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WI1.TKX CURK,
r. T. Cl.AllK,
Uilolgh, N. C.
Halifax, N. C.
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ITCHES A DUN X
ATT-niKr4 4 c us'i:i.i. iRS at law,
Hestlantl Neck, llul Itx o., N.C.
Prsyatiei li 'hi ('.um of Hrllfax a-d
.l it'Hj 6 . iTi.. an I :ii tho Nuorme
ami Federal Courts. janlS-tt
rjVI0.4A. M. tllL'i,
attorney l l.w,
HWilfAX, N. 0.
PrioMen in Hi'vx am) adjoinim
Oovinties 1 1 Hlr i md Supreme Courts.
Will ha al Simian I Ne.uk, once even
fortnight.
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W. n. Day,
w. v.
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
ffKI.DOt, T. c.
Prattles In th euiti of Halifax: and
iHj'iiniiir enmities, and In (lie Supreme
and federal i! dirts.
Clai n onlleeted In i.'iy part '.f Nnrtt
Carolina. jou 2u I IJ
gtMUKL J. wuinur,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
JACKSO.V, X. C.
Prsetirtes in iho iViur: of N.irthnmpto
aad aloitiing eouuiies.
sen 1.1 I V
A V I S L. H y Al A N ,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
HALIFAX, X. C.
Printints ie. th curls "f Hili ax an.)
dj'ilninsi c nin'ies. an.l In the supreme
ari l fa leral lin'irt-.
CUt'n.ndlectal in all parts of N . r 1 1 1
Carolina.
Ofll i in thi! Ciurt House.
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.ATWRtfEY AT iUW,
HALIFAX, H. C.
Praeliees In th Court of HallTa
Caaalv. and Oi-mliea adjoining. In tte
aroii Court of the 8ut, autl in tlx'
i s r a I Courts.
Will tiva spstisl uttmtinn t tho ed!no
lis wfelaitna.snd tn arijustiiiR the aeo. nuts
af Kyasulor, Adrfllinerauir an.l lonr
dna. dee-5-tf
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URIZAKL),
ATTOsisYj AT UW
OAit In tha Court Hoiia". S'rtct acpn
(ian givan to all branotn's of h .r.(i-
E.
T.
BRANCH,
ATTORNEY AT UW,
Jjryim r, HALIFAX
I'oc.Niy, n. c.
FrailiaM In ths Cotititio f Hah x.
Mi'h, Klminrtt and vilaol.
iHm on ira la u ail ir; pi ih
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ATTORNEY AT
EXFitxo. sr.
LAW,
PraMliHH rtititttlM of Halirat,
f4ttm an.l 4al1. In Hit Su.itntiii'
Daarl W tua 8tats an 1 in the Kmltrjl
Olletllona Blle In any part of llin
4ltata. Will atfii'l a Ihn Voitrt IIoiish in
jUlintX au .Vloiijay ami Krl.i i? . I rat h
iraak. jtn 12-1 n
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KDKBW J. BURTON,
ATTuitxer at i,iir,
WKhnny, n. c.
Praatinaa In the 0.urt 01' Uii ai. War
ran n4 Nortm npton o ointiea ami in the
Jjao'auaa ami t wioral l'nurt.
Cl4 a a.illaotul hi aay .art of Noi tli
Oarallaa. June 17 a
JOIiy A. MOOKK.
MOORE,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Ualirai, N. c.
rraotlca li tha C'lnntina of riallfax,
VoriliAiu(.ta, BIt((!iiiiibe, Flit and Mar-
iiu lul'ia vi n Uourt nf the Klalo
an.l in tn r eileral cnurta yf the Kattarn
DiatriatU
. Hollsi'tioql male in any part of North
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VOL! VII
I ICVEJTKEE.
BY U 11 A
I 1"VP III", 'ti a littlB word,
lint oil ! how kwt.it ili will it'll
Mi Ifit ii. u ' iy it,"iH- wi if -tit rcJ,
It ntaile my'yoii'u herl linuuJ.
I . v i imp, ih.-r.i'i.i ntviiry
(Villuii Iin nvvpntr aoiiml,
'Tin oit it onif itntiri .
Yet oit a. -in. i iiimi i will bmiinl.
1 lovo thre, tln'rc in miiiii-.tiy.
An. I loqneiH. c . inbii.nl
It ii ikntll moiii 'Inn ( eta Ari!0
I) S.tuaa 'ai .mii Dint.
I love thi'P, "li ! !i m ilcirly,
W tiN hut. trimly fi.inn
Mv vounu li.-i t hiiji- too hinoeroly
K.VHI' to 1 1 V - t:n-(l l.l.
DANDELIONS.
BY MACIK OLIVER.
!Iiic vmi g..t i bit front room nrul
.lit ciiambt i j ,tt uli .ip it all dusted n 'id
ill pl'ifict I lfr, ii-lli f "
"A I in wdt r, in. nil' r "
"Vi-ij n ill, llicn buisli out the
kiichei , anil i;i't(i"''i ill- bet cr- ckfr,
mill ('' thai tlnip ii no tlnst on
"1 will, in lie r, o U doh'l hurrv lllf
s . It i.i.e wm 'l built in a d.n , )nt.
It 0 IV."
'I know 'iwaan't, child, but ai hac
oothinsj to A i w th H mio no- i- laya.
8 hmrv a''1 d as I'm ti l l you, mid
tbi'ii v " I i"1? Ilk ' Ihn busk. I antl tun
tit in tl.U mi trtow nit I pick a tnfss id
at.Jfliiiiii lor diioii-r Your InttuT
Ilk. a Ilit'Oi, and n i koh llley t n't n,,
hiir-s wilh our new hoarder that i, tl
in- cni'l ' ihtf illuming: v;i., l n .1,
muylte hu d re liii a lr c 'il, thai is if
' lii'ti 't, plt'iity ill' liio-ji.ir on '.-.n "
L -lb' ivr btoked o it into th
Ni-actuii porc'i alu-'i' hur 11 sh , go.nl.
tuil.iri-d iiotiiKr sin. id hui.iliiij ovf
i el.'".' 'I sttMiu iuino Iriiui a ueftly
,ai. t'-d wui'i in
Moilii't," sin' suit shortly. "I'm
in il ; itiiy let M'tlii no Sin1 hasu'l
ro-iii i.iii :i llti l I li is moinni; "
Mm Saairr In. kttd over to Hie nien
d i". av us L she sp. ke.
'Yf, Mtrllf,'' .!ie Mii.', 'you go
'iiat'ii a le:ir, f r I know Lisl'nt must ir
nn-d. Take lliv hutkit, and lh.it old
knilc stcku.o up i.vi-r llmt lorilur
mam, aid pn up yi-l lirymid lite u I
V.. II know ulicre lhi-y nrow. In I'arnifr
Ilodci's n uadi.a, il .mi! In tlm nim
w iioe voir fa l he r piiMuri i Oi l Wliilev
('mif. Mi ill-, hittrt. us it is most lime
I r till! sunt t i 1)H i ."
A fragile, milliiay fijure ri s up froii.
tho stone ronr.si'is liana iltd ilia
neatly fill nji CHOC ', a'uh a am lies linen
c l.iruli ul ill-: rot) i ', white tl.r .at. A
tare s raw !:nt coili- ld lu-r liut iti",
but us U-r liuul f'il nut Inr tlm knili
.in d iniskft it If I down hy her side ant
'uveiiled u wealti l s dlly tinted brown
hair, two woiitlr.nts ttrowti ee, lim J
Uk, oriKclullv uichod ey. . irow,
la r br. w, .Hid U nwito I kf u cln-rn.
Her coit'plt xi ' litnlibhs, and li e
daili id carmne in her thet ks ben k
e eil' nt.illli is el as bi-auty. Hit hi
her oioihri's sec. 'ltd command In h !
I i .1.1!
len, slii! Iookc'iI up in a r jueuio is
I ha p di'jiiij i in Jidions. It Spoils
my hand (,' .i.'l A'cber jjn, inolher :"
"Atcner is in tlm Held with I'ait.ci ,"
rei"iiJe1 M's S. iyer, na ahe shmk
tin drop Iroia the spotless linen tln
n ld over M.rtlt'a u. l irou I (ace.
"Hot if you d t't't want I t g , L'slt--will,
I s'liipose "
"And I sli mid lie a lipallien to let
hei," .ried Mirile tln enlt, lemtv.iiiii;
her iiood-oatiire, and wiping Ivr
face. 'Nev.r in i ii J tn v bands. I don't
Care-IM a . "
S i she danced off ; lite gate kIimI wttl'
a click behin.l i.er ; Iter straw bat soon
ilisappetred frmii iew. Mrs Suvho
e. I on ltni.(i'io out Iter tl tltes, Leslie
ashed lilt- lies' uio.k.Ty. mil the id I
cluk M the k'.lchen .idiiled 'li stae
11111'.
Over tin ni'iidoa, now and then
triipin;' m (lie lull ;rass, aid eeiniii
in liaulic hasle, went n laii inanli j no,
clad in n clean linen Miit and CJir,i t
l ie hand a fiirpet-b . and in (h.'
oilier on uidtreli K.eily his eje
tiHvetsed the broad ft 'Id us il i" putaini
ot s tine fii. ndly lariniionse, but as i"ii'
nppeured in liht, be (ja-e way ft h I
iisappoiiitmeiti in low, m..lheiMi
nines.
I declare I it's ton bad. I'n missed
i . i
my way I tun almost i einurru
1 1 walk from Ihe StuliO'i I S ip,i n-
Una I wu ted for the "tae I h..u!d have
hi-en there ere this Hit thi is just in.
"ckl II. ill ol" a..d II-sti ip.-.l sud
denly, I .r hidden in the tall trass was a
demure II, lie, figure, who, at the up
.riling nf a bi le wickir bifket, bad
uttered the q tick se. 11011:0
I here I every nue spilled. I uo etc
tlirel"
The 11 Mr. I'ni'.iu Warren started back
deltly, and w lh hia lalm eye took in M
whnl picture. Tne green weiKloW, ine
blue tulta " vi iiet at his feet, and i"
their mid t a ilirl with "ft, brown ban,
trrmblin! moutb and wondrous Droii
e ea () er her shoul lera huua a larKe.
atraw hat, bsiJe her set a bucket fi I'd
with those same blue unlets, a id in her
lap one ur tan yvllu dandelion routs
It was plain 1 be seen she bad been
despatched fur ihe la ter, but the lot.
mer had overruled, and so bad 11" the
day P iliu saw this at a glance, but as
be limited t tber eyei oi'iht Ins.
which ul ' ce recalled him t bis senses,
D flog bis bat polite y ha accosted the
stranger.
l'ardott, mi'S, but will "H be n
kii d as t' direct me to Farmer Siwyet's.
I undertook to fm ,',,''"'
WELDON, N.
and have lost my w.iv, I thi. k I am
In board there for a lew weeks. My
name is Philip Warren; perhaps ynu
have her I them nienti 01 IU'-' "
The ),rl rose up slowly, sluk:nj s
she rli I so the i d 1 a d i'aiidel..n s
from ker lap. anil P 1 hp si.v h..w yotit!..
fol she as in nppcaraiive. Cc'tliiinli
n I more tint n sixteen year- bad ias.Ml
mer her su ny hea I.
"I have beaid ..f ynu," she sird ; "I
nm Millie Stayer, and I ive in tint
I. irne wldlit bouse. There it i, j tsl
peepii.; lliro()l tlte "reen trees"
Philip Warren bowed us if to a
queen.
Then yon ;ir ihe daughter nf Fir
mer S tw or," he s.iid, ' and I -hall luv,
the i.leauie nfsieii.g oti e"'ty dm
for four aei-k , Tin I atn I nunai',
f r I iiurdh fancied this c--n try villig.
buaste I iT so lair a utai ieii as the n. e
I 110 bell' I I
Mtrtle blushed
' Vim H itter me," she said smilinylt ,
then df pped her eyes-hjly.
Philip was i-ifahtaifd.
"Not at all," he said warmly. "Trut
tile, I mean eery word I sav N i I
hae one lav ir to ask of mi. Will v 11
; erniit n.e to tarry here till returt.
to ihe home, fur hy your basket I j 1 !(
vmi I" l.o- in seirch of id-fl ii r, nii'i
stndi is an 1 Ttapsli'in I ureallv e joi,"
li- addi d a - he ridit''d the half Hpsrt
bask' t, with a gra.cef. l apology far his
c relest iiiauner nf disarranging ils c in
tent. Myrtle laughed Philip in-mediately
thouiilit if robins and nigliiingiles, tut
ie did not stv so,
1 Iniii ed," nhe sniil wilh a clinriti'iit!
blush. ' I bs nut s-nt t'l father 11 wer',
nil to di( these great coarse d iiid lioiis
'or our new b. atdri's cio.ir. I have
been nut lull nn Imtir, and srei .0 'his
shunning spot, I fi.iin.t u'.l, mid look!
II . V locked dniltnu violets instead.
Arn'l tli-y larye? And im.'t this hue
i'f D'll'l nu think it is?" holdiii"
up n liny reeu lea' lightly :utled ab .ui
a slender blue I lossnm.
"Indeed it ie-." Philip at swered, bi.t
his eyis were 1 11 ker l.'Ce and tint on
Hie 11 -wer. "It issaettsr than any I
have ever seen."
Myrtle colon d His cirrplimcnt ns
loo i,li,io nit to be liiide'S'oiid llil
she oulv shruoged l.er shouldt t,
"I must go hi wotk," she stud, br ti fl v
'Yonder is nur house. F .11 'W this
pith, and you can't miss yi ur sm "
"A nl 1 yon won't let me stay and
'telpyuu':" V iliiu said rearo:ic du'K ,
is he iieaio lo. k tin his cr.e ') g "1
tin erv tired, Miss JsiWM'r. a d a test
i. this mei low ail', I n 11 Mtr', relresh
o e. PieaS' let out stay Y-m kii"
.h .1 we are In become last frte .ds i'i r
in.' ill V Slav, and if so. why 1 (V c ru
men, e inn ? S don't cat me If
Mvri'e laughed. Si- sent a (j'ance
in .1 tuc h i. .ils. ..tie face besi lu her.
lv, then," she said, shyly, and o
he teniai ed, diui' f tho huge roots as
'ast us s'ie discovered thi n, ami i dole.
i..l in lit' In talks ubmil U'B fieat cilv
Irotii alienee he hail come, while she en
t.'tlainej hiu in her turn wit: suaicltes
ol country gmsip.
At the end id an hour, ootid M'S
Sawyer was ut ntished by the si-Jr
.1 Mvrtie comi -g up the walk, cltattiiiL,'
iav t a str.i'x' r who bore a inrpet
ltaL' strapped upon Lis shoul !er, and in
ins hand a basket GMed 10 the brim ailh
dandeli.its. liit her surprise aassnm
-inletl, lor he at nee inir duced him--if
as their ixpictrd bmuritr, aid
k. e mi uicnuiit nl bis iiititiny villi
Mvrtle.
That dnv aas in Iv the beginning "I
m.itiv m re. each belter a' d more e. j n
ah!e. M.rlle, being the ymi. gesl
laughter il a Holing father, had 00
ttiei ial lab. r to peifornt, became t'e
chi-( voinpani. n of Pin'np Wancu in nil
his walks ami ine.l'iali ns Sii was 11
"einii'ie. i oiori" t. couoirv maiden, one
1 mil I s-e tint' at a g ance, bill lor all her
si phctly lh re was a tuneless c't irin
a't.oit her witicu woo all h.' irls. I v,- 1
l olop V. arreti tt'.'K "'""I" 1 jen uiai, .111
as 1 vi r s 1 c .nie t-d as when in bet
snc'ii tv Indeed, the ceil .try air see ned
to oeree wit h hail so well, that he length-
I ene 4 bis si iv lo eight weeks instead ol
four an I M-it'e's cileeks look on u
toiler alow, and her eves a bright 'pin kle.
F,en the go, d farmer and bis wije smiled
I h-r fondness for 'he inui ly stni' ger,
l.r to them bo h he ns a iik.lv v- iftf
lellow. and if be lovi d their child, and
she Imed hi'it, he should be bl.s-eil lot
lier aake. S. he staved on.
O.udavus M.rile wan nit her way
t ll mead w, which was now hur dally
ha il, 1'hilip j .t. ed her, and 11s the to
walked ai d tiilktd. he miid, suddenly,
"M't.,I am in a iiie.it dilctlt na, and
ui peal to you to help in" nut. The otto r
day I had a leiter from heme suiting
that two mKinficeiit carri ige-hnr-es I n-, d
rdered eie I caum her, had arrived.
They ate minus names, and I wish for
some suit id a title by which tu desig
nate them; I appeal to y.n tu propose
something And as I go to the city t -iiiorrnwii
see ab mt them, I 'nhti
order their winter blankets with the til'
I. rent mines w .tkej .01 the side before
return here, I am, vmi knew, a great
I .ver nf horse, and at I want 1 'Hie r-'-inantiu
name, I appeal tu you fur advice
in the mallet "
"Bji I ki.o of nnihi g initable,
Ptiillp." Mvrllesuid. Then suiidnu puv.
folly, she held up t" r.is vie a small
g een weed. "II.iw i 1 this do?" she
I .ked
He eaunht at her n failing instantly.
'1'lie very thing." be cried "Duid
linn it shall be. ur rather Dindy' d
'L'OO. -T0('d( tvrtle, it as a bappy
C, WEDNESDAY,; MA11CU ' 27,
thonnlit. A. d il 1 vmi k ,,,, little gill,
that t'lese ti i.i.e, i s...r e 1 1 renin, d me
of v 'I? Fir do ton remember tin1
the first time I ever saw ynu, you i re
pick i g dandeli .ns?
" I'o he sure I remember, and von
helped nip, t i, ii ioii. (llul ,. your id r tin
li .en ui'," ansaereil Millie s.dllv
'It i a day I shall 1 ;r forget," said
P.iillip Warre i, a d Mullo mis ton
It i'iy to make a' S ver
The in xt 1 1 11 v he went Ivck to the
Citv, and III 11. .It the little c 11 try inn
(I 01 at. ti ll f..r hii lonn, il wits Inl.
tin ee fli 1 ks 1 fine I e 1 11'ne tn her injnir.
Then lie nsk... her to vr illf with hitil to
to'niead.H', as she flaw to meet bi n
with 'iilst.e ched l.iui.U
"M.t lb," he said, " iste.i to ntr, for I
Il i-e something to ti I y. 11 "
Mi 1 tie bom her hesdiowird I'itrt. cm
fi tent "f what that s oilit'hi g nas II it
Philip I k- d at her yruelv. ' '
' Mtttle, ' h" Slid. I U llmt i'dtl yolir
home, as voti well kuun in search "f
heuUli Mv fr em's ndiised tuc lo d
s , ir d I am .dad I did. ns I ha.u fuiU
recavered, i It it since my returo to tb
1: t, I have Mi'twiih ;i siiei I is, ami I
seek vour sy 11,11' iv F My tl , mtlv
iwo aeeks no , I buried nn li si-'l.rn
on ba'tv giil tu ivli so nil i.t I b.irl
loii'i I o'ked as til- .ne htisilit sit"l. io nn
ld. Hi', M rile, are ynu ill? Y '1 tire
tl t like v .iirsoll I Tell tile whit is the
nnitt-r ? '
'N', I am not il'," sail Mvrtle,
calmli, the purple shad us be enh her
pes '.(':' inj. 'Whit wis 't v. hi were
savi.e? ( 1 on, I sh .11 hea ." she n.l
di rl "nut he quick, please."
15 dore slut was aware nf i', P.iiliu
Wanen thr-w his arms shout her. : '
"Myrtle," he siid pissintiftlelv, 'I
have i. ait von 11 cruel blow
Don't striivg e s , dnr in.! : I k-mw i',
and I have hesitated long ubout n doing
For th s sii tuner lias been to me the one
sunny spot in my life. I hive tvalill d
von l oie, Mvrtle, nnd I hive thought
1 lint our dear heart hail passed into mv
keeping when fit st ymi tint itf, and I
know miue for o k tne when first I saw
yiuir dear lacrt. Y-t I koe.v it was
wrn. g for me to wi t vour aiT-cii m. 1
itied to fetl mi t y 11 br.'llurly love fo
ynu, but I failed. It proved to be
1 stronger imp, and I was powerless lo
prevent it. Then I was i 1 hopes I had
deceived myself in regard lo ynnr feel
iugs Tnis Wis for vour sike. ilnlini.
ot mine, and I s ill lenlv t dd vmi "f tni
' HI c io ,k o.vio.' tit it bv tll'.s tin at. s I
0 til l tell f. r 11 i to t lint r vyhell.er y 'nr4
las sisterly nir-vtioti nr n t. Mv ruse
had its ilesirftl Ifeet. I -nsr your cdei k
pal ', your tip tremble, a. d a 11 r. lehed,
fir, Mvrtle Snvyer, 1 hive ymi, and am
lite husband i f nimthfr "
F.r 11 nii'iiieiit there was silence be
twee - the t". then Mirtla s,iok''.
"Philip, (ell nte everything II nl yen
told nte before you would ha1. 0 saved
me a world of misery," a d the sweet
hi it h trem'tletl.
"I was a hi nte, My!'1', yt I could not
hear ti break 'h- s j tl your piesiotee
"v ," said Poiiip, hnl li g Imr ba d
guiltily, for she had withdrawn hersif
from biv ruibriic. I u t listen: To
teais an mv f iren's di d, leivi.14 me
mi propetty wb ileer, I dtsl k"d I ih ir.
1 met a rich heire-s, and 111 11 lied Iter
lor hi r money, an I she me for my good
looks 0 i's w as ilia i.. st iry A'
tjii tne'led ; in v h - i't'i h v 1 ne Ik ik t ;
mv Rile went bomit for a o 1111 to tier
lather, H ill I C iul'l bere.i I tltet yon,
Myrtle, ami y 01 kaow the ic'st. li it u
i c is fond nf u.e ill li-r mv. She
law s poo. 11 ami ah w. while 1 1 vr quiet,
mid e ciilF-r tiim:h Sho likes Iter last
horses ami her wine, an.l has her house
and stables It nit i 1 the most modern
style A''il,M)'ill', in the litH'r th-ie
stands oi ly two cteatu es Tor whom
have Urn Jeast ; affection, Y " k-m
wual they ai. lur ynu mm 'd th -m, an I
I I .11' th-'n f-r oir s,ke Hill, Myrtle,
iwo miks ago 1 buileil I, .101 Ml!M 1111
(its di r.. an I o . c'nl I T'isaaswh.tl
IM led me t" the city, and explain my
.i (i ahs... ce I! ,1 ae oiiiie.l her and as
nf wile wisiie.l to best a tu nc tint'"
babe who would 1 ever lisp the iiiioni of
m dlies. I tegee l the privilege id naming
her myself, ivtrptned at the interest 1
iiiaollesled. she limn red imv a nl its the
b eath was leaving t' e luile Irnme, I 1:11m
her the iiin.e id 'violet,' because the
firit tim I I '"k 'd 11,1 1.1 v oir l ice was
in the ti ne ..f violets Tn-u r m il in
white covered w.t'i snrays of mvrtle, we
we laH her away. My wife has baldly
raiied Ir in I'm shock, whiie I I am
d ittbly smitten. A d now, Mulle, I
must go away Irmn this ill.iij" 1111 1 from
you ( "I f.iroive me for having
1 1 gl.ied ynnr voting life hu', Myrtle, I
I ve uu I I love ymi I '
Oh Pbilin!'' nnd two mournful eves
looked into bis "U ," s'ie "aid, in a
b ll"W voice "I do it 'I blainu ymi
YoiihsvestilIered.ai.il so have I. fji
a-d lorget 110 , ami I will endeavor l
live for the 1.111'! "f th isii who I ne inn
i , that old larmhouse over the hill, and
to whmn I must a X pi tin till.
S i they separated, but like the 'judge,'
.he I inked Hick as he c I'm bed the hill,
a' d saw the maiden st inding stil.
' rin-n he took up 'he burden 01 life aaln,
Sayii K only. It niilit havo Iteen.' '
,"
Four years pissed. The rid farmir
and his wife had ei tered into rest Lesl e
wa married, a .d A'Oh'r als 1. Myrtle,
ton, hid a home nf her own, but she
teig id in it a will iff, beloved and te
peeled by all - Her hoi'iand had lived
j 1st long enough to call her by the en
dearing natiie.of wife f.r six sh .rl
months, and then died, leaving beuiud
' a good, "ehlf ttieip'wy, nd a
r.ant hoiii( Deeply di I My ll- deploie
l.er loss ' u' s i' r nil he had never had
lite wannest portion of her heiul Thut
hid been Kiven 1 1 hint whiiui f ur terns
hulnre she had ca I d b-r fi.st lovu,
Still she hoiniri d her hus'ei'.d's mem 'rv,
a i l tint b-au'.il'ii1, pal -'acnl i I iv lot I
111 111 v a 1 1 ieinl in j his kindred and
pupli. D ri g her itiai ne I lile sh had
re 1. nl. ted i i litter Ignorance nf Pnilip
Wair ' and his wl.eri nt) u s. llul Hi
the ei tl ot tin j'- f ur I mg vents thev
net. It was i.t some piivate gathering,
mil their greeting wis si nplo. mtlv the
warm hand grasp told nl III. ir feelings
A d h"n the iha.'Ce necuned, 111 il n
Wats does to so.i;e 'pie, he drew Inr
not of the eie"', nnd t .gi ther Uiev
.vsil-.td toward her home.
Then he t dd her of tlm deaUl nf his
wile, and of the visl pr . petty which she
had left t ' him. A nl Mvrtln in h -r tn'ti
siioke of her I -, an I her we. Idol life,
until iu liis j .y I'oilip the hfr cl-st t.
him ami held her captive, until she bid
as tire I him that h -r l ive f ir bi n wis
as s r mg as on lint day they parted
I'lMcliing her liiiiiie she showed him her
lie iit 1' ill fits.
"II.; is aiiied for vie," she said soft
.y. "Puil p. my ki .g !"
Hut the sweet brown eyes were n"l
l i koi nl tho b .y I'te i They were
1 alsed lo 11 itnr.. ill inly l ice t'la.i h s, I 'll
wo dear , lip ;Wi.re - wltispi'liitg in hei
e.it,
'My .Myrtle 1 Mine tit last I '
FpRCEJTFULNESS. ,
Hi (I as it 111 iv seem to iiei'Cme the
habit nf tiT; et'nllus, it 19 a thing which
may be accomplished ; lur Ih.i me tnirv ,
l.k all (1 d-giieu lain it-, 01 iy b-cuUi-vated
to a great extent. Those who d
not eiideav .r 1 1 cultiv ite it are guilty "I
culpable no jl'-ct, in d s'mulil nut hu til-
I ove I 1 1 plead f irontf il i"ss in pilhati n.
of any ii ni's iioii or neglect. We It 1 ve
the h.ipjiini-ss of knotvi g 11 getlletuan
huse power of iiieinory is so great as to
s.-em really wonderful th result al nost
entirely ol culli a'i.ui. In I act n o hive
he rd Ititti siy that when he was young
ne was s 1 forgetful as 1 1 lie c ttstnnliy
under a cl lid in etui qicnce. Ok
dav, when something iimni serious than
II 11 il h id rt suited Irooi this failing. In
determined to ovori'iiine i', and IV1111 th .1
moliienl resolved that his mem TV sh ol d
dolor him its appniniol work, nnd
fo'cvil ii i to acti m. 11 allowed-bi'i--si
II to iiiuke 1. 11 tu -ru iiieuinra'idii ns or
.'l is to mem ir-. , b it (Ii-inao led that the
faculty should w.uk lor his assistance
Tlliiesuli is he has bit few eqiiU lu
the coil tr in this ic-pecl. . . What n e
c 1 do, sin i-l v another may du ; ai d
iinle-s i cas'.-s wltete the b. am is m-er-taxed,
it is man's own 'unit if hu is for
gelfal. LIGHT AND JHADE.
Vice is most revolting when te 'ti i
c -lit. ast Uh vi'inu ' A pr.ii'utie mm
in Ic'-ing f otiv nat'ii a iioitg those who
ne.er swear; au ntheist p Hiring fourt 1
hla plleiuiiS in llltl pr.9-. C I "I
teverei t nnd In ly 11 en ; m
i ehmtte, fl t' V and lovts', uiin;i g
a tu p. rsmis wlni never t.nn h the d
b isi..g draught ; the v ilj.tr li leitine c r
rupling Ihe air with uiwh dosoine sueei h
to l te disgust of thus-! wh ise minds are
pme; in every su:h inslaucu vice is s e
not ill me as a sie, but as a It 0 rid di
foruiity. Ii imt only btinj d "ath, bni
a's 1 sh una. It ii nut mill wicked, but
-ile ; is nut ul -ne wrong, but uuspe ik 1
tdy mean. II 'W lovely by din sa.n
eiintrast d-ivs virtue appear! II w awel
the lips uf chastity ; how pure the breath
of reverent piety ; how ex ll.-nt lint life
ol ab-lineiice ; b nv hless-d the exintple
that chi les the erri 1.', rebokes fie i-.e-h
dv, impress's the young, guides ike
wa iderer mil stre-igthen the weak b v
it silent power,
REST" FOR JhV WEARY.
What a strsngo thought ! -.11 this trs
. world i. H ikiilo 11 at Tlnou alto
.bast tbiir weary bodies home tnent tt
ni :ht. and I ill '(.. .n up 01 1. i-.- In .1-,
w.riinl wilh Hi" anX'i-lles sill enel l
t.ti-ttiex, are vet sieklng re-t, sn't' yi". In.
In v.. tin- ttutc will roiee when Ihi ir desue
-h, I b- In ill 1 I. Hi- rare worn luo.
.an will iiie.-t to 111 1 row sre all 1 km,
r-s'. r st. 1' is not ,,-iu, m p verty tu-i
hiuait links on ur the tich ittaii. all tin
Anile, lie. gioiiiiii up-01 Ins eo-ieh.i-i
.Mi l- with wlnklrd hr , 'jurpii Xt ' i"'
.-are. Win ru i ul VViuil is res' f I:
is 1 he dt vim- iiinei pie nt lu-see wit hoi 1 ha'
eouie It. mi tl nl. A well s.-ek r ises nn 01
to- p I II cae.k ol deith as test out 11'
1 il. ike i.eedlu n M r-. till 11 turns
I the pie II a Utile child is tiiohteiou
st Ins play, he mines illiniiig mm 'he
house to 111 titer She t kes htm t" her
lio-oin, iih's., kK-e upon hu i.ro . and
hi'e she sitn.'s s.niie lullain nl love.
tear labs Ir.nn his Is-e and he S c-rpa in
pes e (1 d wants to till a intnlier lor lit
winde world II it lie iii's'nrt utlc or pov
ertr, nr Kl -omy Inietiioling that makes .0 e
iinh liny Ood ca-i give him rest, ami
lutM'h. a lullaby ol I ive nb.tve his Ictniiest
tosie.l soil tliNt will still ii-K'nj. Ildsi
peace is a pr 1 n I pi e that lies within us and
not without 0 line, p.'.iing t. hsvi
rej deed ie their rg an I poverty ; o'h'-r
nut poasesdni il. bsve Tumid s (!! ni 1
head U' ey () ih.t every at t a b n
lug; brail wmil I In ik away 'o hi n li
s'ks amono Ihe golden lamps el Hesven I
' rake in y yoke noun ymi and Jo ah .11 d -si
rest 11 In your moils '
A farmer writes I. II ws lo a ditti
(j osliei seieitnliu sg'tc nlti in, tn shou,
h li lt under u'digstinn' Inr inttn liiei'iu
a va'tety nl swine: ' I'eipicted sir, I w n
y s'i-rdy In the Caltle-'aiti I foau
veral pie i" your net'ieiL 1 hare wi.i
te wi.s
I v
ug jut
a greai Taneiy i-l beasts; n I
Tu-y p ecu astaubbed at, uct Set lug
tJ'.ff.
.1878. . iSU. 0.
MAaRIAGK
Mirrisg- is 10 a woman a', ones I'e
haPiites' 11 lid st event ol her llie; il
is the prioni e ): ' t ne ltlis-, , rd on 1 1
lentil ot all mo. nl n J 'Vineo'. li qu
h-rhua.e lier patlii.-, her ciup ''" 1
b r I'Cij'i almin, tier . . kuiii
. 0. uu evi r, Ihn K "n which siie hs
p-11 nil ti renin1' r , I. 1 nil' mm, lor km.-.
.... I'n. . 11 . ' v 11
advice the hu been guided, 'I I 10
o ,. s.,1 ,. eVe'
Ulltiyotll II. ht '.I'd I'llllf,'. Ili llllillil
thil'.s iui vs it li lot In turn. II
I onus, dot - all. in l- l.irrnkc-n al nue III
iroke ; su 1 jet s .e ll.n nil j ir into t"
II it l. -at t it 11 p . til htlo e Inr. Uiipil u
ti y the coi.ti litii-c id nq Hid ;uvi-, sh
i.iiIih I. n I ami gts'eiiil ..lu-. I lo the li
tuat i- I list, slid depnts wilh iX 'lte
11 -p. s tol ivi. antiuip .ll 'lia id the bap
litiii-4- to c-oiite - Tneii w 1 1 t Ilia nis
van tan, U ihl snull laii' , U.'iott
ho c t' t eiu ii'i-ly lure u:h a lie 1
Iro n ns pn x-lal i-uj tn -oi, and I' f
wvc 1 ti. u'-'t 0 ' t 1 at noiii 1 -iv.i 1 nn
coward li'tu b c .k t .e tllti-mui tin hv
wmi h r, snd ik-. roj t' v eniili ence ahitl
lov luil iitspireitt Woe to inch man;
ATTEND TO BUSINESS., i
Nothing inn i ii i ii stares 1 ti it. f.im r n
tin- taie who iloes it .1 uny i.enonil .tn l'-
1 nut to nli ' h .- must itnnutj 00 ails ol 1 f
I 1 ill, I'll tic n:i: a th 01 -all. I ui..l link
tituut. tliu ur.iisxuineiit. ol au lodti-r.
. .ru., Una il mil CH-t.y auei.iled o. w 1
unit nrnio 1 he ill -ft haul w ! king Isr.iir
.0 tutu mid itsnkr.ipiey Nincti-nt s o
h soiKiiio t nl 111 ta tan a limine thtu
uK'-iui cli.itu-a 1 1 no ollnr cm-r th u
u K ol i:,..te iiuultnii in bttia I . let sli. o
Hie Uun ; closei oe v niou ol in .ctiine v
til I tools, lite rtocK m il in. ir .ceil, a Isti
or ever, tnittg and i-V.-rythinj la ns id ic
.So one Is' us in tic- Il Ititere-U- 1 In s tend n(
10 lli.su details Ihe Imss. Su. Il -i 1. U
w., I, iu a UW iii.uiihs. or a year i r lu
iii' S , ttka'de mstij p.riuirs aha re(iw
1.1 io .In it-wi.,.1 , ngiu Imjlti V
14 ml, -'Il ttermO itiv persowied In, it wtl
ur.' y" m .ks ItuioUsy eltitast wh.it tni
luok iiJ liiiu It-s-. A 1 lent ml suttiurrit
li 11I1 and lace, dnty cluilns aud n.'.-i
tl 1 diHirc to li.ivv a u-pu aliun that II
I ei not w.i'k on the is'in. 11 ti ti en
lilil'.lll S.11HC1 nl I us tn iliitiv lirtu-rs.
THE SABLE MJJ'S WAS.MIN3.
hiiura in Co. tie to your oiU'tnir, D-y
A n r v i 11 t"n i '
I'.avin' wni -Ie ivhi'e folks' rhiilun."
You is t-u Sen bvar, chile, y."i
Iniike youi o d iiiu l.l i's loan, in' Iuiiik
n-i erny tiair. 111 -ntiuw to tin' grave win
v hit 11 rK 11 1, in h n' c u vii i on wi I ev
s-so.v.isiiiliii-. II ihu'l I raised vuu up in d
All',' Vi'll rllolll I uUgnic-r e" I
' Yin hum "
lU'-u I 1 Ion kme an ten lir aid vm
tr.aii d y-.u like my own chile, wlncl-.
y oj i I
'YelhU'll "
"11a Im i I te 1 ned vvi.l ynu ami pniyeo
1 id . and d'-pli.tv t dv yl il Lu ll to si.i)
vii u.) mil - tn.z nn ?
Ytilu.ui."
"An t isn't I ver nsturd dtlector ami
.uar iu-n lo' dv Ian J''
' Yeiinim "
"We I, in n, du ynn s'pim. lVe gamo I
1 in ye morals miji 11 e l ty nt- ni;r Hush I
so. nail ! liit III 10 Ionise ilHIll-lep: n
( ctnor coteti v u ' ind inn' wnl il
t lute tia-ll tny 110 , In de L'td, eleget.
i'il hr.ke vet niai'k ln-a I l 1 a loiik!"
A MURDERER TKf N Tf TKEFU.YERAL
UfHiS VICTIM.
A ji nng mnn ns nnir end while walk--ig
from Kings'. (i vii I t'st'llaje, Ind'aua
he died li.liu 0 tie wiih an me, Usiry
'' lA. ll, a ssluou k tp.l and a ynnr I tics
,mk.- In wi Kii..iinvn, whs unes'i'd tor tl.v
teed, lie tuiilove. iiiuusl, and Ind-ll
ln-ii'ed id- nhi it) to prove an uip i O
iVe ltie-d ay h'- w is 1 sU 11 in t'arth ige b'r s
1 1 111 1 11 -t 1 y heating, ill ilislo y ol l"U
lllei.s. law passed Ihe spot w I en
11 mil der uss i'n innille I, si).i a 111,1. 1 ed
'olnvr1! tn look nt the Id .ml sol tmilti
. ill ivin .11 'he g'.ii.nd
IK- 1 in n. it ili a h y (iKle, trembled nrd
he sine o k s' tlie slum i'i. Arriving a.
1,'itHi ..'.', nn- no., al ol I In- inuiili led III si
0 i-i progicsi. tiud Itic peiifde were ttk-
ig a lo k st tun t .tn'ii I he nlllHOi
.i.t P x !! bun -Il einnell all u,s t
1 In-11 Hi 1 vy I, en he lonkcl it thu ti. iiti
l.itt'd hesd id tint v iviui he nlmos
s ... 11..1 nsy. Asstr-'l tin' in 11 r lii.it
ill 'ii tn' el cl a pie inn ; sli'tek snd III'
sini-ng A seori id 11 tor w m -11
-crcsiued, an I I lie 1 X. iteuienl In con e
inti- a . S. VMal men iimlnd al II
,li,-Ll.:'r. ."o- . s .. r 1 ; ...i.-iii nil,,
sn I 1 11 1 'tl 1 er ot pt.t. ils wi te I. vide I
. 11 1.: .. t ci
T n- inian er besought, I" gge l and en
lllntid - 1. ati't win lit- a-slstaace and III
1 a tew en l tt. 'lie pim. on 1 was riseiie
.1.1 e l in s h 11 a and ill iViii to li'l-liV.I ,
Ills U11I a ill route if. m 'I .V
. A SHORT STUDY FOR B3YS.
I lie lit- nl ( haili-1 Ki C.oior, Ihe enil' em
awier, li"Ws list I licence so I peisever
i to will iu'i oirpll-he.
h'-ti e'gln vr.is hI.I h wss sn f!i 1
boy sn l a newspaper ra rn-r, II .4 la' lie
. . I is h 1 1 a week'ey m-ssusj r, -ml
Chiil-s, hei-id s s'leuduig in the fli e
d' ivi-r"! th- isonnal to uiictli.ei ,n
.- Vo'k. Ili.itikljn, and f Ji-ra y C'ty
II.. used s k If cr-.ss the ilv.rs. nn
'ti oin-ni'y w u il ie nut nil 'alurd.-
ntgiit . iving hi- r ii'e. It ii said tut be
111 v r inl-s. d s hti'iscriher
When seventeen years n. he entered 1
Iswyi i's nlPiO- H'i err.nil-boy II.i lr
roee l law not. as. ti.ot them h ni.e, an 1
u s I thi ni hy th light nl a e aide la' int
the. inghl. Several lsvet nutieii g
the boy s Indu'try, aided bun in h 1
stil 'ie.
Wiien he w twen'tr-fnnr years ' n!d he
a liiii'ted in the Sr. and even then
it was ssid that ynuDg 0 (.'" 0 'e ley
op U' -n Whs wtitth wire than tbat nf many
th r lsvo'
Itii - sticee 1 con ei vinaly tn a young
1 1 vtr. sad it was u-1 until his thirtte h
y-sr thai clients rerngn l-d the legal learn
D and skill nl young O U-'iinr. He av
iary aeOf but indust y and abi'lly wete
iiis rsttitsl lie wmkxl liar 1 at in- am .11
et c se. n.ver sighting ny I met. slid I
time .eu-rl the repiiiatinn nl a mai- wi n
wstild do h s l-e i 'or lhn enp'irvlne
bin. Tot is c-n 0 entluuii tn and iudtis-
t(J te OT9 bis tUWMJ, . .. ..
10 00
1-1 I'd
-.ri to
0
0
?0 (
rote
40 10
0 10
ro (
14 00
fhree Mqnares 10 00 I iin On I
MI 10
8fi CO
4li 00
60 00
oir Sipiarei. 12 on 1 iL' on 1
r oinn (, n-n, 11 nit 1 3d (10
talM'nlnmn. ' SO 00 40 IK) I
HI tf
v b"le,'olumn, ;' 0neYir, y s6ftt
ADVERTISEMENTS.
1 H 11 U U II
.
TEACHERS.
Vnu ran eallv lnero Tnnr aalarv kr
iv I'evotii.i, a verv small wortinu of vr ur
tdsiire time In m interest. I do rrt rsr-
eet vou to (-anvils, for m v eelehr.led
l-ntti'a .'iniifn and Organs lutlei-l yi ta,
ee (It -; but lite service I rrqnlre of'vnii'
11 I" Hi I'lMH.ant and pn.n aide. Full
Mitiuulara free. Atldresa,
lA.IBf K. KKATTY.
'.' Wnhnlngloo, N.J.
i)
K . Jt I (J O Kb,
BALTI.MOI.K, MD.
DH. J, K. KICORD. Ill Favetla St.
How Knward. has dernled thirty year
1 in--xieitsive praeuee ewpeclAllv to taw
realm wet of Chi on ie and Private tileiaseet
V llWoilotis nfthe Kldnevs ami Bladdenj
tspas-ns 01 tne Mnart ami Loiiiks; Poisons
111 lieais of the blood, Throat, 'o
ndMsii.) Uiieiia, Striolurea. Chrnnlrt
list asp of 1 he Urinary Orirants, Uleara, Of
nslveilisehariie.. Nervous and Ph
. YOU.SQ MF.NT, t .
'letiin" 0' al Ufe and excess, with Laal
mip, raipltaiton nt the Heart, rinirlnj in
ha Kar-, N 1 vommaks, Hlushmg, Tlmltl
tv, 'nnki.eM 01 the BacK and I.lmbs, In-llk-esthni,
vhrmlit annlv hefote It Is nA
taie. end resture.vlgi r tn tbeir forties and
Hindi, ere Ihey entail mlseiy and disaasa
ip"n those nl their piwterlt v. '
l'rlvate :)beaes reeetilly , (mntrr.rted
in-ed in ihriedays. Mercury and Potash
ilselnrgeil. 1 -.
Cliroiiin Oonnrrhea or Gleet in flva daya
w a loesl applleatinn. Persona at a diss
anee by g'vlim si uipti-m, Iresttd sad
tiedlelnm "ent by mall or express.
A eure guariiteed In all easea,
Write syinpluuia directed,
Mt. RICOKii,
141 W. KavetteSt.,
, , , Baltimore, Hi .
apr 11 n
yocKy
MOUNT .VII.L3,
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C.
January lif, J878. "
We sre now prepared, to furnish tbe
'
trade with
SIIBKTIN'Ofl,
SIimTI.VGS, '
PLOWLrXEStwd
COTTON. 1 YARNS.
iP of Ihe liest qua'i.y and at low prices.
Our tur ma mrmtly net co-h, 80 days.
Adfrofs
BATTLE A SsO,
Rooky Monni, N. 01
sn 25 a
iNUOLPH
A CO.
ine Square, 6 00
fwo rtuuarra. f 8 dO
GENERAL .FORWARDJXQ i.
and CUnMlfstilOX JIEBCU.tXTIt.
KwrAslh, VirfflDlaw
Prompt attention Riven to all Consign'
menu.
Liberal Cash Advance mada en Coo
slgnraenta,
LUMBER A SPECIALTY. -
Hi ru IKNPPS: W. 11. (smith . dsn W '
( Marrow Cn., A. eVrenn, Norfolk,'v,(
.Oiirrtl.aidl..I. W. J-'aueatt, J. M. Mul
len, llnl'lux, K. C.
fob 21 6 n
KTAI.I.IO BURIAL, CASKS FOR
BALK.
". -5'i.- r-'-'s.w
Persnnsfwlahlnis Metallin Burial Cases
eaiialwayanbuin tbeiu by applying lo wis,
at the .Morn nf Meaera. W inli. ld A Emrv.
i em still keeptna, a heretnlura, a luil
' -l tuietit "I tlm Very Heat OASKS, t lbs
erv Lowest Pricea. In my slisenee ftom
yVelilmi. MmHra. WlniieUi A Kinry will
tiihver Cases to ueraoua who may wish
them. ' ' 1 - " .
JAMES SIMMOy, ,
, , ' - WoldoD,N. 0.
apr 4 1 Q
1 Mi K U K II K K S I (l N K 0 v K RT
1 respiKitfnlly rails the attention of the
trade .a bis exumalve auick e-r linmeaMo
mil iinportnd llquora, lo which he ia still
maktug addltiona ned oonaistlug of pare
Kreneh. Appie, BU.skberry Vnd' cb.rry
Brandies, Jamahs and Key- England Bw
bondoo, Tom nnd Hollai,. ( (Jin,. Port
Sherry. Clarot, Rhine and 1 .ve-year-ok)
SeupuernonK Winn. Sooteh and 'Loedf
Porter, and very large lot of
RECTIFIED WHISKEY
wm-h I am oijerineat prieea thiT8t
Wl giv aaUufkr-ti'in.
S. W. P"r"v Mi i.-ti
w BAldVti )