l-i--A -YSHED 1865, . C., FRI)AY, DECEMBER 2, 1818. TWICEA WEEK, 1.50 A YFA I've led t up, well trained e Our stock has beer now jam full of bran ne late in the season, and prices--less than the makers. Like father lil to you. You can buy g4 as cheap as most merc to se1l again. You are . ness the end of the racE buy for cash and sell fc am doing the biggest Shoe business in this s cordially idvited to lool bored to buy. If what N you, your money back N Why Aut MontIo wa an Od rfatid. 'Twas a quaint old fashiored log house, and nestled on tho suiy side of a North Carolina mountain. Morn ing glories were trained over i he low doorway, and marigolds, twiolh-me nots and bachelor buttons bloomed in rich' profusion n the well kept yard. On a huge flat rock used as a doorstep lay a large yellow mastiff, the protector and companion of "Aunt Mollie" who lived there. She was an old maid, loved by all who knew her. In case of sicknevs she was a valued nurse, and was ever ready 'to render any needed service. She was somewhat eccentric as old maids generally are, and above every thing in the world she hated a cat the most. Wo young peopl1 likod and respected her, but were a little shy of her too, for she never hesi tated to correct our faults or tell us of our failings. Oono she had spent the night at my father's, and next morning at Lroakfast I commenced to tell a dream. "Oh, mamit, such a dream as I did have last night. I dreamed thait--" "Never dream, girl, never d ream," untappod Ant Mollie. "Never dream; that's how I come to be an old maid." I looked at her in astonishmne it, and the expression on her face co ivinced moc she wasn't joking, hut for :lhe life ofme I couldn't see how dr taming could be the cause of Aunt Mollie's single blessedness. I tried t' ques tion her, but she didn't choos ,'to en lighten rme, and a look from mama silenced my tongue; but my- mind was still busy w'th the probl am for many a d.aiy. I began to fool a new interest in Aunt Mollie. Would carry her fruit, flowors, book,i, nowv lace patterns, quilt scraps, &c., and did everything in my p)ower to wini her confidence. I found by loolking in her B3ible that the 15th of Juno was her liftieth birthday, so on that day a nicely iced cake of my own make, dlecorated with candy and with Aunut Mol lie's name in con tor, to gether with a pitcher of lemonade found their way to her table. That completely won her. After thanking me kindly she said: "Ethel yn, you and your friend Bottio come sit awvhile tonighrt and I'll tell you the dream that caused me to be an 'old maid. But you must never mention it to me again." Of course Bottie and I went, and I will relate as near as possible in her own (Aunt Mollio's) words. She b)egan: "I was 20 years of age and engaged to be mar rid to Eli Higginson. Two wooks before my wvedding day Eli's sister Jane spent the night wvith me. ] showed her my wedding clothes, and as we were very olose friends, wr talked pretty freely to each other. We sat up very late, arid Jane teaser me a greait deal ablout the comin~ event; said she never int.end(ed t< marry, but would live with Eli ani me and be old maid aunt tou c.iii ie race for the pa mnd in good trim, renewed and is w things, bought at closing out rhoso goods cost the ci"'"ler ACTUAL ce son, like I sell 100 Pmece >ods at my store M hants buy them mo c -.1 invited to wit- 10 P iee' for this year. I1 () r cash, is why I ao Pi *c Dry Goods and , 0 ection. You are . , and won't be .. rou buy don't suit 1 1"( vithout a word. "w " ] -dren. Finally when wo did go to bed I iad the dream11 that cauSed fle so titich trouble. I (r11amed. that Eli and I had been rt.arried two or three years, aind our babN, a big flit boy, was terribly sick with colic. It wits midnight and bitterly cold, but I walked tho I!oor andl sang to tho baby until I wats aln,ost ready to drop. I tried to wake Eli, but, man like, he snore,d right on. I begged him to got up aid go for the doctor, thlat, our darling was terribly siek. I told him I had done all I coild; I had bathed him in hot water an( given him paregoric, but all to no avail; and that nuless the poor little follow got relief soon, he would snre ly die; but Eli snored right on. He didn't seom to care if baly (lid die, and didn't offer to help mne tho least bit. In despair I hugged the poor little thing to my breast and told him 'papa wits a 11101n lazy fing an' didn't 'ove he 'ittle tootsy wootsy baby like ho nmai did,' and then I kissed him,. when 'squaw-wow wow!' and he gave 1mo a scratch in the face which woko . ie, and, girls, I wits nursing the cat! Yes, there I was in my night dress, liy hair downi, the' 11la burning, pa regoriic spille,d all over my dressing t ablle, anod there wats the bowl of water wvhero I had b)atheod my bjabyv, and1( there was the gling to get away. With an1 ejacu-. lation or hiorror lind dismiay I thro*(w it from me011( tandired to thie bedl to soC if JanIo wats aiwake. She was gone! About that tinm the dloctor, brother WVill and34 ,J 3 nei al came int. ~Janel way cr'ying: '"Oh! poor Mollie, gonoe craz, o rzy ndi wl ~i !"' They', thIoughit. 1 hiad: gone mado. I bu r;t into hiystericatl sob,s. I tried to ex pla in, bu thi ay wvould onily say, "'yes, yes, thIere, there,'' as if try ing to soothlo a child. Finially I gave up1 ill despair. I saw that every thing I said( streng'thoned their belief of my inisanfity. Tfhed doct.or inijotetd m3orphlinoi or somnethiingi ini mfy atrms and(1 Its s~oon lee(p. B3ut noxt (lay, and1( for several days, I 1ha( a1 raging fever. T1hie news t hat. I hand gone crazy spreazd like fire, and peop)le fronm fatr and1( near1 cam11 to Seo "the poor thing who had gonoe crazy only two weeks before the wedding (lay." Eli left the country, and1 I never sa himgagin.'' As soona wats abl)e to move I porsuladed Uro ther Will to sell the pla1ce, for I couldn't b)ear to face any one in the setlmont. We camie here, anld since Will died I havo lived here 3110n1, just Nero and( I.- Nowv girls, youi know wvhy I'm an old maid, and1( why I hate cats. I've had chances t: marry since then, good chalices too, hnt somnohowv I neoveragpu1ld forgel Eli. Alone I live, alono3( i'll (lie. and there was a quiver in Annt. Mol. lie's voice t hat went to our hoarts Silently w(t pr(ee her hanlId an<14 kissed her good night, knowing thal she witshed to be left alone,. We ral across the( field to miy hiolme, 1n< dreamed that night of A"nt Mollie No NAM. 3t six years and n to serve you be-ti DRESS GOOD! ir Mlly at few prices, but I 'ell evo hantil otler stores. Otir entiro stock of FIRST COST. Now is your time to I s Figurod and Plain Dress Goods 18c. inybod)'s 2.) centers. Ask to see t he s A nd w escoggini Clot b, olit yard4 or a .t9 1wr yard. anneF;k111-, reg{nlar 1-riWe l5c0, our1 11 Anoslt'k ea," Tick, othors 2!sk yts Alway.i tht Lowesi CAPES and JACKE your choico for $ 1 .50 worth '.,'2 00( your choice for $ I.9 worth -*2.N) vour choice for $3.2,) orlh .01) CIapes, long sweNp, It 4th'., worthl Caps, long swee), t $1.25 wort i Capos, long sweep, at $1.19 wort1 Capc-. long sweii, it .2.0 wortli IMW WOMiCN SiWEA. Uomnra, pre. tiuiv b,t V4ita b h I ry I I r om n (Froi 1lie New York Times.) A book might. Ie writtcn ahou io things the girl says wenii Sil says thinglos." Sho does not ro over from t he habit, ei her, whe 10 ceases to ho it girl, tlhioIgh lIt' '-pressiols of disapproval of mant inmgs at latrgo and her spevin reseit trouble inl particular aro p J be( solieed b1v timle. But, womal11 r girl, the vocahla liy of things thit lity be sid withou it a very groat. dis rbalnco of the feminiiio conscione, 1 tiles of llontal dist.urblanco i oimprohlonsivo. It is sad to relat hat, "darn" is not all miinown ex iression among refined femiilnit\ Ithough it is nodified by never Iu Ig ueod With ai "it" followin hih would givo it. ail iilpions nli mtltdyliko sond. A Iostonosso i esponsiblo for tho statoliiet, th1 his is a favorito expletive of tih ostoni girl at hoom. It is also toston girl who in timws of ver (rt'it lived remICrks in excitt tolt 'My gracious dumb,"' an oxpressiti or whbich no0 derivatives are givmt i H,hodo Islandtt matrnon, fair., plumi md1( placid, over whom the caurts< lhe world pauss Iilit ly, g' ves I h itt le St ate one of the strnooigtst< e.'iiiile ne ots, for when(l soin] mrusnal calam ity has overt ake'n he -such, for instancme, asN a good gow vit hi a badi Iit--she dlelightls her fen ino friends Iby reiomarig in p)1aci, wa'lceful Itontes, "D)ara devil !" It is a downt East. girl who sa~ 'Uorrynii ne!'" ini t'xcited totnes whlit he wvorldl goes5 wroig with lier, ant sea capto in's dautghteor says "Al\ strns!" A New York wVomantI is food1 illutstra'ion of the fact th at. tI no5t re'finetd womanli findls it n'ce tany to hanve som1e1 vocal tiut iot ft to overw roulghlt mindt. She is womtan of suipter rei'nemo'oiltt. Ever' hinrg atbout hei r hionis--dt1ross, mail which gt is thle keynte o ttf retfini mntt in thie homne, is perfectly co licted, antd her chibilren models1 good breedinog. Yet borz frienit who u:-e ot her expldetivos thiemis'l vt remark sadly that ini times of gre stress this cuiltivauted wvomanr p alatimes. ''The divil!"' The "i"' ini tir nase is a feiiirio suibterfugo womantt who wvould lit 'ihofcked( to ut it wilth an "'o" sailve's her cons5cioni withI (t "i"' and is happlly. But noeit her 0on0 nor t wot words at Hitlticiieitt to oX 1ress thet tdepth of real femininit woe, 000 of thie bar smnall ones which are most diflictI bear. At n iup-towni art.ist tells wvh shle (10e8 0on such occasionis. It very ex presssivye, aind covers v'e wvllI the action of the mnuch- griev wvobman who dloesni't "'stuamp1 it, onl "'I talk julst ans fast its 1 cati,"' s says, "'antd no on(e undetrst ants n and then I wail loudly. I never e nnlass T sun madl." 'till Christm as. ve in the past."" 5 cases Men's I $'.50. $1 and $1.25, yoL ry it- ! We need room fi worth If you want goo< come to headqu aid I DOLLS! C ts Dolls for the littl more doIll than FS! together. Blow company will m, prico and everyb slon. .1 \.lel's ":2()) 00 oc,, ( . YOU C;1 2n f0l. Ir it To Thll Herald and No-ws: Thc followiiig is, tctrdting to thw ('mn rior najI I-11l, of ;i4isvilla, I b) p11ght ill wVhicl thl(I ro((Aljt (-l('t ioNl-S 1hm Dvinlocrts il tho Unid Stte Svilit a1fler Nar ich At tIIIxt. Sc inuch for t )h froo silve. h-111111tib g .. 0. 1). , Th14 Dvimocratie t ide4 of tll(. S.na1tu I will h" greitly aV411kied bY the re tirolei it of ( rim ati11, N ill al.u (l(trity, , 1 Hal superb dbitters. V kst ii .1 and(l t fevh!o anld it i 4( Ilto be) 4 jo)shed. I. don0 ot 1ro 4)s ostlay ini 31 1)in1(5 horo I -nisuilt ttd. Good.dnylii), sir. "( plut4hg his had. (on his liOndi~ he lef1t. We44 trod~i 1(o enll himu back, buta Tlh is tor Olo d to other(s1 in rogmd ( Lt irantigo nanoiiis. "I used44 to knowv ai man3 in Alissonri~ nam1ed5 A uxin An I >ickenso'n Tompku(iins.,"' saiid .J!ob d ty of ncolo thd boy in Washitonr I lohno4's l leni ry ( 'id wldehr 1'otor Joneni Henr Cla ~ (1y AmIil4'rson." n WaoshinIgto(n, 1). C'., Novttmber * )rder to) muister out1 40,000 volunIteerls at onco we.re issued( on re cep or the news,4- from1 Patris,