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THE HBBOH.
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Wltb eye* half-closed, the heron dream*.
Above him in the lyeamore
The flicker beat* a dull tattoo;
Through pepaw moves the >oft sir* piur
Gold-dust of blooms and fragrauce nesr.
And from the thorn it loves to w B ll r
The oriole flings out lta attong, . ,
Btarp lay wrought In the crnclb e
Of its flame-circ ed soul of toug.
The heron nods, the charming tunes
Cf nature’s jniwrfu tr.nii his dreams.
The iuyc of many Mays and Jua« e
W»>h past him like cool summer tucutiir.
What tranquil life, what joyful rest
To be thus swsthed In iragrant grata,
And dote like him while tenderest
Dream-waves across my sleep would pass.
THE FIRST BLOOD OF THE REV
OLUTION.
The press is now teeming with ac
counts of interesting proceeding
oently held in Massachusetts, at
cord and Lexington, in commemoration
of the centennial anniversary of the
battles fought at those place* by the
brave and patriotic people of that day
■ in resistance to the tyrannical and des
potic measures of the British govern
ment. All honor to those old heroes!
They deserve all that has been said and
done in honor of their memory for their
participation in the struggle for our
national fret dom. They are entitled
to the undying gratitude of the whole
country, and wifi continue to receive it
as long as our country remains free, and
as long as liberty has votaries in the
land. All this is freely admitted. But
the first blood of the revolution was not
shed at Concord and Lexington, nor are
the heroes who participated in those
/battles entitled to such honor. That
they are, however, is the commonly—it
may be said the universally—jectived
belief and opinion. And in no invidnary
sense whatever it is now proposed to
enter into a brief examination of the
history of that period in order to show
when the first battle was fought in de
fense of American freedom, and who
were the actors in the conflict.
Let it be borne in mind that whilst
the general policy of the British govern
ment was the same towards all her
colonial possessions, there were griev
ances in particular localities that did
not affect the whole people. The spirit
of liberty, however, affected the people
in the length and breadth of the land,
hi Virginia, the Carolinas, Maryland,
the Jerseys, and in all the northern
colonies one common ground of com
plaint was made. The chartered rights
of all the colonial governments had been
violated. A deep-seated spirit of resist
ance was in the hearts of the people,
which ultimately drove them into open
rebellion against the royal authority,
and onlminated in the splendid and
glorious sucoess of our revolutionary
war.
In North Carolina the people early
manifested a hatred to tyranny, and a
restless impatienoe under the avaricious
and grasping exactions of the royal
governor, and the colonial officers ap
pointed by authority of the British
crown. On the 3d of April, 1765, at
Wilmington, N. 0., William Tyron suc
ceeded Gov. Dobbs as “ commander-in
chief and captain-general of the province
of North Carolina.” He was a man of
ability, and a soldier by profession.
But in character he was arbitrary, “de
void of all principles of humanity,”
rapacious ana corrupt. By his conduct
towards the Cherokee Indians he was
called by them the “ Great Wolf of
North Carolina.” His exaotions and
rapaoity, under one pretext or another,
at length roused the spirit of resistance
in the people. They held frequent
meetings, and deliberately, yet boldly,
discussed and denounced the conduct of
the governor and some of the minions
of hu government. At the August ses
sion (1766) of the court in Orange conn-
tv “ a paper was presented to the court
by a number or persons, which woo ie»«l
by the clerk. It stated that while the
sons of liberty had withstood tho lords
of parliament in behalf of true liberty,
the officers under them ought not to
carry on an unjust oppression in the
provinces; that in order thereto, as there
were many evils complained of in the
county of Orange, they ought to be re
dressed. If there were none, jealousy
ought to be removed from the minds of
the people.” These were calm, delib
erate words, but manifested stem deter
mination, Granville and other counties
.were infected by the same spirit, and
groaned under the same intolerant
evils. This paper further proposed
that meetings of the people should be
held in each captain's district, appoint
ing one or more to- attend a general
meeting “to inquire whether the free
men of the country labored under any
abuse of power, ana measures taken for
amendment, if so.” This proposal was
agreed to, and Maddocks Mill was
selected, and the time fixed for Ootober
10, 1766. The convention met at the
time and place appointed, and resolved,
“that it was necessary sneh meetings
should occur yearly, or oftener if neat*
B&r.v, for free and public diBctiRsiou:
that the representatives ci the people
should attend, and give an account of
the amount of taxes and manner of
appropriation.”
In April 1768 they again assembled
and formed an association for regulat
ing public grievancy, and abuse of
power. Hence the name given them in
history of Regulators. They resolved
“ to pay only such taxes as were agree
able to law, and applied to the purposes
therein named, to pay no officer more
than his legal fees.” This association,
or the Regulators, met again in May,
1768, and in July, 1768. The affairs o: 1
the colony, and the abuses, and exac
tions of the colonial government, and
of the officers of the crown, were dis
cussed. An address to the governor
and council was prepared, and a com
mittce appointed to wait on the gov
emor, to whom the address was pre
sented. These meetings were contin
ued, the troubles increased. The
whole colony of. North Carolina felt the
spirit of resistance, and was animated
by the ardor that glowed in the bosoms
of freemen. Tet this organization was
only partial in extent. The Regulators
were led by Herman Husbands, James
Hunter, Rednap Howell, William But
ler and others. The people generally
sympathized with them, bat as yet
many of the leading whigs and patriots
of the revolution held aloof from them.
It was seen that a collissicn with the
royal authority mutt soon occur. The
limits of this article will not permit of
a circumstantial account of those occur
rences as they followed in order. At
length Gov. Tryon put himself at the
head of the royal forces to disperse
these rebels. His well drilled ana dis
ciplined forces amounted to upwards of
eleven hundred men. The Regulators,
under Husbands, Hunter and Butler, to
the number of about two thousand men,
poorly supplied with arms and ammuni
tion, and illy disciplined, were assem
bled on the banks of a small stream
called the Alamance. The royal forces
approaohed ; immediate submission ; a
E romise to pay taxes; a return to their
omes; and a solemn assurance that
they would no longer disturb the admin
istration of the governor was exacted
of them. These terms were refused,
and-open defiance hnrled at the gov
ernor and his forces. On the 16th of
May, 1771, Gov. Tryon formed his line
of battle in front of the Regulators ': to
him thevpresented a bold and defiant
front. The order to fire was given.
The action became general, and a warm
battle of two hours' duration ensued
The Regulators being deficient in arms
and ammunition, gave way, and fled
from the field of conflict, leaving twenty
of their dead on the field, besides the
wounded. The royal forces lost in
killed, wonnded and musing sixty-one
men. Thus ended the battle of Ala
mance. And here was the first blood
spilled that was shed in the struggle
made by the United States whilst they
were colonies, in resistance to the exao
tions and oppressions of the English
government." It was properly the com
mencement of the conflict of arms be
tween this and the mother country;
for after that time there was no cessa
tion of the strife batween the two coun
tries until the final victory was won,
and America was free. Ana the battle
of Alamance takes the precedence of all
other battles in that glorious conflict of
arms, and the actors and participators
is it arc entitled to as high honors as
are the heroic men who fought the bat-
hope that . _
and abler pens eni
be provoked,
M to vindicate
the truth of history” in regard to the
deeds, the lives, the character and the
virtues of men who seem to have been
neglected for a century by their de
scendants. The men of Massachusetts
are right in celebrating the deeds of
their “revolutionary sires.” Let us
join with them in doing honor to the
memory of good and useful men. But
in doing so, .et net the shame be ours
of letting the pall of dishonor and ob
livion rest forever over the names, the
labors, the sacrifices and the valor of as
heroic men as ever adorned the page of
history. W. H. K.
Ooiusth, Mias,, April 27, 187A
Dueling in Paris*
The dueling sword plays an import
ant part in the regulation of Frenoh
society, and the fencing masters are
much respected. There are half a
dozen of the foremost, says a Paris cor
respondent, who rank on a footing of
equality with eminent artists and wri
ters, but probably class themselves
much as being able to worst them all.
In a general way, however, it may be
said that in France duelists have ceased
to be much respected, though most
men are expected to fight once in order
to faire leura preuvea. When a man
has been ont more than three times an
odor of disrepute bangs abaut him.
M. Paul de Cass gnac is a solitary in
stance of a man having fought fourteen
duels without losing his weloome in so
ciety. Formerly duels terminated in
most cases fatally, bnt the fenoing-
masters hhve done much to mitigate
the dangers of modern encounters by
teaching their pupils to pink lightly on
the upper part of the chest or arms.
Indeed, there hava been but six fatal
duels in France these twenty-five years.
In old times a'so the formalities to be
observed at the place of meeting were
numerous and solemn. Nowadays the
principals and s« e nds exchange but
one bow on met ting, and the sword
salate which used "to precede the
clinking of the foils ha9 been suppress
ed altogether. Almost the only bind
ing law of old duels which has fingered
to thin day is that which absolutely for
bids principals to say a single word to
each other on the field.
Latest Monetary Advices.
If you have any business with a bank,
put it off until 3 o’clock, or if possible
a little later, as it looks a little more
business-like to rash in just as the
bank is closing.
Never put stamps on your checks be
fore you get to the bank, but give the
teller two cents and aak him to lick it
and cancel it for you; the teller expeots
to lick all the stamps and it is a source
of disappointment to him when people
insist on doing it themselves, and will
save him baying his lunch.
Ih depositing money, try and get it
up-side down and wrong end foremost,
so that the teller may hive a little exer
cise in straightening it up before count-
git.
It is best not to take your bank-book
with you, but call at another time to
have it entered. Ton can thus make
two trips to the bank where one would
&HSW6r a
If a cheek is made payable to your
order, be careful not to indorse it before
yon hand it to the teller, bnt let him
return it to yon and wait while you
indorse it: this helps pass the time
and is a pleasure and a relief to the
teller.
You earl general
making a deposit
Rides of tte Road.
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The great leading role Is that no one
has the right to bainihe middle of the
rood, except when no other person is
present to claim hifl right to the use of
one-half the highway, which claim he
has precisely the same right to assert
when traveling In the same direction
that he has when he meets another.
This la the law of every state in the
nnion, and* so far as wears informed,
of every civilised country : and all per
sons violating it are liable for all dam
ages resulting from their conduct.
When teams mSet, the American law
is that each, turning to the right, shell
give hail the rcmi. The custom and
the law ef EuglaeJ require teams to
turn out to the left—ee expressed in an
old doggerel:
The rule of the road is a paradox quitej
In riding or driving alone
If you keep to the toft, you are sure to go
right,
If yon keep to the right, you go wrong.
In passing, the person In front is re
quired to turn to the left, so as to allow
the person in the rear, who is traveling
at a more rapid pace, to pass by on his
right.
Where teams approach at right an-
S les, or intersecting roads, it is the
uty of the person who. by turning to
the right, would pass to the rear of the
other team, to poll np, and allow the
other to pass.
In wide streets in towns and cities,
these general principles should always
be observed, though, from the necessi
ties of the ease, persons are less strict
in keeping on tho proper side of the
street, being frequently obliged, with
proper care for tho lights of others, to
pass to the other side to avoid a crowd
or other obstruction. »
A person with a light vehicle meeting
or desiring to pass a heavily laden team,
especially if the lattir is going up a hill,
wul generally turn cut without r> quit*-
ing the loaded wagon to g.ve t alt the
road, but the law impot es no > ucti obli
gation in any case, and undej all oir-
cniuBtancesrequireseaoh to give halt the
read, unless by accident or some ob
struction it is fonnd impossible to do
so. - -
If a person happens to be in the
wrong place on the road or street, a per
son coining in collision with him is note
entitled to damages if, by the use of
ordinary and reasonable, dilige nee, he
hqve could avoided it.
y save time when
by counting your
money - down to the teller, and you can
nearly always count more speedily and
correctly than he can.
If you make a deposit of one hundred
dollars and give a cheek for fifty, it is a
good thing to call frequently at the
lank and ask how yonr account stands,
as it impresses the offioers favorably
with yonr business qualifications.
Never keep any reoord of when your
notes fall due, and then if they are
nmtested censure the bank loi no', j
Frog Eaters and Hippophaglsts.
Very often my American friends, when
they first come over, ask me where they
can get a good dish of frogs. My au-
swer is that London is about the near
est place, bnt next to that the best
place is New York. It is a common
idea that the French are gieat frog
eaters, bnt the first frog I ever ate was
in New York, then in London, and I
have never seen above two or three
dishes daring many years’ residence in
Paris. Some restaurants have them,
but only for their English and Ameri
can olients, as they assert. So wit hip-
pophagy—we were under the impres
sion that the idea was Frenoli, but we
find Englishmen claiming the honor of
having introduced it, of propagating it,
of getting up the society, and at the
annual dinner of horse-eaters, two- thirds
of the persons present are English.
Let me add that this meat is not bad—
when yon can get nothing else. Dating
the Virginia campaign of 1863,1 ate a
very moo mule stew, and during the
siege of Faria ate horse meat every day
for dome six weeks; but I must say that
in normal times my preferences are de
cidedly for beef Shall I give one rea
son why? The horse sweats; the ox
does not; and the meat of the horse
seems impregnated with an odor of
perspiration. Ardent hippopbagiste,
however, will sty that this is nothing
but prejudice; bnt with all due defer
ence to their more advanoed opinions I
will still say that I incline to beef.—
Paris Letter,
ties of Concord, Lexington, Bunker j giving you notice.
Hill and Yorktown. All honor to the | Always date yonr checks ahead; it is a
men that had the patriotism and nerve never-failing sign that you keep a good
. . . — ....a * i-s-i -*—** balance in bank, or if you do not wish
it generally known that you are doing
a good business, do not deposit yonr
money until about the time you expect
your check will be in.
A strict observance of the foregoing
rules will make your accounts desirable
for any bank, and make you a general
favorite with all the bank officers.
to stand up in the day of trial in vindi
cation of their country’s rights and lib
erties, and who were the first in that
heroic age to seal their devotion to
American liberty with their blood.
This article, though written at your
request, is vet presented as an humble
but grateful tribute to the memory of
our patriotic sires; and with a feeble
t ike compulscTy scfeec’frg set
went into operation in New York city,
the truant agents placed 400 children
in the sohools who had never attended
any school, and had been neglected in
every respect. They were supplied
with clothing to enable them to attend.
The agents have examined 1,149 eases
altogether. The parents generally ap
prove of the system, and the Truancy
Superintendent professes to be greatly
encouraged as to the working of the law
and the good results already secured.