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Proposals for Live Oak.
3VAVY OEP.kRTJIENT, 1
Dnrean of Conatrnctlon, &c. 1
May 2. 1817.
Sealed proposals for delivering 50,000 cubic feet of
promi.scuousSve oak in MChof "■«
Charleston. Massachusetts; Brooklyn, Xew 1 ork, I hila-
(iclpliia, and at Gosport, Virginia, w-ill be received at
this bureau until the loth June, 18;)7. , ,
The proposals must be endorsed Proposals for
Live Oak,*- that Ibev maybe distinguished trora other
business letters. The offers may be tor one or all the
vards but must bo for the whole quantity at any yard,
and. as required by law. must be accompanied by a
suitable guarantee, the form of which i.s herewitli
°‘Sties in the full estimated amount will be required
to sipn the contract, and. as additional and collateral
secunty. 15 per cent will bs withheld on the amount
of each delivery until the contract is completed.
In all the deliveries of the timlier there must be a
dne proportion of the most difficult and crooked pieces,
otberwire there will be withheld 3'"='' 'tmonnt.
x»ent,»« « directed to Ms requisition.
WM. F. WIGHTM.tX & CO.
CLEHEXT G. WRIGHT.
V.tor»e, at La«, Fayottevillv.X.C.
Office at the corner of Bow and Green streets.
Feb'y 5, 1S56.
ct:brtr;t—nroVYheyard,'^ paidby
such navy agent as the contractor may name within
thirtv days after its presentation to him.
Itwill be stipulated in the contract that if default
be made bv th« parties of the first part in delivering
all or any'of the timber named ot the qna'dy “"'I
the time and place provided, thou and m that case the
contractor and his sureties will forfeit and pay to the
United States a sum of money not e.xceedmg twice the
total amount '
yard upon one of the printed schedules, pr >n
conformity therewith, or they will not be
All articles must be of the best quality, contomabie
tosaruDle size, to be delivered lu good order, and
in sucif suitable vessel-s and packages*, as
be, at thl expense and risk ot the W, and 1 n
all respects subject to the inspection,
count, weight, &c., of the yasd « “>
the entire Satisfaction of the commandant 'I'creof.
Bidders are referred to the yards lor samp es. a. d a
particular description of the articles; and, “
things being equal, preterence will be given
of American manufacture. g-wnai
Every otter, as required by the law of lOtb August.
1846. mast be accompauied by a written gu.viantee,
the form of wliicb is herewith given.
Those only whose offers may be accepted will be
notified, and the contract will he- lorwarded as soon
thereafter as practicable, which they will be
execute within ten days after its receipt at the post
office or navv accncy numed by tnem. . . •
Sureties in the full amount will be required to sign
the contract, and their responsibility certified to by
United States district attorney.
agent. As additional secnrity, twenty per centum w I
will be withheld from the amount ot the '”^ “1111.
the contract shall have been comple ed, and eighty
per centum of each bill, approved in triplicate by the
re Yective yards.'.will be paid by the navy-agent within
thirty davs after its presentation to him. , , ,
It Is stipulated in the contract that, if default be
made by the parties of the first part in
or any of the articles mentioned in any class bid for in
this contract, of the quality and at the time
above provided, then, and in that case
and his sureties will forfeit and pay to the U, States
a sura of money not exceeding twice the amount of
sneh class, which may be recovered from time to time,
to the act of Congress in that case provided
Ko 10, IVhito pine.
No 11. Ash. cvpress.
white oak boards. No“l2; Black walnut cherry, and
mahogany. No 14. Vhfte ash «a''S;,wio\>'ic'iiry
and butts. No !». Black spruce.
No 21. Iron. No, 22. spjkcs and
ars
No 18. Lignumvita?
nails. No 2H, Lead,
zinc and tin. No 24. Hardware. No27. Paints, oils.
I'e No 28. Flax canvas. No 29. CotSm eanvi^s No
30,Flaxand^co«oa^t^nne.^No^.B.^G^^-^ >» ^5
oods. No 37, Pitch, tar, rosim No
No 39, Ship chandlery. No 4U,
NORTH CAROLl.Ni.l.X.
i-.iVETTKrir.r.ic. .v. c.
Leather.
Bunting and dry go
38, Tallow, soap, oil.
Statloiiarv.
May 30, 1857.
52-41
J. A. SPEARS.
attorney at law,
.ATTENDS the Courts of Cumberland.
Wake and Johnstsn. .
Address, Toomer. Harnett Co., N- C.
Harnett,
1 ssiSJ! “i- p"I rs3-,7 “rsss
41..X „.a.>x.v‘5n.ifvr hv ihn l.nt December, 1858. Classes
The remaining
fourth part on or before
i-fourth part on or before
the 1st December next, one-fonrth part on or before
Feb. 16. 1856.
85-y
BJRTH' IV FULLER,
Attorney at Law,
FAYKTTEVILIjE»
consulted at the Law Office of Jese G.
7-tf
^ he
herd. Esq., on Green Street.
Jnly 19. 1336.
Shep-
andrew j. stedmax,
Attoruey at l>aw»
A tft PTTT^BORO. N. C.. will attend
° UHltuTcI-tforcLtham, Moore and Harnett
regu
Counties.
Aoril 14,1856.
and ’o”iiiches, and hcoks siding 14 and 16 inches.
' These pieces to he in number m the propoi tioii.
whlch'tluly enter into the construction »'
re.sponding siding, the moiild-s of whicli can be ecen .it
anv of the yardi'named. ^
^‘> 000 cubic feet of the Ruling of 13 and l.->
in a'l^nt equal quantities of each, and o.Utffi caiac
of a sidiipr 12 inches; all these pieces being in length
?‘ t a to 17 feet naving a natural and lair curve ot
fi-oui 13 to 11 ^ length; and two-
and 15 inches, in length Irom 11 to -0 leer,
i VU to he sided straight and fair: the 15-.nch timber
i and 1 iider showing a lace of not less than three-lour hs
Ihe iling. to be cut from trees giowa wUl.,n_3.m,l^
of the se
the 1st .-kpril. and the remainder on or before the 30fh
June, 1858. unless earlier required with a notice ot
twelve days, comprising at each delivery » P''*?-
portion of each article. Class 10 and all to low mg. i
additional quantities of any of the articles named
therein are demanded: they arc to be fijrniehed on
like terms and conditions previous to the expiration
of the fiscal vear, upon receiving a notice ot liltei ii
days from the bureau, the commandant ot the yarn, or
navy-agent.
Farm of Offer.
T of — . the State of
hereby agree to furnish and deliver, in the respective
navv-vards. all the articles named in tlie classes here-
unto
Common Schools.
Office of Literary Boaril\
Raleigli, May 9, 1857. )
The President and Dircctor.i of the Literary
Fund, having made distribution of
thereof, for the first six months of the year
1857. among the several Counties of the bta e
for the use of Common Schools, direct the fol
lowing tabular statement to be publislied.
showing tlie amount set apart for each Louiity.
These amounts will be paid at tlic Ireasnry
Department of tbe State, on compliance wUli
the provisions of law by the parties entitled to
receive the same. , „ .
The Counties of Jackson, Madison, Ladkin,
Polk and Harnett will receive their respccUva
nortious out of the amounts distributed to the
Counties out of which tliey were formed. Ibc
Comity of Wilson lyill receive 2 i \ per cent, ot |
the amount allotted to h.idgecotnbe; ^“2 E
cent, of tl.at of Nash; 10 1-9 per cent, ol tl.at
of Wayne; and an amount of Johnston to he
agreed upon by their
Pres’t ex officio of Literary Board.
PcLASEi CowrEP., Scc’y.
Old
before
tf
FOR SALE.
on Cape Fear
The Store
'a'of which satiefactory evitlencc will be re-
• 1 Kv*th.‘*poinra‘iU(lant of the vard, to be delivered
ri';::^^relpect-ve^ ‘he risk and expense of the
111 the ‘®'P- , u„ual inspection, to the entire
contractoi . s bject to the u ^
the llt^a; of AugnsL 1858. and the re-
before the 1st day ot Julj, Ko9.
nnro "iniiexed. agreeably to the ,provisions of
Siedulc tlierafor. aiidineonformlt with the adver- Cabarrus
7; r.t-ibp Uiirean of Construction. Ac., of tho (Jaldwcll
on or
maindcr on or
hereby
S4t \cre3 of Laud, lying - . The
Voads a^Ih;
L North Carolina.
is at a fine business stand at the (
and is not to be excelled hy any
Any person desiring to purcha-em
^Uhelof as alTyTHis’-’Creek on the IVilmingtoa Bead
15 miles from Fayetteville
Oct. 4.
SARAH MT.IGHT.
l8-tf J-VME-S WllIGllT.
P. Elliott,
C09I3I1SSIOX MBRCH-kNT,
F.A.YETTEVILLE. N. C.
Agent for buttrrloh Si C„p. StoainW^^
wun attind promptly to all basin, ss tntrn.i
Oct. 21.1556.
Form of Offer.
, of the State ■
tisement of the Curean of Constr,,.-
23d of May. 1857. Should my otter be acccptcn. I
request to be a.Wressed at , or to
for signature and certificate. .Signature:
Tlm«.hedule which tbe bidder encloses im.sf be
nasted to his oHor, and each ol them signed bv
ripposite each article in the schedule the price
he Ut, the amount likewise written in words.
him
must
vard at •
fifty thousand cubic
'oak timber in cooforinity with the advertisement ot
the Bureau of Construction ot the date ot May 2, 185(.
'"'"s 000 cubic feet, suitable for principle pieces, sided
IS riid 20 inches, at——pej loot.
(too cubic feet curved timber, sided 13 and 1.
inches, length 13 to 17 feet, at per foot.
5 000 cubic feet timber, siding 13 and lo iiichca,
length 17 to to feet, at per toot.
'‘0“\ml'd my offer he accepted. I request to be
, 1 and the contract lorwarded to the
ed at - .
Form
The unpersigiied,
State of-
Staty of
fere
Counties.
Alamance
Alexander
Ausoii
Ashe
Beaufort
Bertie
Bladen
Biuibswick
Buncombe
Burke
Gimkaxtee
^ of , ill the
i . of , in ‘he
hereby guaranty that in ca.se the
of' for any of the classes
and -
Sllrahi mimed be accepted, tha't'lielor they will within
len dayrafter the receipt of the contract at the post
ten days . ,
office named, or navy-agent designated
contract for the same, with
ties: and in case said
execute the
ood and sufficient siire-
shall (ail to enter
S'®®,
lill RW^r'” Tl""reTs"son""Io^ " ‘he
s rmrFjffSf... w.«n,
For particnlars apply to ^ ^ ROPER-
J. \V. .McKAY.
navy agent at
[Date.]
For signature and cei titicate.
Form of Guarantee.
of -
Not. 1856 29,
2a-tr
into contract as aforesrid. "■« tiT make good
the (lilferenee between the olter of the lyaid
and that which may be accepted, ^ ^ ^
Signature of two guarantor?. - q
D.
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
SOUTHEUX I.lTEKAllY 3IESSEXGER
For the Year 1856. July to December.
TWEXTY-TIURD VOliYME.
ume of the SOD I u - proprietor-s rely
'’TlTon'thc encouraging liters and promises of the
f "^t. Ythe Mesenger to aid them in extending its
friends of the Meseg
circulation, and ‘hey ^ ^ ^ maintain
riLtV o” he wTrk and to challenge the
theh.ghcharacter ot the wor^^^^.^^
^‘orTve^ty-OnUYars. ihe Messenger has endeavored
frfrf'flect faithfully the Southern mmd, whiledijdaining
SOUTHERN STATES.
To this office it will be devoted, and w-ill ^
of anti-slavery pamphlets. . *h‘... j as their
while our enemivs are ''‘^C ^ra people
most potent weapons of attack, the So ithern pcop,
3 surely not withhold their oc*
7ork whose aim it shall be to strike blows m then dc
Messenger will, as beretofore, present its readers
■with Reviews, Historical a.nd Biografhicnl
Sketches. Norels, Tales, Travels, Essays, Poems,
Critiques, and Papers on the Army, Navy and
other National Subjects.
with a view to ensure a larger circnlation of the
xcpVaFNOFR the Proprietors though they intend
MESsENG the size of the work, have reduced
the price of Sapsc'ription. which is now only
Tbrec BalJars per. annum, in idvanee,
OR POUR DOLL.YRS IF NOT ^
first of JULY IN ANI TEAR.
US Fifteen Dollars m one
, . , Ol 1 iLe
The undersigned. —^ race the
-.a . hereby guaranty th.it, in ca. c iul
?"7?aft.w'’tbVrec“p?Inh^^
tract to .shall fail to enter into contract
between the otter ot th*. -aid ^
may be accepted. ^ ^
(Date,)
Witness:
T hereby certify that the above named C D, mu'E f .
J. » to me^as men of property, and able to make
good their guarantee.
iffo be^i-ned bv the United States district judge
United Staples district attorney, collector, oi mtvj j
ao-etit. and no other.)
I ^'.May 16, 1857
Date.
certify that the above named ^
are k^m^ n^^me L men of eroperfy, and able to make
good their guarantee.
“ Signature.
True signed by tbe United States dis.rict Judge,
UnAed StiUes district attorney, collector, or navy-
otr^'iit and no others. , , ..rv
®Tlie following are the classes required at the
KITTERY. MAINE.
Cla.ssNol. IVhite oak log.s. No 6. Yenow-pme
lont stock toes. No. 10. White pine. No. 11. Ash.
express, white oak boards. No. 13. Locust. No 18.
nruumvitm. No. 21. Iron. No 22. Spikes and aads.
No 23. Lead, zinc, and tin. No 25. llanhva
43 Hose
CHARLESTOWN', MASSACHUSETT
No.
Class No >• ra^
Her stocks "Nofi. Yellow pine plank stock logs. No.
f \“pi;.e beams. No. 8.. Yellow pmo niast ami
No 10. \Miite pmo. No K- Ash, cy
No 12. Black walnut, cherry.
o-r>t
spar timber.
^1^:Lomi:;?“ widlTaSi-oars and hicUry
VDVMVNTINE and TALLOW CANDLES; fine
and common TOB.DCCO: and almost anything m
Grocery line. Cheap as ' goLD.STON.,
F.ib'y 7, 1857. 3C-tf
Pro(e.ssor
for sale by
Aug. 30, 1856
Wood’s Hiiir Hestorative,
S. .1. HINSDALE.
913-tf
\ anted,
10,000 lbs. TalloAV
For which the highest cash P-'l^ "'''^’^'i^^ELL
Oct. 1, 18.)6. ....
A CARD.
store ot C. E- Letto, where ^ McDONALD.
No28. Flax canvass. No 29. Cotton canvas. No 30.
NO 3L Bra^e^ ' No 35.-l^tW
Statiomry. No. 41. Fire-wood.
BROOKLYN. NEW CORK.
Class No. I. White oak logs. No. 3. White oak pro-
miscus timber. No 0. Yellow pine^pbuik
tock logs,
pine mast
mahogany. No. 13. Locust.
rv. mahogany. -
oars and hickory bars and bntt».
Camden
Carteret
Caswell
Catawba
Cliatham
Clicrokce
Cliowaii
Cleveland
Columbus
Craven
Cumberland
Currituck
Davidson
Davie
Duplin
Edgecombe
Forsythe
Franklin
Gaston
Gates
Granville
Greone
Guilford
Halifax
Harnett
Haywood
lieiiderson
Hertford
Hyde
Iredell
Jackson
Johnston
Jones
Lenoir
Lincoiu
.Madison
.McDowell
Macon
Martin
.Mecklenburg
Montgomery
Moore
Nash
New Hanover
Northampton
Onslow
Orange
I’asquotank
I’crtiuimans
I’ersoii
Pitt
Polk
Randolph
Richmond
Robeson
Rockingliam,
Rowan
Rntlierford
No.25,
No 28, Flax can- i Sampson
them.
Jan. 17, lS5i.
33-tf
Bureau
SUPPLIES
ARTMEKT,
of Construction, Equipmonf, & Rapnirs.
Mity 23. 1857,
proposals FOR NA\ AL
‘ ‘ say y depj
No 14. tVhite ash
No 15. tVliitc oak
Staves and heading and^naut
vm7s!"'Nr29JC0Uon cn^as”' 'no 30. Flax and coHon | g,„,;|y
No 34' lWnsh!;.;.'^’'No 3.5^B"«ntiug'aad dry' goods. No Stokes
rniL.YDELPHIA
Class No 2. 'White oak plank. No 6, v P'r,;
e"il!‘“?"Cit''Aih™!;;^rwhitrm:k boards.
C L UB S—Remitting
tier, will be entitled to .,ix —i— j the Mes-
The E-litorial and Critical
.onai uuuv>i*»*'e— - ,
seiigcr will contiuue under the chargu
JOHN R. THOMPSON* Esq**
And will embrace copious notes on ^ w^Irlc ”of
and reviews of all new American or I;orci„ . _|,t
eeneral Interest and value. The Editor s,opini
Sp alwav.s fearlessly and honestly avowe*!.
The riusinoss Department is conducted by the
Bigned, to whom all oommunicatious of a business na-
turei FERGUSSOX & CO.
Law Building, Franklin Street, Richmond, Va.
June L 18.56.
sealed I>rop;.aUJo f«rnmh naval^8nr^i^^;be
fiscal year fS ’ p ' of the 23d .lane
The materials and , j ,rhedules.
named are particularly '''de-ire Ito
anv of which will be furnished to such a- desire |
offer, on application to the commandants of the re
sp^iive yards, or to the navy-agent nrarest there m
and those of all the yards upon =‘PPeoi
bureau. This division into elas-ses being '“V 'b® >,"
veaience of dealers in each, such portions " [
nished arc actually required for bids. The com
mandant and navy-agent of each station will have a
L'nv of the schedules of the other yards, for examina-
b.n only- from which it may he judged whether it
“ -11 he desirable to make application for them,
"offers must be made tor tbe whole ot a cla-ss at any
No 11. Ash. cypress,
bara and
{fb Lignumbiue. No 21, , ,t
C -L/lis-»nfl nVil No 23, Lead, zinc, tin. No io. Hard
ware N^2L l’aiat.s. ils. Ac. No 28, Flax canvas.
Siin-y
'i''yrrcll
Union
M'ake
Warren
IVnsliiiigton
Watauga
Wayne
Wilkes
IVilsoii
Yadkin
Yaiicy
Ship chandlery
Class No 10
.J, Black wall
No 23. Lead, zinc.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
White pine. No n, Ash, cypress. No
.^rmack walnut. -^m 'n^I:
Hardware. No 2,.^aints^ oiU
No 37. Pitcb, tar. rosiii. i o-allcv iron.
5"f4- Ch^:ifTrom'''ko-45.''in copper. No 46.
t°nd straw. Ac. No 47, Miscellaneous.
GOSPORT. VIRGINIA. .
Class No 1. White oak. No 0. Yellow pine plank
Fed. Pop.
10,166
5,000
10,756
8,539
11,716
0,073
8,0-24
5,951
1-2,338
6,919
8,67 4
5,836
5,174
6,208
12,161
8.234
16,055
6,703
5,252
9,697
5,308
12,329
17,723
0,257
14,123
6,998
21,111
13,770
10,627
9,510
7,228
6,878 '
17,303
5,320
18,480
13,007
6,007
0,883
6,056
6,585
13,062
11,861
3,935
6,182
6,924
5,741
6,169
6,901
11,724
6,163
8,552
9,034
14,236
10,731
7,040
14,957
7,708
6,030
8,825
10,745
15,176
7,936
11,080
12,363
12 329
12,388
12,311
6.348
8,490
17,643
4,452
9,258
21,1-23
10,366
4,780
3.348
11,478
11,042
8,068
stealing Waler-.llclons.
A man n a countvy town took great iilcasiire
in liaving a neat garden. He bad all kinds of
vegetables and fruits cariior tban h's iifig!iboi-.s
but tliievi’ g boy.s in tbe iieigliboriiood annoyed
Iiim; damaged bis trce.s, trainiiled down bis
flowers, and '‘booked” bis cboiecst fruits. He
tried various ways to iirotect Ids groniubs; but
bis wateb-dogs were fioisoned, and .set trap.s
eaugbt notbiiig but bis fattest fowls and favor
ite eat.
One afternoon, iiowcver, just at nigbt fall
be ovcrlieard a couple of misebievous boy.s
talking togetber, w-ben one of ibcm said:
“Wbat do yon say, Joe? Sliall wc come
tbe grab over them melons to nigbt?
Swipes will be snoring like ten
twelve o’clock.”
Tbe otlier objected, as tbere wa.s a high wall
to get over.
“Oil, psliaw!” was flic reply; “I know a!
place where you can get over just as ca.sy—
know it like a book. Come, Joe, let's go?”
Tbe owner of tbe melon patcb didn’t like
tbe idea of being an eaves-dropper; but tlie
conversation so intimately concerned bis mel
ons, whicli lie liad taken so much pains to raise
tliat be kept quiet and listened to the jibins of
tlie young scapegraces, so that lie might make
it somew-iiat bolbersomc for tiicm.
Ned proposfd to get over tbe w-all on tlie
Vis. Share. | Uy tiic great pear tree, and cut di-
$1219 92 rc^-tly across to tbe snmmcr-bou.se, just iiorlb
600 36 were tbe melons.
clever fellow, who loved good
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Joe was a
i405 92 I frnit exceedingly, and was as obstinate as an
1196 76 ! ass. Set him once started to do a llimg, and
962 88 I |,g would stick to it like a miul-tnrtle to a
Zi !!inegroe’s to.-. Tbe other didn’t care so mncli
830 28 ! foi- Ike ‘“ekins as for tbe fan of getting them.
1040 88 1 Now- bear tlie ow-ner’s story:
700 32 j .‘1 iiiailc all needful preparation for the visit;
‘■>20 ' put in brads pretty tl.ick in the scantling along
, Irf, qo ^ tiie wall wlicrc they intended to get over; un
088 08 ■ covered a large water-vat that liad been filled
1926 60 ’ for some time, from wbicb in dry weather, 1
804 30 I gj-customed to water my garden; ing. a
Ureiicli a foot deep or so, and placed slei
^036 96 ‘ boards over it, which were slightly cove
1479 48 ! with dirt, and just beyond them .some little
cords, fastened tightly, .some ei.gbt inches from
tbe ground. I picked all llie melons I cared
to preserve, leaving pumkins and .squashes,
about the size and shape of ineion.s, in their
places.”
The bo\-s w-crc quite riglit in supiio.sing it
Did Swipes .sent lo Rhode Island for the seed
last spring.’-
‘■Weil, then, all I've got to say, is that '.bo
old fcilow got stickcd in—that’s all.”
“I'm going to gouge into tlie water-melons;
hullo: there goes a half a dollar! I've broke my
knife. If 1 didn't know that it was a water
melon, 1 .-^lionld .say it was n pnnqikin. Fact
is, I believe, it i.s a piiinkin.”
Wbat the bov.s did besiiies, wliile tbe owner
, went to tbe .stable and iiiimazzlcd tbe dog. ami
led him into tbe garden, be conbln t say: but
! that they took long steps, the onion and flower
beds revealed in the morning,
j They paid |iretty dear for the whistle. They
j luul not t;islcd ;i .single melon; they bad got
.scratebed, and lorn their clothes; were as wet,
as ilrowned rats, and ball .-eared oat of tboii
' wits at vlic ravenous di'g, and the apprebension
j of being di.scovered.
I The next night tbe owner of tbe melon-patch
I invited all tlie boys oC tbe village, ineUiiiin,g
I ' Ned -and Joe, lo a feast ot uicions, on ilm |irm-
eipb; ol “returning cm d i.o- ' this e:'.'
enmstanee eb-.o. ■ ■ ' ' ■ ; Go..
Sw-ities,’'and '•n.swe;'. :ievi ;' o..-ui;
___
■l.ra fcmli.-r FoiifiL
x.tnr.ow Esc.ti'n or ..x oiJ’
Old Bell Vi'bealon, who lived ill Brier 4 al
ley about two miles from tbe Snsqnebaniiali
River, was aa inveterate lover of forest sports.
He like mo*t of tlie early settlers of Ostego,
bad selected a farm from the bill lands. Icav-
-,„,r the broad swamp flats for Imi.ting grounds.
'’llis shanty was erected ot. a small stream in
Brier Valiev, wbieb is now called after his
W lieatoii Creek. 'I'lic most'of bis time
was c.xpended ill jom-i.eys tbrongU l'‘=
rreqnenlly in eomnany with a far-famed Mohawk
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[I i would be quite dark; bat they missed it a little
867 36
called
825 36 ' ki inferring that “Old Swipes,” as they
2076 30 , him, would be in bed. The old man liked a
638 52 : -i little fun as well as they, and when tbe time
22!'* ‘>‘’ ' came, from bis biding place be listened:
j “Wliist, Joe! don’t yon liear somcliiing?”
tbink Jbat it was very probable that tliey
■ did, for hardly were the words uttered, than
! there came a sound of forcible tearing of fus
tian.
“Get ofl' my coat-tail!’- whispered Joe.
‘There goes one- flap, sure as guns! Why, get
‘ oil’, Ned.’’
And Ned wa.s off, and one leg of liis breoeOies
I besides; and then be was ab-iiig and ob-iiig,
688 S2 ' and telling Joe that lie “believed tiiere was
:-!0 ! nails in the .side of the wall, for .sometliiiig bad
' .scratched him tremeiidonsly. and torn his
, ‘ brccelies all to pieces.”
Joe sympathized with Iiim, for be said
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790 20
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741 84 ;
830 88 :
WJianruff'tt®'! A..tone; but sometimes Ben
loved to pursue bis si-oris without a eosipamon.
.\nd well be might, for lie did not need a guide.
Fvcrv nook, dell, creviec, and cave from the
Otsc'o'Lake to tbe moiitli of the Delaware
lUver, was familiar to Ben Wl.eaton, and ho
had often pursued Ids g.ame to almost every
orrtoftbateonnlry. He el,icily bunted tbe
wolf as well for Uic profit as for sport, lor
Gov’crnmei.t paid a si'vor dollar, ill the sbano
nf a bouiitv, on every skin. .
Bent upon increasing bis store of com
Ben one fine summer morning, shouldered bis
i-ille,’ and taking liis knapsack, containing a
snffieieiit supply of corn-cake -“1^
1,0 crossed the Snsi„ebannab, and took ^
wav towards Franklin Mountain, wbicl
between the villages of Ostego and 1-ranebn
The day was saltry. and by the tune be had
aeeomplisbed one-l.alf tlie aseent of
tain, lie eonelnded tliat lie needed a rest. He
therefore took a seat upon a moss-coverc^ og
near a si,ring, and ate Ids Inricbeon. Ibc st
solitude, the balmy air, togetlier witli the sin
i„. of birds, and the lazy bum of the bee film-
K-'lnilcd tlic hunter to repose. He must
sleutloim for when be awoke tbe sun was de
eliiiing faT westward, and a few ripples o golden
11,.-lit limrared on Hie tree-tops, wliieb be first
li after clearing a mass of dry le.aves^ fr^^^
I-, 1, he tlioiin-bt bad blown there,
his face, wbitli lie o , . pg Jiscov-
iitiemutiiiff to rise, bowitci,
835 32
1406 88
739 56
1020 26;
“luilf
1084 08 : his coat was luing-ing np there soraewbtTe.
1708 32
1287 72
844 SO
1794 84
924 96
7-23 60
1059 00
1289 40
Tliev now started liand-in-liand, for Ned be
lieved‘lie “knew the way.” They bad arrivet
a little beyond the trees, when sometb.ng wont
swash! swash! into the wiiter-vat.
A sneeze ensued, then tbe excb.ination;
“TImnder! that water smells rather ok .
I Ned wanted to go lionio at once, bat
was too much excited to listen for a
to sneh a propo.sition.
“Never beard aiiylbing about
1479 48 ; before; the old fellow must
1486 50 i „„|.,,o.se to drown people in.
, ITT QO ‘ ‘ . ,, , .-..u
1018 80 I They pn.Hied on again ‘"c melon-,.
2117 16 ' Ibey
but in attempting 1
ered C't'tbat tlic panther
ivi^-;j;asfr;;S or dead body amiieave.
i -
.rhlal that inoinenl be
fearful spring.
' ift ti.
large
itli
^ irce and waked patiently
Jle bad not to wait
bieast inig
wutebiiig him,
He aro.‘e
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1483 56
Joe
momeul
that ci.stcrn
have fixed it on
Cnrions, tbongb,
that we slionld both bill in it.
„=bed on again for tbe melons.
7 16 ' Ibev were canglit by tlie cords, and bead
534 24‘
1110 96
2534 76
ready ‘o‘'.''’’ko ‘’'® against
quickly f'‘''I,|,/tO'rctber sonic lal
tree, -and liastd} '"-V^^vered tbe-mw
liiecesofdcc-.uw w o
leaves, lie clmibed a tree i u
llie pantbei = ,,|,e onc-steal-
long. 1 ^.„„1 witi, two i-nbs be-
;;;:^;^;;wbS she md^
Dropping herself on t, ,- • ■
slowly t iwnrds her :i; j ■■ ‘/j
earlli witli her ta,-. ■'
coals of fire! 'I’k” H’kv:':;;’.,,,
ever did not seen ‘o ’ “ ■ . . ,
no clevutcil her back, a "i l -'c ■
I ciinnosed victim witli a. wild
toodS leaves new about in eyery
and for a moment the pan
creje
isbhig the
■v.ing like
ma:s, bow-
e •ij rang
iseU upon
veil, 'ilie
lono- they went into a heap of briars and thus,
ties" and tbe like, wliicb bad been j,laced tbcic
loj-j qo for their express accommodation.
‘R^3 60i “Sneh a gettin up stairs!” ntntfrtredmim
401 76j ‘,>[ettle-s and tliistlcs: bow they pra-.
1377 36; the other. . ,
1397 04 1 ^letcrmined to go more eantious.y. ,
i At length they arrived at the imteb. ^
96S 161 “How thick they are, Joe? C-om®
1. dozen fat oncsrigtit here.
direction,
Iber seemed palsieu
wood;
mining
’she circoimtercd
With anollicr
teariiv
was fatal.
Our adventurous
barrel, and
1 Tlicre's more
than a
753,542
$90,425 04 I And down they satin
Raleigh Re;
rister, AVilinington Journal j seemed
the midst of tiiem,
1 to conclude that they were amidy
Ijfsr- ivaie,i;i. -‘-s'- ' (-....olinian. Demo-;
nd Commercial, 1 ayetle -(..mc Newbeni |
GnU sboroiigb tiui.mc,-
eratic Pioneer, Goldsbor....,,-- Banner,, .
Union, Warrenton and melon; isn’t tt a ronser.
Western Sentinel ,veeklv
Asheville News, will "‘^opted by
and forward to this office ^ 1-“= 1
Board for advertising—8‘-W'’
May 30, 1857
ewarded for all their mishaps.
“Here, Joe,” said, Ned “take tills inns-
Sia-sli into it.”
“Tt cuts tremendons bard, Ned. Ned
sqna.sli!” ^
“No it isn't, 1 tell yon: its a
It s a
kind-
.sparks of fire in her ‘"'S®’’-/
the iimiter’s tbe first, she prepar-
seree.Ti more lei nblc ti
ed to spring I m red and s!ie fell,
that seldom buled.^oW ,ho‘i,
= l.n„ter reloaded the cmidy
.iilurousbn t to come
,,,,„cd foi h® fiibs and
lip, blit none aiij"-"- ' ......essary proceeding,
built a fire. Zlt'nnd the darkening shadows
for Hi® ^^euiii'- ''iH> "'®
„r "V'-.e.-oofls rndaeity be relied np-
^Vi‘b the fiinher qnadrii-
pedal prowler-. f ,ves that bad
,cet to tbe ,„pre resisned bnn-
heforc covered bun. lit pfieii