The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-07-14
No. 49,.

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many of the white citizens. and all were
delighted with the rccitations. ,leclamations,
compositions and especially The singing. It
is unnecessary h speak in detail of all the
exercises of the Suffice it to. .sag that
cverylpdy, white and enlored, was delighted.
DIR. E. L. Perkins was requested t64 read
and judge the writttn, compositions. which
he consented III do, and awarded the prize
to Joln d. Whi,tcnt0n for the best hand.
writing, while for style in composition. that !,
of A. T. Fair WAS marked M. 1, and Laura
II. F. Whitientnn No.2. As an evidence Of
the esteem in which W. j. Moore is heldN
among all classes of pcople / would state
that near the conclusion of the exercises of
the day, in his valedictory remarks, he said
that during the eighteen months he had
resided in Carteret county he had never
been offered an insult by amy person, either
white or Of his own, color; that he had been
treated with such universal respect that lie
felt endeared to the people, and parted with
them with sincere regret. In conclusion
it as,made known 10 the congregation by
the Presi,ling Elder of the church that the
TEACHER was in need Of funds to bear his ex-
penses To his new field of labor, wllercupou y
1t Was refreshing To see the, white citizens
out with their purses and aid the colored
people in relieving the wants Of their teacher.
II all the colnrcd teachers of the South
cnulti win | he hearts of. the people as Mr..
Moore has done in Carterrt, the spirit Sf<
friendship would s.nn be SO firmly es.ab-
lishetl between the races that there would
ease TO bc cause for wrangling, and peace
and good will would reign over all the
land. Mr.. Moore Carries with him to his
new field of labor (Oxford. n CD the good
will uf all who know him in this section,
whether White or colore,l. May he receive
the encouragement he deserves. ~
CARTERET.
NEwroIsT, N. G.. July 8, 1869. ''ii7 sitii
A New Version of Woman's Rights-A
Wife Living Peacefully with Two Hus.
bands. -, l,,st t,..s. s-,l,,,..
There is a very remarkable case of matri.
monial felicity ~ in this city which is not
generally KNOWN to the public In the
West Division lives woman with two
husbands. to each of whom she has been
married In legal form At the tin,e the
war broke out This woman was living with
her first husband. by whom she had three
children Saon aftrr. the breaking out of
the rebellion her husband enlisted, and
and went off in the ,pls of "brave sol.
dier hoy" A year OF two after, his wife
heard that he was killed in battle She
heard nothing from linn personally, tle war
closed, and he Jailed to write or, to report
at his former " headquarters" in Chicago.
His wife now considered herself u widow,
beyond all doubt. anil in course of time sshe
martietliagain.b But IL few months ago. to
her amazcuIent, husband No. ! +, whom she
imOurned us dead, returned To his long de-
serted donicile, hut, like Enoch Arden, only
to find his wife the spouse of smother man,
But, unlike Enoch Arden. he failed to die 6f
q broken heart. A council of war was lIeld
by the three heads OF the family, and the
difficulty amicably adjusted What to some
men and Women similarly isitdaiea Would
have resulted inlpistols. nblsiod, anti litiga-C
tion, was settled readily and satisfactorily
by this, amiable trio. II. 1t was, mutually
agreed that both husbands should continue
to be "liege Iartls'' of, the woman, On equal
terms, and she should be tile wife 7of butli
husbands. Soon, after the soldier husbands
return home. the wife presented to him and
tn the world another child, the offspring Of
NV. -. l'ut tulS IttiC circumstance QlQ not
seem to disturb the equilibrium Of No. 1,
nor the peace uf the llensehnld. And there
dwells that happy family"-one wife,
two husbands, and four children lin small
cottage, as quietly and contentedIy, to all
appearances, MS if nothing unusual had ever
happened Verify. this Is an, age enof won.
dcrs, md Chicng" is the pace where they
are to be fouml.-C Chicdgo Journdl. as7 =