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SAFONIFYIKQ SUBSTANCE-
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l.aekin' my 1'otash. or l.vc, anil am now
liaekinK il only in I'mlla, the coating of
Inch will 8fiioni(y, and does not injure the
rioan. It is packed in boxes contuiuinyr i!4
nud4 pound lialls and in no other way.
liii ections in English and German, for ni'ik
iii' hard and snfi soap with this Fotaxh, ac
companying each packnpe.
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LYNOillliUnU AM) LIDKUTY, VA
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Corintli, Mioa.
VOLUAIE 3
Kor the Oolunilui Ism x.
.THE SOUTHERN CR03S.
Kold up the gran 1 old ! r leuderly
Kor coiiiiilefH are th biiiilea il liai jn
li .w to the will of (Jo I resign 1 1 jr.
Ve soldiers of the '.'io-s yuiir urk Udn
Silently let not a or 1 1 Kikeu,
Itiit in th eloijiti'iiee of nni! d'-spair,
Scaled be Voiu-" li"i in nol.-md luken
I h it our In ii t. l.tml true, in uur l.anaer
t'lere..' '
FolJ it but gemU tin e.iverw I w'uli ifore,
Aad the erosiii h HU tiie crnii.-.Mi Mtill lend-rd--
Ii I'lory i on il '.aiile are o er,
Ihir tmmwrln tyu4M ji lelV iidiil
S.iilly f. re teti full, iSmIi tatM 1 n.l
turn,
l-i tl. . ,i 1 of lier..e who li 1.1.1.
iHr-t.ifl- t - .ii rir- m-t., v( in trtipU
'twas bornet
And by their memorUs is hallowed.
Tearfully I aye ! there's yii lue in the tears,
Th il brave men weep wheiif ile Willi ciern
V n eks nil their hop H, mid . the work of
yearx. .
And m.K-ks them in the name of Liberty
In silence nud iu tears, since yield ye must,
liow your liruised benrls, and on bended
knee,
t'onsign your grand old banner's dust to
d list
Its record to (iuil, and to History.
Ten
Commandments A Hoosler
Anecdote.
Ia tlto years clustering aroutitl
IS 1-3 titt! Indiana State Elections
were lieltl on Jlonilay,' nnd the Sun
day cvcnfng8 previous were general
ly observed by the politicians in
holding their caucuses by way of
preparation for the coming battle.
At the time we are speaking of
the Rev. Benjamin Halstead was of
ficiating as Kector of the infant par
ish at Fort Wayne, which then wor
shipped iu the court house. He
was what was called in those days,
a churchman of the liiglier sort,
who did not believe in a mutilated
service, and, of course, always read
the antc-cominuuion service.
Iu the year above mentioned pol
itics ran very high, and one of the
political parties held a rousing cau
cus on Sunday night previous to
the election.
A lew days after a wealthy mil
ler (named Etlsall) met the Hector
ou the street, whey the followini; di
alogue took place : I
Miller "Good morning, sir. If
it is not too much trouble I would
like you to answer me a plain ques
tion." Rector "Very good, sir, proceed.
I will do my best to gratify you."
Miller "I noticed at the caucus
on Sunday night that all the church
es were represented but the Epis
copal. That thing has been puz
z'ing ine ever since, and I would re
ally like to have your explanation."
Rector "Well, sir, 1 think it ea-
1 n T l T
siiy accounted lor. iou Know l
read the Ten Commandments to my
congregation every Sunday morn
ing. Now, the fourth command
ment begins : "Remember tlte Sab
bath day to keep it holy," etc., aud
the people on their knees respond,
"Lord have mercy upon us and in
cline our hearts to keep this law."
And, at the conclusion ot the com
mandments they say, "Lord have
mercy upon us and write all these,
Thy laws in our hearts, we beseech
Thee."
Miller "Ah, I see, I- see ; that's
all satisfactory. Good morning,
sir."
The next day a drayman unload
ed a barrel of Hour at the Rector's
door with the miller's compliments,
which ran thus : "This is for the
minister who reads the ten com
mandments every Sunday to his
people." Indiana Ch urchman.
"Grace Greenwood,''one of the
siinonpure, dyed-in-the-wool loyal
friends of the colored people, has
got tired of them, and cries 'Hold!
Enough!' She wants to know if
'colored people, ragged to the point
of indecency, and dirty to absolute
filthiness,' are to be longer allowed
the freedom of the Congressional
galleries, and enjoy the soft cushions
and warm atmosphere for lounging
and sleeping purposes! She also
protests against the same persons
squandering their money by riding
three or four squares in the street
cars, instead of saving the money to
clothe themselves, greatly to the
disgust of the olfactories of tlieir
original friends, who evidently think
that 'distance lends enchantment to
the view.' Grace has even come to
the conclusion that it would be bet
ter for the colored people of Wash
ington to go to work and buy them
selves clothes, than to spend their
time in idleness, and sleep in the
comfortable galleries of the halls of
Legislation, eveu while tho wrongs
of their own race are being depicted
in eloquent and heart-rending terms
on the floor. We are really glad
our loyal friends aer'getting enough
of the 'warsd of the Nation.' They
wanted tbiif state of afl'uirs to be
brought about, and they have it, yet
they are not happy.
COLUMBUS MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY,
:3. V. 2. 1371
first Step in Ir,)i
'ion.
lue fain! in t In- !
of the
'Co'iiinliim aihl Low in!.' Cuiiiitj Im
migration Society ' is im rt'tis ng eii
('ottiagiugly, niitl we tnitleiatitiitl, nl
ko, lliat tho fit t (Hiielicul sleji to lie
titUeti very Khor ly will lie tho issu
iinco f tin exhaustive eiicnlar, li
ree fit to lliu Miitalihts itml rose:t
ulile laboring classes Xorth imd
Xorili-wost, setiinpr forth lie merits
J of Mississippi as an nfjiiehltural mid
j uiifinf5ieiuiittr cotKitry. It l to be
f preji.tretl by u yooil w riter, nntl tbeu
Nlllilllittril
.. : .
to the ptiblisltiiifr Com-
We believe that no Sta'e or section
in the broad Union can excel Missis
sippi in six grand advantages, which
are, briefly, as follows:
First, the long cropping seasons.
During nine months in the year, the
climate admits of a free and comfor
table cultivation of tho soil. It is
common for cotton to be picked iu
the ileitis quite tip to the Christmas
holidays.
Second. The varieiy of crops that
can be successfully cultivated. Hero
we have an infinite natural advan
tage over our Xonheru brethren. All
the grains and grasses, the best wine,
fruits of nearly every description,
may be made a source of immense
profit.
Third The richness and cheapness
of the kinds. Our prairies will com
pare .with those of Illinois, and are
cheap because the present labor sys
tem is so imperfect as to throw a
large proportion of them out into
commons for cattlo to g.azc over.
Fourth. The general absence ot
epidemics, and the mildness of the
climate. Hereabout, we have noth
ing iu tho way ot periodical disease
more than the ordinary chills and
fevers, and, with some variableness,
t!n elimato is one of the least rigor
ous iu the world, under the same
latitude.
Fifth. Tho water and wood facili
ties and, iu some parts, tho ore de
posits tender our section peculiarly
adapted to manufactories The ma
terial is naitve here, nntl it seems
eternally nt that it should bo woik
ed up at home.
Sixth. Cotton is king, and ihe
South is his throne. The world for
a long time must look to the Gulf
States for the production of its cot
ton. Judicious'y cultivated, it be
comes more than a king -it becomes
a despot -swaying the universe.
tySinco tho passage of the Dis
trict Printing Bill an infamous at
tempt to break down Conservative
newspapers by throwing all Court
printing into tho bands of the car
pet bag mushroom sheets that are in
the State only with that view we
notice some rather suspicious ex
pressions creeping out iu the col
umns of Democratic and Conserva
tive papers, hitherto considered loy
al to truth and honor.
Will they sell their principles for
a mess of pottage T Rather than do
it, let the proprietors discontinue
publication and go to splitting
rails. So far as the Index is con
cerned, (despite the unjust insinua
tions of one or two Bourbon papers)
the day its proprietors decide they
cannot live without Radical patron
age, that moment they shutnp shop,
and seek other employment.
tySome Radical papers express
surprise that Grant vetoed the In
flation bill. They forget that Grant
was a sound Democrat until he was
nominated military candidato for
President by the war Republicans
of tho North, and some of his old
principles can't Jielp sticking out
sometimes, you kuow.
fiDr. S. W. Franklin, late of
Columbus, now a resident of Hot
Springs, Ark., was severely wound
ed in the leg during a fight betw een
two citizens of that place. He wa
endeavoring to separate the parties
at the time. Is now doing well.
til,Federal soldiers contributed
flowers to decorate tho Confederate
dead in Mobile, on Memorial day.
A good sign.
New Oilcans, April 20. Phi liters
who hoped to mulct! 5,000 hhds. of
sugar, now ouly hope tj save seed
Families liom all quarters are com
inn to the highlands. Most of the
larire plantations in Teche have
been abandoned.
Wo regret to learn that our let.
low-cilizeu, Mr. E. Guo.ss, broke
his leg, a few days since, by a fall.
Having lost the other at the battle of
Shiloh, this is a seiious misfortune
to him.
Col. Powell estimates the
value ot his Emigrant l.tml at
12,000, since
tht? improvements!,'1'"',10 cure from tins source
: n't.... !..... ...... . , .1 .. nniAiinr
upon it by the three workmen.
These are half owners of the proper
ty, paying tho Col. rent for his part
of the place.
j Some of tlf colored fefugrv,
from tho rlood across r lie river ap
pear highly indignant nt the sug'
gestion of work, when asking. for
assistance. These poor creatures
will learn after awhile, perhaps, that
the world helps thoso who help
themselves, and the only special
providence they may ever expect in
it is that which comes from tho nse,
tho hoe, and tho plow. There is
work and a support for every refu
gee iu town if they '.. ill seek it
Mu. Penn Smith is keeping tho
Artesia Eating House up to the
Hnddle8ton standard of abundant
fai-e and excellent accommodation,
as we can testify from late experi
ence. A square meal 'is a reality
there.
Sudden Death.
Tho frieuds of Mn. JonN F. Mun
geu were shocked to hear of his
death, in West Point, ot di
sease of the heart, ou Wednesday
night last, the dreaded visitor hav
ing struck him, with hardly a mo
ment's warning.
The deceased was iu attendance
at tho Odd Fellows' celebration at
Aberdeen but the day before, in ap
parent health and happiness, and
tho writer recalls vividly the hearty
grip of his hand and the cordial
tones of his honest voice, and it
seems us sti angers it is sad that
both are now pt.ilcss in Hi; cmri
brace of death.
John Mungcr was a brave Confed
erate soldier; of quiet 'uuobtrusive na
ture, a warm frieud, a loving sonand
brother, aud died in the prime of his
young mauhood. The family have
the cordial sympathy of their fiiends
in this sad visitation.
Ihe corpse was brought from West
Point, and interred in Odd Fellows'
Cemetery, yesterday morning, by
that Order, of which he w as a mem
ber. Tbe New
Orleans and
Railroad.
Mobile
Superintendent Scrnnton thinks
that tho Pascagoula breaks on this
roatl will be closed within tho week,
as ho has a largo force of hands at
work there. The flood at Pearl river
has subsided enough to permit it,
and work will soon be begun at that
point. It will require about thirty
days to complete repairs there. Mr.
Sera n ton is confident that tho entire
line will be in perfect condition by
June 1st. Mobile Register
SEXTON'S REPORT.
Report of burials in Odd Fellow s
Cemetery for fortnight ending May
2, 1874 :
Jno. F. Munger, April 20th, aged
32, heart disease.
Jno. T. Dickinson, April 3rd, aged
28, meningetis. -
Dr. C. W. Westmoreland, April
23rd, aged 28 years and 11 months,
brain disease.
C. C. Miller, April lihh, aired 58,
drowned.
Jno. Millkh,
Sexton.
Mr. Sumner, just before his death,
is reported by a distinguished jour
nalist of Pennsylvania, to have used
this language:
"Ah! I won't live to see it, but
you will, gentlemen ; yon w ill if you
live to be as old as I am now ; you
will see the streets of our cities run
with blood, and the blood will be the
blood of our own people by our own
pleople. Tho future of America
looks very, very datk to ine."
The Secretary of War and sev
eral Senators aud Representatives
went down tho Potomac ou the 12th
to participate in tho enjoyments at
tending a plank shad bake.
The w it of Mr. Cox, though keen
and flashing, is no poisoned blade;
it doesno'. kill, much lets mangle or
disfigure. In that it differs from the
deadly drive aud savage roughness
ot Butler's sarcasm. The debaters,
with a few brave exceptions, are
careful how they draw that down up
on them. G nee Greenwood.
MAY 8,
Forfc
Eufforer
riood.
Colored
A meeting of colored citizens wh
have been snllerers by the late flood
was held at the Court-house on Tues
day evening, for the purpose as ex
pressed in tlieir resolutions, of ask
ing aid from their fulhftv citizens, ou
u.ili iur touaiut.1 3 tin finii......
necessary for their relief, of seeking
through an applicition to tho Pub
lic treasury an involuntary contri
bution Irom the already heavily bur
dened tax payers of thin county.
review f the eourso suggested
at this meeting calls np some relleo-'
tious upon tho heaven-distilled quali
ty of charity, the manner in which it
should be dispensed, and the exteut
to w hich christian people are bound
to extend or self-reliant men would
bo willing to receive it We start
out with tho proposition that no com
munity is nioro alive 10 this duty
than the one in which wo live, aud
that none respond more freely or
more liberally when once convinced
that the necessity exists. But at
tho same time we contend that where
there are so many deserving objects
confided to our care and protection,
calls should not bo made for more
assistance than is absolutely neces
sary. While we sympathize deeply
in the misfortunes of our neighbors,
wo think they should sjiiow not only a
willingness, but an arkiety to help
themselves. They should first put
their own shoulders to tho wheel be
fore calling upon Hercules for help.
In our broad, rich prairies where
fabor is so much needed, and would
be so gladly welcomed, there is room
enough for all; we can seo no neces
sity except in occasional instances to
give anything more than opportuni
ty to work for prompt and full wages,
each one thus doing his duty towards
developing the resources aud increas
ing the productions ot our country.
As we understand, there was pres
ent at the me ting which suggested
this card, a planter from this section
anxious to secure workmen and will
ing to pay full value for the services
he sought, but his applications ware
unheeded and not one stepped for
ward as willing to help themselves.
A proper and mauly course wo think
weuld I' to. instruct, these commit
tees that their first cherts should be
directed to securing work for all
able bodied snllerers, and. after all
efforts in this direction hail failed
to apply for tho charity which will
never be refused. No man honestly
anxious to make a living but would
gladly embrace the offer of honorable
work) anil he that would accept chari
ty except as a dernier resort, feeling
deeply the humiliation, is no worthy
object.
We have jotted down these crude
reflections as one of a community
willing to do all its duty in tho
premises, but believing that unneces
sary help will do no real good, but
will be an encouragement of idle
ness. Let those who are w illiug towotk
step forward aud we venture the
guarantee that a place will be found
for every ono of them. Thoso who
are unable to provide for themselves
can bo with perfect safety ' confided
to the charities of a sympathetic pub
lie and to the public fuuds set aside
for this purpose.
CITIZEN.
TELEaXtAVHIC.
Yazoo City, Miss., April 30.--The
inland rivers above are falling. Only
a little over ono third of Yazoo Val
ley is flooded, aud planters and mer
chants are more hopeful.
Memphis, April 30. The Memphis
nnd Little Rock Railroad has sus
pended its trains on account of
washes.
Little Rock, April 30. The city is
quiet. A number of arrests ou eith
er side have been made. Business is
flat, and a collision is apprehended
at any moment.
Philadelphia, April 29. Thiee
thousand dollars was subscribed for
the inundated.
Mobile, Aptil 30. For a week past
all tho mails from New Orleans for
the North have been coming this way
via New Orleans and Mobile railroad.
They will continue to do so for an in
definite time, or until tho Mississippi
roads are in running condition
again.
Give tho South half a chance
Give us our limbs free to work, call
oft" your dogs from our throats,
whether they be a brigand Congress,
a President who wields his power
for his party, or a locust brood of
carpet-bag satellites who consume
our substance in the name of liberty,
anion and ''the best government,"
etc.. and with tho power of iui obe
dient army of black slaves, and Gov.
Curtin will find that there is Ameri
can spirit left in this people aud ' life
in the old land yet." Tho best medi
cine for our ease is that that was
recently prescribed hy Ohio, New
Hampshire and Connecticut. Call
oil' your dogs wo say. If you do not
betorc long, the civilized world will
bo pitying you as yon now
Mobile Register.
tlo us.
He who has a good son in-law
has found a child; he who has a bail
one has lost a daughter.
.Tmiex. I VFoV;di;ttlXHMw
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b. the RTTrniE EIlEIMMnj kwv t!lW
"1 W I M
Half past three oX snS-erirtir
An 'tist afternoon. X. Vv
Ltithie Turner sat atX0 ryfv'
t!ir lung, narrow school -ro3. lefriUij
iii lift aching head upon heraniTU'
and wondering if the hour lorJ
mission a never coming. n.Vr
hail the old school house seemed
close nntl crow dud, or the pupils so'
dull anil listless. Her mind was
busy with the paH' as she razed
through the open whitlow, over the
green meadows and ficMsof yellow
waving .-rain. - V
'Mis. Kut hie, make Blake
stop piuching inc.' x
n :i. j- I I l f"-.
tin a sign tor tier uioiveii tiram
she turned tow ard the delinquent
J limine, t tuougtit l tout you no
to trouble Gussie Jones.'
Perhaps Jimmie saw a gleam of
sympathy in the kindly eyes bent
upon him, for ho answered bravely :
'Why, Miss Ruthie, I was getting
so sleepy, that I was obliged to do
something to keep myself awake!'
His fiank confession was reward
ed by a smile, instead of the scold
ing ho had anticipated, aud he was
sent to his seat witli tho admonition
to pineh himself tho next time he
wished to ascertain if he was awake.
Ono two three four, tolled the
school clock, nnd right gladly did
tho weary little teacher givo tho sig
nal for dismission. She did not lin
ger iu tho deserted school room, for
she longed to get a breath of fresh
air, so, throwing on her straw hat,
sauntered forth into the summer
sunshine.
She sees iu the distance a clump
of oaks and an invitiug stretch of
green sward, nnd bends her steps
thither-ward. Let us seo if wo can
not lathoui her thoughts as sho half
reclines ou her mossy seat, her head
and her eyes down cast.
Ruthio Turner was trying an ex
perimeut so she told herself said
experiment being an attempt to eke
out a subsistence for herself and
w idowed mother by teaching. Twas
the old story of a life of allluence,
succeeded by bankruptcy, ruin, and
the death of him who, nt this trying
time, should have been their staff of
MtM-fc-" liw1 toa ku :x fthtu4ityi.
lywell educated, for, unlike nidst
girls in her position, sho had used,
and uot abused her privileges ; and
tho consequence was, sho was ena
bled, (with very littlo exertion on
her part,) to obtain a lucrative situ
ation as teacher of the district school
in Wood-lawn.
Ruthie Turner was not one of
girls who arc willing to do their duty
so long as it is pleasant, but shrink
from it the moment it becomes un
pleasant. Her path in life had hith
erto been strown with roses, but she
did not falter or draw back ono sin
gle step when tho thorns began to
appear. A brave littlo woman was
Ruthie, though only niueteeu years
had rolled over her head ; so she
went courageously to work, entering
upon her new life as cheerfully as
though inclination, and not stern
necessity, had led her to take the
stop.
A model teacher sho was, and
pretty too, with rebellious, wavy,
brown hair, which would curl, in
spite of all her attempts to arrange
it iu a dignified coil; brown eyes
that were wells ot truth nnd sweet
ness; delicately tinted cheeks; a
rose bud ot a mouth, and but one
must seo her to bo able to appreci
ate her loveliness at its full value.
And was all this 'sweetness' to be
'wasted on tho desert air T We
shall see.
Ruthie seldom gave herself time
to think, for then she suffered : but,
somehow, this evening, sho felt that
it would do uer good to glance back
to tho past, and briug into view the
uprising memories, so long crushed,
and hidden from sight.
'After all,' sho murmured, 'my lot
is uot a rerw hard one. Mother is
contented, ihe people are kind, and
tho children obedient and docile.
And yet and yet '
Her thoughts flow back to the
halcyon days when Will Laurence
was her accepted lover. How ten
der were his looks and words,
when ho called her his life, his love,
and said that without her life would
bo a blank. Thoso happy, happy,
days! How quickly they flew past,
tor love hail lent them wings. Ah !
such days come to u all, once in a
lifetime ; but, alas, how often, asjn
this case, are they followed by oth
ers, so dark and bitter as to cause
us to regret having known the biiet
season of bliss.
Ruthie almost wished that shei
could blot out the remembrance of
that time, as she recalled her tin-1
guisli when she heard that he was j
gone gone without a word or fate-'-well.
Her high hones were dashed
to the ground, and for a season, the
very sun scented behind a cloud.
That was long ago, and she li.nl, in
. a
measure, recovered irom lhe
shod
' Ouly
Was it. then, so long ago!
a year, bur. how like an eter
nity it had been to her. Of eu had I
she wondered where he was, whatj
he w as doing, and if he ever thought
ot her.
'1 wonder.' she said to herseh, -I 1
wonder if ' I
Jl'ect of t heat t..
apparent,
S..ei). She made
VttftV Wfuifi'-itlNslio 1 av on the
fcwsj-id pillowed ou hr arm,
liefjiWjjVribout her shoulders.
attrUrVIft't flushed crimson with
he -lieal Vo. at last, thought a
tall bvurtfvd man, who was standing
"yfjty" wtkflded arms, gazing ind
jKy jiou the sleeiHug f.n;o ot Rutino,
ajrue who bad found a treasuw,
long lost, but at last within n h.
An ineffable expression ot'"' ten
derness lighted up his .. as he
murmured :
.'Found, fouud at bst ! My dul
ling! My litile Etitiie!
Ad Ruthie, lining uneasily iu
her sleep at the doand o. I Ikil io, fil
voice, opened "er eyes in glad sur
prise at his cry
'Ruthij ! Ruthie, dailing !'
A vionicnt more, and she was
ehi.iped iu Will Laurence's arms.
It seemed too good to be true, ami
Ruthie was almost tempted to be
lieve that she was still wrapt in
slumber, and this was a blissful
dream, from which she would awake
more dissatisfied than ever w ith her
present lot. But, no, it could not
bo a dream, lo there stood Will
looking so noble, so true, so entirely
what she had imagined him, that
sho inly wondered how she could
have distrusted him, nntl mcntaliy
vowed that no power in heaven or
earth should ever again shake In r
faith in him.
But meanwhile, the nun had si t
and the twilight shadow s began to
fall; so, interrupting the tide of lov
er's nonsense which Will continued
to pour into her ears, Ruthio said :
'Dear me! how dark it is getting!
I really must go now, Will, dear,
for Mrs. Smith w ill think I have be
come lost in my wanderings through
tho woods, as she is always prophe
sying I will do seine day. Good
bye for the present.'
'Theie is nothing to prevent my
walking homo with you, 1 presume,'
said Will, in the coolest manner im
aginable. 'Why no,' answered Ruthie, 'only
I thought'
'You thought I was going to al
low you to walk home alone, while I
strolled about and talked sentimen
tal nonsense to th lnoout'
1 t- , ilt-l.icv, JkLSlVl JL4M1, lj
too limited a knowledge of human
nature fur a school-teacher!'
So they walked leisurely along
tlte moon lit path, talking of them
selves aud their plans for the fu
ture. Will told her of tin; sweet
little cottage awaiting her in a dis
tant city, and of tho trouble he had
taken to render it a lit palace for the
queen of his heart.
Of course, , on .say, as they went
over the pas:, Will fully explained,
and gave his reasons for his sudden
disappearance. How a mischief
making girl a belle iu her own cir
cle had told him that Ruthie was
on the point ot wedding another;
aud w hen'Wiil stoutly refused to bc
lievo it, anil ihrcatcnetl to inter the
matter to Ruthie herself, sho beg
ged him with tears in her eyes, no.
to do so, as Ruthie would never for
give tho violation other confidence.
Of course, you say, he told her all
this, anil of his travels in foreign
lands, where he strove in vain to Inr
get hcrjolhis determination to re
turn Lome, aud see if she was indeed
lost to him forever; of hit grief and
amazement, w hen ho found she was
gone, no one knew whither; of ids
lung tedious si-arch for her, and his
success w hen ho last dreamed of it
Of course ho told it till that night,
you say. but 1 say, of course he did
nothing of the kind, lie merely
took her iu his anus, and as he fold
ed her in a close embrace whisper
ed:
'And my darling is found, never
more to be lost. Never more to bat
tle single handed with the world, so
long as 1 have power to protect her.
(iood-night, my darling Jluthie,
God bless and keep you evermore.'
There vs a quiet wedding a few
weeks later, a short trip to Niagara,
and other paces of interest; aud a
final settling down iu 'sweet little
cottage,' where as the good old fairy
tales suv, 'ihey lived happy ever
alter.'
And so emit d 'Ruthie's Ivvperi
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