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gnideb h Stled literature ob General fntelHjeuee
VOL. II.
CHARLOTTE, N. C., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15' 1873.
NO. 31
Wefey®
It in the Province of Poetry to hallow the
sphere in which it moves, and breathe, around
it an odor more exquisite than the rose or
the lily .
(Original j
The Triumph of Light.
When in her beauty, lovely day
Glides slow from ’neath the pall of night
How soon is darkness chased away
How quickly speeds the morning light.
How quickly come day’s glorious King,
And throws his beams of brightness ’oer
Hill brook and trees, each living thing
Rejoices in the golden store.
Each little beam, a messenger
■■Sent from his Monarch dazzling throne
To glad the things that 'black-robed
were
When darkness claimed them as its own
All night like mourners clad in gloom
Heads bowed and weeping dew-drop
tears
■Fair flowers have yelled their radiant
bloom
Till coming light their sadness cheer,
Nannie R.
Wages Abroad.—Sixty cents a
•day is considered good wages for
•workingman in any of the Euro
pean countries, except Great
Britain, where the wages are
somewhat higher. In the Tyrol
si'k region and in Italy they often
do not get more than ten cents,
in the country in German}* ten
cents is the common pay. Wo
men there often get but five
■cents. In -Sweden men often
work from four o’clock in the
morning till nine in the evening,
and do not get more. During
the late war many poor women
in Berlin were hired to knit stock
ings for the soldiers for five cents.
The profit of the poor who keep
petty shops, sell trinkets in the
streets, or act as settlors do not
average more than three or four
per cent, Barbers in Berlin,
«ince the raising of their prices,
get five cents for hair cutting and
two and a half cents for shaving.
Servants at hotels get from three
to eight dollars a month. Ser
vant girls in private families of
ten get but ten dollars a year.—
Somestimes these elases cannot
get work at any price.
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A society in Piscataquis, Maine,
has revived that it is -“as bad to
Vote for a thief, a liar, oy a ^t^ff-
ard, as to be one.T
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[Original.]
THH
Dill tail
OR, THE
Evil Wrought By One Mail
BY SUE J. DICKSON.
[“The Diamonh Bracelet” was com
menced in No. 24. All new Subscribers
willl be supplied with the back num
bers.]
CHAPTER XIL
THE MARRIAGE OP ELGENTINE WENT ¬
WORTH AND GUY LEATON,
In the freshness, and sweetness of youth,
While twenty-two'years, were’spanding
her brow,
She came blushing in beauty; and
truth,
Exchanging with him, sweet lover’s
plighted vow.
Two weeks passed away ; and
Judge Wentworth’s magnificent
mansion was again 11 humin a ted.
Brilliant lights streamed from
every window, lighting up the
broad smooth lawn,and throwing
a softening glow upon the many
colored flowers that beautified
the artistically laid out grounds.
Carriage after carriage rolled up
the lawn, for the elite were gath
ering there to witness the mar
riage ceremony between Guy
Leaton and the Judge’s daughter,
the fair Elgentine. The parlor
was crowded with beautiful
women and courtly men, the
merry tones of whose voices
floated through the room, whilst
rippling peals of girlish laughter
filled tlie air with playful mirth.
Amid the guests who ■were as
sembled, there were James Wal
lace, and by his side, the tall,
stately form of Gilbert Douglas.
We start as we look into his sad,
serious face, in "which four years
have wrought some startling
changes, and we involuntarily
exclaims. “Can this be Gilbert
Douglas, tliis man whose locks
four year ago were black as a ra
ven’s wing, now silvered over, as
if by the frost of time?”
Ah I sorrow has done thia; and
ghat along engagements Now,
sorrow has drawn those lines
upon his once smooth brow.
“I never thought Guy would be
coming away down South to find
a wife, he remarked, turning to
Wallace, who was gazing over
the room at the merry chatter
boxes, with something like an
amused smile upon his lips,
which ended in a low laugh, as
those words, spoken by a merry
coquetish girl, reached his ear:
“I will tell you what I am go
ing to do, Robert, I shall marry
Mr. Wallace over there, and cut
Mr. L aton out of that magniffi-
cent property, just for ’he sake
of being avenged on him, for
carrying Elgentine off in this un
ceremonious manner. Wby even
her most intimate friends, and I
am one of them, knew nothing
about it until the first of last
month, and here they have been
engaged nearly three years. My!
I don’t intend to be engaged to-
Mr. Wallace longer than three
months, before our marriage is
sok minzed.”
Wdcll, then, if yeu ! are so
averse to long engagements, I
would be most happy to have
oxrs shortened,” retorted her
companion.
“Oh!” cried the gay girl, “I
never intend to marry you, unless
I can’t bring Mr. Wallace to
terms; you know I am just hold
ing you off for a better chance.”
Here a merry peal of laughter
followed, and Wallace turned to.
Douglas, and asked:
“What wore you saying, Gil
bert, forilistead of listening to
you, I was trying to hear what
kind of a trap that was, Miss
Seabright over there was hying
for my benefit.”
“And I think you did. hear,”
replied Douglas, with a smile.-—
“I was saying, I never thought
Guy would have come down
South in quest of a wife.”
“Oh,” replied his companion,,,
he did not come in quest of a
wife; but happened! down, here
four years ago, on. the very, eve
ning of Elgentine^ first ball... I
persuaded him to, attend, and he
went toplease me,. fell in love
with her on firsts sight, , and; has
been courting desperately ever,
since. You secg Gilbert,, love is
like lightning, it only, goes where
it is sent.”
Just at that moment the min
ister appealed in,his, long, black
silk gown, and with book,in hand
crossed, the room,, and took his
stand... Them oceured a, general
buzz, in the midst of which the
bride and groom appeared, when
immdiately all became silent as
death. The bridal pair advanced
into the room, followed by a
train of bridemaids, and the fond
father, who that night was to
give his only child into the keep
ing of another.
As the two passed up, and
stood before the man of God,
Gilbert Douglas averted his head,,
while his heart throbbed painful.,
ly, and a deadly paler over-spread
his face. Was he thinking of
another bridal scene, when he
himself stood before the man of
God clasping the snowy hand of
a sweet blue eyed girl, who look
ed up trustingly and proudly
upon him? None knew, but the
single words, “Oh God.!” burst
from his lips, and clasping his
hands to his breast, he rushed
through the open window at his
elbow, just as- all eyes turned
from the bridal party to him: and
even the bride-groom, turned
from the minister,, and looked
after hl's Retreating form. But '
he was forgotten, for the next
moment tho deep, clear voice of
the minister broke the death-like
stillness:.
“Gny,„you takes' this woman,
whom you hold by the hand, to
be youy lawful wife; and you
promise- and covenant in the
presence-of God and these wit-
neeses^that you will be unto her
Moving and.faithful husband un
til you. shall be seperated by
death ?” The minister paused,
and with a face more ghastly pale
thgn Douglas !’’ had been, a mo
ment before, Leaton answered in
a voice far-from calm :
“I do/”
Then.turning to the bride the
minister continued :
“Elgentine. you-take this man,
whom yon-bold by the hand, to bo
your...lawful and wedded husband,
and von promise amd covenant in
the'presence of God and these
witnesses,-that you will be unto
him, a loving, faithful,, and obe
dient wife.”" Tlie low* sweet
voice of the- bride answered, ami
the minister continued, “I pro
nounce you, husband and wife:
whom, therefore, God hath joined
together, M no man put assun-
der.” As- tligy twned away
Elgentine raised her radiant eyes
to her- husband’s face-,, and heard,
him whisper:
“■Mine now, forever mine.”
[Them their friends eame flocking
• aro-md them to offer their cog-