vol a WADESBOROUGH, N. C. WEDNESDAY JULY 14, 1875. Ho. 7. 1- Pee Dee Herald. ' , .. 'i PUBUBHZOBt . J JOSH T, JAMES & CO, .; ..,,-1 v '- .i1-... . -- t- "r- r avBscvtrrion sates, One year, in advance J 00 SixMonthsv ' " , 60 TlAee Months, ;;.:. 35 ADTEMTI8JNO KAXXat iS XWi lm. 3m. ;'8mt - 12m. 1 tq"$100 $250 (0 00 $10 00 $18.00 2sqs ; 2 00 - 500 10 00 1600 - 30 00 3sqs3 00 7 60 J4 00 20.00 ? 85 00 sq 4 00 9 00 18 00 , 25 00 45 00 ool. 3 00 10 50 22 00 - 30 00 50 00 I coL 10 00 80 00 40 00 55 00 100 00 lol. -2000 3800 75 00 10000 160 00 WADESBOEOV Albert Myers, Mbdich, Doctor. Covington & ItfeLendon, WBOHSALB & BBTAIL DftUflOISTS. J, C, Marshall Si Co., . OKSERAL MKRCIIANOISE. P, J. Coppedge Oo OENBBAI, MERCHANDISE. Crawford & Crowder, ; IRV GOOP8. W. H, Murray, H ; GENERA!. MERCHANDISE QKNIEAb MERCHANDISE. W"n. Patrick & Son, GROCERIES & CONFECTIONERIES Dnrgaa A pemberton, ATTORN BY AT LAW. T, L. Saylor, CABHIAalt HAMDCA0TU8KR. Mansfield di Grlnisley, PAINT MRS I. II. 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Ilollls & Son., Proprietors Charlotte Hotel M:'v-I;;.:-Mm.ner F, Cook, f 3 - JPropt, Agrlcnltnral Works. , , i ,1 ,.1 i ,. , ; , ) , ' ,j D. A. Smith. & Os . "T . . . rnrmltnre, Sy KsiVprtou .... took. TUB EX U or TBB BXOVTB. The streets are hot and dusty. The grass Is parched and dry, Thesuinmersun isshluing From out a cloudless sky; No drop" of moister falleth To quench the peony's thirst, The gentle showers are .vanished That onoe the lilies nursed ... The giant oak ta waring " Its arid leaves In air ( The elm trees and the apple ' -. Are growing brown and bare; . The buttercup and wild rose, With anguish mute, complain, "Our father Sun abides with us, ' -But where is mother Rain?" If o longer. leaps the river In gladness to the sea; ' But in the muddy channel It tickles sluggishly. The brook along the meadow Has ceased the song it sung, The cattle nod no water ' ' To cool their parching tongue. But see 1 among the hill-tops The ebon clouds arise, And soon their golden edges . , Sweep op ward to the skies. The vivid lightning flashes, The solemn thunders roar, And from the heights above us The drops in torrent pour. The earth drinks In the blessing ; The flowers all rejoice; Again the river splashes ; ' The hrook has found its voice. And downward through the tree-tops Still fells the welcome rain The burning drouth is over With ail its heat and pain. A SMALL IMPEDI MENT.' What a be-e-utiful girl Miss Adteman is!' ald Mrs. Smulley, as the individual al nded to 'swept' out of the room, to use a favoritpexnresslin of novelists in descri bing their heroines, who are never expect ed to speak or move like ordinary mortals; though we are forced to acknowlede that, "whiskey" in this cose, would have been nearer the mark As Mrs. Smalley said this, she glanced across the- table to where her other hoard er, Mr, John Saunders, was sitting, a quiet reserv ed-looking man, hut who made no r' ply," perhaps considering what was so em' pbatically asserted to be too setf-evldeut to need confirmation. 'She one among a thousand," chimed In Mr. Smalley, 'Suoh a spa-eJeiMlid figure!" continued the first speaker. "And svich, magnificent hair,'' responded her echo. ' ;.;' ': - '.'All her own too," triumphantly asserted Mrs.' Smalley, who having been with the lady In question when it was bought, could speak -by authority. , "Curious that she has never married, isn't it, my dear?" said Mr. Smalley, fol lowing the direction of his wife's eyes, who now glanoed acrbsa. the table to see what effect all this had cpoa the party, (or whose benefit it was. designed, - "Most extraordinary, and o many offers as she has had, too But Miss- AUleman la very .particular it's not every one that she would take up with.' "If Mr. Saunders was not pretty welt ac quainted, by this time, with the charms and perfections of Miss Adleman, It certain ly was not the.fault of M rind Mrs. Smalley. who dinned them into his ears upon all oc casions, and frequently where there was none. . . ' Mrs. Smalley was a natural matchmaker one of those women who are never so hap py as when they have Induced some delu ded individual to commit matrimony ; con stantly sheming to bring those together, In that most intimaU of all relations, whose sympathies, tastes, and fee)ings,wers as op, posite as the pole. No sooner bad she set eyes on Mr. Saun ders, and ascertained that he was a man of means,than she was seized with the inward conviction that he was destined to be the , husband of 'her; dearest Matilda Jane,' as she fondly ' termed. MIsa Adle loan. ' 4 ' ThJ conviction was duly confided to the Meareu Matilda Jane,' aforesaid, together with her solumn belief that thbr being brought together was a sort of Provldencs, as it were, which it wookl be a sin and a shame to fly Into the face of. To all which Matilda Jans very readily agreed, not manifesting the slightest wish toUy Into the face of Providence in regard to saoh a pleasant, and to har, satisfactory arrangement. V!r . ..r,- f -ry , Thefactia, Mas Adleman was not so young ashe had beea.and having been for some time in the matrimonial market, her value had proportionately decreased, so that she was more inclined to regard Mr. Sanders' appearances a Providential lute. position in bee hebAtC Mr. Sanders had been in Bangtown only s few months, but he brought with him the highest testimonials as to character and business capacity., . ."'' He was exceedingly reticent in regard to bis own affairs, but was believed to be with out any near ties or klndred,M be never al luded to any. ; ' Mrs, Smalley prided herself on her natural acumen in relation to such mat ters. ..." , ;.. ..;.u, 'He's a bachelor, you may depend she, said, in one of her confidental talks with Matilda Jane; 'a widower would never have so many little fussy ways, and be so very precise, trust me for that! And mind what I tell you, you mustn't be too shy and off ish with him; bachelors need more encour agement than widowers.'; i Miss Adleman was not slow in following this advice. ' It certainly could not be said of her that she was at all 'ahy or offish' with the gentleman In question ; on the oontrary sbs gave him all the encouragement "that could be desired. . " , " . But Mr. Saunders either did not under stand, or Med to appreciate all the happi ness in store for him, and whleh could be his for the asking. Mrs. Smalley that these two should be constantly thrown together. . They bad the same seat at the table,whlle In the par lor Mr. Saunders rarely had an opportuni ty to speak to any other lady. . "... ';' t.-' ; On all festive occasions picnics, excur sions, &c.-he was invariably appropriated by Miss Adleman, until he was finally considered to be her especial property, and U-eated accordingly. . Mr. Saunders fell readily into all these little arraagemonts was polite and atten tive to her on all occasion ; talked, laugh ed, and flirted with her; but in spite of all the encouragement held out to him the many proofs affbrdedhim that 'Barkis' was more than 'willin',' be could not be lured into committing himself. ' At last it was mutually agrcod by the conspiring parties that "something mut b done to bring bim to the point; and as Mrs. Smalley fclt fully equal to the occaslonhe was not long in concocting a scheme to that .end.- , . It was to be put into execution at the earliest possible moment, this occurring at the dinner table, on the day that our story opens, " ! Miss" Adleman bad left the room, and Mrs. Smalley followed, after having given vent to her feelings of enthusiastic admi ration, la the language above describ- ed. ' : She g.ave her husband "a meaning look as she arose from the table, and which he well understood. - Upon which he immedi ately proceeded 1 to put into execution his part of the ' programme " alluded to,. . . ul.Jj....:...!., 'Oh my soul, Saunders you are a luoky dog I JUsa't given to every maflJto be sol Ibrtuikato l ... .. '., 'VTiy so V returned Saunders,s he pro ceeded ta bite off the end of his after-dinner cigar, . Why, in winning the affection's of a girl like Miss Adleman. . , ; 1 didn't know that I had. Pshw )hau, you can't be so liial as not to. see 'what every ons else in the house has discrr eiedrtlM'sLe h'aasingled you out fronv ail her admirers as the one she con aiders worthy of the priceless wealth of her This eloquent sentence had been ithel joint product of the three, and it had been the jUnt product of the three, and it had been, conned over and rehearsed by the speaker until he had caught the right em phasis and expression, which would make it irresistable. . ": , ' - But it did not seem to have the eipected ef&Ct. -.i.:., ..!.- 'Miss Adleman Is very good,' was the cool response. ....'.,,':;!, "!Z,'. J',, f'Qood? she's oqe amonjra thousand V wasthi'eathuslastlc rejoinder. ; " 'She may be' one amoug a million, for anghtl knowL to ib contrary,'' said his companion, tranquilly puffing away at his cigar, i ' - -' . . ' - She'li make a wife of whioh any man would be proud f '1 don't doubt Is in the least, sir said Saunders, his face brightening he caught a glimpse of ths coach that was jost turning the corner ; 'but unfortunately, or other- wlse,there Is s small Impediment in the way of being my wife.' , : 'A small impediment T faltered his ' . Well not " so very smaH, either ; . it weighs a hMadred and fifty pounds, or more. . - As Mr Saunders said this the ooaoh stopped at the door, and. out cf It heTnolted with a soddehneas that made his compan ion think him temporally bereft of bis sense.;' ."',.",;'' ' ,'.,.'-.,'. i ;;'(.' ', He returned shnost lmnt dlstely,. with a plump rosy woman on his arm, say ing 5 Allow m to introduce- you to the impe dlment altuuVd to, my wife.Mrs. Saunders, I should have notified yon of her coming, but she has arrived a few days earlier than I expected.' ' ," , At this moment, a loud shriek was heard in the adjourning entry, 'at the door of which ; Miss Adleman stood listen. As he opened the door, she fell forward, directly Into Mr. Saunders ' arms, to his .manifest embarrassment and discomfi ture.' ; , -..-r O ''-J' ;:-.V : Mis. Saunders, who had more than an Inkling of how matters stood, flow to the rescue.proving herself fully eqnal to the oc casion. 1:,-L..,.,' '..:'. Filling a cup from a streaming urn on the tableho dashed It into Miss Adleman' j face. . . v. : ' 'i - . -. .... This being rather warmer than was agreeable, had the . desired effect bringing the Interested patient out of Mr. Saunders' arms to her feet. And, on perceiving that the resolute-looking lady opposite her, was about to repeat the precription, with a cry louder than the first she broke away and fled to her own room. Nor did she again make her appearance, until after Mr. Saunders' departure, taking with him the .rather formidable impedi ment . to his marriage , to her, . and whom she did not care to enconuter again. kj-t,, .; -.,! : Reading for Little Foils. THE NEW SCHOLAR. Oh! girls, what do you think?" said Mary Martin, running all breathless Into the school room, where four or five little damsels were deliberately hanging up their hoods, and storing their lunch-baskets safe y away In their desks, until the noon hunger should come on, What do you think?.': ';"!! 'Lizde Parker's new dull has come from Paris! said Josie Lynn.. 'Miss Allison la going to give us a boll- dy, gueawd pinup, littlo Eifia JobtUM. ' We are to have a pio-nic in Deerbrook woods,' cried Julia Snow, ; 'Nono every one of you, no answer ed Mary. 'But Cora Lyle has had a pres' ent a birth-day present of a 6eau-tiful boat, all painted a lovely pale-lilac, with a gold band running around It, and CORA In gold letters at the helm 1 Oh! oh I and we are all to be rowed over to Weeks' Island In it on Saturday, and- bate pur dinner of berries and. cream and &ponge-oake, .and playcroquot and doll-house, and do just whatever we please, all day : long t Cora told, me so, her own. very self - , ; The little girls gathered around Mary Martin to hear all the particulars- of this new and delightful scheme but just ; as she was in the midst of her tale the school-bell sounded 'Uing f and Miss Allison sum moned ail the little noisy flock to their seats. And then, for the first time, they noticed that a strange child wai standing beside - the teacher, a girl : of ten or eleven years old, in a brown calico dress, with bah' shin gled close to her head, and a healthy, suu- burned complexion. 'Children,' said Miss Allison, laying her hand kindly on the young stranger's head. 'we have a new scholar here, named Patty Price; and I hope you will all be kind to heiv Here la a seat for you, Patty, next to Julia Snow.' I . , . And Patty went shyly to the scat pointed out to her, looking at the other little girls under her long brown eyelashes. But Julia turned up her pug-pose, and whispered to Josio 'Lynn, who sat on the other aide of her; 'It's the. fisherman's girl that lives dawn by tha Point. Her fiither sells fish to mam. ma; and yesterday she brought a basket of lobsters to the kiuhen dworl' , : , Wehrwbat's the harm of that P said Jpsle, preparing to sharpen a' new slate pencil, . ; -; '' '""7. - ' . -, 'It isnt genteel to seU ftahl' said Julio, scornfully, 'Why isnt It Just as good to sell fkh u It la to sell cloth, like your papa, or pianos, like mine? 'Because it., ain't f said Julia, sharply. 'Hush! Miss Allison' Is going to read prayers now'"t'; '. . ', ;'; j ... ' little Patty Price had come to school prepared to have a very nice time, and en Joy herself very much with the other little girls; but she soon discovered her mistake. Nobody except Josie Lynn would play with her. Mary Martin . turned up her nose, and said 'Faugh! I smell fish-scales when she come nearwa Joke that Patty couldn't appreciate at au, although it maufftbe oilier girls laugh very much; and whenshe asked Effle Johnson to snow her where tle wate pitcher wsa kept, Effle answered, trudely ; Find fs yourself! I dldnt come here to wait on a fisherman's daughter.' ' " So Patty sat down la ber solitary corner, to her books, resolutely winking back the tears, v : .' -" wont cry said Patty to' herself ; 'I wont please 'em so much. Fuller sent me her tob-ajrii, aed pour like a twig, u.d I wont give up Just because a lot of hateful, saucy girls make fun of me T , -' Saturday came, and the party of little girls assembled at the river steps on Mr. Lyle'a beautiful grounds, where the flue new boat awaited them. The sky was blue. the air soft and warm, the river smooth as glass, and the woods,' all along its courses, pink with wild roses and swamp honey suckles. Jim, the gardener, was loading baskets of fruit, cake, and sand-wiches into the end of the boat, and Dora's mother had walked down to see the party start. 'I say whtspored Julia Snow to Mary Martin, what's that big tea chest, with el bows to HP' ,rf:;' rj, ;: Vf Don't you knowr" said Mary, somewha1 scorniiilly. 'that's the ice-cream t . Oh! ohj ain't It nice V , Julia, skipping around. , 'I do so like ice-cream.' j But girls,' said Mrs. Lyle, 'where is ths new scholar ?' What, Patty Price ? cried Effis Johnson. The ; fisherman's daughter !' echoed Cora. Ob, mamma, we never could Invite herf - ' : : Why not ?' Because she's such a common girl,' said Cora. 'We don't any of us speak to her at school, unless Miss Allison commands us to. Come, Jim, aren't you most ready f And the delight of the children was com pleted, when they were Just landing on the beautiful green shores of Weeks' Island, to see Patty Price rowing by, all alone, in her sober, unpalnted boat. , . Where are you going, little girl?: said Jim, the gardner. 'I'm going to take father his dinner, off on the Point,' said Fitly, smiling at the other little girls. But not one of them smiled back to her. - . ' ' I hope she saw the strawberries, fcnd Ice-cream, and cake,' said Julia, spite fully. ..-. --v;;,:; The lunch under the gren trees was de liciousthe berries sweet, the cream nicely flavored, and the lemonade jost what k ought to be and white Jim was packing away the plates, and glasses, teaspoons, the children all scattered around to play. Ob , Let's jump into the boat, said Julia Snow to Cora Lyle.- 'See how beautifully it rocks on the water t it can't get away don't you tee It's tied. Come I' And the two children skipped Into the I boat. '. ..t,r ' Now, III be the passenger said Julia, and you shall be the ferryman, Cora, and push about with the oars. Oh, don't it . rock about nicely ! . ' .:.:,,:i' But, Julia,' cried Cora, 'we're iway from the shore I Look, look I' ' Sure enough they were drifting fast away -the treacherous mooring-rope had coaae loose In some unaccountable fashion, and the two poor, .little adventures were afloat on the stream.' -' . . They shouted and c alled at the top of their shrill voices for. Jim, bnt Jim, on the other side of the little Islet, was having a noisy game of bllnd-mau's-buff with the rest of the children, and heard not a sound of their calling and farther and farther away they floated, at the will of the tide. 'Oh, Julia, shall we be drowned ?' falter ed Cora, very pale. v' . ' ' 'No, cried Julia, bravely; 'some one will see us, I am sure! But Cora begin to cry. -You forget, Julia, the great mill-dam ; we shall come to that pretty soon, and over we shall go, and be dashed to pieces among the logs I Or. maybe we shall float on till we come to where the river Joins the sea, and perish all alone I' ' '' ".' " ; And she began, to cry and scream pvte- ously But this was net the worst of it, fbr al? tliis while the sky was darkening with heavy, black clouds, ths distant thunder muttered, and great drops of rain began to plash into ths water around them. " Glrli I girls r cried aloud, sweet voice, 'where or you going ? and where are your oars t Here wait until I eome alongside 1 And little Patty Price's brown boat swung up close to them. Amid tears and lamentations, they told their sad tale, s Oh, you needn't cry,' said Patty. Fatb- er's house is doss by, and 111 take' you there dry and warm, aud 111 row ever to the Island and bring Jim back, after you. Here's father's big waterproof shjj(a) to put over yeu ; now lie still in the bottom of the boat, and lH soon row you to a snug place, And, Patty Price was good as her word and when the poor, frightened children were dry and warm once more, they look' ed consciously at each other. - ' . ' ' : ' If Fatty chose the might have let us drift out to sea, and never be heard of more said Julia ' ! - But ratty was too good-hearted fur that said Cora, "' ' ' 'We've used Patty very badly said Julia And I think we oughi to ask her pardon, tor it 4 ' :,:.'i'i-- v ; 'So we will,' said Cora. 'And wH ask bet temy party next weekF ; ' ' s I think she's a splendid girl said Julia. ' 'So do 1 said Cora. f!'" -' '- --And when, Fatty caMM back with Jim, lb WUa, and bad bem terribly li-iglit. sued at missing the boat and the children, Cora and Julia begged, her forgiveness for all their rudeness and unkludue&s. . And Patty kissed them, and said she would nev er think of it again. - ; - - , And after that, the favorite of all Mist Allison's school was Patty Price, the fisher, mau'sv daughter. For she had overcome evil with good - J , Illetory of I? loltoirta "Welle . i ' ' This noted robber was a native of Kent, and, In (be character of a traveling mer. chant, assisted his grandmother In support ing two sisters after his parents were dead. Leaving that employment he learned the trade of a butcher. ; It was also his good fortune to marry a woman with a hundred and twenty pounds of portion. This might have proved a competent stock for a butch er, and he might have made a respectable figure among his honest neighbors. But Wells knew not how to husband so much money. His wife and he were pretty com fortable until the money was totally spout, which was not, Indeed, long. Then he showed, by his conduct, that he fiad court ed her for.money, and not for love, aban doned company for no honorable exchange. Unable to pursue his own business, when til his stock was exhausted, he was eon strained to drive a cart to a woodmonger. In this character one day he went to deliver a cart of faggots to a gentleman, and, find ing means to get iuto bis parlor, he stole a gold wstcb, several diamonds, and two hun dred and fitly guineas.' With this turn in his possession he forgot to return to his master. i.. ,1;' V-"" His next adventure was with the hand some Fielding, riding over Putney Heath. Wells knocked hlia off ils geldlnfcvtled bla hands and his. feet, and. robbing him of twenty guineas, burst fbrth Into the follow ing exclamation; Ob, gold almighty, thou ait good for the heart-siok at night, sore eyes in the morning,- and for wind in the stomach at noon. ' Indeed, thou art a never failing remedy for 'any distemper, at any time, in all cases, and for all constitutions.' ' Meanwhile, Fielding recovering . his senses, quoth he : .:'rf .' y . V 'Sirrah, dost thou know on whom thou hast committed this insolence V 'Not I, nor do I care, for it Is better you cry than I starve T ' ' '"' ; ' '. ' 'I'm General Fielding, wholl make you dearly suffer for this, if ever you come into my clutches. ' 'Art thou bean Fielding? I've heard thy fame and shame long ago. 1 1 think thou art one of those amorous 'coxcombs ' who never go without verses in praise of a mis tress, aud write elegiee upon the mighty misfortune of losing your buttons. Tbou art one of those whlnulng puppies tint waste day and night with her that you ad mire, taking up her. gloves, aud. robbing her of a handkerchief, which you'll pre tend to keep for her sake.' lit fine, let me tell you thou art translated out of a man into a whmisey.' ' . . Thus leaving bean Fielding, ho went home to his landlord and landlady, who were overjoyed at teeing hls. booty. Nor was any member of this fraternity of vil- jnlny w-ittiont a ptut ef the spoils of Wells, Though our adventurer - often risked his neck, yet tt is said he was destitute of real eoursge. He would often boast that he was ready to enter the lists with those who were rioted Tor " their coward loe when be was certain that they' wohhl not fight any man. Like every coward, be was blood thirsty. , -jr" '. ' -One time a women, ; of the name of Elisabeth Horman, was comleomed for picking the pocket of Samuel Wlgfleld; and inch was her implacable malice, that she ould net die satisfied unless the had ths blood of 'ber prosecutor before her death Communicating her desire of revenge to Wells, he agreed with hoe to murder him for three guineas. - He accordingly went to his shop, under pretence tf purchasing lock, and, watching his opportunity, when Mr. WlgfleM was going homo about twetve, he stabbed him through the heart, and the unfortunate nun instantly fell. -' - lie was at last nppreneuaea for robbing a butcher of thirty guineas, a watch, and some money. - After his sentence he con fessed the fore-mentioned murder, II e was executed along with one Noble.au attorney, for barbarously murdering one John Sayer, In tlie village of BarauJi, in lite district of Shabahad, a tiger of large tlie was sitting in a gugar-ilekh The alarm was given and brought toqethor many peopla, amoug w'joiu weie two QowalU youths who had bueu tendiug tholr bulfalos close by, . Wbik the whole crowd dared not approach the tiger, pne of these , young - moa proceeded ban-headed, towards tlie ferocious auimal which in one leap brought him under his body, , The man, although la such position had tlie presence ef mi ml to catch hold of the forelegs of his adversary, while the other youth with unparalleled bolduess. and dexterity, ran and took hold of the tier's nevk. :- A scuflln ensued aud tin tpetHaUwt now lemJaiig'tbeir asiurtuuor, His brave Oik walla youilis mine out victorious with their adversary slain ami fallen at tholr feet. ' 1 ATliuuderlnaZae. A party of young blood were once assem bled in the chamber of the num ber engaged in ' telling ' stories." This amusement gradually ' drifted Into some pretty wild exaggerations, and before long It seemed to be a "point with them to see which one could uu tne most unreason able lie. As oue story after another was told, it became doubtful to whom the chain" pionshlp would be adjudged, so outrageous wtielhey all. Tom Temple had as yet told no whopper and now be was banter ed to try bis skill.,, v.'.ifj J.,;. '. . Well, I never was much attelling stories anyway, replied Tom; "and, besides, I can- . not hope to compete with any of tlie accom plished gentlemen here, as I could never tell a lie.' ;' Tv-; "",;''-, : At this there was a shout of laughter, and several of the party were for adjudging Tom the champion then and there without a further test. - ' I don't think I can tell a regular story,' eontlnued Tom, looking as honest a. Cooper't cow; 'but X will tell . you what happened right here In our boarding house lattmght.' , , - n-i.tu. , 'What was Itr asked several. . ; j 'You know we had a terrible thunder storm last night,, and that the strongest of us felt a trifle shaky is crash after crash and peal after peal awoke the immediate neighborhood. , Well, that war of the ele ments Was so dreadful, so awe-Inspiring that the hair in Mrs. Jones' butter actually turned white during the night Fact. Leave it to Mrs. Jones herself? - 9,1 . . Tom Temple wears ths champion belt. ' , A friend of mine being very much annoy ed by a sewing machine agent - who had tome slight acquaintance with him, and who alwaj s made it a point to Call shortly before dinner, and Just at often at he could. arrange to do so, and these liappemngs' be came a bore, and he resolved to put a stop to It if possible, One day dinner was serv ed ahead of the usual hour, on account of the expected call from the agent, aud when he arrived it was over with aud the table cleared sway. f This fact lie " was not long lu finding out, whereupon he set himself te work to unearth an invitation to dine, avsu If he bad to take pol luck', a dinner, be ing an important thing to him. ' Ah, said he, neighbor, I would like very much to water my horse. - ' This was hint number on .H ' All -; right, : there It the pump )oa der, said his sometime . victim, perfectly COOl' ' : ' t i. i -'-: 4. : This was not gaining much, but sadly he led his horse towards the trough. , ; W . I toll you, neighbor, I would like A few apples to eat was his next move, , . ; , , ; , .Oh, certainly, , by all . means,' . Cu right into the orchard and help youis self."i ; f V . rJ ' , Well on second thought, I guess I won't, eat anyapplee.' I believe they are not gooit on so empty stomach. . pwH-t, Well, they ct dlflevently on'mffhreiu,' people, and you must be" your' own Judge, ' replied my friend, not, even taking-notice of this last and strongest hint. ' -", ZPfi Ti rr" . It la ueedless to tay that he did not tarry long after his last bint fulled, and conclud ing that his prcsonce was not welcome h was very much more cherry with it there after. , BTTY THE : Sold by dealein through! ut thsblute. DOORS, IASU, BLINDS , - Paints, Oilsi and (ilessj ' ". PJXCKLLS ALL OTHERS. , . For sale wbulusaW aud retail at NATH'L JA-COIira, ' 9 MarkotStroot, WILMINGTON. N. C i LARGE AND WELL SELECTED 9 TOOK ' Lowest cash : prices. ' Call sod examine, f JACtW'a UARUVVAKS DKPOT ( BVILOEKH IIAROWAttK. J - LOC'KiJ,; HINUrS,. BOLTS, &c. " ' of every li iptitii. Ajteaey for ( . ' THtCtlEBRATEaSHALtRJi Sash Holders and luck.' i T WILL NOT OHl GUT Ol' OltUElS or wear out in a Ufe tiiuo. For snio by t.v NATliL'L J AUO I' u ' BUGGY II AHX KSS. v ' ' R1UISU SAtlOl.r.'i. ike. , Aeomplete aaaortiuout Just cpuufd. i Guns, Pistols, Coopers Too. , CarpeaterN 'eulH(Turient ueTw ' '';'-' !'- Machinist Tools, ' ;:.T'T"-"..'.-- ' iiiiidware lput, ts Market Etreet. Nr. , lily y r""T 'the. 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