North Carolina Newspapers

)t Co uric .A Democratic Newspaper. -published every Friday in Louisburg' , KATES OF SUBSCRIPTION, ' Copy 1 year ......2.03 '6 Months -.,.....100' " 3 Mouths 5 HF TEIIMS CASH IN aDVANCE P 0 c t r i). I ' sp? Dead in BXy Heart- BY PEAItL RIVKES. There issometMng dad in my hear , A something that bows it down ; A corpse too heavy for smiles to lift, Too light for my tears to drown ; Though laughter -came to the aid of , smiles, And with sighs I weigh It down. Ilovr it came there! scarcely know, ' But the taee looks like the face Of a faithless one who loved me oner, For my youth and my woman's grac; And I think he left, when he went away, This fearful corpse in his place A corpsetbat T cannot shroud That slippeth the strongest band?, And over my fair young life al way It stretches it clammy hand 4 ; - Ah 1 God, to be free from those star ing eyea , .And tie touch of tbora cknimy hands I . i ' 1 v" ' ' ' .'. I ' jA. orps3 that will Dot le buried Bj stjaUh injth j dead of nigh .And lefuscs a-grave th.,' I vow to .. .ring '!:'.' .. 'Loud bells the broad day lighf, And give it a Christian burial Of pomp in the whole world' right. 13 ad, 6ed in my heart, fdse loye l All the joy that it brought me dead ' ttut memory ktepith watch at thefeet Though hop i laments at ih j head ) 0 1 God 1 for rest from this dreary litr, Or strength to bury my dead 1 SELECTED STORY. BY OMAN. 1 dispute the assertion that the course of true love never runs smooth, for, I have seen many an instance in which it flawed straight on to the sea of matrimony, without so much as a ripple. But I am bound to confess it d id not take a very even course in Florian CourtUnd's case ; which was no mar vel to you, if you knew Harriet Gel dcr. She was the most provoking, pretty, altogether chinning little coquette that ever .drove a devoted lover dis tracte&lfch :hcr capricious ways. -Fairdiaired, "blue-eyed Fkrian Court land was handsome and .wirmLngcenough 'to have eniiaved some .fl(he'rwaxan ; Ibut his heart was'bound up ; lathe bxu mette beauty who daily destroyed las peace. She loved him for allstliat,but ho tried in vain to make her confess it. ' Fate helped, however, as it.acems to fcaire a way of helping detcrnuced lov ,cr, the world o,v.er. Itihdlped tim in motjmuiud-.aad .hardly deeirable , It was in the spring time1 of the year, And had rained almost incessantly for yearly two weeks. Harriet Gelder Tesided with her cunt, Miss Hannah Linwood, in Thorn wapr, a viilago about eight miles' from a northern tpwn where Florian Court... Jand lild a goq situation in a bank $ and Florian grew impatient for . fair -weather and a chance tcfttgU his re fractory beloved. . There was'littlo immediate prospec pf a cassation of thcatu, aud one Sun day morning the ardenji lover resolved f 0 set the weather at defiance ; and ao pordingly he sent out for bis horse,and prepared for his stormy ride. II e i came down from his room, arrayed in a waterpropf cpat, thick boots, and coarso gloyes, a glazed hat covering his purling, gojjlen hair, and a riding-whip in hfs hand. The parlor-deor ' stood partly open, and as he was p ssjpg it, on his-way through fhe tall, Mrs. Maurace, the ladv with wlionj he lodged came out, ' Dear me, Mr. Courtland.'ishe cx- (claimed, with a glance of surprise W heard waves wash, with an ev his rough-wcathcr dress is it possible louder sund agahastthe frail four jitia rough that you are going out all this I ram r me VOL; The rain vill do me n o harm t I am prepared for it,' answered Florian. RTnillnr "But it is to unpleasant, urged the lady. " Where in (he world can you." wish to go in such weather ? she added, curiosity getting the better of polite ness.' . ." ' ; ; " i - ' . 'To Thornway, replied Florian, blushing slightly. ' What's that, Mr. Courtland? call cd eurllaurice, who was reading his morning paper in the parlor. He gays he is coins to Thornwav: actually to Thornway, on such a' day as this V said Mrs. Maurice, responding for Florian. F Mr. Kyourtland, you are crazy V said the gentleman, joining his wife at the door. The roads are in a horri ble condition, and will be worse, by night. Come, listen to reason, and stay at home.' j But Forian refused to listen to rea- son. and . took himself off in pite of warning or entreaty. He had taken a seldom-used by-road to shorten the distance to ' Linwood, where the road was divided by a small Stream, which bounded oneside of the estate.'and was crossed by fording.- But now, the long rains had -swollen the -waters to a Hood, and the stream lashed into fot,m and tossed into . bil lows by its 0 wn velocity, rushed on ward at a rate that made the thought of fording it a wild insanity. : With a mental anathema, against his own stupidity in not thinking of this, Courtland tunrned to retrace his way to the main road,two miles baok,where the littlo river was spanned by a, bridge. Opposite him, across the stream, he could see the gray walls of Linwood, and in his anxiety to be within Ihem, the two niiles seer.ed like twenty- But the bridge was reached at last and crossed, Florian hud noticed, as he approached the bridge, that the land at a little distance below it, which was low and flat, vras completely flood ed, the river overflowing here, having submerged it to a wide extent. A point or knoll of land, close upon the river's bank, remained dry, forming a little island in the midst of the whirl ing muddy flood ; and upon this is land stood a small wooden house, which, as Florian perceived with con cern, was evidently occupied, for a thin blue wreath of smoke was .ascending from the chimney. If there were peo ple in that dwelling, their position was most perileus, as the water was rising fast, and threatened soon to cover the land and sweep away the house." Florian turned aside from the high way and rode down to the edge f the flooded lowlan ; as he approached the water's edge, he saw a female form ap pear at the window of the threatened dwelling, and a handkerchief was wav ep imploringly towards him. i Unhesitatingly he rode into' the wa ter, which, for some distance, was not over his horses's back ; but it soon grew deeper, forcing the animal to swim. Florian urged him forward, and drawing near to the house, the door was thrown open, and he cried out in affrighted surprise, for there stood Miss Linwood and Harriet Gel der I ' Harriet j cried Florain,1 for heav en's sake, how came joy, here? ' We CAine to see a sick woman re plied Harriet, w;th prompt popjness, and the wter rose tefore wferr- It is ri-ing'now, and fast he in terrupted, exsitedly, and there is no time to waste. My horse will earry two f which of you shall I take grstf . J The sick woman first said Harriet quietly. lie took the sick wom&n and withr put a word, turnefj his horse towards the shore, and the rood bevst. with its r double burden, struggled back through the flood. j Harriet nd her urit waited, shivr ering as they watched the wafer grpff? mg ueeper m cujeper uppn . the floor, wailJ ua1' oioou ueiweep iiiem and death. . DEVOTED TO POLITICS, LITERATURE, Theo saw Florian reaCh the ehore. t place the eick -woman upon the ground, throw off the heaviest of his . clothing, and turn his now unwi. ling steed to wards the house again. ; They were standing knee deep in water when he once more approached the already shaking building. . Tie did not speak a word, but looked silently from Harrkt to her aunt, his white face growing whiteryet, as Harriet said, in Steady tones, Aunr. Hannah, first.' " Harriet' commenced Miss Lin wood. 1 Go, Aunt Hannah T Harriet, I won't!' You tnustl' .said Harriet, firm- iy. Harriet, Harriet I For pity's sake ' : . " 5 j f - You are delaying her, Miss "Han nahexclaimed Florian, hoarsely. 4 Come, she will not yield, if she dies With groan, Miss Linwood gave up, and he lifted her upon his horse. .. , The turbulent waters washed into the room, , and Harriet staggered, and clung to the wall for support. Flo nan's face was ghastly, as he beni for ward and placed his hand upon her shoulder, whispering in ' a choked voice, j . Kiss me, Harriet She put her arms around his neck, and kissed him a long, passionate kiss, which was their first, and might be their last. He straiued her to him, saying, Harriet, you do love me !' Yes, Florian Then, one leaned against , the wall again, as he went, and hid her face, trying to shut out the sight of those yellow waters, creeping up the side of the room, higher and higher with every wave tftat rolled in through "the door. As Florian reached the shore, a car riage was approaching in the distance, rocking from side to side, with the fu rious speed to which the driver was lashing the horses. 1 ' It is the carriage from Linwood said Miss . Hannah ; we have been afraid of a freshet, and they have taken alarm, and come to look for us.' Florian did not hear her ; he was urging his exhausted horse into the flood again. The poor beast trembled and hesitated ; but Florian spurred him fiercely on, sm'ting him with his clenched fist, and shouting at ; him, in his frantic excitement. He was hilf mad with agony, as he looked across the turbid waters to the half submerged house, and saw that they had risen above the top of , its door, and Harriet had climbed up through the loft to the roof, where "she clung, in momentary peril of death. ' j . While they watched, a great billow came rolling in from the riverroaring fearfully, and tossing its yellow water, as it dashed upon Harriet's refuge. Miss Linwopd screamed, and her ser vant uttered a hoarse cry, for where the house had been was a whirling wreck of boards and timbers, and Flo rian's horse was struggling, riderless, towards the shore ! But another moment, and they saw that Harriet yet clung to the floating roof, and Florian was beside her upon it, and seizing a board, guided the frail raf. to the shore. j They proceededas fast as the car riage could carry them, to LinwoLd, where they all found plenty of employ ment fr the remainder of the day, ' in getting aid of the effects of their peril ous adyentur( so far as they could do so .". It transpired f-hat the tick woman had pot received $n y injury l iss ffannah ' bafV caught a slijrb cold; Harrjet had caught severe pne, and Floran had caught Harriet. jAtfr rurtf Cptnpanion, t- ' , . 1 . , Somebody is advertising a prepara tion warranted to keej a Udjl band free from chap, J?u-. pit knows another way to effect th:s. lx her hare it known that she hs tin nv nrr. Py Your SubiCifp: ion. LOUIBBURGK N. P.. JTJLT. Saved lyy A. IV ut Borne years S 8 ago there was an old Gerjnan conn who tian man, andwho was saved frcm death by the kindness of God ia a very marked manner. You know we lead in the Bible how Daniel, who was Buch a good man, had a great many enemies, who hated h'm just because he weuso good This has ften been the case since Daniel's time. And this was the case with' the Ger man count of whom I am now epesk mg. There wtre a number of people in 'he place where he lived who hated him tor hia religior j; and they carried 'heir hatred so far that they resolved to kill him. And in order to do .this with, out being found out, they hired a wick ed man to go into Lis castle one night and kill him while asleep in his bed. The arrangements Were all made, and the night was fixed on which this dreadlol deed was to be done. The good count had no idea of the danger that was hanging over him. It bo happened that on the evening of the very -night on which hU had agreed to murder him, he had a company of young people at hig castle. xiC was very iond of children, but having none of his own he had invited his nephews and nieces to spend the evening with him. -J They had a merry time together, and the evening passed off very pleasantly. The count told them intcrttln J and got up amusing g&meSi and had R gooa supply of apples, and pw, and grapes, aud nuts; and they enjoyed Ihfniaelvcs very 'much. After they era gone the count went quietly to bed, as usual. , About midnight the murderer, who had managed to creep into the castle during the clay, and hidden himself away, came silently into the chamber of the count. The old man was fast asleep, and a night lamp was burning on the table. The murderer was armed with a long, sharp dagger, which gliU tered m hia right hand as he gradually drew, near the bed with a soft and careful step. But suddenly, when he was only a tew feet from the bed, a loud cracking noise wr.s heard sounding through the still chamber. It awoke the count. He sat up in bed. He saw the murderer approach ing himt He seized a'putof, which he always kept on his pillow, and point ing it to the man, he said, "If you move another step Til shoot you I" Then with his other hand he rang the bell violently. Pretty oon his ser vants rushed into the room. The mur derer was taken prisoner, hnd the wicktd men who had hired him to do that dreadful deed were found out and punished But what made the noise which wwke the count ? It wa3 a nu lying on the. floor. It happened that oneof the boys of the company the count had there the evtning before had d topped a nut on the floor in going through Jiia nncle'i room. And God, that God 4i hcf telleth the cumber of th3 starp," aod rules them in all their great s had caused that nut to fall just wber the murdered foot would tread upon i', that the noise of the crushing would wake the count in thne to save his life. Da. Newtox. An Ohio pedestrian recently ad ve toed that he would walk a hundnd miles in a hundred hours, and a large number of persons paid their hal'-dul-lar to see L'm dj it ; but he bal not specified pncisely where the feat was to be accomplished, he walked dincly away from his s'arting-pomt with all the money that had been collected. " Papj, didn't you whip me once for biting Tommy !" Yet, my child; and you hurt him very mucb.7 WelL, theD, ppa, you onht to whip sister's music te ch r, to, be bit sister yester day afternoon right on the mouth, and I krow it hurt her, b. cause she pnther arms aroand hif seek and tried to choke Lim." v , 'Tliat bed is not long enough for said a very tal, greff English mar, on btio 2; ushered into hia bed rc m by an frith wier t one of oar hotels, Fai h, an'yuH fiid it plenty lorg, air, when you get into it was therplj; fr then" there ilj be two fiet more added to u An In&hmar, dttcribing the growth of pntt ea in hia native lanll-aaid, as a dit cher "An su'e a bushel of them win filll a barrel," ; - - 01W SCIENCE AND ART. 25, 1873. Siiiijslilno. Do what you can to make sunshine in the world. Lilt an the curtains. We do not mean the curtains to the room; but thecartains which darken the spirit of yuur Lrothtr, your friend, your neighbor, or even ot a stranger, if the curtain strings are within your con venient reach. Litt p the curtains, nd let the sun shine In 1 Light ia better than darkness ana how cheap It is I A kind and cheering wcrd to one wuo lain trouble, and is nernlPrpri almost, discouraged; a word oi heart ttlt sjmpathy to the afflicted ; a loving wor.t ot counsel to the yourg; a word of assurance to the donbting ; a Sioft word which, though n butters no parsnips, turneth awaj wrath, to tha fiyjuun-eu a unreasonably pro- YOJced ; all such words as these are sun shine to those to whom they are spoken "I have never found anything else ao cheap and useful as politer e j" said aa old traveler to us once. Ho then went on to sfite tha, early ia lif, finding now useful it wa, frequrntly, to stran gerp, to give themsome information of which they were in search. 'and which he possessed, he had adopted the rule always to help everybody he could in such little opportunities as were cons stantly t faring in his travel?. The re sult wa that out of the merest trifles of assistance rendered in this way, had grown some of the pleasanteat and most valuable acquaintances that he had ever formed. How majy great mn have testified that their whole lives have been in fluenced by some single remark made to them in their boyhood I And who cannot recall words spoken to himself in bis childhood, to which, perhaps, the speaker attached ho im portance, but which sank deep acd( im movably into his memory, and which have never lost their power over him. Make sunlight 1 the word, at best, is dark enough. Do what you can to mske it more cheerful and happier. Sena loi Motlicr. "Dear me ? it wasn't enough for me to nurse and raise a family ot my owr, but now. When I'm old and expect to have a little comfort her, it is all the timp, Send for Mother and the dear old squl growls and grumbles, but dresses herseft as fast as she can not withstanding. After you have trotted her off and got her safely in your home, and she flies around administering re bukes and rem dies by turnp, you feel easier. It's right now or soon will be mother.s com. In s:cknes no matter who ia there or how many doctors quarrel over your cas", ; every thing goes wrjng, aomchow, till you send for mother. Ij trouble, the first thing yen thiuk of is to send for mother. But this has jts ludicrous as well as its touching aspect. The verdant yourg couples to whom baby' ex'raor dinaiy grimaces and alarming vawas, which threaten the dislocation of its chin ; its wonderful sleep which it ac comp'ishs with ita eyes half r pen and no perceptible flatter cf breath on its lip outing the young mother to im agine it is dead thia tim and to shriek out 'send for mother 1 in tones of an guish this jouns rouple, in the light of the experience which three or four babies bring, find that they have been ridiculou, and given mother a good many 'trota for nnthttijr. Did a-y one ever e d fr mother and did Bhe Ml to ccme, unless aick nea , or the infirmities f age prevented htrt As when, in jour childhood, thoe willing feet respon- el to your call, so they still do and continue to do aa long as they are able. And when the summons come, which none yet disregarded, though, it will be a very dark and sad one for you, th n God too, will send for mother. A small boy, being called up as a witness in a Sew YorXNcour, and asked what they do to persons who swear o a Up, replied, "They make police mm oat ot 'en, Two reasons why some petsons don't mind their own tio'inesr, one i, they hav n't any I Uinesi the other thr haveu't any xa'nd It is siid that the boms of a dilimma are securely fixed at the capital, for the aena:ora to Dang tbemselye or. 1 . 1 . NO. 39. iXoiitinclrTim, From the New York Wieky J Q. What is the difference between rash speculation and a si ce of ba con? A. - One is a rash thing, and the other is a rasher. Q- Why is love like a botato ? A- Rj cause it springs from the eyes. Q. What part of a locomotive re quires the most attention? A The (tender) part. V hat is that which coca from New York to Albany every day, and yet never stirs? A. The turnpike. Q.What piece of coin is doubled 1 a by taking away its half? . .. A. A half penny. Q. Why is Satan like a poker? A. Because he belongs to the fire place. - Q. Why ought fishermen be rich? A" The' business is all net profit, Q.If you throw a man out cf the window what does he always fall against? A. nis inclination. Q. What is the mostdiffitult train to catch? A. -The 12.50. because it is always ten to one if you catch it. Q Why is a new born baby like a gale of wind? A.-Because it begins with a squall. Q. What was Joan of Arc made of? A. She is Maid of Orleans. Q. What is that which the common sort is the scarcest and best? A. - Sense. a. Maiden irix-Ht Human nature has no essencs more pure ; -the world knows nothing more chaste, heaven has endowed the mor tal heart with no feeling more holy, than the nascent affection of a youog virgin's soul. The warmest language cf the sunny south is too cold to shadow forth even a faint outline of that enthusiastic sen titcent. And God has made the richest lan guage poor in the sin,e respect, be cause the depths of hearts that thrill with lovt's emotions are too sacred for the common contemplation. The musical voice of Love stirs the source of the sweetest thoughts witLin the human breast, and steals into the most profound recesses of the soul, touching chords which nevtr virbraUd befor. and calling into gentle compan ionship delicious - bop till then ut knowr. Yes Yes the light of a mai Jeu's first lofe breks dimly but btautifully upon her as the eilver lustre of a alar g!ia mers through a thickl-oveu bower; and tha fi st b'nsh that mantra her cheek, as she feels the p-imal influence , is faint and pure aa that which arws.- leaf might cast upon marble. Bat how upidly docs that light grow stronger, tnd that flush deeper, until the powerful effulgence of the one ir radiates eiery corner of her beaat, and the crimson glow of the other suffuses every feature cf her countenance. ADVERTISEMENT!. HEW HERRINGS! 20 Ebls, Xew Herrings. Terrell & Har.Is. TO THE LADIES OF FRAIlXUfl. Those splendid trim me 1 n.. specially to oar order. IUn.U.mf j fioer tbaa any ever before brought to m.a maraei, are now on ex.ibi 10a. iltke your selion. Kiko. Whcts & Shaw. ATTENTION. I beg leave to call snecial notl tn my card, to be found uuder the liead of roreSKual Cards. Ia s practice of upwards of 30 rears I have aorne rain-. b e receipts of my own and other hi- t.t . icuas ana as mi eage makes the argest Item it Docto s bi s-1 t tut tn much oQice p acti e and aar f.i who have obstinate Chill Liver dis eases. Dyspepsia, Kheumatlsra (par tlca'ariy ch onlc) Dysente y to ca l.and I thi -k 1 can ca e o- g eat'y ljc Courier, ILVTES OF ADVERTISING. (10 xnias oh less CJ5IU1 tic a. iqiax Ore rqmre one insertion . ... .u c One Each itiWrnifrf im.Hin. . . One tna Orw One ..1 MVW.a O 9 m Ontmon;h . j. u Two xaonih .. " Throe tnontb ....I. ftj Hxmonth; :.:.........Jot Twelvemonths. .....is 0. Contrvct a Ih tar cr aiuce nuuo on libera ADYEttirSEMEXTS. NORTH CAROLINA stateliTe ihsurance: . ZLAIXXQXI, NOIlTn CAH3H.fA Capital, - - $200,000. OFFlCElis: gon. Kemp, p. Battle, Pre.Ident. w c4m.croo Vice-President. . . W. H, Hiclca, Bccrttary. nf w ? H!"0. Med. Director 7rW,r,L Il0Tlw. AuYMed. I)r J. B. Batchelor, Attorney. ' O. H. Peiry, Soperviiln A:n.W ' , ;DUIECT0BS: Hon Etmp'p Btlle, Hon Tod 11 jJd well, Hon John W Cuonio2ham.Col r M Holt. Hon Wm A Smith lS' w 1 IlakiwDS, Hon John Manning. Oe i W af-SS Humphrey u .Tata Marpby, Col Wn E Anddson, J . ,a o Wilhama,Col W I Saunder, ct i nc Aden, C01 A A McKoy. 1 J yua3 w e fm K U Camou, J U Mcllac, JBBatchtlorl JOB.ae7waU John Nichols. - . FEATUiX3 AND ADVANTAGES It is emphatically a Home LVnnaoj Its large capital guaranty. a.fw;u and aafay Its rates are as low aa those of any nrttIass company. It offwra all cleairabU forma l iaau. a nee. Its funds are Invested at h. ui an J circulated among our on p ..p.V No' necessary re.tnctfLu iuipoicd uuoo rcsiaence or trarel. Policies nonforfeitable . afttr tw years ( lis officers and directors are promi-' neut, anu wll-knon Nona KtoUun la. s, Khos expritnc as uuwu.m met. and whise worth and uugrny ai alone sufScient gcrantea u Con, pauy g atrengih, solvency smxe.. Geo. 8 Baktr, Local Atmi, II- A, London, Louubaijj.N C, District Agent, Puu'ooru, N, U 137" Good Agents, With uoui libt. rai contracts win be iaai., aaud i evtry county ia the Btat. mu 21 6ai G-REEN & ALLEN, Grocers And COMMISSION lIEaci l aN f Solicit Consjrt seuu of Cotton, ToIiac5jj, Wlaoaf Flour, Corn, nud Produce Ge aerally Agents fot tha Excels. x Cutton. Feruiizer and Gallcu ljjruvel kUxl Brush Cotton Gaa Ko. 110 Syeamors d'jt, rurabartr. V. ao. 1-1 It. B. Madison, WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALER, V ... And agent for the sale of MANUFACTURED JOBACDff, CISARS, &.C. 105 Sy .aiiiore tJueet, " Petershorg, T. S5toS20 ' ra tat mi lm l 1 w k aarMM Saddle Harness Llaicer Court Kt., Louuecaa, S.'k. llajrisg emp!ojel a youiigmait to a teud to wy ba i., ucrraiur u,j tuure ai tentHrn wiil icu i- ui(iiVad pairing bddu a t.iiM, c' A.,1 Wdt lor wwrk in iy i .4 mi: receive ,r top attention. 1l ci iz nt t Lojia ur and surround. t;; c un ry wi t do w.ll t give me a cal b 1 1 purcUatin el bere. 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