGrs-- Beef tongue, quail on toast.
Rclcvcs-Becf Il la mode with mus!l-
rooms, green peas, asparagus.
Roas;-Chic:,cn, with ch:ckGry or
lettuce salad, stuffed tomatoes.
DcSscrt-A Bartlett pear. cake and
custard; cheese, black coffee, with
Cognac or kris rSchwusSrr.
With the dinner was served fair
quality Of table clarct. In common
with all other restaurants Of this class
il is The custom here 10 place on the
table quart bottle of clarct. Ifvou
consume more than q half bottle an cN-
VA "bit' ca dinlc) is charged. The
W:''r is almost identical with that for
Which 4 "rii-NnowH Fulton street res
!"nr%nt~hrrrrr changes tw"ltv-!ivc
rcn;S i =! hnt.!r and for Which up
i"Wn dealers IL New York charge tiiiv
ccittS. When i: is added ,hAt the
meats are go id and tlic vegetable;
fresh and that the service is proiur it
Will b" seen that no restaurant in New
York c;m approach this in combined
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21

CONSIDER It'll, Fl.


AS yet we still sell ut old prices,
but We MUST ADVANCE SOON.
Give us your order NOW, for doliy.
cry of Instruments at once or within
THREE MONTHS. and we will
gu ranteo OLD PRICES, even if the
advance comes. To do this we must
have immediate orders SO THAT
WE CAN CONTRACT AHEAD.
Don't hesitate. Don't delay. We
state the case precisely as it is.
Prices will advance VERY SOON
and LARGELY, and those who wait
will pay for thu privilege. Take our
BUSINESS advice and
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21
EgIGeE5eS SAFIEG.
STATE OF SOUTH CARDLIN,

COUNTY or FAIRFIELD.
William l.. :; e .Ei,3., iJuiIii.:s., vs., Jamc.
a. GriSshy. Defendant.
IN pursuance ni an or,!cr Of tho Conrt
of ommor Pleas. made in the abo,.
stated case, will offer Tor sale. before tn q
Curt House door in Winnsboro, on {! q
iii"' Monday in March next within
the legal hours of sale, Mt public outcry.
10 the highest bidder, the tollowinr-
'csc,ibpd property, to wit:
All ;hnt plantation o. trAct Of land, sit
uatc, lying ana being Oh the waters of
Flat Branch, in Fairfield and Kershaw
counties, containing about ONE HUNDRED
ACRES, moro or less, butting and bound
ing north on innds Of j. Lauhon, south
Oh lands O.! Creighton Williams, east on
lands now or nto Of Isbcil.
TERMS OF SALE:
Onc-third ci the purchase money to be
paid in casl; ior the balance credit of
one and two yenys from tho day of sale.
with interest from said day, the purchaser
to give his bond, secured by mortgage
of the premises sold, and to pay for all
necessary papers. w. II. KERR.
c. G. @ p. i. @.
Clerks Onlco.
W innsborc s. G.,
Feb 1850.
It'd
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21
N LEW GOODS!
UNTIL, YOU

w hvs now open and will sell any reliable bous =
" our second supply of Fall Goods house IN town
l. case Fruit OF the Loom Long Cloth.
rs pieces other brands of Long Cloth.
case Bessbrook Jeans 81
pieces assorted jeans md Cassmeyes
pieces style Prints
Dress Goods Apncas, Mohoirs Cashmeres
Blankets, white and colored Flannes Tinsoye c;,.,.
oesspnn Plaid Homeapuns Dngs Osnaburgs Bed ;o IoTA &
Comforts, Shaw Coaks, Boulevard SL;,ts
"a full supply Of white coored Dress sC,,+s
Drawers Beached Brown Cooed Half Hose ooershfts and
Clothing " Ao'e' #.
UverGoats Uot !! overcoats !! Overcoats II
Rn ana M1 cs e"H n nice stock Of Underv Hosiery Gloves
The aPnofora Inn ns9gs . ank Insertions Ribbons &c
Mnie uoods such as Nainsook Jaconots Canbrcs nd
For mousse Keepers have line Tala Wv iA'wns
aowels bleached and Brown Sheetinps = ~ 0has Doyies,
Notions in great variety. - .ssS#as
Ladies' Misses and Chidren's s,oea %# 6s
Mems, Youths and Boys Boots and shoos lS4@ss
trunks Vaises, Sataches, and Umlrelos
prices W. - iound everything needful at low #
please @ M - our stoek feeling assured
Il nova y. ELDER 81 CO. s@Sg
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21
a Word ior the Air Limo.


The Carolina Spa1an has the fol-
lowing to say about the Air Line
Railroad, showing what it has done
towards the development Of the upper
portion Of tho State:
The length Of thc Road is about 1913
niles in his S,A!c, u.G. for tnis urr,t
.nl2rprise thc &ia,c a~a mover mia -
single cent. Oar OH towns ,bryu~i,
which this road rvs.oa nave un,Tjy
doubled their pyg".,.lau. alI i5nii.
trade has been ,u.@.c ,,.l G9,,ir%
New towns witfA.&rcn. .l-a>ps Az
schools have spgIHE Il. .... #l,ry ,nr
road. The daily rH&jIEu = yn INF 81
the very doors q iU;hvata a nnn]r
who, before the bAil4,NWUFtnc Ajr KIN
never saw a daily PAPER. me frr a.
TINS same Air LiHc houd, shc sg.ca,,n.'
commercial enemy or The S,o'n -
ce,ivilizihg these bacI;woods nconl. ,
these up-countrv crackers. so iouy =
subject of derision for the more rcijncd
OF other portions OF the State. Thcn
the directors Of this same Road bnvn
induced many families to move in and
settle upon our unoccupicl lands: and
now they are starting out an itiI,ern,,t
land agent, who will visit every dcnot
and take q list Of all real estate for
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21
LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE.

'..'' Hr':-''. .Nt>sss- e.
TIC i. cv,il;ng boom has struck
tho Ris'o ~? D.g,n arltc. Al
c'c,..i,.!i :. 'ts,'; ~ lrA> ...' .:'
ng ins;:"nhol,, ;.li:, rn,,r :; c';I :.
countless f:c 9 &C. c.n't he;. 20 ,.r. !
the dvn,nd. ii ,nu.aoiii! els .,:.Yo
to day unified orders enva:A 20
keep them busy for the next six
months. Material and labor cost
twenty five to fifty per cent more
than icw mon5,s since. NJ ;nuf,c-
tuiers have raised prices and must
continue to odvaDce. The low prices
Of the past wor't come ag lin for
years.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21

Tho New Orleans Picayune notes
that among tho most curious things to
be seen in tho city is an ulstcr with a
cigarette, standing in front of theatres
on matinee days.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21

The EN-kIlEDIvE OF EGYPT pro-
poses to pay his respects to the Pope
at al early day. AS the former has
two hundred and scvcnty-livc wives
and the latter none at all, they will be
unable to discuss matrimony from a
common stand point.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21

AT Ncwburvport, the other day.
an Englishnlan and Il Yankee engaged
in game Of brag. "Wcll," said John
Bail, "wc can beat YOU on guns.
We ave Il gun at the Woolwich harsc-
nal that when ii is fired The report is
'card in Australia" "Guns," said the
Yankee, becoming cxcilcd and Jump
ing 10 his feet, guns, why, we have a
gun here IN America that was fired off
in l71G, and you Enylishmcn hain't
heard the last of it yet"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21

IHE CLARENDON Press nominatcs
Ex-Governor John l.. Manning for
governor.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21

Nix. CHARLES IL. MolsE, OF SUMTER,
expresses his Willingness to become a
candidate for the office Of comptroficr-
general of the State.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21

HONEST JOHN PATTERSON is prcsi-
dcnt ota hors' car railroad in Bulti-
more. And :hc cars arc fitted with
Slawson boxes to prevent the fares
from being stolen. a strange coinci-
dcnce.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21

lT IS REPORTED THAT THE PRESIDENT
thinks that Secretary Sherman il
making tn" cusloln-housc and revenue
briga'Bs entirely too unanimous for
S'erh a and tho prospects for IL
split etwccn these twin political
cherries is Il probability in the near
future.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21
Had torribIe MIGHT S WEATS.

. h.cnphs, Fob, II, 1871.
Dr. TUTT: Sr--I haye bocn SUITE. 10 :; TOR no ,ry two
years with sovero cough. When ,Gn.umeneed tn;
aud siIteon pounds in weight. lad tri ID almost
everything; hnd terrible night swc",s. lhayo t.ken
half dozen bottles. The night to havo lott mo,
tho cough has disappeared. and have saiaed II toen
pounds in flesh. recommend it to uli my iriends.
With III rrSuCCt. OLIVER RICIS
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21
'' j. FRANCIS HAYWOOD, NJ. d.
A NEWSPAPER PUB. WRITES.

Office, .veninS News. Augusta, Ga.
DR.. TUTT: Dear Sir-My little son. was attacked
with pneumQna last winter, '%eh loft him, with a
{i1isnt cough that laf:ed ti,i thn m".Th since,
Expset'rant. had tried most over, ting r.u,m.
pectorrnt, ono bottlo OF wlcn removed tho cough
entirely. With many thanks, am yours truly,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21

Tho N-EtnI3rc~s EuGtnic has Or
dcrcd OF the sculptor Bochm marble
group of lie SIZE representing the
l'r;hcc Imperial lying dead on The
ground, patty wrapped in his cloak,
while an angel is crowninn him.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21

, In nearly all the upper counties of
Inc state complaint is made that the
lly continues to destroy the wheat. All
reports agree that the recent snow and
ice failed to destroy the pest.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21

The. late Secretary Of the Navy,
Hon. ,Adolph A. Boric, recently died
in Philadelphia, and his will was adj
mit'ol to Probate on The 10Th inst
Among the hc!ncs;s made /: single
icE.r.' - ten thousand dollars 70 Gen.
crul Gra.:t.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21
DIR. y.F. HAYWOOD,
OF New York, voluntarily Endorses 1t. .
READ WHAT HE SAYS:-

Dr. TUT: Now Yo X Sopt, ~, 1877.
De1r Ei.--Durng this year v. cd II no hundrcd
cases of lung Il so.sos. liz tho LIVER rds OF the
CITY tho C. ses we're uf ysry sotr,e ty Q. 1t waD
and conioss my sur rise ut its w0.idcr.ul power.
known medicine to act rs promptly and with such
happy Objects. It instantly snbduud tho most viocnt
fits Of cous hng ana invariably cured tho disease in
niuw days; lcheertaly indorsu il tho best lung
huon't"o e''i IEHiANcIs uAywooD Nm
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21

1t is estimated that this Years
crop Of grain, the world over. will be
ISL, 100000 bushels above the average
or about temper cent, and as the stock
car. icl over in this country is likely &c
pc larger than ever before, cheap food
Is tocraDlv certain to be thc rule ncxt
Summer and winter.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21

y. MEINS D.trrS. rn,rnR.
~NS. ). REYNOLHS. ASSOCIATE EurroR.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21

Ex-Governor John l.. Manning for
governor.
MH. CHARLES IL. MolsE, OF SUMTER,
expresses his Willingness to become a
candidate for the office Of comptroficr-
general of the State.
HONEST JOHN PATTERSON is Drcsi-
dent Ola horss car railroad in Balti-
more. And The cars arc fitted with
Slawson boxes to prevent the fares
from being stolen. a strange coinci-
dcncc.
---- - ---&~r-
The EN-KlIEDIvE OF EGYPT pro-
poses to pay his respects to the Popc
at an early day. AS the former has
two hundred and scvcnty-hvc wives
and the latter none at all, thcy will be
unable TO discuss matrimony from a
common stand point.
IT IS REPORTED THAT TIE PRESIDENT
thinks that Secretary Sherman i,
making tn" cuslom-housc and revenue
briga'Bs entirely too unanimous for
Sherh Il and tho prospects for II
SPLIT etvccp thosc ,vi, r,l;,;oo,
cherries is Il probability in the near
future.
TIE IrGL.I,vI,nr 1,,s r,rr,,1,v
relieved Co)uunb;, from, ;,s r,;,.,o,,
o"dcbt by authorizing the issue Of
lirtT year bonds, bearing interest IL,
tyo PR cent. i',r .lc first ten ycars.
three per cent. for thc next ,,n wears
AID four per cent, for ntc rcna;nir.,
period. and nahil,y thr r,urons ,n.
.,, :. ;, ~
~ 49, ''' "''' '"''H '"''..' "'''''
'.''. '''' - "','|' 'I''h &ca'i''& lac
p'i'''''''
CoNGrMssMAE O.rnyx,;.,s ny, ny
authorize National n,nEs +, lnu1
twenty-five Der cn,t. Of ihrir ,un,,,I
Oh mortgages Of rcnl cs,,Io sl,u,l no.
come a law. Mos, or r., c,,,.,l :,
tho South nu, Was. :. ;.,.,'.,I :,
1udx. v,hil, ,-,i... ........' I,,,I.
n: srnrc, -; n..,.,..,,.., ..:',. ,,,
estate Il chn,ra. -,.,',.., .>.,, 49,,
ycolou;c r,.s.,,r..,. ',, =.
picccs.
----~--.-,.,.-.-.-.--,
oNE or TIE H.:"".""-. O.: = :"
o1fcchbacN'HS :" t,., :. U..E... l..
eject a Democrats I'.1 .s,.n. 49,. t.
would not iAh: 49, "'-i. ,,". ;..
geh''! remind ""' Nr'"HA>n> I,.".
tAat between tl"ir man %u,... o..
Nia'hc' and eur own pNralTiir tn'H
SAMMY, backhoncs Ar" easy. : t.H
bructi,cI h,,, ;,,r,n,s,..
---~---..--...---'.----
11AtRENs COUNTY Is FURNISHING $Cn-
sa'lohS at present. Last week two
young men, brothers Of MIR. j. l.. NJ.
Aro!' VINO 1lcd the State some time
ago on charge OF murder, became
engaged III al altcrcation and one was
seriously cut. And the Carolina
op"'t"" reports That there was a
sn''',''"o VA p'''y at VIC residence OF
A' '"'i!c' S!'c''' "l ''aurchs county,
."s' " eoN' - 'S.'.''";i! occurred be-
,"o.' w" '"";, ''.ch us lhcv were
i:',,"s t,le mouse ""o"' IL O'Clock at
] lE"'' very soon pls'ol shots were
o"'" 1ot III o'i' anu WNeh persons
n.','" '.o .'!o p'"eo o, 'r'''g' wine
".Noi, SUI ol amos l"rkcr, and j.
-n"'.,' "c'c 'o"no iyihg III the
'o""' ,"c lof',ier ocad irom three
p's.o' s''o,s' anu tne "''er mortaIly
., "o"''''." ~ S''o'S III the temple and
,no's ~ ,nc neck surely Laurens
''"' . VII ''.'' P1lh.
THE REPORT or THE DIrr,.rovs ~,
tho Pcnitcntiary to thc I,nuic,,,,r,
shows that three hundred and six con-
victs have been leased out to 1;n:,ro,,
parties. and that two h,,lr,1 ,,I
NJ
t;or, ,,,,,. "'''' NC pc"''c''-
nVe hundred and nincty-threc in all
Nhlle some OF the contractors are
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21
THE NEWS AND HERALD.
S. G.

SATURDAY. Fehrnary.t, 1880.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21
GRiNT IN BERLIN.
Dayard TayIor's Account of tho Wait Of the
Ex-Prgsi, eat.
From 4 Letter to HIS Mother.

From 4 Letter to His Mother. /
The trip to meet Grant. in the hest
ana dust, was very tatiguing, and hrd
considerable fever on the night Of his
arrival. l sent for the doctor and told
him must keep up during Grants
visit. He gave me stomach medicine
ANA prescribed hunger. | went with
Grant that afternoon 10 the Crown
iriuce and had 10 stand nearly an
h"ur. Next d2y we d:ncl wiih thc
FRINGE OF r":"'!;;m. nul took nothing
bit soup and thice stalks ofaspavagHs.
On Saturday we had the reception for
the GruntS. on Sunday thcyNineu with
us, and on HoHuUy we diuca with Bis
marck. There lS,it between tue Prin-
cess and her daughter, the Coun IS;
Malic. and tJ"y were SO charming that
forgot all a1DUt Tie doctors orders
and ate nI "li he courses. bismarck
Sat between Mrs. Grant and Marie op-
iositc. Tie whole thing was delight
tul with Grant and his wife. l put
my cnrragp at t'cir disposal. We
were six days together, morning. noon
and night, and the molcw saw Of
them the better we liked thcm. Grant
was very lively and t"llativc. He left
the arrangement If :hc ct:quct cn-
tircly to me. and evrr!hing went Off
finely; there WAS no mistake. | per
suad"d him to see Prince GortshaioH,
which secures him a pleasant visit to
Russia. When he left he thanked me
very heartily, and Mrs. Grant said:
'Wc have had no such delightful visit
rs here, anywhere in Europc.' We
wore all together at Lord Odo Rus
scll's. Mrs. Grant made very good
Impression, both here and at the
Crown Princes dinner. She sal beside
nm, and he talked Il great deal with
her. After the dinner at the American
Legation Mrs. i'rant could scarcely get
the General away. lie sat in the Le-
cation room smoking and telling
stories until near midnight"
RATTLESNAKES AS MIssIONARIEs.-In
1890 there lived in the southern part of
Missouri, II family by ,he name of
Wcavcr-vcry hard charactcrs-the old
man, his wife and five grown-,lp bows.
During the spring John Weaver was
b ,tcnb by ratt!Csiakc. Evcryihin was
icSortcd to for his relief, but all to no
avail. When they saw that he must
dc thew sent !oran old baptist preach
or to pray for him. He prayed us fol-
lows: 1--WE thauk thee, Almighty God,
for thy watchlul care over us, and for
thy goodness and tender mercy, and
especially do we thank thee for rattle
snakes. Thou hast sent one to bite
JOAN Weaver. We pray thee to send
ohr to bite jim, one TO bite Henry, one
to bite Sam, one to bite Joe, and we
pray thee to send the biggest kind of
rltilcSnakc TO bite the old mar, for
nothing but rt.lcSnakes will ever
bring the Weaver family to repentance.
They arc others in Missouri, and, if
nothing else will bring the people to
repentance, we pray thee to shower
down more rattlcSnakcs. Amcn.''-
81. L0uiS Globe.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21

do not carry on conversation
with another in company about matters
which tho general company knows
nothing of. 1t is almost as impolitc as
to whisper.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21

Office, So Murray Street, N. Y.
gyI To- PILLS
TUFTS PILLS
CURE DYSPEPSIA.
TUT rs PILLS
CUisE COS'rIYEN h:SS.
TILT rs PILLS
TUT rs PILLS
GUIeN SxCIk a2EADACHiE.
TUFTS PILLS
CURE IsBLROUS COLIC.
TUT RS PILLS
GIVE iAPPEElTE.
TUT R'S PILLS
TUisrEY TTaE sLU0D.
TUFTS PILLS
CUESE PEHIESs
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21
IMPORTANT gUESTI1MS.

Reader, have you caught cold Arc You un-
able 10 raise the phlegm? Have you an irrte.
ton i'll the throatl A sense of oppression on
the lungs, with short brenth7 DO you lave n
1T Of coughing on lying down? sharp pain
now and then in the region OF ,lu heart, shoul-
ders and back1 Ii so, our Advice is take ut
once dose OF TUFTS Expcctorant; youwill soon
be able to raise the phlcgm. In an hour repeat
the Expec;orant, place hot iron 10 the feet, ,tako
two of TUFTS Pills. Icn will soon fail into
pleasant sleep ana wake up in the morning.
cough gone, lungs working freely; easy brcath-
Ing. aud the bowels moving in q natural manner.
10 prevent n return of these symptoms use tho
ESneCt0rnnt anYcrnl 1nYs.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21

= Coon LIyEn-Is always known
by lis appearance. A man who lives
Comfortably at home, has good dim
hcis, etc, will always show it in his
person. But there is another liver
mare important. TO man-.it is tho bad
iiver--thc liver that should regulate
Inc Wholc system. IF that Is out of
fiH, man is good for nothing can
ENJOY nothing. TO restore it to hoalth,
use DR.. Gilder's Liver Pills "A fcw
doses will relieve you. For sale by
.Dr. w. T.. Aiken. I84.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-08-14
DRY GOODS !!
MILLINERY, &c. di
CHANCE or PR0PRLETORSHEp.
MISS LOLA SCETEU

Would respectfully announce to the pab-
lie that on March oath, $780, she purchas-
ed of Mrs. e. Scheu, her entire stock of
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-08-14

Copper is eight times heavier
than water /; it is converted into
brass by mixture with zinc; the
copper will bear hammering, but
Brass is not malleable.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-08-14

For the CHEAPEST CALICOS in
town, go TO II. n. DEATRICK S.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-08-14

WILL attend to the Real Estate bust
w ness in all its branches. viii buy
and sell lands on commission. Persons
having Land or Town Property to SELL
will consult their interests by placing
them in our hands at once for advertise.
ment. All business pertaining to lands
attended to. Titles examined and taxes
paid, when requested.
Nov. Nv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-25
c0URTSHIP ~ TIE TRANSEAAL.

From ReeoHeetions o( south 4 Ji5ca"
Whenever the son Cl Boer goes oourting. lie
proceeds in the following somewhat singular man
ner: Ho attIrcs himself IN his gayest apparel puts
his best Pipe into his mouth without hIs pipe tho
Boer is neither here nor there mounts the most spir
it'd horse he can lay lis hands on TO make ChNa-
rous impression on the object Of his affection, and
finally provides himself with some present 10 win
the heart OF the fair one; Ai.fr having shaken
hands with all the family he lakes seat and tries
TO appear quito At his ease. but only succeeds in
looking rather foolish. At last, after the solemn
silence, which on ones paying VISIT 10 ioer al
WAYS precedos conversation, he inquiries after the
health ofevery one present. Tho aunt replies, why
what shall Isay, nephewf Thank God, think we
are all mddhng ~ Inc uhGe Is sVGT Oh opinion
family merely say: d" Thank you, cousin y and the
voupa lady whom all tins stir ~ about preserves a
orally consisting of dress or some article of wear
ing apparel, is produced, and with some short
speech the last words of which are but family
heard handed by the bashful and awkward suItor to
the lady after which he feels more at his The
future fatheI-in-aw, fully conscious OF his greater
wisdom and moral superiority over the bearlless
suitoT ayaiis himself of the aw kward pause winch
ensues TO overwhelm him with ncoherent specula-
tons on the present Government.
After q short interval the young lady appears in
the robe that has been presented 10 her, which her
suifor looks ON as "A token of encouragement. On
the table is placed a candle, which plays 10 mean
part in the negotiations about TO begin. iii this
candle has burnt out no decisive answer can DO
given for while it is burning, an opportunity II az
torded TO the young man TO open ms heart to the
young lady, and acquaint her with his prospects !
saw. 900 acres OF land. twenty oxen, a hundred
sheep. robust constitution mother who bids fair
10 be blessing TO her daughter in-law, good
house of his own etc, etc. Sometimes the young
lady brings "A very short bit for the candle always
appears with herl, and then the scene Ia rather dis
tressng as it may be sign that she is either IN
hurry To- reject his suit OF eager to accept it, In the
same way long candle denotes hesitation. 1t also
happens, am told. that in the course Of CONVERSE
ton the girl slylY cuts OIL BIT OF The candle; or
making light OF all tedious formaties, suddenly
snuas out the lingering taper, and replies to tho
anti OF the anxious youth by throwing her arms
about his neck, making him happy man for ever
more.