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ill. to ( teUtif, "idea rather Petty palmetto that grew hurl sial Hitt;, So nigh as 1. orale un- it all in.'
there, 1 1 to 111x1 d t d Al 'ghty G I lie meaua
again,'
Z edRVIAH ]TOPE.
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One oid{ugr, he went to alis lodg,
ittgs to seek It Idris rest, It was
about six o'olook, and people were al.ready mewing it: the hot, thirsty streets.
x The apetheoaries' doors were apen,aud
their clerks were astir. The physiolans
drove or walked hastily, with the hag-
gard look of leen who -e days and nights
are too short for their work, no W11090
hnpe,, and heart as well, have grown.
artna+t toe small. Zorviah notioed
those yrirtne Northern fellows among
ttLRW, Frank and Itemane, and sew
how they had aged since they hart.
came 'South,—brave boyaboth of thein,
ami brad done a roan's brave deed.
Throngh her oMoe window, as he walk-
ed pant, he caught a glimpse' of Dr.
Dare's gray dress tend blonde, woman-
ly h• ad of abn'tdaut hair. She was
mixing medicines, and patients stood
waiting. She looked up and nodded Re in a low, bind voice, 'that I wouldn't
►ere, and spoke 1` very gently, err ai emu nc ,
Ile s * aid:— well, I guess Hell pull me
'The Mercy Same in last might, Soil+,
—I know, And you rowed down for
the supplies. You heard eomething
about me on board the Mecca. Telt
me, Sail±,'
'He's it durn fool,' said Scip, with a
dull show of pas ion.
'Wein he n durn fool?'
'That dim mate,'
'So it was the mate? 'Yes, What
did he say, Soil) ?'
'I never none believe h,' urged Scip,
with an air of suddenly reeolleoted
virtne.
'But you told of it, Seth.'
'1 never told nobody but Jupiter, the
durn fool !' presieted rBoilt,
'Whe is Jupiter?'
'Poofor Remane.'e Jupiter, hitn that
holds his boss, that he brnng up from anti utillopod away.
the fever. He said he wotaidn't tell. I 1 '.She is a good woman,' said Zerviah,
never done believe.it, never!' hal aloud, lankitlg down at his cold
'It seems to itis, fiche' soil Zerviah. pagers. 'She touched me, and she
knew 1 Lord, I should like to have
yc'u bless her !'
He looked after ber. She sat her
horse finely ; her gray veil drifted in
the hitt wind. Her sensitive colour
came. Ha watched her as if he sad
known that he should never see her•
Ni earth.
� egret i .rt
A ruined character may be as carious
es a paralyzed limb. A. ruined and re-
pentant one is in itself an independent
sy+tf til of sensitive and tortured
nerves,
Zerviele Hope returned to his wont,
shrinking nn der the foreknowledge of
his fate. He felt its if be knew what
kind of people would remind him that
they had btunme acquainted with hi=
history, and what ways they would
select.
He was not taken by surprise when
then who had lifted their hate to the
popular nurse last week, passed him on
the street to -day with a cold nod or
enrious stare. When women who had
reverenced the eelf•sao'ifoe and gentle•
nese of his life a, only women do'or
can reverence the quality of tenderness 1
in a roan, shrank from him as if he
were something iufectinne, like the
through some way. * * " But T ttish
Seip had not told just yet. I can't
help being sorry. It wasn't Eliot I
wanted to cheat, but'—he choked—
the sick folks used to like tile. Now,
do you thick I'd slight to go on nuts•
iug, Doctor ? Do- you think I'd ought
to stop ?'
'Yon are already an hater late,; re.
plied the woman of sciel,oe, in her
usual businese•like voice. 'Your sub
stitute will be sleepy and restless ; that
affects the patient. Go back to your
work as fast as you can. Ask me no
more ffoliell gnost}one,'
She drew her veii ; there was un•
ptofessiona( moisture on ber long, fem-
inine lashes, She held ont her hearty
bandgrasp to him, touched the lackey,
he w,'ut 1?y ; she wile too busy to smile.
At the door of the Relief Committee,
genet groups hung, clamoring. At
the telegraph office, knots of men and
uomeu gathered, dally inspiring the
heroic r•onng operator,—a slight girt,
—who h'td no left her post for many
days at.d nights, Her chief had the
fever last week.—was taken at the
wit•ee,--lived to gat home. She was
the only person alive in the town tubo
could communicate with the other
world. She had begun to teach a little
brother of here the Morse alphabet, --
"that somebody may know, Bobby, if
I—can't come some day.' She. ton,
knew Zerviah Hope, and lonited tip ;
hat her pretty face was clouded with
the awful shadow of her owu respousi.
• buity.
'We all have about as much as we
can bear, houZerviabee as he went
by. His own burdeu was lighter ed a
little that morning, and he was going
home to get a real rest. He lead just
staved his last patieut—the doctor gave
hi'n uu. It was a yc:ung man, the
father of five very little children, and
their mother had died the wes k before.
Tire nurse had looked at the nrpllauts,
and said: 'Hr's got to five,' This man
had blessed him this meriting, and
called the love of (rod ten his bend :rose little errs, with bowed head and broken
his tender mercy
On his wlinte long face, he met Doctor Darr. She was
life. Zerviah walked with gniok step. rtdittg on herr- uncle upon a patient,
He lifted his heart, with its short,bl ek,
c •urse hair. His epee staring for
sleep, flashed, fed with a food the body
Icnews not of. I•Ie felt almost happy,
as he turnod to climb the stair). that
led to the attic shelter where ho had
knelt and watched the dawn came on
that first day, and given himself to God
have told if I'd been you. But never
mind,'
'I never done mean to hurt you!'
cried Scrip, following him into the road
'Jnpiter the durn, be said he'd never
tell. I uever 'told nobody else.
'Yon have told the whole town,' said
Z 3rviah Hope, petiently. 'I'm sorry
but never mit,d.?
He stood for a moment looking across
the stark Palmetto, over the dnety
stretch of road, oerose the glare, t0 the
town. His eyes blir ded and filled. •
'It would not have been a great
white,' he said. •I wish you hadn't,
Scrip, bat never mind!' •
shook the negro gently ' ff, ae if
heeled been a mere child. There was
nothing more to say. He would go
bask to his work. As he walked along,
he suddeuly said to himself:
'She did not smite this morning 1
Nor the iedy at the telegraph otiice
either. .Nor—a gond many other folks.
T
remember now. * 't a' Lord 1' he
added shied, thought , breaking into
one of hitt half unconscious prayers,
which appeared more pathos abrupt
netts of an apparent oath,—.Lord 1
what in the name of heavens am I to ulainte,—he knew it was just, though
du ,:bent it2• • 1 be felt it harti.
Now, as ha was coming into the His patients heard of what bad hap
pened, sometimes, and indicated a feel-
ing of recoil. That was the worst. Oue
said :
'I am sonny to hear yon are not the
man we tboeght you,' and died in his
arms that night.
Zerviah remembered that these
things must be. He reasoned with
himself. He tient into his attic, aucl
prayed it all over. He said :
Soutbera tt,•cltey, and she was riding
fast. But she reined up and cobfrouted
bite.
'Mr. Hope! There is a hateful rumor
brought from New York about you. 1
am going to tellyou immediately, It
le ettid--!
'Watt a minute 1' he hleaded holding
sod to the dying of Celboun. He had out both bancle. 'Now. Go on.'
always kept that attic, partly booause I '11 is eaid that yon are an escaped
he had made that praytr there. ' He convict continued the lady, distinctly.
thought it helped him to slake others 'It is false!' cried the nurse, in' a,
since. He had not always been a rutin ringing voice.
who prayed. The hr,blt wast new, and The doctor regarded him for a me.
rr quirt -d culture. • He haci guarded it l me'rt:, .
rarid'•y !since he elute South, as he had 'I Inter be wrong. ferh.{pe it was
•Lord, I can't expect to be treated
as if I`d never been in prison. I'm
sorry I mind it so. • Perhaps I'd ought
not to. I'll try not to care too muoh
More than once he was sure of being
followed again, snspioiously or curious-
ly. It occurred to hire at last that this
Was most likely to happen oh pay days
That puzzled hits. But when he turtle
his did end regiment of bathing, air, not so bad. ' I was in a cruel hurry, e8 it was usually some , a idler, and theand ether physical needs. and so was Doctor Frank. Perhap, fellow shrauk and took to lerels, 'at
On this morning that I speak of, they said a discharged couviet. if t:he nurse lead the fever.
standing with his altunst happy boo
Rad lined head, with his foot on the
stairs, he turned, for no reason that he
bend h;,ve given, and looked over hi.
ehealier. A. man behind him, eteping slanghler. They said you Billed a man
s',ftly, stepped, changed color, and a—forJe'ilousi.p, d believe; semethiug
ernes- d the street. - aooat a woman.'
,'1 aro followed,' said the nurse. - 'What else ?-' repeated the nurse,
He stoke alnucl, but there was no steaddr,
one to htar him A vi,ihle chang,; I told them I did•upt •beliet:e one fdorrl
owns over his f ice•. He stood ltttoeet- ei it r cried Medan Dare..;
am for a init1?erlt; thou slid: the door 'Thank you, madam,' said Zerpittlt
'What elite?' asked Zervialt, liftiug
his epee to Iters,
'Tiley said you .Were just out of a
seven years' imprieenment for man.
and (rawled, upstairs. At iutetvelr
he etnpl'ed on the stairs to rest, and
sett with his head in his haiele,: thinft-
in:.,. By antl by he reached the room,
and tere.v himself heet'lly npnn his bred,
All the radial 00 had 'departed from hi.
tired fire. as if a fog had crept over it.
• Fie tad it in hid long, dein, bomene
hands, and .illy '.here for e little while.
He .,'as perpfrxed—not sur p,i.s d, lie
wee not :shecktd—only clisappniuttd,
Daily he wished that he eou'cl get lvt•
• minutes' nap ; but he could not !deep.
Not knowvirg whet else to do, he got
upon .his knees presently, iu that place
By the window he liked to pray ine and
said, aloud
'Lord, I didn't empect it, ;. I w emit
ready, L aho'tld like to. Bleep long
enough to, decide what to do. .
After this, Ire went back to bell lend
fay still eettin, and iu a little while he.
truly slept. Not long but to'those
who pellet) for rest, a moment of un.
eehsciousness ratty do the work t>f a
enp f,wator to one perm hinge of .tbi•ret.
Ile startrd, strengthened, with lineS of
deci,:iou foaling about his !neut.() end
Ih point of fact, even in tbitt cleatla
stricken town, to be alive was to be as
able to gossipas Well people, and
rumor•, wearied of the mor.otonou,•
fever symptom, found a diverting zest
in tbii sl%attered reputation. .
Zevvialt H»pe was very marsh talked
about ib Calhoun; ea much, that the
Relief Committee heard, naest.ioried,
and exl!er'enced official an:tiety.. It
seemed a uli=take to lose 60 valuable a
Hope, sifter a ucrnaely jseraeptlble man. It seemed a,severity. to distillb
so noble acareer. Yet who knew what
pause: 'but it is tints.' l sinister countenance the murderer
He drew one fierce wreath. t
I tuilit be caithle tit ehieldint bene,itb
'She was baba%;tiftrl,' he sai.tl. '1 iiia niaslc'of1 pity'? The chichi! mind
loved her; he ruined.her.; stabbed
was perplexed. 'Was it tlnmane ;tr,
hint
Hebadgrown psinfu;ly pile. 'He
wanted to go on-spea,l;iug to tela 'wo-
trust the lives of our'perisriing citizens
-to the ministrations of a felpe'who had
so skillfully deceived the most hitt, lie
roan, not to t3efettd or excuse hltn elf, ;ggot guardian•e of tee public' :serol ?
riot to say anything peak or wictug,
There tvas;'ine'pt rtiiiulisi, it chairman
only to broke her understand that° Lee
of a enb•oi minutest (,iii the 'nater sup.
aid Bot '.%tilt to excuse :himself;; in •ply) who was but•dened with hneasi
some way, just becttt}rre Oa wee a "No- floss. , • ,
mail, r o moire Len feel that be was au 1 It's clear ennugh what brought him
enough to bear the'bueden of hie d ed, ,to Ceaf;tontt,, saiet this man. `What du
He wanted- In cry out to herr 'Yon ar'e: yditfiuppose ole fellow does with iii,
a• woman 1. Oir, be gentle, a+rd n•uder •five dollars A day ?''
etarl�d how Away a mut can• bo fob a, The Gomtrtittee on the Water Supply
deadly sin l' but bis lips were paret ed•, prr,mptly divided rtito a Sub-:Vigilat:he;
He -moved thein dt•yly ; he- atruld ;fat. and` iii 'the "St1W-Vit;illeelbei `'Committee
tails`. Zertiit.h Hbpe's case was referred. '] he
SIleMriesilenttfibfi:re.. She wag a result Was .t., -.lie' watt followed s,
prndent woman 1. she thought before dee.
she spoke. ,: On Saturday night, hitt NEI the rerl
Poor feliow'1 site coir';• eudde ` hot sten was g+t•ing dotvn,''the enb•cum•
Her Blear bine. eves odetfl
boa but her !ulnae lifted Cie, „tee ! high,
reported th Lb% el tief'ite fotlowe :
ebin; cud, having bathed and cleanly, '
Mi 'e- retut•ned to t1se :[i!e!it t Off1ee "jh.
a state of official exeltenseht ad
''We've:' done' it, Veit, lilni.
Wo'vm'ftra�r%d,,Itrs what the fed ow d -,es
be"
it
drt.pped lt,. and sot`tly
never tnind P. tinsel iii if he htnl been
dressed gent eat, a ehild.oc a•pane,:: .... knell , a he Lith
He went opt h,yne,tT the town !n`tlie sebf hied ;aid, 'Never ixihell' t rSkte wi;th`'his't')Por rte • lltj Pita it:111 ' °.',
'bre -o' '•Wa=ll 2'' for the stelekodiiitnittett Tarsi -
e„ wag at:}tome. Ile lived (Tulle alone, '.1 Haven't gat; it retnetet•el'r 1!toat?t 1" twt' '."` ', �1"`r.' Pf8k'!''' !Ott
l t t
n to Ile. i i i ua t' `� t
h' mother a 1 f r n th E c c}. I, n, 1 eu lien v f►f tttl=o l�` r� a `, f.
r is and tl t cfrN'' � f o�nte b
.lite •fro he ,,. , ,� � y 1 l4 xoll•bottea
era had died of the philia since :rune. me. .I !tint so ba -dols. I meant"t0'` on tlfe: cor igrs df tlfe eti"11eTlifc` t ",. s
IIo�c tithed +when .l,o salt' Imps, and Yue•_ -Z Wart to, 3r'-- d:- , . a : e'r ' lien t `f' „f ,+ t, ,,k t,v, e ';
e. his.. habit nul look of fear deepens:1 to a `t`iupit. 1' she sant. 'rote 1ratte ahiti''1 dithteilreiblIttee 'We'tlttofit'flfrid" °iAt..
ere Yen terror; he would rather of itt'd you shall. Ct,d• ie fair,' efl'httili t'4dfit it:efieteetlfit444e&teir't lies. t -.'a 4'" 1. "• k. fJ '.:tit. - *Tatet '
, �fltc tire. �i�tn tit rsnarrtictnat
hitt where Soh! the boatman live/. Sete "hen Zdtrvihhlie„ f. drawn,,
`OV fi;EF 18, t&''
'Follow bice next week. Report ,.-..._,
They followed, and reported still
again. They consulted, and aooeptet1
the astoundiug truth. The murderer,
the oonviat, the misereble,the euystety,.
Zerviah Hope,—•volnuteer nurse, poor,
friendless, discharged from Sing Sieg,
was proved to have surrendered to th(e
pnblio charities of Call^un, every
duller which he had earned in the
service of her sioll aid dying.
The Committee on tete Water Supply
and .the Sub -Vigilance Committee
stood, mach dop+'eased, before their
superior officer. He, being a justman,
flushed red with a noble rine.
'Where is 11e ? Where( is Zerviah
Aope•? The man should be sent for.
He should receive the thanks of the
committee. He should receive . the
aeknowletlgemeuts of the city, AAA
we've set on him like deteotives 1 hunt,
ed him down 1 Zahnds 1 The orty is
disgraced, Find him for me 1'
'We have already done ..tit best.'
replied the sub committee, sadly. 'We
have searched for the man. Ile can •
not be found.'
''Where is the woman doctor ?' per-
sisted the excited chief. •She recom-
mended the fellow. She'd be apt to
know. Can't some of you find her ?'
At this moment, yonng Dr. Frank
looked haggardly into the Relief Office.
•I aln taking her cases,' he said.
`Site is down with the fever.'
(CI NCLUDISD NEXT WDEILY
THE EX.ETEiR
Planing Mill,Sash,
DOOR Air D
E�IN� ��Cfi0�1�!
ALL KINDS OF
TUR KING
Done to order.
Itomernbetthei,lase
lave ' :c& Iloward E os.
SALL,
PORK PACKING HOUSE
.Having commenced busiuessfortits ,•
Fail andWinterTrade
tVe are prepared to pm -chase any quantity of
Polk, subject to the following regulations
'.
We will take offtwo pounds per hundred: if
ary, and .three pound if soft. Shoulder stuck;
twenty -fire cents, If any of the bung grit is
left in, 25 cents extra will be deducted. £
No port( will t o bought at any price: it
warm, -
We want all Hogs Qritting slight thi- nigh
breast to head; and :Earns opened 'outto tail;
<.< Si .7. PETTY..
$i11 Ahen t ! Look att It!
': 4 ter o .. der
eq a �^ M hap ''
saw r '''C3 #�r�! p� a ••N
y 1Y 1, C'' '�� a e• ,5g, Yd 6
=i a 4 c i �Ir' 'n ga '
a .o ri'1.1 O d O F n.
Made . and8od by us only.
'We+ure�also showing as scum the largestancl•liest
assorted stock of
t and rTiriwa46,
to�res . ,
2b be seenin the onunirt!eoueititing of
;`' tb' es
�i•DOK s ,,
,P! aaY'.1ior" Sto' 'e~S,
4 �,
BOX, SIN)'
rd endless variety. A fall stock of :t?irralli•rs o
,ittlyie,,, Pen hirtueu,gasesara newt of
j
Se"
it,
:till
Lam S 'a :tiara :Goo l
the' y'•tlnw (ever t111n to have seen Ilia! •'iter, enid tele prnitstuf enr:viet. in a Every ntnrtni cent :liar atikee s tttrrl• 1I1 of y tricot,
Not t hern mil set net ten. lint Zerviseh I dull vr•ice, 'Cod is heir, and so tie let ell over to the fund for the sefferers. I tsI.e—ttietestp tee rem f"r afclee ar flM100p
Sat down by hilt on the bot sand, be. t 'tan tell of ate. I've riot no fault to Ile never kept back a red. Ho pouredl skins In cash or trado, BISS1 L r 13RO ,
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IMPOTENCE end 101 nervous compfaints re,
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corse a large atuic+ttity ui liret•c,Iass pump logs, f
amu prepared to offer ar.articlo
Superior to our Factor in the County,
,arid at prides that Crory Competition. Welts anti
Cisturus dagon Ile shortest,nutice.
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' 1. F5ii pii.�Cbngentloic 1flitfiaaimatfonri $ n
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S. (lrytng ('t►Ite, ertreetltt of Infants, 25
4. Diarrhea of Children or duns • • ,25
5, D sentery Griping, Bilious Golrc, • ,di
•6, Cholera Norma. vow:tine, • - ,25
7. Coughs,. cold,Bronchitis, • • .25
8. Neural Toothache,Saceacho, - ,25
Neuralgia,
0. Headaches, Sick Hettdahes, Vorllgo, 75
10.8Dvstrepsfa..>PnloufoSbomapp, .,. •; • ,25
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11.•911 p:snit it *1 Pdliif'dl Plirio86.'..28
*12, sib ite5a toax�ro1Itao: I'eftioder • .25
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it11lteanr .ry,sIp,iM upti0ra,.25
*1hti,ntattit RiredttSatl 'cis a, ,25
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