The Greensboro patriot [January 11, 1872]

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Professional Carda^
JSO. H. KlLLARD, THOS. HUTFIN, «.,
ft.(Ai,iyA'iin,.V.C. iuUo/iilamonce.A'.C
J.SO. A. OII-MKH, Greeiutoro, JV.C
1 >,llnrd, lluffln & Oilman
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Grecniboro, JV.O.
1>R \CTICK in IheCuurtaof GuiUard^Alamance
Kandolpa, Davi.leon. Stokes, Yadkia, Barry,
ham »wl Caewell Ccuntiee.
11 i ill.tirm will always attend tha ,-egolar
r. iru "l llockiugham, Alaraance and
Itrr. fila, 1 »:»Z
L. 1'. .VlhSUKMIAI.L.
iY A. WEATHERLY won 0Ira-turn
hit thanks to a generous public for the liber-al
patronage received for mane years paat, and
acJicita a continuance oftlie tame to the new firm
of A. Wenthorly «V SaWft*
New Goods.,
We have received our haiOaJ
Fall Stock of Goods,
eoneisting of a general alack of LadW Drees
Goods, bhawle, Cloak., Pure, Ladies' Hate and
Ribbon., Men', and Boys' Hata, Boot, and Shuas,
Ready-Made Clothing.
NOTIONS, GROCERIES, '*C
A. WEATHKKLY & SONS.
Oct. 4th, 18X1. 1*"
JOHN K.ttAIUH.
MENDENHALL & STAPLES, AMWBMKn AM &AW.
<.KI:I:\SBOKO, in. c,
. i lioa in the Courta of Guilford, Bocking-l.
iiiu. Davidson, Korsythe, Stokaa, Kandolph and
Alauiauce: alao, K. ^Circuit andDistrictCourta.
Special attorrtou (riven to evllaetiaiia in all farts
.,!,', and t.i i-ssegln Kankru|4p,y.
i v- Office on., door North of the Court House.
Jan. T, : ly. ,
W. s. n.U.I, TIIOS. n. KEOflH,
1'. 8. Commiaeiooei. Kegiitar in Bankruptcy
HALL Sc KEOGH,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
(lltKK.NdUOItO, N. C,
1)I£ACTICE in the Courta «f Guilford, Boek-
DavidiMin and Kandolph. Alao in the
and District Courta of tha United Statea
'i Carulina.
. ilar attention given to
INTICItWL HKVKMB CAUSES
8. Courta and before the DKI-ARTOBNT
at W I-III\I. .'»N.
W ive> ••neeial attention U, the proaecutieo
aiual the govemmeul for property
1 : H Army, and will praetiee be
i nmiaaioti ■ppaintad by late act of
-- Is lake the teetimony.
alao attend promptly to applicaliona nn-
: i ougrra. reatorinK to the pea-rt
he war of 1812.
Jan I2:ly
A Mo
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bide
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It
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M.ril GORBELL,
and Coun^eHor at Law,
ensboro, N. C,
Actice in tlu> court! of Alamanctf, Da-
,<iu.|ford sod luiudoiP.i, ami Bo.ik-
X... .'« l^iw How oa W»wl
Ifnliua j:iv.'ii In r.illvHrling, and all
'iiiuiitti'il (u hie cart*.
April -Zl, 18Tl:ly
])
Business Cards.
BUILDING PLANS.
IAFTS OF PLANS for New Huueea
lie IraproaanwDt ot old ones. Plain de-
.ii <n, druwn to order.
LYNDON SWAIN
T. S. BLACK,
UKAl.KK IN
DRY GOODS and GROCERIES,
KLKI's oonatBBaty on hand a complete
-lock of Pry tiooda and Grocoriea of the
i u.iint.
TEAS,
COFFERS,
SU0AB8, Ac,
it brand, and at tho Tery lovroat
Kiral store adjoining the,Tato llaild-ing
no Weal Markot at.,uuder picture gallery.
All kiuda of
COUNTRY PRODUCE
ill cxiliiingp for goods
I'he nnderaignea hcroby returns hie thsnka
t" h;. i tons patrons, and solicits a con*
nuaucc of Ibeir favors. T. S. BLACK.
I. I. .ii.l.i.lO. Feb. 1st. fell '.My
Ladies, Call and See
TI1K NEW
Family Singer Sewing Machiner
1IIAVK niailc arrangements to keep for
sale the above Machines—will alao keep
I be beat Machine Twist, Linen and Cotton
Uacbinee sold at factory prices.—
Orders solicited.
Address, MKS. A. F. FOWLER,
P. O. Box at,
|54:tf Groonshoro,N. C.
lM4»l*TM-tAKOl.Ir>IA
BOOK BINDERY
AND
BLANK BOOK MANUFACTORY
North Carulina Kt-jK-rli* and other Law Books
Bound in Superior Law Binding. Misfing lS'um-bt*
n Supplied ami Odd KuuiWrs lakoo in Ex-
- lur Binding: Trial, Kxecutiuu. Minuts-oniing
1»>" kwi* Made to Order.
- n,iv lie left at "atriot «fr Times Office..
ai.lv JOHN ARMSTRONG
W. B. FASRAR
» ,T( 11 M M.i it. .IKWKI.F.RA
"il ICHN.
■born, \. C.
uitly on band a
I aaeortmenl of
/ 'tukionabU Jetcelrm
ne splendid ll'atcku
VXD CLOCKS,
Which irill be sold
< IIBAF lor CA8HI
tyWa -■ k-.i-.velry.Sewiug Machines,
tired cheap sml on short notice.
• the Old Albright Hotel, Eaat
10-ly
;~J~ An assorted stock of Ouns, Pistols, Car-
\ , always on hand.
Remember the
TOMBS and
The nnderalgrefdna^iactfjllyiaforinahisfriends
and tha nubile at larve.tliat be is now prepared to
farniah all kinda of Monuments and Tombetonea,
of latest deaigna, with promptueae, and at prieee
to ami (he uniea.
Orders solicited and promptly filled.
17*All worfc weetof Company Shops delivered
on the railroad free of charge.
8. C. ROBERTSON,
80:ty • ■ CkmrtoUr, >". C.
N..H. D.WILSON,
General InsuiranCe Agent,
«RBEK8BOBO, \.C.
Representa FIUE Companies with aggregate
CAPHrAL of
Twenty niHIonaor DoUarau •
AI.S.I TUB
ITCI.. Ufe INSURANCR COMPANY,
L'naurpaased by any in the CHEAPNE8S
and Reliability of its Policies.
ASSETS $12,000,000.
Call and insure yonr property against loss
by lire, and thus secure yon a home, and pre-vent
embarrassment in business, in caaa of
accident.
fy Provide a LIFE POLICY for the sup-port
of yonr wife and children when you are
rue. Ovnci :-Bauking Houae of Wilson
Bbober, SoaUi Elm 8t. Jftlj
N. H. D. WILSON. CIIAS. E. Snoma.
HIIXW * SIIOHKK.
BANKERS.
OHEEXSB0RO, iV.C,
(South Elm Street, opposite Ex|«eee Onloe.)
Buy and sell Gold and Rilrer, Bank Notes,
State and Govemmeul liouds. Kail Road Stocks
anil Bonds, See., dto. QI„,,T
XW Receive Monevon deposit subject U> 8IUI11
CHECK: and allow Interest in hlnel
upon time deposits of CURRENCY or SPECIE.
Discount Buertneaa l*m>er!
Collections Made at all Accessible Points.
Sept. 16th, ly
Buchanarr & McDonald,
Grocery and Confectionery,
(Corner Staud at Depot,)
KEEP conatantly on hand a full assortment of
CANDIES,
CAKES,
SWEETMEATS,
NUTS,
RAISINS,
ORANGES, 4c.
A fine atook of Family Groceries at the lowest
prieee. _ _. .
Also a full supply of the finest Liquors kept
in the bar adjoining.
The beat brands of Cigars constant; on hand.
jau VJ:ly
GROCERIES, *c.
All gradee of Sugars,
Coffees, Teas, Soap, Candela, Hyrup, 4c, always
on hand at lowest caob price*.
C. E. ECKEL 4 Co-,
jan 19:ly South Street.
GLASS and QUEEN'S WARE.
We have received a large addition
to our former »tock of Glass and Oneen's Ware,
Lamp chimneys, Kerosene Oil, fee* all of which
we offer low for oash.
C. E. KCKKL 4 CO.,
jan Ithly Souih Stieet.
Smith's New Hotel.
REIDSYILLE, K. 0.
I toard >*l-.%<>l»ei-r>a.y.
i; . nag* of our lriends and the Publio
Solicited.
. blei connected with the HoteL
J. Wi SMITH & CO,
0V 23:3m l'lupristora.
BUENA VISTA LODGE, I. O. O.
F., meeU regularly on every Tiiea-day
night The liret Tuesday night
In each month a meeting of SPECIAL INTER-EST
will be held. Visiting brethren cordially re-ceived.
DAVID SCOTT, Jit., N. G.
JAS. W. ALBRIGHT. Sec. jan llkly
Brtch for Sale.
The very beat
article furnished at reasonable rates, either
at the kiln, 14 miles North oflowu, or deliver-
D. N. KIRKPATRICK.
April 29. cytf.
Mrs. C. F. Leo,
Having received a now
7-nctavo Piano, is prepared to give satisfao-tory
LKSSOKS IS Music at reduced rates.
OLD INSTITUTE,
ICfctf Greensboro, April 5th. _
WINDOVrGLASS;
"Wholesale and «-etail.
B. W. GLENN & SCN,
Agents for Manufacture ol Window Glaae,
WILL rel 1 all aiaea and .pi alltles at New York
and Philadelphia prices—freight added.
Fancy Glass for Vestibules.
P'.ate Giass tor bulk windows or Sky-light Glass.
HOT-BED GLASS,
LOOKI KG GLASS, PLATE, k
oct 18-.1m - '
Ch«s. G, Yates,
MANUFACTURER OF
rpiN. Sheet Iron and Couf*t Wars, and dealer
X Dry Goeda, Hats, Boots and Shoes, Wood
Ware, Lamps, Crockery, *ad Glass Ware, Gro-ceries,
Stoves, and aaaoried Goods, generally.—
No. 21 South Elm Street,Greeusboio,N.C. Gooda
sold low for esab, or barter. jan 19:lj
^C.W.0GBQR1'L. :
V^ 0ft, "•*! v C J
ON hand and tor sale low, the
LARGEST
«»» ■ --
BEST SELECTED
Stock of
Christmas Notions
ever offered In <hh dty. feb 9:ly
IN MEMOKIAM.
•fTbere have been few more beautiful po-ems
than this written. It was on reading it,
that Geo. D. Prentice said: "One might al-
TOost wish to die, if he knew that so beauti-ful
a tribute as this would be written to his
mernloTy:" ,
On the bosom of a river.
Where the snn uulooaod his quiver,
And the starlight gleamed forever,
Sailed a vessel light and free.
Merning dew-drops hung like manna
On the bright folds of her banner,
And the zephyrs rose to fan her
Softly to tho radiant sea.
At her prow a pilot booming
In the Hush of youth stood dreaming,
And ho was in glorious seeming
Like an angel from above.
Through his hair the breezes sported,
And as on the wavs he floated,
Oft that pilot, angel throated,
Warbled lays of hope and love.
Through those locks so blithely flowing
liuds of laural bloom wero blowing,
Aud his hands anon were throwing
Music from a lyre of gold.
Swiftly down the stream ho glided,
Soft the purple wave divided,
Aud a rainbow arch divided
On his canvas' snowy fold.
Anxions hearts with fond devotion
Watched him sailing to the ocean.
Prayed that never wild commotion
'Midst the elements might rise.
And be seemed somo young Apollo,
Charming summer winds to follow,
While the water flag's carol
Trembled to his music sighs.
But those pnrple waves enchanted
Rolled besides a city haunted
By an awful spell that daunted .
Every comer to the shore.
Night shades rank the air encumbered.
And pale marble statues numbered
Where the lotus caters slnnibered,
' And v;oke *o life no more.
Then there rushed with lightningquickness
O'er his face a niortn! sickness,
And the dow in fearful thickness
Gathered o'er his temple fair.
And there swept a dying murmur,
Through the lovely Southern summer,
As the beauteous pilot comer
Perislu-il by that city there.
Still rolls on that radiant river,
And tho sun unbinds his quiver,
And the starlight streams forever
On its bosom as before.
Rut that vessel's rainbow banner
Greets no more the gay Savanna,
And that pilot's Into drops manna
On the pnrplo waves no more.
Written for the Patriot.
A WOMAN'S PRESENCE OF MIND.
ItY MRS. LYLES.
Wo lia<l laughed, a ml sang, aud
danced :till wo were tired, antl at last,
with one impnl.se, bad thrown our-selves
in a semi-circle at the feet of our
hostess, begging for a story.
Mrs. F. was one of those rare wo-men,
who seem born to command res-pect
aud at the same time to win love.
Biclily. endowed by nature, art and
cultivation had done their utmost to
make her what she now appeared, "A
perfect woman nobly planned." She
had gathered, as was her frequent cus-tom,
a party of young people round
her to spend a mouth. As no one
could act the part of hostess more
charmiugly, no one could more readily
&11 her home with pleasant guests.—
On this occasion five young ladies and
three youug gentlemen had been invit-ed,
but eurly that afternoon the gen-tlemen
had driven into town, and had
been detained by a heavy rain, which
continued with steadily increasing vi-olence,
so that we had little or no ex-pectation
of seeing them that night.—
However, we did not tear, for though
Mrs. F. lived two miles out of town,
and had no immediate neighbors, she
had trustworthy servants, and, as she
told us, had ofteu staid alone with
them at night.
"A story, eh J" said she in reply to
our uuited request; "well, as you
seem destined to be beauless this bit-ter
night, I do not see in what better
manner we can pass away the time;—
for if my story does not prove to be
very entertaining, it may at least have
the effect of a narcotic and transport
you all to tho land of dreams an hour
earlier than usual." Then followed
the usual bustle of preparation when a
story is to be told. Little Nellie
Hyde tucked her dainty feet under
her on a low ottoman—her favorite
attitude when unrestrained by the
presence of masculiues—while her
more dignified friend, Amelia Wynd-ham,
lounged gracefully in an easy
chair. Jennie West, Addie Mitchell
and I arranged ourselves as our vary-ing
fancies dictated, and when all
were satisfactorily disposed, Mrs. F.
began her story.
She had just reached that thrilling
..oint where the gaze of the listener
becomes fixed upon the face of the
speaker-. Little Nellies**bolt upright
on her low seat with eyes distended
and nervea highstmag with Ax'clte-ment,
when suddenly she found herself
enveloped in a huge shawl,—a—
niously tripped oft her seat and rolled
over and over on the carpet. At first
she attend a frightened acrtam and
then a little smothered laagh; for she
evidently, with the rest of as, consid-ered
the performance aa only % prac-tical
joke on the part of Mrs. F., who
sometimes descended from her dignity
sufficiently to engage hi such pranks.
But what was our astontshjoent ming-led
with horror, to discover that what
we had considered a mere Joke had
only jast escaped being a fearful mail'
ty. When Nellie, after being rolled,
and tumbled, and beaten, and buIB ted
about by Mrs. F., was at last relieved
of her huge covering, and lay pann-ing
and laughing on the floor, she ex.
hibited to oar astonished vision only
the remnants and shreda of her light
evening dress with a scorched and
blackened petticoat Silence strickan
we gazed at Mrs.F. for an' explanation,
while Nellie, comprehending at a
glance the awful suffering she had
escaped, Hew fearfully frightened, now
that all danger was past.into the arms
of her preserver. With wonderful
tact Mrs. F. soothed her, and gently
explained how tha accident originated.
While we sat, wrapped in the interest
of the romance, and oblivious to every-thing
else, Nellie's dress, drawn out in
a puff by the fire, to which She sat im-prudently
near.had caughtaad was in
a blaze ere she discovered; it Know
ing then that everything'depended
upon promptness and decision, ahe
had instantly seized the shawl, whioh
Nellie's own loving care had placed
upon the arm of her chair in case she
should become chilly, had thrown it
round her and succeeded in keeping
us all in darkness aa to the accident
until the danger was pasaed.
"What wonderful presence of mind!"'
we all exclaimed in a breath.
"Presence of mind 1" said Nellie ;—
•■oh how I envy yon the possession of
that faculty, dear Mrs. F. I am sore
that I am not gifted with a particle of
it. If I thought I was, I would almost
wish that somo terrible danger might
threaten you that I could avert, as
you did mine. Bat I am each a timid
little goose that I am afraid all 1
should do would be to scream and
frightcu away the service of every one
else."
"Oh, no, my dear; I am sure you
underrate yourself, for I know of no
one whom I would sooner risk to rash
to the rescue of a friend than my little
Nellie, with her warm heart and noble
impulses. I believe your courage
would rise with the occasion. Bat
suppose I finish my story, for I left
the hero in a very perilous situation,
and it would be crnel not to relieve
him."
. We all knew that this was only a
ruse for calming us, and withdrawing
onr thoughts from tho recent threaten-ed
calamity. It had the desired effect
fur when we separated for the night
there was nought in our manner to in-dicate
that anything unasaal had oc-curred,
save that a tear stood in
Nellie's eye as she gave Mrs. F. a fer-vent
good night kiss.
We girls had habitually occupied
two adjoining rooms on the second
tloor, communicating with each other
by means of a large door, which we
usually kept open at night
Large closets in the rear o( these
apartments served as dressing-rooms,
while smaller ones in the recesses of
the chimneys served for wardrobes.
On entering our room Nellie walked
straight to one of these closets, and
as she opened the door I saw her give
a sudden start and tarn deathly pale;
then, as if ashamed of her cowardice
she marched boldly forward, procured
what she wanted, and coming out,
gently closed the door. Afterwards,
saw that her face remained pale, I
noticed nothing unusual to her de-meanor.
Bat just as we were all ready to
jump into bed she exclaimed, aa if the
thought had auddenly occurred to her,
" Girls, it is such a wretched shivery
night suppose we all sleep in the aame
room. One of you can aleep on my
little bed with me while the other
three can lie spoon-fashion on the big
bed. What say you t"
We all readily consented for indeed
the project was rather agreeable than
otherwise to us; besides w» wen «in
tho mood to have gratified HeUy in
any whim.
..:«**"« »*!»* over into the other
«»m I observed Nelly steal back
soiftly • cod as my' position command-ed
a view, of the room ^'iulHletf'l
»w• to,fWfcrr*H» *«J/»T*he
door,, than aa qcistiy that: in the doer
leading isto the hall; and as she came
thtedgh the' door leadinginto :the room
T^ :t^^tt;'.rrWJr*>e;..?piaeleasJf
cloasd and locked that
Ataributiag these Wtmswal • pTeoeu-titan
to nemmsness «tipjt>wW' 'net
S*"r*$.--fWR .TWF*W I exciUmeat I
thought nothing of it ■* the time and
ii in the land of dreams.
When I o^edW'ejfiia' 00$ utori£
ing the firiif ohject they rested upon,
was Nellie, standing ready dressed
at ihs window which commanded a
view of the road; *tiaing to 'town.
'^IftTwlj^pn^.qftbe^ux have
you risenawearly.Neilie," said l,«ie,in
Ned Stoat* the gallant Captain, of
Jiwmfe Alston our poet friend T I
knfcw/tti not.for. Ajb&f'^ulgwInnlB1,
frr be. fci AmeVefetar^iafproperty."
Albert Burgwinoe, by the way, was
Mrs. IV nephew, a-wealthy spttthe*.
er, handsome, bravo and generous, as
are rnost of his race: the pet of all the
ladies and the idol of his Aunt. •..._•
We had sees from the first that
Amelia .was bent upon'his capture
and so had contented ourselves with
aa equal division of the other two,
giving eachy as we laughingly agreed,
half a beau apiece. -
Nellie turned slowly round aa I ad-.
dressed b*r, aud suiiliagrather faintly
replied, ul was awake when the sun'
began to rise and have been watching'
the frozen lain-drope aparkle in its
rays; hat see, how rapidly they are.
melting." It was indeed a sight to
tempt one to rise early I admitted, as,
approached the window. The tall
trees which lined the avenue were:
beading "nestli their covering of froz-en
water, while etery leaf and twig
and hardy chrysanthemum and frost-defying
zinia glistened aud sparkled,
fat the sunshine likejprecious stones of
varied hues by gaslight.
We remained gazing on the scene
until the sound of the dressing bell
disturbed the others, and then began
the usual bustle and confusion of
tongues, which needs no description
to those who have Been a roomful ol
young ladies going through the opera-tion
of beautifying themselves.
After breakfast we repaired to the
verandah to watch tho arrival of the
gentlemen who were soon rapidly
driving up the avenue. As the little
pony phmton swept up to tho steps
with a flourish and the geutlemen
sprang out* a chorus of merry voices
greeted them. Mrs. F. rallied them,
in her charming way, on' their lack of
gallantry in leaving a parcel of dam-sels
all forlorn on such a night
"I believo that Albert would have
come through a storm of. pitchforks
and broad*words," said Ned Stuart
laughing; "indeed, we forced him to
remain by locking op Fairy. There
certainly Was a powerful attraction
drawing him thitherward."
Amelia's vivid blush and pleased
smile showed plainly who appropriat-ed
this compliment. '..While Ned was
speaking'Iiwatched. Nellie move quiet
ly into the house and Albert, obeying
an armoa|rlfflrJerceJ)tlb'hj motion of her
haud./foilaw^ her.'.'ll Wrd, the mo?:
mar of their voices from the parlor,
seemingly in earnest conversation for
a few atrments, and' then Nellie came
out and went Immediately''up stairs,
while Albert came to the ball door,
and exclaimed rather excitedly, "Why
stand ye loitering heref and then
with a ofcrvoue laugh, "Come, we
must make ourselves more, presenta-ble."
.M taia the young men followed
him up rtaira,; and we ladfea, haft
alone, .wandered aimlessly about the
parlor for, a. few minutes, when sud-denly
we h»ard»: immediately above, a
Ml as ofaotne heaw* body, a sup-pressed
scream and alhnfflrog of ftet
as iCaatrij^glp v,er9g6ing.on. , SimuJ-toneouely.
we ruahed up the stairway,
Md Mrnv.ftir>:advance of the rest of
us, threw.opin thedoor from whence
the sozmda proceeded, t pause here
to long for the thousandth time Sar
the pen «f tbeinUhoxtal Charles Dick-ens;
tor the scene which was present-ed
to us; in it* comtc admixture of the
tragic .and. -tjie riijiculous, cao be des-cribed
hy »'ether, Oae glance n-vealed
Albert aadiKed and Jimmie
all in a neap aalt appeared, upon the
floor; but a longer survey showed, in
their hands, and jiuder tbeip feet and
J-JM ■ afcont I thai'fleor generally—a
man, ton*,'** *>d wiry,' the gyra
•e eaeape,'reminded ottfof n<Hhing so
much as of.aft eel ^uifbt and entang-
Mrrrm-elwi.-rt *h.e diegueted disci-plaef
vWIseac/WallDriii.i ,..
The presiding genius of the eeeae
atenred' to be Nellie, who directed the
others and ft the same time buckled a
trunk strap round the victim's legs
aad another round his body, securing
his arms. Surprise and consternation
h|W us B^eft't nhfil'thia was complet-ed,
when with one simultaneous im-pulse,
we all burst into a peal of
laughter so long snd loud that H drew
the servants from all )parta of the
house,, and thijjr ;varied expressions of
surprise and dismay aa they appeared,
oae by one, upon the scene were too
cemiehr. But the crestfallen looks of
the fellow soon brought us to our
senses,and we turned to Nellie and the
gentlemen tor an explanation.
One scarce seemed necessary how-e'rer,'
fftrf tiiink we all comprehended
now • why "Nellie ' had proposed our
sleepiug together the night before
On going to the closet to procure her
night dress-she had discovered'the
r^an",5^ rather his feet, as they pres-aed
from beqeath the various articles
of clothing, whieh ardorned a rack—
or, to use r» term more familiar to
latrtnjresses; a "close horse," one of
Uje kind which can bo folded and set
away in a corner when not in use, and
whick wn.s-stretched diagonally across
the closet and 'covered with nowly
ironed clothes. Those same feet we
immediately recognized as belonging
|to a clerical book pedlar who bad call-led
the day, before. Tho spectacles,
tic wig^ndihe) luxurious beard were
minus; but we bad no difficulty, with
•ilui niil elf them peculiarly long and
,<Vobked feet, in identifying bim with
i hat individual. lie bad been ushered
into the,parlor just as Amelia was in
the act of exhibiting to our admiring
eyes n new set of jewelry which she
had no suitable opportunity ofdisplay-
Ing during her visit. With a greedy
eye ho had watched Amelia replace
them in their casket, aud had heard
her carry them into tho room above.—
AfterWards,secreti ng b imself about.the
grounds, he had watched his opportu-nity,
and returning into the honse,bad
bidden himself in the closet with the
.design of appropriating them, and per-haps
other valuables also, and decamp-ing
in the night with his treasures.
Nellie's presence of mind had saved
them—and him too. We wero all
lend in onr praises of her coolness
and courage Ned Stuart avowed
that a man could not have managed
the affair any better; for which doubt-ful
compliment we all thauked him
with must impressment. Amid great
laughter and merriment, more, no
doubt than the captive thought tho
occasion warranted, he was taken to
town and safely lodged in jail. At his
subsequent trial he was pronounced to
be an Old offender and Nellie received
the liberal reward that had been offer-ed
for his apprehension. With this
she purchased au eloquent water ser-vice
engraven with all our names and
presented it to Mrs. F. as a token of
our love and esteem for her.
The rest of us did not feel that wo
had any claim to be represented in the
gift, but sneh was Nellie's wish.
At hers and Albert's wedding,which
waa', celebrated. somo months after-waids
at Mrs. F.'s home, we were all
present, and if. Amelia felt any chagrin
Kt the loss of the handsome Southern-er,
she concealed it wonderfully, aud
was no doubt partially consoled by the
capture, on the night of the wedding,
of a rich and childless widower.
Addie Mitchell and Ned Stuart were
uuilc-d the following autumn, and Jen-nie
West and-'Jimmie Alston a few
months later, while I aloue am left to
tell the tale.
uv, iiauu|,,aa..m
A hole wae"*MM
get on
board, and instead of waiting uxrtfi
crossed the bay te Oakland, ores k
is better known 4Litth%vBea\ilirgton,'
night with a rancher, wbe wah fci+wu
in the valley aa .'Miseapa,*! ~
w».^hMw»l1l he.foil-ing
on to his money with
fortitude not universal in •■
As supper time i
asked me If I woald like
and how I preferred it,
boiled or fried. I told
like some eggs, and that!
me best to have them soft 1
-"In a tow momenta there «
Clamps and his wise, rolling aa. eag
thesizeofa flour ban '
boiled in a short time in i
and then set it up on
chair at the table. v»
fat tile lap of Thi ahih) ant Mia<%i
was dipped out with e.loag.headW,
ladle. I was astonished at the atsaoi
the egg and observed that hW bens'
must be enormously large. "'By'»«'
means," he replied. "Youwatt aetabe
much surprised, when*. t»U,.ye*, tijaa
one ben did not lay this egg sienna <
took seven oreight liens almost a'wees;
to lay it. It waa ra joint s^ockrpro-duction
of the chickens," but unfit la
better than the individual reapeasiwrli -
ty plan." i t «rfi to Ii*-nq
•* At breakfast the next aBorninf*»♦*.
had more egg, and then 1 wen^o-thi,
road to Stockton. I reached . San
Joaqolu river at nobn/and waffrerrlerf
over in a unique-looking- crali -WheW
the ferrysian was tugging silantfyiaf;
bis big oars, I inquired whether ..laVs,
ferry was profitable.
" Doeaeiit scarcely pay tor'
the boat,' he replied.
M • Raising i the I beat mill
'what do you mean by raising (the. h
" Mister,'said he, resting for.a
on his oars,.' yon be a' atranj
these parts, bean'l yott V "'■
" I replied that I had not 1
in Hie country. ..!; i
" 'Then,' said he, pointing to,-
shore,' thia'ere, boat, growed in' I
pumpkin' patcu over yonder.'
" 'Crowed ii) that pumpkin patch 1'
I exclaimed.
"'Crowed in that - pumpkin''pnfch,
on a pumpkin vine. Mister, ttris-'IMa*
is a pumpkin shell, cut • In two. (foM
patch is where it growed.' '■■'* ■'no
•«'Where, over by that bartT"''i
inquired. ' ,K"
" That ain't no barn, he auswettM
'unless vou cboosetocafl it so. 'TOaw
a pumpkin, too. Bat I made a'hele
in the end out and let the stock hMdeV
and when the wet season sets In, w*/y
yoa see, I plug np the hole and lshNtew
winter there. They come otrt awful'
fat in the spring. That big green.:
looking squash over yonder lta tastier*'
in' ont to live in.' ' •"',' «•"
"'Are these the growth ofUweeV
sonr I asked. ' ■ ••'"1»
"'We don't have nosieh difference
here on the San Joaqnin as grewte*
seasons and them others: thirtfshrWp'
on growin' all the time till we pelilanT
or they die.7 • "»ariai|
" As I was taking leave of tawMajl'
man he gave mo a pumpkin seed.' Wrtkf
the remark that I might asto«tmu<th«
folk* in the Fast with it; but betoiw
twenty-four hofiTH had elapsed I oilM
near having a calamity by reaeen-ef
it myself. ,,t(;l»i;q
" it was in this wise: After" ■ ridrng
several hours in the snn I was so ovavt
come by drowsinesn- as to died Ifciiml
possible to keep iu the Middle,and*die
mounting, lay down on the' g»oue«y
intending to take a short'W "Tha*
the pumpkin seed in my pOoMb " Dehl
ing my Rlnmbers it fell f^ry!thJoi*^ett•dT
,
arid I rolled over en Iti ' *!MJ**}
fatigue caused me toovertlee^awaiBTlv
and 1 awoke in the mornireg hy OehM
roughly rfurried over the grotan'd'M
0S9V&;&nM&>M fimOPi"**a poiBfc'
If your IJna woulil kaap from sll|e>,
Five, ptings observe with care :
Of whom you speak, to whom you speak,
And howj and when, and where.
Jfe'w mewsic—kittens.
Crewel—worsted work.
Oh the rise—a taker's stock.
Early pearl—a baby's tootb.
Much in hrief—the alphabet.
A match game^—incendiarism.
A Bracked oorps—the burglars.
Desperate game—a stag at bay.
Backgammon—a lady's pannier.
The future State—San Domingo.
The first person singular—Adam.
The second person plural—Eve.
> Something to chalk down—the price
of milk. . . .
A bee Hue—straight to the point
my prostrate i-osilkm, with whhtK
ed to be ft rope arrmarl niy-MijedV
bowled lastly for help, and my'met
attracted, the attention df ***^*J5J
who were on their way to tbenawean
field. ,■'■'■''" Uilll
" On being relieved from Otypefllefae
I-asilion'themystery heeava^ajtaflea
The warmth of my body-eaOieer''
pnrapkin seed to sprowi and"M
growirig,and one of the teadrTIs of I
new yiiie had coiled iteelfirewhd^
body, dragging me along IriWaV'W
gtowth a distance of more Itatil'Si
mile before I was awakeaedi'''«|
liverers bad a bard rua-wejetanj
with me in tbeclntchesMthe.per
vinc, and finally arrested mf'p*
by cutting ft with their sey*he-»M
I gave them the vine for tbew'rew
and we counted on it no lesstiueVI
hundred young panypkins,
from the size of a hen's egg W* I
barrel. ' ' .•''""•"I'noaoe
"■Tbere is bht one motd aMojg'l 'wen
notice. Six years ago a {*aoJerean.
residiog near Stocktoa plabtetlWkWrjal
vine by bis honse. In WrW year* m>
building was completely -enfolded in
tho branches of the vine, and tb#»Bn-tleman
was surprised at. seaaog hto
dwelling starting frontihaUfeidaiitM.
The vine grew with, wonderful "r**fj
and carried the honse nnharmed.e*^
the height of of sixty feet in.the ate,
where it remained.. The aeniiewai
now roaches his front door by jaeaa*
of a winding stairoaae arounaV JeV
trunk of the grapevine,, aad anyheaV
who will take the trouble..to: tajajul
see, will find it jaat aa I baft .»+&" ,
A Parlor Vine.—To grow a j
ty vine from the sWeetjww
tuber in pure sand/or sandy'
longing basket, add '•atei
aUy. K will throw ont 'ten
beautiful leaves, and will elf
over the arms of the- baake
ward toward tho top Of the^
Not one tTsItof"W TT Hundred bnt
will suppose it tone some rare torelng
plant ■ ' .:■:■■ .."'/ "Itf
lib 9di nu nooo