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AT rUSIKT AT LAW.
ESFIBLD, V. C.
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A I B L. 1 1 II 1 1,
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B.8MITU, JR.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
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, i
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i " .uHea. and lu the Uuprvnio court the
The
VOL. IX.
a lioon mother.
She ma le a neat for seven of us, and kept the
f. unity together till nature bid us fly, full grown
enough to ear,' for ourselves.
You wee her the dear old mother
Hi'r banded looks mixed wltti irrny,
An she alts at the Hiiimli"t window.
And Hiinlea at the ehiMrfifn play.
She has tieen a'irh a fniriifiil mother
To in. hi-edl.. tfirU aod l,y.
That Iheli.e,! we ran do my iiiMKlitcir,
la to multiply all Iit joy.
She lmll have, when the winter' nrellht
Shitu l.nvrht on Hie parlorwall.
With her d"nr one an around her,
The cosii-Ht aeat of All.
And th" 'yAl p'n f honor
At the Inlile. Mini.lv spread,
r'hall he her- lv Aerliiina I, it ;
And tile whlte.Ht.downleKl lied.
Khe hrr-iK'ht n through path and Nlrkueia;
We'll eherl-h her for t lie pat ;
Hie irive 111 the home of ehlldlloud ;
We'll alndler her to the lint,
"I ahull not l,e lomr nmoinr you,"
Pthe Knyi to her elil Idrendear,
We pray thee. oh. death, to spare her
For ninny and many a year.
For her preeloit- f:ie" irrowa wneter
An the nut II III II NhadoWH full.
And we need the d.iily eounsel
Of one who In loved try all.
BLUE EYES ARE TRUE.
'LIiim. il i von rnii)o::il)or hut lumls inn
yoiiim HtrinK 'i' wo u"il to iiiii.il no Inn
isiioii oili Willi lail ima lor our w-tlka?
Tim im" you .n;rl In iko I lilco nPilui oin
ili -irii .'
'Lillu" frnnk faeo gl iwml with a ii,,li,n
to'lliln rfl I at linr fnuil ' . jiie-lloi). Sin
hi t (Minp eteit her Mliidiea and lolt the
pnnoiiiiHt yt'ir before. (rn Imil
tu pronou Html liiili 4.' So, iiUIiiiiiIi
they had kept up lirik niuflpi)nioiii" ,
(irin'o h i t not li'i tnhl nl the roin iiii:
whiiii li ul iik Is her lifnol Into h mm like
a drearu nl Kiiiui ; lor 1.IIU ka'.pw thai lipr
Witters must bn rea l by Malai.g h't r
tliny ei mil re;o'!i their iloHMnamu, and
sh Nhi.ink Mil il unveiling her tii''i
inoHt prtNiioua Microti 1 1 111 -e jjil
eves.
The worlt which wnnld h ive now en
lightened her were ireiii'iliiix up in UIUV
tn'ijttiei du'. I hoy reimineil uuap ikeu, for
Cir.ii'o tattled ou willinut wuitin lor an
swer ' Well, I Kuw 11 m yo'tterdny in the Art
Uiillerv, where O ironio's lant pieiure la on
exhibition, ami lie w witn a yniiimirirl
to whniii he mm iti i ii perlectly ilev doil.
I'm sure he eiiK tuecJ In her. So, M ih
l,iln, I m i j -1 bid aiiieii tu t'jo Ihiu'V wlneh
I li ivn been hurbnriuii admit vnil lint
bim duriiiK ll tiieae lonp umntlia. Hut
wtint ii Ilia mutter 7
Wi li ami.'(htv rtt'irt Lilla eaiiijIil'Jt her
elf-piisealnii. and a-ii'l. wi'U a itrave at
auinpiion of mini'
Aie vnu Mure It wna Hie ha no per ui,
Giiiee ?'
Sn e I a n Hi it tint aim ris'ia ami
antx. W ho elan aoiipl nave lint ki hcm oi
vet (lignilled poihe nf ibe beulf ora lire
h'-tuiNoiiie enoiiuh to hve been rut from
nmi'lije, and yet wnli a 111 II . w rii'lioe-i
ul' oolnririf, whieli make me aNii imeil in
oiiinperuiK it to auvlliinK ant'olilT (iojie
with me tnia afiertimin anil you o.in see
lor yonrielf. 1 lieird In in in ik hi en
Kaueinont to be there at 4 whit
j mi eliall wo play Hie spy upon a Mir il
lover- 7
I here wua a Hlranise ex'Cinii In
I.ilUN even as she aseu'el Ln UrA-.n'
pbivftll priipiiHt'iou. Hut it was not no
need, and o her ureai. rebel Uraua aoon
exen-eil Ip-rseif, ami alio wai alone with
her t In hi nl)i.
l.i la wan an onlv anil pretty child. IJer
parent a tlrit nhject ana In make tier
huppv. and ihey had yielded til lior wmii
to remain abroad a lew years, so lint aue
n ' lit aee aouini hlii of the nnut lorei.i
world belore returuiiitc b nne tilietoAii
beauliltil America
Hut. durum a r niible by lh rominlin
VAiers o Constance Like, l.illa li 1 met
her fa'e. A pur ol eirnet. eves hid
thrilled t Ilia uinHrinisl aaimluary if her
pure brart as in aimwer to her lithe s
iiitni.lueilon, elm In 'ked up til
mzed In thoir po--e.ior one whn ba i Ionic
beeu familiar to her (bough, a althoimu
nniivnrillv a strai'iier. For l,oon Traoy
bud nneu the uiie'e'sl ni'linol i: i ! . aslir.oe
hi, I nii i I. upon her daily wins f.r nm
cie Willi her e in. mil nis, mid linl con
ceived a paalnat" Milin.i.i'"il fir lie
sweet f ice ; a i lli.i. I a iihv p.ised w h ha
oiita-iKhl i f II ev il at A ili-l in e il
aa lost ill v in hi'". N'i lokoi lul l
been rX' h uiKcd l deed. I,e ,11 knew int.
tnat Lill i ha t nvi r se.oi linn Hiu il w is
altb a a'liiiu ' new ueiinbi in her vei v
exiatot'ce that I. til l hud her head thai
iiirht upon her pillow. H-r ba i miiih
lor I iv Hint Ai Iat si e know the unknown
born -that her dear "Id lither. loo, had
satu lioneil the Hii la ntii'ice. F ir, lenient
a. nl Indiil u'ent as he a in all eis-i, l.ilti
iinileiatnnil well tnat one Intel he good
Hii'i ol a wiible iiaiuro to h )n ll u him
sufli'iciil'v ! be bro.iibl wi hm tne
acred prtcincts f the hon.e circle. Mo
she gave unreaistlng entrance to the
sweet ilreaui which was k:iockin nt Ih
dour of her heart. A inonili had passed
since Hiiiv had become engage I, a id eac1!
dav had hrnuhl i'h it - 1,1 '' e
.,.o ami ti est in her iiobla )"it K be
t r, r! in, I .
lint now ! (Iraco'a words had burnt in
uieiii her like a whn-lwip I, which I meat.
ened In uproot all the tender l iwer
win. I, h ul 1 1 tie. i r nit iii her lieu I.
1 1 was uer ljrsi experience o' tint must
fatal pa-sinii-joal iusv ; mid iiiinur Ha
baleful promptings gentle l.illa Was
iransforuied lor the time Into a character
ivunpleuiiy at tai iiinco with her real no. I.
Yes! he would see with her own eyes ;
and if II hut the sentence rfl named tin
finished. There was too lunch inv. Ivid
in its iiiiiclusioii. Min would wait -ami
then f
l.,oe oidoelc esmo I'noetilai to their
appi ittlu'ent i'' c ami umi wn" io,..-,
KiAlinnel wh'in I lii-v could ace wit lout
being observed Iheuisn o. As III" Hour
so interesting tu both but In such a
widely different way drf-.w near. Uracil
s.ltd p.aylnllv 1 1 her eoii-io II irann, who
bad go nl-naiurediy uuimnnaBii mn n
of escort I .
i'n yni will miss an lur.inriam ciinnie
i.f educat'nn. as the letrn.-n ones mi a. n
.....I H.oi't I'll at once ami maae a eeriona
.io.lv of Kanhiei'a llulv liiiully I'l tile
1' ii in 1 1 y
ta ller gillerv '
Horace lie ku.l at her
somewhat mo-
fullv
'Am I tn take that as a aeiitenne of ban
ishment bom imir Mietei i T or am you
really aiuimis In have me distingiii-h
myself as a" art student?'
'Kb her,' answered liraisi. 'so that you
,., h, an Mid,' and lb V ting na I
wenl with a parting fxhurial.n to cue
not to get nun iniscliief during bis ab
Suddenly I.f 11:1 nave a Mait anil caught
Disco V t ie snn with a force tnat al
most made her cry out.
I see him. It Is Indeed Leon! Oh,
ii a, tike me linme.or I shall die. That
man is beir.itbed lo no ! Tne false, fabh
, ss heai tj' .
In mute liifltnv Uisce Iniikeil llltllorll.
r,,ct toward winch Lilla's despairing
face vyaa turned, and saw a proud, hand
some heat bent low to catch the whis
pered words id the beautiful girl who
leaned upon h'a arm Hut she hail tint
tune lor a second glance, Inr Id I In had
fainted. It was but for a moment that
bUu losl bor wbciviusuor, Then ",.
Roanoke
WELD ON, N.
ra aid herself ami si nod white and still.
' Take tue hnmo Urerie,' she said plto
ousi v.
'Yea, mv poor darling,' s-id Orawi nr
Toualy, drawing a linv vial contalnltlg
salt from her pocket, ami-ll that while I
go for Horace.' The pungent "dnr kept
l.illa from yielding again to tha deathly
leeli ig winch was struggling for the
tn istery, and In a lew mmnouta she was
passing through tha throng, lo. mug on
Horace's arm, ai,d scarcely conscious of
anything but III heavy, anguishing lieat
lug ol her heart. Then, in her carriage,
with iirace's tender arms about her, and
Iter murmured words nl syinpitliy in her
ear, dully conscious that she was going
home.
Once there pride awoke,
'Promise me, liracn, as you wish tne tn
feel lli il you aie m v trie friend, that you
will not mention what baa passe I,'
'I promise ' subtle tirace. IrighleneJ
by l.llla's s I fnee end siuiy calm.
'That is my own Urai- Si, dear,
go ami leave mil I ah ill lin best atone.'
Ami llu re. in (he silence of her nun
rwi'ii.-loj louuhl Iter battle, and came
liuirih mitwarillv calm to mom her pat
ents. I h y should i.ot sillier liv know.
In, v hat had hi at en hoi; and ahe kept
her res.dve. Ilmiigh it , ,ke tearing
li r heaa Iroiu her breast lo carry it
ou'.
Father' she said, 'if yil love me, I
w iht y mi o take me away fi inn here at
once. I do n it want to meet l.eon ..giin,
i io Is not wh il we have tip m gill him.1
The old giintleimn adjusted bis specta
cles in surprise and e n corn, tu get a
better It w ol his danghle, '. lace.
Are ym su:e7' hu asked, lucre, ills
loilNly.
As sure iis that I mil mnr own Lilla.
I never want lo see linn agiin '
Well, well, I'm sorry,' and actuary
Mr. b'enn Pit a Hidden moisture In Ida
eves, and had to e'ear his voice Tig ir
nualy In procee I. 'I couldn't liava
III u lit more olihe young in in If he bad
been 111 y snn. Hut don't cry,' as l,illa
broke down anil hegan in sob 'I'd go to
siitH-ria lo niorrnw il ym: wish it.1
I'i en. her lalher's (onsent to the sudden
start gained, Lilla went to her room,
givinu iirdi rs n it t admit any one to sen
Her.
Her maid hesitated.
'If Mr. Traoy call.?' sho said at
last.
'Tell him I am engaged. Hut star I
will write a note for you to give him.'
Then she aat down and wrote a note,
telling l,e m that Willi her own eves she
had seen bun rnaet ng a lover's part to
a OMiit In the Ar (Hilary, ami that sho
heiewi.li give him his freed ml.
I lie next day Uni mansion that had
been their home fur si many pleasant
months was closed indellnitely.
S i (bn happv love dieam vanished.
Lilla did not expect, ueithsr did she find,
hafipiiiewM In siiange scenes tine face
w constantly t elbre her, with its blue,
earnest eyes and frank, ami thrilling ex
(iressiou. She wnuld awaken frnm slutii
hers which bad been brightei.ed by vis
ions of his presence to dull, odd sorrow
for was he not false and perjured to his
piomlses. loving anoihet, and all Ihe
while wiling her into believing Mm sba
alone was llio chosen of In r Inatt?
she never held in her h iml a cluster of
blue ICnglisli vtnleta but she tlmught i f
Leon; for mice, In a pliu ful dunuie -ilimit
the color i if her eye she hid ra'an I nia
of the fragra' t blossoms t i his (ace ami
tnllllll thesliade lo lio the h min wt'h Ihu
Diisbieg orbs sniiiii g down iiuiu her,
'lit ue eves are true.' she wouid a ght 'so
the rhvrue lava whv wore Leon's
falr
Once asalti she was In a gallerv of paint
ings, but in a land where the soft music il
lla.iatl language no longer fell upon the
ear Her father and lumber had sccom
panied her thlihsr, but she bad wandered
to a lulls distance Ir on them. Suddenly
her heart gave a great bound and then
stood s ill Hi fore her siood tie beanti
fill girl who hail beeu tbe una luscious
CAii-e ol her iiuhappiue is. She was, hs
before, leaning upm llin arm of one
ah iro face was turned tow ird with her
i n a r of chivalrous d-Voti ul Tliui' worn
coining toward Lilla, wh had no alterna
tive hut I stand erect a' J haughty until
thev should re mit ail, I pas bar.
Th y were too uni Oi eiur isse,! witn
each other to u dice Lilla until limy were
directly m fnini ot her, I'lion the genlle
tiian cauce I to clauce in tier direction
bin wl bout any s'g.. id rnisignition.
Aid Lib i i e sioo I tors moment as
though tr uisil xe I. I'll i re-o uld mes w is
tru'v wotrlertul, but 111' so e es wera
bis. k as mi Uniti', and Le m's were blue.
I'li'ii. legirdtesH, or, In Iter iigitilion, tin .
conscious of wh It sh. i ,li. Lli'a stopped
li isii.v 1m ward and laid her hand upon
tne ttan n'r s snn.
'I'arduii me,' -he s il I, in a low voice,
'have you a br. the.?'
I b" 'gentleman liirue I courteously to
waul li' and answered:
'No, y.u ig ladv, I liava not. Then as
his eyes rested upon her face, be roused
into sudden interest. 'May I ask why
you wisli lo know?'
Lilln lluslied and faltered. She had be
come suddenly and Int'inolv coi.ioua
f Hm position she had placel herself In
ami that t in. in a country where a young
gr .'.d. ;.ortiuoiii is governed bv a rigid
etlij n tte which cm only be broken
through with the lo-s of respect.
M uch to her raliel her lutlior came up
ami pu' mil his h "I I c 'r ti ill V.
(in! h know the g.uit leu.no? Hut her
lira I droppsi low in confusion as he
sirfikii. He had inide II. o sainu mistake as
lo the s'rangoi'a iduulily, but bad failed
10 ill-Cover It,
'1 hla Is an unexpaele I tdetaure, Leon,'
ha sad. 'and I Impii you Lilla have tnsle
11 all 1 1 jlit betw t vol Nee whal a pale,
IiiiIh sprite she has chungod l.r'
'Kalbei,' said Lliil, who at laat bad
found her voice. M l not Leon.
.Mo. n is it"i Leon liacy. said a deep
pleas itit voice In answer, 'but it la his
c uisin, i lareunii i r u'y, an i mis is iiii
wife.'
As L'lln acknowledged tho Intruduc
tlop, she mi lersioiid all. Sin had yielded
loan impillaa and hid destroyed notniily
her nan bapptiiisH but Leon's also.
What must be think of her?
Alter s time she as' e.t tremulously nl
h s isoisin, 'vi here Is Mr. 1011 Iracv?
11" Is oil wi ll nil exploring pnrti , po ir
follow! He is sadly clniign.l. s .me lilse,
lair-taeo l la'r, ch n vtea!..i as the Ireach
eroiis will o'-'ihe wisp, won h i hesrl and
ca-t il aside ai worthless. Hut he'll onnie
nut all right vt. He's of too guid meal
not to sis. id llr .'
I'll oi LHIa ga'h"rl emirag i and lo'.d
him I e truth ami iH'I'ne iiiauv hours a
mi-sive was on lis a iv to Lsnn to tell
h iu ti n' It w s all through a sul and
fooli li ml t k tint pi- b .p s had been
so rildelv hla :e , mil III it Lilii had but
one li pe-pat he wo.iol fui;lvo, and
come I, .ok to t s ,1 .
I he m 'on bad r sen su l ws silvc-ii.g
every iwig an I sp.av nilhil- lUu tvo
magic. Lilla had wandered nl.mo Into
the gai. lens wlih'.n s.ue .1 nut b'oeilll the
bilonnv upon whn ii a fmiily puty weie
seated. Il-r h"Ai t was tilled with an in
tense, longing to once again lui K up hi
Leon's lai e, to hear Ins loved voice. Hut
it was a bopoie reeling. Surely he
would nsv r 'ii'give her!
Muddenly te i ler vnine whispered in
her car:
Lillat'
a glid UU cry bs (un;ei.
0., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1880. .
'Ob, Iion! forgive me!'
Hut she could not say more, for Loon'a
kisses wore on ber lips, and she was nest
ling in his arms contented and blissfully
happy. And again the moan's being
nsnl fsiss s.nlleil down upon them, as in
those p.eeioiia meetings beside the lap.
sing waves of the beiutiful lake beside
winch Leon had first breathed his vows nf
devotion and c instancy into Lllla's h.-tou-
lugeAr.
Afler a time rxplana'ious wore ex.
changed, and Lilla learned that the very
evening when she itemed herself to lier
lover alter writing her cruel note, was set
for a call w hich would have brought bur
face to faisi with the cousins, w hose won.
derful remeiiiblauce bad misled bor.
Clarence had bill Just reached lbs eltv ml
hla wi tiding tour, and bad missed I Son
the previous day an that be had not
'tiiowu of Ina arrival until after the vlt lo
the Ait Uillerv.
Hut s niU'ltlcviiiia fate bad aeon fit to
tingle the too siuoot h threads of (he r
lies' l ii v, and teach tlielll liuw to Value
the r hipptnnss by its transient Inss,
'Hlue eyes are true,' said Lilla, play
fully, smite mouths alter to Mrs. Clarniica,
her cousin hv marriage, 'I w.iul.i't have a
black eyed husband!'
'And I wouldn't look nt Clarence if his
were a dilfarent color. Isn't it a happy
thing, little Litis, that we all have such
dill'.neit ts e-?'
Yea,' said Lilla. a ihering down at once.
'How thankful every one should he that
our lives are n .l guided bv our own weak
wills. That there is an overruling I'm,
deuce that shinies nur ends, rmijjh hew
them as we will,'
A MI IMM.KO It I! I'Olt T Kit.
There is a reporter at the Times olllce at
Thomas City, who writes wtli equal ra
ppily with (other band, lie Is an am
bidexter, and a bold, bad nun at lint.
When liters is a rush ol work al the i.lUce,
and the devil Is shouting "cnppoi " like a
llend Incarnate, the useful reporter sits
dnwn al Ills desk In full company front,
and with a pniiill in ach hand, s inga olf
loci' happenings bv the yard He writes
on two sheet- at once, and don't let his
rlulll hand know what his lefi hand is
driving a'; but I 's driving all (lui same.
Yesterday he he got a llllle nt) his cen
tal base and attempted lo write up a dog
light and a wedding in high lite at tin)
same time. He g t things mixed. His
hands ran clear awav ith the gray matter
In his skull, ami things became terribly
nonliised. litis Is tha way his Items tele
scoped each ntber :
" At (Irace churcb last night, the iilir"
tials of ThuiiiAs Johnson and Miss Julia
Lawrence were celebrated In the most
inagiiillcent style. A c stlv 11 iral horse
shoe helng directly over Hie sltsr, and
when the yellow cur saw tho tl lines of
anger darting from the eves of the briudlo
fvste he op inn I wl h ths Impressive
strains of the wedding march. As the
liAtl.ls nne c li i In walked down Ihe aisle
the excited crowd began to gpi, Irani c,
ami Iheie were ells of 'Sii k 'em, Hull;' 'al
bun new Towser,' as the spisiators lav
OAllie in uresteil ill the light. The III tile
was elegantly attired I i pure while gar
ments nf the most i! 'si I v labries, and she
wore the traditional w bite vail and wreith
of nraiiu b nsHoms, had blm by (be ret k,
and hi- tongue began to loll nut and his
eyes lu turn s.iineisaiills as if In the cus
tomary bl.i. k suit, white gloves, ears
cropped ch.se to his bean, Hu was a dis
reputable lo. kli g dog In the h.g. mill g,
and 1'iighi to have been whipped f r be
ing so hotiielv. He Is i f a good family,
and Is engaged in nne nf the most cxin
siee uianii ta.'turitig euletprir.es in Ihe
West. Hut iho yellow cur seemed to l e
getting the advantage, as bo had had now
succeeded lu securing a death-grl.) on the
big brlndle ami when he tenderly klssl
llin bride, According to I lie ancient custom
bis back was covered Willi mud, and his
i If hind leg was terribly chewed up. As
tilting the costly presents received by ths
happy pair were a tine grand piano from
tll'ilither of Ihe bri le, hair hid Icon
scaldol from Ins back, and one eve scented
lo b ive boot ilestroved bv sii atijer Al
ter a snort bridai lour the haupv pair will
settle down to oils ol the hsr-lesi fought
bullies the repm ter has yet witnessed and
Hisdilliiiilttnti.il wlndi d ,g has l ien
puiil-licd worst. The llhl ended at ex
iictlv 4 is, niter having I n blilerlv con
tested fir b on and a Inlf wen driven to
the residence of the bri. lea's patents, and
In whs taken to I. Is owner's home In a
wheel harrow. He will pml iibly never
re'iivcr.and if be does be will be busily
blind H --Idea t.eing permanently lame
in the It'll loud leg 'he Leiulilul lit lie re
eolvod the cotiyraiii ations of a host of
Ii lends, Tbe groom is one nl our most
promising lining men, ami Ins owner
dreads the possibility ol Insing him. as ha
can neier replace linn. I'Se lather ol Ihe
bride is one of our wealthiest merchants,
ami the yellow '(v-to limped oil with a
know ing look in bis eye ami a saucv curl
of Ihe tail, as mueli as to s.v. "Who else
wants lo try ine?"-N. T. Weekly.
Evk M KMotty. Look steadily at a bright
object k -cp the oi e hum iv ahlv mi il for
a short time, and then close tlimn. An
linage nf 111" object remain-; it becomes,
lu tact, vi-ibli to Ihe closed eves, Ihu
vividness and d.iruti oi ol such Impression
vary c uisidei ail V with dill' .rent imlivld
uals and ihe power of retaining them inav
lie cultivated. It isidns Ibis son i f ret'nal
image thus I i pres-ed, Ibere is anntber
kind nf visual imagethil may be obtained
by an ullort ol mem .rv. Certain adepts si
menial ariilnnotio use the "mini's eye"
as a substitute lor sialeand pencil bv b tid
ing In visual oieiiior pictures nf Hie II g s
urea up m which they are operating, ami
those nf their results. In HIT youthful
dais I was Aci-.ainte I with an eccniilric
iilil man, li i then lived at Milium i i n
rv, where lis surrounde I hiimelf with
cm imis old furniture 'eputed to have ortg
b tillv I otoior., I I I'sr.iioal tt' .Usi. and
w hich, ss 1 was tub I, he bcii'leithe I to Ihe
ipleen at bis death, lie w i- (he (ben cell
luateil but now In git I nil ".iiuinn
Thompson, whn in his eirlv days was s
town tiavcier ifoi a biowry.if I leniniiiber
rightlvi and who trained hiuisnll to the
performance nf w inilnrlul leases of the eve
uimiory lis c.uld close his oves and pic
ture wiibi'i liimsell a pitioraino ol Oxlonl
slreel, and other parts of London. In
which picture ovt ry inscription over evei v
shop was so perl'sH a ul roliible that he
cnuid d isoribe and ccrlil'y lo iho iiutiies
atl. I occupations of tile hliop.kceplng In
InUdtAiils ol all the houses nf those slreets
at certain dates, when post olllne di'cote
ries were mil as ihey now are. Although
Mom iry Thompson Is fnrg .ttiei, li s s,ie
ctal 0 cully i-just i.i ' to. eiv iiig tome at
teiithin, and it Is proiosed In specially cul.
tivalo il In idenientarv sob mis bv placing
objects before die pupils for a give i time
then taking them awav mid r quiring the
pupil tn draw them. That such a 'acuity
exists and may be of great service is tin.
quesiiiiiiahle. Nvstnmaiie off... Is I i edii
c lie it, If successful, w ill do good service
to the rising itnueraip.n; ami, even -houl.i
tho proposed training UiTord smaller re.
stills than Us protector aniicipste, ihe ex
perimeiila. if c.irelully made and regis
tered, cannot lall to improve mir knuwl
edge of mental physiology. Unutleinaii 'a
MiigaKUie.
Three lhi.B lo love courace, gen,
lleuei.s and atfettion ; three thine, to
.kink about lif-, dealb od tteruii.
.NEWS
A I.irrt.K tiiHi, Who Ciiauma Hibbs.
The-e lives near llarrlstmig, Ohio an
out nf the.way place lu Hancock county,
about three miles west of Mount Itlancli
ard - a veiy remarkable child only live
years old. who seems lo have the power
in charm turds nt her will. Iler mother
lirst noticed this strange fascination tbe
child possesses about a year ago. The
lluleg.i l was out in the door yard among
a bevy nl snow birds, and when she sre ke
n tin-in thev would come and light upon
her, tw ittering with glen. (In taking llieill
ill her bands and .stroking them. Ihe birds
Instead ul Irving t get awar frtnn their
lair captor, a 'iml d to he highly pleased,
am! w hen let loose would lly away a shot I
distance and immediately return In the
child. She took several of them Into the
h nne to show 111. in to her imih'T. who,
thinking she might burl lliem, put them
out ol doors, lint mi sooner was the door
opened than the hints Maw Into the room
aj-lln, lit upon itiogirl'i head and began
tichlip. The buds remained shout the
premises all w inter, fil ing to tin little
girl wb'-iiiiv. r llin ilnor opened. I'lie pi
rents ol Ihe child became alarmed, Inibev
lug that Ibis a range power was an a 1 1
nuieii, and that the much-dreaded visitor
was about to visit their Imu.e. Hut death
did no' couie. and during the last summer
the child li a had ill in v pet' birds. The
cti'ld liai, dies the birds so gently (hat a
Ii il m in 1 1. g-in nl . once in her hands does
not tail to return. Last winter a bevy nf
birds kept her c impauv, and sue played
payed w illi them f.r h nirs ul a time.
I' very morning the bird- Hy 1 1 her win
dow , ami leave only when the sun sinks
ill tho west. The parents nf ho 1 Hals girl
are p inr, suporsiiii. ms pe iple, ami have
been reticent about the nutter until lately
fearing tint some great calamity was
about to bet ill them.
Somk Mkn IN ;v s. Three moil of
nealib meeliug, mil long siuue, lu New
Ynrk, Ihe nonvcrssll hi iiirnid upon their
wives. Instead ol Hiding fault with
womiin In general, and their wivoa in par.
tit ular, eu.ii one obeved the wise iimu'i
ailvico, and gave honor' unto his wife.'
'I toll v.'U what ii is,' said one of the
men, 'ihey may say what they please
an.iijt iho u-elesoioss of modern winen,
hut mv wite nss dnnn lie- share In so"iir
Ing mir su c as In life Eve y bo ll knows
tint tier lamnv was ari-lo. i alio, ami ex
clusive, ami all that, and whim I man led
her she had never done a day's work in
her life: hut when W, it Co, (ailed, ami I
had to coiiiiiiuice at the lout of the hill
B.'iiln, she discharged tha servants, and
0 wise o it a neat little cottage, ami did her
o vn housekeeping until I was better off
ag'in
' i n l m .' wif ,' s aid a eo in .1, 'was an
onlv d iic'liter. ciiossflt and petto I to
death: and everyinlv -at ', 'Well, If lie
will main a dolt like that, he'll .in,k-i the
greatest mistake of hla life,' but w hen I
came b imn ihe first year nf our mart iage,
ck with a fever, she nur-ed me luck to
health, nipt I ucv r knew her to murmur
b '.'au-e ihmight we c nihlii' allor.l any
bettor stvlo or more luxuries.
Well gentlemen.' ctiiine, I in a third, 'I
married a smart, healthy, pretty girl, imt
she was a regular blue stocking. Sue
a hired Tnnni a m, d i'o I on Hvrou, road
Knu rs oi, sc. I nvned llpi li si b abv It ilph
Waldo and the se 'im. I Maud; hut I tell
you what 'lis,' and the speakers eyes
vrew auspiciously innlsl, 'when we laid
linle M in I in bor last led t Auburn,
in v po.'i wife tiad no retne iibrunees nf
negln i or siiole I motherly care; ami the '
little Ircs-es that still lie to llin locked
drawer were all umle by her owu hands.'
Journal of Commerce
Oi.n Ssws Kr.sKT.
A bad lliitlg never ili-a.
A ba I I ck iiiviiin a burglar.
A bald lie. id Is aoon shaven.
A clean hand wants n i wishing.
A bad 'lav never has a gun. I nilit.
A black lien w III lav a while njf.
A constant guest is never wotn olio.
A c xitente l mind I- a conMuii . fe ist.
A I'ed wotkolan qlliriels will his tools.
A b uisler and a bar llrcc-ll ii-ei tu l.is
A Ii" k t Im remains c, .se, is but a bio. k
A bad lil - li is bolter thin in iijien wiM.
A c itele-s watch luvil-s the vigilant foe.
A cb til th man is the true I we of Uo.l
A clear cousoiiiiion laughs at falsa accu
sal ItlllS.
A o minimi J erer may Inivo w il but no
r is. loin.
A courageous toe is better than a cow
iirdly trl ml,
A i.tr.l is known bv its note, atl I a man
bv bis '.alk.
A y.uiug harbor learns l i sh ive by sbav
lllg lools.
A cii I: denial Is belter than a ni.lit com
pl ance.
A broad b it does n.l always cover a
voiierabii head.
A b.r.l inav he cnilit Willi a siiain that
w ill not be shot.
A broken I. icml hip may be solderod.
but 111 never lie sound.
A bridle of the tonkin Is a necessary
pieco of Itiri.ltiire.
-
Can Yon Tmi.i.? fan you (ell why men
wli i cannot pay small bills can always
ti nl oio'iey lo buy liquor ami treat when
among Irlend- ?
Can any . tin tell how young men who
urn always i.ebind with tin ir landlords
can play billiards, night and div, anil al
ways he lealy I r a gaum of Curds w hen
money is at stnk ' ?
Can any 'mi teli li iw men live and sup.
p irl the r f uiilli s, who have no Income
and no work, when others, who ureludus
1: loii", are halt starve i ?
( nil s .v i. ue In I hv lour II". lis of tho
young ladies prefer a liraiuless Inp. under
a p'ug bat. wnli tight pants and a abort
c.at, In a man with nralua ?
Can any one tell why it, is that some
mothers ere slwsvs reply lo sew for the
d -t int h'.alhcn w hoi'tncir own children
a. e l ag o I a ol ih rl v ?
I an any "He 'oil whv a lean who Is al
vi .IV - -lit p. h in log (n -l l.tl cannot nil oil so
sulisciibe for the lucid newspaper, and
ivi'v e e -k borrows it from his ieiblior,
cm nil .nl t i attend every Imeiiug show
that coiHiis Into town ?
... o
A t. noils. nne la.lv cntcieii ti lrv ontls
Ii niic ninl i. q lired lor a "liov,." The
poli'c clri k line himself back mil re
marked thai he us at her tor ice. "Yis
b il I a t a bi 1Tb in. not u giecit m e,"
w is the reply. Tha inu.ii n an cut on
rut asiiritt(i goods iuimediately.
A man went In a tclcrnph (Tice,
and dcitn d lo scud a dcspatUi lo bis
fneuds, a oi tii 'eg the il 'cease and
funeral nf his wife. Tim npeiatnr, hap
pening lo he an i. li in u t e n q laintsnve,
epre-s'il svuitisthv lur In u and hi-niuili.-r.s
childirn Co up. gino liimsell,
alter an oulbm t of an)j ,i,n, he l ink n
pen, iiiul with ticni Im? Inml traced
inn im .wini; telegram: 'li", hu
dead She w is worn mil like in old
selling he , 8 le died without a kikk.'
Why were vou late this morning, air?
ssld ihe .scher rather sharply. W ell, air
you ;! heard that a i t In fellow next
door to us wss going tn hive a dressing
down with a hou-cord, and to I Wallud Ul
bear aim howl,
NO. 31.
IS Nton Ort-BiiB, Hah Heaa nl
t'onptrr Only (jtA.f-Bcst
In the 1'. N.
Onen your eves wide lief 're you send
North for in-tru.n-uits, Spreid oigleatN
vertiseiuents do not always tell the exact
truth Hotter Instruments al sainn or
leas prices can bo bad nearer homo. See
these ntf-irs: Orgms l.'i Steps, 4 Sets
Heeds, Sub His and Ciuiplor. Heautifiil
Cae, () ilr "l'i : l' stops, 4 sets, Keeils onlv
H'.l : 7 Ships, .1 sols Heeds, .i, Stool and
Itoo li Including. Planus 7 Oct., large
sl7.ii, Kieh Hniiiwooil Case, onlv fl7ll; 71
Oct., Isrgo-t i, onlv J'-UKi; 7i Oci.
Souare Urainl lixtra lirge, Magnillcent
Case, only f'iVI. Stool and Cnver In
eluded. VII Irom old and relish e mak
ers, su l fu 'V gu irautei'd ; l.i days test
trial. Wo par lr ighl It' not satisfactory.
Posi Ivelv the best barg ilns in the II. S.
No mistake about tins. Wo mean bus),
nssa and coinpetilloii with "in world.
Send lor Kali Prices IM.H.! It will pay
you. A IdiesH 1, tl Idoi ,y Hal, s' Soiilhurn
Mualfl II ui-e, Savsnmili II I.
ADVKKTISHMKNTS.
TOTICKTO TRAVELERS.
1 am now running a daily mall from
Scotland Neck to 'lallfax. I have a coin-
forlabla Iwo bursa hack, which loaves
Scotland Neck, every morning for Flaltfsx
and returns same day. will lake passen
gers and express packages it reasonable
rates. I am also prepared lo entertain
travelers, promising to spare no pains to
uiake llioul comfortable.
Respectfully,
W."U. BI1IELDH.
Nov 30tf.
10 R 8 ALK.
The following valuable real estate lying
m ar Til erv'a SI III. in Halifax county
abniit nine tubes from the town of Halifax,
About :ittl acres Including slcaui engine,
saw mill nn. I tlx lures, gin, gin house and
fixtures, adjoining the residence of J. B.
lillerv.
Mike Wllkins, that contains about 07
acres.
I'ope place coutali Ing alsiul 1,'sl acres,
1 Interest In Wade H T tilery tract, III
wliolo containing about .'177 acres.
Apply tn T. N. HILL, Attorney,
Halifax N. C.Jnly llltf
T TKNTI O N.
T1IK l.lTTI.Kill.NT('iiTT(M PRRMS.
II X l K A I' 1. 1 V I' It K !S H I' II K.
Tho onlv Hydraulic Cotton Presa for
plant Urn ii use.
B-IKK UM ltAXIK.
Risks placed in
KIUST-CLASS COMPANIKrl.
A. It. HILL, Ag't.
f-'oothind Neck, Halifax, Cn. N. C.
spr !fli tf
1 ) Ij,C'rP business now belorelhe pub-
IJ Ljo L lie. You can mase mm
fa-ler at wotk for us than at anvllilni
Ise Canlial not r. ired. We will start
von. f li a .lav and iipwarda made at home
tiy the industrious. Men, women, hoys
and girls wanted everywhere to work for
us. Now is tho lime. You csn devote
ii r whole time tn the work, or only your
snare liniments. .No other business will
pay you nearly ss well, .-sii one wining
to work can fail to make enormous pay bv
engaging at. mice. Costly Outfit and terms
free. A great opportunity for mallng
inmiev eaotv and honorably. Address
1'iue .V Co. Augusta, Me. July l.S ly.
DmAJSMMOHS'
CURES
iNOIOEITKSt,
DiLioutNiie,
Biok Hladaoni
PosnviNisa..
0URE9
Ioit Apwrrrr,
OUBlTOMAOM,
FOIH. Bbistm,
... LOW ICIBITS,
Dyspepsia,
ismsasi T Of
1 IPUIM
,y.inoki.Jii
HprspADI r
BNEBM
It lnsnypara the oldest, and only itennlne 8tm
Inenii virilli lnr new In market, rrrpaml only r.y
1 . K.SlssosaACO. lHWICUik A. St. lasiti.
ni.ni.in to M . A . HIiuuu'S,. M. II. InVraiul
u botusa ami vaOweei , tWW tj all pruuiM'
St j 10 ouel ll.Ui ly.
It
S H T A U It A N T .
TO (ll'H riilCNlIB AMI TUB I'l 'Hl.ll'.
We take pleasure in informing yuu Ih A
via Uave recmiuy npeueil aa
K 1 1 n g Naleei,
Ith a liar room and
Hilllsrd Table at.
tii'hti.!, hiro yuu can
thing In
a: .vaii. .oii.a-
K AT i) H 11 It I N K
Cur iHiites w ill lie siippl iid Willi every
thu g that the northern nisi kets.-ao nlforil.
III r bar will be slock e. with the fines
Liquors, Wines, and Ciga:a,
Mouth ol Nw York.
Homiiiitier the place, al the old stand of I
Kills ,V .Neville, pp site M. Wbllchoad A
sinll.
M 'ala at all hniirs. polite and atlenllve
acrVHlit". J. J ilA.MKI.it CO.
nov 41 f Proprietors.
Ji A T H 1 0 K P. MK A 1 Y.
i win; ii tiii: roT oiri r..
Kltr (' n s a T A s T t. T OS II A S n
LHH'OUNOF ALL DK.SCKIPTIONS.
Old "lenuner and llamrer Whlshlea always on
hand. Irish and Hentch Whiskey, CoM Horr,
vi luea, iiigara, Loinuiona, Totsv-ro, ae.
Hon'f forget
I'eat OITtee,
Hie plaao under the
CO TIE OX K, COME LL.
Mixed. Hrluka ol all kinds,
June lit
i
v uuuw
. bTP -W ,
I I IK.
mi
ADVERTISING RATES.
s
c
0
SPACE
a
One Sqnsrst, IN IH KNiaia)
Two .Squares, & 90 10 Ot) ant BO tl
Three Squares, 8 On IS 00 80 UO CH
Foursquares, 10 00 18 00 Sfl CO 44 M
Fourth I'ol'n, l.'i 00 ii no 40 00 ft H
Half CPliimn, 20 0(1 30 00 B0 00 S3 M
W holeL'oltiuin, One Year, 78 04)
TALBOTT A HUSH
SIIOOKOK MACIIINK W0RK8,
RICHMOND VA.
Mauufacturora of Pnrtsble and Slallonarjr
Kogiiics ami Hollers. Saw Mills, Corn ana
Wheat Mills, Shafting, Hangers and Pule.
leys, Turbine Water Wheels, To bacon Ma
cliineiy, Wiought Iron Work, Brass anil
iron t astings, aianliluery of a.very lies.
oriptioii.
GlNNINll AND Tllllr-Hllln MaCUIIM
A SPKCIALTY.
Hepavlring rrouiptl at CarsjlBillw
irour.
TAt.noTT'f l'Al'KNT fPAKK-ARRRHTBR,
The Invrnllon ol the Age
It does not destroy the draft. It dean
not interfere with cloaniug Iho tubea. It
will nol choke up, and requires no clean.
ItiK'
It requires no direct dampers to ba
opened when raising steam (dampers be
ing n'.juctionaiiie, as inev may be lell opea
and allow st arks to esra e )
It requires no water to extlpgolek
sparks, whl.il, by coiideusation, destroy a
inn uraiu iicsines, wnen waier la urea, It
neglected, the rllloleucv is destroyed by
evaporation of the water, and tho botlar II
kept in a filthy condition.
It is simple and durable and can ba ra.
Hod upon. It can be attached tn any botlar.
ISo planter should bn without one of ILew,
Insurance companies will Issiire gins id4
barns where the Tallinn F.nglnel and
Spark-Arresters are used al same rate aa
charged fur water or horse power.
X4ronii lor Illustrated oirculara ajx4
price list.
Hrancli house, Uoldsbnrn, N". C,
J. A. HAUSF.R. (.enerat Manager.
T. A. URANliKR, Local Manager,
may 8 ttin
NATURE'S OWM
il1
.EMEDY
A
VEGETABLE
MEDICINE FORTHE
BLD0U.IMR&KIDNEYS7
aiaiet,at oaur
JbsninaisT k re sn saX-Vp-
Fur UUksl li,awa.
curatIne.
Ina mi one rsvv
UK ea Balks
ka- Uw era!
ri lir.sliirsi
i.Uu JHw
lirsliir sN dftv
Fi Urm Coipiaiaa.
IJmrr, Us MHmm9
U sriulisw la aasUsia ais)
tliiassitli la Ma 4B
ttM snexrvllad l UW
rura is" ail Wml.
a im ats-lt as arras,
wiw, gsnna.ia1. tlwSia.
IMVsr.asiM M 'jiiii.
atAMW.siHaii. JBasaj
tmrtml ISX a)
al," VmmmtitHiitmm,
fiafspsss4, m at I
O.ln n . fe.ur srfswa
eMM
I rskss, a4a.
ASK YOUR DRUCCiJT
FOR IT.
iTEEF.ovni cnisniMn,
BALTIMORE, Md.
CURATINE,
CURATINE,
CURATINE,
Tot Hcfi'Ali 1I4M
CURATINE,
ajjejjr,-rtiiia-jaxjssi
doc IS ly
W. R. VICK
C.ttt It I A .: A X l III (GII.N
MADE TO ORDER
OJt
RKI'AIKED AT LOW 1'IUCm
All kinds of wood work and Irlmmln
done In good style. lUsckamitli work don
.il sliorl notico and wilb ueatunsa. All
new work warranted. Fine painting for
btiggloedone at low prices, best paint used,
aiVI.UAI. ATI K.MTIU.X UIVKNTO
THE L'NDKliTAKIN'J DEPAlUMEXr.
I'l'l rnW-T ts-r-vw ,l""i
iLisis'i -- '1 I i.g f n
Cnfllna an.l.Casos of all elxea oonstaotlv
ou baud.
Can ingo M aturlals kept unhand at nrloa
below Pelairsburg market.
Wuldon N. 0.
June b ly
N O. T, FORI),
Takes pleasure lu auiinuncing that ba
can still lie hum. I al his stand on
FIRST HTKKET,
Where ho baa ou baud a full line nl t'.a
Klnesi
a, V'.Y iZZ-
WINKS,
WHISK IKS. and
BKANI'IF.S.
TOBACCO, (TUARS,
and SM'FF,
OKANiiES, ATPLFil,
and CON FKCTION KRIES
II is stock of Canned Uoods and Urocer.
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