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j j. -. .. - - K ' ' i 1 k Veil t f :'xaj . ;f ' ; j f i $ : v. ; i , . V"4 : . ' ( A- i lit a w ir tM e km j. aajf f HALL & SLEDGE, KCH HT H I .A. NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. TERMS---w I'KK ANNUM IN ADVANCE. VOL. XIII. TTELDON, N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1884. NO. 33: .'V PROFESSIONAL CARDS. . II. klTUIlN, w. a. m x. COVXTY ATTORNEY, JITCHIX di DfNX, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, SCOTLAND XECK, X. C. mar IStf F. H. Ul'SBEE, HA1.X1UH, X. c. K. II. SMITH Jr. aeon. burnt, x, c. B V8BEE 4 SMITH. Mr F. II. Buh and Mr. R II Smith. Jr.. Conn aelor at Ijiw, have formed a limited iHrtiien.hlp fur the pmi'tlt'e of Inw Iti llnlllix eounty. Mr. Unshee u Itl attend thu courts of lliillfnx. ri'ifiilHrly. mid will also visit thu count)- whenever his servlees art remtlred. i,oi to ly 1 K I Z Z A K I) ii 11 V M A N, Attorneys it l,aw, II.M.IKAX. s r. Office In IIm-CiMirt ll"lln Mrli I intention glvi'ii to nil Ol.tll' In. ( (lie Jin.lt Wil li, Jan I.' ly 'P II tl M A X N. II I I. I.. Attorney at Law. HALIFAX. S ('. I'metlre in llulif.ix nud n.tjiniiijr eoiintliii ami Knit ml mill siiprrine I'oiirlx hub If. 'Jl W. M ASH N , Attorney at Law. iARVHtrui;, s r. l'mellces hi the court of N.irtluiliiplon mul ml piiiiltiK eounlles, also In lhe r'ediil itnil supreme I'otirt-. jiilii'MI. w A I.T K H K. HANI K I.. Attorney al Law, W Kl.lMlN, N ('. rrwtlees in llnllfux mi H.lj.ilnltiK counties. Sreltll atti'lltli.ii Kivrll to ctilleell,.U Ill all p.'irts of tlir stiite ami prompt returns mii'lc. fell 17 ly. W w. u A 1. I., Attorney at Law, W'Kl.lMiN, S c. Hpcclnl Httflitinli ulvt'll to r lanriii nilllltl) niMili'. rtlmw mul ivinll tuny 1 tl. M f I. L K N A I no It K, AtlnrncvN at l aw, II A I I FAX, X. I. iTndUv in llu- Mniti.'.i.r lltillfux, N'nrthiirni'tHii, K.ini'1-.iiiiU-, I'ltl mi-1 M fi rt i n lit tlir mm in im- rniirt t.l'tlit Male ami In the l' iUrM r..urt nfilir 1 jii-ii rn liihlrii I. r.iliY.'ii"!!- itiualc in nit) Mirt nl llu- UU-. jiiii I ly I) II J. K s H I K 1. Iij. Surgeon DililKI. Hjiviiik' H-rmniifiitl loi-iit. .! in Vl...n, ran u f"Hi;. ii( hiMilliiv Hi Mtillh - Urn k Hillt.lnii; nl nil titiH-M i ( (..( h In n iiliM-nt on i-rt'h "h-iim1 1. 11111- rrtn ful uitciitinii ynni all tintiu hes nf tin- n f-"i"ii. rami!. ifinl at (iuir h-iim-i wluti iv Itw julv 1.' Iv. D It. K. I.. 11 f N T i: II, Surgeon Drntlil. (1111 hi- I'.UU'I ill hi- .iI1.it 111 Klllii III. I'or.' NilroM-. iKiilr i;uit f..r tin' rninlt". K.xtnic tllnfur li'rtli aluiiM'iili li.iiiil. Jim- If I J I I SPRING TRADE. 1884. t am nit'lvlni; mil iiUi Inc nn'Mle at rmptilar prii-- hilt limn of Flno Miil.' Imv.I-. IiiiIIk I. In, 11. . I I11111 Ijihiii, Mantlanl I'riuU al li1., to (., illnl, Polilln, l.UMtn', t'lixtiniitriv, Hiiutliut, St-ololi (iliiK' ham., Clni k Nano..i rriutrit ('am hrlin, rjiihniiili'iii'K, ljtrt-n, anil Kilitliiirn. A MCE LIXE OF XO TIOXS A I) JEWELRY. IIKAVY l-I.ATKII F.AH DntUV, HKKT KNdl.lSII (IAHNKT KAH DltOrs. BKALllKlLSCAltK 1'IS.M. A SELES DID AS So li T.VEX TOE HARDWARE, -SI C K AS- 'nrjifHlrr Tinlt, Em ki t i'utlb rg mul Kazan. BOOTS AND SHOES. Myiinavrv Ik purttntiit h aln Aimlahnl Willi FUh, Mil, Unl. MolaHt. Hyrnp. furar. Colli. Flour, KIit. lliitur, lV.ia.r,H.ln', .sun li, Soap ami l orn mtiti. -l Imi kii i the very Ut ToIwuto ami (1 lara. nrt lif 17eLdoJ rj. C. CHOICE LIQUORS AND GROCERIES. My liar rontuins all tlio t lioiro liriiiiilK ol Wiiitm, Hrnnilii', WhiakcvM, llwr nml mixnl rinknrc nude in Hie IVnt mannvr. Ci Ipirn, Smoking nml U.ewlng Tubnt-co. Call mul examine them. FAMILY 0 ROC Kill KS- art cheap and all the but kimU ennntuntlj on hand and Itot k roiitintmlly rrpleuiahML apr 1? 3m ADVKIJTISKMKXTS. jCitTht Largest 'jr Merchant Tailoring .T and Clothing House AW t In America. sjr WANAMAKER & BROWN, OAK HALL, Philadelphia. A full Una of card tamplvi nf ma great piece coca, ueca will be founJ witb J.T.KVANS, s.u.l'S ,v;i;nt, Wt-ldon, X. C. MOTHERS FIMEXD! Nil MllltK TKHUOIl 'I iiih liiViiliiiiMt' Jirfpani ili"h is Irulv a tnuniii ot iwi u u titj kU, amj n iii'irr tiicKtitual'h' Ik hf til 'was cVi r n-Mnel nil thf iu.iIIk' "( 'i hi' wt.rM. ! ttr li litil only fli'irtt'UK tin- linn- oi lulxir ami Uh m ii.- 1 1 ii- ini. iisilv i.t uiin, ir.it, Uiti-r ill. mi all, it u'li'ulh itiiiiiiiislii'rsttii'ilun-,-r to'lili' ( U'tli luntlit r aii-1 ( lul'l. and Ira ( tin1 in' itlii r iti a i'iilitli ii i, iL-hl faw.ililr to ktIv ii. ' .- i-ry. niit liir li-i I iti ii lr t 'il.NHlnm, r.n ul- Sil MllltK I'AIS! Nil MllltK llAN;i:it ! m th i:it tn: nil. it. Tin- Unailor MOTIIKlillOOD TraiiKfurint l li HOPE mul JOY. s a ii rv amh:ask Hl l l i:i!lNti AN. -i.iii'-. ami nUii'i' nlanniiitt I-; tii't-.m iiit iili'iii to 1 1 1 1- l.'itiiik timi ihiiimiii niiHir. It.i-1 rniy wniiMtTiui I'liH-at-y in thi r sH rt i'lititli-jt tli.- M-iiHrii- KitiKMi to Im laiiki 'l us inn of Uh- tifi- a vim; aipliii'V! mviMi to ihc world I'V tin- u iti iv rr i-Mi IIih1i-I M-li-iUT. I' r 1 1 1 thf uatnn of the i u.T it w ill of i mi mi' Ik iiimI rtooi ill it H r caiilint liillilll rMltit ati-N con i-iTiiiuti tlilflU MniV with out woumlint; tin- ili-ltmry Mfthrwrit'Tv Vt't wiliuvi' liumlrt'iU of oin h tisinio niiil-oii tili'.ainl nntimtliiT u ho lia once iit.I it vi,l rrr UUIiill Im- Hhi'Ut it in Jit-r tiini- of irniihK-. A proiniiu'iit tt!iwi :ar, Litflv ri-marki'tl to tin' lirofiut tor, that it it w n-n ImifiiMi to hiuIm- uU In- llu' hti.'rv i Mirr, thi' MntlMTf' l-'ru-hil WmiiUI oiiIm-U anv tliin:; on Uh- nun ki t. I niovi ttiniotly ttitrfat - i'tv It-m-il i- H'.ti in: to ni'ii,.-.!, f us- l.i:!i.'is Ktlnl. i'ouihl iih tin-I'litrmfv I )ll i'l'l tli.it diiriiiLf u lon oli ii-irn'iil mirlti'i it 'il i'ii tr yciic,! I have in vt r k rt w n it to tan a ir iiiui'i- a -'iir una ihiu k m nv 01 :i-, M. I., Atlanta, (in. Sri j. I for oil r Tn ni-'1 0:1 'Mraltli mul Ilii.iiiivK iJ'Wniiolll." mnit. ! . I'.i: nrii i i' II : -i . i- o.. A' la uht. (in. B. 1 Dill CO., sr. HALIFAX, N. G. Ktvi in iK'k iiIhmvs a ;;n 1 liin- nf Ci'ar.-i, T11I1.KM.H. Smiir. Willi's, AVIiikoys. Itniiulii'M, Ij.icji r lin r. Ales, I'lU'trr, t'.iinicil (iui.iis, FttllrV 1 rut vrirs. '.SO FIRST CLASS RESTAURANT. urr.i .. ox Mr .txi 1:1: .hnwiEh nun nn: Mt.i:v yor srvxn. (! ID. II. DA MEL, I- CO. 111 r I"' lv LARGEST STOCK THIS SIDE BAJjTIMOKE 500 dtin'.n 'J ami IS 1ioois? liurkrts. 50 Ncstnlulm. 100 ilniiMi wash linartls. Tli bit imlont churn in tin' market. ( lid Htj'lii vilar 1 Imriin. .t uip t'hurnii. Stone jarn nt'nll cincs ami jii'ri. The cchlirattiiratiiit l'ir,- I'r-.oi Bot tom Half (.'iillun tin ImckctH T.1 ci., per don n, Oil tiink with nini), Tin tuilot wl at 1.75 ht M, Imii Muni! ehatnlicr m'tK, 1'iijHT mitl paper lias, MateheH. c, Fruit jaw. Toilet poaps, Jtinl cagiw, FltuirfciviK, Ijiril utaiiilf, &c. 1.. llKUKlMi, 6 Uaok St. lVtersluru;, Va. JWANAMAKER V0 XO TKAKS. Nn Ii'iin. t" wei'p!" Anil whercfure not? ny, ia iltv sorrow men? Ami lm thy heart no tvuiler pot That aynipntliy tuny tourh ? ( nn on kin. I word uiiIik li the 'prlnin. Ami uive tiiy twin their How? Are humiin woe mieh ki-UIhIi thing. Timi none their depthit may know ? No tears to weep!" Nay, upeak not thua, For tears l-rlna relief, And ifixl hue set them unto u To wash away our grief. Vhen ettrtltly iiirrnw, pain anil care Our souls In sadness sleep, We pray to Illm who heurelh praytir loseud us. lenr to weep. 'Tis true the world Is si.uietlmee dark Willi gloomy elouils that rise, And ireinhllnit llnw. with waning spark, l-'udt's faintly out ami dies! Hut u lien some heavenly vision fair Steals o'er us In our sleep, We wake with Joy to feel Hint there 'l'lioi are no tears to w eep. "Unl yuu have known mc no almrt n time unly mx work" lmw is it possible tli il vmi can luvc me T lluw is it piissililc In avoid loving yon? Ami lii'sidca, in it really hh int'iiinpreheii sihle. Avis? Vim have known tun just the same liiiL'lh ul'tinie, ami yet yet 1 have ventured to hope that you that yuu love nie, dear. (Hi, Avis, is the svtvot hope false ? Have I deceived my self? Or will yuu. indeed, confirm it hy pruinisiiii! to he, some happy day, my wile?" He would have caught and clasped the fair L'irl in his arms, hut she, keeping him back by a gesture of her little hand, while her orenl dark cycB were fixed with bo seeching earnestness uiun his face, an swered : "It is not what I wish or even what you wish that must be thought of, Mr. liny, but your mother, who has been like a mother to me also, so good, so onerous. What would she say" A voice, tremulous yet Hterii, inter rupted her a voice that made them start ami t irn in some confusion. ' She would say that you are rijrlit in reineniberiuo her, A Vis. and that nhe is olad of this proof of your gratitude; for the rest, Koy lav ingsliine's mother looks further than her own family circle, and higher than to a I ii Mir dependent, however good or fair, when she seeks n brido for her only son and a future mistress for The Laurels. Leave us, Avis. I do not blame you, child ; forget this fo'ly, it has been no fault of yours. I will speak to you fur ther presently wait in my room." "Ami so," file went nn, turning to her son, when Avis, silently weeping, had left them "and so this is the result of your artist folly. You Would paint my pretty cuiupanion'n picture, forsooth, and while so doing have stolen her heart and lust her own. I might have looked for this, I should have been more careful. lint do you hope that 1 shall tolerate such folly ? 1 overheard you ask the girl, just now, to be your wile." ' Vmi did." The young man answered gently .but with a resolution that was unmis takable. ' I love In r and will marry her." "without my consent? Without your mother's blessing? Is this theaffection the duty of my own child?'1 He put his arms around her. "1 shall never s-t you at defiance, mother, and least of all for Aviss mike. She is too good, too ardently attached to you to do aught that could wound you. Hut will yuu not have compassion on us also, mother ? We love. Avis has been to you as a daughter always; let it he mine to make her so, indeed, Where could you ever find a child so truly yours whose heart and soul you know whose mind is of vour own pure traiuini! ? 1 love her with a love that will not chantre. I'nless you give iiie Avis for a wife, shall nut marry." .Misiini: Airs, uvingstone s eyes llashel M'oriilully. "When our guest ar . i "ii i i .. rive Hi-nay you win umi many lar super ior to Avis. A foundling! It is not her poverty we are rich enough but h T tin t Ii. "We know nothing of it, and I cart nolhiii'.'. It is herself love." "Listen, I!ov." Theladvs proud face softened as she laid one white hand on her son's shoulder, while his arm stole around her fondly. "Vounremy only child; all my hopes ate liouml up in you. Let us not ijimrrel ah mt this foolish girl. She is dear tn me, also. L 't us take tune to think.' ('iitniiare the girl with others. i nen our giictts are gone, u you are in the same uiiinl, we will see what is best for all. Will promise?" "To wait for your consent until our giuMs are gone? Yes, I can promise that. " And, memitiinc, not to speak of this to .Wis. "That's harder, mother. Hut if you will tell her that you may consent, I will ' l will tell her every word that has passed between us, said .Mrs, Living stone. And she meant to keep her promise. hut Avis was not wailing lor her, as she had expected. The girl had gone to her own room, sending to Mrs. Livingstone a piteous little message ot excuse. Her bead ached. Might she bd allowed to keep in her own chamber ? The lady smiled. "I will act her heart nt rest to-morrow he thought. "There is no time now." For her expivted guests were aniving. And when Hoy looked at her inipur ialy, as he missed the girl. "Mie wished tn keep her room to night," she whispered. All will bo well to morrow. Hut when to-morrow c.uiij a sad sur pris eatne with it. Avis had disap peared. "That I may not cause you grief or puiu you who have been to me a true mother I Hy from a tempo ion that would prove too strong if I remained. When I am gone your son will soon fur p,H tun. I pray Hod that he may for his Kike. Hut I shall not forget, nor cease to love you. Farewell, dearest friends. Forgive your little Avis.'' This was all; end alio had gone lear ing, no trace, making no further sign, In vain Hoy sought for her, even with the help of detectives; having left home and come to the city for that purpose; while his mother, no less anxious for the safety of the lost girl, made what excuse she could to her assembled guests for his absence. After a month of weary search ing he returned, heartsick nud discour aged. No news," he said, in answer to his mother's uniious questions; "nor will there ever be. I have lost nil hopes of finding her." A year had passed since gcntlo Avis disappeared, and once more a gay party of merry guests made Tho Laurels bright and cheerful, foremost among them Hose Hrnudon, tho beauty and heiress and belle. A great favorite was she with stately Mrs. Livingstone, nud there were not wanted those who named her as tho fu ture mistress of the splendid but gloomy house which her Is atily and joyous luna-h-I, r made no bright. ven Hoy Livingstones brow, on which the eloiiil of disappointment and re gret had grown habitual, cleared some what as his artist-eyes took in her fresh proud loveliness, anil as he listened toiler animated talk, the smile that had grown so rare stole to his lips and shone like a ht in his eyes. His mother, seeing liiui, smiled, too, Well pleased. Is she not beautiliillf she whispered to him. "She would make a fair and gracious ipieeti for The Laurels, Hoy." Hut tilt! gloom came lliack to his lace as he answered sadly; "My ipieen went into exile, mother, a year ago. 1 have a constant Heart, ami cannot transfer my allegiance." "Hoy I" cried tho clear merry voice of Hose liriiniloii "Hoy, have you given up painting? You used to be so ambitious. Only a year ago, I remember you were enthusiastic about some picture that was to bring you fame. What has become of it? Are you an artist no longer?" I painted the picture, but never put it on exhibition. My mother has it in the library. I have never painted since," said Hoy gravely. A kind of chill fell on the company; in stinctively they felt they were on dan gerous ground. Kven the beauty's happy voice took a sufter tone as she questioned gently : "May we ace the picture. Hoy : lie arose without a word and led the way to the library, the guests all follow ing, led by Hose Hramlon. Last, of all came .Mrs. Jjivingstone with Her olil friend, Mrs. Cirev, a fair sad woman with silver hair. M rs. ( i rey was a great invalid, and un- noniieriililn griel had preyed upon her heart lor years and broken down her fragile body. She learned heavily on Mrs. Livingstone's arm. "What is this picture?" she asked her. "The portrait of one whom 1 reared unl loved as my own child, and whom we unite otuiUbly lost, owing to an unhap py misunderstanding. She was a lovely creature, anil was to have been Hoy's wife. Sometimes 1 fear he will never marry now." Lilt by this tunc they had reached the library. Of the many paintings on the wall one only was concealed by tl heavy curtain; loy drew the crimson folds aside. An exclamation from Mrs. (Jrey and Hos 1'iandoii and a murmur of admira tion from nil I lie rest bore witness to the loveliness of the image that was disclosed. Mrs. Hrey pressed forward eagerly, her weakness seemed for the time forgot t n. The portrait of a graceful girl, fair as a lily-Hower; the lovely wistful eyes, with a word nf loving tenderness in their mid night depths, looked out from a face of exquisite beauty, but as ivory, clear and pale; a tender, dimpling smile upon the scarlet lips, trailing spray of scarlet blos soms in the blue-black hair, soft and glossy as the raven's wing a simple robe of white, and on one lovely snowy arm a curious golden bracelet. This was all. Mrs. Hrey stood like one entranced, her agitation visible In all. Her delicate hands wi re tightly locked together; her breath came in quick gasps. "How like !" she murmured; "how strangely like! In heaven's name, who is she ?" "My adopted daughter," Mrs. Living stone replied, tor Hoy had turned aside in silence, overcome by the sight of the beauty he had loved and lost. "Twelve years ago I took her then five years old from a poor old fisherman down on (he beach, three or four miles away. He had rescued her from the sen on the night of a great storm, two years before, anil had cherished and carried for her tenderly; hut Gliding sickness and old age fast rob bing him of health and strength, he sought to find a frieii I for his I it t la) girl in me. "Imagination cannot picture anything lovelier than the child was then. 1 loved lo i at lii.,t sight, .,!.,! have loved her a! ways. I adopted, educated her, and brought her up as my own. I have the clothes she won; when she was found, hut they furnish no clue tn h-r paren tage, hut on her arm, thispcd firmly above the elbow, was a bracelet ; it fits her slen der wrist now; you see she wears jt in the portrait ; ii pun it is n single word tho old lishertiian took it to he her name, and in ealled her; we never changed it,. 'Avis was the word, and 'Avis' she is called" A cry from Mrs. Hrey interrupted her; she sank iimiii her knees before the pic ture with outstretched arms. "Avis !" she cried. "My child it is my child! Fourteen years ago the cruel s u washed her and her father my arms. The waves restored him d ad, but she was seen no more. Where Is she oh, where is she? And the clothes she wore ?" She sunk back in Hoy's supporting arms speechless, almost insensible. Mis. Livingsto'ie hastened from the room, but returned immediately with the little garments. Weeping with lovo and joy, the long bereaved mother idcntind them all. " messed be tho merciful Heaven that has kept her sufcly, and restored her to ine slier all these years. And you, my friend," turning to Mrs. Livingstoue, "how shall I thank you for your love au 1 care? Oli, bring her to me. Let mo clasp her once inoro in uiy arms. Why Jo you hesitate ? I urn strong enough, joy docs not kill. What is it ?" she con tinued wildly, gaung with growing fear upon the pale averted faces ol mother and son. "Has harm net alien my child r Have I found her ouly to lose her? Avis, uiy daughter 1 W hero is she? Hose Brandon rushed to her side. "Be calm," she cried. "Avis is safe ami well. No harm has come to her. Listen to me, I c.iri tell you where to Bud her." "You !" it was Roy who spoke. "You know Avis?" "I know her well, but I havo never known, until this moment, of her connec tion with this family. - Why have you kept your loss and grief a secret, Hoy ? I could have helped you, hud I known your troubles, long ago." "It is nearly a year since she eaiue to us, in-answer to an advertisement for a hhmc governess for little Ida. Mother was siek when first she called i,iid consequently I received her. She was so beautiful and innocent and yet so sad nml friendless, that my whole heart went out to her from the first. She told me the simple story of her ndoptlou here ami of Hoys love and hers, but without mentioning a single name, so that I never thought of you. She had left, she said, in order that he might forget her. She gave me as a ref erence her own former music teacher, who, while answering for Avis in every way, declined to toll anything that the girl had loft concealed. So she came to us mid has dwelt with us ever since, quiet and sad, poor child, but safe and kindly cared for. I left her at home with Ida and mother when I came away. She is there now." Hoy Livingstone caught her hands in his and pressed them to his lips. "Hod bless you, Hose!" he hoarse with emotion. "You have me back happiness and love. Mrs. I will bring your daughter to you. by the train that leaves in ball' an cried, given (irey, I go hour before nightfall you shall fold her in your arms. Adieu, all I and ho was gone. 4c The dusky gray of an autumn twilight filled the lonely school-room that after noon, but occasionally flashes of light from a small but cheerful fire fell on the slender girlish figure that sat before it in a low arm-chair, her soft palo cheeks su ported by one little hand, her eyes fixed on the glowing coals. A world of longing' lovo and fond re gret was in those great dark eyes, that saw not what they gazed upon, but were look ing far away into tli - past. Thinking of Hoy always thinking of Hoy. YV here was he I I low hired lie ; Had he forgotten Avis ! Alas ! poor Avis could not forget ! Hark ! what was that? A fool step in the hall outside the door. Nothing in that tn make the eyes so bright ami the pale cheek flush to vivid crimson I Ah, but it had sounded liki Hoy's footstep. Hoy's footsteps here what idle dreaming! What siraugt tricks fancy played her oftentimes. She could close her eyes and hide her face in her hands, as now now, partly for shame at her own fond fully and fancy, oh, such things! Fancy- the Lau rels her happy home once more; and Mrs. Livingstone her kind adopted mother ! Fancy Hoy's tender smile and loving look; recall the very words he spoke his earnest tone- his sigh. What was that? That was not fancy, surely ? She sat quite slill her face slill covered by her hands and lisUuied; a sigh had sounded close beside her, breathed like the very echo of her dream; and now a Voice oh, heaven, what voice! whispered her name : "Avis ! Liaik al me, Avis !" She turned, she rose, gazed for one moment in her face as if bewildered; then, with a cry of love nml joy num erable ; "Hoy! uiy beloved !" spuing to the anus, sank on the breast of her true lover. "You have found me I" she cried. "You have found me !" "Never tn love you again, Avis never again !" "And your mother ?" Her great eyes searched his face tim idly, anxiouiiy. "She will welcome you ns I do. We shall part no more. ou will learn, dear, that she never meant to part us. And another waits for you. Oh, come, love, come, to (he heart that aches to welcome you to the arms of your own true mother. Only one mouth later a brilliant bridal party aroused to joy and mirth the slum bering echoes of The Laurels. And who so fair as Avis, the sweet bride, with her troop of lovely bridesmaids, of whom Hose Brandon laughed and blushed, the merry chief? Who so rich, so proud, so happy as Avis now ? Avis, the foundling, found, indeed, at last, and by her own true mother ; Avis, thu lost, restored to all who loved and mourned her; Avis, the joyful bride of the gener ous noble lorcr who, in the days of her poverty and nameless in spite of time, and absence, and silence, and desertion loved her faithfully and truly to the last, SHE KN.IOYS IAVK IS .FAIL. FiwiBfAf I'oughrrpiiie Vcm. Katie Craft, thirty-five years of ago, a resident of Peckskill, lias spent twenty years of her life in jail. She is shapely, Jak-eyed and would be exceedingly comely were it not for a bloat of rum on her face. She has been sent to the county jail or tho Albany penitentiary from each of thu twenty-two towns in Westchester County. While in jail she begs money from the visitors, 1(1 cents at a time, "to get ta with." When her sentence expiri-a sho goes on a spree with her earnings and is again arrested. She is the daughter of Wealthy parents, has a gimd education and has been a very beautiful woman. She says she enjoya jail life. It may k' accepted as a maxim that, to a man of an aesthetic nature no womap crcr looks lovely while in the act of flat tening her nose against the window in oajler to catch a glance ol a dog right. SAVING GUACK IX MONTANA- RAWSON 8 OrLCI! DKTKRM1NKI) TO DOWN ROCKY BAR ON SALVATION IK ITS IN TIIK PINS. From (he 8t. I'aul Herald The other dayli St. Paul minister an swered a ring ut his door-bell uud louml there a brawny frontiersman, a buckskin suit and a whit,) Mexiaau sombrero. He was invited into tho study an I after seal ing himself said: ' Pardner, I'm tryin' to case up a sky pilot to ladle out the savin' grace to the boys in H iwson' Gulch, Moututiny. The barkeeper down to the Merchants' Hotel to me you slung about the heftiest jaw in the holy lino in St. Paul, an' I thaught I'd drop in an' size you up." "If I understand you, sir, you desire to secure a pastor for your church out there, "That's our little game exactly, pard, uud tin boys coii'l ilootcd me an cx-viuivo eouimittei'.to come in 'varan' run down one. We want the best heavenly mouth piece in I lie country, an' we've got thu dust to put up fur 'im." "Who was your last pastor?" asked the minister. "Never had one. You see, the boys out thar never stood in much on the religious racket, but we're agoin' tn bank big on savin' grace in the future an' play er clear up to the limit. (Had tidin's o' great joy 's the winuin' card at Hawson's from now henceforth an' forevermore, pardner, an' don't yon forgit it !" "Vou say you never had a minister? What, then, has caused this sudden awak ening this new desire for light?" "I'll tell you, pard; it's just like this. Thar'sabig rivalry atween Hawson' Gulch au' Hocky bar, about five miles furiler up the creek. The two camps hev bin fight in' fur the lead fur a year, an' we've id lers downed 'cm on every p'int. Las' week one o' the boys went up thar' an' cum back an' reporscd thu! the Hocky fellers had a preacher an' that salvation were a ruuniu' loose in the camp an' amazin' grate war growin' on the bushes. He said he heard the holy bloke preach i I'y 'imself nn' that he dished up tho liviu' word like a ten times winner. Wal, that sort o' paralyzed us, so ta speak, an' wo called a meetiu' to see what war' to bo done. At fust it war' perposed tu go up thar of a Sunday an' clean out the con- grcgatien an' hang the preacher, but wo wan t quite sure of the tightin abilities o the meek an' lowly wsrsyippcrs up thar an' nn mt get licked, so it war finally deci ded to tree a (nispel sharp ah' that's what I'm yar fur uow. The hoys'll treat yon white, pardner, an' if you kin do up the Hockj Bar capper in the heavenly gamle an' put it all over 'im a sotiudin' the glad tidin s ycr fortunes made. I like th cut o' ycr jib, pard, an' I b'lieve you'd shout salvation at us in a way that'll make the Hocky Bar galoots pow'ful wca ty. "What denomination is in the majority out there; '.'None at all. You kin play ycr curds ler suit yersell an come at us jest us you think the hand orter be played. But say, pard, I reckan I wouldn't ever give tue ooys a Jiaptist lay out to play ii to." "Why not?" "i al, ycr see; we aim inoeli stuck on water out thar only from a business pint o view. Waters all good euotigli an mighty valuable fur washiu' out dust, but aside from that taint much account. Still if that's yet lav, purdner. come right along. We'll turns uu' keep you bapti ziu' half the time, jest tn down them Hoc ky fellers. I liars a gang o twenty Chinamen workin' a placer claim below us, an we kin run tliem up an let vou souse the hull mab two or three times week, if it'll make the Hocky crowd think the good work's a nioxiu right along." The minister was forced to decline the call, and I he old man said as rose to go: "All rii:ht, pardner; no harm done. I'll keep till the hunt till I tree my man We'll down Hocky Bar on salvation if it's in the puis. IiihhI iley, sir. au ll you ever come out our way slop nit an give us a little wad o' off hand redeemiu' grace an we II treat you square. ( IiihhI bye." (iood day." "OUT OF TIIK CUIUIKNT." "He fists enough that has a bad meal.' "Time marks his lines of travel in wrinkles." "Contempt should be the best conceal' cd of our sentiments." What loneliness is more lonely than distrust: Everybody drags its shadow, and every mind Us doubt. Languages begin by being a music, and end by Is'ing an algebra. Ho who think' himself good for every thing hi often good for nothing. The more honesty a man has, the less he affects the air of a saint. )oiibt springs from the mind; faith is the daughter ot the soul. The ends have a curse for him who willingly tells another the wrong. Tho world is a book, the lauguago of whiuh is unintelligible to many people. "Travel Improves superior wines and spoils the poor; it is the same with the brum. Men would not live long in society if thev were not the dupes ol each other. Manners are the hypocrisies of nations; the byjHKTisies are more or less perleet ed. It is with happiness as with watches the leas complicated, tho less easily de ranged. "Hivals who blow out each other's brains for the eyes of a coquette, prove that they have none. In condemning the vanity of women men complain of the fire they themselves have kindled. "The pious man and the atheist always talk of religion: the one of what he loves and the other of what he fears. "The world is apt to coo in your ear like a dove when you urn rich, but if you happen to be poor it kicks like a mule, It ia easy to make sacrifice for those we love, but it U a noble victory to pver ome self tor the sake of our enemies. A GOL.1IK.S TUU Til. Tho Boston Tiuimcriil, a dear old paper, that, we r igr-t 1 1 say wj receive n-ver often t th in stuii-.i.v isioiiilly, fre qilently coin.fs out willi soul a,ii.ult.ll 1 information that tills us with joy, an i makes us wish t sell our brown-stone fronts an I mise. llan sun ten in-iit-h.iusej. nd in iv,) rijit out in the c. niniiy, foi the purp'M) of s 'trio ; , vii so I Ii 1-011011 - the lir uh r ol lb g il l u-r i I an 1 th i goo i Uitured lunle. Th 7V.i,hci'o, in a little rt iulo untitled 'ihws In Orchards," re marks: "It is said tl larger crop of apples is raised when a hive of bees is stationed in the orchard." orriwt, Benvolio, correct thou art, thou unseemly ciitilf And the crop of apples would bo larger still if the bees were yellow.jai kets, with sabn-s sufficient ly Ion.; and sharp to sting the small boy through the hat or Ixsits. Il.s-s are very good to make the apple-crop large, inde pendent ol tli i Irnuvrijit reasons, which include a lot ol allusions to "pollen, "pi tils," ' hvhrlds" and other things used around an orchard. But yellow-jackets are IsMter still, niid a lrnod Siberian blood liouml ncats even tne yeliow-jacKcts. lle- cause tho bloodhound is everywhere at once, ami gels in his work without provo cation, and that makes the apple-crop large ami the small boy crop small. The same paiier givos a long-winded account of a French method of preserving grapes. e can give a better method in a few words: Hang plenty of fish-hooks on the arbor. ELIXTIONKKIIIXG. 'Madam, may I kiss the.se beautiful children?" inquired Uncle Dick Ogleshy, as h i leaned over the trout irate. "Certainly, sir; there is no possible oh. jection. ' I hey are lovely darhntrs, said I nele lick, after he had finished the eleventh. 'I have seldom seen more beautiful babies re they all yours, inarm?" The lady blushed deeply. "Of course they are the sweet little treasures, from whom else, warm could they have inherited these limpid eyes, these rosy checks, these profuse curls, these comely figures, uud these musical voices! The lady continued blushing. " By the way, marui," said I'ncle Pick, may I bother you to tell your estimable husband, that Hicham J. Ogleshy, Repub lican eundidato tor (rovcrnor, called ujxin him tins evening; "Alas, gisid sir," quoth the lady, "I have no husband." "But these children, madam you sure ly are not a widow?" "1 feared you were mistaken, sir, when you lirst came up. These are not my children, ibis is an orphan asylum. t'Hciyo iVim. TIIK ItKWAKII OtF I'OLITE. X KSS. Will you be kind enough, sir tu hold ibis ram for me while I open this gate? It is lastcned on the inside, and 1 must climb over." This modest request was made yester lav by a man was standing at a gate on a lonely road running out ot New Drot Staten Island, and it was addressed to a stalwart sailor who had just come up The only other living object visible on the long, straight road was the large black ram whose massive crooked horns were being held by the man as the two stood quite still in I rout ot the gate. "Why, sartuinly, shipmate," said the oliliu'lii'' tar, us be sciz.il the big horns unl relieved the first holder. The latter climbed quickly over the gate. "I thank you very much, he said pohtclv, when he got to the other side, l on will be surprised to hear that l never saw that rain helore to-day. Ihu brute attacked me ul unit half an hour ago, and we have been tussling together ever since, s long as you stand before him holding his horns firmly, he can t hurt you much (iiHid by. 1 hope you will be as lucky in getting away from him as 1 have been I he New Drop man, when he told this story lust night, neglected to repeat the sailors reply, tie did not know what became ot him. A. J. Sm. OX PICKET. Tu tho trve soldier picket duty was positive pleasure. Tho knowledgethat in his hands rested the safety of the army made the most thoughtless grave. Slowly oueing his beat the sentry listened toevery sound, watched every movement. As scamperiu squirrel among the dead leaves a twittering bird in the bniuches over his head, the robin hopping over the grass all were uotieed in sih-nco; but let a move ment occur in the opiHsung line, and every musket was iustuntlvciK'kcd, while waning words ran rapidly along the chain ol posts A chance shut by some excited sentinel gaining nn anj-y rt""vv thr wh"l line would soon be ulilaae. Bullets whistled through the tree as thh musketry grow in strength, and considerable ammunition would he wasted before orders came to stop firing. When the advance beg an, and the pickets received instructions to move for ward and engage the enemy, every man ran to the line and work opened merrily, Night duly was naturally the most trying, foa then there was the danger of surprise1 hut when the Soldier was relieved he rolled rhiiusclf in his blanket and slept calmly. knowing that his comrades Were watching over himin their turn. The Ontlirjf fur OctuUr. A man was tried in Dublin for poly gamy, lie was ttosacHsor ot live wives, Thu verdict was "insane with regard to his matrimonial engagements, end he was consigned to an asylum. Ken Kutler recently attended a picnic in Pennsylvania and made himself sick eating pie. Jn spit of tho talk lion demagogury, we do believe ho is one of the people alter all. "Yes, 1 rcmemlicr the first quarrel I had with my wife," said an old bald-head to one os-his cronies. "It was twenty-five years ago, It war to decide who was to be the boss, and thu question isn't settled yet." ADVERTISEMENTS tou ii twi trmu. FR0,MTHES0N:r.. " O'cs.'Imw.' My Uiuor rNiJaaal (linear, Vt 1U Uaa besu a grimi euitrr from Swruf u J. anil the incluaoJ lotur wul U jraa akat a iuaxuUUi WIimI Ayers Sarsaparilla I kai had la till eaM. 1 think kla blood matt tutu aouuload tho buiaoi for at taut tal yours i but It 414 uot show, aioepl iu Iba (oral of a aarof ultiua aoro Ob Uia wrtlt, aattl about ' tr yean ago. From a low ipou hHi api paarad at that Umo, It gradually sproad a to eoTtr li ariilre body, I antra to bo was Itrrlbly amioMst, ami sa Objoot of pity, vbasj be began using your uiedlolua. Hoar, tboto ar law roan of his ago who enjoy ae good aeallb aa ba baa. I soukt oaoity oaeao allf foooul who would toellty to lao laata la bla oaoo. Tours truly, V. kt auULLTtV FROM THE FATHER! a daiy for mo to ttaU to yoa tho bosMtl I bars oorvrtd from tb ato A Ayer's Sarsaparilla. ; Cli avatitha ago 1 m eocapietely aovaro wlisj a tarrtala humor aad aarafaloM aorao, T0 bomnr oauiad aa loeaoaaBt sad taoatanblS) Iteutng, and tba akla onokod at aa a aaaM . tba blood to tow la many fbuot wbatwrer I moTod. My iiiffertiigs wart groat, sad Wf Ufa a tardea. I omnonoed Use too ol tfeo SaaiiraaiLL la April hut, tad bar aa4 it regularly (Ine tbat Hit. Mr Ooadltlaa btfu to improT at on. Tbo tons bar all btalod, and 1 foal perlKtly wall la trory rtipeot being now aula to do a good day's worlc.aUuouthTlyearaof ago. JUaiaaiur what haa wrought such a aura la my aaae, aad I f II Ihem.aa 1 bare ben bled to tan to. Avail's lAStAPjaiiAA. Wortr, Vt 0b UeUtt. Toura gratefully, lluux rattUM," I ATIB'I l4MlFitLlA tarts STfuUa ad all Rcrofuloaa Complaints, Erralf las, Enema, lUafWotm. ' Blllrbtte orea, Bolla, Ttaaors, tad ErapUoa at? tho Bkla. It tloan tbo blood ot all litta. litiu, aid digestion, ttlmulatat tut atttoa tf tbo bowtla, and tbat nttotts fttaUt aa4 Strtnthtnt tbo wool trattab rniriaiD Dr. J.C. Ayer A Co., Lewtlf, MiM old by all Dragg taU; II, all tottlee fa H. Bum SjoiE IN THE BOTTOM. I haro now In atoro and ana raeotvlu altioat dally tba following goods; Hardware, Tlnwarr, Crockery ware, Store pan Vt'iaslrii warr, Flour, Baron, l.anl. Heat, TolMfco.Ciitare, Aseorled Kuane, Sugar, t'orTee, Fish, Pure aprdo vrnrrar, Keroeeiif, Hominy, Kkt, Pried Applw. I make a ipeclalty of CONFF.CTIONKUIES. Kivneh ram lira, 1'Uiu t urn Hi, iUIniIW, IrtttlW, Oraiiicoi, U'luum, l'rcm 'hiNM, (aimed (JimmR ( iuiM IsWf, 'iinuit lUni, aWiMinet, . Ku7 CtkM, Moda and Bull ('laU'kcri,, Utrnn .ud I'ftrnuita, II. C. 8PIKR9, weldoa, M. C orl IS ly R Ml llTsTl Mill!. I haw esUUUuvd a REAL ESTATK AUKMCT I tketowuo WELDON, N. 0. I bar TUN bouattla Wtidoa FOR SALE Oil RENT. About balf of tbaia storea, otbnt dsrelllaaw. I abw hart about aMMMt AC MUM OF LA Bat IN HALIFAX COU1IT T FOR I Ami ..'-ll t .M ror rtirtbor porwrolare, a art at warning a) bajw rent ran apply to at in pestoa tr by letter. ' " I am now taking up all land pttwti wttk b a1 and advtrtialng the same at ay awn layette, aa leaa a sale a matjt and tbau I ebtaaa ooauanauoM. For ay ataneing aa a geitlemeai and mot) worthy to be bruited, 1 11 by tefmtMsKs to B. Smith, Scotland Neck : Dr. 1. A. Ctulns, lailH W. A. Daniel, Waldoa, T. W. liana. UMMtm, on i tr a. p. antTM W- W- HALL, FIRE INSUXAXCE AGOTT, Can bt found in th Boaaokt Kiwi WKLD0K, K. It RKPRESZSTS New Tork Underwrite, ofMwW Tttfe , Wostera, adJaaoatl, ttgdnll North Carolina noma, ' ' tf Rtlturb, I.G. will plate rials la any ctbef food safij low ttf ratom. , .
Roanoke News (Weldon, N.C.)
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