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EEITNY'S EZSS.
"I will send a kiss to mama,"
And the little orphan smiled ;
"She will know it comes from Benny,
i She will! whisper 'My sweet child. i
When some little one is passing ,
I To the Saviour's arms of love,
I will press its white lips softly ; !
It will hear the kiss above.
By this token I shall send her, ,
; She will know that I am good; J
That I care for little brother,
As I promised her I would ; I
' That I say my 4Now I lay me,'
And 'Our Father,' and will try
To be ready for the angels
"When they want me by and by.
L -'She is watching for my coming, .
v She is looking through the gate,
x lVhen the happy spirits enter ;
But our Father bids her wait.
They have buried her in Graceland,
And the angels spread the snow ;
But I'll always send her kisses
By the little ones that go."
For the Torch-Light.
THE BROKEN VQW.
A Story of the Olden Time,
BY JAUES A. DAVIS, .
Of Flat River, North. Carolina.
CHAPTER I.
"Thank Heaven for the. bless -
, . i a r
ings we enjoy, " exc aimea Air
f. Howardton, drawmo' his cnair up
1 Ai iii
nearer iue me. auu uo mcniuu whom she 'was enffaed His ap--sounded
in hollow blasts around e had beeS reduced so
the house, with .cheerful gratitude ha8tlv bv : the intense cold and
npmjj
the .comforts of his richly iurnish-
C "F the"" uestioned a sweet
-C: Uai
! i -f V wL
.sounded V aU the coinforte
ad ; luxuries of this life, while
there are many t5thers who are
.probably exposed to the terrors of
' this i night on account of being so
1 poor as not to have the means to
rilv
and affectionably on his daughter,
Tirlinao Kpantv wn nf tliA mnt. er-
quisite and unsurpassed order and hen children, and their friend
siiiawerfid "Well, mavbe the na- ship in childhood had ripened in-
tural tendency ofprbpefty, like pc- to loye m their maturer t years, j.
litical power, ifrom the hands of Mary had promised to become
the manyothe hands of the few. his wife as soon . as her education
There always are a set of sharpers was completed. ; t : : .
" upon the alert seeking opportuni- On the day following she. was
ties to defraud the rightful owners to leave for the metropolis to en
of their property and in many ter a female seminary- .at that
cases succeed in appropriatiug! it Place winch was then conducted
to their own use, . regardless of by a selection of the most eminent
either law or equity. The same teachers - r v
kind providence t h a t blesses This was the cause of Edward's
the efforts of the industrious por- misfortune. Leaving home at
tion of mankind places His bless- about . sunset en route for Air.
ings in the reach of all classes but Ilowardton's, he was overtaken by
few avail themselves of fhein.V the storm ; had it not been that he
It was one of- those 1 nights in reached there as soon as he did
K the month of March iwheni the he would most certainly have
equinoctial winds howl "in, the perished, as the cold was almost
rocky cavities and the waves in unendurable. ; . -.
' tempestuous yioleucei dash tre- 'To-morrow," said Edward with
i mendously Against the clift, when a dejected air. "To-morrow you
f the terrified beasts trembling at leave for New York. Alas ! how
the conflicting ' elements, rush for solitary will everything appear. -shelter
to their coverts J And men Mary forced a smile but a tear
less timid, talk oyer 'the havoc of quickly followed. A . . 5 '' 'f '
the storm. It was on such ajiight He seemed hot to notice her
as this when pitying those unibr-
LuiiiiLy Deinff wno mignt oe ex
posed to its lolence, Mr; Howard
ton, .iis wife and daughter, eat
Variety is
OXFORD, oST. CJ,
listening to the distant roarm ot
the sea. I
For a few momenta the wind
abated and a deep moan sounded
through the house. Mr. Howard-for
ton started. Again the winds j
arose, and again the pitiless . ram
beat in torrents against the win
dow. "Hark!" exclaimed Mary,
as a faint murmur reached her ear.
It was the voice of distress. Kever
had her father been deaf to its call.
He sprang from his chair and j
taking a light approached the door.
Mary trembling with terror and
dismay, closely followed, , but the
strong current of air extinguished
the light. Regardless of the en
treaties of his wife and daughter,
he proceeded and in an audible
voice demanded if any one sought
refuge in the house. "A deep sob
which sounded near was the only
answer he . received. Again he
repeated his inquiry when a voice
breathed in the a cents of inevita
ble suffering, "Heln ! for heavens
sake, help ! or I will perish." He
approached the spot from whence
the voice proceeded and distin
guished a figure leaning against the
wall for support. He extended
his arms to assist the stranger who
cold and wretched had "nearly
sank to the earth. Mary meeting
them at the door started at the
rPf
of a tall ihmre, sup-
Dorted bv the arm of her father.
rec0guized at once her lover
-n--, -. T ,
Edward Raymond, the man to
minthat she almost-faintedfj
had 4G hold to the door fornc
He being by this time longer
able to stand was conducted to
bed, and such remedies adminis-
tered necessary to invoke
iJPy jecov. I wasAe
fortunate circumstance that nothr
iug except over exertion was the
cause of his weakness, and on the
following morning he had regain
ed his fornier strensrth and ac
l'lA.vlV'
Elwd and Mary were almost
constantly in each other's company
emotion. He;! took 'her, hand.
Every aspect will be changed,
he continued. "The shades will
ho longer soothe ; "the birds will
the Spice lof Lafe, -that Gives it all its
TXJESDXY, MOllNING, MARCH 10, 1874 1
no longeij enliven ; ' nature herself
will droop, for Mary will be ab
sent"
"Yes"; repeated Mary; "I shall
a time abandon this endeared
spot ll shall leave behind dear
frends
feel it
will of
aware
And
nhQTminfip nnioptfl i
i "i -i A
-ti-uvi "uou viiiyic, wivww, I
pointing to the surrounding scene-
rv "wlihe hid from view."
"lime; ni
proceeded,
but now I teel strangely depressed
and dread the hour of my depart-
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""Charming simplicity," inward- prepared to harp on his errors as should not feel at libefigr to with
ly whispered Edward, as Ins heart ourfriend Antiquary ? whose mind told it trom- those neeng mental
nA . Ii.;f?w, ,a hi has so lone been; placed on the and mnml illnminfitinl -- "
have! given. "How often when
your are absent, Mary, shall I visit
this spot?" he answered , as they I
ascend
T,;n tw ori
a lime
where
first his
love was made
"1U j-" F"" 1
They haji wandered thith-
1 -Tn Atirn
.i.. j.j. n,wi r,ioxr
CJL ui luc uicasaut dui iuii cillu. mit
ed together in the cool shade ot
the mat oaks. "How after will
my thoughts , dwell upon this in-
x...- ' I .' tt I
wnl; L thA-Llle., that co
tnins.tbP dPnrt ohieet on earth
I ;Ji Jmvw.
M ,H. hPr eves rested nn
41,. n l; uvm
ii1't cTVoii i.oirr.o
thought," fehe continued, "and in
, ' i . . . t .11
my hours
t irmVSmde pleas-
ponder
ant hours spent
together and my I
R ii.. Z
heart will yearn
me :; nine iaj i
come when the
r-i-
- will be our happiness and the
i F
vow
ioy ot our parents."
Edwardjimprmted a kiss on her
sveet brow that was to remain as
his only token of remembrance.
All things were arranged pre-
O ,i . ' . I
paratory for her, departure. All
hearts' beai high with bright aih1?u,ffl' . S .
ticipations for the iutureas she
was whirled off to the station. !
But alas ! howluncertain is fate. loixn inyjstrengin xo uiauuy ry ousnes, anu inegaxpoat per- .
Happy feeaionofour life;. days of and oyerihrow of the mercenary spirea at surt, look foa bounti
ouryouth;' hours of enjoyrnent, corruptors of the youth ot our MyieUrfbnclbl;
when! natures unsophisticated country. :Hurl them from their ,.U pear trees blossom -aefera'tfo:.
cmrf BAU in aVprv lnnfc k visai-
Dinnuuyuiw Au ,v.j '
ui ; " nnninr . Tr. Vi r
heart Wing with newborn ar-
dour pUsftBb idol, happiness
nnd Snrinm to eriiov it.: It m then
that tU'iay scenes of life - dance
before ii.f 'It i then by yielding
to credulity we implant thorns
which Bpriirini up wound our
own
bosoms,-for:: disappointment
with all it horrors treads on the
heel of hope and extinguishes in
despair the lightwhich has dazzled r 6 i -TxT fc rT m,T
' - nf-,? s become oblivious. to higher senti- west, side, the next, yea.( will. bo i -m
anticipation. . A- 1o .-Lixs ii. j -r- Ai
( Concluded in ournext.)
v '
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An exchange says: "keepan eye
.,4. Uv, ltr wrtan-mwn r-P
payment." Both our eyes are al-
ready out looiang ior it, ana so are
our elbows.
i Old inines are like old
horses; you must exercise them-' it
you wish to keep them in ;. work-
mgoraer.:. . u -u : - insibla duties ot lite.. f. xne eagerness
r - Moderation ise 'silken WfW Wffi?Va, i!;-;;or.'
strmgfdiining hr6ughrthe pearl p.Wr TT '"...jifc: - A
niof oil T?rtno ' less productions, suggests strongly : C7Happinee3 is oitCo at- our- '
chain.ofallTiitne , topur minds thunportahce S aae,-anawpas3he hjlOsSar -
rThis istho best advertia- ounteractirig influences;1 ;It iaa tunelisfar o end wes; rcsh to "
! ing medium in Granville.
Flavor.
For the Torch-Light,
"ANTWJABY,"
In the 4th number of the Caro-
the ren of our old friend Anti-1
iuua, itcuH x dw n
x j i
havA nn nhiAntinn tn his nointinir
t o i
l" me muf "A u"
the dangers and defects ot Har-
... Jl X . 1 I. I
lrpmg on Harper, ana n liar-
. "u'f rJW? T
be harped upon, and who so well
"history of ancient things, .and
anuqmw. -
j i. vi v
and observation! like Antiquary,
i . i 1 i. j: Ia j
Ieeis " ro D.e n.iW l. Vlut auif.
warn the. youthful mind from off
tne a an 2:e TO us DreaKers m men
, . -, .
v, T, 9 , .iV ,
Bhouia not De aisregaraea.
In the outset he gives evidence
of antiauanan research, by quot-
ingfromanauttorwhce w
8nuld be and read by epMhick id i September, afid the cnr-
ry youth of the land. I think he
calls his name Ezekiel. If the
quotations he makes is a fair sam-
pie of the bcok referred to, young
J?en would find it more instructive
fhm frnflhv nnvela. xeit.ni their can-
?ature8 of sacred thinraj Having
iiuxai nuui "uuu i
tice what older persons are savins:
. . . aJ m A
inope me printer wm uui, uubvjiuc i
new-article so) I carefully read
thA nrtiAlA of Antimiarv! through,
.
" """" 'T"v
e1-- . . I '! , .. t,
. Brother Antiquary Kl like the
mj ry
nniwnnlln r oH . ' TlHlohTT TtmTinflfO
1 T !1 TT. 1 U Xl'X 11,. I
"., "x6 ; u iii"A"fijII
wiewearns weapon k.
A .rJ!U .X.-AA' .,4. I
?luFe DI Y"u' ""r.'S1. ' p
xieaven-Qaring position, prosiraie
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ou iu lieiu. ux wuiwu ucap uuuu
w he;
s
1 .of
e Ti
0 Al .
heaP powerlesa-for elr - Anti-
quarjr esttcatore
the "venerable oldgehtleman,
IJmie ,jth his scytne lc)lang "as
though it never had been sharpen-
iLi1" ""F
Able ", When, from i Mercenary
L tLJT
TS
Ba?Fe" .8""
i Tin otitq rr niinui imii iiiii v. liif.n i '
-r
serve the scorn and contempt of
purer .intellects. .Tfo,,rbrt8;bf
I TlrAlV"Al hpilflSI flTA tiYA YialTYahl anfl.
puerile to infuse their poison in
uio iiimus ux j uum w d uv,u vxc-
The mind of vouth needs
tian tiiTOuteTTtif to nour -
ish 'ahdVslrenfftfien it .xr' drespbn-
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sad commentary on the degeneracy
$L50 per Aszmm, Advance.
; K0. A
of the age to see tge book of
Ezekiel. and other ea&ed writers"
rest beneath accumuHatinjf dust:;
noVels are I Boiled or I Svorn off bv
Trennont nse. : Hnnnft hA ! -Who
.i i : v
oiuvxzy iui in dicuuji iitciib ytx m --
g xne
5bscur-
urer at
1 1 iiiiiiit:rM ui 1:1 1 risLiiii r iiiriiL auu .
-i i txi-La r:.. i
I " HB O .
love,
jIn
the ahaence ;of correcting light
aarKness prevails. Ands. capa-
ble of disnensine- ealtUrv liirht
Oxford, C.
SOUS CgSS,
There are many
who
scoff at the idea that ; Ae eaa tell
wuai me weamer is gmff to ue
i . t id, j
rv, - .
ture, dux x Know inai scn inrngs
can done. . Here mre far
sicrns which I never knaw to fail :
rant bushes lean to theortK-west
it is a sign of a hard wer, with
lota.of sleighing. - '
If the moss grows heajily. on the,
north side of the kndle, and
hlao.k' Tahnits rnflicfi tneS nnrrnv-a
in the open fields it car be takea
xuvu. uai. vaj.wo. -"-
cold weather for ten ye&rs.
3
h mure ia Bii'iiuii nuu .
whispering among- te fcucumber
vines and Rnnflnwera hvnd trt thA
?" V "tIv2"-- i- i:
in December. :, K .hfflmwtoh, :.
tope .torn scarlet theie j; ..
f
octiniv tiva wool . v. 'hi -i
Ti? il -.lt-' IJ1- .
' ! xi. - tin .
no"TO 'f8
oeptemoer, ,, ana.; dqdu io
' All II I 'Pi-''. 1
swl"S w9'l"r!.
cuw auu- iiuruea ruuuiuu -uuaa.
V 1 "U LVit. xl
selves against the meeimj-hous.
door, and the tpp-rad oMhe fenced
casta two; separate shadows,: it;;
arguea well for.the comsng wheat
crop. ' , ;.;,;. '.; ! ...
ai ui louua uu iuovb one-way--
during November., andbig girls
L&fi?21Kr
cnTr?' . 3L""5"f . . , -
new pau-i oi snoes, ana am tree -
tattai m r r it Tnnnii utvuti v.yfTVJr nn
FiT'- .rpngrtr: .
lirhtnmir-rod acenta. , f, ,
,:;There,;are inany :bUftrd il&alr'-;-
I OJlTtOl It? oa' VoTtVohlA'a 'liifli inTiAvA f
I given;.but;theser few if trcfulhrn
bluuicu auu iricuy uinysjjgaTyOi
1 . A demicstid -1
j sent .to purchase i bottltfjcf capdrah.'
t torgot ner errandand creed, top
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