North Carolina Newspapers

i t; t ■ I ;! V 6 ms CHARLOTTE NEWS ^UGUST 13. I9U Socm/ flnrf Personal I V ADDIE WILLIAMS CALDWELL) LIBRARY NOTES. INNOCENCE. MISS DAWKINS IN THE CITY. At rnml; vlwn ev.'n fa..s, from o \/ ^jj.g irmg Dawkins, of Knoxville, Mi o. Tennessee is rhe attractive guest of With ha' ng sti-ps I near my lont- jigj. gimt, Mrs. C. C. Kennedy at her ed for .u *v. v ^ home on North Church street for a Kaov.ln* f’ui w-ell that^hen the Ke.^ Dawkins was Jn Char- 1 lirns m the lode, that shouts of V’i’.I vclcome me ..n J ».r.' It I-' will patter down the Snll. A roP' bnd mouth will uplift at my «a Thrr a’’ iny aordid cares will fade e- >. \j fn.i‘ - ^he dnrkn^’ss at the dawn- In: d:c • lotte for a short while last summer and he rniany friends made at that time will be delij^hted to know of her re turn here. ^ TO VISIT MISS YOUNG. ?*Iiss Marlon Jone». an attractive young girl of Greensboro, is to come Wednesday to visit her cousin, Miss W illie Young. COMING THIS WEEK. Saby, your dimpled little hands en chain Our hearts w-ith bonds that Love hKTiself huh forged j Mrs Clan Evans and baby will be Your amiiln^, voguish eyed restrain ! „p from Lumberton to visit and banish pain ' nil-:y 1‘rom "i-ar domain Ir.ueed ^ou a-e from kindly heaven eent .^0 *iv€iftiv !'ure; so tnily innocent. ; Uow^n.': home 'Without thy pve- ipw; ft b’' *‘1 t 5 ac'..' i^r* r boon: is sadly Incom- ’ plete. -Willtnm Wliite Gleason. I I^Irs. Evans' sisters si&ters. Misses Charlee and Bessie Hutchison. Mr. Ev ans will join his family here later. Mrs. ! Evans’ home friends are always glad ' to hear she is coming. • RETURN 1 TO CONCORD. j Mrs. Ix)uls Brown and attractive j children, of Concord, who have been visiting Mrs. Henry Prowler, returned home last evening. Miss Essie Stokes, who has been Changing Taste In Hymns. On® of our churches in New- York .'ity having taken a poll of the con- , miss STOKES gregatton In order to determine the jqins PARTY. :iO favorite hymns announces that 'the follovine received the requissite c- ^ i i i u number of ballots: -Nearer, My God. , 'Mrs. Frederick Fries Bahnson, ro Thee.- -‘Abide With Me.” 'Jesus, of Inston-Salem. went to Greens- of Mv Soul.’' -I l^ve to Tell ! ^’day- w-here she joined a party The .^cry. • ■ •D ad. Kindly Light.” >0^ friends bound for Blowing Rock. ■Rescue the Perishing,” "Rock of; ^ Age®, -Onward, Christian Soldier. ’ I VISIT “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.” | HAM. Four others were tied for tenth j Miss’ Mary Irwin left yesterday for ; I;’r6 Love Divine, All lx)ve Ex-, Greensboro to visit Mrs. Leon Ham. . el'in-:.'’ “Just As I Am." “Frith of: v.ho was Miss Kate Wakefield, of ti :r Fafhers, IJvmg Si 1.' and “In ' Charlotte. ■hf Cro-«i> of Christ 1 Glory :i)th\v.i cou’.d Illustrate better the ‘ ARE IN 1 h in?e rhaf has come ov-or our re-j WINSTON. 1 »h!nkine In the list there is liof one :ivn:a fl^orr Cowles are visiting Miss Louis© Horton a*:,, ro con.’regat;on •a-. Jerusalem the Gold-. * (Written for the Sunday Social Page by Miss Annie Pierce, One of the Assisatnt Libraraians.) “Thou mayst as well expect to grow stronger by always eating as wiser by always reading. Too much overcharges nature, and turns more into disease than nourishment. ’Tis thought and digestion which makes books service able, and gives health and vigor to the mind.”—Fuller. Misses Margaret and Mildred r' ere Is I^nd of Pure De- and 2.T years ago half the '*■ would h^ve been —Northwestern if ate given to such Christian Ad- miss love IN BURLINGTON. Miss Wille Love, is ©pending a week or so with relatives in Burlington. DANCE AT PARK | WESTMINSTER TUESDAY NIGHT. .REPRESENTED. A number of the younger social eet! Westminster Presbyterian church the city will go to Lakewood Park of Dllworth is represented at the Meck- r'ae'-la' nleh* for a dance in honor. lenburg Sunday School Association, : Plaoi-ie Kramer, of Durham,, which is In session at Sugar Creek • ■’■■j.'-min? visl-or of Mrs. W. G. . church, by Misses Fannie Porter, Mary ! '‘'A.itne at her home ou West ave-‘ Dixon and Fannie Hart, who left the I.. city yesterday morning on the stock (Car for North Charlotte, where con- .Toseph Crosby Lincoln, by way of explanation in the "Foreword” of his book, "The Woman-Haters,” says that it is a development from a magazine story and is even now “not a novel, but a summer farce comedy, a yarn.” But he is mistaken. It Is as realiy and truly a novel a sany .^of its class con temporaries and a whole lot better reading than most of thetn. It is farce, all right, but good, clean farce and always funny though there are situations in it which are anything but funny to the characters in the parts. Seth Atkins, a Cape Cod lighthouse keeper, and John Brown, a young man picked up on the beach half drowned and converted Into an assistant keep er. are the woman haters, one because he was married and the other because he wasn't. They agreed at the be ginning not to ask each other any questions of a personal nature and such an air of mystery and secretive ness was sustained until the end that neither knew the other's real name though both susiiected that Atkins and Brown were not according to the birth register. The one thing definitely agreed upon between them was that woman kind. regardless of age. nationality or I'revious condition, was not to be al lowed around that lonely lighthouse,; originally selected b.v Atkins because of its remoteness. But in novels and out of them we all know that w'here men are there women will be also, and this was no exception. The w'o- men, only two of them, seeped in some how and the trouble began. Likewise the reformation of old Atkins and young Brown, with great joy to all concerned as a finality. • • • ^ Henry Sydnor Harrison, the au thor. son of Casliie Harrison, formerly professor of Latin in the University of the South and a man of southern birth and parentage, was for some time chief editorial writer of the Richmond Times-Diepatch. At present he is liv ing in Charleston. W. Va.. and is de voting himself to literature, in which he appears to have before him an as sured and brilliant future. * * * Alfred Ollivant, author of Bob. Son of Battle, has written a new novel entitled. "The Taming of .Tohn Blunt”, which will be published in Septem ber. Continuing the diary of Mrs. Henry Conner—June-Oct. 1827. Last Sunday told of the Hock Spring( not Rocky River, as stated) camp meeting: of the trip to Salisbury, Lexington, Sa lem, Lincolnton, and Morganton, Mr. and Mrs. Conner were on the eve of starting for Asheville.) Aahevllle. August 17—We continued our trip to Asheville. When we reached the top of the mountain I drank of the purest word) but I think it would be better or rather look better if they would unite two or three of them together. Murfreesboro. Reached Murfreesboro late in the evening, although only 20 miles. ’Tis quite a pretty place—a number of good looking dwellings—churches with spires. Nashville. Tuesday 30.—Expected to reach Nashville early in the afternoon,—’tis and coldest W'ater that you can con- 32 miles from* Murfreesboro—but the ceive of, the spring of the Swannoa, the source of the French Broad. We had just left the source of the Ca tawba flowing to the ocean and now tasted of the waters which feed the Mississippi. The scenery was sublime, and beautiful. We reached Col. Da vidson’s late in the evening. The houses are generally at the foot of the valleys, pure streams and grand and imposing #c«nery on every side. August 18—We were within 11 miles of Asheville. Ascended a steep moun tain and had the first view of the town below us. It was the finest view I had ever seen. When we arrived, stopped at Mr. Patton’s—a very good house, fine gardens, arbors of grapes, currants, gooseberries. The style of living is generally the same—great abundance of all the necessaries of life, yet none of the elagance and taste which peculiarly belong to a city. They preserve In this state pure republicanism, in practice as well as theory. We can see no lordly cas tle towering in' proud prominence over the more humble dwellings which surround it, no princely fortunes. The gifts of nature are alike bounteous to This has most certainly a de cided influence in preserving their pure principles. A general Intercourse and widely extended views w'ould I fear cause them to degenerate. August 19.—The small village (or as it is called, town) of Asheville, is beautifully situated, bounded on all sides by mountains risine' to roads are so rocky the horses scarcely go out of a walk. The jolting was equal to the road to the Warm Springs. The town has a very handsome ap pearance, as you enter several very beautiful county seats in the environs —college buildings just at the entrance The brick here is so far superior to ours in color and shape. It adds much to the beauty of the buildings, which are large and handsome. Drove to Nashville Inn (the best public house in the place). On alighting we were shown to a handsome furnished cham- t>er which had been prepared for us. Friday, Aug. 31.—Walked to several of the stores. Very handsome goods and fancy articles of late fashion. Sept. 1st.—Received letters and pa pers from home which gave intelli gence of the prevalence of that fatal malady which so often visits our city. It cast a cloud of sadness over my mind and excited feelings of the most painful nature. Compelled to exert myself and go down into the drawing room to receive callers. In the even ing went to Earle’s portrait gall«ry to see a full length portrait of Gen. Jack son. which is said to be a striking like ness. There was also one of his lady. This is certainly a very well built city. The stores and warehouses are the handsomest I ever saw'—generally of brick, handsomely finished, and the streets wide and straight. The hand- MI88 HUTCHISON IN GRAHAM. Sol* Huchison. who Is in v;.-;t;ng her cousin. .Miss '!'!• ro will return home to- • ^ or Tiiesdav. LITTLE MISS HAGOOD’S PARTY. p'f M’-- 'Marie Hagood. , r .\i" and Mrs A. .f. Ha- -w f-n yearc old today-I >. f hnf! a b:rthdav party yesterday j h‘-r lovely home on North Church. ! ns’-“ en*^rtained these: veyances transferred delegates to the : church. ^ IS FIVE YEARS , OLD. i Master Olln Wearn, the youngest : son of President J. H. Wearn, of the i Charlotte Baseball Association, w’as five year& old Friday. He had some of his 5-year-oId contemporaries to help him ^at his ake. Master Wearn is ! natned for Dr. Nesbit. HAS BEEN WEST. Miss LenoFa Mixson, of Gainesville. Fla., who has been spending aaveval months West, mostly in Denver and Manitou. is visiting her sister, Mrs. T. H. Tatum. TO VISIT MISS JOHNSTON. Miss Earl Brunson, of Orangeburg, S. C., will arrive soon to visit Miss Mary Johnston, at her elegant home on North Tryon street. by mountains rising to the.®”“®®^ private dwellings are*in the clouds—quite a picturesque spot, butP'^^^'^ part of the city. They are in it does not consist of more than 90 style, stand retired from the houses. Mr. Pattons establishment!^ garden or grass forming two-thirds of it. As they have 1 ^ railings, steps of w hite not a church or anv regular preacher((white is of an inferior kind I remained within doors to enjoy this abundant here pointings of day of rest—Sunday. Left in the after-1 sanne. There is a large public noon for Barnett's there we slept .square in the centre of which is the Monday 29.—Made an early start on'^.°'^^^ market. All the pub- our new' horses we had purchased, fori^'^ houses, hotels, etc., are in the the springs. Crossed Ivy Hill and!®*’'®®*® which form the square from creek which from its steepness was' all the principal streets diverge, a foretaste of w'hat we were to en-1 There is a fine bridge which leads di counter. We soon came to the French ^©ctly into the square—three churches, Broad. The road was for the greater!Methodist, Baptist; a part along its banks. On the right I lately erected, but not yet« rose, as far as eye could see, immense service. They are about mountains of rock piled one aboveEpiscopal church as they union. The sword presented at New Orleans is the most eplend|d piece of workmanship of the time I ever sfcw— the antique style' and mould require an armour bearer in attendance. The one from Tennessee is in the modern style, adapted for use—most rich and elegant. Washington's Pistela. On»the mantel piece are placed the pistols w'hich were presented to Qen. Wa&hington by Gen. LaPayette, used by the former during his life, and were presented by his relative, Mr. Cusstiss to General Jackson. They are preserv ed with almost sacred veneration and appear to be more highly prized by the owner than all beside, excepting a small pocket spy glass which w'as used by General Washington during the whole of his mwilitary career. These precious reliques are placed together. On looking around the room my eye rested on a rich, elegant silver um and it was with feelings of pride and gratification that I read the inscrip tion: "From tile Ladies of South Car olina.” Its value was still more height ened by its having been so promptly presented after the Battle of Orleans. ‘Twas the only female offering w'hlch I saw. An elegant gold snuff box, presented by and with the freedom of New' York, and numberless other state and indi vidual offerings w'hich would be end less to enumerate. Gjpn. Jaekson’s Manners. The manners of the General are so perfectly easy and polished and those of his wife so replete with kindness and benevolence that you are placed at once at ease. I was seated at a smalj stand play ing chess with Col Ogden. The Gen eral stood at my side and being an ex cellent player, he frequently aVected moves, apparently much intereest- ed in the fate of the game and when called off ahvays returned to learn my success. There w’ere no trace of the “military chieftain,’ as he is called! or other commander. You saw him only as a polished gentleman dispen&lng the most liberal hospitality to all around him. In the course of the evening there was a great addition to our part.v, Mrs. Eaton and several ladies, beside a number of gentlemen. We sat down to a sumptuous and excellent dinner —about 20 in number. The General saw all his guests arranged and then seated him&elf at the foot. Major Eaton, on his left, who is Mrs. Jack son's aid, for he is busil.v engas^ed in caring, helping and obeying her di rections which appears to affprd pleasure to all her friends. Before leaving the table the Gen eral proposed that the ladies would all join him in drinking to the toast of "Absent Friends.” Had my heart permitted, I could have drunk a ‘bumper," to such a toast, but the ♦ THEBE-S NO »UCH WOMAN.t In the absence of the Lore Editnr —who is cutting coupons and cape^ m his limousine somew'here in tn Appensnines—we approach the Ject of the bsychology of lovel” man n fear and trembling; metann orlcally, or tiptoe. In Hampton's zagine writer over the ill-dispuised feminine pseudoym of Harriet MnTi roe, give to the world the fonowinT To Her Lover. Oh, love me well— But love not me alone! Love the hot sword, the banner the song. The crowded way of wrong. The dream no tongue can tell The enemy prone! Yea, love not me alone— But love me well! and 'orrow and Oh, serve me well. But servo not me alone! Sorve all who will, the oppressor and the oppressed, Serve all who will not; bare thine aching breast! E\en though thou hear love's kn^ll Go bravely on! Yea, serve not me alone— But serve me well! It is gsjod verse; it would even bo good poe'cry, if it rang true. But there’s no such woman: "But love not me alone!” No woman since the days of LiliTr. the first woman, ever told her lover that! We do not even except Mormon ladies. Love is the mo?t selfish thing in the v.-orld and ■^vrry woman wants all of him all to^ her self: ‘‘But serve not me alone!” W’e suspect Hitrnet to oe a man ;n disguise who recks little of v on:?:n 3 heart when sne’s in love. Additi. n she approves of, but division, never —Virginia-Pilot. ——^ THOUGHTS ON EVE. the other. At their base a winding.' J^ave a clergyman and a very respecta j c.entiment was deeply felt and before rocky road of just sufficient width to congregation. There is a Masonic I. 7h‘ r?u; • r t y. o , - F;-:: -> GREAT ALNT OF MR. CLARKSON. MIS HUTCHISON’S GUEST LEAVES. El za Fore. Mil-’ Prcuy little Miss Virginia Walton, r « .^vp. Hei* n Col- '*a'i^^hter of Mr. C. R. Walton, of Salis- Jo: .'->.hTon t>'iry. who has been visiting Miss An yone?. Gilbert Louise Hutchison, returned home Rowe. Robert Friday night. I ^ — : VISITING IN I RICHMOND. •Miss Prarl and Henry Harper have I i'f .N''• H.,;a.d contains the ' Kone to Richmond to visit their aunt, 'rj'.’o’’in* 01 •.T-if'' herp J Mrs. Geo. Lancaster. "Mr.- Edgar HI ui , 'I: ijqv at* •. • tr>* :.-i. •« f ■ 1 MS' anl « • Mmpa;ci'. ' ih»* :vi; « M;'- '•^>1 .'ii. li“7. f I !a r'- ^'•'l * . f rai il' r r>‘ Heriof. wite of General | of the Confederate , : r’. 'Ke!® . ■?!.. on Mon- f - ■ . . i\ • earp, .Mrs. ■ t -i wirii h.*r vlio proui.nent in th*^ 'r Te\a-, at HOME FOR A WHILE. Mrs. W. W. Grahp.m and children, Miss Gist and Master W’illiam Gra ham. are home from Tryon for a week or so. They have been at Mimosa Inn for several months. BOTH IMPROVED. Miss Laura Rowe, sister and Miss Sarah Rowe, aunt of Rev. Dr. Gilbert Rowe, who are sick at Tryon street Methodist parsonage, are improved. the close of MRS. VICTOR'S SISTER. Mrs. H. M. Victor has as an attrac- ti’-e «ues-i her sister Miss .lanet Green, dangliter of Judge Green. I' a Kreat aunt of I't'. 'if t'ii- ej;y, ?>lr. '■•{■n n^inf^d for Geu- ARe AT fy«ONT EAGLE. .Mr- F1i7.'’h-'h Preston Allan and dn :;-' ‘'r, ,\1>\\'. .1. Rrvnn and Mrs. H (’■■ ‘f 1 t ;f latter of Camden. Ark ar' a * . • Kacle. .Mrs. Poweil will a" i.ipanv Mrs. Allan and Mrs. Brvan 1 -arlottg, on their re- (MTIL ^ MALLINCKRODT COMES THIS WEEK. Mrs. HarriB .Man.n-Krod;. who has b*'«n ppendinK a mor’li nr six weeks '■‘ith her parents in HaPimore, will return this week Mr. Malllnckrodt, ns potfd. return' d to the city yester- «la.'. Knd Will -j'-ciuiy hi;-»ptilpit today. ♦- RETURNED YESTERDAY. T'll. and Mrs. W. M. Smith and naujrh’cr, Mr^;. Richard Sprln^rs, ro- ^'jrn Vcstprdiiv from Hiddonlte. - - ♦ ■ ARE AT 3AVIDS0N. Rev Dr. and Mrs. .V. A. MrGeachy nrr si endirg a w’eek nr po with ^.Trs. Mrfj^achy's parents, I’rof. and Mrs. Hirhmond Harding at Davidson. McGeachi came to town yesterday to conduct the funeral of young James Kheppard. TO SPEND I WEEK-END. Mrs. .1. B. Spence and guests, Miss ^ Olive Wilson and Miss Rose Campbell, of Oklahoma, left ye&terday for I \V rightsville to spend the week-end. ^ I COMES ,TOMORROW. Mrs. Henr.v Williams Is expected home tomorrow from Gaffnev. i - - — I MRS. McCOY I IMPROVING. I Mrs. \v. A. McCoy, who is at Hot [ Sprfngs, Ark.,'writes that she Is im- i iH’fiving very much. She had suffered I .!>r soriiPtime with rheumatism. Mrs. .'\)c('ov and «;hildren will remain at , Hot Springs fbr several weeks vet. I 1 OFF ON I VACATION. •Mis.-; Klizabeth Cai>€ll, left yester- j day ■.Ml her vacation, which she will : .'^•pend with her parents, near Wades- j boro. .Miss Capell is the popular steno- grai-'her at insurance headquarters. A’iss Laura Washington Griffith, in liie rtbsrence of Miss Capell is presiding ,ai the tyjiewriter at insurance liead- luaiters. O - GUESTS OF , MRS. BUTT. ' Misses Elizabeth L. Sherrard, gen- ,,j. i Pral secretary of the Y. M. C. A., and Julia Alexander were guests of Mrs. C. N G. Butt to dinner jesterday. Miss Sherrard leaves for her new field Mon day. RETURNED FROM WRIGHTSVILLE. Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Cave and chil dren have returned from Wrightsviller ^ MISS BENTON AT VIRGINIA BEACH. Miss Ruth Benton, who is visiting at Virginia Beach, will be home this week. ^ HOME FROM the rock. Miss Eva Liddell is home from Blow ing Rock, where she spent several weeks. MISS overcash RETURNS HOME. Miss Katherine Overcash has re turned liomt after a most delightful visit to friends In Dillon, S. C. _ . TO GO TO STAUNTON. -Misses Margaret and Fannie Ker. ( tiie attractive daughters of Mr. and | Mrs James Ker. leave tomorrow for: Staunton, Vs., to visit relatives and 1 friends. » MISS PALMER COMES TOMORROW. -Miss Mary B. Palmer, librarian, w’ho ts at Weaver\llle, writes: “Am hav ing a delightful stay here in the mountains. Will return Monday night. My mother will remain here another week and then join me in Charlotte.” MISS SCOTT RETURNS HOME. Mi.ss Mary Scott, of Yorkville, S. w’l'i visiting Mrs. J. M. W^ith man, most of his misforttmes | time ^returned^'to^^her^'lfftrti^”** some «re occasioned by «an.-Plin.7. !clay.’ yester- MRS. MELLON’S HANDSOME HOME. Mrs. E. W. Mellon, w'ho has been one of the most delightful and most hospi table homes in the city is making ex tensive improvements—Improvements costing about $9,000. She has made a large addition and remodelled the main house throughout. ^ MRS. WRAY HERE. Mrs. Hugh Wray, who Is at Gastonia summering, is here for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Wray, who kept house last winter, w'ill board on their return to the city in the fall. Miss Eleanor Alexander will return this week from Orangeburg, S. C., where she has been visiting Miss Earl Brunson. ^ LEAVE FOR ATLANTIC CITY. .Mr. and Mrs. John Sprinkle left last night on theii- tisual happy pilgrimage to Atlantic Citv. in Yel- of Mr. MR. AND MRS. BRYANT IN YELLOWSTONE PARK From “Old Faithful Inn,” loi^stone Park, comes news and Mrs. C. B. Bryant. ‘This is the niost unique and artistic structure in side and out—that I ever saw,” writes Mrs. Bryant on a card to a friend. “This countp' is truly the Wonder land of America, and though this is m.v second trip it is none the less the enjoyable and wonderful. We leave the park Tuesday for Helena, where my brother joins us. The temperature here is 46.” allow' a carriage to pass. One false, ® museum and a theatre, step and you would be inevitably lost. | Sunday 2.—Went to the Presbyterian To the left the river, foaming and' Sowers preached, white with falls, and particularly beau-jM® nothing very great. It was tiful in which the water falls a great ^ say and genteel looking congregation depth perpendicularly and the noise is,~™*i^>' very pretty faces. « heard at a considerable distance. The' Monday—Had a visit from Mrs", scenery is the most grand, sublime Catron, wife of Judg^ Catron, of the and beautiful that can be imagined and supreme court, and a fashionable lady calculated to excite the mind to great the haut ton—very easy in her and bold conceptions. It is the "High- uianner and intelligent. They have lands” of our country, and affords am- the character here of being hospitable pie scope for the pen of some native to strangers. Scott, who w^ould immortalize each' Several ladies and myself intend pass and dell with tale of love or war. riding out to review' the troops on They are employed in making at parade near the city, as it is fashion, great expense and labor, an excellent ^ble for ladies to attend on such o6- road^ We saw them boring and blast- casions. We reached the grounds too ing roack. j late—the parade was over. We left the Warm Springs on thej Mrs. Eaton, mother of the senator, opposite bank of the river, and w’ere was to liave called and gone with us 1 1-2 miles to Richbourg, w'hich is now,to the general's (Jackson) but was too the most fashionable resort for com-,niuch indisposed. She is a fine old pany, but the crossing of the moun- Tady, quite of the old school—very dig- tain was so steep and difficult that we nified in her appearance and manner, repented having consented to meet one I General Jackson, of the party there. Arrived before' Dr. Davis and Mr. Conner and my- dark and made arrangements to go self w’ent in the barouche, servant over to the springs—in order to enjoy, It is more than 12 miles from here, the comfort of a bath. |We arrived before dark. Rode up a Tuesday 21.—Crossed the river on ^ long avenue and on alighting were met the flat. Walked to the house which at the hall door by Col. Ogden. The is kept by Mr. Garrett. There is a house general and lady were in the act of built over the spring, the water of descending the stairs. W-e of course which is extremely warm—from 95 to'remained until they reached the hall 105 degrees—and of a considerable.'and were then presented. The gen- depth. Returned to Richbourg intend-'eral is a very venerable, dignified, fine- ing to §0 on. but detained by rain. looking man, perfectly easy in manner August 23.—Crossed the river at the —but more of that anon, ierry opposite the house, and after Mrs. Jackson received us with equal a ride of two or three miles bade adieu politeness—led me into a drawing to the county of Buncombe with all room, and insisted upon my taking of Vhe first woman, findinr, re c: > ill the garden excepi her' h' I f'.nd, took to flirting evenHit!:ri - Lfcvil.T Lee race utight iia^e bi* 5-Mved much tribi..’ation if Edon h;; been located in fcome cahn snd tr£i qnil land—like Ireland. Thev Tl.ere would at leaft have been Nojv woman ,in her thirst aftr; knowledgedge, showed her true fem ale inquisitiveness in her cross-exam ination of the serpent, and, in com m.emoratlon of the circumstance, the serpent seems to have been curled me passed in quick review the forms of j «P and used in nearly all language? of its mountain scenery and entered on the limestone rocks of Tennessee. Tennessee. The W'hich refreshments which w'ere handed. One would have supposed from the kindness of her manner that she was w’ater has a peculiar taste an old acquaintance. After I was rest- habit renders agreeable to ed she proposed walking into the said to be extremely beneficial to garden which is very large and quite health. Crossed the French Broad her hobbv. I never saw any one more three times during the day,, and Pig-* enthusiastically fond of flowers. She eon river once. j culled for me the onl.v rose in bloom; Knoxville. i-'^fter an agreeable stroll we returned Thursday 23.—Went 13 miles to to the drawing room and were joined Dandridge. Friday we were not 10 several of the gentlemen (for they miles from Knoxville. Crossed the riv-; **'^® always more or less company) er and entered the tow'n. The latetr^®*^. tbe conversation was kept with covers a large extent of ground, has ®Plrit until supper was announced. I several streets, many large and hand-i^®® handed in by the general and seat- some brick buildings, three churches to Mrs. Jackson’s left. He occu- and a court house. It is on the whole I P^®*^ the right, opposite to me. He a place of some importance. 1 pronounced with much solemnity of In the evening had a visit from Gen-, ^ short grace and then per- eral Dunlap w'ho brought a letter of formed the honors of the table with introduction to General Jackson. I ex-^® attentive politnss which usually pect much pleasure in seeing a man characterizes a gentleman. Every- who has occupied so large a portion thing was neat and elegant. A com- of the hearts, thoughts and time of P^^te service of French china, rich cut so many, and who creates such a gen- glass, damask napkins, etc. After eral excitement throughout our coun-1 Mrs. Jackson, Major Eaton try. He is the idol of this state. None (®«nator to congress) and myself form- dare refuse him homage or suffrage quite a social trio until w'e retired, with impunity. I Mrs. Jackson accompanied me to my Sunday 20.—Went to Himans, 13 chamber, remained a short time and miles, for breakfast. We were to en- then bade “good night.” my loved “absent friends. Take leave of the Jacksons. We had made our arrangements to return immediately after dinner. They urged us much to stay, but as we were to leave Nashville the next day for the Western District we w'ere obliged to decline their polite invitation. When the General heard where we were going he observed that he had several friends there and would be pleased to give us letters—w'ould send them into town for us—and that him self and w'ife would visit us on our re turn. Mrs. Jackson would not permit me to go without a bouquet w'hich she arranged very tastily, then took of us a most friendly congee and the Gener al drew my arm through his and con ducted me to the carriage. I was peculiarly pleased with his manner toward a little girl who was on a visit with her aunt—there was so much parental care and attention to her w'ants—it was a something in manner which cannot be described. W'e did not arrive in town until very late— took coffee and retired. Sept. 5—In the forenoon we called to return Mrs. Catron s visit. The Cat rons live in a very handsome bouse built in Northern style—hall, at en trance, two drawing rooms with fold ing doors thrown open, furnished near-; ly the same in a fashionable, elegant style. Mrs. Cartron is a very agreeable lady. I^ft tow'n &3on after dinner and slept that night at Mr. Darrell's* 13 miles. (TO BE CONTINTTED NEXT WEEK.) as a sign of interrogation. Soon the domestic troubles of our first pai- ents began. The first Avoman's fav- Ite son was killed with a club, and married w'omen even to this day seem to have an instinctive horror of clubs. The first woman learned that it was Cain that raised a club. The modern woman has learned that it is a club that raises Cain. Yet I think I recognize faces here tonight that I see behind the windows of Fifth Avenue clubs of an afternoon, with their noses pressed flat against the broad plate glass. and as woman trips along the sidew’alk I have ob served that these gentlemen appear to be more assiduously engaged than ever w'as a government scientific com mission in taking observations upon the transit of Venus.—From a speech by Horace Porter. A LETTER HOME. counter the Cumberland mountains. The roads were far superior to those we had crossed ih the Blue Ridge. The Jackson House. Tuesday , Sept. 4.—I shall claim a writer’s privilege and quite in journal HOME FROM HJDDENITE. Miss Margaret Gray, Mr. Will Gray and Mr. Euguent Springer returned home yesterday from Hiddenite. Spencer’s Hill on the mountains is the' style enter into all the details of my greatest descent I have seen. W*ei|^ visit—first a description of the house, walked down it. and w'ith difficulty,You enter a large and spacious hall or kept a sure footing. It is; I think, a vestibule. The walls are covered with mile and w'ere you to slip there w'ouldi*'' very splendid French paper—beauti- be no resting place until you reach-jful scenery, figures, etc. The floor, ed the foot of it. Our horizon was an oil cloth—handsome sofa, chairs, bounded by the summit of the distant j table with liquors, etc. To the right mountains wliich towered above the are two large handsome rooms fur- clouds ^ and vied with their etherael nislied in fashionable and genteel blue. ’Twas a scene worthy the pen- style—drawing rooms with rich hang- cil of a Claude Lorraine.. ings, carpets, etc. 27. Still on the mountain, To the left is the dining room and but the road was so level that one their chamber. There w'as -no splen- could scarcely realize it. It appear- dor to dazzle the eye, but everything ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ^ WAS A NORTH CAROLINIAN. $ An inquirer in the Baltimore Even ing Sun asks: “Who is the Dr. Henry E. Sheppard mentioned in your paper cn the edltorfal page?” The answer, which is of special interest fo North Carolinians was this: “Henry Elliott Shepherd, M. A. LL. D., was born at Fayetteville. N. C., and after receiving his preparatory education in his native state he enter ed the University of Virginia. Shortly thereafter the war between the States broke out and he enlisted In the Con federate army. After the war Dr. Shep herd was engaged for over a quarter of a century in educational activities in Baltimore and Charleston, S. C. He has the distinction of being a pioneer in the study and development of the science of linguistic philology in Amer ica. The greater part of Dr. Shepherd’s w'riting has been done in Baltimore, where, he now makes his home. Some of the volumes that have appeared from his pen are: “History of the EJn- glish Language, ” “Grammar of the En- glish Language.” “Historical Reader,” "Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee,” “Com mentary on Tennyson's ‘In Memo- rlam,‘ ” essays, reviews, contributions to lexicons, encyclopedias, etc., and his recent book, "The Representative Authors of Maryland.” VALUE OF A TAR HEEL &ABY. ed more like a valley encompassed with mountains which encircled you— mountains covered with beautiful wild fiowers. At dark entered the town of Sparta, having ridden 40 miles We elegant and neat. After breakfast we went into one of the drawing rooms where is a num ber of portraits (elegantly framed) of the intimate friends of the general, al- •nem-a^Dr^ttivU*. pass-jw one of himself and Mrs. Jackson, S?i.an f™^ '.kave never yet seen one that ''Tu?8dV”8-i:?t*«a r ' “"' i 'Ti«V”wa“nt‘‘t'h; sprllt and expression ml?e*, ?or teeakir.? Vh«y®“r,vli''fl « th®!' tirett spirit lor town-mrtlac (t While Charlotte, N. C., is having a water famine, Pasadena, Cal„ the wealthiest city of its size in the world, is facing a baby famine.—North Em poria Independent. Yet we doubt if Charlotte, even when thirst was raging, would have exchanged one of her pretty little tar heels for a volume of fresh water that would make Noah’s flood look like a molecule.—Virginian Pilot. For of all sad words pen. The saddest are these: have been!” ■—J. O. Whittier. of tongue or ‘It might The way to resumption is to re* presented him trom every part of th«' suae.'—Stlaon P. CbM?. Like to come and see you, daddy, and perhaps I will some day. Like to come back East to visit, but I wouldn't car^ to stay. Glad you’re doing well, and happy; glad you like .vour country best. But for m.e I always hunger for the freedom of the West. There’s a wholesomeness about it that I never could explain: Once j'ou breathe this air you love It and you long for it again: There's a tie you can’t discern in the splendor of the sky. It's just home to you forever and I can't just tell you why. It's so big and broad and boundless’ and its Heaven is so blue. And the metal of its people always rings so clear and true: And its billowed acres quiver like the shudder of the sea. And its waves roll rich and golden in upon the shore to me. Why. your farm and all the others that we used to think so fine. Wouldn’t—lump ’em p.ll together— make a corner lot in mine. And your old red clovcr pasture, with its gate of fence rails barred. Why, it w'ouldn’t make a grass plot in our district schoolhouse yard Not R foot has touched its prairies but is longing to return: Not an eye has seen the sunset on its western heavens burn, But looks back in hungry yearnin?, W’ith the memory grown dim. And the zephyr of its prairies breathes the cadence of a hymn That is sweet and full of promise the “Beulah Land” we knew. When we used to sit together in the old-fashioned pew; And at eventide, the glory of the sk: and sod Bids me bare my head in hom.age anO n graditude to god. Yes, I lo\’e you daddy, love you with a heart that’s true as steel, but there’s something in Dakota makes you live and breathe and feel; Makes you bigger, broader, better, makes you know the worth of toil, Makes you free as are her prairies and as noble as her soil; Makes you kingly as a man is, makes you manly as a king. And there’s something in the grandeur of the season’s sweeps and swing That casts off the fretting fetters of your East and marks you blest, With the vigor of the- prairies, witli the freedom of the West. TOO BUSY TO WORRY “I’m going to meet Mrs. Edison and my daughter in England, and then we will make a motor trip throufl^ France,” he said. ‘1 want a dk|tBioe to worry a little.” “To worry a little?” repeated a M*t- ener. “Certainly,” said Mr. Edison, T haven’t had a chance to worry for about twenty-two years—been too busy.”—'Thomas A. Edlaon ia as ms X. r- ■' re - U( ''ei. r-; ' c:- :o. i’ai - Cl H.- Foi il c| Ci.t TrJ il - ue s| r>ri exipi E: • md G"; -lagal i-uil lierT