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THE ALAMANCE GLEANER VOL 3 THE GLEANER PUBLISHED WEEKLY B.Y K S. PARKER Crnham, I*. C, lia/e* of Subscription. Postaye Paid : One Year 41.50 Six Months 75 Three Months 5o Every person sending us a elnb of ten tibscribers with the cashVentitles himself to one copy free, for the length of time for A'liioh the elnb is made up.* Papers sent to lifferent offices. A'o Departure from the Cash System Kite* ml ndrrrliaing Transient advertisements payable in ad vance; yearly advertiseniets quarterly in advance |1 m. |2 m. j3 m. j6 m. 12 m. 1 quare Is3oo $3 00, *4 00 *fi 00 #lO 00 2 '! I 3 OOi 4 50, 0001000 15 00 Transient advertisements fl per ftqtiare for he first, and fifty cents for each subse quent insertion. John mmmKbAm GREENSBORO, N. C-, Practical ^ 1 " AK K " WATCH A> " JEWELLER DEALER IN FINE WATCHES, JEWELIiY, Sterling Silver, and Plated- IVare, FINE SI'KCTACI.KS, una everything else in my line. Special attention given to the rcpniiing and timing of Fine Watches and Regulators. I offer you every possible guarantee that whatever you may buy of nie shall be genu ine and ;ust as represented, and you shall pay no more for it than a fair advance on the wholesale cost, Good; ordered shall be fur nished as low as if purchased in person at my ojunter. I have made in the handsomest manner, Hair Cbnina. Hair Jewelry. Dinwanrf and Wedding Kings, all kiuda •f Pine Jewelry, 4»oll and Silrer Wa«cb Caacn, eie,, elc. My machinery and other appliances for making the different parts of Watches, is perhaps the most extensive in the State, con sequently I ean guarantee that any part of a watch or clock can be replaced with the ut most facility, «r I guarantee that my work will com pare favorably In efficiency and finish with auy in the land. jjOHN CHAMBERLAIN, Watch Maker and Jeweler, Greensboro, N , The Dead I deal in American and Italian Harble Monuments and Headstones I would inform the public that I am pre pared to do work as Cheap as any yard in tha State, AND GUARANTEE PFRFECT SATISFACTION. PartieallTtag at a distance will save money me for PRICK LIST aid . iT « i To persona making up a dab of six or n»„re, I offer the Most liberal induce ments, and on application will forward designs Ac,, or visit them in pet son. ' Any kind of marketable produce taken in exchange for work. J A C. ROBERTSON, GREENSBORO, N. C. Rescued. BY HELEN FORREST GRAVES "I don't like it at all," said Miss Estcotc. "The flowers are vulgarly massed; the feathers are hot-looking, and that rope ol Roman pearls stretch ed across the crown is dowdy in the extreme." Madame Bassompicrre, the fash ionable French milliner, gave a little deprecating smile and courtesy at each one of these emphatically an nounced opinions. "But, Miss Estcott—"she ventured to insinuate, as the spoiled beauty paused for breath. ,: There are no buts about it!" pronouueed Victoria Estcotc, domi. nantlv. "The bonnet is perfectly horrid, and I shall not take it. Pray, who trimmed it?" At this question, Madame Bassom pierre looked inquiringly at the tal', slender girl who had brought the box into the room. She colored deeply; the tears spark* led out under her long lushes. "I trimmed it, madam," she fal tered, in a tone that was almost in audible. "Take it back again into the wjy-k* room!" said Madam Bassompierre, savagely. "Miss E tcott is not suit ed with it; and let Mrs, Farley bring in some ot those exquisite hats tha r . we imported from Paris in the B-dle llelenc. lust week. But. apparently, Miss Estcott wa» determined not to be pleased with anything that turning, and finally swept out of the show-room without having made a choice. Madam Bassom pierre followed her to the door, with the sweetest and most engaging of smiles; but the in stant Miss Estcott was gone shi trowued darkly. '•Spoiled, nrrogaut thing!" mutter ed she, sefctiug her teeth close logeth er. "One need htve the patience of lob to cope with a New Yerk heirest! Farley, send Miss Wynde here!" Onco more the tall, slender with the hazel-irown eyes, tha» were heavy with k-ars, and the pale cheeks, came into Madam Bassompierre's presence. "You are discharged," said Mad am, sharply. "Mo, don't attempt to argue th« questiou—indeed, it isn't worth while. A girl who can't trim a hat to suit nty best customer,cannot expect to be retained in my emplow ment. Mrs. Farley will Kettle with you up to date." "But, tnadam—" gai-ped the poor girl, looking like a frightened fawn, into whose heart an arrow had eli te, ed. —Ttaiwnminerre lifted a warn ing finger. "Pray spare nty poor nerves," said she. "I am compelled to discharge you. Be so obliging as to leave the room!" And Coral Wynde obeyed. * Miss Estcott's claret-colored broug ham rolled up to the door n?xt day, and Miss Estcott came in all smiles. "I'll look at that hat again, madam," said she. 'Upon second thought, I've come to the conclusion that it wan really very pretty. Only I was cross and out of tamper yesterday, and nothing looked right to me." Madam Bossompiere wits very sorry —very worry —but the hat bad bwu token to piece*, having been so un fortunate as to meet with Miss Est* cott's disapproval, and— * 'Then let it be trimmed attain. By the same hand," said the imperious yopng beauty, 'and as nearly as pos sible in the same style. Tliat rope of Roman pearls has haunted n.e all night." 1 regret that it is qnite imposi ble," said madam, with a puzzled look. "I have discharged the young person who—" That tall, pretty girl, with the shining brown hair and the dove-like eyes?" 'Miss Coral Wynde- -yes." 'Discharged her? And only be cause I was captious enough to find fault with her work?" cried Victoria impetuously. • ( • "Was not that reason enough?" GRAH4M, N. O, obsequiously smiled Madam Bassom» pierre. "No," said Victoria, "I don't tliink it wus. Be so good as to give me her address. II I've loist her lier place, it's only fr.ir that I should do something to help her. And to think all this came front, one careless word/" "1 am very sorry." said Madame Bassompierre; "but is qmte out of power to give you her address. T have not got it myself. I never iiad. We have so many young per sons in our employ that—" "And can none of your people ob tain it for me?" interrupted Mis> Kst;ott. Madam did not chink that they could; and Victoria went away with a troubled ache at her heart. "Why can't I-learn to hold my tongue?" she asked herself, clasping i her small, pluinv hands so vengefuily ! togetiier that tha sparkling rings made red, angry .dents on the j pink flesh. "Why can't I control my temper? I shall never forget the 'he tears in that poor girl's eves, the_ j quiver on her lip! And I—to call myself a Christian woman!" Victoria Esrcoot went home in 110 enviable mood that night. It was scarcely a week nfterward that Miss Estcoit was clos ing llie Brooklyn Ferry, toward twelve o'clock al night. Miss Estcott 011 a Brooklyn Ferry boat was rather an unusual sight, but she had been spending the evening there, and in consequence ot some misunderstanding between her own uiaid and the coachman, her carriage had not been sent, as ordered, anil St. George Fawcett, the brother of the young Iriend she had visited, had volunteered to escort her salo home. Victoria didn't at all dislike this idea of his coinpaniouship. The night early in April, was soft and balmy, and altogether, Miss Esteott regard ed it in the light of a gipsey like ad venture. "Isn't it lovely?" said she, looking brightly around—-'the lights reflect ed in the river, and the salt air rush, ing against one's cheek? One never sees this cooped up in a carriage/ and —Good heavens! who is that?" It was a lace—the lace of a tall, slight young girl, wrapped in some dark, pall-like garment, who leaned upon the guards of I he boat, and looks ii:g intently down into the narrow flight of the waves, Victoria neVer would have seen her pale cheek, and the troubled,dsrk eyes had it not been for the illumination cast 011 it by the lanteru of a deck hand. The detk band himselt stopped,and looked irresolutely back. "Beg pardon, Miss," said he, "but you're in an unsafe place there. The oardsis slippery, and there ain't much to hold by, and if you should gitajostffe—" ~~ -— — The girl drew dack into herself with a peiulent jerk, as if the words irritat ed her, and at that inomei.t Victoria Estcott recognized Coral Winde's pale face ami large, glittering eyas. She rose uervously to her feet. Just ihcu, the boat crashed against the floating piles of Ihe pier, and the light, slender figure made a rush to ward and caught Coral Wynde in her arm, although the unpremeditated spring nearly precipitated her, too, into the boilin e deptlis of the black tides. "DonVl''sire cried. "For God's sake, don't throw away your life I" Coral struggled frantically with her rescuer for a second or two. "Let me go," she cried —"oh, let me go! lam alonj; I am starving! Why do you not let me go?" And then she fell tainting into Vic toria Esicott's arms. All this happened when the April shower* were dimpling the waves,and the soft April green was smiling np in all the parks; and when Victoria Estcott was married, in June—mar ried to St. George Fawcett, ofconr-e —• tall, pale girl was helping her with her wedding trunks and "mar riage garments." •'And mind you're in the house to welcome us, dear, when we come back from Niagara." says Victoria. "Because you are my sister now, and home wou'i seem home without your , And Coral Wynde srotftd back, with shy. aweet eyes, wondering to herself how it can posaibly be that she i is co radiantly happy—she who was WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 14 1877 all alone in the world bnt a few weeks since. "It must be because God is good!" ponders, she to herself. But when Victoria looks at the sweet, calm face, and thinks what might have been, all through her cares less words, she shudders and grows pale. BO)IK CONVRRIATION. There is no nation more fluent in conversation than the American. The French are mote voluble, perhaps, their language permitting greater ras pidity of pronunciation than the Eys glish. Our best conversationalists are »ot rapid talkers. One trouble with us is, each one likes to do all the talking, therefore Americans are not good listeners. But mere talking is not conversation. In almost all home circles I hero is much talking done du-> ring the (lav, but we fear there are few who do not reserve their most brilliant conversational powers for other assemblages than the home group. Many a father tsomes home tired; lie lias worked hard and talked a great deal, told amusing anecdotes, aud displayed much wit. lie has come home to rest. He takes out his pa(>er, and is soon oblivious to every* j thing around him. Wife would like to trll him many of the harrassing af flictions of the day. and would like to I hear sotnu of his interesting experien ces, but if lie were a deaf mute he could not be more silent, only au oc cHsoinal grunt answering her rnauy attempts at conversation; and the children, except the good night kiss, and often not even thai, are not no». ticed. Such a home, whether the abode of wealth or otherwise, cannot he a healthy and happy one. As a parallel draw arour.d the evening lamp of another home circle. The father tells the anecdotes from the papers as be reads them* in ther laughs her sweet, low laugh, and the children burst into merry ha! ha's! To watch them as they ask qucssions, uhd listen to the answers and patient explanations, the wonderment, inter est, aud thought imprinted on their young faces, is a picture for an artist. This home education is a heritage more valuable thin land or money; and oiiq beautiful recompense in lite is, that in 'making others happy, we bring happiness to ourselves Parents who practice self denial,and endeavor, by cheerful conversation and playful wit, to en'iveu home life' will reap a rich reward in the better thoughts and nobler actions of then' children, and will experience the truest and best contentment themselves.—Ex change. The Great Ciralrr leader fVeepiag ia Haute, [Mobile Register.] There was a stern side to the character of Forrest—but it was the result ot au iron will which marks the born commander, lie was cruel to the deserters, the coward and the sluggard. Wnen ihe criminal wsb to be punished, and when the punish ment served to save an army from defeat or treasr n, Forrest was impla* cable aud unmerciful. But to those who did their duly as good soldiers, uo man wai just and tolerant. The gentler side ol bis nature showed i'selfto the captive and the distressed. At the battle of Okolona, when his brother, the gallant Col. Jefferson Forrest fell, nortally wounded in the charge. Gen. Forrest rushed to the spot, took him in his arms wept like a child, whiio the bullets of the •wept around him. This brother had been 1 eaied br the General, and had been given a liberal education at bin expense, tie died in the arms of llie the great leader, while Ibo soldier* around uncovered their heads as the gallant soul took its departure, ac companied by th e tears and prayers of the irou»h|pded chieftain. No man who saw that scene, aud who saw a moment after the tearlnlNeved For rest leap into his saddle and dash upon the enemy uutil the lines were broken to fragment*, and driven in tumultuous rout, can refuse to recogniz • the great uobilily of our dead. Had he received the benefit ot early culture, and of even an ordiua common school educati>n, the harsh* er features of his character would barely have attracted attention; but, such as he was, no truer knight ever led a sqadron, and no purer patriot ever fought or bled for bis native land. The Chinese have now got quite a respectable navy, with tnauy English officers, and the vessels are generally of European haild. WtLKING FEATS, [From ihe New York World.] There is no reason to doubt that W. Gale, of Cardiff, has honestly per formed, at LiHte-bridge Grounds, npar London his feat of walking 1,500 mites in 1,000 consecutive hours, one and 0110 twelfth mil.s at the beginning of each hour. The arrange ments (or obscrvering and recording the walking were such as leave no posssibillitv of fraud or collusion, the s»r>unds, besides being thronged all day long, being thrown open tret at night to tacililiate investigation b> the sceptical who availed themselves in great numbers of the privilege. Tl»e performance may therefore be set down as bona fide , and it com moods itself as being as much supe rior a« an exhibition Of endurance to the famous feat of Captain B.ire'ay as was the swimming of the Channel by \v ebb to the crossing ot the Bosphors us by Bryon. When, iu 1809. Cap* tain Bsiclay performed his great pe destrian feat ot Newmarket, he was allowed to walk his mi'e in any part of the hour he chise; consequently by walking one mile iu the last quar ter of one hour and trie next in the first quarter ot succeeding hour, and the next in the last quarter of the hour succeeding that, be had an op portunity to rest au hour and a half without interruption. Gale had to walk a mile aud a half at a stretch and that at the beginning ot each lnur, so that lor something over six weeks he has never bad more than thirty five minutes at a time for rest or sleep. The trial was about as cru el as that Diokens imagined Silas Wegg undertaken—keeping 1.000 consecutive dog watches in 1,000 hours. When Barclay undertook his | performance he was thirty nine, a mail over six feet in height aud weighingTß6 pound*; lie lost thirtys two pounds during the six weeks. Galo is forty two, stauds i feet 3| pieties and weighing 116 pounds, lie lost ten pounds during the performs anco, ate freely, aud paid no atten tion to the strict rules ol lieting pre* scribed by old'time trainers. Mut ton chops, eggs, tea, coffee, beer whatever he fancied —he took, and on one occasion staggered the attend ants by cricking and eating some thing like a quart ot waluuts while walking one of his rounds lib had to be stimulated on day with brundy and egg", but walked his last laps at the rate of fully six miles au hour. Medical examination showed that Gale was quite ratioual and calm at ttie conclusion ol the walk; his face was neither bagard nor suffused nor were the pupils of the oyes dilats ed. There was a large varicose patch on the calf of one leg, but no swelling of the knees or ankle Joints, and there was only one very small blister on one toe. The report of Dr. Edward Young, Chief of the Bureau of Statistics, show that the total commerce of the United States for nine monus ending September 20, iu merchandise, was was $796,000,000. in the same period in 1876 the commerce of the country only amounted to $739,000,000, snowing au increase of $68,000,000 in nine months. The manatacture of window glass is progressing (n the United States and a check has been pnt upon Euiopean importations. There are in this country *eveuty-two factories of which twenty-seven are in Ne*s Jersey, in whicn Sute there is a capital of $6,000,000 invested is the bus.ness. THI CMAWriO* •DTK Iflft [From tb* Burlington H«« keye.} The other day a mean roan out in Western lowa went oft into a quiet country place and died so quick that bin wife got his insurance money bes fore the company had time to tail. The President says he never felt so swindled and eut up since he haa been in the busineess. Twentymix of the chairmanships ot House committees, including a num ber of the most important of them, are given to Southern members, leaving only twelve for men from other sections rbe Detroit Free Pieat is not progressive. "The first great need of the country," It says, "is an obelisk. The second great need is to have it tip over and kiH the man who first referred to the subject." DVIII. ■KTWRRN A.BKA«IAM LIN'.'OI.N AKBOCI, HMIRI.M The St. Charles (Mo.) Co*mcw tells tho story of a duel which Abraham Lincoln went out t> fight with Capt. Paddy Shields, in 1840, at Bloody Is land, now known as East St. Louis, where some one hundred encounters had taken place. The Circuit Court was then iu session fer that county, and in attendance were some of the leading lawyers of the district, among whom were Liucolus' and Shield*' personal and political friends, as soon as it was noised about'—as it was im* mediately after breakfast—that they had gone to Bloody Island te fight, then it waa that Stephen A. Douglas —who was at that lime Prosecuting Attorney for our district— H. W. En glish, our member ot Assembly, and A. W. Cavalry. or.r t Senator, all three of whom were warm political friends ot Captain Shields; Colonel John J. Hardin, afterwards killed at Buena Vista, and Col. Edwin D. Baker kilt ed at Ball's Blufi, friends of Lincoln, started in hot pursuit to overtake the duelists. When they reached the ground they found them ready for the contest. Shields was persuaded to withdraw Ids challenge until Lincoln could explain that be was not the au thor ot a newspaper article for which he had been challenged having simply fathered it to shield a young lady. The would be combatants shook hands and were afterwards good friends. But for yoars the question was who wrote the article? It i* now an open seoret in Springfield. It seems that Miss Jayne, who had re cently graduated from Monticello Seminary, and was quite a belle at the capital, had three young lawyers as her admirers. Mr. Lincoln was one and Cape. Shields was another, and had written the letter which the Irish soldier thought waa a reflec tion upon himself for he, be it known, was a very vain man, and considered himself handsome. Neither Shields nor Lincoln married the girl, bat she became the loving and honored wife ot Lyman Trumbull. Philadelphia Timet: If jon would keep respctability, And maintain a true gentility, Five thiuga Observe with care; Of whom you steal, Apd what you steal. And how, And wbeti, Aud where. When an enthnaihstic cditoi de scibe* ft briJe ft* bonny, and «o envious compositor rtti ber up u bony, ft* was done at Jacksonville the olber day, bope for ft seasou bid* the world Unwell, and freedom abricka a* the compositor tails at bl* torm, brained by the brother ot tbe blooming bride. A New Yoik banker say* that not one business men in foar can tell ft counterfeit bill frqp ft good one. There vcms to be little use in putting out good money if it isn't half appre ciated. New York Commercial Adverlitr: Monktar Pasha, the great Turkish commander, eat* no meat. This i* doubtless doe t«» tbe fftct that he baa all along bad *o inueh at steak. A maiden's heart i* like ft hotel bed, you can never discover the pre vious occupant, but you tnsy be ante that there has been oue. An exchange ityi American g!rl» ontdreM thtiir British sisters by tMte rather than by money. We notice it requires some money il». - Ten Broeek. musing in bta stall: "Neigh, but—suppose I did have the stomach ache; I'm the first horse that ever made a Congress adjourn."— Courier-Journal. % Hawkege: The«ramps in lowa are beginning the winter inorebible style, They represent that they aro refugees from the ftniowtricken district of India. "I'm saddest when I sing," ex claimed a Sunday evening wiubler. '•And so It the neighborhood," sigh, ed a voice on the street. The Aew .Herald: A speaker taya there Is no pure whiskey? What? haven't we any JBourbou among at? N0,36
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