The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-10-26

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little thing. Thus, Robert Robin
son, the English divine. did a gres,
deal In literary line and prepared
several volumes for publication. but
ne is known chiefly through being
the author Of the hymn, .Come
Ihon Fount Of Every Blessing Ir
connection with the hymn which he
wrote, an interesting anecdote Is Re-.
lated by Alan Sutherland In the No
Vember Delineator:
''One day, on one of the well.
known roads, lady had been TO,
some time engaged over one page OF
little book. which, In the course OF
the journey, she had occasionally
consulted. Turning at length, to her
Comparison in travel, a gentleman
from whose appearance she gathered
that an appeal on such question
would not be disagreeabIe, she held
the open page toward him, and said
May l ask your attention to this
hymn, and ask you to favor me with
your opinion Of it?'
"Her companion glanced down
the page, and seeing that the hymn
was Come, Thou Fount of Every
Blessing made an attempt to ex-
cuse himself from conversation on
Its merits; but the lady ventured on
another appeal.
That hymn has given me 80
much pleasure" she said; its senti-
ments 80 touch me; indeed, cannot
tell you how much good it has done
me. DON'T you think it very good p
"'Madam,' said the stranger burst
ing into tears, Il am the poor, uD-
happy man who wrote that hymn
many years ago, and l would give a
thousand worlds, if had them, to
enjoy the feelings l then had.'"
The November Designer
Advance illustrations of handsome
fur garments are shown in The De-
signer for Novem Der, so, too, are
''Tailor- Made Costumes and Toll
ettes," some of these being designed
especially for those in mourning,
while others are for elderly women.
Questionable Frivolties for Fem
mime Fancles' pictures, and describes
new styles in belts and bags. and
"Forewords Regarding Fashions and
Fabrics" displays the picturesque
bOlero in many forms and materials.
The Millinery Lesson tells how to
make mourning tOque, and "POints
On Dressmaking" gives instruction
in flushing cloth skirts. The regu-
lar styles Of the month embrace
every desirable garment now in
vogue, from the out.Of door wrap to
underwear. Two most excellent
short stories are among the miscel-
lany presented: "The Little Schemes
of Mrs. Shem," and "The Face
Framed in Tears" by Edith Living
ston Smith. ain the Good Old
Days." by Anna Stabl Allendorf,
describes in charming fashion the
quaint relics of New England
town, and a companion feature is
"a New England Thanksgiving
Dinner" presented in series of re-
productions from photographs.
The Birds In the Moon.
The instinct of migration is one
of the most wonderful in the world.
A young bobwhite and a bObolink
are Matched in the same New Eng
land field. The former grows up
and during the fall and winter forms
one Of the covey which is content to
wander a mile or two, here and
there, in search of good feeding
grounds. Hardly has the bobolink
donned his first full dress before an
irresistible impulse seizes him. One
night he rises up and up, ever higher
ON futtering wings, sets his course
southwark, gives you a glimpse OF
him athwart the moon, and keeps
on through Virginia to Florida
across seas, over tropical islands, fal
into South America, never content
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between him and his far-distant
birthplace.-By G. William Beebe
in Recreation.
A Tale Of the Hospital Camp.
The universal and all-cOmpellin2
power of motherhood is the theme
of a deeply moving story by Samuel
Hopkins Adams in the Novemb bel
McClure's. s.The Substitute" is al
echo of the Spanish American wal
and of the heartrending scenes in
Camp Wyckoff, dumping ground
for the wreckage of the campaign's
criminal ignorance and inefficiency
1t is a simple. wholesome story of 6
splendid American mother moving
through a nightmare of suffering tC
find the pitiful wreck of her son
The author confesses his identity
with the newspaper correspondent
in the story, whereby is explained
the Photographic vividness Of the
tale.
Detailed For Baptism.
. During the Civil War, the lat
Colonel Gabe Bouck organized regi
ment, which he controlled as die
tatOr. It was while the army wa
t resting after Colonel Gsbe's frs
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