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would listen, .'iW thrilled oven to-pain by
"the melody and then when ho saw the
tears stealing .stienuy aown mjr.cucciks, o
say,
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rAj Urirft riit flvn.v
now, it is not good for
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Lucy any longer," uttering' the command
' fn n calm kindly tone,' as if somehow she be-
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, thickly streaked with silver, and yet Helen,
' who .used to annoy me, by calling my mas
ter tho ugliest man in the world, insisted
now that somehow he hadgrown handsome.
I saw all-this-ivith a strange sense. of
-heart crushing pain, such as I had never ex
perienced before. 'I had always thought of
the vicar as pue who would never marry.
J had accustomed myself to believe that I
should always be his friend, his pupil, nearer
to him than all others ; and now a. wall
-seemed springing up between us.
x It was a rnost beautiful morning in sum.'
mcr. Dnce more I sat down bv the win
" dow, and looked forth. I "could see the
church-yard in the distance where my father
and my mother Iy buried. V
' Oh, how happj they are 1" I murmured.
M Their lives were short but sweet, for they
loved each other, and they sleep now in one
grave. - Oh, father 1 Oh, mother L why may
not your crippled, helpless child come home
to her rest beside you t'"
. 1 A pvi gleeful "lAcghjcarne from the gar
.den. Duncan Clavering was helping my
sister to tie up the, very same rose-bush
Charles Stanley had . helped her to tie fixe
years before, on the morning after their be-
" trolhal.Had she forgotten, that she could
laugh over its crimson blossoms with an
other now? I could not see his face, but
: he was bending eagerly forward, and once'
more his hand touched hers.
; In that moment my own souls secret
was revealed to me. I fell upon mv knees,
then I threw myself prostrate on the floor,
and buried my lace in my hands. A cry, a
wail of anguish went up from my breaking
Jieart.
:i ' I know not how long I lay there ; it
might have oeen moments. A voice roused
'me, which could almost have summoned me
from the sleep of death. '
44 My poor Lucy," it said, u my little dar
ling!" - . ' -
Oh, I knew then that he loved me. I
needed no more. Never before had such
tones fallen upon my ears; such cadences
of protecting, tender absorbing love. He
lifted me in his arms. No other had ever
done this since my father died. He carried
me across the room, and sat down, still
holding me. Then he kissed me. It was
r the first kiss any man save my departed
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That .was but your fancy," said he ;
Helen is your sister.w . , v
"One "more question my master ; forgive
me for asking it' said L M Is this your first
love ? Crippled as I am, do you indeed love
me with nil the dreams of your youth?" ;
- i'-ldo.it ismy first love' he replied ; "I
love you with all the dreams of my youth ;
with all the hopes of my manhood. Lucy,
you are as niy own'life.H r .
7T VVewere rpafried in a fev lays, for I had
no preparations to make. In a few months
Helen was also married to one who loved
her, and she is happy. I am now fifty years
old ; for. just half my life I have been his
happy wife. . He. has indeed been my sup
port )n the hour of need. v . Lucy.
For the ArgQB.
, yet known,
IleiptttfiiUjt intcribtd ta Mift S. A.C.tby
Wiuux R; Tzebt.
Terhaps, 'tis useless to remember;
Bat oh, I can ne'er forget ,
The gsy night in Dooembvr,
When yon and I first met. .
Many, many years it has been,
For I was bat a boy
An innocent child, free from sin
Hppines was mine without alloy I
And you, sweet ir!,-had not
The s;vd realities of life;
For yoa, loo; was then not grown -.
Unacfjaainted with the world's gnat strife!
And oh, then,' how happy were we,
As onward we were bornt, : :
O'er ILVs freat, uDcertaih set;" " '
Unmindfnl of the coming stem; v
The fierce storm which o'er
Life's ancert&ln sea,
Sweeps and wrecks s on the shore
Of vast etexoity.
Cat let's not murmur, my friend,
Orer oar sorrowful lot;
Bat continue cheerful till the end,
And let not old times be forgot
Oh, no, let's ne'er forget
The happy boar that we, .
Strangers, each other met
Oa life's tumultuous eca I
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father, had left on the poor cripple's iips.
7 . You are weak, my palpil," he said,
gently ; "let me be your support. Will you
be my wife t"
I raised up from his shoulder; I looked
at him. " VVould you take me, my mas
tet r I faltered, M roe, a cripple 1"
Listen to me my puipil. I love you. I
have loved you for years j but I would not
. ask your love, for I thought your vivid
fancy ; your exacting nature ; would never
be satisfied with one like me : plain, poor,
and no longer young. Heaven only knows
...-what.! suffered, when I saw that Charles
Stanley ' wished to marry your" I thought,
with his gifted sensitive nature you must
-Jove him. He married Helen, and I was
content ; hut still I could not ask your love,
I would not give you the opportuity of refu
si me ; of blasting all my hope. While,
I did. not know your-heart I-could still
hope. But you have not told me vet : do.
" You know I Vo my master I replied.
But I shall shock, ypnrtnste. You .will
; blush for me.' A painful glow overspread
rav own cheek. ;
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a very obedient littlevpulpil, Lucy; listen.
and never left the subject be mentioned be
- t ween us hereafter; lTo me, y otlr face is
the fairest and sunniest among women. I
(' am proud, bo, how ptoud of your genius
1 -whicli I have hejped to cultivate. Your
lameness I regard,- under, Providence, as a
. blessing. . Without it ryoa never would
have le en the woman that you are; so
' triftetL yet so humble. There is another
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And oh, let's endearor to act m,
That when this life is o'er
We'll meet on heaven's happy shores
There to part nay, neter morel
Rockingham, N. C, March 24th, 18C3.
XE'vVS GENERAL AffD STATE,
The Enqoircr says that it baa tea mmorod on
the streets that a thousand barrels of the flour re
cently seisrd in that city belonged to one of the city
editor t. It this allegation prore troe, it would seem
that the press itself the etginethat should derate
and reform is giving way to the mania for specula
tion. For the credit of the profession we hope it is
not so. '
They hare a new way of "running the blockake'
in the army. . They wrap a bottle of Whisky in a lump
of dough and bake it into, a bread loaf atd so passes
without the countersign. i 1
There seems to hare been some impressments of
bacon in Wake Coanty, which bos resulted in bringing
down the price from 90 to 75 cents.
. CONFEDERATE BONDS. -Kichmosd,
March 30. At auction to-day Confed
erate bonds 15,000,000 loan,' told at 134, and bends
of 1,000,000 loan, long date, at 105.
Backed Dow. The Virginia-Legialature hare
backed-oat from the transfer of the State line to the
Confederacy. The Examiner.says: .
It is said that both Houses of the Virginia. Legisla
ture' on 'Monday last, in secret cession, repealed the
act transferring the State line to tb Confederate au
thorities, and then disbanded the line unconditionally.
This action is said to be most agreeable both to the
officers and men who formerly composed that corps.
Sestesced to Dkatu. The Court Martial which
triedCapuin 4. CL .Webster, holding a commission
under tbc Pierpont GoTernmeut,) on the charge of a
breach Of his parole of honor, h:n fouud him guilty,
and sentenced him to bo banged by the neck until lie
farther ordered that, the prisoner be eiecutciJ at'Camp
prisoner be eiecuwui at c amp
Lee, on Friday, the 3d day of April, between the hours
of 8 A. M., and 3 P. II. '.Webster has beenincftr cerate J
in the military prison, in thia-city, for some time paet, 1
and has ma4? a camber of desperate efforts to escape.
X Ittrhmrtnfi Whtt
" jjsten, my puipu,-: saia iie:: " You were
of the thietet and trackel them to thetf ctTe. V Two
of them, one a woman, were arrested and committed
to the Coanty pris'on. Two, one of them t runiray
negro, made good their escape. " w - i
" " ' Salt. Watchman, 80."
Camp notM.-Cot. Wtor Mallett lating snffi.
ciently recorered from tho wounds receited in tho bat
tle of KInston, hal resumed his former position as
commandant of Camp Ilotacs the rendcxtons for North
Carolina conscripted ' ) ' T. ' '
Col. August who has filled this place since the dis
ability of Col. Mallett, has cWeo great eatiafactio to
all who hate beeo .brought )n contact with him, and
as ho Icatea us for duty chewbere, we assure MM that
the good wishes of our people go with him. .
. ; Col. Mallett, though not reoorered from his wounds,
will bo able U disoharge the duties of the position. ,
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"" A Trvb Mak. The AehYille Ne?s says: Thomas
8. Edwards, of Haywood county, made last year a sur.
pin of 2000 bushels of corn, fr which he was otTerod
$3 per bushel. lie rcused to take It, and is now
selling it to the families of soldiers at 75 cents a bush
el. Look at him, reader? Don't it do you good In
the midst of a world of extortioners and thieves to fiod
one intu with a soul in his'body? Weunderstand also
K.t PaI p.itW of the same count ifffurninhinK tbi
faaiilies of soldiers flour at $5a hundred, while al
nost everybody elsa is asking $20. Well may Hay
wood bo proud ef such tons. May Heaven bless them
Akothv Fikaic RAID.We lcam that a number
of women, some twentr, more or less, made a raid on
the corn crib of Dr. Goellet, at Boon Hill, Johnson!
county, last week. The women were mostly th
wires of soldiers and offered one dollar a bushtl for
the corn, which was held, we learn; at fifteen dollars
a barrel, and a largo quantity on hand.. Certainly
one dallar bushel ii enough for men to pay for com
it ho only get eleven dollars a month, antl sleep on the
ground at that.
Thew mobi are greatly to be deprecated, but peo
ple will not starve if they can help it. We fear they
are but the beginning of the mob violence we shall
wituess if the war continues. T-ie timei are sadly
out of joint and the masses are becoming demoralised.
We see no way to arrest it but to stop the war, and
we tec no way to Co this as all .power is vestal tn the
rulers and the people are powerless. We supple if
we wait patiently something will turn op. Pnyrtii.
: MOTKXXXT FOB THX IXFEAO&XKJIT Of LlXCOLX.
The special Washington correspondent of the Chicago
Times learns from a distinguished gentleman from
New York, that a movement is on foot in' that city,
looking to the impeachment of Lincoln at the cpenlng
of the next Congress, aa provided by the Constitution.
The movement originated with the moat eminent Con
stitutional lawyers of the country, including two from
the West. lie says "every intelligent man most be
aware that the crimes of the Executive and his'ina
bility to conduct the affairs of the nation, eves In time
of peace, ha've furnished ample gronnd tn his im
peachment, and every true patriot ill rejoice to leatn
that be is to be brought to punishment. The first
draft of the articles of impeachment are already drawn
np. It embraces charges, which if proved against
Queen Victoria, would brjng her to the nntimely end
of Charles I. English people would not bava endured
the outrages on their rights to which American people
have patiently submitted. No English Kiog would
have dared violate the English Constitution as the Pre
sident has violated the Constitution of the United
States." ,
or eight inches high, and had a pta'a fiat gold ring 0Q - -the
little finder of one ef his hands, we think the ritht
hand.. . ' ..;' t ' v;.:.; V
. There waa a nt on the top of the Head foor or fire
Inches long, extending from the front to the back, ap.
parently inflicted by an axe. Also aEorixontal eat
on the left side ot the forehead. The clest antf abdo
men also bore the tnhrks of nnmeront cots and Ubs
as though done by a knife'. The clothes were ens. and
J pockets rifled. ' There was neither shoes nor hat.
rear tne creex, ana at a snort distance from where
the body waa fonoel, were distinct traces of blood, and
some indications of a struggle, although It had
rained heavily on the night before (Monday., The
body evidently, had not bea long la the waterj proba;
biy netveen on anu iwo aays, ssy imrty-eix Lours.
, Evidently there bad been foul play The man must
have been killed and thrown In. There were many
fobtprinti on the margin of the creek at the point
where the body waa found. T L' '
The jury found'that the deceased had come to his
death from wounds, Inflicted by some person or perMna
to them unknown. As yet, the matter la a complete
mystery, there being no clue whatever to the perpe
trator or perpetrators BU. Jowrna.0. ' p,
IQUisT.--On Thursday last, Coroner II. It. Perkio
held an inquest over the body of a white man found
on shore, on the East Bank of the Cape Fear River
near Tiokett'e Landing about fifteen miles below Will
mlngton. The verdict of the Jury waa "supposed to
be accidentally drowned.'
; The body was considerably decomposed. It had on
a' pair of English boots, two red flannel skirts and one
blue jean shirt. There was a porteraonanle, with about:
fifty-five dollars, and a two bladed knife, white han
dle. , y ' 7
The following marks were inscribed oa his left fore
arm with India Ink : - V. , V
- (Palmetto tree,)
... J.II. W.
. - f M. Wood. t .1
(A E. W. Wa.JinUlUi.
AnoniH.On the rS)tb insunt. Coroner. Pet kin
held an inquest over the body of a man, supposed to
b a negro, found near the Confederate Road and about
three tuitt from wwn The body Was found la a drae
thicket, to which fire had teen set, whether aecidta-
tally or otherlrlae could not be ascarUined. Xk body .
was so much burned aa wholly lo preclude the ehanee
of recognition, and n part ef the elothtBs? waa left
1 nncomumei but part of the shoes and the portion of
tne socxe protected fcy taem. The jury foaad that the
deceased came to his death from causes naknowa to
them. , - j
The matter looks mysterious, and. Indeed, not a .
little suggestive of foul play, as though the party bid
been murdered, then dragged or east into the thicket
and the thicket fired to hade all tract of the deed. ,
r - -1 h'iL Jounud.
,$200 Reward.
Exioetiob ExTRAOEDiHAar. We learn that a short
timo since, a preacher, we will not sav of what de
nomination, exposed for sale, at a Bailroad station,
Dtrthi Wistyerjrbranchof 'it, a few small
hickory shid and a Urge mudfish, and had the-conscience
to demand one -dollar each for the shad and
ten dollars for the mudfish! Te Jloly Bible classes
extortioners with adulterers and murderers. Further
comment Is unnecessary . Char. Courier. .-
MrrM. Brown, ten barreli of whose flour was taken
by the women week before last, says it is pot correct
that he rave it free of charts He consented that they
reason why I am ihankful Tor it: I im a1pgbt .uke that quantity rather, than submit lo.,
jealoin man ; X could never bear that ray eaf?.n"(1J notmib.,!.!,,1,",,to'rI
, Wlffl S person Should possess the same Bor his duty to others would admit of such liberality
. o ' T--w arr-v --wb w r a wmimA. iiir -m k- r i f ii f i 0 r- .
" i ft -.- - Mm - w-w v- w m-m-zri awatsr va Berst W J
-AJ tJt O 9JX m w I J 'mi mi
I 'ring-. He answered nie with a look that
N. C. Bosds. N. C. Sixes, (old issue) sold in Rich
mond last Saturday at 175.
Two reaceable citizens of Manchester, Va., have
been murdered during the laot few dasly Confeder
ate soldiers. Hal. rrojrut.
Webster, a denperate character, who is to be Lung
at Richmond on I way next, made a desperate attempt
to escape from Castlo Thunder on Friday nigUt last.
The Sharpe's Rifles manufactured at Richmond seem
to be rather a poor weapon In a trial of a lot re
cently, seven out of nine bursted tho first firt. .
In an editorial on aflairs in the Southwest, the N.
T. World says 11 darken eouosel with words as we may
the campaign on tho Mississippi, is so far a failure,"
Jt expresses doubt as to the result cf every one of the
movements now under way. . : .
CONFEDERATE CONGRESS. ' J ' -Richmond,
April 1, In the Senate to-day the Hous
bill to aboliuh, Bogging in the army parsed with an
amendment. j'alaoIl Qase:bUI to .jrt conaider . Navy
aud Senate bill to increase the number of Military
Courts to attend army in the field. - A moKsage from
the President vetoing the act rehitive to the first regi
ment South Carolina volunteers eufi tlc'J an aot incren
sicig the efficiency of heavy artillery for coast defences.
Nothing important done in the Houe, Members
drawing for seats in the -JiaH -of Virginl- House of
Delegates vacated yeHterday by adjournment tine '4t
of the General Assembly. y
Tobwools'tho BcalaTO eta
Carolina aud Soutliern Virginia, and. it has received
such an ifJinicnHe boost upwards io price as to havo
stimulated ita culture in all the border counties.
Among others we hear that in Franklin county in this
State, the great rage-is for planting tobacco, irrtttpeo-
tive pf the ery of the country for Joodurely-Uua.isJ
not only wrong but impohtio anu snort-eiguted, arid
we trust the planters will think better of it while there
is yet time. Ral. Trogrtu.
this plaoe on
r yes teraar'"Tnere have ben several smoaetr9usTob
Thee. Johnston's was swept very clean ef meat
' a j r ' 11 a ... t 1
ibatur-T,
al or -STATBTJoNus.irttdrfoinrtio
fered for tab by Kemp P., Battle, Esq I'rea't of the
Chatham R. R. Company, wore, opened yeffterdar at
the office of the Public. Treasurer. - We learn that
$5000 of tLo bonds exchanged with the city of Ral
eigh brought' 30 per cent, premium, "and $5000 ex
changed with the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad Com
pany, 2D per cent. The residue 40,000 was taken at 191
per cent, premium. Of the successful bids some were
for 19, fome 18, some 161 and lares numbers at
15 per cent, premium, and numbers at lower prcml-
umtPrvgreufiAprU 1. ; : - ' :'
jJjr-sjyewdayafternon
ariwLTOV?tIWlBl Coroner H. R. WU UBvnonor.jn with-their patronage.
iQttndin Stpiths CrekeajtbiWJnUngtonjind Wel-
don llanroad, and about a mile from the depot. The
elbtL coat, doeskin pants and cat Velvet'vest. tles
RANAWAY FROM TUB SUB.SCRH5R ABOUT
the middle of August last, JACK, a bright matat.
to, abo! SO yesrs of age, five feet 8 or 9 Inches la
height, snare built, slow-spoken, has a larjt scar on
the left cheek extending fron the corner ef the nonth.
two thirds of the way towards the ear, and '1 by trade
a carpenter. ,
One hundred do hrs will te paid fcr his delivery to
the Subscriber living 8 miles ot of rT.tdeaboro',.
Anson eownty. N. C , or for ht ceBflnemttt so' that
he mar be had, and $100 mote, fur evi Jn:e sniScieot
to convict any white persoa or persone, for harboring;
the said lav Jack. JAkfES C. 3-NNETT.
Wadesbom', Drcember 18, 1883. 2H-5m.
- Dentistry.
T V. H0RTON, RESIDENT DIN.
TIST, WadesboroMLCUfallv
prepareq 10 perform anv opera lion on the
TEHTiI. 11 has now on hand agrxxl supply of OuLl
FOIL, TEETH, and all other materials toaeoecr
ful practiue of his prof0ion. Teeth mounted on Gold
or Silver Plate, from on to a full set, or faction, sr
clasps. All work' warranted for 6 years. After Si
years practke, I have have no hitancy In sayiof, I
cangiva entire aatisraettoa to those who patronm
'me. " ' " . :
N. B I will attend to all calls from home; bntshall
have t4 charge mileage, in addition to my other fee
B. B. MORTON.
Wadesboro', Jan. 27, 16t4 216-tf.
NEW
lie
ix WADCsnonoucn. "
T.nE SUBSCRIBER TAKES PLEASURE IN An
nouncing that he has at last effected arrnnet-
ments in esUblisbinga.longJicededJnsttutJonln tkj.
place A LIVERY STABLE, Hie building le large
and commodious, and every means will be taken by
him and those under his charge, In riving satisfaction
to the public. .':7 .
HORSES AT LITERT, will reqelve every attecUon.
J IIorc, Burgeg, and Hacks,
ready at all times to convey parties to any point they
wish to go, and norses taken to board either by the
FEED, DAY, or MONTH.
The patronage of the publio is most earnestly
llcltcd, either in putting np their horses with me for
the Feed, or Day, or In hiring my Horses, Buggies, or
jiacks. .
Mr. JAS. THREADQILL, Superintendent, will be
on hand at all times, to attend to the, wants of thoie
N, B
rrnnavo
Pronriatori
I wish to wurcbase several gociDJULVOUfir
SiS!!:??1! would; .
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