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t ) ; lo cation 91 OBAGCO DEMOCRATIC ALWAYS ANDNDER ALL IRCUlSTANCES. II A Plant. - -;r-i. ' V . J VOL. X--X0. II. Professional Cards J AMES B. MASON. Attorney at Law; CHAPEI. HILL. X. C. W. 8. Rori.HAC, ' JOULHAC A FULLER, Attorneys at W. W. Fri.i.F.R. Law. DURHAM, S. C. -Practice in State and Federal Courts. JOCERT C. KTRUDWICK, Attorf ey at Law, DU1UJAM, N. C. ' 1 Practices in the courts of Durham, Oraii"e arid Pei bod counties. - Oni iu Parrish & Black well's waitlmuse. LUNSFORD, f Attorney at Law, KOXEOUO, N. C. P. M BRIGGS, Attorney at Law, DURHAM, N. C. t Special attention given to the collection oi ciainiH in any parj oi.the State-. H. WEBB, Attorney at Law, OAKS, N. C. ... . Will practice iu the Superior Court of Ala mance, Grange and PeiHou. All business promptly attended to. - . JOBERT E. CARR, Attorney and Counsellor it Law DtfliHAM, N. O. -1 ' TONES WATSON, ' ). . , Attorney at Law, ! HILLSBOKO, N. C Will attend Durham' every WodnesiTay; and an uo eeu ai ms oince in liillsboro other day. every JOHN W GRAHAM. Attorney at Law, HILI-SBfHiO, N c. Practices in the counties of Orange, Ala mance, Gnilford, aswel!, Person, Granville and Chatham, and in the State Supreme Court and in the Federal Courts. ' "A GRAHAM, . - Attorney at Law, . HlT.LSIJORO, N. C PraKticeH iu the Courts oi Orange, Person, Alamance, Chatham, Granville and Wake. Collection of claims aspecialty. J8AAC N LINK, . Practical Land Surveyor, DURHAM, N. 0. DENTIST, T PRACTICE OF FIFTEEN YEARS- DURHAM, N Best references in -the State givon. All op erations performed in the latest and best style, and as none but the best material will be used, warrants entire satisfaction. Chaboes Mod kratk. PATENTS Obtained, and all business in the U. S. Patent Office, or in the Courts attended to for MOD ERATE FEES. , Wa are opposite the U. S. Patent Office, en ,.,r,l in PaTENT BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY, nd can obtain Datenls in less' time than those fT-i.intp from WASHINGTON. When model or drawing is sent we advise as t t.at. ntabilitv fioc of charge; and we make NO CHARGE UNLESS WE OBTAIN PATENT. We refer here: to the Postmaster, the Sunt. of the Money Order Oiv., and to officials of the U.S. PatentOffiie. For circular, advice, terms r.fareiie to actual clients in your own state, or countv, address C. A. SNOW .V CO., Opposite Patent Office, oc4-tf; Washington, D. C. NOTICE. All persons needing lumber would do well to ico me before purchasing elsewhere. Bills : tilled with promptness- am ( inpatcu ior m X VUU UU DIVU .i. .1 i I'll n ne seen in Jay. and -would be pleased to have your ortiers. Respectfully, P. W. S. EDWARDS. DR. BUTTS' WSm Treat all Chronic Diseases, and enjoys a natioo ni Hnntntiim t.hrrtrh tti curinirof comitliroted cases. IWDISCffTIOWorEXPOSURE?- ectiuns ol the blixxl. eiciaor bunus, treuted with suo- cess, without usiiiKiVIprcuryor Poisonous MeaiciOPH. YOUNG M E N who uresuilering from the ellei ts tims for msinf- ormarriaijB, rPmiilCTrl PATIENTS TREATED 255 Id. I.it of qiiesiioni Io b aiuwcrrd bf pitieuu aeinog UeU- CPcnw wKrin triim Itsplure ilioald wod thrlrddnM,V .nn ir inmnblni to Uielr advntiiiro. U l not a trwa,W Comimiiiic-iM"i.lrrctlTCOntii!enliil.iid thoali be ddrf Ult UtX'li, tie Auriu 8lk SU, 8fc LoulM, Mo. AND SPERMATORRHEA. A Tilnabl Btocovery and New Departure In Mod leJ Science, aa entirely hew and poeitirely elective Iiomedy for the speedy and permanent Core of Bemi i . Stl ; j hi Trr, ririti r b the only true , nf the Dieeaea. aotins by Aoaorpuon. aaa exenins -Beminal vesicles. EJao- way, via i.xiretrt &ppuunuuu .,T J."X, ti.ixki Prostate Oland. and Urethra. The soiflol use of the Remedy la attended with no pain or lncon ?r ftSXi. ni intorfere with the ordinarT pursuiU of Ufei it to quickly dissolved and Boon ab sorbed. Droducincr an lni mediate soothing and res to r- tl re effect upon the eaxual anq nervous organiza tions wreckedTrom self -abuse and excesses, stopping the drain from the system, restoring the mlndto health and sound memory, removing the Dimness SrSiffht Nervous DebUity, Confuaion of Ideas, Aversion to Society, etc, etc.. and the appearance - TtTT nantkllv anAiTinanviiur this tSbnd r perfect ual V.r whem Khwfteen dormant f or years. This mode ol treat !" tiuA In rar severe cases, and la now a cronoanoed success. Drugs are too much pre- scribed we pi inthoaa troubles, and.as many can bear. wit- with but little if any permanent good. 1 here Znmr, about this Preparation. Practical ob- fcoo Nonsense about this Preparation. rvatioa enables us to positively guarantee that it will aive satisfaction. Uuring tne eignt i Tears that it has been In general use, we nave tnousanos ot nnnlals as to dtaoovwd of.reachmganacuj-H-. ledlcal Profession to ) us vaiue. u - www , ' T leaicai i-roi w , . . - . to be tne most nuoou wwh trouble, th ,m u f- --JjaS or-i with CuS uleistru. od higTJ Remedy Jrzrl IrL.t nf three sizes. Ha 1. (enough to W sTmonthJ S3 ; No. 2. (sufficient to effect a per- TZvJurt Mkrutieal (Mat I tms a -r Mw.at I mMtrd tm perfect tstflt HARRIS REMEDY CO. MFCL CHEM5TS. . C v: A Ot THOT?. n'im Market ana eta or. uuu la. mu. VICTORY. SCENE THE FIRST; IN.t HE BA NKIXH-HOr S E . CHAPTER I. ( MAl'FJ-J,!., CHAI'PEIX k CHAWEIX, BASKEIW. The?Teat banking Louse of Chn- p-ll, Chappell Cliappell was known and favorably known, far and wide and had been established for as many score years as you can count upon your .finders. In the money world it was famous,; and outside the boutula lies of that Tom Tiddler's aound it commanded respect and admiration. Not only where the English language is spoken was the name known and honored, but where French, Dutch, Prussiali, Italian and German are the native vernaculars. On the Exchange it was all-powerful ; in bank and mart it was li'garded almost with affection; and foreign tongues, after their re spective,: fashions, inummred it with i veneration. It had taken root, as it were, and Chappell, Chappell Chajv pell a-ross or at the foot (jf an oblon slip of paper, was a thing to conjure with. So , jMitent was it, that one "h"" wen paiuoneu ior tlie fancy that if he had traveled with it ni,-li4- 1, . . w T.,. T. 1 f ,i iiito thojibowels of the earth, and jne sented it to the. genu who reign where the rough, bright gold lies hidden in reef of quartz and soil alluvial, he would have been received with obse (uuous attention, instantly loaded with bags of treasure, and sent up to earth rejoicing. ; Time was when the firm was known by the one simple name of Chappell; but as the business grew and increased, so the importance of its proprietors grewr and increased. It wins, therefore, quite consistent with this growth of i)ersonal importance that when a descendant more pomp ous and self-inqiressed than those who preceded him came into the linn, he Sjhbuld desire that his name should be added to the old one; and this Win" done, the firm became Chappell & Chappell. It. is to be hoped that com mon persons had a sence. sufficiently delicate and tine to distinguish be tween the Cliappells who aired their. pomposity among them, and the Chap pells whose pomposity (with bated breath be it ' spoken), had been aired by the - worms, and sifted into dust the feathers of another pompous Chap pell were fledged, and he, with a simi lar laudable desire for the recognition of his individuality, insisted that his name should be added to the firm, which therefore became . Chappell, Chappell k Chappell. And so, in ac cordance with the ambition of succes- sive pomposities, onappen migm, io i . n . .l.i. x use a metaphor, have been piled on Chappell till the crack of doom sup- posing tlie nrm to nisi io unu liiiieii- it . 1 1 . L i. - II. -1 il nite period but for a ghmmering idea that the tiling was already overdone, and that a farther redundancy of Cliappells might possibly cast a shadow of ridicule over the great house. Which, almost above every other con sideration, was a liossibilitV to be jealously guarded against. Almost, but not quite above every otner consideration: mere as one other ther winch was sacredly paramoum, ... .1 the honor and credit of the house. That a word should" be whispered airainst the rood name which the fixm ()f its existence .would have tortured the souks of the living Cliappells, and might have animated with serious un easiness the very. dust of the" departed. Above all other considerations was the irmwl mniiA inlif msnTiiliilpd unshaken. untarnished.'-'. And this was done re ligiously. If a word had ever been whispered against it, it had faded as utterly and effectually as the breath which might have been breathed upon jthe polished door-plates which bore the magic title of the firm. The house had played its' part in troublous times, and had plaved it with unfaltering credit, uider nnns tnan it, weaitmer -s . t i j. iii . firms than it. had tottered and Men, and passed out of existence; butnoth- hf. frodf - nf Jt-atva. V-Jk uuiwavu a.uw vv-uv Chappell, Chappell & Chappell Tin-ones had crumbled into dust, dynasties had been destroyed, the 'liberties of people had l)een juggled with; the scaffold i had been busy vith the high and mighty, but Chappell, Chappell & Chappell remained unscathed,- unsul lied. It stood firm and erect through j all these changes. Those whose world ly wealth its 'coffers "guarded, slept in I their beds with easy minds as to its saietv. &o tnorougniv lmnueu were the members of ; the rinn with a nice I Mill Ktvit. KfTlKP of honor that ihe luilgment tnev passed upon men ''. I ' iwhosp bnsinpss coiKiiift would not i beiu- the He:ht is easy of comprehen- sion. a tieiamter m money was. in their eyes, a vile and abhorrent crea ture. If thev had written the fifth I coimnantiment, it would have 'read "Honor the bills which Chajipell, I Chappell k Chanwll have discounted for thee, that thy days may be long on the earth which the Lord thy God giveth thee." To lighten the intense and some i V A " T AT11 J ! wnai ponderous resiiectaonnv oi tnis description, and to show how jealous the house was of itslname down to the very smallest detail a circumstance may be , briefly;, mentioned. At the death of one of the Chajipells aWades man was emjjloyed to cut the' record of his virtues oir his tombstone. To the indignation of the living members of the firm, he spelt the name with one L, and there was not room on the stone for another. The stone was returned to him, and when he applied for pay ment it was refused, on the ground that the order had notTbeen properly executed. "With some show of humor he offered to deduct from his' account a proportionate sum for the omitted L, and when, even with this deduc tion, payment was still refused, he in his turn grew indignant, and revenged himself by indulging in the grim and not original' joke that surely one L' was enough for any man. Needless to sav that from that moment the firm looked upon iiim as a pestilent member of societv. I It had happened in the course of the finn's long business career that men whose names were not Chappell had been admitted into partnership, but not one of them was ever known to the world, in his business connection, bv any other name than Chappell. Now and again changes had taken place in the proprietorship, but "Jhey were few' and far between, and had not affected the character or the stability of the house. At one time a great Chappell had swallowed up' all the .lesser Cs'hap- ells, after the fashion of the old Egyp tian serpent; at another, half a dozen Cliappells held nearly equal interests, but the business was conducted stead ily and safely through all these varia tions, and at the openmg of this; his tory there were but two representa tives of the name Chappell father and Chappell son. - ; The son had not yet been admitted into the firm. It was a lon'-estab- ished custom 'with the house not to give the vouiifrer branches of the name share in the business until thev cached the age of thirty, by winch mie it was assumed that the wild oats which are the leading element in the education of the .young men of a cer tain class are completely sown. Fred erick Chappell was but twenty-eight years of age and had two good years which is popularly supposed to be essentially necessary to men who are x . destined by the foilune of birth to occupy leacung positions in ociei. In the mean time he was hberaily sup plied with money by his father but still not so liberally as his needs re- nmrea anu. veni tmouiiu nmc -i -i a n. .1. , iiT o, il.111iHTir-honse every jaV; ami idling away an hour or two ah. nf ;U1U. whose pre- sence was necessary to n eu-ucm and prosperity. The younger clerks looked uj to him with admiration, anil in their humbler circles copied tlie fashion of his clothes. ? He was in every respect an elegant young man, inrif."h nnrht . after bv: mothers m 1X1 l V A. 'V - j , t society who had marriageable daugh ters, and who heard Avith indulgeht em's mid received with indulgent smnps accounts of certain youthful " 1 . ( leas.ant term might be used, but one might as. well be out of the world as out of the lashion) ol which he was tlie hero. "Youth must have its fling," they said, with amiable looks, and with a decided disposition lathize .with youth, if in the course of its lling it was put to any inconvenience. CHAPTER II. f CHAl'PfcLL, SENIOR, RECEIVES . AX AC- MK. COVXT OF A STRANGE VISITOR. On a certain moi-ning in May in the year xoiu, wnen me custutii-iices were in blossom a circumstance which has nothing whatever to do with "this histoiT Trail, a confidential servant and what not, who waited upon 'Mr; I ii w.i : i 'iin -i---v-. I I n f uiriiio business v n "ours, was awaiting the arrival of his master in the coziest private-room ol I ' m which the bank could boast, lwo I I i i. " smaller rooms were accessible omv from tins private sanctum ot the head of the house, and when Mr. Chappell, semor, was closeted in one ol these, Iris most intimate friend was not al lowed to intrude upon his privacy. Possibly he kept his skeleton there. Outside the bank, in the social circle, of which he was an ornament, Trail was known as Mr. Reginald Trail, and was a person of some importance, and letters written to him bv friends ant acquaintances were invariably ad dressed Eeffinald Trail, Esq. Once a: . ... ,.i- i.i "F" a mue jlu tsiiuuc a smiem i t -i- .i . bearer, bore anus on lus escutcneon 'aiul frequently flowered into knight in these commoner davs she may be a Inside the bank Mr. Reginald Trail was a person of no social importance; he was simply Trail Reginald was out of the ques-j tion; Mr. equally so; Trail served the purpose well and appropriately The room was handsomely and com fortably furnished, and the modern - character of the furniture was an indi- I i i i il y-rt . " cation that uie nnu 01 unapwlL Uhai DUEHAM, N. C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1881. pell & Chappell was moving with the times. : "'"Indeed, within the lastHEen years,- the building in which the bank transacted its business had been en tirely rebuilt, and, in notable contra distinction to its former dusty and old wooden appurtenances, was now decor ated, with marble pillars and pohsned counters. Everything in the room was in its proper place. The newspapers were carefully arranged and unfolded, so as to show the money article; ;Mr. Chapieh"s correspondence was on the writing-table in two symmetrical pHj; Mr. Cliappells chair was in its usual exact position; and the black-marbie clock on the mantel-piece ticked the moments soberly and respectably, as if aware that time was money as, it really is in "the matter of interest The clock marked at this moment ten minutes to eleven Although there was no fire in tlSr grate, Trail, from force of habit, stood with his hack to the fire-place, and Ins disengaged hand stole into its ortho dox position under his coat-tails. Trail was meditating upon a letter, which he was regarding with curiosity. Put ting his thoughts into words, tliey run somewhat in this wise: You are up to. some of your tricks again, Mr. 1 redenck. I must take the letter, I suppose. What is her name ? Laura simply Miss Lam a., rmiiiiim . ' o Dung gentleman ! What are niv in structions? Miss Laura will 1 e jit rehearsal at eleven o'clock, and I am to go to the stage-door, and say that the letter is to be delivered immedi ately to Miss Laura. I am to wait for an answer. It the young ladv herself comes out, and asks questions, I am to lead her to suppose that the letter is from the old gentleman. Tery well, very well. Ce-itainly, actresses are re markably pretty girls. If- I were a young man Never mind; can't eat your pie, and have your pie. I shall go to the theatre tonight, and see Master Fred's Miss Laura. Laura Laura. I had a cousin named " Trail, having in the course of his musings withdrawn his disengaged hand from his orthodox riosition, had been handling the letter with busy and curious fingers, and at this point, whether by accident or design, the envelope became unfastened. He looked surprised, and m a tone of -ieax n ivr now "cure sons are in sealing their letters ! There can be no Jiarni in looking. H'm! Only two or three lines. 'Mr. Chap pell wtII feel obliged if Miss Laura will call uiion him at the bank, at one o'clock this morning, on a matter of importance.' Short, polite and mys terious," continued Trail, sealing, the letter from the gum-bottle. "I tliougt he was up to one of his tricks again. No business of mine, though. I never trouble my head with other people's affairs. That's the old gentleman's step." As Mr. Chappell entered the room, the clock, struck eleven. Trail put the letter in his. pocket, niid submissively received Mr. Cliappells hat and over coat. "Has any one called V" asked Mr. Chappell, seating himself nt the table, and beginning to open his letters. 'Your son, sir, Mr. Frederick." "Not for me ; he knows that I am never here until eleven o'clock." "No, sir, not for you; he merely looked iu and glanced over the papers." "Any one else "A vounr rentlenian. who seemed very anxious to see you, sir.' "On business V" He did not say, sir. When I told -ii i i.. x .i nm you would oe nere ai. eie.eii o'clock, he said he would call again. He left that letter" (pointing to a let ter which Mr. Chappell had not yet opened) "ami his card." Mr. Chappell glanced at the letter carelessly, and then at the card with- closer attention. Above the name Avritten on the card' was a rough pen- and-ink sketch of two figures. Mr. Richard Barton. I do not know the man. Has he been here be fore?" "I have not seen him, sir."' "What do these figures mean V" Trail looked at the sketch with a properly severe air. It represented a god and goddess, in native costume As a man with a family, Trail had a proper respect within limits for mil liners and dressmakers. "When I asked the gentleman" "A gentleman, then?" "Well, yes, sir; middlingish. When I asked him for his name, he sat down and wrote it upon a blank card, anc drew the figures there." "Saving nothing ?" "Oh, he was very chatable, sir, ant very free in his ways. He said first 'T think TH wait.' and he sat down for a moment. Then he jumped up, ant said. 'I think I'll so.' Then he asked me how old I was, and how many years I had been in the bank; then he asked me if I had ever traveled, and o-ave a-whistle when I said, 'Yes, I've been to Margate.' I asked his pardon, and begged him not to whistle here. and he said he wouldn't till the next time. Then he asked me howI likfd not being farther than , Margate; rjiu : t wnen l said 1 hked it very wpII he whistled again, though I begged him not to. Then he asked me if I could breathe well in London; and I said yes, pretty well, I thanked him. But I beg your pardon, sir, for telling you these things." "You had better finish, Trail," said Mr. Chappell, with a frown at the cmd. "An insolent fellow, I should say. Did you not attempt to stop his chattering ? This is scarcely thp i .W-0 for such a conversation." "I told him so, sir;. I tried to stop him, but I might as well have tried to stop a windmill by speaking to it. I made bold to try mid get rid of him when I found out what he was; but he wouldn't be got rid of. He laughed at me, and poked me in the ribs he did, sir, though I begged him not to. j His manners were very familiar, sir. 111 IV. -a AjJ 11 f I1C1C Trail touched his forehead "his manners were that familiar. Then, what he said. One thing in one breath, another thing in another. He asked me what I thought of Westminster' Abbey; and when I said it was a nice place, he cried, 'It's glorious, glorious, glorious!' .Three times, sir, and very excited like. He asked me if I would like to be buried there; I said I had no wish to be buried; and he laughed that loud, though I begged him not to, that I felt ashamed and uncomfortable. He siiid London was a fine city then he said it was a dreadful city. He said he would like to live here all his life then he said he'd like to go away to-morrow." I I don t. t.hinlr hp Wfli -"ttllfaa Mi1,t 1.ha "Not an Englishman, then? "Oh, yes, sir, quite an Englishman, but strange like. He told me what those figures on the card were." "Ah, indeed." "Yes, sir. He said they were Venus and Bacchus, and asked if they were not ' good likenesses. .1 said I had never seen the . persons. Love and jollity he said they were, with another laugh, and was" proceeding to go on in exemplification in exemplification, sir," repeated Trail, with an air of pride, "when I begged him not to; and he didn't, and bid me good morn ing, quite affable, and said he would come in again in an hour or so." "Pshaw!" exclaimed Mr. Chappell, :vm m&yfFCi&w limi in! - :; "Yes, sir." 'He can leave word with you w hat his business is." "Very well, sir," said Trail, walking to' the door; but suddenly remember ing something he had omitted from his budget, he turned back. "Oh, I forgot, sir, in the excitement of this young man. Mr. Armstrong called.'' The name did not act as a sedative upon Mr. Chappell's nerves. "What did he want ?" he inquired, abruptly. "He came to know, sir, if we had received aim news of the Golden Mariner." Mr. Chappell turned iq)on Trail with in that gentleman's . opinion unac countable irritation. "And of course you told him there was no news." i ,.-T "Of course, sir, replied Trail; "Of course, sir," echoed Mr pell, Iris irritation increasing. Chap "What do you mean by that ? i "I told him, as you said, sir," s;rid Trail, submissively, "that of course there was no news of the Golden Mari ner. That is all, sir. This is the third morning that Mr. Armstrong has ailed to make the same inquiry. For a moment it appeared as though Mi Chappell were about to give fur ther vent to iris passion, but he con rolled himself by a strong effort. . , "That will do," he said, more calmly; you can go? And be good enough to indulge in no more conversations m this room such as you have described." With a ' servile bend of the head, fairly indicative of the relationship which exists between English master and English servant, Trail left the oom, and Mr. Chappell proceeded to ook over and read his correspondence. But his muttered words denoted the uneasiness of his mind. "Of course there is no news, and he mows that I have underwritten the ship for sixty thousand pounds. Ten weeks out. and not spoken with: but- there is nlentv of time vet. Even if the worst should have happened, months must elapse, in the absence of authentic intelligence, before I am called upon. What causes people to speak of it already ? I . heard the ru mor for the first time yesterday. Can Armstong, for reasons of his own, have set it afloat ? I hate him this Ann strong, the American, as he takes f pride in calling himself I hate him, and I trenible before him. Sometimes I have a fear that he suspects my real position that lie sees the precipice upon which I stanL Pshaw 1 It can be but a fear; there cannot be founda tion for it Yet if the ship be lost, for him a golden haul; for me " Mr. Chappell paused and covered his eyes with his hand, as though by that action he could see his way more clearly presently he removed his hand and said, impatiently. "I must not think o a . - it; it unnerves me." His hand at this moment fell upon the letter which Mr. Richard Barton had left for him. Me ( -1 1 'i 1 n frill . 1 -I .IVi, irr .pfiitd ii and commencee to read hstlesslybut he had notVead a . 1 i 1 . . . . . 1 . r i i - , , ":u iine ueiore ms nstiess manner tnanged to one of eagerness, and his eyes brightened. "What is this?" he cried. "'And now we have much pleasure in iiitrrduciug to your favor- "ic .meiiiHiii u menu and vounT vbent of ours, Mr. Richard Barton, one of pur most wealthy colonists. W hfi-v'zi t7.. l. . i i i"'"v , t in nan large and nii- portantj '(transactions with his father. who died but lately, leaving this only son tlie whole of his property. The young gentleman, contrary to "our ad vice lor landed property hero is daily using in value insisted upon realizing lus estate, andis,to our certain knowl edge. -worth at least a hundred thous and pounds. Having U-eir borri and educated in the, colony, he is an utter stranger) in London, tmd it is with much pleasure we introduce him to you."' 1 -i'. ' The letter was from valued corre spondents of the house in 'Australia. and Mr. Chappell read it a second time with a heightened color in his face. "Mr. Richard Barton !" he exclaimed. "Why, that's young Venus and Bac chus!" He took up the card again which th young man had left, and ex amined it with interest. "Beautifully drawn, trio ! A stranger in London, and a young man ! inexperienced, impulsive, generous probably. A hun dred thoujsand pounds !" He touched the bell, aind in his excitement rose. i 3 and paced the room. Trail presented himself almost immediately. "Oh, Trail," said Mr. Chappell, "when Mr. Barton cavils, do not let him wait. Show hinrin at once. Do you hear?" "Yes, sir," replied Trail, much mys tified by this change, but too good' a servant to exhibit astonishment. "Admit him the moment he arrives' Trail bowed, and closed the door be hind him, and Mr. Chappell continued to pace the room. "Good !" he mur mured, rubbing his hands. "Fortiine smiles upon me still. This young col onist, witlk his hundred thousand pon nds, avlU be of use to me. He comes just (when he is most needed. I can" advise him, speculate for hini. Ml yesterday one and a half, and I dare not make a move." Lynx eyes are watching me on every side, and closer than all am I watched by this Armstrong, :the American, because of the stake he has with me". But time time is all I want. It is to me what courage is to a soldier, what virtue' is to a woman. Peruvians must rise again; the Golden Mariner must get safely into port. Yet if it should not if every chance should melt away if every hore to which I cling should slip from me into the land of dreams failure must come, disgrace must come, and then Tut ! tut ! I am old, and am frightened at everv; passing cloud. If the world were to see me like this, how low should I fall !" He looked about him fearsonielv. land wiped the beads of perspiration! from his forehead; but he could not wrest his thoughts from the gloomy groove into which his fears hal driven them, and he sank into, his chair with a heavy sigh. "My good name trembles in the balance. It hangs upon a pull of wind upon a chance rumor upon a word hghtly spoken and I am hopeless and impo tent, trembling at the ghosts which rise from the grave of mv ambitious schemes !" . j T(i) 13E CONTINUED.' A Truly Devoted Wife, i, A woman in New Orleans fqund her husband lying in a state of intoxication in an alley, j Instead of being exasper ated, she gently turned him over to a comfortable position, and, running her hand into his vest pocket, she extracted a $20 bill, aind remarked: "I reckon I've got the i dead wood on that new bonnet I've teen sufferin' for." She made a straight streak for the nearest millinerv shop. Strong men wiped a moisture! from their eves at her heroic devotion to, a husband who had by strong drink, brought himself so low as to neglect to provide Iris wife with the common necessaries of life. Go where we may, in town or in the country, and; where we see the flower pots in the windows, the vine over the door or piazza, the bed of Sweet Wil Hams or humble verbena in the front yard, we may alwavs relv oiijjx the is a woman with taste, and a love for the beautiful! about; and although cir cumstances inav not le favorable for developing her ideas in such matters, still the tastei and desire are there, and she is the letter woman for entertain ing them. i . There is a igirl in Plymouth county who has had eighteen different lovers. and not one of them ever got his arm around her. j She weighs 384 pounds. A cute little- Cleveland girl alwavs calls sausages "scrap bags." and the mail. Country- In the days of good King Henry TV of France there lived an honest coun tryman, who said, one evening, on re turning from his day's work, "Well, good wife, I hear our good king is coming to-niorrow.to hunt in the for est of FjOntainebleau. The distance is great, I know, but I am resolved to try to see him." His wife soon made ready Iris lnst. clothes, and, at daybreak, she gathered a basket of her best strawberries, and tied up one of her best cheeses, as a present to the good king;, and Pierre set off will i eager step and a joyful heart. He walked on in the fresh morning air, but when he reached rhe forest, being overcome by fatigue, he sat down to rest awhile. Now, it chaTvcl tlt during the hunt, tlie king lost sight of his companions, and hap pened to be passing by. "Can you tell me," said Pierre, whether our good King Henry is in the forest to-dav ?" - "Yes," said the king, "he is here." "I have walked some distance to. see limit Can you tell me,- sir, in what parti of the forest I shall find him?" "If you will mount behind me. I can take) von to the very spot." "Thereupon, with many thanks, Pierre seated himself, right gladlv, be hind tlie king. They rode alon- chat- tin g iverv pleasaiitly. "What have you in your basket, un friend?" i -Some strawberries which mv good wife Sent with this cheese." Pierre handed him the basket, and watched him anxiously as he ate one after another, fearing ; there would be none jleft. However, he said nothing. 'How shall I know the king from his courtiers ?" Oh, very easily; they will all take off their hats, but the king will keep his) head covered." . Very soon they came to four cross roads j where a very lartre company of -j t i .- gentlemen were gathered together awaiting the king. As soon as he ap peared they all took off their hats, and -Fierrei asked. eagerly, which was the "Did I not tell you he w ould kexaV the king, since ail the rest are bare headed," said Pierre, little suspecting how close he was to his majesty. "Tis even so; and I am Henry TV of France." In great astoirislnnent Pierre hastily- dismounted. The king smiled, and told Pierre to go to the palace for some refreshment and rest. Meanwhile the monarch ordered a beautiful cow to be tied up in the yard, and the next day he told Pierre to drive the animal home' to his wife, in return for the refreshing. basket of strawberries and the cheese which she had sent her king. Pierre's joy was great when he told his wife his adventure in the forest; and hers was no less when she beheld tlie beautiful cow which the good king had sent her. My Faithful Bruno. ""Don't contradict" me," said the stern nnvpTit have heen holdm" i'-1 - secret interviews with Charles Mouse terrat tie Montmoreiici." He was ; proud but fashionable tailor, and to be trifled with. "How did vou find it out ?" sobbed i - -the daughter. "You never saw us." "No, I never' saw you," he returned, indignantly; "but my faithful Bruno came running to me this very evening with a mouthful of cloth. I recognizee the pattern at once. 'I cut the piece to make a pair of pants lor young Montmprenci two months ago, and he lasn't paid for them yet." 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The Tobacco Plant [1872-1889] (Durham, N.C.)
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