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THE ALAMANCE GLEANER VOL 3 THE GLEANER rUBLISIIED WEEKLY BY K S. PAKKER Graham, N. C, Raitti o/ Subscription. I'onlaye Paid : One Year .$1.50 fix Months 75 Three Months 5q Every person sending us a club of ten libscribers n itti the casta, entitles himself to ono copy free, for the length of time for which the club is made up. Papers sent to Jifferont offices. No Departure from the Cash System Rate* •( adrerliniag Transient advertisements parable in ad vance ; yearly advertisemute quarterly in advance |1 m. 2m. |S m. | 6 m. \ 12 ra. 1 quart: $2 00,§8 (H) *4 X)!$ 600 >*lo 00 2 .. .1. 1 S 00! 4 50| C 00' 10 00. 15 00 Transient advertisements $1 per square for he tirst. and fifty cents for each subse quent insertion. | THIS PAPER IB OK FUJI WITH VhMc AAv«rtisia« Contracts oam be buUU JOHN CHAHBERMIK GREENSBORO, N. C., - PRACTICAL ■* K 6 R JEWELLER DEALER IN FINE WATCHES, JEWELRY, Sterling Silver, and Plated- Ware, FI!«BBPKCTACI.Kt, and everything else in my line. ©T Special attention given to tbercpaiilng and timing of Fine Watches and Regulators. I offer yon every posaible guarantee that whatever you may buy of nie shall be genu ine and J u*t as represented, and you shall pay no more for it than a fair advance on the wholesale cost, Goods ordered shall be fur nished as low as if pureu»o«d in person at nij* emitter. I have made in the handsomest manner, Malr Dhslan. H»lr J«w*lrT. I>inm*iad mid Wrdiliax Ri*g*. all kin«l» •fFiur Jewelry, C*ld *nU Silrer Wa«cb C««r», etc,, etc. My machinery and other appliances for making the different parts of Watches, is perhaps the most cxtensiv# in the State, con ocqucutly I can guarantee that any part of a watch or clock can be replaced with the ut most facility, £3" 1 guarantee that my work will com pare favorably in efficieucy and finish with any in the land. J.JOFIN CH AMBERLAIN, Watch Maker and Jeweler, Greensboro, N , *rv rvr* v v «vrv nn *? grv The Dead I deal in American and Italian H&rble Monuments and Headstones Iwould inform tbe public that I am pre? pared to do work as Cheap as any yard in * the State, ,t ANT) GUARANTEE PFKFECT SATISFACTION. Parties living at a distance will save money by wetding to me for PRICE LIST aid DRAWINGS. To persons making up a club of six or mure, I offer tbe Most liberal induce ments, and on application will forward designs, fcc„ or visit them in pei son. . Any kind of marketable produce taken in exchange for work. 8. C. ROBERTSON, GREENSBORO, N. C. WAS IT I.UK, BT JEXXIK STERLING. Thtrc appears to be a streak of ill luck running through the genealogy of some families, their undertakings never prosper, or if it happens that i good luck seems about to "turn up," disappointment invariably follows as if some Nemesis pursued them. An individual with jnst such a fam ily history, on a jertaiii dav in the year 1675, was sitting at the small window of a poverty stricken looking dwelling iu tho outskirts of Brook Jyn. lie was a middle aged man, pale and meluicholy, yet having ail aris tocratic hearing, which even shabby looking clothes could not quite con ceal. t While appearing to gnze at the view without, his thoughts were in reality concentrated upon himself. 'Lena,' he sajd , suddenly address ing his companion, 'there is no use in striving against fate. The family ctirge pursues ine even here; now just as I oxj e.ted to be installed as clerk iu Hopkins' employ, a younger man steps iuto the position. 'To-day, 1 find I have reduced the slender soles of my faithful boots to such extreme extenuation that Idonbt il they can carry me much longer iu search of employment. I am thor oughly discouraged.' His wife responded with a High; all through the years ot their married life he had been discouraged. It was the same old cry under all citcum stanc®*, whether good or evil. She was ot that gentle type of wos man who are bom consolers, who suffer in silence, but are accustomed to look at the bright side ot things, to point to the silver lining of the cloud, to the rainbow of promise; but now she, too, was losing hope and courage, being undtr the influence of torturing poverty, whiclrwas siawly pinching and grinding their lives away. 'Hermann*' she said at last, 'you ate right; late is against us,' Her husband turned quickly, and looked inquiringly and anxiously iuto her tace. It was a pale, wan face, possessing traces of firmer beauty; she answer ed the look by repeating, '1 say late is agaiutn us.' This from you, Lena ? them I am discouraged; let late do her worst' tie said bitterly, folding his anus and bitting listlessly back into hi& chair. 'Hermann, you must sell the ring!' 'What! sell the only reminder of tonner greatness —Our heirloom. FPliat can you be thinking of, Lena?' '1 am thiuking el gold,' she replied, 'with an empty purse and no credit, au exacting, importunate landlord, and no prospects for the future. It is folly to hoard the glittering bubble tor surely it is nothing more -to tts, shut up as it is iu its leathern case.' 'Yes, yes, lam God forsaken. I have been selfish enough iu dragging \imjrn iwifiT wS ICTO. 1 Trill sell the ring for your sake; but Lena, do not lorget that a curse may fol low.' Hermann Ulrich emigrated from Germany with the expectation of im proving his condition in the laud ef freedom. lie belonged to a 'good old stock' I family having a fatality to its history.! His father Iroiu the wreck of fallen fortunes retained the ring which he placed ou his son's finger wheu dy ing- 'l charge you not to part with it,' he said; keep it for your boy's sake, j tor whatever good or fortune is iu store for its possessor, it brings—loss or sell this family legacy a heavy ! curse will inevitably follow, so says I our tradition, so say I,' aud thus was the good baron's bequest brought safely over the ocean and kept as a sacred treasure, cot so much tor its { intrinic value, as lor its associations,; aud the superstitions connected with j it. The grandchild to whom it would : descend in the order of consanguinity died shortly after their arrival in New York city. The small sum of money at their disposal was soon exhausted; obliged to more from "place to place in search of cheaper rent, they located them letyes iu Brooklyn, and there, stran gers in a strauge land, starvation seemed probable. Nothing remained but to sell the ring, aiid it was not without many severe straggles that Ulrich consented. It was Lena's words decided kis wavering purpose. *'My boy is dead aud I cannot see my wile starve,' GRAHAM, N. C-, he.said to himself apollogetically. -*»*♦* • Aooat a mile from the dwelling j where these uufortuiiaie victims to l superstition were lighting poverty : and adverse fate, there lived a poor | withered old woman in a miserable i shanty called the 'rookery.' j She was out every morning long | before the dawn of day with her bas ! ket and hook, uiving into gutters and ; barrels iu search of lomefhing to exv j : clfange for bread. j She worked industriously at her ! calling with a will; because she had a i J motive, a motive as strong as any [ which move 3 the heart to action—it j was love. Yes, it was a loving heart which ! beat beneath those r..gs. To watch her, bending over a j barrel, searching through its mass of ] rubbish, to note the scant failed dress | and the old rag which served for a shawl, and the dirty hood drawn over ; the wrinkled face, bronzed by con stant exposure to sun and wind—it] would be extremely difficult to imag : ins the slgh'.est degree of tender : feeling within; in fict to imagine that a human soul liyed under such an cx ! terior. ! But follow her home after a day's Work is disposed of, and we shall find , that self-sacrifice and devotion is sometimes found under the low root | ef a hovel. Before she enters the small apart , ment she calls home , she disappears iuto some dark corner, and divesting ; herself of the old trumpery, emerges i fiesh and clean. 'You are better to-day Benita. Sec, iny darling, I have brought tou somes thing nice,' she said, holding up a . bunch ol templing purple grapes. The person thus addressed was a girl sealed in au easy chair, support ed by pillows, evidently an invalid convaleseut from long mckness, tor : the rose color on her cheeks and lips | and dewy soilness of her eyes, fore told returning health. | She was beautiful—remarkably so, | and it was made still more apparent | by her coarse surroundings. J 'Always thinking and planning for me,dear grandma,and never tor your self,' she said, looking grateluily at -4he old lady—shall we say ? j l'es, lady, for if according to the f American idea, the elements of true womanhood, unselfishness and polite ness, constitute a lady irrespective of 1 condition, then the withered old rag | picker wa» one without deubL She, however, would have disowned the j title, beiug au Italian whose views j differ materially Irorn ours. When young and comely, she mar \ ricd one of her own station iu life, and together they toiled happily; but I with the improvidence common to the i race and soil, they jailed to lay by for 1 a rainy day. 'Those dark and dreary | days' came only too quickly, for shortlv after the birth of a son, the young husband died, leaving his wid ow to banic with poverty, beqieath , ing to his boy a name only. The little Antonio, in due process ! of time, became a man of fine pres« ence, with regular, handsome features and large luminous eyes. These at tractions gained for him much admira- ' t ion, and at last a sweetheart, far' above him in status, who being pas sionatcly in love, dissented all advice and interference, and consented to a 1 secret marriage. In company with Antonio') moliier,' the happy conple came to the New World, the El Dorado ot the unfortu- f nate, where they were blessed with a daughter, to whom was given her graudmother's name—Benita. She was a lovely child, lull of grace and sweetness, which every day de veloped into the formation of a fine disposition; and being sent to the public schools of New York, she«ould hardly tail to acquire a smattering at least, ol knowledge. At the time we introduce her, she was in her eighteenth year, her par entsboth dead,her grandmother being her sole support and protector. Perhaps it might be thought strange that Benita did not obtain employ ment of some kiud, and thus assist by a division of labor. Alas, poor girl, she was nnable to move any part of her body .except her arms, lor a fall received years be fore, had weakened her spine, leav ing partial paralysis. . But thauks to a noble charity, and the skill of Doctor Knight she was rapidly recovering the use of her limbs x by the aid of braces and straps, and ; he prophesied a speedy return to health aud strength. , r TUESDAY FEBRUARY 26 1878 Grandmother thought no task too laborious, no labor disgraceful, that ' biought comfort to her darling, the the only being she loved oi iu return loved her. She tried all kinds of employment —washing, ironing and scrubbing; but the hard time coming on, taniiliss who had hitherto hired labor, now ilid it lor themselves, until work filing, she was forced t> accept the of the 'rookery,' and was j thankfttU to lean the profession of gtean n ' from an experienced rag picker. So we find her. after a days toil ministering with an angtl heart, and bringing delicacies to the appetite oi the sick girl. 'Do you ever think of yourself?' inquired Benita, iu a low, musical voice, a voice from Itally"; 'when shall I be able, 1 will not say to repay but to show my love.' 'Only get well, and I am satisfied,' replied the companion; 'but I've a surprise for you,' she continued taking a paper trom her pocket, and spreading it before her on tho table The Family Story Paper, as Hive,' the girl exclaimed; 'it's just what 1 tt ishetMor. Oh, grandma, you are indeed, a kind fairy.' 'Hut a very old withered one, dear child; now you can amuse yourself to-morrow during my absence, by reading the love stories contained iu it.' 'That will be delightfi.il, lor the time docs seem tedious; but I know that you bought it instead of your supper. 1 think you are waiting for \4>ur good things in another and better world.' 'Benita, gooaluck, sooner or later, follows our family, and incrediblo as it may appear. I tell you we shall be rich yet.' 'I hope so, blessed old comfortor tor your sake. lam rich now.' What could she mean, lying there strapped uliable to move? Shortly after the loving conversa tion, the woman started off at usual bosket in baud, hoping, to fill it often, aud moreover, wishing to find a stray silver spoon or two dropped by, some careless housemaid which could be converted into casli and comfort for the invalid. The clouds were lowering, and soon a light rain began to fall, but the seeker plodded on for many a weary mile, until at last- returning weary aud discouraged she sat down on a curbstone for a moment to tic her shoe. As she did so something bright and sparkling caught her eye, lying half | hidden iu a mass oi autumn leaves. | Picking it up hastily, aud looking [ cautiously around to see if there was , any to snatch away the prize, she ! found it was a stone of great brilliau ! cy. j Ignorant as she was she knew that I it was oi value, and quickly hastening home, after carefully drawing down Hie window curiaTß, she laid it in | Benilu's band. 'A diamond as I live she exclaimed excitedly; see how it sparkles as the light strikes it—beautiful, bcautilul, but .where did you get it?' The history cl the stone was related many and various were the con jectures they formed i:i regard to if, how it came iu the gutter, aud why it had bceu overlooked. 'Left ll>cre ou purpose for ns,' said the elder Benita. 'God is good; I told you that we should be rich, aud iiow see this gem. 'But it may be worthless after all nothing but a mere imitation,' said her grandchild; 'oh, il it should be a real diamond, we could sell it for eve so much money, and you conk! buy a nice wirrn dress and shawl. . 'And von cruld hare vonr story paper for a whole year darling.' 'And read alond for you in the evenings, grandma.' Alter much consultation, which reached far into the night, they resolved To visit a leading clergyman in Brooklyn, and ask his advice as to its value, and the best disjto&ai of it. Accordingly, the next day with many Injunctions and instructions from her granddaughter, Benita, dressed as neatly as possible, sought an interview With the good minister, who was suprised at the appearence oi his visitor. •I am not mnch of a jndge of diamonds.' he said, 'but 1 should say this is a very fine specimen. It cer-j tainly is no common gem. Ton try at once to find its owner, my J woman.' " 'lt i« mine,' said Beniia simply, her ideas of ownership being limit ed. He (hen explained to her tho necessity and benefit of advertising, assurring her that if after a certain time no one api eared to claim the the lost jewel, it would be fairly her own to sell it possible. Giving a reluctant consent, she returncS home, but not without that she cautiously concealed. The clergyman nude minute inquiries concerning her, fearing that she might have stolen it, and was con vinced that her 6tory was a true one.. * In a few weeks, according to his' directions she called upon him, aud learned that there had been no re sponse to repealed advertisements; and now said he, 'I will see that yen get its value,' and at his request, she accompanied him to a celebrated jeweler's on Broadway. There he ascertained that lite precious stone was of tho purest water, and that its value could be estimated by thousands; and being a match for one they possessed,it was accordingly purchased by tho firm. Farewell forever to ragpicking, A more comfortable home was sought and soon found, the invalid was given an imfieliis toward health aud happiness, both were .increased by added comlorts, and it was not long before she gained the use of her limbs, and was able to help her self. As for old grandmother, the good clergyman found her a rough diamond only needing a bcaulifull setting aud polish. She fairly sparkled and shone wilb excess oi happiness all ou account ot her darling, and lie told his wile, that 'in spite of surroundings he thought she was a lady,' * $ Herman Ulrich never knew how or where he lost his ring. The surper stitious ot his family preying upon his mind, combined with poverty and ill health, cansed brain lever of which tie died, his wife fcllowing him soon alter e That diamond was the lick-loom which brought luck to its next possessor. roonßs Alio the nosTOxianra , [From the New York Star.] * * * the 29th day of Jan uary 185 C, Mr. Toombs, then U. 8. Senator, delivered in tho Tremont Temple his onco. famous speech on "slavery in the United States—its 1 relation »o the Federal Constitution, and its influence on tho wellbeing of the Slave and Society." The most impressive and startling passage in the vein of such an audi ence was his refutation of the non sense that a slave has no compensation for labor, nor right that the white man i« KAwn«| Ia »*Se»|jSSwp ftOT speaking of the degraded condition of the free negro, in England: Ilayti, Jamaica and the Northern States, he said: "The Southern States * * * treat them differently. They keep them in the subordinate condition in which they found them, t protect them against themselves, and compel them to contribute to theii own and the public interests and welfare. Under this system, wo appeal to facts, open to a!l men, to prove that the African race has at tained a higher degree of comfort and happiness than his race lias ever liefore attained in any age or country. Our political system gives the Slav* great and valuable rights. His life is equally protected with that of/his master; his person is secure from assault against all others excepting his master, and his master's power in this respect is placed under salutary legal restraints. He is entitled by law to a home, to ample food 'and clothing, and exempted from 'exew sive' labor. When no longer ca~ is | » of labor, in old age or disease His ' J a legal charge upon his gtlwr capa- 1 family, old and voting cradle ble of labor or game legal to the giave, provisions, rig * lts ' ""J/UTse a proportion of ] they ®2fc*sof their labar as any unskilled hired laborers in world. know thao .hose nehtw£> *e main, faithfully se them. But I rely not on . our knowledge, but submit our insti tutions to the same tests by which we try those of all other countries. These are supplied by our public sta tistic. They show that our slaves are larger consumers of animal food than any population in Europe, and larger than any other population in the United States; and tliat their nats nral increase (by children) is eqnal to that of any other j>eoplr. These ikre true and "on disputable tests that their physical oom forts are amply se en red." The speech was one that was never replied to, and hit the Abolitionists hard. Unfortunately, it was reason, not gush, like "Uncle Tom's Cabin," and it. is easier to weep than to learn. One Cullus Boston man thought he could make the orator betray him self, and took occasion to approach him in the midst of a great crowd at the Itevere House, so as to have wit ness. "You aie Senator Toombs?" ha said. "1 am," said the great Bob. "I have no doubt that your emi» nent positions will compel you to give a true answer to a question, ev en if it should criminate your seo tion?" 'Try me,'-said Bob, wj'h a twiuklo iu his eyes. 'Sir,' said the long-faced and long haired philanthropist, 'I am informed that in Georgia, your own State, thoy actually work negroes to the plow iu the place ot horses, and I rely upon you to substantiate or contradict it.', Toombs said—-'I will answer yon, Yankee fashion, by asking another qacstiOH. Do you know what a likely negro bor or man colti? 'Oh,yer,'said Pliilo, 'I am informed of your dreadful customs, and tlm price ot ktrna't blood is S9OO to $1,500. • ♦Will yon take 1,000 aa fair?' said Toumbs. • * 'Yes. sir,' said the man in search of his brother. ' Well,' said Toombs, 'a fair plow team ie two mulos with us. Qow many negro men would yon think it would take to do the work two good mules?* The man poudcred, He thought here was confession. lie said: 'I should say about ten to a mule, or , twenty to a team." Toombs said: -A male costs from SIOO to 150. A team, say S3OO. Your negro team will cost just $20,000. Don't yon thiuk that is rather high plowing. The man gnve an angry jam of his hat over bis ears, and went out ejaculating, 'I might have known it was a lie!' A DVERTISEMENTS. NEW COODS IN an old store. Harden CO at —.. _ hare opened * general clock of roods, racb as t'ue mule of Um ourronndinir country «' demand. Tliey Intend to keep what' their customer* need, tt exccedinr' price*. AU kind* of barter take' change for roods. ■" ■ M JIXrW w, Happy. —.OOOOO. joo to do this. Call and see jf . ' , - . Hunters Old Store. ■ hare the WILSON SEWING XACBng; rith all the atUrtiroeut#- The BICKJfOKO iNITTING MACHINE and the Bobbins little washer. If these three article, dont Md happr then the hnsband mart be ;,r the Wife ill tempered. I above articles ehea^ bought elsewhere. . reti little cloth and thryd, w* Ijjactrtnes will do the making, ana no you may keep yo*M*eo i)w« B. 8. HUNTER, Keby 12.1878. »• S. C. 3. uw. . ' N0,50
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