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right down to it.
He was all honest, decent chap,
with a fist like sledge hammer
and heart like a child's. He want
ed Amazin Grace, and he couldn t
imagine any reason why he should
not have her. When he got her
single little letter of refusal, writ
ten out with infinite difficulty and
spelled on a new plan Of phonetics,
he read it over and over, smoked
his cob. pipe, read the letter again,
grinned a good bit, then folded it
reverently, and put it in the pock-
ct nearest his heart.
That's all rite. my girl he
chuckled. ...
A couple Of months passed away.
One popularity of time is that it
treats all people alike. It does
not fly from some and stand still
with others. 1t was spring at the
Van Vlcet farm, which was one
mass of apple and cherry blossoms,
acd it was spring at the Widow
Pilsbury' little lean to house, with
out shrub or blossom. The widow
looked out Of the window and Sigh
ed. She had never heard the Song
Of the Shirt, but she had sung it
all her life. It was her bread and
butter,
There's Van Vleet! she exclaim-
ed, looking up from her Iap-board
We'll, [ declare! What brings him
here?'
'P'raps he's comm 20 ask vcw
to hcv him, MOTHER said Amazin
Grace, laughing, while sweet
flush Of pink stained her round
cheeks.
i wish he shoula!' said the wjd-
.ow, devoutly; Il should consider
it wus f''in' in the face Of Provi-
dcnce not to marry such a man-if
he asked mo-
But Mr.. Van Vleet stalked in
with a brief good day threw an
armful of blossoms into the lap of
AmaZin, and said:
I'm ready for wedding.'
Did you git my letter. asked
the girl.
Yep! 1t warn't, to say lovin,'
but / took yer meanin.' I've fenc-
ed in the hull north lot, and fur
pushed the house up, so yor would
not know it, an l kalculate eff we
kin git married next week, it wont
interfere with my spring work
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wv 'AAS Ah"Aeo ite'ho SiiA J"i'PSO w
and ordered him out of the house.
TO her astonishment he did not
bulge a step.
Not much l reckin I've right
to kiss yer now,' he said boldly
then he stepped to the door and
called loudly: Mother! KUN
here!'
The widow must have been con-
veniently near, for she almost fell
into the room at his first word, and
he bestowed another sounding
smack on her.
It's all rite he said, mean
Amazin Grace is goin' to be mar
ried, and you kin dance at the we'd
ding
'But-but the letter, gasped the
girl. You ain t understood q word
Of it.
The fact is said Van Vlcct. Il
amt had no education to speak Of;
been too busy grubbin' land all my
life. l didn't rally read the letter
to sense it, but when | see how you
signed it that was enuff for me. /
knowed you wouldn't hev writ that
way to a fel|er yc weren t goin' to
marry. / don't know much about
gals, but I know that?'
Wien it was all settled that they
were TO he married the next week :,
Sunday, Farmer Van Vleetrode off
and the two women put away the
lay-board, and resigned the univcr-
sal Shirt making business forever.
I'd give the world to know what
| writ to him, said Amazin.
The world aint yourn to give, :
corrected her mother, pious)y.
I'm sari'in sure told him no,
said the girl, but / reckon he was
bound to hev me, and I dunno ez
I'm sorry, either, now
When they were married and A
mazin and her mother had gone out
to the new home in the smart new
81 ringwagon, the bride returned to
the subject of the letter.
Il hev a burnin't curiosity to
know what I writ she said, cause
(blushing) Il thought I riffused
you.
'O-ho, I guess not, said the tri-
umphant lover. Look-a here, Mrs
Van ' .eet, here's the letter. faint
but few words. There ain't no
ticular meanin' in them, but its the
sighning of them. DO you see that ?
Them two words would stand in
law to mean plain yes; there's no
oittin around them!'
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s elected Sfnrg.
YOURS TRULY.
BY MRS, M. L. RAYNE.

=
at their afternoon sewing, be yew
goin' to piece quilt?'
What fur, mother ? IS,
'Why amt Mr.. Van Vleet been
to see you twice't runnin' lately?
He's axed ye," I s'pose, to hev
him?'
AN I guy him the mitten.'
'Sho! You wouldn't be half so
silly! Why, he's wuth dozen or
dinary men. You mought 60 fu-
ther rnd fare wuss.
jest what I'm goin' to dew
Did yew tell him SOP
No, writ now, mother, let me
be; [ amt goin' to marry no man
thet thinks I'm jumpin' ct the
chance. I'd heap ruther be an
old maid
There was nothing said for some
time; then the widow asked:
when did yew write, Mazin?'
"A day or SO past
Where did you git pcn?'
Il borrowed one. Mebbe you'd
like to know what said tew him.
you've guessed rite,' said the
widow eagerly.
1T amt nuthin to nobody but us,
mother, s'long cs I didn't have him.
SAID the girl curtly, and no more
was said, but the widow sighe
heavily and held her hand to her
left side ....
Amazin knew that it meant her
heart, for she had been brought up
to respect that organ as an intimi:
dating power. This time she did
not relent, but wondered why she
could not like that big, gooJlooking
Van Vleet well enough to marry
him, for they were poor, poor as
that historic church mouse, and he
was we'll off.
But they were not mercenary.
People called them simple folks !;
Perhaps because they lacked cdu-
cation, and they believed every
thing that was told them. But
they were good as gold. The wild
owls face and form, lank and un-
gainly were familiar in every sick
room. They rendered unto Caesar
the things that were Caesars.
They owed 10 man anything,
though they worked carly and late
to accomplish it. They were good
to everybody and everything, and
Amazin Grace--her mother had
named her after the hymn begin
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uWell. I swom | don't you think I got

"Well, I swow don't you think I got
good fair price for that old brindle COW 2"
Now the farmer owned heart as big as
neighbor Browns off OK. So, after he
had hid the swag in couple of dirty
socks, he turned and said to Albert, while
atesr stood on his eye: "My lad, must
admit that you have been extremely fly.
And, as you've sold my cow so we'll, /
think can afford to give you, for your
services suitable reward. From this
day henceforth you shall have Tor I'll
know the reason Why at every meal your
belly full Of good, fat pumpkin pie"
MORAL:
This story, children, shows you how
the man who lives by theft doth often
miss his clever grip-in other words,
"gets left" It also shows you how a
boy, by being bold and fly, may gel per-.
NIT, to gorge himself fon Yankee pump
kin pie.
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Deterioration of Sight.

The causes to which this deterioration
of eyesight has been attributed are al
legged to be cross.lights from. opposite
windows. light shining directly on the
face, insufficient light, small types, and
to the position Of the desk, forcing the
scholar to bend over and bring the eyes
too. close to the book or writing paper,
etc.. But were all these defects remedied,
the integrity of the eye would not be re-
stored nor the deterioration prevented.
There are the colors of the paper and
ink. White paper and black ink are
running the eyesight Of all reading ma
tions. The "rays Of the sum- asays Lord
Bacon, ''are reflected by white body,
and are absorbed by black one" No.
one dissents from this opiniopi; but, de.
spite these indications of natire and of
philosophy, We print our books and write
our letters in direct opposition 10 the
suggestions of optical science.
When we read book printed in the
existing mode ne do not see the letters,
which, being black, are reflective.
The shapes reach the retina, but they are
not received by spontaneous, direct ac-
ton of that organ. The white surface
Of the paper is reflected, but the letters
are detected only by discriminative
effort of the optic nerves. This effort
annoys the nerves, and, when long con-
tinued, exhausts their susceptibility; the
human eye cannot long sustain the broad
glare of white surface without injury.
The author of "spanish Vistas," in Har.
per's Magazine, says of Carthagena that
"h!ind people seem to be numerous there,
fact which may be owing to the excess.
i've dazzle of the sunlight and the alb
sence of verdure." Mr.. Seward, in his
tour around the world, observed that "in
Egypt ophthalmia is UNIVERSAL" attribut-
ing it to the same Excessive dazzle" of
the wide areas of white sand; and the
British soldiers in the late campaign in
that country exhibited symptoms of the
same disease. In the Smithsonian Re-
port for 1877 it is stated in paper on
"Color- blindness" that IN. Cheyreul
has produced l4,420 distinguishable tints
of the elementary colors, from which the
paper manufacturers could select colors
more agreeable to the eye than the daz
zling white, so weakening and lacerating
to the nerves of that delicate organ"
Science Monthly.
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Marrying in Fun.

A decision adverse To the lady in the
case was given in what is known as the
Flatbush kissing case at New Utrecht, L.
l., Saturday, by Justice Ferguson, before
whom Miss Annie Higbie had brought
an action for abandonment aginst Walter
Vaughan. Both parties to the action
are still in their teens, and the case has
gained considerable notoriety from the
somewhat novel character Of the evidence
by which the young lady sought to estab-
lish her claim to personal ownership in
the defendant. A number of very young
women and very young men amused
themselves at church sociable in Flat
bush one evening by getting one of their
number to assume the role of minister
and to perform mock.marriage cere'
mony for number of the youthful
couples. Miss Higbie and Waller
Vaughan were among those who went
through the ceremony. and though all
the evidence showed that the whole af.
fair was purely matter of sport on all
sides, and was thoroughly remote from
even a semblaDce of contract, Miss
Eligible, after reflection, and perhaps con-
sultation with some other persons, claimed
that the marriage was real one, and
sued the delinquent Master Vaughan for
abandonment. A case like this has its
humorous side, but it is not without its
graver features. 1t shows the necessity
for the exercise of greater care on the
part of parents and guardians than they
are accustomed to bestow upon their
natural or legal wards, and the import
ance of cultivating more formality in the
relations of young people. The Flatbush
affair shows that Familiarity may not only
give rise to contempt, but may be the
cause of lawsuits that may give unpleas-
ant publicity to all parties, and may
cast shadow on the lives and reputa.
tions of those concerned.
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Why His Attention Ceased.

An excellent story is told about a
Young man whose attentions to young
lady became the subject of comment.
She was his companion in his daily rides,
and apparently they both enjoyed the
propinquity. Suddenly the rides ceased,
and the young fellow was asked the rea'
sou. He replied that she had called him
8 iackass and that he would not ask any
girl to ride with him after that. The
lady's friends were shocked and asked for
particulars. This was his explanation:
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industry of English explorers, the perse-
yerance OF German students, and the
genius of French scholars have all con-
tributed to group them in their chrono-
logical order. Coins, engraved gems,
inscribed statues, and last of all the
Sloan inscription, found in 1880 at Je-
rusalem, on the wall of an old tunnel,
have supplied new material for the his
tory. From the common mother of
many alphabets, the Pn@nician, are de,
scended the Greek and other European
systems on the one side, including that
which we use and have the greatest in
terest in; and on the other, the alpha
bets of Asia, from which have sprung
those of the East, Syriac, Arabic and
Hebrew.
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"You see, ne had been so much together
that I gave out in topics of conversation,
and when I took her out last I couldn't
think of anything but the weather, and
I said, T believe it is going to rain. I
felt drop on my ear She looked at
me and carelessly said, That rain is a
half mile off, Now, did not that mean
I was jackass with long ears2 have
never been near her SINCE"
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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF md. .RSON
COIIRT OE COMMON PLEAS.

Nancy Cartee and Margaret Cartec Plaintiffs,
against Robert Spence, jr, II. \. Spence, VIM.
Spence, Mary J. Moore, II. L. Spence, Mary E.
Spcncc, George r. Spence, Joseph Spence, VIM.
Spence Austin Spence, Jacob Spence, and heirs
Mt law Of John Spence, deceased, names un-
known, B. f. Browne and Sallie V. Browne,
observation-disclosures Jor Relief.
To the Defendants Robert Spence, IT,, II. Spence,
Vim. Spence Mary j. Moore II. 7. Spence, Mary
VIM. Spence, Austin Spence, Jacob Spence, heirs
ut law of John Spence, deceased, names un-
known, b. i. Browne and Sallc V. Browne:
VIOU are hereby summoned and required to an
swcr the complaint in this action, which Is
filed In the office Of the Clerk Of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas ut Anderson c. H., S. c., and to serve
copy of your answer TO the said complaint on the
subscriber at his office, Anderson G: H., S. C.,
within twenty days after the service hereof, eI.
elusive OF the day of such service and if you fail
TO answer the complaint within the time afore-
said the plaintilrin this action will apply to the
Court for the relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated 18th December A. d. 1883.
TIIOS. c. LIGON,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
[sEALl JOHN W. DANIELS, c.c.P.
10 The above named Defendants
Take notice that the Complaint in this action
was filed in the office CT the Clerk Of the Court Of
Common Pleas for said County and State on 18th
day December, a. D 1858, and that unless the
minor Defendants, Austin Spence and Jacob
Spence, or some one in their behalf, apply for the
appointment Of q Guardian ad Litem 10 represent
Them in this action within twenty days alter the
expiration of the publication Of this notice, the
Plaintiffs will apply TO the Court for the appoint
nicnt OF one for them.
THOS. C. LIGON, Plaintiffs Attorney.
IA 1872
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ton build his church generally accused bnga preacher
studying hard enough That not always where the trouble
comes FROM Dyspepsia and liver disorders responsible for
pulpit When the Dominic: dgc5jye
apparatus working and his giving him and his
brain its duty almost impossible make preach
good Give suffering minister bottle Of Browns Iron Bit Bit
Zeng Codorus Pa payzcd and could walk with
crutces until Browns Iron Bte made Of him. The Rev
Browns Iron Bters not only for the minister but for all people,
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Oct 10, 1882

Ef1- SMALL Accounts are no harder TO
pay with small crops, than full Accounts
are with full crops. This being true, COL
lections up to this time have been fine,
and to those who have so promptly
"SQUAEED" up with me have my
thanks, and to those who have rot are
URGED to do so 4AT ONCE, as 1
greatly need the money to pay my debts
with.
Come along with your Cotton or Money,
and if you owe anything pay it, or if you
want to trade have a large Stock of Goods
ut prices that can't be undcrsold.
Respectfully, &C.,
j. J. BAKER.
Oct i 1889 II
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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ANDERSON.
CnIipT OE f,llIAION PLEAS

\. II. Ford, Plaintiff against ~ E. Gaillard, G. L..
Gaillard aud w. z. Moore, Defcn1ants.-.Sans-
mons for Relicf-Complaint not Serred.
To the Defendants n. Z. Gaillard and c. L. Gail
1ard
x7OU are hereby summoned and required to an
swer the complaint in this action, which
is filed in the Office Of the Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas at Anderson c. H., 5. G., ard to
serve a copy OF your answer to the said complaint
ON the subscriber at his Office, Anderson {. H.,
$. C, within twenty days after the service hereof,
exclusive of the day of such service; and if you
fail to answer the complaint within The time
aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to
the Cour for the relief demanded in the com-
plainl.
Dated January stl, a. p. 1854.
II. &. SCUDDAY,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
[SgAL.l JOHN W. Daniels, G. e. L.
To the Defendants above named:
Take notice that the Complaint in this action
was filed in the Clerks Office, Anderson, S. G., on
the 9th January, 1854, 10 obtain foreclosure and
sale Of two Mortgages on the Real Estate described
therein, executed by you to the Plaintiff, and now
on record in said office.
II. &. SCUDDAY, Plaintiffs Attorney.
Ian 10 1854 2G
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Money Needed.

T RESPECTFULLY ask all who are in
/ debted to me by Note or Account, for
Merchandise or Guano. to make payments
as soon as possible, as / need the money.
A. 3. TOWERS.
Sept 81, 1883 IL
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STRONG
EACTl'


A great mary people a'c asking
what particular troubles !;E' HN
IRON BITTERs is good for.
1t will cure Heart Disease. n..,,;.;
vsis, Dropsy, Kidney Disease, -,,.'':'.
sumption, Dyspepsia, Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, and all similar diseases.
Its wonderful curative power is
simply because it puriiics md ~,
riches the blood, thus beginning st
the foundation, ana l'y building u;'
the system, drives out 81! ,!is-i;:','.
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NOTICE.

A LII persons having demands against
N The Estate of w. X. Clement de-
ceased, are notified to present them, proper
ly proven, to the undersigned within the
the time prescribed by law, and those in
debtcd to come forward promptly aud pay
their Indebtedness.
ALLEN w. CLEMENT,
AUSTIN w. GLEN ENT.
Jan 3, 1881 - S%
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tn l 7 I S
PIl S
TORPID BOWELS,
DISORD Erred LIVER,
and MALARIA

From these sources arise three.fourths OF
the diseases Of the human race. These
symptoms indicate their existence: Loss of
nche, fullness after eating, aversion to
exertion OF body or mind, Eructation
OF food, 1rrttabi1ity OF temper, Low
spirits, a feeling Of having neglected
aeart Scts before the eyes hisSiS 1t coio sdo
ored Urine, CONSTIPATION, and dc.
mand the use of q remedy that acts directly
on the Liver. AsaLiver medicine TUFTS
PILLS have no equal. Their action on the
Kidneys and Skin is also prompt; removing
engers OF W the system system" % producing appe.
tite, sound digestion, regular stools q clear
skin and vigorous body. TUTTs PILLS
cause no nausea OF gripping nor interfere
with daily work and are perfect
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FIRE INSURANCE.
GIN HOUSES,
SAW, WHEAT AND CORN MILLS,
STORES, DWELLINGS,
MERCHANDISE and
FARM PROPETY,

EAhm nO4 FL /
Insured in First Class Companies |!
o.
CONTINENTAL Insurance Company OF
" New York.
Liverpool and London and Globe Insu-
rance Company.
North British and Mercantile Insurance
Company.
Phoenix Assurance Company of London.
Standard Fire Office Of London.
Crescent Insurance Company of New
Orleans.
Rochester German Insurance Company
Of New York.
Representing the above Companies will
give attention to I'll business offering.
For information address ME at Pelzer,
sc.
WILLIAM G. WHILDEN,
Special Agent and Adjuster of Losses.
Agents of the Continental Insurance
Company in Anderson County:
A. B. Towers, Anderson c. II.
w. F. Cox, Belton.
L. w. Tribble, Honea Path.
B. E. Seaborn, Pendleton.
Aug %, 1888
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AHderspt4 gnte11tgeueer.
THE FLY YANKEE BOY.

A Story for tho Children, Showing How
Virtue. Combined With Pumpkin Pie, Is
ITS Own Keward. .
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Kidney Disease Cured.

Christiansburg, Va, 1851.
Suffering from kidney disease,
from which could get no relief,
tried Browns Iron Eittcis, which
cured me completely. n child OF
mine, recovering from scarlet tcvcr,
had no appetite and did not seem IL
be able to ca, 4, all. gave him iron
Bittcrs with the happicst results.
!. KYLE MONTAGUE.
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t5oISHearQ!.
WHAT DRUGGISTS SAY

WHAT DRUGGISTS SAY
Who have Seen the Effects of Severe Tests
Has given better satisfaction than any remedy for
Blood Diseases VIC have ever handled.
SCHILLER & STEVENS, Washington ID. e.
Many physicians have endorsed S. S. s. as spc-
~''0 ' S. MANSFIELD s. CO., Memphis.
Have seen S. S. S. stop the hair from falling ont in
very short time. Wonderful effects In all Skin :.
Blood Diseases.
". II. PATTERSON, Dallas, Tc-as.
We do not hesitate to aay that for year pc VIC
have sold more OF Swift's Specific IS. S. 81 tnan
nil other Blood Purifiers combined, and with most
astonishing results. One gentleman VINO used hali
dozen bottles saws that It has done him moro good
than treatment which cost him 81 ,0O0 Another who
las used 1t for Scrofulous affection reports per-
mancnt cure from Its use
VAN sHAACK, STEVENSON s. CO.,
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no MALARIA.

EE FEELS LIKE A NEW MAN.
81 have had Dyspepsia, with Constipa-
kinds Of pills, and TUFTS are the first
that have done me any good. They have
cleaned me ont nicely. My appetite is
splendid, food digests readily, and now
have natural passages. feel like new
man," W.D. EDWARDS, Palmyra, o.
Sold everywhere QSc. Offiee "A Murray ST. NY.
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Heart Disease.

HeaTl UlSedSea
Vine ST., Harrisburg, Pa.
Dec. 2, 1854.
After trying different physicians
and many remedies for pa!pita,ion
Of the heart without receiving any
benefit, Twas advised ,otry browns
Iron Bitters. have used two bot.
Ties and never found anything that
gave inc so much relief
Mrs. JENNIE Hess.
For the peculiar troubles to which
ladies are subject, Browns IRON
BITTERs is invaluable. Try it.
Be sure and get the Genuine.
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Barbour County index., 1884-01-25

"Iiie grass here is nearly all the Grauima
which is apparently dead during the winter
season, but on pnliing the. outside shell of
one finds the stem green and tender. nearly
10 the top. tits more nutritious than the
buffalo grass. Cattle are just as fat during
the winter and spring as they are daring
the summer season; and it is needless to
say they are fat the year around. We are
feeding no grain TO the horses and they are
also fat.
1--WE have railroad station within three
mil of the ranch, which is OH the narrow
gauge running from I.ordsburg to Clifton.
"What DO think of the country COM
pared with the Medicine ? like it bet
ter and am not sorry made the change.
We have organized a stock association here
principally as protection against rust
lerS, and these W. are getting pretty we'll
thaned out and when th,y are gone, we
viii have the garden spot of the world.
"1he INDEX reaches here regularly, and
though take four other papers, your pa
per is looked for more anxiously than any
of the others. My regards to all of the
BOYS"