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It was a sultry June day, with a saulefis, leaden sky, the atmonphere charged with electricita, the trees in the park powdered over with fiue dust.The children had been contumacious, the lessous hard, the trustees unusually exacting in their visit of inspection that morning, and Miss Middleton, as she untied her bonnet-strings and sat down in the one easy-chair that her room afforded, drew a sigh of mingled re lief and vexation. "One might as well be a slave at once V said Mis Middleton. "It I were a man, I'd snap my fingers in their taces, send in my resignation and go out to Kansas to farm govs ernmeut lands, or weave corn bas kets, or make my living in some other shape where a person can be independent. But, as I'm a woman, I can't. I'm fond of children by nature, but I could have cheerfully choked every yGung imp in my class to-day. Now, ad this isn't the proper state of things. I'm the wrong woman in the right place the square block of humanity in the round hole." Miss Middleton, looked at herself in the glass. She was fat, fair and j thirtybsix, with here and there a silver thread shining in her braids and incipient ciows-feet at the corners of her bright, hazel eyes. "I ought to have been married," said Miss Middleton, vaguely fol lowing up the current of her ideas. "But what is a girl to do when the men don't kuow what they're about? And, dear me, I never had bat one offer, and that was from poor Dick Brandegee, who couldn't even sup port himself, let aione a wife. He died in the lanatic asylum last year, Perhaps he would have died there sooner if he had married me "What is it, Mrs. Moscovitz?" to the landlady of the boarding house "A boy to see wief What on earth does a boy want to see me for !" "He's been here twice, Miss Mld dieton," said the landlady, pursuing up her thin lips. "And I've seen him through the basement windows a-hanging rouny the ary, and I am free to say, as I sent Caroline to bring me the spoonbasket and the silver tray, tor he ain't exactly what you would call an ornamental mem ber of society I1' 'Send him in," said Miss Mid dleton brusquely ; and a tall, un gainly lad of fifteen, or thereabouts, slouched into the room, ragged. dusty and wearing shoes which scarcely covered his feet. Oh said Miss Middleton rec ognizing a former member of her class in the public school. "It's Benny Pole, isn't it T Yes, I'm eure it's Benny, now. And what can you possibly want with me. Benny Pole V "Please, 'm I want to borrow five dollars." answered the ungainly youth. "Oh!" said Miss Middleton satir ically. "Wouldn't five hondred do as well!'' "Please 'm, I haven't never had no luck, since they turned me out of school for laughing, because Squire Hopkins sneezed his specta cles off his nose,", said Benny do lorously. "I got a place to a gros cer's, but my errand basket was etole but I tried newspapers on an expres8"train. aud I leil on the last car and hurt my ankle so as Pve limped ever since. And they say I'u too O g to learn a trade, and too little to go out lor day's work." "Well," said Msa Middleton, and how can I prevent all this ac cumulation ot mbfortuue f "Please, 'm,'' said Benny, piteous- ly- "yon was always good to me. I haveu't got a friend in the world, except it's mother and you." "Humuh 1" said Miss Middleton. "That's takiug a good deal for granted." "And," went on Beuuy, slowly, turning the ragged brim of his baU tered straw hat around and around in his two hands, "there's a fellow drives a tinswagon oat into the country h peddler and it I could raise Ave dollars to go partners, he'd let me drive for him, and have half ot whatever I make." "Benny, said Miss Middleton, severely, "yon ars trading on the good-nature of yonr felIowcreat nres. Now, what are you and your tincart man to me, that I should deliberately give you a five-dollar bill V Kenny's countenance fell. "I didn't hardly 'spect you would, ma'am," said he, "but I hadn't no one else to go to. 1 humbly beg pardon, ma'am, for intruding." And he was shuffling away, when Miss Middletou's kind heart mis gave her, and I he words of the Ri ble Hashed into her memory : " 'Oue of the least of these one of the least of these' , "Beuuy !" said she brusquely. The lad halted. ' Come back ! ' He obeyed. "Here is a five-dollar bill," said Miss Middleton. "1 need it pretty badly myself, but I don't know but that yonr case is worse than mine. Make the best use you can of ir. And now, good-bye.'' And Benny Pole departed, with a face wherein a gleam of hope bad begun to appear. . Twenty years had passed by, and the snowy dusk of a winter's even ing was gathering around the raita way station of a thriving young Western city, as a beut and silver- haired woman alighted from the tiain. "Where does Mr. Silvester live V1 said she looking vaguely around tier. The station agent stared ; in his idea, every man, woman or child who didn't know where Mayor SiK vester lived deserved to be classed among the outside barbaiians of the world. "In the big house at the top ot (he hill,'-' be said briefly. Tbtre's his carriage now, waiting for the train to clear the track." "Is that he f " said Miss Middle ton, nodding toward a tall and stately figure seated well back un der the shelter of the barouchetop. "That's him," said the agent. "I have an order here for admis sion into the Home of Indigent women," said Miss Middleton, faint ly, "I am told he is president of the iustitute." "Yee," said the stationiagent, suddenly losing what little interest he had previously manifested in the stranger's affaire. "Peahaps I had better go to him," said Miss Middleton. "P'r'aps you had,'' said the sta tion agent, indifferently. The prematurely aged woman took up her shabby little traveling bag and went, timidly, toward the 6uperb carriage, whose coachman could scarcely bold in the foam Heckled horses. Mr. Silvester leaned out, with kind courtesy as he saw her approach. "Did you wish to speak to me, my good woman ?" said he. Miss MiddUton humbly presented a slip ot paper. Mayor Silvester read it by the light of the flaming carriage lpmps read it trice ever, and looked hard at the applicant. "You are Dorothy Middleton ?" he said. "I am Dorothy Middleton, sir.'' Mayor Silvester stepped out of the carnage and held the door open. "Do me the favor to enter,'' be said. And Miss Middletcu obeyed, in a bewildered sort of way. "You dou't know met'' said Mr, Silvester. "I never met yoa before,'' said Miss Middleton, meekly, "You will, perhaps, remember the Dame which I bore before assumingr, in accordance with the terms of an eacentric friend's will, my present appellation Benjamin Pole- Lit tle Benny Pol, with ragged clothes, a penniless pocket and a future dark as Ereou? dou't you r-mem- ber bis coming to you one day, Miss Middleton to borrow five dollars!'' Miss Middleton was eilent tor a moment. "Yes,' she said, at last, "I do re- member it. Is it possible that you you aro little Benny Pole!" "That five-dollar I'd!,'' said May or Silvester, "was the nucleus of all my success in lite. It gave me my first incentive to ambition, my first start in the world, Without it, I think I should have committed sui cide. I was quite discouraged and disheartened enough for any rash and unconsidered act. When I was in New York, a few years ago, I tiied to search you out and repay a tithe of what 1 owed you, bot your old position was vacant, and nobody could give me any tidings of your whereabouts. Now I heartily thank the Providence which has thrown you lu my way. Here we are as the carriage slopped. "Is this the Home for Indigent Womeu !" asked Miss Middleton, faiutly. "It is my home," Miss Middleton, said the mayor, "aud-yours, hence forward, aa well." Aud poor, overtasked Dorothy Middleton entered the luxurious portals of Mayor Silvester's home, never to leave it until she was car- ried out in her coffin. He was a son to her old age, a true and ten der support to her helplessness. "Ab'Miss Middleton wouhl say sometimes with a nraile, "that poor tattered five-dollar bill was the bst investment. I ever made." Seine Leading Facts ot Ameri can Historjr lor North (Carolinians to Ite nieuiher. It is a tact that the rejection of the first proposed Constitution of the United States by North Caroli na in 178S secuied in the present Constitution two of the grandest fundamental principles of this gov eminent the rights of the States and trial by jury. It is a fact that this great Ameri can Union, the admiration and the envy of ail other nations of the woild, is founded upon the first and matchless act of liberty ana inde peudence of the people of North Carolina, in Mecklenburg county on the 20th ot May, 1775. It is a fact that the fiist patriot's blood shed in the Revolution in de fence of justice, liberty aud inde pendence was by a North Carolini an upon North Carolina soil, at Ala uianee on the 16th ot May, 1771. It is a fact that it was the battle of Goilford Court House in North Carolina on March 15, 1781, which broke the power of Cornwallis and led to his speedy surrender at Yorktowu, thus ending the Revolu tion victoriously for the Americaus. It is a tact that in the gieat War for Southern Independence North Carolina gave the first martyr to the cause, furnished more soldiers to the Confederacy than any other Southern State, sent her brave men farthest into the enemie's lines at Gettysburg, and made the last charge upon the foes of the expir ing Confederacy. It is a fact that the first effort toward the establishment of a sysn tern of public education made in this country was by North Carolina in 1840, and from that proud step has grown all those maguificent systems of common schools through out the United States. N. C. Teacher. Democrats Ought to be in Hell. Extract from Weaver's Speech at Bloomfield, Sept. 26th, 1869. "What is the use of fuither art raigning the Democraci', with all its hoary crimes at tbe bar of pub lic opinion ! We know that its acts comprise murder, treason, theft, arson, fraud, prejury, aud all crimes possible for an organization to con nive." "It would be a mercy to put ite record a million miles deep in the pit tht is mentioued in Holy Writ; and I may add that if a large and distinguished asbortment of its alleged statesmen were tieut along it would be only common justice." If you feel weak and all worn out take BROWN'S IRON BITTERS Pav vour soDScriDtion to the Lis rwr Ciottrtvt?. KxvNooretary Ilui arl on The I'reHlriciit'rt Inciter. The New Yoik World requested from Ex-Secretary Bayard his opin ion of the President's letter of ac ceptance. The following is Mr. B iyard's answer : Wilmington Del., Sept. S. To the Editor of Hie World : SlU: Complying with your re quest tor a comment on the letter of acceptance of President Hanuson, I can only Nay that from its first line to its last I can disc-over no woul that suggests the slightest amelior ation of relief of the American peo ple from their present excexHive taxation, except pet haps when he praises the little gimlet-hoie bored by Mr. Blaine in the. sacred taiiff of McKiuley, which its in and out a feeble trickle, of reciprocal ruliet to thusty commerce. There is not a burdensome tax uiou productive industry which he projMises to light en, nor the weight of which he de sires to see more equitably distrib a ted. There is no obscurity or com plexity in such cases that distress es and embarrases importers and puzzles courts and counsel lor which he proposes a remedy. To (he amount of tax that reaches the public Treasury ht seems wholly mdifTereot, but the advantages and profits of protection to its special beneficiaries he dilates upon with rapture aud prophesies their abun dant increase. The toiling farmer who produces the bulk of our export?, ilm great a? my of unprotected consumers, in whose increased ct of living the tariff and all other taxes aie miu gled, cannot find even oue cold word of passing consideration and hopeful promise in this document of self and party congratulation aud commendation. Never did a paper more plainly and unconsciously ro the writer telj the story of its origin, aud that it's author was only the advocate and representative of a combination ot classes unjustly favored by law, who had advanced him to power for their own profit aud naturally de sired its continuauce. I do uot anywhere find in this let ter the benevolent aud diguified tone benefitting a man who holds the high office of chief magistrate of our great family of republics, whose citizeus of all parties are his fellow-couutrymo, aud equally to be credited with a desire for its welfare, and therefore entitled to his respect. But I find it rather the letter of a partisau, full ot carping criticisms, and unworthy and gross misrepresentations of the political opinions and ptiiposs of inoie than onohalf of the people of the United States. It bounds m hirp im peachments of motives ; appeals to the selfishness of clans interests and party prejudices, and tieems to ig nore the procession by the Ameris cau people of memory of the events of the last three yeart, and be un mindful that no more decisive pop ular verdict was ever lendered than against the obnoxious men, meas ures and politics with which his administration is identified, and which be now seeks unqualifiedly to renew and intensify, than was re corded by the elec'ion of 1890, and will be emphasized in November, 1892. T. 1'. BayAED. Chicago Silver Flank. We hold to the use of both gold aud silver as the standard money of the couutry and to the coinage of both gold and silver, without dis criminating against either metal, or charge for mintage, but the dollai unit for the coinage of both metals must be of equal iutiinsic and ex changeable valut, to be adjusted through an international agreement or by such safeguards of legislation as shall insure tho maintenance of the parity of the two metals, and the equal powei of every dollar at all times in tho payment of debts, and e demaud that ail papir cur rency shall be kept at p.-tr red ena ble in tuch com. We insist on ibis p.Hcy as espec'a'ly tfce protection ot larno is and iab-.r- Jing clat-s, the firr.i and most defense jless v ciims of untditble money and a fluctuating currency. President llntler on the I co llie's l'arty. On the 14th of July 1892 (just one month aj-o) the following edi toriol appeared in the Clinton Cau casian, tho paper edited by Mr. Ma- rion Bntler. President of tho State Farmer's Alliance: "From the present outlook, wo very much fear that the People's parry will put a Mate ticket in the field and possibly tickets in every county. Such actiou, if taken, would be greatly to bo regretted, and should be prevented if possible. Whatever difference may exist among North Carolinian over questions of national policy, there should be none in the Stnfo wheie Anglo Saxon rule ;md rood jrovesu meut is the p.tr.iijiuii ii iviii'. If the People's party puts out a State ticket then the present Sfat' ticket headed by Etias C i 1 1, iiich upon the whole is an admirable one, is almost sure to hn defeated. It will b defeated by the Republicans if they put out a State, ticket, it will bo defeated by the People's party ticket if the Republicans support the ticke t. Now a word to ihnse who have joined the. People's party: What is there to be gained tor Re form by defeating the Democratic S ate ticket ? Nothing, but much to iote, let tho insult be what it may. If you elect your ticket, you do it at the sufferance of the Re publican party, aud yon ;ire at their mercy now and in the future. If you are the cause of tho Republican patty capturing the State you have gi.en a heavy blow to the cuu-!.e of Reform uud put the management of your State in unworthy ami incap able bauds. Let r.ot thoso who , want office more thun they do Ke form precipitate you mio takiug si.ch unwise action. If People's party candidates are run lor the Legislature then the chances :ue that I he Republicans and the llv ro.ul influence will control the next Legislature. This would not. only meau misrule, for two ears it i-,; more, but it would undo all tho re toim gaiued by the last L- ginlature. The Reformers can control the in xt Legislature as .asily as they dn' the iaat if they will stand tbg.-thcr aifd not run a third ticket. The same applies to nearly every Con gresbioual district in the State. In this district, the people have con trol of the convention, and can nom inate a man who will stand b the people in Congress. We did it two years ago and we can do ir at'aiu. If three tickets are run in this dis uict the chances are in favor of the, Republican being Heeled. The Caucasian believes in Democratic principles, will always advocate ihe doctrine, and believes in get ting1 tho u-forms ueeded through tho p litica! organization known ns the Democratic party as far as pos.-uhie. Yet we do not believe m machine, politics, and whenever a man in nominated who does uot represent Democratic principles ami who h at heart, against the interest of tho masses, we think that every voter should have the manhood to con demn him. 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