Cape Girardeau Weekly Argus, 1869-09-09

              cape girardeau weekly argus vol vll cape girardeau missouri/thursday september 9 1869 no 14 tides oh tide of the renllesi main 1 would thu h p»st like the at ufe'i errning hour might r»turn again and he ourt eternally oh that vanuhpd rears might bring the hope which we knew of yore ai returning tide bring the shell which aiog j their songs to • desorate shore i v i watch •* the w*te comes in - ■ ■■' .• with white foam over it thrown . lake i scarf of lace with bright jewels pinned . and a million ipingl-s sewn it hurries on to the land *' with its freight of rosy shells like fleweis to plant in the furr wed sand '' l • where thf tide in the evening swills ■ and t think ye ware which sow white pearls like e«d on the land which do life n have which will never grow from seams in the dark brown sand ■' te ye like to as when young wh a lire with bright joy is filled when its sky is em thiougb youth's veil that's strung with h pcs fceruaps never fulfilled ! we reach for the far-off years touth's hopes fresh in our band aat we find too oft as the future near i dead flowers strewn over its sand i ' oh tide of the r at ess »«», 4 like hopes which pass o'er the soul teo often ye hi<le neath your brilliancy wild depths which mar under you roll ad would thai th pant might brwg - , back joys of the days of yore . i returning t de bring the shells which sing their soi«a to « desolate shor i v the double game a weefc at a wa ering place and most of the time each day spent in the empany of mr mainwell the gentleman whom miss ellsworth's old friend ned whiuaker had intro duced to her one morning on the pi azza she had sailed with him ; had strolled or bidden vsii.ii him along the shore on moonlight evenings and had danced with biro in the thronged drawing reorca miss ellsworth was not a girl who distributed iie-r likings among many gentlemen and she had found her ideal well nigh realized in mr main weli only the evening before their talk bad withdrawn itself from the general topics which to e»ch bad been congenial and in her admiration of his intelligence and manliness she had encouraged an approach to tfcat personal sorb f conversation which relates tto love and matrimouy and now to find mr mainwell ibis morning with kda eeatt off ajid his smith's«apron on engaged in mending fc lockl he was doing it publicly the look wan on the door that led to tbe middle of the front piazza where the fashionably dressed ladies and gentleman were sitting or proiaenad his back was toward her as sbe approached leaning oo the arm of ber friend anna weet she reeog nized him looked intently at him gave her companion over to a party of young ladies near then stopped and spoke to him do you like that sort of work mr mair.wo.ll ?" she asked i do miss ellsworth 1 believe i m h rauiral mechanic it appears odd to soe you doing it is my trade he replied rising from hift work and turning to her her cheek blanched a little your trade pheaaid faintly my trade miss ellsworth the proprietor said the lock needod men ding and i told him i could mend it for him . , , , . ! . • the party of girls came along just then after wondering at mr man well a while and laughing at him they proposed a ride there were three carriages among them all those would take them all ned wbittaker here joined them what tho douce ate you about here 7 he exclaimed to mr main well ah he added when the lat ter turned and glanced at him but while here you might as well enjoy yourself •" . i mr mainwell excused himself from joining the party ftod they all went away leaving him to complete his work miss ellsworth left him without any words of parting , it i well be muttered to him self f she cannot take me as i am she is not worthy of me tho woman who marries me muat take me for myself v * • * he stood and looked after her till she had disappeared she did not once turn to look back he gave his shoulders a fcbrug com pressed his lips otterod ft cynical humph 1 and turned to finish hi work let it bo so he mattered when he was through and was patting on hi coat i thought perhaps 1 had found a woman after my own heart but let it be so amidst this whirl of wealth and fashion she too has lost her soul let her go he avoided her thereafter he did not seek to catch her eye for a bow of recognition when she entered a drawing room where ho was be would go out another way but be was more than ever in the company of ned whittaker ned in passing to and fro between miss ellsworth and him served as a sort of link be tween them you area cynical fellow said ned one day why don't you take people as they are yon'll find good enough in them >* '. < fi f - but they won't take me as 1 am that is the trouble '• • .:• . pohl you see yourself that aha allows no other suitors to accompany her don't you see that she is alone j or with the girls most of the time her heart is full of vanity , pshaw she is trained to luxuri ous notions that's all " mainwell's trunk was awaiting him and the stage outside on the piazza at fhe time this conversation was g ing on on the trunk were bis ini tials g h miss ellsworth passing that way saw the initials—not by chance for she had been very busy ■ the trunks that i§,y together n a pile and when she caw the initials she started and turned pale she recov ered herself and withdrew with her companion a little way and stood irtill and watched presently mr mainwell cawe out with ned upon the piazza he chanced to look to ward her and their eyes met—met for the first time since she bad left him while he was at work upon the lock sne did not turn away her eye she bowed he lifted bis hat | the ice was broken he approached her to bid her good-bye what the conversation was that en sued between the two when they were left alone by mean's of ned's in^enu j iiy ia spiriting way the rest of the company is unknown save the fol lowing but i am a locksmith said main well no matter ~. . , , are you willing to jive as the wife of one who with his hands earns bis daily ibread ?" i am willing to undorgo aojtbing to be with you i have suffered suffi cient during these last few day i have learned what it is to despair of being united with the one i love . bat your m ther-*-your father ' unless i am willing to l.aye th**m for your cake i am not worthy of you ■.'■" ' '. . | but then the los of wealth of position of the surroundings of re-j finement ' . j do not say anything more lam ! willing to leavo all for your sake 1 am weary of being without you would you be willing to become my wife this day this hour ? your father and mother might otherwise put obstacles in our way jl am willing—this hour this rain uto they do not know of my position in life •- . * they still think you are wealthy as i did come then we will go our way with ned and become before the world what we are now in spirit—j husband and wife ; and then at c nee j we will take the cars for the home i have for you—a home which though lowly you will make-hap y ' whither you go i will go they were married in a quiet way in the little water place chapel with the wicked ned conniving at the mis chief the next train sped with them to tho city * < < i will chow you the shop where i work seid mr mainwell when the carriage which they took at the do pot in the city bad drawn up before one of a long block of brown stone houses in a eplondid part of the city what do you moan ?" she deman ded assbe ucooinpanied her husband up the broad tteps to the door t i mean he replied that this is the homo and this in the workshop and he led her in among other rooms to which he conducted his wife was one fitted op at a workshop where as he said bo was accustomed to indulge his love for mechanical work after having as ho assured her regularly served hit time at learning a trade .. > . , mrs mainwell stood and looked at him intently * 1 • t ls this your house she asked .[ yes madam and you are dot poor but rich v you peak the truth mrs main well ' ' . and why did you play this jest upon me / r to see whether you really loved me for ray own sake 1 ah pretty indeed i and suppose you don't love me f . f . but 1 do ... . humph < • li so there was a little family quarrel on the spot ', ', .." ',' now invite your father and moth er to come and see us said mr mainwell alter the clouds had clear ed away somewhat ''.' '' iv i will replied she i will but first you must go with me to see them and to pacily them in view of what we have done * very well ,*.',. in a few days they started out in the carriage on the^ir errand mrs mainwell gave the directions to the driver and her husband could not help expressing his wonder at the in creasing squalor of the neighborhood through which they rode . the car riage drew up at length before a tnis erable tenement house and stopped where the deuce are you taking me ?". he exclaimed looking sharply at bis wife ceme and see was her reply as she proceeded to step from the ear riage here wait he exclaimed after hesitancy let me«go first and help you out what does this mean v follow me was her reply she»led him up stairs op up up through throngs of dirt and smells to the fourth storyf here ehe open ed a door without knocking and the two entered two elderly persons and several girls and boys were pres ent the woman was dressed neat ly and so were the children but they were all dressed very poorly in keep ing with the place the man was clad more carelessly and even more poorly on his bead he kept bis bat which certainly was full a half dozen years old my husband mr mainwell my father and mother brothers and sis ters i said mrs mainwell introduc ing all parties mainwell^stood and stared without bpeauing , ask their pardon george for ran ningaway with me said mrs main e!l who are they have i not told you ? didn't i introduce you ?" who were those at the watering place v some wealthy people who had seen me at the milliner's where i sewed for ft livelyhood—served at my trade george—and who fancied my appearance dressed me op and topk me there with them you jest with me he said with a ghastly smile •• < * . all this a milliner may be a sew ing girl look for yourself aroobg the class is it not true ? all that we girls need is nress mainwell lifted bin fiat and dashed it through tbe air he ground his teeth and turning away left the room slamming the door behind him , his wife took off her bat cloak and furs and flung herself down at a table and buried her face in her handkerchief the door was opened again and mainwell put in his bead you have deceived me he said but come you are my wife i will try to bear it she sprang to her feet and con fronted him 11 your wife am i ?" ebe exclaimed your wife and doomed to live with one wlo does not love her bat was in love with her circumstances no sir you may go i will not live a wife unloved for myeelf—yoa must love me or i will stay i'can still work ' ' he closed the door and retired down the stairs to the street clench ing his hands and his teeth as he went n tbe horrible disgrace of it he muttered tbe derision that will be my lot and to marry such a girl ' . but at the street door be tarried he had a fttro^glo with himself tbero all alode suddenly he turned and dashed impetuously up the stair,flung open the door of the room seized his wife in his arms and clasped her to his heart my wife he whimpered in her ear such you are and ever shall be before god and befdre the world now 1 begid to think you love me she said smiling in his face you do love me you really^thirjk you do george ?" he clasped her more tightly to him come then she said though of such parents as these poor as they are i should not feel ashmed yet they a>e not my parents but have only played a part in which i have instructed them ; shake hands with them george they are worthy peo ple .- . ' . and he did shake hands with them and what is more be helped them a merry party was gathered that evening at mainwell's house consist ing of mr and mrs mainwell and their guests mr and mrs ellsworth tbe young ladies acquaintances ot the watering-place and ned wbit taker ned never was in better spir its nor let it be stated were mr and mrs , ellsworth who forgave their daughter and her husband . without hesitation i cay george eaid ned whis pering in mainwell's ear two can play at that game can't they mainwell took ned's jeering very soberly yes said he after a few moments of thoughtfulness and the experience has taught me a lesson what fools tbe pride of wealth makes of us all i thought she ought to have taken me regardless of my circumstances for myself alone * and without hesitation even and yet when she tested me i tryself was found wanting shall we ever learn to disregard a person's occupation and to look only at the character and the soul ned shrugged bis ehouldera dubi ously . i think i havo learned the les son ned mainwell added ■■«.«.». the best time to court a woman is when she is young and pretty the best time to ask a favor is just after a person has been to dinner the best time to swap horses is just before you cross a stream the best time to do a good deed is right away the be^t time to pay your debts and addresses is when you make , hem the best time to have anything to do with an umbrella is when it rains providing you can find your own the best time to correct an evil is when you find it out —, ■■»*»»> • tbe proprietor of a boston bone mill advertised that persons sending their own bones to be ground will be attended to with punctuality and dis patch a woman in new orleans became a ballet girl because her husband did not dress ber well enough femi nine all over because she could not get enough of clothes she took off what she had ' . man a bubble on the ocean's rol ling wave life—a gleam of light extinguish ed by the grave * ( fame—a meteor dazzling with its distant glare wealth—a source of trouble and consuming care pleasure—a gleam of sumhiie passing soon away * love—a morning beam whose memory gilds the day ; faith—an anchor dropped beyond tbe vale of death hope—a brilliant day dream last ing while we've breath / . charity—a stream meandering from the fount of love bible—a guide to realms of end less joys above keligion—a key which opens wide the gates of heaven death—a knife by which the ties of earth are riven earth—a dessert through which pilgrims wend their way grave—a home of rest when ends life's weary day ■ resurrection—a sudden waking from a quiet dream heaven—a land'of joj of light and love supreme garibaldi expeoted to got 20,000 for his novel bat cannot got an offer of more 2,000 , i an old lady shocked a correspondent of a southern pa per relates the following incident which transpired during the late war it was colonel——'s orders when his soldiers arrived at water through which they had to wade never to take off their clothing for that pur pose as it required too much time to don aftei wards one memorable day we had to cross a branch of the shenandoah river now as the confederates were badly clad they were careful of their rags and as soon as the river was reached tbe military command was winked at and captains lieutenants and pri vates entered the tiver in a nude state as soon as tbe bank wia reached we received orders to do/b le-quick and off started a regimew of naked meri never mind boys said one who bad been thar there is another branch of the river a half mile ahead parallel to this and wo'will it in fording style . .*'■''*''■■#?**' no time had been foun4 to put on our gray when a sudden bend of the road brought us in view of an ele gant mansion the piazza of which was filled with ladies on the lookout for their country's brave defender's and further on as far as the eye could reach numerous residences were seen their grounds ornamented with ladies we pauaod not in our mad career—on we . came i was quite respectably habited in a shirt my boots and pants slung over my shoulder but my comrade jack who was a lank six-footer rivalled tho georgia cavalryman in his uni form which consisted solely of his spurs jack wore not even the latter for modesty's sake watching his attenuated figure in all the grace of double-quick for the glory of laughter which fell upon me i could scarcely march as we passed the ladies not a glance not a word not a boquet was vouchsafed u until an old lady stand ing near at a gate enunciated slowly and distinctly as her eyes roved and rested upon jack finally well if this ain't tbe worst sight i ever seed ~ need i say that at this criticism immediately the whole regiment was in a roar of laughter a perfect peal up and down the lines ■ ««•■>» remorse of conscience.—on the 2uih of april 1869 was hung at norwich england a self confessed murderer william sherward who murdered his wife on the 14th of june 1851 and daring the next three days cut his victin\into small pieces aad threw them around the city in d fferent parts of it he boiled the he id in a sauce pan until it could be smashed to pieces and threw around in the name way by a well told tale tha disappearance of his wife was accounted for and no one euspected that she was maidered although re wards had been offered for the dis coveryoftbe murderer or murderers of a lemale whose feet and ankles a id part of ber breast had been found in the streets the murderer for 18 y^ars hud suffered remorse of con science until tbe beginiog of this year he confessed bis crime to the police after ha\iag attempted to commit suicide by cult ng his throat and also jumping off a steamer on the river thames he was married a second time in 1861 but could never carve a joint of meat at his table so hideous bad the thought of murder been to him the / coolest reading for those very dog-days is a correspondence that lately transpired in hartford a young gentleman wbosa bosom was being rent by the pangs of jeal ousy addressed a billet to the ladyj enclosing ber notes to him and re questing she would reciprocate the courtly in ber reply she thanked him for hit consideration and would return his letter as ffoon as a yoang gentleman to whom they bad been loaned had given them a satisfactory perusal j that is what may be term ed pouring cold water down one 8 back gossip market.—marriages scarce and depressed engagements dull and but few coming forward court shi ps good and prime scandal mar ket overstocked ; beaux supplies light stock inferior and good de mand neighbors quarrels plenty and stock accumulating tattling a fall assortment wit m irfr wbttl&t jjrps t i s publish veet thubsdat bt iv m haiilto propr t wkotn ill»hera must be addressed main st t epfosite st charles hotel tbrmtop subscription o>e copy 1 mouthj-l «« i one copy 1 year.»..^s 00 one copy s montb>r 2 i l n co le * year " m one copy month » w copies « year h 00 single copies at eflce or from carriers...,fiv cents hatis op advertising '"' ' oat square eigb«llne or less l we«k to one month one weefc *\#>\ th ™*» 3 00 two week • wl one month 3 60 23-cuntraets o*7 be made foi longer periods at the olio wing rates j ko • fm m m m 1 year onesquwe m » mf v~»8 00 00 three squares jj •*> 00 15 00 26 00 iuartercolumn.i 700 14 00 u5 ofl 18 00 30 00 half e0?umn....10 00 16 o0 20 00 36 00 60 00 «»• telum w 28 w 30 09 c 0 00 100 08 . . anhoutffung oandidamjb | er»ity offices m 1 00 i f r s'.ate oafioes 5 00 j oountr 0ff1c5 > 00 | congress io 00 ihe weekly argus ~ w m hamilton editor jape gfra^deaitj thursday september 9 j&69 alex ross attorney at law | and register in bankruptcy f for third congressional district mo office epposite the post office main utreet caps girardkau mo blanks in bmkruptoy approved by xhe v 8 district court always oa hand , f ebls . eemoval hatino bedpced our rent 600 a tear w.e are now prepared to sell f torn our well assorted . tock of j n ' i ifujr/isritttir/ie greatly reduced prices at our new warerooms 4520 washington avenue & 621 st charles street all we ask of buyar is a call and examination of foods and prices before purchasing ¥. e & e e..shjdkb { dealers in furniture u25-3m st louis mo ~ marble city drug stoke harmony between middle and frederick streets chicivria irsch dealer itf drugs chemicals patent medicines " wines an liquors fancy toilet artielee&nd perfumery paints painter's tools dye stuffs varnishes naptha coal and lubricating oik and everything kept in a well assorted drug store hi medicine are of the purest quality puysi cians prkbcriptions carefully compounded gary r reed wholesale and retail dealer in f foreion and domestic . drugs • patent medicines chemicals * paints and oils - i aniline dfes druggists glassware seop furniture " - •'" ' wines & liquors i have on hai*<l the finest assortment of varkish in the city direct from the luauuiactwrw physi€ians prescriptions compounded at ait hours day and ni(jh g.w travis isto.gt.ij3 & mechanical dentist soffick lon harmony street over whit el aw jit gar r*u'f store^apk uirardkau mo wfrole or partial mt«j^«m » * of artificial tkrth insert-(mwv!sf d ir ttye mo«i skillful manner and of i i 1 r durable mu»t,«rni special attention paid to filling a>nd fr..«k.irving natural teeth aad the treatment of dis ased gums mhls btotc iioes t . ■ to thb stockholders j ■ of thb ' " cepe girardeau and state line railroad co a v i meeting of the directors held this day it was rdeved that a call of twenty per cent on the subscript tioa*«o*aid railroad be made and the name paid to johrl albert treasu-er of said company on or before the 3ut day of juiy 1869 x?1 order of the boam q 0 thilenius ui o.fououe secretary president m*olutio notice th l>artner*hip heretofore extstine between john w c»vally and kdmon hobbi has doted by mutual o»^ei)t of both parti ' l*n»mi bryaut has this day bought out all the right l:tlf and interest of joba w bcivnl!y in the late firm ?. x ? i t hobo od now bryaut k hobb holds 2"svk fcstosj ior n debu the flm c gir.rde.tt juue *, t b6 u rrint k oh t •- ■ ■■ k b pearce & co ' hats caps furs sec , 1 ' no 417 main street i il ... m w>uib mo s.s harrist physician and surseon ijespbctfully tenders his eer >■ ** vices to the citttens of cape oirardeau and vi tity omce-in wllion fc qo.'s nmg tor ap f^k ladies onlt.~por an article having a re markabie sale addrois mrs morgan 130 kul j»lree^newtork myls-sm ay & galusha's uvery and feed stibeeb harmony betweea main and bnanlsh streets - sa v , cafi irarukau mo ♦ j l inbtorlberi'tbankful lo'paet favors reepecu ik.f.i nfori th#ir pttr»ns and the pnblio generally hhlt r constantly adding new horses cur.iiges a.itt dufgi to their already well stocked tables and «. i lf v#lln pnmie can always relyoo being ccom nw-inte w^th riding horses or buggiei on as reasona iie tjrms at cm t bad tlmwbere **""• pit it oalusba ♦ \ corner of themis and water streets cape girardeait steamboat agents forwarding • 4 » ' i a , * i * commission merchants ajid deax.xm in stapletand fancy • <•. > groceries provisions lipors aii ciprs ■ j ■ * ■ keep constantly on band at the very lowest market prices every ariety of • • i i ■ ■ • • • i j ( > sugar dried fruit cottojf tarns molasses * provisions vinegar ■ ' coffek candles mackerel , tbaj soap . » bittkrs tohiskt ' brooms r cider f-h tobacco oystkrs ' <■ saw • ( cigars ' fish . soda c ;' i . ■ their stock is large and complete haying been »• lected with great care with an ere to the wants o their patrons throughout southeast missouri * > they would inform the farmers and country mercjj ants that they will attend promptly to the shipping and sale of cotton tobacco and every description of grain aud produce ' ?• cannot be undersold •; 1.1 i i . h , a witiimar .& co are vow bxckivino thxik .' ■ .»■■•, i / szra&xeto stocic dibect r>ok ' , _ manufa cturers in england via new orleans at very low rates of ocean \ freights and will offer .. -, < t , great inftacements to cash bnyers hlassware ? queenswareii ; ~. coal oil lamps rooking glasses ' "'. stonewakei etc eto,ij ■ ~~ ] ti ~~> ! .-.'!••. ■ end your orders erders to ' " ■ •-■/•<.. j jfc^-no 113 korth main street,-^i f . . . , *, .._ rt t between chesnnt and pine • l ? '♦ l , . • ■ • • i >; a'.t sign of large white pitcher , st louis mo ' > ajtents warn ted t*r prefessor parsons laws of business with full diiections and formßfor all transactions in every slate of the union by thkophilub par sons l.l d professor of law in harvard uoivem ty and author of many law books ' ' a mew book ror everybody explaining the rights duties and obligations f all the relations of life as wall as every kind of contract and legal obliga tion ... a correct economical and safe counsellor and adviser indii-pensable to all who would know their rights and d>.tiek and possess the means of transacting an aided their own business < , . go plain full accurate and complete that no per son can afford to be without it embodying in popu lar form tne results of the labor and study of the most pop lar and successful writer of law book ip the country kiclneive territory and no competitiou send for our descriptive circular and testimonials addreas national publishing co pubs jy l-4t 178 elm street cincinnati o ° tfinal settlement.1 ; creditors and all others interested in the estate of august tinuappel aeceatiid lute of cape girardeau county mo are hereby notified that at the july term 1369 of the cape girardeau court of comwiou pleas to ue commenced and held in the city and coon ty at care glrardeau mo on monday the twelfth day of julj 1«69 i will make final settl tnent or said estate je3-62 john 0 haupt adm'r j7inal settlement f creditors and others interested in the estate of simon x block dec a«ed late of cape girardeau co mo , are hereby notified that at the next term of tho cape girardeau court of c mm«n pleas to be com menced and belit in the city and county of cape girar deau state of missouri on the second monday in july 1869,1 will make final settlemeit of aaid ogtate jt-3-62 elkazar block administrator rjuakdian's jkesignation , creditors and all others interested in my guardian sl ip of the estate of hiram m sill s minor ar hereby notified that notice of final settlement of said state was tiled in the cape girardeau court of com mon pleas at the july terra ih*>9 and that i will makr application tar nn<u discharge a guardian afore said at the next term thereof tv be commenced an 4 ht id at the court beuse in the city and county of cap girardeau on tie third monday in november 1869 jy29wb ibaao hunter guardian quakdian's kesignation ■' creditors and all others interested in my guardian ship •/ the estate of sarah a hill s minor are kerf by notified that notice of final settlement of said «• ute was filed in the capo girardeau court at com mon pleas at the july term 1669 and that i wia make application for dual discharge as guardian afore aid at the next term thereof to be eonimencad and held at theeotfrt uouro in th city snd county of c*v girardeau mo on the third monday in novemthr 1889 jyap isaao nu>tktt gu»rdian notice f 77 taken up by m j bines as a stray and posuld t>fr fore william l horn s justice of the peace for ap • pie creek towashl • light obsunnt sorrel marh supposed to b our yeara old ha hsnds high rigu hind foot wl»»te a small white spot on tls po n v marks ortexands prri«iyabuj thin in flosh a^prats fd at 66 iyj&l m j hinea ukrrsup dntcher's lightning ply-kiucr i >' t d««tb to tos living t long 11-1 vn kiu r ( , t o'<l r ffiuun r*»r>wh»t9