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VOL. VIII.
WELD ON, N. 0, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1870.
NO. 13.
BEYOSID THE CLOUDS.
Beyond the lirijiht clouds,
Where tho storms gather never
And 1 i v ouch salu home,
There no mare to saver
And (mil barks, tint fdialtored,
Jiy earth's wind arul tide,
Shall anchor nil safely
On heaven's fair side.
iUyond the brleht clouds,
In that sweet Inline above,
No wliispni-ed tfi.dil hvs
Mull chill lli'i-o wn love J
Ws Mi ili wui' lit llm into
'I'll it W Htimdiiiir ajar.
And l:0i L"ii t ho d.ar ones
A have tl- hi ijhf Iiin,
A ILlCsiYCa FROM LIFE.
JO
B. BA.TCIIELOR.
ATTOItStfY AT LAW,
RALEIdll, N. C.
Practices in the courts 'of the 6th Judi
cial District and iu the Federal and riu
frome CmirU. May 11 tr.
VV. MASON.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
OARYSBUr.l, N. C.
Priirtlciw in tho courts of Northampton
and adjniiiiu:: counties, alio, in tho Foderul
and Supremo courts.
. Juno S-tf
T.
ryUOMAS N. HILL,
Attorney ml Law,
HALIFAX, K. 0.
Praoticos in Halifax and adjoinine;
Counties nil 1 Fodoral and Supreme Courts.
Will bj a.t SoitlaaJ Ncak, once every
tortuight.
. . Aug. 28-a
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H. DAY,
ATTOIMEY AT LAW,
WULJSf, N. V.
Practice In the courts of L'alifax and
Adjoining counties, and in the Supremo
and Federal court.
Claims oullected iu any part or North
Carolina. Jun 20 1 Q,
J
m. u it i z z A a n,
AT LAW,
HALIFAX, N. 0.
Oai in tho Court Hons". Strict at.ten
tUn ftivou to all brandies of '.lie profes
sion, j""
D
R. L. I.. UUSTER,
Can bo found at his ofliefi in Enfield
Pnm Nitrous Oxall Ots lor too ruin-
less Extracting of Teeth always on
Juuo'J2 tt.
hand.
ij A S C H,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
EHPIBLB. HALU'AX COON TV. N. C.
Prati i the Counties of Halifax,
Bash, Hdtfoaoma". ami Wilson.
CoHaalwns utaio In all parts of tli
State. .1 1'--" '
"Ageo, did I out sic you wnlking
out with Mr. Hidlev one day last week,
or wus I mistaken ;"
"l'robiibly you d';J j I was with liirn
last Thursday."
"Why, really, Ajji.cs, I thought your
aspirations wore loftier tlinti that."
', ifticr tlian whut?" replied A'ne11,
indicating Uiut a tender chord had been
struck.
"Why, to prnmeKado these streets
with a mi'chanic."
"And what do I care about his occu
pation, whether lie be a carpenter or
banker? I know Mr. lladley, nt as a
:arpoi.tcf, but as higli-'.oned, intelligent
and iiiii;;lit youuj; ge"t.lotnan ; aud you
will obli'3 mo. MbB Harrison, v.'!""U-
ever you have occasion to refer to my
frigid, to d. in a more rcfueJ and !ad-.
Iik.- way."
"Then I in.W.Und that you claim
the 'Hon.' Mr. 11 ulley as your Iriend r
said her companion, giving the word
' honorable" all the sarcasm tfbeeould
con maud.
' M'ist undoubtedly I d t," replied
Agnes.
'J.ider thoso ciic-imstances, I bid
you gnnd-evetiiii-;."
J.jod-uveiiii!', yi'iir ).i J ysni. Ihis
tiinc a lit'le g.ircasm lio.u Allies.
Agws lla.ll and Alice Harrison were
ei)gaj;'d Ui InO unove conversation in
tho niai.ifi:ent!y (uruishci parlors ol
the former lady s homo, lucy had
been constant and devoted friends ever
since they were oil enough to enter
S'.h.t'd. 15 it t vo more opposite natures
c.iidd scarcely be found. A;;nts was a
gentle, modest and considerate girl,
with a good wc-rd for everybody, and
for whom everybody had one in return.
In appearance she was rather below the
uveragi! heijj'a, with a well shaped hen 1.
into which wte set a fii:o pair of Hack
ejes, n1 ocr w!,icli (1 tiled beautiful
hair. II jr father was one of tho re
tired merchants of the city f N u folk.
ai d delighted in pivin; his duuyliter
aiiylhim; she dt fired 1 bnt her dress vas
iilaays of the plainest, though lie itcst,
kind, and neopto wondered, ns people
will do, why Agnes H dl (lid nut dress
her.
AI'CC Harrison was, on the contrary,
a tall, bcaiilitV. act'wi ghl, w'lose every
mveinent was giae itself. Hlie was
re; llv beautiful, and was known in Soci
ety as a dashin" und fascii atin blonde.
Her toilet was of the most elaboiato
kind. She was niso worshipped by
loud puents, who oei:era'ly pave Ikt
lur owi way, thereby ci.ccurajjing a
dviminecrioa; spirit. Ajnes and the
had often quarrelled, but had as often
"made up" again.
About six weeks before cur story
opens, Mr. Hall had some txtci.sivu
Agnes wondered what was the matter
with Frank. She had learned to call
him Frank. He treated her with stolid
indifference. She was sura she had
dooo nothing to him. Why did be so
persistently avoid her? Of late she
had been thinking of nothing; hut Frank.
Her old, devoted father called her absent-minded,
und playfully joked her
about Mr. -Simmonds. Did she love
Frank? she would ask herself. "If I
do, I'm sure he docs not love tue, for
he always avoids mo." Oilier men
sought her favor, but she only accepted
their gourtcsies aud gallantry an a mat
ter of course. She regarded men as
something that must bo tolerate J. She
was sure she did not love any of them,
and as for Mr. Simmonds, ho was too
systematic und conceited for her.
People began to wonder where Mr.
Simmonds, Agnes' handsome beau, was.
1? it thev were none the wiser for won
dering, It was but three weeks now
from her birthday, and papa was going
ti give her n reception. Of course she
would invite Frank, and she was sure he
would come. A'oce had "made up"
ngaii., as was usual with her, and they
(Alice and Agnes) talked about the re
ception in a light-hearted way. Alice
had never mentioned the young car
penter to Agnes, being nware that she
regarded hi.a v.ith feelings akiu to
Everybody was delighted at the idea
of Agnes Hull's having a reception, he-
rsHM Mr, 11 ill was known as a. person
who could play mine host to purfettion.
The invitations had been sent, including
one to Frank Hadley. Ha at first de
cided on coin", but, after mature dc-
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X D 11 IS VV J. BUH'l'ON,
ATT It SKY AT LAW,
WSLDON, N. C.
Praeticns in tho Courts of Halilnx, War
ren nd Northaoiptoo counties and in the
Bmnreuio and Federal Court.
Claims ujUoetod in auy part or Ifor'.h
Carolina. June 17-u
improvements made on
A V I X L. II I M A N
ATTORNEY AT LAY
HALIFAX, N. C.
Praotlivis In ths coftrts of H illi'ax anJ
aaininiinr counties, and iu the Supremo
ta 1 Fn.ler.ti Count.
CUimt oollactol iu all rrts of North
Carolina.
ill jo in the Court House.
July 4-1 Q.
wmk
int.lli.
of the
woi a,
at her
; .fall
JiHIiS IS. O'HAKA,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ExriEi.n, x. c.
Practices In the Countlos of E-illfux,
JSTdi!omle and Nash. In the Supremo
.Cniirt ef tho Stale and in tho Federal
vurts.
Collections made in any part ef tho
-jltatn. Will a' tend a- lh Court House in
Halifax on Monday and Friday of each
-weoU. Jan I2-1 c
. SUKTO X, J n.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
EALITAX, 0.
Tractir.ea in the Courts of Halifax
Conntv. and (Vinties mlwliiinis. iu the
iHureme C.turtoflho Stale, and Iu the
F-itt C-urU.
vTill iiv an tei il allH-itiin t I'm eollec
tlou nfclaimSjiiid tu adJnstiiiK llm accoiinla
f I'.xeautgr.s, Aauiinnr,ti)r.s nnil uunr
diaus. ilee-lVtf
tillS U. UULLUK.
JOHN A. MOUIIK
M
U L L E N A MOOR K
ATTORNEYS AT LAV.
Ilulllitx, N. V.
Prt'itlne in thi Ciuntins of Hulifux
Norlhainpt'n, 1
l.lsf.-conilio, ritt and Mar
tin In tho Kunnrne tourt l the Male
ud ill tho Federal Courts of tliu l-'.u.toru
Dlstrlpt
Colloclioy uuJo iu auy part of North
Carolina, ' jau 11
Itis property.
Frank lladley l ad been recommended
to bim us an energetic end industrious
young map, nnd he engaged his ser
vices, II j uuderstood what Mr, Hull
wanted. Bed went to work lit do it. Mr
Hail fomij hi-3 ci't i nly a good
man. but a vnutiil titan who was
cenlly informed on the topics
day.
Agues had also n:ct F.ai.k nt
nnd liked him. Ho would look
(lowers discuss their meii'.-, ttil!
the litest musical Ci riiprVnioii" and
productiou ill liUiatue, tie til, in fact,
Agues rcilly looked forward to his com
ing ns sodiething essential. Put his
cor.iii g, ns all things else, l ad nil end,
and she missed bim cry inuth. S!ie
had never once thi iht a'j nl him us
anythinr' but a friend while l.e wolked
on her iat''. i's premies, lut
had "one. She had met him
0 . . , At.
su.CC, vli'.cu ia3 '" -1
with her.
Frank. Mor fellow 1 from
nu.m .:.t be talked with Agnes, found
ihM those prcat Hack eyes were too
much for his heart. He bad admitted
i.i himself that be thoueht her uidike
. ... I. .. I. .,(,.. ... c , npr it fl'i,
HI! IV VivlUUU U U.IU u.v , a . 0.
mind.
Pat h iw useless it if," ho wou.J
.. . . . - I . I I A It. A..
muse, "ler n;o to entenaiu (unci nam
frienrily feelings toward her. 1, an
huinhle un'chaiiic, with iioliiieg to cill
my own save the money tor which 1
wruk P
II had heard that Agnes was en.
gaged to marry Mr. himmoti ls, a hand
some and neattny licuienaot m inn nuy.
He would think mi more ub.'ut it, ha
. . , . i i. i i .i.:..l. .. t
resolved : ana u.ua lie wotiij mom uujui
Ajues more loii.gty than ever.
Fiauk, us Annus had said, was an iu-
telhge t youi g man, aud wus well aware
whats'roig pnjodices there woie iu
the minds of wealiliy persons against
those who are locicly mechanic". Olleu
had I e c -.Med hiaisi lf a fool for think-
im' Unit A 'lies could reciprocate any
feelines tl It) ie Iruiu him.
Mr Ki.mniu.di wai on duty at the
navy yard His ncpiaitilanco with Ag
res dated from sometime the premuis
year. It w -s very generally under
stood that ha was i cr" ei gaged loer
II.. ow her constant CO r Dauioil at the
1 ball and t'pera.
a Utile ohs'.i-
nacy, decided othtrwiss. He did not
think he would go. He would not sou
her; every elatieo at her served only to
make him more miserable, llewou'd wri o
M.ss A?ncs a note, telii'.e her that cir
cumstances over which ho ha. I oo con
trol would compel him to decline her
kind in vital! in.
She received the note, and was angry,
ns only a woman can bo whoa sho
wishe.i a particular friend to accede to
ber wishes, and that particular friend
decli'ies to d so.
The party came off, nnd was really a
success pronounced by all to have
ueen a superb aff lir. Anas enj tycd it
.udy tolerably. After tho excitement
incident to such things ns parlies had
subsided, Frank Hadley made up his
mind t ) call on Miss Agnes, and c xp'aio
more f'ullv the cause of his absence.
I In was determined, uiwavcr. that no
sioii (ir action on his part should betray
his feelings for the datling of his Inaii.
lie asei iiiiod the steps with his h;-art
fluttering, pulled tho boll, ami a servant
answered his summons. I In asked if
Miss Agnes was in. 0.1 being niswcreJ
in the otliruiativo, ho handed his card
to t' e servant, whom bo rctpiosted t
present it to Miss Atznes, A'ler r few
moments of anxiou'.trou'ilid saspeiisi on
his part, she came in looking as sweet
ly ns possible. Shi greeted Frank very
cordially and kii.diy. They talked on
nbiinst every s il j'tet, nnd she thought
she had never found h'rn ts: entertain
ing nnd ogrccable. She chided him
for his long absence, for which ho ac
counted, and they talked and talked,
forgetful of everything but c?ch other.
Filially Frank requested her t; sing
him one of his favorite song', aud, un
like most girls, she imineili iK-ly as
sented. Sim selected "Tho Heart
Hiwed Down," ai.d threw her whole
At a recent political gathering in Tus
cumbia, Ala., Gen. Cullcn A. Battle
related the following story iu course of
his speech :
During tho winter of 18G3, it was my
fortune to bo president of one of the
court martials of the Army of Northern
Virginia. One bleak December morn
ing, while snow covered tho ground and
tho wiutls howled around our camp, I
left my.bivotiac fire lo attend the session
of the court. Winding along for miles,
uncertain paths, I at length arrived at
the court and Hound Oak church.
P iy by day, it had been our duty to
try tho galhu.t soldiers of that army,
charged with violations of military law
but never had I, on any previous occa
sion been greeted by such anxious
spectators ns un that morning awaited
tho opening of tho court. (Juso after
case, was disposed of, and at length tho
case of 'The Coufederato States vs.
Edward 0;;nper' was called charge
disertion. A low murmur rose spon
taneously from battle scarred spectators
us a votms artillerym in rose from tho
prisoner's bench, and in responso of tho
question '(luilty or not guilty?' an
swered, 'Not guilty.'
Whan the J.ulge Advocato was pro
ceeding to open tko prosecution when
the court observing that tho prismer
was uiialtoiid-'d by counsel, interposed
ot.it ii:quirerl of the accused. "Why is
yi;ur C luel," S'lppOiing that it was
his putp-jso to represent himself hot ra
the court; tho Judgo Advocate was
instructed to proceed. Every charge
and fpecidcaiion against the prisoner
w is sustained. Tile priioner was thei
told to introduce hii witnesses. Hj
replied, 'I have no wituesses.' Aston
i.ihed at the calmness with which he
regarded as inevitable fate, I sand to
him, 'Ihve you no defence? Is it pnssihl
silenced by the concentrated fire of tho
enemy. I hurried, and when I reached
the battery every gun, with otio excep
tion, bad been dismantled, aud by it
stood a solitary Confederate soldier,
with bpiod streaming from his side. As
he recognized mo be elevated his voice
a'idsaid: 'General, I have one shell
left, tell mo. have I saved tho honor of
Mary aid Lucy?' I raised my had.
Once more a Confederate shell went
crushing through the ranks of the
enemy, and the hero sank by his gnu to
riso no oioro.
AN ICE PILOT'S NARRATIVE.
YVIIX UK HAS FAITH IX AN Or UN
l'ASSAGK KXPEIIIKSCH OF MANY
YEAliS OF AllCTIC LIFK.
THE TRAGEDY AT THE SLOAN'S.
DT MAX ADULElt.
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TOAffOKK AQRICULTOR
that you ah:i:idoned your comrades nnd
deserted your color, without any rea
son, lie replied, "Th :re is a reasi i
but it avails mo nothing i.i a military
oii.t. I said. "I'eruapi you are
mistaken ; you are charged with the
Liune kuo va to r.i.h'.'.rv law, and it is
your duty to make k inivii the causes
that ir.ll.ionced your actions h ir the
fi st lima his manly form trembled und
h.s blue eyes swam in tears. Approach
imj tho president i f tho court ho pre
ss ited a 'letter, sayiiii! as ha did s -
'There Genera!, is what done it." I
ontmed the letter and in a moment ciy
ryis filled with tears, it was passed
I'r.i-u one to another of tho court . until
all had seen it and these stern warriors
who had passed with inonosll Jackson
through a hundred battles wept like
a rliild. S.jon as I sufficiency re
covered my self-posii'.s.-.ioo, 1 read tho
letter as the defend of tho prisoner. Il
was in thcie words :
My Di:ai; Edw,u:i : I have always
bee i proud of you, and since your con-
nee i ui with the Ooniedcrato army, 1
have been proulcr of you than ever be
for I would not have you do any
thi g wrong for tho worl l ; but before
G ),, Edward, unless you coma homo wo
inu it uiel Lint night I w is amused by
lill.c Eldio crying. I called and said :
"V hat's the matter?" nnd he said, "0:i,
Minima, I'm s hungry." And Lucy,
H J. vard your darling Lury she never
nomnlains. but sho is crowing thinner
everyday. And before God El ward,
tia'.ss yon come home we must die.
You it Mary.
now he
but once
law him
tho fist
soul into the cumpesitiou ; aud os the
last words
''tut Ment'iy is thi only fiund
Th il tji-ia!' can call her own.'
died vv. lo r lips, Fiauk Ih:lley invol
lUit.udv cr.ught tl'.era again, and re.
ated them s i sadly nnd solemnly that
o turned to look ut Lim, nnd seeing
lhat his fane was colorless, asked,
"What is the matter, Frank?"
Tl'.e sweetness of her voice calmed him
and there he tat, combatting Ins heart;
but coi quar it he could n t. II J an
swered her in a low, earnest t inc.
"When I first saw you," he began,
I ftlt that my heart, wkh all its full
ness nnd sinceiity, went out to you, and
ever s'n.cc I havo been battling and
struggling ngaiust it. When I entered
this house. 1 was determined that no
act f f mii:o should betray that feeling ;
bu'. I could not help it, and here I lay
my heart nt your feet. I adore jou 1
N , thing but my humble position and
your (niperior one has kept me from
telling you this long ago. I beseech
vou to "tili me if yon can love rue iu rc-
iurc." And she sofily anstvored,
H
NEEDED LESSON:
a
nslit'.l
P.-oide whi hold ofii.dal positions
hhould never fail to be pnlite lint tliey
catch a tirtur un awn res, if lor no ottui
re.ii.on. A tall, elderly, retiiieil-locKiiiu
jeiitl. man neatly went into a small p iet-
oili-e in a rural ri'.:lun ol iiigiaun. u
a-keil some n ieations re'ativa to tho ri'L'-
i.:tirit r ti n lettl T. uLd was Vi'ry slmr)ly
fit.li.lv. nnil linnic.ssaiilv snuhl ed ny
voiinL' wouii. in utteiiilat.ee. IIj
her il she thoueiit tn,,r wss a .rpi-i -
t.i iinswer an ii o ury in puolio ilUie
di. I Ht,.t i!,,. ihtoi.'ht (.ho had ticen
i.iit.. civil cmti'a Ut I) m. il J asked lur
with an ominously increasing mibiuess ol
woulJ lavor hill with her
n... iminhi.tiRu'lv deelineil lo do
iiu ii...ti Buitl hu iliouiflit he woull
tell her l.i. name, whir.h, howtvor, sho il
elln..,l tr. hear. fviiiL' iiis Dame was uo
concern of hem. llo calmly lepliHl lie
thought It was, for hu wus the postmaster
geiietul I Tablran.
- '
Yomg n'i. "t'uj". msmms, when hull
we coma to anuther of those picturis
wl:;:c I must ihut uiy eit.-!"
i
Turning to the prisoecr, I asked,
what did you do whea you received
thW?" He replied: I made arulicatlon
for ft furl.iugh af.d it was rejected ; again
I made application and it was n j icied ;
a third tiuu I made application and it
wis e jected, aud lhat night I wandered
backward and forward thinking of my
home, with the mild eyes of Lucy look
ing up to me, and tho burning words of
Miry sinking iu my train; I was no
longer the Confederate soldier, but tho
lather of Lucy and the hnspand of Mary
aud I would havo pissed those lines
had every gtio in tho battery fired at
me. I went ti ny home. Mary ran
to meet mcj her angel arms embraced
me, and sho whispered : "Oh, KJward,
I am so happy l" She must have felt
mo shudder, for sho turned pale as
. , .I '. . I . . h .,!!t r.t r.u.HU
UCIlUI, IU.ll IIIXIIIIIJI Mill menu, ut. ...... j
word, she said : "llavo you come homo
without a furlough? Oh, Edward, Ed
ward, go back I Let mo and my
children go down together to tho grave,
hot Oli. for heaven s salt j snvo me
honor of your name ! And here I am,
gentlemen, in obedience to the
couKuan of Mary, to abide tho sent-
piico of vour couit.
Kvtrv oflicer of that court mnrttai
felt t! e force of tho priiorers words
Uofore thorn stoo l, in a beatdu vision
the clonuent pleader ler a hnsb.iori .-
and fathei's wrongs; but tliey nail oenn
. . . . 1 ! I .
trained by their great leaner, uoueri i
Itoe. to tread tho until ol duty, though
the li 'htnig flash scorched tho ground
henne.th their feet and each in his turn
nrouounced tho verdict giilty. For
tunately f j humanity, fortunately for
the Confederacy, tho proceedings of tho
court were renewed by tho comman
in.T (letieral. and unon tho record was
written ;
IIlUr-QUATF.IH A. N. V
The findina ol the court is approved
The prisoner is pardoned and will report
to his company.
It. ft l,ui:, ueu i.
TVlrincr the second battle of Cold
Harbor, when shut and shell were fall
i.m like torrents from the mountain
cloud, my attention wus directed to the
fact that one uf our ba'.terms wus Dei"
Captain William Dunbar, a native of
New London, Conn., leaves this morn
ing for San Francisco. He is an "ice
pilot." Yesterday afternoon he was
called upnyt by several Down Eist
skippers and in tho course of his conver
sation ho related tho experiences of his
life in the Arctic regions. He sai l :
"If I was going through Davis Strait
I should have my doubts about being
successful, but I have hod experience
both in Ilehrine Strait and Davis Strait.
I was in llehring Strait when the
Southern privateer Shenandoah burned
tlyity-etgiU ships. 1 was then lirst
(iliieer of tho lviaa';et!i Swift, of Nor?
Uvdl'ord, and sho btlonned to Swift &
Allen. After tho shenandoah had burned
tho fleet of vessels I saw during he
season spars of vessels burned iu the
strait a way oil' icy Cape far to tho north
east. This went to gIiow that at strong
current was setting in to the northeast at
that time. I had been thcro during two
previous voyagis, hut then I had no re
sponsibility b.iiag simply a petty olUoer
on the ship Catherine, of New L indou.
Since thru I have been first tllioor of
thii baik. Concordia, of Sag Harbor,
Captain Skinner conitnandioi. Wa were
then it was in the year 18GC going to
Cu nbeiluud Inlet, ocd encountered
strong currents tettinij out of Davis
Strait, which caused us to keep close to
tho Greenland shore before wo tackled
,ho pack of ice, or rather before we
crossed the straits to go into tho inlet.
This satisfied me that tho current came
around Davis Strait from tho other si Jo
of the l.de. Tho next year in 1SG7
I was master of tho Concordia. I kept
hu'eioi the Eist Grcehlarid shore until
I found a lead in the pick el ice that I
lb uioht suitable to enter. 1 did enter
it. nt d went about Beventy-fi.o milts,
until I got best t by tho pack of ice, I
then drilled down tibreast of Hudson
Strait, when the ice opened and I enter
ed Cumberland Inlet. Tui; was my des
tinatiou.and I spent my winter there and
was fr. .en in from Oct 4 until May 10
I left my ship during that time to carry
on my wnahag business. At tho cd
of the icq fl io I took two whales, went
bnck to the vessel iu August and got
readv for home. In the interim
no hadnot lost a single man on board
When nil was ready lor loavh g I broke
the ice in the barber of Nyanthe with
gunpowder and gut out. O.usido there
was uo solid ice, only a pack ol ico
about seventy miles long, atd we gat
out of it safely, All the ica we broke
with gunpowder nasceoterd ia a distance
of about bait a mile in the harbor proper
nnd after wo not out of that wc pushed
along easily through the pack of jco
flinch was net at all seliu.
"Do I understand, Mrs. Sloan," (aid
tho magistrate, "that yon make a charge
ol a.t.nipted lulautuide against your
husbaBd'f"
"Well, tint exactly that," replied Mrs,
Slonn, "You see I "
"O.ie minute permit me to explain,"
exclaimed Mr. Sloan. "Your honor,
the situation is this. Wo have ono baby
a year aud a half old, aud then we also
havo twius just twa months old. Little
cherubs, both of them. Their mother's
turn-up nose, perhaps, but coy eyes and
my nmiablo expression."
"His hair, too, your honor," said Mrs.
Sloan, "his hair red."
"before wo were married, may it
please tho court," said Mr. Sloao, "she
was fond of alluding to it as auburn.
But uo matter. Slio went yesterday to
a woman suffrage convention. I staid
a', home with the children three of
thoui, your honor I I have only two
arms. When two ol tho little lolkf
cried, I would snt down a silout oi e
mid carry those that screamed. Then
the one I put down would begin, and
I'd have to pick him up and lay down
another ; and then it would scream. I
tried to carry the odd one pig-a-back,
bat it was no use, ho would slip down,
and bump his nose on the floor. Imag
ine tho situation, it was hard. I was
neatly wild Only two nursing bolllos,
too, and the thud baby yelling like a
Crow Indian while the twins were feed-
Works,
weldo. rtv Cw
JOIIJf roOTE, rroprttfer,
kick a an oft ccrrTtHff rtcnf
mm
AN l'W!TI'(l KXl'i:RIENfH,
"I h.ito forgot ta tell you," said Cap
tain Dunbar to his visitor-', "that on tho
st voyage alien I was fn.it ullieer, this
captain gave tho command of tho whal
in" expedition up to rue. We found
ter some forty miles ti tho south. We
ad left tho captain with five men on
board and I was camped with twenty
saven men on ico. O ving to a slide, or
an avalanche of snow as you may pro
bably call it, three of our tents were
buried under the snow. Oae man's l 'g
was breken nnd another mau killed. W c
buried this last man in tho snow and two
years later wo recovered his remains in
the same identical spot. I havo since
hronr'ht him home : and Ins name was
r . . . ....
lieebe, aud he is now buried in rsuw
London. Alter this avalanche I went to
the edgo of the ice, forty u.iles distant
with the nid of dog teams furnished us
by tho Esquimaux and returned to the
captain in the following igist. W e suc
ceeded, even then, m getting our ship
out safely, ns the ico in tho barber was
rapidly breaking up."
Cip'iin Dunbar hero said: "Dear ia
mind on tiio li st v.iyage I had to go
south ; on the next north oiglity miles to
find tiio edge of the ice. In both instan
ces h.ivo found en open passage I have
never lost a ve?sil near the North Dole,
but I have lost the Flying Fish in the
Antarctic, near lue o oith Dole. There I
was coasting continually along solid ici.
I ur.i satisfied thai a ship can be t iKi.-ti
from Enuring Strait to Davis S rait.
Captain Dunbar, who is now forty-five
years of age, has f llowud a seafaiiog
life since h'.s tenth year, Hu has
daughter married in New L uidnn and a
boy of Uclve ut'school Ibero. His wife
died a few years ngo. Except during
the last four years, when he was lollow
ing "the fur seal and sea elephant" bus
iness iu the South sias, he has all his
life been in the whaling business.
,ne-
"Couldu tho suclt bis thumb ( asked
tbo magiitpito.
"Mrs. bioati won t let luaa. one
closed tho gito of joy. so to speak,
against her own offspring I Absolutely
prohibited tho child (rom sucking its
own thumb 1 Nero, in his worst days,
in his worst day.-', never went that far,
I lmueiue.
The historians forget to roootion it II
;e flid," said the justice.
"Precisely. W ell, I got alnno as well
as I could, when iu comes a boy with a
note from Mrs. Sloan saying that Mrs.
Gibbs tho vice-president of tho conven
tion, wanted her baby out of tho way
while she was conferring with the select
committee on ways and means, si
in comes the scrgoant-at-arms with Mrs.
Gibbs, baby for me to take care of.
That nnds four, lour honor, it Mrs.
Gibbs' baby grows up and becomes a
missionary, he can pi each to the heathen
in Africa without leaving borne. lie
has a soico like a fog-horn. So he
turned in and cried, and tho other
babies cried for sympathy."
"It was hard, said the magistrate.
' Hard I Will. I'm nu accnmnoodatinK
man, so I put one twin lo ono era llo and
rocked it wiih uiy right foot, ana i pot
the otl.tr in nnether ctndlu and recked it
with my le'.t font; thoa I sat Gibbs' uby
on one knee and Jobuny oa the other, and
by a peculiar action ol inv legs kept all
four in motion at once. You understand!
Well, sir, ja;t in calmness buan to pre
vail, in cornea tho scrsjeunt at-arms auatn
illl Ihu secretary's baWy. Said Mrs.
Slum ha I sent it while the tecretary
wrote up her mitiutcn, and wouldn't I
look after it lor awhile."
"Was it nslecp?"
"Well, no. Now I don't want exajr
eerato, your honor, I nm under eatb, and
l frliall try to uto the fait mildly, But l
am sadly inUakcn il you couldn't blow a
church nrgun with the secretary's bahy's
Ult Iub"! It vthjoped and hallooed in
sneli a manner as to alarm me. Then
G.bhs baby j 'inoJ in, and they pave us a
duet. Trettv saon our three turned up
for a chorus, and tvt!l, suppose a whole
hri'han acy!uai f'iouM suddenly havo a
1 . . -I .... 1 lr.
:na.nn oi stoma u arno, aau juu iu
. . ... - i. . . i,
some idea el me r icuci.
C;'.:! l!:'t you quiet them by tinging to
them?" ,
"No, pi r: yen c-uldn't lisie beard a
biR3 drum in lhat rom."
What did y.m do?"
'I ive the lit mil v Biblo to one twin,
and put Wohjter'a Unabridged Dictionary
on thu lap el the other, merely to play
with. 1 thought I'd uo down sulra and
uei rnme ini'k lot the wl.oU crowd. I flid.
Wlien I rnme un. as I had enly two nurs-
iuir hiittle,. 1 imotiuil a hi t' ol hair
renovator, which Mr. Sloan ri "
1 tUn'tl" exclaimed M'. Slum.
'An I a caitor oil bottle. I put the
milk in the- and la an old p:ir-grie bat
tle, punched holes thron.'h tlmoutKS, ami
vie'! th"i er"'!n !. VY'irn I eirao to
thn twins, thtiv bad the 15. bin and the tl c
tionary lyins right on Ihtir lunma, and
hev were blue in tho luci ; in l Heavy,
your honoi! So I liaJ to pii k them up
and to l-c them a cuple ol limM in the
hatliMuo to brinj them te; ami wneo I
nt. buck into tlie r-om with tin in 1 found
Uibbj' bubv in spa'ins from the taste ol
the h iir ri..tt.n:r, and the secretary nany
ha ! swallowed the cork, and the other
child looked iu it the cnstor oil bottle
somehow hid not agreed with it. A
miuiitu later ia c-uie Mm, Sloan, and the
cUrv. and Mrs. dibits, and they rust
led inn ou'. I ilou't know what happened,
uf-i.r that but I believe it ws old Gibbs
pot Mrs. Slum op to chrgo nie with
murder,"
Thu case is disuns-cd," said tho jus.
lice nnd tiio Siwans withdrew. Mr?, bloan
il is lured a nune.
NOT MOcli LEFT OUT.
San FrauiHco Call, London Lottor.
I braid f a rather amusing reply (jivu
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i'irl in Lombn society who had strayed
away Irooi the ball-room. Her methtr
auh.rqueutly il'i.covo ed hf.r in a remote
nook wi h a i .-ntlemsn, who had his arait
a'nnnd her wuit while she rested the tips
ofherprttty little lnic,rs an hit manly
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