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WEEKLf THE ALLIA Vol. I. No. 4. Hillsboro, N. C, Tuesday, January 7, 1896. Price 50 cents Yeer m - 38 THE SANDS OF TIME. When the leaves are whispering damp and dead To the plash of the falling rain, When the swalfown have twittered good-by and fled Till uummer-tim. comes again. Shall I th'nk as 1 Hhut the old year out Of what is to com" in the new. Or leaves tin- future In shadow and doubt To dream of the past with you? To you remember an April day, The sun on th- springing corn. And the trees a-tint with the promise ot May, Do you hear the far-off horn list summer's leaves crackled under out feet. Or wind-tossed round us flew-r-And now 'ti only In memory sweet That I tread through the woods with you Do you remember thf hot July ? , All nature Kasped for breath. 1 Whi! the faithless wind had forgotten to slKn' And flowc r-birth led by the little gate, We stood in the shade by the link- gate-, Together, dear, 1 an'. you, And we heard the blaekoird call to hia mate When the roses cried for the dew. Do you remember a favorite horse, A soft, warm nose In your hand? The silence that came as a matter of course. Or the speech that never was planned? Do you remember 'tin months ago Or fori;1 t that you ever knew? Dear, If 1 know us I think 1 know, I know I am one with you. Do uu n m. mber the clear, cold night. The nigh! t hat our farewell sped ? You stood out dark 'gainst a streaming Jlght. " Take care of yourself I" you said. All over. And yet though summer bfl flown. Us glories all lost to view, 1 can never be heart-sick and never alone When I travel the past with you. B. M. Danby, in I'hambers' Journal. A SUCCESSFUL OPERATION. John Steyne. Nurse Winchester. Scene: John Stcyne's bedroom, im mediately after the doctor's visit. Steyne Nurse, what did the. doctor say? Nurse lie feels very hopeful the operation will prove successful, and your sight saved provided you con tinue to wear the bandage patiently. Steyne He said that in here. Out side, when you shut the door, he said1 you looked ill idiuiuL'tt'1 la r i " ' rtTITi been eavesdropping. T haven't much color, naturally. Steyne Still, you look ill. Is nurs ing me so wearisome? Nurse No'.ou are very considerate for a patient. But you must not worry about me. Kemember the doc tor's words: "Preserve a t ranquil mind. The more patient you are the sooner you willisee." Steyne (reflectively) I think I have been patient more patient than you guess, nurse. I have longed so fervent ly to see just one glance, as fleeting as you please, provided it took in the right object. (A sileuce.) Nurse, how long do I sleep in the daytime, as a rule? Nurse. Four or five hours. Steyne I don't. It's pretense. Iam day-dreaming. I am wondering, among other things, what your features are like. " j Nurse (begins to dust a mirror w ith ; a lace handkerchief) You are inquisi- tive. 2 J Steyne It's not mere inquisitiveness. 1 once knew a lady whose voice so great ly resembled yours that I am eager to Viiow if your features bear likeness too. j Nurse In a few days your bandages ill be removed, and then (Stops ab inptly.) j Steyne Why do you pause? I think your conscience is troubled, nurse. What answer did you make the dex'tor just now? That you have already written to the hospital to be relieved of your duties here on the plea of fail ing health, and that you cect to be relieved to-morrow. I heard. I Nurse 1 can send you my photo graph. That will assuage your curios ity. i Steyne It is my mind that requires relief now. Did you ever know a worn- un called F.thel Hampton? j Nurse (shaking out her lace hand-' kerchief) Yes. Steyne (jumps excitedly to his feet) You did ? I Nurse (severely) I decline to pursue the topic. You are exciting yourself most detrimentally. Steyne- You leae me to consume' with inward lire. ' Nurse 1 decline to le an aecessor I to your optical suicide. j Steyne You cannot stay my thoughts, i I knew Kthel Hampton nine years ago. I I was almost engaged 10 marry her. I suppose she is married now. ( A si- 1 lence.) You won't reply? Well, it's a relief to talk about, it. So you knew j her? Queer coincidence. Mycuriositvi x.. : i - " 1 i w i v n jv n I iitu ill. I ni'ri'n ..in n i, ..uu uremoiu. lour vo.crs are so similar. ! too-only hers was mischievous and; ij-ours -is rather tearful. j Nurse We lived together. People unconsciously imitate one another. ' Steyne -For flie same reason you may have other characteristics in com mon. Nurse (undecidedly) Possibly. Steyne And did you admire her? Nurse I did once. Steyne So did I--once before I dis covered her duplicity Lor hyjiocrisy. Nurse (startled) Before what? ! Steyne (bitterly) She jilted me. ' Nurse (confused) I she never told me that, though she confessed most things to me. Steyne" It is nevertheless a fact. I had arranged to take her to the Queen's theater on a certain night. At the last minute she sent me a telegram : "borry, Too ill to go to theater. Don't call." Nurse (amazed) You are mistaken ! Shp rrmlrln't. Vinvp sent that , ,,. , , , TT ,, T . Steyne Mistaken ! Hardly. I have -the telegram still. Nurse With whose name attached? e.. tt Steyne-Hampton-hers. Nurse But she went to the theater thatnteht. Steyne So did I. I saw her in a bo- looking anything but ill with that ead Brodham. Perhaps you didn't know him. Nurse (agitated) Yes, he called for her at the last minute, j Steyne Prearranged Nurse 1 assure you it was not. (Em phatically) And she did not send that telegram. t Why should she have added "Don't call?" You never did call to my knowledge. Steyne By her request. Living in rooms with only a young companion I suppose you were the companion, nurse she studiously rejected male visitors except Brodham. lie called, frequently. Nurse He was privileged, being her cousin. (After a little pause) Put you could have written. Steyne After her telegram, and see ing her at the theater with Brodham! Oh, no. I considered the explanation due from her. I gave her two !e s. Nurse Then you sent her a packet minus explanation or accusation. Steyne And received, "per ret urn," a packet from her, with similar omis sions. That ended it. I went to the Cape to forget. Nursevtrying to conceal her eager ness) And you were successful? Steyne Unfortunately, no. A Iojf rept into a JoiuiosouiJ l-a- per telling n-WJVni'n who had d: i veil . In the some poor devil of a man to suicid a roundabout wav I learned that woman was Ethel Hampton. Nurse Ah! You did not hear that the poor devil of a man was Fred Brod ham? Steyne Good Lord! I beg your par don, nurse. Is that a fact? Nurse Yes. But you are exciting ourself, and Steyne It's of no use; the inward fire's a raging furnace now. Tell me this: Is Ethel Hampton married ? Nurse One minute. Did you. t hut night you went to the Queen's. vm Ethel Hampton a telegram in these words: "Sorry. Too i!' to ;ro 10 the ater. Don't call. John Steyne." Steyne (surprised ) I did not send that telegram, or any other. Nurse She received .1. Steyne I swear most si I didn't send it. There's tial evidence in my faoi of it. The wording of t grams is identical. One both. 'ler.ndy ciremnr on t he i.e two person that a n t'aer Tel.--sent Nurse Later on tl.at eniii: f.- Brodham call anu -a nl I'll" li'li'L''! .. l: r,e had u- eve!'. Aie was a rotten excuse. i for seen vou, looking as lit having a box for the. Quern's i,r pi suaded her to aeeorhpauv hit-i. Steyne (enlightened ) i..od hea-' 1 hat s how it was. Fred Brodham shot . ,ai; , - !:'. :copl, lUcl.N i Xeit ::h.-l Can ill. Nurse For which her liecausc she was to scent his cunning. Steyne (with renew n Nurse Winchester is i married vet? cie n:' elllell 1 1 I!arn.to ; Nurse No. j Steyne Thank Cod! I her for me? VOU fil, Nurse You will sec ' doctor removes your her I he ban. la:'.- the matron does not send a -'i-sv 'w for me to-morrow. Steyne She will V h, re f i matron? Then ::,y .'a . . was not all madnes-. Ft!., i! up his hands t(i tear -aw.w hN i; dages). Nurse (seizes his writsi .io! IVin't touch them' Don't for sake. Black and White. MISTAKEN IDENTITY. There Ya a Vast UltTi-ri't re in t!ir fno 1 as'. The other day at Montezuma, wl two citizens were oi;ii r:i: at tiie . . . . iK)Xi a negTo approaciu i pno of them ;ls fuils. "Kurnel. I har vo' wa uut ou de plantashuri.- "Yes. I want a man ts to git a n... 1 1 ;: t hi re."' n plid ih colour;, as 1 IC uni, ,'d till' I'.riTl "'Seems to me I"e seen vou be fore!" "Reckon not. sah. I'ze new roun" here." "But I"m iuire I've Keen you some where. Let's sec. I was over at Perry the other day." "Yes, sah, yo" wasober to Perry." "And while then- I ealh d at f he jail. " es. has got Perrv." ah. yi railed at de jail. Dey a powerful nice jail ober to "And while at the jail I saw a colored man who was serving a m ntence f for stealing a hog. '"No doubt of it, kurnel. Yes. yo' dun saw a cull'd pussori right in dat jail at Perrv.' "And you colonel as h ire the man." said the laid his hand on the r.e- pro s sho ild r. ""Jes. so, k u: i:el in dat jail at IV ny of sit vo' i-a.-s ;. j.-s' m. I w a.-; right an 1 em, v: k micr - along. ii u hite folks a memVv son; heads!'1' m ucir "But who h you "No. OU lio i, .pos, :;i r. "1.L-. d. ( ' Dat's '..!.:a I'-- !.i re to ;.-,. Liis, about. Yo" got it all rn::g ' 1 out dat hog, kurnel. De pusson who dun stole de hog was ash. p . lien yo' called. 1 wasn't in dat jail ;'..! stealin' no hog. Fze no such man as dat." "Then chat w; re ou in for?" "Why. dey s ton seed meal tooken from di "Oh. I see. ence?" "What's the tid dern two bags er cot ey found in my cart was; depo'." Well, what's the differ- differenct Heaps o' hand, I'ze difference, sah On de one load in' up dem bags while mv I a bar'l o' sah art'M- dark, an' jus ttn. onil into my cart ack -, ii. i urned. On de odde hand, a pi;ssi!!i goc-- c;t:t ! v and runs a hog aroun' de wont' vhgM ' for fiber two hours before he c;otche: :: hjjul leg. 'Sense me, kurnel. I did rcckoii'ft lit-e to work on yo' planlas! am de sort o' mTin ho e dif ferencc between a,i;usson tkif in' in iail ; to obleege de jur;, fur stealin' a hog ,,er.t to jail t trust my ood mawn- rein'tashuin a: vo ham; tlanta 4 14Y J. 1.. I1AKBOVR. Miranda of her qui v hen som door. Wr sa-.v Mrs. the lit; h i " 'Sense back door as she s1- and swee "I could t. d:; v. a "doing up" the last es one November luorning one l'P.p':ed at her kitchen she opened 'my door .'he eon Draper standing n t i iu; en. ,.i - a.e for oining 'round to tae Mii-am'-. y . . I I ! I - I 1 - . . IVl I, M l- pel iijt ) i lie -pot lessl v clean 1 , no rant little kitchen. ! i'r-"i-i i he h inks of 1 he front Ot t and of r M v : house that ma in the back, 1 '. li"t;2"hi I'd save you the trouble inning to let me in at the front door. llf)'. wert ami it smells in r ;uev here." "I've b- atid now quinces," real liar think ih: sa u e. . stai d i'g rociiiL' - 11 Sl!Cll'g a- sweet apjiles. 1 he last o' my Miranda. "I'm prcserv e, and 1 is nice in apple keeping von ii down in this you don't mind chen. Mirandy. os- here. Hov- iclien'-v a riXKl ug up Miss i:'i: slttli "N ior i h.. I "Y ill 1 !H' K can lair nh s look the k 1 for There e- lea'.et have !, . o mucii nd it's so nioi -1 1 from ' I s 1 : n : i : -ant hemum ill oiiLTht to liave charge that'll be in fail :'.'.'..- so.-i "If :i eeinev out brfure v put it on h - ta':'" vei'rc to of V hi 1) the a: l.i'M uerk." "It would loel meets with i.s. iov t ' v on the table. V ..llicil.'l it ? 111 i! w cfs w i ! 1 1 ie real scai ce i 'V t hat t ; me. I i 1 1. v exjiect a ltoo. ma ii v a " h. V e- ; In- a- many t hat's v, hat about. You committer o " I e. J Ie . "V,:;. Fit. taoil.l' ie fir I eouid count on will, "i ih. y. 1 '.-'.. r t t a-oc:. ; uinks there'll gates conic, and 1 1'. . r to see you i (.airman of t he . ii i.; '.'" i'i' Sunday." ok . ULT .1 p liter- or 'rrta url he .icl. e-ate-. and I knew i vou takiuL' at least ope; i . .'" w i ; ' : r, r to take one. 1 'd j m ti.-. . I "111. m n n. e I. and I a h. lit'. ! t hat re it I , I . t ir.2. ''ii. o; get II;." UV o to I- trv ing ooaro .ii hcirfc leouV " 1 I m m 1 plied Miss Dill. She was a kindly soul J . , who uid'kindly deeds and found delight ' aml her daughter's gone away ' I dare in speaking kindly words. Her tongue j ' ri! sme one." V ; w as little given to say unkind things ! Mr" IIi!,er became verj- c imun' about anyone, and she was loyalty itself cative after tea when he anjl iss B.I to her brothers and sisters in the Ban-1 tist church. "The association comes the week be fore Thanksgiving, I believe," she said, : when Mrs. Draper had risen to go. "Yes, on Tuesday and Wednesday. Most of the delegates are expected on Monday, and they'll be likely to stay until Thursday." "I'd just as soon have mine to stay that long as not, if you send me some real pleasant person. I just enjoyed entertaining the delegates I had last spring, when the Woman's Christian Temperance union met here.' 'Til try and have some real nice,, agreeable person sent to vou, Mirandy." Mrs. Draier went on her homeward way and Miss Dill gave her attention ,to the quince- preserves simmering in a blue, porcelain-lined kettle on her shining stove. She was as immaculate- Iv neat as her surroundings. Hermove-' ments were as quick and free as those , di a girl of IS, while it was said in the ' town that Miss Miranda "owned tip to l'-. but it was also said that whatever Miss Dill "owned up to" was the exact truth. She was kuown to be absolute ly honest in w ord and in deed. Her life was as an open book. It had always been a good and kindly life, and much of it had been spent in t lie service of others and in promoting the genera good of the world. She was sometimes called the "backbone" of the feeble little Baptist church in Uiram- vi lie. there had been times when it would have been deserted, but for Miss Dill's zeal, and the free use of her rather limited income. , The little church was now pastorless, dtiiough numerous "candidates" had i. some fime been filling its pulpit. ' 1 Neo weeks after Mrs. Draper's call Miss TDill appeared at that lady's house in a st;ie of manifest perturbation. I "Why." vSister Draper!" she said, ex' citedly, "my delegate has come, and --why. Sister Draper!" "Why. what is it, Mirandy?" "Vou'vi- Scnt nie a man delegate!" Miss Dill's look and tone of dismay were so comicafl that Mrs. Draner vThv, Mirahdv," she .said : "itiTiio killing matter if a man has been sent to you. is it? Whoish .?' "Rev. James HiJler, of Oldfield." "Why. he was to have leen sent to Brother Palmer's and a Mrs. Drewe was to have been sent to yo i. I'Jl warrant vou they've made a mistake and sent Mrs. Drcwe to Brother Palmer's." "But, whatshallldo?" "Do?" said Mrs. Draper, w ith another laugh. "Simply make the best of it. Brother Ililler is a lovely man!," "I know, but won't folks won't it seem a little well, strange, for me to be entertaining a gentleman delegate?" "Nonsense, Mirandy! You're too well known and too highly respected in this town for anyone to say a word about it. It would make a good deal more talk if you sent the man away, simply because he was a man. I'll tell folks that it was a mistake, and I know that there won't be a word said about it." So Miss Dill, comforted, but still per lurbed in spirit, went back to her dele gate and guest, whom she found seateU in the big. comfortable rocking-chair in her cheery sitting-room looking at her photograph album. Lev. James Ililler was a portly, good looking man of a1', with kindly blue eves and courteous, gentle manner. He was quick enough in his percept ions to know that his coming had gicn his lit tle spinster hostess something of a sur- I !'' alt !l; )ULr!l h she had said that she had been expect ing a delegate. She was calmer in her mind and inan-ici- when she returned from Mrs. I'raix r's. A minister was to her a hu man hcin u i .rid am tr set apart from the rest of the I worthy of the most profound rr-jM-ct. Ib r heart Ix-gan to flutter a little aea'.n when she found herself sitting oppo-itr her guest at her daintily-ap-poinP d tea taiile, on which was set delicacies such as the departed w ife of l: . Mr. Ililler had not lern skilled m making. "You live entirely alone all the time, do o-.i. SMit Dill?" lie asked, as she handed him his third cup of the most fragrant and delicious tea he had ever ta-tt "I i in iii - life. , have quite a good deal of com-, ii.v.' repin-d Miss Dill, "but I stay1 one most of the time." i "Do you find it lonesome?" j "No. not very, excepting at Thanks v ing and hriistnias t.nie. when other ph have so many of their friends ."li.d them. I 1 fe ! lonesome then, 'hough I gen 'rally manage to find .:rf ot!n r lonesjrue x rson to invite i with rue. I was wnr.deriop to-dav !.) I i-o'iJ I invi'e in this year. I Lou ;!.), ,Inv and her poor oid moticr ; "'V !:..! ditd lait i'.'ir:: were again semen in her sitttf j-rc-r. before an open grate fire. Get old L how he. had been a widower Jr tv . . years, and how his son antj ajgbt- r had both married and left liijn p go n homes of their owri. Finally lg asked : "Did you know that I wasvio stay over after the association -cfcS.vs and preach in yourcliureh next Sunday?" "No, 1 hadn't heard that, but km glad of it. We need a regular minister very much. The town has bcgiai'fci cro-.. fast since the cotton mills nnd Hie she. "V "'"4 il K"' 1 uld u,ld ,he church riPht M - "U lo8 ,ike a Promisinld to P10, and 1 don mind savkvat IV J? 'Tn t0 Cail if hc I"'p H1 that 1 m tbo the-v want aftcr t f hen" mPrcacn- .' v f Jas Udler s preaclu creat a dea of enthusiasm., t Everybody says he s jtts Je man We Sa,d ilrf: Pr1xr rPs Di! on Monday. "He did preach tif? . spier did, good sermons, and he's sol hd antt sociable. Deacon White Hp ws all about him, and he says tberi. Isn't a single out about him. How dkj ou like him?" -l. "Very much," replied Miss bij, with a blush. "He's a real nice person to etiTtrtain. isn't he?" & "Yes, he is. He's the best Ijnd oi company." ; O; "If we call him he'll want a b$rdinp piace, anu wny uon t you gct2 goo p,rl and fix llP 1bat bi" cast m of yours tor a stuuy tor him ar.u V ic h::a to board.' meres r.o place i town where he could be so quiet ni l com fortable. The deacons acd tr"uj.ics r.re going to have a meeting to-ni( t and it's almost certain they'll call h S. LTe went back home to-day, didn't b 4? " "No, he went over to Hebron vis;t a day or two witb a cousin of k,, ar.o he's coming back here for Tbs" Jcriv ing." . "He is? Well, that's nice. -iYhose guest is he going to be?" ' Vt . "Mine." "Oh!" "Yes, and I've been thinking It it4 and iheir wives could como inlja the evening and meet him socially.", i "That would lie real. nice. VY'd be glad to come." , "Then I'll invite the others." very invitation was accepted and Mis4fJ)ili' house w as aglow with light and 'thec:'. The little hostess looked ten.Vfa:" younger than usual. Her evesld her cheeks were aplow. and her fritVUCEt laugh was sweet and joyous. At about nine in the evening Jnsacon Smith called the company to orf Ij" UaJ said: "I ;uess it won't be much oljd ' prire . to anyone here, unless it is ;1 'Hhcr Hdler, to know that we hate; jotcd unanimously to give Brother Jilcr : call to our church, and we'd all b Ifjlat? to hear a word from him abott e,-U ' probability of his coming." ' f ' ' His acceptance of the call wa4 1fcr8SI and to the point. Then he Ikffl tc!. cleared his throat and said:' -- " Perhaps there could be no xie a proprie'e time for me to cnS5tinc' something I feil tnat my pariS.iaerr. 6 have a right to know, ai.d fcr"vch"t . have cause for heartfelt t!:LL.kf-gjr::..-r. as every man ought to rejoice tiitd U. glad when the Lord directs Miryto ' good and true woman who is willing to be his w ife." 1 He crossed the room and tooSpJII Dill by the hand. "Allow- me to present to vou tbjpflcr,r w oman who has promised to ''2 or. new pastor's v. ife. 1 hc.,M that tttf r.V not a p'-ar unseemiy to ou bee. 'fee o our brief acquaintance. If, on a- "h iu yestigation as you care to mafe v" yotf find that I am unworthy of her. twill rriratp j,r frotn lrr t-ngagem:yH. I ,bat wo )iT)o our own mini land hearts well enough to feel sufe V.-t wo will be happy together. a: d Uii, t our who!; life will U- ,'blvd with tliitru rpiri of thanksgiv ii.gand praise' "Ar.d to think what a f usk yoti tnnde about entertaining a man dele-jat." said Mrs. Dmi-r to Miss Dill Sfifter ward. ? J But Mis Dill only laughed as rhe h& not lug'ui d for yars and as only.tbcy j, jjj, wh' Iov. and are belYJtd. Detroit Free Press. -' Much f-m art lu SlUMk -j? As to the mi dl'V f(Kl l. i ' uoubt. '- y oi r.ilod eonUii. T'or v iue of siUgr i.e an r avor.suir jsjt . I the fa : that thTOp , roiiKt ituciits (i na- tun- jrmifi d ti-.-ni. and in that $ ;ndi tion is most wholesome, from nouiic jJOiiit rf view , there is l, OlD- parison The ii.oie n atiUarcai 9K- .,Jt 1. ' ri;. to the r the greaw-r is tneir uxw itTXi.. c-uai. j'u tt. r. until, in time, tM-lfct COIUC Vu'.Uekai. Ail tb'S iOM UQ1V4 by using Ui Kia. vuthra VlxsA xv
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