The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1885-12-24
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tII.t HAS PRODt tED.
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orally i{a- -alded - th' 'iratest >'.'es-
.rtl. aroIina Has Produced.

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~" h.,9l, I.-stded ~ the Greatest States
,,, Worth srolIna Has Produced.
ra. f..a.,Ir.. sketch VAS written by
##. Matthias y Manly, II one time
rI, fin, supreme Count Of North Car
r7 and published IN the University
,r...,,ltu, Ia Noycmb r 1860 EDITOR.
G...n ALEXANDER GAsr9N was Il native
F.su north of ireland, of 4 Huguenot
G,u45.t winch lcft France towards the l,th
.antar. Having graduated 1t the Medi
r,reo..r5,. ot Ediuburgh, he served IN the
.4p4eIt, of Il surgeon in the British Navy,
r rbc expedition against the Havana.
While attending the sick, during the pre-
E4I,uct Of the dysrntery, he was stricken
with the disease. when, rcslgnlng ms posi-
t.ou. La sailed for the North American
Colonies. and took up hi, residence III
<ru E.rnr There be married Margaret
~haruc nm English Catholic lady, then on
!, visit a.. her two brothers who We're en-
Gagged IN commerce in tins country. VII
Iam tine second son OF his marriage, the
oldest died when an lnfalH) was born the
18th september rs. Doctor Castor had
rrudeGeI himself most oDnOXlous to the
Tories. by his devotion to the oppressed
colonies; he generally served IN the tapac-
ity Of Surgeon, but in the spring of rs he
al a
marched at It's head to the assistance of
Wilmington at the time that Sir Henry
Clinton was approaching that place. In
the month of August 81, Ma or Craig ad
yaueed towards New Berne, with a small
detachment of regulars The tories en-
buIdencd by such assistance, rushed into
the town. which was finally given up to
them, after u brave, though unsuccessful
defence, by the Wings
Doctor Castor, having reached the
wharf and secured u scow, for the pui-
pose OF removing, with his wife and chill
,rcn. across the Trent to his farm on
Eryce'S Creek. was shot through the heart
While Mrs. tfastOn on her knees, was I'M
pOring these cruel traitors to spare her
husbands life, the musket was levelcd
over her shoulder, and that husband fell
Il martyr for the country he had SO sin
ccrely adopted and ardentiy served
Mrs. tiastou now left, 1T the age Of
twenty sN, without u protector, III i
foreign aud, with limited means. VII
ham ald ;u infant daughter, We're the
only uhl,crs of earthly love left To her
widowed heart. y simple anccdotc VIII
give an insight into the lives OF both
Mother aud Son:
w WIllanl. said one of his little, weary,
dulI >cuoolmuteS what is the reason you
are always head, ind am always foot OF
my class II tell Nou the reason, Is
PHed the seven -ycaf-oid D"y, You lluSl
Keep II 4 secret "i'' pi'iiitHo ~ w - -
when | take my book to study, | always
say prayer my mother has taught me,
that may be able to learn my lessons.
His companion could not remember the
word, Of the prayer, and that evening II
liam was found writing, behind door,
ana his mother discovered lie was "rl'liS
the prayer Tor aim thal ne hlShl cofilihi i
II to memory
Al the age 81 thlfleeil' lie was sem rom
home, trained III the loVe OF az mug
honest Just, pure, loNe,y ana OF goo" re
port, /" enter ne'tSe,""n N'll'I'
"h1nretA' Key. L. rlunNetl wrote 10 MIS-
the ,,..st 'xrmnIary Youth we have il
NS,'i -''oN u II 80 ~ ~ 49,
10 learning. HIS lltdllli oe-til " 9,'ii'i' tii'
MS Ha9ioil IecF'lie'' Iti son - e',o &C.
cH'li'''t -A'tcl oo'iio 'or,l''' n, & ~, i'' !,
loiS Sti't'N' oli''o' tIo ~ ,
irving, ie entered tue Jhhlor tlaoo q
Princeton. and there graduated, III go
with the highest hollofa. Inc Two cl't9S
mates, who, like himself, We're slflElh:
lof supremacy, Nheh "t"lit" NiIli ,'1 ~
STUDY, NoIlo pt atliilui"'cc' - Pto''.i9o
eNertion by the Il@ht from castor
room: and the proudeSt moment OF III
life. when he communicated the news Q
his graduation TO siis n,'tHef' was Sa''''eh
co: pH ) S9Mpdtl5 loi Ilic "ta'ti ny
"l ms Nv" o'''H'll''.'S
MI N'tHloH Stu''iNu II" III IL, " o
r n Mafllll, AFTERWARDS one u VIZ u''SI
OF me supreme oourt 81 'oetl9is''' t''> 80.
l'9s' ne caiHe TO me ~ Snn "daeii ne W., v.
IAtH'S 5e'is VI af - S+at.
cieettH ut';iiioel VI 'ilo > " n'' %.
IN lSoN le was chosen ah clectol =, loi 10
Ident ana VI e-flesldeh.. i"t the :, =
slonal dlatrlct OF New bcrhc: 40 an II 1
stance Of ms services at TINS 'ilhe, we vi
mention 'hat the act OF Assembly, reg
q ldtlhS lhe ''ea' eHt ~ ln'i'i '''''''o We
drawn UP bl hllll-
III lSll, MI. Taston loSt MS noiher,
Whose footsteps 1.amed TO touch til
earth,
Only 70 marx the 'f'ch 'hal io''''s
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