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VOL. IX.
May.
Cnce more tln itilnl month of Msy
linn limiiKht wllh It rcinrulnar day,
A int J.-y ainl hope and hapi'luesa
foii'i I wllh nevcrcndliiK Pilau.
Tin- nirrry wanders f mill the lu;h
Nliiir h'A'-i-( ly to Inn; lovers' vows ;
Ami every llowcr along ih hill
In frnuKlit with tuitll ecstatic thrill,
Th iTirly rose weeps forth her Joy,
Ami Hoiiiln her fmraiif'' to the Hky ;
Well pleased with I In. oir.Tlnir,
iioit .sends hi herald on swill tvimr
Tin' rool, tin' aw I'M ly-scnicd wlml
To breathe aiii'W on human kiml.
flame Nature ticautics now reveals
Winch liinv had horni' hoar Wlntcr'ancals i
Tli" pool, tin' crystal foiiiitnin ran',
Tin' itri'i'iiwooil s shady sides are there I
All seemed (inn universal J.iy,
rninarrcd by sorrow's Mens annoy I
UNDER FALSE COLORS.
The? wen making a railroad from a ret
taio citj to no matter where. Bullice it
that it wot lamewhcre in that koundl
Out Wtat,' and it ran Ihroueh a wild
Iu(liaa-inlc8til cnuntrj, where fever aod
auue, and raid Irnrii the aaviuea were on
cnmlortaul; lamiliar evils. Anirnz the
small amv of employee was John Mar
enau, a civn tDifinevr, in cnarca oi a ioC'
tion in one of tbe wildest portion of Ibe
line. Hut lie wan voting;, Irrsli from col
ii'se, ana nra worn aaa lerron bad do
dangers lor bun.
John Marshal gat one dav ia the rude
log hut which constituted his 'afliue,' ex
amining plaos, making eut rtquiaitiona
ric. wueo a anauon aciasa Ins paper
caused him to look up. In th doorway
stnoti a Duvish lellow nl apparently 18 or
20, with sniioth lace, fresh complexion,
curly hair and eumenhat effeminate In
form and figure- In response to Marshall's
inquiring look, lie said :
1 have called upon you, sir, hoping to
get wmk.'
'Well, we are full just now in the sec
t ion, was the discouraging reply. 'What
can ju do 1'
'I can wine, keep accounts, or do soma.
thing ol thht kind better Ibao anvlliing
use ; dui l will do anything flat
l see. l oil Uutcu t liemi used to verv
. ....
liani worq, as your luu ls show.'
JNo sir ; hut il tuu will only try mc, I
am sure yon will find me willing. I am
very anxious to work.'
Hut what sent you to this outlandith
p'ai'e to find it I'
1 he vnung man colored, but mad no
reply.
ttcii,' continued Marshall, 'or course
Ibiit'e your own allnir, not mine. I can't
oiler you anything in Ike way of work, be'
cau e ynu non l roeni qualitieu lor severe
manual uoor. 1 waul a clerk aa assist
ant bail enough : but the eomnanv
wouldn't 'ay you if I should eogage
o ti . 1
'That dooin't matter, said the young
appnca-ii it vou count only give me
UKurd un l lodging fur a lew mouths 1
won!( gladly s:ur.'
Very well. On those terms I engage
vou. Hut what is your r.ame 1
'Frank llorrouchs, sir.'
So Krank was eniiiii'cd tn asist J..I111
Maishall, and liu toon prnvel liimsell a
valuat'hi aid Educated, quick and rcadv,
he toau made himsell la ispensilile in
varion ways.
'Months pasvil, nd that portion of the
lailioad dit'A1 near remplttinn. In the
inruntimc Frank and John had become
fa t Ir e ds. Tin y wtre inseparable eo 11-
paniuoa, aud a deeper than uuliuary 1 1 k. 1 11 a
eeined to have sprung no lietneeo theui.
Fiank,' said John Mi shall one day.
'nur section will he icinnk'tei this week.
then our eniriloynp ut will be at an
end. What do ou nooo..e (loiiio I'
'I don-! know,' and the youth liuniz bis
head sorrow tally.
As lor me ' continued John, I sm poire
home, for a month's vm aiion , and I should
he ip ore thmi pleased t linvo you go with
me. Iu tact I mint insist upon it, lor in
pnc ol your almost girlish ways I should
he In-t without tour socielv.'
Frank it'iiuined silnit, sieiuini'ly ou-
prrssrd with a artrrow ol some kind.
'ion don t seem in good spirits to.dav.'
saiil John, rallyingly.
No ; I am very t I indrcd.
Will )ou tell me why V
It would involve a long story, and a
confession ; one that requires a sacrifice ol
ntll-riprci to make.'
Hut we are friends.'
'Yes, and I leel tlmt yon have a riirhtto
know. S ' listen with a'l the puti.coyou
C10. Away dowu in una of the lone'T
Tilleys that dot our hiauti'ul N w York
State, situated near the hea lwaien of tl
Mohawk, there lived a lew tears son a
man named Lamport, with a laruily con
sisting of a wile and one child, a uirl.
Mr. L import had nnce hero a prominent
merchant of New Yoik. but itn'tiiic wi'h
heavy 1 issis in his husiness th'ODgh wild
ipeeu alioos, he had sold out, ami with
ills remnant of hi lurtiiuo had settle'! iu
the vallcf I have just mentioned. Here
he ti solved to tiegin the world ane.
Pos.fcd of a wife who symoathiZ'd with
bun in all hi trials, be never despsitcd a
many might I ave done.
Hut one child had Hcsel Heir union.
liltlu Fanny, at this time aliout 11 yrars
ol ate. In her all the paranls' love was
centred. Mr. Lamport had beco at Lis
u w vocation about llir J yesrs, and was in
a lair way to retrieve Iho losses ho bad
met with iu his meicautile carter.
The little va'ley was hut a few miles in
length, and hut litt'u more than a mile in
width, surruundeil nn nil sides by hib
mnuiitsios. tliuklv weo.lcil. Hut lev
oilier families had their residence in the
va''ey. The -earcily of neighbors, bnw
ever, did not cause Mrs. L import to have
any vain longings lor the society m which
she hud heei reared. II -r nature was ant
nl an ambitious turn. While ber lamilr
pus-e-i-ed health, and the wolf was kept
tnin the dnor, she would never complain,
hut would always be a loviag aud fitting
he'p-unate to her husband. Mr. Lampoii
was lully conscious ol the treasure ho pos
sessed ia bis wife, and the were happy
indeed.
rims thinif went well lor a time, and
then ralomity came, ll rih Mr. and Mrs.
Lunport tnddealy died, died, leaving
Fanav alone, and almost pmntiess, I'
lalyzcd e'ltli grief, the poor act' 1 knew nnt
what t do. The neighbors kindly came
forward to assist her, and $101 ia her
packot, she wrut to a relative in New
Yoik awidtw lady named l'leasloy, She
was not a liun-Uonie rfomun, she was uot
paitieolarly rich : abl wes certaluly um
30 Thine who merely saw her wondered
at the immense popularity be enjoyed;
but those who knew her intimattly per
fectlj undetstond bur fnscinttinni. Mrs
I'lvsslcy potsoiicd ujust OnlliiuJ jutel-
WELDON, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1880.
lee', spoke several languages, had read
everything that was to be Pad, and eould
talk od say subject in the world, In m the
mast abstruse theological creed to the
liuhteit pirouette ol tho lllack Crook
d nee. She was the most amusing woman
in New Y'ork. Her eonverfcatinti was like
the rorruscations ol brilliant flre-worka, so
dnzz'ing that it was almost lmps8ib'o to
analyse it ; but those who had stll pos
I ssinn enough ta close their eycl against
1 1 flashing I i u f t, saw in ber Umuijlitle-s-ness
and carelessness lor the lee'lng t-f
others and a thorough absence ol heirt lo
herself ; she was as brilliant as a rainbow,
but aa cold.
'Fanny was taken into society, after
enly a lew months, by Mrs. Tlessley, who
look every caie to display whatever
beauty or accnmplirtiment her young rela
tive possessed. Fanny nan made up her
miod that Mrs Pleisley was using her for
a speculative purpose, the desired end
being rich husband. While the widow
was not particularly aoxious to exohsnire
ber freadom lor the matrimonial yoke, she
schemed to gain lor herself (oituno and
edition by marrying Fannv advanta
geously. Tbe waited for man came at
last. He was a millionaire, and was infat
uated with Fan nr. and waa 80 vears old.
Tba gill recoiled from tbe proposed match
with disgust; the venerable saitnr
pleaded ; Mrs. Plesslcy commanded. Upon
Fanny's liaal refusal, the wi lor ordered
her to leave the bouse, never to enter it
again. With the remainder of tho money
she hud originally drought with her, aod
which she had kept, because she had
lound no need to spenl it, she went out
into the world.'
Here ihe speaker hesitated as if loth to
go nn.
'Is the stry finished I' atked Joh n
No.'
vVall, go ou, then, I should, of course.
like to know what b came, of Fanny.'
lot knowing where to co or what lo
do, but with a tigtie idia of cettlntr work
somewhere or somehow, rho applied to
numerous warehouses and (hops, but was
in every in.tauce obliged to coulrss ig
norance of tho work in question. In some
placea her goods looks subjected her to in
sult, and she went to bed at night in a
cheap lodging, thoroughly disgusted. The
next day she went through the same ex
penence, with the same result.
ii 1 were ouly a man,' she said to her
self, 'I could get on belter; I would at
least be free from insult, and I could
seek my lortune much more couifurta
bly.'
'Thn set her thioking, and by morning
she bad remlved upon a novel masque
rado. Very early she tut nut. and a short
walk brought her to a clothing ware
house. Shu entered, and then addres.-ed
the shopman :
Have yau ready-made suits fir bora or
young men t"
'1 es. was tho reply.
'I'Uaso show me srmo ?'
Hha selected a suit ol clo'hes which h
thought would answur thn pt rp-re, had
them put in a bundle and took tl em to
ier room ; together with a cap which file
bought 00 the way. Half an hour alter
wards she look- it in tbe mirror and saw a
smart young lellow ol 18 -but with her
bair reaching to tho waist. A pair ol
scisMirs, skillfully used, soon b'ought the
11 hi r into a a proper conditian, aud then
she scarcely knew herself.
Wllh the m xt train she itarted lor the
West, stopping at itutTilo. where sho ob-
taine f a situation iu a warehouse to (ilia
tenipornry vacsrej ; tiut that job lasted
only a f.w weeks, and then she wtnt to
'hicagn. There sha looked lor wmk in
tela until her money was almost exhausted.
and she found that being a man did not
ia 'ii 1 e complete success. Her slender and
jonthlul appc ranro debarred her I10111
work of n heavy nature, and lighter situa
tions, such as bookkeepers, cletks, etc.,
were scarce.
'At last, Hading that staivntinn was her
only chance ia the city, Funny res rive I In
try the couo ry. Ry chance she rmri in a
newspaper ol a railroad being in course ol
cnustiuu:ion, and she came here.'
Came here 1' riarulatcd Jo tin M irsliall.
Then you are '
'I am fanny Lamport.' was the blushing
reply.
J hn stalled back in amny."mcnt. He
waa naturally a bushlul lellow, unaccus
tomed to lemalc society, and the idea that
he had bean lor uiontbt associating with a
young lady unawares was startling. Theu
be wondered that he had not suspectet
the iruth htloic, that hu hal not more
particular j noticed h srleik'a (llruiin.u'Y,
giilish blimues aod prettv ways. And,
now that he thought nl it, he did not rel
ish the idea ol paitiug with that snme
pretty c'O k.
A silence of some length ensued at the
completion of Fanny's story, bruk' n
liuhl y by John Mareha'1.
'I dou't sec,' he said, with some hesita
tion, 'that wo need part just hcrausc you
have changed your six; but then, yon
see. it wouWu't be exactly proper lor you
to stay hero with me, now that you kno
I'm a g 1 1.'
Fannv was lilent. Sho was thinking of
the bitterness ol leaving lliu man sho had
learned In love. The months she had
spent in his society had been Ihe bappiisl
since her partma' tltaiii.
'Do jou wish to leave me! akcd
John.
'No, iadeeil, replied Funny, quickly.
Tlrato do not make me go away. Nobody
but you knows ol my aex.'
'I r but oue way fur jou to do as you
desire.'
'Name it.'
'By marrying me '
It wn so' lied with a hug and a kiss.
John Mar-hall went home to spend his
Taostiou, which resolved it into a honey
moon. When bis Iriends asked him
where he lound his lovely wife, he alwaya
replies that there li a tunny story reu
nited with bis courtship; but Fanny
hlu hts at this point, and be never tells
(lie stury.
lJJf on liigli Olyiiiui.
It was a bright altiinoon ami immortal
wvio sitting on high Olympus watching
tho cremation 11 1 some insane Amoiieao
who thought there wasn't enough land nn
this continent to bury him in, when tbe
blue eyed maid reiaarkod
'M.ts.'
The colonel hastily folded up his up
f the lav a-beds and slipped it il his
pocket.
'riprak, Minerva ; tb claw ii Up. Go
abtad wi,lj (bp u;a),'
'When they put a man into the orema
tnry or the retort or whatever they call it.
wnai iioute 01 express. on does it remiud
you ol 1' .
I lie colonel icratched hi gresved shin
(now doo't ask us what it was gresved
ahout, or we'll tell you it was griaved
anon 1 to tt.e Knee, lor we are in no hninnr
lor nonreuse) and presently he said ha
wasn 1 muc:i 01 a scholar on raw grammar,
out no 1 neveil 11 was a kind of an ery
sipelas; something lult out, you know.'
4 1IT ..II, '. 1 . . ' .
it en, ram trie gnudess, 'but what is
le It out I
Ihe colonel hesitate I a momcot and
id he hadn't considered in regards of
lliat, and Ilerm-. remarked that it was
probably an interpolation, because the
tuau w put in,
Yulcau, who happooed along with a
uew hinge f ir the Irout grate, atked il it
wasn't holology t
Juno didn't think it could be tautology,
because it wasn't always the saiuu mail ;
iudeed it was nevor Iho same man.
'It's ihe same man thia tituu : isn't il f
asked her husbml caiitioiisl? throwing
up his elbow to the level with hit head.
Uanymcde, the bar-keeper, said he
thought it was hyherbole, became it was
awlul extravagant, fir, ,)er man at the
Washington, I'd., crematory was the regu
lar charne for every barbecue.
haturn, who came uu that afternoon, it
being Fiiduy, with a string ol tlth, said he
thought ii was synecdoche, but on being
asked what syuecdocho was, Iraokly con
fessed that he didn't know, and went
down three.
Aoollo thought it waa a bit of trochaic
metie, because the man was 111 hisc lliu.
It took the immortals a long time to
catch nn to this, and then Jupiter rc
marked that they weien't running a College,
pharmacy up Itier.
'No,' said his amiabls married sister,
'No,' pharmacy's sake don't talk doctor
shop. What do you think it is, Minerva I
The bine-eyed goddess turned down her
place in Kmeraon, adjusted her eye-glasses
and and with great ptec aiun.
'Why, the raioit scorches; does not it
strike ynu that Way I'
Hut aftet a moment of silence the col
onel said ha wasu't Up to this new tangled
pronunciation very well, and the immor
tal Jove called to (l inymede to bring him
a 'light one,' at the same tune holding up
all the fingers nn oue hand, he hi rid Ins
wife's head.
Laughed all tho (rods j the hoavnna w ith
laughter hmko,
And wiso Minerva thought 'twas nt hor
joku.
-Id. Ilnuk IV. ?3!.
II iwkcvo.
How Woiiifn Mi on Id Ureal.
Iloctor Itic'h'inlsnn, an Knglish physi
cian, very celebrated on account ol hu all.
nines recently delivered a lecture in Lon
dou on Ikal'h mill Dnas-a printing to
womai.kiii'l iu whi 'h hn expies-ed his
opinion fieelv, iiing mil the gr',ivc
errors women commit 111 the m tin. r mi l
mole nl dressing. The eminent lecturer
considered it the diry of every woman to
cultivate good fashion, and make hersell
hccomihglj heatitilul us possi'.ile, and at
tho sauio lime protect hetsull against nil
waster of p'iyi,.al power by shunuin.'
every contrivance; that would in the least
lead to that result.
Hu denounce.! cor-cts, wiiistlninds, gtr
ten and tight shoes, end Niaintainod that
the dress thuld lie worn loose and the
woioht borne by the shouldtis. Ho en
doisid the ndvicc ol the. gnat Kirginn
C'liil'', t nn anxious ninth who mice eon
suited him as to what she should do to
piev.-nt her daughter liom becoming il".
lorme.l, who replied let her have no stars
nod let her run about like the hoys, and
he would add, Let the mothers ol Engtinul
clothe, the g'rts pieeiselv in they clothe the
boys, permiliitig kniekeiboeker il Ihey
like, anil let them add the mie distinguish
ing milk of light loose (1 iwing gowns, and
Ihe girl will grow into women a vigorous
as lir t'thy, and ns well loriued in body as
their emu pardons ol the rti rnei a- x.
The Ic' tiner iuipiaa-ed o'l his I. Carets
the import anre of ml mting cl oiling to
seas 111. Warm clothing ought to begin in
September or eatly in ():tolier, and ought
not to be left off until the chmp of Aoril
He recoiiiiiniudc I silk or light fl.-crv 11 .n.
nel lor underwear, and concluded thai
thick luavy fliuoel and every material
th it ahaorbLiI and held tlie wa-tery exrre.
ti.int fioiu the skin were nt all iiiik s bad.
Heavy clothe weiu h ird and had really
no ncccs-iity coimottion with warmth.
Light aud fleei-y outei garmeuls wvr best
for col t weather.
Dr. Kirhaiduou criticised vrrv seyerelv
the pitmanet water prool. which shuts up
Ihe rain which distills from the ho ly, at
the same time 1 hn! il keeps out the. rain
which fill's from the clou. Is. lie coi.g d
end that white color ws the he-t even in
cold weather, while it was admittedly thn
brst iu summer. Illaek ai the woist ol
all colors, and lor all oidmttry occasions
light gray ought to hike the place ol black
for ought covering ol the body.
Talk lu flic iill.lreii.
Children hunger perpetually lor new
ideas. They will leurn with plenvtie
from Ihe lips of parents what they deem
dru.!cry to ;tm!y in b(c-k;nd nn it
they have the uiistvitunc to be deprived ol
nuny educational advaut4gcs, they will
grow up intelligent peop'o. Wo some
Hairs S"i parcn who ure the life of every
cnm;:auy winch they enter, dull, silent,
and utiiuturesling at hnme among their
children. If they have not mental activ
ity aud mentul htores sulli. ient lor both
lei '.hem Hint usu what they have lar their
own household. A silent home is a dull
plncu lor young people a place Iroru
whiuli they will escape il they cau. How
much ux'lul information, and what un
conscious, but cicelies', mental training,
in lively, social argument I t'ultlvato to
the utmost the art ol coovrrsatinu at borne.
I el IJlrN Leant.
To bo pure in mind nnd heart.
To be modest in demeanor.
To ba helpful at home.
Ant then there are lu-s vital things that
thev should learn; as
To sew neaily.
To do simple cooking.
To buy with economy.
To dreis with Usle.
To read aloud well.
There are many other useful and orna
mental accomplishments within the reach
of uioet guls, but those which we hero
gijea art; iujiapeuteblc.
Short Speech and C'nrt Corson
tlrniua. BATINHS AND D0INO8 OF MEN DISTrNOCISII
EO AND NOT DISTIMlUISlIUD.
Mr. Webster was apt to overdutge him
sell at public dinners, bnt managed when
called upon, to make a speech if a brief
one. At Rochester, New Yoik, he once
delighted the company with the follow
ing :
Men ol Itocbestat t I am glad to lee
ynu. I am glad to see your aoble city,
titntlcmen. I saw your falls, which, I am
told, are 151 feet high; that is a very inter
isiing fact. Ucntlrmga, ltotng baJ her
Ciesar, ber Sciplo, ber ISrutui; but Home,
in her proudest days, never had a watsr
full 1,10 leet highl Gentlemen, Oreccc had
her reticles, her Demosthenes, and her
Soc ate; but Greece, in her palmiest days,
never had a waterfall 150 feet high. Men
of Rochester, go on! No people ever lost
their liberty who had a walcrwall 130 leet
high 1"
On another occasion he finished up with:
"Gentlemen, there's the Nalinnal debt
it should be paid. I'll pay it rr yself. How
much is it ?''
This was sufficiently brief; but perhaps
the shorttsl speech eier delivered iii any
legislative chamber was that ol Ihe mem.
1 r nl th United States Congiess, who,
having got out this sentence : "Mr.
Speaker : Tbe generality ol mankind are
disposed to exercise oppression on the
generality ol mankind iu general," was
pulled down to his seat by a liiend, with
s lemari . 1 011 11 oetier Slop ; you are
coming eut at the same hole you went in
at."
Mr, Kendall, sometimes Uncle Sam's
I'osimastir Geueral, wauling some Inlnr
(nation ss to Ihe ssuice ol a river, sent the
lollnwing unte to a village p. si master :
"Sii: This department dcires to know
how fur Ihe Touiliighre Hivcr runs up.
Itispectlully yours," Ac.
Ity return mail came: The "Tomblgboe
does not ruu up at all; it rum down. Ka
ipeeilully yours,'' etc.
Kendall, not appreciating his fuboidi-
us e's humor, wrote again:
"Sir: Your appnmimeDt as postmaster
is revoked. You will turn over the lands,
Ac, pertaining to your t fli;e, to yout suc
cessor." Not at all disturbed by hi utnniarv
diamNsI, the postuniater replied :
"tli: 1 he revenues ol this olllce lor tbe
quarter ending September 30: Ii have hi e i
ninety-live centi; its expenditures, same
period, for tallow candles and twine, ft 05
I trust my successor is iusliucted to ailiut-t
the balance."
His superior ellicer was probably as
much disgusted with his prceiau corres
pondent its the Amciicati editor, who wri
ting to a Connecticut brother: "Send full
particulars of the flood," (meaning an 111
unda'ion nt that place ) received I .if reuli:
'You'll find them iu Genesis."
The Dent-oil .Vina).
Place - Itaptist Chapel, Saturday envn-
uaui meeting. Person present, the Church
meinlieis belonging lo the society ptesi
ded over by the pa. tor. An iniereating
meeting lollowrd. as this was the last cov
enant with the elder.
Pastor And now, brethren anil sisters,
as this is the last covenant meeiing I cx
pirt to be with you, you wi'l allow me to
talk with great plaiunrss. (Here followed
stine. rather sharp prools ) Itielhren, will
you keep up the Sun lay morning services
anil the We incsday evening prayer msnt-111-?
I will take a vote on it (Vote al
most unanimous.) Now then, who will
yon appoint lor leader? (Deacon F. cboacn )
Picscntly, with great ilelibe. alien, rose
the stately old deacon.
' I accept witli relnctaur the place as
signed inu, my he llh, as you know, is not
good. I don't like to he out nights, but I
will try to do my duty, and I hope Ihe
In 0' bri 11 and sisieis t ill do llians Hut
hretlireu, be assured of one thing, il w lien
1 do come and tiud only two or three nl
you heie I shall ceaae coining regularly."
Pastor, with repnml In hi tone mid a
sell sat die I twinkle iu his eye. Have you
dcscnn, lorgolten the premise of our Divine
Master, CVheto 'wo or three are gatheied
together iu my nauiu there I am in the
midst to owu aud b'cas. 1 thought as I
looked at the slowing and egotistital
countenance id the zealous pas'or snd
t Ii 0 11 at the discomforted deacon. He has
got you now, sure. Hut not so, The
deacon camu lo his leet bclore the minislrr
sat down, and eyeing him sharply said,
K der, those t to or three Spoken l by the
Ma-ter I can find iu mv h. use. ml thus
the blessing may be secured willieut the
'riveling through the miie. The minister
!"pt Ins Irtt soma tune, but not one word
could he reply Lapeer (() ) Clarion.
Hold ou l!ojs.
Hold on to your tongue when
you are
harshly,
just icady to swear, lie or speak
or to use any Imporper word.
Hold on to your hand when you are
about to pinch, strike cstch, sttul', or do
any improper act.
Hold on la you feet, when yon are on
ihe point ol kicking, running awsy Irnm
st .ily.er putsutng the path nl error, shame
or ciime.
lluld on to your temper when you are
angry, ( tciied or imposed upon, or elher
are sin ry with ycu.
it.-.. 1 ou 10 your mart vrurn rvil "
ciatns seek your company, and invite you
to join in then gauiea, mirlh and itvclry.
Hold mi to yout gout! uame at all limes
for it is ol more value than gold, high
positiou or lasiiionable attire.
Hold 011 to the truth (or it will serve
you well, aud do through all limes.
Hold on to virtue; it is above pr'ce to
youl undi r all circumstances.
Hold on to your good character, lor it is
aud ever will be, your gie.ttst wealth.
MlMljr.
Any man who i (tally anxions lo study
can do so infinitely littler by liimtell, with
the help ! b.oks, than he can possiblv
1I0 by attending any lectures tla at may lie
k-liviicl. Il is hardly possible lor any
man, unlets he attends a loug curs ol
lectiin which a thousand unforaeu ac
cidents may prevent bun from beug able
to do to study In that msnn-r any sub
ject syrtetii'itically anl ennsacutively ; and,
monuv r, inasmuch it the lecturer baa to
addro-s liimsnll to a very large number at
oncv, and ol different rapacities, be must
address Idmsell in sncli a manner as to be
uu'leiatood by all. Hut a man who
studies a id reads lor bias!! can pick nut
lor bii reading that clasi of Information
which he is anott capable of taiimllatinj
aud digestion
NO. II.
rinding Fanlt.
Docs it pay to Bud fault t You whe are
the wise keepers of houses and the dear
keepers of hearts, docs it fny t Thero are
heavy burdens to bear all day manifold
tares Irnni the using to the sjltirg of the
sun blunders made by thoso who should
have knowe better.many a thing to annoy;
but don't make cold and cheerless the
h me atmosphere by finding lault. There
is no blight more deadly in its tendency
nothing that can mora surely disturb the
harmony r.l home, nothing that will recoil
more quickly upon yourself lhan tbe habit
ol taull-fitnling. Not that errors should
go unrebuked, or mistakes uncorrected;
out note sncu down In your memory, and
wl en the work, and care, and tumult ol
the day are all over, then call the little
onci and tho larger ones around you, and
then tell them soberly but kindly nl the
wreug-doings, aud see il you are not am
piy repaid ir your forbearance by the
mile i a 1 the tear, and the little wnrd nl
contrition and promise ol amendment
You will bo a tin usand times happier
wnen you 11c down 10 sleep, nnd a sweet
forgcttolnesa has settled over your little
flock, lhan ynu Would have been h.d the
blue eyas now closed been tilled with hitter
tears that oveiflowed at unkind censure.or
li.d the little golden head drooped under
the shadow of your constant frow 1. How
lair, and swtei, and satisfy nn lifn might
be ti us all if we cmld fmget to Iter, aud
11 id faulr, aud aoinplaiii, 1) di't save
your words of praise and appreciation
umil it is to late. You love the little
children the dear little childrenl And i1
they do apeak loud, and leave doors open
that should be shut, and distort) the order
ol the h us1, dou't find fault. It won't
pay.
TwoUallant x.lrlsi.
Mary llelle Lny. daughter of R -inert Lot
who ia engaged in reismg sheep In Kansas,
discovered a lull-grown woll ol the. cayntu
species, and an uncommonly large one,
stealthily approaching her father's tl ck a
lew days sineo, when she put her horse to
his speed, and dually run down tho rayote
She unbuckled hor bridle rein, and with
the ring at the and, and thia only, iiiuiir
good her position as mistress of the silua
ti n, aud without alighting from the sad
die, sb had soon disabled her he. Then
she started out for the nearest neighbor lo
the battle-ground, two miles distant, lor
aesistaicu, but Ion (i I uo one At home who
could assist her, save another girl who
mounted another pony and, armed wilh
only a dull knile, these two yniin; girlt
were s.ion galloping over the p'vrie to
sive thu scalp, lor which the county psy.
'rotalty' when presented to th propci
illicir. When they returned the Cuyote
waa moving IT. At tins juncture ho w
again invited to remain, while one girl
iliicw him down an I the other proceede 1
to administer wesmrn iosticu by searching
lor his jugiihr vein Willi the knife. Such
imlunces of letniuine bravery aie extremely
tare, even uu the Iroiitier, aud when a
young girl perlorms such an act aa thia it
ii certainly worthy ol cummeudatioc.
The Itellble Nan.
The reliable man ia a man ol good judg
meiil. Ho dors not jun p at rouclnsions.
lie is not a irivolous man. Ho is thought
lul. He 1 11 1 lis over a subject in his mind
and looks at it all arouud. Ho is u l a
partial or onu siduJ man He lees t li rvttu ti
a thing. Ho is upt to be a very ruliceui
mau. He does n it have to talk a greai
deal. Hu is a moderate man not only In
habits of body, but also in mind. Me i
uot a passionate, m in ; if so by nature, he
uas overcome 11. its is a sincere man
not a plotter or schemer. What lie ravs
may le relied nn, llo is a trust wnrtlit
mau You leel sa e with your property or
the adininiatralion ol ullairs ia his linmR
He is a brave man, lor his conclusions ait
logically deduct! liom the suie ba-is ol
tiuth, and hu does not I car to maintain
them. He is a good man, for no one can
be thoroughly holiest aud truthful without
bciug good.
An Ear! lielrolhal.
An early betrothal is chronicled in the
Khuira (". Y ) Fiee Press. Two young
couples were married withia a lew months
ol each other, an I Irnm lamdiea that had
hem very intimate. In Jaoiiary last a
boy was born lo one ol Ihent, and lie waa
weh oniad at heartily as tkouzh be had
been a princ ol a reigning house. Lail
month a girl appeared to the other young
couplo One evcuing the mother ol the
boy visile 1 Ihe mother ol the girl, taking
ber child with ber. Moil of the niemheis
of both lamdies were also preacnt. The
mot her el tin- boy to k a tathtr diminu
tive but cosily ring Irom a can), aod,
placing tt on Ihe linger nl the girl seaicelt
a iLouiti old, solemnly engaged her sun to
th child, the iLatier to be ratified in tbe
future.
An old Mutd'sj rtillooailiy.
Tbe writer Uioij" ft lady f.-iend
some ti roe ego end chaffed ber upon
being nn old maid." She replied:
"I am past thirty. I bate A good home.
I think vou know I have had abundant
opportunities to marry. 1 have been
bridesmaid a score of limta. I ask
myself, with ttLiwh ooe of tba beautiful
girls lliut 1 have icen take tbo marriage
vow would I exchange to day? Not
one. S ime are living apart from their
hu. bunds; some are divurccJ ; some ere
wives of (linn ken men; some ere baog
ing on the ragged e dge of society, en
deavoring to kee p up appearances ;
ome tre toiling to support aud educate
their children , and these are the least
miserable ; some tread tbe narrow line
beyond the boundary of which lies tho
mysterious laud, end soma have gones
out in the dar kits and utkui.au honor
and some are dead. A few there are
who are loved and binored wive,
mothers, with happy boejes ; but, alas,
on! a verj few."
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TALIIOTT atfOS
SIIOCKOH MACHINE WORK
RICHMOND VA.
Manufacturers ol Portable and .Hlatloaarv'
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Wheal. MiIIm Nhuf!lnr IIi.,am . n.l u.. .
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leys, Turbine Watnr Wheola, Tobaooo Ma-
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oiuirii, it ii'u)iii iriiii worst, vnaoa aaa
Iron 1'a.itliiBH. Maeliluer of Kar lww
nriptiou.
GlNNINO AND TllRESIIIKU KiCUUm
A SPECIALTY.
Repairing Promptly & Caret!
TALBOTT'S I'AI'K.NTSl'AKR-ARRBVTIaTo
The Iuveiillou ol the Aga.
It ililOH Hot riftsitrnv thAflcafr. It Siuj
not intorforn with cleaning the tube. Jaw-ill
not choke up, aud requires no cl Ma
in k".
It roollirAM no dienni. iluinruiM t
nponod when nilsliig I earn (dampers bW
ing olijootionshlH, as they uiajr beleitepoa
and allow m Hrks to fweapo.)
It roi 1 ill rss no water to evxtlngulsh
aparks, wbleii, liy cotidonsatiiin, deastroyo
inn umiu meuoiiK, W110II WAt.er IB USOU, II
noirleotf'H. the eflli'ieneu In rta.tMul i.
evaporation ol the wawr, and the boiler ia
kept In a filthy condition.
ir ix Kiinpiuamt iiu ratile and can be rv
Hod upon, it can be nttiichod to any bollor
No olalitor HilOllId llM Wllliniit nn iitll ..
liiHiiranoo eonipanles will Innnro gloa aoal
tiiirna w-hero thn Talhntt Knginea and
Smirk-A rriMlora aro Hand at aama rate
eiiartn I for wator or horse-power.
O-Send for illuatrated oiroulare aa)4
price list.
llrancu liouan, (loldHboro, N. C.
J. A. IIAUSKR, (ipneral Manager.
T. A. UKANUEK, Lioeal Managaa.
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WADE TO ORDER
OJt
ft WA1RK1) AV LOW PUICBft
Al I kinds of wood work and trlaimlj
dotiei in good xtyto. Mhicksuiith work doo
nt abort notieb and with neatnoaa. All
now work warranted. Kino palming tor
buggios doiiv nt low prlooM.beHt paiul ul.
si'r.i 1 11. a r 1 iio.x given t
T1IU UNDRRTAKINO DEPARTMENT.
Collins aii.l.Cimes of all siaoe oonataoU
011 hand.
eirritMi t iinrUiaWeotonliand at prloe
tiubiw I'otorsliurg market.
Weldon N. Ot
Juno 5 ly
J N 1). T. FOR D
TitknN tiloasiiro In annoniielng that be
can anil bo found at his aland on
FIRST ST11KKT,
r ;; SsYeTVvy
Where be has on hand a full lino of tbe
Finest
WINKS,
WlilsKHN. and
HKANDIKX
TltllACCO, CIiJARS,
and tSNUKK,
Olt.VMIES, Al'PLRS,
and ttN KKCTlON ER1ES
Hiss stock of Cauned Uooda aud Qroeau
lea la unusually
Fall and Complete
Ol.P Casimt WUlSXKY A CrXClAUTT.
FRWH LAdKR BKKU 05 HRAUOUT.
Hu ciiaranlee aatlafartiou. Call and
see him.
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