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. . ... ': -.; , . r;" - -I ' : '' ! VOL. VI."t--NO: r 23. North Carolina Gazette. J. II. MYROVER, PUBLISHER. . ; TEUXS OF SUliSCRirilOX,: One yer (in advance) J. . fix month a " "-' " Three " "' " " ..$2 00 .. 100 50 HATES OF ABVERTISlXa: One square (9 Hueaanlitluouparcil)oDoinHerUon 1 1 00 '.! H r, " two " ISO ., " 1 ' e month a 50 ' " three - 5 00 " " ., " Bix " 9 00 , " " 1 J " ' twelve " IS 00 Longer auvertUenient charged in proportion to tb above rt. Kjiwlul notices aj per cent, moro thau regular advertisements. - Home 7 Circle." Homo i.i the sacred refuge of our life. Dry den. A SLIGHT MISTAKE. To Pay tliat Harvey Frothiiigham was in a bad temper would be to put the mild est form of words to express the savage mood in which he found himself one win ter's evening, as he shot through the main street of the town of L , on his way homeward. Everything' had gone contra ry to his wishes nil the week. Entirely ignorant of the fact that liar vey Frothingham was a man of standing and wealth in' L , pretty Josio allowed the minor facts that he was insultingly free in hia addresses to influence her so strong ly that her dignified reserve taught him the lesson he needed; and when he sought her for his wife she refused the honor, -To add to this discomfiture, the heiress, Miss Maude Chesterton, .".whom ho h id licit! in reserve that his ambition might win a wife, if his love would not had coolly informed him that idio was engaged to Fred Holtn.in. Now, if there' was one man above another who was utterly de testable in the eyes of Harvey Frotiiing h:im, it was Fred llolman. They had both been rivals at: school, where both htood well in talent, application and social position; and Fred was ever a little in ad vance in every study, carrying away the contested prizes far more frequently "than it suited, Harvey he should. In society Fred' handsome face, ready wit, courteous man tiers and frank, sunny temper kept Lini ever in higher f.ivor than Harvey Froth iiigliiiiu's sullen, cold disposition- could train. And now, when Maude had been ever . .gracious to the son of the wealthy hank er, Silas Frothiiigham, she answered his love suit by the tiding that his life-long rival had won her promise to be his bride. "And the worst of it is, it will be just the match to suit hif uncle, ,T muttered liar- , vey, savagely. "No fear, of him disinher iting Fred now." For Harvey knew that Fred depended, entirely upon iho good will of his moth ers brother, James Rutherford a wealthy nnd eccentric bachelor for his income. Ho had been left an orphan when a mere boy, and his undo had adopted and edu cated him, nnd would probably make him bis heir. But the bachelor, having lono ago put away sentiment, if ho ever had felt lit, looked to Fred to make a match 1 that would increase his fortune and social position. It was the wish of his heart to see Fred the husband of Maud Chesterton, and his wish was to be fulfilled. Harvey Frothiiigham, at-odds with love, would like to see his rival refused disin herited, humbled, as he felt himself hum bled, siiice neither love nor, money would necept him. He strode over the pavement iu ft savage ino d, and started suddenly to sec Josephine coming out of a shop a few sleps in advance of him. In her hand were several small packages, and her face was pale and anxious. In it moment Har vey was at her side. "Let mo carry some of your parcels," lie said, lifting his hat as he spoke: "Thank you, I have only a few steps to go," answered Josie, nervously. "Vou need not be afraid of ine," Har vey" said, noting her nervous manner. ' ."I will not annoy you! Why will you not believe my respect is as great for you as my love!" . ; And before he knew exactly where his voids were leading him, the young man Was renewing tho offer he had made be fore. At tho door of a small lodging lionso Josie stopped and faced him. "Yon have spoken so before, Mr. Froth . iughutn, and because I believe you are piueei'e I will tell you what I liave kept fecret for bIx months: I am already mar ried!". : ' "Josie! Be quick! Why do you stand there!" cried a voice in the narrow hall way, niid a man stepped, into : the" bar of light tbrown across tho open door by a street lamp. "Fred 1101111311!'' muttered Harvey, starting forward. "Married ! and to Fred aiolmanT I It almost console! him in his own dis appointment to think of the hold he had upon his rival. Engaged to Maude Ches terton, and married to Josio Ormund. Fan cy the proud face when ehe knew she had been deceived for a' girl who worked in a factoiy. And sweeter still was it to Harvev Frothinghain to ihink of tho wrath of James Rutherford when the news reached Idm. But in hjs triumph. Harvey Froth itpgham had .resolved to be very cautious, - and to have strong proof of his rival's mar riage before" venturing to accuse him to either his uncle or betrothed. He had no ticed the number of tho house in. the glare of Uie street lamp "Xo. 2S Ralph street." I This was the entry he made in his note book, in caso his memory proved treacher- off oms. ..; I It seemed ns if fortune favored his plans. Only the next day, happening to go into a large fruit : and ower shop, he saw Fred Holman selecting the contents of a large fancy i basket of choicest fruits and rarest blossoms.. Nodding carelessly to Harvey, ho wrote the address noon ib card and attached it to the pretty basket.' "You will send this at once."' be said. and then left the shop. ; And Hat vey, taking the place Fred had just vacated, read the card : "Mrs. F. Holman, No. 28 Ralph street." , What proof was necde now ? It was not in the nature of Harvey Frothingliam to work openly in ay scheme. A blow in the dark snited 'bins better. Feclin" sure of his position now, be hurried home to write two anonymous letters, that w'onld, hXtdlyhired, disu-iuuit d ut terly confound jiia long sncccssfnl rival. One of these venomous missives found Maude Chesterton in her pretty boudoir, trinMng with some embroidery, and dream ing sweet dreams of her. love and Fred Holman's sweet devotion. ; - SlrtT was a handsome, dignified girl of nineteen, full of all womanly sweetness unspoiled by her great wealth. She loved Fred Holman with tlie whole strength of her young heart, and she ! was sure fhat her lovo was returned. The dainty work under the slender fin gers progressed slowly, as Mande lay back in her deep nrm-chair, looking into the glowing fire, and building castles of future happiness. From this tender reverie she was aroused by a servant, who handed her a squarely folded" letter, awkwardly addressed, and fastened with a wafer. Wondering who' her unknown corres pondent could be, she opened the paper. The same straggling' hand:inside met her eyes. Only a few lines were written:' "If you would have proof of the false hood of one you believe true, go at ei"ht o'clock this evening to the second iloor of No. 23 Ralph street, and you will find Mr. Frederick 'Holman and his wife." "Anonymous I'f the pioud girl said, her lips curling and her eves flashing, "It is a falsehood!" : ;. :; She threw the note upon the coals as she spoke, and watched the tl i and blacken the paper till t it. flashed ont of sight up the chimney. Then, with all the color stricken from heij.faccyshe took up her embroidery. Had Harvey watched her then, he would have thought that that poisoned arrow had missed its aim.' But it was not so. The work was thrown aside, the piano rang ont under her rest less fingers, a novel was Opened,. a room was put in orderj-Juit while the calm face betrayed no eent; fiwlEr--tUrirl wits tortured all day. by. the words of that an onymous note: I "Frederick Holman ami jiis wife." ...Could it he! Had the j frank, brown eyes that looked so lovingly into hers mir rored only a false heart f Was she, in deed, so far. deceived! Long before eight o'clock. Maude Chesterton hud resolved to prove or falsify the words that seemed burned upon her brain. Sorely, of all the world she had the best right to test the truth of such a monstrous her betrothed lover. charge against And while she was.strivmg to hide from any eyes the tortures she endured, James linthertord was storming up and down Ins library, holding the second of Harvev FrothingharnV" communications in his hand. In the same awkward baud writing, the same facts were slatedi the same hour and place to verify the writer's words. But the peppery old bachelor 'made no secret of his wrath. To have jistened to him -one would have supposed- that making mince-meat of his disobedient nephew, was the least he intended. Ill) called him all the pet names suggested by a furious rage; he used up all the abusij'e adjectives in the "dictionary to dcscri!d Mr. Frederick Holman. He exhausted i vory threat that he could devise; long befjre tight o'clock he had. wrought himself up to a rage that was frightful to witness. It was with a chuckle of, satisfaction that Harvey Frothiiigham, secretly hid den in a narrow court way, watched a tall, stately figure leave the; carriage at the head of Ralph street, and, walk to the door of Jo. 28. In. the quiet heard a clear voice ask opened the door: of the street he the servant who "Does Mrs. Holman live h ere ?" "Yes, ma'am; second floor." "Is her husband at home!", "Oh, yes, ma'am;; you'll find them both there." Then Maude Chesterton entered the honse, just as a short, panting man dashed up the steps,, and, not pausing: to make inquiry, also entered. In the passage, Maude Chesterton, turning, as rapid steps followed her, faced James Rutherford. "You here !" he said. "You have heard, too, then of 1 tho trick this "ilngrateful hound has played npon nsi" ' -'-' . "I have heard," she answered, in a cold voice, "that your nephew's, wife lives in this house I iwish to ascertain if it is true." ": ,j . .," . ... ,. , .... .1 ".We will 'soon see ! wo will soon see ! Second floor. Here we are. Now then!" And the" old gentleman's raps proved the excitement, under, which he was labor ing. A verg pale, sweet woman opened the door, her eves showing that she had been weeping very! recently. j : J "Does Mrs. Holman live here ?" the old gentleman asked. ' 1 . i; " "That's my name, sir.'- "Can I see yonr husband ?" The soft eyes, full of deep trouble, were lifted. I I "Is it on business, sir ?" "Very important business.," :T. was the rather dry response. use the doctor said to-dav he must not have any mental excitement. ' He is so much worse to-day; I I am afraid he Is dying r J ' And the sobs broke out again. -wyingr Pubg Myrover, Maude CI lestertnn rwff intn llia and sank dizzily npon a chair. James ltutberford. with a face white as death, said : "H.vinir ! An nonAt 1" "No, sir, it is a fever from over work!" "Fever overwork !" ' ' :Josie Josie V ..... : ; If ever Fred Holman snoke. be enoko then from an inner room, and trip littlo wife, seeming to forget her strange vis- Uors, answered, quicklv: "1 am coming. Fred." She went at once to the room from which the voice came, and again the two, listening, intently, heard Fred's bbsky voice ' r "Bring jfi lasrcordial,; josie; JTen dfopsif 4 am inre Iie.Tioows me: but lie is faint.". ... , ; A mornent later the same cheery voice spoke again; "Drink this, old "fellow. So! See, here is Josie? Don't von know Josie!" . Then another voice oh! so very faint! said: ."Josie little wife!" A moment of utter silence followed, and then Josie said: "There is a gentleman and lady in the other room, Fred, who want to see Frank Will von see them?" And Fred, appearing in compliance with this request, found his nncle vig orously fanning Maude Chesterton witha newspaper to bring her out of a Yaintino lit. B efore he could frame a question, his uncle said quickly: "Get me some water!"' And he obeyed. Then, Maudes bine eyes opened with a bewildered starj, the old gentleman con tinued: "Wo were sent here to see your domes tic felicity, and we seem to be misinform ed." "My domestic felicity!" cried Fred. "Read that," said his uncle, haudin" 1. 1 3 i ue anonymous note. And Fred plied. coni- "Humph! yes," he said. "So von came to see Mrs. Frederick Holman. Well, mat lauv uas made ine a happy and his eyes flashed merrily npon" Maude. man win nuroauce vou to my cousins wife, Mrs. Frank Holman. .iuauue. r continued, with gentle '-. cravitv. "since 11 v yon have come here, it will be an act of Christian charity to remain, for" and his voice sank very low "we are afraid the poor little woman will be a widow before the morning.' "Poor fellow!" said James Rutherford. "Yvhut is, the trouble?"- .'Over-work.Jl ilHm;ltt lrt corikin- crease his small salary by toiling over fine engravings in the evening, and he broke down. I never knew of his mar riage till last week, when he wrote me a painful note, begging me to care for his wife if he died. 1 came here at once, and was fortnnafe enough to win poor liitle Josie's sisterly confidence and affec tion. Mande. if the irrcat trouble we o "I will be her terrnpted 3Iandc. true sister, Fred!" in- There wr.s a deep' silence of several minutes, then Josie, very pale still, crept softly into the room. "He is asleep!" she whispered. "The doctor said if he slept he would live!" And when she broke iuto hysterical weeping, Maude held her close in loving arms, whispering that she must let her stay and comfort her, for Fred's sake. Nearly eleven o'clock came, and still Harvey Frothiiigham waited, half-frozen, in the dark courtway, to see the discomfiture of his rival. Ttyen his patience was re warded by seeing Fred and bis uncle come out of No. 28, arm-in-arm, evidently t he best of friends, and enter Miss Ches terton's carriage and drive away. Not until the day of the wedding, when he-saw Josie au honored guest, and was introduced to Mr Frank llolman, did Harvey Frothiiigham understand the siighmistake he had made. BRAINS' WGRTU 0XCE AXI NOW. Milton received $25 for "Paradise Lost." Pope received 340,000 for his translation of Homer, by the popular mode of sub scription. Tennyson was paid 665,000 down and $15,000 a year to write ex clusively ' ifor Strahan. Stfme years ago Mr. Bonner, of the ledger, paid Tennyson $5,000 for a single jtocm. Edgar Allan Poe received $10 for "The Raven," his most famous "-poem.. Dr. Holland has been paid 42,000 for his f 'Bitter-Sweet," about $S,000 for "Ivatrina," $5,000 '. for "The Mistress . of - the Manse." Dean Swift was paid $15,000 I for "Gulliver's Travels." "The Vicar of Wakefield" brought Goldsmith 8300: Dr. Johnson was paid 500 for "Itasselas." Fielding re ceived $5,00001- "Amelia' which is said to have been "the only work jmblished in England of 'which a second edition was called for on" the evening of the day on which the first was issued." George Eliot is said to have received $5,000 for "Daniel , Deronda." Mrs. RaddilT was paid $2,500 for "Tho Mysteries of Udol-. pho," and Linam Coles Harris made SS,000 out r of "Rutledge." . . Augusta Evans- Wilso-, Hie 5 author of "Beulah " has.made SlOO.OOO iu eight vears out of her novels. : Fielding received $3,000 for "lorn Jones," and. Mrs. Marv Agnes Flemming $6,000 for "A Wonderful Woman." Hawkesworth was, paid $30,- 000 for his account of "Tho South Sea Expedition," and Stanley has already re ceived $50,000 for "Through the Dark Continent." Murray paid Byron $45,000 for his poetical works. ; Sir Walter SJeott made $259,000 bv bis novels. Dickens leceived $15,000 for the copyright- on "UaruabyTiudge77; for six '.months; Gold smith - was paid. $500 for his 'Deserted Village." Bret Harte- received; $10,000 for "Gabriel Coirroy." Charles Lamb contracted to write f.'tr two years for the Corner ' Andcr:;onf and Old THURSDAY, FEL -OJARY London Jilanazir.c I SS50 not that ich for the two. s write for James 13,000 a year, if I 'fa look at the re 'Sis. Shaksreare much a year, but that Bret Harte contracted It. Osgood & Co., for am not mistaken. L numeration of plavri got S25 for "Hamlet. r Boncicault re ceived $150,000 for "The Shatigraun." Ben Jonson received Zr,5 for "The Page of Plymouth." Bret Harte received $6,- uuu ior " wo jjien oi .andy Bar." Grey received $7,550 out of, "The Beggar's Opera,'? which was one, of the most suc cessful picceaever vproduced; while Rich, the manager,, made $20,000. Thomas II j wood received 5' for "A Woman Ki.lUtd Mill Kindness. ' iVT: Brron -received e5,000 for the. American fight to : uur lioj.", Ana so. it goes. Literary remuneration is better ' nowadays thnn when Jonson lived in the garret hi Grnbb street. . . A SPELLING TEST. Let some one rend distinctly, and the others write the following wonts na nrn. nounced. Webster's Unabridired is taken as the standard, and the words in paren- mescs denote an allowed dinereut spcll- y i xuc iiiuN Biviiuui skiiiuij ganger 1 ever knew was a maligned cobbler. armed with a poinard, who drove a ped dler's (oedler. nedlari Iein''(mullenj stalk ns an instrument of coercion to tyrannize over bis pony shod with calks (canlks.) lie was a German sad- dncee, and had phthisicky catarrh, diphthe ria, and the bl ions intermittent las. A certain -sibyl, nitb the soubriquet of "Gypsy" (gypsey, gipsy), went into ec stocies of cachinnution at Keeino btm measure a bushel of pease (peas, definite number,) and separate saccharine toma toes from a heap of peeled pofatoes, with out singeing or dyeing the ignrtiblc cue (queue) which he wore, or becoming paral- 1 '1 .1 . . O I yzeu wku a iiernorrliage. Ji.'tino- In..r eyes to the cupobi of tho capito to con ceal her unparalleled embarrassment, rna- King a r ingii courtesy, and i:ot harassinr him with mystifying, rarefying ajid ptnpe fying innuemloes, she gave him a conch, a bouquet of lilies, mignonette nnd fuch sias, a treatise on mnemonics, a copy ,f tho Apocbi vpha iu hieroglyphics, daguer reotypes of Mendclsshon and Kosciusko, a mautii pniai ot ippccacuauha, a tea-spoon-ful of naphtha for dclehlc pnrposes, n fer ule, a clarionet (clarinet), some licorice (liquorice), a surcingle, ncurnelian of srni- metncal proportions n chronometer with a ganger, who was. also a trafiicing (trafllck ing) rectifier, and a parishioner of mine, preferring a woolen (woollen) snrtont, (his choice x referable freferriblel to a vac- Ulatirg, occasional idiosyncrasy), woful ly uttered this apothegm:" "Life is check ered (chequered); but schism, apostasy, heresy ami villainy (villain ) shall be pun ished." The sibyl apologizingly answered : "There is ratably an allogabie difference between a conferrable ellipsis nnd tii?vl labic diuresis (dieresis)." We replied" in troches, not impugning her suspicion. From the Panama Star nnd Herald. K.UIBLH THUOlCn R01MXS0X CKUSOE'S- IShAXI) HOME. From n highly interesting private letter. dated April 29, we gather some particu lars in regard to Juan Fernandez, the scene of De Foe's famous romance. The letter in question was written by the cap tain s w ife on board an American whaler which called at the island for a supply of wood and provisions. The writer savs: "r inding, to our delight, a very clear and beautiful - morning, we were ready for the boat to take us on' shore by eight o' clock. We found a nico landing-place with a few houses close by the shore. The gentleman who leases the island from the Chilian government, Alf do Rode, an en terprising Swiss, met us on the mole, and very cordially ..invited us Id his house, and gave us some fresh milk and bread, as the morning air nan sitarpenea enr appetites. He then said he would go with us to see the cave where Alexander Selkirk (the o riginal of Robison Crusoe) lived so Ion"-. W hen we arrived here a beautiful lunch .1. i I r tM wns sei nciore ns, coiiijeeeiUOt various vi ands, wines, fruits-ctc.; while there was nice, cod waterefose by, making it alto gether lovely. After an hour or so sient in examining tho far-famed locality, wo. took our leave, well pleased with onr vis it, Mr. de Rode has leased tho eutire is land for a period of tbht years, and is stocking n whu cattle with which to sup ply passing vessels or to ship u tho main land. Fine feed abounds, and there is an ample supply of fresh' water. "Wild goats are abundant, and inanv arc consumed bv tho natives for food, the skins being hand ed over to the proprietor. There are also a great number of fine fish in tho snr rounding waters. The highest part of the island is about three thousand feet hib. Tho scencrv is varied alid cxc"eedin'lv beautiful. The climate is tropical, and IrU! in such a place, though of necessity very isidated, must still possess all the ro i ii f . .1 maimo unarm . wuicu lorever invests toe far-olT summer isles of tho Pacific Ocean." Hope is the ruddy morning ray of joy, recollection is its golden liuge; but the latter is wont to sink amid the dews and dusky shades of twilight; and tho blight, blue day, which the former promises, breaks indeed, bnt iu another world aud with another sun. Let no man think lightly of evil, sav ing iu his heart it will not come ui"h u Let no man think lightly of good, saving in his heart it will not benefit me. -EVen by the fulling of water-drops a water pot is hi led. Streets, Fayetteviller 27, 1370. A KIND W0KD" FOR WOMEX WHO ADE NOT 11AXDS0ME. Beauty gets plenty of praise. Poets eing of if, romances furnish it in abund ance to their heroines, dramatists use it as the motives oi their most nirrius play, painters and, sculptors delight to portrsv it, all the world worship it and yet there is something to be said about the noble qualities of ngly women. There is cftcn more charm in an ugly little woman than in half a dozen tall, queenly beauties, nlm mve been on the watch all the time, to nose well and make their rSatuective. There have been men in the world who thought it a fine thing Jp.say lhnan ng- y woman has no place in the economr of nature." But if tho , records of the world wero intelligibly written, it would be found that ugly little women have been the heroines, the helpmates of the heroes. it is the function of lcautv to get a man into trouble. Helen, of Troy. Cleopatra. Mary Queen of Scots, aud hundreds of others, wherever they camo they brought calamity. j Beauty and anguish ; have walked band in hand the downward slope to death, and whenever the poet dreams of fair women ie is sure to dream of something doleful. If ho were to have a dream of nu ugly lit tle woman it wonld bo full of brightness. oyalty, devotion, sincerity, fortitude and all those other lovablo female qualities that make some one happy. Tall Beauty is epic; Little Ugly is lyris homelike. Just think what a deep-seated compliment is involved in calling irregularity of fea tures wMKr-lincss. It means that the is not for the ball-room,' bnt for the home r.i i 11? . i i . . or tuc iricnustiips mat cluster round the learth, for the merrv little sociable, for the picnic or the off-hand game, or for the darkened sick-room, where she brings rct and comfort. . i "Pretty is as prettv docs," U an old maxim, whose truth im only lia It-appreciated. For iu the plainness of feature and insignificance of person of homely women there is often found an earnest nes. a whole-souled sweetness and sympathetic expression that win love far quicker than mere beauty. The world could far more easily afford to lose its supplies of beaut v man to give up us precious stores oi ngly little women. The beautiful wait to be loved; the others delight in loving. DrnT. It is everywhere. On the merchant's stock of goods. On the low vou live iu. On the church vou worship in. -"itrt-tlivcbitrwrl yn nro-r in.-- On thn n .-t .. . vuiago. wu ine town. Un the city. n laiiroaus. uit c.inaiH. un private enterprise. On public works and im provements. Often debts nrc carried on the back. Often . worn on the bead. Often fitted to the feet. It H met with on the church bible. On the brum look. i no minister en en canicn a load of it. Newspapers carry it. - It is the world' curse, and h i well been pronounced "the tlevil s saddle. It sIicks like a idastrr. It is ngly to look nt close by. Bat it is not without a perspective beauty. In fact, distance lends it enchant incut, bnt is never ictnrned. Debt cxiM in two form?: collectable and non-col lectnbte. One debt is always collectable. Yon can t shirk it. phase of fubiecltvc mood governs it. It must, t-hall. and will be paid. It is the great debt of na ture. One debt you can never pi v. It is the debt of everlasting love. Yu can i even rcouce u in nil eternity, it is the only debt that is a blessing. The only form of obligation where it is more blessed to owe than to pay. If you arc not in this debt, the quicker you get into it the better. Do it; now. By and by heaveu. And then hiirrah! ' Americans of Xo Accocxt. A Chi nese couple were married bv a Sacramento Justice, who informed them that, accord ing to section 500,000 of the Code, it trao necessary that the bride should be imme diately kissejl, cither by her bu.-band or somebody else. The bridegroom sai.l it was contrary to Cuineso propriety for a husband to kiss Li wife before folk, but if the Justice would 'exclude the Chinese spectators, bo would j obey the law in the presence of the Americans, whom be re garded as of no account. His su'rcstion was foll nved, and be kissed bis uife. The morning is a rose, the Jav a tulip; niglit is a Hi vf and evening. i another morning. ; Correspondence. roil Tll CAZKTTE. FltOlI THE NEW TO THE OLD "WOULD. Kl'MIlKU IV. J Mnssus. Editous: Tho cars rn.Led into the Wavcilv station. What a world of change met me there! When I saw the place last it 'was the flesh market; now it is a most splendid railroad station. suppose at least a half mile long and ab out halt that in width, the half of it cov ered with a glass roof. 1 he frt place 1 recognized in the city was Sir Walter Scott's monument. Scott wcg alive wlcn I was thero before, but I bad the picture oi the monument in my uonc in Fayette ville. And here I was again in niv na live ciiv alter an absence ci 41 vears aud 5 months. During 'that lime my father and my mother bad gone to their lour home, and lso rav eldest brother. left mv baggage at the station. I ibc! to ualk to in v HstcrY (whose address I had), feeling that I would meet some one I would recognize as an obi acquaintance I gazed into the face of every aged ihtsou 1 met, but all faces were unknown to me When I reached my t-istrr dour I knew it to be correct her, name was or. a brass plate there. I rang the ilor-btll. She N. C. " crself opened tbo d.vir. I Ww it la l- her from her 1 -owed -down Lodr an.l r silvered Lair. I did not try to in the least deceive bcr, but told Lcr"atonce vlo I was. After tie Cit excitement patcol off we Lad much to aV and tntjcli to tell. Janng my absence she Lad lot br la. band and all of .ler children ciceptir.g.lcr two daughters, Lo are in North Carolina. Uno oi the object that took me llcre t to bring Ler out to Lcr children io Fav ctteville, but when I found that she bad so many comforts and so many kind fi lends that i-he could not pofMbly Lave in North Carolina I atandonod the bits tT cHim icr to croKS the Atlantic and take una. residence .where jho could never, at ber aavance-i age, enjoy l.erself. I vUitcd that e-rening another sifter, liricjj also ia the city. There were few women more eaiuf il than the when I left Lcr: now sheds bent with ago and trouble. Le, iii ray absence, Lad lott Ler Loband and several of Lcr children. Of course I would not Lave known Ler. nor tie known ine, and next day I visited my only living rothcr. He was really more affected at our meetiug than were the others. I found iiiu more bent dow thau either of lav li ters. I enquired of my brother and ! lers if tLey knew of any of my former ec- qnaintauceg being alive and living where I could reach them. But, alas! al.-is! ihcy did not know of even one. Before IVjoofd take any excursions into the conntrv I was anxious to at least endeavor to iind omo of the places yet green in rav memo ry my play-ground and resort Leo m e were Imvs tocelber. Lven so carlr a. when I was a oy Fdinburgh wa connd- ereil by travelers to le the raort Ircautiful ity in Hurope. Bat certainly its Wauiirs then were com mon place to its U-auties now. I had the pleasure, bile iu Ldinburirh. to ..... enjoy the company of Dr. aud Mr. King, of Wilmington, N. C, and Mrs. King's brother, Mr. John NeiUn, mv fcllow-tia. sengcr in the North Carlina; and, aTicr getting a general lock around the citr, Mrs. King said, "Y by this muft Cettainlv be the niofrt lc.iutifu'l c'tlT in the morlJ. nnd ber Princess street root Ik; the tnot eautif-il slrectr Soch wa that lady's opinion. V lien 1 lived in IMinburli in my yontu Princes street wa entirely fillsl up with the residences of invU-rteiy wealthy pple. The Mrrtt'a enlv built on ti c north side; the sntb ide was a valley, not very, pleasant in it adorn meni. .mi iu tiortli si-le is t moAcon vetted into Hores (eallt-I there hor) and hotels. TLe goods diftdari-'l in tboe sbrMrcxccrd in licbma Uvoem seen: jewelry pnjK-tli hors and Latu, elotbf, Tartnns of every Vind of garmetit. LacU shop deal exclusively in. I tny say, one ds ni.!i .n of co.l. l'tinn flrvvl nl.-o C"UtaiiiK Ihe luoit of the pboU i.ij-uo. taiH iu-ii. j iic ooicis nrc not a. large r.3 many in the Unite! flutes. I cannot speak of the interior of them, as I did not p.nironizo any iu IMinbnrgh. but uieir exu-nois nre splendid. The south the of PiiuecM street, which was f irmetlr an uncultivated valley, is now convert! into the tuo Wantiful bwn and fljacr gnnlens, and is open at all times la the public Military bands perform tbcre on certain afternoon. The flower are most beautiful and most splendidly arranged f r good effect. MontimerJ are erecte.1 in these girder., nnd j:it inside the iron railing separating Priuccf itreet from the gardens are the monument of Sir James Simpson the celebrated IMinborirh sur geon. Prof. Wilson, Allen Ihmwv, author of "The Gentle hhepberd," Dr." Livin. stone, the Africa explorer, and other I liave rorgotten. 1 bese are Ktntucs, soine wblt 1 .irger than Iife-iz. made tt bronze anil placfl on gr.-mite jKdeJal. ir Wal ter bcott iK'aiilifu! luounmeiit is at" on ll ie south fide of Prince street. The Royal Ii:itnii..n nnd fc!ir the S h wl .f Arts are erected on v. bat i called "The Mound, leading from the south side of Prince; street to the Old Towr. dividing the Princes Street Garden into East and Vtt Gardens. The Roval Invitation ami the School of Arts are lioth verv lar-e i i t -i .. iiuii'iiugs, ine arc hitecture itch as ran l-c in the (Jrecian Doric art. When in the Royal Institution I uas nniufed while looking over the gold and silver coius of various age and countries, to find in a case, protected by a gla front, n and a S100 bill of the Conffdcra'e Stale of A- menra. I fever I go back lo IMinbor-b I will tike with me a S1.C00 Loud and get a place for it beneath tli gU. On every Lotel in the city is a 11 ig u!T, and I fonmf floating from thtia ccilaiuly as many United States flags as there were n:.: ,i. . . ' iJiuiBu, iiuciican maris; Wing verv tin mcrous there at that time. L. roa MtK citrnt. B&ANCZT3 BRIOADE, Eigatee&Ux 2. C. HelinenL Mit. UntToit: I left off at the battle oi Kicltruon1. otherwise known as the "Scten Day FigLt Around llicliaood,'' which 1 believe to Lave leeo the rast LiiSliar.t, ctitainly the iut 4ccefol. battle of tLe 'War Between the Slates." Oeneral llrauch, tLuj;b slaadeted &d maligncl by the Riclmand psmrs, Lcld Li own, and can id Li brigade I LrooL Urld alter lu l l ol couquesi. cooquciio 1. M .. . and to conquer all tUruagb lUn most brilliant Seven Dav Fight and lo!b Le aud Lis brigade were couipliutcnteJ by the Commander-in-Chief in tuost "CalU ting terms for the active part which tbey La 1 taken on tb yc ever tnnaorable and never -to-lK-forgottcn bbfttly fight of seven dat s duration. (Jen. B ranch was onr Brigade Conmi tiider, A. P. Hill our Division Com mander, nnd the immortal Stouewall Jack sn wa?, as Ctp Commander, the lead light, towering up aud looming overall KtK-r lijbtK alo cuuld doubt oar iuc WHOLE XO. 278. ees f . Kroni this point I giro tie Listrr farouled by a gilJitt r,iTtle cf &t Uegituetit, nha ihm Cm in tLe f -it mien lie !tr t f the Southern Ct f.,. ex loomenl op brilliantly and shot athwart tue pauueai ton ton e.r tba Sitl mhit nndiromed splendor, and nU fwljemcdit iLrotigL all iu varying forlaoes, aid fi nallr aav it it go tlowa a lie ?jb day t f Apnl, lSCk. at Appomattox. Ia nmJm4.T LIkhI, wlerc all & loit sate loner. l!t to resnme lL rarratire: alter the battles around IUcluiood, and Mtlcno a J.r under the gons of tLe James River fi.t, onr brigade eantped nesr Rirlrnot, !, u piace caiici -Howard ftrore," aa l r.r 1 few dsy rest p rotnmenoed otar tnarcl la the direction of f Jordonsville. enl rm i 9th day of Agas lC2, struck tLe en tay at Cedar Rnn, one cf tbe lottevt dIV ever cxjriearr.1. Late in the day the troops were Laltel and ft ark c! arms for a ten minutes ret; but, ahit ihetioee w ere seated, a gun fired in fiont f n-, and we were at once ordeml t fll in," ffl 1 were Lurried on tie road toaatd ib. ftr- ; and from the irer-aang lund ef tbe liie of iaall anu we were site tbetf was "bosiness ahead." In a short lim w were on tie field, npj.wug th.t we to te the reserve; but this fitlutive loje vaniltI, wLen we were almost immedi ate1 v pm nndcr fire. Tbe celebrate Mf.-n. wall (Va.) brigade citing way, fefj.l Branch, not w ailing for orderr, Luniet o.ir brigade io to fill op tLe gap caused 1-r lb, break ia tie Stonewall brigade. T3e Van lees mere pouring ia like birds," bat we drort tLem bark, advaoc ed and rearhed tbe lin of uu .l I f-teef where wc were laltd acd ro:nta ttCt., f4l. ing, and for three boat or ruote it a "Lot tinjc" ia mve ibn one Mt spf.fibr term. But tie Yatilec lit e nf ct.r.! to stand op against us. aud Ml lok, U. 5r cavalry rnaVifig weak tbarge, wbiL easily tcpnlwd; and we gin advaoer. Alonl lli time old iton wail" lode t t in front of our lrigadev witb Lkl .1T. u 1 nrnn ravebim a tbeer that ua le ibe w lkio licg." This w as a rK 1 e4o-r. t in the soldier life: la know that we b:t 1 filled tie "ap" made vacaM by tie b -brate,! .iweir brigade", ftota t'-e M;e O- rtb f tic 'Vrip of land" that we UH 1 fmm; and with the c"r.Kioutcn tTJu', v well etfruic.l our s t Ues, t -Ii-l by obi StotiewU'." binifcclf All was i deed a tou 1 day fr ltt-aixb's Bri--de at I the l'.U N. C. Kegimctd. It.cofp .n.! 5 J aeVpecia! order from CT f Irau.jyar ler ail a an ccia;,jitut t.t ;o j fletieral Jackson to tie atlatit sddiefs' ofBrat.il's brig,!,.. lYe tJ-lt ftdl..u- ing, wLile tert'a; our arms, oc f me v ij risu t'otrr, wlom t.ars is nnVoomn, r-le a Io Cieoer.t lb.nrh mn 1 sled Lira -bow I e frh." (Vn. r.:u.:l reply was that Le wa 'eigLi-. iih iL ruU of the -day, and was prr.nl ofibe mianir in wLicd Lis l-rigade ba I tfd. Our loss W.1 CJtapattitc Jy liglt, Ctusj I crir.g the leadly woik ia wbi. L wc wve engaged; but we left none tioble atol itue men on that fall, wLirh ivel at a te ruin lcr of tie fet iL-t it o.Igl t W oat t lie down with fare ta tie f-e ia iii. eobl embraces on the oeit field, when br fate s Inexorable decree we tn pkhi i meet and measure arms with ibet-m-mv again. A few mile bnk fiora CUr lino we cam tied the test day f r a sbotl rk?. Tbeiice we rapidly iuatbel to Wtrrcuton pnngs wbric, it was w Li.jK-red, (it nrn.1 I-c Wttn Id cross the rirer. It waaM- tent to n privates thai lie triCtnv ar on the otber l le fvr our side 4slelle.r lie wlole day, and we'fdl w lain that flcneral Ix 'and Li Uirst IJeu tenitd, Jaclwm, were up Io something -Lat it was, cf coarse. u Luiutde t-tit ate could not imagine. Lite ia lie afuio ..ii onrs (tie Stonewall rvtp) left this place an'i martiiCii ou, w uiiiitr we anew toi. But after a long f.rce4 marth. and Ufoie wc were aware of it, we were ia uw n of immense stores of great value, cauiel from tie eoemv at Mai.a.M Jnn lien, ot.r rear fighting ihea Iraixe iruiid f ihef n . mv so close to tLe tnr siojdr liain f tbe foe a to rtndr it tobriblr hi. bc.il jh y a llone of ns wbt by rebri - blood and eqa-!1y as nn wi'-ling thst ..! l-e pilt. Tbe lv"h X. I!. Begk.etd. :. der Col. TLos. .1. Purd, P!a n eouniv. w as detailed Io guard tie IrJ.u. V.'e were told that the train was to 1-e i n-".. and a Utit cnM-nt given us Io !eidot,iM4 onr wardrole and laidrr. JfrrtM.l rr.is eto p.cr,Jeitvl; llo lerukibl UututA. Tbe men aeenred m fine ad !le f.i l"-l. Pnrdie, wlirh w as Jerit,e I lr ftd friends for lie Dctcl flmtral S4fl. Alatf. Luman Lotes! a uuXArr man lb LU lr whom it a intendel liestinie tf, an 1 the saddle is now sopoosej. to !. in ti e pokKMioacf lit Pordie fatjjly, !Ua !o, wLere it sloubl ! Vetl a a tvcin nl.e. and raeoenu of tie virtwes of a r 1 brrdber a clival rews gctdlctaaw, gn'.lm t soldier tatutva oobletuan. We left tbe Junction abtt data aud lesled a it u Lour tie nett day at Centre ill wUte stae work Lai l-eea llroa t ptttVe coo.roror ruet-t t.f the war; and lat e e ftine, wlWh uas, ilttik, lW ''Til t.B. gusi, we OMuuienoed tba lig" Uiiom). brittle, wIkL lasted ottil ibe tiU 20;l. TLe rra rawrt Vat.le liV.il llaa we etrr u oa aay t field Jurir- the eutire war, wlew tie enemy U I fall batl ou the lasl day f the fi-t t. li was lie M.si cxuplete lotd t tf ito-. e,l. II ere wa Lavl la contend wul tb nUlraonl Mil'lellaa rtties atidlleaat lev fices of the araiiist c. TLe purs-U cotbeut ! all Sunday aai lb Hay Inlawing, wb u lW ft ere ovetuken at Ot 1111, alt wLkL filt taorc ia our tint. a.
North Carolina Gazette [1873-1880] (Fayetteville, N.C.)
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Nov. 27, 1878, edition 1
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