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.ZTheVVadesboro Messenger and Wadosboro Intelligencer Consolidated July, 1888.
PRICE, SI. Bo a Year.
NEW SERIKS-tOL.Tr.-NO. 40.
WADESBORO, N. C.; TflTJRSDAT, MARCH 28, 1889.
"WHOLE NUMBER, 451
J. E. MOORE,
MORVEN, M.'c.
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I AM RECEIVING THE .
Largest & Handsomest
8TOCK OF
I HAVE EVER CARRIED.
Best ILOOloe
Ever sold in this market. Don't
fail to see it before you buy.
JUST RECEIVED A
CAR LOAD OF HAY AND FLOUR.
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' THE L ALLIES nave a special invi
tation to call and examine my large
stock of NEW DRESS GOODS-all
styles. No trouble to show them to
you- Tn
Jhti. MOORE, Morven, N. C.
Lytcli Coin Planter
PIEDMONT WAGON.
Largest etock of these goods ever
brought to the county. Don't fail to
see me before you buy. P ices guar-
G. A. MARTIN, Morven, N. C.
RACKET STORE!
MORVEN, N. C.
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Facts worth Knowing
Pour Hundred and Sixteen Broadway Xew
'York is Headquarters. That we buy good
BELOW THE MARKET VALUE. That
we sell for SPOT CASH at a
SMALL PROFIT.
That we make no choice ol eustoiset-s. That
we sell strictly for Cash on Delivery. That
we give you FULL VALUE for your mon-
y. That the "RACKET!' is the pJac to
four your goods. Wa simply UNDERBUY
and UNDERSELL. That we have greatly
REDUCED THE PRICE on our WINTER
GOODS. That we are CLEARING OUT
for our SPRING STOCK. That our town is
on a BOOM. - That we will sell you goods
atthe . .
lST POSSIBLE PRICES..
We will sell you a DOLLARS WORTH OI"
GOODS FOR A DOLLAR.
YOURS FOR BARGAINS,
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cannot be sold in competition with the mul-Uuia-et-hrm
test- shorV-W eight ""alum or
phosphate powders. Sold o2y- in can.
ROTAI.BAKIHaPDWDBC0.1QtJ Wall St.
fiews XOTK. I I (i . T f 1
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FOR SALE BY
E. A. COVINGTON & CO. ' f :
DR. J. T. J. BATTLE
OFFERS HIS PROFESSIONAL SERV
ICES TO THE PEOPLE OF WADESBORO
AND VICINITY.
J. X. DUNL4P. IC. D.
Anson villa, N. C
8. B. CABPXNTKR, K. D
Cedar Jill, N. C.
Drsv ..Dunlap an&j Carpenter
Having formed a copartnerskip for the prac
tice of medicine, respectfully offer their pro
fessional service to the good people of Anson
and contiguous territory. -
W. A. EOSE,
GELIHSURAI(CEG1T.
Represents the leading Fire and Life Insur
ance Compaaies ?f , r - . '
; Office Martui Btmet. Wadesboro. N. C. 6
RAPHAEL 'ALLEN,
Barber.
HAIR CUTTING, SHAMPOOING
Bhayiar. &c. done with neatness and
dispatch. Shop near Mr. Bruner's Bakery.
Rocky River Springs Institute,
MALED FEMALE.
Ssecond session beeins Jan. 7tb. 1880. Board
can be had in Hotel, including washing, fuel
and lights, for $ 7.50 per month.
This is the healthiest plac in Norm Caro
lina, and that should be the first item in se
lecting a place to send to school.
.f or circulars, ace., address.
- ' H. B. PiCKBTT, Principal,
18 6njo. Silver. N. C.
Anson Institute,
WADES B0 KO,. N. C
D. A.MoGfi20Bi k , f .J PBIMCHaJU
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xi .j . THE , FIlIAj tsKh
B&anrs Monday, sept, sbb,
188$.
Tuttio i Limur Svitniin-$2,
99 and 4 pec month.
' Mnsic 14 per monto.
g"Ko deduction made for lost toe. .
a vDl. J. 0. BROWN, t
Surgeon" Dentist.
Offers bis professional services to the citi
isens of Anson county, and will visit any
neighborhood t here there is Dental work to
nfig.. , . , ,
- I will be at Wadesboro on Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday of court week.
r XEMXEX SHADES.
b. f. j. DicEaox Airo xaa. ic r. davis.
Fainter, dimmer grows the light,
, And mystic shades begin to fall,
Like the enshrouding veil of night.
Obscuring earthly pleasures fclL
Bounding hearts have ceased Jo beat
t And silent grow the dancing feet.
While earth's Vain pomps alf fleet away.
" i
In regal palace, cottage, halL
The laughing jests no longer ring,
And on the vast cathedral's wall,
Light falls the touch of seraph wing.
Dear Lord,! la this sad lenten-tide,
; All faint and worn on bended knee,
With faith and love intensified,
We bring our suff'ring hearta to Thee, c
' :..T .- - - .
We bring ow burdens and our woes,
"Our weary weight of dreary days
We come while shadews deeper grow,
And darkar falls the mystic mase.
. Before Thin altar, bending low
' Beneath the cross borne once by Thee
: With human pain and footstep alow,
To weary Mount of Calvary.
. ... ' '
We bring them all and breathe them here
No human heart can comprehend
But Thou who counteth ev'ry tear
1 Will feel and pity Saviour Friend 1
i i. ;-!.: : M"7 -'
Through darkness let no mercy fade '
Till weariness and griefs surcease.
Enfold in faith through lenten shade
Thine everlasting arms of peace.
' ADiUGHTER'Or GAIN.
3. jEssaxnnc dicksow axd MRS.
X. . Da VIS. !
BY 8.
Polkton Academy,
1.00
Preparatory Course, ftl.SO, 2, $3.84, $2.tQ
No deduction for lost nbao. Tuition paya
ble at end of each school month. For furth
er information apply to
Mr. H. HIRSCHBERG, the well-known
Optician of 10? Ni Fourth Str., nnder
planters Houj Ste Louis, has appointed Dr.
A. B. Huntley of Wadesboro, as Agent for
tiia celebrated Diamond Spectacles and Eye
glasses, and also for his Diamond Non
Changeable Spectacles and Eyeglasses, These
Glasses are the greatest invention ever marin
in SDectacles. Bv a Drover cons traction of
the Lens a person purchasing a pair of these
JJon-Changeable Glasses never has to change
these Glasses from the eyes, and every pair
- purchased are guaranteed, so that if they
ever leave the eyes no matter how rusted or
. wrratched the Lenses arel thev will furnish
the party with a new pair of Glasses free of
.charge. - " ' s.-.
Dr. A. B. Huntley has a full assortment
and invited all who wish to satisfy them
selves of the great superiority of these. Glas
ses over any and all others now in use, to
call and examine the same at DR. A. B,
HUNTLEY'S Drug Store, at Wadesboro,
j. u. . una
T HAVE this day taken out letters of ad-
A iflstratiou, with the win annexed, on
the irjataat Vincent farsans, deoeased, and
herebv, notify i all nersom hayiae' clakti:
i azainst tha decedent to exhibit the same to
me on or by the 22nd day of March, 1890, or
this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re
covery. March lBta, jew.
E. A. PARSONS. Adm'r. C. T.
Annexed of V. PARSONS, dec'd,
otice.
WE WILL SELL TO THE HIGHEST
bidder, f orcash, at the Court House
door in Wadesboro, on the first day of April,
loov, tne public school lot ol one-hall acre,
situate iu the town of Wadesboro immediate
ly on the Salisbury road, left hand side as
. von cro from Wadesboro towards A nsonvillf-
Jt adjoins the lot of the Zion colored Church.
and other low. Aiarcn lutn, lebtf.
T.S. CROWSON, .. ..
E. A COVINGTON, 1 School Com.
J. C. McLAUCHLIN, J
v JPOLXTON, K. C.
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REV. JNO. P. BOYD,
h M. SIMPSON,
Pbutoipal.
AmXJLkTX.
f W i TERMS PER MONTH
Primary -Course, t
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hte patrons vVtx
B.E,E F ,
Mutton, Pork, Poultry, Butter,
x.g-gs, rresa uyiiert, run,
Fruits and Ye are table i.
Xnd whatever Uw.can satisfy tka appetf U
market affords. I will par tbe highest mar
ket price for Cow Hoes. Bhoeo. CUdssni.
Bgececawrr-s artf
. ri"jTi i.
3 TON $33.
iniqllMII LllllfS
tslr low. Aasa. wn void.
P ARLO A'3 COOK BOOK.
Large Quarto. Litborraphed Cover.
Over 100.000 Par lea Cook Book have been
sold. Mailed on receipt of 80 cts. by any
bookseller, or ESTES & LAURIAT, Bos-
ion, mass.
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(JHaPTXE XIX.
BIIBOTH1D.
Time shall not see
The hour that tears my soul from thee ;
Even Agrael, from his deadly quiver j
When flies that shaft and fly it must,
That parts all else, shall doom forever '
Our hearts to undivided dust.
' Leaving Rex and Una, St. Orme
rode straight on to Suonyaide, for
oow that there was a chance of seeing
Violet alone, he determined to ascer
tain, if possible, the. oauaa of her
studied coldness. "
Arriving at Sunnyside, he sent his
card and waited a little impatiently
for Violet to appear. . She came at
last, her face proud and cold, and
her manners marked by a chilling
reserve.
-Miss Marvin," St. Orme said,
plunging boldly into the subject near
est his heart, after a few common
place remarks, "may I know why I
am treated with such marked coldness
by the daughter of one of my father's
most valued friends? In what way
have I deserved itf If I have been so
unfortunate as to offend you, tell me
so frankly, and allow me a chance at
least, to win back your good opinion."
For the first time perhaps in Violet
Marvin's young life an expression of
infinite scurn overspread her exquis
ite features, and a bitter smile came
about her sensitive mouth.
"And may 1 know, Mr. St. Orme,"
she answered in a tone of cutting
sarcasm, "why the eentleman who
claims my parent as one of bis fa
ther's most valued friends should
take the trouble to write out! his not
very flattering opinion of Uaat friend's
daughter and leave it lying in her
father's house, as if designed for her
perusal! '
He gave her sl .quick, incredulous
glance, and said almost enarply :
, -""ilise Marvin,"-1 am astonished !
Are you insane!"
1 believe, sir. I am in full poues
eion o all niy mental faculties, at
least, 1 have not, as yet, developed
any symptoms ol insanity, sue said
haughtily, , V I i 1 5.
".fray pardon tne rudeness or
my speech, Miss Marvin, I scarcely
knew what words I employed. But
will you not explain ! I am mystified.
I utterly fail to comprehend you. I
cannot even grasp. at your maaning.
Do tteueve me wnen l assert and re
assert that -1 -anr altogether in tbe
dark."
"It is exceedingly refreshing, Mr.
St. Orme, for .a young girl who is just
making ner aeout in society to nave
her dreams or tne trutn nobility nd
uprightness of .her 'fellow beings so
rudely scattered at ner nrst entrance,
by finding desception and laisenood
lurking where she had expected and
looked for truth and goodness. . But
I suppose I have much to learn yet,
she said ironically.
He looked at her in blank amaze
ment. What did she meant and what
had transformed the gentle girl into
a Jutter. scornful woman?? i. '? C:t
iUft jdasned bis band across ,nis
brow." spying with a mixture-of pride
and impatience:
"1 nave sougnl an explanation and
vou have 'refused to fei v& it. I have
done all that any gentleman tould do
all that mv manhood reauires. and
now I will go no further i will bend
the knee to no woman! ,
"Be good enough to wait until yon
are called upon to perform, that hu
i fancy 1 would not nave long to
wait r was ine not reply.
Yoo forget. Mr. St Orme. that you
are intruding yourself upon a lady
ta moss angentleinanly manner.
"Thaaka, Miss Marvin, for the re
minder, he said hautrhUlT. ' Mr.
Palmer's society would no doubt be
tar more agreeable than mine. Allow
me. to bid you .good-morning. Miss
Marvin. - . .. , . . .. . :
He took up his hat and turned
away, while Violet no longer able to
command her feelings, sank on the
sofa with a half suppressed sob. His
quick-ear caught the oond, and not
withstanding his assertion, a moment
previous, he was on his knees in an
instant.- her hands clasped ia bis
own, and his handsome face proudly
peniieni.. -.i.. :
. 'Pardon -me. Miss Marvia pray
paraon met i nave woundea you in
a momentary fit of anger aroused by
your stinging words. It was .both
cruel and unmanly, and I do earnest
ly crave your pardon." '
"Do please go away 1" she cried
drawing her hands from his clasp,
while her sweet eyes drooped and her
cheeks grew pink and pale by' turns.
But St. Orme did not evince the least
inclination to go away; to the contra
rv he recaDtured her .restless hand.
and held them firmly while he said :
ilisa Jiarvm. i entreat, 1 insist
that you explain this matter. To
what piece oL writing-didyou allude
moment agoJ It voir have any
thing of tbe kind in your possession,
I do assure you lam not its author.
Again, if it places ma in a false light
and. reflects dishonor . upon me, I
have a perfect righ t to see it, and it
is doinz me the greatest possible in
justice to keep it from me I
Mistaking his very earnestness for
deception, she cried out . - ' '
"On I now can you pe so deceitful
Despite the m Vetera. of the whole
affair.he could not suppress the invol
untary .smile wbjan rpseto bis lips.'
: "If I am usim aaV decention with
you, Miss Marvra, I know not where
in it consists' ..Will you allow me to
see this piece of writingf
She left tbe room without a word
returning a moment 1 later with tbe
little '-piece of crumpled paper over
men she naa snea so many tears
St. Orme seised it eagerly, and -as
his eve took in its contents, a dark
red flush stained his brow, then with
an impatient gesture he cast it from
him,- say.ngij.-A...-.. , .
"Miss Mama,- do you i oeueve me
to be the author of that piece of
writingf". -v
;an you ueny itr'
JL'Lcan and with, truth."
Can you pro vej duraelf innocent of
the authorship, Mr. St. Orme V
Tv Without the least difficulty. It
is hot my Qhirbgraphy, and I could
not imitate ft if I were to try." !
Tbe 'painful flush died out of her
cheeks, and her. .voice and manner
softened perceptibly, as she said :
"W no men; can pe the author ana
for whatpUrlose was""it written t"
"Wbortbe autbar jm. Miss Marvin,
have not the remotest idea, but it
was written I presume, by some un
principled scoundrel for $he purpose
of placing mV in 4 falsepoeitlotl.
She gaye mm ber band, saying
timidly :
rrortrive me. Mr. at. orme. l rear
have been, to say the least, very
rude." .
s'Then you beheTeTrie to be inno
cent?" holding the restless little band
in a close clasp, and looking earnest
ly in the sweet, uplifted eyes.
"Yes, I think you are. Forgive
me, I- waa.hasty,unlady-like, I fear."
v ".Yea,- ypuiwere -quite rude," he
said, with a laugh in bis deep tender
voice, and I will forgive you only on
the condition that I may keep the
dear hand I hold. There, do not be
frightened," as she gave him a quick,
startled glanjce;lrr know it is very
sudden and altogether unconvention
al, but I love you,. Violet, you sweet.
pure coaia, ana i wosua nave you an
my own. Speak to me, Violet, look
at me with your starry eyes, and say
do not love in vain. On I you do
not know bow I have been wounded
by your Btudied coldness, and how I
have longed and hungered for one
dear smile, or one gentlo word from
your lips."
She did not speak, she did not even
iook up, and after a moment's silence
he went on, speaking rapidly.
-"Havel offended you, Violet? bave
been too hasty t r Why, do, you not
answer me? May -I- not -hope- or is
there some other one I"
"No!. noT she inte rrupted Quickly.
adding after a brief pause. "This is
so sudden, so altogether unexpected,
and and '
She paused, sadly at a loss for
words, . and her fair face colored
crimson.
"I know it is hasty, but do not
send me away quite ' hopeless," ' he
pleaded.nl !i Ul-
'"We scarcely know each other." ;
"J know that I love a sweet, pure
woman, ana una is. an if wian to
knowiJ Will you not give tne some
faint shadow of . hope, dear, and
promise that you will try to learn to
love me i : -. . -
"There ia no learning to love," she
said, with just a touch of shyness in
ber face and voice.
"You think not J" disappointedly.
rN5.rrinak' lorej like Jightniug
only goes where it is sent."
.And this sweet passion bas not
been sent to your
l There waa a mornent of silence.
then the starry eyee were lifted to
his face, and St. Orme must bave
have read something very satisfacto
ty in them, for a sudden nappy light
broke over his features, aad a mo
ment later he drew her ta the shelter
of his arms, while she said:
VI think If T had not loved vou I
shbuldTnot nave cared so much about
that piece. of writing."'?.
"And said so man v bard and bitter
things," be added, then he laughed
joyously, and laid a warm, tender
kiss on the rosy mouth dimpling with
Buy, bwi inuew, .
feHajppy.Vlolee! itwWwrtt76iher
that she did not know how thu, ber
first dream of bus. ' waa to set in
darkness' and despair how the first
kiss of ner promiaedhusband was to
Drove but a kiss of sorrow how the
the black clouds of .(he demon Hate
would gather thick about ber, and
the merciless band of another blight
the roses in her . pathway scattering
in their stead thorns sharp and cruel.
., . CHAPTXB Xin. -.
THK WIDOW RATOUTTE.
"Whit are the most of woes that wait on azet
That 8 tamp the wrinckles deeper on the brow t
To view each loved one blot ted from life's page
And be alone on eartn as l am now;
' Far away among the green hills of
New Eoglaod on. the -banks of tbe
iarillsr-fvti-inKw1 llnnr.svtiiilt v aar Sk SI " a
vine-embowered cottage occupied by
the widow- liatcliffe a Woman over
whom winters of sorrow had swept,
dimming the light in her eyes and
lining ber face, with many marks of
ca: e..- But if we will pause just here.
and go back a few years into the
past; we wiH see a marriage altar. A
lovtly' girl' stands in front of it and
at her side a young man, st rong aud
handsome. 'Her small hand is nes
tled in his clasp like a timid bird.and
all a woman s fond, idolatrous love
and trust is mirrored in her eyes, as
she utters the low resDoufes.
It is over it is finished 1 The last
solemn words have been spoken, and
lor wetu or tor woe they are one un
til dath do them part. . The great
organ peals fourth the grand wed
ding march, and they pass from the
sacred sanctuary no shadow on the
brow, no shadow on the soul !
Five years later Allan.. Batcliffe
failed in business, and like many
others in - a simular - situation, he
sought to d rown his troubles in the
wine-cap. Shielded by the love of
her husband,, the young wife could
have endured the n eanest form of
poverty, but in the presence of this
fiery monster her sensitive spirit
h rank and quailed, 'and a shadow
fell upon her heart and soul. But
she didn't yield herself to vain re
pining, the mischief was wrought,
tha. demon bad entered her home,
and putting aside her 'womanly
weakness, she set herself to work to
expel the evil visitor, but vain was
the effort. The iron grasp of the
skeleton hand was all too firmly fix
ed upon Allan Batcliffe, and for her
prayers and entreaties she received
only curses and brutal blows. The
man was transformed into a wretch
whom it were gross flattery to call
a coward.'
In a few years he filled an ine
briate's grave, and the broken-hearted
woman was left alone save for one
bright boy, her youngest born, and
the sole survivor of four children.
By close economy she succeeded in
giving him au excellent education,
and when he had completed bis nine
teenth year her heart swelled with
maternal pride, as she looked at her
manly boy, who in return regarded
his patient mother with an almost
worshipful love. But by-and- by a
little . cloud ' arose which filled her
heart with alarm an J brought the
old sorrowful light again to her eyes.
Ever and anon a vague report would
reach her that Everette had been
found in evil company, and frequent
ly on his return at evening from bis
dally occupation she had detected
tbe strong scent of wine on his
breath. - Did she mention those re
ports to him, he would laughingly
answer;" . ,
Little mother, you have been
dreaming,' adding more serioutfly, as
he saw the Bhadow deepen in her
eyes. You must not credit every
evil report you bear, mother, dar
ling. I do the very best I can.
It is for love of you that I fear.
Oh 1 my boy, my by, if you should
go as your father did 1
1 will burden you with no such
trouble, little mother," would be the
fond reply, and he really meant it.
but he had not the moral courage to
resist the many temptations thrown
in bis wny, and it soon became a
frequent occurrence for him to be
brougb home in a state of intoxica
tion. It was then that tbe mother's
heart bled .afresh withjanguish, and
she cried out in the bitterness of her
sorrow ;
Why why was I ever bornt
Why, oh. Lord, bave I been so
grievously burdened T -
Suddenly a marked change became
apparent in kverette, and a wild,
sweet hope sprang up in tbe moth
er's heart, a hope which grew and
strengthened day by day, as her boy
ceased to come to ber at evening
with flushed face and tbe taint of
wine on his breath. One night he
was quite late returning, and when
his step at last sounded on the piazza,
Mrs. liatchfftj started un. and stood
white and1 trembline. waitinz to BOO
him come reeling into her presence ;
but could she believe itf The door
opened and Everette stood before her
with sparkling eyes and radiant
face, not a sign of intoxication in his
clear, bappy gaze.
i bank Oodl my boy. mv bovr
she cried out joyfully, and he caught
per in bis arms and kissed ber say
ing:
What ia it, mother, darlingf You
look as if you had seen a ghost.'
Tou were late, my boy, and I
feared -you had again fallen in the
old evil way, she said, clinging fdnd-
. . V
ly co mm.
He laughed joyously, saying:
'Fear not, little mother.! will cause
you no more sorrow, xou believe
mef be added, biting bis clear eyes
to ber radiant race.
lielieve yoursne said, with all a
mother's soul in her face and voice.
Yes. my boy. for I see the light of
determination mirrored in your eyee.
and I truly see my sorrows are at an
end.'
Verily they are, little mother 1
have resolved to make a man of my
self, and instead ct being ashamed.
you shall be proud of your boy, my
mother r
She kissed him fondly, saying: .
'God will bless and help you.
Everette. Night and morning I bave
n raved one constant prayer that you
might attain a pure ana nooie man
hood, and God only, know the
anguish of my heart when I saw you
going, as I thought, down down in-
tofTbe yawning guit of distraction:
I well know, mother, dearest, tne
sorrow i bave caused you l Know
how you bave mourned for me even.
more . bitterly than if you had laid
me in my grave; but' the worst is
past, and I will no more bring you
rue. but roses. Look up, little moth
er 1 The clouds have parted, &od the
sunlight streams in l
. Tbe face of the youth was beauti
ful at that moment. His eyes beam
ed with unusual brilliancy. Bis proud
young head waa uplifted, and tbe re
flection ol a grand resolution irra
diated his every feature.
Drawing bun in a fond embrace.
Mrs. Katcuffe murmured.
. 'May Heaven's richest blessings
rest upon you, my boy, my Hverette.
They will, since it is tbe prayer of
my dearest mother, he said, gently
caressing her hand, and adding after
a brief silence; I have so much for
which to live and make a name, lit
tie mother more than you could ev
er guess.' -
'Afore ? 'Can I not guess even now,
Everette!
He paled, 'and said in a quick, star
tiea tone:
Guess, what, mother!' -
'Did you not have reference to pret
ty iNora ueanl she answered, arail
ing in bis qQestioning eyes. 'I used
to fancy that you were quite fond o
is oral .
A relieved lock came over his face.
and he said:
I love her as I would a sister, but
nothing more. Were I seeking 4a
tme something i snail never ao i
would not choose mtie Nora.
Surely my boy does not contem
plate a life of celibacy I'
- 'I shall never marry. he said with
a gay laugh, adding in an undertone
as he walked to the window and look
ed out through the half-parted cur
tains; I could not if I would, since I
am already a wedded husband. May
holy angels guard you, Uiaudine, my
beautiful IV
A year passed and Everette Bat
cliffe remained true to the promise
made to his mother. He never came
her now with flushed face and
to ber now
wine-tainted breath, but was always
gay and joyous, barely uoa bad
beard ner prayer and saved ber son I
suddenly Everette expressed a de
sire to go south, saying that close
confinement to business bad impair
ed his health, and that he must have
rest. Though unwilling to be sep
arated from- ber son even for a brief
season, the fear of approaching ill-
health caused Mrs. Katcurle to urge
his speedy departure. So one bright
summer morning after many affec
tionate kisses, mother and son part
ed, the bravely dashing the scalding
tears from ber eyes, and be hasten
ing away to catch the southern bound
train, little dreaming that he had
ooked tor tbe last time upon tbe race
of his gentle patienWmotber.
Two months later a letter bearing
a Southern post mark was put into
jura, imiuud a uouu, ,
It read .'
Mother Darlwoi :
'I have a secret to con
fide a secret dear to me as my own
ire, but in mv little mother's keep
ng it can not be other than safe.
'Do you remember when we were
speaking of Nora Dean a year ago
that I said to you I would never mar
ry - Do not start, mother, dearest.
when I tell you that I really meant
it, and that even then I was already
married. My wife was in the acad
emy one mile from our cottage. . You
remember I was late that night com
ing home, and you f oared I was again
in evil company. On that night.
mother,- I waa secretly married to
Miss Armitage, now my dear wife
and your daughter, Claudine Bat
cliffe. Do not chide me, little moth
er, even in thought, for we love each
other dearly, devotedly.
we can not make our marriage
known for three years yet, when
Uiaudine will be of age. and I at lib
erty to claim her as my own dear
wedded wife. In the meantime I
will go to California will start from
this city, and spend the three years
or waiting in working lor you and
Uiaudine. mother, dear. Do not
grieve or feel anxious, for I will take
care of myself both for your and
Claudine s sake.
'As soon as I reach my destination
will write to you again. Adieu.
little mother, and keep a brave heart
tor tbe sake or your
'Affectionate Son,
Everette RaTcurrE.
Slowly the paper fluttered from the
poor mother s band, and with a dry.
tearless sob, she swooned and sank
upon tbe floor a white senseless
heap.
TO BK COXTTXCED. J
DKTEHMINED TO MARRT
A Bleb and Racy Marriage In Halifax
..U.-. Couaiy.
The Scotland Neck Democrat telld
of a romantic story that shows "what
fools these mortals be." One day
last week a young man came to that
place with a "sweet sixteen" young
lady. It was 'A runaway couple.
The young man had to send back to
Warren county lor a certificate from
tbe girl's parents. Soon another fel
low appeared on the scene. He said
that the girl had promised to marry
him and the other fellow eloped with
her while be was gone for license to
inarry. Now here was a pretty
dowdy-do. Two lovers boin. trying
to' marry the' same girl. They all
three sat down on a sofa the girl iu
tbe middle.- Each lover caressed thu
girl, each one holding with deter
mined grasp the girl's hand and
throwing his other arm around her
neck. All three seemed to enjoy
this fugging for they kept it up some
time, each of the fellows begging the
girl to marry him. This thing kept
up all day and until Sunday evening.
ben the girl s lather arrived and
Eut an end to the nauseating scene
y deciding in favor of the fellow
who was named Jenkins. When tbe
girl signified ber willingness to mar
ry Jenkins tbe other fellow. embrac
ed the girl, kissed her passionately,
and said that he still loved her. Tbe
tom-foolery came to an end or a be
ginning (which!) by the marriage.
The girl evidently was anxious to get
married and was like the old maid in
the story who said, "Anybody, Lord,
so it is a man."
How Many Minutes Have Passed at
the End of tbe Year 1888. Calcula
ting from the Beginning of the
Christian Era?
This Question has recentlv been
answered in an interesting article
Bublisbed in a Gorman Journal, tbe
unich beuesti Nachrichten. with
the surprising result that not a mil
Hard minutes have passed. The cal
eolation is as follows: 1888 multiplied
oy 365 days quais ess, izu days w lucb
must be added 460 loaD vear davs.
making a total of 689, 5 SO days, which
contalnin 16.549.920 hours, or 992.995.
S00 minutes, that is 7,004,800 minutes
ess than a millard. .
The milliard minutes will be reach-
in tbe year 1903, on the 28th of April,
at 10;4U A. 11.
Taking in consideration that the in-
dennity paid by France to Germany
after the war of 1870-71 amounted to
milliard francs, it follows that f
this sum were to be paid at the rale
of 5 francs (about $1.00) for every
minute since the beginning of the
christian era up to data, that sum
would not bave been paid yet at tbe
present time. T. Ii. ii.
Extraordinary Bone Scratching.'
Herbert Soerrv. Fremont. Ill- bad
Erysipelas in both legs. Conflnea to
the bouse six weeks. He says: 'When
I was able to get on my legs, I had
an itching sensation that nearly run
one crazy. 1 scratched them raw to
tbe. bones. Tried ever jlbmg with
out relief. I was tormented in this
way for two years. I then found
Clarke's Extract of Flax (Pappillon)
Skin Uure at tbe Drug Store, used it.
and it has cured me sound and well.
Clarke's Flax Soap has no equal
for Bath and Toilet. . bkinUure i-00,
Soap 25 cents. For sale at E.
Covington & uo. a urug store.
Hew He Cnrod Cyras.
New York Sun.
This 'ere athletics and gymnasiums
is all wrong,' said the old man, as he
laid down his paper end began to
huck a three-ply peanut. 'I've had
a sample of it in my own family, and
I know bow it works.
'Don't you believe in such exer
cises for a young maul
Wall, tbe exercise may be all
right, but the fellers git false Ideas in
their beads. Take my son Uyrus,
for instance. Cy was a leetle inclin
ed to consumption, and I rather en
couraged gymnastics. It wasn't
three weeks afore he begun to git
sasrty. 1 gave bim a Uckin one day.
and I could see that he didn't take it
kindly. He began to put on airs
over bis mother. And when I cum to
inquire around a leetle I found that
Cy was onathe box. He was a-hold-
in up bis dukes and knockin tbe
boys right and left. I overheard
him talkin to our Bill about posi
tion,' 'guard,' 'break away,' 'knock -
out,' and etch, and every day he got
sassier and sassier, tie was eighteen
years old, but I alius lick - my boys
till they are past 20. I saw that Cy
was goin to buck. Thar was Bill
and Tom and Jerry to be affected by
bis example, and 1 felt that eunthin'
orter be done. One day wo was
hoein' corn , and Cy was off. I didn't
innid it fur a while, but bine by I got
riled and aaid :
'Seems to me you ar' achin' fur a
lickin."
'Mebbe I am. father.' he replies, as
cool as ice, 'but I shan't git it. I've
bin licked fur tbe last time.'
"Cause why 1" I asked.'
' "Cause I won't allow it.'
Then I knew that the time bad
come when he'd got to have sunthin'
stronger than hoes medicine. He'd
got the big head on him tremenjus.
and it was then or never.
SuDDoee we walk over to the barn.
Cyl' I keerlessly remarked as I fin
ished a row.
"He said he was my huckleberry.
and we dropped our hoes and went.
W ben we got inside we both begun
to peel by mutual consent, and Cy
carried a grin all over his face. He'd
bin put ou to a new upper cut two er
three days before, and he was calke
latin' on spilin' my chaw in' machine
at the fust blow. , He looked the jim
dandy as he squared off, and I ray
ther anticipated the wust. Never fit
in my life, but when we squared off
1 waa bound to down Uyrus. says i :
Uy. win ye quit yer sass and
knuckle if I don't lick ye!'
'And he said: 'Father, raise yer
dukeaa leetle higher, aad look out
fur met
With that he tapped me no the
storeroom with one hand and cuffed
my ear with the other, and I sailed
in. He give me one on the tooth-box
as I closed in, but arter that the gate
money was mine, l in rowed bim
into the manger, over the fan n in' mill
and behind the granary, and I was
goin' to run him through the corn
sbeller, when he hollered 'Enough I'
and begged me to let up on him. It
worked -a mighty sudden cure ou
htm. Swellin all went out of hi
bead that nigbi. and when I licked
him with a cornstalk next day he
was as i humble as a calf. Gym
nastics is all right up to a certain pint.
but when you - git beyond it
it's dangerous. 8'poeen I hadn't come
out on top of Cyl Why, sir, he'd
!
nave no m jran me outer tne nous
by this time, and probably had a
match on with Sullivan 1
Catching aa Heiress.
Citizen (to Uncle Rastue) So that
is tbe woman ycu re going to marry.
is it, uncle Kasiusi
Uncle Bastus Yea, sah. dat am de
lady. She yain't much to look at.
Citizen Well, no not very much.
uncie rtastus.
Uncle Bastu9 But she hab got for
ty -seben dollahs in de bank, boas, an
she hab promised to gib me de power
ob attorney-generalship Uarper'g
Bazar.
How Doctors) Conquer Deatb
Doctor Walter K. Hammond says: "After
a long experiouce I bav. come to the conclu
sion that two-thirds of all deaths from
coughs, pneumonia and consumption, might
be avoided if Or. Acker's English Remedy
for consumption were only carefully nsed iu
time." This wonderful Keinudy is sold un
der a positive guarantee, by K. A. Covington
& Co.
TJade San.
Why is the United States known by
tbe name Uncle Sam, and when waa
the name given t
It was during the year 1813 that
this phrase originated as a title for
tbe United states. A large amount
of provisions were bought at Troy.
N. Y., by Elbert Anderson, a Unit
ed States contractor. The goods were
inspected at Troy, by two brothers
named Ebenezer and Samuel Wilson,
the latter of whom was known among
all the workmen as Uncle Sam. The
packages of goods were markek E.
A. U. 8. A witty workmen wad
asked what these letters meant, and
jocosely raid it must be Elbert Andei
son and Uncle Sam. Tbe latter term
soon came to be in current use for the
United State-.
Why Tomea Fade.
Women lot thfilr beautv because ealds un
dermine their life. Dr. Acker's Vnc'1K Ham
eay tor (Jonsumpuon is aa absoiuta cur lor
cold. Sold by K. ACovingfen & Co.
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