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JOHN W. SLEIDQ-E, ritoniiKToit.
VOL XXXI 1
A. 2ST IE "W S IP -A. IP 3U FOB THEE PEOPLE
WKLDON, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPT KMIJKR (, 1897.
TEBIvIS:-l & I'KK ANNUM IN ADVANCE
NO. 21.
ADVK11TISKM KXT.-5.
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Before
Retiring....
take Aycr's Pills, and you will
slct p better and wake in better
roiulition for the day's work.
Aycr's Cathartic Tills have no
equal as a pleasant and effect
ual remedy for constipation,
biliousness, sick headache, and
all liver troubles. They rtre
sugar-coated, and so perfectly
prepared, that they cure with
out the annoyanrcsexpericiiced
in the use of so many of the
pills on the market. Ask your
druggist for Ayer's Cathartic
Pills. When other pills won't
help you, Ayer's is
THE PILL THAT WILL.
tMnd n ii iniiiiii Cmpft r.i'Hin ii'',
Ithinfritpln tl hi Wtl'MH, hich So PHt-
iiml tlmt tlm ool.ir ii t'ii'pt 1" tl"'
In ik i'Srt'Hv likf tin. rti -i
viTv oumr ninl every tluwer iarvjro
Y.vvrv cri'lrt Indu-Vd In V W cnta-
l"tf'H t'-' TO f l.(Vtt H'.j ff Illt ' t'tT 1 111 '
bo. U FUKK, ANI W'K I'W Air,
hiM'AliK, If yi-u wi-ii on i" ii 1
qiiiiht v fa m b ud us he. lu tMUaJl J
tur iv rMi ii ).
Wi havi tw'H (lolnif bmlnpa tn Tlnltl
ItiorP for trt )t ti, Btnl oii run tm rik
in htivtntr fmn th- mill. Dn p H
pow for our ciitiilotruc ami mi e Hie hue
i.rolliH vnti ar )Mvm llu inldtllt'iiiitn.
Our Furiniimi I utBtoKuu in fine.
JlXir 1IIN1H& SON,
IlHltuuifri', Mil.
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fetiTTlit'eatly 1mm!
Vou know th wrt.
MEYER IS
Openini: a larire lot of:
STItAW HATS, unit
which he U nut
GIVING
AWAY
iiimple
SHOES
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hut is selliiiK at hairunirt iu'11
ing piiee
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3 STRAW
5 HATS.
1V the thousand. Kvrryl1v
able to have a nice vM ut .small
price. A lo liut line
Silks, Cheviots, Tahlr Daunsk,
Curtiiins, ltilihoiis, llress Trim.
mini;s, or aiiythiuiE you ask lor.
Full line
GROCERIES AND
CONFECTIONERIES
m
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at pritvs lower than evtT.
Come iuaml examine my storV.
SPRING
V OPENING
Special Display of-
Aud llilUnery Novelties,
lie aure to uttenil.
1 MRS. W. R. HART,
? oct 15 ly ltoiinoko UapicU.N.
8 P. SALE, WH. LINN,
I Proprietor. Manager
! MANSION HOUSE.
. BOTH OH
'.mm AND EUROPEAN PLANS
I yip, Aft. i
ENFIELD. N. C.
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Uolo BtrMt, NOUFOLK, VA.
QUAINT o'H ALIFAXj
j Z&kosy of, $ovson$ and places
C,eA O nT'
of, the
(WRITTEN FOR THE
4 VXC Li; HILLY COXTIXl T.S IH STOKY A'-i
TO A "R.rP 2 I d( in chickens no nii;h dat iiyardin an
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I has h.'ell sa il hv olid ot O il t lAt I
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about ' the tune when you were youiiL',
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oil us it Is nnl mv own ezoer en e unit i
s lay no claims to having acted in
drama of life that I am relating, I tm-t
re are some who still cherish the meiii-
of otbur days and 'iinon til iU;
blfnl 1
cijilc nt'ially iIiito art; llrwo wlio will
Inn iiic tur iHii!-iii; awhile with thusi'
i. li:iviii" M fwd lluird.iv ami Kcnera-
tlMi) have lallcii aii'i'i and their plauo
lilltil liy ntln-m wlui Iwvo cnnio afttir
llii'in Saui' and m'liular, aildi'T and
stati'iuaii, pricsl and pe'.iplt', atiltts bliMid
il in mil' t"'iiiiinin dii.il and iIimil'Ii ii
tble -hall ua lu irk ilicir ri'Slina pluci-,
tln-y
too, will come firth and take, thvii I
plana in llial iiiiimuiTablc t h rolls' wliii li
no man oan numtn'r and which isiiall
liter frni all tlm i-iiriu'r id the earib
tin' i'all id'tlii' (i rt ut Architect uf the
uniV' rse.
With my mind lilbd with inuiii us like
then' I arnse un the lln iriiinu' alter tin
interview with inv ijiMnduiu t'rietiil and
pn'piMl I' t my vin t'i the old church
ird and utber uuiiitu ul inti rcnt I Inn
iniilhl he suited by lil-u. ltie -M.-t I
tin' street w is tii irnu eiiuipareii wun
the day before. The crowd hail di
red to their limncs in the suiroundiiii:
country. I he upturned u'oods times and
lew li mes an 1 scraps ot bread, which
were scattered around and Iiciiil; Uevourcu
by a lazy looking pii;, were the only re
mains id Ihe least that had hceu spread
beneath the trees, and the little town, ai
this early hour of the iiinmino tnicjit
uve been taken ora"Uescrted lllai;ii.
The
houses, i;rey and ttabled roofed, staid
tid i
litfnilied in till ir settint; hack from
th
snoet, some ol them almost hid ,y
the tall cedars and ever-nvus in front,
seemed to look askance at their more
modem neiehbors. For there have been
some attempts at stvles of a later date. (
had beeo told by' my communicative
andlord tiiat there had been a i;reat im
provement in the town in the last ten
years. When 1 remembered that it was
said that the "Father of his Oouutry,''
in writttit; of ibis little villap', had said
that it was a thrifty village, but a little
on the decline, it was bard lor me to rec
oncile the two statements.
As I came in the vicinity of my friei.il'
cottatre I saw htm iii'lu-liinilv wecilinc
away amotii; some vegetables in the litt't
Harden attached to his humble dwelling.
now an 1 then peering earn'-lly at ihe
plants as il in search of somethiif! he wa
anxious to discover.
"(li.od niornitiL, I'ncle Hilly," I said.
"Sarvanl, sab," he replied, taking of
his battered hat politely but loaiiiiii; in
bis hn with his eye still oil the ground.
'1 ou have a nice garden, 1 contin-
d.
' Yas, sab, but dese yer cut wo'otns is
j cs er ruintn my eoiiani ptanis uese cooi
moruiu 8, an my sullit s alt gone to seed
I wan dese collarus ter make hast an
grow so ii I kin 'tin ter eat 'em.'
As he said this he stooped down and
ran his finger around a decapitated cab
bage plant and bringing up a wriggling
grub proceeded to pull him in two with
hi. tin""!- wiping them on Ms anoca as
he finished and looking up with the air
of having met and conquered an enemy.
lou haven t tune lor a walk, then:
Oh, van I is, boss. I allers lakes ler
'commodate Dice gentermens," he replied,
as no doubt visions of silver half dollars I
flitted through his mind, lie carefully
placed his hoe in the corner of the chim
ney and wiping his face with a gay ool
ored oolton handkerchief came through
the little gate, in his shirt sleeves and
with only one siring across bis shoulders
in placo of suspenders, saying as he van
ished in doors, " Jes' leunue git my yuther
coat an' hat."
l'reseotly he came out in a long cut
frock ooat, that had perhaps in time been
black, and a comparatively new straw hat,
calling to a little cur dog lying on the
porch he naid,"yon stay dar Jack 'twcll
I come back." The dog looked up at
him and seemed to take in what he said
and then quietly shut one eye and then
both, r" tiug hi, head upon bis fore paws.
Turniug to mo he aaid, "data de koow
eDiejt dorg you ever aeed, be wont let
$f$iate.
ROANOKE NEWS
s s
A
way b? kin ketch cr cood is ersiirht. Ilow'd
J . . . .r
yr '' IS t l"nK Mainly
inu' my willineness J lollowed hitu around
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a coriier (ben down a short UKtanei) pasl
. .
where some old steps were crumbliuir.
aiound a little knoll and then down a
nradtial incline to the foot of "Constitu
tion Hill" In whiToii lieunlif'ol sorinc n('
J e .1... i.iii.;.i io
n.m-i v.iiiit-i, uui ui iiic iiiu.-i'iu auu in
.: .i 1 1 ' 1 1 1 in a lariw rock which is bo hol
lowed that it lories a basin for the water
Oi the side of this basiu thctc is a spout
cut out of solid rock throiioh which the
water is conveyed, as the sprint; is in
closed by a solid lock wall of about forty
feet and has an iron barred inte that is
kept locked It is suiil l lie oldest inhab
itant leu, iiie.i tin .ii..'. .mil iif'whun iind III
.i., ,,;rn ,, i,,,:i,
"lis is de .Maitazine Sprint;," Baid my
ituidu with ditinity, "an'down here's whar
de (jnality uset.T hev dey parties an' play
kyards an' drink wine. ( Ileum tell e
bow two on 'em once pit iner fuss kasc
one won all de money from de yutber
one an' liuht up dar is whar dey lout er
juelan' bof on 'cm win killed, dars two
ii tie holes up dar now whar dey stood
when dev I red, an dcs tillers clean , er
,. rtraw ... ..,,.. ,w wailh H,.re
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an impressive
tone
From the evidences around, such as
rustic seats, improvised under the tree,
pieces i f broken china and other rem
nants of a feast, I decided the sprint; was
a favorite resort of the beaux and belles
of the present itencratioa.
After qucncbini; our thirst, we wended
our way to the old church, past an nn-
c"'1" '" 'i"" school-house ot which my
'. UHl " " "W
; o's icr sciiooi, an iook ut ie ot ue
m..re fc hooiiu u.-y una ue m ire un em
out here ter de State farm. He
I ou added, rcneelively, "yer see arter
iley oils ao much laruin deys too lazy
j ' F"uJ ter wotlti n ,ust, lhln8 )er
kuo uey uouu sioiu wjiuuioio uu uai ueji
goes lint, deu you kno, some hikes
say es bow dere ain' no yuther place
suim er nigger but in er eorn-fiel' an'
bin' er mule, an' I spose deys in de right
place nrtcr all " "Hi !" he exclaimed as
a sharp tonod bell rung out on the morn
ing air, "deres de hell eallin em to d
cole house now an' some more un 'cm
will got dar arter dis week, I reckun "
'Ibis, to my mind, was a serious rt
flection on the wisdom of those patriotic
men who .u framing the first constitution
for the Stae embodied in its most vita
principles the resolution that North Car
olina should aid in the education of her
people. And this was the same old hell
which had rung out so exultantly on thai
day when, in front of this court house, in
the preseuce of a vast cmourso of peo
ple annuls tube free, had been read the
" I'ee aration of Independence" as it had
been declared in I'liilad. Ipliia, that wa
now calling a degeiierite people to don
the bailee of fcloiiial serwtudu
The old church had been built in
Colonial days and had been used as a
free chinch for any wayfaring minister
of the gospel who might come that way,
and iu alter years by the oolored people
alone. It haa long since fallen into di
use aud is fast erumbiing to decay. As
I looked at its quaint construction and
tottering walls, with imaginations eye, I
Oould see the congregations of atatelv
Colonial dames, lox huuiing niuire and
prim youths and maidens, who were wont
to gather here at stilted times and loyally
pray for "His Majesty, the King ol
Kogland." Here too, perhaps, the gifted
W hit held had by bis impassioned elo
quence swayed the multitude, composed
ol swarthy red men, aa well aa dame
with kerchief and cap and men with
powdered wigs and long queues. Th
yard haa been enclosed In ao eUort Ii
preserve the stones which mark the graves
of those departed more than a century
ago, some of these are broken and defaced
and some almost illegible and one, imme
diately under the church, told of one long
sinoo forgotten among men.
"Dar'a whar Mars June 'a buried," aaid
my friend, pointing to a grave at a little
distance. "I loves to come here an'
think er dc good times I uster hev wid
dem boys. You see dere wus Jedge
Daniel's aoua, do Jedge waa go de 'apreuie
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ote bench an' went ter Holly Ins an' las'
kase his bu-iiiets Ink him dere so much.
lint Mars Mutton an' Mister Tom liur-
top, he wuz tiovner Isuitotis son, an
bis niotbir wun ersaint on de yeatlh,"
be added, reverently "Dey wim oler 'n
Mars June but when vruwux all boys be
lister go wid us kasu he allers wnz er
mani-li suiter boy. Want feared o'
mi r Ii i it' in de wurl an' ever'hody sed arter
he went tt-r Wim' l'iot be wu. jes' 17.
baii'som as he cod be. De yuthers dey
wuz bof sorter wile in duy y mug days
jes loved ler 1 Hie last an go ler panics
an d nice an hev er good lime, yer kno ,
but dey wilt miobty good hearted tin'
uever forgot do manners, no matter who
dey wuz wid Well, de Jedge uso ler
live light over yonder an' arlerwaids
Mars liutton lived dere too. Vou ace
when Dr. Kppes would go way up in
tiuckiiigham in do summer he'd jes'
leave all de plantations under er oversee!
an' MiMcr Liindis l'carson was gyardeen
fur us, kase olo Miss lived so fur away,
but when dey all come back ill de fall er
d yi arsich limes tz dey would have over
ter do Drove or fox huutin' an' er feastin'
an' daueiu'. V'cr sue Dr. Kpps an'
Mars Hulton married sisters an' dey
father married Misa Sally, (Jov Burton s
widdcr, who wuz 'lister Burton's mother
So you see he was Ins' ole Mars Willie
Jones' graii'soti an' dey wu. all jes' lak
one big fambly. Hut dat fox liuntius
you dio't see iiotbin' lak it dese days"
I'he old man's spirits seemed to kindle 11s
be talked " "I'was er common thing in
item days tei hev doigs an' inns' every
tientleiut'iis in de kentry had er pack er
houns an' when dey all met tergethcr
an' auutcd ut) on er cool frosly mornin'
on er fox hunt ell you dere wuz. fun.
Whoopee, seems ter me I can bear dem
dorgser yelpin' yil, oh-m-iu-me.''
The old man had seated himself on
oueif the sirange looking gravestones
and as he liuishi d be buried bis face iu
his builds us if overcome by these memo
ries In a few luomenta iai-ing up he
said, "well deys all gone an' I'll never
bear drill doigs holler no 1110' , but 1
'spuse its all right an' 'taint no use griev
ing 1 reckon we better go over yonder
ter de (irovc now,dats on 'ter fide er de
town, jer ktiu', "
With this we left the old church yard
and lurnitiL' into another street he said,
"dis yer's Granville street, dey say iz how
it wuz Darned arter de Yearl er Granville,
whosoever he nmut be, I jes' bouu' he
warn't much do, fur I uever beam or
none er bit 'laiioiis no whar 'bout here,"
referring uo doubt to the doughty lvirl of
that name. .V little further on be said,
"dis jers de church whar Mister Tom
Lowe use ler preach. Ne'er heerd er
him, neither 1 Well, I loll ymt what, he
wuz er big pnseb.r lie wuzer Mctho-di-t,yir
ii", un' wi.z iin-s' de unheal
preacher dere wuz any whar 'round at dal
time He wuzer big mason too, an' use
ter 1 reach all de big funerals. He wuz
er little tall, lanky lookin', taller face man,
but when lie llio'it) his ejus up like he
wuz lookin' right up at de Tho'no ao'
gun ter preach Ink he could, yer could
mos' see de angels swoopin' d iwn ter take
yer right up ter glory. Why dc folks
use ter come thirty or lorty miles ter hear
Ii 1 1 11 preach an' ar'er he died dey built er
ubuieh out in do kenny in sake er bis
mom ry, an had er big Duration boui
1 1 i 111 wheu 'twas deddycatcd."
Leaving the little church and passing
ou to aud across the railroad, weeDti red
a wood of forest oaks through whose
briiiihes (lie sunlight fell on dead leaves
and broiiz 1 ill issea which spread as va
nous colored carpels at our leet. "liii
yer s 1 r fine p'ace ter walk, so cool and
nice," said my guide taking off hii
hat to let the brei play around hi;
woolly brow, which be was mopping with
that same kerchief. "Folks doan' think
initbiu' erdis place now, do, like dey use
ler, hi s er shame how evei'lliing is
emuiu down Ms Aggie said izhowole
M ,rs U illie Joins wouldn't er let one er
dese yr trees bin cut down fur uuthiu'
'tall, loi', law me, dey don' know notion'
'bout Mist (Vrnwallis uauipin' here wid
hi- who'eariiiy, he continued, api.logeti
cal.y, as we went on into an avenue tiiat
led up to a large antiquated and deserted
I inking house.
The huge stone steps were covered
with moss, the windows were boarded up
and a creeping vine waa holding the
choline) -together. The door had talleo
Iro'ii its rusiy hiueia and (here was noth
ing to prevent our entering the ball, or
vesiibulein whidi was a large, open 6 re
pla e, hung wiih cobwebs and banked
wuh soot, fallen no doubt hy the return
f.r maiiv years f the swallows to their
home In lis ample uuea Ihe walls have
been snipped uf the papering which, with
ttber p orti 'ns of the inside of the build-
nie, have b eu earned oil as uiemeutoes
.1 the once famous homestead, noted tor
us ho-poa ity and good cheer He-id
he hreplaee was a strange lo iking win
ilow, apparently built in the solid wall
pd opening on nothing My guul
paused here and said, "No tellin' de secrete
data bin hid under dis winder. Dey say
tl deres er closet under dere wid er sprint!
ter it, an nobody koows whar it Is.
Dat a har dey use ter keep all dere secret
papers, an 'lore win some poriaui
spatehes 111 dere linn tien I. tireen when
Coruwallis an his others wuz sctttn In
dis yer room eatio' dinner" As he said
this he led the way thr ugh a narrow
tisssaee into a large n un with wide and
de
pbowwiudons, high carved mantel,
above the huge, gaping tlre-plaee, and a
w.uiiscoiing id oak which run around th
wall und formed a base fur the numerous
small paned windows on each side
Agiinmy mind turned to visions of gay
revels held in this room. Ul gallaot
men and couriley dames seated in high
hacked chairs around a table laden with
1 IJ fashioned glass and silver, with the
old "side hoard" of so id wood anu the
quaint decanters, the contents of which
no d 'iibt had helped in the destruction
which was evident all around
And it was in this lordly dining room
Col. Turleion, of the British army, had
been si 11 ni! to the quick by tne anarp
tongue of Mrs. Ashe, Mm Junes' sister,
much lo the amusement uf Lis superior
olficr, Lord Corn wallis As my guide
led tho way from the house he said,
kitchen an' yutbor houses are 000,
right out here's whar dey use ter be.
Dars whar me an' Joe, Mist. Tom Bur
ton's man, use ter come coiirtin' dem
gals, I'byllis an' Nancy. Yer see dey
wuz maids here at de hou.ic an' ez purty
ya ler gals ez you sue aiiywbar, an' Joe
he wuz jes' ez likely ez anybody, an'
dressed tine, too. Mist. Burton never
sorrcld his close dc leas' bit an' allers gin
uui ter Joe. But yer see when Dr.
Kppes wud come dowu here, dere wuz
allers er plenty er niggers here, but he'd
bring dem boys, Ned aud Moses ter
Irtve de kerrulges kase d'-y wuz uso ter
du horses an' you know dem Fcrginny
niggers wuz mighty quinuckonttal an
lidn l lluuk eny yulher person bed env
sense but dem, au' when dey'd go ter
II V in round dem gals hit just turned
dey heads so ezdey wouldn't hardly look
al me an Joe. Hut den yer know de
iongiV pole reindict do siuimoii an' when
dey'd go back in do spring why we'd hev
our time. What becatued o'dem? Why,
yer see, Mist. Burton got iu er big
uushun ler sell his plantation an go out
ter Texas, t mos' broku his mother's
an' sister's heart, but go be would, and
I'liyllis uuqklu t bear ter see Joe go
widout her so olo Mis. lot her go too,
What madu him go away? Why dere
will er oman at dc bottom er dat, too.
I mi see dure wuz Miss Lizzie Armstrong,
Jedge Armstrong's darter. De Jedge
lived way up de kentry but Miss Lizzie
use ter go ter school wid Mr. Burton s
sisters, au' dat winter she name down ter
Je Grove visitln'. Doyjes'tuk an' fell
iu love wid each yuther. She wuz
mighty purty, so white an' graceful
lookin' she minded you when she walked er
one 0' dese yer tall white lilies waviu' in de
sunsbiue. De Jedge wuz monstrous
proud er her, ao' didn't think auybody
win good er Dulf fur her, but she bad
allers had her way au' he finally 'greed
dat dey couid be married iu de fall.
Dat summer dey all went to Shucco
Springs, dat wuz er big summer 'sort in
detu days, au' while dey wui up dere dey
met up wid Cap'o Somebody dat wuz
mighty fund er her an' paid her ever sort
er nice pertcntioo which Mist. Burton
didn't lak, au' axed her net ter talk ter
him no mo'. Dey wuz bof mighty high
spirited an' she dtdu't grco ter it 'tall.
Well put long arter dat, oue night he
wuz walkio' ou de piazzjr waitiu' fur
her ter comedown Irom her room, when,
way 'roun' in er dalk comer, be come
right on 'cm bof 'gaged iu er close con
versation. He didn't say er woid but
Went right arter Joe and told him lo
pack up quick, lie looked so white an'
d'edful Joe couldn't tell what was de
matter but dey come home dat same night
without givin her er chance ter splain,
ao' den bloke up eveiythiug, au' went
right oil to lied river 11 lexas Dey all
had big plantations d.iwu deresi he lei'
lu Mian Icrsdl dc !du' tkrc au' horses,
an' sout for dc uiggers ter come out dere.
1' r aps if dey bof hadn't been to proud
dey could er made up, fur she waro'ttalk
111 any harm, an' could er tole huu so,
but he jes' wouldn't gin her er chance
lou sec she bed er brother that would
gamble au' play kyards, au' bet on hoss
races au' dj Jedge lu 1 sed ef he d me it
auy more, he wuz gwiue ler cut him
ouieu uuy er bis property. Dero wuz
gwiue ter b ; er big buss nice not fur from
de springs in er day or two au she wuz
er beggin' de Captain, who her brother
wuz mighty fond uv, to try ter git him
nut ler go nigh de races. Dat wuz all,
au' she didu't care er suap er her little
white finger tut del apt. any more n she
could get I11111 ter trtend her brother, but
Mist. Burtou didu t know dat an ao iz
1 said he weut right oil' au' I'oio long be
took wid do jailer fever dey hez out dere
an died lo any un em could git ter him
Me an Nancy wuz married soon arter
dat, an' we bed th ee cbillun lo' de
s'reuderbut we don't kuow what come
I'hyllia au' Joe arter he died."
1 here waa pathos in the old niaus
voice as he related this episode in the
lives of bis couipanioo- of the past
1'heu shading his eves with his baud
pel baps lo hide ao unbidden tear, but ap
parently to look at the -un, he said, "Hit's
oittiu long in de day uu we aint seen
Quankey yit, so we better make base, I
reckon "
As we came on to the fauii'y burying
ground, with its vineu iveied tombstones,
which is all that is lei I to tell the tale of
one who ut ne lime controlled legislation
aud made laws for the whole common
wealth and whose desceudauts have
passed away or are scattered iu other
honi's, he said, "Hires Ems Aggies
grave, you see el I lo'd you before she
wuz de head sarveut. Dey had lots id
sarvcnls, dere wui one dey called "Pastry
Luce kate she never teched nuthin but
de pies an' cakes, au' den dere wuz
eruotlnr Luce dat cooked de groceries,
sides all do maids au' waitin' boys, but
dey trusted Sis Aggie wid everything,
an' den dey brung her here an' buried
her wid du white folks."
This little village and surroundings,
though UDiuvaged by the hand of mau
by ao called modern improvements, has
been richly blessed by nature itself.
Situated as it is near the bauks of the
beautiful, rushing river which at tinua
b 'eomes a mighty torrent carrying fell
destruction in its course towatJ the sea
and which like the other streama of the
State in their sudden risings was a pow
erful factor io accomplishing the defeat
of the army under Cornwullis, it is still
so high that its people can rest secure
Umm the raging 8 iod and calmly survey
the destruction they are powerless
to prevent, ihe adiaJcnt valleys are
veiy lertile and 1 am told the agricultural
portion uf the community will risk their
all in cultivating these, rather than the
upper lands.which are not subject to over
flow, and not ao plenteous in ihe harvest
The beautiful stream just south of the
old town though very high on Its banks
ia deep and ao narrow in some places that
the laurel and ivey Irom either side al
most interlace their foliage over the dark
brown waier This stream, or creek
which the Iudians by their keen adaption
of names to subjects had given the mu
siesl name ot uuankey, which in our
tongue means, "long water," rippl
blithely along as in the daya when the
I swarthy red men trod its banks. Within
"de I loss than a mile of the town it it crossed
but I ino) reoroasod by two bridges, one for
railroad which passes the town and
which being built near the first quarter
of the present century was for sometime
the longest smglo line in thu world. Ul
the other over which the county road
passes, it is said that while Coruwallis
was encamped at the Grove, one of his
officers was caught ou the bridge, and
finding American soldiers at each end
intrepidly leaped bis gallant charger over
(he railing to die depths below, u distance
01 seventy live leet, and while Iho horse
wus killed, be made his escape down the
winding stream, amid a shower of bullets,
to the chagrin of bis would be captors. Be
sides this there aru other points of interest,
one beautiful part of its course having
been likened to the meeting ofthe waters,
in the vale of Avoca, and described in
such appropriate words that I reproduce
them here: "Near the fern fringed
banks at this point the stream divided
and met, aud divided aud met, und di
vided once more making three small is
lands and when it met uruuud the last
receiving into its bosom another branch
of itself (which after an excursion of its
own through brauibly wildernesses) one
oould see hurrying on a thread of silver,
through a mass ol green mosses to join
the parent si ream and the two currents
meeting gladly made lipples and liny
waves uf flaky foam and then uuiled to
now peacefully Into the Hoanoke, a little
Itirther down." The little islunds about
which liaukey dunoed so gaily were
covered id brooze mosses uod fringed with
ferns here or wuter lilies there. A tall
tree or two urose fioui them now and
then civered with the luiuriant growth
of wild scuppernoug viucs, whiuh here
are on their native soilj and away up
hidden in the grapevine a bird sung uui
clear and sweet to be answered by some
other feathered songster from some neigh
boring tree. Drinking in the beauties of
these scenes and a little wearied with my
walk 1 had cast myself down on the
shady bank aud was only aroused by my
sable tricud s inquiry, "Boss, doan yer
think its mos' dinner time? I'm erfeared
dat dorg will leave dat gyarden an' dem
chickens will scratch up my waturmilliun
seeds arter all."
I'pon reaching ihu hotel 1 found the
mail for which I had been waiting hud
arrived, so bidding adieu to my sable
friend, afier thanking him in a substantial
way for his kind attention, I left this little
town in which my stay had h'on so pleasant
And now, with 110 apology lor my simple
little tale, kind reader, 1 leave you hoping
that you have enjoyed it, at least, enough
to go with me to
THE END.
77"
lYomaq tof
1te Sphinx
tht mystery ofwoman-
JJOOU l! 1U11 III MMII
unanswerable enigmas.
Whv nhoulf) women be
Compelled to snnVr Rim
ply because they ire wo
men Whv is it that the
sourer of their highest joys is at th name
time the cause ot their Breaieat wreicnea
aes' The very attributes which make it
posihle for women to be happy wives and
tnolliern aiso rentier loem nauic iu inc ui
most tihvMcal misery and pain.
The suffering of body and mind eaa?d
hv some weak nets of the diMincUv feminine
organs are ao almnut universal among wo
men that the question mifrht well be asked:
" Is this Nature's punishment for the crime
of being a woman ? "
The true answer is No! Thete snfferinjrs
are neither natural nor necessary. They
would not exist if the oreanmm was healthy.
No woman ought to endure such troubles,
There is no need of it. Dr. Pierce's Favur
ite Prescription is a perfect and positive
cure for feminina wcMkue and disease
It a-ive health and strength to the spe
cial organs and nerve-centre; heals inflam
mation; stops weakening drains; promotes
functional regularity, anU restores the nor
raal. vigorous and painlass condition which
Natnre intended.
It is the onlv medicine of Its kind Irt
vented by an educated and eiperieneed
physician. It is the only medicine which
makca baby's fjumtng kmc auu costpara-
tivflv tiatnless.
Anv woman who would like to know
more about this medicine and about her
nwn nhvtriai mAke-uo should send tl one-
cent stamps to Dr. R. V. Pierce, Huffalo,
N V . to oav the cost of mailing onyon an
absolutely free copv of his thousand page
illustrated book. 'The People's Common
Sense Medical Adviser;" or, Jl stampi fur
cloth cuvereq
A sure and permanent cure for constipa
tion is Dr. Pierce s reuais. ime renei
is a gentle laxative, two a mild cathartic.
TOOK NO CIIAXCKS.
A Billvillo citia 'u found tho following
ilieo posted on his gatepost:
"You an' your'n mus' leave hero tli
morion, an durned quicK loo:
John," said his wife, "I wouldn't go
fl wuz you, kase you hain't done
nuihin' ler go for."
"I know it, Molly," he replied, "but
reckon I'll go! I've been keepin'
till lately, an I ve come ter the p int
whar I needs eiercisc, and lota of
Gimme a clean shirt, and git on yer bun
nei!"
Iutelligeuce is not irsioed by a mere act
ef will
A l V K K I' 1 8 K M K N TS.
POWDER
Absolutely Pur
Celebrated forita great leavening strength
mm
ill
and hetiltlifulnees. Assures the food against
alum and all forma of adulteration com
mon to th cheap brands.
SOTAl 8i(mj FOWOIK UO., KIW vog
the
nkw advektisemf:nts.
KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN!
Surely if the word REGULA TOR is not on a package
it is not
Simmons Liver Regulator.
Nothing else is the same. It cannot be and never has
been put up by any one except
J. H. ZEILIfl & CO.
And it can he easily told by their Trade Mark
the: red z.
FURNITURE I
- AT
We are located now at our new ouurters.
from Main street We cull your attention
which is the wonder of the ago. Are you
more lel't. We will close Iheiu out at Hltc.
KERNS!
$1 y.r, lormer price, We take pleasure to show you through our stock. No
Trouble lo show goods. Mail orders promptly attended to. For burgaiua call at
KEEN'S,
11.1 Old Market Square, 3 Doors from
THALMAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY,
813 E. Baltimore St., BALTIMORE, MI).
Manufacturers of FINE RUBBER STAMPS, STENCILS, SEALS,
Printing Presses aud Printer's Supplies. Also Artistic Job Printing, and en
gravers of Wedding aud Ball Invitations. Send for our beautiful illustrated
catalogue of 2o2 pages, printed in live colors. We deal in novelties, novelties.
Odd and amusing. tuAgents Wanted. Hep241y.
CHAS. M. WALSH,
STKAM
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MAU1II.K and (1KANITE WORKS
Petersburg, Va.
MONUMENTS,:)!-
Headstones, Tombs, etc.
lOJAIsn Iron Pouring, Vases
for cemetery and other
puriHiata at lowest prices.
i.HATISI'ACT10N (JUAUANTKED.
Work Delivered
oct 11 ly.
CHARLES C. ALLEY,
CONFECTIONER,
Mr. W. W. Warren represents the firm and will visit Welilon and its vicinity rag
nlarly. octlSly.
ir.-.a)j- 1
THE
GRANT
SPECIAL
nmv (dqr
fA -j.stt&C'iVv,. .
liuilt just the way vou want it. 1 p-
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LICHT RUNNINC AND
ATHINC0F BEAUTY.
All Colors and all styles for men,
Indies and childien. Jpl
Just as iiood as a bicycle you would
isy S 1 (IU for elsewhere. Sample !; 'f
wheel on exhibition at .1. L Jud- f
kins' Grocery. H I GRUNT, ! !
Agent.
BlueRidp Cementf Lime Worls
Maourmliirersontl.l'K KUSIK
HYDRAULIC BOSENDftLE CEMENT
(iimrsntced Htoltit-lr hydraulic. We quote
line- drhvcrvit Hi any rnui hi Hie Smill.. AU
(Ymcnt ti'kUsl, and NireutfLh, uniformMy In color,
burn I on and KrlnduiK Kiiarniiieftl. Write fr
rlcu I . 11. uui l rem nbl r. KILHi K M'rUMiK,
fA. Tolegraiih Rluu Knlr.Vs sro'
PKOFESStOSA I VA HI8.
JAM KM M. Ml'LliEN,
WA1.T 1. DANIEL
M
LLIN a
DANIEL,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
WkuxN, N. C.
t-ietlre lu thccourUof HalifkiandNortham
on 111 id in the Supreme and PtHlunU courta. 4!oi
v Liiiun iu4 tit ftiiiMtrMioi Norm Carolina.
Branch office at Halifax, N. C.opeu every Mon
Hay. jan7iy
REAMER'S
Howard House,
JAM ES REAMER, Prop.
Howard & Baltimore sta , Haiti more, Md
TERMS $2 Per Day.
aep 1(1 ly.
D"
T. T. HOSS,
DENTIST
Weldon, N.C.
MfOffioe over Entry A Piem'ssiore.
? 'sfJu ?
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FURNITURE!
KERN'S!
-
No. 113 old Market Square, two doom
to our $17 .10 solid oak bedroom suit,
in need of a woven wire cot? Only a few
each. Hammock chair now reduced to
Main street, NOUFOLK, VA. 8 2C-ly
ESTAI'.LISIIUll IN lH(i5.
The truth is the foundation of out Success.
We make Churns, our WORK fulfils
tliem.
leafLet us Estimate fur you.JSfl
Designs Sent to auy address FREE. Iu
writing give age of deceased and some lim
it as to price. All work warranted
STiifCTLY FIRST-CLASS and SATIS
FACTORY. At Any Depot.
- J- J.
Jufa'kq
;WF.LIHN', N. C.
I still carry a full line of Hue Staple
and Fancy Groceries,
trFRUITS, CONFECTIONERIES.
Croekrrv, GIush Tin, and woodenware and
most everything that is kept in a fimt
class grocery etore. I also return thanks
to my frieuds for their patronage of the
punt, and solicit u coutiuuance of themrue,
with guarantee to please. And wishing
them a happy and prospsrous new year.
That they may
ljong to live
And well to do
And alter death
He happy too.
Respectfully,
J. L. JUDKINS.
dec 13 ly.
F. II. Stainback
WELDON, N.C.
-Dealer In-
General
Merchandise
Agent for the celebrated ZEIGLEU KliOH.
and HAY STATE SHOES.
Have also added to my stock a nice line
CLOTHING.
for MEN, YOUTH'S and CHILDREN.
-A full line of-
Always on hand. Burial robes furnished
for latdiea and Gentlemen aim fluid injec
tions (liven to dead bodim and. f(iinfeo
tants naed when desired..
A NICE I'TKARSE ATYoIJU DISPOSAL.
P. N. STAINBACK.
W. J WARD.fc
Silicon Dentist.
ENFIELD, N, C.
HOfflo over Harriaoi'a Drat; Auw
loo 90 ly.
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