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N 1 ( ! - -s - . -. , . , fin 1 ! kr j la-MA rt'-i": "W7 Ji-r.I JLl -eT ' o I I I V I f r l I I I I I I I I I I -T : - t !... T. . , ilL, 1 " . . y ;;. 4 r. i .1 -1-5 bcor W S lie Ntoh ah.' mot: '..! fine swriJ '-flu- ( 1 " 1 .1 ' , UU8B0SY N. C, APRIL 23, 1874. uY. L-v , w : .... ....... ... .. i . !,i , ' Ji-.V. .. . .,.. . , ,, . ' i-ae w . TT "Vli( w VT. MMMMMMMMiMWM T VOL. V. THIRD SERIES. PUBMSIIKD WEEKLY J. J. BRJJNER, Proprietorial Editor. J. J. STFWAUT, Aaaociate Editor. HI ;rcription WEEKLY WATCHMAN. 01 1 kar. payable in advance. ....$2.50 lis Months, ' 150 S Copies to anv addra 10.0 Tri-weekly Watchmas. dws Yea In fa Months ". r I it-t d- 0m Moktu " " r"tfa AD VERTISI XG RATES : $100 100. insertion (Xi Sqc Aiir (1 inch) One a. i n iatea for ft crcater number of inaertiona, awdtrate. Special notioca 25 per cent, more tB lm recilUr advcrtbwimiit. Reading noticea Ii cent per Una for each ftnd ever; maerHon U 1 Iron and Coal in tba ftovth. I ioi Amlir Tric I . ! .1 mmmmm Slavery, which made labor disreputa ble, prevented the development of the mineral weaun oi un du. i ue icrrur- t ism which followed the an v influx of labor or capital. Then the vaat coal and iron bed of Virginia, Ken tucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia have scarcely been touched, as jet, by the miner's pick. Public attention has now been catted to them. A few mines have been opened, a few furnaces built. The ores are claimed to be everything that could be desired, in quantity and quality. In both particulars' they ate asserted to be far ahead of the PennsyN raula product. There are great facilities for reducing the ore. Coal lies beside it. Wood grows about it. Col. Forney, in an editorial in the Philadelphia Press, said of Southern Alabama, with more fervor than grammar : "The facilities for making iron for all purposes exceed any other part of this continent known to the business." Thomas Dunlap, Esq., of Philadelpia, Secretary of (he National Association of Iron Manufacturers, says, in his report for 1873, that Tennssee "is of the first importance as an iron State," and that the East Tennessee ores, are "of great purity and especially adapted to the manufacture of Bessemer pig-metal." MeFarland's "Coal Regions of America" speaks of the "futdre Scran tons and Pitts- burcs of the South." J. 1'. l,eeley, a Pennsylvania geologist, says : "1 he sum total of mineral fuel preserved for the use of the inhabitants of the South is practi cally infinite." Chicago Iribune. IJfJ? r? au!?aW fS?? ,Hy (MS. A member f Gen. Lee should have commeuoed km i.aW, a 7Li. a&Z. THE FAVORITE HOME REMEDY. Tail unrivalled Medicine i warranted not to aauiu a aingle iwrticle of M kk. i ky, or any Hfarioua mineral substance, but is P UREL Y V GETABLE. Mtaioing thone Southern I toots and Herb, vbich on all-wiM Providence has placed in tasjatrie where Liver DixenMea most prevail. It will euro .ill DineaacH caused by Derangement f the Liver and Pow1h. Husftsk' Liver Begalattr er Mesieae. It oiinentTy ft Famil Medicine ; and by being kpt ready for immedintererart will save many mm hour of suflertnc :ind many a dollar in time M doctor' bills. After over Fortv Years' trial it ia still receiv- iag the nioat unqu.ilified teKtiiiioniala to ita vir ihm from laaraom of the hiizhext character and rwpunibiiity. Eminent physicians commend it a the ii)t ' EFFECTUIIAL SPECIFIC Tor Dyspepsia or Indigestion. lraie.1 with lh'n AXTIIX)TK, all climates and change of water and food unv he f:iced without fair. AsftUeniedv in MAI ARIOUS FK- vtKs, hgwkl Complaints, rfjtle jieiib, Jaundice, kkauska. XT HAS JM O EQUAIi. It it the cbeapeit. Puroat uad Best Family Sstiaifti ia the Wor d ! Manufactured only by J B. ZSZlZZf da CO , Mscon, (in , and Philadelphia. Price, $1.00. Bold by all Druggia, MnJ HlSTORI- eai Tlriif Vilrtt Appomattox Tjisb. There is an apple tree standing fai a lot adjoining the boose of Bev. J. W. Canter, at 9unteraviller;Potalirreoujr marnWtb"hsl gbsrf HHkM fetkrf- Early in the summer of 1861 Gen. Lee ordered tdtbe command of the forces in Western Virginia, j Leaving Richmond he came to WasM8pWA tKWdnft. and on the dam following reached Run- tereville, where or the first time in the f rth war, as nivonarnus on . tnc losuon uaiu, i laming the aforementioned nwpm ires, f which iUnda on a hilt overlooking the r. i a- f ft a Pleuro-! John Crane, Now Jersey, s American Farmers' Club, that is and has been prevmiiqg to an extent throuehoat the State. disaster and failure to batchers and dairy men particularly. The Legislature should mms tne matter tn Hand. A lion law should be passed. aa nus meat to no unsu tut a m, . " bat do desire an appropriation which will enable them to kill the cattle which have taken the contagion, andj so prevent Us prcadtng. tie sngffatnd n nosa. hose business ll should be to value and slaacbter tan atocfc wAta anected. military the mountains of West Virginia, and have closed that brilliant career by captulating to Grant under an apple tree at . Appom attox. And what is most singular, as an inci dent connected with the war, John Brown, who commenced this war, was "hung on a sour apple tree," and it is said that the forbiden fruit which mother Lve partook of was taken from an apple tree ; and now, to cap the climax, agents for the sale of annte trees are .becoming aa numerous as lightning-rod men and sewing-machine agents. Greenbrier Independent. Special to Baltimore Son. Comment at Washington. How the Connecticut Election is Iie gar tied at the National Capital. The result of the Connecticut election was much talked of in congressional aad department circles to-day. A Democratic victory had been anticipated, but not of the overwhelming character which the returns show. The Democrats having the Legislature will elect a Senator m place of Mr. Buckingham, who went home in the unavailing effort to save him self. It is said that Mr. Wm. A. Barnum, the wealthy iron manufacturer, will be chosen, although Governor Ingersoll and exGovcrnor English spoken of in the same connection. The new Senator from Connecticut, whoever he may be, will be solitary one of the Democratic faith from New England. That section of the Union has not had a Democrat in the Senate since the beginning of the war. The Democratic triumph in Connecticut, with the success of the same party m the im portant municipal elections in various parts of the West, have added much strength to the growing conviction that the Repub lican party will lose the next House of Representatives. A Hasty Yet Satisfactory A young lsdy of Alabama visiting ia Memphis, was lately walking along the streets with a young gentleman, when he jokmgie proposed to step into a church yard by and get married ; the young lady assented aud started toward Uui church. When the young man saw that she dis posed to humor bis joke, be backed down and acknowledge Himself beat. Proc e 1- ing still further, they met a mutual ac quaintance, a bachelor business man', and the lady s companion t Id business bow she bad backed him out en the matrimon ial proposition, whereupon business re marked to her"You can't back me out," she answered, (,ies I can. The parties laughed and chatted a lit tle, when they started off to get the license each supposing the other would give it up ; but the document was duly procured, and the matter began to look serious. The next thing was to tie the knot ; at length a preacher was found ; by this time both parlies began i to draw long breaths, but neither would give np to the other. They entered ube shurcli and the preacher pronounced the words that made them husband aud wife, add there was no flinching from the vows ; ! neither would lake a "dare," and the result was a mar riage without any subsequent desire for divorce. It would be wonderful relief to many a timid swain, if this daring business were a thing of more common occurrence. epidemic the farmers' desire Tor tanee n reasonable one, but believed less feeding stock bad often much to do with producing sickness. Brewers' grains. for instance, contain a poison from the beer which is exceedingly injurious, and which renders it unfit for food. Another member not only agreed with the above, but thought ail grain, given in laree uantities, produce of anything rather aau good flesh and milk : a very little rye with plenty of good straw, being the proper food in bis estimation. Egos for Sktting. - An English ag nculteral paper says that eggs intended for setting should be stored with the large end down, because the air bubMo not s pread so much as when the small end is down this spreading of the air-bubble being known to affect the freshness and vitality of the egg. Eggs stored With the large end down will keep perfectly good for hatch i ng more than a month. while the others cannot be depended oa after two weeks. A succfilut poultry breeder in Franklin, Mass., ha been experiment Ing With eggs for setting, and declares the above statement coirect, and adds thai eggs stored ou the large end foi a few weeks beforo setting will all hateh at ouee, instead of varying several hours, as is usually tho case with eggs not so prepared. A Friksd in N&no. "Confidence,". a , . m a says tne provero, "is a plant ot stow rowth. It is, perhaps not bent to grow at all in the Australian bush, judging of Ashfabula, 1 from the following incident from a Mel bourne paper. A certain person was traveling through a lonely district, when Much Married. Colonel W. W. Price, the millionaire brewer of New York city, can boast of the most rem trkable marital experience of any man living. 1 hirty-hve years ago when a poor clerk, he married Susanna he heard a great outcry. Thinking bush- Butler, in Birmingham, England, but Reclaijjinq Oli Soil.- L. T., of Winchester Franklyn county, Tennssee, ta Answer to A. A. W Aft a Ubio, says : "In the South we are trying every earn to renovate our worn-out lands, and it is astonishing to see with what rapidity our soil is being brought out. Ltt me give you the method of preparing the soil for tho fertilizer. Plow four or five inches deep, then run a subsoil in the : .1 l .1 i ... I . :.M. ft !J .1 T 1 . . - W lurruwe hj ine ut ptnoi seven or eigui tree. uu, iir, cneu we ricviiu, A HUI family m lirooklyn,, who was not aware inches, and you Will have soil broken np so glad you are come ; I have been at- 0f ,j8 fit mafriage. They had in the as foot deep. Rye us a fertilizer docs tackedoy ruffians, and they were robbing fam;y an Irish servant named Bridget aoi amount to much, as it cannot grow me wnen uiey uearo your pistol. "ahoi Fallon with whom, as it afterward appear strong chough ; if it has been tested. Corn, couldn't you get loose, my friend 1" ask- tne Colonel became favorably impress ed the traveler. "No ; they tied me so j. Meanwhile wife No. 2 learned that very tigutly ." "And did tney roo yon ,rife No. 1 was living, aud left her hus rangers were at worn, he tirea otl ins pistol to intimdate them, and presently the noise ceased and a scampering was heard. On coming to the opened ground the traveler discovered a man tied to a separated from her by mutual agreement a year afterward, and came to New York, Susanna married shortly after one oamnel Green. Iu 1843 he married Miss Caro line Barton, a young lady oi respectable While a youthful couple wore being joined in wedlock in a justice's court in New York, recently, the damsel rather astonished a number of spectators by sud denly breaking out with "I want to know whether we are to keep house or board before going into this thing?" The Judge ruled the queaiion out of order, and the ceremony proceeded. wwn, it a very good fertilizer if plowed aider while in a green state. It is better for apriag crop than fall, as it does not of every thing T "No, only my watch. Daod, whereupon he applied for an annul flfcompofe rapidly enough. They had not time to search me for my meut of the marriage, which was granted, The best fertilizers we have tried are money, which I placed in my left boot." ana Bjnce tuAt time the Colonel has sup- rtunate, observed the traveler, ported her. Subsequently a report reach i sum considerable 1" Ovora ed him that wife No. 1 wss dead, where , thank heaven," said the poor apon fcn married Bri iget Fallon. Biidg tas German millet and the Southern pH- VYc can not find anything so well calculated for wheat. The pea in parti tslai, cornea up by tho side ot clover on good ground, ai d is far superior on poor ground, as the pea will giow where clover 11 uot. 1 have sowu a field in what i equally divided between corn, German millet and peas. I cau not see much difference at this time. Tho prospect ctmld not be much better, and so far as y knowledge extends, we have a beau tiful prospect lor an abundant harvest. in conclusion, let me say, whatever you sow, buy and raise the largest growth possible, which you can do by sowing 100 pounds of plaster to the acre, and plow all under in its green state. You will be astonished with wUt ,a..iit- . hi k i r"'V ill be brought out. "How fort "was the thousand. man. "Are you sure they art goneT asked t, however, was not refined enough to the other. Uh, certain." The new comer looked around and around, and. seeing tho toast clear, said colly, " Well, as they are gone I think I'll finish the job myself." Aud he proceeded to rob the unfortunate victim. London Globe. soil Let no boy be disheartened by the fol lowing calculation, but remember that un tiring industry will enable htm to come out victor in the end. Say that the boy is ten years old and is taken op into a high mountain, or a respectable hill per- rT?u "u "- w" " hV will do aii w!l. Jdshn.n the iari- children, and yet adorn his house, and trouble began to arise. Wife No. 2 made an attempt to opun the decree adjudging her marriage void, upon the ground that it was obtain ed by fraud. A commission was sent to England in the. course of the litigation, and wife No. 1 was found, with a flock of little Gieen's about her. Thereupon the Colonel took measures to annul his mar riage to wife No. 3, in which he has suc ceeded, although he has to support her and the children. The Colonel now finds himself supporting two families, with two women od his bauds who have born him were not le- How Alf.xaxdbr II. Stephens Star TKD IN LIFE. When Stephens was a boy, two sisters, old maids, attracted by his brightness, adopted, educated, and destined for the church. Bat a few months of theological training convinced the youug student that the profession had no attraction for bim, and he announced to his benefactors his intention of exchang ing the pulpit for the bar. Shortly after he was admitted to his new profession, a Iswsuit arose involving the estate of the younger sister, the otber having in the meanwhile died. . He ssked her to let him menage the case for her, but she, fearful of his inexperience, preeared look ing for some older lawyer. At but one wrote to her whom she approved, and having asked the advice of her friends she confided the matter to him. The contest was warm, vexatious and long : bat she came out so triumphantly of what bad been regarded a a a hope lew snarl, that she doubled her conusors modest fee. The intercourse between tho two had been by letter exclusively, she living in the count! y , he in a distant city, so that the trick which you have already guessed Stephens had played on her was, under the circumstances, quite creditable. Oat of his fee he repaid what she bad spent on nis education, and his success in so delicate a piece of business was a fine bet ginning fbr a youug lawyer. Savanah Advertiser. ninar with a-Uaa mnA the stranger whose ---- u. t frent to4 toft. A little stir below, and the signal flags came on dock. The ship was going to be spoken, and th mvt. ed and Una and whim flaaw that BO much in the awamaJ .-J . little out of it wre fastened to th. kl. yards. There was a pause for the can- tain s orders, and -the passengers were startled at seeing a reversed ensign flying at the peak and another signal of distress at the misaenmast bead. A moment later and passencrera ua rWlc nA uu. -v.- had overlooked these idna of heard two eannon -fired to coil the of the Greece to the dietrt All concealment was oei. TVs aft and announced that tho passengers were to U transferred to tht er ra the offine at once. TK Was camraonicaled to that iImum forward. Thorn waa A lift If rnnin.inn . a rash for the boats the signs of a panic! It was promptly stopped, and the fright or its noisy manifestations ceased. In toe cabin perfect order waa preserved. Men on deck rushed below to do a little har ried packing, and found the ladles gather ed in still groups ig the cabins waiting for instructions. . Not a lady or child scream ed or fainted after the first shock waa oven the self-possession of every one rallied and preparations began lor leaving. .Or ders were given to put on lifsnreaervera nod it is worth nothing that enough were found in the stain rooms and ship stores to supply twice the number of persons. The course of the Europe waa changed pi" aao in a tew moments sat run un der the stern of the Greece, hailed inn vessel and asked assistance. The sailors in both vessels were ordered to the boat, and as the boats of the French steamer touched the water the English bonte alongside. A tieavy tea was ru and passengers on both vesstls declare that it seemed impossible to transfer the passengers in open boats aeroa the chop ping waves that tossed the two steam. r up and down. It waa done, however, with perfect success. Every one of the eight boats on the Europe reached the water in safety, every block ran smooth ly, and every mau of the crew know his I duty, and did it thoroughly well . The captain bsd his men well in hand, and the orders that came from the bridge were obeyed eooHy and promptly. Around one boat there was a moment's delay ; the steerage passengers crowded around it Two Americans stepped forward and pressed the throng back ; one of them, Lieutenant Pbunix, eat the canvass cov ering with his knife, and ia a moment this boat was safe In the water with ita crew, and only its crew in it. Except their pro per complement of men, it is the unani mous testimony of all the passengers that the womeu and children filled the fiist hoats that left the ship's side. All the etiquette that governs on such an occasion was observed, and no frantic rush of men the boats marred the scene. 1 be i a passengers were lowered one by one into ie boats, rowed across, and hoisted on board the Greece. The work was done well and done rapidly. There were near- y 400 persons to be transferred. Both vessels were lying now on the wind, pitching and tossing, sod every time a boat approached either, it eame alongside of a moving, rolling iron wall, against Inch h would be destruction to touch. ter, eame flying through the hall. -Auntie cars von have forgotten to get Madge , the potatoes for breakfast, and we must I Smith prepare them before yon ge. Never saied tr ie does have to wait a li itia Jar yon; you've waited fur bim many: aTima. Coma quietly and I will help yo," 8 sweet-tempered Cora ! Smith nailed Jo blus start, nasi tssgepodj assay to the forgotten task as merrily at bar utile sis tors albeit her heart beat like an imprison ed binds at the delay. The west was all aflame with the an - tan ! lbt, tne aewens of all hidden wealth, the so life Three yearn before Madge Smith school, to rai, strangely honntifni, with whim, high-bred fata, teas, glittering amber eyes, a figure weal danog that teal worn, et tntd. Am9m n as s ed, pelUued wnalih, uo young and the the garden-path be was waitTatT- banel-eyed, teW;neal sweet-meed aft - a at sledge Sennit let. thewarU said L5T P? -aTlly-i with words " V aw wot wKwug i or usb may save, i eyas. -Jut an mmmfvmm- asm "T, ly-toaw teal) wfe knew horTlUwurm. eTery evening tney mot these w friend, no brighter eoenpnnioe did ihoes the sule their "trvstiaa? nW kJol - w iu. ' v. mmm wtw wm mawsv or taunt uronslev .. . aw i ne sine ineir "trvmn t. i n a. . .. 4 TO w wwauwi kiku aam.juai nair way between her homo and those lips stun I.i. a- j '- k . . . J i 8 pro posed it, I fnl eyes to uc was wiiiinr loin in - - - - a i . i : , j . V ry i iitisaii tj to all men. AH. did I aav INev. T)m 1 "en. Auntie Smith waa ant ai .11 k. -t tT pleeaed with this dark -eyed j.ung Blrwi. D,,y m f,w wtmkt m Bew Hval an nr. m twi r n swear n aha h. w . i t i t m .s ?. ' , ' e- "V", noi loroiooeu peareo ou use soane at netton. Hefl ra me noose, own lovers guew the pre- an, ft m erred "his room to bis ooswneaie - And tk UmA tJ imAmm K-ui.. so aiway. wunoeartstgfadgn at bar ttt btr wealth, surely, Madame Grundy through leay woods to the half way I nough of hh owu. It 'trysting place" waort snc pact bar hand- that this atom man of some, daikeyed lover, Neil her i was genuine love t of bin and I and the darkened tan wan. tiful hi edge te-cifhtna ahe bad eame soft brewu aspad The Loss of the L'Eurooe A Graphic Account of the Rescue of tne Passengers and Crew Crimination and Recrimina tion. It is not known what will be the final 'eH of the recent attempted covp d'etat tovemoul ou the part of the Directors of AtUntia and North Carolina Railroad 7 which it was intended to transfer the gemevH of thut road into the hands f ibe MJdluna ltailroad Company, and taUl prevent ill. unnanliitnllAn ..w.... . J Wl'1 le remembered that Governor tALDwntL, as soon as apprised of the ovenent, injuncted the board from leas-,nK- TJie Governor, not fancying the jnovementApd condemning the action of Je Directsru on thb part of the State, on -noay ,rtmotrd Messrs. Staslbt, OMAs, DUXCAN and Kamsev. end an- Pouted in their stead Messrs. Humph Jv and Rhodes, of Wayne, and; Messrs, AJ.F.r and Moobr, of graven. The tw "'rectors wjll endeavor to have a ateting of the Board to-day, arid to effect an nv... : . j--guuiiauon under the new regimen. thought, however, the deposed par u sill endeavor to hVht the mnue. end - o -- i haps, will do as well, and shown the vari o us articles he will have to consume should he live an average life time. Surrounded with these objects, he first sees 30 .oxen, then 200 sheep, 100 calves, 200 tombs, r0 pies, 1.200 chickens, 3000 turkeys, 263 pigeons, 140 pounds, salmon, 120 pounds other fish, 30,000 oysters, 5,443 pounds v getables. 2431 pounds butt;r, ANew Power. We are constantly 24,000 eggs, 4. tons bread, 3,000 gallons I complaining of the railroad powers and the lea ana conee, oeeiuee tons oi irun, oar- i money Kings ana oilier dorms ot tyranny. gitimate wives, and the legitimate wife who is another man's wife. It is highly probable that the wealthy New York brewer is now entirely satisfied with the marrying business, and will hereafter de vote himself simply to beer. rels of sweetmeats, and hogsheads of These are the figures given by Mr. Soyer, the cook of the London Reform Club, in his b-ok, "The Modern Housewife," as the amount consumed by each individual inn life time, and they are said to be below, rather than above, the real quantity. Of course the food muy be varied, but what is taken off from one kind must bo added to some other. The boy may seriously apprehend that his jaws and stomach will give out before be baa disputed of this vast quantity ot food, but he will take courage when he easts his eye over the sleek form of one in middle life wbo has well nigh accomplished bis task without (nnu w . m. . .a as n Mm awvfl I ami j"-eee a lively muss over tne i showing the least sign waller ru. i m . I . ' hi j ,IOwevr , g"n many a man has disposed ot tit allotment; tin ? i?' &n4 Wi1 fi8ht U 001 OD tb'8 and 18 apparently ready for another job of n" if X fetes him all the Bummer. equal magnitude, and thus will It be with News. tbe race unM the end of time. !i a nen influence has arisen in England, which" threatens to menace the Parliament and sovereglity. Archbishop Manning called attention that tne liquor trade rep resents six hundred millions of dollars, and that "the publicans was growing more and more dominant over public opinion, over the electors and tbe elected and Parliament itself. The Archbiship scared that the time 1 would come when r i !i a k ft a-ariiameni wouia no unable to cope with or eontrole this power ; that there was no Minister now wbo would cope with it, aad thai any government who would venture to touch or try to settle it would be chattered. A atatement nf thi of wetnnMkuybnm an authority as eminent as the aa a a W " Wi . . , . head of the Jatholie hieraenhy in England abeuld be gravely considered. Cotton waa once king in America, but gin and beer now rule Englaud. A'ew Tork Herald. I 'Neil, Neil." she said, seienaly , aloud ; and little Madge el her taster's band closer, and looked up la nor fane. "Do yon love bim so vary much, sister Corur T A swift, hot color came into the girl's cheeks, and then she paused, suddenly, holding tbe bands of little Madge ia a lervent grasp. "Love him ! love him, Madge I than all tht wo Id better tan my my life ay, sometimes I fear better than ray hope of heaven I Aad I am te he his wife, little Madge, this good Stan's wife, when tbe beautiful spring rnmts I shall leave yoa, and aaotie,and ancle to bo all his. Bat this is ear socrui, little sister, and only yon can share Aad then bar bauds related their hold, and drawing tbe light atari over bar shoulders, she tripped silently oa. They were almost there n earing the edge of . . . . i .. . tne wood, ana me sine was but a stop away. Another step forward, and then kr-j uj k.. k.k .uauu ii. i A ii i- i ciow.1 vmim.. "Wait!" she whispered : two men on the seat, Cora. want to meet strangers there." No,M she said, drawing bank In tbe shadow of the wood ; "it Willis Dean. We will goes, for I do not like to mtet ham. Evan aashe spoke the 'figatn and the sound of bis voice eame on twilight air distinct and clear. "And what of this love affair, friend Neil t When is it to end, and how I Are you really iu earnest, and do yon -W t ataa to marry tne gin r Cora Smith s hand cloned upon the over the fair lady aenca has np. Bright before, she wan brilli ant now sparkling, witty, bewildering ; and the world leaned oa to asnane to nee the sVssb ststa her wnese aanask, and tho bright senile that lighted nor eyas at hit approach And did he not recognise bar, yon art wondering T Nay, how abonld he ! Sweet Cora Smith, and the summer hi tbe try, ware forgotten things with tens He hud broken half a eeaea siDy since then, and left I hem all with risen. tbe great beater. Us had s queans, and vutosrs i an r w . and left tbe past all behind him. And now he came and toad the dint pure, real love of bis IHetime at this we man's feet. So be told her, one asnwsna night, in the grand parlor of bar stately - JL W . as Horn hm hands trembled hone as sbe lisUDcd ! ,fWail' sbe aeid. "I witl gira my aaawer to-morrow night; It if my birth nig ht, and I shall give aa entertain meat. Ton whs cease ; 1 will sen yon then. Be iu the library at yon shall bear my answer. And the night causa, asm bo m waiting. lie paced tbe room impatient Vy. Would she ever mms. that girl that was dearer than his life J Ay, she was life to him. Tbe world bad seemed stale, flavorless until be sunt bar, tat woman it Neil's friend, whe, alone of all bar set, bad over stirred wait until be 1 the slumbering paastoaa of has heart. How bright tbe future earned 7 Ho was at sure of her answer ; bad not tbe gfren H ail but ia words 1 My beautiful, my uunen I" be -I W do ibouean oi Madge till sbe shrank in jaaia while thev waited for the answer: Neil Rowan Back and forth the boats plied, the cargo inuehed softly. saieiy piaceu in me open Mary her!" he repeated. "Ban te just the sabjeet for a grand flirtation aud I assure yon 1 have done the thing well. The telegrams have given pretty full accounts of the recent rescue of the pas sengers aud crew of the French steamer Greece, and the safe arrival of the latter with it Hve cargo in New Ttork, but the ollowing graphic account of the transfer of the passengers from the sinking ship to the Greece will be found of peculiar inter est as showing the dangers of the great deep : "The passengers had been for more than two days on a vessel ia which the main pumps were being driven night and day. and from saloon to steerage not a person suspected that anything but tbe monotonous routine of aa A tlantic voyage was in store for veasel and freight. It was noon Thursday before tbe purser received his first intimation that tbe vessel was leaking at all, in an order to prepare tbe ship's papers for leaving the ship at a moment s nonce, i ew ot either men or subalterns bad been taken into tbe eonfi dence of the captaiu before this time, bat A . . at the danzer had become so imminent that when a steamer was reported to tbe cap- kinn just after breakfast as on tbe port bow punning west, the course or tne Europe was changed, her speed quickened, and she beran to overhaul tbe craft in the d is lance. The drifting smoke oa the horiaoa csoW more marked, soars aad smokes tack came into view, and the passengers of tbe Eurnnn crowded on the deck to see the chase. A stiff nortbwestly breeze wi blowing and tbe ship plunged and pitched in a heavy see, tbe water rushing out at the pumps and in at the leak in about equal quantitkn beneath the unconscious of lives was safely placed in the boats, the oars took tbe water, and the boat went out of sight below a wave to come up again on another, end finally reached tbe other vessel to disembark its load. As the last trips were being made several boats were swamped as they reach ed the Greece, but these boats contained only men, and by the aid of life-preservers all were rescued. It was three o'clock when the signals of distress were hoisted, about half-past foar when the bonis took tho water, and an hour and a half later the last boat came alongside. Tbe offi cers of the' Europe clambered down the gangway. Captain La Marie left the bridge and passed over the side of the vessel, and the Europe lay abandoned." But one of the saddest features of the whole affair is the unhappy discussion that has arisen between the rescued and tbe rescuers, in which mutual crimination is freely dealt in, and accusations of bad treatment and unfair dealing are made against the English. Captain Le Marie, of the unfortunate vessel L'Europe, de clares thst be was forcibly prevented from returning to bis vessel after having gone on board of the Greece, and that the aalv- age crew which boarded tbe vessel for the purpose of attempting to carry it back into port was composed entirely, of En glishmen. Captain be Marie is sustained in this assertion by bis officers. Oa the other hand Captain Thomas, of the Greece, as positively asserts that neither Captain Le Marie nor any of bis crew anoweu any desire or disposition to go back to tbe L'Europe after coming ou board his ves sel, that tbe salvage erew was entirely voluntary, and that he would not nave "ajar PaMSUlttle EB y CUBsM B SUM sofil v. And just thee be heard tbe light ripple of a woman's laagh hi the anises Her laugh, be knew it among I ; and her voice ; she was peeking loud and dear. "There, Ueardm ; yon meat let sac go now. Mr. Bo won hi wulrhag for use la the library. Yoy know 1 am to give has to-nignc" And tht guardian's voice, speaking tea deriy, said : "Aud that answer. T nan gnats It. li But for anything further -bah I I am as-1 "And that answer, I sen goose it, iog back to town to-morrow, and this is Madge. Ton are going to nanny tats man our last meeting ; so be off, old follow, for and leave as all," I expect her ev. ry moment." She laughed, sofily. Just for one moment Msdce 8mith's "Marry him! No, indeed air ! He hi heart stood still iu awful thought Cora wnt dying. motionlens fizore. those ttrbllr henda.it snrelv waa uot the fair, sweet Bat he is expecting ma. as hy-br till I maiden of a mo me nil before. But theJeome again, and anaan nead. and without a TWuesL nam av tWsngb the half -open door, era the rose an toar, for aba jest the subject fbr a grand floatation, That shin, and 1 assure yon I have actod my nana lightly locked well; but tor anything fmsbn bsml 4 glided ooielooaly uwtyeod Madge d gemrdlau eaead ejtter a ayilaala. followed aermsitonoa. 1 A arhlto, ghastly, shivemng Ignrs stood V :l 11 I.J .U .k. Uk. k. J I k llw llknn winnow en Drown waiiwi ihirmi awaw i j j t all died out ot tbe West, anal the daw lay w wwej aaaa , eennujp e-nssan, mm like summer rain on tBe rraes at his feat. f jC l" . evnuV His dear was smoked dowa to and his lasy reverie was broken by the cry of the whip poor-will. , "Sbe isn't coming to-night," bo mentally, "that is certain. The ing auntie up yonder managed to prevent it this time. Oh, well, it saved a seame. I will drop a loving furweil bote aad so it ends a summer's amusement. Ha, bum!" and Neil Rowan strolled horse ward, sing ing, half unconsciously, "li won't have her, I know I won't have her, I know 1 don't cart a straw whej has her, I know." Tbe farewell note came to) Cora Smith tbe following night, but tbe; fever bright ayes never reeled on tbe creamy page, for ore tbe iaaane light gave fiata to reeeeo again, death seeled the white eye-lids. - To such natures as this girl's love is safe ; and tbe rude blow that wefca bat the one bright dream of ber youth, snap B mm ed. It is hsrd to reconcile those adverse statements, and it is to be regretted that two gallant men, who were willing u nan their own lives to save that of others, should now bare this misunderstanding. prevented Captain Le Marie from going lhe .lender coid that bound ber frail aboard tbe deserted ship had be bo desir- -Djr,r o earth, and out of the depths of . n t ar . ex a ber awful grief, the kindly band of death led her to the mountain-top , w here ia built the city of the New Jerusalem Day by day, week by week, mush by month, so sped tbe time until eight years were counted. Eight times the gran blul grown over the little grave in the lonely country graveyard, and agaia the Ontober wiuda rustled the scarlet I earns ever Use antly, gtontngly beautiful, aba grided tout the roost. "Not so, my friend,- lightly, "I spoke the truth. If yen heard my horde, I aw . . it is my answer. "Bat you gave u on ; yon have given me reason to tbiak yon loved me," be cried pnaaionaiely . "It ie the one love of my Ufe1 I have neu tered ovary bona and thought en yen, Madge Smith, and tor my sain, tor Gad'a sake, do not wreck my life j" one was very nale x v hen i were niaex ana glistening. "Neil Rowan,- she said prayed tor never ia my wildcat drnasas did 1 my prayer would he so folly uns Whan I saw tbe hue of death, tbe agony on my only I an w ber writhe in i a n n a a a tne words she heart eight yea night. I vowed to avenge her tag my helper. Again when I tbnd of tbe earth upon ber ed that vow. God b agony God w a, l it AVENGED ! The old clock In tho wall rang oat five melodious chimes, as Cora Smith softly closed the kitchen door, and ran to tho little bedroom for ber blue scarf. Five o'clock," she said, as tbe last stroke died sway ; "he ia wondering why I don't come, and I mast make haste Madge, little Madge, are yan going with mp to nifrht ? I am all ready. Little Madge, tbe twehrt year old sis- Wonderful .ehaneee had the eirbt brought. Sinn by able with tUs grave were two others, and laa anatstoats bore tbe names of good aufc aad ancle Smith. They had rented there six year; aad every summer bnunxifni Madge Smith came down from bar city lingered in miug the g aad planting blight flown thought. If I have given yoa an such agony as sbe sub red 1 am If you could live and suffer it for has ages, I should be My work e ended. Good night 1" Two hours afterward, the sharp of a pistol rang with storilmg through tbe crowded d ra w m g i sprang to their feet, save Madge Parbnps bar ebeatt aaatd a kittle I not toil ; bat tho light of her changed, her ajaiiing ita una as sbe gaaod apee the blood stained corpse In the library. Neil Rowan bad taken . Hi m -i . ots owa itte, and oora rmitn was ai room. AI 9 aaofcotam . f 4 .J-uaf -
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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