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A I ICIK.M> IJV NIiCD,
BY MARY E. MOFEAT.
Throe gilded balls outside told of fl
pawnbroker's shop. VViihiti a voting
yiii stood by Itc counter holding u large
package for the d®lnr's inspcc;ion. *ller
eyes followed his motions wisttullv ns he
look i: am' removed the paper wrap
pings. displaying the lustrous folds of «
silk dress made in a quaint old fashioned
style.
> 'Hew much you vanti" he said, a;
J In^t.
'My mother thought five dollars would
be little enough for it. The silk is very
good. It was her wedding dress.'
The nnin raised his eyes and hands in
astonishment:
♦Jive dollars! The lectlc Mi»s is not in
earnest. 1 vill »eef Lmt two.'
The child's lips quivered, but she did
not speak.
'Veil, 1 vill say three, but it's too much.
The—vat you say. The sbtyle is old—loo
old,'and with a deprecating suggestive
shrugot his shoulders, lie placed the
money in little Adelaide's outstretched
palm. As she received the dingy iookinj*
bills and the as dingy
pawn ticket, she turned, with a disap
pointed sigh, to yard the door. What
followed was the work of a moment. A
rough looking hanger on about the place
saw the bills in her hand, as she came
out into the street, caughf them from her
with a jeering laugh, then ran swiftly
away with his booty.
For a moment she stood bewildered,
hardly realizing what had happened.
Then, with a cry of "Oh, my poor moth
er !' she sank down upon the steps and
began to sob bitterly.
But help was near. A passing stran
ger had witnessed the theft, and had giv
en indignant pursuit, and forced the
young miscreant to disgorge his plunder.
Then hastening back to the side of the
sobbing girl, he said:
'Here is your money, little one. Don't
ever be so care'ess again, especially in a
neighborhood like this.'
By Ibis time a group had gathered
around the two, watching them with
sinister looks, evidently in full sympathy
with the voiing ruffian who had been so
summarily disposed of by Gerald Car
man's strong arm.
He took in the surroundings with one
swift glance, and determined not to leave
the helpless girl until 6hc was in a safe
place.
'lf you are willing I will walk a little
way with you.' he said, in an under tone.
'I like not the company hereabouts. They
look as though they might work you
more tiouble.
'Thank yon,' said the girl, looking up
at him gratefully. 'I was never here be
fore, but mother was 60 tick she had to
send n e.'
She was a wee bit of a thing, and look
ed even smaller wall ing beside her tall
protector. Her face was an interesting
one, though wan and pale; and her eyes
were of that deep gray color, which in
the shadow ot the long, dark lashes look
ed like black. Thcv shone out from be
neath a tangle of curly liair, which glis
tened in the sun like molton gold. But
Gerald thought not of any promise ol
beauty in the child. His memory was
busy in the pa6f, when bo had pressed a
lingering last ki*a upon the forehead of a
little sister who was to be laid away from
his sight under the daises. Often had fie
threaded hif fingers through her curls
just such another mass of gleaming, tcn
dril-like gold; and his heart warmed to
the owner of the hand nestling so confi
dently in his own broad palm, while she
told in artless words her simple story as
they walked along. s
Her father had been a sea capiian. He
had sailed away on a three vears voyage,
hoping to come home rich, enough to
stay lor the rest of his life with his fam
ily. But the news of his death had reach
ed them, and they hud heard nothing
since.
'Mamma had lived in the country,'
said Adelaide in conclusion, 'and when
money was nearly gone she thought it
would be easier to find work here, so we
moved. She has not felt able to sew
lately, and has had to pawn one thing
after another, nutli all was gone but her
wedding drefs. She was too sick to take
it this inoi uing, a*, she bad to trust me.
She was afraid I won Id get !ost in the big,
wicked city, but I told her God watched
over the little birds, and He
do Ibe same by me—and so He did. It
was God who tent you,' and she turned
and loooked np into his face with admir
ing, reverential ey*s-
Gerskl flushed a little, but her simple
child-faith was 100 refreshing to disturb
by any commonplace disclaimer; so be
said, to tnrn the subject from.liimsclf:
"Was your xannua not very sorry to
part with the dress?*
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'lndeed she was. I never saw her cry
so but once before, and that was when
we lienr.l ihat papa was dead
It was c.isy for the sympathetic listen
j ertofonnau idcaofthednsiiiuti-ci which
threatened the littln family. A jxillrv
I ihrec dollars o:.ly between liiein and
• want I
Tlifiv ! nd by ll.is tline reached lliedoor
jot the dwelling lnmse which sheltered
j the widow and her child.
'May 1 come in?'he said. 'I woul I
i like to speak to your mother >f a triend
jof mine—a voting doctor, lie is ycry
| skillful and might liel|> !;or.' 0
| 'Oil, sir," Siiid Ailelaiih;, l)ii«htlv, then
j her face clouded; 'but we have no liionev
; to pay him.'
j "That \Ae all right,' said Gerald.
Ihe gii ii|) the stairs with a
light heart at these word*, and disaps
peared lor a moment. Then she came
oat and berkoncd lo him.
'Please to come in, mamma will see
you.'
Lifting his hat he entered the room
softly. All within was cheerful and
I'loasant. A few flowers, brought from
their country home, were blossoming
upon.the window sill, and a sweet voic
ed canary thrilled its tiny-throated music
above them. Cut his addition was at
once conccutraicd upon the hectic paint
e l face resting upon ihe snowy pillow.
She smiled laintly as she met his eves
with their expression of kindly interest.
'You are Very good, she said. 'My
little girl has 'old ine of your offer. I
shall be glad to accept it forbejsake; hnt
I fear I am past help.'
'While there is life there is hope,' said
Gerald, cheerly, 'and my lrieud, Dr.
Gilbert, though young, is very skillful. I
will see liiui to-day ai>d interest him in
your case.'
Then he wrolc down her name in his
uote book—'Mrs. Adelaide Ilarncv, wife
of Captain Harney, of the ship Adelaide.
No. 3 st.'
'May I come in and see how yon get
along under bis trcatineflt?* he asked, as
lie rose to go.
Mrs. llarney looked tip at him for a
moment with eyes rendered almost pra
tQriiaturally bright by her illness. Ger
ald felt as though his very soul was bci.ig
laid bare under that searching gaze, but
he did not blanch. He bad been reared
by a tender Christian mother, and though
one of the gay woi Id in position, he had
reached manhood singular'y unspotted
by its vices. So ho could bctr thesciutiny
ot those clear eyes without uneasiness;
for there was no leprou? spot in his file
to be brought to light.
'Come when you like,' she said at 'asf.
'And it my days are numbered,.oh, kind
sir, watch over ray child, my poor little
Adelaide! She must earn an honest living.
yon see that she is put in the way of
it? You have a good face and I feel that
I can trnst von. It you never have an
earthly reward, the God ot the widow
and of the fatherless will bles3 yon.'
She closed her eyes wearily, exhausted
by her emotions, aud Gerald, deeply
moved, went in quest of Dr. Gilbert.
Gerald was junior partner in a
large shipping honse. One o( their finest
ships ba I arrived in port but a few days
since, and its captain—a blufl. hearty
sailor —had a peculiar charm to the young
man. He had spent several evenings
with hisn, and had an engagement to join
hitn at lhnch. While eating their oysters
together, a matter of business was men
tioned, aud a slight difference in date
coming up, Gerald drew out bis note
book:
'That will lell the story,'he said, qnic'-
iy-
A humorous twinkle camcinto the sun
browned sailors eyes, as be read aloud—
' Mrs. Adelaide Ilirney> wile of Capt.
George Harney—'
•I've giveu von the wrong page I see,'
said Gerald, smiling at Captain Breese's
quizzical expression. 'That is a person
whom I met to-day for the first time. The
poor lady is in destitnte circumstances.
B/ the by, Iter husband was a sea-faring
tnan like yonrself.'
The captain suddenly caught hitn b>
the shoulder.
1 Harney— was that the name? By iny
good ship, man. ihe baud ot Providence
is in it! I've been in the country this
very day to find the wife and child
of George Darn«y, Destitute did you
say? Why, Ive a pile of grid sovereigns
for them—all honest money fairly earned
Take me to them at once. I'm burning
to discharge my mission.
At the end of au hour they reached
their destination. They met Dr. Gilbert
at the dcU- '.!» gave a cheering account
of Mr 3. Harney sayiug the most she
needed was nourishing food aud plenty
ol fresh air. *
'Send your caaehman around with the
carnage every fine morning, Gerald,'
he said in conclusion. 'lt will kiil two
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 26 1878
birds wiih one stone—maybe save a lite
and give (.hat idle lellow soinclhing to
do.
'We'll see to that young sir,' chimed in
•Captain Breeze's hearty voice. Then
Gerald introduced the two, and thcv
shook handscordi illy.
It transpired that Mrs.' Harney had
never received '.lie lot.or sent by ("apt.
Breese. It had Undoubtedly gjno lo tho
tlca'.l-letter ofliwi*. all tin
particulars of tier husband's illness and
death to hear. She shed bitter tears
as she listened to his loving messages
to Ids absent wife, but it was a relict to
learn that one of his countrymen had I
uui. : steicd lu his wants and closed his I
e\"s at the last, With tender, sympathetic j
I touch.
ller heart turned toward the home
whence she had received her husband's
parting embrace. So Captain Breese]
look a day from bis sailing preparations)
and taw thut all was made comfortable [
lo receive them; and one bri/ht summer j
mornin- Gerald bade Adelaide and her j
mother "yood-bye.' 'ln parting, he said i
to her, ' iVritc meliow you like your new j
home, little girl. I shall be interested to
hear.' »
And thus thev aropped, after a fashion
out of his world.
F.ioin time to time the letters catne
as he hud requested. At tirst in a round
school girl's hand; 'lien the more elegant
clurography tohl of culture and aptness
lor improvement.
Years had passed. One of the dainty
missives came one morning just as he
had received orders from his physician
to stop mental exeniou and go to son.e
quiet place where be could have complete
rest.
Adelaide's letter decided him. He
would write and engage board near
ihcm, and renew acquuintauce with
his little friend and her mother.
Would they know him? Time had
worked changes upon his lace —deepening
the thoughtful lines between the brows I
aud clothing lips aud cheeks with a
luxurious growth of hair, lie was no
longer a smoothslac d, happy-hearted
boy.
Once in the village it was easy to find
the cottage; and he was soon sauntering
leisurely up the neat walks. Evidences
of refined taste were visible on every
baud. As he was ascending the step*,"
he found himselfface to face with a young
girl, who had come out rpou the veranda
bumming a glad ltttle song.
Thoughts of a pale earnest face l ook
ing with its deep, gray eyes out Iroin a
tangle ot golden curls, had been haunting j
him all through his journey. It had not
occurred to him that the child had grown
into womanhood. So it almost startled
hitn f>*om bis self-possession, wncn, alter
a surprised, lingering glance into his j
face, this beautiful stately maiden held
out her hand with a glad thrill in her
musical young voice, said:
'This is indeed a pleasure! Come is
Mr. Gerald; mamma, will be so glsd to
see you otice more.
He followed the graceful figure like
one in a dream,and when afair,matciicy
lady, with u widows cap resting upon
her glossy hair, caine forward to meet
hitn at Adelaide's impulsive—'Oh,
mamma! it is our friend, Mr. Gerald!"
he seemed still in woudcrland. Could
I that be the emaciated, hectic-paiHted
face he remembered so vividly?*
The evening passed on flying wings.
Adelaidesa'd but little. It filled her
with a strange content to listen to the
deep, musical voice of this friend whose
kindness dated back so far into the past,
aud yet whose acquaintance conld be
numbered almost by lionrs. Now aud
then she would glance up h>to*liis hand>
some face to assure her#3lf that Mr.
Gerald, as she still called him after the
old childish fashion was a real person,
not a dream-myth.
His stay in the quiet village was pro
longed much beyond his original inten
tion. He was once more a well man
physically; but mentally he was troubled
with a strange nnrost. He had grown
to love Adelaide with the whole force of
his ardent natare, and like all noble
minded men, he was free from conceit
about his own powers of pleasing. He
hesitated to break the spell of silence,
lest in asking her to become more than a
friend he might lose all.
One morning be called to leave a book
she had expressed a wish to read. He
found her in the garden tying up a vine
whose heavy clusters of opening rose
buds had weighed it almost too heavily.
For a moment; be stood watching- l>er,
then she turned and saw him. The light
of sudden joy that irradiated her face
carried an intorition of the truth to his
previously aonbting lieart, aud he said
softly, hesitating no longer.
"Has mv liit'e friend a rofeefor me?"
With a bright face Adelaide plucked
one of the most j»crfect of the creamy,
half-">pflied buds .and held it towards
him. As he tooK it h? s-.id:
"I only want it with iiafull meanings
Without that it is valulem as a gift from
yon. Do you know why?''
„ One swift, g'ance into his
eager (ace, then Adelaide's head droojted
low and lh« hue of her cheeks grew like
the "red, veil ros?," but she did not re*
claim her iloioer/
He gathered he 4 into his arms.
"Oh! my darling! My darling!" he
! whispered passionately, "I w ill tiy to
| prove worthy o! such a precious gift!"
" >
A Storj- of lite Si>a~-Ilfi»Bge Caadncl •( a
'Sra-!iall.'nnda flraoiai lanlaurt mf
thr f*owcrof ill* ninn Kiadaraa,
One of tho inoct remarkable, and at
the same lime pleasing, incidents, show
ing the power a:ul influence ot human
I kindness and gentleness even upon (fie
, "fowls of ihe air aud the beasts of Ihe,
field," has come to ctu knowledge
within the past few days. The incident
occurred on board of the light ship eft
Frting Pan blioals, and is to Ibis effect:
During the of lie svrj
Moral ot ihe 12lh of September last, aiier
Ihe darkness of the night had set io,
rendered doubly gloomy and forbid*.i ig
by the howling tempest that thundered
through the rigging, broke with furious
violence over the staunch vessel, and
S3nt ttie salt spray in phosphorescent
clcnds over the very innst-hcada, one of
sea-iiicii was leaning his elbow ii|>ou the
port rail of the ship, watching Ihe storm
asii raged in all and sublimi
ty, when a large black bird dashed
through the blinding mist and lit upon the
railing near where be was standing. He
took the bird, which proved to be an
ordinary sea-gull all wet and drab hied
by the storm, aud warmed aud dried it
in his bosom, a Her which he placed it iu
a liit e bed improvised for the occasion,
after first feeding it, as If it had been a
little child. The next morning the storm
having subsided, our seaman turned Ihe
bird loose, of course with no expectation
of ever seeing it Very much to hie
surprise, however on the very next night
at about the same hour of its previous
visit, the gull again put in its appearance
alighting upon the rail otfhc ship as be
fore, when it was lad. carrcssed anu
cared As on the occasion of its first
call; aud Irom that lime up tt> the 9th
iust., nearly two mouths, when the latest
information was received from the ship,
the bird had continued its nightly visits
and had been regularly ted aud consigned
to iis "little bed," where it would remain
until released the next morning. This is
uo fancy sketch or draft upon the iui»
agination, hut is an ''o'er true tale"froui
a source cntirelv reliable aud trustworthy.
Wilmington Star.
n E t'OUI.D TREE A BOOT.
Uncle Jabe Cord winder was pegging
oway upon a pan of half soles the other
! evening, and arguing with old 'Lite
; Croadiicres as to tha necessity for dogs
in the economy ot nature.
"What account," said Tite, "is that
old dog o' yourn, for instance, lajin'
tlic-re an' waitin' for you day iu an' day
ou'? Can be tree a boot?"
Uncle Jabe raised his near eye over
the rim of his spectacles, took a spoons
ful or no of pegs out of his mouth and
uiihily answered:
"Yes, Tit'Jf, I knowed him to tree a j
'pair' o' boots one night. Twas in an old
wilier tree by my hen house, and your
Saminv's feet wuz inside of 'em."
And then Titua ''allowed that if Eng
land an' them other fellers should git to
tiglitin' it would make better times for
this country."
Happy Max. —The brighter lights ot
the Strakosch Opera Troupe gathered
around them a few friends on Saturday
evening for a quiet little supper. The
talk turned on Max Strokcsck's new baby.
"He's a got a tooth," said the gentle
: man sitting at the end of the table,
j "Max is veiy prOud ot bis baby," said
; Miss Ketlogg. who was sitting at tbe oth
> er end.
I "Yes," said the gentlemen, still carry
( ing out his own train of thought, "and
he's got two more coming."
Miss Kellogg >hriek«tl and dropped
her napkin and her knife and fork, while
tbe gentleman still further enlivened
matters by insisting that his reference
was solely to tbe teeth.— Cincinnati
Timea.
In the theatres are open ou
Sunday evening*, as well as s great num
ber of smal! variety halls in which bev
erages are sold. There is no law again-1
Sunday entertainments there, like the
d ■ egarded one in this city, but the cler
gymen are uniting in an effort to stop
what thev regard as a desecration of tbe
Lord's Day. But the Germans insist
that their orderly music gardens shall
not be interfered with.
How they name it: The horny
handed workman calls it "pay," the skill
ed mechanic "wages," the city clerk
"salary," tho banker "income," a land*
owner "revenue," a lawyer "fees," a
burglar "swag," but it all oomes to the
same thing at the end of the week.—
Funny FvHa.
a*,-* 1
NO, 38
G letfn i nff 8
VVutteraon gets §7,500 fof editing'the
Courier Journal.
The «ditor of tho Y-iik«*ia (razeU9
ha.l a cat "which he named I'liiturch be
cause it huil ho uihiiv lives.
The exportation of American fruit h;»*
increased in vuhu from $209,000iu 18G2,
to over $3,000,000 in 1877.
The country pays $'00,000,000 an
nually as the J >rice of tugar we use.
Nothing can keep i»n anxious nisn
from a circnfc, hut a little rain will keep
hiui froiu church for n whole wason.
An angry mother at SittingbonriHi l ,
England, who thiev.- a knife at her two
b.-VK because they quarreled, killed ona
of them and repents her passion.
Every man is made l»etfer by the pos
session of a good picture, if it in only a
landscape on the hack of a hundred dol
lar note.— JV. O. Picayune. «
John Chamlwrlait swore in open court,
in New York a few days ago, that he
aud his b.other paid (jenl. Butler, while
he *as in command ut New Orleans,
SI,BOO |>er month for the piivilege of
keeping their faro band in lull blast.
Mr. Alfred Tennyson is said to have
reserved ths noblest poem he has ever
written to be published after his death.
It is added that the poem is long, is of a
tragic nature, and is in every way re
markable and beautiful-in short, worthy
of the poet.
Jones, throngh the lather—Strange, I
never can grow a good beanl, and yet n»y
grandfather had one thr*e feet Jong.
Hairdresser—Cau't account for it, sir—
unless you take after your grandmoth
er.
Mrs. Russell, the wife of a Savannah
policeman, died a few nighta since while
her husband was attending Mme. Rentz's
minstrel show. She had heard that lie
laid goue there a few momenta before her
death.
A wedding in Rome, New York, has
been indefinitely postponed because the
young man in the case declined to give
up the habitual user of totnitea. The
young lady said rhoose, and Wchews. A
fiue cut all round.
A little girl asked a minister, "Do
yon think my father will go to heaven?"
44 Why, yes, my child. Why do yon
ask?" "Well, because if he don't have
his own way there he won't stay long."
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Stolen/ 820 Keward
From my * Utiles, in Alamance county, near
M--ray's .Store, on Uie night of the 2nd of Jgar.
1873, one (My horse, small pony baiit, with
mane roadied, and no/ yet grown out, so as to
tall over fully, white star la forehead, black
le»s, and inane aud tail black, seven year* old,
paces under saddle.
I will pay the above reward for his recoverr;
and will pay liberally for any information lead
ing to lii» recovery.
Address,
A. J. TIUOHES.
McCray's Store
Nov. 4th IS7B. Alamance eo, N. C.
Prices reduced
Perfected Farmers Friend Plows made In
Petersburg Va.
One Horse No. 5 Price $4.00
Two Howe No. 7 " tMM
Two Horse No. 7% " «.»
Two Horse No. 8 J- 7.00
For sale at Graham by
SCOTT A DONNEJ.L.
IMPORTANT TO SURVEYORS!
/ t the meeting of the county commissioners I
was ordered tliai a premium of twenty-fltt dol
lars will be paid for the best map of the county
of Alamance, showing the township tines, Post
offices, towns, principal streams, location af
Factories. Mill*. Foundarius, Kail and
main pub ie road*.
Buid maf to be finished and luradcd to tho
commissioners on or before the Ist Monday of
December nest. _
By Order of the Boa d
l'.ll. .>lri.lV.i., v tk.
I GET
WES BfiS®
a. I am now prepared
to make to order
2sboots, shoes and
gaiters from the very
bust
10.00, GAITERS FROM &,M T0 97.00.
A good tit is guaranteed. Mending promptly
aud cheaply done. .. .. n ,
have a few pairs of good g* l *®* B ot }
own make on hand which I wfflw C ml?Kr t Y
Graham, N.C W- N - MUKKA*
May 7.1878, ly » .
Dr. If' F. Bason,
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