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GOLDSBORO, N. C, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 4, 1891.
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DUTCH LULLABY.
Wynken, Elynken and Nod one night
' Sailed oft in a wooden shoe
Sailed ona river of crystal light,
Into a sea of dew;
"Where are you going, and what do you
wish''"
The old moon asked the three;
"We have come to fish for the herring-fiah
? That live in this beautiful sea;
IS'ets of silver and gold have we!"
Said Wynken,
jBIynken
And Nod.
The old moon laughed and sang a song,
As they rocked in the wooden shoe .
And the wind that sped them all night long
Ruffled the waves of dew.
The little stars were the herring-fish
That lived in the beautiful sea;
"Now cast your nests wherever you wish
Never afeared are we;'
So cried the stars to the fishermen three;
Wynken,
Blynken
And Nod.
All night long their nets they threw
To the stars in the twinkling foam
Then down from the skies came the wooden
i shoe,
Bringing the fishermen home;
sTwas all so pretty a sail it seemed
As if it could not be,
And some folks thought 'twas a dream they
dreamed
Of sailing that beautiful sea;
But I shall name you the fishermen three;
Wynken,
Blynken
And Nod.
Wynken and Blynken are two little eyes.
And Nod is a little head.
And the wooden shoe that sailed the skies
Is a wee one's trundle-bed.
So shut your eyes while mother sings
Of wonderful sights that be.
And you shall seethe beautiful things
As you rock in the misty sea
Where the old shoe rocked the fishermen
three:
Wynken,
Blynken
And Nod.
Eugene Field.
A GOLDEN EGG.
"'Tain'tno use talkin' 'bout it anj
more, Seliny," said Mrs. Sandridge, a3
the sat in the door of her log cabin peel
ing potatoes for supper. "It jes'goes
right down ag'iu me to see a child o' my
dead husband marryin' on nothin' an
settlin' down to starve, like a coon in a
a holler that's grown too leetle for him.
An' you'il be comin to us arter awhile for
help o' course you will when it's ea
much as we kin do now to give you clo's
an' vittlesfor your work."
Selina, Mrs. Saudridge's stepdaughter,
turned around from the table which she
was scrubbing, and a faint color flushed
into her cheeks.
"You know, mother, that my work
pays over and above all I get for it. An' el
the lot had been divided fair between
me and Sally "
"'Twas divided fair!" put in Sally,
sharply. "T was jes' twenty acres that
Uncle Ben left us, we bein' both his
great-nieces ; and it was measured out
fair 'cordiu' to law, ten for you an' ten
for me not a inch more nor less foi
neither one of us."
"But you took the west end the field
and medder and the gravelly hillside
and the rocks up between that and Tas
cott's place was 'lotted to me," said
Sehna, half bodly, half timidly for,
while her spirit rebelled against the in
justice, she was not accustomed to thus
brave her st&pmother and her sister.
"Better not worry, Seliny," said Mrs.
Sandridge, composedly. 'Sally had the
right to first pick, beca'se she's the old
est, and by reason of my bein' the child
of Uncle Ben's brother an your father
the child of his youngest brother. AH
that stan's to reason an' to law, so don't
let's hear no more about it."
"Ef you set sech small store by your
share of the land," said Sally, sneering
ly, "how comes it you an' Buck Tascott
want to get married and settle down on
it?"
"Because it's all we've got," replied
Selina, with a sigh, "an' we're wilhV
to do the bes' we kin with it."
"Don't you forget Topknot," said
Mrs. Sandridge, pushing away with her
foot a speckled pullet which was peck
ing among the potato peelings. '
thought you counted on makin' a for
tune out o' that critter."
Selina stooped down and stroked the
glossy back of Topknot, who knew bet
ter than to let any one but her mistress
touch her.
"She's brought me live dollar?
a'ready," she said. "And over at
Rocky P'int she'll have room enough and
sand and gravel enough for all sho
needs."
No one answered. Sally forced a
laugh, while something like- Ultlt
hade of disquiet pa3sed over her moth
er's face. Seiina took the water-pail
from the shelf outside the door, and
started for the spring, Topknot, as
usual, following ner.
The fowl, when a mere "spring
chicken," had either escaped or been
lost from some market cart on the road,
where Buck Tascott had found
her at daybreak half -frozen, and
in passing the Saadridges had given her
to Selina.
Topknot had since rewarded het
young mistress's petting with many egg,
which went duly to market with the
Sandridges' scanty "garden stuff' for;
though she would have preferred to have
Topknot hatch her own eggs, Sally
claimed that chicken-raising was her
privilege, and her mother objected to
having too many fowls on her place.
The little footpath which Selina fol
lowed led across a cornfield in the direc
tion of the ten acres of sandy and gravel
ly land which had been allotted as her
share of Uncle B?u's legacy, and enter
ing a wild-plum thicket, wound down
ward to a shallow creek or "ruu, "close
to which issued a spring of clear and
sparkling water.
Both the spring and the creek were
low now, after the long drought, and
Selina, placing her pail where the tiny
stream dribbled from tho rocks stood
leaning against a gum tree, while tears
rose slowly to her eyes.
Topknot busied herself with foraging
among the rocks and weeds on the edge
of the run.
Presently there was a rustie in tne
plum-thicket above the spring, and Se
lina, looking up, saw a young man mak
ing his way down the bank a tall,
manly young fellow, with honest-looking
brown eves and a sunburnt face.
He wore a rough homespun suit, and
carried a gun on his shoulder.
"I counted on finding you here about
this time," he said, a3 he stood before
her and held out his hand, while the
brown eyes looked straight into hers.
"But what's the matter, Liny ? You
look 's if you'd been crying."
At the look and tone, the tears which
had stood in her eyes overflowed, but
she wiped them away quickly with her
apron and looked up with a smile.
"It's only the same old trouble,
Buck."
"Mother and Sally?" A half-angry
flush deepened the healthy color in his
cheek, and his face assumed an expres
sion of firmness. "Sit down here," he
said; "I want to say something to you.
We've had enough of this trouble, and
it's time it should be put a stop to. We
can't do it but in one way."
She looked at him inquiringly.
J "There's only one way," he repeated,
."and that is to take things in our owii
.hands and get married right along, with
out asking anybody's consent on eithei
side."
"Oh, Buck, they'll all be mad
mother and your father and all and the
folks will blame us, and Parson Tillei
will be sure to say something in his
next preaching about disobedience tc
paients."
"Let him! I don't care a button for
what folks will say. I am twenty-three
and you are seventeen both of us old
enough to think and act for ourselves.
Of course I know that we are poor, but
lean work, thank the Lord, and I will!
Say, Liny" he drew her toward him,
and, holding both her hands, looked
pleadingly into her eyes "if you'll
promise to marry me next week, I'll set
to work to-morrow raising our cabin over
there. The Lathem boys '11 help, and
Dick Joyner and his uncle, and we'll
have it ready in a week's time, with fur
niture enough to answer at first."
"But we shall want so many things
that a woman knows more about than a
man," she said, shaking her head. "J
am afraid it won't do, Buck."
And then, while the pail at the spring
overflowed, they sat and discussed the
possibilities and impossibilities of the
whole matter, until even the impatient
lover was complied to admit that their
prospects were not promising.
"We must wait until we are a little
richer," Stella said, affecting, for Buck's
6ake, a cheerfulness she did not feel.
"You and you:: horse go on working for
your father, and me and Topknot will do
our share. Look at her! Ain't she a
regular beauty?"
"She looks bustlisg and perky
enough," he replied, turning his eye3 on
the fowl, which was still busying herself
on the edge of the run. "Sea how she
is hammejing away there with, her bill,
as if she'd made-up her mind to get',
some thin out of it. She's settin' us a
gtod example, Seliny."
- They sat for a moment silent, the girl
unconsciously watching the hen. Pres
ently she looked interested.
"What is it she's pecking at Buck!
See how it shines as she turns it over."
lie looked up indifferently, but after
awhile rose and sauntered slcwly to tie
spot. He took up the bit of rock, about
the size of an egg, upon which the fowl
hf.d been wasting her energies, and,
closely examing it, turned back to Se
lina. "How pretty!" she said, admiringly,
turning it to the sun. "It shines like
gold.
"I wouldn't be a bit surprised if it is
gold," Buck said, with a little excite
ment. I remember grandfather saying
that the old name of this run was Gold :
Greek, and that in the old days some-.
body found a lot of gold hereabouts.
Some folks laughed at him; but this maj wire net makes some pretty bonnets with
be gold." ' I gray tips and steel ornaments set with
They went to the low water's edge and turquoises; exquisite embroidery of fine
scraped among the pebbles, but no other j ly cut steel beads is in gray cloth crowns;
shining sparks rewarded them. j silver passementerie on white cloth, with
"This piece of rock was washed dowi: ' black astrakhan, is excellent; spangles,
from the ridge," Buck said, "and if it's J nail heads, and studs of all the tinsels
gold, there's more of it up there. In and of jet and steei are dotted over vel
your rocks, Liny." ' vet and cloth. Crystal and pearl passe-
"I can't believe it's sure-enough gold.' J menterie is seen, though le33 frequently
"I'll find out to-morrow. I'll carry it by far than that of other materials. The
straight to town and show it to Doctoi , cryrtal is a success on white uncut velvet
Baxter that keep3 the drug store. He't ' with snowy tips. The pearl is dainty on
got something in his shop that's a test
for gold."
Selina went back to the house to be
scolded for herlong stay at the spring,
ana in return tola ot lopknots dis
cover', only to be laughed at by her step
mother and sister.
But when, next evening, Buck Tascott
made his appearance, happy and confi
dent, and informed Selina, before them
all, that the specimen of ore which he
had shown the chemist had been pro
;'.oruced genuine gold, and that two well
known and reliable gentlemen were com-
ing down to prospect Rocky Ridge, and
might purchase it at what appeared to the
women a fabulous sum, then Mrs. Sand
ridge and her daughter changed their
tone.
They even ventured to pretend that
Uncle Ben's land had not yet been "iegu
larly settled" as regarded tho division.
But this question was easily disposed
of ; and then, as a last resort, they be
took themselves to "washiug" for gold
in the creek, until want of success com
pelled them to return to the clothes -washing
at home.
No great gold mine was discovered by
the explorers: but the business turned
out successfully enough to make Buck
and Selina passing rich, in their own
estimation and that of their neighborg.
Mr. Buckingham Tascott i3 a promi
nent man in a new and progressive town
which he started into life, and his wife
delights to tell how all their good for
tune was owing to a pet hen.
"It was she," she says, "who laid for
us our golden egg."
Sally has manied a man whom Buck
Tascott has set up a prcspei ous business of
his own, and if she and her mother are
not grateful, they have cause to be so.
Saturday Night.
The Rifie That Killed Custer.
Of all my relics there is one that I
prize most highly, and that I would not
part with for any price, says General
Mile3. Not that its intrinsic value is
much, but it is prized for tho associa
tions that surround it, and the important
part it once played in the history of the
United States. It is only a common
rifle, but it belonged to that noted
Indian Chief, Raiu-in-tiie-Facv?. the
slayer of General Custer.
Now you will understand why I prize
that old gun so highly. T.vo years after
that memorable and fatal battle of the
Big Hern, in which the brave Custer and
all his men were killed by Itain-in-the-Face
and his reds, that proud Chief sur
rendered to me. At that time ltain-in-the-Face
was a fine-looking man, and
I thought, as I looked at him, that he
was a good specimen of the ideal red
man of Cooper's portrayal. Well
dressed and proud, he stood erect and
looked every inch a Chief fit to com
mand and not surrender.
Yet surrender he was compelled to,
and it was then that I got this rifle.which
Via Tii-.lr1r.l im f r mo in llPM of tllf StTfird
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he did not carrv. He wore anvthing but i
a pleased look as he turned over this old
"Sharp" rifle to the hated white man, for
it meant defeat and humiliation to him.
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LABIES' COLUMN.
A PUELIC SCHOOL COOKIXfi CLASS.
The Chicago Kitchen G&rden's Asso
ciation, composed of ladies, of couise,
has instituted free cooking classes in the
Chicago public schools. Instruction is
given on three afternoons each week4
! from 4 to 5:30 o'clock. A luncheon is
served after each lesson, it beirn; the
privilege of the pupil most perfect in the
preceding lesson to serve the meal. At
tendance is entirely voluntary, and for
that reason, as pupils necessary deprive
themselves of recreation in order to be
present, the ladies feel that 15S girls on
the roll is a very encouraging showing.
Neic Orleans Picayune.
DRESS ORNAMENTS.
Steel is as much in vogue as gold or
silver, and some of the ornaments made
of it are more beautiful than those fash
ioned of the tinsels. Tiny steel buckles
are verv cute. Steel beaded or frosted
the velvets of delicate tints. Dragon
fly iridescence tips white feather aig
rettes placed on white velvet theatre
toques with birds of the same changing
lights. New York Times.
A RUSSIAN WINTER.
The winter girl is as Russian as possi
ble. Her gloTe fitting gown will have a
band of fur about it, and she herself will
be wrapped up in furs from out of which
her pretty face will look like the fresh
rose that she is.. The girl of to-day has
lost the rather dried-up look that the girl
of ten years ago had, and the reason for
it is this : Knowing that her home is
kept at summer heat all through the cold
days, she dresses as befits that, and only
when she goes out doors does she assume
the very heavy furs and the warm long
wraps that she knows are desirable as
well as becoming. Walking out in the
fresh air, she gain3 all that is good from
it and doesn't grow cold, and when she
comes in and throws aside her coat she
is not too warmly gowned for the heated
air in which she exists. She has learned
that while the room may be warm, it is
also desirable to have it well ventilated,
and the consequence is that her eyes are
brighter and her skin clearer than ever
before. Chicago Times.
NEW IDEAS IN LACES.
Brussels lace is costing le3s than it did
formerly, despite new tariff legislation,
because the flowers or "3prig3" are now
sewn on a ground of tulle instead of one
made by hand, writes "Fedelina" in the
New York Saturday liexieic. This pro
cess has not benefited the designs, of
course, yet nevertheless much of the new
lace, both that made with the bobbins,
"fleurs en platt," and that made with
needle, "fleurs en point," is very beauti
ful. The love of fine laces increases con
stantly among Americans, and it is a
worthy passion. Talking of laces, the
lace butterfly is a favorite form for these
exquisite fabrics now, and it is to be
come yet more popular as the season ad
vances. Lace butterflies are on bodices
and catch-up draperies of evening dresses.
They are worn on the shoulder, iu tho
puffings of a skirt ruche, or the gather
ing of a flounce, or wherever they are
incst unexpected and so calculated to
confer piquancy on the costume. Some
of these are mounted on the slenderest
invisible wires.
FASniON NOTSS.
Felt hats have feather brims, and
feather brims accompany velvet crowns.
The high sleeve remains the most pro
nounced feature of even the tailor dress.
Gold key rings fashioned as wishbones
with the ends crossed, are becoming
quite a fad.
Scarf-pins embrace in their number a
pearl-set crook inclosing a heart formed
by a pink pearl.
Fine soft cloths arc much used for tea-
gowns, and pale shades of blue, tan and
r. ......
green are made up with white or Suede
cloth fronts.
Pale gray Carmelite, ccuu ctxel'a
hair, beige, Roman blue aal nut brown
India wool fabrics compose the majority
I
cf stylish costumes worn. The English
skirts and Stanley jacket, with richly
embroidered waistcoat, form one of therV
very popular models.
The long sleeves coming down on to
the hand almost to the knuckles, which
are one of the leading Paris modes, are
not being received with especial favor. ;
They are very iucouvenient and cannot
be comfortably worn excepting by tho
lady of absolute leisure.
Stockings are selected to match tho
shoes or slippers with which they are to
be worn. They are simply ornamented
with clocks at the side and open stripes
like drawn work across the instep. White
silk stockings and white slippers will be
worn with white evening, gowns.
Bathing Habits of Birds.
We never saw hawks or falcons bath,
ing when wild. Trained biids, iu good
health, bathe almost daily, and the b&th
of a peregrine falcon is a very careful
performance. But no nymph could bo
more jealous of a witness than these shj
birds, and it is not until after many care
ful glances in every direction that the
falcon descends from her block and
wades into the shallow bath. Then,
after more suspic ious glances, she thrusts
her broad head under the water and
flings it onto her back, at the same time
raising the feathers and letting the drops
thororoughiy soak them.
After bathing head and back she
spreads her wings and tail fan-like on
the water, and rapidly opens and shuts
them, after which she stoops down and
splashes the water in every direction.
The bath over she flies once more to the
block, and, turning her back to the sun,
spreads every feather of the wing and
tail, raises those on the body, and assist
the process of drying by a tremulous
motion imparted to every quill, looking
more like an old cormorant on a buoy
than a peregrine.
If man had nothing better to learn
from the animals than the great lesson
that cleanliness means health, the study
of their habits would be well repaid, and
it is not the least reproach to be brought
against our own Zoological Gardens, that
these fine hawks and falcons, while de
prived of liberty, are denied the only
means of that cleanliness which would
make captivity endurable. The pere
grine falcons at the Zoo are kept in a
cage sanded like a canary bird's, with no
bath at all, and no room to spread their
wings. Sparrows, chaflinches, robins,
and in the very early morning, rooks and
wood pigeous bathe often. One robin
we knew always took his bath in the
falcon's bath after the hawk had fin
ished. The unfortunate London spar
row has few shallow places in which he
can bathe, and a pie-dish on the leads
delights him. If the dish be white, his
grimy little body soon leaves evidence
that his ablutions have been genuine.
London Spectator.
An Odd Trade.
There is a trade which consists in the
destruction of echoes. These in
churches, meeting halls and even large
rooms are so powerful at ti:nes a to pre
vent all enjoyment. They are destroyed
by spinning wires not far from the ceil
ing at points and lines where the wave
of sound are most easily shattered.
The Lehigh Valley liailfoad owns the
longest freight house iu the United
States. It is situated at Buffalo, N. Y.
Its length is 1850 feet.
Absolutely Pure.
A cream of taitnr baking powder.
Highest cf all in leavening strength..
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