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ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TRADE STREET $3 Per Annum ADVANCE.. 'CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS, AND THE GLORY. OF THE ONE , IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OF THE OTHER WM. J. YATES, Editor and Propreitor. , CHARLOTTE, N. ' C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1866. ) fifteenth tolcme-.ii u ii b e b m (Published e?ery Tucsday,Q) BY WILLIAM J. YATES, EDITOR AXD PROPBIETOB. ""TOIO&Ssi $ 3 PER ANNUM, in advance. $2 for six months. Transient advertisements must be paid for In vlvance. Obituary notices are charged advertis ing rates." - . . ' : ' Advertisements not marked on the manuscript f jr a specific time, will be inserted until forbid, and charged accordingly. $1 per square of 10 lines or less will be charged for each insertion, unless the advertisement is in serted 2 months or more. CHAULOTTE FEMALE INSTITUTE, CHARLOTTE, N. C. The next session commences on the 1st of October, 18C6, and continues until 30th June, 1867. The session is divided into two Terms of Twenty weeks each ; the one commencing the 1st October, 1866, and the other the 15th February, 1867. Expense per Term of Twenty tceeks : Board, including every expense, except washing, $105 00 Tuition . in Collegiate Department 25 00 ' " Primary . " 20 00 Music, Modern Languages, Drawing and Painting taught by competent and thorough Instructors at usual prices. For circular and catalougue containing full par ticulars, address REV. R. BURWELL & SON, Principals, July 9, 1806. Charlotte, N. C. AUGUST KIE3IAKN,. Practical "V&atchmaker &l Jeweler, (Am door South of the Mansion Ilouse,) CHARLOTTE, N. C. The subscriber respectfully informs the public that he ii prepared io do all kinds of work in his line promptly and efficiently. He professes to thoroughly understand his business, and those pa tronizing him may expect to have their work well done. figgf Clocks, Watches, Jewelry, Music-Boxes, kc, repaired at short notice and on satisfactory terms. AUGUST NIEMANN, Next door to Mansion ilouse. April 30, 1866 Z. B. TAXCE. C. DOWO. It. D. JOUX8TON. VANCE, DOWD &, JOHNSTON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Charlotte, N. C , Ilaving associated tncmselves together, will prac tice in the Courts of Mecklenburg, Iredell, Catawba, Davidson, Rowan, Cabarrus and Union, and in the Federal and Supreme Courts. Claims collected anywhere in the State. April 2, 1866 'tf MEDICAL CARD! DRS. GIBBON & McCOMBS, having associated themselves in the practice of Medicine and Surgery, rspectfully tender their professional services to the citizens of Charlotte aud surrounding country. From a large experience in private as well as Field and Hospital practice, they feel justified in proposing to pay special attention to the practice of Surgery in all its branches. Office in Granite Row, up stairs, opposite the Mansion Ilouse. ROBERT GIBROX, M. D. Dec 11, 1865 J. P. McCOMBS, M. D. " J, T. BITLEK, Watchmaker fc Jeweler, CHARLOTTE, N. C, Respectfully informs the citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country that he has opened a shop in the store occupied by C. M. Query, next to Springs' corner, where he will give prompt attention to re pairing Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, kc. Watch-glasse3 and materials in general at whole sale and retail. May 22, 1865. tf The Southern Express Company, For the transportation of merchandise, valuable packages, specie, bank notes, bonds, kc, for all parts of the So mil and Southwest, in connection with ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY, hive established their agency at 59 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, where orders to call for goods to be forwarded South will receive prompt a-ftenu'on. Merchandise and valuables delivered to Ilarnden's, Kinsley's, American aud United States Express Com panies, fjr the Southern Express Company, will re ceive prompt dispatch. For particulars, rates of freight, kc. kc, apply at the office of the Southern Express Company, 59 Broadway. II. B. PLANT. Dec 18, 1865. President. Tailoring. JOHN VOGEL, PRACTICAL TAILOR, Respectfully informs the citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country, that he is prepared to manu facture gentlemen's clothing in the latest style and at short notice. His best exertions will be given to render satisfaction to those who patronize him. Shop opposite Kerr's Hotel, next door to Brown k Stitt's store. January 1, 1866. ATTENTION People of Charlotte and sur rounding country! SELLIAG OFF BELOW N. Y. COST. NO HUMBUG NO HUMBUG! ! A ?30,000 Stock of Goods must all be sold in three months. The citizens of Charlotte and surrounding conn Xry will do well to call at H. E. MORSE'S before purchasing elsewhere, as they will save from 25 to 60 percent by so doincr. Merchants from the city and country will do well to give me a call, as I will sell them Goods cheaper than the cheapest- I have on hand a lar-e and jt ell selected stock of Dry Goods, Clothing, Millinery, Ladies', Gents', Misses and children's Boots and Shoes, a large assortment, all sizes ; Calicoes of every variety ; Hats and Caps ; Confectioneries Crockery; Trunks; Valises; a large stock of Notions', and many other articles too tedious to mention. Don't forget the place at Dr. Pritchard's old stand, opposite the Court House. II. E. MORSE. ALSO, for sale a fine, spacious. RESIDENCE, with good Garden and out-houses attached. ...... II. E. MORSE. June 25, 18C5 3ni - - - . THE FOUL-TOKQUED FANATICS. The Radicals are foaming at the mouth all over the country. The President's tour, the Syracuse Convention, the Bogus Southern Con vention occurring at the same time, and so close ly upon the heels of the great demonstration at the Philadelphia Convention, have let loose thtir wrath in unmeasured torrents. "The administration is the government," bu Horace Greeley at Syracuse calls the patty con sisting of the President of the United States, bis chief cabinet officer, the General of our ar mies, Grant, the admiral of our fleets, Farragut, and the foremost men in the country who ac companied "thtni Horace Greeley call this party a 'menagerie. Senator Chandler, at Philadelphia, declares that Andrew Johnson has no more right to a policy than a horse has" that he is a traitor,-and we will impeach him" that he is 'merely a tool in the hands of re bels" that his Secretary ot State is "to-day at heart a traitor to the government of the Uuited States." Governor and United States Senator Yates, of Illinois, at Philadelphia, threatens civil war, and promises 500,000 troops from his State to battle against the administration, which, be it again observed, we have been taught to believe was the Government. - The same per son declares that Montgomery Blair, one of Mr Lincoln's most trusted advisers in "the govern ment," was "more odious and deserving of the halter" than Jefferson Davis. The reverend and ribald Brownlow outdoes them all in this ferocity and violence. The people of the Uuited States who have taxes to pay, children to rear and educate, and bread and butter to earn, mtu-t judge for themselves whether their government would be sale in the hands of these violent, reckless, bad men. -N. Y. World. On Consignment, 400 Bushels white Corn, 250 bushels Meal, 14 boxes ordinary Tobacco, at HUTCHISON, BURROUGHS & COrS., Sept 10, 1866 " Opposite 1st National Bank. VALUABLE HEAL ESTATE For Sale, My farm containing 175 acres, lying two miles east" from Charlotte, on the Lawyer's Road, fn a good neighborhood. About onchalf of this tract is wood-land. TLe improvements consist of a double Log-Cabin, Barn, &c , a Well of excellent water, and an orchard of selected fruit on the premises. Posession given 1st January, 1867, and permission given to sow small grain this Fall. Also, a small brick Dwelling House in Charlotte containing 5 rooms, located, near the Depot and convenient to busiuess. . - ' ' Also a large bf ick two story Store room at David son College, 110 by 30 feet, handsomely finished and centrally located, with a counting room and cellar attached, and a small frame Dwelling Ilouse and Well of water on the premises. Any or all of these properties will be sold on terms to suit the times, and must he sold. JAS. II. CARSON. July 23, 1866. tf FIKST TVATIOiVAIj BANK OF (IIARLOTTE. Increase of Capital This Bank having received permission from the Comptroller of the Currency to increase the Capital Stock, At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on the 7th instant, it wa3 ordered that the Capital Stock of the First National Bank of Charlotte be increased to the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars, and that advertisement be made accordingly. Books of Subiciiptien are now open at the Bunk. TUOS. W. DEWEY", Cashier. Aug 13, 1866 6t . - State of flf. Carolna Cabarrus Co. Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions July Term, 1866. Marf M Litnker, Calab W Litaker, Daniel Taylor Litaker, Louisa K. Litaker,. Laura A O Litaker and Sarah M Litaker, . vs. Noah Blackwelder and wife Mary A ,. T B Craven and wife Sophia. ' Devisavit vel non. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that Sophia Litaker, Susan Litnker and Lundy Litaker, and John Caniker and wife Elizabeth were children of Mofes Lilaker, aud heirs at law of Daniel Litaker, defeased, and do reside beyond the limits of this Sia'.e. it is iherefore ordered by the Court that pub lication be made, for six weeks in the Charlotte Democrat, notifying the said parties to be and ap pear at the next Court, to be held for said County at the Court Ilouse in Concord, on the 3d Monday in October uext, aud make themselves parties to the foregoing issue. ' Witness, J. O. Wallace, Clerk of our said Court at office in Concord, the 3d Monday in July, A. D., 18C6. J. O. .WALLACE, Clerk. 32-Gt pr. adv.-$f0 - ' - Slate of I. Carolina Cnbsi ri us Co. Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions July Term. 1866. Allison Foil and others vs. Anderson Foil and o'hers. -Petition for Partition of Land. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court in this case that Anderson Foil and R. F. Friesland and Jane his wife are noj inhabitants of this State, but reside beyond the limits thereof, it is therefore or dered by the Court that publication be made for six successive weeks io the Charlotte Democrat notify ing said absent defendants to be and appear at the next term 6f this Court to be held for the county of Cabarrus, at the Court nouse in Concord, on the 3d Monday in October next, then and there to an swer the allegations set forth in said Petition, or judgmeut pro confesso will be taken as to them. Witness, J. O. Wallace, Clerk of our said Court at office in Concord, the 3d Mondav in April. 1866. J. O. WALLACE,. CItrk. 32-fit pr. adv. $10. Genuine Durham SMOKING TOBACCO. . The undersigned i3 the sole proprietor of the above named article, being, the successor of-the original-manufacturer. Having obtained letters patent foV said article, he hereby warns all persons against manufacturing or attempting to manufacture said article. - . All venders of the "Genuine Durham Stroking Tobacco," must obtain it from me dirBctly or from my authorized agents. -.- ' ' The following are my sole authorized Agents at present. - Others will be added : Stenhouse & Macaulay, Charlotte ; WD Smith, Fayetteville; Walker, Farrar & Co., Newbern ; Northrop k CummiogS, Wilmington : H D Teel, Tar boro ; J E Venable, Petersburg"? Ashton k Emerson, Portsmouth, Va.; Adolph Berry, 172 West Pratt St., Baltimore; March, Price 4 Co., 91 Walter St.. .New York. J. R. GREEN. Durham's, Orange o, N. C, June 25, 1868 ' 3m Psjy" Stenhouse & Macaulay, Agents at Charlotte. ! SPEECH OP MB. BLEDSOE. From the Raleigh Progress. Oo Saturday night, the 8th inst, a large and enthusiastic crowd assembled at the Court ilouse in llaleigh to listen to the remarks of Mr. M. A. Bledsoe, according to a notice previously given. - .Mr B. endeavored in a clear and forcible man ner to demonstrate the fact, that the people were morally and legally absolved from the payment of all bonds and debts contracted by the State upon the faith of property which the late disas trous war has completely swept away, and con tended that the governments of 1861 and 1865, were separate and distinct ; that all of the offi cers composing the former were legally elected, appointed and qualified in accordance with the constitution, and that on the occupation of this State by the federal forces, the organization was entirely obliterated and utterly overthrown. A military and pro-visional governor was appointed; our judges and magistrates were disqualified nid the whole machinery of State government was thrown out of gear. The provisional gov ernor, exercising and deriving his authority from the ex officio commander-in-chief of -the army and navy, appointed other officers, thereby again putting the government in motion, but under entirely Dew auspices. The soldiers who fell fighting, in defense of slave property, now has his needy widow and orphans deprived of the meagre pittance . promised by the State. We would also ask why the claims of Northern spec ulators and Southern speculators should be heard in preference to those to whom we are bound by every tie of honor and gratitude, not only to see more justice shown but to protect and befriend in their widowed and orphaned state, thus practically demonstrating that we, as a grateful people, still cherish the memory of those brave men, whose lives were 80 cheerfully and fearlessly offered up as a sacrifice, for the achievement of Southern independence, upon the altar of their country. -' . .-' Mr B. then delivered a telling rebuke to that clique, who, by some legerdemain, have suc ceeded in getting the reins of government into their own hands, and who, vampire like, feed upon the blood of the body politic, and strive to make the great mass of the people feel com fortable and easy by a well arranged system of cajoling, fanning and honied words while they suck out their life's blood. Upon the whole Mr B's oration was one of the most able and eloquent we bavo ever listened to upon State politics. We think his doctrines should be promulgated and we trust ere long to be able to present his speech in full to our readers. tm . NoRTn Carolina Freedmen. We learn that Gen. Bobinson, who resides here and is th military commandant of the district of North Carolina a3 well as assistant commissioner of the freedmen's bureau, has made a report to Gen. Howard, in which, referring to the present sta tus of the colored men, he states his intention, whieh has already been partially successful, of breaking up the great cumber or freedmen's camps throughout the State, and concentrating the needy and deserving at a few central points. It is his opiaion that after the first of next monrti, but few duties wili devolve upon the officers aud agents of the bureau in this State. The jurisdiction of affairs generally having been turned over to the civil authorities, all com plaints of outrages between whites and blacks have, during the past month, been referred to the State Courts, and prosecutions have been enforced against offenders of both classes with rqual zeal. Geo. Robinson closes .his report with the as sertion that in an aggregate negro population of over three hundred thousand in the State, not more than two thousand five hundred have fail ed to place themselves out of the reach of want for the coming year. 'Raleigh. Progress. - m .. Corn. Large crops of corn in the Valley of Virginia, where the. drought has been compar atively slight, have been sold at 62 per barrel. This shows abundance of grain, and scarcity of money. . " Equity Sale ol fjarid. In obedience to a decree of the Court of Equity, made at Spring Term, 1866, of Mecklenburg Court of Equity, I propose to sell to the highest bidder executing bond with security, on a credit of one and two years, with interest from date, One Hun dred and Seventy Acres of LAND, situated in said county, nesr Sugar Creek Church, adjoining the lands of the hiers of the late Dr Thomas Caldwell, D. Taiks, R. L. Alexander and others, for partition among the hiers at law of the. late Robert Montgom ery, deceased. Sale will take place at the Public Square in Charlotte on the second Monday in Octo ber proximo one hnndred dollars cash in advance to pay costs. A. C. WILLIAMSON, C. M. E. P. S. The sale of the Thompson Land, lately postponed, will take place on the same day. Aug 6, 1866 A. O. W. - Stale of North Carolina. $300 REWARD. A Proclamation by Jlis Excellency, JONATHAN Worth, Governor of North Carolina. Whereas, it has been represented tome that JOHN H. , ALLEN, late of the county of Mecklen burg, in said State, stands charged with the ranrder of one Tifusa freedman, late of said County of Mecklenburg," and that the said Allen is a fugitive from justice and has escaped beyond the limiis of this State - - Now, Therefore, in order that the said Allen may be arrested and brought to trial, for said al leged murd r, I, Jonathan Worth, Governor of said State, do issue this mr Proclamation, offering the reward of THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS for bis apprehension and delivery to the Sheriff of Meck leuburg county. , . , . In witness 'vhereot Ilia Excellency, Jonathan Worth, Governor of said State, has hereto set bis band r and caused the S. L. . v - . Great Seal of the State to be -taxd;-; , " Done" at the City of Raleigh, this the 25th day of August, A. D., 1865. - - - JONATHAN WORTH. By the Governor : -, Vm. H. Bagj-ef, Prjvate Secretary. - K Description : John H."Allen is represented to be about 32 years old,' five feet nine inches kigh strongly built, and has light hair and blue ejres. ' -Sept 3, 1866. 7 i - . SOUTHERN ENERGY. The mind of the Southern people seems to be taking a practical turn in a very marked and eminent degree. They are determined to re pair their fortunes, end they will succeed. With that tremendous will and energy which sustain ed a hopeless contest for four years against over whelming odds, they are now diligently engaged ju repairing the wreck of all that wag left them at the conclusion of a most disastrous struggle. The thoughts of our people are not directed to l politics they arc bent upon the improvement ot their physical and material well-being, lhey are seeking "to lay up something for a rainy day' , to repair the damages which the war in flicted upon an inheritance which they had hoped to transmit unimpaired to their children. ' ' There are many striking changes wrought in the habits and customs of our people by the stress of circumstances. . They can no longer lead those lives of ease and idleness to which slavery was not only a temptation, but in a mea sure rendered almost unavoidable in the man of wealth and leisure. The village. postoffice, inn, oross-road " grocery-apd;Court-greeuare no -longer the scenes' upon which idle, dissipated men, young and old,spend the greater portion"of their time. It is true that whiskey is dear and green backs scarce; but these considerations do not wholly expiain the moral and social phenomena which we -are called upon-to witness. The peo ple have'ehanged with the - times and their cir cumstances, and wi&ejy realize the necessity of conforming to all the necessities of their altered condition. The vapid, loud-mouthed politician is no more listened to with rapt attention and curiosity, and he has sense enough to hold bis tongue where the people take so little interest in politics that he would not secure ao audience. Speech making is now voted a bore. It con sumes valuable time, and the people find it diffi cult to discover how eloquent harangues on the hustings are at all likely to lighten taxes or to help the political situation They have a vague suspicion that too much talking brought war and ruin upon us, and that those are best off now who think much and say little. We dars say they are right; nor' can it be denied that there is a world of philosophy in their , reasonings up on this subject. ' -' The revolution in sentiment and action to which we have alluded a confined to nd partic ular class at the South; it pervades all classes of our white population The changed condition of affairs, like a new pair of shoes or boots, may rub and pinch at first, but ultimately may be worn with ease and comfort. Ours are not a people to. sit forever whining and repining by the banks of the stream of human progress and watch the remnants of their prosperity floating off upon its surface. " No; they have enough Anglo-Saxon energy and courage left to dash into the waters and rescue the fragments of whatever may be left them, worth preserving. Those who think the South, like, a great moral coward, will fall prostrate and grovel forever in the dust and ashes of despair, are previously mistaken. She will do no such thing; but con scious of her merit and untarnished honor she will, ere long, astound the world by achieve ments in every domain of scienco and art. Richmond. Times. , THE PHILADELPHIA FIZZLE. The Convention of so-called southern loyalists has turned out pretty much as was expected by all discerning men. It was simply a spasmodic effort on the part of a miscellaneous lot Of polit ical adventurers to gain political power; and now that the spasm is over, the public look with amazement upon the mangled remains of the body which threatened at one time to rise like Goliath of Gath and gd forth to battle. What sort of a sling it was that killed this, pretentious giant we cannot say?'but it is certain that he lies prostrate, while the' true Union men walk around the prostrate "form, looking with wonder and pTfyupon lo much pretended loyalty thrown away and waited. ' j " . According to the theory of that Convention, the black man was as much entitled to a prominent seat asr anybody else; but the black man ' was thrown overboard. Fred. Douglass is a negro who possesses infinitely greater ability than Jack Hamilton, "Parson Browolow', and other demoralized whites who took leading parts in the Convention, and yet .Douglass was snubbed and ignored, while the vulgarities and blasphe mies of the white men were applauded to the echo." The speeches of Brownlow and Hamil ton will not bear a-comparison with those of Douglass in tone, temper, ability, clearness, and force, and yet Douglass received the cold shoulder, and the trump card of the radicals was thrown away. The truth i3 that this radical Convention, which was gotten up to off-set the National Union Convention, is , a miserable fail ure. . , ' . . ." . - It was made np, for the most part, of men who have no hold upon the people either at the North or the South. They were, for the most part, a set of political adventurers, whose only right to legislate upon national affairs consists of their hatred of the President and their, hanker ing after the flesh-pots' of Government patron age. It will be an interesting sight to witness toe figuring up the profits and losses of the flesh pot Convention by the radical leaders next week. ' Washington Republican. Good Sense. We think it shows a great deal of good sense, on the part of ".some of our young married people, to begin keeping house in small houses.' Too many are unsatisfied un less they ean start out as their; parents left off, instead of practising for a few years; aHeast, the rigid economy which ia necessary to insure success and happiness. : ". STOLEl', - From my pasture near Mount Moarne, Iredell eounty, on Tuesday night the 2ist . inst., a bay MARE, 4 years old, star in the face and pne while hind foot, and was in jjood order. A bridle, halter and a McLellan saddle was taken ih the Mare. I wiU give a liberal "reward 40 any gerson who- will retnrn ber to me, or give me Information so that I can get ber. Any information may. be Addressed to tne at Mount Monrneoy JefV at tbia office . .- ' -Au 1T 1866 4tp6. A. THOMPSOK. From the Land we Lore. A SAt STOB7. Jonathan Pure was one of the very best of American farmers. He had the strongest horses, the sleekest cattle, the fattest hogs, and the wooliest sheep in this country. His ploughs made the" deepest furrows and cast the widest mould, his axes, his hoes, his scythe-blades were the sharpest and brightest Fences straight as meridian lines and tall like mayprcles enclosed the Tichcst Tields of corn and grain" and the greenest pastures of the choicest grasses. His daughters were just twice the number of the graces,-and all the young men for miles around thought them to be - twice as charming. His hale, hearty sons were in number just seven the symbol of perfection; The wOrld pronounced Jonathan Pure a very happy, man, with his family of thirteen dutiful children, with his thrifty farm and his well filled purse. But alas! "there is a skeleton in every closet," as says the Italian proverb, and Jonathan, the envy of ail his neighbors, began to wear a sour and discon tented look His two sons, .George and Carolus were universally popular, but thriftless to a de gree intolerable to their shrewd, managing father. They were following foxes and hounds when they ought to have been following the plough. In the very press of harvest they would go off to hear a political Speech. In wet weather, when no farm work could be done, they had been caught with books of oratory and the last novels from the circulating library instead' of the works on agriculture and the mechanic arts to be found on the shelves at home. In short, they were, as Jonathan expressed it, "a ne'er do weel set, and not like Jaco and Ben," his favorite sons. - And so George and Carolus got sharp blows or still sharper speeches from the old man, while his favors were showered upon Jaco and Ben. ; "Father," said George and Carolus one day, "you gave all the boys some of the proceeds of the last sale of cattle except us." "You deserve nothing, you are lazy, you are proud," replied , their father. So matters grew worse, and the feeling between the sire and sous became.more and more bitter, un til the boys said plainly that they would leave home,' and begin a farm of their own. "We can't kick you out of the old bouse," said Jaco and Ben. . "You will starve to death if you leave," said .Mick and Swineton. "We will whip you back," said Thad. . But spite of jeers arid threats, George and Carolus went off one raw, winter morning, vith no worldly gear ex cept a" few old clothes tied up in their handker chiefs. Upon a promise, to pay, they bought a little farm and knocked up a log-cabin after the model of the substantial old homestead, which they still remembered with fondness. They had to work hard, but there was no one to scold them, and no one to fret them, and they were very happy.. . "Father," said . Jaco and -Ben, "your rebellious so in must be punished for their insolence." "They must be whipped back," said Thad . fl thought," replied the old man, "that you -wanted your brothers away, and that you often said that you too were involved in the disgrace of their evil doings." "Oh but," said Jaco and Ben"31ick and Swineton will go away too if these renegades be not chastised." "And that severely," added Thad. "Very well," an swered the old gentleman, "but it is a good joke that when you tried so bard to make them run off, you are now resolved to whip them for do ing as you wished them to do. It reminds me . of a little story.. . .There once Jived in my town a" "Father, we have not got time to har' the story," said Thad, "wo must . arrange this flogging. matter first." "The boys don't lack pluck, and some of you may get flogged instead," replied . the'old man, "Mick and Swineton. are brave and .strong, tbey will take hold first," said Thad. ""And we will call in our neighbors and have them a ell thrashed- eagerly cried out Jaco'and. i'Beii.'. "Well, my sons, 1 don't half like it. The boys were of age, and if they bad a mind to set up for themselves, why not let them alone. When I was on a flat-boat going down"; "We are in a hurry just now, dear father," and off ran the three, brothers, Thad. to stir up Mick and Swineton, who were too kicdly inclined to the runaways ; tFaco and Ben to hire their neighbors, some by the. day and some by the job. The hiring was a very successful affair. Patrick and Poniatowski, Monsieur and Mynher, BuU and "Buffalo, &c, &c, all were employed. "Father," said Jaco, "I forced Sambo to take my place. He is stronger and braver than we are, and I will stay at home to take caTe of things." "And I," said Benr ."got Buffalo to go for me, be knows the country well around the home. of your unnatural sons, and will suit better than I' "Ha, ha," laughed the old gentleman, "You are smart boys, Jaco and Ben I'll be bound you keep out of a scrape yourselves, whoever else you may get into one. It is like the little etory" "Father, the hired men have come," interrupted Jaco and Ben. .Buffalo went as guide, and Sambo followed close behind, George and Carolus, careless fellows as they were, were caught napping, but they struggled manfully against the crowd. At last overcome, tbey were tied together by the hands and dragged along by Mick and Swineton, .while . Thad amused himself with kicking them from behind. The road back was long and tiresome. - . - , After many a weary day, the brothers reached the old homestead faint, wet and cold, on a dark, stormy night. . The fire burned cheerily within, familiar objects were around them, the associa tions of childhood were there, loving memories came crowding back, bitterness was giving away to' a tide of sweet recollections. - . . , The door was opened, the old father had died suddenly, but uncle Andy stood on the threshold with open arms and a smiling welcome in his face. The old family table, covered with steam ing viands, i as in the centre of the room, the old coffee-pot stood simmering by the fire, and the grateful odors 'reached the nostrils of the famishing lads. "It is not so bad a home after all' shouted they joyfally, bursting from their guards and springing into .the door with ,tbe ropes stilt around their arms. ; Uncle Andy ap proached with the old family. carver to cut the gordian knots. Just, then, Jaco and JBeo, who had been scowling unseen and pnnoticed io a corner, jumped up, thrust uncle and returning prodigals out into the darkness and the storm, 6lammed the door violently, locked it wrathfully and flang away the key. ; ' "We've had all dis drabble fur nuddins," growled Mynher.1 "The boys Lave been afther coming home to the house of a stranger ,n said Patrick. "And that's no Irish Bull," replied the veritable Bull himself, "bat these family rows pay well," jingling a heavy parse as he spoke. "This Jico-Ben conduct has ruined tot," shouted Mick and Swineton. b "I did not know that Messieurs were pun sters," said polite Monsieur. - "It is the troth and no pun," replied they. . -HE PUXfCTUAIt. " v Tha observance of this brief injunction lias made the fortune of many a man, and, what U better than fortune, it has made a reputation which ls inestimable in the business world. Every mechanic, every merchant, and every professional man who is of any note whatever in his calling, is aware of the great importance of punctuality in meeting all their engagements, whether they be for profit, pleasure or charity. . But there are many people, regular attend" ants at church, who seem to believe that it is of little importance if thev enter the holv nlaea fifteen or twenty minutes after the services have commenced. "What difference does it make? Do they not own a pew, and who dare sit there in unless invited? People only go to church any way to see the fashions and be fashionable. What do they care?" Nevertheless, there a.r.e those who seek the Lord's house on His -holy day for the purpose of thanktgiving and prayer. So remember, tardy ones, that your want of punctuality seriously interferes with their devo tions. Again. Some fellow-being, has been called from time to eternity friends have been invi ted to attend tho funeral obsequies the lady friends are slow in dressing the assemblage in the house of mourning is awaiting "the coming of these tardy "friends of the family" bye and bye they come, and from their gaudy attire ope might suppose that they had mistaken the invi tation to a funeral for that of a wedding. We know that it must be a great sacrifice for a young lady to don an unbecoming- dress; but then, it be would only reflect for a moment upon the fitness of things, she would see the impropriety of arraying herself in brilliant colors, and radi ent with sparkling jewels, rush into the presence of death at an hour when bereaved friends are only waiting ber coming that they may begin the last sad services over the lost, ere they bury their dead from their sight. Be punctual, then, fair friends, and while punctual, be prudent. Enter not the house of mourning wreathed with smiles and gala day atiire, but let both body and mind be clothed with thoughts and habiliments that become the occasion. . " . - . . - SIGN ATUBE OF THE CBOS3. . The signature of the cross is confined in bur day to those unable to write their own names, and it is inferred, very naturally, that when it was almost universal centuries ago, it indicated a deplorable ignorance among all classes of peo ple. But an exchange takes exception to this opinion, and says: "How many of those who daily see . X" appended to a document of those who are unable to write ever take the trouble to discover its signification ? .The mark .that per sons unable to write are ' required to make io stead of their signature is the siga of the cross, and this practice, having formerly been followed by kings and nobles, is constantly referred to as an instance of the deplorable ignorance of an cient times. This signature is not, however, in variable proof of such ignorance anciently. , The use of this mark was not ooflfined to illiterate persons, for among the Saxons the mark of the cross, as an attestation of the good faitb of the person signing, was required to be attached to the signature of those who could write, as well as to stand in the place of the signature of those who could not write. "In t hose times, if a man could write, or even read, his knowledge was considered. proof posi tive or presumptive that be was in holy orders. The word 'clericus,' or clerk, was synonymous with penman ; and the laity or people, who were not clerks, did not feel any necessity for the use of letters." The ancient use of. the cross was, therefore, universal, alika by those who could and by those who could not write; it was, in deed, the symbol of an oath from its holy asso ciation, and generally its mark. . On (bis an? count Mr Cbas. Knight, io his notes to the Pj& torial Shakspeare, explains the expression tf ''God save the mark," as a form of ejaculation approaching the character of an oath. . This phrase occurs three or four times in the plays of Shakspeare ; bnt hitherto it has been left by the commentators In its original obscu rity. - With these associations clustering around it,- the sign of the cross should not be made S Fuhject for ridicule, but rather be treated ag having important meaning when appended to a document, being st once a signature and affirma tion to the truth of what is there written. Good : A few weeks after a lat? marriage, the husband had some peculiar thoughts when putting on his last clean shirt, as be jaw bo ap pearance of a 'washing." He thereupon rose earlier than usual one morning, and kindled e fire. When hanging on the kettle, be made a noise on purpose to wake bis wife easy. " She immediately peeped over the blankets, and then exclaimed: . v -.:'.-'' "My dear, what are yon doing?" He deliberately responded.; 'tfVe at on my last clean shirt, and am going to wash ooe now formyself't - - : - "Very well,", replied Mrs. Easy, tfjon -had better wash one for me, too." - " A Mtstkby. How do those who are with out any visible means of support, and always decline paying .their, bills for want of money, give parties, dress handsomely, driveast bones, and carry well filled baskets, from market? .' We confess onr inability to solve the mystery of liy in npon potbing. i
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Sept. 18, 1866, edition 1
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