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WealiieMilii}, IScccinbci .1, SS73. GATHEMSKG HOME. wel’« Jlbout to StMl't to Kdomuii, wo toiuul tha'ttlio Lodge ill Wiiida()i' liiid [O’ovidcd tof our traiiopoi’tiitiou and eiitertaiiiuiettt, and we wore expected tliero. bo ■we boarded tlie beauliful IJortie, glided u)) the rolling Roanoke to the “'riiorotighfare," then crossed into the Casliie and were soon in Windsor. On Saturday night the Baptist ehiircli was i'ldl, and Rev. Mr. Gilliland prayed for the or- plians. Rev. pastor, who hacTiabored laithtul- fy' for One yettr in the orphait work at Oxford, gave ns.ln.s cor dial eooperation. The orphans found niuneroiis Iriends in Wind- stn‘. Miss Mary Jordan and Mr. J. J. Freeman have charge of the children of the town, and they could not be in better liauds. •On Mondiiy we returned to Plymouth, met Jlessi's. Roane, Jackson and other kind friends, and soon on the cliarniing Chow- aii crossed the bay' and were met by friends iu Falenton who cared f(ir us during the night, and on the morrow sent us by land to Hertford. Hero the committee of the Lodge soon divided us out and assigivcd us pleasant homes. We had a full house and eager attention. The Hertford people have j list built an elegant acade- mv, and are the ’ivise and zealous Ineuds of education. Ou Wed- nesUay they carried us to Bethel Oiiufch where wo met a g'ood au dience and gave an entcrtainmeut A friend at Bethel sent us to ..JCdento.n, where we occupied the new and handsome house of the Baptist church. An increased in- -terost was manifested iu the or phan work, and Messrs. l*ruden, Horner, Skinner, Berkeley and others showed us every ueodocl attention. We leave the cliuroh, board tlio Chowan and glide up to Harrellsville. Our good brotlier Hhaw is ready and lakes u.s up to tow'ir and sees us saleiy housed away. On Thursday the Melho- dist church is lull, and a liberal collection is proof cf^ interest iu ar entertainment. Kow we has tily eat our turkey and brother bhaw carries us to Winton and we are kindly entertained, fho church holds the audience and several supei-fluous dogs take charge of the aisles. But in spite )£ the dog's the entertainment . issed off pleasantly, and kind Vionds forward us to Murfrees boro. Here Mr. Boamau meets us on the sfoeot and assigns us to liapp)' homes. The large and ele gant Jlethodist chureli is packed. Prof Taylor offers prayer, and after the exorcises Ur. McDowell makes a moving appeal for the children, and a liberal collection ■ "s. On Saturday land salc- .i'.e Orphan House in 0.x- ])ort to the Grand Lodge that both Oriihaii Houses are free from debt and have |omo money in hand. When we consider hoiv other institutions are stingg'lhig ivith financial lrouble.s, wo have cause to be iirofoundly grateful for the never-ceasing kindness of our noble iieople. J. 11. Mills. EAUIES AS TE.1C5EE11S. Wo have brought back some -rphans, some funds, and very grateful hearts. e traveled three hundred and fifteen miles in pri vate conveyances, the Lodges and the friends so meeting expenses that we paid out loss than twelve dollars for transportation. fVe rode on five stofimors free ol charge. Three railroads carried us free. The Masters and the Committees of the Lodges gave us generous and zeaio'us cobpeta- tion. We visited sixteen county seats and gave twenty-five enter-- tainmeuts. J'he colieetions wih enable us to make many additions to the comforts and privileges en joyed by llie children and to rt- We were asked by a friend ol the orphan work, not long since, whv there are no male teachers 0 nployed in the Asylum. In an swer to his question we gave him reasons which appeared to satis fy him, but as the same question may. have sug-gested itself to the minds of others, and as it is a subject of general interest con nected with the education of chil dren, we take occasion to give some of the reasons for the om- plo)'ment of females as teachers in the iVsylum, iu preference to inahes. It will be remembered that the ohililron in the Asylum are gen erally young—say under the ago of twelve years. We believe that mothers are better fitted for teach ing- and training children ol this age than fathers are. This is a generally admitted fact. But the.se children, many of them, have no mothers; others who have, are worse, oil' than if they had none; and all, when they are brought to tlie Asylum, .are removed from the care and influ ence of their mothers, if they liave any, for the time being. The next best thing that can be done for them, then, is to place them under the care and training of teachers most ueiu-iy assimila ted iu feeling, svnipathy and love to what a motlier would have been to them. Men, as a general thing, are apt to expect too much ui young cliildreiL They expect them to exhibit an lunoimt of patience, diligence, self-control and sell- denial tiiat they, themselves, are not capable of exhibiting, per haps, even-at their advanced age: 'riie want of sympathy ami a cor dial imderstaiKllug- between a father and his own childi'on is ol- ten painfully ajiparent; and how often do wo see the sobbing, al most heart-broken, little one seek ing sympathy and consolation on the bosom of its mother, aunt or other female i-elativ®, for the thoughtless and, often, harsli re- (iroof of an otherwise kind and af fectionate father. Wo mav occasionally find a iuan capable of understamluig and entering into the feeluigs, the iH’s and griefs "of chilib'en, but such men are scarce. Cluldrou seek the sympathy ol woman in tuitively because, it seems, they have an- instinctive knowledge that they will find it with tliarn more readily than with men. Hence women have more influ- oneo over them, iu shaping and molding their raoial eharaeter, developing- their intellects and iu- lluencing them in all things. A woman may give the child a kiss ; a man give it' a pleasing- toy, and, -for tho time, the child is prouder of the toy and prizes it higher than the kiss ; but it that ehild stubs its toe or cuts its lin ger, it will turn to the woman for help and sympatlni every time. That these are facts is proved by daily observation ; wo sliall not atteuqit to account lor them, but think tlioy are sufficient reasons for ettipieying female instead ol male teacliera for oi.ng chil dren. PKOOKESSJWG BACKAVAKDS. In'Cliicago the Board of Ldu cation, sometime' since, forijade tile use of th.e Bible in the puulio scliools, and a strong effort is be iiig made in various otlier quar ters to bring about a similar reg ulation. The .obtaining of this point.in Cliicago'lms etnbohlened its' (U'igin'irtors and .advocates to talaf aimtifer step in the same di rection,hind now, we learn from .tlie papers,' fliat public .meetings ai-e bi-ling lield and petitions got ten nj> asking tlie'Board of Eda- catiou to' forbid tlie singing of ro ligiouB vorsbs in tlie common schools.' ' Wo have nolliing to do witli tlie mere fiart}' or political ques tions ot the day, but wo think tlie people of tliis conutry will soon be called upon, to consider and determine a question of far more iuipoi'tai'iCe than that ot inflation or contraction, or any ol the oiher more political schemes of tlie day, a- question iuvoivhig the fir il and religious liberties of the nation. Tile mere fact that suclra move as the one. alluded to above sliould even be mooted in thLs counti-y is a note of'warning t'aat oug'lit not ,to be disrogiu-ded ; but wlien we see tlie move actually successful in some places aud urged witli prospects of success in others, it is time for tlie friends of civil and religions ■ liberty iu tills country to be on the alert. trSie Women wlio ni-e 5.£Ovcel Most. I Idle women wlio iin.-ve been the most loved from tlie lime 'ol Eve have been of great activity and industry. ! "Penelotie, to whom tiie great fieart of Ulysses turned faithfullv 111 all bis wauderslnga, wove liy day and unwove by uigiit ior twenty years, tlie. -vveb that fas cinated her impatient suitors. 1 The fair, unfortunate Roman, Lncretia, -.“spun among her mai dens.” And when Iffug Harold calne to take his last -fiirewoll oi his affianced, tlie . lovely Saxon, Edith—Edith of tho swan neck— ho found her at the .'loom. ' Tho most precious and valued bid laces were wrought, stitch by stitch and loop by loop, by the fingers of patient queens and roy al ladies, and were often tlie pro- diut.of a lii'ctiiiie of labor. They are not the idle womeii wlio liavQ ixLspired, and been tlie heroine of song and story. They lu-e not tiro idle womar whose Vuillreu rise up and call tliom blessed, and to whom g ate- fid liuliaiulb say, as said Brutus to Portia; “You a2‘« ray d»ar and hoiiora'blo wife, Aa dear to luu as use tke ruddy dropa That visit my uul heart.” Wliat a isoy iBi^. For tlio Of'phiuis’ Fi-ieud. Ueae 'CiILLoekx :—Last week I lieard ihy'.Tood Bisiiop Atkin son talk to yoii on trutli, honesty, obedience ami auger. Mucii to yoiu' praise you paid rsapeKitfii! attention, ami 1 earnestly pray his bai'uhig,. Forils nrade a deep and lasting impression' upon your plastic minds; We, know that you are yourrg, but not too young lor God to-set*. Ho knows every thouglit that.yqu Imr-a within. He cares for you .by.day and .niglit, and grioves'over every sin you uiay commit.. Now, dear cinl- dreiu, 1 feel that you would not wiiliiigly grieve, any e;u-tlily friend that bestows good gifts for your .comfort, and 1 entreat you to try and remqmber some oi tlie good advice the Bishop so beau- dfully gave you, and that God is always near ami-in his presence surely you eonld never toll a lie, cheat a playmate, or break the eiirlith commaiidineiit, or laisc your liauds to figlit. Always bear in mind that you are not too I'oiing for God to see,.and if you feel iucliuedjo be peevisli or pas sionate, utferhig falsehoods or dis obeying tliqse ill autliority over yoiq raise your eyes to lieaven and ask the good Lord to give you strengtii to overconio tiio iempfatioiis'n'of tho evil one, , to keep your hands from picking and stealing, your tongue from evil speaking, l3'ing and slander ing, and as sure as you ask iu faith lie will send his good angels to protect and sliield you from every harm, IVhen your teach ers are near are you not very careful what you do '? Dear lit tle ones, God is iinicli nearer tlian tliey can ever bo, and you must bo far more careful of displeasing him tliiui you would any earthly friend, h ear liini and keep his commandments. &. A. E. A New York merchaat died the other day, whose early life inis a good lesson for young men to copy. He wont as a boy into the “swamp,” apd took the rougli work ebnueSed with tire laather business. iVt. mqtiier s request lie joined, a.Suueay sclrool From that be joinad. the ohureh. lie ivas not only ,pec-uliar for his ,;-eadinesa to .Work, but Ins readi- .110^ to , give.,..’Tliero, w;vs Irardly an vtliiiig. started that he did not freip iaiong, in .an luunble way with . lu,s hriiuhla muan.i. His eliurch was in a tight place, as churches in New York are apt to be. Y’he meinUers were assessed vecoraUv, and he wa.s put down for twenty-five doll,ars. He eouhbi’t iiav© raised 'that sum it iie had sold all hxs clolhes and trinkets. One day a nuui came into the yard and showoJ him the skins of a muskrat, and told him how lie cauglit tho animal and cured the skin. Ho said iiotliing, jbut tliat night, after work was !done, lie.'went down to tho dock and captui'ed a few rats. He kept the work up for a inontli. He cured the skins and found a ready sale for them. Before tho subscription became due ho had Too jtSany Flowers. Th.e story of tlie man who or dered two Imiidred dozen hose, and received a consignment 'of iwo luindreil dozen hoes, finds a [ ai'iiilel ill the following : A I’liiladelphia g-iitleman, who ■ happened to be in New Y’ork ou a visit one very g ay winter, one ei-ening at a ball was led to extol tlie ])roduce of tiie Uhiladelpliia gi-eenhou.si-s overtoos of the same esiabh.Jimeuts iu New Y^ork. Being cliallenged to bring for ward tangible evidence in support' of liis assortioos, ho telegrap'.ied to one of the leading florists of. PliiladetplLia fur two Imnd bou quets. This order the telegraph transformed into two bund, bou-: qneis. Tlie florist denuded,.his own greenhouse of every bud and iilossom that it contained, ami sent fiu' and wide lor otliers. la a dav or ;wo, (hereafter, the you,\g g-eutlem.au receive one ImndreA and slgiity superb bouquem beautifully packed iu moss. A ■letter from the florist accompani ed the case, hiforming him that remaining twenty should be for- ivafded as soon as the necessar.-- flowers could be procm-ed. Nat, urally, the gentleman refused 'o pay for the one hundred and eighty bouquets ivlucli he bad ueiiher ordered nor vranted Naturally, also, the florist. sued him, ..but lost the suit. A second suit was tlieii. instituted, against the telegrapli company. Tln.^ the jury decided iu favor of tlie florist; so tlie inistake of one let ter cost the telegraph company a lieavy sum.. . ' . .. twenty-five dolliu-s and a hand some balance over. He was sen sible enough to seo iu this a hand some business open to him. He tnriiod out to be a fii-st-class busi ness m-an, and died, leaving a for tune of lialf a miliion. A poor little street-sweeper one day found a purse in the gutter. A lady had just crosissd, and lie saw something fail in tlie heap of dry leaves. Ho picked it up, New Exch.wge.—We liave re ceived a copy of tlio “Evening Review,” pubiisiicd by James & Price, Wilmington, N. C., at S5 a year. It is a lively, newsy lit tle Daily, quite up to the require ment of the times, and vre shall be glad to receive its daily visits ill ll.o friture. slipped it quickly in his pocket, tlien looked around to see if lie was watched. “0 !” thoiigli lie, “my four words.” He looked up to the sky ; then lie started nin- nirig until ho overtook tho lady, when he returned it. Tlio Spirit brought to his remembrance the only verso of tlie Bible he ever knew. Just one Sunday before lie had been taken to a mission- school, and his teacher told liim about God, and His watching eye, and His love. Then sliosaid, “I will give you four words to carry with v'ou every day, ‘riiou, Gocl, seest iiie.’ ” No doubt thers ai-e many brsfve little foilo'ws, ia o-tker' plabais-thiiji Brm.ildjn., whose industry, sud ti E It suppi;-H parentsiand friemlj. T'Sio Brooklyn Kettle rel'fttM'-tiifi fjllovviBg: '■ , ‘How much, can, -you.; o^u a da-y 1’ a re-pot’ter liske-i-.a lit tle olean-faced, . tidily-UKwseJ bootblack, as he plied hij brifok 'About a dollar and a. liaj.f, sir.’ ‘What do you do with it? . ‘Give it to my raotlier, sir. Sim is sick at home with the rheumn.- tism, and I sup;K>rt lier ami (nv little brother. I clean tlie r-'om, c*)ok tho meals, and do tho wash- ing.’ ‘Where do you live 1’ ‘At G6 Pacific Street, Mr.’ , ‘YY’hat is your name ?’ ‘Patrick McYIallon, sir; -and I’m eleven years old,’ ‘What ciii'.reh does your, nfoth- er belong tmf -.h .- ‘St. Pet.ePs sir.’. ; - ‘Does tiiO church heipf-your mother in her sickndss;'*''' I'Mip- poso there su'O rich people iir'it ?’ ‘Yfos, sir, plenty-of therm; hut there’s a lot of poor people arhcind worse than we are, sir.’ ■■ iYnd so you 'are the head of the family ?’ ‘Y”es, sir; I do everything for’ern sir. The^ rent’s iuirdest; it's five doliars. a mohlli, but I pay a dollar at a time,, and keep tilings agoing.’ Despite his pale face and Mini, delicate form, tiiore'was the pluck of a man iu tlie boy. Ho shoul dered his box, and sailed off .into tiie district attorney’s office, where he added aiiotlier ten-cent stamp to his-morning’s gains. What word is tiiat iu thei Eng lish larguage, tlie first two letters of wliioli signify a man, the first three a woman, the first four a great man, and tiie wlrjle a. great woman ’
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