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BE SURE YOTT A
; THEK GO A.BCE AJD-GD.
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, UrocKett. V:::r,;,.Jw5; :T'":Ll itC
PROFESSIOKAt. CARDS,
Offer his professional Mrricei U
Offic in T. A. McNair'i drug tor
8treL
the citi-
IRANK NASH,
TARBORO N. C.v. Ul , '
Practices in all the Courts. Bute hud Fedr
eral. ' ! : j 0100 S
J. J. VAKT1N. B. C pKA-RPE.
Martin & Sharpe, fl j
Attorneys - o.t - ,Liaw
r nlM im lha ComrK' Stale n4 Federal.
H: 1. GnxiAJf. - ' DoirsreixiJrixiAJC
V IIiIlAM's SON,!
A.ttorny-t-Iiwr
.TARBORO', N. C' i ?-; ,
. WW prettce in the Coantlea f Ejaseeombe,
TTallfaY mnA Pit anil in the Courts of the
First Judicial District and in the Circuit aad
Buprema Courts at Kaleipn. janio-v
D
OSSKT BATTLE.
AttornT at Law
11
raKBOKO' ROCKT MOUNT, .N. .C.I
Pi aetla ti tk Coarts it ? Bdtreeoiube
8utrfltL WUond Halifax counties
A) ia tha FederJ axd Sapieta Coarta.
J'rrica. for the pieat,n:-firot frno' el
m4f Mwsrds Uw ufflce, aext door to
aw Ur ol S. S. Wh & C , oa Main t.
Pea. IS. 1S1. . j - i j.
G
AtUrney and Cqaaielor at Law.
' TARDORC C fi, ;.
rarrraeuasa ia all the Cuurts, Slate.ktxi
Tal
k. I. X.CARR. i
Surgeori Dentist,
TARBOBO, N, C. ;
'- i. i ,-. .a ,
' (41a,, hoars, iraai f a. m. 'till il p. m. and
r. m llflflp. ai'. ! j r !
tK.n door t' O'horo jiiuuse, Tr
THOS. H. BATTLE,
alitor ney - at - Law,
TAHBOio, ir. a
Ofllce next to Philips A 8 ta ton's Law office.
Will practice in the Federal and SUte. Courts.
. Refers by express permission to Judge Rufr
la, ef the Supreme Court r Citizens National !
lankvetRaleirh; ' Battle, Banu A Co., Nor
folk ; Jno. Arnngteu A Soas, Patersbert-
dSKhm . . i I-, 4h '
Penden ScHool,
Irs. Gw'L Mfcr, Pracipal.
rseuraed after the Christmas Holiday d
- WKDNESDAT, JANUARY 3rd,
ia the BridjcraGroTe property, lately oc-
MBied y the Edgecombe High School,
with inereaaed facilities for conducting as
reed m Strictly Female School as can be
feaad'aiywbere. ' The Becood Term for
the first scholastic year will begin on,
MONDAT, FEBKUART CXfra.
Fer particulara, deree tbef Priocipal.
' '" ft' j'1
MRS. J. G. CHARLES'
' ha tiiig taken the !
Bask building, ori the Corner! of Trade
and
Pitt streets, ia now: prepared to take boarders.
; Tarboro, K. C-, January 11th, 1883.;
j; 11
vmmwmmm
- --- --.j ' .'-.i'jiNi
Cosjibs Gsastiixb dc St. Anobkw Stkekts,
These SUbfee are the largest it the State,
and have a capacity af holdiatf; ten. car-loads
of stoek. Gire him a caIL t -U ' 1anl8y
Geo.? Howard p-tit. Wat. K.j Pippes, The ?ri
I,, V sL WeiaslLOasslsr,
(BARKlKO DRPlRTsfENT.)
Ban open froas ... ...U Etol P. M.
: Discount Day, TinfBSDiT. 1
v., - . : j'
Dr. J. H. Baker. V "I Geo. Howard.
H.;L; SEaton. Jr, t W, M, Bppri,
H.. Morria,
Des.l.ly. j- .- - j j.
Ta at tne eld stand of I.aTrt : ' Bros.;
A while htf-blowi bis horn ne is 1 ways pre
pared to i err a you wtta tne purest eav
DM TIM and the best flsTored CIGARS. '
eir hiss a call: ; ! ;
- f - ' j. r; DIXON, v
. ' - Opposite Ceart Hossa.
Tarawro; Dee. 1, If. - !
Rocky nohht Mills
. . A L-i' -Jj ' -a
A are wepared to ta'eU lordefV for Sheet-
inrs. Tarns sod Cotton "Rape, at lowest prices.
Orders addreased .to iEoekv Mount Mills,
Rocky Meutt . Cf will be promptly sttend-
4 tOi ea.
.i,". .-jAtBa, na n us.
Sea'y and Treaanrer.
AprU 11, 18-tf .
I -V
A.
film I.. Hill
I B B
-MAKUFACTtttElt; OT
! ' ,i
x nann
t
Made
HARNESS
: :asd nsixsa is;-
Saddles:; Bridles. Robes, W7iipsk
; natters,: Mian ws, &c: -.
. ' -OPPOSITE COPRT-iroiJ8E,-
TARBOaO'ilT.C.V
. :- ' v
Having bought ont Mr, K. A. User, the man
afactnring . and reparng will be under his
cnarge. Any one wanting fine hand-made
lAnLLiiiwson
rr a r -
V"
S7iS?S 00 wea w lTe me a call.
SINGLE HARNE8S...T.Lu....L15andnp.
Machine Harness at all priees.' JanWy
ACKHTa WASTED VOW, TBI
HIGTORYvSiU.S,
BY AlEXANDERH. STEPHENS.
New-Year
Q4GREETIHRSE
I shall open on the first
dayf- January,
R. IL Austin's Brick Store," two uoors om
my old stand, a well selected stock of
J tf
iD!RIY GIOIOIDIS:
H otions, 1 Hardware,
Groceries. Provisions
And Farm Supplies,
All of -whieh iQ be sold Yery CHEAP for
CASH, or on TIME to PROMPT PAJINQ
Customers.
ayGire me a call
fore opening your ao
count for the year,
Reepcctfully,
, T. n. Oatlin.
Jarboro, Jan. 12My.
I
MOM BRER !
The Mot Refreshing Be v-
erage isjiuwn. ,.N
G.
BEER BOTTLERS
The Trade Supplied at. our
EslaDlisnment,
ext Door
to Coort House.
Orders by mail, from any part of th
State, promptly attended to. !
tW Will hav a supply of "Buck
15eer in season. f
Tarbore, If. C, April 13, IS.
AndBought for Ga'shi
be)
DoctorsRecom ena It
GR0GER1ES 4 LIQUORS
.... I t m 0 1 i '...u
as S en g ' "
y O 2 ....
- r 9 t
.... (go frf frj " O .t
ory y y
Also a fine line of
Family, Groceries.
iiarine opened a Urocerr and Bar. next
door to K. C Brown A Co'b. we invite all onr
friends to rive as a liberal share of their nat-
I ronage. We will try and please.
TIT -III a.. a 1
PARKEB fc DAWSON.
Tarboro'. N. C. Jany 18, 831t -
Are upon us.
but
there is a rift
in
the cloud full
of promise to
those who
TJBfc A.ITE WITH
f:'E:-
m BBi sassi awas as at at aar
Notwithslacdine the Inroads made no
nil stock during Xmaa, his lin of Staple
MMY GROCERIES
nas not oeen allowed, to run
VV XarSM., IHC pUC JU,
7, T "PUTTS. :. v- , -e-
tliOSC wllO MUM Utile 1110711, but
want it to go a LONG WA Y.
Only the
: Are Kept and they '.are CHEAP.
If you are not convinced of these facts.
call and examine,! or inquire of the multi
tude who dally trade, j
t pirn
Main St.; 2 doors above Pfnder's i
Jaa. StIHffl. 'V . a "-(", ' ' I': .
TO THE PUBLIC I
HAVING RECKNTLT PURCHASED THE
interest of Mr. B. J. Keech in the firm of
: KEECH; & MALETX, r ' f-
and formed a Coparteership with MR. J. P.
MaXJiTT,- for the Jttrpos af carrying on a
i FIRST-CLASS GROCERY BUSINESS, ! f
The Hard -Times
I will after this date be fonnd at the store on
Main street, known as the .Williamson bnild
ingywhere I will be pleased to serve my friends.
Tvlshing one and all a happy and prosperous
year, I remain, ;-!,--"-:
Very truly yonrs,
' ! . . WIUIE HART.I
Tarboro, N. C., Feb'y 1st 188. , : ; lm
1
1
'itl
majsi " tats''" -!f r- ;
: Goods to Tie
carried" over the
Season.
u:
Flannels, Oanton
Flannels, Blankets,
Shawls, Cloaks, car
pets, ( loakings, Re-
: - -I-.
pell ents, black and
colored Oashrnqres.
Satins, Silks, Plush
es, ladies' and chil
dren's flannel Tests
and
pants, Boule-
vard Skirts and fur
trimmings,! Bleach-
ings, Brpwa
0
:4r
mestics and Sheet-
ings
AND
BOYS' OVERGOflTS,
FW
nnel Underwear
PINE CITY MADE
AT ALL PRICES.
None to be
Carried Into
K
the Next Season.
i .
CALL AND EX AM I HE.
j r:ft!-h
Basis Si Bufen, Bfe,
500 OF
ftv:-
'j y iw
fe ' ' at af :
ForDyspeyeia,
OvltlMBSIIb.
Ohronie Slav "
Theea, Jaundice.
Imprtty of tfca
Blood, IMr aad'
Aa-aa. Malaria.
an Diseases
caused' ST 'Do. '
t smnes&eas eaXdvex Bewela sadBUdaveya.
fTUPTOK OF A DISEASED XXTXB.
Bad Bream; Pain ia the Side, sometimes the
Mia is felt uador the Shoulder-blade, alst&kem for
, Khcimntitm ; general lan of appetite ; Bowals '.
SeaIalIs, atmdym, tomatimca akernatiog with lu 1 1
the bead is troubled with Mia, it dull aad baryi
with considerable loss ef memory, accompanied :
with apainful sematioaofleaTias; undone seaietaiaa; '
which onaht to have faaea done; liht, dry cOTifh
aad flatbed &ce a mrerrimea an attendant, oftea
iwhtskta tat consnmptiaevt. the patient compiaias ,
. af.weariaeu and debility; aerrout, eu3y startisBi j
aeet cow or Doming, aoaieomea a pndcl
of the akia exiatai cninla mn Imr MmA A
aad. althoaah aahsfied that ezercaa aroald
Scud, yet one can hardly summon trp fortitude to
enr . it-r4nr met, distrasta every remedy. Several
of the ahova symptoms attend fee diieaae, hut esses
have OCCUlied vbea hut few c them xiated. ne
eaamluatleat after death has srurtnt the Unr m 1
aave Dean exstastveiy deraaged.
It slioald be nsod by an vrsoas, old amd
yoaas;, whenerver any of tba avbore
symptoms sppemr.
Persona Trarellna; mr Uy im V
heevlUiy IxxjaOlUea, by tahiaw a does sreaaisa)
aiiy to aecp tne uver ta aeaitny acnea, wiu avm
as Malaria, BUloos attseaia, Dintaos, Mas-
' T . T-i . o , .
wilS iaviTOraU liaa a rials of wine. .
. DrowaineM, Depreasioa of Si
im. etc It
t is no ia
Vrrlnatlns: beveracei.
' If Ton tasTe eatea anytlklas; bard (
cusjeetion, or feel heavy after aMak, or sleep
loaa at aight, take a dose aad you will be reUcved.
Timi ad DootOTs BDls win be aaresl
alw ka4ln atui BaaroUte
i in the House I
Fer, whatever the ailment amy be, a theroogUsw
safo porsjattTe, alterative and tonle
aever be out of place. The remedy Is harmless
and doea mot interfere) with business or
IT IS rtnUTXT TEOXfABLK,
And has all the power aad efficacy of Calomel or
Quinine, without any of the injurious after effects.
A Ckvernors Testimony. '
Simmons Liver Regulator has been in use ia my
family for-some. bow, aad Lass satisfied it is a
valuable addition to the medical science.
f J. Gil Sbobtbx, Governor of Ala.
Son. Alexander S. Stephens, of Gaw,
. says : Have derived some benefit from die use of
Summons liver Regulator, aad wish ts eive it a
-The
OnlT Thins? that newer falls to
mb nevw." 1 nave ned i
a. I have nsed nuavy remedies for Dvs-
sepsia. Liver Afiectioa and Debility, hut never
have found anything to benefit me to the extent
Simmons Liver Regulator has. I sent from Mia.
aesota to Georgia for it, and would send ninhcr for
aueha medicine, and would advise all who are sim
Bariy aSected to eive ita trial as it seems theonly
thing that never till to relieve. . ;
I ' P. M. jAjtifET, Minneapolis, Mian.
Taaoit-Tat From actual ex
pei hull ia the use of Simmons Um. fiMmtn, im
i ay practice I hare been and am tisfifd to use
7" ew prcscnoe k as a purgative I
1 purgative 1
JoTake oaly the Genuine, which always
has oa the Wrapper the rod Z Trade-Mark
amd eUa-aatore oC Jt U. ZEUXS m CO.
KK;SAL BYAIX; DRUGGISTS,
S0L.W00LARD.
Dot Tou Forget It,"
that I hare one of the finest stocks of GRO
CERIES, &c, ever offered to the trade in this
Tlcituty,
Country - Merchants
. are requested to examine MY PRICES.
I 1 HAVE IN STOCK
- cy K Barrels of Flour, different grades.
1 2 Ba5(! cee
Q C " . Bairvlrr Sagatv-1
jQitexes of Tobaeoo, loughi lief ore the
t . f .
- -Boesi. and, Barrels of Crackers and
1 jJ Cakes. I am agent for the manu
vifa4srrs and offer these goods at
j manufacturer's prices.
pr Barrels of Mbtt's Champagne Cider,
vjr aow a uie . mm pnee.. u ne
price.. The trade
j can saye freight by buying of me. -
soe; woolard,
f
-i
, Jl, , a-
'Nest to H.
Feb..l5-lj.
C. Brown &Co..'
. ,TARBORO', NjC
Furniture !
talang !
B. G. Caiiile,
Main) St.- just above
Pamlico Banking Co.
HAS ON HAND NEW, FRESH STOCK OF
Mrniiure
Bought for Cash,
which he offers at moderate prices.
. Mta ill M mi
COFFIXS. CASKETS AND Illf-
DERTAKIIVG GENERALLY.
Patronage solicited.
;i - -A -. 'V; ' ,
' B. 0. OARLILE.
Tarboro, Fb." 26, 1882:
wxNTrntinn
II nn sv i wwi
Steady Empravmeat danaa;
aoirrKai arm Men. Address
Ir. ,-n.'.i.tf
uiui
mr R
f leBsnvaayeissBBasBlvaa
Teuesdat, . i . . . .Febbuasx 22, 1883.
, . SAIL SO TSS SXaSLAKSS 1
'"''. . . ' ! BTW. C. 11TO,.! -J 'I t
Hafl to the Highlands oTSortk CrUat :
.Grandest of States : let them ring wtth'ker
name. s
Wreathe a brht garland with which to en-
twine her, . - i :r r
.Wreathes e,immortelles'., to last with her
fame. ;-. , , .
Hail to the Hlghandsthe land of iuight
i'Jj yratersli j v I U :
' Laad ef th rooantaln, the cliff and the
- dell; - '
Health to their sons and lone; ,Ufe to their
. danghfars; .' ' '
frTsa 11 s 1 fiaas wtyre,.tbst ssooataUfj
eers swell.
Hall to the 'Highlands! How fertile their val-
leysl 7 " ' ; --J,
Boundless their forests, and priceless their
- ores, I ' ...
Healthfol the sephyr that oyer them dallies;
Charming jtbe glen where the cataract
, .roars. t ' . j " . ' '
Hall to the H-hlands! ' Upon them is draw-
hSi ' '
Life that wiQ fill them with wealth and with
. power. ;."!''
What of the mooti-tlde, if this be the morningr
What win the fruit be, if this be the flower?
- 77"11,"t,''T""'lw'w""wl
DiCk, THE; RAMBLER."
i 1 XI
Air Irish Sketch.
BY WILLIAM DUJTT. '
Tb old farm-honse of Pat Mo
Gratb, on a certain: afternoon in tb
month pf September, was the scene
of untreaal ' bustle ' and! excitement.
No wonder, something unusual about
to take 'place the marriage of his
only daughter, Susan, as lovely a
grl as there was in the entire County
of Tyrone, and just as good as she
ws lotely.
The bride's party was already a-
sembled, the clergyman in attendance
to perform the ceremony, and alt was
expectation awaiting the corning of
the groom, John Fitzgei aid, and his
vai'ty.
Susan haanaa many suitors ior
her hand, for she was the acknowl
edged ielU ef the district 1 but 'lately
they had all ( dropped off bit two,
John Fitzgerald and Matthew Don
nelly, the former of whom she bad
chosen, to the great disappointment
of the latter.
'- John's first idea was to be married
priyately, but fearing this woald be
attributed ta cowardice, as Donnelly's
violent dispOHiticu wis well known-,
he spoke of it freely in public so
tfiat it was well known he was to bs
married the afternoon we speak of. j
: : Therefore it was that Pat's : large
kouse was filled to the door, for,
besides the invited guests, the invited
besides the invited guests, the invited
guests, the neighbors had gathered
in to see the marriage, aad wish jthe
happy pair loy
John bad been ex
pected by two
'clock. It was now seven.
yet;
no
sign of his coming, and Sasaa, o-et 1
come by anxiety, began crying bitter-
2 . ; . - xr j ! j
"Don't cry, Susan dear," said one
of the neiff&bors. and hev yer party
eves red when ye stan up alore i his
reverecce. Her some sense neu
be here soon, I warrant ye."
"No, Bo! rephed ' Susan, between
her obs, "he will ot be here i I feel
in iny heart that something dreadful
has happened to him."
It was suggested a uieBBBuger
should lje sent to learn the cause of
his delay, and while talking of ' this",
a strange-looking individual i entered
and irave Susan a letter. ;
" JiniS Was " aicss, sue AKiuuier, a
harmless, halfwitted creature, who
s-ent . front' one place to another
throngh the parish, and' who,"Trom
his rovmg propensity, aad acquirea
his name.; , 't'Z...
Dick felt at home wherever . he
went, and called every place he made
his stay in his house.
a. . a ' : ' .
So well was he known, ne coma
come at will to any house, and stay
all niorht ; but' he sometimes prefer
red a hay stack, barn or stable, -or
Iperhaps the lonely lnottntain. , ,
Sueaa recognized tne nana wnung
as that of John Fitzgerald, and hasti
ly tc re open the envelope. ! She had
read but a few lines, when , a pallor
as of death overspread her countc-
nanoet;; she clenched the letter in her
hand, tottered, and fell heavily to
tha floor. ' " "' r-
Immediately all was - eonfusioa,
and they crowded round the fallen
girl. The clergyman, however,
ordered them to ' stand back, bad
water brought, and bathed her tem
ples and chafed her banns.
She soon was restored to con
sciousness. He took the letter from
her hand, and having looked over it,
quietly dismissed those assembled,
telling them there1 would be no
marriage that evening. 1
The letter which bad . so affected
Susan was as follows 4 j
"Dzab Susuk : I like you well
enough, and thought I did love you,
but now that it has come to marriage
I findj do not leva you well enough
to marry yoa. I think it : better ior
both of ue to tell you this now than
to let you find it out afterward ; and
now you wiu nave a cnanee to marry
one who does lova you. J. j . think it
only fair to tell you this, and besides,
think it better to go away awhile
from, these parts, and hope, when I
return, to find yon as happy , with
somebody else as you expected to
be with me. ; .- r:':.:'!:.' ''
i! - "Johh FiTzoaaiXD,
Susan folly believed that John, had
written this letter ; but , in this- she
was mistaken, as the reader will soon
see.
Matthew Donnellr. Susan's reiect i 1
ed lover, was, as before intimated, a I
man of sv very violent disposition, I
and stung unto msidness by her pre-1
Zrence lor Jehn, had resolved ae au
hazzards'to lrustrate their union?
To aid him in this.; ha -soucrbt one I
Larry Dugan, or Larry More, as he J
wag called, on aecount: of hit hnera I y
proportions, and it was agreed that I
Ws;marriage day, the letter ' lent ' to I
mo loooia oe MDiBiaa on we we qi i
Susan, and. if neceessarv, Susan her-1
aelf abducted. " I
When John left Ma betrothed,
about ten o'clock the night before I
thai day fixed" lor -their nnionrhe
prox3eedodmeward, -ieelmg :hap.
pier than er in his hfe before, and
had cot as fares Leecloucrhfin Bridge I
when a large man, wearing' a mask,
bounded . from . the roadside, and I
ttta tin tttae.tesnarma JEra Ae I
nnnlri no snirht m fnui himBslf. tan I
others, also masked, snranir nton I
him j a trae was placed in his mouth,
and secured back of his head, hia
hands were tied behind him, and - a
ninth rt1aAa4 Avar Vila svm. . iFTa' waa
JiVW'm wvw " .. I JL
then nlafifld on a horse b back, and I
to render escape impossible, his legs
tied together ' underneath. Three
other horses were brought from the
field close by, and the line of march
taken on. nnson asrth am a oft John. I
with his horse fastened to theirs,
the ' other behind ; and thus they
proceeded toward the mountains.
That sama night, Matthew Don
nelly stood " outside his 'door, and
ooce in a while took a turn up and
down the road, as though expecting
somebody. At length ; a tall form
came looming through the darkness;
'That yoa, Larry!" said he.
"What news V "
"W e her him caged, j. Mister Don
nelly, just as ye tould XXB." w
"All right, Larry, yer pay is ready.
Ye did not hurt him, I hope f -
: "No hurt whatever, j We tied him
as ye bid us,' and brought ' him fair
and aisy to the black cave, and there
we left him with hia refreshments."
i "He did not know any of ye, eh V
Arrah, how conld be know us wid
them things on on faces? and, 'be-
sides, wan iv us neverspDker
"Very well done, Larrv. I hope
the next mission I send ye oa, ye
will do it natly.
lettherr .
And Inow about this
IQt this I
"Oh, yes, the lether !
Hev ye got
it yet !
'xes, lgot .it. It i a good copy
wtitting. Ye can sive it to
Dick, the Rambler ; he is sleeping in
the barn there. Some time to-mor
row will be time enough
f ' ' e-s
Thoucrh terribly shocked bv the
turn affairs Fad taken, Susan Mc-
Grath, under the care of her friends,
was soon about her household duties
again a wees naa just passea
when Matthew Xrannelly came to see
jusan, and with himi Larry. They
pusan, ami wim uiu,. "y
were received rather coolly ' by Pat,
and were scarcely spoken to by the
I gui i
vit-l harsolf. who an vtac ffllt lifr.la dm I
posed to see anyDedy. When they
were seaieu a iww ilbiuumi, j-juxrY
pulled a Doxue oi v nisny irom nis
pocket, observing:
i We hev come over to spend the
night, Mr. SlcUratb, and this is a
dhrap iv something good, to help
mane imuga "
ileasant'
"Pat yer whisky ; in yer pocket."
replied Pat, rising as he Bpeke ; and
tarring to the other he continued :
I know yer errand, Donnelly, and I
bow tell ye, wanst for - all, ye need
come here ne more with any such
intentions. So take yer whisky
where yell have more welcome, for a
dhrap iv it wont be! drank here!"
4 ''Let the girl spak for herself,?
said the other, u,rfhat do ' te ' say,
Susan r ' ' '
i "I want to have nothing whatever
to do with yon, she replied ; "aad
nothing will please me better than
to have von never Speak to ma acrain."
And she rose and passe J into the
Other partment, closing the door
behind her. J
XAll rigt," laid Donnelly, addresB
ing PaL t'Ye won' forget . how ye
thrated me. Neither will I; and re
member wan thing, ye'll be sorry for
it Cknae,'Larry.'
And both left tne konse without
another word. 1 '
I ' -f "
In the mealtime, how fares John
Fitzgerald! Better than . might
have been expected.' When the
bandage was rembved from his eyes
in the Black Cavel he saw that a
rude bed was in ! j readiness for his
oesapancy, a chair, a small table,
quite a large bundle of tallow candles,
and ale a pile of oatmeal bread.
Beaides these things, were two
stone jars, whieh ! he afteprard found
to eonUunU water ..and Cwhisky, re-
peetively! '' - ; k "A. t" '
He also saw he was in thepreseace
of three powerful mea one of them
espeeially being i almost a giant in
size-Hind concluded, very wisely,
.that to dispute tne matter of stajing
Uhind them feoliah.' -j -
So, when theyj had removed the
gag, and loosed the cords that bound
him.? h suffered - thexn -to depart
without a wordj'latd then heard them
barricading the entrance, by rolling
quite, a number Of stones into it.
JLO NiaauoitWBB . wwmrj
in the
! extreme, but hejaadathe best of it
by reiresning nunseii irom ue jma,
tCll law down j to watch the dim
dIft 'burtlirl- t
burning in the awful stillness
and think over what all this could be
meant for.
f How long he 1
had 'been confined
in the cave he had no idea ; but this
much he did ' kibw--bat- the jars
were nearly empty, Ihe candles nearly
all barned; - and ' bttir little of the
bread reaaining,when be was startled
I by hearing some one : remove the
afoaee at the entranoe.
He thboh it wa the large ' man
coming to liberate him, or i perhars I his
with a fresh supply of food ; but in I
this he was mistaken for when the I
intruder had jremoved the j obstruor 1
non, ana come wunm uie . circie pi
the candlelight. John saw, he was J
no other than "Dtck, the Jtmibler 1 ,. I
"Dick ihy boy," ciied John"hevMe and my .ohnm f-hbpii rf pi wil
n wan wid ye : 1 ! . , 1 such a terror on j skates we would
'Musha Y who twud I have. wid
m i . . ui e uu ei nw r, . iu
say, John, wh them ! stones I
mere i xnis is my nouse. JNODoay i
abould do that, r 23adlnckio who-1
erer it was 1 if Iy lmew--s, ' ,
But John did not wait for the end j be
of the sentence, titexceedingiyJhe
uiaiiui ior me opnorujuxy, nurnaa l
Ixrom the cave, ana proceeded at a,
rapid rate down the moufcteiifeV. . ,
"Poor Dick I" thought hex jgChat's
his house I Very lucky,, for, me h.e
tmaioimnujcm
it. '
He looked around, and caw
.w . all
litary
. &nd
was darkness ; except one so;
light down the mouatain side, and
concluded and rightly, too that it J
proceeded fromMatthew Donnelly's, j
. ...
ne cnougnr, xonneiiv naa some-
thing to do with his capture, and as
it was not much out of his way, felt
inclined to, go to his house and see
why it was lit up when all , else waa
oarsT.
He quietly appreached the window j
and peeped in. There sat Matthew,
and by his side sat Larry More,
whom John' felt sure was the large
SB an who had captured him.'
They seemed excited, and talked
rather loudly, and as the night was
calm, and the window partially open
John could dietmcUy hear their con-
versation. Crouching under the
window, he listened intently. .
- "She cut rae badly, Larry.''
"She did that, sir: and as for
me.
I wudn't stan' it at all." J
"No more will I; and 111 tell
what I wanVye to do, Larry,"
"Let's hear what it is, and, if I
take in han,'ye can depind on me
doing it." ;j
"I'll give ye five pounds for jour
tbrouble, Larry, and I know ye can
1 a. a V . a
. l " J omj mave- tne courage co
J- " J : J know here
Slugigah Bridge is. I want ye to go
" ,pg onsan ; wraui
66,u ah uieev
ye there. Be sure ye don t hurt or
abuse her in any way. Handle her
like a baby, j Bring her te me there,
and the five pounds is yours. Bring
yer comrades wid ye, and, while they
attend to the ould man, go ye to the
room where Susan sleeps,-gag her.
iv course, the first thing, to keep her
quiet, then cover . her wid a large
sack, set ber alore ye on a borse, and
bring her wid ve. To-morrow night I pa same to the wall.and had to stop.; ,
let John out 11I'be' married to'Tand IhejHrtifell rlrrht "across 4iim. ; '
Susan by that time."
"What a divilish plotTJ muttered
John to himself. "But I think lean
upset yer plans, ye villians ye I"
And ne enrnaa on m tne
in the direction of Pat M
which place he reached in ti
And be burned on in tne darkness
McGrath's,
time to see
un:.l. tl, TW1
iiuoj iu i-iauiuiri
also approach
it.
This is ray house," said the latter.
T11 st,ay here till merning."
A few hours later," true to his ap
pointment, Matthew j Donnelly was
at Slugigah Bridge, -.awaiting the
ming onus corjisaerate.
The sound of a galloping horse
broke the stillness of the night, and
Larry, holding a strusrglirje: for
before him. came thundering forward.
"Ye hav her, I see," said Donnelly,
as Larry drew rein on the ' bridge.
"Be quiet, Susan dear," he continued,
as the struggling form was deposited
in his arms. "Yell hurt yerself.
Don't be afetred I won't 'harm ye."
"There she is, sir,, safe and sound,''
said Larry, getting oflf the hor&a ;
"and a hard time I bad iv it a-houl-dingivher.
Bat my arm is strong,
o I managed it" j I
"I see je did, Larry, and yer mon
ey is here for ye. But I'll hev a
peep at her face first, to make sure
ye didn't hurt her."
lie hastily opened tne sackv and,
on doing bo, what was his disappoint ,
ment, borrow and indignation to see
that, instead of the lovely Susan Mc
Grath, the person therein was "Dick,
the Rambler !" ! 1, r .-
"By Jabers !" he cried, ia a rage;
"what thrick is this T" r
And he seized jibe unfortunate
Dick by the neck, and shook him
clear of the sack in an insiant. .
"Ye sold me in this, ye villian?"
he continued, turnibg to Larry More,
who was in ne very; aminable mood
himself "yes, sold , me, ye mane
scoundrel!' Ye' pretended to bring
me the girl, and expected my money
afore I wud look in the saek. -Instead
iv the girl, ye brought me. him !''
pointing at Dick,' who 'had now.
walked off, the gag-still in his mouth'
"Yer a liar as well ; as-, a villain !'
replied the other. J
"Do ye dare ssy lisr to rae V cried
Donnelly, now foaming with passion,
and he made to clutch Larry by the
throat, but did not succeed.; for with
a blow from his powerful arm the
latter felled him like a log to the
earth, where he lay sliil and motion
less ii ' U :: - -
. Take that " said he, bending over
him "It may J'arn ye in. future 10
hev no qaarrel with Larry Mote"
and, getting on hie borse, be rode
slowlv away.
1 joon ij itzgeraid ana ousan 51c-
Grath were mariied the zoliowmg
day, and among those- assembled at
the wedding no one enjoyed himself
more fully than "Dick; the Rambler."
That Sal Soy.
"What broke jour !. pa
up at the
roller skating rink!
asked : the gro
eery man.. - u ii; : .---Jv;. -t. , ,f ...
"O, everything broke him . up,'"
said the bad boy. He is split up so
I ma buttons the top of hia pants to
collar button, like a bicycle ritJ,.
Well, he bad no business to have told
me find my chum f;hat he 'hsed tfr b!
the hest.skattx - in Krtrfh A rnarfAt.
wnen ne. was a,. dqj, . e.,f aid M
skated "ones; ytm4i&Ay4irT$4t'
York in an hour BJndet5Mw minntaa
laaws unu ewer lum an tne 'area
unknown an clean crqt, . f be ..whole
gang: we told pa that He atfct W ' '
member that roller skates were dif .
ferent from ice skatea aid-that inatfMJ
he couldn't skate on them: but,
said ".it didn't make(ahVl6eincy IJ1)
wnai yiey were so long as they wee
wattes, ana npe) wonw; ;Hi8t I arliyte
the) whole crowd. Se we got a pair
while we were strappmg them on; '
pa he looked at- the sks.tra tAAm
waxed iXSaai
just as "though they, were greased, r
Thei'pa looked at thef sldttea on 'lufl" if)
ffifit. after th ST Wnro faefsniu)' on4
of forlorn like, the Wayi a liohie Jtnief H ( 1
does when theyj pu$ shackles on his
legs, and I told hun; if, he waa;, afraid Mi 1
he couldn't skate : with then wd ' 1
would take them .off;j but i lie v saidrw
he would beat My. oody1
we straightened pk 4npnanflI WiinM I
him toward the.middle of the rrsom. i
and he said 4regfgd,' ahdWe joetgiTe
him a little .push .to , start -him- aM, f
he began to' go. , -Wirfl, - by1 'gothi' 1
you'd a died to,have seen pa rtryinffr
to etop. iTou see, ydu Can t'iiick'iini'ti;
your heel and stop, like you can on. .
ice skates, attclfc! . siial If ouacl ltha ! I
out, and ne began te turn sideways,
and than , ha ; Jhrefr. i iiis sataieP ftndV7
walked on his heels, and he lost his
hat and bis eyehegan, to attck-iout) -1
cause he was goiDg right' agamstt an' "
iron.postT One arm. cafajjh'fc. the ppy j
and he'circled 'around it a'few' timet .
and then" he ei go and began to. .fall, , f t
and, sir; he'kept falling all across'tne - '
room, and everybody got out ef hei
way except; a girl, and pA! grabbed
her by the polpnsisrjrkra drowning
man grabs'at a straw, -tiieugh ' there
wasn't any btrawa in ( her polonaise, ,
as I knows of ibut pa just pullea ixr '
along as though she was done 5pvlhT'u"'
a shawl strap, and his feet', went eras- e i
from under him, and he. s truck eal.,
his shoulders and kept agoiag,' witlL y
the girl dragging along lie a bundle
of clothes.! If pa had another pair
of roller ekatea on hie shoulders arid f
casters ou'his ears, he coulda,'t , iavait a .
Blid along any better. ? Pa, iava short, t. , . .
thick man, and as he was , rolling
along on bis back he looked: like 'a--sofa
with casters on being pushed
across the room dt ' a eirL Pinallv-
and the "girl 1 fell right .across 4iim,
with ber roller skates on his . neck,
and she called him an old brute,' and
teld him if he didn't let go of 1 her' lU t
polonaise she would murder - hAa.
Just then' ray ,chum , and .,me .Qti., .j '
there and we. amputed pa from the , , ;
girl and lifted him upv and "I told " i
him for heaven's sake to let us 'take" '".-4
off the skates, cause ' he couldn!t'!-'.
skate any more than a ..cow: and pa at...
was mad and said for us to ,let bin , j : j
alone and lie could skate all right,
and we let go and he struck out J
again. Well, isir,'-! was ' ashamed.' lU i
An oldjnan like pa ought to knoW'.'
better than jo try to be a boy,: JThis .j
last.timepa6aid lie waa going , o, ; . -
spread himeelt, and if" I', am, any. .
i" udge o a Jig spread, he did.5 s'pre1tdV'
.imself. ' Somehow the bite rhlrf
got turned around sidewsys:ioa. hia i
feet, and his feet got to ' going., in ,t '
different directions, and. pa's . feeI1t .j
werV getting so far apart, thai 4t waa 1 !
afraid Ilwonli have two apas, half j
tie size with one lug apiece.Itried'
to get him to take up a ooilectioav4f tu;
his legs and get ithepi.in thrn4fvnel4 r
ward, but his arms flew aroua fftAj.,
one of them hit 'me'onihe noae. andf i
I thought if he wanted to; strM 'flfft'-' "
best friend he had he could ' run 'This ;"J
old legs hisself v When hie began jtan.l
separate IJ could hiartheijtonea, I
craek; but biaybei it was his jpaatf,.
hut anywajr ho came "de wn on flie s'
floor, like ue of those1 fell6vrl! iif 'l ',i
circus, wild BpTsaa himself, sad hW -t
kept going, and finally he or round nit
ed aa juon-po3t, wiUi) his. ,Jest; and ,tf
e f rT-YrT Qlii lin rtaa A ar.9 4 Vi as.
as s- avuva sj awm.ws. aysntic enuu vi-iVa f 4
proprietorLof the iiuk told pa if Ve
wanted to give a flying 1 ti apezei 'per-''f
formance he vrould have to ?go tQ
the gymsasium, , and 'ih; . couldai't
skate on his shoulders any more. , .
cause oth
,er skaters
wpra afraid - nf
him. Then pa said
he would kick "
tha- liver out ef the ' proprietor'.3
f the , , rink, ; ajd then t-4 aes
got up and ', steadied. Vhimae and)
then. he tried to.'kick..,tne man.'t
bis heels jwent up.lo "vroucti 8,0,
turned a back1 somerset i!nrid ' i1rdckM -right
on his vest in 'fromt: Iguess
it knocked the breath out -el J him, tjj
for be didn't speak ior'a'fewmmufes i
aod then b'e wanted to g6 houie."abd I
we put him On the strefct ear ,an,d"hbx;
laid down on the" bay itnd rode home"
U, the jwoTk we had to vt,t.peBJ;
clothes off. ; He had icks-'mvliis
back, and ma was away A tOi-oae)t)f
thr?,nc-igUbQrs,; to look : si ttlie vateswt,'
entti tuid I ba-t to jjut ,liuitufct,you.
pu, audi made a mistake and' rgot a!
battle of funiiturepoligh, andjdjtt it. u,
on. pa and rubbed itj fsnlBwJkexi,(i,'
ma came Lome pa smells, JikfSj pcfc
fin at a charity funeral and ma Baid'
.thtre was no way -'of ''getting' that
varnish off pi till If r' wore S off. 'Pa"
sate ' holidays51 are: a v coidemhed"
nuisance anyway. He will hat' to ' 4
stay in the bouse all this - week.
H .rlh Komemserlar. , ,
iCow-that good time are again npoa ns, it Is
worth rememberlile: tbat no neeai!feifjey"th
jeasaBbaajrrjaadingvy'if, jm;bad aaaHe..!
There ar?liundreds of miserable pijople KOifg
about with disrfrder stoflirfrtijflvet- hi ktdncys.
when a bottle of Parker's OiiigHiTotkia wooiiii
do them more good than all the medicines Uier
.'nave ever tried! .'--:;
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