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Vol. 22.
Bastrop, Texas, Saturday, August 2,1879.
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H O. UF.YNOLDS.
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A baby oaa rtoeuiiy born in Ow.cin
uatti without wni>.
A MOTHER'S PRAYER
No. 35.
Il ia easier aud bandur lor men to
flatter than to prsise.
WAGON,
Woman * ailaooe, although II ia leaa
frrqatul, signifies more (ban man's.
Under tbe law* of England A breach
of | routine eaee bolde good again at a
maniac.
Tbe new king Bulgaria ia a printer;,
A mother's holy arma oeresaed
A babe that laughed npoB ber braaat.
Then thoa to Qaefeo aha oried In prayer
"Now eveo aa bia faoa ia fair,
O Lord ! keep Tboa bia eoal witbia
Aa free from any apot of ain."
from Heaven tbe Lord an anew Br made:
i "Behold! I grant aa thou baal prayed "
born to "rule" bia "mil*," and "quoin" Wilbin ber door the darkuaea crept,
their "lorma." j And babe and mother awaeily slept.
Love can etouae anything etccpt j The baifr^ rang tbe midnight bell,
au' I The watcbiuau aa*w< rttd "AU ia wall
cau etouae anything
meanneea ; but lucaniieaa kilia lore
crtppl '• natural ufl'ection
I never kuew a man in my life who
could not bear another'* miafortnues
perfectly like a christian. —
A Oeorgian dug up a friend to recovor
a pocket-book be had dropped wbil <
lowering the coffin.
The mother at I be cradle aide
Awoke to find Ifce babe haddiotf.
Wflft grief to aet a woman wild
Hue naught aud cl ipped tbe marble ebftl
Until l.er heart against hia own
Was brukeu beat.'nc < n a atone.
Ha c you ever heard of a woman who "° °oJr" 8,1B crieJ iu h*r di,,P*ir-
CARRIAGE
could perform her toilet iu ibe liaso JBvo
could ? V ell hardly Eve-r.
A N U
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Jib •.
Bastrop. o.
OaUBLE IjOIMIL Hi.
Il^ta 4th Saturday night in
month.
W. C. POWELL. W.
'•"goLAn*. af., Secretary.
"**tob r 1*1, IN7*.
cach
M
lUB't iiOP GHAl 11..
M -'la l*t Haturdav oiaht to ec..
S A. MultRlH. XI E. M
Jt* Sti ilnl/*oi. d.vrp'ar'.
|to*tro|t, tl.'tober * t,
No. WV
njonth.
BLACKSMITH
-shops-
The yonng mau who allow* bia girl
to bait before an ioe cream aaloon t
loat. and l.i* arijiea return bo morn
from day to d«y.
I Two Lnniaeill* maidt-n* have opftned
I a blaokamitb abop, aud it'a an iutereat*
j ing aight t'< *ee a mule blaab when Uiu
Jgirl* a<widcn(ly tickle bum wbiH pattiug
! on hia new *horp.
' Mrs. Aniea hu* a atory* entitled "The
j Lonpeat H >ur of Vy Life," That wa«
dotiblle'* tin! hutir nhe kn.-w her beau to
be callii.g on another gi'l aero** the
•treef.—D-'trott h're>
If yoli pick up i
envnm i>ihk< toky,
i
pb.iraNrapher for a
fo-'llttli
•iKijdv
you'l
iimtat •
| i,,. in« la th" '"h'ireh |)ir i't. rj
f.ir 1&7V "f the Mel ho li«l I'.p'ac.ipjl
« nr h .HjuiU lur II*•!rc |
no.
|U lr'>p *>
firat HiM.ath in <act
I'ralria at 11 o'clock *
"rteiood. Third «i.d F-urih M'lnd.y- at
Htatrop. ui .rniiiir and night I'rayer
m«atmg a ry We-loeaday night. Hun
lav rtobool «ee y Humlav m •ri.ie al
„\ioek. * M. W. WooTTCN
:::::::: u. suhhers I CO..:£;
IIAV.NT* K|tE('TEI>
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istist cul'kch l>lflh 'tolli.
LARrE AND CVMM3H01IS
WORK SHOPS'
I ha following i. I hi l>iriot< iy of It •
Ittptiat Churohea ol liw tion H...
Prairie, Perryvllle. K'giu and I li-aaaU'
11rove for Ibe *rar 1879 i
Ilaatrop Fuoith rtal.batl. in ea.-i.
iqootb, moruuig an I • *< uinK. j
nr.lay before at 10.-HO a ui I
iiiii's PfRirt# KtitrT tliir 1 liOf'i •
Dav aod Haturdav r«cednur. ut !« ♦ J. 1. llfi ii\na.m a. voi- Oi.ti Sious,
E gto-Hreoul au'i.u* «"ch ru>«i h.
... (If.ir. -Kalilf'la v • iifl.l ho-
O. \V. LANK, F; tor.
In the rear of
f -ol. iirply brcat>8(' he writca
thii>g>. aud a priotf-i for a saint,
becaueu In'*oii up h; mil-books
p. I tfj^i't t. rril 1 f fo< led in both
cct.
•Mvgro 'iu at Oriune', lowr.,
^<v uii 1 accoai|uul j<1
* r'K*1 * hat it wo;il I
(ton i*auran',o
{foui; 1 t > lit < f an - rnmouly
The bri le reci'n't^l t >e handwrn
i that of a r- j—t■ I unitor, and urrd'wi
| tbe r'H.r, to find srTeral (trains of stryol •
j i i«e in the ilia that a *m ;ktr would bite
off
A caution to p p.- Hwokcr* I* coutain.-d
in Hie eii'crience ol « Frrnnh portir
«i.o ri-c-ntjy ' ut the fonfiiiKir of bi*
I, (( u« with n t;iiifc v,itli which be had
j bcao cleaning out Ma pipe. Tne nctt
d,i Hi. tlutirr «w'I!im| au i tbo arm be-
came n fl imr,I. whtli* tomorH aj poand
| under ih" ariutnt* Tlie doctor w„o
• m cllrd in ri cognised poiaoning
oiooilnc, .ml, reeing that umputatioD
"Why ha*t Thou mookau a mother's
prayer?"
Then aiiawired He . "Aa I have wi!l.«d,
Thy prayer, O woman, is fulfil! -d!
ff on the earth thy child remair,
Mis soul shall gather many a statu;
AI thy bebe*t 1 reached my baud,
To lift bim to the Uoaveuly laud."
T6e mother heard, and bowed ber bead,
Aod laid ber check against the dead.
And erred : "O Ood! 1 daro uot pray,
Thou auswi rvat iu ao at range a way."
, In shadow of a taper light.
1 She aat uod moitroe 1 the ltvaloug uight
Unt when lhr> morniug brought the sou
Hba pray <1, "Toy will, OtSod.be done "
JEMHIE'fl TEST.
Misa Jeruaha Jeukinson folde<1 ber
unpklh with >low, precise Curefn!oerr>.
70a, door," bo aoid. Unking bar ova
Ihrongb bia ood leading tbo way to tbe
dining room, whore tbo bright light
madeo gonial glow on ailvar, cryatal,
ond anow-wbito ebiuo.
"Horry ma, Riob -bow?"
"I have to tahe tbe 730 train vary on*
eipectedly for the oily on important
boaioaea that cannot bo delayed I aball
bo at home to-morrow night, I eipeet
Jeaaie, won't yon bate another picoe of
the black meatt"
Mrs. Wintriohatt toyed with bar
ebioken, ber appetite entirety destroyed
by the newa bar htMband announced
' On importonl buaineea." Yes, that
wa* what Miaa <l*ukin*ou had aoid And
tbe night train, tool It ffaebed hotly
acroaa Jaaaie'a mind that ber besbaud
! waa going down to the theater au l —if
{ what Miss Jerorha bad aatd waa true—
| not alone
That a.Hwtid dtooideil her and, ai Mr.
Wintrinbam aroaa from tbe dinner-tabl>,
be little knew tbe tbonghta that were
tbrooging in bin pretty little wifa'tbead.
"I/jn't be loueaome, darling, will
youf Or aball I atop and tell Plorrie
: to como op and atay with you to-night?"
Jeoaie laughed a little forcedly.
| "You over-uniiona fellow I What do
1 want of ftiater Florrie? I aball Lot be
1 >uely at all."
"Brave little woman! kisK mc good
night tbeu, dear."
Ht> waa ao kiod aud thoughtful; ood
Jeaaia'a fond, fooliab heart almost mis-
gave her aa aba watched bim atarr.
"It ia downright wicked to diatruat
him; but itieu, it ia juat tbeae elegiut,
: fsaoiuating oiku who are ao agrenablo to
other worn'u beside their wivea—at
ii'ist Mia* J' Tish* aays ao, and abe'a old
•yaelf, madam If yon are onaooom-*
paoied, I will *«eyoq there Thia way,
planar."
Atlaatl Jeaaie a sbfeka were aa bol
■a Are, oow, and bar eyea bright aa atara
aa aba walked tbrongb Iba long depot
nad ferry-bowae boatde bar bnabaud In
tbe ladiea' eaabin Rich gave bar a aeat,
then left ber to join a group of gentle-
men who were eonteraing near the door,
and at tbe New York dock be earorted
her to a St. Julian tranafcr coach, in neb
aa if ahe bad been a obifd iu hfa chafgc,
whom be waa bound to do hia doty by,
and yet cm.eidere4 anmewbut of a mil-
aance. A* it hepi*ened, the coach had
other paaeengera, ao that the hot color
bed firm to die oot of JToasie'a face,
aftbougb aho mentally regarded bia "a
darling, provoking fellow."
•••• • • # • • • 0 •
"If you | fcaae, air, an auawer ia
wanted."
One of the Waitera at tbo Si. Julian
handed a tiny note to Mr Wintriubam
jus' after that gentleman had inapected
tbe arraugementa of bia room aod waa
aettl*d down for a half hoara'a etamiua
lion of auudry papers in bia memoruu
dnm book.
"Ao auawer— a letter for— oh, yea,
from Ned Hufbaway about the shares —
Hia eyea opened widely aa bo cart
lea*ly tore it opeu to find, uot a buai-
nan* communication from Ned
way, hut a dainty little note iu a
ful, flowing Imck-band ;
" Hiul-ski* Cap:—iSOv—Yon made
mc desire to nee yon again. I* there
not time to attend the theater ?
Lady Aiimibcr."
Hick drew a bog breath of surprise
"Bo tUat'o tbe little game, ia it V"
Then lie rapidly wrote as answer aud
enough to know."
Jessie w.tohed tbe ivory haoda of tbe j ^oniagly as be recoived
ctieioo (1 ick haateoiug toward 730, then
started op, exclaiming,—
"W II, I ahull do it—thia anew any-
•nd looked Into bia eyea neaiiMtlw
•"Don't aoold, Rieb. lV\!Z l o^l
I'ttla aaoapade baa made M m,
•"PPT. I< r nil I knew I waa erar| uTZ,
•uoh a thing, Ton may puuirh me ia
any way you plaaae, Rieb."
Bhe said it m«kly. bat with mth
■>vo and pride in her eyea that be won Id
b« a bean lees than Rich Wintrinbam to
have eeumred her. 80 be draw her
head down to bia breaat and kiaaad ber,
wbil« she promised never to be ao fool-
wb again.
A BAD, HAD OABE
Mrae 1 lech ADJtDOKD TO hi I IMAM Ajrt3'
on lurid ro tub astlcm.
Bbetman Courier.
Bome two weekir ago Mr*. K. Lean
<?ame into our city the pieture of benllb
phyn'cally aud mentally to all appear
•new. Being a woman of an active
mind, and eonaidrrablo literary ability,
ahe a tar te<l out |0 write up our aectioa of
tbo Stale for publication in one or two'
newipapers, and endeavored to aeeniw
•iiliacribera for sevoral papers. The
uc*t day after getting to Wtork, as un-
principled scalawag, Morria Levy by
Mime, ndfrrtiaed ber iu the Kegiater aa
an impoater. and of generally bad re-
pute, hi.,) unworthy the oonfldenM of
the pnbtir Tho Onnrier at nnoa da-
Haiha- j 'ho man Levy, and beld bia
gracc- 1 "P '° "10 ®ci.rii of tbe pnblio. Letter^
were at or ce sent (ff to other parte of
tbe Stute to learn of tba trne ciiaraeter
of Mrr Lf«, ar,d in doe conrae of aail
ansacra were rotnroed establishing tba
lady's fair name. But tho shock of tba
dastardly attack upon bar good chareoi
ter wje t .0 much, and' in a fnw day* aha
; *' w.v'Tj.r.r,.": tji:,
H.nise she made an attempt to iaflioV
hurm upon herself by pickiDg tbe arias
and thoai followed h« r pretty li'tla ho t- bow." And weuf to ber rooa witb
{•mi from tho duinf.-.-ocm buck to the
; fiHtl ir, where the soft as'r ] l.io>p f,l iw-
••<1 like a bli moor, and the 11 :ioj'.1 *t-
•«.l stove ton,!*' ted ^hmli.w c:i toe l.rown
■ red eu«> chair iu which Min1 Jtukinavn
""•.need h' nieif.
I rtslij ,''on'' know wbat to do about
Miss Jcru«hi J' 1 "n™ thought
ek.
it.
sparkling eyea and flowing cheek*
****** *
"le thieacnt eogiged, air?"
It waa a low, sweet voice that *d
dreased Mr. ltichard Wiutrinham, aa
the T;!|0 train ateuratd 00, alter ceiling
at l!.o last station before reeohiog the
Ji r-ey Oity t< rrainuft
Mr. Wiutrinham nrose courteously,
^1 meed at the «m«li, gMaelol figure iu
pavy-blue water-proof and double veil.
" fake the teat by tbw window, mad
lievn stocked same with wullimnasonau
beware
coon ter b l t
sewTng
Tbt.re are laigue white*eewio« ma-
rhinaa being offered for aale throughout
the oouuty, they are not genuine, but
are wor'bieae old macbioee, worke.1 over
end atyled "Tne White'"
Tbe undersigned |a tbe only author-
iaed ageut for Ibe geuuine Whit* for
Itiatrop ooonty. aud peraon* are warna.1
a^'iinst pnrcbaaiag "Tbe White from
Itaatmp. May 'i4. iHTtt-tf.
MOSKS BROS
NOItIIIK'.IN MATEI'.lAL,
-u.ii.ti'.' I r all kind* 1 I Wagon. C ltt ze
W rk. Plows, Elc.
JCAKItlAOK PAINTING, TRIMMING
Wc., a aiHiciali'.y.
m^ifK v. ini shop,
ia iu charge of
nr. 1: Tin in-: 1. nh(i:i,ki:,
an eipenenced workman, and all work
turned out is cnarnntoed lo gire aatisfac
wai tree** y, acnt ii.e ns" to the l:oe- y0nfa. Bui I ieei I hav - your interest
p'tal, where, ut ! i t acciiuiita, he wi.s heart, and if w< one 11-« has Ibe COiir-
lying in a er pr. arioun condition. 0| ((J p,,,ni ol)t H wi.'e of
Ai wo were -it aei.t ot. j visrt to A'u bait n year the 50I1 g on of her hns - nd
tin, tins week, ma cdih Tml and i«<oat —why, my de^r Mr*. Wnitciul'cm
U""M aUud 1 y ton and take your pir'."
H'r ■ oiem. words m".do little slurers
nich cum guilty of such 'lidiroreliona
jou di cUie he is, 1 do b"lieve ! ahoull
—ill.l"
Jcsxir Wiutrinham winked aw ay i'.
auspioiona brightness fr"ra lier pretty, juts."
cur'icg brown lasher, su1' looked rasei I Kb" glided ir, olid Mr. Wintrinbam
'y ut her fiue.t'H stroastic couulcn^incf tat d<*wn beside her, f* 1. uuConsoioua of
"I dam sav tl--re sro a grest mnny 1 tho sidelong gl*oco from a pair ot eager
per pie v ho would s.y 1 was very nffl -1 eyfij uuitei the voil
cona, my tecmsH I ti II yoii what "How Landaotac h'J is! and be haan't
I thti.U of ihst giH>d-l lok'ug buaband ol the least idea who 1 m."
For ot course it waa Jeaaie who b<id
iaket 'he train at tbo eame atatnn with
Bicb, hut hi-d waited until the liat st,i>
ter
yon
1]
tins week, I'm idlli tnil and
c iumna tc- lav ehor ol then
) variety.- /' if'r /> ^i/mHw.
Bu wtial there arc ol ti"-.1 seam bet-. ... ,
than U.U..I. It'ho got 'em up lor of va,ue terror thrill tU over Jortio.
— .V.-riA 7V.r.i« "1 dare say," answered pcor Jeaaie,
l'be editor "got *tm up"—the flr*l | "you nre kind indued, Miss Jerushs, on-
aud fourth p*gi* between 1 and 6 a m , ! ly I onn't believe that Rich ia audi a
Monday m rninr, and tbe remainder j flirt aa you aay— always paying anoh eta
after bi* retarn from the "Hill City." clnaive attoutiou to ladiea when ba ia
We have no *«Mtistacc« in the editorial' away from home.
department, aud. fre«pi«uily. act 10 the | "Yon must think juet wbat you pleaae.
dit.'r, typo, pres.mill and
"know bow it is yourielf,"
11 Nil it KH-t a* rtnt't'.,
AUSTIN - TKXAS.
THE OLO RILUBLE
CLOT 'I I NO HOUSE.
Ha* fust returned from the North with
thr laraeat and moal complete aaaort*
meet of <tenia' and Boy*' clothing ever
'is'.s'ras':'"
Aust' i, March 2' . H7tl.
if. KKKI8LE;
WMOI.CBAI.K AMI Uk-TAIL DBALBH |"
flAMBS.WtNS SHfET MUSIC
And Muainl Mercbandiae ol every
-tma-iui'iiox —
rtlllMITI'KK, i; AHPF.T8,
4lir mw«. Pidurf*,
litK"« V rnmrii, Wlrrmi,
1'ollri 8rl«. f nrfnlii
«:hlMrrn
CitrrlitKri, Klc.
undertaker.
Mvtnllu', Hose wood and Walnut Col
Una and t anknta, atnl Undortak-
era' TritiiiiiiiiK"' Kino Ht'tirara
alw iya on bund.
( mlrtn At*-, iii Iota 4'Arc St.
Al>TI\\ t : TKXAS.
lion ill price
workmanship.
We are determined, by strict ntleuiion
o buaineas, tlrat ciaas work and lihertl
cbarsei, to merit aud receive a liberal
•hare of p'ltioiiage from a generous
public.
Wc aak only a fair trial to ananre
•access
oapaei'iee of
1 .•dev-1." Y. n
i don't yon?
j A party ot Msiiors were inspecting a
I po irhouse Ann ng the inmntes wns a
I venerable looking old nmn whose face
piality of uiaterial and ia ' indicated pirfeot Iripp nc>s. tind oue
I ol the visitor*, "You seem to be p.tr-
fectlv satisfied witti your lot " "I aw."
he replied ; "1 huve 11 source of consola-
tion that is denied lo most mcu." "Ah, |
said the visitor, ' yon look forward to a
blissful future beyond tbe grave?"
••Yee," responded the old man, ' but I
also find some coomdatioii in tbo pro-
verb which nays Hint one man'* loss ia
J. J. HUMMGltS A CO.
Baatrop, Feb. Hth, lH7il y
C. KRIlARd, & SON
BASTMP. ^ TEXAS
Drnggists l ApotTiecarier
MKDI0AL WINBH AN D LIQUORS
r*§Ttu\ t wi vi-'v
my dear. Only I suppose if yuu were
to a«o for yourself, you would txlieve
the evidence of your owu eyes?"
JtMale's alightly-flnshed cheeks t>c-
traved tbe paiuful interest nhe felt.
"Of courae, if I were lo nee—"
Misa Jernsha arose triumphantly
"Then ell you have to do in to lake
my advioc, and tbe nett time Mr Win
Iriuham has such vi ry important bust -
ners iu New York, do you go by tbo
I aarnc train, with your waterproof and a
thick veil lo disguise you. 1 must go
now, I tbiuk, my dear. I'll have to
stop at poor Mr. DeUcon's aud bear if
ahe baa beard from that runaway dangh
ter of ber*. Thanks for the early cup ot
auotber man's gtin. It makes mo feel , , , , , .
, . m , , . . lea you made ao nicely—and don t for
happy to thiuk I never lost enough to . , _ _ u.. .
do tho fe I iw that found it any good."
Hu.wnt inrlfaaoir - li is the bah1 ling
epring that flows gnutly, the little rivu-
let whioh runs along day aud night, by
the farmhouse, that is useful, rather
tbau tbe awollrn flood or warriug cuter
get what I told you, Mrs. Wintrinbam.
Aud the ahouiiunhle old goMip went ber
way, leaviug the at rows ol tbe dMruat
she had tlirowu rankling very painfully
in poor, loving, jenl iua Jt-iuue'e heart.
Mho perfectly adored ber handsome
young husband, and as always such pa*
ae' Niagara eieite« our wonder, 11111I aionate tffectiou is accompan'.cd by jeal
we atand amacotl at tbe power aud great-1 ousy, this otherwise aeusible little wo
neae of Ood there, ns He "pours it from mau found it no difficult matter to eu*
tbe In II >w of His band," Hut one Nt I terlaiu the doubt ber gueet etpreasod,
agara i* enough tor the continent or the | Hioli wa* no handnome, so stylish, ao
worl I, whli the name world reipnrea gallaut—why should not Udiee onjoy hia
tLousands autl tens of thousands of *il attention*? Ant', sitting by tbe eo*y
ver fountain* and gently flowing rivn-
l-<t*, that water every farm and meadow,
•nil every garden, autl that aha'l flow on
Ami all tliinga in our liitoof buninean. jrVery night with their gentle, tpiie
beauty. Ho witb the act* of our liven.
Prescription* cnrcfully conipoutidor*
nt till hmira,
AtO. ERIIARD'H old)BUnd.
Ila*trcp F*h 117^.
flrc, waiting until ber husband ahnuld
ocme iu for bia dinner, Jenaie almost de-
cided to play tbo apy upon buu at tbe
earlu-at moment.
! Then, wtien aho heard,bia latoh-key in
It ie oot by great deeds, like those ol the door, and hie quick, firm tread to
tbe aertyra, that good ia to be doua-.t, the ball, and eaw hia h*ndaome, cheers
ia hy the daily at d .piint virtuea of life., ful faoa aa be took her cbeeka in hi*
tba Christian temper, the good ijualitie* j handa lo ki*a her, she felt aabamud and
ol ndativea end Irtandn, and all. that it I contimed.
if lo be done. llirm *.
I nm alraiJ I b U have to
tir.n bui been reached tiefore ahe
1 {oh nig.'d her eeat iu the oar fjr the one
now occupiod.
"I vvoudvr if be do:* know mn? Of
coursc bo doosa't, ocly be doeen't aeec
very eager to aay anything to me."
Then a little frngrantly perfumed
handkerobiof fluttered accidentally (?)
to tbe floar. Jessie made a deoeitfu!
little dive after it, diaplaying her dainti-
ly-kidded hand, and round, neatly-
etiffed wri*t.
Riob quickly anticipated her and
handed the baudki rciikf quietly to ber.
"Allow mc, madam "
"Ob, thank yout I am aorry to trou-
ble you ao much. 1 waa very awkward."
Jeseio'* cbeeka wero bluahing fnri>
1 otuly under ber doni li dark-brown veil.
"I will give bim a obauco anyhow,"
*be thought.
But Mr Wintrinbam only bowed
gravely aud maintained a courteous ai
lence
The train (lowed tip, and Jeaaie, witb
pereiatent determination to draw him
into couvcuition, made a faint *l«rm
thai nmuncd herself aa aba peered out of
tbe window, then at her *e*t-matc.
"What are we atoppiog for? This
isn't a atatiou— oh, ia anything the mat-
tei?"
ltioh emiled—thia little woman waa
snob an odd one.
"There ia no need ot appreheoaion,
madam. We are entering tbe tunnel."
'The tnnuel! Oh, dear, tbe tnnnel I"
But Rich didn't " take " at all. He
. only a ttl«d oozily back and alouched
hia *esl-«kiu cap on bin forebesJ, leav-
ing bia oompanion to flgbt tbe imagin
ary tenon of tba tnnnel aa brat abe
might.
Tbe train bad oomo to ita Dual aUnd*
atill at the depot, and just aa Wintrin
bam arn*e to leave the oar, he felt a
timul tou li of flngen on hia slteve.
• Pleaae pardon mr, but—but there
ia a ferry-boat to croaa in, ian't there ?
And if you would be no kind aa to tell
me which way it ta to th« Bt. Julian
Hotel."
Rieb buttoned up bia ovarooat delib-
| erately whit* she apokc.
hurry "The St. Julian ? I aa going there
a twenty.five
cent stainp from Jmlw'a trembliug fiugs
gen
" Now tbeo, I've eaaght Jim tbi-
time huppoie be cbn**nt* —"
Tiio ebbing color on ber oheekn. tbe
qf'iivering of her pretty month, wa*
ampli cvilli see of the state of ber feel-
ings ; and alio opened tbe aeabd euv. 1-
ope aa rmo doe* * telegram—trying to
aaanre one's a< I' that nothiug ia amis*,
and yul fueling it nccciwary to be prt-
pared tot the wont.
" Permit tba 'Seal akin Cap' to off.r
a word ol counsel to tba 'Lady Art*
mirt r'• -that, in the future, abe leerua
to diatingmah between a geutlemcn and
| a ac*mp, and when nhe return* bome—
j which nhe had better do at once—
: be coufesaea her imprudenco to ber
mother."
Jeaa'.e g«ve a little cry of delight.
" Rich, my own true Riob I"
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Tbe diuncr-tallj waa in readiuea*
Dnlicio'isly auggeative odera of tortle-
•oup and egg-plant came from the re-
giona where Jeaaie Wintrinham'a cook
rcignu' supreme ; and in the lace nnd
damaak-Jritpi d hay wi. dow Mr*. Win-
trinbam waited for her bnabaud' com-
ing home, witu her awe^t faod u.l sunny
wiloomc, thnt rna.le him f>>e1 what a
boonv darling abe waa an he kiteed bar
before even he removed bia eeat-akio
cap.
" And bow bnve yon got aloug, Jea-
sie ? Wero you lonely ?" .
riea of her arum with a small knife. J,
B. M-i&ood, tho proprietor of tbe hotel,
succeeded in getting tttn knife away
from her, and then informed Iba oonnty
curt of tbe facia. Mra. Leea waa
taken before Ibe court yestorday after,
noon for etaminaliou, and after bearing
the tratimeny of Mr. McLeod, Dr. £••
gan ncd B. P. Dick*, the jury returned
a verdict to tbo effect that the woman
w.ia of un*.miid miud. Judge Bteedman
returned ber to the Binkiey Honae aod
employed soma women to guard ber
through the night.
Tbo unfortunate woman bti* etcited
tho syniphtbiea of the whole town. Tho
ovidence of Dr Eagau wan, tbat when
be waa Cr*t ca'led to sec Mn. Le-ea ahe
was suffering from great ncrvoua excitc
meut over tbe publication of a card in
tho Regiatcr iissuliug ber character.
Tbat «jie conalautly talked and tboogbt
over tbo matter, until ber rcaaon beeamo
dethroned
'1 ho ncoumircl Levy ahould bo
burnotl to a stake, with the torturo
slow but sure. limiting, in hi* owe,
would bo ltir too good for auch an
unprincipled villian. A vile waman
| slanderer w the moat deapmable crea-
! tore of earth.
A MEAN ACT
She blushed a little aa *«<(iripod him The extra aaaalon of tbe Legialatare,
off witb bia overooat. j which fooled away a month'a time, found
Indeed, I've had an time to do a very meau thing in the re-
"No, uot at ail.
unusually fine lime.
"That'* good Had any company ?"
"Yea, Flo an 1 ber lover were here to
lunch tkaiw noon- Rich, 1 tbiuk Mr.
Addison ia just perfectly splendid!"
He frowned in pretended horror.
"You think l''lj'e beau perfectly aplec-
did I Very well, Mrs Wintriubam. if
you wish me to be jei 1 >u* I"
peal of tbe liw nquiring Iba publioatioB
of delinquent t*x li*ts in the newapapcra.
An exobaoge etplaina aa follows:
Formerly tbe law allowed tbe eolleotor
to advertise tat sales three week* in •
nrwapaper, and the people bad fnll and*
timely information. Now tbe collector
muat "poet up" a few written notioea
that mtacbievooa hoys tear down, and
thia ia all. Laud shark* are tbe does
' It that makes yon jealous, what' "hoee intereaia are autiaarved by the
wi'l you aay wbt-u I tell yon I have bad rTv?^' .'An*,1 t"? ,l "bowld have
, . , .1 _ . oven atyled 'An aet to pot money into
a letter from a gentleman siuce you've tbo pooketa of Ike Uud shark* at tb<
been gone—a handaomer man than even etpenr.e of the tatpayura of Tetas. " No,
Mr. Addieou " |legislature would bardly liaien to.
Jessie watched bim el,m, ly her eyea of bribS" bat ho"^^^ linT/hlSS
liegiuning to dim with uot far diatant argue them into this *prui«o ol law-aalM
teen. 1 ing that waa a direct Jtah at tbe internet*
"You did ! I dare say I can see it ?" j0' people?
He was smiliug very little aa a dis« <*°,j0t *ee why thia thing wag
trustful husband woolj do. ) 'lone, *avo ou tli« principle of bargain
Jeaaie slipped a heltaheet of paper end ale, nuleas it were out of apite to-
from ber pocket and gave it to bia, ber1 f,tl' 'k0 ne**papen of tba State,
lip h lf tremldmg, yet half sailing "gaiu*t whicb, for obvious reaeone, the
He opened it 0 relealy, then looked at leias legislator oheriabee a
her in amateaent. chronic antipathy. The newapapere oa
•heir aide have ouly to givo tbaaa ain*
ions ol darkneaa a nuffijienoy of rope,
and our legislative b*ll• will *oon be rid
of their preeeuce Suoh acta a* that una
1 'le' notice cannot fail of giviog tbea
She pointed to a navy blue water proof 1
"Why —what on earth, Jesaie
wrote this letter 1"
"Yc, I know yon did—oh ltioh I
She w\s almost crying now, aud
husband was looking *0 gravely at
why, I
h-r
ber.
and a brown veil lying *cro*a a ohair.
"It waa 1. liicb. I knew it waa awe
tuliy wicked, but—but I wanted lo
know il it wa') true, yon know, and—
Mr. Wiutnubaa knit bia brow Irowu-
ingly
"I nm uot aore I nndentand yet.
Jessie, did yon aeud me tbat letter loat
night ? Were you ay 'lidy admirer' on
tbo train and at the Bt Jalian ?"
She laid ber haudj oa bie shoulder
A eaee Involving originally jtmt tea
•eat* for railroad fare baa juat got iato
tbe Iowa Supreme Court. A pinniagai
waa unable to buy a ticket before enter,
ing the oars, and tbe conductor deaaawd*
ed teu cents ettra. Tbe paaaenget rw>
lusrd, and waa put off t ie train. TM
lower conn* have given hia tl,000, M
the railway appeale. The enate aid
lawyera' leea have already aa oaa tad to
eevaral tboaaand dolltra.
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Cain, Thomas C. The Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 35, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 2, 1879, newspaper, August 2, 1879; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth204688/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.