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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-12-26
AMONG THE PARTRiDGEs.
November sport I'm the south Of Mary
Iand-Bag giDg Bird-in Numbers.

The partridge season affords much
Measure for sportsmen in Southern
Maryland. At this season of the year
the little villages and towns III the lower
counties are constantly experiencing
those flushes of excitement which any
thing out of the regular routine occa-
sions. The arriva. of strangers, win
their retinue oftrain.d pointers or settlers
GETS the neighborhood at once into the
notion of cunning expeditions or
rounds" as they say, ard the sports
men of the community vie with each
other in their courtesy to the visitors.
The strangers are quickly shown how
the land lies. The weather has been 20
delightful that the birds have not yet
taken to the woods and they are suil
| comparatively steady, having as yet
none of that nervousness which they
displav later in the season, when 1t takes
| almost an expert 10 wing tnem' espe,.
| cially if they select hillside covered
| with patches of sedge and fide bushes.
| TIE general character OF the fields In
| Calvert, Anne Arundel and Prnce
| Georges counties presents an unduiat-
ing surface, with many cosy corner and
southern exposure, where the birds love
TO linger until the sharp morning air ls
softened by the warm sun. In midday
,bey fly out into the fields and seek the
old stubble felds, where the young clover
~ oyersbadowed by the dark brown
partridge pea. which gives a cover of
suitable cJIor Tor the birds, and under
which they love to rambe. The par
fridge pea grows about two feet bigh,
and its long stems, covered with pods,
droop over and touch ihe ground. in
these pods are the peas Of which The
, partridge is so fond, and which. u Is
, said. give the bird delicate fl 'v"r. 1i'e
alternate effects of frost ard sun make
/ the huls very dIy and brittle, and few
5 thrusts of the bill expose the seed for l.e
birds. After running about for c1nsid-
, erable time they sometimes huddle IN
some warm spot under clusters OF par
fridge peas, and # discovered by the
spt rtsnan at sufficient range to scatter
his shot little lie may bag halt dozen
or more with ease. b 1t shooting on the
yrouud. of course. is frowncd upon by
!. sportsmen, and if gunner gets shot OF
the kind he seldom mentions 1t. baitl-
| more Sun.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-12-26
VOL. III. NO. 46
caRlsrMks PICTURES.
ny MARY LOCKE.

,..c,ure the old folks tonight, not oheerfui'
Hsc.u11 u.11.n,iy sad by a lonesome hearth,
.s..Iiv nursinR with grave eyes tehrisi'
"a. he s0rrows and losses OF eartn.
-yvss = njcture of life before them passes
5Ist 4 host Of memories must hr,se-
VIZ ~, damn from the graveyard grasses
n sadden their sombre eyes!
rsey think of the absent ones they sG9laeE' %ii
~ shsn N the dead, with far hands roioeo'
Lving 90 white and stlll! .o,or ,h.,r
rSeyT remember them al-Wna'e CT INC"
rs.9Ti gT%p pass and repass as the nrelisht
Irs1ed vaifs and those that slumber
1ife n reace where tie shamrock grows,
:. c.-,amas time il q time OF thinking.
Sssea the SHOWS are deep and the frost
,., ,aS' sss .st .sen faint ssam OF the twilishts
n.reath Anti the sen with a scornful sheen.
~ ~ red hsllows al up with faces.
m yourg Slnd fresh rs the dawn OF May;
pnf o,,t frum the glowing mystD spaces,
Tners soundeth no laughter gay.
o., n the wings OF love would bear me
8ome fouie6t o'er the darkeome main,
y1ouId steal % soft that they would not near
Ana nan thro' the window pane.
mt. q, my soul would be sorely smitten
TtSs place were dark and the hesrthstone
rsws may be a change, for they have not
lvord in more than year.
Al. when the cares of the world como crush
In on our lives from ev'ry side,
vifh wave after wave Of trouble rushing
over the soul like moaning tide
Tok cannot write with a doleful story;
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-12-26
ALL SORTS OF STOCKINGS.
N. c, DODGE.

II. G. DODGE.
"rbe stockings we're hung by the chimney
with care, ,,s
And aunt Anna's blue one, from Boston, as
lean
As ~ 'tvere pole for her favorite bean!
That long one of cotton so white II mammae;
That abort. clumsy, darned one, Of course Is
Tb., one all embroidered Of elk is Miss
Kate's.
How graceful and fragile 1t looks by Its mates
Its foot is so tiny, its ankles SO neat;
The print of it's garter yet clings to 1t sweet;
the little red plump one is Willie's, we know:
because It has one little hole In It's toe;
That woollen one shapeless and big as q oag.
Ia Ellen's the cook: Of its size she may brag;
And there are the baby q wee socks on chair,
O fieecy and soft, Santa Claus may despair
To al them with anything nearly 80 sweet
As the dear little fellows own pink little rect
OH are not those stockings poem divine
In being, like poetry, fleet" on "hneF
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-12-26
Kin Jist Lay Back and sIobber.

One day last Fall a Boston purchaser
of $50 city lots in new Nebraska town,
called Red City, might have been seen
roaming over the unbroken prairie look
ing for them. At the door of pioneers
cabin sat an old man smoking short
nine. Said the Boston man.
"I have come to see about my l50 lots
in Red City"
ayes; thought so when you were a
mile off. What about 'em?"
"Why, there's no city. The place isn't
even surveyed"
Guess il amt"
"And the whole thing is a swindleY'
"Well, dunno about that. Me and
the old woman, and the blacksmith two
miles down the road and his woman have
signed a petishun to have the national
capital removed here, and if she comes,
that ERE property will take sich jump
inside Of a week that me and you KIN
inst Law back and slobber in wealth ali
| the rest of our doggoned days." "ail
Street News.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-12-26
Tho Secret Betrayed.
BY MYRA.

BY MYRA.
Answer, sweet, and let me know,
II / am to wait or gof
II hold your hand awhile
will you frown or will you smile1.
when last night I wrapped your cloak
Round you, and you never spoke,
Did you meas it-were you true
when you raised your eyes OF blue?
Whisper what they said last night
Fill with exquisite delight
This poor heart that riots So
Whisper, love, ohl whisper low.
Answer, love, but by sign
From the heart know is mine,
Have you then nislaid the key
That of right belongs to me?
Did you know, oh! cunning maid,
That your secret was betrayed
when your eyes-sweet eyes or blue
SaH to mine, II love-love your
Answer, love, oh! answer low.
Will you whisper me TO 60
III ctoop, and II kiss
Your sweet Bpe nks thie-sna this5
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-12-26

the sun, that made at sunset the tiny
paned windows sheets ofglistening gold.
A roomy barn, close by, ami multltudlD-
GUS out houses, tool houses, hen houses,
etc.. made cheerful picture OF a prosper
Gus New England farm.
This Christmas Eve, old Farmer Baker
| in big coat and boots, and theinevitable
red scarf twisted thrice around his neck.
had tended to his chores, and now:
stamping the snow from his feet, entered
the kitchen, where the old wife sat by
the fire, knitting. A plump tabby nest
led at her feet, aud sitting ON ms
launches, gravely surveying the hre,
was an old hound, who had been Milly's
dog. Had there been aught OF selfishness
in his nature, his dogship would have
reioiced in the family loss that was his
gain. Did not his old mistress with a
tinee of conscience, for by nature and
! habit she was economicaD give him
choice tidbits, and did not his master
allow him every liberty, and often stroke
the massive head with "poor fellow, i
declar," in a choking voicethat certainly
his antiquated aI.tics did not call for.
They sat and talked, those lonely old
folks. way into tne night. The neighbour
far across the snory fields, wondered
the twinkling light burned so late, ant
, said, with kindly interest, that, the.
we're no doubt talking of her." So the,
were.
"You remember, John, how she'd han
. her little stockin' in the chimney thar
See the nails thar vet. You know she
never take your big sock, for fear SAINT
|. Claus nd think her greedy"
so it's" he said thoughtfully..
8 "We'd hang ours up, too, an shedl Q
1 the first to tell us Santa Claus hadn
4 forgot us. / mind me how shed cl'm
q outer her crib into our bed, an wake I
a with her kisses. She'd yaller curIs the
y beats all how they turned to brown.
e remember the day we tied the dog U
'. close to her stockin'; he was a little pr
,s then. How she fairly cried with JOY
m havin' real live playfelier, and NJ
10 here nov, while She"
st The old man sighed, he fingered q
a arm of his chair and coughed huskljy.
no "She never meant no
Ia "why did she lie, thenr' he So
tic sternly.
"Sbe knew, dear, what you thought
vn such things. Sne only told us she
ne goin' to work in the city, an she'd boa
ed with her aunt That was no iie."
rs why must she work. Who had
a hsr7s
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-12-26
WTwas dull here like, for her"

"Twss dull here like, for her"
"Why amt it fJr the rest? No ofher
girl goes away n brings sorrer n disgrace
on their honest parents"
"No-no. Not tha', John," quavered
his old wife, leaning her hand on his
arm, "ouly trouble. Our gal-my Milly
couldn't do wrong
And SO they talked en-, and the wise
old schemer recalled ever the sweet
picture of the little child, the fair maid,
en-. and the bright young face that had
made the sunlight of their lives.
"Tbere was a somethin' else i almost
forgot" said the mother tinidly: toward
night. when you was milkin', man
drove up m left bundle here"
"Who frem?"
"From her. Oh, father, not that face.
See. here's her own writin', m dated
Bedford. She saws it's Christmas, an she
80 near, vet with no right to come and
eat of our cheer, or hear the old Merry
Christmas. or one word from her fathers
I;ns' She will not come. She only asks
forciveness. See father, look at the big
overcoat for you, with brown fur on,t, as
soft as the cats there; an strange indeed
for I've never seen none ike u; an cap,
too. to matcn. LOOh, uOiC hiihS
black silk, an beautiful shawl n bonnet
n kid gloves. Do look, dearie, I've new,
er had 'em afore, an amt they fine!
why, I'd never git 'em on IN tins worid
NOW, do let me. There, ifyou don't looK
nice: sets like ducks bill. Thar ain,
another man of forty as is half so gooo
lookin' as you at sixty five years TO day
I'd never dare wear mine. They're poe
dressy for an old body like me-"
"Indeed, they amt; you hold you
. own. narm, with the best Of EN-" h'
, said fondly.
"Do YOU remember the things sh
!. bought us one Christmas with the berr.
/ money she arnt herself? Now, father
n we must take these things. | don't kno'
y where to send 'em back; an John, we.v
+ but few wears left on earth; she SO iovlI
= IN affectionate-such good girl. Let
90 to Bedford to morrow to find her,
% dressed in the new clothes she sent u
Don't shake your head. Our little lam
out there in the graveyard, looks dow
IA from heaven ON us. Shall we leave OF
lamb on earth unloved? Once she nes
ofl died. our Milly, an when her big brow
az ewes opened like little birds In II
ri nest. it was to you they looked, not 10
was sore grieved, too; though gals
nj more fond Of the father-and how 81
dung to you. Would you then hs'
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-12-26

happy. To continue the dear delusion
of Santa Claus, the maternal and paternal
stockings are filled, and papa and mann
ma indulge in wild raptures with the
delighted small child. To sCch home
this Christmas Eve there was only Bit
ter memory of the old happy days.
Montsweag is a small farming village
on the banks of the Marsh River tcalled
by the country folks the "Mesh" River)'
Both were SO very small and SO entirely
unknown, that the population assured
strangers shat they lived just outer
Bedford" which was large town. The
chilling disappointment that came over
| the spirits of tte young Montswe"g stud.
ents yenturing into the alluring paths OF
Geography, on learning their native
town ESQ large and fine to their appreci-
alive minds) was entirely ignored by
Mitchell and other biased geographers
was too heart rending to depict. Yet
Montsweag had its advantages; there was
no pauper within its borders, and each
mans snug farm was clear from mort
gage. Its inhabitants were of the high
, est order, morally, reliGiously, and ply
sically. They were brawny farmers
stout comfortable matIons, and fine lad
and lassies. There were some sons wht
/ went "way out West" who were talket
q of with bated breath; some who were OF
the sea-and in gales, all pious neighb n
; prayed for the father and mother, ant
i the son at sea. Soms sons lived in cities
f Of the daughters, there were many bird
n lings who had left the nest for ever, ant
;, taken up a new life and home tie
II elsewhere. There was "So-and SOS q
IS who married Mister So and-so, and rigf
If comfortable off he be, too; she with tw
sets of chiny; carpets all over the hous
and marble top set in the spare room
t. In that viItuous throng who had dor
S, so well. and married so comfortabl
70 poor Milly Baker had no place. She VI
a pariah and an outcast. Her strickt
y parents were prayed for, and when q
We old white haired fat Ser in the Method
81 prayer meeting rose, Id ith updfte
I,s trembling hands prayed Tor the errl
and absent, many eyes besides the Q
he mothers were filed with sympathe
q tears.
ID. The Baker home was low, bro,
no cottage with sloping roof, out OF
centre of which big chimney vomit
Ior forth smoke the year round. The br
'as kpockeg % the door chesFily re6ec|
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-12-26
TERMS---$2. 90 PER YEAR
WEARY or LIFE.

Weary of life and weary or sin,
The ceaseless sIrite ana WoriuiS "'"'
Stru uygling ever TO Act phr'' .-..,
yeilinp my soul and -hrou mig my nea''
Hating the world and longing TO ~
Aione-at st-untrim melcd anu ir'e'
Struggling ever i'll cndl 'ss SUI. ,I,,
Father in Heaven, I'm weary Vi "'''
WARY Of lie that once was so fair,
That precious gem. that Jewei rarv'
Life with its changing sunny hC,
Its golden smi es. and wreath Oh h'"N-'
life of nv infant, childish years, ,, ,oars
With its rippling smil, =, and sparklnE .r Co
Years that knew uought OF my ausef vi ~
Father in Heaven, i III We ary oi ili''
Weary Of life that once was so hrighi,
With its rainbow nuts ana dahHihe ~"
The light II my virlhoOd cary uays' ,Ioza
with the gorgeous glare OF It's noondAS ot'"1'
An deeming my rfs but one endless uay'
Nor counting the hours that pHsseu a''
Hours with ioy and pleasures once ris,
Yet Father in Heaven, I'm weary oi iihe'
Weary of life it's sin, and It's crime,
Its poisoned breath and noisome suthe'
oh ain On crime! how bitter To tnste
The tempting fruit of thy deser, mas,e nsxe
THAT fruit so fair and bright 10 lhe
IN the Inns will fade End III a'hcs nle'
Filling the heart with woe and strllr, ,,,o
'riil Father in Heaven, I'm weary oi iiie'
weary OF life that has grown so DARK
Pinipg away in this prisoned ark'
Weary, dear Lord, as tue captive io'o
20
seeking some spot where my feet may U.s.,
From the deluge of sin in the human pie"e''
R.ttlipg ever ia care and strife,
Father in Heaven I'm weary Oh nc
Weary of life, shall one SO lost,
So tempest driven, so Wildly tosseu'
Dare TO weep as n Magdalene wept'
When in lonely sorrow sinner shec ecrSP'
| And knelt at Thy feet IN tears ara slshe,
| And sought but glance of Thy sacred eyes
| The glance that dlspeled all woe ana s' strIe'
| when her heart Was weary ana SICK Vi hio'
Weary of life, but ah, in Thy loNe'
look fer truer life above. ,o,,.
The life that fades not, nor passes AWAY
The dawning sun of eternal day, -.,oa,,s
| The morning that breaks Ger tue 'e"p''
| And shines through the gloom Of the yawn-
| Cheering us on through woe and STRIFE
| With the lasting joys of brighter me-
| Weary of life and weary OF SIN,
This worldly strife, and worldly q u,
| Looking in hope for the promised aha'
| Watching the veil in its golden s'rdnu
| Watching hat veil so mystic ana DrlHnl' ,h,
| Shrouding it's shores from my yearnlne sis"''
| watching the hand that shall draw IL away
| Giving me life, aud endless day.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-12-26

GI j SFI RI
. fairy-winged fancy
Of childhood'S dream,
Fair queen Of that realm,
Of the golden sheen,
Pull back the curtain,
And let the light in
On the glory Of ChriStmaS--
It's clatter and din
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-12-26

cETRISTMAS-
The hearts Of our little ones
Will throblwith delight,
At the mystic and magic
you hold for their sight,
They will cheer you and greet you
AS spirit divine,
And app1aud you in pens,
In rooeroS and rhyme
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-08
WINNING HIS STARS.
How Gen. Young Charged into Major
Generslship.
From. a Washington Latter.

From q WASHINGTON Letter.
Gen. Pierce NJ. B. Young, of Georgia,
has never lost through all the changes of
his life the dashing cavalier air with which
he used TO lead his cavalry command into
action during the war. Since that time
he has been a Representative of his State
ia Congress, where he got into hot water,
and has had other troublous experiences.
But he stands as straight as he used to
sit in the saddle, and he walks as jauntily
as be used to ride-and all the while
he keeps his eye fixed on the vanishing
vacancies in the diplomatic service. A
gentleman who served with Gen. Young
in the Confederate service the other day
recalled daring plan formed by the
gallant caValryman to charge down a
railway cut in order to capture Federal
position. The cut was long and narrow,
the Federals were strongly posted at
the farther end, with a battery of
well-served guns at command, but
Young ordered the charge as confidently
as though the Federals were already
in flight. 1t was a magnificent thing TO
see Young at the head of his thousand
troopers tearing down the road toward
the cut straight on the silent but stern
looking guns. 'But it is not war" said
one of YOung's aides as he rode up to
Young, and then, riding with him, asked
him just as they got to the cut whether he
realized what he was doing. son, yes,"
said Young lightly; '''ll either be a Major
General or in hell in half an hour" The
impeJuOus charge carried all before 1t,
though, and Young became a Major GEN
eral-but not within half an hour.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-08
SWEPT INTO THE SEA.
Carried from Dinner by Huge Wave
An Incident of Sbipwreck.

From t1e Neio York Tribune.
BosToN. June5.-James Giles and Rod
erick McRae, frst and second mates of
the bark ApphO, now at Gloucester with
salt from Liverpool, relate the circum-
stances Of the loss Of the Lady Milton,
which left Cardiff on March y for Char
lottetown, Prince Edward Island. They
were respectively first and second mates
Of the los. vessel. They were in lat. 40
deg. 81 min. and long 10 deg. 80 min west
when the gale struck them az noon on May
,. The Captain and mate were in the cabin
az dinner. The sea. was running noun
tain high and "tidal wave" as the mate
called A., swept the house of with the
Captain and mate. u was strange that
they were not instantly killed. The sec
Ond mate saw the sen boarding the vessel
and made for the wheel, only TO be swept
OIL with the wheelinau and tie wheel. The
lee bulwarhs were carried away. The
three chief officers and the wheelman
were In the ca three-quarters OF an hour
before they ere rescued. The steward
hove line them, ana after consider
able knOckii about they were pulled In.
The ballas had shifted and the
ship was on her beam ends.
The CAPITA. gave orders TO cut
away the ms It's. This was done quickly.
All the mas,s, yards and rigging went
under, and the vessel rode over the debris.
The fall Of the mainmaBt disabled the
pumps and the foremost carried away the
liie-bOat, leaving the mariners helpless.
The ship gradually settled down aud all
hands, nine men, were set 10 work battling
with buckets. They trimmed the ballast
Fortunately the weather moderated and
the men kept the vessel aflOat by hailing
water for four days and nights, and then
were picked no by the steamer Legislator
" New orleans aud tnken 10 Liverpool.
The ship was worth $1,000 and was aban-
doned. kp3Iytbing On board was lost.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-08
EunsraI 9muitetinnn.

SIMKINS.-The relatives and friends of
Dir. and Mrs. W. ID. Simkins, and of Mr.
and Mrs. W n. Habersham and family, are
invited to attend the funeral services Of LILA
HABERsHAM, infant daughter of the former,
at l6S Harris street, at 5 O'Clock THIS
AFTERNOON
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-08
GIN. RosEonANs' AUTOGRAPH
lie Eegan TO place e Upon Uncle SANS
0rnnnhAnlLa LrlhaN.

AA"NhHhAAh ttiAhfs
WAsHINGroN, June 6.-Gen. Rosecrans
having decided to accept the Office OF
Registrar OF the 1reasury, che resignation
OF ex-senator Bruce, wno was appointed
Registrar by President Garfield In May,
1881, was accepted Friday.
Gen. ROsegrans was installed Friday.
The appointment Of Gen. Rosecrans
seems 10 give general satisfaction 10
every body, Republicans and Democrats
alike. lie has been most conscientious,
hard-wOrking Congressman, and his
friends are all glad % see bin In the Office,
which has a very gratifying salary Of
$1,000 year.
Gen. Rosccrans is Of n temperament
that delights 30 the people, ana IL will give
him very decided satisfaction 30 place
bic autograph upon all OF Uncle Sans
new notes where the people may be able
20 see IL frequently.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-08
Wentner lnoloAtIons.

For the South Atlantic States to-day:
Fair weather, followed by local rains,
nearly stationary temperature, winds gen.
orally southerly.
The height Of the river at Augusta at
1913 O'Clock p. m. yesterday (Augusta
time was 6.5 feet-a fall of 03 feet during
the past "a hours.
Comparative statement of temperature
at Savannah June 7. 1884 and 1885:
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-08

TIE public hiring out OF children to the
lowest bidder etill obtains in the Swiss can
ton of Berne. A beartrendng case of this
kind is reported from Bel, where the public
crier, despite the tears and entreaties OF the
widowed mother, placed her four children
of 10, s. Is and years for %. 81 40 and 20 francs
respectively for the remainder of the year,
thus separating the whole family for fear lest
the wretched woman become burden upon
the town.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-08
Nral Goiair.
Southern Real Estate Investment

A GRtCULTURAL, Timber, Grazing, Phos-
y phate and Mineral lands. Also Manu-
featuring Properties.
CLARENCE GORDON,
and Pine street. New York.
No Investment Ofercd ieith0m Erpert SarreV
mate amt Guaranteed bV this Omee.
Sale correspondents In New YORK, Boston,
Mass. and London. Eng.
Expert examiners az various points la the
southern states.
Corresponding and Listing Agent for East
crn Georgia. JORDAN +. BROOKS,
1856 and i31 Bay street, savannah.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-08
TEXAS PROHBITIONIsTs
They Propose to Go into Politics and
Make a Square Fight.


DALLAS, TEX, June 4.-The prohi-
bition movement is being pushed by its
promoters in this part of Texas for all it
is worth. Every precinct in every county
is being canvassed with a zeal never be-
fore witnessed here, and the liquor people
are 50 far alarmed as to be forming asso-
Citations and working to defeat prohibition
and local option elections and county and
precincts respectively as they may come
up. DR.. J. 3. Crantill, editor of the Gates
Vile AdcU9ce, was in Dallas to-day.
DIR. Cranfll is a leader of the Texas
prohibition movement, and is perhaps the
best Informed man in the State on that
question. He said: "The outlook for pro-
hibitlon is all that could be desired From
every source comes the most cheering
news and the most substantial encourage
ment. The failure of the Texas Senate
TO submit the question to the people, after
having been asked to do so by $4,000 OF
our people, aroused just and widespread
Indignation
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-08

SALEM. Va. June The commence
ment exercises Of Roanoke College took
place ~ day.