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C, second class postal matter," according to the rules of the P. OJ Department. ; . V . rf . . ROBERT, GIBBON, IL fD.t ' CHAHLOTTE, N. C.f L Tenders his professional services to the public, as a practical Sareon. Will advise, treat or operate in all tbe difierer t departments of Surgery, ! ;. March 5, 1881 ly - r t Dr. JOHl? H. IIcABEII, Wholesale and Retail Druggist, UI1AKLUTTK, N. y., ' ' Um on hand a l&ree and well seectedfstock of PURE DRUGS, Chemicals, Patent Medicine, Family Medicines, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Dye atn& Fancy and Toilet Articles, which he is determined ! sell at tne very lowesipncea. Jan 1,1879. - , , . , DR. T. C. SMITH, Druggist and Pharmacist, Keeps a full line of Pore Drurs4an,d Chemicals. White Lead and. Colors, Machine and Tanners' Oils, Patent Medicines, Garden Seeds, and every thing pertaining to the Drag business, which he will sell at low prices. $ March 28, 1879. J. F. HcCombs, II. D., rters his professional services to the citizens of ( barlotte and surrounding country. All calls, both uight and day, promptly attended to. Office in Brown's building, up stairs, opposite the t barlotte Hotel. Jan. 1, 1878. DR. J. 1. MILLER, Charlotte, N. C. All calls promptly answered day and night. Office over Traders' National Bank Residence opposite W. R. Myers'. Jan. 18, 1878. , , ; DR. II. A. BLAND. Dentist, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Office in Brown's building, opposite Charlotte Hotel. Oas used for the painless extraction of teeth. Feb. 15.1878. DR. GEO. W. GRAHAM, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Pr a ctice-1 i m it ed to tbe EYE, EAR AND THROAT. March 18, 1881 ly A.. BUBWEIX. P. D. WALKER. BURWELL & WALKER, Attorneys at Law, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Will practice in the State and Federal Courts. Office adjoining Court House. Nev. 5, 1880. PITTMAN, Attorney at Law, Opposite the Court House, Chaklottb, N. C.,) Practices In the Btate and U. S. Courts, and gives prompt attention to business. Will negotiate loans. May 28, 1880. y WILSON & BURWELL, Wholesale aot Retail Druggists, Trade Street, Chjlblottk, N. C, Have a large and complete Stock of everything per taining to the Drug Business, to which they invite the attention of all buyers both wholesale and retail. Oct;8.1880. - HALES & FARRIOR, Practicai Watch-dealers- and Jewelers. Charlotte, N. C, Keep a full stock of handsome Jewebr, and Clocks, Spectacles, &c, which they sell at fair prices. Repairing of Jewelry, Watches. Clocks, &c., done promptly, and satisfaction assured. Store next to Springs' corner building. Tnly 1. 1879, - SPRINGS & BURWELL, Grocers and Provision Dealers, Ilave always in stock Coffee, Sugar, Molasses, Syrups. .Mackerel. Soaps, Starch, Meat, Lard, Hams, Flour, Oiass Seeds, Plows, &c, which we offer to both the Wholesale acd Retail trade. All are In vited to try us from the smallest to the largest buyers. Jan. 17, 1880. J. MoLAUGHLIN, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Groceries, Provisions, &c, Collsgk Stbxkt, Chablottb, N. C, Sells Groceries at lowest rates for Cash, : ' and buys Country Produce at -highest market price. BJT Cotton and other country Produce sold on commission and prompt returns made. Not. 1, 1880. HARRISON WATTS, COTTON BUYER, Corner Trade and College S$s.t up Stairs, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Oct 24. 1880 ly DR. A. W. ALEXANDER, Dentist. Office over L. R. Wriston & Co.fs Drug Store. I am working at prices to suit the times, for Cash. With 25 years experience I guarantee entire atisfactien. Jan. 18. 1878. . John VanLandl agham, Cotton Bayer : nd General Occunission Merchant In Sanders & Blackwood's Building, " .v.Korth College Bt, Charlotte, N. C. ' Expeeiexce, Speaking df the marriage of Prince Rudolph and Princess Stephanl, the 'editor of the Tarboro Southerntrr re marks : "It ia said to be a match of love, of tne old-fashioned sort. J,-Tms, however, we are inclined to donbf (nnlesv be l:a swung on her front gate at twilight, climbed grape rines for her and shook the muscadines off, or attended lasses pullings together, eaeh swallowing ft different end. of a piece of candy and meeting in'.the middle." ; 7 Id The jinmber of. American resident", permanent and ' transient, in Rome in the middle of March was estMnated 'at 10,000. ' ii i " i m i i ' i i r - ' , , SHERIFF'S SALES. 1 I will sell for cash, at tbe Court House door in the citv of Clnrlotte. on Mandtv thn itth div af Jane, i8814 to satisfy Executions a mjrthsnds fori ueui aa mate ana juoumy luxes, me louowing described Tracts of Land and C'ily Lots. viz : ' . . . . . j , One Tract of Land in Providence Township ad joining tbe lands of B. 8. Tray wick, - G. C Morris and others, known as the property of D. S. Coffey. Also, one Tract of Land in 'PineviTle Township, adjoining the lands of 'John Grfer, George HowieT T. B. Meacham and others, known as the property of W. G. Campbell. , . Also, one House and Lot in 1he city of Charlotte, fronting on Trade street, adjoining the property of Miss Alice and Sophia Alexander, Mrs. A. H. Tate, T. H. Gaither and others, sold as the Homestead interest of Wm. F. Davidson in said House and Lot Also, one House and Lot in tbe city of Charlotte, situated on Church street, adjoining the property of J. M. Kendrick, Hannibal Edwards and others, and known as the property of James Nortbey. Also, one House and Lot in the city of Char lotte, situated on Poplar street, on the city Bounda ry, adjoining the property of W. F. Beatty and others, sold as the property of W. M. Bryan and wife. Also the interest of Wm. Treloar in two Houses and Lots in the city of Charlotte, situated in Ward No. 8, adjoining the property of W 8. Nonnent and others. M. E. ALEXANDER, Sheriff. May 6, 1881. 5w. Sale of Valuable QITY LOTS. In pursuance of a Decree of the Superior Court of Mecklenburg county, I will sell at Public Auc tion, at the Court House in Charlotte, on Monday, the 6th day of June, 1881, two LOTS in the City of Charlotte, fronting on Trade Street and extend ing back to 4th Street, being Lots numbers 215 and 217 in Square 32, at the intersection of "B" and Trade Streets, adjoining tbe residence of Dr. J. M. Miller. I call especial attention to these Lots, located near the business part of the City and in a desirable neighborhood. Also, two City LOTS, numbers 246 and parts of Lots 804 and 303, in Square 38, fronting on 4th Street and extending back to 3d Street, at the in tersection of 4tb and C Streets, in rear of the resi dence of J. L. Brown. These Lots will be sold on a credit of six, twelve and eighteen months; the purchaser to give bond with approved security, bearing 8 per cent interest from date of sale. Title reserved until the pur chase money is paid. F. S. DkWOLFE, April 29, 1881 5w Commissioner. PUBLIC SALE. Ell wood vs. McDonald. J- Special Proceedings. By virture of a Decree of the Superior Court of Mecklenburg county, the undersigned will sell at the Court House door in tbe City of Charlotte, on the 6th day of June, 1881, all the LANDS belong ing to the Estate of Sophia Eilwood, deceased. Terms 10 per cent ccsh, balance on a credit of 6 and 12 months. A. BURWELL, : W. W. FLEMMING, April 29, 1881 5w Commissioners. Mortgage Sale. By virtue of a Mortgage executed to me on the 12th day of March, 1877, by J. C. Eagle and wife, and registered In the office of the Register of Deeds in Book 16, page 275, 1 will sell at the Court House door in Charlotte, on Saturday the 28th of May, 1881, the Lot on which the said Eagle now resides, being part of Lot 272 in Square 23, situated on the corner of First and Church streets in the city of Charlotte. Terms : Cash. R. M. OATES, Mortgagee. May 6,1831. 4w I -PUBLICSALE. L R. Simpson'and wife, N. W. Wallace, et al., vs. Viola V. Wallace, by her guardian, Josiah Asbury. Special Proceeding for Partition. Under and bv virtue of a decree of the Superior Court of Mecklenburg county in the above entitled cause, the undersigned will sell at the Court House door, In Charlotte, on Monday, the 6th day bf June, 1881, all the REAL ESTATE belonging to the estate of the late Wilson Wallace. Teems 10 per cent cash balance on 6 and 12 months credit CHAS. H. DULS. W. W. FLEMING, April 22, 1881 7w Commissioners. " Attachment Notice. State of North Carolina, Mecklenburg County. Fanny nurd vs. Jefferson nurd, J-Attachment. It appearing to the-Court that the Defendant, in the above entitled action, is a non-resident of the State, and has property within this State : he is notified to appear at my Office, in Charlotte, on Monday, June 6th; 1881, and defend said action. W. F. DAVIDSON, J. P. April 22. 1881 6w HARDWARE. breii & Mcdowell, (Successors to Walter Brem, Agent,) Have a full and new Stock of Hardware for the Wholesale and Retail trade and invite an inspection before purchasing elsewhere. Corner Trade and Tryon Streets, Charlotte. Oct 8,18801' r .. ' CONFECTIONERIES, GROCERIES, &e, Cakes and Bread. C. a HOLTON, at the Rising Sun Store, oppo site the Old Market, still keeps fc large assortment of Confectioneries, &c, and a good selection of choice Family Groceries all of the freshest aid best quality. " Bread and Cakes. His Bread is considered superior by all who use it, and his assortment of Cakes is fine. Wedding Cakes and Cakes for Parties pre pared in the best stile at short notice.. . Gits me a trial when yon need anything in my line. - ';. c. S holton! Jan. HUM,.,. Good -Sense. The Rt-W:Dr'Inity,lKditur'-o? the Richmond Christian Advocate, ; giyes tth following queer but good advice to ' young preachers contemplating matrimony):: u'i " "Choose of a healthy, family, and pick a woman of sound body.: ,, I his is scandalous ly unsentimental, bat il is sense.! ., , -, It is better to: gqi, a tout sinner ; tbana pious and hysterical invalid.' . The oricr ;an be converted.,; The L hypocondriacrajiy, convert her. husband into a pinner or a sour drone. ;T .r:. liafn i u Do thy dilineuce to .find .out . WiUr she is lazy. , lee,jph, yoirng! mah? ftof&an indolent and ,, thriftless, woman. , I r y niavtn wiiii fcirons cries to acuvrr you from an nnlidv house-wife. Does 'sne" love 'fcasic '? Consider iTnpntiir you 'hear hvi discourse on leaven and yeast Jpowders, Happiness is in fhe art of 'manipulating hops and. Irish potatoes in such' mixture as puffs dough into sweet, light rolls. Does she love poetry? Let her be also well versed in pastry. Knowing Lucile by heart won't atone for a leathery crust. Rhyme is no remedy for the dyspepsia Enouire whether she is Quick and exm-rt with the needle, before concerning yourself about her vocal powers. If, she can play and patch, somnch the better. And ' thus endeth the first lesson. And, secondly,' but it's a waste of words to proceed he is bound to marry her even if she never saw a biscuit baked nor hemmed a handkerchief. She has curls ! She has an arch way of shaking them. The Tihg lets have ensnared him. Cupid like the Greek archers, twists the locks of maidens into bow strings. Think of Paul doting on crimps 1" V IS?3" The new Ifeb rew Union College, in Cincinnati,' has been dedicated. It is the only Hebrew institution for advanced study in the country. It was established by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, in 1875.. It has a strong and efficient facul ty and a good attendance of students. The institution sprang out of a need that was very generally felt for American-born and American-educated rabbis. The course com prises eight years of study, and includes all branches of Hebrew, theology and lore, and wide interest in the institution is felt. Let ters have been received from learned Israel ites in Europe expressing the keenest inter est in the enterprise. The building was put in order for the use of the college at a cost of about $40,000. - t2P" A strange coincidence was that which happened a . few days ago at the Episcopal church at Statesbiirg, in this State. While ex-Gov. Manning was kneel ing at the chancel, receiving the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, a little bird flew from the loft and lit upon his back, where it quietly remained until the ex-Governor arose, when it returned to its perch ! This conduct on the part of the little bird was witnessed by several of the congregation and the truth of it is stoutly affirmed by them. Chester (S. C.) Bulletin. . tSjf "Tom, where can I get a good two foot rule?" "lean give you. .one on the spot, John." "Well, let's have it." "Don't wear tight shoes. That rule applies to both feet." State of North Carolina, Mecklenburg Co. Superior Court Spring Term, 1881. Samuel Knox, Mariah Sutton, Esther Thompson et. al.. heirs at law of Ann Sterling, against Mar garet Horah and Frank Horah. The above entitled action was instituted in the Probate Court of the County and State aforesaid, to try an issue Of devisavit vel non raised in a caveat entered by petitioners to the Will of Ann Sterling, dee'd ; and the trial of said issue having been transferred to the Superior Court aforesaid, Rebecca Laney, Mary S. Newton, the heirs at law of Wm. Pettus and George Pettus, and all others heirs at law or next of kin, or others interested in the Estate of Ann Sterling, dee'd, being non-residents, are hereby notified to appear at the next term of tbe Superior Court for the County and State aforesaid, commencing on the last .Monday in August, 1881, at the Court House in the City of Charlotte, and make themselves proper parties to said proceeding and set up their claims to said Estate. Witness, J. R. Erwin, Clerk of the Superior Court of Mecklenburg county, at the Court House in Charlotte, this 14th of May. 1881. J. R. ERWIN, C. S. C., And Probate Judge of Mecklenburg County. 84-6w SPARKLING CATAWBA SPRINGS, CATAWBA COUNTY, N. C, Near (he Western N. C. Railroad. Opened on the 20th of May sf or visitors. White and Blue Sulphur and Chalybeate. Best Medicinal Mineral Waters in the State. Good accommodations, Baths and all the amusements usually found at first class watering places. ' Terms moderate. Address Dr, E. O. ELLIOTT, May 20, 1881. lm.: Proprietor. Our Firm." Smoke O. P. M. & Co's "Our Firm," the best 3 cent cigar in the city. Try it May 20, 81. L. R. WRISTON & CO. Kerosene OH. 150 Barrels Extra No, 1 Kerosene Oil at lowest market prices. Apl 15, 1881. WDLSON & BURWELL. Liver Medicine. Dr. M. A. Simmon's Vegetable Liver Medicine.' . April 15, 1881. . WILSON & BURWELL. Just Received. OfXn BARRELS C. , WESTS ; KEROSENE VfOIL, for Wholesale trade. . 240 Dozen Toilet Soap, fine English and A mavwen Vfl aful T.ttt?iw fL"t& 10,000 Pounds St. Louis Southern White Lead, at J. H. McADElTS, Feb. 4, 1831. Wholesale and Retail Druggist. IKrC" 'Old Hickory," ' . ; There are numbers of people in and about .Nashville,. Tenn., .who remember "Old Hickory." While on a recent visit, to the Belle "Meade stock farm, Gen. W. G. Hard ifig reverted to the occasion of his first Sight of . the old hero.. "It was after . the battle of New Orleans," said. Gen. Hard ing, "and Gen. Jackson was riding proudly at?the . head . of his troops on his return home, j They r passed right alone there," (pointing to tbe road in front of the house,) "and I was sitting in the yard of that old log -cabin on the hill yonder, where I was bdriw , I got a good look at the . General,, and the impression he made on my mind wai never effaced. . I was a mere-child tbx-rr, and, although in after years we be came warm -personal .friends,-1 . never saw hkn without thinking of him at the head of his victorious soldiers, as he looked when he rode by that day sixty-six years ago. Tbe next time I saw him was three or four years later, at the Clover Blossom race track. There came very nearly being a pitched battle between two factions, growl ing out of a dispute, and thirty or forty men, armed with knives and guns, were ranged on either side, ready to fight at the drop of a hat. The danger of a wholesale slaughter was imminent, and every mo ment it increased. Gen. Jackson was on a distant" portion of the ground, but an affrighted negro ran to him and told ' him what was about to occur.. He sprang into the saddle and, putting spurs to his horse, galloped-furiously toward the scene of the expected trouble. He was on a magnifi cent white charger, ' and as he bore down upon the belligerents he attracted every eye. He seemed fairly to fly, and, as he approached, men's faces grew, pale and flushed in turn. He appeared to inspire a species of awe in the breasts of all. As he drew his horse back upon his haunches be tween the opposing lines he arose in his stirrups to his full height, and turning -first to one side and then to the other, with eyes that seemed to literally flash fire, he' waved his riding-whip and exclaimed in a tone such as only he could command: "Men, by the Eternal, this must cease." He had no more authority than I had, but everybody recognized his" right to com mand, and without a word knives were put up, guns were dropped, the muscles of the angry men relaxed, and complete quiet was restored. I never saw anything like it. At that time Gen. Jackson was a patron of the turf. He loved to race horses, and, after the war with England, he did little else for several years. He tried for several seasons to beat one particular racer, and bought the fastest horses he could hear of to do it Afterward, in referring to' this period of his life, the General was wont to remark that he never suffered defeat but once in his life. He could lick the British, and he could do anything else he started to accomplish, but try his best he could not f;et a horse that could beat 'Haney's Maria.' t was in vain that he brought Pacolet, Truckson and other celebrated runners from the Carolinas and Virginia ; he could not beat Haney's Maria, and he finally gave it up. Dizzy Sickness. Ladies are informed that a sheet of white paper worn next the person is a sure cure for car-sickness. The method is explained in this way: A lady who had occasion to take a short trip on the cars and she never travels by rail for pleasure was, as is usual with her, as thoroughly sick as ever a lands man is on the "heaving deep," by the time she had ridden a dozen miles. The conduc tor of the palace car,- who was apparently familiar with' such cases, told the sufferer's companion that a sheet of writing-paper, worn next to the person, directly over the chest, was a sure preventive of the trouble in nine cases out of ten. He had recom mended it to hundreds of travellers, and rarely knew it to fail. The prescription seemed very like a "charm" a horse chest nut carried in the pocket to ward off rheu matism, or a red string around the neck to prevent bleeding at the nose. But it was simple, and could at least do no harm. For the , return trip, a sheet of common writing notepaper was fastened inside the clothing as directed. Result : a perfectly comfortable journey, without a bint of the old sickness that had for years made travel by rail a horror. It was so like a supersti tion, or a happy accident, however, that the lady would not accept it as real until sub jected to a more severe test. This came in a day journey to New York from Boston, and that hardest trial of all a night trip in an "alleged" sleeping-car. ; Both were taken in triumph. The "charm" worked. Philadelphia Progress. Suggestion to Lbttbb-Wkitees. All persons who write many letters should al ways have their address written or printed upon the envelope with request to return if noi caiiea xor wiinm a certain lime, xnis custom generally prevails among business men and has proved to be of much service. It is stated that during the last year over 25,000 letters, containing $1,301,780, were sent to the Dead Letter Office, .Washing ton, a large share of them because of a lack of care in the address on the envelope. Every one of them would have been re turned to the writers by the 1 ostmasters, within ten days, free of charge, if 'ihe re turn address had been printed or written on the ontside. : - ' Anothkb Uhkat.--A rJoston hrm is re ported to be doing a large business in mak ing an imitation honev in the comb. The comb is moulded out ot parfine wax, in good imitation of the work of bees; the cells are then filled with simple glucose syrup, flavored doubtless with some genuine honey, and sealed nr by passing .a not iron over them. The product is sold for the best clover honev. and much of it is said to be shipped to Europe. !- , ; Notes of Life. ' . ' By Bishop Robert Paine of the M. E. Church, Douxn , uxxtasnTiue Anvocate. - . ? I; was born in Person county, North Carolina, jnov. I2th,1799. My father was James Paine. ' Mv mother's : maiden name was Mryr Alexander -Williams, of Oxford, ss. where her grandfather, Vol John W Walker, resided. Her father, 'Capt. Ralph Williams. Was an officer in the War of the Revolution, and fought it out. Returning io uis nome in orerson countyi alter tne surrender of Lord Cornwallis, which he wit nessed, he found his residence, with all the outhouses: and fencing of bis farm, burned, his stock and most of his servants taken away by the British, and his wife and chil dren fugitives. This was in retaliation for his courage as a rebel officer, inflicted by Genv-Tarleton's troops and his Tory allies. Often has my boyish heart been stirred while listening to the aged veteran relating the story of his seven years' battles, and hairbreadth: escapes in the war "which tried men's souls' So strongly had those scenes impressed' him that when he lay "in age and feebleness extjreme," struggling with "the last enemy," his wandering imag ination recalled some fearful foray or bloody battle-field, and he called out: "Red coats I Tories ! . Charge, hoys ! charge4hem " Alas I it was his last charge, for In the next hour he, too," had passed to the "bourne" where his "boys," warworn and weary like himself, were at rest. - He left four sons, Stephen, John W., - Robert and Ralph. ' They were large and fine-looking men, and held in estimation for amiability, and integrity.. ' -.f . ; . .. My mother -had three sisters, Martha, Susan and Luoretia, my mother being the eldest. Mv Uncle Stephen went to Georgia while yonng ; thence to South Alabama. He was engaged in defending his country in 1812-'15. Settled, and raised a large family in Clark county, Ala. ; thence, I be lieve, he removed to California, where he died. He left the odor of a useful citizen and a good man wherever he lived. J ohn W. became the Lead of the family, resided 'many years in Roxboro, raised a family some of whom still live in that country. He died there in advanced7 life, much respected - and regretted. Robert came to Tennessee, add, as will be seen, died there a single mad. " 'Ralph, the youngest, married, and died leaving no issue. The daughters married and left children some of ' them in Alabama and Georgia, others remaining in North Caro lina, . Some of the original branches of this family lived in Knoxville and its vicioity, and in West Tennessee. . . And it is gratify ing to .learof that wherever' dispersed the family reputation for integrity and good citizenship has been maintained. My paternal great-grandfather, Dr. James Paine, the head of the Southern branch of the Paine family in America, was born, educated, and licensed as a phy sician in London. England. He came to America about 1740, married in Virginia, and settled in Granville afterward Person -county, N. C, where he died. He was a man of hne culture and ample means, which he largely invested in real estate.. He had four sons Robert, my grandfather, born March 3d, 1748. and died January. 1808: James, John and ' William. My grand father married twice first, Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, by whom there were four sons, James (my father,) Robert, Thomas, and Solomon. Thomas died unmarried about IB0G. His other sons married, removed to Tennessee, where they all died my father in Giles county, Robert in Tipton, and Solomon in Hardeman.- They, and I be lieve all their families, became -Methodists, and died in peace. My grandfather, for whom I was named, J was also an officer in the rebel army ot tbe Revolution, and but for the presence of mind and courage of my grandmother, would have suffered like my ' maternal grandfather. Often, as I stood on the spot, has the' scene been described to me, when a detachment of Gen. Tarleton's army, led by Tories, Came sweeping down the long avenue of Lombardy poplars, ex tending from tbe main thoroughfare of the country 10 tne iamuy resiaence. xne ciav ter of arms, the military display, and well known character.-of the invaders especial ly of the Tories and the mercenary Hes siansproduced a panic ; children, negroes, everybody and every thing, hid or", fled. The soldiers rushed into the yard,- leaped from their : horses, and began to batter the doors of the house, and chase the fowls. They were every whero. in , a moment in the kitchen and out-houses, on. the veranda, eering into the family rooms, trying the ocked doors, and running up into the front portico. , Bnt there was one there equal to the occasion. She bad locked and barred all the doors except one, and, having hasti ly put on her, best attire, she opened that door,1 and reaching np to her full height, she calmly stepped out, and, waving back the crowd, she asked that the officer in command might come to her.: It was like a vision. -The sight oi a beautiful lady of commanding torm, ner caun, seii-reiiani manner, and her voice at once tender and decisive, arrested the attention and com manded the. respectful silence of all who saw her. The officer came. She asked if he was the British officer , in command. He answered. "Yes." She asked what he needed. Answer: "Food for men and beasts." He then asked the name, occupa tion, and whereabouts of the proprietor. She candidly told him her husband's name; that he was away, she knew not where, and was an officer on duty: in the Colonial Army ; that she was an unprotected sol dier's wife, but Was glad he was a regular British soldier and officer, and not a mere marauder ; that as a lady ehe trusted to his magnanimity.- baying this, she banded him bunch of keys. "You can take what yon want and return the keys." The officer seemed dazed for a moment, took the keys j stopped the pilferingVind , confusion ; ; took what he needed ; ' returned "t the-keys ; paid the full value of air taken . , inr British gold, and, with a bow, and a com plimeht, alldisappeared, and were seen there , no more.' . : ... t . .rw, ,' r ; My grandfather's second marriage , was to the widow of Constantino Perkins, and , was without issue. : She survived him only ' a few years. He was a large man,' an earn est Christian, and a prominent member of " the Baptist Church. Indeed, that was the , largest and most influential denomination t in all that region of country, and myj an castors and early associates were nearly all , members of it..'. They were' a, good-fmd -godly people, and that Country wasprLn-; cipally indebted to it for what experiment- v al piety was in it for many years alter the , Revolution. The first ' preachers I ever r saw-Baptist excepted were John -Early 4 fend Thos. Douglass, in 1810. . f? " : As to the brothers of my grandfather the writer knows .but little. ' John settled in Person county at a place well known fifty ' years ;.ago as "Paihe!s Ordinary.. IJe raised one son, John, a very popular citizen, who represented his county in the Legis lature of the State - whenever he . chose to forego the pleasure of domestic . life.'. His daughters, who by marriage became, re spectively, Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Davis, "Mrs. Williamson, and Mrs. Gen. Atkinson," were, wealthy, and pious - ladies, some of whose descendants still live in that and other.' Southern States. James resided all his life in .Warren county, N. CL, and "his '.many; descendants have scattered widely in the Southwest. " , ' The Graduate. V ' T "Could I see the editor ?" she asked look ing around and wondering what was going on under his table. . - . . - z.l ;.-.. "Eh ! yes, I'm him." responded the editor: ."What can I do for you ?" - . . . '"1 am a student m institute,? re sponded the blushing damsel, ''and I have written a little article on Our School Days' which I would like to get published." , - "Certainly," replied the editor, gazing in unconscious admiration upon the beautiful face before him. "Does it commence,' 'Our school days ! how the words linger in sweet cadencies on the strings of memory Is that the way it runs?" "Why. yes " responded the beaming girl. 'Then it , goes on, 'How we look forward from them to the time when we shall look back to them T How did. you know V. "Never mind," said the editor with an ell gaging smile. "After that comes, 'so sun shiny 1 Sa gilded with the pleasures that make you happy, they bave.flawn .iuto the immutable past and come' to us in after life only as echoes in the. caves of sweet recol lections IsnTt that it f " "It certainly is," answered the astonished girl, radiant with delight. "How could you. know what I had written ?" "Then it changes from the pianissimo and becomes more tender: 'The shadows gather around our path. The roses of friendship are withering, but may we not hope that they will bloom again as we remember the affection that bound us here and made' " No, you're wrong there," and the soft eyes looked disappointed. "is it Miope on, hope ever if " asked tbe editor. ; . "That comes in further on. You had it nearly right. It is The dun shadows close around us. - The flowers of friendship are sleeping, but not withered, and will bloom again in the affectionate remembrance of the chains that bound us so lightly.' " "btrange that I should have . made, that mistake," said the editor,, musingly. "I never missed on one before. From there it goes, 'Schoolmates, ; let us live so that all our days shall be as radiant, as those we have known here, and may we pluck happi ness from everv bush, forgetting never that the thorns are below the roses ; and pitying those whose hands are bruised in the march through life." "That's it !" exclaimed the delighted girl. "Andjhen comes 'Hope on, hope ever. " "Sure's you're bornl" cried the. editor, blushing with pleasure, and once more on the right track. "Then it runs : 'And as for you, teacher, dear 1" ' . "Yes, yes, you're right," giggled the girl. "I can't see how yon found me out 1 Would you like to print it?" and her face assumed an anxious shade : . ' "Certainly," responded the editor. "Ill say it's by a most promising young lady, the daughter of an esteemed, citizen, and a young lady who has already taken a high social rank 1" : "That finishes the school commencements at one swoop," sighed tbe editor gloomily, as the fair vision floated out. "Can't see how I made that blunder about the shadows and roses and friendship. Either I'm get ting old or some of these girls have struck out something original. Here, Swipes, tell the foreman to put this slush in tbe next tax sales supplement," and the editor won dered what had happened to his memory. &T George III is said to have related with great gusto a tale of a Scotch school master who accompanied him to the door of the school-room with his hat on, and when outside the door he said to the uncovered monarch. b. who, by 'the way, was then only f Wales, "You will; not think me Prince of wantiricr in conrtesv. I hone, but the fact is this--tbat" if the boys thought there was any one else as important as myself, I should never get any obedience' again." v . , . i ' '. ' EMM " ' fa?"tTo the longVliat of 4 asylums of a charitable character anew one has recently been added in the city bf Stettin. Pomerania. A rich and single ola lady, lately deceased, has bequeathed to the city 300,000 marks on condition that this sum be applied to the founding of an. asylum in which ten bache lors andforty single women, all above' the age of fifty, are to find shelter - '
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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May 27, 1881, edition 1
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