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i j. Joseph A En'glebaVf r, of that sterling; daily;; the )gton Journal, is stron. iea of for Congress'onal ,tion in the, 3rd district ilJ .make an ablo repre- . Pool, of Newberrr, editor t Living an! Out Doad, is fa of for Superintendent of fic Schools. 'Every paper in .State that we have aeeo, rfully and heartily endorsee hoinination. 80 mote he be I 'The Greensboro Patiiot its to know what the deuce is J matter with old Toil,-and r he lets -uaia-Mountain i ij, eh and carort around thusly?! , tthaps, friend Patriot, it is be iW) fie has a sympathetic feel- ' j of shakiness in regard to t' e ; rxt election, and "out 0' pity m't want to throuble the. poor I, ater." . . ".J I --A Darkey plowing in Hale ! mnty, Alabama, recently ex s ' unicd a I"t containing y0,UO0 1 gold, and al l the darkeys with a hundred miles of that neigh rhood have gone to plonghih;. " rant that the negroes about fadeslioro may receive these Jing8 as a goldeu incentive to , 1 likewise. ' An exchange says if you at a lamp chimney in--a "Vessel. cold water, put it ou the stove tod let it boil, it will become try tonth. Isu't it remarku- e atrnuite that, during all these sars of progress aud science, lis iuiportant item of economy j hi)iiKi-keeier has peen passed rer by men of sense ouiy to be scovered by a "phool. -The word "la ly" is said to b derived from two Saxon words 'Ur loaf, and 'Mian", to give. l if lia'ni N'Uttiraifl! tt fha I til v vs w-v fsa eav jvw v uw 1 wj Sing to give bread to the poor. 'iey dou't do . that now-a-days: iir hoM ou t) the lamrh'all I. K', and give the laugh free- ' and without ffort, to those ho wear tod clothes, sport a uUHttehe and can laugh back. Now it is the lawyers who are' khe ruined by chaap Chinese a- r that is, . if aiel atml auc etfs in his little irame out in ruck-e,Nevada. He is studying arkrttotie, auu proinwestit work l half price. Saya the Greensboro Patriot : ll he ails in that he -might ml a deaircable openitii on me.of the p ijKTH in this' State inch have come down to Lln- oselialf rates for advertising. He will probably utick to bin IrofesHion, as cheap and good awyers are in great demand. The Wilmington Star does pis little marriage notio up bry"NyceIy : Capt E tear Willums. of the ittle , steamer Win. Nyce, hav- Ig entitled '' himself "to promo ton, was last eveuing placed in Jcommand" of. a Fleet. We ifh the Admiral and his young ;b fide a successful voyage through 'eand a Nyce havetf atlta ter l anus." '-,;'-'- : ' ' " I The.Wil mington I Journal ii aja thai in the car. on the hack, 1 the jolting road wagon you lUnt pay in advance, aud no- ly complains. And yet some w ien are small enough, and pen , rious enough, and silly enough 1, hesitate and cavil about-pay-,"1 jP$ ff paper in advance at a f ice that barely keeps the ma--binary ju motion. t I Just bo,, neighber, and you Mht hve added that plenty of n lem after receiving it 1 .year sibw. iu ay ir cue paper, lei bi lone pay mg in advance. I "An itiTestigation of the damage l a the Uuive.sity buildings has . wu made aud the estimated U,C t)f iipiira is six thousand The Crescent kmvii : y the buildings are not in such u "iigni auer an, mougn the Wtvea have now commenced ealing the bare of iron fmui ntlw the arches of the lire pla- The library rooms,' in the ptnos. part of the new building considered very unsafe. -hey cracked and Lave already 1Qk down iu the. middle an ch( or two. The sleet storms J mter have laid low tue hue ; elms in the campus, and lll't could have beeu hauled i' from forty to an hundred - Of Woitd from tht i s oo down and broken 1 il- altered all over tluwv.r Harvard aaya '.''ght, and Th' Volume 3. -No. 4H i Whole Number 16? J THE BT BURR THORXBURT. Some yeirs ago, I wag col lecting agent for a mercantile house in New York.doiug a large business in the South-west. One of our best and- largest customers resided in Memphis and on him I intended to call ere completing my tour. In accordance with a private arrangement between him aud tht, firm in whose employment I was, a telegram had been seut him, apprising him of my corning as he always desired to be noti fied of that some days in ad vance, aud. then he invariably paid promptly, and always in cash. A response to the telegram had been receiveil, and I was informed that our valued custom er was ready with his fuadrfor payment. .. . He had, as I knew, peculiar ideas of business honesty, and having once promised any sum would be the very last man to shirk or delay the fulfilment of the obligation, So I journeyed on toward Memphis, confident of receiving from MrLamoyle the thevery hansome 8u,m owingour firm from him.. Jr ' ;'V ,:t::." AtCario I took the ; boat for a passage dovfn the Mississipi. To my surpriseroue pf the very first persons I saw ou board was Mr. Lamoylo himself, who was returning,-'- bo iulbruied me from a hurried trip to one of the upper-river towns, but he did not appear to bopteased to see me, 1 thought; for bis man ner in my presence was on strained and embarrassed . AH his old cordiality was gone His face wore an anxious, .dis tressed expression, and altogeth er he was entirely unlike his former genial and kindly self'. I wondered what could have oc curred to change him. After the first hour of our meeting he avoided me as m Jch as-he could, and I fancied a I'eelin'i ot shame was aroused in him wienever we accidentally met. His fare would flush bis , eye would not trrertr ijsdne, f and hlf appeared to be .very unpleasant ly agitated, though he eadeavor 1 to conceal the traces of his emotion. The boat, I soon found was infested with- gamblersj-as every Mississippi steamer in those days was. . ' .".""".'.:s- " They made no concealment of their character and calling. In the cabin aud on deck groups gathered to wituess their opera tions. 7 Day and night the play went on. '- As I approached one of these rings of interest in the cabin, af ter" tho lamps had been lighted I saw, to my astonishment, that Mr Lamoyle was engaged in the dangerous amusement I would not nave believed it of him had not my eyes attested the fact, - I had heard hint at other times deuounce gambling in the Kever et terms, and warn others nev er to be led into it. Yet, there he was, shrilling the cards like an expert, and apparantly deep ly engrossed iii the play. Ho was excited that was p'ain to be seen, and the intensity of his interest in the garue both pained and alarmed iu. For a full hour I watched him and thoxe engaged with him, at the tables. , Not once did tio raise his eyes to see y was looking on. H''" "pt the least atten- tioi ning apart from the woid but ia ''tj brightened i way. He .--almost in f though" the 'uall. lint GAMBLER'S "In Necessariis Ubitas, In Non Necessariis, Libertas In though he continued to win for a while, I pitied him, as ho sat there, and felt painfully Concern ed for him. I was sure those cold-faced. -wily, villians who were around hjtn had marked him for their victim, and were utter destruc tion. " - But IT dared not utter one warning word it would have cost my life. At last the tide began to turn against Mr. Lamoyle! He lost and lost again. The sum was cosiderable, and I saw he was dismayed. The old, uneasy look came back to bis lately brightening counten ance. , At the next game he won. For the first time now he made a remark not directly con nected with the game: 'If I had twenty thousand dol lars of my own, I would stop he said- - Twenty thousand dollars of his ownl Why he owed onr firm that much, and had promis ed to pay it. He had in some - way lost, and was he thusnjadlv endeavoring to retrieve his brokeu fortune ? Twenty thousand dollars 1 I had supposed he was worth ten times that sum. A cold, contemptuous smile, and some wonts which 1 could not catch, was the reply made to him by his opponent. The play then went on the stakes were doubled. Mr. La moylo lost; His face grew white with fear, his hand trem bled.. The stakes were .again doub led : again the miserable -man lost.' He arose, with-a smother ed groan. 'I have lost all f he mutter ed, and the expression in his face was sickening to behold. In silent agony be withdrew from" tlie" table." All made way for him, and many eyes following him pitty- ingly. Looking up he saw me. His fettures flushed with shame, while at the same time a differ ent look was to be seen in them something set, and determin ed. 'Come with m,' he said, ab rup ly, but with a touch of the old kiudnecs in bis tones. I took his arm, and we walk ed to the stein of the boat.-j' Then, jn the soft gloom y-of f the night, ha, disengaged bw arm from mine and thea he said very cilmly. 'I promised to pay you ; it is impossible now. -j 'l 1 am sorry, I taltered sorry on your accouat and on that of others.' ; I am ruinedl' he said, bit terly. 'Oh cursed be the hour when I first yielded to temptation! Why it was I do not know. I I(jod help me Everything is gone I must break my pledge" to you and to others l it is the first time it r shall be the last time Good-by 1 ' And before I could guess his intention, or lift, an arm to frustrate it, he leaped ou the railing, and thence into the river below. I called out wildly, and gave the alarm ; but in vain' was ev ery attempt at rescue, the mighty river swept him on to death. The dreadful incident produ ced an impression h transient one at least upon the hardened hearts of those who had lured him to ruin. -'.-'.There was no more open play on board v the atearn-boat that night. ' The next day I went ashore. SEYEN-The Number of the Bible. . On the seventh da God ended his work. ' On the seventh nioritb Noah's ark touched thegrouqilr- ; Iu seven days a dove - was. sent ont. , . '"'';"..r.. Abraham pleaded aevVn -times for Sodom. - ' Jacrjb mourned aven dsya for Joooh. "-'- ! . WADESBORO, H.C. APRIL 1ST. 1874 Jacob served seven yeara for Baohel. And yet another seven yeara more. v Jacob was pursued aaerea daya- journey by Laban. A plenty of seven yeara and a famine of seven veara were fore told in Pharo'a dream by seven fit ar.d sex til in bf arts, and stven years of full corn and sev en yeara of blasted corn. On the seventh day of the sev enth month the children of Israel fasted seven day a and remained even days in their tents. Every seven yean th land rested. Every seven yeara the lav waa read to thepeoule. In the destruction of Jericho seven persons bore seven trum nets aeven davs. on the aeventh day they went around the walls aeven times, and at the and of the seventh round the walla fell. Solomon was aeven years build in the temple,' and fas tad mv en days at its dedication. in the tabernacle were aeven lamps. - The jrolden candlesticks had aeven branches. Naaman washed seven times in the river Jordan. ' fjob'a faiends sat with him sev enNdays and seven night, and offered aeven bullocks and seven rams for an atonement. Our Savior spoke seven times from his cross, on which ha hung seven hours, " and after bis resurection appeared - seven times. . In tho Revelations we read of seven i stars sesen churches, sev en cad les ticks, seven trumpets, seven plagues, seven thTrndsrs, seven vials, and a seven-headed monster. The Eagle and the Craw. Mr. Bobbins, a member of Congress from North Carolina, in a recent speech upon tbe Civil Rights bill, made a suggestion that might with ' propriety be adopted. He said: Above your .head Mr. Speaker, I see the image and presentment of the eagle our uational em blem. In the name of equality, air, I demand what business has be there? He is a monarch the king of birds. He is not a fit emblem for us in these times no )roper representativs of the pre valentniea, i suggest that he be torn down, as the French tore down the monogram of the Empe ror. . Do you ask roe what bird could with propriety be pat in his place? The crow, Bir.ileis a birdjof medium size, and there fore embodies well the idea of the levellers, ilis plumage is of the favorite color, so dominant with the popular party, Laughter. I will not, beo-mse it would seem unracions cstry oat the paral lel in its details, and show how fit an emblem for the times . he is in other respects, such as his thieving propensities and the like. Laughter. I think what has been suggested is sa'ficient to satisfy you that if this bill is to pass, the so-called reformers should at least amend it, by pro viding that the eagle shall hence forth come dowa from his proud perch, and the crow be exalted in his stead." L lughter. Hetcarlc. A very large meteor passed over our town ou Saturday morn ing about before 7 o'clock, and was seen by several of onr citi zenes. It came from a Northern direction, and when it passed here wai going South East, it looked to be netrly as large at a bomb-shell and was round at the base and cons shape. The bass or round part waa going for ward when it passed over here looked like a large -body of fire and exploded with a-very-lond report, soon after passing. Se veral of oar citeseus whom we have consulted with gave ua the a bora details as they saw it. Many people from the country on Satur day said they hoard it very ptaily Omaibus, Gharitaa. as far as seven and ten mites in the country it made a hissing noise on its approach to the town. It was indeed a strange phenom enon, and created much exalte- ment among some of onr eitlxens. Since writing the abovav under- stand the meteor was seen and t;.:nni. t. v.w.,. .-.i 1 vicinity-it indeed " Mt harat?"Vr4 beena hnwbody.-Washin2ton "Bn oldal 1 hnge body, (N. 0.) Ex. THT FOX IN THE. WELL Sir Reynard once, asI've heard tell, Had fallen into a farmer's veil, When wolf, his cousin, passing by, ' Heard from tht depths hit dis mal cry. UTerthOWheeiawsil-oawHnaunK, .. . . t From which two empty back- ets swung, ( Young FoIks.) At one, drawn up beside tk weygsi nnngry wey jtf brink, -. ' (! and ttt harries tsl-I-ingi. The fox had paused, no JoahtJx think il matt b awful nlea." to drink. And putting ia his head, had tip ped Tht. bucket; fox and bnclcoi slipped, - And, hampere4!.byj tha bail, ht foil. ' As I hart said, into.tht wall. 4s down tht Laden backet went, Cheother made its swift as- Hiteoosin, srotf, hegatlfd to stop, Listened astonlsbsd at tht . .K Looked down and by tht uncer tain light, Saw Reynard in I a curious i: .1.. ' hi . u:-u.u.. - v.. torn, Calling as if the "hounds had - got bimt -v "What do you there ?" his cousin "Dear cousin wolf tht fox re - Pliod, crieu. 'In coming to the well to draw ted the superior masculine wis Borne water, what d'yt thinkI dotn. "And if we should try to , saw? .- fly over tht meadow our felka It'glimmered bright and still bt low; You've seen it; but you ; did not know Itwas a treasurel Now behold I've got my bucket filled -with gold, " Enough to ,buy jMrselves and wives " Poultry to last us all our lives:" The olf made answer with a erin. "Dear met I thought you' tumbled id! " What, then, is all this noise about?" "Because I oould mt draw, ll out, I called to you, the fox re plied: "First help me; then we will di H6w?" "Get into tht bucket' vide. there." Tha wolf, too easer for a share. Did not ont moment pause to W ' think; Thert hung tht bucket by tht brink, And ia he stepped. As down ht went, The cunning fox madt hu as cent, Being the lightsi of the two. "That's right! ha! hat hal how " well do youl . How glad I am yeu came to kelp! Wolf struck the water with a yelp; . The fox leaped out. wolf." said he. "Dear You've been to very kind to me, 1 11 leave tht treasure alt to you. I hoot 'twill do vou eoodl Adieu! There comet tht larnieN , Ua he shot. " And disappeared across tha lot,' Leaving the wL to meditate Upon his miserable fete--"- To flittering craft m victim made. ' ." . ' By.hia uwu greedinrs botraye.U C 1. 60 Ywty, ia Adrancw Single Copies 5 oanU lire I A TSIL rra tw rata -Wouldn't it U jolly fan, Hoi lis, if joa and I oould Just ' go 1 and livs ia a tree, lika MfdsT v.. vmm itAiiu " v w" -i Tommy. Who'd be oar mother and boar our prayers f . Tharal that's Just liks ftrls. Why don't yon know birds don't' have mothers and say praytrt, ai children do?"- Tommy's six years of obsarva tioa carried conviction to tht miud of his little sistars. There was silence for a moment, than a grave doubt crept la, which found expression that. But wbat'ud wt tat? Uary Ann't mvtlF thiMM fnr bird. - o- ' A,.' kav to r,av . . t-n.. 1 . rrr , Wtll, Tommy teVt try It. Elothsr vfon'l b back la tptll. Let's goofftgtod ways, so, no body can find na, and live U a tret and tat berries alwayt." Then meditAtivtly: Berrlta art goo4, ain't they, Tommy?" "I'll bet thty nrt," tnthcmlas. tically. "And wall gtllot of thsavT 8o off went ttir h imn reridowo through ht a gats, across tht meadow, whett tht tall I grass almost covtted their heads, , bound for tht woods beyond, ' where the prospects of life with the birds led them. "Oh! dear ma, this hay it aw ful to get through," groaned Mol lis, "I wish we could lost fly i 3 "'" uwawur "It Wthav. It's eras-.' , wquM see us and call us back; ' and then we couldn't live in the tree, you teal" I "Well, lot's cro on." L.And on they went, through pooY little Molfitloat her shoe in the mud," and got tangled in the long grass, and had to be helped out beveral times before they reached the sdg of tht woods. it length the cool shadt was rfaonea, nowever, ana tnt oira "Now, Tommy, if we're roinz to be birds, I a' pose we'll first havt to chipper, like they do. and not talk any. Won't we?' "Oh, fudge! Wt ain't going to he birds, Imt to just make be lieva we are, and to livs like 'em and havt fun, you know." tattle Uolhet inmost convic- mast have been that " ni U01 n m) rwtuf unny - ?n o-ne saii no.ning V1W tk-n If.JIU 1.'. r.n .w , Wi. t M , W.V..IW, .WWW UU.I as a place to live a real nice shady tree." bo, hand in hand, they plodded tl,rou'i ht woods, luokiog for a lavoraom spot.- MM WW MMwl -uert a ntcK one. I II go op first Let's off with our shoes and stuckinga, though. You know we've got to hart our toes to nanjr on wnn. Mollis laughed. The Msa was a new ont to her, but novel and charming. Up vent Tommy, with all a hoy's agility, and was aoou perch ed on a niot stout limb. "Now. then. Mai lie, tome I've got a perch picked out.' Dot poor Alollit tssaytu tot taaJt ia rain. "I can't cot on." was ths plti- ful reply af ter a naif dotea futile at tempts. ) h, botheratioittr Clad I ain't a girl!" was the comforting crura I ht threw her from his limb. "I gi)f gills can't help belni lirla, i dou S want to be on more n you do, was the fvbbini reply.. . ; . , 0b, weW Stop tlabbsria,' a id 11 comedown and help youw ii .ha very iraUrd lika rcj-in lir. By dint of great ax.rlla o i , he part of each, littlj; ! 7as toon reached tht porcV t-l by ht.M'dt of her brave hsrl t"; '".er held an' trita a3rtcJ t u CutlhsKttij' fert A jnotad to tha rou'gi Izxk, rzl wi sht ttatartd to diri L:r oaition, when crash I " dawn -hao-Sh tht peatnrr9 tzl c: . tax UugUa went tht mtle tiu. Even Tommy forgot Lit 11:1 nsturt so far nsj te acre&a 1. Ty . as ht saw hit littlt sister's ttaa rer. hutlfortnnatt that tic:rf :r;:i was not a high ana and sir r- but littlt hart. Tocrry Lii tened from the trn tetU rzzzz'' hut they wert both toon br-V lug merrily over ft. . " t JUS-wOfWSr l.IsJt both tnoaxh to kill 'to. Ll i- never teams to hurt 'tea cr 7. v -uorrahi Lota ? tri v again. Iftnwfd Ulr I ' bird. Ak'tit.siir Tea," vat thai-lbn r Bat I n hnnsvy. L' Tommy? I carts U r birds hangrr l tr w-t tt trttv Pon'hi;? I httnttcstberr!-" ' .., BJt.:3." AtLU'-utiik. 4 gcv I wondtr whsrt thaksrr'.s wMw-tW" w mi are. Bat wnll fail tsj. C -tn. ' . -y 7 . . A ad off wut iW. fiat btrrlaa atemad culy to exist U tnair unannatDa. - ttam m ' found, and thty both O twy, very nongrj . - -j;.v Ohl dear" ematd UoHa. t wIsh'tlhadn eioUa; D-atTu Xommyy Tht "cookie" wonM hart tairtatt very good ihdead to Tommy Jsit thee; but tht reply tarna a&V tharaaterlstlo of biyhood. i "Oh, pshaw! Birds 'don't & eookisn.1 ; "Well, Chndrsna do; and I think it't better ta ht uhlMren a Ik to be birds," was tha poaUlva rtplxx Left ro homa, I'm &?. A - -t' Klat want to go home; bnt, if you're bonnd to, I sappoat lilt havrt to. I ain't so aiok of belu' tk bird at that all tomes to." rtDliedi I Master Tommy with spirit hilt. in nw Runoss near u was gwui enough to go. Home they starttdl Bat. alas! their wanderings in tha woods had confuted their littlt heads: and now, with tht dark night coming tlowu about tntm tha lUUt onto, fouui thef wart lost "Oh! dear, Tommy, ITm.afralJU Ain't jou?' "No. Mollit, I ain't exactlr- xfrniA hilt T lMnt tKtnV ftKnnt birds having to atav oatdoora all tamhlt around VBta thty Criw begin to fly," ta;wt-4 ha I'm ( ten 'em tumble out of tit night iathe dbfk;. I wish moth er coma.'- t "I'm to, tlrttl lean't wall- fi.. other step," moaned tpllie. "Welyottjiut lis down hero on tht moss, sum! rtL and 111 sit and watch yon? said tha little brother, anxious . now to tasks amends, as far as possible, for having te! hk lifctlt titter . inlo . troublt. Tht dark night settle aronndT them. Tha littltKirLthoroughlr disgusted with bird lift, tirtdl and' hungry, toon sohbtd herself.' to sleep. Quivsriag with fear at tht tlu test sound; tht littlf- brother4 sat btaidt her, holding her littla hands ia tht dark. It attmtd tit. himlikt a got bsfbre ht- kssrdl aomt oat thontina:: Tommy Ttmmy!" Aod with t glad sheua. ht aasvtrtd; "Hera wt- arftjss-. par - ? Littlt Iftllit tooa nroit wrTa (ht lights and voice, and was ia .taoUv nestled ia papal, loving arms and beinsr carried rapidly toward poor, distracted mamma, who was almost wild with xtety about htr littlt tnea. MI tell yon, pps tC- tfoal-. havt snch awful jtly timet, -Cec al I. Do they? Ab' it awlul t livttatdoort ia tha.E-t. me be a bird any more; tut j :;t mamma' good 1 peadesh If Pritbaca Yotiri leers er joniti.leriux tut krs fur.i!y t iaa to supMrtt ht .I1 wind ia the jKxKhous;. Ha has only 7,aU"),twgi to erev'it ia t!.o ink of tulano. At Uotlit kna!t to rcr-cat Ut littlt prayer that nisht s-.t j-r? sd 'Please. God. dc-i'.T.ur U
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