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VOL. XXIX.
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CARDI-PROFISSIONAL. EtO.
GEO. F. WEBB,
Attorney at Law,
Office la the Butler Building. Liberty,
Amice Coqnty, Miss. U--
D. C BR AM LETT,
woodville, mm '
.Will practice in all the Coarai at
A mUe aud sdjoiningcountles, and ia the
Supreme Court at Jackson. 1-9L
"theo. Mcknight,
Attorney at Law
SUMMIT, MISS.
Will practice In all the Court of
Pike and adjoining counties, and is
the Supreme and Federal Court st
feokson.
y J. R. GALTNEY,
Attorney at Law,
LIBERTY, MISS.
All business confided to hi cars will
Woalve prompt attention.
. E. IRATCLIFF,
Attorney .at Law,
GLOSTER, MISa
Win practice in all the Coarai el
Amite and adjoining counties and in tas
awpress Court at Jackson. liHM.
E. H. Ratcmpf,
filoiter, Mlas.
J. B. WlBB,
Liberty, Mlas.
MTCLIFF & WEBB,
Attorneys at Law,
LIBERTY, MISS.
Will practice In ail the courts of Amite
and adjoining counties and in the 8.
prcme Court at Jickion.
WILL 7. PARStDNS,
AttorneyatLaw,
OLOSTER, t i : i MISSISSIPPI.
Will practice In the courts of Arniw
and adjoining counties, in both criminal
and civil canes, and In the Suprenui
Court, ' ,
Office In therearof Ratcliff's drugstore.
f!
it. Louis, Missouri.'
W R. McDOWELL, : : Agant,
Amite County, Miss. '
HOTEL
And Livery Stable
LIBERTY, MISS.
The andersigned begs to announce
that jibe Is Bow prepared to receive
boarders and entertain tho traveling
public. Fare tho best the market af
fords. She is also prepared to meet the
nr's of the publiy in the way of feed
Ing, stabling and grooming stock which
m-ty b5 etitrunted to hef care. Charges
tama1le. Give me triaL
FIRS. V. V. WEBB.
: n r: : r :v
DlCKUDHiIN-
medicines, pro-
fc"r visions and war
materials
-J through the
r" " blockade of the
anion fleet Into the southern ports,
and thence to the confederate armies.
Bat very few hare beard of another
kind of blockade raanlng, equally ex
citing, and If possible much more
dangerous than the Bret, where the
men engaged had to run the gauntlet
of both the fleet and the army. 1 re
fer to the Potomac blockade and the
attempts on the part of the federal
government to prevent southern sym
pathizers on the Maryland side from
communicating with and giving aid to
the confederate forces In Virginia.
Many s reader has, no doubt, made
the pilgrimage from Washington to
Mount Vernon, and has noticed the
sir of peace and quiet that prevails
everywhere, with the broad smooth
river, the green fields on either shore
rolling sway Into the distance, s sail
ing vessel here and there making it
Uny way to the bay, with now and
then s great rlrer steamer coming
puffing round a bend, which had hid
den it from view, the whole landscape,
in Its simple rural beauty, making al
most s perfect Arcadia. All Is "quiet
along the Potomac" once more,
and she sleeps as calmly as if
she had never .dreamed of civic
strife. Itut in war time it was
far different Then, during the
livelong day and far into the night,
great steamers, heavily armed for
transporting large bodies of troops,
oburned up her waters, while small
vessela patrolled every mile of her
shore, guarding against southern raid
ing parties and attempts to run the
blockade. Armie were constantly
marching along her shores, first nnion,
then confederate, while small bodies
of troops and scouting parties rods
down her banks snd drank of her
water every day. From Alexandria
down to Point Lookout the river ran
through s peaceful rural country.
High bluffs, heavily wooded, and
great marshes, in which one could
bids for days, vary the lines of the
open fields, while every few miles
large creeks Indent the shore, running
for miles back into the country, easily
traversable by skiffs and often by
small sailing vessels. These creeks
and marshes are the home of the
ortolan and the reed bird, and are the
Mecca of the sportsman.
The southern Maryland planters and
farmers knew every nook and corner
of the river and its marshes, as most
of them were great sportsmen snd had
gained their knowledge by hunting
In the autumn. When the war came,
having strong sympathy for the south,
they used their knowledge to assist
her. Every dark night swift skiffs
would shoot out from creek or marsh,
carrying dispatches, medicines and
many other things needed by the
wearers of the gray to the Virginia
side, where they would be hidden
until an opportunity occurred to gain
the southern lines. It became almost
s highway for those who wished to
pass dispatches from the north to the
south. Scouts, spies and volunteers
all used this route. Women going to
the aid of wounded relatives in south
ern hospitals, and even young girls
seeking to aid the south, would ride to
the banks of the Potomae, go to the
house of some southerner well known
to them, and on the first dark night
would run the gauntlet of the river
patrol and gain the Virginia shore.
One of the principal scenes of this
traffic was the quiet little country vil
lage of Piscatawsy, about four miles
from ihe mouiH at the Piscataway
creek. A few houses and stores scat
tered here snd iiere on each side of a
dusty country road leading to s bridge
over the creek, were all that s nnion
o fQcer would notice ss he rode Into
the place, snd he would pas by It
with contempt Yet that general
store across the way, with its yard
running down to the creek, belonged
to one of the most successful blockade
iunners on the Potomac, S man, who,
under the quiet exterior of s country
storekeeper anu good fellow, hid s
shrewdness which enabled him to out
wit the nnion authorities for three
years, snd then to make good his es
cape. And It is of this escape I am go
ing to tell.
Under the guise of keeping his coun
try store, Dick Edelin was constantly
ordering large amounts of clothes,
shoes snd other necessaries, which he
promptly conveyed across the Potomac
to his agents snd by them to the
southern army. Ho was rapidly mak
ing money, ss hi goods brought ex
traordinary prices. So Dick became
more and more reckless every day,
ordering larger snd larger quantities
of goods, until the nnion authorities
began to notice it snd to wonder st
the marvelous increase in the con
suming power of that quiet country
neighborhood. Finally they became
suspicious, and the provost marshal of
the district soon found out enough
fact to give him an inkling into the
true State of aiTairs, snd measures
were taken to capture Edelin, red
handed If possible. Meanwhile Edelin
i 0,1 r-(.'" a tutIt j? from a friend
P -.(5 it: i-l l.a'o a rii-.t, from the
hhieenat some fine mornin?, and that
hr 1'. I Is i'f-r ren'.fl Ills preparation
f, jf V ''STof u. hsve
s A , ! . t read thrilling
f I i tales of block
f TVj'-j, sds-rnnnlng on
I, ) (Cii the sea, of des-
V ? I t JKsi st-
ilKS?-if tempts to carry
V F -"5
vrular thud-thud of horses' hoof
coming down the dusty road, and now
snd then the eiank of steel ss s saber
struck the stirrup. He made s dash
down the stairs for the rear door,
which he threw open, but st that mo
ment he heard the troopers coming
round the corner of the house. It was
too late to reach the swamp, and he
jumped back into the store. Where
was he to hide? Whst was he to do?
In less than a minute the place would
be swarming with troopers. Already
an officer was demanding admittance
at the front door, and rapid steps were
heard as the troopers closed around
the house.
Eddio's eye glanced over the large
store room. There was nothing there
that would hide a cat for ten minutes
but the long, old-fashioned counter,
three feet broad snd four feet high, with
Its barrels of sugar, coffee, flour snd
meal ranged underneath, leaving s
space of some ten inches between their
tops snd the counter. It was the only
place, poor ss It wss. So Edelin dived
behind It and forced his way between
the tops of the barrels and the coun
ter, just as, nnder a command from
the officer, the door was broken in,
and the union troopers poured Into
the room. They looked everywhere
for him, searching the house from top
to bottom, under the beds. In the clos
ets, and in every place s man could
possibly hide
"He don't appear to be here, cap
tain," said a lieutenant "We hare
searched the house thoroughly."
"Have you looked Into the barrels
ander the counter?"
"No."
"Might as well look) It Is bo telling
how small s man can make himself
sometimes"
Edelin gsve himself up for lost, ss
the lieutenant came round the counter
snd began pulling the barrels out snd
glsncing into them. The first one he
pulled out wss under Edelin's feet
which were promptly raised, so thst
the barrel csme out without sttractlng
attention. The next barrel was nnder
his back and Edelin was in terror, but
by a feat of strength he raised himself
by his head snd heels high enough to
let the barrel slip out easily. And
there he hung, for an hour it aeemed
to him, by the back of his head and
heel, while the lieutenant sampled
the sugar in the barrel. But every
thing has an end, and the barrel was
st last pushed back Into It former po
sition. Before, however, Edelin eould
recover his position securely, the bar
rel under his head was jerked out, cut
ting the back of his neck severely, but
finding nothing the officer pushed the
barrel back in disgust snd wslked
away.
"The bird sppears to have flown,"
said the captain.
"I thought I saw him go out the
back door as I came lound the corner,"
said s sergeant "I found the back
door open. He must have heard ui
and escaped to the swamp."
"Well, the patrol will catch him If
he goes down the creek," replied the
captain. "It must be there by this
time." i'.","
Crack, crack, went a revolver, st the
other end of the village.
. "There he goes now," cried the men,
snd all of them rushed from the room
to their horses and galloped where
they heard the shot. This waa Ed
dclin's chance. Slipping out from his
p jj
S
"Ml MD APPEARS TO BAV FLOWN."
uncomfortable position, he felt the
back of his neck with hi hand, where
the wound was, and then glanced over
the counter. The room was empty,
snd the noisy clatter of the troopers
could be heard down the road. Ed
elin ran to the back door. Not a
trooper was in sight. In an instant
he had gained the creek snd the
marsh, jumped into his skiff snd pad
dled up the creek under the bridge
into the dense marsh beyond. . lie was
safe, for it would have been s very
hard thing for a guide who knew all
about the marsh to have found him,
snd impossible for the union troops,
who knew very little about the local
ity, to do so. The troopers stayed in
the village until morning, thoroughly
searching it snd the surrounding coun
try, while the patrol from the river
scoured the marsh, but all to no pur
pose. Late in the evening of the second
day s dilapidated figure crawled out
of the rank redg snd made his way
to s house which stood s short dis
tance from the creek. It was Dick
Edelin, torn, dirty, muddy snd very
hungry. His rap brought s young
girl to the door, who received him
with s joyful cry and dragged him
into the house, which belonged to Ed
elin's first cousin. Afters hearty dinner
Edelin went back to the swamp so as to
escape any danger from troopers who
still lingered in the neighborhood. He
made his camp in the very centerof the
swamp, upon s little island only a few
fi'rt S'jnsre, in S v''M-rn?'.s ot reed
snd mud. Thre i". hvtd f.-r eroral
months until he was fortunate enonyh
to escape snd join the tnro arm?.
i mrnii' r oiHin Ins 'iy In the
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCAT.C SAL.
Many s rejoicing hr'. in ni-v-t
learned to tin? till tie C,imr U.iv.i t ,t
upon him. J. K. Miller.
There are t?9,-4 Pfl won't l
church property in the Cured "-.a'ci.
snd of this l!!i.'iC9.7t v.orfi is on r.c.i
by the Roman Catholic t hurt a.
The lave of God must mter t t
world s attraction, or if not, t;u n t..t
soul is "like the troubled sea Leu it
can not rest" F. W. IIoWtIm.".!.
The - Methodist Episcopal chsireh
has K8 educational instUuttoim w ih
over 43.01H) student and prowrty and
endowments valued at Svl.5M.iKW, snd
sn anual income of 1,810,111.
The Protestant Episcopal board of
missions has arranged to pension mis
sionary bishops who after at least ten
years of service are compelled by aire
or disability td resign the jurisdiction.
. The colored members of the Meth
odist Episcopal church number 2-17,443;
Sunday-tichool scholars, 179,832; pas
tors, 1,627; presiding elders, 71; annual
conferences, 17; local preachers, 3, WO.
Ram's Horn.
Blessed ia the man who has the
gift of making friends, for it is one of
God's best gifts. It involves many
things, but above all the power of go
ing out of one's self, Snd seeing sod
sppreciating whatever is noble and
loving in another man. Thomas
Hughes.
In personal love and adoration of
Christ the Christian religion consists,
not in correct morality or in correct
doctrines, but in s homage to the King.
. , . Lire with him till be becomes
s living thought ever present and
you will find a reverence growing up
which compares with nothing else in
human feeling. Robertson of Brigh
ton. The government of Chins ha tak
en very decisive action in the case of
the murderers of Eev James Wylie,
the Scotch Presbyterian missionary,
snd has ordered that they be behead
ed. It also has been ordered that all
property belonging to missonaries or
other foreigners, which has been de
stroyed, shall be made good.
Thero were received Inst year by
the Presbyterian ehurches in St. Louis
upon profession of faith S.WjO. The
net gain in the membership was about
i.ooa The contribution to home mis
sions aggregated 850,000 and to foreign
missions $13,000. The grand total given
for congregational purposes was in
round 'numbers $570,000. Christian
Work.
A Quaker has been baptized bap
tised with water without abandoning
his Quakerism. The rite was performed
a short time ago, at Damascus, ()., at
the'yearly meeting of the Friends. Dr.
Douglas Clark, connected with Earl-
ham college, was the person baptized,
and with him ten other Friends sub
mitted to the rite. This is, of course.
a great Innovation in the religious cus
toms of the Friends, and has caused
much excitement Presbyterian Ob
server. WIT AND WISDOM.
.. ' -It never get an insight into s
man's character by looking over his
head. White.
His Meanness She That mun in
dirt mean. He That's not very mean
if it's s corner lot Detroit Free Press.
Maud How do you define love?
Marie Love is a life of illusions. Mand
And what Is marriage? Marie 0,
marriage is the death of them. Vogue.
Avarice in old age is foolish; for
what can be more absurd than to in
crease our provisions for the road the
nearer we approach our journey's end.
Cicero.
Miss in possession will not last; re
membered joys srft never past; st once
the fountain, stream and sea, they
were, they are, they yet shall be.
Montgomery.
Miss Query Are you still in love
with that pretty girl you used to rave
about? Jack SUme Ah, no; haven't
you heard? Wo were married three
months ago. Scribner.
The world generally gives its ad
miration, not to the man who does
what nobody else ever attempts to do,
but to the man who docs best what
multitudes do well. Macaulay.
He (just returned from the east)
Do you know the Hindoo girls are
taught to think of marriage ff soon as
they can talk? She Really 1 The
girls over here don't want anv. teach
ing. Pick-Me-Up.
At the Fair. Spectator CaU that s
dwarf? Why, he is over five feet high!
Proprietor of the Booth That is just
the most curious feature about him.
In fact, he's the biggest dwarf in the
world. Fliegende Blatter. ,
-"Sce, there comes Hummel. I don't
want to meet the man. Only last week
I asked him to lend me 100 marks."
"He might have given yon the money;
he's rich enough." "Well nm ths
fact is, lie did." Illustrirto Chronik.
"Ef yon loads up yoh intelleek wif
trash litteratoor," said Uncle Eben,
how's you gwine to hab room for de
right kind? Food foh de min' am like
food foh de body. De mos' onsubstan'
tial kin' am fillin'est." Washington
Star.
How much does that waste basket
of yours hold, anyhow?" asked a man
who had been handing a lot of contri
butions to the managing editor.
"Nothing worth talking about," said
the man with the blue pencil. Phila?
delphia Record.
Tinn Halloa, Tagg, what's that
sign on your front door, 'So admit
tance except on business'?" Tagg
There have been so many young men
calling on my daughters and their vis
its have been so fruitless, that I have
adopted this plan to reduce the sur
plus." Tit-Bits. . ...
He who neer relaxes into sportive
nefts is a wesrlsome companion, but be
ware of blm wlm j sts ot everything,
hiu-h men disparage, by some ludicrous
BKMjclatum ail obieets which are pre
WiH 1 ! 'i' tunw-hts, and thereby
('I'i'rr - - 11, ( . i.'e of any
i I ilt t L A'O 5.
t 1 r- l'K ( x i- - '! 1 "
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d 'u ' !e bo ler, s.. - lUt V . 1
1 S' r sal b...i lea i
1 rctr'j 0 ; I i ' - -
Badret
! i .Uel Tniut--. r t E t
I cleaned, open an 1 Uv out "-tt
ftpnuk, with r-r:n'r sua m
bru'-n 1 i'v.Iy 1 v r .1
Cover w .i rub. u.,. ivivi
let theiu U.i.e hii 111 t 1 t. i
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Y. Cbsierver.
Tomato Preserves. Five pocc't
ripe tomatoes, flv pounds sugar, ojm.
ter pound green ginger, one lemon,
Cut the lemon in slices and remove the
seeds. Peel the tomatoes and cut ths -t
in halves, add the ginger and boil out
hour; now add the sugar snd boil iav n
until ss thick ss jam. Put up in sma .
jars; it is s very rich sweetmeat
Country Cenlieuisa-
Parsnips should be washed in the
same way as beets. They can then t-s
cut in thin slices snd stewed, addict
butter, salt pepper and cream ss sea
soning; or they can be parboiled and
then dipped iu egg and cracker erurabt
and fried brown on both sides in but
ter. For the latter method they uiouUl
be eut iu slice s quarter of an inch
thick, either round or lengthwise, ss
you prefer.
Spiced Grapes. Wild grapes sr
best for this use. They should 1
stemmed, washed, boiled till soft, and
then pressed through a coarse sieve.
To each ten pounds of the pulp ttm
prepared add half the weight of sugar,
an even tablespoonful of einnamon,
heaping teaspoonful each of cloves,
spiee and pepper, a grated nutmeg and
two quarts of vinegar. Boil till it it
as thick as catsup, then bottle. Good
Housekeeping.
Apple Pudding. Pare, quarter and
core enough sour apples to till s pud
ding mould two-thirds full; season with
butter and spiee, and add enough wa
ter to stew. Make a dough as for tea
biscuit, cover the apples neatly and cut
openings for the escape of steam. In
vert another mould of the same size
over the top, cook fifteen minutes on
top of the stove snd finish in a moder
ate oven. Serve hot with any sauce
preferred. Ohio Farmer.
Preserved Grapes in Bunches.
Take out the seed with s pin, breaking
the bunches s little as possible. Boil
clarified sugar until nearly ready "Ui
candy." Add grapes to cover the hot
torn of the pan without laying bunchei
on each other and boil five minutes tc
extract the juice. Lay in an earthen
pan and pour over the sirup. Cover with
paper. The next day, boil the sirup
five minutes and skira well. Lay in
the grapes, let boil one minute snd pul
them into pots. Housekeeper.
A glass of home-made ginger beer,
with s lump of ice in It, is always
pleasant drink on a hot day. Take s
deep, earthen-ware kettle for the mak
ing of the beer. Slice four lemons.
place them in the kettle, add a pound
aud a half of loaf sugar and one and a
half ounces of root ginger, slightly
bruised. Pour over these ingredient!
two gallons of boiling water, and when
nearly cold pour in a dessertspoonful
of fresh brewers' yeast. Cover this
with a thin cloth and let the mixture
stand for twenty-four hours. Strain
and bottle it and place in a cool' cellar.
FEMININE FASHIONS.
Seasonable Sag (cations Regarding
CostnmMT
Aatamn
Among the most notable of the sea
son's models are long coats that are to
be ft feature of the styles for outside
garments. The richest snd most ex
pensive of these are made of handsome
black velvet These have skirts cover
ing about half the length of the dress.
Some of them are absolutely close-fitting,
suggesting a basque with long
skirta, others are three-quarter-fitting
and others have the old time Watteau
fold revived and any amount of elabor
ate a nd what one might call ungrace
ful trimming. There are in the world
however, a few women who realize
that' a very rich black -silk velvet makes
much tlie better-looking garment if it
is made severely plain and depends
more lor its style on the exquisite
fit and finish than upon any
quantity of garniture. Therefor
we are to see two types of the velvet
coat one gotten up in nil the severe
plainness of the tailor's model, the
other puffed, draped with lace, loaded
with passementerie and further orna
mented by bows of ribbon with long
ends.
One style in the close-fitting shape
has a collar of velvet cut in square tabs,
and corded and lined with satin.
There are enormous sleeves of velvet
with satin cuffs. Aside from this the
garment is without trimming material
of any sort. That it is exceedingly rich
and elegant goes without saying. ;
A second garment has a very deep
collar of side-plaited chiffon, with a
high collar of ribbon, with s large bow
and ends at the front The sleeves are
of thick silk and are completely
smothered in chiffon set on so full that
the underneath material is almost con
cealed. .
Another cloak is three-quarter fitting
at the front snd sides, with s deep
yoke cut Bqnare across the front and
back. At the back is s very deep Wat
teau plat, and over the top of this is a
fall of thread lace about s quarter of a
yard wide. Above this lace, upon the
yoke, which is of solid embroidery or
passementerie, is a bow of velvet rib
bon with end that fall two-tiiiids of
the length of the dress skirt Velvet
sleeves are in leg-'o-mutton fashion,
snd over the shoulders are deep and
very f,ull ruffles of lace. Across t he
front of the yoke is a doubie flounce of
lace that falls some dirBn,e N-:o"v t'.e
waist line. This is sn extremely elab
orate garment snd vet y nVr.-y. l'i.!ti
a tall, slender and stylish woman it
inn? look exre-Min"1 v iu,!, i i-t (-. ,
thin? worn v, ith it imi-t , r
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a,v. ii 1 ..is. :1 I v u . v a
l'.s tint r.i.'M! V" l.; r ' . -but
ta, sowShx'v !; t r i... 1
the entnUe rir i.m 1' ; g 1 1
in tt s lis ml he 1 i u a ? '
1. t-.; t a i-.i-f ! ia i-o i ,
his f.-rttu-e-. T's-'-e v ,t :
the fni it 'i i h iu I tt. ,v 1 1
rowof h'-. rii-'c f.-r . .
IM'CUH'.! Sb if 1.. nun v- , ; .
vkUt in vi-.in J-.i . a '
fitriiiU h.ili, and w 'i a r
clearing" of lur pa'el.e 1 t f 1 4
drt-M-dt.ie cii,l u-1". 1'
per.
"Sav. bohiv vou ha'i-is 1 a 1 '
knife, litis you?''
The pen 1,1 nun r-J' ! a ' ,
piK-kf'Un fe, iii'd v'i'i a v; 1.
conductor, w ho had he,- ne sn 1 '
e,-ted spret.H.ir of t ..e I "e 1-
handed it to his dmS- v f-. v;. o
He eagerly g-B-pnl it, i1 ' n . a -born
of loi-i- piiu-Tc, . to,it a v, ,
which eeriHiin-y wai uiote !' -is
share if thcie wvvv hve :u h ? . 1
For alut t n. nn'i t 1 v , -to
the ears lit C-se U, . T.--..U , .
mouth was M-al-sl, but ! t f
S gratitude that words could bmv&
eireed. A f'er t'.e st,-. on h.i 1 ! 1
finished, the run? r p'rwvd i 1
Liii.'e w ,t,d it, 111 bftlU,
"Boss, you've dine me a powr.f.;
fsvor."
"Bridged s crisis, uncle?" the gen'. '.
man laughingly inquired.
"Dat's hit, sah. Dis fruit umriaiti
powful inflooenoe ober w. Iki y.
know, sah, I hab s theory dst dm fruit
wasde same dat de debd teinpti l our
fust pahrents to ant in de Gn ' '
Eden, and 1 sometimes tlnk dey was
'scnsable?"
"Why, how can that be?" the geniiil
man asked. "The Bible says the fm.t
grew on s tree, snd not on the
ground."
"Well," said the. theorist, "prohaldy
de fruit wasonde tree before do fa i I,
and on de ground afterward." And
with s chuckle and grin he halted the
ear and ambled off toward Thoinp.n
street, bearing his precious burden.
N. Y. Tribune.
A MATTER OF ECONOMY.
She Didn't Want Charts While the Gtrta
Were Courting-,
The lady from the tamarack swnmpj
was laying in some parlor furniture
and the clerk in the store was ottering
his valuable advice.
"No," Bhe said in rebuttal, "I don't
want no chairs."
"No chairs, niadamc?" heexrlniim d.
"I never heard of a. parlor without
chairs."
"Well, you come to my hoUMt wme
time snd you will see one," she re
torted. "What will yon have instead?"
"Softes,young man, sofies; thene Utile
two seat ones, sad taytsytsys aud
thing like that"
. The clerk's equanimity was reeeiv ing
s powerful jostle.
" "What in the miscnief do you want
to do that for?" he asked in a helpless
sort of way. .
"You ain't s married man, arc you?"
she snapped. "You never raiwd s
family of girls, did yon?"
"Hardly." ,
"Well, you don't know anything
about it I've raised five; three's mar
ried and the other two's got beans; I 've
always had chairs, and every time
when the courtin' was over with them
girl and they got married, I had to pit
new ones; three sets of parlor chairs iu
three winters is goin' it most two
strong; they git broke down cn:)..oiv
and now I'm goin' to put a stop t it t y
having sofies and you needn't be trj in'
to Change my mind. I know w hat I
want, and if yon haven't got soti -s sny
so, and I'll go where they do
them."
The argument was convincl
the clerk fitted the thrifty Im'.y out
with s half douen warranted to carry
two with safety end economy. Detroit
Free Press.
An Unkind Cnt.
The pompous and anf-foorn!!o g, a,
tleman had gone to the genial, t.t. na
tive, rather obsequious li'ile tailnr in
have his shinv coat r j i. ni '.if.i v..- ,
buttons. A few days l.-ier, i'. 1
tailor met his patron a r.d tl t .
would be very si'rcefiblB.
"Ah, roloncl," be 3, ' ;
morninsr; hf v are t!io , t- . ... ,
ing on?"
"1 nev sre not eor.:i - 11
the old fC't'einm, -i-
CT. nr.'" P"rn t TV1 1
Iscriptiv lis.
Miss Mobile Weil, hup
Uncle 5!we thc d.vt''
Aunt fhloe-Fo'i.-' - --
dun got dr,t ecl-5 ,
"You r- -n 11,"
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