TIIE OUPIIAXS’ FinEXlX
woIik-mi-.i), sc'sitciiiiMT aa, jmti
I all!
: t!io sUailiv.vH of mid-
A KEVEBV.
TTiprc’s l)0;inf,v in 1i ’ siaiimcT sTfV,
'Vyia’ii f'riUKlIy Ifom its ocean 1>C(1,
Eika a stroiij^ mail refrcslual by sleepy
I’Kianllv tlu' anil iipliilsifa.iieatly
Anri liieii iK'iijipl the western biUs,
At pvellliil'e' so still lie fiia's.
Him- lovely iiretbeerrinsoii elolulSj
'I'hat drape bis vislonTess repose.
Now liiiigHKl forms rise t'V wty sight;
My brain throbs wild, its pulses botnid ;
I drink of raiiturous dellgbt.—
My .soul'i'ntranO’d, with-sweetest soiliid :
Deliobtfiil ineen.se fills the air.
Weird mnsie on soft winds go forth ;
While we, the ereatnres of His etire,
Drink blessings from the singing earth.
And now so soft the indonligbt gleams,
Tn beauty through the forest bowers,
White evt rywlieiy; it.s fairy beams
Rest like a maideu’s kiss on Howers !
For one great Rather reigns above, .
And one blest hejie to us is given—j
If here wo lose tile friemhi 'we love,
AVe shall find thein safe in lieaven.
THE NEMEEB SEVEN SN T!1E
BIBEE.
' On tlic sevonth day Ood ended
)n.i work.
On the soA-entli month
ark touched the-ground.
In seven days a dove ivas sent.
Abraham jiieadcd seven tiracss
for Sodom.
Jacob mounied seven days for
Josojih.
Jacob served seven years for
Rar}iel.
And vet another seven years
Plafn 'f'otii. It might lihvc
been morn tti.m Tom once, when
lie was'a babe, and had'a father
and mofh’ef, some olio to care for
him, even if the hadlnit little love
for him. After they died—after ho'
was turned.'on, the' wid^'hforM tot
fight his own way ; to linnger lor
food, to yeani for av-mpnthy and ■
liind words,.his name was ‘‘Tom,'’
It was name enough for a waiteta
a ragged, hmig'ry'hb)- who receiv
ed niorft kicks flian pcuiiies, and
who Used to sit‘bn‘*the'post (itfiice
Bte])S an dtry' to remember when
iUiv one htid sjiokcn a kind word
to liim.
'J’lie-b'oy sometlmos wondered
and' pondered over thd words
“syinpatli'y,” “mercy” and “eiiar-
itvft’ lie licitrd jieople use them
—the same' ji'e'Oplo who cuffed.'
hini about and wore' content to
seejbim in rdgs. He thoirghttliC
words must mean something way.
off—sometluTig ho could not grasp
then, but might approach -ndion
he liad grown to m.'inV'estato. If
Tom’s voice had aadnes.s and cor-
, I row in it as hc cried “shine'1” or
Noah’s e^ultafio'nnrs' he shouted
morm'iig paper 1” n'S'fthlf i-ft the
more.
Jacob was pursued
days’journey by' Laban.
A plenty .of seven years and fC
famine of seven yeam were fore
told in Pharaoh’s dream by seven
fat and seven lean . beasts, and
seven ears of full and seven oars
of blasted coj-n.
On the seventh day of the
seventh month the cfuldron of
Israel fasted seven day's and re
mained seven days in their tent.
. Evetry seven days the land,
rested.
Every seventh year the law
was read to. the people. ^ ,
In the destruction of Jericho
seven persons hore 'seven
jicts seven days. Oii'tho’doventh
day they surrmmded the wtdls
seven time’s, and at the end of the
sever th round the walls tell.
Solomon was seven years build
ing the temple/ and tasted seven
davs at it.s dedicattoiK
tn the tabernacle werot seven
lamps.
, 'J’bo golded candlestick bad
seven branches.
Naaman washed seven times in
the river Jordan.
Job’s friends sat with him i?e.A«-
en days and seven nights, and|
otfered seven bullocks and seven
rams for an atonement.
Our Savior spok.s Seven tfmes
from the cross, on Avbich bo Imng-j
seven hours, and after his rasnr-
..j'ection ap]ieared seven times,
In. the Revelation rvo read ot
seven churches, seven candle
sticks, seven stars, seven trumpets,
seven plagues, seven tlumders,
seven angels, and a seven headed
monster.—lixcMnijc.
A little boy held a sixiienco
near bis eye and said ; “0, moth
er! it is bigger than the room f”
and when he drew it still nearer,
he exclaimed: “Oh, mother! it is
bigger than-all ontdoiws !” And
just in that waj; the vvorlding
hides God, and Ghrist, and judg-
m’ent, entirely from view, behind
some paltry pleasure, some tii-
fling joy, orsomesmall ppasos,sion
which h’liall perish with the using,
and pass iiwny, with all earth’s
justs and glory, in the aiiproadi-
ijlgdsN' of (ted aluu.ghty
busy' itlir.ftng seemed to notice a.
caro. He realized that he” wai
standing U]j, .pnglo-handed to bat
tle against a . great rvorld, and
some times, when thevvorld strack
him down the boy crept away in
to an alloy to sorrow and grieve
that he had Vvef been born.
'i'lioy fpundp bundle of ragis in
seven jjupily flail way yesterday morn
ing. I’ho old janitor pushed at
the bundle with his broom, and
growled and niuttpred oyer its be
ing left there by some vagrant.
The .bundle of nigs Was Tom.
The janitor bent over him and
pushed at him again, and called
to him to rise up and go about
bis busiucsi, but the bundle did
not move. Tom was de’a'd. One
arm ivas thrown around liis'boot
box, that it might not be stolen
while li® slniiibered—tli'S''other
ires^ed.pp bis bi'east,'..fin'a'ers tigh.t-
ly'fcTiliciigd.'.as if djiitfi h'ad co/he'
Avluje the iiby was” retolvirL.g tci
truni- jr.j^n'y on the, une(j>i;il battle bii-
ttv9Gn pov'eyey .iind'a_ colli w'orld
to-thp bitter g':-.d.
TIrU-o .should have been 'fiv!!'
lies in tiie, hearts' of those who
lifted up. the body . and '?eiit fit
away to h'e buried' in., .^.otter’s
field, hufthcre was not. They
were men, to. ba,jiULe, but fliey
couldtimt luiderstaud ho.w it mailp
any difference, -to the world
wliethordt had one waif -inore or
less. They' o'Onhln’t';. fhei the
heartaches whichfTom had felt—r
his dostieratiou—-his grim despair
—his hitter, crushing, every day-
sorrows. They' should have at
least nncilA'ered their heads as the
bodv' was lifted up and said to
eabh other : “He was brave'to
tight such a battle.” But thoy
didnot. Therowouldhave bean on
word, no eulogy, had not anoth
er waif pa.ssed the door by chance.
Ho saw the body, rocoguizod it,
and as lie let his box fall to tho
flags that he might brush a tear
from his eyes, bo whispered :
“If tliefc are angels I know
Toiur’ll see ’om,|”
But no man shall dare to take
from or add to the simple, tearful
eulogy, ’i’hero will bo a shallow
grave, which-will soon sink out
of si.glit and memory', and soarco
a month rvili ])as3 away before
even the lad’s name u’ill bo for
gotten by the world—tho rvorld
which )>rides. itself on its charity
and mercy', and which let poor
I'oni stiuid up in hi.s battle for
fix'd and raiment and a place to
rest his feet : let I'.ini creep olV to
nigl'.Ljjeel-Ing in his yoim^' heart
that every man’s liaiid was against
him lievynise he was a ivaif, a, ra.g-
,ged, Imiigeriug- oi'iilum.—'Detroit
I'robS. _____
■««B 'WSEL TAKE CAKE OF
YOB', Biy SON.”
’ A gentleman walking alon.g-
oiio of the streets of Phlladelplu.a,
'tvas accosted by a boy who plead
ed fur a penny. The g-eiitic.nau
was at-first ii'icUued to send him
away, but sometbui,g iu the boy’s
look forbade that, so he iisl'ied:
“What do you want to do wiih
the jienuy 1”
“Buy bread, sir,” was promptly-
answered.
“ILiveyou bad notliing to eat
to-day.”
“Nothing, sir.”
“Hoy, are you telling me the
truth f’ asked the genllinan, now
thoroughly interested in the boy.”
“Yes, sir; fatlier is deiMl.”
“Where is yrour mother ?”
“8ho died last night. Oomo
with me and I'll show whore my
mother is.”
Taking the hand of tho boy,
-the gentleman followed his guide
down a narrow alley, and stojiped
before a inisorablo place which
the'boy called home. Pushing
open the door, bo iminted to his
dead mother and esid :
“There is my mother, sir,”
“Who was with yourmother
-H-hon she died,” asked the gentler,
man, deeply moved.
“Nobody but roe, sir;”
“Hid your mother say' anything
before sfie dic'd ?”
“Yes, air ;. sift! said, 'Ood will'
take care of you, my' son.”
Sooner tb-an this dying mother
bad dar-ed to bops, God had hon
ored her faith by sending to her
son one whose heart was touched
with tendere.st pity for his' condi
tion. The gei'.tieroan ,Ava.s a
Oiu'istian to whom God had en
trusted m-dch of this world’s good.s,
and the orjilian waa kindly' cared
■for by him.
God in hi.s wmd is.c:illed the
helper of tho fathorloss. He has
ai'.id that nonei'tif thath that trust
iin Him shall he. desohite, and it is
safe to inast iu his promises.
,4 MS-NT T«liS!J!MJSEE5r.S.
A hint to,.grumblers.—“1^ hat
a iioisv AvOrlif this is.!” croaked
an old’frog, ;ia he squatfcd'ou the
margi’i of the 'pond. “I)d, you
hear’thoso g'eeso', hpw they, soreair.
andlus,s? What do th'jy do it
for.!’.’
‘Oil just to amuiic 'tli,en\s'elvpa'!’
answerod.a little field mouse.
“Presently' ato sh:ill liavc the
OAvl’s hooting; what is that for
“If.’.s the .'inusic they like the
best,”,said the mouse.
“.Vnd those grasshoppers ; th'ey
oan’t go homo without grinding
imd ehirping ; ivliy do. they do
that?”. ■ .
“(>, they arc so happy they
can’t helji’it!” said tho mouse!
“You find e.xcuses for all. I
believe you don’t uiidoista.nd
music, BO Vou 'like the hidooiis
uoi^fOs.”
' “Well, friend, to be honest with
ydti,’ said the mouse, ‘I don't
greatly admire any of them ; but
they are all sweet in my oars
compared with the constant
crOaKirig of a frog.”—-Appl-es oj
Obld. '
A lady- took hor younger
bretUor, a little bov three or
four y'oavs old, to clmrch. The
preacher' ivas an earnest man,
and spoke very' loud, Huring
the sor’mou, ijlio saiv thy little fel
low in tears, and asked what wa,s
the matter with him. He sobbed
out, “That ii'.aa is I',oIlen:ig at
Tlie Boston Globe, iu speaking
of John B Gough, gives the fol
lowing Sjimmary -ot the enormous
amount of tal'c that has been done
by'that man Up to December
dl last Mr. Gougli had delivered
his'lectiu'G.on ‘Loudon’ 2;!8 timcs ;
on “London,by Night,” ’23 times
on “liero and There in Groat
Britain,” 75 ti.aies ; on ‘EloVpien'cc
and Grators,’ 210 times ; .ou '“Pe
culiar Peoplp,” 281 times; .liu
“Fact and Fiction,” !)4 times; on
“Habit,” 147 (I'.iiues; .on ‘,Curios!-
tv,”,'J8 rimes; on ‘Gircumstauces,’
185 times ; ou “Will It Pay ?’* 145
times; on “Now and Then,” DG
times; ou “Teuipesance,” troui
June ,. 18GI, to December 51,
last, G58 times. He has delivered
over 7'.4tlff locture.s and sijooches
in hi.s life. In his work as ten.-.
p-;)rauce, orator an,I lectuor he
hivs. traveled 402,000, miles. He
has. lectured iu Philadelphia
lOH times, iu New Y'oik 504times,
and in Boston 58G times.”
OuAS.S Pl.AKTEO I)Y Gp,.\s.suoi>-
I'KBS.—A curious fact connected
with tliegr.'w.shoppers reign in Wc'-
tern M'i'ssoiiri is, that wherever
isastures have beau ,d.e.stroyod l)y'
the iusecls,'n'ow’vr.riSties ofgfe.ss,
which nsver before have 'been
seen in tliti localities, luive sprung-
up. The principal species is a
green buneh-'grass of luxuriant
growth, covering ground forui-
ly yielding nothing but bluog'i-ass.
■Cattle'eat the now species with
aviditv. It is conjectured tliat
the .seed wa,s brouglit to the re
gion ai'.d deposited liy tho grass-
lispper 'swarm which laiil their
eggs tliora last fall. Some defi
nite exj)lanatiou df the phenome
non would be very interesting
since it is not known where the
grass originally- grew, or what
may be exjjocted of it, if its
growth continues, iu the future.
The grassooppcis may jiroio a
bleasing yet.—Selected.
Miss Luck w'as pronounced
tho best aiid roost - expeditious
cook at the late Cincinuati . Fair.
The facts upon which the aw.ard
was made wore as follows; In
thirty rsH-nutes fiiiss Luck cix'ked,
and ’cooked well, jiotatoes, chick
en, portw-iiou.so stoa.k, tomatoes
and corn, and made coffee, tea,
pie ;md bi.scuit, and set tho tabic
in the neatest style. Lucky dog
ho Avho places Miss Lucky at the
head of his “kitchen cabinet.”
Jiiianotr,'2'oi], ]i. \y. DimifI, E. H. Hicks,
WTt. Kcc.
3T!. Ofi'rc,-rn—,Jco5 'f ..ttixittini, .Tiicl t.iif-
tiii, I) .\! M .Justice.
rjerett, eei—\V n Uoui's, F At Mciiiiu'vs,, R
tv liijK'iinil, E C -Vlliui, .4 Slicriiiau.
Lchaixut, Xo'. 007.—It. Suiimiersctt,
Win. Atci'i'kt, W. S. Frill.k
MeGormiek, CCS, .V. D.ilrvuipic' Nutiiaii Dim
.mill, W O T!mniiis.
Lenoir. CSS, licuju S {JriiJy, .Julttj S liizzcll,
H 1! I’tiktTr, Jitim II .-VUlriJ-c, Jacub I*
Iltii'pcr.
l['tci'tt..'ujii SiO, Xo'.'iuiv.i 1.. Slia'V, itattliew
lirturcr, tVm E. Feel.'
ItiMntrec, S4S.- -.Vllcii .lultiistnn, ttaimicJ
(tuiucclcy, Will D '^ckcr, W Musir-
Icy, E ;\1 I'iunian, ilciiry F ISroukii.
Xrnrhjij Hy S4'), J E \Vc.X, T Fmwrs, E llubi>a.
Gnttiti'ba Lodge, Xo. S4S,—li. I’. Ricnbantt
J. N. I.uiiu, 1>. W. Raiiisiuir.
Shiloh, S.'O, W. H. Oi'cgury, Rev E. Hines,
T. .1. Fittani.
Xarmington, Sit.').—t.. li. Hunt, VV Gt
' .lolui,.',.!,', W. F, Furclics.
C7;t.—J. W. Couutdl, J. IlanKiix,
I-'lcltrCMi.
Wctc XficnaotJ ;iI4, .Saiiiiict WiinjuiiK, Julia
Jaciibs, \V M Spence.
JeruetCleoi, Sl.fi—Jultii U Davis, GciiE RiU-n-
luirjt, 'niiiiir.asM llysacue
MirttiimoUkeel, IKS—S' S Baer, J C McCUind
FhgoUrdUc;- :80, A S HeiJe, W M, B B
SeJbcrjy, S \V, ami Geur;;c F McN'eill,
J \V. ,
.W. Moririh, U D., J \V l'u',ceH, J U Fb4
lip,I, vy F Hi ins.
"Tlil-roRPl'j-YNS’ tTHENi>,
riibliahed at the Orphan Anplttm,
OXFORD, N. c.
Price, $1.00 iv ypar, c.ViAH, pos'Ugp pro-
paiil hiwti.
AiiVKUTlftEilK>fl*8 inAfM'tfd. ;il 10 fPiiM a-
lirip tor tir.'t iii.si'iti'Vi ami .3 a lino for
coiitimiMiw. At-joit wvfht wor.U uuke
a U'liP.
'ri\s* pajHT i.H Ui(> >lfie’cr> of iho
iiirtfitiikioii witlioiit oxtr.i o.tnjUMiiHtion ; ami
of tho-work of i>riiitiii;t; it Id donti Uy tho
()r[i!\;Uis.
AU th>; nf'tl pfoJiUt (jo.U) thu of iin
AAyhun.
Wo ji.k pvery piwciit subdfriV.or to got
at U*utt oud tpiUtim*! iitni* tho m-'cl-
iii^' i>f tltt» Ciraii'l f. dI; ”, but one upod not bo
con.dhli'ri'tl tin* limit.
Aiig-iNt ifitby I -75.
T. H. LYi)N,..ni- K. [»AI.nV. U. H. I.Yt)??.
{Lnl-e of “IMh;/ ■')
LYON, D.VLHY VA\,
MANTPACTURK.HS OF
THE
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“AHOiaA
PFKF/’
T0.5SA
Durfiam, N.
Solicitftl—.\j.joiit.'' waiito!-
A3>i>w2iiiS.V«l ii'o'MOxEa.iioii »4'
S!ie.' Gsi-aiid to fi'siiso ۥ'>11-
ior S!p.> 0|>52a«i AsyUt
Ani^richn Georeje Lofhje, No 17—Dr l’ D
(';kin|ibtdt, MtiddryO. W. SpciictT.
Duv-i(‘., 01>, Tlii'iiiiiS J. Piigli, Jo-Hopli Cotlftii,
Goo. A. Tally.
Hiram, ,40.-1. C. P. Littlo, T W
Ilbvkft, A. ir. Winston.
Concorii' iy^, W 0 Lmvis, John'W Cotton
Josoph P.
Stotlond Neck, 08, A. II. Hill, W' H. Whl-
iijoro, G. L. Hyiinin.
Uiujlc, 71—Jiinms H Gattw, -Clnu-los C Tayori
R $trayboni.
(}rr, l()4-^J F Randolph, T J Ounnalt, Rich
ard Or.anoor.
i'Hnton, 107, X. M. Roaii, J. C. Griffith, C
Watson.
St. Mlxins Lodtfc, No. 114—Ed. MeQnoon,
Clinion, No. 124.—Thos. '.Viiitf, R Y
Yaihro, G. Baker,' J. G. Kin:'.
H. 4'. Pitnnui and Xt'iJl 'rownsond.
iJff. Lebanon, No. l\7.—.Tamos W Lanoastcr,
A. .1. Brown, S. B. Wtitors.
Tnscarora, 122, M B .Jonc.s, W S Gratidy, W
R Turner.
Franklin, lOi). Win. M. Thompson, F B
Haco, B Lowcnhor^c
Alt. Fncv'jtj, 140—J B Floyd, H Ilaloy, W
E Bullofk.
RDleariUe, 156, G H Horton, I H Scarl>oro,
A R Young.
Buffalo Lodfif., 172.—A. A. ^lalvor, A A
Harrington. B. G. Colo, A. M. udioi
and R. M. Brown.in
rmi/. 1!H, AD Fhirw dm.l; P A fh.ri-i i, R
Onb
g:i ir:i)it(‘-'d
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M. A. MKA.MSs
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