TI1K ELK ADVOCATE, A LOCAL AKD GENERAL NEWSPAPER, H .Published Every Thursday. BY JOHN F. MOORK. . Per Tear adrance 1 50 JKafAll subscriptions lo be paid in ad vene. OrderB for Job Work respectfully solicited. ftajOfTloe on Mala Street, in tfie second aory of HouV & Gillie Store. Address JOITNO. HALL, EDITOR & rilOPRIETOR . SELECTED POETRY. Sister's appeal. Air' Jutt Before the BattU Mother.' Don't go near the bar room, brother, Listen to a sister's prayer, Do not yield to its temptation, Sin and death are lurking there.'. Oh ! do not heed the gilded palace, "Hs a mask I he tempter wears, And beneath it frowns destruction It will meet you unawares. - cnonus. Don't go near the bar room, brother, Listen to a sister's prayer, Do not yield to its temptation Sin and death are lurking there. Don't go near tho bar room, brother, Shun it as an evil place ; It will bring you desolation, Cover you with deep disgrace. Oh, friends atad kindred all around you, Counsel you to pass it by, And the pleadings of a sister, Strengthen you once more to try. Don't go near the bar room, brother, Touch not, taste not of the wino ; There is poison in its contact Do not worship at its shrine. Yes ! join the grand " tee total army," Shun tho bar room and the cup Then we'll woik and wait together, 'Till the monster shall give up. SELECT STORY. From the Weekly Press. CHERISHED WRONGS. Joshua Harold was evidently a firm believer in the proverb, " Spare tho rod and spoil the child." He was brutal, not only to his children, but also to his wile a meek looking creature, who seemed to be troubled with a load of grief almost too much for her to bear. The family consisted of three chil dren, two girls and a boy ; the latter was fourteen years of age, and the el. dest of the three. From his childhood he aever knew of having received a sin gle kind word from his father. Angry woids and blows were his poition, atia he dreaded the approach of the harsh man, not knowing whether he would not receive cither an angry word or a blow, for frequently ho got one or the other without havinc deserved cither. Ono day after the father had inflicted an unusually severe beating on his son, he made use of the following strauge wards " If vou were my son. I'd tako the hide off of your back ! " Yovr son ! " queried Richard, the boy, addressing himself more to his mother, who sat palo and trembling in the ewrner. " Yes, if I had a boy like you, I'd break or kill him," said Harold fierce- It. Mother, " said the boy' " am I your son?" "Yes. was the trembling reply, a3 she glanced timidly towards her hus band od found his evil eye fixed uie nacingW upon her. " Is that man, not my father ? " asked he. his form rising to its full height, and glancing at Harold with scorn and defiance " He admitted that he was not, " re. plied she, as if fearful of committing an act whieh would bring hei husband's anp-er unon her own devoted bead. ' But tell me, mother, " urged the boy, " do you know it te be as he inti. mated r " Yes. " was her low reply, as she bowed her head. ' Who, then, is my father ? " denian ded Richard. " I cannot tell you, " moaned she. Am I a thins of shame ? " asked he bitterly. " No. no. was tho quici response as she raised her face and glanced loud ly at her boy, " you are of honorublo birth ; if there is any shame connected with it . it resis solely with your poor heart broken mother " Enough of this sentimentality, " rudely interposed the brute : " woman leave the room : and as for vou. sir, just uiiud your business or I'll dress you off better vet than wnai i nave justdone 4 Will you, indeed ?" was the low re ioinder " I have received the latt Jloyginy from vou. Joshua Harold ; and mark my words, if ever you dare again lay vi . i i. mi i.:i,- a oloni nanas on uio x " jruu si I would a mad cur 1 " Harold stood in dumb surprise as he liatonnd to those words. Was this tho nnr erouohing boy who took the chas tisemcnts like a dog ? Could he be lieve his eyes and cars at such an unu nual siL'ht and such unexpected worus But only for a moment did he remain mute ; with a cry ol rage ne sprang to wards the rebellious youth, but ere he reached him the boy s mother threw herself in his path, and begged of him to desist, lie turned upou ber, ana seizing her roughly by the arm. drag. ced her to the door leading to an ad joiuing loom, and thrust ber in. JOHN G. HALL, Editor. rOtVV C VUJtlBEn ICi This rendered the boy frantic. To see his beloved mother, ever kind to him, treated like a beast, was more than ho could endure, Seir.ing a chair he sprang towards tho brutal man, and the next moment Harold lay crushed npon the floor 1 Thinking him dead, Richard hastily entered tho room where his mother was; then, barring the door, he embraced her, bid her farewell, after promising to write to her ; then left the house and town with all the speed he was master of. But Joshua Harold was hot killed ; he was only stunned, and, save a bruis- d head and a broken arm, he escaped serious injury, lie swore aire ven geance on the boy should he ever re turn ; but days, weeks and months passed, and Richard returned not. Through the medium ot a neighbor, Mrs. Harold received occasional tidings ora her boy, who was apprehensive that his letters would not reach her, but fall into Harold s hands should he write ircct to her, Richard was well, and was cabin-boy on board a merchant ves. sel plying between New York and Charleston, South Carolina. finally, he wrote that ho had enga ged himself as clerk on board a steamer to cross the Atlantic, and he would write to her when he reached England. " Unknowingly he will tread the shores of his native land," murmured Mrs. Harold " Fate aurely has put the thought into his head, and he may be only fulfilling his destiny, as I am mine, here an exile from my native soil. " Mrs. Harold was most unhappy ; her husband never treated her with the re spect due to a woman or a wife. He seemed to take a special delight in wounding her feelings, and never miss. ed an opportunity to do so. But since the day when Richard administered to him the chastisement he so richly men. ted, the brutal man began a systematic species ot tyranny towards his wile which aoon bore its results. Mrs. Har old, her spirit already broken by years of cruelty, began to yield under the harsh treatment; her health became more fragile daily, nntil she finally took to her bed. Harold rather rejoiced than grieved at this, and, though be did not refuse her medical aid, he was as harsh to her as ever. It was evident that he desired her death a fact the poor wo man seemed sadly aware of. A mong tho neighbors who visited her was Mrs. Wilhank, a childless widow, who resided but a few doors below. This lady was the person who received Richard s letters, which she afterward placed in his mother's hands for pt.ru sal. Mrs. Wilbank sat by the invalid's bedside one evening. Harold had goLe out, and the two women were alone. " Mrs. Y ilbank, said the sufferer, "now that we are alone, I have a secret to entrust you with a secret I dare not divulge in my life ; but after my death, you will learn all. Here is a small key ; it fats a desk you see in that corner; the desk is my own, with all it contains. Knowing the love you bare my son, can safely place in your care a package, to be kept until my boy returns. A let ter addressed to you is also within, which you may read wnen l am under the sod. In the back of the desk you will see a black spot liko an ink blotch ; press that hard, and a secret pannel will be revealed; within the opening you will find the package, follow its writ ten instructions, and thus prove yourself the sincere friend I always took you to be. Into whose hands it should acci dentally fall, and that person fails to do as 1 directed, snail teei my curse throughout life." Mrs. Wilbank faithfully promised to do all she requested, and the speaker hud no fear that ebe would provo faith. less. Tho request was mado none to aoon for Mrs. Harold expired two hours la ter ! She breathed her last in the pres ence of him who had been the bauo of her life. No one else was present. Scarcely had her spirit fled when Joshua Harold locked the door, and with cat like tread crept to tho desk aforementioned. A key the very couu terpart to that in the possession of Mrs Wilbank was quietly inserted into the lock and he raised the lid. Taking out tho various articles, Harold searched lor and found tho black spot ; prcssiug it he discovered the opening and lrom thence took a sealed package, after which he closed the secret slide, repla ced the articles in the desk aud locked it; then seating himself at the table, he unhesitatingly broke the seal and road the coutents ot the documents within He had everheard all that passed be tweeu his wife and her friend, and thus becatuo master ot the . position. Besides the papers, the package contained mon ey to the amount of one thousand dol l 1 fc ...... lars; two uunurcu iurs. wilbank was to retain for her own use, the remain der she was directed to keep in trust for Riishard. Harold a luce crew purple with put. sion, as bo read the words traced ly the hands of his wife : a secret whieh she had sworn to keep was here revealed, intended fur the eye of a woman he had long lookod npon with admiration, and whom in the event of his wife's death, he had resolved to tale for his second wife. But all his hopes in that quarter would have beea forever crushed, and instead of favor he would have met with scorn and loathing, had these lines ev. er reached the eyes of Mrs. Wilbank ! "How fortunate that I overheard them," muttered he, crushing tho pa. par in his hand. " What an escape 1 Surely fate has decreed it so. So Mrs. Harold," continued he, fiercely glancing at the bed, as though the inanimate clay could hear his words . ' So you would tain evade the oath I made you take, by revealing our secret in writing ? But it would have been strange, indeed, if you who were ever my slave in life, should thus triumph over me in death. IN ay, 1 am the victor as ever, and thus do I forever obliterate what you have so carefully penned." He placed the elaborately written doc uments on the burning conl in the stove and in a moment they were consumed ! The mouey he placed in a drawer of a desk of his own, and then wrote a few sheets of fooKcap, full ol what ptirp.ir ted to have been writteu by his wife. This he placed, neatly folded, in the package; then rcsealiirg it, he returned it to its secret hiding place, and repla cing all the articles us he found them, he locked the desk and threw the key iuto the stove. Now. Mrs. Wilbank," muttered he, you may read all But I'm afraid t here will be a far different tale revealed to you than what my tjolioh wife intended. I have managed to throw all the blame of our unhappy marriage upon herself, which will go far to further my suit with the pretty widow. I do not think Richard will ever trouble me again with his presence ; if he should do so, I shall settle that little matter with him in a manner not very agreeable to him. " Halt an hour later the heartless man announced to his children the death of their mother, after which he left the house to summou some of the neigh, bors. Mrs flarold was laid in the tomb, and Mrs. Wilbank obtained possession of the desk. Harold falsely told her that just previous to her death. Mrs. Harold had made him promise to give it to Mrs. Wilbank, and he did so. What the widow read in the lines ad. dressed to her by the deceased, (as she believed) had a tendency to lessen her esteem for the poor woman and increase er respect for tho base hypocrite, she had frequently noticed that Harold evi dently admired her, and her heart was quite susceptible ; nor had she vowed to remain a widow, dearly as she had loved her husband. Months new by, and Harold became frequent visitor ut the house of Mrs Wilbauk. The gossips winked and wliis- pered ; they knew what would be the end of all this ; at least so some of them said, aud doubtless all believed that wedding was inevitable. But " time works wonders, is a true saying, and, in the present case, it pro ved no exception. Harold suddenly ceased visiting the widow, and the gos sips were sorely perplexed as to the cause ot it Vain were their endeavors to as certain why Joshua Harold quit visit ing Mrs Wilbank. They made direct inquiries when indirect oues failed, but all to no purpose. 1 he mystery re ruained a mystery, though all who con. cerned themselves about the mattei were positive that the widow, innocent though she appeared, could unravel it were she'so inclined. . Mrs. Wilbank kept a small, thou well stocked trimming store ; Harold did the same; in fact the two shops bad always displayed an innocent rival ry, white .urs. Harold lived, and since the poor woman's death it was whisper ed that Harold sought the hand of Mrs Wilbank, solely in order to remove the competition, and by being uuited to her, the two stores, by combination, would secure the monopoly of the town. Possibly such were his thoughts, but he was evidently disappointed in bring ing about such a result, and the suspi cion that me wiu jw rejected him, was made manifest by the fact that in week or two after he ceased Ins visits there he reduced the prices ct his good to such a low figure that he drew aw many of Mrs. Wilbank's customers, and those who continued to patronize her predicted her utter ruin within a year, if Harold persisted in the course ho was pursuing At first the widow felt auuovcd at the fact so pointedly brought to her notice but, relying on the patronage oi those who viewed Harold's proceedings in the right light, she continued to sell her wares at the usual price. However, her custom diminished dai ly, and bankruptcy certainly stated her in tho face, unless she reduoed her pri ces to a standard with those ot ber avow ed rival, it not enemy- Several mouths elapsed, and the oiti I obb were cue morning astonished to tee a grand display ot goods in the window and before the doors of Mrs. Wilbank, with prices attached to them which speedily drew away the crowds who tor merly flocked to the store of Harold. The latter was no less surprised than indignant ; though that he should be indignant was rather strange, for had he not inaugurated the " war of prices. ' In less than a week Harold had mar. ked his goods still lower than those ot his enterprising rival, fully expecting to thus effectually crush her, and compel her jo abandon the unequal conquest, as he styled it. But if he tueaut that his rival wrs the party who was unequal in the contest, he was destined to be great ly mistaken, for to the surprise of the whole town, as well as of himself, Mrs. Wilbank not only reduced her goods to a level with bis prices, but actually had a new stock forwarded to her from one of the most prominent establishments in Philadelphia, all of which she offer ed at the prices Harold asked for hia old stock. Tho unhappy rivalry was checked at this stage. Harold was obliged to suc cumb; he had almost ruined himself in the unmanly endeavor to effect that of aim'hrr. He put the former standard prices on his goods, supposing his sue. cts-lul rival would follow his example Ifnf in this he was disappointed. Tho' .Mrs. Wilbauk did raise the prices, she fill sold her goods lower than Harold. S '-J hold nt a slight advance of first cest, so she sa!d, and hoped to secure the patronage of the town when the oit. zetis would learn that her prices were no higher than those of Philadelphia. 1 ins assertion was sceertained to be a iteral fact, and the consequence was that she secured the balance of power n her hand, and held it, too. Harold whs completely defeated, though he would not acknowledge it. Months flew by, aud ono night the store of Mrs. Wilbank was burned to the ground. Some of the citizens se. crctly suspected it to be the work ot Harold ; but, as there was no evidence to warrant such a charge, none accused him of it, though ho was base enough for such a dastardly deed. However, cortrary to the fears ot her friends Mrs. W ilbauk wan not at all depressed in spirits She mado arrangements with a neighbor to opcu a shop in his resi dence, and, lu a tew weeks, a nehcr dis play of ;oods than ever was presented to the astonished eazc of the citizens. Harold was heard to say that he be. lieved the evil one aided her, or that she must have had a large sum of mon ey in bank, to enable her to recover so soon from hei misfortune. Part of the mystery was made clear by the fact that both her property and goods had been fully insured ; hence no loss bad been sustained by her, save the temporary suspension ot business occasioned by the nre. A new building, larger than the for mer, was in course ot erection in a short time, and ere many months had expired Mrs. Wilhank was established in her new store, which was stocked with goods of every description pertaining to the dry goods profession. Harold's store dwindled into a " thread and needle shop," when compared with the " new store," and every day that saw the pros. perity of the widow witnessed the de cline of Joshua Harold. Doubtless, he the folly he had beeu guilty of when too late, aud in chewing the cud ot better rencction, he severely con. demned his more fortuuatn rival, yet scarcely once thought that this strange sta'e of affairs had mostly been brought about by bis own acts. It is now time to explain how a wo man, who was supposed to be only a re. move or two above dependence, could compete so successfully with so deter mined and persevering a rival as Josh ua Harold bad proved himself. Some years before our story opened Harold was traveling in Europe. He became intimate with a young married lady named Downe. Her husband was absent from home at the time, and Har old being a handsome youcsr fellow. with lancinating address, contrived to entire her I rum her borne, taking her only child, a boy, with her. They came to A me i it j, mid in the uieautime were inloiuicd ol the deith ol Chas. Downe, her iiuMbuiid He uied of gne:,so the statement, said Kichard ll.ir.iid, or as bis real name wa, Kichard owne, met his uncle, Ed ward Downe, in Liverpool, whence he intended to embark tor the New World, in search ot tbe boy, who, in the mean time had become heir to au earldom and uniueufe estates fid ward Downe, be. ing au upright person, and declining to appropriate the wealth and title of an other while a hope remained ot his ex. isteuce, was delighted to meet with our hero, whom he recognized by his strong resemblance to his (Kichard s) lather Explanations followed, and Richard Harold became Earl of Ded ham. It was about the time he came into possession of his vast wealth that here ceived the intelligence ot hi tyrant's (Harold's) spiteful rivalry against Mrs Wilbauk. Richard bad written to her, J. F. MOORE, Publisher. TEIlJVS1 50 Per Year in Advance. exposing Harold's villainy, hence Ler sudden dismissal of her hitherto wel come suitor. When Richard learned that the brutal man was still disposed to work evil by attempting to ruin Mrs. Wilbank financially, through petty spite. he at once requested her to accept of a draft for thousand dollars, which would enable her to replenish her stock of goods until his return to America, which would be within six months. Richard reached at dusk, and. grown to manhood, he was not recogni. zed by the few who saw him and had known him a few years before. The meeting between him and his mother's best friend was most affectionate and tender, and the young man wept tears of sorrow tor his loved, though criminal mother. But while shedding tears over the grave of his mother, he vowed eternal enmity to her destroyer. Three months aftea his return to the town where he passed his boyhood, he had the satis, faction of seeing his former tyrant cow. ering under the invisible lash. Mrs. V ilbank, directed by the hand of her young friend, prospered daily, while Harold began to show signs of poverty. About this time the fire alluded to occurred, and Harold for a brief period seemed to regain his former patronage ; but this respite was short, hia invetcr. ate though invisible foe had his eye on him. Not until the villain was crushed to the very earth would the young man reveal himself; and that period waa fast annroaehine. Harold disposed of hia small stock of goods and vacated the premises where he once enjoyed prosperity. He left, not with a chastened spirit, but with evil in hia heart ; for now, in order to support himself he would be obliged to resort to daily labor. Ibis was very galling to his prido, but he had no oth. er alternative. His children had both left him long since, for he was a cruel father. The elder married and the oth er was employed as a aomestio in a neighboring town. Uue day, wbiie wortiog at digginz a cellar with other laborers, he saw a form approaching which caused the blood to rusn to ins leiupics iu one tumultuous flood. Well did he know that face and gure ; they were those of the boy he had so greatly wronged in years now gone. He glanced up once more, and Richard stood within a few yards from where he was digging I With bowed head he toiled on, hoping thus to avoid the gaze ot the young man, and proba bly evade being spoken to. He might have nt his mina at rest on one point. Richard did not intend to address the man ; that would only, probably end in a quarrel. He was fully satisfied to see his former taskmaster brought to so low a depth, and to know that Joshua Har old recognized him wtta ample revenge for the time, for full halt au hour he stood there, watching Harold at his me nial toil, and who can tell the torture the cruel man endured during that pe riod r One week later Richard left for Eng. land. The splendid edifice and stock ot goods which had been his were trans. ferred to Mrs. Wilbank, who was now reputed the wealthiest widow in the county. several days alter tho departure ol Richard Downe, Joshua Harold was found dead in bed ; in his hands he grasped a letter, which when released lrom his stinened lingers, revealed much which had hitherto been a mystery to tbe citizens of . The letter was from Richard, and in it he made known to Harold to what extent he had been the cause of his (Harold's) present de grading position. Probably the revela tion caused congestion of the brain ; and thus died a man' whoso death may be attributed to the wrongs he had in. ' flictcd on a boy, who, after having grown to manhood, remembered them against him. The moral herein to be learned 19 in the retribution which, in some shape, almost inevitably results from the inflic tion ot unnecessary punishment on a child, for children grow up to be men and women, and many a tyrant will be made to suffer tbe vengeance of Cher ished Wrongs. J. L. Z. Young Amebic Wondib- Won der why mamma keeps Bridgot at home from church to work all day, and then says it is wicked for me to build my rabbit house on Sunday. Wonder why our minister bought that pretty cane with the yellow lion's head on the top, and then asked me for my cent to put in the missionary box ? Don't I want a jewsharp just as well as he wanted a cane t Wonder what makes papa tell such nice stories to visitors, about his hi ding the master's rattan when he went to school, and about hia running away from the echeol. mistress when she was going to whip him, and then shut me up all day in a dark room because I tried once to be as smart as he was? Oh, dear 1 there are lots of things I want to know. How 1 wish I waa man I Contentment u hsppineH. -I l-JJ-gJi-U-IMBgagSr Ratos of Advert telpg. Adm're and Exeento's KetloM, th 0 times $ fi "0 Auditor's Notiees. each """"". c i Transient advertising, per square ot 10 lines or less, 8 times or less 2 00 For each subsequent insertion ft) Professional cards, 1 year 6 r 0 Special notices, cer lino i Ohituary and Mai riage Notices, each 1 11 ivanj naTeriiBing, one square lltcl Yonrlv AdvcrtUine. two unnnrt. 1.', Il Year 'y Adver'ing threa sqnare 20 P Yearly Advertising. ) colomn SI Of) Yenrly Advertising, I column 85 00 Yearly Advertising. 1 column 70 00 Advertisements displayed more than ordinarily will be charged for at the rate (ptr column) of... 00 09 , ' , A O00D BTOUSQUXL Dan. SJja aafors the Baoonitraction ComnlrtM The Committee on Reconstruction still persist! in suppressing the moat im portant testimony elicited befor it. Dan Rice has recently been on a circus tour through the lately rebellious States. and has had opportunities such as are afforded to tew for observing the condi tion of the Southern people aa to loyalty. ins lesumony will be found to show tho true feeling that exists in tho South when the thin crust of pretended loyalty is melted away and true oharaoter is re. vealed as under the exhileratiog influ ence of a menagerie, when man stands in the presence of the untamed forces of Dature, separated only therefrom by the thin partition of an iron cage. Mr. Rice being duly sworn, testified thus : Q- You have an unruly animal, known aa a pet mule, with your cirous, have you not ? A. I have. Q What are the idiosynoraciea of that beast ? A. He is much given to kicking. Q- It is almost impossible to ride him, is it not ? A. It ie. I generally offer $25 to any man who will rido him round the ring. Q- On your late visit to the South, did you receive any offers to ride that mule? A. I did ? Q. State what occurred on those oc casions ? A, In Riohmond, a discharged Con federate soldier attempted to ride him, but was immediately thrown flat on his back. Q. What did the Confederate sol. dier say to this ? A. He said the mule waa i d Yankee cuss ? Q. Did any others make the attempt? A. Another of Lee's veterans trie4 to ride him and succeeded. Q. What did he say ? A. He said, after he had dismount ed, that if he'd had a regiment o' then ere cavalry, he d have whipped Kilpst rick all to smash : and that in the next war agaiust the Yankees, he intended to raise a brigade of them. Cross-examined by Mr. Stevens : Q Is that a he mule, or a she male ' A. It's a he mule. Q. You have monkeys in your show. have you not ? A. l have. Q. Have you ever heard any disloy al remarks in relation to those mo-i- keys ? A. I can't say that I have. Q. Have you ever heard anythiug said in their presence ? A. A couple of young ladies weri one day standing in front of the cig, and I heard one of them say it lookud like a Freed men's Bureau. Q. How was the remark receive 1 ? A- It created much laughter. Q. Were there any personal alln. sioos made on that occasion? . A. Some one in the crowd sai 1, pointing to the ouraog-outang, " Thit'a Sumner. " Q. Did that please tho bystanders ? A. Very much. Q. Did you ever hear any ob&erva. tions about the bears ? A. I heard it said once about a one eyed bear that he looked like Ben. But. ler, and about a grizzly that it ought to be called Ben. Wade. Q. Were the points of resemblance stated ? A. They were not. The observa tion was made on the tout ensemble, with special reference, perhaps, to the occu lar deformity in the case of the one eyed animal. Q. Havo you Bide-shows with your circus ? A. I have. Q. State if you have ever heard dis . loyal remarks in relation to them ? A. I believe I heard eomethir.g ot the kind once about Daniel in the li on's den. Q. State what it was. A. A young lady asked me wMoh was Daniel and which was the lion. Q.What was your reply ? A. I told her it was easy to dLtin. guish Daniel from tbe lion, as the for. mer wore a swallow-tail coat, and bad & cotton umbrella under his arm. Q.What did she say ? A. After looking into the cage, sh said, very spitefully, that Daniel looked like a mean Yankee, and she wished the lion would chaw him up. Mack. (rAt a hotel table at Meridian, Miss., a Union soldier rose from his seat and kindly waited npon a one armed Confederate soldier, who could not help himself very well. The attention wui naturally aud delicately paid and grai fully received, and it made a decideU impression npoa the other guesta. tg. Lemuel Cook, one ol the Lat U the Revolutionary heroes, died f daya since at Clurcudon, Orleius Cwuj. ty, New York, age l one hundred, aa I two years. '
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