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Emboro,S.C;l 33 iy. oKCit.VTIIAM, ' ,v M (i ii i T v father 'a3 Alice with -tp pimty nee oi an ac count which my father had. declined to pay, as he firmly believed it to. be a gross overcharge; but facts went against him, and he was ordered to pay. My father vowed that he would do no such thing. He called the judg ment "iniquitous and one-sided," and ultimately expressed his d-. termina tion to emulate dear old Mr. Pickwick, s.r;. j and go to prison if necessary, rather than to submit to such an injustice. , ; "But, father," I ask in an awe-struck tone, ''what will they do if you don't pay? Shall we all have to go to prison ?" ''No, my dear," replies my father; calming , down "not exactly. The Court' will issue what is called an 'ex ecution,' and try to iut a man in pos session; but I think I shall proTe. more ! tlian a match for a County Court bai liff." ; Father smiles while saying this, as if the latter person -were a very j contemptible and insignificant thing. ! "Execution !" "Man in possession !" U wni-K warrant! ta giv- watinfaotion. ; Thnt do they mean? I am afraidtijto rS'ff S'iVm Kt ask my father, he look so cross, so I ,v ofiirt- in ;upi Hill until thc'21, th?-n iri! nnietjv w;h niv work, waitincr Durham f..rtTT. wek. , i . -r I ,.!" - , , i x t 1 ... - . until the frown shall have left his "ltt. iti(i!m 11. lkis i . r; : biow. ie Ins r: Attorneys at Law, IH UH.VM, N.C. i ' ' AlUmsinfH atrsl.) to -them will r,ivj prompt attention'."' ". ''' D A V I S T U.J. I 1 ,"-.;. Surgical and Mechanical DENTIST, dukhXm, k. c I r.:it Trofensor of BWws "f tbo Eye and Kar in th Savannah MAical C'ollf -') rBACTK'E LIMITED TO THE. EYE AJVD EAR, t RALEIGH, N. Cj Rfeni to the State Medical JSoeioty, ati4 to the Ooor.?ia Medieal Society. Octltf-ly. . r lft.(i ttefovL lWEMs Ad 80 '4 Ma on with ancc" X r k rVJ,cDsne88 ot flm in possessiou wuii i it.rj. liemjiB 'something morfflJJan rnorww Aitef uienreaK- fast-ttini " hve'been 'removed I per UiTmwSfeh( duties for I have been papa's housekeeper since Teir mamma dier'-md then, tak ing a book with" me, I go to the veran da to have a quiet read before punch eon. The reading has hot advanced veiy far when I am startled bv an ag onised yelping and barking, just out side the gate.1 "I am sure that's Tiny 's bark," I say to myself. "She must have crept under the gate and is now fighting with some other d off. , Naughty, quar relso je little thing ! She will be kill- ed !" ) ' ' ).'". - - Starting from my sent, I seized the key of the gate and a large garden broom which happens to be standing near, and heedless of "executions' and "men in possession," I opened the gate and rush into the road, there to see my poor little Tiny in the grip of a most disreputablooking cur. My ef forts to part them are at first fruitless; ,but at last, after one or two vigorous punches with the broom, I succeeded. Tiny is rescued, but at my expense, for the angry cur directs his wrath against me. Terribly afraid I turned to run, but toy opponent is too quick. He seizes hold f my dvess and shakes it as i( it were a rat. A gentleman rushes forward,, and with one or1 two smart raps of his stick, drives' the dog away. I snatch up Tiny1 and make a start for the garden before the attack is renewed. . Fate however, "Mary," at last exclaimed my father, ''I have to go to Bardmoor to-morrow, and I was thinking that it might be a wise thing to consult young Barton; he has just come from a large office irj London toelP't me.Tlie htirid little dog Know mucu uuoaunim, vul oiu.Diiruuu N J, HOT E L A T I O N A L - 1 -V ACCOMMODATIONS Equal to any in the, City. BccLrS Per JBILLliBB BOOM AND BAR - W :- ' i ' ' ' . . -. ATT.QHRn 1 ft ; . i - , ... i i' i. I i ., -: ' - 'DfliphtTnlly itnatpd next to apttol fSp.ik. " 1 ; C. D.-0SB0BNE, Proprietor. B ARB K U S A N : EVER VTHHIi N EW. HvT E R Y has always been consideyeS .a - gOod lawyer, and perhaps the nephew majr be following in his uncle's steps. At any rate, I will make the attempt, ant see if he can't save me fro milris'. atro cious swindle. I wrote yesterday, akking hiru to call here, if passing, as rl watitecTto seeliirrPabdut those leas es; but I suppose he. has been too 1 busv.'oV perhaps 'mv letter has not reached him." .. r My father does not volunteer any more information, so I wish him "good night," and retire to rest, to dream of executions at Newgate, ; and that the I murderers expiating their crimes are the men m possession. I hive recently fit ted np mV :"BarVor Saloon "on Maju "Btrei'f t 'consiaerahle eost la nrKt ' claw itvH JHt Razorn,: bat hVorkmeaj nd very0iinj ktr in bent Htyle.i Dont farj?t th placo ne 4oor of Rawing -. S-tf .... . -L I '.."'.'; '.,' j-A T T HEWS' H 4 L L . I hTe recently fitted np mp H?aU in the town of Durban witbatap and acen?rr. It wW ted iu the eentre of town and will be rented at renHonaMc figures. ! II K' t"?- 1 'Fr MATTHEWS,-T; f " S TT- ..XiKj1 -Vt Catalouge of New. Bare and Beautiful Jlaats,. S ; Will lie ready in Febnury" wtthik al6nui plAlc "Muiiiy new and beautiful Plarttn tare offtrtd for . the iirst time, with a rich5Mlleeiiori bf Qre&z hong.' ud HothOOBe plants: Bddinp: plants; new and etoiee Roaes; Dahlias? Well ,rifcrn , and at Jow prices. Free to artjwy ertatomerc," to others 10 eta. a plain copy free. JOHN S U'L, j lt-tf . r "WashtHgtou, D. U. The next morning on coming down to brieakfast I find that my father' has started by the early train for Bard moor, and has left positive orders that during his absence the gate is to be left locked and no one admitted under any pretence whatever. "But tell me why, Jane?" I ask our ol,d cpok, who has been with us long er, than X can remember, and to whom theorders have been given. 11 ; "To keep out the bailifiV, miss, re plies Jane. "Not that, it will be .any good, for they are as sharp as needles, and nothing can keep "em out if they've . ' . Li a nund to get in. f ":- , "What is an 'execution,' or a 'man in possession Insk" "Did you ever too n rH 4-l"iaf. t"'i c at itifzi . i i i Vill T V IIVW 10J (.saJB. VU t V 1 IIM. wv. I rXs , f " ' ; ienduglv A biilifT is the man' in "pos,? see one t Jt "Only on an- T Is'ii'ov prepared to fill orders fdr all th- l-ad-injC Vanetiea of - PDEEiBR?D F0WJ5 iP GGS (VrvePondem;e Vlicitirt 'anAcateftlly .Bvere. A-Wra." v "V' ' J. W. REYNOLDS, 8 -3m. jCnekwofVa;-', l: .... ; i. . . VALUABLE REA ESTATE? r FopsAiki. ' A lot W"UaJ 2Y, milea aomvnk-hara contin ing llS4cre8,tp which tjierxifi i new cottaf rfwidenee neatly built, painted and finiahed np in ;ood style. The land is a.Japt-ed to the growth of corn, wheat, oats, cot toil and-eKpechK lv tobacco. Also an acre lot on jwhich there' in mile, from DnrliamMi tlte'RoMro iL' The. tract of land li fww hundred jfards frjenja the store honso For further partijnlar aadress C. B. GREEN, Durham, N. C, j j oov 13 t Session, and when he or-his men get into a house hey sell all the furnituie and everything they -can lay "-"..their hands on--and thatisyhatr they call an execution. i t 1 i"ut Janej," I argue, "if we keep rtte doors locked, how can thev get o Tobacco fixtures For Sale. ij I i '"." i i - I:- , On. Hvdi a ulc (11) Tump, tw ratairtera nl fivo box WewHj all e-l which are i tno verjr heat working order, atid guaranteed t-f give aatwfac tion. Will be aold low for oaah, Addn?s,i J II. T. FALTCETT, Durham, N. C. is 4t. E B . pi I. 1 , Y ' tf i4i t i t ', t I .hi lift r- I ha hr ftfi?d terkahWe fiirajrunport e 1 st-iek, .'or 4le. Will sell at modalrate prices. 13tf DiirhlmN. r.s has torn my dress, and, of course I must put my foot through the hole and awkwardly stumble. A strong arm, outstretched in time, just saves me from measuring my length, in the dust ; "Don't be frightened," I hear pleaaTU;iiejMful,voice;exelaim; "there is no danrieAl Hie little dbg has heitr en a retreat. s.i "Bow-wow-wow !" yelps the little m'onster in contradiction, as executing a iautious side-movement, he renews the attack. There is nothing .for it but to ruu; and run I- do, loJLtoppiug till I reach, the! other side of the gar'- den gate, the little dog at full speed after me. But, my deliverer - is equal to the occasion H makes a jrapid plunge, and seizes the dog by the bkek of the neck which unexpected attack so alarms the animal that it suf fers itself, without a snap' or bite, to bg ignominiously expelled from the gai-den and thjgateclosed jupn it j "Oh, thankypu fJ I? hurriedly ex-r claimed?. hope you are not hurt ? For the first time I look at my pre i . , server, and meet a pair oi merry brown eyes 'looking at me with an amused twinkle; "Stupid fellow!" I say to myself. "I wish he would not stare so, I . don'f, I know what to sav to him.' J ' To add to my discomfort. I feel my cheeks getting crimson I "have such a tiresome habit of blushing and a truant lock of -hair will keep blowing about my forehead. I wish that he was'a little awkward or bashful. I al ways have plenty of self-possession when talking' to a. shy person; their diffidence gives me courage. f I push the hair from my forehead with an impatient hand, and, raising my eyes to-his as he is assuring me that he is quite unhurt, I eatch a - glimpse of a bue, official-looking paper which has "partially worked its way out of his pocket All at 0nce it flashed across my mind the 'fman in possessic J He must be a bailiff, and I have let him in and papa will come back to find his, home devoid of furniture Jjor, mis anwerf Jane, "you don't knof bbw artful they are ! If they wanf to get into &' house very much they will disguise themselves like play-actors da I remember when inuncle. Jotin Fa3the baEffs i ; He had Kept them put tor nigu cnree'weeKK, when one day an old cart broke down inst' outside his door, and the driver was thrown off his seat and fell into that he has plenty assistant wting the rpa i 4 muco ad, wher-he lay if he was toe side. Hurt to nioye. Uncle had" a. kind "I am groans the man. t.'K - 1 - I J ' i L. I11L. NAVR Illll'lt' H.IKI IPT. K SPA Wnr or , . vt.. ypu :re hurt;' aad-withi thai he helps f And and rest -yourself- make yourself at every thing seized. I have no doubt 1 am very much obliged to'you" I heart, so he ran into the, rpadj and try to say it wiiiiiingly, but fear and helped the driver on his feet "Oh I. indignation drove all softness from my Come in and rest a voice "I won't trouble vou anv lone- I continue. "I am not at all afraid.',' 4 ; I hasten to the crate to' orten Um to'limp mttfcifcui.'it nli!ibr his departure; but that wretch impudent bailiff actually smiles; I sup pose I must have lppkfed yery Junny. eing my look of annoyance, he takes no notice of my discfr&flture. ; i ' j "Pardon me, he sa,;)olitelyi rais ing his hat- and I wopler to myseli hoV it is that a bailiff j can look and behave so much like a jjenjlenaan "is not this Holm field, m's pltwe? "Yes," I replied, iWttM"Sfejca dig- nitv as I can scrape together ."this is Holm field, Mr. Morton's ': place; but papa is out, and I do'' not know when he -will lie back, so I; do not think it will be any good for you to wait. Perhaps you had better call again. 1 wait, hoping that he will go. But no, he hesitates; and then,, slowly tak ing some papers from his pocket, ., -hp says " -' ' .,' . V "I shall be very soitv to miss seeing him. I have come some distance. It is about legal business. I tliink he has been expecting me;" and he looks at me enquiringly; but I make no re sponse, so he continues With j'our permission I will wait for him. ' I can amuse myself very well strolling round these nice garden?, if yqui will allow me to do so. . But ma? ; I hand you my card ?" and he takes one from a card case. I persistently refuse to see it, for I feel I certain that he must be a bailiff. His reference to papa's expecting him and : the legal business have removed ; my last doubt Notwithstanding his po liteness, I determined not to take the card, which I "firmly believed to be what Jn& described as the warrant ; "As you please, I answered curtly, and with a stiff inclination of my head, I hurry into the house ha a great state of terror lest he should hum after me afid force his way in. . I f3ten the dobr ahj?peep out of the side window. There he stands where I left him. He is actually light ing a cigar- what impudence! I feel a trifle softened as my" nose informs me that the cigar is a good one. I like the aroma oia good cigar about the place. It makes it so masculine. I am obliged to admit to myself that if this one is a specimen of his class, bai, Iiffe must be very handsome men. How well his shootingr-suit fits him! It is hp neat in pattern and color a quiet gray, the pattern so small as to be al most' in visible not a gigantic check Hk44 walking windowjpanes. He takes off his 'deer 'stalker' to shade the fuse from the wind, and I notice that he has beautiful brown hair, verv thick 3 a and " curly. "What a pity" I sigh to myself, "that such a fine looking fellow should be a horrible bailiff." But what ani I to do ? I feel sure that the stroll about the grounds' is only pretence. No, he must be con cealing some fuse by which to gain an entrance V the house." I resolve torpref vent mm: "is not a womata imtcn 1B ! s resource and wit for any manr I com mence cogitating over all kinds of plans until I give my self a headache. I am justkboiit to, confess that I . am defeated, when the idea so long fought for comes. I see it all in a moment. The game is? my own, if I have nerve enough to take, me through it arid I think I. have. "I will lurei5m to the Wilderness,' and lock him up until fa ther comes home! He will most like ly bring young Mr. Barton with him, and then we shall all be right" I think that a real lawyer will prove more than any bailiff can stand. The "Wilderness" is a wild, desert ed spot at one end of the grounds and far from the noad. It has been allow ed to run wild on account of its pict uresqueness. . Abroad, fussy stream falls over some rocks to a depth' of six or seven feet, .making a terrible rxise, and widening into a small lake on the bank of which stands a mock ruin cov ered with ivy. It consists of a solita ry tower with two or three narrow slits for windows, and rejoices in the name of Keep. I remember with joy that it has, a stout oak X door with t Very Urong lock. ? I cfeep out softly through the con servatory; locking he door aftef me, and dodge between the shrubs until I have placed a safe distance between rayseii anatheJlower garden, where hear my victim walking. In a breathless state of excitement I reach the Keep. it is like adilngebn ip some old cas tle! There is nothing inside but apad.e and a ral e and an old garden tool Vuei T carefully remove I hesitate over the stool, but compassion is overcome. "ap, I sav to mvseH, tvout vou 4 must go! If he.ifeirJ blust sit ori t3hi gi-ound. iYou WouA Ve toorhandy' as a batferinc-ram,''' and I throw it out after, the spade jrtnd rake. My.next procoedirtg.is to jparefuUy examine,the iock. lrus nearly toils me it is so stiff that I can hardlv turn it I am at a lofty tyhflit;f'&, wiiT'i catob sijrhi of a small bottle of oil '"and a feather: standinsr ore a little ledge. I joyfully seize them. "Just the. thing!" I crv. The bottle is very dirty and sticky but I am too excited to heed such pet ty discomforts.' so I pull out the feath er and begin to oil the lock - I make myself in .an awful fness, and it is such slow work crottinfr the oil into the lock through th 'key hole.' "Oh, you nasty, tiresome thing!" I cry passionately stamping the ground. "Tho T or the lock?" And turn ing round, I beheld ray victim regard ing me with a slightly astonished, yet amused look. I am too much non plused to re ply! ! "Can I assist you?" he inquires; and without waiting for.my permission, the bottle and feather are taken from me, and my voluntary assistant, heed less of the dirty m6ss covered step, is on his knees busily working away at the lock as if he had been a locksmith. He works on quietly for a little time without speaking, while ! stand by confusedly trying to think of some means by which I can trap ray game. There is the prison, ;and there is the prisoner: but how is. he to be put in side it? "What a strong lock this is! t;should not care to be behind'it .with-. ;. ... . . j out a crowbar," he xemarks. r I answer nothing, but4-.! am ready to cry for vexation. I wish that I was as strong as an elephant, so that I might push him in iwlent'rrMft "I think you will .find it allright now. It is a little stiff, but you will be able to turn it;" and, rising from his knees, the victim faces me with a grave face, which all at ouce breaks into an irrepessible smile of amusement that he vainly tries to coTfceal 'Can't I act as William's substitute? ' And without waiting tor my per mission, the niifort unate bailiff braves, the earwigs and spiders and enters the ti :ap. "Thank you!" I cry excitedly. "You will find them in the recess behind the door!" ; ; ' Hastily following him, I pull to the door, turn 'the key with a desperate wrench, and, covering my ears with my hands, I fly like a hunted deer to wards the house. ' v Poor Jane's w.ti arft nearly sea away wnen I relate to her my urcs bfie d C ires that b.ulifi's always hunt in couples, and that .there is sure to be another lurking about the place. So, to prevent a surprise, j we carefully lock and bolt all the doors, and not withstanding that it is early iu the af ternoon, close and fasten the shutters to all the window's on the ground floor. X':- How slowly, the time passes! Three o'clock four o'clock no fatlur! If. he does not catch the four o'clock ex press from Bardmoor, he will not reach home, till seven. Another hour before he can arrive! I try to: read, .but cannot settle my ideas. It is equally useless to work. I torture myself with all kinds of hor rible thoughts, but at last the hands of the clojk point to half past five! He must be here soon; so I go to my bed room, window, andjwatch the road till I see him eoming, and then Inrush to the door, and opening it on the chain, cautiously whisper to him "Be careful, father, and when I open the door come iu as quickly as you can; but look round first to see it any onejis watching, as the bailiffs are here and have been trying to get in. I cautiously unhook the chain, and open the door so gingerly that father has to give it quite a push before he can get in. " Oh, dad dad," I cry as I kisa him, ' "I am so glad you are come back ! Iv'e had such an awful fright The bailiff has been here, and would have got in to the house but that I was too clever for him." And I clap my "hands, and laugh gleefully, as, I relate to my fa ther the exciting events of the day; and he calls me bis brave little girl," him to release mp prifioner as be insists on calling him. Out in th darkwa go. I linger behind, hoping that my fatiicr will arrive at the ruin before I do Alas, "he has ho such intention, for, calling me to him, he places my h i:d under his arm and makt me Wp pace with him, while1 ' he indulges Ji dismal forebodings as to the rouditim in which my piisoner will be fouud. He rings the changes on suicido uud melancholy aidness. Tli ruin is.. it last reached. The delicate aroma nf which ' salutes.Tnir 1 1) Sr- o remove our anxiety a to the prisoner's being totally dentit it-e of com fort My father pusheg "rae tV- .i ... wards the door. 1 '. ' Open it girl!" he says with me-o dramatic sternness. y I am trembling all over, but with a great effort I hmutigo to turn th key . and give the door a feeble puah: I feel the door pulled open. ' I' dtre ' not look, My eyes are cast to tlie ground, and my cheeks a- e 'on fre, as in a scarcely audible voice I say : "I am sorry, Mr. Barton. I did nA mean to 1 took you for a a" It is too much. I break downJ and id- 1A I flush angrily at what I considernd "a heroine," but only laughs Mis impertinence. Afterwards, when I see my self in the glass, my wonder is removed- -my dress, all tumbled and creased, is smudged all down the front with green moss and rust, while across my forehead is a great dirty streak of oil. I Imipposerl must bare" used ray fcreasy liand asnn impromptu hairbrush-, without thinking-of thej improvement T was adding to my beauty. My voluntary assistant stoops to clean his hands, and, as he is wi ping them onjiis handkerchief, I no- when I assure bim that the bailiff looked "quite like a gentleman" . '"Well, doarf'my father begins; as we sit down to dinner, "I sav H Mr. Barton. Qd he has advised me to pay, and settle the matter at once in fact he candidly told me that he thought I was wrong so after dimaer we will re lease your friend. I dare aay some thing warm for his 'inside and some golden ointment for the palm of his hand will soon put matters right -vi 1 Ta ' i a Jia n ax ion ia ageing very mucn, my ..1A, i.l"- - , c! 'A Tfather continues, as he reflectively sips ine mxie nnger oi ms ngut nanu. oeer,.' . -TJ , , , - ... . hiSwiue. "He was very pleased to see ed animal, : revived with courage, is 1 1 push the door open and enter. Ugh! Borne f 'aiid uncle" brings out his own uniting outside, and as soon as my hand "What a nasty, damp, miserable place ' land himl ing my look, he remarks "T am rather proud of this ring; it ;has been in our family for generations. It is very much; admired ? by connois seurs: and he holds it out to rae fof inspection. :X: -. I dechne to look at it, coldly observ ing that i am not an antiquary; and I smile to"myself at theidea Of a" bailiff diking of "generations," as if he had had an ancestry.1 He turns away as if o the garden, "Now or never!" I say to myself; and with a rapidly beating heaitlbegin j . j "Ahem! Would you not; like to go inside our ruin?"' I try to speak in an insinuating tone, while my stupid heart thumps so that I wonder he does not hear it ! "Is it really a ruin?" he asks. I am obliged to admit that it ia on ly an imitation one; and then I conf as edly mutter something about people liking to see such things. ' f-r Thank you all the same"," be says, "but I ' think JL will content myself i with an outside view; I daresay it is full of earwigs and spiders, very un pleasant creatures to have tumbling about one donl you think so?' , Yes," I slowly assent, au ding quick ly as I am seized ' with a likely idea, Oh, yes! I am terribly afraid of them ; and papa will make me keep my gar dening tools in there, so that I am al ways prevented from gardening, s un less Williamis here to get' them for me. I wanted to do a little gardenjng now," I , continue, glancing at him tim idly; "butt suppose I must wait until I can find William;'' and I try the ef fect of a little sigh.- Success! My fish nibbles! Now to me. I had quite a long chat with hiio. He says that his nephew, whom he in- ' tends to succeed him, is very clever He is a fine-looking fellow, I should say, judging fron his photograph. His uncle gave me one. ' I've got it in un pocket somewhere." And, after searching for some time, my father pulls out from a. packet of papers a small-sized oarte-de-visite which he hands to me. I take it from ' ' him-and look at it. One glance ht sufficient. ' I dash it from me, and burying my face in my hands, I cry out "Oh, dad, dad, the bailiff r "Where, where, girl?" asks my - fa ther, springing from his seat and up setting his wine as he looks , eagerly about the room, as if expecting an am buscade of county court myrmidons. ;'Oh, what snail I do ?" I exclaim "Tell me, I implore you, father, that that is not Mr. Barton's likeness! You are only joking, I know you arel" and I look at him piteovsly. Joking, girl I" he roTpeats. "What do you mean ? Whose likeness do you imagine it to be ?"' r The bailiff s the man I'ra locked up in tlie ruin !" . "Whew I" whittles my . father. That's it, is it? Here's a pretty kettle of fish! You've locked up the young lawyer from London! - Gentlemanly bailiff, indeed I Action for false im priacraraeiit-anaage8 ten thousand pounds ! Well you are a nice young latly quite a heroine 1 My father's eyes twinkle merrily as be fires off his jokes at my expense. I do not mind his chafiv but I think it is too bad that he should make me gu with uomihously . bursting into tears, ru " to my father aid bury my face on' hi shoulder. '; . "There, there, my girl !" crieainy fa- ther soothingly. He holds ma to i hhu ' and softly patting me with ona hau 1, ' he turns to Mr Barton and says, uWa ': must ask your forgiveness, Mr.BaHon; and I am sure' you will give it- when f explain how my Uttfe gixi UAT.ta,Sjdi a ; great mistake. In fact she tookron for a County Court bailiff!." and ) my father explains, everything tojbutK , When he had finished, I raise my . head and looking shyly at M Bart m -I ' . ' i " - ' - J . wi.mv UWT L could have made such a mistake. It ' waa so, fcuJish ; but I . was. so. frighten ed r; t , ; , ;. It WGtiVl be iiaeJesa to relate the many kiad things Mr. Burton said. He made so many excuses fxwr me and! was so, kind and good-naieied, tbat by thi iijne he had reached be housd I hfT tecotered my selfposesgion wxf ficiehtty to be able to. laugh at an amUsiiiganeedotelie relatedila; : Fortunately dinner had lot adr vanced very fa when J disooTeed my mistaKe.. ve made a mer-ry party, that night. ;My father baroht ; out t some oi" tv& cherished port that only saw the ght on great, becasaon, and . he insisted on Mr. Barton 9 siyi$ all night, axa3 the aext moraiag i$a saying : "Good hye','gaxe him a preesii ja vitartcua to come and see us vejy.ofte I think! am justified in believing that my.prisfjiier had cvealcdt a very, favor able inj pressic oca tha.t atfejaajineA i structure a father's heart ' Three mofiths hiter. A sharo 'wiii ter has set io, arT l stream p $til ' The lake is frozen overaiI am fiiili.r im the bank wnnVMr' Ifetin asspT " ting ine to, remiV -m.V'sllaV1 I fiWve been receiving xy fiVstrtlcs.s.in in ska j tiuf?.. IS was. so )IcaKant! I wu .noi at all1 afraid My teacher's arm, was, 1 so M-too and he held my . hands. i" . " tightly. : ' .X 'v. "I) youi reveiuler 'thy afrnoc when I locked you up?" i' ask" as carry our skatea to the rtunL' H v "Remetuber V ho cries,' looking to full m tbo face. "I shoidVI think I do? It Was the happiesi day vt ay iife v ' btupid httle goose that I am, I be gin to tremble, and my foolish cheeks. flash the tell-tale color. The skates all to the ground aa nv hands' ar quickly grasped and ' my prisoner makes me captive. I try to release. , myself, but my efforts cease as my cap tor,' in almost breathlesi words, JteUa. me he lovea me, I do not knrrw whtb. er I give an n&werboi is 'Tuoment he has drawn me to4iin.' I pillow iuV- - heacl on hia breast, his armaare aroandir -r me, and I, know that I am hia and-. bet j; y Hey-dayH exoiaana 4 voicaWjr- ' father appears, on the aoeae,;. "Wh& does thiaxaaan'r : '. - " "Only the man in poseeaion ttrpiie - Mr. Barton, grasping my fatherVout-- stretched hand. ; . ' ; " T I S SOL U T ION JL' - . ' .-, .' ....-.- Tie copartnerphip heretofore existing bi tweed Lewfelhn 4 Mesley, ia thia dar, by mnta-. al consent dnwoWcd, Chas, H. Iwcllin wUl emttpite tbo boaineea' at the oM tand,.Eact ' baaemcnt. rindcr WUkereoa' , Warebooae, an4 . ia the aatborizd partT eloae np th baaineaa. He ia alao prepared ta exeente ail ordera, ia the Tailoring bwalMs in the moat faahiooabl atylish ao prtunrt manner. - ' . JOHN 8. yESTJT, , CHAK. H. T.F.WTXTTW t " . . . Durham, N, C. . -a
The Tobacco Plant [1872-1889] (Durham, N.C.)
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