VOLUME X.
LENOIR, N. O.. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 26, 1885.
NUMBER 40
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Wallace
Bros.,
STATESVILLE, N. C.
Whole sal E Dealers
Ceneiaj Merchandise.
Largest Warehouse
and best facili
ties for han
dling
Dried Fruit. Ber
ries, etc., in
the State.
RESPECTFULLY
Wallace
August 27th, 1884.
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CLINTON A. CTLLEY,
Attomoy-At-LaT7,
LJU". nESTTc::is. ?
Itico la All The Courts.
G!V!. SERVICE ADVANTAGES.
Bt timnr 8un. '
New York, Aug. 16. -The civil
service roform system j has been in
force in the New York custom-house
longer than in any other department
of the government. For ten ears
examinations have been held there
of applicants for positions, and the
result of this long trial of the sys
tem is as good a test of its efficiency
as can possibly be obtained, j One of
the chief officials of the custom
house who' has been engaged in the
service nearly twenty vears, and has
been a member of the local board of
examiners,, gave today the result of
his experience with the "system.
"Out of a total force of about 1,
200 employees," he said, "there are
at present at least 500 who have
passed the civil-service examinations,
and have been appointed because of
their ability to pass the test of their
qualifications. The result is that
the civil service of the custom-house
today is a vast improvement over
that which existed ten years ago.
There can be no doubt about it.
The improvement is so marked that
it can be due to one cause only, the
establishment of the system of ex
aminations. Under the old system,
as one illustration of the improve
ment that has taken place; there
? were many bright and efficient men
in the service, but they were prac
tically obliged to do their own work
and. that of the men who were plac
ed there by political influence alone,
regardless of their -fitness for office.
The consequence was that the good
men were overworked, and that the
larger proportion of the service was
made up of drones who did little
else except to draw their salaries and
to smoke fragrant Havanas. The
efficient men did not dare to com
plain of the idleness of their politi
cal associates, as they did not have
the backing that the latter possess
ed, and if they opened their jmouths
too freely they would have lost their
official heads. But under the pres
ent system every employe is expect
ed to do his duty and does it. The
drones have been eradicated or are
now attending to business. The
change in this respect is remarka
ble, and no one who has served, as I
have, under both the spoils and the
"reform system, can have failed to be
impressed by it. I am therefore a
sincere believer in civil-sei vice re-
form. I believe that the spoils sys
tem would lead inevitably to the
worst form of civil strife. Think of
100,000 offices to be: distributed as
ithe epoils of a political contest! As
the country grows, as the number of
offices increases, the struggle between
those who fill the places and those
who desire to fill them must increase
to intensity till the striking of a
match would cause a political con
flagration that might destroy the re
public. It is time.'that some other
system should be established that
,snall sabstitute fitness for politics in
the appointment of the office-holders.
It is objected that the reform sys
tem creates a class of office-holders.
Well, I do not see that there is so
much danger in that as there is in
the spoils system. Why should not
young men be educated for public
service, and entering it on their
merits alone, have the opportunity
to grow up.in it, ? advancing step by ,
step, till the highest places are
reached? I would put all the offices
filled by appointment, except the
members of the cabinet and the
judges of the Supreme Court,-. under
the operation of the civil-service act.
But believing in civil-service reform
as I do, I must admitthat there are
many imperfections and inconsisten
cies in the present system which
must be removed or the cause of
true civil-sei vice reform will receive
a blow from which it will be difficult
to recover. The politicians are on
the lookout for the weak 1 spots in
the system, and they will expose
them. In the first, place the United
Staties civil-service commission is not
doing the reform any good. Dor
man B. Eaton undoubtedly believes
sincerely in the system, but he is a
man who, wherever he goes, suc
ceeds only in making himself dis
liked. And the commission have
done a most cowardly act in lower
ing the standard of the examina
tions. Under the first commission
every applicant, to become qualified
for appointment, had to j show an
average attainment of 75 per cent.
The Eaton commission reduced it to
65 per cent. Now, I maintain that
if a man is not at least three-fourths
qualified for a position he t should
not be appointed. Yet the commis
rion, in cowardly fear of the politi
cians, lowers the standard to 65, and
the consequence is that a majority
of those who find a place on the
eligible list are marked below 75.
Then the United States commission
makes out ; the examination papers
for all the examinations., ; The local
'board is simply an automaton. Its
-only duty is to ask the questions the
commission sends it, and to mark
the applicants according to the ; re
plies given. Now a desirable ren
form, I think, would be to; allow the
local examiners some exercise of in
dividual judgment. The local board
under the first commission not only
sought to examine the applicants as
to their mental qualifications, but
also as to their physical condition,
and institute 'inquires as to their?
moral i character."- This i testimon ji
is valuable as coming from 7 a man
identified with the new system from
the yery start.
Washington Holes. J
Wagbiugton Correspondence Patriot.
Washington, Aug. 15.- Afteran
arduous six months campaign with
the office seekers, Senator Ransom
left the city yesterday, and will take
a well earned rest until the jAdmin
istration returns from its vacation.
He has spent hardly an idle moment
since the adjournment of Congress,
and his hand is visible in every North
Carolina appointment made, by the
new Administration. He has earn
ed his rest and it is the Patriot's
hope that it may alford him speedy
recuperation, w hile here jhe was
accessible to everybody from North
Carolina who sought his did, and
his daily visits to the Departments
prove his fidelity and earnestness of
purpose. His acknowledged influ
ence with the Administration has
subjected him to the importunities
of people from other States. His
name is worth u good deal on official
paper, but it is not potent enough
to hurry Pres. dent Cleveland.
GOING SLOW.
The President's go slow policy is
still maintained, despite Democratic
protests and personal importunities.
He has been deceived, and conse
quently moves cautiously. He can
not be hurried. He has a marvelous
way of finding out things, and the
accuracy of his information is some
times stalling to the'expectant office
seeker. Yet notwithstanding his
caution he is sometimes deceived. It
has just transpired that a cpnvicted
horse thief has been appointed to an
important office in Colorado. The
scoundrel was endorsed by promi
nent Republicans and his appoint
ment was made upon their) recom
mendation. Among his endorsers,
the late Secretary of Interior Teller,
is prominent. And in this! connec
tion it can hardly be pleasant to the
President, as he sits musing in the
soft twilight of the Adirondacks,
that two of his iudicial appoint
ments are regarded by the knowing
ones as filling the exact specifications
of the case which brought joiit his
recent indignant letter to one of the
men who endorsed the applicant's
papers. The woods seem to be full
of bad timber this yeari These
things will suggest an all sufficient
explanation of "the delay in--pending
appointments. j !
Those who know him concede to
him great wisdom. He has gone to
New York for a month's vacation,
but it is thought the Democratic
fences in that State cause more so
licitude than his health, j
CIVIL SERVICE FItAub.'
The mugwump vote is still an in
teresting factor, and both parties
;ire bidding for it. The President's
vigorous civil service reform policy
has alienated Democrats, and- it re
mains to be seen how maiiyj mug
wump votes it has captured. The
kind of civil srrvice reform1 how on
trial is a stupendous fraud 4 A de
termined effort will be made at the
coming session of Congress to repeal
or modify the law. The expressions
of leading Democrats who have been
in Washington during the last few
weeks indicate that the opposition
will be more formidable than the
friends of the law anticipate. The
truth, as developed by the honest
expression of Democratic Congress
men, is that they do not like the
way in which the law operates.
More than a dozen Democratic
Congressmen have proclaimed their
intention to offer a repeal j bill in
Congress. A form of modification
of the law which seems to j have a
good many supporters is to amend
it so as to provide that after a can
didate shall have passed an exami
nation he or she shall be eligible to
appointment without the formula
of having the name sent up by the
commission. For instance a man
passes examination and gets a cer
tificate that he is deemed competent
by the board for service in the gov
ernment employ. He can go with
that certificate and ask for appoint
ment, and if the appointing power
sees fit to select him, that shall be
legal. Under the law as it now
stands the power of appointment is
vested in the commission. IThia is
clearly an usurpation of power. The
law is unconstitutional.
NOTES.
Col. Stevenson, the first assistant
Postmaster General, will soon be the
pet of the party, if he keeps on. He
has gradually raised the daily totals
of new postmasters till they begin
to read like the cholera statistics in
Spain. Yesterday beat the! record,
with a total of 240. It is noticeable
too, that the greatest havoc ia in the
three States of Virginia, Ohio and
New York, where important cam
paigns are opening. Stevenson is a
"trump" and, by the ,way, he is very
proud.of his North Carolina kin,
and does not disguise his apprecia
tion of the fact that his ancestry are
North Carolina people. Congress-,
man Green, of the Fayetteville dis
trict, thinks he ousrht to be Post
master-General. " ' , j -
MHala1 i '
There is this difference between
happiness and' wisdom : He who
thinks himself the happiest man
really is so ; but he who thinks him
self the wisest is generally just the
, reverse. ;
lUNo grander thing can a man: do
than to give a helping hand 'to a
young man who has been discour-
R1DIHG ON A RAIL
Kivetts
Visits the Roan and has
LiTBly ExpsriancBs.
Soma
Bakersville, Aug. 14.
To the-Editor of .The Lenoir Topic:
I on the tramp.. -
Our mrrgirn we lnd.
the mountain we atom I. '
- Getting higher ami higher.
-i A we toil nd perBpir.
Th Kim is in hie x -n:tb n w ;
Weary and worn.
strength a'l goin', .
Alun4 cornea a bre zn.
ir- A nature to p.ea..'
And ch. a our heated brow.
I am climbing the grand old Roan
and, when near the top, a storm
comes along. Not wishing to get
wet 1 climbed a tree and sat serenely
in the sunshiue and laughed at the
raging storm beneath. As I sat
there I watched the clouds assume
their various shapes ; some would
float peacefully along like a boat on
the still waters ; another looked like
some monstrous animal writhing in
the last agonies of death ; while I
watched one that assumed tho shape
of a great ship at sea, tossed in the
raging storm, all at once it went
down in the great sea of fog.
'After the storm we proceeded to
the top of the Roan.
Mitchell's peak.
Ha ! see yon towering mountain peak T
'Tin nature's lightning nd ;
Around t plays the lightning atreak,
Aroun 1 it aoiirs the voice of Ood.
' CLOUDLANO HOTEL.
The Gloudland-Hotel has been
described in The Topic and I will
not go into particulars ; it is. four
stories high, with basement, about
four hundred rooms and will accom
modate' tivp. hundred - guests when
finished. It will certainly be one
of the grandest-summer resorts in
Western N. C. Seven different
States can be seen from the hotel.
"SUNSET CLIFF."
Here I watched the sun hide be
hind the towering peaks of Tenn.
Here I saw the sweet, silent twilight
steal away into the mysteries 'of
night. Verdant fields and rich val
leys stretched away in the distance,
while there was a halo of golden
light o'erspreading them all.
As I turned - towards the east I.
beheld the goddesss of night rise
from her silvery bed and come forth
to hold converse with the mythical
gods of night. For beauty and
grandeur the moonlight scones on
the Roan are unsurpassed.
SUNJUSE . UOCK.
Here is the place for the poet to
perch himself and indite the poeti
cal thoughts of his enraptured soul.
Here the eulogist can have full sway
for all his rhetoric, verbs ami ad
verbs in the English language, and
the Indian dialect alo. Here the
lovers of nature ean feast and revel
amid the grandest scenes of nature
on the American continent. They
can drink in th beautiful scenes till
they are intoxicated, and logically
speaking, keep on till they are per
fectly drunk !
Leaving the hotel I tramped my
way to Roan Mountain station, a
distance of twelve miles ; there ' I
boarded the "stein-winder" for Elk
Park, remaining there a short time,
exposing the bloody ends of sev eral
old molars and doing other profes
sional business. I returned to Roan
Mountain station. Here I got pas
sage on a lumber wagon for Searl's
tramway. The tram road is three
miles long, up one side aud down
t'other, an engine on top to pull the
cars back and forth.
I rode up to the top all right, and
when the car was ready to descend,
I told the fireman to chuck in the
wood and get the steam up. He did
so. All aboard ! We began to
move down the mountain ; quietly,
but slowly, we kept moving down.
"Pull open the throttle and let us
-down, Mr. Engineer," I said; "I
must see Bakersville to night." We
began to descend with v considerable
increase of speed. As I sat on the
car viewing the grand panorama
spread out before mo and riding
down the old Roan on a rail, I
thought there was nothing like it.
Faster and faster we went. I thought
the maximum of speed was reached,
but no, it still increased ! Down 1
down I we went with awful speed.
Stop I hold 1 pat on the breaks I
let me jump I I don't care if I don't
get to Bakersville in three weeks."
But no, downward we went, striking
the air at the rate of 45 miles a
m inute I My coat tail played, in
the breeze like an old canvass in a
whirlwind. I thought I was a goner
and all the good and evil deeds of
my life loomed up before me, but
the latter predominated ; they look
ed as large as the old Roan itself. I
turned to the fellow that ; manages
the car, with an imploring look for
help, but he only laughed at my
distress, i I would have jumped on
him and pulverized the unconcerned
mountain mugwump, but I was
afraid he would fall off and get left.
I saw the end of the track but a few
feet ahead. I thought my head was
good for a chuck in the dirt, but
the car stopped in due time. I got
off and said, "golly, wasn't that a
glorious ride 1" , Kivette.
J. 0." Gaston, a leading lawyer of
Chester, S. C, committed suicide
in Atlanta on Saturday. He was but
38 years old and leaves a wife and
two children. : No cause is assigned
for the desperate deed. .
A Trip to Whita Top.
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j WlLKESBQRO, Aug. 20.
To the Editor of Tlie Lenoir Topic:
The excursionists to -the White
Topj with buoyant heart and merry
ringing laugh met at Dr. Wilcox's
on the morning of -July 28th and
after a hasty interchange of friendly
greetings, at 10 o'clock started 'o'er
nillj and dale" mostly hill and
pressed on ward wending their steps
towards that place upon which all
, hearts were this day set. After a
drive of ten miles we called a halt
for luncheon, beneath the refreshing
shade of the sugar maple, where,
from the craggy rocks, clinging to
the pide of the majestic mountain,
overtowering us, ice cold water, in
great abundauce, was pouring al
most immediately into a beautifully
rippling stream, wliose water music
ally (dashed over the snowy pebbles
covering its bottom.
Having spent an hour here most
pleasantly and profitably, we bent
onward reaching the mountain top
justjbefpre dark, driving our con
veyances ttyere, though the moun
tain; road, was steep and, in some
places, dangerous, j ,
Our man Archie, had charge of
the (commissary wagon, and pressed
bravely jon in rear till he reached the
foot of the mountain, when sudden
ly seized with a thought of his wife
and d ear little ones at home, and
never fqr amoment thinking that 20
hungry Ipersons at the mountain top
had jthejr hearts set on the contents
of his wagpn, he pitched his tent
and prepared to spend ra, peaceful
night beneath the shadow of the
White Top but we anticipated his
truej demotion to his home ones, anl
had sent a Jarty on horse' to give
aid to our qommissary, who aroused
himjfroin his slumbers, aud packed
on horse enlou gh to supply our wants
till daylight should return, and let
our wagon pome on.
Tjiropghfthe kindness of Mr. Wells
Miller, the ladies were furnished ' a
room, which added much to their
comfort. lr. Miller is building,
and hopes by another year to give
good accommodations "to those who
visit this delightful spot. A night
of pleasant repose, refreshes us for
the duties of the day. Some begin.
early going to the highest point to
witness the rising sun; as the writer
was jwrapped in the arms of Mor
pheiis and saw it only by proxy, 'tis
-bcstjto give only their report "oh,
it was perfectly grand."
) The day js spent in visiting differ
ent points 4f interest. We are in
the midst f a beautiful grass plot
of over J50ff acres, upon which are
feedingjlare herds of . cattle and
sheep, ind isome horses. -
Ii thb midst of this plot several
points are 1 covered with lashorn,
whitjh furnishes a refreshing shade,
for so d'eiisl is the foliage, that the
sun's rays iu scarce penetrate. The
ground is ejpvered with moss 1 and
fern and rocks are dressed with as
much tastejas though they had been
touched by the dainty hand of the
fair sex ' j
Ai one oclock j we go to camp,
whej-e soon is spread before us the
most delicate and fascinating dain
ties,! but alas ! some don't relish, the
strong hand of Cupid has fallen upon
them hot Seven trie skilled and suc
cessful phy!ician:of our party can
render assistance, but yields to the
fair ones, from whom aid must come
if it comes-at all.
j ; ; Ithe sunset. ' , -:'
is next in order, and we take a horse
back ride to the extreme west end
of, the mountain.
The $ky. s clear and the sun is
fast lowerir g to drop from sight be
hind the Cumberland mountain.
And as ' the sun lowered, wo gathered
together on pur high rock to witness
the grahd and sublime sight. It
finally wenj; down. I feel my utter
inability todo even partial justice,
hence t leave the picture as it was
indelibly implanted upon, every
heart. Slany of the trivial incidents
of thisjtrip will soon be forgotten,
but jnever can the impress made by
th6 setting sun on the evening of
July 29th, be effaced or dimmed
from the minds of those who wit
nessed it from the western slope of
the White Top.
The beautiful moonlight was an
ticipated, and we went upon an eas
tern! point t.o watch her "so n au
her calmness and beauty and we
were nbt : disappointed. , Soon her
light fliclcerod in the far east, and
then she burst forth without cere
mony. I Her rays flashed to the eas
tern! slope of the most distant wes
tern1 mountains and as she gradually
rose! higher, rebounded to the wes
tern slope of the east mountains,
and soon her rays were shed over
every part before us. After wit
nessing this for several hours from
one huge rock, whilst our hearts
were still inspired by the gentleness
that surrounded us, with unanimous
voice we called on a young lady of
our party to sing "Janet and . as
the sweet word rang with clear ac
cent from the lips of this beautiful
woman! as she sat on the rock in the
moonlight, ; the ( echo was carried!
froih hill to hill, and it gently, died
away losing none' . of its original
sweetness even though heard faintly
in the distance. ;
This ertded. the moonlight, riew
and to our, camp we went. The
morning found the mountain closely
wrapped in a veil of heavy fog,
through which we felt our way till
about half way down the mountain,
when it suddenly passed away and
the sky was clear and serene. We
reached Dr. Wilcox's in the evening,
and were hospitably entertained
during the night. j
Separation followed irr the morn
ing and only the thought that the
trip is over, its fond anticipations,
its pleasures and realities arc passed,
caused a tinge of sadness flush
any cheek.
To Dr. Wilcox and his good lady
are wc indebted for this pleasant
trip, and their names will ever be
pleasantly remembered by ttlose who
partook of their hospitality jon this
occasion. And the enjoyment af
forded the young folks was their re
ward. They have our thanks.
- ;B. S. .
Sun Cured. Tobacco.
Lynchburg Virginian.
The committee of the Lynchburg
Tobacco Association venture to
make a suggestion to the planters of
this section that is eminently wor
thy of their attention. Experience
having demonstrated the benefit of
sun curing over the method of "fir
ing" which, in this case, is but an
other term for "smoking" tobacco,
for manufacturing purposes, the
manufacturers feel impelled ( to use
only cobacco that has been cured by
the better mode. The planters
should accept with alacrity the sug
gestion, since the product cured by
sunlight and air will fetch a -much
better price in the. market and more
than compensate the extra labor
incurred by the planter. Besides,
the latter is relieved of the (danger
to barn and tobacco of destruction
by fire, which not frequently hap
pens. It therefore behooves our I manu
facturers to make earnest efforts to
cover their lost ground bv seeing
to it that they secure for this market
such a staple as will turn Out the
best brands of manufactured tobac
co. This end can be accomplished
if the planters who are in habit of
supplying them will cooperate hear
tily in the work by"acting upon their
suggestions. We commend the sug
gestions of the ""committee to the
consideration of the planters; of this
section. M
k Fountain cf Perpetual Youth.
Aane Couuty Philosopher.
Some excitement has been created
recently in the neighborhood of Wal
nut Hill. Last j spring a mineral
spring was discovered on the prem
ises of Mr. Alexander Wyatt.! but it
was kept a seeret " until within the
past few weeks.- j It is already be
coming famous in that neighbor
hood, having cured several cases of
palsey, it is alleged. It has also
E roved beneficial in curing chapped
ands and sore eyes. People throng
to the spring from the surrounding
country in order to quaff its waters,
as many as 50 being present at one
time after, meeting on Sunday. It
may ultimately prove a "bonanza"
to its owner. It has not been anal
yzed yet. ' - .; j ;
Sweetwater Letter.
Sweetwater, Aug 15.
To th e Editor of TJie Lenoir Top ic: -
On the 6th iust., about 9 o'clock
a. m.. there was a noise heard here
like that of t an earthquake. The
shaking of the earth and the build
ings was observable.. Thcrefare dif-
fcrent opinions as to
the direction
it was south.
of the sound ; I think
We are expecting to hear of the
blowing up of Hell Gate or some
other convulsion of old earth. I
Among the bold thefts here, that
of Irvin Halaway caps the I climax.
He staid with a Mr. Lewis, fin Ashe
county, some nights ago. The next
morning the bed on which ihe slept
was missing as ji well as Halaway.
Lewis pursued and found Halaway
in possession of a portion of the bed.
As a consequence he was lodged in
Jefferson jail. Halaway lived on the
head of Beaverdams, on the line.
The laws ought to be so -changed
as to favor the people against des
peradoes who live on the State lines.
They commit crimes and dodge over
and if crimes continue as they hare
people will resort to solicitor
Lynch" for redress. i
' It has been an adage that 'knowl
edge is power.". The new one is
"money is power." What culprit
cannot escape jail if he or his friends
has enough money. The people here
are insensed at the escape of Ray
and Anderson, and they are expect
ing other escapes of a similar char
acter. Our lawyers and officers have
become corrupt, j L Money ancj favor
are preferred before merit, and jus-
tice. : ;-.jb--- - -
Upland Seminary has just been
- completed by G.: P. Sherrilli Mr.
Robey Johnson will begin school in
it Monday. The people are in . the
, the building spirit here. Mr.: Sher
j rill has built two large and commo
dious dwellings; one for Mr. Wilson
and the other for J. J. T. Reese,
this season. He is now at work at
L. Farthings. With his machinery,
'advantages and ; skilled hands , he
moves things up. i ; -
, Mrs. Margaret Reese , divided an
apple with your correspondent on
the 9th, of fast year's i growth,. It
was perfectly sound. ' j
Corn crops are very fine all over
the country. ! Jkeetsej.
The Close of the Korcal.;
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- Boone, Nr C.7Aug.-I4r-
m. i7 . tt i i . i it r ' rri If
i o ine no, uor oj iie jjenoir j. vpxc r
I promised you a full report of '
the Boone Normal, but I find I will i
have to abridge as it would be too;
much and too loner. 1
The Normal had 199 students en
rolled, of this number 128 i were
a 1 mi . - -m r "1 1
teacners., xnere were iiy maiea ana
80 females students from this coun
ties of Caldwell, Wilkes, Ashe, Ire-;(
dell, Alleghany, Randolph, Yadkin, s
Surry, Mecklenburg,. , Guilford,
Mitchell, Catawba, Maura county, '
rn Tl i. rn i. j
Watatiga ; number of days taught
22. The average attendance was 90.
This report is made from the Secre
tary a book. Light or ten more were
enrolled at the first of the school,
but owing to the fact that they did
Trf oftrm1 Vmt o fonr dava tViAiv
Tiamfts WArfl Rt:rirlrAn from tfiA 1ft.
The average attendance was cut down
to 90 on the account of a number of
the students leaving a week before
The Normal was a success in all .
respects and creditable to the faculty -
and students. We expect a greater
school next year, especially in num-
i n c f.i: J . l : 3
cellent lecture at the closing j day ;
at night I the entertainment , was
splendid and enjoyed by 400 or 500
people. The'eourt house was 'jam
med and crammed full. The musio
dispensed Jon piano by Miss Emma
Councill and on violins by I. L.
Oouncill and W. R. Lovill was very
fine, accompanied by a choir of la
dies and gentlemen with the vocal
AMMit t n . T 4- .- n si .3 . V w Msbla m
man that "he that hath no musio in
his soul is"-a rascal, fi did not
quote Shakespeare did I r) Well I
ana not one of that kind of rascals.
I love music in my soul, either vocal
or instrumental. Did you, Mr. Ed
itor ever feel it in your feet ? Some
are affected in the feet when f they
hear the fiddle I am not.
Would
you think hard of a preacher if you
were to see him pat his foot under
exciting circumstances of this kind?
My judgment is that he ought not
to do so where he can be seen, j The
fiddle and the dance have heretofore
ia many ways and at many places,
kept bad company, on this account
t.TiAir rliriif.Ara havfl hnpn iifiiiiiTAd ?
just like a man who keeps bad com
pany. The fiddle is such fine musio .
it is a pity it has lost its character;
bad men have done it. If kept in
a i i i :. ti l .
control dj pruuent men it mignb do
brought t general favor; in itself
there is no harm. I love the; musio
when in the hands of a good per
former, btlit I am no dancer iior the
son of a dancer. I am not much .
impressed ,with that kind otjnuscu-'
lar exercise, though numbers! differ
with me oil this noint. 'and thev '
have a right to their own notions on ,
matters of, physical exercise. II havp
no quarrel with any one: Doj all the
good you can and as little harm as
possible, is the motto.
Old Hal.
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