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'SO" 3 t3 o : a to ' S" 05 11 Cfl 13 O S-l ft Eh ft pi I - r f-l o c-t- CP O This Akgus o'er Ihe rccrle's lights, Doth at eternal vigil keep Ko soothing' strains of Maia's sun, Can lull its hundred eyes to sleep" Vol. XVI. GOLDSBORO. N. C. THURSDAY MAY 17, 1894. NO. 28 6D Pi , -H AT LAST. Tho following beautiful poem has never before been published. It was written by the gifted sis ter of Mrs. Hattie W. Dortch. of this city, and was read at the Memorial Day exercises here on May 10, by Prof. Login D. Howell- High human hopes How they ex pire ! And we upon their funeral file Heap all we hold for holocaust. Then like a child in frantic mood. We curse the very God of good, And feel that all is lost. But patient sonl, with duty done, Wait in your lot: Defeat has many a battle won That arms foug-ht not. Let armed foice win what it may, And armed force can win. As well wo know, whose tired feet Ilave trod tho path of dire defeat, Disconsolate, That armed force can win! But mortals, wait Until man's might lias had its sway And then God's right. Unarmed. comes in, And carries off the d;y. Ah me! that long and lonesome way, With not a star therein How hard! we thought. After those four eternal years. With all their waste of blood and tears. Of tears aud blood. Of i-f'irnp-e and of magnitude! The prajeis we prayed, The fights we lougnt All naught! How hard! wo thought, How hard! But honestly we sheathed our sword And patiently our ills endured, And royally we kept our word. And now. O sidendid Now! From out the deepest, darkest slough Of our distress. Where human might did slip and fall, Whoio human hope lay down and died. "We pluck - the flower. Success, And gi ander flower was never g own On Victory's blood-built, gun-capt waii. Who--' rampant Tiiunmh wears with pride Bellona's bloody crown No v. that the needed work is wrought. row ini'. tlie neoueu lessons taught, Behold ! In spite of all man's boasted poweis In spite of every cloud that lowers. Ei6 foutth the century grows old, Tho victory's ours. Tho very foes we did oppose, I ifted our load: Oji-stumbling block, struck in their wrath, Rolled from our path. And now each day new triumph brings Our foundries, factories, mines ana mills. Our crowding hamlets. vales and hills All open up one grand, broad road To higher, belter things. And our dear South To-day comes forth Unholden of a chain. Redeemed from olden slain, Pure washed and clean. And lo! we see her stand In this her resurrected land, A crowned and scepto red queen. SKLIXA TAUl'LEY WILLIAJIS. Bei i yville, Va. Southern Baptists. Dallas, May 11. The forty ninth session of Southern Bajv tist Convention was called to order in the Sam Jones Taber nacle at 10 a. m. to-day by Presi dent Jonathan Harrison. There were present, accordig to con servative estimates, between 6, -000 and 7,000 people. The meet ing was opened by devotional exercises by Rev. T. H. Pritch ard, of North Carolina, who read the 103d psalm and followed it with an invocation of the Divine blessing on the deliberations of the convention. This was fol lowed by the roll call of delegates by States by the Secretary, Rev. H. M. Burrows. The report of various standing committees was submitted and received without being read, as r rr; i r",;:rC"i in printed torm. 1 here was so much moving abov.t and talking in the audience that a committee of three wTas appointed to act, both as ushers and sergeant-at- arms. President Jonathan Harralson was re-elected by acclamation. The Vice-Presidents, four of which elected, are as follows: J. William Jones, of -Virginia; W. v J. Northen, of Georgia; S. H Lord, of St. Louis, and F M Ellis, of Maryland. The afternoon wTas spent in re ceiving reports of standing com mittees and renewing old ac quamtances and making new ones. To-night the annual sermon was delivered by the eloquent Dr. Herfoot, of Kentucky. To morrow the real work of this able body, which has stamped itself upon every step of Amen can civilization, will begin. A Monument to Vance. To the Citizens of Goldsboro and ' Wavne fxmntu- Wayne County. The subscription list to the Monument Fund, sent me by the committee of the Vance" Memo- rial Association, of Raleigh, may be found at Miller & Son's drug store, wnere aii wno may wisn Atlanta Journal. -to contribute can have the rriv-1 ileo-e of doing so. T not Wavne countv be un- mindful of the past services of our late-distinguished Senator, the srreatwar Governor of the South. T. W. Slocumb. SOUTHERN COTTON MILLS. It is a demonstrable fact that the South has stood the hard times better that any other sec tion of the country. One of the evidences of this fact is to- be f onnd in the compar ative record of ljic' cotton mills in tho South and tho North. While the consumption of cotton by the northern mills - has de creased very largely, the South ern mills have used more cotton than ever before. For tho year ending April 27, 1883, the northern" mills re quired 1,527,488 bales of cotton, For the year ending April 27, 1S'J4, these mills required only 1.259,23 bales, a falling, off - of 265.252 bales. Many mills in the North have been shut down, while others have been run only to sujiply im mediate demands. Most of them have reduced tho wages of their operatives. The Southern mills have made a far better showing. For the year ending April 2, 18U2, they consumed 509,876 bales of - cot tou; for the year ending April 27. 1893. 564,451 bales and for the year ending April 27, 1791, they required 582,095 bales This shows that there has been a steady growth of cotton manu facturing in the South, This progress has not been stopped by the financial stringency or the dullness of trade. While the i . . -i e cotton mills were shutting aown in the Eorth new mills were be ing erected in the South. A 20, 000 spindle mill has been com- nletcd within the last year at West Point, Ga. , at cost of 8700,090, and another just like it is to be erected by the same com pany at the same place. Atlanta will soon have a 20, 000 spindle mill, and work is now progreseing on a mill at Spartan burg. S. C, which will costl, 000,000. A mill with 10,400 spindles was cornjjleted at Gaffney's, b C, just asthe panic began. It has run .night and day for a year past and has not only sold its en tire product but has orders ahead up to next November. The Boston Journal says that the goods from this mill sell at a premium over New England made goods, as the commission men claim that they are better made o.nd from better stock. The mills we have mentioned are only a few of those that have been built in the South in the last eighteen months. It is a re markable fact that during the financial stringency the erection of cotton mills has gone .right ahead in the South. Endorsing the President. The Democrats of Pierce coun ty, mrnass meeting assembled, yesterday gave their unqualified endorsement of President Cleve land and his administration. They declared that the policy of the administration is "the simple in terpretation of the principles and platform of the Democratic party." The resolutions which this issue are brief but about as strong as they could be. They were adopted with but one dis senting vote. These resolutions are in line with those recently adopted in Ware, Clinch and Coffee coun ties, and we beiieve they ex press the Democratic sentiment, of Georgia. Soreheadism is not the pre vailing element among the Dem ocrats of this State. It makes considerable fuss now and then, but the masses of the people of Georgia do not approve the war which some disgruntled Demo crats are waging on the Demo cratic administration. Thev be lieve that President Cleveland's course has been prudent and wise and that it is m. exact accord with the principles laid down in the Chicago platiorm, It is easy to say that the President has de viated from the declaration of principles laid down by the last National convention, but the platform stands as it was adopted and we ask every intelligent Democrat to try the President by it, and see wherein he has de parted from its precepts. One Qf the most remarkable things about the soreheads is that thev never argue they only howl. Fayettevme uoserver un ac count of the general destruction of fruit buds by the freeze o: March 26th and 27th, the officers of the State Horticultural Society lhave concluded to hold no fair MOTHER OF WASHINGTON. The Monument to Her Memory at Fredericksburg Unveiled. '.. ""Fkkdkkicksburg, Va., May 10. The monument to the mother of Washington, unveiled to-day, is an "obelisk of white marble, fifty feet high. Its base consists' of three courses, the up per one bevelled and surmounted by a die bearing the simple in ssription: "Mary, the Mother of Washington." ' A cap surmounts the die, and from this rises the beautiful white shaft. The site is at the edge of a beautiful plateau, and near the two gray boulders on which the patriot's mother was accustomed to sit tor- hours daily witn tier knitting. The exercises at the monument were of a most interesting char acter. They were opened with prayer by Rev. James P. Smith, who largely inspired the move ment that resulted in the erection of the monument. He was aide to Stonewall Jackson, and helped to carry him off the fieled when mortally wounded at Chancellors- ville. Mayor Howe then extended a brief and appropriate welcome on the part of the city, alter whichGov. O'Ferrall delivered a fifteen minutes address of wel come on behalf of the State, con cluding his eloquent peroration by introducing President Cleve land. MR. CLEAYELAXD'S SPEECH. "GW-: O" Fen-all, Mr. Mayor an Fellow-Citizens: I speak for those who are to-day greeted as the official guests of Virginia and Fredericksburg when I return sincere thanks for the hearty welcome that has been extended to us in behalf of both the State and city. Our appreciation of the warmth of your reception is not diminished by the thought that m the light of the- highest meaning belonging to this occa sion, there are no guests here. We have assembled on equal terms to worship at a sacred national shrine. Nothing can be more impor taut to those who have assumed the responsibility of self-govern ment than the cultivation among themselves of sentiments which ennoble and elevate and strength humanity. As a clear and whole some stream must naye its now from a pure fountain head, so must a clean and beneficent pop ular Government have its source in pure and morally healthy men. his purity and this moral health are in nothing better exemplified n iiija love and reverence for motheriiood. The man who said he cared not who made a people's laws if he could write their songs, mignt nave said witn more truth that he could guage the strength and honor of a people and their fitness for self-government if he knew the depth and stedf astness of their love for theii mothers. I believe that he who thinks it brave and manly: to out grow his care and devotion for his mother, is more than he who has no music in himself,, fit for treason, strategems and spoils, and should not be trusted. Let us recall to-day as conclusive proof of the close relation be tween American greatness and a lasting love and reverence for our mothers the proud declara tion of George Washington, "all am, I owe to mother," and let us not forget that when his glory was greatest, and when the plaudits of his countrymen were loudest, he valued more than these the blessing and approval of his aged mother. While these exercises dannot fail to impress us anew with rev erence for American motherhood we will remember that we are here to do honor to the woman who gave to-our nation its great est citizen, and that we have the privilege of participating hi the dedication ot a manument erect ed by the women of our land in loving and enduring testimony to the virtues 01 the mother 01 Washington. Let us be proud to-day that the nobility of this woman exacted from a distm guished foreigner the admission, "If such are the matrons of Amer ica, she may well boast v or mus trious sons," and that Lafayette, who had fought with her son for American independence, declar ed after he had received her blessing, 'I have seen the only Roman matron living at this day Remembering these things, lej us leave this place with outslove of country strengthened, with a higher estimate of the value of American citizenship, and with a prayer to God that our people may hold fast to the sentiment that grows out of a love and rev erence for American mother hood." Releigh News- Observer The most promising vineyards in this section are those of Harrison Bilyeu and Whiting Bros. The choicest varieties only are plaated in these vineyards and the outlook is good for a fair crop, which will command .good prices this season. FRESH FUN. THE SHARP AND WITTY SAYINGS OF THE PRESS MEN. Pvtt to attendant in a theatre. 'What are you doin;r there?' S 'l'leirse, sir, the manager ordered me to open all the doors leading to the street before the performance of yi ur play oegan. riiegenue UJaet- ter. . Wno is this man from Tuukviile who is coining to (he convention? asked the reporter. Why, said the man in the arrangements, I dot charge of c know ex- actly. Has he a profi ssion. No. Any military title? Not that I know olv Well, there's nothing else to We'll have to put him down as do. one of-Tunkville's most influential citi zens. - Oh, said the lady lecturer, I have had such a delightful conversation with the gentleman you saw bow to nie as we 1ft the train. lie told me that the emancipation of women had been his life work for ever so many years. Yes, said the woman -who had come to meet her, that is so. He has been a divorce lawyer ever since I ooull remember. Miss FinDe Sickle (breathlessly) llave I arrived in time? Mr. Adorror, suiter. Eh? In time for what. I hear that you and Mr to fight a duel. v AVell. And its about me? It is. It must not be. One or the other must die. We can't both marry you. No, but you can compromise. . 117.it.-? IMay poker till one or the other ets all the money, then I wil marry tne -winner. Do. you know anything about palmistry, Herbert? she asked. Oh, not much, he answereJ; with the air of modesty which is not in tended to be implicitly Delieved in. t a great deal. Although. I had an experience last nigut, wnicn might be considered a remarkab.e example of the art you allude to. You don't mean it? Yes. I have- happened to glance it the hand of a friend of mine, -and immediately predicted thnt lie :ie would presently become the pos sessor ot a eonsideraoie sum ol money. Before he left the room had forty or fifty dollars handed him - he to And vou told it iusfc from his land? . Yes. It hacTfour aces in it. Wash ington Star. The Conservative South. (Jeneral trordon s speecn m the Senate in which he told the plain truth about the high regard for law and order in the South will attract much attention.. The closest study of conditions in this section will justify every asser tion made by the Georgia Sen tor. ' Recent disturbances in other parts of the country have brought into clear relief the spirit of true conservatism which pervades the South. We are glad to know that the people in this part of the country take sensible views of public questions and have never rushed after wild and dan jerous theories. In regard to the great social, industrial and financial issues of the time, the South holds safe views. - - - The conduct of some noisy pol iticians and newspapers in this section might produce the im pression that "the South is clam oring for reckless financial ex periments it it were not more than offset by the sober utter ances of those who really -repre sent the South. The Louisville Courier-Journal comments on the attitude of the South in these strong words : "Taking it altogether, the South has displayed no unusual suscep tibility for being swept off its feet by political fads. . Populism has never succeeded in obtaining a strong hold m the South out side of South Carolina and Ala bama. . The agitation of the sil ver question before the repeal of the Sherman law : disclosed a strong Southern sentiment for sound money. Communism is al most unknown, and scarcely a Coxey squad h: is been recruited in the South. The harmless rav ings of the Alabama Kolbites is the nearest the South .has knon to anarchy' SENATOR SHERMAN ON COXEY. In the Senate on Wednesday last, Senator Sherman, of Ohio, Coxey's own State in discussing the Coxey movement, said in the course of an extended discussion: If Coxey had the right to make a, harrangue from the Cap itol steps, every other man would have the same right; and yet neither he a Senator of the United States Knor the - Vice- President of the United States, had any such right. Coxey had been allowed every right which anybody could have exercised. He (Mr. Sherman) believed that Coxey was, on the whole, a kind, good-tempered man m many re spects, but he thought that he was a little flighty. (Laughter.) He would not say anything un kind ot him because he was a constituent, and he felt bound to protect him if he were unduly injured. But Coxey had .come to the Caintol with the deliberate and determined purpose to violate the law. He had the purpose, acknowl edged and declared, to come here and violate this law, and he brought with him some three or four or five hundred men who sympathized with him. It is true, he did not bring them on the grounds, but there were great crowds of people assembled to see this extraordinary spectacle or wnat is canea an army ox men led here to get Congress to pass a bill to make all the roads of tne country gooa, so mat every man can ride on his bicycle or in his carriage, or on foot. (Laugh ter.) Whether Coxey or Browne or Jones violated the law, I neither know nor care. They certainly came here with the in tention ot violating it. 1 hope that Coxey will goJhome to Ohio and take care of his wife and amilv, and that if others with him came from that State, thev will also go home and rather suf fer the ills they have than seek the ills that may come from other sources. '1 here is no occasion for excitement. At all events the Senate of the United States ought calmly to await events and go on in law liiswiaiK ox its niiiii duties treating their fellow-cit izens, whether wise or, unwise, with forebearance and kindness. Let us perform our duty to the country, and our countrymen will sustain us. These people who say that they speak for seventy it- ?n .1 ji a. i they do -not speak for ftalf a mil- lion. They wTill find that the majority of our people are sound and strong and are m favor ot awful means and lawful ends and all this passing wavelet of excitement wrill die away with the general approbation and ac tion of the mass ot our people Southern Methodist. Memphis, May 11. r Bishop Hendricks opened the Conference this morning. Alter the usual devotional exercises conducted by Dr. Carlisle, Bishop Key took the Chair. ; Memorial was called for, and those present were referred to the proper standing committees The next call was for resolutions, and a resolution for the Little Rock Conference to the effect that women be allowed to attend Conference and hold offices in the -church, caused considerable merriment. A resolution from the Commit tee on Fraternal Kelation was read. It recommended the ap pointmet of a corhmission of five, consisting of one Bishop, two elders and two layman, to confer witi 5i cimilav commission from thee M -TT! fThnrfVh a.nd thov "shall inintlv formulate. rlans for clos J , ing the breach between, the Meth- odist church in foreign .countries and placing all missions und?r a united Methodist control. The vosnlnf inn nicr rffnrm-rifirirlpd a. r.lospr fp.dfirntion of the churches in America. Thpf!nmmiftPPnTi TpmTiprn.Tifw. which recommended a change in the discipline which would make it be deemed immoral for a mem :. ber to sign a petion for a for a saloon was read. Jviuch discussion over several points was aroused by this report. Every speaker was against the liquor traffic, but the discussion seemed to have arisen from the fact that same members were less in favor of the fight against the liquor traffic than others. Dr. Kelly, who ran for Governor on the Prohibition ticket in;; Tenn essee,' made a short speech, de fending the men who wanted licenses were only shields for the traffic. Before a vote was taken conference adjourned Asheville Citizen: E. I. Holmes, secretary of the Asheville To- bacco association, reports that 269,191 pounds of leaf tobacco were sold on the Asheville mar ket during the month of April. The price paid for this amount minions ox people wui nnu iniimi: course the imgo aggregated $10,740,47. SUNDAY READING. The infinitely little have pride in the infinitely great. Voltaire He who thinks his place below him will certainly be below his place. Saville. Never mind where you work; let your care' 'be for the work itself. Spurgeon. Tho love of -Christ is the con ducting medium to the love of all mankind. Jewctt. Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. Absolve you to yourself, and you shall have the suffrage of the world. Em erson. Entangling Alliances. Secretary Gresham is unques tionably right in his opinion that the United States have de rived no advantage whatever from their complication at Sa moa, and that as far as this de parture from our time-honored policy has had any results at all, they have been decidedly disad vantageous. hen the ridicu lous Steinberger, who died the other day, went out to Samoa in Grant's time and set up a pro tectorate there, everybody laughed, and the government promptly disavowed his adven ture. Hut Steinberger s -protec torate was no more unsafe and was less un-American than ,the enterprise upon which this gov- eminent actually entered at a inter period, in forming a part- nership with Germany and Great Britian to keep one particular savage upon the Samoan throne and keep his rival oft. Whether either ot these black chieftains was superior to the other, it is not necessa ry to in quire; it is none of our affair. If we want the harbor oi Pago Pago, we ought to buy it and pay for it. Our only possible concern at Samoa is commercial. For the government of the - United States to mix itself up in a for eign alliance to supervise the af f airs Gf a far away island in which we have not tho slightest politi cai interest, is a departure from American policy that-could only be iustified by the most obvious material advantages. As no such advantages have resulted, or are hi any way likely to result, but since, on the con trary, the alliance has been i constant source of annoyance. Mr. Gresham is clearly right in the wish that it shall be ended. wil howl at this, - but they would howl the more if the present administration had proposed an alliance like that of the treaty of Berlin, and in that they would be right. Philadelihia Times, STATE NEWS. Graham Gleaner: Considerable hail fell in the vicinity of Union Ridge last Saturday evening. Some ot the hailstones were so large that they broke out window lights, but crops were not dam aged to any extent. In this sec tion wheat is looking well, but oats are bemg damaged by the louse Kinston Free Frcss: There was a severe wma ana nan storm at Snow Hill Monday afternoon about 5 o'clock. The wind twisted olf the tops of trees and blew the top of the chimney of Mr. T. C. Wooten's- residence on the roof, which wras broken m, letting sji the rain ..which greatly damaged the furniture and the lnsyle of the-j house Newbern Journal: Mr. Geo. N. Ives received a telegram yester- dav stating that memoers oi tne United States Fish Commission - 1 would be down to-niglit Witn 4UU I rr. Jl j. A. "NT uuu young snau to put m. iuusb river. A howitzer has been shipped to Raleigh by the New ierne division ox iub iavai it serves, and with it the salutes will be fired every half hour dur I bag May 22nd, in the Capitol square, ouite near -the Uonieder ate monument. Asheville Citizen: The Citizen is. greatly disappointed at the re- we shall refuse to become per manently unhappy over the fact that" a majority of the voters of Asheville took a different'View of the situation from what we were compelled to take. We must suppose that the opponents of the straight Democratic ticket had in view the securing of good government for Asheville, and that being the md in view, their purpose will be carried out in good faith, according to the views the of newly elected Mayor and Board of Aldermen. I am sallin"r for one week only, a srood article of 4-4 bleached cottons at 4Sc and 32c : Joseph Edwards, Champion of Low Prices, Joseph Edwards is selling 4-4 Sea Is land cottons, splendid quality, worth 7c for 4c. This specialty for one week onJy. Joseph Kdwards, . vnampion ol Jow l'rices, VANTS TO CUT DURST NOT. never hare to bother abut what children need, rm not obliged to furnish fcrea.l aud other things to feed; I Dever bavo to keep my eyes uiio-.i the small boy s shoes. I never have to smile, say "yes, or gloomily refuse. I never have to foot the bill for little baby's milk. And no ono sends aa itemized account of danprbtor's silk: I'm never tokj.to call upon the corner dru; ;ista store, And order sent some soothing sirup, a dozen so or more. I never havs to give my cash to buy tho chil dren books. And no ono yet has dared to say : "lie has his father s looks." No creature saw mo push a gig with baby in ti e park Although I watch the tots that trot between the light and dark. I never ho ve toUo these tMngs that men detest aud dread. At least, ko married men tell ac I am alone instead: v. And so alone, I'd like to try and start my life ancn- And practice things I've mentioned here but now don't have to da II. S. Keller, in Good Housekeeping. THE SAVING OF COOTS. BY GILBERT FATTEX. Copyright, 1394, by the Author.! nE THOUGHT . tier cuvine; out he was only a curl y-h e aded Xoy, not mora tban twenty, and sentiment al at that. He had the head ol a Greek god and the figure ol Apollo, yet he was simply one of the army ol supers who came out in tinsel and tin armor to march and pose and form an effective background for the principals who won the applause of the audience night after night. Still he knew he could act. He felt it in his soul, and he would prove it to tho whole world same day. Ho was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and it made little difference if the governor had cast him olf when he left college to go on the stage, for he knew hia luck would come back to him in time. He was always thinking of her. He saw her fresh oval face in the blue-gray rings of his cigarette smoke; the smell of roses was like the perfume of her breath; her" eyes looked at him from the pansics on every corner flower stand. Terhaps this was because she was one of the band of wood nymphs who came out ui pink and white to Btrew flowers for the feet of the prima donna to crush. She should have been a prima donna herself: he had heard her sing, and he knew. Wait till his fortune camejback to him. They were both stopping at the same wretched actors boarding-house, on a side street that ran from Broadway to the Bowery, and at dinner she sat op posite him at the long table around which gathered nightly a rare collec tion of chorus girls, ballet dancers, Bong and dance artists, variety per formers, and broken-down and hard-up people of the "legit." He knew that curly shock of yellow hair was not its natural color, and her eyelids were penciled, but she had teeth, like ivory and her laugh thrilled him away down into his shoes. It was only when the professional ventriloquist, desiring the butter, made the chandelier squeak, Shove the grease, Coots," that he be came aware he was staring at her and noteating a mouthful. He hated the ventriloquist; for that manipulator oi vocalization was the one who had given him the nickname of "Coots, and now everybody in the house called him that even she called him that. But she was divine! The "Johnnies" gathered thickly about the stage door every night to see the chorus girls come out; but he knew she hated the insipid fops, lor he had heard her say so, and she never paid any attention to them. She usually got off first, and left the theater as soon as possible, and he had not yet commanded sufficient courage to tell her he would take her safely to the boarding house if she would wait. But one night she was delayed, and he was close behind her when she left the theater. There was the usual throng outside the stage door, and one of them spoke to her. He had been drinking, and he placed himself in her path, offering his arm and proposing to call a cab. She AND COOTS WAS WALKING AWAY WITH RE It. tried to pass him, but he caught at her arm. Tho next instant he lay flat " on his back, and Coots was walking away with her. "Oh, I thank yon, - Coots!" 6he said. with a catchy little laugh that was liko the gurgle ol a brook to him. "That cad has bothered me for a week. Per haps he'll keep away now he has got swiped. He did not mind the slang; he e pected it. He had found everybody talked slang at the boarding house, and it sounded rather sweet and "chic" from her lips, when he would have thought it coarse from some, other woman. -, "I'm almost ashamed to think Btrack him sohard," he said; "but my blood boiled when I saw him out hia nana on your arm. Miss Thorns. " Tro Gopaiine, Rouall "Ohl call me Daisy. Coots; that's good enough for my style." "Your style! You're toe modest. You are fit to star. You wil ; .ome day, too." "Well, I hope you're right. All I want is to get hold of an angel. I'll work the duck for all he is worth! Twelve dollars a week is rocky, but I have to do it or -get off the earth." "Wait . ,till my luck comes back to me!" .cried Cocfts. "I'll back you then. IITTiave a liece written for you." "You dear boy!" she laughed. They did not take a car. She said she had as liel walk, as it would save the fare;. and Coots was sure he had much rather walk as long as she was at his side. "Tell me, Coots how did you ever happen to get down to this?" 6he asked. Then he told her all about it, and she called him a foolish fellow, but he did not agree with her. juotner sends me money every now and then, without the governor know ing it," he said. "I'll get along all right until I find an opening and do something to give me a foothold." Coots never forgot that walk down Broadway and the warm pressure given his fingers by her plump little hand when they reached the boarding-house. That night she was in all his dreams. Sidney Temple belonged to tho "legit," but he was in hard luck; tho "Bowery Flower" company, in which he had played the heavy villain, having stranded in Oshkosh, where they were deserted by their manager and left to get back to New York as best they could. Temple had come in on his up pers, and he was staying at the second- rate actors' boarding house until ha struck another engagement. How ho obtained money to pay his board was something of a mystery, but it was no ticed that he had become very friendly with Coots, the two being together a great deal. Daisy was the first to sus pect the truth, and, one day, she ac cused Temple. "You are playing Coots for a sucker. Temple!" she declared, her brown eyes flashing. "I know he has money from his mother, and you are beating him out of it at cards! You are encourag ing him to drink, too." Temple laughed. "Well, what of it. Little Spitfire? He'll blow himself "YOU ABE PLAYING COOTS FOB A SUCKER, TEMPLE." some way and I've got to live till I get on the road again." "It's a shame!" cried Daisy, warmly. "You are a scoundrel and he is nothing but a boy!" "It seems to me you take a remnrk able interest in the kid. I believe you're stuck on his bang." "I don't care what you believe. I'm not going to see him beaten out ol hi3 money." "How will you help it?" "I know a way. There's a man on Twenty-third street who would give something to know where to find you, and he says he is willing to pay your board at Ludlow street jail for awhile. If you don't let up on Coots, that man is pretty sure to find you." "I pass!" said Temple, ruefully. "You hoW high cards and the pot is yours." One day Coots came to Daisy with a strange look of mingled grief and Joy on his face. . y "It's awful!" he said, chokingly. "Father's dead. Terribly sudden. Heart failure." He saw the sympathy in her eyes, and he went on, before she could speak: "He was rich, you know, and his will leaves one-half of everything to me, providing I give up the idea ol going on the stage." "Ol course you will do that," she said. "You'd be crazy if you didn't!" "Yes, I shall give it up. I don't know as I was cut out for an actor, alter all. I told you my luck would come back to me, and I would not forget you then. There is nothing in the will to prevent me from marrying an actress and back ing her, if I want to do it II you'll marry me, Daisy, I'll put you out in a new pi jce and at the head ol a first-class company." "You dear, good boy!" she cried, with a laugh that was halt a sob. "I signed contracts lor next season yes terday, and I am to marry Sidney Temple next Saturday! We are going out together in the same company." Coots' luck had truly come back to him! Pessimisms. Energy and mirth are contagious. A drunkard is a beast minus the in stinct. Deceit is a cockatrice and its eggs are suspicion. Healthful amusement is the oxygen of the soul. A man who is honest from policy is not an honest man. The more stupid a person the better satisfied is he with himself. We generally hate a man who hits a target that we have just missed. It is not unpleasant to hear talcs against those whom we have wronged. As tendrils to a climbing plant so is curiosity to the vigorous intellect. Few persons stop to reflect that we always bore those who are boring us. Human nature is not altogether bad. Few people see others in distress with out wishing that somebody else would help themA-Mary M. Scott, in Judge. The Great , FURNITURE POLISH. & Borden, I -1
Goldsboro Weekly Argus (Goldsboro, N.C.)
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May 17, 1894, edition 1
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