The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-17


merry twinkle in his eyes.
Then he recognized me and another
very pleasant tete a tete followed.
Where is the old Lumsden store"
asked after we had been talking for a
moment.
"Oh, well, we thought that it had done
service enough" he replied, ''and we re-
Gently tore it down." and then | could
see that the handsome new metal-front
building in front of me had been recently
erected in its stead.
But who is ''we?' You speak of 1--WE"
as though there were several of you.
We'll, there are" he replied. You
know it is Lumsden & Sons now. The
boys have gotten grown since you have
seen them and it's the old man now and
three of the young ones-Frank, Rohrrt
/ and Lonnie.
Passing up the street next morning I
looked across and saw away up above
the third story of the new building. in
big and bold metal letters, Lumsden IL
Sons. | stepped into the new store that
night, however, and found that no soon
er had it been completed than the enter
prlSIng LumSdens were filling it full of aIl
Kinds OF hardware tinware. stoves. house
furnishing goods, etc. | did not have TO
ask my friend Iumsden how he had
| been getting alOnd since | had seen him
last, the evidences of his prosperity were
there IN the shape of one of the largest
and handsomest new business buildings
! In the city, full of new and attractive
goods. | did not have to ask him how
the boys were getting along. The firm of
Lumsden II Sons was evidence sufficient
| TO satisfy me that they had by industry
and capability won enviable positions in
the mercantile life of my old native town.
But there was another Lumsden. Chas.
II. | remembered him.
"Oh, he is doing finely" said his
) father, land his friends at the last city
ELECTION nominated and elected him city
tax collector"
All this cheerful news WIS very Mons
ing to me. for | dearly love To find the
friends of my former years doing we'll.
Tut 1t was getting To he rather late bed
time, so | concluded to go down and rp
re. and take an early start next morn
ing
Well, l had good nights rest and
9fter hearty breakfast next morning
! began taking in the town" The more
saw the happier l became. | didn't
think about getting tired was too
hEuCH interested.
When 1 first came out f~the hotel
met my friend BrOughton, of the firm
OF Edwards & BrOughton. | knew those
two boys years ago, when they stood AT
the case and set type. | remembered
when they first flung their single to
the breezes as book and job printers.
Nothing would do but | must go around
and take a look at their printing estab-
llshment, and I'll tell you what's fact.
that establishment of Edwards &
Broughton's would do credit to a town
four times, yes, ten times. as big as
Raleigh. know little something about
printing myself have had considerable
experience, and l know when an office
is fully equipped, and there is not an of
fee in the country that l have seen that
surpasseS this establishment. | was not
surprised to find that it had grown into
such an extensive establishment, nor
was | surprised TO find these gentlemen
doing work for people from every sec
ton of the State. Cornelius Edwards
and Needham Broughton know the print
ing business They learner it
when they were boys and
they have learned more about it
MS the years have multiplied, and if
there are two more honest or honora bic
men in the confines of this old State |
don't know where you would find them.
They have, | was glad to see, kept
their business right up with the progress
of the town
Comming out of Edwards & Brough-
tons | was introduced to one of the
cleverest and one of the brainiest men
that | have met during my visit. This
was Col. A. Q. Holiday. He was not
resident of Raleigh when / left here, but
could see that in securing him the city
and the State mad been peculiarly for
tunate. Col. Holiday suggested that /
go out with him and take a look at the
A. and M. College. You can better imag-
inc than | can describe my surprise
when l got out to the college and found
there, right along where | used to hunt
squirrels and other game that great
lnstitutiOn-those mammoth brick build
ings-surrounded by one of the most
beautiful little parks that | have ever
seen A great institution grown up in a
few years, with a faculty we'll quail
fled to perform their respective
duties, and two hundred and
fifty North Carolina boys in train
ing-their minds in training. their hands
IN training. | stood and looked at those
beautiful grounds, which | am told were
donated by that philanthropist my old
friend, the lamented Pullen. | looked at
those magnificent buildings. | looked at
the professors, an. then | looked at the
boys. and | was prouder than ever that
was a native North Carolnian and
former Raleighite, and the spirit of
Castor stole up to me and prompted me
to say to myself, Carolina, Carolina.
heavens blessings attend her" | tell
you, Mr.. Editor, this institution is
moulding men, and men that in a few
years are going to be heard from in ev-
cry vocation of life. expect to hear
from them in the school room on the
farm, in the mills, in the factories. / ex-
poet to hear from them in this State and
in other States. | am selfish enough to
hope that | may hear from some of them
in my own State, for this college is GO
ing to make men out of these North
Carolina boys that will hew their way
into prominence at home and abrnad T