The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-01

sreat novels ia literature. Il j called NO
~ its old famous name. bu, - = mos
famous character. '14tilchat TtFnou~e
ID show the impre~-o on it made IN tie
way-back, / reproduce two contemporary
opi..ions.
From The Dictionary 81 National Boo
graphy. The first chapter. IN ~Blaekvoo1,
at once excited a powerful interest.
When the novel was completed IL hid az
enormous "a e, was translated into French
Russian. and other languages. and was ar
3lauded in the Revue des Dcux Monde.
as well as IN the English reviews The
cleyerness OF the farclal portrai s-Tttle.
bat Titmouse. OILY Cannon. and Mr.
Quicksilver. established the book a. one
OF the most popular novels OF the cen
tury.'
From The Morning Post. London, De
cember 9, 1911: "As il anne out in month
~ parts in B~lackwood's Magazine, II was
devourcd by the general run OF readers
with surprising aNldity. Go where one
would, fiom spacious drawing rooms T.
the narrow confines OF crowded omnl
buses, persons were to be found reading Il
and talking OF its Incidents"
l repeat my advice Is, II you wish :,
read it, get the original. unabreyiatel
Ten Thousand a Year Think OF reading
"Pickwlck" or David Copperfield" or
Martin Chuzzlewit, with two-thiris Of
each Of these great novels torn away. T
g true Thackerayan 1t would be almost
sacri.egc TO have Vanity FAR, or Hen
~ Esmond or The Newcomes" cut down
to one-third or even one-hali of their orr
ginal S yes, as they came from the hand 81
the great master. Who would read
sues great novels or Hugo's immortal
les Nisolahilee." II given m only one
hall or one-third Of their original prppot
ticns It is an outrage TO 50 treat tn
works of genius. and the authors IN Their
graves. Some one Will be publishing .
severely cut edition OF Don Qulxote' a
ter a while. with a new title-perh1p
The Trials and Sayings Of oancho
Panza." If a book Of genius is worth
reading it is worthy Of a complete edition
The Moravians take their name from
their country. Moravia, in Europe. They
were profoundly relig Gus IN the time OF
the illustrious John Wesley, who visited
Moravla. and taught the "Heaventies'
the higher life, the consecrated life, the
sinless life. | do not know what they
profess and teach now as to the Bible
doctrine of holiness and the baptism OF
III IHtE dr. tlltii ~ dIp1dIdliCc III
North Carolina on 18th November, 1913.
Twelve men came from Pennsylvnn a and
settled on land Of the celebrated Lord Gran
vile, bought at 10c. an acre, by the
Moravian church. This was the extent
of the Moravian Colony IN the Salem
section IN Forsyth county. In 1855, a
church was built, that is still well pre-
served, and IS known as the Bethabara
Church. The Charlotte Presbyterian
STANDARD published a picture OF that ol1
church and said:
The Moravians now living IN Forsyth
county. remembering the faith and cour
age OF those earlier days, have outlined a
series OF services, beginning November Il
when Il granite to the twelve
pioneers will be unveiled at Bethabara. On
Friday, the I4th, the Wachovia Historical
Society will hold its annual meeting. on
Saturday a service VIII be held at tho
Salem Home Church and the archives will
be opened.
I'm the same church a memorial ser
mon will be preached On Sunday For the
; actual anniversary day no single gathering
! is planned. Throughout the Southern Pro.
vince the pastors will gather their congre-
! cations at three o'clock to hold a quiet
: hour of prayer, so that there may ascend
I to heaven a thanksgiving for mercies OF
the past and a prayer tor the future
I began some thirty or more years ago
to paste in a book some useful. out-of-thc-
way quotations III verse, Of from two lines
: to u halt dozen or 50. ! had met with
these selections III my journalistic life.
; finding them mostly in newspapers, but
/ sometimes in books and pamphlets and
/ magazines. l do not purpose now to use
/ them, but to copy some lines have met
: with in my r~e-reading OF the English poets
: within IN the last eighteen months. |
] make short incurslons among the older
j poets, who are less known TO twentieth
5 century readers. / have been reading a
: good deal beginning with Chaucer, then
E sponsor up to Alexander Pope, covering
: several hundred years. l only purpose IN
! a few Of my many contributions TO the
, News and Observer to copy some lines
! taken here and there, also perhaps to
+ make d few comments sometimes on Ger
). tain lines. You may perhaps find some OF
; them reproduced IN large volumes Of
!, 'Poetical Quotations." lut l VIII take
/ them directly from the authors. They may
t entertain some, and prove useful TO a few
/ readers. I seek to z We variety in ny lone
: series Of weekly discussions. | begin with
$ but one citation from a great poet, the
Father Of English poetry:
r Her cheare was simple as bird in bower.
i As white as lilly or rose in rise.
The word >cheare" is behavior. Chaucer
!. was born in or about 1928, and died il
: 400.
e Yea, virgil's verse and Tuily's trlth dc
d say
d That time fieth, and never Chaps bel
e wings;
i But rides on clouds, and forward still she
filings.
George Casc;gnc.
a He was born about 1880, and died y
Il 1877.
3 My mind to me q kindom IS
: Such perfect joy therein I find.
William Byrd.
Born about 1890.