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Mia. M. E: WHITAKER, EdUress.
WRA T CAN WOMAN DOT
Yes, that; is tlie question ? what can
she do? If she steps out of the beat
en track but one half step it mat
ters not how, good her motives may
bo, the world of mankind is in . amis j
at once, and "how masculine : she is,"
pecked" is the verdict of their gener
ous souls. Thank God there are some
women, who have even yet a spark of
God given-spirit left, who are above
being affected by the sneer3 of those,
whose hearts and minds aro too con
tracted' to take in the why's and where
fores, which actuate women-kind in
their efforts to do and live: 1
" Thank God, we sav,1 that .in these
troublous times, .there4 are a, few who
are not such slaves to the opinion of
v the outsido world, bnf, that they can
try to do good to others, and benefit
themselves ; and above all, are we
thankful, that there are a. few gentle
men left; who, have' innate refinement
enough, to appreciate a woman's posi
tion and motives; and instead of try
ing to "kick her .down" 'by i slurs and
innueridos, encourage, her by words
and actions in all her efforts to do
right. - f
WANTED!
vicars ago, -when times were not
what they are now, we knew and lov
ed a gentle, pretty child,' and as she
grew in years and stature, we, loved to
watch her intellect unfold, and note
the bright promise of future years.
Jbverytmng that the fondest affection
could devise, and wealth bestow, wr-s
hers, and every scene of life she en
tered on was bright and lovely. Hers
t was a lot to be envied, and ; yet none
,knew her but to love, and to admire.
Years flew away, and she came forth
upon, the' changing scenes" of life, a
noble woman and then we parted.
A few short years have passed and
we see in the advertising columns of
, the newspaper, the sentence: "Wan
ted, a situation as teacher in some pri
vate family or school," and our little
friend of former years, is the appli
.cant. ,. We mqniro into the matter,
arid hnd the " cruel war" has left her
destitute -her home is gone father
murdered, and naught left of all her
former blessings, but the memory of
the past. - v ;.. .
And this case, though sad in the ex
treme, is but one of the thousands that
bave occurred, through the blighting
influences of aJ horrid war! Arid can
rt seem strange, that the women of the
. South have failed to meet with friend-
( ly smiles and cordial welcomes those
who have caused this suffering. By
tho memory of those wo have loved
and lost, arid the homes and firesides
that' have been made desolate, by the
i smouldering ruins of once loved homes,
and the manes of our murdered loved
ones, we never can forget; and though
: we are taught by the Savior, to forgive
our eneinies, wo are not taught to em
brace them. ; ;. , '. . ..:
. Wanted I .wanted ! 1 The country
t: wants peace and quiet the destitute
want homes the impoverished or
phans want sympathy and, encourage -
ment Wheneyer we see that heading
' A situation wanted by a lady' we
say in our heart, " there i is. another
i child of misfortune, struggling with a
cold and heartless world." ' I ,
LIVING ON AIRS.
A once lighted hearted
merry girl,
but nsiw Kv fVio c.i i
- J . oai 1 vouiis oi me .war
a homeless, orphan, dependent upon
teaching for ii living, thus writes:
. '. .te&ebing- school and I really
like, the employment and the good
people with whom I sojourn, and but
for the fact, that they are tho devotees
Y etiquette and insist on my bowin"
down and worshipping at the shrine
of that stuck-up god, I ehonld enjov
myself very much. But, I have to be
so prim and precise that the effort al
most overpowers me. My onco merry
Vf" c5'iberant and joyous
. though bearing now the scars of many
E?TWU still, occasionally, put
forth its buds and blossoms, and then
I want to shout and laugh just as I
' 'rre?. U1U6 do repressed hv h
school inarm
whoBO prim example
is to be the ligl t by which tlie young '
hopefuls .are to bo guided in learning
how. to shoot. , , ; -. -
l am living on nirs. Did : you ever
try it? . It is great living, ana I insist
on your trying it, UrsT Editresswand
in "case you make np yonr mind' to do
so, I will give you a few examples ta
ken front5 my own efforts in that line,
at the dinner table for instance. ; You
ought to see me. , ' ' ,
Sonic one whispers on my right. I
turn my head with a graceful toss and
between a whisper and a t simper re-
hJ0 0hv 8&e, j retura a Vn(, thanb
you " just loud enough to hear my
self; and to a speaker in iront, witn
ray most becoming manner, I -: repeat
the oft rehearsed commonplace" oh,
ray, you natter xnt I Vftt wuicn, very
witty em' rk ; I- am .privileged, un?
der the code de etiquette, to smile very
languidly, as if -1 had just passed
through a twomohths' spell of tj'phoid
fever, and was not strong enough -4 to
indulge a laugh. These repeated, and
you have the sum total of the table
talk at my boarding house. .1 rise
from the table thinking of other flays
aud other dinners, and I just want to
go out in tho woods and, give vent to
my feelings, either in a hearty laugu
or a crood crv. Living on airs don't
agree with me."
Prop the Temperance Banner.
SALLFS DECISION. ' '
BY JOSEPHINE POLLARD.
"Sally Meeker! Sally!" - :
Sally was scouring away at a . big
pitcher, and didn't.know that she was
called until Madge came close behind
her and clapped heir
hands over the
brown eyes that had gpne off in abrown
study. .yH
" Sally ! screamed. Madge, ;m a
tone like a trumpet, nearly causing the
destruction of the pitcher, which was
ready to slip out of Sally's startled
grasp. : -'-'- r:' iyS)'-
"Don't, Madge ! you almost fright
ened me to death.'' ; i:
" Well, you'd no business to be sit
ting here with your senses somewhere
else. ' Why, I've screamed ; my throat
sore already. . What on earth are you
doing?", she continued; as Sally re
sumed her task. "As I live, scouring
an. ea j then Ditcher with sand! : . :
"It sinelis so." -
"Let me see." And Madge dipped
her saucy nose below tlie brim.
' " Ugh! I'd bury it." , - -
"I can't drink any water out of it,"
said Sally, " it tastes so bad." J ' V;' ;
" "Suppose we fill it up with , wet
earth," said Madge Fnllerton, " and
let it stand while we have" a little
chat." ,;;V.;:: r -
Sally agreed, and the girls had fine
fun1 packing the clay in the depths of
the big pitcher.
. Madge was only a trifle older than
Sally, but she had a better home and
better training; and she was fond of
Sally, arid determined to do her best
for the poor neglected child.
For Sally's. parents-, were not tem
perate people. They didn't go reel
ing about the streets, but they did
squander a great deal of money very
foolishly; and deprived themselves in
this w:iy of many comforts .
Day after day Sally was called upon
to take the brown pitcaer and bring
the ale for dinner, and of tefi for supper
: If Mrs. Meeker, had been washing
all day, nothing but a glasn or two of
ale would restore the strength that
she had rubbed out on the wash-board ;
and Torii Meeker : wouldn't have; felt
"worth a cent" so he said without
that or something stronger.
' Sally never met. any of her play
mates going on a similar errand, . and
her pride had rebelled; every day
shame held her back, but she dared
pot disobey; and now you know what
sho was musing about over the pitcher,
she was scouring, v r : ls Ft
"Now, Sally," said Madge, quite'
warmed np with the exertion of . help
ing to fill tho pitcher, " now, Sally,
we've got up a Temperance Meeting,
and wo want every body to join. , All
the folks in the village are to, be invi
ted, and then' it will be their own fault
if they a n't there. . Old and young,
big and little, rich and poor. Father
said, if the little folks worked, tho. big
ones would be ashamed j not to;, and
you are to go with me. You will; Sal
ly, won't you There'll ' be speeches
and singing, and somebody is going
to tell ua how , to form raj Band 4 of
Hope" ;y f -,L i
"I'd like to,, ever so touch; but T
can't." . And Sally sighed as she look
ed down at her tattered garments.
"Yes, you can," said Madge in - her
positive way, "and L aril - determined
vou shall."
They chatted together for some lit
tie time, then set themselves to work
to empty Lthe pitcher of its strange
contents. How delig hted they: were
at the snccess of their experiment !
Sally snuffed," arid 3rddge snuffed," en
joying the rich earthy odor; then they
filled it with clear water arid took
deep draughts,'' and Sally said' "the
curse was off."
Madge had many more invitations
to deliver, so she 'traveled on and
Sally went back to the house with her
empty pitcher. r . F .
"Where in the world have you
been ?' exclaimed Mrs Sleeker, as
Sally made i her appearance at the
door Tm iilmdst choked being over
the hot1 suds ; come,' be off after the
ale, and den t let the grass grow tin
der your feet.,fi " ' ' .
Silly's heart eat like a trip-ha.ni
mer. bne looked around trie scanulv
furnished apartment: thought of
Madge and the temperance caused and
came to determination that sent the
blood flying to her face and the cold
chills creeping down her back.
xnere was a lovely, cool spring
down in the hollow; here she filled her
pitcher, toot a good drink: oit the pure
water, to strengthen her in her pur
pose, and then: hurried home
Meeker was hot and hurried;
.ildrit.' wait for ceremonv: she
he pitcher. from Sally's hand
d-s wallowed about " naif a pint
of its contents before she
deception.
realized the
t- Sally would have shook in her shoes.
if she had had any oh, when her moth
er looked at her the in om en t sh e took
the pitcher fr6mf her lips. ' It was as
tonishment rather than anger. Bu
Sally was not afraid of her mother.
and Mrs. ' Meeker loved her little
daughter very much; and w hen '.Sally
clasped her arms, around her mother's
neck, and beprged her with tears in
her- eyes, to give up drinking ale,1 and
try' to help father break ofl the habit
so tnat iney mifjnt . nave tniners nice
arid comfortable, it seemed as though
the scales fell from the poor woman s
eyes that had kf pt h r from 'eeeing
the danger she was m. -"
And that di ink of t;ld wate . "was
what did it ; for she had stupefied her
senses with frequent glasses of ale, and
lived altogether 'in a muddle."
"Well, Sally, you've taken the curse
off that old pitcher, and it'll go to the
tavern no more with my consent.-! I
don't know what father '11 sav."
But Mr. Fullerton had ' been to the
shop- Torn was a blacksmith using
all his eloquence to get Tom Meeker
to join the Sons of Temperance, and
when the latter reached home, primed
full of the subject, and found cold-water
in the pitcher instead of ale, he
felt as though it would be flying in the
face of Providence to resist any long
er. '- -' .:;';:.; rv..-, v
f "Sally, here's the price; of the ale
for to-dav, and I'll hand it to -you
hereafter, instead of Jim, Rowan. May
be it'll be enough', after a while, to get
you a pair of shoes and a decent frock.
What do you say, Janet ?'fvi-
"I say," replied his wife, "that we've
been supporting Jim Rowan too long
already, and I for one.- am ready to
quit. If cold water can clean out the
heart as it has cleaned out mine, to
day, I am in favor of using it the year
round. That ale has been our curse."
V 'Tbelieve it hasj Janet ; I had a
talk with Fu'brton to day and lie
frightened ime. If we stop sthat leak,
there's rip reason why we can't live as
comfortably as Fullerton himself,1 and
have Sally dressed as nicely as Madge."
Ah! he never had ; thought of that
when the ale was in ! : . ;i U V . :
I can't tell you how -cheerfully arid
thankfully Silly grasped that big pitch .
er, and filled it frdm. the spring more
once a day. Why, her heart sang
hallelujah so loudly that 7 the, birds
joined, in a sort of chorus at least so
it seemed to Sally Meeeker. ' " '
But you never , saw a prouder, or
happier girl than she was when she
went tjO tho temperance meeting, . and
sat between Her father and mother.-
When she undertook to smile at Madge
Fullerton, she burst out crying and
when she cried it was all for joyJ
, A few nights ago, while the play ." of
the Black Crook was in progress' at
the National 1 Theatre, Washington
City, and while4 the stage was; being
prepared for the final tableu, a por-r
lion of the scenery took fire, causing a
scream behind the curtain. At the
same time one of the performers rush
ed wildly across the stage, in ' front of
the curtain, ; when a :cry of fire was
raised in tho galleries, and a rush was
made i or the doors, and a fearful pan
ic ensued. .; The fire was quickly ex
tinguished, arid, after the excitement
subsided the audience returned to the
building,- and the. performance was
conducted. No i one was f seriously
hurt, but all jwere severely crushed
and verv badly frightened.
Jlrs.
and coj
seized It
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and ha
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For tbe Frieal of Temjienince:
LETTER. FROM-' USCL E G EO J I G '
t t - a -t r . ?c H 3 - ; ft
Wilmington, N: 0., ,)'.
, ' n Sept3 9th, 18GS. . r
Dear Bbo. Whitakek: At your r e
quest T will endeavor to sgive you a
short account of the Black Valley rail
road, although I am not a conductor
on that train, as some suppose, but a
deserter from the Company, and have
been for several years past. I am and
have been for a number of -years, by
the help of God, trying to stop that
train, or throw it off the track. - Since
tho day that the curse Vas pronounced
acramst those who put the bottle 1 to
their neighbor's lips, this same train
has oeen running; and as tar DacK as
mymemory oes, iUhas been incrct
ing its speed an
nd jrai
by thdusandsv
For two years past I ha ve.been try
ing to point out the dangers of this
road, and thus far, with the -help of
God and the assistance of a few young
friends, enrolled 750 names in the old
"Cape Fear Marine Temperance So
ciety," and Brother'. Andrews' is still
laboringHo save souls from d drunk:
ard's grave. - Yet, there,J is something
wrong in the cause; for when we meet
every Monday night, there are only
from 20 to 50 present, and, of that
number not more man live or ; six
Friends of Temperance, when there
should be at least 100. But so it is.-
In most cases, where men are reform
ed and feel that i iheyare safe,' - they
think there is nothing more for them
to do; especially, as long as they have
a free Gosper and an excellent; pastor;
This course of reasoning has involved
the Bethel in a debt of $G0 for gas, and
it is still increasing a
I have seen the small dose of medi
cine administered in the- Friend oi the
i ' ' '.'
4th. It will have to be repeated,
fear, as often as the mild liditfess can
get it prepared. ! : '; ' r : '
in conclusion) my Diotner, bo pa
tient in hope, and trust firmly in God's
promises ' for if this Cause is His. -He
will watch over it arid at last cause it
to succeed, and bring you safely
through your many trials, though your
afflictions niay be severe. -
v - v ; TJnCLK GeoHGE.
P. S? I sympathize with the Kli
tress, but do persuade her inv. dear
Brother, not to start a boarding house
to keep the paper going, for if she
does, it will be a bad business for : us
entirely ; . for instead of her good edi
torials tliat we all like so well, we
should have to take the iiiediciue which
she threatens to give us. I G.
For the Frien l of" TMM;'Waiie. r
A I)R UXKEX HUSH A XI):
The husband, from his peculiar po
sition, exerts an almost ii ulinqited con
trol over the happiness of his wife.
As her protector, confidant and con
stant companion, the sympathies of
her nature are so intertwined with his.
that the least miscpnduct on his - part
is fraught with uuhappiness to her.
No tongue can express the love of a
pure-minded, affectionate wife for her
husband; and in proportion to, 1 the
depth of her attachment, is tho pain
she feels when once the .foundations
of her affection are shaken.
; Drunkenness is a vice which no true
woman can tolerate in her husband.
It not only destroys her confidence, ; in
him that pure and perfect confidence
which flows only from woman's heart
but it congeals the ,very? fountains
of her affection arid often changes her
love into hate. Can: she stand un
moved and see the purest, most pre
cious offerings of ; her heart trampled
under the unhallowed feet of : a sense
less inebriate ? Can she witness, inn
moved the .violation of marital Lyows,
tho blasting of all her hopes, the with
ering of all her affections, and the de-
parture of all her happiness ? Can she
gaze into the yawning sepulchre ; that
has swallowed up all that makes life
dear, to her, and not feel as if the last
star of hope had faded fronv the 1 hori
zon of her life ,X3an she see , hirrT
whom she loves with cJl the fervor of
her woman's nature, and to whom her
blind, but perfect confidence, ascribes
every imaginable 7 excellence, ' prove
false to his altair-vdws, false to his
nianhood, false to his , children, and
not feel her spirit crushed within her ?
No, she cannot.1 Her i very existence is
I bound up in that of her husband, and
when he falls, her life is dear to her
no more. , x . --?wr if i
It is truly astonhhing to witness
the exle nt of this great evil. : In al
most every: city, town, village and ham
let in the land there are faithful, true-
hearted women. vho are suffering all '
the Agonies of misplaced confidence, ,
blasted hopes, and unrequited ; affeo
tipn from the intemperance of , their!,
husbands. wAh lman, you know not
the terrible sufferings of your agonized
wife, while you are wasting time and
money at the drunkard's den. Cpulot
you but see the unhappiness you aVe
causing every instinct " of- your man-
hood if you have any manhood
would lead you to confess jour . error
and devote the remainder of your life
to the happiness of your suffering wife
Forsake your drinking habits, ere re-
formation is too late, and the ngo::ic
of rembrso artf mingled only with tho'
recollections of the dead.
Civicus.
FAITH, TEMPERANCE AND CUABITY.
Raleigh, Septaniter, llpTflfiff"
AGENTS.'
, The following person; are authorized to
act
as agenta for uWFituacu ok f LMrEiuxcE :
Geo. W. Fkntkks j. . it. , , . ... . .BarclayvUle.
t!.MKTT B. tu.EY . . . , . Kaleigb.
J.-II. SMiTir. XthlZJj(. :U rAv.Ooldsboro'.
Edwaj:z UowuXjU. .:',.. , w.Ncwberne.
fmiv '"i A! iviv "-'-' " J "- "
REV.UB.'UouiiitrT'.'Vii !.i&7Z7. vX. L'eAufortl
Kev. W. ;.M. Jo:tiA.v .. , .'.
C. W. Haiikls , . . . . , . . , .
J. I). 11. Vouxu. . . . . ...
W'. JI. JovXEit. . ! .
Maj. I). S. Jlju
W'iX. M. I'uissox'. .
V: M. Hayes ........ .
Geo. 1 1. Kelly . ... . . . . , ..
Di:: E. Fuyn
Siox A. llAKklXOfO.V. . .:
U. 11. COMELI).. ... .
r:S. White..'. ......
CilAS. II. WlU.lAM.. . . . .
J. W. lETElt;OXT. . .......
V K. Viayt)KtJ: :V.'. A
Tuoa. Ji WurrxKUHv. . i .
Jdhx A. .McDonald. .....
Uev . Fam'l. Wl Brown.:
Gkn'u K. Ii. Vaxce . . f F
Uev. J. A. Rkauax . . . . .
. It. trItlMKjJ. . .'fr.-l . ..
..Moiohi'adCityi
.. .. j..Tarbofo. ;
JWfldon.
. lleadereou. ,
Franklinton.
8. ... ... ,--,.
w . . . . . .... '
. Loubburg.
. . . Wiluungpu.
i.''ivi .
Lurabcrtouy-
. . . . FajettevilK'i.
. .'-.S wan Station.
U-.i'.j.,yioi5lowf'.'.
. . knizah!thtown.
; . ViitMrehsVllle.'
........ Wallac-.
j
'. . .... Camera.
U'..oXrcnton.
........ .Egypt.
Trinity College.
. . . rAsbfvilJpi
. ..Uevms Crek,
.Thoiriasville;
.". i ..Morrivillo.
Joax Bagwell
Tlie M Mark.
x ne cross mane npon your paper
will remind yoii that the tinie for whicH
yon subscribed will noon expire; and
we trust that all will take' the hint uhtl
renew. , :' r " . t
Is iter
suens co laainwn .money .mu
fe registered. ' " - '' .;
THE -TEMPERANCE SONGSTER
TTe have published - and now offer .
for sale , a neat little Songster,' of thirty
two pages, and containing: ihirtj-wiv
tein)erance songs,; adapted to the use
of the Order of the Friend of Tem
perance, and all manner of,, temper
ance meetrDgs, together with the Odea
of the Orcler, ; -
Every Council should have it, and
every Council should practice singing
There is nothing that Can add so much
to the interest ofr a meeting as good
singing. . . . . .? j .
1 The Songsher is designed . especially
to-meet the wants of bur Order in this
respect.' .. ' . 4 .
PRICE. - ' :
Single copies,. 15cts
By the Dozen, : . . . lOctsi
' -; Address,' lT , ' V. , i, t
IL IL VHITAICER,
';.' ; Raleigh, N. C.
Agents. Wo tryst tho persons who
are named as agents at several points
in thisi5tate will tate . an active inter
est in circulating the Feiexd. , IVc are
very anxious tot get up a list of the
names of person s in Virginia who will
act as agents. Vill; oar brethren over
there suggest some ? - , r
JBST, Brot Jas. A. Collins Ex-Pfesi-i
dent, will delirer an ' essay before Oak
City Council on'Monday evening next.
We trust there will be a! fall atten.
dance. " - - ; x
. The Secretary pf the State.: CbnncUt
of .Virginia issued a Charter this weel
for a Council to be located - a.t . WuXt.
Chester, Va.r with twentyjCharterinjem
bers. Virginia is improving. -t i
The Democrats and Conserva-.
tives of this city have- defermined tos.
raise a Seymour and ' Blair polo and, '
flag soon..;. - J. f i :l h.- -,l -..',
i i Itis said that the' colored trijppSi
stationed a.tGoldsbbro are raji$ittvn'
all sorts of depredation .-r- 4 J