; THE - Glv J) E hi mi
SHE
JOHN DUCKETT, Editor.
Vol. 4. No.l.
"""pESIDE TIIE SEA.
BT MAM AIKOK VIM.. .
edo the oa one Bummer day
Three merry children were atplny,
The great warm sua was singing low, ;
The wares were beating to and fro,
jlnd silvery shells and pebbles white
pj glij-teiing in the rosy light'
Around the rocks, like ribbons hung,
The pretty 'ringing sea-moss clung, .
And green sea grasses geptly swayed '
Vith every throb the ripples made ;
. .' i. y; ' ' " ,: ..'-,,.'.
And like a snow-field, smooth and wide,
The beach sloped down to meet the tide.
Ah me t that hour was passed sweet
Afar from town and crowded street,
fo look across the ocean's space,
And feel the rough wind on my face j
To hear the ripple's measured song.'
The ohildrsn's voices, fresh and strong,
Half drowning on the eager breeze
Tho old, old music of the seas 1
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S) merry hoarts! O voices gladj
The sad sea is no longer ftadr- ,
A chnrm is lent to rock and wave
Jlore fair than nature ever gave,
The while your joyance echoes so.
And light young footsteps come and go.
Pear happy henrted children thice,
At ply beside the summer sea!
Christian Union
(ttLY A COUNTRY CilUL.
1 BV JAMES LUSTER.
"Ton are' mistaken-; I had rath
er die than marry mere conntn
"But, Fred, supposeBhewas In
telligent, full of natural" poetrv.
'tender-hearted, jiracefnl, unspoiled
; by admiration, a gniless, simple.
Living creature V
0,' said Fred, laughing, "choice
selection of virtue and grace.
Cunntry beauties are always sweet,
and so are country cows. No, 1
tell yon if she was as lovely as an
angelwith the best senco in the
world,-still if; unskilled in litera
lure and music, with no soul above
churns, aiid knitting needles, 1
would not marry her for a fortune.'
"IIh, ha!" laughed Helen Irvinij
Hidden by the trunk of a tree, Bhe
tat redinr within a few feet of
the egotist.
-
In another 'moment the young
lady came in sight. Fred's fao.e
crimsoned, and ho whispered in
Tible trepeda'tion, "do you think
she heard me!" '" '.' ' . ;?
"Noi" rejoined the other audibly,
I'Slio has hot even looked from her
look. You are safe." , j
Leaninjr on one whito arm, the
, 1
old oak tree in the back-cround,
powers strewed around her, - she
fat quite at ease apparently uncon
scious that the two handsome young
men were near her.
Approaching with a low bow,
Ppon which his mirror had set the
Stamp of faultless elegance, Fred
eric Lane took the liberty of asking
if the young lady would inform
hnn where Mr. Irviner livedo , -
Width an innocent " Binile the
Jontiff ladv looked no. "Mr. Ir-
t " j r -
'ng, the inly one living in the
village, is my father," she said " ri
sing ia b graceful nd charming
manner. - Th I liW: bouse- on
- ... - . e . .
l"gh ground, half hidden; by trees
ud thick shrubbery, there is where
venve. . -
red replied with a very grace-
ulbow ' ,.-'-
"Tell your fnther that I will do
'fljself the honor to call on him to-
ROCKINGHAM,: ISTORTJEl GAKOLTIST-A DECEMBER 16. 1876.
morrow.5 IIo will remember me
Frederic Lane, at jour service.
"Yes sir, I wilftelL. Mm,' said
Helen, tucking her sleeves around
her pretty arms, and making rath
er a formal courtesy.1 Then, catch
ing up her books and gathering the
scattered flowers she hurried home:
"Now, father, mother, aunt arid
Bis," exclaimed the merry girl,
bounding into the room where the
family were at supper, so sure as
you and L live, that MrLane you
spoke so much about is in the vil
lage.' lie will call here to-morrow,
the finest specimen of ft city . l)eau,
as of course, he will be, all senti
ment, faultless in kid " and" dickey,
important ,and self absurd as ' one
of the kind can possibly- be.
'romiso me, all of you, ; that you
will not lisp one word about 'music,
reading and writing 111 his presence,
jecauso I have, a plan. I'atlicr
will be quiet and ask no questions
will give yon that work-box you
:ivc coveted so lonj'.
"Wliv, on that condition, I'll be
as still iis a tnousc,biff what's the
reason ?" .
"Oh, that's my own' business,
said H'jlen. dancinir out or tlio
room.
Helen wit at tho open window,
where roses thrust their blushing
nuls, making both shade and sweet
The canary .overheat
burst forth every moment in wild
snatches of glorious music. Helen
was ut work on long bluestockings,
nearly finished, and her fingers flew
ke snow birds.
"You knit most admirably; are
von. fond of it?"
"Yes, quite, I like it better than
anything else that is, . 1 menu J
can churn well."'
"And Joj'osi read. 'much?"--
Fred's glance- had traveled from"
the corner of his eves to every ta-
ilo, shelf and corner, in search of
lotiks and papers, but not a page,
ytl!..v or red, repaid bis search.
OIi, yes,' said Helen, with a
-Hiietified air. -
What books ? permit mcto.nsk.,
t-rfl the Jnderrgood deal,'
slic said gravely. -
'Is that all V
'AH! of course not yet what "do
yon not find in 'the Bible? llistof
ry, poetry, eloquence romance, the
most thrilling pathos ,'. blushing
and recollecting lierself, sho added
in a manlier as childish as it had
icfore been dignified: 'As for oth
er books; 1st me see what I have
got in my libraryj there's the
Primmer, counting on her lingers,
Second Class : Eoader, Kybinson
Crusoe, Nursery Tales,, two or
three elemonts of something, Biog
raphy of some " person or -other,
Mother's Magazine, and Uing Wil
liam III. There, isn't that a good
assortment?''
Fred 6iuiled.
'Perhans I do not know as mnch
as those who have been to school
more,' she added, as it disappoint
ed, at the mute rejoinder; 'but in
making bread, churriing butter, and
keeping house, f am not to be . out
done.' '; - ; -
The young man felt more in pity
thaqjn .love, but his visits did not
always result so. Ho began to feel
nnnItw attrftction. and he main-
ly attributed it to Helen's beauty;
but the truth is, her. sweetness and
artless character, engaging manner
and disposition, quite won tho city
bred aristocrat Fred Lane. There
was a freshness alwut every tiling
'she said or-did. She perplexed as
U-..11 D.4 dcliirhted him. v ; ,f ;
Often, as he wondering how
cnmVvhomelv expression would be
received in society, some beautiful
sentimeut would suddenly , drop
Devoted to the Interests of
Iiko a pearl from her lips, . as re
markable' for originality as - for
briliancy'. ." , ,
,'If I should fall into the snare,'
thought he. I can' educate lior ;
it will be worth trying.' 1 ;
It is nseless to combat tho ten
der passion; so at last ho fell at
Helen's feet, figuratively speaking
and confessed his love for htsr. i
. I care not, Helen, only bo mine,'
was his invariable answer to her
declaration of un worthiness, . 'how
you would appear in society.'
They were married; haa return
ed from their wedding tonr, as yet,
at tho expiration of their, honey
moon, Fred was more in love, than
ever. At a grand entertainment
given by the relatives of the brido-
grooni. Helen looked still more
beautiful. Her husband did not
insist that she should depart from
simplicity, and indeed in tho ab
sence of all jewelry in her simple
white robe she was by far the most
lovely creature in the room.
As she entered the great saloon
blazing with light, her heart fal
tered. Shall I love him as dearly,' she
asked herself, if I find ho is
ashamed of me ? I can't bear tho
thought; but should he overcome
all conventional notion, then I hav
'e
a husband to bo - honored, and 1
te
shall be proud of his wife.'
How she watched him he pre
scnted her to one another.
'Simple,' whispered a magniti
cent girl resplendent with diamonds,
as she curled up her lips, and passjjeal. I saw them seat themselves
d b"v The" observation escaped
neither Helen nor her "Tfushand.
She looked tit him. lie drew her
Jser to his, side.'; Many.... jn that
brillliant gathering pittied poor
Fred, and wondered how lio had
martyred himself on the slune of
ignorant rusticity.
The yonng bride stood near her
nisbaiid, talking in a low tone,
when a new comer appeared. She
whs a beuiitifnl, sligliitly-formed
creature, with haughty feature's.
IlI-con!ealed scorn lurked m the
brilliant eyes whenever she glanced
at Helen. Onee she had held sway
ever tho heart of Fred, and hearing
whom he had married, she fancied
ler time had come.'
Do yon suppose she knows any
thing 'whispered a low voice.
Helen's eyes sparkled ; her lace
flashed indignantly. 'He has gone
at a distance with a friend.' ,
Do youTplayTMrsrtauo V asked
the haughty 'bell. There was a
mocking tone in her voice.
A little,' answered Helen, her
cheeks blushing
'And sing?'
A little'was the half, reply.
'Then do iis a favor,' exclaimed
Miss Somers, looking askance at
her companions. "Come, I myself
will lead you to the piano.'
'Hark 1 whoso masterly touch t
Instantly was the half spoken sen
tence arrested ; "the cold ear and
head was turned in listening sur
prise"' 'Such melody I such breath!
deep and vigorous tones! who, is
she ? She playes like an angel I
"Wh.o can she
She turned from the piano, anct
the unknown was his wife. L
How well she talks ! Who would
have thought it 1 lie ha9 f onnd a
treasure,' was whispered all around
the room. . '
; 'Tell me,' said he, when they
were alone, 'what does this mean I
I feel like one awakened from a
dreamj
'Only a eountry girl,' said Helen,
then folded m her husbana s arms,
iuiiiuiu... i
she added, 'I am that little rustic
that you had rather die than wed.'
North Carolina.
BURNING OF BROOKLYN THEATRE
Miss Kate Claitoa's Account of the
' Fire.
. i FromN. Y. Time " -'When
the act went up the filth
act at the seventh tableau I was
lying on a palet of straw, with
Pierre (Mr. Murdoch) leaning over
me. As the curtain rosa I heard it
whispered from tho wing behind
me: "The tneatro is on nro. x lis
tened again,? almost dazed, and then
recognized Miss Clevis' voice repeat
ing: 'The theatre is on. fire; look be
hind, for God's sake.": Still I did not
awake to the pcriL The information
of flirt firn was whiskered to all on
tho staw, but not on 3 of U3 moved to
im off..' The t)lav continued. The
o- 1 ,.
old woman, Pierre's mother (Mrs
Farren'j rushed upon me and in the
savanro ' manner necessary to the ac
tion caught hold of my hair and
pullsd it. -As my head went back I
glanced up tb the canvas ceiling of
the room in which we were playing,
and then I saw little tongues of flame
lickius through the canopy. Mr.
Murdoch, Mr. Studley, and Mrs. Far
them at the "same time.
Then wo heard a horrible roaring
noisa behind the scenery. This
alarmed me mora than tho sight of
the flrx Still.none of us moved until
t!io audience caught sight of the
flames. When tho cry of 'Fire' rang
.le l;ody of the theatre and
the audience rose en masse wo acted
altogether without the slightest
knowldgp of ono anct'icr's-intentions.
We four clasped handi and stood al
most at the foot-l.'g'its, and cried out:
Wo .are between you and the fire;
sijt -still; for God's sake, sit still.' The
lpeoi)lo in the lront rows nearu our
again, and noticed one lady pull the
gentleman beside her down into his
chair. The body of the house was
not very well filled, but the gallery
was crowded. I am .convidced that
our .action prevented a panic, and en
abled the people near the door3 to get
out without being pressed upon by
those from the front so .is. In this
way, too, more persons got out with
out hurt than would have escaped if
all the gallery people had crowded
against the other3 at the doors. As
soon as we saw the people getting out
we turned to escape ourselves, ihen
we -found W3 Wire hemmed in by fire
The flames -raged above and around
except on tho side of the auditorium
Wo could see the red rafters above
threatening to fall. I dashed. dowh
stairs and got under the stage.
Thcro I met Miss Maude Harrison.
She bad gone' to her room to some get
niiWps. T cried to her: 'Let
thosa things go, and coma onrihaabeen !rcg.irded as an apostate
God's sake. We must go out the
front way. The fire is gaming on us
now. Look !" As I uttered this last
exclamation I pointed to the ceiling
tho Rtacre. The flames
were showing through, and we could
mark their course along the cracks of
tuo v - o
the flooring. Mrs. Harrison, Mrs,
Farren and myself then dashed along
stage, and after me troublo-gaineiVWlendid scapegrace mt j a full Hedged
!. nn.lHrinm through a door. We
had yet some distance to go; the fire
followed' us fast, and there was still
a crowd of excited people to pasa
througk We got into the crowd
and hashed along, heedless that now
and again we felt that we trod upon
a human being. Once I looked down
and saw a human , face horribly dia
urn! burned. Oh. my God, it
was a fearful sight 11 shalT never
Afterward I saw the in-
iured man taken out He was hor
ribly iniured. and I think must be
- ,
dead. ; As soon as we got into the
street we dashed into the police sta
ticn; thera "a gentleman loaned me
his overcoat, and after a short Btay
at the station we walked around
here."
. '
A woman's hand. How beautiful-
how wWte and yielding;
.. i
pjiuoviiuuuiuiu""
pressure conveys. Yet we don't like
it in our hair.
$150
BRICttAirS SUCCESSOR.
The Chosen Son ofBrhjham Toons
A Latter-Day Saint with Wrold
ly . Tendencies.
: San Franoisco Chronicle. -. ;
Brijrham Younjr has finally defined
his policy for the future of the Mor
ula policy lor me imura ui I
mon Church in selecting for his first
councellor the youngest son - of hiB
now-to-be-prominent young man is
wen Known m-.um
among' capitalists. -In personal
pcarance he is very attractive to the
fair S3x,-and in his manner and hab
its he would pass anywhere as a man
118 ne wouia pass anvwuerc on n muu
Of the world who was pretty wellsat -
Med with thisterrestial
no nurry -whatever Le ge, ou u,
upper regions. Up to the budding of
tho Pacifio railroad "Young Johnny.
as hs was familiarily called, was an
excellent Mormon and gave early
evidence of being a first class patri
arch. He had hardly got through his
teens when his eyes fell kindly upon
a. vovmc saintess ' and the baked
V O ' .
meats of the mania ge feast had hard'
ly cooled before he fell desperately 'in
love with another younger saintess,
and married her also. The prophet
thought. Jonny should 6C3 a little
more of tho world before proceeding
fuitlier in that tine, anu no was con
sequently. sent to England on a tour
of. pleasure, in company' with his
d rother "Bri2 crv Junior." These
two scions of tho Mormon royalty
traveled all over Europe, spending
lavishly the funds of the' poor, confi
ding saints. On Johnny's return to
the United States his first wife press
ed upon .him to call v.pon herTala-
tives in Philadelphia, and to gratify
her wishes the young man hastened
to the City of Brotherly Love, and be
ha woa twvnfv-fftnr hoiirfl' BO-
quaiuted with his first wiXo slfaniily
he fell desperately in love with her
cousin, who had only been recently
married, but who was not happily ma
ted. She accepted -the invitation to
visit Utah, tho plains were soon trav
ellcd over, tho cousin became conver
ted, and in a few weeks after sho was
"Mrs. Johnny No. 3." Time' passed
rapidly, and No. 3 gams the ascen
dency over the young mans heart.
The first wife gains a divorce, and
tho second is put aside with an allow
anco. JNo. 3 is the iaay wuo came
i ' i.
frequently to San Francisco, and was
received iii our best society as Mrs.
Young. With her tho youngest son
of tho prophet drank daeply of tha
ways of the world, and was furiously
cantivatod bv its fashions. For sov-
eral years ho has lived so little in Uut ah
-preferring San Francisco and New
York to the City ofSamts that he
from the faith and thus, unexpected
ly to everybodv, he returned to Utah
and the prophet, in utter disregard of
the sentiments of the Mormon people
jcs him next to his throne, and
makeshimby that act the ncxtproph
et of tho Mormon Church. But it is
probably expecting too much to look
for a commotion among the.Mormpns
- this sudden conversion of a
prophet, seer and regulator
Retribute Justice.'
From "the Raleigh ATfic
We learn that Kirk, the blood thirs
ty dog, whose record for infamy is so
well known in North Carolina, is now
almost a beggar in the Btreetaof Wash
ington Ci,ty. Ho still occupies a sub
ordinate position about some of the
depurtmonts at the Capital, and not
long since begged a North Carolina
Democrat, whom "he met in the
streets sf Washington, for the loan of
the tritiful BunT of $1. "Vengeance
is mine' l will rcprvy, saith the Lord,
ia a divine promise, - which has been
wonderfully fulfilled in this case.
A few Sundays ago wo heard a
L'.l'niwaMier ftf t.hri OosneL : who holds
J ... nurn,t
i o j. "
i cnticaiijurisuan can no more tfe-s ui-
to heaven than a raccoon can ciimo a
Btove-pipe-with a tea ketUe tied to his
Ual
per Annum in Advance,
WholoNo,157.:
How Cheap Coffee, Teas and Llquorj
are Mad
A recent number of the American
Chemist throws a melancholy light up
on CentenniaTfluids; in particular.
The laboratory of Micjhigan'.IJniversi-;
ty furnished the tests; the,Fh.
" . . , ,. ,
were the, testers.. The articles. were
Prize Coffee," alsolabeled "Pure Java,"
, .MnviXinitm
pound package is liable to contain an
order for ft set of 'silver spoons. It
was put; under microscope, polari-
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S S oV
tracted. There was twenty-two per
. , . . b;,p
cent of chicory. Also Borne bitter
substance not! jecognized. Likewise :
silica, which is never present in cof
fee. JTurthermore, pcaa and oats, A
Dackasre of '-Roval Java" brought out
similafresults;-more chicory in pro- .
portion to peas and oats, but still no
particle of the coffee berry. We neg
lected to Bay that each package of the ,
Royal Javabora the chance of being ,
one thatcohtained fan eorder, for a ,
dock. It was probably a dock with
a very large escapement . At the risk
of some monotony in the analyses we ,
will pass on to No. 6.- " arranted
Pure Government Java." Breathes
theretho man withsoul sojdead that
Pure Government jwould have no at-"
traction for him? But Ho. , o was
compounded of clncory.'carrots and -
peas. Again "no caffeme.' is n
ever thus when Pure Government ia
promised ?.01dladiest the West are
said to be strong in the beliei that the
ten. that reaches them from the At
lantic ports is unnaturally weakened.
It was among the chief incentives vj
the overland traU, - that Chicago ,
would cet her tea direct, thus avoid-.
ing thesuspicm that the leaves had
done duty in NewYork teapots, and
had then been dried and repacked.
We are sorrv tfer lt'but two of the
samples 'examined" in Michigan will ;
confirm the old lady s pouon, one con
taining fifty-five and the other thirty
per cent of "spent tea.". Still anoth
er sample consisted in part of foreign
leaves, with "stomates, mostly on the
under sido,"K which must have been
finite distrusting under the microscope
Equally abnormal .were some of the
stronger fluids, "Three oars via
Rvn Wliiskev." we are told, had a
very pleasant odor and slightly, astrul
gent tf.sto. The chemist louna law
thRsa as-rocabla qualities were com
municated by the extract of Tonka .
bean and tho oil of bitter almonas.
"Pure Imported Gin," wholesale price '
$3,75 per gallon, was' found to be fla
vored with, in addition to the oil oi
juniper, tho oils of cubeb and turpen-,',
tine. "Apple Brandy ' naa capsicum
and acetic acid. . "Pure Obi Bourbon'
of a dark amber color was flavored, .
with burned dried peachea Even
cider was found to be sophisticated
the chemists , say, by the addition of
spirits from grain. "
A 'a ge paper balloon has just de-'
soended at a stone quarryln the up
per part of New Jersey, having on it
an inscription indicating that it was
put afloat inlho au: by a business
firm (n London. ' t ; .
A Western paper has made an , es
timate that at least five thousand girls
in that region of Undo Sam's domin
ion have taken husbands this year
for the only earthly roason that they '
were thereby enabled to visit ; the
Centennial at somebody clses exprnse
Mr. Jeffcrsoa DaviSi
"Hon. Jefferson Davis, who arrived
in this city" yesterday from Europe
will leave for Ticksburg this evening. ;
He has by his trip to the mother land '
renewed his lease on life, is "enjoying
unusual grKxt health, and looks ana
strenirth and vigor. After, a fevt
days spent in Yicksburg he will leava'
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