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VOL. XII.
WELDON, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1883.
NO. 27.
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PRO F ESSIONAL CARDS.
.ELLIOTT.
Attorney d Counsellor at Law,
NOKKOI.K, VA.
. j o flMlnlnn UlliltllniF.
oct Sly.
RANCH 4 BELL-
Attorneys at Law,
ESKIKLD, N. C.
B
.i. in the counties of Halifax, Nash, Edge-"SSwta-
Coition, made Jft
o( the fute, . ii
R
U, SMITH JR.
Attorney at Law,
SCOTLAND NECK, N. C.
-rtlrci In tliocminty of Halifax and ailjulnlng
, . .i .1 In the Supreme court of the Slate.
J
Attorney at Law,
HALIFAX, N. C,
In the Court limine. Strict attention given
Hi ill urn"'
..aimraeheaoflh profi-sslim.
Jin B I)
ThcTmah n. hill,
Attorney at Law.
HALIFAX, N. C.
partlrw In nnllf'ix awl aiUoiniiigcotmtlea una
rltiUiulSiiirif court
aug. 'i tf.
m w. MASON
Attorney at Law,
UAKYSBTRU, N. 0.
pnrtipes In the courts of Northampton and ad
loXtwiiiticalsoiiithe FedcJal and Supreme
wrf. ' J""e 8
ALTER K. DANIE L,
Attorney at Law,
WELDON, N. ('.
Prtrtlfcs ill Halifax and adjoining connties.
Sonisl attention given to collections in all parte
oftk stale oml prompt returns made,
fob 17 !'.
W. HALL,
Attorney at Lw,
WELDON, S. C.
(atrial attention given to collections and remit
i.mnintlv made. nny 1 tf.
tini-ei promptly made
M
U.LKN &
0 0 R E,
Attorneys at Law,
HALIFAX, S. C.
Practice In the enmities of Halifax, Northampton,
f-liwonilic, 1'ltt and Martin In the Supreme court
afihe Mate slid In the Federal Courts of the hastcrn
DWrlot. collections made In any part of the State.
Jaiilly
D'
R. J. E. H H I E L D S,
Burgeon Dentist.
lluvi
(.,,,.i ,
t int! permanently located In Weldon, can be
d at his otlice in .Smith s Brick Building at all
tiimn except when absent on prolessionai uranium.
Careful attention given to all branehea of the pro
fcwluu. Parties visited at their homes when de
lirnL July M !'
R. E. L. HUNTER,
Surgeon Dentist.
Can be found at his office in Enfield.
Pure Nitrous Oxide (las for the Painless Extrac
tinit of Teeth always on hand,
june 1H tf
W R E N N i 8 0 X,
MiNi'FAcrrRERs or and Dkalkhs in ai.i. Kinds or
CARRIAGES, HAUNESS, SADDLES,
Bridles, Collars, Carts, Wheels, Axles, Farm Gear,
Home Clothing, Up Robca, 4c.,
Nus. It, 16, 24 & 'X, Union St., Norfolk, Va.
o.tdly
"ALL important:'
11,000 POLICY ON ASSESSMENT PLAN far 1.00
13,000 u u . ii - 1.00
11,000 u u u 1,00
To provlda for ourselves and family shonldbcour
tntconaidenuion. While the malchead of a fam
ily It living he may manage to care tor his house
hold, bm his death la Inevitable, and What provis
ion have you made tv your wife and llttlo ones lo j j. jjjjejt distillers in this neighbor
caseof death t This la a solemn Question Which I , ,J
nachei every hearuistoue. If you are lawyer.
timii.i. . r-,.. u nmfession or
Nnpatlon dies with you. You support your faml-
rTOmiorubiy.bttf when you aivwaowiosuppuri
-,. mcconventloaaimwi oi our raiui
muthem country especially) re such as to exclude
ou.nfmmUtechlTc.of.uakinaaliving, In fact
heiloeaguslworktocareirhercliildorchlldren
nr fond and raiment are provided. Now. wlmt
fan be done to protect the wife and little orwa from
mm terrible chances of beluf Mus ,aiuiuw. Its
thing that can be doneT and often the only
lhk.lL.. . . . l.....ulnd nn
."hi misv can De aone, ia to eneci aui hbiiiwhw w-
Jfiur life for the benefit of those so dependent upon
Mi. Thia policy U free from taxes, from all com-
Pllmtiona with your estate, from exccotloiis, and
"'Niuctn. no one can nanaie una uiuuL-jr imv .
Darti s -i,.. .. i. ft-..i.i in these
a...::;, "..r. -"::r.T.. .
wuumpueauoiu, ana uomwumu wwnoiin,
(With th rhnpn nt m tnisnrl tn fit 1 tain fiVCn thftO
I think a life policy the surcstand the only thing
rnucanicaveofmuchvaluctoyournuniiy. .
, Nw the auction ,IU wise, what company must
. .
'inauretnl "I am afraid otconipaules a long way
off iHnn.v .u. .u of
wmpanlesiu New York. MtHadelphia, or Boston, I JiJ, distillors. finally I told AnUcr
or other large cities. I know nothing of the work-1
lillUalifrM.
!P of Iumirancc compwiie, their o.Ycncy,&c. It
m:&VZZ lZ
m.v .. .v ' ... ..
i v auuu, me may ue uau.
But thcreia on., iwmnimv almost at our doors. In
Ihe city of Norfolk, Va managtM by gaaiHeaucn of ppiy g,ip the Ktllff. I OUl only going
questionable Integrity, Incorporated by Ute IVeg- iTTi.-:-,,- tnAav after Home walnut lum
Uuire of Virginia, and endowed with all the prlv- W A mrmy nl0 wo may
'"Kes mat can be granted to a company, ana aiifie
"notimc with all tho aafc-guardi., that carf be
'"rown around tho assured. Thia company ts
li dollars.
The directors
an maiuurcrs of the "Christian
Brotherhood," are D.T. Powell, J.N. Manning, J.B.
RWdlok.D.i. Godwin . nd A. Savage, undcrthelm-
BedlatemanagemcutoftheRev.Jtichard H. Jones,
8cctary.) i think the plan of insurance in this
oompany the best I have ever examined ana aeci -
dly tho cheapest. I have taken the agency for
this company at Weldon, N. C, and will be glad to
mrniib. au the particulars to parties who desire to
Insure,
R.P.SPIERSj
nwn as the "Christian Brotherhood of Norfolk for goyernmcnt otfieials," . ho added Willi
Va." Any person of good standing, and In good, .jjUt nm supplying cheap coffins
health can take out a policy In this company, of J "'"'"U u"'n ... ' ' rkfif Durin"-an epi-
by paying ,he .mall sum of two dollars and for ihcNew Orlearuj market Umn an q i
toe r. -. ... ....i . nt A ftr Joan n ir. is almost impossible to ot cottiilS
- -'m.ww, ir niur uiuiiani. wiu wv w i - a Wwa,v -
, ; parget me not, , ,
Forget thee! though the golden bowl be broken."
The silver cord be loosed and ! atTn,. . '
Forget thee I though the last farewell be spoVen
Thft lt trine iivtiu.wl Hwrn W . '
fit iv Vi, o i ' orow I
V J "'"J on ever
And the worldly can and Joys may ease my i
Yet In my heart thy niche la vacant. Never
pain;
oii'iii uiuruii iiui(v mi inai snnrie again,
As In some pnlinitwest the ancient gcript
Hhowa thniugh the later, though with paina erased:
80 on the volume of my soul, thotieh flint
In Lethe, shall thy name be traced ;
As some Door slave, who hnvln fn.,.i i..i
Of purest water and of brightest sheen,
mm u mi irom nun uy a master cruel,
J mount the gem that once mine own has been.
Has been I lint never more may be. Ohl thought
or sorrow,
That what once has been, ne'er may he again
That day once quenched III night, the longed-for
morrow e
Comes in such strange guise, It oomcs in vain.
J know HOW what tll worm tint nuvw .Hall,
The tire that la not quenched, of legend, means,
ror in my urra&i ut&i worm lorever ileth ;
That lire still bunts wltliln my fevered veins,
The deep regret that having once a treasure
More worth than golden ore or rilxmnmi
Beguiled by careless ease and idle pleasure. '
1 burterert rr base dross the git divine.
And now, in cold obstruction thou art lying.
Thy loving heart quite stilled in Drain's deep sleep,
And I lire on, And, though I watched thee dying,
Must still live on. HUH o'er this dull earth creep,
And eat, and drink, and laugh. Though thai Is
hollow
And has not now the ring of former days.
Hut rest is very near. I soon must follow
Thy sti'iw to that abyss which mortal gaso
din never fathom, thought ne'er comprehend ;
Hut In whose depths mysterious all things living
Had their beginning and must have their end ;
The trlnlu wiimh or fertile Nattim. nlvlim
Destroying and iirescrvliiir three In mm
That is and was, and shall bo still forever
hen space is vacant aud the glorious sun
Kxtlngiilshcd, and the stars Illume ns never,
And earth, and sea, and sky their course have run,
Hut till that time, thy inem'ry shall la? holdcn
Deep in my heart of hearts must sacred spot.
Anil till iuaiitp the last slight llnklet golden
Of life's frail chain I will forget thee not.
A COFFIN BOAT.
The other night Major Griddlewood,
who long ago won his spurs as an efficient
revenue officer, related tho following
story: ,
At one time we had a great deal of
trouble with illicit distillers in Arkansas.
There was one neighborhood especially
where it seemed impossible to discover the
outlaws. This community was always up
on White river. Officer after officer had
been Bent up, and quite a number of them
are there vet, -although the department did
not receive notification that they intended
to leave the service. Ono day the news
came in that one of our best men had just
been killed at Dripping Springs, by which
namo the dangerous neighborhood was
known. I was sent for by the marshal
who said :
"Major, you have had considerable suc
cess m hunting lor distillers, flow we
want you to find those fellows and bring
them to justice. Afl you know, none of
our
and-
"They've been found a trifle too often,
1 suirgei-tju.
"that's a fact," the marshal agreed, "but
not by the right man. Now I want you
to take as many soldiers as you want, ant
so to the place and break up the busi
" .1
ness
I reflected for a moment and replied :
I
think that our mistake has been in taking
too many men. It is almost impossible for
a party of men to find a wildcat distillery,
Their approach is soon neraiaea ana uis
aster is certain to follow. I will go alone
and discover the nest. Then I can re
turn and capture the entire outfit."
"Rather hazardous." the marshal said
thoughtfully scratching his head.
"Not so damrerous as the course hith
erto adopted.
"All ritcht ; use your own judgment."
The next day I started on my perilous
exposition. I went horseback, and my
proirrcss was very slow. hen at last-
reached the place I found a beautiful, rich
country, with grand hills and little valleys
luxuriantly carpcteu wun grass, i couiu
see no signs of lawlessness, but on the
other hand I was kindly treated. I stop
ped at the house of a man named Ander
son, a well-to do fellow, with some educa
tion and a bright-eyed daughter, who
seemed to be devoted to her father. I
saw at once that Anderson was an honest
man. and when I learned that he had been
in the army I felt secure under his roof.
Still I did not care to tell liim my real
business, but in answer to a iiuestion
stated that I was looking for land iu a
leisurely sort of way, having just boerf dis
charged from the regular army, and es
pecially desiring a rest from that danger
ous activity which all army officers in
curred. "Well, sir, you are welcome at my
house, and I hope you find your stay
pleasant My daughter, who can row a
boat to perfection, will cheerfully contri
bute to your enjoyment,"
"I understand, looking at him,- "that
..voml imvernment officers have been
1 nooa- . n .
I Vm " he rciilied, "snametuliy niur-
J Wd I won't say murdered, for
jjiUgrg n0 doubt consiaerea u seu-
. , u nere ml0.
uww. - .. , . ...
where, there is a large distiller), but it win
j be a long time, I think, betore tho gov
1 ., breaks it UP. It i almost 1U1
.y0 conduct a party of men through
,. (.,uiii dilth
the hills and It is ; J
f... I lA 11 Hi m Ul I ,liuim viv, ,
mi " ,, , . ,
JJy advice WOllld bo to watetl tor , t lie
wnisky fjlat'a sent away, capture the men
, ? an(j theiu to show the
i . , . . n,,, "
exact location of the aistuicry.
0.....-.1 j., xi and st 1 made no
cc cui wj f
I tnmMalti T W1U1 not reirardeu in that
, v. ...aninion which I thought would
I lliciav Vs ai' -
charaeterige my appearance
I 1 , ,
anion;
; the
that
convinced
i jiuvp.v, u11111it"l,
I tl.0 fnrniors Around were not in BVinpatiij
uwill " Vin aiid "if I can Jo anytliinir
you M d it cheerfu y, but let me u
vnn not. to tro into the nills, Wntci
i j"- - i l .1
rivpr as that is the only way tney tan
i r . , ,
make a discovery. As yi hae no douiit
nnliiKMl. I make a ttrcai many iiiiin.i-
to the citv fast enough, and at suoh times
T i ,! . nnmlier of men. tome
. f n show Toil my place of business."
""l,1 " f J TL th riv bank.
iiiu suuu ei. 7 Ar,
Seyeral workmen were employed in drwu-
1 jng walnut lumber, uomns wens bw".
I SJOund tJ a flatboat WM being
loaded with tho deathly furniture. I did
not go up the river with Andorson, dui
took a boat rido with hia daughter. She
wai not devoid of charms, aod bo coat.
I want pa to leave this nlace." die
said. ' "Mother pined away and died from
sheer loneliness, and if I were not so light
hearted I think I should ko that wav,
too."
"Do you ever sec any of the illicit dis
tillers ?,rI asked.
"I expect I see thcni, but I dou't know
em. of course. They are terrible when
they get mud, but as long as they are not
disturbed you wouldn't know that they
ore in the neighborhood. Vhen we
moved here they regarded pa with lin
geriii"; suspicion, but finally, satisfied that
ho was m no way connected with the gov
ernment, they dismissed their apprehen
sions and have ever since treated him with
the utmost courtesy. Pa is making
money ont of the coffin business, but it is
such a grim trade that I cannot half enjoy
any financial benefit that we derive from
riy, you re limiting for the wild cuts,
ain't you ?"
"Hush, dun t talk so loud.
"Nobody can hear us, but you are, ain't
you
"Suppose I were, do you think I wHild
tell any one?"
"1 heard voute liitlier. but li s all
right. I won't say anything about it. I
haven't any friends among the wild cats,
nd for my part I wouldn t care if they
were all in prison.
I remained several days longer, nnd
then decided to return to the city, report
unfavorably, adopt other measures, and
again take up the enterprise. Anderson
advised me to sell the horse and go down
with a flat-boat load of coffins. I did not
like the idea, but reflecting that it would
be safer I disposed of my horse and was
soon ready lor the voyage.
I bade my iriends nn uttectionate lare
well, and soon stood on a coffin biti
enough lor the Lartlitt giant, and waved
my handkerchief at Sophia Andorson as
I . . -i r t a
the boat rounded the bend. Vc naa
started early, and by the time the shadows
begau to lengthen we were a long uis
tatico from Gripping Spring. It seemed
to me that the men on the boat watched
me curiously, for every time I walke
around it appeared that one of them fol
lowed ine. My suspicions increased as
evening came on, and when I saw the
men engaged in a whispered conversation I
was convinced that violence was medita
ted. Happening to notice a cotlin on
which several others were piled, I saw
something dripping from it. Just then
looked up and saw a gun leveled at me,
In another instant a bullet whizzed close
to my head, so close that I fell backward
into the water. 1 did not lose my pres
ence of mind and kept myself under
water as long as possible. hen i arose
to the surface, several other shots were
fired, and sinking again I romained under
water until I reached the shore, which
fortunately was not far away, when
arose under a thick clump of willows.
Through the gathering darkness I could
dimly see the men, and could hear the
sDlashinsr of an oar which 1 knew was
manipulated to keep the boat from float
intr down.
"I reekin he's all right," said one of
the men.
"I know he is," a gruff voice replied,
"for I drawed a bead on his head, an' a
man what can hit a buffer dollar sixty
yards ain't no slouch of a shooter, lemuic
tell yer. 15ct he's got a bullet through
the brain ef lie's got any brain."
"I'd ruther bet on the bullet than the
brain," the first speaker rejoined.
"We ve got to be cvrtaiu about these
things," said a man who seemed to be in
authority. "You know what Anderson's
orders is. (lit a boat thnr Jack, an' you
an' Tom paddle out thar awhile. !o out
tluir to them willows.
The boat was lowered and the splash
ing of the oars came nearer and nearer.
My heart beat violently. Uroat IukI the
moon came out and shone full on my face.
I eased myself dowu until only the tip ot
my nose was above the surfaee. "Thank
heaven," I breathed, as a cloud obscured
the moon just as the boat brushed the
willows. They struck under with their
oars, actually struck mo once, and just as
I was about to seize the boat and take my
chaiices of turning it over and escaping,
one of them stud:
"He's all right, I tell you. Hunk I
can't hit a man's head ? Shove her off,"
and I breathed a prayer as the dip of the
oars grew fainter.
1 remained in this uncomfortable po
sition about a half hour longer, then drew
myself out and was soon traveling through
tho woods. After a terrible journey of
lnniL'cr and fatigue I reached Little Koek
and made my rejmrt.
Several days aiterward 1 was again en
route for Dripping Spring, this time with
. . . ' p" . " t i.:.... n'lii..
a strong posse oi men. aouciuu n iibc
river near the place where I had" fallen
overboard, we dismounted to resU Wo
had nut been there very Ion-; until we saw
the coffin boat returning. I setivily my
self and ordered my men to tnUipiJ tin:
boat to and and to bring tliu uieu to our
resting-place, instructing them as to
form of interrogation.
When bailed they readily d mplicd and
approached tho bank. They did not seem
to like so much attention, for they did not
move up the bank with any great degree of
alacrity.
"Do you know," said ono of my men
'what became of a United States official
named (Iruldlcwood, who came up here
wiinc timo ago ?"
"No, sir," replied tho captain of the
coffin boat, "but I heard that ho had
bought a piece o' land over the mountains
an' opened a farm.
"Did vou ever meet him?"
"Relieve I did meet him once ot Mr,
Anderson's house. Teered to me like he
was sorter in love with tho Anderson
gal."
"Don't suppose that I could find hi
do you?"
I'M.ittt find him if vou wuster go ove!
tho hills."
"That's unnecessary," I remarked, step-vino-
from behind a tree and confronting
tho villains. They threw up their hands
and prayed that their lives might be
Wn did not intend to give them
the least chance of escape and securely
pinioning their hands we took them down
to the boat, where, after gaining all pos-
eiMft information. I left them under
arfmno- mianl. We were not long, in gain
(no thA rti..hWhood of Anderson's resi
dence. Jt u M tow tyty, wl
wc surrounded the house without alarming
any one. I instructed one of my officers
to call Anderson, and again I secreted myself.
"Halloa!"
"All right," came from within the
house, and pretty soon Anderson ap
peared. . , . VI,. , 1 ,1 .
"Jlr. Anderson, i oeiievc, saia toe
officer.
"Yes, sir; won't you come in?
"No, hardly got the time. I've come
to this neighborhood in search of Major
Griddlewood. Are you acquainted with
him?"
"Oh, yes, should say I am, for he and
my daughter are to be married soon. I'll
show her to you. Here, Soph," and tho
girl came out. ' Here is a gentleman who
is looking tor your intended husband,
"(rood-e veiling, sir. Looking for tho
niaior. eh ? How I wish I could see
urn."
"Hero I am, 1 said, emerging trom my
Hiding place and confronting my ''intend
ed" nnd her father. Anderrou actually
i'ell on tluTTrround, and his daughter ut
tered a shriek that-made the woods ring
They were soon made prisoners and
taken to the boat. Next day the distil
lery was easily found and destroyed. The
coffins were found to be lined with tin,
and although ominous-looking ctisks, were
not bad as vessels of shipment.
The prisoners were tried and punished
to tho full extent ot the law, and ever
since then the Dripping Spring neighbor
hood has been one of the most orderly
and law-abidiii2 communities in tho
State. At'kaimuo Traveler.
COULDN'T WHIP HIM.
Arknnsaw Traveler.
On a railway train, just behind a plainly
dressed, motherly-looking woman, accompa
nied by a noisy boy, sat two fashionubly
dressed ladies. Ihe boy was given to ast
ing all kinds of foolish questions, and oc
casionally he would whine like a cub bear
and twist hmiselt around and tret.
"If I had hold of him for a minute I'd
blister him till ho couldn't stand up," said
one of the ladies.
"Here, then," replied the motherly old
lady, "vou may take hold of him. If you
want to slap him, slap him, I haven't the
heart to do it.
Excuse me," faltered the annoyed lady ;
"I did not think that you could hear my
remark."
l)h, no harm done, lor l Know mat no
is enough to annoy any one, aiid it may
seem strcnge to you that I do not slap him,
but I can't. Once I had a little boy that
I slapped. Every time that ho would ask
foolish questions or whine, I'd dap him, I
was dete.niined to bring him up rightly, so
that he would nleai e everybody, tie was
the idol of my life and I did so much want
to see him respected. Everybody saitl that
my son would be a great man, and I was
so flattered by these remarks that I was
even more strict than ever with him. One
night iiiKt after I put him to bed company
came, and while we were talking the little
fellow awoke and began to cry. 1 told him
to hush, and when I found he did not in
tend to obey me, I went to the bed and
littiked linn. Hints whatl call discip
line," one of the company remarked: 'and
assure you that in alter years you will
not regret the strict measures which you
ave adopted.
"The next morning my little boy was too
sick to get up, and all day he lay iu bed. At
ight I sent tor a physician, but belore
morning lie was deau. i iiont mum mai
there was a more miserable woman in the
world. I took his little boots boots which
few days before I had whipped him for
getting muddy and 1 put them on my
bureau. I could not bear to live in the
siiiiie house where both mv husband and
little bov had died, and I moved away.
)ne cvenimr, while walking along a lonely
street. 1 saw a little boy a very small ooy
standing among some tall weeds. 1
asked him where he lived, and he plucked a
ilossom and held it out to me. I asked
him where were his mother and father, and
with curious intelligence he replied that
some bitr men taik them away in boxes. I
knew. then, that he was a waif, and I took
him home with mo. In the night be cried,
aud I got up and sat by the fire with him
and nicked him. Ho was very delicate, but
he was a light that shone on my witty ring
soul. This is the child, and, he s wearing
the little boots that I put on the buneau.
You may dap hun, but 1 can t.
HEAVEN.
How soon we shall get there no one can
tell. The stars of tins very night may
liiht our way to that beautiful home. I);
we may mount up on the light of tho next
dewy owning, or tread on tho golden
clouds of to-iuorrow'g quiet eve. We may
spread our pinions on the shivering winds
o. the coming winter, or rise to Heaven on
the fragrance of the bliKiiiiing spring. No
one knows. Eut lifo will cna, and wc
shall soon reach our home.
How we shall o is nude a mystery.
No one has come ;ack to toll the Story,
We may be ferried across the dark river, or
led ihroiuli ? shadowed valley. Dazzled
with ablaze o glory, and guided by its
down-falling li jlit, we may rise up through
trackless space alone, or wo may be borne
aloft on the shining wings of mighly angels,
or on flaming chariots ot tore. It docsnt
matter. We shall go by the fountain of
blood; by tho cross of the Lord Jesus
. ' . . . i i
Christ. This much we know, ami turn
will provide for our ascension.
.' .
How we shall tool is yet unknown,
When washing the sleep from our eyes in
thc river of life, and lifting our faces up t4-
wards the throne of God, the light ol
Heaven bursts in upon our souls : when we
. ..... . .. . ..
arc filled and thrilled with tho melody of
angel harps; when we are surrounded by
nn atmosphere of love and a boundless sea
of glory ; when with the royal dignity of
redeemed mauhood we come into the com
pany of kings aud priests, and into tho'
presence of God, we cannot tell how we
wi.l feel. How we shall feel when we
tul-A a cmwn mi the brow and a scepter in
the hand, is one of the revelations ot future
experience. But we shall bo lull ot bliss,
deep, overwhelming and eternal. And
this is enough for us to know. Heaven
what a weight of glory in a word I How
divinely precious, how doubly precious
since Jesus prepared it. The measure of
God I love, the fullness of Hut glory U,
who would not go to Heaven?
THKIlKiniiOF DEATH.
Evansvillc Argus.
"Good-bye, Herbert."
"Good-bye, Eurydiee, and oh, how sweet
the thought that this will be our last good
bye, for to-morrow night, darling, you will
be mine, mine to love and chensn and pro
tect from all tho chilling blasts of adversi
ty. Is not the thought a sweet ono, fcury
diee?" . .
"Ave Herbert, and yet " and a chill
seemed to shake the frail young form, and
an anxious look came into the starry eyes.
"And vet. what Eurvdice I
Oh, Herbert,, it is a dull foreboding that
something is going to happen to me. I
know our future looks bright, but still the
feeling will come, though I strive to keep
it back."
"Then why feel aught of fear, darling?
Surelv mv strong arms can protect you?"
"Yes but you have said 'good bye, and
y j r, .....", ,
soon I will bo left alone, and then, on.
Herbert, how I wish this night was ever,
I cannot, oh, I cannot drive back tho feel
ing that some great harm is coining to me.
But Herbert drew the fair young head to
his breast and showered kisses on the gol
den locks and on tho quivering lips, nnd
with the kisses, peace seemed to settle in
her heart and the frightened look passed
away.
"Good-bye, again, darling, said Her
bert.
Good-bye, Herbert," she said simply,
and he was gone.
hurydice started slowly to her room. It
was a cosy nest, and one meet for the ra
diant being who reigned there, but as she
entered the old fear came back and
her footsteps seemed clogged with lead.
Housing herselt she seated herselt be
fore the long pier glass and commenced to
slowly let down her eoils of golden hair,
and as she looked at the fair reflection she
murmured: "Yes, I am lovely, anil no
wonder Herbert loves me so. Oh, lair
face that hides a heart of lead. Oh, if
this anguish would leave me. Oh, if the
morrow were only here My God, what's
that? cried she as a noise in the corner
was heard. "Oh, has it come so soon?''
and by a strong effort sho rose to her feet
aud swinging half around faced this Un
known Something that was in the room.
For a moment tho dilated eyes saw noth-
mi.', and then as tney rested on tne i n-
... .1 .1 .1 T
kriown Something, there was a low moan,
the limbs suddenly gave way and the lithe
ypung body stink with a "dull thud" lo the
jjotir,
A little crimson stream trickled from the
halt open lips, a quiver and all was over
and the snirit of Eurvdice Boggs passed
1
over the dark river.
And the mouse, frightened by her fall
ran back into its hole,
WHAT MRS. NEWMAN SAW.
"The gatesof the 'Abode of Bliss,'" said
Mrs. Newman, "closed instantly after
had entered the building. A long corri
dor opened into the main apartment of the
harem. It was furnished with gorgeous
taiestry hangings and sumptuous satin fur
niture ot curious design, the curtained
windows looked down upon blooming gar
dens. Banged about the chamber in vari
ous attitudes were a score of women. Some
were seated on divans and some were
kneeling. Thirteen of them were tl
wives ot the Pasha. A cloud ot negro
servants attended to their wants. I could
sneak but a few words of Arabic, but we
were at home on the subject of dress, whudi
has a universal language ot its own among
women. All the women had largo, long
lashed and lustrous eves, and dark, finely
chiseled features. Their costumes were
magnificent, nnd strangely fashioned of
rich satms and loaded with ornaments ot
gold and jewels and garlands of pearl.
Their head dresses were ot silken, gauze,
held by bands of gold and surmounted by
graceful ostrich feathers. They wore silk
trousers and silver slippers, and their finger
nails were tinged with yellow, loan el
derly lady, very queenly in her movements,
imnlicit obedience was yielded by the
others. The air of the apartment was
heavy with the perfume of sandal wood.
A crowd ot colored servants brouglit in
cigarettes and sweetmeats and coffee, and
it the delicacies 1 was pressed to partake.
The eating of these dainties and gossiping
with each other is the sole occupation ot
these women of the harem. They live in
luxurious bonda;r, in blissful ignorance of
the outside world. I longed to reveal its
beauties and possibilities to them, but could
couverse only by gestures. Before I left
a baby Pasha was shown to me. its
mother looked like a veritable -Sleeping
Beauty.' The interest shown in the baby
and the mother by the other women of the
harem was to mo a beautiful evidence of
the universal sisterhood of women."
SOCIAL SCIENCE TOPICS.
The Race Problem In the I'nlted Htatcs
Interesting Subject.
In the Social Science convention Charles
A Gardiner, LL. D, Th. I)., of Hamilton
College, delivered an address on "The llaoe
Problem in the United StaterC" The prob
lem, ho said, is the most important before
the American public. A long array of
facts was given proving that the Indian is
not decreasing, that he is as numerous as
when we began settling this country.
Seininoles nave aouuiea in nuy years,
Sioux have quadrupled in fifteen years;
Iroquois numbered 11,050 in 17G0 and
... ...... i ... i:.... ! f..i . ........
i.J,oio to-uny. vur piuicj iu umm uiuai
aim to make him a citizen. The negro
I ii l.. nn:....!.:.... V
prouieiu involves uiuicmuca. ..tcnn sue
increasing at tho rate of 3J per cent annu-
ally and whites 2 per cent 1 illy years
trom to-day mere win ue two uiiicks w one
white, and ono hundred years from to-day
I a lit !.!, .1.. tJ ....1.
four blacks to one wluto in the South.
Amalgamation is a national evil. Coloni
zation and depopulation are absurd."
It was suggested that in fifty years ne
groes, in aggregate of number, wealth and
political power, would bo the dominant race
in the Gulf States. Chinese emigration
was opposed on ethnological grounds.
KuroH'aii immigrants are not being assim
ilated by tho uaiive Caueasian stock as iu
former years. Tho growth of nationality
among immigrants is a national calamity.
The final absorption of public lands was
nut within twenty-five years. One hun
dred and ninety millions of acres were taken
up in the last ten years, lass than oOU,-
vuv.uuu acres m uww twin juv VJU
I wcluei
A NIGHT OF HORRORS.
THE ISGIIIAN EAIlTIiai'AKIM
AS 1) IXC HI 11 1,1) BY A BOS
TON WOMAN.
Thrilling Adventure and Miraculous Es
capesThe Earth Sent Into (; nil's and
Destroying Thousand of Human
Being In a Moment.
The Boston A!tvrt!er of a late date
contains a most interesting letter written
bv an intelligent lady of that city, who,
with her husband, was a guest at one of
tho principal hotels at Casamiciola on the
night of July 28. Tho letter, which is
dated August 12, two weeks after tho
earthiiuako, is well worth reading entire,
but our space will only permit a few of the
most interesting extracts :
It commenced liko tho most terrible
thunder. Then everything swayed back
ward nnd forward, as if swayed by tin
wind. Walls fell in with a crush like ten
thousand thunders. The mountains
opened sending forth flames of lire, rolliii
lown with tho tumbling nouses toward
tho vallev. whilo the valley in its turn ex
ploded, sending everything into chaos. In
the midst ot this drcadlul noise, came wu
shrieks, durkness, and the silence of the
grave. 1 ho noise lasted only a tew sec
onds and tho silence a few more, which
seemed an eternity. Then tho smoke
began to clear away and the terrible tries
of the wounded and dving lined the air ns
if coming from the bowels of the eartl
When the sound first began Mr. H. knew
what it was, and said : '-Great God. an
earthimako. it U one bound we
reached the window way, it being con
sidered the sal'est place, which prove
true. Had we remained sitting wo should
have been instantly killed. A iallim
wall enveloped the sola where we sat, Tl
whole world seemed dissolving around mo
I had no hope of life from the first sound
ind I turned mv thoughts heavenward. It
was not till 1 Heard tne areaiuui cries
. . T , 1.1 1 W. I . . ' . .
the wounded and dying that I trembled
with fear thinking of the suffering which
my poor body might endure before I
liould reach the other side, tint L tl i tl
not lose courage, and prayed for strength
to help mo through. Heaven did not
seem very far off.
After the shock Mr. II. said : "Wo
will try and stive ourselves out of this ruin
before the repetition shall come. 1 he
darkness was still so great that wo could
not see whether the floor had been earned
away, or whether the wall where we were
standing alone remained. We must find a
light. Mr. II. remembered that there
were matches on a little table near, and so,
feeling with his feet, ho took a few steps
into the room and found them, lighted
one, and with its flickering light looked
about us. The parlor where we had been
wtis mostly destroyed. The bedroom was
still standing although torn and separa
ting into a thousand pieces. The floor
was apparently good. We entered cau
tiously, took a shawl for me and a coat for
him, and a package of candles to give us
the Mght necessary for finding our way out
of this destruction. We went out by the
window where we hud stood on to the
piazza, which was also partially destroyed.
This piazza was on the second story
with a flight of stairs on each end leading
to the piazza below. We tinned to the
left, it being a little way, but soon found
our way cut off, All was in ruin, and
from that ruin came a voice culling to us
in English. "Save me, I am dying." It
was an American girl, a Miss Van Allen
who was there for treatment of the rheu
matism. I had to answer back over that
terrible gulf, "We cannot reach you." She
died. We turned back, and passing our
windows, then on to tho other end of the
piazza. There also was ruin, only a por
tion of the stair remaining standing, and
that portion ready to fall. But it was our
only way out. Wo passed; how, I cannot
tell! Hanging on the broken fragments
and clinging to each other, we at bust
reached the floor below, where we found,
after much difficulty, the door leading to
the road. Feeling that there we should
be safe we hurried on, climbing over
mountains of stones, and arrived at last
outside the door, where the space was
just large enough for a small carriage to
turn around in. We could go no farther.
The narrrow little road leading around the
mountain side to a small opening Cavalry
had been carried away, with all the
houses on the side of the mountain higher
up, down into the valley below.
In the darkness, lighted only by the
feeble light of the candle we could see
nothing but a dark gulf filled with fallen
houses, trees and ns-ks, out of which
canto cries that broke one's heart. On the
other side of this space where wo were
was a high wall, twenty feet from the
road, filled all full o? great openings. Be
hind us was the angle of the hotel which
remained standing. On the fourth side,
the road had ojioned wide, and to the bot
tom of this ois'iiing no one had courage to
look, for it looked like a great grave, ours
perhaps. Alter a liuln time Ili'ti others
found their way to this place. Half
naked, wounded and suffering they came,
hut without murmuring, only too thankful
for this comparative safety, Cold and
trembling we huddled together, embracing
each other who were strangers only an
hour before, and silently praying. We re
mained like this till nearly 3 o'clock,
five long hours. Then the anglo of the
hotel took fire and our position became
again very dangerous. Mr. H. said we
must, make an effort to get across the
space that divided us from the little open
ing railed Cavalry, feeling sure that there
where we wc were death awaited us. Wc
decided to made the effort, So wo left
this place, where we had hoped to remain
till daylight should aid us to find our
way out. The wounded ones had no al
ternative but to remain. We
started, foll.'W by two . ladies
and a man servant, who carried
acaudle. Climbing, slipping, falling, cling
ing, grasping at stones that did not hold,
but went rolling into the darkness below, at
times buried in the soft earth nearly to our
middles, we struggled for life for a half hour.
We arrived at last at this Calvary; Calvary
indeed! What a scenelighted by a great
fire made by tho fallen trees ond the disirs
of the ruined houses their houses! Al
most stunned, through wounded and flee
ing, were children without parents, par
ents without children, broken, bruised and
bleeding I Oh, it f not possible to de
jcribo It I 0n owy of thew iptny icenet
would break one's heart to see. I almost
wished for a wound or ache that would
absorb my mind and prevent my mental
agony. But I was without a scratch"
Ono touching incident, only one, I will
try to tell, because if I should try to tell
you all 1 saw heartrending 1 should never
finish. There was a handsome young man,
nbout twenty-four or. twenty-five years of
age, a peasant, who, when he heard the
shock, got his little three months old baby
in his arms, and with his young wife, tried
to escape from a lulling house. Buried iu
the debris, but still protecting his baby, ho
stru-.-jded on, leading his wife. At last she
fell. A great stone rolled over and buried
her. He struggled oil, and faint, bruised
nnd bleeding, reached the place called Cal
vary, holding in his arms his baby, unhurt,
but crying pitifully. During tho long
hours of that fearful night he tried to con
sole anil hush its crving, not thinking onto
f himself and his bleeding wounds. When
1 saw him at 'A o'clock he sat by tho great
fire with it in his arms, swaying backward
and forward, singing softly a singing which
was by tar sadder tlsm any crying. 1 ho
baby's tlear little face and white nightgown
wero all bullied in the blood that flowed
freely from its lather's wounds. Worn out
at last, the little one slept. He passed it,
without a word, into tho arms of a poor
woman whose husband and seven children
had. in that dreadful moment, passed from
this world to the other, and whoso tearless
eves alone, showed the intensity of her
agony. The poor young man could not
yet feel his bodily pains, but threw him
gelf on the ground, crying, ''My wife, my
poor wife."
In the midst of this sad pimp, alto
seated on the ground, we awaited daylight.
Slowly it came, as if it was afraid to open
the windows of light tin such a dreadful
day. Wc were still a long way from the
sea nnd had to cross all the ruined town,
but by this way alone could we leave tho
place. With misgivings we lull and began
the descent. hat we went through
during this painful march to the sea is im-
lossiblu to relate over mountains of stone,
over fallen walls, the way strewn with the
wounded, dying aud dead, it e were lour
when we left Calvary. The other two
were left behind about half way. I have
not heard from thein since, and they are
probably dead. Arriving at the wharf we
took the lirst boat leaving. It was then
six in the morning, and wc reached Naples
at 8:30.
IN KO UL lilt Y.
Everybody had been abusing the poor
ild conductor because his train was lour
hours behind time, and the man was nearly
worn out explaining that is was not Ins
fault.
"It's a shame," exclaimed an aged gen
tleman, at length. ''Conductor, if anyone
else finds fault with you, you can call me
as a witness that you did the best you
could.
'Thanks," murmured the conductor,
brightening up at the prospect of one friend
mi the train.
'I think we are getting on fast enough,"
continued the old gentleman, turning to
the most obstreperous ol the passengers.
1 ou travel on a pass.
don't
you ;
growled the passenger again.
''I do replied the old gentleman,
"(liaid for sixty days, isn't it?" sneered
the passenger again.
'It is," responded the old gentleman.
"No wonder you are in no hurry," grum
bled the other man. "I have only got a
trip ticket that expires iu thirty days, and
I haven't any money for another if wc
don't get there before my ticket runs out.
That's all."
A SWEET LITTLE LOVE STORY.
Dr. Whelhnan reports the cutest and
sweetest little love story we have had from
real life. Yesterday as we were waiting at
Parker, Dak., for the train, a country lass
came in her fellow in the farm wagon,
locked in each other's amis. The young
man lived in Iowa, and was on the eve of
starting home. The train was ready, and
on the platform went his carpet bag. An
other embrace and the train pulled out.
The lover swung on, and (he lassie waved
him kisses. The train going down grade
gained rapid speed; the boy waved his
handkerchief, but his heart was in his
mouth. Olf went the old satchel; off fol
lowed tho lover, w'nh his heels in the air.
Over and over went he, and at last lit in a
niudhole, rolled like a ball against the soft
clay banK, anu nnauy got on nis icci ami
started back to see his Dulcinca. She at
the same time was making for him. They
met ami embraced, regardless of clay or
bruises. The Iowa lover was heard to re
i , ,i , l' r l 1
mark : "Duckey, I will never leave you
till you are my wife." The justice of tho
peace was sent for, and the twaine returned
to the farm as one. Mitchell (Miun)
Republican.
An Incident in Mb. Autiii r's Ear
i,v IjIFE. Speaking of President Arthur,
(hero is a gentleman in this city who went
to schiHil to him in New 1 ork Mate, when
Chot was working hi.sway through college.
It was none other than Colonel Clay Conde,
who in this way is enabled to add one more
to his list of distinguished friends. Colo
nel Conde says that Arthur was a model
nnd handsome young man at that time.
He tells a little incident of tho President's
life. He says when the President was
youth a couple were married by his father,
and when the bride nnd groom walked up
to tho altar a little girl a relative of the
bride's in tho confusion and embarrass
ment attending the occasion, clung to the
bride s hand. Arthur noticed this, and
standing near the child reached out and
drew her away, holding her hand during
the ceremony. This little girl in after
years became the President's wife, and he
still tells of tho incident in talking over his
past experiences.
The joys and sorrows of this world are
so strickingly mingled I Our mirth and
grief are brought so mournfully in con
tact I We laugh while others weep, and
others rejoice when wo are sad I Tho
light heart and the heavy walk sido by
side and go about together I . Beneath the
same roof are spread the wedding-feast and
the funeral pall ! The bridal song mingles
with the burial hymn I One goes to the
marriage-bed, another to the grave; and
all is mutable, uncertain and transitory..
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