The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-28

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same power to bewilder e mlnc
Great depth or CORES ponding shallow
ness. The very >implcit 81 a propos
ton will sometimes lead Us 70 pe,
hidden depth While again. pronnditl
NAV lie beneath what appear, q bs
only surface sparkle, The mesiln
Of which observation lies i'll the anpii-
cation on it, Submissiveness isanoi
the most prominent trait in myEhaFic
ter. but like all other virtues II nias be
cultivated. and since Topsy offers TO
teach me. behold the willing scholar!
Daisy DELI | have not the honor TO
hail from Louis burg which | au
tempted 10 regret as mistake os. Ma
ture if your interest IN Lord y iu-
porte would thereby be increased.
Ny absence from my native State Will
not be permanent possibly, but II It
were, fear not that | will forget either
the dear State" or the sweet fair wo-
men who cluster within her borders
like blossoms on a boush. Like
TennysOn' S Brook, | go on but not
forever | hope. SpeaklD. OF LOUIS
| burg reminds me that certain nlniIe,
witted youth. yclept Eugene Hall.
| halls from there He VIII. So promptly
crossed swords with Yankee Soiour-
ner," in defence Of the intellectual
equality of the Southern minds to its
best development in the North. Vast
banished from this society my friend
or why so silent: And Y. ). too seems
to have entirely ''subsided. Have the
two disputants ''beaten their sword, in
to plough shares.'' and gone into the
more peaceful pursuit Of husbandry !:
Thanks, De Trop for your friendly re-
marks, but there's iiomely adags to
the effect that every tub must stand
on its own bottom" and if my indivil-
ual merits cannot gain me welcome
any where, | am not going to trouble
any one to stand SPONSOR for me.
We will be comrades, though. and wei
come if you wish.
Grandma Granville. | feel your notice
Of me to be an honor, dear madam, for
the ancient grace of respect for the
aged-though on the decline. perhaps,
is not yet obsolete, | am proud to say.
If you knew my Grandmother of bless
ed memory. why then We are bound to
become fast friends. That good SOU
was sort of providence TO me in the
DAYS that seem To have gotten right t;u
to the rear, and like t. speak of hel
sometimes to an appreciative listener
Bless YOU, | did not make light of hel
cook book - [ used to regard it will
something akin to awe as the mysterl
Gus source from whence was drawn the
knowledge of how to compound th'
manifold and various goodies tha
graced the dear old lady's pantr,
shelves. Yes, madam, my grandmotn
er always rolled her own pie crust,
and many was the bit of dough that slit
allowed me to manipulate until ITS orig
inal had become a mere matter of spec
ulation, and then bake upon the coal
on the oven lid, beneath which the pie
were slowly approaching perfection
Suppose you adopt me, dear Grandma
| have not entirely outgrown my lkin:
: for little grandmotherly spelling.
e And now, having too modest an est
: mate of my own powers to suppos
II that there is no danger of my becOmln
Il bore. Notwithstanding that TopsN &C
Il cuseS me OF possessing a profound sat
: istaction with my talents and learning
i | will take my leave. Where and whe
= it will be that | next find time To salut
e YOU again, my friends. | know not bu
81 | shall continue to feel a very lively IL
l. terest in the Household as an entirety
L and some OF its individuals in specia
lie wherever | may roam. Adicu.
l. N'IMPORTE.