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1 S! "i p jlf, 1 iij a i liA-LL & SLEDGE, I'1!U'i;iktii;s. .A. NEWSPAPER FOR THE IPEC3PILE. WKLDON, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 30, ISSo. VOL. XIV. NO. 20s A 1 1 I-UITISKM KNTS. It 1 llavcju-l I. e. iv. i :i till.' of'cu II i lii 'S 1'lllils, Cak. s. Mills, han.tlias.nl'allge.'l, apples Icluolls, lai-.ins. AI.SU CANS III) ; I s. .Iii-t received .; new l.-t of eatin. d gnuds su.haslloef, (ai- lvr;i, Tongue, Turkey. 1 1 -i i ii . SanliitosSalnii ii, Peaches. Tomatoes Corn. IV.is, Xi'. GROCERIES. i every week :i fresh " 1M ".V Sllgae Cured Hams and Should. rs. Hl'cakl'ast Si rip.., liiill.r, Lard, Sugar, Coll'.v. ' l'l,.nr, Cheese, Crackers, Ami everything else that may hcg,ii"ra!K found iii a tirst-class family urnn ry store, .IA.MKSW. 'I'lKIU'H. j 'ii 1 ly W. l.lou. X. ('. E30HEY HADE! $ Art. A.u"S3UTHriN BIVOUAC," C, F. Avery & Suns, Louiovlllo, Ky, TIIKXKWHHTIIKUN MAiiAZIM' 'u.' i-tit-iiiH ill iN ilutl il li l r.iTj. k .nn." ii..t.tl.l. iilln-ll ' I (-il-IT M. 1'. I... ll-l.. i I'l. 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V r vHVi.li'sf;1 20 Tor Cent ''W'S!SWJ;:ic,1 !AV viii: Ol ' ii:r mi:. I.I'OII. Mrl -l.ll . :.. I .lu l nil II,. I I . U ,tli TIIK OLD MAN. I r-li ill nt ) !'i r.'i t tin t'liiuim'iuviii. nt )l" tin' triiiii. hiiict. r.Tinii:ili(iti. I was ;t il ;il llic liitii', Miiim i.'h tars tifac ( )nv Iti'im- li;nl t ry minl'i-fl, ami mv kiiul pai' iit- iiUinl i!n, ihrir uiily dtilil. WilK Wll.s ..I'h ll n (hi' liiM,. ;mil ,ntll my l.iili' i' airi iin. t!n r avi it tu mo ir..ni tli'. ln.it .in (it'ilh-ir iit iriiiii ' ula-s. Uu Siiii lav, at our climvli, n tarllin 'itiuiriiiii'.'ijK-iil was ina'lo ttt imr iH-tiiik'. 1 ii. -w iiui'iiii;.; ..f 11- iuini..rL 1-m ih -it limcli wlii- 'i in.' atiicii;.; tin: lni'ii. Tli.' p:i-t "f H-inl that mi tin.' n.-xt cVi'iim tluiv I'l In a iii' i tin- airl an alilii-i un evils nt' iiil.'Mj.i laiii'i ami tli u-l ul' iIcuIiHiu? li'pim-s. IL; I'xiiiv-M'tl liiiu 11' itmraiit nf ho iik . thi ttiiT t-milil 1 ttty ultat ci.tir.-o it wouiil bt- bi t tu 'iir-iii- in tin1 inatti r. Tin- siil.jirl nfllif tin'i'lin canu! up at II la-ii. at!, f st'i-V!-., aii'l I fpl-.-tl"hnl in v laili. i' alin.it it uitli all tint em-inn. mnMiiev h' a iliil'l. The whUpi-i- ami T'l.- u!n. Ii hail Iii'i ii lr'i'u-il in in ai'inir. ili-tlu'.l (lie wlinlf alVaif in ;ival iiijliiy tu nif, ami 1 was all ranirstiit tu Irani uf'tlii' shaiii tliiti''. Mv Hitln r n ly said it was a silioinu to unite tlii- (Ttinili ami Stall. I'Ik nilit cann ami i:ruups nf p.-oplt' athtrjil mi tlif tavern flrpn, ami I lu'anl i- j-rt ami lauj;It, ami taw tlrunken men line ri'rlin out of the lur-room. 1 r-r.1 my i'atlt. r tn I t in.' ;". tut lift at r-l t'T-i-! 1. I;iiia!iv. lliinkiii; it wmt!! i an inn n-i'ttt ;;r.iiilii'.ilioit of my ciiii- ily, Ii.' put mi Ins !ia! ;tti l wn pa Jscil tlir r. ii t. tin- I'liun li. I well itiin ml', r n'V the people app areil a- tiny eauie in. tuiirj, In whiiLt wh it kin 1 of an ex - ii lil It V,':t-i In enllli !l. l! till' l''il'l. r wa- lie tavrrn k-"p r aiel ar.atn I liiiu imiith. i' of fri. niU l' ir an h iiir tin' ihi o:' tli.' iilaee eniit'ntiii' 1 f emm in til! tlii'ie w:ii a fair it'iii-i lull. All w. n ly wai' liiii.1. tin- tl"ir an.l appar ntly watnli'i mil; uli.it wmiM appear next. Hi.' nir-.'ii t.ii.' in ami t"ik hi- .-rat 1 fin- pil'.ti in tin irallery. as if ilmiht til of lhf ni-njii' lv ul' heiii'j- in the rhutvli a:i. I'wit nn u linaliy eann- in am went fur ward tn the tiltar ami tn;ik their eat!. Ail wi re lixnl u pun tlu m. ami a eiiria! tilIm- pr -vatl '.I tlir.'tilt 'tit the eiiun h. The ni' n wi re unlike in appearance, om f lnn-l , thirk s. l in hi- biiiM, ami the other ill an-l Wi II t"rni i. Tie yuuner had he marnu r ami ii -s ni' a eli yuian, a lull, ttitni l faee. and a niiirt, und natiin il Ii Iti-mvly liiiik. d aiothtfl tipMii his amlieiiee. Uut my elii!di.-h intere-l w.tt in lite tiht man. His hruad, ileen hrt, an unusual height, looked uiantdikr in he fti'i'de up ihe aide. His hair w.r nhile; his l.r-.w de.'t.ly fnrr iWed, an t ilieimi hit hainbume nioitth w. ie iiinv; ul a!ui and louihiiej; Ki-lms. His eyt.- wuv hlark and reftles-. his lips wereeuiii pi.v I, and a eriiti'uii llti-li went an. I came over his palo vhet k, and theiv wa de sear ju-t alioVi his lijht eye. The younger man ,-takd the uhji't t ol' the iiiei'tiiiv:. and a.-ked il' there was n d lyyman prtscnl tu say a prayer. Our pastor kept his se.it. and the rpeaker liiiu .ielf made a .-hurt aihlress, at the. (.'onchi ion railing upuii auyuiiv tu make remarks. The paster ar.iso tVuin the gallery, and at taeked the portion of the speakei, niu; the iitunun nts I have nl'teu heard pince, d ei'iielml. il Ly di in-uui iiiu llm-e en Ued 111 tile niiAYtiii-nt -s llledd)e-llle fanatic, who wished to break up the time In. tinted usages of gun J Hoeiuty and injure the business of respectable lin n. .U the conclusion of Ids remarks the tavern-keeper and his Irietids got up a cheer, and the current of feeling wai- ninst the strangers mid their plan. While the pastor was npeitkiiig, the old man leaned forward and fixed his dark upon him as if to rat ti every word. As the pastor took Ins seat Hie old man old ariwo, his tall form towering ahove hi fellows and his cheit heaving n h breittiiett through hift thin, dilated Uos tnls. to rue. at that time, I hero wii something nwc-ittspiring in (he appear of the old man us ho stood, his full, dark eye upon the audience, his teeth shut hard, and a silence like that of death throughout the church. He bent hi giuv upon the lavcm-keeper, and that peculiar eve lingered and kindled a too nient. The brow flu.died, ami beneath his heavy brows his eyes glittered ami glowed like a serpent's. The tavern keeper quailed before that nenrcbin glance, nnd I felt a relief when the uh man withdrew bis guzo. For a moment ho seemed lost in thought, and flicn, in a low, tremulous tono he commenced. There was a depth In that voice; a thrilling fiwooluciw anil pathos which riveted every Ill In all in tin; eliun h b. fote lln lir-t period had be. ti mumled. .My failn r's atten tion had become fixed upon the speaker with an int.resl I had m ver bell. re seen him exhibit. I can but briefly remember the Mih-titiiH' i.f what (he old mail said, tli-iii-h the scene in si ill vivid before me. Hi- sp'.ke after thU fashion; 'My fii' irk I am a stranger in ymtr villa", but I tru-t I may call ym my I'lii ud.-. A new 'tar has ariv-n, and there i- h-'pe in (he dark ni-ht that liiings like pall offdouin over our country," Willi a thrilling voice the speaker coiilitiued : "t Miod, tin, u vholuuk. tl with compiis :ioii tipmi the most erring nf earth's frail ' l.il'b' u, I thank (heo a bra, u s ipi tit hi- bt-ii lil'tid up. upon whiiha drunk ard may look and be healed; that a bea c ui has bur-t oiil of the darkite-is th.it sur ruiiuds him. which .-ball give ti tin back to huti .r ami hoaveii the brui-td and weary waitdi V Y. It is strange what power there is in -nine Vuices. The speaker's Voice was low ami measured, but u tear trembled in every tone, and before I knew why, ;i tear Ir.'i ju d on my haml, followed by olh'T- iike rain-drops. Tie old man bru-hrd hi- es nnd continued : 'M U atid Chii-lians, you have ju-t .ii 1 1 hat I am a i'analic. I am tint, :h tiud knows my own heart, and with tears in mv ces I have journeyed over a dark nnd beacntiiess ocean, and all of life's bliJilcst Imp. have b. en wrecked. I wiihoiit friends, kindred or home ! I was not mi once. No one could .-(and the touching pathos of the old man. I noticed tears in my father's eyes and lio longer felt ashamed of my own'. "No, my friends, L was nut so once. Away uver tli dark waves which have wrecked my hopes, there is a blessed light of happiness and love. 1 reach again con vulsively for the shrines of the household idols that once were mine, now initio no more." The, old man seemed to look away thro' vacancy upon some bright vision, his lips apart and hU linu'-T extended. I invol untarily turned in the direction where it minted, dreading to see some shadow in voked by its magic. M once bad a mother; with her old heart crushed with Borrow, bhn went down tu the grave. I once had a wife as fair an ;'n i I a ever smiled in an earthly home Her eyes Were as mild as a summer's sky and her heart as faithful and true as ever guarded a husband's love. Her blue eyes grew dim as the floods of sorrow washed away the brihl iiess, ami the loving heart was wrung until it was broken. 1 once b id a imbl '. beauliiul boy, but he was driven out from the ruins nf his home, ami my old hcait yr irns to know if he i yet living. 1 oiue had a babe, a sweet, tender blossom, but these hands dest toyed it, and it livelh with the Om win. loveth children. Ho not he starllrd friends. I am not a murderer in the common accep tance of the term. Vet there is light in my evening .-ky. A .-iiit-niuther re joices over (In return of her prodigal nil. The wife smiles on him who turns i.i k to virtue and honor. The angel hild UMts lite at night-fall, and I feel the hallowed touch of a tiny pi! in upon my cheek. My boy, if he yet lives, would forgive the sorrowing old man for the tn atni- nt wltieh sent him nut in the world, and the blow which maimed him God lurgive lnc the ruin uliii h 1 h ive brought on me and mine." lb' again wiped a tear iVutu his eyes, My father watched him with a strange Uit-ieity, and a counteii.itice unu. 'i.i'iy pale and excited by some M rang" emotion. Hut the old man went on : "I was omv a lunatic, and madly fol lowed the malL'ii light which hd me to ruin. irns a fanatic when I saerilieed children, hap in-'ss and Imine to th-' a cursed demon of the bowl. I once adercd the gentle being whom I so deeply wtongeil. 1 was n drunkard; from iv-pectability and influence. I plunged into degradation and poverty. I dragged m family down with inc. I'Vr yens I saw In r t he. !; gro-.v pale and lu r si weary. 1 left lu r alone amid the wreck of her h-'tne idols and riolt d at the lavern. She never complained, yet she and her children iift- r w. nt hunirty. One New Vear's nielli 1 returned late to the hut whore chaiily had given us a roof. She was still up, shivering over the coals. I demanded food, fmt Hie hur-t into tear and (old in.' there was none I li.-recly told Iit to go and get some. She tarm d h-T eyes upi.n nn the tear.-. LVt loll'.u,. down In r j.ile checks; at this iiioiiieut the ' ehiltt in the cradle awoke and si t up a famished wail. Maitiiivj the desiairiug uii'iher like a serpent's sting. "Wo have no food, dames I have had none for iwo days. I have nothing for the lull.'. My once kind hu-hiind must we starve? That sad, pleading face, and those, streaming e s, and the leehle wail nf the child mad deiied me, and I yes. f sh uck her a fierce blow in (lie face, and sin- fell fur ward on the hearth. The furies of hell boiled in my hom, and with deep inleii fcity, t felt I had coiumitlcd a wrong. 1 had never struck Mary befor but now some terrible impulse bore me on, and I Rtoopcd down, ns well an f could in my drunken slate, and clinched both hands in her hair, ' liod of mercy !'' exclaimed my wife, as die Irjok d up in my fietidi h countenance, you will not kill us, you will not harm "Willie ?" Ah she sprang to Ihe cradle to grab him in her einbramce. I caught her again by the hair and drag gcd Imr to (he door, and as I lifted (he latch Ihe wind burst in with a clmid of -now. With a wild laugh I closed the door and turned the button, lu r pleading moan hindm.; with the blast and thirsharp cry of her baby. Hut my work was not oomplele. I turned lo the Hiilc bed where lay my cldi st son, ami snatched him from bin slumbers, and agaiiHt I.U hall'-awak-eiictl si niggles "pined tin door and tbn-w him out. In agony of fear he called im by a name I was not lit to bear, ami locked his little h'lucis in my side tiucl.el. I could not wrench the f retried grasp away, and wilh the coolicss ufa devil, as 1 1 was, 1 .-hut the door upon his arm, and wilh my knife severed l ho wri-t." The speaker ceased a moment and bur ied his face in his hands as if to shut out s..me fearful dream, and his deep chest heaved like a storm-swept sea. My father had risen from his seat and was leaning forward, his countenance bloodless, and (he lar.c drops standing nut upon hi brow. Chills crept back to my heart, anil I wished I was at home. The old man looked up; 1 have never since beheld such mortal agony pictured upon a human face. He continued : "It was morning when t woke, and the .-term had ceased, and the cold was inteii.-e. I lirst. secured a drink of water, and then I looked in the accustomed place fi.r Mary. As I missed Imr, for the first time a shad owy he iio id' some horrible night-maii; h -gau to dawn upon my wandering mind. 1 thought I had dreamed a fearful dream, but involuntarily opened tho outside dour with a shuddering dread. As the door opened the snow burst in, folio wi d by a fall of something across the threshold, scattering the cold snow and striking tin1 floor with :t hard, sharp sound. My blood shut like red hut arrows ihrotigdi my veins, and I rubbed my eyes to keej out the sight, ft was it oh ! find how horrible ! it was my own injured Mary and her babe, Irojsen to ice! Tin ever true mother had howed In rsclt over the child to shield it, had wrapped all her own clothes around il. le.mng her person stark mid bare. She had placed her hair over the face of the child and ihe sleet had I'r.i' U it to her whihi check. Tin frost was white in its half-opt u eyes, and upon its liny fingers. I know not what be came of my brave boy.'' Again l.ht! old man bowed his. head and wept, and all that were in the house wvpl wilh him. In tones of low. heart-broken pathos, the old man concluded: ' I was arrested, ami lor long uiuiill raved in delirium. I awoke; was sei teheed to prison lor (en year-, but no toi turcs could equal those in toy own bosom O, (ud, no ! 1 am lint a fanatic; I wi-h to injure no one. Hut while 1 live, h t strive lo warn others not to cni r a pat! which has been so dark and and fearful to inc." The old man sat duwn. but a spell a deep and strange as that wrought by sum wi.. ml s breath rested upon the au licUc. Ii.ari.- coital Have ueeU neurit in llmr healing. The old man then asked the people to sign the pledge. My father leaped from Ins seat and snatched at it eagerly. 1 had followed 1 1 1 tu as he hesitated a nient with his pen tn the ink. A tear fell from the old man's eyes upon the paper. "Sign it ! I would write my name in, no" linn s in blood, il it it would bring back my loved urns !" My fatlu r wrote his name Mortimer llud-on. The t,ld man looked, wiped his tearful eyes, and looked again, hi eniinHianee alternately flushed wilh red and death-like p.ilellcs-'. "It is im. it can tint be; yet how strange," muttered the old man. "Par don ine sir, but this is (he name of my brave boy."' My father trembled and In Id up hi left aim, from which the hand had been seven d. They lticlo d for a moment in each other's eyes, hoih reeled and ex claimed : "My own injured boy !" "My father !' They fell upon each ather. till it cecmed tin ir souls would glow and mingle into Tlu re was weeping in that church and I turned bewildered upon the streaming -yes around me. "hd nt (hank tied tor till this CTeat blessing, which has gladden my guilt bur dem d soul." exdaiun d the old limn, and kneeling down, he p..iircd mil his heart ill one of the inosl nu lling litavcis 1 ever heard. The s dl was bioktii. and all eagerly signed the pledge, slowly going tu their homes a- if loth In leave ihe pi. The oh man is ihad, but l he lesson he taught (he cbildn n on his kace, as the evening sun went down without a cloud, will never be forgotten. His fanaticism Inn lost none of its fire in my manhood's heart. SrhrtrJ. Foi; Mctalie cases and wwh! roflin of 1 sites st yhf and prices apply to K. A t'tilhrcll who will sell them on best terms. Orders hy letter or telegraph promptly lil lul. sm; was a ;ooi wir "She was a - go A good wife. Hod hi words weie spoken in over a coiViii lid. The fid wife to me. ie,s her!" Th.,. i trembling accents 1 woman asleep (here had borne the Imal and burdni of life's long day, and im one bad ever heard her iiiiinner. her hand was quick to reach oiil in a helping -.'ni-p to iho-. wlm fell by the way side; ami her feet Were suift oil errands of iiicrcy; the heart of her hus band had (rusted in her; be had left hd' to long hours of solitude, while he amused himself in Hccm s in which .-he had im part. AVhen boon companions desettnl hint, wlu n fickle alb-clion wlli-hly di part ed, uheti plca-iirc palled, he went heme nnd found her Mailing for him. 'r.niit' IV. iii y..iir ..ti;;, Inm; n v I !,', ( in HIV .en ... I.I.Mk in.l ritli;ii, l i !. .il 1. 1 Mr ! l;.!.T ilt'-i I-. villi.'. Ami I -liMl I.- M.-i ni. a':li." I'hat had been her loving sung always on In r li.is or in her heart. Children had leen burn to them. Sin had reared tlmm hnost auiie-they Weje gone! Her hand iad led them to (he uttermost edge of the luonnttg that has im tmoii. 1 lou site had ouifurtcd him. and sent him out sirote; iml whole-hearted while she sta)cd at home and cried. What can a Woman do but ct y- -and tru-t '.' Well, she is al iv-t now. bill iic couki imLihc until he had ; promised to "bear up," m.t tu fret, but 1 remember how happy tiny had been. TlmyY Yes, it is even so. Wr she was blest in giving, and he In rivciwtig. Ii was an equal partiM-hip alLr ail ! - Sli' was a good wife- -lo- me." ( h I man I man ! hy not have told her so when her ears were not dulled by death ? Why wail tu say these words over a eeilin wherein lies a wasted, weary, "lay haired woman, whose eyes have so long held that pathetic story of Iih nnd suuVring and patient yearning which so many women's yes reveal lo lho.se who read. Why nil have made tho wilderness in her heart flossuni like the ruse with the prodigality of your love I Now you would give worlds -were (hey yoiits to give to see the tears of joy your words would have once caused, hi jeweling the closed windows of her soul. Tt is (oo iale. - li.e.c i iil-.-li'l lle-nlil- (', f lie -inili.j.T, Ami smi Ii - f"i Mi.- M.nn I i 1 1 j - tn ..I - I'll, I 1-.: ti Tlic liiller li'id, Tli''ic.:ii in1 ..uinH'uHii On ld"-l. Ihin.it l-'nv ,. tiii;y mm: salt. There was rather an amusing incident at tin llblitl Hou-ea day or two ago. Seiialor Sawy r. of Wisconsin, who was a iiti: to New Vork, met Senator's Keck and Harris al (he h"t I, and. after passing the compliments of the day, said : "We!!, geiill 'mcu. how do you like your new ad ministration ?" "Well,'' said Senator lleck, after wait ing in vain to hear from Harris, am tolerably well satisfied. It beats the ad-initii-tration which precetb d it, anyhow. Yes. I am pnlty well satisfied. ' 'So am I. " said Harris, in a way that showed ihat In was about as happy as iteck. who, everybody knows, is not happy at a'h -Well. " s.,1-1 Senator Sawy r, - think I can tell you a stoiy ih it will iilii-lr-ue abtHil how well you are plcasul. Now promise me tiiat if I hit it light (he lii-l time you will nwn up." So tin y promised. 'Well," he said, "thi re were a dozen ft ll.-ws up in our pine limber eoitiitn who ibhed lo.dhi fall to go liiiu ihe hailn I mikh to uuik to- wi'odi and cut legs. Tiny money, and lln ir pl.,n wa; net her, iiicuriiug ju-t as hil .pclie a r -ihle, run llnir logs together, and aftir marketing tlmm in (he spring divide the moii.-y equally. This plan was accepta bly to ail, when it occurred to some one that they should havedcehhd w ho should be cook fur ihe party. It was positively necessary that some one should do the cooking, for they were determined not to hire u cook. So they all fought against th;1 duty. Hut some one must do tt, and so it was decided that they should draw lot-, and the one getting the longest -huitUl he took, but if any 1'dlow com plained of tin: cooking he should lake that duty himself and excuse the first one se lected. So they went into camp and the lir-t duty that the new eouk esKtycd was lo cook a pot of beans. Hy some chance lie got them altogether too salt, so much o that they were entirely unfit to cat. The men were hungry, however, nnd at meal time were promptly on hand for (heir beans. Some of (he inure cautious e"'! tlvMi in . i! tic.:, but one fdl.irt, . was especially hungry and fretful, bolted a whole mouthful, and springing to his feet, i-houled in his disappointment, '-tJreat heavens! how salt these beans are!' Then suddenly recalling their agreement about the fate of the first kicker, sat himsi lf down quickly and re sumed his seal with the remark, "but then I like them salt." There was n roar from the politicians who had gathered around to hear the conversation, and Iteck nnd Harris said quietly: "1 guess you hit right, Saw yer; we nre pleased with the administra tion, hut wolike salt. ludiapolis Jottritul. WosiiKliKri., jet true! Just think of it Kniiisou's Solid Dlaclt, White and Mack anil Silvor Cray culico at ll cents per vard, ii T. L. i jlkv' makim; iii.u .o.ai.oi s. W illiiiiu Illl' ('iiiUi-rt'l' r.l.trr-. lulu III.' ih'll i.l'lhi- I lilu; an.l II. I,s 1. II. M..H-. In ill" limit lii ill.' I llir "'0 (illn r (lay was a l'nii,l', i,f M Iimiii linily Mm 11 1 in. I. im!!"". I I i'-iii Mi. hi. 1, llial 1I1 V Ii "I Ii 1 I a l".v ami ill it tli" wifr ttai mail. W ll' 11 -II" lia'l l.ik, 11 tt w.il. tin lni-liaii'l walki il 1 j 1 ami i..nu ami j.ldWi iMl al v. i y I .. I v ami nvim il In iiiiiriinir llir.als .,1' v.'Ii.mih'.', Cm lli" lin k, MUittur by liiuiwll', iw n n il -liirti il bij;-li.-li'.l n'lanl ..I'll t li.. aliuiit Hilly ynir 1 v l' ni.'.'. I'r.n.'i.lly lli" K..II.I.II atln'ivil up j . , i,y in u.,,t, ami IV. .in v.-i;y villas" lii-r i-artflx ami walli .1 ..vi-r ami li""l almi-1 1," lim- liarii-iin's. I '. . k -k 1 1 1- Sini: Iii liaml ami il ili'Wii In.'iili' liiiu. ami j Siii'j. Tarnt.iwii. Vi.iikrr it 5atln-in th.-lii-uii a ili.'.'iriil 1 1 1 1 1 1 . i'X.l..iiiiti. Ii..w- ymiiij: r,'I,,ii ,,, t li . -- ami liik lln iii t-'Y'T; I ba, k hi t- i'. ii. Tli"' ari' all ln' iainl liave "My liil.-liaml is ti-nil.U jialiais f in.- ; ,..,. i-aliiiu n n llnir my, t h, al Is. I II' ami I want I.. Iii.tlur liim." i-.,m,' in t!i" niiniii.-r, iln n rity .n,i!.j "All rilit, inaiiii," i.'i'li, il ulil II. ii'U-! ci.iu,. up t,, ,i ml it,,, warm 'lays alim' ie. '-.Tu.-t nhalli r an.l chin t.i yuui hi'iirt's I .,,, ,1;i,,ii. wir Imiil ul' 1 nv.-i-s i- iiii icasi il conte nt ami I'll larl' 1 ship my leg where j ainl w mil mi an extra cai .,r lim. Hut the applause slmulil enme ill." tl,r,ai-h"iil the entire Veal we can ceiiitt The belli aeli'.n pu'fflli 'l the hll.-hali i j ,, ., r. ,.ul.. eiuiipl. inent ul' Snmlay J'uuii' lur a I'ew niimiti's, hut , recently he walk"'! ,, visiters.'1 uptu the pair an.l saiil In the mm: Tim e,.tel:ielnr a -l a liieiellr glance "Are you mi old acquaintance of this lady?'1 : "I should Mnark that 1 was, your honor. Kuowtd her fur the last thirty odd." MI 'm. Who are you. 'They calls me William the Coitkeh r when tiny hae time; wlnn they don't lin y cut it shuil Ui Hill the Conk. Ami what tiiayyerown handle lie?'' Mlumph ! Mary, come with im-!" I'm entirely comfortable,'' she replied. ' Mary, I waii'l you !" "Which ii to n-mark," said William, as he ruse up, "lliaL when a lady puts her self under my protection, and a fly gent comes around with his chin music Hill the Conk is in duty bound to protect lur Stranger you skip!'" "Sir r 'Which is to say that you will skip or swim !' William readied out, but the husband retreated and sat down at safe di-taiice. and for two long hours he mu.-t have suf fered torture. The wife dialled. Wil liam slapped his leg and ihe passengers winked, and as the couple landed at one of the club houses (he man in the red shirt handed the lady ashore like' a cavalier and called out: "I tumbles to the object, me lady, ami if William the Cuiikercr kin be ol assist ance again jist gin me a blast on your fog horn and I'll be (bar till death." AHOIT WOMAN'S WAIT. The SiitiltuTU I'tiot the 'rctUc1- slmi' Wttrn h l.ilrran Uomrit M'KCf r J'i jmhiit'ttit. "Ho you think IVnvcr women have pretly leet T "Not as a rule. I( takes Soiiihcrn wo men for pnlly feet. - The most of them have never walked iiuieli and their feet are not al all spread. They have tine ilisti'l ' ;:ild l'Hihflilly follil. d feet. TheV arc awfully particular about llnir -lines." I'o ladi-'s evi r a. -knowledge (hat they have stire leel '!' Young ladies do n A. The ale so a fille ted with corns, uio,-l oi (hem. thai we can the protuberances through their slock j in s. parti, ulaily since -!lk hosiery i si lion h woi n, hot liny wnti t own up. and j lie y are ahvavs reiiion-tratuig ahuut llnir shot's being lou large." "Is it so with old l.idh?" "No. indeed. Old !adms srldom care lor style to that extent. They want eoin fott and we manufacture it for (hem.'' "What class of women wear enuinion sciise shoes ? ' Literary women mostly teacher. Shop girls Usually wear stylish shoes and Ser vant gills always wear l'Vendi heels. Women who wmk wilh their brains can't afford to sacrifice their feet. It is nut that they have no personal pride about their shoes, but they Very Snoii discover that comfort and styles do not go logcthei in die-sing the feet. You can't get the slightest suggestion nf beauty into a common-sense shoe; that's a foregone conclu sion, and so they give up tvvng it very early in lile, and aside 1 1 out their shoes being well made and comfortable yu eau't say much fur their appearance." apim;-.ii iu: is swkkthk. l'In!" mid a uhitit. wwt "iff fJ uale visiting the Vale of IVhunk, as she gazed on a stretch of orchard trees in bliM.m. ' La ! how pinkly sweet and ih heioiidv, dcliealclv fraurnnt those uppl,. blows arc ! They enchant one awfully," "Ya-a-s," said the holiest fanner, who held the deeds lo the blooming acreage. "Them blossoms is snicllin' good, but ifeat sprout.-! ye orio gt t u hi'iII' of Ym in the tall, alld- liny have been 'stilled into juice! Yum ! Yum ! Ten minutes with a gallon on Yin (hen is wuth a hull nioiiih with an orchard on Yin now !" Philadelphia Ann t it "h. I lue of them was just coining out of the post olliee. The otll. r was going ill. They stopped, shook hands, smiled ami the liist one observed: ''Quito a swell affair, that of Smith's." ''Indeed! What was it?" "A boil." Alld they separated without shaking hands. 1 1; i-i.o i oi' i.mi:its, Vi.liiul.lr )iMirli.Mll I'".' f mil) ins Hie liiti i. u-..'- r iii.' ;.-... ul iai i IN. )'. Ii '.'I 'I'll.' N. .iil. ''i iiir.il train tli.il pnl int.. th,' I ir.xi.l I', mi .1 1 1. 1 I al III .'. . v, ly Sumliiy ni-lii i-r.illnl tli" "Im. I- h iiii." I'-ir . ar- i' li t- I n '-I ai..)..; tli.' , v I, M 'lli ul' tli" I, li' i.i Allialiv il.illll "II..W .ll'l it .'."! ill" llalll"'.''' Kii.l ill" ..1,1 I11.I..I In Ili Ml ' (iiiiiiii! 1 "a..'ii'j. r. ".Inl i,"'l 1 1 1 r. -; 1 1 lli,," f.al atnl jtnl'" I'.ir Ji'iil-' ll'. V"il wi' tin t" llli' II" ntlli'l j' "l'.ili aln.alil lull ViMili" lll.'ll. This i ill" la-t hail. int.. down the row ol .-cats. It is odd," he continued, "what a happy lot these passen gers are and Imw ililh rent the day with llnir idols afi'vcls diflcieiit men. Sonic of them curl up selfishly in a corner and think over the good time they have had. win;. iille!.-arc full to ovcillowitig and waul lo it me just what she s:dil and h w -he itM. I.cd when she said it. When 1 i. Heel what the result of" The engine whislled fur Y linkers. The conductor started lor the platform whist ling softly to hiuisdl "What Will The Harvest Ih ? ' X AV VK 1N(. IDIIST, Yesterday Maj. Toller, of Los Angeles, called to see me, and in the coursu of a conversation it came out that he ut olio time been a resident of New Madrid, Mo. I remarked that 1 knew something of the place, as I had been with iVpe when he made the attack on that place in the ear lier part of the war. Major Toller ex plained that he was one of the gunners in the Confederate battery pasted below the city, and he asked if 1 remembered any striking incident in connection with the work of that battery. 1 did. I remem bered it well. I icimmbercd that one day there came a shut from that battery that entered the muzzle of uue of our own guns, causing un explosion that hruko the uu into fragments and killed ncvernl im n. .Major To'lcr remarked: 'T remember the incidi nt as well as ymi, and 1 have better cause to remember it. I tired the shot myself, and there is a story about ii. One day there came from the l iiioii bat tery a large shell, that sliuck without ex ploding very near our own battery. I picked up the shell, and, weeing that the fuse had not burned wut, I said (hat. I be lieved we could arrange the fuse and re turn the shell with our compliments to the buttery that had fired it. This was done. I aimed (he gnu myself, ami we miw by the commotion it created in the I'nion Hues that something extraordinary had occurred. AHt rward we learned the par ticulars. A few days ulhrward the com mander ol the forces came to our quar ters, and for thelitiug id' that shot pro- muluil me lo Major."--Chicago liittr- f I i uu. A t I.Cliti VJIAX'S IIOHUY. "I li;iil a niii.tiN c:.' :t yar of :i iiiiiili-t. r wliu was alilkli'il with im iui ri. uis .assiuii for cKi;4 .lancing. Ho liaj n (nicer impulse tn .lance ji-M even on tlic must sulciun occasions. His only oxpla nati.'ii --uliicli lie Lavo nn with tear.-! in Ilis eyes was that it fcnicil to relieve liis iniinl. iiis liiotlicr, who was a some wli.it ruiiuli ('oiin.'ctieut fanner, bejrcd me to "ive Iiis l.rotlicr s. .inctliiii stront? fur it, oi he-illicit lose his jiili. (Inly last iiiht,' he csclaimi 'l, 'my reverend brother excused biinself i,nn the c.iuj.iiny at bis house, and live minutes later I found him downstairs in a i..ni.,i- of the room, look ing mi;:hty soh inn. and .ulting in u little .rivate jiv' ..it the dead iuict.' It iij.ticui ed, also that a deputation of his parish ioners bad waited un him to impiiro into ibis li.il.ii. 1 learned that on certain oc casion the old ".cnilcinan luok down bin Wlile. and read from 11, Samuel, vi,, 1 1 'And llavi.l danced before the LorJ with all Ins might.' 't his silenced tin) deimta. tion, hut the eood old man felt the need of advice. 1 recommend him to saw wood and ailnpi a mill. diel. In time be was cured." l'hysiciau in San Kraneisco A'c tthiiiii r. One of the dulies of tin! ieeroy of Ire land is to kiss all the young ladies nt his ''drawing-moms." VU .lou t know how much the Viceroy ol Inland in paid a ear, hut we sheiild think ho would bo willing to give a bonus of a couple of thousand dollars more than bis salaiy in order to retain the position. TiiiUIa kst Man. The sellish man may aceinniilatu the most property, lint the henevolent mall is tile most happy. The sellisli man may roll over bcls of golden sands, and he the most miserable of lleuv en'a creatui-es, whilst tile benevolent man has n peiieo anil joy within, which lio would uot eiehango for all tho world. iti;tisi:mf.nt, riv are, k LARGEST STOCK THIS SIDE BAI,rrLIGlvE fifllt dozen '1 and hoops? b iekets. 0(1 Nest- toll,. "Hilt down wash boards. The best patent churn in lb" market. Old style cedar churns;. Stone churns. Stone jars of all sizes and j igs. The celebrated l'utuitt Kirj Proof Hot- tolll Half gallon tin buckets 75 ctn., pir doZ( n. Oil tank with pump, Tin toilet sets al l.(." per set, Iron stone cli uuber sets, I'aper and paper bags, Match- ie., Kruit jars. Toilet, snaps, liird cages, Klourseives, Lard stands, &c. L. HKltlilNG, G Hank St. Tetersbuj-g, Va. aug 2H ly ' Just rm'Ivctt on eiinxifjiimciitlhe foil iwing: lvi li.mt i.s ut lame. U SItW LllHllllUH C'ottl.tl (ifllfl. " l-'.'tilcntniiilCiiiult'ii. r. 1 ! ' " lilll lUltl t-OULilillMT. !.fi " Hull lilll. AiM. i.ih' ur tn u second Imud Wagons nnd Bu; i urs tmis ul' tluj-. Fur suit; clieup. AH-lylo J. T. (.iUOCIl, W cl.luii.N.t. inn 1 iin S200,0U01 rvm'tiU (iiveti away. Bciul cuiiUi iiuntuuv:. untl t'V mail ill i:. l l'ie- ii UiiL'kui'c uluiHulH uflarii'i viitiiu. Ilutl mU lnrt y.ii in y .rk that ill nt t.ticr liriiiff i.it in imnny ttthicr tlimi Hiiylhoitr flat; in N id .Ti en. All iiU.ul Uu triiNi.uut) iii (iriKi-itiM with cacli box. Axctit waiilctl uyiTywIiiTc.ol cillier , of a II up., lur hII t lie linit oi stMirc Hint only , it. wurlc I'.ir us hi lln ir own InuticH. rurtiiucH t'ur all wt.rk tTntLiiMiiutt ly itsfurril. lluli'l Uclay. il. IJaJ.I.KIT ii Co.. 1'uilluiiU Umuv. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. V. II. Mil II IN, W. A. mw coesTv rruB'KV, "J ITCH IN DUNN, ATroitXKVS AT LAW, SCOTLAND NKCK, N. 0. iiiar i.ur F. II. Ul Mil l:. tma.it. u, s. t . It. II. NMITII Jr. St Ol I.ANONKt k, N. 'J. Blsl":E i ssi 11 11. Mr F II liii-l..i' mi.l Mr. It. H. Smith, Jr.. 'oun M ini-- nt Imw, hu h lorim'tl ti liiuiU'il purine iIOp I'.u- llif (lOicltey uf Uw in Halitux iuuuly. Mr. UuvIh'c will ullciiil the itmrlH uf Halifax, rer.iiltH'ly, ion! will al.Mnisit tlie county whent'vvr IiUm rrieea nn- ii'iiiin'tl. , octl'i ly r HUM AS N. HILL, ' Attorney at l,aw, H A I.I FA X.N. C. frm Fclv i ti.-cs in II-ilitiA il li.l Siinu uii iin.l mljoliiUiPoui .( and ci.uru. vf. wir T "' Attorney at I.4H', .IMtYslll l'.'l, N.r. I'rarli.'i. in ihe .'.mrl .i St.nlito'i; 'nn nml d 1'iiiini cuuiiuv-s, aim' in Uie l-',Hli-jal h i.l siii.reiue ll'Utl. jll.l4!ll. WA I, I K It K. 1. A N 1 E 1., Vttoi-nc) at Law, Wlil.lH.N, N. U. fow'ttei'M fa Halifax (ui.l mljiillihii: jouulifs. Si,'rinl titti iitiiin kivi'ii lo t'..llt'1-ti. as in .11 parti of Uu- Slalu anil proiui.1 return, lua.:!.'. f.li 17 Iv. 11 A I. I., Atloi'iicy at I.an, WKI.I)()S, N. C. Sjh'i'IiiI iillciiilon ulveillo colltH-f un. and rmit- tioivc. imiiui'ily mail'-. m.iy 1 it. . M0L 1. 1: s & mo o u ic, Attorneys at lotvv, HAI.IKAX.N. ( I'liii tii i in Un I'oimtitHii.f Htilil ix, Ntirtliumptua, K-lyt'i'"iiil'. I'itt tiii'l MnrUn-ln tl." Stii.n'iitiicmirt ol tit.- si a,- uu.! in Un. K.li ml rtitnttt ul tin. l-jutteri District. Ct.lki tiotw ui'i'U- oi nny oi l the suite. Jitn 1 ly 1) It. ). K. b II t 1 1. UK, Hnvtnji iwrmnaeutly located In WeMon, eao bB J.ni.i.t at hli nillw In Jmlih s Hrlck Hu.t.llni .1 all ttiui'M excriit wlii'ii alKK'ul on iinilewinii.tl ImiiiiiM.. Cart'flllHltHlOioll i n In nil l.n,i.. hMi ...' II... t.n fessimi, l'Hrtlm visited at tlielr houus wtn-n do- siritl. Jnly la ly. T k Tit:. I. It f S T li it, iircon lltintl.t. fan be fimn1 Ht hli nfflcc (q SoflcM 1'iirc NitniiiOxHie utir tor tho I'alnlwa titwc tlmr ol'Ti'cth Uvy un liuud. . jllUH J2 If Vr T T 'f,re mniwj tlmn At anrtliiiKr rl-" liy ?T 1 il tHkiiKu nj(i.iiey f.if tiiw Wt ;tiii Iv-tik not. lli einiu'r MKK'iul p Hn.Hr. xtw 'nil. TVnnrrw lUi i v-it UoCA r'"- nl-'Uil Mute. I ijlllf -