The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-07-04

resolved to leave America ana tek0 upmy
residence in a land which had not achieved
its independence; and may say affirm
atively that if the place OF my residence ever
does achieve its independence and celebrates
its anniversary by the firing of guns, pistols,
crackers, bombs and such like articles only
fit to be fabricated in the abode Of Mephis-
topheles, shall take my departure to such
country as is still under the tyrant's yoke.
There was one result Of the whole affair OF
that memorable ''Fourth" in the country,
which is a matter of daily astonishment to
me- When think of it as an actual fact 1t
is impossible for ME to realize it. / hardly
dare state it, for no one will believe me.
am married
And who is my wifes
Ispent another "Fourth" several years after
with my friends at Wildwood. A girl 10
years old got after me and literally hunted
me down.
She bothered me-
She flirted me.
She laughed at me.
She tortured me in q thousand different
ways. At last told her that il she didn't
marry me and let me get a rest I'd end in
luuatic asylum.
The fiend that caused me all this vexation
was none other than that barbarian-Fan
Flint f. A. MIrcHEI-
was saving, 81 knew that in you had found
one whom
There is certainly burning powder near,
she interrupted again; II smell II"
''You are mistaken l could smell pow
der if any one could, for hate it. Alice,
continued, after q brief pause-1 took her
hand knew lovers always take the ladys
hand when they propose, so took Ancee-
''may not hope that those aesthetic tastsa
which we share, and which can alone form
| the basis of an ideal love. may not count
| upon
| had been SO ratified by the explosions al
| day that couldn't find language to express
| what wanted to say.
| "Alice," commenced again, feeling q SUD
| den swelling of something in my bosom, mi
whole heart-my-speak to me. Alice-tsl
| me that"-
| felt the chair rise beneath me. l heard
deafening sound. was tilted backward.
rose few feet in the air My head described
a circle. and then was suddenly doused
cold water; and Alice, who had momen
before felt the warm pressure OF my hand
saw the soles Of my boots as | sank beneat
the wave.
They say drowning people think OF all tn
sins they have committed know not ho'
| this is. but | do k,,ow that while unde
| water during that uncomfortable ducking
thought of all the sins others had committed
Its that cursed lieutenant, that diaboiies
Fanr They had deliberately placed powde
| under the sled beneath the chair to bio'
ME up.
The fireworks that were expected on tha
| memorable Fourth Of July evening did ne
take place. But other fireworks that had nt
A.I .l-1v,
were sent to bed physician wa hastil
called to treat Alice, whose nerves had receive
terrible shock. The older people vowed thu
they must know Who perpetrated the ou1FaR
How MANUFACTURES HELP
CoMMUNITY.-Th is in Sufiol
Va. a new manufacturing enterpris
the Virginia Manufacturing Compan
makers of wooden butter dishes. &c
of which the Herald says:
This company, which is doing gre
work in our town by afferding eInpio
ment to so many who would Otherwi
be Idle. deserves the aid Of all orr peop
The company is here, Of course, to pro
; by the excellent advantages offered
the town and locality. but i'll return CIV
: | employment to n large pnmbcr of op'
atiyes and circulates weekly u vast ds
| of money, which goes great way
: wards increasing our commerce a
{ | building up the waste places. There q
a many people in our inidst who need u
q such work, for it il clean and not at
( laborious, yet profitable, some girls ma
/ ing as much as ninety-six cents eve
o day. while most any of them can earn
much or more than they could at sew'
:; | or other like employment.
II That is the way manufactures h'
community. and the kind that gi'
= iimployment to a class OF operati'
otherwise idle. Is what every town
70 any size needs. suppose we had
st large cotton factory. a knitting m
" &c. What blessed thing it would
, in gizsog employment to women
: kelrls sbo now find it difficult to earI
I Hvelihesi.