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GRANDMOTH ERS. Grandmothlers are very nice folk:. Th-v heat all the aint s in ereationl, Thliey let a chap (h) what he likes, And (lo1t worry about eilucation. I am suiC I e:m't see it at. all. What a poor fellow ever eoul d o For apples. pen.1i(es :1n11 cakes Without. a granimotiher or two. And if he is had nov and thnfi, And makes a ginat, racketing noise. They only look over their spee And say, "Ah, boys will be bys! "&Life is Only short at 0e best.; Let. the children he h:inpy to-day.'' T'hen they look for a whil oat the sky, And the hills that are fat . far away. Quite ofteni au twilight comes on Graitlimoth,-rs sing hymns very low To themlselves. as they rock by the fire. Ahouit heaven. :u whore they >hall And( then a hov, stopping to think, Will find a hot tear inl his eye, To know what, will emue :11 hist For "raulmuothers have all 1.) die. I vish they cohil stayN, here :nl pray. F a hy neeis their praver-z's every 1-omne boys; more 11h:11 other-Z.1 'o Snech as I neced a wonder-fuil gt ( 'hrchunm. Whait Wonl a Soldier. A sIall Iit (listin.gilihtel. cmn. pt1'v (it lawvyers sat ill the Si Jpremle ( 'm111 rnwm, 1Bw9101. recellt Iv, t:ilking..r over obd timec.s. A mio 1 hem was ( 'olomnel ('harles S. Spmn c . who t hdd ti1e followi ng S4or1y: "I vas 4 restraii('' he sahiil. "h)v NU (X-sil(lier of the wac too 'lue 'or O le recm(overy o $1,800 which Ie( had loaned to a frienil. Th'le late ' lJ.wini ,Ji1mes wrIs C(nil.lsul 61r the ' lenldalit. .1 a1m1-s c(ross- eca iinIIv t he plaintiff in his uisutal fowible wa. " mu l (an d h . I I " lid, Sir.' It w1as 1i OWui lwlev "It was, sir. "When did vo l nd i I t he "I n ,I u . "WhTI-ere dlid y ou get t hat monn-y sir '' "I earnie:1 it, sir." "YouI ('arnI 1 it, dhy Wh''n did( u eaurn it -" "Durring thme wvar, sir,"' he said, int a very humleh tone. "You earned it (durinig the wa ry I bray wha&t was your1 occuipationi (Iirill'g the Ware'' I r, ,James in.. q~u iredl. "'Fighting, s..ir," t lhe man replied mon (desttly. "'Oh, fighting !"' M r. ,Jnmes s-aid,. s'omnew hat taken dlownH. "I siiled t riumpin hanutly. .1 ameis wasM half mad1. WeTll, we wenft to 1ti he1jry; anid I ofeouirse, had the :last. to say. I sai led away' up to lo0ry. I spk of the wvar, of the war, oif the lives and treasu re w hich it cos4 tus, of the awful hat le's which decide~d the fate oif the I fnionY, of the sel f-deiafl and b.11hrav r our men, who left home, and1( wife, an~d chIildreni,andl( father. and1( mother and1( everything that was dlear to them, and went forth to light for firesides andl( freedIoml and( lihe sialvationi of the n~ation. I p)ointeCd to t he plaintiff as the sort. or manl! whn haci fought om. htlcsm an(I saved the flag. worked Ip and got a verdic .t for1 the full aimlouit.. As we were < uitt ing t Ie (1our11t- room11. Jalei said, "Spencer, y)Imr war spthgin ed youthe verd iet..t fyo had' t discover'edl ti roughZtl mily crosseXa 1m)I ination t hat the Im:I had fouhIIIIt inl the War, volu o: I(I have beei bea teI. y I iend." t rpo liI 1. iA I you hadl onIly alsked thle mnan wvhiieb 1ide le foug.oh t on, y ou nigit he goin I hiomen w%.ith a verdiet. AI V client was a confed .rale! q)n::z, x 1T zI .-In a 1 ra in (roin(r W% est t he of her even ing were residents (f the (it ', who were a~nva~sincr t gprneral sit uIItio as to misiless. a n hot hd a!Ireed t Itat it a-Is a time w eNI ell VuV I ut111 should p-1r-e his apples veryIeI s. Behind them wvas :Iamr n i sOnl 1, n , a-s thIl n leln(n-l Cea'ISed talking.r, the ldc man "WVillin Ill nL-y. di.1 von ea what ther sai I "Yes. <bl.'j "H utliron frn I I I u (I i I " I llls:1( let house ::-a in t at he w lldn corner( _rTn-erie bh , "Ye~~111 . I e r1i al n h oft itr "W hat (0f it ." '-inli I t hI ch mnas he( ha lf wvhleehl( ini hi e flmeans th at I I g oiN I t li r c,:i hi y fr Ile in ' ti ilck ". enil- if vi ih S Ibe Ihemn .$7 \*( , ( ' li yj leXt week Thurscliv. Ili cecr tvi shor-t., by A g)i vin' yI !I th- all 1;reA est liekin' a W illii I I\,Tniry ever 6oole;1 wit h'--W . V: Il ret News. m:(.- ' "Y( I I k :( 1. i I- -I- t 1 I he I it ' * - c 11 t re the words a1des toI Hirdlic . leIpi, by hoIer frie l 1. .\ 1li siireers.4 as the mtvv Iet In .\u !ti "'m~i li not l 'i i wel (l. , I feel tired, overworke(. is siMk. n n po(o Imother has to (10 all the (cookin~g. and scrubl andl it makes me feel so tired to see the ob1( (reaturt e work. Shue is s1 slow.'-Sitings. -'"Fanny, doin't yoiu t hink t lhat Mr.. Bol is a hlandISmnef many' "Oh) ! nmo--1 ii f ca ' ndur his looik s. le is hiomiely enou igh.' "Well1. hie's fortumnate, ait atli events. for his oldI aiunt has just (died and lef't him i $50.000."' "Indeed ! is it truey Well. nOW, sincee I comne to thinik aboutI t, thereI' is a certa in nble air a - b)out himI andi he has at fine eV(' lthat can'lt 1he dIenied. I--Little .Johnlie and( Manry wlere sitting on a ottoman in 'rathe'r close q uarters. Both rea lize'd the crowded condl(it ion of aftai r.and( it was finally rijghted( by Johnnfie, who said: "M ary, there would be more room on this ottoman for 3me if oneQ of us18 ai tot. nff." RT \ I l T A TI( i'e. 10w - ai , septe.. a5r C -i\ ' Il . ( I : i1 v Corn M ~N -rHE BE SAMP ~ N Dv~ I) [t l' PI( E -- ti2 S F' N~ D N LO THINg; SHOES F"-1.O1/. GREENVJLLE, . C. 1)ec 21-y EcLupst N 1t S'IATIONA HY ro. (at (nGils. F e. - .c u.LGWnEX., ills and Millstones, ALL SIZES. ST IN THE WORLD! .ES OF MEAL SENT 4A PPL IC A T!ON. I HOMAS m oothing, AS A ScQuNivating Con 1)to iland ill grneerps tim APPIAInl ON Ybur chasing e (lItidEt asey(I', (X.t.7. .hllAent f tieen Co. Marn 28---9mC'yye