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THE-RAIIDOLPU. nEGDtlTOll. tvnLxsisftty every Wednesday I , 9. 1 TIIE-RANDOLPH; rUBMSJITNfi CO. RATE 3 OFi ADIEirriSINQ. adf tficp.'ori'jifia timi .is.?, u.ijsk on une sq'urf, t;o ln.oftVy...I.. ..... 1 50, ing voicti of Dayton Edgnly. "IHdu't yon really know ttie? Then I fancy the di guise will : difficult tn -penetrate;: uIIaI Sttiyvrjsint waYto call for tfy lmt I hsivef borrrowri-d "tbe house, torrid wafer-proof, which T propose to eirvrloi rayMf fuyand theiYif you Still, gnescpiart?. foMrlnrrtirni.f.v .T 00 One In'rtrp. thrV months .7.:..! .!. on One wpiare, six mouth..........:., ......8 00 OrtftHQ'iar". twflvf mouthy ' AL i-2 00 For I t '' r a dvrt I rn'ofs !ifpal eon tract will b wvl. Tw1 re lines solid brevW contitit' on mnirC 4s Jl C - Ail iti6r no tr nronionWif. the t.RKOJIAT(fl, offtVo. In the noitct tvlp, and on re;ion-ihle t"hn.; Itill for advi-tinlng considered, due when prc- . sented. : '.. -. ,-4 THE MASQUERADE. A brilliant reception ! Snch crowd all shimmer of silk and blaze of gems. i . - Two men Ktood together in a bay window of a dim, unliyhted room hcvos the way, -nnd looked out iion the 'car riages that came and went, depositing fair burdens at the foot of the broad brown atone steps. j V Am i keeping yon at'botne, Day ton?" asked the elder of the two men . breaking the silence suddenlvj nnd turn ing to his companion. "Dp not let me do it! Go over and enjoy yourself. Here are the evening papers.!. I'll turn up the gas and read for an hour Or so, and then, if I grow sleepy, will go to bed." i' " I do not like to leave you alone, uncle, now that you have just returned, but it is a masquerade and the host. Judge Proctor, is father o.f the sweet est lass that, ever'mflde the; moments pass like sands of silver from the rlass of envious time, down-shaken. She is only nineteen,. tut l have toven inr three ytrars, and it. set me niad to, see another man Kpenk to her, orj touch her hand. . And yet T know how hpeles my. love is; for her father, rich am pround, intends to match her. delicate leauty with a wealth and pride equ; bis own. He knows T am poor, n that Aunt Ann, upon whose bountv live, is as likely to cut me off with a shilling as to make me her heir, j A ..... i ,i thousand times I have sworn that I would rush away and leave it all, but I only creep back here and watch for h glimpse of her sweet face, a smile from her bright eyes." ' .'V "And is money the only trouble be- ween you?" . j ' 44 The only .shadow, T can assure vou, TJncle Pant. Tier father knows I am faithful ami ambitions at mviwork; he . even helps me to a case now land then; but he told me plainly that it. was fool ish for a young man who had onlvjhis profession to deind upon, to marry a girl reared in wealth and luxury, just as thouglj Rosie; would choose wealth instead of love," I used to work shoulder to should er with Ralph Proctor years agot and I fancy if money is the only barrier, that ; I can pursuaile him thre is no use in letting you two children wate yoiir . Uvea in thus mourning fr each other. But vou want to go to tli spot: to night?" ' ! I Yes: only to see her face, uncle Only, to hear her voice." ii Well. that is. right. It me see your gHla-dress. Knight ofsomeim possible onler. I wipjKvse ! Lfwrort nieracrosir.tiiH way and bring; the chlak'Jbiickvntrwill niaVff t!e niVKtiSCi How idarf eotnfdetJJ HalV costume ft. up in luy .nxun, .ind Tlibinas will wuil wpf( btur wlnn 1m comes.' T TNow t5en, iHi 1eifH.Vrf) I ;;r ::c ; ' With cinitlyrgnioe' adgraVity,lK Edrly ofTmytd the npiMrenC latv bis &nr $&2JvQ&' Maintrg gaiuieuts up and stnnJe away. A t the diHir of the guest thronged niHt)him soniH delay in the showing of tickets incurred, and one magiral white card Kliped, unnoticed, down the stepn. Mr. E. picked it iiMin his way home, and wotidred vaguely how he would fel mingling with 8uch a gay throng as that lie hiid just seen. Se.eii yeai-s in -Australia, made him shv about, the ordinary demands of so. j city, but the mystery of a inasKjuei ade filh-d his thoughts with queer interest. A monk, hoodrd and cowled, stole quietly iu among the maskers, and lean- d ugaiust a pillar in the long arcade arlor. Preseiitly a little Sister, of Charity came and stood leside him, resting her land on his arm. "I am tired of jwall, papa." she said m a low werv tone. "Tired soearly?" asked the monk, in a voice above a whisper. "It should all be delightful to you." Tli girl preKsel Jier face for a mo ruent against his Meeve, and then went away. "What were you saying to that girl?" demanded a'uVrcA voic, and the monk smild behind his masqit, answered, drlilterately j - -, . . f I Wa talking witb:ber about If ing F(H)D:FQK THOUGHT. t. . "Diligencririt-the" mother ofgtxxi Tlirce! mar teep coftnselif two be away. "4 rr. rr ' " ST- u" 'T r " The, nc fects of , great meQre the TRYING -TliCIR HNDS.J :.J. Any person - ma j-Cscethe followii Thrt t,o'r.n wrnin 'nr 'thincs ctctt day :? il-'.- consolation of Uie tlances. ! -v tt-tt '.fntrs .1id- il t r.i;4. . A . h:irt. vonp tnn is .poor material ! -"JtnWy&k fcii fojvi. but jfofitfakJng-'s-gott man. dry goods bouse on Fay ewville street last night, witnessed an cxhiLraling It was -after bosiness bad clos ed, 'ami the store was slint up.)-Etcry one of the clerks was in the store, and cocild I.bo: .plainly seen . throogh the Each was von shall not esca glass doorsj by passers-by j tryinjr to :nfore his sorer ior cmiaatr seapp me now, U-, ww.winni ajnu'e mow cthc .foiber for bninrius. tlie tab- Tle statrly dame thrust ohe hi,d rU 1 i5ono theirUer wiUi-t u-t beinir the wiro -woman on which around upon W ainrfnnieri as ifif-wb'.n'T. ." : ' ' : I stieciinen oraoodaiLredisplaved. U.H The tint proof of a rtlau's inenpacf I grntlea of acoom-plUuinent la tliis line tT- mv rftliinr U his c"ndeaorinj' td I irefe exllibltd .kkm :r.r)roaHiinifctLo veWairoMif otTiers. f woman ani seizing her as if they were Perfect lovt basn lii-eatliior-oetry aid of being, slapped, others grip which can 'exnH tbe' relations 6t the P,nS -ier around the shoulders and least instructed human bein-'s;" biushinj;, showing Uiat they diV -not To ' write a ' g.ioTl love-lelter You I uwrstaiul tlieir business, and others omihdtb lin without knowimr H,ad staIm their arms gently aronml bcr. stalked away, Wnnd'4fng hout with her train in the most ungraceful man nr. The time for unmasking drew near. A whisper as of som mysterious tronb le ran among the guests. Tow policenu'ii, stni-faced and qui et, stood near the door. The sound of all laughter was hushed. The grotesque masquers were drawn up in two long tremendous lines f life, and expectation. A bugle sounded its sweet bird-like signal, the little Sister of Charity, still clinging to the inonk with the magnificent shoulders, trenw hied as she saw the officers of the law (hoveling so near, and the masques were. all removed. The policemen stepped forward and put each a hand on the shoulders of the monk, to arrest him as their priso ner the lady, in creamy , satin sprang out of line, regardless of her train, and the dignified host pulled off his cowl, and came to shake hands with his old you mean to say, and to finish without whil Iooked iuto ljer face n knowing; what you have written. sm,,c,i most sweetly. One young man who lu'l recently come from the ooiun try, liegan his advances by laying one arm on her shoulder and setting; the other upon his hip; but the one to Rousseau. Opportunity is the flower of tirce ; and as the stalk may remain when tlte flower is cut off, so tune may remain with us when opportunity is gone for ever. ... ' J- ness and knowledge of what he was If we had a keen vision, and feeling all0utt.wa9 the one who rested his Arm or all ordinary human life; it would le I saw a pigeon making bread i, r. ' . .1 saw a girl composed 'of thread ; ' 7 I saw s towel ono mile square ; ' ; ' l satr a meadow in the air ,.? :a ; 1 I saw a roctct walk-a milei -- 'I sawaX)riy'nakerC'fiJa?5ar t.'i rl '.' I &aw a blacksmith in a;box ' I saw an orange kill n cfccr r 1 I saw atbuteher male'of stdol f' 4 I saw' a' pcxiknife "dance a reel ; 3ITt ' -1 saw artailor twelve feet biiH I nS ' I'sawra Lklder lnpie( fr! ! T r I;sair anf applff fi Kay tsU: I saw a spa-Tow making; hiiy;N -t j? I satr a farmer like a dog; " I saw a poppy mixing grog V -I saw three men who taw those too. And'wili confirm' what I tcU.you,-' A California paper says: A strange friendship has sprung up between twd very dissimilar animals. A black tab bit came some three months ago and took up Its abode with a couple of cows and a sliorttime since the rab whom the gazing public awarded: iU ; Wi took up tlie strange haWt of alcep diploma, for superior grace, "agreeable like hearing tbe grasa grow, and tlie squirrel's heart beat,' and we should die of that roar which lies on the side of silence. As it is the quickest of'Us all walk about well wadded. on the, counter behind her, then let it drop accidentally(?)on her waist, then jerked it away quickly and nologize'.l. "Boy a will be boys." Hal. S'eics, . j The growth of our perceptions de- No: wait a minute. Tlie vounff trentleman left; the room. and ran up the broad staira "three steps at' a' time Still the can iages came and went across the wuy, and glimpses of all queer people flittel about. K ) Presently there came a low rap at the parlor door, and a tallj fair lady en tered, dressediln creamy, satin, with a soft lace mantle draped about hr shoul ders, ono'lohg, graceful point of which was drawn over her head, shading the ' abundant coils and curls of gulden hair, and1' falhrig like a coquettish vail half downier ;face.' f J 4Hp' Mr. Edgerly s bowed politely, and said: f' If you wi jl be seated!, niadAm pray allow me " and he pushed pne ay chair toward her, and! waited! for berto speak. ! I "llang it all, uncle, I ilon't know H"vr t, t dk in this rig s-iid the Uiich- "Yes, but it is so strange, and no oue takes any notice of me. You look more like a king than a capuchine ; pite of your cowl you have uiagnitii cent shoulders." The mnk smiled under his mask, and asked softly: "Do you know that is, do you rec-o-ni.e u:8ny of the people here?" "Yes, a good many. That, handsome knight in purple velvet with the silver Uilted sword is Dayton Ed-rerly ; ami tliat woman with the satin dress'isMrs. Hryce such an odious creature she 1.: 11 t... .: 1 niv; hi ii 1 111 nn. uiv lime. "I guess you like young Dayton more tltrtn vou lia've told me.'" 1 "I thought it was his place to tell vou, only he doe not dare to, leeanse he is so Kor. : He knows you hate and tlespise p.or uien. But he is so good, or he alwavs whs until to night. I dont see what maki's htni go on so with that Mrs. Bryce. .She cnme and trietl to talk with me, just to show otf, hut I would not sjwak to her, and he has not said a word to me." p 4irhaps he does not know you ?" "But he ought to know me. I rec ognized him', the.fii-st thing. I knew lie-' would Im the handsomest man in the roiiqi; onlv l wish he wiuld come and speak to me. You think he does not care for im, I-know." "Oh, no! lie. told me, not twenty -four hours ago, that he loved you." Told you? oh, pa;i! And what did vou sav to him?" "I told him that I thought, if yon lov.d him, and tnouev was the only oh. stacle in tlnway tof your happiness, von nefI not Iiesltate long Hlout Ileitis happv." "Oh, yu dear, blessed papa " Beware, sir!" hiasd a voice in the ar of the monk. "Beware how ui talk . to that young lady ! yon am more ban suspected here!" And the lady in the creamy satin dress swept by with the stride of an aiuazon. "You precious old gmvlness," cooed the girl; "if it were not for that hor rid cowl, i would kiss you here and friend ,1'aul Edgerly, who had just re turned from Australia. The little Sis ter of Charity, blusing shyly, kept her own counsel; but when duly presented to Uncle Paul, she found courage4 to whisper: What made you guess J was my self?" and Ji answered, gently Burial of a Colored Man" by His WiiitkFriends. A citizen of pends upon onr opportunities for using this place , who has. just returned' from them. The intellect can no more pour Danville, Yt.t tells us of a strange j t Tittle nose up. to the cbWs nose; itnessel in that idace !amr npiJar to kissitj nftor which tbe I in or witJi' Ann nf hM Mm .' It rrm to tlie cows wonted place of rest, waits her coming;.- and - wben f arrived the motherly cow . licks the little pfotcg-e with much the same afTectionato ten denicss that would be bestowed on a calf, tlierongh tongue and treroendous licks nearly' raising the little animal o(T its feet, and it the'meanwhile brac ing itself with its fonr.feetto withstand ithe pressure. ? Then little baznrjrputs ,, -1- "I saw the quaint old ring on your finger that my mother used to wear. I knew whose love it pledged." A Boy's Composition on' Parents. - Parents are bom to be a great tron hlc'to their offspring. When I was ever so little, I remember. I tried to ban- up the kitten by my whip lash, and mother xok the kitten away, box ed rav ears, and went and drowned it herself the next day. So she had all the fun herself. And father's worse than mother. lie told me to take care of the pennies and the dollars would take care of themselves ; sol and Ben Smith formed an Anti-Swearing Club, j We had a rule for every profane word we used we should pny .1 cent into the treasury. We had seventy-five cents in the first day, but when we divided, nnd I fetched thirty even and a half cents home, father said it was n bnd business, whipped me nnd broke up the cluH.. How is a fellow to know when he is doing right ? If I had no parents to hound me round I'd. Ient George; Washington all holler, for! I'd cut down every cherrv tree in the gnrden.and own it, too. If I wa an orphan, I know what IM A . Ben Smith and me would go straight to a desolate South Sea Island and out and make active its fullness in sol-1 sight which he witi itnde, than can a bucket of water vol untarily empty itself. In solitude, the mind may gather its material. In so ciety it pats its practice. The Gold en Ilule. r ( " Language is properly the servant of thought, but not unfreqnently becomes its master. Tlie concepfldris oT 'a feP ble writer are greatly modified by his style, a man of vigorous powers makes his stvle bend to his conceptions, a fact compatible enough with the ac knowledgment of Dr3len. that a rhyme has often helped him to an idea. W. B. Clitlow. If any man possessed every qualifi cation for success in life, it is proha- ble that he would remain quite station ary. The consciousness of his powers would tempt him to omit opportuni ties. Those who do' succeed, ordina -1 rily owe their success to some disad vantage under which they lalior. It is the struggle against dilliculty that brings f:u.;uliies into play. Life consists not in a scries of illus trious actions or elegant. enjoyments The greater part of our time passes in compliance with necessities, in the per formance of daily duties, , in the reino val of small inconveniences, in the procurement of petty phasures, an we at e well or ill at ease as the main stream of life glides on smoothly or is ruffled by small obstacles and frequen interrupt ion. -r-.7anon. Who taught the parrot his Wei come. Who taught the raven, in a drought, to throw pebbles into a h d a few days ago. A hearse passed j rabbit nestles' op and goes to "sleep; ft through the street, followed by a ear-! singular Jlfellowsirfp, the tiny riage, in which were two or three col-! bundle of :fur. and cars of perhaps orcd people, and behind this walked i three or four pounds with thounwieldty 30 or 40 white gentlemen. Our friend j carcass of six hundred. ; ' asked some one for an explanation 6f ' f ' he rather unusual scene, and leartffcd lI1K eoro and the Uiiecw-A that the deceased was 'the son of a j rcaident. who IS owner of &. prominent colored Democrat. The J cast-iron horse and an old wagon, wat youth had died, and his father's color- j uirc'1 to tlrawsorae dirt from ayard eil neighbors had absented themselves ! n! when his work was completed the from the premises. The white citi-;owm of tlie premises' handed Mm a zens of the place laid the remains out, I check for $7.50. ' '.--;! purchased a coffin for them, hired the ! "Ia (,At ven dollanand-hair hearse and carriage and followed them j hill ?" asked the colored man, turning 1 ! 1 m s m - to the grave. A colored preacher was ' the check over ami over, ana regarding low tree where she espied water, that stir up the goats nnd motikcvs and the water might rise so as si e mi dit tilings, fry; toad-stools, eatorange a oonie to it ? Who taught the le to present there, but stood olf to one side, and would have nothing to do with the burial. A white minister said the service, and the white people cximmitted tlie remains to the earth. 'Northern Republican papers have much to say of intimidation and ter rorism in the South, but they neter mention a case of this kind. Ralexgh It so happens that every twenty eight venrs the 4th of March, tlie day fixed for the inauguration of tlie Presi dent, falls on Sunday. This occur next 3ear for the fourth time in tlw hNtory of our nation, j ami following tbe precedent established by thrce of waiting his predecess'rs, the new President negro said ' a. !il . i . lb wiui great cunotuy. - "That is a check on a bank was tlie reply.' "Take it down there, and you'll get your money. ' . De fellow at de. bank owes yooy' does lie V was the next query. "I haveSmoney Uiere. and be will hand 3'ou seven dollars and a half. I dunuo'bout dat !" slowly remark el the ccloied citizen. ""S'pose I go down dar, an' lie says dis yere docu ment is an order on a hardware store.? Oh! it will bo all right T replied the citizen. And ho stai1e1 down; and left the negro looking at the back of tbe check. When lie reached home at night his creditor-was there, awl Iloldiug oat the check, the sjell then ed make a ship and sail j SJU1 tJirough a vast, sea of air. and to around the world. What's ! he ue of dn ing up in one place ? I toll moth- find tlie way tr.un a fl )srer in the fiel 1 to her hive? vVho ta:ight the ant u er. one day. when slie wouldn't give ite every grain of c rn that, she bur- now. iirinikiei T tjtlri If nflT ind let. -vnn And the monk, 'with plaful gesture, raised hiarhand a ailver cross swung in sicht, suspended from a chain of sparkling,, dashing diamonds. "Oh! oh! how lovely! girl gave a cry of delight. "What are they for. pap? ' - And the For you, my dear! for your wed ding present on the day that you marry Dayton Kdgerly. But run away no w. For he saw that they were attracting attention. "Go and entertain yonr guests, and promenade, and we will talk frtrtbrr hr-anrf-bve. :inc ten cents, that l meant to go a 1 whaling, and I hoped a whale would swallow me, as one did Jonah, and then she wouldn't never see me again, for I can't swim. She said I would not be likely to make such a visit, for I would turn the whale'n stomach mighty quick after I gottliere. Wasn't she bully t If I were a parent I know whai I'd do I'd keep still and mind in own business, and let my I children have some fun. There's Tom tutis lives wim nis auut, ana nas a bully ttme.1 He goes wool-hucking on Sundays, has no best, clotlics, crawl under the canvas of everv circus tent, earns money at the theatre, sleeps in Uie stable j when he likes, and always has his pockets full of peanuts, lie says he wouldn't be hotliered with pa rents, if he could have 'era for nothtn-T and he thinks if I hadn't any it would be money in my pocket. Them's my sentiment, . ieth in her hill, let it sloul I take r.? and grow.?" fiucon. Ke p Imisv. Tlie man who ha noth- mg to 110 11 the unst miserable or ! ings. If you l;ave no regular work. ; will take the oath of office on Monday. -Dis yere paper doesn't seern 'to be the 5th of March., j ; worf a cent. I took it down dar, and The first inauguration on! tlie 5th of de fe'dcr In de Itank looked atit,' an March was :hat of George Washington Sden looked at me. an den stuck op Ms on entering upon his second I erm. Tlie : nose anl yellel otit: WhatVyer next time the 4lh of MnrdA fell iiin name, an whsr do yon live V0 I told Sunday was in 1821. when JaW Vjon-; him miglity stralgliL An' den he roe w.v the Prcsidnet eli-t tXj the sec- wanted me to wriie my "name on de onil time, and lie. too. was Inugurat- ; back, an' fxl 'round: so I Just pick ed on Monday, Manhjri. jTlie third , el tip de manu-vript an walked out, occurrence: of this k:.ad wa, n De family is out ob tatera. an all dat, when Zaehary Tavl.r was in,angnratcl and IM like yon to settle' dat Voont on Monday, the. mu of Martfh. . After ' wid postage-starnps or shlnplasters T j next year liiauguratiori day will riot ! 1 Tnll rn Ctl.t.l... ' t -1 f ..... ui'.hh.h uiii uimi t aw. j a 1 . - t" 11 t He Wastted Huttons. -A promi. neut citizen rashed Into one of oar large dry -goods stores and stopped at lo chores, as farmers rio when it rain 1 i "u""4 '""'uir ouwon coonier ; ue ma a taau tSo hrnl tf work in tle field. Injc eupstion we forget our trouble,, and get a respite from sorrow. The man whose mind and hands are busy finds no time to weep art'oV wail. If work is slack, spend the time in reading. No man ever knew too much. The hard est students in the world are lieioM men who know the most. If yon lack lKoks tlie re "are free or very cheap li braries, at least in cities, at yemr com mand. The man who does not acquire some item cf U9erul information be tween daybreak and bed time, rnut mournfully say. with the Roman Em peror, I have lo a day;1 thunder storm.-were disci: Min? the j sample of brown silk in bis hand, and cause and ctfect of the forc-cj of nature. ; 1. eil tbe smiling clerk If be had any -Who invented lightning 7T inqnred i hutton to match tliat.: -Plcntr. air. the lady. -Benjimin IVarjklinr re- was the answer; --will yon hare tbe ox plied tbe hnsbaivl promptly j At ttis j by tbe gross ? -Xo. air V roared the as ton ruling intelligence tlie lady paus ed awhile, as if reflecting upon tle 'achievements of tlie inventor, and fi nally manifested Iter j apj thereof by tbe exclamation! Cuscd Cool, wasn't he P 31exican banditti - have fJLolen two million dollars worth -of cattle from Ttxas since Jan. 1st. ' An opening fur citixen, -I want them by the bushel' cart-load ton! I want tlictn sent 11 in wagons and liacked into my -cellar. reciation till it is full and ronnmz o-cr. I'm sick of bearing." J-o-h-n, tllA you match those buttons V I am not go ing to spend the rest of my days run ning round trjing to natch inj6iblo colors. There's ; my check, bat I tdl Gen. SlHrridn WiU-r than the one W yon I woaTH-feial like aaysslttill Fro lai 1 in :ay winder npdr of bnotC? -' had inN Orl last win 1 V
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