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LINCOLNTON, N. C, FRIDAY, AUO. 7, 1891.
NO. 14
Professional Cards.
Jr. f fojL J. o?tnsr,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Offers Lia professional service to ',he
citizens of Lincolntuu and surrono
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eaur'a. Office at J. M. Lawing's
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tended to.
Aug. 7, 1891 ly
J,mSAITISaIvi.IEh
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citizens ol Lincolnton and surround
ing country.
Will tie, tound nt nighr. at the res
idencei f B. C. Wood
March 27, ltOl ly
BAJRTJjETT SMIEP,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
LINCOLNTON, N. C.
Jac, 9, 180 1. ' ly-
. Finley & Wetmore,
ATTYS. AT LAW.
. . . LINCOLNTON, N. C.
Will practice in Lincoln and
surrounding counties.
All business put into our
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ded to.
April 18, 1890.
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-July 11, 1890. ly
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OUR MISSOURI
BY ANNA J. MCKEAG.
JQEN my sister Virginia and
Q' I. Helen Hurst, returned
home after our graduation
ti from Hemana Hall, we found
our mother's chief household per
plexity to be Missouri.
Missouri ordiuarily called Zury,
was the youngest of a family of thir
teen, all named for States and all
Hbiftless and lazy, except the oldest
boy, Texas, and our Zury. I dare
say a casaal visitor would have con.
sidered Zury a household treasure.
She was a jet black, wooly-headed
gill, energetic, tiuthful aud honest.
Against this catalogue of virtues
there was opposed but one fault;
yet that was so serious as to cause
us severe inconvenience almost dai
ly. She seemed totally devoid of
the faculty of memory.
The poor girl was conscious ot
this failing.
"Law, Miss Helen," the would say
to me, I jes pities your poor ma,
an pa, dat dey has to be so worrited
by me nebber recomuiemberin' nuf
fin. Ijea sot down las' night an
ruk a good cry when I 'fleoted how
I'd let de pies in de stove four hours,
an' how I nebber told your pa, de
doctab, 'boat old Mis' Sykes sendin'
for him immejit, an' how dere was
n't a knife ou de tea.table when de
gran' company came down, l'se jes
hopeless.'
So sincere was her penitence that
we kept her on, week after week,
contriving to give her such constant
supervision that little was left to her
memory. So matters went on until
the first cf Augosr, when the events
1 am about to relate occurred.
Although we were a hospitable
household and nearly always had
guests during the summer, this year
we were more than usually busy,
preparing for the reception of the
most distinguished person .who had
ever come within my father's ac
quaintance. In August we were
actually to entertain, in our plain
home, tho great Oriental traveler,
Dr. Heinrich Dieffenbacb, my fath
er's chum in his Berlin student days.
Though father assured us that the
great man was simple in his tastes,
we girls looked forward with some
J read to the coming of a guest who
was the friend of princes and states
men. We had refurnished the best bed
room, and all things were in readi
ioess for his arrival which was fixed
for the first of August. It happen
ed, unfortunately, that the same
date had been selected for her wed
Jing by a young lady whose brides
maids Virginia and I were to be
Of course, we would be obliged to
go, but we postponed our departure
until the afternoon and planned to
return early next morning, in order
to show proper honor to our expect.
ed guest. !
i
Frank, our brother, who was ab
sent with a camping party,'was also
expected home that day. To our
dismay, instead of Frank came a
telegram :
Dr. Hurst : Your son Frank ac
cidentally shot while hunting. Prob
ably not serious, but come.
Of course, father decided to go,
and no persuasions could avail to
change my mother's determination
to go also.
Here was a dreadlul state of af
fairs! Virginia and I, with our
bridesmaids' dresses in our hands
besan Dackmsr our trunk for our
journey, wnue motner rusnea rrau
tically arouud, hunting up lint aud
baudages tor poor Frank, and father
packed bis surgical instruments.
The train ou which we were all to
go was due in au hoar aud the cars
riage was waiting for us now !
Ia our excitement it was not till
our bonnets were on and we were
ready to stait that it daxued upon
us that Dr. Dieffenbach was actual
ly ccmiug that evening, and there
would be no one at home but poor,
forgetful Zary.
Then father began to remember
some affairs of importance that
must be attended to. He rushed op
to the messag8-8late" in bis office,
and there - were several messages
marked important. .
"They will all have to be neglect
ed,' he said, "except the last two. I
really oughtn't to go away, with
Judge Steele's brain fever so criti
cal ; but poor Frank I Here, Zary,
can you carry this not to Judge
Steele's immediately. It's important,
so do it without fail."
He tore a leaf from his prescrip
tion book, and wrote hurriedly :
"Am providentially hindered. Do
not uh laudanum. Send for Dr.
MaxwelL
"Now, Zary, take it. '
"ies, san, out aey 'a a boy come
dis minnit wid dis note.''
ane banded my father a letter
over which he muttered impatient
"That annoying real estate agent
wants to hear, within, an hour,
whether I will buy the Morgan lot.
I'll answer him In a minute.''
uoiuer tear corn irom tne pre
scription book, on which he scrib
bles;
"Have decided will not. This is
final."
"Now, Zary, take this to Thomp
son, ou Fourth street.''
'Ye9, sab," replied Zury, "but you
member you said dis mawnin' for
me to tlx a bed in de woodshed for
de peddler, Mike O'Keilly. Yon
jaid you promised him a night's
lodgin'. What'il I do 'bout dat ?"
"Oh, let him stay if he comes."
said my father. "He saved Frank's
life once, and I'll never deny the
poor fellow a night's lodging in the
woodshed. He's honest, so you
needn't be afraid; besides, Dr. DN
effeubach will be in the house.1'
"Yes, yah, I'll try to 'member all de
tings you's tole me, but l'se power
fully afraid I'll furgit someob 'em."
I was also so afraid of it, that I
called Zury into the library and
turned four pictures with their fac
Q- to the wall.
"Now, Zury," eaid I, "listen to
what I say. Yon have exactly four
things to do. The first is the note
to Mrs. Judge Steele. When you've
delivered that, turn the first picture
out- Then when you've taken the
one to Mr. Thompson Pve pat it
in an envelope, so you can't get
them mixed turn the second out.
Then Dr. Dieffenbacb. will come.
You must give him every attention-
Put the library at bis disposal and
give him the best room. When that
is done, turn the third picture out.
Then Mike OTteilly will come along.
Pat him in the woodshed. Then
your duties are done and the fourth
picture may be turned oat. Now,
Zury we rely on you to do your
best. If you attend to everything
propeily and forget nothiug, I'll
give you a pink lawn dress and '
"Hurry, Helen." shouted my fath
er, "we shall certainly miss the
train."
In a moment wo were all gone,
and Zury was monarch of all she
surveyed. What happened after-
ward we learned from her on our
return.
Realizing the responsibility of her
position, she proceeded faithfully to
the delivery of the two notes.
"When I tnk de note to Mis'r
Thompson, de really state man, be
tole me to wait a minute to see if
dey's answer needed. He jes' read
it an' den sey he : 'Blame de man !
What fur he s'pose I gwine take
laudanum 'cause he doan buy my
lot ! An' Dr. Maxwell I Why, he
ain't got no money 1' Den he say
some swear words I did'n jes' kotch
an' I come off to gib de odder note
to MU' Jedge Steele. She tole me
ter wait, too ; so I jes' sot down in
de gran' front ball, an' de lady tnk
de note, and when she read it, de j
tears come in her eyes, and she says,
'Oar ole physician. De life long
friend of de Jedge ! To answer us
in such a way !' Deu I come away,
l'se sorry bofe dem notes seem ter
take seen bad effec',but I'd done my
duty, an' I turn out de fust and sec
ond picters.
"I wuk'd on till well on ter night.
I hadn't lighted no 1-imps yit, fur de
honse cooler widoat 'em. Jis 'bout
dusk dere's a tremenjous ring at de
do' bell. I went an' dar was a gem-
man wid a satcuel, an' sez be :
" 1 met Dr. Hurst on de way to
de train, an be said I should come
"gnt on.'
" 'Yes sez I, 'hca been expectm'
ou dia long time. He's got a rootn
fixed up special, an' eaid to sbow
vou straight to it.' "
Zury conducted the guest to the
grand front bedroom, bbe was go
log to light a lamp tor him, when he
declared he could watt on himself.
"Docther Hurst'b a moighty foine
man," said the visitor. "It's a kind
harrut he hez. But ye maydn't hev
went to alt this bother for me. It's
meself as could resth aisy iny place
ah alt "
"No, indeed, sab," replied Zary.
"De doc tab wanted you ter bab de
Lies' in de house. An' he said for
me to put de Mbr'y at your 'eposal.'
"Ob, I'm no great rayder of boots.
Bleeged to ye, jes' the same,'' said
be gueet.
This anower from so learned a
man somewhat surprised Zary; but
he reflected that the hot eastern
an had probably nearly pat out
.he great scholar's eyes.
"De doctah said for you not to be
called in de mawnin'. You ies'
come down to de diuin'-room an'
ring de little bell wheneber yoa
want yo' breakfus, an' Zury'U bab
it ready.''
So saying, she left the distin
guished man and proceeded to the
library, where she turned out the
tbird picture with great glee.
"Now, who'll say Zury cau't
'member nnffin," she soliloquized.
"Dar's dem two letters wot make
'in bofe so mad 'Sposed of; an' dat
gran' furrin' man wot's been all ober
cie yarth a restin' hissef in de spare
room, An' now it's all doue but
cue picter."
At this instant the door-bell rang
fc ain, In the gathering darkness
Zury could barely see the new-corn
tr was a young man, tall and slen
c er.
"I am a friend of Frank's,'' he
eaid. "I believe be did not expect
I ie for a week, but I had to come
to-night or not at all. I have heard
c f Frank's wounds, but I thought I
vould come oo and let you dispose
cfmefor the night, so that 1 may
t e ready to receive the poor fellow
II the morning."
"Oh, yas! Dey said 'lore dey left
c at you was to git a night's lodg
i ig if you come. Dey's all mos'
s wful grateful for what you've done
i i de pas' for poor Marse Frank.
J is' come Iru de house."
Leading ber somewhat puzzled
guest through the house and into
t e back yard, she pointed to the
voodshed loft,
"Dey said dat l'se to tell you to
s tep dar. Ye kin git a hot break
f vs' in de kitchen in de mawnin'.''
Zary turned away, leaving the
young man to enjoy the hospitality
of the woodshed.
"I'm a good deal puzzled," he
Slid to himself. "I'll make tbe
best of it though. The girls are
just home from boarding-school
and probably they've a houseful of
com Dan v already, and this was tbe
o dy place left.''
Meautime, Zary, rejoicing that
sNe had gome to the end ot her re
sponsibilitie for the night, turned
out the last of the pictures and pre
Dared to close us the bouse for the
night. She was passing through
the hall, a lamp in her band, when
she saw. through the open front
door, a peculiarilooking man ad
vancincr cautiously toward her. He
was slightly bent, bad bushy blach
eyebrows and whiskers, shaggy hair
and wore a slouch hat. '
"Fes eider ob de gamtlemans at
home t" he asked in a deep voice.
Zary's heart beat with terror.
"Jes wait till 1 eee,"' she evasively
replied.
She rau with her lamp back to
the library, gave a final look at tbe
pictures and thought rapidly: .
"Now, all dem picters is turn out,
Dis ain't neither of de men dat was
to lodged, for dey's bofe here. Dis
am a burglar I A6ked if de men
was home, Musn't let him hnow.
Hi ! Yil I know jes' de way to fix
him !"'
Keturning she invited the suspN
cious-looking roan to follow her.
He did so aud was led into tbe li
brary. Jes' come fru dis little room into
de draw in'-room," said the wily Zu
ry, and ushered him into tbe strong,
dark, square linemcloset, with bat
cne door aud no windows. It had
teen used of late by Frank for pho
tographic parpoaes. Zury waited
until he was inside, and theu slam
med the door and bolted it from
tie outside; She then dragged tbe
sofa, a heavy table, and some arm
chairs to the spot, aud made a bar
r cade.
Meantime there came a munied
voice from within :
"Madam, dees ees some mees
dake I Lft me assuie you dees ees
some meesdake !"
"Yas!'' shouted bis captor, "dis
an a mistake. You thought 'cause
di doctor and Marse Frank's away,
dttpoorZury'd let you walk off
wid de silber-ware an' de gol'
watches, an' niebbe call a 'spress-
wagon to help you off wid de plan
u ?r."
"Madam," came from within, "1
atu the frient of Dr. Hurst. From
tl e zitty I come to these suburban
d im'cile for rest and converse with
mine frient."
"Rest ye'll git till mawnin,' ef dat
what ye'r after," replied tbe relent
less Zury. "An' as for dat Bobby
DDmmussle ye speak ob, if he dares
si ow his head I've a 'volvah dafll
make him take a good rest, an' you
tco, ef ye dou't stop your hollerinV
This awful threat brought quiet,
and Zury had leisure to determine
ber further course of action.
"Now," she reflected, "dar'a no
use in me goiu' au' wakiu' up dat
Horizontal Trab'ler in de spare
room. Poor tired man ! not wantin'
to put me to any extry trouble, an'
so grateful, an' his poor eyes 60
bid he doan cara ter read, do I put
de libr'y at his 'sposal. No, I
ain't goin' ter wake him !
"As for de peddlio man in de
w ood-shed, I wouldn't care so much
fcr 'sturbin him, ' cause he didu'
soem berry gratetul for bis lodgin',
bat dem kind'g always de most
thankless. No, 1 ain't swine ter
wake him. I'm gwiue ter staud
giard dis whole night in dis room
rxy lone self an' not gib de pris'ner
to no ban's but Dr. Hnrst's iu de
mawnin'. Den won't dey ail be a
praisin' Zary, an twouldn't s'piise
rre ef de young lady'd gib me a ber
ru nice victory lawn for de festibal.
So the long night passed and
Zury stood guard. At day-break
tl 3 express train brought us all
home. 1 ranks wound having
proved trilling.
When Zury had related to us the
night's adventures, and my father
had procured a pair of pistols and a
policeman, Zary removed her bar
ricade opened the door, and dis
closed to my astenisbed father the
form of his honored friend, Dr.
Heinrich Dieffenbacb !
The big German, in his foreign
fasnion, threw his arms around my
father and kissed him.
"Heinrich," said my father, "why
did you raise this awful commo
tion t
"It ees one meesdake," he began,
bnt there was no time tor further
explanations, for my mother, at that
moment, discovered, coming irom
the spare room, his pipe in his
month, and his pack in his hand,
the grateful peddler, Mike O'Railly.
We did not stop to listen to tbe
tbanks for the unusual attention
shown him, for a common question
rose to all our lips :
"Zury who is in the woodshed? "
We ran to the hack door just in
time to ec, coming down Irom the
woodshed loft, the Reverend Au
gustus Houghton, a voung divine
of high social and intellectual rank,
Frank's Harvard cbum.
Our guests were all such sensible
peop'e that they appreciated evm
Frank's uproarious hilaiity over
Zary's comedy of error. We re
tained Zary, though I am afraidhe
was never made to understand
the awfal blundeis tbe made that
night, and that sbe still regards
herself as a heroiue.
Tbe manager of the poonbouse in
Granville connty, is au object lesson i
to tboee wbo bave such institutions
in charge. For several years Mr. Z.
Waller, wbo has this institution iu
charge, has not only made I be poor
nouse seiNsustaiuing but has now
in bank to its credit over three
hundred dollar. Superintendents
of poor houses in other counties
might pay him a visit with trofir,.
State Chronicle,
Friday lotnn I nlurky Day.
Lee 8urrendered.oii Friday. Mos
cow was burned ou Fnday; Wash-,
ingtou was born on Friday. Sbakesn
peare was lorn on Friday. America
was discovered on Friday. Rich'
mond was evacuated on Friday.
TheR.tstile was destroyed on Fri
day. Tbe Mayflower was landed ou
Friday. (ueen Victoria was mar
ried on Friday. King Charles I. was
beheaded on Friday. Fort Sumter
was (HiuitMided on Friday. Napo
leon Bonup.trte wan l.oin on Ftidav.
Julius Ca3ar was assassinated ou
Friday. The hat t'v ot Muivngo was
fought ou Friday. The oattle of
Waterloo was fought ou Friday.
The battle ol liunkt-i II li a-tought
on Friday. Jo.ih .f Arc whs I uined
at tbe Make ou Fiiday. The battle
of New Orleans was fought on Fri
day. The Declaration of Iudepen
deuce was signed on I'mlay, Fii
day is uot an unlucky day, no more
than any other day, although a mau
sentenced to be banged on that day
may think so. Stiite Chruni lc.
As showing that Friday is uot an
unlucky day, the Raleigh Chronicle
publishes a list ot events that oc
cuned o Friday, among which is :
Julia's C;t;iar was assassinated on
Friday, Joan of Arc was burned at
the stake on Friday. Fiidav in not
au nnlucky day, no more than any
other day, although a man sentenc
ed to be hanged on that dy may
think so." The' above mentioned
parties having alike peisonal inter
est in the mat ter at tin "man ben
fenced to be hanged 1 might like
wise have thought Fi iday wis au
uiducky day Cfmrlutte Drmoenit.
HAPPY HOOr-IKKS.
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farmer and etoolimuii, ul uimit 11:0.', S i V'Si
"Find Electric Bitters to l- tin: !e-t KiJ-n'--y
aud Liver medicine, made me to -1 like
a new man." J W (iardner. hard wan;
merchant, game town, s.iys : Klei-trn- Hit
ters is just tho thinr for a man who is ul!
run down and don't tare whether lie lives
or dies ; be found new .-t'entli, t;ooJ up
petite and felt just like he had a new lease
on life. Only 50 cents a bottle, at Dr. J M
Lawins's l)rur Store.
A Peculiar Marriage Mi .
I got acquainted with a young
widow,ob8erves a lecent writer,who
lived with her stepdaughter in tho
same honse. I married the widow.
Shortly afterward, my lather fell in
love with the stepdauirbter of my
wife and married her. My wife be
came the mother-in-law aud also
the daughterMnlaw of iny own fath
er ; my wife's step-daughter is my
stepstnotber, who is tho step-daughter
of my wife. My father has a
bey ; he is naturally my step-broth
er and of my step-mother, but be
cause be is the .son ol my wife's
step-daughter, ho is my wifegtbe
grand-mother of tin Iit'ie boy, aud
I am the grand-father of my Htep
brother. My wite ;iIm has a boy j
my step-mother is consequently tbe
btep-sister of my bov, ami is also
biH giamUmoth-r, hee-tuse he is the
child oi her step-son, and my fath
er is tbe brother-in-law of my sou.
tei'ause be has got his step-sister
tor a wife. X am tho brother-in-law
of my mother, my wife is the
aunt of her own son, my son is the
grandson of my father, and lam
my own grand-father.
IS LIFE' WOKTII LI VINO ?
Not if you go through tho world a dys
peptic. Ur. Acker's Dysr-eii i Tablet aro
a positive cure for tbe wor-i forms of Dys
pepsia, Indizestion, flatulency and fjon
eiimption. Oa&ranteed aiiU oll by Dr. J
M Lawing Druggist.
Siict. in Li it.
Dr. John Hunter, the eminent
wurgeon, adopted a rule which may
be rec com mended to all. When a
friend asked him bow tie bad been
able to accomplish bo much iu tbe
way of study and discovery in bis
busy life, he answered : ;My rule in
deliberately to consider, before I
cornmeuce, whether tbe is practica
ble. If it be not practicable I do
not attempt it. If it be practicable,
I can accomplish it it 1 give suilis
cieut pains to it, aud having begun,
I never stop until the thing is doue
To this rule I owe all my success in
life."
Sabscripe for theCoumEK.