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J.R.KenLey,
8u'p't. Tralns.i: .?
j . T- M. Emerson, .
;' Qeneral Paasenco Agent.
Legends
and
Of
Addressed to
R. A. RIDDICK.
WprAhiir nlnttfnor hnw to loot
The fine house ancf bier plantation,
so they.started tales afloat
Thathe sent message, to those '
- Well. known, to'be our"" worst
" " foes. ' K '
of
This was done so secretly,
But few people were aware
Of those most wicked slanders
On the ancient grenadier,
There were scarce a half a dozen
, . .... .
Of these men of ill report
Like those ancient Thessalonians
"Lewd and of the Vaser sort
Men who could ' filch your life ; or
'name .' v,?'-''
Regardless of all law and shame.
Young Godwin was so kindly
That one of those evil men,
j Gave him timely intimation
Of the things they did intend;
They, he said, would kill this Tory, j
And his dwelling o er him barn; t
For they said, loyal traitors - ' . j
Were deserving such a turn
His daughter might shift as she pleas- J
ed .. . ?
This land of Tories mnst be eased.
f I
Godwin was at first appalled?
He so gentle a.na so' tme
iV,.
66-"-u ttk
That he knew notwhat to do.';
But carressed and 'so persuaded -
: His informant, that he told
More and inofe of their iritentidtiS::
Which grew daily still more bold
Until at last they fixed the night .
In which to kindle such a light.
Three bold fellows, who had been
In the war with General Howe
Were at home upon furlough, i
And almost recovered now,
Of the wounds'," so nobly gotten '
In the fight at Stdny -Point;
They were . men, he knew would J
never I
in sore trial, disappoint,
The comrade, who in danger dire -
; Would bravely go through blood
anu are.- 1
The'lovef saw his mistress
In the morning of the day,
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St. John's Chapel.
: V. By '
JOHN Wv riOORE.
That' was fixed to be the 'latest
Of her faters earthly stay,
He told her of all he danger, '
But besought her, not!to tell
Eetfber fathehof what she knew.
Of those low-born son's of hell'
To him not 'any mortal soul
Was she this secret to unfold.
The mansion of theMajor
Stood midway a level field
Slightly overlooking meadows,
That for beauty, would not yield
To any in the broadest reach
Of the region anywhere
With their -wealth, of waving grasses
With an oak tree here and there J
It was a scdne that will might please
All honest
men with souls at
ease. '
r- - -
The shadows and the silence, .
Of a wide and ancient grave,
Made the grounds, around the house
Such as dreamers love.to rove,
Almost hiding the wide mansion .
; From wayfarers passing by,
When from thedistant roadway
it telt taintiy on the eye
Inquiring how it would compare .
mat a .
With some around so- broad and!
. fair.
, -
The .oid man could but notice
L: The look of love, and deep care,
His daughter on that evening
More than ever, seemed to wear.
Tender eyes ne'er shcrn before.
With such wishful wounf ul gaxe,
He thought her
sweet soul, was
heavy i
"With her dreams -of formerdays,
Of hinvSo lonely bent and. gray
Who must soon cease with, her
stay.
to
The old soldier, still erect
In his ample chair of State,
Sat not silent in his place,
As had been the case of late.
The sorrow and anxiety
In her Dlainlv manifest
Showedfcthe father, that her feeling's
U ar trom beinp-all at rest.
Were from cause most certainly
Disturbed almost jvbeyond J degree
In his utter ignorance "
: Of great danger then so nigh,
Sat at first, almostsilent
f But! her anxious looks and sigb,
At last stirred .rum into asking,
Why she dropped so low that night,
Why the cheek, that should be bloom
ing.
Was beeorae. so'ashy white -
"Say my daughter, if you love me
, .What can this fresh sad matter be.
But her pledges unto one
, Who knewj what was for the best
Had forbidden him that knowledge,
. And she only could protest
That ier. health was never better,
But so great, for him he love
She was only for him, anxious,
That fehe long could to him prove,
How she - loved so good a father .
Whom bad men so much did both
er. :
But be was not satisfied, ' .""
Well. he knew, freshsorrow deep,
Despite all her sweet protects,
O'er her loving soul must creep
Then1 he thought that she was grievi
For young Jack, so far away '
Ori the Brandywine low sleeping,
Then forever and a day.
Hhs noble boy so early gone
While life was yet but in its mom;
Chamberlain's Palo Balm' Cures Others, Why
. ; j ' Not Yon?
My wife has been . using Chamber
Iain's Pain Balm, with good results
for a lame shoulder that has pained
her1 continually for nine years. - We
have'tried all kinds of medicine" and
doctdrs Trithbut teceiving any benefit
fromlany of them. - One day we saw
an advertisement of ' this medicine
and thought of trying it, whidi-we did
of the best satisfaction.; She has us
ed! only 'one bottle and . her shoulder
is: almost- welb Apol-ph Li . MileTt,
Manchester, H,' for sale by J. J.
Mardre &Bro.
j
Yet the lovers, still ou!i meet,
And no shadow, ever came
Oq their perfect urvberstanning.
And still kept alive the ll.rtnc,
Of their love that never ai ted
On what others did, or said;
Major Brown might chafe and suflcr
But they like the harry dead.
Were yet in all the storm serene
'He was her' love, and she lis
queen. . - - . - ,
She too was very happy
wnen ne came DacK to ner arms, i
H "1 I.w 1 V- . . IT... I
iica wiia vjcucidi iwuci i none
He took patt in wars alarps, ".
Having driven back the focmcn t
From Virginias ratared soil.
He was put in a position
Largely free from death and toil
Still serving well the patriot cause
His part was to uphold the laws
i So it was, he oiten'came
To his own ancestral farm,
Guarding well, his- a,ed sire.
And his neighbors, from all harm. I
In his way, it was nor seldom
He met her, bis spirit blessed,
She, that was doubly faithful
Unto him, and sire distressed;
The veteran so old and broken
Was then of "sorrow but a token.
Old age and grief had their worst
Done upon him, when his boy
Too, was gone away forever
Whojiad beensogrcat a joy,
He that once so sternly banished;
All his royal love and . zeal,
Now in silence, sat -dejected,
I As the heavy hours would steal
O'er him with no hope of pleasure
Now he'd lost his greatest treasure.
New-come soon from Btandywine
Whereby, La Fayette's own side
Jack like, he had glory won,
' And alas there, too, had died,
The noble Marquis, message .sent
To the old man. of his boy
reeling now ne Draveiy cnargmg
I .t.? I'
YVtr rame notning couia qcsuoj
But th'en recurred the fatal thought
llis son against ' his King had
fought,
Every body save a few
Men of evil lives and fame,
Felt the deeper tympathy
With the old man, weak and lame.
I These pretending to be zealous
uvUi
Do you taka cold with
very chaot; In th
weather? Docs your throat
feel raw? And do sharp
pains dart thro ash your
chest?
Don't yoa know thess art
danger slznals which point
to poenmonU, bronchitis, or
coaiumptloa luell?
If you are alllas sad bavs
lost flesh lately they ar
certainly danger signals. Thn
question for you to decide la,
Have I the vitality to throw
off these diseases ? "
Don't wait to try SCOTT 3
EMULSION "as laitrt
sot.,, There is no remedy
equal to It for fortifying tho
system. Prevention Is easy,
Scott's
Emulsion
prevents 'consumption and
hosts of other diseases which
attack the weak and those
with poor blood.
, 5C0TP5 EMULSION U
the one standard remedy for
Inflamed throats and lunjs.
for colds, bronchitis and con
sumption. It Is a food medi
cine of remarkable power A
food, because It nourishes the
body; and a medicine, be
cause It corrects diseased
conditions.
- foe sod fi-oct all eVerjrlcta.
SCOTT A BOWNE, ChcmUu, Kw York
SUBSCRIBE TO THE LEDGER
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Hill.
SeCrtrYof Stat Ooard cf Nah
Sara the Diaeaia U mora Pr
Than tr.
Ir. R. II. Lewis, j,e iccrrUry t
the Stale Board of Hcafih, dcUxtd
yesterday that snul'jcx is rr.uchr..c;c
pre vaVnr n North
Carolina- tew
than last year, and that ualcvi f rsmj?
and viperous roeaiurc arc ta.rr -
-jcnlcrce cocnpu!.iryaCini:iaa l-i-c
iowr.a ana cou.T.rt iue C.vcac w.
spread to much greater pojoctsocs.
The reports received from the vari
ous counties in the Su'.e by Dr. Lci
January i,-1900, showed that there
were over 175 cases of the ducatc in
North Carolina. Since then saS-
pox has made Hsappcaranccjn many
more counties and the ntt&lcr oJ
patients has undoulcd! doobkxl.
Dr. Lewis was strinjrr.t i the cri
ticism cf physicians, who (or rarioui
reasons, deny the existence o( tzzxZ
pox ji hen it breaks oct in acotsra jtil.
ty. Several instances cf this kiod
have been brought tolhearimka cf
the State Board c! Health U late.
, I
. a a
out the disease comes from kicktr.,Tj3U 12j l ccU!fc li"iV f
physicians," Dr. Lewis iatd, "who
deny the diagnosis. In many ls!a
ces these doctors dcclart the dluxn
chickenpox. It is Mklom that chkk
eopox atucks adulM. The kkkief
physicians generally caue at! the
. 11 mm. a -
irouoic. 11 one payviciin m a coav-
munity denies the dLagry$U In a caw
of small pox, there trc hundreds cl
pcopic reaay to espouse hit
Where the profession is cnited in the
diojjnosing cf the disease there Is m
trouble whatever.
-1 tie only posiioic way to su&p
out the disease," Dr. Lewis declared.
Is to etiforc compctaVTty vacdiALica.
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