Fort Griffin Echo (Fort Griffin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 15, 1879 Page: 1 of 4
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FORT UHlKFIN, SI IA CK'E WORD COUNTY, TEXAS. SATURDAY. FEi
r!:uPt:Ksiu.\Ar..
J. N. BROWNING,
ATTORNEY AT
fout unnni,
Shaokelford County, - - Texas.
0. A. KIRKLAND, "
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Laud Hndt'olk'cMiiSilgeiil.
rromptrperi>on:il attention rlvcn to all
1/.. (IUKUH'SS.
Buffalo Gap, Taylor County, Texas.
MOSES WILEY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Fort Griffin, '■*] ••.'■ . Tex us.
J,S. STEEL,
Justice of tli8 Peace
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KJfeOFriCIO NOTARY PUBLIC.
Fort fclrlttln, > - Texa*.
i A. WING & 00- , both sides. j madanie!'' briskly opening t
! riirtriiiiMoiN -of iitr. "r "But av« suclV n child!;' large grand: piasio, which sto
Port Griffin Steam Mills.! "i am twoand twenty," said | like a family coffin in the mi
i' TMabel, solemnly.
Xuiisense!"
• t- ■
Flour, M>-al and Chop Kcfd constantly
i uii huiiil, .... , , ,
i..„ . ■ ■ ./. . , .- j"\\ hat could you do to earn
filed Gerald.
EDGAR BYE.
ATTORNEY 4e COIX8ELOB
-r'AT--
ALB
TEXAS.
PETER HART,
Attorney at Law & Land Agent,
• .ALE-Assrv. ■
Shackelford Couuly, Texan.
DR. W. M. POWELL
'' " ' ~. ' ■ ' • ... :'
Tenders M* i t ofi'stfonai rer vices to tbe
citizens of Fort GrttHn and surrounding
... community.'- . . r~'[
Office, next door (o Conrad & Bath's,
up stairs. n81y
SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
. JOHN MILLER ACO.'S
BLACKSMITH AND WAGON
SHOP,
FORT GRIFFIN. - - - - TEX AS.
AH kinds of new and ropuh' work done.
Shoeing all aronnd, $1.80.
LOUIS W0LFR0M,
jBAKSB.
A larjfe WAGON YAKD with plenty
of hay and groin for sale.
FORTORIFFIH, • 1 • - - - TEXAS
'S""v'
.'S RESTAURANT,
On GrMBn Avcntt*. at old Barber Shop.
MEALS ALL not;US, 25 CU.
Regular DoyBonrders 99.00
. pec Week.
KflSKS UI.I.MANN. JLMUS lu VLLMAXX.
M. ULLMANN & CO.,
WIIOLKNALE (IBOLKRg
Cor. Cainp mid Lnntnr Sire ts. Onpoalte
; T. & P. Railroad Depot. ! '
Dallas, - - - - - Texas,
OEORliE MELI.EBSII, Traveling Ag't.
\ PETE HAVERTY,
I'nrtPKlKTon OrTHKONKY
Lirory, Feed and Singe Stable
FORTJBRIFFIN. s • : : TEXAS.
OWOSITB
rf.ANTERS HOTEL.
Will swap or run horxi wiih iinv nu-.ii.
FRANK CLAMPITT,
Proprietor of tin# boit
Livery and Feed Stable
In Fort IrrtflTn, TifSitsi A coinmodiriius
Witgon ami feed yard attai'ticd.
ORIFF IVESl'E,
Opposite
CONR AI) & BATH'S STORE.
itriii
ALBANY, - - - TEXAS,
0. J. SHIELDS, Proprietor.
Ibis well known house is (after being
closed for repairs) again open for the
accommodation of the public.
A new Stable with Wagon and Feed
Yard attached.
PLANTERS
FORT UBIFFIX, TEXAS.
The shly
HOTEL
in the town and the best one ou the
fhonttfr:
The Table is bountifully supplied with
tlie best the "country and Fort tVorfh
affords, whilo the rooms and appurtcn-
'f.-•. . .■ , ■
ances are always neat and cican.
JOHN SWARTZ,
Proprietor.
A WIPE'S AMBITION. ,
"It is a hard rub to get along,
little wife,isn't it?" said Gerald
May, as h« closed his accout
book, and looked, somewhat
ruefully, at the solitary one dol-
lar bill which .was all that re-
mained of his month's salary,
aftjr the housekeeping bills
were settled, and the rent paid,
and the outstanding accounts at
the dry good3 stores balanced
up satisfactorily.
Mabel May was kneeling on
the hearth rug, toasting a piece
of bread for her husband's sup-
per. She turned around with
cheeks (lushed by the lire light,,
and rosy lips apart.
"Oh! Gi.'i'al 1," .said sluj. "I do
What Every One Wants I
AM Square M(al ami agood ('lean^ be economical I"
Bed, all of which can be obtained at the ' j- • ■■■■■■ . ..
money
Mabel colored a lit tle at . the
deprecatory tone of the words.
"Gerald," said she, "I wish
you would treat mo more like a
woman and less like a child.
Don't you suppose that I have
as much talent as the rest of my
sexj"' /
Gerald laughed good humor-
fidly. "Pour but the tea, dear,"
said he,"before y ou go into rhap-
sodizing ! Of course, I know
that yon are a dear little puss,
and can make au omelette or a
shirt with any woman in Chris
teudoni! Bat you can't write a
stirring book, like George Elli
or, nor paint a grand picture
like Rosa Boniieur!"
"pf course. i dbn't aspire to
any such greatness as that,"
said Mabel, impatiently; "hut I
can sing!'' ■
"You've got a nice little voice
enough," said her husband pat-
ronizingly, "for the parlor; but
as to"making money out of it, I
hardly think you'll find it so
easy."
"Yon don't think I can do
any thing,"• cried Mabel, half in-
dignantly. "Only because I am
a woman;"
"Some women can drive fate
singl 9- handed," said Gerald
May, sipping his tea with pro-
voking nonchalance; "but
you're not one of that sort," my
dear!" , -'...V,
But, long after Gerald "had
lighted his student lamp and
commenced his evening avoca-
tion of copying law papers, by
whicli pursuit he added a slend-
er sum to the income which
would otherwise have been in-
sufficient for even the slender
wants of the young married
pair, Mabel sat with, folded
hands gazing into thn red coals,
as if she could rend there some
clew to the problem of her life.
"Only one dollar left of our
month's money, after our
month's bills are all settled,"
said Mrs. Mabel to herself,
screwing np her little rosebud
of a mouth. "Oh, dear 1 this
isn't the way to get rich. We
must make a little, more money
somehow. T can't write love
stories and poetry, and I won't
sew for starvation prices ; and I
don't see my way clear to being
a shop girl, or a cashier, even if
anybody would employ me,
because there's dear old Gerald
•And *°h|
die of the room.
will you sing
''Whatever you please, sir
Signer Severn rustled a piel
of music out of a drift sonf
tlnee feet high on the floor.
"Bien! We will try m
said he.
lit' struck the cords, and ril
ing up on the wings of the suf
lime harmony, Mabel's voij
soared like a bird.
Signor Seven nodded wh«
the aria was over, and rubbe
his hands gleefully.
"Madame," said he, "it
strot.g—it is sweet, You hai
one good idea of time nnd tuij
—you know how to manage
voice'"
"And if ze musical committtj
accept you—mind, madame, It
not say zey' will, for of all cow
mittees, musical committees all
ze most capricious—we sha|
give you ze salary of six hut
dred dollars ze year. I play
organ ; I lead ze choir when
will be led at all," with a comic
al shrug of his shoulders, "an<
I shall you most cordially rc
commend."
Six hundred dollars! Mabc
May tripped home as if hel
light feet Were flying on rosf
colored clouds, instead of muc
dy March pavements. Wiij
that was as much as Messrs
Stint & Scrap paid Gerald fol
his drudgery work behind th{
book keeper's desk. Six liunl
dred dollars! It would doublJ
their little income at once ana
enable them to lay something
by for a rainy day that comej
to every one sooner or later. Ol
could it be possible that sucll
good, l uck was in store for her I
It was late on Sunday night)
when Gerald May sat yawning
before his solitary lire. Mabel
had been spending the day anc
evening witli a friend—or a|
least so she said—and Geralc
was begining to realize howl
lonely home was without itq
prevading spirit
At length the door opened]
and Mabel came in, rosy anc
dimpled, and wrapped in a hugij
shawl."
"Have you been very lonel
some dear?" she said, radiantly]
"I have felt Just exactly like
Robinson Crosoe on his deserl
island," said Gerald, with
grimace. "And what sort of al
day have you had, little wo|
man V
"Oh, pleasant enough." eva-|
siVtrly. ""But tell .me GeraldJ
to be looked after ancl kej-t how have you whihid away tht
comfortable. But I do think I'time?"
could sing, if only I 'obtained
a chance. M. Martelli, at the
I've been to a 'fashionable!
; church," said Mr. May, '"St.!
boarding school, used to say I j Eudocia, in Magnolia Square.!
had a good soprano. I'll hsk f Aiid I must take you there Ma-|
Mrs. Lacy, up stairs, to let hie |)ei. t() |l0ar the music. Why. it
• . | • -e • . , Of cdiimi) ytJU do, little ! practice a little on her piatwr j is t-qual to au oratorio. Th ,
r R'imiiN T l>E R H O U o E.;pliiok," said May, leanir.g .over i atid I'll try my forltine. iGerald i-.teiii'si came out of my eves as 1|
Mlj'* WILSON. Freprlejor. J to capture one particular curl of j wtitild say !c was all nonsense listened—it seemed as if my sou 11
t t'ltlFttX. r ; " : , J ^^'ii-ecldish brown hair that was|l)tlt 1 don t mean to ask Gerald s wu8 floating uj) and up, and up J
drooping, in spirals of gold, j advice." ! on the current of that divine!
lover the fair foreln-ad. and giv- And threw or lour weeks af- melody."
PLAIN ANO FACNY
DONE
JOB PRINTING
ON SHORT
At this Ofllce.
!ing it aii aflVciioiiatt-liitlv twich. tonvards, when Mrs. May pre- "Was it very fine i" Mrs.!
r "Don't l lyiow that,: without senti-d herself, trembling aud May's fat*.• was turned away as|
NOTICE VoUl. telling nie ;"
tlutiered, before S gnor" SeVero she was 'astening
the- autocrat viewed lier, with ton in her boot.
a I
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but-
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j "IJtil 1 wisii 1 roiild hely.ytm,
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. |kht'w of any way to earn 'iioui'V nreiibe pair v( tortoise shell eyt^ ever heard," sa'uKieral 1, fiithu-
1 tnyself!" ghixses. f.ia>tieally. "You mast Ihteiil
Gerald- May htoked at li.er "You ,'iilveiti^u for a soprano, to her Mabel.'"
with an n'tiiu.-ed smile. | sii." said Mable, turning eainine The young wife turned t > liiml
"My tlrar.", taid lie. "one an I white by turns. . with Inimining ey •
over- "L'eitainly. madame, I did." suH'itsedWitli rrim-
aid lite sign or. "for ze-rl-tnir of "tj.-iani," sai I -
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