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i - , . - ' - i . - ..... i- , . - -.'.. - . . - - .. . . . , . ' ,Tr , . . . - '...', . - .. . ' -. - . " - - - ' ; v ' .'. . .;:-... . - '.v..- " . : , r. ": '- k ' mmmmmmmmm -"' - -- IP i.i 111.7ml , , ' M 'rmmma '' ' in .. .. " ' ' ,1,1-,!! , i , i iTiinnrr 'Mi ii'mimim'i ' '"Mill-"--! " '' 'f ' ' ' . , .'" " " 7" - ' ' ' i 1 ' - -r'. '? V. ' ' ' '- ..--- v V- . " .'- , " r r --"- ' 1 J " . , " . ... ' . ., J . - ' ' ' ' . " '. !' .-.-..-'" ' NEW SEIUES-VOL; 2-NO.M4;1 v RALEIGH, N, JXT, ; THURSDAY, APRIL 1 23, 18G8. U'tJ PRICE S3 PER ANNUM. . ,...r ' r , : 1IOPK AND YEARS. " (irhoiea re like tlio wreaOn Oi iuata That glitter on tli abiuiiig wars. When with pi i'iii!jQnivJ,-thejr CCTiia. Tlie UiU awl thirsty bemck to lava, , Tlie watera parWtbe iippleagleam t L A niomrTrt in ibe silent riiore, ; , Tlieu vwii li's- the hmiva that aeem ! r- US-- A moment laihf and are no more. Seeking for lure, for hope, for jiowofW ' ' To the fair thread oi Ufa we cling, ; -;. . ; ,' , Forhope wenll a iritimred flower .5 J5'-, , ; And tune a fcarp with hrok,en atriiig,' ' f 4 And hop wil)bod glimmering ray.f,,. ,,5 Of light 0a' pleeaure's rtiined hrioe, ijM' For mouldering columns still hxik gay ' " ' When summer sunbeams o'er thorn shine. Though sovercd lie love's mapie chain, '''' .,, . Still to Ua broken chains we tract, X l And hope to mend the links tv-iiu '. . - a When prricf has omtentuaa Ilk rust,. 1, i ( Frail as the bubbles on the hearh " x-iu-A That hope may be--a transient beam," ' ; But reft of joy, 'tis sweet to teach The heart to bnnh ita grief nd ream,-- ' ; . v.--; -nr .' 1 i r" i'-Ki"""'- ' Our hopeaare like the flowers that bloom 1 " Upon the mountain's venlnnt side, 5 . ' t That mountain's heart a burnuig tomb"; Cleft by Jhe laru'a scorching tide, : 1 They'gpririJt aiio" flourish, fade and die,' f- While quenchless fires beneath fhem lie, ', ' , like human passionshuliien there. Oiit fears are like tbe clouds that shed . ;.. Their gloom across the sdtnmcr skyJ When life is fairesi some wild dread , "H-"' " Of grief Is ever hovering nigh. , , . ; Ths gloom may pass he shadows f ado, - . And sunlight only seem to reign, r ; But still there Is a lingering shade, , ' ! l A few that clomls will come agaia,: ;, AVbere the bright wells of 'gladness spring,' Hope will the vonthfnl heart tlocnr v But fear is hovering there to fling1 - ' , '. A shadow on the path of joy. ., .. , A canker-worm withia the frait," t,! Aacfpcnt in the lbnot's nest, ! " . A sentry ever grim n4 mnte,.v ,U , n '. Is fear within the human brnuit. r-t u-j-v ,f., ' , - r.:A-t.,'ii U s,' i 1 .1 .-vil A rainbow never spans the sit, j .(M ' ' Bat some dark spirit of the sturuv With sable plume, in hovering nigh,.-, , , . To watch its toft and fairy form. . llopa never chants a fairy sOng. J (, . ,.' Or bids us rest beneath her wing, m. But fear, wi'h all her phaucon throng, ' 1. t Is In the distance hovering. 7 : ' ana me osu tnanerea tne swinjr compass in the skylight; iti moment te firqd agin, ndthis time grazed me on the shooUier. fun at htm t and the stewaMl aud the cap ' sin having by thia time arrived, the pistol . 1 ,r 1 . k - . maeji iroin nm u v- fi tuxisr, tl jr,u shall remember this.- H put psa into, yo -yet, ujf- chicke-I I explained the circumstances; and tb capUia at once eaid that unless we would fire or words not to attempt a renewal o the disptita Jn 'any way- he Vou1rt pnt us notb to our cabins under lock andHeyi'03 1 If yoo want to flghH genUemen, I've ni o!juctim in lifa-r-very liappy to se yoa-4. but not on board my ship. I'll take you on shofe in tha ,flt, boaly and uiidcrtak' to. bury qither or both of youdecentlyf jo fulf; but yon dotft fi'ht im my ship if I know ii i ' ' " 1 I Went to my stato room-,nd turned in. and AcUrrjuned that I would never " again speak: to- such a brute. , la' the moroing I naw the captain at breakfast, aud be cau tioned me n a friendly way against Bmith aon. I"".' f ' 1 J ' it I' v j.V'Mind what you'rtf aWut'; 'don't glve hiin chance, He'd think no more of dropping ou overlmard or patting a inife into you. than t do of cnttlnj"tms bread. '-Donl' grt too near tlie rail, and see that-Tocrc's ktiir ot rops-oree the side, if you ga forward ' nd if you; rl0 And yourscl mile aw ny over the quarter, soma final night, don't ay didn t- wara ytt: Clear way, atoward.?1 . ?Mr. Smithson JiaBn't sat down ,et, jr,'': Never mind; he' sulking, , pel haps- Clear away.'!, , t.frfV ; wiMirf-S I went on deck 1 ,nd caiiiu dw. Again at dinmtr time. Wo wero all aeatetltbat la. ' We seek the laurel wreath of f am, ' ' H And ajl her feeble favors trust,'; 4 . ? ,. To liveperchance without a name, '; And find the ehaplet tarnwl to dnat. ' . -tife wears away, 'mill smiles and tsars .-v v The wedding peal--th f uneraV toil ; 1 Bat thought o'ershaddowed still by tears, JLfyein Uis sunlight of the souL ... ... MY WIFE'S; PRAYER BOOK. lhad been settled in Johnson villa soma ten veara as k .merchant, wheh, a I sat one morning quietly reading tha paper in my counting bouse, tho-following advertisement metmyeya: "One thousand ;dollrs, reward will ba paid to any person who can give Informa tion aa to bow the lata Jamea Butithson met his death on loard the William CurtiK, on the night of the 2d of August, 18C4.. ' Ad 1 street " I thought so. I arrest yon for the mur der of James Smithson." H m .vvi .. 4 SSS ii in . n; 't t, v . v,'Too know J shall have to repeat all to u any, so 4Pt any anything. . How's business If !ee partat TheyVe rather dull fa New r1fj'!,i? .... ; .. . V f was stunned ; I made no anrisr. .' Ifjiwrwill you go I . Quietly, I -aappoaa v-most gtntkmcd do.hut just ss you pletse ;" and he polled out of his poatfef a pair of haniiuufi. ami opened h is coat to show the batt of his revolver, ft'a nuch pleaaanter travitiag withant theee.'V $y'3 i" Yes, yes J'fl go quietly enough, only I want aa notrrhf two to arrange my affairs bora." - r !' t,. . 1 .4'Ob, certainly; only you must pay tha ex bess fare Uncle Sam doesn't allow express fares on these occasions. I see I can trust you ndv pipd, I leave my reputation with you. iJC will call for you for the five o'clock express, aoucan seine your anairs, aiu. : L. L 1 iw over jfvir papers, ana 1 11 go and see your town. Don't forget five o'clix k aud he leh." '. ' ' . ' 1 . The blow had fallen i I was hit. ' Al the jittie wealtn I had collected was to go. to .defend my life. " 1 called on my solicitor, arid toh Jiim about it. - - "wk,irJ' ery, for you wi-re a -rising tnn a' very rwing man." 'i ' ' '.' Ijini'as innocent '",".'!.' ; ,;:.,,;..:,r. ; 0h, of course, my dear tellow ;' everybody is. " But I'm thinking how we'd best adrain- Jater the ! estate. for ' yon 'If it gets wind, , Bound not t (.o.'V My mind wastnde op ia an instant... , I put out my hand, and said:; ( svix , ;- ' 'ood-by. I'm much obliged io you for the intorest yon have shown in me Imt I can't go now '; ,' "Not go ! Why, what on earth hinders .yon T, Why, it's flamed folly now, with your ticket in yoar hand, and Un Ti auto's clear start.; ; Can't go P; Oh, hang it, man, don't say that" ' ; -. -'l- ' - ' , '' (."No; I can't '), I'll go back to the ort fici'V, .-, .-.!7?i .;:- . '. ".But in the devil's name why ft.'-: - Because I am ''bound not to go.' I did not think at the time about it ; but I prom ised that officer fellow that I'd be there at five, and there I mean to bo, " : ' .1 Well, I'm'cussed, keeping faith with a police officer 1 - It's never done I never heard of it " - ' Nevertheless, I'll go back. I should not like a man to say .be had trusted me, and I had deceived him willfully. Til go back. 'Hf "1 tell yon, man, it's folly. You'll repent ifalwaya. You may lose your life by this fool's trick. ' Go back to the station ; there are six minutes yet. " V " 5 " -J '- ' "No-jril go to the office; the fellow said to mej Til trust you. I leave my repu tation in your - hands.' I promised to be thereat five o'clock. I will be there ; so no more of iK There's a good fellow. " " Well, well, I won't go till I've 'seen you safe'; but of all the fools I ev'erdid 'see"' - "There, that will do. Come back, if vou you 11 nave more dimculty in getting in. your I'ke; l owe you something for your kind motley. .What's-, the amount: out twenty ne8S. though why you should hare shown it the- chief ollicer, tlm captain andysclf- f ior the whole concern ior, say whet, e mb-sed Stnitjiaoo,,, , r,,( M.f- ti: 4,' (,,, caahrm n . - Call .Mr. Smithson, Steward.,, We muan't mc, and fll see what can be d, ....... I ...... At i.l. I ...11. , . ; .dress, Jaoab Sharper, Esq., 840 Fnlton str New York." ; ; '"-;'::',' ".'' '"' ! ' Yott will wonder why this should nuke - ma turn "pale and - eick, hut -it did, and for this reason. I knew the late James Pmttl ' son. 1 I was his fellow pasaangeron board the William Curtis, and I waa , At the tHTjons that lastaaw him alive: 4 We tocre coming from Englandl to make my for tune, he to return to Lis native land ; and bad felt for him an instinctive repitfc that I took, little pains to couceal, .', lift was a' blg,t burly, bullying Yankee, who had t made a fortune, and was now spending it and boasting id it, after the manner of the worst specimens nt bia tribe, lie dikhked ' me as cordially as I detested him j and being1 b only two eabln passengers, we- necesaa--r rily rutbad agaiast oao another to an extent almost unbearable.' "?.ha . , I remember one day, alter dinner, u ore fitting in sulky silence over our grog, when a sudden larch ef the vessel sent the soald- . ' ing fluid out Of my glass all over hl drraa. 1 "Curse you," he exclaimed,, "you a wV , ward foolwhat are yon doing I iTan't Va tit out like a man If ou want to vut yoor v spleen, and not throw boiling, water over me Ilka a dangerous idiot r , , ' I bad aireads Vgu to Mplaia, but 1 was silent for a little altsr this attack, and then i merely said . ' .. There was t iuUtntioa to insult or vsot ' apleeny the occurrence wea purely acriden ..tai.- ' ;v -y " Hang secidonUl I've IiniimI aciJcata ' , happen' Very Cirtivrnientty somrtiinw and . oo ahaJl a; (ir Ciui w n m ws'ie out of this accursoil tub. . It jou a man ' U1, I doubt you sl.sd gif a lue t PMMtlBg t i r this, 1 promise yon, and I'll try whether i you can bsixlU akajfo aa well you raa . I brow !sw, yon cowardly Britisher. . "If yaa UMi sorh laaguags to ma, I'll-.' Throw amtW-wnt yot you plnray I waa ai(laael bayotul all etlitrn-' . and I rushed at hi in and rok htti i:t in the f '- as Is stood uji. ' lie f. U, snd as be roe op, drew out h1 rsvj'tf ur , 1 shot at n I aUK'fxl uUiwn, spoil our dinner wiih his sulks." ' Tlie steward opened . his ilooi', and' caino backH " lies not there, sir. . Not there 1 - WTIere the'doVTrialiCtheif" Has anybody aeen'Vihvtbia morning V il' '"' Inquiry was made, and no one knew any-.. thing about him.' 'The nin at ' the wheel Trad soen bim 1 go forward ' at abont riffht U-lls, but no mu bsl set eyes on him gince. .."Where the devil cah he be I" said the csptainj; " lie must be in tlie ship: unless you tjoolc my hint the wrong way, and put biui out of the way, youngster.'!, i.j r't i l f ean assure :yon, I never left my room until breakfast time this, morning, captain.1 Ia n lurtlieT seareh. o -tailed to find any trace, of tu5 missing man, except one. A largo Jbrasa. belaying; pin.. was, diaeuwaMd Jotad-fbotweaa. tlia .iroa , that supported the starboard fuiechains and ..the vessel's side.. It meat bare been thrown overboard, and by one of those mysterious chances that somotunee ocelli, lodged itaelf tlicre,'' ,It could not hsya been put there, for the man who saw It could not reach it without lbs assistance of two others.. It waa brought on " deck, and txamined. lound on left the rack. Where did It come from I It was soon found to' be 'one of the' spare pins J around ' the ' foremast rail ' Tlie two things' looked like foul play. ' I could not deny iL iThe1 steward remembered that Mr. Braitbaoa drank ft good deal after t lett the cable the night before ; and tlie man at the wheel thought beseemed a tittle unsteady, but be loat sight of binL'M LoTwoat: . for ward. I; is -M tlie log; and thousand dollars i" "Aou. that aay twenty -two," ' "vVell, sell them. I'll find you; a buyer ten thousand leave it with done for you. Come back here at four, und. I'll have the ' - - I t J -: .;- '-." ' uaucii icnui. J :,' and ' examined. Nothing was , it fii was as; clean as if it, bad never The entries were mada'in ".Ten thousauiT TatBer sinall lor twenty- two clear surplus."" , . " : j - -tWell, ai you like: name your lowest, and I'll see what can be' dono ; onl y .. rcmem ber yog've but fimr hours to do it in, and don' put.it too high. To-morrov morning your aurplu wili be, as far aa your chance, of get ting it is concerned, very small indeed.". ; Well, get twelve, If you can ; if not, ten j aud let me see. you in New York." , . ' Kight you are : I was going fof . my ret cess to that very place, and now I'll com bine business and pleasure. Call at four, mind." - ,;: :' , ,,. ;' - I went to my lodging house, and astonish ed my vMMths landlady not a littlo by giv ing her child a rather extravagant present 01 a iocs lace, ana temng her X . waa going away for few days, and wandered wearily back to the office; told the chief clerk that I must leave, and had told the buiinesa, and woald Introduce the purchaser that after noon ; and then I sat with my heed; upon my bands, and my elbows on my knees, utterly interrnpted by a visitor.a big, black' whiskered and bearded fellow, dressed like river pilot. , ."Excuse tne,sir.4 your name's Rydon Gil bertUydoor .', Yea; whet their .. " I made bold, sir," he said, drawing hit chair close to mlne " to tell you I've heard about It. 1 ; ;- : -; ' ' ' ''' - - ' " Well, what then! Haw f - -.,, " was in Lawyer Shepherd's office Uu you were talking Inside, and I heard all yon and all the evidence' in my favor I could gett amounted to nothing. On .tha other aide, .here waa the evidence of two of the crew : who, on oatb.'bad testified that they saw myself and the murdered man walking on the forecastle, .and thst I struck, him with tlie belaying pin, and then thmw him over board. They accounted t ibehr silence at the time by- stating their dislike to Wing mixed op in the affair, ' and afterward by their absence from the country; and they said it waa only when they saw the advertisement they made np their minds to tell ? ; ' ":' What could I hope foi against such wit nesses t The steward and caplafilv were' missing' w dead, and tijese two shameless fiends bad concocted this story under the in ducements of the large ' reward.1 It was clear I was to be the victim of a miserable speculation to gaiu money. u , To be Cwitintud.) WIT "AND HUMOR. '. EPITAPH ON A DOO. ' r. AH dogs, like men, from earth must pass; Tins one s short life is over ; As people say, "he's -gone to grass " "I Let's hope, poor " Patch," it's clwer No Pi,ace Like the City.-TIio man Who hsA-atakean the conn try writes to say that 1 life went on In Ita old Course; except that t toLL The earoentera' about here use the I L ..I. ' . ' . I k we regarueu wuu a suspicion ana IBMUUSt thai mada n ,envy the. eictiai or suicide 1 who calmly slept in tha sea beneath me. ' -' ' " .The Toyage ended, ilte woi story was laid before the author icius a New York ; t (i and after a merely formal examination,' I wal told there waa no avldenca anfcinat Ma and as I left the place I made a vow that I would pevsrjntliugiy set foot in it again. It is noswbndcr,Ahen, k.nowlnirl thie, afternoon, at f.nr r staff so greea that the jointa gape wide enough to put your finger through In a month or so, and I saw you, and beard every word' you said." ' ' ; ' ' " ' ,' - , , r " What then t Are you come to me t begl:' 'jU ". - " 'f'1 ' ' .r Ko ; I've come to give yoii a bint a to haw to looaea your diflicolties, thonj h. -You are going to have tea thousand dollars this that I should ba startled to see taw alver tiseiauuL, ' It bad for jue the borribU laaciu- atioa of the soake, , J, tnew ,that , out ef t would Ipnng nusary .and trouble nnending, and yell could not taknvyeyaaeS it The ut) years loU-rval hrunk up into a dream time, and the feeling was as I Lai but that morsent beard tha steward's voice: 'lie's not (her, H tp Wthe' day. I could do nothing. I tried to writs 10 read. Wherever I went or whatever I did, I heard the Words la my si : lie's sot there, sir.' Tbs next day my pnientiineota evil wore stronger than ever, I kocfiiiJ uiemd fou by weight undi't hkb I on!d tcaroe- ly crawl.. Icould sco nothing but t ,dull, k-adoa huJ on every object, and her thiougli every souaj ; He's aH thexo,air." X ku mysulf as uinocoqt of bis death as if r bad Sever aeea bias ; but that unhappy quarrel would agaU point susptctoa to aaa, aad all the 'dbgraf e and misery of a mMi trial would fall UJMIB ass. 5. 1 I.. ' I1 bad not long to wait tbs'ftiltUhaeat ef my rphtie fwlioga. About m fortnlgli sAar the date of the advertlscmmt X was waiird ou by aa i Inanely potiU-persoa, who aal j : . ,. . ....... ' 1 clil U' .tiu tUia bills iant of Merrs. Wiiwa Urothi'ia. M ill yu give nte a rtrrlptr t : " ", : , I .1 lit tl. iUk, wrota oufvtbe 1. . t j t, and sigaod It; bit lot ted ovef if y U. uKkr all lli timr. -NMi. nlhsd tuniid tie line unler my baa,r, 1 1 1.1 .,. tlot at ihs m. be ivuthod bmi en i. c siuMtitkr and said : ' Well then. If I were you" and be drew his'chfir close to mine, and put hi hand np close '.lo bis mouti and Ut my ear Whatr' u "llopar " " "' -..'r ' '' '' Escape 1 ' Yes, X would I would escape. My Weariness left me. I sorang np, aad wrung his hand. Govi God ! I never thought Of it".;.,: ti:) ,! 1.., . . '. . ' . "I Utongbt not, by your talk with Us Jaw y er, but down la Tvxas or Oregon you'd be aa safe, as powiblsi You must start at once, ril give you a loiter to a brother of mine in Minnesota County. Texas; be'll show you the ways U tha place.", , 1 burried out with him, went to the soltci tor's, and told bia. ... ... . "The beat joa. can do," aald be; "for, tboegh you're baooornt, it'a hardly worth while running tha risk ; and, as this good follow says, In Texas you'll be safe; U will all blow over; aad you caa begin agaia? L want to the office, got my trunk, and tbaatetb railway sUUoa with my saw IrianiL . U waa 4.10, aad tha Usia started at 4 t. It aevar struck ma, each bss my d light at the Idea of escape, U lu;'ilre what tiMd this saaa to lake the Interest la me Im tWnt!y did. I sat In tha waiting roo.a, lisu 'iing to blm at ba dilated on tbaadran. Ugrs of ttfo course X was taking, and at Ut be said t f ' , "Tam't, you kaow, as if you were bound baaj lamilj lies or anything not to go." I can t tell. V' Oh, never mind ;-l always like to lielp a fellow in distress, if I can, " ' "We went back to the office, to the surprise of my late clerks,, and , went Into the inner room. ' ' ' ' -' . '' ' Five o'clock-etruck, and the officer hadn't enrai., . ". '. -. , ,'"-.'. rtb1d"yoU7isaid my new O-jcnd. ITe won't come to time. IThat let's 70b off. Here you are at five o'clock; and your prom ise holds good till five, and no longer, " I was sorely tempted, it sounded so like the right, but I would not forfeit my self- respect ' .' :. " o; 1 11 wait. t me man lett hij repu tation in my hands, amV he shall not be deT ccived." When he comes, I am here, it 1 Wait till midnight ; " and I iaf resolutely down. " I tell you what, you shan't wait another minute ; you're the best fellow I've seen any time this thirty years; 'tain't.one man in a million would have cared a curse for me knd my reputation. You have, and you shan't , , 1. .... 1 .'11 - lose oy 11. " Suddenly my new friend, while shaking, had thrown away bia wig, whiskers and beard, and stood lief ore me, the police officer I had seen in the morning ! ' , I hardly knew whether to be vexed at the trick, or thankful I had not fallen into his trap.. . . :'. ' ' ' ' " Vou see air. I had an idea I could do this sort of thing, and I thought YA try it ; Lut mark me, ir,'you shan't suffer if 'hesd- inng Dosioq'can prevent 11. 'j lave yon a basin handy t I can't get the brow n off without a wash." ' j lie washed himself clean, and tvinshiadi guise in a bundle, called a hackney, and we went away. During the journey by rail we grew quite friewlly, and he told me ' bow the matter came to be revived. It appeared that, un known to his .immediate relatives, , Sir. Smitlison had insured bis, bfo- for a very heavy amount in favor of his brother, before going to Europe ; te policy he had put in a Ux of pspes left with bia bankers. The papers, en Itis death, bad been looked ovex by lb solicitor's clcik, and no onp knowing aaydiing of the policy, it had escaped bit careless observation by being bidden, be' twten the parchments of a lease. Some few mouths before my arrest, it became necessa ry to refer to, the papers; .the. policy .was fourvl, and a claim made by the brother on the ollice. The reply was, that thore was no iiWnce of Jaunt Siuithson's death nt Ih- ing tha result of bis own act ; ba niigli have thrown himself overbosrd.-snd in that cute the policy would ba invalid. ' v Tha row with you." said the police offi cer "aadeacribed in the pipers at the time, wat rriiiemlicred, and tha sdvrrtiariuent in serted in the hope Ihst some on would r BiTmbor someibing to east light spon the subject. You see, it waa not of much cn- seaaence to any one whether bo was iniir derod or Jumped overboard till It btcauie a qneatloa of some fifty thousand dollars on a disputed policy. The brother iof eourw. quite willing to send half in procuring evi dence of his nir nli r, ami you can get a good deal of avidenca of any kind you want for twenty thousand dollars, so you have rather a bar. I time of it It'a worth, yon aen, tn him aUiut twenty-five thousand dollars to sos you banged, aad he'll do it, if be can." , I waa horror atrickra. , The man talked out of ant 'irstioa ol Innocence nr guilt, but ol qurti'is of bought evidence and money It la aa awful position to be in, that aoms one should gain aoma thousand dollars by your being hangod, - - I Di"-d not drcribe tha prvlirainary rt amiii iUotis, the final emnmitmcat, and the rrMl ot tl.s m1a br wkab Lliud Justice fin- gvrs ber 'Victims lo discover tlitdr quality Ufoie rostdvta oa the Inal irt- trml I ; Jury. "I was two mouths awailiu my ti.S, he is longing to get back to a Chop hi town. What's ih a Name." Mephilipenbtra9 ecnmcmtd H is the name given to a new nitt sical instrument on tiie other siflu oi the Atlantic. 1 , It is a question worthy of careful investi gation, whether a pereon whose voice' is bro ken is not at all the more competent to sing ' pieces."'' ' ' rv ' '" ' .: w :,'-; ' " A Passiso Thocoht. The great differ ence between the young and the old is this : the young have the world before them, while the old are behind the world, good Urge one prospecting around his couch or a place where his boil fit in " with out hurting." Boils tend to " purity the blowl. strongtben the yteni, ci-k)i the nerves, restrain the profany, 'ti'an.ji JTizs the appearance. They are good tiling- tr ma.r rbrl men who- spend their evenings' away from liome, sa they give them an opportu nity to re t their ntghUcryfiaiid gt t a( quim edwitlj their families.- : 5 . - U is said that boils savethe' pulient "a fit 'of sickness," but if lite sit k?ieH not the best to have, it inuut . lie an a'ltired mean thing. It la also said that a ier-mi UbetU-r after be baa had them. Many distinguished persons have enjoyel thes liaibiugcrs oi health. .; Job took the first prVuiium nt Xhe county fair r having oiorj other under cultivation t ' anj other poison. yUak 6jeare bad tbe, and meant boil w' en he said : "One woe doth tread pon anoiber's hecU, so fast they follow." i, .., ; There aco a great many reuioili. s furlHiils, uiuitijjhich are well worth trying, tiecauiie it they don't do any good, they tlon't hurt the both Every man he meets wilt tell hint id "good things for it, among which fte ; Shoemaker'a wax. Mrs. Winslow s sjrup, trix, Bpsulding's glue, Charlotte rusac, gum drops, water proof blacking, night blooni log ccreiis, chohirofurnt, kiasengen, etctc. Nioo" DtATxJouK. " 1 sar, Baz. where meridian-ob de frigid zodiac, as "luid down in the Comic Blminac.n u Well, whore, docs it set,JBazr, fc Set t ' 'you black fool f it don't set nowhere. , When It' gets tired' of shining it goes Into Itsbolal" v1 Force o? . tANODA.A"iady passing through a country village, observed a juve nile rustic playing with an infant sister in such a manner as te endanger her life. Re monstrating with him, she exclaimed, 'You naughty boy, you might kill that child." " No, might moV?. 't aid the arch jrocueL 1 mrteen oojections wereonce given by a 1 smiling. s....;.-! Jt.- 7.i-.1 .T?:? 'TT--- - .1- "I young raoy ior ueciming a matcn ; tlie nrst Bennettar , by the (og, several men graced liiiu by the amis, and so he was passed along. Mr." Bennett, "jr., was the next oira Senf up in the same way.'still h.tklin? (ho basr, and "" Mill 0lUul!y C4in,Ust. What occurred -during the passagu ur. . reporter could not leiiVn buf a great deal of st ullling" and ' Swearing" was audible by jhose below, and tliolegs of Mr. IViinett, ar when they dia.' sipcared in . the doirway were in a statje of " vkileuj; agitation. v Payment of .the tickct- hobltr.-i was commcneed is soon us the gen tlemau hud adjusted their JiiletsL . Thtf bus uess waa transacted in the inner editorial sanctum, Mr.' Bennett, sr., sc'ated' on a high . stool in the middle of the '''room receiving " ibo applicants, .while thu younger Hcnuett paid oae the money and Miles O'lteMy took charge of the redeemed tioketa, Although every legitimate method Was employed to , protract the ceremony, aud -(inile a largo 4 proportion .ol the holders were persuaded by the lKy to take it out in advertising (priii- cipoJly under th heads of ."Situations W anted," and " Persoul itt l-ecame evi dent by 8 o'clock that the resources of the establiahuient would be uaequitf'tb the de mand. Miles gencrouMy threw his entiie priyato tortuue into the carpet-bag and the elder Mr. Becnott Jtook'the "ugsoUrbalance of the iuorninur's edition of hia nanr hor. rowetl a hand-cart of Mh lJeiinia. Muhloon. a respectable licensed POi ter doinsr busihesa do dat comet rise atr, It risesjn: the lCthl j iij Ann street, and carried it-nto a dealer in paper aiocx, who. Pougiit it far afir price &u, uowever, was in vain, v twelve being the Buihir'a twelve children, and the thirteenth the suitor himself.'' Tjmkly! Remabk. Prentiss thinks it is no more than right that men should seize Time by. the forelock, for the rude old fel low, sooner or later, pulls all their hair out. The, Cause. Many a man thinks it a vir tue that koepa bim from turning a rascal, when it is only a full stomach. One should be careful, and not mistake potatoes for principles. l- "t '. Home or hot a Horns. -Mary, is your master at borne?" ' No, sir; he's out." ' I don't believo it.". "Well, then, he'll come dow n and tell you himself. Pe.haps you'll believe him." Bbeech-loaoed Femisijiks, Two' girbj n Wheeling stole their brothers' clothes lo go snd see the Black, Crook, under the im pression that male attire waa necessary to insure their admittance. , ,. . . , Well, farm(T, you tdd us your place was a good place for bunting; now wd have tramped it for. three hours, and found no game." ' ' ' " . - '... - ' , . rJust so," said the farmer, sa a general thing the less game there is the more hunting you have." ' , - v . ' It is bard to lire without a wife no gen tle 1 heart to get up mornings to build the fire, I . .'.. ,-? ; From die N. Y. Tribune of the lfith. TUB CETTIIBl Ra STVINDLE. fixoitftnent at th Ileruld Offif-The TUlii '" - IloUUr tiUr their lfi ey. To Make a Yocxo One Smart." Pray, Mrs. Radriski, why do you whip your chil dren so often !" v La, Mr." Worthy, I do It for their enlightenment. I never whipped nne in my life-time. that he didn't acknowl edge that it mado him smart ' 41 ' A glutton of a fellow was dining st a hotel, who, in the course ef the " battle of knives and forks," accidentally cut . hia mouth, which being observed by a Yankee sitting near by, he bawk-d out; "I Bay, friend, don't make that ar bo'.e in your countenance any larger, or we shall all starve to desth.p ;; , ,,. .: r--"A SatirioaIi Paddv. An Irish peasant being asked why be permitted bis pig to take np ita quarters with his family, made an answer abounding with satirical Roseola. " Why not "Iesnt the place afljwd every convenianoe that a pig can require f" . - ; . -;i :, i i. ; -i. . Bolla-A Br' " ConaooaUoa." .. A boil ia generally very small at first, and fvllowThardiy noticoi it. tut in a tew days it gets to be the biggest ef tlie two,and the chap that has it is f very littlaaccount in compar ison a uji bis boil, which then "baa him." Boils appnnvtertousl upon various por tion of the human body, coining when and whrr4 " they darn please," and often in very Inconvenient placea. Sometimes a solitary boil ia .h sum total oi' the afflictions, but frequently there is a " rush In lot ot 'a m" to help tha first one.' If a boil conn s any where on a pemon, that ponton always withe that It bad come somewhere else, although it would puzzle bun to say Just where. Borne persons call them " danibrs,w but such persona ar addicted to profanliy the pnjcr name Is boil If ft chap has a boil, he geuerslly gets a good deal of sympathy from others'' ia a born." Whoever asks bins what ails him laugh at bim for his pains to answer; while maay unfeeling per sons make game of him, or of bis misfortune or boll. It Is very wicked to make sport of Journalist eooo ap . Tho announcement that Mr. James Oor don Bennett, and other prominent I wickers ol'tbe Gettysburg Lottery swindle, Md, with a sense ot Justice only equaled bv their munificent generosity and their unlimited resources, volunteered to refund to tbe ticket- holders the amount of their unlucky invest ment, drew together at the corner ot Broad wnyand Ann street, yerterday morning, one of the largest crowds ever assembled 1n New York. The people hegsn to. gather at an early hour, and some, we understand, were on the ground before dawn.1 By 71 o'clock the streets were entirely blocked up, and a detachment of police' was ordered to the scene. The struggling multitude each TO.".!', woman and child with tickets in band, snd copies ot the IliraJd, containing, in dorectcents of the Gettysburg lottery, in their pockets, were then- formed In line, the .queue extending from the "door of the Jlnnld office 'erniM tliu Broadway Bridge and entirely nrvnind 8t. Pmil's clmreh. ; A goad deal of impatience was manifesled while they wsitod for the iloors it be open ed, snd we regnt to learn that Mr. Ben nett's wry handsome behavior was not duly appreciated, many ill-con I'uionml fellow aflVt'ting tn doubt whether the money wmild be refunded, and even going so Inr aa to diimn Mr. Bonnet .. very-distinctly. Some had brought rcfreslinivnta with them, aud kited away tha hours with the balp oi eold e'lflee, sandwiches, peanuts and other del ins. civ, while winy more amuWd themselves by ahisiliiig and exchanging uooomplimenury remarks witu tn mnniiius anvers as tlu r V passed Under the bridge. The reporters and suh-e,1itora coming down to their daily work, were utterly unable to ranch their re spective room, the stairways being so dense ly crowded with ti. ki-t boldurs that move 1111 at was imiMilile. Tlia, emjiinretn cua sequfntly repaiml tii a nigliiiin i si1hio, win re they paaaed most of thu day. Any sliorU-omlogs worse than uaunl which may la noticed iu tlie pajicr to day will be at tributable to this Sauss. About 10 o'clock the cry was rswod tliat Mr. Bennett was coin ing, and a spasmodic struggle ran along the line, which by this tlata extended up Broad way nearly to ChsmW street. The veteran red. arm tn arm with At 4 o'clock pay-" ment was suspended. By ihu. time about 5,000 persons had received a dollar. The rest of the crowd dispersed with less disor- dur than might reasonably have been ex- . ?e4jaA an bout later Broadway bad 4 resuniou its wonted appearauce. . I was an- " nounced, however, that at noon to-day. the yacht Henrietta would be sold at auetion la the feroWeditoriitl rooms, and the amount ' realized from the sale would bo devoted to the liquidation of Hbe "outstanding claims. The sale will doubtless bo weju attencbid, aa many who do not intend to bid will proba bly avail themselves of tha opportunity to'- lnspcct the sucred recesses of the office. It is hoped that arrangements' can bemade whiuh will allow of the paper being publish- ed as usual, notwithstanding the serious .1 . .... . . - urain upon lis capital. SCENES AT WASBJMGTOK H1GITTS. ' A great many of the, ticket-boldors, not supposing that. Mr.-Bennett would be in . town yesterday, resolved to seek him at his ; private residence, and the roads leading to. Washington Uigbtswcre consequently alive with vehicles and pedestrians from an'earlr hour in the day. Honest laboring men, many of them accompanied by thoir wives and children, trudged wearily along afoot, and others, who were able to afford a more com- ; fortablc mode of traveling, clublrad together and hired grocers' wagons and butchers' carts, and mado the trip a sort of holiday ex cursion. I bo- liloominidalu road was aa lively as the road to Epsom on the day of. JJoibjV iir that to Fordhain at tlie opening ' oftbe JerohiePerk races. When our reporter lett the scene at a late hour laxt night, lr. Bennet had not yet made his appearance, and hisgrouods were concretely occupied by tumily parties who, having made a pic-oio tUero a.l day, jiad resolved to camp out for thu night. . - , . ',. . ' w. u. nouuiKS a co Ho. 3, Fayetlevilld Street, iuu:iGa-N.- cn .Y.t.VCT-l VTC1UCRSAKD DEM BUS All feUtio't ft Paraltwrr,. lokSltliM! in part ut - " . ' .. - ' .. M'AKDKUHKA; " ... nTRAI)i. wii-.ml ai d nmlmctDT, . - ' CO IT AO K - - , BCIiSTXABa. Sum as to 1 10 escs - ' AltllLt ..N! WMin TOP llUUKAfB. ' - . , MAKUi.K anti W(xn r .. Tuf WASUaTAftD', SOFAS, L0U501H. , IBTC-A-TETK Ut CHAIVt, PAJOOBClAlRH, - ' a . kouaiso mATKa. 1 .' . . jftAMULU l'P s . i.STl:I T ILKM, KObL suiraor pahlou rtUMTii:','"- mu4 rtt-al vsrlaty of Uh aO1' aiuatiMfe., -1, . ,-, . i persona with boils; they cannot help it, and often frd very badly about it rbysicians don't f iit lo'd patients moth satiaf actio as a genetal thing, although young physi cians who are Just beginning to prac tice are food of trying their lancets oa tbem. Boils are said to be " healthy," end Judg ing from the way they take holt and bang ou, and ache, and tarn, and row. and ra'isj Cain generally, there is no doubt Uiry era bealtby, and have g-od cnti 11 lions. TWy re gfAcrHlly very lively snd plsyful at Bight, sad iti vi ry funny toste a ebsp with Hon Miles O'lUilly, and followed by Mr. ianicn Oordon Bennett, Jr, who earri. il in a striM-. esipet bag tho aecumulaUl savings of his talker's long and lionorablo cars.f The party wers afoot, sod ' x ( the larg-t polii-vme of the Broadway niad booom panbxl them as a guarl. Tb door of lb Jlcroll office onos rvaclie I the diincultim i--pn.r Tbe crowd oa the eUircaaa wis so firmly wdgd to place that U was iuipoi ble to make way for tbora, and it wa Bu lh d!t-ririiaed to pass thorn over the pmrj. V hea ls. A i .-js lri,h woiuaji osiaud (. IIICK, COTT! IIAI1 M A rutMEl '' ' . - - "... SO aaad aa4 su4 to Srdar. . - ' " ' - " - auo tr.ALrai im Wall PAPK. - WiNDUW" an !' H. . MA i 1 i 1 '"K .WI 1 AHL i'IL CLOTU. ... AXk- , -. i.u tut las Klaf . wostc asTKH'a riAwoa. 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The Weekly Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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April 23, 1868, edition 1
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