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eSEYMOUR STEELE, PROPRIETOR
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This lionet; teeonvenleutly located in the cen
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"GRAHAM"
High. School,
ehtabi.ishkd in i«3r,
DAVID-BELt, Graduate Q. Ph., U. N C.
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Tne sessions always open thalast Monday in
August aiid c|oseg the last Friday la Hay follow
ing.* Pupils cau enter st aqy time. No deduc
tion except in caiib. «fprotracted sickness*-
, Board, washing, fuel and light's $8 to 911 per
monft, Ttdtlpa $8.50 to , $4.50. .Behd for
circular. « v f
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Medicines, Oils.
jj,? i ttl
Paints, Glass,
I have succeeded to thp business of R. W.
Glenn fc SonV and shall be glad-to servq those
wanting.sMif,Article kept in,ft flnti.clftss Drug
&QTQ,' eUlww/ f
- wholesajeyoj^rejail.
My stock Is largo, and tny assortment com
plete, aud-ttajywWl be kept so all tlie tiine.
: toy.experience in the foistuess is long, and
I think X may safely claim to be as well abk lo
serve tbs interest oil Uiqpe favoring mo with
tb«lr 'V»tronago as apy'-Onk
-* " Store Is Just above tfie- Benboxf Hotel
building, ob the same tide, where I shall be
pleased to,'wait up»n . customers, either in
person, or by oxperlence'dSilerks.
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DRUG STORE
I have very recently purchased, and filled the
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Drugs and Medicines
Also a handsome stock of fanes articles, and
everything else generally found iu a
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THE AIJAMANCE GLEANER.
V
TUB SOUITIIEBIV HOI'UIBK BOY
BY FATBEB RYAN.
Young as the youngest who donned the gray,
True as (lie truest who wore it—
Brave as tlie bravest he m irehed away,
(Hot fettrs fell the cheek.* of his mother luy,)
Triumphant waved our flag one day,
He fell in the front before it.
Firm as the firmest, where duty led,
He Uttrried without a falter; '*
Bold as the boldest, he fought and blod,
And the tiny was won-srbut the field was red,
J nd the bipod of his fresh young heart wasslicd,
On liia eouutry'g hallowed altar.
On the traniplecl breast of thebattje plain,
Where the foremost ranks liad wrestled,
On hits pule, pane fwje, not a inark of pain, •
(Elf mother dreams they will meet again,)
The ffcy-est form-atuid all the slain,
L.fce a child asleep—he nestled.
In the solemn shades of the woods that swept
: Tl»e fteld jwbere his comrades found him,
They "hurried liim-there—and thqbnt tears crept
Into strong men's eyes that had seldom wept.
(His mother—Got pity Iter—smiled and slept,
Dreaming her arms were around him.)
A grave in the woods with the grass o'ergrown,
A grave iu the heart of..his mother—
His clay lu the one lies HferJesV and lonei
There is not a name there is nota-sione—
/4nd only the voice of the wind maketh moan
O'er the grave where neyer a !i:>wer is strewn,
But.his inenwry lives in the 'other.
TBIE TENEMENT HOUSE.
A Story ol a Southern City.
A tail, cheerless, wooden tenement
house in an uitin-yjling part of the city.
In a mcagcrly furnished, poorly warmed
room in the (hird story sitb a /pale wo
man before a pile of old clothes jvliich
sho is IVyiiig to mend—trying, because
now and again eke is stopped by tears
that gather iu her sad, hopeless eyes*
Tvo„6hildreu—a boy and a girl—cajpe'
bounding in lrom school witll appetites
sharpened by Hie cold, blight wether
outside. *'. f i
•t)h,myl what- a poor fire, mother I
Let'« put 011 more'coal,' cries one.
V *V,
mother.
'Well, can't we have something to eat.,
nth? Thore was onty bread and butter for
dinner.' '
f ' 1
■■ 'And tliore is only bread and butter
uo\r, my deaftf, and no money lo get any
thing else. Wo must Icaru to becontelit.
i We may not-alvvays have even that hum
ble fare. 1 find it impossible to get sew*
ing, or any other Kilitfof irv rk. and win
ter is approaching. Wo ltavo only your
s'isiei's'schobl
The children's countenanco fell as she
spoke, but brightened as a light step was
heard oat.tf&siakg-f 1 - , .■/.
**Thit'-# sister,* tfli* cried, running to
open the door. A little lady entered pn's
tossed aside a brown veil to kiss the
children that caught, hold.of licr. Then
'she Went 6p to and kissed heK
lips and pale forehead. She tucked'ifi'6
brown, wavy hair behind her eftrs and
sank into a scat. ~ . -
'There, motbsr f tylo feel tired and
gry,'' sbe baid. 4 Why.' What's the matte*?*,
she asked, in the next breath. .
Mrs. Lane sqt down in ft. chair ; and
looked at he r dan»lit or, her lips beginning
to quiver.
'Mv* Sanborn been said.
The'daughter's countenanco lell in auv
ticipalion of ill news. I> tsh
'And what of asked.
'H6 has visen on tbe rent,' was the
faint answer.. , ,
A deep red glowed over tho girl's face
and faded, leaving it pale.
'How much?' she asked.
•Eight dollars a month.'
'J HI possible!' crie4 the daughter, flushs
ing again with excitement. 'We pay
now all the three rooms are worth. He
kuows what my salary is, aud that I can't
fray any more.'
'fie says that he*can get that for tho
rooms.'. f tl
•Then wo will go elsewhere 1' cried the
daughter. i ::
*We cannot,' whispered the mother,
despairingly. -There are no tenements
to let; every place is full. They aro go«.
ing tc tear down all the houses in A and
B and C streets, and Mr. Sanborn says
the people iu them will have to go out ol
(own.'
'Good heaven!' exclaimed thogirl, pac
ing excitedly to and tro, forgetful of her
fatigue.
'What are we to do? Why, we jus!
managed to live before. It is shameful
Did yon tell him, mother?'
'I told him everything, Annie, and he
•aid that he was very fcorry, but that he
could get more tor bis rooms. He means
to have it.'
'lie's a villian!' cried the girl, clench
ing her bands. A vidian, and I will tell
hiui so.'
'Don't say anything to him, Annie.'
pleaded the mother in a frightened toue.
'Remember he is one of the school com
mittee, and cau take your school away
from yon.'
The young teacher's countenance fell,
[t was true; ber employment did depend
iu a measure, ou the good will of this
GRAHAM, NO, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 14 1880
J»oefry.
man, and she must siiile her indignation.
8 lie choked with the thought, then broke
out again:
'T'ho hypocrite! I have seen him intho
prajer-ineciings, and lieard him inokq
long i layers and pions Breeches.'
Tlie mother sighed mid was silent. She
had been wont'to check her 'daughter'**
somewhat Tree animadversions, and even
against her better judgment, to 'defend
t liope whom Annie ased to say, "•Their
life laughs thri ugh and spits al tluir;
creed;' but now tfie bitter truth came too
near.
• W3 must draw in our expends,gaidj
Annie,/in soma way. f wittdo the wash
ing niyselt. Ifhnt will save it.'
'1 meant to do thewashli.g, dear,' the
moliicr said. eagorly. 'Aud perhaps I
may be able to get SOule work 6ut ot the
shops to do. You know I have a gqsd,
deal of time to spare.'
'No, mother, 110!' the daughter sajcj, .
trying to fepress the gnsh ®t tears tljat
came. 'You Just leave it to tne» ; Wash- '
ing makes round al'msi and my elbows
are getfing piriclied.'
A rambling knock nt tbo door inter-;,
rupled them, and their wash wonran en
tered. She was a l&rgc, rather
ing woman, with a sober, sensible fiic®.
'Good evcniii', ma'am; good' Hfv'eiui\J f ,
miss! No, thank you. I won't 6ft' 1 dovyn.
I must go liome and fake mv yoinig ones
off the street, and get 'em a bit'of sup
per. I am jVis't'ircin cleaning
doorsteps. Do waiit yer washing done
to-!morroSv?'''i have no work fbr'to-mor
' ' > : l • ' i W . - "
row.'
•»; ■, .
- 'Wc arc sorry, Mrs. Conner.' Annie
s ihl.'liei ! mother having looked nppealv
ingly at her to answer, 'bnt wo will have
to do our own washing this summer/
•Oil, Lord!' gasped the woirtttn.leaning
against the wall.
•Tliej-e ia.no for eoii«.
tln u6nTflm^srvj ui pjy, feeling fliat Oialr,
own distresses were ah that they could
! bfiii-'. "'Onr rent has be#n* nd«ed, and
we have got tq aavo all j
'Oh, what'fl I do entirely
the Wornan, lifting b6th handSL ' | "
. the best yod ►cab,• 1 jftlt' 'as'-'W
h&ve to do,' Anuiq replied, iiripatieW.H'
W* ' ■ '.. ™
Thd : woman looked/.ft Ihemq atten
tively, and for the UVst fhno perceived
ngus of trouble and disuCbS* Ifl theftr*
liippn ■ i * i
laces. !>■•» i . vt'ii, j ,i,f,:|
' 1 ! 'The Lord pity: cbs'K she said, Mtji
trembling lips. '1 don't blameyye'yfc
yourbwn t^W^.' j; '?Jtit
ed. too. , I've got to'pajr [sse j,jty}ltirß~ »
- month for the rooms 1 have, aud 1 don't
'WhoW where I'fl get' it-,' beginning to
weep. i rt|hOnght i l , come
to this when John was alife—the Lord
have tnen'oy 6u liiin! Audtlio Jast | thing
to me'l#lien hef-Wentawajr- taL'al
, iiWijia WM fr lHbty, iceiep ap and
don't let the children be ,on tha» Street,
•nid l'll soon come hack auil buy a little
fiiirth, and I'll send yetnoney enough to
live,on/ And
mnqe the day ho left me is the of
'his death. Now, I'll have to ,take the
dfuldren »itd go to the poor'hontQ. All
I could do Ikst wintcv only kept then'
, mouths full, let alone rent. I' couldn't
pat a stitch on them nor me, and you
Woaldn't believe how cold I've been this
cold 'winter, with no stockings -on ray
feet, and little enough uuder my rag ot a
dross.. I couldn't huv coal nor wood,
to keep us from freezing, and I liad to go
down to the dump after my Wb'rk was
over, and pick coal till my bark was
broke.' •
'Who is your landlord?' asked Mrs.
Laue, when the Woman paused for
breath. ,
'Old Mr. Mahau—Teddy, Mahan—that
lives in the big house at the corner ot the
sqnaie.' r Jw;,h
•But ho is an Irishman, and a member
of your own church,' exclaimed Annie, j
'Yes, Mr. Mahau.is a rich man, and'
his family li,ves in and his daugh- j
tero are Miit to (he convent, in Montreal
for an education, lie's a pious man, too.
I've seen him in church, dressed in his
broadcloth, praying and beating bis
brea«f.'
Annie Lane went (o school (ho next
morning with a burning heart, and she
l}d not feel better for seeing Mr. San-,
born and a stranger step from a stylish
barouche at the school gate as she went
up. -
Mr. Sanborn, though not a man of lib
eral education, chose to consider himself
a patron of schools, and he had brought
a sympathizing stranger to visit his pet
school, the Excelsior. The best show
class in this school was under the charge
of Annie Lane, consequently, the two
gentlemen after a patronizing word to
tbe teacher, took chairs aud prepared to
listen and see.
The first exercise was a leading from
theScripturcs and a prayer by the teach
er, and Annie's Augers trembled as she
jprned over tho leaves tor a chapter. llcr
eyes cm-in passing, ai d with
tingling read, lici fine deliber
ate cmnrciatiou. and strong emphasis ur>
resting the aljciition o,f her hearcis.
•Times are not lnd (Voni the Almighty;
hnt ihey thit know him know not his
dhyf.'""' ! 1 h
1 hate removed landmarks, hnvo
Mkfn nwny flocks, by for.ee and foil
them. -M
'They hav'Q violently robbed the fa-,
1 t hcrltsg, u»id stripped the poor common
people.
i- 'The^jljave,taken their rest at noon
I an.ioijg the stores of them whoj after
winc^press,.suffer thirst,
j. they have made men
, to God will not suffer it to
J pass yiuiypiigeil.
, .l^s,liis portion upon the earth
let walk by the way of the vine
>wAto
pass from show-water to
; C£(xssjye heal, and his sin even to hell.
'Lpt„ins/:py forget him; may worms be
| c t him be remembered no
(inore* but be broken iu pieces like an un
fruitfuj lice "
Ik)wing her face then, Annie said the
•Lord's prayer, scarcely conscious, in
dered she was saving,
;, r^lrr ipji|ibopi «a 8 not a fool, but he
eoyld credit such daring. How
«ytH-,,\yljen the recitations were over,and
lip \yas preparing to go, be spoko a word
*i recommend you to read from
the tiospejs ot the £philca to the children,
is bns sortie parts aro better "for
ROipctiiifcs.".
Annip bywod before th it keen, hard,
dogmatic glance, but said nothing; aud
tlfje visitors witlulrew.
' i hat youug lady has a peculiar mao
:ncr,', the strange w# f ;f ~ : '-j- ■ *
90 4
wtjs, kie empliaiic aiTswer. '1 '
was displeased with hor this morning.
rWienviMAt* viatic to understand that eho
isito be moxe respectful or loso her
place/' : ■'
There w«9 a week Of anxiety; then
SnftUerjf settled into a sisrt ot a calm. Tom'
wtis a newsboy, nothing else being open
for him. Annie had done one washing,
ami tlie bread and butler diet had grown
to be aeetUcxt thing, aud was taken .in
' " ttikiiO'wi* to h«i' darfjjhteiv Mrs. Lane
'whole days walk|i'fi|.irom shop
to shtjp. tryiug to obtain some light work
butUWahi. There, was nothing «iie
cot;ld get. IlHd she-been aratty youhjj
g'irlj iilie,might littvo obtained a place in
soirie shop, bat there was no work that a'
lK>or wijow could take home.
llfeiK?WftUtsdid her jso good, and the
fatigue had several times
Ih'ongh^on-attacks of palpitation of the
heart.
Next Sunday was bitterly cold. Neith
er M-a. Laue not' Atitiio had wraps wprm
enough to face, the blait. They sat at
the iwindtftf Niching the elegant equip*
agebgo by on the way to cburch, their
occopanu warmly ehul ill furs, velvet
4iid chinchilla. Among thein was the
carriage of their landlord, Mr. SanbOrn.
ThHi' carriage had a mirrorslike polish,
their horses' bay coats shone like satin,
and they stepped with a moderate digs
nity befitting the day. Mrs Sanborn and
bet' daughter feaned back upon their
cushione .smoothed their silks and velvets
with delicately gloved bauds, aud looked
as delicately serene and pious as the)'
could. Mr. Banbarne, sitting opposite
them, was a little moro worldly in his
manner. lie ran his eye over his houses
as he passed them, aud seemed to be
making mental calculation*.
Mrs.) Lane only looked sorrowfully on
tham, but the two children set up a cho*
rus of childish "abuse, aiid Annie looked
down with bitterness iu her heart aud iu
her eyes.
'Evidently those people do not go to
church/ Mrs. Sanborn said, in a lone ot
.plaintive horror. 1 would make it a
point, Mr. Sanborn, -nover to Jet my
houses to persous who do not go to
church/
e I don't enro about ordinary tenants,'
he replied;'but that young iady is a
school teacher, and should set a better
fcxample. We need more piety in our
schools.' ->
Monday noon Aiwie Lane went home
with a heavy heart. She felt tired and
weak. Their far® was not suoli as she
needed to support her strength, and she
felt a trembling in her knees as she went
upstairs. At landing, she paused to
take her breath and wipe a tear from her
lashes, fier mother must not see her
sad.
She opened tho door and stood fixed
on tbe threshold. The tubs were set
out and the washing about half doue,
her mother having attempted it without
liei knowledge. And before a tub. with
ouo arm threw aup over its «dge,
her lace bowed forward, knelt that moth
er. . v • r- ,
The girl's heart stood still an instant;
thenjiho whispered hoarsty "Mother!"!
There was no motion nor answer. Vm
'Mother!'sho-mlled sbarp^'.
Still no an#We.\
Answering her shrill' scream*, foot
steps came crowding up and down the
stairs, ju-ighbore camo and tfirt;! the
liiele.-s form, undented for the girl, who
only catne out of one swtjon to full into
another.
Mrs, Lane had died of an atlaek of
heart disease, brought on by anxiety and
over exertion.
This is no love tale, 'nor any articlo
which admits of a propor finis,* It is a
fragment cut from a long web of sorrow
ami oppression.
We leave Aunie Lane an orphan, with
foreyer a memory of agony and bitter
ne-s in her heart. Her youfrg sister, a
strong willed girl has no or.o to command
her, no home restraints to guideaud pro
led. Her future may be dark or bright'.
Tom is a waif on the street.
Think yon that God Will not one day
ask the rich man alter these children—
ask when it will be iu vain for him to re
ply with Cain's question. •Am I my
brothers keeper?'
Meantime, Mr. Sanborn is a light in
society, and grows richer every day ;
aud the church of which he is a member
blesses his name. And Mrs. Sanborn
wears yearly the rent of three houses on
ber shoulders. I wander it lite sin and
sorrow of those houses rests also on her
shouldere, with the velvets the laces and j
and tho lurs t
Mr. Mahau is also a luminary in his
way, and beats his breast in church,with
a care lest his knuckles hit the hard dius
uiond studs iw his bosom.
The Wife Hint the Buriilar.
Tom was to beyone several days, ar.d
I did not like to stay iilone, and got Su
sie to cunio and stuy with me, There hart
been several burglaries attempted and
successful, and I felt a little more aerv*
oils than usual. Besides a man who
owed Tom quite a large sum of mojipy
hifd come Mr pay him, HIH| I had taken
the money, aud had not been able to.get
io ino bank and'deptfth It. "Iliad often
heard (hat burglars kept trAck of all
these things, and talked tire matter over
with Susie, as a way of fortifying our
selves.
We grew more and more nervous
every minute, and when bed time' came
we could hardly get courage enough to
go'Mlid Ibtek the doors. .«We- ifiually did
it, however, mrd then the consoling
thong lit da ma to us Unit we should have
done it teveral, hqgjs sooner—that it
there were any burglars about", they had
had m glonotts time ltygeCin and 'se«srolo.
themselves. : &snas not eopfurkusr. buf"
could not be helped; and wc ti-iod to
• piilck ap coilnfge euougf/'td the
hoitse. ■ We tiiuMy did it;;(ftd found no
one, though Suijo ihought.sho had whei)
she put Iter hijnd onToufs overooptj ii)
tlie cl^rt, ; hhd di'e ; W back wkk (i
i lint frightened us both- JmlfOMt of our
Wi's. We talked a Utile after wo \Vpilt
to bed, Dlit fell tUdecp quite s3ou. In
spite ot our anxiety. ; > ,!
In the middle ol tlie flight we were
awakened by a terrific crush iu one bed
room. I think f 'ri&ver experienced a
feeling ot nua-e pellecl terror than 1 1 dnt'
.as I lay there, breathless, with the
thoughts of tho evenings eonVcrsimon
rushing over me, and the confrmed con
sciousness of that crasii, \y Uich tied
awakened mo fioiu a sound sleep. 1
was sure soind one was in thto robin. Th 6
blinds were closed { it was perfeetly dark
and utterly impossible to seo any oiie ' it
a person were there. I imagined he
had knocked over something in bis at>
to go about id the complete darkness. I
reached over and touched Susie, cautious
ly-
. 'Are yon awake?' 1 whispered, as near
noiselessly as possible.
• 'Yes.'
•Dtd you hear anything?' This (ime
Willi my head under the clothes, to shut
out the sonud.
'Yes.'
'Whatdo yon suppose it is?'
•I dou't know.'
Tlicu we lay perfectly motionless, and
fairly shivering with terror. Alter What
seemed an hour, but I suppose was not
half that lime, I whispered again: 'Do
you suppose there is any ouo here?'
' Yes. Don't whisper.'
Then we lay still again; so perfectly
stril that I lelt as if petrified, and it
seemed as it we should neverbe able to
breathe free agaiu. At the end ot anoth
er indefinite, or infinite period of time
Su«ie whispered to me: 'What shall we
do? Do you dare strike a light?'
'.No,' very decidedly.
Another long time of perfect stillness
and utter rigidity of muscle, in our at*
tempts to breathe quietl}-. Then Susie
whispered again: '1 dont see how any
one could keep still so long. It must be
a mistake,'
Just then thete came a report like that
ot a pistol, but not as loud, though we
felt sure that was what it was; and it
seemed as it it were in the kitchen or
down iu the cellar, wo could not tell
which. Wc became breathless with ter
ror I lien. What could it be?" Whom
could they bo shooting? Then I remem
bered the dog. 1 had not heard him
bark, but it must be they had shot him
We did not dare fo move atter that, and
lay there perfectly si ill until it begau to
grow daylight. Such a time as it seem
ed—judging by our feelings, we should
have been old an toothle s when that
taint fttrcak ot dawu crept iu through
the blinds. What do you think it dis>
closed to our terrified eyes? A set ot
hanging shelves, loaded with books, ~in
an ignominious heap on the floor, with
cord broken where It had been worn by
the picture nail whioh had supported it,
and so not leaving us the chance to be- i
Jieve that some one had knocked it down.
And whou w« went to the head of tho
■ eellnr stair* unci found n cnn of Mnfetor«
J o|en,on ilie blond. fclult, wo
k|'o\y \\ hat lirH been' slicolinjT.
ToA siikl: *,fnM Kb« a couple of nc
men, (r> fcare iheniMslbcß to ('ealh. M l v
didn't yon 100.l my revolver at night, at,d
have it ready V
COMT OF rilß KNOWUon,'
( was much K'i'i'ption, according
to Harper's Mar/azine, evinced by tfaht
? particular darkey whose master was it
1 sv.rseou, who had performed oh anollm
daikey an opperation requiring a bign
1 degree of tkill, This latter darkey w,,*
welkto do, and the surgeon charged hit a
Iwontyfivejdolfcrs fur the operation.—
rVlecting thd doctor's servant afterward,
occurred this dialogue;
'Oat wua y steep the
doctor's for cutting ou me tudder day."
'How much did de boss ebarg-?'
'Well/Julius, ho charge Uie twenty*
five dolhirs/ > r* ;
'Go 'Jong, niggah, dat oin't
charge.'
♦ Well, he wasn't more dan three or
four minutes doin' it, and I tiuk five
dollars was all he oughter took.' '
'Look a-lieah, Sain; you don't uri'stan'
'bout dat ting. Vou see, de boss have
to spen 3 a great many year humrt' how
to use dat knife; an' it c o ßt him heaps 'o
money, Now de face aiu dat he only
thai go you five dollars for de operation;
de tudder twenty he charge for do biow
how.
f* { * • .
Gleanings.
' v ' of the easiest things done in thin
life is tp give good advice.
Work to day for you fcnow nol* bow
much you will be hindered io-monow.
■ . 1' ronr indolence, despondency _and in
discretion, may I specially be prefer v-
I'Spi- . >ori —
Tne exaltation of talent, as it is called,
ftbove religion, is the curse of the' age.
The 1 whole question, is not whether
siii tempts or uotj bub whether it reigus
or not,
Hi.'i
Cliieago kills si*- hogs for every min*
«te of htrtir of every day k the
year.
t •.
, Is.a wjrpng to oheap ■ * .lawyer?"
ask»:tan exchange,., ; .No, imt exactly;
b«t ite rather re-vflrsiag the oAlei of
tilings, ~!) H.)
ln EKli'vmio.~-Patrr r .'$)Q yon* bur rags
aud hefC;?' do,
Castor Oil has b'ebtv introduced into a
Galveston Texas; as * dllcfpU.i
ary »ge» A boy ha,l it poured down
hist hi oat for smoking, and a oii l had it
rubbed on her lips for swearing.
Alexander Stuart, the wealthy sugar
reSber, of Newi ,xrk, who died last
week, leaves his whole estate, valued at
saww.?? uu ir ° ib " uob ° rt l
■futi f-;:.-di:*iai UH f.rrs-.l .i»,.j
inhere were about one hundred white
tat!tw police
,eSfdWDW dby and
Friday, upon chargci of vario.ua kinds
strong drink being at- tbe bottom of e v-»
ory case.
King Alfonso is a man of sentiment;
close to his writing desk, in the study,
whtre he is fond of receiving hu visitors,
bangs a water colored picture oJ th 4
small, simply furnished rooiu where hie
earliest lessons as a child were learned.
Lord C—, whose popularity was not
excessive in the Scotch town «t A—,
having refuted an importunate beggar,
she renewed her,application with, "Now
nio jonl, it ye'd just givo me oise httlo
six pen so I could treat* every I'ucnd yo
have in the town.;'
"You see, masßa," said the old colors
ed wasih woman, "since dey's g.t dese
here Uiy eray vata we don't hab much
to do. De gemmen puts on u big nray-.
vat nowadays instead ob a clean shirt.
You dpn't know much about d*so mat
ters, but if yon take off all de cravvats
iu din town an' make de geffimen show
up, landsakes! you'd see the worst look*
in' white men you ebber laid yo' blessed
eyes on."
Spurgeon had preached one of hia
strongest sermons on the doe'rin® of
election. Me was already drawing hia
discourse to a close, when, stretbhing bin
hand toward the gallery, ho suid, "Per
haps there is some poor siuner way up
tln-re in the gallery, saying, *Oh, I wish
I knew whether I am one of the electj'
[ can toll you," said spurgeon, "it yoU
are willing to be a Christian, you are
elected." And Spurgeon was right.'
whoever'.will let him come.— Star.
Miss Belle Leyburn, a native of Ap
pomattox .coumy, who has been living in
Greece for some yeai-s, has returned "to
the United States, and has been iu Win
chester several weeks, the guest of Mr.
Robert B. Holliday. Miss Leyburn was J
attached to the Presbyterian mission in
.Greece, but for some time lias been livi
»ing at VahM, in Turkey. In her compa«j|
ny was a biigbt little Greek girl, whoin x jk
Miss Leyburn has brought to Vn"ini*dj
to be educated.
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