JOHN "W. SLEJJO-E, rnoi'iiiKTOii. VOL. XXIV. .A. 1ST 3H "W SP APBB FOK THE 3?EOI?LE AVE L DON, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1S!3. T-EiliMS:-1-30 PKR -VNXI.'M IX .1VAXCE. NO. 38. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. A Cry . lw-- - in the Night A MOTHER Wakes to find Her Little One Strangling. SYMPATHY. She Saves Its Life by Prompt Use of the Ayer's Cherry Pectoral "One of my children hwl Croup. Tlie ens.- was attended by our physi. cian, and was supposed to lio well under control. One night I was startled by tho child's hard breathing. wrul on froing to it found It strangling. It had nearly ceased to brentim fiealizing that the child's alarming condition had become possible in spite of the medicines given, I reasoned that such remedies would be of no avail. Having part of a bottle of AVER'S Ciierry Peetoval in the house, I gave the child threo doses, at short intervals and anxiously awniled results. From the moment tho Pectoral was givep. Ihe r.iM's breathing grew easier, and, In a short time, she was sleeping ipih'lly ;ii:Q breathing naturally. The child is alive and well to-day, and I do not hesitate to say that AYF.U'.S Cherry Pectoral saved her life."!'. .1. Womi.iiimihik, AVortham, Tex. "I wish to express my high appreciation of AYKIt'S Cherry Pectoral, having had occasion to uso it in many eases, two of which, V. F. Owen and Jos. Johnson, were abscess of the lungs, involving almost the entire organ. The patients were treated by several physicians, and were pro nounced to be In tho last stages of consumption, lieing placed in my hands, the main part of the treatment was AYKIt'S Cherry Pectoral. This was about eight years ago, and both men are now, to all appearance. In perfectly sound health. I have used this remedy in a number of other cases with like favorable results." John A. llm'Kit, M. I)., AVcst Baden, Ind. 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But it is a fact in (his community a man placed a very high estimate upon his own word. And it may naturally be inferred that the code flourished as a fever that followed the chilly observaaco of trivial though riid rules of social conduct. The code did flourish, and it flourished so luxuriantly that every man in the com munity became so expert a shot that a duel meant almost certain death for both parties: In this community there lived two young men who had grown up iu rivalry not in the nature of a love afluir, but had early learned to despise each other's good points. Billings acknowledged one day that he really did not know why he haled Podslty. "But do you really hate him? ' some one asked. "Hate him! Why, hydrophobia never ated pure blood as I hate that fellow." He hesitated a moment aud then added: Rather an odd compaiison, gentlemen, admit, but when I think of that man I have a mania a feeling that I have been itten by a mad dog. And yet, I stand ready to commend him, acknowledging him to bo a man of good manners, of good family and grod graces. Hut I hate him and he hates me." "It's Grange tint you've never come together," a man remarked. "Yes, it is rather strange, and yet not so strange either, when vou cousider the fact that neither of us has cvir given tho other cause tt take active offense hated him at school and I have hated lim everywhere; anl what is strange to me is that instead of my hate wearing out as the years nt judgment come on, it seems to become deeper, as the roots of a poisonous vinethat push tluir way further and further into tho earth. 1 suppose well come together ome day. Billings had been waiting for the blacksmith to shoe his horse, aud as the work was now done he mounted and rode away. He had not been gone long when Podsley rode up. He did di-mouit, but turning tideways in bis easy aud hall- drawling way to harangue tho party of men sitting about the door. "I have just secu tho new circuit rider," said he, "and he told me that he expected to do a great work in this neighborhood. I informed him that there was plenty of material lying around, and that as soon as I gut through with my own particular harvest I would help him with his. Oh, I think that I can swing a er.idlo in tho landed wheat and lares of sin. But I don't thiuk that the preacher took my nft'er in god pi.rt. lie asked me if I were pru.cs.or, aud 1 had to tell Iinu that there s ill rcmaiued several degrees of sanctity that I bad not taken. Thereupon, fel low oitiz-ns, he rebuked me." "And he scrrcd you light," said the blacksmith, who stood in the door, wip ing his hands on his sheep skin apron. "I suppose you're right, Tobe," Pods ley replied, "but it dues rather chafe me to see a young fellow just from school, just from au ambitious examination into which his earthly pride urged hiui by promising him a piinc I say it chaks me to hear that young fellow talk to older men about the sin ul'the World and Ol the great woik which he linnsell is expected lo peil'urui. And yet, if it had not been for a certain man in this com munity I suppose that I should have been a preacher. It was uiy mother's pray aud my own iiiteutiou, hut in the line drew near I found that uiy heart was Uo full of hate to preach the gopel of lov "But couldn't you let the lovo fur tl e many overcome the hate of the ouc?" the blacksmith asked. "No, I threw personal inclination and a mother's yearning on the side of love of the many, but there stood tho hate, do fying everything." "We all know wha the object of hate is," said the blacksmith. "Oh, I suppose you do, for there lias never been any concealment of it. A I his friends and all my friends know it And yet, to tell you the truth, I don't know why I hate him. It has been a mystery to me nearly all my life. But I remember that about the first tut i 1 thought I ever had was the idea that lie bail been bora merely to annoy me. HU annoya .ee, thnii'.'h, was always ot a passive kind. I have novcr been able to call him to account for anj thing that he has said or done. And this makes me hate him still more. Well, boys, take care of yourselves." lie rode away, turned to the right and galloped down the country load. lie had not gone far wheu he saw, a short distance ahead, a man sitting on a horse, talking to a girl who had brought a gourd of water from a house near by. Podsley knew tho nan und he rode past him, without turning his head, but the girl must have seen that ho east a hard look, for she drew back from the fence and said something in an undertone. Pods ley rode ou. Billings' hone soon caiuc cantering after him. The road abruptly dipped down and crossed a small stream. Podsley halted to let the horse drink. Billings rode into the stream and halted. "Bright weather we're having," said Billings. "Yes, rather. Hut I d. n't think that a little rain would do any harm." "No, except to 6ome weakling who might chance to get wet." "That's a fact," Podsley rejoined; "and by tho way, there are weaklings in this neighborhood." "Yes, I know of one." "And I know of ono." "Then there must be two." "I know of but one." They rode out of the stream, rode side by side. "Hillings," said Podsley, "I hate every hair on your head." Podsley," retorted Billings, "I loathe every bono in your body." "Ah, hah, but bones are stronger than hair." Yet, but Samson's strength was iu his hair." "Thai's so? How different from you. lour strength. s?ems to tie in your tongue. They halted, faced about and looked at caeh other. "Hillings," said Podslev. 'it does seem to mo that we have lived .n hate ot each oilier long enough to come to some sort of sensible agreement I know what you feel by contemplating what I feel myself. So long as wo both live there is no real happiness for either of us. Why this neither of us can tell but it is a fact. And now can't wo come to some sort of agreement?" Hillings was slowly stroking his horse's mane. "1 should think so, lie answered I am more than willing to risk my life to kill you, but I don't desire that jou should kill me. Wo might fight a duel with guns or pistols real gentlemen don't light with knives but that would mean sure death for us both. And I in sist that there is no need of but one of us dying." "That's true," Podsley agreed. "And to show you the interest I take in the matter, I would much rather that you would be the ono to die." "That is natural, and is therefore com mcndatitc, said Killings. "At any rate this thing can't go on much longer, we nm.-t in consequence, fix up some ssit of scheme Now let me make a sugges lion! Wo will draw lots to see which one thill shoot tho other. No, that would have too much tho appcarauee of murder. Lot mo see. We'll draw lots to determine which enc shall take poison. And tho man who draws the poison lot shall write a statement to the effect that he has committed suicide. Th shall be handed him by the What do you say?" "It's uuicjue, and is therefore agreea ble to me. Meet me here to nurrow at twelve o'clock. I ct each man bring a written confession and a dose of poison." I II be here, said Billings. and a friend who happened to look into his room one night saw him holding a small bottle in his clasped hands, bending over and laughing. One day Podsley met Hillings in the road. They halted and Podsley took out the vial. Billings took out the confession. "You are mine." 'Yes; do yon want me now?" "I can't surrender my great victory so suddenly. 1 mast play mill you awhile longer. I didu't know that I was so full of fun." He laughed. "And I didn't know you were so full of the devil." Podsley laughed again. "I am going away," he said, "and when I come back I want you. Good by for a time." Two years passed. It was rumored that Podsley had been killed in the Black Hills. There was no cause to doubt tho rumor. An old man from the far war said that he had seen him die. This was threo months after he had left home. Hiliings was free. He married the girl who had once brought him a gourd of Water. It was Christmas morning. Billings was sitting by his tire. His wife was nanging evergreens aonut the room. Some one shouted at the gate. Billin went out. "Why, what's the matter, dear?" his wife asked She had seen him stagger when he stepped out. A man on horse back was at the gate. Podsley had turned. "I thought you were dead," said Bil lings, "or this would not have happened." He waved his hand toward the house His wife was standing iu the door. She could not hear him. "But you see that I'm not dead," Puds ley answered. "Two weeks ago I started back here to claim my own." He took out the vial. "Yuli have but to claim it." Podsley smiled. "I say that I started back tn claim my own." "I understood what you said." "Anl do you kuow what I would claim? ' "My life." "No, your prayers. My mother is dead and her prayer has been answered. There is no hate in my heart. I will now attempt to teach men to live better lives; and I bcniu by making you a Christmas present. Your life is your own aud God's." He smashed the vial on a stone, bowed to the woman who stood in the door aud galloped away. THE SUFFERING EDITOR. REMEMBER THE CHILDREN, i.kt the iioME.sric ni'iniT v the CHRISTMAS TIMK I'EllVAIlE TUB WHOLE YEA It. Christmas is preeminently a day of domestic pleasure. And it is to be regretted that the cheerfulness, good will and do mesticity of Christmas do not pervade the entire year. Cliri-tioa- is about the only season when busy Amcriean fathers take time to realize that children nre the poe try of the world, the fountains of love, the flowers of home, the incarnations of the smile of fiod and benedictions from Heaven. A father who usually lift home befoie the children had gone to bed coming out of his house ouc morning found his little boy playing in the gutter and boxed his ears When his mother asked him what was the matter he replied: "A man hit me." "Whatman?" "The man that stays here Sundays." The busiest man should find at least a few moments every day to give to his children. A lather never seems so interesting as when during the Christ niastidc he becomes a boy again and helps ihe children in their sports aud "amis. Your children have the inalienable right t expect happiness at your hands. Weave yourself with the memories of your chil dren. Make the days of childhood happy. Richer than millions is the heritage that parents give of a happy childhood, with tender memories of father and mother. If we could send the Christmas domestic love in all its piiiiljing power through the year it would bind all hearts into one bundle of life, breathe music into the Voice, takelhesting from di-apr.i.ininieiit, put lightness into the footstep, make home the place of which we could never lire, and be to us a swcetlii! laslc of the et( r nal Christmas day iu Ikaveu uln-n lher will be a family reunion without a sou tr daughter absent and when our lliaveiilv Father shall have all His children with him in glory. Madison C. Peters, in Chicago Mail. AHYKUT1.SKM K.NT.S. r- IIF. HAS A t.lVEI.V INTERVIEW WITH A MAN WITH A (illlEVANCE. : poiijn winner. Clum CHAPTER II. At twelve o'clock the next day they met in the road. They came afoot. "Before we enter into this little competi tion," said Podsley, "we slake our honor as gentlemen to carry every detail of this aanlract, and to do so without carping or grumbling. If I win, you take the pois oa as soon as I give it to you; it you win I shall do the same." "I agree. My honor, which is worth more than my Hie, is at stake." "Hero, flip this coin." Podsley won. They are now (laud ing in the woods. Billings took out his oonfessiou. "I will be found holding this iu my hand," said ho. "I have left a copy of it at home so that there will be no question about its genuiucss." He broke a vial against n tree and said "dive me that." Podsley was holding a vial in his hand. "I say give mo that and let's have this thing over. Why don't you give it to me?" "I will in my own good time. Mind you, your life belongs to inc. When I call for it, you must, without a word in objection, yield it up. I will sco you ngain. Good day," Months passed and still Podsley made no demand. Ouce at a picnic Billings stood laughing with a party of friends. 1 odsley approacDcd anil taking out a vial slyly showed it to Billing. Bil lings with equal slyness took out a folded paper and showed it to Podsley. Months passed. It was noticed that Podsley was gayer than he had ever been; Chicago Ti'ilmnc. "Cap'n are you the editor of this papei?" The speaker was a tall, raw boned, middle aged man with faded sor rel hair and a hand like a smoked ham. "1 am sir," replied ihe editor of the l'eavillo Buoje. "What can I do for you?" "You had a pieOJ iu your paper this week about a u.arryin' at Hopkin's Bun last Thursday, didn't ye?" "Y'cs sir, I believe I did." "The marryiu' 'vas at Phil Crumpets wasn't it?" "I thiuk it was ", "His oldest gal was married to Harkins. That rigid?" "That is right." "You wrote the piece, did ye?" "Of course I I wrote it, but " "Stop right there! Y'ou wrote it hey ?" 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