The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-03-28
THE HENDERSON GOLD LEAF
Letter From RingwOod.

RISGwooD, y. C., March 25th, 1895.
EDITOR GoID LEAF:-We have had
more rain of late than l ever saw and
poorest prospects for crops. No work
can be done. Crops will be behind at
least month, if they are ever anything.
Fruit trees have not put out at all.
Gardens have not been planted and in
deed "Winter fingers in the lap OF
Spriug.'' g
Mr.. Walter K. Henry has written a
ringing article in his open letter to Sena-
tor Ransom, and he has cause to feel
deeply the wrongs he has suffered. lie
has evidently been stabbed in the house
of his friends. No man in North Caro-
lima deserved better things OF his party
and no man knew it better than Senator
Ransom, and Mr.. Henry has truly and
caustically delneated the character OF
the great ungrateful." Truly "he that
calls a man ungrateful sums up all the
evil that man can be guilty Of This
letter adds new honor and fame to Mr..
Henry's already proud record.
[ have seen this, or dreamed 1t one:
young man dOst thou go abroad at
night and rush the GROWER and peran-
bulate the streets at an unreasonable
hour? Dost thou whoop 'em up with
jackpot and back thy sheckels against
the very slippery tiger? Art thou d
guzzIer of beer and Il player of cards?
Dost thou suck the perniciouS cigarette
and hast thou lost thy grip upon the
ways that are right and wisdom which is
good in the world? Verify, verify | say
unto thee il so, thou art in a bad row OF
stumps and thy name is putty with a
big z. Thy heels will fly up ere long and
thou wilt find thyseIf floating in the
soup. Keep thy lips from the mouth OF
the Jug that contains the intoxicating
Juice and steer wide of the aces, and i'll
the ripening years OF thy life thy pocket
book will be full of the collateral of earth,
while those who mind not these com
mandments are partaking OF the lunch
which is free
Mans life is a struggle with himself.
Success is merely seIi-mastery; failure
self-ndulgence. Beware of the man who
boasts of his vices There are such men
and many of them. The man with a
sub-treasury in his head ought to have
hog and hominy in his smoke house.
Mr.. J. NJ. Weller is quite sick.
Mr. {. A. Williams returned from Rich
mond yesterday, after selling several
thousand pounds of tobacco.
am panied to learn OF the death of
W. c. Thorne, of Enfield. He was Il
lawyer of considerable ability and was
just beginning career of much promise
when he was attacked with Il tumor
somewhere in the head which surely but
slowly did its deadly work. Mr.. Thorne
attended last court at Halifax, and
while at his post OF duty as County
Attorney had an attack which came
near proving fatal. | knew him we'll and
while he had a hard time climbing into
the enviable position which he had
reached-that of a successful and hon
Orabe lawyer can bear emphatic
testimony to the geniality of his DISPOSE
ton, the loyalty of his character and the
depth and grasp OF his intellect. lie
knew he was doomed us he told this
| writer two weeks ago, but INDUCED no
| fear for the future. And critical review
of his life leaves no trace of uncertainty
| in the minds of those who knew him. He
| was prepared to be led by the shadowy
hand into the presence of the never err
ing Judge. Moy he rest in peace.
e. Z. NJ.