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S A. V-Ut fAt --'.' ty r - jr. ' nr jii id A- i WEEKLY, TERMS: TWd DOfiI4R& SIX MOXTDS, OXE DOLdLAR. . t TOL:IL GREENSBORO, N; t). BECEIBER 3, 1863. : NO. 101. . , - . , ,- . . ..... . . . .- -... - I - . o -.- i - .- r- ,'.:. ; PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY r - Sterling Campbell & vVlbrisht. Art vcrl iscm c ni Ifi-frted at TWO D0L.LAHS ier square far 4he fif.t In erikn, and OXK DOLLAR fjr each sntwequeut insertion. Ten linen or 1cm cpuntfl as a square. WAY OF THE WORLD GU E K INT S BOBO. N. C, '.; " '. : - ' Thursday, December 11, l&iKi V. C. Conference. . The North Carolina Conference, of the M . K. i'hiirch, c.jufniciicctl its sessi )h.4 in this place oil thesecond instant, Bis Pierce presiding. ' - 10p Tilf.attv'adasjccvof Ministers appear k'to be fiito larivrbu the outsiders are bo numerous as in times of ; peace. ' not : A. th:v:-i('i.io;is littvc only comment red, 'we-.'eau'giv. o account :f their proc 1- i'nil.y State .Journal. ;..','Si'!-;c'. .live Jutirriul was resumed out nuiul'V jjii's-niadn it appearance on tub' s IVoMpthis specijiien vm must tlirit iis:ip, ijiMtu: :. i-rd. c!dtih' beUcr i u;t.-r. oi' our xl-vilies. . one our. say. ian o. heartily eiulorsse tlio l'ollowin; p:n- inuuicu! i"".i which we- copy from the jcxit riot, ui' !:ivt. vM'i:f 'nr while wo r :m al ways., in layor ot grannuicour srvanis -.proper libenis, we. ate' ojiposed to lowing tlu'ia t-.i ind'uUie in extraviigaijces V.'hich their maers to-do fiot fcel-abii f ii'd. iosaoh liiil ': ts t,!i;;, and which af can briiig tti'-in no real benctif, 'but iJiay be Droductive of "much iniurv ' both to ', them and to, us: ' : - - For years past, in Lu'i tmvn, a round ?l nW m:0 hd commeMCed in Decern- her, and continued .through the winter. Cohtributiorrs have necccssari'ly been leyi ed upon the smoke houses, hen roosts isugar lar-rel.s, !cc:, of the -ica'sters" and '"mistresses, in order to raise the - "who with." In the plentiful seasons gone this has been winked at; for .ju th days there was. enough for all, and .ISO he fat of the land was in read: of poor and rich, bond and iree". lut in the sc.i'city of the present spa son, u "is. hoped, that these negro pari will not, h. ahowed. Very low persons in tMW.i c.i.i alior-i tae stealage necessary to snpii'ort -them; and tlse who can at forvl it, will do better service t humalii fy, in ne.siowins: any surtnus-inev may nave upon tho poor of their own race' -' iJmrle Jim and and aunt llaii roivn.d" tu aster and mistress' for; lah 'jtet pei 'Hiss ion lo -"give- a little party. .it is grin 1 , . 1 1 T . - ted; Tlte otlrer iur tes .iiet round" their masters and mistresses forpom; ion to goand if . tlsey" don't get' it, anyhow. One party is- pleaded as. a ire- i Cot lnt lor aiiotiio r.i r:.t t here is i : o ( oft!;e niitter, until out.,. he chiekens iSorili Carolina has. fmiiished 'during this . war nearly 100.000 men fr the t'onie -. . crate-army. For the vear eiidiusr'lu J d- u ' ly l:st she scut 1 1 ,V 4 e i-,ri-ipj, : ' between'three and lour thi'i'usaud . vcUiu- teers. fn her tpiota' there has ITeeu u: 1 2,010 substitutes a sai iller -uumbe cinparisou than any other - State of t b'anie population. 1 ho Ibilowing is n of the exempts in the SuiUm Asylum zd apothecaries lo, black smiths oS, cOuu . ty and tate olfieers -blr cadets; at ini tary institutes .lo, ed lit is 1 1, C judicial otiieer.s 1, (J tax cul.ee tors details'--1 ,1U;, disabled T,GS,r.x. clenien-1 ey 87, Ex proV.s Co. em i.i.o. ets 11, for ? i;t .s 1 .lT.faerory cmplovees !.""), lire do- partnient (7, .'foundJies , (ioverniuln! contractors 2, hatters o: Harness makl'rs militia otlieers l,o4l.. uuigistTrati -iv?7, I ini Hers O'v't;. : millwrights, l-o, mail cn- ti actors' and earier? 7-, 'miners oO, O '.eombatauts Ti0, o erseers Hi), opera: iy 17. powder p-wder :ii.ii:uia;-tuies tiuV. i infill a-. 17. -haheas e'i us .:;1 -tai l!1.5v. ill Itmnt u Disiiuldt 1 hese thino-s oao-it not to h in tntn- . . -' . . tcr V.wl if m ist-W j.,,-, ,d tirmnJ. 1 - 0 1 1:1 ra,,-tcli-s ,,ad c.ip.turod hi jping men 111 1 eri.uuda and Nassau, ihu tage song as they saw little Rome weep . . . I . I . 11" -1 T ' f I 1 ! enou-h to s,op it the police '(if heir 1 is V ' ' . 1 . - . - Ua,,KC;e? well. ebu-h eoiivinced- by. .this ! in- at his inothcr's. grave. any ;iie.) should take thr matrcr in1 " From VirLit. - - '. um In; Ju-y apnot. elect .raiv close the ; Thc lc;VVcyat length dropped 'dry and hululs.'." ' ROljAsnOMT. !.;.,t5; - , ' , i mingtjm by-ihyir. blockade, siv.; aud -tbc snQ-w rcstcd n the hiU - J lL (lUll J 'ob'utc. that a g;uertl ba th vosorii'i.-'' lo strate'V to compass the can- . i , ! u -n 1 ' -...rr - I, ,, Fn , jl"svl,,o 10 stracy to Lomas in. tap . tieil Ftenie hitnsglf fell ill, and for i;ia"y i, ..Viu ... r,,..y, f, "' v-t'Bvv uc, w vu ueu aim .ucau. J iuie ui uui Muauiurs. 'uiiiiuu uuu i ..i. u. J . . r f n :.i . ...... ..... i Jii . i. . . ; - e . i .. l i i T ' i - - - - . j ti t. j .ii,,iu. iuu.. . . v. .. u ... ..... in.j " j j...; aa tr n i.oi ."Him i.v: ;u t wi J I - ,eua u, .j.e. u..i.c: i t. p-u.e.-inen ; n.g nupe uouu on jkuut with f.ivy ! to. iris home, in Floyd c-mty, V., eu ' white blossoms that eeiaed '.'J. li.nd soF. ! they g .prioters,), p stni-i-to .1 clerks 0, th:.u.tud tr ;,:i 1 ; U th .same tiui iK.r furlough. The bWtv was earied to Ra- row fully oyer the sod. The. child khoUibeauty. HMlro l eu.pi .yee a,4, shoemakers 0.1, i cuoving the atieuMoa of our right, xviug eiuh aT-d left ut'te'"V aysid-. Hospital ! beside them, ami a utrnn-e ioiu df !er went n,;c .. inaKei, o -, ,. ; sen-oot t,,,u, f ' j a . - "' on Kidge. Tire ' uas,t ! Mit.;neii. j - ' - Piacc crept int., hi hwt. . d'the i:'11'1 oruianeecmpiiy- jar nrst was .,t impetu.nr?, but 5ncreae. ; ; . . -My m Hher U.; jjul 1 lew from the!.inS T ' ' ' ' " - -a..irn , t.ilfHi au.itco(r j iham Sjrup. A parage idi w ; b.nd xvhere sho dwell " i-i thnuuht. - t log tne Vv'l3-'v ,i, Mciv.udeut his :. i.. eosps eomuMi.ded. by RreckcuJ i goi:-r toe - rdunds of the piess, Vialing ULoVf that 5ho ha not forgotten i.ojuana 14 gn V,' - :-':' V.rV1' atrnincUiiig. that M R F. Aoims; of ucorgia, hud 3 mi-At- ofhop: h-unf d o,i 1,u. fd, pale, i cuine .:--?: -'- "i.'-i . - --, T.v ..wrir:i:.s ik, eoarau'?.1 laic -. t.u tii :rttiri:,i.!M The ruinor puLilshed last week as offi cial, in regard to the surreader of Knox ville and the capture. of Burusides, tufas out to be not onl wnoffieial but untrue. The condition of affairs' there is rither uncertain The following is perhaps as accurate as any" information received. From Knoxville. . , : Tii 2 edi tor of the Iarii5tta Confederate; eon ei-.se I o si .Tuesdaj with a cayalrj pffi-' c(vr of Crew's Briinid"e, and a soldier of Ktr.-U iiv'rf ili'ijradc,' jthe former of wITora left our f: ncii i r.juu d Knoxvj-l!$;J:Uurdiyr nTghri the latter Saturday morning They say that our troops- eouijdctelv invest the city. iVom the liver nbove around to the-rivc!- belo'.v jt", the ri Yerlide of theJ tosvri ifiiir iiiAtimtv vvnv m"i.!irrps "arid fitrrr?z for the enemy. ;Oar infantry lines ex- tvnd.a'.-out two-nurds of the wa'vVa round, (and our eavalrvth other- third. The:j c iViiirv are o i the sidy oi' he city looking' towards Cumberland Trap, with the fhlatrr try, aftr,.i so v ore skirmish with the en-. emy,'Jvad been thrown across the IloUton near the mouth of French'' !nud, with a view of prevent ili-ijr -the eiictny .from pi nut- ing a "baUery on the' Souh btuik the river, ? iinmediately pppite K:i;xvill.r, jwhicbi it.wa? said, -titey. were atteniptifig 1 to do. Tho eneai -ti uV poatojux ..across tl.ie river, and, holding the Heights, would the abta to forage on the SoHth side, it their- aflemprs succeeded. . i longstreets lines Were close up to tlie city, lie drove the enemy from thvirpo- jine ! v' emy a gun from the battery. Prisoners said th , nun it ion emy and road Depots jtnd'Maclfirie Shops, but. had. not. burnt the .East Tennessee and' Geor- gia Depots or shops i' our thousand of the enemy were said to be at Strawberry Ijiains, (fifteen miles from Kuoxviiic) aod Gens. Jones aud Runs om were shellinj them from the op- ! noito'-hiitil- i.f I i'n-ki- "I'iiTw f!ii. nn. , . - . . f. i.1P,1.:)ifl'L r,ir.A nntc;, ,.t Knoxville, except the remnant of Bird cavalry, which are beyond -the river be low i lvinirston. live remnant ot Woo ford's ea v airy ,are in Knoxville. Burn noxville. Burn le'isi- represented 10,000 to T 5,000 side s 'force in ivuoxk llle is, rep res eu text by prisoners to be from-' 10,000 to i5,000 and on hah' rations. . 1 here was a rumor of Wheeler having in- is&ueu a i oru..;r a'.ivis:njr air iiou-eoui- i ... 1 - ik ' ras rumored! 1 The enemy crossed to the South side of J the R ivida-i, ..i, I'iiday -labt, and tn the same even. o- aieavv; .skirmish occuired between (Johnson s 1 ivisi.a: and two Di- - ; visions of the eiiemy. 1 lu htiiiir vas ' : l il- M...1" iiiof 1...I'....!. . il . 2 ln i.v.v m juji Mciuiu jiigni, me enemy he were Aii.iveu; back- to their entrenchments A)n S .furdav noMiin- wrls dorie. I).i Sun : day . Leo a;rjouV od that b th armies jj j to lonuiiig i i line tji oattie ' ('mtlnnboyu. : - ...... . i- .. t . .. We have- notliMig diefiniteyet from the iUi ! at, t nia poiut, wh ch occurred almost t w t ' w e e ; - s i i fe e . 'i he Atlanta i) a atej-racy.of tiie 27th learns from a genera that s'v'rai'.sln.ig' be oflicjr just dowi in on Satuida v 1 :u :v was intense iirj ur on illl IV li.il Muiul i', , a ! b 'i-jiiiNi e ntinuous alon: . - - J . ... VI ;the wir.ie iee at il i Mi'-Tilt Oil 'I Uosd:r I. iJi e . one ;iv i:sc e oy i e pea ted atiack " ::jM-ri"iyssivui jou our lines. At . 4 1 t.n; cfj-e gayo way r:;t. a:i i Mi.n;. on me nigu, in i, juai .oeyona voi-. : , trfidv amonm blockade Uuruters. knew full well that she ai.jlo mil, going Iroih the. city, and-1 he ' Kichtiiahd corrcsDondenf of gather tiiQin.'. " ! ... 1 .-, .i ' . -. . . . ttw. Atliufii Attn fin 1. wntps t ha (Ivin" mother hade Iittl-j Jteuie to' -. . i . i .; i'. .i i? - .,; . r i . ok -i .. J :e iu.r...' u .. ! come very near to -her, u - t f - i t s t jt j rvir"vtiinrw ir jtmi n r wi im . !i i v i j . i p i i1 ;l w r ; '.' ; t. - i i . - - . . ; " - . . . - - i r ; . . ' . . i . - . ' . . - 1 1 r I I M r I I ! 1 f i VV IN VMM ri'l 1 1.11:1 V -. Si 1 1 f " 11 Kl i vi . .- ! . .-- .. . t ,n i . .,r s-Vv ' - -.r it " i ! leave him. and neriorm a ou-dark lour- ..As the kind teacher . - . . L , n . . . '-- . : . . - . -. . . . ! mov 'alone.- lint : t.n ehirl. with violpiit ; ttt t he lonelines-i. ana . T J . . i. ?, i. ... i . sons of frier, elasned -his arms ahout Ins ! morse, or the old man s oattery, or aoout eiirnt iruns, on . because it was- rue resa'.c oi treacneiT. ..i . -. , , . - ... i i -i 1 ri m..," , I - . ',& . . , f ; ..i .' i mother s neek. nravini? to ?o- with her. ionrive his child.- dittle UMiVnf niir v,tnv ,,i nr.a.;i!i m Qii x-! t ii r,n rr-h Oio i, .if tutirKr vrtiinfii-.wi tvitliniiK i iHUturir last; comroi ecu tier CUUU, lUU'llUUr irtf. , ,. , - ., , r - rm n ;r . -, -i-t 4 . --i- T will riif Im'iva nni for -rrrv tuv witii a unghtcncd countenance.- . .. 400 vards ot the raih-nad denot. TheenV discovery, ana la five minutes more would 1,!n l will uot itae ou lor -c ci-my ... - . i 11 .4- . rt - - I i . i- V I . i . " .i ...'.i. . ttt .:..ll . ;a f n .... i .. w. iiw '.Iw.-V. I will c o It TIlV 1' ! 1 1 f I f Jl f 1 1 0 V . ' hos.-iiiT Had burnt the ll.umphre.y s llonse, i nave been ,saieiy,ou5voi range or uie cue- o o-iun ui.yi. u.nu ui; .ui-i ; - ..... VVw.. R.r tll'o 10 .etTfnnPseph nn.l VJrrini:i Rni. mv's r n S. WIRM4 ' KOlllO traitor .imoivr r lO HOUSC. SUC SOOiiC HO UUrC UllU SOOll " ailU CUIIV Miesu BTtUCl W JIUU, jCiipiureu.-a oanerv aim uu prisoners, out j lanivces were swarming over tne otuer. ; tuustiuir that the natural joyousness oritnem witn a love too noiy to uaner incin . T I '1 f'1.- .1 ! . 1 ! ti I'll I 1 f 1 i .1 1 - , t 'Prt n t:r f in. v . 11 lir . i.in.ln - i: '. i. ..non.i t ! jl.'l II 1 ... ..11 . I.'. !X'. Lt.i ! f,, in.uinv lint tulinul'iil' 1 I I ll TT II Nfi.ttriil -f -.- yi'iiuiiimiiuu - j. nt-iiij inu yuij, .nauc niiii .vajrj j (; IHUUOOU WOU1U OVerCOiue U1S gllCI , UUt lii'jijj . iiui.nnubiki. v ..iui i u niu- o' 1 li. n'i . l. nt i ........ J.i .. . ;i ii. ... T...- -.i,.. ....! i.. ' i i 1 -.. 1 1 " ? . ' ...1.,1 1... .. l.r.1 .! .'.....I juunu.ui), '- iiaiAA iiiiu iii.vt.v;r are.j inciitj-tiiii. neiu ukiju jnisu.iuis uv uiu ; WllCll CeKS paSSCU Oil auu UlOUgllt uu utss us lunamuu uj iuu .utM, unu SJli I to ha vo h- ! I tiiiv v 1 :n lw I 'u m tii.r. oiipiii v Tiio fii't'Vv of thn Vomii cliiin !.l ho -.1... .w.. I.,",. 1.........-..1 f.. i.mt.n,.t I. ,.l,;i.l '.. I i f lio rimt n 11 v 0110 in sorrow lie nfferod jlaud Gun on Tuesday last, Buru.side. :;av- a warning to ihe e?6utins of Goverumc it I sorrow, and" the- x-rape gatherars as they his simple tribute strong in the faith of Ij-ltllltK A U . l' nit-rr It- i.-.v .iv n i.-) uu, n: ir - t tv -u.nin; u . '. Wi- lli5 I'llOinv oli-.v. . i -1 SHi II.. u--.v n-i Ou ' ,. ... r 1-. . ...v,.Irt ........... f HnlK r enemy pouring througli the valley like a: flood." Our .troops bu lookout, seeing themselves cut off got confused, letrcat--itrg in disorder -v During the night, the, enemy not pur suing, the remnant of our left was with drawn tj I Mission Bidge, where our troops werc-massed fGr ti e Jmorraw's -cattle. Some of our commands -on Itha left were captured.. J 4 . .On WednesOy bofor sunrise the ene my'adyari'ced ; his. whole fores with ardor upon'.the works at the foot of Mission- liiuge- ttaruee, commaaaing, xnen met tho at taek with ,yv. erful vi'0r an d suc- eesr-harg aii vta repahse Five hundred dead lar iufrout of c rietr: our works. ' Our fight stood firm. The battle ceased at dark on .Wednesday. vVftcr nightfall the enemy improved his position on Lookout, posting batteries to enfilade position ou Hission Ridge hece'ssitating .fits .evacuation,! when: our .line- fell' back eakward df.Missiu Oil aird behind Chicha- mauga, where it n jW stands. Th battle was uot renewed on Thursday . Our loss in. killed iiiid wounded js not a tiipusand; the enemy's is at least , twenty' thousand. Our li5s in prisoners is not known we have six hundred prisoners. Grant CvHii- ! mantled- in person, WashinTan and ,j0lbs artillery lost all 'their - guns: Gen- jvral WiUtham js not sen5usly wounded, j and is;hbwJireJ7. Governor'-jlarrjff-, .who ind i now.hyrej .'".Governor ilarris-, who biigJit through the battle;? ;dl(T here. f. Our wounded are begi n u i n to a rri ve. Brarr,s gold. u.irtbiu are now at lung ! who came passlriero the Venus,and he (tells mo tht the; vessel", had; nearly- uot crew rang the steamer's bell, thus giving j the Yankees the alarm, and indicating in the darkness, the exact direction' in which; they should openiire. This fliey did with ! such, fatal accuracy that three men onth$ j deck of the Venus were killed.by thefiest Uhot Two other "shots successively struck tin. vtu-l At tlio mAtiiniil of lin-intr tiir. ! n .lv vr.o m-i.t'o tn nil tlfn -ofhot- shin of '? Uhe fleet, several of whica moved ' rapidly I 2- i across the mouth; of. the riv-er to rntercept.j i- the Veuus, and'hothiug was left the cap j tain but-to run her upon the beach. 1 he j vessel had no sooner struck than she was Uurrountled by the launches .of the block- jtaiu but-to iuu her upon the beach. The vessel had no sooner struck than she was ! Surrounded by the launches .of the block- I a'ders. and Uie passeugers and crew were descending oue side of the ship as.. the 1 . . 1 .... 1 -1 i 1 j-. 1 . 1 ' j vessels 10 oc excecuiniri V eareiui in. tne ,. .. . y , m selection of .their crews, especially iuship sad aiv overrun with the agents of Seward, au- these men wilt lose no opportunity of getting thir hirelings oa board Cont do - i ate vessels, agrt euig to pay iijgiu ,,lul- iiiuus suiiia 10 oeuay iiie mp uu men fhov tako cpi vio service into the halm's of the .' ' - 'r.v; - ; . ' L-.i-: ,m,. ' :..---r-. . j v biocicadef s i-Mr. Fiku has made himself a second R i- lanms as; provided, however, nothing nerein contained micnucu -. to sianuer tlw nriirii.til !K h ii:fitn:ifiti; ; that' Mr. riskeis a U ileal deceniant. , ihisd on the (Mrs. Joan JJ. fcutphine, a private beloimih-.r to company I.). 54th ! irrimi ru.niiiul't i!..ii fill - i,;l f-t f nil " " j tl.l. IV. ... Vl.t,....V ...v. V. . .J -. che Norh G iroliua railrojd, just belowl ! lilt; ooiimaii. slioi' 101 VVedneidc ffav Jost'tiftleo "i;e! rods frT::: vatig this hyiutu j Mr VdmT s ii is a- Libr.eatloi.. - ii.ii timt- he lo.ks upoUjt uh nutritious Kxat Ijntend o extend jtic.iiti vatiuii. I mV tJ . -. . . r - . ' ! - . ,1.1- Rev. Mr. Fiske, atSt.Paul, 3Jiniiesota, ' The snow had not yet- incited in the j cd. I shall never f-ee you more my in a serm m declared ibat "John ' lirowu'-j- valleys, ttou-h the "sun was shining j child, my child " . - - was u second Jesus Christy" "whereupon Uvarmiy, when Renie feebly turned his j Little Renie heard theso wmils; a glcun a Conner hiad eaiieiis resolved: "That Rev. ' !,.. I... mo-:, tou-n'.! tu i-m-i? ; wiwic of ioy illumined his heart: lit tinir his. .Tlie Legend of the Snow-Drop; ' - Far away among the vinc-clad hills of sunny France, there lived a poor woman with herionly child. She was a soldier's widow, nnd gained a scanty subsistence by working in the vineyards. Little Renie Was only ajde to follow his mother injicr labors buU he -lo?ed to sit undet- the vmes, and sec the neh purple, clusters of grapes that hung among the green leaves lite Duocnes oi amqtnysts. ? . ; , " JThe widqw dearly lovejr- her koh a.nd often seatinghim. upou her knee Rafter Che labor oi the day was over, he told hun of is .iatticr ihow. he was a good man VanWyjecarth.-; brave oldier -wad h-aci'-aKid iigatiwg lor (.0-m-t-" -- - : -j- - - -T-..- , . - . " - -P. , .r T.ip miro.-whfi dwe t :imrin? these sim- his country: and then she WQuld sQb and press the child to -her bosqni, as she re lated how handsome the soldiers looked ni arching t sound- of fife and drum, and how not one of tha gallant band ever returned again - V illenie was much too yoiwrg ; to under stand all. this; but as hc grew older lie learned that his mother had left her home with a young soldier, and tint her" father never forrave "the marriage, or saw his daughter asrain. The old man was Hying still in a olistaut prnvince ; but though the heart ot thq 1 neiy widow yearned tor home, and with a; mother's pride she longed to show her boy, jet slie knew the sti se stem nature of her father, and dared not seek him to plead aain for the pardon I ofteu denied. . - At last'.the poor willow fell ill, aud - .fthAn.rh - it was the season when the rich hue - of the grapes deepened into perfec tion" beneath - tho warm sun beams, she should not iive to lid.theu in fa I- i ana nl 1 ' -c Jelt ell"a- 1 Then tbo widow,' whose streirgth wa, ' Poor Httle Kerne was uii orphan, The peasants made the poor i widow a grave in a quiet spot, and gave the little boy. a, home among themselves ; but day after day he threw himself upou his mo- other's grave and wept, refusing to be con- soled.. Children gathered about and ' r.rotu hi in toinio t hir Mti irr . Iviiul Wn I nuai drew him' to their bcwmis and' immi- ised to cherish him, strong-hearted' men raised' him up and bade. him 'be of good cheer; but Renie turned from them all j to the cold, damp sod, exclaiming, "bhe j will not'leuve mo for ever, my mother wjil come back. 1 'will wait lor' her here." j to the cold, damp sod, exclaiming, "She will not'leuve mo lor ever, my mother will come back. . 1 will wait lor' her here." j rheu they saw all their comfortin" - I words were of no a'vail they left him, , .. . 1 . . . . - . Htnrnod tr.mi t w vinovar.ls with.h.isk-of .; j - - 0f the beautiful fruit, paused in their vin- where a kind peasant and his wife nursed)" i'-v W cot tage. wore an air of i tpnderlv but during tho tedious ) , onljni. his mothcr-s. imago -was !0Ver before him : and remembering her ; wonis. a we shall nioet in my iatiicr s j ,ousef' he. resolved, w-heo he grew strong again, to go and seek her, as she did hot ! retuui to hini. . " ' his inothor sle.it. ' lie knelt down at th'j urraV0 and his warm tears foil fast upo.i the s.iow, wiien, lo; ju tAvlierc the :ears ; ha fallen, appeared a tiny blade ftrug- "-Hn-'to pierce" th eruited ground : iho bov tenderly scraped aside the snow, that ; the plant might feci the. sun, and i ai.oth-er tvaru. shower of tears fell tiboii it .L. U VI... O '. . , Vt il". iVl1.atl.Vi IJM 1.1.7 . .n ili.J t,. 4", r 1 1 i,,iii,oiihnMl lna l.ict mother's l ive fo; the flowers. i Wlior. lifi.it- i-iinn i.r-iin' li. tm "rnvn I lac; ;.s lie Iua'iGd for-illv ou Cuo lowers, - r An':. 'wWii 'is.-int iK ! 2y:r. enoas iitilo pbnt b!wv-oning in-the ljidt of the M.Ow, mid of a fcUd lad. never seen before, they were filled with astonishment and awe. k r It is sent from the. spirit landI they whispered, " and born of Renie V tears ; see how each snow- white dropi quivers s upon its stem like a tear about to fall ; his inotner knows his sorrow and "would console him thus. the grief of the little boy be- : caine more subdued, and hope and chcer fulness beamed upon his face once wore y he loved to witter , and nurture tho tendeV. blos'soms; an(lsp6ir the grave, was covered with the Qelicate. and gracctul Bowers, The. cure ; w"h6 dwelt among these sim pic peasants, loved the little motherless boy, and spoke often to him, explaining how the child must one day join his mo ther, but she could no more come to him. llenie listened to the good old man with interest; still the words of his mother seemed cvr present with him. We shall meet in my father's house!" vVud so oue day the boy filled a basket with tufts of the spirit flowers, as the peasants called the ai (1 going to the cure, said firmly,-; 4(My mother , i.as sent me 'many mes scngers- See, I take some with me to .show the way, and 1 goto seek her in her father's house, where she told me wc' &uld' - incet a-jain."- . , i Then tho good' cure -drew little llenie. towards him, and told him of that heaven ly Father's house where his mother await ed his coming;' and as he dwelt upon the love and goodness of rhatalUwise Parent, and. the eternal. happiness prepared for his children, the boy .was comforted, and dared uot wish his mother back to the . I lnie of that etirthly father who bad cast went on and spoke perhaps the re- who had refused to RenieU heart swelled with tears', and as vl sense of peace ifiUcd His own boson he longed to'impart .iit to otners. i5uuaeniy ne iookcu up they arc messengers sent to console us i hyth ; ana wiien l ten lum my motiier is jonc Home-to her heavenly Fathers hp he will not be angry with her any moj j but lovc me lor her sakc-" . ' The good cure blessed' thp little boy j the peasants gathered around with gifts :Liul lliailV kind WISIIOK. and then Jl(lllO I after a last visit ta his mothor's 'urave. j started on his journey, carrying with him ! the precious flowers, j ' j He met with -much kindness oil his , Way ; for all Who- listened j s'tory willingly aided the lit j Many wished to purchase , way ; for all Who- listened to '.-his .'simple story willingly aided the little orphan boy. j Many wished to iurchase the strange and ! beautiful blossoms which he carried, but I Renie would not sell them ; he regarded -, r . . . a. us power to sooiue. j. ! The twilight was fast fading into night - ; wheu Renie entered a shaded lane, and '. 'softly opening a wicket-gate, carried his treasured flowers to the well to water ;hem, ere he sou 'ht a shelter for the I night. 'The liUle gnrdeii into which he had '.en'ered was overgrown with wcod, . . . - ,.' 'desolation, in the pofclr satin old man, who with thin, silvery hair floating ou hifl shoulders, leaned heavily upon a stall, and w'itu liiouruiui yoico anu quaking oeatt constantly murmured to himel!; j " My child, my child ! -I have dri j you from me, and now am broken-he i ven heart- basket of flowers he stood before the old- man, saying as he offered them, ! uruumaiuer, see, k uriug you con. ' eolation ! - The poor tdd man was for a lime be. Wiidercl ; iut wiicti lie heard Iteuio si story, aud read the letter of thq good cure, lu cla-ped tho crald in his arms and him ters of mingled penitent, . . - SJlU'l OVl'T ! sorrow aud gratitude. - The weeds were uprdoted!, aud the pre. lowers planted- in the garden , where rev. and IJourtshtd in luxuriant, Wheu Renie vfith his grandfath to visit his mother's grave, tufts luyely blossoms met them at every like the foot -prints of angels IcadV ui on, and each one to Which- Ucnie, ;in the floyvcrs came ut- to weK them vs they pissed. i When t'le next spring time calno. ibo - ihiIIs were covered wj'i flnv .l'..l'r..f. Vtlo..- 'sms. and fir 'man v year the peasant 1 UUlV. tUttU, "iv.uiVs ?f.iIgvktU.U.'.' v .- -i -' !- ,' .
The Way of the World (Greensboro, N.C.)
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Dec. 3, 1863, edition 1
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