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Price, $1 a year.)
OXFORD, N. C., OCTOBER 26,1883.
To the Business Public.
The Friend visits about FOUR
MUN-DBEI) Post-Offices in North
Carolina^ thus giving advertisers the
advantage oj a general circulation.
OBGANIZATIOIV OF THE OR
PHAN ASYEEin.
J. H. Mills—Su-perintendent.
Miss E. M. Mack—Teacher of Third
Foi'Di, Boys.
Miss Lula Maktin—Teacher Third
Form, yirls.
Miss M. F. Jordan—Second Form,
Boys.
Mbs. Jordan—First Form, Boys.
Mits. Walker—Fir t Poriu, Girls.
Miss V. V. Walton—Vocal Music and
Drawing.
Mrs. Rives—Hospital.
Mrs. Hutchinson—Boys’ Sewing
Room.
Mrs. Fowler—Girls’ Sewing Room.
SPECIAE DUTIES.
GIRLS.
Chapel—Cosby, Broadway and Mattie
Piland.
Chapel IjAMPs—E. Kelly.
Chapel Stove—Douglass and A
Keith.
Office—H. Erwin.
Library and Bell—^L. Hudgins.
Halls—Boyd, M. Gabriel, Young.
T. D. R.—Hood, Johnson, E. Wright,
C. D. IL—^Beddingfleld, Bivins, Hill,
J. Hatch, Powers, Watson.
CUSH—Lee.
Boiler—Tufford, S. Barfield.
Water Shed—Haywood, Woodhouse
Pigs—Grady, Holmes.
Milkers—Mason, L. Hatch.
Girls’ Sewing Room—Kuox.
Boys’ Sewing Room—M, Hutchinson.
Cook Room—Tate, Chambers.
T. D. R.—D. Ratlitfe.
C. D. R.—Prichard, McLeod, P. White,
Lera Lynch, Haywood, E. Woody.
Boiler—W. Lynch, Haywood,
T i amp-Lightee—Gibson.
Cow Boys—G. Poteat, Grady, W. Mc
Guire.
Mule Boys—^Parker, Austin, Wilson,
Jackson, Butler.
Hog Boys—Presson, 0. Poteat.
Pig Boys—Cosby, Fowler.
ilAiLBoY—R. Poteat.
TO BE A MASON.
BY BOB. MORRIS.
“What is it,” saj's an earnest man,
“What is it to be a Mason?”
It is to do what good we can,
To fill with usefulness life’s span,
And practice on the ancient plan,—
Tl)is makes a man a JSlason !
It is to emulate the dove,
By exercising law of love,^
As practiced in the Lodge above,—
This makes a man a Mason 1
It is to seek another’s weal,
For others as for self to feel,
And only unto God to kneel,—
Tliis makes a mai a Mason I
It is to walk in innocence,
Avoiding every low pretense,
And haughty pride and insolence,—
This makes a man a . lason I
It is to part upon the Square,
When death his cruel arms shall
bare.
And leave the loved one’s to God’s
care,—
Tills makes a man a Mason !
A SOOTHIKG SHEPHERD’S
WAIF.
A carriage was being rapid
ly driven one summer day
some twelve years ago over a
rough mountain road in Ar
gyllshire, Scotland, when sud
denly there was a tremendous
lurch to one side, and it was
almost overturned. A lynch-
pin in one of the wheels had
been broken, and the wheel
had come,off. What waste
be done? The nearest black-*
smitli lived three miles away,
and until he could be sent for
there was no hope of moving
the vehicle. 'Fhe occupants
of the carriage were a child,
the daughter of the laird, and
her nurse. The latter was
much distressed and unable,
to suggest any plan. At length
the coachman settled the
malterby sending the footman,
who had been ignominiously
jerked from his' place on the
box when the wiieid came off,
to fetch the blacksmith. The
wheel,was temporarily replac
ed, and while the footman
went on his errand thecoadi**
man went comfortably to
sleep on the box and the nurse
settled herself in a corner in
side and followed his exain-
ble.
That proceeding made it
dull for the child, who froD^
the window of the carriage
could see the bright open
country all aglow in the sun
shine beckoning to iior
Oidldlike, she opend the door
and went out. The novelty
of wandering alone whither
she would, unchecked by her
nurse, was sufficiently delight
ful, and she ran and walked
hither and thither far away
from the path. She had
been amusing herself for more
than an hour before she felt
tired, and then she thought of
the nurse and the carriage.
Neither weie in sight, and af
ter running a few yards in one
direction and then in a nother
the little girl realized that she
was lost, and sat down to cry.
Her distress, however, did not
continue long; for she was
thoroughily tired, ai.d soon
fell fast asleep on a mossy
bank.
How long she slept she did
not know, but ^Ue was awak
ened by a dog’s cold nose
against her face, and she rais
ed a scream of terror^ where
upon the colliesyt up a series of
barks in chorus. Soon she
saw the bonnet of a Scotch,
shepherd on the hill above
her, and then the wearer came
in sight, a man with a grave
but kindly face and carrying
a shepherd’s crook, who look
ed at her in silent wonder.
But i e was quickly at .her
side, and gently raising her
and calling off his dog, asked
her how she came in such a
place.
“Mamie, Mamie, I want
Mamie,” was all the little girl
could say through her sobs.
The shepherd looked on in
bewilderment. A lost lamb
he would have known what to
do with, but a lost child puz
zled him. At length, telling
her, “nae ta gret,” he picked
her up and carried her up the
hillside to look fo" Mamie.
Who Mamie was, and where
she might be found, Dugald
Morrison bad no idea; so,
comforting the child best
he could and holding her eas
ily on his arm, while she
clung to him convulsively, lie
strode on with his dog at his
si le to his hut neat the sheep
pens There he gave her
warm milk, and having sootli
ed and -juieted her he laid her
down on his own bed, assur
ing her that Mamie would
soon appear.
Dugald sat at her side, and,
looking at the long, fair hair
of the child and her delicate
complexion he wondered what
would have haprened to so
delicate a creature had ho not
providentially found her. He
took down his Bible, it was
the only book he had or car
ed to have, to read bis even
ing portion. Instinctively he
turned to that grand old story
the Master told of the sheep
lost on the mountain whom
the shepherd left his ninety
and-nine sheep to find. M e
re-ud it again, and as he turn
ed to look at the sleeping
child he wondered if she
wo! Id in the year.s 11 come
ever be found ol the Grea
Shepherd when she wandered
in the paths of the wo; Id. A
strange yearning over the
old shepherd’s heart, and he
knelt down and prayed for
her.
He prayed long and earn
estly, lor his Solitary monoto
nous life was seldom broken
in upon by any incident, and
this had stirred him deeplv.
It was quite dark when he
rose fiom liis knees and look
ed out. Far down the hill lie
saw lights, and presently'
cognized that men v/ith lan
terns were ascending. He
expected tliey were searching
for the child, and so, the bet
ter to guide them, he flu. g
open his door and let a flood
of light stream out iii the
darkness.
A few minutes passed, ono
question was asked and an
sv/ered, and then the goiden-
liaired child wa.5 clasped in
her father’s arms and smvith-
ered with kisses. The laiiil
iisfceiud with a grateful hea't
to Dugald^s account of his
providential .discovery, t^ hich
with characteristic modesty ho
credited to his dog. It was of
no use offering the old man a
reward; he would accept none-
He was glad, he said to bavo
found “the bairnie.”
The father tenderly^ carried
the child away. His heart
was too full to utter many
words, but he hoped tiiat
Dugald would understand that
his silence was not caused by
a lack of a’ppreiation ot his
kindness. He held out iiis
hand at parting and sho.'k
Dugald’s band as that oJ a
Iriend, a mark of delicate
kindness the old, man
would be sure to value,
Then with bis golden-haiiy d
child tightly clasped in l.is
aims he hurried away.
Dugald still occupies his
mountain hut, but it has bei^
repainted and refurnished. A
large picture of the Gotid
Shepherd fearing a lamb in
His arms is on the wall, and
a beautiful bound Bible with
large type occupies a place of
honor on the old bureau. The
collie dog is stretched across
ihe doorway’, buj round bis
neck is a handsome collar
bearing an inscription. The
shepherd’s life is not quite so
monotonous now, forhe has a
frequent visitor, the laird’s
daughter, now a golden-hair
ed lady, whom he think.s ttie
best and loveliest woman in
the world as she smiles and
blushes as he reminds her of
the day they first met, wlieu
he carried her in his arms and
soothed her to sleep.
When ilenry, Duke of Norfolk
(the Protestant of the family be
fore the late Duke), was attou-
ding James II, in his duty as
Earl Mar;;hal,to the Popish chap
el of the Court, he stopped short
at the door, and making his how
to tlie King, suffered Km lo
pass on without accompanying
him. The King was piqued, auu
turning round, observed, “Sly
Lord, your father would have
gone fart .ier.” The Duke ma le
a lower bow than before, and re
plied, “Your Majesty's i'ath^u
would not have gone so far “
Mr. B. 0. Harris, Littleiou, N. C..
says: “Bro-R'ii’s Iron Bitters have giv
en me great relief from kidney dis>-
GIVINS THAT 2r,INGS JOY. |THE HOUSEHOLD SUHEEAM.
“I wish tiiG good old times
would come again,’-’ said Alary
Lamb to h r brother Charles,
“when we were not quite so rich.
I do not in; an that 1 want to be
pocn*, but there was a middle
stf.te,’’ so she was pleased to
ramble on, “in which I am sure
we wore a great deal happier. A
purchase is but a purchase now
tliat you have money enough and
to spaie. Formerly it used to bo a
triumnh when we coveted a cheap
luxury, and oh! how much ado E
had to get yo'i to consent in
those days ; we used to have a
debate two or three days before,
and to weigh for and agiiinst,
and think what wo might spare
it out of, and what saving wo
could hit upon that should be an
equivalent. A thing was worth
buying then when we felt the
money we paid for it.’"’
A tit of tender philosijphy this,
and full of consolation for those
in straitened circumstances, and
more true even of giving for ob
jects of benevolence than in pur
chasing little luxuries, or even
iiofiessities for one’s self. When
to make a gift to some good
cause one had t,o plan and ar
range and sacrifice, the giving
becomes more than gi-ving; it is,
indeed, a triumph, Luch as few
rich people know anything of or
have a chance to enjoy. That
the poor may know more of the
joy and blessedness of giving
than the rich is perhaps news
to some, but so it is, and. it is
but one of the blessed points of
that great seed truth, spoken by’
t!ie Saviour, when he said that
“it is more blessed to give than
receive. ’ No one can over know
-what this means until one gives
as to the poor—give till they
feel it.— Good Words.
A name scratched ovi^ of a
Bible recently prevented the
restoration .of a girl to lier
home. The girl was arrested
by the police, for wandering
abroad and having no settled
abode. Her mother appeared
and acknowledged she was her
daughter, but said she was ir
reclaimable. She had more
than once taken her home.
Thejudge suggested that the
motlier should give the girl
one more trial. Thi-* mother
Said she dare not, as the father
“had scratched her name out
ot the family hible.^’ The
girl was comnnitted to jail by’
the judge as a vagrant- ft
may be supposed that the 11-
therofthe girl must hav(*. fi
nally given lier uj) befoj-o le
thus erased, lierjname from t te
fami'ly' record. The girl m- y
yet learn that though hor
name does not appear on the
fly-leaf uf the family^ Bi' le at
home, .entitling her to be r e
ceived in r.hQ family circle, y "t
she may’ find herself thr)Ui:it.
repeutenco and fh. ta in Chri'if:
included in that all compre
hensive “whosoever,” and so
secure an entrnmee into the
circle ot tlie waishrd and for
given above (Rev. 22 : 17).
Why is it-so jiiany KunV'r from rheu-
uiatisni, aclies, pains, kidney dlseasos,
ih’or complaints, he.a’rt afFoctions, oteV
It is simply hccause t’hey -vvill iiotcoim*
and be iicaled. All discaso.s begin fr.>m
a "want of iron in the l&lood. This -want
of iron makes the blood thin, watery
and iuipure. Impure blood cairii-s
weakness* and distress-- to every part of
tbebod.v. Su])ply th is hu !c of iron by
usinti' Brown’s Iron Bitt.Ts and yon
soon liiul your c’f viijoylng perfect
freedom from aches, jiains and geiniral
ill-ticMth.
Children, you are household
fiunbeains; don’t forget it, and
wiion mother is tired and weary,
or father comes homo from hi?
day’s work feeling depressed,
speak cheerfully to them, and do
what you can to help them.
Veryotton you can help them
moat by not doing something ;
for what you would do may only
make more work for them.
Therefore, think before you act
r speak, and say' to youi\=elf,
Will this help mamma?'’ or
“'Will this please papa?” There
is something inside of you that
will always answer and tell you
how to act. It won’t take a
minute, either, to decide, when
you do th 8, and you will be re
paid for waiting by the earnost-
11088 of the smile'or the sinciority
of the kiss which will then gre t
3’ou. Ono thing remember al
ways—the effect of what you do
lingers after you are gone. Lon^
after you have firgottoi lino
smile or cheerful word which you
gave your father or mothui’, or
the little act which you did to
make them happy, it is remem
bered by them, an.l after you arc
asleep they will talk about it,and
thank God for their little house
hold sunbeam—Anon..
Little Miauie, ia her eager
ness alter flowers, had woun
ded her hand on the sharp,
prickly thistle. Tliis made
her cry with pain at flrsfi and
pout with, vexation aftenvard.
T do wish there was no auc.h
a thinp;. as a thistle in tiie
world,’ she said pettishly.
‘And yet the Sccttisli na
tion think so much of it th >y
engrave it on the natioLal
arms,' said her mother.
‘It is the last flower that I
should pick out,’ said Mianie-
T am sure they might. }i;?ve
found u great many nicer
ones, even among the weeds.’
‘But the thistle did them
such good service once,’-'said
iier mother, ‘they learned to
esteem it very highly. One
time the Danes invaded Scv)t~
land, and tiiey prepared to
make a night attack on a
sleeping garrison. So tbuy
crept along barefooted as still
as possible, until they were
almost on the spot. Just at
that moment a barefooted sol
dier stepped on a great
tle, and the hurt made him ut
ter a sharp, shrill cry of paiii.
Tiie sound f»w’oke the sseep-
er.-, and each man spraii;^ to
his arms. They fought widi
great bravery, and the inv.t,-
ders were driven back with
much loss.’
‘Well, I never suspocled
that so small a thing could
save a nation,’ said Mi.u.-id
thoughtfully.
Lately, while auEdiuburg
auctioneer was holding forth
upon the merits of a piece'ff
cloth, one of the company ex
pressed a desire to have the
goods measured, and to this
request Jieof tlie haminei- le**
plied: '’Ladies and gentlemen,
i ii’ustc you will excuse me in
this matter, as my yard-stick
has been mislaid to night.”
At this point however an el-
(hd’Iy matron was heard to le-
m«rk to a friend, “Loshmi',
tlie man might use his buigue
instead.”
(VOL. IX, NO 23.
THS PUOPBSSOE'S STOEY.
Prolessor Lightenburg found
himself one evening in the 80»*
ciei y of 1) u’es from which he
wanted to make his escape,
and was proceeding towards
the door when one ot the
company stepped in his way
and said: *Novv, professor,
we must have a joke from
you, or we shan’t let you stir
from the spot.’ The professor
replied: ‘ i’hen I will tell you
alitfle story. One evening at
dusk a thief entered a church
and when ail the people Uad
left, set about lilli ig tiis bag
with all the valuables he
cou’d lay liand.s on. Laden
with his booty he came to the
door which, to hi.s surprise
and disgust, im found b eked.
Seeing a stout r-.)pe lia.ii^iag
near the wall he laid hold of
it, hoping by its help to reach
one of the windows. The
rope, however, communicated
with the belfry, and on being
pulled set the large bell a-
ringing, which brought a
i-.umber of people to the
church, who caught the thief
red handed before he hud
time to make his escape. The
delinquent, on i-eiug led away
said, shaking his fist at the
bel' (here the profe.ssor look
ed signific intly at his inter-
rui.ter, and suited the action
,fo the words): ‘It is all your
fault, with your empty head
,;uid n.-i.sy tongue, that I could
not get awa».’ And now,
sir, I wish you good evening.’
A dog at the telephone receiv
ed and seat a comoianication
satisfactorily a few days ago. A
geatlenian who po3e.:-ee8 a re
markably intelligent dog, be
tween whom and himself there
exists strong alie.tiou, recently
lost the animal in the city stre jts.
Jack was happily foand by a
friend of his owner, who reoog-*
nized him immediately, and at
•. nee called up his friend uy tel
ephone. “Have you lost your
dog?’’ ‘‘Yes, have you seen
him?’’ was the reply. “Suppose
you call him through tao tele
phone.’’ fhe dog was liLed up
aud the ear-pice placed at his
ear. “Jack! Jack!” called his
master. Jack instantly reccog-
nized the voice, and began to
yeip. He hc.vod the telephone
fondly, seeming to think that his
master was inside the maouiue.
At the other end of the line, the
gentleman ricognizod the famil
iar barks, and sliortly afterward
he reached his friend’s oflice to
claim his property. The believ
er, whose communion with his
God is close and constant, hears
Him speaking to hi m continually
in all the events of life, and rec
ognizes a voice unheard by the
world. W :th him faith is the
evidence of things not seen
(John 10 : 3-5)
The surest way to make our«
sel t^es agreeable to others is by
making them feel that they are
so to us. •
Mr. Nettle was recently
married to Miss ’Phorn.
That’s what you might call a
“prickly pair.”
Dr. .Ian. B Mills Saltmarsa., AI».,
says: “Several of my patients have used
Brown’s Iron Bitters for chronic indi
gestion witii benefit.’’
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