niK ORPHAXS’ FUIKXl).
IVeda-.^sJiiy, Jaa-Jiivy a, is7V.
“O.X TO ItJCIlMO.\D.”
Here we go, tlirougli ice and
snow; but urgent business coni-
])els ,tlie trip. A warm ear is
certainly comfortable after a
tedious wagon-rids. At Weldon,
Mr. Emrv lias ready a dinner,
such as we never saw before in
Weldon. Jnst think ot oysters,
fat turkey, ricli milk and pie—
who wants any “Saratoga pota
toes” * But we go through Peters
bui'g, ai.d into kiclunond. Well,
we liave heateu Gen. JlcUowell.
He started to Kiclunond and had
to change his mind and body
botli. But he was not invited
and had no ticket. And then lie
made such a fuss about, it, blow
ing his horns, beating his drums,
and sliooting off his guns. No
wonder the people objected.
Why could lie not “go in peace”:'
Stop at Ford's Hotel. Mr. lord
assigns an e.xcellent room, just
opposite his own, and tlie fare is
alt a hungry man could ask, and
all the market affords. Only one
objection, the man' who buys
provisions knows tir difference
between negro-chokers and Bar-
liadoes potatoes ; neither do the
market men. They all think a
potato is a potato. Hr. Walters
once asked a mountain farmer
what stock of iiogs he preferred.
“A hog is a hog with me, and 1
never bother about his blood,”
said the.farmer. The snow in
Kiclunond hardly covers the
ground, but the sleet is dangerous,
and many have fallen in their
effoits to walk. The ice is thick
on the Ba.sin and hundreds of
skaters glide over it, and still
.some of tile merchants arc ailver-
tisiiig “ Northern ice for sale,’
very discouraging to home etiter-
jirisH. Go to see W oodhouso &
Parham. They are busy, though
the book trade is dull. Most of
the tiew publications are rathei
cheap 'and trashy. Starke and
Kyland are also busy, and very
kind. They seem to bo doing
well. They are worthy and the
people know it. Kaudolph &
FjViolish have old and rare books,
and their liiisiiie.ss seems to be
lively. West & Johnson have
plenty of law-books, but none in
our line. Call on Mr. Allegro, of
the Enquirer. Fe is quite sick
and not able to attend to busines.-i.
Very sorry. He is a clever mac,
and a gmid citizen. Made a
pleasant visitto the store “ol Pres
byterian Committee id Publica
tion.” The Children's Friend, an
excellent paper, is published there,
and man\ good books are printed
and sold. We found on their
counter a picture of Noah’s Ark,
made in New York, with forty-
eight windows, just forty-seven
more titan Noah ever saw. What
would Ca[)t. Nofdi think it he
could see that fancy picture iff
his famous old shij) ? Visit Mr.
Pelouze, the tr’pe-founder. His
])rices are stiff as a itoker, and he
belongs to the “ring.” So many
rings ! The rail-roads, the mer
chants, the mechanics and the
farmers all have rings. 'I'lie only
chauee to move along is to “ring
in.” But we talk Mr. Pelouze
into tolerable terms. Go to see
Mr. Maemurdo, of the K. & U. K.
K. He is absent, and the chief
clerk sends us to Gol. Buford, tlie
President. Find him a tall, spare
man, pleasant and precise in
transacting business. Went to
see the statue of “ Stonewall
Jackson.” Very imposiivg with
these statues in tlieCaiiilol Square
need cleaning up. Tiie fountanis
with their frozen spray are Ice
landic and enchanting. But the
bad weather does not allow ns to
visit persons and places as we
desired. A very pleasant man is
Mr. Leo Wheat, famous as a
musician. His herrt i.s very
tender on the North Carolina
side. In this he differs from
many Virginians wlio^e state
pride makes them almost impo
lite. W’e heard a promiueui
business man tell his clerk to
“turn to the map of Virginia,
with North Carolina on it." i'heir
almanacs are made in the
way, though they have
that compare with our
Farewell, Virgioi-.i ! Y'our
has given many entertaining
chapteis to history, and your
people, in spile of ail their pomp
and pride, merit the liigii esteem
in wnich the w'orhl has so long
held them.
same
none
own
lauil
Oii.iTU OF 0£t. W,4LT13i£S.
AXi OltPiJ.tai’S Ki'i.x, A.X’O now
IF TO PASS.
Some of our discharged orphan
girls are married. Many are
earning an honest income, and
are useful to the communities in
which they live. A few have so
far failed to realize the hopes ol
their friends. One sad case has
come to our knowledge, and, after
careful consideration, we are con
vinced that the jjeople are entitled
to the tacts. Hero they are;
She* came here three years ago,
strong- and healthy in body, but
slow- and dull in mind. Htill she
made some progress in learning
to read and write. At the end ol
eighteen months, her age made it
our. duty to discharge her. Just
then a pious, clever lady, wi o
had raised her own children well,
wrote that a friend of hers wanted
a girl. She endorsed the situa
tion as one very elegible for an
orphan, one in which she would
be carefully instructed and prop
erly guided and guarded. Tue
orithan was sent, and w-e were
duly informed that she gave on
tife satisfaction. Baton tne sanie
lot was employed, by day, a
mulatto wench, the concubine ot
a bachelor neighbor, and the or
phan girl was often thrown iiito
tier compain. Ho the people
know th: t yellow-back novels
and yellow-face women are very
extensively employed by the
Hevii in the overthrow of virtue !
A fallen woman generally slan
ders the pure and seeks to draw
tliem down to her own level.
Siie hunts, with a wollish ap]jetile
and with a vid|)iue (-.uniung, for
every opportunity of moral soro
ricide. A corrupt (or easily cor-
riqtted) negro girl hasolten proved
a dangerous hand-maid fora well
bred lady, and has sometimes
frustrated the careful training ol
a wise and prudent mother. A
wicked wouiitu should never be
e.njtloved in any respectable fam
ily, nor be brought iu contact
with any decent girl. “ Evil
communications corrupt good
manners.” The Apostle Peter
was certainly wi.se in eujoiidng
" Chaste conversation” upon all
Christian -women.
But wo must proceed with our
sad story. The mulatto concu
bine plotted and contrived an
acquaintance betw-een the bache
lor and the orphan, and now- alas,
the poor gii-1 has before her the
dreadful prospect of all the bur
dens and i-esponsibilities of ex
treme poverty and piemature
materiuty. Her sin is now-, and
will be ever before her. This
world (wicked as it certainly is)
Kev. William '’I'liomas Walters,
H.H., quietly fell asleep on lust
iSuuday evening. On Monday
his body w-as restored to the
earth, because his spirit had re
turned to the God who gave it.
He w-as the son of a highly re
spected fai-Jiiei-, and spent his
boyhood in the neigliborhood i.f
Milton. By teaching school and
using- strict econo.ny, he jiaid his
way- at Wake F. i-u-st (J-dlege and
nradu.ited w itu distinciion. He
was ,.(1011 after eoiploy ed a.s tutor,
and then made professor ot math-
einatii-s in the same institution.
As a teacher, he vras laborious,
faithful and coiisider.ite. Ills
kaowledgrt of human nature and
human charactei enabled him to
iliscern the proper time to give
advice, and to administer rebuke.
Hence his w-ord.-i were seldom
ivasted. He believed that a
teacher Ciitdd also be useful as a
[ireacher, and his sermons were
sound and practical, and free
from all superfluities. Many ol
them will never be forgotten by
congregations at Corinth, Weldon
and Littleton. The word pastor
means a feeder, and in this sens--
Hr. Walters was a true pastor of
his people. After teaching a few
years, he resigned his professor
ship and turned his attention to
farming. In this calling his
practical sense ensui-t-d success.
As agricultui-al editor of the liib-
lical Recorder he excru-d an ex
tensive influence upon the farming
interests of the State. His crops
were usually the best in hi.-
neighborhood, and younger tar n
ers followed his plans and sug
g-estions. At the close of the wai
he accepted an appoint neiit a-
agent for State Missi ns aid
visited many parts of the St.itc,
collecting money where peo|de
said there was m-ue, anil sustain
iug- the ministers w-here tlie pen
pie w-ere not able to siipjan-t the
gospel. He delivered niauv ab.e
addresses, and generally- left a
lasting- imiiressiou lor good. In
one re.Speet he was certainly for
tunate. His first w ife (.Miss B-tiie
Haridsou) was not only hand
some, but reu.arkable for lier
good sen-e and commanding m-
iiueuee, and her mother w-as a
mo lei mother-in-law. Hissei-otid
wife and his second niothei-n-
iaw-, who both survive him, are
the equals of the fiist. And now-
a wise and good man is gone
from the earth. He lias finished
nis w-ork and enjoys his rest. A
few (lavs bifore his death we
caileil to see him. He spoil,
freely of his apjiroaching depar
ture, said he was sustained by a
cheerful hope, ami told us to
show no signs of sadness. But
.lur loss of such a friend was so
great, aoi.1 so grievous w-as the
affliction of his family- that w-e
could not comply with his request,
and when he fell a.^leep, we
quietly came away. But it is a
nappy i-ilig on which drinks con
solation from tlie cup of death
and diss'pates the gloom of the
giave w-ith the hope of a glorious
resurrection.
eoncerning w-liich it may bo said,
“ Of such is the kingdom of
heaven.” The best way to ei -
tertain children is to spread out
unvarnished truth before them.
I’he best w-ay- to secure the r
confidence is never to betray it.
Human lite is often like a i-ivcr,
starting w-ilh a pure fountain and
flou-ing down (not up) and gaih ^
ering impurities as it goes. A
lit !e girl s.ud in her composition :
“ B il)ius are the sw-eetest things
in the world; but they get nieaner
as they grow older until they are
not fit to live, and then they have
to die.” Let a speaker stand i n
the plane of human depravity- anU cortam
addre.ss a fashi.inuhle w-orld lying
iu w-ickediiess, and corrupted by
evil ilioughts, profane words and
sinful wa\ s, and then let him ask
himself if he must not yo up to
g.'t on a level with uncorrupted
ami unpretending children, and
teach them
“ To Ittve with pure afFfCtioii deep.
All ci'faiuros ureiit and small,
And siill ii stnm;4iT love to b(‘:\r
To Him who made them all.”
for w-r»ng doing that good may
acerno w-e think the donhtfnl evil
would better be substitute for the
certain.
TilE SSLVtift tiljESno.Y.
As this question is assuming a
jtracfical shape, we desire to suh-
*• And sure it is no common task
Tihu thus to man is p:iven,
Tt> iTKir a spirit tit to he
Tiie iiihabitiiui (*f heaven.”
WISE Oil O i'MillUWlSE}
Is it wise to l.qy down certain
laws of action, dignilied by tlie
name of principles, and emleavor
to act upon them at all tidies anil
under ull circmustunces f C n
-ipiare and compass cotmne.isu
rate immortal iniiid ? Y'el lime
uit of miml have the vaunted
prim-iples ot some fanatic bcei.
,er tided before our gaze till w-t,
disgusted w-itli tib.serviug the de-
v.ous Course of the devotee w-lm
b atsted plumb-li to iiecm-iicy havt-
.criectea if this be i)riuciple
aii'. its eifeets, inav klud Ki-ovi
donee iiceeiertiteourspeetl towurds
the otherextretne. In tlie cnurse
of evei-y life worih liv.fug we nmsi
come upon nnexpeeteU new- dilli
cullies for w-nicli jierch.-tnce we
ctm tiuil no. pai-eilul in the lives o
those w-e luive known tintl reatt
of itml ill the miiilel we tiimnpli-
aiitlv motiltied so long ago and
ii|ion w-liich w-e have been vii-tii
otisly trying to sliape oiir live>
I t ! these many' yeitrs this teathre
•vas entii-ely- left out and now
hehold a marretl and w-ortiile.ss
i nage. Bat perhaps the ailvocate
f n- principles will sell c: tliose few-
.vliich have been long tried and
proven to he true, an 1 so is con
tent t I move in m.> presi-rihe.
I ircie 1) mnded h\- the ar. s of i
‘DOWiYTO 'I'IIE; CII1L.DUE.Y.'
one exception, it is made black | offers her no ojieniug but
by exposure, and tlie Hero seems ' season of bitter sorrow and tlie
to belojig to anotliei- race. All i gate-way of the grave.
Some orators claim (0 how
loftily !) that they- tind difficulty
iu coming- down to speak to chil
dren. Some writers say they
depart from their natural sty-le
when they come down to write
for children. S.ime men deceive
themselves in legaril Co the plane
on w'hich thev move. Very few-
speakers or writers ure iibie to go
up to the suhlime faith of artless
efiildren, ami few ascend, to that
purity of thought and feeling,
f-.v never failing rule... We
can only say I a ijiy thev w-lm
can be content to live “at this
poor dy ing rate” thev are at leasi
spared the pain ot that inw-ari.
lire “which will not (hvell in its
own narrow being.” But the test
ot expediency is miiver.sal good
and what adv-antage it one class
mirvives this caging hv principle
it it is deatli, to the other, for to
all intents and ])ur])oses this
would be tbe natural cousequeiice
if at every rise tlie victim flapped
bis w’iiigs against some code con
vention or array of principles.
Perh-ips though it is arirued that
without some such restraining in
fluence too many' flights iniglit be
taken, but these seeming din-res
sums are iti reality' oftunes ven
tures in the right direction and if
otherw-i,se w'ho will deohii-e that he
has solved the problem of abso
lute rig-ht, and therefore compe
tent to,sit in judgement o.-t the
comiiict ot others vet grant me
that the attempt at right has
in-oven a step in the w-rong direc
tion even then the defection may'
not be an unwholesome lesson
laity' w'ay while not framing plea
mitsome consideration concerning
it:
1. If .silver were adopted as the
tmidai'd of value and moditiin of
1 irculation by' tbe nations gener-
once was, it would
no more fluctuating in
1 gold. It is almost
greater or more
suflden inc.-e-ise in the production
if silver can take -place than oc-
cu:-red in gold after the discovery
of that metal in California and
.-Viistralia.
The immense increase of gold
■It tliat time reduced its relative
value below tliat of silver, and
nations that had for nerly u.sed a
silver standard ciiiefly prefen-ed a
gold standard. Now, however,
when a great and sudden iiierease
of silver lias taken place, so that
silver coins are less valuable r,--
lativelv than g.dd ones, tlie cry is
to change back again to silver.
It may be expected that whicii-
ever metal is cliosen for the
standard will appear to be stab «
in value, and the other will ap
pear to fluctuate.
The Spaiiisii or Mexican pillar
dollar came at one time to be
.learer the stamhird currency of
tlie worhl tlian any other coin,
though Britain aUvays and al
most alone maintained a gold
.-.tandai-il.
One thing is certain, there can
be no double staiid.ird ; for w'hen-
ever the coins of one metal he-
-ome relatively' more valuable
t .an those of the other (and tliis
seesaw is almost certain togoo-i)
ill payments will be made in the
less valuable coins, and the more
valuable will disappear in a great
measure frum circulation.
O'le other thought. Since the
recentdimimuionof the exchange
aole value ot butli metals it tabes
a much gieater weight ot
either to c.irry- oil tlie same
amomit of business. When an
English shilling w-onld buy six
dozen of eggs and other things iu
proporlion silver w as not burden
some in the pocket, but if it takes
four times as imich to make the
same [mrcliaso it is clear that sil
ver needed for ordinary transac
tions miglit he inconveniently'
Heavy. This probably was the
re,ISO.I for so nianv nations p-e-
lerring gold, and a good 1-ea.si.m
i is.
Gold coins would be a far more
suitable currency than silver f.ir
anything more than small change.
In any case, however, hills re
deemable in the legal coins would,
it course be the chief curreuev'.
Clubs Fok EDiroits.—‘ To n ny,
my- sou, what are you going to
do W'itli that club f ‘•Semi it to
die editor, of course.’ ‘"B.it what
are you going to sent it to tlie
editor for ?’ ‘Cause he says if
anybody will send him a club, ho
w'ili send tiiem a copy of his pa
per.’ The mother ca ne near
fainting, but recovering herself
sufficiently to ask, ‘But, Tomiiiv,
dear,, what do you siijipose he
want with a club ?’ ‘\V”ell. I
don’t know',’ replied the urchin,
unless it is to knock down sub
scribers as don’t pay' for their pa
pers ; I suppose there are plenty
of such people.’ That boy' stands
the chance for Presidency', it he
live*. , /