1 y fUl ni GAS ON ' . ! 1 f : ' jDevoled to the -Troteetion of Home & t jnler-ests of tfie County . Tol. III. .GU.s.ToiriA, Gabton County, N. C.j Fun JIornino, December 8, 1882. No. 49. DR. GEO. VV. .URAHAIVI, Charlotte, N. C. ,P11ACTICE LIMITED TO THE Eyo, Ac Throat 8ep8 E, .M.ANDREWS! FLRXITLRE, COFFIXS & CASKETS, wholesale and retail. . CHARLOTTE, N. C . .-(Next to WittKowsky Sc IJaruohs.) sop8 W. S. CHRISTENBURY, of tinstun county, with ALEXANDER & HARRIS! CIIAHLOTTB, N.. Healers In DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, CLOTHING. BOOTS, SHOES, tc Rhull nlwuvit be irlnd to serve my Gaston and Lincoln friends. Cull and examine our (stock. B!i,By BUGGIES, CARRIAGES, PHAETONS, SPRING WAGONS, &C. Zouis Cook Manujaclurwff Company, )t ale) town Spring Wagons, Ctmnbus Jluqffy Company, Uurtcanrv soring wagons CUM.EUK Q1KGC1, Opposite Bander A Blaokwooda, CHARLOTTE, N. C. UaBl'83 THE "MODEL: MILLS' This elegant newly erected Mill with an en tirely new outllt is now ready for custom. We have employed u Miller. Sir. David Hoff man, who is too well known for further rec ommendation. Come and test our Mill. Sat iH.aetion.uaranteed. 4nna&co . j;.f . UASTOtUA, N. C. ' business now before tin public. You cud i make money faste r t woik for us t han MX$ma .elae. Capital not noede.il. We ill atari yousiz aaay ana upwarus maao at home by tte industrious. Men, women, boys and girls wanted everywhere to work for us. Now is the tinie. Yn fun work in spar Jime only or give your whole time to the business. You can live at home and do the w rk. Ne one eanfail to make enor ineua pay by engaging at once. CoHtly lutfil and terois free. Money made fust, easily, and honorably. Address Tkuh & Do., Augusta, iiifiae. .. . ' V. 1 J J. T. FARRISS, yy a, t c? 2i TSL a. Is e i AN J 12 VA JJXj33XS., Has located in Gastonia, N. C. Watches, Clocks and Jewelry of all kinds neatly and substantially repaired. Call at the Martin Block nol2-l Geo. E. Nissen & Co., : SALEM. tf. 6, ; wagon manufacturers. Using only the best of materials, we make the best of work, and warrant every Job. We hare the oldest and larircnt Wajron ' Works, and our Waa-ons have the best reputation of any In tie Bute. Every Wagon bears the name "J. P. NISSEN, Bulem, P. O., N. V Write for prices. Itefer to all who aro using our Wagons. SQOD FARM FOR SALE. About five miles from Gastonta and HaHes on the Spencer's Ford road, coMtaiinnw VO acres, all in rig'tnal woods except 20 acres in a good state of cultivation. It lias a very good log house only 1 tt miles from the Air line K. R. Price $S.OO per acre. Apply to - GEO. W. CHALK, J. W. ULKNN. , GAKTONIA- "Water-Power FORSALE A uuv n Hirr-ruwiT hit Ntit-iiirr"m i . ur...' m i . I. .. d .... V. twenty aero of land attached, alx ut one mile from llanlin Marlon on the ("Ulster A Ijrnoir Itailroad. Terms moderate. Kur fur ther inforiitaL'ui) sj'ply U tJ. W. 1'hai.k. Kstatu Agent. titiuQ.'d, N. L or i' M. l. 'uioay , on the premise. HOOTS, SIIOKf" AKD (GAUTiBIHlS Tlie moat sxtistic, dsnble, and the most comfortable, made. AU we aejc is anexsir.i )iation and trial. AH kinds of Repairing ona on thort tolioeand Mtitfaction guar- W. Q.TEAGUK, ktmk K. C. P, C. WILSON, DEALER IS FT3 V A CONSTANCY. To ooiiHtwney a- thousand fanes arc reared, To constancy a thousand sonirs are sung j The vlrtuo honored, cherished and revered, Thcmo of the old, and goal to tempt tho young, Mill aro wo taught, like fancies livo and dio ; Kalth, hopo and love abide in constancy . Yet who tlia pjvzos summer's golden moon. Hut longs for autumn's soft pathetic graco? Who revels Ip the .lavish wealth of .Jitcc, riioi'ighs to tliihk of Anrl' varying face ? Who tired of glare, but turns totliowarm gloom, Where tho great Yulc-loge gllimnur in 4lio roomy Why, without change, a rift would deepen down; A paselng wrong would redden to n hate j A love would wither 'noath au angry frown, ,And a. rash vow take nil the strength of fate; Wlictt-o AAUittuvoj' . iuli?lit diu kcn, curse, estrange, Jb1i.tr full tho sunny power of happy vlimigc 1 Let Time's soft niaiflc wear away the wrath And patience do her perfect work at lam. And hope sow laughing blossoms on the path That will out-bloom the night-shudc of tho past. Till all that lives und moves in life's wide range . May bless the sweet vicissitudes of change ! Written for tho Gazette. RETRIBUTION. By Sam. Evelino A. 'wasnn only daughter. Her father died while she was too young to remember him, bo her mother devot ed much of her time to the careful training offeveline, who, voting as she was. evinced a strong will of her own. She was a decided blonde with bright blueeyes, and golden curls, and being naturally intelligent, she bid fair to de velop into a ruost charming woman. As she was the onlv child of course her mother took great delight in gratifying her chil(lh .whes, and i s she grew older indulged hot in ninny luxuries, even though it cost snerifiees on her part to procure fhein. "Poor child !' she would often say, "had your father lived you would not have had to prac tice self-denials, and I can not depart from what I l-ndw would have been his wish for our daughter." So this good woman who never seemed wenry in her labors of love, was-iwi aware that she was fostering a elfish spirit in her daughter, never requiring any sacrifices on her part, in return for the many she made on her account. She entered a fashionable boarding school when she was sixteen years old, mnny were tho loving letters that jMssed between mother and daughter. How each one locked forward to the vacation for a happy reunion in their happy hornet During her vacation her time was chief- Jy $pet in receiving onipiiny and re- timnug visits, ruling oui fmtl going to parties, j no doubt she would have asr sisted her mother in her household du ties had she called her attention to the subject ; for I believe had she been trained properly she would have been both dutiful and useful. She graduat ed when she was eighteen years old, acquitting herBelf most creditably, to the great joy of her mother who was justly proud of her. . The summer has flown rapidly by, a rare season of re creation to Eveline who has enjoyed it fully ; mother and daughter are no deliberating upon what course to pur jue. "1 dislike the drudgery of schou Uau'hing," said Kveline, "but I must not be choice, if my bread and butter depends upu my own exertions, so I will accept the situation offered as gov erness in Pr. P. ' family.'' Juri then a letter was handed her from hejr Aunt with a stressing invitation to speud the Chriatwia with Ltr. Without delay preparations liegan on her wardrobe for this visit. Full of bright hopes Eveline bade her good mother good-bye kissed her and boarded the train which would reach the city of W - iu a few hours. Aunt L. and cousin Fred met her iu their carriage and carried her to their elegant home. "Oh, mother ." said Frank, -"you never told me that I haiTBUcu a beauti ful cousin, and so accomplished, tot) ! How proud I will be to introduce her into society." It was not long beforer.our heroine bnd made many pleasant acquaintances, for W was unusually guy that "in ter. Cousin Fred soon began to en tertain more than cousinly regards for Eveline; and before th 3 winter was eudl, though she had returned to her home Frank Tisited her and asked her mother's consent to their marriage (for lie hud already obtained Eveline's.) At Brat the mother objected on the score thai Uiey wore cousins, but he pleaded so eloquently that she consented, but said, 't lie marriage must not take plaoo till Eveliue's twentieth birth day." Vrl plaW th engagement ring tipoo her ingrr &ugf ''with wish," and bidding her good-bye left -for hk home the happiest ,man in the world. He was tall, handsome, -of good family, ttndetiggaaed iu pood business with fair prospects and might be considered a "strong arm to lean, upon." It seem ed a long time, to Fred, to wait for the consummation of his happiness, but he knew that the meetings and partings, would strengthen the cords of affection that bound them, and enable him to buy a home and at the appointed time proudiy carry his beautiful bride to a paradise .of their own, and crown her queen of his heart and home. How often arc seen air castles blown to atoms For before the summer was jprtded, Ev eline ho was the gayest of the gay met ,a .straugor whOsought her ac Cua'iuttmee fend was at once captivated by her rare beauty and fascinating man ners, lwas not long before a proposal of marfiage was made, He poured in- i...!.- ..X 111. iu net ear a most winsome iaie oi wenuu and position and of his beautiful home far West. he was very ambitious and had known the want of money so often, now why should she hesitate when all she craved was within her grasp ? And without considering the result of such action, she at once accepted this urgent suitor, who was almost au entire stranger to her. Poor girl I she lacked decision of character, and did not ask her mother's advice this time. Her ideal was found. Cousin Fred was forgotten for the pres ent. Her new aflianced placed upon "her arm a magnificent bracelet and with out her knowledge locked it there. Soon after a letter came from Fred saying that he ould visit her the last week in September. ' Now she was in a qnandry. What could she do? "In vain did her mother remonstrate with her in regard to her trusting a stranger. "Besides," sn,-d her mother. "I could not visit you and perhaps you -would never come buck to me again ." "Yes, indeed. Mother, in two years from the time I lfrwe you I will come back, whether Lee is willing or not. 'But Eveline is it right to discard Fred for a stranger ?" I'll make it all right with Fred, lit tle Mother, never fear." That evening their minister called, in his round of congregational visits, and Eveline informed him of her dilemma and asked his advice. "My dear child you have ac cd un wisely" said the old paster, "but I will advise you if you will obry me." "I will most certainly, said Ilveline, '' 'Then lock yourself in your own room eat and drink only bread and water ; pray ea neatly foz diyiue guidance and study your bible which is wisdom and truth. You can not go wrong if you study its pucepts." At the ,e6& of three days I will meet yourself and your mother in the library and hear your decision. " -. fctrange to say Fred canie just before the hour appointed for the meeting and was informed of all that had transpired in his absence by Eveline's mother. He was greatly nston;shed. "Now Fred" said she "tho time for the conference is three o'clock. In a short time after C have met to hear Evelines decision, you must come in unannounced," fure enough the miuistercame at the appoin ted time : he read a chapter then prayed reverently for Divine guidance and blessings on the y uug girl ppasent. W.he thtf prayer was, ended U was as still as death for ah,iLi, then the old minister in trembling accents said my young friend I -hope you have been enabled to choose wisely, ond "just here tho door swuug open and Fred X stood before them. Eveline threw her arms around Fred's neck and declared she loved him and would marry him. Fred loved her dearly, but said if she loved another better than hiuisoU, ,Le would releaaeherfroni thotngageuient He did not quite understand the bracelet locked upon her arm. In one week froin Fred's departure, Lee L. Uiiucl, taying, that he had beard from his business affairs in the Unlf City and they demanded his at tention as early us possible, and urged a consummatiou of their enuaemeut at once, Eveline kuew her mother would oppose her, bo she coupentd to a secret marriage. They took a ride one eve ning as they had done before, but thi time they went belaud the limits of the city to an humble oounUy oLureh wlmw they were quietly married by the pastor in charge, whose services had been pre viously secured with a few witnesses. They returned to her mother's never informing her of what was done. The new ly made husband .wont to bis hotel. ve after a"few'prepara- ' liit out takintr an evening j friend, Eveline called, as 541, at the post -office and ally over the local -items er, her eye rested upon J in the list of marriage li l 'for the .week, her young at : ire is your name, Eveline, ie gentleman?'' 'o be Continued. eadyke as a Farmer. id Mr. Spoopendyke, as ho fill his new acquisition, i f Jib, my dear, is what 1 llwanted. A farm-and a ire the highways to hap .fSpoopendyke, don't you fly lovely," rejoined Mrs "I was born on a farm W healthy, though I had rays for water." t, my dear," returned Mr. I'll bring the water, my agricultural re are st plant right ofl if we are crops, and when they are t them to market" report says you gke$w turnip once in awhJlf,u ioopendyke, putting her para raph. lit or abhftge;" returned a. - "I don't know whether 't her 1 well bag enough,'' he .con- have lets buckwheat," Ura. Spoopend' ke. 'I 4 though, that two acres jigh for one hen ; and if Jean buy a load now and i' neighbors." Vthat over," replied Mr. V "Here's one thing cer- tinur sugf shovi wonj it is then Spoc tain? shotJ to Ik don'! : gest haps ' cracl V- understand. It says we i. few seed before planting, viy will germinate ; but it Vjto doit." t paeans to boil them," sng- Spoopendyke ; "or per- ips you think it means to i an axe to sej if theyare hard!liv iuayou' ve got an idea you stick ftt Oito 'em to see if they're donaf .'tV "you don't ; you puiacid on 'emv 4 - get some acid and drop 'em jnJs no XHt,. f it discolors 'em they re If it don't they're all right, jht to have weevil for the I iha'' flOia L ow v here jou're going to j'jMrs. SpoAipendyke, ''un rw withSwckwheat or ou n't put it in with the cab- plant IV, less iti'iri 4 V" bagO dema- ! at Iisj. kind !'(.,' the piff and hen would know what weevil is ?'' Spoopendyke, glaring ' 'Cot ft notion it in some "for the pig to -smoke, haveht j , Imagine its gilt-eilge note paper iuth a monogram lor you to write on, dont you ? Well, it isn't a swallow-tail coat or a plug hat for him to go to church iu, neither ! You don.t plant weevil, Mrs. Spoopendyke, any more than you do soap, clothes-pins or stair-rods. You buy it in barrels, and I'll order some." . "I think we ought to have some lace curtains for the front windows,,' sug gested Mrs, Spoogendyke, anxious to change the conversation, "Yes, and we want a folding bedstead for the ,cow, anl we ve got to have a uew f.rm-chair for the pig, and I'm afraid those cabbage won't do without a wet nurse V squealed Mr. Spoopendyke. "I suppose I've got to hire a man to see that the meadow don't go fishing on Sundaj s and upset your religious no tions. Oli, you re a farmer's wife, jou are I If I had time time to write an iu dex to yon I and get sumo dodgasted binder to fit yon up with & flj-leaf, JJii'd nake a whole agricultural report And Mr. Spoopendyke shot into the Uonje antj i? hod, while Ins wife,haing put all the oil la in pa into -the buckets of water so they couldn't upliiie duriogjlie night, HI asleep, dreaming that the cub hstte patch bad eloptd with the onion, while i be c W arnj the pig had di- d of we f il, and the winiliiiilis had abandomd ag ricultural pursuiU and started IT through Otiio preubici; the gospel. biooKlyn EagU. A bear broke into aiouse of a Neva da man the oihe night. He was away, and bis wife thought it was he coming home drunk. She didu t stop to light a larapfjut began operations. When the beat finally got away he didn't stop running till he had traveled eleven mihis into the heart of the- mountains, and he was such a sight that other bears wouldn't associate with him. Hoyi't HallveinatioH. . -expe tionf waJJi she ' ' giant of a i her o cense friend "t and V '' 4 gazer six a. hasfl' farmf pinee think "t 8po audf tog? "I Spool Now, porta goiufc rij "I heu if said; thu4 A War Sketch. Bote Some Krnturhlnni Munngrdi.o'Qrt Some lierf Kear Valton, Two soldiers of the Fourth K entucky infantry had obtained a pass for the day, which enabled them to take in the sights at Haltcm and any thk'g else which was not too hot or too heavy to be carried off by them. It was jcary naturalf or them tolo the railroad de pot 'in their tour of inspection, as through its por'als came most if not all thej were in quest of, viz. commissary and quartermaster stores ; and last, but by no means least, the well fl led bnxea aeni by loving hands to sons and bus' aods at the .front, -Lo pined for the flesh-pots at home. As many ery many, of these boxes had found their way into the Kentucky camp by the aid of 'quick wits, elastic consciences, and strong shou'ders, our adventurers thought first to try their fortune in the box-from-homo line ; but finding that the depot contained absolutely nothing in that shape, were turning away in disgust, when they discovered that the guard over the beef, which had j st been received from Atlanta, was think ing of any and every thing but his pres ent duty. Here was their chance, but h e.they, to, use it ? -"This appa rently drowsy sentinel would be wide enough awake if any attempt should be made to take jthe meat over ..which he nodded as special guardian Xq ; . the risk was too great even for Jim's sleight Lor Aleck's strength, and to work the affair safely and successfully, the senti nel must be relieved from duty by'one of our heroes, while -the other should relieve the government of as much beef as he could carry. Tne idea, although extra hazardous if the attempt be dis covered and f ustrated, was well con ceived and boldly and successfully ex ecuted as follows : Aleck, -ti muscular christian of this adventurous pair, was to remain je& the ground and note all changes, should any be made, while Jin:, lithe of liiak and the beau ideal of an infantry soldier inform and action, should return to camp after his gun and accoutrements. ..Obtaining th,3pejithout question or trouble and returning riqndly 'the depot, he took iu the situation at u glance No change had taken lace. The saan1 sentinel hummed his plaintive love dvFty and dreamed his brightmd glow ing day-dream of happiness to come 'when the cruel war was over" and Samantha should be.' his veryj own J and seeing Jim armed .nd equipped for duty and pacing with soldierly tread before the pile of beef, very naturally thought that he had been relieved by a detail from another regiment. And, after imparting to Jim the instructions due from the relieved to the relieving guard, slowly, and calmly withdrew from the spot as one ko had well and faithfully discharged trust. 6o tag tte plot was an obsolute, a postive success, and now came Aleck s tiite to play his part of the little game. Waiting until the relieved guard was out of sight. Aleck seized the fattest, largest aud best quarter of beef and tossing it upou his brawny shoulders, started off for enmp. Jim let him get the meat well upou his back, and then springing to the front of him and bringing his gun to a- charge, iu a loud voice thus addressed him : 'Halt there, I have canirbt you at last aud in the very act. I will not wait far or call the corporal of the guard, but take you myself, aud at once, before the provost marshal with the meut you have stolen, still oh your thieving shoulders. ' A leek tried in vain to put down the beef, saying that he had been driven to commit the theft by great aud gnawing hunger, and if the guard would ouly Jet.jsC this time he would romibe on the kooo;- of a soldier iiever do so again ; that .it won hi UrAt and should be his last of fense ; but Jim was determined to ex hibit him as an example to all evil doers, and stoutly adhered to his 6rst intcutioiTof taking him before the pro vost-marshal with the evidenoe of his guilt around him. Aleck deeply mortiSel (apparently) and muttering eurues low and threatening, took up the line of march, directed from the rear b Jim's bayouet, and iu the midst of execrata tions for him aud prasies without stiut for Jim, moved briskly off, not however, to the proj?C8t' office, as was thought by the admiring spectators, none of whom followed, but to the cwp of the Fourth 5ejtlioky Infantf v, and the gallant old company ' I' lived .well for two wholo days as far as teef y&s concerned. Vrs. Juh.a A. iM, Newbeme, X. C, sa-s : "Brown's Iron Bitters inva ria'l? relieve me when debilitated." A Hair-Breadth Escape. This the time for candy-pulling, and onev-eTf. our young friends has been so obliging as to give us a description oi Borne oi tne incidents connected with such occasions. He tells the following : A young 'phunny,phel'ow," with very longvwhiskers, after eating about a gal lon of the candy fluid and getting a quart-of the sorghum, in the pulling state, on his whiskers, came to the fear ful conclusion that he was about sweet enough, or-tksrlho aaust kiss one of the fair damsels, and he selected one with her hair banged up with a great many bcau.catchers and .other funglebungle ness, and as the fire under the pot was growing dim, and the stars of the stella world werema r7.n btu,,eQT1( see, tue golden Hour ofelysian bliss nad at last dawned upon his doleful life, and it was now aiever. So he reached forth his manly Arm, and it was soon encircling her alabaster neck, and the attraction of a oehesion soon had two hps glued as one4TKhile her cur ly ringlet, drawn by the instinctive breeze of the surrounding situation, intermingled with his candy whiskers. Things remained in this condition about the usual time two minutes, by cooling measure when the following occurred: 'Here, do quit.' 'Oh Sallie, what is the matter V 'Don't pull my hair bo !' ' Will you stop pulling my whiskers ?' 'I'm not pulling your whiskers 1 'Yes, yon are, Sal 1' 'I'll holloa, Henry, if you don't stop. 'Holloa, andGood heavens, Sal, don't tear my chin and lips off! How can you treat your sweet Hen" 'You good for nothin' scoun " 'Oh, Henry?' 'Oh, Sa !' And now came the tug of the war, both pulling with all nature's strength, until they, at last found out they were united in the sweet bonds of lasses eandy. ; The oonsequence was that the crowd came to their assistance, and after a very delicate operation with the sheep shears. 'Henry went home without any xhiskerSj and Miss Sallie had ' a large quantity of bUok hair mixed with her brown. He now says that he had tha fever and lost his hair. The Miseries of a Mean Man. Sometimes J wonder what a mean man thinks aboct when be govs to bed. When be turns oat the light and lies down. When the darkness closes , io about him and he is alone, and compelled to be honest with bimself. And .cottrig.Ut, thought, not a gemtous impulse, not a 4naoy act, not a word of blessing, not a grateful look, come to blesa bitn aain. Nut ji , penny dropped into the ou'slretched palm sf pov ty. nor the balm of a loving word dropped into an aching heart ; no su ibeani of en couragement cast upon a straggling life ; the Strang right band of fellowship reached out to help some fallen man to his feet when Done of these things come to him ss the God bless you' ol departed day, how he must bate himself. How he must try to roll away from himself and sleep on the other side of the bed. Wueo the ouly victory be can think of is some mean vic tory, ia which he bus wroDged a neighbor. No wonder he always sneers when he tries . to smile. How pure aud fair aud good sll the rest of the wot Id must look to bid, and how cheerless nnd duaty and dreary mast his oxn path appear. Why, even ope Ic.r.s, is ilated act of meanesa is enough to scatier cracker trurab9 id the bed of the average ordiuary man, and ifbat oust be.tfce&eU ings of a man whose wkole life is given op to mean sets ? When there is so much euffl-riug sod hearf-ache and wiaery ia the world uuybow, why should you add oua ,. pound of wickedness or sadness to the gen- eral baiden Don't be ciesn, my boy. Suffer injustice a, thousand times rather than commit it once. Bxtrdelte. Fashionable women who are addicted to dogs, now make thair little darlings luuvo vi vw dresses, so the fair ore exactly matched intellectually and socially. A man habitually tied to a dog is a boundless nuisosne whom twere base flattery to hit with a olub, but a woman dogoman iao is infinitely worse. You can kick a mun' dog out of the hou e, but when a woman makes a social caty on you with her dog, into the house -that flea bittcf jrelper comes, scratches the tidies tui J bleeps on the sofa and gn&Kd the ottoman, and there's a social revolution liiihieayou effect to enjoy it. Hdvkejt, Mr. E. S. Williams, of Greensbcv rough, N. C, says . "Brown's Iron Bitters permanently cured m of an. obstinate case of dyspepsia,'' f