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ISf — • % : 'Mr : .d r> ItL" ■ p • -Mj : . - i quent insertion. ■ / 'SCSOOL IkhwuMc^''QlftAHAMi 'irJ" .'-fT.' 7 ' - 'ww? - mouth. d *' B t0 - ® lO - a ■ I : , Under the above name A Daily Dcaatcralle Nciripaper I of trenty-eiuht wide columns will be issued in the city of Wilmington, North Carolina, on or •bout Th«r«Ja 7 morning October Ifih 1878. The BUS will TO published by the Jjpw ASSOCIA TION, f rom the Printing Home of Mwsre. Jack son 4 Bell. U will be printed in first-cljW on good paper, with nnd will be the handsomest daily joutqetaver published MI this State. The SUN will Mmlited by Mr. Cicero W,- Harris. The City Editorship sod jhe Buxiness Manajjementjyill be in competent hands and a .Correspondent and Repreaenta f) ti»e will travel throughout the. State. * Probably no paper has ever started in the Booth with fairer prospects than those of the BCH. Certainly no Norths Carolina paper has entered the fifld under n.ore auspicious cir cuastanceg. The SUN has SUFFICIENT CAPITAL for all ita purposes, and it will use its fconcy ireely In furnishing the people of North Caroli ' * *J'h the latest and moet reliable information on all subjects of earrent interest. Above all J a, . d KJ H *»II BE a NEWSPAPER. J.T, no important feature of the SUN'S JUhr *?2?" intelligent criticisms of . Nortt C .rolinai "toftSlßrs— {"■wtnal, commercial, education! 1, social and Kru*.jr-~wtll receive particular attention, INE TON will be a tfO&Til CAROLINA NEWSPAPER. t SUBSCRIPTION. WILIHSOXO,, BUN will be furnished to •owcribers at the followilie reasonable and Ml form rates: * *Z °. n « week 15 Cents | For three months #175 "• month «6 " " six " 350 I " twelve " 700 ./JlT*** rates the BDM will be mailed to any ri»- S in this country, or left by ca»rler In the wy. ADVERTISING. C*en Unes) one time, It 00; two Ut _~' one week, 98 50; one month. CO 00; I JW montLs. *2O 00; six months, 535 00. I for other apace and time made at Proportionately low rates. CORRESPONDENCE. Interesting correspondence solicited. Addrtaa, THE SUN, Wilmington N. C. Yarbrough House v o RALEIGH, N.C. | *' W « ■I'*CK«IAI.I„ Proprietor, ||§s*s reduced to suit the times. I A t>nlifor..i„ Sketch. *f > .?' * * ■ v W , , BY EDWARD 8. KLLIS. , 'Well, I reckon this New Year wil! be unwgl}ty sight more pleasant than the ' aß | 'e^ have been. go^o with his lew indispensible trap#, and started P» the hunffor the hidden wealth that the man haC*d|d him about. Good forluno iavored him, and jlie struck a small stream, where the washings were of tho richest possible character. 11l fact it may be said that Tom for a timet actu iy scooped up solid wealth. Only a few weeks were needed for him to exaust the "boueuza," but when he had doiieso there was"a consciousuess that his wealth was triply as great as ever belore. And h» was nov making his way through the inouHtains toward the me* tropolis of the State, with the purpose of getting home In Philadelphia lor Christ otqs. ile ca'culated that he would reach -the city so as to put himself through a •'civilizing" process in the way of appar el and toilet, and then go homo by the Pacific railroad before tho new year should open. 'They dou't expect me,' he muttered, as a pleased smile lit np his brozed yiss age, 'and, therefore, ihe surprise will be tho greater. I'll come down on them all of a sudden like, and won't let them know anything about my wealth till New Year's morning, and then we'll havo the jolliest time evei heard ot. It's more thap three years', and it seems like thirty, since I kissed the old woman aud littlo Annie good-bye. 'God bless 'em I' bo murmured, as he took a small locket lrom his pocket, aud gazing through misty eyes at the figures, touched his lips to tbom again aud agaiu. The picture was of a handsome lady in middle life, with a girl as beautifui as a rose seated upon her lap, reading the Uoly Bible. It was a peculiar picture, as the eyes were entirely concealed by the act of reading, although the features and contour of the face were admirably displayed. Hundreds and hundreds of times, among the wildest fastuess of the moun tains. in the gloomy depthsof Ihe wilder#, ness and the solemto quiet of the forest, by the lonely camp-fire and when gliding Jo his cauoe oyer the still water of the inland sea, had he gazed upon that pics ture, touching his bearded lips toil again and again, wailo his eyes filled aud bis heart wentout to tbe wife and little one thousands of miles away. Whitney had beeu toiling and digging into one of the moet secluded spots in the mountains, so thai he had a day or two to travel belore he could expect to meet | any homau beings. Like all tbe inhab- GRAHAM, N. €•, > TUESDAY JANUARY 28 1879 ' ' » " £.O IQiV tar on uiat iio nccu uot think fnrther i.* 11 - : -L • 11 % -it* a month. Ilis entire weahh was hidden piMtfem. 'Drop that, or yon're a d"ead than I' called ous Tom, catching up his rifle aud (feaping„to his, feet. The moon was shining, but it was dark m,l,cr Jaß,,et ' after them, as holMßl have done had thart been a dozen desperadoes engaged io robbing him. Tho quick cars of.Tom told hint that be and the thief were the only occupants of the ravine, and he pursued him with - the fury of desperation. Both wore "fleet-, looted, but the fugitive had the Advan tage of-kuowlng the ground better, aud the cxitß|ieraled miner felt, after be had stumbled and Withered himself up sever al times, that he waa losing ground; but he continued for,vcrd with undiminished resolution. For a quarter of an honr this strange race continued, and-theA tbe thief lan up a sort of ridge, where lor an instant he was seen on the crest, as he was brought in reliet against tae moonlit sky beyoiid. Whitney saw that ho was a tall man wearing a Mexican sombrero. His dark figure was outlined so sharply the sky. that Tom saw the saddle - bags, which he held undor his left arm, whllck rifle was grasped in his right hand, aud he sped forward with such long, tremen dous strides, that it was easy to under stand how be bad made such swift pro gress. Tho minute Tom saw tire singular ap parition, he brought hrafiife to hia shoul der and fired; but he was pagling, aud his nerves were so unstrung trom bis severe exertion that tbo shot went wild, { and the tall thief aud the' saddle baga instantly vanished from view over the ridge. A lew seconds later, Whitney was on the crest, in which dangerous position he paused, ear might fell him which direction the tbief had gone. But all was still as the tomb, only the soft sighing of the eight wind through the pines ou his left reaching his ears. Wherever ihe tbief was, be was either hiding or fleeing so quietly, that the ear could not detect him. Whitney waited a halMidfc* and then stole softly down the ridge, and stayed there listening and on the alert until morn ing. But tho sun brought no m«*ro knowledge. The thief had disappeared for good and left no truce behiud. Whituey could not follow tbe trail lor a hundred yards, and be turned back wbore his cadaverous and rickety mule nibbled tbe grass aud awaited him. 'Every dollar was in those saddle bags,' he muttered, iu bitterness of spirit, 'and It's gone. Wife and > lite tmntiitttiir* Oli. lleafem "$l t I S ' * . • * 'TS; ~ T '"" r ~'•_ bte year had rolled around, bo bait not iiv;. -* C«»' •IDaW tv Dy ACw 1 CW| «6 die a wreck ypjßploie fiiltfre V being could not bafft than the camp fire— there was m made before to tCe nearest tho loving wife and daugiitcr, besKUig Im to come home, no matter whether be decidedirffftfofio* - greatest snrpriae in bia SlTfl • , What did he Me? There, direeUy before Us eyes, were bia sadtile. bags, and on the top of tbeaa ley s letter directedj* hiauelf. It was several ifltautes belore Torn coulti-assure bimselt that be was not dreaming—there was something so ■» real so mysteiious about it all. finally he reached out bia hand sod took tbe nuaesicd letter: 'About a Year ago, I robbed you of sll vour money, anil a picture which 1 snpposad Was that of your wife and eiiild. " once had ancb a wife and daughter, but they are both dead; and I promise 1 that wife I wosUI be s belter man, but I forgot the promise* aatill 1 saw this pictdte. Tbeee iaeea have hs«pted me ever ainoe. I haven't been able to sleep popaeably far montba, not! uuiil 1 made up my mind to try with ffte help of heaven to be s better man. As a step toward doing ao* I return yon *ll that of whicM robbed yen, when yon encam|>ed here a year ago. There is no nead of my signuig my uame.' Tom Whituey examined tbe taddh\ bags. Yes, thMSwas all the goM t end there too was K|Meased picture, none the less preciona because ainoe im km ho had received another from home. Ho looked about him, hoping be might »see tho writer and grasp hia band; but no living being wsa in sight. Taking bis battered bat from bia bead, tbe miner revureutly raised his to heaven and thanked bia mercies. Au boor MkteVberwas astride hip leath ery mule agaiu making bis way down the mountain side in the direction of ban Francisco, fie guarded th« treasure with Ihe care of one who know its valne. and who could not forget the lesson of belore. !_ , jjw There were several timea when Tom's over-anxiety really increased hia peril, and there eras more than one cut-throat who looked aa if be suspected the cause of bis agitation. But they saw at the same time that WHUuey was a powerful, activo and courageous man, and it was uot tbe most healthiul thing in the world to attack'him and so he was left alouo aud reached Sau Francisco iu safety, with his gold iu tact. lnjthat city be turned it into billa of Exchange to the amount of over twenty tbousaud dollars, aud started homeward M daS^j with tier lotSs F A, paor >"gylb>njk wWhV be pasMd in, awt resm^bo^Xu^ with a pleM|iit aribss ate «ol She desesTcslpowi ' gywtt part of thsar nviai HlkqyaifwJ ofddtuqr. A wit asked a peeaeel wfeats part b performed in tb* gventl Amsm of Etfa. i "I saind uj ova bMaM^* 1 mi lb* rta p*y- He tabapyy wbeaa iiiii—Hiiminu snit his temper; W( W » mm» Iftfff who can wit bia temper %» ams ■wuutaa fbe dus us GWM* grammar m of tbe aahjact of gvndenk to Mwa Florae •by i» 'uwou' aMseutue ua Herman?" j "So tbat she can at sal «ha» aaebtaw 1 .nniwua >» " ■ Sttppo6tf« Lateak from, tbe trndan: Erak, braak, braab oa b*r i'tivwaag lamln t Gosna! Sbe'a Marety fainsi»«ik|i Ibcr atripei ttodufi ma. jnncioua aaet { A women esa no seam help wanning to know what Ismsad* of « Usui lfca*Y locked than abs earn refrain hmm toying on a new bet whenever she aeee earn. in having IsarniffllMr ho only mora ways or eotfMmfhimealt *«*"»®®«P««*tka«erijr pert of their Uvea in aneha way an to rendsr the Utter port miewebfe. It ia easy to pick flaws in other pno» pie's work, hat more profitable to do better work yooraelt There w something nice about the balauoe of trade. A wortny fainter who comas to town loaded with new whant almost every day goae home loaded witn old rye. "Leigh for one glance of yoer rye," warbled ee impecunioua fellow aa be wtfudered into a leading saloon a few NO, 46 fcr» ri lij 1 • 1' fr T Aa wianer af Cal«h Ctadking m i'Sl ®wnr 7 "fe» /foam Ar mb*l : -• , aft* OlteUt JbMWn. «!2£dß sMl» tB lte ft}nndiiiL*ar3fi(iJita» Grocery Star©, call and axauita) a»wa «»snr« hk am ujivku itUi timit- iataiMMti tu bra q£ w> Ok. £lfch JS7Bi ffUKLd^dteatiiltiffT fu»tß.3« WO llfii MBit illw StKAJWBHfaoA a»ft % wotuiorfiil wultttr eou?- «*'wr* Mft^. L"4 SP^
The Alamance Gleaner (Graham, N.C.)
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