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Aa with bod beaJ be btld ia bit om 1U baaJa that bad ao eold and deathly grewn. look op, deezeat," bU while Upe falU ted, Ceaee yoor Uare. be bree an! trot; IX It be Ue wul ot Ql I li eooe re- tarn To cay ccrattry aa4 yoa. TLink not, dartia, it ia lix' 'h Jtt I pert j Grief aoi anJyicff ! fill raj faithful baert. ) Bat lorrt bar parted befof and shall not we bear aa TU keert-brex and paxtiaf that to their portion fell?' i Tbonghl am faraway ay thought will be of thee rrer, j Uj beart boond to thine by that eecred tie Welch rangbt en earth aan saTcr. 8oon I will aland oa tba batUa field And baar the canaote opening roar ; 111 ee trara cooiradee fall around aaa djisg la their gore; ; JLnd If I too aaonld fall ami! Ua strife Baaaaaber 'tis tor cay ooaairy a fraadoaa I gWe my Ufa.M j Pat God watched o ar hLra throegh Ua war's alarm, And when tba croal fight wee ended Ue elaaped oaoe more bla darling la bis ansa. Luc bad abt welted weary al baart Bat cow taay were united on.Ul tbe last, MTar more to part. j Xeaght bat the chill band of death oonld ever ' , . , v HsirU ao wirtaly Ircr, Tbair lore waa erar bright end be aitlfat As the flowers klaaed by morning daw. Joaaatoa Co., Nor. ltb. 131. A llagular giery. ' Tbe Philadelphia J?l&fm says her is a etory, every word of which is true, which is about as atrangeaa anything ever evolved trtvn fiction. In a Penaaylvania town the proprltcr of m itore re- cvrvci u u w oablo that he departed from bis sioal castotn and placed a guard . in his stora room. Thejoang wan on duty waa a novioe.andi' i probevblb he bad nsver handled a pistol. The darkness of the room was a enre prerenitiie of !apinr. and, for want of somc Ihinjr better to do, the watch man concluded to test his pistol. So he raised it and firtd it at random,. the thick wll of the hoxieprtetingtbeocnd beiog beard acy irrsat dist&noe. The rest of the night was passedl n a drt altory manner, bat when day light streaked the sky the guard vat e'artled by knockingon the coot by the elj risers lathe village. He took down the bars aod passed back the bolts, and aawtheTillagerssnrroandingthe rf a man. "A baaelcovar- lAJJ ed by a board stood in front of the door, snd the gi&sa in me tran-om waa plsrced by a bullet which euWred the man's forts beAd. It was therefore concla if tbatihe mannnd beenatand ing on the birl and peering into thHioorr. Tbe dead oso waa rrogiiizfHl aa one whoe life bad bn cbrckered, and who waa re gards! as a ootorioas thief, and tbe random ehot caused morvj"y than sorroir. Tbe watchman biir didn't urn white, nor did b bwcorue a utilc maniac; but 1; la rertaiu that tbe srenta ot tbe nifcit axe still fresh la bis memory The Wonderful Lamp. A little ragged errand boy was busy one day in the city of Lon don with a piece of chalk in bis band, trying to write on a wood en gate this vere from the Bible: ,4Tby woids is a lamp to my feet." lie was so busy with bis work that he did not notice a kind-looking old gentle man, who, after walking slowly past him twice, returned, and stood behind watching him. "M-y," eaid tbe little fellow, repeatiug tbe letters alocd, as be wrota tbem with tbe chalk; f-double e-t, feet." H'ell done, my little man, well done," said tbe old gentleman. Where did you learn that?" At the ragged school, air," said the boy, who waa half fright eoed, thinking perhapa tke old gentleman would baud bim over to tbe police fcr writing on the gate. 'Don't be afraid, my boy, Tm not going to hurt you. So you learned that text at tbe ragged school? Do you know what it means 1" "So, sir," f aid the boy. What is a lampT A lamp 1 Why a lamp! It's a thing that gires light." "Aid what is tbe word here spoken oft" ItTa the Bible, sir." 'That's right 5ow how can the Bible be. a lamp and give iigkt!" I Man no," said the boy, u ca'pt you set it on fire." "There Is a better way than that, my lad. Suppose yoa were, going do ero some lonely lane on a dark night, with an nnltghted lamp in your ham, and a box of matches in your pocket, what would you doT -Wby, light tba 'Um'p.air said tbe boy, surprised that any one should ask such a simple question. "What would yoa light It fort" "To show me tbe road, sir." 'Very well. Now suppose you were walking behind me one day, aud saw me tlroTa shilling, what would you do f" Pick it np and give it to you, air. "Bat wouldn't yoa want to keep it yoaraelf !" "I should want to; but I wouldn't do it." Why not!" B -cause that would be steal :ng. aod tbe Bible says we musn't ate!." And is the Bible called a lamp because it shows us the right way to walk in V asked tbe boy. That just it, my lad. Aod now do yoa think it worth while to take this good old lamp, and let it light you through life f Ye, sir "Wbyr "Because if I am honest I shan't stand no cbanoe ofgoinr to prison." And what else!" Tba boy thodgbt a mom ut, and then said : "If I mind tb B ble 1 ehall go to heaven wntn I ilu-." "Yea, that's the best reason far a.in this lamp. It will suo you tbe right way to beaten. Good-bye, my lad. Uere'e a htlliog for yoa. Mind you a tola lamp." Sir, s-id tbe little fs low, d&Jping the shilling, and Uk'.Bg cfi hi ragged cap, "I'll mind." One thing fcr which David need the Bible was light. E. X Cat and Rooster Partner ship. A woDderlu! specimen of the feathered tribe in tba vicinity of Macoo, Georgia, says the St. Lonis Globe-Democrat, is a big red rooster, owned by Willie Johnson, of Macon. A year ago Willie Jobueou purchand seve ral chickeDg, among which was tbe rooster in question, and car ried them to his tome. Tbe roos ter bad not bfen on the premises a great while before he exhibited a decided fondues for tbe house cat. The cat appeared to be in nowise averse to the rooster's de monstrations, and tbe two were soon fast friends. They , wero constantly together: wherever one went tbe otber followed. They shared their food together. When the. cat caught a rat she brought it to the rooster, and the rooster never tired of catch ing flat-beads, earth-worms, and grasshoppers for the cat. Fi nally tbe eat disd, leaving a sol itary kitteD, which the rooster at once adoptsd and began to care for. The most friendly rela tions existed between them. But recently this cat also diod and left a kitten, which the rooster promptly adopted. Wherever he goes tbe kitten follows, jait as young chickens follow the moth er ben. Tbe kitten understands tbe rooster's clook,and it is amus ing to eee it rsn to him when he saakes the peculiar- sound which chickens make on -finding food. It Is diflicult, however, for him to find such food as the kittens re quires, in consequence of which it is weak and Very much emaci ated. Tbe kitten and the roost er roost together on a plank in tbe fowl house, which they enter as nighi approaches.' Tbe roost er then :tiies up on tba roost, while the cat climbs up vnd nes tle down beside bim. Last wsek was a sad one in tbe family of our townsman Mr. James A. Watt, for within five days, tbe Angle of Death claim tare of its members including the father ot tbe family. In the latter part of tbe week before one of the daughters, Harriet Louisa, a bright little girl of thirteen yeas wa9 taken with diphtheria and rapidly grew worse and died Tuesday morniag. In the mean time several other members of the family contract ed tbe disease and, on Thursday night, Mattie James, aged 6 years, died. All this time Mr. Watt himself was lying critical ly ill with tbe disease. Anxiety and grief added to tbe ravagea of tbe disease and, on Saturday morning, he breathed his last. Winston Daily. The following timely and pointed troth is copied from an exchange: "A man who pays nothing tor his preaching cannot be greatly benefitted by tbe preaching be hears. Too many men are sponging their way tbroogh tbe church, bat they can't, sponge their way into Heaverf." Thfl Star Prohibition f!nn. renrion will meet ia Greensboro on tbe 10:h and 11th of Decent ber. Woman Suffrage. Tbe8pirit and determination of the woman sofirage in this country indicates tbatBdoaer or later this question will become a prominent one in American poli tics. At the recent election in New York six women voted, after beingf registered, while a large number of others were re fused the privilege of casting their ballots in a State election. In the territory of Wyoming women vote as do their "bass oppressors," aud in many States women aro permitted 'to have thlir say", ia school matters. Although the progress towards woman suffrage has been slow in this country, it cannot be denied that it has j made a long stride toward becoming a law ot the land. The great obstacle to its its immediate adoption is the apathy of the vast body of Ameri can women themselves for the possession of the right of suffrage and tbe instances are compara tively rare where a contented woman, in a happy home, goes about demanding tbe right to vote, or even feeling that ebe is deprived of any privilege that the Creator designed she should possess. Bat the advocates of woman sofirage receive their re emits mainly lrom other source" than the women themselves and tor other reasons than that the sex ia deprived of any "God-given rights.'' Tbe trading of poli ticians to! the baser and more d epraved, 1 elements of society, ihe retasaiof Opubiio"xnen to ad vocate reforms that the cosntry demands, the nomination and election to office of men in league with corruption, and the failure to enforce lawa for the protec tion of 'the individual and society itself, are far more powerful ar guments in, favor of admitting to the ballot-box a new and fresh element of parity than anything else can be. The condition of tbings tbat made the newcity election law a necessity is a strong argument in favor of woman's saftrage. If male yoters would do their whole duty aa citizens at the polls on election day the agitation of the question of woman euflrage would oase in amomrnt. , Important Period ofa Flan's ""From the age of fort? to that of sixty a man may be considered in tbe prime of life. His mature strength of constitution renders bim almost impervious to tbe highest attacks of disease, and all tbe functions are in order. . Having gone a year or two past ixty, however, he arrives at the critical point of existence. The river of death flows before him, and be remains at a standstill. But athwart this river stands a viaduct called the "tarn of life," which, if passed in safety, leads to the valley ot 4,old age," around tbe river winds and then flows without a causeway of doubt to affect iti passage. The bridge, howeTer,'Is constructed with fra gile materials, and it depends, upon how it is trodden whether it bends or breaks. Gout, apo plexy, and otber maladies are in the Ticinity to waylay tbe travel er and thrust bim from tbe pass, t 4 I hat let him ffird UD blS lOinS ana I provide himself with perfect composure. To quote a metaphor the '-turn of lue has a urn eith er to a prolonged walk or into the grave. The system and power having their utmost expansion now begin either to close like tbe flower at sunset, or break down at once. One injudicious stimu lant, a single fatal excitement, may force it beyond its strength, while a careful supply ct props and tbe withdrawal of all that tends to force a plant will sus tain it in its beauty until night has nearly set in. A. Perfectly nellable Ftsli Steiry. Speaking of carp, says the Washington correspondent of tbe Atlanta Constitution, at )eet one specimen of this remarkable fish has attained considerable fame. He is a tine fellow, which a year ago weighed eight pounds and may now be larger. His home is in a little pond in the grounds of the fish commission in WasMngtoc. . Prof. Baird has made a pet of him for two or three years past. Hs frequently dips him up in a net and exhibits him to visitors. Theig fieh bas undergone this ordeal so often that it has ceased to alarm or disturb bim very fierioasly. He will submit to handling for sevsral minutes and patiently await his return to bis cozy liltlo pond. Two years ago Babcock Lake overflowed the breeding ponds below it, and thousands of government fish got into the Potomac Among them was the big pet carp. His lo3 created great grief tfmong the men ot science, who had becono attach ed to bim for his noble propor tions and hii amiable disposition. A week or two after his escape the Potomac was frozen over, and the, boy s, had fun catching fish through holes in the ice. Mure than a mile from the pond, his former home, the big carp waS pulled out by some enter prising youh estrirs. Oneoftbem knew that the fish commission had a steady demand for remark able fish and tcok nis captive to Prof. Baird. Tbe scientist was overjoyed at the recovery of his pet. He paid the boy $5 for him and restored it to his own little pond. ! Tbe professor says the fish showed every sign of joy at bis restoration to the home of his youth. TO OU1X READERS. We cannot too strongly urge upon our rcadere the necessity of subscribing for a family, weekly newspaper of the first-class aucb, for'instance, as the Indepen dent, of New York. Were we obliged to select one publication for careful and habitual readiDg to the exclusion of all others, we should choose unhesitatingly ths Independent. It is a newspaper, magazine, and review, all in one. It ia a : religious, a literary, an educational, a story, an "art, a sci entific, an agricultural, a financial, and a political paper combined. It has 32 folio pages and 22 de partments. No matter what a person's religion, politics or pro fession may be, no matter what the age, sex, employment or con dition may be, the Independent will prove a help, an instructor, an educator. Our readers can do less than to send a postal for a free specimen copy, or for thirty cents the paper will be sent a month, enablrng one to judge of itls merits more critically.. Ad dress, The Independent, 251 Broadway, New York City. A father talking to hii carelest daughter, said: M want to speak to you of yoer mother. It may be that you have, noticed a care worn loSk upon her face lately. Ot course it has not been brought there by any act of yours; still it is your duty to chase it away. I want yoa to get up to-morrow morning and get bieakfast and when yonr mother comes and l gins to express her surprise, go right to her and kiss her on the month: You can't imagine bow it will brighten ber dear face; Besides, yoa owe her a kiss or two. Away back, when yoa were a little girl, she kissed yoa when no one els waa tempted by your fever-tainted breath aid swollen face. Yoa were not at attractive then aa you are now. And throHgh these j ears of child ish svnshine and shadows, sfae was already to cure, by the magid of a mother's kiss, the little, dirty, chubby .hands, whenever they were injured in those first skirmishes with the rough old world. And then the midnight kiss with which she routed ad. many bad dreams as she leaned ovjr your restless pillowj have all been on interest these longi long years. Of conrse she ia not so pretty and . kissable as yoa are; but if you bad done your share of work the last ten years thecontrast would not have been so marked. Herfacej hfis mord wrinkles than yours far more and yet if yoa ft ore sitfk that face would appear - more bcaatl f al than ao aogel't s! it hovered over youj watching every oppor tunity to minister to your corn fort, and all, those wrinkle would seem to be bright wave lets of sunshine chasing each otber over her dear face. Sbe will leave yoa one of these days, these burdens, if nbt lihfcd ffdai berA shoulders, will break ber down. Those rough, bard hsndi that have done so' many neces sary things for yoa will be cross ed apon ber breast. Those neg lected lips that gave yoa yoor first baby kiss will be forever closed, and those sad, tired eyes will have opened in eternity, aod then, yoa will appreciate yoor mother; bat it will be too late.'9 C a in Tbe Senatorial contest ia Vlrv ginia will be between Jno. 8 Barbour and Jno. W. Daniel; Either of these gentlemen will satisfy fhe good people of Virgi nia, and the improvement on Uabone will be so great that comparisons will be odious. On Saturday last, Gov; Scales' appointed K. T. Boy kin, Esq., of Clinton, to the Jadgeshlp made' vacant by the death of Judge McKoy. Tbe gossipere are now baiy trying to locate who will be the next couple In the city to launch out on theseaof matrimony. eV in e J Gen. Mabone, it is said, will be come general manager of the Cbesapeak & Ohio Railroad; Labor to keep alive in jont breast that little spark of eeles' tial fire called conscience. , - a - The wife aad eon of ex-Secre-' tary; Lincoln are both in very poor health. The Baptist State Oonventbn will meet next year la Wiloing too
The Selma News (Selma, N.C.)
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