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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-27
A CourtIng In tho OIdon Days.

Thirty years ago, Michigan people were
q frank and truthful set. Strangers could
come here and trade horses with their eyes
shut, and breach of promise cases were
unknown. Folks meant what they said, and
when they gave their word stuck to it.
Exactly thirty years ago this month, a
man appeared III Lansing on business. The
samc business carried him over to Dewitt,
eight miles away. While on the way he
stopped at a log farm house TO warm his
cold fingers. Lie was warmly welcomed
by the pioneer and his wife, both Of whom
were well along in years, and after some
general talk, the woman qucried:
cam right in thinking you arc wld-
owcr2"
yes"
odd you come out here to find wife9"
"Partly."
odd anybody toll you of our susica"
ono"
swell we've got as bouncing girl Of
twenty-five as ever you set eyes OH. She's
good looking, healthy and good tempered,
and think she'll like your looks"
"Whero ~ shc2"
"Oycr in the woods, there, chopping
down coon tree. Shall blow tho horn
for her."
mo. If you'll keep en- eye Oh my horse
III find her."
"Wcll, there's nothing stuck up or af
fectcd about Susie. She'll say yes or no
as soon as she looks you over. If you
want her, don't be afraid to say So"
Tnc stranger heard tho sound of hor axe
and followed IL. lie found her just as the
trees were ready to fall. She was stout,
good-looking girl swinging tho axe like q
man, and III two minutes he had decided to
say:
Susie, Pm q widower from New York
state; Pm thirty-nine years old, have one
child, own good farm, and wanta wife.
VIII you go back home with mc2'
She leaned Oh the axe and looked at HIM
for half minute and then replied:
Cant say for certain. Just wait till l
get these coons Off my mind.
She sent tho tree crashing to the eartL,
and with his help killed i've coons which
were slowed away IN a hollow.
"Wcll, what 40 you say7" he asked, as
the last coon was stopped from kicking.
I'm your'nl" was tho reply; ''and by
the time you get back from Dewitt I'll
have these pclts Off ard tackled up and DC
ready for the preachcrl'
He returned TO the house, told the folks
that he should BRING q preacher back with
him. and at dusk tnat evening, tho twain
were mrrried. Hardly an hour had been
wasted In counting, and yet he toJl
homo ono Of the best girls IN the State Of
Michigan.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-27

"Because, professor, am not guilty OF
the disobedlence with which you accuse
me. have endeavored to see you all the
morning, but failing " do this, could not
see why, having committed no sin against
you or the institution, might not 20 on
with my classes as usual"
Then the girls clapped their hands, and
the professors eyes frightened.
"Ethel Leo was much worse last night,
and went to see her with the matron g
permission, and under Mrs. Colcman's cs.
cort. was not able to leave her until that
very late hour, and then was too jill my
self to say word"
''If had only been informed" g." said the
professor, more to himself than TO Kitty
and then:
''The circumstances were very much
against you, my dear, but l should have
known better. There is such a load taken
from my heart, Miss Bache, that 1 don't
know"
"But what you could forgive the runa-
ways2" put in Kitty, archly; and then the
girls all clappcd their hands still louder.
~ don't think they will ever do 80 again,
slr. 1t was very great temptation"
''To you, Miss Bache2"
"No. l should like to have gone, had
you thought it best; but then, God has
made us all with such very different dispo-
sitions,-it was no credit to me not to go,
because l prefer to obey. They might
have struggled harder With temptation go
ing than did staying home"
Then there was more applause and the
professor said:
"Thc class is dismissed. Miss Bache, l
would like to see you in my study"
SO it came to pass That the seven runa-
ways were pretty thoroughly disciplined
but not one expelled. Three weeks after,
Ethel Lee was able to resume her work in
school, and no one knew she had ever been
''craZy."
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-27
Tho Wonders OF HIimitry.

A very striking illustration Of the
possibility of mipicry without drollcry
was afforded once by the famous Coulon,
who may be described as ut once the fool
aud physician ut the Court of one OF the
Louis. lie actually mimickcd the deceased
Minister Villele with such accuracy as to
afford the means Of painting what has been
declared to be a wonderfully faithful por-
trait. 1t appeared that after the death of
The minister his friends were grioved to
nnd that there we've no satisfactory por-
traits OF him III existence. CuultOn was
present when expression was given to their
regret at the circumstances, and agreed
with them that no likeness of the deceased
statesman represented, US he said, "the
profound subllcly Of his character and his
evancsccnt cxprcssion.' AS he spoke he
assumed the features, expression, attitude,
ana tone OF voice Of the departed man
with the most startling accuracy, and was
at once requested 10 slt Tor u portrait. AS
TO the features something, we suppose,
must be accredited 10 the imagination Of
the Deholdtrs. The artist probably was
satisfied TO catch the expression from the
mlmlc's facc and TO rely on his memory or
inferior portraits Tor The delincation of fea-
lures, unless the two men bore rcsem-
Dlancc 10 each other TO a degree which
would have robbed the performance of
Much OF its merit. Ono OF the most re-
markaDle facts about the most sllilful OF
mlmlcs is that they are able to overcome
The apparently nsuperable difficulty pre-
sehtcu ny the endless and radical variety
OF feature anu will give to u fuce an aspect
and c&Drcsslon which have been character
lstic OF some visage totally different in
every respect. There can bc DO doubt also
that this Is the real secret OF much of the
power OF amusing possessed by the mimic.
Inc Vagarics OF expression, voice, tone,
attitude und uttcrancc, present Il constant
series OF striking incongrulties. That
which Ill one person requires Il very keen
opsel vallon TO catch, anu is not particularly
Liking when caught, is no sooner donncu
ny some totally dlssimilar person than il
becomes ludlcrously incUn 5ruous and is
1ound to be irresistibly amusing. There
was nothing, 80 tar us We ure aware,
specially odds about Chuntry, the sculptor,
YET Slr Edwin Landsecr once put dinner
party III roar OF laughter by clevcrly per-
sunutlng him. The sculptor put Lanusrcr
III his chair at the head OF the table, and
went hlE,sclI and stood by the fire. Come
young man, said Landsrer, immitating TO
nicely the tone and manner of the lndi
yldual whose chair he occupied, '.you
think yourself ornamental; now make
yourself useful and ring the bell" Land
seer was one OF the clcvcrest mimics that
ever lived. His simulations were described
as perfect in every particular, displaying
the incest discrimination in points of char
actcr, and the most astonishing accuracy.
Ihc bewlldcrncnt of the butler who, on
the occasion just referred TO came into the
whilo he heard his masters Voice at the
head of the table ordering more wine, was
very amusing.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-27
'IRI-WEEKLY EDITION.
ROUGH !

While passing by the old horse trough
heard haokling hollow cough.
And, turning, met my neighbor Cough.
Tho wind was blowing raw and rough;
Bald I, "Old fellow, rather tough ?"
"Ah yes" wheezed he, '.tis tough enough =
Ho ]imped along perhaps block,
Then said, "Sharp pains aflllct my hough
Would were by some sunny Tough;
"Or managing the well-yoaed plough,
Or resting meath the rustling bough.
Lulled by the gently murmuring sough.
But van are all these wishes, though"
Quoth he in accents sad and low;
"Alas, fear my cake is doughl'
With pain heard my old friend through,
And when at last We bade adieu
felt his fears would soon prove true.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-07-22
MISS Jennie J"ns's delicate Asrice
20 Ladies'.

The choice Of underwear L. q great ele.
ment in it- GOODNESS and dsintins-- Of
Summer dress. Square cut and neatly
made combination garments Of thin but
not very Gne baiiste are best for workers
who cannot afford linen, lawn and cambria.
Az for silks, they should only he worn
occasionally, even by the rich, in Sum
mer, as they will not look we'll or remain
soft sfter many wsshings, and cleanliness
in hot weather requires frequent changes.
A gsure shirt Of wool or India silk IL
recommended under the combination gar
ment for comfort, health, nestnes., and
the preservation Of outer clothing. II does
not add perceptibly to warmth. II can be
changed often, and 1t sb.orbs that unpleas-
ant moisture which, In the case Of stout
women, 30 often makes dreadful havoc
with clothes.
II Is noticeable that ladies who make
great display on occasions during warm
weather are apt to he slovenly in the inter-
walls; they keep up the pressure all the
time, and they alternate between dragging
about a long train and displaying before
the gaze Of the multitude mos, elaborate
get-up, from hsir.pins down to highly en-
broidered hose, and lounging in tangled
hair, sack and short skirt for the benefit OF
whoever has the right TO share their
A II
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-07-22
Ills UHe.

The trustees Of an Illinois university,
not above a thousand mile, north Of
Chicago, were recently holding an informal
meeting at the house Of one OF their mum
her. The lady Of the house entered the
psrlor to enjoy the prelude TO business.
She was fond of society fuss; her husband
despised all show. Under thi. trifiing in
compatibility Of taste she had become q
little notorious for keeping herself always
in a stew and her husband in 'hot
water"
Conversation turned on late marriage
between December and May, some Of the
gentlemen pooh-poohing the match. But
the lady stoutly ehampioned the FROST
bitten Benedict.
"why." said she, every man ought to
keep himself married as long as he lives.
Now, here's my husband. What would he
be good for without a wife? II | should
die tonight he would get another wife to-
morrow, hope. Wouldn't you, Josiah {?
Josiah bresthed heavily, and seemed to
sum up the connubisl torments Of a life.
time in his calm response: "No, my dear;
| think | should take a resi-. Il Pot,ei's
American Monthly.
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"Brsfher Borses q. shot -

Thi. is the way Bri.tow Msillup, the
sensational Stanford correspondent Of the
Hsrrod-burg Eafopriss, tells Of the iumor
that Mr.. Barnes had been s-ssssinated,
Had the Comet switched it, tail in our
faces, or fell In the middle Of Main Street
on Wednesday last, II would no, have ere.
ated more excitement or CONSERVATION
thsn the report that George o. Barnes
had been shot and fatally wounded at
lily den, in Leslie county. Fora while the
great National calamity was overshsdow.
ed. Men, women and children congregs-
ted on street corners and other places TO
discuss Il, and on meeting any one he or
she would remark: Brother Barnes il
shot !" The telegraph Office was imms.
disiely sought the operator told the surg.
ing mass Of inquirers that IIyden was
hundred miles from nowhere, and he knew
not how ~ get information 10 or from
such place. The crowd again sought
Main Street By thi. time the news had
gone several miles into the country, aud
from every road the people hocked to town
on foot, buggy and horse, making inquiry
a. 10 the report Later in the evening
W. T. Wslton, Esq, got letter from Mr.. |
Barnes dated at Hazard, twenty miles from
the scene Of the reported shooting, intima.
ting that he had serious trouble at lIyJen
with lot Of drunken roughs and had left |
the place. Tar INTERIOR JOURNAL forth.
with issued a bulletin in the following
words: George o. Barnes still lives,
Praise the Lord" No pencil can delin-
cate or tongue tell the size Of the load that
was lifted from the minds Of the people |
around Stanford. Mr.. Barnes says he al
ways gels notice from the Lord when to
leave place, but II is not known whether
he got his information from headquarters
that time or not.
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DEu0c.ArfC TTCEEr.


The h,rkeeper was about TO close up
lie had said 80 several times. aud had put
out all the lights hut one. Only a stranger
temsiued q dsrk, saddensd man, who sai
dsmurely on = stool and kept his thumb.
revolving around each other like white
mice turning a wheel.
When the coast vas clear he siepT ell up
10 the bar aud said softly,
May whisper word in your carr"
"lou msy. mister, II you'll be quick
about Il" replied the drink mixer, with
his hand on the lamp screw.
Il want you 10 6ll me a flask Of your
hest whisky for family sickness" said the
stranger, drs~ing out m ancient wallet
with twenty fsihoms Of leather string
wound around II; weli-worn wallet that
looked a. II all the waves and pillows OF
bad luck had beat upon II, gone over and
through II, and hatened II, and washed il
out clean. ."f
The bar msn 6lled him ups pint, showed
down the cork until II -quested, wiped
the bottle dry, and "a, ii upon the counter
"fhe sir l. getting a little iariish,"
,oliloqured the stranger. Would YOU
have any objections to my taking a little
reirs-Ler from my bo,ilel"
lie hllsl the tumbler quite tall; took il
a. be DID psrsgorie 10 the days Of hi. in.
fancy. snd then remarked;
perhaps, on the whole, a. the night has
fat wsnsJ, and my family are on their
spiral -priag-' cod. in their trundlss. you
had better put my bottle away on the up
per shelf sud whenPho.bus Apollo begins to
c.nter his golden pr,noer. along the ave.
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s<rerr on fac Preacher.

Among the inmates Of q county insane
asylum in a neghboring State iss man
who !. often perfectly sensible, and when
acoosied al such timer canses visitors to
wonder Why he l. confined there. This in
mate entered into conversation the other
day with a caller whose die-- proclaimed
him clergyman Said the m,dman:
at was too bad, was Il not, the killing
Of Grant at Chicsgoy7
at was, said the minister, Who follow.
ed the accepted custom Of asserting to the
statement Of lunaties for peace sake.
"IIayes wa, assas.inaied at Cincinnati,
vas be not :" again asked the lunatie.
YES" replied the clergyman.
"And was not Queen Victoria murdered
In her palace
To this query from the mailman the
clerical visitor once more answered in the
Affirmative. The lunatic, with "damnsbls
iteration" named one after another 4
dozen living royal per.onages, all OF whom
the clergyman va. led to admit, had been
put out Of the way. Finishing his cat
echi.m, the msdman turned on the clergy.
man and said, fercely;
"Your dress shows you to be minister,
but you are the wors, liar ! ever met in
nv life"
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Specimen. Of Kenfmcky wa.

South kentuckian: blades and con
Migration" is the revised ejaculation when
a fellow hits the nail on his finger instead
Of the one he is driving ...... The indica-
tons are that the President will Guiteau-
yer il.
Breckinridge News Men should be
Judged by their deeds rather than by their
mortgages Buford and Guiteau would
make a rattling Presidential team for a
homicidsl insanity psrty.....we look
upon the report that Gov. Blackburn in
stinclively 6lled AMI signed pardon for
Guiteau, As a weak invention Of the enemy.
State Journal; The only hope some
men have Of getting TO hug girls is to
learn the dentistry business. They are
making a big noise over the cotton eI-
position 10 be held soon at Atlantis,
Georgia. Why, we've got cotton eIposi.
tons every day in Newport, but yon can't
see the cotton only in your mind.
Glasgow Times; The nickel when hand
led skillfully can make more noise ina
contribution box than silver dime.
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The expression. "Don't crowd the mourn.
srs," is said to have originated in this way;
The Mier prisoners in Mexico were COM
PEELED to draw lots. A number Of beans
were placed in hat, every tenth bean be-
ing a black one. The man who drew the
black bean was to be executed the neHt
morning. One Of the unfortunates, who
had already drawn black bean, was
iostled accidentally by a fellow-eaptive,
who was erowding up to try his luck. The
iosiled person, whose fate was already
sealed, aughingly remarked; "Go slow
don't crowd the mourners, boys
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-07-22

II is unlawful in Massachusetts, to keep
a drinking bar in any place not visible
from public street, and screens or other
obstruetions to the view are prohibited, as
well As any arrangement Of bottles and
casks to effect the same purpose. This
Law is nov enforced IN Boston, where. in
many instances, the bars have to be re-
moved 10 front rooms and windows cut
through the walls. The Retailer, speaking
for the liquor trade, says that the law has
not lessened the sales at all. Al first there
was a slight hesitsney on the part Of some
drinkers, hut that quickly passed away,
and the general result 10 to make the traffic
more open and respectable.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-07-22

THEs.-Then the Summer mornings
we're full Of singing birds, always waiting
outside our windows to help US begin the
day with happiness. Then flowers were
born as II to accompany the birds in their
benevolent mission. Then all our dreams
were pleasant imsgining-, Arabian Nights
Entertainments, frolie visions Of un.
troubled joy. Then June was the longest
and loveliest month in the calendar. Then
We were never depressed by bad weather.
Then headache had no lodgment nearer
than our neighbor's brain. Then personal
rheumatism was unknown to US. Then
iasomnis had not been invented, and We
were not obliged to draw upon the spothe.
cary for walls Of sleep. Then we could
wall twenty miles day without fatigue
Then all was gold that glittered. Then wc
mere young ? James I. Fields, 10 Hsrper's
Magazine for August.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-07-22

Our exchanges, as they come in to us,
.ho~ even more plainly than the kilograms
which reached US earlier that the whole
American people have no, been 50 aroused
since the end Of the war as nov. The unity
Of feeling Is absolutely unprecedented.
There is no North, South, East or West.
The nation, and, We may sdd, all foreign
nations. are moved with indignation at the
crime, aud With sympathy and hspe Tor
IL. suffering victim. There was no such
concentration u emotion over even the
assAssination Of Lincoln. The event was
unknown across the ocesn Tor a fortnight,
and at home the passions enkindled by
tour yeans OF strife had not burnt them
selves out. Intelligent Soulherners recog-
niEed Booth. act ss wreiched mistake,
aud i.lt that II would prove an injury TO
them. They may also have dsspised the
murder as cowsrdly ard cruel, but Il was
not 10 be expected that they would share
the grief Of those who looked upon the
slain President Is a martyr In the cause u
liberty, Their is no such sectional differ
enee nov. Patty cornici. have been for
gotten, and an entire people are s~syed by
the same emotions. The situation Is as
inspiring as il is peculiar, and will long be
remembered as one Of those rare occasions
In the history Of the world which may
most emphslieslly be sty led an era Of good
feeling Chrisiendom for once displays a
ture -isierhood Of stais4- (Cincinnsd
Gaxsfie
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q koof Oace More.

"for ten years my wife was confined 10
her bed with such a complication Of all
menls that no doctor could tell what was
the matter or cure her, and | used up a
small fortune in hunibug staff. siH months
ago ! saw U. 5. dag with Hop Bi,ts1 On
il, and though. | would be fool once
more. tried il, but my folly proved TO
be wisdom. Two BOTTLES cured hsr. she
is nos as we'll and strong as any mans
vile, and il cost me only two dollars. Such
folly psys.'-n. W, Detroit, Mich
Free Prsss.
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How TO MAKE BrErsrEAK TENDER
The bes, and most thoroughly certain way
to make your beef tender IL to stand in
with the boy who drives the butchers
wagon. Idseovored this while living next
door to . millionaire who dealt with the
mes, man who supplied me. The boy
driving the wagon was corruptible, like the
steaks he served. and fifteen cents or so
would transfer the tenderness Of the mil.
lionsire's forty pound portsrhouss
to my bundle Of eight-cent, round. Then
| would whe, my appetite listening 10 the
millionaire's hired girl wallopins the other
cuts with rolling pins, etc. as advised BY
Mrs. Leslie. by changing butchers ~
often as the millionaire did, | secured ten.
der beef until my lease expired. Two
weeks before this. however, the millionaire
died with lockjaw, induced, the doctors
said, by attempts TO chew tough meat
Phi;adelphia Chronicle Herald.
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FORCE or HABIr.-It is stated that
there il one regiment in the Russian army
made up entirely Of American commercial
drummers. While fighting in Central
Asia they met one tribe that still clings to
The old Chinese method Of lighting by beat
ing gongs The regiment was on the run
when the gong corps came on the field.
The result wss terrible surprise to the
Chinese. The drummers had not been we'll
fed, and they hadn't heard a gong since
they left America The sudden and desper-
ate rush they made in the direction from
which the sound of gongs came was ire
sistible. II was such a rush rs they made
for hotel dining rooms. They swept all
before them, turning defeat into victory.
But they were awfully disappointed when
they found out why the gongs were rung
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-07-22

Too SNARr.-Some men, and boys also,
are 50 smart as 10 think they can dispense
with honesty. Such usually overreaeh
themselves, as did the boy referred to here;
A youngsier was sent by his parent to take
a letter to the posioihce and pay the post
age on il. The boy returned highly elated,
and said; Father, ! seed lot Of men
putting letters in little place, and when
no one was looking ! slipped yours in for
nothing"
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A TrNE-HoSoRED REMEDY.-"Unc
Pomp," said Col. NJ. to former slave. al
hear that some of you darkies down on the
lower place are afflicted with the itch"
"Bein' as it's you, boss" replied old Pom
pey, hesitatingly, 81 mus confess dat de
Lswd has seed ft to sillick us dat way, for
a fac" "Ah! Dbing anything for it?"
ayes. sab; oh, yes, sab " "Whst ? A."
"why, we-er-we am scratchin' fer it,"
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-07-22

The present hot spell is unparalleled
since the celebrated drought o: 1854, when
the earth Was so parched and dried up no
crops OF consequences were made. We we'll
remember that awful year. II was one Of
the worst in farming experience, and
farmers had to resort to many eIpedients
to carry stock through the winier.-[ Nash.
willie Banner.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-07-22

President Garield's relatives in Ohio
say that with the exception OF an attack
Of lever and ague years ago when boy,
and occasional touches Of dyspepsia in late
years, he has never been III. His habit
has always been to live on plain. substan-
tial food. and he has never indugsd in
late suppers
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-07-22

A curious coincidence is found in the
fact that the nurse who attended the
President at the time Of his birth died
about the hour the assassin attempted his
life. Her name was Mrs. Stewart c. Gard
ner, and she died at the residence Of her
son, A. J. Gardner, in Mason township,
near Dowagisc, Mich, at the sge Of 81
years. Waits.