The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-03-03
Middleburg, March lst. 1892.
RINGWOOD, n. c., March 9, '92.

WIZ
EDITOR GOLD LEAF Our section
moves on as usual, nothing of exciting
nature to disturb the even tenor of
passing events. More wheat. oats
and small grain seeded and looking
better than for many years past. Few
fertilizers bought and every thing
will be more prosperous this fall if
economy and hard work will avail.
Your editorials have the right ring
and if followed will do much for your
section and the upbuilding Of North
Carolina.
Capt. Frank Avent, of Aventsville,
Nash Co., was born Dec. 4th, 1906,
and died Feb'y 1st, 1892. He was
no ordinary man, but was made up of
energy, perseverance and patience and
was honest in the fullest acceptation
of the term. He possessed knowledge
Of geology and made mining his life
work sojourning in the mines of Cali
tornia for some time along about 1849.
Capt. Avent was not communicate
of any church but the Bible was his
constant companion and greatest con-
! ISOLATION in time Of trouble and dis
tress. He lived to a ripe old age re-
spected and beloved by all who come
in close contact with him. We mourn
for him not as one lost forever.
Death hath made no breach
In love and sympathy, in hope and trust.
| NO outward sign OF sound our ears can
reach,
But there's an inward, spiritual speech
That greets us still, though mortal tongues
! be dust.
It bids us do the work that they laid down
Take up the song where they broke off the
strain
&c. joa4 a,n4 till we reach the heavenly
Where are laid up our treasure and our
And our lost, loved ones will be found
notice much praise is given ex-
President Cleyeland's recent address
to the Michigan students, and it is an
able, patriotic statesman's speech,
full Of sound wisdom, and in these times
of shifty schemes and insincere con-
LESSONS, Of hollow pretense and blatant
demagogry these noble utterances
should be read and needed by all.
>, To my mind Mr.. Cleveland is one
of the purest and noblest men we have,
and not to be compared when speaking
of the presidency with David B. Hill,
the time-server, the trickster and the
demagogue.
No time server or trickster is he
!, No trucker to the dominant powers that
be.
Political poltroons and small-fry
office seekers will be relocated to the
shades of obscurity if the voters be
true to themselves
To thine ownself be true
; And it must follow as the night the day
Thou canst not then be false to any man
> In absence of much local will YOU
publish the following. 1t appeared in
recent issue of the Scotland Neck
Democrat as communication
There is no more cowardly assassin
that walks the earth than the character
murderer, the Shiny and slanderous
tongued gossiper whose delight is to
repeat every idle word that is whispered
in his ear-to spew out and enlarge
upon to the first listener he meets the
latest 'what they say the venomous
and vlperous hearted scandal-mongel
whose business it is to tarnish the gool
name and traduce the character O
their fellow man. whether bv direc
charge or insinuation. With a know
ing wink and significant shake of tn,
; head, he is ever ready to peddle the
J.: news about, but always with a sof
i reminder not to say told you so ant
so. These pious hypocrites infes
: every community, and ply their nefari
=. Gus practice wherever they 60. HEAVIER
pity such miserable wretches as these
and while this sort of character call.
+. for a condemnation of the severes
: kind, let US rather pity them and leav,
e them alone in the hands of a Highe
Power before whose judgment bar thei
blackened and puny souls must som,
n day be called to account. He VIII,
e undertakes to run down Islander show
himself wanting in good judgment, bu
be who lives it down proves a characte
lnyulnerable to the attacks of tn
: thouShtless and malicious.
!. e. f. N.