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The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-26

said he in patro4izing tone. "They
are, indeed, too IMPORTANT to be under
valued by any great commander. Your
Grace cannot fail tQremember the havoc
made by your gallant troops at Waterloo,
among the French cuirassiers, whose
breastplates were not bullet-proof;
whereas, if
Have you got the thing with you ~
interrupted Wellington.
The inventor unwrapped a very SNOWY.
looking cuirass of polished steel, and
was just beginningja long lecture upon
its merits, when the Duke cut him short
by asking:
"Areyou quite sure tits bullet-proof ?'
"Quite sure. you Grace.
''Put it on, then, and 90 and stand in
that corner"
The other wonderinglv obeyed.
"Mr. Temple, 2 shouted Wellington to
his Secretary, ''tell the sentry outside
to load with ball-cattridge, and come in
here to test this cui1ass. Quick, now !"
But quick thoughthe Secretary was,
the inventor was quicker still. The mo-
ment he realized that he had been set
up there on purpose to be fired at, and
to be shot dead ON the spot if his cuirass
turned out to be not bullet-proof after all,
he leaped headlong through the open
window with veil worthy of Black
foot Indian, and darting like rocket
across the courtyard, vanished through
the outer gateway nor did the Duke OF
Wellington, from that day forth ever see
or hear of him again n-DGcid Kerr, an
Editors Drawer, HHper's Magazine for
OcfOber
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-26
A Long, Long Journey !

WITH FEEBLE FOOTSTEPS TIRED MOTHER
ENTERS THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY.
When the doctor came down stairs from
the sick-room of Mrs. Marshall, the
whole family seemed to have arranged
themselves in the hall to waylay him.
"How soon will mamma dit well ?"
asked little Clyde, the baby.
Can mamma come down stairs next
week" asked Katy, the eldest daugh-
ter and the little housekeeper.
''Do you find my wife much better?'
asked Mr.. Marshall, eagerly. He was a
tall, grave man, pale with anxiety and
nights of watching.
The doctor did not smile; he did not
even stop to answer their questions.
81 am in great hurry" he said, as
he took his hat; 81 must 90 to patient
who is dangerously i'll. This evening /
will call again. / have left instructions
with the nurse"
But the nurses instructions were all
concerning the comfort of the patient;
she was professionally discreet and silent.
The children playing on the stairs were
told to make no noise. The gloomy day
wore on and the patient slept and was
not disturbed. But that night, before
they went to bed, they. We're allowed to
90 in and kiss their mother good night.
This privilege had been denied them
lately and their hearts responded with
ioy to the invitation. Mamma was better
or she could not see them. The doctor
had cured her. They would love him for
it all their lives
She was very pale but smiling, and her
first words to them were:
81 am going on Journey ~
ga journey" cried the children. "Will
you take us with you?"
''No; it is long, long journey"
mamma is going to the South" said
Katy; ''the doctor has ordered her to.
She will get well in the orange groves Of
Florida"
81 am going to far-distant country,
more beautiful than even the lovely
South, " said the mother, family, "and
will not come back"
"You are going alone, mammal"
asked Katy.
NO." said the mother, in low, sweet
voice. 81 am not going alone. My
Physician goes with me. Kiss me good
by, my dear ones, for in the morning
before you are awake l shall be gone.
You will come to me when you are made
ready, but each must make the journey
alone"
In the morning she was gone. When
the children awoke their father told them
of the beautiful country at which she
had safely arrived while they slept.
GLOW did she go? Who came for
her?'' they asked amid their tears.
"The chariot OF Israel and the horse
man thereof" their father told them
solemnly.
People wonder at the peace and hap
piness expressed in the faces of these
motherless children; when asked about
their mother they say: "She has gone
ON journey" and every night and
morning they read in her guide-book OF
that land where sheinow lives, whose in
habitants shall no more say, ! am sick,
and where God himself shall wipe all
tears from their eyes.
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-26
The Duke of Wellington's Expert
mont

In a ground-floor room in one of the
large public buildings of London a man
sat writing at a table covered with pa
pers. He was short, strongly built figure,
with prominent nose, and face hard
and massive as a granite statue, wearing
the set look peculiar to men who have
surmounted great difficulties and con-
fronted great perils. Few, indeed, had
had more practice in both than this man,
for he was no other than the Duke of
Wellington, and his crowning victory at
Waterloo was still but few years old.
There was the tinkle of bell outside,
and then a murmur Of voices in the an
te-room; but the Duke never raised his
head from his writing, even when his
Secretary entered and said
eff if it please your Grace, that man
with the bullet-proof breastplate has
called again, and wishes very much TO
see your Grace for moment"
The Dukes face darkened, as well it
might, for the man in question was the
most pertinacious bore whom he had
ever encountered. The bullet-proof cui-
rass was his own invention, and he never
lost chance of declaring that the safety
of the whole British army depended
upon its instant adoption of this ''unpar-
alleled discovery" which he carried
about with him, and exhibited at all
times and in all places.
Had this been all, he would soon have
been disposed of; but, unluckily, he had
contrived to interest in his invention one
or two of the Dukes personal friends,
and to get from them letters of recon-
mendation which even Wellington could
not easily disregard. Something must
clearly be done, however; for although
the fellow had hitherto enkept at bay,
he was evidently determined to give the
Duke no peace till the matter had been
| fully gone into.
| For moment Wellington looked so
grim that the Secretary began to hope
| for the order which he would gladly have
obeyed, viz: to kick the inventor into
the street forthwith. But the next in
slant the iron face cleared again, and
over it played the very ghost of smile,
like gleam Of winter sunshine upon a
precipice.
"Show him in, said he briefly.
The observant Secretary noted both
the tone and the smile that accompanied
it, and he inwardly decided that it
would have been better for that inventor
if he had not insisted on seeing the Duke.
In came the great discoverer--a tall
slouching, shabby, slightly red-nosed
man, with would-be jaunty air, which
gave way little, however, before the
"Iron Dukes" penetrating glance.
81 am glad to think that your Grace
appreciates the merits Of my invention,"
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-26
Making a Child a Liar.

/ remember the case Of a clergyman,
who, by taking a case of ecclesiastical
law into his own hands, laid himself
open to a tremendous retort. When he
asked the name OF 4 child in baptism the
godmother gave some extremely fine
name-''Letitia Adelina Angelina" or
some such group of names. Mary, =
calmly said the parson, and so baptized
her. The father followed the parson in
to the vestry. II hope you will not
mind the alteration ! have made" said
the vicar. 81 think it will prove very
useful to the child in after life-so many
names are mistake 2 "All have got
to say" said the parent, "is that you
have made my child liar when she re-
peats her catechism." 'How so?"
''Why, she will have to say that her
name was given her by her godfather
and godmothers, when it was nothing OF
the sort, and was only given her by the
parson. London Society.
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-26

No. 2-One hundred and thirty acres
lot No. 2. west half of the northeast quar-
ter and west half of the esoutheastquarter
of section Is, township 16. range 80 east.
except acres where the house stands;
mostly good high pine orange lands, three
acres choice hammock, twenty acres wa
ter and about ten acres scrub; i've miles
north of DeLand and one and quarter
miles northeast of Spring Garden Centre.
Price 81 100.
No. S.-Eighty-sIX acres, southeast quar-
ter of northwest quarter, and northeast
27. township 16 south, range 30 east, four
miles northeast of DeLand; living
stream of water runs through it with a
good fall and can be utilized for small
mill power or irrigation, mostly good
pine, orange and garden lands. Price of
south half, SO per acre, north half, SIS
per acre; or the whole $1,000.
No. 2l,--Twelve and q half acres, two
miles southeast from DeLand; all cleared
and acres in grove; $50 budded trees 100
bearing. Price $4,000.
No. 22.-Twelve and half acres. two
miles southeast from DeLand; $50 trees.
with 200 bearing. Price $1,000
No. 23.-Seventeen and half acres with
fair house on q fine summit, p miles
southeast of DeLand; 200 budded orange
trees; 100 budded lemon tree, about $50
-
other fruit and 0rnamen Jal trees. The
grove is now paying expenses of cultiva-
tlOn and Will soon pay we'll on the invest
ment with good care. Price $4,000; or all
three, Nos. 21, %, and %. for $4,000.
No. 29.-Twenty acres, south half of
northwest quarter of northwest quarter
OF section 10, township II, range 80 east !;
ten acres under cultivation; 346 orange
trees in grove, 100 bearing, 81 lemons, also
variety of grapes, Japan Plums, pine
apples, Avocado pears, lines, citrons, ba>
nanas, &c; house 20X40. one and a half
story with l.; one mile east of post office,
DeLand Desirable location. Price $500.
No 46.-Choice of one or two acres near
ly, i'll 6-year-old sweet seeding orange
grove just coming into bearing, compris-
ing 90 large trees each, OH a fine summit
fronting east, on Grove Place extension
north. Price $4,000.
No iS-A new two story cottage 16x2G
with wing 12X24, kitchen attached, and
lot 81 acres fronting west or the boulevard
south. $50 rods from the post office; acres
cleart d and all fenced, 80 orange trees in
young grove. House clapboarded and
painteu; outside blinds; lathed but not
plastered; good location. Price $27O0.
No 52.-lO acres, l mile east of post
office, fronting New York avenue, with
u acres cleared and all fenced. A new
one story dwelling of rooms. lathed but
not plasrered; good well about 1900
trees III nursery, and 1000 more seedlings
in bed, aud about 10000 sweet seeds
planted. Pnce. $4,000.
No. 55--House of rooms on Indiana
Ave-, DeLand, and acre lot. West half
of lot block 4. Tenant house on rear
lot; cleared fenced, and set to orange
trees two years. Place rents for $3.50 per
year. Price, $4,000
No. ST. New cottage of three rooms and
attic, one acre lot, corner VOerhIs
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-26
1913
EROS.


Against the golden gate of Heaven
81. Peter leaned and went
was said a soul had stolen in H
Whistle had dreaming slept
The sweet Archangels stood around;
Straight bring the soul to me
That dared to pass without my leave ~
Full sad and stern was he.
With dropping wing the cherubim
Stood silent all the day,
iii evening came; and yet no soul
Was found in Heaven astray
Night brooded over Earth and He'll
In Paradise twas light.
Across the slender bridge OF fire
St Peter saw this sight:
Upon the brim of He'll there stood
A maid as angels are;
Her face shone like Jesus and
Her voice rose sweet and fair.
.Lo! good st. Peter, here am T.
That was not Heaven to me,
While he loved was ever doomed
Within this He'll to be"
From out all Heaven shout arose;
Through Hell its music swept.
And 'gainst the golden gate of Doom
st. Peter leaned and wept.
Rosa Moore, IN En-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
A RELIGIOUS RUMPUs

BALTIMORE, May 8.-The appeal
from the Rev. A. A. Carson, of the
north east Texas conference was
brought before the African Methodist
Episcopal general conference to-day,
to have weighted certain wrongs he
claimed were inflicted upon him by
the annual conference in his district at
Waco, Texas in 1882. The charges are
INSTRUMENTATION, immortality and in
temperance. The appeal was made on
the grounds that there was only yer
bal charges and no specifications as
to the time or place of the offense, and
that he was not brought face to face
with his accusers. That Bishop r. H.
Cain, presiding over the district, was
the accuser of Carson, and in
fiuenced the finding oft the
verdict of guilty, and the sus-
pension of one year against Carson;
that eighteen voted for conviction and
twelve for acquittal, and of those who
voted for conviction, ten were not
members Of the conference; that there
was refusal 10 take Il vote by yeas
and nays, and the vote was unduly in
tluenced by Bishop Cain, who violent
ly demanded every one to vote against
Carson. It was called to trial, and al.
though the Texas conference had sent
on no record Of the proceedings, the
verdict of the north east conference
was revised, and Carson reiustated in
all his privileges.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
Girls of the Plains.

From the Chicago Herald
In travelling over the praiTies one
now and then comes across a lonely
shack, which, with its surroundings.
wears an aspect of neatness which
distinguishes it from the average
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES hanty that
sutfices to prove the claimants right
to the title of proprietor of the 16O
acres surrounding. If of boards, the
cracks are carefully battened with
lath; II of logs, the crevices are closely
plastered with mud; hardy morning
glorieS cling around the doorway and
creep along the humble caves, while
small plats, smiling with violets, lark
spur, love-bell and honeysuckle, trans
planted from the prairie, hover around
the modest domicile, true induces to
the female spirit that rules within.
The novelty of their situation seems
to charm these women pioneers; their
face and form are the embodiments of
happiness and health; they as heart
lily enjoy tramp over the prairie, in
search of boundary lines of their
claim, as the society girl enjoys trip
In a dog cart or sail on the lake They
become adopts in the use of the rifle
or shotgun; they learn to handle the
harvester as deity as their masculine
neighbors, and ride the sulky-plow
with as much grace as her refined
sister would ornament tricycle.. The
majority of these pioneers are school
mistreSSeS, who pursue their Greek,
Latin, astronomy, botany or chem
istry during their leisure months in
their prairie home du-iarthe summer
and pursue their vouaLion in village
or city school-room during the winter
months. Thus they preserve their
health, keep up their studies, and
slowly but surely build for themselves
a home that they can point to with
Just pride as the fruit of their own
labor.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
BARBARA FRITCHER.

An Old Confederate on Whittier's Verses.
Editor Ct The Statesman.
The writer was witness to the
closing exercises of our public schools
on Friday, and as one of the benefi-
Charles of our school system, having
three children attending in as many
different grades, desires to give public
expression to his pride and gratilica-
ton, on account of the progress made
by his own children, particularly, and
the excellent system and judicious
management manifested generally.
Certainly the lovers OF education,
and particularly those interested in
the welfare of the children and youth
of our city, have cause to congratu-
late our board of trustees, and their
able superintendent, upon having ac-
complished so much with their linn
tied means, and laboring under the
difficulties and embarraSsmentS that
have surrounded them.
While speaking in the highest
praise of teachers and pupils, there is
one error in the days proceedings l
| wish to correct. One of the boys Sc
| lected for recitation Whittier,s Bar
bara Fritcher." Prof. Bryant, In an
nouncing the recitation remarked that
"the sentiment of our people
would not have admitted of the
rendition few years back, but sup
| p( d it would not be Objectionable
now," or words to that effect. Now,
[ felt just the other way in regard to
the matter. a few years since,
could have excused the rendition, on
the score of ignorance. Since Gen
Early has troubied himself to get the
certificates of the Fritcher family and
otner responsible citizens to prove the
utter falsity of the whole story, and
publish the same throughout the land
[ can't understand why the few re
manning veterans of the army of Vlr-
ginia should have such a SANDER as
that repeated to them at school eX
ercise.
My command walked, many of then
barefooted, over the stony roads Of
Maryland, and had beef without salt
and green corn from the fields, ISSUED
for rations, and would not enter The
houses of the Union citizens, to pro
vide for our dire necessities. Our Off
GERS would not permit it. So highly
was esteemed the right of person and
property. 1t is not light thing TO
these men to have repeated to then
that they fired upon a defenseless OLE
lady for waving flag from her Owl
house.
1t is not necessary for the honor o
Union soldiers, or the glory Of tn,
flag, to SANDER and defame the sol
diers who marched with Lee AM
Jackson.
In behalf of the soldiers of that no
BILE army who have "passed over thu
river" in behalf OF those living, ant
still endeavoring to discharge thei
duty conscientiously, and in behalf o
their children, l desire to call atten
ton to the evil effect of such a Sian
der as is contained in Whittier's verses
Let our children be taught the truth
and to honor the memory Of those
who forfeited all, save honor, in de
fence of liberty and law.
| CITIZEN
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
WOMAN'S WELIGS {!

SAN FRANCISCO, May S.-The Sha-
ron divorce produced to-day startling
and unexpected developments. Mrs.
Martha Wilson (colored), who has tes-
titifd in behalf of plaintiff, Miss Hill,
that she saw the marriage contract in
1880, and when on the stand recog-
niZed the document produced as the
same, acknowledged to-day, when
called by the defense, that she had per-
jured herself, and that she never had
seen the document until it was shown
her by Miss Hill a short time before
the trial opened. She says Miss Hill
promised to pay her $1,000 to swear
she had seen the contract in 1880. She
agreed to do so, and did.
Her husband, after reading the con-
tract, also agreed to swear he saw it
the same year. He was to receive $1,000
additional. Witness said herself. Miss
Hill, Miss Bracket and Mrs. Snow
(colored), were together at Miss Hills
when the agreement was entered into
to testify falsely to the marriage con.
tract.
Cross eXamined-Had only testified
previously what Miss Hill had in,
structed her; did not know she was
committing perjury. On being close
ly cross questioned witness became
confused, and could not recol
lect the date when she had had the
meeting with the plaintiff.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
ANCIENT PARCHME NTs.

From the Santa Fe New Mexican Review.
Where the Pueblo Indians secret
their valuable papers, records, land
titles, ETC., has been a mystery for
ages, but at the Pueblo of Cochiti the
other day, the mystery was solved.
In tearing away an ancient adobe by
order of Major Sanchez, a lot of pa
pers were unearthed, having been
"adobed up" in the wall. They bore
various dates extending from the iif-
teenth to the seventeenth century,
and consisted of original grant papers
by which the Mexican government
granted to them the reservation they
have so long occupied, and more; in
fact, showing the original grant to
be some two miles greater in length
than the present limits of the
reservation call for. Major Sanchez
says it will result in giving them just
that much more land, as by these doc
uments they are clearly shown to be
entitled to it. Another curious feat
ure has developed in this connection.
Heretofore the Indians about the
neighboring pueblos have been very
charry about allowing even the agent
to see their private governmental pa
pSIS, always HdululuS OH0 db IL Glllle
and demanding its return before al
lowing another to leave their posses
sion, whenever occasion for eXamin-
ing the rusty parchments arose; but
now it is different Since they learn
ed of the good luck which befell their
Cochiti brethren, they are coming
from villages far and near, bringing
their time-worh documents for the
agent to examine in hopes that to
them may also come the good luck of
an authorized extension of their res
pectiVe domains.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15

VISA breaking the first plot sighted a
buoy on the port bow between Sheen
and Fishermen'S islands. In "A few
minutes the steamer struck the ledge.
and slid on amidships. The vessel at
once stuck fast on the rocks. the
pumps were started, the distress col
OrS were set and the boats lowered.
The officers and the crew were cool,
and the passengers behaved well. The
captain landed in loat, and drove to
Rockland (siX miles, for help. The
steamer RocklaDd came promptly, and
reached the scene at $40. Meantime,
Sloop from Owls Head answered
the signals, and two boat loads of wo-
men and children were transferred to
the sloCp. The rest Of the passengers
with baggage, express, freight, etc
were put aboard the Rockland, and
brought I'd this city. The passengers
are well cared for here, and will be
forwarded. The captain of the sloop
of FisAerman's island says he striped
buoy was out OF position, and had
the steamer passed one width on the
other side of the buoy she would have
been all right The City of Portland
WAS formerly called New England
and was rebuilt twelve years ago
She was valued at $125,Q00. 1t is un.
derstood there is no marine insurance
A heavy gale is prevailing, and the
steamer is rapidly breaking up. The
hui aud cargo will be total loss.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
An Important Measure.

WASHINGTON, May THE atten-
ton of Senator Pendleton, author of
the senate bill to establish consular
and other courts and to define their
jurisdiction, was called to day to the
associated press,dispatch from Con-
stantinople, stating the Ottoman min
lister at Washington had protested
against that bill, and that the porte
would not recognize the views of AM
erica on the subject. He said he
had not heard of any protest,
and if one had been made
it was doubtless based upon misap-
prehension. The measure was design
ed to secure to American citizens ev-
eryWhere trial for offenses in acccr-
dance with the principles which pre-
tain at home, in the place Of the pres
ent irregular and arbitrary methods.
He expressed a hope that the bill
which was now on the speakers table
in the house, would be acted upon
during the present session, as its i'm
portance could not be over estimated
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
Railroad Accident.

ST. LOUIS, May 7.--Information re-
ceived from an official source says the
west-bound train on the Wabash road
struck broken rail, near Body Sta
ton, 104 miles from here, early this
morning, and one coach and two sleep
ers were o, erturned. Twelve or fif-
teen passengers were slightly injured,
and the sleeping Car conductor was
seriously hurt. The company immC
diately sent half dozen physicians
to the wreck, and last accounts the
wounded were being well cared for.
CHICAGO. May 1.-The Daily News
Decatur (Ill) says broken rail ten
miles south of this city, on the s..
Louis division of the Wabash rail
way, threw passenger coach and
two sleepers into ditch, injuring
twentylpeople seriously and three IA
tally. 1t is reported that Conductor
Vincent, of Michigan, in charge of
one of the sleepers, was crushed, and
cannot live; also, that Miss Emma
Walker, of Vermont, will die.