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Vtf.!A"JHIRK(!Jl-lmii.liB U THE ROANOKE NEVS. THE ROANOKE NEWS ;a democratic ADVERTISING KATES. n ku 111 fr WEEKLY' NEWSPAPER 1 ' PUBLISHED ISY L. 31. LONG & W.W. EI A LI., Vs fir If I is IL it 8PACK e a O I a I n O 2 00 I 01) 75 cts. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. DWiltD T. CLAS It, ATTORNEY AT LAW, HALIFAX, N. C. Ill r. 201 y. n. smith, jr. ATTORNEY AT LAW, SCOTLAND NUCK. HALIFAX COUNTY N. C. Practices In thn county of Halifax and adjoining countios, ami tho Su premo court of the .Stato. jan bi ly. ATTOKMKY AT LAW, WELDON, N.C. may ltf. TOS. B. BATCHliLOR. ATTORNEY AT LAW, . ' RALEian, N.C. Practices ii the omtrts of tho 0th Judi cial District and ia tho Fodoral And Hu- jircmo Courts, may u ii. T. W, MASON. ,v: : ATTOKXEY AT LAW, ,:i. ; GARYSfUURa, N. C. ' Practices in the courts of Northampton vnd adjoiuim; countios, also iu Iho Federal and Supremo courts, June S-tf. T SOMAS N. HILL, Attorney at Law, HALIFAX, N. C. Practices in Halifax nnd adjoining Counties and Federal and Supremo Courts. Will lis at Soot-laud SoA, once every toituisrht, .; Amr. 2S-a 11. DAY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, HTELBOSt, K. '. Practices ill tho courts of L'alifax and adjoining counties, and iu the Supremo and Federal court.-;. Claims collected in a;:y part of Carolina. jmi 20 1 ( J. M. f Ii I Z A A S I), AT LAW, 11ALIKAN', N. C. . . c . OSJfl iu Ilia Court 1Ii-,is-. Rtriet atten tion asvou to nil branches of the prolei, aion. jau lli-l o D R. E. L. HUNTER, HlllGEOS 1 E H T I S T , Can bo found at hi cfiice in Enfield. Puis Nitrous 0 Mo !ih for tho Fain lms Extracting uf 'feo'.H always on I.auu. Juno ii tt. It 15 U A C H, ATTOn ?JuY AT LAW, BHl'ISLS, II Al.lfcWV OdOSrV. K. c. Praitlcrc lt tli Counlios of Eitlifmr, Kasli, lvl jaO'imbo nud WiUon. C-iliectioii ui.ll,). ia all parts of the tiato. .iau Kd I K 1 E 3 W J. BURTON, ATTOKSEY AT LAW, . -1 WSTiDOV, N. C. Pi .-t: vn in U-.a CotirH of Italic, Wr.r Tt) in I N )i t'l imi'i.m eounties and in the Bnuro no and Fed 'ia! Courts. 01 ii an oollo.no 1 in any I-Ji t of North Car ''.iau. iune 17-a A. V I X t. 11 Y M A N , ATTOrj?3SY AT LAW ' HALIFAX, N. C. ' Prae.'.lnis in lbs courts of ll.ilbat nod adjoining ouutiei, ail ill Iho Muiironi.i '! Fo loral O.i'irls. 01 abn colloctod in nil parts of North Carolina. 9 li ;e In tad Court Housn, July I 1 Q. 11 A U A, LAW, c. A M is S E. ATTORNEY AT Prietlens in thn fountles ' of EaliPar, Cd4o.iinba nud Nash. In the Siiproino iJaurt of tuo ttalo and iu lliu luileial Cn'ts. Collections iilo in anv r'irt of tbo Ptato. Will aHen l at tb Cmirt llmisn In ' EalifiX on Monday and Friday of eueh week. jau I--1 o R ' . BUR r O N, J R. ATTORNEY AT LAW, HALIFAX, N. C. Practices in tho Courts of Halifax Coauty, and CVinlies adioininp;. In the iuproiHO i: ort of Uio Slain, and Iu tin Fadoral Churls. Will irivo s; ,il il attontiin ti thn polle.; tin ol elxiiil-saiid to m!i listing Hie aeeom.tf. tr Ivxooutors, A.lmluisralors ami (luar diaus. ih'C-li-tf luts it. ueja.KX. JONS A. MIlllllK. M U L L E N M O O 11 i: ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Ii.Uliax, X. V. Pra-tlon lu tho Counties of llilifi, Nurthmnptui, I'. Iirceoinbe, I'itt and Mar tin tilths Su pro ni Court of tlm Niai. nd Iu the Fudor.il Court of tun Eastern District. Cdlloeiious uj.ido iu auy part of Ninth Carolina. jau 1 1 e r-,te Year, in advance, f ! Months, . " ' raroo Months, " YQL. -VIII. dozing: Shadows slowly steal around me, Lullim; mini to peaceful rost j Gentle visions, none but I see, Como with tidings uone way guess, Tiny Rloams of ruddy brightness, l'Min Iho (rrata nhnnt 'enws tho floor; And on coili:i'n snowy whiloness Weave their iiuos of mystic lore. Hosts of odd Blld ourlolts fanelos Fill abovo my drowsy brain; And my heart and min i ent.anT!i With their uilonl soulful strain, Whilo tho pnlier of rain nutsldo Mn'ies (ho swnet eontriit inoio sweet, Till I wonder if tho lireiido ll.i not the plaeo where ani; Is meet. MASQUEfJADJNC. Tho Hon. Charlo Proctor had but j'lst returned from li is wedding tour. During the beated term, whilo ruralizing ia one of the picturesque villages which dot the Green Mouutaiu State, he had met with a sweet little blossom of a girl, who had won his heart with as lit apparent effort ns the sun allrncts to himself the myriad drops which formed his bentfkieut cloud servitors. And even as they are tr&tisformed by magical touches of light into a gorgeous ly beautiful series of pictures, so was the newly made husband's mental world changed to him by his intense lovo for S'tlin. Though but little past middle ng?, he had becomo somewhat cynical mid world-weary, until the empire which rules alike oter king and peasant was established in his heart. Husband and wife were seated in her cosy boudoir. They had been engaged in an sniinated discussion over an ur ticlo which had just appeared iu a prom inent monthly, Tho gentleman was nr guidg ngnirihC his own view.'?, just for the purpose of hearing his little wife's bright answers. Suddenly a thought struck Ltai. !I drew a letter from his pocket. "Si't1. Ptelh, here is a letter f.-ora my Cousin ll'.'ll". I w.i!-t yu to read it. It i the ridicst tiling I havo seen for a len t!n:e." b'tella took th letter" and re:d : "My Li:.n CiTArxii? I have re ceived your wedding cards and the noto wbi.;n vou sent Willi thou), tiMiie" inn about vou bride o-iri where vou fornd her. Of course, I must ofavr you r.iy Lsiucrre cornratulaiions, but you mus.i't he vexed it 1 tell vou hew sntyric ' I am at your choosing a wif wi'.Js of Vermont. Thoii" 3 lVo:u til a h being si olislicc! yourself, vou will no il ubl in- trt'.ct her iu the u? irri s of society be ire introducing her into criiical circles hhr.il call call soon, ma ata cs ever your loving cousin, JJia.T.E liKVl'TtK Stella's eyes obso'utcly sparkled with mischief as she gave tko letter back to her husband. A brilliant idea entered her head, but she onlv said "Your cousin does not shpiii to have an exalted idea of our country girls." "I depend on Mrs. Proctor t. rectify :er fake impression." I think 1 slml! h tho oioans of sur prising her. 1 shall endeavor to do so," aid MieHa. A few days after this Miss Kevere railed, and n-ut tip her card. Mrs Victor did not come down immediately, and after a time th dtliy ftrt'iV tedious It is ns I PT.'i.'Ct':d. U is evident that mv cousin's wife b is little know! edge ol the proprieties of etiquette, was the young lady's thouM, After a time Mrs. Piortnr entered the room. Accustomed as H-jIIo wis to tho numerous accidents of society, she could scarcely keep her face straight us her new cousin cime toward l;cr. liar dress was a bright, grass gi cmi silk cut so sh u t in the shirts that it dis- ave l her feet. Aaoldstjle late col lar win fasteiicd at the neck by n cam 'o pin a vihi'.e, rxq iisitely iuI baJ up.iii daik ground evidently id gif at valac. but so huge that it looked nut of plac'l upon the giilish figure. TSi-j skevei were cut tij;hi to tlie arais, with ft fall td tie same old lace ul the wiKts. If she had sleripe l nut of some old fufdiion plate she C 'ulJ not have i t- flouted a more n laint antieara-.ce. Still, her fres'i cmplexion and clear cut icuUTTs, the dimples linking about her pouting lip. tho heatv, wiving hair, hanging in twi massive 1. raids, school-eirl lashi in, down her back, lormcJ a tout ei sfiiblo which her dress was poweikss to fcpoil. Hello con! I uinlerslaiid bow I. or cultivated bur favorite beauty had cousin, but she mourned over bis iidat uation, and when she heard titella speak, though her voice w is low nnd musical, she was not cor.s de l. "Good morniup, Mrs. Proctor. I wish tfl present my congratul ati mi to you, and also to iipolof.isrt for my ub sence from your wedding, to which my cousin kindly sent me cariK" Stella dropped a schnol-irl courtesy. "Yuu are very hind, I'm sure,' but my neclu's bouc ain't ery big, so if you hud n come we miht have sent you to a nciidiboi'i to i.leep," "Then it is j ist as wJI that I did out accept," said iielie. "Yes ; th.eie ainl naidly no room at all. ILt vou mi-bed lots nf fun. "eke Maypi.le and his coush li ili came down (Voni I'osiiiip, and they beat all for dan- cion. I lie w n v tl ev swuiii jou rouiii is no cild of ;)iut." 'Oil" said IWo. "Ai d nur r. in:stn' Jartr cameoyc; S i's u miidy st il.-o;) peace generally Cuuie, i'i Leon to b ardine-scho'i! but site b'ltinrJ thai I i-.ict.ir ill) U'iiir, a s',c mail' jut lJt.uu,u. WELD ON, K 0., THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1879. "Oh I" ngaia sighed Belle, unable to get a word iu edgeways, for her new cousin's flow of language was as contin uous nnd ripplinc ns the flow of a brook. "You'd orghter seen the deacon's darter I She had on a yallcr dress, and her eyes snapped just liko black di monds. You never scon such black hair on a cal's bend nfore. I tell you. he looked orful pretty. "I am glad ynu had such nn enjoya ble time," said Hcllc, rising to go, "You must call nud sco me. 0mu round with my cousin and spend tho er.'ning when convenient. Stella smiled showing a row of while, even teeth, which made her face even more bewitching. Pille took her little hand kindly, and said : "lake good care of Charlie. Ho is the bright and shining light in our whole family, and is my precious to us all." llor voice quivered slightly, for her proud heart was uching beneath her cold fasbi inablo exterior. She felt that her cousin's lot would bo a sad ore after tho first glamour bad passed away. btolla detected tho tremor, and look ing at Pu'le, saw tears in her eyes. Her own clouded in svmoathy. iho girl saw that her rouse had bsoti only too suc cessful, but she was not going to change ber tactics jast yet j so she only put u;i her hps tempting and red as the cleft strawbuiry for a kiss, and said simply : "I love hnn vary dearly I lSdlle kissed her, moved by her avowal, and somewhat reassured, went home. Charles heard of her call, and made it in his way tr drop in one evening, ex peeled to hear pleasant things said about Ins g.rl-wilo by his cousin, who, like himself, was an ardent lover of grace and beauty. "WeP, P.jlle," said h with numed indifference, after they bad - sprk vi (.I varioil) thing', and did not npproaeh tho sal j 'ct nearest his heart. "II. w do you like Stella?" liella was very truthful, nnd hoped this question would not be asked, but she sai.l : "oho is very lovely, Charlie." "Ami is she not ns wi m'teg a little spirit es one could well imagiue:" P lie hesitated. "She is ur.doul tcdly a sweet little woman, but Charlie, I must t iy il isn't she ci.tirtly uneducated?" The gentleman opened his eyes wide in Ids surprise, "I see you are blind, ns a'l lovers ate, but I mean it. And couidn t you direct ber a little about her dress? !ihc dresses in a very peculiar Btylu." "I am mire, Hellc, that vou must b prejudice. I. Aec'irdh.g to my ideas, she has almost faultless taste. At any rste, she ahvays looks ns pre'.ty and fresh rs a rosebud. Corse, Uclie, said he; 'cast away nil false notions, and make ur your mind to love my little mountain maid as a real bo;:a fi le cousin should bo loved." "So I will, Charlie," said Hello, im pulsively, n-.d she made a resolve to try and remould her according to ber own ide.i. When the young man returned homo, Stella met him at the doer, us was her usual cu-toin. It was very pleasant In think of the wistful face ou the wutch lor his coming footsteps, to know that his band upon the bell would not only draw forth its respensive note it would set a pair of responsive feet (lying down the stairway just to meet him. There was always a pleased warmth about his hcait us lie drew near home. Stella was dieting in pure white. A knot of fragrant 11 iwi rs at hr breast, another in her hair, were her sole orna ments. IL' hud ever seen her simply diessi'd, and thought that tho iidao about 'bc.-iuty unadorned' was a true iiuu in her case. Kyi: n npm her wedding day lier white dress dij not seem to bo of an expensive material, though, if Cousin liellu had seen it sho might have en lightened his manlike ignoranco nud whispoieJ to him that the round of paint l.-.ce with which it was trimmed would be cnnsidi red worthy n place in the lrou-:si-.u of a princess. Had Hello al.o been told that it was nn haitloum iu Stella's fuii.i!y, she would ccitainly never have pcm.ud the letter which had been the causo if the deception re sulted to by that mischievous lit.le lady as a puNishmant for audacious advice. Charlu thought his brulJ was entirely , . . . .1 .i dependent upon '.no uiicia iiu nnuiu she lived, lie was a scholarly, refined old man, such as you often find buried with his b inks iu some out-of-the way country place. All that bo cared to know about her antecedents could bo learned from the family tree which hung in ther plainly. furnished little parlor. Hi know that Sulla w.vs the child of a youngster sister of Mr. Wil ls, whose manied life had been spent nbnad. She returned a widow tu her brother's house and lived hut a few months; and what so natiiMi! r.s t.) Have her yumm child in such a pe.icful home? M i'j than t' i for reasons of her own Stella did not te him. Several limes during the even" she detected her liusbai.d iu nit unu-uul bcmiiny ol herself and dresi. "What do yon seo unusual, Charlie Are you goicg to turn uitislic, and tuk my portrait i' l.iooceiit as istelu looked, she Knew perfectly well what was pasjieg through uii L.aJ, lut iuj V, aj iulo..icuU3 cnoajh to teoso her idol, if she did "love bim dearly." "Stop, Charlie I you will crush my dress I Dehave yourself, sirl" Chai he glanced at the dress, with its profusion of delicate frills, and answered carelessly, "Pshaw, little ouo, it will wash. Much ynu know about it, sir. It takes the best part of a day to iron a dress like that." Charlie raised 111 s eyebrows in aston ishment. Is my mountain daisy so extrava gant? I am nfiaid, after all, sho is uot the wifo for a pour man." Stella smiled ; the loving look which accompanied these words contradicted their meaning. See, Mr. Tractor, what a grand aiT.iir is coming elf next week I The cards came to-day," "Ah I a party at tho Montaigne's. Would you like to go?" "Yes, I would, most decidedly. I havo an ardent desire to seo something of tho society of this famous city.', "Well, you must get Hallo to go with you nnd select something handsome to wear. I waut you to look as well as auy ofthom." "Oh I I don't need anything, Charlie. You must remember my bridal Iroucau is still in it first freshness." "I mean ynu roust buy something ele gant. Your fixings nro pretty, and nil that sort ol thing, but I want your toilet for thin occasion to be wnr h as much as all uf iho things put together which your good old undo was nblo to give you." Stella smiled to herself at these words, but she said, coaxingl, "Let mo have my own way, just this once, Char lie. I promise you that I will net dis grace you." "When a woman says she will " His quotation was ended rather abruptly, for Stella threatened to pull CkOiy individual hair on his head if bo kept on, and who would not be alarmed at inch a threat, and from such u source i The evening of the party came, nnd Sld'a made her appearance in the parlor, where hrr husband was nwaiting her. Sho had not put nn hrr wraps, f r be wished to sco her, ns he said, in her full gl"' y- lie stood for n moment silent from astonishment. Her dress was rich, rreami'olorcd sill;, which s.tept in voluniiueous folds to her- feet, which peeped out clothed in dainty white kid boots. Her dress was cut decollete, but ber snowy neck was covered by a bertha of round point 1-ico, fastened at the thront by a diamond slnr, which caught the light and hel l it in iride scent stiaikks. Io each shell-like ear a d'.am nd s di- laira shone hue a nr 'p ol crys'.a.iztu knv, and a blitieilly, g ;Mnrd with the same Kecious stones, was poised on a tremulous spiral stem amid the braids; of her abundant, wavy hair. "Is this my little Stella? Wher;; is ray mountai ) dewdrnp?" "Here," said Hlolln, playfully pointing to her diamonds, "do they nut please you '. "lv.it, darling, I cannot cudi rstaud how my litlh) Stella can wear gems fit for n q. men's ransom." "Some time I will explain more full. Now I will merely tell you that they be longed to my mother, Sj vou seo I am not the dovt ci less maiden you thought me ' "Yuu cannot be more worthily en dowed than I thought. You aro Stcila that compiises all to me." Melhi put up her sweet lips for a kiss. "Forgive trie, deans!, if I have not been (piile frank niili you. I wanted to be loved for myself ulone and so I am, ,ui d you nre the nobles', husband and" I nm the happiest wifo on the whole brnnd continent of America." This answer closed her husband's lips for the present, but as Ihey stepped into the caiiiagc and wero whirled anny ta the scene uf gaiety astuiting them, ho could scniculy real'v.o the situation Who was this lilllo wile of his? He fell as th.itiph the erouud ld been cut beueutlt his feet. It was hko finding a sweet weed violet, transplanting it, and secieg his wild wood treasure turned into a cult'valcd garden beauty, a vclvot roie. Miss lielle Hevere had a fi ton J from lJoston staying with her. They wire among the invited guests, nr.d arrived nt the scene of gaycty ralhcr late. As they entered they ixchangod greeting Willi tno Lost and hostess-, and then mingled with the throng of eiiests. 'uddenly Alice Travcis uttered ou ex clamation of surprise. Why did you not tell a c that Stella T,anfoid was in town?" "IJrCBiise I did not know il," an swered Hello, concisely. "Ts sho here?" "Ves ; look over at the extreme end of the drawii'g room. P. you sco th..t girl iu cream-colored silk and dia monds." !',, lie raised hi r eyeglasses nnd lo.iki'l : the diiic'.iou i-idieiited by Miss Tiavers. She ravo a sl ut of sur prise, looked ngain, thou said : "You are surely mistaken. That lady is the wife uf my cousin, Iho lloi.. Chnilos Proctor." "Perhaps you think if I were to meet you in lloston I should Dot kno vou," s iid Alice, s ire itically. "S'.ella l,n g fold is a l 'stoiiian one of the bellrs of' snficiy h is q leeaeil it IW sewial tlljtUa-- u-d ij, U.UICUUT, OuC ol l.'V intimate friends. Como with me and I will introduce you." So the two eirls thrcadod their way to Tho 6pot whero Stella stood. As they cama near enough to attract her atten tion sho flushed deeply, glanced nt her husband, then came to meet them with a pleasant look. "Can it really bo you, Alice? I could hardly believe my eyes. Charlie, this is my friend, Miss Travcrs, from lJoston. My husband, Alicu. You wero travel ing nn the continent nt tho linio or I should have sent you cards to our wed ding." Turning to tho astonished Hello sho extended her gloved hand with a de precating smile. "Good evening, ma hello cousine, how pleasant to find you in company of my dearest school frienc). I hope sho will give you good reports of me." Hello bowed silently, evidently upon hor dignity. Tho groupe attracted a groat deal of attention. Two of them were strangers in the city, and ono was that cynosure of nil eyes and hearts a brido. Sho was surrounded by the brightest intellects ol the day, exchanging "oon mols" nnd witticisms, proving herself to bo no moan antagonist in tho war of words, in lie s surprise was equaled by her cousin's. This was a nc.v phase of Stella's character, and ho was burning with impn ienco to hear the promised ex- puliation. Heforo the close of the eveninij Stella managed to wliispcr to I'clle, ' If you will forget nnd forgivo I will. I saw your l. ttrr of congratulation to Cl.nriio. Huts that explain matters sufficiently?' jieiio s laco cleared n3 ii by mngie. She gave Stella's hand n fervent press ure, ai;d said : "I sec I am, after nil, the greatest offei;dcr I had no idea Iho stupid fellow would show it to you. Hut," she added plat fully, "I think the stage missed a bright ornament whrvi a cer tain lady became Mrs. Cliaih-s Proc tor." Strlia'it rxplarnlion proved entirely satisfactory to her husband. Sim was on heiress, and did not wish to be sought for hrr money. Sn when she made her nnnu.it visit to hor den old uncle, she laid nsido hnr rich gar mriils and dressed like a fimple country maiden ; but culture nud reiiiuMiiont do nut depend upon costly robes. So, liko a wood v'o'e' in her toilet, th-j aroma of tho rose still lingered though its garniture of velvet was no longer visible. CELtYS. Fortune- is liko tho market; many li-nes, if you can stay a little, the price w 11 fall; and, ngain, it is something like Sit yila's c IT.: r, which at first ofiTereth the commodity nt fuil, then co sumeth part and part, and still bol Jetli up iho price ; for occasion (as it is in common vers:) turneth a bald noddle after she hath presented her locks iu front, and no bold taken ; or at le-iut ttiroclh tho handle of the buttle first to bo received, nod niter tho belly, which is hard to clasp. There is surely no grcnter wis dom than well to time the begiuaings nud onsets of nil things. Hangers are no moto light, if they once seem light; ai d more dangers have dei;;n-e l men ihan ft reed them ; nnv, it were better to meet samo dingers half-way, though they co'iio m thing near, than to keep too long a atch upon iheir approaches for it a man watch too will fall fast asleep. long, it od is he IF I COST. I WON'T.'' Ephiiin .Tones was u little cl.l limn, his f-iei: ns wriiik'.'d a it wall. 'it, und his voiec a-i pipy us a tin uliist'e. Hu va brought in for (i ijt url.intt Hio pi-aee cm tl 0 street. lie was so crau'ty that be elbowed and kicked pedestiiniiA nn I refuse. I lo "move on'Mors-rei t car or canines. 15j -.li bad b ird work to l-Ut hint hi u lull, and twice at hard to gi't hint out. 1K had to brine bun in his nrm, and the old mail kickal aud scratched like n.h.17 ol ten. "Tliey cm'i nobody hove mo around!" sq'ieuk' d (ho llulo el. I man ns he wne d.-opped brliiru lint drtik. 'Ibis anybody nbe.se 1 yrmP md lly l..il..t;l IIIU lHUIl. "No, beevi'i! they da-ii's do it. I'm n little oil mm', but I won't taken Wutd ol !t..s liiini nny mini in the Ktntc." "Do you waul to no home.?'1 ' It 1 ant lo go I shall yd. If I don't t won't." ' Have a fumi'tj'' "I won't nil you." His llor.or ss-.v Unit he had nn orii;liiiil ehiiracter to deal with, tu he euid to liijah: "Take this nice, old nin iu the corridor, slid rend him Article VII., nnd let him out by tho (invito tlanr." Uncle Ephius w is carried swsy, kick ing and elan in-;. No man nu'sidu ol two has any idei what occurred in tho corri dor. It is known that IS. pill brouuht down lour ol bis but spankers the other day, and hu bus ollen burn beard lo ex press the opini.iii that certain old men drucrvu a certain line ol treatment when they ;;et to currying on na t Kir onu did. Tbo newsboys who w-10 p u ked in next to Ilia vad 'liirin that liny beard old iititiiii'ir soiiini 1, wit 1 ii-i 00, nut 11 m h inv-bry that will nevir be unraveled Wl.cn Hie oi l man was let nut I." '-impel clear into the miller wiMi it yell, ami 11 i hi-c oliiervi-r could have ilctceted splin ters It tint a piuo idiiale hauling to hii' e ial tsils. - - - n. - A i'';! nchn-an having beard iho phrase "1'vu rot ulln r li.ih b Iry," viry leadily leiiiie d Its a plication. O.ic cvt'iiing idler 1 hi orlbi a ynuiig lady home, ui.il being invited lo wa k 111, be Ihouht o! the above rx pre.-.-;.n. and i sen.-e I IiiiiilT by 1 in;;, "I ib.tuk jou-l mas! 1,0 c-.olt jOuie utl.tr u." NO. 14. UNDRESSING LITTLE NED. "Where is 'Whiskey Pill,' who used to drive that old whito horso in front of a tweot-five cent express .tvacoi)?'' repeated the man, in tones of surprise. "H ell, now, 11 s a curious case," he slowly continued. 'We all thought he'd gone to the (logo, for sure, for ho as drinking a pint of whiskey, a day; braced right up, stopped drinking, nud now I honr be s 111 good business and saving money. It beats all, for iho last time I saw him ho seemed half under-ground." When yuu go homo nt night nnd find that all is well with your own fish and blood do you go to bIoiv reasoning that the rest of the woild must care for itself? Ho you ever shut you eyes aud call up tho hundreds of faces you have met during the day, and wander if the paleness of death will cover nny of them before the morrow? Wheo you have once been attracted to a face, oven if it bo a strnnger's do you let it drop from memory witn your dreams, or do you call it up again nnd ngn'n as night comes down and hope it may loso none of its fciightness in the whirling mists of time? bo "Whisky H.ll" was huntod dowr. An inquiry here and llicro finally traced birn to n litllo bmwu cotiao on a by street. Ha Eat oa tho step in the twilight, a burly, broad-shouldered roan ol f0, and in tho bouse three or four children gathered around tbo lamp to look over a picture-book. "Y'es, they used to call mo -Whisky bill,' clowit town," ho replied, as he moved along and madj room, "but it is wfleks sinco 1 heard the name. No wonder they think mo dead, for 1'vo not set eyes on Ihe old crowd for months and I 110:1 1 wiot to for months to come." They toll tro you have qu't drink nig. uoe com l see that by your lace. 1 nope so. 1 I'uven l tone lieu a drop since February, Ilufore that I war, hall'-orii ik day iu and day out, and more of a brute than a num. I don't mind saving that my wife's death set me. to ill tt ki but I didn't ston mv wpior. uou lorgivc me, but 1 was hunk when she died, half-drunk at the grave, and I meant to gi on a regular spree lual night. It was low-down, sir, hut 1 was no better than a bruto those days.-' "And so you left your motherless children at home and went out and cot drunk f No, T said I meant to, but I didu't. Tho poor things were crying all day, at:d after coming home from tbo burial I thought to get 'cm tucked away iu the bed before I went out. Pruuk or sober, I uevcr struck 0110 of them a blow, end they nevei ran from mo when . I stag gereii nome. mere s lour 01 era in there, and tho youngest isn't quite four years yet. 1 got tho older ones in bed nil rii-ht, nnd then como little Ned. He had cried himself to sleep, and be called for mother as soon as 1 woke bim. Until that night I never had that boy on my knee, to say nothing of put ting bim to bed, and you can guess these lug lingers Tnade slow work with the books and buttons. Every minute he kept saying mother didu't do that way, an J mother done this way, and the big children were biding their heads under the quits to drowu their sobs, When I had bis clothes off and bis night-gown on I was ashamed and put bim down, and wheu the oldest caw tears ia my eyes aud jumped out of bed to put her areas around my neck I dropped tho name ol 'V hiskey LiU right than aud foiever." "And little Ned?" "Mcbbo I'd have weakened but for him," replied the man, as he wiped his eyes. "After I got the child's night gown on, what did bo do but kueel right down beside me and wait for me to say tho Lord's Prayer to him I Why, sir, you might havo kuocked mo down with a feather 1 Thcro I was, rajthur aud lather lo him, and 1 couldu t Sty lour words 01 mat prayer to seve my lilc I lie waned and waited for roe to begin, as his mother nlttays hnd, nnd ll.u L!g I'niiuicii wtio wu'uiog, and when I took him lu my arms and kissed him, 1 called heaven to wilucss that my life should change fin 111 that hour. And !o il did, sir, aed Pvo becu trying hard to lead a sober, honest life. Cud help ing ine, mi one shall call me 'Whiskey bill agate The four children, little Ned in bis night-gown, came out for a good night kiss, and tho boy cuddled in bis father's arms for a moment, and said ; "(.10 d night, pa good niglit, every uoay in the world good niglit, ma up in heaven aud don't put cut the light till we get tt sleep? Detroit tree Press, EXPERT DIVERS. Many liatieiis, nnd patticnli' ly. the s ivaitis ol Iho Booth Sc.4 und other ijli..l.-. nio rvmarkn'jla for tbo rxncMn-ss which they ncipi'iie by habit, in ibviiii! and mov- lii:f ub,. nt in tlm water. Being ftecus- ln.ii'd lo it Iroiu their miliary, tho cle ment lierniiK'S so natural to them thai lin y seem U havo the U",i of Hint I'lC.iillns In the water M well as ui dry Und. Ac coidin:; lo voyans, they me sil -li expert divers Hut, win 11 a nnd or ottiur niece d in.ii was Ihroait overbuild, Iboy irtbtautly punpe I itilo ti e sen udi l it, and lleVtt lulled lo lic.ever it. damn! rcr.is'tiii, a ein-.ll.'s anvil 5 sa d t.. h ivc fallen uvur liieti l ; n.'t Ii. iei: si'ln i" ipii tins up tli,' i.-nni-eu e int.i '. d tog t 11 l nr.i by di.se.oi. 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T ant prepared lo do ANY KIND of Repair Work for - ENGINES, MILLS AND GINS, COTTON As I havo an Hvenlloiit MACHINIST ami ttUll.fcitl JlAlvER. 1 k,.-p'eoii-.laiitly'mt hand nf Maiiul.icliii-o a lHlOI OFFICE -4 my w a COAL AND WOOD STOVE. Also a Wake. good assortment cf HOLLOW LUM ItKR fit rn ltd 'd In nn v quantit v tlta LoWKiT Market Kate.. ' "