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.s. ..... ' ........ . . r . ' . .. X ' v . ' . . - . " . '" . . . ....... . , . .. S -- t. . . "- ' ' . .. ..". -.' .1- , -.- ' s 1 .v '. -i ; .: " . ..' , J ' I ......;.. .. ...... il tSCL- BROS;; PrbpHetbra; H Q m I.R ST: AS A N SKT - 0 1 -oo Pbr Year in Advsncc ROXBOHO, NORTH CAROLINA; ; Wednesday , Evening, NovemWisiQofe vNo 45 ROBERT EDGAR LONG: A LOOK BACKWARD. i The poet of old time a3 lie ..re flected upon thev mysterious passing of men away was reminded" "of the falling of leaves upon the earth, and he sang; ' - , ' "The race of man is as the race of leaves." . . - J- " V ' The old leaf. upon the tree when the season is far spent looses its Hold easily, yet leaves a void behind,' and falls quietly, peacefully to earth; but the young leaf in.. the gren springtime is hurled; to earth violeatly and thtr parent stem is eft torn and bleeding. J So has. passed our friend, Robert Edgar L,ong v.Tciich'jd from us y" fell di?east auu tie place that knew Jhitn' that loved liitu so well, is torn with grief and filled with gloom..' 'Open converse there is none, So much the vital spirits sink To see the vacant chair) and think 4Hqw good! how kind! and he - -7 0 i uy jft. auw .mc auuv ci auu mougnt ol onenog nim tne7 tempt;-. ; At morninsr thev troooed cart: made a' red : level natri , every 'home to school. ; stretching awavv north and ' south! lr is gone, 1 it the The oldest inhabitants ' of town have known two, Roxboros The first stretches far back into the past, back beyond the -memory of men nosr living. The fiecc-nd Rox boro had its birth out of .the ; first abont the jcr 1889 and arose in its plae. The older Rpxboro was u t a hamlet wth a life to-itsef; convv plete and self satisfied. The great -world of jail roads JarioVr ogrer whirled on tar" oS'j and . its moving stirred not a leaf in. the little, xmj. muni.y, in the. center of Person county, shut n byhigrT nills and difficult roads. Only echoes came now and then that keptjjt f.om for get? ing that a world outside existed. Faneis round about went every year to carry tobacco to the big towns ou ine railroads, nd came bacK vvitu news gathered there from the u.k ot wareuousemtu and men tout iowu. At certain seasons or the year merchant and tradesmen and ometiiiiL'S even a traveiler went fonh io vibiL. iNortiiern cities and resumed v. itli ta es of great sights tLt taxed blkf and made gossip lor wcCks ''. What a simp'e,' re.irtd Lfe' was thei s! The wagoneis who plied between the? i.laire and distant depois, South Boston or Million, toid of swollen streams ana hairbreadth escapes, aud the iUten-ng chudreii's eyes grewjvide with wender. ;Twice a year the court days- brought their swarm of hcrse frad rs, their drunks ever, danced f .youth. forth 'from " , v tucir- iasK8 ana in afternoons laughed" the journey home again.. At evening they played before bright fire-lights and heard old time tales until they were tucked away to ' t ed by; , tend er ' parent nanus. In 1 one v such band of children were Edgar Ibng aad Another Boy the one who writes. Edgar was"fa- httle older than the rest of us, a lit tie merrier, a little bolder, a little stronger, and proved himself , a ' re sourceful leader whether a game, t hunt. a fishing trip, a sno.v-ball fight of revenge, upon an outsider who shouted "School Butter", in insult. . From eurly diys he and the Other 15 y v;ere much together, a he climbed the outer - ooughs of the cherry trees in June and in mid summer gathered: the ripe fruit in the orchard. .Together tbey roamed the oods in f earch 01 adventured dimmed the running, .stream in the meado i.v and -4 wen? in-wasbiuV''; A cr;oo tney sudied tname bcok and sa' .'at : the same desk the old brJkeu desk wnh one eod resting or tt.e floor, and it was ever a race which shbu-d first reach and claim its higher cnd.. Daity taey. went fjom school together to V Music" and many a lauh they had if. aftu years at recollections of khe Battle olWater-a; ahd "ClaytonOrano March' thumped . out with giat pains upon the pano. The- Other Boy loved him much, and ? of ten niore like maidens than lads tbev would kiss io bring; mernment to their j;ir ; companions. But the years slipped by ana .oun the days came when thyy - muoi go . to other schools and know otherfnasters anu new playmates' In 1868 they bade farewell to homefolks and- play So many strangers made their way nto the 'quiet: of ; the, hamlet that the folk ceased to wonder at them . Then the teel bandi was stretched through the " village from one .big city id another and the villages felt i-H " '4.- ' . " themselves mdelv hustled into the current of busy American life. New coiditions; came, new ideas new tnoughts, new ambitions,. ;new neighbors, and . new businesses. Those that' adjusted.: themselves to. ihe new situation reaped reward of ., 1 '- tf '-"f W ..j-.r-i rift.--.' , ne Ahopes and ' new -gains. Those that could not . stand" the shock -trotted aid grumbled -at ite new -ying o'd'times were best uinej, knows that ; business success ocn demns it. And further; no wrong, rearpr fancied, provoked from f him the hsty word, though in private his friends knew his indignation at a . wrong. His loye of funwag per ennial and many wereilthevf pranks he played on unsuspecting if riebds. His sunny natuie and merry ways made friends quickly and few d'd he ever Tose.i It was said:; by one upon the street tliatl scarcely -was known a boy who could .-mak' friends more easily ' : The .physical strain Which his tireless spirit, imposed upon the body proved at last too great A bin t a year ago the frail human 3 system yielded, gve ?way. But the impe- rial will was yet . inflexible, and he set put in pursuit of health with a determination which ..was charac ceristic Qf bim; AU ,th?"" paths .'of hope" in the Western mdun tains for many months Were .followed, but a L in vain. His love of home was a'wa.ys with him a?ruiing:passion. und wentdown To,berli'-tie heard of afierward. . Ros,bo"ro hacl. but hooked itself into ;the . large move ment taatvJS maki-ng'u new South. Arbrilli tDt young 'pessimist 'said to the writer one day, ttiatthe spirit of lie Southern; p;op?e had been crushed by the War-and would not for generations rise frohithe aphes ot; defeat. He:. had uot Jooked arout iiad not noted the company of busy, - hopeiuVyt.u'ng men and of dd meiilcup and hyacinth had- gloomed A him or pondered deeply. He In the early .spring, after winter s vmec minnanv hnsv snows had melted ; andthe i buttt-r- the mound was'Jieaped above him, v the ugly erth - could not be seen - or its deep covering of clio:cest flowers. Thus did the people be speak the affection which he had won from them. If we may believe that the 'a- mortal -cares at arfor: the things of earth and Tor the Wtaf remains it must give joy .to his toul that the clay which was his .visible, self in life should rest upon the ; very soil from which he sprung, mingling itself again to the elements ,that gave him birth. -- - -- From wandering here and there, over, hilVahd valley and mountain, , seeking tbe health that everVeluded ; bis grasp he has come home to wan-; der away ho more. For him as for another the sweetest f epitaph ' may wetl be: , , . i ; " - "Here. he lies where- he : longed .. ..;tobej y;' "v : 1 Home - jis the ' sailor, ' home -; from the sea, . : , : . And the , hunter is. home from ; - the Hill. ' ' ' ' . ; WlLIJAM L ?N WOOp FOUSHEK," June, 1903 . L - uh ouiig hearts T who verere auilouig old commonwealths iwith renewed energy and fresh courage. Hi tars had . not -caught in every oreezc that blev from the South, lue noise of hamm -rs and .the ring of trowels thatwere;, building, new school houses and' mil s ind fac tories. He had uoV heard the $ong of education and industry, that were making a .new land. The i South had a! ready shaken off her" ashes and turned her face the future. School days over Edgar came b ck .to the p'd homeland v swelled by one the number ofyoung Soutl;r erners who were .,- buildiug . . new" matea and each other; and went! tate? with aj4 tle ar(irir : ofhis their separate ways each to enter strange scenes and make new ties.: - And the new sun rose brinhn; in the new year. " 1 - At Hijih School and Uodege Ed; gai manifested the same resourceful mind that.Jiad - charac euzed ! thfe boy atkuie.": Toe hi town, ;,iu cr ested always in" the doings ot iu sous at borne ynd abroad, too pride 111 the reports that came of his . yeldpment. He was ,god in ' his studiei, eopcljiily in those that took a' practical turn. In Athleiio tpns he was a leader aacl ihe honors hU brought the j udge and great lawyers 1 fiiow &tudents put upon him proy horn other places, and the -greatest ed his popularity among them Ins sptech ever made in the countyl' was duly delivered before an. a'd miring throngV The visiting politi' cal caudidate Was thought to be 'of other days and was listened to as one inspired. The peoplelhad their gossip and their disputes, their sor rows and their joys, their marriages a?d their deaths; to absorb their interest. Narrowness and religious, prej udice were softened j by v much, fervor and devotion -The preacher was the most influential , parsonage in the village The.:straogir who came tc live, at first gazed at cu rious'.y as a Dine days' 'wonder, was gradually absorbed into the village -life and. became one with. those that wre there before. : In the midst of such a community there played aud sang and shouted - boys and girU as light-hearted as companions ioved.to speak affection ateiy of imv and witn, interest re- called his pleasant,, jovial manner; But nis heart, wis never deeply a. tached to the quiet v'ays of -study and tne'peaeiui lifepf .'schooisj it was rather ia the active business, li.fe that he saw about him which was cnangiiig the character' of his native soul he threw himself inta his work In his brief career h e was able ; to euiploy hiinsef in many fle-ds - of endeavor, in banking; imiusurance, in trade, in manifar;ture, in build ing, in cottotr rnil:-iug4,r' witfi rest ress tv rgy-He stamped succession Vi he pm liishand to. -' Tc Other Boy stayed: longer in c '1'ege walls and then, " 'oa, came hack for,two shot year to offer in thV old home his little. mite, of - aid tti the unward struggle of educa" ion The o d friend was ever' ready to help in this, and many were be iittle things he did that encouraged and strengthened i when x 6thers kwithbeld their sympaihy.;A 11. things tuajnade for, the, upbuilding of the community, hsd-his support JPerhaps in nothing: was his cha:- acter niore manifest and in nothing did he contribute a better ' example for the-young men of his acquain tance to admire and emulate than in his self-mastery. u He .waj ,no preacher. TJoubtless he was .seldom if eVer heard to disccurse in general again, he could stay from home: no longer, ai d he returned to Roxbro. Here he 'showed-' most of all '.the beauty of his spirit of self-mastery Vmd happiness; In spite l ot nhe knowledge ot-hi3 condition,- he could echeeryl still ';andcould speakof the future with calmness. ! After, his ' ; heart had once more drunk delight of the 305s of .home life, again he went on hia quest , oi health. This time the Northern cli mate was sought, but alas, his brave and noble fight availed him noth ini. In a few weeks he passed away bAlovcd so soon even among stran- " ....... : ' ' gerd. The -ast return, though sad and bitter,' was yet a triumph Hundreds of sorrow-stricken friends met him with bowed head and tear ' dimmed eyej and followed him on Lis " last V'iirnev out to -the edire.of the vil lacre wheresleep its . dead. , When Mrs J oe Person's The itheAling property of my Wash, is Vmt generally known It will cure poison oakeyery time... It is, fine for inflammation of the eyesK being per-! f?ctly;pai?leaa aad reiy soothing ana healing It will will heal caycar face;: sore or riiption but it if tM trouble -comes from blood impurity, -the Remedy snouldbs taken. in con nection with the. Wash. , t It would pay, any one interested in, the eubjecfc to send for one of my pamphlets and circulars. lam, very truly, ; ' , Mbs. Joe Person, . ; books left his mas er and:his fel- terms on stlf. restraint or " self con. lowa and maiie readyilo do?a uians tr d. He did better, he lived an ex part in the work ; where lay his ample that showed but one .failure, and that was overwork. Between part - -s tastej. At thtime the two boys said their farewells and entered that niy sterious life of the school away from home, the old Roxboro was preparing to give place to the new. Railroad surveyors passing uirougn pleasure and budness he never for a moment hesitated to take, busi ness. The joys of dissipation Lever appealed to him nor ever .-'drew him from the present duty. He was loved by men who tool; the social drink; yet so well known his quickened ctrans sensaucza in tlie n the uQn ic-? tb CD CZ2 To Whom it May Ooncern: . . . , - I have bten suflenug ior urn years'" .with an bating corn between, my -toes. At times : you couia see toe bone 10 my. toes. . Mrg. Joe Person's . WASH wus lecom tended to me. L tria it for- two weeks and am entirely cured of; my corp. I would -reco mm end it to all ; sn fferi n g "with Lke troubles. v A. H.' Garner. v - Barh.g"tont-.2?". (T. . n mm 1 ; - vHs 1 '..jnstuute---. vOPENS SEPT. 16, 1903. $103, pays for full Literary. Tuition for entire session, ; " v. An Ideal Chrisiian Homfe Schooh with Complete Teachers, at Mini- mum Cost. " ' - , , . 1 - - ' ' 1 1 Iviny Testimonials of the Worth and Works Scattered '.through mar y States of the, Union. ,f . " - . - , . , - "Apply for CJatoIogoe to the PriocipAU. ; C - - . f " 'r ' BEV. J. A. BEAM, - - . BETHEIi HTDIi, C. ""! """""" " lillL:'" ' " Do; y ou Everything fin Diy Goods. . Everything in and KugG. 0 ; A, M: BUEN8, : R0XB0R0, N. C. S i ?- - Everything in Shocc. I . - ua ' - . Everything . 1 in Cloaks and 7raps. ,' r r
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