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She Sout&era lose: PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY D. H. SILL, ; CHARLOTTE, N. O, i voted to the vindication of the truth oi -,,utJiern History, to the preservation nf southern Characteristics, to the develop Vueiu of Southern Resources, under the "h ted relations of the Labor System, and L n.J advancement of Southern Interests in Agriculture, Mining, Manufacturing and the i3.liAnie Art..- In addition to the contributions from the old von of writers ofTliB Laxd We Livk," the services will be secured of thorough men of Science, and of Practical Friuerss Mi hers,. Machinists, &c ' o TKKMS OP SOUTHERN nOMK : Ua copv, OIle year, in advance, ' : $2.50 fi.i copies, one year, : : : 12.00. -IVa copies, one year, ; : . 22.50 The remittances iu every case' must be by Check, P. O. Order, or Registered Letter. ' . ' - o 'l- To those-wishing to subscribe to an Agricultural paper we would state tba we riU furnish the Southern ilonir aud Rural Carolinian at &ndSouttrn Vuiiivator akid Richmond Funner " . and iUrofina Farmer " and Reconstructed " aud Jrattieal Fianter, 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.50 4.00 3.-50 T Ar'Vfr.TifERS. The Stntthern Jome, .having now the largest circulation of any paptr vet of Raleigh, affords a fine adver tising milium. Terms moderate. H. rrscHorF. i. H. wrLBERX. HEPUL Henry Bischoff & Co., Wholesale Grocers. AXD DEALERS IX Wines, Liquors, Segars, Tobacco Ac. 107 EAST BAY, CHARLESTON, fi . (1 ' .(.'a. Rice aud X. O. .Molasses constantly on hand. Dec. notice ims. loii't Jet your ll. i-s die of Cholera. No necessity for that. Read the following cer-tirk-atc." ' - . "Third Creek Station. AY. N. C R. R., tept. 1st, 1S72. Rev. C. Plyler Dear Sir: I tried your remedy for Hog Cholera. It is all it claims to be not atioiht-r bog sickened or died af ter Icommenced the ue of it." Very truly yours, ,D. "M. Barrier. Address, inclosing $1, Rev. C. PLYLER, Salisbury. N. C. "dec. 9-12m. Tk.-r a. mi . " ALEXANDER & BLAND, DENTISTS, CHARLOTTE, N. C. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. (Teeth extracted without pain, by Nitrous Oxide Gas." OrHee, in brick building, opposite the Charlotte Hotel. -Nov 7 tf fpnfral Hnlpl Willi ua M M 1. V 1 CHARLOTTE, X. C. , II. C ECCLES, PROPRIETOR." sThe patronage of the traveling public is respectfully solicited. Jan 27, '73 ly feb. 12, '72 J, B. JONES. JOS. GRAHAM Jones & Graham, PHYSICIAAS AXD SURGEONS, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Office over Kllgore & CuretonJs Drug Store. April !. '72-ly . - Z. B. VANCE. A. BURWELL. VANCE & BURWELL, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, CHARLOTTE, N C. Office in the Court House. April 1,-lsTi. . Charlotte Hotel. . Charlotte', N C. H. MATTHEWS & SON, Proprietors. Trust that the liberal patronage of th . public will be continued. 56 ly . Druggist and Chemist, CHARLOTTE, N.4 C. Has a well selected stock of PURE DRUGS AND CHEMICALS, Oils, Paints, Lamps, &c. W. F. COOK, (Trade.Street,6n JVbWA Carolina Railroad.) CHARLOTTE, N. C. The public will please call and see the , CIDER MILLS, Ida Greeley Cider Mills, Old Ladv Greeley Churns, . Old Man Greeley Plows, Harrows fcc tag" All Orders promptly attended to. Jan 23 tf , "F. M. STTFifiTON, UNDERTAKER, . ' And Dealer in Furniture, &c, Trade Stebet, Opposite - the Market, ; CHARLOTTE, N. C, A full supply of Coffins and Caskets con stantly on baud, ready for use. jan 6, '73-ly TO TAX-PAYERS. All who owe BARP.INGER & WOLFE vSU1tfe1 10 tome forward and settle. . -loniiSr It Vtn l,atient- We can not wait any Call at ,a bufness must be settled up. ever?wf- W.e defiire settle up wUh -, -V: 4 HAIHINGEU A WOLFE. 5 t'OR SALE VHTORE: Hodge-, Comtu?nuUKhtSt?n the l Queetions 5 u 'mans, (with JebUa, by 0. F. tit Paul-CVinyblar uSVLit. Personal KelSo WE HAVE BECEIVE1) : 500.000 V. a i. x,OU4:le Slates wtlch i?ft?ASlnAyother ill TVvion X'.T , o L W. SAXDERS. VOL. J. E. OATES. IMK I SI., M "KB 1MB DAILY AKMIVIKG cfc IN STORE. The following (Guanos will be sold either for Cash or on Time, with approved se curity, j When planters so desire, we will hind ourselves to receive cotton in payment next Fall, at 15 cents per : pound, giving them the benefit of the advance, if there should be any . The following Fertilizers have been u;ed Planters, with the most satisfactorv results." deem it necessary to add the usual numerous WILCOX, GIBBS & GO'S. MANIPULATED GUANO, Wilcox, Gibbs & Co's. Phoenix Guano, (This Guano is imported by WILCOX. GIBBS & CO., from the Phoniix Islands, South Pacific Oceau, direct to Charleston and Savannah in BULK aud sold iu its natural State without manipulation. It has a well-merited reputation throughout the entire South, as being the iuit successful agent used iu the recuperation of worn-out soils.) The NAVASSA is manufactured in Wilmington, N. C, by an association of Southern business men and planters of known responsibility. We could adduce strong HOME testimony as to is efficacy and value as a manure. STOIfcTO 3-TJJL3rO, STONO PHOSPHATE, (Valuable For Composting with CJottoix Heed.) . SANDERS, OATES & CO., Jan 20, 73 ly Charlotte, IV. O. COMMISSION HAVING completed our New Three-story Brick Building, on the the corner of College and Fourth Streets, we have iust Removed into it. and are readv for our customers. Our House i? divided into Five Departments and arranged as follows"; m FIRST DEPARTMENT FANCY GROCERIES. Soaps, Candles, Candy, Starch, Soda, Raisins, Oysters, Susar, Coffee, Teas, Spices, Prize Candies, Brandy Peaches, fcc., Ac. Purchased direct from the Manufacturers with the view of supplying the WHOLESALE SECOND 'DEPARTMENT HEAVY GOODS. Molasses, Bacon, Flour, Lard, Mackerel, Ac. Our facilities for handling such goods. are superior to those of any .Mercantile nouse that they can always obtain goods of us at the THIRD DEPARTMENT PRODUCE. Cotton. Corn, Wheat, Oats, Rye, Hay, Ac. Bought at highest cash prices: Sold on Commission. Stored, with cash advances made lion to our CO MMISSION and STORAGE attention." FOURTH DEPARTMENT PHOSPHATES. We are Agents for ZELL'S and other SUPER PHOSPHATES, tbe most reliable aiti cle on the mark. Certificates from reliable farmers furnished on application. We are also Agents for GILHAATS CELEBRATED TOBBACCO FERTILIZER. FIFTH DEPARTMENT LEAF TOBACCO WAREHOUSE. We have complied with the Revenue Law, and are now ready to receive Leaf Tobacco, which we will buy or sell on commission. Our Warehouse fees are less than the same at Richmond or Danville, and the best prices in those markets always obtained. Our Large and Commodious Hall will be finished and opened to the public about'the 1st of March We thank a generous rublie for the liberal patronage which has heretofore been be stowed upon us, and we hope that through goods at low Hgures, we may merit a continuance of their favor. R. M MILLER & SONS. January 11, 1873. j New Inducements ! ! Id order to make room for a A HEAVY SPRING. STOCK, we will sell all our. Fall and Winter Goods AT , ' " Greatly Educed Prices ! ! Your attention is particular! v invited to our Stock of FINE DRESS GOODS, k SHAWLS, FLANNELS, CASSIMERES, BLANKETS, and all kinds of Woolen Goods, together with a large Slock of Ready-Made Clothing, WHICH WE WILL SELL VERY LOW. - McMUKRAY & DAVIS. Jan 27 . Diamond Spectacles. t-i c. i.T mannfsftared Irom "Mwiti i. : "n it.t r-rtatli cut from UnztUun or Hcoleti pebbles re T-ry Ipjorioas to the t), tcaae of tSeir poUrizin- ligtt. j lUriac ed with tbe iwUrfaw-ope; tbe dUroood Jf1" been loond to sdmit fllten it cni u"" .t than any other pebble. Tb-y ar rroaod hJJ1 ecienUfic acttirarr, are Ireeiroio ebroioalie abt rra Tikn bot before ttlne In epeCtacU . Maoulactnred by Tn fcrexcE '"1CAL MaC riCTCRUO Comfajit, Stw Youk, Fo r eale by re tpowiiWe ?dU in every cltj in tbe Uolon. -f J. T. BL'tLEB, Jzwtkr and Optician, I ot agent for Chariot te, V. C, from wboui they can only be obtained- No ptdClen employed. Tbe treat demand lor tbeae BpectaeU bCindnc-d nnecropnlon dealers t paJm off an Inlerior and poriou article lor the "Diuaa eboald be taken to ee that tbe trade mark (wtucti U protected by American Letter Fatentl ta atamped onererypair. ! aorll J ,1 in i mmt CHARLOTTE, N. C, MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1873. W. C. BLACKWOOD. for years past by many of our most successful SVe .can irive HOME references and do not testimonials: MERCHANTS, TRADE. in the city. JNlercnants may rest assurea LO II J- J(xLJtcL&. upon the same We invite special atten business, to which we pay close personal strict attention to business, and selling our I'J.R. BURVJELL&CO. (Successor to Kilgore d- Cureton,) . Druggists and Apothecaries, AND DEALERS IN Drugs, Medicines, PAINTS, OILS, DYE STUFFS, &c. SPRING!! COKNEB, CHARLOTTE, N Jan 1, 73 ly o. NEW JSOODS. WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, Spectaicles, ,4&c., AT JOHN Tl BUTLER'S, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Those wanting GootL in my line, will do well to examine my stock before trying tbe Northern market. MY PRICES ARE MUCH LOWER, as I have movedjto the ptore Next the Express Office. MY STK'K CVJN31STS OF FINE COLD ui'l SILVER WATCHES JEWELRY, DIAMONDS, SILVER AND PLATED WARE, SPECTACLES, &-., And everything osaally kejt in a first ibrtrt Jewelry Store. Call and examine my stock and prices JOHN T. BUTLER, -Oct. "17, 1S71. Try on Street. Laud Did. A lot just printed and for ale at tbu Offlco. M Mil For the Southern Home. UTAH. " A BOUT THE WAR. ' Alter the manner of a very doleful Moorish ballad. Rriqham Young rides upland down Through his salty, one-horee town, Deep in thought and dark in frown. From his harem unto those . Of his neighbors, on he goes, Cursing both his luck and foes. Tidings unto Brigham tell Of a very heavy swell, . Of a mighty infidel, Coming dpwn, on mischief bent ; Coming, with the dire'iutent. To work him woe, incontinent ; Because of women, and because He had broken all the laws Of Gods and men and bachelors. Coming with his kin-in-law, Down, with all the dogs of war, On ye harems of Utah. - Brigham Young his sword he drew. And the messenger he slew (Privately) and scalped him too. And upon that caitiff's back Fixed this legend with a tack, Compliments of Capt. Jack !". Straight he to his temple came, Straight he to the vestal flame Fed by virgins of the same. - " What shall be the issue, tell, Of this ver3' heavy swell V "Answer, Utah's Oracle !" Him, betwixt a sneeze and choke, Him, betwixt two puffs of smoke, Him ye Oracle, y'spoke ! ''That these heathen, may relent, Be your choicest treasure sent To ye gentile presi -Dent !" "Never fight while vou can treat! So. from hostile gentile feet, , Heaven preserve your honor's seat i" Shook old Brigham's sides with glee', As his brindle buxjptjp, he Caught and branded U. S. G. Caught and forwarded in state By ye Pull-man's palace, straight To Washington, and paid ye freight. Then was Peace and mild content At head-quarters, in ye tent Of ye gentile president. Also, unto saint and squaw, Peace ! and not a word of war Betwixt Ulysses and Utah. And on the medal that they cast A bull-dog held this legend fast "Security for all tbe past ?" . And "Satisfaction for the future," Upon the obverse of the pewter, Winked with the wicked eye of Utah. F. O. Ticknor. LOVE ON A LOG. 'Miss Becky Newton. ''' "Well, sir." . 'Will you marry me?" "No, 1 won't." "Very well ; theD don't, that's all." Mr. Fred Eckerson drew away his c hair, and putting his feet upon the piaz za, unfolded a newspaper. Miss Becky Newton bit her lip and went on with her sewing. She wondered if that was going to be the last of it. She had felt this proposal coming for nearly a month, bat the scene she had anticipated was not at all like this. She had intendecHo refuse him, but it was to be done gracefully. She was to remain firm, notwithstanding his most eaerer entreaties. She was to have told him that though respecting his manly worth and upright character, she could never be to him more than an ap preciative and earnest friend. She had intended to shed a tew tears, perhaps, as he knelt writhing in an agony of suppli cation at her leet. Bat instead be had asked her the simple question, without any rhetorical-embellishments, and on be ing answered had plunged at once into his newspaper, as thoagh he had merely inquired the time of day. She could have cried with vexation. "You will never have a better chance," he continued, after a pause, as he deliber ately turned over the sheet to find the telegraph reports. "A better chance lor what r she asked shortly. "A better chance to marry a young, good-looking man, whose gallantry to the sex is only exceeded by his bravery in their defence." Fred was quoting from his newspaper, but Miss Newton did not know it. "And whose egotism is only exceeded by his impudence," retorted tbe lady, sar castically. "Before long," continued Fred, "you will be out of the market. Your chances, you know, are getting slimmer every day." "Sir!" 'It won't be a great' while before yon are ineligible. You will grow old and, and" -aach rudeness to a lady, sir, is mon strous I" exclaimed Miss Newton, rising hastily, and flashing to tbe temples. "I'll give you a final opportunity, Miss Becky. Will you mar " Not if you were the King of England," interrupted Miss Newton, throwing down her work. "I am not accustomed to such insults, sir.'' And so saying sho passed to the house and slammed the door behind her. "She is never so handsome as when she is in a rage,"- thought Fred to himself, after she bad gone, as he slowly, folded up his paper and replaced it in his pock et. "1 was a fool to goad her so. I shall never win her in that way. But I'll haren her," he exclaimed, aloud. "By Heaven, I'll have her, cost what it may I" Very different was the Fred Eckerson of the present, pacing nervously up and down the piazza, from the Fred Eckerson of a few moments ago, receiving his dis missal from the woman he loved, with such calm and imperturbable exterior. For-he loved Becky Newton with all bis heart.'. The real difficolty in the way, as he more than half suspected, was not so much with himself as in his pocket. Becky Newton had an insuperable objec tion to an empty wallet. The daughter of a wealthy Louisiana planter, reared in luxury and the recipient of a weekly al lowance of pin money sufficient to pay Fred's whole bills for a month, she had no immediate idea of changing her situation for one of less comfort and independence. Besides, it bad been intimated to her that a neighboring planter of unusual aristo cratic lineage had looked upon her with covetous ' eyes. To be sure, be was old and ngly, bat be was rich, and in her present mercenary state of mind, Miss Becky Newton did not desire, to allow eucb a chance of becoming a wealthy widow lip by improved. NO. 165. But alas for human nature ! If Becky really was so indifferent to Fred Ecker son why did she run up stairs after ( that interview, and take the starch all oat of her nice, clean pillow-shams by crying herself into hysterica ou the bed. It was not all wrath, not all vexation, it was not all pique. There was somewhere deep down in Becky Newton's heart, a fueling very much like remorse. She was not very sure she would not some! day be sprry for what she had done. She had no doubt sho could be very happy as Fred Eokerson's wife after all. "But then," she cried, growing hot with the recollection, "I 'never could live with such a man, never 1" When Fred Eckerson had walked off some of his feelings on the piazza, he con cluded to take a look at the river. ; The MisHissippi, which flowed within five hun dred yards of the house, was at the time nearly at the height of its. annual "spring rise." Its turbid waters, rushing toward the sea, nearly filled its banks, and in many places had broken through the levees and flooded the lower lands fdr many miles. A crevasse of t his descrip tion had been made in the farther bank, nearly opposite tbo house, and the New ton mansion commanded a view of a vast and glittering inland sea, not laid down on the maps. The main .current'of the stream bore upon its coffee-colored bosom an enormous mass of floating timber, which was dashed along in the boiling flood, rendering navigation wholly im possible. The waters were still rising, and the frequent crashes far and near told of the undermining power of the current, as sections of the sandy banks succumbed and disappeared, carrying with them the trees which overhung the stream. Now, it happened that by a curious coincidence. Miss Newton also resolved to look at the river. . Sho dried her tears, and patting on her hat, slipped but by the back door to avoid Fred, and soon found herself at the foot of a huge cotton-wood tree on the bank below the house. Throw ijig herself upon tbe grass, and lolled by the bubbling of the rapid flood beneath her, she soon ell fast asleep. Had she possessed any power of foresee ing the future, it would have been the last thing she would have done, for although it was very pleasant dropping asleep there in the shade, with the soft sun-light flittering through the leaves overhead, the awakening was not at all to her mind. A terrible crash made chaos of her dreams the ground slipped from beneath her; the tall cotton-wood toppled and fell ; and Miss Becky Newton found herelf sudden ly immersed in the cold flood, with her mouth full of muddy water. In a mo ment more, somebody's arms was around her and she felt herself lifted up and placed somewhere in the sunshine, though precisely where, she was as yet too be wildered to know. Getting her eyes open at last, she found Fred Eckerson's whisk ers nearly brushing her face. "Weill'' "Well!" "Where am I ?" asked Becky, shivering ana looKing arounu ner. "In the middle of tho Mississippi," re plied Fred, "and you are in the fork of a cotton woooa iree ana you are voyaging toward the unit oi Mexico, just as fast as this freshet can carry you "How came you here V "In the same conveyance with yourself, Miss Beck. In fact, you and I and the tree all came together, to say nothing of a portion ot your fathers s plantation, which, I fear, is lost to him forever." Becky was silent., She was thinking, not of the accident or the perilous posi tion, but of her appearance when she was lying asleep on the grass. "How long were you there before this happened ?" she asked. "As long as you were. I was up in the tree when you came." "You had no right to be there," she said, coloring, "a spy upon my move ments." "Nonsense !" he replied. "You intrud ed on my privacy, and while you slept I watched over you, like the sweet little cherub that sits up aloft." "Thank you for the service, I'm sure' she said, bridling. "You snored awfulljV "Mr. Eckerson, remove your arm from my waist." "Then put yours around my neck." "Indeed I will do no such thing." "You will fall into tho river if you do not." - Becky was silent for several moments, while their unwieldy craft whirled aJong the current, rolling from side to bide and threatening every insl ant to turn com pletely over and tip them off. At last she said ' "What are we to do ?" "I think, now thai I am started, lldiaH go on to New Orleans," be replied. "To New Orleans," exclaimed Becky'. "It is a hundred miles." "Yes, and the chances for a free passage for such a distance is not to be neglected. ion can go ashore if you prefer. She burst into tears. "You are cruel," she said, "to treat me so." "Cruel 1" exclaimed Fred, drawing her closer to him, quickly, "cruel to youf There was no help for it, and she again relapsed into silence, quite content, apparently, to remain in Fred's arms, and evincing now no disposition to rebel. For once in her life sho was dependent on a man. ' ;.- "I want to go to New Orleans," con tinned Fred, and after a pause, "because there is a young lady of my acquaintance residing there, whom I have an intention of inviting into' this neighborhood." ' "o r "If wo don't go to New Orleans, and if we get out of this scrape, 1 shall write for ner to come away. "Ah!" "I shall obtain board for her in St. Jean, which will be convenient for me as long as I remain your father's guest. I can ride over alter breakfast you see" every morning, Shel8 an intimate friend, then. Becky. I ' "I expect to marry ber before long," he replied. "M arry her ! Why you you proposed to me this morning." Yes, but you refused me. I told you then yon would never have asotber chance." 1 . - . n..1 .!l.t a a ? T to a tnaft.A ; ond Jime, she would have accepted him or not. To be sure a marvelous chango had come over Becky's feelings sinco her tumble into the river. She felt just then that one strong arm like that which sup ported her was worth a thousand old and decrepid planters, and she recognized tbo fact that a man who could talk sc coolly and unconcernedly io a situation of such extreme peril, was one ot no orainary courage. , But she was not yet quite pre pared to give up her golden dreams. - The , dross was not quite washed out of -her soul, and she did not yet know how much she loved Fred Eckerson. Besides she did not half believe him. The clumsy vessel floated on, now root first, now sideways, and now half sub merged beneath the boiling current.; Their precarious hold became more un certain as their frames became chilled by the cold water, and every plunge or the log threatened to cast thera once more into the river. In vain Fred endeavored to attract the attention, of some one on the- other shore. The cotton wood re- tained a course nearly in the middle of the stream, too far from either bank, to render their outcries of much avail. As it grew dark their situation grew more and more hopeless, and to Becky there appeared to be no escape from death, either by drowning in the darkness or by exhaustion before daybreak. " " " let to die in this man s arms sec tried not wholly a terror. She could hardly think, if death must come, of any way in which she would rather meet it. Was it possible she loved him, and must needs be brought within the valley' of the shad ow netore she could know her heart. Had she loved all alontr ? While she was thinking bout it, chilled by the night air, "she fell asleep. When she' awoke tho stars were out, but she was warm aud comfortable. Raising her head, sho found herself enveloped in Fred's coat, t" "Fred I" " Well r "You have robbed yourself to keep me warm. You are freezing." "No I ain't. I took it off because it was so awful hot," and taking out his handkerchief with his disengaged hand ho made a pretence of wiping the per spiration from his brow. ' "How long have I been asleep? "About three hours. We are drifting in shore now." "Shall we be saved?" s L don't know. Put your arms around ray neck, for I'm going to take mine away." -.- Becky did this as she was bidden. She not only threw her arms quickly around his neck, but she laid her head upon bis breast, without the slighest hesitation. In the darkness Fred did not know, that she imprinted a kiss upon his shirt-bosom. "Hold fast now P he cried.. "Hold on, for your dear life 1" . The log had been gradually nearingthe shore for some time, and it now shot sud denly under a large sycamore which overhung the bank and trailed its branch es in the brown flood. Qaick as thought Fred seized the limb above his head, and pulled with all his might. The head long course of 'thd Cottonwood was check ed ; it plunged heavily and partly turned, over, its top becamo entangled in tho sycamore, and a terrific cracking of limbs ensued. With a sudden spring Fred gained the projecting branch, dragging his clinging burden with him. In another instan the cotton wood bad broken away and continued its voyage down the river, while the bent sycamore regained its shape with such a quick rebound that two travelers were very nearly precipitated into the stream again. Fred, half sup porting, half dragging Becky, worked his way to the trunk by a series of gymnas tics that would have done no discredit to Blondin, and in a moment more both had reached the ground in safety. "That's a business we are well out of," he said when be bad regained his breath. "Now where are we?" ' He looked about. A light was glim mering from behind them, a short dis tance from where they stood.- Becky could not walk without great pain, and Fred lifted her lightly " in hie arms and started for the, house. It proved to be the dwelling of a small planter who was not lacking in hospitality. Here their wants were quickly attended to, and un der the cheering influence of warmth and shelter, Becky was soon herself again. They drovo home the following day', Fred having procured the loan of the planter's horse and chaise for that pur pose, promising to return them by Mr. Newton's servant-the day after. The morning was bright and .clear, and the fragrance of the orange groves was in all the air. Becky, who had maintained almost utter silence since their escape from tbe Cottonwood, was no less silent now. Fred himself did not appear par ticularly communicative and many miles of the long ride were taken without a re mark from either. It was Becky who spoke first. f ."Fred I" she said. "Yes." "You have saved my life have you not ?" . "Happy to do it any day," he said, not knowing exactly what else to say, "I thank you very much." Quite welcome, I am sure."' There was another long silence, broken only by the sound of the horse's hoof upon the road. . Fred himself seemed to have lost some of his habitual ease, for be kept bis whip in constant motion, and held the reins nervously. ':' ' "Fred ?" "Yes?" , . "Are you going to write to that young lady In New Orleans?" . "I s'poae so." Had'nt you better try again be fore you write T He turned his eyes full upon her, and opened them wide. . "Try again ? try wbat "I've been thinking through the night," said Becky, bending low to bide her face and carefully separating tbe fringe of her mantilla, hat perhaps if you asked me again tbo same question that you did yesterday morning I might answer a little different "Beckv'a head went against Fred's shoulder and her face became immediate ly lost to view. You darling!" he exclaimed. "I never intended to do otherwise. The young lady in New Orleans was wholly a myth: But when, may I ask,did you change your mind ?'' - I have never; changed it," she murmur ed. ! have loved you alt the time, but never knew it until last night." l- And to this day, when Mrs. Becky Ec kerson is asked where it was that she fell in love with her husband, sho .answers, "On a log." ' , : - . ,xecay was oweuii sgwu, ? o ( of some doubt whether, had Frod at that moment, sitting astride that cottdn-wood log with his fe-t in the water and his arm around her waist. Dronosed to her a see- ; "J