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a t t , i II I UNIONI THE CONSTITUTION AND THE J.AW THE GUARDIANS OF OUR LIBERTY, Vl. XXXIV." !IILLI!(Rorf2ll,:'. C.; IVEDESOAY, J I' 171, 27. IMS. m i f in si 111 llf 1 To Country Merchantsr WE aaskiag Urge eJJilious to mu ft atttkef ; ... & C7 '. - ' Aing ear Mortarat commanding as at any bat during lb areao. V-n-hin replenishing their slacks for the htfia eer Mith. wouM bad it to their inter j ta tie as a eatL I STEVENSON k YVEDDELL, nJiSn: 8.t W. May 13th. 1853. : . SS r boohs!. ISIIALI. keep very pretty anortBtent of Bmki at Mr. JamM Wataoa'a, among which w WWWMKI vuey a . M. roam tlookS ' Wilay-a ,f . C KeaJer t Wbaekr'a Hwtorr : ; . m "7 V i . 7 - -rLt tba America. Tr,'.,f hJ-J .r m . ' ' - f- J jra CiQ awl tbera. A ay Books furainbed to or- SAMUEL PEARCE, Agent. HilUborougb, May 10.' 85 House & Lot for Sac. Haviog removed to Chanel Hilt, the aubarriler oflera hi. Ute reai , deoca in the to w d of Hilltborough ; lr aale. 1 be Dwelling liouae ia Wit n! roomy, anj very conveniently arranxed. There m tuoil Office on the lot, with two room, a Well. Barn and Steblea, sod every arcwaary Out Home. The Houe ia aituated on King Street, convenient to the Court Houm. Apply la lha. audacriber, at Chapel Hill. tt. C. HUGH WADDELL. April 12th. 1353. 81 J Drugs !.- Drugs ! ; . - jug 8ubaerihria are bow , receiving their Spring Stork of DRUGS, MEDICI N K8, PAINTS, 011,8, DYE STUFFS and SPICES, em. bracing a larger Stock than baa ever before been offered in thia market, and which they are prepared ta aetl low for Cash, or on fix montha time to punctual tlealera. Phyeiciana and otbera ara respectfully invited to call ami axauuna our ,,,Hk S.D.SCIIOOLFIELDi:Co. April 19.' ,- w - 82 WE have juat received our 8PRINO AND SUMMER GOODS. Please call and are them. They will be sold opon accommodat iiie lerma. $y We would call particular attention to our Superior FREXCH CLOTHS and UANSI MERES, which have heretofore given giealaa tinfaclion. ' ? LONG & WEBB.' April 12th, 1853. ,81 ONE THOUSOND PIANO FORTES 1 1 Upward of one thmnand Piano mid, and , never mild a bad ont ! ! I . ' ALWAYS having had the Sola AeiscT of the pianoa of Stobamt & Dlubaw in Vir- Sina anj North Carolina together with tne un- paralled number, we have sold, (mora tban one thouwml.) enablea ut to awert with truth and confidence, from ao long and well tried experience that they are JXSURPASSED IN TONE AND FINISH ! embracing in the aame Piano a Most MtUow and Soft, ai well ai a Mott Potv erf tt and Superb lone, ... . all J a jj We keep tlwavi on hand urge and varied: mm .orkofthecu,4faye.ndthe&trf Practical AKricuIture, rightly ,ap'in the habit of imbibing too freely. The the case. SdSrlu TSre F Undoubtedly V.ucPh miseries of the druiLrd's wffe' had $ ople in the towB hii been inSocc..ionedoi,lyby the outward fini, en.- bu! whol m.ch S more importance than mere speculative been too often presented to the good daguerreotyped, and the omnibus man Me. thoa who wish to buy cheaper iMrumente. tha naiau Jiquorf it j, invaluahle-giving tone ' Book Farming." Men may write woman s understanding, to be regard- wag the most popular person in the vil ihe ame advanUgea of a fine and beautiful t to ,he digtstive or)?.nBf ,j ,Uengtn to books on, agriculture that shall " be ed as simply creations of imagination, jage Aj the uanie9 IHj maidens had a.'i.v ao il, m M laiiv UI i,.tn . ..!.. number we now aeil own taito and eelection aide to be present thenmcl volvea much more resDomibilitv . . r ' . .. i ba aanrod, who want good Punoa, that with at- j tention, caution and promptness to their order. they shall have a Piano Forte at prcctuly the northern price, (aa haa been often tested,) and an instrument from the beat makers in the world. Guarantied, and allowed to be returned if not all they are represented to be. E. P. NASH, ffj ' Piano FoiteWare Rooms, i Corner Sycamore and Dank Streets, Petersburg, VaH April 15, 1853. 83 HEIYIOVAL. Boot and Shoe Business.; Thb subscriber would respect fully inform his friends and the public generaUy,that he haa removed bis Shoe i Shop to the house on King stieet, one , ftnt west of Mrs. Vasscur's Confectionary, where ; Ic will keep en hand an excellent assortment of 1SUUTS, SliUfcS, UKUUAIN5, ' which will be eold verv low. The superintendence of the business, as here tofnre, will be entrusted to Mr. Thomas C. Hayes. Tk- I a -1 aft-l Ka rawii.l war. II Um kept ready to execute all ordeJa for work, and, . ..i.. : ..:.,r,(; I Tnanklul for the liberal patronage heretofore be- stowed, he respectfully solicit a continuance of lue same. V. F. STRAYHORN. January 3d, 1853. 67 MOLASSES. fll-ST received, 10 Hogsheads of New Crop Molasses. . ,. t , LONG 4- WEBB- - March 8, 1853. , ' 76 Ul. VNhlS for Sale at this O.lice. ,4 pHC Mtkacribet iuinna their Li. ml. aaJ lha puMic gewetany, Uil tWy have entered iaia Cepartafi under the firm of . mmRJLYk GRANT, V ' snr the purpose of traesectiflg lb Grocery, t'vniuiUaion and For trardlBg llulnea in all ka diSprrol brine be, at the old stand of S. H. firaot, next toot la the Custom Hn,n V aler street, and would he glad te srrve tba puUic end their fttrikU'st kt time. , E. MURRAY, II. GRANT. Wiimingtow, N. C Ju lei 1853. S9 i. V?5rfh Patriot el week, and forward hilt teM.&G. Wool Carding. THE eubarriher'a Maebiaee, at Enoa Milta, Ornie county, will ba ia epenUoe by tba 10ih of July and customere ara teapeclfulty re quested ta bring their Wool in warm weather and well prepared, , .... " l "a--i .v... i payment I S. CLAYTOR. ... . - 89 June 7tb, 1853. - For the FALL of 1853. PURCHASERS of CLOTUIXG are inform, ed that "we via manufaturtng the laku. r wiw K-uttuiiicn, , i w, (oppoaiie the Attor Hottae.) 29 Park N.Y. Row, 'f . WW . .a. . . ! . . - e are me rge manuiaaurara ' 01XED CIjOTHIM Q ' m Ihi. coontry. RUBBER CLOTHHG at the loweat market ratea. I June 20, 1853. 91. COMMON SCHOOLS. ; nn II E Examining Committee foi Orange eoua. ty, will bold their areond regular aseetiug at the Court Houee in Hillborough, on Saturday tbe 30tn or July, reraon. wiatung eeruteaiaa re expected to apply at that time. E. A. HEARTT. Secretary . 1 ' June 2d, 1853. a .CDTLEniEaBSIIIP: .,l-ilaa4-. DR. EDMUND 8TRVDWICK& SON have aaaociated tbemwlvea fn lha practice of Ma- dkine. Tbey will promptly attend to call, for aervicea in their profeaMon. . June 3d, 1853. 89 v w a rv a i i"t 1 . ' . lESSmtS 7 JAlS3A3Cia m.m a . . m ma m m a w a CAUnON-Peraonaileeimtx an article that can be relied upon, prepared from pure J A' M AIC A G I XC CU. ahould be particular to ak fur M Brown's Eaarnce of Jamaica Ginger," which ia warranted to be what it it repreaented, and ia . Vrtpared only at FREIfK. BROWS'S ', Drat and Chemical Store, N.E. comer Chutnut nnd Fifth Sreca. rUladtlplua, Pa, , THIS Eaaence ia warranted to pnaaeaa, in a concentrated form, all the valuable proper ties of Jamaica Ginger, and will be found, on trial, an excellent Family Medicine. It ia par ticularly recommended ae a tonic, to persona re- covering iromiever or omer qikiri, a lew uiujm I .1 l; - r I . impartine to the etomacn a glow and vigor equal to a wine.gla-.fun of brandy or other mulant, without any of the dehilitating ctlecu J hiiicii iv aiuifs tu iuiiuvw iuv uvea ia nuuui ui eaai i.i-u r..n .w t Ar L..l. .J ;i U tUf.. ..raw.;.!!. Mrv;,oahU Ia KHIU' l ! wmoiw np;viaini avi.ivvnciv -w . .il.,, .mj rjK. s t tK ..1 u iit nm an llr CI1IIU IV W ICBI. IflU. I U ,V .V UlUlflt To ven ia 8ujrl nd Water. Dr. S. D.8choolfield,Agt., Hillsborough; Mr. S. S. I.ucaa, aeent, Chapel Hill. . ... June i, 1853. Attorney and Counsellor at Lax EI 3 a. a. SIB SOU EI n. c.s mniiirauiijii...u.'T7' c.lto.The ii?hest cash prices given for Land Warrants. . --rn.ie in the Court House. .February 2J,t, I " I BOOTEES. Mil" T ADIES' Thin-Sole Bootees, from J. ai Son. Philadelphia, iust received by lAlrilr & WJiliJi. June 15, Just to hand, AT TPIEHB IDBTUS SHOTS, JJEATRICE. the great Novel of the age; D " aev Burns: Life in Earnest; Happy Home; CheeveV. Pilgrim-. Progress; Startling Quea- lions; Memoirs of Lady Calcahoun; Litem ew vrnlLV-72?gJ.7 Kittoe's Daily Readinga of the Bible; Grace of Christ ; Memoirs of Robert and J. A Haldane ; Prayer Books; Hymn Books; a lot of New Mu sic, Ac. i June 8th, 1853. .. . 89 Fern Leaves froni Fanny's Portfolio.' 4 MOST charming volume, for sale at the ESI ASSORTMENT of CH0TH1SG fat know aWartv all tk. -.n h I v : i . J wholraale only ) auiuble to the Counuy Trade, TnT", art and acienei of A-ril ;r.. Zm' ? i T V ' at ,,arfd lo tne bo,we- tohatmtotbefute. 7 ifJr ,,l Illhtn. ZlJ.i. f ft becoming a simple record of sue-, - He wis a sight to behold," as Mrs. 03-Wed.b0.inca.oOth.:: tare, and perhaps they mar go so far as cestui experiments that have been Scroggins told the minister. The job CH2 S0aC2 STSTOHa I iL.lJl? '"k !fi imd-e bT Pctaal mep. with an equal- he hJ just coniJ),eted was essentially Order. prornS fitj. An ex.min.Uo. of J "r.rfri; . l 7 MP't" "f h cause, of a Uirty Jwne, .J we haVe r. o.rockUUci.ed. j'f and that is "Practical Ag-; that success. . V marked, being prudent, he had prepar- . . v.rx.nn nniTiirn 7 rif nlture. Hit ther hot know now tn Knur' tUm ,a an. L- -!.. I ... - . r . ..r r , iiAiruuiJ cuuiiitiv, r, , , , - - , . Z . . ".. us jmu; ea nimseii to periorm it without Dm? Store. . r i July 5. " . '93- " May y our rick awl, t Ei libera ot. natare'abetu bfeaiuBgJ (war O'ar every Uod. , From tba Ohio Farmar. j BOOK FARQXNQ. , , There is a class of men to be met ' with ia almost every community, who err out against" Book Farming. Go .k:. ..! . U :ul " wt w mwnw ?foranjof the cheap Agricultural pa-; I , .. I good AgncaUnral works, and self esteem will "e!n V 1 that they moment to snch a prodigious tnat they can coolly assert - , . . . hold toe plow, ply the hoe, swing the i", , . , ; . 7. m v i lie, aaviaa naniiiv 1 n aiira ip r . an n l t a i uiev not maae por ana oeei, ouuer and cheese, as well as the subscriber to y0Qr AEriculturaI Journals ? I .... . . .... i anaiviuuais wno mount a nouoy, ao fares 1 have had the means of judging, M. A 8 t I 1 I . I are apt to be a little one-sided in their opinions. Once fairly mounted, they st spurs to their charger, be he of large or gmaJI dimensions, and SO rush for- j m th f . , . h. tor their interest and save the hie of tkpir nnnr itd nr v r"r . p .. . rractical Agriculture hat long been' the hobby of tens of thousands. It has l.... .1 !..! .t,..a. '-"fe """"" ny have been forced to see that the old nag could not always hold out and. do the hiehest justice to the parties who had been for long years spurring her on 10 lac xup 01 ner upeeu ara a a m . . for years all along the route, one and another have beeS hopping oB. and bidding adieu to the jade With sense- less txcluiivtneu, and have been iouslv casting about for a more correct theory and elevated practice. , But all the riders are not yet unhors- 10 t.' t. a .j. 1 TT . : ""r1' j iqaantnr oi viie new .nriau u...., u..e .1 irj w.u not iaai most Imumnt growth in minds not. ' The filthy stuf!lhappilf.di iCT. . ,r r ",nu ?r l"7 .owntnyouui wuhbettarsced. I effect on his brain till the job -frr! :.v V"0""" lo "",u " J A 6e,or umated. the num. The pig WM cie,ned out. i mem niui luciu iu biiuw uicm uic u oer oi me aecrvers oi "ijook rannine . i;.:.. ,k:.u I e linn irm ill rvinin cut; iuvw luisinuuiiig uic jauc i uiu, " v .uiai it .ua.. v. iMvvT.mii. (legrauation, anu tne poor house. ,A and from long service is wofully galled, Be this as it may, Mrs. Scrojrgins lucky thought arose, like the Phoenix and is always getting fresh stabs from was an industrious woman, and took a fronj the flames, out ol the conteinpla those who have been regenerated and good deal of. pride, in the little place tion of the dark picture; arid after a made believers in a sounder and more , which had been bought br their mutual few moments' deliberation, she put on w holesome doctrine in agriculture, who ; industry and the thought of having it her bonnet and cloak, and hurried over would' gladly see supplanted in the; wrested from them by a cold-hearted to the village half a mile distant. bourse by a nag of improved blood, her .... . . I .1 -A ! A 5 gt.il ueVOteu riUers, Wlul ineir levi in ,i .:.-nr.a nn n thpir hppla. wh han.U clutching the mane, are " . m-m. a. am a wm mlae ata nnncintf thaw snurr n? ner on. vaniiv huuuudiiis uict r r a a v ariw in fl(lvinri f .11 the rest 01 the e a w . - .,!,! a-a HLdU mmnln an. . 1 ..' works allowed to come before the pub- lie. - ; I ,'So thnfonnhlv aroused has the scion- 88!tific world become upon the subject of improvement in our Agriculture, that I no workj - destitute ;t real intrinsic mised to do better ; but, alas for the va lfT worth can long hope to survive the uity of human expectations! he got tip 's I rigid ordeal to which it must be sub- y the very next day. ; r eT P . . a- V Tl lll a i a , . . z. .o ,i -i .fit nna least lavor in ino eyes oi me w (called practical larmers, are tnose tie- auuien, ueciareu uiaisne wouiunuien-73- signed to elucidate the scientific prin- ' slave herself any longer to pay for the ciples applicable to Agriculture ; such ' as Geology, M ineralogy, Meteorology, Chemistry, Botany, &c. . - i Anese sciences are an taugni m me t,:,rKr rlaaf 0ohAOla ami tfipre ia not one of them but is of more practical im portance to the farmer than to anj ouier class ot men. The practical farmer has before him every day the subject opon which they treat, and can he be any less a pracii cal farmer, if he Understands clearly the principles Upon wl which he works, to. crownhis va- H0UI manipulations With success t If the practical farmer, one the most .ultra in his denunciations of "Book Farming," were desirous of making his son a practical mathematician of the highest order, would he commence the work by forbidding him the use of books treating of the science of mathematics? Yet the son would be about as likely to become a Euclid in nuthfrniticil ..a I vitboat tne 4alT. or Mtthenaticul works, as the father would be a good) S radical ariculbmt without the tu - J of works elucidating the principles spoa woica nis inisineas is oasea, ana ta accordance with which it must be conducted, to insure permanent sue cess. Those practical farmers who eschew books and teaching of a well conduct ed agricultural paper, are not so fool. ' narur aa to uenr the advantages ol Spooks and papers in fitting men lor the 'better discharge of.the duties pertain. ins to other pursuita. and it is onlv be-! cause they take a one-sided and tflibe- ral view of the matter that they heap denunciations upon" Book Fanninj." In many instances this view is taken, because the earlj advantages of men - I ..." ' . " . , . . , -'r"' were not such as to bt them to anpre ciaie tne voice anu teacnings oi science somewhat abstnise: and rlr preju- , , . , nytarly growing less; and men need only to come to the light to have their fc,skte opimona ami prejudices made manifest to themselves. -, .- j . ..... -e..v-.- ture of the country needs. Improved ivBrAma onn ina MriAMMia m bibmm y .ici.i,ii- ae, m m . . ... . . body can una lault with, and even bod v that adopts tliem with a clear under standintr of their Drincinles. will be ucucunru. A clear understandinz of their principles, and a diligent applica- Sinai T Akn m ....... I.I L. ..!.! I - a tin of them, would be our i- icai oi a " uook farmer and oi a Practical Farmer. Tte Two Daguerreotypes. CHAPTER I. Jim Scroggins, though in the main a an honest, peaceable, nuiet. harmless fellow, had-. he.stU b'.KSt f wttlnw .-, -v 6. .v...e drunk whenever a fit opportunity pre- tented itself; and, unfortunately, be cuse "where there'a a will there's a av," the opportunilie were both fit anuirequeni. Jim owned a comfortable homestead, that he had almost paid for. Mrs. Scroggins was a "real worker." and' ... .r .' .. -,.ii....5ui,.uuureiiiimiii anx- tno doubt did her full share in buying wrath to be poured out at a more con rrect the homestead: She was endowed with enir!nt season. i .... ... a great ueai 01 energy, good judgment, and people were so malicious as to say creditor was in the Highest degree dis- ....I.U k..l . U ... I. I... tier ojiccauic, uui iw aubii m vaiauuij, iici husband's infirmitr. as the p-ood ter ol the village called it. seemed to . nfllrlT. , - - yuiuv a a . . . . 1 he MDlt CreW UPOn him. aS It tl- I W B - Imost slwavt does unon those mho are . ill l exhausted her eloquence upon the inla. tuaieu man, wiuioui prouueing any thing' but' a temporary effect. She painted to him, kindly, the inevitable eneci oi nis inuuigence, anu Jim pro .1 hen she appealed to his love of mo satistaction in being the own- and ten acres of land, and :.. . :.u : ri, . -iuS u aiu wc uupi vi mc piace, anu men naveat taicen away irom them to pay a rum bill. Jim listened patiently to the good ": t"meuit, anu, as usuai, pi miseu to do better ; but, also, as usual, he came into the house the very next uay, ngni as a nuoie string. Mrs. Scroggins was in despair: "what to do she did not know," as she expressed it to Parson Allwise, who was a sympathizer in her distress. She had entreated, she had scolded, she had threatened, and all to no purpose. "What couldabodvdo?" Parson Allwise himself, though he made it a point not to interfere in the domestic a hairs of his parishioners, was at last moved to try his powers ot per suasion upon the poor fellow. But Jim, unfortunately for the suc cess ot Ins appeal, had but a poor opt nion of ministers in general, and of Parson Allwise in particular ; and as ooj n tolj the wortfif Ttstor that he r . . .... . , bad better mind hit oa batiiets. Mr. .Scngins was shocked at the boldafsa tf Uer spouse in answerin a miniate r of the gospel ia sach a point' - ea rninner, asa was iru to Deiteve inai the ca was aew hopeless indeed. But woman's wiu are equal to almost any emerenctr: and though she had .confessedly given Jim to mercies of the devil, she could not help thinking it would be a good thin if be could onlr be saved from himtelr. -, Vat day Circumstances seemed to 'conspire ia favor of an experiment. which had suE?ested itself tu her fertile brain, and she immediately csrried it into effect, with the most kappy success, 'as the sequel will show. CHAfTlta iu- Jim had been cleaning oat the pig pen, and as the operation was rather a disagreeable one, he had fortified his olfactories by drinking an inordinate d ram. d not take was done. bat Jim " VW1IUIIIUU WIMUI WCllCI u Lieu him to ocennr it than th. neat, white. floored kitchen his cottage. jjj not realize this vnpleasa .Dd learin? his shove! and hi A a, T - . ' But Jim easant truth. and leaving his shovel and hoe in the ru nimseii to penoi detriment to the nei any neat garments he or- a k ainaruy wore. He was dressed in a 1 .-.! ..ru.i... ....i t.: regted a shockin- bad hat with the I !!: K.f.. S?.?! nlT. At tin. I he moved it over from its perpendicu' a . . I lar position, so that it rested quite jaun tily on one side of his head. j Jim settled himself heavily in the , chair by the cooking stove, looked sill r, anu seemea uisposeu to auuress mm self to slumber, his usual resort, when inebriated. ' ; Mrs. Scroggins was mad at 6rst,'for it ttBa miv tf.1 .i.r i.rr ri.. j;n.' r,.r ll.Z " .I -."7 me uunureuui tune, nau promised ne- ver to drink another drop, not even in cage of sickness, , Rut what . th uanf -;.. tn.d with such a poor, silly, imbecile "thin" as he was at that moment. He was not in a condition to appreciate a regular matrimonial blow up, and she wisely resolved to re-rv tha ;.ta ..r k si,e looked at him and thought of Josina the little place of Denurr of por . week nreviou9. a vounc da j .j p-uerreutvniat. with a nnrrahl unliinn . . ., " . . .ui;ffhi.wtk..;ii.Mn.h. wi.Sn.si.... . ' "a-- J t""'6 1 1. 1 a.a.l. I ar a. the semblance of their faces, at prices a a Ba ".a v.piintf frnm nm iitiWI.nira in , JIOq atavaaw mihi ina v , ,IIS . V aiiT-J . - ij .lan.i:.. ...i... nine thrown lovingly around her, and look ing unutterably anectionate. But Mrs. Scroggins was not senti- . I i v 1 a. ,1 . mental d had gotten over all that!. long before Jim took to drinking. She proposed to put the skill of the daguer reotypist to a more practical use than that of getting the good will of a lo ver. She entered the saloon, and though her heart did beat a little at the degra dation of exposing her domestic matters to an entire stranger, she demeaneiliV.1" 6S 'j t K m herself with all the firmness becoming ! J,m Scroggins, drunk awake, the trying occasion. " Them dr.n A Jogartjrpes!" mut- Fortunatelv for her all the people in the town had "been taken" and itlMf, . '"'"S woJeci we7 'UI1' . was a dry time with the artist In as jful 7 shadowed to him. . few words as possible she stated the) Jim stopped to think. He fully re case to him, and the young gentleman ,f0,.ved never again to be the loathsome readily promised c operation. be-"g they "F Taking his apparatus under his arm. the dor with jt( and witIl rig)lt d he accompanied Mrs. Scroggins to the,wil, haried iton the door-stone, where cottage wheie Jim was sleeping off the'u WM daghe( into a thousand frag effects of the villainous Iew Eng1and.1merjtSi aBd the declectable stuff irre- The inebriate sat in precisely the same position in wnicn nis wue nau left him. He was asleep in a high backed chair, which kept Iris head up, so that every thing was favorable to the sitting. ' In a trice, Jim Scroglins' old hat, ragged clothes, long Ward, dozing, drunken expression, anVafl7 were transleried to the plate. But the picture t)d. not Wit py tist; he thought one taken when tha sitter was awake would bt a mere cor rect representation. Mrs. Scrogjfini thought so too, and, when the diguer reotypist had put ia a new plate, she waked him ap. - What dy'e want f" asked Jim, with a yawn. vi ake upr ' and the ladr rave him a smart pinch, which opened his eyes, giving out the true expression of' the drunkard. ' The artist was prompt, and in aa instant, edition second of Jim Scror gias was on the plate. The original, not being required for further use, was suffered to slink away, and complete his nap. ' - The pictures were put into a frame. and Mr. Scroins produced her no net. . Nothing, ma'am, I shall not cbarra you anTthing." cut, sir, i am aDie to pay. The artist shook his head, resolute ly refusing to touch her money. Of course, Mrs. Scrnjins was rralelul. and gave the artist an invitation to take tea with her, which he accepted. In the course of the meal, the daguerreo typist told the story of his own life how he had been brought up in the midst of intemperance, and knew all about it. His father had died drunk, and leaving his mother penniless, he naa supported her Irom the profits or his portable saloon. Mrs. Scroggins of course sympathized with the young man, and readily understood why he would not take pay lor the pictures. But what was better than all, the young artist took quite a fancy to Jim's only daughter, a prettv- girl of eigh. teen; and, after tea, insisted on taking her daguerreotype. And the sly rogue pretended that the first was not a good one, and took another one of which he took away with bim. The tea things were cleared away, and when he did go, the poor girl's heart followed him, and half the night she laid awake to think of him. CHAPTER III. Jim Scroggins recovered from hit tlebauch, but the first thing he saw when he came into the kitchen, in the morning, was two daguerreotjrpei which lay vpon the table. He picked up one of them, and started back in confusion when he re? cognized his own distorted featutt). lie examined the other. It was the countenance of the first, with eyes open; and looking ten times more hN deous than the sleeping picture. uood gracious!" exclaimed he, " did I ever look 10 infernal homely as that?" and he proceeded to scrutinize the picture a second time. ' "Blame mel if I thuusht I evet looked so confounded mean as that, I'd go down and jump into the river." "I have seen them, though, that looked just like that are," continued he;" but them was drunkards now I aitit a drunkard, though 1 sometime! get a little sizzled., I never lit my pipe at the pump, though. Howsoever, them was taken for me, though when , or where 1 have no kind of notion,' There's the old hat; and there's the old coat no mistake." V : The footsteps of his wife caused him to drop the pictures, and he hastened out of the house to avoid the tempest which he thought his wickedness woulcf call down upon his head. , It is a notable tact that he omitted dram on this occasion, and k courage. Like a prudent .she was, she did not say a word about the occurrence of yester day, and permitted him to eat his breakfast in peace. ' lie Vi nil UUH me uo n luwm ui i im ,d buet on thrfollowing day ? . . j r. a. ..i He got th rough the d a jg i thou t d r i n k. me uiu (I)uciilc tiauivicu iwi uiv uauai dram ; and in the afternoon, while his wife was in the sitting room, he wtnt to the closet where he kept the bottle. But the first-thing that met his gaze was the two daguerreotypes, resting against his black bottle. There was T ,1 !, .! I I wea ne, yrr"BS ?ac eoniusion at trievablr lost. " Hallo, what are you about f" said a young man just entering the yard. , "Smashing my rum bottle," said Jim with admirable 'coolness. "You -are the dogtype man, aintyouJ Walk in, if you plw-Vaid iim'. I ushering Mr. Shadof'" -he sitting- , room, v . i ' ir -sup n w ,.weie. wneiv; : lv ."ugiHer j S f f v a -. M i at ar' 4fr la : '' '. -. . A ( , f
The Durham Recorder (Durham, N.C.)
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July 27, 1853, edition 1
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