The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-02
DURHAM RECORDER.
WEDNESDAY. Sept. ?, 1851.


coming oyster,
An exchange says when a
New Jersey mosquito tackles
an unripe dude it begins to re-
alize that il all flesh is not grass,
some Of it is very green.
In a private latter from the
editor of this paper, he says,
there came near being frost in
indianapolis, Ind, last Thurs
day night. Hence Jack the
Nipper may turn up among us
at any moment.
Prof. Il. w. Kennedy has
returned from a trip to his old
home in Tennessee, and will
open the graded school next
Monday, and the indications are
that the coming session will be
q prosperous one; there viii be
a large number of pupils IN
both the white and colored
schools.
About the same over here;
the Halifax VA News says:
Itisnow thought, from informa-
ton received from all parts Of
the country, that the tobacco
crop has been severely injured
by the recent wet spell OF
weather. ssIhe wild fire. o.
frog eye has made its ap-
pearance, forcing the farmers
to cut their tobacco in a green
state, in order to save it.
Heavy shipments Of wheat
are passing over the North and
Western railroad, and in addi-
tion To the grain produced along
the line in Virginia, there is the
promise of a large movement
from the West via the recently
established Cumberland Gap
Dispatch Line" One contract
for 300 car loads Of Western
flour over this route has Just
been made. Lynchburg Ad,
vance.
The summer months have
been going faster gone, until
today, the md day Of Septem-
Der, and we shudder as we
think how so very little has
been accomplished III road,
working. We are inclined "a
think that some overseers have
been taking a Rip Van Wrinkle
nap. We have no fault ID find
with the hours dragging now
oh. no. They go with light.
ning-like rapidity, and The RI
coRDER's mission Is and will be
to keep up with the road sys'
tenn.
The summer Is over; boast
not myself, o depizen OF the
city, that thy summer has been
inexpensively passed at tbs
home Of thy country relative
for even now that relative hath
said unto his wife aud his som:
wife. and unto his daughters
and his daughters husbands
and unto his cousins, even e
the third and fourth generations
Lo. the winter approaches, anc
our friends will BE- pleased x
see us in his city home, where
theatres, lectures and such liz,
yanities do bsguile the time
Let us fee unto them. every one
And they will come, sure; verify
they viii have their revenge.
"A man not a thousand mile
away says he wants a wife whC
has sense enough to stand still
and not howl when a grass,
hopper is crawling up her stock
ing. An old friend standing
by told him that il was a lottcr,
business, and gave him the fol
lowing amusing incident as al
illustration OF the chances in lot
teries: A dealer in lottery tick
cts had purchased one hundreC
tickets in u horse lottery as HI
had done before in the hope Of
selling the same among hi
large circle Of acquaintance
But fate was against him, and
try as he would, he could no
succeed in disposing Of his I'm
fortunate purchases. Nobod.
seemed DESTROYS Of winning
horse, presumably upon Oh
hypothesis that the anima
would probably "eat his heaI
off. !" At any rate the entreprC
neur had 10 be content with hi
bargain, 10 he sat down am
awaited the result Of the draw
ing with oil the sang froid h
was capable Of assuming undo
the depressing circumstances
Judge his surprise when the Of
fetal list of winning number
was published TO find that on
Of his despised numerals ha
won for him a "bcautiful whit
horse" In high glee he set OF
for the depot with a halter
one hand and the winning nun
Der in the other, prepared TO ri
ceiye his prize, take IL home
triumph and display the sam
10 all those of his friends VII
had declined 10 embark in n
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