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-", - - " -- " '-- r - - "L.ET US HA VE PEA CE." VL, LA, A VOL. 4.f' ALEXANDRIA, LAt, SATIURDAY, MAY 25, 1872. . I II IIii I· i .. .. .. T. 0. COMPI1 ON. ...........Editor. C.o . TE WAZ ',... Publisher. OFFICIAL JOURN1:AL! Oi. TI HE State and P'iarisI. A t.F OFFICIAL bJOULiAL OF THE PARISHE'S Of GRANT AND VERNON O FF iC : ON 1HE CORNE4 U .,, '''UR: " `·P i REETS. ALEXAUDRIi , 4. t. 8Saturday., M-a!I 25.th,. 1872. TI ! U: iiE GAZI:l ; , , W.. , \ "it six uio)tllhs. I1VAKIAiL i l, .; , " 'E. ADVER'TISE~1I:i 1. I.. ie it the rate of il ,'N lur 1':!ro for tht- ir-t in aertion aui l t . :;,; . :' .,. u! ullse quent one. Ex11O T liL:' . " t ., ,.:,..tit te a square. T he it,'A'Ig to' our yte'a l to yearly A iverti *r:, One Colmun ...... . ý.No h, Half Coltht ... ...... 175 4(H Third of (ol.,u ............ .14 It, Foarth of (',;i1;l,, ......... lOI (it Cards, (occu,,.ie , u w;i t.T " eight linei or h. ....... 21o 0(I J. .. P. Pi :, roalrieor. Opened it to, ; ,, l ,, `7:,,:! (ot w,'.--i . 1']te Intyse anild far:iii: 1; :1. i hUiledi and no ;, !:t. I : , the p.rt :.. ,b tacti' coe The ti .. . , plied, n ... r , gaged o , i . . eur boarrtel.;. e : at all hoi , .i ,, ..... ..,. . t. Both tr .8 it-l r t , .1 l:, J i . will bUd it to 1 .i :,e':. gi' e u 0 vall. Thle il ; i. i' : , : ,i ro sid(ltr'ia ble etxp r 'l'itc_,' ,'. :.wi, b:'i.ns aitll confide;;'l:, ' t-!p ,! to I.,' ,titlplic to aid; bun init i: -.:i , t t, 1:..l:ttai a Liist sa. tt. i. 4C l O . t January lli , l .7"2. T1(I " J i 1v el t SIlE LSA.' I:ll; ias again tS t.td f'u lon :L'tg 1: tille llil; tstab )lsed fi JEWEL ( t01 1.:. :i ,;ISE E -Ad. D a SXILL.AR.D SALOON, w sad will nl,, , .,' . -,cu it pll to its ii linmer reputatir: iur hlis manage- " Ihet. H.h has lad in a lu PULL S1PP!.Y ' liTi: ,1:ST LlUORS. hii 31 attentive, aitl eolndpetelnt Ba'r t Iteper will allwas Ie oii handiii, to ut- 1 n tlead to thit' 'S..1li! 4I1 i ' I i i· ( ItOlil's. i LlTNCII EVIEiRY DYI AT 12 1,. to DAN 'TAYIOR , V V i, i - '. t eI pu lic - gt.- , all erall*- that it. lt to iie d at tot G(OiF1' ",) OLD STAND, .S ftirit cla.s I'vely St ible. hie hIteuding to lie ailwvays on . hand, lie h will not be n,,ielected. 1 S-l'Il'*f BHro k ' ti ttln.k'grO, hi 'roit Street i ext A LE 1 . "1L D R I A., L .. I3pD-,t:a .'o:; ~;ith .'catnersd aacd I iu I. lhA. c:(l 1ic. .h-se . ·- : I ; ,the te.t , nu d h,.. '% I ''1~ e. POET Y Y. -MOUR:NY SOT FOR HIM.I, Mourn not for him who calmly sleeps Beneath the soft green sod. You rather should rejoice than weep; Hlis spirit is with God. br. No more shall grief and hitter tears Pistnrb his peaceful breast ; L After lI'i tois and sorrows here, flow b weet t' be at rest! A p"l ir :' ." ii jot:rney's end Acroms ht."' desert sands. Has gu, , t. ii' i the pilgrim friend, Bomri up t.. our;( 1-hand'. ON To join thIt T i hini. happy throng, In ii ighte.r worlds above, S. To sing the never-eeaeing song Of joy and peace and love; . Where plea:nres are all pure and true, t'ntalini-hled hv sin: Wl.hwri. tho:ugh lit. cannot come to you. at You yet r7n go to him. TO A NSLLE. Yoi , ", ar M u ,t bim is: t rT, whitme lids vi l tim from n;. sight; ll i t now and thn a smile will ri-,. t An' !.il them suddlenly with light. And whenl you I, ar of uome dl.rrt.M, A,1 vyouur bri-ht r,ed wHl. tears are, w.t, You lok with r:;h b . :i, (1 ten ,'h*"" . n , lty i ., y U I c'ling bl::i-eyed p t. \c{1 -,o r.,l:r )row. in e-en 'raid., Is Smoln th::i " laid your gold-,n hair: Y,,n h., i, n d .n " ,df arr:ul ui I.," M ), tr, k -f ! '..i '. to 1d1;. . ,: f...i: 'mour i'na. irl nuy halrt I wear: My i,., ,,ld falt:L a:, all your own. i .' ::' 1 !. i " 1 ;ared( to share, \W .. . i i ,• .;Ji et,:u,, an-l take your thrve'* Did Site Not Regret It ? BY LILIAN FITZROY. i " t:,i. i"tl:r, I doublt not at all 1\( : 'a1' a;!),,tlt tit Inslla goi)+l ,liatities , * Io S .,u: 1 : . I'.: " e L ;' l t! ios } ti.. M :S bi't i ll up war S ,0 :al . l-' p, . t t hat i. till] , , th I 1 tt ::it - ,, ("I JI t o taill :.' t .o )g h 1, tl:: r!, e n it it t' ji1 . ' , '. t ,:i.. . :. t1i a l.. t:, ' .hi: " " ii ]lill,.-, , ift , i i shi,'')k h .le gi i':,tel ;: , Il / ,t . hlrýlil" Ili 1"::(, Plli ht,1, li t e. ill;tl lt) to hii.-Jl tlie l Og she had bLokeLI oil to I Stnll to h(.r IllII;lll2 2 's COlfnlllntft Onl Hary :rowning, who hal;d jlust Lpassedt'i the winldow, and was ollne of MrsI. Uia, iltou's eslt.c!ial 1t\ orite. t M1aud's voice was sa eft and clear as a bell, and won much admiration hfom her manny a: aiviLrti. After tiuisbhitg titw ph.a-e., she Ntl it.k into a brilliant S\atit. a;:id, tur tt'u Ililnulltes, wasl Utfter Iy oliitul.tis to the conversation she kLiet' i r Illailllhl;l desired to CoullltNllle, t] and ~lw l:-i she wished, yet did' not w lrh. to laur i'inally, tired of play ing. sheI iwenlt to the table and took up " lautnah," with the intention of tol low iag the fortunes of the curate and his wile's sister through their weary sii... of waiting till the law ol " marr.y jing or giving in marriage" was deci ,t1d ,for or aga:nst them. wltli the beIwll rsra.t. and )one of thetir mo-t . intimate f ,eils.Is Mis. Sunlhly,, was ushered ill to the I|l'ieas.i,t sitting room. (If tol re th!c-ri' WaS no0 llore quiet or i' hije, ;;nid gr'aduall3 Mraud itllld herself li.tening witlh illterest to the a j)lea2a2pt, entertaining words that fell la trtm the lips of ttheir vistor, whlo was a woman of mental culture, land much to klmowlgde of the world. She had tipes-n nliuch in society, andt kunew that th all was n-,t its fair as it sobletimes looked to tihe eyes ot the uliuitiat-td. ' " I let Herbert Kingsly as I came ry here," sit' said. turninig to 3laud, *'uind .Mr.-. ululwrt told ime that he and Ai- to10 ice l( had bloken off their engagetment. hiB I ;\w.- s~nurlprsed to hear it, anl yet I 1n1 aam glad, for I do n~ think him lcapa- no ble of making a pe happy. He is on such a man of society, and so vain of co his Ihandsomle person, beaidte being ml extre:mely selfish. le" " I think site as shown herself very il nw-s, :td stensible," alnswered Mr,. I li .., '.r . " M\ i-pinion of him col- pu citde. witi yours exlctly. ' Tis true rI h. : 1 M:ia:.. in comepany, and of fine in' ball, can make himself very agreeable; " but a wife will be favored with all the unpleasant pages of his character." Maud said little, but thought them rather unjust in their estimate, and very much predjudiced. After a little more conversation, Mrs. Stanley made her adieu and left them alone agasin. " Well, Mand, you see I was right in my judgment, and I N iTh you would not accept any more attention from * Herbert." " But, dear mamma, I like him; heI is so ha.ndsnome and ,gr'eable, and converses so pleasantly. Then you know, lie has money and good posi tion ; what more could yon desire for toe ! There are plenty of young ladies who would willingly exchange their name for his any hour." " So there are p:enty of foolish ones.. I Maud, who do not look beneath the surtace um,til to lat., and so often art mistaken made that ir«dulei, in ialter yvears. t heir d;t s outie .Olg I egret. YXou kInow ti!he a.re ;r ' t. xamptles of this kind, and so I would ain have my daugter look deeper than mere. exter nals, it site. desires happiness." - .Mrs. Hamilton was a %ise woman, ;and knew het' enough had been said, so she droj'iIed the tsubject, trusting to, Maud's good commnon sense it' her words had been said in season. Maud went up to her Ipleasant cham her, and, sitting down ly the windlow, thought over what had becen discussed le!'ow, and, after a long deitate itn heI o«n 1";i;.At, conlt;.ed t hat they, ht.i mamintma and Mrs. Stauie,,, must he Sitprejudi'd, for she could not see lhy 1 such little blemishesot character should materially atfect one's haplpitless. She I would watch more earnestly, atllN en. deavor to avoid d(ang;'er. 11 But her fancy for Herbert, Kingsley was deeper than she had rcealized, ald I when, in the plhasamt,,gatho.ing'4, they deI t it aml: d l taL ;l, .!.t, ,i torI'ot th"e ithat d :o tar Ill 1i 1 w t, .1 ),. t , I".p i hiwe w.:'P a !',!., , }!" \ (1:1t h Idr.'H l' ielt King-.lea's intiuemnc- grew greater, t and Mlaml would not bear one word (l ' against him no)w. It. was umI less to H reason; she must learn that delusions t J are the fairy stenes of ore's life, but t how often, aind, sometime.., how soon, t the dream became a pain'ul realito as a the years ran ont. Maud knew Harry Irowning was a m fine ftillow, and a favorite with the few that he chose to make his trienlds. Very plain, antd sometimues almost awkward, aind wi;tting in man.l of those little gracefuil acts and wanes that charmti betore mtarriage, buit speed ily vatnish in the Iralcti::al world of ev ery day. lie would make his way in the world, while the other would ot\ er rise above the position his fatht 's money had left hip in. But 0you cannot reason girls into wimldotu, if they wotl't be rteaso:til with. So it wals witli uty hal-iue i3 AnIoiog- her getiileimeni acqultaiti:, ii these two 0Seelli tat i I l mlnre .wtoi&t'loI than otlhers in their ;lat telitions, :uld,j as the dim;s passed on. Herbert Kinigs Icy ierrne mnore and uore a visitor, ia anll gave Mauld tIo Ulidlelstalid that he had never really ,been engaged to Alice RIupert, and hIlad caried to miuch for to kItel up the affiir longer. There had been sonme arrangement between the older ones, when he antd Alice were young that it thlley grew up, and cared foreah other, the3 should mnar rHerbert Kingsley soon neasked Mand to !,eroutie his wllfe, atd she cotsenteal. W She had ceastd to thimlk ot her utn on ama's prejudices, and knew she woald his not reftlse what her heart was set oup on. Harry Browninig's calls hadl be ;il colte lees frequelnt, as hlie ioticed Ihowm much lore gracious she wits to Kings- 'e ley than himself 8o kind Mrs. fHa- ro ilton ceased to speak of the matter . when she saw it was of no use, and, pil Iputting her wishes aside, enterel into the Maud's a;r:angemants with all the ai ma ination poasible. the Thorr reP m.rrifd in -hblch. and at le; had a brilliant reception afterward, he and then were gone two or three months on a wedding tour, before they ?m settled down to a winterofooirees, and nd gay evenings out. It was exceedingly tie pleasant for awhile, and Maud thought e her mamma's fears entirely uqjustif able. She was very happy, and Her. ,ht bert had been extremely considerate Id and kind. To be sure, they hadn't in spent half a dozen evenings alone as I yet, for callers had dropped in, when he they had not been at any gathering, nd and for quiet, social chat, at least, Du they had not tound much time. It i-. wa exceetliigly i)leasant to go into ,(r .society, and he admired so much; but h by anid by it begau to grow wearisome ir to ',Maud; the coastaut dissipation was ti li,g he-r, and she cared less and less s, lor it, sIe pr,,uosed to ilerbert to have, he now aud theni, a quiet evening at home. .re But Ihe waras aler. to the monotony of i-' hIoue- erlju? llieits, anld M.ttl soon8 ,a learned that lie remained very unwil is lwgly, arnd as anything but the y 1 agreeable companion he waý found in •r- society. So she ceased to request him, and when tired, or indifterent about n,, going reinm:itied alone, while he was it, making himself merry at some batch ig elor entertainnmeit, or public gather er iug. Maud perceived that he had faults n- not so easy broken, and that this but w, tertly existence was not always going rd to satisfy her. There was no happy ci hours togerer, with mu--ic, social chat I the leadi:ý if a new b:.ok or recent e pIst; anl d :o she stitled the better y needs of her nature, arnd soon cemPsed Id t. , are for the things that would have it- i .t le h• a h: trer and truer woman.' i .Fell ygvars passed by. Alice Rupert \i::a marraicd, and to Harry Browning, v who had an " ilon " berore his name. d1 lie was talented, and polished by trav v els, and contact with intelligent minds, . in the world where Mar. Kiigedey still i reigne:], as one of the qrleen. of fash it" ! l3mie r' ocit"ty. They3 iLeil If i t ;" shle r-' itº,l,.1: , fair as ek(.r, save a slight, 1 '0 2 '3 rine5. that o(iti crept in to I ::; eme-., wh1:n he sat thilkinng ofthe ii. ;I : t ;,:ti, sher lI oncet untthled.tl H erl rt ;: s m in!;' a ~,oc-ijty man ar .ver, but r'n:.,r said he had run r, tlrough' unmch of his fortune. He was Sde.li(dttely attentive to young ladies, o anid, haºing no talent to put is use foir the lieuedt of himself or the world, tthe tuture woutld probably see him in the am.- ni-he he-row occupied to the satistaction o" hiinself: if no one else. And Maud ? Well, don't envy her, for i we querrTy, she did net regret it ? Saved By A Word. BY 1MAX WILBER. " Halloa! Here, my friend, what's the matter I" The speaker was Mr. Spartan, and his words seemed to ow+ess at magic power over the poor wrettch who lay in the gutter at his ver3 l'et. " Fralcd !" repeated the talin, stag geriing to his fet,. aid gazing c·urious ly into Mit. Siartor's lace, '" this is the tir·- time neu) one has cai;etl tme friiend t,: miny uioimtu. I onc: hid t riends, ot t I i iha mOllney then.u I" lve you nonte lIow t' C " .o," sid the marm. " I paid asy ilast dime for a drink, just in there," pointiig to a saloon airois the street, i. " aid they put me out Ibecause I had Sno more." " Wheie do you live 1" asked Mr. Spartou. " Live! I don't live anywhere." " W II, where do you stay f" "In any plave I can. I have not Iknownu a home for m:ny year." Mr. F#rton. seeing that the man l was uan.l .,: to help ,im-if, and had no meaun- )f support, ,ffemed to take him home with him. The poor wretch iwas only too glad to accept the odler, r ;ad. ::it1: the sniportofhis new friend, r nuat;:edl to walk to that gentletnan's J • 'sideice. He was led into the dining-. rooa., great'y to the surprise of Mrs iSparton; but matters were soos ex- . pilained, and shie immediately procured the poor tellow something to eat, also making him a cnp of strong coffee. By the time the halt famished man had eaten hfs snpjper, be was both warm di rd, and drowsy, and, Mr. Sparton's advice, roe soon retired to rest. ey The strange guest did not awake nd until it was time for breakfast the next ly morning. He was invited to sit down ;bt and eat with the family, and took the ifi- proffered seat with thanks, and in a er- manner which showed very plainly he hte had seen better days. After they were u't all seated at the table, the conversa as tion was opened by Mr. Spartan, who en asked the stranger if he rested well. Ig, " Thank you, I did, indeed. I slept st, very soundly. It was the first time I It had rested on a bed fcr over two to months'" ut An exclamation of pity broke from ne the lips of the entire group. He then as continu.ed, s " I presuime it is my duty, after your !e, kindness to me, to give you my namei, te. and also the history of my past life." of " We hold you under no obligations," )n said Mr. Sparton, " still we would be il- glad to learn your history." be "My unae is Frank Edlward.i," said in the strauger. " I am the son of Mr. n, Charles Edwards, merchant, who died ut some six yearsago in thecity of C . as Perhaps you have heard of him." h- Being answered in' the affirmative, r the man hurriedly. related his sad .story. His love for liqgr t had first to commenced in his college days, when t. he was one of a set of merry thought ag less students. After his graduation. y the appetite increased, and, as time nt passed on, he became a confirmed ut drunkard. His father, broken-hearted, er died, leaving all his wealth to his way. .d ward boy. While it lasted, the young ,e man had plenty of friends to join with him in reckless debauchery ; but, when r hip fortune was all eqandered, friends , ~seserted him, and he became the poor, e. deserted vagrant whom Mr. Sparton r- found in the gutter. a, ;"Jf I could only gain one true friend,' 11 concluded the ma;t, " who would trust !e- me with work to do, that I might gain e a dece:t livelihod, I would earne.stly it try to please. Bt t every one turns o away from the poor drunkard,. and re ce fuses to trust him. Uow I have lived i. for the few months I cannot tell you, I u only wonder that cold and want have n not killed we." a Mr. Sparton was struck with the ap e, parent truthfulness of the man, and e also his gentlemenly manners, which I, went to prove the truth of his story. In o he took him down to his store, and e gave him some light task. He seemed . willing to work, and, as Mr. Sparton r was just then in need ot help, he con. eluded to retain him for a while, at least. Weeks passed, and bestill kept him. He proved a most efficient clerk. A few years passed, and the former t vagrant had managed to save enough t money an interest in his benefactor's business. He is to-day among the most respected citizens of a citf not many miles from here. Such is the result of kindness, and a wog d iindly dropped from the lips of a passer by upon some degraded wteth,, may he the means of swa.ing him. Years have passed since the facts related in this story transpired, and Mr- Sparton has niever had tor. casion to regr et the night be called a poor drunken wretch " friend." TRITE FRIENrDm8W.,P.--Money cnn buy ' many things, Rnoodl and evil All the o wealth ot the world eould not bay yoen b . friend, nor pay yon for the loss of 6ne. "I have wanted only one thing to mlak me happy,"Hazllitt writes, t "hnut. wanting that, have wanted er- n erything." And, again, " My heart, shnt up in the prison-house of this rude clay, has never found, nor willit i1 cver fiAnd, a heart to speak in.' We ti are the weakest of spendthrifts if we ti let cne friend drop off through inat- U tenion, br let one push away another, 91 or if we bold aloof from one for petty b jealonusy or heedless slight or rough. | ness. Would yon throw away a dia- e moand becaese it pricked .e? 9 A | frired is not to bheweighd against the ft jewels of the earth. If lmre is cool- | neves or nukindaea s between aus, let us IL come face to face, slad ve A Qnick, heforelove, grows old. is too at to q eaurelh." ie li A rich man is never ugly in theeyes s or a poor girL r* " Are you colonrild ." Colored, no, di yer chie born soy U , A Novel Pair of Stocki:ngs. e "I believe women will do a good deal for a dance," said an old Mb. D.; n " they are immensely fond of sport. I e remanbor.ae.ia inmy life I used i . a flirt with one, who was a great favorite * in a provincial town where I lived, and Sshe conftded to me .that she had no stockings to appear in, and that with o out them her presence at the ball was out of the question." "t That was a hint for youl to bay the I stockings," said a friend. " No; you're out," said the doctor. " She knew that I was as poor as her. self; but, though she could not rely on my pnmrr, she had every cotfdenSee in m' taste and judgment, and consult, .r edjuon a plan she had tbformed for , going to the ball in proper trim. Now, what do you think it was't" ' " T0" go n i to h. , I suppose," e j turned'the friend. " Out agsin, sir. You'd ni:ver guess it, and only a woman could have hit uponu the eapedliwt. It wa. thc faAhion in those days lfr ladies io full dress to wear pink stockings, ~aud sho pro,,iosed painting her legs." "Painting her legs 1". exclahned his friend. S"Fact, sir," said the I)octorj; " and relied upon me for telling her if the cheat was saccessful-) - "And was it " asked his friend. - "Don't. be' in a hurry, friend. " I complied on one condition, namely: that I should be'the painter." " Oh I you old rascal," said his friend. "Don't interrupt me, gentlemen." said the Doctor. "I got some pink accordingly; and I defy all the hosiers in Nottingham to make a 'ighter *L than I did on little Jene. A prettler pair of stocking I never saw." "A`, aho went to the ball 1" " She did." " And the trick succeeded I" "io connpletei:-," said the doctor, 7' that several ladies asked her to re. Sc ommeud her d(Per to thenm. So you s~e what a woman will do to go to a dlance. Poor Jennie'she was a merry miua. fBy the-by, ahe boxod my ears that night for ajuoke I made ;bhout the stockings. 'Jeuule,' said I, ' fo fear you: stocking sllould fali down whild Syou are dancing, hadn't you better let me paint a pair of garters on them." A BEAUTIFPUL FIJoU'L-Life is like a fountain fed by a thousaed streamps that perishes if one be dried. It is a silver cord twisted with a thous. and strings, that parts asunder it one be broken.. Thoughtless mortals are surrounded by innumerable dangers which makes it so much more strange that they escape so long, than that they almost all perish ,sudllenly at last. We are enccAmpass d with act. dents every tlay s.ifici*ent to c:rush the decaying tenemeuts we inhabit. The m*edsaof disease are plantedi by natnre The earth and the atmosphere wheaee we draw the breath of life are Ippig. nated with death health is made to operate to its own deetrnation. T food that noarishes contains the de -neats of decay; the soul that api mates it by rivifying, frst tead t wear it out by its own aoction; death 1arks in nmlbua~ilong tihe paths. Not wtthbtanding the truth is so probably crnflrmed b3 the daily example before onur eyes, how litt'e do we lay it to heart. We see our friends and neigh. ibors die; but how seldom doesit odimt to our thoughts that our hnjelI aay next give the warning to tli.world. Work is a gr mfninen fr troubled if yoe harve p p .docg es vtvsa mr fo. the ~ luhtee." and buehta are prevented trou, dweli and rupon real sorrows. To -9~iub bmadb- steady labor need not b a eurge but . bleseng. In bereave ment, in trombles o home and heagt, ven when the bitterest ofall grSib s the conselonsees ta't transd riena have failed yeo, the, isa sor of safety and .seaolsion i goopumiss hamd work, be it maetal or phlyaaL A wag was driufpgi, wham umebai Rho thought he44ser v L eId ~ him with, " I *lhieve r Iy dea ianer Smith."-" Then a 'd belle:'e . . -N obing beats a good - bad husband, - ..- 9lB i ' -. ..,.