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r Buried Treasure, . Upon a time I do not know Exactly when, but lopg ago A man whose riches were nntoM, ; ' . Silver and preciona stones and gold, .Within an Eaiterb city dwelt; Bat not a moment's peace he lelt For iear that thieves should torce hU door, And rob him ot hi treasured store, f in spice ci armea. slaves on gnard, - . And doors and windows locked and barred, IIialilrc3 one kiontinttal fright; ' E&' Iept a wink by ni-rlit. ' MBat&tt little test by day . That he gSriimaturely gray. At hut he dug a monstrous pit To hold hia wealth, and buried it - - By night alone ;f then smoothed the ground But he gained nothing by his labor; .-, A carious, prying, envious neighbor, Who marked the hiding,' went and told : The sullan where to find the gold. , . A. troop of soldiers came next day, And bore the hoarded wealth away. Some precious jewels still remained, For which & goodly price he gained,, Then lelt the city quite by stealth, To save the remnat ol his wealth ; . But, now, by hard experience taught, -A better way io keep it sought. 1 5 Broad land he bought, and wisely tilled; With fruits and grain his bams he filled; ... - lie used his wealth with liberal hand: Ilia plenty flowed through all the land; And, hid no longer "under-ground, " Spread honefct comfort all around. , ;. . i ' -' , - ! : , Thus calm and prosperous pass the years, Till on a lattvd (lav ho hears I The sultan'sjtnandate, short and dread, " Present thysell or lose thy head!" -r Fearful and trembling, he obeys, ' For sultans have their little ways, . And wretches who affront their lord i Brave bastinado, sack, or cord, s Beiore the dreaded throne he bowed " Where sat tie "sultan, grim and proud, And thought " My head must snrely fall And then my master will seize all , 1 My wealth again. "But from the thrond : There came a calm and kindly tone: "My son, well pleased am I to see Thy dealings in prosperity ; May Allah Ikeep thee in good health! Well hast thou learned tue nee oi weaitn. ' -Ho lonsrcr buried nnder-eround. ... ' Its comforts spread to all around. The poor man's blessings on thy name - Are better far than 'worldly fame. ' ; . I called the hlihr;JlNow, behold, . Here are the fciimer, getn and oia . . - I took from thee in other days ; i- Receive theta bck and go thy ways, . For thou host learned this truth at last Would tht it might be sown broadcast!. X UiXL IIMIIVB diu n v When hoarded only lor one's sell." . " t' ' 5 Harper's Young Peoptt fc Ad vertisements inserted in the i Bee aS lOlIOWS: First, inSfrrtfrtn- Ol a Rrmiw second insertion , ftlty cents a Square-a Square f one inch in length ot column- IkUlorial, local and reading matter notices, when au thorized, five cents a line for each insertion. When you write to advertisers about things yon see advertised, plyase favor cs by saying i saw your advertisement in Pee Dee Bee, Rockingham, IS". C.f ' f he Pee Pee Bee. ; tZJ A copy of the Bee contaiaL- the flrst isuaof each adTertisement is nsHed free to the adyertiaer. ' When advertiseraer. are in serted till forbad (U.)," notice ol discontinu ance must be given, otherwise they wHl be continued ad charged for accordingly. When yon write to parties about thhsgs advertised in this paper, please say in your letter, "I saw your advertisement in Pee Dee Bee. Rock ixjgham. K. C." : ' ' - . r BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. Ijlbob Omnia Vnicrr. "IN GOD WE TRUST." NtL Despeiiauu. Two Cents a Copt, isr Advance. YOL. YII. NO. 2. EOOKINGHAM, N. Q., JAK; 17, -1880- ; WHOLE NO. 353. blow' to him when she 'died, on the second anniversary of her wedding-day. .uihu never mameu a?am. innntrn quite a young 'man'-when, left for the second time a widower. , Thns it haDDened that Kftthprlnn and Pansy were half sisters only ; the one a ! rich heiress, and the other. with only a very modest portion n j Katherine was within n few months of her majont. . Tall and ;beautifulf she was. like her mother, vain ? and proud, and duly- impressed jwith the superiority of her own position and per son u attractions. UUersshe had had in plenty, for she never failed to attract notice and 1 admiration herever she :went ; but she had dismissed all her suitors with contumely. . ! Pansy was a frirl of a different stamn altogether petite in figure and retiring in disposition, she was generally over- looKea. Crowded as the town hall was that New Year's day with all the youth and beauty of tne . neighborhood, the en trance of Sir Charles with his two lovely companions attracted immediate notice, and they were quickly surrounded by crowds of friends and acquaintances, .'i- Amnn those who pressed! forward urn a certain Captain Simister- fair man conspictums by his thick. mustache,! and Ions, flowing" yellow beard, which descended to his breast, lie was one. of Rather ine's most per tinacious admirers. ad she alternately rebuffed and encouraged- him, as .the humor suited her. " ; l am so awfully glad to see you this morning,"; he said,, bending down to Kathenne. " , , "Indeed! Why?" ' ' " Will you allow me to show you? This wav. please. The end of the room A Broker In Tree tle . . ' In a Sea of Ice. T!i3 French govJerriment has recently J The whaling bark Helen Marwhich decreed that from; the first of January arrived in San Francisco not long ago, next certain Italian coins, which have had a terrible experience in the Arctic been freely given and taken, should sea. She, in company with the bark not be considered a Jeai tender. This Mercury, had been seeking a homeward has causedi a great distrust of them in j passage, but the ice became so thick that the lower classes, and in regard ! to this I the vessels - were stopped. " Matters Enn3 c? isxcnrsT. The sale of suspenders buht to be the most brisk in bracing weather. A mule, unlike a gun, often refuses t go off when ha is loaded. ! , The total debt of Boston fa Ci2,S 6183, a decrease, during 1379 ot V. A $10,000 greenback was paid into tLa Alabama State treasury ess day re cently. : f::.v i ' . Thurlow- Weed, of New Tork,'aw the first steamboat and rode on the first railway car. An innkeeper need never be at a losj for means to entertain his patrons, be mg always a host in himself. ; Han's vital energies arc snstr.!- :ltzX developed by present work; they cannci be nourished with draughts on the fu ture. , -- : A statistician computes that watches and 4,000,000 clocks are annu ally turned out in different parts of th world. . ! - Stealing a $10 horse cost a Colorado iorwara I tne chronicler of iLe Monde IUvMrc tells looked dismal,1 and they prepared for I maa bis hte, although he had been tri cd rrii I a most amusing incident which recently Lwinte The ships were in hailing dis- and acquitted fire different times for happened to a member of the Bourse. This gentleman, who lives in the suburb of Chaton. both winter and summer because he loves Ithe country and has a numerous family lately : told his wife that he would . dine in Paris with a friend and thcr, ro to the theater with hitr . This t-rcaikinme is carried out. and 'at quarter past twelve our friend takes a cab and ii driven to the station. iii rrain is io ssart in uve minutes. tance of each other. The Helen Mar bein a newer and stronger shin, it was decided to put alt the provisions on board of uer ana to abandon the Mer cury. All" that day and the next both crews - were enffasrea in seenrmr pro visions, wood, sails , and bluboer. The 1 ice was all theiime glowing more solid- it was getting cold, and every hour their I -chances of escape from their icy prison grew less, une nignt it blew a gale Here, my boy." he says to the cab from the northward, and they never sa vv driver, here are two - francs: keep the I the Mercury again. As the gale in- v. ,. j -. wm f - - i vm ... uv.a a v w Of course it was verv wron z of Sauire 1 1 fitted up as the Lave ot m ystery, ana i a pourhoircr (The tare in a Pans creased the ice began to crack, and broke Cranborne to like one daughter better there's a fortune-teller in it. it s real cab is only one franc anc Pansy's New Years Card. "Conf-" ' , - Sturdy old Squire Cranborne put ..1 iiiJ liathorme hud piacea aver ins ups. . I won't bo silenced!" he cried. " I say "again, heartily, confound all new fangled customs, ana especially tuis one of sending cards to people on New Year's than the other. But he did. and everv one knew that the gentle, patient tittle ransy, so mnen like tne second wife he had loved so fondly, was his favorite. The manifestations of. affection now. interchanged between thepa. jarred on Katherines feelings, and when she had finished examining the superscriptions, and looked up iier fair brows were con tracted into ari ugly frown. , Gushing again'. " she exclaimed, in a contemptuous voice. I can't think how yefu can be so fond of kissing and cuddliiig." ; V4i a to votaiI - irof a " : cci? ViPT father,! ?,and so you are cross with us. I noticed your annoyance increase as vou cos to the bottom of the pile. .You have bfcen Expecting a letter which has not arrived." ; I'll be bound there is not one ot tnose addresses in oir unaries Ho well's handwriting!? ; " A crimson flush dyed Katherine's face as these words were spoken. 44 1 did expect a card from Si Charles, of course,'rshe replied, with difficul ty curbing her vexation. ' ; He musl? have letter-bag?" : ."- t:':r" . 44 Yes, 1 think so. But you had better look I have known a letter to remain wpd trod in ft corner more than once." And it has happened' aeain." said Katherine, as she drew forth a crumpled envelope. - ; -a , " She glanced eagerly at the handwrit ing, and then, with an angry cry, let the letter fall. ? . , - 44 Not from Sir Charles after all," said the squire,-taking hold of the missive. Why, yes it is ; but by George and egadi it's addressed to yotvPjdisy-" -it's addressedtoyou!" . ,. , -', . 'Oh! ; impossible!" , cried -Pansy, blushing and trembling Itmust be Not & bit of it," cried UwKeTitad father, in great exultation. ' "Here, open it -at once andlet me see! Why, what a very pretty card it is! ilillo 44 And may we follow you?" askid Sir Charles murder, Iady (behind counter, to cabman) fpair of gloves? Yes. What is your number ?w Cabman4 A hundred ana ninety three V. .,- . - It is now decided that the total valua of the estate of the lata .William S. O'Brien, one of the Cautornia bonanza kings, is 0.377,849. - How long shall girls be courted f Y asks an English newspaper. ; Not later than two o'clock in the mo rain?, wo think, excepting when it rams. L.rmm Free Press. I There is sometimes in ai o lar a fine' reminder ol the past than is.to be found 44 It is an Italian coin; don't,wantit; Unoment they expected the vessel to be husbands, they wish they had learned n nanirllf tnriiUl tllof . 1TTO XT t fY 't; I 4-VMnv1- i-r ivkSnh Aonn V. I fft XTrt " tV Am Hrhfm :t)a WAva rntln cut through, in which case the v must Inevitably nav ail penshed. The ice jwas from six inches to a loot in thick- Mness, and was in small cakes joined to- j getner. j?rom tnat time tor. six days only and a half). - 1 ub around the Helen Mar This eave The cachman looks at the coin, and them hope. 'They made sail and worked inmna from hia riox. - I all niffht. some hours making not more 4ftis healthvl vour vourboire (tee): than half a mile, then asain coins three In anything whichassalis the eye or car. "Oh, certainly!" . ;' 1 vo'ur piece is not worth anything!" . br lour miles. The ice was sureinff C?ood Company. Miss Cranborne put herself under the How is that?" , and grinding about them, and every As many women learn to know their captaurs escort wita some misgivmg. But at any5 rate she thought she should not be long in discovering what Sir Charles' intentions- really were. ' The Cave of Mystery, as it had been named . was iust one of those nonsensi cal affairs common on these occasions. The principal amusement in connection with it was a fortune-telling doll a quaintly dressed ' little figure, which could be spun around very much after the fashion of a tee-to-tumi Arranged around it in a circle were numerous small jpieces of paper closely folded, up. The 4 figure carried a kind, of wand, which, -when the gyrations i stopped, pointed of course to some One of the be fore-mentioned pieces of paper. For thi3 peep into futurity a shilling was paid . .,' - . 44 NowVJdis3 'Cranborne,'1 ' said . the captain,' taking out his purse. 44 try your. been causht twice, that- way; don't want any more ; had enough," .The train starts in three minutes ; there is no time for disputing, so the Gentleman takei back the piece to give him another rbuLnew surprise! he can- thev werecoastantlv workine their wav not find another. r - through the ice, and hourly anticipating 44 It's very plain that you wanted to that rie wind might fail them. If it do'me," says the driver ; "you haven t had ever occume calm, fifteen minutes a sou." :K i -K ' " y X-: U would have sufficed to have frozen them 44 Idiot! iI hate enough in my pocket- in so solid that they would have been book to buy your horse ; your cab, and unable to move: The last night they there Katherine, where are you goingf Bur his eldest daugnter made no reper. room hastily, in order that the tears of mortification i which rose ; in her, eyes should not - be-Tioticed as ; they coursed down uer cheeks : - ;.;--;:'- I,... y-;:.f ; Tlie Sir Charles Howell - alluded to in the foregoing conversation was a young baronet who had not long returned from a sojourn in the East. 1 ArtT. own or other a great deal day. It's a nuisance, and ought to be n.itherinj? un her Tetters: she left ine put aown. autre uiv jcuci'Mi uwic 1 ban aril hour late, and crammed so full nf rubbish that the lock is strained, and J I can't get the bag open at all!" ' - After another effort, however, the lock yielded, and the. angry squire poured out some score or two of letters upon the breakfast-table. - ; i, i 44 4 Miss Cranborne,' Miss Cranborne,' Why, they are all for you, Kitty, I de clare! 'i Here, take them away take all the lot and if you find a letter for me ju3t hand it over." ' , -1 1 44 Don't be crosi, father; and-Piease don't call me Kitty.". - ' '. , The squire , Just then was finishing Ilia c Jp of coffee, and a kind of gurgling growl was his 6nly response. : "Just look!" cried Katherine, exult ingly. I She was busily sorting the aet " ters .nearly all of which were placed, in one pile. ; 44 Just look at them!'' ; 44 Ave they all for you?" ' ' All these are. Now youec what It Is to be a beauty !" f : - v; . 44 And an heiress," added her father. ; But von .do not mean to say, tinued. the sauire. as he took his letters, "that there is not one for my : little Pansy ?' -. rk . ' .Katherine crave a cresture of contempt. ' Of course there is not! She is by far too msignihcant and insipid a cresture 44 And she is no heiress!" added the But Katherine resolutely refused, and. declared that the -whole thing was too childish for her to takeanypart in it. Nor after this could Sir Charles pre vail upon Pansy to make the trial-so he said: . - "' 4 'Certainly. How can I have a voice in the matter P" .,..- Sir Charles put down his shilling the fof tune-teller was spun around, and finally, after a little' oscillation, stopped with the wand pointing to one of the Slips. -44 Will you take it up, please?"- . " Sir Charles did so; and ithen vread aloud I A ! - . 8eelc her hkccly'Vnd buy the ring; ' ' Lily-leng luppin' i? 'twill bring.", , m He tried to catii' Pansy's glance, but m vain v one naa neara tne words, doubtless; but was now intent upon some pretty trifles on a stall close by. By Jove," drawled Captain Simister, 44 Miss Cranborne. .I)otr? or let me" : ! You . can try, " said Katherine, , but her voice wa so harsh'.that all looked at her in surprise. ' ' - With well-feigned anxiety the captain watched the 'motions of Uie oracle ol fate. He pretended to tremble and hesi tate at the idea of reading the glip.i. . "Hare yoo not heard it said lullolt He read so far, then stopped suddenly. It was noticed that upon one pretext pir"a"ou, ue. w W1 nf hia t.im f paper, w.aiopjs. ' 'j.ue, conciusion must all i . , . .oceoH nt Rhiiif a C!rnhnrnfi. and evurv- uay95en somexnmg most unpalatable C;,r!f.thfllym(iior.that tho What was it, Simister?'? cried Sir . , , . j The brokerrushesinto a nfeighbong cafcand asks for the change for a thou sand francs.. A fat and morose-looking woman eyes him "with distrust, and an swers: ; -K . ' . ; f Anttt- crixra nrtxr fVi On era 'hio firnP 44 Uadame.; I must catch the train; will you give this driver two francs ? ,. I "willleave my watch.." . v 44 Monsieur, Imy husband has gone to bed,' and besides we don't do that kind of business."-; -; ' ' ' ; " " The coachman, who is scolding out side,: has caused a crowd to gather; a young - man. ! who : understands the trouble offers the broker twaf rancs ; the latter accepts throws his card to th young man - jwith v hasty thanks , and rushes for the train. . It is gone.! t ! S . At the height of exasperation here turn,i to his office, throws himself on a sofa I and thinks of the anxiety- of hif family. - : " . ----- - --r-v - .Itj is coldi and. in the morning he takfrthe first .train, gets home, console Jliis peeping family, and goes to bed. ' ( j lie" hp snores - his mot h er-in-rlaw says.0 hiswife.' ' - i T " How used-up he looks : did you no tice?" - ; - f . .,44Yes.M .j, - - -.y,:--;; Did you remark the disorder of his clothes Pir. j - r . ' ; . A.- . ".Yes." ! ' .. . Did you believe that story about thf Italian piece?" - -. - ; - -. . -4Nota word. - 4 He was at the club?" ; , : ' - 4No.' r " Or elsewhere?" 44 Shouldn't wonder." ' 44 You know what you have to do?' 44 We shall see." were in the Arctic Captain liickmott says was the most fearful one be ever to jio"tnem wnen they were sweethearts. -Steubenbttle Ilcrali. Fifty thousand acres of land in Parker and Palo Pinto' counties, Texas, have iust been purchased by a Frencncapi atist for colonization purposes. ' He looked m wise aa an owL did he. Ilia tricks were well adjusted, . He rfelined to adrertiae, yoa ee, , And in a year he basted. Hubbard? $ Jtdvertiter, There are plenty of reprcscntatiye mp.n who don't renrescnt anvth!n worth speaking of except an unlimited experienced in that seav- It .was in-j amount of burglar-propf cheek. W&tcv irozen s that it was impossible to guide i xhe Norristown Herald comes to time the i Ship, ' and for hours they drifted I ith the iollowinffi The difference be. about helplessly; the sea. breaking over I tween a military general and a clock is them and. tunn tneir: qecics wita ice. i hiss One orodnccs tactics and thn nthr They plnally rudder free. succeeded in getting, the A Carious Custom It is a custom in many, Swiss village .i . . , j i ii yi. when a maiden belonging - to the parish accepts 4a foreigner aninhabitant of some other parish as her bridegroom to compel the successful suitor i to re deem his : bride from her own native community by paying an indemnity an money to the young men of the place.7 This losegeld. or ransom money, is usu ally demanded immediately alter the marriage, when5 the- bridal couple- are - . : leaving the bride's village. A chain or or i2,ow rope is stretched across the roadin front of the bridal wasonfand is not removed until the husband has paid to theyoung male representatives ot the tribe the price of the daughter whom he is about tic tacs. A perfumer proposes to start out with this motto for ISS0:-.44 If I don't make 8,3000 this year I won't make a scent But we would like to see him prove it. DesMoinesItesrister, A .baby is a very tmall thing. It don't usually weigh over nine or ten pounds, but it will -keep a family awake ad night as easily as if it was as Large as an 1 A A V eiepuant. uu vuy JutrrxcK. . At ihe last census taken, the . popula tion of Paris was 2.G37.C00; during the last ten years it has increased at the rate a year a very modest 'one compared with that of tondon or Nctt York. . ar"-."' y: f-.-.'sV', ,: , .When a young fellow has his odea connected with his girl's home by tele- V. It 1. T I t . . .'I L . puuue, iu u a ma.u riTai who will cast attraction was, and could be no other than the rich and beautiful Katherine; who herselt was tully convinced that she had a fresh Worshipper af her shrine, Accustomed to adulation ando receive attentions from every one, while her half-sister had never had even the sem blance of a lover, it had not occurred to Charles, laughing. s But the captain's face wore ' such an angry look," that the baronet saw it would be injudicious to pursue thu sub" )ect further. " . u . : - - -. 44 What could it ha7e been?" whis pered Pansy to Sir Charles, as they de- J .J l. . 1 J . . . . ... Btcnueu uie, uroaa staircase togetner. i : , What a world of meaning in these wofds, - ' ..i . - : i . Shocking Death In a Cotton 1III1. llr. Raymond Knowles, the superin tendent of the Thistle cottjh mills, in Ilchester, Md. met his t death in a sin gular and shocking manner. to-carrv.away.The custom has beenJ mucji corrupiea, m tae course oi ume and the money is now not unfrequently extorted from the father who is about to lose his daughter; instead of being demanded, with a plf a of immemorial unwritten . right and a show of force. from the husband, who has robbed the village of a marriageable maideui-: In V illars-le-Grand.not far from Avenches, the village youth met in council, and resolved that the father of a departing bride should be made to pay the sunt of ten dollars, as a fine for marrying his daughter to a foreigner. '. A deputation was sent to him, which, after informing him of .this resolution, threatened him with a . 4ciiarivari'Vin the event of his refusal. The father offered six dollars ; this sum, however; f was refused as in sufficient and for three successive nights the young men and lads of ' the village executed a fearful; cats' concert ? un derneath his daughter's window. The .young man's oiice and putting onion juice on the instrument. Boston Tost, - little-Willie 44 And were all th9 little birds drowned; mamma?n t Ye3 all but those who were in the ark. Willie 44 Then I &o think they wera stupid r why didn't they get in a row on the top ot tho ark r"2orpnw Urtp; - Never mind me, save my boy,w was what old Samuel Mosley, a miner. yelled while buried under a mass of coal with his son at Wades ville shalt, near Pottsville, Pa. The boy was saved to earth and the old man saved to hearcn. The entire coin circulation of Ger many amounts to $CO4,50O,0CK), consist tag of i29,ooo,ow gold coin, garoo, 000 are thaler-pieces, $20,000,000- Aus trian thaiers, $106,750,000 fractional sil ver currency, and 511,0,000 nickel cur rency. 1 : :;:sS " . A Boston society rejoicing in the cu- Thea, in a tender K?rrh arrival of thfe New Year's IVVe shall never know, I expect,'! re- :rr:K.rsir -nhRrli-.nldoSSiMv P" W oaronet. take any notice of insignificant Pansy . As she opened letter aaer letter; and spread out the cards on-theable before her, sne , graauaiiy irSiucu. quiiity. and by the time she had finished she said to herself, as she smiled at her lovely counterpart in a mirror: a Tf w?i9 fnnlish of me ; to be vexed. rvrr for Pansy ! I feel sure he has sent sauire. wish you would not make so many alluoions to my fortune !" . i. . 44 Can't; liejp it, ivate. . xnere's my Pansy, as beautiful as the flower I , named her after. But she is ho heiress! ' You understand?" i r - L,. - Katherine did not answer. She was - anxiously scrutinizing the handwriting on-the envelopes before-proceeding to open" any of thtm.' ,v .A -young girl who had been seated op posite to her now rose, and going to the (julre; put her arms round his neck and ' -fussed him fondly. - ' X . - -. a A .world oi love came into the old man's eyes, and he. strokedhcr hands tit caressingly.' v .' -- :: t:- 44 Ncycr mind. Pansy!" he said, 44 lam , very - glad bo one sends you such rub- . bish. And I am thankful you are no "i heiress. Perhaps no one will want'to - take you from me!" " , ... I ; . Tears rose into Pansy's tyes, for -though she-said, nothing she could not help feelirig a little pang of disappoint- ment at the discovery that no one had thought it worth while to send her one , card that brilliant New Year's morning. But she chf eked the tears back, and t - hide her emotion, kissed her father asrain and again. - - Sauire Cranborne, jthe father of the two motherless girls who were at break - fast with him that morning, had mar ried twice. His first wife, a vain, proud ' woman, had a large fortune in her own, riht," and on her decease which oc curred soon after Katherine's birth she left all her property to her little daugh ' tcr to be held in trust until she should either marry or attain the age of twenty, one. ' - 1 ' -TTi Kcnnd wife brought himno por tion, save love, beauty and a gentle dis- j position. She was the eldest aauguier of the village curate, and it was a heavj the bands ir the sixth sory of the mill had been lowering cotton by the eleva tor to 1 the ower floor. Mr. 1 Knowles, wishing to go to the upper floor, placed Lis toot in the hook oi the - rope 4y Which the cotton had been lowered, and .1. Uemi ikumi at- ' a tit a v Those! above, thinking that he waf jok ing, and did not intend to go up in tnat Way, startejd the steam "windlass and w . , - . I .III, 1VUU WW A . - V Wm V . ul bnX ihe Ting, wiU you wear lr the building. i The- impetus -ras so Jn, father complained to thepolice;.the case I phbnious name of the Worstcnbrod T mJ I was brought before the district court. I maatscnaDDtien comes out with a card undertbne,i he dded, .inquiringly, x ou received aNew Year's card . this morningP" - - y- . . . . f ys,Vshe answered faintly,, though her cheeks were aflame. 1 : ' Ahd'.Miss Cranborne Pansy you remember the words on -my slip - ot paper : Seek her .hand; and buy the nng. ii i it. Pansy?'? He drew a breath of relief when she nie a csra, .t . w u j tUrned iiet blushing, smiling; face full that one was only addressea io lansyi r. . iJX5 v. -.-r.MA ir5nflnpe of heart.'' OUt Ol ui" - - --- j U'. Ihere was a tap at iu.:wi, maid entered; - a It is time, miss, to get icj. carriage is ordered for eleven. KfhArin smiled as she remembered that Sir Charles had promised to ac company them to. the country town--some ten miles away whire bazaar or sale of farfcy-work was to oe neia.m aid of the funds required for the res toration of the ancient church. . . At the openinsr ceremony it was ex- pected tnat most, u not. an, ,iu , cniiai laxniiicp liituc wuukj The equire's daughters had both been looking lorwaru wuu pu asti tion to theoccurrcnce of this event; and when Sir Charles-had promised to be their escort, the old squire himself had gladly availed himself of the op- lportunity,or gatuerings wac wj . - being to his tastes ; ; ; Sir Charles appeared with all a Jover punctuality-that is, he arrived half an hour.fcefore the time of stvtmg. To his surprise, be found Katherine was ready tnn o nmct 11T11K11 nl event, for she made it a, point of honor always tc keep her If. however, her design was to pre vent the rossibilitv of a tOc-o-ttte be tween the baronet and , ransy. sue waa perfectly successful. She never once left his side, until they, all threes en tered the carriage at the hall-door. The squire stood on the steps watch- nig Lucir uepariure. xiis giowioqjuu tenance was beaming with smiles, and he chuckled gleefully. , "That Howell is a sensible young fel low, and I admire his taste; I don't like the idea of losing my Pa.nsyt though I wonM rather giye her to him than any- upon, him. ' -But she lowered her eves immediately, and saiddemurely: - I don't know indeed I dont! You must really ask papa!!' great that.it was impossible to arrest b ? a ascent, and the top oi his head struck the roof with such force that, his skull was crushed. The first intimation those on the groUnct floor had of the terrible accident was when the body ol rthe un fortunate man fell headlong ; from th e roof to the. basement, a distance of 200 King Cotton. . - 1 then It was ascertained that in addition The stern-wlieel iron steamer Charles 1 to the fracture of the. skull his hip bone had been badly fractured f by the fall and had penetrated the femoral artery, from which his life blood poured, caus- P. Choteau recently landed at New Or leans, the largest cargp of cotton everj carried by one vessel on the Mississippi,' and probably in the worlds It consisted of 8,841 bales, the huge mass, piled tier above tier, almost hiding the steamer from view; ' , . A mm in -Madison county. Kv weri through the terrible ordeal of bavin? a bombshell burst in Lis hands ust al tcr the war. He was'drewd fully manclrd by the explosion, but recovered troni Lis wound3, borne time afterward he wa3 shot through the bodytwith a navy iiv volver. Recently he -was drivin?? a wagon with a heavy sawlogon iti Ite wagon upset and the raw-log passed over his body, crushing him in a frightfa manner; again he is recovering. ? There are deficits in nearly all: the European budgets lb is year. The float- ing debt of England has increased 3,- 000. Prussia. 4 Austria, U engary and Holland have t largely increased their debts, and Russia, Italy and Spain, are in such a depth of debt that there $ no encouragement to foot up. I " - ' - '.'-'-- r .-:- . mmVmm' i ... -1- f m -44 Sir. Brown, couldn't you give ne a position of some kind with jou?'! i erj sorrv don't think t here if ry vacancy in w cstablif hment." - If you have nnihin elae. emptey me as your ad- viser." 44 Very well, you - may m- mpnt""liT advisins me get rid of you!" . ' . : m. . . A A ... - A 1 ing 1113 oeatu in aoout two mmute3. The body was so shockingly mutilated as to be almost unrecognizable, even by his lamim - - - - - - - . . - ' , 1 . , . - - j - , A Reminiscence of Hooter, j ,. . - , . . I ' How it came about that 3,000 Confed erate soldiers cheered lustil v for 4 Fight ing Joe Hooker " is explained by the editor fof the Rural Su (Nashville, TenUi,) who was!, a prisoner at Rock Island. Ill.V during the serere winter of iThe general visited the mili tary prison one day, and all the inmates were drawn up r in line for inspection-; His keen ieye seemed to scan icvery man from head to heeU as he slowly parsed before Utjenv and at the upper cnd;of the lines the party halted; The neneraL; balfrwheeling his ' horse, ?liftal l hit and four of the ringleaders, In spite of their pleaot custom, were condemned to five days'. Imprisonment, a fine . of five dollars each and payment of the costs. London Globe. - , ; v - ; ; Origin of "christraas. The precise date of the institution of the Christmas festival is involved in ob scurity. The origin of Christmas as a religious feast, is ascribed tn the decre tal Tetters addressed to Pope: Telcspho' rus, who died A. D. 133. It Was at first the movable of Christian festivals, and was confounded with the Eniohany and celebrated by the Eastern churches In the months of April and Slay, Under the Pontificate of Pone Julius I.. 337-352, St. Cyril of Jerusalem urged the import- festival, and obtained an order from the pope to make a proper investigation for the" CUTDOser of determmimr the exact date. 'A conference held between the churches of the Eat and West resulted in the adoption -of the twenty-fifth of December. Gibbon says the festival 01 Christmas wa3 placed at 7 the winter solstice, with the view of transforming the Pa??ftn fifttnrnalia into a Christmas festival. It is curious to cote that at the nrotmt mmT of the CUStODlS which afe observed at Christmas are of Pagan origin, as described Jhy Martial and other lirtman authors. JThe Christ mas tree is another exampleof the power a " AW ? Z i mm A M ana intluence 01 inruuaanj w "?r form Ptn rites and ceremonies. The Cliristmas tree, which is of German ori gin, is simply i the sTmbol or the tree Twlrsi i or tree of life, which Cgurcd so T . . r. M ? S maatschapptjen cornea out with a. card showing that there Is nothing seditious about this portentous name, it merely means the Sausage Bread-makers bo etj.Detrxt Jbree rress. We all poke fun at New Jersey abou t her being a foreign land, and all that but coming down to solid facts, there is something to admire in a State who- 3 finances are in such a nourishing condi tion that it is proposed to lery no State tax next year. Lallirnore News, They met, tirsj oa the street '. "Oh! each a bonnt? thonghv tW oae- The other tboocbt: " What iectl" Yet they did talk , Together walk , " And kiwed c acb other's cWk ani chalk, " ' - . r Ddroit IrttPreu. If a little girl who Is sent to market should ?accldtntally swallow a t.rr- Biece there is a terrible row In the hor ut the head of the family can go cut mreeor icnzr nignts in tne week and swallow a dollar each time, and notion if said. Oioejo Times. " . Tltallty of Prpi j , , Charlie YounwortU has half a dozen large, fat, solemn-lookin? fm t show-window of hh!restaurant wsitin xil goarmsnd., RecenUy Mr. Ycmngworth was expatiating oi the characteristics pf the fro-s, lead are thern?i abie ilnh when cooked r-rJ conspicnrmsiy in scanainaTnva eituwi ozv. Ko festival Of the Christian Chnsimns m the ex- " . i ... . j, , eniplifieHtion ot tne power acu iiuiBnicc Whererer the Christian ' norse, - niied ids v ;-''7 ; ,t. plumed m UMmN Star soft expression passed : over his face as ne said, xoung geniiemcn 1 am sorry, very sorry for yoau and hope soon our differences will be settled, so that you all can return safely home again- Simple as the expression was, it was so diflVrest from thosa they had been accustomed- tolf!trit3r from the f-orn- msndcr bf Umj prison t hat it touched the hearts of the rared llcls " like a cur rent of Selectrlcity. sir.d instant I 2CX5Qi V,nw 1 eaiv- best i .u.J tuiTi iwr irtv neace aid rood will which the sea son in okes, . The old recall the days of youth, the young are absorbed in the r,ramt the distant wane rnr revi ves kind thoughts of home, and tender rrcol- lections serve to render absent frimds more dear, and that one touch of nature wbicn maKra uie wuote woriu m ex hibits tU bot jDUU-re In tweniv th rjostlis, King Alfonso of gpajn. has rjeea named, widewed. cngased, widowed in Lii enjasreraent- zed arain, ac4 married. enga married. vou can eet on the Uble,1! said 44 Yrt vVJa fr&-! ia 2 H'fe, ind f JeiH1"0--s cf 'em J)cS know. ilMkt T hardest thiD t-ni rl7" - . - . ua A V 1. a the 0, rrnt?;s a-ol-otr ' rivatc lamiiyfor ten - . t wiurr iroia a n - - - AT- Ml their legs cut ofT "R3;1 cressea up in about fifteen minutes I set the platter containrn the meat on the counter. whlH the waiter was getting some other things ready to go with Uie other. The legs of the frogs were so full of life, or dec i"citT.or ioxnethingtliat they jumped tie a towel emrt!iA ni,tt 't,21R 1.. carried it out, so that he-m.d not ime tue meat. ; That's the n-o don't like frogs, lou may imile nt wn I ?ap. ,?CTCJ7 wortl. or.'.is, trucM utini J
The Bee (Rockingham, N.C.)
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Jan. 17, 1880, edition 1
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