The North-Carolinian., 1854-11-25
} VOLUME XV-NO. S21.
PreHenitory Warning.
Il Story Of a Faithful Dog.

A Story cf a Faithful Deg.
Inc following story is said, by the Ports
mouth Chronicle, to be derived as to all its.
IactS' from most respectable Quaker family,
whose veraclty cannot be doubted:
About fifty years ago, in the western part
OF the Stateo of New York, lived a lonely widow,
named Mozhcr. Her husband had been dead
many years, and her only daughter was grown
up and married. living at the distance of n
mile or two from the family mansion.
And thus the old lady lived alone in her
house day and night. Yet in her conscious in
nocence and trust in Providence, she felt safe
and cheerfui--did her work quicty during the
daylight, and at cventide slept sweetly.
One mornIfE, ho~e.aR sic awoke v iti, an
extraordinary and unwonted gloom upon her
mind which was impressed with the apprche,,-
sion that something strange was about to hap
pen to her or hers. So full was she of this
thought that she could not stay at home that
day, but must go abroad to give vent to it. bv
unbosonng herself to her friends, especially to
her daughter. With her she spent the greater
part OF the day and to her she several times
repeated the recital OF her apprehensions. The
daughter as often repeated the assurances that
the good mother had never done injury to amy
person, and added, Il cannot think any one
wonld hurt you for You have not an enemy in
the world
AS the day was declining, Mrs Mozher sought
her home, but expressed the same feelings as
she left her daughters house
On her way home, she called on a neighbor.
who lived in the last house before she reached
her own. Here she again made known her
continued apprehensions, which had nearly RI
pened into fear, and from the lady of the man
sion she received answers similar to those of
her daughter. You have harmed one in
your whole lifetime, surely no one will mOlcst
you. Go home in quiet, and Rover shall go
with you. Here Rover said she to stout
Il, Il <Ix>a
go home with Mrs Mozher, and tate care Of
her. Rover did as he was told. The widow
went home, MIXED her COWS, took of
everything ont of DOORS and went to bed
usual Rover had not left her for an instant
When she was fairly in bed, he laid himself
down upon the outside Of the bed, and as the
widow relied on his fidelity, and perhaps child
herself for needless fear she fell asleep. Some
time in the night she awoke, being startled,
probably, by slight noise outside of the house.
1t was so slight, however, that she was not
aware of being startled at all, but heard as
soon she awoke, sound like the raising of Il
window near her bed, which in room
the ground floor.
s sS nsta s Hqs mSrea eae Was Nsfs s
the room and stepped cautiously on the floor
The woman saw nothing but now for the first
time felt the dog move, he made violent
spring from the bed, and at the same moment
something fell on the floor, sounding like a
heavy log Then followed other noises, like
the paving of dogs feet; but all was
still again, and the dog resumed his place on
the bed without having barked or growled
This time the widow did not go to sleep i'm
mediatcly, but lay awake wondering, yet not
decmlng 1t best to get up. But at last she
dropped asleep, and when she awoke the sun
was shining. She hastily stepped out of bed,
and there lay the body Of a man extended on
| the floor, dead, with large knife in his hand,
WI I<.Il hTyv tnrT dad Il had
seized him by the throat with grasp of death,
and neither man nor dog could utter a sound
| till all was This man was the widows
son-in-law, the husband of her only daughter
He coveted her little stor of wealth, her house
her CATTLE and her land; and nstigated by
this sordid impatence he could not wait for
the decay of nature to give her property up to
him and his as the only heirs apparent, but
made this stealthy visit to do deed of dark
ness in the gloom of the night. \ fearful rctr-
button awaited for him. The widows apprc-
hensons, communicated to her mind and i'm
pressed upon her nerves by what unseen power
we know not, the sympathy of the who
loaned her dog, and the silent but certain watch
of the dog himself formed chain of events
which brought the murdcrer's blood upon his
own head and which difficult to be explain
ed, without reference to that overrullng Provl-
) lence which numbers the hairs of our heads,
5 watches the sparrow's fall, and Shapes our
deeds, rough hew them as WILL
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WHEN TO DIG SWEET PoTAToEs PRES ERvF:
THEM FROM RoT.-A gentleman who is ex-
perienced farmer remarked in our presence the
other day, that potatoes should be dug when
they got ripe. We at first little sur
prised having never heard of ripe potatoes be-
: fore, though often enough of raw ones. But q
D moments reflection satisfied us that there must
be good philosophy i'll it, for nature very plain
0 ly indicates the proper time to pluck all Other
y fruits, and why not the potatoe? Bnt how to
e tell ripe potatoe was the question that puzzled
us Simple enough replied our informant
l. Pull several potatoes from different parts 0
e your patch break them and give them time t.
D dry, and if the fresh broken parts dry over per
l. fectly white the potatoe is ripe, and should b.
le dug. But if of a darkish hue, the potatoe i
le not ;ipe and should be left to rpen. If dug
N when ripe they will keep, if not they will rot
TRY it. .SandersrMe Georg1an.
+ 4 NATURAL CURIosITY.-We have several time!
j. heard of IA spotted negro man belonging to Mr.
! A. F. Bruce, of Saline county A few days age
> we called to see him. His master informed VI
II that the negro is about forty-fve years old. A
o twelve he copper color all over; at twenty
d years of age he was spotted like leopard sine,
v that time he has been white nearly all over II,
II is now undergoing second change-the blacl
l. spots increasing in size and number. The part:
e Of his skin which are white are very white ant
D. clear, and as smooth the skin of any laborn,