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Vol. XV 111. _Gastonia. N. C„ September 30. 1897.
GASTONIA,
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GASTONIA,
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Gaston Institute.
0AST03STIA. NT. O.
Fall Term Open* September let.
Ta tha faealty alraady annoanaa* that* baaa baaa addad—
Prof. S. I. Wolf, gg»« •*u —*»■ »*» tan oM>« of
a»fc^SLS5«S*3£P3S«t
rmMl if M»ieo4.
1m« Tm 1* B^StaJTJgg‘,,w,w
J. P. KEID. Principal.
Cook Stoves and WashPote.
Wahaij Juat ramirod a ear-load of OOOK «TOV*8, W Art ft
rOTB, *c.. and ara prnparad to name yea moat freombU prtoaa
Take Notice.
in « W tota, aad fat wot aaafc, By buy)a* U.H
1? . ** tba Brat pUoa, frata 90 to 75 ante i
lB._fr*^hui In tha aaeond plaae wa fat Uaa bBbmbp bi
Th- -^nr«
Don’t liny a Stove
Anywhere until yo« aaa oa ar |at aai prtoaa.
LONG BROTHERS.
MAJOR JONES’ COURTSHIP.
By flajor Joseph Jones, of PlnevUle, Georgia.
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LKTTJBR XIV.
_ PiaoviLL*. January 18.
To Mr, Thompaon: Doer 8lr— Whan
I writ you my laat letter to you I was
lo e peek of trouble*, aad It did atom
to me like beam aad yaath waa oon
ttJ&z'i.’rszri.rzr:
tore agio, aad aaw I can aay with Mr.
Maekbtlb lo Sbakaapaara, "So foul, aa
fair a day t never a**d afar* nod all
I tba Maud* that towered oa my bead. I*
lo tba deep baaam of Uaooaaa burled.”
Too mutt axaoaa me for wrttla trage
dy out of the book. I don't biker* la
wok la la book Lara I a la ovary thin* a
body write*—bat than tbar la aoow
time* whoa yaat oommon ward* won’t
eapraa* tba fall mean la. yoo know.
That** tbo way with m* now. Bat
I'll toll yoo.
You moot know tbo aoxt day after
tbo yanltaaaka whet Ilka to dbuak old
Mleo 8 tall In*** life oat of bar. aotbia
would do but aba matt new right
book to tlm plantation, bag aad ba>
pgo, gallo aad an. Mother aad all of
’em mad tber boat to a wage bar ont af
aioh a Ceolluh notion. Bat It a *t
aouar. The old worn* a’a bead m
aot, and yoo moogbt Mat a* watl Ik
aroaa to a Uaorgla leglalator. or try to
build a mill dam aaroaa lha
rim a* orgy wltb Iter wbon aba takea
a notion. Tibo aad ah* waaat gorioo to
riak bar IU* no kmger In ao Mob place
-there waa loo DMoj bowaao oa tba
bill any way, for aalaty. Bbo mi peo
ple bad been eomia la aad build in eve
ry year aeaaa aba aatUad In tows, mad
aka (parted nothin alaa hat the yvetb
woaU earn tber oou of tbeea daya, If
It didn't ao wbar alaa.
WtU, abora too nab. tba BUUInaca
moved out Hint vary day. Mary look
ed Ilka aba dldat Ilka It, bat aover aad
nothin, only that aba hoped I'd ooom
oat to ho *aat often. I waa aozioao
to no and aoo Mary, but aanaalbaoM
vomaa waa ao atnhbara about it. 1
thought r wouldn't show tao macb
hurry. *> 1 waited till yaatarday. wlioa
aid uoele Onto brang bm a letter from
tbe old woman baaaSf, which I can au
thor* yon waa aa lataraatte to bm aa
tba MnHtUany M wtian I foot git it oat
of lb* Doat-ofUo*. Tea may look ont
Cor a waddln before long. I'm 'tor
mlaad to bovo the thingload 'tboat
walttn for oeay more aeoldaato. Bo
more from
Your (need, tin death.
joe. OOME8.
P. & L will (old bor Uttar meld* of
tala *0 you caa am It
Mj dear Joseph—Artar By oorapiy
maoUL t want to aay a word to yoa oa
thesatyaoof yoara ao Mary'a I’re
bane thloklc about It nw aaoaa that
otta wben the yeatbquaka coma along
aad Ilka to ewalated tba whole of oa
op la the bowel* of the yeath. Mow
jeu no. Joaeph, that I aaatadar yoa
ao more nor lass than ml aaa. parridao
tba world don’t some to a aaod, (or I
thlak Mary got slab a Iraaoo from
what taroad up with that raaeal drat*
obit that aba’ll mind bow, ah* project*
with deter folk* what aba’s nown all
bar lira, anny more. You ao I slat
gwiae to oppose yaur marryln Mary far
•any ohiectsaua to you. Cor that aay
It ta you whan I ougbtant to any it I
would rather hate yon tor n awm-ia-Imw
than anny yoruw bu I no of. But I
did thlak it waa no timo to b* thlokia
about marryla whan all nator waa
protin the truth of Paraon Millar’s
prodaaayla. But Mary baa task oa so
•tar aaoaa 1 opposed yoa marryla bar
right off, that it baa worried aaa lmaa
taly. Shs tea. of the world done coma
to a send aba couldn’t bare tba alia, no
bow *f you wasn’t thor, right by her.
Hbe aaa taoren that, aba aaa mad I de
clare I’m aha toed to rlU It ta yoa. and
I no you’ll blush to mad It, Jaot to no
bow ilia ohlld dom lorn you—aba am
aba couldn’t 01 ao bow, about It waa
fat your ansa, aad you so l( you was to
gratlil bar wbao tba eataatwfy cum,
aad wasn’t married, paapia wood talk.
Aad tbaa agin, thar'a that paper wliat
Mary takas on your aecounta, baa got
them latter* In It what you writ to
yoar friend mlatar Tomsoa, wbsr you
pored out your faalloa ou tkoaublao
aad let th* whoU eat out of Urn wall it;
aod Mary oaya all* apacu that mora’a
Are thouaaad paaola baa rad all bout
tba wbula biaoaa far sow. tor ate aaa
th* editor aaa bta aeripabon llat IS
growl* at ary day aod la moat n thou
sen now, and you ao more’s Bra bony
It whir on* scribe* for it That’s ona
reason that Mary la spoaad to your
turoln odltar— aha am Il ia bard wort
and pom pay, aad firs thoaaaa bor ry•
srs wouldn’t support no paper. Mary
la a mky spunky gal, aad don’t bUor*
la bain poaed ao by nohody, sad af tba
worid don’t soma to n sand, I think
you’ll aay in IS mouths you’re get the
latartast wtfo In PI set II, the f aay H
boo oegbtant to. But I'm gwiae eft
tba setose. I bar com* to tba coaclo
■km that you aud Maury maypU aaaurrlad
af you my ao last U earn niaranoaa.aad
you nadaat git as Baton ter hoamhaaa
Ta tlH after aprll, and whaa yoa la
married I’ll iaaa let yee aay wbatbsr
wall pitch a cram or ao. Ha more
bat years till death,
Pout Stall:**.
PsrHtaaaaa of Oatar.
LBTTKB XV.
Pimiuj, PtUurj L
To Ur. TfeOMfaao: Dror Mr- -Iroo
MOM I writ oj loot tatter to jroo,
thing* gooo oo Joat M otrolgfct M •
•hiogto, oo4 tho oolr thing «Mt troo
Mm mo la. I’m otroM if* in too M
to late. fro alooyo booo tho oop *lth
mo o**r mom I ooa toMOMhor ohao
rror I’m tho hoggtoot mom oooood
thing moom to Uro *g)oat to agoot oil
mj Ml*olotl»M; oo4 mo thoogh tho
4ajr la aot tor tho woMlo. oad tho Bui
Umm to tettio onrp thing toady aa
Coot aa tipy ooo, I oonOdota ho ooo
prtaaiMOOhtf BOOM hoMteoMa thug
ooo to haagoo, boom jroothgoahoar
oooMthratjMt to hoot tToite^te,
U>oiShHiMMl!iu‘rmrttetpteoo ta
Wttmm Xlltri' Inn, ond I do Viri
■>*« «o glad «W u MtfatofS
■bot* m woo id Un i white itnoand
IMnamtemlf. teiwbi htet
Pj y fl*. **» yodlio mw,
aariS2’iai,"ai£ua
mMteHMW ttwouUUte £
TiP. »**4*«d bow Mr. HIM
* opoM alter Ite (Mag out « ~trs|ptit.
to. tbo way dor. without o rtogtoate
tebo. but oowboteundoalebutorrtUo
^atfas’rissis?
a"*"1"* — ««.
It* wully ooiyrteto bow booIo m
£££see:,ss&;yKE!
8«ooo tbo IblniH la tod oat, ovary
ilmoat ovary aljbt Mary aodaote
lovltad to o party. Totbsr sight wa
wvcttoooo to old Atuliv ftogarw,
whor I got wyOnndor 041 0 MtSlho
wwot l**o hod It for oobo clan, i
don't ballavo you hsvo ovsr honmot
test steh n dlogd tool fetch 00 thoy
Pteyod on a* Tter woo nnad Bony
sariTtaar^aaa:
dsnoio.
woam rw *m ttttr rplurdi teout
In UwMffWt with bU dud r-cot
«idjbli «Mdn, Md triad
to taka tba (bln* off orarybody aba
kataaha nlwaya doaa. Wall, uawby
baaaa;
“Mpoaa wapiti brotbar Bob-lata
play brother Bob"
"Tat, tea pity that," aat aU o( 'aw,
»*■> you ha aroibar Bob, Major 1”’
“ Wbo’a brotbar liab?" aa* l—for I
didn't know nothin’about It, oad theta
tuak*in 1 **m **•>■»«/
“ty tall you,” aaa ba. "yea aad
MMbody aiaa moat aat doira la tba
ahataaacdka Mlndfridad. aad tba root
nwftallwalfc round and noadyan,
bad kaap tappta yoa aa the band with
•Ottajhta* UU you yaw wbo bob'd
yon.”
“Bat bow bob aa r» aaa L
“Why,” tat be, "alien any oaa tape
K^rj-sr^rsf'.j'a
bob’d yoa?’ ud If you gnaw tba right
oae, tliea tbay iauat taka yoor ptaoa
ud ba bob’d Ml tbay gaow who bob’d
teat. If you’ll ba Wlodfoldad l wUI,"
•at ho, “Jeattaefan.”
“WUl "aaa I "any thing tot fan."
■* octt wo obaira loto tba
U* room, back, to baak aad
waaot down and tbay ttad a baakarnbar
rasarftrt.tsfi,’!
bad no eyw at all. Tbaa tba boya aod
gala ootaoaaooad walkta round aa ta a
elrota an giglia aad taagbta.
I badaVaat tbar ao Uwa batata
**• took “• *****
alduafthabaad with a dratted tag
beak. Tba Bra itw oat o* my oyaata
big Ilya ooala,aad I Hfca to kaatadwnr
oat of Um obalr. I fait my Mead riato
Ilka a am-toU, bat tbay afi teogbad
mightily at tba tba, aad aftar a wbUa
“Brotbar. I'at bob’d."
“Wbo bob’d yoa f” aw tbay
I gaaaatd tba blggaat toted falter in
tba rooa, bat tt waan*t him.
-KjL not’’ they all bollond. aad
roaadibry waotagate a rowpta aad
kugbta aad aojoyta tba fee aUto
t haw aat aaa and wbUa «y bead waa
■tagla Ilka a tab koitte.
-Wh..l'. . „ ■»«,. P.
“Who bob'* mu T” an, thoy.
•at ooaaia P<U didn't fuaee right
%ssifz&jg* lk'w’
.1 woodrodrol Mjnlotm to iwi right
"BfotMr, I'm boh’d !'• m I.
^attqegra
Ko, I hw,” too, ud Uutjr oil
fotrtd oat want thoo omr.
* *•*»• to fit mokiwh ttnd of
•tub fun, whloh annd ao ntto Nto
to too agoUta
book—for It to fun to ttota itWM
tooth to — id I don't know what
I would bar, foot It Kar?tota*
ootot oy a^naUto u» boaikowtoj.
gggawl^ towW^-^
to," yd «toh tot reotariw Ul thoy
SatasKs®
It won tto OMt noitoahint toho lo J
didn't wt rifht to . 9
MTM MlartWiliai kit
kl^ i
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tto light
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Urdooa yoe to Uwr caajaatyr tba
^oSfjtonnHjaid* wtde
J^ta fttt|d tjiMil twal aad
Jto a» IwwaoTto a* d£wn?*ea2uhe
fail thing ha kaotrod. kantoah be weak
rtUtote *W»U» •of.MIfradS
ooW water^irtth aathiag bet hta heed
Ha tried Utla Mary a* be vu
UMa btaaaat. aad if yea eeaU Jaab
•••* bt* aa be want fata that lab with
hleanaa raaahad oat to bar. andbia
caooih sot (*r a ktaa, I do baUaveyoaM
your Mra.B<Tbe MUrTai1* edaehjf
etoat that aoau trtak waagwlaetoha
nraiadhaatia Mdtaoflila Itoa ibay
W* fotottt aa qalak aaha aaaUL
aad leaver aaada toller aa wilted
fiataaflUstTVa
jaSSSKarsw
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Mato, aad pat^te Mb aTaabartane
MokaitcaMutwi oat that way. .
Ha thought tfeaaaaaa waagwlaa ta
aantaoea a vary totter what dtolkto
har aa ha aotdewa, bade etoaatMM
that weald wake tea toe jtoial. J
StSSSS'SMSi
qatto ae toad af faaay totatothdawb
Bat 1 like to forgot to tall too. ay
•tot ao an yaatSrMdHa'aaraMMK
amacwtsars
r, a.—i weak aver bather i
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