The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-02-18

that ArpalA1hAih boAhAAa@ -
fought till every white nan n the South
was eNterminatec.
The preacher pressed the captains
hand and FASTENED 10 tell Mrs. Castor
or his plans.
That night the preacher hurried on his
way TO Boston.
The days dragged slowly oae after an
other. and sulI no word eay1e 10 the
anxious waiting woman. It Was orly
two days now unt!l the DAY fixed for the
sale.
In vain she waited for \ letter or 4
telegram from Boston. Charlie went
faithfully asking Dave Haley. the post
master. two or three times on the ar
rival OF each nail.
i tell V there's nothin fur ye.' he
yelled as he giartd at the boy r !e
don't 20 away from that window. III
pitch Ne ONT Tie door"
The s~coundrel had recognized the
letter addressed 10 the widow IN DF.
Durham's handwriting ana had hidden
it. Sllspecting its contents
When the Gay came Tor the sale Mrs
Gqston tried 10 face the trial bravely.
RIt il WAS too much for her. When she
saw = great herd OF negroes tranping
down her towers. laughing, cracking
vulgar Jokes. and swarIning over the
porchcs. she sank feeoly into her chair.
buried her face in her hands and gave
way TO a passionate food OF tears. she
was reused by the humping OF heavy
feet in her hall. and the unmistakable
oaor OF perspiring negroes. They had
begun TO ransack the house on tours OF
:,-~lL,Sa~1 TAn rnnp NfHnan'S hHnt
dropped and she fell to the floor in a
dead SWoOn.
There was ? udde charge as OF an
armed host. the sound OF blows, a Mild
scramble. and the house was cleared.
Aunt Eve with a fire shovel, Charlie
with a broken hoe handle. and Dick with
a big black snake Whip had cleared the
air.
Aunt Eve stood on the front doorstep
shaking the hovel at the crowd.
''es put 70 big fiat hoofs IN ris house
ergin. I'll split 70 heads wide open
Yea black cattle"
Dat we Will" rallied Dick as 10
cracked the whip At a little negro pass
ing.
Charlie ran into his mothers room to
see what she was doing. n ound her
lying across the floor on her face.
Aunt Eve come quick. mama'8
dying" he shouted.
They lifted her 10 the bed, and Dick
ran for ihe doctor.
DR.. Graham looked very grave when
he had completed his examination.
Come here. my boy. / must tell You
some sad news.
Charles big brown eyes glanced up
with g startled look iuto the doctors
face.
Don't tell me she's dying, doctor. I
cant stand it,
The doctor took his hand. you're get
ting TO be a man now, my son. You will
soon be thirteen. You must be brave.
our mother Will not live through the
night
The boy sank on his knees beside the
SSH white figure, tenderly clasped her
thin hand in his, and BEGAN TO kiss it
slowly. He would kiss it, lay his wet
check against IT. and hold il there and
try TO warm it with his hot young
blood.
At ten o'clock Mrs. Durham tenderly
lifted the boy from the bedside, kissed
him and said as she led him to his room.
Shes done with suffering, Charlie.
You are going to live with me now, ana
let me- love you and be your mother"
The preacher had made a profound i'm
preston on his Boston congregation.
They were charmed by his simple,
direct appeal to the heart. His fiery
emphasis, impassioned dogmatic faith.
his tenderness and the strange pathos OF
lis voice swept them off their feet. At
night the big church was crowded to
- doors, and throngs were struggling
i! vain to get admittance. At the close
Of the services he was overwhelmed with
the expressions of gratitude and heart
felt sympathy with which they thanked
him for his messages.
He was Toasted and dined and taken
out into the parks behind spanking
teams, until his head was dizzy with the
unaccustomed whirl.
: The preacher went through it all with
a heavy heart. Those beautiful homes
with their rich carpets, handsome fur
niture, and those long lines OF beautiful
carriages in the parks, made a contrast
with the agony Of universal ruin Which
he left at home that crushed his soul.
He FASTENED TO tell the story Of Mrs.
CASTOR to a genial old merchant who
had taken such a fancy to him that he
called to see him every day, or had him
at his own home.
A tear glistened in the old mans eye
as he quickly rose.
Come right down to my store. I'll
get You a money order before the post
office closes! " got tickets for you
to go to the Coliseum with me tonight
and hear the music!"
What's going on?'
Why, the great Peace Jubilee. We
are celebrating the return of peace and
prosperity, and the preservation of the
Union. It's the greatest musical festival
the world ever saw