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RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, , MARCH 3, 1898.
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THE OLD BEAR SONG.
AIT IT 907
It wm down on the r&rm In the long ao.
Tbt we sat with Cncle FAmmle by bl log
cabin door;
And be told ns many tales and be sang many
on.
A be stopped to Uht his pipe with tne old
Cre-tongnea,
lie took us through the meadow and be
stood us by the brook.
While he taught us many lessons from na
ture's opn book ;
lie told us of the possum and be talked about
the hare.
But be always reached the climax when be
touched upon the bear t
He danced the old cotillion as be talked the
watermllUon.
While his gums shlned upon us like a pine
torch race :
He talked about to backer and the old Geor
gia Cracker,
Then be wept about his mother with the
tears upon her face.
Irat when amid the winter as It pattered
down the snow.
He was sure to take his BJdle and to fosum
up the bow;
Then he gathered round the children and we
lingered with him long,
A he Jarred down on tne music of the rold
Hear Song":
Oh, 'twas down In the woods of the long
pine straw.
I met an old bear with a very nimble paw ;
He could da net and he could nddle at the
only tune be knew,
"'nudfce'bUed and be fiddled, but be never
played It through.
Then there came a; little boy who could
, whistle all tho tune.
And he whistled and he Jiang It by the rising
of the moon ;
And he whistled and he whistled and he sang
It o'er and o'er.
Till Horatio learned the music he bad never
learned before.
Ves.be learned Itallsoneatb'.and heplayed
It all so sweetly.
That be fell In love completely with the boy
without a hwre.
And he said. No matter whether It Is dark
or sunny weather.
Wi will' travel on, together till the cows
come home."
Oli. there w an a tine man and a mighty flue
. gun.
And a bear that played the addle, and a boy
. that couldn't run ; ;
And the lny was named Itosephus, and Ho
ratio wan the Near,
And they couldn't nnd a bite for breakfast
- anywhere.
Now they couldn't buy their breakfast, for
their money all wai sicnt.
ILty dropped into a cnraSfcld to collect a
little rtnt;
Hut they only took a melon ami an ear of
corn or so., .
And were goliy off to eut'them where the
butter lIos!oins grow.
Hut the old in.in got up early, with a temper
rather surly, .
And be chased them with hh rifle and to
catch them he w as bound.
Till he heard the rldy-rtddle of Horatio and
his fiddle-
Then he shouted, -Hallelujah, girls, and all
hands 'round !'
So Horatio pulled the triggers, arid Ilosephqs
called the Aggers.
And they rushed around the field with a right
and left through ;
Then there waa a mighty laughter as they
shook their feet faster.
And they bowed to each other and round
and round they flew.
They thought the earth was quaking, but day
.was only breaking,
And the dlde-dkle-dlddle. still was echoed
from the fiddle;
Then they struck a merry shouting and It
ended up In routing
.All the whlme-whlme-whlddle of Horatio
and his fiddle. '
Jesse Fry.
. Eren With .Her Cross-Examiner.
"Now," said the lawyer who
. was conducting the cross-exami:
'nation, "will you please state
when and where yon met this
man!"
"I think," said the lady with
the sharp nose, "that it was "
"Never mind what yon think,"
interrupted the lawyer. "We
want facts here. We don't care
what you think, and we haven't
any time to waste in listening to
what you think. Now, tell
us where and when it was that
you tirst met this man."
The witness made no reply.
"Come, come," urged the law
yer. "I demand an answer to my
question."
Still there was no response
from the witness.
"Your Honor," said the lawyer,
turning to th3 Court, "I think I
am entitled to an answer to the
question I h'avepnt."
"The witness will please an
swer the question," said the Court
inJmprcssive tones.
"Can'tJS safd the ladv.
KUTITS LEGACY.
i-f
BY BBB5 K. RKIFORD.
When Rodney Dare camehome
from the war without his. strong
right arm Kuth Trevor s friends
wondered if she would marry
him
"Of course she will," said the
friend who knew her best. "Why
snouian t snei lies tne same
Rodney Dare now that he was
whqn she promised to marry him,
isn't he?"
fiYest bnt there's a difference,"
was the reply. "Then he had
another arm to fight the battle of
life with. Now well, 1 suppose
it wont make any difference wth
Ruth. She always was peculiar."
"Thank God for such pecul
iarity, said her triend. "bhe
wouldn't be the woman V have
always believed her to be if she
refuses to marry him because he
had lost an arm. She will take
its place to him. ' I know Ruth
Trevor too well to believe that
the idea has ever occurred to her
that this loss need make the
slightest difference in their
plans."
And her friend was right.
When, one day, Rodney Dare
said to Ruth: "I have come to
tell you that, of course, I do not
expect to hold you to your prom
ise to me under existing circum
stances, if you care to withdraw
it," she rose up before him with
something akin" to anger in her
eyes.
."Have I ever given you any
reason t6 think I care to with
draw it?" she asked. -
"No," w: s tlie reply." "But
when you gave it I was a man.
Now I am-but part of one."
"I'll take that part of the man
that's left," she said. "It's the
part that the Rodney Dare I love
lives in. Never speak of this to
me again," she added. And he
never did.
- -Bnt -Jut 'would not talk of mar
riage until he had. obtained em
ployment of some sort, and for
this he began to fit himself. It
was almost like, beginning life
"Because I am to marry Rod
ney Dare," answered Rnth.
"And who is Rodney Daref '
cnea Aunt JUartna
Then Ruth told her about her
lover.
"A man with one arm!" cried
Aunt Martha, "and a poor man,
too! You're foolish, Ruth!"
"rerhaps so," said Ruth quietly,
out with a brave steadfastness in
her voice. "But, foolish or not, I
love him. T have promised to
marry him, and I shall keep my
word.7
"1 ou've got the obstinacy of
mm - .
Martha grimly. Hut this stub-
bo rness ofyours'may make a great
difference with your future pros
pects, as . well as my plans. I
have considerable property that
must go to the children of my
two brothers You represent one
of them, Hugh the other. I
wanted you to marry each othei
and keep the property together.
If you presist in your determina
tion to marry this Rodney Dare,
Hugh may get it all."
"Let him have it," said Ruth.
'All the wealth in the world
wouldn't influence me in the least
in.this-matter." .
"You're a Trevor al.l through,"
said Aunt Martha, angry, yet
admiring the spirit of her niece
in spite of herself. ".Well, since
you've made up your mind, we'll
let the matter drop; but if you
are not mentioned in my will you
needn t be surprised.
"I haven't asked to be remem-
bered injt," said Ruth. "I dou't
want you to think for a moment
Aunt Martha, that I came for
your money. 1 assure you 1 have
never given it a thought.
Perhaps not, responded Aunt
Martha, 'jbut money comes handy
sometimes, and one wants to
think twice before throwing away.
j such a chance a this."
"1 woiiiQ not change my mind
if I were " to think a thousand
times," said Ruth. "I am just
old-fashioned enough to believe
that there are other things more
necessary to one's happiness.than
money.
. V ery 4welJ, you u do as you
choose about it, of course, said
Aunt Martha, frigidly,, "but I
think my opinion - worth cohsid
ering, notwithstanding.
Cousin Hugh came, Ruth liked
him, but- he wasn't Rodney
Dare! Millions of money wouldn't
i
inoflier on het return j as she de
posited & package, wrapped Jri
thiqk brown paper and secarely
tiea ap, on the parlor table. On
the wrapper was written: "Knth
Trevpr,to be given her, unopened
after my deaths" in AuntMartha's
primlpenmahship.
Von don't mean to say that
you vveere left nothing but that?
cri6ilMrs. Trevor.
"gfs as much as I expected
ansVered Ruth; .
at evening Rodney JDare
camp in.
Suddenly -Ruth bethought her
of the. package, .wbicji had UQf
been opened.
"1 must show you my legacy,
she said, bringing the package.
"Cut the strings, Rodney please."
He did so, and Ruth took the
NEGRO PO ST JIA ST E R K I LLC 0.
a
of
people, collected in a. lonely spot
old, worn Bible from its wrap4Mnday night, and there arranged
pings. A8vshe did so, some papers
slipped from between its pages
and tell to thenoor. bhe stopped
and gathered them up. One was
a somewhat bulky document. The
other was an envelope on which
her name was written.
"Here's a letter from Aunt
Martha," she said, and opeued it!
As she read it a tender light
came inther face. Then a look
of surprise and bewilderment.
"II don't understand," she
sad, looking from Rod ney to her
mother. " "She says something
about deeds, -What does she mean
by that, I wonder?"
Rodney took the large docu
ment .from Ruth s lap and un
over in learning to make one
arm do the work of two, but he
had a brave heart fand a strong
will, and love stood ready to help
him in the times When he felt in-
cl i n ed tot eco m e. d iscou raged .
One day Ruth said , to him:
"I'm going away for a month
or two. I've had a letter from
Aunt Martha, wrho lives in the
prettiest little country village have tempted her to marry him
you ever saw, and she wants me li.sne naa naa no lover
to visit her.: I shall enjoy a breath "I suppose you haven't chang-
of pure air so much! Only, I ed your-mind about matters and
wish you weie going with me, things?" said Aunt Martha One
Rodney. I shall think of you day, the week before Ruth went
back here in the city and feel home.
halt ashamed ot m-vselt torhavmer "JNot in the least, re
- , - C-y . . . - -
such a good time that ou cannot Ruth.
share." "You're a foolish girl," said
"I shall share it ! thinking howl Aunt Martha.
re
much good it is doing you,'.' he y "Maybe, but I think not,
said. "One does not always have sponded Ruth.
to take part in the pleasure of When she got home she- told
others to be benefitted by them. Rodney all about Aunt Martha's
There s a sort of reflex influence, plans.
you know!" . ' "Do you think I wasfooJish?"
That sounds quite metaphysi- she asked; smiling. into his tace.
cal," laughed" Ruth, "but I think "I think you're a noble, tru-e
I understand what von mean, hearted little woman, ' he an-
and I promise to enjoy myself to swered, and kissed her. "I hope
the utmost in order that you may you'll never regret giving up
leel this 'reflex .iniluence' to the your share ot your aunt's tortune
fullest extent." '. for a man with but one arm to
Before Ruth had been at Aunt protect you with. I feel unworthy
Martha's two days she found that of such a sacrifice."
she had been, invited there for a "There was no sacrifice about
purpose. . ! it," said Ruth. "I don't care for
"lour cousin Hugh is coming the fortune, and 1 do care tor
next week," said Aunt Martha, you." ,' .
"I wanted 3-011 to meet him. I Six months later a telegram
know you II like him at least, came saving that Aunt Jilartha
I hope yon will, and rthe better was dead. Would Ruth come to
you like him the bettersuited I'll the .funeral' :
be. " . i Ruth went, and after the tune- j
ral she and Cousin Hugh . sat
down in the old-fashioned parlor
together,, with Aunt Martha's
old lawyer and one or two of: her
intimate friends to listen to the
Ruth looked at her question-
mglv.
"You wonder what sort of a
plan I have in my head, I sup
pose, said Jier aunt. , "I'm not
fdlded;: itand:- gla'uced over thai Before the shooting ceased t
half-written, half-printed page.
"It means that you re a wealthy
little, woman, in spite of yourself,
Ruth-. Your Aunt Martha had
lalf her property deeded to you
befprj she died. 'That which she
spojkVof -in lier will was, the other
haljf it, which had not been
deel away, and you, of course,
siplised that represented ail.
SliSldyes you her old home and
oth property in its vicinity, to
the?fElue of a. good many thous
auo of dollars, I she u 1 d say."
lt eaiL't be!" cried Ruth , ex-
citeajV; "And yet it must be so.
Reavd the letter, Rod n ey r e ad
it aloud, and maybe' it'll seem
cleaelr to me:
RtVUney read:
. MyIJbak Niece Ruth: I do Inot think I
haveirjery long to lfve, therefore, I shall no
arrati'e matters now that there need be lit
tle treble In disposing of 'what I lea ve be-
nina-peni am ,aeaa. wnen you 101a me
lie Presided Oier the Odce ''at Lake
CItr. 8. C.
Charleston, S. C, Feb. 22.
Frazer B Baker, the negro pot-
master at Lake City, Wu hams-
burg county, was murdered by
mob at 1 p'clock this morning.
Since he was put in charge
the postofSce by President Mc
Kinley (inl September last,Vdili-
gcjit efforts have' bcen'mado by
the whito-peoplo to have him Re
moved. Un one occasion ho was
fired LfrpJ2LS61xiil
ot buckshot, but he escaped. I
According to the best accounts
obtainable the mob, which was
composed of several hundred
to kill Baker.
About 1 o clock they went to
the negro postmaster's cabin,
which was also used for postofiice
purposes, and fired it. The crack
ling flames aroused the family,
and they rushed out. f
. Immediately a volley of lead
was poured into the cabin. Baker
was among the first to fall dead.
His wife, who was holding one
of her children to her breast, had
a rifle ball to passythrough lier
hand, whicli - aft e wards buried
itself in the child, killing it In
stantly. Two daughters and owe
son were also struck by the shots,
but they will live; I The mother
was seriously wounded.
you & told not fall in with my plan about
marrt ie with Hugh I was indignant. If T
bad ijed then, you would have got little
from Je if I could have .had my way about
it. IRbye an3 bye I began to think it over,
and lftjne to believe that you were right
and JiSvas wrongl .1 calculated from; the
headlou from the heart, and the heart is
to be "trusted, most in such matters. I think.
I admfre you for your honesty to your "worn-
anhoa and your loyalty to your one armed
lov'efM you did Just right, my dear niecd
"The- Court doesn t care toigoing to sav anvthing more about reading of her will.
hear what I think, does itf" ' it now, but Husrh knows." .." In it she bequeathed to
1 ' O ! I .
."No."
"Tiien there's no use question
ing me any further. I am not a
lawyer.1 Jl can't talk without
think if igi'V
Sotley called the next witness.
dUcdand Leader.
Hugh
her
'i inter that it is a sort ot lrevor the property now. m
matrimonial 'plan,"- said Ruth, possession; to which she had just
"If it i put it aside at once!.. I title and claim, with the excep-
mav like mv cousin ver- much r
I Jiope I shall but I could not
marry him.7,' ' :
"Why?" asked Aunt Martha.
tion of the old-4amily iiible,.
That went to'Iviith.
"1- have . Drought my legacy
home with
me,"
she told her
Just ri rht! and to prove to you ! that I bear
you rsly ill-will for not falling in with an old
womb's foolish plans, I shall have naif my
promty "deeded to you at once, so th'at, at
txuy aiuer my ueatii, wmuu a iia ve renson
to Deijgve may happen at any-time and sud-
denlyll there wlU be for you will be .to
take possession. God bless yoa. dear -Ruth.
ana mKe you very nappy witn tne man you
have cijosen. He ought to be proud, of so
loyal-carted a wife as you will make him
Somet&nes think kindly of the woman who
never jgpt much happiness out of life, and
may tljf legacy bring you more enjoyment
tfean it?las ever brought me.
Bjfar- Aunt Martha!" said
Ruth'j softly, with tears rolling
firm i ' - i i -l i , ,sw
swiitfw aown aer - cneKs. "i
wi8h r)he could know how much
I tha -ik h er for her legacy an d
her le tter. Do you know, Rodn ey,
I'm liot sure .bnt T value that
mostlr ' " , :
Folf answer he ..bent and kissed
her. ifj . - - r ; "
"llour love and loyalty are
wortlf'a thousand legacies," hp
saidi And Ruth threw her arms
aboulijhis jieck and cried: "I'm
r crl&A for vniir- RaL'fi. Rndnrv!"
JVtQo York Ledger.
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For, Us .Or Against Ls. . .
Ifthe doming campaign there
ean stfc ao straddling, no .middle
groiiid.. If you are not in line for
goopi,J;overnment, and. not ready
to.te-a hand in 'putting down
the fetesent administration, you
had Bs .well make a full hand on
''J? : ' :. - " . I . ' I'll. ! t
the kher side. .Then choose you
this ay the flag u note r yhich you
will light! Rocket. i
10
building was covered with flames
and the bodies of Baker and the
child cofeld not be dragged out.
This morning thev were found
charred almost beyond recogni
tion; The iniured members oil
the family fled 'for safety, but
they were not interfered with
after the murder of tli3 postmas
ter. -. ., : "
All the mail in tlie postotlice
was destroyed by the flames.
It is claimed i that the negro
Baker was never a resident of the
town, and that he was Jazy, ig-
norant ana very insulting to ine
white lady patrons ot the oliice.
A number of petitions had
been sent to the Postmaster Gen
eral, asking that the man be re
moved for the. above reasons, but
nothing Was ever done - about it.
These petitions were signed by
200 of the leading business men
of Lake City.
The murder has been reported
to the authorities at Washing
ton.
'Ua Kit.'
?ncm
Com-
f Democrat !t Doctor DUarrri
aeonj 1 1 r n t IlrfwlB im Tar lr
; Camp. I
It is getting to Ikj am iidrfg.
Read the following extracts from
the Charlotte Observer, l)lvidM)n
Dispatch,' who?e editor i In
ber of theState Demorrntici
mittee, and. F. I). WinMbh, an-
other member of the coisnuittee
in News and. Observer. 4
. The Charlotte Observe!
"Reatflrm tho Chicago p
in tho Stato convention by t don t
push tho silvcV question to tho
forefront in tho talc cainpafgn.
men. wniy make a ucicrmincu
alform
We frequently come in con
tact, with free silver Democrats,
and .nearly all of them are plead
ing for "all free silver men" to
say that
er De mo-
vote together. They
Populists and free si ly
crats should join hands in the
same party and under the same
banner. They howl calamity as
loud as the Pops ever did, and
say th e cou n t ry i s go i i g t o r u i ii
if something . is hot lone, but
.when we ask upon what ground
and under wnat Danner tney pro
pose to "unite" the silver forces,
they invariably suggest that it
must be done under the banner
of the bourbon Democracy, and
unless they can have it done this
way, they are not part culr as to
whether we -tret free silver or not.
fight, first and foremost, oti the
outrageous, extravagant, ficandal-
ous State administration, Mid
assure Capt. Kitchin that tlie hot
people of the State "giddl ugi,"
free silver men, Jew an 1 (Jen
tiles will with one accord rillv to
the Democratic staudardJ and
. i t
sweep tne iusion rooi)ern out ot
the State s capitol."
The Davidson Dispatch
"These fellows who av t
ilver man and a goldbu
ote together are the vilckl
of hypocrites. Tjjy jut
ay that oil and water wifl!
Such men are after oliice n
get oflice thev are wi
and deceive men who truu
lonestly want better time
ctter things. i
F. D. Winston in New
server savs: rusion wii
Populists and Silver Uopup
does not scare an v man v
lonestly in favor of the
pies of the Chicago platform. If
usion oi tnese (liuereni menu
ot the Chicago lwatiorm Han he
lad then it is the. iluty f tho
Democrats to fuse wit!) thot-o
elements." ' ' jl
"Jones, Butler - and J Towno
lave some understanding. hat-'
ever it is, we muj-t, as a part ot
he National orgatiizationU adopt
and istand to it, or the in-tciir
rule in the State canciot be
broken. 1
"No' party Stato lVenc c
rv North Carolina Democi
L Ihe Democratic party
get rid of its goldbug eh
then it will hnd it no tro
. i . i .1 I
co-operate wiin tne otnen
elements in the State. T
no difference between a
crat goldbug and a Repilblicau
goldbug, you can asconcb
ly vote with one as-the
Kick 'em out.
n car-
in lib t
incut,
bio to
silver
icrc is
Demo
litions-
other.
local
Vlplin, ,
ho one
uds us.
For a Straight Fight.
As will be seen on our
page to-day a friend from
of the county, and who is a
of our good subscribers, k
a Fiibscnption to the ueeklv
Sun and admonishes us to rstan 1
square for a straight ueuibcratic
fight in 'our State campaign this
year. Straight Ucmocr
its
lies
or
to
km tne
In short, they want free silver
provided they can get it through
the Democracy, otherwise they
are opposed to it. They ieminl
us of the man who wa
reliirion provided he dan tret it
and bar
i
rooms, but if he can't
he doesn't want it.
let it th
nothing for me. State isn
the front."
Such a communication d
heart oTac editor good, aifci en
courages liini to greater cllwrtft in
his work. The Sun Iras heretofore
contended for a straight li
State issues and will coiiti
do sotiritil the finish Un
State cTiivention has spok
highest- tribunal of the
Democratic party. Metnl
the State executive con
who met in Raleigh, on T
last, and passed a rcsolu
call the State convention
held May 26th, next, 'pay
were no indications of a
for fusion, hence it is to be
stood that the conventi
advise and -direct a straV?
So mote it be. A str-i'X''1
It seems there is a
on for a union of all tlie silver
forces' under one-banner f
kjcratic fight and on rtte 1
; the hope of the 'rty
this year. -
A.-trhr.r?it light should
niovcmen't i.' tl V,ih?urt Sail
r j ; battle ct T0'1 y"r oc,f
will t'rv to be brought
SiiJttJj campaign this
noYt nntionsilv rtfimDfiifln. rli?ii !,l rinon ot national
ou
us we frankly sav that
no fusion in ours. A
fight on the Chicago
and white
v
ic
. supreme
plan.- lhe JJeinocra
will .be weakened by an
fusion. Dunn : Union, Democrat
runilnittees of jjppulit,
r--ratic and silver republic
fiike ; ties'iiave issued an addri'4
r to a fusion of all tla
into
ear.
we
ctraiL'l
jjlatfonif.1 forces. Lnicss they
more satisfactory arrang
than thev had ill 15VJ 't
is ou
V talk oif j they will find a lot of kicling.
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