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bring himself to tell Pennie Joyce
about the Saratoga hciress, with
the purple blue eyes and the low
silver syIlabed voice.
PeDnie watched him, wistfully
He is changed she admitted
to herself; but Of course | couiC
hardly expect him always to be
just The same. Only-only-'
And the tears came into Pen
nie's eyes, she scarcely knew why:
and she blamed herself for bein G
such Il foolish little goose
But one sultry evening, Mr.
Russet did force himself TO write
the letter-a vague, mysterious
sort Of missivc, containing only
one plain fact-that he was en-
gagged to Miss Gushington Cor.
don.
And, as he wrote it, he felt
more and more what q fatal mis-.
take he had made in giving up
Pennie Joyce's true, womanly
heart for the artificial smiles Of
the Saratoga belle.
As he folded and sealed it, the
landlady's little boy banded in
the evening mail-two papers and
letter.
A letter from one Ernest Val
dez, whose acquaintance be had
made at Sarataga-an idle, good,
humored young fellow, with no
BARN in him, and a deal of latent
good.
Mr. valdez wrote
we are all progressing much
the same as ever. We drink the
waters, we criticise the music, we
watch for the incoming trains.
By the way, you surely haven't
forgotten that tall girl at your
house, with the curious pansy-
colored eyes and tho magnificent t.
ly-dyed hair >? Miss Gushington
Gordon, you know? We'll, she
has turned out humbug-an i'm
position-a stupendous fraud. 1t
seems she is only Il lady s-maid,
the whole time, aud she has been
skiiItuIly masquerading in her
mistress wardrobe, during that
lady's absence at the sick. bed yt j
dying relation.
Mrs. Montague has come back
the 'daw in borrowed feathers
has been stripped Of her gay pIu-
mage, and Miss Gushington Cor
don, with her imitation diamonds,
aud secondhand airs and graces
has disappeared entirely from the
arena.
Some say she has boon arrested
others declare that Mrs. Montague
has forgiven her, on condition of
her retiring to ber native place,
in an obscure English town. At
all events, she has vanished from
the stage of action, and the places
that knew her once now know
her no more
Three or four closely-wrItten
pages of gossip and clever satire
followed, but Reuben Russet mover
paused to glance at these. He
sprang from bis chair with an
exclamation nf relief.
Thank Providencer be exclaim-
ed, that am no longer bound TO
that talse-hearted, hollow pre-
tender! Little Pennie is worth
ten thousand of her
He tore up the letter Of con-
fession, and went straight to
spend the evening ut the Joyce
farmhouse, and innocent little
Pennie never knew how nearly
that season at Saratoga had cost
her her lover.
As for Reuben Russet, be is a
wiser if not a sadder man. And
be wants no more lessons in hu.
man nature.
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DRAMATIC N0TE-Whnn h1

DRAMATIC NoTE.-When be re.
turned 10 his scat in tho theatre
and said be had just stepped out
to see some one. she gravely re
sponded, 1t must have been the
Evil One;' and when the young
man asked If she saw the cloven
foot she turned up her pretty
nose and said, No, but l smell the
Glove in breath
lNeu Hevsn Register.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-10-13

Want Of care does US more dam.
age than want Of knowledge.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-10-13

Half the ills we hoard in our
hearts are ills because We hoard
them. .....
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-10-13

A woman out West threshed
$50 bushels Of wheat last year.
and probably her husband into
the bargain.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-10-13

People never attack religion but
when they have an interest to at
tack it.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-10-13
NEWBERRY, S. c., THURSDAY, OCTOBER l3, 1884,

mild superiority, for some people.
But Reuben is above that sort OF
thing
'Humph ? said Farmer Joyce.
i ain't SO sure Of that
Father, how can you?' cried
the indignant girl, bristlipg up
like q hen.canary.
Human natur' is human natur'
wheLbor it's at Saratogy or any
other place, stO9tly maintaiEed
the farmer.
Mr.. Russet won't to Saratoga
and took rooms at fashionable
boardin g-house, near the Hathorn
spring. lie walked up and down
the elm-shaded paths with two lit
tie devotional books, Of a morning,
listened to the band, and studied
out telling sentences for possible
sermons, in the afternoon, and
edged himself modestly into the
glittering bathrooms of the mon
stcr hotels at night, when the Ger
man WAS in full career.
Merely to study my fellow crea-
lures! said MIR. Russct, as he adj
justed his eyeglasses.
Such q delightful study ! said
Miss Gusbington Gordon, who
blazed with jewels, and wore long
trained skirts, such as Mr.. Russet
never lad beheld at Raspberry
Vale.
Miss Gushington Gordon had
the best rooms at the house, the
largest wardrobe, and the most
brilliant necklaces. Rumor called
her q great hciress, and Mr.. Rus
set found her very agreeable.
She had big, purplo-blue eyes,
hair Of the real Roman gold, a
complexion which was undeniably
a work of art, and a soft, languid
voice, whose syllables dropped
from her lips like g!obules Of sill
yer.
Life is such a vacuum said Miss
Gushington Gordon.
Ny experience exactly! said
the young theological student,
who was fast losing his head.
"A: least, corrected the beauty,
1 have always found it so until
now. But your grand grasp Of
subjects, Jour reading Of the book
Of existence has somehow awak-
encd me to new sense Of things
Mr.. Russct grew red to the
very roots Of his hair, with a
pleasurable tingIing.
Il am but too proud he STAN,
mored, If l bave succeeded in un-
raveIiug any problem which,
'Oh!' cried Miss Gushington
Gordon, have l said too much ?
Pray, pray forgive my impu!sivc.
ness! | am tho creature of emo
toni
She put out a lit:!e, sparkling
hand with bewitching frankness to
the spectacled student. Mr.. Russet
gave it gentle pressure, and for
got to drop it again.
That was the first day that be
omitted to write to little Pen elope
Joyce, at the red farmhouse in
Raspberry Vale.
she won't be so foolish as to
expect a letter by every mail he
said, q little impatiently.
At the end of the six weeks he
came home. Pennie met him at
the railway station, with her dim
pied lips put up for kiss.
4 may as we'll tell you, at once,
Pennie-' he began.
But just then Deacon Oberne
came up, with that vise-Iike hand
grip Of his, and there was no
chance 10 say more until they
parted at the crossroads by the
mill.
'Perhaps it is just as well said
the theological student, to him
self. I'll write to her that l have
changed my mind, and engaged
myself to Autoinette Gushington
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A man Of integrity will never
listen to any reason against con.
science.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-10-13
Miscellaneons.
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UNIFORM SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSONS.
Prepared for the Baptist Courier by the Rev
Luther Broaddus.

Prepared for the Baptist Courier by the Rev
Luther Broaddus.
The subject selected by sew.
eraI publishers for Sunday school
lessons ior Septem Der 25, is The
popular subject Of Temperance
we may, therefore, not ipappro
priateIy fill our Sunday school col.
umn with mcthing about tenn.
perance ir the Sunday school.
While Sunday school instruc.
ton should be directed to the
thorough and symmetrical devel.
opment Of the highest type OF
manhood aud womanhood, and
must, therefore, embrace all So b.
jects bearing upon such develop
ment, it must never be forgotten
that the Sunday school is not a
gymnasium for the training OF
cultivated ladies and gentlemen,
nor school Of morals fol the pro,
duction Of a high style of moral
character, but that its great aim
is to save souls through the pre-
seutation Of gospel truth. Polite
manners and high moral qualities
must therefore bc cnjoined in
Sunday school teaching. from a
gospel point Of view. And the
truth should be recognized and
emphasized that TO attain to the
full statue Of a man and q gentle.
man one must be a christian. The
Sunday school is, therefore, no
place in which 10 inculcate les.
sons Of temperance or of any
other moral quality, from purely
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creeps.
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Religion is the best armor ip
the world, but the wsrst eloag.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-10-13

What maintains one vice, would
bring up TWO children.
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-07
WESTERN MUNICIPAL CONTESTS
Democratic Victories In Chicago. Coz
lumbus, and Omaha-A DIsastrOu us
Turn-ArOund In st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, April 6.-Complete returns Of
the election show that a most remarkable
revolution has taken place in the Demo
cratic party. Returns from all the precincts
give the following vote for Mayor: VIM.
L. Ewing (Rep.) 24,6Os, Henry Overstoltz
Dem II 1853; Ewing's majority Is, ,255. The
remainder of the Republican ticket is elected
by majorities ranging from $4,000 to $1,000,
and six Republican members of The upper
house of the municipal assembly receive
maiorities of from 4,500 to 5000. This is
not claimed as a straight Republican victory,
bat is the result of bitter contention among
the Democrats and most determined op-
position to OverstoltZ, and the manner in
which he was nominated by large faction
of that party
COLUMBUS, OHIO. April 6.--Full returns
show that the entire Democratic ticket, ex-
cept Street Commissioner, was elected by
maiorities running from 900 down. The Re-
publican candidate for Mayor was scratched
by the temperance and religious people for
his alleged failure to enforce the Sunday
laws, and by the saloon element for his al
legged failure to perform certain promises
made to them.
OMAHA, April 6 The Democrats elected
Jas. E. Boyd, their candidate for Mayor, at
the city election yesterday, and carried the
general city ticket, and all the ward candi-
dates with one or two exceptions. The
whole city government is reorganized under
the new law at this election, and the victory
is regarded as most important
FLUSHING, L. l., April 6.-Joseph Dykes,
Democrat, has been elected Supervisor OF
the town of Flushing,
CHICAGO, April 6.-Harrison's majority
will reach and probably exceed 6 900.
CHICAGO, April 6.-The nearest approach
to official returns of the vote cast at the
municipal election yesterday gives Harrison,
Democrat, for Mayor, So ,297; Clark, Repub-
lican, 27,734. Majority for Harrison, 1868
The Democrats also elect the remainder of
the city officers by smaller majorities, and
secured majority of the town officers.
The City Council will stand, Republicans
Is, Democrats Is, Socialists 8, Independents
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-07

"a. r,r v..- You know, in your bleak Northern
..-Fsrt TO look forth and cry, "springtime
has cone
bI-stfay the buds on shrub and tree,
--..- ,rf.r v-rIure each glen and lea,
.----,-, with iris the ripping brook,
.-s.-. -r. ferns in each moss covered nook.
-,rrs,-I thee a violet gemmed with the
--. s--y-srr aIernbic close hid from our view,
-.,. pressed 20 tiny bosom, with OdOrOus
J-astb
r-lv whisper. Il witnessed old Winters
death,
.-fss-ine. sweet Spring, is comingH'
go ,rv.5,st would fade, like the hopes of my
r-.-t fer.,bs cold touch Of the snOw-cOv-
cred North.
,-s 5as ere it reached thee its fragrance
would lie,
F.s,.5-t f5-.h as it gave for the sweet Spring
asEL
-r.B how u..l you know that the sOuth-queen
las Gomez
.---a with her bees and birds and flowers;
..,. ~ ,-,-n and gentle showers:
..,. ,...- ,r.,I.b Of golden light.
..r.--.z. ~. :, ,,m Of winters night.
-----s III III the land, and soft on the air
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-07
THE ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE.
Annual Reunion at Cincinnati Yes-
terdaY.

CINCINNATI, April 6.-The Society of the
Army of the Tennessee in this city, this
morning marched, with General Sherman
at its head, from the Burnett House to
Pixies Opera House, where business meet
ing was held, General Sherman presiding.
General HickenIooper, Corresponding Sec
retary, read brief biographical sketches of
members deceased since the last meeting.
The Treasurer read his report, and commit
tees were appointed on permanent officers,
orations, and the time and place OF the next
reunion.
At 1890 o'clock the society marched to
the Chamber of Commerce, which had
been beautifully decorated in honor of
the occasion. Here they were received with
an address of welcome from President
Urner. General Sherman, in his response,
said the men of the Chamber of Commerce
were business men. They knew it was es-
sential to have the waters of the Mississippi
opened to trade, and much credit
was due to the Army of the Tennessee for
It's assistance in opening that stream to
free commerce. General Sheridan WAS call
ed upon, and responded briefly, merely re-
turning thanks and saying that he was not
in the habit of making speeches.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-07
CHIO'S CALAMITY.
Further Details of the Dread DIsas-
ter.

LONDON, April Ga Constantinople dis
patch to Reuters Telegram Company says;
"The latest accounts from Chic give the
estimated number of victims at 5000. All
the foreign men-of-war stationed at Smyrna
have started for Chic. United States Min
lister Longstreet ordered the Galena to pro-
ceed thither with sueoor for the sufferers
The Superintendent of the Eastern TeIe-
graph Company at SYRIA telegraphs under
date Of April 4th that the companY's office
in Chic reported that day that continued
shocks of earthquake were destroying the
houses Injured by the first shock on April
Sd. 1t was said to be utterly impossible to
enter the town. The telegraph Office
is nearly destroyed, ana the operators
are working tenn porsrily from the landing
place of the cable. Food and shelter are
urgently needed. A steamer chartered by
the municipality of syra left on Monday
with medical aid, provisions and tents. It
is feared that the number killed and wound
ed will prove to be enormous,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-07
BLOODY POLITICAL RIOTS
A SERIES OF DEADLY ENCOUN-
TIERS IN KENTUCKY.
A Quarrel Begun on Election Day
Leads TO Several Fearful RtOts-An
Entire Community Likely TO be In.
YOlVRh.

CIECINNATI, April Ga dispatch from
Grayson, KY, says: SIN Deer Creek pre-
cinct, Carter county, on the day of the
Presidential election, Reese d. Horton, a
Democrat, and J. s. Jones, the Greenback
elector for that district, were terribly
beaten, and only saved from
death by Horizons shooting one
of the assailants. Then Horton and
Geo. w. Simonds, Democratic stump
speaker, were threatened with hanging.
About three weeks ago Jones was attacked
by mob, but drove them off. On the 2Sth
ult., meeting of several citizens Of Deer
Greek precinct occurred at Kitchens store
in Crackers Neck, in Elliott county. The
party becoming intoxicated the quarrel
broke out afresh and developed into fight,
in which the weapons used were fence rails,
slightly hurt. A hearing of the
alleged participants in the affray was had
last Saturday, and Horton was the only one
against whom sufficient evidence was ad-
duced to hold him. He was bound over,
and the rest were discharged. After the
trial all hands left the Magistrates house
and rode down Bruin creek together.
When near Gne mouse Oh
Dick Farley the quarrel was
renewed, and a terrible fight with pistols
and knives ensued, lasting half an hour.
Dave Williams had his skull, above the
right eye, split open by sharp rock and a
knife, and was stabbed twice. Dick Will
liams, his brother, was shot in the
thigh and right hand and stabbed in
the right arm. Last night these
wounded men were alive, but were ex-
pected to die in a few hours The affair in
flames an already excited community, and
leads to grave apprehenstons of bloodshed
on large SCALE"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-07


Nor A VALID OBJECTIoN.-'T want
an honest man, want brave man, and
l want good Republican, said Attor
ney General MacVeagh the other day to
delegation who was pressing a candi.
date for United States Marshalship in
the South. Several names were can
vassed, when finally one was hit upon
who filled the Attorney Generals idea of
the man. ''But he drinks" said one
who would be disappointed. Does he
drink to excess?" "Oh, no, was the re-
ply, "but he drinks" "Then there is
nothing against him ON that score" said
the Attorney General. 81 drink some.
times myself" Ergo, wine will not be
banished from the Attorney Generals
department, and the Mrs. r. B. HAYES
temperance society can put up the shut
ters.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-07
THE NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Firm and Dull at the Opening and
Closing at an Advance.

NEW YoRE, April 6.-The stock market
opened generally firm and dull. In the early
dealings the market was irregular, the only
important change in prices being decline
of per cent. in Western Union. At the
first board a firmer tone prevailed, and
prices advanced from Il to II per cent,
the latter in Western Union.
During the afternoon speculation con-
tinued to be characterized by strong tone,
the dealings however being, except in few
instances, on very small scale. In
the late dealings a fractional reac-
tion took place, bat in the final
sales the market again became strong
and closed at an advance from the lowest
point of from Il to 15s per cent. in the
general list, the Granger shares, Union
Pacific and the coal shares leading in the
Improvement. Pacific Mail was an excep-
ton, and declined u per cent. on the days
transactions. The total sales were 20, 600
shares.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-07
THE GREEK QUESTION.
The Powers United on a Proposal
to Greece-An Omen OF war from
Athens

LONDON, April GA dispatch from Paris
says HaVas' Agency issues an apparently
semio official letter stating that Austria hav-
ing taken the initiative of drafting propos-
al to Turkey and Greece, all the powers have
accepted it, and 1t was to be presented at
Athens on the 5th inst. Three of its stipu.
lations are, that Greece shall acquire Fort
Punts; that the Notifications of
Prevesa shall be rszed, and
the navigation of the Bay of Orta shall be
free. 1t does not form part of the Porte's
offer, and the decision of the powers must
therefore be communicated to the Porte,
The motel so decided and dwells SO clearly
on the impossibility of further concessions
that it plainly shows Greece the futility in
objecting to 1t. The present Greek Minis
try will probably resign,
berlin dispatch says: "The Government
of Greece has just instructed its agent here
to engage twenty skilled surgeons for the
ambulance service"
CHIC, April 6-Occasional shocks of
earthquake are still felt here All the open
spaces in the town are filed with wounded,
many OF whom are in hopeless condition.
There are numerous dead and wounded
still under the ruins. The survivors are
emigra5ing in all directions. There are far
more victims of the wrecks In the villages
than in the town. Supplies arrive daily,
but they are insufficient to cope with the
destitution. The crew of French man-of-
war rendered valuable assistance,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-07
VOLUNTARY STARVATION.
Singular Conduct of "A New York
Woman whom Trouble Drove In
sane.

NEW YORK, April 6.-Martin Singer, an
undertaken, to day sent to the Bureau of
Vital Statistics certificate signed by ply
sicisn to the effect that Mrs. Magdallna
Mills, aged 81, had died at No. 442 West 54th
street, from voluntary starvation. Troubles
and misfortunes in her family, together
with the loss of 81, 600 in money stolen from
her, caused Mrs. Mills to become de-
spondent, and finally insane. About
three weeks ago she ceased to
partake Of food. Every effort short of
she refused to swallow anything except wa
ter. Nine days ago she refused water also,
and from that time until her death she
tasted. The case will be given to the Coro-
ner for investigation tomorrow.