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I . - v---. . nvB f""V.r ':T!lTS6Ti- Odl Olllla v di ILLdliMdLlio"; a - - - - VOL IX i THIRD SERIES SALISBURY, BT. C, JULY 18, 1878. NO 39. MR. HESDERSOX'S ADDttESS - 4 . i the People oi xneoui oeuv . District. f, tficrfor of Rovan and Dade: To The letter of Mr. Hobson, which appears umin. of the 3d inst., supple- in ed as it is by the "open letter" of Mr. T r Foard "to the Farmers and Mechan ?oh"f iiowan ami Davie," leaves me no al rltive hut to pick up the gauntlet, which SitUn'tare e defiantly thrown 1 Mr Hobson, "as Chairman of 4 he fS delation, authorises" f the editor of ,be HWeA to -announce J tt Foard a s !K nominee of Davie county" for the Sen, T rin-as Mr. Hobson alleges'the tterhe wi e . dewltionv Whether -.Sir how many-of the Davie VbWes "authorized" Hit. Hobson to make deletes ehlirin(in nf tiiat -and Ales' thii "announcement, Hobson nor Mr. id rhere -. , itm,qtCs delegation mceu au m m m AW M mm d ,1 the peope of Davie county have notice Chairman of the Davie delegation 1 hc-ro- ceedincs of that invention. She Watchman of the 3d int., do not show that 1V6 Withdrew from the couvention or even protested gain.t ita .. . lor the infonnation of the voters of Rowan and Da vie I herewith subjoin a brief summary ot the proceedings of that body: Frank Urown, of Rowan, was elected president- S J.-Tatum, of Davie, secretary. The following haraed delegates were present : From Rowan-Jno. W. Mauncy, Frank Brown, W. H. Overman, C. IK McKcnzie Hnl Wm. R. Fraley. r . From Davie-Dr. J. W. Fmjnn, Dr. J. Yl . Wiseman T. F. Eaton, B. I- Smith, AV. H. ' Hobson, W. T. Hicklcr. W. F. Smith Frank - Charles. B. Bailey, J. L. Adams and J. I. AVoodruff. . i.it . ! On motion a joint committee of three from each county was appointed to decide which rountv had" tbe right to name the Senator The delegation fnm each county separated and appinnted itsxwu member of this toni- uiitttc. - i . T Bowan selected Uno. A . Mauney, m. R. Fraley and C 11. McKenzie. Davie scl cest ui W. H. Hobn, Dr. J. W. Wiseman and 1 J. I. Woodruff. The committ 'e retired and after deliberating returned, and Mr. Mauney for the maj. rty reportedthat Rowan was diritled to name the Senator four members of the committee voting in the majority. Mr. Hobson tor the minority protested against -'the report of the majority two - members of the committee voting in the mi nority. The majority report was lost by 4 vote "of 7 against 8. "Both majority aid mi- - narity reports were then laid on the table. ! After much discussion as to the mode of -voting, Mri Mauney moved that eac h coun ty be entitled to vote according to ita.Dei.n : orratic strength at the election in November, ' 1M7I5 this method giving Rowan 23 votes. and Davie 11 motionadopted by a vote pf j T 8 to 64 Davie men anil 4 Uowan men -' ting in the affirmative, and six Davie men in the negative. Messrs. John C. Foard and John S. IIen tlcrfon were then put iirnomination, and the convention pnxreeded to ballot for Sen ator: Bowan cast 20 votes for Mr. Mender win and 2 votes for Mr. Foard ; conceding to the latter the vote of Franklin township. Mr. V. II. Holison declined to report the " vte of Davie, county, but Mr. B Bailey, on Ix-half of the minority ot the Davie delega tion reported 4 5 (5 votes from Davie for Mr. Henderson, which the t hairman refused to allow to be counted, upon the ground that it would be a breach of parliamentary eti quette to recognize any vote not handed in by the chairman of a delegation. The votes of two townships for Mr. Foard were also tendered to the President, wlueh he declin ed to allow to be counted. The President then announced that Mr. Henderson having received a maioritv of the votes cast, had ml m received the nomination of the convention. You will observe that the action of the convention was deliberate and regular, and that I received a clear majority of the Dem ocratic votes of the two counties, to wit Ten-elevenths of the vote of Rowan, and about two-fifths of the vote of ' Davie-rcp- resenting ten townships in Rowan and two in Davie Ttcelce in all out ot IxxenUtn in the two counties, " It is insisted, however, without proof that several of the townships of Bowan county, which were represented as having declared for me, and "? whose Vote I received at the SenatoriafConventioTU. are not really for me but for Mr. Foard. Which are f hev f Is it Scotch Irish? That township voted-for me almost unanimously at-the primary meet ing, and was solid for me in the Rowan County Convrn' ion. Is it Unity ? That gave me a unanimous vote atrthc township meet ihg, and also in the County Convention Is it Mt. Ulla? That acted in the same wav as did also Locke. I defy the friends o Mr. Foard to Jiamc a single township Rowan county, the vote of which was count ed for me iu t the Senatorial Convention where, he received anr votes whattferreither at the primary meetings, or in the Rowan county Convention. And in Franklin tovn 4 ship, which the friends of Mr. Foard claim to Iks so strong for Wni, no ballot was taken . at the primary meet in sr. Mr. Foard says that "the county of Davie met" in convention "and voting "by town ships recommended his name." ' That same v . convention recommended my name ami also the name of .Mr. John H. Clement. The of ficial report of the Davie County Conven tion does not show that Mr. Foard receive 1 t he vote of a majority of the townships rep resented in that convention. The secretary of that convention, in an otiicialletter, which I presume is now in the, hands of the late secretary of the Senatorial Convention, stat- ed positively, that at the Davie County Con vention John C. Foard received f Aravoces. John 8. Henderson tteo votes, and Jolm. H. Clement one vote, and that no one having received a majority of the. townships there was no choice for Senator on the 1st of June at Moeksville. Nobody has denied, that inthe Davie con vention 1 received the votes of Mocksville and Calahan townships. How does Mr. Foard expect to reverse this overwhelming preponderance of the Voters against him t What difference does it make, to hun. whether Rowan county was represented at the South River convention by delegate from each township or not, so - that' the oice ofj Rowan county was truly heard there Mirough her duly, accredited del egates? It is not the custom -nf Rowan coun- f to te represented in a .Senatorial convwi- . xwn-y tnthhi). she has never yet been tlms represented, ller rule is for the town lJLel ei ,. .'lminrht nroner to explain-. D of tbSm lo n t When and v f r ill I1T n") ul" r ' Sfr Uoln attended the Senatorial Con vention, which met at South River, on Sat urday the 2flth day of June, participated in "L . L;i,rt;An tif thatlxxlv. and acted as T I1H IICIILVI ' 1 I ' ships in tbeir primary meeting and at the county convention 10 Bignuy tiicir preier- ence9 amj the delegates appointed to attend the Senatorial convention, whether few or many, are expected to reflect the wishes of , the , xplc! of the county as thus expressed, The reason' why Rowan, this Year, sent a small delegation to South Hirer was for the purpose of avoiding the usual incidents of a laree, excited, amrrv and tumoltuoa body . J . . . .. . I uavie wouia sena a smau commitieeoi rep resentative men to confer with the commit tee on the! part of Rowan. It wasbelievcd that a small delegation of five or six from each county could settle all disputed ques-1 sent to vote for it. Before a bilJLcan.be tions amicablv, peaceablv, and witliout-pas- I come a law, it must usually obtain the re- i " i . . I i . : jr m. f . : .x siou, prejudice or bitterness. - Every large political convention, the mem-Ik-ts of which are actuated by strong and angry partisan feelings, is frequently the scene of noisy, disorderly and disgraceful proceedings, and this too insspite of all the efforts whicli men, who love peace and hate strife, can make to calm the troubled waters and to bring about "unity and concord." . Mr. Foard, in hi "open letter" says, that "the delegates met at South River, and no nomination iras declared." This is a mistake, as will appear by reference to the published proceedings. 1 was not only declared t( le the nominee of the convention, but I am the undisputed choice of the voters of Twelve townships out of Seventeen, iu the two coun ties. Mr. Foard seems to fear that I will at tempt to hold over htm "the party whip and to lash all who object" to my nomina tion. But I am not so devoid of sense and prudence as to wish to be elected by any but the most fair and honorable, means. I de mand for myself nothing but an open field nmjftiir lhiy. Although I have never sought office, I have filled several positions of trust and usefulness and whenever 1 nave been a candidate lefore the people, I have eucoun- ered opposition. But I have never yet been empted to secure my election by appeals to the paioHs and prejudices of particular classes of; society, nor ever been forced 'to adopt any of the devices for winning votes, so commonly made use of by the political charlatan! and intriguing demagogue. Iu Bowan and Davie counties -1, am per sonally known to large. numbers of the peo- )Ie. and mv reputation and public record is known and can be read of all men. It is true I jim not a farmer by profession. But is it anything to my discredit, because im an humble memlicr of-a learned, an lonorable and a liberal profession i Why hould there be any antagonism between hese two classes nf society. There is none except when fostered and encouraged by the one class or the other. 1 hvc uvea on a tarni all my life, and am the son of a man who has always leen a farmer and has nev er "pursued any other avocation. I have as much sympathy lor the tanners, as a class, as Mr. Foard can .possibly have, and I am quite as fully identified with their interests as he. i As a member of the Constitutional Con vention of 1875. I earnestly supported that, amendment tothe State Constitution, which compelled the legislature to create the De partment ot Agriculture. Ami Oaring the labi miii in i lie Licisiaiiiic, i Btmciv sunixirtetl every good bill, which was cal culated to advance, pot only the material interests :ot.tlie whole State, but iot the Ag ricultural and Mechanical classes in partic ular. I Endeavored to le the irieud alike -of all classes and professions, without re gard to caste, race, color, or previous con dition. Experience is a safe counsellor, and teaches us lessons of wisdom and discretion. As I grow older, I feel that I am gradually be coming more and more conaertatirc andm dilatory in my principles and conduct. I 1 ' ll?lT .1 A entereti puuiic nie nuoui seven years ago a fiery young partisan, and was somewhat noisy in Inv denunciation of all who differed M itli me in olitica! opinions. But I have changed all that. I am still as strongly at tached to the political party of which I hare ahvsivs been a memwr, as 1 ever was. Bv education, by inclination and by con viction, I am a democrat no oue can be truer thffn myself to his party affiliations and allegi mce. But I feel more kindly and more tolerant towards my political adver saries than formerly, and I have made it the rule of my public, lite, not to do a wrong for the purpose of gaining a partisan triumph. For this jreason, therefore, when tjie majori ty of thej Democratic party Th the last Leg islature purposed to declare vacant the seats of three; Representativesone white and two colored from the counties of New HanoVcrland Pender who had been elect cU by-overwhelming majorities at the polls, I. protested against such a policy; and as a member of the Committee on Privileges and Elections wroteLthe majority rejiort, which retained those members in their seats. I took this course because I did not lwlieve the reasons given for the expulsionof these mcnilH-rs jto be sufficient or just. For this action on my part, I received the i :.J. . m.' g . " x i ; x? i . coiHicinpauoii oi many oi my Hiuieai assj ciates, atnl of the leading Democratic daily newspaper in the city of Raleigh. But I hud what was far better the approval of m v own Conscience, I deplore as much as any man can the present depressed condition ot business, and the financial embarrassment of all classes of our peoblc - and I shall rejoice to sec the day when prosperity and contentment shall dawn again in the land. But our present condition has been occasioned by a variety of-evilsi We are still reaping the bitter fruits of one of the fiercest and bloodiest civil wars the world has ercr seen. In that mightv Revolution, the flower of our youth and manhood was' cut off by disease and the sword, i Our lands were laid waste, our homes rendered desolate, and the bulk of our property -was swept away. Burdened with debt, both public and private, and suffering from the most grievous oppression and misrule, under the yoke of stranger? for several years during the era of reconstruc ...i.:? i.,v ...... IIOIK YIIIIIC IIIL'IC HD9 MlUG Ul Utl tor bfe and property, and scarcely any per sonal liberty left in the land pur peoph being systematically robbed both contrary to and under the forms of law it has been h most difficult thing for the peoplejof North Caiolina to throw off the trammels environ ing them, and with new hearts and renewed courage! to attempt gradually to rebuild their shattered tortunes. ine federal gov ernment has imiiosed upon us a delib crate syktem of tyranny, espionage and op pression;, through the Reconstruction acts of Congjress, and corrupt and ruinous laws for the (L-olleetioft of Internal Revenue. The r eiierai: auminisiranon uas aiso iorceu upon the peojile a financial system and policy, which is dragging the country to bankrupt cy and ruin. The legislation of the State governinenf, even under the- most ben en cent and economical rule, is not, and can not be nladP perfect, No doubt there are . - " . . . still many unjust laws upon the statute wwk which ougm u oc icireoicuf -" and will be in d lue time, if the people will signify their wishes through their accredit- ed representatives. But legislation is some- thing that requires time to perfect it. I r have tound by my own personal experience, that it is with the utmost difficulty that a , , . .. , - ! new law, iiowever good it may be esteemed b? those who wish to secure its adoption, .i i leirislature. Lerislators are unusually de liberate and cautious men. They like to understand thoroughly a new law, in all its sections and bearings, before they will con- commendation of at least one important committee, and if it then passes the house in which it has been introduced, it is quite time when I don't think l cared the least probable that it will fail to pass the other for her beauty her souFvra so much more house. It requires not only some experi- j attracti ve than her She was uu hum - ence in legislation, but also skill and tact i i i. i of no mean order, for a member to succeed I We wild-flower maiden, but a woman who in securing the passage ot a new measure bad received n maguinecut dower of blue however advantageous he.itiajt, think it to blood, iucluding taleutf iiud all that cul be to the interests of his constituents. Goodtnre dflvclop iu ft rutiful and in laws are the result of experience and prac-i tice. They must be used and tested before j llectual woman washers ; all that wealth they can Ire pronounced admirable. j could bestow upon her she possessed. She I shall be glad if Mr. Foard will point out had the good fortune to have no singular to me what legislation lie thinks is highly ! it of natuit5f but aU wua a Hymmetrical necessary tor these times ana especially i , , , , what is needed to develop the agricultural j aml " hnniioiuona whole, resources of the State. If he has carefully I loved lier,nud I possessed the humble elaborated and worked out a scheme, which 1 eiaooraiei unu worneu our. a scueme, w men will relieve the people from debt, from bus- j iness depression, a scarcity of money, and from the burdens of taxation, I tender him ' my cordial congratulations, and shall aid him to the utmost of my power to obtain the passage of such an excellent bill. All history will bear me out in the state- mcnt that the man who seeks the suffrages , of the people, for a legislative position, by promising them some cheap patent method of legislation for relief from all their bur dens, is doing what he certainly cannot ful fil. It is easy to make a promise, but to perforin it is very uithouit Every honest and faithful legislator will to reflect the wishes of his con- ( i.il .m'lll i-f ii nntl lien lll lllH II- I stituents, and will vote aim use U1IU Will tlll WO 111 iiiiiu ence accordingly. But if he promises to do the work of 170 jMirsons sitting in two houses guaranteeing to obtain their votes for his favorite measures he will find by making only one trial, that he has promised in tain. I am not" responsible for the contrcvesy which has so recently been the theme of discussion, as to whether Bowan or Davie ' tiou. A trifle more in vivacity, when sur ise'ntitled to name the Senator this year .j rmimk,a t y geutlome n, made her utterly I have never sought the 'nomination, and!. . . ' " , did not even consent to the use of my name : -fesihtiule. in connection with the position, until I had I saw aud felt the charm, and could not been assured by prominent citizens of Davie cotiteut myself with the thought that in county, that Davie would not only be per- j (he j t la together I knew ic iiv sniiMievi wim oie, inn nun mic ukj iiwl j claim the right to name the Senator, ami j that it was perfectly understood in Davie, ; that it was Rowan's turn. I have before me at this writing a recent letter from a gen tlemen of the highc-t character, and of great . influence in Davie county, and whose views 1 have not previously had the benefit of, in whicli he says: "Up to the time of Davie's county meeting, l uau never hearu ,oi any person claiming that it was Davie s turn to umish the candidate; thought we had no contest with Rowan on that score." I was ilso assured that there had been a distinct igreement between the two counties in the year 1874, that Bowan should have the right to name the candidates for the vears 187(i and 1878. Mv own investigations eon- firmed what my Davie friends had rcprc- sented to me, The following is the record of the Sena-! tors elected in the two counties for a series , of ears. 1861, Win. B. March, of Davie county. 18C6, B. F. Johnston, of Davie county. 1868, Wni. M. Bobbins, of Row an county. 1870, Win. M. Bobbins, of Rowan county. 1872, Charles Price, of Davie county. 1874, John 11. Clement, of Davie county. 1876, W. II. Crawford, of Rowan count v. 1878, I have made the year 1SC4 the starting point, because in that vear the old Whig and Democratic parties, having previously disbanded, in the presence of the public en emy, had become united as one party. But if that shall be considered too far back, we ought to begin with the year 1872 the first election after the last Senatorial apportion ment. However, if you begin at the time of the adoption of the new constitution in the year DhJS, there will bo no difference in the result, according to the record. 1 he custom has been and I suppose will not be departed from until the two counties adopt a different rule for each county to name the candidate for two successive terms, and so on alternately. If I had foreseen the present complications, at the start, 1 should most i-ertatnly have i el used to be a candidate. For weeks and weeks my name was be fore the pwple ot Kowan and Ditvle, without a com petitor. Nearly all the townships In Kowan count j , with singular unanimity, declared tor me at the prt lo.iry meetings. The Uowuu County Convention declared tor me without a murmur of op;osltion. Mr. Koard had not been voted for at any oi the town ship meetings. Franklin township handed lu no vote for Sen itor, on the first ballot, at the County Convention, and I did not know until very recently, that the Franklin delegation had afterward taken & ballot, and that the delegates present when that vote was taken, bad declared for Jar. Fo.ird. Tnc nrst Intimation 1 had that 1 was going to have oppo sition, was on hem-IDE the result ot the Jerusalem meeting of the 6iw or May. t p to that time I had fully understood thit the people of Davie had set tled down to the belief that 1 was to be the caiuli date. My hame had been before the people of the two counties ever since the latter part of March. The Kowan township meetings were held on the 2th ot April, and the County Convention on the 18th of May. Mr. Foard'B allegation, therefore, that I and my friends have been opposing him and '-the Interest which he represents," is au entire mistake. On the contrary I have recently become the target for hlni aud his friends to shoot at being shot at, too, mainly In the house of my own Immediate friends. The war against me being one of unrelent ing bitterness. I am to be proscribed and ostracized not because 1 have done any wrong not because I have proved recreant to any public duty not be cause I am not qualified for the position but simply and solely as Is untruly al:eged because I am "uo fully ldentUled with the farming Interest." Therj li no natural or real antagonism butweeu a lawyer aad a fanner; but In my case, I was tjom lu a far mers house, and have never had any other horm ; and the insinuation that I am hostile to the farming class, because I have studied and practiced law, is not only untrue, but preposterous aud absurd. t have none but the kindest personal feelings for Mr. Foard and his family. Our relations have al ways been most cordial. One of his sons I have al ways regarded, not only as a warm supporter of mine, but a personal friend. I regret the necessity for this personal contest, which hat beenfurerd on uw. I (t id nut provoke it. It is therefore Impossible for me to withdraw from the canvass, and succumb to what I cannot but re gard as intimidation and threats. The letter of Mr. vV. 11. Hobson, announcing Mr. Koard as a candidate, was written on tie Monday following the Senatorial Convention sunlay only intervening and the same Issue ot the ITcWuim which officially Informed me of the proceedings of the Convention, contained sucu announcement; and on the day after such isaue Mr. Foard's card was published. I am now In the bands of my friends, and will yield only to them, or to the decision of the people at tue ballot box. If you shall do me the honor to elect me to the State Senate, on the first Thursday In August, I promise to serve you diligently, faithfully aud zeal ously, and will endeavor to discbarge the duties of the position with all the skill and ability, whioh God haa given me. It Is unnecefesay Jy add that I am In favor of an honest an3Q0itourtcalulmintstra Uon of public aTIulrs: an 1 oi unrlty. ability and in ViiUeat, tegrity lu the conduct of $ ) ery department of the fPl.n In llLiMt1nn "Hjl A . -t fVlto tojKJpSSt uonas are loosening prejuuicra are oemg removed, and the people of all classes and parties, la North oome together In a spirit ot eonciUaUon andgood feeling. The time has come for higher aspirations pnu? tertaln such views, I eonnoentijr appeal to them to w m elerttonlhT.Sniie OI con" demaatlon upon a programme and policy of narrow- ne8d and intolerance, the success of which would be a burning disgrace to the spirit ot the liberal and enllflrbtened aire In which we live. with very nigh regard, I be? leave to subscribe Hi j-self Your mend and obedient servant, JOHN S. HENDERSON. July , 18T8. HER STOOnNa DID TL She was very pretty but there came n m-ss of true love. The more intimately I ness ot trn j.ew j,er , ' t,,ac Wl ,- she made me conscious of things mean in myself. Out of this feeling grew jealousy ot other men. A bitter jealously. She was of too sunny ail(1 ge,.,,,, Sl temper to pick for flaws, . , , 1 ' nor co,,lt she know -- lu:lu as otl,er lu knew him. She could not understand that Dr. Cos grove was irritable in private, as Ik-was suave and agreeable in public, and 1 would not tell her that Capt. Laugdalc seldom p.jjj his debts. They were but two of her maiy a,ni,.t..s aml t,,ev wcrt. hotI ,,aud. : gimirr aud showier than myself. In time I was miserable on their account. I caunot now, in cold blood, accuse her of coquetry, but Stcplienie St. Jean was of French blood on her father's side. Be side speaTdng that language perfectly, she had-the French woman's secret of fascina- myself dear to her. Many a winter evening had we sat together on the little velvet sofa before the dr.iwing-room lire, secure from intrusion, her beautiful hand resting on my arm, content in her eyes, happiness iu her smile. -And .yet, swearing her to be the proudest and most delicate of wo- men, l was mnuiy jeauxin or nruer-men. For months I wo.ild not see her alone. She was one of a large family, and she had a favorite cousin, Lilly Law ton who was her cou.st.aiit companion. She was very young and a bl ight, sweet little thing ; but of late she had seemed . drooping, as if out of health, ami Steih- enie had beeu unusually prote. tie and kind. For Stephenie's sake 'I often took Lilly out to drive, though her exceeding sim plicity' often bored me. 1 could not but wonder that Stephenie associated with her so constantly ; but Lilly worshipped her magnificent cousin, and the latter delighted in being kind to those weaker than herself. 'Kitten,' she called Lilly', aud there had Ik-cii something especially kittenish iu the girl's round, blight, gray eyes, and playful, graceful ways. Her special charm was gone now. She was a pale, faded, spiritless little thing. Stephenie kept her constantly under her wing. "Kitten must have green fields and pastures new,' she said. " The May sans are getting strong, and I, too, long for a country trip. Wo are going to Branch -ville, aud Khali be absent alwmt a week. Mind you are a good boy till we come back.'' I smiled, but on tho wrong side of my face. A week,' I murmured. A; week and one day,' she laughed. 'I shall be gray-headed wheu you come back,' 1 said, smiling at my own vexa tion. She laughed more gaily than ever ; then a shadow fell over her face. 'It is for Lilly's Bake,' she whispered. 'Look at her.' Lilly lay uu a hammock on the piazza, her hands lying listlessly iu her lap, not a shade of color in her cheek. The thought cam to me that the child certainly was bound for the laud of shad ows. 'She must have help soou,1 said Steph enie. Yes.' I answered. I saw them oft" on the morning train, Kitten with her cheek on Stephenie's shoulder. I carried the picture before my eyes all the week my magnificent, gen erous brunette- supporting the failing strength of that pale, fair-faced child. And 1 had never loved her better in my life than in the phase. A week and a day Stephenie had said ; therefore I had no expectation of seeiug her, when, at the end of five days, I enter ed the drawing-room of her father's house to find an opera-glass I had left there. I had told the servant at the hall door what my errand was, and that I knew just where to look for the glass. But on the threshold of the apartment my steps were arrested by the sound of Stepheuie's . 3 voice .t;. . A T n s ed Stephen!, was aeated in tfie alcove of an inner room beside a gentleman. , Is tood-irresolute. A curtain of blue skil fell across the upper part of tl figures, but upon it their shadows lay, as they sat against the sunny windows beyond, aud plaiuly outlined Stepheuie's beauti ful Imadand Captain Langdale's pro file. I did not mean to be a listener to their conversation, but as I demurred abont go ing forward, I distinctly heard Stephenie say : "I love yon utterly with all my heart. I am not ashamed to soy this, because you will never see me again." She continued talking, but her voice fell to a low monotone, and I realized my po sition and stumbled backward out of the room, and found myself in the street, go iug dizzily home. Like some hunted thing I rushed" to my Tooni and, hid myself from all eyes. I remember throwing myself upon a couch and then starting up aud walking the room, looking at my pale face in the glass, taking up books aud opening as if to read them, doing all sorts of nuinten tional things in a mechauical.way, trying not to think of the revelation that had come to me, because it seemed 1 should go mad if I did. But a haunting voice was cryiug iu my ear : Stephenie lost Ste phenie ! "No, no, she is mine !" I cried in dis pair. "1 have loved her so long and so well, and she is my only darling! - What could I do without her ! Oh, God, what can I do?" For the truth would not be gainsaid, and must be faced. With mine own ears I had heard her say to another man, "I love you," aud what I may have murmur ed iu moments of impatience, I kuew iu my soul that Stephenie St. Jean was no coquette. Captain Langdale had been ordered to his .regiment, and she had probably return ed home to bid him farewell. A soldier's life is always in peril, and in the moment of parting -Stephenie had confessed to him what I never had suspected. Heaven knows that I had no reason, and I had good cause to think differently. She had never plighted her troth to me, but by word and look and sweet privileges she had accepted my love, and I had such utter faith iu her truth that the possibility of her deceiving me had never ocurred to my mind. The warmest and tcuderest intimacy existed between us, and yet ehc never had given her promise to marry me. Sick at heart, I realized it uow, review ing the past in the hateful light of my Eudden discovery. I was a lawyer, and in the long hours of that utterly sleepless night I studied the case untiringly as if it had not been niy.owu. It was not a matter of mistaken identi ty. Leaving out the consideration that my heart would never mistake Stephen ie's voice, I distinctly saw tho outline of her bust, and her dress, revealed below the curtain, was very familiar to nie. It was of cream-colored silk, trimmed with black lace. On her foot she wore a pretty black satin shoe, with a silvcrjbuc kle, and the instep showed a cream-colored stocking, embroidered with silkeu buds and viues. The dress and the stocking, with its cm broidery, were all of the same tint, and the whole costume of but two colors cream and black. As she sat within the blue curtain the artistic effect was very beautiful. Ah, no! It was Stephenie, peerless among women, and in heartsick misery I at length gave up the lost cause. The gray dawn was stealing in at my window, its sweet breeze bathing my ach ing temples, when I sat down at my desk aud penned my farewell letter: Stepiikxie: I cannot trust myself to see you again. I am as weak as a child, and worn out with such suffering as I pray you may never know. Inadvertantly yesterday, I heard you confess your heart to Captain Langdale. I heard you say that you loved him. Then you did not love me! God only knows how utterly I believed you did, aud what fervent gratitude and hapiness there was tomeiu that belief. Oh, my darling! How could you let ukj wreck my heait on the shoals of your mere careless liking. I was only a congenial friend, a pleasant companion. Your heart was his, aud his alone farewell ! This passionate, incoherent letter I di rected to her, then called my valet 'Pierre, pack my trunks. We will go down to Black Bocks for the summer." The man started. "Pardon, monsieur, it is very dull down there. No Gunning, no fishing, and no young ladies !" 'And consequently no waiting maids for you to ogle," I answered, with a dreary attempt at ease and lightness of spirits. But the fellow still looked at me. "Monsieur looks very ill. I will bi.l the doctor to call on you, and if lie coii - sents we will go to that horrid place to morrow." 'Nonsense ? 1 shall be well euough af ter a bath and some breakfast. Don't be imiertinent, Pierre. We start on the 10 o'clock train. i Black Rock was not inhabited by fash able society ; th3 was my only reason 1 . ktt - Th.....-, w I took np my abode, was Urge ramUing oU1 faallioned inni ' t. ?? j j w aio iUQl IU IUC world like a modern seaside hotel. My valet, of course, arranged the con reniences of my life, consequently I did not know the dark skinned old woman who one day presented herself at the door of ray apartment with a long covered bas ket upon her arm. My mau was dusting a coat on the back piazza. There is sonic one at the door Pierre," I said to him, as I sat in the window with .a book, which I was not reading. "It is the washerwoman. She Is a verj uice laundress, monsieur." "Yes," I said indifferently. "Pay her." He received the carefully covered bas ket, settled the bill, and the woman de parted. Pierre prepared to arrange my linen by opening a bureau drawer. I turned a page of my book as he withdrew the white cloth from the basket, when my attention was arrest ed by his exclamations. "Mon Dieu! Laces, ruffles." " What's the matter, Pierre !" , "These are ladies' things. Here is a wrapper with fluted rutlles, white skirts, and ha, ha ? embroidered stockiugs. Mees Betsey, Meea Betsey, come back !" He dropped the basket on the floor and rushed after the old woman. 1 glanced within and saw a mass of snowy lace and embroideries! beautiful asa bed of lilies. The clothing too dainty and expensive to belong to any but a lady, and I wondered who the owner might be. In one corner was a pile of hosiery. The stockings were not all white one pair was of cream color, with a silk embroider ry of buds aud vines; aud, while I was carelessly considering how and where such exquisite needle work was done, the thought flashed across me that I had seen that very pattern of silken rose-bud on Stephenie St. Jean's foot. My hand trembled. I dropped tiie book as Pierre came rushiug back with the pauting old woman. "Yes, I have lofn he wrong basket. The other, outside, is yours, sir. "Hope you'll excuse me. I am getting old aud forget ful." "Stay," I said, breathlessly. "Whom are the lady's things for ?" "For tho young lady down stairs who came last week, sir. Miss St. Jeau. 111 take them, away directly." Unheeding the wouderiug eyes of the two, I snatched up a handkerchief on which I saw a name marked. "Yes, it was 'Stepheuie.1 " I grew l'aiut ami luiiied an ;iv U liidc my emotion. My hand shook us 1 si);iti li ed up my hat and rushed out of doors. The sun was settiug across iho water. The waves danced blood-red iu its light. The air had grown cool, and a pair of singing sliore birds rlew before me as I jght a favorite scat of mine, retired among the rocks. I had not composed my mind, when there was a rustic of silk; and a soft hand was laid on my arm. "Forest!" "Stephenie!" "You know I am here now, aud so 1 have come to speak to you." She sat down clo,so beside me, facing me, her nruisacross my knee, her clear blue eyes steadily meeting mine; and be fore she spoke a word, I took the fair hand tenderly, feeling that she was to be restored to me. "Forest, I have Ihjcu here a week wish ing to set- you, yet repelled by your deter mined seclusion. If the old w oman called Aunt Betsey, who frequents this place, had not told me to-night that accident had revealed my preseuco to you, I should have lost my remnant of courage, aad re turned home without speaking to you." "What have you to say to me now, Stephenie?" "You overheard me talking as you sup posed to Captain Langdale. Forest, I was reading a letter." "A letter !" "I have a startling story to tell. Listeu. All the spring my .cousin Lily's malady had seemed strange to me. 1 Could not understand her loss of strength and color, uutil I learned by occupying the next apartment to her at Brauchville, that she spent her nights in weeping. While I wondered that she should have a secret trouble from me; and perplexed myself how to gaiu her confidence. I entered her room oue morning and found it to be full of a strange, sickening scent, "while Lily lay senseless upon the bed. She had ta ken au opiate powerful - euough to' pro duce death, and upon the table lay two, letters, due was addressed to me, the other to Captain Langdale. "As soon as I had procured assistance aud a physician's help had saved her life, I read the letter the poor child had ad dressed to me. PKirKitteu ! Her heart "was breaking, for she had set it on one friend, and she believed that he loved me. I am speaking of Capt nin Laugdale. He is haudsome, gay, and debonuaire, aud the poor girl believed him necessary to J her existence. So she confessed to me tt her heart seemed to hold no bitterness for her si'pposed rival. "She had always loved me, she said, and I was more worthy her hero. But she wis so pitifully miserable, poor little thing! Well, I considered the matter carefully. I was only an hour's ride from Captain Langdale, and I resolved to see h. m. slumber, ani I eonhlgo to thetity ami returu.in about three hours. I did' so. Wheu I reached the depot I sent a 'car riageforhim toconioto our house; 1 Ho came and 'read thu letfcrr Our soldier has a tender hearti he-w as affected to wars. lk save me tl e letter to rial l.T.i.i: . . . ' .uumS me to reaa it aloud. As I did so, you entered and heard the worth which so misled you." Her eyes were swimming asfcey toe wine; but after an instant she went on t 'Captain Langdale showed deeper and more delicate feeling than I had supposed, him capable of."" "If little Lily thinks such harum scarum fellows as I am worth trying for, I onght to make myself worthy of the blessing of such love," he said, and added: "I-wilf give wysief to Kitten to-morrow, if she wants-tne, and I will be abettermaiithau I over have been, for her sake. "So," said Stephenie, brightening, "there is to be a marriage is eatir arT tumn. My Lilly i8 jUito kafoif ln tht prospects of sharing a soldier's life, aiidi aud" blushing radiantly, . and fastening one beauteous look into my eyes "there may be a double wedding if you please, dear !" - I tell my wife my happiness wits saved by such a fragile thing as an embroidereoV stocking-crtaiuly for this world f and 1 believe tor the next. ' AX ENTERPRISING REPORTER,. From the. Xew York Sun. ' There was a picnicjn Eby's Grove near way ton, -Ohio, one day.. Some of, the young men wandered down tlieriver. In a secluded nook they discovered a pile of female clothing. The looked into the . river for signs of life or death, but saw nothing. A newspaper reporter' took down all the surroundings, rummaged among the clothes and found there were several sets or suits of them, little and: big. In one of the pockets a love letter was found, wi itteu byllal to Julia. The clothing was tenderly bundled up and taken to the picnic camp, stuffed under a buggy scat, the party started home" feel ing very sad. It did not occur to thVm at once that it was a little-trange that a young woman and two or three little girl.s'should commit suicide all at ouce It was perhaps Julia and her liKle sisters who had thus plunged into eternity. It was a very sad case all agreed disap pointed love, perhaps and ou the theory of suicide the love letter would be a good ihioti fm- the aciMniut Tim idothes Wern taken to the police office. The reporter was satislied that l.e had a god thing. The account was read evidently, for early in the morning an angry father came riging into police quarters demanding the clothes. His daughter had taken a walk on the river bans with twolJr three little neighbor girls, and the place being secluded, and the temperature warm, and the water inviting, they concluded to take a bath. Soon they heard voices in the woods, aud hid themselves in the bushes. They huddled together as quiet-as "mice until the intrudiug young ulen had eomo and gone goiie witlrtheir clothes." The only thia they could do was to remain quietly where they were until after dark and then steal to their homes in tho kind ly shadows of night. THE END OF THE CABARRUS EX0CH ARDEX CASE. It will be remembered that some time ago the Observer told the story of au Enoch Ardcn case iu Cabarrus. A Mis Dodson had married a Mr. Earnhardt, aud after awhile he left. Iu the course of time she was married to a Mr. Miseu hciiner, and years afterwards Mr, Earn hardt returned . to find his wife .surroun ded by a family -of children not his, own. Unlike the historic Ardcn, he did npt, af ter looking iu through the open wjudow upon the happy scene, wipe a, toar, from his sun-burnt facujiud refuse, to djsturh itt but he wanted to claim his owu, Tho wife which was formerly hi,, asked for a divore from him, and at the hut term of Cabarrus court, just closed, the case was hear I and the divorce granted. Mr. Mis euheiiner theu, very properly tok steps to have the legitimacy of Iris children es tablished, and next Monday "he. will b re-mniried to the woman of whoso joy and sorrows ho lias. for th? lat haB doze:i years been aiuithful ttkreivf-f-7.;. ob. . i POLITICAL O.NTRIBUTfOXS. Although the President insists tiiat tb refusal on tho partTof Federal yttici.-k cid ers .to pay anything for campaign pur jmmcs will not work to their prejudice, yet the opinion- seems to be. entertained by the truly loyal" oues in ihe, jrarioun departments that the l-st ljiui to d is to respond to the cail made Jbr the "voluntary contribution" by the .Republi can congressional committee, lj is as certained by inquiry. 1'iat -Uu.o his bc-en a very general response'to tho call for money, and that the number n ht have failed to make subset iplkrujj is very few. The talk that it will not injure tho standiug of an employee to refuse to con tribute is not accepted with fuU ,tiih l y those most interested,, otherwise tji" re publican coruujittee would not have so much money as they now have Ujt thejj - 11 M I . i- -1? h i : t t -' i u i i t i i r i ? I I i i ' f A: t i t 7 ii I t! ft 1 i o