/ jl ix tj j f u22.l vjxxxld i i ex ti^xxxxxcxxxa uju aa11i i . -. salisbury n c thursday november 12 1891 ; roused up and turning to him said i w hy james don't set over there a»one come and sit on the sofa here i by me and watch the il kerin i i see the prettiest little hi ne yon ever heard tell of come and i'll tell you l he blushed crimson at this was it possible was it possible was this really martha ann was he jim bimpkin come and m down right aside o her and watch the fliekerin well i'll be eterally was what in stantly passed through his brain and she had turned again to the fire i -' coughed a little made as if to m up but subsided he turned all ;' ots and there sac martha ' nn i lokmg s'j e y a look of heroism came t 0 his hcvarose pulled down his trous ers and sat down again got np on ee >»»'^ ami the first thing he knew he was actually sitting on the same , ul u r,and she never moving from her place near the middle continued her weird stare into the fir e . jam s she said ••] :; . v . r ... rn .*, a bmldin of palaces and n makiu 1 of there is in the fire there to ii'.ght ! , a'tsayns i s ee much martha 1 vim , " l 2 " ] ' i!l ' iv - right side the lo ' t yon see the little house there iinii he vines a-trailing up over the •,'.:, ; - u the door wide open and d , 1 , 1jre " phtym about and u old , v '' : " '" , ;''' it lames bucket hea«n everything je.s as natural as life i • l " 1 v 1 ;" s them benbin 1 over the water jes as we are over the fire you got tarnal eves martha ann te^ee all them thins p'raps i aint ! ,() nagiiiation but i can't see noth - ? ome coals a-breathin ryaev i h«v*e»h they hated ter give in m rtha ann continued her rapt at : tention of the drama iii the fire and janies began to get at home on the sofa . ov and bv she lifted her hand and ;"' ; ; had hack her hair and then let ' : a in a careless way till it fell ,:; i hat of her i ompanion . what a great . troiio h md you i ilh ve she said slowly bo you know marks in the hand let me show ■ !. s e i ii longest . a cm ar mnd the thumb that's for i n ■ f . vou will live to be very old and aa this little one here - von ler what it's for see mine jes the sai i - mark oh i know now i remem ber 1 what is it f.*r it's fer love ihe web.sterian catalogue was too limited for the bashful young farmer to find anything to say to this and so th y a.at iu silence her hand still rest ing almost carelessly on his out in tho silting room could be heard the measured solemn tick-tock of the jre-di oaken clock and outside the wind breathing through the trees ad ded a certain w-irdness to the sabbath repose every now and then the sound of the old dog in the woodshed turning over restlessly could be heard and il the while the man's heart was demanding that he should express himself a commission tiie tongue re fused to obey fiually martha ann without rais in her head said dreamily do you know james i've often wondered why you didn't git married vou see i have always looked upon i myself as a sisier to you wishin 1 always fer yotir welfare and happiness and ! i have asked myself agin andagin now j why don i he find some good true girl | and marry her 1 i ou'd make woman a good husband james [ j know you would you're so good an i stidy and home lovin and sech men i ain't plentiful it ain't fer you t h spending your sunday evenings with ; mi who is only your true friend fer you'd ought iii be fiudin 1 a sweetheart i an 1 geftiu married and settled in life 0 martha ann he found courage to say she continued as if not notic ing the interruption a man as has a died your age ought ter be lookin round him and there's a plenty of girls would have you too a plenty of them now there's mary gribso die's agood girl as ever lived a splendid houseki epi r and religious sally stephens any of them would jump at the chance to be come mrs simp-kins james groaned in spirit the perspiration trickled down his forehead and s ittled in a drop on the tip of his no-se as if undecided r or not it were be i i fa i "' ) martha ann lies dd again pi i tively how could v think . - ch a * l l i i i j 1 ?^ " " she remove i hi r han i from his and turned her f ice n iw flusl 1 by the fire until her eyes met his an i asked as if with the greatest wond i : why not it's you 1 want martha ann n ■ w as getting into line - it - as 1 ii ive been a-plan ling i . more to ask but som ■ . <■■ y r ' : ' '■■' ■ allers ... sweet lo ikin udsoq ! som is iw c mldn't d i it v , ly th unr dy . ic il p iwers wer i < el | int i've loved y i fr n ■'■ -- : '' girl i've-i've the machinery sti p e 1 - ; a ,-... i an i ; : was as much as half am n ute before he contin ted vou see i don't know how to te : . it 1 love you i l"v s you wi i - . ) heart and al its have and i ve vished and wished i could tei yo ■• ! couldn't bein so stupid but i to.d you now a.el i'm glad fer i aiih .. j room oi in v heart for u i o;ie - - • he was .) ii choke i up •■•' ' ' ■ lion now yet in his eyes n re a . boldness a new inspiration nnd he leaned eagerly forward f r hi r answer it was now her turn to be confused the wily martha ann forgot her ning of rpeech forj t her well laid plan and the first si •• knew ihe tears were ralliug r cheeks had no word tos v she alio ed her head lo siufc "*■ i towards hi breast and hiding her i there with his strong arms about her gave herself up to the sofl pass i | of tears a :. 1 th n he r 1 ; li r tenderly and . her over and over again how he nev r knew and will n v r be » . explain to hiins to be told she loved him and was ; for all time , while the fire flickered grew pas turn i . ith a r i ue .... . i veil the br al of the god of night in the i i ■ ag ai ;. aig hand they sat to > 1 spiril of love to s v aaa aud thia is how th y became en •■->' "• and yet i . i iig • jreek - ition are wondering i>id martha ann realh pr ■, •' alern » jeograpliy of what is th surf.ice of the i arth compesi i ' y corner lots _ i poor roads railroad tracks baseball grounds t lie is <■!. 1 slcati g rink -. what portion oi i .-. watery 2 about ihree-fourths thev ad i a lit le gin an i nul meg i .: is a !.-. a town is a i ■ collection of i inses and inhabitants w it h or li o men who run i he part v an : lend money on i u ter • ear interest what is a city 2 a citv is ui incorporated town willi a mayor who i io •■ w or i shakes when he haj»pi -.- : • fall flat on walk what is ? y irrowi ..;'.. a 2.ay or two a::u or tu j nairn " he il ; i - im ■■ . boat rue . race and v icing arou i to 1 ! a :.. in to endo • •-. ti e i nto how man v .. man di - i s : x ''">■'- ■■•■ enl .• me 1 civilize ! half civilizi d savay -. too ut tei not w irth a cent and indian agi nts what uatii is ; are calle i enlight ened th i e which have i he m isl w irs and the w .-; laws and produce the worst criminals how many nations has the earth that's according to how vou mix your drinks and which way you go home \\ hat i the earth's axi the lines between new york and san francisc >. what causes day and i i ry is cause i by nijj ;.;_ turned out n i via :- c;i sed i • •• . erv body titkin tiie sl feet cars an i ■.. . _ home lo supper \\ ii it is a map a map i a drawing to show the jury where smith stood when jones gave u i ill one under t he i ye \\ hal i i niii .■.' . ■ •■ ipa ? a jug holding foui g ins gal veston rribune : ' : ion luavs ! r tueki rmau edit .- ui ( develan i has i a i n - mie ptiins ( i collect and cotnpi ■ isions i f the united ' a bject post a the res dt of his . . the fol b'irst i who do not express notice to the are con ew thei scr | ■ •-'• second ■ u'der th contin ; nice i f ; he r peri i cal *. t he . er 111:13 '' • ' nd the until nil tl e arrearage are p third if subs rib : - neglect v re : fa i 1 tak ■ i heir ; from posl ilti ■■ i 1 which i in ; u e they v '•■ sponsii le aa a tl -. settle . : ii and disc uitin 11 i fwiirih f subscri ,. places without i the her and the papers ar 1 . 1 i re ' fifth t ie i - ■ that rei ising t . tak period i th ,,■' ■■■ or ivmo ing and leal ig t hem j uncalled 1 1 is ] 111 1 f icie •■ ■ i ii ■■ of intentional fra if s - 1 1 hey are bound to j : vish i pub l the intil i-x s notice w ; . ■ . . es is sen t o t her the latest po newsp ipei publi-ihei can any one for fra id v .: > r . .•-- a p .■ r aaa ref ises to pay f ir it i law the man who al - - . . -, 11111 along f r som • time imp 1 iu i then orders it il . or tne j .-: ... ister t . mar ; "■".;.• .'" .,.. | ii .-, .- 1 posl il card seal «, . . , _- ; publisher lea es rest aud fine the - .: 1 . . ; ,, 1 a wortl willi po.miiexs men 4 w .- are glad to reproduce the f ow ing < . from the news and uh riglit line am - readers more than lb of im u and i im ridi -'• a s»nvs i business in.-u c m-ider in this editorial for cer tainly a are equally interested with er lo change i lie presei t u eial policy of the guv ■ i ie re is ia ed lor more cur i ted states is evident ' there are main more -- than ever beforn ai minted for 11 iu 1 ashless uii . : - rlv and tak t to tak ir i ed by t spiril il as n matter of . ' ; -, • relative ma !-: '- ; '■• ■ y lilroad building ha iii •-. ceased and instead ot - a d sposil on lo , ••■ uute hich is i t;iir b - ■ - n -,--\ • i nevi r i a yean have the gag ■ tl s i . eii • of men en said to be ii - • prudent i ut ions about en diting customers be yond i tin . the matte then ss men do not imiv ' • or d ' ii ■■• sell wisely dae tbey , men in great pai who li •■■ been in i isini ss for year and tue - average wis l.-m m.d prudi . e tent of tit v • • .' an speeul - v ;' : ves men an i m of ihe ability is a par s are a fair index of the people o i whom bu -- s for succes . t>usim si . . litiuu a n by • lihires v . ■ uiitry wbild f.h - . tl ! is thai : an instil | • ■ li ".'- an mc.-i : ihe cum ■ many failun - . .. uvoided und • ■ ■ the count i . im roved . an ol j - tion lo tl - fa . nge it is the ; .... | | .,. .'. ia are tl ntr .,;■'/ be mad - to prosper a shall nuuvuid - ■- '■ nditioi wed i ■■ '■ ■' a any wild financi i scheni to disastroi.i .-• y : pte . but we do ; urge that ihe business men shoulj p nder oii the boiuess situation of the country and it they reach the conch - a thai - . be im pro vi i md i people w i . . .,. nn .•■ , ,-•'' ~ r ' ! - theii . lews an - nre thai in ; rovemenl which -- 1 ■..- lo us to 5 much in iled let the i engaged in trade those who havi . _- ivith • - • ••■ ■ ■ : i .-■ i in nie v . lines of business examine into this . ; i cl and see it 1 . uiy i tiie t wisdoi .. |, j .,-,,-.,., * es i el tin business men j ii i w ith in di vel : _ - a a nd ■ - ndii n-i.l come qtii ker f t i oth r '•' ] eking is irath ..•,,! , : , n £. '■/•■"•'• [| i -" r '- were absolute tram on v '■'■'■' han * :, <'-<- absolute coufalwiee on ' wouldn't be ueatssaryibr ill maker a iv sage's catarrl ti -.. ■ ly lo : i p'ain statement v a tee if wc ,. sonal plea.se of catarrh iu 1 u v form or stage we'll pay you for your trouble in making tb'u yertiwug fake 1 ■•>-'■ <•*. iiow some people | in i'i vvln ii • '.. ' "<-■'.» l * guarantee ab ■ ■ • \ ut mom , . ck of l«.i . - iy lose liny ugar-coated 1 di tar 1 .-. etls^yt-t i 1 iwerful : . car id j u «,_.,. . ovei iuveu ed ( ure sick ■ a oi .- a . host a ... ' ' ■ • . - consumpiion cured v . .... mis a . . ; : ■ ' nil ■ - - '■ ■ mis . - - - . > ' ■■•:-.■ ' childmi cryutpitcher's ntoria itest mv fuel - irii i my i : a a ' 11 ' ioi ■ di rn : ■ vhcnt.ili i a ■ i . . ; , prayed mt \ in lias bci .. my i . . .... i mil ia vei a a - tilled to v cep • rait field and so i cry a weal ci .-• ■ ' -. . ; : > cl 5 the desci i m3 . i i : then 1 miyed 2 ■ a 1 o'er ; a : uii md ! -• ■ tin -:■-:■• fat i in f dth the wdottstr m t sou ' fa il out in lii«r ci ■■'■. sm 1 ioi ha ann todd pro jiosi i i i j rj sinipkins i low tl ! storv a iiflo if no one ex ; fid lv k new for m irl h;i eertainly m ver loid i if iiiid as for james ; — , a ! i kllowii ia i at v an ! iailir.-t • •■-.■■ to have tol-1 nnythinjy anyhow (!..- rep rl gol ail at and . far and near •■ - - talu a ;.!■■'■;; ih and ai im i'ry candy pul '■- iip and u sn a iu 1 2 -■ ime one was bring up lie - tlneet and i hen :; \\ a n - m - ; ] . di i martha n y : rop a i i aa were that mar - . : tames were pn<ja and mrs sin pkins : ' :-■'-■■■' i i news to tiie war i nt kit ja - \\ i .: - '. a utill ■■ il hi creek . \\ { \ j was further ; .--. . d il sues never lui d enoujy'i lo speak foi himself s • }' lx '•■-' ie su .--,..-; ysterv to the good a j | e of tii section bill ail i he i w mderings and ■■ " '■ i'd have 1 een cleared ii had thej bei n able to lo k int i : in ■ ' iri of 2 irthsi ann as sh ( ' - i'2 n w in av of the ei cl pi woik and i iolf iinon over aer is • i he ■ ■' i ■ y ; a ■ - ; mpkins fsirmhous-e - i ir m.a colll inking an axe aud this wa james iuiiitiia im was as cornel v a girl as n the distri i and ns uncle billv iter of i he posfoffice and - ; " • nip iriuni averred hy far the likeliest ■ • n w . . go id to look at j v ; nol li indsome she was i elei eves were n either hri nor sot blue i er hair had no ;■ »* "' tendencies her figure was neil her ■ i aj uesqne nor petite neverthe n i ha a nn was a might v pleas . • see she s emed to have a »'; ■ oi < : iwi ■> ; on on \ for her voice wa always miisii*al and her smile clu erful and encour<i<^ing • wa • now | : ihab \ 21 years •-•! • •:••- p 1'hi ' younger loesn't mat ter bhe '.'.":. ii ivomiin healt v en r . a farmer 1 :-: dangliter who hsid worked all her life uki was proud of if who h:i i i wi e taken first prize at he c i and had won a medal at tl institui i m - i . ... she had made ..::.--- ! : a j d.-iy she was ig aaa ia ides i hat she co 111 plav an i ar lund all i he othei thai v.'a :. ; : . day in the life of : ha ann when hi r fat her came . . • •-. : . a a s;x st p organ on f h woo ! sh-igh such a beauty as il wa too ui;h • '- a it br eke trimming i ite litl e nick on top for books anil music ' ; wasn't five minuti s after druck the parlor be f ire ' . m 1 ' and the battle of rloo wi re rolling throng ■ ,• wi h so sublime and silto magnificent a t me that lather todd iropped n on the hsiirclol ; ! clothes too and . refu -: ig '. ' be c mforted until martha ed a f w bars of nearer 5 ' : ':. ■ " but sell - as martha ann was a ■ had for fi e \ ears now been a of conji ctun - as to n hat jim ipkins really meant h g oi ' ■ ; lie hou se and talkini uliii villi lu r f . a . and '" eing church every suuda night :' i could not locate tame - ■■:' her li ' of <■ ■•: : duties for ■■ ' i . : .. ann seri ously ion ; a t he loved her oi i it and if was nol until she felt in in r he rf thai - was all in al to hiu 1 1 u she be£j!in w to in ike it easy f r j ames to prop ■■-. h r in nths she lab re i over this pm i .- . ry onee aaa awhile ol si sunday evening a th . si rolle i in mu ! . aa iiei . ■ creek sjie w uld i hr iv ,' a feeler but he never understood 1 hiring all tfiis tim - she m ale h •:- i as attractive as she knew how and phiye 1 her pieies on i he or gan with im fin thrr result tii m i*t ■ tiny him .;.-•- 1 to sitting on a haircloth eh r without desiring to ti,j it back i agonst the wall as was his custom wil li i he kiti ; en fnrnitnre ; m hough .. i her schemes came 1 . i naught mm tii i ann never list heart i v - : one tiling and that ... .: . m was nearly dying to ask i-.i but int so she looked ai :; a p . fi j proper that she should help iii . o it the nearest he had ever come to ■ ssiying somethi ig ' h •' was on a day iu j i he preceding i ill « hen ha had cume ; iver lo help j ; - -.- pick some grafted sip ! pies th '•■• ri i - large and j precious i : .,. : i . neatest care had to be taken in gathering them oil this r»c a i i j.-mi •- was up amid 1-li bra dies of tii lr r - on a stepladder and martiw a in .- too i on the groun i hin ; each a le one by one in her ' , prbn w hefchi r lo ■ i a 2 so continuously h ughtene 1 her i ■ loring or not james flit she ha i never looked so beau tiful and altog ther worn inly b fore and h i gi . an oath in hi in ai . for he never sw re that s > held him le john k rs iie would a ■!■: her im te he a ■- down il c-v ■::. go quite brilliant up th -.•- o;.i the i al der and actually i iked while martha inn beamed on c mtiim uis smile v inally he gatliered all i he apples iu . : 1 1 a a -. h id to come down to a new position but wil h each ; iwnward step .. iwn iv lit his eour ry iiud it a as o ! . by i superhuman effi rl ; hat lie i ia nige i to say you re li okin purtier'n all git out iart ha ann martini ann blushed ci imson at so lirect ii ■ unpliment for she felt thai ih ■ hour had c mi ■. •'\ ou're ai v ays a-fl iftenn in \ couldn'l say i > much for vou - n iw you - kn i\v guess i'd bet ter move the ladder ter the south side the tr ■;-. wouldn't .-.--.. ?" mart ha ai n co id have crie 1 then i : iv james said no more and : hi ap le gal liei ;:;.. went on in silence ** # c but now at the tini < t am wril i : . i hey were a i illy engaged and the r tiide r will pro tbly come to the com ::: i a that mart ha ann musl ■ ■■ pr ip ised just ■ the worthy g «• sips of the big ■ re k section figured 1'iie facts are a to w.-t martha ann tie i.ai firmly on a cli iax k t her laniis or she n.u speak if she could induce him lo de clare his h ve all weli and irood if not she w i uid dr l.v him out if he woul i .: il draw . she m . -; ell him the old v herself n7o strategist could have plan ued a better cam aign it was the evening of e ster sun day the day had been bright and ninny the services at the church had been inspiring and jam bad comedown with her for supper after a meal which would 1 ive warmed the heart of a cynic let alone i healthy farmer like our hero all the folks retired to tiie parlor where a rosy fire was glowing in the grate the dry maple logs burning slowly but de terminedly and cvury coal which hopped holding its color for an hour the organ was opejned and first the pieces sung by the choir that day were played over as mart 4a ann said just ter hear how they sounded at hom father tad i sat near the hearth one knee overlaping the other his eyes '■•.:: cl ■:.!) up through the ceiling i pas the bedroom on tha se ond tloi r pa !. tie stars in the k • i spring si v ' past the boundaries on peace into thai ! beautiful land of purv delight where saints immortal reign which martha j ann was singing about m dher todd sat in her ru ! r i • ; .- : him her arms folded oil her m ifcherlyl b is mi her round fair good old face i beaming with p rfect r ■■--. and peace james stoo i by tii de of the sin ger and j lined in ti cli irus now and ! then for he had a rolinst bass voice j which might'd amounted ter some thing martha ann *■'»-!, had ia only had the high trainin 1 ofthe choir and so the early evening p a.---a and pretty soon the old p-.-oplu went to sleep in a fitful way aa.t the worthy sire allowed it might d y v ti y 0m y folks to set up but fer a he was con i ■ ;. guess he'd crawl oil ter be 1 . lie was soon follow • ! iijy hj h faithful partner and the field v . . ready for action to begin martha ann i . icl i 1 1 die would n ' - ; ing any more :' ir ijcr throat was • tting choked up a i i i th the great ■ ing froid drew the s • , ,*., | je f crt . : he are an 1 sat down ii via - james to i iok out f r himself this move put him in :. bad fix ll he sat down anywhere in :..,- room but in one place her back will [ j f a.var i him ii - hemme 1 a lit an \ ■■■ .... aimli - ly about trill \, .-,.* inter red in a picture of i todd's jrandm tin r and iii i ly f i down oh the org in - ■ '. martha ana paid n i ill iti m she sat with her fa ■ in her li j | , y i _ i ; : he fire as if ubli .'. m pi h ...... . . there wa - a ulenc • ; -; i.:ten e aud painful silt nee in the r aa x a in i then a spark shot if . ir i f rom the burning h gs or a stick r ; ;; f ron , ie i igs into a h up of co d j lines actually suof red ■[ . j l ] ,. () in ire idea v hat to do un|li • ia cir cumstances than the tradi i |, u | <;,,;, unborn but when the if illness be gan to actually ach ', m j la \ im for infants nr children . - ■■ ul i ' , brooklj-u ;->'. v vflthout injurious medication ' .' . ,.. „.. l ihwto ..... ..„-,• wix '-' ' • f «••-.. y ' ' i * . ,. . , . lat . pasrr t7 muriu.'7 s*j " foiuj , ,. . . . . - ■ -^ * t ■ i this spaci belongs to w il reisner watch it i all if ! i sj ii o : v largest stock of on ihao quli lillffq i uillj i lulllfu ullll l/j . j found ia tiie state i buy in r jarge quantities direct from factories li v im to for cm ie and p if nnl due v s charlotte n c if v iff ill inert 1 ith-s i •;• hand i iul co a jl on i would now again respi > me promi ing t i may waul at the v ma the l west . um l at < <■■■■■■■■ i me vour ordei s j member that i handle only : ; . ini hiding the ked ash sn . i ■ . si . . also times the finesl a h of blacks : j allen brown oiilllj;jkiijiib imkdljj hu&lid is th pi .-; to get monuments tombstones c a 1 ,- a -• i r marble to arrive in a few flays i guarantee iu < .... i positively will nol be und rs 1.1 c \ i ■• mite mouli i nei i ts of all ■ ; *-' i - •> sp eial v c b webb proprietor m -,■.-.:.-.:. . rtli no 2