The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-01-19
CUPID TRAVELS,
AND DESCRIBES HIS JOURNEY
DOWN THE CAPE FEAR.
He Buys George Washington a Pair Of
Boots. Attends Banana Sale and
Goes TO n Lecture.

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Boots. Attends Banana sale and
/ Goes TO n Lecture.
Special Correspondence Of 77- f9ronacfe
| WILLIS CREEK, BLADEN Co. January
| l4--Haying few bales of cotton to sell.
| and some purchases TO make. satchel and
| overcoat in hand. | succeeded without ac-
cident in sliding down the river hill and
| boarding the staunch steamer North State.
| with Wilmington as the objective point.
| To have seen our family boo hooiug around
You would have supposed that l was start
| ing Tor New Mexico. The night before.
our journey was talked of, George Wash
| ington inquiring how many pounds of
| cotton it would take to buy pair OF two
dollar box-toed CATERS. He sat in such
positions as to exhibit a hole in his old
boots most pleadingiy. Julius Cesar
| opined that by the same time the next
| night his papa would he twenty miles
from town, and the good wife hoped that
| il he got there III time he would attend
| warm prayer meeting, and discoursed at
length on the superior church privileges
| that town folks might enjoy. In order TO
be in time, (the boat being due next day
| at tweive) my satchel was overhauled and
creased up for the trip, my best linen
lected, my boots polished, a clean shave
performed, my Sunday clothes laid out,
and the preliminaries are accomplished.
| We all retired with sad hearts. felt like
| l was going to fight duel at sunrise In
| the morning.
| The average farmer at this season usually
| gets up an hour before day, burns out all
the wood and lightwood he cut after dark
| the night previous, in order to utilize
every moment of daylight but when he is
going to town, he is up two hours earlier,
and it then takes about a cord OF wood and
two sets OF candles to await the coming
| dawn.
Safely aboad the captain leans over the
railing, winks at the pilot, you jump as
| the whistle blows, and the white foam is
soon breaking against the steamers prov
| as she scuds down the river From the
| excitement and exertion feel faint and
sick. Captain L. j. Green has as many
pure fountains in his heart as any man in
the State, for none have ever been dried
up by avarice. No ladies aboard he as
signs me a Tongue and pillow in the laIies'
cabin. At dinner l find cup of tea and
slice OF brOiled beef extra. Rest and kind
attention conduce to good feeling, and
consequently good appetite, so l enjoyed
the meal l found on the bill of fare some
stewed dried apples, strongly seasoned
with orange peel; and housewives who
have never tried this seasoning can profit
by it.
Mr.. Thornton, the mate, not to be out
done by the captain in cleverness, called
) in the afternoon to inquire after my health,
and offered me a powder if l was indis-
| posed, which he assured me would cure
the stomach ach in five minutes. / thanked
him, with the remark that | had in my
satchel chunk of asafHtida, Jamaica
ginger, etc, that my wife Lad fixed up.
Wives, you know, take good care OF their
| husbands. l suppose they are not over
certain about replacing them when they
| are gone.
Occupying the best state room, thanks
to the Captain, with a soft bed, l awoke
1 I'll -.
wharf in Wilmington. Although l had a
pressing invitation to take breakfast on
the boat, and while l never, in all my life,
knew such an invitation to be declined,
made new departure and went up into
town, passing some naval store inspectors
who wanted to know if | brought in any
tar. For early risers commend me to tar
inspectors, barring the ordinary farmer.
got 1916 for my cotton and bought
the box-toed shoes at 81, and I'll give the
first twelve year old boy chrome who'll
tell me how many pounds OF cotton il
took to pay for them. AT night went tC
the Opera House to hear the Hon. Simon
Wolf, an Israelite, deliver lecture or
Egypt, which he was invited to do by the
, Library Association.
Under Garfield's administration he wal
appointed Consul General to Egypt, an6
!, was there at the breaking out Of ''KurneP
(the Morning Star is responsible for thf:
| SpelllnS) ATaDl boy' IeDclllOO, WuO lie
. said would have been second Washington
had he succeeded. Mr.. Wolf called al
the White House the day before the assas
sination and Secretary Blaine was in the
the act of handing the President his com
mission to sign, when Mr.. Garfield said
: "My dear Sir, it is coincidence that yol
, should come just as [ am about to sgr
, your commission After signing he gave
it to Mr.. Wolf, saying: ''Wolf, my
T boy, 60 to Egypt and be god over Israe
, and wandering Americans there. Teacl
the Egyptians American civilization, ant
show them a picture of the bald eagle.
! The lecture was we'll delivered. Th'
! speakers articulation was perfect. The
: audience was small but appreciative.
q had no gold-headed cane nor kid gloves
and my hair was not even parted in tn,
middle, yet I relished the feast just tn,
> same. Many were the friends l met ther,
. and elsewhere in the city. Their cheerful
3 smile and cordial greeting showed tha
! | they too cared little for these Outsid
: adornments. Next day / attended tn
banana auction. and noticed that true t.
the theory that the whole world is a hum
: bug, they always put the best side OF th'
= bunch next to the bidders.
% l left home Wednesday and Saturda,
= evening [ took passage on the elegan
= steamer d. Nurchison, Captain James C
:. Smith for home, where I arrived mid-da
. Sunday in time for my accustomed shar
of Presbyterian nick-1acks-cold victual
!, and shorter catechsm. am indebted t
y Caps Smith for many cOurtesies extende
: and to attempt TO praiee him would b
. stale as it is stereotyped, that the Cap
+ Fear Commodores are as true and trusty
T as large hearted and clever as any class
= any cline. CUPID.
Novel and Interesting Industries.
From the Charlotte Observer.
Mr.. w. w. Pegram, of this city, has du
ing the past year shipped pairs of whit
- fan tail pigeons to Graham, Durham, Iro