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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-04-19

clined: and all Grace could extract
from her was a promise that she would
send for her If she should not feel better
in the evening. She watched her out of
the house-a slight, dropping. broken
looking young figure-and she suddenly
remembered how she had drawn Philip
TO the window that Monday morning
after her arrival, and had asked him
who that bright, pretty young girl was
who walked so uprightly. The remem-
brance of that happy morning, and of
an that had passed since, oyerpowered
Grace. Flinging herself upon the
couch on which Mabelle had been
lying, she covered her face with her
hands, and wept sore.
Toward six o'clock came note from
Philip, dated from the Office.
DEAREST GRACE--i find shall not be able
to come up TO Lawrence street this evening
They are so excited at having got me back
down here that can't get away, and Grey in
sists upon my going for couple OF days with
him, and being introduced to Lady Elizabeth.
Do you remember all about Lady Elizabeth,
and the time of Greys wedding? VIII you
send down by the messenger the smallest of
my portmanteausY | will write you tomorrow
or the next day Do not mention anything of
what has happened this morning in your
letters home. | shall be there soon, and will
tell nv mother myself. 1t is due to her that
should.
Goodbye for the present dear child.
up. Spy the bye, win you. for my sake,
give sn eye to poor little Mabelle FairfaxY she
of the world may be. she Is Euiltiess.
Scarcely had Grace dispatched the
required luggage, than the landlady
from the next house came in, request
ing to see her, and told her that Miss
Fairfax appeared to be very i'll, and, as
her sister was away, would Miss Mas
sey come in, and say what she thought
ought to be done?
Grace complied, and found Mabelle
restless, flushed, feverish, and, as 1t
seemed to her, very i'll. indeed. She
made her 90 to bed. sent for a doctor,
took her place beside Mabelle's bed,
and, as it eventually proved, did not
leave her for fortnight. Mabelle was
sick almost unto DEATH" and to desert
Der Grace's heart must have been
harder than it was. She nursed the
girl tenderly, making light of the ill
ness in the accounts which she was
compelled to send to Angela-sorely
against her will.
During the first days of GONZALES
cence she heard from Mabelle's lips the
whole story of her struggles and trials,
and before her task was over she had
grown to love her patient as dearly as
a sister
Whatever the rest of the world
may be, she is guiltless."
She echoed Philips words from the
bottom of her heart.
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WHILE WE MAY.

The hands are such dear hands;
Ihey are so fun; they turn at our demands
80 often; they reach out,
a. Win tribes scarcely thought about,
80 many times; they do
80 very many things for me. for you
II their fond wills mistake,
we may we'll bend, not break.
They are such fond, frai lips
Them of discretion many times,
Or II they speak too slow or quick, such
crimes
We may pass by; forwe may see
Days not far of when those small words may
Held not as slow or quick. or out of place,
but dear.
Because the lips are no more here.
They are such dear. familiar feet that 20
Along the path with ours-feet fast or slow,
ana trying to keep pace-if they mistake,
Ut tread upon some Hover that we would take
Upon our breast, or brtlise some reed
Or crush poor Hope until 1t bleed,
We may be mute,
Not turning quickly to impute
Grave fault: for they and we
Together such a little while along the way,
We will be patient while we may.
So many little faults we and.
We see them: for not blind
Is Love. We see them; but If you and
Perhaps remember them some by and by
They will not be
Faults then-grave faults-to you and me,
But Just odd ways-mistakes, or even less
Hemembrances to bless.
Days change so many things-yes, hours,
We see so differently in suns and showers.
Mistaken words tonight
May be 30 cherished by tO-mOrrows light.
We may be patient: for we know
There such n little way to go.
George Ktin0le, in ". y. Independent.
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CHAPTER XVII.

Philip lett the house, toward the mo-
ment of entering which he had yearned
so eagerly, and for such long and weary
weeks, and passed out into the street
again. During thas ten minutes or
quarter of an hour which had elapsed
since he had driven up to the door, no
great CONFUSION of nature had taken
place. Was it likely that anything of
the kind should have occurredp And
yet it seemed to Philip, and no doubt
would have so seemed to nine men out
of ten in his position, amazing that
everything should look just as it had
done before-the sun still shining with
April brightness-the people quietly
passing up and down the familiar street;
even one or two faces that he knew; an
ugly omnibus conductor with one eye.
there he was, in his old place, as the
vehicle went down. All outside was as
before; it was only within himself,
Philip Massey, that such awful stupen-
dous changes seemed TO have taken
place.
OF course. he did not in the least
realize what had happened yet; but he
knew there was some horrible calamity
in the distance which hung over him
and oppressed him like distant thun-
der-cloud in a summer sky. The cloud
would roll up, and burst in storm. So
would his calamity roll up soon. and
burst upon his mind in full force. False
hood, treachery, the most hideous,
frightful lies-the basest, vilest in
trigues he would have to grasp
it all, and understand that they hau all
been practiced-- these denominations
by the woman whom he had set up in his
heart as in shrine, and worsh;ped with
his whole soul. He shuddered little
in anticipation of the coming horror,
but managed to stave it off for the pres
ent, and to arrive at the well-known
Office, looking tranquil and self-pos-
| sessed.
| He went into the room full of clerks,
who looked up as he entered, and one
of them began civilly:
what can why, Philip Massey!
So it is. Are You back, old fellow! and
how are your
! Hearty hand-shakes and warm greet
ings from all his old friends, and the
admiring chances of new hands fol-
lowed, after which Philip suggested
that he would like to see Mr.. Starkie,
'hu vas Stt ne"ay uShCiVu ihto thee
gentleman's private room.
Here. too, the greetings were warm,
for Philip had done we'll the work which
had been intrusted to him, and by his
promptitude. decision and presence OF
mind had saved his firm from considera-
BILE pecuniary loss as we'll as losses in
reputation which would have been more
serious to them; and they, being liberal
men, were ready to acknowledge good
service of whatever kind.
While Philip was deep in explanations
to Mr.. Starkie. and feeling an occasion
al slight shiver as there started across
his mind a sense of what was awaiting
him when the excitement should be
over, and he alone with himself and his
thoughts, in the midst of this Mr.. Grey
entered. Mr.. Grey was handsome,
broad-shouldered, distinguished looking
young man of about thirty, said to be
somewhat reserved and distant, but
whom Philip had always liked in the
slight and rare intercourse he had ever
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rs he looked from one to the other Of
them; saw Grace's pale, stern face.
and the terrible overweight expression
of anguish upon Mabelle's.
'If could have stopped it" be-
gan this little maiden, in a trcmulous
voice.
"Mabelle, you ought to have told
me, y said Grace. when Philips strong
voice drowning their accents, broke in:
stopped what? l desire TO know
what has happened. Where is Angela,
and what has she donep"
"She has eloped with Mr.. Fordyce,
and got married to him." said Grace,
facing him, pale, with dilated eyes and
fingers nervouslv entwined-ready, in
her fright, to make a rush for her life,
if Philips Indignation should take a
violent shape.
ave only knew this morning just
now" said a voice at his elbow. "And
this is what told us.
1t was Mabelle who put Angela's let
ter into his hand. which Philip took in
silence, not deigning to reply to what,
he told himself, was foul and afro
cious lie.
But in the act of reading. his head,
which was clear enough, comprehend
ed quickly the whole state OF the case.
He neither swore, nor raved, nor
stamped; but both the girls trembled
as he stepped up to the fire, tearing the
paper across, and tossing it into the
blaze, while he said in a low voice:
II thought 1 was loved by pure
hearted woman, but it seems that !
have been fooled and Tilted by coarse
-ha, han'
1t was dreadful, bitter little laugh.
1t sent the blood rushing over Grace S
face; it elected faint moan only from
Mabelle, which sound caused Grace to
turn to her once more, saying:
"Oh, Mabelle, if you had but told
Philip looked at the girl indifferently,
as If she and hers were henceforth be-
meath his notice, or even his contempt.
But when he saw nothing but a limp,
lifeless-looking white figure, crouched
In sort of unconscious heap against
the table, he strobe forward and raised
her up, and carried her in his arms to
the sofa.
"No reproaches here, Grace. Don't
you see she has tainted. Healthy girls
are not in the habit of fainting, even for
things like this. She has gone through
something that has been too much fol
her-more than she could bear. Look
to her, that's good girl. I'll carry hel
up stairs, If you like, but don't let me
see her again-or, stop" he added
serenely, an go down to the Office. II
seems there is nothing better for me tc
do now. Yes, I'll go down to the office
and report myself. / shall be back some
time this evening, Grace"
And with that he was gone.
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fro BE CONTINUED.

Fresh water fish are reared in every
japanese farm where there is pool or
brook with as much care as poultry in
the French cottage yards. Girls go in
the evening with loag wands to drive
the fish into roof d tanks, where they
are locked in for the night, to keep
them from birds of prey.
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CHAPTER XVI.
REACTION

He was gone. and to Grace the room
seemed strangely silent and empty. 1t
did not appear as if he had only been
there few brief moments, and had
then disappeared again, but rather as
if he had been there very long time,
and now that he had departed she could
not get accustomed to his absence.
While she bent over the unconscious
Mabelle, and tended her, and sum-
moned her landlady to help her, and
listened to the loud and forcible excla-
enations of the latter, Grace's thoughts
were wholly occupied with Philip. How
happy! how handsome and eager he
had looked as he came in. so full of
health and prosperity, of hope and joy!
What a white dismal change had settled
over his face as he read Angela's letter,
and in those words OF his, as he burnt
that letter, what curse there lay!
What trenchant, bitter, uncompromis-
ing contempt! Grace took comfort in
the remembrance; for his looks, words
and gestures had not been those of a
man who would succumb under the
most treacherous blow.
No wonder this poor little girl had
lost consciousness altogether, thought
Grace-she, the unhappy little partici-
pator in the secret, worn and unstrung
by weeks of foreboding and anxiety.
Had not Grace herself, innocent and
clear OF conscience, felt her cheeks burn
and her heart beat with terror as she
heard him speak, and trembled more at
what he implied than at what he actu-
ally said?
By slow degrees Mabelle regained
consciousness, and when she was fully
restored to her senses it filled Grace :
heart with cCmpunction to see the
change which had taken place. Now
that the terror was over. that the storm
had broken, all her Fictitious strength
gave way; the enforced energy which
had sustained her collapsed. and the
languor which oppressed her limbs were
overpowering.
Has he gone? Has Philip gone, OF
is he here yet?" she asked, with re-
turn of her terrified, hunted look.
He has gone, child. He will not
return till evening. Lie still and drink
this wine"
Mabelle shook her head, passed hel
hand across her forehead, and said
pressing her head YEARLY upon the
h"iu, iiteio oOia PiiloW'
mo, thank you. My head aches
oh, dreadfully! And am so tired.
don't feel very well, and don't think
can go to school this afternoon"
go to school! / should think not
You will lie still here, and / shall sit be-
side you, and no one will interrupt us
Yes. Mrs. Livsey, you may bring in din
ner, and set place for Miss Fairfax
because she will stay with me-"
But she could not prevail upon Ma
belle to touch food; only to lie still upor
the sofa until Grace had made some
pretense of meal. and then neither
threats nor persuasions would induce
the young girl to stay a moment longer
She would go into their own lodgings
land rest" she said.
Grace said firmly that she did mo-
think her fit to be left alone, and woulC
go with her, but this Mabelle also de
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

Fitzgoober, in the past few weeks,
has developed quite talent for writing
short, humorous paragraphs. OF this
trait he is very proud, and never loses
an opportunity TO let the people OF At
lanta know it. The other day he APP
preached crowd of gentlemen on n
corner, and soon turned the CONVERSE
ton to his brilliant efforts. ''Say, he
said to Plunkett, have you read my
last bit OF humor?'' al hope so, sad
ly unused Plunkett. turning softly
away, leaving Fitzgoober alone, won
dering whether he had been insulted or
not.-AAanta Constitution.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20
BuckIcns ArISca saIyc.

TIE BEST sA1vE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, salt Rhcum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilbans
Corns, and ali skin Eruptlons and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. II Is guaran.
teed TO give perfect satisfaction, or money re.
funded. Price % cents per box. Fer SALE BY
g. r. Mofrtt. Sly
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

A California farmer killed a squirrel
from whose mouth he took S9l kcrnels
Of fine and large wheat their actual
weight being two ounces less two
drachms. Eight such mouthfuls are
about equal to pound.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20
CITY Residence for sale.

The undersigned wishes to sell
bis residence, located back of the
u. s. Hotel; rooms and in good con-
ditien. ID. 7. OSSeKSn.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

The average income in Kamschatks
Is fssr dcllare per year.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

Akron oatmeal, oatiRe and ayena,
rus, received at j. A. Syrstiey's.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-09-12

GENTRY,s :: GHOST. Y esterdav
afternoon the people along Went
worth and king streets were astoo-
ished beyond measure to see Jack
e..try, the man recently shot by
Levy and whose life was supposed
to be hanging by a thread, walking
along leisurely and alone. His
step was unsteady and his face
haggard like that ofa corpse. He
was making. beeline for the Ken
mel, into which he strolled and took
seat. The companions Of his
old carousals were seated around,
and they thought for awhile that
they had spirits to face as we'll as
swallow that Jack had come back
to 'em from the dead. But when
the ghost put its elbow on the
counter and its hands in it's pock-
ct, and told the barkeeper to set
'em up for the crowd and supple
mented the order with the old in
terrogatory, Gentlemen, wat'll
you hayeY it was too much life to
be misconstrued, so they crowded
around him and shook his hand.
Gentry had lefs the St. Xavier
Hospital by some means, and man
aged to rear his old resort. He
was taken back at once, and late
last night was about as usual, that
is, very badly hurt.-News and
Courier, 2nd. ''..'
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-09-12
terwards the boy had reason to be-
heye that the mercury had gained
an altitude of severed inches. .--l Mr.
kausaw Traveller.
CoULD'Nr STAND THE REMEDY.

CouLD'Nr STAND THE REMEDY.-
A miserly, unkempt old man, who
had been sick for some time, call
ed on . doctor, and after telling
his symptoms, asking what he
should do. y.
we'll, sir, you must take q cold
bath every morning.
What, wash all over everysuay?'
Yes
viii / die If I don't do it?' ::
You certainly Will
= Well, doctor, I ain't able to
walk down town; will you go and
get q preacher aud an undertaken?
I'll go home and get ready to 8 see
them. You may send your bill to
my administrator and lie will set
tie it after I'm gone. Good day.
Boston Post. ."'.. ~.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-09-12

YOUNG SNAGwELL GIVES HIS
MOTHER DEAD AwAY.-The minis
ter called at the house Of Mr..
Snagwell the other day. You are
very comfortably situated said
he to the Christian wife and moth
er. Your little place is almost
selfsuataining but sister, where
are ali }of your chickens? When
last here noticed Aocks Of them
in the yard. u<l ,r.
Yes replied the Christian lady,
we raised . great 1nauy, but they
became 90 troublesome to our
neighboTs that, rather than give
offeiAse, we killed Them y
Very conaderate, 7 am sure
oh, I cannot boar to be looked
upon as an imposition and
Ma! called young Snagwell.,
'Yes, SON. ''A '."rt> rl
did yoau sell the chickens cause
they were troublesome9' :4
Yes, son; ran along now :.
No YOU didm't cause l heard
you tell pap that the chickens all
had the cholera an that he'd bet
ter take 'ena down an sell 'em be-
fore they all died '''f @."% '-.
Tho good lady imagined that the
minister was not SO cordial when
he took his leave, and shortly af-
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-09-12


HE WAS Nor A WORKING MAN.
"A few mornings ago tramp ap-
Piled at a house ON Austin avenue
for some breakfast. -: i
go into the backyard and chop
up a few armfuls Of firewood, and
Hll give you your breakfast.' ~
We'll. if my breakfast is ready,
don't see Why / should work for
it,
1T will not he your breakfast
until you cut some wood a'n' IL
Cat wood. IL you want any
wood cut, you had better hire some
poor working man to do it. You
ough MT to know by my looks that I
don't work for my living. Good
morning. .-:,,,
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-09-12

The train was just entering
Erin, Tenn, when we heard the
sharp toot! toot! toot! Of the whis-
tie, md such passengers as looked
FROM tho window saw an aged AZ
rican with q bundle over his shoul-
der straighs ahead on tkestFack.
The whistle was bI Iown and the
belt r,iiig, but he paid no attention,
and all Of sudden the cow catch
er picked him up, flung him fifty
feet on one side. A gang Of men
brought the body to the depot, and
and among the dozen OF is who
stopped of at the village coro-
ner'p jury was selected. 1t secm,,-
cd . PLAIN enough case. The man
came TO his death by being struck
by j locomotive on theL&NRoad.
Such was the verdict rendered, but
no aooner was it announced than
the coroner observed:
Geatlemsn: return and amend
your verdict. You haven't said
anything about carelessness.'
We returned to the room and
amended by adding that the en-
gineeer9was blameless in the case,
and the coroner received lis with
Very good gentlemen, asS far
as itgoes, but The man was proba7
bly, deaf, and it would be we'll to
amend the verdict &C ccordingly.'
We went back and amended to
make the victim as deaf as a hitch
ing post, but we are not through
yet.
You haven't got the name of the
county in your report, and yoa
don't say whether il was freight
or passenger train observed The
coroner. '- -'",~~ ~.-~r~~.. .-.-........ ...-.~.
We returned to room for anoth-
or tussle, and were just congratu-
lating ourselves on having every
thing in .ship-shape, when the cor
oner put his head into the doorway
and called out: a ".,.
Gentlemen, amend your verdict!
The confounded .nigger has come
to life!' = ! ! 81! E - Il
And when we rushed out of the
freight house he was sitting up on
end and asked If any body had seen
his bundle.-Detroit Free Press.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-09-12

;--The1atest boarderr in an up-
town establishment recently offend
ed his landlady by pointing at the
flishhballs and asking the waiter to
pass him another hand grenade. I
Puck. .J =, ~ '". '2,
Cotton is improving through
out Pickens. ,@%a, A .'D.. 80.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-10-08
NO.. !.
Preparations for tho State Fair.

Preparations for tho State Fair.
The regular meeting Of the Board al
Trade was held last night.
President Pcarcr. on behalf of the
Executive Committee on tho State Fair.
reported that he had appointed Mcssrs.
David Jones, G. j. Iredcll and y. W.
Trump on the committee. They had
held one meeting and had correspondent
with ). T.. Buchanan Of Reeves band, rs
we'll as with Mr.. Reeves. with reference
to procuring that band for Fair week.
There WAS every reason to believe that
the band wo:.ld be engaged, as favora
bic negotiations were in progress, in
which President Duncan Of the State
Agricultural Society was also participant
ing.
President Pearcc also stated that he
had corrcspondcd with five electric
light companies, and had Just received
the address Of another company to
which he would also write, with the
view Of having electric lights ut the
Stat" House and Mt the Fair Grounds
during Fair week. There would be
ut least one company represented ut the
Fair, and it was probable that the cxh
bition Of the electric lights here would
result in permanent benefit to the en-
hibitor.
The indications point to larger and
better exhibition, attended by an in
creased number Of visitors. than any
previous Fair, and preparations hal
been made. and would be further made
for grand display Of the industrial
! and agricultural resouccs Of the State.
The Increase in the exhibition Of live
| stock would be great.
Preparations for the accommodation
OF immense numbers Of visitors had
been entrusted to competent commit
tee, who would discharge their duties
faithfully and successfully.
In the matter Of illuminatons, Prcsi-
dent Pcarcc said that large numbers of
Japanese lanterns would be used ut the
State House, Fair Grounds and other
prominent places
lf the contributions Of the citizens
should be as liberal as last year, the
committees would he enabled to make:
better show and entertain the visitors
more pleasantly than had ever been
done before.
l. 1t would appear from the action
Of the Board of Trade that it is
proposed to have night entertainments
at the Fair Grounds. which will he n
new fcature.-Columdia Register.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-10-08
THE VOOLFOLK SUIT.

The Case in Aiken County and How
ii was Decided Point Over
ruled and the Case to be Appealed.
The case Of the Voolfolk heirs against
the Granitevillc Manufacturing Com
pany, which was tried in the Court Of
General Sessions in Aiken on Monday,
and which was concluded by verdict
for defendants, has attracted consider
able attention. The issue involved the
title to about half the real estate now
possessed by the Granitevillc Mannfac-
turing Company. The counsel repre-
srnting the plaintiffs were Mcssrs. Alb
ney & Abney, Croft & Dunlap, J. +.
Bacon, a. II. Alfricnd and o. G. j Jordan;
for the defense, Mcssrs. Henderson
Bros. Samuel Lord and j. II. Cloy. The
defendants regard the verdict as virtual
termination Of the suit, and consider the
matter irrcvocahly settled in favor OF
the company. =.
On the other hand the heirs We uri-
dcrstand, will appeal the case to tho
Supreme Court. They say that the
court ruled ont certain deed on legal
tcchnicality which constituted an i'm
portant link in the plaintiffs chain Of.
titles, and that by their own motion they
thercnpnn directed Il verdict to br taken
against them, with Tie ,igh, Of appeal to
the Snpr"m. Court. On this and uDnn
other points made during the prt,cres..
Of the trial. "ljrctinn was made. Tho
error complained Of in this important
link consisted, they allrgc. in the ruling
upon the point thai decd was prnhatcd
by Justice OF the Peace iD Georgia, tho
defendants claiming that it should have
been probated by an officer in South
Carolina. Tho Judge ruled against the
plaintiffs on this point; and the case goes
to the Supreme Court. - AagWstd
Chronicle.