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NO. 33
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PBtPCMOirt fj CARD.
R. H. Ti BASS
Offers Ms profet. l services to the ctU
,ens of Tarboro and vicinity.
Office in Ti A. McNeir'a drug store on Mala
t .
Street
pRAK POWELL, . ;
A TTORXEY-A T-LA W
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Tabbobo, J ?..'. - :-i.;',-'.':
w. a
3"Felrasa Illy, graceful aa a gazelle!
Who aha t I would give a thousand
dollars If I might but paint that face f
f Th worda war spoken hurriedly, and
eoaaewhat too , loudly foe the time and
?;Many bystanders hoard them, and
looked at the apaakar, the lady, then at
each other, and amiled. ".
But tha lady herself a young, alight
jdrt, with large blue eyea, pale, golden hair,
and a faea Ilka tha picture of a Mint, bo
f aMr and pure It aeemed held on her way,
leaning on her escort" a arm, without a
change of expreealen o even a startled
sidelong glanea, to chow tha tha artist's
- TARBORO, M. C - r
Practices In all the Courta, Btate and Fed
aal. ' - " rt 6S& -
EORGK HO WARD,
TAEBOEC N, C
rPraeUeea In all tha Courts, BUto'and
rederal. , - - no.6-ly. :
NDRJSW JOTNEB,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
: GREENTILLE, N. C
Id future will regularly' attend the Bqi
oprts of Edgeeombe. Office in Tarboro
lerior
oase.
G.
M. T. FOUNTAIN,
ATTORNEY AND COUNOTLIjOR AT LAW,
Tarboro, N- C,
Office Tr InsuraaM Office of Capt. Orrcn
WUliaioB. , feb21-6m
T.ALTER P.
WILLIAMSON
j Attorney-at-Law,
Oflice in Poet Office Building.) :
TARBORO', N. C.
f Practices In State and Federal Courts:
,
11 A. GiixtAM. ' DojiMBixOiuxaif
QILLIAI & SON ;
; Attorney s-at-Law,
j i TARBOBO, N. C.
Will practice in the CounUea of Jdgecombe,
Halifax and Pitt, and In the Courts of the
r"irgt Judicial District, and In the Circuit and
upreme Cowts at Raleigh. : Janl8-ly.
AS. NORFLEET, :
Attortiey-at-Ilaw,
T.-iRBORO, - - .V. C-
CIRCUIT. Edgecombe, Nash and VfHi
son. 1 Loans negotiated on reasonable lerma.5
J.
L. BRIDGERS & SON,
Attorneys-at-Law,
TARBORO - - - X. i
. IOBBET BATTLK, , i .rpr
Attorney at uur
TAKBORP, N. C.f
MounVN. C.l I
Nash, SdirecoDibe,
Battle A Hart, Rocky
Practice in the courts of .
Wilson and Halifax counties. Also in the
Federal and Supreme Courts. Tarbore offltfe,
np-et&irs over new Howard building,. Main
ttreet, op p. Bank front room. apr 1 4
K.LN.CARB, ; .' I"
Surgeon Dentist,
TARBO RO, N. C.
Office Lv.ui s, iroio 9 a. m. till 1 p. m. fnd
nm. i to 6 p. id. f
tiNeit door to Tarboro House, over
Royster & Nash. I
HIS GUARDIAN.
BT L. T.
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a groan. "What
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U. B. W. JOTNER, ;
SURGEON
DENT IS
Has permanently located in Wil
son, N. C. All operations willl be
neatly and carr fullr performed iand
on terms as reasonable . as possible.
Teeth extracted withoat pain. Office
ori Tarboro street next door to Post
Office. Jan-16D
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Livery, Sale, Exchange
j and Feed S tables, jr '
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tad have a capacity of holdinr ten car-loads
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laal8y
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TEACHCRfl. Make ar?0 to tl50 ner Ibionth
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Steady work for SpriuK and Summer. - d
iresa J. C. McCnrdy ACo., Philapelphia, Pa.
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UTHER SHELDON,
DKALKU IN
SASiPOORS, BLINDS
BUILDERS' HARDWARE
PAINTS, OILS, GLASS,
Aud Butldine Material of every descrtption
XOSltj W.jBIDE VARKET 8QlABE
49 ROANOAKE AVE.. I
NORFOLK, VA.
Novemberi882. 18,1-y. . I '
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O. WOODWARD, I
with
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Will mail samples of -
DBT QJOT)9 WHWJ RTEOTTRflTED.
mad o order. Correpondnce so-,-Ml'ogueiof
Patterns tnsllad
ma to any eddrets
that eTeningwith her bine eyea fixed np-
oacae stage, many an opera glass was
turned upon her from below, and In a se
cluded corner of tha stalls sat Gervase
LlTingstone, tha artist, gazing at her;
With his heart and soul In hia large, dark,
passionate eyea
sj " Who nan ahe be r he whispered to an
Intimate friend.
I "I do net know. The face la a new one,"
fas the low reply.
"A new one! It looka as if it was but
jnst created aa if those eyes had never
looked upon a sinful world !" rared The
Artist. " Tears ago, when I was a school
boy la tha country, I knew a child with a
face almost aa pare and sweet She died,
f earthly angels always do. Yet, had
She lived, she would have been like that
girl. Poor little May !"
Leaning hia head upon hia hand, the
artist lost himself In a dream of his boy
hood's lore. When he looked up again
the concert waa drawing to a close, and
the box was empty the divinity 4iad
Jgone !
f Hurrying from the house, he inquired
:right and left among the attendants at
the door and finally, by a gift of money,
Sao refreshed the memory of one that he
f aaid that he had aeen the young lady
drive off in a private carriage before the
concert was over, with " a gentleman as
might be her father, air, and they went to
tha Everett House." v
To the Everett House followed the en
amored artist, only to be disappointed.
Tha servant whom he feed liberally as
sured him that no such young lady waa
stopping there. Some wild impulse, for
Which he could scarcely account, led the
artist to examine the hotel register. He'
looked for the name of "May Cameron "
It Waa the name of hia earliest love and
it was not there.
Meanwhile tha fair object of his search
was speeding from the city as fast as the
midnight train could carry her toward
Boston. Although, tha hour was so late,
ahe waa wakeful, and clasped her hands
over her eyes as she rested . her head on
the pillow, la a yaia attempt to shutout
from mind and memory tha pictora of a
haunting face, t- . , : "
" He did not recognise ane, ahe though V
with a sigh. "And yet I knew him In
pita of the change in spite of the added
height, tha altered face, the dark mous
tache I knew him at the - moment when
his eyes met mine,' aa we -entered at the
door." ,
And then ahe blushed at the memory
of tha words he had uttered.
M Pauline," said she, softly.
The second occupant ; of the " section "
atlrred . on hercouch, and, answered,
drowsily:
"What is it, May t"
"Are you asleep t"
H What a question t
plied Pauline, stifling
troubles you, my May of Mays r- You gen
erally drop asleep the instant your pretty
head touches the pillow."
But not to-night, Pauline. I cannot
Bleep. I have been thinking of all you told
me about"
"About Gervase Livingstone ?" asked
Pauline, finishing the sentence.
"Hush) Speak lower, Pauline. There
are so many people near, i ea, i am
troubled deeply troubled by what you
aay of him. "
"It la trne, May."
" Who told you, Pauline t"
" My brother, in the first Instance. He
knows him well is- often at his rooms
and regrets hia intemperance more than
any of tha rest of his friends, I think."
Does your brother think does he con-
alder him. entirely past reform f" asked
May, with a trembling voice.
Hearing it, and the suppressed sob that
followed the question, Pauline Danforth,
who waa a kind hearted little city belle,
came out of her nest and sat down beside
her friend.
Dear May, my brother James has
often said that if Livingstone had a reason
motive for reforming, his reform
wonM bd arpetttta .?
wnat motive r-
"I explain myself bunglingly, I fear.
James meant, my dear May. that if Lir-
Ingstoaa oenlfl be Induced to fall In love,
the lad ""Might ''Work his ,rf ormatlon
easily, If aba chose to do so."
" He loves no one, then, at present r'
" No one. May. James says that he be
lieves him to be faithful to the memory of
a child who died rears ago. It is an odd
thing to aay of a man like him, but James
declares that Livingstone really loved that
chil(Land that he loves her now."
" If that Is true" said May Warburton,
drying her eyes, " he may yet be saved."
" What do you mean, dear V
" I mean that I am that child, Pauline.
But the child, died," replied Pauline,
with nn astoniahed look.
"No.- My cousin, mary uameron, ajea,
and he must have seen the notice of her
death, or heard of it. and supposed it to
be mine. Just before her illness my good
Uncle Warburton. catna .to jny country
homel and, fUraihg,me. A poor and friend
less orphan, adopted me as his own cmia,
and save me his name.
"And waa it In that little country town
iYt vu knew Gervase Livingstone as a
bov " inauired Panline,
i "Yes. He had been sent to the house
of some old family servant for hia health.
and he remained there for two years, while
his parents were. In Europe. Oh I Paul-
Inelhe- was the ; noblest, kindest, most
generous-hearted boy I If you will only
help me now to save him !"
" I !" exclaimed Pauline.
"You." replied May. caressing and
kissing her. " Oh, don't refuse me, dear.
Pana is bo stern and unforgiving about
such things. He would think Gervase
I mean Mr. Livingstone not worth sav
ing, because of this one fault. It is vain
- ' - e .
to hope for help from him. But if you
will only assist me, dear, good Pauline, I
hnvesuchaplaal"
" Indeed r said Pauline, laughing- So
lam to be bribed with a kiss. Well, let
ma hear your plan for the benefit of Ger
vaae I mean Mr. Livingstone and we
win see what can be done."
" I ehal naed jour brother's aid, too,
but that yatt must secure. And oh 1 both
ai yon mnst promise to keap my secret
frem every one,' aald May.
-Then leaning her cheek against Paul
ine's, she whispered, in the silence of the
midnight, her Innocent plot for the re
demption of a human soul.
Pauline Danforth's stay in Boston was
but a short one, and on her returu to New
York it was noticed by her escort that she
carried in her own hands, and for the
whole distance, a small ebony,box, mount
ed in silver, and fastened with a silver
lock and key. "A jewel box,'' as he
supposed.
On the evening of ; her arrival at the
home in Fifth Avenue, aiffer the family
greetings were over,- Pauline sought a
private interview with her brother
James, and, after a long explanation, loft
the ebony box in hia care.
"May la a trump, Pauline, and you are
another," was the young man's somewhat
undignified: exclamation, as he brushed
hia cambric handkerchief across his eyes,
f : And Livingstone is well worth, saving,'
and the little box shall be in his possession
to-morrow evening before he sleeps.' I
"Secretly, James, remember," said
Paulina. " He must not know from whom
the gift comes, till he has shown himself
worthy of it"
" Trust me for that," replied her broth
er. " If there were more women on earth
like you and May, women ready to use
their influence over men in this fashion,
we should be a great deal better than we
are, my'dear."
So James carried off his prize to his own
room.
The next evening a party of gay friends
met,jas they were often in the habit of
meeting, at the artist's rooms. Wine
flowed freely, and the pictures on the
wall could scarcely be seen for the cloud
of smoke that rose from a dozen cigars
When the revel was afrits height James
Danforth rose from his chair and held out
his hand to the host :
"Good-by, Livingstone."
" What ! are you going ! So soon t" said
the artist, surprised.
1 ea. uomg ior goon ana all, my
boy."
" What do you mean V
"I mean," said Danforth, seriously,
that there is a time for all things, and
the time for reflection has now come to
me. We are all on the downward track.
boys you know it as well as I. An angel
has warned me, and I am going to stop
now while I cau. follow my example if
you have any regard for yourselves, or
for the mothers, sisters and wives at
home who love you. Good-bv. bovs.
Good-by, Gervase. I shall Join you here 1
no more."
He left the room. They all sat gazing
at each other in silence. His words had
struck home to every heart, as he had in
tended them to do. One after another of
the now quiet party stole away with some,
excuse. In half an hour after James
Danforth had closed the door behind him
the artist sat alone by his fireside, leaning
his head upon his-hand, and gazing sadly
into the burning coals.
' The wives the mothers the sisters at
home who love you." he muttered to
himself. "They did well to obey tha ealL
I would have obeyed it. in my turn, but
who lives now to care for me t . My
foother and IltUe May are both la their
graves ; sister I have none wife I shall
never hava 1 Ah, what does it matter t
A short life and a merry one for me, and
no one will shed a tear over its ending.
Ill have another glass of wine. What's
this "
In reaching up to the mantel-shelf for
the glass he had left t.hrA. a
Btr&k against the little ebony chest,
which stood in the place of honor, directly
under a little water-color sketch made
from memory of the long-lost child,
May."
The silver key was in the silver lock.
The artist turned it, wondering how the
beautiful toy came there without his
knowledge. - His surprise increased when
the lid flew back, displaying a beautiful
drinking cup of gold, elaborately chasei,
and enriched with rubles beneath the
curving brim.
"What a beamlful thing!" exclaimed
the artist, lifting the cup from its bed of
rose-colored velvet. "Who can have sent
such a gift? Did those fellows bring it
secretly with them to-night, I wonder?
Anyway, it is a perfect gem, and I'll fill
it to the brim with champagne, and see if
I can drive these melancholy thoughts
away.'"
Approaching the table, he lifted the
flask. Something flashed at that moment
at the bottom of the cup. Turning it to
ward the light he saw a picture, framed
in gems, and bending nearer, the large
blue feyes of the lovely stranger at the
concert looked up at him from the depths
of the goblet with an earnest, appealing
gaze.
He nearly dropped the cup in his sur
prise. Snatching the ebony case from the
chimney-piece, he searched it eagerly for
some clew to the mysterious gVt.
Half-hidden in the velvet lining, he
found a morsel of paper, and drawing it
forth, and holding it to the light, he read :
' Not dead, but hoping and praying for you
ever. Ma."
"May! May alive! Alive and remem
bering me I" he exclaimed. And then, as
the full significance of the gift flashed
across hia .mind, the crimson flushed to
his temples, and sinking on his knees, he
laid his head down beside the magic gob
let, and burst into a passion of tears.
Those who called at the rooms of the
artist daring the next week found "them
closely shut At last it waa rumored'
about that he had suddenly sailed for
England, and a few days more proved the
rumor to be true.
A year passed by, and at the annual ex
hibition of the Academy painters a pic
ture made its appearance which took the
world of fashion completely by storm.
Every paper noticed it : every person
spoke of it; and so numerous and so ap
proving were the comments that pretty
Pauline Danforth, who, in general, cared
nothing whatever about pictures of any
kind, asked her brother James to take her
to the gallery to see this wonder on a cer
tain day.
James, like a kind brother, consented,
but with aa odd twimkle in his eye,
which Pauline could not quite under
atand. When that evening's trsn from
Boston brought Mr. Warburton ana fire
adopted daughter, May, for a visit of
some weeks, Jamea eyes seemed to
twinkle more brightly than ever ; and, of
his own accord, he iavited Miss May to
join their party on the following day.
May accepted the invitation with a sup
pressed sigh. Hearing which, James
BIUI1CU avw-
him speedily into a corner, and demanded a
share of his secret, whatever it might be.
But James proved obdurate. She would
know all. he said, at the gallery, where
tha name of the successful artist was to be
proclaimed on the following day.
Pauline reflected a moment.
." Oh 1" she exclaimed ; and her eyes be
gan to dance in their turn.
But not one word said the little traitress
to her friend May. Only she took care
that their vlsls to the gallery should be
paid at a very early hour, before the fash
ionable world had scarcely risen from
their beds.
Early as it was, however, one gentleman
stood before the famous plctuFe, gating
intently at the feauUful golden-haired,
guardian an gel, who, with white waving
wings, bent forward over tha ahoulder of
a dark-browed man, walking heedlessly
on a flower-strewn descent, toward a fear
ful gulf , and drew from hia unwilling
hand a golden cup overflowing with wine.
Pauline gave one swift glanoe at the
angel in the picture and at the solitary
gazer. Then aha touched her brother's
arm, and while May went unsuspectingly
forward, the two vanished into an Inner
room, where a portrait' gallery had been
recently Improvised. '
-Hearing : the light step behind htm Che
artist turned away, with a crimsoning
brow, from tha contemplation af his own
pictare. "."v " . . ,
Bnt, with his first glance at the face of
the newcomer; he paused.
1 RUBPS: TRAMP. J
It was a chilly evening in November.
The wind moaned drearily around the
earner of Ivy cottage, and the bright open
fire-place aeemed doubly, cheery and in
citing la contrast to tha cold and dark
aass outside.
v I a luxurious easy chair reclined a fair
girl, her white hands resting idly in. her
lap, and her eyes fixed on the glowing em
bers. Presently ahe spoke, In a tone that
waa half jesting, half impatient.
' "Jtaby, do pot thaieverlasting darning
way. ft positively tries ana. to have you
sit there stitching away as if your life de
.pended on 11"-- ; --
I am aorry to weary ja. Maude, but
- , . v tfm uiuev iiuiw vooiro.. uear me i
She stood rooted to the spot In her amass-
ment, her heart throbbing, her color ris
ing, and at last, her blue eyea filling with
tears.-'' -- ' v;----
" Oh, Paulfoel '! she exclalmad, 4a1 aa
agitated tone. It must be . hia pictora 1
No one else could have painted It t - He la
saved f - . ,
"Yes, thanks to you aweet angaL un
der God, he is saved f replied a deep
Voice. , '
She turned, and met the dark eyea of
th e artist gazing at her In worship.
"May my little May will you . take
the life you rescued f" be asked.
With a noble courage she laid her hand
in his. And now no home la happier than
that of the famous painter, where hia
sweet " Guardian Angel " smiles upon hie
walls, and dwells enshrined within his
loving heart
Uinta About Hsraee.
It Is not often the case that work can be
bronght out of a horse, as butter out of a
highly bred Jersey cow, by the consump
tion of enormous quantities of food. Ex
cess of food weakens a working anrfnnl
and disables it from work. It inducea In
digestion, and that is worse than a spare
diet. The daily ration of an Arabian
horse, which carries its rider 100 miles la
a day, is six pounds of parched barley,
while the rider eats only a handful of
dates. The Arab and his horse are both
wiry, sinewy, and muscular animals,
without fat ' or nseleaa flesh. The same
principle should be followed ' in feeding
farm horses. A rigid rule should be
adopted for feeding, and if a horse is
worked extra hard upon any occasion it
should be restored by rest and not by the
use of more food than it can digest, espec
ially when the system is weakened by
overwork.
Worry hurts' more than work. Let a
man set out for a twenty-mila walk with
good shoes and well-fitting clothes, and he
will arrive at the end In perfect comfort
and with a vigorous appetite for hia rea
sonable meal. But let him walk the
twenty miles with a peg in one shoe, with
a galled heel or a wrinkle In hia stocking,
or even with clothes or collar which chafe
the skin. ' He would be worn down at the
end of five xnilea. - How many poor horaeai
are thus worn down dar. after day aud
then suffered to stamp the floor all nlgM
to fight the bloodthirsty flies. Will an ex
tra allowance of oats help the wretched
beasts ? Alas ! no ; the food mar be un
eaten In the feed box the next morning;
but the field work muat be done, and so
after five or rears of work the wretched
jminai perishes when it might have gone
on working to the age of 25 had it been
treated considerately.
The Fools Net All Dead In Parle.
A matrimonial agent appeared like a
meteor and disappeared in Paris, taking
off 12,000 with her. She hired a room and
inserted an advertisement to the effect
that a rich heiress, the owner of $400,000,
was anxious to find a husband who would
be willing to overlook an error committed
in early youth. On the day after this ad
vertisement appeared twenty eligible
suitors applied quite prepared to be indul
gent for the bygone error in consideration
of the handsome fortune. The matrimon
ial agent received them separately, told
them all she could not give the name or
address of the heiress unless (100 were
paid down In advance. , Apparently there'
was not a wise man among the twenty
applicants, for they all paid the commis
sion and were sent to various towns in
France with false addresses and on a
fool's errand. Nineteen of the twenty
victims lacked the courage to communi
cate with the police, but one of them
braved ridicule In order to be revenged,
and the lady who obtained 13,000 so easily
ia being actively inquired after.
Hog In Paitsre.
Hogs do better without ringa when
running at large in pastures. The fact la,
healthy hogs on good pasture, with plenty
of grass, don't root much ; but when bogs
get "off their feed," and their digestive
organs are out of order, they begin to
root that is, they do the best they can to
secure a change of food to bring them
back to a healthy state. In the .corn, hog
and cattle counties of the prairie States,
when a bunch of hogs begin to root, it is
regarded as one of the first symptoms of
coming cholera, and frequently a sale la
made of them aa quick as possible, v.
.j,.-,. Roaehvea. ..-.,
There are many receipts for getting rid
of roaches. One aa harmless as any, ia to
slice un cucumbers and lay the pieces. In
the way of the bugs. Another, not quite
so harmless but more effectual, la to grind
un white sugar and calomel In eqnal parts
and sprinkle the mixture over any sort of
food or sweets the roaches readily eat... It
will kill them, and mice too, IX not rata.
Fencing is the new craze among young
ladies, Well, if they will occupy the fence
occasionally it will give the gate a rest, and
the whole business will wear out together
"Grandpa, d.ar, we have come to wish
you many happy returns of your birthday;
and mama says if you will give us each a
dollar we are not to lose it on our way
home. ' --
A girl with three arms is an attraction in
a Louisaca side show. She can play the
piano wilh two of them and lu-n the mneic
with the other, thus saving the expense of a
young man. - J
"Uncle John," said Acnabelle, "yon
must congratulate m. I am graduated
"H'm!" grunted Uncle John: "so k our old
thermometer out in the barn, bat what ia it
good fori" '
A coincidence: "All alone, .'y dear child.
I'm a'raid tt at husband of yoi rs neglects
you terribly, He's always at his Jab when
I call." "Yes, mama; bnt he's at Vome
all other times
The morphine habit, it is said, will cause
the hair to drop off. Ladies who axe4, ad
dicted to this habit should take the pre
caution to pin their hair on securely before
stauirg ont for a promenade. A few extrfc
hairpins will defy the opium babitf .
ion.
raying it with eomical dismay.
s She was not pretty, yet 0 one who
knew Ruby would ever have thought of
caning her plain. She? possessed no trace
of.her.eouain's fair, stately beauty, but
her sweet race had an attraction that few
eould withstand. She differed from her
cousin as much m disposition aa she did
in feature, for Maude waa proud, selfish,
and. discontented, although she was a
petted only child, while little Ruby, a de
pendent orphan, waa a happy as the day
waa long, and loved nothing better than
to make everybody else as happy as her
self. .
The two girls made a pretty picture as
they sat there In the bright, cosy room,
and so thoughts stranger who paused for
a moment ouUide the window to admire
the scene. Only for a moment did he
pause there, then groping hia way through
tha darkness up to tha-door, he knocked.
Buby sprang to obey the summons. As
ahe opened the doer ahe saw a man stand
ing before her In a worn, decidedly shab
by suit of clothes. He raised his hat.
"Can you kindly give me shelter here
for the night f " he began, bnt before he
had time to say more Maude sprang to
her feet, exclaiming angrily.
"Ruby, shut that door, this instant 1
It'a a tramp, and we shall all be robbed
and murdered in our beds if we let him
in." .
But tender-hearted Ruby found it hard
to obey her cousin's command.
I am sorry, "aha said, gently, trying to
often her cousin's harsh-words, but I am
afraid you cannot stay here."! ,
Can you tell me where I can .find a
lodging ?" asked the stranger. "I have
been ill. and cannot spend this cold night
In the fields."
Ruby hesitated
"Wait a momeat,pleaae i" she exclaim
ed haatily, than obeying at last Maude's
repeated commands to "shot and lock
that door." aha darted up stairs to her
own little room, .
She drew from, its hiding place a little
gold dollar, one of her chief treasures, and
hastening down stairs again, ahe opened
thedooE.' .
"What are yon going to dof" asked
Maude angrily, laying a detaining, hand
ttjoa her. and trvlns
let you give this . miserable fellow any
money. ' He will only spend It for liquor
and get drunk on it. Are you crazy.
Ruby t" ahe asked, aa the girl darted past
Iter out In the porch.
Here is some mouey, poor ; man," she
panted breathlessly. "There is a little
note! about a mile farther down the road,
and yon can get supper and lodging
there. I wish I could let yon ' stay here."
The stranger raised the little hand that
proffered the coin respectfully to hia lips,
and thanking her, turned away and van
ished In the darkness. j
"I would like to give you a good shak
ing," said the angry Maude, as she closed
and locked the door with rather nnnec-
ry vehemence. " I believe' you would
have been perfectly willing to let that
miserable tramp stay here all night If it
hadn't been for me. "
I don't oelieve he was a tramp at all,
Maude." protested Ruby. " He looked
Ilka a gentleman, though hia clothes were
rather shabby, I must confess. He look
ed, sick, too. I should have been dread
fully uncomfortable to think that per
il aps be might have bad to wander about
all night, when we are so warm and com
fortable."
"You're a silly goose," was Maude's
only reply, and Ruby sakl no more,
though ahe secretly rejoiced in the
thought of the comfort that her long
treasured gold coin would procure the
poor wanderer.
A week later there was great excite
ment among the young ladies in this part
of the country. The owner of River-
View, a beautiful country seat in the
neighborhood, had. returned after an ab
sence of twelve yeara. He was a single
gentleman, and in every feminine heart
there burned a secret hope that she might
become the mistress of Riverview. When
invitatiens for a reception were issued, the
excitement rose to fever heat, and nothing
else waa talked or thought of lor days.
Even little Ruby had a snare in this de
lightful bustle of preparation. . Her uncle
had laughingly declared that she should
bave a chance at Mr. Earle with all the
rest of the gtrlav and had bidden her
choose a newdrew for the occasion.
-Maude stood before her mirror when
the; important evening .came,, conscious
that she would nave rival In beauty.
She "waa really beautiful inir dress of
creamy satin, with folds of filmy lac! half
concealing, half revealing her, rounded
arms and graceful neck.
Ruby was quite eclipsed by her cousin's
magnificence in her plain dress of white
muslin, looped with bunches of scarlet
geraniums : but her face was radiant with
delight, and aha admired her cousin with'
out a trace of envy shadowing her happi
ness.
When they had taken, off their wrap
pings and descended to tha . brilliantly
Illuminated;' narlora-Ruby-, grasped her
'cousin's arm with a cry of surprise :
"Look, Maude; look, there's my
tramp!" -
The weather-worn auit had been replaced
by a faultless evening costume, bnt Ruby
recognized the dark eyes and clear-cut
features, -
Maude recognised him too. and her
haughty face grew pale with vexation and
dlsapnointmenC for she had not .doubted
that ahe would be able to win the
koanatairf tha master of Blvarview. That
wouhl.net be possible new . She eould
naves' atone for the harsh, cruel worda to
the homeleaa wanderer who- bad pleaded
for shelter under her root
lerybody was surprised and , some of
. the most aspiring young ladies not a lit
tle Indignant when the master or. caver
view paid the most marked attention to
emetllttlaRuby.
- "Do you recognise this r" he asked her,
before the evening was over, directing her
attention to a little gold coin that hung
on hia watch-chain,
v Ruby blushed.
' "Please excuse me." ahe faltered.
thought you were poor and hadn't any
i money to pay for a lodging anywhere,
anilott looked why
Tmnst explain to you how I haDnened
to be asking for lodging," he said, look
ing tenderly .at the downcast, blushing,
face. " I had not been well for months
and my physician advised me to rough it
for a while; to take a walking tour
through the country. I lost my way, and
fearing that I would be thoroughly
chilled through before I reached River
view, I ventured to ask for a night's en
tertainment. I forgot how-jough my ap
pearance was, and I certainly do not;
wonder that your cousin took me for a
tramp."
' Oh, she will be so sorry now that she
knows who yon- are," exclaimed Ruby,
blushing again at the remembrance of
Maude's words.
' I feel as though I ought to return yon
this little coin," he said, "nowithat vou
know I am not in pressing need of It, but
If VOU Will allnw ma T wlllVaan tC n
mind me Qt your kindness to one whom
you supposed was. poor and" homeless.
Sometime, perhaps, I may venture to
offer yon something in exchange for it. "
Alter that evening all the other girls
gave up their hopes of winning Mr.
Earle'a heart, and before many weeks
had passed he told shy, blushing Ruby of
his love.
There waa no need of a long engage
ment, and erelong the joyous wedding
bells rang out their sweet chimes, and
poor little Ruby, who had been dependent
upon her uncle'scharity for her home,
became mistress of Riverview.
PAYUTQ A CONSCIENCE DEBT.
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Remarkable Cue of tike - Kind
Brought to Light at Washington.
The archives of the government contain
many curious communications, but none.
probably, possess a more romantic interest
than the following, which the Washington
correspondent of the Boston Herald was
permitted to read by a Treasury Depart
ment official. It was a letter which ac
companied a Targe sum of money as a con
tribution to the conscience fund. The
writer began by staging that in the year
lBGo he was a passenger on the steamship
Henry Chauncey, New York to San Fran
cisco. He waa a telegraph operator and
under engagement to the California State
Telegraph Company. During the voyage
he became acquainted with a gentleman
who was known to his fellow passengers
Charles Edmund Hastings. A fast
friendship grew up between him. and the
writer. Upon their arrival in San Fran
cisco they put up at the same hotel and oc
cupied adjoining rooms. What followed
is here given in the writer's own words :
"The next day I reported for djity.
Late in the afternoon I received, amoui! a
number of other telegrams, one from the
Chief Inspector of the Postofflce Depart
ment at Washington direoting the author
ities at San Francisco to keep a sharp
lookout for one Charles Emmous, who had
atolen money to the amount of $5,000
while an employe of the New York Post-
office. The description of Emmons tallied
exactly with that of my friend Hasting,
and in some indefinable manner I became
convinced that he and the defaulter were
one and the aame persexT Uppnthe int
into my pocket. . ; - : ";--:-
" When I returned to the hotel I handed
it to Hastings and asked him to read it.
I then told him my suspicions. Without
going too deeply into particulars, he con
fessed everything. It was the old story.
He had sunk every dollar he possessed in
Wall street, and, in an evil moment, had
used the funds of the office,, until detec
tion atared him in the face. He started
for New Orleans, but, hearing that the
polioe were on his track, conceived the
daring plan of returning to New York
and embarking from there to California.
While search waa being made for him in
the South he was rapidly steaming away
to the Paclfio slope. At the expiration of
several weeks they had probably found a
new clew, which had resulted in the send
ing of the telegram in question.
-'''Hastings begged me not to expose him.
and promised that under a new name and
in a new country he would begin life
over, and in a few years make good the
government's loss. I promised silence,
and he disappeared that night. I learned
from a mutual friend some months later
that Emmons went to Virginia City, Nev.,
and there died of an Incurable disease. A
few years ago, by the death of a relative,
I came into possession of what to a man
of my modest desires is an ample fortune.
I desire, therefore, to make restitution to
the government for the amount of -Mr.
Emmons' speculation, in which I have
always considered myself an indirect ac
complice. The sum inclosed is the princi
pal and interest to date."
The Girl Who Laughs,
Good and healthy girls are almost always
cheerful. No novelist would consider his
youthful heroine complete if a "ringing
laugh" were omitted from the list of her
charms, and in real life the girls who do
not laugh now and then are seldom trust
ed or liked, by their companions. Even
beauty win not aave them. A belle who
fails to understand the jests of her ad
inlrera. and Smiles in amiable bewilder
ment while other people, are laughing, Is
soon left with no other consolation save to
wonder what anybody eould see In her
rivalry tha happy possessor of merry eyea
and a cheerful mind. The gift of gayety
la Indeed a' great value ; but it must be
gayety which originate In a xina ana
eheerv heart, but not that, which la born
of mere excitement of gratjfled vanity,
Tha Plaekr American Women Who
Hay Same Xay Virtually Bale
- KnglandL.
- A few years ago. Miss Jennie Jerome,
the second daughter of Mr. Leonard W.
Jerome, met Lord Randolph Churchill at
a dinner In Paris. Attracted by her beau
ty and the brilliancy of her conversation,
he soon confined his attention to her.
Those who sat near them stopped talking
aad listened to them with undisguised
admiration. Miss Jerome was noted for
her conversational powers, but they had
never seemed to her friends as brilliant as
on this occasion. Lord Randolph, how
ever, proved a match for her. Her satire
was met with sparkling repartee, and
her wit and humor for once found a fair
exchange. . When the ladies had with
drawn. Lord Randolph turned to a friend
and said enthuslastiaally:
"That's the brightest woman I ever
met." and added, with the seriousness of
a fatalist, "and I mean to marry her."
Singularly enough, while he was saying
this, Miss Jerome was making an almost
Identical remark concerning him to one
of her sisters. Perhaps that evening she
played her favorite Chopin nocturne more
tenderly and woolngly than ever ; at all
events, Lord Randolph was not slow in
discovering that he had made as deep an
Impression on her aa she had on him.
Within a fortnight of their first meeting
.they were engaged, and very soon after
ward married. By thia union Lord Ran
dolph secured a wife whose aspiring and
ambitious temperament has spurred him
on in his political career, and whose in
come Is sufficient to form a welcome addi
tlon to his small annuity.
I HOKE DECORATIONS.
Amy Lawson, of Brooklyn, Tells
How to Rlake Some llaeful
and Ornamental Thing.
LAMP AND TOILET MATS.
Take twelve sheets of fine tissue paper,
doable each in the middle crosswise, put
two thus folded together, and fold them
in the middle lengthwise then foli over aud
over till you have a strip about an inch
wide. When you have one strip rightly
folded proceed with the other ten.' folding
two together, till you have bIx- long
strips. Weave these together in checker
board style so that all the ends will be of I
the same length. When all are even,
with a needle andhread,. tack each eor
narand center piece 'secnrely togi-ther.'
This makes a center amply large .or n
ordinary sized lnatWjeja Jhe tacking L
coujpiete - witn -enarp scissors cut tne
doubled sides, then cut. in fine -fringes as
near to the center as. possible. The finer
the fringe is cut the prettier it will look
when shaken out. Having cut all the
ends give the fringe a turn through a
crimper, then shake it all lose, rubbing it
between the hinds to increase the curly
appearance. If a rainbow mat ia de
sired the greatest number of colors to be
obtained can be used.
CHA1U COVEIIS.
These covers are made of coarse gray
linen which ia lined off into diamonds
with a star in the middle of each diamond.
The goods are generally sold for kitchen
tablecloths. Divide three stars into groups
of four, six, or eight, and work each star
over with worsted of different color, tak
ing care that the colors harmonize with
each other. When all the stars are em
broidered, sew narrow black velvet rib
bon over the lines which form the dia
monds.
l'HOTCXiliAPH DASKS.
A pretty case for cabinet photographs,
preferred by many to an albuin.-is made
of plush in any desired color. Nine inches
by twenty-six are about the right dimen
sions. That is, have an oblong niece as
wide as the cabinet Is tall, and about
three inches more than three times the
width of the picture. Line with satin or
silk, wadded a little, with a little satchet
powder on the wadding, edge with a silfc
cord with ends to tie around the case,
after it has been folded twice across, so as
to make a receptacle shaped something
like an envelope;
LAMP SrtADE.
A shade for a round lamp globe is made
of ribbon three or four inches wide. A
piece is needed just long enough to lit
easily around the - globe after it is
joined. The upper edge of the ribbon is
gathered slightly to make it conform in
shape to the globe. The lower edge is
finished off with a border of antique lace.
WHISK 15KOOM HOLUKU.
Take a straw cuff and gild or bronze it;
ornament it with a few peacock feathers,
held In place with a satin ribbon bow.
Add a ribbon to hang it up by.
ATBR'S
Sarsaparilla
I a highly concent ratnl rxti.t.t
Samaparilla and i1U.t liloo.'.-jnu .!
roots, combined with Iodide or 1'ot.i.
siuin and Iron, ml U the af ci . in. v-t r
able, and most economical blotxl-j.urilivr ih.it
can be used. It invariably exiiWs all b! k-d
poisons from the atom, enriches miiJ rcneu 3
the blood, and restores its vitalizing power.
It is the best known remedy for Si-rofvla
and all Scrofulous Complaint, ICry&ip
elas, Enema, , Kingrwomu, ' r.l..irlw'.
Sores, Boila. Tumoiy, and !,.iiii - ,
of the Skin, as also for uil tiirdi r
by a thin and impoverished, r o.irr.i-d, ,
eondltioD of tbo Wood,sch u BlutHnuH lm, ' r" '
'tenralgfa, Ehtamatlo Gout,. Geiiural 7 -
Debility, and Scrofulous Catarrh. ' ' t
Inflammatory Rheumafiso Cured.
"AVER'S SABSAPABILLA has curi-d uif of
the Inflammatory Khetimaf iciii. vi at,
which I have suffered for t:::t. -.
W.i.. . . .
Durham, Ia., March 2, lKSi.
PREPARED BY .
Dr.J.C.Ayer&Co., Lowell, Masi.
Sold by all Druggists ; 5.1, six UottUf l.ir VS.
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Water Closet Sea:
-VOB THE
CUEE OF HEMORRHOIDS,
Commonly Called Piles .
INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL PROLAP
SUS AI.
NO MEDECINE OR SURGICAL OPERA
T1UJN IN JCtKSoAR I ,
cnt tongue shape, three inches long and
two inches wide at the broad end. Work
in coarse button-hole stitch all around
with shaded Gerraantown yarn, and then
put in a star of some contrasting color in
the center ; now take a piece of carpet for
the center, and sew three rows of pieces
around.
FITIE SCREENS.
Cut a foundation the shape required of
stiff black net. Sew peacock -feathers
firmly onthis net, beginning at the edge,
placing the feathers a little beyond it, and
finishing off in the center. I-ct the best
feathers be placed at the edge, for there
they show the most, and place the small
ones in the center. Do not let the quails
of the feathers be too long, or it will have
a bunch effect ; put the feathers as closely
together aspossible, and take care that
the thread does nut entangle In the small
light fealhe'rs and make them look ragged.
The best way is to hold the thread rather
tightly round the little finger of the right
hand until it is nearly all drawn through.
When the feathers are strongly sewn on.
cover the place where they join with a
bird's head and neck, or a tuft of pea
cock's breast feathers.
I have invented a SIMPLE WATER CLO8ET
SEAT, for the cure of the above troublesome
and painful malady, which I confidently place
uuiure uie puunc as a dubi itELISr AND
CUHE
It has received the endorsement of the
adiiis; physicians iu this community, and
wherever tried, has given entire satisfaction,
and where it fails to relieve the money will
be willingly returned. 1
. These- BeaU will be furnished at the follow
ing prices . :J' . .i'..i;-' j
ixransfi-ntia n,i.
Poplar .....5.00
Directions for using will accomnanv ah
Beat. t . v
We trouble you with no certificate. Wo
leave the Seat to be its advertiser.
Address,
LEWIS CHAMBERLAIN,
Patentee
Tarboro, Edgecombe Co.. N. C. je96-Iy
Good t'ofloei
Mrs. Corson, in a lecture, says : It is one
of the simplest things in the world to
make a good cup of coffee, and this can
easily be accomplished by applying a lit
tle common sense. If you put boiling
water oncoiree, and do not let it'boiL, you
have all the good qualities preserved.
One reason dyspeptics can not drink cof
fee is because it is boiled. The style of
cofiee is just a matter of fancy. I have
made as good corfee from an old tomato
can as I have ever supped from a cup fill
ed from the finest French coffee urn. We
should take lessons in this matter from
the Turks and Arabians, who grind their
coffee to a fine powder. When tiie coffee
is ground as line as pmslble pnt it in
little ling of unbleached muslin, which
should be tied tightly enough to prevent
the escape of the grounds. If you use
cup of uuground coffee yon can make
over a quart of very strong, black coffee,
In making coffee many people sacrifice
flavor ' for strength. Bitterness comes
from boiling. When boiling water is
placed on the bag of ground coffee it
should stand at least three minutes be
fore serving. Remember, the; longer it
stands the stronger it becomes. 4
Linen That IITiirned Yellow.
When HnerThas turned yellow cut tin ai
pound of fine white soap into a gallon of
milk and hang it over a fire in a wasli
kettle. When the soap has iompletely
melted put iu the linen and. boil it half
an hour, then take it out. Have ready a
lather of soap aud water, wash the linen
in it, and then rinse it through two cold
waters, with a veTy little blue in the last.
When linen is scorched use the follow ing
remedv: Add a quart of vinegar, the
juice of half a dozen large onions, about
an ounce of soap rasped down, a fourth of
a pound of fuller's earth, an ounce of
lime, and one ounce of pearl-ash. Boll
the whole until it is pretty thick, and
spread some of it upon the scorched part.
Allow it to remain until dry, then scrape
it off and wash. Two or three applica
tions will restore the linen, unless so
much scorched that the fiber is destroyed.
A little pipe clay dissolved in the water
used for washing linen will clean it thor
oughly, with half the amount of soap and
a great diminution of labor. The article
will be greatly improved m color, and the
texture will be benefited.
The Grape Sugar Industry.
There are twenty large glucose estab
lishments located in seven different states,
with an -invested capital of over $10,000,
000, and a capacity to consume 61,000
bushels of corn a day, giving employment
to 4,575 workmen, paying annually $2,058,
750 in wages, consuming $18,703,000 worth
of materials, and yielding a product worth
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