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- -ALSO
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Such as Perfumed Soaps, Hair Oils, Hair
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W orm confections, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
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medicines now in use.
Fresh Coal Oil constantly on hand. A fine
assortment of Coal Oil Lapps, Shades Chim
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Spices of all kinds, Cloves, Cinnemon, All
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Gulden Carp, or Gold Fish with Founts ' else
Aquariums. Arrangements have also been
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A lot of Family Dye colors,
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Fresh and reliable Garden Seeds.
A large assortment of Books anti
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A new kind of playing cards, called "Union
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engaged.
Being very thankful to the public for the
past patronage bestowed upon him, will try
and endeavor to please all who may give him
a tall. F. HINKLE, M. D.
,larietta, February 4, 1864-tf.
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It does not seem so easy, half,
To do as 'twas to say ., ;
I did not think it anything
To praintse to obey;
And then he always spoke so kind,
And smiled so sweetly too,
I said I'd do a thousand - things
I never meant to do.
Besides, I knew 'twas quite too quick
To let him find me out,
He'd never have me in the world
If he had seen me pout.
And now, I'm sure it's not too soon,
I've been his wife a week ! '
And just because I said cc.l won't,"
He doeSn't hardly S"peakl
How could he go and leave me here
To mope in loneliness;
I wanted to go out so bad,
And wear my lovely dress.
I know, he says, that "business"
His time, to-night, requires;
I'd like to know what "business" is,
Compared with my desires !
But I'll not cry and spoil my eyes;
'Twill do no good, and then,
Nobbdx'd ever praise my looke,
Unleis 't vas him, again.
I never mean to shed a tear,
Except when be is in ;
So when I hear him ring the bell
To-night, I'll just begin !
Troubled Honeymoon.
George Jameson and Katie Vaughan
had a brilliant wedding. Every thing
was faultless—from the icing on tl
cake to the arrangement of the bride's
waterfall.
Mrs. Vaughan cried just enough, not:
to redden her nose ; Vaughan did the
dignified paterfamilias to a.chartn ; and'
George and Katie were so affectionate.
as to give the world the idea, that here•
was a match made in heaven. -
The bridal breakfast over, the white
moire antique and orange flowers were
laid' aside, and the pretty traveling snit
of alpaca, with macarine blue trimming,
was donned—ihe sweetest love of a
thing Madame D'Aubrey had made- up
for the season. Then there was the
little bonnet of gray silk to match the,
dress, with its' blue face trimming to
match Katie's eyes:; the golden bird of
paradise dropping its plumage over the
crown ; and it was such a fine morning,'
and everything loolted
_propitious; and
in the midst of congratulatione and-kiss
es; George and Katie started for the di
pdt.
They arrived just in season. The
whistle sounded in the distance. Gorge
buckled up his travelling shawl and
Katie grasped her parasol.
"George, dearest," said the bride,
"do run opt and see to
* the trunks I I
should 'die 6, when we get to the Falls,
my'' clothes should not be there I It
would be dreadful to be .obliged= to go
to dinner in my travelling dress I Go
see to them, there's ' a daring.!"
George vaniethed ; the train, puffing
and smoking, shot into the depot. Con
ductor popped hie head into the ladies'
room, shouting at the top of his voice :
aboard for Danville ! Come,
hurry up, ladies! Five milmtes behind
time and another train due." ,10.,
Katie did not know whether she 'was
bound for Danville , or not ; probably
ihewai, she said rapidly to herself, and
she had better get in , and let George
follow. So she entered the long and
Smoky vehicle, feeling very muck at
sea, , and ready ,to, cry at,the slightest
provocation: ' -The conductor passed by
her seat; she.canght him by the.. arm : ,
"Is my husband="-
"Oh, yes, yes, all right," said the of
hurrying on in a way renew
officiala have. "I'll send him right
along," and he vanished from view in
THE WIFE
BY CLARA AUGUSTA
the long line of moving carriages.
Meanwhile, George having seen to
the baggage—a proceeding that had on
copied more tune than he had intended
—returned to the ladies' room to find
Katie missing—searched about wildly,
inquiring of every one he met, but with
out
success.
" She's probably already in the train,
sir," chid a ticket agent of whom he
made inquiry. "You are going to Buf
falo, I think you said; that's the train
to Buffalo, you'll likely find her there.
Just starting; not a moment to lose."
George grasped the, .railing- of the
hind car as it fiew,hy, and, flinging open
the door, he . rushed through car after
car, but seeking in
,yaiik for Katie., She
was not on the train.
" Most likely she got on the wrong
train and went . by Groton," said a con
' ductor. - "Groton is a way station fifteen
miles further ahead. We stop there fif
teen or twenty reinures for refieshments.
You'll doubtless find her there."
The cars flew over the track. George
mentally blessed the man who invented
steam engines-Lhe could reach Katie so
niuch sooner. Dear little thing ! how
vexed and troubled she must
George grew quite lachrymose over her
desolate condition. .
But it seemed ages to George before
they whirled up to the platfortn at Gro
ton, and then he did not wait to practice
any courtesy. He leaped out impetu
ously, knocking over an old lady with a
flower pot and a bird cage in her band,
demolishing the pot and putting the
'birds into hysterics. The old lady was
indignant and hit George a rap with her
-umbrella• that spoiled forever the fair
proportions of his bridal beaver, but he
was too much engaged in thought or h:s
lost bride to spare a regret for his, hat.
He flew'through the astonished crowd
mashing up a crinoline here, and knock
ing over a small boy there,
_until he
reached the clerk of the station. Yee,
the clerk believed there was one lady
had come alone ; she had gone to the
Belvidere House—she must be the one.
George waited to hear no more. He
hurried up the street to the place, where
the landlord assured him that no lady of
Katie's style had arrived ; perhaps ehe
had stopped at Margate, ten miles bask.'
George seized on the hope. There was
no train; to Margate until the next morn
ing, but the wretched husband could
not wait all night—be would walk.
He got directions about the roads . ;
was told that it was a straight one—for
'the most of the way through the woods
—rather lonesome but pleasant. He
let'forth at onee,'itot itopping to swat
low
a mouthful. Excitement had - taken
away his appetite. - The fine day had
developed .into a 'cloudy evening—the
night would be•darker than usual.
George.hastened 'on, too much excit
ed to feel fatigue"—too much agoniied
about Katie to notice that he had split
_his elegant Frenck gaiters out at the
sides.
After three or four hours hard walk
ing, he began to think that something
mast be Wrong, He - ought to be ap
proaching the suburbs of Margate. In
fact, he ought to have reached the vill
age itself eometitne before. He grew a
little doubtful about his 'being on the
right road, and began to look about him.
There was no road at all, or rather it
'was all road ; for all vestige of fenceii
and wheel tritcks had vanished—there
was forest, forerft everywhere.
'Tile very character of the ground be -
neath his feet changed at-every step he.
took., It grew softer. and ;softer, _until
he sank , ankle , deep in mud; and, ,sud
denly, before be ,could turn about, he
fell in almost to his - armpits. 'He had
stumbled into a quagmire 1 A swift
horror Came over him ! People had
died befortknoW in places like. his—and
it would be so dreadful to die thus, and
'Katie neireektiow what had become of
him. Fie struggled with the strength
"of desperation to free himself; but he
might as well hive taken it coolly. He
was held fast.
Thus slowly the hours wore away.
'The night was ages long. The sun had
`iieVer" taken .so- much time to rise in';
but probably' it•realized ' that nothing
...could. be done-nntil it was up ; WA Was
•nclt 'dfspoiled to hurry,
As soon as it was' fairly light, George
began: to scream at theitorrothisvoice,
in the-hope that Some one-who-inight be
gding - eoteewhere tight heel. 'him:
amused - himself itrthis , way- for an-hour ;
and `at the . elfd of that' tune ' , oh could
;IRA havediatingtifshlid 'his 'voile from
that of frog close at hand, ' wh' had
beed 4:010 11 0 , Ifs nt :heft Ara: our
I hero.
At last, just as George was beginning
to despair, he heard a voice in the dis
tance calling out':
" Hillo, there I is it you or a frog V'
_ me;'- - cried - Onorge; -- - and I
shall_he -dead in ten .minutes I Come
quick I I'm into the' mud up to my
'eyes '
Directly an old woman appeared, a
sunbonnet on her head and a basket on
her arm. She was, huckleberrying.
" 'lle land. sake," cried she, "you're
in for it, ain't ye ?"
" Served ya right! I'm glad of it !
Didn't ye see the notice that the old
man put up, that nobody must come a
huckleberrying in this 'ere swamp?"
"Huckleberrying !" exclaimed George
angrily. "You must think a fellow be
side himself to come into the jungle, if
he knew it Ifuckleberrying, indeed !
I am after my wife I"
" Land sake`!'Your wife ! Well, of
all things, I declare I never I"
`.She got on the wrong train, and so
did I ; and respect she's at Margate,
and I started from Groton last night to
walk there, and lost my Way. Help me
out, do, that's a dear woman !"
The old woman steadied herself by a
tree, and being a woman of good
muscles, she soon drew George out—
mud from head to foot. He shook him
self.
" There, if you'll show me the way I'll
go right on—"
"No. you won't, eitherl You'll go
right over to our house and have a cup
of coffee and something to eat, and a
suit of the old man's clothes to put on
while I dry yourn.; and send Tom
over to Margate with the horse and wag
on to bring your wife."
"You're a_ trump," cried George,
wringing her hand. "God bless you l
You shall be well rewarded for your
kindness."
Mrs. Stark's house was only a little
way distant, and to its shelter she took -
George. Tom was dispatched to.Mar
gate to bunt up Mrs. Jameson; and
George, arrayed in a suit of Mr. Stark's
clothes—blue swallow-tailed coat, home
made gray pantaloons, cow-bide boots,
and white hat, with a broad brim,. for
the Starks were Friends—felt like a new
man.
They gave him a good breakfast,
which did not come amiss ; and, while
Tom was absent, the old lady mitile him
lie down on theilounge and take a nap .
Tom yeturned about.. noon._ He had
scoured the whole village:but found
nothing. Only one passenger had - left
the train at Margate on ,the previous
day, and he was an old man with pat
ent.plasters for sale.
Poor George was frenzied. He rush
ed out of the house and stood looking
first np and then down the road, uncer
tain which way' to wend his course.
Suddenly the train - for Groton, swept
past, and a white handkerchief was
swinging from an open window, and
above' the handkerchief George" caught
the gleam of the golden hair and blue
ribbons 1 It was Katie beyond a doubt
He cleared the fence at a bound, and
rushed after the flying train. He. ~ran
till be was ready,to'drop, when ha ,came
upon some‘men with a hand-car, who
were repairing the road. He,gave them
ten dollars to take him to Groton. He
was sure he could find Katie there 1
But no the train had not stopped at
all. This was the express for Buffalo.
Brit a by-stander infdrmed him that a
lady answering the description he gave
of Katie, had been seen 'the day bef.pre
at Danville, crying, and saying she had
lost.her husband.
George, darted off. He caught with
avidity at the hdpe thus held out. .
must be Katie ! Who else had lost her
husband?
A train was just linving for Danville,
He sprang on board, and suffered an
eternity during the transit, for it was an
accommodation train, and everybody
knows about those horrible delays a
every station.
But they reached Denville at last.
George inquired for the lady who had
lost her husband. Yes, she was all
right—she had gone to the American
House to wait for him. She iiipeoted
him by every train, till he came, ,said
the ticket master. .
e. hurried With ,all ,speed,,to , the
American.
Yes, she was there,. said the eark ;
she was Vatting for her heshand:4ooin
221 light hand,•second flight.
George flew up the 'stal4, burst open
the . door ,uf .2,21 and entered without
ceremony She traryeitt,iug,bythe
dow looking, for him, with her back to
the:dolor.,, He sprang.forwartandAold
ing her in his arms, rained kisses upon
her face. .
B
VOL. XII.--NO. 32.
" My Katie ! my darling I my darling I
have I found you at last ?"
She turned her face and looked at
him before she spoke, and then she set
up such a scream as made the very hair
stand on George's head.
"You are-not my James !" she cried.
"Oh; heaven ! Help help ! Some
body come quickly. I shall be robbed
and murdered ! Help ! help! Murder!
thieves !"
George stood aghast. The lady was
middle aged with false teeth, and a de.
cidedly snuffy-looking nose. No more
like the charming little Katie than she
was like the Venus de Medici I
He fumed to flee just as the stairway
was alive with people alarmed by the
cries of the woman. They tried to stop
him, but he would not be stayed. He
took the stairs at a leap, and landed
somewhere near the bottom, among the
wreck of three chambermaids, and as
many white aproned waiters.
And before any one could seize him
be was rushing down over the front
steps. A lady and gentleman were
slowly ascending them, and George in
his mad haste, ran against the lady and
broke in the brim of her bonnet.
"You rascal 1" cried the gentlemen
with her, "what do you mean by treat
ing a lady in this manner ?" and he
seized uur hero by the collar.
Then, for the first time, George looked
at the couple before him.
" 'Tis Katie I Oh, Katie l'' cried he,
for this time there was no mistake; it
was Katie and her uncle Charles. "Oh,
my wife ! my wife I"
He tried to take her in his arms, but
she Bed from him in terror.
"Take that dreadful man away," she
cried. " I am sure he is insane or
drank ! Only see his boots and his aw
ful hat I"
"I tell yoti I am your own George
Oh, Katie, where have you been ?" ex
'claimed he.
Katie looked at him now, and recog
nizing him, began to cry.
"Ob. dear I that I should have ever
lived to see this day ! My George that,
I thought so pure and good, faithless
and intoxicated! Oh, uncle Charles
what will become of me ?"
"My. dear niece, be patient," said her
" I think this is George, and we
will hear what he has to say before con
demning him. Mr. Jameson, I met your
wife in the cars yesterday, and she in
formed me that you had deserted her at
the Windham depot. Of course I could
not believe that your absence was in
tentional, and I persuaded her to re
main here while I telegraphed to„ the
principal stations along the road for in
formation of you. Why did I receive
no answer ?"
"Because the telegraph does not run
into old Mr. Stark's huckleberry swamp,
where I had the honor of spending last
night," said George, losing his temper.
"Bat this extraordinary disguise 7"
" My clothes were muddy, and I have
got on Mr. Stark's,"' said George. And
though the explanation was not partic
ularly lucid to those who heard it, they
were satisfied.
"My dearest George," cried Katie
rushing into his arms, "and so you did
not desert me, and I shan't have to .be
divorced 2"
"Never, my darling ! and we'll never
be eepttrated again for a moment."
"No, not for all, the baggage in the
world 1 Oh, George, you don't know
bow I have suffered." -
The crowd, could be kept ignorant no
longer, for scores had assembled around
the hotel, drawn Thither by the disturb
ance. Matters were explained, and
cheers long and loud rent the air.
The landlord got up an impromptu
wedding dinner, at which Katie presid
ed ; and George, looking very sheepish
in Mr. Stark's swallow-tail, did the hon
ors.
They, proceeded on their tour next
day and soon afterwards Mr. and Mrs.
Stark were delighted to receive a box
by express, containing the lost suit of
the old gentleman, and the wherewithal
to purchase him another, beside the
most handsome drawn silk bonnet for
Mrs. Stark that the old lady had ever
seen.
" There, old man," said she, turning
from the glass.at which she had been
-surseying herself in the new bonnet, "I
killers told'-yon that huckleberry swamp
would turn to something if it was only
to raise frogs in. Guess I hit it some-
What is the best thing to prevent a
maid from despapins? Pairing.
A. tea never indulged in by a ronip—
Charity.