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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23
Shingles as New Years Cards.

The Olympian CIV. IT, Hurricane, says:
This town tried making New-Year's
calls for the first time this year. The
editor and printer Of the local paper
told his readers that it was the custom
at the East, especially in Chicago, for
ladies who found it i~nconvenicnt to re-
ceive to hang baskets ut their front doors
in which people might place their cards.
This statement raised the ire of many of
the old settlers. "What.m said they,
''are these newcomers to tell us what's
what? We wont stand itw On New
Years morning the men prepared to go
the rounds and most Of the ladies kept
open house. But there was one worthy
lady, the wife of n pioneer from Maine,
who determined that the cwcome
should have a lesson. She fastened q
two-bushcl basket to her front door by
the we'll rope and attached to it a card
rudely pen-printed on IL piece Of paste
board which had been n layer in n
candle box: drop your cards here"
The first callers at that house were the
Governor and his friends. Instantly ap-
prcciating the situation they went to a
undergrad o far away and every man
wrote his nam in big letters on n Single,
nid returning deposited it in the basket.
The news of the basket spread through
the place, and before night more than
half a cord of shingles were heaped on
Banker Barncs's stoop.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23
Worn at q Wedding.

At a very elegant wedding in New
York city the bride, a tall. graceful
blonde of slender but very beautiful form.
wore n pcrfcct-ftting p%rinccsse dress.
the front of which was a mass of pearl
and crystal embroidery. the long, white
satin train caught up with elegant orna-
ments of pearl. The corsagc was cut out
hcart-shapc, and narrow bands of lace
and pearl embroidery served in the place
Of sleeves, the long Swcde SAKE gloves
nearly reaching to the bands. The
bridesmaids, three in number, wore pink
plush dresses, with vests covered with
garnet bead embroidery and corsage
boqucts of blush roses, buds. and sprigs
of cape jcssaminc and foliage mingled.
Garnet ornaments were worn upon hair,
throat, and wrists. The boquets were
exceedingly large, and III addition each
carried a tiny basket of eXotics on her
arm. The brides mother wore n trained
dress of gray satin brocatclle. A young
lady guest was attircd in a unique tot
let of ruby velvet, trimmed with olive
and gold-striped satin and velvet, the
two fabrics made up in Oriental fashion,
with short sleeves with ~"wings." these
held on the shoulders by antique clasps
of hammered gold, quantity decorated IN
brilliant enamclling. A singularly elc-
giant yet simple dress worn by n lady
from Philadelphia, was formed of mauve
satin, with n long train clinging closely
TO the figure. Across the front was a
graceful scarf drapcry of real Spanish
lace. The Mcdici cursagc vas cut out
square in the neck and edged with the
lace, and beyond was the high satin
fraise covered entirely with white pearl
embroidery. A large boquct de corsage
of pure white loses completed a most be-
coming and lady-likc toilet.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23
Compromising With a Hog.

"Good mornin', Marsc Dick" said
Aaron Morse as he stepped into the store
of Richard Kelly, down in Mississippi.
and doifed his hat, holding it in his
hands behind him.
"God morning, Aaron. What can I
do for you this morning." said Mr..
Kelly.
"Da'sc got me again, Marse Dick"
"Whos got you!"
"Dcr gram gurcr."
-" hat have you been doing?"
"Nuffin, fo' God, Marse Dick"
"lou must have done something
wrong, Dick, or the grand jury certainly
would not have indicted you"
go God, Marsc Dick, l hain't done
nuttin'."
well, what do they say you have
DONE"
"Da'scusc me or compromising wild a
hog"
81 knew o had been at some devil
mcnt. Aaron. You've been stealing q
hog, and if you arc convicted, the court
will divorce you from your wife for two
years and send you to the pcnitentiary.
"fIit will?"
yes"
81 golly, Marsc Dick, dat's good"
"What! going to the p%cnitcntiary for
two years good"
Not dat part so much, but der uddcr
part. dat what tickle me-"
"What other part?"
Getting dat dcforccmcnt from der ole
ooman-dat what plccs dis nigger."
"Thcn, ] understand that you arc will.
ing to serve two years in the penitcn-
titary to get rid Of your wifc?"
"Dats der conclusion OF hit, far err
CONAN dat don't take no intrust in her
husband, and don't do muffin fer he's
sport, and forces him to skarmish in der
woods for rashuns gat no dismiss wild err
husband.'
Aaron was tried the following week
and the Judge gave him four, instead of
two years, and now he wants his wife to
sell her two cows to pay n lawyer to ap-
peal his case to the Supreme Court. But
she rather likes the divorce herself,
especially rs it costs her nothing
Detroit Free Press.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23
A SANDER.

A good story was told me this week
by an old friend of Thurlow Weed of a
typographical error in. an obituary no.
ticc shortly after the first publication of
tn" .bmrnal by Mr.. Weed. One day, as
the paper. was nearly ready for the press,
and the 'dcvil" was in charge of the
composing room, an obituary notice was
handed in of the death of the cstimable
wife of the Rev. DIR. Wyckoff. The
printers boy made haste to find room
for the item. While setting up the type
he came upon the word ''consort," and,
not being familiar with tho word. sup
posed it should bc consolation, and sub
'stitntcd the latter for the former, adj
ding ito the to make it read proper,
and making the obituary read Ito the
consolation of the Rev. DR.. Wyckoff."
A'day or two aftcrward an old one-eyed
shoemaker walked into the printing
office, with anc in hand and. malice in
the n eye. threatening the editor with
n sound castigation for tho foul SANDER
to his gcnerous-heartcd Christian Pas
tor.-ANuny Journal.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23
The Bogus Butter.

Lipnan Arensberg was tried it the
Brooklyn Court of Sessions on an lndict-
ment for misdemeanor in having manu-
featured and sold oleomargarine. A
chemist testified that he had found that
the article sold was yellow like butter,
and that it was made out of animal fat
other thar butter fat. He didn't know
what the substance was, except that it
did not come from milk. The defence
proved that dairy butter was often color
ed. Defendants Attorney asked for an
acquittal on the ground that the statute
was unconstitutional.
GAS to the provision about coloring
matter, " said the Attorney, lit applies
only to dealers in artificial butter, and
yet it has been shown that the manu-
%facturers of dairy butter color it. The
law Is a prohibition against my client
that he shall not use coloring matter and
a permission to others that they NAV.
Gov. Cornell refused to sign a bill of
this kind, because the law was to be in
the interest of one class against another.
The law, to be fairly constructed to my
client, ought to be read so as to make it
a protection against fraud; but instead.
it is made to prohibit making a clean,
honest, wholesome article of food for the
benefit of the poor"
Judge Moore charged hat the law
was constitutional, md that if the jury
found that the defendant sold oleomar-
garine it was IN offcnse and they must
convict. They did convict and a fine of
1925 was imposed, with a stay pending
the decision of the Court Of Appeals.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23
Preacher and Landlord.

Tho Lewiston (Mc.) JurnM tells this
story: When the Rev. DR.. Tappan was
the agent of the American Home Mis-
sion Society he once made n trip
through the northeastern part of Maine
on horseback. On arriving ut Malta
wamkcag, where he was pleasantly en-
tcrtained, he was told he had better re-
main over night there, as the place
which he intended to make his next
station was rather rough and uncom.
Portable, and the landlord was Il rude,
blasphemous man who might not use
him we'll. But DR.. Tappan was anxious
to carry out his itinerary rs he had
planned it, and journeycd on. He ar.
rived at his destination ut dusk. The
landlord came out, greeted him cordial.
ly, o his horse and put him up, has.
tened in to help entertain his reverend
guest, prepared a nice warm supper for
him, and was as polite as a lightning.
rod agent.
Just before DR.. Tappan retired he
landlord and all his family, arranged in
procession according to their ages. filed
into the room with much decorum, and
the doctor was asked to lead them in
family worship, which he cheerfully
did.
The next morning, after the doctor
had dressed, the host, his wife. his
boys, and his girls, all neatly attircd,
came in again and the same request was
made and granted.
After Il good breakfast the doctors
nag was brought to the door, saddled
md bridled, and the good man pre-
pared to go his way. He asked for his
bill.
"Not Z cent" said the landlord,
cheerily.
The doctor thought this reply was
strange from a landlord preceded by
such an ill-reputation, and said, ''Why!
l must pay you for my entertainment"
You don't owe me Il ccn:," said the
innkeepcr. ''The fact is that tin ped
oilers, butchers, d~rovcrs, fishmen, and
all classes CT people come here to stop
with me, and l make it a point to take
my pay in their own line whenever 1
can. I've done the same by you. You
have paid. Good morning, sir!"
The good old divine used to tell this
anccdote himself with great relish.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23
ZEE THREE LITTLE CHAIRS.

They sat by the bright wood fire,
The gray.haired dame and the aged sire,
Dreaming OF days gone by;
The tenr-drops fell on each wrinkled cheek,
They both had thoughts that they could not
speak,
As each heart uttered a Sigh.
For their sad and fearful eyes deserted
Three little chairs placed side by SIDE
Against the s~itting-roonl's wall;
Old-fashioned enough as there they stood,
Their seats OF rush and their frames of wood,
With their backs 30 straight and tall.
Tien the sire shook his silvory head.
And with trembling voice he gently said:
Mother, those empty chairs!
They bring, us s,ch sad, sad thoughts to-
night,
Wen put them forever out of sight
In the small dark rooui UPSTAIRS"
But she answered: 'Father. no. not yet,
For l look at them, and I forget
That the children went away;
The boys come back, and our Mary. too,
With her apron on of checkered blue,
And sit here every day.
$50 let them stand, though empty now,
And every time when alore VIC bow
AT he Fathers throne to pyay.
Well ask to meet the children above,
In our Saviour's home Of resi- and love,
Where no child goeth away"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23
SAVED BY A DEVOTED DOG.
A Teamstcr's Terrible Experience In tho
Snow In n Western vnlley.

n wood-haulcr by the name of Jean
Baptistc Larue left the city late one even
ing for his home, some where on the
other side of the valley. 1t appears
that by the time he mad reached the
middle of the valley the effect of the
liquor he had drank died away, leaving
him to the mercy of the cold. At first
Laruc tried to overcome it. He got out
Of the wagon and ran beside the team,
out in his weakened condition the cXcr-
else soon exhausted him.
The motion of his arms seemed to
startlc the horses and they struck off on
4 round trot, leaving Laruc behind. The
team disappeared and Laruc dropped to
the ground tired out and discouraged.
How long he remained at the roadside
he does not know, but he was first
partially and then wholly aroused from
The stupor which had overcome him by
his dog Juggling at his coat and finally
biting him, first slightly and then more
severity in the leg.
Maddcncd at the dog he staggered to
his feet with the intention of beating
him. but he was too far zone to even
raise his hand to strike Il blow. The
faithful dog seemed to take IN the situa-
lion, and instead Of NM from his
master he again slightly bit him in the
leg. Laruc kicked at the watchful brute
several times, but failed to reach him.
The exercise forced the blood to his
e~xtremitics, and at the same time he
gained n clearer comprehension of his
real danger. With Il great effort he
aroused himself to action, but having
lost his reckoning he didn't know which
way to turn.
Again his faithful dog came to his
rescue. With Il whine and low bark the
animal led off at right angles from the
road. Laruc, now trusting all to the dog,
followed him as fast as he could, and in
the course of half an hour reached a cabin
on the hillside, occupied bya wood-chop-
per, who let him IN and kindly attended
to his wants.-Butc city Inter Noun
tain.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23

THE FIRST ONE.--A friend of mine
had purchased q new sleigh, and as I
entered his stable to inspect the rig I
saw my friend draw a sharp stick across
the box. / asked him why he did it.
and his reply WAS, Everything I get
new some one comes around and wants
to borrow it. No matter how careful /
may be, tho first time j loan anything IL
comes home with a scratch on it or il
broken. Now, I thought, for the salts
faction OF the thing, that I would put
the, first scratch on this new sleigh N.Y.
self. Amt . bad scratch eithnr, ii itas:
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23
Pooh PAY.-Therc is in Doolv county

Pooh PAy.-Therc is in Dooly county,
Ga, says n local paper, q Baptist min
istcr who for nearly a year and a half
served n church ms punctually as he
possibly could-often walking twelve
miles to feed his flock, and received as
a compensation for his services only 81.
Two dollars Of this was paid by a young
lady who works for her living, one by q
widowed lady not over blessed with the
goods Of the world, and one by this
widows daughter.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-23

THERE's many a slip 'twixt the cable
lad the grip.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-02-18
Confidence.

A large proportion OF the hnman wrecks
and failures is due to tbs wsnt Of conf
dence. The plains are white with bleach
ed bones of men and women who bavo
embarked ia all sorts OF trades and under
tskings half hearted and with no stock OF
confidence. They faltered and ran at the
first appearance Of danger. They Trusted
everything 10 every body except them.
selves. They asked Tor favors IL spirit
that enured denial. They closed bar
gains expecting TO be cheated. They
made friends expecting TO te deceived.
Their life was one of doubt and drspon.
depcy.
Confidence Is the foe Of suspicion and
the twin sister of faith.
Confjencs soruonuts obstacIes.
achieves victories, ,ramplsa upon donb..
anJ oatsiriI,s all riysIs IA the great march
VI hn,nan progress.
Co,hlss lsngbs at opposition aud
pnis thresis to fght.
Cooaleness dasbes rumor upon scAndsi
and breaks their poisoned sbsfts upon the
shield ~ justice.
Co,h..voee tills the soil, plants seed,
resps ibe harvest and feeds The world
Conii lene. buiIis ships. crosses oceans.
exchanges products and briggs all the
natious of earth into close relationship.
Conl ispce Is the guide from savage to
civilization.
wisre Confidence presides. hsppines.
reigns ,nprsms
Ypng mao bss- c,iil i.nee. rbos Il 10
your - yonr ~.ik yanf talk Doa't
erins. % fsvu. D5b'i ~ src.,od handed
Set y,n, mark bigh. never mind who liss',
failed " Who Lays woa, srlts Coan ieas-
upon your staadsrd sDd ~ forth 70 vie
tory.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-02-18

II would seem very strange, aud pre-
hsps not very pleasant to my young read.
ers to hear q tallow candle or the shin.
bone Of reindeer called candy. Aud yet
these things may really be considered as
Eskimo candy, because they would really,
delight the children Of the cold in precise
ly the way that box OF bon bons would
delight you.
There is q certain kind OF waterfowl in
arctic countries know as the dovekie. II
is about the size OF duck, is quite black.
has prominent white stripe on it's wings,
and its webbed feet are OF brilliant red
When sitting in rows on the edge Of
greenish rock these little red feet are very
conspicuous. Sometimes, when the men
have killed number OF dovekies, the Es-
kimo women cut off the bright red feet.
draw out the bones. and blowing into the
skins, distend then as much as possible so
as TO form pouches When these pouches
are thoroughly dried they are filed with
reindeer tallow, and the bright red pack
ages. which assure you look much ulcer
than they taste, are little Boress's candy.
In very cold weather the Eskimo children
cat great quantities OF fat blubber: and
this fatty food, which seems TO us 80 M
inviting, helps to keep them warm and
WE'LL
The only other kind Of candy that the
Eskimo children have, is the marrow from
the long leg or shin bone Of the slaughter.
ed reindeer OF this. also. they are very
fond. Whenever reindeer Is killed aud
the meat has benn stripped from the bones
Of the legs, these bones are placed on tbs
floor ofthe iyloo aud cracked with q hatch
ct until the marrow Is exposed. These
bones arc then forced apart with the hands
and the marrow Is dug out OF the ends with
long, sharp and narrow spoon made from
0 walrnss tusk. have eaten this reindeer
marrow frozen and cooked; and after one
becomes accustomed TO eating meat raw, It
Is really an acceptable tid.bit; while cook
Ell and nicely served IL would be delica.
cy anywhere. 81 Nioholos
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-02-18

No. ! didn't lose ibs, leg IN tho ear. n
piled astrAnger yesterday, a. he le4ns,i "a
against tho cold wall ~ The pn@,ntlie~
used to claim that my lex ga shot ~ a,
The battle Of Antietsm. hu, one day sane
thing happenei to cnre me of lying
Was ssumpine along tho highways Ia
Ohio. aud stopped a, farm house 10 l~s
for dinner
wbers d,J you lose ,ha, leg' asked the
woman.
Al Gettysburg
Sir down till call my husband.
He came 10 from the barn, sn,l vas
asked where my regiment was staii m-.i u
the battle.
ln the cemetery. ! replied.
Oil Well my son Bill VS. In the ccmc
terry, too. Ill call him in.
Bill soon camc in. and hc waited TO
know what particular graves.one | took
shelter behind. I said IL was . Scotch
granite monument.
OhT grunted Bill. My brother Bob
was behind just such stone and Ill call
HIM In.
Bob came in. aud be swore Q mighty
oath that he was there alone. He sort o.
pre- emptcd that monument. aud remem-
bered the inscription 10 word. How
ever, to give mo the benefit OF doubt,
was asked to namo my company and regi-
ment.
Company B. Fifth Ohio, promptly
answered.
Oil Brother Jim was 10 that company,
I'll call him.
Jim came in, took square look At me-
and remarked;
Stranger, our regiment wasn't within
200 miles OF Gettysburg during tho war.
said Twenty fifth OF course the Fifth
wasn't there.
Obi Ill call in my brother Aaron. He
was in the Twenty fifth.
Aaron came in, called me wooden leg
ged liar, aud | was pitched over tho fence
into the. road. They've got the war bust
ness down SO fine that you cant 90 around
playing roots on tho country no more, and
the best way is to own right up that you
got drunk and got in the way ofa locomo-
tive.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-02-18

70 pay the hall crown every week out O
his own pocket and altar going 70 fetch !
from the widow.
And sll the timc told myself ! didn'
like IL for could 100 that Luke W
changed. and always thinking Of that cir
- girl not half good enough for him.
remember whom I was poor and used u
speak hsrshly TO the wife and Luke. and
feel very bitter,
AT last there came an afternoon when
knew there ~as something wrong. Tb.
vile had gone out directly after dinnrr
saying she was going TO zee sick womsf
II knew Who II was. bless you'll and
Luke was Adeeting about. not himself
aud At last he took bis hat and went out
They might have conaded in me. said
bitterly. but oil the time knew that i
wouldnt let them. They'll be spending
money throwing il away. know they
have spent pounds on them already. A,
last ! got In such way that called down
our foreman. left him 10 charge. took my
hat, and went after them.
Everything was quiet in Bsnnett's placs
for couple Of dirty, detected locking wo
men, one who was in arrears 10 me, hsd
sent the children that played in the courl
right away because OF the noise, and VA,
keeping guard so that they could not come
back.
/ went up stairs softly, and all was very
quiet, only rs | got nearer to the room
could hear bitter wailing cry, and then
opened the door and went in.
Luke was there. standing with his head
bent by the sewing machine; the wife
sat 10 chair, and on her knees, with Q
face buried in the wiie's lap. was the pooI
girl, crying ~ II her little heart would
break; while on the bed, with oil the look
Of pain gone out Of her face, lay the Wild
ow, gone to meet her husband, where pain
and sorrow are no more.
! couldn't see very plainly for there wac
q mist before my eyes; but know Luke
flushed up as he took step forward, as il
to protect the girl and the wife looked ai
me in heightened way.
But there was no need, for something
that wasn't me spoke, and that in gentle
way, as | stepped forward, raised the girl
up, and kissed the pretty face before lay.
ing her helpless head upon my shoulder
and smoothing her brown hair.
Mother, says that something from, within
me, ! think there is room in the nest at
home for this poor. forsaken little bird.
Luke. my boy, you will go and fetch q
cab. Mother, will you see what is wanted
here?
My boy gave sob as he caught my
hand in his, and the next moment he did
what he did not for years kissed me on
the cheek before running out Of the room
leaving me with my darling nesting on
my breast.
l SAID my darling, Tor she has been the
sunshine Of our home ever since : pale
wintry sunshine while the sorrow was
fresh. but spring and summer now.
Why, bless her! look at her. I've felt
ashamed sometimes to think that she, .
lady Of birth. should come down to such 9
life; making me well, no, it's Us now, for
Lukes partner-no end Of money BY her
clever ways. But she's happy, thinking
her husband, that is to be, the finest fellow
under the sun; and let me tell you there's
many gentleman not 30 we'll of as my
boy will be, even il the money has all
come cut OF queer trade. CdsselTs Family
MAGAZINE.