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.. ii i , r 1 i'fi i . t "iv; ? ),: : rr- ! " y- ". . 1 : : . -1 - p ' MJ l 1J U j- ' BE5 STJiiE,YOT7 MlE HIGHIT jHEIsr G-O AHEAD.-D. CroBtti f5.;;? .; t'J r si aV j l" I r x j 1 ! j 1 V ' ' ! j C ' f ' - ij ' I ' 'NO. 4. i YOL( 55. GENERAL" PIIIECTORY. TABBOBO. Mxtok Fred. Philips. ob reldenhelmerj Daniel, W. Hnrtt, Alex. McCab, Joepii Cobb. ' . " rT n PoT.ic-John W. Cotten. - AMIBT1.1IT PoLicr-iJ-lIoo c as. E. 81monoD, AUlmore Macnair, . ' COCKIX. .: Superior Court Cfert and Prphai Judge . H. L. Btaton, Jr. Register of Deeds Alex. McCab. . Shertf Joseph Cobb. ,v " ' Coroner ,v t .- ' "prsattrer Robt. H. Austin. Jiurvegor John E.Baker. Standard Keeper J. B. Hyatt . Sciool Examiner. B.. H. Shaw, . Wm. . A., - Dvrjran and B. 8. Williams. '-., V , Keeper Poot.Uetutytay, A.Dra- . ' t7fimr Jn. Lancoter, Chainnmi, Wiley Well, J. B. W. HorylUe, VtwbX Dew, ' ML. Sxem. A. McCabe, Clerk. AUttlViT. AND DEPARTURE OP MAILS - NORTH AND SOUTH VIA W. W. R, R. r . T..K rlnilvl Ht . 10 A.M. ArriTe at Tarboro' (daily) at - - 3 30 P.M. WASHINGTON MAIL VIA GREENVILLE. FALKLAND AND SPARTA. Loare Tarboro' '(daily) at . - - 6 M. ArriTe at Tarboro' (daily) At - - P. M. . liODtiES. the Nitrhta aad tbe Place of IrXcetin tr- Concord B A. Chapter No.-S, N. M. Law rence, High Priest, Masonic Hall, monthly convocations first Thursday in every month at 10 o'clock A. M. Concord Lodge No. 58, Thomas Gatlin, Master, Masonic Hall, meets first Friday niglit it 7 o'clock P. M. and third Saturday at 10 o'clock A. M. in every month." Repiton Encampment No. 13, I. O. O. F., I. B. Palamountain, Chief Patriarch, Odd Fel lows' Hall, meets every first and third Thurs day of each month. . Edo-ecombe Lodare No. 50, I. O. O. F., T. W. Toler, N. G., Odd Fellow' Hall, meets every Tuesday night. Edgecombe Council No. 123, Friends of Temperance, meet every Friday night at the Odd Fellows Hall. Advance Lodge No. 28, I. O. O. T., meets "eerv Wednesdaynight at there Hall. Zanoah Lodge, N&.235, I. O. B. B., meet on first and third Tdonday night of every month at Odd Fellows' Hall, A. WHitlock, President. t ' CHUBCttES. Episcopal Church Services every Sunday . at 10 1-2 o'clock A. M. and 5 P. M. Dr. J. B. Cheshire, Rector. Methodist Church Services every Sunday at 11 o'clock, and at night. Rev. Mr. Kone, , Pastor. hretbyterian Church Services every 1st, 3rd and 5th 8abbaths. Rev. T. J. Allison, Pastor Weekly Prayer meeting, Thurs day night. Missionary Baptist Church Services the 4th Sunday in every moith, morning and night. Rev. T. B.. Owen, Pastor. Primitive Baptist Church Services first Saturday and Sunday of each month at 11 o'clock. HOTELS. . Adams' Hotel, eornrr Main and Pitt Sts. 0. F. Adams, Proprietor. Souther Express Offlce,on -Main Street, "elosasveryfliorninfratH o'clock. 4 O'CIOCK. ; I---7 La.whxsc. Agent. FROFESSIOMAI. CARDS. J1RANK POWELL, Attorney and Cotuiselor at Law, TUtBOBO', if. c. MSf Collections a Specialty. - Office next door to the Southerner office. July 2, 1875. tf TOS. BLOUNT CHESHIRE, JR., ATTORNEY AT LAWj NOTARY PUBLIC. ' Office at the Old ank Building on Trade Street. : f- ' . je25-tf. EO.HOWARD. " Attorney and Counselor at Law, TARB0R0', N. C. Praciice in all the Courts, State and Federal. uov.5-ly. pREDERICK PHILIPS, Attorney and Counselor at Law, TAEBOB0', N. C. . , XT Practices in Courts of adjoining coun ties, in the Fwieral and Snpreme Courts. Kov.8, 1875. ly ALTER P. WILLIAMSON, ' ATTORNEY AT LAW, TABBOBO', N. C. rVill practice in the Courts of the 2nd Judicial Dietri-1. Collections made in any . part of tbe Mate. ISTOflBce in Iron Front Building, Pit Street, rear of A. Whitlock & Co's. Jan. 7, 1876. 4 tf J. H. & W. L. THORP, Attorneys and Counselors at Law, ROCKY MOUNT, N. C. PRACTICES in tbe counties of Edge combe. Halifax, Nash and Wilson, and In the Bapreme Court North Carolina, also n the United States District Court at Raleigh. JACOB BATTLE, Counsellor and Attorney at Law, ROCKY MOUSTT, N. JC. &y Practices In all tie Bute Courts. March 24, 1876. ly DR. E. D. -BARNES, : , Surgeon Dentist, Slain - street, T ABBOROV N. C. K3T ATI work warranted to ive entire mimaction. feb.l8-t Dr. G, L. Shackelford, X Ej N" T I S T , TASB0R0', H. C 1- Office opposite Adams' Hotel, over S. SJTash f Co's Store. ; ' Care of children's teeth and Plate work a specialty. March 17tb, 1876, W1 M. HOWARD, -- XTJ Or Gr X'J DX1XXB IS DRUGS. PATENT MEDICINES, &o., 5co., acc. Ntex door to Mrs, Pender's Hotel, TABBOBO, N. C 1 yP. C?0 K Aft ykw. ' Agents, wantl von bnr tus , representtngh s- i,i C - S , - -150 .DISlIlbT BOOSS-. wanted ererrwhepet THS bijeest thJiwr ever triedSSftles n?ade iron thia wlwsv.aU OBingle booksXail- Alsoj AgenU .wanted, on our Magnificat ramiljT BiWes, snperwr to -an others. With invaliaable XilnstVateOlrd and Superb BindingsJ i These Books -beat the World. Full partlcnlats . free. " Address JOHN E. PUTTEB1& CO., Publishers' Phil - t3if a week our own fown. lerms fflO Oacd t5 01 outfit free. II. llallctt a Co., Portlaad, Maine. The Little Rock ; atid: fcort Smith Faiming Lands, Grasing Lands, Fruit Lane's, Tine Lands, Coal Linds, Wood Lands, some Prairie Lands, Bottom Lands, and Uplands, on terms to suit thelpuochaser. Six per cent interest on deferred jpaymeate. Ten per cent .discount lor cash. For'fnliparticulars, maps and pamphlets, apply; to WD SLACK, Lacd Commissioner, Little iKocK, Aruansass t a day at borne. Aerents wanted. J. A Outfit and kerms free TRUE & CO-, Augusta, Mainol OK Extra Fine Mixed Cards, WitU name. 10 cX., post-puid. I. Jobi t to Nassau, N. Y. k Week lo Agents Snrn bles FREE. P. O Vick- ery. Augusta, M&inc. i50O a month? to active biu ' sellin? our Letter Copyirj"' Book. No press or water used. Sample- copy worth $3 00 free. 8nd Btmp for circular. EX CELSIOR M'F'G CO, l9 Madison, and la Dearbou Street, Chicago, i n t!)k per day at borne. Barni 10 5)i.U Jl free. LSXlSgON & , , Maine. ' I I i . u - per day at homo. tJarnples wortri j JU., . i'crt- land. Newspaper A dyertiEng; Agents. GEO. P. R0TELL CO., 41 Park Rw,)ff. ;Y. They have the satitfactioa of cbntrQllin the most extensive and complete advertising connection which has fcver been secured, ana one wbich would be fcardly possitjle in, any other country but thi.: 'J neynave succeed ed in working down a, complex business into so thorou?!y a systematic method that no chancre in the newspaper system or America can escape notice, while the widest,: in forma tion upon all topics interesting to advertisers is placed readily at theldisposal of the public. Eitrac; from New Jjprk Times, June 14th, 1875- -(Jsf ! SEND FOR. A CIRCULAR. 11 TUTVl obtained far mechanical devices, la X Eiil 13 medical, )j other compounds, or namental designs, trade-marks, and labels. Caveats,: Assignmentsj lnteriereneies, etc., promptly attended to. 1 Inventions that have 1? TPfTPfi by the. Patent tttBce may still, Buulivlul' in me-seoases; be Secured by us. Being opposite the P&tent Office, we can make closer searches, J aud secure PatenU more nrorAptly and with broader claims than -those who are remote from Washington. Ill VlTIIRV send S3 amoael or sitetcn or Alt I Xiil 1 vllsij your device;' we make euun- todteaam cAor afriu u pat' r entability. All correspoodeudfl strictly eon fldential. Prices low, ISND-SO XJAARGlfi UNLESS PATENT IS SECUBED. - We refer to officials in. the Patent Office, and to inventors in everjr'45tate in the Union. Address, in German or English. CSKQWA CO., ' Manhood : How Lost, How Restored I - Just published, a uew edition Of Dk. CtjlVEBWILL'S CkLE- bratkb Esba? on the radical cure (without medicine) of Spermatorrhoea or, Seminal Weakness, Involuntary " Seminal Losses, Impotency, Mental and Physical In capacity, Impedimenta UMamage, etc.; al so, Consumption, Epilepsy and Fits, induc ed by self-indulgence or sexual extrava gance, dtc. "r 4 1 1 3" Pricej in a seald- envelope, only six cents. ' . ' -.- I ' Tbe celebrated author in this admirable Essay, clearly demonsiiates, from a thirty years' successful practice; that the alarmiijg consequence of self-abuse may be radically cured without the dangerous use of internal medicine or tbe application of the knife ; poinlinfrjrmt a mode of cure at once simple, certain, and effectual, by means of which every sufferer, no matlerlwbst his condition may be, may cure himself cheaply, privately radically. 5?" This Ijecture should be in the bands of oery youth and every man la the land. Sent under seal, in a piain envelope, to anaddress, post-paid, on receipt of six cents or two postage stamps. Address, . : - THE CULVERWELL MEDICAL CO., 41 Ann St.. New JTrk. Post Office Box, 4586. t jan.-ly. THE SXJI- ' 1877. NEW YORK. 1877 The different editions otf Thb Suh during the next year will be the same' as-during the year that has just passed, ffhe daily edition will on week days be a sheet of four pages, and on Sundays a sheet of eigfot pages, or 56 broad columns ; while the weekly edition will be a sheet of eight pages ot the same dimen sions and character that ar 'already familiar to onr friends. Thk Sox will continue t be the streaous advoeate of reform and retrenchment, and of the substitution of statesmanship, wisdom, and intetrrity for hollow pretence, imbecility, and franS in the adnxnistrition of public af fairs. It will contend for the government of the people by the people and for the people as opposed to government by frauds In the ballot-box and in the counting of votes, en forced by military violence. It will endeavor foupply its readers a body now not far from a million of souls with the- most care Jul, complete, and trustworthy account of ""current events, and will em?n!oy for this'pur- pose a numerous and carefully selected staff of reporters and correspondents.1 Its reports from Washington, especially, will be full ac curate, and fearless ; and Jit will ; doubtlsss continue to deserve and enjoy tbe htred of tnose wbo thrive by plaudeting the Treasury or by usurping what the law does not give them, while It will endavor a merit the con fidence of the public by defending the rights of the people against the lincroachment of unjustified power. The price of the daily Srjsjwill be 55 cents a month er $6.50 a year, post paid, or wkh the Sunday edition $7.70 a y)ar. : Tbe Sunday edltioa aloie, eight pages, f 1.20 a year, post paid. Tbe Weekly Sim, eight pages of 56 broad columns, will be furnished dp ring 1877 at the rate of $1 a year, post paid.) i ; The benefit of this large reduction from the previous rate for Thk WkkLy can be enjoy ed by individual subscribers without the ne cessity of makinjr up clubi! At the same time, if any of onr friends lehoosa to aid in extending onr circulation, wT; shall be grate ful to them, and every such pierson who-senda m ten or more subscribers Krom one place will be entitled to one copy ojt the paper for himself withOBt charge., At dae dollar a year postage paid, the expenses! of; paper and printing are barely repaid ; aid, considering tbe size of the sheet and the ' quality (of its contents, we are confident the peopje Will consider Thm . Weiklt Son ;. the cheapest newspaper published is the world, and Ire trust also one oi we very oes. ; t;;-: ; t Address, .JMSBUM.iteir xou.t7" x. ' ' ! ' ' fAg W APV ERTISEM E JST: MantilactHirer of and wholesale dealer la cabriages;buggles, farmwagons, CARTS, WHEELS AKD AXLES. HAK- NESS. COLLABSXHAJdES, SAD Dt7jA(R6BPS,IHORSE ijri Also a JUrgs Stock: of .UTiAffeaM!! ials. . Nos. 1416ki end 2&,Uaion Stvfet. I ' April, 7 18 U. - . ' ti S?i4.im4j" .. Old Reliable? Jawetry Store, 43 VARS ESTABLISHED.. SfllljlN FUU BLAST Arthur C. Freeman, SUCCESSOR . ' 160 Main St., Norfolk, Va., offers tc the citizens of Edsrccpmbe ant sur rounding country, a fnll line of Diamonds, Plain Gold Wedding and Engage meut Rinjra, BridaHre?ehts, &C. '. My facilities are sucii that being :oBueot ed with one of the latest Iinpoijiins Houses in this Cduntry, and buying exclusively for cash, enables me to offer SUPERIOR INDUCEMENTS. Send your orders to me, ;nnd yom Wfll save 15 to J0 per cent. Should the goods not suit money will be refunded. Address, ARTHCTK C FREEMAN, Jeweler, Norfolk, "Va.. IlT6Hir Impobvjst. I employ none bat the nofc't skiflfnl Workmeri in the Repairing ot vvarcM-s and Jewelry, and 11 you wish to h-ivjk your vatebea repaired piiopcrly and satifVaetion- eiveii, ser.il them to me by Ex press carefully packed in cotton j r ' THIS OLD ESTABLISHED BAKERY JS now ready to urunplT the bropleT.fafxTar- Mfl ;-vtelii,ity 'm USt'ttU UiHs M fcrr ' '"o" Bread,- Cakes 'French and Plain Candies, JV uts, I Fruits, c, i-c, -c, : embracing every thing usually kept in a First Class Establishment of the kind. ; Thankful for the liberal patronftire of the past the undersigned asks 'a continuation. with the promise of satisfaction. Private Fa.mil le can alwars have tbeir Cakes Ba ked Here at short- est uotlce. Orders for Parties & BaUs promptly filled. Call and examine cur stock, nexr aoor vo riant oi ew-ljanover. Nov. 4.-1J. JACOB WEBER. RESTAURANT Boarding House. . MEALS at all HOURS ! YSTERS SERVED IN EVERY STYLE. A good stock of CMARS and TOBACCO always on band. Soliciting yonr patronage. Yours respectfnllv, S. E. S'PIER. Good accommodation for Transient Customers and Table Boarders. Tarboro', Sept. 1st, 1S75 f THIS PAPER IS OJT FILE WITH WUere Advertising Contracts can l5 made i , ' T W. T. TAYLOR, Manufacturer of WIXBOW FRAMES, DOO&S, Plain Paxiels of eiery style D0011 FRAMES, 1 WINDOWS, SASHES, J LEWS, MANTLES, MOULDING S, ; S RACKETS, SCROLL WORK AND ; Tobacco Box Patterns Whitaker's, 3ST. 0. Also, contracts to put up buildings, furn ishing all material, complete turn-key jobs, or otherwise, as parties may prefer, all with; klln-drled lumber. March 4, 1S7B. ; ; ly PRIVTAE i Boarding', Hotse. mTRS. V. Ei LIPSCOMB respectfdlly an lyj. nounces that she has optned a Private Boarding House in Tarboro, ou the, corner ot Bank and Pitt Streets.; i. . Goad Fare, rieaant rtooum, Comfor table Beds. Uoard JTlotferate. Feb.19, 1873. 1 ly - , i , Waxit M I WILL bKJL, iii inu a iuk x .u lncoa Church Street, corner of Thomas street five rooms and ciosets.The "ijwS house is newly painted and in exceL- I jjj lent repair. One acre of ground is f.i'llL attached under new paling. "There are also the .necessary out houses, fit ts a bargain for sorfebody. -. , .-. ; i :? fi- ': -f t I will also Bell a good Piano aud other Fur niture. Also several" vacant lota Joa Church Street.. JJ1 to Rocky Mout, N.O. - i i ' ' DOSSEY BATTLK. ' . Oct. 29.1875. '' " r tf, CO ' II I I I IIMM IIMMI ll Sal ay... 'Jan- 2S,:177a WAS'ir LUCK? tiT .JESSIE eTEELI3. "tliere appears to be a streak 0? iH-jack ruDinog through the genea ology'of sorne familiej their aoder- takings never prosper, or if it hap pens thatgbod Juck seeme al out tj9 "turn upVTJisappointment inv&ria4 iyv iotiows as it some xxetaesia pur IBued them. Ui' ',' '' iiVM An iodmdaai " With jast . ecci fiovertv-stricKenx lobtihg deliing in the oatskirta dfji Brooklyn.1 -. He was a middlcsaged man, palp andi melancholy, yet having an arisiocrafic ' bearing, which even shabby (clothing could not quite conceal While appearing t? gize at the view withouts, his tuoughts were in reality concentrated upon himself. Lenj, he said, suddenly adures- isr Ins companion. 'Lena, ther no us' stnvm; ogamst late. J.ne ( rill famtry curse pursues me; even here; n.W fust as x expected Xo bo in stalled .ashler k in Hopkins' employ a vr.iir. J o ifiref man steps into tue do- sition. To-day I find 1 have reduced the slender soles of my faithful boots to such extreme attenuation that 1 douot if fhvy can carry me much1 longer in search of employ - ment. I am thoroughly diecour- 3ged.' tin wite responded with a sign ; ; all through the ycarti of tneir mar ried life lie "had been discouraged. It was the same old cry under all circumstances, whether of godd .or evil. She was of that gea'tiiStype of women wha are born ccnso!ers,f who suffer in silence, but are accustomed to, look at the bright side of things, to point to the - silver lining of the clouds to the rainbow of promise ; but now, she, too, was losiDg hope and courage, being under tha in fluenco of torturing poverty, which was slowly pinching and grinding their lives uwaty. , 'Hetmann she said at last, ?you ari right; fate i3 against us.' j; er etBiiand turned qarekly,aud dokediaqmringly ' and Jahxiojielfy into lXaMs vfrsi-MH Jt was a pale, wan face possess ing traces of former beauty ; she answered the look by repeating, I say fate is against us.' 'This lrom you, .Lena : Ihen J. am discouraged ; let fate do her worst,' he said bitterly, folding ibis arms, ana sitting nstiessiy rxacs nto his chair. ; 'Hermann, you musn sell the ins! 4 What ! ll the only reminder of former greatness our heirloom. What can you be thinking ?of. Lena?' " '"I am thinking- of gold,' she re plied, 'with an empty purse and no credit, an exacting, importunate landlord, and no prospects for tho future. It is foliy to hoard the glittering bauble, for surely it is nothing more to us, shu up as it is in its leathern case." 'Yes, yes, I am God forsaken, I have been selfish enough in drag ging you. down to my own level. ; I will sell the ring for your sake ; but Lena, do not forget that a curse may follow." iermann Ulrich emigrated from Germany with the expectation of improving his. condition in the land of freedom. , r lie belonged to a 'good old stock',, family having a fatality attached to its history. Ilia father, from the wreck bf fallen fortunes, retained the ring which he placed on his son's finger when dying, i j 'I charge you not to part with it,' he said, 'keep it for your boy's sake for whatever good fortune is in store its possessor, it brings lose or sell . this family legacy a heavy curse will inevitably follow, so 6ays our itraditionr!so 8ay I,' and thus was the good baron's bequest brought safely over the ocean end kept as a sacred treasure, not so much for its intrinsic value, as for its associations, and the supersti tions connected with it. The grand-child t) whom it would descend in the order of con sanguinity, died shortly after their arrival iu New York City. The. small sum of money at their disposal was soon exhausted; obli ged to move .from place to place in search of cheaper rent, they last lo-t cated themselves in Brooklyn, and there, strangerin a strange Jand, starvationseemecrYrobable. Noth ing remaiued but to sell the ling and it was not without many severe struggles that Ulrich consented. It was Lena's words decided his! wavering ' purpose. JMy boy is dead, and i cannot see my wife starve,' be -sail to himself apologet ically. ' 1 : ' ' . i , .'.4. v; f wibout a' mile from thev dwelling where these unfortunate victims to snperstition were 'fightidg " poverty J and auverse late, mere uvea a poor a iamnj nistory, cm a.ceriaut aay Araalr-rrindow IT a. withered-old woman ia a raiaerable shanty eall tho 'rookery.? yf She was oat every morning lan beiore itho dawn -of day with her. baket and hook, diviDgintO"' gutv. tor3. and barrels in search of Rome thingtto exchange for breaxi. . ; SiiBtieworked industriously at her humble Calling with a will ; because he ead a motive, a motive as strong as any which nifiVea the heart to actiotf-it was love. ..jjiea; was a loving aearc- tnat jb ea t be ueath ho3 e rag.v;:- ' - Tar srifichji her j bending .arer Uhyljal,5earchig VthroBghj 'its mdi-If rttbbioh,-ta pdtoi thr scant, vfi sa -r the old rag's; which ThaiAL oKiWH.of er tha i L..il'i& hrQnzed jconstaat expbsure p to suri ahd wind it woyld .bet difficult j to imagine tue slighesc degreeiof I teqder feeiin within; iu fact J to lujagiuu cuiio i iiuaiii;i sum iiveu under such an exteriflr. But follow her home a"fcer a day's work is disposed of, and we shall yiid that self-sacrifice and devotion is socaetimes to be foun 1 unaer tho lowiroof of a hovel. Belbre she enters the sruali pajrtment sha calls homo, she dis- fippaaro into some dark corner, and divesting herseit oi the old trulrj pery, emerges fresh ami clean. 'You are better to-day, Benita. See my darling, 1 have brought youf omething nice,' she said, hold ing up a buaca of temptiag purple grapes. The parson tt;us addressed was a girl seated in au easy chair, sup ported by pillows, evidently an in vj;.liu .convalescent from long sick ness, for the rose color on her cheeks and Hps, and de wy softness of her i" i t eves, foretold returning neaitti. Nhe was , beautiful remarkably so, and it was made still more ap-' parant by her coarse turroundiigs. 'Always thinking aad planniDg for me, dear grandma, and 'never for yourself,' she said looking grate fully at the o!d lady shall we say. Yes, lady, lor it according to the American idea, the elements of true womanhood, unselfishness and po liteness, constitute a lady, irre spective of condition, then the with ered old ragpicker was one without aoubt. i She, however, would have disowned tb.9 title, being an Italian whose views of birth and efratiou ifieW': young 1 arid comely," she'f tnarried one of her own station in lifer and together they toiled hap pily ; but with tho improvidence Common to the race and soil, they failed to lay by. fcyf a rainy day. Those 'dark and dreary days' came oniy too quickly, for 8hortly after the birth ot a son, the young husband died, leaving h s widow to battle with poverty, bequeathing to his boy a nume only. The little Antonio, in due pro cess of time, became a man of fine presence, with regular, handsome features, and large luminous eyes. These attractions gained for him much admiration, and at last a sweetheart, far above him in social status, who being passionately in love, dissented alt advice and inter ference, and consented to a secret marriage. In company with Antonio's moth er, the happy couple came to tho, New World, the Lldorada otjs unfortunate, where tbey were oTft sed with a daughter, ro whom was given her grand-mother's nama Benita. She was a lovely child, full ol giace and sweetness, which every day developed into the formation of a fine disposition; and being seat to the public schools of New York, she could' hardly fail to acquire a smattering at least, of knowledge. At the time we introduce her, she was in ber eighteenth year, her parents boxh dead, her grand-moth er being her sole support ana pro tector, Perhaps it might be thought strange that Beuita did not obtain employment of some kind, and thus assist by a division of labor. I ; Alas, poor girl, she wa3 unable to move any part of her body, ex cept her arms, for a fall received years before had weakened her spine, leaving partial paralysis. : But thanks to a noble charity, and the skill of Doc;or Knight she was rapidly recovering the use of her limbs by the aid ot braces and straps, and he prophesied a speedy return to health and strength. i Grand-mother thought no task too laborious, no labor too disgrace ful, that brought comfort to her darling, the only being she loved, or who in return loved her. v She tried all kinds-of employ merit -washing, ironing, scrubbing; but the hard time coming on, fam ilies who had hitherto hired labor, now? did for themselves, until work failing, she was forced to accept the shelter of i the. 'rookery,' and was thankful to learn the profession of gleaning from the teaching of an experiencedrag-picker. So we find her after a day's toil, ministering with an angel" heart, and bringing delicacies to tempt the appeti te of the sick girl. A i 'Do you ever think of yourself V inquired Benita, in a low, musical voice, a gift frorxt Italy;-whin-baJI x do aoie, -will not ?ay to repay,' bat show piy love. - r- 4J jjs w 'Only j?et .welit and-I m':satis.' fied,f Replied her; cotgpattfoafu; I'-ve a Burpriso ;for 1 you- she ; con tinued, taking -at prjer from' her pocket, and ! spTeaidiDgj It' beforle her on tne taDieis V .? 'The Tarborough -' .Southerners as I livei't tho girl exclaimed:' 'Its just .what 'JL wished fori 'Ohv 'grand i .sutia.f very oid.'i-witnejreaonei uear cnitu jxovr youjan- -amuse yourself tbworrw luting ray - ab- B5nde; by ' rcadiog the 'flound' sense' TMt will be 'dehtitfuli f5r the that yoa bought itj instead of ydur supper. I - think you are't waiting, lor your good things in another and. better world. 4is' 4Benita,good luck soo ie orIatery follow our family;: anot incredible as it may seem, 1 tell you we shall be rich yet.' "I 'I hope so, blessed old comforter, for your sake. I am rich now.' What could she mean; lying there rapped ami unable to move i j Shortly after the loving con versa- tion, the aged woman .started off as usual, basket inhand, hoping to fill it ofien, and moreover wishing to find a stray, s'lver spoota or two, dropped by some careless house. maid, which could bo coaverted in to ca-h and comfort for the invaliJ. The " clouds were lowering and soba a light rain began to fall, but stil. the seeker plodded oil for many a weary mile, until at last returning weary and discouraged she sat down upon the curbs tone jfor a mo ment, stooping to tie .herjshoc. .ris she did; so sorhetliiog bright and sparkling caught 'her pye, lying halt' hidden jin a mass oj: autuuin leaves. j - : Picking it up hastily and looking cairtiously around' to se$ if there weie any to snatch away 'the prize, she found it was a white stone pf great brilliancy! I ignorant as she vra3,5 sho yet knew that it, wa3 of vai'ue, and quickly hastening home, after care fuLly drawing down the window cue tain, she laid it in Benita'S hand. A diamond, as I live !l she ex claimed excitedly, 'see ! how . it sparkles as the light .strikes it- beautiful, beautiful, but where dio J" Ki0 The' history, bf the stonel was re lated, and many sand various were the conjectures they formed in re gard to itt how it came in tie gutter itad why it had been ovtrlobked.. 'Left there on purpose for U3 V said tha elder Bemta. j'God is good; I told you that we should be rich, and now see this gem' But it may be worthless after all, nothing but a mere imitation,'; said her grand child; 'oh, if it should be a. real diamonif, w could seli for ever so mnch mofey, and youcould buy a nice-warm dress and shawl.' j 'And yoa could have your South-, erner for a rhole year, darling. 'xnd rejd aloud for you! ia the evenings, grandma. j . , After much consultation which reached far into the night, they re solved to visit a leading clergyman in Brooklyn, and ask his advice as to its value, and the best disposal of it- . . j 1 t , -flee rdingly, the next day, with many iujunctione and instructions from her grand-daughter, Benita, dressed as neatly as possible,! sought an interview with the good minister, who was surprised at the appear ancs of his visitor. i 'I am not much of a joilgo of diamonds,' he said, 'but 1 should say this is avery fine specimerl. It is certainly no common gem. , You must try at once to find its iowner, my good woman. I 'It is mine said Benita simply, her idea of ownership being limited. Ho then explained to her thf neces sity and benefit of advertising, as suring . her that i if after a jcerUtin time no one " appeared; to claim ' the lost jewel, it would be fairly hM own to sell if possible. j 'r Giving a reluctant consent, she re turned "home, butrnot without the stone that she fcautioualy concealed.' Tho clergyman s made' minute in quiries concerning her, learning that sho" might have stolen it, and was convinced that her simple etoi'y was a truo one. j , j : .- ' , In a fow weeks, according to his directions, she waited upon him, and learned that there hadbeennoreeponsa to repeated advertisements; and now said he, 'I will see1 that you get its value,' and at his request, she ac companied him tot a celebrate jew eler's on Broadways j P There he aacertaiaed that the pre cious stone wae of the purest water, and that it's value could be estimated by thousands ; and being a match for one they already possed, it was ac cordingly purchased by the rn. ;l . Farewell forever to rag-picking. A moro comfortable home was sought and soon found,; the invalid wak givf en an impetus ; towards1 healthi and happiness," both - were lucifcased f by added comforts, and it wa ot long before she gained the 4use f of her limbs, and, was able ,to "help- herselli i As for old grand-motlier,' the; good clergyman found 1$he wag a 'tough diamond, only needing a beaatatul Bethng aad poii&b.' i , , M v s Sho fairly sparkled ahd hone with excess, of jhappiue&s, - all op, account that ?arIpita'Mof 'surrouadiogs. he thought shoasai faidf.'.J. :i-u'f I aj-ijrtiranii uiriun never Kpew. flaw or wnere ne lest bis-rrng.' The; super itltionsim'iliife; family breyihsr upbu hijminL eomhined with poverty and ill thjBa)th,', caaBedA brain J fevsr of .spou atqr..j, 3 'J i, y 5 l; , j . . . That . diamond was the - Iieirlndm .which prought good luck toj .its next, - It. i : r . -TROUBLES OF AITSVEUIITG; 7 , L HOMME QUI JT, n -WM'fetIi-toittfy 'Ton? ? "YoV do't look -Irell, 'and pretty littl iMrs.Iomtifr coming lout' to meet he? ,:&sban'oa. his return from bu4 1 Biness one vening last week. j aV: . LU IVWbOy AX !&U Ji vVgO Washington, don't tell a lie, for I've felt meaner than skim milk, with flies id it all day, he replied, taking off h overcoat1 and bang- ingitup iujthehall. - That 8: t-o-! bad, dear. What appears to lie. the; matter V she in- quired, iitiing the 'morniogj paper, out 01 nis overcoat pocket. 'Vn, 1 aoa c naraiy Know, t ve sort of circus performance going on in nay, head, -:and a young galvanic battery shooting through my pones. i guess a cup of tea and aj quiet peaceful evening, with nothing to disturb me, and I'll be as right as a fiddle in the morning,' he replied, cautng ine pay 10 ioa uining- room. Arter supper Tomtit exchanged his coat and' , boots for dressing gow'npand. sfippers, selected the easiest chair in the room,' lit a se gar, and, leaning back, opened his tavonte pape tor a quiet Ireaq. lie had finished about . dozen line?, and 'was gbling interested 'when Smith's boy,' rho lives on the1! oth er side ot tne foad, came over,', and, after fumbling' and whistling at the door for some time, put in his head, and remarked n a shrill, voice I 'Please, sir, Ipa' wants to-knpw if yoa wilrlend uirn yonr saw : ' ji I 'Eor pity sake, tell tbe girl to give hira the'aiw; and tell him to go,' said Tomtit, irritably, return ing, Jo; his paperj. , ..ijii. jj 1 ! His wife aiidH, out oii. the tom and ;gayevthe.Iservant- the otforr itca tue uoy uiuaeu uiumeu uy uan cihg clog dance in the , ha' j the. noise of which nearly drove To mi tit crazy. , A few I moments lateral as be was trying to fix his attention oh the story, th.girl appeared and 1 . . j ! 'Shure, eur, the divil a saw jean Ijfind at ali, at 11.' i 'Goodness grapioas !'. he exclaim ed, throwing down the , papers,;: 'it seems to me' r- . ' i ( 'Sit right etill; don't scold, and J'tn gefc if,' interrupted: hia wife, jumping up and going out. j I A few moments she returned, and after looking in the match-box, work-basket, ano! ice-pitcher, as if she expected to find it secreted in some of them, objserved : ' i j.'1've looked every place from, ibo garret to .the cellar and cad t find it.; You must have had it down! to the barn J ,' ' ; Heavens and ?earth ! I knew it, I knew it V he exclaimed, dropping the paper, darting off to th barn, where, after nearly knocking his brains out against a post, and stum bling over-the-bay-cutter be t-e- turced with, tbe I missing saw. and his hair full of hay eeed. p Hq picked up fSe paper Spiteful ly, tarned up thej lamp, and afier composing himself; for a few mo ments went back o his story. ; He was becoming absorbed in ! an exci ting chapter whed there .was a sharp crack, and the lamp .chimney fell in a glassy, shower beside aim. : - 'You tarried it up too high ; any child would have I known it would have broken,' remarked his wife, in an.injure&:ione, j j; 'Knbwa the dickens.!' he . cried, putting his paper down .again and trying to, brush tne proten gia: ;t-n hit Tin.nrT- :"- f . ' . " ! '.V. .1 '1 11 set another! lamp, sai l ms -1 W . I - m r wife. : . t .. - i I wish -youTd-t Whoop I Moses and alligators !" hxyelled, pn Jindi' ihg himself with a handful of glass nearly red hot. . ! - ' M " ! It look, a pint of flour, a bottle of arnica and half an -hour of. sympaL thy and bandaging to quiet hira down this ! time, bu finally he took a fresh cigar and start at the story, Mrs. Tomtit seated herself at the opposite side of the table with hex sewing, and the prospects' for fu- . i.T .1 I lent, whtfri the servlant-girl, coming ia to whisj er about the breakfast, tripped ;Over the' iroal-scuttlc, and in falling pulled the' table-cloth wi th the pitcher and glaise) off on to thtp floor with a crash that would havf woke the dead, if thera bad been i cravevard tin' the iicinity T T I ,..Blue flames and'lesecrated tombj sjtones ! What in thunder's matter noMf?; fairly shrickfd 'the lupfortu sate man, .wiping, the - water froci tne upset piicner oi ma tegs,, onu looking down' at ''a 'struggling wo? man vita her bead enyelopcd ia tho table-cldkh,, while j her feet .kicked out wickedly "a the' coal-scuttle. me, how could you i! 'Dear dear be so awkward, hurt'yourself' Bridget?; Did you - inquired! his! wife,; " td i-her assistance. I- coming around ana iieiping ner to get her head free i and her lower llimbs covered up. i "Bad cess to it for a I good-for- nothing thrippih up thing that it is; faith it's;the blessing of the saints'. r ain t kilt on-the sphOtsaid.Bnd ge getting tip aftd shaking her fist at thq innocehttcauso, of her fall. It tpok aboutj-fifteen. minutes to get the coal gathered up and Brid get out of the rpcm ahd .when qui et bad -been restored ones again. 1 ' jur-s.- xomiiE Buggestea : .... tj ' fi J would'nt try to read any mora tonighti Tora;i t Go and lie dow on the! lounge, and you won't be inter- '4.11 hmsn thit story, if I sit nr all bight, F It' a aueer this house. can't be kept quiet when a person's' sick,' he baid, jobstinately. taking up the paper, and trying to find the place he had left off at. H i li! Me had just Succeeded, and the interest he felfl in the heroine's welfare tfas smoithing the wrinkles from his brow, as ho flat-iron could have done, when out the garden there arose a seHas ofmoat un earthly yells ad jif, some giant cur WaS trvin? tO Commit anirida hrr barking himself iiisida nnt. : i : I ; ' Tomtit prctenclcd not to hear the first two or threajsr-splitting howls, in hdpes he wouldj move away, but when it grew so loud and deafening that the windows 'rattled and tne flame flickered' in the lamp, ' he couldBtand it no longer jumping up he loaded him self with coal and bad worde, and s;arted out jopened fire 61 the elping brute. '. ! 1 I His first shot missed the dog and ' hit an Irishman passing On the oth er side of the ' road: 1i the second ump of coab cams somewhat hearer he dog, but broke a window in the ext house. He didn't fire 'the third one owing! to, the; Irishman having secured sope brickbats and sending one'j dangerously close to, Tomtit's ear. The second 1 shot' from Yhe. infuriated Emerald Islan der took him in the . small of the back as he dodged in tho door and slammed it after him. 1 v i - 1 . I He did ndfc read j any" more that evening, but told, his - wife, as - she was rubbing bis bruised back 1 with arnica that, night -I before retiring; ' i 2 wish 1 was a dynamite toroe- - dp, that I could explode and blow everything in i ibis ; darned country to pieces. V ' .l.. U' -X - . .' ' ' I ' ' 1 1 i 1 - ; j Falling in Love- There is nothing no moral or in- tdllectual phenomena more strange ibjan falling in love- What it is whencef it originate; how it is brought about' ; the?eT things are1 aiioDg the hidden -pysteries of our nature. 1 - j .A girl has fetched the' age of eighteen ; a youn man that of twienty-one. They,have lived' atf hoime; traveled a litHe ; pursued their studdies ;: atte nd parties, and been a good deal in the societies of other young peoplej; yet they nev- er Itook !a very deep interest in any- I thing. in particular j neither of theraf" ever cared very much for any : oth er person. : ; ;-s - 1- . ! .- 1 :I - Theytmeet, ttndjlo of a sudden, ' all is changed ! , Each seeslhe oth- er (in a different' light from what any other was jever,. seen in; the whole world seems changed. Lif? ; ' itself is changed, to be like wha 4t was, again, nevern ore ! j r Love is oftenXas, sudden as this; but not always. ' , j Sometimes it i i of very slow : growth. I , ; J-.',f ;H'V -i persons have! known : each other 1 ' foryearsj and beenj much in each Other's society, audi been intimate all (this time, but never thinking of 1 a ;ie strongeri ,, tljan friendship ; when' some incident Lort event a temporary parting,-!6r tho interven- . tion between them of a thirtl pcr : soli, friend or stranger reveals to ' themfor the first time, 'the great! i tr nth that they j are mutually in S ;i: love. . '!'( ;' ...;; - f v;,f. '.;-,, ;;.';! L'JA i Yet thia love, springing up grad- j aalljsr and imperceptibly, is no less ! 1; cQisflerious and unfathomable than ' thati wbich is sudden and at first ' sighlt. 1 . 1 I .'J-..,i 1 i Ii is not mere'; friendship grown i strong; it is a more absorbing, .4 mori violently mor, uncontrolablo ! sentiment ! - i 'I I Whether . a persbnv can fill in , love more than once ia a mootdd question. - I ,c "i-." V! -K' borne people appear to ; fail in 5 love many times- 1 , 1 is not unusual to see widowers.' . 1 i fr who pave been very devoted hus-: i bands, narry "agairi: and seem to ' lore lbhe,second wifi just as well es !.; the first. . j i Jamo Grey Swis$helm says, sho would rather see a man a drunkard than m liar, which change to remark : causes an ex "Tbis may be but it is rather ali right for XJrant, hard for Zach. i 1 - Pounded ice, if fa! lowed, to fctand it was cracked too lang is not what npto be. " s. -I Ax- A 3 4 b-H ri.t p i ,
The Tarborough Southerner (Tarboro, N.C.)
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Jan. 26, 1877, edition 1
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