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J&A fresh lot of Perfunsefw, ..
: t A fresh lot of Faiats, rl s L
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In fact the largest selection of drugs- we
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MR. "A. A. TENNT is ot prescription
Clerk, ;fotfeiy wifb. -PeBd ! & Le, of
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l. t. smith, :
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Paints.
inls.
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Soda, (Engiiah aai Anaerieaa) Laps, ,ftpj
Oils, Broodies, Wines sd WfeUky for
:medicist purpose, ' together 4 with p&ay
Articles too numerous tn raeatioa.
Aa examlnatioa of my stock is solicited
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SftECTED STORY.
OUIt TEACH KK.
The time for the commencement of
tke summer term of our . high- school
atiNonam, was drawing tear, and we-
that is, the Superintending School Com-mittee-rha4
publisbfid a notice for
those proposing to apply! for situations'
as teachers, either in the hiirh school
or in anv other of the thirteen, schools
ia the t-n, to present themselves :on a
certain : day for examination. (The
principal of our high. school was already
engaged, b'lit tie wcS, without assistants.)
The day arrived, and agreeable to notice
tUe committee met at the residence of
Rev1. Mr. Stevens, whe was our chair
man. Stevens was a genial, progres
sive preacher, warm-hearted and im
pulsive,1 and keenly intellectual.
Tne other two ol the committee were;
Clarence Seymour, Esq., j and myself.
Seymour was a graduate from Harvard
Tjniversity, four-and-twenty years ; of
age, and just entered' on the practice of
his profession Law. I iardly think I am
competent to describe the man. I loved
him so well -?he was to me otrue and
io devoted that I may have overlooked
his faults. But I can say that I -uever
saw them, tnouh his- gdodnes and his
manfulness were' ever manifested to me.
One thing I can say, however because
I have-1 a- Daguerpeotype- picture take Tx
of him by'Anthony Oocfc'ctt at the time
of which I speak, he was a handsome,
man, and every inch: m man.
Numerous candidates; applied to us
for examination,, but aa my story has
to-do1 with only one off th-cn; I will say
ruothing of the others. i ,
.One ;of the young ladies desfriiig" to
be installed as teacher gave us a card,
.upon which, in a very chaste and weU
rouhded hand, wus written "Margaret
Brandt." When we came to examine
her. particularly with reference ( to her
qualifications for the' positibn as first as-
sietanfc to the. priiiC'pal; of our High
School, we were forced to ask questions
wlic!l ere t jrpyouttdej Jt-. those
who iOnly sought pitto s' in jcae .cut-
lying dihtnetrf. bhe lolormed ua,rery
unwiestly, that she.was-an.'.rp'tan-rthat
she had been educated bf a lind uncle,
now deceased and tl at she now found
herself! cast ;upon ler own resources.
She had accompanied her undo to Ger
many, and to Italy, where, by his pei-m-isaion,
she had gained. something of a
muaical euweatien, and where she had
added to other stores of information.? .j
MusiG waone of the branches we had
then recently introduced into our High
School, and when we had eatv-Sed our
selvesthat the caadidate was- iut-llecr-
tuallj competeBt,' Mr. Stevens asked
her if she had any objections to giving
as a Kanmle of her musical ibilities. She
Lad none' whatever. There was an ex
cellent piano-forte in the room, and she
sat dawn to it wfttwut hesitation of ajiy
kind. ; : "'
As I saw Marg iret Brandt at the titne
she was about twenty years ofae'J of
medium bight ; fashioned for comeliness
and strength : healthful and vigorous;
brig it d cheerful ; and yet as- modest
and pure in every look and tct e and
moticn as the lilly whan itoffers its first
blosaomHo' the kiss of the sun, i
And even our good clergyman, when
sh bad brought forth a magic v. ice
from thie piano, and had mingled there
with the j notes of her own surpassing
melody of singing, sat like one eachait
ed. i Suffice it to say, , that We found
Matgaret Brandt duly qualified, and
that ! ebe was installed , as assistant-inch
ief ' of the principal of; our "hih
school. . f-
A boot a month after the school had
commenced J had chanced to drop into
Seymour's office one day while he was
reading "a letter. He looked up aud
nodded, f nd therrweot on with his read
mg. ii . - -
'A letter from my old acrat, in New
York he said, as be refolded the mis
wvej waic she is acquainted with Mar
garet BrandC
Tasked if the old lady spoke particu
larly of Miss Brndt,
fjiay ay fcere, that Clarence Sey
m iur, of hi own accord, had long given
ma lis entire confidence. Ir niy dwell
ing be caade himself at home when he
pleased j my ?ifa and fihildea liked
hiroj land ay library to whieh be bad
free1 aqeess. .came very jconyeoient to
'Til t4 you wbat she ays," be r e
plied j and opening the letter be r,ead
aloud , -'j- :, ;.
"En passu ut, my dear nephew, I am j
informed' that j Margaret Brandt is teach.
ing4 sTj'doM' in jHjur town. Her mother
and I w;ee friends dear friends n
other yeaVr. ; Margaret is a dear, eood
irf;: add; if
T know her aright, her
truth)-hcfie3ty! and sterling fcserit, crown-
cu ujr.ii.nougo ...gui, cm-
n.r V. -W A--i.i4n fiwVtA Tnrftlc Vte - I - Am
ulate, will be to bel,- ana to' those" who
become her friends, of more worth than
co;.ld be the golden dross which others
may possessJ Dear boy, T ;knowyou'
are one of the' School Comrcittte of I your
town. For my. sake be kind to Margaret
if you can. jPodr girl ! She' ha3 had a
hard enouhl-it it is; but she
has a fodlisDCT??wefrv5ue6endence. I She
will not acc3pt from others that Which
she can earn for'berself. Have' you heard
her sing?" J .
"And so.she goei on," s lid Seymour
refolding the jetter, and putting it Jn his
breast pockei. "dy soul! haven't I
heard her sing? And do you know old
fellow, this word from my good old-aunt,
whose judgement is beyond question
warm my heart !" j
"Ah Ij Clarence," said I, "you ar fal
ling in love with our teacher." :
The coror of bis face changed, and for
a moment he hesitated and stammered,
but only, for a mrmjent. Directly his face
brightened,- and he taid! his hand upon
my shoulder as .'he ,said', with solemn
earnestness. !
"My dear! friend1, why should I at
tempt to play shy and coy with j you?
I am not falling' itt love. If I can j read'
my own heart, and translate atight its
ardent throbbings, I love Matgaret
Biandt already, as deeply and truly as
m an can loVe: And I am not ashamed to
knowledge this to you, nor am I
ashamed to ask your advice. You are
a married man, and you bave a fainily,
at least, not inexpensive on your hands.
Now, you know my situation. Perhaps
you know, my prospects in this place
better than I do. You have had experi
ence, and you ca judge of some things
better than ' can. Shall I, poor ; as I
am with my life yet to" upbuild,, ask
Margaret Brandt to become my'- wife?"
I did! not answer in a hurry. I took
time toconwjdeiv Clarence' Seymour I
knew from top to bottom,- outside; and
in. The ' woman - who look hi-u for a
husband,, in love, and trutfi,. and faith,
would be surely blessed, "o; of lii'iM, I
felt, I'knew. And now of Margaret
Brandi Ah' I
had not long to thiuk.
The atmosphere of ,a pure Elysium
could n)t bi'jso cjntin'uou-ily and so un
interaptedly exhaled except by a being
pure and goad of heart.
'My i dear, bay," said I . after d ie
thought; "if you have courage to try, g )
ahead. With Margarat Brandt, for
your wife I am firmly assured you ciu-
pot but prosper." .
"Bat," said he, with a look and ex
pression of j supplication which was
almost childish, "do you think she
that is do you think I have any hope
in that quarter?" ;
. Perhaps the wish was parent
tbe
thought I may have spoken from im
pulse hastily but I answered ,him as-1
thought I had seen,
"My dear; Clarence, if I am not worse
than blind, she loves on as well as you
love her." !
Mercy ! what a transfiguration op-
pearca ; upon tne lace ot viarence Cey
roour. He jumped uj and caugbt me
by the band. ,
"Old fellow, jouijn'tmean it?" :
"SeTierus:lyr Chrence, 1 do." i -
'0, blew youP
And,'' I added, "J hare a joy in store
for you. Mis3?vandt is coming to. my
nouse mis- cvamng,; to sing and play
with my eldes'duiugliteT. I hereby in
vite you t) beoriebfour happy num
ber." f! - . . ;
His only answer was a warji c!a?p
of the hand.
That'evening there was music, in my
house fit for ears celestial. Minister
Stereos was there, and Mr. Dunnell,
our Principal, was there. And Ad lie
Tenny, the sweetest songstress of all our
townspeople, was there, cheerfully
yielding the laurel crown, and filled
with enjoyment.
lowaras tne close ot tne evening,
while Addie was at the piano-forte I
observed Clarence Seymour and Mar
garet Brandt, seated close together in a
far corner of an adjoining room, looking
over the illuminated pages of a work
on Scottish scenery. I observed for
brief space, and I need ask ro mo re.
fy 4)wn courtship and marriage had
been no formal, methodical affair. I
had; deeply loved and had been loved
ic return; and I knew the symp
to ms well. It required but little obser
vation on that evening to assure me be
yond the possibility of a doubt, that
M argaret Brandt hsd really fallen in love
with Clarence Seymonr,, let alone what
the young lawyer might have done in
his own behalf.
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And when the hours bad come very
near midnight I saw Margaret place her
hand confidingly within Clareuce's arm
for an escort home. I had no! doubt
then that the match was made.
(Thhs far of my own knowledge and
observation. The rest, 'save the simple
fact of jmarria'ge X had from Clarence.
Christmastime was cSaiing, and those
of the pupils of our high school who liv
ed out of toWn were preparing for; home.
One evening,-injth'e vestry of tha church','
Clarence Seymour took the arm of Mar-"
gtiretf Brandt 'Within; his own, arid offered
to' escort her home. ' I
Sue' did1 not refuse and on the way
their troth' was plighted. Clarence, told
Margaret of his hope3 of speedy prosper
ity, with berto plan for,, and she expres
sed herj readiness to work by his side.
And on Christmas day they were mar
ried ; and Clarence's old aunt came on
from New York to witness the caremo
ny; and on the following day she said to
her nephew,
"My dear boy, you must return this
favor by spending. New Year's day, with
me. You can certainly afford that much
of a bridal tour."
"That reminds- me he answered,
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with a startled' expressiori',"that we have
no teacher in Margaret's place."
; "My dear husband, said Margar et,
dwelling lovingly upon the word new and
precious to' her; "do no8 think that in this
season of j y I have bsen' forgetful of
duty. My resignation' of the office of
teacher was in the hands of. Mr. Stevens
two weeks ago, and he has a competent
suce.sor to take my place when the hol
iday vacation is over. If you can spare
the time, and can afford it, I should real
ly like to go t(J New York." !
"I can spare the time, darling, and I
can afford it; and moreover,-1 can rbake
it a 7i9t t of oroiw as vjfeU as of pleasure,
as I hnjve a cl'ient tfrerewhrtm I an? an-
luus to see."
Tlisy .prepared t set forth on Friday
afternoon, and before starting, MararetJ
went to the office and sent off a dispatch
by telegraph. ; ; - - .
"What is it ?" asked Clarence.
"O.ily a request to a friend to meet us
at thestatiou in New York," and as they
stepped from the cars, Clarence suggest
ed to his wife and aunt. that they hou4d
wait while he secured a coach.
"There will be no need, I think," said
Margaret. "If my telegram reached its
destination your own carriage will be
here for you,"
My owu
But before he could finish the sen
tence a middle-aged man, t crupulously
neat and elean, appeared upon the scene,
nd lifting hi bat with a politeness that
was reverential, said : : J
"Tour carriage ia here, my lady."
Was it to the old lady, or to the
young that he spoke? It was- peculiar, at
all events. Margaret bad told him of
his own carriage. I What did it mean ?
He gave to the middle-aged man' the
checks for his baggage,; and then follow
ed him to the street, where he was shown,
not a eoiumon hack, but a magnificent
carriage, to which were bitched a span
of horses, the very perfection of equine
grace and beauty. -
"Margaret," said Clarence, smiling as
he laid his hand upon he.r arm, "what
good friend accommodates you thus?"
"One of the best friend I have in the
world. You shall see him when we
reach home,"
"Home:"
"1 call it horse, although it is not
mine." " '. -;
A shadow crossed Clarence's face as
he said,
"One of your best friends, . Margaret
-and a man -and you have neither fa
ther nor brother?"
I have a very detr relative, neverthe
less, and one of whom, you shall never be
jealous. Wait until you see him. You
will, when you know him, call him a
good man, though perhaps not hand-some.-
.-. "
Up Broadway up to one of the fair
est and most picturesque of the squares
of the great city-the j middle-aged man
drove the carriage, and when he stopped
it was before the door of a marble pal
ace, or it looked like a palace to Clar
ence Seymour. j , ; .
"Do we stop here?" he asked
"Yes."
aud passed into
the granq drawing-roomj.
Clareqce be$i
gan to ! feel a strange paapitation-
ofth
heart.-
said his
wife,' af
er
she
had given
her oVer-gkrmdnts to a servant
who bad
dbseq'tiiously
attended? -upon
her, "shatl I now introi
duce youlto the
dear trienid of whom I have tpokep ; the
frieud who owns the team that bfoaght
'- - t - i '
us here, and who owns this bouse?'
"Yes, darling ', . j. , J V
"And you will not be jealous ?',;
"I promise." , "1
"Behold him there." J f '.'
And: she pointed to the heavenly '
framed rergla.ss which iorned th head
of the apartment. S: f
; "Margaret !''' .- j 1 j ;;
She -l i e w hii:i to a 'chair, asd s i down
ih' his la ni and wound ler arms? about
his neck, i
'''itfy (t.vn dear husband," site said,
ounctuititiir the address frith a kiss, "do
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you not begin t i imagine why I longht
the sc'iootj at Nonani ? I was uiifortH-
nate 'enough- tube left ah oVphanf wit!
!l
almost 41 ;r"ili(.n of . dollars
Yo.u
if
can
wr-:-:
and'
imagine the ordeal. 'i le really;
thy the men of string Lands
true hearts the men fi'led to fijjht the
battle of life bravely duie t-not sdek my
hand. Fortuue-hunteH"wio plcn y YWur
aunt and my mother had hWi play-hiat-es,
and school-mates, end dear friend -j from
ohildhood. One day your aunt told nie
the story of your risking yourdife to
save a 'drowning boy, ant of a stilj more
fearful ripk' which you ran for th jsa'ving
o5 a man and woman whoi were being ran
away, with by an ungovernable ; horse.
I began to love you then. Next she told
how bravely you had fought yodrway
throiSrfi'jp' liege. She" tohi me, toj),.that
you were fen orphan
I asded her to get
for me your daguerreotype likeness,
which she did, And thelI resolved to
see you, ajid win you if I could, ideally,
Clarence, r had loved yqu beforel Baw
yon; and when I had seen you I kpew
iaye,! know that I had foil n'd the blessing
if I eould inin it. 1 came 1 fawfl con
quered, j Your aunt prjmised sjecrecy
touching my wealth, and she gained for
me the- recommendations I o your fschool
codimittae with whish I j came around.
Arc you1 ssny, my darling, that you
iave given to me yoxr heart, yourmmdj
til vnnr naiiiA f I I
j ; i
After a brief pause, Clarence t(jo!f his
wife to hUborom, aud, holding her in a-
ond and yearning embrace, he male
'!' ! . ! I;-
answer : -, - I
"I thank God for my wife !" 1
And from that day to this- after the
lapse of years 1 they botH gave thanks,
daily,: to the All Father fb.r the blessing
of their union, j I I
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Highest CAS H price paid0 for all
kinds Country Produce, i " f.
Also constantly ou .hand
- . i1 ! : ;j bacon,
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h. " lard; -: i;. -
Best grades Sugar and- Coffee ; Shoes,
Cotton yarns. Also dealer in the. well
known Stinson Wool HAts. Call and
see me before purchasingfelsewhere.
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and WAGON and BUGGY MATERIALS; &
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HANDLE STEELOTrON HOKS
Every One Wrrented Writs for prices
They eitered the ball,
mm wmmm.-immm
: Grbceries lower than ever
jv.-c, ;
josepK T.
has opened a large and attractive stock of Groceri, -tn th Barbee building in
mediately epposite the Tobacco PlamT; office, where be will be, pleased to see
the public. Pon't stuntil yon fir.d IlOGEKS' 9RE tnd examine his goods
and learn the. prices.' It will do you good to see how he, is supplying everybody
with groceries, ' ; V ' .
The following'are the wholesale prices of some of the leading articles ;
CofTee, good rio.
I a. t' 4
Cuffee, common...,.
Meat, iihs.. ...-.
Shoulders,....
Sugar, C. B
Good; c.:,'..
a.
Flour XXX.
N. C. Family '.
Oven Bu-ter...
Willm!5ric2-'
, M classes, commons
(,'uba Molasses
Granville cotton cloth, yard wide at
Shirting. A. A
I shirting.at...
Prints at ....
Bleaching yard wide at
All I ask is a cell and I can-convince
down.-
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CA.TVTDY! ANDY! OANDY
We warrant our Candies to he fresh. Made of the best sugar,, we can safely recom
.ia end them as being per feotly pure. They compare favorably -in quality with those
of -ary mttnufacturer ' either here or abroad. Our prices-, are reasonable and such as will
suit those who buy to sell again. V solicit
both. in quality and price- '
uuv :ir. l,eonar,i tormerly manufacturer
city! feeling encouraged by the reputation,
Urm obtained, trat-a' like reputation ball attac'a tofhe manufactufej
which he is a member. Indaeemsnts as ' good as North. , or elsewhere,
tandies in the State. - '
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H. V. WAH B.
GEO- CEEEDLE
Wilk
arsons
Planters
DURHAM N. C.
For Tie Sale of leaf Tobacco.
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Cur market, the largest manu fa etiiring market i the
State, will need for the next year TEN MILLIONS
pounds of Smokersbesides
pers and Fillers:
I airaia oi glutting the JJurham, market. Bring us your Tobacco to
1 OTJt WABEHOIJSE
Larpefit and. Tht 1irV,t : A. .
' " " u iaie' 8Iia.e know, you wiR realize tha
best prices at our house. The manaMmt A tk- w.,.i,. : V -
the. control of i :
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who ha, had many years ixperience in managing Warehouses and alio m rais
ing and Manufacturing Tobacco. FOR THE BIGGEST PRICES BE SURE
you goto PLANTEES WAEEHOU8E
We shall keep constantly on hand a large supply of the difirf v'.nr
m, tf r- . vmv C1U14 VCfib JL
bacco Fertilizers and Peruvian Gaanos, at costlow freights added, baring rxade
arrangements to get it frcm first hands. j
GOOD iAOGOMMODATIONS fbi both
man and beast-
E fWAEAB CO.
3712
) the TracM
FARMERS
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before known in Durhfan?
Rogers
7
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24 cts. ,
V 13 cts. ;
- 10 cts. 1
.10 J cts., per K;
11 cts. '
r, 12 cts. - ;
$6,50 per barrel
$7,00 per barral
$9,00
$7,00
'32 ots. per gallon.
f. 44 cts. ' "'
10 cts., per jard
. 10J dts. .
9 cts.
12 cts.
any one that my goods are marked low
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DURHAM, N. c
orders confident of ? our abbility to pi
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for Maasrs, A. D. Itostcr & Bro. oi tl
which the Candies made J6y. himself for tl
or um ana if
- BRADLEY & LEONARD!
; Opposite J"ew Fost Office,
RALEIGH. NC:
JNO.'C. WILKERSON,
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large quantities of wjup-
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