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PITTSBOHO', CHATHAM CO., N. C, SEPTEMBER 2, 18S0.
NO. 51.
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Poetry.
THE G0L1KX SIDE.
Thxru U many a rent on mini of life.
If we utily wi.uhl mni to lake II ;
And many tune from the Iwller liuul.
It the iiaeruloua lixart wouhl wnkolt.
To ihamiiuiy Holll Hull Ih full of llot,
And wli beautiful trum ne'er riiilelh,
Tlie jrruH Ih rei'ii anil iho lloweri. nre bright,
Thougli the wintry nlorni pn'Vi.llelh.
Iletlur to lna'. thnii;h lire .lutulr. Imiii! I" if,
Aud (o keep the eyort mill Uflo I ;
For UieHwtiU Mue aky will noon wep through,
Whou the ominous elotnlH un rlfti-il.
There wa never a iilfiht without u 'lay,
Nor an pv.miIiik without a morning,
Ab'I Uiedarkivtt hour, lire iroverli gout.
la the hour liofore the dawning.
There U mAiiy a gem In tho path of lire,
Which we pas iu our Idle pleasure.
Thai la rh-her far lhaii the Jewellr,l itowii
Or the minor's lionr.lo.l treasure;
It may be the love of a little child,
Or a niolhttr'H prayer to In un-n.
Or only a ln'mtur'a Km'.eful thi.nki.
Vor a cup of water given.
Uetter to weure In the ! of life
A bright ahd iM.leii inline.
Ami Wao.l.wl'ii will lth n tvn.ly In-art,
anil liaurta that are swift and willing.
Than to (map the il.-Men:a Mlv.ir thr.-n.l-i
of oar curtounlUert i.MiiiuIor.
Anil tbn laame hmivon for ihe lanlrd tnul,
And til t" nrle, iiml . inler.
BLl'K AMI GRAY.
"Oh, mother what do they menu by blue?
And what do ihey mean by i:rnyt"
Wan heard from the lips of n little chil l
44 the Isiunded 111 frlti play.
The mother' eyes tllle.l up with tears,
She turne,! lo her darling fair
Ami HintMiihed away from thesutmy brow
Im treasures of golden hair.
Why, mo'lier'f eyes are .u.
, my
( ;
''"
1
:
And grandpa' hair Is fray.
And the lovu we bear our darling child
llrows stronger mery tiny."
Hut what did ihey mean v" rsl-tel lliechl
"For 1 saw two cripples i.. day.
Ami one of them said In- foucht for the l l.n,
The oilier sal. I lie ..r ti,o m ay.
"Now huof the blue had l,.si n Ice,
The other had but one arm,
And tsith ws.mod worn and vtcary. and snd,
Yet their Kr.sctiiK was kind and warm.
They lot I of bullies hi days K .ne hy.
Till II made in y ; b.. thrill:
The lej; was I .t in tho wn.iei ne-r. tUh:,
And Hie arm .n Malvern 1 1 1 1 1 .
'They sat on the stone by the farm-yard Rate
And talked for an hour or m ne
mi .heir ey,.s ui, i.riuii!, and th. ir hearts
Beamed warm,
With twining their haul 'or.
And partlin; al last with a frleudly Ki'asp,
Iu a kindly, brotherly wuy,
Fach called on ll.l to epis d the time
r.itltui: the blue and flu' tern)."
Then the mother thought of other days -
TWii stalwart l.ys from her men,
How ihey knelt at her side and, 11;. inc. prayed,
Our father whlnh art In Heaven,"
How oue wore the (jray and one wore the blue,
How they'd passisl away from slfht.
Ami had K' ne o a laud n here i.'r,.y and blue
Are merged In colors of li;lit.
And she answerel her darllni; with i;. -1.1. u hair.
While her heari w as sadly wrung
Vflih the thi'iidhis nwnki-iu'd In '.tint Mid hour
Uy her liinoii'iil. piattllim loturue.
"The blue and the icruy are the colors of ii. d.
They are seen In the sky al even.
And many a noble, ixalluul soul
Has found them p.isss.ns lo heaven."
Selected Story.
WAS SHE A COW A 111).
Mrs. Christine put her gold eve
glasses on and looked long and criti
callv at Josie Warren, walking leis
iieoiviiloiurini tlm li'iiiV. with little t
Lacv Grosvenor beside her. and Flos
uid vllinir .in nli.onl iieindv ol.ci.rj . I
by" her wide leghorn hat, and her
sand-pail and shovel. i
"A very pietty girl, and really quite
stylish," she said, patronizingly. "I
dare sav she is unite a treasure in her
way. luy dear? Where did you pick 1
her up? She is really too pretty for
a nurserv governess." 1 start as soon as Master Bertie's boat huiulrod dollars if you 11 bring ner fort.Unate was being brutally treated. '
Little Mrs. Grosvenor looked after ' is ready." I back! i Accordingly Mr. John H. Bower, of
Josie's retreating figure, a slight Hush ! And'whilo Mrs. Christie. Mrs. Gros- i ie turned imploringly to n weath-, the i$,Mirii ;,f poor Directors, aceom
of consciousness on. her face. venor and baby Flossie were rowed er-Wen old tishei man who had watch- pmiie(l ,v Jalm.H W. Sal lade and
It is certainly very absurd, Mrs. i down over the lovely, sparkling bay ; e(l them land. John B. Knorr. of the Almshouse,'
Christie, but I am actually afraid : by Bu t ie How land's strong, skillful "Lily Island ! May God rest her am Dl(vi(l hIv, JUHtio of the
Claude is falling iu love with her." ! hands, gallant little Lacv escorted rtm,1! and he lifted his ragged cap re 1Vm.p ,,f tll!lt section, proceeded to
She gave a little hysterical laugh. ! Miss Warren on the walk that led to ; vorentjy. "Lily Island is hve feet uu- tj1(l ,,.,.,,. t,I1(1 ,lf 5orks ,.ntv for
pwtly on account of her own fears,
partl'v because of the unfeigned hor-
roronMn-. Christie's face, and she ;
laid down her glasses and looked the
amazement anddismav she really felt,
'No ! Doctor Carev'in love with his
sister s hired governess ami a mils-
try gove. ness at .that! Mabel, you hor-! knew was mere badinage, cut Josie s nnms ami i.tiueil to tnmu you were . wooden building, very strongly built
rifyine!". " sensitive nature to the very quick. 11 coward ! !' 0 heavy logs. It contained hut one
'There is nothing so toirible about! But she put tho painful feeling, "She will not die. Doctor Carev ! ,.,. A small door or entrance to
it at least, so Claude savs," she re-, away as well as she could, and joined ' sn,'' qnu'tly. with a great throb of the dungeon wtis bolted on the out
turned, tlisconsolatelv. '"Of course iu the little ones. search;for shells with rapturous, reverent thanksgiving " 1 si,le bv a heavy oaken bar. The low
Josio is a.verv refined, lady -like girl, ! a zest that commanded even Mrs. ! J" voice, as he laid Josie s slender ! roof v:as 0OV,.rVtl by thatch and brush,
and undo'ubtt-dly verv lovely in ap- Christie's respect and admiration. i hand back on the coverlet of Mrs. ; x;ud,r the deu was a roughly built
pearanoe and disposition. But" j Until, all at once, Bertie sprang up 1 Grosvenor s bed. "She has been rir,TiiU.o, constructed of rinks.' Here
'I should think it was "but," Mrs. from the sands, with a low, horrified j very near the gates of death, but God mx; W)W occasionally kindled, so that
Christie said.; vigorously. "The i cry. 10., .V111'1',, awful sacrifice. : j1P u,at could ascend through the
idea of Claude Carey with his (visit ion j "The tide is coming in ! Auntie, ; l'0 wl live . ! cracks of the floor to give warmth to
in society, in the medical world, with j Mrs. Grosvenor. Miss Warren. Jump1 And Josie did live, to learn that a iu,jis(u.d lunatic. This floor
his wealth, his popularity, turning Lis into the boat quick as vou can ! Vu ,v of fishermen had seen her on Wil made of rough oak slabs,
attention to au obscure, nameless 1 Come, Lacs. Flossie ! Oh.'how could ' "'tie 'cky point on the Island. ; the officials arrived thev
girl! Is vour brother insane ?" 1 we all have forgotten that the island waters within a yard of its sum j wm, ln,,t ))V jU(i(.ph Zechler, a brotli
Little "Mrs. Grosvenor looked is submerged every day at this hour. ; nut and found her m a deep faint, so ,.r (lf (jM, llill:ltit. He pointed out
thoughtfully out on the Lav. sparkling when the flood tide ci mies in ?J like death that it w-as hours before tuo vav t(, tl)(. dungeon, near the
and dimpling iu the hot July sun. Josie stood still, white as a ghost, k'10 was restored to life, and love and fl)ot 0f ,mnmtains. The man in
"I mil not fniro I think so lunch while Mrs Christie spuing up w ith an Doctor Carey. the hut beat the timbers of the sides
about such things, aud of course agility amazing for one of her years Nor ever again, even when Claudes t)j mH f,,a,fui abtMle with his hands
Claude has an undoubted right to seek and "avoirdupois, her portlv ' face wife grew w hite and agitated over W10U ilt. hoard the noise of the ap
his happiness when and where he blanched. ' trifles, did any one make light of it, , ....tching footstej.s. The cluinsv.
prefers. But Josie is rather peculiar. : "Submerged! Of course, it is un- for there were those who love.l her jR.uvv (Klt door was unbarred, aiid
I mean she not. that I do not quite dcr water several hours every dav, dearly, who realized she had elected to the wglit presented on the inside was
like her, but she is she lather likes ! but I did not know when the tide give her bright, sweet young life for , fParf ul to behold. Crouched down
to affect little frightened airs, to ap- came in to-day! Get in the boat, t.ieuf. ' on a bed of filth was an old man ; his
peal to people to usstire her every Mabel, quickly ! The tide is fearfully , gray and shaggy beard extended to
thing is all right, antl particularly to ' strong! 1 doubt if licitie can row, . .Go North. South. Fast or West, his thighs; his body was nude and
ClaudK" ,us in the face of it." and you will find coughs and colds at brown with filth. His eyes glistened
"Perhaps I don't quite understand But Mis. Grosvenor sat as if be this season of the year. A remedy and his black teeth were firmly set.
vou, Midiel. Vou mean to say Miss wildered while Mrs. Christie climbed which never fails to give satisfaction A heavy chain rattled on the filthy
AVarren is a coward, a baby, or sim frantically in the little boat, rocking is Dr. Bull's Coiiyh Syi up Price 2. floor: one end of it was fastened to
ply airjsh and selfish either of which , almost violently with each successive cents. ,a staple iu the middle of the floor
qualities condemn her." ', wave that boiled uinl foamed higher j A Checkered Career.
Mrs. Grosvenor puckered up her each minute. ! A writer in tho Philadelphia Times
pretty little forehead, then suddenly Josie touched her on the shoulder, j t)US aeseril.es the career mid down
relaxed into a nierrv httlo laugh. "Please lose no tune, Mrs. tiros-;
"Judge for yourself. The last day venor. It is true, the tide is coming fuU of -fMiutor Sawyer, a carpet- (
Claude run down from his patients for iu with temble force and speed there 'mS ' who helped to plunder Mouth
a day with us, he happened to leave is not a minute to lose, I will assist Carolina :
tl' key of that walnut case you have ' you in the boat." I in 1K-14 there graduated from !
s, .n in the hall by his room in the And she half supported, half forced Harvard I'niversity a young man of'
j iock. ami J.acy iiniasictie.i it, not
j knowing it contained some rather
ghastly specimens of thehiinutii struct-
jure tilings Claude had sent down to
i oblige one of his professional friends
I in the village; and Josie shrieked and
i fainted, and Claude was some time iu
; restoring her."
j Mrs. Christie looked sU rn and con-
j tcmptuonsly.
"A pretty piece of acting, and very
j flimsy ?M '
"She refuses to butlie. becauseshe's
I afraid of the undertow. Site will not
I go sailing or crabbing, for fear of lie-:
I ing upset. She never rides, because;
, the horses might run away; she is
worse than either Lacy or I lossie. .
j When it thundt-rs an 1 lighters, antl. '
if even a cat el .i liar or a spider gets
! on her. she turns white us death.;
w li.ti is ii, jirs. v iii ieiK' luil' cr
Mrs. Chrietk fear vr
. uirishiiess ."
; .A in! that wise lady answered, sol
j emnly :
: "It is neither nervousness or cow
1 iiitlhitess ; it is disgusting aliectntion
because your brother happens to be a -You are already overloaded. My did their part to accomplish his ruin.
physician, w ho can be called to allay added weight might swamp the boat. There! w ere some very crooked trans 1
Iter agitation. I am surprised at Go on ! I can be belter spared than actions while he was in office, und
'luuilt .- .1 r p-r-i s e d at Claude's any of you. if God so w ills. If there some way or other the Assistant Sec-'
fancy for her.'' jis time" and her sweet voice quiver , ictary lost his ofhco and landed in
And while this discussion was pro- cd "you can send the boat back forijuil. He was speedily got out. hov, -gressing,
,losie Warren and the little 1 me, Pcrtie. If not I am not afraid to i ever, but lie beenmo wii'tcln-ilK- noor.
(rvosvciiois were getting farther
away down the hivcy bluff, the brisk
salt air bringing vivid roses to her
cheeks, usually so daintily peachy in
their tint.
She was certainly very lovely, and a
credit to )octor Carey's disti iiniiia
ting taste. She was slender ami grace-
ful. w ith a certain unconsciousness of Lily Island.
manner that was her chirfesi charm. She sat down w ith a calm that was
There was just the most bewitching utter despair of hope. It was Hot
look of tender appeal iu her soft gray fear not the fear that a craven cow
eyes, and an air of frank dependence aid feels, but that shrinking from
in eeiy tiling she did something al- death and suffering the bravest sol-
most indefinable something thatjdier experiences: and the thought
made vou think of n clingiip' ivy vine. I that she never would see Claude Carey
or the blush roses that needed u trellis
to support their finirrant bloom.
"You r..i'.i:-ed to take us to Lily
.Island, Miss Warren, Jtey stud,
'.coaxing!;,. "Can't we go now f"
"I'm afraid not." she said pleasant
' ly. "1 did not ask your mother if she
would allow us to wall: so far : and beside.-.
Lacy. 1 think she would enjoy
going too. Suppose we go back and
; see about it
"To Lily Island? I'm not sure you
had better go children." Mrs. Gros
venor said, undecidedly. "It's a long
walk and the sun is hot."
"But wo needn't walk, mamma."
Lacy urged eagerly. "Bertie Hw
' land said he'd row you. und Flossie.
and his Aunt Annie in his boat: and
Miss Warren and I can walk--can't
we. Miss Warren '.' We don't mind the
sun . v.e like it don't we. Miss War-
,v,1?" .
"Aunt Annie, otherwise .Mrs. Chris-
tie, looked pointedly at Josie.
"I dare sav Miss Waiieii favors '
such an arrangement, but it' there
should con. e in. n sedden si. ,m..r. us
had about this time yesterday.
what would vou do with her. I.acv ''"
Josie laughed and turned pale, nev-
fl'tlieless ; for slip V).s itvtr.-lnelv sell
sitive to even well-bred ridicule on
her weak point.
"I think we'll go. since Bertie is ho
kind, and Lacy so anxious. They say
Lily Island is well worth a visit. If
you will bring my shade hat and par-
asol. Miss Warren, I think ve will
the narrow, sandv isthmus that con-
nectetl the so called "Lilv Island " '
with the mainland. .
Gt course, tho boating party Had
reached.there fu st, and congratulated
ed Josie and Lacv on having arrived
safely, in a wnv'that, although she :
ner nuo uie ooui. wuue r mssie anil
Lacy, with hushed, terrified faces.
crouched down hetweenthe two ladies.
' leaving scarcely room for Uertie to
J wield his oars, certainly no possible
space for her.
An agonizing thrill of horror crept
! all over her as she saw how it was.
and even l'eitie Rowland ajiprcciaU'd
; the t rnblciiess of her position.
i "There's no room for Miss Wan-en."
! he shouted, frantically. "Miss War
.reii, can you row? Can you row ?
Can vou take the boat over? Ill
stay.
"I cannot row. Bertie." she said, in
a low. luishid voice, that did not seem
to her hko her own. "Het m (puck.
and get them home ! Don't you see
there is a stjuall coming up ?"
Mrs. (Irosvenor lifted her head,
wuue nun non iiieu.
" I on must it t U five. .Yliss !tm'!i,
sue wnispereti. ieeiuy. "v unio ui
and I will take Lacy on my lap."
And then. Jcwio's strange, awfully
calm answer.
die
The little boat crept Jul u.riously off
toward land and safety, and liappi
ness; and Josie Warren knew, with if
deathly thrill of something at her
he u t. that be.". .re it reached the shore,
those cruel, clashing, seething waves.
would have swept relentlessly over
again, that she would pass out of his
lite - perhaps only sonit what mourn-
cd.
And he would be with thoniall that wretches that infest the dens he
night. He had told her w hen he was visits. He once had a cheering fain
coming, when he had taken her in his iv (1f lOVs and girls, but the Lord
arms and kissed her: the .lay he went niily knows where they are now. If
back to his duty to tl e sick. there is anything stranger or more
That liioht ! And wide she would revolting i;i fiction I have never come
be lying dead, ihowued, seaweed i;i across it."
her hair ! . -
And a cold, icy-cold shudder crept j
nearer anil nearer lier heart that beat
so feebly. The foamy surf thundered j The story of the horrible coiihne
all around the little spot of laud that inent of Benjamin Zechler, a lunatic,
was growing smaller so perceptibly. for tweiitv-seven vears. (mentioned in
The skies grew blacker and darker: , . .' i : t n ... . i .
., ii ii i i t i it last weeks Kkcoiih.) i fully supple-
the wind howled and shrieked like a ' i
demon. She dragged he: self up off . J'lenteil m the following details from
the sands, where the water had ul tho Philadelphia Times, dated at
ready met her feet, and crept dazedly
to a wretched little rock, a few feet j
higher.
But it was ol no use. lite waves
rose, anil rose, and rose, and she was
alone with the bitterness ot 'death,
And then, with a prayer on her lips,
slie shut her eyes and covered her
face with her hands, and when the
coui waters cioseti nearer, nearer, ner
consciousness mercifully
kit Her
IlIUl
While the little boat made the
shore, ami Mrs. Grosvenor staggered
out on the beach w ith ashen lips and
horror stricken eyes.
"Let somchmiy to go hack lor -Miss
Wirreii quick! she gasped. "1"
Is on ljiliy island ill give you a
dcr the water t.y tins tune .
And Mrs. Christie's face grew ashen
with horror, while Mrs Grosveiioi
"".on cmspiug ami i.n. mspuig un
1'iin.ls ' " panic of fieiiKy.
"Josie ! Josie ! she ei u d, in agony,
"Vou have given your life for mo and
, wonderful promise. Jte was twenty
tWo years old. and the world opened
; 1 tri-ltt and promising before him.
; He was. I believe, for a time a teacher
j Harvard, and subsetjiientlv he
'founded a very successful Hchool in:
Massachusetts' Some time afterward
! , Weiit South as principid of a State !
j ntauial scho ol. The war coming on
w Wls driven from the State"and ,
( ,.mi,0 orth. At the close of the war '
; . wiit back to the Southern State'
' HS collector ,,f internal revenue..
When the Stati- wm n.i-(iiiwlri.i-ti.,l In.
was elected to the United States Sen
ate, aud served with distinction for
nix years. He was chairman of the
1 Committee on Education and Labor,
1 nd u meiuber of the Appropriation
j and other iiuiu.rtaiit coiuiniUees. He
as a verv slroii" and nleasiii"
speaker, and stood high among his
: colleagues. After his term expired
lie was nipoinled Assistant Seeretarv
! of the Trcasurv. It was here that
j ho fell. He was courted and flattered
j nml used. Wine, cards mid women
, and got to borrowing liftv-cent pieces
f his old friends. It was a pitiful '
i sight to see him about aud know what i
he hud been. Finally somebody had ;
him appointed to a Sl.200 clerkship.
die wrote a beautiful hand.) and it
: wus thought that, he might pick up
mid recover, but he didii't. He had
ot )v passion for gambling, and w hen
(.Vcr he could obtain the money he
. sought the tiger, and. of course." lost
it, and soon he lost his clerkship. I
'understand he now borrows a dollar
or two wherever he can, and goes
' into the lowest places and plays until ,
it is ijoiic. If he has no money, i
which is nearly al wavs the case, he
will sit where the game is going on
' and keen the score for the low
(.,iaimM, Twent y-Scvcn Yean
Beading:
i)m. of tho saddest sights ever
witnessed in this section oMhe State
was the taking of a man aged S5,
named Benjamin Zcchler. to the
County Almshouse yesterday. He
was dressed in a simple petticoat, and
from bis right leg dangled a rusty
chain. This man had been chained
,.,,,.(,..,,1 ;.. ., i0.
dungeon for 27
years. The truthful story of the
man's misfortunes far exceeds any
thing of the kind published in Penn
sylvania for many years. A few days
ago the Directors of the Poor of
Berks couiitv were informed of the
f.u.t tllut a Mmu muUHi yA,Mcr ix iu.
,mtic. was confined bv his brother in
a tnthv cabin, and that the poor un
tip j,in.jM)S(, v( making a thorough'
investigation. They w. re directed to
a ild and d; sohiteri gioii of sj.tusely
settled country along the Blue Moun
tains, iu Albany township. On the
premises of Joseph Zcchler, a broth
or of the lunatic, was found a small
ami the other was bound to one of
the legs of the nude maniac. He was
violent. His hmg conliiiemeiit had
made him as vicious and as wiry as a
bulldog. He was savage. The ofli-'
eials tried to coax him, but they might '
as well have endeavored to make!
peace witli an angry hyena. Hiefe-I
rociotis being shrieked (Hit a series of
oaths and unintelligible words and
beat his prison house with his black
and bony lists. It was a terrible mo-:
nn'iit. Quick as thought the poor:
iiuiiiiit- hum inn ioui'icu uitii limit it.
The heavy chain had become so rusty !
Ii t . it ... (, i .. ,i,i .
. .i i i , rri " i i
necessary to break it. J he iron hand
about his ankle had to be tiled off by
the blacksmith of the Almshouse
when they arrived with the iinfoitu
hide at that institution. When the
officials took the poor man out of his
dungeon he looketl about him as if
he hail been suddenly transformed
into another world. lor twenty-1
seven vears the sun had not shone '
upon him. In all that time he had;
been neither washed, clothed nor
shaved. His brother stated that he
had always given him plenty of food. I
This was shoved into his cell like an i
imals are fed. Tho officials say that !
the floor of the dungeon was covered
in some places by excrement a foot
in depth. The sides were black with i "They really seemed quite disap
lilth. ami from the roof dangled cob- pointed."
webs and the nests of bats. There "Iu course,' si z Bill. "And now
was little or no ventilation, and the luont I us-k w ho you be V
stench was unbearable. The ofticers ' Lxcusu me,' savs the stranger;
tried to get the poor man to tell his
storv. but his reason w as gone. He
was a mental wreck more brute than
human. Filth had been so complete
ly rubbed into his skin that the body
was like that of the most tilthy ani
nial. He made violent efforts to free
himself, but. could not.
Thirty vears ago he was a young1 ' I reckon the olht r lift v-oue of the out aud seized him. A warrant was
man, strong and vigorous, w'ith a deck is ez as pooty all .if 'em Jacks M(!U! iot to Miltou, and he was hand
clear mind. He worked on a farm and left bowers," sez Bill. culled aud imprisoned. Tlw womau
that his father owned. On a verv hot "Tho stranger sez iiolhiu,' ht was badly shut in the arm so badly
day, and when his system was" in a kiiuter th aws back from Bill, but Bill xa n .nm.y !1,lV(J to bo amputated.
high state of exertion and pcrspira- ups and sez: lteidaville 1 inies.
tion. he jiunjied into a mountain
stream of cold water. After that
bath his mind became affected. Fi-
nally he became deranged. His father
died and left the property to his two comm' intu his cheeks like ez if they State Pchiteutiary, aud who had es
soin., Joseph and Benjamin. Joseph was I he bowl of a pipe. leaped from tbo gang of convicts
says that he did not desire to put " Wot s this yer kid glove Lusi- ( working on the Western North Car
Beiijiimiii into an asylum, so here- nets V this yer tall hat paradin? oliua Biilroad some days previously,
solved to keep him until he died. He this yer circus foolin ? Wet's it all ' was arrested at the dep it iu Greens
thought his death would take place about? Who are ye anyway ?" ! boro. The man had made his way
liefoie a "real wlitle ; instead ot tins' " 1 lie stranger staufts up and m inns lur, nml m cuJoavoriug to sleiii
the poor man lived on and on, and he: 'Ez I don't quarrel with guests ! a ride under one of the freight cars
finally he became so violent that the' on my own land,'' sez he, 'I think ou tho Piedmont Air Liue, was dia
brotlier says he resolved to build a you'll allow I'm a gentleman," sez covered by Mr. Holt, an employee of
strong cabin and chain him. For "J" he. j the B dlroad Company, who was aid
years this horrible imprisonment con-. ''With that he takes off his hat ed by Mr. Watson, the conductor of
tinned. What sufferings the poor and makes a low bow, so, and turns the train, in making the arrest the
man endured may be more easily im- away like this; but Bill lites out of man resisting tho attempt of Mr. Holt
iigined than described. His lingers, a suddeut his right foot aud drives . to secure him. Tho convict gives his
tipped with long black nails, looked ' his No. 10 boot clean through tho name ai Lewis Miller, and Blates that
like the claws of a wolf. His toes ' crown of that tall hat like one u' them he was sentenced for 1 vears from
nit ted together with tilth, more
resembling hoofs than feet. lie slept
on loose straw like a common animal.
When he arrived at the l'ooi house he
was thoroughly washed. It will re
quire weeks before he can be made
thoroughly clean. His long beard
was cut oil', and it was some time be-'
fore he could be induced to submit to
being shaved. His hands and feet
were first tirnilv bound. Then his
hair wns cut short and his scalp thor
oughly cleaned. He was then dressed
in a cool and comfortable suit. The
best attention is being given to him,
as it is believed his mind may possi-
blv be restored. There is consider-
able money due him from hiF! father's
estate, which will enable the authori
ties to engage additional expert med
ical assistance."
A Gentleman of La Porte.
The following is so chock full of
cood humor we cannot help but giv-!
ing it a place iu our columns, feeling !
onvinced that it w ill be enjoyed and
. . ' . . i
ppreciated by a large number of
convinced
appreciated
our fun-loviug readers: It runs;
thus:
He was also a pioneer. A party
which broke through tho
snows of
me .,
Ihii u-lfih... ol 1X11 and It.nnil nonn
the triancular little valley afterwards
known as La Porte found him the
sole inhabitant. He had subsisted
for three months ou two biiscuits a
day and a few inches of bacon in a
hut made of bark and brushwood.
x..i ... i t... i t ii.:... i...
let wii.:u tuo ufi. uieie iokuu uiui ue uuu it iin.i. t-nteic.i. tie mm 1111. uuc iurj utt.i ueeil so numerous ami SO
was quite alert, hopeful aud geuth- urin. and on his forehead was a deep voracious up to a certain time as to
manly. But I cheerfully make way scar. . have necessitated the removal of tho
hero for the terser uai rati ve of Cap- "Well, sir," said he, "lam a vet-j sm utter, more than once, and to have
tain Henry Symes, conimandiug the eran. I was with Hancock at the ' otherwise caused much annoyance,
prospecting party : "We kem upou battle of the Wilderness. I was , and thuir disappearance was at once
hlin, geutlemou, snddent-hke, jest three years in service altogether, a source of satisfaction and surprise,
abreast of a rock like this" demon- never getting a scratch. I'nfortu- One day last week the miller found a
strating tho distance "ez near ez nately for me. a shell dropped over 'solution of the mystery, when he dis-
you be. He sees us and he dives by me and burst; I was struck on , covered a large black suake stretch-
into his cabin and comes out again the arm and forehead. How long I ed across several of tho rafters of tha
with a tall hat a stovepipe, gentle- lay I cannot tell, but when I awoke I mill, evidently takiug a rust The
men and blauk me, gloves ! ho was j heard: , reptile was judged to be nine feet in
a tall thin feller, holler iu the cheek , "Poor fellow ! he has revived. ' length and was ns fat as a seal. Ths
ez might be and off color iu his Bring water quick to wet his lips, miller knows that to its presenco is
face, ez was uat'rsl, takiu' iu account My poor boy. have courage, you will to ba attributed the disappearance of
his starvation grub. But lie lifts his yet see your friends.'' the rats, for ouco before he knew a
hat to us so, aud sez he: "Happy As I listened I heard kind words black snuku to make its home in a
to make your acquaintance, gentle- spoken by him at the side of other mill aud rid it of these pests. Ho
men 1 I'm afraid you ex peri-enced cots, and 1 could hear many a 'God has seen the Ruake creep across tho
some difficulty iu getting here. Take bless yon. General !' rafters, suddenly seize a rat, kill it
acnyar." And he pulls out a fancy That visiting angel was General and drop it to the floor below; then
cigar case w ith two real Havauas iu Hancock. Sir. I am a Republican. I pass cautiously around, down the
it. 'I wish there was more,' sez he. never voted any but a Republican wall of the building, und, when it
"Ye dou't smoke yourself?" sez I. ticket, but I can tell you that General thought it was uuobserved, sneak
"Seldom," stz he, which war a lie, Hancock will receive my vote, as well across the floor, pick up its prey and
for that very afternoon I seed him as the votes of four members of my make way with it. Tho miller is de
hungiii' onto a short pipe like a suck-1 family, all of whom are Republicans; lighted with tho discovery of the
in' babo onto a bottle. 1 kept these for a man with such a tender heart presetiee of his black boarder and
cigyars for any gentlemen that might cannot but make a good and wise wouldn't havo it killed for uiouey.
drop iu."
" 'I reckon ye Keen great rfeal o' j
I the best society yer,' i-ez JJi'l Parker. '
storiu' at the hat und gloves, w n iiu'j
, at the boys. I
"A few Iud-i-aua occasionally,' i
eez he.
" 'Injins !' bcz we,
'les.
their wav
Verv quiet Rood fellows in
lliey nave once or twice
brought me g itue, wtiich I refused,
as the poor fellows have had a pretty
hard time of it thumsrlves."
''Now, gentlemen, wo was-, ez yon
; auuv rniucr iiiiii i iiihii ra; tier pence-
able men; but hevin' been shot at
'ii.,.. ' I -tl I'T " I
1 1, i i ' iri J ' !
and Parker nisself uaviu a matter o
three inches of his own skelp lying
loose in their hands ami he wulkin'i
round wearin' green halves ou his.
bend like a lloinau s:atoo--it did!
.kinder ki em ez if tliis yer btrauger
was pliin' it rather low down on the 1
. boys. Dill Parker getrt up and takes !
a survey o him aud sez he, peaceful-
like:
"Ye snv these er Injuns thexe
yer quiet Iiijins offered yer game ?" j
" They did!' sez he." j
"aud you refoosed? '
"I did, si z he. i
"Al ust have made 'em feel kinder
bad sorter tcrtcred their sensitive :
miters ? et , Mill.
and darn my skin! if he tlousu't hist1
out a kuet d'itise, and haiidlin' it over j
to Bill, sez, 'Here's my kyard
Jiill took it and re;
id' nut nl.nni :
'J. Trott, Keiitnck
"It's a pooty keerd,' sez Bill.
"I'm glad you like it, 'says
stranger.
" ' ut is your little game, Mister
J. Trott, of Kentucky V"
"I don't think I ouile understand
you,' see the stranger, a holler fire
circus hoops.
"I hats about cz far tz X remem- ' he was making Ins way when arrest
bcr, Gentlemen ! thar warii t but one .ed. Ho was committed to jail.
man o' that hull crowd ez could ac- Greensboro' North State,
tually swear what happened next, ...
aud that man never told. For a kind; The W. N. C. 11. If.
o whirlwind jest then took place in .
that valley. I disremember anythin'
but dust aud bustilu
bustilu.' Thar wasn't
no yelling, thar wasn't no shootiu.'
It was oue o them suddeht things
that left even a six-shooter out iu the
cold. Wlieu I kem to in the chap-
parel being oncomfortable like from
heviu' only half a shirt on I found
uiyh on three pounds o' gravel and 1
stones in my pockets and stiffness
iu my ha'r. 1 looks lip anil sees Bill
hangin' in (he forks of a hickory sap
lin' twenty feet above me.
"Gau,' sez he, in an empiiriu' way,
hez the toruado pasaed !'
"Which? sez I.
"This ver elemental disturbance
h? it over ?
"1 reckon, sez I
"Because,' sez he, afore this yer
1"tn.1 phenomenon took place I
,hed a slight misunderstanding with
u 8tri4n ger am, I'd hke to apologize?'
And with this he climbs down,
peaceful like, aud goi s into the shan-
,v- u" 1 00,ues out Utt'ili, iu ,la"d witL
"","."";'"
Aud that si ho first time, I leckon,
we kuo'a ,,l,'.vtui.,.,' ,iboUl tuo Ku"tle-
muu of La Porte."
He Loved His General.
IKroIll the Whltelu.il Tillies.)
Yesterday our sanctum door opened
! l l ii.. I....1 t..,i
i President
STATE NEWS,
Throsliing Wheat.
MBsr8. M. A McCauley, Henry
! Loyc and A. J. Durham, threshed in
i 31 days 7,100 bushels of wheat, coiu-
! posing 78 crops. The wheat crop
mis year, wutio incut) geuneineii
j went along, in said to be jf better
i than last year. Chapel Hill Lodger.
j
Careless Sll00tili.
t i t i t t a
Jir, .iisiou b, iiim uie uiiMiurmuu
r f ...... i... i ii. .. : .f l
put out one of his eyos with a beau
i , tr f -i i
shooter. He was practising with tho
I elastic aud, having it reversed, seut
the shot with great furceiuto the ball
! of his eve. Charlotte Press.
Cruelly.
An old colored woman, helplets
; aud sick, was seut to the poor-housa
yesterday aud one of the city dray
drivers employed to carry her out.
Whou out of the city he put his horse
to a trot aud kept that gait all tho
way to Parish Grove, the old wouiau
lying on some bed clothes iu tho
wacun. Since her arrival there she
has not boeji able to speak and the
superintendent fears she will die.
Kaleigh News.
He! I liferent lleggar.
A discharged couvict iu Caswell
went to Mr. Hunt's kitchen aud ask-
6 to1 ?-'me 'l'"1 'ok refused
when he jerked a pistol from his
breast aud bigau tiring at her.
She
and
ran screaming from the kitchen
j he iu pursuit at every shot. Hh fired
three times, and doubtless would
have killetl her, but Mr. Hunt ran
A Convict Kcea pi tired.
On Friday iuornini' last, about 3
or -1 o'clock, a nocro convict from tho
!orio of the Eastern counties, to which
Haviu" racflnHv iviss..,l nvor tl.n
road we are triad to hmv thai it ia in
eomnarativelv Hn m-.W Mm v,.H
having beeu much improved by the
placing of mauy new cross ties. Tho
mountain section it firm cnlil ami
8afei heavy trains niakinc the run
fr0m Henry to the tunuef in about
ijaf HU hour a rate of rift ecu miles
,m hour. Mud Cut gives no trouble,
anj the engineers seem to be as easy
in Uia mountain r-liint. ..l
as ou tho more level sections. Tho
; terminus is still four nciles from Ashe-
ville but a meeting of the Directors
at Salisbury ou Saturday, ordered
j 500 tons new iron which will be laid
, immediately in extending the road to
I Asheville and in changing tho track
by Newton. A force has beou put to
oa both the Paint Bock and
Ducktowu branches. Everything is
uow U8imrej; auJ the Paint Kock
braudl win be flushed within ths
(time stipulated for. and fair nrooresa
! n,ade on the other. Those who Held
to their faith are rewarded for their
saacny, irust ami liopelulusss.
Durham llK'order.
A Hat-Killing Snake.
For somo time past there has been
a marked scarcity of rats in the grist
ana noiiring mm ol Messrs. W. Turn-
er & Sou, iu Turnersburg township
rt l ii . "
-Stutosvillu Landmark.