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fnler.es Is of Ike County.
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DR. GEO. W; GRAHAM,
Charlotte, N. C.
PRACTICE LIMITED TO TUE
JS-ye, Ear Sc I'lu-ont .
eep8
E. M. ANDREWS!
FLfiXITCitE, COFFINS &SKETS
"wholesalo and retail.
CHMCTfr., rVC
(Next to Wittkowsky & numclis.) sop8
TY?'N. Cj FJMJ foRNINGj ' DECEMBER 22, .1882.
No. 51.
VV. S. CHRISTENBURY,
cf Gaston county, with
-ALEXANDER & H RiilS !
tyf AUhOTl'K, N,C.
Doalors In . '
OFiY GQ03S, f;0T!0;lvv, CLOTi'l'Jll
BOOTS, SHO S, &o.
BV1t1.ll always be Kind to pprve my Oastorf
and Uurolu friends, tan ana egniuiMO nu
tock.
flcpfly
P. C. WILSON
DEALER IJf
BUGGIKS, -CARRIAGES
PHAETONS,
SPRING WAGONS. AC.
Zouis Coo7c Jlamrjactiertng
Company,
IV ate? town Spr-tat; Wagons,
jClumlus Jiiajgy Company,
Cortlaml Soring Wagons.
coi.i.Ei.u s'i't;i;iT, :
Opposite Sander 4 Blackwooda,
. CHARLOTTE, N. C.
tjiinl'SJ
THE VIS30DEL ILLS."
TIjIs I'lcffUDt timely erected Mill with nn i'ti
Iruly new ooii.t is now ready for nistciu.
W have, employed un Miller, Mr. LttiviU liolt
nidii. who in too well known tor further iee-
.OUuueuJAtiou, vuine uu4 teat-our Mill... .Sut
hero and there, os though Of awing her
attention to the diflereut beauties of
the landscape. ;
Some cousin, I suppose," sho said
to herself, as sho went slowly down tha ; wit
stairs tcr her own room Tho apron j inr
must' bo removed the silky braids
smoothed with extra care, and the plain
collar replaced with dainty lace.-'Then
from its little snudal-wood box ivy
drew forth a slender chain and ly.
WW
lur!
wc
i
tiia sole ornament she possessed' ail
ettled it among the fri 'b with a satis-
tied emilo. Tender brown eyes, crim
son lips, a, low wnite forehead framed
Hie
A'
-Cliri3 11 CCrtanuy -wan a pieir
that lc
r"
' X r.J-itrufi lvv
.1 In fiTlli.H Ul - .
vlnri Tiir wuv -
and was o ,i
' . . , :!, ;,m over tea
tell but that ne u"g -
very night ? h.
n .. elin RfllU Iiutu"
. . .f:pe.tation. bui
piother oi any 8om,
3t
IVY'S -KI3TAKE.
Christmas eve in the old Sundry-0"
homestead, and from coller to rr 3t
flouted delicious odors cf roasj? tur:
ke of chickens dona to a tvet crisP
in their own rieh iuiof8, and ft &00.T
array of pies of all denominons such
strips of faney work, she drew rr own
i . - v,of .vo'tlm wnrwl tirfl on tliew
- 1 Wets evolHleherB,7ift
Btitt-h, point and wheels, her
thoughts went str-ying over all that
brief, bright month when Joe Dalton
had spent his summer vacation in Red
leaf, and every spare .moment of it in
close vicinity, to the Simdei'and 'farm
house. '
L. u :l i .
,,n t.r,UJ,1j lur"i. v- .t , step-Fep. Only the year bcforetm.
U1C i.' I'Bt, l. UUU Wm Uiuniviyi 'Klll-il-p !
Mrs. iundcrlnud aiul f liable reputa
tion through all tho reon round about-
And Hitting bn-ilyt her mother's
side in the great,-clA shiuiivj kitch
en with light feetp the very daintiest,
deftest little hand" nil the world, war.
the blooming lyi "eole daughter of
her house and !-rt." -
' here, mo'-ier," she said, placing
a gigantic phm cake on the tablr wiih
a triiiinphajii flourish that's, the hint!
ThobakiustedorHV thank goodaers'
and now III attack '.) parlor." '
t'l wouldn't -liirflit, di ur,' sitid Mrs
'squire had married a dashing, though
elderlf widp frorEf tho city, with two'
grown-up eons. One of them Ivy had
never s.Vn, but . Joe had been in 'the
habit of paying frequt nt flying visits
irom tiie c, , w.iera he resided, and,
as report sail, was amassing a fortune
1 airly fabuloia for so young a man.
V.'hen the i-;tnmer cfme, end he spent
a whole ipor.th at 11: & 'uquiiy:'s, he hod
piugTed i out Tvy fiwm the ' vluilo
ifvy (rustic l;cautics, and devoted
hime !i to htr with a persistence" that
soon 1. 1 -evcij goip's tongue inmo
tisn,, " , ' "vt, r
' i -I. -1. ' '-.,..'.1.1:."
anally malicious twinkle ! was tho loudest, her jest tho wjldeet
;S::amstress' snaky black j among all that hilarious group, A
j; 1 1 bright spot turned on either cheek, and
you've heard the news ? ' ; tin ro was a feverish light in her eyes ;
eid3 glrnccs and an air of j but no one knew that her hands and
feet wero like ice, that tho wild gayety
came from an excitement that had es
caped delirium. And when Julia
Hunt and her cousin called they found
her radiant in tho bluo silk, and ready
to diasuss "tho new s," whieh, thanks
to Miss Simian, was at present briskly
circulating from one end of l'.:JU:if to
to the other. i
rtanco,
y I've heard no news
ig," returned Ivy, in her
ttones,
't know as you'll con-i-m-jntioiiing,"
retorted
up "It's about Mr.
Ja'ton you know. -But
3so very intimate with
3Ught perhapa it might
as her most dutiful escort"
And Ivy r though she began her en
jo v men t rather lata in the day, mode up .
in intensy what was lacking in length
of time.
An Astonished Conductor.
K :
'Get aboard, old limpy," said a pert
conductor to an aged, plainly dressed
lamo Eku,J"ading on the platform
waiting V0' signal to depart; "get
aboarJUT- limp you'll be left." At
the flt1(Tlal- the , gentleman quietly
ikuow." -he nauisad eat in the JjliErht. craekiucr nuts aC . .. , 4 . . Ul tie (tor. on takmc up
anaran-aTarcnrwaa "a 1 tinmbs-and- .cri .,wUh,alteM-nts tin fZy ume and .demanded
pain and lau liter, and chatperimW T. -. ."uet.-.-
through it all Uke a convocation of Jii. j ..ti , , '.,fnnfcr V"!
light in her mean faco aj
8 e!T t of hor ord3,
echobd Ivy. in with wido
fc'M don't believe it !" she
f, in her bewilderment
politeness. -ell,"
sniffed Miss Alvira,
air, a she turned to go.
e." stammered Ivy, put
and to datain hel-. 'I I
xnuss nave oeen niMn
t did . ou hear ?"
Miss Simms, so tening,5
)f the chance to go over
"I didn't hear at all I
np at tho 'squire's when
? home. The s iug room
j and I saw them come
aather. 1 hen his moth-
jnire ton' oit; aiidfSieai-cl
larious magpies
Then as tho younj moon hAked in
at 'the western windawa,
1S9
station,
e fiext
Hunt
declared jumping up. tin4 . they must
go tht.re was to be a danoe mile away
at winch tne. were due :a an iiour, and
a pair of 'somebodies'' 1,0 'totibt await
ing impatiently at t1 Paternal man
sion at this very m&zao.it re
turn. .
So Ivv. throir5T . her
The conductor nassM ' .L, '
eenger wh6 had seen thl' P.M'
aid to him a me. saction
'Well it ; tit !. '
this road.' ' & eident of
"The conductor chan . . .
in j up ticWrZia finished &
he returned to.'oldjimpy &
Sir, I resign my positiop condao
tor.
JSitdown here man, I do not
ish to harnjy'" but we ran this
road for pw' and accommodate the
public- we mnfce it ao invariable
treat every ferson with perfect
hty, whatever garb he weam
1 x . "
wnaiever m rmit-v he anfln.
V WUUAD.
scarlet cloak
around her sho-'dera end pulling tho
hood over Ik- curls -a lovely, gro n
up Red Img Hood ran down to the
gata wi;fchrm to see them ofl', in so
ciab" untry fashion, and after a
shov'f Bi1'1 kisses on both sides stood
-Mng them as they tripped up the
B her as their nw-dajift-.'J in..the weiitd-mingling 'f twilight
a the raid jt erf the lau : bins' n-oonlight which huig over the
ind haudshoiu'ug soui one 01'hl.
road with intent eyes, flboilu bcr emPlo.Vees- I shail not remove you for
own thoughts, she did pS hear the mt J'ou "ave done, but it must not
foot?teps that stole jS'e aloaS the j be repeated.' . ; : , : . ,
grass bordering of V roadside wcL':. I This is a true tory. The 'old limpy
... ..J -. k . r. t I, T
1 lie next momf'" snong arm ciaspea WUB xion. Jirastus Corning; of New
iier. a ji:irpdJrlug nps snatcnej a iiss. wno nas been dead now over ten
VfcciU: or me. Iv, V ened Joe
DalC' triumphantly.
.fMr. IXdt a ! IIo w dnro youf' Let
megoisir?" exchiimed Ivy, breaking
away torn him ith blaziiies and
Thin
for, to prevent tho.,dres.s-F Standing on ono side. weern. Vue rilJ w imperative on every one of our
men iiiuuiyjo S
She turned faint and sP
ith forced itself upon
w wuito as death ud
ng look of misaery ft.ihe
fould ljtfve melted -ess
u that of the woman bo-
iu the midst o her i jis
i . i i
io ner aiu. jiie nng
1 upou ..no one should
years. He was a member of Congress
for eight years, and one of the leading
railroad capitalists of the United State, -.
mat conductor never addressed an
other passenger as 'old limpy' Youik't
-1 .r r-r
t auyuing fise. 'Cttpjin npwiwl .'( i-,t t,
will start yon. tl'l h dav an') nt wi,l m-..!,, j
' it JK'Uim by tb in !iti ii uh .Mm w. -nn;'., '
l)Oy n.t wsiJkI cvi-ry whe r to v.-;;l; t.''0
for n. Now in thu tiaiw .yn c it . k ruf ' l" i i Tl
in ipr time miy nr five y ur whr..-. tii:i lV. o. .Tii'ia
to tint busiueiN Y"'i cult Ijvh t hi iiirt u-ml , ,
,).. IV,., . ....l, ...... j-..:: . r ., ..1 L' l ''' l'ill-r OJ
u.i nir rr I i . ,v uuij ail lit'. '"fllXl" ''II ' -
mou pay by oc-tnruie;. nt oi.c" n '- y
lJutfil and tiiin fi Inc. iy in i iw r''.
crioiiy, (I'll h;noritliy. AJ ire.' fitt'K 1:
Oo., Augusta. .'-iKiuH.
jrtheii th't.
Hour r.onie time be
I'd tiuioii it
-i:-(U)!y ifci):' i) K'i- '!i or
a-.;tit. n. id r,Le- -taiglit be
tier in'u't hj.in;' her et iisiu
, Y-UL. ii- r biie'e from the cify,' yn
I ii( w, p:-'J I?;-st lir h. Andth.tii: lie
i.iuied, with a i:tu r ovtrdone iit:-ii.pt'
jatcarelifwws-e, "it's fo'-frible .Too D;d
. ion -may be iu.i.'a iu tils evening."
j "Hin! Jw lfclroi, said Vrs. Snu
' ('eri.uiu, a lilt L-upii.d, but too much
i absorbed in htr eoiiU-m'atiou to leua
.icif ortu.nt mutters. ""And 'when did
tou henr fiom h'm ? ' '
"Oh, net I'inee hehft in the Furann r.
I'ut he told me li'tu tl, t lie intended
to pi.Ks ( hrii-iiuu at the 'squire's nd
tbat.il he did he'd live us a c til But
really i must beg;n at tho p:a;Jor.'
Sh3 went into the parlor, a curiously
happy lighten her fi.ee, while sho dus
tI the qutdnt old epiudle-k-gt'd piaup.
and polished tiie ni'.rror between the
j windows, and rubbod.tlubraFPjCi re-dogs
1 till tliey shonu atain. Then sho brought
I out long wreaths of fragraut 'ground
TTsin,r m,lv tho best of wa.rrlnw, wc innVo V k ol rl.'t levsntnl gar-.
4ht bt of worR, tvi mtit. -yt-ry jo. v o l-uJptl the old f.imil povtr it i, an 1
ml our Wilsons huv rpimtttti'm of
miv in tbc 8U-e. .-v V'.'iirfon btaw tho
r-.'-ins "J. I. -N.IS1-.N, Pah'ii, P. O., N. 0."
ff -Ii-i for prices. Ruler to nil who aro v;slnjr
our W'arons. i
' .j:t.;farriss; :.;
W It 1 rli I il li ti !
- au
IfaS loeafod in Oa5'oni.i, N 0 Wntdus.
( lock- mil Jewoiiy h1! k'.nda
neatly siul e'.bsitniiU'lly
Mip.tt2. l.'jll
nt the Martin block
no'tt-1
Gtso.E.
,0-.
iss3n
. "SALKM, N. C, .
W AO ON M A X UF A OT U-K EUS
filled va3es and b.'.a'wts, till the old
room was sweet and glowing as tha
bo er of a forest queen.
i'erhaps it was all to plenso Julia
vy'a cheeks
tix-wtitirt '.tww ne of
"lowtu at tje r Wuibr!ee of it,
She had gone ikitvn t'JW.rden rtl
wi'h Li'tii to Ibf liillo E'teWuul there,
i,- i:'-r tUr fiht.uow ut tiie eirii
d.-'u ti-oni the houso ry t.jsAn
and hid-
p oi'sy-
l-i-.iCi. liuahea, they had omch'V fourd'
s:ijing good-bye very lingninAtrnns
hetiou indeed. Ivy r( nu ml.rrrd lw l,e
had held her hand iu his til i c!mf iU
ali Hie nrm b'ood eame Liiioiii:io
over elu ( k and brow, and her eyes
brnf-a "i hi. -3 r lder t gv.ze. Then, almt
before .the knew it. an arm 'had stolei
around her waist, a pair of warm lips
were preesed closely, liin ering . on her
ovin.
"Ijood-liye till Ohrietraa," ho laugl:
ed, and was off before she could eh:
him.
He hadn't, told her in jest so rnu
words that he loved h r, br.t IiowcoiimI
she doubt it? Hadn't every look and
net declared it over and ocr daring
that hr.ppy vacation time ? And t!;eu,
if he didn't love h- r why that Inst ten
der enrcss s'pea' ii:g volumes to her an
swering he. it T ,
Tiie morning came - Christinas morn
ing witii Coeds of golden siuilight,
with air so erisp and brneing that it
made oue's blood t ingle just i; breathe
it. Ivy made hasto to liniah her light
morning' tusks, and then daintily array.
GOOD FAHTil fOH SALE. ;IInuta:dllcr " 4:008 but 1 tnowledwf for church.
opl
She was to thf
a:
a
&
o5i
mil
siJ,
drl.
in?)
a
up
About flvo ndles from ciistonia and Dnllns eyes were fl mating memories p." Jot D t
XZZiJ'A in ton's admiring looks, when, one-day hi
on
Reros. all in ori ginal woods i-xeei
a good muto of cultivation. It liua a vny
jtinjd lo houso only l' miles u-ointno Air
Line H. R. Price SS.00 per aero.
Apply to
gi:o. w. rnALK, -
J. W. ULEN.S,
O.ti-.TONIA.
I that all the while b fore Ivy's 1'appy
D li
st
summer she decorated the room with
wild ch m:il is vines, and still iu her ears
were ringing his praises of what he
called her ' exquisite nrtiatio instincts,"
Suddenly the whistle of tho evening
train waFlieard, aniTaw.v weiit" theT
tired feet, twial-ling up three Uighta of
stairs .to the attic, wheulvy coddled
down in tho window coininandimr a
. ...... T,. - .l.C,...l. I'
A lino v llier-l -iiv r i:i oni-'n .n.i t-v. i . . . , . . ... , . ,
Fork of the fatnwba river, with urt.-isi or . view oi uie turn iu me roau oy wine
twenty H.-ref. of land .attach d - 1 iie soliirc's open wtiirtn must DOT M
mi (triiin iiuroni r-i:mou uwituM ...
l.enoir itaiiroiKi.
tuer inforiiiui ion
Katntn A Kent
FniDAr.on the pi-i'iuisci).
Water-Powpr
;
-FOESALE
a cli
violt
UOOXS.-SIlOhS.
AND
I. Tei ina iniMleriKc. h r Usr- ,(s way 1-ome from the depot. 1 ca
niiply tot. W.Oi.wk, Heal j J,l1l
(i.e-i-ini'i, n. C, or to M. l. i sure enough, ther ciuno theVo'" uv
hind the pair f liigh.steluS 1H.vfl
Ivy could distinguished fll '"1"''J
portly figure on the M1 8cnt. bcM
thoc'oaohmau,and!nd was ',
derer form that y' beating heart t Id
her was Joe "t ft Httlo half -jealous
n ui.r.t tAronsrh that jutme heart us
The moat artistic, durable, and th most : 6 .... ,.w. 'fi ,M
eomfortablo, made. All we .sk i. an exa . i- ; aue f -J. "". .
nation and trial. AH kind of Itepuiiing sat K'Bide him, and marked thedevoted
dona on ihort toticeand aiitiafitctiun guar- ; vith nhich ho leaucd toward her,
antaod. v P TFACUK j one arm ertcuded bejiiud her on the
UAoi,N?C. j back of the scat, tha othsr, pointing
walK it w.is omv a ihikv una tuts v: i
bad arranged to conio earn auc- j
tico their anthem oneo mjro 1
VKO , L L ..-tripod down statt
withaiigiv tBty;t)Jw owh.
the narrow t to check eyJ
she stopptHl sadr
a frown to ha,llp,
- n,.mmi, the village drosame-iker,
,-Vntly lyiux in at t walk to the '.
" n'rch with her, an. I Miss Simms w.is ;
.,f i ..'a nt. iivcrsi j:)3. jinny s
the time she and Joe bad amused them
selvesat the rxpeuse of those wr -'r -w J
curia and affected ways and tones of j
vinegar sourr.ei-8. i
"tiood-inoruing," simpered Miss A I-
vira. "I thought lively you'd bo comv
ing along, so I walked alowou purpo
to see if I couldu't have the pleasitryf
to church. It's a ,
..li.ntif,.! " B'.il Ivv. liny, and
she looked curiously at Nl Himms as
if todivin tha exuaa thia s'dd,m
desira for her .ajcietjr. f-'f tb V w. re
usually as distant the H9- P1
'
llllU!
Sti:!)',
tU-1 B
scttl.
sua'.
iibu-. tute ne v t - .-- . -1--" .
subject wi:h
ir , g that she discus:
the-fail styles, the now
now ad then a iaugh or
mueh her usual fashion,
I at the church door and
ly ascended' the gallery
1 j her pii)ce amcjig
t e
foil l-irffet'on" '
u
ting, slrh-birrst
jed i)!i8Bion
ii iorerot-
,thel
A -'ouuuy rizzietOf
llss Sunderland, what u s bove n.. nrlv jleaJ
fthis? What has nappeui 1 , - he teacher, angrily.
--""i"o tno rest . : - - -
ashamed o. .
3a id.'rland ! '. choraied
;tu tho matter? "o.: ro
sheet, a-.id your e. es
Uuoh at her eyes !"
l" sm-iVyl with a faint
v "-don't t d I've
lie ida r w ". Which wv.s
at heai taeho would ha- e
ieartrd creatur?3 bulled
,'iht her a glas3 of ..water
Old pe.ha leaf fai'om
and mereu'ully ".eft her
for OU30 the s-'ariug so
ojit, and thy' ur.liem
rsuo its wii:r.-; way
X while she sat .m on-)
Mng the -joufreihya
, by one, v, ih fieir shiii-
fs.
tread
1 ves.
V. hen she
,.out ivy, ' eupj:
"J'UU "
reepect which every gen
a lady,".
ls'v Miss
meaning of
that yon should break off cur
shi ?"
nVhat has happened, indeed !''
eohoe 1 Ida, scornf.uU . "Mr. Dalton,
h ive you so low an opinion of jnCf r.re
you sueh a libertine yourself, as tr.
' ... me mam-isre is no imped;-
mant to c-.A KVcxtKo ou nave just
I iusulied me by ttking ?''
',: "Man-ied !" cried Joe. "00 you are
married, Ivy. Why did no one tell mo?
Oh! I ny, Ivy, how could "
"What are you sayiug, Mr. D.iton?
I am not married ; it is you - you I"
Ilerehe broke down, her over
wrought mood gave away, and bhe
burbtiuto hysterical sobs,-.
Lsr, Ivv!" cried J-, "I nm
mar.kd. Whoever told yen' so ?"
he-caught tho idmdderiiij .trembing
form in his turns and drew the Lead
his bosom. '-o that 13 me
juataiildren can lell ma
Who was tbor-Eaeskat- rnim?" asked an
Auatiii S tif lpy ;whool teacheof 'her
class. None of them raised their hands
to indicate that they were in possession
or the desired Biblical lore. Finally lit-
not
and
I-.uno a Aim
"n.l Ivv el.ored
:sr shudder.
gain 03 :aitou stood at j
hoirpos ushering iu a :
i .i -' --ruii'.in H P" Ei''e .
r Jiu'ly blonde hair above
s and eyes liko gee.it soft .
od tho choir lor au ui
eyea met iv 'a, the
p with a gleam of d irk
i i of dazzling teeth bo-
dov.n on
d
look
tcr-
absitrd
.iicerl:et ivy,
1 mustacho,
.faded te a look of hid -
i fee aa I vy hxkt-d
t beyond hiiu i.hout
a of lwoguijoj, aud he
f with thut impe.la'i-.t
).id shoulders which lv.
mnbi of all ti.is. Tour -av-
t,:j ..u-n-i 'nud all. I tuoiliiw 1
iilio o
a-ard that peihupb you did not sea mo
Now. who told .vou such an
story'! I insist upou. knowing."
...V. ..,.1.1 .iv:v
a..; lilt; tou- viiv.
I" "Alvira! Well. I deolaral Aud you
! believe her ?"
! "rfLe said that ehe saw her la st night
! aed yiut introduced hei. to. your mother
as her new. daughter ; . and tlien you
were at thuroh with her this '-morning."
.( h that ineJd!;--orao. 'o'd niedd ! '
should
if- , , --vt .
to SunSs UIf "Xhave been ,
youdonrf1001 'X0118 md f:
i ,any mtflSlian you did
when you fii l
Johnny F.zzle.top. p yttw he
TVf 3 r. S
" --.omiu iu -Axool fa
thp tiast tWO Wj nvi.1 vet Vlh .
more about the Bible-u a the .
of vou. 1 become perfectly 0
when 1 think of it. I come here ever,-
Sunday and slave and toi , trying to ges
something into your empty heads,
while vou sit there with your mouths
open like a lot of fools, and don't know
what to se.y when 1 ask you so simple a
question as what is the name of the
meekest man 'in the Bible. Just look at
Utile Johnny there, holding up his
hand while you hang your heads.
SpeaK up Johnny.
ritase, ma'am, may I go out,
Tcxos Si fangs-
Inn, ;
home
hee.rth
jviee Bho ling u-ed iu tho (
t all chance of meeting
I slowly made h r way
la numb feeling at her
64 blur and chill over the
smv.ij Hiiiuiun landscape tmd iu the
cru,jilden air.
Uusvuen sue rcacut'ti nooe.
ore gay end cordial theu usual
jreetingsol the numerous auu.
ttiiv f"1 y r -J
liad J eiuided Uieio uuiuj tuoia
I l. 1 L - ... ),(ii llinr)t
luff ! pd ail tuaii aiiviuwu
i..fiib:f!vl .Toe : ".o ...ink s
iuive liie.dv yoa nriVr all this, my iia'e-clin-iaj
xiue. Never mind, love, we'll
cut her acquaintance when we're mar
ried.' " Hut, Joe," sdd Ivy, affecting not to
hear the 1 st remark, "ho is the lady?
Your consul ? 1V you know, 1 believe
I'm half jealous of her?'
Jealous ! well, you won't be so long.
That lady is my mother's new daughter,
rve sh. is in v -brother Dick's lovely
little wife, whom my mother had never
seen before. They arrived iu vew York
Irsi night from New Orleans, and us
D ek c nCl ne-t come ' tho mid
night iraiu, i.iid Edith was anxion to
get homa as soon as possible, I acted
A Maa Wlio was Too Careful.
A bald-headed man shot a negro
minstrel the other night and was ar
raigned before a justice of the
r.a.o '"
"Judge," said the defendant, "I think
I had a right to shoot the fellow. I
went to the show last night expecting
to hear something old and faniiliar.but
the scoundrel got off something - new
! 1 1 ol,i liin. " e
"I dout believe it,'' said the judge,
but if you thought that it wrs scme
th 1 -g m'w, ytu had, under the revised
statutes of Ar'amsaw. a right to kill
him."
"The man is not dead, Your Honor,"
suggeste d a constable.
"Iu that case," said the judge,
turning to the defendeut, "111 have to
uond .xou to jail. You should be more
cartful how jou fool with the law.
Ailunsas Traveler.
Mr. John U. Etuis, Salisbury, says :
I have sold a great many Lotties oL
v.ve.n; lien Eitteis Lava bet
highly recommended.''