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mmmiiiiiiiiwiiii ii mi " '" '" i; msmmmmmK'n THE ROANOKE NEWS ADVERTISING RATES. THE ROANOKE NEWS. . ' ' A DEMOCRATIC WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, ' PUBLISHED BY l,.n. LONG A W.W. II ALL. Oae Tear, la advance, Six Months, " Three Month, (2 00 1 00 75 cts. PROFESSIONALCARDS E DWAKD T. CLARK, ATTORNEY AT LAW, HALIFAX, N. C. rar, lOly. W. HALL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WELDON, N.C. may Hf. n.SMITU, JR. ATTORNEY AT LAW, Scotland Nbok. Halifax Coontt N. C. Practices In the county of Halifax and adjoining counties, and the Su preme court of the State. Jan 10 ly. w. n. DAT. A. C. ZOLLHOFVER. DAT k ZOLLICOFPER. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, WELDON, N. C. Tractlee In the courts of Halifax and adjoining eotintles.enil in thSnpremantl Federal courts. Claims collected In any part of North Carolina. One of the firm will always bo found In the offloe. juneJOt y. JOS, B. BATCHELOR. ATTORNEY AT LAW, RALEIGH, N.C. Practices in the oourts of the 6th Judi cial Dlst riot and In the federal and Su preme Courts. May 11 tf. vp w. m a s v . W. MASON. ATTORNEY AT LAW, GARY3BURO, N. C. Practices In the courts of Northampton and adjoining oounties, also in the Federal anil supreme courts. June 8-lf. rgikiOMAS N. HILL, Attorney t Law, HALIFAX, N. C. Practices in Halifax and adjoining Counties and Federal and Supreme llourts. Will be at Sotland Nook, once every fortnight. Aug. 2S- fKIZZABD, v t ' I ATTORNEY AT LAW, HALIFAX, N. C. OSes la the Court llouso. Strict atten ilea given to all branohos of '.be profes sion. Jan 12-1 a DR. E. I, HUNTER, R. E. I.. HUNTER, BURGEON DENTIST. Can be found at his office in Enfield. Pure Nitrous Oxide Has for the Pain less Extracting of Teeth always on hand. June 22 tt. E. T 1 U ATTORNEY" AT LAW, NIL, MALIFAX 09B1CTT. W. C. Practices U the Counties ef Halifax, ash. Kdireeemes and Wilson. OallMtieaa aaade in all parts of the lute. Jan 12-n t AKBRE W J. BURTON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WELDON, N. C. Practices In the Coarts ef TTalifax, War- rt aad Northxmpten ceuntios and in the Sanresas and Fedxral Coarts. CULnsoollecwd in any part ef North Caraliaa. June 17-a Q A Y I X L. a X M A N , a T I .1 L. HTM AN, ATTORNEY AT LAW HALIFAX, N. C. Prentices In lh courts of Halifax and a41ining euiti, ani In the Supreme asi Ralsral On'irts. Claims eollectol iu all parts ef Nerth Carolina. Am la the Court House. July 4-1. J A U X I. O H A K A, H A KA, ATTORNEY AT KHFIKLV, N. LAW, c. Practice la the Counties nf Halifax, Edgecombe aad Nash. In the Supreme Vri"'1 ,u Cellestlnns made in anr rRrt the State. Will a!ind at the Court House in Halifax M.uday and Kridsr of each week. jsu 12-1 e . BURTON, J li ATTORNEY AT LAW, H1LIFAX, H. C. Practices In the Courts of Halifax Ceaaty. aad O intles adlnlning. In the Jubretae Ourtofthe State, and In the Pedant Caurta. Will ii s rxnlal attsittan tn the oollen- tian ef olalms,and to adjusting the account r Kxeoutera. Admlnisralvrs ann uar- d iana. deo-lo-tf lAMM M. MeiLEN. "J U L L E N JOBS 4. HOOKS- MOORE ATTORNEYS AT LAW. IlalUiai, N. C. Practioe In the Counties of Halifax, Northamnt n. Edgecombe, Pitt and Mar tie In the Supreme Court of tha State snu in tne reooiai DlstrioL Courts of the Eastern Coiinctiona made ia any Prt ' T(,rlD varoiuia. jan i-1 a VOL. VIII. THE ANGEL0F NATURE. No home hath the, all homes are hers; Her wreathed gifts she takes Id twain, To one her Joy she ministers, To one bur ecstacy of pain. Or maybe drops them twined In one Until their chequered use is done.; Whore want hath ground the earth to dust And heart-ache settles on the cbeok, She offers not the nredod crust To feed the hungry and the weak; Yet with a light of ripening fields, Her smiles tho thought of plenty yields. She walks the streets that maidens frail Have troudon rince the nights of old, But wades not through the tnlry trail iter loot are clnatt as hidden gold. They move as o'or tho virgin snows; Yet in hnrstep nil paxslon glows. THE SNOWFLAKE. It was midwinter, when the days tre shortest and the cold is generally most intense, and the clouds which in the morning bad been light colored, feathery forms began to deepen aad darken; then a few flakes of snow fell softly down, to be trimpled in the mire by thronging feet of horses and men, for it bad been unusually warm lor the sea son. By and by the , mercury in the thermometers suddenly fell, the mud began to freeze in tho streets, the snow fell faster, and so large were the flakes it seemed, to the blinded eyes of the pedestrians abroad, like great sheets of foam, and the ground was so soon bidden. The wind rose and roared and veered about, blowing first from one di rection, men irom another, aud some times from all points at the same time. The snow began to drift into miniature hills; then the storm turned to sleet, sharply cutting the faces exposed to it. Qn(j tj)ere was s hurrying, scurrying miner ana winner oi me mass oi nu manity, with banJs pressed tightly against their ears an rager stampede for home until in a brief ti ne the streets of the metropolis were deserted by all save the luckless wight who was so unfortunate as to have no home, or being caught by the storm too far away, had not yet reached it. Among the latter class was a young man of supple limbs and elegant form, rouflhd to the chin, who hailed a passing hack and de sired to be taken to his office. Hello, Lawyer Gordon I" said the hackman, "bat takes you so far from borne in such a storm?" Why, yo see, I didn't go in the storm, but it overhauled me. 1 was nlta4 . mnl. nld Ftiirrnii'a sill Villi ..MbU U I U 1. I'll. . . u I . ' I m 1 T .... . w kao him the miser I'' 'Ye yes 1 guess I do kept me for hours haggling over a few cents of coach fare. I wouldn't give io, 'cause I knew be's so small. Get in, Square; don't want to keep you in this storm. Did he leave much of anvtbine. "j,. Hall a minion in gou, ana an im mense amnuut of jewels to his daugh ter, Julia Uartoa Clare, if she is above ground, or her heirs. Turned her out of the doors for marrying Clifford Clare thirteen or fourthen or fi'Ven years ago. Remember bird well old schoolmate of mine good hearted fellow took to (ha A I fntf I, list sight of thera years sgo. He was poor as a church mouse tne owy or icuon Durtnn hid to bim ; for be learned bim to drink, they say." IVt of this was shouted out ef the coach window to the cab driver. Not a very pleasant mode of conversation, to say the least; and it was soon relin- ...L.il f... I inn n.irrlun hurt inirla "-- - his owo way in the world, being the son of a poor aidow. l'ourtccn years ago be had loved Jalia lijrlon more than he ever had any one since, or ever expected to. Perceiving that she fa ortd bis bosom mend Llare, he bud generously abandoned -., ka admiiisd npitli mut be admitted neitli the firld ; and it tlier gone into "a green ana yellow muiaocnoiv, ana tin decline, or taken Doisip. If be ,ost gny of s,eep accm1,t of bis d sappoinlment, noooay was tne wiser ; for his appearance gave no Indi cation ol it. At thirty-rive do was a handsome, somewhat noted, wealthy and healthy barrister, sought after by manouveriug mammal with marriagable danghtera. To dude their Snores as much as possible he continued the same habits he commenced when a poor, un known law itudent of tskintj his mi a!a 1 t che4p rCktaorant, aud sleeping in a swan room atiacncu to ms uiucc. ii was strictly temperate, bad no bad hab- U, aii2 inq.it-i.Uu in nuu. Aoough an indefatigable worker, he tonk such excellent care of hienell be Old not nl.ir th,B t.,,,1. .Ca. Wheo he first bcean bis practice lis motter bad beeu dependent upon mm ; out sue ht(j oon bfen uken fj bis bands by ..ifnH lo.er of her eirl- hood : so that b often said "he did.t know wbu he was working for." As he ran lightly up the stairs leading to his office he noticed the door was partially oper, and the firelight streamed out into the ballway for the nioht had set in early and he roul tvred something about the "carelessness of that office bof. thiees, etc.". but stopped on the threshold, as be beheld a dark or ject cruching down in a chair bv the fire. It started ud as II t run past him, but he flung the door to t with bis foot, grabbed it in one hand and turned on and lighted the gas with the other. "Ob," he saiJ, "my little SnowOake Where did von come fromf hy are vou out on such a nightf Tears? shoo, now 1 You aiu't afraid nf me, lit iMiuafljke?" as the tiny female figure revealed bv the lio.ht struggled to tree herself from his arms ; aud failing, dii suWed into something more resembling a raiodtow than suuw. WELDON, N. O, Mr. Gordon, what will you think of me? I didn't mean to be here when yon came. I asked Jake (the office boy) if I could warm myself. He said you'wouldu't be at home for a good bit yet; and I was so cold," between sobs sod chattering of tectb, she managed to say at last. "1 ou are cold yet why, your hands are fairly benumbed, I believe! This never will do, little pet: never, never I" and he bustled about stirring the fire ; and "No, no, you can't go until you arc warmer," as he saw her making fur the door. He brought from the closet a bottle of brandy and poured some into a tumbler, "Dr'uik that it will strei.gthen you," he eaid. "Here's to our better acquaintance 1" 0, nol" with a shudder, "that's liquor ; I can not take a drop of it, Mr, Uordon." He did not urge her, as he never used it himself; but iustead filled a cup with hot water from a kettle on the stove, and put in some cayenne pepper and sugar, and offered it to her, pouring half into another cup which be drank him self. "Now, Richard will soon be himself again," be said, laughing. "I am going to take my tea at home tn-mght. as I have company. Tom, Dick, Harry, Jake, you rascal I where are you?" Jake came out of the bed room which was also coal bouse and general store room, with a well thumbed dime novel between bis fingers, forefinger marking the place he left off at. "I want you to run into the bakei's next door and buy some bread, cake, and pie ; into the first meat cellar and purchaso some mutton, steak or veal; into the grocery and get some butter. Can you remember all that, ynu lub ber ?" "Yes, sab I 'in a dark and rockv glen.' " read the young hopeful. "Look here." shouted Gordon. "I'll just more than 'rock-y' you if you forget a single article. At this dire threat the little negro for such he war rolled his eyes so com pletelo round that nothing but the whites were visible for a second; and dropping bis book on the floor, started un his errand. His employer picked it up aud laid it on a table. A'va Gordon was a most indulgent mister, and although he made some as tonishing threats sometimes, J ike knew very well he wouldu t hurt a fly ioten lion.illr. N. w," said ho to her he called SnowBake (is they sat eating their sup per which she bad i .listed upon helping about setting the table, for he had dishes, and making the tea while he pre pired the steak,) ''little woman, I wat.t you to tell me all about it. Can I help you any? I haeut't lifted you over muddy places and escorted yon across tfroadvray through the jira three several times at the eminent risk of my lifr, without earning a right to your confi dence. I saw you first in a snuw storm, and I have always called you Soos flake i and, the fust thing, who are your" Ea Claire." "A very romantic name. Where are your parents? I want to get all your tecedeuts, for I might take a notion to tn; ka ynu my little wife some dny ; who knows? That's the way such inci dents as ours turn but in novels." K a didn't laugh. "Papa and mamma are both dead a year ago ; and I was apprenticed to the milliners trado. I was going to my work when I used to ojcet rou. I got sick, and Mrs. Hard- case discharged me, and my boarding mistress set my trunk out donrs to-Jar, becaase 1 wai wiug her a week's board already, and and" Here she broke down. "There, there, don't cry, deary ; I'll find you something to do. Kit your supper, and, after that. I'll take you iu a carriage to a friend of mine, Mrs. Mintiie Hawtburne, end bow old are your" "Thirteen, past." "Well, we ill have a little secret be tween us three--you, nnd I, and Jake. shall send you to schoul till you have fi ished education, as they say; ynu will be supposed to be my ward, and then we will see what we will do with ynu. Jake I Goto the nearest coach dflice and order a carriage. Now ynu aie ni)(iMeJ to have jutl arrived on the tram, and I have met you, by previous appointment, at the depot, and given you a lunch at the restaurant. Sn--1 peroeive I must get a traveling suit for you, and to-morrow I will send your trunk op. It is now, presumably. locked up in the depot " "My trunk T asked she to surprise. "Yea, the one I shall purchase, and fill with everything 'needful tn com mence on. You will give me your former residence, and I a ill bave that trunk seut to the dflice. You can come at your leisure and get anything you wish to keep as mementoes of the past or I will seud the whole thing nut to mother's and have it preserved until yoo wish to reclaim it." "Oh, sir I how can I ever repay jou?" "We'll see. Terhaps you may be un grately, and refuse to pay me when I ask you," he said, laughing ; "I have a very distinct impresiiuu of the value I set upon my acts." lining to put on his overcoat he no ticed a look of anxiety upon the honest little face. "Well, what now? ..Have I done or said auyihiog amiss r throw any dust to soil the little looaflike?" "Oh, sir! please dou't tell any wrong ituuci for lue. 0., THURSDAY, -ad, mat s u i ana on came that overcoat with jerk, and down be sat be- side ber. "I'm full of shams and de- ceit, little Saontflake, but I dou't want you to be. lou shall go just as you are, aim icu minnie xiawtnrone tne nonest I i. IT TT. .1 .. . . I lacts, and it she won t receive you for yourself alone I'll blot her out of my book that's what I I'll send you some clothes to-morrow, readv made iust give me your measure, and somcrooney. I'll look around and derido where to sena you to scnom. uaring vacations 1 think Mrs. Hawthorne will like to have you mage your nome with her. bhe la nas no cniiaren. i win settle every thing, so you needn't have any core, for I have adopted ynu." nere, wr. uoraon, is a packoge raoiuer gave me wnen sne was dying, and told me to open it onlv when I came of age. The lock of my trunk is almost off, and I didn't dare leave it in that out upon the street. PUaie take care of it for me." "With pleasure." Jake now arrived with the coach, driven by the same man who had brought Gordon home a short timo be fore, "Out again, this stormy night? Any more misers dying f be asked. "No ; but it's the miser's heir, maybe, needs looking after this time. I have found a little waif by the name of Clare, and believe I can identify her as the sole survivor of my lost friend's family I have a clew which I mean to follow up." Mrs. llawthrone readily acceded to Gordon's plans, at onre conceiving a heartfelt interest in the homeless Or pnan, ana giving ner tne love and care she would have bestowed upon a young er sister, nnd provided an elegantly fur nisncd room in her ceaulilul mansion for ber sleeping apartment or any other use she might de.,iro. Five years flew svi'tly bv, and Alva Gor don one morning received the following note : Hawtiioiine IIoise, Dec. 12, 18---. Dear Mr. Gordon Eva has just grad uated with the first honors of her class, and arrived at home last eve. What will ynu do with her. I really hope you will not rem ve her from my care, as she is dear as a d Slighter to me. Respectfully your", 1 Minnie Hawtiioiine." "Please bring her cut ; and next spring we'll see what she is fit for I" be wrote in reply Eva bad hoped ho would come and pay her a visit, uod she shed a few tears -in the privacy of her own room over her guardian's apparent apathy. As it was his wish that she should enter foci ety, and with the request he had sent a check on one of the banks for a large sum of money to defray all cxpeuses, be sides giving a present of a casket of rare jencls, pearls and sapi hires she felt it vro.il.l bo ungrateful to utter a protest; but when she stood before her mirror, arrayed" in all the magnificence of her youthful loveliness, enhanced by all that art coutd add, she said to berelf; "What is it all worth if be does rot care? I would rather hear him say, 'Little Soon flake, I liko your appearai.ee 1 than all the false com inendutions I r.tiall hear 10-tiight Then a ray of hope darted athwart her riii'otal sky. "Perhaps he will ba there and intends to surprise me. I must look my very best." Bat she was doomed to disappoint meat in that respect, although she found tho evening pass much more agreeable; than she had anticipated, and now a coolinuois round of guy eutertaiome.its succeeded each other o rapidly she felt w:lh deep chagrin that she had hut little time to Carry out the plans she had formed for improving her mind. When sho spoke of ber disgust at such a butterfly exist ence, Mrs. Hawthorne said : Mr. Gor don expressly desired jou should spend the winter in society, and intimated be had other views for you in the spring Perhaps he iutends to mike a nun of you, and wishes you to become t'oroughly Dauseated with worldly pleasure now. I think he is a very monk himself, as I haven't beard of bis attending a single social entertainment this season." Eva's recollection of the lively lawyer was very clear, and she laughed hcatily at the idea of bis being A UCiuae. K ir ly in the spring Mr. Gordon called at the Hiwitiome residence oie dav. j j.-t as the gray of twilight was deepen ing into night, and inquired lor Miss Clare. The servant said : "Walk right into the drawing roo n, sir I She is ia there playing on the piano As he was quite at home there or had been before Eva's reture fiom school he knew the way. Tho door from the ball was ajar, and he saw by the light from the large wiudotrs a slight figure perched upon the music stool. A reminiscence flished aero is bis mind, and stealing cautiously io 0 tiplo?, be threw one arm around the girl, and with the other turned on the gat and tit it. esclaimrtg as he did so, " bat shall we do with Little St oa flake V He expected a scream; but no; a quiet voice said, very demurely, "I don't know as she is fit for anything." Ho locked down into the rosy face upturned to his, and started back, in confusion. "I beg your pardon," he stammered. "I was told 1 would fn d Miss Clare here. 1 did not expect to (iu J any other young lady here." "Mor will you. Have I outgrown your recognition of me, Mr. Gordon?" she asked, and a piteous look of sadness stole into those glorious eyes, aud a JULY 17, 1879. ouiver around the sweet lips, such as you often see about the mouth of a grieved child. Alva knew her then "Honest little Snowflakel" be said, giving ber the first kiss. "You, I am glad to sec, nave oot outgrown your . . T sincerity. Now, to-day my guardian ship must end. I suppose you re a? cm ber the papers you placed in my bauds, Thev Droved vou the onlv leeal heir of Philip Burton, who died five long years ago, leaving an immense property in money, jewels and real estate. I now ulace in tour bauds the deeds, will, and schedule of the property, iou can appoint your own agent, whom I suppose will be your husband, from the request I received lust evening I presume with your knowledge and consent. 1 coum nave wimbo u uuu won sumo i more elaiini a distant relationship. 1 bclievt, however, he is considered respectable, and will add a large property to your own." What baa rhilip Uurtnn been request- in( In my osme!" atked Eva, in indigcant surprise. "The honor of your hand in marriage." "I think he ia taking iar ten much for granted," she said, ber nostrils dilating with scorn. "1 detest bis chsructvr. lie is not re'prctable, io my view of the nut ter. lie won the love of a trusting heart only to betray it. When vou give him vour answer and mine aWo tell him he hud better fulfill bis pledges to Clara Sea ton, boi il he does not in lets than one month I will proclaim aim to our wuele circle." "I did not know that, Eva," said Gor don. "I am glsd yeu have escaped the the toils ot such a monster. I think I oei-d have nu tear, of your choosing otherwise than wisely and well.1' lie began to pace up and down the long room, talking as he walked ' I had a littlo dream once, when a pore girl csme to my otlice, and flung herself to trustingly upon my protection, and I have cherished it ever since, until it be' came almost interwoven with my existence; but to-day, whim I thought to stand face to luce with iu grand realitv, I see how futile have been my hopes. Eva. Eva, dr ling! How can I give you to another man? 1 want you, I Deed you bow can I live without you!"' A soft, hall stifl-u sob smote upon his ear, and once again, as noes bulore, he perceive I the gnuwfUke in a very dissol ving slate. He came and Bat down beside her. Whit is the mattor, little Saowflike t I was utterly selllsh to tell you that. Do you lave iomo one? Doo't you know I would lay duwn my Hie to secure your happiness? Never mind what I just laid" (choking;) I can et over il. Tell me his uami I putting his arm around the weeping girl and drawing her towards hi in. She leaned her head opoa his breast, and whispered something tbat set bis bUod courting through his veins like liquid fire. "l his IS Dot gratitude, Evul Don t mil take your Inclines now; I could not bear lliatl" be earnestly enliesteil. "I nevrr cm love any ono else. I laved you from the Hrr1" sho answered, ama HOW A COMET STRUCK THE EARTH. It was a very small comet, and just the merest corner of the earth but I must tell you tbe whole story. About the year 1830 we went to live on the banks ef Hock luver in the beautiful S.ate of Illinois. During the early part of that wioter, the first newspaper was printed in the little town near our settlement. It was called the Star. My brother wrote some ambitious versrs chanting the praise ef this "Star of our country I Sar nf our banner! Bright Star of glory that shinelh afar?" which was printed in the first number, and accordingly be was chosen from among the youth of the town to bo printer's imp of the Star cflice. How I admired, with just a flavor of envy, bis sudden elevulionl 1 used to peep in at the windows, for I was too shy to enter by the door, and would waich the inking of the "forms" with the hand roller of those days. And I actually came to think my Drotncr s good looks were improved by the smutch of ink he habitually his eye or on his nose I wore over Well, it was here, bovering about the Star office, helping occasionally to wash the forms, after 1 had grown bold eoougn to go io, and lending a hand to pick up tbe type, clear away the 'pi and "sweep out, that I had my nisi urcuius oi tne me awaiting me 10 tne Diisy world. 1 rue, there was no . I asm . fouutaia of inspcralion that flowed for me there, ui less the ink-fountain of tbe old Wushingtun press, but my visions were shaped by an object banging against one of the case-stands ; and that was the foot of an eld boot I One day, exploring tbe dark abyts in tbe btar otlice, I found a lot of types that were only slightly defaced ; and then came to me the lucky thought that I could beg these, and pick up enough more like them to set up by and by a printing cflice of my owo. io prane suo-niwer never grew so quickly as that idea, and I soon walked with my bead among the stars. It bap petted, too, just about this time, tbat everybody was expecting a shower of meteors, or "falling stars" as they then were called ; and although I did not see them, I was constantly thinking about them, and tbe Star, sod trying In work out in my mind a plan for startling my priuting-vflicc, and, at length, how tbe thought thrilled me, publishing a poper all my own I I low should I pnot ill W hat name should I give itf My spare hours were spent io trying tJ find answers to these questions. And all tne time mat lanunting old star was coming out as regularly as any heavenly body ia lis course. iMy paper must have a name taken io some way from the sk; ; but what should it be? NO. 20. Meanwhile, no stamp co'lector ever worked moie diligently in gathering varieties than I in getting together the type for my enterprise. The pro prietor of the btar gave me the contents of the old boot, and I searched daily the sweepings of the office to add to my stock. I did "chutes" for '.he friendly carpenter, borrowed hit tools, and finally took bioi into mv confidence. 1 made a type-case by boring in a thick plank as many boles as there are letter j0 the alphabet, with extra boles lor mimprnln 'anftcaa' "minds " "nnints 1 double letters etc. I made a press by haHit,g to tho end of a well-seasoned strip of two-inch oak a piece of hard wood a foot square and an Inch thick. Tbe glrjp 0f oaj was two feet and a half an(j lhe bard-wood niece, formed an upright, the strips, smoothly plained nod leveled, making the bed of tbe press. A "cleat, nailed along the upright on its inner face, furnished a fulcrum, and a slick four or five feet long was the lever. You will see presently bow this home made press was worked. Give me a fulcrum," said Archi medes, and I "ill move the world I" I had a fulcrum aud a lever, and with them I hoped to lift into existence a new body of celestial name. But I was like a young bear ay troubles were ahead of me. When I began to set op my battered type, I brought about me a very hornet's nest of discouragement. Still I held bravely on. My tick-kmte was constantly on duty straightening up the sides, or mend ing the faces or crooked and perverse little letters. When "sorts" or particu lar kinds of letters failed me, I bad to recor.struct them entirely, always so far mindful of my "t"" and "q . as to turn those letters upside down when I was short of d ." and "b s," I made capital "Fa" with "E's," just chopping off the lower limbs ; and a "Q" learned to cry "0 fcfier I had cut away its tongue. The severest strain, however, was to make two "V stand for " W. Imagine the editorial of a paper opening with the quotation: "When in tbe course of human evcuts, it becomes," etc I Through these and many similar diffi cnlties I led my little columns of broken English, until they stood at last in bat tlo array on the bed of my press, which had been made true with the aid of spirit level, rour hard-wood strips formed the "cbasu" or frame ia which tbe columns were "locked up" to com plete the "form. I bad two pages of two columns each, tbe size of tbe page being tbree inches and a kalt by Qv inches. I inked the type with printer's ink, applied by a ball made of buckskiu stuffed with cotton. I laid oue of my lit'le dampened sheets of printing paper on the inked surface, then a square of woolen cloth, then a piece of bard-wood board ten inches square, plained smooth and true, and then, on tup of tbat, an other block half tho size. Now came the supreme moment. I grasped the lever, Gtted it beneath the fulcrum, aid swung myself over the ether end I seemed to sit astride tho Great Dipper, in this tbe proudest moment of my boy life I I tell you, there is no satisfaction like that which comes from bard-earued success. Now was fulfilled my hope to bring upon earth, my means of my fulcru and a lever, a visitant nf heavenly title. The stars, including my own village Star might "hide their diminished beads I ror I stood that moment holding in my hand the first impressiou of "The Comet." Thus was ushered in, as we solemnly say of the Fourth of July and other great events, the first boy a newspaper printed in the "tar West. It made a stir where I lived, and struck with as tonishment al' tbe boys of the village. This "Comet struck the earth about sixty-five miles west of Chicago, but I am compelled to admit that it exercised no disturbing it tluence on the old planet. It made an impression of ona kind, how ever, raticnce, contrivance, and confi dence were not left without reward. The Comet made ma head boy io our de dating club, and president of our first juvenile temperance society OUTWITTING A L10M. Cpt Aylwsrd tt Us s drull story or a receo Ire I e ween a Uashmso at a lion, Tbe man, a lung way from bona, wts met hy a linn. The aainul, assured that be bad his vio tim la bis power, begsa to sport and dally with bim with a feline jocosity. The lino would annsai at a point In the read aad leap back again into the jungle, te repp-r aaio a Wilis luiiher 00. But the Ruihruta did not Iwee his presence el nnd, and presently bit upoa a device by which to outwit his Ine. Aware that the brute was ahead el bim. he dodged to the riizht. Wbea tbe lien discovered that the ruse bad luddsnly dis appeared he was a good usl acfpltled. Us rested with niertiflcstioo; than he es pied lhe IiuthniDb prepiog at him ever lie crass Tne Uuxhmao at once changed his poaiiian, while the lion stand Irreso lute in the alb, lollewing with his eyes the shifting black man. In another mo ment the littlo mas tuitled the reeds, vsu ished,' and showed hiaiself at another point. Tbe great brute was at Grit contused. and then alarmed. It evidently began to dawn upon him that he had mistaken the pasitinn id matters, and that bo was tho bunted party. The Burdiraart, who clearly recegnia'd what was passing In bis ene my miQ'l, d'd not psuse te let t'ie lion recover his ft ir tied wits, flo hrgao to steal gradually tewardi the foo, who, new In a cnmnlete state el doubt and loar, lairly turned tail and decamps I, Iravipg the plucky and tngeuous little Bushman muter el the ntuatien. 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