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2TI)C tCljntljam Hcuuii J I. .a. i.rsii, KDIT'ol AND ri:t'i';iKT(H;. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, JiATKS ADVERTISING ( tit.- -,ii:in', nni' i ii-itI mil - - .fl.oo Hue Mii:iii', I wo imm rt ions 1.60 lin" square, our intuit li 2.5'i For hirircr iidveriiVnieiits liberal con I net -t will 'ii' made. Oil"; Copy, llt' Jell' One copy, six r.niili-: !! copy, i hiv icon; ', VIII, I'ITTSIU)R() (CHATHAM CO., X. C, NOVK.MIJKK If, IHS:,. NO. II !)c l)rtlljam Ucioiii.j i Cktkm i'!u nirps. I Thoic'i llio 111:111 who It'l yttn shako his limpy 1 h I - llt'V. 11 I...IP. All'! till' 111:111 tt till If til - :i 1:11 -l von M lldl .VUU ', t.tllllll lift III I..II". 'I line's mull t tut lia-i it f';u 'ilutl tin: vv.nM is, vent hy year. (iltlttlti Wol-i' --.-!llil(ts he's IH"tl' lil'll I' V ltlUI'. Till'lc's till' felllW IWlll c.ltltlll.hiitlls llltt! 1111 - ti.l.if He's :i t .'-l till" 111141 uli.i.-isk ynil "What whene'er Villi sfiik. I lli.'l: 1 1 .-i 1 1 nfif's 1 iif 111 1 iii 1 : ivii !' ! k l!li 11 I'll I '"II I'll -I II, it it. It-It It iin thin1. In-'-, .n wmi Hack, ll.il-, 1 1n In 'I lit n-' llit puti-ii-i tveli lr-cveifisting I'liii - lie HI I An. tlit- 111:111 vtlni m-ik"- i'!;-'i"nitt' "Inn" V .use all I liter.'. llieie's tin- 111:111 th-i lelis tin liiiu I ll it :l t i-.ti :l.'ii w is -T -t iJ t . kf II- Hot lie's ."It I'l IU - i;,.;t in.; .!! .1 - ;-, ... MY PROPERTY. Aunt Fanny had just come to make I11T usual s u in 1 11 it visit and I had protid'y taken her through the house to have InT admire 1 In; improvements made since her la-l visit. 'It is all very I i i - ail 1 convenient, dear," sin1 s.tiil, as shi( seated herself in tin eay-tlimr I offered her I 1 1 1 did ;,i,n in ver regret giving those Lou is to your husliainl. May ? ' 'Most assure lly nut, auntie. Why'" "llecauso I thought it 'Ty unwise and tliat smile day you would bitterly regret it. It was your poor father's property and should have heen re tained in ymir mii name I am sure." "Now, diui'l wrrry. auntie, please. Vnti l ame In li.ui' a ph a-iant visit with ii-t. l'.i' 1 h is lu'i'M nearly f rati t it wit 11 delight since I told her v-m were t tuning." "The child, yes. she is a dear little thing, to he s-n ' lint do ymi know that if your husband should die to-lay : lie would inherit the pr- ijn-i t y you gave him. If she were your own child it would he dili-relit." "liut she is in ne, ill! 1 have, certain ly. I love her dearly, and I hope to he ii good mother to her, ti"t withstanding all the hitter things written and salt! against step mothers " "Yes, and you are a good mother to her. Hut to suppose still farther. If she, too, should he taken away then your property would not revert toyou, hut go to her relatives, of whom you know nothing, would that he right?" "I'ei haps not. liut why do you say these dreadful things'.-1 she and her lather are as likely to live as I. Ami a w ife is entitle! to do wer." "Yes. the interest from one third nf what her husband h-aves. lust the in it-rest, 111 i nil you. And ymi gave him lh means lo go into business. You know he failed onee, and may, possi I ly, again." "liut he paid up every penny," I fashed h.-e k, pioiidiy. "I know, and H was rinht : hut, eon-s.-ipieiitly you niiirried .1 poor mail with a child as widl as a wilt: to sup I 01 1 on a clerk's salary." "You forget, auntie, tha1 he still had this heauliful home when all his 1 . 1 1 it t l had heen tully paid: the home in which I'll 1 w,!--, horn and when' his pool wife die I." "1 lotg.it untiling ' and what I re iiu'iiilicr with the greatest bitterness is .m r unadvised act of yielding up your liltlii patrimony, iuirusle.l to me hy jour living Jiii Iter for you. and Ih it Mm look no obligation for H what ever." "liut," I replied, "he invested it in a business which siii :orts us nicely. liesi.lt'H, it was not ids fault. lie wanted me. to have interest bearing notes, or to be the company in the business, its if I would! and 1 told him never to mention the. subjutt to 1111? iigain, anil ho never has." "Then all I have to say is you were very silly sm well as imprudent." liut it was n -1 sill she had to say, even tn telling tm; 'hat a certain match-making tut:: her had said that my husband would have preferred one of her d.iurters if she had held prop erty in her own right m I did. That he needed tiie money and married mu simply to obtain il. 'Don't, utility, please." I said with a little bhiver. "Xor would I. but to convince you Ihiit he should have secured your litllu property to yen, if only for tho opinion of others." "H is nil right just an it is. Ah ! here comes Mia." and my dear old wordly win-Hunt forge', to lecture in her delight at Beeing the little fairy who nearly smothered her with kisses. Hut I had recti' ed a hurt that rank led like n thorn in the llesh. Amino Mrs. Jones thought he married me for my iwoney ? And perhaps others have the s.nie opinion V Of course I knew ho did not, and said it over and over again to myse'f as I helped our one servant to prepare tho evening meal. And when my husband camn with his hearty, cheery welcome for Aunt Fanny I looked wistfully in his face for an answer to my mental (pu'sUon, for question it would become in spite of my linn determination to ignoro it as such. (bice more during Aunt. Fanny's stay ditl she attempt Jo renew the con versaUon interrupted by Klla's en trance, liut 1 only said: "If you please, auntie, I would rather not say anything more about that." And she w ho thought she w as only striving for my interest, replied, coldly: "I 'anion me May, I shall not ollt nd again." "Offend you, who have been lather, mother and auntie all in niiey ' and J kissed her .is I had ever done since she tlrew me away from her only brother's coilin, hiding her own grief to assuage mine. ")o you remember, auntie, dear, when I used to have sulks and you would take me out hunting hunting sunshine, you railed it':''' 1 elleli think of it w hen things go w rong, as they must occasionally, and wish you with mi.' to go hunting sunshine." "Yes, 1 remember. You were a great comfort tome, and I am afraid I have never quite, forgotten the man who coaeil my brother's only child away Iroin the lonely old maid." "And the best friend a wayward girl ever had," 1 replied. liut somehow, idler Aunt Fanny's visit my thoughts and feelings were not the same. 1 1. id I 1 11 unwise, as she siiid, iii giving tip everything to my husband : And had he been too Hirer lo accept it ? I was fearful ii was even so He should have made me under.-! and that I had reserved righls and not taken my property 1 1 cont rol unadv isedly, especially to invest in :i busine,-s subject to all the tlunct nations of the market. And imw he never spoke of it only its his own, and I had helped him to il ill I, and he had forgot ten it. In my morbid state of feeling I found so many hitler tilings of which to complain to myself. We had been married four years and during that tune many improvements had been made in I he house and around it, iu- 0 irring iiti fp-'ne of some thousand-, of dollars. My slightest wish in re g.ird lo a convenience or modern change was sat islied almost .is soon a expressed. And it was, as I said my aunt : "a l e tin iful home." Hut w li.it If it was? It was with my money it had been embellished and made more valuable, and he could easily afford to be lavish in expeudi tu re. "My money used to beautify his home," I said, bitterly, glancing a' my han.lome surroundings. W hen mine and thine are having a :i battle, love and tenderness ilee from the conic-.!. And at times I was flightelifd at the hard, bitter thought 1 was hiding from my husband, or fancied I Wits hiding from him. "What is it May'-'" he once said wilh a look ol wiV.ful tenderness. "A re you quite well '" Never bellei." I n plied, lightly too thoroughly ashai I of the imp I was harboring lo giv 11 .1 name. It was just a iimnth since Aunt Fanny loft ns -a wn-tche.l month to me when olio evening my husband came in and gave me a folded paper. I k, dear, and see if it is all right ' It was it certificate of deposit in th liiink f r just the amount of the bonds I had given him four years ago. If you prefer the bonds I can ob tain them tor you. but the inlere.-t is very low now. and that reminds me. you will have to trust me aw hile lor your accumulated intereit Tho is all I have saved 1 1 i 1 1 my business, Lot you are to have the interest, evciy penny." "liut whatever am I to do with il I asked, in aiua.ed b 'wilderment. "Why, keep ii cheok-l 0,1k and spend your own money :n Vou please," lie replied laughing heartily. "And now is the embargo leiuovcd. and may I tell you how grateful I iitn Jor the use of the money, and how much more lor Hie loVlllg e1i,,.iei) -Ijsphiy,;,! j) tending it '" I could not reply, for the little gocd lei I in iw w as groping, dismally, in the v alley of hnmi'iatioii. "I will consider silence consent, then. II ve you never suspected how I secured your patrimony to you 111 case anything happened to me before I could repay you"'" 'Hut 1 would not have, any security, you know that!" I said, eagerly, snatching at the !ast ray of self-respect "liut you did all tho same. This house with Hs two lots was deeded lo vou and Hie deed recorded the samii dav I receivitl your bonds. So you see I have not only been using your money, but living in y.uir house Ktta and 1 for the piist lour years." "Oh ! why did you'c" 1 askid. "Why did 1 live in your house? 15e eausc I had now here else to live. ami. besides, I rather liked it." You know what I mean. Why did you deed the place to me?" "Hecaiise it was right to do so. I was acting as your guardian, and had no right to use your property without giving security. Iiou't you see?" "Yes, and now 1 am to deed it hack to you ?" "No, I like il just as it is," "1 must write to Aunt Fanny, to night," I said more lo myself than him. lie indulged in a low whistle. 1 had unwillingly betrayed myself, and compromised with a full confession, even Id the grievous report that hu had only married me for my little foi l tine. "Iid 011 believe I hat V" he asked, gravely. "I tried hard not to believe it, but just now I seem to my sell 'such a per fed type of total ih-pr r. ily that I wonder you look me under any cir cumstances." .!(,' ''. .)(, hi Inli; ! 11. (I'.-iilcsl lliani'iii I in the World. Our Amsterdam correspondent i,.is the story of the immense Alrican dia mond weighing I'm carets ill the rough -which is in pro of being cut by Mr. Jacques Met, one of the largest diamond cutteisofth.it city. Tht? stone is said to have a .somewhat curious hi.so-y, mill, though its exact birlhpl: is only a matter of conject ure, it is known th it it w is found by somebody 111 one of I he four mines of Kiinberley, in the (' ape I'oluny, South Africa. It is said that in dune or duly of hisl year one of 1 he .surveillance otlicers ol Ihe eiilral M mil! g I '.'inpany in the Kimberley nunc f.aiud the stone, and, heil'g exempt from search, carried it Ihr.iueh Ihe searching house unper ceivi d iind so I il to four irregular dealers IVr l.'i,'ii' '. Hefore leaving the province the new owners had a night of drinking and gamhling, w hich ended in two of Hum becoming its owners instead of four. The two owners escape I t he scen t police and reaehriH'apc Town, where they found il dealer w ho readily paid them '.I."i,imiiI for the stone. There is an export duty on diamonds shipped from Cape Colony of one-. piiirter per eeii!., but it appears that this stone was smuggled out of the colony by :i p is li nger on the ma;l steamer and brought to l.ou don. where its presetitai ion at Nation iiirdeii created a gr.'ii' sensation. A former i-rsjdeiii a1 I h" Cape mines managed to l-.tin a company of eight persons, who bought the stone bet ween them for .'.'o.tii"' cash, mi condition that the seller or sellers should receive a Hint h share of the event mil piolits. The real value of the stone has In en estimated at I hm a1 above .- on). According to the rubs of alua lion of the lainous Tavernicr diamond, its value would be f I. H'ii'i.'.ivi. The 1 orrespondeii! says that the art of dia mond polishing existing in Auisier dam for more than llin euturies has been brought to such pel f l'CI ion that It is expected thai this stone, weighing in the rough I'iT carals ( and said lo he whiter and purer than any nf id his torical predece-sors), will lose 111 work nig much less than other tamoiis stones; that It will be more rapidly finished, and it has every chance of re maning tint largest and finest diamond of the World. Miiiuiihtm hi; ,h iri b 1: An A ft lulu Omen. In Afuhiiiiistau, when two families iire tiegot iat iug il inan iau"', an omen is consulted in the follow ing manner: Several slips of pap. r arc cut up, and on the half of them is wriiteu. "to be," and on Ihe other half "not to be." These pieces of paper are placed under ii praying carpel, au-l the anxious father devoutly raises his hands 111 prayer to Hod lor guidance, and ex pu sses his submission to Hie all wise decree i f the Almighty 111 (he mailer of his sun's 01 daughter's marriage Then, putting his hand under the car pet, hi: draws out a paper. If on it should be w rilten "to be," ho thinks the marrage is ordained of Hod; if "not to be," no overture or negotiation will be listened to. Sometimes, how ever, I lie interests of state, or the value of the dowry, or the termination of a long-standing blood feud, will induce the pious chieftain to put aside Hit: omen :i 1 having been inilucii-cd by the ptwers of darkness. A Trusted Cilicii. "Who is thill old duller?" asked the new groeeryinan of the milk man, as a well-dressed man went by. "Why, he's one of our most (rusted citiens," was the eloquent reply. Mow do you make that out ? II has heen owing me a bid ever since I came here. ' That' just how we make it out," laughed ihe milk man glc.-l nlly, ami the groceryni.in scratchel his head til. he caught 011. Mn hunt TruceUr. WITH A SIIA'KK PISTOL lluw lilt! ivllt.ll- Klllf.l Hit- C,'i b mid ill 11 I Hud. A Valiiiihli! Rolic nint tli. I Tr.igio Story that is Cmm-icte 1 Vi'li I' Mr. V. K. Mt l'.lheny. of Forty fourth street, has in his possession a valuable relic. It is a silver-mounted pistol which in a celebrated duel fought in lsl"i at J'iltsl urgh, was given Mr. ! Mcl'.lheny by the eminent .Judge 1 Wilkins, who was secretary of war and minister of the Fluted slates to ; li'ussja. The weapon is of old style, ; using powder and bail instead of a cartridge. When nil the arrangements , were made for the duel the sei-onds of j the contestants ordered the pistols to be made there not b- ing iinyt lung suit I able to be found. The order was giv ! I'll hi :i gunsmith to have them made fifteen inches long, one fourth-inch bore, silver-'iioinile I, w ith name of , lighters engraved upon the protectors of the triggers. The protector, trig ger, and hammer of this weapon are made, of solid silv-r, arid, being large add to its value. The one in Mr. , MeKlheny's possession hm engraved up in it: !; I'emlland, I'itt ihnrgli, I'a., lsl.'i." The weapon is certainly of a curious make to those of the present ' day, and it is alsost:ppo.sed that there is not another of iii,. s um- pattern in existence, having been made in a d.f ferent style fr.-in those that Were evil I then used. it-1 ...... .. . 1. it it ton 1 1111, .iniiioiiv vt ayue Wilson his way to the northwest with an iirmy to settle a dispute with the Indi ans they stopped at this city for rest. j Col. Hates, one of li.-n. Wayne's staff, was criticised by Klij.th Fen. Hand, edi- itor of a Pittsburgh paper, saving in i the article published t hat he was not lit to lie an army olli. i-r. Cel. Hates, J reading this, naturally wished to be j revenged. He decided lo Watch for j him on a principal street of tin- city .and horsewhip him He. also chose j the time when there would he a crowd j on the thoroughfare to witness the j chastisement. It happened on a sat- iirday in Ihe latter pari of Iieceml-i i, j l'l'. stationed on the corner of two I leading stieets, about "1 o'clock, with I iirms folded, was Col. Hates, in imi form of the I nked Stales army, look lug around as though just idling Ins ! time, but some person must have told j the secret, for as soon in he slopped a j crowd began to collect, and in about j live minutes the street was blocked, lalitor IVuilland was walking slowly down the sir-et when he saw the I crowd gather, and, always on thelook I out for news, he hurried down and was soon making his way thioii-;h, asking what, was wroiur. when Cn. j Hales loosened his cape an I produced ;tt huge whip, lie .should "Tins is jwhat is wrong 1" at the same time .striking Mr. IV-lidlaud a.os the shoulders, and emit inuct to exercise himself in that way till th- crowd in terfered. Then Mr. IVndl.tnd, with a j smile and a "Thank you," leit as did : also Col Hates. j When Mr. I'ciidluiid reached the : olliee he sent a challenge to I h loiiel. bill it was refused, with the reason I that the colonel never fought with a ' person whom he had horsewhipped. ; Mr. I'l'ii'llaud was not to he pui oil I with such an excuse, hul sent the t second challenge, telling him ho was a I coward ii he then ret used to light, but I again the answer was the same. Frank smith, who had taken both messages and who was a linn friend ; of Mr. I'eiidlaii'l, llieu sent a hallenge. sayiiiu' that he would light, and, there being no rea.-nn why he should refuse, I it Wiis accepted, Mr. smith giving C l. Hates choice of weapons. When Mr. : ) 'midland heard what Mr. Smith had : doilit he inline lllllely olfered himself as a second. Col. Hates secur- d as his .second Judge Wilkins. who had just at that time been admitted to the bar. : All arrangements were made. Mention .is made above ..if t ie n.imu of Mr. : I 'midland being eng 'aved on out! of the pistols. The reason is that he was one of the most inteitsled parties. The day on which was to be decided ; which of the two men was the best shot was cold an I wintry, the snow ; being six inches deep. Sleighs were : secured a.ld the party of six retired to 1 the Held of conilict, which was back 'of Her ron hill, in Minersville, there ' being very few residence in that sec ' Hon then. Ten paces were measured, ! find the duelists look their places. The : word wiis given to lire, anil two sharp : reports rang out on the air, followed 1 by a groan from Col. Hates. His I doctor stepped quickly to him R'i'l ' pronounced him dead, having been shot through the heart. lie was tak i en to the city and the next day was , buried. The same day Hen, Wayne's, I army moved on. The gentleman who now possesses , this valuable relic has had large oilers . made for it by curiosity seekers sev . era! times, hut refused to sll,- l'itt. luiyli t'ommi rciul Oaitttt, Terrapin Finning. Over I, ii '1,1 it") worth nf diamond back terrapin are taken mil of lint Chesapeake Hav and its ti ibuaries eve- I ry year. As the price nv rages y'io a doen. this represents r.'ioii'ii) terrapin j Dramatic, Kesult of Uncle Sun Blacka- anniially. I luring t he season : -n mere's Taking a S)"o::ful. are engaged in catching them. They I are found on both sides of the bay, ! Smne time ago Colonel Milhank vis frmn its mouth to its head, and they J jt,.,i Mexico, and, upon returning, de are part iculaily abundant in the mini- j dared that the Mexicans are the only erous rivers and inlets which hr.iti: h 1 people in the world who know hoy to oil from the Chesapeake. I.tke the j cook. "Why," said In- to his wife, canvass back il-u-k. the terrapin fee !- ; "their dish of 'clu-elv' is excellent. chieily on water celery m- watercress, ami the place where this grass grows thickly is always a terrapin fee ling i ground, it is a fact well know that J this celerv is found in greater luxuri- I iince in tin- Chesapeake I han any j other body of w ater in the world, and j this explains why dm-k and terrapin I frequent its waters more numerously 1 than anywhere else. I Terrapin fanning is an undeveloped j industry in M inland, but when- il is: judiciously followed it yields f iir re- , turns. The first farm was started in ! smiiciset county by I'liited states s t - ' ator liinnis, who began the cntorprisi for his personal :u -comniotlat ion. Tin biggest, farm is in Calvert county, on the I'atiixeiit Niver. and ii consists ol a large -tall wab-r la';--, many acres in extent, and sp ieious enough to ai'- oiu tnodiite thousands of terrapin. In thi 1 In- proprietor placed a number of ter rapin and they multiplied rapidly. Tin hatcheries consist of boards parlh f'dbd wilh san.l, and are so arranged that vvhen the females enter tin y can not get. out until taken out. Tin young terrapin arc kept in the nursery for ten mouths or a year, because tin old museuijue terrapins are said tt have a bad habit of eating the teiulei young members of (heir tribe. Tin curiosity referred to by I ncle l-'.ph has enabled the proprietor of the farm to train the terrapin so that llu-v re j spend when he calls them at lecding i time. Another farm, in which some New York gentlemen are interested, j has been started in Talbot county. It I has a sand hcarh for laying and hatch ing, and it is surrounded built hoard fence to kciq nils. A' ' V-rl; II- "'.. by a w ell 1 ut uiiisli. , A Whale and Tliiasliei- light. The follow iug are extra. Is from a private letter from a Connect h ut gen tleman to a friend in I his city: My sea voyage from hero (o Vic toria, Hrilish Columbia, was more I than usually pleasant, as the i.-orgi' i W. Flder (sometimes known as the ; -Hulling Mo-.cs, ir.mi the I act that slit will roll at all limes and under any circumstances) kept an even ket I all of the three days. "The only feature of interest was the very uncommon number of whales, which for two days surrounded tin ship. It semiie.I that there was a con vent ion of whales met for some lishv purpose, and they were not only dis posed to display their dimensions, but to chow lissome other characteristics they have in common with all created things. We also saw one of thost tights which Hie whale has with tin thrasher, a lish with long, sharp jaws and keen lecth. who fastens himsell 1 into the mouth id' the whale and then 1 beats him with his long-drawn out ; body, resembling a tail, until the pool monster is worn out with his rflort j to shake him oft. and gives up tin ! i light. Then the thrasher leisurely eats out his tongue and departs for , pastures new. "T he blows given by this thrasliei could he In-ard for two miles, and the whale made the sea boil in his vain etlorts to shake oil the iourdiM.-r. Hi Would dive, but it w as of no use, for the thrasher lid slay under walm any length of lime, while the whale must come to llnr surface to breathe. The last We 101, Id see through Hit glass the thr 1 'her was pounding and Hu- whale rolling, pounding the water with his Ibikes, and smnel lines throw, ing his huge body almost entirely out of the water. Ilnlt ;l Timm. j Die llhlesl Idling Thing I W hat is said to he the oldest living I thing upon the globe is the cypress of 1 Santa Maria del Tide, in the Mexican I slate of Oaxaea. This venerable mon- arch of the forest, ntill instinct w ith apparently strong life, probably spans the whole period of written history. It is still growing. Humboldt speaks of it in lSal as measuring ill feet in diameter, Hti leel in circumference and '11 feet between the two ex tremes. The Itt-asiin Why. Jones (just returned from a three years' tour abroad)--! just met Kobin son. How pale and thin he looks. When 1 went abroad he was the pic ture of health. Was he crossed in love? Did the girl to whom he was engaged jilt him ? Hrown t. She married him. AV" York Sun. kkimiot 'viii;i;i.v' dish. Comiiosi'd ul'llit' mnl One l'ut I 'i ri s Jri l i on 1 itoi 1. You take a handful nf bird peppers, mix in ii little 1 iit-iil nr.d stew 'mu up. Of course it's hot and especially w itli a stranger, seems to In- composed of thro piirts lire nnd me part torment. but after a man gets 11 ed to it, whv there is nothing that has such a ten dency to promote digestion. It un- hiubtedly prolongs life, keeps the mind active, and tends toward a g'-u-ral promotion of good feeling. I have brought home a sack of tlms-i peppers, arid at every meal alter this, 1 shall expect my favorite ili-li." Hird peppers entered into the Colonel's daily diet. No one thought of sharing the dish with him until sev eral days ago, when old I'm-le Sam I'.lackaiiiiire, o lied Fork Township came lo the city and called at the In. use of the Colonel. The old man, while at dinner, noticed tho host dipping into what appeared to bo cooked tomatoes, ami, during an animated discussion, into which 1 he subject of a literal place of loi n.ciit in the world to t ome en tered strongly, le- rca.-hed over and helped bims'-lf to a spoonful of stewed pepper. Now." Mild the old fellow, lifting a ngme." Teacher: '-What is a g 1 sied b!a 1 the point of his ' pioneer V" Hoy No. ': -That man knile. and holding it near his mouth j man that works that piaoo." until he should reach a semicolon, "I'm A man w ho had attended th" j-c-, il lit t le qtiar in my Indict and don't lies j mritiarii e of "Hamlet" was ;isl;e. low itiile to s;iv that the wicked will b ! he liked it. "It's a good plav," he ri - 1 roasted like a "possum " 1 plied, --well written, and all lha' soil lie ilmppnl the knife, wiped his ! i-l thing, but it's full of old jokes tongue mi hi , i-oalsb-eve. and without - s... "I don't like my bminet now speaking. I hauled oil" with a .sauce- tl.lt i-vt. t,.,t p n ,1, .,-1. "i mid. b my pail and knocked the Colonel down. ,-,jr at all." lie: "Vi'ii ought to hav The Cloud being r.sentful and impet- ! though..!' tha! before vou bough, it." nous, nro-e ami discouraged old Hlack anion- s faindiarit v. bv hurling his la- voriu- dish into Ho- visitor's frank and open countenance. , hand to hand encounter en on-d, resulting in 1 lie de feat of the Colonel and the subsequent ill rest of the old man. T he case was taken to court and tried by an eminent justice of the peart', a jurist whoso idea of justice rarely meets with re versal, except when it chances to fall under the severe gat! of a judge whij knows the law. When the lawyers had closed their argument, the old justice killed a horse Ily with a paper cutter, and said: " This court is ready lo deliver its opinion. The court holds that the d--- I fell lent had a rij-ht to visit the laud of - I Ihe Monteuuias and Cotttves ,an.l thai while tln-rc had a perfect right to torn, il taste f..r the dishes prepared by tho jibabitants of that country. This court furthermore holds that the do- endmit had a perfect right to pr.-parn In-dish and eiil it under the Am. rican flag; in other words, he had a right 1. j put il mi bistable." "T hen I understand," said Ih law yer for the plaintiff, 'that you have decided in our fax err" '-.lust w ait, if ymi pleas -, until Ihl court has concluded t he decision. In order lo be thoroughly prepared to judge the case w iselv, this court or dered ;iii. 1 tasted n sample of Hie slut' brought from tin- depraved land of the Moiiteuiiias, and this court is pre pared to say that a man who wouldn't, knock a fellow down for placing such a hidden mine of explosive compounds w ithin his reach, ought to break out with the nettle-rash, and be ibprivcl of the right of suflrage. T his cmitt would advise the plaintiff to keep out of the tleletideiit's way, but will say that if the defend, nt don't cat. h h-.iu and 111aultl1eetern.il pli-n out of h;s disposition, he will lay hiuiscil li.ibl 1 toil line and the odium ol being con- sidered a blamed fool by this A rA'ii.s"" I'niri h r. 111 1. l.ove'tt lailior Lost, In reci nt elections at Hrnssels, tlm w ives of members of the consi-rvaliv u party entered freely into the elites'. One of these ladies, after 1 xpendmg. in buying what she did not need, ;i considerable sum of money in a store, said to the mistress: "Your husband will, of course, vote for M V" The proprietress, with eyes cii-i down, replied: "Alas, Mine, la liaronne, 1 am .1 widow." Kxihiliiiiig a I'riiverli. "I'apa, what does Hi s mean: " -It is better to give than to r.ievo?'" asked ;i llai Imn boy of los Ion I pa rent. "It means, my son, that . 111 mot: . cr finds more pleasure in lecturing in.' than 1 tin in he iruig her." Y -"- ) .-, Juiti Hul. A Itivcr Dream. IV hliie Line bk.v iil.ovc, 'J'hi- blue, I. Ine wiiter mi l"l , I'wn t-ti-s nunc iiliif. mnl 11 li'-'iit llit'l's tine, n I 11 I', nit lo lii-.O' Hie vtitli my I- in To liiii'ls of li'l.l tin 1 tteii li r. J in' sunny lield- iiinini I, 1 lie nve: lii'i-'M'-.' I'V il', A smile moru I'l ilil lllllll lien I'l l Iv.l.t. mi liintvs with iii.-:i..iiv pniiim? tiownnt, A 1 1 1 J IKti 1 11 t'Hl'e tli liy Utf. A dulling vi-ult the t.de, N IIjiI I iii- ' t-tinp!. U II . (.......i, in i'i III ioi:oi s. ! Always ready to take a hand in coo v emat ion I leaf an I dumb ;'o, ! A small h-ak may sink a great ship, ' and a raw onion break tip a murl-ship. Why is a weit here-n-k lil-e a loiiler'' Hecaiise it is coiist intly go ng iieiiid doing nothing. 1 Well, you can t-i! in if he is young -" -'l should think he wa -. He ; ba-n'l got any hair ei !" . A sportsman, n-t ui u u :' I r- tc the marshes. wh"n a.ke.l if he had shot iinylhing. said: " N". but 1 gat th" the birds ii good serenading." "I king itl your dra w ings imbin s me with an artistic fever,'' remarked suiithe lo Mi-s J . ill "I. "11 ought to: it's sketching." quietly replied J.uiu. Why is if that tin- man win-whang' an old copper cent into 'In- tontr; : Imtioii n.ix gem-rally leans bin I; with a twenty doll'ir Jo. k of b.-m oleum-? j Teacher: "What i- an engineer ?" I H 'V No. 1: "A man who works an sii": v bollllel He No hair." 11. an u tote to a a -i-'UPst Ilia he had an appl" which he had preserved lor fifty three years, and mi being re qui sled to forward it for inspection. In- replied tinii he could not, as il wa ; the apple of his eye. Orchids. The orchid family ints is pi-cul- i-,,-y intere-ting n account nf tin j strange forms assumed by its ll nv-r I Many of them imitate in perfection ! tie- butterllics an I 1 e -s and the riili 'mis winged in-ect t that inhabit tin I tropics. The plants themselves 111 i tropical climates are frequently dry I si.-nis, parasitic ej.nn !!.- trunks ol . trees; but 111 tin- ilowcrin. s.-.i-.,.-i thry : burst, out into tin- mis' superb and ! gorgeous bi.issoui.s, th it set a whole ! forest ailaiii.- with their colors. 1'or I these reasons they arc most, highly ! prized by tin- i'- risl-, and a lir-- group ! ,, hid ' is consnler-i one i f tin noici-st treasures of gp-at botanical nlh-i-t i--Us, In mir own country wi 1 Hive about seven! y-live siiecie.s, sunn el whn Ii are very showy an I hand some. Hill Ihe otchid fumicr g:.e l.irllur aiii-li for his beauties 11. must have tlu-m frmn Ihe wild ol Australia tir Van l:ic;uan's land, m from the i--i d.-s ol India, from tie bank s of t In- A iiiaoii or I roi,! the i lands of I i'opje seas. I.iiiii.i iis knew only 1'"' species oi oichids: I 'ersoon, in I soil, ktn-w i 7 7 spietig.-l. in l.s.in, had enumerated about son. and m inoie recent times Ihe nuiiibm ha risen to iuii.lv .'i.i'O'i. The geneia, also, are very m ny In number, but those will. 1 1 are nio.l popnl.il with 1 uit 1 v a'.-rs are rump. natively lew, .1.1 li--ugh tln-y c nil. on .1 gn at number ol spi . it s. I Ii.., H.,,,1.1. I II.' I Cut ami Hie Hani. An oil Clow w a . w at. Jung .1 dock of sheep gr.i.ing 111 il valley, vv In n a l uge I'agle suddenly llew among them and camel , 11 a young I. ami'. l! seems to me that I ought to 1.. aid.-to do that," remarked tin Crow : I'll tiy it id any rale." Willi llu-sr words the Crow llew down. In on the back nf a large Ham. and after violent evert ions siicieeded in living away with him to the top of a neighboring mountain four miles high. After being deposited, the Ham remarked in a tone of playful non.h.i-.,--. : Well, having gotten mo up heie. what do you pi op.. so lo do with me, you black pirate? if you don't get down this mountain in a hurry, I'll butt yon into nil meal." The poor Crow, accepting the situation, liut tried .sorrowfully down the mountain side, and supped in the valley on a be lated lislung worm, Muiti : lion't undertake an army contract before carefully estimating Ihe probable lu-t profits. Life.
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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Nov. 19, 1885, edition 1
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